Whitehorse Daily Star

September 15, 2005

• We're going to Disneyland,' happy lottery winner says After winning $1 million, Scott and Erin McCarthy of Whitehorse plan to take their kids to Disneyland.
• Voting system fine as is, premier says The Yukon's electoral system is working and doesn't need electoral reform, says Premier Dennis Fentie.
• Murder trial is postponed The trial of a woman charged with murdering her child last summer has been postponed.
• New Democrat wants second run in byelection Maureen Stephens, a longtime Whitehorse resident and social activist, has announced her intention to seek the NDP nomination to run in Copperbelt in the upcoming byelection.
• Centre celebrates both land and people DAWSON CITY The D‰nÚja Zho (Long Time Ago House) Cultural Centre has two exhibition areas.
• Clarkson mints new medal to celebrate the North OTTAWA (CP) Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson has created a new honour called the Governor General's Northern Medal.
• Yukon dancer returns to inspire and instruct The Yukon Association for Community Living and the Yukon Wheelchair Recreation Association will host an evening of exploration in integrated dance on Friday.
• August featured above-normal temperatures, statistics report August's rainfall in the Yukon was quite close to normal while temperatures were above normal in the south, especially in those stations just east of the St. Elias range.
• Jobless rate rose slightly After hitting an all-time low unemployment rate in July, the Yukon's figures are now back on the rise.

September 14, 2005

• Wit tackles tragedy with comedy Wit n. : a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
• Disillusionment' prompts electoral reform petition Yukoners are pushing the territorial government to establish a citizens' commission on electoral reform.
• Takhini residents look to court to stop development In a move which would seem to follow in the footsteps of community associations across the city, members of the Takhini West Community Association may take the city to court to stop a proposed development in their neighbourhood.
• Delay in charges won't taint case, justice rules A two-year delay by the RCMP in laying charges for fraud exceeding $300,000 will not prejudice the accuseds' trial, according to a Yukon Supreme Court judgment.
• N.W.T clinic will serve rural Yukon Beginning late this week, residents of rural Yukon communities will have better access to visiting dental services within their own communities, Health and Social Services Minister Peter Jenkins announced Monday.
• Officials identify possible oil leak source A downtown business that may be the source of a mysterious underground oil leak has been issued a notification to get its underground fuel tank tested.
• They ripped and tore, smashed and trashed' It's not about the money, it's about the loss, says a downtown Whitehorse resident, as his once-lush garden lies in pieces.
• City awards major well-drilling contract In line with its plan to reduce the city's dependancy on Schwatka Lake for the city's water supply, council has awarded a $160,569 well-drilling contract.
• Government criticized over Tombstone bus turn-around The NDP wants to know why the Yukon government, in the party's words, ignored its commitment to consult the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation before creating a bus turn-around on the Dempster Highway.
• City to dog owners: Pick up the poop' Anyone using the staircase at the end of Black Street to reach the trails bordering the airport Monday night had to step over a big pile of dog droppings.
• Whitehorse-Dawson bus service to end For a number of reasons, including shrinking tourist traffic and escalating fuel prices, the Dawson City Courier passenger and freight business is ceasing operations.
• Lousetown artifacts returned to Dawson DAWSON CITY Former Yukon commissioner Ken McKinnon retains a keen interest in things historical and things Dawson years after his term of office expired in the mid-1990s.
• Tourism and cultural expo set for October The Yukon First Nations Tourism Association will host the first ever Aboriginal Tourism and Cultural Expo on Oct. 5 at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Science institute invites speaker back To mark the beginning of its 20th season of public science talks, the Yukon Science Institute (YSI) is bringing back a star attraction its first speaker. And it's holding a party.
• Bagnell honoured' to be at UN meetings Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says it's an honour for himself, and all Yukoners, to have been selected to attend the 60th anniversary meetings of the United Nations in New York City this week.

September 13, 2005

• Proposal draws hint of class-action suit Residents opposed to a bylaw proposal to rid the city of caretaker accommodations in industrial areas came out in force Monday evening demanding that council quash the idea.
• RCMP veterans' meet may draw 700 people Whitehorse will host the RCMP Veterans' Association meeting in 2009, which could attract up to 700 people to the territory.
• Education about labour reform called crucial Without education, the modernization of federal labour standards may hold very little value, says Alex Furlong, president of the Yukon Federation of Labour.
• Eighty-room hotel planned for airport area Members of city council agreed with a local developer that amending the Official Community Plan (OCP) to make way for a 1,500-square-foot, three-storey, 80-room hotel across from the Whitehorse airport is a good idea.
• String players start new season All string players are invited to join the Whitehorse String Ensemble as it begins its new season at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Music Room at Jack Hulland Elementary School.
• Inquest will probe woman's 2003 death A coroner's inquest into the death of a woman who died while in RCMP custody three years ago is set to start in November.
• College awarded grant The Northern Research Institute of Yukon College has received a $2,500-grant from the Shell Environmental Fund.