Whitehorse Daily Star

June 11, 2007

• Ostashek remembered for convictions, dedication John Ostashek is being remembered as a straightforward man who stood by his convictions as a politician.
• YTG frustrating major developers Two Whitehorse developers are mystified by how the Yukon government has handled or mishandled their desire to bring on a large residential development.
• Public asked to help find teenager Whitehorse RCMP are asking Angel Carlick to get in touch with her family or the Whitehorse detachment to confirm she's safe.
• You'd end up with homes with no yards' A proposed bylaw amendment to bring the majority of houses in the Takhini East subdivision into compliance with zoning regulations could make the area resemble a parking lot with wall-to-wall housing, residents maintain.
• Crematorium called no health danger A proposed crematorium in Porter Creek is not a threat to human health or safety.
• New commander takes over Yukon's RCMP Just call him Dave.

June 10, 2007

• Ostashek: What you saw is what you got' John Ostashek, who served as the Yukon's government leader from 1992 to 1996, died Sunday night in Vancouver after having been medevaced there last week.
• Liberal leader, chair at odds over CEO's hiring Aeberhardt had 'no commitment whatsoever to the Yukon.
• City has Hamilton Boulevard funds on hand The city is set to pay its $3.5-million share for the construction of the Hamilton Boulevard extension.
• Residents return home as flood risk eases Residents of seven homes at Upper Liard in southeast Yukon are returning to their homes after flood waters of the Liard River began receding Saturday.
• Woman medevaced Outside after collision A collision on Second Avenue early Sunday morning saw a woman medevaced Outside with a fractured ankle and foot.
• City will review OCP for spot zoning Real estate buyers will now have to consider the Official Community Plan (OCP) when making spot land applications in Whitehorse.
• Gov't has shown commitment to hospital: Fentie The Yukon Party government has demonstrated its commitment to the Whitehorse General Hospital by putting money against its pension deficit, said Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Trailer becomes unhitched on Alaska Highway What appeared initially to Bill Barnie to be a camping trip, turned out to be an accident that had sent a trailer off-road.
• Firefighters make quick work of Junction-area blaze Yukon Wildland firefighters responded to a small human-caused fire over the weekend in the Haines Junction fire district near the Burwash Campground Road.
• Waterfront progress will be discussed Meetings on the future development of the Whitehorse waterfront could begin soon.
• Commissioner's Ball marks Robert Service centenary DAWSON CITY Did Robert W. Service get a bad rap at the Commissioner's Ball?

June 7, 2007

• The combination of politics and threats to our environment One interesting quote from Dr. Handler of the National Academy of Science that sticks in my mind is: 'My special plea is that we do not, out of a combination of emotional zeal and ecological ignorance, hastily substitute environmental tragedy for existing environmental deterioration. Let's not replace known devils with sufficient unknown devils.'
• The hills are alive with the sound of music festivals? The summer festival season gets underway this weekend in Haines Junction, with the annual Alsek Music Festival and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival.
• It's all about the Canadian comic book's evolution We like to celebrate the fact that a close relative of Frank Shuster's, a young lad named Joe, is one of the two fellows responsible for the creation of Superman.
• Exploding bullets shocked visitor An African tourist says he could have head his head blown off if he had listened to the owner of a bullet-loaded trailer which burned to the ground on the Alaska Highway outside Haines Junction this week.
• Vancouver man facing drug charges is released on bail Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale has granted bail to a Vancouver man facing drug charges.
• Victim of trail incident given access to counselling help A Vanier Catholic Secondary School student accosted in the woods behind F.H. Collins Secondary School has been provided with access to counsellors.
• Community takes on litter, graffiti woes Approximately 30 city staff and members of the business community turned out Thursday morning to tackle the growing graffiti problem in the downtown core and pick up litter.
• Special ceremony makes couple Canadians One of Carol Brown's biggest wishes was to be sworn in as a Canadian citizen.
• They have never seen the river so fast' Seven Yukon homes along the Liard River at Upper Liard have been evacuated as flood waters continue to rise, officials said today.
• Summer workers face dearth of housing DAWSON CITY Failure to revive the Tent City concept for housing transient summer workers is creating hardship for young people who can find no place to live in Dawson's tight summer housing market.
• Scrap bylaws, court is urged The Yukon Supreme Court is being asked to throw out two city bylaws. The petition was filed in court Tuesday by Alacrity Enterprises Inc.
• Porter Creek Secondary turns out 110 graduates The city's final high school graduation ceremony of the year took place at Porter Creek Secondary School on Thursday evening as 110 grads received their certificates.
• College residence to house hotel workers Yukon College has agreed to accommodate several Westmark Whitehorse Hotel and Conference Centre employees in its residences due to the current housing shortage.
• Business, insurance woes put man in tight spot Michel Tetrault, more commonly known as 'Froggy' for his thick French accent, is hopping mad.
• Government appeals decision Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale's ruling that an agricultural lease should be quashed in the traditional territory of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation is being appealed by the Yukon government.
• Doctors ask hospital CEO to leave Doctors at Whitehorse General Hospital have delivered a letter to Michael Aeberhardt, the new CEO, asking him to resign.
• Police seeking pair from city, Old Crow Yukoners are being asked to watch for two Yukoners wanted by the RCMP.
• Award winner has kept hundreds of kids fed Nutrition experts say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Marion Nigel is a firm believer.