Whitehorse Daily Star

January 28, 2005

• All about maintaining a critical space I have encountered Greg Rucka as a writer in a number of different comic book series, so when this book came along, I was curious to see how he held up without the pictures to complete the story.
• Take a front row seat in a murder mystery A bride, a groom and two families so mixed up that the in-laws are outlaws take front stage in 'Til Death do us Part, playing at the MacBride Museum this and next weekend.
• Visiting quartet premiered work by Daniel Janke DAWSON CITY When the Penderecki String Quartet performed a concert here Jan. 17, a couple of Yukon connections were made.
• Casting director plans Whitehorse sessions If you want to get a job, you have to ace the interview, and if you want to get a role as an actor, you have to ace the audition.
• YTA supports women, students and charities The Yukon Teachers' Association (YTA) is joining and making charity drives supporting local efforts from the Yukon to the Caribbean.
• Stories of smart Canadian animals wanted for book Q: How many animals does it take to make a book? A: 91!
• The refugee board has torn the family apart' One of the city's refugees getting kicked out of Canada disappeared today, leaving his wife and children.
• Time's tight, but athletes' village on track It could be as few as two or three weeks before something concrete is known about the construction of the multimillion-dollar athletes' village for the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• My rights were breached, accused argues A man accused of possessing child pornography tried to get off the hook with a few legal technicalities Monday.
• Workshops for volunteers planned The Yukon Volunteer Bureau and Yukon Learn are teaming up to deliver community-based volunteer management workshops in 14 Yukon communities.
• Taylor gives arts centre a major blood transfusion' The Tourism and Culture minister took a quick tour of the Yukon Arts Centre on Thursday and brought her cheque book with her.
• Something was going to explode' Known drug dealers frequenting the Kopper King dance club forced the owner to close its doors in November.
• Dawson can expect Klondike Spirit in June DAWSON CITY The Klondike Spirit is berthed and waiting for spring. No, that's not a mixed pun and metaphor for Dawson City in the winter.
• Nurture local economy, city urged The city needs to get on with its commitment to develop an economic development strategy, say representatives of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.
• Yukon government's 2007 games volunteer policy grows The territorial government has expanded its employee volunteer policy, ensuring that the 2007 Whitehorse Canada Winter Games will be able to rely on more volunteer support from government employees.
• Ruth Carroll: keeping traditions alive The youngest child of a large family and first to be born in a hospital, Ruth Carroll arrived while her parents were in Aklavik, N.W.T.
• Crown explains reasons for dropping charges Criminal charges against two Whitehorse reporters were dropped because there were no grounds for a conviction, say lawyers.

January 27, 2005

• Crown stays charges against local reporters Two Whitehorse news reporters have had criminal charges against them dropped.
• Edzerza confirmed his support for bureaucrats The Education minister privately reiterated his support for the branch of government he blamed for not keeping him up-to-date earlier this month.
• Coalition, communities celebrating literacy The Yukon Literacy Coalition has partnered with the territory's communities to celebrate Family Literacy Day.
• Spending by energy centre, on power line to be probed The Standing Committee on Public Accounts of the Yukon Legislative Assembly will hold its annual public hearings Feb. 8-9.
• Students celebrating native culture Jack Hulland Elementary School students are celebrating first nations culture during their annual reading week, Jan. 21-28.
• Population rose by almost 900 in year The territory's population in December peaked back above 31,000 for the first time since 1999.
• All-candidates' byelection forum set for Feb. 2 The Downtown Residents Association of Whitehorse will host an all-candidates' forum next week in preparation for the Feb. 10 city council byelection.
• Northern lottery winners streak spills into 2005 The latest Yukoner to claim a lottery windfall is Richard Kinney of Whitehorse, who is $10,000 richer after playing the scratch 'n win game Holiday Wishes.
• Heart-shaped pizzas planned The local Boston Pizza restaurant is out to help raise $150,000 this year for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
• Take a hilarious traipse through motherhood Nakai Theatre's latest production The Mommy Dance is, at moments, both a preventative measure and a glowing endorsement for procreation.
• Advisory council awards a bursary The Yukon Advisory Council on Women's Issues has awarded a $400 Education Bursary to Kimberly Atkinson, a student at Yukon College.
• LEARN FROM SOURDOUGHS - HOW TO START A YUKON CAR Hugh Williams, genial Coachways man. suggests it's time Yukoners were reminded how to get their cars going in the cold weather.

January 26, 2005

• First nation takes on Dempster hunting rules Members of the Dawson City-area first nation are challenging hunting restrictions along the Dempster Highway in court.
• Lang has lofty hopes for mining exploration The territory's mining minister is predicting up to $50 million in exploration in 2005.
• Accused picks trial method A Watson Lake man accused of murder has chosen to be tried in Yukon Supreme Court by judge and jury.
• Accommodation problem looms in Dawson DAWSON CITY Unless something is done before the summer season, which tends to start here in late April and early May, dozens of transient workers will be scrambling to find places to live this year.
• Man sees weapon charge dropped Tuesday was a lucky day for a man charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
• Accused robber is out of jail A man accused of robbing a River View Hotel patron at knife-point was released from jail Monday.
• Slaughtered moose upsets biologist Motorists travelling the Carcross Road last Sunday may be essential witnesses to a pregnant cow moose being shot and abandoned that afternoon but not even know it.
• Mobile home is too close to property line It appears city council has had enough of builders and home owners not paying attention to the zoning bylaw, or even thumbing their nose at it.