Whitehorse Daily Star

March 26, 2010

• What you would not know if you didn't read If you have ever sat and watched ducks sit out on the ice for hours without their feet freezing to the ice, here is why.
• The big question: What is the Quiet Game? ( Bookends ) After I read Iles' Turning Angel, with its references to earlier events in the life of its central character, Penn Cage,
• Webisodes to showcase territory as a premier film location The territorial Film and Sound Commission is financing the production of 13 one-minute webisode commercials advertising the Yukon as a premier filming location,
• Brave New World, poetry society plan events The Whitehorse Poetry Society and Brave New Words will present an evening of poetry Monday with Randall Maggs and Clea Roberts, and featuring music by BJ MacLean.
• Visitors coming north for a ‘good yarn' A new Whitehorse-area tourism product revolving around knitting was launched today and will carry through the weekend.
• First 40 Iditarod finishers pass drugs test The first 40 finishers in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have tested clean of any illegal substances,
• Students recognize teachers for making a difference in class Yukon students will again have an opportunity to tell their teachers what they really think, as part of the Teachers Make a Difference contest.
• Faro man is charged after theft A Faro man has been charged with theft over $5,000 following the disappearance of construction materials from the site of the town's new seniors' home,
• Avalanche warning remains in effect An avalanche warning remains in effect for the area of Tombstone Territorial Park.
• Air North plans a moderate flight path It appears "Yukon's Airline” is happy to remain as a big fish in a small pond.
• Bitter wind greeted DeWolfe racers DAWSON CITY – Thursday morning was a tribute to the power of wind chill.
• Bylaw staff have ‘mobile offices' The city's bylaw officers can now spend less time in the office and more time enforcing city rules thanks to new computers.
• Artist wants metal scraps galloping her way The sculpture that will grace the front of the Whitehorse Public Safety Building won't have just one story behind it.
• Case poised to go to jury's hands A Whitehorse man accused of date rape took the stand Thursday and, in testimony his lawyer called evasive and standoffish, spoke in his own defence.
• ‘Parents are beyond mad, beyond disgusted' Parents of children with autism in the territory are calling on Premier Dennis Fentie to explain why they have been told to expect deep cuts to services their children receive.
• Preserve receives research facility Almost $2 million was committed this morning for a new research rehabilitation centre at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Territory driven to fiscal precipice: opposition Opposition parties have slammed Premier and Finance Minister Dennis Fentie's $1.075-billion budget
• Poll has NDP on Yukon Party's heels Yukoners' territorial voting preferences remain as they were last fall, with the Liberals leading the way, a new opinion poll shows.

March 25, 2010

• Final Show Set For Tonight Linea Blum (left) and Claire de Bruyn perform in Music, Magic and Mayhem
• Projects share crime prevention, victim services trust fund money The Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust Fund is awarding $118,385 to projects aimed at crime prevention and victim services in five Yukon communities.
• YTG explains rationale for approving Dawson projects To avoid leaving a swath of land inside Dawson City's municipal boundaries in limbo,
• Yukon-wide road upgrades outlined in 2010-11 budget The 2010 construction season will see many territorial highway projects undertaken, subject to legislative approval.
• A Daring Spectacle The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan
• Home care program bolstered An annual increase of $527,000 to the home care budget for individuals requiring care in their homes,
• City awards contract for big parking plan The city has selected a Victoria firm to look at the future of parking in downtown Whitehorse.
• Society Promoted Longtime Whitehorse resident Brian Eaton represented the Second Opinion Society
• Mother's behaviour frightening, girl testifies Testimony continued today in the trial of Billy Field, who is accused of dropping sleeping pills into his lover's wine and raping her.
• Rental units incentive available Almost $2 million is available to expand the inventory of affordable rental accommodations in the Yukon over the next two years,
• Capital works budget rises slightly This capital budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year is going up by one per cent, from $260.5 million forecast for the existing fiscal year ending next week to $263.5 million.
• Spending blueprint raises spectre of a deficit The Yukon government could be staring down a hefty deficit in the upcoming fiscal year, despite its second consecutive billion-dollar-plus budget.

March 24, 2010

• Arts Fund assists Yukon community projects The Department of Tourism and Culture has allocated $228,650 to 16 community groups in support of arts development and programming.
• A great winery's product with T-bone steaks Out of the Wooden Valley, Napa county, Calif., the Altamura winery produces some outstanding red wines, among them the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Film festival reels out its celluloid lineup The premiere of 10North will headline the Dawson City International Short Film Festival next month.
• Territory had role at mining trade show The Yukon had a presence at the largest prospectors trade show of its kind in the world, held earlier this month in Toronto.
• A Final Look At The Haywood Ski Nationals Haywood Ski Nationals 2010
• Premier, grand chief host major resource conference Yukon first nations are taking on a stronger role in resource development in the territory, and over the next two days, that's exactly what will be explored at the Yukon First Nations Resource Opportunities Conference.
• Reverse decision, NDP tells Fentie Yukon NDP Leader Elizabeth Hanson is calling on Premier Dennis Fentie to reverse the decision
• Staying Mobile Malory Pigage test-drives a Medichair electric chair
• Mine, subdivision still competing in Dawson Two Yukon government departments are authorizing two projects in Dawson which have proponents wanting to use the same plot of land.
• Corrections According to Premier Dennis Fentie,
• Complainant's state sees trial halted A Whitehorse woman who says she was drugged and raped by a friend and occasional lover disintegrated into tears under cross-examination this morning, bringing a temporary halt to the jury trial currently underway in theYukon courthouse.
• Mining company still interested in exploration plan Selwyn Resources has re-filed its Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) application to conduct exploration and test mining plans in and around Howards Pass.
• Effective sex education requires honesty Both teens and parents need to learn to talk about sex in an honest and comfortable way if young people are going to develop healthy habits for their lifetime.
• Premier accused of ‘flouting convention' By leaking portions of this year's territorial budget before officially presenting it to the legislative assembly,