Whitehorse Daily Star

October 20, 2005

• Rape never happened, prosecutor says The days following Gerald Dawson's fatal stabbing all blurred together in a haze of cocaine and alcohol, the accused told Yukon Supreme Court yesterday.
• People in Copperbelt are smiling right now' Premier Dennis Fentie has announced a byelection will be held in the Copperbelt riding on Monday, Nov. 21.
• We got creamed' Whitehorse businessman In a 49-page decision issued this morning, the Yukon Utility Board has both denied and granted different requests by Yukon Energy.
• Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in hail a new council DAWSON CITY The Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in First Nation celebrated the recent election of its chief and council with a community feast and swearing-in ceremony last Friday.
• Territory's teachers bolster B.C. colleagues The Yukon Teachers' Association has unanimously voted to support the B.C. Teachers' Federation by providing a cheque for $7,000 to the B.C. Teachers' Hardship Fund.

October 19, 2005

• Fraudulent activities result in house arrest for pair Whitehorse residents Laura Ann Eby, 38, and Cary Melvin Goodman, 37, have received 15-month conditional sentences for convictions centred around fraudulent loans.
• Accused says she'd been sexually assaulted Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the day Gerald Dawson was killed, Karen Rodrigue was sitting in his kitchen, drinking a beer and about to smoke a marijuana joint, she told Yukon Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon.
• Land lottery results were standard, mayor believes After holding a lottery for 67 available lots in the expanding Copper Ridge subdivision, the Yukon government (YTG) has 13 likely buyers.
• Week celebrates our libraries' role in life Canadian Library Week is underway and Yukon public libraries encourage residents to drop in and experience a great learning and entertainment resource in the heart of their community.
• Sober cabinet turned out in Dawson DAWSON CITY It took a question from Bill Bowie of Arctic Inland Resources to lighten the mood at Premier Dennis Fentie's roving community meeting in Dawson on Monday night.
• Seniors handed break on aquafit classes In a move that's sure to be welcomed by area seniors, Canada Games Centre officials have made special price considerations for seniors taking aquafit classes.
• Dump fees must climb, city council told City administrators have been asked to consult the private sector before going forward with a proposal to curb taxpayer subsidies to residents dumping trash at the city dump.
• Senior citizen faces charges A Whitehorse senior citizen is facing charges by the RCMP in relation to the seizure of 22 grams of cocaine and a firearm, police said this morning.

October 18, 2005

• Physiotherapy contract being considered for new centre If a bid accepted by the city's administration is approved by city council, the Canada Games Centre will have a new physiotherapy centre.
• Jury hears from common-law partner of accused They were broke and needed more money for beer, Karen Rodrigue's common-law husband, Daniel McGinnis, told the Yukon Supreme Court jury Monday.
• Dead in Inuvik Whitehorse-resident Jason Ernest Grieve was found dead in a friend's apartment on Sunday afternoon in Inuvik.
• Yukoners earn development bank honour When Lael Lund and Jason Rayner took over Outcrop Yukon Ltd. on their first wedding anniversary their primary goal was to ensure they maintained the success level of the previous owners.
• Mayor anxious to get trailer moved With the coming and going of an Oct. 15 deadline for the removal of an offending trailer on the side of the Klondike Highway, Mayor Ernie Bourassa had one question for planning authorities Monday night: how come the trailer is still there?
• Subdivision of Wann Road lot approved In a vote that divided council, a proposal to subdivide a single country residential property in Porter Creek into three lots has been approved. The proposal to allow the owner of 40 Wann Road near Versluce Meadows to subdivide his lot into three separate single-family residential lots was approved by city council Tuesday night, against the protests of Mayor Ernie Bourassa and Coun. Bev Buckway.
• City planners considered many aspects City planners took into account environmental, community, traffic, recreation and development issues when proposing a revised plan for creating new housing in the Porter Creek area.
• No election call for Dawson City Any Dawsonites hoping to hear that there would soon be a return to local democracy in the Klondike capital had to have been disappointed with the news from Premier Dennis Fentie during Monday night's community meeting, held in Dawson.
• TRUDEAU MEETS LOCAL PRESS ... During a press conference at Whitehorse, Prime Minister Trudeau was asked how soon the government would move to grant greater responsibility to the elected members of Territorial Council, a prime issue with Yukoners who have been impatiently awaiting the tabling of a White Paper on the subject of proposed government changed for the north.