Whitehorse Daily Star

November 12, 2007

• Lengthy search for teen has grim ending The five and a half-month search for missing teenager Angel Carlick came to a tragic end last Friday afternoon when her remains were discovered in a forested area north of the Pilot Mountain subdivision.
• Twenty-two sign up for 2008 Yukon Quest As entries for the 2008 Yukon Quest continue to flow in, one musher getting ready for the 2009 edition of the sled-dog race arrived in Whitehorse on Sunday to start more than a year of training for the 1,600-kilometre event.
• Bogus e-mail prompts alert from the police The RCMP are warning Yukon residents of a bogus e-mail in circulation that claims to be from the RCMP themselves.
• Officials have leeway on investment strategies The Yukon government's Financial Administration Act requires the government to put its investments into the safest options.
• Drugs and alcohol have saved people's lives' Ed. note: This is the second instalment of a five-part series tracing a tale of drug addiction and rehabilitation in recognition of National Drug Awareness Week (Nov. 18-24).

November 8, 2007

• Artist's doodles mark final exhibit for Studio 204 Scott Price's exhibit of drawings and doodles, on display at Studio 204, is overshadowed by the imminent closing of the gallery.
• The Donnas revisit 1980s glam punk rock music scene The Donnas is an all-female rock band from Palo Alto, Calif., consisting of lead singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Allison Robertson, bassist Maya Ford and drummer Torry Castellano.
• Pregnancy provides a deadline for this Arizona sheriff Dead Wrong is the 12th entry in the Sheriff Joanna Brady series of mysteries by Judith Ann Jance, who has also written 17 novels featuring police detective J.P Beaumont and three featuring Ali Reynolds, as well as several stand-alone thrillers.
• Ex-premier mulls book on Yukon politics DAWSON CITY Antony David John Penikett, hereinafter known as Tony, hasn't quite got enough distance from his time in Yukon politics to produce the book that those who lived here from 1978 to 1992, when he was a major player, have been waiting for.
• Games broke even, financial data indicate Financial statements show the Canada Winter Games host society came through the event dead-even, society president Piers McDonald said this morning.
• Self-centred' offender tied up, sexually assaulted woman A 23-year-old man will likely be sentenced to a five-year jail term followed by as many as 10 years' probation for kidnapping and sexual assault with a weapon.
• Teens crave love: social worker 'Resilience is not just something inside us,' a Halifax social worker told a Whitehorse audience Thursday evening.
• Report out on Yukon MLAs' attendance Not surprisingly, NDP Leader Todd Hardy is listed as missing the most days in the legislature during the last sitting due to illness.
• Yukoners tell of spectacular meteor sighting Since learning of last week's eyewitness experience of another significant meteor over southern Yukon, others have come forward with more first-hand accounts.
• A life sapped by addiction, desperation Ed. note: Today, the Star begins a five-part series recounting a tale of drug addiction and rehabilitation in recognition of National Drug Awareness Week (Nov. 18-24).
• Farming couple savours top award While their farm may be only 20 acres, Brian Lendrum and Susan Ross's contributions to Yukon agriculture were enough to snag them the Farmers of the Year award last weekend in Whitehorse.
• If you see them, notify authorities The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted by the RCMP as of noon Wednesday.
• Small elk harvest, more bison hunters proposed A limited elk hunt and opening up the winter bison hunt to all licenced hunters are among 15 recommended changes to the Yukon's Wildlife Act.
• CFIB talks labour shortage with Yukoners While it's too soon to see whether discussions with Premier Dennis Fentie and other government officials will bear any fruit, a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says she's not giving up.
• They died for us, we must remember them Ed. note: These poems were written by Grade 7 students of Golden Horn Elementary School in Whitehorse.

November 7, 2007

• Investigation, potential resignation sought As Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell called on the Yukon government to review its overall investment procedures in the legislature Wednesday, NDP Leader Todd Hardy was seeking Premier Dennis Fentie's resignation from his Finance portfolio, if $36.5 million in investments go bad.
• Repair work was challenging after electricity failed A faulty underground cable was the cause of Tuesday afternoon's power blackout in the Granger and McIntyre subdivisions, an official with Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. said today.
• Boy was told to return to group home After reviewing a recorded 911 call more extensively, Whitehorse RCMP have found a youth who had left a Mary Lake group home Oct. 21 was directed by the operator to walk back to the facility.
• Gutted house was slated to be moved The Whitehorse fire department received a call at 10:43 p.m. Wednesday and immediately sped to a fire at an empty house at 3041 Third Ave.
• Government moves to beef up kids' nutrition The Yukon government has chipped in an additional $50,000 for Yukon Food for Learning (YFFL), to supplement the school nutrition programs already funded by the organization.
• Recreation grants proposed City council is being asked to approve $50,025 in recreational grants recommended by the advisory body that reviews applications twice annually.
• Juno Award winner will perform at film screening On Nov. 18, Shari Ulrich, a Juno Award winner and inductee to the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, will perform in conjunction with a showing of the River of Life, a National Film Board of Canada (NFB) film.
• Consultations to begin on new Corrections Act The Yukon government will begin community consultations on a new Corrections Act this month.
• BRUCE WHITESTONE Figures provide a reason to be cynical Our economy in North America depends to a great extent on official statistics, for the most part those published by the U.S. government.