Whitehorse Daily Star

October 14, 2010

• Chocolatey mint cookies on the menu Guiding members will be selling their popular chocolatey mint cookies starting this weekend in Whitehorse.
• TIAY taps preserve for new executive director The Yukon Wildlife Preserve has lost its director to the cause of tourism.
• At Your Service Volunteers take the names of people arriving at The Old Fire Hall for Whitehorse Connects today
• Proposed hot springs project surfaces in House An application to rezone Takhini Hot Springs Ltd.'s 123-hectare property to build the Yukon's first full-blown vacation resort is working its way through the bureaucracy.
• Ministers quizzed on investments, mortgages Fresh from the Thanksgiving long weekend, Opposition Liberals dusted off a few old chestnuts this week in the legislature,
• Extension OKed for modular homes building standards It will be another five years before new modular homes in the city have to meet the same insulation standards as stick-built homes.
• ‘There is a nationwide housing crisis' "Some people choose to be homeless.”
• Cantung Mine on verge of resuming full production The Cantung Mine should be back in full production by the end of the week, says the chair of the board of directors for North American Tungsten.
• Six-plex development agreement approved The city will sign off on a development agreement for a planned six-plex on Centennial Street, but the rezoning is still in question.
• ‘He was cold, but he was OK,' officer says A 75-year-old trucker with a passion for fishing is in good condition after he was stranded overnight on Frances Lake, the RCMP report.

October 13, 2010

• Translation assistance made available As more foreign workers integrate into the Yukon workforce, the territorial workers' compensation board has decided to be pro active in an area that will assist both employers and these new workers.
• Jobless rate dropped slightly Employment in the territory continued its upward trend in September as the jobless rate dropped one-10th of a per cent.
• Community Development Fund bolsters 10 projects Ten community groups are receiving a total of $148,962 in tier one funding from the territorial Community Development Fund (CDF) this fall, the government announced last week.
• College offering more training programs Yukon College's Continuing Education Department recently completed a strategic restructuring it says will further build upon its success in delivering high-quality training in the Yukon.
• Alaskan Angling Sheri (left) and Dylan (right), both from Whitehorse,
• Minister announces wildlife research Steven Fletcher, the federal Minister of State for Democratic Reform,
• Sears may move to Takhini North The local Sears shop could be moving out of the downtown area and into Takhini North.
• Vecicular Casualty A Capital Towing Services truck prepares to haul this Dodge Ram pickup truck back to Whitehorse late Tuesday afternoon.
• Prolonged maintenance work left Yukoners in the dark A scheduled power outage that went longer than expected left about 1,200 Yukoners without electricity until about 7:15 this morning.
• Food group moves from basics to delicacies The Yukon Food for Learning Association usually puts its efforts into getting kids basic, nutritious meals so they can focus on school instead of empty stomachs.
• World-Wide Interest Auctioneers from Ritchie Bros. are busy today during the Golden Hill Ventures heavy equipment auction.
• City adopts major planning blueprint With the city's latest revision of its Official Community Plan (OCP) now adopted, Coun. Ranj Pillai is urging officials to begin the initiatives set out in the plan.
• Child advocate monitoring social workers impasse Andy Nieman, the territory's advocate for children and youth,
• Operation Impact quickly bore fruit: RCMP The RCMP's traffic-enforcement operation started on a high note last Friday,
• Park proposed for lead-zinc deposit area Chief Liard McMillan of the Liard First Nation wants to see a park created next to the Selwyn mine project to ensure protection of traditional Kaska territory.

October 12, 2010

• Anti-poverty coalition releases new guide Those a little down on their luck in the city who don't know where to turn will have some help from the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.
• New food subsidies program falls short for Old Crow: MLA While members of the legislative assembly want Ottawa to keep transportation subsidies for food and other essentials for Old Crow residents,
• Knowledge Sharing Sharon Ulrich leads a group of visitors Sunday at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
• Mardi Bra event will be open to men Yukoners are once again preparing for the party of the year.
• Mixing Fun With Literacy Eleana and her brother, Oscar, take part in the Stories, Crafts and Fun program Friday at Whitehorse Public Library.
• Agreement would monitor city's energy use The city's 2010 budget may soon get a $15,000 boost from the federal government.
• Bad Start To A Long weekend One person was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital on Saturday morning,
• Hillcrest lot enlargement proposed Adding 120 square metres to a property on Sunset Drive North in Hillcrest could mean a new garage on the site.
• Preliminary hearing into alleged murder is underway Details about the alleged murder of Gordon Seybold will be revealed in open court this week,
• Takhini North properties lure similar bids The early bird gets the worm....
• Charges flow from 2009 mine fatality Procon Mining and Tunnelling has been charged with eight counts of breaching safety regulations regarding the Oct. 19, 2009 death at the Wolverine Mine.