Whitehorse Daily Star

April 6, 2010

• German Visitors German exchange students and their teachers from Mainz, Germany
• Public meetings set to look at transit changes Local residents will have their say on a proposed overhaul of the city's bus system over the course of a month beginning Thursday.
• ‘It's time to move forward on a back-country policy' It seems the interests of wilderness tourism operators have taken a back seat to those of industry,
• Safety First Keshah Austin, with the Smartrisk program
• Huskies goalie summoned to Allan Cup tourney At least one of the Whitehorse Huskies will be heading to the Allan Cup tournament at the end of the month – for the fifth time.
• Bad Call No one was injured when the driver of this 2002 Dodge Durango went off the road
• Food bank to receive rental fee grant The city has come through for the Whitehorse Food Bank.
• Comments on hydro project called ‘ill-informed' The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) has been making "unfortunate and ill-informed allegations” about Yukon Energy's plans for the Mayo B project,
• Time passed more slowly over the Easter holiday Homeowners left scratching their heads over lost time during the Easter weekend shouldn't be alarmed – you're not losing it.
• Elevator safety being compromised: Mitchell The territorial government is risking the safety of Yukoners to save money, according to Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell.
• ‘Each one of us is like a carving' The Sundog Carving Studio will be home to the Cultural Resilience program thanks to a $2.4-million, five-year program announcement from the federal government this morning.

April 5, 2010

• Meeting on hydro project set for Wednesday in Mayo The Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board's (YESAB's) executive committee will hold a public meeting Wednesday in Mayo to gather input into the proposed expansion of the Mayo hydro facility.
• Swans flocking into territory The continuing warm weather and winds from the south are bringing in more swans.
• Chamber of commerce lauds new budget The Yukon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the new $1.07-billion territorial budget.
• Paying Up Whitehorse firefighters Brian Fedoriak, left, and Nick Carroll washed a number of RCMP vehicles Saturday.
• Innovative students' projects funded Seventeen Yukon projects will receive funds toward innovative projects aimed at supporting student success,
• Labour mobility legislation tabled Community Services Minister Archie Lang has tabled the labour mobility amendments act in the Yukon legislature.
• MLAs collectively had 42 absences A dozen of the Yukon's 18 MLAs racked up a total of 42 absences from last year's fall sitting, according to an April 1 report from Floyd McCormick, the legislature's clerk.
• Up and Away Two U.S. Army Chinook helicopters
• Fifty went to autism services meeting Officials with Autism Yukon hope the information families dealing with autism provided at a meeting last Thursday evening
• Decision on blasting case set for May 14 It will be another six weeks before the Yukon Territorial Court decides who was responsible for a dangerous blast
• Restaurant was ordered to close In a rare move,
• Withdrawal from treatment offers a reprieve: Hardy In an emotional tribute to Cancer Awareness Month,

April 1, 2010

• Hunting for the human angle in Yukon history History Hunting in the Yukon (Lost Moose, 2010) wasn't the book that Michael Gates hoped to be putting out now when he met with Howard White of Harbour Publishing at last spring's writers' conference in Whitehorse.
• What you should know about outdoors equipment While I was in the coffee shop the other day, a chap asked me what kind of shoes I had on.
• Searching for answers in stories and in life Joanne Bell's first young adult novel was Breaking Trail.
• One Hundred Dollar Duet concert pleased audience in Dawson City One Hundred Dollars is a band out of Toronto which seems to have people arguing about just what it is they're playing.
• City may use hues to tame traffic The City of Whitehorse plans to summon the colours of the spectrum to stem the amount of traffic speeding into the downtown core, the Star has learned.
• Riverside festival gets funding boost Yukon Senator Dan Lang announced a $2,700 grant this week for the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival in Dawson City.
• Premier anticipates swift action on CYFN leadership Premier anticipates swift action on CYFN leadership
• ‘I'm absolutely ready to stop,' says weary Gatt Hans Gatt credits his dogs and another musher's misfortunes with giving him the top prize in last week's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race.
• Association franco-yukonnaise plans screenings Movie lovers will be delighted to know that for the second straight year, the Tournée des Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois will be stopping in Whitehorse.
• Principal pleased by wrestling's growth The goal is to bring rough-housing out of playgrounds and into a supervised atmosphere.
• Senior JP takes government to court The Yukon's top justice of the peace is taking the territorial government to court, demanding it keep its hand out of deciding how much he is paid.
• Chirping MLAs outdoing themselves in house Debate in the legislative assembly literally went to the birds Wednesday
• Keep your weekend safe, police urge Haines Junction police are reminding snowmobilers to stay safe and keep this Friday good,
• Legislative moves begin for modernized licences The Yukon government ambled a little closer to replacing the territory's outdated driver's licences
• Correction Both the Deh Cho First Nation and the Akaitcho Dene are without self-government and land claim agreements in the N.W.T.,
• Premier, minister meet with Autism Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie has informed Autism Yukon officials that any proposed changes to services for children with autism are now on-hold.
• Spring Arrivals Swans are seen from the Tagish Bridge area Wednesday evening.
• Elvis Presley enters the Dragons' Den The fact that Elvis Aaron Presley is alive and well and residing in Ross River is no secret in the Yukon,
• Residents have final chance to comment on OCP Whether you believe Whitehorse should have taller buildings, denser neighbourhoods, more green space or not,
• ‘It kind of looks like a land grab' The Yukon Wilderness Tourism Association is again raising concerns over a land use application by a big game outfitting business
• YTG, YEU reach tentative deal Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) president Laurie Butterworth believes the tentative collective agreement hammered out this week between the government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada will be acceptable to the YEU's 4,000 members.