Whitehorse Daily Star

February 19, 2007

• Teslin elder named to the Order of Canada A Teslin Tlingit elder, whose community service spans much of her 86 years, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.
• PM uninterested in climate change here, MP says Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government appears to be abandoning climate change research in the North, says the territory's MP.
• Ramp mishap costly A slippery ramp from the Air North hangar to a Whitehorse International Airport runway could cost the airline upwards of $20,000.
• City, first nation consider how to formalize their relationship City council and the Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN) are looking to formalize their relationship.
• Yukon Yamaha proposes big tent as business centre Yukon Yamaha is seeking to move its operations from Industrial Road to a 16.5-metre-high tent on the Alaska Highway.
• Mackey may demolish Turner's record CHENA, Alaska Yukon Quest frontrunner Lance Mackey was expected to arrive into the Fairbanks finish line early this afternoon.
• Questers mourn death of second dog CENTRAL, Alaska A second dog has died on the trail of the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest.
• Musher following her heart to lofty standing CENTRAL, Alaska Carcross-area musher Michelle Phillips says she's been following her heart on the Yukon Quest trail and that director should likely lead her to a fifth-place finish on the race.
• Powerline technicians apprenticeship created Yukon Energy has initiated an apprenticeship program for powerline technicians.
• Fines disclosed after Quest mushers blocked the trail EAGLE, Alaska Yukon Quest frontrunner Lance Mackey, along with veteran musher Hugh Neff, have been fined $500 each for obstructing the race's trail.
• The Quest's second week sees races within the race EAGLE, Alaska With Lance Mackey pushing himself closer and closer to the finish line, races within the 1,600 kilometres that make up the Yukon Quest are starting to develop.
• Hospitalized witness sees accused's trial adjourned A Whitehorse trial set to begin Monday morning over a pedestrian being struck last October has been adjourned.

February 18, 2007

• Tip directed police to record cocaine seizure Whitehorse RCMP made what's being described as the largest cocaine seizure in the territory's history on Saturday night.
• Quest has transformed into race for second CIRCLE, Alaska There's an $8,000 US difference between second and third places on the Yukon Quest.
• Justice's decision in damages trial some time away It will be June at the soonest before Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale hands down a decision on whether Norbert Kossler will have to pay damages for injuries from a fight in 2003.
• College's transformation almost finished With an entire $34.4-million athletes' village constructed at Yukon College over the past couple of years, students who attend the Whitehorse campus are used to changes.
• Man charged after hotel robbed A downtown hotel was the victim of a robbery last Wednesday.
• Musher found safe and sound DAWSON CITY Greg Parvin, a long overdue Yukon Quest musher, arrived here Sunday afternoon after race officials had made arrangements to send out search parties for him on Friday night.
• Numbing cold proves hard on mushers, dogs CIRCLE, Alaska As the race to the Fairbanks finish line of the Yukon Quest heats up, the temperatures on the trail are plummeting. The thermometer hit -57 C in Eagle, Alaska on Saturday night.
• Disappointed Turner quits race DAWSON CITY Frank Turner's out-of-retirement run on the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has come to an end.

February 15, 2007

• Looking in on author Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files From paperback original mystery/fantasy series to brand new television series in just seven years, Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden novels have moved very quickly into the the big time.
• Bobby the beaver: what a charming pet to remember The other night, I sat back in my lazy boy chair and counted many of the blessings in my life.
• Love on tap the messages we're sending out these days DAWSON CITY In the commercial, the camera pans around a car in which two people are making out very passionately in the front seat, the blonde woman on top.
• Mayes, Tentrees to add country flair Much to Romi Mayes' surprise, the Yukon is warmer than Winnipeg these days.
• New Yael Wand album true to her divergent roots Folk artist Yael Wand, pronounced Yah-elle", has released her third full-length album, At Your Door. "
• Relay for Life readies for another run It was more than 20 years ago when Colleen Killin-Bubiak became involved with the Canadian Cancer Society selling daffodils to raise money for the group. She did so after watching friends and family members go through cancer treatments.
• Mushers rave about shape of Yukon trail DAWSON CITY Mushers have been told to expect a rougher trail on the Alaskan side of the Yukon Quest than they experienced on the Canadian route.
• Territories launch aggressive marketing campaign You might call it a double-feature.
• Volunteers to get musical reward As a reward for a job well done, Canada Winter Games volunteers will be partying with Great Big Sea in March.
• Court hears of fight that badly hurt woman A case over who will pay for a woman's medical costs from 2003 is scheduled to wrap up in Yukon Supreme Court today after a week-long trial.
• PM, premiers to visit for Games Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in Whitehorse for the opening ceremonies of the Canada Winter Games next Friday, the Star confirmed today.
• Neff plans to ease back on dog throttle DAWSON CITY Veteran musher Hugh Neff says after racing through checkpoints during the first half of the race, he's now going to be slowing down.
• Mushers' methods baffle Schandelmeier DAWSON CITY All around the dog camp here, mushers sit in big yellow huts and canvas wall tents with wood stoves.
• Seizures victim finds little relief from system It's mid-afternoon at Duttie Dickie's home in Whitehorse. The phone rings and the seizure begins.
• Offence was a stupid mistake', officer says A senior RCMP officer convicted of an offence under the territorial Wildlife Act last week says he made a stupid mistake.
• Truck dragged dog down boulevard City bylaw officers are closing in on the motorist responsible for dragging a dog down one of the busiest streets in Whitehorse.