Whitehorse Daily Star

January 25, 2007

• American history reinterpreted up among the stars World building is a venerable tradition in science fiction, as is the notion of interstellar exploration and settlement.
• The lore of the hidden ghostwriter has a long history DAWSON CITY Reading Greg Cook's lively biography of Maritime poet Alden Nowlan (One Heart One Way), I was surprised to discover he made a good portion of his living ghost-writing speeches for Richard Hatfield, the late New Brunswick premier.
• Revisiting the 1960s surfing music with The Shins Wincing the Night Away, the recently-released fourth album from indie rockers The Shins, is bound to be an instant success.
• Delahaye's Brassens Redux is an old dog's new tricks Brassens Redux in Brief, the debut CD of Didier Delahaye, is the weirdest music to come out of the Yukon in quite some time.
• Classical guitarist Daniel Bolshoy a young, rising star 'Classical guitar is a great introduction for people who don't necessarily know classical music,' Daniel Bolshoy, a young guitarist, said in an interview with the Star earlier this week.
• The Arctic trip was great; though the issues were sad In 2005, my wife, Lisa, and I took our kayaks to the Northwest Territories' Arctic region to further expand our knowledge of this wonderful country called Canada.
• Dawson lost power twice DAWSON CITY Wind and ice along the Mayo-to-Dawson transmission line continued to disrupt power Wednesday, about 13 hours after that day's early morning power loss.
• Fulda Challenge to start Sunday The Fulda Challenge Extreme Arctic Winter Adventure will begin Sunday with a focus on a new route featuring locations in southern Yukon.
• Wolves attack, kill dogs in Haines Junction Keep those household cats and dogs inside, Department of Environment officials are warning pet owners in the wake of three dogs being killed by wolves in Haines Junction.
• Dispute makes Games' squash venue unclear Canada Winter Games officials are working on contingency plans following stalled negotiations which would give 100 athletes a place to play squash.
• Gore's film to be screened locally Everyone is invited to a free screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary film An Inconvenient Truth at Hellaby Hall at 7 p.m. on Jan. 31.
• Injured in Yukon, quadriplegic breathes at sea VANCOUVER The Jericho Sailing Centre is welcoming a new member this damp spring day in 2006, with a small group of smiling people gathered to do the honours.
• PATH workers visit to show the way It may be aimed at people with intellectual disabilities, but really a PATH plan could benefit just about anyone, says Pat Golding.
• Government building burglarized again A computer LCD screen, food and a worker's personal items were stolen Tuesday night from the Yukon government's Prospector Building downtown.
• Where is the money coming from?' The city is heading for heavy debt and its citizens are in line for higher taxes.
• Cut private land developers' red tape, chamber urges YTG The territory's chamber of commerce is calling on the Yukon government (YTG) to help private developers cut through bureaucratic red tape which binds the territory's land disposition process.
• Park-and-ride spots finalized The city's park-and-ride locations for the 2007 Canada Winter Games have been decided.

January 24, 2007

• Northern students given Northwestel scholarships Northwestel Inc. has awarded 12 scholarships worth a total of $30,000 to outstanding post-secondary students from across the North.
• College and university to pursue exchanges Senior officials with Yukon College and the University of Alberta have committed to working together to set up meetings involving researchers, faculty and teachers.
• Local woman's art to appear on 2007-2008 phone books Northwestel Inc. has selected the three pieces of art that will be featured on its 2007-2008 telephone directories.
• African conflict is worsening, speaker warns Before Alex Neve went to Darfur as part of an Amnesty International (Canada) research team, he had read reports of the conflict in the African region and had been to other trouble zones in the past.
• Express bus service well-received: official Whitehorse Transit's schedules for express service for the Canada Winter Games are set.
• Crude behaviour may put crimp on businesses Main Street merchants are considering reducing their hours because groups of loiterers are hanging around doing nothing, swearing and hurting business.
• City's potential luring great interest: mayor Hundreds of Outsiders are asking about opportunities in Whitehorse every week, the city's chamber of commerce has heard.

January 23, 2007

• Play decides fates of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Hamlet, a play written by William Shakespeare and first performed in 1600, is without a doubt among the greatest masterpieces of English literature.
• YTG going to bat for justice group Yukon government officials are hopeful the federal government will heed its call not to cut funding to the Dawson Community Group Conferencing Society.
• Yukon Energy's long-range plans approved The Yukon Utilities Board recommendation that Yukon Energy bring forward projects that cost more than $1 million could potentially delay maintenance work if it has to follow the board's will, says David Morrison, Yukon Energy's president.
• Tribunal told to reconsider woman's case Yukon Supreme Court Judge Leigh Gower has ordered the territory's Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal to reconsider a case dating back to 2002.
• Man in Motion, YTG form partnership Rick Hansen and the Yukon government have joined forces in an effort to make the territory more accessible to people with disabilities.
• Territory a top destination, magazine readers say The Yukon, as a travel destination, has been chosen as the platinum winner for the 2007 RV West Reader's Choice Awards.
• Heavy snow, wind cut power in Dawson area DAWSON CITY Dawsonites without backup batteries in their alarm clocks may have been running a few minutes late this morning.
• Cab companies owner insulted' by remarks Whitehorse's business community is calling on city council to force taxi companies to clean up their shabby cabs and dirty drivers.
• Grants to fund several community projects Four Yukon community-based infrastructure projects will get funding from the Canada-Yukon Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF).
• Ibex Valley firefighters receive new fire tanker The Yukon government has delivered a brand-new, $185,000 fire tanker truck to the Ibex Valley Fire Department.
• RCMP issue sex offender alert The RCMP have issued a notification to the public that a long-term offender being released from custody today is planning to move back to Whitehorse.