Whitehorse Daily Star

July 13, 2016

• ‘The Spirit of Dawson’ raising funds to modernize operations Dawson City’s volunteer radio station, CFYT-FM (106.9), will hold its annual fundraising “Radiothon” from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday.
• Talent-Sharing Tanya Kutschera, centre, demonstrates her art this morning at the Arts Up Front event.
• Furious storm lashes city, southern Yukon It took next to no time Tuesday evening for images of flooded streets in the downtown area and Riverdale to make their way onto the social media feeds of many Whitehorse residents.
• Youthful Festival Talent Forrest Peschke
• An abandoned campfire starts wildfire east of Lake Laberge Firefighters were quick to contain a wildfire on the east side of Lake Laberge that began after – yet again – a campfire was not properly extinguished.
• Wi-Fi service available at airport The Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport now provides free Wi-Fi service throughout the airport terminal.
• Commercial compost fees on the rise Commercial compost bills are on the rise thanks to Monday’s council meeting.
• Old Crow to embrace solar energy field Old Crow plans to get into the public utility business with renewable solar energy for the sake of the environment, energy security and business.
• Whitehorse golf course is up for sale The Meadow Lakes Golf & Country Club is up for sale for $1.6 million.
• ‘That’s what I’ve always done,’ man says of criminal actions The phrase “career criminal” certainly applies to Shannon Stein.

July 12, 2016

• Education minister was in Toronto Education Minister Doug Graham said Monday he had “a productive discussion” last week in Toronto.
• A Popular Performance The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
• Unattended campfire extinguished One new fire was reported in the territory over the last four days.
• Tunes In The Park Nick Cobham, Graeme Walker and Kyle Cunjak, left-right, perform at noon Monday at Arts in the Park.
• Government postpones recycling regulations The Yukon government will postpone the implementation of amended recycling regulations to provide for additional consultation with industry.
• Recycler expects more clients after council vote A vote by city council Monday night could mean more business for a local recycling firm.
• Potential NDP candidate eyes another riding A former Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen says she will seek the NDP nomination in Porter Creek South – after announcing she would make a bid in Riverdale North back in February.
• One tiny house has one big problem The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre Society is seeking the help of Whitehorse residents, building community and land owners.
• Parks Canada losing sight of mandate: CPAWS Parks Canada is losing sight of its primary mandate to preserve nature,
• ‘Where do we go from here?’ councillor wonders A proposed curbside recycling collection program will not be making its way to a sidewalk near you after all.

July 11, 2016

• Premiers’ visit will affect trail The City of Whitehorse advised trail users today that the Riverfront Trail will be diverted from July 19 to 23 inclusive.
• Keep sewer system clean and flowing, city urges Some things are not meant to be flushed nor poured into the sewer system, the City of Whitehorse is reminding residents.
• Wares On The Wharf Paris Seymore was one of the vendors Saturday
• Council, firefighters reject safety criticisms Dawson City’s municipal council and the Dawson City Firefighters Association are crying foul over a damning report from the Yukon Fire Marshal’s office.
• Carmacks will have a new councillor after byelection Kevin Unterschute will get to serve as a Carmacks councillor after all.
• Lightning's Power A bolt of lightning struck a greenhouse at about 6:10 Saturday evening in the Golden Horn area south of Whitehorse,
• Yukon jobless rate lower than Canada’s The Yukon had a lower unemployment rate than Canada overall in June, according to labour force data compiled by the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
• Land swap proposed for consolidation project As work toward a new city operations building continues,
• Fibre cut causing some disruptions in communications Using a cell phone or any wireless device and calling long distance or a 1-800 number may or may not have been a challenge over the past few days for many northerners.
• Chinook run thought to be 96-per-cent complete As the Yukon River chinook salmon run begins to show up in numbers at the international border below Dawson City, the last of the kings are passing by the sonar near the mouth.
• Interim power rates increase approved The Yukon Utilities Board has approved ATCO Electric Yukon’s request for an interim increase in monthly electrical bills beginning this month.
• ‘I can only imagine the stark horror involved’ There’s more to life than bouncing in and out of jail.