Whitehorse Daily Star

September 12, 2006

• Peak Fitness steps out of Games centre In a closed-door meeting, city administration has given an undisclosed sum of public money to Peak Fitness to buy the private company's sports equipment at the Canada Games Centre.
• NDP nominations draw 100 supporters Ailing NDP Leader Todd Hardy has been acclaimed to continue to serve as the party's candidate for Whitehorse Centre in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• All parties approaching complete slates Just days into the Oct. 10 territorial election campaign, all three parties already have almost full slates of candidates.
• Ex-councillor eyes nomination Former city councillor Bernie Phillips intends to seek the Whitehorse Centre nomination for the Yukon Liberal Party in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• More bite sought for Animal Control Bylaw City council has to beef up its Animal Control Bylaw, stiffen penalties for offending dog owners and instruct its bylaw department to start issuing fines on a regular basis, says a local dog owner.
• Parties toiling on budgets, campaign offices All three party campaign offices are now up and running for the Oct. 10 election.
• Yukon patients can soon receive help in Edmonton Health and Social Services Minister Brad Cathers has announced an agreement in principle with Alberta's Capital Health to provide assistance to Yukon patients referred to Edmonton for medical care.
• Yukon Party has a potential Whitehorse Centre candidate Jerry Johnson announced he is seeking the Yukon Party nomination for Whitehorse Centre for the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Local Liberal steps forward for Whitehorse West nomination Local resident Mike Walton is running for the the Yukon Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Whitehorse Centre.
• New round of FireSmart projects totals $851,156 Community Services Minister Glenn Hart and Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang recently approved 24 FireSmart projects valued at $851,156.
• Harrison painting to hang in the Senate The Senate of Canada displays many works of art by well-known Canadian artists. There are also examples of Inuit and first nation carvings and crafts.
• Political pollster to enter race Freddy Hutter, the owner-operator of the website and political blog TrendLines.ca, has declared his intent to run as an independent candidate in the Kluane riding in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• New Democrats have Lake Laberge hopeful Nina Sutherland will represent Yukon New Democrats in the Lake Laberge riding in the Oct. 10 election.

September 11, 2006

• Liberals announce campaign's foundation The Yukon Liberal Party will be basing its campaign leading up to the territory's Oct. 10 election around five pillars of ethics and integrity.
• Hotel wins battle over smoking law Capital Hotel owner Maurice Byblow did all he could to prevent the city's smoking bylaw from being broken in his hotel bar, territorial court Judge Karen Ruddy has ruled.
• Terrorism drama gripped Whitehorse as well The Twin Towers had already fallen. A section of the Pentagon lay in ruins and a fourth airliner had crashed into a farmer's field when its passengers attempted to overtake the hijackers.
• Derailment probe could take up to a year The investigation into the Sept. 3 derailment of a White Pass and Yukon Route train near Bennett, B.C. could take up to a year.
• Development meeting is scheduled The city will be teaming up with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to discuss sustainable development in the Porter Creek lower bench.
• Hundreds turn out to honour derailment victim CARCROSS Hundreds of Carcross residents, fire, rescue, conservation and other personnel attended a funeral procession and memorial Saturday for Bruce Harder.
• Municipal politicians wonder about Yukon vote's effects The Oct. 10 territorial election may hurt voter turnout in the fixed Oct. 19 municipal elections, said the city's mayor.
• Liberals' leader stresses he didn't duck U.S. draft Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell wants Yukoners to know he isn't a draft dodger.
• Ex-candidate is out for Yukon Party nod Vicki Durrant announced Friday she's seeking the Yukon Party nomination for the riding of McIntyre-Takhini in the Oct. 10 territorial election.
• Court directs that seized lumber be sold off now While the ownership of logs seized from the Atlin Road area remains unresolved, territorial court ordered Friday afternoon that the wood be sold before its value diminishes any further.
• Mount Lorne resident wants Grit nomination Colleen Wirth plans to seek the nomination for the Yukon Liberal Party in the riding of Mount Lorne for the Oct. 10 election.

September 8, 2006

• Authors on Eighth celebrate literary gold in Dawson City DAWSON CITY The Authors on Eighth event has become a regular feature of the week just before Discovery Days.
• Bookends What to do when failure is not an option There are all kinds of reasons why someone might want to kill another person.
• Uffish Thoughts Some points to ponder this weekend DAWSON CITY This week, in no particular order of importance, I want to muse about a few things that have puzzled me over the summer.
• Imagine tomorrow,' Fentie urges Yukoners The writ is dropped.
• It's a workers' market these days' Stakeholders in Whitehorse and the Yukon are joining together to find productive ways to address the issue of labour shortages in the territory.
• Dustball violence suspects rounded up, freed on bail They got 'em.
• Sexual assault conviction will stand A man convicted of sexual assault cannot appeal his decision.
• Drug dog misses start of the school year As Porter Creek Secondary School students returned to class Thursday, they might have been disappointed after expecting to be greeted at the school by a puppy.
• Man super sore' after collision A combination of unfortunate events is to blame for crashing into a Ford pickup truck while on his bike on Thursday afternoon, Jack Kobayashi said from his home today.
• It's just not right,' says flooding victim A Riverdale senior citizen is blaming a city blunder for a series of floods that have been damaging her property for the last 16 years.
• ATVs driven by children called a menace Motorized vehicles driven by children on city trails present a real and present danger to the safety of greenbelt pedestrians.
• Slow down, motorist urges bus drivers A Whitehorse teenager involved in an accident with a city bus Wednesday evening says excessive speed by the bus was to blame.
• Dawson businessman wants Yukon Party nomination Steve Nordick, co-owner of the 5th Avenue Bed and Breakfast in Dawson City, is seeking the Yukon Party nomination in the Klondike riding in the pending territorial election.
• Abattoir makes grade with inspectors The Yukon's slaughterhouse on wheels was put through its paces Wednesday at the LaPrairie Bison Ranch west of Whitehorse.
• Red tape choking businesses: CFIB Red tape choking businesses: CFIBA mish-mash of overwhelming government regulations is collectively costing small businesses $33 billion a year across the nation and stifling economic progress across the territory, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
• Financial administrator to pursue NDP nomination Rhoda Merkel, a financial administrator and first nations art teacher, is seeking the New Democratic Party nomination in Whitehorse West for the upcoming territorial election.
• Faro called proof of need for mining bonds The apparent success of reclaiming the territory's Brewery Creek gold mine is a positive example of what happens when reclamation bonds are in place, says an industry watchdog.
• Let us go, Dawson residents ask town DAWSON CITY Sharon Peerenboom and Deiter Reinmuth would like to leave Dawson.
• Outreach van to spend more time on streets Yukon government funding will enable the city's outreach van service to expand to six nights a week.
• Two men plead not guilty to charges Two men charged with hunting a grizzly bear at the Takhanne River, near Million Dollar Falls, last May have pleaded not guilty to that and numerous other charges under the territorial Wildlife Act.