Whitehorse Daily Star

September 24, 2007

• Graham wants landlords educated about law A controversial drug house bylaw has passed, with marked opposition from one city councillor.
• No one is hopeless,' conference is told Andy Nieman's healing journey has taken him from the streets of Vancouver's skid row and the Whitehorse Correctional Centre to earning his social work degree at Yukon College and becoming a support worker.
• Council digs into quarry issue again City councillors raised questions with raised eyebrows Monday evening as they prepared to entertain another bylaw application by Territorial Contracting at the McLean Lake Quarry.
• Help sought in recovering tools Whitehorse RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in the recovery of specialized tools stolen earlier this month.
• Ambulance attendants announcement is pending Paying Outside workers to keep the Watson Lake and Dawson City ambulance service on life support is an insult to Yukon volunteers, says the NDP's health critic.
• Warrant issued for accused man Visiting territorial court Judge Donald Luther has issued a warrant for a man facing charges in the Yukon of producing marijuana, possession of marijuana and stealing electricity.
• Mayor has reservations about patio use request If the mayor gets her way, the yet-to-be-opened Earl's restaurant may be without a back patio.
• Blaze claims older motorhome Fire and smoke damage destroyed a motorhome at the Northland trailer park Monday night.
• Crime Stoppers looking for man Crime Stoppers Yukon is asking for the public's help in finding a man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for failing to appear in provincial court in Vancouver.

September 23, 2007

• Twin child tax credits announced Yukon parents will start cashing in on their kids come tax time. Premier and Finance Minister Dennis Fentie announced the new Yukon Child Tax Credit and the Yukon Child Fitness Tax Credit this morning.
• Lawsuit follows man's 2003 detainment A Whitehorse man has launched a lawsuit against two local RCMP officers and the Attorney General of Canada for the treatment he allegedly received after being detained at the Whitehorse RCMP detachment more than three years ago.
• Black bear shot, then abandoned in Carmacks vicinity Although there is a lucrative underground market for black bear parts, recent Yukon poachers are only being sought for shooting a black bear and leaving it, intact, for dead.
• Flood relief bids are streaming in Yukoners are trickling forward to access government flood relief.
• Conference on corrections to begin tonight The Department of Justice and Kwanlin D¸n First Nation are hosting a two-day conference to explore and learn more about healing in corrections as a way of providing correctional services.
• Marchers determined to take back streets Women gathered Friday night recounting personal struggles and shared tragedies in a united effort to take back the night.
• Premier defends environmental achievements Canada's Environment ministers recognize the need to deal with climate change, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Former RCMP officer faces charge A former Yukon RCMP officer has found himself charged with assault causing bodily harm.

September 20, 2007

• Government cares less about sport fishing Being a member of the Outdoor Writers of Canada Association has many benefits.
• Memories of great road trips gone by Ed. note: Columns by longtime Yukoner Sue Edelman on the trials and tribulations of contemporary life will be published monthly in the Star, beginning with this one.
• From pictures to paintings, they all tell their own story With all the talk about disclosure in journalism and reviewing, I'd better admit up front that I got to read this book some time ago.
• Latest offering confirms band's greatness After a four-year absence from the studio, Canadian pop rock band The Weakerthans has finally released its fourth album, Reunion Tour.
• Whitehorse Concerts opens season with medieval music This Saturday evening, on a stage lit by dozens of candles, musicians in medieval attire will play harps, drums and rare instruments in an evening of song and poetry.
• Ex-officer jailed after making threat A former Yukon RCMP officer has been sentenced to 28 days in jail after being convicted of uttering a threat to a current member of the Whitehorse detachment.
• Police seeking public's help after Whitehorse man stabbed After close to a week of investigating, Whitehorse RCMP are turning to the public for help in finding out who may have stabbed a 25-year-old Whitehorse man last Saturday morning.
• School fight triggers mass suspensions A disturbing trend of taping schoolyard fights on cell phones has reached Whitehorse, and resulted in the suspensions of 18 students.
• Forum examined city's land crunch' Panelists at Thursday night's CBC North land crunch forum supported city councillor Doug Graham, who told opposing residents, 'We're committed to public consultation.'
• Dawson photographer produces a sensual set of calendar pages DAWSON CITY While his latest calendar project, Dawson City Girls 2008, is filled with images of scantily-clad women, photographer Ed Vos says his work is about sensuality, not sex.
• First nation still leery of mining plan Redfern Resources Corp. is hoping to have its Tulsequah Chief mine into initial production by the end of next year, said the company president.
• Correctional environments are hard to change' Following a recent period where inmates and male officers sexually touched and verbally harassed female guards, the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) continues to go through a culture change.
• Film feasibility study released The Yukon government has released the draft report Phase I Film Infrastructure Feasibility Study.
• Police seeking three Whitehorse men The public's assistance is requested in locating three Whitehorse men wanted by the RCMP as of noon Wednesday.
• Memorial plaque program has worked well The city's memorial plaque program is being lauded as a success after more than 15 were installed in city parks this year.
• Supreme Court won't hear first nation's case The country's highest court will not hear the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation's case against the Yukon government over Tombstone Territorial Park.
• Body pulled from lake The body of a 35-year-old Manitoba man was pulled out of Lake Bennett Thursday after Carcross RCMP were informed of an overdue kayaker.