Whitehorse Daily Star

January 18, 2008

• Quest has new marshal on eve of race The 2008 Yukon Quest sled-dog race has a new race marshal yet again.
• Saga an orchestrated political attack': MLA Yukon MLA Gary McRobb is firing back at allegations he immorally extracted $25,000 from a Haines Junction couple, saying he acted 'fairly.'
• Education officials phasing out large vans The Yukon school system is phasing out the same type of 15-passenger van that was being driven last week in Bathurst, N.B., in a collision that killed eight of the 12 occupants.
• F.H. Collins Secondary students begin a fast A long-time teacher at F.H. Collins Secondary School is starving her students one last time.
• Charges expected after highway accident Charges of impaired driving are pending against a 28-year-old woman after a single-vehicle rollover Thursday night in Whitehorse in which alcohol is believed to have been a factor.
• Man convicted of assault loses bail bid A 39-year-old Whitehorse man has had his application for bail dismissed in the Yukon Supreme Court chambers, pending his appeal of his Sept. 28, 2007 conviction of assault.
• Appeal scheduled The appeal of one of the men convicted in a second-degree murder case has been scheduled to be heard during the next B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal's sitting on May 26.
• Grizzled veteran tunes up for 24th Yukon Quest In the 23 Yukon Quest sled-dog races Whitehorse musher Frank Turner has started, each dog team has changed from year to year.
• Quake shakes northern border area An earthquake just above magnitude five was reported Thursday morning on the northern border of the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
• Climate change: All hell is breaking loose' Climate change is very real, and is changing the Yukon landscape.
• Some found PAWS pleasantly nostalgic' It may come as a surprise that the creator of PAWS, one of the most successful cartoon strip to portray life in the North, is a native of Scarborough, Ont.
• New type of land tenure being proposed Two local first nations are planning to put a total of 57 country residential lots on the market this year.
• Election appeal set for May An appeal regarding the constitutional validity of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation's 2005 election will be brought back to court May 26, which is the next scheduled sitting of the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal in Whitehorse.
• MP pushes for democratic Burma The mass demonstrations against the military junta in the former region of Burma (also called Myanmar under the military dictatorship) by monks and other protesters may have disappeared from the headlines.
• Major youth gathering set They may not yet have taken over the world, but youth are gathering in Whitehorse this weekend.
• Authorities seeking two women, one man The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• Change helps business expand The city has voted in favour of another change to the Official Community Plan (OCP), this time for a trucking repair and sales warehouse.

January 17, 2008

• Mount Sima will be opened for business on weekend; hill will have two runs in use Mount Sima will have a partial hill opening on Saturday and Sunday, which will feature two run options for skiers to use.
• Mine places river system in jeopardy: chief The proposal for the Carmacks copper mine lacks certainty, says Chief Eddie Skookum of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
• Musher moves north to prepare for Quest Between feeding, cleaning up after and running 24 pure-bred Siberian huskies, the Ellis' are 'living the dream'.
• Pair sentenced for impaired driving, breach of probation Two Whitehorse residents were sentenced for alcohol-related offences in court Wednesday.
• City seeks comments on arena site Whitehorse residents are being asked for their two cents in deciding the residential design fate of the Stan McCowan Arena site.
• Expanded Telehealth network deemed a success The Yukon's Telehealth network has expanded to all 13 communities with nursing stations, and is being lauded a success by medical professionals.
• Weather-watchers in for bouncing thermometers Erratic swings in temperatures across southern Yukon are expected to continue for a few days yet, says meteorologist Bill Miller.

January 16, 2008

• Territory needs child labour laws, YFL says The Yukon Federation of Labour issued a call today for child labour legislation for the territory.
• Waterfront wharf options showcased Whitehorse residents will soon be treated to a new $1.9-million riverfront wharf, and can now choose which design they like best.
• Signs that violate rules will come down The deadline is here for the removal of Whitehorse commercial highway signs that do not comply with the new standards implemented in 2006.
• Dance school founder receives honour The founder and director of Celebrations Bellydance, a Whitehorse-based dance school, has been invited to become affiliated with Toronto's famous Arabesque Academy.
• Don't overbuild waterfront, resident urges city council City council heard residents' reactions Monday evening to a waterfront development proposal.
• Senior jailed for cocaine offence A 69-year-old Whitehorse man was sentenced Tuesday to two months' incarceration in addition to time already served for the possession of 2.5 g of powder cocaine.
• Council approves Umbrella Grants bylaw City council gave third and final reading to its Umbrella Grants bylaw Monday evening, enacting the piece of legislation.
• Dawson's budget spares residents tax hikes DAWSON CITY Planned capital expenditures of $977,500 have helped boost Dawson's proposed 2008 budget to an estimated $1 million more than last year, up to $5,448,758 from about $4.4 million.
• Town honours 25-year employee DAWSON CITY The Government of Yukon isn't the only organization which recognizes long service.
• Store's rodent problem solved, employee says The local Real Canadian Superstore is starting off the new year mouse-free, according to the man who helped rid the sprawling store of its rodent problem.
• TV crew to start work in city in February A television crew will be arriving in Whitehorse in February to chronicle the Yukon Quest and Arctic Ultramarathon for the series Angry Planet.
• Quartz Mining Act is in for improvements The Department of Energy, Mines and Resources is floating several changes to the Quartz Mining Act.
• AYC receives funds for training programs Education Minister Patrick Rouble has announced $700,000 in new funding to 2010-11 through the Northern Strategy for the Association of Yukon Communities' (AYC's) Community Training Trust Society for municipal and first nation government capacity development.
• Man serving jail term for home invasion A 27-year-old Watson Lake man is serving a 30-month sentence for break and enter and committing an offence, and a concurrent 12-month sentence for disguising his face during the assault.