Whitehorse Daily Star

August 2, 2005

• Bereaved family never heard apology 'I think about her everyday,' Peter Hildebrand says about his late wife, Dereen.
• Prevent mining, residents plead to council Residents in the Whitehorse Copper and Spruce Hill subdivisions do not want to see mining near their properties under any circumstances, members of city council heard Monday night.
• Man was told development met bylaw In what can only be described as a major difference of opinion, city bureaucrats and residents disagree on the right to build housing in city industrial areas, city council heard Monday night.
• Cyclist overwhelmed' by northern odyssey 'Bicycle has always been my preferred way of investigating places,' says Ian Macartney, 58, a former geography professor from Largs, Scotland. Macartney has been biking around the world for 100 months.
• Minister lauds Falcon Ridge development The minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp. likes what he sees of the Falcon Ridge Chalet Village affordable housing project.
• Programs expanding skilled labour force, Lang believes Partnerships between the Yukon government and industry have led to a number of training and recruitment programs aimed at rebuilding a skilled labour force for the exploration and mining sector.
• Science camp planned The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada will host a National Science Camp at Kathleen Lake Campground in Kluane National Park and Reserve.
• Fifteen projects sharing $685,518 The territorial Community Development Fund has awarded $685,518 to 15 projects in six communities.

August 1, 2005

• Stick gambling dominates aboriginal fete CHAMPAGNE Champagne was a place of celebration over the weekend as people from across the territory descended on the village for the annual Indian Days and Hand Games Championship.
• Nothing I can do can mitigate those losses' The man whose trailer crashed into Dereen Hildebrand's minivan last year, killing her, was given a $1,000-fine in territorial court on Friday afternoon.
• Coal operation's fruition hinges on feasibility study The future of an open-pit coal mining operation, that would see 70 trucks a day travel from the Yukon's Division Mountain to Skagway, rests on the results of a feasibility study due in late September, Cash Minerals Ltd. president and CEO Basil Botha said Friday.
• Lang welcomes N.W.T. funds Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang is pleased with the federal government's recent announcement to provide $500 million over 10 years to the N.W.T.
• Funding erosion troubles new YTA president The amount of fundraising in Whitehorse-area schools has reached the point where it's becoming challenging for the community, says Sandra Henderson, the new president of the Yukon Teachers' Association (YTA).
• RCMP helped raise funding for local diabetes education The RCMP 2005 Yukon River Quest team raised some much-needed funding for diabetes education in the Yukon.
• City of Dawson settles garbage contract dispute DAWSON CITY A legal battle between the City of Dawson and Callison Waste Management has been settled.

July 29, 2005

• The Palace Grand Theatre falls silent in 2005 DAWSON CITY In the years since the Holland America line pulled the plug on the Gaslight Follies at the palace Grand Theatre here, the poor landmark has taken a beating.
• With great power comes great... danger Deconstructing comic books is a trend that probably began with Mad magazine's barbed spoofs of the super hero genre nearly 50 year ago, but it hit the big time when Frank ('Sin City') Miller gave us a darker Dark Knight in the 1980s.
• They didn't do their homework' The construction of the Dawson City bridge has been delayed indefinitely due to the rising costs of steel, concrete, oil and the competition for skilled labour, Highways and Public Works Minister Glenn Hart announced Thursday.
• Long-time dream' comes to fruition The path leading up to the Rotary Centennial Bridge was lined with vehicles early Thursday evening, as people gathered at the foot of the bridge for its long-awaited opening ceremony.
• Mom determined to kick coke to regain her child Doreen Oulette appeared in Yukon Supreme Court on Tuesday on charges of drug possession, in front of an overflowing courtroom.
• Takhini zoning issue deferred Discussion on whether city council will permit a lot to be rezoned to allow for a multi-residential development at 26 Normandy Rd. has been deferred indefinitely.
• Kluane trails opened after bear sightings After the recent closures of hiking areas at the Kluane National Park and Reserve due to bear scares, trails are again open to the public, park officials say.
• Company doggedly pursues bad loans Collecting on delinquent loans is proving to be a 'slow process,' says Wayne McLennan of Dana naye Ventures.
• YEC launches legal action over dirty soil The Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) is suing the federal government for contaminated soil found on-site at its power generating station at the Whitehorse Rapids Hydroelectric Dam.
• City inherits man's labour of love The northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Robert Service Way is a lush bouquet of colours and textures deep reds, soft yellows, fiery purples and an abundance of greens.
• Moribund Tulsequah mine in B.C. clears environmental hurdle VANCOUVER (CP) A mine in the isolated Taku watershed of northwestern B.C. that has been closed for almost 50 years has cleared its environmental assessment review, the company that wants to reopen the mine said Thursday.