Whitehorse Daily Star

December 20, 2006

• Reasons for election order released ... Nearly a month after Ruth Massie was elected as the official chief of the Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Yukon Supreme Court Judge Ron Veale has released his reasons for permitting the election to go ahead.
• ... on eve of fresh election challenge An appeal has been filed with the Ta'an Kwach'an Judicial Council challenging the results of the first nation's Nov. 20 election for chief and deputy chief.
• Outfitter was warned about buildings: YTG An outfitter who built four cabins next to the Bonnet Plume River was told by a government official early last spring that occupation of the site was unlawful, say court documents.
• Anti-crime street team draws praise The announcement of an RCMP street crime reduction team is good news for the Whitehorse business community says Rick Karp, president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.
• College inks new accord with Malaspina University Yukon College has signed a letter of co-operation with Malaspina University-College that will make studying in the Yukon more attractive to international students.
• Use your head to foil thieves, RCMP caution With less than a week until Christmas, Whitehorse RCMP are reminding shoppers to use 'common sense' so they don't find themselves victims of thieves.
• Alternative justice group in jeopardy DAWSON CITY Dawson's Community Group Conferencing Society, the local alternative justice group, is in danger of having to shut down as a result of federal funding changes.
• Bank asked to examine two bills Staff at Mac's Fireweed Books have confirmed $10 bills received by the store are being checked out by a bank to confirm whether they may be counterfeit.
• November blew away October's warmth What a difference a month can make, says Environment Canada. 'October was really quite pleasant, with above-normal temperatures and then in early November, the winds switched to the north and there went pleasant,'' the agency said in a statement.

December 19, 2006

• Government moves against outfitter's buildings The Yukon government is seeking a court order for the removal of four new buildings at a big game outfitting concession along the Bonnet Plume River.
• Governments have similar agendas: Fentie The fiscal priorities of the federal government are very much in line with the Yukon's, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Hit by hay fork, man files suit Close to a decade after he was struck by a pitchfork, Scott John Mueller is suing the office of the Yukon commissioner and two former Yukon government staffers identified only as Jane and John Doe.
• Initial Northern Strategy funds applied to 17 Yukon projects The first money flowing from the $40-million Northern Strategy trust has been awarded to 17 projects.
• Government moves on creating body to review appointments The Yukon Party has taken the first step in establishing an all-party committee on government appointments.
• City's facility use offer is a compromise' Competing Yukon athletes training at the Canada Games Centre may soon be getting a discount.
• Dawson raises spending but spares residents tax boosts DAWSON CITY The final figures won't be set until after public meetings in the new year, but Dawson's provisional budget projects some significant spending boosts but no tax increases for 2007.
• NWTel releases 2007 calendar Northwestel Inc. has produced a calendar for the coming year to celebrate its diverse relationships and connections with northern communities.

December 18, 2006

• School abuse victims to receive damages 'It is time to move on for Indian residential school survivors who want to bring closure to a very dark chapter in the ongoing relationship between Canada and its aboriginal people.'
• Territory loses pioneer Laurent Cyr Laurent Cyr a Yukon pioneer by all accounts passed away Saturday at the age of 87.
• Lights of Life honour memories It was a horrible Christmas season the Guttman family could never have imagined.
• Portion of Range Road closed after accident A portion of Range Road near Crowe Street was closed off for about a half-hour Saturday afternoon as emergency crews dealt with a two-vehicle crash.
• Territories' funding spun off as separate issue The three territories have received the go-ahead to separate the negotiations on territorial formula financing (TFF) from the equalization discussions with the federal government.
• Crash hurts two people Two Dawson City residents are in stable condition suffering from multiple fractures after a small car smashed into a fully-loaded propane trailer on the Klondike Highway north of Carmacks Sunday afternoon.