Whitehorse Daily Star

November 25, 2016

• Statistics released on homicide rates Statistics Canada released numbers this week on the number of homicides across Canada in 2015.
• Ramshackle Theatre is out to make Tombstone happen Ramshackle Theatre is building its new play, Tombstone: A Cardboard Western.
• Music For The Moment Photo
• Zoning change may be OKed for Cousins Road property The owner of a 2.5-hectare piece of land may know as early as next week whether she can move forward with her plans to subdivide it into two.
• Anti-poverty group recalls its humble start “There’s no question that our community is a caring community,
• Inaugural Victors Patrick Gardiner, left, and Terry Creamer
• Takhini properties could be enlarged Owners of four properties in Takhini
• A Festive Time For All The Northwestel Festival of Trees kicked off
• Correction A caption in Thursday’s edition incorrectly
• Pedestrian slightly hurt after being struck A 49-year-old man was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Thursday evening.
• Adoption of the Chadburn Lake plan may be delayed again It might be the end of January 2017 before council decides whether it will adopt the Chadburn Lake Park Management Plan.
• Decision on placer mining project is put off The Yukon government has postponed its decision on a controversial placer mining project in Dawson City.
• How a Yukon adventure helped fund a presidency Canadians who watched the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role the Yukon played in shaping his story.
• ‘Tiny homes could be a big thing for the Yukon’ The shaggin’ wagon is where the “tiny house thing” started for Pete Wright.
• Tailings dam will get top scrutiny, company promises The Casino Mining Corp. is going the extra mile to ensure acceptance of its tailings dam and pond facility, says company president Paul West-Sells.
• Average price of single-detached home fell The average Whitehorse house sale price rang in at $423,300 between April and June of this year, an increase of $16,000 from the previous quarter.

November 24, 2016

• A Talented Cast Photo
• Business Honoured Dawson City’s Gammie Trucking
• Porter Creek park may finally be named Year after year,
• Booklet Highlights Glass Work Pat Ellis
• AYC takes infrastructure list to Parliament Diana Rogerson
• An Artist And His Wares Fred Edzerza
• Yukon Energy continues work on its 20-year-resource plan Yukon Energy expects to finalize early next year its list of options to expand its generating capacity, says the president of the publicly owned utility.
• Mines chamber president retains his optimism Mike Burke, the president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines,
• MP makes plea for ANWR in Commons Yukon MP Larry Bagnell
• Nehass to soon leave for Ontario Michael Nehass will be transported to an Ontario mental health facility for a fitness assessment.

November 23, 2016

• Re:Design, the craft fair set for Saturday at Old Fire Hall Re:Design:
• Smoke alarm batteries should have been checked this month Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoking alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA).
• Council considers resource strategy There may not be any mining in Whitehorse these days, but it’s an industry that impacts the city in a major way.
• Drivers taken to hospital after crash A pickup truck driver was being checked out for possible head injuries after a head-on collision between two pick-up trucks on Quartz Road on Tuesday afternoon.
• ‘Troubling numbers’ set out in food bank report A report highlighting the growing use of food banks across the country over a one-year period shows “some pretty troubling numbers,” says the executive director of the Whitehorse Food Bank.
• City retail, entertainment strategy unveiled Work on parking availability, affordable housing initiatives, support for Buy Local campaigns and continued efforts with the Yukon government are all part of a proposed city plan focused on the retail and entertainment sectors in the downtown.
• ‘Hidden homeless’ can be difficult to detect It was overcast with flurries and -16 C,
• Only the unexpected would foil a mine: Goldcorp Goldcorp’s Buddy Crill isn’t shy about saying the likelihood of the company making money from the Coffee gold project it purchased last summer isn’t high.