Whitehorse Daily Star

April 9, 2010

• Felt soles no longer welcomed in Alaska An alert from the Yukon Fish and Game Association states the Alaska Board of Fishery has decided that a state-wide ban on felt-soled wading boots
• The Planetary saga comes to an end ( Bookends ) This volume collects issues 19 to 27 of the monthly magazine and concludes the story begun in 1998, wrapping up the series.
• Film directors took home festival prizes With northern lights ablaze,
• Making a Jack London of herself at Berton House Mylène Gilbert-Dumas's interest in writing about the the Gold Rush period was piqued when she first visited the territory in 2001.
• Classic Girl Guide cookie blitz will begin Monday Whitehorse Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders will launch their annual cookie blitz Monday with door-to-door sales in most neighbourhoods.
• Councillors may head to meeting The city could be sending three of its councillors to the annual Association of Yukon Communities conference next week in Dawson City.
• Sparks fly between power companies This week's public hearings on the $120-million proposal to expand the Mayo hydro facility were regularly punctuated with recommendations of caution.
• Takhini North contract considered Despite what the city views as a less than perfect track record,
• Golden Hill Ventures returns to its core business The creditors of Golden Hill Ventures have accepted a repayment proposal which will give them 30 cents on the dollar for the $1.7 million they are collectively owed.
• Many doors opened in Dawson City The second iteration of Doors Open Dawson revealed a wealth of material for those who wandered the streets of the town on the afternoon of March 27.
• Volunteer nominations due by this afternoon The city is getting set once again to honour community volunteers.
• Harrison painting given prominent display A painting by former Yukon artist Ted Harrison now hangs in a position of prominence in the Senate Speaker's quarters in Ottawa.
• Climate exchange launches green guide The Northern Climate Exchange of the Yukon College Research Centre of Excellence has launched its first edition of the Whitehorse Green Guide.
• Interim CYFN grand chief selected Ruth Massie has been selected as interim grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN).
• Environment Fair to promote biodiversity The Yukon government will host an Environment Fair this month
• Celebrating Jazz Don Bishop, Roger Gillies, Daniel Janke and Duncan Sinclair (left to right)
• Education department changes staffing method Part of ongoing efforts to improve on the failing grade it received from Auditor General Sheila Fraser in January 2009,
• City may rebudget 2009 dollars More than $12 million from 2009 could soon be added to the city's 2010 capital budget.
• Parks department finds more cash for variety of projects The summer season could see more people on the city's payroll and improved trails around the city thanks to federal tax dollars.
• Multi-family housing proposed for Wann Road A vacant lot on Wann Road could soon be home to a number of residents.
• Hospital's new secure unit opens The new secure medical unit now open at Whitehorse General Hospital will permit more Yukoners with psychiatric issues to remain in the territory,
• Board recounts serious workplace injuries The Yukon's workers' compensation board has released its latest raft of preliminary reports on serious workplace injuries,
• Company to hold taxi bylaw consultations The city will no longer lead the consultation on proposed new bylaws governing cabs and limousines.
• Proposed forfeiture law riles civil libertarians The Yukon government is poised to pass a law that would give the territory sweeping new powers to seize property believed to be the proceeds of crime,

April 8, 2010

• Yukoners discussing how to pare poverty Senator Hugh Segal will be one of the keynote speakers Friday at a symposium
• U.S. prosecutors hid data on extradition: lawyer The lawyer for a former Whitehorse man accused in the 1975 slaying of an American Indian Movement activist
• Ship's Crew Help Out Former Yukon senator Ione Christensen receives a $2,000 cheque from Lt.-Cmdr. Brad Henderson (centre), Commanding Officer of HMCS Whitehorse,
• Special events proposed for city funding City staff are getting set to review its policy around funding festivals and special events.
• Quick facts: the current state of the languages The following information is courtesy of the Yukon Native Language Centre,
• Let The Madness Begin The Man From the Capital
• Parties at odds over preserving languages Parties at odds over preserving languages
• Empowered Woman The women in the Yukon Women in Trades and Technology course
• City looks at sole-sourcing lift contract A $136,000 city contract could be sole-sourced within a week.
• Liberals want explanation for project cost discrepancy The Yukon government is refusing to explain a $5-million discrepancy between the cost of Dawson City's new sewage treatment facility,
• Ex-mayor admits he breached public trust Almost three years after charges were laid against him,
• Cold, drink killed man, coroner concludes A Whitehorse man who died behind the Salvation Army was killed by cold and drink, not another person, according to a coroner's report.

April 7, 2010

• An unplanned trip to the nursing station I'm lying on the ground in John Gould's back alley parking pad.
• A good match for the red Bordeaux The Bordeaux wine region stretches from the Gironde estuary on the south Atlantic coast and goes some 180 kilometres toward the southeast of France.
• Architecture and landscape as the containers of stories In One Here and Out the Other is the title of the latest exhibit at Dawson's ODD Gallery.
• Human Services Certificate Program offered A new certified Human Services program is now available at Yukon College for those interested in social service careers.
• Premier challenged on diesel fuel savings projections Premier Dennis Fentie was on the hot seat in the legislature Tuesday over his projection of $20 million in annual diesel fuel savings when the five-megawatt Mayo B hydro facility is completed and comes on line.
• No health care fees planned: Fentie Premier Dennis Fentie again reiterated his government has no plans to introduce health care fees to the Yukon,
• Swans are making noise and setting migration marks This winter's above-average temperatures and low amount of snow
• Whistle Bend agreement considered A proposed agreement between the territory and the city could set the stage for exactly how Whitehorse's next major subdivision is developed.
• Airline's Efforts Lauded Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber (centre) presents gold nugget pins and two cards to Joe Sparling and Deb Ryan
• Snowmobilers, skiers played safely Hundreds of snowmobilers and back-country skiers ascended the Haines Summit over the long weekend,
• Shock, excitement greet gallery's move After seven years at its current location in the McCrae subdivision, Yukon Artists @ Work is looking for a new home.
• New owners find the path to Trails North The Trails North Car and Truck Stop is re-opening.
• Parkade issue driven back to city hall A private developer has proposed buying the city's parking lot at Steele Street and Third Avenue to build a multi-level parkade.