Whitehorse Daily Star

October 2, 2009

• My first bird dog was a true star Ed. note: the second part of this special two-part column will be published next Friday, along with a question of the week and a memorable quotation.
• Gallery takes on a Sense of Entitlement DAWSON CITY – ODD Gallery director Lance Blomgren urged the audience to be careful when they entered the gallery after Tammy Salzl's lecture in the ballroom.
• The horrendous perils of a deadly muse ( Bookends ) The worst enemy any fictional character can have is the writer who created him.
• Savour some Old Tyme music at its best Done Gone String Band (DGSB) is set to release their first disc, Joy, on Saturday evening at The Old Fire Hall in downtown Whitehorse.
• Proud Grads The graduating class of 2008-09 of the Ready to Work program
• Garage gateway turning many heads Brad Thoe said he always admired the AB Hall since he was a kid and wanted to build a shed or garage that resembled it.
• MP to appear on CPAC telecast Yukon MP Larry Bagnell will be featured on the CPAC television channel at 5:30 p.m. Sunday (Yukon time) with Garry Breitkreuz, his co-chair of the outdoor caucus.
• Burning Bobcat The Whitehorse Fire Department was called out late Thursday morning
• Teachers were relegated to the roof Elementary and high school students raised more than $4,000 for the Terry Fox National School Run Day.
• Four new buses would cost city $1.8-million The entire Whitehorse Transit fleet may be 100-per-cent accessible by next year with the current proposal to buy four new low-floor buses.
• $80,000 donated to college endowment fund Yukon College is celebrating its receipt of $80,000 in endowment funds through the Yukon Foundation.
• Mighty caribou herds are dwindling This is one of an occasional series of stories leading up to December's climate conference in Copenhagen,
• City council clears way for new anti-graffiti strategy Whitehorse has a new policy to ensure the prompt removal of graffiti from city property.
• United Way Month Dawns October is United Way Month,
• Teslin man given jail term for assault against woman A Teslin man has been sentenced to eight months in jail for kicking down a woman's door and attacking her with a carving tool.
• Janitorial contract awarded Filipina Cleaners has again been awarded the janitorial contract for the Canada Games Centre for the next three years and nine months.
• Celebrating A Milestone Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Mike Smith, Premier Dennis Fentie, Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Shawn Atleo andEric Morris, the Yukon regional AFN chief (left to right),
• Bill would protect YEC assets: Liberal A private member's bill making it illegal for the government to sell or privatize Yukon Energy assets without approval from the territory's voters is the Liberal party's latest gambit to safeguard the public utility.
• Territory loses a pioneer business owner William Lawrence Drury, a pioneer businessman who was raised in Whitehorse, died last week at the age of 89.
• Two of five accused men receive bail Two of the men arrested following an undercover operation executed by the Yukon RCMP drug section have been released on bail while three others remain behind bars.

October 1, 2009

• Deputy premier ventures to California Deputy Premier Elaine Taylor has taken the Yukon's perspective on climate change to the second Governors' Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles.
• Ground broken for major cultural centre A host of dignitaries gathered at the Whitehorse waterfront Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the start of construction of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Latest FireSmart grants total $1.3 million Yukon communities will receive $1.3 million in FireSmart grants for 33 projects during the 2009-10 fiscal year, Community Services Minister Archie Lang said Tuesday.
• Colourful Celebration The Dakka Kwän Dancers were part of Wednesday's ground-breaking ceremony
• Fire hall to be well-adorned with artwork City council has approved the purchase of four pieces of art for the new fire hall, at a total cost of $67,309.
• Vehicle Rolls A single-vehicle rollover at about 6 p.m. Wednesday near the Lewes River Bridge south of Whitehorse
• Council candidate concerned with ‘lack of financial accountability' Ranj Pillai, a local businessman and former president of the Yukon Liberal Party, is taking a run at city council in the Oct. 15 municipal elections.
• Chief praises caribou conservation measures Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Joe Linklater is applauding new Porcupine caribou herd hunting regulations that took effect Monday.
• Man apprehended in connection with drug bust The fifth man wanted following a major bust by the Yukon RCMP's anti-drug squad has been arrested, according to court documents.

September 30, 2009

• First nations logo, performing artists unveiled The Yukon First Nations 2010 Project will be represented to the world with a Yukon first nations 2010 logo and a world-class production featuring Yukon aboriginal performing artists.
• Berton House writer didn't need to be nervous Pasha Malla was more than a little nervous about reading the first chapter of his work-in-progress,
• Yukon Brewing Company takes top honours Yukon Red was named "Beer of the Year” at a ceremony in Toronto last Thursday, says its brewer, Yukon Brewing Company.
• Volunteer Yukon plans a new youth program Volunteer Yukon will be facilitating leadership and skills development training and experience for first nation and non-first nation Yukon youth ages 14 to 25,
• Local woman to help Ugandan residents Whitehorse resident Karen Smith will leave Whitehorse for Uganda tomorrow as part of her work for a new society operating here and in Uganda.
• Food group leaves BFL After 12 years, Yukon Food for Learning (YFFL) has parted company with Breakfast for Learning (BFL),
• Teachers, firefighters join safety campaign The Yukon is about to become part of Canada's largest-ever fire safety education campaign that will kick off Sunday and will involve thousands of primary school teachers and firefighters across the country.
• Perseverance pays off, AFN chief tells conference Recently-elected Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chief Shawn Atleo said he is devoted to bettering the lives of Canada's aboriginal people, during a brief speech at the Yukon Inn this morning.
• Residents need not fear the lawn police, council is assured Amendments to the city's maintenance bylaw are not meant to establish landscaping laws to govern homeowners, city council was assured Monday night.
• Collision Snarls Traffic A two-vehicle collision on Lewes Boulevard
• Bagnell invites Dalai Lama to come visit the territory Yukon MP Larry Bagnell received a private audience with the Dalai Lama on Tuesday in Vancouver.
• Fees Follow Fall Starting in November
• Man struck by machete outside bar A man who was assaulted with a machete outside a Whitehorse nightclub last weekend isn't co-operating with investigators,
• ‘Soap opera stuff' frustrates store owner Lotteries Yukon and its government lawyer are not commenting on an Aug. 18 letter to Heather's Snack Haven convenience store owner Ken Achtymichuk
• Unlucky land applicants go on standby list All 15 Takhini North residential lots available in the city's land lottery Tuesday were taken.