Whitehorse Daily Star

June 30, 2010

• Sound recording program distributes grants Four Yukon artists are advancing their music careers with the help of the Yukon government's Film and Sound Commission.
• Pairing fine wines with delicious recipes is a wonderful blend The Maison Champy Bougogne Chardonnay has a pale yellow colour and offers an expressive scent of citrus, grapefruit, soft spice and a touch of melon.
• Licensed practical nurses expand health care services to Yukoners Effective Monday, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in the Yukon have been able to perform the full range of nursing tasks like LPNs elsewhere in Canada.
• Home made raft prompted concerns The RCMP are advising water sports enthusiasts to be cautious after they receieved a complaint of a homemade raft floating on Lake Laberge on Monday.
• Pair of human-caused fires doused Yukon Wildland Fire Management firefighters quickly fought two human-caused fires Tuesday in the Whitehorse fire district at Miles Canyon and McClintock Bay.
• Porter Creek development hits opposition When additional homes in Riverdale weren't front and centre during the city's public hearing on the proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) Monday evening, other suggested residential development outlined in the plan was – especially for another older neighbourhood in the city.
• Man fined for shooting wolf A man who killed a wolf without being in possession of a hunting licence faces a heavy fine and a one-year hunting probation.
• Senior teachers will earn up to $97,845 Teachers in the territory will receive a 6.5-per-cent wage increase over three years according to an arbitrator's decision released earlier this week.
• Cadets are in summer training camp The First Canadian Ranger Patrol Group is conducting an enhanced training session for 220 junior Canadian Rangers at the Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre.
• Infamous tar pit will finally be drained In 1958, after the death of a man who became trapped in the Marwell tar pit, a coroner's jury looking at the death "strongly recommend that the oil pool, which has proven to be a hazard to life, be removed by whatever means necessary as soon as possible.”
• Cancer navigator program will continue, Hart says The cancer program for guiding patients through the often nebulous treatment, recovery or palliative care will not be axed after all.
• Stolen nuggets were left on table The owner of approximately 30 ounces of gold nuggets left an unexpectedly generous tip at the SKKY Hotel in Hillcrest last week.

June 29, 2010

• Elders have nowhere to move to The Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN) says its old village site is being treated like a garbage dump.
• Internet outages experienced here Some Yukon Internet users may have experienced service disruptions at mid-morning today.
• Helping Homeless Pets Fabian Brook Patrick Hamilton (left) and Ben Barrett Forrest perform with Electric Cheese at Saturday's fifth annual Sunstroke Music Festival in Shipyards Park.
• YHMA honours history's guardians The Yukon Historical and Museums Association has honoured seven people who consistently protect and promote Yukon history.
• Carmacks residents face charges after drugs found Two Carmacks residents were arrested after the RCMP discovered a marijuana grow operation in that community last week.
• Don't stomp in my backyard, city told What was to be a final opportunity for the public to speak on the city's guiding document for planning turned largely into a plea for the city to keep an area in Riverdale as greenspace.
• Men's employers have different take on facts As Renaldo Verdeflor and Francis Dura face deportation to the Philippines, the story of how RCMP and a Canadian Border Services agent nabbed the pair earlier this month for working illegally in the Yukon points to glaring holes in programs for recruiting and placing foreign workers.

June 28, 2010

• Overnight Guests A number of AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets from the Marine Attack Squadron 214 overnighted Friday in Whitehorse.
• Council ponders selling laneway Two downtown property owners are drawing closer to having larger properties if council decides to go ahead with two bylaws to sell portions of a lane off near Eighth Avenue.
• Whistle unveiling rekindles memories of 1936 sinking The restoration of the SS Klondike's original steam whistle will mark this summer's 125th anniversary of the establishment of Canada's first national park and the 60th anniversary of Whitehorse.
• Permits, inspections needed for heating work As of July 1, a permit and subsequent inspection will be required to install, modify or replace components of fuel oil-fired heating systems including furnaces, fuel lines, chimneys and storage tanks.
• BST decision deferred at councillor's request Officials with Skookum Asphalt are still waiting to learn whether they will indeed be awarded a $262,925 contract to surface Fish Lake Road.
• MOU's goal is year-round rail service to Whitehorse The Municipality of Skagway and White Pass, through company affiliate Pacific & Arctic Railway & Navigation Co, have signed a memorandum of understanding for "Future Use, Creation of a Visionary Port, and Sustainability Agreement.”
• The chrome was gleaming, the crowds were thick Whitehorse Motors' second annual show and shine event has been deemed another success by Tina Woodland, the Ford dealership's general manager.
• Be careful of bear, public warned A small grizzly bear was discovered in the Takhini and Porter Creek areas over the weekend.
• Landfill study could cost up to $80,000 It could cost up to $80,000 to look at what's going into the city's landfill and where it's coming from.
• Public's final say on OCP goes tonight A final say....