Whitehorse Daily Star

July 6, 2010

• Fire trucks are in for spate of green lights Work on city traffic lights could make a major difference in how quickly emergency crews respond to calls.
• Student is performing cardiovascular research in mentoring program Angellina Skoke, a Grade 11 student at Vanier Catholic Secondary School, has been selected for Canada's only cardiovascular research mentoring program in Vancouer.
• Northwestel helps Junior Rangers, cadets ‘call home' Northwestel Inc. is offering hundreds of young army and air cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers another way to stay in touch while participating in summer training in Whitehorse.
• Lightning knocked out Dawson's power again Lightning was once again the cause of a power blackout on Saturday in Daws
• Chief is in custody after woman assaulted Chief Eddie Skookum of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation has been confirmed to be in police custody in Haines, Alaska after being arrested and accused of felony assault last weekend.
• Cable TV and Internet customers lost service Monday afternoon A number of Whitehorse residents lost their Internet and TV service Monday afternoon thanks to a Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. power failure.
• RCMP commission's help hailed The Review of Yukon's Police Force co-chairs say they welcome the assistance of the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP in completing its police review.
• B.C. firm wins work for new pumphouse The city will spend more than $565,000 on designing a new Selkirk pumphouse.
• Chevron's big cleanup to cost hundreds of thouands Cost estimates from 2006 peg the cleanup of Chevron's exploration site at its Crest iron deposit leases in the Peel Watershed at $688,000.
• Major Spruce-Up Proceeding The Guild Hall is receiving a retrofit costing more than $640,000 in federal and territorial money.
• Liberals acclaim Klondike hopeful Klondike Liberals have acclaimed Sandy Silver as their candidate for the next territorial election.
• Air Canada, concerned citizen to help get donations to Haiti A Whitehorse youth who was faced with paying more than $1,000 to send donations to Haiti will no longer have to worry about the cost.
• Stray dog finds new home with couple in Anchorage A Whitehorse dog is close to finding a new home in Anchorage.
• Offender will serve sentence in Vancouver A man who was found guilty of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking was sentenced to a 14-month conditional term Monday.

July 5, 2010

• Sun shone on Canada Day celebrations in Dawson City After an early-morning threat of rain as promised in the forecast, Dawson's Canada Day remained sunny with cloudy periods until late in the afternoon. It never got too hot nor too chilly.
• Determined bear raids locked freezer A black bear helped itself to the contents of a locked freezer at a Marsh Lake residence last week.
• Millar family takes top gold at panning event It was Millar time at this year's Yukon Gold Panning Championships.
• Surfacing of Fish Lake Road will proceed over objections Fish Lake Road will be the only road in the city to be chip sealed this year.
• Uncommon Sight A prickly customer
• City begins selling 20-litre compost bags Gardeners now have another option for buying compost ... compost they had a hand in making.
• Parking bylaw was last straw: festival organizer Music fans in Haines Junction will be singing the blues instead of listening to bluegrass next summer as organizers of the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival have decided to relocate the weekend-long music event to Whitehorse.
• Yukoner had brief chat with Queen Elizabeth When Whitehorse polio survivor Ramesh Ferris took up the Rotary Club's fight to eradicate polio, he never thought it would lead to an audience with Queen Elizabeth.
• Trevor's ‘leash' on life is extended to early October Something has to be done to relocate Trevor, the renowned death row dog, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale said this morning.

July 2, 2010

• We need a local writers' and speakers' competition I'm convinced that the Yukon needs a writers and speakers competition.
• An explosive mystery from the frozen Yukon Ultra trailFrom Ice to Ashes ( Bookends ) There are several plot threads woven into the warp and weft of Jessica Simon's first published mystery novel, From Ice to Ashes.
• Parkade plan passes first two readings It appears the city is now ready to sell its parking lot at Third Avenue and Steele Street.
• Air Canada silent on helping local volunteer A Whitehorse youth who will volunteer in Haiti this summer may have to pay hundreds of dollars needed to send boxes of donated items to the country.
• Construction training plan set for Carcross A construction training project involving a new tourist facility in the Carcross area will receive $72,500 through the federal-territorial Labour Market Agreement, Education Minister Patrick Rouble said Wednesday.
• Parts of campground closed after rains Parts of the Kusawa Lake campground are still closed due to an increased risk of landslides and mudslides in the area.
• Yukon firefighters lauded for work in British Columbia Yukon Wildland Fire Management employees have been presented with a Heroes and Rescue Award by the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
• Police find boater safe and sound An overdue boater caused a scene at Millhaven Bay near Carcross after the RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle and empty boat trailer Monday.
• Filipino's hearing put off to July 26 Wednesday's hearing to determine the fate of Francis Dura, the Filipino caught working illegally in the Yukon last month, was adjourned by immigration officials this week to July 26.
• Yukoners help war history preservation project Several veterans of the Second World War who reside in the Yukon turned out last week at the High Country Inn to take part in a national project aimed at preserving personal histories of those involved in the global conflict.
• Lightning blacked out Dawson Lightning turned out the lights in Dawson City at 6:59 Wednesday evening, according to Yukon Energy's Janet Patterson.
• More Pic's From Canada Day More Pic's
• Canada Day Pic's Some Pics
• Flat-tailed visitor checked out fish ladder On Canada Day, when I came to work, there was a small beaver in the fish ladder.
• Yukon fire engine to see duty in Nicaragua A retired Yukon fire engine will live a second life in Nicaragua with a little help from a chorus of local individuals.
• Missing Alberta feline turns up here The cat really does come back, at least to one Peace River, Alta. family, even after making the journey north.
• Wandering bear caught, to be relocated A grizzly bear roaming around Takhini and Porter Creek earlier this week has been caught and will be relocated.
• Residents sound siren against ambulance base Territorial officials are reassessing their proposal to turn the former mine rescue station on Range Road into an ambulance bay following a heated public meeting on the issue held Tuesday night.