Whitehorse Daily Star

June 5, 2008

• Retired postmaster makes his final delivery Lambert Curzon, the former postmaster in Dawson City, made his last mail delivery in Calgary on May 23.
• Staff 'devastated' by child care centre's closure Parents of more than 44 children enrolled at Curious Buddies Day/Night Care and Preschool are scrambling for alternative child care after the school's temporary licence was revoked by the Yukon government's childcare services unit.
• Wildland, volunteer crews quell Carmacks-area fire A 0.1-hectare wildfire, believed to be human-caused in the Carmacks district, is now contained after a quick response by both forest firefighters and volunteer crews.
• YTG's spurning of trade pact draws praise The Yukon government will not sign on to a trade agreement with Alberta and B.C., it announced Wednesday afternoon.
• First nation, society tackle substance abuse A two-year process is underway for the Liard First Nation and the Liard Aboriginal Women's Society to come up with a plan to deal with substance abuse and detoxification in the community thanks to $321,000 in funding from the Northern Strategy Trust.
• Grand chief vote candidate shares her perceptions Victoria Fred, a lawyer and member of Kwanlin Dun First Nation, is a candidate for this summer's election for grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN).
• McLean Lake concrete plant bid deemed valid The McLean Lake Residents Association has lost its latest battle with the city over development in the area.

June 4, 2008

• Sundog studio's expanded new digs lure rave reviews Four years ago, local artist Andrew Finton decided something was missing.
• Names needed for RCMP foals The RCMP are asking for help from children and youth aged 14 years and under to name six foals that will be born this spring at the RCMP Breeding Frm in Pakenham, Ont.
• Yukon Arts Centre appoints new gallery director The Yukon Arts Centre Public Gallery's acting curator has become the gallery director.
• Lose track of time? Listen for the Keno DAWSON CITY - A not uncommon complaint heard from summerdoughs and new citizens in Dawson between mid-May and the end of July is that they can't tell what time of day it is.
• Recreational volunteering has benefits A recent study supported by Yukon College finds that volunteering in outdoor recreation provides great benefits to both the individual and the community.
• Local man creating 15 faces of elder artists Whitehorse artist Harrison Tanner, known for his expressive clay faces, says he prefers working in the additive medium because it's more forgiving.
• Student off to Cape Farewell in September It's a journey that will take one Porter Creek Secondary School student to the tip of an iceberg and back to teach others what she has learned.
• Up North Adventures wins Bravo award The Golden Bravo Award was presented to Up North Adventures at the Yukon Convention Bureau's annual general meeting last month.
• Justices reserve judgment in land use case Three visiting justices in the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal have reserved judgment in the contentious land dispute case involving the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
• Councillor queries 70 people naming subdivision What's in a name?
• Students discover 'the price of progress' Grade 11 students from schools around Whitehorse were studying Spook Creek last week for an international competition called Envirothon.
• Citizens satisfied with city services: survey City departments will now be tasked with going through the results of the city's 2008 citizens' survey, released this week, and making any changes that might come out of it.
• Family works to save Mexican teen's life A Whitehorse family is banding together to save a Mexican teenager's life.
• Court dismisses suit against YTG, ex-principal A Yukon Supreme Court justice has dismissed a $1.2-million civil action suit against the Yukon government and a former school principal.

June 3, 2008

• Youth deliver important message to students Yukon youth ambassadors delivered an important message to younger students last Wednesday at the launch of a public education campaign at Selkirk Elementary School.
• Economic conference showcases businesses Two days of interactive panel discussions, presentations by business leaders from Yukon and abroad, and an evening networking opportunity are some of the highlights of the Foundations Economic Conference taking place today and tomorrow in Whitehorse.
• Fentie, Taylor back from ministers' meetings The Yukon's first ministers have returned from separate meetings with federal ministers and another with provincial and territorial counterparts last week.
• Jewish lawyers' fate in Germany is lecture's topic In 1939, Leo Adler was led into a field, forced to dig his own grave and shot in the back of the head.
• Appeals court hears pivotal land use case The controversial Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation land dispute case was heard in the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal sitting all day Monday in Whitehorse.
• Motorways land bids will close on July 18 A July 18 closing date on bids to buy the properties at the former Motorways trucking yard means development won't likely start this year, one city councillor believes.
• Councillor, business owner oppose bag ban The answer to the city's plastic bag problem could be in a bylaw that would prohibit littering rather than a ban on plastic shopping bags, says Acting Mayor Jeanine Myhre.