Whitehorse Daily Star

November 20, 2009

• Visual artists to get Olympics exposure The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN),
• Exhibit Continues Joyce Majiski, the Llama project co-founder,
• It's the shooter, not the firearm! Recently, I had a very interesting conversation with Sean Bell, manager of the Hougen Centre's Sportslodge, that dealt with guns, bullets, ballistics and hunters.
• When the future shows up too soon ( Bookends ) Scientists usually undertake experiments without knowing exactly how they will turn out, though they certainly have a hypothesis they want to test.
• Students put the art into recycling Reusing and recycling took on whole new meanings this month as students from the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture's School of Visual Arts (SOVA) visited the Quigley landfill.
• Christmas bazaar packed school gym If the overabundance of snow was not enough to make it perfectly clear, the school gymnasium packed with people and the tables piled high with things to buy finished the job.
• Two outlying subdivisions receive digital TV, cable Internet Digital cable TV and cable Internet are now available to Northwestel Inc. customers in the Spruce Hill subdivision and will be available in the Whitehorse Copper subdivision in December.
• Wildlife preserve receives three years' funding A multi-year funding agreement for the Yukon Wildlife Preserve will provide $1.8 million over three years to help the organization expand its programs and seek other funding opportunities.
• Watch donation boxes: RCMP The Whitehorse RCMP are warning businesses and charities to keep an eye on their donation boxes as the holiday season approaches.
• City council ponders several environmental fund grants Before voting on whether to award $6,972 in environmental grants this year, city council will take a closer look at the two applications which came in for the funding.
• Dog kennel proposed for Squatters Road Dog owners may have a new place to leave their dogs when they go on vacation pretty soon if city council grants a conditional use application to Genesee Keevil.
• Committee hears concerns of those with disabilities Snowboarding, skiing and sliding may top the list of winter activities for many Whitehorse residents, young and old.
• Keeping the faith: from Nigeria to the Yukon It's a long journey from Nigeria to Dawson City, but it is one that 42-year-old Father Ernest Emeka Emeodi is happy to have made.
• Second ambulance station planned for Whitehorse Planning and design work for a new Whitehorse ambulance station is set to begin, Community Services Minister Archie Lang said Thursday.
• Range Road building up for rezoning Close to a year after the controversial eviction of the Little Paws Daycare from its Range Road location,
• Festival to help buy hospital equipment Christmas carols could be heard playing in the foyer of the Yukon government's main administration building Thursday afternoon as people wandered through,
• Subdivided lots in Porter Creek come with conditions The city could soon be signing off on a new development agreement that would see new water, sewer and utility easements for a property being subdivided in Porter Creek.
• In The Shadow Of Olympians Olympic curling champions Kevin Martin, Mark Kennedy, John Morris and Ben Hebert were joined by youth from the Grey Mountain Primary School today.
• Housing group seeks $3,500 from city A funding shortfall has Habitat for Humanity asking the city for a little help, in the form of reimbursed development cost charges.
• Affordable housing model taking shape Even before it is completed, the house under construction at the end of Wheeler Street in downtown Whitehorse is being hailed as a success by all involved in its creation.
• Flu has killed local woman A Whitehorse woman has died of swine flu, a Department of Health and Social Services official confirmed this afternoon.
• Don't let scammers spoil your holiday cheer: RCMP With the Christmas shopping season fast approaching, the Whitehorse RCMP are warning consumers to be aware of telephone and Internet scams and learn how to protect against them.
• Stamping Out Bullying Students from Ecole Emilie Tremblay and F.H.Collins and Porter Creek Secondary Schools attended question period
• Man successfully challenges roadside breath test's legality A Dawson City man is off the hook for a drunk driving charge because the RCMP officer who pulled him over did so on a hunch, not objective evidence.
• Conservation officers, citizens rescue deer Could it be the deer knew exactly what it had to do to be rescued?
• Vandals will find themselves on camera City officials are hoping new video cameras being installed at all of its utility stations will curb vandalism at the sites.
• Enforcement of off-road vehicle laws queried Territorial politicians could be travelling to your community to gauge support for new restrictions on the use of snow machines, quads and dirt bikes in the territory.

