Whitehorse Daily Star

June 30, 2004

• Man attempts to take girl by hand A Pelly Crossing man is facing charges after an intoxicated male tried to take a little girl by the hand at a downtown laundromat Tuesday evening.
• Graham doubtful about spurning development It could be difficult for Whitehorse city council to vote against the rezoning and subdivision that would enable the territorial government to proceed with a residential development in the Whitehorse Copper area.
• Corrections A story in Monday's edition said there are plans to demolish the building that formerly housed The Frame Shop on Hanson Street.
• We are under siege,' Hart says of forest fire threats Legislation will be forthcoming to ensure money earmarked for fighting fires is used for fighting blazes, says the minister responsible for Wildland Fire Management.
• Trial set for April 2005 Dawson City residents will have to wait until next spring to learn the details surrounding the death of one of their own.
• Student rewarded for her excellence Yukoner Chantal Beaudin is $4,000 richer after receiving a Millennium Excellence Award.

June 29, 2004

• Firefighters battling more than 100 blazes A Dawson-area mom and her two toddlers were removed from their mining claim after she called fire officials when their road out was cut off by fire.
• Bagnell: There's no greater honour' Liberals didn't have to chew their nails this time.
• Man not criminally responsible for assaults A schizophrenic man who thought the RCMP were part of a 'Jewish Mafia' spying on him has been found not criminally responsible of throwing a grapefruit-sized rock at one cop and breaking bones in another officer's face.
• MP contemplates a minority regime As Larry Bagnell makes the trip back to Ottawa as the Yukon's MP, he's going to find he's surrounded by fewer Liberals.
• Story could have been different After Monday's election, seven parties will head into the House of Commons when it reconvenes next month led by 114 Liberals.
• Boyde: I could be a good, strong voice' NDP candidate Pam Boyde curtseyed quaintly as she bid a final thanks to a modest gathering of campaign workers and party supporters on hand Monday night to watch their party soundly defeated.
• Man faces drug charges A man charged with growing marijuana on his trailer's window-sill is now also accused of selling cocaine on his front porch after two RCMP officers drove up to his home with an arrest warrant.
• Hartle: I will be back in the race' The Yukon hasn't heard the last of James Hartle, the Conservative candidate who lost in his bid to become the Yukon's next MP in Monday's election.
• LeBlond: My heart was in the right place' It's not easy being green.
• Capp: vote result astonishes me' Geoffrey Capp may have placed last in the race to become the next Yukon MP, but the Christian Heritage Party (CHP) candidate says the national results show the work of the party is paying off.
• Deadline looms for scholarship applicants Northwestel Inc. is again offering scholarships to outstanding post-secondary students from across its operating area.
• Trustee has had a learning experience DAWSON CITY It may sound like a cliche, but Dawson trustee Ray Hayes begins his reflections after two months working on the local file by calling it an education.
• Committee out to hook opinions on fishing rules A territorial government committee has announced a community tour to solicit public opinion about the new fishing regulations and how they're impacting Yukoners' lives.
• Closed captioning service hailed The City of Whitehorse has achieved a 'municipal human rights milestone' with the implementation of simultaneous closed captioning of live-telecast council meetings.
• Fires Ravage The Yukon - Faro Gone, Maybe Pelly Record high temperatures and tinder-dry forests are turning the Yukon into a blasting inferno as forest fires sweep uncontrolled through at least 20 individual areas of the territory.

June 28, 2004

• Fires shut off Yukon's artery to the south The threat from forest fires forced the evacuation of two small Alaska Highway communities early this morning and has closed the highway between Watson Lake and Fort Nelson, B.C.
• Students' computer access unparalleled Yukon students have the best access to computers in their schools when compared to students across Canada.
• NWTel makes board appointment Northwestel Inc. has announced the appointment of R.J. (Rob) Hunt to the company's board of directors.
• Foul play is suspected,' RCMP say A Whitehorse man's death is being treated as suspicious by the Yukon RCMP after officers found the resident dead in his home.
• Border delay irks Skagway businessman In his four years of taking tourists across the border for rafting trips with Tatenshini Expediting, Cris Siegel, who owns Skagway Float Tours, has never had a problem getting across the Canadian border.
• Smoke can trigger woes, doctor warns People with asthma or heart and lung problems are being advised to stay indoors because of forest fire smoke in the air.
• Businessman charges city council with ridiculous nitpicking' Longtime resident Reg Therrien believes the city should be encouraging his plans to develop condominiums on the property where the Peacock Sales building sits.
• Highway legacy tour set Dawson Creek, B.C. Mayor Wayne Dahlen will lead the Alaska Highway 2004 Legacy Tour from his community to Delta Junction, Alaska and Fairbanks July 1-July 12.
• Woman celebrates $250,000-windfall Debbie Mauch only buys lottery tickets when she feels lucky, and last Friday really was her lucky day.
• Rhinocerous rejection reasons recounted A Yukon Supreme Court judge said the fact the wannabe Rhino candidate in today's election is not on the ballot was mainly his own doing.
• Residents quizzed on transportation habits The city is hoping to find out just what makes someone walk or bike to work.
• Airport work slated Work will begin later this summer on the installation of the foundation of the Yukon government's new air terminal building in Old Crow.
• Overflow RV sites created The number of road closures in the Yukon have stranded RV visitors in the territory.