Whitehorse Daily Star

June 8, 2009

• Yukoners saluted as champions of tourism The Yukon government is recognizing two prominent Yukoners who have progressed from challenging each other to chin-ups on the playground, to using their arms to accomplish goals and draw attention to the Yukon.
• Environment means money, delegates told DAWSON CITY - Arthur DeJong did not pretend to have any particular expertise about the Yukon when he spoke to the spring conference of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon last month.
• Proud Graduate Harley Johnnie (centre) will receive Tantalus School's 20th B.C. Grade 12 diploma in the past five years
• Webmail accounts may be scammed DAWSON CITY - Northwestel Inc. webmail customers may have received a fraudulent e-mail purporting to be from a "Tech/Maintenance Officer" with the company.
• Billowing Miscue The territory's flag flew upside down
• Parking meeting set for this evening Whitehorse residents will be asked this evening what they think of potential changes to parking and zoning downtown, with a meeting set from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• 'Live your life with confidence,' graduates urged In deerskin dresses and beaded leather vests, with feathers in their hair and slippers on their feet, 118 young first nations celebrated their graduation on Friday afternoon.
• Dawson concerned about impacts of paving project DAWSON CITY - The timeline for the Front Street paving project in Dawson is a fluid thing.
• YDC's response heavily censored The parent company of the Yukon Energy Corp. is too secretive, says New Democratic Party Leader Todd Hardy.
• Emergency exercise is set for this week A forest fire threatening the city doesn't seem far from reality given the territory's steaming late spring weather.
• Earthquake was felt in territory About a dozen Whitehorse residents reported feeling an earthquake Sunday afternoon.
• More human-caused fires in spite of ban Four fires in the last day are of particular concern to forest firefighting officials, information officer George Maratos of Wildland Fire Management said today.
• Guides should better protect against scavengers: judge A Yukon territorial court judge has recommended that professional guides take some precautions

June 5, 2009

• Please read this, and then judge me! I am a hunter, a sportsman hunter, and I am not ashamed of that fact.
• Saying a fond farewell to Algonquin Bay While I was teaching English, my practice of assigning a monthly book report project quite often paid me the dividend of introducing me to an author I had not met before.
• Cherish your dreams, Dawson graduates advised DAWSON CITY - Commencement exercises for the Robert Service School class of 2009 began as the 17 members of the Grade 12 class marched to the stage of the Palace Grand Theatre to the strains of Europe's 1986 power ballad The Final Countdown. It was an appropriate choice for last Saturday morning, even if it predated anyone in the class by at least six years.
• Older, wiser Trio takes the stage tonight When the Peters Drury Trio released their first record, When Old Met New,
• Gallery unites a pair of highly diversified artists Both of their work is inspired by the Yukon's culture and environment, yet Joseph Tisiga and Ted Harrison couldn't be more different if they tried.
• Yukon Drives into Dawson's ODD Gallery DAWSON CITY - Yukon Drives is the title of the latest exhibition at the ODD Gallery in Dawson.
• Test stresses bike safety Dropping the melon from three metres is the equivalent of being in a bicycle crash at 28 km/h, says Dave Thomson, a teacher at Vanier Catholic Secondary School.
• 'Live life to the fullest,' principal urges grads Crowding up to the ropes separating them from the 2009 graduates of Porter Creek Secondary School on Thursday evening were the family members,
• Change to building height rule sought What's in a storey?
• Poetry submission deadline is today All Yukon writers are encouraged to enter their best poems into the 2009 Whitehorse Poetry Festival Poetry Contest.
• Ailing Children's Spirits Boosted Christ the King Elementary School Grade 7 students,
• Students choose best anti-smoking ad Yukon students in Grades 5 through 12 have once again picked the most effective tobacco education commercial from around the world.
• Smokers prove troublesome to lodge resident When a Macaulay Lodge resident opened her window for a breath of fresh air during the current heat wave, she inhaled a lung full of cigarette smoke instead.
• New child care centre eyed When one door closes, another opens.
• City to study what it's putting on grasses, plants Linda Bonnefoy did not get the ban on the vermiculite - a mineral used in gardening - she had initially sought from the city for gardens where children are.
• Major dog show set for next weekend The Yukon Kennel Club (YKC) will hold its 38th annual dog show at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre June 12-14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
• Transportation Hall of Fame gets three new members Three people were inducted into the Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame Tuesday evening during a ceremony at the Yukon Transportation Museum.
• Wood Street Centre team wins envirothon One of the teams from the Wood Street Centre was awarded top place in last week's Yukon Canon Envirothon in Whitehorse.
• City staff sound positive note for music studio City staff are recommending council approve the conditional use application for a recording studio to be operated out of a Copper Ridge home.
• Yukon bucks national unemployment trend The Yukon is one of only four jurisdictions in Canada to experience employment growth last month, while the number of people out of work across the country continues to climb.
• Buffer land exchange proceeding The buffer separating Bigway Foods in Copper Ridge from homes on Wilson Drive is closer to being in the city's hands after council approved first and second readings of a land exchange for the buffer last week.
• City grants extension of Burns Road subdivision The Yukon government has been granted a one-year extension of the subdivision of two properties at Burns Road.
• Dawson sends help to flood-ravaged Eagle DAWSON CITY - A group of eight Dawson residents left this morning for Eagle, Alaska, to begin what will be a series of visits from locals here to assist in cleaning up from last month's flood devastation.
• Still no peace for those who died in China: doctor A lot has changed for Jim Zheng in two decades, but the battle which began 20 years ago in Beijing's Tiananmen Square continues.
• Some Whistle Bend lots won't sell: councillor More detailed plans for the first two phases of the new Whistle Bend subdivision were unveiled at Monday night's city council meeting when the proposed zones were presented to council members.
• Highway reopens; hot weather keeps fire risk high The Alaska Highway was reopened at 11:50 this morning as the Smith River, B.C. forest fire is continuing its track away from the highway.

June 4, 2009

• Heat sears June 3 temperature record Wednesday was the hottest June 3rd on record in the Yukon capital, and it resulted in a brisk ice-cream trade at Whitehorse's favourite cold snacks junction.
• French Travelyukon.com website launched The Yukon government has unveiled the new French travelyukon.com website aimed at francophones looking for travel information on the territory.
• Four-Pawed Observer A coyote watches
• Greens acclaim next election candidate John Streicker received unanimous support to remain the Yukon's Green Party candidate for the next federal election, being acclaimed at a party event Monday evening.
• Kaska entitled to see document, court rules The Yukon Court of Appeal has upheld the right of the Ross River Kaska to see a historical research document the federal government was refusing to turn over.
• Tea Time Talent The Golden Girls perform at the annual Seniors' Tea
• Building, plumbing bylaw changes proposed Just like most new appliances, new homes in the city could soon come complete with a sticker stating just how energy-efficient they are.
• Alberta aircraft salvagers have a court date A pair of Alberta treasure hunters who came to the Yukon in search of a sunken Second World War bomber found what they were looking for, but went home empty-handed.
• Fire forces evacuation of communities A rampaging wildfire in northern B.C. has closed the Alaska Highway between Watson Lake and Fort Nelson, and has forced the evacuation of three highway communities.
• School Recieives Gift Artist Shaun Smith talks about the bookshelf project he started in April with Grade 3 students from the Elijah Smith Elementary School.