Whitehorse Daily Star

December 1, 2010

• Terriorial grants support international events Several Yukon visual and performing artists will receive a total of $24,875 through the Touring Artist Fund to participate in international events and present work to audiences abroad.
• African Caribbean Association plans event The Yukon African Caribbean Gala,
• Denouncing Violence Julianna Scramstead, left, and Kestia Houde unveil this year's poster
• Chicken drumsticks in a peanut butter marinade Four servings require:
• Meeting The Man In Red A photo with Santa
• Man's plea assists friends One man's guilty plea has saved three of his friends from standing trial.
• Snowfall nudged a record The total snowfall for November was almost three times above normal, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist.
• Vigil Planned A remembrance gathering for Raymond Silverfox,
• Big Brothers and Sisters Photo Spread
• Hanson demands opponents state Peel stance Liz Hanson, the New Democratic Party candidate for Whitehorse Centre,
• Choice of next commissioner praised Doug Phillips is a solid selection to succeed Geraldine Van Bibber as the territory's commissioner, say several Yukon politicians.
• Charitable groups seek volunteers, donations Tis the season ...
• Dearth of homes for sale sends prices sky-high A shortfall of available building lots, a population increase in the Yukon and Whitehorse's new green building code are adding up to more expensive housing options and a record quarter of property sales in the territory.

November 30, 2010

• A Proud Occasion Julie Robinson, at the mike, talks at the launch of the Ynklude women's
• Dawson to stop accepting credit card payments Dawsonites who have been used to paying a lot of their municipal bills by credit card will have to find alternative methods of payment as of Jan. 1, 2011.
• Snowfall may have caused outage Power was out briefly Monday evening across most of the Whitehorse-Aishihik-Faro electrical grid.
• Board considers changes to bear hunting rules Yukoners should be cautious when talking about changes to hunting regulations for grizzly bears,
• Finale Set For Tonight The MAD (Music, Art and Drama) students
• Power surge likely affected station It was likely a power surge which knocked out CKRW's AM feed over the weekend, says the president of the Hougen Group of Companies.
• Yukoner makes trek through the Amazon When one door closes, another opens, and for Isaiah Gilson, that other door opened into the Amazon in October through the Impossible2Possible program.
• Long-time Yukoner tapped to be commissioner Douglas George Phillips was appointed the 29th Commissioner of the Yukon at a ceremony on Parliament Hill today.
• ‘I'm responsible; I fell asleep,' driver told RCMP The man responsible for the death of a popular Whitehorse hairdresser in July 2008 must pay a $1,000 fine and spend 30 days under house arrest, an acting territorial court judge ruled Monday afternoon.

November 29, 2010

• Call out for submissions to Yukon Permanent Art Collection An open call for submissions for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection has been announced.
• Commissioner hands out commendations With Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber's term wrapping up tomorrow,
• CKRW investigating transmission woes CKRW's AM broadcasting signal has been off the air since Saturday.
• Successful Launch Amber Otto signs a copy of Like a Diamond Like Me
• Delegation going to U.N. climate change conference The Yukon government is participating in the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16).
• College plans sheet metal course Yukon College will soon offer a tailor-made sheet metal program.
• Heavily attended forum pleased organizers More than 500 delegates from throughout the territory and from across North America attended the last week's 38th Yukon Geoscience Forum, which made it a huge success, organizers say.
• Candidate wades into Black Street controversy The territorial government has stayed clear of disputes between Yukon residents and their municipalities,
• ‘We always knew him as a funny guy' For many around the world, Leslie Nielsen was perhaps best known as Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun movies or any other number of characters he played during an acting career that spanned half a century.
• No more coffins found as excavation ends Digging has finished in the old territorial highways compound off Fifth Avenue without the discovery of any additional coffins or bodies of executed criminals.