Whitehorse Daily Star

March 17, 2006

• It's not an easy life, filmmaker Lulu Keating says DAWSON CITY Lulu Keating has been busily creating and studying film since even before she made her first two-minute short picture in 1980, working in documentary, dramatic and experimental pictures ever since.
• Landscape has shaped rising musician's work Kate Weekes first arrived in Whitehorse during the spring of 2003. She chose the city as a destination because she had 'heard there was a good music scene here.'
• Sunnyvale migrates north to Whitehorse next weekend It's not a weekend of camping, but if Mr. Lahey and Randy have their way they'll soon be leaving Sunnyvale to visit Whitehorse.
• Bookends Two excursions into literary other worlds Somewhere in New York City, there's area of several city blocks bounded by streets with the names of famous authors of fantasy.
• Subdivision lands may be leased from first nations The Yukon government is exploring options to develop leased residential subdivisions from first nations governments in the territory.
• Ailing musician plans a leap of faith' 'What if I cannot hold my guitar, what if I can never hold my own baby, what if I cannot provide for myself, can I still find peace?' go the lyrics in the song What If by Whitehorse musician Nicole Edwards.
• McRobb opts for Mitchell's Liberals The NDP will remain the official Opposition in the Yukon legislature, but only because it was the official Opposition to begin with.
• Country residential lots planned In what was described as an announcement to inform the public about government activities, the Yukon Party regime announced a number of land development initiatives Thursday afternoon.
• Speakers exchanged views on land issues Following a presentation by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Wednesday evening, the territory's NDP held a public forum on land Thursday night.
• Yukon lynx starring in wildlife wonder story' The last of five Yukon lynx was on its way to Colorado Thursday morning to enhance what one state official believes is a wildlife wonder story.
• Councillor tapped to attend bureau meetings City councillor Doug Graham will sit in on Yukon Convention Bureau board meetings, council decided last Monday evening.
• The Colourful Five Per Centô What's the story on this northern moose buggy? This is what you could call unique transportation.
• Some voters unhappy, Hardy says Not all Kluane voters are pleased that the NDP MLA they voted for in 2002 has now become a Liberal, says NDP Leader Todd Hardy.
• Judge pondering testimony during fraud trial It will be up to Judge John Faulkner to render a decision in an $800 dispute dating back to 2004.
• Stranded man grateful for rescuers' grit For 48 hours, the three men trapped at the 1,740-metre (5,800-ft.) elevation of the Tulsequah Glacier this week hunkered down in their hand-dug snow cave.
• DeWolfe race had a sunny, frosty start DAWSON CITY That chill in the air was just the temperature as the five teams running this year's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race headed off down King Street shortly after 10:00 Thursday morning.

March 16, 2006

• Stranded threesome relied on cave for survival An amazing piece of flying by an Atlin helicopter pilot is being credited as a crucial element in Wednesday's dramatic rescue of three men from the Llewelynn Glacier near Atlin.
• Session explored development issues In what proved to be a productive exercise, members of the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) held a workshop on balancing green space and development Wednesday evening.
• Officers' actions likened to dictatorship' A local bar owner has filed an invasion of privacy complaint with the City of Whitehorse after bylaw officers went into a private area of his business without telling him and began taking photos.
• Child care groups planning campaign Health and Social Services Minister Brad Cathers says he's pleased his government is supporting child care groups to carry out a public awareness campaign. The information will focus on the importance of child care for Yukon children and families.
• Local band took top honours in Idaho The Vanier Secondary School Jazz Band won its most accomplished prize to date in Moscow, Idaho, late last month.
• YTG obtains $257-M spending warrant It came as no surprise to NDP Leader Todd Hardy and Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell when Premier Dennis Fentie issued a more-than $257-million money supply bill on Wednesday.
• McRobb to announce future The political future of veteran Kluane MLA Gary McRobb was set to become a little clearer this afternoon.
• Groups benefit from round of CDF grants Eight Yukon communities will share in $264,365 worth of Community Development Fund Tier 1 funding, the territorial government announced Tuesday.
• BILL MACBRIDE - MUSEUM NAMED IN HIS HONOUR Regarded as a cheechako by some old-timers because he did not make the Yukon his home until 1914, William David MacBride nevertheless did more to publicize the territory and help to preserve its relics than any other Yukon resident.

March 15, 2006

• Where the River Meets the Sea meets the Yukon The latest award-winning theatrical production to grace the Yukon Arts Centre has the special distinction of being written by a Yukoner.
• Smoker feared officer would strike her As more Whitehorse residents and businesses face charges of breaking the smoking bylaw, the conduct of bylaw officers enforcing the regulations is coming into question.
• Rescue of snowmobilers from Llewelyn Glacier is underway A rescue was underway at press time this afternoon to pull three missing snowmobilers from Atlin off the Llewelyn Glacier, with help being provided by the U.S. Coast Guard.
• Judge guides erratic driver into jail An impaired driver who left pedestrians fleeing the Main Street sidewalk and about $13,000 worth of damage to downtown buildings and vehicles last July will spend approximately the next five months in jail.
• Artist redesigns his raven plate A local artist who started a citywide discussion over his new raven licence plate design has redesigned it.
• Watermain bids are in Low bid for phase three of the Porter Creek water main replacement project has come in at $778,665.
• London gets the North treatment at last DAWSON CITY Yukon historian Dick North will be hitting the stores again this month with his second new book in fewer than six months.
• Author also followed up on famed Mad Trapper work DAWSON CITY Author Dick North was tickled pink in late January to find his work the focus of the front door display at Maximilian's in Dawson.
• Trades, technology program developed The territorial government, Yukon College and Yukon Women in Trades and Technology (YWITT) have developed a Women Exploring Trades and Technology program.
• Dawson ponders new community plan DAWSON CITY As the City of Dawson prepares to bring its Official Community Plan (OCP) up to date, citizens may be wondering, 'Why now?' or even 'What does this have to do with our lack of local government?'
• Abortion numbers rose The territory saw a 3.2-per-cent jump in the number of women who had abortions, statistics show.