Whitehorse Daily Star

August 9, 2007

• Summer music camp feeds the Whitehorse rhythm The Whitehorse and Yukon vibrant musical culture is huge; so huge in fact that Stats Canada says the Yukon has more artists per capita than any other place in Canada. One of the reasons for that dry statistic is the Yukon Summer Music Camp.
• Punk star reincarnates as reggae artist Tim Armstrong is no stranger to music.
• Harry Potter and the amazing end to his long journey Clearly, I'm going to have to go back and reread all the Harry Potter novels. In fact, I almost feel as if I should have done that before reading this one. That's all right, though. Sometime next spring, when I've worked my way through the first six books again, this one will be a treat.
• Tougher penalties needed for wildlife infractions First of all, let's clear up the names of bison and buffalo.
• Hougens take over ownership Sept. 30 Whitehorse residents on Lowe St., whose backyards provide a view of the Yukon River and the historic SS Klondike, were recently given notice to vacate their homes to make way for a luxury condominium by the Hougen Group of Companies.
• Premiers commit to green energy strategies All 10 provinces have agreed to a northern Canadian initiative to research adaptation measures to climate change, while at the same time agreeing to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases, said Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Vanier library damaged; won't be ready for school Two Whitehorse schools have suffered from leaky roofs and a third now has its library in the small gym due to flooding, causing the government to spend $400,000 in repairs.
• Another lake level record set The water level in the Southern Lakes region is keeping up its steady increase, and Marsh Lake residents are keeping their fingers crossed.
• German canoeists rescued near Teslin Two German tourists canoeing on the Wolf River were rescued by RCMP and Teslin Search and Rescue members Thursday after they lost their boat to the river's rapids.
• Youth group ready to tackle housing project Their bags are packed, they're almost ready to go, and by this time tomorrow, a group of 20 Riverdale Baptist Church members will be on their way to Mexico.
• Developer seeks permission for boardwalk The owners of the Spook Creek Station Building have already started construction on a platform yet to be approved by city council, council heard Monday at its meeting.
• Bat research in territory is underway If the Yukon seems a little batty these days, there's good reason.
• City councillor recalls days of the CB In what language does 'bubble gum machine' mean police emergency light, 'shakey town' refer to Los Angeles, and 'pregnant roller skate' translate into Volkswagen?

August 8, 2007

• Northwestel goes down again Watson Lakers were again without landline phone, Internet, fax and Interac services Wednesday when another Northwestel cable was severed.
• Opt-out deadline for survivors approaches Residential school survivors have little more than a week to decide whether they want to opt in or out of the proposed settlement package for survivors across the country.
• Airport improvements continuing It's easy to see there's a lot happening at the Whitehorse International Airport these days and will be until 2010.
• Couple looking forward to witnessing dig A local farmer digging an outhouse decided to dig just a little deeper, and good thing he did, because he found what archeologists and paleontologists are calling an 'intriguing' discovery.
• Trade deal could be dangerous, NDP leader says The Fentie government should steer clear of a provincial trade pact that would result in an assault on Yukoners' democratic rights, NDP Leader Todd Hardy says.
• Store returns Three years after it closed down, Warehouse One jeans store is setting up shop in Whitehorse again this fall.
• Culverts planned to handle high water Flooding over the entrance road to the new Whitehorse Copper subdivision has some residents concerned that problems have started before home construction even begins.
• WCB responds to chamber president Hearing the president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce downplay accident figures and say not all injuries are preventable is upsetting, says an official from the workers' compensation board.
• Dawson Lagoon several regulatory hurdles away DAWSON CITY Dawson City is probably another four years away from getting its secondary sewage treatment lagoon, but most of that time can be accounted for in the regulatory processes the YTG-spearheaded project will undergo before construction can start.

August 7, 2007

• Mount Steele slide called massive' A recent slide on Mount Steele could be the largest ever in the recorded history of the Yukon.
• Four canines succumb to new parvovirus strain A deadly strain of a common dog virus has reached Whitehorse, and taken at least four canine casualties so far.
• Two campgrounds closed Bears and a potential mudslide has led Environment Yukon to shut down two territorial campgrounds.
• Water levels reach new record, continue to rise: Janowicz Water levels reached a new record high today. The new record, 657.297 metres above sea level, comes after an increase of one centimetre yesterday.
• Clarification An article in Friday's edition described seniors living in the former athletes village as being on social assistance.
• Strahl reinforces commitment to the North Canadian climate change academics could soon find themselves doing research in Yukon College's new multimillion dollar residence.
• World travellers urged to watch where they step Canadian travellers should take great pains not to bring foreign soil home, a federal minister says.
• CYFN will continue push for implementation money Since most Yukon first nation land claims are settled, the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is now ensuring the federal government does its part to implement those agreements.
• CYFN move not certain Chiefs attending last week's Council of Yukon First Nation general assembly may not move the central organization into the old Canadian Tire building as some had thought.
• Faro swim club needs resources With determination of swimmers and parents, the Swim Club's fins may have been weighed down but not totally clipped.