Whitehorse Daily Star

June 25, 2010

• Remembering the Old-Timers' trek to Ottawa for the challenge ( Bookends ) In 1904, the Dawson City Klondikers headed off to Ottawa by dog team, skis, bicycles, train and boat to challenge the Ottawa Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup. They lost the games but won a margin of fame.
• Of great, great dogs and many other treasured pets For many years, the Martin household has had many dogs and other pets of surprising varieties.
• Debut recording is a catchy one One Step, Two steps
• Expect to promote your written work, authors told Best-selling mystery writer Dana Stabenow, the author of the Kate Shugak and Liam Campbell serie
• Advocate fought tirelessly for her people's advancement There are few in the Yukon whose lives were not touched in some way by Jean Gleason, who on June 6 passed away at the age of 64.
• Cap'n Dick's big toe comes to deserved rest Captain Dick Stevenson has been trying for some years to gain a toehold on a kind of immortality.
• Ceremony marks restoration of SS Klondike's steam whistle Parks Canada held a ceremony late this morning at the SS Klondike National Historic Site to celebrate the restoration of the paddlewheeler's historic steam whistle to working condition.
• Clergyman dies at the age of 95 After 63 years of priesthood, 62 in the Yukon, Father Joseph "Joe” Guilbaud died Monday at the age of 64 in Whitehorse. He was 95.
• Dawson day care celebrates year's end It's been a tough year for Dawson Day Care Centre.
• Bond sale stirs opposition's concerns The territory's opposition parties are giving thumbs down on the government's recent $100-million bond sale to backstop the Yukon Energy Corporation's Mayo B hydro and grid expansion.
• Sod turned for Dawson hospital A few shovels of dirt turned Wednesday marked the start of construction of Dawson City's new $25-million hospital.
• Samurai Adventures Aikido Yukon held its annual Samurai camp for kids at Yukon College this week.
• Annual vehicles show will help battle prostate cancer The public is being urged to admire some of the city's offbeat vehicles and help fight men's prostate cancer tomorrow.
• Make Chevron clean up mess, YTG urged Two environmental groups say the Yukon government should not renew Chevron Corporation's leases in the Peel watershed until the company cleans up a contaminated site from its exploration activities 46 years ago.
• Yukoners cautioned against shellfish Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon's chief medical officer of health, is warning Yukon residents to avoid a popular pastime if they are going to Haines, Juneau or Kodiak, Alaska.
• Long cycling trip is a question of faith Lowell White wears his faith on his sleeve – literally.
• Seniors' housing project well underway As construction continues on a 30-unit senior citizens' residence on the waterfront, the owners of the property are hoping the city will permit the site to be divided into two.
• Unconscious woman was sexually assaulted A man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was unconscious has been sentenced to 26 months in jail less time served.
• Yukon officers working at summits A handful of Whitehorse RCMP members are in Toronto to help out with the G8 and G20 summits.
• Employers to be asked about bus subsidies After a successful round of public consultations, city transit officials will now try to find out if employers will climb aboard plans to overhaul the bus system.
• Grizzly shot after charging officer The Lake Creek Campground is closed this week after a grizzly bear wreaked havoc on the site's garbage bins.
• Teenager, mom found innocent of charges A mother and son involved in a stabbing were both acquitted of assault-related charges early this morning.

June 24, 2010

• War veterans to share their memories Second World War veterans will gather Friday in Whitehorse to preserve their stories with The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War, a new nation-wide oral history project..
• Yukon College summer camps offered in towns Yukon College's Science Quest Summer Camp is getting underway for the first time in Pelly Crossing.
• Accessibility to Dawson's events elevated by new lift The drive to put a lift in the Oddfellows' Hall began when executive director Karen Dubois heard from a number of seniors and people with health problems.
• We like you, amiable diplomat assures Canadians He talks like Al Pacino, has played pickup baseball with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and since August 2008, Phillip Chicola has been the U.S. Consul General based in Vancouver.
• B.C. firm has low bid on pumphouse project A $500,000-plus contract with the city could be going to a firm from British Columbia.
• Grove Street work attracted just one bid A week ago, city council awarded a $127,576 contract to Castle RockEnterprises to install underground utilities on an undeveloped section of Grove Street.
• City unveils new Handy Bus; elevator replaces older lift Anyone in Whitehorse can now catch a bus downtown to city hall and make his or her way to any of the building's three levels.
• California driver may have nodded off Fatigue may have been a factor in a single-vehicle mishap on Wednesday morning north of the McLintock River Bridge, south of Whitehorse .
• Councillor pursues review of nepotism policy City councillor Betty Irwin is calling for an independent review of the city's policies on nepotism.

June 23, 2010

• Shining a light on the federal plan to close lighthouses ( Uffish Thoughts ) On June 9, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) declared that 976 lighthouses across Canada were surplus property.
• Father and son come together at Dawson's Confluence Gallery It's been a long way and several cities from Riga to Dawson, with stops along the way in Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto, but Ilgvars Steins relocated to the Klondike in 2008.
• Local MS walkers raised over $9,000 More than 80 walkers raised more than $9,000 in the third annual Whitehorse Scotiabank MS Walk held June 13.
• A Watershed Moment The Individual Learning Centre celebrated its students success last Thursday
• Crew's error affected Ross River services Telephone, cellular and Internet services in Ross River were interrupted for 14 hours Tuesday after a roadwork crew damaged a fibre optic cable in the area.
• Fix up Fox Farm Road, city council urged Residents of Fox Farm Road shouldn't expect to see their route home off MacRae Crescent to be upgraded anytime soon.
• Paddling To A Milestone The Paddlers Abreast team in the pending Yukon River Quest is seen during a training run in Schwatka Lake last Thursday.
• Voter turnout was highest in First Nation's history Kwanlin Dun beneficiaries have approved three policies that will determine how the First Nation will manage its settlement lands and final land claim agreement money.
• Carving A Legacy Youth, parents and staff of the Sundog Carving Studio gathered for a photo after the studio was presented with a Commissioner's Award for public service during National Aboriginal Day celebrations
• Local flags honour victims of terrorism Flags at government buildings in the Yukon are at half-mast today for the sixth annual National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.
• Mangled Crash Remains A California couple in a truck hauling a fifth wheel failed to yield to a Yukon-registered pickup truck travelling south on the Alaska Highway near Robert Service Way at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
• Resident receives rude awakening A long-time Whitehorse resident awoke to a rock smashing through his motor home window early this morning.
• Yukoner taking part in youth summits A Whitehorse entrepreneur will be attending a youth conference that will run parallel to this week's G8 and G20 summits in Ontario.
• MS-afflicted Yukoner sings surgery's praises A new surgical approach for treating multiple sclerosis (MS) not yet approved in Canada appears to be working for Yukoner Tim Cant, who returned home last week from India, where he underwent the procedure
• Rezoning could mean larger highway retailers The city could allow larger retail outlets along the Alaska Highway, at least where the highway intersects with Hamilton Boulevard.