Whitehorse Daily Star

March 20, 2007

• City leaning toward vote on green space Before summer, the entire city may vote on green areas to be included in one of the largest developed projects in the city's history.
• Budget dismays Yukon first nations The federal government's proposed $233.4-billion budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year doesn't include a lot for first nations in the territory.
• Have faith in your team': winner DAWSON CITY 'There's more than one person run this race,' said Ed Hopkins, the winner of last week's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race.
• Businesses urged to join safety program Yukon businesses that don't join a voluntary safety program will receive greater scrutiny from the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board than those that do.
• Mining tourism project planned The Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board (YESAB) is reviewing an application calling for the construction of a home to assist with a tourism business.
• Probe cancer rates, NDP leader urges The territory's NDP leader says he'll be pushing the Yukon government to put more cash into finding out if the Yukon is seeing higher cancer rates and what's causing them.
• Recipients of claims will be investigated An investigator hired by the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board will examine people in foreign countries receiving disability benefits from the territory.
• Program will support dry' graduations To support alcohol-free and healthy lifestyle graduation activities, this year the Yukon Liquor Corp. is conducting an in-store campaign to help raise funds for alcohol-free celebrations for graduating high school students and for the local chapter of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
• Lecture to address climate change, Northwest Passage Dr. Michael Byers will deliver a lunchtime lecture on March 27 in the lecture theatre of Yukon College.

March 19, 2007

• This isn't a banana republic, Fentie told A request by the territorial cabinet for an additional $300 million in spending without the legislature's approval has been stamped by Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber.
• City may agitate for air quality standards Whitehorse city council is calling on the Yukon government to come up with some air quality standards.
• Bagnell plans to vote against budget The Yukon's MP will not be supporting Monday's proposed federal budget when it comes to a vote in the House of Commons.
• It's a positive budget,' Fentie says The new financing arrangement for federal transfers from Ottawa to the three territories is a 'major, positive step', says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Heavy snow means extra costs The costs for snow and ice removal in the city this year will likely be $50,000 more than anticipated.
• New DM of Finance appointed The Yukon government has chosen one of its own employees to become the new deputy minister of Finance.
• Fate of justice strategy had stirred anxieties On the eve of Monday's federal budget, many local stakeholders had feared the Yukon could have seen the loss of nine programs funded through the Aboriginal Justice Strategy.

March 18, 2007

• Coke addict sentenced for break-ins Five break and enters to five local businesses equal two years in a penitentiary for one man.
• Retiring clerk's colleague named as successor The Yukon's deputy clerk of the legislative assembly will be taking over the clerk's office following his selection by a committee of representatives from all three territorial political parties.
• RCMP entrapped accused, visiting judge concludes Crown prosecutors have dropped drug charges against 15 people who were arrested following a two-month undercover RCMP investigation throughout the territory last fall.
• Man faces charges of robbery with violence A local man is facing charges of robbery with violence as well as break and enter following a break-in and assault last Thursday at a home in the McIntyre subdivision.
• Hopkins takes his second Percy win DAWSON CITY Ed Hopkins was the winner of this year's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race, arriving in Dawson at 4:43 p.m. Friday.
• February brought cold wave, snowfall to much of Yukon How the weather seemed in February depended on where you live in the Yukon, Environment Canada says.
• Water is restored to residences, businesses After repairing damage to the public water system under Hanson Street, the city has plans to test the system this spring.
• Government fleeced' me, says developer A golf course owner and the territory's minister of community services have paid $454,000 for 20 hectares of land to build a 26-lot country residential subdivision.
• Oat, hay farm planned The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is reviewing an application to create a farm just outside of town.