Whitehorse Daily Star

December 9, 2005

• Cleaning up some review shelf backlog This week, I'm dealing with a couple of books that have been glaring at me from my review shelves for a while.
• Caribou Records: marking a watershed decade 'It takes 10 years of hard work to become an overnight success,' recounts David Petkovich.
• Student union head Jason Leonard receives national recognition Jason Leonard, the president of the Yukon College Student Union, was in Ottawa last month for the Young Leaders in Rural Canada Awards ceremony.
• Timeless classic The Nutcracker returns for third season 'I think the production is fabulous,' Rebecca Reynolds said Wednesday about The Nutcracker, a classic tale which has returned to the Yukon Arts Centre this week.
• Indio Saravanja to headline Caribou anniversary bash Reminiscent of early Bob Dylan, Indio Saravanja's self-titled debut CD release is destined to become a favourite with northern listeners.
• This court treats breaches very seriously' A local business owner was sentenced to jail time after a Yukon Supreme Court hearing found he broke the rules of his sentence.
• City melted record high temperature While the Yukon is known as the land of ice and snow, the great wild North is rivalling cities across the country for its balmy temperatures this week.
• Man resorts to advertising to recruit a family doctor In a bizarre twist to the territory's doctor shortage saga, a Whitehorse man has resorted to newspaper advertisements in his hunt for a family physician.
• Art gallery suffers major theft After smashing a downtown shop window, unknown suspects made off with thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
• Man nabbed; walker hit A 30-year-old Whitehorse man accused of break and enter, is in custody after he was chased down early this morning by RCMP officers assisted by Justice, the police dog.
• Whitehorse woman wins $10,000 Lisa Tran is starting to do some California dreaming.
• Mobile abattoir set to roll in 2006 A mobile slaughter facility is being purchased by the Yukon government for $175,000, with an aim of quadrupling the amount of homegrown meat in five years.
• Court grants mine sale deal more time The ongoing court-approved process to sell the assets of the bankrupt United Keno Hill silver mines has been extended by four months on the eve of the deadline.
• Business data project starts Business Permits and Licences (BizPaL), a pilot project for on-line business information service, was publicly launched in Whitehorse last Friday.
• Firefighters welcome big red machine The Whitehorse Fire Department took delivery of a new ladder truck this week.
• Dawson's trustee plans for a longer haul DAWSON CITY Ray Hayes doesn't know how long he's going to be Dawson's government-appointed trustee.
• Dawson's future remains murky Trustee Ray Hayes' involvement in Dawson City will continue into the new year, Premier Dennis Fentie confirmed Thursday.
• Height woes dispatch ambulance to sidelines DAWSON CITY It's official. Dawson's controversial four-by-four ambulance is officially out of service.
• Scorched timber to be salvaged Forevergreen Wood Products Ltd. of Watson Lake will receive Class F permits to harvest 340,000 cubic metres of fire salvage timber over the next 10 years in the Barney Lake and False Canyon Creek salvage harvest areas.
• City wants junked vehicles cleared Officials have determined that having 50 junked vehicles on your front lawn for years on end is not appropriate in Whitehorse.
• Riverside industrial lots proposed The City of Whitehorse is being asked to approve a plan that would see 34 new industrial lots created next to the Yukon River.

December 8, 2005

• Butt out in workplaces: federation The Yukon Federation of Labour (YFL) is calling on the territorial government to ban smoking in all Yukon workplaces.
• Raven blacks out downtown core A raven that spread its wings a little too far shut down power in the southern section of downtown this morning, from Main Street to the Yukon River, and across to Whitehorse General Hospital.
• Vacation to keep Greens' candidate sidelined The Green Party has put forward a candidate's name for the federal election, but it won't be putting on much of a campaign.
• Vigil for hostages drew large crowd The community was out in force last night to show its support for four international peace workers who were taken hostage in Iraq last month.
• Minister defends project champion concept By providing mining companies with the option of using a government-paid project champion, says Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang, the Yukon is making itself more competitive in the global market.
• Permit homes on industrial lots, city urged People should be permitted to build homes as large as 3,200 square feet on industrial property within the City of Whitehorse, members of city council heard Monday evening.
• Groups share $137,345 in CDF money Ten projects have been awarded $137,345 from the territorial Community Development Fund.

December 7, 2005

• Jenkins wants MLAs' pay reviewed Klondike MLA Peter Jenkins wants the government to review the indemnities, salaries and allowances of the Yukon's elected representatives.
• Land development protocol a failure, mayor concludes The maiden voyage of a new land development protocol between the City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government was a flop.
• Medical council apologizes to physician The current chair of the Yukon Medical Council has sent an open letter of apology to a doctor whose files disappeared during his appeal of a case of unprofessional conduct in the death of a teenage girl.
• Athletes' village work awarded Three more contracts have recently been awarded for materials supply and related work on the 2007 Canada Winter Games athletes' village.
• City gives up on outstanding taxes The city is set to write off a list of unpaid taxes it has been trying to collect for more than 10 years, council members heard Monday evening.
• The economy is sick, MLA says now The Yukon is currently living in a 'Wonder Bra economy,' says Klondike MLA Peter Jenkins.
• MLA turns up at meeting DAWSON CITY Klondike MLA Peter Jenkins made his presence known in the audience at Tuesday's meeting of the trustee's advisory committee.
• Vigorous tourism promotion urged The territorial government has to take a more aggressive role in marketing the Yukon if the territory is to enjoy the benefits of a longer tourism season.
• Anti-poverty coalition gets funding The Yukon government will contribute $14,000 to the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. The money will allow it to introduce a new support program for low-income individuals.
• Games volunteers sought In preparation for the 2007 Winter Games, members of the Games host society are seeking more volunteers.
• Partners launch a new Internet education link A partnership of Northwestel Inc., Yukon College, the Yukon government and CANARIE Inc, a national advanced Internet development organization, is launching a new Internet link from the Yukon to southern Canada.
• Seniors' housing welcomed With the Yukon Housing Corporation's recent announcement that seniors' housing will be available in Faro, town council says it couldn't be more pleased.
• Share a bear this holiday season, corporation urges Yukon liquor store customers are invited to buy a set of twin teddy bears for $10.