Whitehorse Daily Star

January 6, 2004

• Jail staff bracing for cranky inmates Popcorn may be the weapon of choice for the territory's jail in its fight against grouchy inmates soon to be deprived of their smokes.
• Car hits police cruiser; woman's jewelry stolen A local senior citizen's car rammed into a parked RCMP cruiser late Monday morning, sending both the driver and a policewoman to hospital with minor injuries.
• Mayor leery of off-road vehicles law Mayor Ernie Bourassa says a proposed bylaw governing off-road vehicles 'seems to go a little far.'
• Business licence fees could jump by 50 per cent Doing business within city limits will cost more if council goes ahead with a proposal to double business licence fees.
• City needs an idling bylaw, resident says Early Monday evening, Rachel Grantham counted 32 vehicles in the Real Canadian Superstore parking that were idling unattended.
• Quest officials grapple with pet food dilemma Still uncertain for Yukon Quest organizers is the impact the Canadian-imposed ban on American pet food will have on next month's race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse.
• Clerk turned to find knife near stomach Mark Stone turned back to the hockey highlights on the television set above the cash register, thinking the man who'd just walked through the off-sales store's door was after some booze.
• Rumoured departure is news to Hart The Community Services minister says he has not asked to be removed from cabinet.

January 5, 2004

• Super A set to build in Granger The owners of the Whitehorse Super A stores plan to built a third grocery store, situated in Granger on the lot that was rezoned to allow for a neighbourhood restaurant and pub.
• Statute of limitations an issue, YTG concedes If the statute of limitations applies to government loans, then one cabinet minister may not owe the territory a cent.
• Truck hits pedestrian A pedestrian escaped a scrap with a Dodge Ram pickup with little or no injury Sunday morning.
• Reinstate two women, agency tells first nation Fired in October 2002 from their jobs with the Carcross Tagish First Nation (CTFN), Cindy Huebschwerlen and Eileen Wally have been ordered reinstated in their positions.
• Capital Hotel bell is back in service Ding-dong! The bell is back.
• Conservatory awards music scholarships The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (RCM) has awarded a number of scholarships for outstanding achievements in music performance and theory.

January 2, 2004

• Commissioner's Levee Awards 2004 Governor General Academic Awards
• Charge laid against driver After a nearly six-month police investigation that involved tracking down Outside witnesses and reconstructing a fatal crash, a local man is charged with dangerous driving causing death.
• Riverdale home heavily damaged A Riverdale landlord is probably wishing he'd just received a belated lump of Christmas coal after a vacating tenant trashed his property.
• Dempster exhibit planned Missing summer in the mountains?
• Carcross resort moving forward 2004 is already shaping up to be a busy year for what will become the Four Mountains Resort.
• Yukon minister's blunt threat' disturbs NDP The NDP leader is disappointed in the minister of Community Services for not listening to the people of Dawson City earlier this week.
• Cottage was a quaint but frigid refuge The writer, who now lives in Victoria, occasionally contributes her memories of the Klondike of the 1950s to the Star.