Whitehorse Daily Star

February 8, 2006

• Frostbite set for hiatus in 2007 A potential lack of volunteers, funding and venue space due to the 2007 Canada Winter Games has left the Frostbite Music Society with a difficult decision.
• Look for a mini-Rendezvous next year The annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival is headed for some massive changes after the 2006 session wraps up Feb. 26.
• Rural residents in for higher tax hikes Property owners living on country residential properties will be bearing the brunt of tax increases this year, members of city council heard Monday evening.
• Crash kills local woman A traffic accident on the Alaska Highway Tuesday evening has killed a 20-year-old Whitehorse woman.
• More territorial seats in Commons suggested Federal electoral reform for the Yukon could mean voting for a second member of Parliament in the next federal election.
• Silver mines' proposed deal in court soon The proposed purchase of the United Keno silver mines is scheduled to be in Yukon Supreme Court for final approval Feb. 15.
• Fire victim's identity confirmed Richard Ricard has been officially identified as the man who died in a major house fire in Porter Creek in late January.
• Canine tragedy spurs musher to do well Kyla Boivin has at least three reasons to do well in the Yukon Quest this year.
• Smoking bylaw will be enforced, councillor warns Smokers participating in the upcoming Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festivities should remember that city bylaw officials will be watching them.

February 7, 2006

• He's a brave man,' developer told A private developer is asking the city to amend its Official Community Plan (OCP) to allow for the development of 28 single residential lots in a Porter Creek greenbelt.
• Kinship with dogs keeps Gatt on the trail Three-time Yukon Quest champion Hans Gatt would certainly like to win the race again this year, but he isn't expecting anything.
• Rollover victim identified The 34-year-old Yukoner who died in Sunday's rollover off the Alaska Highway west of Whitehorse has been identified as Thomas Brown of Whitehorse.
• Arrest occurred outside arena: rave organizer Jordi Mikeli-Jones, the owner of the Triple J's Music Cafe, knows what it's like to grow up in a town where teens may feel like there's not a lot to do.
• No flood risk, official says In the wake of the massive power outage of Jan. 29, the city is not in danger of being flooded by the Yukon River, council heard Monday night.
• Hardy's comments criticize emergency workers: Fentie All NDP Leader Todd Hardy is doing by criticizing the Yukon Party government's handling of the massive Jan. 29 power outage is denigrating the hard-working people who spent the day going over emergency plans and fixing the system.
• Quake aftershocks registered If anyone felt tremors in Old Crow or Dawson City today, it's likely from the aftershock of a 5.1-magnitude quake which occurred Saturday about 150 kilometres south of Old Crow.
• Man faces assault charges A Whitehorse man is facing two charges of aggravated assault following a stabbing at a local hotel last month.
• Mock election date scheduled DAWSON CITY A date has been set for the mock election proposed by a local Dawson group calling itself the Citizens of Dawson Action Group.
• Session with the premier was good, Ta'an chief says Chief Ruth Massie of the Ta'an Kwach'an Council says a meeting Monday with Premier Dennis Fentie to discuss the Shallow Bay standoff and other land issues in general was positive.
• Light industrial' lot is proposed for Kulan area City council has been asked to amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) to allow for a light industrial lot next to the Kulan industrial area.

February 6, 2006

• Harper taps Prentice as DIAND minister The Conservative party has 'got a long way to go' in understanding the necessity of land claims and self-government for aboriginals in Canada, says Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
• Man dies after vehicle rolls A 34-year-old Yukon man is dead following a traffic accident off the Alaska Highway early Sunday morning.
• Court upholds Massie's being named acting chief The elders' council for the Ta'an Kwach'an Council did have the authority to appoint Ruth Massie as acting chief while awaiting a new election, Justice Ron Veale has ruled.
• Cabinet is too compact, Bagnell says Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made a 'mistake' in naming such a small cabinet, says Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
• Cabinet unconcerned about blackout: NDP Opposition Leader Todd Hardy is continuing to field dozens of phone calls and general inquiries about the massive Jan. 29 power outage as he awaits a response from Premier Dennis Fentie to a letter asking that the public be involved in any evaluation that's conducted on the emergency.
• Man arrested at rave A 20-year-old Whitehorse man could be facing charges of trafficking a controlled substance after an arrest at the Takhini Arena on Friday night.
• School bus collides with SUV A school bus driver and a sport utility vehicle (SUV) passenger were taken to Whitehorse General Hospital this morning after the bus hit the side of the SUV just after 8 a.m.
• Autism Yukon receives funding A new non-government organization supporting families and individuals with autism spectrum disorders will receive $61,000 in funding from the Department of Health and Social Services.
• Vets give Quest dogs the once-over Nine mushers brought their Yukon Quest sled dog teams to the obligatory vet check in Whitehorse on Saturday.