Whitehorse Daily Star

February 12, 2010

• That's The Spirit the movie was missing! ( Bookends ) Anyone who has seen the dismal exercise in reinterpretation which was comic book legend Frank Miller's take on Will Eisner's iconic noir detective
• A Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act Hunting, fishing and trapping have shaped the Yukon's social, cultural and economic heritage.
• Yukon artists are ready to wow the crowds Over the last few months, the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) has been working feverishly towards ensuring that Yukon artists are strongly represented at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
• Proud Graduates Lt.-Col Ted Cossick, Commanding Officer, Area Support Unit (North),
• Film takes viewers to Fort McPherson ( Preview ) Dennis Allen's feature-length documentary CBQM:
• ‘Drop the Pop,' schools urged The 2010 "Drop the Pop Challenge” is challenging Yukon schools to get creative in addressing healthy drinking and eating.
• Ski club asks city for rental waiver The Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club is asking the city to waive fees at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre's Grey Mountain Room and the Canada Games Centre parking lot.
• Dawson chamber wants vote issue explored The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce is asking town council to endorse an Association of Yukon Communities (AYC)
• Community Rallies To Women's Aid Jessica Frotten is seen in her wheelchair at the Feb. 4 fund-raiser in The Old Fire Hall.
• Gatt leaves Dawson with strong lead Under the cover of early morning darkness,
• Building won't be named after a fire chief The structure under construction at the top of Two Mile Hill will not bear the names of any past fire chiefs.
• Fund-Raising The Fun Way Hidden Valley Elementary School was rocking
• Klondike posting excites Parks Canada boss David Rohatensky originally set out to be a teacher and graduated with an Education degree.
• Major conference set for late March Premier Denis Fentie and Grand Chief Andy Carvill of the Council of Yukon First Nations will co-host the Yukon First Nations Resource Opportunities Conference, March 23-25 in Whitehorse.
• Snowslide kills gold find catalyst The geologist who played a key role in unveiling the extent of gold resources in the White Gold District has died in an avalanche in Utah.
• GM hired for Arctic Winter Games Chris Milner will serve as the general manager of the Arctic Winter Games(AWG) the city is set to host in 2012.
• Latest tax, fee hikes have chamber concerned Last year, the doors of 37 businesses in Whitehorse closed, and only eight were opened.
• Youth ambassador contingent heads to Vancouver The sport, culture and youth ambassador teams representing the Yukon at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games gathered Thursday in Whitehorse for a send-off event.
• Trail-keeper delivers positive conditions report If conditions stay the way they are, the 2010 Yukon Quest field of mushers are in for a great ride into Whitehorse.
• ‘I'm all charged up for the next leg': Gatt Whitehorse's Hans Gatt says he wasn't trying to get into Dawson first Wednesday evening,
• Building gives fire chief the ultimate honour Whitehorse fire chief Clive Sparks will finally have the office he's always wanted.
• RCMP investigating paramedic's allegations A complaint made by a paramedic who allegedly saw an RCMP officer choke a restrained man into unconsciousness is being investigated by local police, an RCMP spokesman said today.

February 11, 2010

• Belgian musher is happy to be involved Dries Jacobs can't help but feel like he's forgetting something – but it's all part of being a rookie.
• Conference to explore energy solutions Delegates from across Canada's North will gather Feb.15-19 at the Yukon Inn to explore energy solutions for northern buildings.
• Hot Lunch A shed fire in Riverdale was likely caused by an old Ski-Doo being repaired inside the 8'x12' metal shed late Wednesday morning.
• City spurns Graham's offer to Rendezvous The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society won't be getting the $3,450 Coun. Doug Graham had proposed to offer it for its upcoming annual festival.
• Official ‘flabbergasted' by Liberals' reaction to board appointment Official ‘flabbergasted' by Liberals' reaction to board appointment
• More elk hunt permits are out The Yukon government issued 30 more permits to hunt elk this week in its effort to reduce the overall population by 50 animals.
• Tightlipped Gatt is first Quester into Dawson Yukon Quest musher Hans Gatt is one step closer to the gold in Dawson,

February 10, 2010

• A paper tribute to a memorable machine From one boomtown to another comes Colin Lyon, with his printed homage to the oil boom that made his hometown of Petrolia, Ont. the birthplace of the North American oil industry in 1858.
• Pairing a Riesling with a fruit-stuffed pork roast The Pfalz (or Palatinate) is the driest, sunniest region of the wine growing regions of Germany, and is located westward along the border of Alsace, France.
• Film festival unreels some poignant issues ( Preview ) The Available Light Film festival bursts out of the starting blocks tonight with two very different films about love, pain and family.
• YHC must build more improvements: auditor The Yukon Housing Corp. received some positive feedback from Auditor General Sheila Fraser this week.
• Mushers thinking positively despite setbacks on the trail The second pack of Yukon Quest mushers began arriving Tuesday evening in Eagle,
• Klondike gold is on mushers' minds With Dawson City nearly 245 kilometres away, the Yukon Quest mushers stopped in Eagle can almost taste the gold.
• Three area roads will be upgraded Three Whitehorse-area roads are in for $600,000 worth of improvements to make them safer.
• No One Hurt In Collision There were no serious injuries
• Yukon musher has opted out of GPS technology The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is operating in high-tech fashion this year with the addition of GPS trackers to 23 of the 24 mushers.
• Draft OCP proposes parks, higher buildings The first draft of the city's Official Community Plan (OCP) will be made public tonight at a meeting set for the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• ‘Failure will have tragic consequences' A new high-end tourism operation will fold without additional government financial assistance, according to documents obtained by the Star.