Whitehorse Daily Star

October 30, 2006

• WGH battles virus A Norwalk virus outbreak at Whitehorse General Hospital is forcing the continuation of restrictions on visitation.
• Games tickets lure long line A lengthy line of ticket-hungry people filled the hallway outside the Canada Winter Games' only ticket office in the Hougen Centre this morning, the first day of ticket sales.
• Berton House makeover deemed a success DAWSON CITY The living room at Berton House will comfortably hold about a dozen people.
• Ferry season floats to an end DAWSON CITY The cable spools are on the dike, the first of the Cats is waiting and the Yukon River is starting to fill up with ice, which can be seen shattering against the sides of the George Black ferry as it eases its way through the crusty frazzle flows.
• Northerners are frequent crime victims OTTAWA (CP) A new study says residents of the Canadian North were more than three times likelier than provincial residents to be victims of violent crime, specifically sexual assault, robbery and physical assault.
• Fentie unveils largest-ever cabinet In naming his new cabinet for the 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly, Premier Dennis Fentie hasn't changed much from his previous team.
• Opposition unimpressed by cabinet-making Both opposition parties are saying Premier Dennis Fentie's cabinet appointments show a lack of vision for the territory.

October 27, 2006

• The other mysterious worlds of Robert B. Parker It's been about 23 years now since I discovered the works of Robert B. Parker in a used book store in Nova Scotia one summer. It was a Spenser mystery, of course.
• Read widely, children's writer Kathy Stinson advises DAWSON CITY 'I don't know a single writer who isn't an absolutely voracious reader,' Kathy Stinson told her workshop in the Dawson Community Library.
• Performer celebrates her love of music Canadian music legend Sass Jordan has emerged from the studio, releasing her sixth solo album of new music.
• Latin music star Eliana Cuevas ventures into Whitehorse One of Canada's most sought-after Latin jazz vocalists, Eliana Cuevas, returns to Whitehorse this Sunday for a Jazz on the Wing performance at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Landlord, tenant call for changes to regulations A tenant of a mouldy trailer with broken windows and a hole in the floor is wondering why it appears there is no enforceable law in the Yukon which would require her landlord to fix things.
• Charred garment sees firefighters called to school Firefighters were called to Vanier Catholic Secondary School on Thursday when principal Trevor Ratcliff found smoke in the school's photography lab.
• House's big move snarls Alaska Highway traffic Commuters on the Alaska Highway were greeted by delays and a detour when a transport company hauling a large house out of the downtown ran into problems on the major artery.
• Opera singer's roots are in Whitehorse TORONTO Feb. 2 was one of the coldest days of the year in 1982. It was a frigid day outside Whitehorse General Hospital.
• Tagish Lake Gold pursues production plans Tagish Lake Gold is moving forward with its plan to re-open the Skukum Creek gold and silver property in the Wheaton River Valley.
• Higher fares beckon at a stop near you In the wake of a projected $60,000-jump in fuel costs, Whitehorse Transit riders may have to prepare themselves for a fare hike.
• New council facing bus funding request Ed. note: this is one of a series of articles being published in the lead-up to the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Caribou hunting closes on Dempster Highway The Dempster Highway will be closed to caribou hunting for one week beginning today at 6 p.m.
• Babies' names changing as modern times slip by Gone are the days of Tom, Dick and Harry. It's now all about Logan, Ethan and Andrew or at least it is in the Yukon.
• Vicious vandalism so disheartening' A territorial Community Development Fund grant and hours of volunteer labour have been hit by vandals who spray painted the refurbished rink, signs and boulders at the Granger park with racist slogans.

October 26, 2006

• Public was told nothing about robbery It was only after hearing a media report about a knifepoint robbery committed last Sunday that a local man called Whitehorse RCMP, believing he may have found the weapon involved.
• Games tent begins to rise Work to erect the main tent for the 2007 Canada Winter Games began this week on the new and recently paved downtown waterfront development.
• Corporation is shareholder in Northern Vision The Yukon Indian Development Corp. (YIDC) has become the third-largest shareholder in Northern Vision Development, the company announced recently.
• Kids don hard hats, work on building DAWSON CITY It was a mixed construction crew that laid down the first foundation planks for the new Tr'inke Zho Daycare building last week.
• Canadian-U.S. marketing group lauded for tourism innovation North to Alaska, a marketing consortium comprising the Alaska Travel Industry Association, Travel Alberta, Tourism British Columbia and Yukon Tourism, was recently awarded the Travel Industry Association Destiny Award for Marketing Programs.
• Pre-trial conference moves to sentencing A trial that was set for November won't go ahead after all.
• Vuntut Gwitchin chief to run again Chief Joe Linklater and the council of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation have set Nov. 20 for the election of a full leadership slate one chief and four council members.
• September proved a pleasant month The Yukon had a beautiful September this year, with reports of a spectacular fall colour season in the North, says Environment Canada.