Whitehorse Daily Star

January 10, 2017

• Yukon permafrost to be displayed at Ottawa museum Two permafrost core samples taken from alongside the Alaska Highway in the Yukon
• Frigid-Weather Mishap This big rig full of freight left the Alaska Highway
• First Nation announces March 15 election Members of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) will elect a chief and council on March 15.
• Kwanlin Dün Nàkwät’à Kų̀ will be expanded The Kwanlin Dün First Nation’s (KDFN’s) Nàkwät’à Kų̀ (Potlatch House) in the McIntyre subdivision will be expanded and improved
• City staff erect roadblock to KK drive-thru Defeating a recommendation to change the zoning for the Kopper King doesn’t mean the city won’t take another drive through the issue down the road.
• Crown says poacher should go to jail The sentencing hearing continued this morning for a local man charged with several counts of poaching big and small game animals and permitting meat to waste.

January 9, 2017

• This proposal puts the public at a disadvantage recent Whitehorse Star article mentioned that a city councillor has proposed a change to the Procedures Bylaw
• Fun With The Police Carcross RCMP
• Year's Maiden Coffee House Woolly Mammoth entertains
• Motorists Should Be Wary A herd of caribou
• Vehicles Tangle A City of Whitehorse firefighter
• Alcohol considered a factor in collision Whitehorse RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fourth and Second avenues shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Coming Along Quickly Work continues
• Jerome Stueart: a Yukon-made writer All 60 people at last month’s launch of Angels of Our Better Beasts,
• Mom makes plea for clues about missing son Whitehorse RCMP have been displaying posters around the city in hopes of finding a man who has not been seen since last October.
• December’s jobless rate fell further The territory’s unemployment rate took another drop last month, falling to 4.6 per cent.
• More time granted to study waste treatment plan Environment Yukon has asked for more time to evaluate a proposal to expand the special waste treatment facility at the Whitehorse landfill.

January 6, 2017

• Don’t act alone on North: Silver to Ottawa Premier Sandy Silver
• Driver Trapped Shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday,
• RCMP want to identify mine mischief suspects Carcross RCMP have been investigating an act of mischief that occurred at the Skookum Gold Mine property on Annie Lake Road last August.
• Local snow carver’s work was admired globally A snow sculpture at next month’s international snow carving competition in Whitehorse
• Mining catalyst involved in White Gold District deal Shawn and Kathy Ryan were recognized locally and nationally for their extensive prospecting and exploration work.
• Cheques still bore ex-premier’s signature He’s been out of office since losing the Nov. 7 territorial election, but former premier Darrell Pasloski was still signing cheques until after the New Year.
• Fewer dogs are roaming Ross River The number of stray dogs in Ross River has notably decreased