Whitehorse Daily Star

June 19, 2007

• Outside firefighters fortifying Yukoners Forest firefighters from B.C. and Alaska are being recruited to provide additional support for Yukon crews.
• Family set for cross-continent odyssey If the next year of Malkolm Boothroyd's life was to have a title, 'Of Birds and Bikes' would be a rather fitting one.
• Arts centre releases 12 tickets for White Stripes There's another kick at the can for hundreds of White Stripes fans who were left deflated after they were unable to get tickets for the coming Monday's concert.
• Quarry operation takes next step The next stone in a McLean Lake quarry operation has been laid.
• Crime-fighting called a team approach When Dr. Allan Castle talks about repeat offenders, he doesn't just approach it from an RCMP point of view.
• Inuvialuit Development Corp. invests in Whitehorse company The Inuvialuit Development Corp. has bought into Northern Vision Development for $2.6 million, it was announced Monday.
• Court reforms urged for children in care Changes need to be made to how courts deal with cases around children in care, a local lawyer believes.
• Rare bird sightings a wake-up call' Results of the Yukon's annual birdathon turned up another species in a growing list of birds rarely seen in the Yukon.
• Rail link could exceed $10.9 billion US to build The building of a rail link to connect Alaska and the Yukon to the rest of North America could cost in excess of $10.9 billion US to construct.
• City receives software deal City council is getting a deal with Microsoft and the Yukon government (YTG).
• Modular homes wouldn't devalue properties Modular construction in Copper Ridge would not lower the value of people with $400,000-homes, says a city official.
• Takhini East subdivision zoning decision postponed A decision to relax zoning restrictions in the Takhini East subdivision has been delayed.
• Yukon dogs held their own in major show The Yukon Kennel Club's 36th All Breed Championship Show took place and was a major success, with about 300 dogs a day participating last Friday through Sunday in Whitehorse.
• Dawson considers plastic bag ban DAWSON CITY The Conservation Klondike Society (CKS) is proposing, and Dawson's council is considering, a ban on plastic shopping bags.

June 18, 2007

• Railway's benefits would surpass investment costs The Alaska-Canada rail link feasibility was released into the public domain this morning.
• Hospital task force will study concerns The Yukon Hospital Corporation's board of directors will establish a task force to address many of the problems that have recently been highlighted at Whitehorse's hospital.
• Governor General searching for better comprehension of Yukon Governor General Micha'lle Jean wants to come away from the Yukon with a better understanding of how the territory ticks as a community.
• YHC raises borrowing limit for disabled homeowners The Yukon Housing Corp. board of directors has approved changes to the Home Repair Program that assists homeowners with disabilities to modify their homes to barrier-free standards.
• Boulevard work to cost thousands The Hamilton Boulevard extension will add tens of thousands of dollars to the city's operating budget.
• Fire burning close to Beaver Creek A forest fire burning 13 kilometres northeast of Beaver Creek has jumped up to alert status for the territory's Wildland Fire Management branch.
• Family found safe after boat excursion Teslin RCMP are applauding a local family for taking the right steps when they went out on a weekend boat trip.
• Keep vehicles locked, RCMP warn after theft Whitehorse RCMP are warning drivers to lock up when they get out of their vehicles after a truck owner discovered his own vehicle had been stolen.
• Police arrest pair after suspected drug deals Watching what appears to be two drug sales in one night can sometimes equal two arrests.

June 17, 2007

• Governor General welcomes new citizens Seventeen new Canadian citizens were welcomed to Canada by Gov. Gen. Micha'lle Jean at a special citizenship ceremony held Sunday afternoon in Whitehorse.
• Governor General thrilled to be here Micha'lle Jean, the Governor General of Canada, and her husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, have arrived in the Yukon to conclude their first official tour of the country.
• Few regulations cover crematoria Burning human bodies without a permit is not a concern. Mayor Bev Buckway said in an interview this morning she's not concerned that a proposed crematorium in Porter Creek doesn't require a permit.
• Governor General honours local's 55 years' volunteerism 'I think you should give,' says longtime Yukoner and volunteer Margaret Baker. 'When you get, you should give of yourself at some point.'
• Vessel is under new command A ship bearing the name of the territory's capital has a new commander.
• Man has sentence set for June 27 A man's sentencing for a kidnapping last October has been put over to June 27.
• Firefighters douse small bush blaze Whitehorse firefighters have asked the territory's Wildland Fire Management officials to look at two fires they were called to extinguish behind Alsek Road in Riverdale.
• Lightning likely killed power Sunday afternoon's blackout in a couple of sections of Whitehorse and northward was likely caused by a lightning strike, Yukon Energy spokeswoman Janet Patterson said this morning.