Whitehorse Daily Star

March 17, 2009

• YTG pilot program planned for female corrections staff The territory's advanced education branch has provided $69,450 through the Community Training Fund
• A Quick Bite To Eat Canadian musher Sebastian Schnuelle
• Dawson planning for better times during economic downturn Dealing with an economic downturn is nothing new to Dawson City
• Correction A story in Monday's edition reported the incorrect account number
• Yukoner On The Trail Musher Sebastian Schnuelle drives his team off of Norton Bay
• Yukon to be showcased at Olympics The territorial Department of Economic Development will put $135,000 toward supporting an event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, subject to legislative approval.
• Virtual Work Alex Heminsen tests out a simulator-based training program,
• New veterinary officer's duties remain uncertain Add one Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and his or her support staff to the territory's roster of government employees.
• Learning From The Best Participants pay close attention during a recent Middle East drumming workshop
• Support robust for protecting watershed It appears there is overwhelming support for a large protected area in the Peel River watershed, according to information composed by the Peel planning commission.
• RCMP brought into website saga Buyer beware.
• Council poised to vote on 2012 AWG bid If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

March 16, 2009

• Dawson City's Front Street to be paved DAWSON CITY - The long overdue repairs to Front Street in Dawson City will begin this spring, Highways and Public Works Minister Archie Lang said Friday.
• City to honour volunteer The city is getting ready for its annual Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony.
• Library to move to safer quarters The Teslin Community Library will relocate to the former Nisutlin Trading Post building in early April.
• Grace On Stage Raqs Farrah Dance of Happiness was performed at the Yukon Arts Centre
• Hydrologist keeping an eye on snowpack As the snow continues to pile up in town and around the countryside, river and lake levels could rise significantly during the spring thaw.
• Elk imports are managed well: game farmer Importing elk into the Yukon is done with the utmost of care and caution, says a local game farmer.
• Minister has reacted to ideas from fish and game board Environment Minister Elaine Taylor has responded to recommendations from the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, though the process remains under the veil of confidentiality.
• Ex-Yukoner seeks help to acquire new chair Elaine Lee is likely a familiar name to many Yukoners.
• RCMP issue a public alert on man's release A convicted child molester has been released from custody and is back living in Whitehorse, say RCMP.
• Flying High A snowboarder gets some air

March 13, 2009

• The birth of the firearm legislation I received a number of phone calls and e-mails on the recent column on the firearms registry legislation, all on a positive note.
• Looking at the tradition of the adventure hero During the week that the long-awaited Watchmen movie finally hits the screens, you will pardon me if I ramble on a bit about adventure heroes.
• CDF awards $263,000 for 19 projects Nineteen projects in Yukon communities have been awarded more than $263,000 from the Department of Economic Development's Community Development Fund (CDF).
• Robert Campbell Highway upgrades planned The territorial government plans to spend $10.5 million on improving the Robert Campbell Highway this year, subject to legislative approval.
• Quest's manager receives a promotion Whitehorse resident Wendy Morrison has been appointed as the new executive director of the Yukon Quest International Association (Canada).
• Man's trial put off until May An accused sex offender who escaped trial for almost 20 years,
• European market crucial for Yukon tourism There is no doubt that the Yukon's tourism industry relies heavily on European visitors.
• Don't look now, but Hank Karr is 70 Many a Yukoner has been entertained at birthday celebrations by musician Hank Karr.
• Suit filed over oil spill It's been five years since an oil spill closed down the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation's health and social services building, home of its only day care centre.
• City writes off unpaid accounts City council moved closer to writing off more than $4,000 in unpaid bills Monday night when members passed first and second readings of the bylaw to write off the accounts.
• Leaping Feats Hip - Hop Camp
• Planned production may involve the territory There have been a number of changes to TV in recent years.
• Man with 'shocking' record sought more jail time Judge Cunliffe Barnett, a senior provincial and territorial court judge who has sat in the Yukon's courts for more than 20 years,
• Businesses alerted about suspicious website The territory's Department of Tourism is giving Yukon businesses a heads-up about a potentially fraudulent website.
• Frustrated property owner vows to find thief When Kevin Moore sat down with the RCMP to discuss possible solutions to the crime problem in his neighbourhood, they gave him one piece of advice.
• Popular Performers Ciarn and Fiona MacGillivray,
• Elk import surprises group More elk shipped into the Yukon has caught the eye and the concern of the Yukon Fish and Game Association.