Whitehorse Daily Star

August 5, 2005

• Lawsuit cites slave labour, humiliation The federal government and the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada are being taken to court for possible child abuse at a former Carcross residential school.
• Scooter took man into death, compassion After travelling 28,000 kilometres at a speed of 60 km/h, Fumynori Saito chose a hostel in Whitehorse to relax and recover from his journey.
• We've been overcharged, ski club says The Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club believes the city has overcharged it by $10,000 for the use of the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre in a new lease signed this year.
• Probation charge laid A Whitehorse woman who pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine last week was back in territorial court this week after testing positive for the drug.
• Stratford founder had a Klondike connection DAWSON CITY The Tom Patterson Theatre in Stratford. Ont., is not the most impressive of the four live theatres in town.
• Taxes rise while services fall, man complains City council is overcharging homeowners to pay for a recreation centre that most people won't use.
• Half of village construction contracts have been decided After experiencing several months of delays, the construction of the $31.4 million athletes' village has seen 50 per cent of the tendering process completed.
• Exchanges link students to history Where will did you eat lunch today? On the banks of the Yukon River?
• Interesting cold weather information The accompanying photograph was taken by Gordon McIntyre in Mayo, Yukon, on Feb. 3, 1947. The thermometer shows 80 F below.
• August ushers in arrival of salmon Approximately 141 salmon have arrived at the Whitehorse Fishway since last Friday, manager Erin Spiewack said today.
• Fentie preparing for leaders' meetings in Banff next week Premier Dennis Fentie says he's looking forward to positive discussions with other provincial and territorial premiers at the upcoming Council of the Federation annual meeting.
• Another Klondike landmark crumbles DAWSON CITY One of the few buildings remaining from the early years of the 20th century is coming down on Third Avenue in Dawson.
• Donations pour in, home planned for victim of fire A fundraiser for a man who lost his mobile home in a fire near the Takhini Hot Springs Road has raised more than $1,000.
• Jobless rate drops to 4.7 per cent Unemployment rates dropped significantly in July, reflecting the seasonal trend of more people working in the summer months.
• A week of jazzing it up in Whitehorse Yukon College has been alive with the sound of jazz lately, as the Yukon Summer Music Camp has been going on there all this week.
• Youth receives first award from Boys and Girls Club On Thursday afternoon, the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse (Whitehorse Youth Centre) awarded Shayla Battaja Green the first TC2 = TC x TC = Taking Charge Taking Control.
• Artist Shelby Blackjack's work reflects beauty and pain The heater of the RCMP Supercab laboured to keep the windows clear as the truck raced through the night toward Faro.
• Da Vinci Code is formula-driven but fun It's been over two years since The Da Vinci Code first appeared. As of this week, the hardcover edition is still holding down the number 5 spot of the New York Times bestseller list.

August 4, 2005

• Approval of mine upsets watershed group member Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) was cowardly in the way it approved a project that will destroy one of Canada's most pristine wildlife areas, says Mitch Anderson, a member of the Transboundary Watershed Alliance.
• First nation seeks control of education The First Nation of Na Cho Nyak Dun has informed the territorial and federal levels of government of its intention to pursue the transfer of education programs in time for the 2006-07 academic year.
• Territorial program helping save history Work is underway on a variety of history preservation projects around the territory with the help of funding from the Yukon Historic Resources Fund.
• Minister had stimulating day in territory Lucienne Robillard, the federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, says she had a 'very interesting day' meeting with the various levels of government present in the Yukon on Wednesday.
• Summer went well, student centre says The Whitehorse Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students will close for the season on Friday.
• Trustee sees Dawson election in sight DAWSON CITY The firm doing Dawson's annual audit has been to town and collected the data it needs to do the work.

August 3, 2005

• Driver's lawyer anticipated Crown's appeal The sentence given to the man whose trailer collided with Dereen Hildebrand's van in 2004, causing her death, will be appealed.
• Stilt-making, character creating sessions set Workshops in stilt-making, stilt-walking and the creation of larger-than-life characters will be held this week in Whitehorse.
• Federal minister is meeting Yukoners Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Lucienne Robillard is in Whitehorse today.
• Bold bruin shot at Takhini Hot Springs A bear that wandered into the campground at the Takhini Hot Springs last weekend was shot, Dennis Senger, the spokesperson for the Department of the Environment, said today.
• Agenda for Stanley Cup's Klondike visit firmed up The Stanley Cup will arrive in Dawson City on Thursday, Aug. 18.
• Woman's trial scheduled Justina Ellis, charged with murder after the death of her seven-week-old child, will go to trial in September.
• Janitorial costs estimate explodes In what city councillor Doug Graham described as 'ridiculous,' the estimated costs for janitorial services for the Canada Games Centre have ballooned by more than $200,000.
• Bird bander reaches milestone There are now 10,000 birds that can be traced back to the southeastern Yukon by international environmentalists.
• City stifles man's wish to honour ancestors In order to have a grave stone in Whitehorse cemeteries, it must be placed above a body, city council heard Monday night.
• Senators' visit may include Hillary Clinton Two American senators, Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and John McCain (R-Arizona) will visit the North this month to see firsthand the impacts of climate change.
• Two Yukoners to release new CDs tonight 'BJ MacLean's a really solid guitar player, I'd say the most underrated in the territory,' longtime Yukon musician Steve Slade said in an interview with the Star earlier this week.