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November 16, 2006
- City faces lawsuit after June collision By permitting left turns from a service road onto Second Avenue, the city is partly to blame for a motorcycle accident that happened there last June.
- Arts village report available for scrutiny The final report on the public consultation for a proposed Arts and Heritage Village on the Whitehorse waterfront is now available to the public.
- Yukon College in the spotlight all day today Yukon College is welcoming potential students today to come and see what it has to offer.
- Helping Hands recycling changes hands In an effort to encourage more Whitehorse residents to recycle, Raven Recycling is expanding its operations with the purchase of another recycling depot.
- Cancel power rate subsidies: electrical engineer Yukon Energy and Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. have taken steps to build a stronger relationship since last January's major power blackout, says the president of the Crown corporation.
- The price of medicare is eternal vigilance' National Medicare Week will end quite appropriately in the Yukon as Canadian Health Coalition co-ordinator Mike McBane and Guy Carron, the Council of Canadians' public health care advocate, meet with Yukoners at the Whitehorse United Church on Saturday evening.
- Sewage lagoon study will proceed DAWSON CITY It came after much debate, no small opposition from the community, and a number of public meetings.
November 15, 2006
- City council asked to approve workers' pay, benefits boosts City council has been asked to sign off on a new contract for the majority of municipal employees.
- Hospital lifts visitor limits; handwashing still important The Whitehorse General Hospital has lifted its visitor restrictions placed in the wake of the norovirus moving through the territory.
- Man fined $500 after smokers found in bar A local bar owner has been found guilty and fined for breaking the city's smoking bylaw.
- Police investigate stolen property Missing any jewelery, or a GPS, perhaps? Call the Whitehorse RCMP.
- Drinking, drugs and driving don't mix: MADD When someone dons a Mothers Against Drunk Driving red ribbon, he or she is making a commitment not to drink and drive, says Alvin Pederson, president of the local MADD chapter.
- Evening talk planned Two Whitehorse residents who've provided volunteer assistance in Africa will host tonight's final evening in this fall's series of talks hosted by the Yukon Development Education Centre.
- Consider lake's potential, utility urged The Yukon Conservation Society says Yukon Energy should not be so quick to dismiss the potential for Marsh Lake to provide additional renewable energy.
- Berton's associate dedicated to sustaining house DAWSON CITY Elsa Franklin hasn't spent her entire career promoting the work of Pierre Berton, but their association has been a long one.
- Council will consider gravel pit proposal A local businessman's plan to put a gravel pit and concrete plant in the city's quarry district is officially on the table.
November 14, 2006
- Long-term offender taken into custody A man labelled a long-term offender was taken into custody last Thursday morning for allegedly breaking a condition of his statutory release.
- Lodge owner guilty of breaking health order A $1,200-fine has made it that much more difficult for the Swift River Lodge's owner to pay for the new sewage system she was fined for not having installed.
- YTG seeking documentation from lodge builder The legitimacy of a hunting lodge facility built on the Bonnet Plume River is currently being questioned.
- Yukoners solemnly honour the fallen In solemn ceremonies before two filled levels of seating at the Canada Games Centre on Saturday, Whitehorse residents marked the sacrifice of soldiers who died in the name of freedom.