Whitehorse Daily Star

August 14, 2009

• What is a C.O.? And how about their recipes?What is a conservation officer? I guess it depends on what side of the fence you are on.
• Neil Gaiman is a pleasure to sit with and listen to MONTREAL - Everybody seems to like Neil Gaiman this year.
• A repressed interstellar colony finally comes of age It's fairly common in science fiction stories for writers to take the pattern of historical events with which they are familiar and rewrite them into future histories.
• Yukon Riverside Arts Festival underway in Dawson The ninth annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, a vibrant celebration of northern arts and culture that coincides with Dawson City's Discovery Days celebrations,
• Visiting artist weaves immigration theme into his work For Cesar Damian, finding out he would need a visa to enter Canada just weeks before he was scheduled to arrive in the Yukon for an artists' residency was hardly the most difficult travel arrangement he had ever faced.
• Summer helmet campaign underway Safe Community Whitehorse in partnership with Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE) and Board Stiff, has unveiled its third annual summer helmet campaign.
• Yukon won't be May's springboard to Parliament Despite strong support in the Yukon for the Green Party in last year's federal election,
• City supports Yukon athletes involved in the Canada Games Two years after the city hosted the last Canada Games,
• Dietetic internship program accredited, praised for success The Yukon First Nations Dietetic Internship Program at the Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) received a six year accreditation from the Dietitians of Canada.
• Traffic victim's identity released The RCMP have released the name of the motorcyclist who was found dead on the South Klondike Highway last Saturday.
• Governing caucus sets out list of priorities The government's priorities are in place for the upcoming fall session of the legislative assembly, according to a press release from Yukon Party Caucus Chair Steve Nordick.
• City will have to lease storage space While plans are underway to build a new Municipal Services Building, until that happens, the city will have to lease space to store equipment.
• Journey of self-discovery brings woman north As an Ontario woman explores the Yukon and B.C., more check marks are crowding the margins on her lifetime wish list.
• Candidates slates, wards proposed for city The political party system which runs the territorial and federal governments are working their way into campaigning around the Oct. 15 Whitehorse municipal election.
• Railway society leaves home on the siding After getting the necessary plans together to have the historic Krautschneider House moved to the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society's property, the railway group now says it doesn't want the building.
• RCMP urge care over long weekend The RCMP are asking the public to be responsible this Discovery Day long weekend.
• Car wash owner warms up to innovative heat source In an effort to go green and make a little green, a Whitehorse man has risked adorning the roof of his business with solar panels.
• Danger, exhilaration marked Greenland trek After traversing Greenland from the southern to the northern tip on kite skis, a Whitehorse man is not calling the experience an adventure.
• Government loosens bison hunt rules Bison hunters have been given a longer season and more space to get their kill this year.
• RCMP believe man is at high risk of re-offending Whitehorse RCMP have put out a public notice alerting area residents that a high-risk offender has been released from jail.

August 13, 2009

• Quest names executive director in Fairbanks The board of directors in Alaska for the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has hired Marti Steury as the new executive director in Fairbanks.
• MS society unveils toll-free number for Yukoners The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has invested in a new toll-free number for the Yukon that will make it easier for people affected by MS to get support and information.
• Sprucing Up Dawson Landmarks Ladders are almost a thing of the past for Dawson City's two busy painting contractors as they opt for lifting equipment instead.
• U.S. Customs hours to change The Customs and Border Protection port of entry of Skagway will be implementing new seasonal operational hours effective Nov. 1.
• Meet And Greet Cadets at the Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre
• Mining incentives program reported filled to capacity The enhanced Yukon Mining Incentives Program (YMIP) is fully subscribed, the territorial government reports.
• Talented Troupe Members of the Ynklude troupe
• Man ordered to stop driving his taxi cab A Whitehorse taxi driver has been barred from operating his business because he broke the rules of a court order late last month.
• Man Taken To Hospital A pedestrian was unharmed, but a 19-year-old male was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital
• Directory designed to assist Yukoners troubled by substances The Yukon government has released a resource directory that lists service providers in the area of substance abuse and provides tips and links to other resources.
• Stepping Into Competition Miss Petite Yukon, Jessie Hawkins,
• Firefighters' pace is winding down The continued rain and cool weather have taken the pressure off Yukon firefighters following a very busy July and early August.
• U.S. urged to order pollock industry not to catch chinook More than 65 first nations in Alaska and the Yukon are asking the United States' Secretary of Commerce to ban the pollock industry's bycatch of chinook river salmon.
• Territory to receive Victims of Crime Act Yukoners who have become victims of crime were promised more access to information and services by the Yukon government today, when officials from the Department of Justice announced their victims of crime strategy.

August 12, 2009

• Provence region yields some of our finest wines In the southeastern part of France, facing the Mediterranean, lies the region of Provence.
• Science fiction fans gather in Montreal By last Saturday morning, convention organizers were reporting that "3,120 warm bodies" were on site at Anticipation,
• Elder honoured for keeping her language alive More than 30 years after she learned of its impending extinction, a Tlingit elder has been recognized for her determination to keep her language, and culture, alive.
• Rock Climbing Pic's Sierra Allen, one of last weekend's Ibex Valley Bouldering Festival's primary organizers,
• Minto Mine can discharge extra water The Minto Mine has been given another emergency amendment to discharge more water than allowed under its water licence.
• Getting There Demolition work on the former Pioneer Inn on Second Avenue has now dropped below street level.
• 'It's the last, desperate, flailing attempt': Liberal Leaders of the opposition parties reacted very differently to Premier Dennis Fentie's claim that his government did nothing wrong by entering into talks to merge the territory's public utility with ATCO's Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd.
• Chinook reaching the fish ladder While the chinook salmon run is all but over at the Yukon-Alaska border below Dawson City, it's just beginning to pick up at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder.
• Correction The cutline on Tuesday's front page photo
• Lower Post elder sexually assaulted A Lower Post man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an elder of the small B.C. community.
• Contractor appeals judge's decision A dispute over a city contract has landed in court once again.
• Ticket issue won't be heard until November Doug Gallup will get his day in court, but not before a new slate of councillors has been inducted into city hall.
• Board floats conditions for wharf project The Yukon Environmental Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is recommending the territorial government's project to build a wharf in Whitehorse go ahead, provided it meets certain conditions.
• ATCO negotiations 'an impossibility': Fentie Talks among Calgary-based energy giant ATCO,