Whitehorse Daily Star

October 9, 2008

• The North doesn't command enough attention Few would dispute that Canada's neglect of the North has been shameful.
• Only two citizens addressed hearing Prepared speeches from people representing businesses and social service organizations dominated Wednesday evening's public hearing on the Yukon Human Rights Act, held in Whitehorse.
• Hang Your Hat,' committee urges The Public Service Alliance of Canada's Regional Youth Committee is inviting Yukoners to take part in Anti-Poverty and Homelessness Week (Oct. 12-18) with their second annual campaign called "Hang Your Hat".
• 'Polio is back on the map,' Ferris declares "It's just so good to be home."
• Human rights committee hearings to end Friday The Yukon Human Rights Act needs to be updated to bring it up to the Canadian standard, says the woman in charge of the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
• Suspected impaired drivers arrested Whitehorse RCMP arrested two men suspected of drinking and driving on Monday afternoon, in two separate incidents.
• Underdog demonstrating dogged determination It's high noon at Third Avenue and Main Street, Whitehorse's busiest intersection, and Green Party candidate John Streicker is not packing surefire rhetoric, but a stack of bookmarks emblazoned with "Please vote!"
• Candidates square off on campus Debate season continued Wednesday, with a whirlwind all-candidates' forum held at Yukon College over the lunch hour.
• Subdivision lots priced as high as $124,753 It was all about the luck of the draw.

October 8, 2008

• Woman instructed to choose court in battle against city A Whitehorse woman who is suing the city in both small claims court and Yukon Supreme Court will have to pick her battle, Judge John Faulkner of the lower court decided last Thursday.
• Big religious conference set for Saturday in city It's a question that's been asked for generations around the world by people of all faiths and cultures: if God exists, why is there human suffering?
• Time limit on human rights complaints debated DAWSON CITY - The question before the legislature's Select Committee on Human Rights wasn't quite clear during the committee's public meeting here last month.
• NDP finding mixed receptions at the door "Are we working the same street here?" NDP candidate Ken Bolton asked one of his political rivals, Conservative Darrell Pasloski.
• NDP wants urgent meeting As the American economic slowdown and credit crunch spills over into Canada, NDP Leader Todd Hardy is urging the Yukon government to call an emergency meeting of the territory's top political leaders to discuss the financial crisis.
• Valve failure triggered massive outage The cause of the massive power failure early last Sunday morning on the Whitehorse-Aishihik-Faro grid has been determined to be a valve that was stuck on one of Yukon Energy's generators.
• Rate application hearings underway Heated exchanges highlighted Tuesday afternoon's public hearing into an application by Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. to raise its rates.
• City has queries about Mount Sima agreement The territorial government's quickly-prepared agreement providing $200,000 so the city's only ski and snowboarding hill can open for the season has drawn questions from city councillors.
• Conservatives show 'disdain, contempt', the PSAC charges The northern branch of one of Canada's largest unions is frustrated by the lack of responses to its questionnaire by Conservative election candidates in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Cheaper bus passes suggested for students While the number of bus riders using the city's new downtown loop route seem to be growing, at least one city councillor thinks a new fee could get more Yukon College students using the bus system.
• Telling Tales Celia McBride
• Many Yukoners have already voted Almost a quarter of eligible Yukon voters have cast their ballots in the advanced poll for Tuesday's federal election.
• Bike park proposed for Sumanik Drive Athletes in the city could soon be adding BMX biking to the list of activities happening in the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre-Canada Games Centre area.
• Fentie enters federal campaign Premier Dennis Fentie waded into the federal election fray today by throwing his support behind Yukon Conservative election candidate Darrell Pasloski - but not before lambasting the Liberals and incumbent MP Larry Bagnell.

October 7, 2008

• Mining, tourism sectors sign agreement The Yukon's mining and tourism sectors have signed a pact establishing a new relationship to "minimize conflict and misunderstanding" between the two sectors.
• MP lauds Grits' northern blueprint The northern component of the Liberals' platform offers huge benefits for Yukoners and illustrates how important the entire region is to the party, Yukon MP Larry Bagnell said Monday.
• First nation chooses new chief The Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation, based in Dawson City, has elected Eddie Taylor as chief for the coming three years.
• Stabbing triggers arrest Whitehorse RCMP made one arrest and sent two people to hospital early Saturday when a party on the outskirts of Whitehorse turned sour.
• Council questions proposed quarry fees Before city council votes on new leases for the three quarry sites off Robert Service Way, members want city staff to bring back an assessment of the proposed fees charged to quarry operators.
• Sexsmith sells out centre Canadian folk-rocker Ron Sexsmith played to a sold-out crowd at the Yukon Arts Centre last night.
• Families try eating on a social assistance budget A monthly food budget of $201 can only buy so much food for one person.
• The phoenix will rise at 810 Wheeler St. At 810 Wheeler St., the name says it all.
• Recycling program funds restored after protests Outcry from students and staff at Takhini Elementary School has forced the Yukon government to reinstate its funding for the school's recycling program.
• Court overturns seizure of outfitter's concession A six-year-old order seizing a big game hunting area from Klaas Heynen has been quashed by the Court of Appeal for the Yukon Territory.