Whitehorse Daily Star

May 7, 2009

• Citizens spruce up the community Whitehorse residents took to the streets with garbage pails and rubber gloves Wednesday afternoon.
• Cancer society helped Northwestel Inc. employees, supported by the company, have raised more than $6,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
• Fete Historica Fair showcased Yukon's best heritage projects The 11th annual Yukon Fete Historica Fair, featuring the winning heritage projects from schools across the territory, took place today at the Yukon Convention Centre.
• Rotary plow fleet has completed assignment It's a sure sign of summer in the North when the cruise ships dock in Skagway and passengers make their way from the dock to the White Pass and Yukon Route train tracks in the Alaska community.
• Students Honoured Grades 6/7 students at Selkirk Elementary School are shown at their recent DARE graduation ceremony.
• YTG's stance on advocate rapped The Liberal Party's attempts to give the territory's child and family advocate the independence to investigate complaints have been watered down.
• Officials still monitoring flood risk Officials in Old Crow were preparing today to fly over the Porcupine River in search of a potential ice jam threatening to flood the community.
• Local man sentenced on pornography charge One of two Yukon men charged with downloading child pornography is free today, after pleading guilty to the charges against him.
• Search on in Dawson for a missing man The Dawson City RCMP and the Klondike Search and Rescue team are looking for a Dawson man who hasn't been seen since Friday.
• Charges laid over infamous rock shower Exactly a year after pieces of blasted rock showered and shocked homeowners in Lobird Park, in some cases falling through the ceiling, charges have been announced.

May 6, 2009

• Music Monday struck note with local students Yukon students united in song with 700,000 other Canadians in celebration of the fifth annual Music Monday.
• Yukon artist scoops up another award Yukon singer-songwriter Kim Beggs has added one more award to her list of honours,
• Recipe complements a historic beer The Rickard Red is an ale beer produced by high fermentation, according to the first commercialized beers from Great Britain.
• City staff take over approving easements City council will no longer have to consider every easement agreement that comes to the city for approval.
• Late mayor honoured for contributions to Faro WATSON LAKE - Even after her death, former Faro mayor Phyllis Forbes continues to promote the small Yukon community with her photos displayed on its website.
• College's degree-granting status boosted The legislature has unanimously supported the government's move to amend the Yukon College Act,
• Assessment of Watson Lake facility is imminent An assessment of what was supposed to be a Watson Lake multi-care facility - and its suitability as a new $25-million-plus hospital - is scheduled for release next week.
• Municipal leaders debate wording of memorandum WATSON LAKE - Municipal leaders in the territory have accepted the latest draft agreement to work with the Yukon government, but not without some expressing reservations over the wording.
• River breaks up to fiddler's seranade DAWSON CITY - The Yukon River flushed at 12:17 p.m. Sunday, much to the surprise of many people.
• Takhini North contract comes in over-budget The price tag for road work in Takhini North has come in at more than $61,000 over what the city had expected to spend.
• Truck mishap leads to downtown fuel spill Emergency crews were called to the scene when efforts to free a man pinned by a truck's tailgate led to an oil spill Monday afternoon in downtown Whitehorse.
• AWG officials inspect Whitehorse facilities If venues like the Canada Games Centre, Mount Sima, Yukon College,
• Educators, parents assess single-gender learning As the end of the school year approaches, teachers, parents and administrators met Tuesday evening to discuss the first-year results of the Takhini Elementary School single-gender pilot project.
• Carmacks, Old Crow water levels monitored Carmacks has been provided with 5,000 sandbags as the Nordenskiold River threatens to overflow its banks.
• Confusion reigns over fate of housing assistance program While the Yukon government says its mortgage program's money for this year is committed,
• Man arrested after premier's photo smashed Police were called to the Yukon government administration building Tuesday after a man barged into the legislative assembly, demanded to see the premier and smashed a photograph in the lobby.

May 5, 2009

• Subdivision of Takhini duplex lot approved One has become two.
• Judge returns case to human rights adjudication board For the first time in a Yukon court,
• Delay possible in former Yukoner's legal fate in U.S. Delay possible in former Yukoner's legal fate in U.S.
• MLAs to have sitting in Dawson next month To celebrate 100 years of elected government in the Yukon,
• Climbers want Atlin Road rebuilding to take a detour Yukon climbers are concerned about the effects development on the Atlin Road will have on their favoured White Mountain climbing area.
• New Fashions For A New Season This year's F.H. Collins Secondary School graduating class
• Get Yours Here Scouts Remy Kennedy Kuiper, Shawn Kitchen abd Manuel Kennedy Kuiper,
• Flood ushered in front lawn rafting for affected kids DAWSON CITY - Liz Woods has never seen this much ice in her yard in the 15 years she has lived on the creek side of the Rock Creek Road.
• Council advised to permit housing project After listening to concerns over the increased traffic and dust a new Habitat for Humanity project would bring to a downtown neighbourhood, city staff is recommending council permit the project to proceed anyway.
• Fentie steps into long gun registry issue Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says he is doing everything he can to fight his party's 13-year-old gun registry.