Whitehorse Daily Star

May 18, 2004

• This is taxpayers' money he's freely spending' The Yukon government jacked up the salary range for deputy ministers in hopes of getting better applicants for vacant posts.
• Red' Hart answers Arntzen's question The MLA for Copperbelt may be an independent but the other opposition members thought his question in the legislsature Monday may have been cooked up by the Yukon Party.
• Poison blamed for dogs' deaths Two Gold Horn subdivision dogs are dead from rat poison this week.
• Transit task force makeup debated Any transit task force created by the city should involve stakeholder groups, says Jennifer Ellis, a member of the Transit Improvement Committee.
• Man's ride took him to unintended destination The local Mounties gave a man his wish for a lift downtown last night a ride right to the steps of the Crowbar Hotel, as the RCMP affectionately call their cells.
• Committee wants communities' funding ideas HAINES JUNCTION The new deal between the federal government and Canadian municipalities isn't going to mean Ottawa just hands over funds to communities.
• Senior grateful for CMHC's help Pauline Wood was a senior citizen struggling to make ends meet. 'After my husband died, my pension just wasn't big enough to pay the oil bill,' said Wood.
• College forms alumni association Although one out of every three Yukoners has taken a course from Yukon College, little has been done to keep past students connected with the school.
• Yukon Energy, first nation to enhance salmon Yukon Energy is contributing $15,000 to a project aimed at improving the habitat of young chinook salmon in the Mayo area.
• ICE WORM COCKTAIL The story of ice worms and blue snow apparently impressed Robert Service as well as the local chechakos and The Ice Worm Cocktail was the result:

May 17, 2004

• Accused MLA back in house The chair of the Yukon's lone independent MLA was filled for the first time this afternoon.
• Three days set aside for trial The Copperbelt MLA accused of indecent assault against two females has had a trial date set.
• Maximum rate for Justice DM climbs to $157,967 At least one and possibly all the territory's deputy ministers are being given a large raise.
• Suspected window smasher nabbed Behind a vehicle proved a poor place to hide for a man accused of smashing windows at the Kopper King over the weekend.
• Youth beckoned to trades A new Yukon government campaign promotes career opportunities in trades and technology to youth, parents and educators.
• Prime Minister contemplates visit to Watson Lake HAINES JUNCTION Pending the upcoming federal election and his schedule, Prime Minister Paul Martin could be spending Discovery Days in Watson Lake.
• City councillor becomes AYC's new president HAINES JUNCTION Doug Graham is not just representing Whitehorse residents anymore.
• AYC disappointed by council's firing HAINES JUNCTION A resolution passed by the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) criticizing the Yukon government over its firing of Dawson City's town council is something the Community Services minister says he can work with.
• First nation looks to revisit claim package Members of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation want to revisit the land claim and self-government package rejected in a vote last month, says Chief Mark Wedge.
• Territory to star in mini-series The Yukon will be home to a new CBC mini-series written by longtime Whitehorse resident Daniel Janke.
• Watson Lakers win solar event The Solar Polar Rolar from Watson Lake was the winner of the Skills Yukon Solar Challenge on Saturday in Whitehorse.
• Skagway-Haines ferry trips pared People travelling to Haines, Alaska, this summer had better plan their trips carefully, as ferry service between Skagway and Haines has been reduced.
• Protesters pleased Local protesters were pleased to learn about Monsanto's recent decision to shelve the introduction of genetically-engineered (GE) wheat.
• Chain of events challenges emergency response groups DAWSON CITY Not everyone here had read the advance notice warning of the mock disaster exercise when Saturday rolled around.

May 16, 2004

• Miss Edith Josie: Star columnist for 37 years Decades ago, chatty little columns of day-to-day activities, visitors from out of town, social gatherings, teas and the like were a standard component of small-town newspapers.