Whitehorse Daily Star

July 29, 2016

• An Early Arrival Salmon continue to arrive
• YEC seeks ways to deal with its boil-off gas Yukon Energy wants to know if there is a better way to use the boil-off gas from its LNG generating facility, says the corporation’s president.
• Campground will be closed next week The Kathleen Lake campground will be closed to the public from noon Aug. 3 until 4 p.m. Aug. 7 due to a special event.
• ‘A reunion to revitalize our resilient spirits’ It won’t be a typical reunion when the alumni of the Whitehorse Baptist Mission School get together Aug. 5-7 at Lake Laberge.
• Music Camp Winds Down Andrea McColeman, Fawn Fritzen and Ken Searcy, left-right,
• City councillor takes Liberal nomination race Jocelyn Curteanu will be the Liberal candidate in Copperbelt South for the coming territorial election.
• Community advocate seeks a Yukon NDP nomination Standing in front of École Émilie-Tremblay on Thursday, André Bourcier threw his hat into the ring to win Copperbelt North for the Yukon NDP in the pending territorial election.
• Officials unrolling red tape, frustrated miner says Placer miner Jerry Reid says government red tape is strangling his ability to work in the Mayo district.
• Wall cancels speaking date Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has cancelled his planned address to a Yukon Chamber of Commerce audience next Wednesday.
• Yukon Party nomination secured in Riverdale Following a contested nomination, Danny Macdonald has been voted in as the Yukon Party candidate in Riverdale South for the upcoming territorial election.
• Spaying subsidies set for rural Yukon Starting Monday, owners of female dogs in the Yukon’s communities can get a discount on the price of spaying their pets.
• Newspaper Premises Hit The Star ’s Second Avenue building was broken into at about 4:30 a.m. today.
• Alcohol addiction is fuelling offender’s behaviour A Whitehorse man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of assault and uttering threats.
• Action planned after vehicle strikes tanks A series of propane tanks were the only victims of a hit-and-run early last Sunday morning.
• Hit-and-run victim appeals for public’s help When Denise Tremblay bought her Toyota Yaris in 2008, it had 11 kilometres on it.
• Algae solution is possible, residents feel Whistle Bend is a work in progress, says Darrell Hookey, chair of the neighbourhood’s community association.
• You can change your future: judge to offender A B.C. man was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison for robbing a Whitehorse convenience store in April 2015.

July 28, 2016

• Local chartered accounts hailed ‘a historic day’ with legislation Bill 97, the Chartered Professional Accountants Act, was brought into force July 18.
• The ‘Our Yukon, In It Together’ campaign celebrated by gov’t. The Yukon government is supporting the mineral exploration and development industry’s contributions by celebrating the Yukon Chamber of Mines’ Our Yukon, In It Together campaign.
• Artwork will literally be under pressure next month Fifteen Yukon artists are each carving a four-foot plywood plate in preparation for a public printmaking event set for Whitehorse next month.
• Showcase Performances Set Brenda Lee Katerenchuk, Brenda Harvey and Erica Mah, left-right, perform
• Students’ financial help regulations are finalized The Yukon government has approved new Student Financial Assistance Regulations under the Student Financial Assistance Act.
• Premier lauds public service excellence Three Yukon government employees and one team are having a particularly good summer.
• Parties sign new workplace literacy program agreement The Yukon government and Northern Vision Development (NVD) have signed an agreement to support a Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills program for their employees.
• Yukon Party MLA acclaimed to run Yukon Party MLA Darius Elias has been acclaimed as his party’s candidate in Vuntut Gwitchin, the riding that includes Old Crow, for the pending election.
• White Pass assesses spraying plan rejection The White Pass and Yukon Route will take the time to review Environment Yukon’s decision rejecting its application to use herbicides before deciding how to proceed, says a company spokesman.
• Accident claims youth’s life A Watson Lake youth is dead following a Wednesday evening accident on Airport Road, the RCMP said early this afternoon.
• 911 expansion called ‘a very important milestone’ “Don’t test 911, don’t call it to see if it works; we know it works.”

July 27, 2016

• Surviving in Yukon is available for perusal The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has its 2016 Surviving in Yukon booklet, showing where to find low-cost or free services, available for those who need it.
• Yukon artists demonstrate their creativity, skill Live performances and interactive demonstrations of Yukon art, music and theatre are among the 12 projects to share $113,000 in funding through the spring Arts Fund.
• Passing By This deer
• Contract awarded City council has approved a new three-year contract with Northwestel Inc. for the provision of Internet services over the next three years.
• Get tested for hepatitis C, MLA urges Jan Stick, the NDP MLA for Riverdale South, has had personal experience with hepatitis C.
• The Glove Fits This sight
• Teenaged cyclist collides with vehicle A 13-year old cyclist was treated for minor injuries after an accident downtown on Monday night.
• Collision victims suffer minor injuries Minor injuries are all that came of a two-vehicle collision on the Alaska Highway on Monday afternoon.
• Social assistance dollar drop explained Whitehorse residents on social assistance may have noticed a drop in the dollar amount they’re receiving this summer.
• White Pass denied bid to spray chemicals along tracks Environment Yukon has denied an application to apply herbicide along the railway tracks between the B.C. border and Carcross.
• More details of continuing care centre unveiled The Department of Health and Social Services unveiled the detailed plans for the continuing care facility in Whistle Bend in a public presentation Tuesday.
• Liberal candidate is confirmed Paolo Gallina,
• Council approves land swap A majority of city council has approved a land swap with Northwestel Inc. required to clear the way for construction of the city’s new operations building beginning next year.
• Deputy premier confirms her plans Elaine Taylor wants to stay in politics.
• ‘We are thrilled,’ premier says of visit Premier Darrell Pasloski says he’s pleased with word that Prince William and his wife, Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have accepted an invitation to briefly visit the Yukon this fall.