Whitehorse Daily Star

February 25, 2016

• Mesmerizing The Onlookers Hip-hop dancer Thomas Ulgasan
• Strategy is out to reduce fossil fuels dependency The territory could soon see more buildings heated with wood and fewer imported fossil fuels.
• Exploring Osmosis Jazzen Patterson took part in last Saturday's Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair at the Yukon College.
• Pasloski reiterates support of independent Jewish state On behalf of Yukoners, Premier Darrell Pasloski expressed support Tuesday for an independent Jewish state.
• Investigtion Continues An RCMP traffic collision reconstructionist arrived in Whitehorse on Wednesday to investigate a fatal collision the previous evening in downtown Whitehorse.
• Hospital expansion moves to next phase Construction of the Whitehorse General Hospital expansion will continue in the weeks ahead, bringing significant and noticeable changes to the hospital’s campus.
• Red tape again called detriment to mining industry Red tape is tying up the mining industry more and more here and across Canada, according to a survey released this week by the Fraser Institute.
• Rear trailer on tandem tanker flips on Dempster The rear trailer on a tandem tanker unit hauling diesel fuel on the Dempster Highway flipped early Tuesday afternoon north of the Eagle Plains Hotel, resulting in a highway closure.
• Yukon has low fertility rate, aging population While the Conference Board of Canada is projecting economic growth in the territory of 2.7 per cent, that figure may drop if the Minto Mine does indeed move into shutdown mode as planned later this year.

February 24, 2016

• City awards pre-feasibility contracts to local company A local firm has been awarded two city contracts worth more than $230,000.
• Variety Show Goes This Evening Members of MAD (Music, Art and Drama) will present MADjestic at 8:00 this evening at the Wood Street Centre.
• $100,000 Yukon Innovation Prize supports food security The Cold Climate Innovation (CCI) program of the Yukon Research Centre and territorial Department of Economic Development have launched the second annual Yukon Innovation Prize (YIP).
• Energy From Garbage Jordan Minifie took part in last Saturday’s Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair at the Yukon College.
• Worker’s injury spurs safety investigation Occupational Health and Safety officials are investigating an incident at Canadian Freightways after a worker was injured Tuesday morning.
• Finale Goes This Evening Tonight is the last night for audiences to catch Music, Art and Drama students’ performance of MADjestic.
• Sport Yukon closer to scoring ownership of its home Sport Yukon moved a step closer to owning its Fourth Avenue home of 25 years Monday evening.
• Youth caucus established within governing party Three young Yukon Party members have created a youth caucus within the party.
• College hosting Indigenous Education Symposium An estimated 130 academics from across Canada have gathered at Yukon College to share best practices and explore strategies on serving indigenous learners.
• Fifty turn out for meeting on controversial mine More scrutiny of the proposed tailings dam for the Casino open pit project was the focus of last night’s town hall meeting hosted by Lewis Rifkind on behalf of the Yukon Conservation Society.
• Woman not criminally responsible for ‘terrifying’ attack A woman who stabbed a Watson Lake support worker on June 27, 2015 is not criminally responsible for her actions because of a mental disorder, a judge ruled Tuesday.
• Woman using wheelchair killed in collision A 71-year-old woman in a motorized wheelchair died Tuesday evening after she was struck by a truck in downtown Whitehorse.

February 23, 2016

• Three science projects picked for fair Three projects from Saturday’s Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair were chosen to represent the territory at the 55th annual Canada-Wide Science Festival. It will be held at McGill University, Montreal, May 15- 20.
• Minging With The Mushers Ruby Eleniak had her Yukon Quest shirt signed by Brent Sass, her favourite musher,
• Street closed for Rendezvous The city is advising motorists that Ogilvie Street is subject to a special event road closure between Second Avenue and Front Street for the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival, until Feb. 28.
• Government opposes a carbon tax, premier says A carbon tax is not a solution for Yukon families, Premier Darrell Pasloski said Monday.
• Two-Night Run Set MAD (Music, Art and Drama) students will present their first performance of 2016.
• Woman is trapped, injured after cargo shifts The Whitehorse Fire Department was called to the Marwell subdivision this morning to rescue an employee trapped underneath freight.
• Judge considers offender’s cognitive issues A man convicted of assaulting a woman, stealing a car, trespassing on a property at night, breaking and entering and carelessly using a firearm was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Monday.
• City budget asks homeowners to dig deeper The percentages outlined in the city’s proposed 2016 operating budget unveiled Monday evening are clear.
• More tax hikes planned for 2017, 2018 In unveiling its proposed $70.6-million operating budget for 2016, which raises property taxes, utility bills and other fees, the city also revealed plans to use reserve funds to run its water and sewer system.