Whitehorse Daily Star

June 26, 2008

• Aviation historian to speak here The transformative effect powered flight had on world affairs was felt in the Yukon, and author, pilot and aviation historian Chris Weicht will be in Whitehorse July 2-3 to talk about the city's history in the skies and promote his latest book, Yukon Airways.
• National HIV Testing Day is tomorrow Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is promoting National HIV Testing Day with a free barbecue and confidential HIV testing from noon to 4 p.m. Friday.
• Outage affected 74 customers Two broken insulators were the culprit behind a lengthy power failure that affected 74 customers in the north-end MacPherson subdivision Wednesday evening.
• Yukon River Quest leaders are so far neck-and-neck CARMACKS - After 18 straight hours of gruelling paddling, the two lead teams in the 2008 Yukon River Quest were within one boat length of each other this morning.
• Dust to Dawson ride: the biggest biker event yet DAWSON CITY - Dawson has become the place to be for bikers during summer solstice weekend over the last 15 years.
• Fire grows as lightning activity mounts The Ogilvie River Fire first discovered in the Klondike fire district Monday evening has now grown to 500 hectares, officials said today.
• Hospital deal reached A tentative agreement between the Whitehorse General Hospital and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) has been reached.
• Elementary students assigned to new schools A ministerial order passed Wednesday will mean changes for students at three elementary schools.

June 25, 2008

• Solstice on the Dome proved a tranquil experience in '08 DAWSON CITY - Although this summer solstice was actually on June 20, many folks didn't know this or care, and most tended to celebrate the event on June 21, which is the usual date.
• Subdivisions' zoning put off until July City council will wait until next month before it decides how to proceed with the zoning of Whitehorse's two newest subdivisions.
• 'We're filing a rate application to reduce rates': YEC president Yukon Energy Corp. president David Morrison "guarantees" that the electricity provider's rates will come down after its general application to the Public Utilities Board, expected this fall.
• Board releases reasons for not allowing tax appeal The territory's property assessment appeal board has released its reasons for not allowing the city's appeal of an earlier decision about Takhini North property values.
• CYFN votes for continuity in leadership LAKE LABERGE - Grand Chief Andy Carvill was re-elected Tuesday to a second consecutive three-year term as head of the Council of Yukon First Nations ( CYFN).
• Vandalism spate sends houses to the landfill Vandalism convinced developers of proposed new downtown condos to demolish most of the houses on the site instead of selling them as planned.
• Hospital, nurses trying to avert strike action Negotiators for Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) and its nursing staff have been ordered back to the bargaining table by the federal government in the hopes of averting a strike.

June 24, 2008

• City extends hours for property taxes With Whitehorse property taxes due July 2, the city has opted to stay open over the coming week.
• Israeli pilots explore the North What began as a trip to Australia became a journey to the North, and it could move on to an expedition over the skies of Africa.
• Judge weighs evidence in tubal ligation case Justice Leigh Gower's decision is pending in a civil trial involving a tubal ligation that was allegedly performed without the patient's consent.
• YTG supports efforts to reduce energy costs To help territorial residents combat rising fuel prices, the Yukon government is supporting Yukoners' efforts to reduce their energy costs.
• Eighteen-wheeler T-bones pickup Charges have been laid against a Minnesota truck driver whose vehicle T-boned a blue Chevrolet pickup truck in the intersection of Two Mile Hill and the Alaska Highway late this morning.
• Forty-hectare fire burning in Klondike Two new lightning-caused wildfires were discovered in the Klondike fire district on Monday.
• Woman faces murder charge A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the body found by the Yukon River in Whitehorse last weekend.
• Resident voices 'outrage' at lots proposal One local resident is voicing her "outrage" at the latest proposal that would add five more residential properties next to the Meadow Lakes Golf Course.
• Condo advocate encounters many opponents Turning a site now zoned for residential country homes into a development of up to 25 condominiums would change the face of a Porter Creek neighbourhood for the worse, many residents told city council Monday night.