Whitehorse Daily Star

December 16, 2009

• What makes a building ugly? Does it matter? ( Uffish Thoughts ) Living in Dawson City, a town that pays so much attention to its historical look, does tend to make one sensitive to sudden alterations elsewhere.
• Chicken breasts washed down with Cabernet Franc The Cabernet Franc varietal has probably originated in the Loire Valley in France, and has migrated in the Bordeaux region,
• Seniors Serenaded Seniors at McDonald Lodge in Dawson City
• Community arts projects receive grants The Department of Tourism and Culture's Arts Fund has given out $76,000 to six community organizations to deliver diverse arts programming.
• Capital budget details planned city spending The city is proposing to spend nearly $15.5 million on capital projects among 11 categories in 2010.
• Dawson mayor stresses need for new arena "Given where we're at, I think we're going to have to have a serious look at a new complex rather than proceed any further with gold-plating a pig's ear.”
• City set to close parts of Takhini North Property owners in some parts of Takhini North could soon have more land.
• Students, staff praise anti-drug program Over the last few weeks, Chelsey Leas has learned about how to make decisions and deal with peer pressure through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.
• Renovations expert may bring skills north Home renovation guru and television personality Mike Holmes could be coming to the Yukon after a chance meeting with Environment Minister Elaine Taylor in Copenhagen at the United Nations' climate change talks.
• Vandalism wreaks havoc at equestrian grounds A broken fence, torn building walls and vehicle pieces strewn about were discovered Tuesday at the Yukon Horse and Rider Association's show grounds off Range Road.
• Yukoner feels ‘blessed' by Antarctic excursion Remy Rodden is off to the Antarctic.
• Bears and booze don't mix, MLA says Yesterday in the legislature, the typical BYOB party disclaimer took on a slightly different meaning: bring your own bear, at least from NDP member Toddy Hardy's perspective.
• Golden Hill Ventures tumbles into receivership Things went from bad to worse for Jon Rudolph's group of companies this week when his flagship Golden Hill Ventures went into receivership Monday.

December 15, 2009

• Band's second show takes the stage tonight ( Review ) The Whitehorse All City Concert Band took to the stage at the Yukon Arts Centre on Monday night for their first of two Christmas concerts.
• Paper to eliminate Monday edition After 13 years of publishing three days a week, the Yukon News is dropping its Monday print edition, opting instead for more online content.
• Chamber president doesn't plan to quit Rick Karp is staying put as president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce
• Woman medevaced south after rollover Two people are in hospital and another in jail after a vehicle rolled off the Alaska Highway Monday afternoon.
• Joint venture could be in production by 2013 Selwyn Resources and a major Chinese mining company have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture company to pursue the Howard's Pass zinc-lead project.
• Budget boasts ‘bit of everything' The city will go back to basics with its 2010 capital budget.

December 14, 2009

• City's annual lights tour is set for this evening City residents were asked to light up Friday night.
• Thomson Centre will go back to its beginnings Thomson Centre will once again serve as a residence for Yukoners requiring long-term care.
• Delay in clearing YTG's finances questioned Changes to the Yukon Housing Corporation's accounting standards and efforts to restate its finances for three fiscal years are delaying the Auditor General's approval of the Yukon government books for 2009.
• Dedicated Environmentalists Both young and old Yukoners gathered at the Elijah Smith Building
• Jobless rate rose in November Look for a rebound in Yukon unemployment figures after the holiday shopping rush, says Greg Finnegan, director of the Yukon Bureau of Statistics, after the territory's jobless figure rose to 7.4 per cent in November.
• Village doesn't want accused man to await his trial there A man accused of having sex with a woman while she was passed out will stay in jail until his trial because his home community doesn't want him and there is no appropriate place for him to live in Whitehorse.
• Holiday Favourite Presented The Northern Lights School of Dance's Nutcracker
• Middle ground wasn't possible: commission Any substantial rejection of the recommended land use plan for the Peel watershed would reflect poorly on future planning exercises, says the chair of the Peel planning commission.
• College creates social justice institute What do jail guards, bureaucrats, counsellors and human resource employees all have in common?
• Accused plans to resume schooling The teenager accused of killing a man in Crestview last August will be going back to school in January, after spending the last five months in jail.
• Dog's owner may be fined A local man could be facing a $200 fine after a dog attack sent a child to Whitehorse General Hospital on Friday.