Whitehorse Daily Star

July 3, 2009

• Multiple murders have a common motive One of the confusing things about jumping into the middle of a series is keeping the relationships straight.
• Long gun registry is a costly waste of time "A government that fears law-abiding citizens, should be feared itself."
• Remembering when the Sun rose in Dawson DAWSON CITY - A few weeks ago, I had that unnerving experience that most reporters try to avoid. I was interviewed for a story.
• The fiddlers will be young, the music sweet The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune, say the Irish. But ask Trish Barclay and she'll tell you something along the lines of: The younger the fiddler, the better the show.
• Yukon River Quest 2009 Photos by Vince Fedoroff and Jon Molson
• Vehicles pushed down embankment into river Environment Yukon is asking for the public's assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for the illegal dumping of two vehicles into the Takhini River behind the MacPherson subdivision in the city's north end.
• City grants will boost Habitat projects The city's approval of three grants will help further the Habitat for Humanity Yukon cause, says the organization's president.
• Klondike welcomes new search and rescue boat DAWSON CITY - It was hard to say who was more pleased when Klondike MLA Steve Nordick turned over the new Harbercraft Search and Rescue boat to Elaine Henderson,
• Power outage was brief A transformer near the city's airport is the prime suspect in a brief power outage which left 2,600 Yukoners without electricity late this morning.
• First Nation of Nacho N'yak Dun, Yukon government sign accord The Yukon government, represented by Premier Dennis Fentie,
• Passenger recruitment high on Air North's agenda As Air North moves into the coming year, it will focus on drawing more passengers to its service, says president Joe Sparling.
• Dawson rallies to assist flood-ravaged Eagle Dawson's volunteer work crew was completely flummoxed by what they saw when they arrived in Eagle, Alaska during the first weekend in June.
• A dedicated firefighter returns home The old 1953 pumper backed into the garage of Fire Hall No. 1 Thursday,
• Airtankers take on fire near Little Salmon Lake Lightning started five more forest fires in the territory Thursday - the most significant being a 175-hectare fire burning in the Carmacks district near Little Salmon Lake.
• Protecting firefighters: 'It's the right thing to do' A firefighter's job is to go into a potentially deadly situation - namely a burning building - and to control and monitor that situation until it no longer presents a danger to the public.
• 'Massive search effort' for aircraft goes on Canadian military and civilian search planes continue to scour the mountains in the territory's southwest corner for a missing plane and its two American passengers.
• 'It was like Armageddon,' witness says of dust devil What was apparently a mighty dust devil shot up Lewes Boulevard Thursday afternoon, to the amazement of children and adults who witnessed it.

July 2, 2009

• City approves new building standards New standards to the way most homes in Whitehorse are built will come into effect for development permits issued as of Sept. 1.
• Correction The caption under a photo on page 5 of Tuesday's edition had the wrong names.
• ATCO pursued N.W.T. power producer as well As Premier Dennis Fentie engaged in secret negotiations to merge Yukon Energy with Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. (YECL), owned by Calgary-based ATCO,
• Horsepower A Plenty Doug MacKrell talks about the flat 12 engine in his Ferrari last Sunday at Whitehorse Motors Ltd.'s first show 'n' shine.
• Teflon-equipped mailboxes will return graffiti to sender Graffiti may not be a thing of the past, but officials with Canada Post are hoping new mailboxes will help keep graffiti artists at bay.
• Canada Day 2009 Some Pic's From Canada Day.
• First nations team up to safeguard pipeline interests A coalition of two Yukon first nations without land claim agreements has formed to protect their interests in the potential development of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline.
• Co-operative winds help crews bring forest fire under control A human-caused fire near Dawson City was contained thanks to fire crews and agreeable weather conditions earlier this week.
• Land claim process achieves major milestone More than 15 years after inking its land claim with the federal government,

June 30, 2009

• Many Rivers celebrates 40 years of Yukon service Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services celebrated the 40th anniversary of the organization's founding at its AGM on June 18.
• The Champagne region: one of the world's finest In the northeast of France lies the Champagne region, crossed by the River Marne and the River Seine, both flowing from east to west.
• Yukon Graduate Honoured Canadian Forces Col. J. Poitras hands the Rouleau Cup to Capt. Cheryl Major of Whitehorse earlier this month in Gatineau, Que.
• Counters waiting for weather break Caribou counters and their aircraft are standing by in Dawson City and Alaska for what they hope will be a chance to count the Porcupine caribou herd.
• Election DVD out A new DVD, released by the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) last week, could give prospective council members around the territory a better sense of what they can expect in seeking office in the October election.
• Celebrating Summer Scotty Derrico, Tyler Powers and Fred Engler (left to right), from the Whiskey Dicks,
• Senator long on criticism, short on substance ( Comment ) It's a good thing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper plucked political journalist Mike Duffy from his Parliament Hill television digs and dropped him into to the Senate last December,
• Copper Ridge to get more playgrounds Copper Ridge residents looking for a day in the park will have a few more options this summer with three new parks opening up.
• Lang unveils $399,000 for sports, recreation activities From casual exercisers to elite athletes,
• Rolling Eye Candy Classics, modified and exotic cars were on display at the Whitehorse Motors Ltd. show 'n' shine held Sunday.
• Council approves spending $100,000 on animal pound City council has approved spending $100,000 on an effort to keep a virus out of the city-run pound.
• Caribou plan long overdue: MLA Old Crow MLA Darius Elias is firmly in support of the new hunting restrictions proposed for the Porcupine caribou herd.
• YTG, board at odds over caribou management The Yukon government is proposing a major shift in the management of the Porcupine caribou herd, much to the chagrin of the Porcupine Caribou Management Board.