Whitehorse Daily Star

September 15, 2008

• Fraudulent e-mails circulating to Yukon residents, RCMP say The RCMP Commercial Crime Unit has been alerted to fraudulent e-mails circulating to a number of Yukon residents.
• New film advisory committee created The territorial government has formed a new Yukon Film Advisory Committee.
• Local man warns of potential phone scam A long-time Whitehorse resident is warning others of what appears to be a phone scam.
• Yukon to host Opportunities North conference A major economic development forum set for the territory later this month will bring business interests from both the Northwest Territories and Alberta.
• Boxing legend helps keep youth on right track Remaining on his feet after 15 rounds against Muhammed Ali established Canadian boxer George Chuvalo as one tough customer, but some of his toughest, most wrenching battles were fought outside the ring.
• 'Jean was the Yukon's Sarah Palin' DAWSON CITY - The woman who was feted in 2007 as the "mother of responsible government" passed away Sept. 5 after a protracted illness.
• Injunction halts airport tender process Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower has granted an interlocutory injunction to stop the territorial government from continuing with the public tender process for the planned expansion of the Whitehorse International Airport terminal.

September 12, 2008

• Arts Fund supports 12 Yukon arts, cultural projects The Arts Fund is contributing $124,300 toward 12 projects to further develop the arts in Yukon, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced Tuesday.
• 'Gut feelings' not enough for forest and wildlife management The answer to last week's question: the aspen tree provides one of the highest values in food for deer and moose.
• A visit to the language pool and other strange places Stephen King wants everyone to understand that the famous horror novelist's wife in the this novel who has to deal with rabid fans, the death of her husband and the results of her husband's peculiar upbringing, is not based on Tabitha King, nor are Lisey's strange sisters in any way based on Tabitha's family.
• Klondiker realizes an 18-year-old dream DAWSON CITY - Deputy Premier Elaine Taylor was in Dawson on Sept. 4 to present the Fourth Annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award to Gordon Hardie.
• Artist experiments with colour, technique The Yukon Arts Centre kicked off the fall season with a gallery opening on Thursday evening of last week.
• McDonald joins NWTel board Northwestel Inc. has appointed local businessman Piers McDonald to its board of directors.
• Two suspected impaired drivers, third man sought The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Thursday.
• McLean Lake site approved for consolidation A property in the McLean Lake area will likely soon be another 0.23 hectares larger after city council approved the consolidation of the site which sits off the Alaska Highway on the corner of McLean Lake Road.
• Commissioner entertained senior P.E.I. official DAWSON CITY - Dawson City played host to Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber and her guests, Barbara Hagerman, the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, and her husband, Nelson, at a social evening and dinner held at the Eldorado Hotel on Aug. 28.
• Convention bureau breaks ground online The Yukon Convention Bureau (YCB) has become the first destination marketing organization (DMO) in North America to launch an online Virtual Visit site inspection tool, says the bureau's managing director.
• Local spellers hard at work Two 11-year-old girls from Whitehorse are participating in Canada's Super Speller, a national competition to find the strongest speller among students aged nine to 12.
• Business closes out mail service; patrons sent to mall outlet No longer can residents living near Hamilton Boulevard swing by Bernie's Race Trac to pick up a parcel after the service station opted to end the service in July.
• Ministers field potpourri of queries in Dawson DAWSON CITY - With Premier Dennis Fentie called off to Ottawa as part of the pre-election rush, it was left to some of his ministers to meet the people here on Thursday of last week.
• Lecture on global water crisis is set for the Beringia centre The UN Chair of the Water for Life Decade Initiative, which aims to advance long-term water quality and availability issues, will be in Whitehorse tonight to present a talk called The Global Water Crisis: Implications for Canada and Its North.
• Yukon Cooking Show will make its debut next week The Yukon Food for Learning Association (YFFL) will host the first Yukon Cooking Show in Whitehorse on Sept. 19 to raise funds for schoolchildren who don't get enough to eat at home.
• Buckway has the OK to sign off for federal gasoline tax money Gas tax funds are flowing closer to the city's coffers after council voted at its regular meeting Monday night to authorize Mayor Bev Buckway to sign the funding agreements on the city's behalf.
• 'This is divide and conquer politics' More than 30 people protested the Yukon government's decision not to fund an emergency youth shelter in front of the Yukon government administration building Thursday afternoon.
• Seafood business to pull up the wharf For years, Mark and Jodi Richardson have been in the business of fresh fish and serving the public.
• Dump emitted acrid smell Residents living near the Deep Creek dump had to deal with the smell of garbage burning last week after a fire was left smoldering at the landfill off the North Klondike Highway.
• Use your head, amputee warns young people DAWSON CITY - The SmartRisk school presentation begins with a montage of young people doing exciting, dangerous things, all to an upbeat soundtrack.
• Sherwood Copper merges with Capstone An agreement that would see Minto mine owner Sherwood Copper Corp. merge with Capstone Mining Corp. has positive implications for mining in the territory, says Stephen Quin, Sherwood Copper's president.
• Veteran New Democrat cruises to party's nomination It may as well have been Ken Bolton's campaign kickoff last evening at Hellaby Hall for the NDP's federal nomination meeting, as the 65-year-old won delegates' support on the first ballot to rousing applause from the party faithful.
• Deal to bring torch north, create Yukon Day More than $166,000 for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics will come from the Yukon government.

September 11, 2008

• RCMP to have new building erected The three buildings located behind the RCMP detachment on Fourth Avenue will be replaced by one multi-purpose building, scheduled to be completed in two phases by October 2009.
• Erik Nielsen: the early political years As a tribute to the late Erik Nielsen, the Yukon's MP from 1957 to 1987, the Star is publishing a series of articles tracing the first 10 years of his political career. Here is the final instalment.
• Tourism decline had silver lining: TIAY The Yukon's reputation as being "open for business" is growing internationally, and was the theme of the day at the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting on Tuesday.
• City council embraces service policy Could garbage collection become a discretionary city service when officials consider the 2009 budget?
• Supreme Court to have own set of rules The Supreme Court of Yukon will adopt its own set of rules effective Monday of next week.
• Curling club's weekly bingo fans go green The organizers of the Whitehorse Curling Club's weekly bingo have found a way to slash the amount of garbage they produce from 30 bags to half a bag per get-together.
• Hart declines to commit money to teen shelter The Yukon government has all but shut the door on lending financial support to a proposed emergency youth shelter in Whitehorse.