Whitehorse Daily Star

February 12, 2018

• Withdrawn musher reinstated after mistake realized Rookie Swiss musher Severin Cathry was withdrawn from the Yukon Quest for pressing the SOS button on his tracker Thursday evening – but reinstated Friday afternoon.
• YG provides $10,000 in help for parents The Yukon government will pay out approximately $10,000 to help parents of children affected by the sudden closure of Cheeky Monkeys Daycare in Whitehorse last month.
• Man dies in Dempster Highway collision One man has been killed following a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon on the Dempster Highway.
• PETA raps races’ impact on dogs People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
• Accident On The Hill Emergency personnel attend to this two-vehicle collision
• Aspiration caused death of Neff’s dog: necropsy Preliminary necropsy results of Hugh Neff’s dog Boppy show aspiration as the cause of death, Quest head veterinarian Nina Hansen said Saturday.
• Moore leads Quest charge into Braeburn As day nine of the Yukon Quest comes to a close, anticipation is building as the leaders get closer to the finish.
• Boushie solidarity march goes Tuesday Yukoners wanting to show solidarity with Colten Boushie’s family and friends are encouraged to gather at noon Tuesday in downtown Whitehorse.
• Man was cut from below his ear to his chin A Whitehorse man has been convicted of aggravated assault for an incident involving a pocket knife in the fall of 2016 that left another man with nerve damage.

February 9, 2018

• Notes and quotes from the frigid Quest trail Here are some notes on Day 6 of the Yukon Quest sled dog race:
• Film sheds light on dark history Actor Michael Lawrenchuk hopes the film Indian Horse will help Canadians better understand the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools while also healing Indigenous people.
• A Simple Message: SlowDown! Yukon RCMP Traffic Services issued 30 speeding tickets in Whitehorse school zones over two days this week.
• Even for top mushers, dogs carry the load Mushers may be considered the face of their teams, but the dogs will always be the heart, soul and driving force.
• Sweet Scientific Success Golden Horn Elementary School students are all set for the 31st annual Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair to be held Feb.17 at Yukon College.
• Laughs, memories step up for cancan gala Yukoners will gather tonight to celebrate a dance and the dancers who have become synonymous with the culture of the territory.
• Two councillors object to withheld bid information Two new compost and waste packer trucks could cost the city more than $600,000.
• Report recaps council members’ attendance, travel expense claims With 2017 in the books, Whitehorse residents now have a record of how each council member attended to city business over the year.
• Gun club defends self against suit A Faro gun club is denying claims in a lawsuit from a local man who suffered a facial injury during an incident at its shooting range in July 2016.
• Components of Riverdale traffic study questioned A traffic impact assessment for the planned francophone high school in Whitehorse is prompting a number of questions – some about the report’s contents,
• Dog on Neff’s team dies; cause remains unknown A dog on Hugh Neff’s Yukon Quest team died at around 3 a.m. today at the Clinton Creek hospitality stop, race marshal Doug Harris said.
• Quest’s youngest racers overcome windy trek One is a seasoned 1,000-mile veteran having finished the Yukon Quest in 2016 as well as the 2017 Iditarod.
• It takes a village: a global volunteer force As the Yukon Quest sled race makes its way to Dawson City,
• Quest musher undergoing tests in Fairbanks Alberta musher Jason Campeau has been airlifted to a Fairbanks hospital to be treated after suffering a concussion early in the race.

February 8, 2018

• Cabbie arrested after pedestrian hit Yukon RCMP are investigating a collision between a taxi and a pedestrian outside of the Salvation Army Centre of Hope.
• Name of collision victim released The Yukon Coroner’s Service has released the name of the man killed in a collision involving a moose near Haines Junction Tuesday morning.
• Preparing For Hectic Times Sam Oettli rearranges snow in Shipyards Park Wednesday
• Child care funding infusion welcomed At present, there are four communities in the Yukon without a licensed child care program: Ross River, Faro, Beaver Creek and Watson Lake.
• Gruelling visit will pay dividends, leaders say The schedule was hectic,
• Moore arrives first in Dawson for third time Allen Moore, a two-time Yukon Quest champion,
• Drobny, Hall lead frigid chase into Dawson The chase pack began to arrive in Dawson early this morning led by veteran musher Paige Drobny.
• Hopkins first Canadian to reach Dawson In his 10th Yukon Quest, even experienced veteran Ed Hopkins is feeling the bitter cold.