Whitehorse Daily Star

May 5, 2010

• Independent Yukon filmmakers to showcase new works Last October, local filmmakers presented a show of new and independent works to a sold-out crowd at the Golden Apple.
• How do you spell relief, Alberta-style? ( Uffish Thoughts ) The Alberta Department of Highways is quite concerned about where you deposit your garbage along Highway 63,
• Historian to present book in Dawson City Whitehorse author and historian Michael Gates will present his new book,
• Blending great wines with tasty recipes There is a new trend in Toscany, Italy,
• Young authors' awards finish on a high note Vanier Catholic and F.H. Collins Secondary Schools scooped up the writing awards at last week's Young Authors Conference,
• Scholarships worth $200,000 available to Yukoners Scholarships worth $200,000 available to Yukoners
• MacBride Museum readies for summer onslaught After an annual general meeting that saw three new members join the board of the MacBride Museum of Yukon History,
• Film commission wins on the global stage The Yukon Film and Sound Commission is ranked among the best in the world
• Yukon students to present heritage projects Yukon students to present heritage projects
• Death at detox facility sparks MLAs'questions A man who died at the Whitehorse detox facility last Sunday morning
• Second Opinion Society plans big conference Dealing with anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia is not easy for anyone,
• RCMP collar three greasy suspects A trio of greasy thieves weren't slippery enough to escape police last Saturday,
• Free rides extended to those attending transit meeting Whether residents are on-board with the city's proposed revamping of the transit system or not,
• Civil Forfeiture Act rally will go ahead A member of Yukoners for Civil Freedom has confirmed the group will hold a demonstration at noon tomorrow in front of the government administration building to protest the Civil Forfeiture Act.
• Centre closed after asbestos found Asbestos discovered in the Carcross Visitor Information Centre's crawl space last month has led to the building's indefinite closure.
• Terminal expansion welcomes first Condor flight It was the first international flight of the year, and the very first time the new airport terminal expansion was put into use.
• Realtor's new cabaret to open Saturday Realtor's new cabaret to open Saturday
• Suspected drug deal interrupted The RCMP have charged a Whitehorse pair with drug possession after breaking up a suspected drug deal in the Tags Food and Gas parking lot early Saturday morning.
• Clerk helps foil attempted robbery Whitehorse RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in a foiled robbery attempt last weekend.

May 4, 2010

• Industries Team Up Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon addresses last week's launch of the new website
• Local photographer profiled at Arts Underground gallery Yukon history, documented through the photographs of the late James Y.C. Quong,
• Yukon economy was rare bright spot in ‘09 The Yukon and Prince Edward Island are the only Canadian jurisdictions whose economies grew last year
• Expanded terminal welcomes Condor passengers After 14 months and about $16 million, the Whitehorse airport expansion was in use this morning for the first time.
• McLean Lake development idea resurfaces The views of many McLean Lake and other city residents are clear,
• Piggy Back Trip The Red Line powered rail car owned by the Miles Canyon Historical Railway Society
• Measures designed to help caribou herd Further details have been released regarding the new harvest management plan for the Porcupine caribou herd.
• Alberta officers to probe man's death As officers from an Alberta police force make their way to the Yukon to handle the investigation into the weekend death of a man staying at the Sarah Steele Building detox centre,
• Hollywood brings production to territory A fowl obsession will leave its mark on the territory this summer.
• ‘Right now, we're in a desperate situation' Emergency room patients at Whitehorse General Hospital,

May 3, 2010

• We're not the 51st state! Reclaim our troops! Why has our army been fighting in Afghanistan?
• Exhibit Debuts Joseph Tisiga opened IBC Perge last Friday evening at the Arts Underground. Tisiga's work is unusual and thought-provoking.
• Writing can shape the world, students told Many of the adults involved in last week's 30th Annual Young Authors conference are very enthusiastic about the program.
• RCMP endorse anti-violence month The RCMP M Division said today it's happy to support the efforts of equality-seeking women's organizations in educating the public about the prevention of sexual assaults.
• City reviewing community grants policy Close to two years after the city began taking a new approach to how it doles out cash to community groups,
• Rotary Music Festival gets territorial grant The 2010 Rotary Music Festival has received $10,000 from the territorial Arts Operating Fund – Annual Project Component.
• Yukon River broke early at Dawson Two Dawsonites will share about $3,600 in prize money in this year's IODE Break-up Ice Pool.
• New group plans to keep invasive species Outside Even if plant life is covered in snow today,
• Hundreds Visit Trade Show Trade Show Pic's
• Adventure park gets federal funds As Mount Sima continues to move ahead with plans to offer mountain biking at the ski hill this summer,
• Cup-hoisting tin man stolen With a shining Stanley Cup raised high above its head,
• Take note of liquor laws, summer event hosts urged People throwing parties or hosting events over the summer should be aware of the territory's liquor laws so they don't unintentionally break them, a liquor corporation official cautions.
• Former workers' advocate took undisclosed settlement The Yukon government, workers' compensation board and Mike Travill,
• Man dies at facility A Whitehorse man has died at the territory's drug and alcohol detoxification centre, the Yukon's coroner said today.