Whitehorse Daily Star

January 29, 2009

• Falling snow warnings are early this year DAWSON CITY - It's early in the winter for this, but this month's ups and downs of the thermometer have caused buildings all around Dawson to shed their roof loads of snow.
• Strahl is 'thrilled' by budgetary plans Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says Tuesday's federal budget should pump up the North, though details still need to be worked out.
• Ottawa's appeal was expected, lawyer says A local lawyer representing the Ross River Kaska says he's not surprised the federal government is appealing a court decision directing Ottawa to release a particular document.
• Budget reaction breaking along partisan lines While the North's rookie Conservatives on Parliament Hill lauded Prime Minister Stephen Harper's free wheeling
• Shelter Fund - Raiser Set The Sophisticated Cavemen
• OCP review process began well, planner says When residents meet with city planners, the city's next Official Community Plan (OCP) is not the only thing on their minds.
• Quest loses fifth of initial entrants With eight mushers withdrawing this month, the 2009 Yukon Quest's field has taken a bit of a hit in the new year.
• Mine closure work could cost $20 million The schedules to decide what will be done with the abandoned Faro and Mount Nansen mines are winding down, says the director of the Yukon's branch for abandoned mines.
• Charges laid after man is stabbed Whitehorse RCMP have laid a charge of attempted murder against a local resident after another man was stabbed during a drunken altercation Wednesday night.

January 28, 2009

• Showcase helping Yukon performers move forward Per capita, the Yukon has more artists than anywhere else in Canada.
• Biologist expects bison hunt interest will mount There have been 32 wood bison harvested so far this winter, according to the number of mandatory reports received so far.
• On Stage Tonight Joseph Tisiga opens at the Old Firehall this evening with his Absurdist Talk Show Late Night with Grey Owl.
• Impaired driving charges fell over holidays Drunk driving charges were way down during the past holiday season, with check stops resulting in just three charges of impaired driving in December.
• Man jailed for assault and uttering threats A 49-year-old Mayo man learned last week that a guilty plea doesn't always result in a relaxed sentence.
• Launch Lauds Literacy Lana Rae and company entertained the youth
• Man has personally trained an invaluable helping paw Instead of waiting up to five years to qualify for a guide dog, Whitehorse resident Bill Van Fleet is training his own.
• Case can proceed in small claims court Patricia Cunning wants her day in court.
• Cycling For A Cause About 15 cyclists made an evening ride supporting winter cycling Tuesday
• Fentie says federal budget will benefit Yukon As federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff signaled his party would support the federal budget amidst political drama unfolding on Parliament Hill,
• Ruling finds in favour of Ross River Dena Council The federal government's state of mind is in question, Justice Leigh Gower of the Yukon Supreme Court found in a 26-page decision issued last Friday.
• Instability' prompts MLA to ditch New Democrats John Edzerza is leaving the Yukon New Democrats without any hard feelings, but says he won't stay with a party that isn't focused on what it needs most.

January 27, 2009

• Igloo's products, services are needed here, council is told A building supplies shop looking to open in Whitehorse took the first step in the process Monday night when city council approved first reading of a zoning amendment for the property.
• Up And In A loader tips another helping of the white stuff
• YESAA review draws sparse numbers in Dawson The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA) grew out of Chapter 12 the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement,
• Citizens receive Mayor's Awards Carrie Gabrielson and Julie Robinson became the first recipients of the city's Mayor's Awards earlier this month.
• Man who molested young girl is in custody again A man who served two years in prison for molesting a six-year-old girl is back in police custody on charges of uttering threats.
• Lang sworn in as third Yukon senator Dan Lang, the third senator to represent the Yukon, was formally appointed in a swearing-in ceremony in the Senate with 17 of his colleagues on Monday morning.
• Cyclists will show solidarity with confreres in Quebec A group of die-hard Yukon cyclists will be taking to the streets of Whitehorse tonight to show their support for winter riders on the other side of the country.
• Charge, new zones adopted for Takhini North City council members have given the go-ahead for residents of Takhini North to be charged the Local Improvement Charge (LIC) on the water and sewer system work planned for the neighbourhood.
• Budget clears way for firehall, Takhini work Like the general public, city council members had little to say Monday night as they adopted a $32-million capital budget for 2009.