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October 6, 2006

  • Martha's Magic Lantern Show lives again in Dawson Before there were talking pictures, there were silent ones, and before even that there were slide shows. Take a step further back still, and there were Magic Lantern Shows, projected from a cumbersomely lit wooden or metal box onto a large screen.
  • Author Thomas King tells us The Truth About Stories' In one of the stories about creation, the world is described as floating in space on the back of a turtle. The story is told in slightly different ways depending on who is telling it and who the audience might be. There may be changes in the order of events and in the details. What stays the same is the turtle. It is always there and it never swims away.
  • Liberals pull ahead As the territorial election campaign comes to a close, it appears the Yukon Liberals have taken the lead.
  • Sears becomes catalogue-only store Sears customers in Whitehorse have been left shopping entirely by catalogue.
  • Several sweeps by COs turn up nothing Yukon's Department of Environment is lifting its 'do not enter' warning in Porter Creek area greenbelts.
  • Youths charged following B&E Three teenagers are set to appear in court next month on charges of break, enter and theft and possession of stolen property.
  • Fraudulent e-mails reported Be careful what you e-mail.
  • Last chance to get on the voter's list Today marks the last day to get your name on the voters list for Tuesday's territorial election.
  • All parties support continuing municipal gas tax program The Yukon, Liberal, and NDP parties all support the continuation of federal gas tax dollars flowing into municipal bank accounts.
  • WCC inmates claim human rights violation Permitting guards to smoke outside prisoners' windows at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) while enforcing a cold turkey, no-smoking policy for all inmates is a violation of human rights, residents of WCC argue.
  • Imperial Tobacco products are headed to a shelf near you Rumours that Imperial Tobacco, the makers of Players and du Maurier brand cigarettes, has stopped distribution to the Yukon are incorrect.
  • Leaders examine Yukon's economic future Five articles are being published this week highlighting topics of concern to Yukoners for the Oct. 10 territorial election. The Yukon Party, Liberals and NDP each had an opportunity to pick a topic to debate with the respective leaders. The remaining two topics were selected by the Star.
  • Hardy reflects on his illness and NDP campaign While still waiting to be released from St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, NDP Leader Todd Hardy was feeding his love of reading.
  • Fentie hungry for another term as Yukon leader Yukon Party Leader Dennis Fentie has an appetite.
  • Through cold and rain, Mitchell leads Liberal campaign ÂIt is a miserable Sunday afternoon. Grey skies, pouring rain and the cold of autumn are in the air, but Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell is still out on the doorsteps in his Copperbelt riding.
  • Games merchandizing gathering steam The Canada Games Host Society plans to invest $900,000 on games related merchandise to sell before, during and after the Games, says George Arcand, the society's vice president.
  • Not just another walk in the park I'm an experienced backcountry traveler. I wrote the Kluane National Park Hiking Guide, now in its third edition and have left my boot print on every trail described in the book. I am bear-and-accident aware and am always careful to eat well and rest lots. In thirty some-odd-years of hiking I have had no accidents.
  • Perseverance pays off in fight against schizophrenia When Bill McPhee was 24 he started hearing voices. Wandering the streets on a cold Ontario winter night, he became convinced other people could read his mind, and he could read theirs.

October 5, 2006

  • Elvis signs stolen, but the king catches on What may be a collectors item to some could be an election threat to others, like Pelly-Nisutlin candidate Elvis Aaron Presley.
  • McIntyre-Takhini: jail a high priority for voters The corrections centre, education and child care top the list of concerns for residents in the riding of McIntyre-Takhini, says Rick Grant, president of the Takhini West Neighbourhood Association.
  • Mitchell tested throughout forum Yukon Party Leader Dennis Fentie and NDP Leader Todd Hardy seemed to be willing to collaborate on at least one thing at last night's CBC leaders forum: testing the stance of Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell.
  • Mackenzie pipeline traffic underestimated: YTG First nations organizations, environmentalist and the Yukon government were among the groups that raised concerns when the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project held hearings in Whitehorse Wednesday.
  • Leaders discuss MLAs salaries A series of articles is being published this week highlighting topics of concern to Yukoners for the Oct. 10 territorial election. The Yukon Party, Liberals and NDP each had an opportunity to pick a topic to debate with the respective leaders. The remaining two topics were selected by the Star.
  • City hall cancels greenbelt vote The city will not be holding a greenbelt referendum in the Oct. 19 municipal election.
  • First Avenue construction behind schedule The completion of construction work on First Avenue will depend on the weather.
  • Court reporter remains puzzled by government After a civil court process which resulted in a settlement, 13 boxes of paperwork and a lot of stress, Joyce Bachli is still considering whether to launch a law suit against the Yukon government in an effort to find out how she lost her 50 per cent share in the court reporting (where court proceedings are transcribed) contract, close to three months after she learned she had won it.
  • College helps newcomers find jobs Newcomers to Canada can sign up for a free program at Yukon College designed to help them become part of the labour force, the college announced recently. The Enhanced Language Training program is a 15-week full time course being offered at the college through funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
  • Klondike: money for infrastructure needed The wish list for the Klondike riding in the Oct. 10 election is, in a lot of ways, the same list prospective MLAs have been hit with in the past elections, Dawson's mayor John Steins said in a recent interview.

October 4, 2006

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