Whitehorse Daily Star

September 6, 2007

• Dawson confronted by ominous threat': mayor Dawson City's reaction to the news that it might soon become home to Thane Moore, the convicted rapist from Prince Edward Island, has been swift and furious.
• Animal feed dumped onto airstrip The Cousins airstrip was closed for several hours Tuesday while Whitehorse airport officials cleaned up an illegal dump of animal feed, Whitehorse Airport manager John Rogers said Wednesday.
• Venerable Milepost marks a milestone Earl Brown stands beside his beige Nissan Pathfinder, hands on hips, as he looks out at the Yukon River beside the S.S. Klondike.
• Trucking business contemplates major expansion project The owner of a local truck repair and sales warehouse is asking the city to amend its 2002 Official Community Plan (OCP) to allow for a 'major renovation and expansion.'
• Yukon jobless rate rose last month While the Yukon is experiencing a high unemployment rate, some businesses are being forced to hire foreign workers to staff positions.
• Moore subject to 10 conditions upon release Conditions upon release, Thane Aubrey Moore 1. Keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
• Carcross to host fly-in tomorrow The historic Carcross airport and one-time home of the Fairchild will again be teeming with aviation activity as pilots fly in for a hearty pancake breakfast on Saturday.
• Affordable housing is needed, Hardy says The Fentie government and the City of Whitehorse need to do more to provide affordable housing to Yukoners who need it, says NDP Leader Todd Hardy.
• Boom time economy affects college numbers Yukon College is experiencing a drop in full-time students in all programs, except for the trades.
• Appeal court orders trial to proceed The Yukon Court of Appeal has found Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower erred when he set aside several criminal charges against a Mayo man.
• City may dip into 2008 budget early In a 'rare' practice, city council is looking at pre-committing $24,100 of the 2008 budget to a sustainability study in a new Whitehorse neighbourhood.
• Police seek three Whitehorse residents The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukoners wanted by the RCMP as of noon Wednesday.

September 5, 2007

• Offender sent letter to Yukon premier A convicted rapist with a violent past has been banned from coming to Whitehorse upon his release next week, but has been granted permission to live in Dawson City.
• Young workers suffering more injuries: WCB More young workers are being injured this year than last year, says the head of the territory's workers' compensation board.
• MP detects impending troop to the polls Yukoners may again be heading to the polls this fall for another federal election.
• Men face child pornography charges Child pornography charges have been laid against two Yukoners who remain in jail today pending a bail hearing Friday.
• Foot of Main Street may go to the dogs After devising separate plans for a dog team monument in Whitehorse, three groups have now joined forces to propose the sculpture together.
• U.S. business mission delegates visited Yukon The territorial Department of Economic Development, in partnership with the Yukon Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Commerce, hosted a business mission late last month.
• Woman honoured for literacy work Premier Dennis Fentie presented the 2007 Council of the Federation Literacy Award to Yukon literacy leader Patty Wiseman this morning.
• Dawson mayor frustrated with impasse on ambulance attendants DAWSON CITY Dawson's council is unhappy with the apparent lack of progress in resolving the town's lack of a volunteer ambulance service.
• Premier plans visits to towns Premier Dennis Fentie and his cabinet colleagues will soon be visiting Yukon communities.
• Discussion panel to focus on religions Delegates representing five religions will participate in a panel discussion in Whitehorse tonight, in one of five city stops the World Religious Conference is making.

September 4, 2007

• We need some answers very, very quickly' A fire early Tuesday morning that was 'deliberately set' at Faro's only gas station has left the community of 400 residents without anywhere to fill up.
• Author's political icon to see print again More than 30 years after Flo Whyard edited a book about a former Yukon pioneer woman, it's finally being published in Canada by a Whitehorse printer.
• Japanese visitors made river excursion Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor welcomed a unique group of outdoor enthusiasts to the Yukon recently.
• Stem the water flow, Stockdale asks Whitehorse city coun. Dave Stockdale capped off Tuesday night's standing committee meeting by asking for fewer water jugs to be placed on tables.
• Bitter irony marks fallout from fire In a tragically ironic twist of fate, a local Habitat for Humanity volunteer is now homeless after his Alexander Street home was broken into and set on fire late last week.
• Trade deal stifles democracy, council told A trade agreement being reviewed by the Yukon government is 'undemocratic,' Whitehorse resident Tory Russell told city council Tuesday evening.