Whitehorse Daily Star

January 19, 2010

• Yukon Quest launches last fund-raising drive The Yukon Quest is working on a final drive to increase revenues for this year's race.
• Yukoners receive awards at mining roundup The Yukon has received special recognition by organizers of this week's annual Mineral Exploration Roundup inVancouver.
• Magnificent Mushrooms Lara Melnik's work is seen during last Thursday's opening night at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Porter Creek home burglarized Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a break and enter at a Porter Creek home, they reported today.
• Yukon Literacy Coalition approved for funding Family literacy received a boost last month when the Department of Education approved $264,463 in funding for the Yukon Literacy Coalition under the Northern Strategy Trust initiative.
• Open To The World Veteran Yukon musician Kevin Barr and Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor
• Independent power producers forum set for Friday evening It's important that Yukoners understand the full picture when considering a policy to guide independent power producers (IPPs) in the territory, says NDP Leader Elizabeth Hanson.
• Crossing To Victory Land Pearson crosses the Miles Canyon during the Fulda Challenge last Friday.
• Bogus Buckway joins fake Fentie on Twitter site Mayor Bev Buckway is now the second Yukon politico to be lampooned on the social networking website Twitter,
• Grants policy is hurting festival, city told Changes to how the city doles out its grants is taking its toll on the city's major winter festival, council heard at its Monday evening meeting.
• Meeting planned on Haiti's plight Long-time Whitehorse resident Shakir Alwarid is calling on those willing to help with aid relief to Haiti in the wake of last Tuesday's massive earthquake to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baked Café.
• Common sense ‘in short supply': Stockdale Dave Stockdale is hoping common sense will prevail,

January 18, 2010

• Fulda logs off in Dawson City The Fulda Challenge teams travelled from the Eagle Plains Lodge to Dawson last Thursday, making some of the journey in blizzard conditions.
• Fentie anticipates a good mining year It's difficult to predict the level of exploration the Yukon will see this year, but indications are it's going to be another good year.
• Conservation groups take a warning to mining trade show "Stay out of Yukon's Peel watershed.”
• Winning Crossing Sierra van der Meer crosses the Yukon River at Miles Canyon in Whitehorse
• Liberals not talking election, MP says Larry Bagnell would defend his seat were another federal election called,
• Two-vehicle collision occurs near city hall A twisted sign post and skid marks in the snow marked the scene of a rush-hour collision in front of Whitehorse city hall this morning.
• Suburban Crash Whitehorse RCMP were called late Friday afternoon to a collision on Thompson Road at Hamilton Boulevard
• Heavyweights attended big caribou management meeting Chiefs, premiers and ministers met all day Friday and into the evening in Whitehorse to advance a proposed harvest management plan for the Porcupine caribou herd.
• Cab driver exposed himself, court concludes A local taxi driver has been found guilty of exposing himself to a young woman in his cab and trying to force her to touch his penis.
• Territory's growth has mirrored Canada's The Yukon's population has risen by almost 12 per cent in the last decade, with males continuing to account for slightly over half of the count.

January 15, 2010

• Lost? Hug a tree and be a survivor! If you have never been lost, you will find it difficult to realize the dramatic feeling that will impact on a person.
• Yukon Quest to present special cabaret If you can't make it to the start line in Fairbanks next month for the 2010 Yukon Quest, there's another way to celebrate.
• From cabin fever to Christmas magic ( Bookends ) I might take exception to the notion that this title could be given to any book not set in the North except for Marni Jackson's explanation of how things work at the Leighton Artist's Colony in Banff, Alta.
• Lauchie, Liza and Rory: ‘trying to keep it going' Natasha MacLellan and Christian Murray are bustling around the stage at the Yukon Arts Centre,
• Food bank plans to focus on drawing new members As the Whitehorse Food Bank heads into its second year of operation, it is setting its sights on making sure there's a stable supply of donations coming in.
• Top Volunteer and Pal Mike Grieco and Trevor
• Rangers to gather in Faro tomorrow The Joint Task Force North will perform the official opening ceremony for the 57th Canadian Ranger Patrol in Faro on Saturday evening.
• City readies for 2010 citizens' survey Do you support a blue box recycling program in the city paid for entirely by users?
• Yukon's star spud celebrated as a parent When the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wanted to create a better potato,
• Southern Tutchone elder never lost his smile Joe Johnson, a Southern Tutchone leader and elder, died Tuesday at the age of 72 after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer.
• Aviator renews lake lease Coun. Florence Roberts still had reservations about renewing the lease for Black Sheep Aviation to operate the float plane base at Schwatka Lake,
• You may be surprised by a good deed If, over the next few days, you notice your driveway has been anonymously shovelled,
• City will purchase artwork No one knows where the art will go, but the city has commissioned Ken Anderson to create his Nature, Culture, Transportation and Community piece for $10,500.
• Protected areas needed: environmental guardian Since he was a boy growing up in the bush around Rossland in southern B.C.,
• Local authors probe book's early release Local authors John Firth and Ramesh Ferris are still playing phone tag to find out how their book,
• Replacing high school to cost $50 million The territory will spend $50 million to replace F.H. Collins Secondary School according to specification requirements posted on the Yukon government's website Thursday afternoon.
• Charges piled onto B.C. man in local jail A Victoria man accused of coming to Whitehorse and assaulting and extorting money from several local residents has been fingered in a major drug bust on the other side of the country.
• Arson charge laid after Carmacks fire A house fire Wednesday in Carmacks was deliberately set, police reported Thursday.
• Homeless puppies overwhelming animal shelter There's a puppy problem at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter.
• Whistle Bend planners face forest of critics It was supposed to be an eco-friendly, sustainable community.