Whitehorse Daily Star

July 3, 2007

• Residents' concerns given short shrift, city told The debate over a proposed crematorium in Porter Creek continued at a meeting of city council's standing committee on Tuesday evening.
• Police charge California driver A 48-year-old California man has been charged with careless driving after a collision Monday on the Klondike Highway.
• Chinook salmon run hopes wane Initial optimism about the strength of this year's chinook salmon run up the Yukon River was reduced somewhat Tuesday, says a local salmon biologist.
• Former social worker ordered to stand trial A former social worker in Dawson City has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of sexual assault.
• Fuel spills after truck accident The RCMP Watson Lake detachment was alerted to a single-vehicle rollover on Tuesday morning which resulted in 20,000 litres of diesel fuel being spilled.
• Community signs meetings continue Three Whitehorse areas will be getting neighbourhood signs this year.
• Fentie, western premiers gather in Nunavut Premier Dennis Fentie is meeting with northern and western premiers at the 2007 Western Premiers' Conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut, from today until Friday.
• Minister welcomes new RCMP boss Justice Minister Marian Horne has congratulated the Whitehorse RCMP 'M' Division detachmenton the appointment of its new commanding officer.
• Law change permits wines, spirits production Is the Yukon Brewing Company going to become the Yukon Distilling Company?
• Hospital task force seen as right prescription All sides are hailing the decision of the board of directors at the Whitehorse General Hospital to establish a task force to examine challenges as a positive step forward.

July 2, 2007

• Enough is enough,' first nations say CARCROSS Right to the point was the demonstration hosted by the Carcross-Tagish First Nation during last Friday's National Day of Action.
• August trial scheduled for man A man facing a charge stemming from a police raid on a Riverdale townhouse in May will see his case go to trial in August.
• Woman sues over Canada Day tumble Almost a year later, the 2006 Canada Day celebrations in Whitehorse have turned into a lawsuit for the Yukon's commissioner.
• Kayakers find body Whitehorse RCMP are not suspecting foul play after a body was discovered on the east shore of Lake Laberge on Sunday.
• Whitehorse man fined for firecracker offence Firecrackers are costing a local man an extra $100 after he entered a guilty plea in court this morning to setting them off.
• Alaska asked to join caribou plan The Alaska government has been officially invited to join the Yukon in the development of a harvest management plan for the Porcupine caribou herd.
• Premier names deputy minister Whitehorse engineer Mike Johnson has been appointed deputy minister of the Department of Highways and Public Works.
• Number of petition signatures downplayed City council will have to weigh all the facts when making a decision on a Porter Creek crematorium proposal.
• Three Yukoners receive Commissioner's Awards Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber joined a host of community groups and individuals to celebrate Canada and to recognize outstanding Yukoners on Canada Day.

June 28, 2007

• I think we're the biggest wasters of water' Whitehorse residents could soon find themselves paying for water, city councillors say.
• Mobiles join housing prices escalation In the wake of the city's land crunch, affordable home prices in the city are beginning to rocket.
• Report frowns on lack of ATV rules The territory needs to strengthen its laws around off-road vehicle use, officials with the Canadian Pediatric Society believe.
• How water use shapes up nationally Ranking of domestic water use in 20 Canadian cities in 1999, from worst to best:
• Drug charges laid against pair Two Whitehorse men are facing drug charges after the RCMP were called to the 202 Motor Inn early this morning.
• Importance of skateboard helmets stressed With the upcoming Canada Day Skateboard Competition, organizers and local community groups are stressing the importance of wearing a helmet at all times.
• Yukoners mark National Day of Action The National Day of Action is an opportunity to emphasize not only the issues facing aboriginal communities, but also their successes, says Andy Carvill, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN).
• Man sentenced for drug offence A Whitehorse man will spend another five months in jail after territorial court Judge John Faulkner sentenced him for possession of cocaine for trafficking Thursday.
• Police witnessing a perfect storm' Policing is a changing business these days, says the territory's assistant deputy minister in the Department of Justice.
• Restaurant planning city outlet Barring any last-minute hitches, a restaurant chain spanning western Canada is coming to Whitehorse.
• Three Yukon men wanted by the RCMP The public's assistance is requested in locating three Yukon men wanted as of noon Wednesday.
• Aggravated assault conviction will stand A Whitehorse man, convicted of aggravated assault last year, will not see his conviction overturned.
• Dempster hunter fined, surrenders gun A Fort McPherson, N.W.T. hunter has been fined $500 and had his Winchester rifle and two caribou forfeited after he pleaded guilty in territorial court Tuesday to hunting within the 500-metre no-hunting zone on the Dempster Highway.
• B.C. firm plans highway-hugging cellular service RuralCom Corp., a new wireless provider company based in Vancouver, has plans to implement a new cellular frequency service along the Alaska Highway corridor.
• Man acquitted of arson at dump A Whitehorse man has been cleared of an arson charge in the fire that destroyed the free store at the Marsh Lake dump last January.
• NDP shifts policy on floor crossings The NDP has approved a motion internally that will permit it to welcome new members to its benches prior to an election.
• Apology legislation needed: ex-ombudsman Former territorial ombudsman Hank Moorlag says the Yukon must adopt apology legislation to give its public officials a clear message that they are expected to own up to governmental mistakes.