Whitehorse Daily Star

October 31, 2008

• Attracting and feeding your favourite birds Coming from a far different part of Canada where we had just about every bird you would care to mention, I admittedly am on a learning swing on birds of the Yukon, as well as the plants that will attract such birds.
• Local artist takes 100 Dresses to Grande Prairie Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger will bring her interactive residency and show called 100 Dresses for a Grande Prairie November to the Grande Prairie Regional College Pillars area and Glass Gallery.
• A pair of extremely mystical cliffhangers The White Council that rules all human magic users on Earth finally had to stop mistrusting Harry Dresden and trust him with the duties of a Warden.
• 'Critters' invade Yukon schools Critters hit Whitehorse schools earlier this week, beginning Monday at Selkirk Elementary School.
• Students prove songwriting's child's play in musical collaboration Learn By Heart - Songs from the North Klondyke Highway Schools
• Good actors make bad doctors in Joe Orton's, What the Butler Saw It is obvious from the opening lines of Joe Orton's play, What the Butler Saw, that someone is going to be taken advantage of.
• Young Yukoner tapped to attend UN Climate Change Conference The Yukon government is helping fund a young Yukoner's trip to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, Environment Minister Elaine Taylor said Wednesday.
• Group generally pleased with forestry act The proposed Forest Resources Act is a hair away from being among the best legislation of its sort in the country, says an industry watchdog.
• World record egg toss is in the books SKAGWAY (The Skagway News) - "It's official!" Skagway tourism director Buckwhat Donahue exclaimed in a call to the News' newsroom Oct. 20 from the post office. "We have the Guinness World Record!"
• Proposed child labour law introduced There's no reason why the territory couldn't pass legislation to protect young workers in next spring's session of the legislature, say Yukon Federation of Labour officials.
• HELPING STAMP OUT HUNGER Halloween for Hunger campaign
• Retired educator's legacy will live on The Northwest Territories' loss continues to be the Yukon's gain.
• Police are on the lookout for this trio The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Tuesday.
• WHAT THE BUTLER SAW Scenes from the current Guild Hall production
• Association hires director Sandy Hachey has been hired as the Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Yukon's new executive director, the organization said Thursday.
• SHARING MUSICAL TALENT Douglas Burden leads a brass workshop
• Premier is told to quit over $6-million investment loss "When the day comes that I misplace $6 million of Yukoners' money, I'll tender my resignation," thundered Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell during question period in the legislative assembly Thursday.
• Court orders contractor to reimburse Mayo first nation A Dawson City contractor has been ordered to reimburse $340,000 to the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun.
• $824,865 worth of garbage trucks to be here by spring The city is definitely getting new garbage trucks, but staff can't say for sure whether it gained a better deal by going to tender at the same time Calgary did.
• Child, youth advocate planned Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart is introducing a consultation process on the development of a child and youth advocate.
• Mardi Bra II raised $12,000 It was a typical Mardi-Gras style party, but with one twist ...
• Touching our hearts, inspiring our students Beethoven came alive on the Yukon Arts Centre stage Thursday with the student matinee presentation of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
• Composer's presence delights astonished musician When Claire deBruyn sat down at the piano in the Riverdale Baptist Church Thursday morning to play a piece entitled Blue Sky I, she knew she would be getting instruction from one of Canada's finest pianists.
• MP, spouse welcome new arrival Yukon MP Larry Bagnell's constituency grew by one member Wednesday afternoon as he and wife Melissa Craig welcomed their baby daughter, Aurora Sage, into the world.
• Petition proponent is pleased by court ruling on referendum A Yukon Supreme Court ruling could see city voters go to the polls in a referendum over the use of land near McLean Lake.

October 30, 2008

• Some Yukon seniors to get income boost Low-income seniors receiving an income supplement from the government will receive larger cheques, Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart said Monday.
• LEARNING FROM THE BEST Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet with the National Arts Centre Orchestra
• Lil's Place will donate wages, part of sales to Angels' Nest Those looking to donate to a worthy cause might want to go shopping at Lil's Place tomorrow.
• Committee suggests design goals for school A committee exploring secondary school programming in the territory has recommended a new F.H. Collins Secondary School not be designed as a typical school.
• PROFESSIONAL SHOWS HIS STUFF National Arts Centre Orchestra percussionist Jonathan Wade
• Reclamation fees for quarries need to be higher: councillor Rehabilitation fees for three quarry operators in the city will remain the same as they have for more than a decade after council approved third reading of the new lease agreements with each operator Monday evening.
• Vessel controversy will get more study The summer may be over, but the Queen is still making waves in Dawson City, and the locals in charge of assessing her impact on the community say they've done all they can.
• Market crisis fallout is unclear, symposium told When Kerry Jothen, Human Capital Strategies' chief executive officer, appeared at a labour market symposium hosted by the Yukon government earlier this week, he asked whether delegates wanted his pre-October 2008 slide show or post-October 2008 show.
• Survey explores YTG workers' perceptions More than 35 per cent of Yukon government employees are not satisfied or have no opinion about their current work situation.

October 29, 2008

• Nova Scotia's invasion of the Pumpkin People ANNAPOLIS VALLEY, N.S. - The Annapolis Valley has been invaded by the Pumpkin People.
• National Arts Centre Orchestra performing here The National Arts Centre Orchestra began its first-ever visit to the Yukon this week.
• Council relaxes parking radius A developer now has more space to find the parking spaces needed for the new building at 305 Jarvis St. after city council approved the third reading of a zoning amendment for the property Monday evening.
• Mitchell open to rejoining accounts committee The Yukon legislature's public accounts committee may come out of its bureaucratic coma as its estranged chair, Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell, has indicated his willingness to return to the fold.
• Spooky Seniors Members of the Golden Age Society.
• City closer to bike park land A new 2.7-hectare piece of Commissioner's land near the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre and the Canada Games Centre could soon be in the hands of the city after council passed third reading of the bylaw to acquire the land from the territory.
• Horror On The Stage Students enrolled in the Music,
• Child care workers have no guarantee of getting YTG money Yukon government contributions to day care salaries have risen nearly 100 per cent since August 2007.
• Horror On The Stage 2 The Music, Art and Drama program at the Wood Street Centre.
• Food for Fines program approved In lieu of cash, those caught parking and not feeding the meters from Dec. 8 to 13 will be asked to pay their fines with food.
• Quest 300 reaches maximum sign-up limit of 25 mushers The 2009 Yukon Quest 300 (YQ300) race will include mushers from Canada, Alaska and other parts of the world, but this year it's the overall number of entrants that has organizers particularly excited.
• Lending A Mittened Hand Grade 7 students at Selkirk Elementary School.
• CPAWS Yukon receives $100,000 from RBC A grant of $100,000 from RBC isn't just about the money for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Yukon.
• 'Refund' e-mails bogus, RCMP say Think you have an unexpected tax return coming your way? You might want to think again, and call the cops while you're at it.
• NDP wants Fraser to probe health facility saga Opposition members piled on the government of Premier Dennis Fentie Tuesday for the unfinished Watson Lake and Thomson Centre health facilities, while NDP Leader Todd Hardy wants Auditor General Sheila Fraser to investigate.
• Claims for unpaid wages totalled $100,000-plus Former employees of the bankrupt United Keno Hill Mines Ltd. have lost their attempt to claim unpaid wages by filing a lien against two mineral claims in the Elsa area.