Whitehorse Daily Star

October 21, 2007

• Mayor hopes many residents will attend charette sessions Residents, first nation governments and others are being asked this week what they want the territory's capital to look like over the next half-century.
• Dawson council wants water complaints probed DAWSON CITY Concerns over water quality in Dawson have been a feature of the last two council meetings, with discussions about wells and hard water content being topics of discussion.
• Language Act was violated, Court of Appeal rules The B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal has ruled a Whitehorse man was denied his right to have court services made available to him in French and that Yukon taxpayers must pay the court costs of the appeal.
• Aboriginal women's summits set The Women's Directorate and Yukon Advisory Council on Women's Issues (YACWI) will co-host two aboriginal women's summits in the Yukon this fall.
• Mountie honoured for search and rescue work Whitehorse RCMP Sgt. Pat Egan is one of four recipients of the National Search and Rescue Secretariat's 2007 Certificate of Achievement.
• Man aims to raise raise $10 M to fight polio Ramesh Ferris contracted polio as a baby living in India.
• Students' letters go to Chinese ambassador Letters from a Grade 6 class at Goldon Horn Elementary School speaking out against the military junta in Burma are now in the hands of the Chinese ambassador to Canada.
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library comes north During Friday's launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Whitehorse, Josie Farrow became the first child in the Yukon to receive a book under the program.
• Dawson City residents choose their world's Seven Wonders DAWSON CITY Following the example of the successful CBC Seven Wonders of Canada campaign, the City of Dawson decided to hold its own poll to determine what might be the Seven Wonders of Dawson.

October 18, 2007

• City open to helping create youth shelter Though it has no mandate to provide social services, the city will continue to work alongside the Whitehorse Youth Coalition as it pursues an emergency youth shelter in the capital city, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Alert resident spots vehicle robberies Three young males were caught entering unlocked vehicles and arrested in the Copper Ridge subdivision early Thursday morning.
• Man kept using cocaine while free on bail A 32-year-old man was sentenced to a 12-month conditional term Thursday for possession of 20.5 grams of cocaine powder and an additional gram of crack cocaine.
• Galloping glacier awes observers A surging Tweedsmuir Glacier could reach and potentially dam the Alsek River.
• Teen's artwork is a hot commodity Emilie Meredith, 13, wears her own beaded necklaces, loves watching reruns of The O.C. on MuchMusic, and gets slightly embarrassed by her mom. She has the infectious giggle of most Grade 8 girls and wears lip gloss.
• Cancer Connect volunteers reach out to others When he first found out he had prostate cancer, Gerry Whitley says he felt lost, anxious, and confused. The hardest part for the longtime Whitehorse resident: he felt unable to talk about the emotional rollercoaster he was experiencing.
• Don't let development devour green space, residents tell city City planners were met with rejection when presenting plans to use greenspace for housing at a recent meeting with Takhini North residents.
• Where have all the army buildings gone? Ed. note: the final part of this two-part series will be published next Friday.
• Expert ushers Feng Shui into homes, workspaces Too often, people return home from work to an environment that makes them feel more tired, uninspired and stale, says a wellness consultant visiting Whitehorse.
• City skates into surplus arena dilemma The establishment of the Canada Games Centre has left the city wondering what to do with the Stan McCowan Arena.
• Alert authorities if you've seen them The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted by the RCMP as of noon Wednesday.
• College, institute ink partnership Dr. Sam Shaw, the president and CEO, and Dr. Berry Calder, vice-president academic, were in Whitehorse to sign an MOU between the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Yukon College.
• Veteran musician Joe Henry releases Civilians Joe Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. With a collection of 10 albums already under his belt, Henry's released his latest offering, Civilians.
• Two great tales that emerge from history 'He woke up scared. Worse than that, he was terrified. It was like a nightmare, except that waking brought no sense of relief. He felt that something dreadful had happened, but he did not know what it was.'

October 17, 2007

• Con artists can pick settlements clean, abuse victims told Former students of Indian residential schools eligible for federal compensation payments are being advised to watch their money carefully, and plan ahead for managing it.
• Financial management map is vital, survivors advised Recipients of residential school settlement money should seriously consider putting together a financial management plan, says a local financial planner.
• Bagnell, party may abstain from vote The Yukon's Liberal MP would join his party in abstaining from the House of Commons vote on the Speech from the Throne if the party's proposed amendments to the speech aren't accepted by the House of Commons.
• Robert Campbell Highway to be upgraded The Yukon government will spend more than $31 million to improve infrastructure on the southern Robert Campbell Highway over the next three years.
• Ride safe, ride sober, liquor officials urge Impaired driving on Yukon roadways, trails and waterways remains a leading cause of injuries and death. In 2005, half of the fatal collisions in Yukon involved liquor, statistics show.
• Women's History Month fetes elders' beadwork In recognition of Women's History Month, Elaine Taylor, the minister responsible for the Women's Directorate, unveiled a poster entitled Honouring Yukon Elder Beadwork on Wednesday.
• College students give to those in need Yukon College staff and students are holding a food drive this week to promote awareness of poverty and homelessness issues in the territory's communities.
• TILMA under municipalities' scrutiny Municipalities in the territory are indeed looking at the impact a trade agreement between B.C. and Alberta could have in the Yukon.
• City hires indoor facilities manager The city's indoor recreational facilities will have a new manager overseeing them.