Whitehorse Daily Star

January 5, 2009

• Another deliberate blast targets northeast B.C. pipeline; no one hurt VANCOUVER (CP) - Another explosion has targeted an EnCana (TSX:ECA) natural gas facility in northeastern British Columbia.
• Musicians to showcase their skills Showcase Yukon 2009 will give export-ready musicians the chance to perform live to a group of up to 10 national and international buyers.
• CRTC gives Northwestel OK to offer Video on Demand Northwestel Inc.'s digital cable TV customers in Whitehorse can now rent DVD movies without having to leave the house.
• Railway society, Legion receive grants More money for the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society is part of $392,000 in Community Development Fund (CDF) money recently announced from its Tier 2 intake.
• Society pushing for fire-free dumps Diversion and recycling are key to air emission quality from dump fires around the Yukon, says Anne Middler of the Yukon Conservation Society.
• Winter's frigid Grip As Dawson City settles into the New Year, temperatures persist in the -45 to -50 C range and the ice fog thickens.
• Cold's Hold Wears On Frost coats the objects near the Whitehorse Rapids Dam
• Reworked deal wouldn't pare costs: druggist Despite two government reports and opposition MLAs calling for a new Pharmacy Agreement, local pharmacy owners say, not so fast.
• Police made 16 arrests Whitehorse RCMP were kept busy on New Year's Eve, responding to more than 90 calls and making 16 arrests.
• Workplace was 'toxic,' ex-manager says A former Department of Highways and Public Works employee is threatening a potentially damaging lawsuit against the Yukon government, alleging he was terminated without just cause six months into a year-long contract.

January 2, 2009

• The perils of going home again The Summer that Never Was is Robinson's 16th novel and the 14th in the acclaimed Alan Banks series.
• Local metal heads find Sanktuary Drummers almost always have the best musical ear and are usually the most accomplished in any ensemble, feeling as comfortable noodling away on a guitar as they do seated before their kit.
• There's no time to dream in the audition spotlight It's 30 below, and yet my palms are sweating and I think I'm having hot flashes.
• Archives vital to historians, author believes DAWSON CITY - Frances Backhouse made her first contact with Pierre Berton when she asked him to write a forward for her 1995 book Women of the Klondike (Whitecap). Her father talked her into asking.
• Commissioner honours exceptional Yukoners Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber acknowledged some outstanding citizens at the annual Commissioner's New Year's Levee held Thursday afternoon.
• Honour called a reflection of leaders' vision Dave Joe says his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada reflects the vision of the territory's aboriginal leaders over the years.
• City can hold off on referendum: judge The continuing saga of Marianne Darragh versus the City Of Whitehorse is inching toward its climax with another judge's verdict, this one coming in favour of both sides.
• New Year, Same Cold Visibility is limited
• Mine assets get court protection The Adanac Molybdenum Corp. has sought and received court protection of its assets while it attempts to restructure, the company announced recently.
• Passengers endured frigid ride It was a cold ride for passengers on a Greyhound bus from Whitehorse to Fort Nelson, B.C. Dec. 23, after the vehicle's heating system froze.
• Author to commit Ferris story to book Survival, overcoming the odds, a decision to take on a personal trial in order to draw attention to the disease that left a young man crippled - it has all the makings of a good book.
• Real estate practices need overhaul, says Yukon judge Real estate agents need to take a hard look at their use of a document commonly used in property sales, says a Yukon Territorial Court judge.
• 'It's wonderful to make it out alive': snowboarder VANCOUVER (CP) - Jamie Martin says he never gave up hope, but admitted his optimism was waning as the days wore on.
• Positive attitude saved grandson, Yukoner says When Murray Martin heard his grandson, Jamie Martin, had been missing for three days in the mountains outside Vancouver, he braced himself for the worst.

December 31, 2008

• The proud legacy of Beatrix Potter Mention Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) and your listeners are more likely to think of the 23 small children's books,
• Berton House holds sixth annual gala The Berton House Writers' Retreat 6th Annual Gala Fundraiser dinner
• Frigid territory prepares to party tonight Tomorrow will be the first day of enacting all those New Year's resolutions that have been hatched over the past six months.
• 2008: the death of a legend, a historic apology Choosing the year's top 10 Yukon stories of the year is, to a large extent, an arbitrary task.
• Acrimony punctuates Yukon politics in 2008 An old parliamentary adage, the minority gets its say, the majority has its way, sums up the action this past year inside Yukon's halls of power.
• Cold paralyzes activities on Mount Sima Greg Meredith handed out nearly 200 half-day passes to Mount Sima on Christmas Eve, but he's still waiting for the weather to co-operate so skiers can use them.
• Mining: even the optimists have closed their eyes Leaders in the Yukon's mining industry - heck, just about everyone in every industry - were awestruck by the speed of the economic implosion.
• Contaminated cocaine may well infiltrate territory, officials say The Yukon's RCMP and the territory's top doctor are warning residents to be aware that potentially deadly cocaine, contaminated with animal antibiotics, is making its way across the country.