Whitehorse Daily Star

April 21, 2006

• The Colourful Five Per Centô Remembering Harry (Wigwam') Fieck If you really didn't know Harry, you wouldn't know how to sum him up. But looking back at Harry's life, I think he did a lot of good.
• Soir de Semaine is a band that rocks together One of the joys of Canada is the two distinct societies that created our confederation.
• Bookends Some mystery and magic from the Auld Sod In the first volume of Spalding's Summer of Magic Quartet we learned of an ancient battle between the forces of light and dark, a war which is about to heat up again as the Dark Magic returns for another attempt at domination.
• Yukon musicians are picking up the pace Spring time is that season of renewal. With the return of the sun and the receding snow, our pulse quickens as we anticipate the return of summer.
• Develop those writing muscles, author Barbara Dunlop urges DAWSON CITY Barbara Dunlop does believe in writing workshops, and has given lots of them all over North America, so her students at this week's 2006 Young Authors Conference in Whitehorse need have no fear on that account. On the other hand, her main advice to young scribes is very simple.
• Bookkeeping change makes no sense: official A new bookkeeping measure being floated by the nation's public accounting authority could lead to a cutback in services, higher taxes and remove Whitehorse's ability to control its own destiny, say city officials.
• Benefit helped missing musician's wife A fundraising benefit for a local musician who's been missing since last December generated some $3,000 last Saturday.
• Superior Propane adds almost $4 per delivery In a move that could end up costing its collective customers millions of dollars, Superior Propane has begun charging a hazardous materials handling fee.
• Notice's tone dismays Takhini developer In yet another chapter of the Normandy Road saga, the Takhini West Neighbourhood Association has circulated a notice to area residents which questions a developer's character and truthfulness.
• School's new name will honour elder's efforts For the first time in the Yukon's history, a school will be named after a living person.
• Plastic surgeon plans Whitehorse foray Botox injections, facelifts, eyelid surgery, liposuction and other such medical procedures are not about making yourself look better for other people, says Andrew Denton, director of facial plastic surgery at Vancouver General Hospital.
• Abuse survivors discouraged, lawyer says Survivors of residential schools are dying without any compensation or recognition, says local lawyer Laura Cabott.
• Local Mounties got their man A local man who failed to show up to court for his sentencing last month after being found guilty of aggravated assault was due back in territorial court today.
• Yukon outfitters receive awards Two of the most prestigious annual awards for big game outfitters in North America were given to two Yukoners earlier this year.
• No date set on Lang investigation The investigation into cabinet Minister Archie Lang and the extent of unpermitted tree cutting on Crown land will recommence next month, says a government official.
• YTG prodded about whistleblower law The NDP wants to know why, after almost four years of governing, the Yukon Party still hasn't established an all-party committee to create whistleblower legislation.
• Film festival requests funding The people at the Yukon International Film Festival are asking city council for $3,000.
• Younger writers should dare to dream,' author says The 27th annual Young Authors' Conference took over the library at F.H. Collins Secondary School on Thursday morning for the first of two full-day sessions.
• Developer senses backroom' deal on transfer of land parcel City officials are engaging in a backroom land transfer deal with the Yukon government (YTG) to prevent the development of 44 lots in a Porter Creek greenbelt, a prospective developer alleges.
• Two Whitehorse residents charged Two Whitehorse residents will make their next court appearances Wednesday on charges of theft, break and enter and possessing a firearm knowing it was obtained in the commission of an offence.
• Protest is evidence of democracy, chief says Liard McMillan isn't giving up his role as chief of the Liard First Nation just yet.
• Marsville occupied students today Yukon school students participated in Marsville 2006 at Vanier Secondary School today.
• Offers for bridge restoration exceed government's forecast Whether the final phase of the Teslin River Bridge restoration will go ahead this year as planned has not yet been decided, says a senior Yukon government official.

April 20, 2006

• Frustrated nurses look south for work Two women are asking how the Yukon government can suggest there is a nursing shortage in the territory when they can't get a job here.
• Inn fire causes $50,000 in damage A fire in the laundry room on the first floor of the Yukon Inn sent the hotel's guests into the parking lot for two hours early this morning.
• RCMP probe missing money in Dawson It's unknown how long the latest RCMP investigation into Dawson City's finances could take, Cpl. Dan Gaudet, Dawson's detachment commander, said this morning.
• Council hears advice on sewage contract City council has been advised to award a $200,000-sewage project contract to Castle Rock Enterprises.
• Houses are on the move Three houses that were dropped off on a vacant lot at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Strickland Street last week won't be staying.
• Bank grants money to society The Citizens Bank of Canada has has given the Yukon Conservation Society a $16,373-grant.
• YCB seeks funding The City of Whitehorse is being asked to partner with the Yukon Convention Bureau (YCB) to promote the territory at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.
• Bison hunt results fell below target This winter's bison harvest fell short again of what wildlife managers were hoping to achieve, says bison biologist Tom Jung.
• Peaceful sit-in ends A sit-in protest Wednesday at the Liard First Nation office in Watson Lake is just a start in getting the chief and council to listen to community members' concerns, says Jean Gleason, one of about 60 supporters who took part in the protest.

April 19, 2006

• Councillor tees off on idea for Meadow Lakes development Plans by the Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club to develop a 27-lot country residential subdivision on land originally intended for nine holes of golf are not fair or equitable to the public.
• New slogan is out to lure visitors At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, after 10 months and $200,000 in research and development, the Yukon kicked off a new marketing strategy for the territory.
• Pipelines called crucial to gas extraction Natural gas reserves in northern Yukon aren't likely to be used for anything if the Mackenzie Valley or Alaska Highway pipelines don't go ahead, says an industry analyst.
• Election may come later this year, premier hints Premier Dennis Fentie hinted Tuesday he may not be calling an election until into the fall sitting of the legislature.
• Hart avoids land issues Community Services Minister Glenn Hart is no longer commenting on land issues in the legislative assembly.
• Festival was a gold mine for short film buffs DAWSON CITY 'We've made a major leap forward with the quality of the films we're really seeing excellent work,' said Lulu Keating, the producer behind this year's Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
• Fentie wants more out of new regime Premier Dennis Fentie says he has expressed to federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty his displeasure with the new Conservative government's first throne speech.
• Pembina Institute's analysis challenged A report by the Pembina Institute about the oil and gas industry in northern Yukon is flawed, says a Yukon government official.
• Workers' memorial is necessary here, labour group says With the staggering worker injury rates that plague the territory, the need for a Yukon Workers' Memorial is obvious, says the Yukon Federation of Labour.
• Worker's complaint ordered to adjudication A Yukon Supreme Court order has quashed a decision by the Yukon Human Rights Commission that dismissed Ronda Trimble's complaint over her firing from the territorial government.