Whitehorse Daily Star

October 20, 2008

• Smoke-Free Places Act meetings begin The Yukon government has started consultation meetings on the Smoke-free Places Act regulations.
• Territory gained 700 more jobs: statistics Employment in the territory continues to outpace the rest of Canada as the Yukon posted a 4.3 per cent increase compared to a 1.6 per cent rise nationwide.
• Man charged after Beaver Creek incident An incident in Beaver Creek over the weekend has left two RCMP officers with some bruises and has landed a man behind bars.
• Proposed bike park closer to reality It may not be too long before mountain bike and BMX riders start showing off their skills in the proposed bike park off Sumanik Drive.
• Premier talking financial issues in Montreal The Yukon's premier is in Montreal today, meeting with territorial and provincial counterparts in the Council of the Federation to discuss the economic crisis sweeping the planet.
• Wilderness Horsepower Baby and Steve Tufford were providing sleigh rides at the Cowley Lake Farm Fair over the weekend.
• YTG reconsiders social assistance food basket Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart has directed department officials to examine the food allowance under the social assistance income support program.
• Latest power failure proved brief Yet another power outage early this morning affected about 2,000 customers in Porter Creek and along the Alaska and Klondike Highways.
• Broomball Scenes The Whitehorse Dental Donkeys won the Bob Park Memorial Ice Breaker Broomball Tournament 1-0 Sunday at the Takhini Arena
• Exploration, mining will take a hit: engineer The current market turbulence will deliver a serious blow to the Yukon's mineral exploration and mining industry, says a long-time local mining engineer.
• Man is arrested after stabbing in Riverdale A Riverdale man who was stabbed over the weekend has been released from hospital while his alleged attacker sits behind bars.
• Helping the Cause Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber contributes to the Hang Your Hat campaign
• Municipal budget may be released in two portions Residents could be left waiting a month after the release of the city's 2009 capital budget to find out how much the city will spend on operating Whitehorse and what their property tax bills will look like.
• Road across sacred burial grounds rejected by board The Yukon government won't allow an access road across sacred burial grounds, says a decision released Friday.
• Fentie slated for opposition's hot seat Opposition leaders are sure to keep Premier Dennis Fentie's government on the hot seat when the legislative assembly reconvenes Thursday afternoon.

October 17, 2008

• Remember: only so many and no more! I'm not one to shun controversy.
• 'We love Berton House,' says the Kelsey family DAWSON CITY - Elin Kelsey remembers that she started writing as a child, but she attributes that to her home and school environments.
• Dismantling, removal of houses spur questions DAWSON CITY - People shouldn't get the impression that the Yukon Housing Corp. is reducing its stock in Dawson.
• Women's shelters receive more funding Increases in funding to Kaushee's Place and the Help and Hope Society in Watson Lake were announced earlier this month by Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart.
• Police on lookout for three Yukoners The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Tuesday.
• City gets set for spooky Halloween Kids around the city may want to have their Halloween costumes ready a week early as the city's Park and Recreation Department gets set to host its first Halloween Howler in Shipyards Park on Oct. 24.
• City nearer to quarry agreements The city is closer to signing new lease agreements with three quarry operators near Ear Lake after council passed first and second readings of the documents at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
• Co-accused's trial set too early: lawyer SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A lawyer for one of two men charged in the 1975 slaying of a Canadian woman on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota says he cannot be ready to defend the case by early December.
• Prompt housing most urgent need for homeless The key to helping homeless people is getting them housed.
• RCMP remind drivers to slow down after spate of rollovers Whitehorse RCMP are reminding motorists to use caution after members of the detachment spent much of their morning responding to vehicles going off the road due to winter conditions.
• Child pornography trial begins The trial of a Teslin man accused of accessing and possessing child pornography began in territorial court on Thursday.
• All Liberals must share blame for loss, MP says As the wolves are baying at Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's door after the party's worst federal election showing since Confederation, the Yukon's Liberal MP refused to weigh in on his captain's future today.
• Poster Praises Pioneer Marian Horne, the minister responsible for the Women's Directorate
• Poster honours bus system's pioneers They were the mothers of the city's transit system.
• Starch got local families through food challenge After a week of living on a lot of pasta, rise and oatmeal, Elizabeth and Ian Parker have returned to the wider variety of food they enjoyed before being part of the Family Food Challenge.
• Permit process 'slow as molasses': Redfern Redfern Resources Ltd. is being forced to lay off construction workers at its Tulsequah Chief project because of a hold-up with a federal permit, says the company's president.
• Making A Statement Against Poverty Deborah Turner-Davis hangs a garment

October 16, 2008

• Group to show movie on midwifery Yukoners for Funded Midwifery is inviting anyone interested in midwifery, doctors or parents-to-be who are considering their birth options to visit the Alpine Bakery on Saturday night.
• Restaurant intruder arrested Maybe he was looking for cash, or maybe he just really wanted some fried chicken, but all the man who broke into a KFC Tuesday night received was a ride in a police car.
• Cable television provider launches probe into early election telecasts The Yukon's cable TV provider has launched its own investigation into its premature telecast of federal election results on Tuesday evening.
• Pipeline is a decade off, executives say Don't forget about Denali.
• Mayor poised to sign Sima agreement The mayor will sign off on the agreement with the territorial government on funding for the city's only ski hill.
• Parking rules could stall plans: developers Much of the city's waterfront could end up as a giant parking lot if council doesn't approve changes to the parking regulations for the properties, say two local developers.
• Artist's Exhibit On Lillian Loponen opened Fragmented Whispers at the Yukon Artists @ Work cooperative gallery on Oct. 3.
• Action Found Lost Action will play this evening
• Smoke But No Fire Whitehorse firefighters
• New Logo Unveiled Julie Menard, left, and Valerie Theoret are seen at the launch of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition logo last Thursday.
• Prosecutors say defendant supplied murder weapon SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - For the first time, federal prosecutors handling a 1975 slaying on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have directly accused one of the defendants of supplying the gun that killed Annie Mae Aquash.