Whitehorse Daily Star

May 27, 2010

• ‘It's about reconciling and healing' Nearly 100 people walked down Second Avenue on Wednesday afternoon in commemoration of the National Day of Healing and Reconciliation.
• Training fund dollars at work in Mayo The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Village of Mayo employees and elected officials have teamed up today to participate in a "How-to” policy workshop in Mayo hosted by the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC).
• ‘They just have a generous spirit' ShelterBox Canada and the territory's Rotary Clubs thanked Yukoners Wednesday for their collective donations of $57,000 to ShelterBox Canada for disaster relief in Haiti and Chile.
• Season Opener Merv Bales, Wayne Smythe, Hank Karr and Tom Barnaby (left to right) perform at the Arts in the Park opener at noon Tuesday.
• Millions pumped into economy: Holland America Spurred by its CruiseTour packages, Holland America Line's economic impact on the Yukon $35 million in 2009, the company said recently from Seattle.
• RCMP seize cache of weapons The Whitehorse RCMP's Project Macer continued to bear fruit this week,
• Blaze closes highway west of Tok Alaska Highway travellers should note the chance of running into a highway closure west of Tok, Alaska because of a forest fire, says a state fire information officer.
• Aircraft had suffered loss of fluid An Air North plane bound for Inuvik, N.W.T. was forced to return to Whitehorse after pilots reported losing hydraulic power following takeoff from Dawson City this morning.

May 26, 2010

• Marsh Lake-area music festival set Though a vacuum in the summer festival season has been created with the hiatus of the Alsek and Atlin festivals,
• New show explores ‘lost' book of Yukon poetry A chance discovery in a Vancouver used-book store has led to the latest exhibit by Whitehorse-based landscape artist John Boivin.
• Partially Buried examines a state of mind You can get a little dizzy walking into the open-ended backwoods cabin that is at the heart of Keith Langergraber's exhibit, Partially Buried, at the ODD Gallery.
• Internet users' service restored About 600 Northwestel cable Internet customers around the city had to forget about e-mail, on-line shopping and anything else they needed to do via the world wide web early this morning when the service went down.
• Maiden lightning-caused fire observed The Yukon's wildland fire crews are monitoring the first lightning-caused blaze of the season, officials reported today.
• Pancakes Replace Politics Mayor Bev Buckway serves pancakes
• Aboriginal languages advanced An agreement to provide $2.5 million for a project entitled Walking Together to Revitalize and Recognize Yukon First Nation Languages has been announced.
• YEU controversy doesn't fit Fraser's mandate Auditor General Sheila Fraser says the attempted privatization of the Yukon Energy Corp. is outside of her mandate and a matter of government policy, according to a May 20 public accounts committee report.
• Sheep brings new genetics to preserve There's new blood at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve – literally.
• Parking lot receives garage zoning go-ahead Just because a property is zoned for one type of development doesn't mean that will go ahead.
• City looks to top commuter challenge City officials want to make it another seven in a row.
• Pelly man charged with weapons offences A 45-year-old Pelly Crossing man faces several weapons-related charges after police were called to a residence on the Minto Mine Road last Thursday.
• MS-afflicted Yukoner seeks treatment in India It was more than three years ago when Dr. Paolo Zamboni undertook a simple but previously unheard of procedure to stop multiple sclerosis (MS) from taking his wife away from him.
• Glacier's surge providing a research gold mine The Lowell Glacier is on the move again.

May 25, 2010

• Changes planned this year for Good Energy program Renewing the Good Energy rebate program will cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs for Yukoners, the territorial government promised earlier this month.
• Fruits of The Market Scott Snider, with Anarchy Farms, was displaying his wares at the season's maiden Fireweed Market last Thursday afternoon.
• City council approves range of recreation groups grants In the midst of discussions over whether there should be changes to any policies governing city grants,
• Business Corporations Act will be revamped The Yukon government is seeking public input on proposed amendments to the Business Corporations Act.
• MP willing to unveil expenses While nine out of 10 Canadians want to know how MPs and senators spend public funds each year,
• Victoria Day Tradition The annual weekend discount for Yukoners riding the White Pass and Yukon Route railway
• Speeding was drivers' common offence Yukon RCMP officers were on the roads actively enforcing traffic laws as part of Canada Road Safety Week over the long weekend.
• City examines making compost facility organic A $400,000 pre-fabricated steel building could help the city on its way to becoming the first organic compost site in the country to use a curbside collection system.
• Aiding An Important Cause Whitehorse Elementary School raised $750 for the Whitehorse Food Bank
• City's annual breakfast set for tomorrow Campgrounds are open, Whitehorse residents are making full use of the Millennium Trail and tomorrow morning, an annual city event will be another sign that summer is here.
• Corner Collision There were no serious injuries in this two-vehicle collision
• Takhini dirt moves to Marwell The development of Takhini North has been good news for North 60 Petro.
• Some proving reckless with fires In spite of a city-wide fire ban, firefighters were dealing with blazes all around the Whitehorse area over the long weekend.
• ATV mishap sends pair to hospital A weekend four-wheeling trip turned ugly Saturday when a quad carrying three passengers rolled, sending two of the men to Whitehorse General Hospital.
• Goat was 200 metres off road when it was shot A 14-year-old youth who left behind a wounded mountain goat last month has been given a lesson in aboriginal tradition, and his uncle has been fined $115.