Whitehorse Daily Star

May 18, 2005

• Athletes' village a golden opportunity' The estimated $31-million athletes' village for the 2007 Canada Winter Games will be used as permanent structures for Yukon College.
• Trial's final arguments set for Thursday The defence representing George Kieran Daunt wrapped up its case Tuesday in Yukon Supreme Court.
• Conservatives choose challenger to Bagnell The Conservative party has nominated Graham Lang, 26, to serve as its candidate for the Yukon riding in the next federal election.
• Most campgrounds ready for visitors The Department of Environment has accelerated its plans to open territorial campgrounds by moving in work crews earlier than originally scheduled.
• Railway property suffers more vandalism The Copper Belt Mining Railway and Museum has been struggling with vandalism over the past few months.
• Yukon Party queried on blizzard of issues During Tuesday's last question period of this spring's legislative session, the opposition bombarded the government with 23 questions examining major concerns over the last 30 days.
• S.S. Klondike's restoration to be celebrated Saturday Parks Canada will celebrate the season opening of the S.S. Klondike on Saturday.
• Orphan will join preserve's muskox An orphaned muskox calf rescued from certain peril in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, is expected to become the newest resident of the Yukon Wilderness Preserve on Friday.
• Anti-crime ventures share $226,742 The territorial Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust Fund is awarding $226,742 to 14 projects aimed at crime prevention and victim services in five Yukon communities.
• RCMP among forces marking annual Canadian Police Week The RCMP are celebrating the 35th annual Canadian Police Week. The event celebrates the work of the police.

May 17, 2005

• Yukon will hit world weightlifting stage in 2008 The excitement in their voices was evident over the phone, even from thousands of kilometres around the globe, where the Yukoners are holding fort in Korea for a couple of weeks.
• Housing crisis' looms, council warned More residential properties are urgently needed in the city, council heard Monday night.
• Towns' concerns set out at AYC meeting FARO What to do with the huge resource of warm water beneath Haines Junction is front and centre for the community of almost 800 residents. The ability to escape a forest fire is among the foremost concerns for the estimated 185 people who live in Tagish.
• Victim was taut with anger, accused says The late Robert Truswell charged at George Kieran Daunt with his truck, Yukon Supreme Court heard Monday.
• City awards pair of landscaping contracts The city is keeping Yukon Gardens busy this summer after council voted in favour of awarding two contracts to the company on May 9.
• Yukon Party stifles motion on MLA's fate The Yukon Party would not allow an NDP motion calling for the resignation of Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen to be debated in the legislature Monday because of a House of Commons precedence, said Premier Dennis Fentie.

May 16, 2005

• MLA found guilty of indecent assaults Haakon Arntzen, the independent MLA for Copperbelt, was found guilty of three counts of indecent assault on Friday afternoon.
• Chopper pilot helps quell blaze It was a true test of water buckets used for fighting forest fires Friday evening when Ben Drury flew over Riverdale.
• Gas tax deal deadline looming FARO The Yukon has four days to make up its mind on how to share the federal gas tax proposal, Community Services Minister Glenn Hart told community leaders here over the weekend.
• Weekend outages reported Various parts of Whitehorse were without power over the weekend thanks to generation problems and a failed insulator.
• Bagnell makes flurry of program announcements The federal government has announced $1.5 million in funding that will be split among five projects aimed at helping unemployed people in the Yukon.
• Compost taken in paper bags The city is reviewing whether it will regularly accept paper bags for its compost pick-up.
• Arntzen situation extremely serious' The NDP has drafted a motion calling for Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen to resign following his conviction on three counts of indecent sexual assault on Friday.
• Chiefs dissatisfied with Yukon government A letter to Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon from first nations chiefs accuses the government of not doing enough when dealing with the economic development partnerships with first nations.
• Accused feared for his life A man charged with second-degree murder took the stand in Yukon Supreme Court this morning,
• Police plan another cop camp The RCMP will host another Cop Camp this summer for children who are interested in police work.
• Anti-drug plans called a community venture Methods preventing youth from using drugs need to stem from the community, says Dr. Colin Mangham, one of Canada's top experts on drug prevention abuse.