Whitehorse Daily Star

March 3, 2008

• Taylor in Germany to talk up Yukon as visitor destination Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor left Whitehorse for Germany on Saturday to promote Yukon tourism marketing partnerships and initiatives.
• First nation pays debt; is excused from the interest The Kwanlin Dun First Nation has paid the city $892,000, but will not pay interest stemming from a 2006 deal made public at a city council meeting earlier this year.
• Sibling faces charge after deadly stabbing A 22-year-old Whitehorse man has been charged with second-degree murder after the stabbing death of his 20-year-old brother over the weekend.
• Commission recommends a 19th MLA The Electoral District Boundaries Commission is recommending the addition of one member to the Yukon's legislative assembly.
• Board clears proposed 32-lot subdivision The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has given the Carcross-Tagish First Nation the green light on plans to build a 32-lot subdivision.
• Kenyon attending Toronto meeting Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon will be in Toronto for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference and associated meetings.
• Forum shows opposition to lagoon site DAWSON CITY - CBC radio listeners may be hearing quite a bit from Dawson this week, much of it recorded at a moderately-attended CBC forum held here on Friday night.

February 29, 2008

• Saturday is show-time for the Iditarod ANCHORAGE - The parking lot is full at the Millenium Hotel. Ninety-six mushers, and nearly as many race personnel, are here for the mushers' meeting of Iditarod 36, which will start Saturday.
• Ownership, beverage changes brewing at hotel If indeed walls could talk, those at the Capital Hotel would tell tales of rocking bands, friendships made over pints of beer and a perfectly preserved dead cat, of course.
• Defective lamp blamed for house fire Two fires Thursday have left homeowners out in the cold today.
• Drug trafficker receives jail term A 22-year-old Whitehorse man received an eight-month jail sentence and 12 months' probation in territorial court Tuesday, after pleading guilty to a charge of drug trafficking.
• Bylaw quashed after some puzzlement As a matter of housekeeping, city council has defeated a zoning application for the River View Hotel, although after some confusion.
• Pair hospitalized after bear-spraying incident A 22-year-old male is facing several charges after a downtown bear-spraying incident sent two people to Whitehorse General Hospital at about 11:17 Thursday night, RCMP report.
• Injuries 'a neglected area of public health' The Yukon's new medical officer of health is ready to go beyond the rush of the emergency room and tackle the underlying issues.
• New target date set for Dawson sewage facility A review of Dawson City's waste problem in territorial court Thursday revealed that the new target date for completion of a secondary sewage treatment plant is 2011, at a cost of approximately $17 million.
• Duo will have to shoulder legal fees, judge rules Two of the founders of the Yukon Junior Association of Mushers (YJAM) will not receive compensation for legal fees they incurred as a result of a human rights complaint filed against them, Judge John Faulkner ruled in small claims court this morning.
• Man to become convicted sex offender A 50-year-old man received a six-month conditional sentence and 12 months' probation in territorial court Wednesday after being convicted of sexual assault.
• Please help locate these wanted Yukoners The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.

February 28, 2008

• Council sees final draft of cemetery expansion Finding a final resting spot can be a meticulously detailed planning process, and the city is looking to incorporate as many ideas as it can into plans for a revamped Grey Mountain Cemetery.
• Polar Games will stress healthy eating When some 700 students converge at the Canada Games Centre on Friday, they'll hear a new Polar Games message.
• School councils seek funding clarity from Fentie, Rouble School council members are saying a war of words reminiscent of school yard bickering is not what they want from Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Board wants more data on mine proposal More information is needed about the Carmacks copper mine proposal before a full assessment can be made, the territory's assessment board ruled Wednesday.
• Bogus bills circulating again Counterfeit $5 and $20 bills have been showing up in Whitehorse over the last week, prompting the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce to send out warnings to its members.
• New lot subdivision proposal studied After a first attempt at rezoning a Porter Creek property, the owner has returned to the city with a new lot subdivision proposal.
• Show will go on, producer decides A local play is scheduled for performance at the Guild Hall starting March 19, despite a few gaps in the play's cast.
• Rethink sewage lagoon"s location, first nation urges The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation chief and council are urging Dawson residents and the Yukon government to consider the South Bench as a location for the planned Dawson City sewage lagoon.
• College will offer a new nursing program A Licensed Practical Nurse program will be offered beginning in September through Yukon College"s Ayamdigut Campus in Whitehorse.
• Merging boards would create no relief, labour official says The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce"s campaign to merge the Yukon Workers" Compensation Health & Safety Board with that of B.C. or Alberta is short-sighted and ill-advised.