Whitehorse Daily Star

March 4, 2007

• Storm played havoc with athletes' flights It took 64 hours, but they're here and they're ready to take on the country. Prince Edward Island's table tennis and squash teams were the last athletes and coaches to arrive for the second week of Canada Winter Games competition late Sunday night.
• Inspired' ex-athlete recruiting for RCMP In 1989, Monique Cooper represented the Northwest Territories as part of its volleyball team for the Canada Summer Games in Saskatoon.
• Games a boon for bus ridership With thousands of visitors in Whitehorse and parking lots stuffed to the brim, the city's transit service has received a shot in the arm.
• First nation officials meet with Alaskans David Johnny, chief of the White River First Nation, and several colleagues was to meet with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's representatives today amid her recent efforts to jump-start a natural gas pipeline from her state.
• Forestry blueprint officially approved The Forest Management Plan for the Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory received formal approval last month at a signing ceremony in Teslin.
• Heavyweight provinces show their flair on the squash floor Team Yukon donned their uniforms and put up a good fight Sunday as Canada Winter Games squash action got underway.

March 1, 2007

• Yukon Film Society to showcase northern talent On Sunday, the Yukon Film Society, in conjunction with the Available Light Film Festival, will present a one-day film festival at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Some reflections on Canus Lupus Linnaeus Let's not dismiss the Latin momenclature for wolf with the flip of the toque, for it, along with the common vehicular descriptive of wolf, must remain within the realms of wildlife, as the animal itself.
• Expect the band Youth Group to age like fine wine Youth Group is an Austrialian indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, and despite the name, has been around for quite some time.
• Dan Davidson Mirrors and smoke, writes Neil Gaiman in the introduction to this collection of odd delights, have been used by magicians to obscure what they are really up to for a century and half.
• Government funds northern nations trade show, exhibit The Yukon government is contributing $100,000 to the Gathering of Northern Nations Aboriginal Tradeshow and Cultural Expo, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor said Thursday.
• Frigid Dawson weathers another power outage DAWSON CITY Power went out in Dawson City once again on Tuesday, but this time it wasn't the wind or the cold (-39 C at the time) that tripped the relay.
• Dawson afflicted with window pains DAWSON CITY There's an impressive new house under construction at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Harper Street.
• Quebec, Bowness take home gold The coveted gold for the best synchronized swimming team in the Canada Winter Games was presented to Quebec this morning
• Bus driver helps visitor track down house Armed with only a key, his memory and a bus, a Winnipeg man went house-hunting in the Copper Ridge subdivision of Whitehorse last Friday.
• Yukon archers, coach are pumped for 2011 Games With the conclusion of the Canada Winter Games archery event Thursday afternoon, the eight Yukon archers dismantled their bows and packed up their gear.
• Yukoners gave it their best shot In what turned out to be a near-miss for the finals, Whitehorse's pistol shooters are off the range.
• MLAs' subcommittee proposes new ombudsman An all-party subcommittee created by the Members' Services Board of the Yukon legislature will recommend to the territorial cabinet that local lawyer Tracy-Anne McPhee be named the next Yukon ombudsman.

February 28, 2007

• Signs of norovirus plague residents Visitor restrictions are in place at the city's Copper Ridge Place extended care facility following an outbreak of norovirus.
• Northern speed skaters making their mark The northern territories may not be winning medals in the Canada Winter Games short track speed skating competition but it doesn't mean they aren't making their presence known on the rink.
• Proud family looks on as Yukoner takes bronze medal in judo In front of scores of screaming fans, her family and the nation, Team Yukon's Amber Saunders won a Canada Winter Games bronze medal in judo on Wednesday afternoon.
• Winning $100,000 ticket purchased in Whitehorse Somewhere in Whitehorse, someone may be $100,000 richer.
• South Klondike reopens after snowslides The South Klondike Highway has been reopened after a close to three-day closure, but territorial highway officials are advising motorists further closures are a possibility.