Whitehorse Daily Star

January 10, 2005

• It's a depressing time,' man says of aftermath It was with nagging uncertainty that Shannon Moffatt of Whitehorse tried to contact his son, having talked to him Christmas Eve as he was about to leave Cambodia for Thailand.
• There will be interest,' believes UKHM seller The marketing effort to sell the assets of the bankrupt United Keno Hill Mines Ltd. is in full swing, says an official with the court-approved receiver managing the sale.
• Parties join forces to promote tourism A memorandum of understanding among the White Pass and Yukon Route railway, the Carcross-Tagish First Nation and the territorial government will see White Pass extend rail service from Bennett, B.C. to Carcross for charters.
• NWTel to match workers' efforts for tsunami relief Northwestel Inc. will match employee contributions to the Canadian Red Cross to help those affected by the Dec. 26 tsunamis in south Asia.
• Man receives a conditional term for his violence Intoxicated, Robert Netro violently went after two people in Old Crow who may have owed him drug money, territorial court heard Friday.
• Lien, Jansen among Yukon musicians set for fundraiser Efforts to raise money for tsunami relief is continuing in the city with Greg Ducharme organizing a concert for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the High Country Inn.
• Papers counter minister's stance on legal opinion The Department of Education asked the Justice department for advice on the issue of buying a seat at a veterinary school contrary to what the minister of both departments said in November.

January 9, 2005

• BUDDHIST RITES MARK CREMATION OF CLIMBERS IN QUIET YUKON VALLEY In a lonely spot far up a Yukon mountain valley, six young Japanese Alpine climbers Sunday performed the traditional Buddhist cremation ceremony for the bodies of two companions lost in an avalanche in the St. Elias range three weeks before.

January 7, 2005

• Yukon novel The Trail of '98 is an overlooked treasure Robert W. Service, our Yukon bark and poet laureate, always held me spellbound with his verse.
• Audio work is both uplifting and unsettling An aural treat from the National Gallery of Canada opened to ears in Whitehorse last night at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• McKillop outlines the stealing of the history of the world In December 1920, Florence Deeks read a book review, and it changed her life.
• Holiday was busy time OLD CROW Old Crow news will go out so people will know what is going on.
• It is a place that kids should not be playing' An avalanche that carried two Whitehorse residents down the clay cliffs this week buried one of them up to his chest.
• Students headed for outer space A Grade 6 class at Jack Hulland Elementary School will blast off into space on Tuesday morning.
• B.C.'s tremendous abuse problem' is coming north As the use of crystal meth, meth and speed rises in Vancouver, RCMP in Whitehorse are preparing to deal with these drugs up north.
• Edzerza called upon to explain The two opposition parties want to know if the Education minister promised to buy a spot at a vet college as another minister has claimed.
• Minister is awaiting first nation vote before meeting The Education minister will not sit down with the chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation until he knows who that person will be for the next couple years.
• Station airing fundraiser Whitehorse radio station CHON-FM began broadcasting a 25-hour music request show at 6:00 this morning to raise money for the Red Cross tsunami relief effort in Asia.
• Born and raised here, resident wants city seat Lianne Couch wants to be part of forming the future vision of the city she was born and raised in and is now raising her own children in.
• City must not forget the basics, candidate warns Karen Giordano wants the city get back to basics, something she plans to work on if she's elected to council next month.
• Multiplex opening only eight months away It's the largest building the city, and possibly the territory, have seen.
• Ex-MP plans to wind down jet-setting Audrey McLaughlin returned to the Middle East last Monday, in preparation for this Sunday's Palestinian presidential election.
• Students are filling the money jars DAWSON CITY The semester may be ending and high school examinations about to begin at Robert Service School.
• Dawson couple is Mr., Mrs. Yukon Percy and Mabel Henry of Dawson City are Mr. and Mrs. Yukon for this year's Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival.
• Teenager had cash, yet pulled knife-point robbery Robbing a cab driver by knife point may be a major turning point in Shannon Wentworth's life.
• Turn-of the-century cabin gets new life DAWSON CITY One of Dawson's older buildings is being brought back into service with the assistance of a $6,000-grant from the territorial government's Historic Properties Assistance Program.
• Church to offer computer clinics In conjunction with its twice-monthly free clothing room, the Church of the Nazarene will soon offer a twice-monthly free computer clinic.
• DEF/Minto Copper goes on the auction block Keno, the venerable old gentleman mine, refuses to die a natural death as long as a probable hundred million ounces of silver keep its heart beating. Yet, the federal government is bent on subjecting the mine to euthanasia.