Whitehorse Daily Star

September 1, 2005

• RCMP launch investigation into insurance difficulties Whitehorse RCMP have begun an investigation in relation to invalid insurance policies issued by Territories Insurance Solutions.
• Well-drilling plan carries risks: Graham Accepting the Yukon government's well-drilling proposal would leave many of the territory's municipalities in a precarious financial position and restrict urban development due to loan restraints outlined in the Municipal Act.
• Program practises discrimination': NDP The Yukon government is engaging in geographical discrimination by offering a well-drilling program to rural Yukoners and leaving urban residents to suffer under ballooning water-delivery costs.
• Draft agricultural policy available The final draft of the Yukon Agriculture Policy is now available for public review and comment.
• New program helps youth find their way Sometimes it doesn't make sense to go charging through the front door when tackling a problem, says Stephen Mead, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse.
• Hydroelectric generation pursued for Atlin The Taku Land Corp. has started negotiations with BC Hydro for a 20-year Energy Purchase Agreement.
• CBC's employees help animal shelter CBC North employees found a new way to contribute to their community this morning despite being locked out of their station in Whitehorse since Aug. 15.
• Telecom policy panel plans local hearing The Telecommunications Policy Review Panel will hold a forum in Whitehorse on Sept. 9 to hear first-hand the issues surrounding broadband access in rural and remote communities in Canada.

August 31, 2005

• Wasted days, wasted nights and bad TV' The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) and the Canadian Media Guild are back at the bargaining table today for preliminary talks.
• Lights to dim at the Backwater After eight years of being on the centre stage of the city's amateur music scene, the owner of the Backwater Lounge will turn out the lights for the last time tonight.
• FireSmart plans get OK Thirty-two FireSmart projects valued at $1,202,931 have been approved by Community Services Minister Glenn Hart and Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang.
• Get involved in tourism strategy, minister urges Yukoners have been invited by Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor to take part in the development of the Yukon Tourism Brand Strategy by filling out an online survey.
• Lake's expansion baffles observers In a bizarre turn of events following the case of the missing water at Lewes Lake, a resident and business owner on Ear Lake's shores can't explain why the water has risen 4.2 metres (14 feet) in three months.
• Traffic incident investigated A single-vehicle incident Tuesday night left a car in the ditch near Goody's Gas Bar in Porter Creek.
• Games spell vast potential for businesses A new partnership among the Yukon government, the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce and the 2007 Canada Winter Games Host Society is trying to prepare local businesses to take full advantage of the influx of people and revenue coming to the area with the sporting event.

August 30, 2005

• Shattered windows each cost taxpayers $2,000 Porter Creek Secondary School has been hit hard this summer literally, says principal Kerry Huff.
• Carmacks school project snares three bids Three bids have been received for the Tantalus School replacement project in Carmacks.
• Campaign calls for disgraced MLA's ouster Though the date of Haakon Arntzen's sentencing for three incidents of incident assault is fewer than two weeks from now, members of various Yukon women's groups say they have waited long enough for him to be removed from his position as the independent MLA for Copperbelt.
• Youth boldly take hold of their fears Deanna Lee had never fired a gun before. She was handed a shotgun one morning last week in Whitehorse and told how to use it.
• RCMP eager to fill their looming recruitment gap Recruitment is a national priority for the RCMP, says Whitehorse RCMP Const. Calista McLeod.
• Brothers-in-law share a $50,000-windfall A Whitehorse man is $25,000 richer after a lottery ticket he bought with his brother-in-law this month turned out to be a winner.