Whitehorse Daily Star

June 15, 2006

• I'll take the 15 years,' convicted man says It will be close to two months before Dean Boucher and Mark Lange are sentenced for the second-degree murder of Robert Olson.
• More calves join Chisana caribou herd BIG BOUNDARY LAKE For the fourth and final time, 45 caribou calves and their mothers left a pen along the banks of Big Boundary Lake and headed toward the alpine to join the rest of the Chisana herd.
• Yukon Energy suing project's ground experts Yukon Energy is suing the ground experts it hired to examine soil and permafrost conditions for the Mayo-Dawson City transmission line.
• New party to launch Monday Whitehorse resident Kenn Roberts plans to launch the Yukon Independents Party on Monday.
• Body is that of late musician The body found in Schwatka Lake Tuesday evening has been identified as that of David Alan Gillmor.
• City reminds residents about referendum vote In an evenhanded move, the city has issued information highlighting the impacts of a 'yes' vote in the upcoming green space referendum.
• Justice explains ruling on court costs Several months after ruling against Bonnie Harpe's application for interim costs in her case against the Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Justice Ron Veale has explained why he made the ruling.
• Dawson voters choosing council DAWSON CITY When the polls close at 8:00 tonight, citizens will have had their first chance to vote in a municipal election since October 2003.
• Liberal party nomination sought Tagish resident Ethel Tizya announced today she intends to seek the nomination for the Yukon Liberal Party in the riding of Southern Lakes.

June 14, 2006

• City takes staunch referendum position City authorities are circumventing the democratic process by unfairly using municipal tax dollars to persuade Whitehorse residents to vote no in the upcoming green space referendum.
• Third body pulled from water Another body has been found in the Yukon River system, marking the third one to be discovered in as many weeks.
• Yukon Energy unveils major proposal Yukon Energy has developed what it believes is a logical and cost-effective approach to stabilizing the territory's energy requirements over the next 20 years.
• ATV crash sends man to Calgary A 23-year-old Whitehorse man was medivaced to Calgary after being thrown from his ATV when he hit a culvert last Saturday night near Haines Junction.
• Firefighters douse two local blazes Whitehorse city firefighters responded to fire in the greenbelt off Falcon Drive in the Copper Ridge subdivision Tuesday evening.
• YTG won't step aboard elevator gathering A major elevator company is wondering why a safety meeting it's holding this afternoon will be attended by most major stakeholders except the Yukon government's elevator safety authorities.
• Students do hands-on environmental studies Students in the Experiential Science Program at the Wood Street Centre worked through lunch Tuesday in hopes of winning a local envirothon a competition of endurance, ability and invertebrates.
• Court asked to rule on the jurisdiction of rights commission The Yukon Human Rights Commission is asking the Yukon Supreme Court to rule on its jurisdiction.
• Golf course's neighbour objects to housing plans A total of two people spoke at a public hearing on the future of 23.6 hectares of land next to the Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club on Monday night.
• Mayor glad about state of relations After listening to the fiscal plight of other Canadian municipalities recently, the relationship between the City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government is to be appreciated.
• Pair is on dream biking tour of the Americas Philippe Papaux of Switzerland and Miriam Schuster of Germany are both architects in the normal world.
• Northwestel hires a new director of aboriginal relations Northwestel Inc. has created a new position within the company to focus on meeting the growing needs of aboriginal communities in the North.

June 13, 2006

• Second-hand smoke problem diminishing OTTAWA (CP) At a time when governments across Canada have introduced laws to curb smoking in public, a new survey from Statistics Canada suggests that 7.9 per cent of the population who live in the Yukon health region were regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places last year.
• Hell, yeah,' man declares of readiness for sentencing Two days before he's scheduled to be sentenced for second-degree murder, Dean Boucher has lost his lawyer.
• Intersection needs changes, mayor agrees City council will have to recognize and address the fact that the skyrocketing number of accidents at the Second and Fourth Avenue intersection is a problem, says the city's mayor.
• Campground won't receive fence: city City officials will not be building a security fence around the Robert Service campground.
• Visitor calls off vacation plans after scare in river A French tourist has cancelled his plans to replicate a trip down the Yukon River in the style of the Gold Rush era.
• MP puts off matrimonial plans A busy schedule has placed Yukon MP Larry Bagnell's wedding on hold. Bagnell, 56, became engaged to Whitehorse resident Melissa Craig at the 2005 Commissioner's Ball in Dawson City.
• City aims to smooth our roads City council will be patching the potholes on Second Avenue this summer. According to information within council documents, the city will engage in several road work initiatives while the weather is warm enough.
• Sun shone on Commissioner's tea DAWSON CITY Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber celebrated the annual tea and the Yukon's 108th birthday on the lawn of the Commissioners' Residence on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon. The event was held not far from where she was born.
• Fire crews imported for hot dry spell Ross River reported its first fire of the 2006 season Monday. The blaze, spotted by a Yukon government fire crew, started at the end of the airstrip, less than a kilometre from town.
• Green space bylaw OKed The City of Whitehorse has a new green space bylaw.
• Independent Learning Centre bids farewell to 18 graduates The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) held its graduation ceremony last Thursday at the High Country Inn.
• New staircase planned There will be an adjoining staircase between the Canada Games Centre and the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre by the end of this year.
• Use caution, local motorcyclists urged Whitehorse RCMP are reminding motorcyclists to wear protective gear and take a motorcycle safety course.