Whitehorse Daily Star

August 1, 2007

• Diesels required briefly during outage Yukoners were out of power for a time last night, after Yukon Energy's most efficient hydro unit stopped working just after 9:30 p.m.
• Judge reserves on McLean Lake quarry case The future of a proposed quarry and concrete plant is now in the hands of Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale.
• Addiction needs to be seen as health issue: Davies The Harper government's policy on combatting drug abuse in Canada needs to recognize addiction is a public health issue instead of treating those affected as criminals, an NDP critic says.
• Blackwell facing a new charge A former Yukon RCMP officer has found himself back behind bars and facing a new charge of uttering threats.
• Art school administrator hired in Dawson The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture announced last week the appointment of David Curtis as the administrator of the new School of Visual Art (SOVA).
• Job centre placed scores of students Many students dread the summer job hunt after final exams; hitting the pavement with a stack of resumes, hoping an employer will bite.
• Woman to have case dealt with in Alberta A woman facing two charges of fraud in the Yukon will have her case dealt with thorough the Alberta court system.
• Thousands provided to fund community projects The Community Development Fund (CDF) has awarded grants to 18 community based projects working on improving the quality of life for Yukoners. This spring's Tier 2 funding totals over $750,000 and supports projects across Yukon.
• Volunteers needed for world goldpanning event As the date approaches for the Klondyke 07 edition of the World Goldpanning Championships, Leah Adam, event coordinator for the Klondike Goldpanning Association, is looking for volunteers to assist with the many tasks that will crowd the 11 days around the event.

July 31, 2007

• Restaurant closed for personal reasons In the middle of a sunny summer week in Whitehorse, the town's only ice cream store has closed its doors indefinitely.
• Anglers will have to release their chinook The chinook salmon sport fishery on the Yukon River is being restricted to zero retention Thursday at midnight, due to a below-average return of chinook.
• New baler will help save time and money A new recycling baler at the Raven Recycling depot will save the company a lot of money and gives Whitehorse residents new ways to earn some as well.
• Work related injuries heading for the roof The number of injured workers in Yukon passed the 1,000 mark last week.
• Quarry proposal hits Supreme Court The McLean Lake Residents Association began their court fight yesterday to have a city bylaw and territorial government approval of a concrete plant and quarry in the area declared invalid.
• Tentative trial date set for former MLA It could be almost nine months before former Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen goes to trial on charges of sexual interference dating back to the 1970s.
• First Nations must have a say: critic The Conservative government called members of the aboriginal affairs committee back to Ottawa last week to hammer out a bill that would see some first nations groups able to file human rights complaints, after 30 years without the right.
• Flood water levels going down Emergency Measures Organization officials are hoping the worst is over, after water levels potentially peaked Tuesday at 6 p.m.
• Crack cocaine seized from vehicle A Whitehorse man is facing charges of possession for trafficking, driving while disqualified and two counts of breaching an undertaking.

July 30, 2007

• PSAC wants tax break pegged to inflation The federal government needs to adjust its tax system to help with the rising rate of inflation hitting northerners' pocket books, union and political officials say.
• Man charged after bad cheques cashed A Dawson City man is facing charges of fraud and forgery after $49,000 in bad cheques were cashed in the city.
• Water levels forecast to crest Wednesday With water levels in the Southern Lakes region expected to peak tomorrow, the response effort has eased off so people can catch up on some much-needed sleep.
• Railway attracted leaders' interest: Fentie Government and industry leaders in the Pacific Northwest are interested in an Alaska/Yukon railway.
• Case set back for two weeks Five years after a city bylaw was enacted which makes cat owners register their feline friends, it appears a local woman plans to fight the rule in court.
• Takhini Hot Springs dispute settled out of court Feuding shareholders and directors of the Takhini Hot Springs have reached an out-of-court settlement which could now enable the board's plans for the site's future development to proceed.
• Late bishop had a deep love for the Yukon' The late Bishop Hubert O'Connor, who served as the Bishop of Whitehorse for 15 years until 1986, died last Tuesday at the age of 79 while visiting family members in Huntingdon, Que.
• Japanese students marvel over Yukon experiences School is out for summer, but 12 students from Ushiku, Japan are learning a whole new set of lessons.
• Court asked to end human rights case The Yukon Supreme Court has been asked to step in and put an end to the reopening of a human rights complaint against the government that was dismissed more than three years ago.