Whitehorse Daily Star

December 6, 2007

• Hints for anglers' wives at Christmas time I know when Christmas is rolling around as I get some e-mails from the good wives asking for information on fishing tackle.
• Nutcracker popular among local dance students In what is becoming a Yukon tradition, for the fifth consecutive year, the Northern Lights School of Dance is presenting the Christmas classic Nutcracker.
• A musical walk down Memory Lane The first thing that surprised me about this list of the top 100 Canadian albums is that we have 52 of them in the house.
• Vivid musical imagery from Motion City Despite their odd name, Motion City Soundtrack (MCS) has nothing to do with films.
• If you see them, notify the authorities The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukon residents wanted by the RCMP as of noon Wednesday.
• Toque torqued into business project Anyone planning on starting a business should be prepared to work harder than they've ever worked before, says Terry Scheel, owner of Yukon Toqueon.
• Liberal leader begins northern tour It's no coincidence federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is visiting the three territories just before heading off to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia.
• Some women's lives like living in a war zone' Women's equality is not yet a reality in Canada.
• Lose the booze decanter, minister told A new, Yukon-shaped, vodka-holding Gold Panner Decanter that's selling in Yukon liquor stores for $34.85 received harsh treatment from NDP MLA Steve Cardiff in the Yukon legislature last week.
• Jamaican musher takes colleague's place Jamaican musher Devon Anderson is no longer planning to compete in the 2009 Yukon Quest, but that doesn't mean his country won't be represented in the 1,600-kilometre sled-dog race.
• Older Yukoners being tapped as valuable labour resource Most people dream of retirement with visions of midday golf rounds, winters in Florida, and finally tending to the backyard garden.
• Women's centre grapples with cuts Funding cuts will mean the end of certain programs and reduced office hours for the Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre, board member Cindy Chiasson said in a recent interview.
• Search for man called off Ross River RCMP have abandoned a search for a Yellowknife man who's been missing since Sept. 3. Norman Hennel, who is in his 60s, was last seen in the Keel Lake area near the border between the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, where he was dropped off by plane.
• Subject of horrendous ride now a lovable, happy husky' Mae Bachur Animal Shelter staff were greeted with a familiar, furry face last Saturday at shelter-sponsored animal pictures with Santa.
• Big community nuisance' to serve 90 weekend days A Whitehorse man deemed a 'big community nuisance' was sentenced to a 90-day jail term on Tuesday, to be served intermittently.
• Council hears ideas for cemetery's expansion Public feedback on the Grey Mountain Cemetery Master Plan indicates more residents want to go from ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
• Bad blood recipient anxious about fiscal fate Geoff Fletcher has been unable to work since he was diagnosed in October 1999 as suffering from tainted blood he received during an operation.

December 5, 2007

• Court approves Graham's extradition A former Yukoner accused of killing a first nations activist in the 1970s will be extradited to the U.S. to face first-degree murder charges, as ruled by the Supreme Court of Canada.
• SUV contract still parked in house A legal opinion provided to the territorial government about a penalty charged to a local vehicle dealership for the late delivery of 11 SUVs states the government can change the penalty, but that it's ultimately a policy decision.
• Mammoth power line project kicks off Work has begun on the new transmission line from Carmacks to Pelly Crossing, and into the Minto mine, Yukon Energy president David Morrison announced this morning.
• Home owners building addition encountering bureaucratic confusion Past zoning changes in Takhini have left a confusing bevy of mismatched properties for current owners and the city to navigate.
• Facility likely to cost twice original proposed estimate Health Minister Brad Cathers said he hopes to know sometime next month when the new Watson Lake multicare facility is expected to be completed.
• City urged to help finance major global warming work The city's public health and safety committee is recommending the city fund $8,500 of a $127,000 global warming education project.
• Dawson's water supply declared safe DAWSON CITY While some traces of e-coli were found in one of Dawson's three active wells earlier this fall, citizens don't need to be concerned they had missed a boil water order, or that this is an ongoing problem.

December 4, 2007

• Truck thief says he feared for his life A Whitehorse man claims he stole a pickup truck to save himself from people he thought were chasing him, territorial court heard Tuesday.
• Council asked to climb aboard ice wall Some people skate on it, some people put it in their drinks, and if Chris Gishler gets his way, Whitehorse residents will be climbing a wall made of ice on the city's waterfront.
• Fires served as safety lessons, chief says Two blazes that occurred Tuesday in Whitehorse are a reminder about fire safety, says fire chief Warren Zakus.
• Slide debris raced across glacier at 500km/h A team of scholars, including Whitehorse geologist Panya Lipovsky, has written a paper for international publication on Mount Steele's massive ice and rock avalanches of last July.
• Offer pleases ambulance volunteer A volunteer with the ambulance service in Dawson City says she's pleased with a government proposal brought forward for the service last Friday.
• Zoning issues delay youth shelter A Yukon government pilot project meant to help youth dealing with homelessness will likely not be going ahead as it was originally scheduled.
• Powerline cost still unknown Though still unsettled, the final cost of the Mayo-Dawson City powerline could be almost double what was budgeted, says the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources.
• No need to pitch a tent city: report DAWSON CITY Seasonal workers last summer raised an outrcy about a lack of affordable housing for them in the Dawson area, and there were nostalgic yearnings for the return of some sort of 'tent city' option for Dawson's summerdoughs.
• Dealership owner didn't contact politicians The owner of Metro Chrysler Ltd. says he had no dealings with elected politicians when he took issue with the penalty the local dealership was charged over a late delivery of 11 SUVs for the Yukon government.
• Online registration called successful Whitehorse's online registration for city programs is being touted as a success as the end of the fall session nears.