Whitehorse Daily Star

February 27, 2008

• Sheep hunt tag goes for $315,000 The robust shape of Yukon Dall sheep inside the Kluane Game Sanctuary are capturing international attention - and top dollar.
• Buildings subject of another legal move The Yukon government is appealing a decision in the case involving a big game outfitter the government believes is illegally occupying a piece of land along the Bonnet Plume River.
• Enriched tax break called 'a great start' A federal budget of few surprises has northerners grading it as a satisfactory pass, although with room for improvement.
• Game stirs students' interest in sustainability The city is gathering feedback from young residents about sustainability, in the form of a giant board game.
• Woman to remain in jail awaiting second trial A Whitehorse woman who is scheduled for a second trial on a charge of second-degree murder was denied bail at a hearing in Vancouver last Friday, Crown attorney John Phelps said this morning.
• Record number of people flocked to Rendezvous: society This year's Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival hosted "record crowds," the Rendezvous society's president said Tuesday.
• 'Don't go down that track,' judge warns young offender A 16-year-old boy received two probational terms, to be served concurrently, in youth court Monday after having been convicted of two counts of theft and one count of sexual assault.
• Mount Sima meeting set for March 6 It would be preferable to have a new direction for the Mount Sima ski hill before summer, spokeswoman Lisa-Marie Vowk of the Great Northern Ski Society said Tuesday.
• First nations wonder about budget's benefits The 2008 federal budget is being met by skepticism and weariness from first nation leaders who wonder what's really in it for them.
• Council gives OK to bus, road work City council approved two transportation spending items at Monday evening's council meeting.

February 26, 2008

• New website promotes territory to tourists Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced the unveiling of the new travelyukon.com website today. It will give consumers a one-stop shop for finding tourism information online.
• Tomorrow a watershed day for copper project Wednesday is a pivotal day for the Carmacks copper mine project.
• Council still pumped over gas tax increase City councillors appeared to be spiting the premier at Monday evening's council meeting, resolving to go ahead with a request to see a territorial tax be imposed on fuel sales.
• 'No sun, no privacy and increased traffic' What two residents are touting as progress, others are calling an eyesore in the city's Old Town neighbourhood.
• WCB explains higher city rate assessments Sometimes, the easiest way to get an answer is just to ask the question.
• Hospitable city given portrait of two ships Lt.-Cmdr. Brad Henderson presented city council with an updated picture of HMCS Whitehorse, alongside HMCS Edmonton, for display in city hall.
• Pair charged after crack cocaine found Two Whitehorse women were arrested and charged last Saturday after RCMP officers discovered a small amount of crack cocaine and a weapon in the vehicle they were riding in.
• Trek needs promotional support: hotelier DAWSON CITY - Dick Van Nostrand is concerned that some folks in Dawson, and most of the territorial Department of Tourism, don't take the Trek Over the Top as a serious addition to Dawson's tourism year.
• Revised Dawson sewage lagoon agreement remains in limbo DAWSON CITY - The City of Dawson and territorial Department of Community Services will once again appear before a territorial court judge on Thursday.

February 25, 2008

• Last-place musher barely makes meal Kyla Boivin crossed the finish line in the nick of time Saturday, making it to the evening's Yukon Quest finish banquet after all.
• Quest diners witness marriage proposal There were laughs, there were tears and, unlike other Yukon Quest finish banquets, there was a proposal.
• River tour venture receives $1-million federal investment The secretary of state for small business and tourism appeared at the MacBride Museum on Friday afternoon to announce a $1-million federal investment in Great River Journey Inc.