Whitehorse Daily Star

November 15, 2005

• I miss him so much that I still cry today' A Watson Lake man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter was sentenced to four years in prison this morning.
• Push goes on for a local green space referendum If a petition being circulated in Whitehorse gains 2,000 signatures, we're going to have a referendum on green space protection.
• Review prisoners policy, RCMP told The RCMP should review its policies and procedures regarding the movement of prisoners, a coroner's jury recommended Monday afternoon.
• Crash victim doing better, sitting up Whitehorse realtor Val Smith remains in serious condition in Edmonton today after Saturday's head-on collision that resulted in the death of Barbara MacKenzie.
• Former MLA's case put off to next month Former Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen failed to appear in court this morning for his preliminary appeal hearing.
• Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in honour their war veterans DAWSON CITY The Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in First Nation decided this year it would do something to commemorate its war veterans.
• Off-base' on comments: Stockdale Saying Whitehorse veterans shouldn't get free parking in the city was, in hindsight, a little rash, says city councillor Dave Stockdale.
• Family opposes Hillcrest-area hotel The City of Whitehorse should not allow a three-storey, 80-room hotel to be built across from the airport.
• Driving under the influence is just stupid' The Whitehorse chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) kicked off its red ribbon campaign this morning.
• MLAs approve motion on substance abuse The legislative assembly has passed a Yukon Party motion that looks at combatting substance abuse in the territory.

November 14, 2005

• Collision kills local woman One Whitehorse woman died and another was injured Saturday night in a head-on collision along the Alaska Highway about one kilometre south of the Fish Lake Road.
• Police seek public's help after local armed robbery Whitehorse RCMP are seeking public assistance in their investigation of an armed robbery early Friday morning at the Tags Food and Gas Store on Fourth Avenue.
• Coffee business owner plans post-fire future Zola Dore isn't sure how she'll proceed with replacing the main location for her Midnight Sun Coffee Roaster business that burned to the ground last Wednesday.
• Ministers' agenda included aboriginal justice Announcements regarding violent gun crime and combatting gangs in Canada's urban centres may have dominated the federal, provincial and territorial justice ministers' meetings, but federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler says aboriginal justice emerged and presented itself as a priority.
• Respect firearms owners' rights: MLA Lake Laberge MLA Brad Cathers says he wants assurances the federal government's move to crack down on gun violence won't turn into a program similar to the gun registry.
• Group reaches a petition milestone The Yukon Citizen's Commission on Electoral Reform has reached the 500-signature mark on its petition calling for changes in how the territory votes.
• Coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations The jury in the coroner's inquest into the 2003 death of Heather Benson is out.
• Co-operation in Governance Act debated 'It's kind of interesting how the government has to legislate itself to attend meetings,' says Mount Lorne MLA Steve Cardiff.
• Safer communities motion's fate disappoints NDP leader 'I don't plan on backing off,' NDP Leader Todd Hardy said regarding the party's push to combat substance abuse in the Yukon.

November 10, 2005

• Cultural ambassadors link Peru with the Yukon Travelling more than 12,000 kilometres from South America, four Peruvians of first nations descent have come north, completing a cycle of prophetic importance.
• Fundraiser set for young musher The Mt. Lorne Mountain Community Association and the Mount Lorne Volunteer Fire Department will co-host a chili dinner/bingo/silent auction Saturday evening to raise money for Kiara Adams, who plans to run the 2006 Yukon Quest sled dog race.
• His dark materials shape a new republic of heaven It is in the final volume of his trilogy that Philip Pullman yanks out all the stops and delivers the message that makes the entire saga of His Dark Materials quite so startling.
• Blaze claimed historic coffee grinder As the manager of the Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters, Gerry Gardiner was notified early Wednesday morning that the foundation of the popular business was on fire.
• Grow ops pose a menace to public safety: officials The people accused of growing $5 million worth of pot in private houses in Whitehorse broke a number of municipal bylaws and caused a threat to public health and safety.
• Dropping of ANWR drilling called exciting' Word that the U.S. House of Representatives has pulled oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from the budget may be exciting, but 'it's not the end of the story,' says Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.
• YTG turns deaf ear' to safe communities: NDP 'The Yukon Party has turned a deaf ear to the calls from Yukon people for concrete actions that would make their homes and communities safer,' says NDP Leader Todd Hardy.
• Experts present jury with different conclusions Possible reasons why a police patrol car rolled off the South Klondike Highway into a 30-foot ditch, killing the prisoner sitting in the back seat, were explained Wednesday by two expert witnesses during a coroner's inquest.
• Nature Conservancy serves up $100,000 The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has given a Yukon group $100,000 to create a database of plants and animals in the territory to assist government companies with responsible development.
• Employees may be asked to change work schedule City Parks and Recreation Department officials and their employees' union will likely face a disagreement when they sit down to hammer out a new collective agreement next year.
• City council mulls a forest of grants City council will consider a range of grants recommended by the Recreation Grant Task Force (RGTF).
• Mayo Road development rules OKed New local area development regulations have been approved and are now in place for the Mayo Road area.
• Computer rules not intrusive, YTG says New computer use guidelines released by the Yukon government (YTG) do not mean the government is monitoring its employees' home computers.
• The situation was fairly grave,' vet recalls In recognition of the Year of the Veteran, the Star has been publishing a series of six articles over the last week highlighting the experiences and sacrifices made by Yukoners over the last 65 years.
• I always wanted to be a soldier' 'I can see it in his eyes,' Marie Grossinger says when asked if she's noticed any changes in her son, Darcy, since he returned from his tours overseas. 'I found he was quieter (when he came back).'
• How a tailor put his excellence to work Victory had been declared in Europe and the axis forces were surrendering to the allied forces.