Whitehorse Daily Star

November 3, 2009

• Local electronic waste to be shipped south Ten tons of computers, TVs, stereos and other used electronics from Whitehorse made their way to a Vancouver recycling centre.
• Flame will shine in Alert The Olympic flame is about to light up Canada's North.
• Limited traffic disruptions planned Traffic delays are expected to be kept to a minimum throughout Whitehorse this afternoon, as the Olympic Torch is carried into the capital.
• Correction Becky Shank, the young woman who was killed while crossing Second Avenue in Whitehorse in the summer of 2008,
• Avoid ‘recipe for disaster', drivers urged Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched their annual red ribbon campaign Monday,
• Adversaries' charges ‘bush league sham': Fentie "Bush league sham” is how Premier Dennis Fentie described opposition attempts to discredit him and his government over dealings with Calgary-based energy giant ATCO
• Jet set for maiden Dawson City and Old Crow landings The Olympic Torch began the first segment of its tour across the North with its arrival in Whitehorse this afternoon aboard Air North.
• Amateur astronomer asks city to dim lights A local amateur astronomer is calling on the city to dim the lights, and is questioning why Miles Canyon Road can't stay open a little longer.
• City could repeal its smoking bylaw Four years after a city bylaw banned smoking in all public places,

November 2, 2009

• CBC receives permission to switch bands CBC radio's application to switch its Yukon-wide AM broadcast to an FM signal has been approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
• Commissioner receives first official poppy of remembrance Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber received the territory's first official poppy in her office last week.
• Needling The MP Registered nurse Maurice Chiasson gives Yukon MP Larry Bagnell his H1N1 flu shot Friday afternoon.
• Bagnell plans to vote for registry's repeal Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says he will vote in favour of a bill to repeal the long gun registry, expected for second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
• Yukon is at the forefront of e-health expansion: Hart The Yukon is a leader in the use of electronic health technology and its citizens are the beneficiaries.
• Helping The Needy Members of the Porter Creek Secondary School Social Justice Club
• Guide on alcohol and seniors is now available The Yukon Liquor Corp. has released Alcohol as We Age,
• Ferry season comes to an end in Dawson It's been a long season for the George Black ferry this year.
• MLA's motion would ban roadside hunting After dropping its 500-metre no-hunting corridor on the Dempster Highway two years ago,
• Dawson City man jailed for illegal moose hunting A 49-year-old Dawson City man has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for hunting moose when he shouldn't have been.
• ‘I was in shock,' says community torch bearer Twenty-one years ago, eight-year-old Ramesh Ferris held a small torch bearing a piece of the Olympic flame for the 1988 Olympics in Calgary.
• Child had contracted pneumonia, H1N1 A young Yukoner who contracted the H1N1 virus has died, the territory's chief medical officer said today.

October 30, 2009

• RCMP's top brass have breached security First and foremost, I would make one thing clear: this week's headine has nothing to do with the front-line RCMP who are working the beat and fighting against drugs and other criminal elements.
• Two tales with ladies in plain view "Mary DiNunzio sat across from the old men, deciding which one to shoot first. Her father, Matty DiNunzio,
• Beware of a spooky city tonight, tomorrow ( preview ) All Hallows' Eve is upon us, marking the beginning of our descent into winter's darkness, and Whitehorse is celebrating in fine style.
• Pumpkin sports adorn an east coast valley ( Uffish Thoughts ) KENTVILLE, N.S. – The Pumpkin People have been on display all through the month of October in Kentville.
• MLA pursues ban of cell phone use while driving Darius Elias, the Liberal MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin (Old Crow), is still waiting for the government to address what he calls the public safety threats posed by drivers distracted by cellular phones and other hand-held devices.
• Help bring ‘Dignity for All,' Yukoners urged Yukoners were urged Wednesday night to sign on to the Dignity for All campaign being led by the Canada Without Poverty organization.
• New bylaw officer is on the job ATVers and snowmachine drivers can soon expect to see a new ride on the city's trails and greenbelts.
• Motor Vehicles Act amendments tabled Two amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act will permit municipalities to enforce parking requirements on private property and to regulate off-road vehicle use within municipal boundaries.
• Most torch bearers' names still not released It remains a mystery who most of the Olympic torch bearers carrying the flame through Whitehorse will be with the exception of two Northwestel employees.
• Local firm to clear brush for major power line Yukon Energy has awarded Pelly Construction a $1.75-million contract to clear the right-of-way for the power line extension from Pelly Crossing to Stewart Crossing.
• Dawson's vaccination plan off to a strong start By the end of office hours on Tuesday, the Dawson City Health Center had seen 90 patients drop in to get the H1N1 flu shot, the regular seasonal flu shot, or both.
• College, university ink deal Thompson Rivers University (TRU) delegates visited Yukon College on Thursday to sign a memorandum of understanding giving Yukon College students access to dual admission at their campus and TRU.
• Crown may seek dangerous offender declaration The man convicted of two violent rapes in the Whitehorse area may spend the rest of his life in jail, but will not know his fate until next year.
• Bus system changes may be delayed Local bus riders could be left waiting an additional six months for a major overhaul of the transit system.
• Man spent night in bush A Whitehorse man is home safe and sound after spending an unplanned night in the bush Wednesday.
• Former guide granted absolute discharge A "careless mistake” is still an offence under the Yukon's Wildlife Act, an appeal court judge ruled Thursday as he overturned a territorial court decision made earlier this year.
• Community helps man battle cancer More than $14,000 was raised last weekend for Robert Tyerman and his family to help with expenses while he battles cancer.
• Hold premier in contempt, Speaker urged The Opposition wants Premier Dennis Fentie held in contempt after he denied in the legislative assembly last spring that the government was negotiating the privatization of the Yukon Energy Corp.
• Reflections Sundog Carvers will open the show 'Their Things That Are Carved'
• ‘Finally, I knew what was happening to me' Michael Swainson's final straw came on a Monday afternoon in March 2007.
• Flu-stricken inmates unhappy with treatment The flu has made its way into the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.