Whitehorse Daily Star

March 25, 2008

• New local subdivision proposed Anne King, on behalf of Alacrity Enterprises, is proposing a 40-lot subdivision south of Valleyview.
• Low, fixed-income smokers will feel tobacco tax pinch The proposed increases to the territory's tobacco tax could be good for the health of the territory, but have some negative impacts for low-income smokers, the head of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition said this morning.
• Vandalism spoils springs fans' plans Vandalism to the Takhini Hot Springs pool kept the business closed for Easter Monday, which is generally a popular day for visitors.
• Proposed trucking business location stirs disagreement Alex Shaman is proposing a new trucking operation on the Alaska Highway that has one city councillor calling it "perfect", and another saying it's not ideal.
• Quitting portfolio is a non-starter, premier indicates Premier Dennis Fentie will not be heeding calls that he resign as Finance minister.
• Territory is called a green housing leader A national campaign to fund green houses is a great step for Canada, but falls far behind the Yukon's standards, Jim Kenyon, the minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp., said today.
• Fulda Challenge funding continues Territorial funding for the Fulda Challenge Extreme Arctic Winter Adventure will continue through a two-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in Germany earlier this month.
• Arkell subdivision expansion plans please city councillors The city is moving ahead with plans for an Arkell subdivision expansion that have councillors "impressed."
• Ex-arena area lots due for sale this year City planners are preparing to sell Stan McCowan residential site lots this fall, council was told at a March 17 meeting.
• Council debates mixing industrial, residential land use The city is weighing potential caretaker units in Marwell, wondering if the area could become a future city burden.

March 24, 2008

• Budget leaves opposition disappointed The nearly $900-million budget the Yukon Party government is proposing to spend in the next fiscal year is lacking direction, say opposition MLAs.
• Recreation centre needs ice plant equipment The city is being asked to fork over an additional $20,000 for ice plant control equipment at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Park proponents will continue to promote petition The City Whitehorse is telling McLean Lake preservation proponents to hold back on promoting their petition.
• Real estate figures spiral upward Yukoners spent more on real estate in the fourth quarter of last year than they had in any fourth quarter since 1977, when the statistics started being kept.
• Anti-crime strategy to be unveiled The Whitehorse Business Crime Prevention Strategy will be released late Wednesday afternoon.

March 20, 2008

• Former Dawson man dies in B.C. A 24-year-old former resident of Dawson City was killed last Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle in Burnaby, B.C.
• Pilates studio, Montessori school pursued After years of running a construction company on his father's land, Doug Gonder has applied to have it properly zoned to host both a Pilates studio and a Montessori school.
• Territorial budget nudges $900-million mark The Yukon government tabled a nearly $900-million budget for 2008/2009 this afternoon, expecting to spend nearly $697 million in the 2008/2009 fiscal year to operate the territory, along with $120 million in capital expenses.
• Outdoors magazine marks 40 illustrious years I wrote my first outdoors column in Cornwall, Ont., for the Cornwall Standard Freeholder newspaper, back in 1967.
• Steins doffs mayoral hat to stage exhibition DAWSON CITY - "That's my father behind me," says John Steins, indicating the bespectacled gent in the cap with the impish look on his face.
• Proof of Ghosts offers haunting emotional vocals Released two weeks ago, Proof of Ghosts is a hauntingly beautiful album, blurring the lines between folk, rock and country.
• Pictou writer finishes first draft in Dawson DAWSON CITY - "Have you got any more?" came the plaintive cry from Barb Hanulik as Monica Graham completed her reading of the second chapter from her as yet untitled book about the life of Peter Owen (Peachie) Caroll.
• Remember: the lives of our pets are brief She didn't mean to kill Suzanne. Except for this one incident, she had actually been a reasonably good caretaker.
• Finding a way to be good again "There is a way to be good again."
• Bullets pierced college windows The RCMP are investigating a shooting incident that left five bullet holes in a window at the Pelly Crossing campus of Yukon College.
• Kwanlin Dun chief to serve another term Two Kwanlin Dun First Nation members involved in a legal dispute over the 2005 election for chief and council have been voted to serve on council following Wednesday's election for chief and council.
• Soaring price of gold seen as long-term trend The president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines suspects gold could run at more than $1,000 an ounce for the next year or two despite this week's dive.
• RCMP on the lookout for Yukon trio The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• New tools offered for sexual assault victims A new approach in collecting and protecting evidence will ensure that victims of sexualized violence can confidentially store evidence before the case is reported to the RCMP.
• Duke River Bridge work went smoothly: government official Last Sunday's closure of the Alaska Highway for bridge work went off just fine, says the Yukon's director of transportation engineering.
• Trailer court bid meets requirements for zoning: official The city's planning department has answered to public concerns about a proposed trailer court on Range Road to be called the Malamute Saloon.
• Carcross Corners remains subject of legal dispute Members of Devilliers Enterprises Ltd. have filed a third party notice to counter-claim against Maurice Byblow, in response to Byblow's claim for compensation of money spent in maintaining Carcross Corners.
• Another $7.4 million budgeted for Hamilton Boulevard The Yukon government is expected to reduce capital expenditures for the 2008-09 fiscal year by $17 million to $202.7 million, down from an estimated $219 million for the current fiscal year ending March 31.
• Teenager charged after store robbed A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with one count of break and enter last Sunday in relation to an incident that occurred on March 8.
• Court hears case involving $10 worth of marijuana A 27-year-old Whitehorse man received a 30-day jail sentence in territorial court Monday after he pleaded guilty to drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.