Whitehorse Daily Star

August 16, 2005

• U.S. senators study northern climate change One of the ways to bring the effects of global warming to the attention of the American people is to put a human face on it, says U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D- N.Y.).
• Prickly issues not bargaining chips: Wilkins Softwood lumber, the proposed Alaska Highway pipeline, the Alaska-Canada rail link, border security, ballistic missile defence and mad cow disease. They are issues that have an impact on the relationship between Canada and the United States.
• Stanley Cup to make one-day appearance The Stanley Cup and other NHL trophies will be on display at the Gold Rush Inn in Whitehorse this coming Saturday.
• Helicopter hoists man off mountain In what was to be the second rescue of the week, Whitehorse firefighters were again called into action last Saturday.
• Beaver deaths upset long-time resident At least three beavers have been killed in traps set by Yukon government conservation officers in the Squatters Row area of Whitehorse, says area resident Gary Bemish.
• Duo's model rocket sparked area fire It was a hazy long weekend in Whitehorse, with smoke blowing in from fires blazing across the territory and in Alaska.
• Vehicle rolls after hilltop collision Two vehicles collided at the top of Two Mile Hill on Monday afternoon, causing one to roll off the road.

August 12, 2005

• Team effort' saves man after tumble After being airlifted in an early-morning rescue, an unidentified man is said to be in serious condition in Whitehorse General Hospital after he was crushed by the weight of his own ATV Thursday night.
• Lake's sudden shrinkage shocks residents In what has been described as a case of 'beavers to the rescue,' several of the fuzzy little animals are busy rebuilding after one of their dams was breached.
• Vintage bush planes of yesterday's Yukon The above old photograph was taken many years ago by the late George Johnston of Teslin, Yukon. Besides being an excellent and talented photographer, he was also a trapper and a merchant.
• Film workshop planned The Yukon Film and Sound Commission will offer a free workshop with renowned documentary and television producer Felice Gorica, Aug. 20-21.
• Officers' plan for beavers baffles longtime resident After telling a man that he wasn't allowed to live-trap troublesome beavers, Yukon conservation authorities have opted to use kill-traps.
• Phone service improves child support system A new automated telephone service is meant to help parents looking to get their child support payments and free up time for Maintenance Enforcement Program workers to deal with the cases of parents who won't pay up.
• Millions in Shakwak funds OKed The Yukon government will receive $150 million US over the next five years from the U.S. government under the recently signed, multibillion-dollar U.S. transportation bill, Highways and Public Works Minister Glenn Hart said today.
• Grand chief joins railway committee Andy Carvill, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations, has accepted an invitation to sit as a representative on the Alaska-Canada Rail Link Advisory Committee.
• Regulatory realities stifle man's dream This is not a story of right and wrong. It is a story of many people doing what they believe is right. The trouble is, their perceptions of what is right collide.
• Dawson's founder gets his due in a new book DAWSON CITY When Ed and Star Jones first saw Dawson City in 1962, they had no idea that this part of the world would dominate their lives for the next four decades.
• Perfect mix of factors could devastate homes Under certain conditions, water bombers would not be able to get into the Marsh Lake area to deal with a forest fire, says Dennis Levy, the community's former fire chief.
• Campground patrol program in limbo The fate of a two-year pilot project that had park officers patrolling territorial campgrounds is uncertain, officers say.
• It looks like the CBC is going to lock us out' Locks are being changed, security is being called in and station managers are being flown into Toronto as the CBC prepares to lock out its employees as of 12:01 a.m. EST Monday.
• Campfire care urged on eve of long weekend Wildland Fire Management officials are continuing to ask campers to be very cautious with their campfires over the Discovery Day long weekend.

August 11, 2005

• Living allowance end has workers in shock' The living cost differential allowance has been eliminated in Whitehorse, impacting the paycheques of approximately 800 workers.
• NDP questions YTG-Partnerships BC link Steve Cardiff, the NDP MLA for Mount Lorne, wants to know the details of the Yukon government's relationship with Partnerships BC.
• Historic typewriter repatriated to Dawson To the naked eye, it may appear to be nothing more than a clumsy piece of technology, long displaced by the computer. But this black steel typewriter, patented in New York in 1901, has a story to tell.
• Visitors end whirlwind of fun, learning It was a series of tears and hugs at the city's airport yesterday as the handful of Japanese exchange students who've been visiting Whitehorse prepared to return to their hometown of Ushiku.
• Volcanologists drew knowledge from historic Klondike ashes DAWSON CITY 'Rush' is a term easily associated with Dawson City, but it generally has the word 'gold' in front of it.