Whitehorse Daily Star

August 27, 2008

• Dawson City's Confluence Gallery celebrates migrations DAWSON CITY - Migration is the theme of the last of the members' displays at the Confluence Gallery in the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture's School of Visual Arts building this summer.
• BONE YARD John Loder's work
• Arts Underground offers two new exhibits Two new shows, one of historic photographs and the other an exciting collection of Gene Taylor's paintings, opened last Friday night at the Arts Underground.
• Rock quarry public hearing drew sole speaker Brian Walker wants the city's Livingstone Trail sewage lagoons maintained.
• Immigration defines the world: attache If you saw a bespectacled, wild-haired man reciting his poetry at the Baked Cafe last week, you witnessed Indran Amirthanayagam - poet-by-night and United States Foreign Service Officer-by-day.
• PIPELINE REPLACEMENT ON TARGET A worker uses a rope mop to clean up oil.
• Public has chance to tackle Fentie, ministers Not as good as getting time from a genie fresh out of the bottle, last evening at the Yukon Inn, Whitehorse residents got the next best thing in the form of Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Sidewalk meant to make Quartz Road safer Pedestrians along Quartz Road could be a little safer later this year after city council voted in favour of awarding a $162,343 contract to Skookum Asphalt at its regular meeting Monday night.
• QUITE A KITE Ryan Todd flies his kite.
• Kenyon and Taylor attending northern ministers' conference Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon and Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor are looking forward to meeting with their northern development counterparts at this year's Northern Development Ministers Forum.
• Travellers aim to be home for Christmas DAWSON CITY - The rain has slackened at Koidern River Lodge as the two helmeted figures pull up to the gas pump.
• Road reopened A stretch of the North Klondike Highway 15 kilometres south of Carmacks was reopened last night after a section of it washed out late Monday afternoon.
• Yukoners challenged to stay safe Sept. 2 Play safe, arrive alive, look both ways before crossing the street - whatever it takes, Dr. Brendan Hanley, the chief medical officer for the territory, wants Sept. 2 to be an injury-free day for Yukoners.
• Council adds $3.5 million to budget The city's budget for 2008 will likely jump by $3.5 million on the strength of one vote by council Monday night.
• Criminal records checks have lengthy wait times Getting a criminal records check in the Yukon is becoming a lengthy affair and is creating problems with the delivery of child care in Whitehorse, according to those in the business.
• Man failed to pick up wife at airport A 67-year-old Whitehorse man's whereabouts remain unknown despite a recent aerial search and a witness who reported seeing him about a week ago, the man's wife told the Star this morning.

August 26, 2008

• DEVILISH DOWNHILL A participant flies around a corner during the Sima Slamfest Downhill Bike Race.
• First nation vows to safeguard trappers' rights The Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation will continue to protect trappers' rights and will continue to fight for Johnnie Sam in relation to a controversial land dispute case with the Yukon government.
• CANADA GAMES FUN TIMES Dogs overran the teach pool
• THE WATER'S FINE! Richard Malvasio tries to coax Cisco in for a dip.
• Council clears way for fourplex A proposed fourplex on Jarvis Street can now go ahead after city council granted the conditional use permit for the structure at its meeting Monday night.
• CARDBOARD COURSE Four teams competed in the Cardboard Boat Race
• AFTERMATH Flooding on the North Klondike Highway Monday afternoon.
• Council approves large project for Range Road The new building proposed for 100 Range Rd. by Chilkahit Holdings Inc. will be a positive development for the city, insist two city councillors.
• Tories ridiculed on eve of PM's visit As Dawson City prepares to host Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday and details of the visit remain known only to Harper and his inner circle, the Yukon Liberal Party and federal New Democrats ridiculed what they perceive as Conservative motives for making the trip.
• Crews replacing highway culvert With the assistance of highway workers, some motorists were able to navigate a stretch of North Klondike Highway 15 kilometres south of Carmacks, after a section of it washed out late Monday afternoon.

August 25, 2008

• Talent showcased at Picture Show Tuesdays Picture Show Tuesdays at the Old Firehall is where Yukon-themed and Yukon-created movies are screened.
• Details of PM's visit still a mystery DAWSON CITY - As Dawson City prepares to welcome Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a short visit on Wednesday, people here are mostly in the dark about what to expect or what to do.
• Council to vote tonight on warehouse issue City council will vote tonight on whether to take the next step that would see the city's Official Community Plan (OCP) amended to allow for a large warehouse operation at the end of Range Road.
• Grizzly bear activity sees trail, campground closure An aggressive grizzly bear has forced the closure of the Grizzly Lake trail and campground inside the Tombstone Territorial Park.
• 'Prince of Pot' to visit Whitehorse The Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, will be gracing Whitehorse Thursday with his resplendent, marijuana-smoking presence to speak at an all-ages rally at the Baked Cafe on Main Street.
• REAR-ENDER A blue Ford pickup truck struck a Honda CRV.
• Government plans S.S. Tutshi memorial Renovations and stabilization work to the remains of the S.S. Tutshi sternwheeler in Carcross will result in a proper memorial to the important local icon, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced Friday.
• Yukoners condemn federal cuts to arts programs funding Close to $50 million in cuts to arts funding in Canada are getting poor reviews from the Yukon's purveyors of culture.
• National Energy Board will hold hearings into former tank farm Whether the Whitehorse tank farm has been cleaned up to standards suitable for residential development will be the focus of the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Multiple family lot is priced at $250,000 Single-family properties at the new Stan McCowan Place development will cost buyers between $74,550 and $154,350.