Whitehorse Daily Star

July 28, 2006

• Chase touched residential area Whitehorse RCMP have confirmed a high-speed chase Tuesday evening made its way through a residential area before it ended at the Takhini River Bridge on the Alaska Highway.
• Survivor tells of horrendous accident TORONTO (CP) It began two weeks ago as a Muslim community outreach mission.
• Man's death saddens church staff Whitehorse United Church minister Keltie van Binsbergen didn't know Khalid Malik very well.
• Carcross Road marauder totally terrorized' chickens For years Mary and Blaine Walden have raised chickens on their Carcross Road property, but it wasn't until this week that they had any problems with bears or other animals.
• Pusher posters' draw mixed reviews A Copper Ridge resident found a poster Thursday showing two photos of reputed drug dealers under the title 'Drug Dealers At Work Outside the 202'.
• Bar, hotel owners ticked off' at portrayals Donna Isaak, who leases the Discovery Bar with husband Ed, is furious that Whitehorse bars and hotels are all being painted as havens for drug dealers and illicit activity.
• Yukoners quilt in remembrance The Wednesday Sew and Sews, a local quilting group, has made one of its blankets for the Canadian Comfort and Remembrance project, which offers comfort to the next-of-kin of Canadian Forces personnel who have died overseas since 2000.
• Peace bond assigned to dog-killer's spouse The spouse of the man who shot 56 dogs in April has been ordered to have no contact with the president of the Dawson City Humane Society. The six-month peace bond for Debbie Howe was ordered by territorial Judge Heino Lilles in a July 21 decision, where he also dismissed a peace bond for Jim Foesier, who destroyed the dogs.
• Examine our record: acclaimed minister Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang has been acclaimed to represent the Yukon Party again in the riding of Porter Creek Centre in the pending territorial election.
• Political boxer wins hard-fought battle' 'It was a hard-fought battle,' jokes Riverdale North MLA Ted Staffen.
• Rainfall reduces fire threat near Beaver Creek More than 30 millimeters of rain have fallen in the Beaver Creek area in the last 48 hours. That has significantly reduced the fire hazard and the risk of the Felsemner Ridge blaze reaching the community, officials said this morning.
• Territories to push for funding reforms There will be no equalization miracle for the provinces but the territories will be moving forward with their push for Ottawa to ratify a new agreement on territorial formula financing, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• CYFN demands housing money MAYO The Yukon government must hand over $50 million in federal housing dollars to the territory's aboriginal people, the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) has demanded.
• Summer was successful for student employment The local students' job centre will close for the season Aug. 2.
• AFN vice-chief overwhelms challenger MAYO In an overwhelming show of support, Yukon first nations have opted to stick with their national representative.
• Aboriginal citizens misdiagnosed: CYFN MAYO The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is insisting that inequities in the medical system be addressed.
• Delegates condemn drug pushers MAYO Drugs and drug dealers are damaging the social fabric of first nations communities, delegates attending the Council of Yukon First Nations' (CYFN's) general assembly heard Wednesday.
• CYFN vigorously opposes outfitters' policy MAYO The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) will support any initiative to thwart the Yukon government's proposed outfitters' policy.
• A dozen projects to share $157,345 in grants Twelve community projects in seven Yukon communities have been awarded $157,345 in Community Development Fund Tier 1 funding. 'This funding will deliver support to 12 important community projects,' Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon said. 'These projects supported by the Community Development Fund create economic and social benefits around Yukon.'
• Unique guitar project plays Dawson City Music Festival DAWSON CITY Jowi Taylor's Six String Nation Guitar project has been making the rounds of the folk festival circuit this summer, and was in Dawson for most of its festival weekend.
• Putting nearly everything in the world between two covers The trouble with a title like A Short History of Nearly Everything is that it's impossible to put too much stress on the word 'nearly'. You can't possibly cover everything.
• On-stage art and music collide at Dawson City music fest DAWSON CITY 'For me, not being the weirdest thing at a festival felt great,' said musician Christine Fellows, reflecting on her appearance at this year's Dawson City Music Festival.

July 27, 2006

• German carrier to maintain presence Condor, the German airline serving the Yukon, will not be cancelling its flights to the territory.
• Alaskan firefighters not needed Alaska is no longer sending two 16-person unit crews to help out on the Beaver Creek-area forest fire.
• First nations sign historic boundary pact MAYO In what was described as a civilized way to settle land disputes by governments, the Tr'ondek Hwech'in and Na-cho Nayak Dun First Nations have formalized their boundaries.
• Research field day planned for Friday The public is invited to the Yukon agriculture branch's research and demonstration field day set for tomorrow.
• Nunavut plane missing HALL BEACH, Nunavut (CP) A search is underway for a missing plane in Nunavut.
• Things cooking at Yukon Learn The Yukon Learn Society is making a cookbook full of local recipes to raise funds for its outreach program.
• Liberals propose self-gov't minister MAYO A territorial Liberal cabinet would include a minister for self-government implementation, party leader Arthur Mitchell said Wednesday.
• Delegates denounce outfitters' policy MAYO A proposed policy to permit Yukon outfitters to gain title to hinterland property may end in a lawsuit between the first nations and the territorial government.
• Fishing quotas remain unresolved MAYO Fifteen years after the signing of the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) and three years after established deadlines, quotas on the number of fish that first nations can take out of the Yukon river system have not been reached.
• Collective land use council is proposed MAYO First nations should band together to form a collective land use council, at least according to one first nation chief.
• Agricultural policies simply feed greed, chiefs suggest MAYO The Yukon government's agricultural land policies have nothing to do with farming and are designed to do little more than make instant millionaires.

July 26, 2006

• This town doesn't appreciate money' After spending 17 months and more than $30,000 pushing the city to permit building in a Porter Creek greenbelt, developer Daryl Novakowski is leaving the Yukon.
• Cadets helping out Cadets from the Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre are helping spruce up the Donnenworth House heritage building and the home of the Yukon Historical and Museums Association on Third Avenue.
• Crews continue to tackle fire There was some new growth on the western flank of the Beaver Creek-area forest fire on Tuesday, officials said this morning.
• Accident victims' names released The five men killed in a minivan crash on the Dempster Highway Monday evening have been identified by Dawson City RCMP.
• Public can help foil drug pushers, RCMP maintain Sgt. Guy Rook has answered some tough questions about the RCMP's efforts to control drugs and violence in downtown Whitehorse.
• Self-government movement could collapse, chiefs warn MAYO If the federal and territorial governments don't work out a practical financial arrangement with first nations, the movement toward self-government is in danger of collapsing, say Yukon chiefs.
• Trust fund helps entrepreneurs MAYO A collective trust fund set up by Yukon first nations has reached maturity and is ready to help out entrepreneurs.
• CYFN plans eventual move MAYO The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) has to move offices in or before 2008.
• CYFN is dealing with a deficit MAYO The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) spent more money than it earned this year, delegates attending the CYFN's general assembly heard Tuesday.
• Driver nabbed after a lengthy pursuit A 21-year-old Whitehorse man is facing several driving charges along with a charge of theft after Whitehorse RCMP chased a truck from the downtown area to the Alaska Highway area just south of the Takhini River Bridge on Tuesday evening,
• Accord's status draws differing views National aboriginal leaders have emerged from meetings in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, saying Canada's premiers have thrown their support behind the Kelowna Accord.
• Memorial for geologist set for Friday A memorial service for a geologist killed in a helicopter accident will be held in Whitehorse on Friday.
• Crosswalk eases cross feelings over stop signs DAWSON CITY Drivers on Fifth Avenue in Dawson have another new set of signs to get used to, the second new set in the last month.
• Railway sets another record The White Pass and Yukon Route carried 6,689 passengers on June 19, breaking the old daily record of 6,410 set June 14.
• First nations need most housing funds: chief MAYO Yukon first nations should receive 90 per cent of the $50 million allocated from Ottawa in its northern housing fund.