Whitehorse Daily Star

May 4, 2009

• Cape Farewell photo exhibit merges art, science for youth The Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture is hosting an exhibition of photographs taken during the British Council-organized Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 2008.
• Councillor opposes city services policy City councillor Doug Graham refused to budge from his position that the city's policy prioritizing services robs council of some of its ability to draw its own conclusions in decision-making.
• Authors' conference enjoyed greater attendance boost Eighty-five budding writers crowded into the library at F.H. Collins Secondary School last Thursday for day one of the two-day 2009 Young Authors' Conference.
• Comin' Though The White Pass and Yukon Route rotary plow
• Lockers will better protect bikes Cyclists won't have to worry about rain getting to their bikes when they're parked at the Canada Games Centre or downtown after the city installed bicycle lockers recently.
• Interest earned on ABCPs displeases Liberal leader Money slowly trickling back from the failed $36.3-million asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) investment is not coming fast enough for Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell,
• Man to be sentenced on pornography, firearms charges One of two Yukoners arrested and charged with possessing child pornography appeared in court this morning in the hopes he would be released by the end of the day.
• Rock Creek homes evacuated Residents of Dawson City's Rock Creek subdivision and territorial officials are assessing the damage to properties and the road after weekend flooding saw 28 people, a cat and a dog leave the area.

May 1, 2009

• There are knives, and then there are REAL knives The history of the knife is as old as the history of man.
• Come out and hear some young musicians The Mount Lorne Community Centre will hold a coffee house on Saturday night featuring Angel Hall with the opening act, Electric Cheese.
• Saskatchewan writers dominate Live Words evening If emcee Jerome Stueart is correct and "writing is about leading with words" then there were half a dozen good leaders and readers on display Wednesday night at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.
• Turning Widdershins gives you a new perspective You might think of Widdershins as a sequel to de Lint's earlier novel The Onion Girl (2001)
• School of Visual Arts marks second year DAWSON CITY - Graduation exercises for the second cadre of the foundation year fine arts program at the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture's School of Visual Arts (SOVA) took place at the Oddfellows' Hall last Friday.
• Major Canadian rock label to perform in Whitehorse When the White Stripes arrived in Whitehorse early on a Monday morning two years ago, it was arguably the biggest rock act to ever hit the Yukon.
• A genre that is enjoying a rebirth When the Constantines open up for the Weakerthans next week at the bands' two shows in Whitehorse, expect some serious atmospherics from this Guelph, Ont. quintet.
• Selkirk First Nation embraces its rich culture Cultural funding in the Yukon is very Whitehorse-centric, leaving the rural communities very much on their own to build their cultural industrial base.
• Robert Campbell Bridge repairs approved City council has approved spending $24,000 more than originally planned for repairs to the Robert Campbell Bridge linking Riverdale to the downtown area.
• Help sought for archaeological dig Norm Easton, an anthropology and archaeology instructor at Yukon College, is seeking participants to assist in archaeological and ethnographic field research.
• Yukoner mixes sports with humanitarian work For Whitehorse native Allison Furniss, leaving the northern cold for the Tanzanian heat offered an opportunity to pursue two of her greatest passions - humanitarian work and sport.
• City's enumeration questions prompted concerns The city is changing its enumeration forms after a meeting earlier this month with Tracy-Anne McPhee, the territory's privacy commissioner.
• Sending children Outside 'unbelievable,' MLA says Independent MLA John Edzerza wants the government to stop its practice of sending children out of the territory for treatment.
• Chiefs demand more watershed protection Three northern chiefs are calling on greater protection for the Peel River watershed.
• Spring recreation grants approved The city will distribute more than $166,000 among more than 30 groups ranging from the Great Northern Ski Society to the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Highway flooding even blocked access to gravel DAWSON CITY - By Thursday afternoon, flooding on the Klondike Highway between Midway and Pelly Crossing had advanced considerably.
• City can sell Industrial Road property Arctic Power and Communications Ltd. will likely soon have a new 307-square-metre chunk of property added to its current location in Marwell.
• Purse snatching not a trend: RCMP There is no need to be worried about a purse snatcher working in the Riverdale area, the RCMP said this week.
• Man who violently molested young girl placed under arrest Once again, the RCMP have arrested David Malcolm and slapped the 28-year-old Kwanlin Dun First Nation man with several charges.
• Key charge dismissed in 1975 slaying of Canadian activist A federal judge has dismissed a key charge against a former Whitehorse resident
• Farmers, YTG study meat processing plant Farmers and the Yukon government are investigating the feasibility of a permanent slaughterhouse and processing plant for red and white meat.
• Parents' thoughts sought on provincial exams Families of Grade 12 students throughout the territory are being asked to weigh in on the future of provincial exams.
• Jail didn't breach woman's rights, judges rule Jail is no place for a person with mental health issues - even one who breaks the law - a board of Yukon Court of Appeal judges has said.

April 30, 2009

• Women's centre plans fund-raiser The Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre will open its doors to the community Saturday for an Indian feast.
• Yukon Energy scholarship honours former board member As it has in the past, Yukon Energy will award several scholarships to Yukoners studying at post-secondary institutions.
• Virtual reality helps train equipment operators DAWSON CITY - As the driver/trainee rolls down the access ramp in the enormous open pit mine, the operator can feel the wheels turning beneath the cab.
• Veteran educator is off the job One of the Yukon's three Department of Education superintendents has retained a lawyer after taking leave from his job last Friday.
• High Water Erodes Highway The Klondike Highway was neither washed out nor closed about an hour south of Pelly Crossing on Wednesday,
• Reduce risks, teens urged A program new to the Yukon is dedicated to discouraging young people from taking dangerous risks.
• Food bank to swing into business next week The Whitehorse Food Bank wasn't yet getting food hampers ready for its clients, but apples, bananas, muffins and cookies along with tea and coffee were set out this morning.
• Arctic research dollars headed overseas As Canadian scientists are seeing their research grants slashed, Yukon MP Larry Bagnell is questioning the wisdom of setting up an Arctic research centre in Norway.