Whitehorse Daily Star

September 15, 2006

• Uncovering mysteries from Montana to the stars For fans of the late Robert A. Heinlein, this book will bring back a lot of fond memories. For those who don't know the work of the man once called the dean of American science fiction riters, this book may inspire you to go out and find some of the real thing.
• It's beginning to look a lot like autumn in Dawson City DAWSON CITY Fall may not arrive for another six days, but it really has hit Dawson City.
• CD by The Dears a good offering, but breaks no new ground The Dears, a Montreal-based Canadian indie rock band, have released their third full-length album, Gang of Losers.
• Raven's Nook in Dawson marks 25 years of commerce DAWSON CITY After 25 years as the owner and manager of the Raven's Nook, Lenore Calnan thinks she's finally getting the hang of the job.
• We're exporting money': ex-college head The territorial government is giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to Yukon students to travel to Outside institutions to study courses that are available at Yukon College, a college study shows.
• Man is commended for turning in ancient tools An important archaeological discovery was made last week by Barry Baynes of Tagish.
• Traffic circle doesn't square up with citizens Riverdale residents do not want a traffic circle in their neighbourhood, a survey by Riverdale North MLA Ted Staffen's office shows.
• Housing, spending boom is far from over: CMHC The city's housing market will be fuelled by some of the strongest consumer buying power in the nation, leading to a predicted 500-plus house sales in 2007, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC).
• Driver injured A 43-year-old man is listed in stable condition with a back injury at Whitehorse General Hospital after he was admitted Thursday afternoon following a gravel truck rollover on the Carcross Road.
• Check out where the steering wheel is! The expanding number of right-hand drive vehicles in the Yukon is growing more evident.
• Sole-sourced work would be explained: Grits A Yukon Liberal government would require its ministers to provide a public explanation when they decide to sole-source a contract rather than put it out for tender, Jon Breen, the party's candidate for Lake Laberge, announced this morning.
• Premier takes campaign to Mayo MAYO Four years ago, Mayo was struggling, says village mayor Scott Bolten.
• Smokers welcome in reopened eatery for now There is a new smoking restaurant just outside city limits.
• Mayo hall is now historic The Mayo Legion Hall has been designated as a Yukon Historic Site under the Yukon Historic Resources Act, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced recently.
• All parties would keep $1-million pledge DAWSON CITY Call it a hat trick, or the answer to the million-dollar question.
• It's time to build Dawson's future: Fentie DAWSON CITY 'Some of the work we wanted to get done in Dawson City and the riding of Klondike during this mandate did not happen, that's a fact,' says Yukon Party Leader Dennis Fentie.
• Booklet is pointless, Mining Watch says A new booklet designed to help first nations achieve a better understanding of the mining industry is a failure, says the executive director of Mining Watch Canada.
• Official sells cell service in Dawson DAWSON CITY When it comes to extending cellular telephone service to Dawson City, the Yukon government has more in mind than just a cell phone in every pocket.
• NDP proposes all-party economic council NDP Leader Todd Hardy says he is offering the two other territorial parties unprecedented participation in developing the Yukon's economic future.
• Beds being moved into athletes' village Ed. Note: This is one of a series of articles leading up to the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

September 14, 2006

• People should know what they're paying for' The city is spending $113,000 to buy sports equipment at the Canada Games Centre from Peak Fitness.
• Liberal candidates ink code of conduct A code of conduct signed this morning by nine Liberal candidates in the Oct. 10 territorial election is designed to demonstrate the value the prospective MLAs place on honesty and integrity, said party leader Arthur Mitchell.
• 2009 eyed for lots sale in Porter Creek The future of development in the Porter Creek area began Tuesday night.
• Group wants money to attend hearings The Utilities Consumers' Group will not participate in the upcoming hearings into Yukon Energy's $45-million capital investment plan without upfront financial guarantees, says the organization's president.
• Energy and Mines Ministers' meet raised almost $12,000 The final amount raised for two local charities at the Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference in Whitehorse is close to $12,000, says Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang.
• Contested nomination produces Liberal candidate Lesley Cabott, the City of Whitehorse's planning manager, has received the Yukon Liberals' nod to represent the party in Riverdale North for the Oct. 10 election.
• Towns deserve share of the prosperity: Mitchell Liberal Party Leader Arthur Mitchell has been acclaimed to serve as the party's representative in Copperbelt.
• Work almost over, ex-candidate says All the paper work is ready to send off, but the Green Party's Yukon candidate in last January's federal election isn't expected to be granted an extension for filing his required paperwork until it arrives in Ottawa.
• Pump House Lake slated for cleanup this Saturday A cleanup of fishing line around Pump House Lake will take place Saturday morning, says the organizer and local angling enthusiast.

September 13, 2006

• Liberals propose $250-tax exemption Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell wants to put $250 into the pockets of Yukoners at tax time.
• Man falls from work site, medevaced out Jeff Jensen, a 48-year-old local man, was medevaced to Vancouver on Monday morning after he fell from the top of the new Mark's Work Wearhouse.
• Yukon Party promises new treatment facilities The Yukon Party will establish new treatment facilities for individuals afflicted with substance abuse if re-elected, says party leader Dennis Fentie.
• Man sent to penitentiary A local man will serve a six-month sentence, handed out for an attempted break and enter, in a federal penitentiary.
• Woman sentenced to jail term for drug offences A local woman will spend the next six months in jail after being sentenced by visiting Justice Rene Foisy of Alberta on Monday for various charges dating back to July 2005.
• Conservation officers got their goat It might have been like a stranger in a strange land for one mountain goat that was tracked down in the residential area of Copper Ridge this morning.
• Mantracker on the hunt for Yukon prey It's hunting season and The Mantracker is back.
• Man charged in drug bust A local man is facing drug charges after Whitehorse RCMP executed a search warrant at a downtown residence early Monday evening.
• Potential candidate is out to fill Duncan's big shoes' Twenty-five year businessman Don Inverarity plans to seek the nomination for the Yukon Liberal Party in Porter Creek South in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Former Carmacks councillor wants NDP nomination A former councillor with the Village of Carmacks is seeking the NDP nomination in the Mayo-Tatchun riding for the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Yukon Party finds election candidate in Old Crow William Josie will be the Yukon Party's candidate in Vuntut Gwitchin for the Oct. 10 territorial election, Premier Dennis Fentie said Tuesday.
• MP met with Dali Lama Larry Bagnell met with his holiness, the Dali Lama of Tibet, last Saturday. In an interview Monday, the Yukon's Liberal MP said his 45-minute meeting with the spiritual leader was enlightening and one of the highlights of his six-year federal political career.