Whitehorse Daily Star

June 27, 2005

• Aggressive' exploration planned for UKHM site A company run by executives familiar with the Yukon has been given the nod to purchase the assets of the bankrupt United Keno Hill Mines Ltd., it was announced Friday.
• Daunt appeals murder conviction As expected, George Kieran Daunt, a Dawson City gold miner convicted of the murder of Robert Truswell last month, is appealing his life sentence.
• Quest musher faces charge A Yukon Quest sled dog race musher has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing of a 19-year-old man in Yellowknife, N.W.T.
• Visitors savoured White Pass excursion CARCROSS For the Scotts from Anchorage, a family vacation is about being on the open road with their motorcycles, but on Friday, they opted for a different mode of transportation.
• Francophone event brings community together St. Jean Baptiste, the patron saint of French Canadians, was warmly celebrated on Friday with the first musical event of Shipyards Park.

June 24, 2005

• A pessimistic look at the state of humanity BTC Audio Books spring from the studio recordings done for CBC's nightly book broadcast, Between the Covers.
• The origin of angry Celtic rockers HAINES JUNCTION The true gem of the Alsek Music Festival was not the time-tested, aging bands that headlined the Saturday night show.
• Missing constant daylight on the eve of the summer solstice GREENFIELD, N.S. Solstice in Nova Scotia doesn't seem to get the same kind of attention that it merits in the Yukon.
• Car almost ran down RCMP officer A man accused of almost running over a Whitehorse RCMP officer has been cleared of criminal charges laid against him following a high-speed chase last August.
• Passion' of motorcycling drew bikers to rolling rally Since he was old enough to sit on a motorbike, the nimble vehicle has been a passion for Robert Oyler.
• Report recalls record forest fire year It's cheaper to let a cabin burn than it is to try to suppress a forest fire, states the 2004 Wildland Fire Review's final report.
• City, equestrian group may renew lease Renewing a lease with the Yukon Horse and Rider Association (YHRA) for the site off of Range Road in the lower Porter Creek area wouldn't prevent the city from developing the area in the future.
• Mitchell has next election in sight Arthur Mitchell, the new Yukon Liberal Party leader, says it isn't his place to speculate on when there will be a territorial election, but he's certainly starting to prepare for one.
• Sixteen projects will get almost $200,000 The Department of Economic Development's Community Development Fund has granted $199,018 to 16 community projects approved under Tier 1 criteria.
• Hole' gives way to cheerier quarters 'Hell is the place to be,' someone wrote on the wall in the hole. The hole is the name given to two tiny windowless segregation cells in the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.
• Thefts victims recover goods Whitehorse RCMP continue to link stolen property recovered on June 9 with police files of reported thefts.
• Washington foray fruitful: Lang Some Yukon government officials' trip to Washington, D.C. has been highly effective because of Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski's support, says Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang.
• Teen's Oslo foray offered rich rewards For 15-year-old Marie Abbott, attending the Youth Participation Action with a Cause conference in Oslo, Norway this year was about making friendships and connections with youth around the world who believe in a similar cause.
• City takes top category rank in commuting event For the second year in a row, Whitehorse has won its population size category (10,000-49,000) in the 2005 Commuter Challenge.

June 23, 2005

• ANWR issue on radar screen': Fentie Premier Dennis Fentie is in Washington this week to take part in a series of meetings related to the Alaska Highway pipeline and the proposed Alaska-Canada rail link.
• Governor deadset on railway WASHINGTON (CP) Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie says the Canadian and U.S. governments need to get involved in a massive railway project he's supporting as a critical step to opening up the North.
• Bylaw services concerns studied City bylaw manager John Taylor says he's already working to address some of the concerns about his department coming out of the program evaluation underway.
• Bus schedule to change next month It could be more difficult for Whitehorse Transit riders to catch a lift next month during the less busy hours of the day.
• Mayor may attend Games The opening of the Jeux du Canada Games Centre may warrant travel expenses being paid out for the city's mayor to attend.
• Placer miners still face challenges DAWSON CITY Mike McDougall, president of the Klondike Placers Miners' Association, says the news of progress toward a new regime for placer mining in the Yukon has its good and bad sides for miners.
• Premier hints at action on Arntzen's future If Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen doesn't make the right decision, the government will, Premier Dennis Fentie told reporters Wednesday.
• Faro will not spray for bugs Farrago Music Festival-goers might be outnumbered by mosquitoes this year, but Donna Smith, a festival organizer and Discovery Store owner, says she doesn't expect that will impact ticket sales.
• REMAINS OF MISSING YOUTH DISCOVERED Human remains found along the Long Lake Road Aug. 15 are those of John Brent Moffatt. The Whitehorse youth mysteriously disappeared from the Klondike Inn nine years ago.