Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Being Creative A young participant works at Tuesday evening’s mammoth mandala art and writing workshop led by Helen O’Connor at Splintered Craft.
Environmental grants approved Yukon College students who cycle to class could soon have some onsite tools at their disposal.
Helping Banish Winter Youth of all ages took part in last Sunday’s Kids Kreate event at the Yukon Arts Centre.
Spate of cyber-crime is affecting Yukoners Orange Technology, a local IT solutions provider, issued an alert on cyber-crime Wednesday.
Now Being Exhibited Josh Winkler is showing Cut Climb Conquer, American Landscape Narratives at the Yukon Arts Centre’s main gallery.
Sugar Mobile petition verges on 40,000 signatories Close to 40,000 people have signed a petition calling on a federal regulator to allow Sugar Mobile,
Clarity being sought on revenue generation Questions on how municipalities in the territory can go about generating more revenue are closer to making their way to the Yukon government.
Duo aims to take large building off heating fuel Dan Reams of Watson Lake and his son Jesse are serious about their business proposal.
‘I’m going to take my power and my life back’ Do this again and you could spend the rest of your life in a federal penitentiary, a judge told a three-time convicted rapist on Wednesday.

Fund science needed to battle climate change: college to PM Yukon College has congratulated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama on the climate change agreement the pair announced last Thursday.
A Bad Night Whitehorse RCMP said this afternoon they’re investigating a fire that destroyed two cars at 4:14 this morning in the McIntyre subdivision.
Five Germans came in search of Jack London It’s breakfast time at the Aurora Inn.
More Yukoners are unemployed More Yukoners are out of work compared to a year ago.
Funding continues for A Safe Place drop-in program The Yukon government is providing the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre with $84,000.
Sport Yukon closer to owning part of building Sport Yukon is nearing the finish line to home ownership.
Survey to improve French programs: government A survey conducted by the Yukon Bureau of Statistics reveals a number of parents still know very little about French Second Language programs offered in the city.
Biomass energy can be made simple and easy Moving into the area of biomass energy doesn’t need to be a bewildering experience, a small audience of some 35 heard Tuesday at the Biomass Energy Forum.
Basin hosts one of world’s largest gas resources The Liard Basin, part of which is in the Yukon, is one of the largest shale gas resources in the world, a new assessment shows.

Deputy ministers leave government Two deputy ministers, Paddy Meade, formerly of the Department of Health and Social Services, and Terry Hayden, formerly of the Department of Economic Development, are leaving the Yukon government effective immediately.
Showing Now The Yukon School of Visual Arts students are showing all the way in the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery.
Vehicle will draw energy from museum solar panels The territorial government is providing the Yukon Transportation Museum with $10,000 to support an electric vehicle feasibility study.
Intersection Collision Whitehorse RCMP cruisers and an ambulance were at the scene of a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Fourth and Second avenues.
State-of-the-art boiler now heats Raven Recycling Centre On the eve of a two-day forum about using biomass to create energy, the territorial government and Yukon Research Centre unveiled a new heating system for the Raven Recycling Centre.
Forego another tax boost, chamber urges city The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is calling on the city not to raise property taxes this year.
Minister at United Nations event in New York Elaine Taylor, the deputy premier and minister responsible for the Yukon Women’s Directorate, is in New York City this week.
Woman is all right after coyote attack: C.O. Conservation officers are warning residents to stay alert on local trails after a coyote attacked a woman Monday morning.

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