Whitehorse Daily Star

July 9, 2010

• Countering the Liberal falsehoods on the gun registry Every law-abiding male is issued with a firearm in Switzerland's military, and almost every household has a firearm in it.
• Former artist in residence shares her personal photographs Vancouver-based photographer Birthe Piontek was an artist in residence at Macaulay House in Dawson City in 2008.
• Wastewater costs damage the area's tourism industry ( Uffish Thoughts ) The buses were making a quick stop in the little town of Pictou this June day.
• Experiencing dreams of the pristine Northwest Passage ( Bookends ) The story of Robert Bylot's last days begins in the fall of 1669, when the once great navigator is 85 years old and living in relative physical comfort, but with a great spiritual malaise.
• ‘Grass roots' three-day music festival kicks off tonight ( Preview ) Take the spirit of an existential Eastern religion, mix in the name of Mongol warlord Kubla Khan's pleasure dome, a couple dozen musical acts, shake with ice, drink in and prepare to be transported to Zenadu.
• Capstone makes donation to Whitehorse hospital Capstone Mining Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Minto Explorations Ltd., together with the Yukon Hospital Foundation, has announced a long-term partnership with the foundation at an auction event held last month
• Exploration action is fast and furious The Yukon has become the hub of mineral exploration with the discovery of the White Gold district south of Dawson City.
• Youth forum is set for next week in Whitehorse Youth from across the country are set to descend on Whitehorse next week when Breakdancing Yukon hosts its three-day youth forum from July 15 to 18 at the Takhini Hot Springs and F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• First Nation holds meeting in wake of chief's charges The Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation (LSCFN) council held a meeting in Carmacks this morning to discuss the arrest of their chief, Eddie Skookum.
• A century of living, and still going strong Sitting inside the living room of his and wife Ruth's Fourth Avenue condo, Gordon McIntyre smiles as he leafs through the contents of a brown envelope in his lap that serve as a record to the century of his life.
• Committee approves several appointments The Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees approved several new appointments and reappointments June 22.
• Memorial University to reserve medical seat for a Yukoner Newfoundland's Memorial University's School of Medicine will hold a coveted enrolment position for a Yukon medical student in August 2011, the Yukon government announced Thursday.
• Parks Canada fetes the last voyage of the SS Keno The SS Keno celebrated the 50th anniversary of its final voyage to Dawson City last Saturday with cake, kids' games and tours of the boat.
• KDFN to pilot new land-based healing program This summer, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) will pilot a new land-based healing program, Caring for the Circle Within, that is open to all Yukon citizens.
• Internet failure explained Northern businesses and large organizations in all three territories and northern British Columbia were without Internet service for close to four hours Thursday.
• Morning Mangling A minor collision in front of the McDonald's restaurant on Fourth Avenue
• ‘This encounter was almost lethal': ranger A group of reality show stars is lucky to be alive after they unwitting consumed a lethally poisonous plant on the Chilkoot Trail last week.
• Life-Long Yukoner Honoured Alex Van Bibber (right) was presented with a Yukon Fish and Game Association Lifetime Member #1 Award on Thursday evening.
• Veteran outdoorsman wins coveted sheep hunt permit A former Yukon Party cabinet minister has won this year's draw for one Yukon resident permit to hunt one ram in the Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Prowling bruin prompts officials to close Dezadeash campground The Yukon government has closed the Dezadeash Lake Campground on the Haines Road until at least Monday.
• Grand Chief candidate proposes radical reforms Joe Jack wants to conclude the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), extend the vote for Grand Chief to all aboriginal people in the territory and establish a First Nation police force.
• Rollover victims' names being withheld One person has died after a single-vehicle rollover Thursday evening on the North Klondike Highway.

July 8, 2010

• Northwestel receives COR certification in the Yukon Northwestel Inc. has achieved its COR™ safety certification in the Yukon.
• Painting In The Park Heidi Hehn is the Artist in the Park this week.
• City moving to COR certification The city is drawing closer to meeting the same requirements it has for contractors it awards work to.
• Policing review committee plans July 21 meeting The Review of Yukon's Police Force committee continues to gather valuable comments from Yukoners that will help change the way the territory is policed.
• Fun Under the Sun Youth watch the show at the Arts in the Park program early Wednesday afternoon.
• Council close to selling laneway Two downtown property owners are drawing closer to having larger properties.
• City's compost sales going slowly It appears July is not the time to begin selling compost.
• College launches First Nations heritage program Registration is underway at Yukon College for the first-ever Yukon First Nations Heritage and Culture Certificate Program.
• Work on new Porter Creek lots continues As crews continue the physical work to open up more of Grove Street in Porter Creek to residential development, paper work is also continuing to ensure the seven new lots can eventually be sold.
• Wiley One On The Prowel A fox leaves some scent
• Senator criticizes Liberal colleagues Yukon Senator Dan Lang is expressing dismay with Liberal senators' vote against Bill S-4, a bill that provides the legal framework for the division of matrimonial property on reserves upon marriage breakdowns.
• New Solid Waste Advisory Committee members named Eight members have been appointed to Yukon's new Solid Waste Advisory Committee to help set priorities for improving solid waste and recycling programs in Yukon.
• Green procurement practices buoy climate change plan The Yukon government is supporting its Climate Change Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gases by adopting a green procurement policy.
• Chevron plans to cling to ore deposit Chevron will clean up the mess at its Crest iron leases located in a remote corner of the Peel Watershed, but the company has no intention of giving up its claim to the largest iron ore deposit in North America.
• Chief's bail won't be pared Chief Eddie Skookum of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation was denied a reduction in bail today after his attorney argued he should be treated with diplomatic immunity.
• Sexual abuse dates back 35 years, plaintiff alleges A man who says he was sexually assaulted while in Yukon foster care 35 years ago is taking legal action against his alleged aggressors.

July 7, 2010

• Council approves waste study An $80,000 study that will look at where landfill waste is coming from will go ahead.
• Retired Mountie saddles up for tourism One Whitehorse Mountie is on horseback once again.
• CBC challenges suppression of Silverfox case recordings The CBC is asking the Yukon Supreme Court quash the coroner's decision to deny public access to recordings of Raymond Silverfox's final hours in Whitehorse RCMP custody.
• Blaze guts abandoned house in Ross River The cause of a Ross River fire in an abandoned house is unknown, but foul play is not suspected, RCMP say.
• Spill kit caught fire at Walmart garage Fire crews were called out to the local Walmart store at around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon after a spill kit caught fire in an enclosed area just outside the building's vehicle service garage.
• Fire crews to get self-contained breathing apparatus The city has bought Whitehorse firefighters more time when they search for people trapped inside burning buildings.
• Caribou herd plan largely favours status quo Despite warnings from biologists, a new plan to manage harvesting of the Porcupine caribou herd will see few changes to the annual hunt that could continue to go largely unmonitored and on a scale that would have dire consequences for the herd.
• Council stunts Yukon Gardens buildings growth Don't expect larger shops to start sprouting up along the Alaska Highway anytime soon.
• Accused chief will be shifted to Juneau jail Eddie Skookum, the chief of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation, failed to post bail on charges of assault and impaired driving Tuesday in Haines, Alaska.