Whitehorse Daily Star

February 22, 2007

• John MacLachlan Gray uncovers the fiend in human form The Fiend in Human is a departure for John Gray.
• Local youth art show explores first nations issues Partnered with the Brave New Works initiative, a group of first nations youth will open their first art show.
• Kim Barlow to be Champ of the Canada Winter Games Kim Barlow, one of the Yukon's most favoured folk music artists, has more than just a new album.
• Police work lauded Ed. note: This statement was released this week, congratulating the RCMP for their work in seizing 4.95 kilograms of cocaine and 41 kilograms of marijuana last Saturday.
• Erase challenging summit from Quest, musher urges Veteran musher William Kleedehn says he believes 1,113-metre Eagle Summit should be eliminated from the Yukon Quest's trail.
• Condo lifestyle is seizing Whitehorse Hawkins Street Suites, Parkside Place, New Cambodia and Falcon Ridge all have a few things in common.
• Ringette officially begins the Games Game on!
• VANOC, territories officially become partners Like a group of pals, they stood grinning before a room full of people, formally acknowledging a new partnership as they donned smart-looking Vancouver Olympic scarves.
• Bar smoking ban would drive habit underground: hotelier DAWSON CITY Duncan Spriggs is very concerned that Dawson's council may enact a bylaw to prohibit smoking in the town's bars.
• Resident contemplates whopping tax bill A Hillcrest resident whose name appears on the city's lien list owes $29,386 in back taxes for a home he built in 2005.
• City charges man after dog-dragging incident City bylaw officers have charged a man they believe is responsible for the dragging of a dog down Hamilton Boulevard earlier this month.
• Third dog dies on Yukon Quest trail A third dog has died on the trail of the 2007 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
• Ministers call for infrastructure fund Provincial and territorial sport ministers are calling on the federal government to set up a fund that would help pay for sport infrastructure. The announcement of the proposal was made Thursday afternoon following a meeting of the ministers with federal Health Minister Tony Clement.
• Fire deprives villagers of food, gas, bank services A Pelly Crossing teenager has been arrested and charged with arson after a devastating fire at the village's commercial centre early Thursday morning.
• Firefighters returned to the scene of blaze A city fire crew returned to Porter Creek after a fire they put out Thursday morning reignited Thursday night.
• Snowmobiler out to smash trip record A Quebec man seeking to break the world record for the longest snowmobile trip ever arrived in Whitehorse this week.
• Rare albino squirrel makes itself at home We moved into Whitehorse in November of 2006 and a few days later, a very rare squirrel came to visit us in our new home.
• Youth banned from Sima after threats An accusation of uttering threats means two local teenagers may have to sit out the remainder of the snowboarding season, at least at Whitehorse's local ski hill.
• Drive busy streets carefully, RCMP advise A 21-year-old man was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital Wednesday afternoon after a crash at Industrial Road and Two Mile Hill.

February 21, 2007

• Fire destroys Pelly businesses A fire which destroyed several businesses in Pelly Crossing early this morning is being called suspicious.
• Alaskan named Quest's Rookie of the Year Alaskan Aaron Burmeister has crossed the finish line in Fairbanks and became the 2007 Yukon Quest's Rookie of the Year.
• Students embarked on their own Yukon Quest Challenge The Department of Education's Yukon Quest Student Challenge website has been using innovative technology-assisted learning techniques to bring a Yukon tradition into the classroom.
• Smokers must rise to the occasion at Gerties DAWSON CITY From the first week of February on, there have been two classes of patrons at Diamond Tooth Gerties: smokers and nonsmokers. The non-smokers now have the main floor of the building, where most of the action takes place, to themselves.
• Bundle up for the opening festivities Bring a blanket and dress warm: the 2007 Canada Winter Games are about to begin.
• NWTel volunteers help fund groups Twenty-one charities and non-profit groups in the North have received a total of $11,200 in donations from Northwestel Inc. as a result of the volunteer efforts of the company's employees.

February 20, 2007

• Mackey aims team at five straight wins FAIRBANKS A record held for more than a decade has been beaten. 'It sounds more like it's shattering, actually,' said Lance Mackey, the 2007 Yukon Quest winner, 'but all it is now is bragging rights.'
• Gatt happy to share title, but thinks retirement FAIRBANKS Atlin, B.C. musher Hans Gatt arrived at the Fairbanks finish line on Tuesday night to the news he would now be sharing his title of three-time consecutive Yukon Quest champion with Lance Mackey.
• Three minutes divided third, fourth placers FAIRBANKS Veteran mushers Gerry Willomitzer and William Kleedehn have arrived at the Yukon Quest finish line just three minutes apart.
• Pin lauds emergency services personnel A special pin has been designed and presented to each member of the Yukon Emergency Medical Services' medevac unit in recognition of the unit's 10 years with the government.
• Phone scammers are still calling Yukoners A scam, claiming to offer lower interest rates, appears to be continuing across the territory, with the RCMP issuing its third warning in a month about the calls.
• Young boxers suspended after match posted on Web Having a fight between two Porter Creek Secondary School students posted on the Internet is concerning, the institution's principal says.
• YTG adds more fuel misers to fleet The Yukon government has added another 26 vehicles of higher fuel efficiency to its standard fleet of 443 government cars, trucks and vans.
• Charges laid after dump fire Two teenagers have been arrested and are facing charges linked to a fire that destroyed the free store at the Marsh Lake dump on New Year's Eve.
• Hunters fined for Dempster infractions Two hunters from the Northwest Territories were fined $900 after pleading guilty in Yukon territorial court Tuesday to hunting within a 500-metre no-hunting corridor on the Dempster Highway.
• Yukoners enjoying Quebec cultural exchange It's not everyday a Yukon kid experiences life in a Quebec community or gets to see the place where decisions impacting the entire country are made.
• Devices improve phone accessibility A number of Northwestel Inc. payphones in Whitehorse are being fitted with devices that will make it easier for those with hearing or speech difficulties to make and receive calls.
• College board gains new members Education Minister Patrick Rouble has appointed two new members to the Yukon College board of governors.