Whitehorse Daily Star

January 11, 2006

• Woman challenges murder conviction The woman convicted of murdering Whitehorse resident Gerald Dawson in 2004 has filed an appeal with the Yukon Court of Appeal.
• First nation's members told to boil their water Members of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation area have to boil their water because it's infected with E. Coli.
• Tories may be big trouble' for first nations Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), has cautioned northern chiefs about federal Conservative Party attitudes toward first nations issues.
• Grant pondered Whitehorse may give the Yukon Historical and Museums Association $1,000.
• Collision briefly closes Alaska Highway A collision between two vehicles in Porter Creek briefly closed the Alaska Highway at about 6:15 Tuesday evening.
• December was warm, snowless The final month of 2005 saw the Yukon recording some fairly warm temperatures, Bill Miller of the Whitehorse weather office reported Tuesday.
• Abuse victims' compensation defended According to Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Phil Fontaine, the landmark residential school compensation package reached last year is 'fair and just.'
• New commissioner returns to roots DAWSON CITY Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber had a bit of a homecoming tea here on Monday, greeting friends and relatives in the ballroom at the Oddfellows' Hall.
• Alaskan jailed for illegally killing bear ANCHORAGE (AP) A man who illegally killed a brown bear sow near a popular fishing stream will spend 10 days in jail.

January 10, 2006

• Length of probe called unconscionable' The territorial government is asking the Yukon Supreme Court to quash a human rights investigation into a jail guard, suggesting that after three years, enough is enough.
• More part-timers in the workforce With December marking the official beginning of the winter, the month also saw more Yukoners working in part-time positions.
• Caretaker facilities' future to become clear next week City council will decide the fate of caretaker facilities next week.
• Councillor mistakes resident's ancestry In an embarrassing geography lesson, a Whitehorse city councillor learned the difference between China and Japan the hard way.
• Groups share $78,000 for literacy projects The Literacy Action Committee has awarded $78,000 to 15 groups operating literacy initiatives around the Yukon.
• Medical graduate furthering her career The Yukon government is providing support to Xui Mei Zhang, an international medical graduate and Yukon resident.
• Yukon students involved in class writing blogs' More Yukon students are entering the 'blogisphere' of the World Wide Web as class writing blogs are becoming a popular interactive learning tool in Yukon classrooms.
• Government won't challenge court decision The territorial government will not appeal a Yukon Supreme Court decision that may shed more light on the inside track of the so-called computer porn investigation.
• Girl Guides are part of climate change event There is a new group of soldiers in the battle against climate change the Girl Guides.
• FIRE DESTROYS OLD CROW SCHOOL Classroom desks and some records were all that remained of the four-room elementary school at Old Crow today, after a $200,000 fire raged through the building Sunday morning.

January 9, 2006

• Snowmobiler perishes after going through ice The body of a 52-year-old Tagish man was recovered from the Six Mile River on Saturday, after he had been reported overdue earlier that morning.
• Politics poised to change, Nielsen says Erik Nielsen was once a political power house both in the Yukon and Canada.
• College offers to take less endowment land The Yukon government (YTG) and the Yukon College Board of Governors are negotiating a proposal on the future of the Porter Creek greenbelt, says a college official.
• Child safety policies insufficient: parent New policies set out by the Yukon Department of Education do not go far enough to protect the health and safety of school children in the territory.
• Young pup had painful secret Major was rescued by the Salvation Army on Dec. 16 and brought to the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter through the bylaw officers.
• Summer is coming, weatherman joshes This morning, Bill Miller, of the Meteorological Services of Canada's Whitehorse office, checked the mean temperatures for Whitehorse for today and tomorrow the unofficial 'dead of winter'.
• Video conferencing education expands On the back of a successful pilot project in Watson Lake, the Yukon Department of Education is expanding its distance learning arsenal across the territory by adding to its video conferencing capabilities.
• Japanese students sampled a Canadian Christmas A group of 23 Japanese students had the opportunity to spend a Canadian Christmas in the Yukon recently.