Whitehorse Daily Star

September 11, 2007

• Man surrenders to RCMP emergency response team Approximately nine homes in the Kopper King trailer court were evacuated late last night after the RCMP emergency response team was called to assist in a standoff.
• Californian ravin' about the raven plate A California licence plate collector is asking the territory's beloved goldpanner to share the spotlight with the hardy raven.
• Education assistant is granted bail A Teslin education assistant charged with possession of child pornography has been released on bail.
• Road's extension project to see sod turned next week The Hamilton Boulevard extension project will officially kick off next week, city councillor Dave Austin announced Monday evening.
• Bride made good on childhood ambition A Vietnamese-Canadian fulfilled her childhood dream of a Yukon wedding last week when she married her longtime boyfriend in Whitehorse.
• Gas station fire probe proceeding The RCMP have one suspect in mind relating to the fire that destroyed the Faro Shell station last week, said Cpl. Russell Blackjack.
• Speaker to talk of urban sustainability The City of Whitehorse will host a delegate from environmental award-winning Okotoks, Alta. to discuss sustainability plans.
• Court's decision on bylaw prompts response by city City council moved forward Monday night to enact a bylaw that repeals another bylaw struck down by the Yukon Supreme Court.
• School drug dog case put off A case brought to Yukon Supreme Court about Porter Creek Secondary School's planned drug-sniffing dog visit has been adjourned until next Monday.
• Dawson-area residents felt small quake Dawson City-area residents were treated to a small earthquake Monday night, reports the Geological Survey of Canada.

September 10, 2007

• Fire cancels classes in Watson lake A fire Monday at the Watson Lake Secondary School has cancelled classes today and tomorrow, but students should be back to the routine Thursday minus their food concession area.
• Proposed drug house bylaw stirs concern on city council City council came close to voting against a bylaw last night that clamps down on landlords whose tenants run drug operations.
• MP recalls 9/11 chaos in Washington Six years ago today, many Canadians watched the horrific scenes of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks unfold on television screens, but one local politician was there.
• NWTel cable cut in Teslin A Northwestel Inc. cable line was cut in Teslin this morning, leaving more than half of customers without telephone and Internet service, says Northwestel spokespeson Anne Kennedy.
• City's service goes online The city's Parks and Recreation Department is offering Active Living Online.
• Dawson debates the bullet it dodged DAWSON CITY As Dawson City awakened from the prospect of having a known violent sex offender turned loose on the community, about 200 people gathered at the Robert Service School gymnasium Monday evening.
• Arts funding receives a significant increase Yukon arts groups are getting a major budget boost.
• Drugs seized A 50-year-old Haines Junction man has been charged with trafficking marijuana and possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

September 9, 2007

• Mayor persuades offender to stay away Thane Moore will not be relocating to Dawson City, the town's mayor confirmed this morning.
• Accused has been an educational assistant One of two men charged last week with possessing child pornography has been an educational assistant at the Teslin School for several years.
• Longtime city employee ends career As many Whitehorse residents were making their way into work this morning, one woman was noticeably absent from her job at city hall.
• SCAN program is working effectively, minister believes As the Yukon government's Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) legislation nears its first anniversary, the program's impact has been clearly felt in Whitehorse.
• Woman charged after fire destroys truck A truck fire across from the Trails North truck stop closed the Alaska Highway early Friday evening for half an hour or so.
• Grand chief, premier to meet new minister After cultivating a 'strong' relationship with the former Indian and Northern Affairs minister, Yukon first nation leaders will travel to Ottawa this week to start over with the new minister, Chuck Strahl.
• Abandon appeal of ruling on farm leases, MP urges Fentie Jean Crowder, the federal NDP's aboriginal affairs critic, has called on Premier Dennis Fentie to stop his appeal of a Yukon Supreme Court decision regarding his government's land-use decisions on first nations traditional territories.
• Legislature recruits new deputy clerk The Yukon Legislative Assembly has a new deputy clerk.