Whitehorse Daily Star

September 29, 2009

• Seasonal flu vaccination plans change The Yukon will join several other jurisdictions in providing a focused seasonal flu vaccination before launching an intensive public H1N1 vaccination program later this year.
• Oil, gas laws called threat to rights Proposed changes to the territory's oil and gas laws threaten personal property rights and aboriginal treaty rights,
• First northern Walk for ALS called a success The estimated 60 Yukoners who took part in Sunday's first Walk for ALS in northern Canada raised about $7,000.
• Planes make landings on highway Two American pilots who encountered bad weather on their way to Alaska made highway landings outside of Watson Lake yesterday.
• Copper Ridge residents cheered men's arrests Whitehorse RCMP are warning drug dealers to stay away from the Yukon following last week's arrests of four men suspected of being high-level cocaine traffickers.
• Major caribou hunting changes kick in Two major changes in regulations guiding the harvest of Porcupine caribou off the Dempster Highway are now in effect.
• Settlement should be public, councillor says Taxpayers have a right to see the out-of-court settlement reached between the city and the residents of Takhini North, says city councillor Doug Graham.
• Hypothermia-stricken man plucked from windy lake Serendipity saved an elderly Teslin man from a chilly death last weekend,

September 28, 2009

• Strong production is one of The Guild's best Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?is a black comedy presented by The Guild in Whitehorse.
• Government feted mayors, councillors Community Services Minister Archie Lang joined municipal leaders from across the Yukon on Friday night to celebrate the contributions of the territory's mayors and councillors.
• Candidate out to safeguard city's strengths Janet E. Brault says she is running for a councillor's seat on city council Oct. 15 to "strengthen and preserve our city to ensure that it remains a great place to live.”
• Fix the transit system, candidate says Michael Buurman, vying for a councillor's seat on city council in the Oct. 15 election,
• NDP's leadership changed hands Saturday Elizabeth Hanson was handed the reins of the Yukon New Democratic Party on Saturday at what was intended to be a leadership convention,
• Putting Celebrities To Work Mike Johnson (left) and Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber (centre) were two of the celebrity servers at the United Way breakfast this morning.
• Sewage treatment plant will meet deadline DAWSON CITY – Dawson City is about two years and $25 million away from having a final solution to its secondary sewage problems.
• Woman traded sex for drugs: accused The man accused of violently raping a woman in a Whitehorse trail two years ago says the sex was consensual and was given in exchange for drugs.
• Survey's timing called potential factor in results The results of the public survey on the future of the Peel watershed are not as representative as they could have been, says the president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.

September 25, 2009

• Yukon musician to be subject of CTV profile ( Preview) Jerry Alfred is a man of many talents and skills.
• This device will help save animals and people Animal alert whistles really work.
• Tales of the great maritime detective ( Bookends ) Midway through a career that saw him in and out of employment as the chief law enforcement officer in the little town of Pictou, Nova Scotia,
• Run Continues Justine Davidson, Mike Ellis and Bronwyn Jones (left to right)
• Bears prompt campground closure Foraging black bears have closed the gate on the Wolf Creek Campground.
• Condor to look at year-round flights The German no-frills carrier Condor Airlines could expand its direct Frankfurt-to-Whitehorse flights to year-round service,
• Nominations now closed Peter Jenkins. Name ring a bell?
• Ready For Duty Dawson City's Junior Rangers
• Quest cited for tourism excellence The Yukon Quest has been named a finalist for the National Awards for Tourism Excellence.
• ‘Our Junior Rangers are our future leaders': commander "I wanted to come and visit you,” Brigadier General David Millar told the Dawson Junior Rangers
• ‘You represent the North,' Rangers reminded DAWSON CITY – Brigadier General David Millar and his staff visited Dawson early in September to touch bases with the local Ranger group and hear some of their issues.
• Artist pursues creative revenge against mail-outs When life gives us lemons, we are advised to make lemonade.
• YTG abandoned us, Keno couple says KENO CITY – The last thing Bob Wagner and Insa Schultenkotter want anyone to think is that they are not in favour of mining.
• College to host global conference Yukon College will host the first ever Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) International Student Conference to be held North of 60.
• Learning The Musical Ropes The All-City Band Society held its annual Squeak and Squawk Night Thursday evening.
• City receives bad news about funding for lifts City hall has been left holding the bag.
• Nurturing adult is crucial for kids, physician says Children need to spend less time with their friends and more time with their parents and other adult "nurturers”, according to Dr. Gabor Maté, a Canadian physician and best-selling author.
• There It Is A firefighter waits for water Thursday evening before dousing a mini-van
• TIA applauds support for protecting watershed The territorial government cannot ignore the wishes of Yukoners to protect parts of the Peel River watershed, the Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Yukon said Thursday.
• Protect precious watershed, Yukoners say A large majority of Yukoners – 78 per cent – want maximum protection for well over half of the Peel River watershed,
• Fifth man sought after major drug bust Whitehorse RCMP executed the final steps of a three-month-long undercover operation Thursday, arresting four men and seizing about $215,000 worth of drugs.