Whitehorse Daily Star

November 12, 2009

• Time in the trenches of the First World ( Uffish Thoughts ) One end of the Canadian War Museum hunkers into the street almost as if it were a bunker,
• Council approves travel spending The city will foot the bill for the travel expenses and per diems for the trip Councillors Ranj Pillai, Florence Roberts and Dave Stockdale made to Haines Junction
• Politicians Turn Sod Yukon Senator Dan Lang, left, and Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart attend Tuesday's sod-turning ceremony for the new children's receiving home at 5030 Fifth Ave.
• Auction to help fund Congo clinic The Fair Aid Society will host a silent auction Friday to raise money for a second health clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Newcomer advocates Department of Peace When Theresa Dunn moved to Whitehorse from Ottawa with her husband a few months ago, it wasn't just belongings she toted along with her.
• Collision Remnants A Capital Towing Services Ltd. tow truck prepares to haul away a car
• Remembrance Day 2009 Pictures Pictures By Vince Fedoroff
• YEC pinpoints power outage cause A blown capacitor on a control board caused Tuesday morning's power outage for 4,000 customers in parts of Whitehorse and areas to the north, says Yukon Energy spokeswoman Janet Patterson.
• Officials being used as ‘human shields': MLA Premier Dennis Fentie continues to hide behind officials, charge opposition MLAs;
• Consultant awarded $25,000 in damages A pair of e-mails painting a local planning consultant as unprofessional has landed a Grizzly Valley resident with a $25,000 bill for damages following a Yukon Supreme Court defamation trial.

November 10, 2009

• Beware of chimney dangers, former resident warns A former Whitehorse resident is calling on city and Yukon government officials to be more diligent during their inspections of child care facilities.
• Second wave of H1N1 possible: MD The flu season is by no means over, and with that, health officials are continuing to recommend Yukoners get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus.
• City looking at selling a lot in Hillcrest The city may opt to sell a piece of land in Hillcrest, with council approving first and second readings of the bylaw Monday evening.
• Territory's goods-producing sector lost 400 positions The Yukon's goods-producing sector has taken a hit, losing 400 jobs since August, according to a Statistics Canada report released last Friday.
• School Observes Remembrance Day The Honour Guard marches on during Porter Creek Secondary School's Remembrance Day service
• Liberal wonders if Fentie is running Environment The Peel watershed debate spilled into the legislative assembly Monday
• A Snowy Stroll One doesn't often see a bear with snow all around,
• Council defers climate change resolution The city will hold off from calling on the federal government to take action on climate change.
• Latest power failure under investigation The cause of this morning's power outage – the third in less than a week – was still under investigation at press time early this afternoon.
• Yukon case goes before Supreme Court A landmark case about aboriginal rights and title in the Yukon which has drawn significant national attention will be before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday morning.

November 9, 2009

• Top student earns a top scholarship With top marks, Amy Clements of Watson Lake High School has been awarded a $17,792, multiyear scholarship by the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC).
• Friday's power failure caused by truck contacting wires A private garbage truck that tugged on telephone wires while working on Teslin Road caused Friday morning's power outage for 540 Riverdale customers.
• THE FACE OF HOMELESSNESS Dano is a street person who sleeps at the Salvation Army.
• RCMP thank communities for relay Local RCMP are extending their thanks to the volunteers, community groups and businesses involved in the Olympic Torch Relay when it was here last week.
• YOUNGSTERS GET INVOLVED Students and staff at Grey Mountain Primary School
• Praise greets Solid Waste Action Plan The government's Solid Waste Action Plan, unveiled last week, is getting good reviews from the Yukon Conservation Society and the NDP's critic for Community Services.
• Yukoner feels shut out of firewood industry Romeo Leduc says he's constantly struggling with the Yukon government to secure access to enough beetle-killed spruce to keep his firewood business going.
• Young workers need more protection now: labour federation "The time for talk is over,” says Alex Furlong.
• Infant rushed to hospital, but couldn't be revived The Yukon Coroner Service and the RCMP's "M” Division Major Crimes Section are investigating the sudden death of an 11-month-old infant over the weekend in Whitehorse.
• ‘This is of real significance': lawyer The Ross River Dena Council has won the right to see secret federal cabinet documents from 1973 that Ottawa did not want to release.