Whitehorse Daily Star

November 14, 2008

• I am a sportsman hunter, and proud of it! The sport of hunting and fishing has for years been painted with a grey brush. It is not only misinterpreted but also misunderstood.
• Artist in the School program improved An enhanced Artist In The School program is providing Yukon students with greater opportunity to engage in the arts than ever before, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor said Thursday.
• Remembrance Day a time for national pride DAWSON CITY - National pride was the theme of the Remembrance Day address by Dawson City Museum director Laura Mann on Tuesday.
• From the Unknown Soldier's tomb to the pumpkin patch It's just a sad fact that one of the results of any military conflict is a lot of dead bodies.
• This monstrous task is a pleasure to watch Bernard Pomerance's play The Elephant Man is not an easy one to produce.
• A worthy spin to tide you over In terms of "new releases", Ryan McNally's self-titled debut is nearly two years young.
• Fire claims concession building in Dawson DAWSON CITY - The concession stand at the old goldpanning venue in the north end of Dawson has seen many fine events over the years it has been there: gold panning, mud bogs, demolition derbies and military attaches' picnics.
• Wildlife inventory work gets additional funding Making an additional $500,000 available for wildlife inventory work this year is already benefiting Yukoners, Environment Minister Elaine Taylor said Wednesday.
• 'Perfect storm' sees programs run dry The territorial government's home repair and upgrade program is tapped out for this year and NDP MLA Steve Cardiff wants more cash extended to the initiative.
• Mayo-area couple named 2008 Farmers of the Year Ralph and Norma Mease have received the 2008 Farmer of the Year Award.
• Artist creates pictures from wood To Murray Martin, a piece of wood is like a blank canvas and the scroll saw is his paint brush.
• Conservation group receives relief funding DAWSON CITY - The Conservation Klondike Society (CKS) and Environment Yukon have reached a funding agreement enabling the group to continue operating its recycling centre for the rest of the fall and winter.
• City approves host of recreation grants Recreation groups around the city will be receiving more than $41,000 with council's approval of the annual fall recreation grants Monday.
• Family objects as city moves toward quarrying Brian Walker and his son, Sean Smith, will have to wait until the city moves ahead with rezoning a chunk of space on the Old Livingstone Trail to convince council not to quarry the area.
• Federation lauds planned review of child labour The Yukon Federation of Labour says it welcomes the passage of a motion in the legislature calling for a review of the current status of child labour in the Yukon.
• Board onside with McLean Lake-area quarry The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is recommending a quarry in the McLean Lake area be permitted to go ahead.
• Going Places A swan takes off
• Dawson City will host 2009 tourism conference Dawson City will host the 2009 Tourism Industry Spring Conference, April 16-19, 2009.
• LIC ballots mailed out to Takhini North homes Takhini North residents will soon vote on the city's proposed local improvement charge (LIC) that would overhaul the water and sewage system in the neighbourhood.
• Hospital funding agreement reached A three-year financial agreement has been signed that will see territorial grants to the Whitehorse General Hospital rise by six per cent each year, beginning this year.
• Celebrating 50 years of power In just two years, the Whitehorse Rapids Dam was built. The first turbine began generating juice for the city 50 years ago tomorrow.
• Murder trial hears from lead investigator Crime scene investigations in the real world are a far cry from the quick and conclusive investigations so often depicted in popular American TV shows, at least in the case of Gerald Dawson's violent 2004 death.
• Company wins hospital contract A $198,650 contract to plan a new $25-million-plus hospital for Watson Lake has been awarded to a local firm.
• Review advocates health care premiums, fees There are no plans to introduce health care premiums or surcharges to out-of-territory medical travel, Premier Dennis Fentie said following Thursday's question period.

November 13, 2008

• Dawson sewage treatment project receives extension of completion deadline DAWSON CITY - While the lawyer and officials from the Department of Fisheries may not be very happy with the situation, they did not block the move to extend Dawson's secondary sewage treatment project deadline at last month's court hearing.
• Ferris travels to India to help immunize children Polio survivor Ramesh Ferris, of Whitehorse, was scheduled to arrive in India yesterday to further his mission to immunize children under the age of five against the disease that crippled his legs.
• Child labour situation to be studied During Wednesday's legislative debate on child labour, MLAs agreed with Klondike MLA Steve Nordick's motion that will see a review and assessment of the current labour situation involving those under 18.
• Child labour headed to consultation Debate in the legislature over proposed child labour legislation may not have gone far.
• Scientists in city to discuss water, climate More than 70 scientists, researchers and officials with the IP3 network, who have gathered in Whitehorse, will visit the Wolf Creek water basin Saturday.
• Dawson loses CBC radio as transmitter gets once-over DAWSON CITY - CBC North's Radio One broadcast in Dawson City disappeared into static buzz on Wednesday morning, shortly after "The Voice" announced on The Current that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had been shown "the door" by the American electorate.
• Court hears of occurrences after local man's death Emotion dropped from the murder trial of Karen Rodrigue Wednesday afternoon, with testimony from three men who outlined some details of what went on after Gerald Dawson's death.
• Yukoners endure another prolonged power failure The failure of a digital card on the fourth wheel caused a massive electrical blackout Wednesday afternoon, says Yukon Energy spokeswoman Janet Patterson.
• Act's critics lumber into legislature Opposition continues to mount against the government's Forest Resources Act as more than 20 members and supporters of the Yukon Conservation Society (YSC) staged a small protest outside the legislative assembly Wednesday.
• The Elephant Man Photo Spread Some scenes from the Moving Parts Theatre production of The Elephant Man.

November 12, 2008

• What are you doing about your own back door? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Jim Kenyon, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy.
• War and remembrance as absorbed in Plymouth PLYMOUTH, England - One of the difficulties with the concept of Remembrance Day for Canadian young people is that there's just so little tangible evidence of anything war-related to remember in our country. There really hasn't been a lot of fighting that has touched Canada's everyday reality.
• Dawson students remember war veterans DAWSON CITY - Robert Service School celebrated Remembrance Day last Friday, as the school council had designated the Monday to be a non-school day.
• Jury begins hearing testimony in four-year-old Rodrigue case Before her trial for murder had even begun, Karen Rodrigue admitted to the stabbing death of 64-year-old Gerald Dawson in June of 2004.
• Hardy condemns planned changes to social assistance Draconian, regressive and poorly-timed is how NDP Leader Todd Hardy describes new amendments to laws governing social assistance in the territory.
• Hundreds of Yukoners gather to remember fallen soldiers Exactly 90 years from the day the Armistice was signed to end the First World War, several hundred Yukoners gathered Tuesday to remember the thousands of Canadian soldiers who gave their lives for peace and freedom.
• Man arrested inside church There was no rest for the Whitehorse RCMP officers who were on the scene at an alleged break-and-enter at a local church last Sunday moring.
• Meeting was routine, Fentie says As Prime Minister Stephen Harper has already committed to maintaining federal funding to the territories, there were no surprises for the Yukon at this week's first ministers' meeting in Ottawa to discuss the current economic downturn.
• Phelps family connected to electrical business In commemoration of the Nov. 15, 50th anniversary of the Whitehorse Rapids hydroelectric facility, the Star is publishing a two-part series. The second instalment will be published Friday.
• Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation leaves CYFN The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation of Old Crow has left the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), says the first nation's chief.
• Graham still anxious over Games' cost Whitehorse city councillor Doug Graham doesn't argue there's a value to hosting the Arctic Winter Games (AWG).
• Remembrance Day Images Remembrance Day Photo Spread
• Exhibit Debuts Didier Delahaye opened Canyon Lands in the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery last Thursday evening.