Whitehorse Daily Star

January 16, 2006

• Bus funds up in the air' as Games loom Unless new funding arrives in a timely fashion, city residents and Outside spectators could find themselves thumbing a ride during the Canada Games because a number of municipal buses may be in the shop.
• Fontaine heard potpourri of Yukon chiefs' concerns Phil Fontaine, grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), gathered with northern first nation chiefs in Whitehorse last Tuesday in part to discuss how the AFN could better address their interests.
• The candidates on northern economic development Four articles will be published over the next several days highlighting topics of concern to Yukoners for the Jan. 23 federal election.
• River rising, but no flood risk seen The Yukon River has risen, though there's no current danger of flooding in the low-lying Marwell industrial area, says a city official.
• Power issue transcends firing, man says No longer is his dismissal during the so-called computer porn investigation the primary issue for Dominic Alford.
• Firefighters had a busy Friday Residents of two downtown homes were left looking for new residences Friday after Whitehorse firefighters battled two separate blazes over the course of about five hours.

January 13, 2006

• Writer haunted by the ghosts of technology past DAWSON CITY 'Typewriting is dead, but its ghosts still haunt us.'
• The enemy is where you least expect him to be Jack Reacher was the Military Police duty officer at Fort Bird the night that General Kramer died in a pay-by-the-hour fleabag motel an hour way from the base.
• Boyde, Bagnell tangle over vote record NDP candidate Pam Boyde is trying to turn the election campaign negative, says Liberal incumbent Larry Bagnell.
• Conservatives told to take signs off electrical poles Conservative party election candidate Sue Greetham's campaign committed a political no-no this week when election signs were posted on wooden hydroelectric poles.
• Volunteers helped with log jam KODIAK, Alaska (AP) Fifteen volunteers helped staff to clear logs, reseat a bridge and retrieve flotsam along Lake Gertrude in Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park earlier this month.
• Man remembered as life and soul' of the Carcross School The Carcross School was closed this afternoon to give students and staff the opportunity to attend the funeral of Frank Estrada in Whitehorse.
• Safe communities consultation begins The Yukon government is following up on a unanimously agreed to motion passed during the fall sitting of the legislative assembly aimed at creating safer communities.
• Development needs a common effort, Liberal MLA believes There needs to be a community effort in planning future development if residents are to have confidence in the city's development process.
• The Colourful Five Per Centô Whitehorse Shipyards important to our history The Whitehorse waterfront used to be a beehive of activity years ago. It was a steamboat building place.
• College students boost anti-cancer cause A group of Yukon College students proved that hip hop music is a useful tool in the battle against cancer.
• Couple savours their secret winter wonderland DAWSON CITY If you ask John Hunter and Judy Schlieman what was most disappointing about their month-long stay in Dawson during a season when most tourists head south, they tell you they wish it had actually been colder. They also wish there had been more Northern Lights.

January 12, 2006

• Tories' northern stance doesn't make sense' Why should Yukoners vote Liberal in this election?
• Chief not ruling out village's relocation The Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation will remain on a boil-water advisory until it can get a piped water system in place, and may even consider relocating the community, the band's chief says.
• Woman with head injury sent to Edmonton A 23-year-old Whitehorse woman was medevaced to the Edmonton trauma centre following an early-morning accident on Range Road.
• Carmacks closer to water treatment facility An Alberta company with ties to three local engineering firms is in the midst of finalizing a deal to build a new wastewater treatment system for Carmacks.
• Zoning bylaw session slated The City of Whitehorse planning department will hosting an open house on its new zoning bylaw this afternoon and evening.
• Dinner to mark town, first nation partnership A free community dinner will be held tonight at the Watson Lake rec centre in recognition of the social and economic partnership between the town and the Liard First Nation.
• $2 BILLION PROJECT TO FLOOD CITY Details of plans of an Eastern Canadian industrial empire to change the entire map north of the B.C. border: