Whitehorse Daily Star

September 8, 2009

• Northern premiers want more on climate change IQALUIT — Canada's northern premiers say a military presence is needed in the Arctic to ensure continued sovereignty over the region.
• Book launch set for Wednesday Before author Leona Lane ventured to East Africa with her husband, Cyril,
• Dawson to take action against dike speeders Dawson's council has passed first reading of a bylaw to ban most motorized traffic from the walkways on the flood dike during the summer months and limit the speed of snow machines during the winter.
• The Last Rides The Copper Belt Railway made its last runs on Monday.
• City leery of Krautschneider House costs It didn't come as a big surprise to Frostbite Music Society president Michael Bellon
• Yukon New Democrats' new leader acclaimed Barring a fall snap election, the earliest Yukon NDP's soon-to-be leader Elizabeth Hanson could sit in the legislative assembly is next spring.
• Dog's warmth credited in boy's survival When Ross River residents got wind that a toddler had gone missing up the North Canol Road last Thursday night, it was difficult not to be pessimistic.

September 4, 2009

• Directors gear up for a full winter's fare As Yukoners suck the last drops from what has been, by all accounts, a spectacular summer,
• Suggestions for a new forestry policy The forestry branch, which comes under the "Government Agency of Industry and Mines,"
• Grants help put Yukon artists on the road The Touring Artist Fund is providing $27,083 to six Yukon artists who will showcase their work at national and international events,
• Yukoner wins bank's art prize Suzanne Hale of the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture in Dawson City has won the BMO (Bank of Montreal) prize for her self-portrait acrylic art on burlap.
• Headless corpses fuel fears of Satanic practices In keeping with the cross-border career of her central character, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennon, Kathy Reichs' first three books had bilingual punning titles.
• YTG workers' job satisfaction remains stable The territory's workers' compensation board, Public Service Commission and Energy Mines and Resources were among the best places in government to work;
• Local Resident Joins Mass protest Cristina Pekarik protests Venuzuelan President Hugo Chavez
• Liberals' election stance disappoints Yukon senator Yukon Senator Daniel Lang says he is disappointed the Leader of the Opposition,
• Burgers For A Cause Volunteer Leslie Jeeves was cooking up hamburgers at the Elijah Smith Building
• Man's plight underlines lack of community support Less than a week after being released from jail,
• Northern premiers are meeting in Nunavut Territorial premiers will be meeting in Iqaluit today and Saturday to discuss common issues affecting their jurisdictions under the theme Northern Voices.
• Going back in time at historic Fort Selkirk Coming downstream from Minto Resorts, Fort Selkirk appears first as a smudge of buildings set back from the bank of the Yukon River.
• Suzuki hails pesticide-free garden "It's the one with no grass in the front yard, which my partner loves because he doesn't have to mow the lawn anymore,
• Recycling drop-off area to change Between Sept. 8 and Sept. 18, the Raven Recycling Centre will be improving its recycling drop-off area, making it cleaner and more efficient for the public and staff.
• Promoting The Aids Walk Patricia Bacon, executive director of the Blood Ties Four Directions Centre
• Fentie cornered by media in Iqaluit Premier Dennis Fentie dodged reporters Thursday by skipping the closing of the Northern Forum General Assembly, a meeting of delegates from 17 countries held in Whitehorse.
• Tourism operators assess 'surprising' year Yukon businesses that anticipated dreary visitor numbers this summer were surprised by what the tourism season had to offer.
• Decaying Dawson landmark will be fixed up After seven years spent battling criminal charges which were ultimately dismissed in court,
• After a hard year, Stick won't retain seat At least one seat in Whitehorse city council chambers will change after the Oct. 15 municipal election.
• Gearing Up For Next Year Joe Reynolds, a student enrolled in the Renewable Resources Program at Yukon College,
• Vehicle strikes pole, cuts power A 23-minute power outage affecting 715 downtown customers this morning was caused by a vehicle backing into an anchor wire on a power pole.Power failed at 8:55 a.m.
• Food security from farmers After 25 years of farming in the Yukon, Rolland and Mary Girouard still meet the odd person who tells them it can't be done.
• Yukoners rally to help couple cope with stunning news Mark and Meghan Callan are on a mission.
• Intensive search begins for toddler RCMP officers from Ross River, Faro and Whitehorse are searching the area around Tay Creek near Ross River for a missing toddler.
• Riverdale bridge work continues, city official says It will likely be another week or two before things could get back to normal for those who use the Robert Campbell Bridge in and out of Riverdale every day, city officials said Wednesday.
• Rolling lifeline to Yukon called invaluable Highways Minister Archie Lang is concerned about recent suggestions that Greyhound may be eliminating bus service to the Yukon.

September 3, 2009

• New building regulations in effect New developments in town are now subject to new building standards that came into effect Tuesday.
• College opens doors for student orientation Yukon College will welcome students for the new school year during Student Orientation, Sept. 8-18.
• Arts centre, wildlife preserve projects funded The most recent Community Development Fund (CDF) intake has awarded more than $720,000 to organizations and community groups across the Yukon.
• Latitude Wireless expands cellular service Latitude Wireless has enlarged its cellular service to the Lake Laberge and Carmacks Airport areas, with more expansions coming to other areas of the territory soon.
• Bituclair may be prototype for continent-wide use A journey that spanned four continents will end in Dawson City over the next week or two as crews with Skookum Asphalt get set to surface Front Street there.
• Late Afternoon Collision Emergency personnel attend the scene of a collision on Copper Road at Tlingit Street at about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.
• Relatives have ' moving and beautiful' meeting For years, the Jacquot and Birckell families in France had heard the stories of their ancestors who had travelled to Canada and helped found Burwash Landing.
• Yukoners' biggest threat is preventable injuries: doctor Speaking to reporters today, the territory's medical health officer urged people to recognize that the real threat to Yukoners' health and safety can be addressed by simple safety precautions rather than drugs and vaccinations.
• Grits like ' ravens waiting for the horse to die' Independent MLA John Edzerza does not appear in a rush to help topple the Yukon Party government in the wake of a key cabinet member's defection that reduced the ruling party to minority government status.