Whitehorse Daily Star

May 21, 2010

• Remember: a fed bear is a dead bear! If you think bears are interesting to watch and for that reason you are feeding them, you are making a deadly mistake – for yourself, some innocent child and for the bear.
• What will we do when the ice cap breaks? Forty Signs of Rain is the first volume in what Robinson calls his "Science In The Capital” trilogy.
• Art and music will flood LePage Park Returning warmth, buds on the trees maturing to leaves and the first mosquito bites have reminded Whitehorse residents that spring is over and summer has started.
• Pending election may herald unexplored terrain ( Comment ) Will the Yukon's voters go to the polls this fall, a full year before the current Yukon Party government's mandate expires?
• Local man is $10,000 richer A Whitehorse resident will help out his family with the $10,000 he won playing KENO.
• Big decision looms on generating unit Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. is continuing its assessment of whether to repair or replace one of the the territory's oldest hydro generating units.
• Apartment building may cast residents into shade A new apartment or condo development on Wann Road in front of the Baranov Estates trailer park could block the sun for residents.
• Cemetery work awarded to local firm Adorna Landscaping has won the contract to landscape the Grey Mountain Cemetery after council voted May 10 to award the $111,390 project to the local firm.
• City continues drive for downtown parkade The city doesn't appear to be parking its plans for a multi-level facility for just that following Monday evening's city council meeting.
• Royalty regulation supports direct local investments Royalty regulation amendments recently approved for the Quartz Mining Act will provide greater certainty to the mining sector and support direct sharing of mining benefits with local communities.
• Councillor eyes Liberal nomination A Whitehorse city councillor has his eye on packing in his city gear and heading down the street to the legislative assembly.
• Star suffers break-in, robbery A break-in at the Whitehorse Star will cost the family-owned business about $5,000 in security upgrades.
• Yukon New Democrats led fund-raising parade in '09 For a second year in a row, the New Democratic Party garnered the most political donations, raising more than $17,000 in 2009, according to the annual report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon.
• College offers language program Whitehorse employers can gain new perspectives from students with Yukon College's Enhanced Language Training (ELT) program.
• Bird watching walk planned The Friends of McIntyre Creek and Yukon Bird Observatories are sponsoring a Biodiversity Day Bird Walk on Saturday at McIntyre Marsh.
• Average WCB assessment rates to fall in 2011 The average Yukon employer will save some cash on rates charged by the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (WCB).
• Quick thinkers made good neighbours A fire that began under the stairs of a home in Riverdale's Sternwheeler Village was kept under control until firefighters arrived at 4:52 Thursday afternoon.
• Cleaning Up Lt. Darryl Laliberté of the Northern Regional Cadet Support Unit
• Makeup of police review committee unveiled The Review of Yukon's Police Force has officially started and the advisory committee is in place,
• Dump gatehouse theft hurts taxpayers: mayor A break, enter and theft at the city landfill has Mayor Bev Buckway reminding residents of its impact on taxpayers.
• It Must Be Summer Brian Boyle points out his first tomato at the Fireweed Community Market on Thursday afternoon.
• Fire danger rating expected to climb through weekend The Whitehorse Fire Department has issued a ban on all campfires inside city limits.
• PCSS Hair Show Photo Spread
• Nurses a study in passion and compassion Yukon nursing has undergone a significant transformation in the last few decades,
• Board rejects mineral exploration bid A controversial proposal to conduct mineral exploration north of Haines Junction in the Ruby Range has been rejected by the Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB).
• Wharf project drydocked for a year The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is "quite disappointed” the Whitehorse wharf project being done by the Yukon government won't be finished until 2011 now.
• Fentie ready to face leadership review, voters Premier Dennis Fentie refuses to entertain calls for an early election by Opposition Leader Arthur Mitchell and vows his majority government will carry on to the end of its 2011 mandate.

May 20, 2010

• New Bishop of Yukon Elected The Anglican Diocese of Yukon held its Synods last weekend at Christ Church Cathedral.
• Board approves Dawson water treatment plant A key regulatory board has approved Dawson's wastewater treatment plant project.
• Community clubs, cultural groups receive grants The Community Development Fund (CDF) is issuing over $880,000 from its Tier 3 intake.
• Snow geese delight Dawson birders Snow geese, a flock of about a dozen birds, were seen making the rounds in Dawson last week.
• Correction The photo cutline on Wednesday's front page
• NWTel, workers boost cancer society Northwestel Inc. and its employees have raised $7,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
• Pilot project teaches self-governance Employees of Yukon First Nations governments can now take courses relating to self-governance and public administration, thanks to a pilot project offered at Yukon College.
• Premier's anti-Liberal gibe backfires on him The premier's habit of attacking opponents' credibility is often effective,
• An inquiry: the tools are there, the will isn't ( Analysis ) The Yukon government continues to insist it cannot hold a public inquiry into the death of Raymand Silverfox, but it has the power to hold such an inquiry – it is the will that seems to be lacking.
• MLA's supporters stifle attempted ousting Estranged Yukon Party member Brad Cathers, who currently sits as an independent in the assembly,

May 19, 2010

• Yukon Guides recognize, celebrate members The Yukon Council of Girl Guides of Canada has recognized Janet Mann's extraordinary service to the organization with an Honorary Life Membership.
• Superior wines from a New Zealand island The Ottago wine region of the southern island of New Zealand is the most recent one to have been developed into a wine-producing area.
• This fund-raiser embraces a worthy cause ( Comment ) The ArtsCan Circle (AC) was started when Mike Stevens, a harmonica player and teacher,
• Premiers pored over pan-territorial priorities The three territorial premiers are committed to working together under the Northern Cooperation Accord,
• Speech-language pathologists, audiologists are meeting here The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists began its 35th annual conference this morning in Whitehorse.
• YTG studies board's rejection of mining plan The Yukon government is examining the territorial water board's decision to reject a major mining application it approved, says a senior official.
• YTG workers to receive 6.5-per-cent wage hike After a week of voting, members of the Yukon Employees' Union have voted in favour of a new three-year contract.
• Carcross building cleared of mould or asbestos concerns A recent environmental assessment concluded that there is no asbestos in the Carcross Visitor Information Centre.
• A Bruin's Invitation As Dawson City prepares itself to welcome a fresh bunch of tourists
• ‘Skilled' team receives rousing send-off Education Minister Patrick Rouble greeted a cadre of trades and technology competitors Tuesday during an official send-off for the National Skills Competition in Waterloo, Ont.
• MLAs' travel, rents cost you $283,000-plus The Yukon's MLAs billed taxpayers more than $283,000 for travel and rent expenses in 2009.
• Making HEP C Day Linea Rudachyk, a health promotion worker; Lauren Passmore, an HIV-AIDS Hepatitis C counsellor; and Patricia Bacon, executive director of the Blood Ties Four Directions Centre
• Grove Street residents may get new neighbours More than a half-dozen new residential properties could soon open up on Grove Street in Porter Creek as the city considers subdividing 6,000 square metres of vacant land on the street between the current lots and Ninth Avenue.
• Trees' removal gives campground a bare look The Tagish Campground has a different look these days.
• Arson victim convicted of uttering threats The Whitehorse man who lost his home to arson in February has been convicted of uttering threats and brandishing a weapon in an incident which appears to be related to his quest for revenge.
• Convicted killer's appeal is put off Convicted murderer Dean Boucher will have to wait another six months before he can make his case to the Yukon Court of Appeal,