Whitehorse Daily Star

August 14, 2006

• Lange's lawyer to begin appeal process Crown prosecutors are continuing to seek the same sentence for both Mark Lange and Dean Boucher in the second-degree murder of Robert Olson.
• Construction work finishing up The road work on Two Mile Hill is finished.
• Yukon Party MLA eyes another riding Dean Hassard, the current MLA for Pelly-Nisutlin, has announced his intention to seek the Yukon Party nomination for Porter Creek South.
• Signs deliver message to drug dealers Signs telling drug dealers they aren't welcome have been placed at the entrance to the McIntyre subdivision by the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.
• Dryden pleased by North's evolution Golf is not federal Liberal leadership hopeful Ken Dryden's game.
• It's time for bold, daring action, says Hedy Fry Federal Liberal leadership hopeful Hedy Fry is asking Canadians to walk away from the status quo, embrace change and push Canada to aggressively take its place on the world stage in the 21st century.
• Quartet joins arts centre board Four new board members have been appointed to the Yukon Arts Centre Corp. board, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced last Thursday.
• Yukoner hears from son in Afghanistan Tom Eschak, a member of the Canadian Forces infantry personnel stationed in Afghanistan, called his mother, Marj Eschak, on Saturday to tell the Whitehorse woman about his situation there. What he told her gave Marj cause for concern.

August 11, 2006

• Murderer's words stun courtroom Mark Lange shouldn't be in jail for the 2004 murder of Robert Olson, says Dean Boucher, who was convicted with Lange for the second-degree murder.
• Dream and scheme, but don't dare dent If you ever scout out Kevin McDonald for a ride in his car, pray that you're invited to the front seat.
• Bears making their presence known There has been a noticeable increase in the number of bear incidents around Whitehorse and other communities this year.
• Golf course property's fate moves along The rezoning to allow for a country residential subdivision next to the Meadow Lakes Golf Course could wrap up as early as Sept. 25.
• Sustainable housing ideas wanted No one social or economic factor seems to be responsible for the boom in the Whitehorse housing market.
• Spectacle ushers in the dating game' Ed. note: this is part of a continuing series on the preparations leading up to the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Ex-grand chief jumps into election fray 'What makes you think I won't (win)?' Ed Schultz asked Thursday after declaring his intentions to seek the Liberal party nomination in McIntyre-Takhini for the pending territorial election.
• Offender will hear sentence pronounced on August 18 A local man will be given no further chances to find suitable housing as Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower considers his sentence for a sexual assault that happened more than eight years ago.
• Parties hear care workers' concerns The Yukon's opposition parties have positioned themselves firmly in support of day care workers who say they're underpaid for the value of the work they do.
• Chinook salmon are arriving at fishway As of this morning, there were more than 131 chinook salmon through the Whitehorse Fishway at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam.
• 1940s-vintage aircraft touch down here Two vintage Second World War airplanes circa 1944 stopped to refuel at Whitehorse International Airport on Thursday on their way to this weekend's Anchorage air show.
• Council members' pay may be reviewed It could be up to local residents to decide how much the city councillors they elect on Oct. 19 will earn.
• Longtime resident seeks NDP nomination A well-known member of the Whitehorse arts and sports communities wants to represent the Yukon New Democrats in Riverdale North in the next territorial election.
• Potential candidate would stress gov't integrity Based on the desire to see honesty and integrity in government and her belief in effective local representation, Nina Sutherland is seeking the NDP nomination for the Lake Laberge riding in the upcoming territorial election.
• Health education bursary announced The territorial government has unveiled a new education bursary for Yukon students entering post secondary health profession programs.
• We're simply standing up for our rights In response to Peter Woloszeniuk's letter, Aug. 1, in the Whitehorse Star. First and foremost, if you want compensation for your abuse that happened to you when you were a child, go back to your country and ask your government.

August 10, 2006

• He's going to fight this': Cardiff NDP Leader Todd Hardy has been diagnosed with leukemia.
• Day care operators are in crisis' Early child care workers are undervalued and underpaid, say a panel of day care centre owners, staff and parents.
• Ombudsman's services required, resident believes Issues surrounding the city-wide greenbelt referendum, including misinformation circulated by city hall before people voted, should be reviewed by Yukon ombudsman Hank Moorlag.
• Federal minister visits to fight crime The federal government has pumped $737,468 into three crime prevention initiatives in the Yukon.
• City considers composting program changes Whitehorse residents could be on their way to throwing their biodegradable bags used for the city's composting program into the compost itself.
• Smelter, mining groups visited Department of Economic Development officials recently hosted several smelter and mining groups from China and Korea, visiting the Selwyn Mining Project in the Howard's Pass district of southwest Yukon.
• YESSA is a learning process: YTG, city The municipal and territorial governments had no intention of bypassing the Yukon's new environment legislation in developing the Whitehorse waterfront.