Whitehorse Daily Star

April 8, 2007

• Yukoner dies in Edmonton after plunge from 16th floor A Yukoner who was living in Alberta and expecting his first child in May died early Saturday morning after falling 16 storeys.
• Pair stabbed in Carmacks A Carmacks man is facing numerous charges after a stabbing incident in the community last week.
• Keep power rates fund alive, petitition urges A petition calling for the continuation of the Rate Stabilization Fund, which helps reduce Yukoners' power rates, is being circulated by the Utilities Consumers' Group.
• International Polar Year to touch territory Developing plans of adaptation in conjunction with northern communities will be a goal of the International Polar Year, says Conservative MP Bob Mills.
• Premiers continue national marketing campaign Premier Dennis Fentie is heading to Toronto to participate in three events geared towards promoting the North as a great place to visit and invest and live in.
• Community support crucial for Young Riders program Not everyone who wants to can always get to the ski hill for a day of snowboarding or skiing.
• Watson Laker faces charges A Watson Lake man is facing four charges after a failed attempt to break into a home.
• Dawson lagoon project has new features DAWSON CITY The proposed site for Dawson City's secondary sewage treatment facility hasn't altered a lot since the last set of public meetings.
• Don't use money for turbine: consumers' group The $5 million granted to the Yukon from the federal ecotrust fund should not be used for a third turbine at the Aishihik power dam, says the president of the Utilities Consumers' Group.
• Filmmakers examine arena's location potential More filmmakers are showing interest in renting out Stan McCowan Arena.

April 4, 2007

• Geeks, gangsters and the birth of the comic book What on Earth could be the possible connection between the New York rag trade of the early 20th century and the world of the four colour comic book?
• Writer won't expose Dawson City's dark secret DAWSON CITY Unlike most of the three dozen writers-in-residence who have lived in Berton House for the last decade, Lisa Pasold was looking for an opportunity to return to the Yukon.
• Trailer Park Boys creator headlines Dawson film fest Mike Clattenburg, creator of the popular TV series The Trailer Park Boys, will open this year's Dawson City International Short Film Festival tonight, with a screening of an unseen episode from his show's upcoming season.
• The fox's greatest trait is its cunning Since the picture of a fox appearing on the front page of the Whitehorse Star last week, I have received a number of e-mails from people who have foxes coming up onto their city property. The question most asked: 'Are they dangerous?'
• Busdriver lyrics ring with crazed themes Busdriver is the moniker of Regan Farquhar, a rapper from Los Angeles. He was introduced to hip-hop at an early age. His father was the screenwriter for Krush Groove, one of the earliest films focusing on the hip-hop culture.
• Ottawa stands up to alien plant invasion The federal government is committed to warding off an alien invasion in the territory of the plant variety.
• Filmmakers fund now boasts higher grant maximum The Yukon government has announced an increase in the maximum applicant eligibility under the Yukon Filmmakers Fund from $5,000 to $8,000.
• Tory MP delivers festival funding The Yukon International Storytelling Festival has received $27,000 in funding from the federal government.
• Town's golf course may go to seed The Watson Lake golf course is in serious danger of disappearing if the Yukon government doesn't provide financial assistance, says the town's former mayor.
• Northern Metallic sold to Alberta firm The local Northern Metallic Sales store is now in the hands of an Edmonton-based investment firm.
• Shipyards Park building planned The city is looking to make room for a new $1.2-million building in Shipyards Park.
• Fitness supervisors considered The city may or may not be hiring fitness supervisors for the Canada Games Centre.
• Training corps receives funds The Yukon government will provide $300,000 in additional funding for the First Nations Training Corps (FNTC).
• Takhini North legal review questioned A city decision to hire a lawyer to conduct a legal review on an agreement requiring 82 Takhini North homeowners to pay $24,000 each drafted by a colleague in his former law firm is concerning, area residents say.
• Higher buildings would need more fire protection Any new building more than eight storeys high that's constructed in Whitehorse would be required to have additional fire protection.
• Whirlwind Tinseltown visit well worth it, mayor believes DAWSON CITY Mayor John Steins had little difficulty getting the Yukon Film Commission to put $1,000 into his quick trip to Hollywood in mid-March. However, he senses there are a few folks in Dawson who aren't happy with it.
• Burning extension sought The Yukon government is looking for more time to burn trees in the Whitehorse Copper subdivision.
• Advocate paints poverty's grim face Social assistance rates in the territory haven't risen since 1991, but there may be some hope in the current review of the rates, says the head of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.

April 3, 2007

• Power rates may drop later this decade Yukoners can expect to see an application for a significant decrease in electrical rates in three years or so, says the chair of the Yukon Development Corp.
• Cameraman wins news essay award A local Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) cameraman's close encounter with the Porcupine caribou in Old Crow has landed him a national award.
• Flower baskets' demise germinates protests Removing flowers from Main Street would make the city's boutique shopping district less attractive to tourists, city council was told Monday evening.
• Award will salute environmental sustainability Yukon Energy and the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) have teamed up to promote sustainability by creating a new award.
• Old Crow airport gets new equipment The Old Crow Airport will be getting a loader complete with a snowblower thanks to the federal government.
• Yukon Learn Society plans learning network More learning ... coming soon to a community near you.
• The streets are dropping in Dawson DAWSON CITY Street levels are dropping in Dawson as the graders move about the town shaving off the winter's accumulation of snow and ice.
• Territory's volunteer bureau hires new executive director The Yukon Volunteer Bureau has hired Jonathan Steele as its new executive director.
• Board reviewing Teslin-area mine plan The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is reviewing a mining proposal north of Teslin.