Whitehorse Daily Star

June 12, 2006

• Convicted killers to be sentenced Thursday Dean Boucher and Mark Lange were found guilty of second-degree murder Friday afternoon in the December 2004 death of Carcross hotel owner Robert Olson.
• ATV tragedy claims teenager's life An F.H. Collins Secondary School student, graduating this year, was killed Saturday evening in an ATV accident in the Cowley Creek area of Whitehorse.
• Territory to create community court The Yukon will soon be offering a community court option to offenders who suffer from addictions, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and other mental health problems.
• Police identify man's body Whitehorse RCMP have identified a body found in Marsh Lake earlier this month as that of 34-year-old Uklette David Ritchotte of Whitehorse and Watson Lake.
• Telemarketing was authentic A recent telemarketing initiative to support the Child Find Magazine was legitimate, an RCMP spokeswoman has confirmed.
• Cause sought for latest power outage Crews from Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. are still searching for the cause of a power outage throughout the city early Saturday morning.
• Sharp-eyed councillor helps solve hit-and-run A Whitehorse motorist decided to drive away after backing into a vehicle at a local coffee shop.
• Make learning life-long, students urged Vanier Catholic Secondary School held its graduation ceremony Saturday morning amid a glitter of flashbulbs and cheers from parents and friends.
• Servers' responsibilities explained The Yukon Liquor Corp. has developed a self-directed version of the existing Be A Responsible Server' (BARS) training program.

June 9, 2006

• Bookends Stephen King's gunslingers ride to the rescue Oh dear another cliffhanger.
• Whitehorse students thoroughly enjoyed sampling France's charms A group of Whitehorse high school students spent 12 days in France in April and got to experience la culture.
• Twenty-twoYukon films to begin touring Twenty-two Yukon films are hitting the road this weekend for the Yukon Film Society's third annual traveling film series, Picturing the Yukon: Yukon Films on Tour.
• Haines Junction prepares for all-Yukon Alsek festival With a feeling that summer has finally returned to the Yukon, Haines Junction prepares for its biggest weekend of the year.
• Fraudulent acts send woman to cells A former insurance broker who defrauded customers of about $120,000 by issuing false policies will spend the next 15 months in jail.
• Change troublesome intersection: councillor The intersection at Second and Fourth Avenues is dangerous and needs to be changed.
• Atlin Road lumber dispute continuing ATLIN ROAD The Yukon government is making a bad situation even worse, says an Atlin Road lumber manufacturer.
• YTG seeks court order to have loans repaid Junction 37 Services is the latest on a list of businesses being taken to court over unpaid Yukon government loans.
• City in negotiations with union City managers are negotiating a contract renewal with the union representing the majority of their employees.
• Competition is unfair, gallery owners say A collection of local art gallery owners have expressed concern that theYukon Arts Centre is promoting one business over another and creating an atmosphere of unfair competition.
• Tourism Week celebrated Tourism Week festivities will get underway in Dawson City beginning with the official opening of the Dawson City Museum's Visible Storage exhibit this evening.
• Fire risk rising with hot spell After what has seemed to be a late spring, Yukoners can finally enjoy summer temperatures this weekend.
• Jury members are still deliberating A verdict has still not been reached in the murder trial of Dean Boucher and Mark Lange by press time early this afternoon.
• Gun shop to be Straitened' this summer DAWSON CITY One of the most photographed buildings in Dawson City sits forlornly at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Harper Street.
• Information campaign set for residential school survivors First nation offices in communities will play an important role in informing residential school survivors about how their compensation package will come through, says local lawyer Laura Cabott, who is handling about 300 residential school cases across the North.
• New Democrats acclaim candidate New Democrats in the Southern Lakes riding have picked Kevin Barr, a musician, counsellor and business owner, as their candidate in the upcoming territorial election.
• City lauded for employment efforts The City of Whitehorse has received an award for providing employment opportunities to Yukoners with disabilities.
• Hall honours transportation pioneers The Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame inducted four new members Tuesday evening in honour of their lasting contributions to transportation in the Yukon.
• Calls to fire department outlined The Whitehorse Fire Department responded to 169 calls in the first half of 2006.
• We just want it cleaned up' When Justin Munro saw the old dump site near the junction of McIntyre Creek and the Yukon River, he didn't stop at being disappointedóhe decided to do something about it.
• Fentie downplays premiers' disharmony Premier Dennis Fentie was downplaying the discord evident as the nation's premiers concluded a meeting in Edmonton Thursday.
• Woman dies in rollover SKAGWAY A 21-year-old woman who worked in Skagway this spring was killed last Sunday in a single-vehicle accident at kilometre 54 of the Klondike Highway. The stretch of road passes Tutshi Lake in northern British Columbia.
• Chamber urges caution in dealing with business DAWSON CITY The Dawson City International Gold Show Committee and the local chamber of commerce are warning people to be careful about what kind of information they give out over the telephone.
• Watson Laker puts the chips on the table An avid poker player, Stephen Bergeran is now trying his luck and skill at producing the tables where the game is played.
• Man is charged with possessing child porn A Washington-state man has been charged with possession of child pornography after trying to cross the Alaska-B.C. border at Pleasant Camp last month.

June 8, 2006

• Keep an open mind,' judge urges jurors The fate of Dean Boucher and Mark Lange is now in the hands of a 12-person jury.
• TIA delivered ice-cold treats The Yukon Tourism Association (TIA) flooded downtown Whitehorse with freezies Wednesday to recognize the efforts of businesses that help tourists but aren't seen as tourism-based.
• Board endorses Fish Lake Road project The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended that a residential development next to Fish Lake Road be permitted to proceed.
• Author's new book to be launched tonight A Yukon man has written a children's adventure novel loosely based on his grandmother's tale of moving from Montreal to Whitehorse and traversing the dangerous Chilkoot Trail.
• Ski trail proposal disappoints club A stretch of trail on private property used by the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club should be relocated, the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended.
• Mayor helps students to hang banners Main Street was set to be decorated by a collection of artistic banners today created by Whitehorse youngsters.
• Dawson candidates set out their positions DAWSON CITY As the candidates' forum for the June 15 Dawson municipal election opened Tuesday evening, there was some concern the audience might be outnumbered by the 11 candidates, emcee, timekeeper and two soundmen.
• Water system upgrading will cost $74,461.15 A decision to draw on sewer and water reserves to upgrade the city's drinking water system will likely cost $74,461.15 in revenue accumulated from bank interest.
• Herd will swell by 46 caribou calves Another 46 caribou calves will be added to the ranks of the troubled Chisana caribou herd next week, in the fourth and final year of the captive rearing program.
• Medical health officer to speak at Siberia meeting The Yukon's medical health officer, Dr. Bryce Larke, will be a guest speaker at the 13th International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Novosibirsk, Siberia.