Whitehorse Daily Star

February 12, 2016

• Council approves first reading of city zoning bylaw changes The city is backing away from a zoning change that would have seen neighbourhood pubs subject to a conditional use application.
• Assessing The Damage A Teslin-area highway crew inspects the damage on the Nisutlin Bay bridge deck caused by a heavy load that passed over the structure last weekend.
• Local poet is off to Finland festival At the artArtica Festival in Helsinki, Finland this week, local poet Clea Roberts will not only be showcasing her own poetry, but the work of other Yukoners in the arts with a slide show featuring Yukon work.
• Readying For The Showcase Selkirk Elementary School students are preparing for their annual Art Showcase.
• B.C. and Yukon renew their co-operation British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski have signed a letter of intent committing to strengthen collaboration between the two governments.
• Youngest Quest musher is upbeat on the trail Despite some bruises in her rookie run so far in the 2016 Yukon Quest, 19-year-old Laura Neese had a bounce in her step and a smile on her face after bedding down her dogs here Wednesday morning.
• Adding To Nature's Bounty Snow is made earlier this week at Shipyards Park by the Mount Sima snowmaking team.
• Paving airport runway could be just the beginning The possibility that upgrading the Dawson Airport might amount to more than paving the runway probably should not have come as a surprise to anyone with a knowledge of the history of complaints about the facility.
• Yukoners promoted mining’s goals in Ottawa A delegation of seven senior mining executives representing the Yukon was in Ottawa last week to make their pitch in advance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s regime’s first budget.
• Environmental Grant applications deadline looms soon, city warns The city’s next intake deadline for Environmental Grant applications is Monday.
• Former journalist wants to run as a Liberal in Whitehorse West A former journalist is making his foray into territorial politics.
• New Adventures For Historic Structures Work on the historic cabins at 102/104 Lambert St. has begun, as seen last Sunday.
• Facility praised, consultation methods panned The Yukon government recently unveiled the design plans for the Whistle Bend continuing care facility.
• Sass first out of Dawson; faces a hard, icy trail A re-energized Brent Sass was the first Yukon Quest musher to hit the trail to Whitehorse early this morning.
• Liberals set date for downtown riding nomination meeting Longtime Whitehorse resident Tamara Goeppel will attempt to solidify her Yukon Liberal Party candidacy early next month.
• Practice Makes Perfect Young Tyson Brulotte was out on Teslin Lake last weekend
• CDF helps spread word about bear hazard assessment work The Yukon government has provided $80,801 through the Community Development Fund toward projects that contribute to community well-being.
• Seeking Sustenance This hairy woodpecker
• Sixth Avenue open house set for Tuesday Users of Sixth Avenue are invited to a public meeting Tuesday.
• Helping Feet The 2016 Air North, Yukon’s Airline can can dancers
• Former school principal to seek NDP nomination It’s candidacy announcement season in Whitehorse.
• Fishing As A Family Affair This young family of otters fishes Feb. 4 at Johnson’s Crossing.
• Yukon’s work on children in care part of national focus Health and Social Services Minister Mike Nixon says the Yukon has already made great progress addressing key social issues in areas identified by federal, provincial and territorial ministers, such as reducing the number of children in care.
• ‘Custodian of our history’ will be expanded A $450,000 cash infusion from the territorial government could see more Yukon stories and history shared at the MacBride Museum of Yukon History.
• YESAB committee to consider Northern Cross bid The Dawson City office of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board is referring the proposal by Northern Cross (Yukon) to drill for oil and gas in the Eagle Plains basin to YESAB’s executive committee.
• Governments team up to stem homelessness Three levels of government will partner on an action plan to address homelessness and help the city’s most vulnerable people.
• Man with 135 convictions back before the court How do you sentence a man with 135 convictions?
• Moose attack, blizzard cause havoc for mushers The toughest sled dog race in the world is certainly living up to its billing this year.

February 11, 2016

• Mushers reflect on positions after reaching Dawson Quietly mushing two hours behind Yukon Quest leader Brent Sass, two former race champions shared very different thoughts upon reaching Dawson City on Wednesday.
• Second Screening Tomorrow Filmmaker Nettie Wild is seen with one of the stars, Elliott Brown, in her film KONELĪNE (our land beautiful).
• Local man wins $10,010 Chris Moser was very happy when he discovered he had won $10,010 on the Nov. 25, 2015 draw.
• Hall mushes home to open arms, warm welcome Hometown hero Matt Hall’s arrival here Tuesday morning behind a trotting team of perky sled dogs marked a return for the young Yukon Quest musher to where he learned to run dogs not long after he learned to walk.
• Weary Hopkins leads Canadian contingent into Dawson Bleary-eyed Ed Hopkins entered the Yukon Questʼs halfway point in fifth place Wednesday night.
• Man declared a dangerous offender A Yukon man convicted of a brutal rape was designated a dangerous offender on Monday in Yukon Territorial Court.
• Yukon to feel impacts of climate change A new report documenting climate change in the Yukon has been released – and its findings are pretty grim.

February 10, 2016

• Sixth Avenue interim continuing care facility ready for residents soon The Yukon government officially opened the Sixth Avenue Continuing Care Facility, formerly known as the Oblate Centre, on Tuesday.
• Whitehorse welcomes its new bishop in style Photo Spread
• Film crew following Japanese Quest veteran They’re more than 3,600 miles from home, but it’s the 1,000 miles of the Yukon Quest that promise to be the toughest for a Japanese film crew shooting a documentary about the race.
• Council takes action on commercial waste It appears the city has the support of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce as it gets to work consulting with the business community on how to deal with commercial waste.
• Premier loses key official The premier’s deputy chief of staff has moved on.
• Downturn affecting mining company’s plans Selwyn Chihong Mining is ramping down its lead-zinc project at Howard’s Pass because of the economic downturn, says the company vice-president.
• Ex-councillor eyes territorial run Another former city councillor is attempting to segue from municipal to territorial politics.
• Quest’s Sass hits Dawson City to much fanfare For the third straight year, Brent Sass is the first Yukon Quest musher to reach the Klondike.
• Woman tried for stabbing of social worker A woman who stabbed a Watson Lake social worker last June is seeking to be declared not criminally responsible.