Whitehorse Daily Star

February 11, 2009

• Performance isn't quite up to ovation standards The standing ovation has historically been reserved for performances which call for something more than a mere slapping together of palms.
• Juno nominations boast a Yukon connection The Juno Awards celebrate the best and brightest in the Canadian musical culture.
• Dogs take all avenues to reach Westminster show in New York NEW YORK - The champion chow chow came from China, the smooth-coated Dachshund arrived from South Africa. The best Saluki, well, he started out long ago in a test tube.
• A favourite recipe to complement a great beer This marks the debut of veteran chef Louis Richer's column on food and drink, to be published every second Wednesday in the Star.
• Yukon artists, performers took part in Winterlude Thanks to coordinated efforts between the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the Yukon government,
• Organizations lauded for luring conventions Twelve Yukon organizations have been honoured for their contributions in bringing meetings, conferences and other events to the Yukon.
• City adopts a new parks policy Park users around town will have a little more guidance on how they can go about making use of the city's outdoor sites after city council adopted the new Parks Use Policy at Monday's city council meeting.
• Lawmakers ill-equipped to make some decisions: MLA At today's opening of a harm reduction conference in Whitehorse, John Edzerza spoke not as a politician,
• Council closer to buying property for $90,000 Despite one councillor's motion to hold off on buying a $90,000 property downtown, the city is moving ahead with the purchase.
• Whitehorse brewer is off to England The Yukon Brewing Company has been invited to send a brewer to participate in the JDW Beer Festival in England this spring.
• Yukoner in chilly pursuit of world's best job It's being billed as the best job in the world, and Whitehorse's Michael Pealow wants it so badly, he went snorkeling through the ice at Fish Lake to prove it.
• A Crumbling Legacy The crumbling legacy of an outdoor ice art installation sits just off the south side of Dawson City's ice bridge.
• Welfare recipients receive increases Welfare recipients received an increase in their food allowance in January, says Social Services Minister Glenn Hart.
• NWTel volunteer fund helped groups The volunteer efforts of Northwestel Inc. employees in 2008 have resulted in $10,000 in sponsorship funding for 19 northern charities and non-profit groups through the company's Volunteer Involvement Fund.
• Performers showcase their talents for Outside buyers The Yukon Arts Centre was buzzing with activity Tuesday morning as Yukon musicians prepared, and recovered, from their meetings with music buyers from around the world.
• College students happy to rustle up sandwiches for van As they do every Tuesday, Yukon College Working and Leading students rolled up their sleeves yesterday and prepared sandwiches for the Whitehorse Many Rivers Outreach Van.
• Association is training new instructor The Yukon Mine Training Association is training a new instructor to meet the demand for the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) course Introduction to Exploration and Prospecting.
• Consumers' group raps tax, fee hikes The local Utilities Consumers' Group is questioning how the city can ask its residents for money in the form of proposed hikes in property taxes and utilities this year.
• Fire expert poised to enter 'my worst nightmare' When Al Beaver arrives in Melbourne next week,
• City to borrow $6.7 million for Public Safety Building The city will spend more than $10 million to construct a new Public Safety Building over an expected 14 months.

February 10, 2009

• Southern Tutchone Bi-Cultural School Program set for 2009-10 A new program to enhance curriculum with Southern Tutchone language and culture at the St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction has been announced by Education Minister Patrick Rouble and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Chief Diane Strand.
• Four hundred-plus customers lost power A total 415 Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. customers were left to reset their clocks, computers and other electronics Sunday morning after a power bump off a feeder near Mountainview Drive.
• Meeting will discuss reducing drugs' harm The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre's second Northern Conference and Film Festival on reducing drug-related harm will begin Wednesday at the Gold Rush Inn.
• Carvers Congratulated The Yukon's snow carving team won three mentions of excellence for their sculpture Blanket Toss!
• Filipino guest to speak on human rights Thursday Dr. Chandu Claver from the Philippines is the Yukon's 2009 Development and Peace Solidarity Speaker.
• Chief lauds Education department report The Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation is pleased with Auditor General Sheila Fraser's report
• Yukon Historic Resources Fund helps support eight projects The territorial government, through the Yukon Historic Resources Fund,
• Couple can stay in rented premises, judge decides A Whitehorse couple has won the right to stay in their home after their landlord went to court to have them kicked out.
• Celebrating Canine Friends Stephanie Armstrong and Alex Hakinson hang the show And Man's Best Friend:
• Someone grew much richer in recent lottery ticket draw Somewhere in the Klondike, somebody is a quarter-million dollars richer, but has yet to claim the prize won last Friday in a Super 7 lottery draw.
• Caribou, salmon were on leaders' agenda Premier Dennis Fentie says he's emphasized to Prime Minister Stephen Harper the importance Yukoners place on the Porcupine caribou herd and the Yukon River salmon.
• Keep Friday night buses rolling, council urged Over and over again, city council was told not to cut its Friday evening transit service.

February 9, 2009

• Unpaid property taxes go as high as $13,225 Council will vote this evening on whether to move forward with adding the city's seal to a list of 54 property owners within the city's boundaries who still owe taxes.
• Hangar provided spacious setting for vet check It was a complete head-to-tail examination on Saturday for potential canines in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
• Yukon jobless rate increases As employment figures fall nation-wide, so too is the territory's.
• Woman found safe and sound A woman reported missing by police late last week was found 24 hours after she was last seen.
• Jargon dominates education hearings They're working on it.
• Ban lifted on convicted man's name A territorial judge has lifted the publication ban on the name of a man convicted of sexual assault.
• It's steady as she goes: Air North president Air North will stay the course.
• Keep the snowblowers and shovels handy Whether it was work or play, the heavy snowfall over the weekend seemed to make a difference in the activities of many residents.