Whitehorse Daily Star

June 1, 2010

• Raising Awareness of Juvenile Diabetes Walkers and riders set out on the sixth annual walk for juvenile diabetes prevention
• My expenses are an open book: senator As federal parties wrangle over how much access Auditor General Sheila Fraser should have for an audit of expenses claimed by MPs and Senators,
• Just For Dad Jordan Lavigne, left, and Matthew Tremblay took part in the Ride for Dad on Saturday
• Minto-area fire triples overnight A wildfire reported Sunday afternoon in the Carmacks region near Minto Landing continues to burn aggressively, Wildland Fire Management said today.
• Leaders Laid Up Willard Phelps (left), the founder and interim leader of the United Citizens Group, shared an emergency ward room at Whitehorse General Hospital last Saturday with Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell.
• Can't overturn water board decision: Fentie Premier Dennis Fentie says he does not have the authority to overturn a decision by the Yukon Territory Water Board regarding the proposed Carmacks Copper project.
• Vehicle Rolls The driver of the sedan on its roof lost control
• Parties unimpressed by Fentie's negative views The territory's two opposition parties and the leader of a fledgling fourth political entity have hit back at Premier Dennis Fentie's appraisal of their chances of defeating the ruling Yukon Party in the next election.
• Citizens, police prevent suicide Several police officers and a pair of civilians managed to pull a suicidal woman from the Robert Campbell Bridge shortly before midnight on Saturday.
• Elder's Wisdom Elder Annie Smith shows French exchange students part of the tanning process at the Elijah Smith Elementary School camp last Thursday.
• RCMP, dog capture suspect north of city Anthony Charlie Skookum was arrested late Monday night on charges of sexual assault and breaking and entering, Whitehorse RCMP said today.
• Company granted extension for restructuring plan Great River Journey has been granted more time to prepare a restructuring proposal to avoid bankruptcy.
• A litany of deaths There have been five deaths of First Nations people in the Yukon after contact with the RCMP since 1999:
• Silverfox death comes under NDP scrutiny Largely ignored by the national media to date, the December 2008 death of Raymond Silverfox in Whitehorse RCMP cells received significant attention this morning in Ottawa at a press conference advocating the need for a national agency to investigate in-custody injuries or deaths.

May 31, 2010

• Students pursuing major envirothon Whitehorse teens are participating in North America's largest annual environmental competition (www.envirothon.org).
• Local school students host Ontario visitors Takhini Elementary School Grade 7 classes are hosting students from St. Peters Catholic School in Trenton, Ont., until this coming Saturday as part of the YMCA
• Vanier graduates treated to sound advice Members of the largest-ever graduating class at Vanier Catholic Secondary School celebrated the end of their high school career Friday evening.
• First Nations turn out 113 proud grads One hundred thirteen future leaders were celebrated during the territory's 35th annual First Nations graduation Friday afternoon.
• Yukon Artists @ Work finds a new home The Yukon's only artists-run co-op has a new home.
• Political group puts off founding convention The United Citizens Group has postponed its June 5 founding convention after Willard Phelps, its founder and interim leader, broke his leg Saturday morning after slipping on a wet floor in a local store.
• Fun With Fish The Yukon Fish and Game Association's annual salmon fry release
• Firefighters on scene of blaze near Minto Mine A forest fire burning next to the access road for the Minto Mine, across the Yukon River from Minto Landing,
• RCMP issue warning about wanted man Whitehorse RCMP are seeking public assistance to apprehend 20-year-old Anthony Charlie Skookum following an alleged sex assault last Friday at the Baronov trailer court in Porter Creek.
• ‘I wallow in the shame of my actions' A Whitehorse man convicted of two violent rapes has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
• Yukon Party plans leadership election Premier Dennis Fentie hung onto the reins of power at the ruling Yukon Party's annual convention Saturday,

