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May 13, 2010
- Free BBQ RCMP M Division and Whitehorse detachment are inviting the public to a community BBQ at the RCMP headquarters building tomorrow.
- Francophone Day to be celebrated Friday For the first time, the Yukon francophone flag will be raised over city hall tomorrow to celebrate Yukon Francophone Day.
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Corner Crack-up There were no serious injuries in this collision between a Ford Focus and a Nissan pickup truck
- Parents want principal to be permanent According to a petition circulating around Carmacks, parents of Tantalus School students want Mark Legault to stay on as principal.
- Task force co-chairs named The government is spending $201,000 to explore new ways of caring for people with severe alcohol and drug addictions who wander the streets of Whitehorse.
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Spring Ritual The George Black ferry was back in the Yukon River in Dawson City by early Wednesday afternoon
- Carving studio needs funds to stay put The Sundog Carving Studio will be looking for a new home and scaling back programs if it doesn't receive a requested increase in core funding.
- City begins consultation on downtown parking plan improvements It's a plan that could determine the fate of future parking in the downtown core.
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Many questions surround hospital project Many of the questions that have dogged Dawson's planned new hospital project from the beginning are still on people's minds, a recent open house indicates.
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‘We're the final safety net,' RCMP say Supt. Peter Clark, the commanding officer of the Yukon's RCMP,
- City challenges arbitrator's decision The Yukon Supreme Court has been asked to rule on labour negotiations between the City of Whitehorse and the union representing its firefighters.
May 12, 2010
- Skagway to host inaugural writers' symposium Several recognized authors from the 49th state are coming to beautiful and historical Skagway, Alaska on June 3-6 to launch the first-ever North Words Writers Symposium.
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In praise of Joyce Sward, teacher and organizer ( Uffish Thoughts ) One thing that has been fairly constant about the annual Young Authors Conference over the 27 years that I've been involved with it is the low-key presence of its long-time organizer Joyce Sward.
- Women's music group plans month-end concert In 1998, at the home of Lucie Desaulniers, women musicians started meeting to address the need for community, support and more venues for their songs.
- Carcross students return to class Ghuch Tla Community School students were scheduled to head back to class today after a minor oil spill saw the Carcross building closed and students with an afternoon off Tuesday.
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City installs more bicycle lockers Cyclists commuting downtown will have more ways to keep their bikes out of the rain after the city finished up installing the remaining bike lockers it had purchased last year.
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Building Damaged A suspected impaired driver plowed into a building on the corner of Strickland Street and Second Avenue
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YMA president backs new hospitals in communities The Yukon Medical Association is behind the government's plan to spend $50 million on two new regional hospitals for Watson Lake and Dawson City, says association president Dr. Rao Tadepalli.
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WCB to crack down on unsafe workplaces Beginning June 1, health and safety inspectors are going to get tougher.
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Mining company poring over water board decision The Western Copper Corp. is examining Monday's decision by the Yukon Territory Water Board to see if it's legal, says a company vice-president.
- Lack of evidence sees charges against local man dropped The most recent charges laid against a Whitehorse man convicted of possessing child pornography have been dropped for lack of evidence.
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‘It was like an explosion': property owner A strong wind blew through an investment property just north of Whitehorse last week,
- Social inclusion survey planned Starting Friday, the Yukon government will conduct a survey to ensure Yukoners have a voice in developing the social inclusion and poverty reduction strategy.
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McDonald named to energy corporation board Several sources have confirmed that former government leader Piers McDonald, along with Northwestel Inc. vice-president Jason Bilsky, Justin Ferbey, executive director of Carcross/Tagish First Nations, and businesswoman Diane Lister were appointed to the Yukon Energy Corp. board this week.
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Most taxpayers happy with city services More than 100 questions later and it seems the city has at least some direction on where to go in the future.
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Man's death was preventable, daughter says Eight RCMP members, three Commissionaires guards and the Government of Canada are being sued by the daughter of the late Raymond Silverfox.
May 11, 2010
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Homegrown Theatre Festival is underway Yukoners will explore some budding home-grown talent this week through a series of theatrical shorts.
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Celebrating Heritage The Yukon Territorial Heritage Fair/Fête du Patrimoine
- Fire chief reminds residents of fire risk Whitehorse fire chief Clive Sparks is reminding residents that camp and bush fires are not allowed in city limits.
- FASD program already exists, YTG reminded A Yukon Party motion urging more education about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) was met with some disdain from the opposition side of the legislature last week.
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U.S. politicians hear of caribou's importance Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Joe Linklater was in Washington, D.C. last week to continue the lobby for protection of the Porcupine caribou calving grounds on Alaska's North Slope.
- Carcross school evacuated Staff and students at the Ghuch Tia Community School in Carcross were evacuated from the building today,
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A Sunday Swim Two Horned Grebes are seen on Schwatka Lake Sunday.
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Melons showed helmets' importance Melons showed helmets' importance
- Ombudsman takes gov't to task over information The government is dragging its feet in determining additional public bodies to be covered under the access to information act,
- Correction There are no charges of criminal conspiracy pending against Shaun Naidu, as reported in Monday's edition.
- Minister not keen on ATV controls Environment Minister John Edzerza says it's unrealistic to impose, then enforce rules on the use of all-terrain vehicles in the Yukon.
- City postpones decision on McLean Lake zoning The city has put off zoning which would allow for the development of a controversial concrete batch plant near McLean Lake.
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Board rejects proposed mining plans A sweeping rejection of the application for a water licence for the proposed Carmacks Copper Project has been delivered.
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Judge outlines parties' guilt in rock shower The Yukon government, a local contractor, and a site supervisor have all been found guilty of permitting an unsafe blast and for failing to immediately report the incident.