Whitehorse Daily Star

February 14, 2005

• Governments pool funds for games village A multimillion-dollar deal has been reached between the Yukon government and the City of Whitehorse to finance the construction of the athletes' village for the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Nurses call for local health centre The Yukon Registered Nurses Association wants to meet with Department of Health and Social Services officials to discuss the possibility of a community health centre in Whitehorse.
• Yellowknife musher first out of Braeburn BRAEBURN It's 1:00 this morning in the Braeburn Lodge, which is packed with Yukon Quest race officials, handlers and dog fans.
• Banquet served up laughter with meal The Yukon Quest is a race that unites Canada and the U.S, says Phil Streeter, chair of the international Quest committee.
• Hundreds turned out for Quest's start Hundreds of people showed up to watch the 22nd annual Yukon Quest get underway Sunday afternoon in downtown Whitehorse.
• Shots fired at home Whitehorse RCMP are looking for information on shots that were fired at a Range Road home early Sunday morning.
• First nation OKs a second vote on its claim Chief Mark Wedge of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation says there is overwhelming support for a second vote on the first nation's land claim and self-government agreements.
• Property owner eyes subdivision Dalton Trail and Hillcrest Drive residents could have a new neighbour if the city goes ahead with an application to subdivide the property at the corner of the two streets.
• Advisory council gets new member A new member and a new chair to the Yukon Advisory Council on Women's Issues have been announced.
• Court heard conflicting testimony A man accused of exposing himself to an 11-year-old child has had his trial turn into a case of he-said, she-said.
• Cabinet minister gives birth The Yukon now has its first-ever cabinet minister to have a child while in office.

February 11, 2005

• Frostbite 2005 will be a bigger-than-ever bash Chase away the February blues with a touch of Frostbite.
• Government distributes $121,630 in grants The Arts Fund is contributing $121,630 to 16 projects that support and promote artistic endeavours for artists of all ages, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced this week.
• Student art exhibit shows range of enrichment program DAWSON CITY The fourth edition of the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture's Youth Art Enrichment Program once again drew students from all over the territory to the Klondike for five days of intense workshops in various aspects of the arts.
• Francophone event scheduled for March The Association franco-yukonnaise and the francophone community are planning the seventh edition of Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, to be held March 4-20.
• Tales of mystery and misadventure Sally Dog Little knows her job within the structure of the Little family. She's a support dog for everything the family does, helping Twinkle sleep at night, bringing Pappa Little his slippers, and assisting Mama Little while she plants petunias.
• Po' Girl wandering with Vagabond Lullabies DAWSON CITY I'm not sure how it is that Dawson gets to hear the good stuff before Whitehorse this winter, but the second such event took place last Sunday night at the Oddfellows Hall, as a packed house settled in for an evening with Po' Girl and friends.
• Yukon will be sorry to lose this man' A tearful Erik Nielsen fondly recalled the last supper he had with Ralph Hudson during a memorial service for the late judge Thursday afternoon in Whitehorse.
• Condo development progresses A condominium development in Copper Ridge is continuing to move along.
• Voters prove quick to pick Stick The owner of Well Read Books has a lot of reading to do after a landslide victory in Thursday's byelection for the vacant city council seat.
• Hearings were cheap, disgraceful: Duncan The legislature's public accounts committee heard over and over again Wednesday how the Mayo-Dawson City power line grew into a financial monster, dragging everybody along with it.
• High-risk' offender Sam raped teen at knifepoint Whitehorse RCMP are warning the public about the return to Whitehorse of John Walter Sam, a convicted sex offender with what police are describing as a high risk to re-offend.
• Mushers bask in race fans' adulation The stars were out last night, signing autographs at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel at the Meet the Mushers event.
• Some losing candidates eye 2006 vote There could only be one winner in Thursday's byelection for the vacant councillor's seat. However, some candidates who weren't successful are already looking toward the October 2006 municipal election to win that council seat.
• Voter turn-out was dismal The little less than 20-per-cent voter turn-out for Thursday's byelection came as no surprise to returning officer Christine O'Connor.
• Quest trail conditions forecast as satisfactory On Sunday, the 22nd Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race race will get underway.
• Kleedehn's mantra: Win the damn thing' CARCROSS William Kleedehn says his dog team is like AC/DC: 'great rock and roll and no bullsññt.'
• Company remains shut out in the Yukon DAWSON CITY When Canada's Disaster Assistance Relief Team (DART) headed off to Sri Lanka to purify water for victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami, the purification machinery they took with them was manufactured by Zenon Environmental Inc.
• Chamber to leave ferry passage scheme The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce is getting out of the ferry permit passage program.
• Dawson story attracted stream of interest DAWSON CITY Combine the words 'Dawson City' with a subject the least bit strange and it seems the Klondike capital is still capable of capturing international attention within 24 hours.
• Dawson couple to help out in Sri Lanka DAWSON CITY A funny thing happened to John and Carol Tyrrell a few days after they heard about the devastation caused by the Dec. 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
• We'll be back, Fulda spokesman vows DAWSON CITY The Fulda tire company will be back for a sixth year of extreme adventures and has an option for 2007, according to Helge Jost, the company's marketing manager.

February 10, 2005

• Agricultural group pares scope of project The Yukon Agricultural Association has pared down its application for land inside the research forest but there remained solid opposition to its proposal meeting at a public meeting this morning.
• Liberals have potential date for leader vote The territorial Liberal party is getting closer to setting up its leadership election.
• Two governments launch affordable housing plan Individuals, private-sector firms, and not-for-profit organizations are being invited to apply for funding assistance under a new Affordable Housing Program initiative.
• NDP schedules workshops for new candidates Although the Yukon Party government has another 20 months before it must call an election, NDP Leader Todd Hardy says he's witnessed a surge of interest in territorial politics over the past few months.
• Minister signs deal for series Northern Town will be the first production to benefit from the new Yukon Film Production Fund, Economic Development Minister Jim Kenyon said today.
• Victim thankful to survive crash A woman is being medivaced to hospital in Vancouver after a head-on collision on the Alaska Highway Wednesday night.
• Youth centre, Legion eye possible liaison With just 18 days left before it must vacate its Fourth Avenue location, the Whitehorse Youth Centre is looking at moving into the local Royal Canadian Legion building on Alexander Street, even if just for the short term.
• New publication's mandate is fun, fun, fun It's Monday afternoon and a trio of Yukoners is busy putting the final touches on Whitehorse's newest printed matter: What's up Yukon.