Whitehorse Daily Star

September 3, 2007

• New Super A store set for Porter Creek With plans for a new store to replace the aging Porter Creek Super A, Sam Jurovich has sold the Riverdale Super A to a lifelong Yukoner and former management employee.
• Land use veto not in the cards: Fentie Premier Dennis Fentie says he won't give first nations governments consultation veto power in places like Mayo, where a mining company took a $30-million to $50-million hit, because he represents all Yukoners.
• YNTEP graduate numbers stir concerns The new school year's new teachers were recently given a tour of the Yukon, which included a visit to the Champagne-Aishihik First Nations.
• Social housing policy will help those in need: minister Jim Kenyon, the minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp., says a new social housing policy will benefit those in greatest need.
• The Blue Angels clean up at the Outhouse Race DAWSON CITY The Great Klondike International Outhouse Race was in good form Sunday, with seven five-person teams turning up at the starting line by Diamond Tooth Gerties for judging before the race began.
• Pact topples trade barriers, advocates argue The Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) between British Columbia and Alberta will make it easier for businesses to operate and create one of the strongest economies in Canada, say a southern municipal authority and an economist.

August 30, 2007

• Residents will receive flood relief, says premier Yukon residents in flood affected areas will receive full compensation from the government for damage to their homes, Premier Dennis Fentie says.
• Residency condition being sought on Moore's release A Prince Edward Island man currently serving the final weeks of a 14-year sentence for a brutal rape is fighting a proposed condition that he not be allowed to move to Whitehorse following his release.
• Everitt makes first court appearance Former Dawson mayor Glenn Everitt and former town manager Scott Coulson have been given until Oct. 23 to decide how they will proceed on charges of breach of trust, fraud and theft over $5,000.
• Elijah Smith Elementary busting at the seams Though most Canadian elementary schools are seeing drops in student numbers, some Whitehorse schools are experiencing notable enrolment increases.
• New Carmacks school opens doors After much public debate, Tantalus School in Carmacks will only be used for students between kindergarten and Grade 12 during regular school hours, confirmed school superintendent Dennis Gauthier.
• Yukon School Enrolment Numbers Whitehorse Elementary Schools
• RCMP called in to look at downtown blaze RCMP are investigating a downtown blaze overnight which Whitehorse fire chief Clive Sparks says is being treated as suspicious.
• World Goldpanning proves to be a dynamic event 'We are blue, we are white, we are Finnish dy-no-mite.'
• Accused wanted on charges of assault and theft The following information on unsolved crimes in the Yukon Territory has been supplied by the RCMP.
• Reynolds returns; will manage Rendezvous can can line Madame Torture is stepping down as Miss Becky takes charge of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous's can can dancers.
• Gas tax gives city projects the green light Thanks to federal gas tax funding, the city is getting a green makeover.
• Sloan secures lead role for ABC production The glass ceiling has finally broken for the Yukon's very own Amy Sloan, who has just landed a lead role in ABC's Big Shots, debuting this fall.
• George Johnston captured the history of Teslin on film There is a Chevrolet roadster and a collection of cameras at the heart of the George Johnston Museum in Teslin, and that's fitting, since these items are iconic to the memory of the man.

August 29, 2007

• Commission rules in favour of allowing drug sniffing dog The Canines for Safer Schools program will include a canine after all.
• School warns students of stranger in area Whitehorse RCMP have determined a man who was reported as acting suspiciously early Tuesday evening doesn't pose a threat.
• Invasive weeds wreaking havoc in Yukon: environment biologist With warmer temperatures, Yukoners are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and protect the environment by doing battle with aggressive weeds.
• Yukon Arts Centre unveils season lineup What do tarot cards, a dog and a guitar have in common?
• Toastmasters welcome newcomers Whitehorse's oldest Toastmasters club is kicking off its 2007-08 season following an extended summer break and everyone is invited, acting president Rick Griffiths said.
• Electrical grid needs stability, says critic With power rates increasing in the territory, the quality of electrical service Yukoners are receiving should be part of a regulatory review of power rates, a Liberal critic says.
• Dog fundraiser a success An unusual fundraiser that saw dogs swimming at the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre last Friday has been a great success, said an animal shelter spokesperson.
• RCMP officers who died on Teslin Lake to be honoured Two RCMP members who died in a plane crash on Teslin Lake in B.C. in 2000 will be honoured in a ceremony next month.
• Yukon College launches planning process Yukon College board of governors announced today the college is beginning a strategic planning process that will include consultation with various Yukon stakeholders.
• Filmmakers fund supports six Yukon projects Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon has announced six Yukon filmmakers have been awarded Filmmakers Fund grants.
• RCMP providing guidance on bullying As students return to the classroom, the RCMP is doing its part to help students protect themselves from bullying.