Whitehorse Daily Star

June 7, 2005

• Officials learn of climber's death six days after fact Word of the death of a 22-year-old Calgary woman on Mount Logan reached the warden's office Monday, six days after she was hurled down the East Ridge by an avalanche.
• Survey charts latest drinking, smoking trends With the Yukon Addictions Survey's preliminary results released Monday, the Yukon government will now go into more detail on addictions issues before looking at a policy to deal with the issues.
• Yukoners reflect on substance abuse woes About 50 concerned Whitehorse citizens came together last night at the Yukon Substance Abuse Summit's public forum.
• Skyjacker Lounge pleads not guilty Airline Inn manager Larry Cripps pleaded not guilty in court this morning to two counts against the Skyjacker Lounge of breaking the city's smoking bylaw.
• Energy handbook is back again The GreenHoG Handbook is back by popular demand.
• Chief back in office Chief Mike Smith of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation was re-elected last Saturday.
• Fishway plans improvements as the summer season begins One of the Yukon's most popular tourist attractions has opened for another season, with some new initiatives aimed at children and families.
• Newspaper hit with lawsuit The Yukon News is being sued by a Watson Lake doctor who believes he was defamed by the thrice-weekly newspaper.
• Workshop taught log building skills The Yukon government, Selkirk First Nation and Parks Canada delivered a log building conservation workshop at Fort Selkirk.
• THE BELOVED GOLD PANNER IS BACK! It might have been an unlikely setting, but things were hopping at the Taku Hotel bar Friday afternoon as the locals reacted strongly to the unveiling of yet another new licence plate design.
• Aaron Pritchett says to audience, We can't wait to come back' 'Me and the band have made the decision there are some fine women in Whitehorse!' Aaron Pritchett shouted to a large crowd last Saturday night at the Yukon Convention Centre.
• Yukon's Lien wins at Taiwan music awards Yukon recording artist Matthew Lien received the prize for 'Best World Music Album' at the recent Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan's 'Juno' equivalent) in Taipei, Taiwan.

June 6, 2005

• Mitchell wants to keep Schultz involved Local realtor Arthur Mitchell won the Yukon Liberal Party leadership on Saturday night, defeating former premier Pat Duncan on the third ballot.
• Event proved to be emotional roller-coaster It took 2,073 ballots cast and almost nine hours, but by approximately 10 p.m. Saturday, the Yukon Liberal Party had elected itself a new leader Arthur Mitchell.
• Climbers weathered stormy mountain ordeal A team of two Whitehorse climbers say it was more luck than anything that saw them not need rescuing last month from Mount Logan in southwest Yukon.
• Teacher addresses Vanier high school graduates Vanier Catholic Secondary School teacher Sylvie Hamel pulled out her own grad photo album from 1989 to help her relate to the Vanier's class of 2005.
• Yukon College turns out 225 gradudates It seemed as though Hunter S. Thompson a writer famous for his drug and alcohol abuse had taken over the life of Rhett Kosowan when he was just 13 years old, Kosowan said at the Yukon College graduation ceremonies, held Saturday.
• Yukon Energy slammed in final submissions Yukon Energy strongly defends its request to the Yukon Utility Board to approve several new methods of raising additional revenue to cover a forecasted shortfall for 2005.
• Major drug abuse summit going on The Yukon government's Substance Abuse Summit is underway behind closed doors in Whitehorse.
• Francophone students returned to their roots Sixteen students from Ecole Emilie-Tremblay absorbed a first-hand experience of their roots by travelling to France earlier this year.
• Migrating building drew quite a crowd in Dawson DAWSON CITY We could probably have sold tickets the night they moved the old youth centre on May 28.

