Whitehorse Daily Star

August 5, 2008

• Riverfront land dispute is disappointing: chief The dispute over waterfront land in Whitehorse has landed on the agenda of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation's (VGFN's) general assembly this week.
• Audience invited to be part of Crossroads performance Decisions, decisions ....
• Association has new communications director The Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) has welcomeed Marie-France Savard, its newly-appointed director of communications.
• Man fends off defensive grizzly bear Environment Yukon is encouraging hikers and runners to avoid the forestry trail system in the Haines Junction area for the next few days because of a bear incident last Sunday.
• Service Canada Centre plans birthday party The Whitehorse Service Canada Centre for Youth will host a brief birthday party Thursday morning to celebrate the 40th year that Service Canada has been connecting youth with potential employees.
• Playing in the Park Multi-talented local musician Dave Haddock
• Senate vote has pipeline proponent enthused The proposal for an Alaska Highway pipeline is further along today than it has been for decades, says a senior official with the company proposing the project.
• Flames Engulf SUV The Whitehorse Fire Department responded to a call made on a cellphone reporting this SUV fire
• Music award nominations come the Yukon's way Yukoners could be seeing some hardware out of the Western Canadian Music Awards set for October.
• 'We have to look big,' ski society says The city's only ski hill could lose another season if the funding it's requested of the city and territorial government doesn't come through.

August 4, 2008

• Klondike Fire Centre is having a tranquil season DAWSON CITY - It would appear the Yukon is having a fire season that is well below the average. That would be the five, 10, 15 and 20-year averages.
• Heritage festival called 'fabulous' People turned out in droves over the weekend to celebrate the city's cultural diversity in the first Whitehorse Heritage Festival.
• Keeping Mommy Close This young girl, in Norwegian garb
• An Asian Tradition Jinh Kim Nguyet,
• Quartet arrested in Dawson after ecstasy tablets found RCMP arrested four males over the weekend after discovering 108 tablets of methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy, in a hotel room in Dawson.
• Dam's half-century mark celebrated The 50th anniversary of the Whitehorse Rapids dam was celebrated Friday.
• Territory's population is back up to mid-'90s level The Yukon's population has nearly climbed back to levels not seen in a decade, rising to 33,294 residents as of June, according to the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
• Bogus 911 calls 'serious offences', judge tells man A 25-year-old man will be spending another two months in jail and serving 12 months' probation after he pleaded guilty in territorial court Friday to falsely reporting a fire, and public mischief.
• A Day To Celebrate Spirits were high during the Saturday afternoon parade portion

August 1, 2008

• Three mysteries lead to a solution For many years, John Cardinal's wife, Catherine, has battled bipolar disorder.
• Birds' plight should be a wake-up call for YTG The big news in the outdoors across North America is dealing with the loss of wetlands and a dwindling duck population.
• There is a Little Mosque North of 60 Three years ago, the worship committee of Whitehorse United Church had an unusual request.
• It's summer, so catch them and cook them! By popular demand, as a bonus column, Star outdoors columnist Murray J. Martin has prepared this selection of "Catch them and cook them" fish recipes to try.
• Bringing reality down to scale at the ODD Gallery DAWSON CITY - The overwhelming impression you get when you look at Toni Hafkensheid's ODD Gallery exhibition, H0, is that none of the images are quite real. Surely the photographer has creature miniature sets and photographed those.
• Straight Shooter tutored the famed and the fabulous PINE LAKE - You might as well be strolling down Hollywood's Walk of Fame as you flip through Joe Bowman's scrapbook.
• You Won't Believe Your Eyes Joe Bowman has picked up a variety of skills over the years
• Institute honours city department The Planning Institute of B.C. has recognized the City of Whitehorse Planning and Development Services Department with an Award of Excellence.
• Man sought after theft; others on probation charges The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• Summit explores improving conditions for aboriginal women Improving community wellness, education and increasing aboriginal women in leadership roles will go a long way to improving conditions for aboriginal women in Canada, say Yukon delegates to the National Aboriginal Women's Summit (NAWS) in Yellowknife this week.
• Man jailed for assault causing bodily harm A 34-year-old man from Watson Lake received eight months' jail time and 18 months' probation in territorial court Thursday after pleading guilty to one charge each of assault causing bodily harm, obstructing a peace officer, failure to comply with an undertaking, and failure to attend court.
• Educator caps a 50-plus year career She's a member of the Order of Canada and is one of only 100 to be awarded part of the Compagnie des cent associes francophone in her half-century of work teaching French.
• Government ignoring Carmacks' concerns: mayor Carmacks Mayor Elaine Wyatt says the Yukon government is ignoring the community concerns over the traffic route for the proposed Carmacks copper mine.
• Realtors discover a summer lull for 2008 Local home prices remain higher than last year despite a slight downturn in sales, according to Terry Bergen, president of the Yukon Real Estate Association.
• Better Safe Than Sorry Three fire trucks responded to reports of a small oven fire at the Tim Hortons