Whitehorse Daily Star

October 27, 2010

• Marking the beginning of winter in the Klondike ( Uffish Thoughts ) If there were any remaining doubt about the season's shift to winter, it ended last weekend, when puddles of frazil ice began to crowd the Yukon River.
• Education in the arts partnership agreement renewed The Dawson City Arts Society, Yukon College and Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation have renewed their partnership agreement for the governance of the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) in Dawson City.
• DJ Sally Ann trades tarot cards for vinyl All of us have that one song that perfectly describes a defining moment in our lives, but what if you could have a musical psychic read your fortune with records instead of tarot cards?
• Storytelling trio to share words with music ( Preview ) A community of storytellers will come together Thursday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Zoning for greenhouse plan A zoning change in Valleyview will permit a community greenhouse, but first the city must formally close off the rezoned site.
• Centre to host Halloween festivities The city is inviting youngsters and their parents to don their best costumes Saturday and show up to a transformed Canada Games Centre.
• Kenyon questioned on YTG money to bankrupt venture Kenyon questioned on YTG money to bankrupt venture
• NDP MLA wants to shrink window for calling byelections New Democratic Party MLA Steve Cardiff wants the territory's Elections Act changed to compel future premiers to call a byelection within 90 days of a seat being vacated.
• Come Get Spooked Students from the Wood Street Centre rehearse for students from Christ the King Elementary School today.
• City agrees to sign quarry pact A project that began in 1994 to develop the Stevens Quarry will continue this year after council voted Monday night for the mayor to sign off on an agreement with the Yukon government.
• Senator congratulates Yukon athletes Yukon Senator Dan Lang rose in the Senate onTuesday to congratulate Yukon athletes who participated in the recent Commonwealth Games in India.
• Men stopped after setting blaze Whitehorse RCMP don't have any explanation for why three men set a fire which could have been a devastating crime, but ended as a relatively harmless bylaw infraction.
• Collision Damages Car City firefighters and an RCMP officer examine a wrecked Pontiac Sunbird
• Photo released after tickets swiped A suspect who made off with a fistful of lottery tickets almost got away with a perfect crime of opportunity,
• Man has violated his probation, RCMP say Man has violated his probation, RCMP say
• First Nations, society are granted standing in appeal Two First Nations and the Yukon Conservation Society have been granted full party status in Western Copper's appeal of last May's decision by the Yukon Water Board.
• Store burglarized, stolen safe found Whitehorse RCMP are looking for leads in the theft of a safe from a downtown business last weekend.
• Pillai votes against festival funding Festivals and special events should have at least a one-year history in the city before they receive help from the city's coffers, says acting Mayor Ranj Pillai.
• Former MLA claims discrimination Watson Lake's former MLA, Don Taylor, says he is banned from the town's only grocery store as well as the local pharmacy and medical clinic,

October 26, 2010

• Yukon Brewing gets a facelift as distillery preparation goes on At the tender age of 13, with a new baby on the way, Yukon Brewing just received a facelift.
• Grant will assist in trades centre research Yukoners could soon benefit from local training opportunities in the skilled construction trades thanks to an investment by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
• Tourism official is honoured for research Long-time Whitehorse resident Denny Kobayashi, of Royal Roads University,
• Gov't has ‘no interest' in Attorney General office The government has no plans to create a separate office for a Yukon Attorney General,
• Liquid Pleasures Last Thursday evening's 19th annual Wine and Food event
• Senator, MP differ on mining legislation Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says he fully supports proposed federal legislation meant to ensure Canadian companies behave while working overseas.
• Minister formally ices Civil Forfeitures Act A proposed bill to give the Yukon Justice department and police sweeping powers to seize cash and property believed to be the proceeds of crime,
• Councillors turn back staff's zoning proposals City council has turned down proposed changes to its comprehensive development zones.
• ‘Now we can move ahead': developer A 4-1 vote by city council has paved the way for developer Craig Tuton to begin working on plans for a six-plex at 1204 Centennial St., a decision that has angered area residents.

October 25, 2010

• George Black pulled from Yukon River Ice began to show up in the Yukon River beside Dawson late last week.
• City set to approve festivals' funding The move from Haines Junction to Whitehorse could earn the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival $10,000 for its annual music event.
• Champagne-Aishihik First Nations have new chief In a rematch of the election four years ago, chief-elect James Allen has unseated Chief Diane Strand of the Champagne-Aishihik First Nations.
• Opponent raises red flag to greenhouse While most gardeners have put away their trowels and gardening gloves for the season,
• African Trip Supported Roxx Hunter (left) and Krystal Dawn entertain everyone who gathered for last Thursday evening's fund-raiser
• Municipal leaders brainstorm on money-making Yukon communities want to explore new ways to make money, including independent power production, according to the executive director of the Association of Yukon Communities.
• Judge bounds pair over for trial The two people accused of killing a Whitehorse-area man and setting his house on fire will go to trial, a territorial court judge ordered Friday.
• Roundabout set for Mountainview Drive To prepare for the construction of a roundabout on Mountainview Drive,
• Special streetlights to be tested in Dawson Yukon Energy and Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. have implemented pilot programs to test new Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights.
• All Liberal MLAs plan to run again Yukon Liberals gathered in Whitehorse on Saturday to retool policy and party leader Arthur Mitchell,