Whitehorse Daily Star

September 25, 2006

• NDP proposes a ban on smoking Bars, restaurants and other businesses across the territory would be smoke-free if the NDP became the next government in the Oct. 10 election.
• Supporters blitz ailing leader's riding Eleven NDP candidates and 32 volunteers convearged at the NDP headquarters at the old Unitech building at Second Avenue and Two Mile Hill on Saturday.
• Liberals and New Democrats promise correctional facility The Yukon will have a new jail soon.
• Yukon Party promises to expand child care A re-elected Yukon Party would mean an increase in the number of affordable child care spaces in the territory, Premier Dennis Fentie said Friday.
• Water test results due today Whether radiation detected in the well water at Champagne is from a natural or artificial source should be known today, says an official with the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.
• Grits would address FASD dilemma The Yukon Liberal Party would actively address the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the territory if elected Oct. 10, says Phil Treusch, the party's candidate for Riverdale South.
• Release of WCB rates enters campaign Responding today to allegations of withholding information for political gains, Craig Tuton, the Yukon Party campaign manager and chair of the Worker's Compensation Board (WCB), said Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell is 'out to lunch,' and 'sucking air.'
• Mount Lorne: land is the major issue Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles leading up to the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Tiger gets loose after crash FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. (CP) A tiger on the loose near Fort St. John after a highway accident has been recaptured.
• Yukon Party would closely monitor vital caribou herd OLD CROW The Yukon Party wants to increase monitoring and data collection on the territory's wildlife.

September 22, 2006

• Discovering pulp fiction in the N.Y. Museum of Natural History The team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have delivered several books of what we might call the 'Indiana Jones meets Sherlock Holmes meets the X-files' variety.
• Do Yukon moms love mining? For the young people, a good way to make Mom happy is to get a job you like and make good money at it! Mining and mineral exploration can do that.
• Air Canada cared more about self-protection This is an open letter to anybody who cares. And Air Canada. I live in Whitehorse, just a few thousand kilometres away from the rest of my family.
• Another dubious package; another evacuation Another government office was evacuated early Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was received.
• Council poised to make Board of Revision appointments In preparation for the Oct. 19 municipal election, city council is set to appoint members of the community to the 2006 Board of Revision.
• Guide planned Representatives of the Association Franco-Yukonnaise, the City of Whitehorse and Patrick Reese from PR Services met recently to discuss the production of a special 48-page guide to fulfill visitors' inquiries this winter.
• NDP would champion the environment An NDP territorial government would place environmental issues on equal footing with the economy and social programs, says party leader Todd Hardy.
• Taliban are remorseless', Yukoner reports 'Mom, I'm calling to let you know I'm OK.'
• City ranks low in mayor, councillor pay scale A recent survey comparing city council's compensation to like-sized cities shows Whitehorse politicians are paid the league minimum.
• Mission's success pleased astronaut's sibling Steve Maclean, the third Canadian in space and the brother of a Whitehorse technical consultant, returned to Earth on Thursday after his much-delayed mission aboard the space shuttle Atlantis.
• Local man wins achievement award A Yukoner has won the National Individual Achievement Award through the 2006 Canada Post Literacy Award program.
• Leaders address Old Crow GA OLD CROW The outcome of the territorial election in the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin is far from certain, says Chief Joe Linklater.
• Commissioner proclaims Right to Know Week' Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber has proclaimed Sept. 25-Oct. 1 as Right to Know Week.
• Radio forum drew sparse audience DAWSON CITY Perhaps two days after the closing of nominations was just a tad too early to have a media event.

September 21, 2006

• Commission has a new chair Melissa Atkinson has been appointed as chair of the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
• August was a poor month for sunbathing The Yukon recorded a cool month in August with only Old Crow just slightly warmer than normal for the month.
• MP holstering his vote for now The Yukon's Liberal MP will take the wait-and-see approach when it comes to voting on a Conservative government bill to dismantle the national gun registry.
• YMA keen on health facility concept A Yukon Liberal Party government would bring doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists and other health professionals under one roof in a collaborative health care facility at a cost to taxpayers of $4 million to $5 million in start-up expenses over two years.
• City to do roundabout research The city will do its own work in deciding whether a new Riverdale roundabout will become a reality, members of council heard Monday evening.
• Bureau unveils assessment tool The Yukon Volunteer Bureau has released a new tool designed to help non-profit organizations' boards become more effective in their work.
• Counsellor starts school with students As students return to the classroom, so too is Madeleine Piuze, a youth addictions counsellor who is at each of the city's high schools at least once a week.
• Judge ends 19 years on the bench The territory is losing one of its three territorial court judges with the retirement of Judge Heino Lilles.
• Contractors quickly snap up parcels of land Eighteen construction companies showed up for this morning's draw of 35 Copper Ridge subdivision lots taking all that were available.
• Deputy minister is moving to N.W.T. The deputy minister of the territorial Department of Environment has resigned.