Whitehorse Daily Star

October 25, 2005

• Music awards offer three strikes, two home runs Though the three Yukon artists nominated for this year's Western Canadian Music Awards in Vancouver did not win, there was an important announcement made in the territory's favour.
• Dawson loses beloved elder at the age of 101 DAWSON CITY Annie Henry, a Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in First Nation elder, died at her home Monday morning at the age of 101.
• Mother's state of mind not decipherable It is not possible to evaluate Justina Ellis' state of mind the night she killed her seven-week-old daughter last year, according to expert testimony in Yukon Supreme Court.
• Council delays discussion on tipping fees A discussion on whether the city will raise tipping fees at the local dump will be delayed by at least another month, city council decided last night.
• You can do it, even if you have cancer' Imagine looking at your passport and photo album and seeing evidence of people and places in your past that you can't really remember.
• Forum agrees on money application strategy The Yukon Forum, which is made up of the territorial government and several first nations, has agreed on how to apply to the Northern Economic Development Fund in the territory.

October 24, 2005

• Woman admits to assaulting child A Dawson City woman charged with killing her infant child pleaded guilty this morning to manslaughter, in the Yukon Supreme Court .
• Computer rules are privacy breach, union boss believes A new set of computer-use guidelines put forth by the Yukon Territorial Government (YTG) will enable the government to tap into employees' home computers and is an invasion of privacy.
• YEU members pick new head The Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) elected a new executive on Sunday.
• First nation celebrates land claim In keeping with what has become tradition, there was jubilant fanfare Saturday to celebrate the official signing of the land claim and self-government agreements for the Carcross-Tagish First Nation.
• Landmark museum to expand considerably The Yukon government (YTG) announced a $500,000-donation to the MacBride Museum this morning.
• Francophone business aspirants get more help RD…E Yukon officially launched its new business services in French during this month's Small and Medium-Size Business Week.

October 21, 2005

• Music industry salutes Hamilton's engineering 'I love watching an album take shape,' Yukon music engineer Bob Hamilton said in an interview earlier this week with the Star.
• Another dedicated man solves a mystery So why did I bother to buy a novelization of the summer's hit superhero movie once I had already seen the film (and enjoyed it immensely, by the way)?
• Lawyers make closing arguments in murder trial Two distinct theories about what happened the night that Karen Rodrigue stabbed Gerald Dawson surfaced in the lawyers' closing arguments this morning in Yukon Supreme Court.
• Rodrigue likely had disordered mind, B.C. forensic psychiatrist testifies If Karen Rodrigue's account of the night she killed Gerald Dawson is true, then she was in a disordered mental state at the time she stabbed him, according to expert testimony.
• First nation chooses chief Members of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun have elected Simon Mervyn Sr. as the new chief.
• Hot Springs Road development path picked After consulting with members of the community, the Yukon Territorial Government (YTG) has chosen a development proposal for the Takhini Hot Springs Road Rural Subdivision.
• Governing party chooses candidate Longtime Yukoner Cynthia Kearns has received the nod from the Yukon Party to run as its candidate in the Nov. 21 Copperbelt riding byelection.
• Historic land claim signing scheduled The Carcross-Tagish First Nation will host a ceremony in Carcross Saturday to sign its land claim and self-government agreements.
• Poverty troubles women's council 'It's a total embarrassment. A country as rich as ours, and there are people not able to meet their needs,' says Charlotte Hrenchuk, co-ordinator of the Yukon Status of Women Council.
• Break, enter spurs charges Whitehorse RCMP are reminding residents to secure their homes after a man was charged Wednesday with two counts of breaking and entering. Robert Joseph Savard appeared in court Wednesday and remains in jail pending his next court appearance Nov. 2.
• Flu campaign is underway The 2005 flu campaign is under way in the Yukon.
• Dawson's ferry floats atop extended season DAWSON CITY Things may be cooling off in the Klondike. There has been snow on the streets and lawns in town since Oct. 9.
• Games funding formula called unrealistic An archaic funding formula used to fund the Canada Games means many Whitehorse host society members are left anxiously scrambling for cash instead of planning for the event.
• Development delayed, councillor believes Debate over highway access to the future Whitehorse Copper subdivision has delayed the tendering process and the development.
• White Pass chugs past yet another passenger record The White Pass and Yukon Route ended the 2005 season with a new annual ridership record of 430,037 revenue passengers.