Whitehorse Daily Star

December 12, 2006

• I stand behind this budget': mayor The city plans to raise taxes, slash parks services, hike user fees and take on a multimillion-dollar debt.
• Lifeguards heroes' for dramatic rescue A Nunavut cadet remains in stable condition at Whitehorse General Hospital today after being rescued unconscious from the bottom of the Whitehorse swimming pool on Saturday night.
• Size, age of bear surprised field officers A large grizzly bear shot last week at a rural residential farm property in southern Yukon may have been up to 27 years old, says biologist Ramona Maraj.
• Locals happy to host visitors Residents of Whitehorse have opened their doors to the rest of Canada for the upcoming winter Games.
• Opposition queries committee delay The opposition parties are asking why the Yukon Party still hasn't moved forward with establishing an all-party committee on government appointments to boards and committees.
• Watson Lake doctor's trial underway A territorial courtroom heard Monday that conservation officers were waiting for a plane load of hunters to land on Schwatka Lake on Sept. 26, 2005 in their investigation of a report about illegal guiding.
• We're getting in over our heads': councillor Bucking the tide of Monday's budget speech, a city councillor says ballooning costs at the Canada Games Centre are the reason for the city's tax hikes and fee increases.
• Governments agree to share housing money The Yukon government and first nations have now officially agreed to the division of the $50-million Northern Housing Trust.
• Driver charged after vehicle rolls A 22-year-old Whitehorse man is facing numerous charges after a traffic rollover near the Braeburn Lodge last Sunday.

December 11, 2006

• Nakai Theatre unveils kids' festival lineup It's not only adults who will be having a good time next month thanks to Nakai Theatre. Nakai will also host its kids' festival the same weekend as its comedy festival, which is aimed at an older audience.
• Team to tackle street crime The Yukon government will provide the RCMP with $1.4 million over the next three years to establish a street crime reduction team.
• Youth charged after mobile home burns A 16-year-old youth has been charged with starting a fire that caused an estimated $15,000 in damage to a home in the Takhini Mobile Home Park.
• Local teacher receives national award Anne Turner of Vanier Catholic Secondary School has received the second annual MusiCan Teacher of the Year Award.
• Festival of Trees raised $203,000 The 2006 Northwestel Festival of Trees has wrapped up, ending a successful 10 days of fundraising events.
• Board studies application to harvest burned trees The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is reviewing a timber harvesting application for the Fox Lake area that will ensure business continues for commercial operators.
• Check stops see 1,253 local drivers pulled over With National Safe Driving Week over as of last Friday, the RCMP are reminding drivers of their continued presence through the holiday season.
• McLean Lake loyalists stage demonstration Continuing their opposition to a proposed concrete batch plant in their area, McLean Lake residents were campaigning outside city hall at lunch time today.
• Bridge crash tied up evening traffic Traffic was stopped on the Robert Campbell Bridge leading in and out of Riverdale to downtown early Saturday evening after a van collided with the bridge, Whitehorse RCMP Cpl. Leanne Lind said this morning.
• Business owners want trolley left alone Revised plans for the city's waterfront could derail the city's trolley.
• Charges follow Watson Lake shooting A Watson Lake man who shot a burglar in his house has been charged with not storing his guns properly.

December 8, 2006

• Brave New Works plans exciting season opener 'Brave New Works is a warm, fuzzy place for artists to love each other,' said David Prodan, who has recently been hired to be the co-producer and co-curator for Brave New Works.
• Vivid fall colours adorn Yukon Arts Centre's walls Though the Yukon may now be blanketed in shades of white and grey, this hasn't stopped artist Paul Gowdie from reminding us of how things were just a few months ago.
• Pelicans and oil just don't mix in John Grisham novel The Pelican Brief was John Grisham's third smash hit novel, followed in print almost immediately by the Julia Roberts-starring film which was the cover for the original version of this audiobook
• Lots' price range to be $140,000- $160,000 The owners of the Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club will soon find out what it will cost them to purchase land for their planned country residential subdivision.
• Alaska detour leaves passenger unimpressed An Air Canada Jazz flight to Whitehorse turned into a short trip to Yakatat, Alaska for burgers and chips, before travellers were sent back to Vancouver Wednesday night to figure out how to pay for food and lodging while they waited to go home.
• Man charged in Vancouver after Watson Lake shooting RCMP have laid charges in connection with a shooting at a Watson Lake home last Saturday.
• It's going to be a record, that's for sure' Ed. note: this is one of a series of articles tracing the planning for the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
• Skiers, developers on the trail to deal A problem between the city's cross-country ski club and local developers is close to a solution.
• Forum debating division of housing money The Yukon Forum is meeting behind closed doors today to discuss how money from the Northern Strategy and the Northern Housing Trust should be spent.
• Household phone bills to rise by $2 Northerners' monthly phone bills are on their way up.
• Yukoners to put UFOs under scrutiny Six years ago, the Yukon's UFO organization held the first-ever conference in the territory to discuss and share stories about the unexplained, as part of the millennium celebrations.
• Mining industry forecast is torrid Mineral exploration in the Yukon should remain hot for the foreseable future, says the vice-president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
• Climate centre clinches space at college Yukon College will set aside lands for the development of the Yukon Cold Climate Innovation Centre.