Whitehorse Daily Star

January 21, 2009

• Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding today DAWSON CITY - "Lord, it's dangerous out there," I said as I slid into the post office just after noon on Monday.
• The tale of the fishwife's bridal gown DAWSON CITY - The rain pattered on the walls of the tent-sized wedding dress as Nicole Dextras and her partners in story readied themselves to present the tale of The Wedding Gown, the Fishwife and the Yukon River Salmon.
• Lot development pace creating frustrations in Dawson City DAWSON CITY - Mark Wickham wants to know why it is taking so long for the Yukon government to organize the creation of two subdivisions for Dawson.
• Woman ordered to stand trial Alicia Murphy will stand trial for the killing of Evangeline Billy in June of last year.
• TransCanada Corp. becomes major Yukon Quest sponsor TransCanada Corp., a builder of gas pipelines, has become a major sponsor of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
• Scrutinizing Future Development The open house for the new Whistle Bend subdivision
• Let councillors form quorum by phoning: bylaw proposal Let councillors form quorum by phoning: bylaw proposal
• The Fruits of Generosity The Canadian Health Food Association donated 200 organic
• Judges dismiss jailed duo's appeal A panel of B.C. Court of Appeal judges sent two Watson Lake men packing back to prison this week, saying their evidence still doesn't hold up in court.
• Going Places The Takhini elk herd
• Hospital workers' future still cloudy: union There are many questions but no answers for hospital workers in Watson Lake wondering about their future, says the vice-president of the Yukon Employees' Union.
• Duty Duds Cassandra tries on the proper gear.
• Lottery delights Copper Ridge lot applicant For Sharhram Kazemi, good things come to those who wait.

January 20, 2009

• Local cadets win silver, bronze medals Seven members of 2685 Royal Canadian Army Cadets and seven members of 551 Royal Canadian Air Cadets received silver and bronze medals respectively at the awards ceremony of the Western Arctic Area (WAA) Skills Competition.
• Industrial lot receives subdivision approval Merkasus Holdings Ltd. can now become the owner of two properties instead of one in the Mount Sima industrial subdivision.
• Good Clean Fun Families were out in force
• Dawson has no plot to rekindle lagoon, mayor tells resident The Klondike citizens who organized the successful referendum which killed the Yukon government's plans to put a sewage lagoon
• Course offered in on-line format Yukon College is offering a new Information Technology (IT) program in a full on-line format.
• Weather, black ice keep arteries closed Two highways remained closed this morning because of black ice and nasty weather conditions.
• Preliminary hearing heavily attended It was standing room only in Courtroom 3 of the Whitehorse courthouse on Monday,
• A Friendly Outing Nansen Murray, Logan Potter and Michael Abbott compete in the Ski Fest
• Tuton defends proposal to take over Watson Lake hospital There a lot less hostility among Watson Lake hospital employees toward a proposal to come under the wing of the Yukon Hospital Corp., says the chair of the corporation.
• College joins affordable housing project The construction of a new affordable housing unit where the notorious 810 Wheeler St. drug house used to be will go ahead with the participation of Yukon College, it was announced today.
• Work on Takhini North's shape continues Property owners in Takhini North are moving closer to paying thousands of dollars in local improvement charges (LICs) to fix up the water and sewer system in their neighbourhood.
• Golf course could see lots developed The possibility of residential development at the Mountain View Golf Course has worked its way into the Whistle Bend discussions.

January 19, 2009

• Support services agency employees join PSAC/YEU Workers at Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services in Whitehorse have joined the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and its component, Yukon Employees' Union (YEU).
• Disability Awareness Expo Held Wheelchair basketball was played at the Yukon Council on disABILITY Awareness Expo
• Recycler receives $249,000 grant After being forced to make short-term changes to its operations in light of the recent dive in world commodity prices, the Raven Recycling Society is also focusing on its long-term future.
• Icy and wet city roads keep crews busy City crews were left steaming this weekend as they tackled road conditions they don't usually deal with until spring.
• City launches major OCP review City officials plan to spend the next month and a half listening to how residents want Whitehorse to develop over the next quarter-century.
• Premier forecasts bulging territorial budget Expect another huge territorial budget this spring as the Yukon government hopes to ride on the coattails of massive increases in spending expected in next week's federal budget.
• Mixing Fitness and Fun Tug-o'-war, sledding and skating with the mascots
• Competition forces SuperValu out of business After 37 years in the local grocery business, SuperValu - formerly Food Fair - is closing, co-owner Mike Palamar confirmed this morning.
• Major highways closed Unseasonable weather is creating havoc for the territory's highways, forcing the closures of three main routes and travel advisories for five others.
• Snowmobile race claims rider's life Snowmobilers in the Alcan 200 Road Rally stopped at the race's halfway point in Dezadeash on Saturday to take a vote on whether they should keep going.