Whitehorse Daily Star

October 6, 2008

• Coffee still on at Games centre The Canada Games Centre may have lost its Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters shop, but it hasn't lost its coffee.
• Poverty can be beaten: NDP Poverty in Canada can be eliminated by 2020, says Ken Bolton, the he NDP candidate for the Yukon in the Oct. 14 election.
• Study sets out four options for Skagway port The most recent study on the future of Skagway's port to ship Yukon minerals proposes four options that could see one million tonnes of ore leaving the dock each year.
• Massive outage affected 8,000 people Yukon Energy is still investigating the cause of a massive power outage early Sunday morning throughout the Whitehorse-Aishihik-Faro grid.
• Yukon Energy applies for a reduction in power rates Yukon Energy is seeking a reduction in electrical rates that would save most residential consumers up to $22.26 per month over the next two years.
• Late MP remembered as war hero, family man Most of what has been written about Erik Nielsen since his death last month, and also during his life, has centred around his career as a politician.
• Bad weather forced plane to set down The search for a missing plane and its occupants ended happily Friday evening as the pilot, passenger and Sifton Air Britten Islander were found safe and sound at Bear River's emergency airstrip.
• Remembering A Friend Legendary Yukon wilderness expert Alex Van Bibber
• U.S. files new charges against ex-Yukoner SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. prosecutors filed a new complaint Friday against a former Yukon man fewer than two hours after a judge dismissed the indictment in the slaying of an indigenous Canadian woman 32 years ago.

October 3, 2008

• Trees still have uses after they die It seems I'm not alone in my thinking that the Yukon forestry branch should be part of the Environment portfolio.
• Adventures north, south and east Quite recently in this column, I expressed my annoyance that Robert Bateman just doesn't seem to get any respect in the art world.
• California science writer loves her work DAWSON CITY - It's always enjoyable to listen to a person who enjoys her work, and Elin Kelsey fits nicely into that category.
• Exhibits contrast the two different worlds DAWSON CITY - This year's edition of the Natural and the Manufactured theme uses the space of the ODD Gallery and the space beneath the Moosehide Slide to explore "the meaning of geography and the geography of meaning" as the prospectus for this annual exhibit puts it.
• Sign right here Jacqueline Bazett receives an autograph from former Progressive Conservative prime minister Joe Clark
• More female MPs needed: ex-candidate In a riding without one female federal election candidate, Maureen Stephens" call for young women to get involved in politics seems particularly poignant.
• First nation claims right to licence the Yukon Queen DAWSON CITY - Adding an additional wrinkle to the already-complicated YESAB review of the operations of the Yukon Queen II, the Tr'ondek Hwech'in
• School elections are on Monday Elections for school council positions will be held at four schools throughout the territory next week.
• Groups received $112,210 in United Way funding United Way of Yukon officials are inviting residents of the territory to donate generously this month to help those in need.
• Sun transit disruptions coming next week, Northwestel warns Some telecommunications users across the North may be affected by brief service disruptions over the coming weeks, due to a natural phenomenon called sun transit.
• Police on lookout for Yukoners The public's assistance is requested in locating a pair of Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• Clark praises Nielsen, talks global affairs Former prime minister Joe Clark won't tell you who he's supporting in the federal election or which U.S. presidential candidate he thinks would be the best for Canada's future.
• Judge explains her sentencing rationale in pipe bomb mishap A territorial court judge has released her reasons why four young men responsible for building a pipe bomb that injured two people in Dawson City last year didn"t receive any jail time or major fines.
• Restaurant owner imported foreign workers to fill holes When the unemployment rate is between two and four per cent, it pretty much means employers like Dean Terry, the local Tim Hortons franchise owner, have no one coming in looking for work when the "Help Wanted"sign goes up.
• Hamilton Boulevard extension won't open this fall: manager Limited access to the new Hamilton Boulevard extension has been delayed until next summer, according to Jeff Boehmer, the project manager for the Yukon government.
• Company receives financing to reopen Bellekeno silver mine The plan to bring the Bellekeno silver mine back into production is full-on.
• Aishihik Power Plant prepares for third turbine AISHIHIK - Underground hydroelectric facilities are not uncommon. When the Aishihik Power Plant was built in the early '70s, however, it was the first of its kind North of 60.
• Liberal, Conservative tee off at forum Conservative candidate Darrell Pasloski wasted little time caging the battle for Yukon's federal seat as one between himself and Liberal incumbent Larry Bagnell, during an all-candidates" forum on economic development held Thursday afternoon.
• Search begins after aircraft goes missing A search is underway for a small plane carrying two passengers that failed to arrive in Mayo last night.
• Keeping Tabs Jim Petelski, a hydro-mechanic for Yukon Energy

October 2, 2008

• Helmet campaign celebrated on Safe Communities Day Whitehorse was part of Wednesday's national Safe Communities Day, with participants celebrating a successful program encouraging young skateboarders to wear helmets.
• Women's forum to focus on leadership Women in leadership will be the focus of this year's annual women's forum, Making Our Way: Yukon Women in Leadership, Marian Horne, minister responsible for the territorial Women's Directorate, said today.
• MD starts planning for a healthier Yukon The territory's medical health officer hopes to make 2009 a year of consultation as he begins work on an overall strategic health plan for the territory.
• Era of consultation is here: grand chief Gone are the days of first nations only getting a courtesy phone call to be told a developer will be coming onto their traditional territory, Andy Carvill, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations, said Wednesday.
• Ex-minister recalls local developer's roots Trevor Harding's relationship with the Yukon began in 1986, when he came up to work in the mammoth lead-zinc mine in Faro for a summer.
• Taking a Break to Teach Graeme Peters performs at Flippers Wednesday evening.
• Barr on tap for Festival Kevin Barr will be one of the performers.
• Lawyer criticizes proposed youth justice changes If Prime Minister Stephen Harper really wants to reduce youth crime, he should focus on ending poverty and helping parents and teens overcome addiction, says a Whitehorse lawyer who works with troubled youth on a daily basis.
• Anti-polio quest may go international Dipping his feet in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, Ramesh Ferris marked the end of his cross-country Cycle to Walk Campaign for polio, a disease which continues to infect people around the world 53 years after a vaccination was introduced.