Whitehorse Daily Star

December 7, 2006

• Exploration plans would include three-trailer camp An Alberta-based oil and gas company is looking to resume exploration activities near Eagle Plains in the northern Yukon.
• Business taxation cuts rolled out on schedule The Yukon government is continuing to roll out its tax cuts for businesses first announced in 2004.
• Elaborate seasonal display vandalized The Grinch Who Stole Christmas seems to be in Whitehorse after an estimated $10,000 Christmas lights display was wrecked overnight. 'It makes me wonder why I do this,' said Collin Moonen.
• Cuts to Status of Women regional offices criticized The Yukon Federation of Labour is objecting to the federal government's recent announcement about Status of Women Canada regional offices.
• Leave lights up for Games visitors, councillor urges City residents are being asked to go out, buy Christmas lights and leave them up until March.
• Seventeen years haven't dulled the pain It's a tragedy that's remembered year after year and will continue to be marked annually as Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
• Sharing of federal housing trust money finalized The division of the $50 million in federal money given to the Yukon in the form of the Northern Housing Trust has been decided.
• Latitude Wireless expands cell service Cell phone service has taken a greater foothold around the Yukon.
• Games tickets going fast There are hundreds of tickets a week being sold for events in the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Outfitter given document deadline Bonnet Plume Outfitters has been provided with a Dec. 15 deadline to provide evidence of its legal tenure on land at Copper Point.

December 6, 2006

• Man found not guilty of sex assault A Ross River man accused of rape and concealing a weapon was cleared in Yukon Supreme Court by Judge Leigh Gower on Tuesday afternoon.
• Doctor information line not updated since Aug. 1 An initiative to help Whitehorse residents find a doctor has not been helping Whitehorse residents find doctors.
• Charge against former deputy chief is stayed Crown prosecutors have dropped the sexual assault charge against the former deputy chief of the Champagne-Aishihik First Nation.
• Relatives, friends mourned AIDS victims Cassandra Paquette Hanifan, or Cassy, as her family called her, was only 21 when she died of AIDS on May 8, 2004.
• Vandalism to pumphouse cost city taxpayers $20,188 The bill for one of this year's biggest acts of vandalism in the city is in: $20,188.90
• Man charged with robbing businesses Early Christmas 'shopping' may have come to an early end for one local man Monday.
• Miscommunication' cited in zoning issue The Yukon Housing Corp. has asked the city to look at its definition of government buildings to determine if its structure at the Canada Winter Games athletes' village is permitted under public services zoning, says city manager Dennis Shewfelt.
• Rebate's cancellation was poorly studied, minister believes The federal government didn't do its homework when it decided to revoke the visitor GST rebate, says Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor.
• Accused men will be tried in April All five men facing a total of a dozen assault charges stemming from last July's dance at the slo-pitch Dustball tournament have entered not guilty pleas and will be tried next April.

December 5, 2006

• We want to establish our own school' Come early 2007, the Kwanlin Dun First Nation will pass legislation to begin the process of drawing down education, says Chief Mike Smith.
• Snow-clearing plans change with the city The City of Whitehorse is spending $1.54 million this year to remove snow from 488 kilometres of streets and roads.
• Fentie queried on lodge issue Premier Dennis Fentie says he isn't going to add to the speculation about who may have given an Alberta-based outfitter permission to build a hunting lodge at Copper Point.
• Atlin power project beneficial to territory In its own, indirect way, the new Atlin, B.C. hydro project will provide a benefit to the Yukon, though hardly noticeable to the naked eye.
• Polargroup plans to phase out Yknet Internet access Gerry Angel, the operations manager of Polargroup, said Monday he plans to wind down Yknet Internet access operations over the next three months.
• Yukoners throwing open their doors to '07 visitors Residents of Whitehorse have opened their doors to the rest of the country for the upcoming Canada Winter Games.