Whitehorse Daily Star

May 18, 2010

• French language Women's Directorate website now online A new Women's Directorate website in French was launched last Friday to mark the fourth Journée de la francophonie yukonnaise (Yukon Francophonie Day).
• Vaccines should remain on your radar, government says National Immunization Week may be over, but the territorial government is urging Yukoners to think about vaccines to ward off potential illnesses.
• The Wonders of Guiding Yukon Girl Guides celebrated 100 years of Guiding
• Board extends new hospital assessment deadline to June Last Friday was the last day of the "seeking views and information” portion of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) examination of the Dawson City hospital project.
• Dawson preparing for annual gold showcase The 24th annual Dawson City Gold Show will be held this weekend in and around the Art and Margaret Fry Recreation Centre.
• Police seek clues to break-in The RCMP are hoping members of the public can help them solve a break and enter at the Grey Mountain Housing Society in downtown Whitehorse.
• Correction A story in Monday's edition stated the Village of Teslin brought 132,000 tonnes of waste to the Whitehorse landfill in 2009.
• Preparing For An Important Day Yukon MP Larry Bagnell is photographed recently by Lauren Passmore, an HIV-AIDS Hepatitus C counsellor with the Blood Ties Four Directions Centre in Whitehorse.
• Board approves major Mayo power development project Yukon Energy's proposal to expand hydro generation at its facility in Mayo has been approved by the Yukon Utilities Board.
• New Wheels Jean-Francois Latour (centre) won the city's mountain bike draw
• Fentie rejects notion of corporations' overseer The New Democrats want to see more oversight for the government's Crown corporations, and on Monday,
• Minister agrees with no-hunting corridor Environment Minister John Edzerza would like to see a no-hunting corridor for the Atlin Road, and perhaps even beyond.
• Youth group proposes 40-year time capsules It's a project that would be 40 years in the making, and it would take the city into its centennial.
• OCP would focus development in city core The city could be made up of 65 per cent green space if it goes ahead with the latest proposed draft of the Official Community Plan (OCP).

May 17, 2010

• Children's Book Launched Emerging local author Kyle Marchuck
• Surveyors look at parking patterns Residents parking downtown last Thursday may have felt the eyes of Big Brother on their vehicles.
• City to sign waste agreement with Teslin An agreement the city is signing with the Village of Teslin will see the city's landfill continue to act as a regional facility.
• Two hundred-plus attend vigil, march More than 200 people walked from the Salvation Army to RCMP headquarters early Friday evening to demonstrate their support for the family of the late Raymond Silverfox.
• Four new fires reported over the weekend Four human-caused fires were reported over the weekend, bringing the wildfire total to six in the territory so far this season,
• Incident rekindles calls for no-hunting corridor Another bear hunting incident along the Atlin Road has re-ignited Ken Gabb's call for a no-hunting corridor along Yukon highways.
• Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left With a mix of humour and history, and a scope ranging from Bolivia to the village of Old Crow,
• ‘We have come a long way since 1961' A lot can change in 50 years.
• New workers' contract would obliterate surplus A new report from the CD Howe Institute, a conservative economic think-tank, ranks the Yukon last among federal,

May 14, 2010

• Yukoners honoured for their environmentalism Jim Hawkings and the late Joe Johnson were honoured last month for their commitment to the Yukon's environment.
• Local author to launch her northern-inspired cookbook Local author to launch her northern-inspired cookbook
• Don't doubt it: global warming is a fact! The three winners of this year's Yukon Students Heritage Poster Contest were announced May 6 by Anne Leckie from the Yukon Historical and Museums Association at the Yukon Territorial Heritage Fair.
• Poster contest winners announced The three winners of this year's Yukon Students Heritage Poster Contest were announced May 6 by Anne Leckie from the Yukon Historical and Museums Association at the Yukon Territorial Heritage Fair.
• They're Home Sweet Home wherever they go Wherever they may go as a group these days, Keitha Clark, Kate Weekes and Boyd Benjamin are Home Sweet Home.
• Meandering mysteries made in Canada The rather odd title of this book doesn't make a lot of sense until you realize that some of the major players in this mystery are deaf.
• Emerald Isle trip inspired artist's exhibit At first blush, Catherine Deer's new series of drawings is a basic sampling of the trees and rocky coasts of Ireland.
• Yukon youth are highlighted during Mining, Geology Week Several events have marked Yukon Mining and Geology Week this week, many involving young people.
• Yukon Queen is a kingpin for tourism company The Yukon Queen II is vital to Holland America's continuing tourism operations in the Yukon, a company official said this week in Dawson.
• Retired principal seeks territorial office Former high school principal Kerry Huff says he wants to be the Yukon Liberal Party's candidate for Porter Creek Centre in the next territorial election.
• On-The-Spot Repairs Parks Canada carpenters were quickly on the scene to repair the damage to the Bank of British North America building in Dawson City
• School's boys, girls will learn independently The boys and the girls will continue to learn separately.
• Recycling Club celebrating 15 years Yukon youth aged four to 16 are invited to participate and collect points with the Recycling Club starting Saturday.
• Good neighbours make good fences Before city council had a chance to debate what side of the fence they'd be on, two neighbours met each other halfway, and a potential dispute was resolved.
• Man is given pen time after guilty plea to cocaine charge The final member of the so-called "Surrey Group” will be sent to a federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to the most serious charge against him this morning.
• Edzerza slams gun registry in Ottawa Yukon's Environment Minister John Edzerza appeared before the House of Commons' public safety committee Thursday,
• Land use debate rehashes old news, fails to shed light on issue Land use debate rehashes old news, fails to shed light on issue
• Historic neon beacon shall live again Acting as a neon beacon for curious tourists,
• Squash community welcomes Canadian pro Whitehorse has welcomed one of Canada's top squash players for the Yukon Open Squash Thaw Tournament
• Yukoners' hair will help clean up oil Boxes of human hair are flowing into the area around the Gulf of Mexico, and Whitehorse's Kutters Hairstyling will soon be adding to the stream.
• Right to lifers, pro-lifers meet downtown Participants in a pro-life march were met by a group of silent pro-choice advocates early Thursday afternoon when the two protests coincided at the Elijah Smith Building.
• Dawson blaze starts wildfire season The first wildfire of the season was reported at 6:45 p.m.Tuesday in the Dawson City region along the Hunker Road, just west of the Dawson airport.
• Northern Lights School Of Dance Photo Spread Cinderella Pic's
• Lack of bus ridership called ‘disconcerting' by Buckway The city's citizens' survey released earlier this week has raised concerns for Mayor Bev Buckway over the use, or lack thereof, of the bus system.
• ‘Without those guys, it would still be burning' The RCMP have been called in to investigate a suspicious fire Thursday evening at the Dimok Timber sawmill located at Canyon in southwest Yukon.
• Police seize variety of weapons, drugs RCMP investigators displayed a table laden with guns and marijuana to reporters Thursday afternoon, following a bust at the Kopper King trailer park.
• Trio walked away from chopper crash atop Yukon mountain There was no mechanical failure involved in an April 16 helicopter crash near Rancheria, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has found.
• Family wants verdict quashed, inquiry ordered The family of the late Raymond Silverfox says the Yukon's chief coroner was biased in her oversight of last month's inquest into the Little Salmon-Carmacks man's death. They want the jury's verdict thrown out and a public inquiry held.
• City's stickhandling for hockey event pays off Score!