Whitehorse Daily Star

June 29, 2009

• Bolivians 'overwhelmed' by students' humanitarian work An ecological toilet and an enhanced understanding of social justice were the impetus that took a group of Academie Parhelie students to Bolivia last month.
• Mother Nature dealt racers a tough time Mother Nature didn't pull any punches during the final two days of the 11th annual Yukon River Quest.
• Texans win hard-fought River Quest Determination, perseverance and a little luck were all key elements in the Texans' posting the top time of 40 hours and 52 minutes for this year's Yukon River Quest.
• Crews working on morning power outage Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. staffers had restored power to the Arkell neighbourhood at 12:10 this afternoon after it went down at 11 a.m.
• Dogwood Street subdivision suggested City staff are recommending the subdivision of a Dogwood Street property,
• Global Fashions Presented Participants in the Whitehorse Heritage Festival and Solstice Festival International Fashion Show sing at the beginning of the presentation on Saturday afternoon.
• Chamber stresses Minto Mine's importance Figures obtained by the Yukon Chamber of Mines from Capstone Mining Corp.,
• Furtive Fox This four-footed Whitehorse resident was seen last Thursday on Black Street.
• Torontonian rescued after kayak capsizes The Whitehorse Mounties had their boat in the water on Friday afternoon, and with help from shore fished a chilly kayaker from the Yukon River.
• Fish Lake Road subdivision plan poised for council vote The creation of nine new country residential lots on Fish Lake Road is closer to fruition as city council gets set to vote on the subdivision of land owned by Icy Waters.
• U.S. motorcyclist dies after spill An American traveller visiting the North from the Lower 48 died Saturday when he was thrown from his motorcycle on the Alaska Highway in southwest Yukon.
• Chinook salmon return doesn't look encouraging The return of chinook salmon on the Yukon River isn't looking good, as predicted.
• Mine's shutdown will have 'a big impact,' mayor says North American Tungsten Corp. announced today it will shut down production at its Cantung mine beginning Oct. 15.
• MP's New Look? Yukon MP Larry Bagnell wore traditional Mongolian attire
• Intersection Collision City firefighter Paul Harach spreads an absorbant material to clean up anti-freeze and brake fluid after this collision at about 12:30 Sunday afternoon.

June 26, 2009

• And now, introducing: the Gold Digger There have been a number of attempts to set mysteries in and around Dawson City in my 32 years of book reviewing.
• Question: when is a rabbit not a rabbit? Some readers already had the answer, and of course the answer is: "When it is a hare."
• Bolivian woman cherishes freedom, safety Most of us living in Canada are aware of the benefits.
• Puppeteers prepare for exotic road show Dolphins and tree frogs and toucans, oh my! And don't forget the puppets.
• Geoexchange study nears completion While the study has yet to be finished,
• Medal-Winning Performances Cara (left) and Trisha, dancers with instructor Carole Mullin,
• College, former employee reach out-of-court truce Farley Hayes' four-year battle with Yukon College has finally come to an end,
• DogPower Eager dogs take a go at pulling one of the classic Bentleys
• Mine access roads to get improvements The Yukon government plans to funnel $1 million into improvements to several mine access roads.
• Petite Yukoner vies for 'power of the crown and the sash' A Yukon woman will find herself strutting in stilettos across a Toronto stage,
• Town of transition turns 40 It's one of the youngest towns in Canada, but that isn't stopping Faro, population 400, from celebrating its short history.
• TIA Yukon launches bid to save watershed The Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Yukon wants Yukoners to speak out and demand that the Peel Watershed Planning Commission be allowed to do its job properly.
• Dawson paving schedule unveiled The Department of Highways and Publc Works has released a schedule for the reconstruction of Front Street in Dawson which attempts to take into consideration two of the town's busiest tourist weeks.
• Composting takes off on city-wide basis Sometimes, all it takes is one cart.
• New garbage packers enter service In a move that will increase the efficiency of Whitehorse's garbage and compost cart program, city crews began using two of their three new garbage packers this week.
• Turkish national sentenced for sexual offence Erkan Gokmen came to Canada from Turkey to be closer to his daughter, who lives in the United States.
• You'll be missed, graduates are told Before hearing the word Go, the 113 F.H. Collins Secondary School graduates eagerly tossed up their tasseled caps in celebration of their momentous achievement on Thursday evening.
• Habitat for Humanity seeks grant from city As Habitat for Humanity home-building projects continue in the city, the city could be granting the organization thousands of dollars for the initiatives.
• Work In Progress Every one of the Sundog carvers who has come to Egg Island for the canoe project
• Canoe carvers get back to the basics Right now, on Egg Island in the Yukon River, 18 young carvers are making history.
• Spanking new cruiser resurrects the '50s through '70s The territory's RCMP aren't just jumping on the retro bandwagon, they're speeding past it in their shiny new squad car, done up in 1950s style.
• Conditional sentences spell different fates for offenders During the spring, the Yukon territorial court's top judge handed down conditional sentences to two very different kinds of offenders, both charged with assault.
• Dealership plans classic car show Whitehorse Motors Ltd. will hold the first of what it plans to be annual show 'n' shines from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday on its Fourth Avenue lot.
• Clergyman's 'mere presence was a gift' In a crowded Christ Church Cathedral recently, friends, family and members of the Anglican diocese of the Yukon remembered a man who influenced their lives.
• It's happy trails for the owners of Trails North For decades, Trails North has welcomed travellers coming into Whitehorse along the Alaska Highway, but next Tuesday, the doors will be locked for good.
• 'Everyone I talked to was looking for that dog' An Illinois couple who lost and found their dog in Whitehorse yesterday were "overwhelmed" by the city's response to their plight.

June 25, 2009

• Educators enjoy own graduations Forty-four Yukon educators recently received their Level 1 certificates in the Yukon Education Leadership Program.
• 'This is the biggest single betrayal of Yukoners' Opposition leaders say a government document showing it was attempting to relinquish control of the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) to an Alberta company is proof the premier misled the people.
• Correction An article in Wednesday's edition
• Fashion Show Planned Amy Fontaine is one of the acts for the Heritage Festival Society fashion show Saturday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• City council grants subdivision extension It could be some time before the plans for new lots near the Yukon Gardens site on the Alaska Highway come to fruition after council agreed last week to extend by one year the subdivision of the 9.2-hectare site.
• Heavy Lifting Required An Igloo Building Supplies truck overturned at the McCrae service station early Wednesday afternooon.
• 'Again, the fire tankers saved the day' Almost all of Whitehorse's emergency resources were called into action this morning because of a trio who set out on an ill-fated off-roading adventure last night.
• Dog stolen from visitors A family visiting the Yukon from the United States had their dog stolen last night and police are hoping the public can help reunite the Americans with their canine companion.
• Canadians re-enter plane search The Canadian search is back on for a missing civilian plane, which left Wolf Creek, AK last Saturday but never arrived in Whitehorse as planned.
• City plans green space protection The city will delay the release of its revised Official Community Plan (OCP ) until the fall, but in doing so will also include a plan for green space in the city.
• Someone has a valuable ticket A $100,000 winner for the June 17 Extra ticket remains unclaimed.
• Documents prove 'secret manoeuvring': Phelps For more than two weeks, Premier Dennis Fentie denied secretly negotiating the privatization of the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC).