Whitehorse Daily Star

July 20, 2006

• You're not welcome, drug pushers told RCMP officers were out in numbers and the Capital Hotel is instituting a new drug policy after a group of 50 citizens descended on the downtown area Wednesday to tell drug dealers they aren't welcome in Whitehorse.
• We have millions of dollars in the bank' In an unprecedented move, Premier Dennis Fentie released an interim financial update this morning.
• Officials exploring northern health challenges Limited resources and a population spread out across a large land base are among the many unique issues facing health care providers in the North.
• Take care with fires, officials urge A sunny weekend is in the forecast for the upcoming Dawson Music Festival, which will begin Friday.
• City hears varying views of greenbelt Porter Creek's Holly Street greenbelt is dirty, full of used needles and has open manholes which pose a danger to the city's youth.
• Childcare providers plan rally As working parents get ready to pay more for childcare at most daycare centres in the city, daycare owners and operators are hoping to raise awareness about the issue with a campaign that will include a rally.
• Kenyon begins presidency of PNWER When combined, the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington state form the 10th-largest economy in the world.
• Bear takes stroll through suburb A black bear's leisurely stroll through Porter Creek may have been a rare moment to catch the wild animal roaming through a residential neighbourhood.
• Ex-MLA due in court Aug. 28 Former Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen will make his next court appearance in a Hay River, N.W.T. court on Aug. 28.

July 19, 2006

• Former Yukon skateboarder dies of head injuries The remains of a former Yukoner who died in a tragic skateboarding accident in Alberta on Saturday will return to the territory.
• Father, son reunited after three decades Like father, like son even after being separated for close to 30 years.
• More facts needed on border ID plan: Taylor It is lack of communication that is creating a major obstacle in understanding the impact of pending border identification laws, says Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor.
• House perfect for a day care, buyer says Turning a former crack house into a modern child care facility would benefit downtown residents and parents looking for day cares close to their offices.
• Medical students' bursary announced Yukon students entering the medical profession will benefit from a new Medical Education Bursary Program announced last Wednesday by Health and Social Services Minister Brad Cathers.
• City council asked to endorse Kyoto protocol A grassroots environmental group has travelled to Whitehorse to ask city council to support the Kyoto protocol and pressure Prime Minister Stephen Harper into living up to Canada's commitments to the international accord.
• City officials oppose man's greenbelt development plan City council is being asked to quash a Whitehorse man's plans to develop a residential subdivision in Porter Creek's Holly Street greenbelt.
• Alleged Atlin assault investigated Atlin, B.C. RCMP are releasing few details about the arrest of a Yukoner last month at the Atlin Music Festival.

July 18, 2006

• Proposed daycare a poor idea: councillor An application to rezone a 465-square-metre downtown residence to allow for a 32-child day care facility is 'ridiculous.'
• WCB should remain independent: chair A recommendation to the Workers' Compensation Act review panel to consider harmonizing the territory's board with British Columbia's doesn't make a lot of sense, says Craig Tuton, chair of the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (WCB).
• Hospital workers' grievances concern union The president of the Yukon Employees Union (YEU) is concerned about the number of grievances between Whitehorse General Hospital and the YEU that end up in costly adjudication.
• Cyclist aims for southernmost city Dominic Gill is a young man on a mission kind of.
• Couple's book chronicles man's Yukon adventures SCHUYLER FALLS, N.Y. (AP) He was known in his hometown as Klondike Joe,'' the man who founded Canada's Dawson City during the gold rush of the late 1890s.
• Pay for infrastructure, developer urges city A major development company is taking issue with a city policy for infrastructure in new subdivisions because it says there is no policy.
• Work force size remains stable According to unadjusted employment figures recently released by the Yukon Bureau of Statistics, the territory is on very similar footing compared to the same period last year.
• 7,000 phone books collected by students Students at 17 Yukon schools have diverted a total of 7,286 out-dated Northwestel Inc. telephone directories from community landfills.
• AIDS awareness campaign set Whitehorse is set to join the rest of the nation in bringing attention to a global killer AIDS.