Whitehorse Daily Star

March 4, 2016

• Local entrepreneur seeks Liberal nomination A long-time local businessman has become the latest candidate to announce his intentions to seek a Liberal party nomination for the territorial election this year.
• Minto Mine files its plans for its temporary closure The Minto Mine has filed its temporary closure plan, as required by the renewal of its water licence in December 2015.
• Moving In The Robert Service Way eagles,
• American professor to speak on Asian-Athabaskan cultural ties Long Ago Yukon will be hosting with the Beringia Centre the third presentation in its Skype series “Encounters with First Peoples” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Beringia Centre.
• Exhibits To Open Today Three shows will open at 5:00 this afternoon in Arts Underground beneath the Hougen Centre.
• Ten months meted out for a low-level coke dealer A B.C. man was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in jail for his role in a cocaine trafficking scheme.
• Musicians On Stage This Evening April Verch, Cody Walters and Alex Rubin, left-right,
• No carbon tax planned here, premier maintains Premier Darrell Pasloski insists there will be no carbon tax under his watch.
• Much-Anticipated Address Former Olympian Jeane Lassen
• Celebration hears of FASD, an ‘invisible disability’ Judy Pakozdy is clearly one proud mama when she stands next to her son Matthew.
• BYTE’s executive director decamps for CPAWS After more than four years at the helm of a major youth organization, Chris Rider is ready to hand over the reins to someone else and shift his focus to the environment.
• Legion inundated with suggestions for motto Well over 100 submissions have been put forward for a territorial motto.
• A Warm-Weather Stroll A rural red fox walks the edge of the forest
• Premier and ministers headed to Toronto The Yukon government will highlight the territory’s mineral potential and investment readiness at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto.
• Incident at airport diverted, delayed flights A plane ended its course in a snowbank on Thursday evening at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
• Interim assisted death guidelines in place The territory has established its interim guidelines for people seeking physician-assisted death.
• Fatal fall at eatery spurs spouse to sue The spouse of a woman who died in Whitehorse after falling on her head outside a restaurant is suing the city, the Yukon government, an emergency responder and the operators of the 506 All Day Grill.

March 3, 2016

• Program registration to start today The 2016 Spring Active Living Guide is available, and program registration will begin today.
• Fascinating Foursome Carolyn Westberg, Brian Fidler, Greg Murdoch and Mary Sloan, left-right,
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon marks major milestone FASSY (the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon) is celebrating 20 years of existence in the Yukon today.
• A Special Garment Doronn K. Fox displays the Dene Games hoodie for the upcoming Arctic Winter Games.
• City earns financial reporting award The City has once again received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for its 2014 annual report.
• Projects funded to support Yukon youth Young Yukon rock climbers, skiers and artists are among the youth to benefit from nearly $68,000 awarded to 15 community groups through the Youth Investment Fund.
• Government took our advice: NDP The Yukon NDP official Opposition is applauding the government for facilitating the transfer of Canadian Forces driver’s licences for equivalent Yukon accreditation.
• Premier at Vancouver meeting Premier Darrell Pasloski is representing Yukoners’ priorities at meetings with the prime minister, his fellow premiers and indigenous leaders in Vancouver.
• Trouble At Major Intersection Emergency personnel work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at about 11:45 Wednesday morning.
• Working Towards Zero Waste conference will draw 100-plus More than 100 delegates have signed up for the Working Towards Zero Waste in the North conference.
• Military personnel’s driving skills to be recognized The Yukon government has simplified the driver licensing procedure for Canadian military personnel to help them find employment more quickly.
• MPs trying to create a family-friendly Parliament To the average person, the job of a Member of Parliament would appear to be one filled with jam-packed schedules, pressure to deliver and little downtime.
• Mining claims’ fate decided in court Darryl Carey was successful this morning in Yukon Supreme Court
• Alberta gun owner’s conviction is upheld A Yukon Supreme Court judge has ruled that despite his rights having been breached, a gun owner conviction should be upheld.

March 2, 2016

• Forest Resources Act review underway The Yukon government is moving forward with a review of the Forest Resources Act, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Scott Kent said Monday.
• Dawson is ready for Trek Over the Top festivities The Trekkers are coming.
• Correction A story in Tuesday’s edition
• Yukoners Out East Yukon’s Special Olympics athletes
• Nehass fires fourth lawyer, hearing continues Michael Nehass successfully fired his fourth lawyer this morning,
• Lamp Post Toppled City firefighters confer at the scene of a van that was unable to make the turn on Second Avenue by the Wheelhouse restaurant at about 9:30 Tuesday evening.
• Liberals to host nomination meetings tonight, Thursday The nomination meetings for the Yukon Liberal Party candidates in the ridings of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes and Whitehorse Centre will take place this evening and Wednesday evening respectively.
• Survey confirms chamber’s beliefs Executive director Samson Hartland of the Yukon Chamber of Mines says the annual survey of exploration and mining companies confirms what industry already knows: the Yukon’s regulatory regime needs improvement, in a hurry.
• Regulations, land claims are deterring investment Concern over protected areas and disputed aboriginal land claims is tarnishing the Yukon’s shine again,
• Yukoners to receive honours from Governor General Three Yukoners will receive honours from Gov. Gen. David Johnston on Friday during two ceremonies at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver.
• YP’s ‘political interference’ disappoints Lassen A potential Yukon Liberal Party candidate has reported a kerfuffle in the way the Yukon Party has dealt with her political intentions.