Whitehorse Daily Star

October 2, 2007

• Victims weren't wearing seatbelts Two Whitehorse residents died Tuesday in a single-vehicle rollover on the Alaska Highway just north of Jake's Corner, the Teslin RCMP report.
• Take smoking law further, committee urged As the Yukon government wrapped up its final public meeting on proposed anti-smoking legislation in Whitehorse Tuesday night, the B.C.
• Electoral boundaries changes proposed Proposed changes to the territory's ridings have NDP Leader Todd Hardy concerned that rural Yukon's voice could be lowered in the legislature.
• Centennial Video ends decade-long run Almost a decade after she bought Centennial Video in Porter Creek, Francine Girouard is closing up shop for good.
• Closed captioning system unavailable Residents with a hearing impairment have been unable to follow city council meetings, following problems with the closed captioning system.
• Preserving herd is crucial, chief says Conservation of the Porcupine caribou herd has always been and always will be a priority for the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation, says Chief Darren Taylor.
• Police standoff concludes peacefully Charges are pending against a man who Whitehorse RCMP say barricaded himself in his apartment early this morning.
• Mayor assumed educational role The mayor says she had a lot to prove at a recent Capital Cities Conference including from which capital she hails.

October 1, 2007

• RCMP searching for attacker After a woman was sexually assaulted on a trail in Riverdale, Whitehorse RCMP are seeking the public's help in finding their suspect.
• Premier, chiefs to summit on hunting issue A meeting of the Yukon's three northern chiefs and the premier is scheduled for this evening to discuss the contentious removal of caribou hunting restrictions along the Dempster Highway.
• Girl faces challenge of switching schools After attending school with many of the same kids for more than 12 years, a Porter Creek Secondary School student is faced with changing over to a new school when she returns from a sports event Outside.
• Council hears arguments against housing plan A proposed multi-family housing unit in Porter Creek continued creating a stir at Monday evening's city council meeting.
• Jail suffering nursing shortage It will be another week before inmates at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre can see a doctor, due to a nursing shortage at the jail.
• Local man does reprise on Jeopardy! Whitehorse is home to many notable personalities, and now added to the list is a Jeopardy! champion.
• Ebony finds warm greeting from students Fitting in at a new school can be hard for anyone unless you're a dog, it seems.
• N.W.T. voters troop to the polls YELLOWKNIFE (CP) Early indications suggested a strong turnout as voters went to the polls Monday to elect a new government in the Northwest Territories.
• Affordable public housing is scarce, local woman finds One only has to look around to see the pressing need for more affordable public housing, says a Whitehorse woman who was on the move last weekend.
• Pumphouse was vandalized Mayor Bev Buckway is asking Whitehorse residents to come forward with any information about an incidence of vandalism at a city pumphouse.

September 30, 2007

• Court ruling lets drug dog into school Porter Creek Secondary School's drug awareness co-ordinator says he's disappointed having his dog, Ebony, enter the school for the program came down to a matter of winning and losing.
• Dense smoke ignited complaints Heavy smoke from burning brush piles along the route of the Hamilton Boulevard extension prompted several complaints to the Whitehorse Fire Department this morning.
• Alaskan woman dies after truck rolls over A 46-year-old Alaskan woman died Sunday afternoon after the pickup truck she was driving left the Alaska Highway north of Haines Junction.
• RCMP make drug arrests during patrols A Haines Junction man has been charged with possession of cocaine for trafficking, while two other men could face charges as well after Whitehorse RCMP made patrols at local bars over the weekend.
• Yukoner to appear on Jeopardy today Answer: He is appearing on a popular television game show on CBS this evening.
• Disabilities advisory body's creation delights city's mayor Mayor Bev Buckway said she keeps accessibility at the front of her mind in her role as mayor, and is 'delighted' at the creation of the city's new disabilities advisory committee.
• Cousins, airline team to help ailing child Cancer can make its victims feel helpless as it runs its course and strikes families with grief.
• Nutritionist stresses the importance of supplements A British Columbia nutritionist was in Whitehorse over the weekend to give a lecture and sign copies of his nutritional supplement guide book.