Whitehorse Daily Star

September 28, 2005

• No immediate infilling planned in Riverdale A plan to build infill development in the Riverdale area has been scrapped.
• Entities team up to expand cell service The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) have joined with Northwestel Inc. to submit a request for proposals to provide expanded cell phone service in the Yukon.
• Minister's tourism bolstering efforts praised The recent work of Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor in Germany will have long-term positive impacts on the territory's tourism industry, says Patti Balsillie, chief executive officer of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon.
• Dismal conditions confront vulnerable workers Low wages, unpredictable work hours, few benefits, unsafe working conditions and little job security are some of the daily issues faced by vulnerable workers in the territory, members of a federal law commission heard last night in Whitehorse.
• Driver's licence security features to be upgraded Yukoners will be getting newly-designed driver's licence eventually.
• Southern Yukon mine properties called viable Greg Hawkins and others with Tagish Lake Gold Corp. remain convinced their gold and silver properties in the Wheaton River valley are viable and valuable.
• Whitehorse-area musher wins the final Quest incentive draw The final early entry incentive draw of the Yukon Quest has seen Gerry Willomitzer become the winner.

September 27, 2005

• Vehicle rolls, kills government worker A vehicle rollover early Monday morning in southwest Yukon has cost a Whitehorse man his life.
• Efford's decision to step away from portfolio called personal' Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says federal Natural Resources Minister John Efford made a 'personal decision' in temporarily stepping away from his portfolio.
• Territories' inclusion in Games statement draws Graham's fire Canada's two other territories should put up or shut up when it comes to collecting kudos for the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Coffee business proprietor was sole bidder for space After the city approached chain stores across the country and businesses in Whitehorse, Zola Dore's Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters is set to be the first business in the Canada Games Centre.
• Games gather another sponsor L'Aurore Boreale, the city's Franch-language newspaper, has become a Mammoth Ivory sponsor of the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Four boaters reported missing HALL BEACH, Nunavut (CP) A search was underway Monday for four boaters reported missing in Nunavut.
• Fire truck agreed to After 10 years of requests, city council has agreed to look for a new fire truck for the Whitehorse Fire Department.
• Strong local winds forecast The first major storm of the season will move across the Yukon early this week, bringing yet another reminder that fall has arrived.
• Keep the special events coming, meeting told DAWSON CITY If Dawson wants to keep attracting tourists and wants those numbers to increase, its promoters must keep coming up with new events and celebrations.
• Forest plan discussions start tonight The Yukon government, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and other project partners will conduct public meetings in southwest Yukon to discuss the next steps for implementation of the forest management plan for the first nations' traditional territory.
• Educators will explore a Kaleidoscope of Change Upward of 700 educators from around the territory will gather in Whitehorse on Thursday and Friday for a conference.
• Teachers given wide range of subjects to delve into When the territory's educators return to their assignments next Monday, they'll take with them the synergy gained from this week's conference, says the Yukon Teachers' Association.

September 26, 2005

• Five accused spent weekend in jail At 10:00 this morning, Whitehorse RCMP searched a fourth Copper Ridge home in connection with grow operations in the city.
• Respected former YTG official dies Longtime civil servant Tom Duncan died Friday in Whitehorse at the age of 84.
• Coal venture would create 250 jobs DIVISION MOUNTAIN Division Mountain near Braeburn has enough coal to employ 250 people and supply markets such as China for the next 20 years.
• Motorcyclist thrown from bike, suffers slight injury A Whitehorse motorcyclist collided with an RCMP vehicle Saturday afternoon while driving erratically on the Alaska Highway, police say.
• Remembrance Day ceremony may change venues In what has been called a move to accommodate the growing number of interested Whitehorse residents, the Royal Canadian Legion is seeking to move its Remembrance Day ceremony to the Canada Games Centre this year.
• Local Red Cross worker to help Katrina relief effort A Red Cross volunteer from Whitehorse will leave in the next few days for Baton Rouge, La., to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
• Shots fired Police arrested two youth Saturday afternoon after complaints were received of gunshots being heard in the Mount McIntyre subdivision.
• Inuvik firm will build Carmacks school The building of the Tantalus School replacement in Carmacks is scheduled to begin during the week of Oct. 10.
• Several areas lost power A number of communities in the southern Yukon experienced several power outages over the weekend.
• Safe communities forum planned The Leader of the official Opposition wants to give residents of Whitehorse and rural Yukon communities a chance to exchange ideas about how to cope with the growing impact of drug abuse and to consider ways to make their communities safer.