Whitehorse Daily Star

April 26, 2006

• Housing funding bonanza announced More than $50 million will be coming to the Yukon for affordable housing after the federal government tables its budget next week.
• Meteorite is a research field day University of Alberta professor Christopher Herd says in the world of meteorite research, he can't think of anything more significant than the recovery of the Tagish Lake Meteorite.
• Tumbling tire ended worker's physical labour Safety has always been important to Whitehorse resident Leon Meyn wherever he's worked.
• Ex-editor to seek NDP nomination The former editor of the Yukon News is seeking the NDP nomination for Riverdale South in the territorial election that must be called by November.
• College names interim president A former Yukon deputy minister of education has been hired as the interim president of Yukon College for a one-year term starting May 29.
• Bagnell lunches with U.S. ambassador Yukon MP Larry Bagnell met with U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins and James Sensenbrenner Jr., the U.S. Chair of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee for lunch Monday at the ambassador's residence to discuss concerns over proposed changes to U.S. border crossings.
• Details sparse about sleep-over In an event which is being kept under wraps, the Yukon Convention Bureau is organizing a giant pajama party for the Canada Games Centre in 2008.
• Teenagers nabbed after shots fired Two 16-year-old boys are each facing a charge of careless use of a firearm after Whitehorse RCMP were called to a Tabor Crescent residence Tuesday night.
• Liberals' ethics act stirs NDP skepticism The Liberal party has tabled an Ethics and Accountability Act in the legislative assembly, but NDP Leader Todd Hardy said it's a move that has already been taken.
• Wind topples Gold Rush-era tree DAWSON CITY A Dawson landmark hit the dirt with a bang at about 5 p.m. Monday when a strong gust of wind toppled one of a pair of large evergreens at the south corner of the Dawson City Museum building.
• Levity the law as trial' took Twist A jury made up of two men, two boys, six women and two girls found a 16-year-old youth not guilty of theft under $5,000 last Thursday evening. Local lawyers and judges brought the tale of Oliver, or in this case Olivia, Twist to Yukon Supreme Court chambers.
• Golf course proposal splits council In a discussion that divided city council, the owners of the Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club are one step closer to turning their back-nine holes into a country residential subdivision.

April 25, 2006

• Meteorite finder inks compensation deal It's been six years since the meteor lit up the skies over Whitehorse and a large part of southern Yukon.
• Workplace mishap was a life-altering event On Friday, the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board will mark the Day of Mourning, a day to remember workers who are injured or kill on the job.
• Judge restores freedom to convicted man A man convicted last month of drug and firearms charges has been released.
• Petition seeks support for development vision A prospective developer is looking for support from the community to build 44 lots in a Porter Creek greenbelt.
• Government helps hospital foundation The Department of Health and Social Services will provide the Yukon Hospital Foundation with funding to help its fundraising efforts.
• Fentie's pipeline statements rankle chief Mike Smith, chief of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, says he is very concerned about representations Premier Dennis Fentie is making to Alaska regarding the building of a pipeline through the Yukon.

April 24, 2006

• Door is open to Fairclough, Hardy says Quoting from the final lines of William Shakespeare's play King Lear, NDP Leader Todd Hardy told supporters on Saturday to 'Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.'
• Nunavut's Speaker dies during trip IQALUIT, Nunavut (CP) The Speaker of Nunavut's legislative assembly died Saturday while out on his snowmobile on a hunting trip.
• Centre's operating costs much higher than thought City council is set to deliberate cuts to municipal services in the wake of information the Canada Games Centre's deficit will be $500,000 more than originally anticipated.
• Tories support accord's goals: Prentice The Conservative government is interested in the targets and objectives highlighted in last year's Kelowna Accord on aboriginal issues, Jim Prentice, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, said Friday.
• Relocation not an issue, group says Yukon Artists at Work (YAW) have never been approached to set up their operations on the waterfront, says Harreson Tanner, a member of the group.
• Minister to push for land claims resumption Jim Prentice, the newly-appointed Indian Affairs Minister, says finding a way to get back to the table with the three Yukon first nations without land claim agreements is a priority.
• Prentice hopes for blockade resolution A peaceful resolution of the standoff in Caledonia, Ont. is the best way to respectfully deal with the issues of the protesting first nation community, Jim Prentice, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, said Friday in Whitehorse.
• Pledges to residential abuse victims will be honoured The federal Conservative government will not be reneging on compensation commitments to residential school survivors.