Whitehorse Daily Star

January 1, 2007

• Energy deal raises concerns for YECL Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. is taking a cautious view of the proposed agreement to finance a new transmission line between Carmacks and Pelly Crossing.
• Church begins 2007 without statues Joseph, Mary and Jesus Christ are missing.
• Cars collide on hill-top There were no injuries nor any charges laid in a crash at the intersection of Two Mile Hill and the Alaska Highway early Monday afternoon, RCMP spokeswoman Brigette Parker said this morning.
• Students saluted for outstanding work Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber presented a number of Yukon students with awards for excellence during Monday's annual Commissioner's New Year's Levee.
• Bus drivers awaiting their full uniforms City bus drivers will be wearing their new uniforms as soon as they have their pants.
• Musical events dominated New Year's Eve Two musical extravaganzas dominated this year's New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 29, 2006

• If you listen, you'll see the fish are actually communicating Fish communicate through specific sounds they make with their bodies. If a fish is in distress, it will send out a distress vibration from its body. Musky fishermen of the St. Lawrence River have been taking advantage of this by jabbing their bait fish in the side with a hook and injuring the fish.
• Happily getting Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde Thursday Next lives in a version of our world where things are just a little different.
• Beck back in saddle with The Information Born Bek David Campbell, music giant Beck has released his seventh studio album, The Information.
• The top 10 Yukon stories of 2006 Choosing the year's top stories is, to an extent, an arbitrary task. It's a mixture of our judgment, of stories that have occupied considerable media attention, or those that have the largest effect on the largest number of Yukoners or both.
• 2006: the year of elections and defections While 2006 may have featured the election of the first back-to-back majority government since 1989, the number of politicians' personal stories may prove to be what the year is remembered for.
• Expectations are high, premier concedes 'My message to Yukoners is to recognize the position Yukon is in nationally and internationally. We have great reason to be optimistic but we must be diligent and we must be collective in our approach and our purpose,' says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Hardy released from hospital Yukon NDP Leader Todd Hardy has been released from Vancouver General Hospital (VGH).
• Artist on the trail of original works What started as a project for her mother has turned into the beginnings of a book that Whitehorse artist Chris Caldwell is hoping many people both inside and outside the territory will enjoy.
• Second outfitter faces court action over building's status Another Yukon outfitter is being taken to court over a building.
• Police, MADD ready for New Year's Eve As Yukoners get set to ring in 2007, they're also being reminded by organizations like the RCMP and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to come up with a plan to get home safely by not driving impaired.
• Store owner prepares for gala opening As the eve of 2007 approaches, Dan Charlebois is preparing his new Canadian Tire location for an opening currently scheduled for March.

December 28, 2006

• RCMP investigate stabbing in home A 29-year-old Whitehorse man remains in stable condition at Whitehorse General Hospital after being admitted with multiple stab wounds to his upper right chest Wednesday evening, hospital spokeswoman Val Pike said this morning.
• Former employee sues the Kwanlin Dun First Nation The Kwanlin Dun First Nation's chief and council have found themselves the subject of a lawsuit over the dismissal of the first nation's former director of human resources and education.
• Lawyer hopes N.W.T. will OK residential school deal A Whitehorse lawyer who has represented numerous residential school survivors hopes judges in the Northwest Territories will follow the rest of the country in deciding to approve the settlement for survivors of the system.
• Gov't funds $41,790 worth of youth projects Premier Dennis Fentie has announced $41,790 in grants from the Youth Investment Fund to support 16 projects that will benefit Yukon youth.
• Federal visitors trooped through Yukon in '06 The Yukon saw a flurry of federal politicians visit the territory in 2006. The year began with January's end of the longest federal election campaign since 1980, when Pierre Trudeau was elected to his final term.
• Society revived to finish projects DAWSON CITY The Klondyke Centennials Society is 'up and running again,' in the words of society member Jon Magnusson.