Whitehorse Daily Star

November 26, 2010

• The Canadian Railroad Trilogy as a legend's picture book ( Bookends ) "There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run; When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun….”
• Where eagles fly is the place to be Each November, Lisa and I take our annual trip to Haines, Alaska,
• We are not alone, says Longest Night Society Next month, the Longest Night Society will take a playful and inquisitive look at the phenomenon of extraterrestrial visitors.
• Stamping Out Aggression Students a F.H. Collisns Secondary School
• Amnesty film fest aims to open eyes Opening tonight at The Old Fire Hall, the Amnesty International Film Festival aims to enlighten and inform the community of human rights abuses around the world and here at home.
• 2010 Gala de la francophonie pronounced a success The 16th Gala de la francophonie, which took place Nov. 12 at the Yukon Arts Centre, surpassed expectations, organizers said this week.
• Subdivision in Hidden Valley approved by city Residents in Hidden Valley could have some new neighbours
• Do It Safely Tara McCarthy, Georgia Johnson and Lauren Passmore (left to right)
• A genial conveyor of the Christian message Although he's a true northern bishop, with a remarkable story, Terry Buckle would be the first to say he is just an ordinary guy, just doing what "the Boss ordered.”
• Costs for greener Yukon unknown There are many ideas on how territorial government operations can become carbon neutral
• A Generous Sprit Roman Zazula makes a donation to the Salvation Army Kettle
• Students' window-smashing spree was caught on camera Three Porter Creek Secondary School students learned about the power of the camera after smashing three windows at the school early last Sunday morning.
• Balanced budget seen for chamber The Yukon Chamber of Mines should be operating with a balanced budget by the end its current fiscal year, says its new president.
• Chamber president anticipates a roaring 2011 Whitehorse mining consultant Claire Derome was acclaimed Tuesday as the new president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
• Black Ice To Blame Two Toyota Camrys collided on Robert Service Way
• Public Safety Building on verge of opening Moving day could be coming soon for the city's fire and bylaw departments with the new Whitehorse Public Safety Building expected to open in the next couple of weeks.
• Crews work all-out against ‘shocker' snowfall In his 15 years of plowing or, more recently, overseeing the plowing of city roads,
• Court wields fiscal axe over woodcutters Cutting wood near to home probably sounds like a good idea:
• RCMP officer's diligence pays off A Whitehorse woman trapped in her vehicle after a rollover early this morning has an off-duty RCMP officer to thank for her timely rescue,

November 25, 2010

• Helping Hands An Emergency Medical Services attendant carries a child in a seat after a two-vehicle collision on Robert Service Way
• RCMP, Air North to bring toys to the North The RCMP "M” Division in the Yukon and Air North are working to share the generosity of Torontonians with Yukon children.
• Book Launch Set The Ynklude women's writing group will release the book Like a Diamond Like Me at 7:00 this evening
• Award winners practised environmental excellence The winners of the Robert E. Leckie Award were announced Monday evening at the 38th annual Geoscience Forum banquet.
• Expressing Food For Thought Steven Dunbar-Edge and Heidi Marion addressed the Yukon Public Health Association
• Drug bust sees two men charged A bust by the Kwanlin Dun First Nation policing team has landed two men and almost two kilos of marijuana in RCMP custody.
• Action On The Stage TONO opened Wednesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Cycling projects pedal into city funds Avid Whitehorse cyclists will get a boost from the city in the form of two environmental grants totalling $1,366.25.
• ‘Things are booming' in Alaska's mining industry, forum told Alaska is experiencing the same increase in exploration and mining as seen in the Yukon and northwestern B.C., says Alaskan geologist David Szumigala.
• Convert seniors' facility to shelter: candidate Kirk Cameron, the Liberal candidate for the Whitehorse Centre byelection,

November 24, 2010

• Franco-Ontarian singer plans concert The Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) will welcome Andrea Lindsay, a young Franco-Ontarian artist, as part of the 24th Coup de Coeur francophone on Nov. 29, at The Old Fire Hall.
• Premiere screening, silent auction set Executive Producer David Langille will be in attendance at the premiere Yukon screening of Poor No More on Nov. 28.
• Yukoners have dared to enter Dragon's Den ( Preview ) There's only one question Samson Hartland won't answer about entering the Dragon's Den:
• Toronto director is mining Yukon gold ( Preview ) The Beauty Queen of Leenane, a dark comic tragedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, will open at the Guild Hall on Thursday evening.
• Operation Fireball takes out a bridge Bridges are sensitive topics in Dawson City, attested to by the Yukon River bridge debates of the early years of this century,
• Bagnell decries ‘absurd' Burma election It is "absurdly difficult” for a Bermese person to make a complaint about the recent sham elections in Burma orchestrated by the military and their party, USDP, says Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
• Resident literally stands up to mine's permit "I'm not going to take this sitting down,” Glenda Bolt said the day after Dawson's council refused to rescind the conditional development permit for the Slinky Mine.
• First Nations leaders hail pivotal court decision Local First Nations leaders are applauding the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the case of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation versus the Yukon government.
• Popular Couple Ellyanne Dinn hugs Santa
• Winds played havoc with flights Poor weather is blamed for Air Canada Jazz flight cancellations between Whitehorse and Vancouver on Monday and Tuesday.
• Jury will hear doctor's defamation claims The defamation dispute between Watson Lake's pharmacist and the Yukon News will be aired in front of a jury, a Yukon Supreme Court judge ruled today.
• Learning New Skills Grade 8 girls from across the territory soaked up hands-on career training
• City will partner for tourism conference It could be another two years before it has to pay up,
• Positives and Negatives Freshly-fallen snow covers a dock at Schwatka Lake.
• Rezoning approved for Sunset Drive property A Sunset Drive North resident can begin making more definite plans on building a garage attached to her house after Monday evening's city council meeting.
• Windrows are marooning seniors: resident Just a day after the city released a statement on the work it's doing to clear streets of the recently fallen snow,
• ‘It is unsafe to convict,' judge says of accused Even though the judge thinks he probably did it, a Whitehorse man has been found not guilty of rape after a two-day trial because of a lack of evidence.
• Turmoil's root causes can't be ignored: NDP In her bid to win the Dec. 13 byelection for Whitehorse Centre, New Democratic Party candidate Liz Hanson continues to call attention to social problems plaguing the downtown area.