Whitehorse Daily Star

May 10, 2010

• New Faro gallery to stay open late There is a new gallery in Faro, and it's open late.
• City could sell Riverdale land Two property owners in Riverdale could see their properties grow if city council goes ahead with selling off portions of roadways that have been closed off.
• City could celebrate its 60th anniversary with special pins For $690, the city could be entering its big 6-0 in style.
• Training exercise proves toasty for new recruits A Centennial Street house is no more after several blazes burned it to the ground Saturday.
• New job laws guide released A new employment standards education guide for students and parents,
• Landfill compost not yet suitable for vegetable gardens Gardeners planting vegetable beds will be out of luck when it comes to using city compost in those gardens, at least for now.
• Officials baffled by rise in Yukon unemployed rate The territory's jobless rate is going the way of the Maritime provinces and Ontario,
• B.C. man gets federal time for drug offence One of the five men arrested following an informant-assisted sting last summer has been sentenced to federal time for his role in the cocaine dealing operation.
• Senior officer ‘shocked and disappointed' With a promise to speak "openly” and "personally”,
• Federal officials' conduct called ‘reprehensible' Citing underhanded behaviour by local federal officials in the late 1990s,

May 7, 2010

• Oh, what a tangled web he weaves ( Bookends ) While Anansi Boys seems to be set in the same universe as Gaiman's previous adult novel,
• Learning the skill of fly fishing from a master I received a question on fly fishing, and I must admit, a fly fisherman I am not!
• Remembering the Calgary blizzard of 2010 The title of the story I would like to have been able to write would have been "Barenaked Ladies Frozen Out in Calgary.”
• Students performed acts of kindness F.H. Collins Secondary School's "Be the Change Team” is holding its third annual Campaign of Kindness this week.
• EFT practitioners to visit territory Yukoners struggling with both physical and emotional pain may find a new option to help them deal with either
• Taxpayers may send mayor to Victoria When a new naval crew takes over the city's namesake vessel next month,
• City to pore over 400 bus survey responses Major overhauls to the city bus system have been a long time coming,
• Takhini North work may cost more City taxpayers can expect to pay $15,000 more than what was expected to pave roads in Takhini North.
• Garage salers prepared for weekend freebies Avid garage salers could be coming home with a slew of free treasurers next weekend.
• First nation to create healing camp Plans for a traditional land-based healing program are now underway,
• ‘We are not going away,' protester vows Yukon's legislators heard loud and clear yesterday from those who are calling on the government to rescind its proposed Civil Forfeiture Act.
• City takes firm to court The City of Whitehorse is taking a local construction-demolition company to court for a hefty tipping fee which has gone unpaid for almost two years.
• Driver who tried to elude police is directed to cells A Carcross man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for a trio of alcohol-related charges, all chalked up over the winter.
• Fence isn't needed: developer City council must decide what side of the fence it will sit on when it comes to a downtown housing project.
• Learning The Perils of Impared Driving Students from Skagway came to Whitehorse on Thursday
• More aboriginal police officers needed: CYFN First nations want to see more of their own people policing their communities
• Mine worker's death was avoidable: board The Yukon's chief safety officer says there's no such thing as a workplace accident.
• Meeting on ATV use draws 200 people Yukoners' love for their back country has become destructive due to the misuse of ATVs.
• Injured youth regaining his independence When doctors told him a snowmobile mishap had paralyzed him for life,
• Divisions surface in fledgling political movement Willard Phelps' proposed big-tent political party is already coming apart at the seams as the former energy corporation director has expunged two would-be collaborators;

May 6, 2010

• Waste agreement may be signed with Teslin A city councillor is reminding his fellow council members of the hidden costs of permitting outside communities to bring their garbage to the Whitehorse landfill,
• Whitehorse Community Choir prepares to showcase its talent Friday, Saturday The Whitehorse Community Choir will hold its annual spring concert at the Yukon Arts Centre later this week.
• Chief seeks co-operation on caribou conservation Chief Joe Linklater says he'll be seeking support from his Gwitchin brethren in Alaska for the new Porcupine caribou harvest management plan.
• Council poised to choose landscaper for cemetery The city will continue work on expanding the Grey Mountain Cemetery this summer,
• Tourism operators forecast a busy year As tourists get set to stream into the territory for the summer season,
• If asked, commission would visit Yukon The Yukon's MLAs voted unanimously that the government appeal to the residential schools commission to visit Whitehorse during a supposed 2011 cross-country tour.
• Investigators of man's death issue public appeal Investigators from Medicine Hat, Alta. are asking for the public's help in piecing together the last days of Robert Stone's life.
• ‘There is the potential for an active fire season' It's looking like a summer with an above-average risk of forest fires, predict officials with Wildland Fire Management.