Whitehorse Daily Star

January 26, 2009

• Corporation develops energy-saving tool Concerned about Yukon Energy turning on its diesel generators during times of high electricity demand?
• Climate change conference begins in Old Crow As funding for the International Polar Year comes to an end, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Joe Linklater is hopeful work will continue on monitoring the changes to the environment and climate on Old Crow.
• Energetic Fund - Raising The Takhini Heartbeaters
• Yukoners attending major annual exploration meeting in Vancouver Premier Dennis Fentie and Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers are representing the Yukon at this week's 36th annual Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver.
• Big Job Goes On City crews are continuing to clear up the remains of this winter's snowfall to date.
• Dawson's budget keeps taxes stable DAWSON CITY - Dawson is looking at a hefty budget of $6.38 million for this year, up from $5.5 million last year.
• Versatile Weightlifter Yukon Olympian Jeane Lassen
• Man suffers setback in long battle against bottle A Pelly Crossing man who was convicted of driving drunk and dangerously more than five years ago is being sent to jail to dry out.
• Belting Them Out Tamara Nile and her band perform
• Energy strategy covers wide range of sources The final draft of the Energy Strategy for the Yukon has been released, covering a swath of topics from independent power producers to the potential for locally-refined oil.
• Quest musher is out to raises funds for Hospice One hundred hearts will travel 1,000 miles raising $1,000 for Hospice Yukon.
• Alsek festival's stage will remain darkened; could return in 2010 A regular favourite for many Yukoners will be missing from the lineup of music festivals this summer.

January 23, 2009

• What you should know about this chronic disease The following is a quote from an e-mail from biologist Philip Merchant of the territory's fish and wildlife branch in reply to last week's column on Chronic Wasting Disease.
• Artist tests his dedication to calligraphy Western calligraphy, popularly regarded as little more than a way to fancy up a wedding invitation, has been an art form in its own right since Roman times, and forms the foundation of the modern printed word.
• Newcomers' strong performances bolster this play It is ironic that the two players who had the least to do with the development of the script for So Many Doors are the ones who bring the most to their characters in the latest production of this made-in-the-Yukon play.
• Artist's golden rule is to always have fun If you have ever harboured any doubts about the quality, or range, of Yukon art, run a web search with the string "Yukon Art" or "Yukon Artist".
• At My Table: a superb first-effort three jars of mountain moonshine out-of-four! Yum.
• One long winter in the Yukon bush The cover copy of Nine Dog Winter does a good job of describing the book.
• MP wants taxes pared for low-incomers In this period of economic and political uncertainty, the Yukon's Member of Parliament said all the things one can say to give comfort to constituents.
• Dance Dance Dance Dancers from the Leaping Feats Dance Studio
• Fulda Challenge visitors enjoy Dawson stint DAWSON CITY - The Fulda Challenge Extreme Arctic Winter Adventure had to come to Dawson to get the weather they needed for some of their events, says Holger Bergold, the event's organizer.
• Major building supplies business eyes Whitehorse There could be some competition in store for local hardware stores and lumber yards.
• Trio sought on variety of charges The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Tuesday.
• Guarding Yukon history can get expensive Samson Hartland may not have been born in the Yukon, but he has taken on its history as his own, and repatriating pieces of it that have left the territory is his life's passion.
• RCMP officers, volunteers honoured A handful of local RCMP officers were applauded by family, friends and colleagues Thursday, as they stepped forward to receive awards of recognition for their service to the force.
• Revamped bus schedule would cost more As the city plans to cut back transit service this year, it's pondering a bus system that could end up costing taxpayers more in the coming years.

January 22, 2009

• Warm spell didn't harm wildlife, biologist says The recent unseasonal thaw has caused some snow crusting but likely not enough to worry wildlife, says Environment Yukon biologist Tom Jung.
• Dawson sewage plans are following two tracks DAWSON CITY - Five companies are in the running under the recent request for qualifications for the next planning stage for a mechanical treatment option for Dawson's secondary sewage treatment (SST) plant.
• Between Friends Newton Marshall is seen this morning with Redford in musher Hans Gatt's dog yard
• Artist's work honours local institution Whitehorse artist Jen Williams' Taking Stock, a photographic ode to Riverside Grocery, opened at the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery last Thursday.
• Forging Ahead Scott Fraser skis in the poker run in Whitehorse on Wednesday evening.
• Lining up a legacy of letters on the river at Dawson City DAWSON CITY - Nicole Dextras was busy adjusting her letters earlier this month.
• Council ponders easement agreement Years after the Millennium Trail opened along the Yukon River,
• B.C. coroner's office will investigate Alaska snowmobiler's death After some confusion about whose jurisdiction last weekend's snowmobiling tragedy came under, the B.C. coroner's office has announced it will investigate the death of Alcan 200 racer Jeffery Peede.
• City is revamping its parks policy The need for a new city policy governing its many parks shows just how much Whitehorse has changed over the years, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Review will be transparent, team leader vows Local business leaders and a territorial cabinet minister are expressing concern that a vocal critic of the resource sector,