Whitehorse Daily Star

March 25, 2007

• City eyes greenbelt development Following a nod from the territorial government, the city will again be looking at developing a subdivision in a Porter Creek greenbelt.
• Sex assault sentence to be served in community A man convicted of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl will serve his almost two-year sentence in the community.
• Take action on climate, audience advised It's a daunting task.
• College student leaves dormitory A Yukon College student charged with a sexual assault at the school's mature students dorm has been evicted from the dorm for the remainder of the semester.
• Dampness doused lights' efficiency Blinking traffic lights last Thursday at Fourth Avenue and Ogilvie Street were a result of the wet weather.
• Police foil break-in to restaurant The North Dragon Restaurant has again found itself the victim of a break-in, and once again, Whitehorse RCMP believe they've got their man.
• Some of musher's dogs had been rescued from starvation DAWSON CITY Six of Simi Morrison's nine dogs for this month's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race are the luckiest animals you can imagine.
• Canadian and U.S. aircraft used Yukon for mock missions Mock air-to-air intercept missions involving Canadian and U.S. fighters and support aircraft took place in a remote area of the Yukon this morning.
• It's Red Cross Month March is Red Cross Month, the city's acting mayor proclaimed this week. At their weekly meeting last Monday night, then-acting Mayor Jeanine Myhre asked all city residents to take the time to recognize the efforts of the Canadian Red Cross Society.
• City helped out Games The city has directed hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages to the Canada Winter Games in the past few months.
• Charge laid after police find drugs A routine traffic check for police has turned into a trafficking charge for a local man.

March 22, 2007

• The late Pierre Berton recycled for younger readers In Pierre Berton's literary memoir, The Joy of Writing, there is a chapter section called 'The Joy of Recycling', in which Berton discusses turning newspaper columns into books and reusing material from one research project in another.
• No outdoors person should be without his log books Back in the '60s, when I was a conservation officer in Ontario, I carried a log book that was with me in my patrol car as well as the patrol boats I patrolled with in the St. Lawrence River.
• Loney, Dear is Sweden's best kept musical secret Loney, Dear is the moniker for Emil Svan‰ngen, a multi-instrumentalist and home recording artist.
• A week for annoying things in the media DAWSON CITY Leaving aside the really vexatious continuing coverage of anything related to Anna Nicole Smith, there have been a number of annoying media events this week that just seem to deserve a bit of comment.
• Developer unhappy with land selling price A developer constructing a country residential subdivision next to the Meadow Lakes golf course feels his profit should not have been a consideration in the sale of public property into private hands.
• Pharmacy plans massive mall expansion The Qwanlin Mall will be receiving a major makeover inside as room is created for a beauty boutique and other features of the Shoppers Drug Mart store's major expansion.
• College grapples with fallout from charge of sexual assault Yukon College officials will be meeting with a resident of the mature students dorm who has been charged with sexual assault to determine if he will be permitted to return.
• Power bump disables traffic lights at busy intersection A power surge knocked out the traffic lights at Ogilvie Street and Fourth Avenue late Thursday afternoon.
• Cancer scholar previews next research wave He's not a 'real' doctor and he doesn't play one on television, but he's among the leading scientific researchers studying breast cancer.
• Sliding snow damages four vehicles The Yukon government will be paying for the repairs to four vehicles damaged after snow slid off the roof of the Department of Education building and onto the vehicles.
• No details available on use of $5-M air quality grant A $5-million grant to the Yukon from Ottawa to improve air quality in the battle against climate change could be flowing within days, Premier Dennis Fentie said this morning.
• Avalanches hit on eve of ski classic; crews working hard The South Klondike Highway to Skagway was expected to be re-opened early this afternoon, a senior Yukon government highway official predicted this morning.
• Haines Junction: an undiscovered gem HAINES JUNCTION (CP) Gold may historically be king in the Yukon, but the territory has its share of other undiscovered treasures.
• Horne orders review of grid extension Justice Minister Marion Horne has instructed the Yukon Utilities Board to hold a public hearing into Yukon Energy's plan to extend the electrical grid.

March 21, 2007

• Pet food recall has alarmed Yukoners City veterinarians are asking pet owners to monitor their animals following the recall of food from one of the largest producers in North America.
• Conference is examining issues of wildlife, habitat management Delegates from across the territory began meeting this morning to discuss the challenges of wildlife and habitat management in a growing and more complex world.
• Budget extended gas tax windfall for cities, towns In what has been described as winning a battle but not the war, the federal Conservative government has extended a program where gasoline taxes are pumped into city infrastructure.
• Assault reported at Yukon College A 37-year-old Whitehorse man was arrested last Friday and is set to be formally accused of sexual assault after Whitehorse RCMP were called to the mature residence dorm at Yukon College.
• Budget did little for families: YFL The new federal budget is another example of the middle class and working families having to continue their struggle to survive.
• New outreach van can spend more time on city's streets The city's outreach workers have new wheels and longer hours.
• Northwestel launches new long distance service plans Northwestel Inc. is introducing four new long distance calling plans, as a result of a recent decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
• AYC, YTG to talk cash for Yukon communities Following Monday's federal budget, the territory's municipalities and the Yukon government will be sitting down to talk about money.
• Man subdued after disturbance Whitehorse RCMP used a Taser to subdue a 63-year-old Whitehorse man in the Real Canadian Superstore parking lot Wednesday.
• Tourism industry welcomes budgetary measures The new federal budget gives hope to tourism, say officials of a territorial and a national tourism industry association.
• Yukon music students awarded scholarships Two local string students have won Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (RCM) scholarships for outstanding achievements in music performance.