Whitehorse Daily Star

January 17, 2005

• Late justice remembered for integrity, humour The territory lost one of its former Yukon Supreme Court judges Friday. The flag in front of the local courts building flew at half-mast today to mark the death of Ralph Hudson from cancer.
• Referendum has discrepancy, officials say The federal and territorial governments are seeking to clarify their positions with any future votes on a proposed land claim settlement for the Carcross-Tagish First Nation.
• Territory showered with $16 M for infrastructure The pennies from that heaven called Ottawa continue to fall on the Yukon. John Godfrey, the federal Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities, was in Whitehorse this morning to hand out Ottawa's $16-million share of the new Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund.
• Kenyon says he enjoys caucus support The minister of Economic Development says the Yukon Party caucus stands behind him after he publicly tore a strip off the Department of Education.
• Commission takes on new member Melissa Atkinson, a local Crown prosecutor, has been appointed as a commissioner for the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
• Yukon Idol contest will be held Youth Making a Difference, a Whitehorse-based non-profit youth group, has reached an agreement with CTV to hold a Yukon Idol competition next month.
• Yukon play offered an important message Darwin is a fish with a purpose.

January 16, 2005

• POLICE THROW 43 IN DAWSON DRUNK TANK RCMP laid 32 charges and put 43 people in the drunk tank Saturday and Sunday as part of the Discovery Days Celebration in Dawson City.

January 14, 2005

• Three young Yukon artists displaying personal works An enticing and eclectic collection of paintings from three up-and-comers on the Canadian art scene is showing at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• If this goes on... we'll all be in a mess As we enter this story, the last man in the world is sleeping under a tree, wearing an old bedsheet.
• The click-click-click filled her mind with horror I had seriously been thinking of discontinuing this phase of my writing career.
• Andy Jones is a comic from way out of this world DAWSON CITY Those of you who were concerned that Andy Jones might be from another planet can now lay that worry to rest.
• The Arrogant Worms: musical comedy that goes from silly to ridiculous The Arrogant Worms opened the stage on the Nakai Theatre's Sixth Annual Comedy Festival last night with their quirky brand of musical comedy.
• Some smokers are flouting bylaw In the less-than-two weeks since smoking has been banned in bars around the city, the bylaw department has issued five letters to businesses accused of breaking the regulation.
• They're bylawing city to death,' candidate says Woody Boychuck has wanted to run for a seat on city council for awhile.
• Park shack removed Skaters might find it a little colder in Shipyards Park, and the record-shattering temperatures aren't the only reason why.
• BYTE, youth centre must leave premises Both the Whitehorse Youth Centre and Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE) are looking for a new home.
• It was gruesome,' man says of relief work The Yukon's Jamie Furniss says he went to Thailand ready to do anything to help victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
• Church plans workshops for single parents Single parents have a tough job, notes the Church of the Nazarene.
• Closure sign may not mean store's demise A sign on the local Saan Stores Ltd. clothing store says it will close, but that might not be the case, says a spokesman with the veteran retailer.
• Whitehorse businesses cope with the cold Record-low temperatures mean no business for some, business as usual for others and crazy-busy for those who most turn to first when the mercury plummets.
• Dog trainer sees role for youngsters Fairbanks, Alaska resident Roger Hansen has been training service dogs for many years.
• Humane society seeks help The Humane Society Yukon, which operates the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter, is looking for a couple of good co-ordinators.
• Former city councillor to serve on the revision board A former Whitehorse city councillor will be one of five members of the board of revision for the city byelection next month.
• City holds off on downtown plan contract City council will wait another two weeks before deciding whether to award a contract for the city's downtown plan which looks at development of the city's core.
• Fentie scheduled to address respected speakers' forum Premier Dennis Fentie was scheduled to speak today at the Empire Club in Toronto.
• The secrecy is in the department': Kenyon The minister of Economic Development says a student who was turned down by his government for a spot at a veterinary college was 'screwed'' by the Department of Education.