Whitehorse Daily Star

November 30, 2009

• Tourism program gets big grant The Yukon government is receiving $525,000 through the federal Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) for its Destination Yukon project.
• Mine feedback deadline changed The deadline to comment on the proposal by North American Tungsten to build a mine at its Mactung deposit near Macmillan Pass has been extended to Dec. 7.
• MLAs get watershed survey data The results of the public survey regarding the Peel River watershed have been forwarded to the Yukon's 18 MLAs by two local environmental organizations.
• Selling Wooden Wares City councillor Florence Roberts was selling toolboxes, pencil holders and birdhouses made by Copper Ridge resident Norm Spencer
• NWTel raised thousands for United Way of Yukon Northwestel Inc. and its employees have once again raised more than $26,000 for the United Way of Yukon.
• Minister is firm on hospital's location The contentious location where the Yukon Hospital Corp. plans to build Dawson City's new hospital hit the floor of the legislative assembly last Thursday.
• Fund-Raising Fun Kaiya Denechezhe enjoyed some of the moose stew and bannock
• China's human rights, poor environment surface in legislature Because China is mining the Yukon's resources, it's high time the Asian giant take some of our mine safety and human rights advice,
• Warming climate lands on students' agenda Regardless of what comes out of international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen next month,
• Hunters have taken 18 elk and 68 bison, figures show Yukoners have so far harvested 18 elk.
• North called unprepared for warming climate A report on adapting northern infrastructure to the effects of climate change highlights important issues,

November 27, 2009

• Charlie Russell, the man who lived with grizzlies I have been truly blessed in my short 77 years to have personally met people like Pierre Trudeau,
• Questions of identity lead to solutions ( Bookends ) In the latest Lincoln Rhyme mystery, Jeffery Deaver returns to a theme he last used in the non-Rhyme novel The Blue Nowhere, but gives it such a completely different twist that he really isn't repeating himself.
• Amnesty International film festival is on ( Preview ) The MacBride Museum is hosting the Amnesty International Film Festival this weekend, giving Yukoners a glimpse into lives coloured by violence and oppression, hope and bravery.
• Varietease: tantalizing vaudeville at its best ( Review ) The grand tradition of burlesque came alive to the Yukon Arts Centre stage this week for several nights of adult fun.
• Klondike Christmas pageant preparations begin Over a decade ago, the churches of Dawson, which unite for a Christmas pageant service on Christmas Eve,
• Pioneer line cutter takes the spotlight Roger Voisine's old business cards said it all: Artiste de la machète.
• Trevor still needs a home, society says The Humane Society Yukon says it wants to clear up some confusion about the foster home requirements for Trevor.
• College's website a popular draw Yukon College's new website is gaining momentum and seeing increased traffic, with 27,000 visitors who connected to the site 81,000 times in its first two months.
• Minister accused of ‘callous lack of compassion' Tempers flared in the legislature Thursday over transportation for students at Old Crow's Chief Zzeh Gittlit School.
• Annual Tradition Continues Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. employees
• City awards environmental grants The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) will receive more than $5,000 from the city to move forward on a program focused on water quality and conservation.
• Habitat for Humanity gets financial break City council has opted to grant Habitat for Humanity the development cost charges it paid for its housing project at 810 Wheeler St.
• City accepts development pact for subdivided residential lot City officials have the go-ahead to sign off on a development agreement for new water, sewer and utility easements for a Porter Creek property that is being subdivided.
• Firms honoured for environmental stewardship Three companies were recognized this week for their environmental reclamation work in the field of mining and exploration.
• Cadets to Compete in local biathlon Royal Canadian Army and Air Cadets from across the North will gather in Whitehorse from Monday to Wednesday to compete in the 2009 Northern Region Cadet Biathlon Competition.
• Hats Off Helping out Longtime Whitehorse resident Sue Edelman sells toques
• Centre marks 30 years of supporting families Four -year-old Gwen Riske doesn't hide her excitement when it comes to Linda's Room at the Child Development Centre (CDC).
• Rookie Mountie enjoying Klondike posting After just four months in Dawson City, 23-year-old Jordan McIntyre thinks he is starting to get a feel for the place.
• Police salute 325 years of service The Yukon RCMP celebrated their membership Wednesday with their annual honours ceremony, recognizing more than 300 years of service given by 17 members.
• City to donate parking fine proceeds to local food bank The City will donate all parking meter fine proceeds to the Whitehorse Food Bank from Monday until Dec. 12, Deputy Mayor Dave Stockdale said today.
• Minister's flyer has false statement about Bagnell Yukon MP Larry Bagnell is crying foul after getting caught in the cross hairs of the Conservative Party's relentless campaign of attack ads this month.
• City sells Sunset Drive lot Thomas and Tammy Banks could soon be watching their Sunset Drive property grow to 951 square metres after council approved third reading of a bylaw to sell its 321-square-metre piece of land next door.
• The Fruits of Learning Aly Wiens, left, and Reanna Newsome studied the ripening of bananas for their science fair project
• Renewable energy policy planned A public consultation for developing Yukon policies for independent power production (IPP) and net metering was announced Wednesday by Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Archie Lang.
• Food bank is greeting more hungry visitors Food banks across the country are reporting a mounting demand for their services, and Whitehorse is no different.
• ‘Second Gold Rush' catalysts honoured It takes a special kind of spouse to accept the life and trials of a prospector, says Shawn Ryan, who many say is among the best rock hounds in the business.
• Motorists simply passed hit-and-run victim A young Atlin, B.C. man is in Whitehorse General Hospital this week after being struck by an unknown vehicle outside his community last Friday.
• Two inmates face charges of arson, assault: police Police have charged an inmate at the Whitehorse jail with arson after a fire was set in one of the segregation cells Thursday afternoon.

November 26, 2009

• Family shows off fruits of waste diversion Show and Tell may be a staple of primary school
• Climate change events planned Two climate change events will take place Friday at F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Celebrating Aviation History Barnstorming with the Queen will open at 5 p.m. today at the Hougen Heritage Gallery in the Arts Underground.
• Alaska mining suffered slight drop this year The value of Alaska's mining and exploration industry dropped this year,
• MLAs approve poverty summit Proving the Yukon Party is not the only political force in the territory capable of planning to make a plan,
• Fire department marks duo's advancements Most of the City of Whitehorse firefighters gathered together Tuesday evening to witness the induction and advancement of two of their members.
• City smoking bylaw off the books Smoking regulations are now entirely in the territory's hands.
• Festive Fentie signed cards during the debate Safe at the helm of his majority government, Premier Dennis Fentie sat in the legislature Wednesday afternoon casually signing Christmas cards,