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October 25, 2006
- Fortify anti-drunk driving laws: MADD The report cards are in.
- Gatt latest in returning Quest contenders After saying he would be focusing his energies on the Iditarod over the coming years, three-time Yukon Quest champion Hans Gatt has once again signed up to run the 1,600-kilometre race.
- Beefed-up ATV patrols continue The city's bylaw department continues to step up its anti-ATV patrols.
- Businessman offers option to realtors A new Whitehorse franchise is providing homeowners with a framework to take a crack at selling their own dwellings.
- College initiates program review Yukon College president Terry Weninger has approved a program review of the Business, Management and Governance programs.
- Liberals construct their shadow cabinet Following the Oct. 10 election and last Saturday's swearing-in of Liberal MLAs, the official Opposition has announced the critic responsibilities for its caucus.
- Chamber names Business Person of the Year Bev Gray, owner of Aroma Borealis in Whitehorse, has received the Yukon Business Person of the Year Award from the Yukon Chamber of Commerce.
- Man sentenced to two years A Whitehorse man has been sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary for an aggravated assault dating back to January.
- Museum fundraiser will help generate money for expansion Fact or Fiction?
- Continued Games role urged for Bourassa Outgoing Mayor Ernie Bourassa should still represent the city for the upcoming 2007 Canada Winter Games.
- Spinach has pulled vanishing act from local supermarkets Spinach salad has become a thing of the past in Whitehorse, at least for now.
October 24, 2006
- City to check on smoking bylaw violations The city's bylaw department plans to investigate a possible breach of the city's smoking bylaw at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.
- HMCS Whitehorse's collisions prove costly OTTAWA (CP) A West Coast navy ship that helps Canada scan for enemy mines on the sea floor has twice wrecked its high-tech underwater gear in embarassing accidents, racking up big repair bills, newly-released documents show.
- Decorations make statement against landmines An idea 10-year-old Jeff Diment came up with in class has turned into a project that could benefit people around the world who are affected by landmines.
- Full-time workers dropped in September Once again, the number of individuals working in full-time jobs in the Yukon dipped during September, while part-time employment rose.
- Commission to probe jail's smoking policy After receiving a complaint about the unfair treatment of prisoners, the Yukon Human Rights Commission is investigating the smoking policy at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC).
- First Avenue project will stretch into 2007 The completion of the reconstruction of First Avenue will not occur until next year.
- Faro man is charged with pilfering signs A Faro man is facing charges of theft under $5,000 and mischief.
- Water testing yielded set of mixed results Test results from water samples taken from residential wells in Champagne were returned with mixed results, says a spokesman for the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.
- Charette meeting set for tonight The city will host a public meeting on the future of the lower Porter Creek bench this evening.
October 23, 2006
- It's a journey; quite a journey,' Hardy says Yukon NDP Leader Todd Hardy will return to Vancouver next month for a bone marrow transplant as part of his ongoing leukemia treatment.
- Mayor's ouster didn't surprise expert Having incumbent municipal politicians voted out of office in the absence of any large issues is not an uncommon Canadian experience.
- Liberal leader, caucus formally sworn in Yukon Liberal MLAs were sworn into office Saturday at the legislature, but the various critic positions have yet to be decided.
- Mayor's defeat surprised veteran councillor The newly-elected members of city council are looking good but will have a steep learning curve ahead.
- Society wants Bourassa's involvement The 2007 Canada Games Host Society is still looking to outgoing Mayor Ernie Bourassa for help in 2007.
- Yukoner wins coveted music award One of the Yukon's own will be bringing home a Western Canadian Music Award after the ceremony was held in Winnipeg on Sunday.
- Independent candidate thought he had won Elvis Aaron Presley is claiming that he won the riding of Pelly-Nisutlin in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
- Chena Hot Springs to be Quest checkpoint Chena Hot Springs, Alaska has been designated as a checkpoint for the 2007 Yukon Quest.
- Local radio returns to the airwaves in Dawson City 'It's been a long time since I rock and rolled, It's been a long time since I did the stroll. Let me get it back let me get it back, Let me get it back where I come from. It's been a long time, been a long time, Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely lonely, lonely time.'