May 28, 2010

• Are you truly prepared for disaster? It was been said that "Dooms Day” is 30,000 years away, when the moon finally increases its distance from this planet and the planet will no longer have the gift of the moon's gravity.
• Dawson City festival announces final lineup The 32nd Dawson City Music Festival will include bands from coast to coast and as far away as Tel Aviv.
• Wednesday 'Eggcitement' hini Elementary School students watch their eggs drop Wednesday.
• On the trail of an Alaskan serial killer ( Bookends ) This is the third book in the adventures of Liam Campbell, the demoted Alaska State Trooper who was banished to the town of Newenham after a case earlier in his career resulted in some dead people.
• Costume and Story Time Grey Mountain Elementary School students present How Raven Stole the Sun
• Filmmaker returns to her life's passion It's interesting how winning an award makes everyone want to claim credit for your existence.
• Inland Kenworth wins two city bids Inland Kenworth/Parker Pacific is reaping the benefits of city taxpayers after being awarded two separate contracts by council Tuesday night.
• City sells off Riverdale land Two Riverdale residents can now buy up city land for one to build a garage and the other to add on to their home.
• Permit hunt application forms are now available Environment Yukon now has applications available for Yukon residents who want to enter the permit hunt lottery for moose, caribou, sheep, goat, deer or elk in a permit area, Environment Minister John Edzerza said Tuesday.
• Green fund showpiece may be less than advertised A major Yukon hydroelectric project that served as the showpiece for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's green stimulus fund will create few jobs and only theoretically cut greenhouse gases, according to two new territorial government reviews.
• Bikers to take to the road for the cause of prostate cancer Yukon motorcyclists will be revving their engines for prostate cancer this weekend with the first Motorcycle Ride for Dad.
• Councillor's death shocks First Nations' members The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) are mourning the sudden loss of Councillor Gerald "Bones” Brown (Kwätsía Tà).
• Veteran Skagway retailer betting on new Palin shop When conversation turns to former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, opinions on the brash, outspoken conservative politico rarely occupy any middle ground; people either love her or hate her.
• City is preparing for new park development The Whitehorse Copper neighbourhood could soon be home to the city's newest neighbourhood park thanks to territorial taxpayers.
• Cancer society still seeking regional manager For more than a month, the Canadian Cancer Society has been without a regional manager for the Yukon, but now the not-for-profit organization is actively recruiting a Yukoner to fill the position.
• Students on the hunt for jobs Retail and outdoor jobs are proving popular at Service Canada Centre for Youth.
• Big weekend on tap for bird enthusiasts Whitehorse residents will be looking to the skies this weekend as part of the 27th annual Yukon Birdathon.
• Hangin' Around The Klondike Paragliders fly off the Dome in Dawson City
• Governing party members to pass judgment on Fentie The meeting garners barely four lines on the Yukon Party's website but the spring convention slated for tomorrow could see the party's leader, the embattled Premier Dennis Fentie, replaced.
• Errant spark leads to camp's destruction The people of Old Crow were on pins and needles Wednesday evening after hearing of a fire at a hunting camp on the Old Crow Flats.
• Principal welcomes students' dress code protest Vanier Catholic Secondary School's dress code has inspired some civil disobedience this week, as students responded to the short shorts ban at the Riverdale high school.
• Breakin' It Down Dancing though Life
• Trevor's foster plan must be final in six weeks City of Whitehorse bylaw officials are considering relaxing the conditions put on Trevor, the territory's world-renowned death-row dog.
• Mask pilfered from the halls of justice The halls of justice were robbed Thursday, when a bold thief made off with a piece of art from the Whitehorse courthouse.
• Powerful wind gust amazes onlookers A strong gust of wind blew through the parking lot of the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Thursday afternoon, causing about $350 in damage.
• Hot, dry conditions see fire ban continue A ban on open campfires is expected to continue through the weekend after Yukon Wildland Fire Management issued it late Thursday afternoon.
• ‘He had to be a very good pilot,' chum says Famed Canadian naturalist Charlie Russell is uninjured after he crash-landed his ultralight plane south of Atlin, B.C. on Thursday afternoon.