Whitehorse Daily Star

September 28, 2006

• Number of city election candidates dismal' There are eight people running for council and four for mayor for the Oct. 19 Whitehorse municipal election.
• Candidates answered questions on heritage issues The Liberals' proposal to name a minister of land claims implementation would have a significant impact on the preservation of Yukon heritage, says Ed Schultz, the party's Oct. 10 election candidate for McIntyre-Takhini.
• Grits uveil environmental plan The Yukon Liberal Party has unveiled a seven-point action plan designed to address environmental issues and combat global warming.
• 18,277 Yukoners can vote next month The revised list of electors is showing that 18,277 Yukoners are registered to vote in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Original watercolour painting to kick off Fire Prevention Week The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs will kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14) with the unveiling of an original watercolour painting entitled The Fire Engine Dawson City Firehouse 1903.
• October is annual United Way Month Next month is United Way Month, city council heard Monday evening.
• Panning event is bound for Dawson The Klondyke Gold Panning Association and the Klondike Visitors Association have announced the 2007 World Gold Panning Championships will be held in Dawson City, Aug. 20-26, 2007.
• Vuntut Gwitchin: the land, the issues are vast Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles leading up to the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• RCMP are investigating fire that destroyed empty house Whitehorse RCMP and the city's fire department are treating an early-morning blaze which destroyed an abandoned downtown house as suspicious.
• Gravel quarry would face some conditions City council will place land use restrictions on a gravel quarry scheduled to operate on the Mount Sima Road.
• Liberals would promote creative economy' Bernie Phillips, the Yukon Liberal Party's election candidate for Whitehorse Centre, says his party would do more to foster the growth of the Yukon's creative economy if it's elected Oct. 10.
• Villages have messages for the candidates Infrastructure upkeep and a direct line to decision-makers in the legislative assembly are what's important to the territory's smaller communities, say town and village officials.

September 27, 2006

• Lange appeals his murder conviction A little more than three weeks after being sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Bob Olson, Mark Lange is appealing his conviction.
• Former MLA Arntzen wants his next trial in Dawson City Former Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen could find himself back on trial in Dawson City next June.
• Bagnell says federal budget cuts will hurt Yukoners Federal budget cuts announced Monday are going to hurt Yukoners worse than many other Canadians, Yukon MP Larry Bagnell said this morning.
• Greenbelt referendum plan features information gap The city is headed for a 'catch-22' greenbelt referendum.
• All parties embrace collaborative clinic All three parties have now released their platform commitments regarding the Yukon's health care system and the establishment of a collaborative medical practice is topping everyone's list.
• Enumeration missing many, parties complain Are you on the voters list?
• Teamsters win appeal of ex-agent's financial award The B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal has accepted an appeal by the local Teamsters union over the firing of its former representative.
• City faces an expensive computer bill The City of Whitehorse will study spending $600,000 to upgrade its computer systems.
• Southern Lakes: water levels a top concern Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles leading up to the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Watson Lake: premier has his challengers Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles leading up to the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Groups are out to Rock the Vote' In an effort to arm electors with information, a coalition of local organizations is holding an event to promote the power of voting.
• Towns merit part of capital's wealth: mayors The party that takes office after the Oct. 10 territorial election has to work on the financial inequities between Whitehorse and the Yukon's smaller and centres.
• Review Classical music pours into Dawson with a cup of Joe DAWSON CITY The Joe Trio capered through Dawson City last week, with concerts at both the Oddfellows Hall (courtesy of the Dawson City Arts Society) and the Robert Service School.
• Five local performance groups unite to form new Superfriends It's definitely not a bird and it's definitely not a plane. It's Superfriends, a new performing arts collective specifically established for the upcoming Art Equinox (AE) Festival in Whitehorse.
• Review Sleazy Suburban Motel opens in Porter Creek theatre The Guild Hall's newest production has hit the stage, and with it the company continues its recent trend of presenting senseless, off-the-wall, contemporary theatre.

September 26, 2006

• Seventeen charged in weekend drug sweep Seventeen people are facing charges of trafficking drugs after the RCMP wrapped up a two-month undercover investigation.
• Yukon people can count on the NDP' According to the NDP platform, Yukoners can count the party's commitments on one hand.
• Mystery still shrouds cause of well water contamination Approximately 60 people turned out for a public meeting last night on the contaminated water supply at Champagne, as well as representatives from several agencies.
• Officials play it safe, lock down school Vanier Catholic Secondary School was in lock-down mode for about 20 minutes early Monday afternoon after Whitehorse RCMP were called to the school about a potential threat of violence.
• Mayor's, councillors' pay is on the way up A bylaw to enrich the paycheques of the mayor and city council officially entered the bylaw process.
• Games officials have signed up 2,000 volunteers for event The 2007 Canada Winter Games Host Society signed up 300 more volunteers on Saturday.
• Petition opposes ATV dealership's move City council has delayed a zoning amendment application which would allow for an ATV dealership next to Goodies Gas Bar in Porter Creek.
• Grits would listen to miners' concerns A Liberal government would improve the Yukon's resource economy without sacrificing the environment.
• Golf course rezoning approved City council has permitted the rezoning of a golf course lease and paved the way for the development of a new, private country residential subdivision.
• Roundtable meeting was a success The Yukon Regional Roundtable meeting earlier this month was a positive step in the right direction, members of council heard recently.
• Yukon Party would help kids with disabilities A Yukon Party government would create a special unit to provide support to families who have children with severe disabilities if re-elected Oct. 10.
• Man won't have lawyer named to cases A local man isn't likely to have a lawyer represent him at his appeal of a fraud conviction or during his upcoming trial for three cases involving charges of fraud, theft, forgery and impersonation.
• Area is rezoned for industrial purposes A green area in the Kulan industrial subdivision has been rezoned for industrial purposes.