Whitehorse Daily Star

August 19, 2008

• Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot PALO ALTO, Calif. - Bigfoot or big fat lie?
• Federal minister in Watson Lake, city Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl joined the growing list of Conservative ministers to visit the Yukon in recent months to announce federal funding for the territory.
• Last month was far from a normal July, stats confirm July's weather was a bit of a change from the last few years for the Yukon, Environment Canada confirmed in its monthly climate review.
• Dawson's Discovery Days: damp but packed DAWSON CITY - "Welcome to the event capital of the world," Yukon MP Larry Bagnell told the crowd following the annual Discovery Days parade on Saturday.
• Leaders react to pivotal court decision In light of the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal's recent ruling in the controversial Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation land dispute, political party leaders say the lines of communication between the Yukon government and first nations need to become more open.
• LIKE A ROLLING STONE Multi-talented instrumentalist Graeme Peters was the crowd favourite.
• City on the path to trail maintenance plan Just as the city has a policy prioritizing which roads will be cleared of snow and ice first, it could soon have a similar document for trail maintenance.
• Injured woman sent Outside A 57-year-old Whitehorse woman is in critical condition at an Edmonton hospital after she was struck by a vehicle on the Alaska Highway on Monday afternoon.
• Hearing set for Friday on airport litigation The Kwanlin Dun First Nation has filed another court action against the Yukon government, this time seeking a suspension of the public tender for the Whitehorse airport construction project.
• Helicopter pilot's body recovered Search and rescue personnel have located the body of Richard James Wood, a Trans North Helicopters pilot who crashed into the Yukon River at Carmacks on Aug. 9.

August 15, 2008

• Succulent ideas for your post-fishing cuisine You can tell me how you catch fish and I can tell you why you are not catching fish, and that's in the knot you tie.
• A fantasy novel from our far future There are many ways to create a setting for a science fiction or fantasy novel.
• Good neighbours should always be appreciated Good neighbours are really hard to find.
• Baffling sloughing of lakeshore linked to spruce bark beetle Exactly why a section on the south shore of Pine Lake in southwest Yukon has been sloughing in recent years, the regional park superintendent for the Department of Environment isn't sure.
• Offender is rearrested Yukon offender Marcellus Norman Jacob was arrested today in the Vancouver area on his outstanding warrant.
• Yukon Court of Appeal overturns Little Salmon-Carmacks decision The Yukon/B.C. Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal filed by the Yukon government to set aside a previous judgment in the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation dispute.
• State of 'road without resources' bemoaned The deterioration of the Dempster Highway has got some truckers who regularly drive the 736-km dirt road from Dawson City to Inuvik, N.W.T. threatening a blockade if conditions aren't improved.
• SUPER HELP FROM THE SUPERSTORE Seven-year-old Selena Aisaican
• Totem poles to be raised this afternoon The Sundog Studio and Gallery is welcoming everyone to celebrate this afternoon as young Yukon carvers raise two new totem poles created this summer.
• Solar car masters the Dempster Highway DAWSON CITY - The Power of One (XOF1) solar car arrived back in Dawson on the evening of Aug. 6.
• Cabinet plans to tour the territory Premier Dennis Fentie and his cabinet colleagues will soon be visiting the communities during their fifth annual tour.
• Offenders faced surcharge 32 per cent of the time Yukon judges are on par with colleagues in New Brunswick and the N.W.T. for imposing victim surcharges during sentencing; however, convicted criminals in the territory last year were faced with the levy just 32 per cent of the time.
• Police on the lookout for two Yukoners The public's assistance is requested in locating two Yukoners wanted as of noon Thursday.
• City swelling with Lutheran youth, adults The Canada Games Centre was flooded with hundreds of participants in the 2008 Canadian Lutheran Youth Gathering on Thursday afternoon.
• PLENTIFUL CATCH Pink salmon
• Doctors' deal is worth $73.9 million A new four-year contract signed between the Yukon government and its doctors is worth $73.9 million, according to the Department of Health and Social Services.
• Youth shelter proponent remains hopeful Those proposing the Angel's Nest youth shelter for the city are hoping to have a letter Tuesday stating the territorial government's support to fund the operations of the facility for the next three years.
• ONWARD MARCH Approximately 250 cadets
• Drugs seized, men arrested Charges of drug trafficking are pending against two Whitehorse men after RCMP officers seized $2,800 cash, drug paraphernalia and an undisclosed quantity of crack cocaine at a residence in the Kopper King Trailer Park.
• Land use review process pleases veteran rancher Bill Drury likes the new environmental review process in the Yukon.
• Passengers, luggage suffering separation pangs While Greg and Denise McHales' lawsuit against Air Canada may have been settled out of court, many passengers remain disgruntled with the carrier's handling of their luggage.
• New poll has Liberals, NDP at 20-per-cent support mark Despite expressing confidence in the Yukon's economy, 22 per cent of those polled in a summer DataPath Systems survey said they feel worse off than they were a year ago.

August 14, 2008

• Company awarded contract for new city truck The city will spend another $215,981 on a new dump truck after council voted Monday night to award the contract for the supply of the truck to Inland Kenworth/Parker Pacific.
• City council adopts new grant funding policy A new policy now exists for getting recreation grants and funding for festivals and special events from the city.
• Groups cash in on $759,414 in CDF funding Thirteen community projects are receiving $759,414 in Yukon government support through the Community Development Fund (CDF), the government announced Tuesday.
• City awards two contracts to Skookum It looks like Skookum Asphalt will continue to be busy this season after city council voted to award two contracts to it at its regular meeting Monday night.
• Mushy Mushrooms Emily Snow (left) and Stefan Gotterman
• Value of new MDs' contract is unclear The territorial government and Yukon Medical Association have inked a new four-year contract that gives doctors more money, benefits and support for their efforts.
• Correction An article in Wednesday's edition incorrectly spelled the names of 604 Jarvis St. owners Kevin Janes and Joelle Hatton.
• Writ of summons is renewed Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale has issued a written judgment approving a two-month renewal order for a writ of summons to be served to a pilot accused of negligence.
• Beware of visiting business: chamber The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning to local businesses to be cautious of a business consultation service.
• Busting Out Break-dancer Jamieson De Guzman
• Alaska's breaks for filmmakers may help Yukon Alaska's implementation of tax breaks for filmmaking in June should bode well for the Yukon, rather than luring lucrative productions stateside, says Barbara Dunlop, the Yukon Film and Sound Commission's (YFSC's) boss.
• Five Copper Ridge lots drew 79 applicants The next five lots to be developed in the city will likely mean more construction in Copper Ridge.
• Apartment building plan encounters resistance A public housing project proposed for Riverdale may be a done deal as far as the government is concerned, but officials had a difficult time selling it to the suburb's residents at an "information session" at the Council of Yukon First Nations' (CYFN's) building Wednesday evening.