Whitehorse Daily Star

February 1, 2010

• Glacier doesn't spare Mary McLeod Road If you live on Mary McLeod Road, the shortest way to get home from downtown Dawson is straight up King Street and then on to that road, which leads up past the cemeteries until it joins the Dome Road.
• Tourism scholarship recipients announced Two scholarships of $1,000 each have been awarded to full-time tourism students Mollie Lang and Jessie Stephen, successful applicants of the Giovanni Castellarin Scholarship Fund.
• Website is designed to save lives of adventurers A new website launched last week by the three territorial governments aims to make back-country travel safer for northerners and visitors alike.
• Open Wide Heather McCann, front right, with Alpine Veteranarian,
• Dawson man charged with drug offences A Dawson City man is behind bars today and facing drug trafficking charges.
• Companies examine degree of interest in gas pipeline TransCanada and Exxon Mobil Corp. have delivered their open season plan to determine how much interest there is in an Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline.
• Yukoners endured harrowing floods in Peru On Friday, Jan. 22, the owners of the Yukon's Bean North Coffee Roasting Company, Michael King and Helen Voogd, along with their young son,
• Elder remembered for strong values, humility Edith Josie will be remembered by many across the globe for bringing her home of Old Crow to them, but to those who knew her personally, she will be remembered for much, much more.

January 29, 2010

• Be cautious when travelling on ice If you have never gone through ice into shocking cold water, you don't realize how dreadful the numbing feeling is on your system.
• As our world ends, the Land of Shannara is created The two books under discussion this week complete the trilogy,Genesis of Shannara, which marks the transition between our world and the fantasy world of Shannara.
• Hear the latest and greatest youth band ( Comment ) Bringing Youth Toward Equality (BYTE) is a Whitehorse-based advocate that provides peer programming to the rural youth of the Yukon.
• A local's lament: turning adour into art ( Review ) Over the past year, Yukon mailboxes have been the receptacles of thousands of dollars' worth of taxpayers' money,
• Think about your dreams, hand cycling hero urges There's no doubt that in Whitehorse, Ramesh Ferris has his fair share of invites to public speaking engagements.
• University MBA program now open to Yukon College students Yukon College and the University of Alaska Southeast signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to offer the web-delivered Master of Business Administration Program to Yukon students.
• ‘Tilt'n' Hilton' hotel to check out of existence Faro's Tilt'n' Hilton is coming down.
• We need a new recreation centre: Dawson council Dawson's council has decided the best possible future for the town's recreation facilities would be a new recreation centre, and has passed a resolution to that effect.
• Unintended Destination The driver and passenger were unhurt after this tractor trailer unit rolled over on the Alaska Highway
• Dawsonites' heritage awareness sharpened Members of the business community have been brought up to speed on a host of heritage-related issues to help the Klondike retain its historic flavour.
• Creating Hope For Haiti Dennis Allen has organized a First Nation Fund-raiser for Haitian Relief for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel.
• Law would bolster YTG's power of seizure A new law debated in the Yukon legislature just before the Christmas break would give the territory greatly expanded powers to seize property believed to be the proceeds of crime.
• Granger Mall looks to add parking Business is booming at the Granger Mall.
• Roberts headed to nation's capital City councillor Florence Roberts will be representing the city in Ottawa next month.
• Man placed under house arrest for sexual assault A Whitehorse man has been put under house arrest after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl.
• Festival Goes On Nina Arsenault (above) opened at The Old Fire Hall on Thursday evening with The Silicone Diaries.
• Steeple branded as ‘a frivolous waste' What's been described by one city councillor as "a rather frivolous waste of money” is closer to being placed on the front of The Old Fire Hall downtown.
• Whitehorse Copper to receive park Whitehorse Copper residents can expect a new park in their neighbourhood.
• Shuttered Commons isn't idling Liberals: MP Yukon MP Larry Bagnell joined fellow Liberal MPs in Ottawa this week to rally around party leader Michael Ignatieff, who laid out plans to prevent future prime ministers from proroguing Parliament without the consent of the House.
• Yukon Energy explores raising lake levels Yukon Energy is officially beginning a research project to measure how much more power can be squeezed out of Marsh Lake and Atlin Lake while maintaining acceptable environmental impacts.
• City delves into downtown parking patterns It's been 13 years since the city last looked at the overall parking situation in the downtown core.

January 28, 2010

• Pre-spring sunshine splashes Dawson streets ( Uffish Thoughts ) The sunshine came back to the streets of Dawson on Monday.
• Family Literacy Centre opens at Games Centre Those taking the kids for a swim or skate at the Canada Games Centre can now add a little reading time to the list of activities they can do at the recreational complex.
• Sparking Kids' Intrest Whitehorse firefighter Brian Fedoriak
• They Got It! The truck that became partially submerged in the Yukon River at Dawson City
• Deadline extended for IPP comment The government has extended to Feb. 25 the deadline for Yukoners to comment on its proposal to develop a policy to allow for independent power production in the territory.
• YEC considering higher lake level Yukon Energy has revived its interest in adding more generating capacity at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam by increasing water storage in the Southern Lakes.
• Olympics Presentation Prepared Marten Berkman, videographer, waits patiently while Celia McBride, artistic director for the 30-minute Yukon cultural segment
• Company won't have to boost parking spots Office and day care staff working out of the building at 478 Range Rd. will continue sharing the 13 parking stalls there now.
• Yukon Guides mark 100 years Guiding members past and present, girls and women, will gather Saturday in Whitehorse for a 100th birthday party for Canada's original girl-focused organization.
• Economic outlook bright despite '09 sales drop Cheaper gas prices are blamed for a $17-million drop in retail sales from January 2009 to October 2009.