Whitehorse Daily Star

May 14, 2004

• Students invite the public to examine their art works DAWSON CITY '...if you feel so inclined' is the name of the current exhibition at the ODD Gallery on Second Avenue in Dawson.
• Author Robert Munsch visits the North again Robert Munsch has an interesting way of coming up with new stories.
• Time to clean out winter's clutter and get ready for springtime It's time to clear out the clutter, and I've discovered that over the last millennia, I have amassed a quantity of the stuff.
• Veteran teacher Glenna Howard honoured by education colleagues Glenna Howard, a long-time Yukon educator and current vice-principal of Takhini Elementary School, has been honoured with an award the Yukon Teachers' Association (YTA) inaugurated this year.
• WCB privacy breach slipped through' The territorial workers' compensation board broke its own privacy rules by giving one person private information on four other injured workers.
• Resident finds damaged door A Porter Creek C man may have scared off a house burglar Thursday afternoon after returning from an hour away.
• Dog not poisoned, tests find Laboratory tests from Vancouver have ruled out poison after a Hillcrest dog suddenly became ill back in January.
• Injured man repeatedly kicked in head, neck Drunk and spoiling for a fight outside the Kopper King Tavern, Michael Brereton stomped an unconscious man's head into the pavement before kicking him repeatedly, territorial court heard Thursday.
• Guarding mountainous border takes vigilance Miles of unpatrolled areas along the Yukon-Alaska border make the doors wide open for people wanting to get into Canada illegally.
• Spring brings grant for ski society The Great Northern Ski Society may not have received the $40,000 it requested this past winter for insurance and operations of the Mount Sima Ski Area.
• Rugged dessert really rocks' and rolls Melody Mullen wanted something special for her birthday, so she created a carrot cake replica of a Peterbilt tractor-trailer unit, with all the bells and whistles.
• Safety gear: from spit hoods to bomb suits This is the final story in a series for national police week, looking at gadgetry used by the Yukon RCMP in the course of their jobs.
• Mediator proposed to solve reindeer impasse The territorial government wants to bring in a mediator to solve the dispute with the owners of the territory's only reindeer farm.
• City squares away roundabout plans The city's plans to improve traffic on Fourth Avenue don't go far enough, says Paul Warner.
• Man released after ruckus at the jail The Whitehorse jail has one less inmate after a local man was sentenced to time served for his part in a January ruckus that saw a men's dorm trashed.
• Disaster was fake; tears were genuine The make-up was disturbingly lifelike. But it really wasn't a sucking chest wound, nor a gaping gash over the flight attendant's eye.
• Peace, dignity runners pass through city Indigenous runners headed to Panama City on a peace and dignity journey left Whitehorse this morning.
• Educators hear update on national issues Terry Price, president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF), was in fighting form when she addressed the annual general meeting of the Yukon Teachers' Association (YTA) recently.
• Living before Yukon: still feisty at 110 'Mom, Auntie, Gramma or Sister' are the common greetings people express to my mother. I was raised by mom Bella based on Kaska custom and tradition.

May 13, 2004

• Centennial Tea will honour rich traditions 'Despise Not the Day of Small Things.' One hundred years ago, that was the motto adopted by members of Christ Church Women's Auxiliary in Whitehorse when they became one of the parish branches of the Diocesan W.A. (Selkirk Diocese).
• Cabinet must OK sale of reindeer Contrary to what two ministers said in the legislature, the owner of the Yukon's only reindeer farm can't sell the animals right now unless cabinet OKs it.
• Hart wanted Everitt out, ex-supervisor says The Community Services minister has wanted to toss out Dawson City's mayor and council since being sworn in, according to the town's former supervisor.
• Teslin businessman charged A Teslin businessman has been charged with counselling his one-time girlfriend to commit murder.
• Jail escape tale wasn't believed Not long after parting ways with a man who'd told him he'd just busted out of jail, a Whitehorse man randomly banged on a door asking for help, only to have a Mountie answer his knock.
• Former Yukoner receives Anglican church nomination A former Yukon resident is nominated to become the next head of the Anglican Church of Canada.
• Solving crime one keystroke at a time This is the third story in a series for National Police Week on gadgetry and technology employed by the Yukon RCMP.
• Municipal leaders to gather in Junction Glen Everitt may no longer be the mayor of Dawson City or the president of the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC). Nevertheless, that won't stop him from speaking at the AYC's annual general meeting and conference this weekend in Haines Junction.
• Star columnist named to Order of Canada Edith Josie, a life-long Old Crow resident and Star columnist for 32 years, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.

May 12, 2004

• It's just a horrible thing,' driver says A Yukon Supreme Court judge said this morning he was sure a man who crashed into a bus stop will forever carry the burden of killing the man sitting on the bench.
• Over NNBY's objections, CKRW goes FM CKRW has received permission to begin simultaneous broadcasting of its 610 AM signal on a new 96.1 FM frequency.
• Drivers due back at table The city's bus drivers will soon be back at the bargaining table.
• B&B operator looks to next course Sharon McConnell, the owner of Triple B Bed and Breakfast, is now looking at what Plan B will entail to operate the business.
• Man ordered to accredited psychiatric hospital The chief territorial judge has again ruled the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) doesn't qualify as a hospital for an accused with mental health problems.
• Task force members finalized What do you get when you put city management officials, artists, a Whitehorse resident, a Yukon government representative and an architect in one room?
• Exploration to fall short of predicted high Mineral exploration in the territory is expected to be greater than last year but not as brisk as some predicted earlier this winter.
• Yukon Party's website vanishes; probe begins The Yukon Party's regular website has disappeared while another site has appeared which draws parallels between the party and fascism.
• Progress toward whistleblower law suffers a setback There will be no work done publicly on a territorial whistleblower bill until next fall.
• Centre will expand Work could soon start on expanding the Association Franco-Yukonnaise Centre on Strickland Street after council approved third reading of an encroachment agreement for the expansion.
• Motorist hears theft of truck A Lewes Boulevard resident woke up early this morning to hear his trucking revving up and driving away.
• Vigilant patrollers help curb crime This is the final story in a series examining life in Watson Lake during the past year. WATSON LAKE Each Friday and Saturday night, someone in this town picks up a two-way radio, gets behind the wheel of a car and patrols into the wee hours of the morning, looking for trouble.
• Parents welcome escape of annual retreat 'Welcome to the club you never wanted to belong to.'
• Airport smoke, flames will be simulation A simulation of two planes colliding at the Whitehorse airport tomorrow will be an important test of response capabilities and emergency procedures, says Highways and Public Works Minister Glenn Hart.
• Student jobs centre plans 400 postings It's that time of year again. The snow has melted. Birds are singing. And students are looking for work.
• City to acquire trucks Whitehorse Motors will be making an additional $117,419 thanks to city taxpayers.