Whitehorse Daily Star

July 2, 2008

• Aviator shares knowledge of northern flight history The dramatic transformative effect powered flight had on world affairs was also felt in the Yukon and for two nights author, pilot and aviation historian Chris Weicht will be in town to talk about Whitehorse's history in the skies and promote his latest book, Yukon Airways.
• Yukoners become Canadian citizen at annual ceremony A total of 24 new citizens have joined Canadian society and were sworn in at a ceremony in Shipyards Park during the Canada Day festivities Tuesday in Whitehorse.
• Widow accepts bravery award on behalf of deceased husband Yesterday was a tearful afternoon for widow Josephine Correos, amidst the celebration of Canada's 141st birthday. With her son Myles at her side, she accepted a Commisioner's Award for Bravery on behalf of her deceased husband from Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber.
• Interim women's jail facility announced today Construction of a medium-to-low risk women offenders unit is expected to begin this fall, Minister of Justice Marian Horne announced today.
• Downtown association applauds SCAN efforts at 810 Wheeler A downtown residence has been boarded up after RCMP officers and members of the local SCAN (Safer Communities and Neighbourhood) unit evicted the residents on Canada Day.
• Police seeking violent intruder The public's assistance has been requested in locating a suspect involved in a break and enter that occurred at a cabin near Little Fox Lake.
• McDonald says recognition is shared by many in the North Former government leader, volunteer president of the 2007 Canada Winter Games Host Society and current president of Northern Vision Development, Piers McDonald has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

June 30, 2008

• Sweatshop Union strikes on Canada Day, along with many others Hip hop troupe Sweatshop Union, from Vancouver B.C., will headline the Canada Day music festival at Shipyards Park.
• Appeal Court overturns Yukon Supreme Court decision The B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal involving a lawyer's right to withdraw from a criminal case in which the client was unable to pay his legal fees.
• Kisseynew racers win Yukon River Quest At 2:02 on Friday afternoon, Team Kisseynew rounded the bend in Dawson City and paddled to a record-breaking finish at the 2008 Yukon River Quest.
• Dawson City promised new health care facility Consultation with local health care professionals and geotech work on a proposed site will be the first stages of a two-phase project announced by Health Minister Brad Cathers and Klondike MLA Steve Nordick in front of the Dawson City Health Centre over the noon hour on June 27.
• Northern premiers reject carbon tax proposal Northern premiers stood united against federal Liberal Party Leader Stephan Dion's national carbon tax plan at their Northern Premiers Conference, which wrapped up in Yellowknife Saturday.
• Hospital board, union approve new deal Nurses, pharmacists, therapists, dietitians, social workers and other professionals at Whitehorse General Hospital will see a nine-per-cent pay increase over the next three years.

June 27, 2008

• This airline, this MD are the best We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to Air North, Yukon's airline, for their continuous and tremendous support to our beloved friend who is battling a brain tumour. He is in Vancouver General Hospital doing some chemotherapy and radiation.
• Get the best out of your fishing habits From the University of Toronto, re. biological invasion.
• Yukon-centric music given new life Going by the stage name Klondike Mike, Yukon musician Michael Brooks has remixed his classic northern-themed album Songs of the North, renamed White Pass Express.
• Dawson's Aboriginal Day was a special success-fest DAWSON CITY - The Danoja Zho Cultural Centre was the hub of activity on Aboriginal Day, with opening ceremonies and speeches beginning around noon.
• The days when radio was still the king It's odd how the North grabs hold of some of the folks who live there just a few years and never quite lets go.
• Crash the Car survives the Megacity Kyle Cashen, a multi-instrumentalist Yukon musician, has returned from the nation's biggest music festival with stories to tell.
• Delegates debate the CYFN's future LAKE LABERGE - Move toward more program and service delivery for the Yukon's first nations or strengthen the Council of Yukon First Nations' political clout was subject for debate during Thursday's talks at the CYFN annual assembly here.
• Strive for greatness, school's 2008 graduates are advised A lively crowd whooped, cheered, and whistled as the 118 graduates from F.H. Collins Secondary School filed into the gymnasium Thursday night to celebrate an important milestone in their young lives.
• Apartment building can proceed A new apartment building planned for Porter Creek can proceed after city council approved third reading of the zoning amendment for the property Monday night.
• 'Kick Up Your Heels'at Gerties, Reader's Digest advises tourists DAWSON CITY - The June issue of the Reader's Digest contains a pleasant surprise for Bill Holmes, the marketing director of the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA).
• Trio is at large and wanted by the RCMP The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• From Panama City to Alaska - the classic way DAWSON CITY - Rick Dyke-Price was nearing the end of a successful career in business as a surveyor in 1999 when someone slipped him a flyer for the Around the World 2000 car rally.
• If the truth be told about Claim #24 .... DAWSON CITY - Michael Gates was so eager to get started on his lecture at the Dawson City Museum last month that he could hardly wait to be introduced.
• Motorhome leaves highway A 70-year-old woman from Florida was not injured Tuesday morning after the motorhome she was driving hit the ditch off the North Klondike Highway at the north end of Fox Lake.
• Heating contract awarded by city A more-than $218,000-contract has been awarded to EBA Engineering as the City of Whitehorse takes a closer look at new ways to heat homes in the city.
• Porter Creek's lower bench officially deemed Whistle Bend Porter Creek's lower bench area has officially become Whistle Bend after city council gave third reading of the bylaw to name the site that will become one of Whitehorse's next major residential developments.
• Yukoner in B.C. jail appeals conviction A 38-year-old man who was convicted of sexual assault last February is appealing his conviction.
• Like father, like son, 'We love to paddle' About three weeks ago, Kevin Daffe went white water rafting in the snow.
• Downtown lots go on sale The bidding can begin.
• Coast Mountain continues to seek parking exemption As they wait for word from the city about removing the parking regulations for their new store, Coast Mountain Sports owner Mary-Jane Warshawski and Craig Hougen are also working with officials at a nearby bank to find the 11 parking spots needed to meet the current zoning requirements.
• Artists invited to take part in the Olympics LAKE LABERGE - Aboriginal artists from the Yukon and across Canada are being encouraged to get involved in Vancouver's 2010 Olympics.
• Woman ordered jailed another three weeks A 40-year-old woman was ordered to spend another 20 days in prison after pleading guilty to one charge of possession of a controlled substance and two breaches of court process.
• First nation, company team for jail work A Kwanlin Dun First Nation partnership with Dominion Construction was awarded a $2.7-million contract to manage building the new correctional centre to replace the existing Whitehorse Correctional Centre.
• River Quest stands to be a close finish DAWSON CITY - The front-runners in the Yukon River Quest remained absurdly close late this morning, with voyageur team Kisseynew only 11 minutes ahead of Texas.
• Salmon catch outlook is sobering Low salmon numbers in Alaska are forcing federal fisheries officials in the territory to consider cutting back on the Yukon's salmon fishery.
• Interest in compacts, hybrids is soaring Driving through downtown Whitehorse, it isn't uncommon to see a number of large trucks parked at the side of the road with "For Sale" signs prominently displayed in the back windows.
• Fishing trip was tense ordeal for Yukon man There were tense moments for Yukoner Ron Chambers and the crew after their boat hit a whale last week while fishing near Hoonah, Alaska.