Whitehorse Daily Star

March 1, 2004

• Car taken, man jailed A Vancouver Island man arrived in Whitehorse on the bus last Thursday and was sitting in a jail cell by the next day.
• Alaska Highway crash claims life of CHON-FM announcer An early-morning crash on a stretch of the Alaska Highway within city limits has claimed the life of a popular radio show host.
• Spellers clean up at bee Six of the Yukon's best young spellers were awarded trophies and cash prizes Friday in the third annual Northwestel Spelling Bee.
• Accused's release hearing put off A young woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death will have to wait a while yet to have a bail hearing.
• Caribou will calve in pen's protection Mobilization begins today for this spring's international Chisana caribou recovery program.
• Mushers chow down, pick up awards Yukon Quest musher Sebastian Schnuelle's hair was worth close to $3,000 when it was chopped off Sunday night at the Quest's finish banquet in the Yukon College gym.
• Northern lights enchanted red lantern winner It took him 14 days, four hours and nine minutes, but Tom Benson is the Yukon Quest's fastest winner of the red lantern.
• Yukoners receive Chief Scout's Award Two Whitehorse Scouts, Robert Leschert and Alejandro Pulido, were presented with the Chief Scout's Award recently.

February 27, 2004

• Former chief evades cell time for vicious assault A former Liard First Nation chief won't be seeing the inside of a jail cell after an assault on his estranged wife.
• No sign of ex-MP's comeback The federal NDP leader is not going to talk about Audrey McLaughlin returning to politics in the next election.
• Ice buildup removed as trail concerns continue The Riverdale Community Association remains concerned about potential safety hazards along the Riverdale waterfront, says association president Jenny Trapnell.
• Alter smoking bylaw, businesses urge city A vast majority of Whitehorse businesses want the city to revisit its smoking bylaw to make a 'level playing field' between bars and restaurants, a recent survey says.
• One Tagish musher edges out another Michelle Phillips has bragging rights in Tagish.
• New well planned for Kotaneelee field Devon Canada is planning to drill a new well on the Kotaneelee gas field in the territory's extreme southeast corner.
• Bus pass purchasers set for price breaks It will soon pay in another way to take the bus.
• Musher Schnuelle to lose hair but gain retirement Sebastian Schnuelle is losing his hair, or he will be soon.
• Territory loses a beloved pioneer A Life in the Yukon is the title John D. Scott chose for the book he wrote in his retirement, and to solace his grief after the death in 1981 of his wife, Dorothy, who had shared so many years with him.
• Politicians' pep talk nets them cell' time Justice Minister Elaine Taylor and Whitehorse Mayor Ernie Bourassa were carted off to jail Thursday afternoon.
• Clinic badly damaged during drug hunt Thieves left an interior wall of a medical clinic smashed in an apparent search for narcotics Wednesday night.
• Sex offender awaits sentencing decision After two trials and two sentencing hearings, a Carcross man will have to wait another couple weeks to learn whether he'll go to jail or serve out his time at home for twice molesting a 10-year-old boy at Christmas 16 years ago.
• Election timing immaterial, MP says While the Liberal caucus is divided on when the prime minister should call the election, the Yukon MP doesn't care.
• Cross-territory work on schools announced The Yukon government has OKed $956,100 for improving every school in the territory.
• Students' program positions expanded The Yukon government plans to add 30 new positions to the Student Training and Employment Program (STEP).
• Airport security to be beefed up Almost $1.5 million will be spent in Whitehorse airport improvements as part of upgrades funded by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and the Yukon government.
• Southeast may see logging this summer The Kaska Forest Resources Stewardship Council is recommending the Yukon government release commercial logging permits this spring in southeast Yukon.
• Communications disruptions are anticipated Many northern telecommunications services will be affected by minor disruptions throughout the coming weeks, Northwestel has warned.
• Power failed briefly Parts of Whitehorse lost power briefly around lunchtime Wednesday when an electrical breaker tripped.
• Sawyer explores what to do when the aliens stop talking Factoring Humanity
• January's extreme cold snap made itself memorable in the territory It was in 1996 and 1997 that the Yukon last saw temperatures like those recorded in the last week of January this year.
• Rowdy, boisterous musical about women to take the stage at Yukon Arts Centre The Yukon Arts Centre will present Larger Than Life: The Musical, March 17-20 at 8 p.m.
• A Stroll Around Whitehorse Having enjoyed all the comforts of home and congenial surroundings at the Whitehorse Inn, a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast at the Inn Cafe, let's spend the morning visiting the stores and business houses in town, become acquainted at first-hand with the townspeople and visit the points of interest, bearing in mind that this article is offered as a substitute for a personally conducted tour of the town.

February 26, 2004

• New plan' called more Yukon Party rhetoric The big economic plan the premier will announce tonight has nothing new in it, according to the New Democrats.
• Abduction attempt results in leads Though a half-dozen tips have made their way to the RCMP after a 10-year-old boy reported an abduction attempt Tuesday afternoon, police are no closer to finding a suspect.
• Kenyon makes choice as party stays neutral Premier Dennis Fentie won't support any federal politician choosing to work with whoever is in office but one of his ministers isn't following suit.
• Busing costs a bundle, report concludes The Whitehorse transit system is the most expensive in Canada to operate among municipalities with populations under 50,000, says a Whitehorse Transit report.
• Yukoners take Quest's fourth, fifth positions Two Yukoners secured the fourth and fifth positions in the 2004 Yukon Quest sled dog race this morning when Peter Ledwidge and Frank Turner crossed the finish line only 17 minutes apart.
• Steer claims second place, rookie honours Zack Steer became the 2004 Yukon Quest rookie of the year Wednesday when he crossed the finish line in Whitehorse at 3:32 p.m. in second place.
• Students to test skills in spelling bee More than 40 Yukon students in Grades 3-9 are hoping their spelling skills will spell success for them Friday in the 2004 Northwestel Spelling Bee.