Whitehorse Daily Star

March 9, 2004

• Council opts to revisit bylaw Just a little more than two months after the city's new smoking ban came into effect, council is taking a second look at the bylaw.
• Woman has history of abusing spouses A woman with a history of waiting for her husbands and boyfriends to be drunk and less able to defend themselves before attacking them will do territorial time.
• Elusive suspect found hiding under stairs A man facing charges of eluding the local RCMP at least three times was found hiding under basement stairs by the police dog Monday evening.
• Sentenced slammed as shocking, disgusting' Linda Hilton wants her community to be like a piece of silk strong and whole.
• Partisan release came out of taxpayers' funds The Yukon Party has spent taxpayers' money on party business, leaving the opposition perturbed by the misuse of public resources.
• Doctors beef up ER Three physicians with a special interest in emergency room coverage began their new duties at Whitehorse General Hospital Mar. 1.

March 8, 2004

• Man surrenders to RCMP tactical unit The RCMP's tactical unit was called out early Sunday morning after a woman and her baby fled their home following an assault and reported the husband had guns inside the cabin.
• Group brainstorms ways to improve busing If the city moved its bus transfer station to a place near the Wal-Mart store, transit could run on a 30- or 60-minute pick-up schedule rather than the current 35- and 70-minute schedule.
• Veteran NDP worker eyes nomination A second potential federal candidate for the New Democrats has stepped out of the party's shadows.
• YTG may be approached for multiplex funds The city could approach the territorial government for more money to fund the construction of the multiplex sports centre, Mayor Ernie Bourassa said today.
• City's late-winter ritual to be on national television The Yukon's annual Burning Away the Winter Blues ceremony will be featured on the On the Road TV show this Friday evening.
• MP moved by large crowd at his nomination meeting No, Tony Valeri did not contest Larry Bagnell for the Liberal nomination in the Yukon riding.
• Tax preparation courses offered The Canada Revenue Agency is offering free training to volunteers willing to help people on low and fixed incomes prepare their income tax returns.
• Late-evening drug search riled inmates A riot at the Yukon's jail in late January appears to have been sparked by inmates angry about a late-evening search for drugs.
• Teenager feared drowned A teenage girl is presumed drowned after she vanished following a walk along the Yukon River Friday evening.

March 5, 2004

• Multiplex bids higher than anticipated The city's new multiplex sports centre could cost up to $1.1 million more to build than officials expected.
• Dawson bridge drilling begins DAWSON CITY Heavy equipment is drilling through the ice bridge to the Yukon River bottom in preparation for the permanent bridge announced here Wednesday.
• Rural handy bus riders left parked at residences When someone living in a country residential area can't book the handy bus service more than a month in advance, city councillor Doug Graham believes, it's time the city study transportation alternatives for people with disabilities.
• Group demands' appeal into ex-chief's sentence More Yukon women are calling on residents to demand an appeal of a former Liard First Nation chief's probation order for a two-hour beating of his wife.
• Woman sues accused assailant A woman medivaced to an Alberta hospital with a fractured skull is suing the man she accused of beating her.
• Area man finds snowmobile gone A Takhini River subdivision man's homecoming was less than welcoming Thursday when he discovered his snowmobile was gone.
• Local firm developing Mars technology Yukon technology could be headed to Mars.
• Trekkers hit the streets DAWSON CITY It began last weekend, and continues this weekend and next, as hundreds of snow machines endure the ride from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City and back in the 11th year of the Trek Over the Top.
• Funding to help keep youth away from crime Demoralized by watching their community's kids wander the streets, a group of Kwanlin Dun First Nation residents brought out traditional drums and handed the youngsters drum sticks.
• Seniors outline frustrations with local transit service The transit improvement committee is making the rounds throughout the city to get ideas from people on how to make the bus system better.
• Ambulance service transfer worries union The Yukon Employees Union is worried about the government handing off ambulance services to the hospital.
• The innovators: radio as a learning medium As changes occur in our society and new social challenges emerge, the demand for new solutions to social problems increases.
• Hart has failed' workers, NDP says Contractors working on the new multiplex sports centre won't be getting any sort of rebates nor incentives to hire local labourers on the project.
• Poring over the books that are in my hand This week, I'd like to explore a slightly different type of reading.
• Up to take Yukon Arts Centre stage March 11-13 Nakai Theatre will present Up (The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair), the newest play by one of America's hottest young playwrights, Bridget Carpenter.
• WOMAN IS SHOT; RCMP HUNT FOR MURDER SUSPECT CARCROSS _ A domestic dispute that went horribly wrong left one woman dead Monday and the police searching the Carcross area for a male suspect.