Whitehorse Daily Star

September 16, 2007

• Sculptor deeply saddened' by theft A moose antler sculpture, valued at $50,000 and was three years in the making, has been stolen from the Canada Games Centre.
• Film and sound boss is named The Yukon has a new Film and Sound Commissioner.
• Town lived within its limits, audience told On the same day his town made history back home, an Alberta speaker garnered a large crowd in Whitehorse last Thursday evening, telling residents how Okotoks, Alta., has become a world leader in sustainability.
• Constant power failures frustrating YEC staff Another failure of the fourth turbine at the Whitehorse hydroelectric dam caused a systemwide blackout early Saturday morning.
• Homelessness is on more people's radar: advocate More people are taking an interest in homelessness in the Yukon, an anti-poverty advocate says.
• Police seek wanted Yukoners The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted by the RCMP as of noon last Wednesday.
• City council approves parks and recreation master plan The city has a new parks and recreation plan that city staff are hoping will 'guide the city in future developments.'
• Anti-smoking law lit up little protest DAWSON CITY The legislature's Select Committee on Anti-smoking Legislation outnumbered its audience by two when it met in the Downtown Hotel conference room last Wednesday.
• New drinking water regulation comes into effect The Yukon government has approved a new regulation for large public drinking water systems and bulk water delivery, Health and Social Services Minister Brad Cathers said last Wednesday.

September 13, 2007

• Launch delighted Yukon education representatives Education Minister Patrick Rouble led a delegation to the Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour last month.
• You don't need dangerous chemicals for bugs Just over a year ago, my wife, Lisa, and I moved to the Yukon from Ontario and came well-prepared for all those so-called insects of the Yukon.
• A story of Clark Kent before he was Superman Clark Kent first realizes he is bullet-proof when he stands up for a black teen who is being terrorized by an escaped con in a movie theatre and has the bad man's bullet bounce off his forehead (leaving a mark like a pimple that soon fades) and back to Mr. Jiggs Mackley, killing him.
• YTA helping soothe school council's loss This was the year.
• Alarm proved faulty, officials say The fire alarm system at the Watson Lake High School malfunctioned last Monday, causing a delay of several minutes while the student-run concession area burned.
• Workplaces can be unsafe for youngsters: labour head Considering the territory has one of the worst workplace safety records in Canada, Yukoners need to seriously reconsider the practice of letting young children work, a labour official has said.
• Officer injured after police cruiser rammed A police officer whose cruiser was rammed early Thursday afternoon after it was used to blockade Swan Haven Road was treated in Whitehorse General Hospital for minor injuries and released.
• Publish names of firms with poor safety records: director Publicly identifying companies with the worst safety records would have a significant impact on making the Yukon's workplaces safer, a speaker at a joint labour/business symposium said this morning.
• Residents growing weary of discarded needle woes Community health is good, but some programs aimed at protecting the health of certain community members may actually be endangering others.
• Man admits to sexual assault and uttering threats to woman A local man has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and uttering threats, following a late-night incident last March 20.
• Many interests keen on caring for minesite With a multimillion-dollar care and maintenance contract for the Faro mine coming due, 38 individuals representing 21 companies visited the site last week.
• Duplex next on housing group's agenda Habitat for Humanity Yukon has one successful project under its belt and has the site cleared for its latest projecta duplexsaid society president Todd Hardy.

September 12, 2007

• Man receives conditional term After sliding into unhealthy relationships, alcohol abuse and suffering great loss upon moving to Carmacks three years ago, Edgar Wesley-Beaver found himself being sentenced for two assaults and two probation breaches this week.
• Consent' needed for activities: chief A Mayo-area first nation chief has informed federal and territorial government agencies the first nation's consent is required for any activity that takes place in its traditional territory.
• Arkell-area residents receive tour of development region City planners took local residents on a Wednesday evening walking tour of the proposed Arkell expansion site, an area that will turn greenspace into living space.
• Environmental laws problematic, chief says A Mayo-area first nation chief says he does not feel the territory's new environmental laws respect self-governing first nations.
• New agreement supports French-language services JosÈe Verner, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Glenn Hart, the minister responsible for the Yukon's French Language Services Directorate, signed a new agreement today.
• College about to wind up orientation events Yukon College is setting the tone for this academic year with a positive and challenging theme for the orientation.
• Part of 2008 budget will go toward study City council agreed Monday night to pre-commit $24,100 of the 2008 budget to a Porter Creek Bench sustainability study.
• Canines, owners enjoyed a fun weekend Eight dogs participated in last weekend's annual Yukon Schutzhund Association Trial in Whitehorse, but only one was named top dog.
• MLA questions progress on building correctional centre The Yukon Party government is spending money to fix up the old jail and nothing on a replacement, leading to a downward spiral in inmate programming, a government critic says.
• Commissioner shares memories of her Dawson childhood home DAWSON CITY When a building has been around as long as the restored Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture's School of Fine Arts building, there is bound to be a lot of history attached to it.
• Community youth projects funded The territorial Youth Investment Fund is pouring $43,698 into 25 projects across the territory.
• Tree may have killed power DAWSON CITY It was 'lights out' yet again for Dawson residents for a very brief period on Monday morning.