Whitehorse Daily Star

April 1, 2005

• Tales about being happy with what you have Tom King loves to write about Coyote, one of the goofier trickster figures of the first nations mythology which informs his writing.
• Guys and Dolls is astoundingly impressive Want a cheap trip to a big city? Forget Air North and head to the Yukon Arts Centre for the Guild's latest production of the Broadway favourite Guys and Dolls.
• Klondike Kate' revisits her lair DAWSON CITY The call for Gillian Campbell to come to Dawson in March was a nice coincidence for her.
• Ex-council showed willful blindness' The long-awaited audit into Dawson City's finances paints a picture of misuse of money by the former mayor, treasurer and city manager.
• Probe city staff, smoking advocate urges The territory could be asked to investigate Whitehorse city staff for the information it presented to council on second-hand smoke when it was considering whether to go ahead with the city-wide smoking ban.
• Thirty-two years of land claim talks end The decades-long era of land claim negotiations in the Yukon officially ended Thursday.
• Taxi cab robber keeps messing up,' she admits to judge A young woman who robbed a Whitehorse cab driver at knife-point is having trouble staying off cocaine, territorial court heard last week.
• Store burglar will get treatment during term A man who broke into the River Ridge Convenience Store was sentenced to attend a 28-day drug treatment program.
• Accused sees charges dropped A man accused of robbing a River View Hotel patron at knife-point last December has had all of his charges dropped in connection to the matter.
• Soldier's rock-lobbing was an isolated act,' judge told A Canadian soldier and his friend pleaded guilty to mischief Tuesday in territorial court.
• Gymnastics group gets city break The city will write off the more-than $2,000 the Yukon Gymnastics Association owes for its use of the Takhini Arena last spring during the 2004 Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships.
• Audit's release method upsets NDP, Liberals The Yukon government jumped the gun on printing the forensic audit report on Dawson City's finances under the legislature's banner.
• Electrical rates subsidy extended The Yukon government is extending the current Rate Stabilization Fund (RSF) on an interim basis for two years.
• Babies wanted for film project Just on the heels of the Northern Town TV series crew ending their filming in the Yukon, more movies are coming to the territory, and will be requiring actors and extras.
• Turn fearful society into happy one: victim For the victim of a horrific rape, the local response to the March 17 parole hearing for Marcellus Jacob is a move toward where the community needs to go.
• Air North's route changes paying off Air North passengers seem pleased with the chance to fly to Vancouver two afternoons a week, says airline president Joe Sparling.
• Probe of downtown fuel leak continues The source of a fuel spill that's spread to the Yukon River is still under investigation, says a senior investigator with Environment Canada.
• Chief will finish out his term Steven Bucyk, the chief of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, will serve his full term of office until August after announcing earlier he would resign in late March.
• Kitchen chores took much elbow grease The writer, who lives in Victoria, occasionally reminisces about her life in the Klondike of half a century ago for the Star.
• Accused's hearing underway A 22-year-old Dawson City woman charged with second-degree murder is in court this week for a preliminary hearing.

March 31, 2005

• Fuel data order called big brother' tactic The territorial government will be collecting a list of how much heating fuel Yukoners use over the next few months.
• MLAs spar over refuge before a packed gallery With more than 100 protesters and a group of Alaskan politicians in the public gallery, drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was a major issue in the legislature Wednesday.
• The charges speak for themselves,' RCMP say of man Whitehorse RCMP are on the lookout for a potentially dangerous suspect. Jason Richard Martin, 34, is wanted by police after being charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and unlawfully confining a person.
• This is a direct attack on our culture' The fight to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from oil and gas exploration is not over.
• Driver who dragged woman wants to avoid longer record A man who dragged his young girlfriend 75 metres (250 feet) with his truck in Whitehorse is hoping the offence won't appear on his criminal record.
• 200-PLUS ATTEND HISTORIC LAND CLAIM SIGNING Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon's signing of a Yukon land claim settlement on Saturday was described by onlookers at the three-hour ceremony as the cornerstone for the future for Yukon Indians.

March 30, 2005

• Officials probe origin of fuel leak The source of diesel fuel that spilled into the Yukon River Tuesday from a Whitehorse storm drain is still under investigation, says a senior investigator with Environment Canada.
• City to expedite new Mt. Sima lodge Mount Sima could have a busy summer if the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) application for a new lodge at the ski hill is approved.
• Semantic wrangling preceded deer wrangling The owners of the Northern Splendor Reindeer Farm opened the gates to the main pen this morning but only to let the territorial government trailer in.
• Kleedehn credits dogs for DeWolfe win DAWSON CITY William Kleedehn was as pleased as punch to be the winner of this month's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race.
• Bagnell is happy not to be involved with bridge DAWSON CITY 'The bridge? Oh, well, that's not a federal issue,' said Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, wiping his hand across his forehead in mock relief.
• Couple shadowed Quest, then saw Iditarod Now that the Yukon Quest sled dog race is long over, organizers are looking at ways to draw more international spectators.
• Juneau Student Symphony to perform here The Juneau Student Symphony will perform a joint concert with Whitehorse musicians at the Elijah Smith School this Saturday.
• Council proceeds with riverfront land deal The lone vote on city council against a land exchange at the former Motorways trucking yard may have been different had council earlier been given the information it received on the matter last night.