Whitehorse Daily Star

October 29, 2009

• Yukon Hospital Foundation announces new campaign The Yukon Hospital Foundation has announced details of its new fund-raising campaign for 2009, while extending appreciation for ongoing help from Northwestel Inc. and other supporters.
• New flu assessment clinic to lighten the load: Hart Beginning tomorrow, Whitehorse residents who think they may need medical treatment for influenza will have another option to calling 811, visiting their physician or going to the hospital.
• Yukon creates sister-province relationship with Shaanxi The Yukon has signed a letter of intent to develop a sister-province relationship with Shaanxi province in China.
• New council members make appointments For any Whitehorse city council, the first order of business is assigning each of the members duties for the next year.
• Woman's sentencing postponed Alicia Murphy will wait another month to find out how long she will stay in prison before she can apply for parole.
• Federal Employees Help Out Federal government departments volunteers organized a silent auction fundraiser for the United Way of Yukon on Wednesday.
• YDC board appointments confirmed Ray Hayes, an assistant deputy minister of Energy, Mines and Resources,
• Eager Crowd Peter Grundmanis auctions off ties previously owned by Ed Stick.
• Society plans a campaign to encourage water conservation The extended period the city needs to discharge treated wastewater into the Yukon River has the Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) applying for city money to educate residents on the importance of conserving water.
• Flu shots now accompanied by activities passes The city is giving Whitehorse residents a little incentive to get their H1N1 vaccinations.
• Fentie regime sinks to lowest-ever rating As the year's fall sitting started this afternoon, support for the Yukon Party government is at its lowest since Premier Dennis Fentie was elected to lead his second majority three years ago, according to a DataPath Systems poll released Wednesday.

October 28, 2009

• Blues Brothers hit the northern road DAWSON CITY – Big Dave McLean and Doc MacLean slid into Dawson recently with a pair of matching National Steel guitars, more usual wooden instruments, harmonicas and a washboard.
• Red carpet rolled out for events planners The Yukon Convention Bureau hosted its seventh annual Red Carpet Tour for meeting and events planners last Wednesday and Thursday.
• Fentie has ‘hand-picked' board nominees: Cathers The Star has obtained a list of the government's nominees to the Yukon Development Corp. board of directors.
• Campus Construction Underway Work has begun on the lot preparation for Dawson City's new Yukon College building
• Trevor's fate was back in judge's chambers today A bid by the Humane Society Yukon to relax some of the rules surrounding the care of its most famous ward was only partly successful this morning,
• Army's New Captains Captains Shannon and Jeff Howard, the new commanding officers at the Salvation Army,
• Miner was walking, talking after mishap The 20-year-old miner who died last week hours after being hurt underground at the Wolverine Mine suffered internal injuries, says coroner Sharon Hanley.
• Community Efforts Recognized City councillor Dave Stockdale presents a certificate and flowers to Kate O'Donnell, right,
• New library to offer 21st-century services Users of the Whitehorse Public Library after 2012 will know a very different library than what they know now.
• First H1N1 hospitalization confirmed in the territory; vaccine clinics teeming Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory's medical officer of health,
• Jury deliberated five hours before reaching a verdict Alicia Murphy is guilty as charged of the second-degree murder of Evangeline Billy.

October 27, 2009

• Compostable bags create composting issues Compostable bags won't be turned away at the landfill, but city staff are asking residents to voluntarily dump what's in there and keep the bag.
• Chamber presents several awards Darrell Pasloski, a local pharmacist and the owner of Shoppers Drug Mart in the Qwanlin Mall, has won the Yukon Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Award .
• ‘I'm confident this team is up to the task' A little more than a week after voters cast their ballots, Whitehorse officially has a new city council.
• Nature's Brilliance Grey Mountain is reflected in Schwatka Lake recently.
• Method of restocking board stirs criticism The Yukon Party government is ramming through four nominees to fill vacancies on the Yukon Development Corp. board, say opposition MLAs.
• Territory helps Pacific relief cause The Yukon government has provided $25,000 to help the Canadian Red Cross in its relief efforts in the Asia Pacific region.
• ‘It's silly, careless, random acts of vandalism' The City of Whitehorse's new anti-vandalism policy could see inmates cleaning up graffiti and planting trees.