Whitehorse Daily Star

September 19, 2017

• A Successful Foray For the ninth year,
• Anti-poverty advocate to speak Penny Goldsmith,
• Putting Food On Wheels Heidi French organizes the goods at last Saturday’s annual Stuff the Bus
• Alkan Air celebrating Nanaimo hangar, base Alkan Air Ltd. has opened a hangar and operations base at the Nanaimo Airport on Vancouver Island.
• Annual Terry Fox run fun .
• Videos designed to help victims of violence A new resource is raising awareness about the options available to victims of violence in Whitehorse.
• Woman found Yukon RCMP say a missing Whitehorse woman has been located safe.
• Infilling plan would create more country lots The city could be closer to adding several country residential lots after next week’s council meeting.
• Students having problems with bus schedule A minor change in the school day schedule

September 18, 2017

• Premier, minister led investment mission in Toronto Premier Sandy Silver and Ranj Pillai,
• Mining executives see Yukon gold bar Representatives of Golden Predator Mining Corp.
• River Searched Whitehorse RCMP dispatched a helicopter
• Museum lets artifacts speak for themselves When Sid van der Meer won his History Maker Award last February, Tourism and Culture Minister Jeanie Dendys made a mistake.
• Learning The Ropes Ken Rombough helps Devon Latham into the RV 8,
• Quake felt here In an event felt in Whitehorse and southern Yukon, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Alaska about 135 miles (217 kilometres) northwest of Juneau.
• Home owner takes issue with city inspection A local home owner is taking issue with the city’s building inspection process
• Dog’s fate is bounding into a courtroom A dispute over a dog has landed in Yukon Small Claims Court.
• Decision bodies taking their time on road issue There is still no decision on the controversial proposal by ATAC

September 15, 2017

• Boyd will attend AYC session City councillor Dan Boyd
• Hazardous waste day is set for tomorrow The city will hold its fall household hazardous waste (HHW) day
• Trails committee officially disbanded The city’s trails and greenways committee is officially no more.
• Build Memories Drake and Hunter Grant
• Premiers want end of Northern Affairs The premiers of the three northern territories
• A Rare Sight .
• Daughter’s memory inspires family’s odyssey An 8,000-kilometre (5,000-mile) journey in just over two weeks is no easy feat.
• Lockdown precaution had a happy ending Vanier Catholic School in Whitehorse went into lockdown Thursday afternoon
• Proposed zoning change passes first reading A planned second-storey addition to a home in Hillcrest is getting closer to receiving the go-ahead
• Hardy Market Fare Bart Bounds, with Elemental Farm,
• Pilgrims chapter enjoyed marking St. James Day When Dianne Homan organized a local walk on July 24 to mark St. James Day,
• Young woman reported missing Whitehorse RCMP are seeking assistance in locating a missing First Nations woman.
• Hospice Yukon resumes walking program Hospice Yukon is holding its fall grief walking group for anyone who has lost a loved one either recently or long ago.
• Excavator dispute triggers court action A dispute over an excavator between two Dawson City miners has landed in small claims court.
• Correction Based on information provided to the Star,
• Violent collision sees driver charged A man is facing several charges related to a violent collision in Whitehorse that left two women injured last January.
• Aircraft leasing company sues its former president An aircraft leasing company is suing its former president,
• Contaminated soil has been removed Pacesetter Petroleum
• Yukoners determined to pull 95,000-lb. aircraft Have you ever dreamed of pulling a Boeing 737 with 14 of your friends?
• Power fails during switch installation This morning’s power outage to 1,470 downtown customers
• Mine eyeing spring production start The Silvertip Mine southwest of Watson Lake has been sold to Coeur Mining of Chicago for $200-million-plus.