Whitehorse Daily Star

March 15, 2010

• YEC announces major construction contract Yukon Energy has officially signed off on an $85.4-million contract with Peter Kiewit Sons for the construction of the Mayo B hydro expansion
• Acclaimed historian to launch new book Whitehorse author and historian Michael Gates will launch his new book, History Hunting in the Yukon, at 7 p.m. March 30.
• Daffodils campaign to start this week The Canadian Cancer Society's daffodil campaign will kick off Thursday with the introduction of a new daffodil pin.
• Consent is case's key issue, Crown says A verdict set to be handed down tomorrow in Yukon Supreme Court will come down to whether a woman consented to having sex.
• Liberals curious about minister's creek commitment Two Liberal MLAs are asking Environment Minister John Edzerza how he will honour his commitments to protect McIntyre Creek from development.
• City loses veteran bylaw manager The city is losing its longtime manager of bylaw.

March 12, 2010

• The facts of wildlife management The recent column on trapping brought the usual few misgivings that simply called me outrageous (I enjoy) names,
• The continuing adventures of the man with two brains ( Bookends ) In this age of TV and movie sequels and reboots, it should not come as any surprise that the work of well-known authors is getting the same treatment.
• ‘From loving myself, I am doing what I love' The art exhibition currently being shown at Umbellula on the River is a feast of colour, contrast and texture.
• Former Yukoner promotes emotional healing Former Yukoner Anna Baron left the territory a few years ago to address her health issues around torticollis and be closer to her family in Nova Scotia.
• Yukon biathletes achieve Gold and Silver It was a beautiful day at the Arctic Winter Games biathlon range in Grande Prairie, Alta.
• OCP needs greenspace changes: society While praising the city for its work on the proposed revised Official Community Plan (OCP)
• City to sound out riders on bus system reforms City to sound out riders on bus system reforms
• Cellular service to expand Latitude Wireless has again expanded its cellular service, now making the company's wireless offerings available to the Ibex Valley area.
• Sled drop winner treats the house When Martin Gehrig went home after the Dawson Sled Dawgs Sled Drop
• March Break Creativity Youth at the Arts Underground
• First Air drops Whitehorse-Yellowknife route Air North is looking at ways to tweak its Alberta flight schedule to improve connection options between Whitehorse and Yellowknife,
• Dawson pickups consume plug-in power According to research done by Peter Menzies and Doug Cotter, there are more than 2,200 registered gasoline-powered vehicles in Dawson City.
• Officials cancel Junior Yukon Quest The 2010 Junior Yukon Quest, set to begin Saturday, has been cancelled, Fairbanks officials said Wednesday.
• Entrepreneur's new venture takes the cake The sweetest, most colourful spot in Whitehorse may well be nestled between TD-Canada Trust and the KEBABery on Second Avenue.
• Utilities pursuing rate changes The Yukon's two electrical utilities have filed a joint application to adjust their rate structures among residential, commercial and industrial customers.
• Boost to development cost charges put off Developers in Whitehorse can breathe easier at least for a while.
• Clarification Chandra Crawford will not be speaking at Monday night's Haywood Ski Nationals reception
• Job Well Done Alison Pakula receives the Ni'iinlii Njik Renewable Resource Management Scholarship
• City to dole out more waterfront tickets For three years, city bylaw officers and staff – including those working with the department through the summer
• Judge to deliver his verdict on Tuesday Crown prosecutor Robert Beck described the two RCMP officers on trial for sexual assault as opportunists targeting a vulnerable woman who was new to Watson Lake,
• Encounter ‘not a proud moment': officer The intercourse he had with a woman after a party in Watson Lake last March was consensual,

March 11, 2010

• Suspected intruder found in city's pumphouse A 23-year-old Whitehorse man could be facing charges after a break-in Wednesday at the city's Selkirk pumphouse.
• Student to receive scholarship Friday Alison Pakula is this year's recipient of the Ni'iinlii Njik Renewable Resource Management Scholarship.
• MLAs will gather on March 25 The Yukon legislature will reconvene March 25, Premier Dennis Fentie announced today.
• Production Takes The Stage This Evening Daniel Janke (far left) directs Alice and Other Heroes
• Mammoth Kinross Gold Corp. wants in on Yukon gold action Canada's third-largest gold producer wants to buy up the territory's hottest junior exploration company and its White Gold properties.
• German hiker found safe and sound A visitor to the territory overdue from a hiking trip near Annie Lake received his first snowmobile ride Wednesday after Whitehorse RCMP found him on a trail returning from his trek.
• Officer tells court his version of events As his pregnant wife and two-year-old son slept at home,
• Government fixes public relations SNAFU SNAFU will be permitted to stay, and TARFU is on its way.