June 3, 2005

• Singer Aaron Pritchett has Something Going On Here' Country music sensation Aaron Pritchett is Yukon-bound, and will be playing to the delight of his fans on Saturday at the Yukon Convention Centre.
• Eight arts projects to receive $92,700 worth of grants The Arts Fund is contributing $92,700 to eight projects that address the creative development of the arts in the Yukon.
• Follies still frantically entertaining 35 years later After 35 successful seasons, the Frantic Follies have returned to Whitehorse for another year to continue their reign as the capital's entertainment extravaganza.
• This Mark Zuehlke mystery is inspired by real events Carry Tiger to Mountain is the second in a series of mysteries featuring Tofino coroner Elias McCann of Vancouver Island.
• Companies team up for tour package Two Yukon companies have forged a partnership to offer visitors a new tour package called the Yukon Water and Wildlife Adventure.
• Summer series hits projectors next week The Yukon Film Society's second annual Picturing the Yukon: Yukon Films on Tour summer screening series, which features a different program each week, will begin Monday.
• Sentence ends horrific, horrifying case' VANCOUVER (CP) A woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty in the horrific death of a former Whitehorse resident at a notorious crack house known as the House of Horrors''.
• Daunt not angry with jury, friend says After being sentenced to life imprisonment last week, George Kieran Daunt is trying to find something positive in being put away, a friend of Daunt's said Thursday.
• Late actor had link to Jack London's cabin Eddie Albert may be remembered throughout most of North America for his role as Oliver Wendell in Green Acres, but in the Yukon, he's remembered for his work in promoting the discovery of Jack London's cabin.
• Yukon River Quest seeking bib sponsors There's a week left for businesses and individuals in the community to sponsor the 128 bibs left for the annual Yukon River Quest. Another 17 have already been sponsored.
• Climbers return to families in Vancouver VANCOUVER (CP) Three men who were rescued from Mount Logan a week ago have returned home to Vancouver.
• Rollover kills driver A 22-year-old Whitehorse man is dead after his car rolled early this morning.
• Pat Duncan: I'm working to win' Ed. note: Delegates to tomorrow's Yukon Liberal Party leadership convention in Whitehorse will choose from among four can
• Mitchell: My approach will be different' It isn't just experience that counts in running for the leadership of the Yukon Liberal Party, says Arthur Mitchell, it's your leadership style. 'My style is different. I'm very consultative. I deal strongly in looking for win-win solutions,' he says.
• Schultz: I get things done. I build teams' The Yukon is still operating on the same economic engine it was in 1898, says Ed Schultz, and 'it's ridiculous.'
• Fire reporting is made easier Northwestel Inc. has teamed with the Yukon government's Wildland Fire Management program to make it easier for Yukoners and visitors to report forest fires.
• Scared cat was left at dump Tagish, seen at right in the photo above, is a handsome two-year-old male gray and white cat with medium-length fur. His friend is Zenith, a sweet 5 1/2-month-old female short-haired black and white cat.
• Governor proves no-show at local chamber lunch Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski was unable to attend a luncheon hosted by the Yukon Chamber of Commerce Thursday.
• Fire department was kept hopping The Whitehorse Fire Department was busy with some minor fires late Thursday afternoon.
• Judge concludes Crown responsible for hearing delay The Crown is responsible for delaying a preliminary hearing that will look into the December 2004 death of Bob Olson, the former owner of the Caribou Hotel in Carcross.
• Money paves way for road work Highways and Public Works Minister Glen Hart announced $245,000 worth of projects Thursday under the Rural Roads Upgrading Program. The six projects represent $245,000 of the $300,000 in funding approved under the program for 2005.
• Depression survivor out to help others What started out as an exercise to help herself through depression has turned into a book Whitehorse author Lynn Alcock is hoping will help others.
• Dawson streets receive needed facelift DAWSON CITY The streets of downtown Dawson have been taking on a new look lately, though you wouldn't notice it unless you were looking at your feet.
• Yukon brewer toasts two awards The third annual Canadian Brewing Awards contest was the biggest yet, but the Yukon Brewing Co. won a gold and a silver medal.
• Transportation hall gains two members The Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame inducted two new members Thursday night for their contributions to the territory's transportation history.
• Elvis Presley a man of the people' Elvis Presley has the ability to provide something different to Yukon politics, says Patrick Singh, Presley's campaign manager.