Whitehorse Daily Star

January 13, 2005

• Kenyon lambasts bureaucrats for woes The minister of Economic Development is accusing civil servants from the Department of Education of deceiving their minister and possibly defying the Yukon Party government.
• Fourth TB case confirmed in unidentified community A fourth case of tuberculosis has been confirmed in the Yukon, the territory's medical health officer said this morning.
• Mammoth money set for riverfronts here, in Carcross The city will be able to begin more detailed planning for the waterfront. That's thanks to a more than $20-million boost from four levels of government, acting mayor Doug Graham said in an interview this morning.
• 150 brave cold to help out victims of tsunami The $3,000 raised at a Wednesday evening concert featuring an extensive list of Yukon musicians for tsunami relief efforts will be used to help house 10,000 orphans in Sri Lanka.
• Bridge's rationale is vague, critics say DAWSON CITY Despite temperatures hovering near -40 C all day and evening Tuesday, there was a steady trickle of interest in the territorial government's plans for the Yukon River bridge at Dawson.
• Judge doesn't buy man's excuse for driving illegally An emergency jaunt to get some wood for a furnace in a Burwash Landing home got one man in trouble with the law.
• IT STARTED OUT AS A HOLIDAY... 'It was the most beautiful sound I ever heard in my life.'

January 12, 2005

• Yukon chosen as Canadian Idol' territory With Canadian Idol scheduled to hold auditions in Whitehorse next month, Mayor Ernie Bourassa says he's looking to become the next William Hung.
• Prescription drugs, liquor killed pair in Watson Lake It was a mixture of alcohol and prescription drugs that killed two men in Watson Lake this past fall.
• Tax laws discriminatory, truckers say Long-haul truckers and others who spend time working on the road are being invited to join a class-action suit against Ottawa to fight what are being called discriminatory tax laws.
• Ex-pusher told to imagine baby buying coke A man who used to sell drugs says he realizes his crimes can damage a community.
• Local takes $100,000-windfall An Extra $100,000 will help make a 'comfortable' retirement for Whitehorse resident Sharon Doke.
• City defers decision on wells City councillor Doug Graham wants the city to look at a few alternatives before completely nixing plans for a well drilling program, and the rest of council seems to agree.
• There's renewed interest in fur, industry believes DAWSON CITY Speaking on behalf of the Dawson District Renewable Resources Council, Chris Ball set the theme for this year's Dawson Fur Show in her address to the packed Tr'ond'k Hw'ch'in First Nation Heritage Hall.
• Video outlet plans to shift scenes The Movie Gallery is making a move.
• Student follows debate win with relief work Another young Whitehorse man has decided to take time out to help victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami in Asia.
• Premier nixes probe Both opposition leaders are interested in some kind of investigation into the recent controversy surrounding the government's purchase of a spot for a student at a veterinary college.
• Dinosaur paper published Following the discovery of dinosaur tracks near Ross River in 1999, John Storer, a territorial government palaeontologist, and Roland Gangloff and Kevin May, of the University of Alaska Museum, have published a scientific paper in Ichnos. That publication is an international journal for the study of plant and animal trace fossils.

January 11, 2005

• Department didn't tell me about the student: Edzerza The opposition parties are appalled the Education minister is now claiming he had no idea about a situation that he wrote about in a March 2004 letter.
• Term suspended for man who assaulted officer A two-time world judo champion who attacked a Whitehorse RCMP officer had his sentence suspended by a territorial court judge Monday because of mental health issues.
• City relaxes leash on animal control bylaw aNot just everyone in the city can have three dogs or cat.
• Crews lightening load on troubled recreation centre DAWSON CITY Last Friday afternoon gave onlookers the interesting sight of a snowblower clearing off the buildup of the white stuff on the roof of the curling rink.
• Accused waives right to hearing A man charged with first-degree murder waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning and will be in court Jan. 18 to fix a date for his trial.
• Church members to help students Members of the Whitehorse Trinity Lutheran Church are hoping they can help students in Colombia attend high school.
• Winter proves no barrier to work on Millennium Bridge The Rotary Centennial Bridge won't let a little winter get in the way of its construction.
• Accident victim died quickly: coroner A highway worker killed on the Takhini River Bridge last year died after his thorax was crushed, according to a cornoner's report released Monday.
• RCMP MAKE LAST PATROL WITH DOG TEAMS IN NORTH Two RCMP dog teams will set out from Old Crow, most northerly settlement in the Yukon, sometime on Monday, March 10, on the last long patrol.