Whitehorse Daily Star

September 2, 2009

• After weeks of rain and mud, it's a wrap Far up the Wheaton River valley, the town of Merci has taken shape with a church and rows of wall tents.
• Illegally shot muskox had delighted tourists A $1,000 reward is being offered by the Yukon Fish and Game Association for information that leads to a conviction in the shooting of a muskox on the Dempster Highway.
• Labour federation boss won't seek NDP crown The leadership contest for the Yukon New Democratic Party remains a one-horse race as Alex Furlong,
• Late-Summer Recreation Whitehorse resident Matthew Grant plays hole 13 on the new disk golf course
• Forecast still isn't bright for chum run The outlook for the fall return of Yukon River chum salmon has not improved much in the last week, according to the estimate by the sonar located near the mouth.
• Judge settles court costs from head-on collision The final court costs in a four-year-old personal injury case have been settled by a Yukon judge, who awarded the victim of an Alaska Highway crash the highest level of compensation available.
• Business owners hear positive economic forecast Muriel Chalifoux, chair of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, says the organization will spend the next year focusing on a diversified economy and building up small businesses.
• Gas war was brief but bountiful Fourth Avenue was jammed with idling vehicles Tuesday as drivers waited to take advantage of low gas prices at two local fuel stations.
• Election would be 'helpful,' MP says After federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made it clear that the party will no longer support Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government,

September 1, 2009

• Council cancels October meetings The final meeting for the current city council will happen on Oct. 12, three days before Whitehorse voters go to the polls to elect a new council.
• College celebrated first nations activities Yukon College employees participated in first nations traditional activities at this year's President's Day lunch.
• Many countries' representatives are in Whitehorse for convention Seventeen countries are represented at the 9th Northern Forum General Assembly and meeting of the Forum of Global Associations of Regions (FOGAR).
• Front Street paving project resumes in Dawson Progress on the Front Street paving project resumed over the weekend after being temporarily halted while the contractor, Skookum Paving,
• School zones rules back in effect More Yukon students are back to school this week and drivers are being reminded to slow down in school zones, stop at crosswalks in use and watch for school buses.
• Work goes on to keep homes dry Work is continuing to try to manage excessive ground water causing grief for several Copper Ridge residents.
• Foster parents association welcomes rate increase Yukon foster parents will see the rates they receive rise by 17 per cent effective Oct. 1. It will be the first increase in 12 years, Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart said Monday.
• Gearing Up Sue Bogle competes in the 10 Miler on Saturday along the Miles Canyon Road.
• Swine flu vaccine due here in late November Vaccinations for the so-called swine flu, or H1N1, will be available free to Yukoners through a large-scale public immunization campaign to be held this winter.
• Government quietly shuffles its cabinet Beleaguered Premier Dennis Fentie quietly shuffled Archie Lang back into his former Energy, Mines and Resources portfolio after Brad Cathers
• 'This industry is not welcome here': RCMP A Yukon traffic cop's hunch led to a major drug seizure in Inuvik, N.W.T. last Friday.

August 31, 2009

• Tombstone Interpretive Centre officially opened The doors to the new Tombstone Territorial Park visitor interpretive centre were opened Friday by Premier Dennis Fentie, Environment Minister Elaine Taylor and Klondike MLA Steve Nordick.
• Management plan for Tombstone Park is adopted Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation Chief Eddie Taylor and Environment Minister Elaine Taylor signed the Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan on Friday.
• School's In! Whitehorse Elementary School students are seen at recess today
• The hidden costs of defecting In addition to the political risk ex-cabinet minister Brad Cathers took when he resigned from the Yukon Party's cabinet and caucus last week, he also had to swallow a pay cut.
• Fentie has option of leaving House lights dim As Premier Dennis Fentie's fate and that of the ruling Yukon Party government hangs in the balance following the defection of prominent cabinet minister Brad Cathers,
• Minister, official talking up the territory in China Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon and his deputy minister,
• Free waterfront parking to end today Drivers have less than a day left to take in the free parking at the former Motorways trucking yard downtown.
• Behaviour assessment expert to see Trevor A veterinarian from British Columbia has been hired to assess Trevor, the Yukon dog which made headlines nation-wide over a court case fighting his euthanization.
• Rules for seniors' rebate closer to being adopted A city grant for seniors could soon become a rebate.
• City reviews plan for Krautschneider House As Frostbite Music Society president Michael Bellon continues his fight to save the historic Krautschneider House,
• Premier, party silent amid internal crisis Embattled Premier Dennis Fentie refused to comment this morning on Friday's stunning defection by Brad Cathers, his former Energy, Mines and Resources minister.