Whitehorse Daily Star

February 25, 2004

• Musher won't get assistance Whitehorse musher Frank Turner won't be getting the assistance he initially thought he would when he goes past his home to get to the Yukon Quest finish line in downtown Whitehorse.
• Home robbed A woman arrived at her home on the Old Alaska Highway in the Mile 930 range Tuesday evening to discover her kids' snowboarding gear was gone.
• Three-time champ lauds incredible team' Hans Gatt is once again the undefeated Yukon Quest champion after crossing the finish line of the 1,600-kilometre sled dog race at 6:54 this morning in downtown Whitehorse.
• College receives infusion of $1 million Yukon College is getting an extra $1 million a year for its budgets.
• School incident incredibly disconcerting' Elementary students at Holy Family School were reminded this morning to be wary of strangers after a suspected abduction attempt Tuesday afternoon.
• Suspect nabbed after potato chips stolen Betcha can't steal just one.
• Crown agrees to bail for woman A local woman accused of robbing a Whitehorse man of a frying pan and cordless phone while armed with a handgun is out on bail.
• Pair flees taxi cab A cab driver's suspicions may lead to criminal charges for a pair of people who didn't pay up for a ride early this morning.
• Vets' tasks include toothbrush-hunting DAWSON CITY It was the midway point of the Yukon Quest sled dog race in Dawson where three veterinarians were able to get their clothes and personal gear after going a couple of days without.
• Bridge wouldn't block other Dawson projects DAWSON CITY Dawson's council has been of two minds about a bridge across the Yukon River for some time.
• Fentie quizzed on medical, birthing needs in Dawson DAWSON CITY There were things other than a bridge across the Yukon River on the minds of Dawsonites when Premier Fentie visited town recently.
• Would-be Conservative candidates are laying low While at least one person is interested in running federally for the NDP in the Yukon, the Conservative party's slate remains blank.

February 24, 2004

• Council finalizes budget, tax hikes City council passed its annual budget Monday night, a month after it was voted down with a 3-3 split vote in the absence of Coun. Dave Austin.
• Buckway to bring forward motion on smoking bylaw Whitehorse city councillor Bev Buckway told her elected colleagues Monday night she will bring forward a motion to revisit the city's controversial smoking bylaw on March 8.
• Gatt on pace to shatter a record At least one Yukon Quest sled dog race record will likely be shattered at the hands of Hans Gatt.
• Police identify stabbing victim Yukon RCMP have identified the man stabbed in Pelly Crossing Sunday evening as a boyfriend of the young woman accused of second-degree murder.
• Potential third win may be Gatt's final Quest BRAEBURN With his third straight victory in his sights, Atlin's Hans Gatt said today this may be his last Yukon Quest.
• Dalton aims to finish with 14 dogs PELLY CROSSING Healy, Alaska musher Dave Dalton is contending for third place in the 2004 Yukon Quest, but the veteran Quester has a different goal in mind for this sled dog race.
• Turner prepared for swing past his home PELLY CROSSING Yukon Quest musher Frank Turner will be getting some assistance when his team hits the Quest trail near his home.
• Charge laid after collision A local woman is charged with following another vehicle too closely after a pair of Dakota vehicles sandwiched a small Nissan car on Second Avenue Monday morning.

February 23, 2004

• Yukon promised an economic development fund A northern economic development fund is going to be in the next federal budget.
• MP acclaimed to run again The Yukon's MP has cleared the first hurdle to re-election.
• Woman charged after man's death A Pelly Crossing man is dead after he was stabbed in the chest Sunday evening.
• Man not guilty of dog assault A Whitehorse jury closed the work week Friday with a not-guilty verdict for a man accused of telling his dog to attack a woman.
• Internet service expands Northwestel Inc. is expanding its high speed Internet service to several new areas in southern Yukon.
• Fewer bison being hunted This year's bison hunt is again resulting in fewer animals harvested than desired, though there is still a little more than a month left in the season.
• Schuelle torn between racing and camping DAWSON CITY Sebastian Schnuelle will no longer be a Yukon Quest rookie.
• Watching from the sideline tough for Quest veteran DAWSON CITY Cor Guimond says he wasn't made to be a handler on the Yukon Quest.
• Boivin scratches with sick dogs DAWSON CITY Kyla Boivin became the latest Yukon Quest musher to scratch in the 1,600-km race.
• Russian excursion lucrative for Dawson DAWSON CITY Mayor Glen Everitt and town manager Scott Coulson have just returned from a 10-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Russia.
• Musher encounters moose cow DAWSON CITY Yukon Quest musher Thomas Tetz might have spoken too soon when he said in Eagle, Alaska, that the only wildlife he'd seen on the race trail was a wolf.
• RCI team in city Yukon College is hosting a team of broadcast journalists from Radio Canada International (RCI) this week who will broadcast radio programs from the college around the world in Spanish and Russian.