Whitehorse Daily Star

September 20, 2006

• Premier promotes climate change centre The Yukon Party wants to put the territory on the national and international stage for its work on climate change.
• Labour takes major step into campaign The Yukon Federation of Labour plans to launch a massive $40,000 campaign leading up to the territorial vote on Oct. 10.
• Only 44 of 119 available lots taken up Acting Mayor Dave Austin suggests the results of today's public land lottery begs a clearer definition of what is meant by shortage. Of the 119 lots available, 44 were taken up.
• Sheep have settled into gun range Two mountain sheep continue to reside at the Grey Mountain Shooting Range, nonchalantly grazing here and there. Occasionally, the young ram head-butts one of the steel target silhouettes.
• City ballot may include greenbelt referendum Whitehorse voters may be voting in a greenbelt referendum when they go to the polls in the Oct. 19 municipal elections, city council heard Monday evening.
• Resident objects to ATV dealership Plans to move an ATV dealership into Porter Creek have sparked a controversy and threats of a petition to shut the business down before it begins.
• Smokes return to store shelves The problem with the shrinking availability of Imperial Tobacco products including the ever-popular Players Light brand has been resolved.
• Child care is a priority, NDP says NDP Leader Todd Hardy says adding a couple million dollars to the child care system isn't going to solve the problem.
• Assault conviction is appealed A man sentenced to three years in a federal penitentiary for a September 2005 aggravated assault is appealing the conviction.
• Court dismisses man's perjury appeal Whitehorse resident John Eriksen has lost his appeal over his 2002 conviction for perjury.
• Firefighters back home from Oregon Six Yukon firefighters who have been battling wildfires in Oregon returned home last weekend.
• Appointment called blatantly partisan' The NDP is branding the appointment of the Yukon Party's campaign manager to the Yukon Hospital Corp.'s board as an example of the need for a re-examination of how government appointments are made.

September 19, 2006

• Higher salaries urged for mayor, councillors City council members' salaries are too low and need to be raised, a special panel has decided.
• Liberals would expand child care spending The Yukon Liberal Party wants to change the way the Yukon's day care system operates to make it more affordable to parents and better-paying for child care professionals.
• Double left-turning lane to be scrapped A second left-hand turning lane added to the city's Second and Fourth Avenues intersection last year has caused excessive numbers of accidents and needs to be changed, members of city council have heard.
• Free rides urged for volunteers The city's transit department is being asked to provide Canada Winter Games' volunteers with free bus rides.
• Good Samaritan reunites musician with his sitar A Whitehorse citizen has renewed a Toronto musician's faith in humanity. Anwar Khurshid came to Whitehorse as a member of Mehr, a classical Indian musical troupe that was a headline performer at last month's Yukon International Storytelling Festival.
• College helps new residents 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.
• Bogus bills reappearing in the city More counterfeit cash is making its way into Whitehorse businesses. Last week, three fake Canadian $20-bills found their way to a local bank, Whitehorse RCMP said in a release Monday afternoon.
• Firms asked for detailed wood harvest plans Three companies from 10 that submitted proposals have been selected to advance their plans for harvesting timber from beetle-infested forest in southwest Yukon.
• Dawson race: Jenkins is out; Everitt is in DAWSON CITY One of the biggest questions surrounding the territorial election campaign in Dawson City was, 'What is Peter Jenkins going to do?'
• Petition will play factor in Jacob's fate: parole board A citizen-led petition will be a factor in where Marcellus Jacob is directed to live when he's released on parole next month.

September 18, 2006

• Signatories want offender kept away A group of concerned citizens is hopeful a petition will help persuade the National Parole Board not to send convicted sex offender Marcellus Jacob back to Whitehorse when he's released on parole next month.
• Parties fielding full candidates slates All three parties will be running full slates of candidates for the Oct. 10 election.
• Bid to expand board's power raises protests The Yukon government (YTG) should cease and desist in its efforts to undermine the authority of democratically-elected municipal councils.
• Walk for Life in the city raises money and awareness Yukoners will gather at the Elijah Smith Building at noon Wednesday to begin a walk in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
• Lewes Lake definitely going up' Water levels at Lewes Lake will eventually be back to normal.
• Businessman seeks NDP nod Community activist and businessman David Hedmann wants to carry the New Democratic Party banner in Copperbelt in the Oct.10 election.
• Bilingual baker launches candidacy A Whitehorse baker and advocate for youth issues wants the NDP nomination in her home riding of Porter Creek Centre for the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Yukon Energy assists students Yukon Energy has awarded almost $10,000 worth of scholarships to six Yukoners studying at post-secondary institutions.