Whitehorse Daily Star

April 7, 2009

• Demolition will occur this summer Health and safety will be top priorities during the demolition of the former Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) building, says Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).
• Health panel drew mostly seniors in Dawson DAWSON CITY - The questionnaire which would have had a greater impact than a small newspaper advertisement was not mailed to Dawson until the actual day the What We Heard panel came to town.
• Jazz master to take the stage this evening Young musicians need to open their ears to as many different genres as they can, says jazz master Oliver Jones.
• Street levels are dropping in Dawson Spring cleaning in Dawson begins with the streets,
• COR certification not needed for hospital residence bidders The Yukon government is ignoring its own safety standards, say opposition MLAs,
• Heavy Duty Challenge Chris Dunbar competes in the 11th annual Yukon Territorial Skills Competition last Friday.
• Gun registry vote scenario hypothetical question: MP Yukon MP Larry Bagnell said Monday he won't be announcing anytime soon how he would vote on proposed legislation to revoke the gun registry for rifles and shotguns.
• Council advised to stand by 'silly harassment' City staff are asking council to stand by their order that Whitehorse businessman Con Lattin remove the Pepsi sign displayed on Lattin's vacant Fourth Avenue property.
• Charges pending after four arrests Four suspected drug dealers were arrested in Whitehorse on Monday afternoon
• Officers should have been in court: residents WATSON LAKE - There was disappointment and anger expressed in the hallway outside the Watson Lake courtroom Monday when two local RCMP officers charged with rape failed to appear at their first court date.

April 6, 2009

• French Language Services Directorate head named The Yukon government has tapped Ontario resident Francine Blais to head the French Language Services Directorate.
• Police conduct check stops Licences were suspended, tickets were issued and one person is facing a charge of possessing drugs after the RCMP held check stops on the Alaska Highway over the weekend.
• Duty counsel appears for two accused RCMP officers WATSON LAKE - Very little happened in court this morning involving two Watson Lake RCMP officers charged with sexually assaulting a woman while they were off-duty.
• Supporting Education Scott Lindsay (left), also known as the Firewood Guy,
• Winter ticks' harm to elk is diminishing It appears the infestation of winter ticks on elk is falling, though it is also showing up on the growing mule deer population.
• NDP leader tries to bolster his flock The problem with a political party that never held power is, as time wears on, victory as elusive as ever, the perpetual underdog tends to lean harder on us-against-them rhetoric.
• Water projects long overdue: grand chief "It's been a long time coming," is how Andy Carvill, the Council of First Nations' grand chief,
• Little Paws issue lands in Supreme Court The former executive director of the Little Paws Learning Centre in Takhini is facing a lawsuit by the daycare's former landlords.
• Cabaret: a show to see for the spectacle Bring on the dancing girls!

April 3, 2009

• Film location incentive program changes Amendments to the Yukon Film Location Incentive program have been announced by Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon.
• Get set for some moving, modern Motown melodies On Sunday evening, one of Whitehorse's own returns to perform on the Yukon Arts Centre for their sophomore CD release concert titled, Love, Doubt and Soul.
• The browse line and what it means to deer My weekly outdoors question of the week sparked a controversial (more descriptive, derogatory) letter from one person as well as two interesting questions from a public school age child.
• What is the nature of debt in this world? Last week (as I write this), the CBC rebroadcast the Massey Lecture series reprinted in this book.
• Doors opened to wealth of hidden treasures DAWSON CITY - Either the occupants of the rooms in the Westminster Hotel or the management have a strange sense of humour.
• Talk About Art Catherine Beaudette gives an artist's talk March 26 at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Money will see child psychologist hired The Child Development Centre is receiving an extra $100,000 from the Yukon government to hire a psychologist, pending legislative approval of the 2009-10 fiscal year budget.
• Nest makers' work gets eagle-eyed inspection They're back - or so it seems.
• Volunteers trained for chopper rescues The volunteers making up the Whitehorse District Search and Rescue group recently went through some strict operational training so they'll be ready to take part in a rescue by helicopter.
• Lang supports gun registry's repeal Yukon Senator Dan Lang said Thursday he will vote to repeal the long-gun registry when the enabling bill comes before Parliament this spring.
• Veteran vet effusive in praise for Percy DAWSON CITY - What causes a veterinarian to take time off his business for week, find someone to cover for him, pay his own travel costs, and spend several days getting to Dawson City for small-town dog race?
• City will buy street sweeper The city will be forking out $215,800 for a street sweeper.
• Mining venture was profitable In its first full year of operation, the Minto mine and its new partnership with Capstone Mining Corp. is reporting a net profit of $132 million for 2008.
• Biodiversity Awareness Month here More than 20 organizations and many volunteers will help Yukoners celebrate the Yukon's plants, fish, birds and animals during Biodiversity Month in April, Environment Minister Elaine Taylor said Wednesday.
• Residents like infilling, OCP review finds What are your thoughts about residential development on Grey Mountain Road, garden suites, chickens in the backyard, mineral staking within city limits and further development in your neighbourhood?
• City staff look for more equipment storage space Not only is the city running out of space for development (with the proposed Whistle Bend subdivision as the last major available site for subdivision), it also appears to be out of space for its equipment.
• Homeless left to vehicles, tents, couches for sleep A housing survey carried out during the past winter confirms that some Yukoners are couch surfing or sleeping in tents and vehicles.
• Consultation over child act called inadequate The Yukon government is getting slammed again by first nations governments for putting off and ignoring their input on new legislation.
• Governing party's popularity soars The Yukon Party is enjoying its highest support rating in years according to a Datapath Systems poll released Thursday.
• Territory's bison hunters have set a record Hunters have taken a record 150 woodland bison in the Yukon this winter.
• Hands-On Learning Kalee Freeman, of F.H. Collins Secondary School's Foods Education and Service Training program,
• Scientists fighting sovereignty debate: historian It's not a boundary dispute that will likely end with the country with more military might winning, but rather with science.
• Confusion reigns over students who avoided exams Confusion over provincial exam requirements has created an uncertain future for a number of prospective high school graduates in the territory, the Star has learned.