Whitehorse Daily Star

July 10, 2008

• Government helping fund summer museum projects The Yukon Historical and Museums Association (YHMA) and eight Yukon museums are sharing $300,000 in Special Projects Capital Assistance Program funding from the territorial government this summer.
• Arrest made in sex assault case A male has been arrested in relation to a sexual assault say Whitehorse RCMP.
• Crews called out smoking transmission line Firefighters and a work crew from Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. were called to an area near the Northland Mobile Home Park Wednesday afternoon after a sagging transmission line was reported.
• Stan McCowan name will likely remain in use The rink is gone, but the Stan McCowan name will likely live on.
• Vote on Fox Haven lots set for Monday City council members will vote Monday evening on whether to move ahead with the next step in opening up country residential properties next to the Meadow Lakes Golf Course off the Alaska Highway.
• Firefighters ready for southern duty The Yukon has made forest firefighting resources available for use outside the territory, or even California, if required.
• Territories' devolution deals may bode well for Yukon's finances The Yukon could get more resource royalties after the federal government concludes devolution with the other territories, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Site selected for family housing project Cost overuns and site selection continue to dog Yukon government plans to construct a 30-unit affordable family housing project in Whitehorse.
• Navigo Broadband customers accidentally double-billed Subscribers of Navigo Broadband who were charged double for wireless services this month will be reimbursed and receive customer notification of the mistake, a company spokesman told the Star Tuesday.
• Heavy Yukoners can expect more health woes Yukon Medical Health Officer Brendan Hanley says to expect an increase in cases of heart disease and type II diabetes in the territory.

July 9, 2008

• Hopes and dreams of the demimonde at the Palace DAWSON CITY - Buckshot and Bloomers is a short dramatic performance being offered by Parks Canada as a matinee at the Palace Grand Theatre.
• Many types of art meeting at Dawson's Confluence Gallery DAWSON CITY - The former Dawson City Arts Society Member's Gallery in the School of Visual Arts building has undergone a name change this summer. It has become the Confluence Gallery, a name that implies all sorts of things.
• Easement agreement approved City council has given third reading of the easement agreement for Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. to use land stretching across nine of the lots making up the former Motorways truck yard site on the waterfront.
• Harley-Davidson motorcyclists to gather here for rally, parade The Yukon Chapter of H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) will be hosting the 9th annual Western Regional H.O.G. Rally (Miles from Ordinary) in and around Whitehorse tomorrow through Sunday.
• Training money spurs MLA's advice If the government wants to get more aboriginal people employed, it needs to address the underlying issue of drug and alcohol addiction, says John Edzerza, the NDP MLA for McIntyre-Takhini.
• Vessel returns to cruise Yukon waterways If only the MV Dorothy could talk, the tales she would have.
• City hears support and criticism of infill lots The city seems to have support for its proposal to release six Porter Creek lots, but that didn't come without significant criticism at Monday evening's council meeting.
• Ford proved a congenial visitor, tour guide says Skagway's Buckwheat Donahue is good at keeping a secret and equally good at getting tongue-tied too.
• Long-term sewage pond is becoming full Reaching full capacity in the city's long-term sewage pond is forcing the municipality to seek a 45-day extension from Oct. 31 to Dec. 15 on discharging treated sewage.
• Dyea: a visit to a ghost of a town DYEA, Alaska - Surrounded by massive evergreens in the midst of the forest which was once the bustling town of Dyea, where hordes of goldseekers waded their goods ashore and sought the beginnings of the Chilkoot Pass to the Klondike gold fields, you have to be astounded at the pace of geological and social change.

July 8, 2008

• Dismissal of appeal explained Three justices from the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal have released their written reasons for dismissing a case involving the 2005 Kwanlin Dun First Nation election.
• Miners Lien Act consultations start Public consultation is now underway on proposed amendments to the Miners Lien Act, new Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers said Monday.
• Driver unhurt after bus rolls A northbound Holland America tour bus with only the driver aboard left the North Klondike Highway and rolled once last Friday afternoon near Carmacks.
• Capital cities conference will come to Whitehorse in 2009 Whitehorse will play host next year to mayors, councillors and other officials from capital cities across the country.
• Councillor plans to vote against condominiums At least one member of city council will be voting against a proposed condominium development in Porter Creek.
• Arts centre, groups receive funding Rona Ambrose, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and of Western Economic Diversification, announced $211,000 in federal funding for the Yukon Arts Centre and several arts and heritage groups on Monday afternoon.
• Bonuses denied to apartment developers Developers will not get the bonuses for constructing apartment buildings to more environmentally-friendly standards that other residential developments in the new Arkell expansion and Stan McCowan subdivisions will be eligible for.
• Actor Ford, family tour Skagway Actor Harrison Ford landed his personal plane in Skagway last night to spend a day in the picturesque Alaskan frontier town with his wife, actress Calista Flockhart and her adopted son, Liam.