Whitehorse Daily Star

May 13, 2005

• Educator awarded teachers' top honour In the spring of 1955, a group of teachers became known as the Whitehorse Teachers' Association.
• Friendship is in the eye of the beholder When we first meet Esen-alit-Quar by name, she is with her family, sharing the strange adventure she has just had on the planet Kraos, absorbing (quite literally) their reactions and some of their experiences as well.
• Dawson City is on the move again DAWSON CITY One of the lesser-known attractions of Dawson City is the town's habit of relocating buildings at the drop of a moving permit.
• Memories from the olden days OLD CROW My parents, they come to Old Crow from Eagle, Alaska on 1940.
• After 15 years, it's time to close the open book This month marks the end of Hubby's long and somewhat distinguished career in the public service.
• Hulstein, Bogle tops in run The first Intersport 5 km Fun Run/Walk of the season was held on Tuesday evening at F.H. Collins Secondary School in Whitehorse.
• Territory loses well-known musician Just four years after he arrived in the territory, Yukoners must bid farewell to a spark that helped light up the territorial music scene.
• He asked... if I would kill Robert for him' A man accused of murder asked someone else to kill his enemy in 2003, Yukon Supreme Court heard Thursday.
• Tourists doubt value of visits A new survey released by the Department of Tourism and Culture shows there have been significant drops in tourists feeling they receive value for their money while visiting the Yukon.
• Crews battling Carmacks fire A forest fire in the Carmacks area is expected to be extinguished by Sunday, the territory's Wildland Fire Management branch spokeswoman said today.
• Pair honoured for saving man's life SKAGWAY Two Skagway men who saved the life of a former Yukon motorcyclist last summer at the Carcross Desert were honoured with the prestigious Order of St. John Award on Tuesday.
• Every day different' for telecom operators In a small, windowless room inside the Whitehorse RCMP building, 911 calls are being answered.
• Solar races to take off on Saturday Skills Canada Yukon will host its third Annual Yukon Solar Challenge this weekend.
• Recycling Club marks 10th anniversary this year The Recycling Club, one of the most successful recycling programs ever undertaken by any jurisdiction in North America, is back for another summer and its 10th anniversary.
• Refinery yielded only a million barrels of oil This is the second part of a short series on the Canol oil refinery in Whitehorse, which closed in 1945.
• Council jumps on board for game Whitehorse city council decided Monday night it was game to get on board the Yukon On Board Game.
• Way paved for seniors' housing A proposed housing project is a zone closer to becoming a reality.
• Carcross looks at becoming a municipality Carcross could become the fifth-largest municipality in the territory if it proceeds with gaining municipal status, says Doug Graham, the Association of Yukon Communities' president.
• Agent is searching for tenants for the multiplex Gord Bertie is playing a matchmaker of sorts for the Jeux du Canada Games Centre.
• Meetings on beetle-killed forest planned Representatives of the Yukon government and Champagne and Aishihik First Nation will spend until the end of the month meeting with residents of southwest Yukon.
• Street fair staff hired The Artspace North Society has hired two staff members to organize this summer's Longest Days street fair.
• DeWolfe committee objects to auditor's report DAWSON CITY The Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race Committee is not happy with some of the suggestions made in the Report of the Forensic Audit and Financial Review of the Town of the City of Dawson, as authored by Doddington Advisors, Inc.
• Clubs, city pursue dog training area Behind the Takhini Arena where the old outdoor rink used to be, 14 people representing most of the Whitehorse dog clubs assembled to hear an idea from the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
• April was warmer, drier than the norm April saw the Yukon recording well above-normal temperatures along with generally below-normal precipitation.

May 12, 2005

• Atlin-region fire evacuation went smoothly A threat from a nearby forest fire forced the removal of a small community south of Atlin, B.C., early Wednesday afternoon, though residents returned later in the day.
• Accused was scared for his life, trial told Robert Truswell was a 'tough son of a bitch,' Dawson City resident Earl Haldorson testified in Yukon Supreme Court Wednesday.
• Minister mum on building addition The Yukon Party once criticized former premier Pat Duncan's Liberal government for building a planned one-stop government shop on Quartz Road.
• Local student had sobering visit A Yukon student who recently took part in VE-Day celebrations in Holten, Netherlands, says he learned much from his experience.
• Watson Lake men's deaths were accidental: coroner The final judgment on the 2004 deaths of Gordon Stewart and Lyndon Johnny of Watson Lake has reaffirmed the fact their demise was accidental.
• Officers to lose their locks Six female Whitehorse RCMP officers will shave their heads next week to raise money for cancer research.
• Centre ready to hear from students, employers The Whitehorse Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students opened Wednesday.
• Commission announces three recruitments Ryan McCallion has joined the Yukon Human Rights Commission as the investigator, the commission said recently.
• CANOL ROAD TO BE HONORED AS HISTORIC SITE TOMORROW The Canol Road is about to assume what many consider to be its proper place in history.

May 11, 2005

• Truswell shot at others, made death threats A man who used to shoot at Dawson City residents ended up being shot dead himself, Yukon Supreme Court heard Tuesday.
• Residents express preferences with photos If a picture says a thousand words, then Whitehorse residents told the city loud and clear their thoughts on the downtown area on Tuesday evening.
• Burning permits cancelled as hot weather wears on Burning permits have been suspended for the Whitehorse district because of an extreme forest fire hazard.
• Bill called debtor's prison' Bill 56, the Dawson Municipal Governance Restoration Act, passed third reading in the legislature Tuesday.
• Ritual of spring: ferry slides into river DAWSON CITY The cracking of the wooden rails was clearly audible in the mid-morning air Monday as two big Cats began the task of pushing the George Black ferry along the lard-coated rails to the Yukon River.
• Parties trade shots as session winds down The Yukon government is finding new ways to whittle down time and make themselves less accountable to the public.
• ATV pinned man A Mayo Road man is in serious but stable condition after he was reported trapped beneath his ATV late last night.
• Tory nomination lures second candidate Beating Yukon MP Larry Bagnell in the next federal election would be an 'uphill battle', concedes Fred Jennex, but it's a challenge he's willing to take on.
• Railway study now available on website The preliminary research report for the Alaska-Canada rail link feasibility study is available on the Yukon government website.
• Flood risk is now over Any concern of flooding in Old Crow washed away last weekend in an unusually quick flush of the Porcupine River, says a water resources official.
• Dump management contracts awarded by city As Arctic Backhoe Services gets ready to operate the city landfill, McInroy Disposal will be in charge of operating the city's transfer station.
• Extensive search necessary to find leak The source of an ongoing underground diesel fuel leak in the downtown core remains a mystery.