November 19, 2009

• ‘Our survival is our resistance,' residential school survivor tells gathering When Terri Brown called upon intergenerational survivors of Indian residential schools to join her at the podium Wednesday,
• Guides' bazaar a go for Saturday Whitehorse residents can get into the seasonal spirit Saturday by attending the annual Girl Guide holiday tea and Christmas bazaar at the Whitehorse United Church.
• All Smiles The snow provided a hat,
• Stalled engine, poor brakes blamed for fatal rollover The territorial workers' compensation, health and safety board has released the details of a recent work site death in the hopes it will prevent similar tragedies.
• Vehicle struck miner from behind, report says The 20-year-old miner who died after a mishap at the Wolverine Mine last month was struck from behind by the vehicle he'd left parked on the down ramp.
• Phelps proposes ‘big tent' political party More than 100 people turned out last evening at the Gold Rush Inn to hear ex-energy corporation director and former government leader Willard Phelps' pitch for a new political party in the Yukon.

November 18, 2009

• Finding expression for a musical passion ( Review ) Balladeer Kevin Barr took to the stage at The Old Fire Hall last Saturday night to release his first solo project, Lost and Found.
• Dust your cowboy hat and polish your boots Visual arts will meet the performing arts Saturday as Haines Junction celebrates two anniversaries:
• A delicious meal for an award-winning beer From the town of Biella, near the Italian Alps, comes this multiple award-winning beer now available in Alberta, B.C. and the Yukon through the Alberta Liquor Board.
• Schools do respect Remembrance Day ( Uffish Thoughts ) In last Friday's Star, a letter writer tackled what he felt was a serious error in educational policy with regards to Remembrance Day celebrations.
• CFYT-FM graduates to a seven-year licence The big news at the annual general meeting for CFYT-FM radio was that the volunteer-run,
• Traffic collision victims remembered on special day Today marks the second annual national day of remembrance for road crash victims.
• Survivors gather for three-day healing journey Andy Nieman used humour and wit to guide his audience through an otherwise serious and emotional matter.
• Winter Driving Woes Kick In Rush-hour traffic was held up late Monday afternoon after this three-vehicle collision at the intersection of the Alaska Highway and Two Mile Hill.
• Hart plans to retract remark about MLA Health Minister Glenn Hart plans to retract his remarks directed at NDP house leader Steve Cardiff during Tuesday's question period, according to a cabinet spokeswoman.
• Late December council meetings cancelled City council members will get a break from their weekly meetings during the second half of December.
• Mixing Music With Memories Hank Karr entertains at a Business After Hours function
• Pipeline coalition needs more funding: chair Government funding for the Alaska Highway Aboriginal Pipeline Coalition is not enough,
• Ex-candidate leaving the pharmacy business It's been almost two decades since Darrell Pasloski moved to Whitehorse with his family to run the Shoppers Drug Mart store at the Qwanlin Mall.
• Case returned to human rights commission A human rights complaint has been sent back to the starting blocks because of a "deficient” ruling, a Yukon Supreme Court judge has decided.
• Jury deliberating accused's fate A jury in Yellowknife is deliberating the fate of an Alberta man charged in the murder of a northern RCMP officer two years ago.
• Former Whitehorse bouncer appeals conviction, sentence The former Whitehorse bouncer who was found guilty earlier this year of sucker-punching a drunk patron outside Coasters night club is appealing the court's decision.
• OCP evolves into a 2010 exercise The 2009 Official Community Plan is becoming a 2010 plan.
• Judge sets 2022 for killer's earliest parole eligibility Convicted murderer Alicia Murphy will not be eligible for parole until 2022, a Yukon Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday.