Whitehorse Daily Star

September 17, 2010

• Permanent art collection expands its legacy Eight new acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection went on exhibit Thursday at the Government of Yukon Administration Building.
• The ‘man of the grizzlies' returns to Whitehorse Charlie Russell, world famous for his ground-breaking work on grizzlies in Russia and North America,
• The origin, the blame for the world's present mess ( Bookends ) It is often said that when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem tends to look like a nail.
• Dawson shutters in anticipation of winter ( Uffish Thoughts ) The fog didn't rise from the tops of the trees in Dawson until nearly noon Tuesday,
• Production needed work before it left the corral ( Review ) One of the truths about one-person shows is that they are relatively cheap and simple to stage,
• Whitehorse firefighters out to give the boot to diseases Yukoners are asked to join Whitehorse firefighters this evening as they literally hold out their boots in support of the fight against muscular dystrophy Canada.
• Self-government at ‘critical juncture': Fentie It's time to focus on implementing the provisions in agreements between the territory and First Nations governments in the Yukon, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Renewable energy, sustainable mining on ministers'agenda Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Patrick Rouble is attending the 67th annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference in Montreal.
• Council votes down proposed strategic policy City council members could find themselves in the midst of even more discussion and debate over next year's budget after defeating what had been proposed as its strategic policy.
• Japanese students took on the Yukon wilderness "What I learned was the power of laughter.”
• Dawson graduate brings back tales from Israel, Palestine Anna Vogt had a simple but profound message for her audience during her early September lecture To Exist is to Resist in the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
• Lawyer seizes reins of 37,000-member group A groundbreaking resolution from Canada's largest professional lawyers' association is aiming to fundamentally change the way the nation's criminal courts try,
• Final Harvest Mary and Roland Girouard, from the Rivendell Farm,
• Potential developer may meet with neighbours A Centennial Street property owner will have to wait at least two weeks to learn whether he can begin work on a six-plex for the property.
• Collision Attended To Emergency response personnel work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision
• Similarly coloured houses raising residents' ire What's the difference between tan and sandalwood?
• Yukon First Nations honour special citizens The achievements of several Champagne-Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) citizens will be honoured at a dinner in Whitehorse on Saturday night.
• Transit guru has a vision of carless Canadians Michael Roschlau has a vision a generation into the future.
• Human rights commission releases recommendations The Yukon Human Rights Commission has made six recommendations with a focus on human rights for the Review of the Yukon's Police Force.
• Exhibition On Until October Sandra Grace Storey opened small changes at Gallery 22
• RCMP review's deadline put off to Dec. 31 The deadline for the Review of Yukon's Police Force has been extended to Dec. 31 by Justice Minister Marian Horne, her department announced Tuesday.
• Cemetery plan in for changes Occupational health and safety regulations are forcing the city to make a slight change to burials at the Grey Mountain Cemetery.
• Cruising Into The Ditch No one was hurt when this Toyota Land Cruiser went off the Alaska Highway south of Teslin
• Churning Up Dessert Matthew MacIntosh helps with making ice cream at the Celebration of the Harvest in the Shipyards Park
• City to help fund Log Skyscraper repairs The city's $144,583 heritage fund will soon be down to just under $110,000 after council voted Monday evening to commission a piece of art and restore the Log Skyscraper apartments.
• Police plan crackdown on irresponsible drivers Whitehorse RCMP have set their sights on Whitehorse drivers in a pilot project to increase traffic enforcement.
• Speculation surrounds election as House reconvenes Premier Dennis Fentie is not ruling out an early election as MLAs prepare to return to the legislature on Tuesday.
• Scammer must make restitution, serve time A man caught selling fake concert vacation packages in Whitehorse has been ordered to pay back the money he stole and spend nine months in jail.

September 16, 2010

• Siddon backs pacts' constitutional protection A former federal minister of Indian Affairs wants Ottawa to come around and provide Yukon First Nations with what they've sought for decades.
• Electrical rebate is extended Yukon residential customers will continue to save on monthly electrical bills with the extension of the Interim Electrical Rebate, Premier Dennis Fentie announced today.
• Walkers generate $14,000 to fight AIDS The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre raised $14,000 at Wednesday afternoon's annual Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life in downtown Whitehorse, the advocacy group said today
• Newsflash: contractor slices through vital cable Northerners once again lost Internet and telephone services Wednesday afternoon, when a fibre optic cable was damaged in northern B.C.
• YTG to ‘defer to experts' on MS trials The Yukon government will wait for research results before joining with one, or a combination of several provinces, funding studies of a controversial medical procedure to treat multiple sclerosis (MS).
• Protecting the Peel region strongly urged After attempts to please everyone pleased no one at all, Peel planning commission chair Dave Loeks said the commission had no choice but to defer to the precautionary principle and protect the values mining interests would undermine.

September 15, 2010

• Children of the Klondike vies for literary award A book written at Berton House has been short-listed for the Victoria Butler Book Prize for adult literature in Victoria.
• Exhibits Debut Two shows opened at the Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery last Thursday evening.
• Nakai Theatre unveils plans for coming season After a year focused on play development, Nakai Theatre's 31st season will feature two locally written plays.
• YTG workers' thoughts cover full spectrum After four years of asking government employees how they feel about their jobs, not much has changed – some love their work, their bosses and their colleagues, others have mixed feelings while some are downright frustrated.
• Heritage houses put to good use Restored houses on the waterfront will soon be the homes of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society and the work of aboriginal artists.
• First Nations are national assets: AFN grand chief It's time Canadians demand Ottawa recognizes First Nations as full partners,
• The Truth Revealed Nancy Conger, seen Tuesday in Whitehorse
• Compost facility to cost nearly $220,000 The city will spend nearly $220,000 on the first contract aimed at finding indoor spaced for its composting equipment.
• A Tower Of A Flower Diane Porter is seen with a threemetre (nine-foot) sunflower
• Condor official explains cutback in flights Condor Airlines' cutback of one flight per week from its Whitehorse schedule is due to a combination of factors,
• Retirement beckons veteran art dealer For nearly 20 years, Art Webster has provided both Yukoners and visitors with the work of local artists and jewelers through his retail business first in Dawson City,
• ‘Humbled' Filipino duo opt to go home Two Filipino men facing deportation for violating conditions of their work permits are voluntarily returning home.
• Embattled chief insists he will remain at his post Members of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation (LSCFN) are demanding that Chief Eddie Skookum step down,