Whitehorse Daily Star

February 1, 2016

• Work continues on retail strategy Downtown business owners are being asked for their thoughts on the city’s retail market as work continues on a retail market strategy.
• Premier, ministers in Ottawa Premier Darrell Pasloski is leading a delegation of ministers and officials in Ottawa to highlight priorities and issues that are important to Yukoners.
• Snow Clearers On The Ball Volunteers were clearing the tennis courts Sunday at Mount McIntyre.
• Details still scarce about man’s death The RCMP are continuing their investigation into the sudden death of a man early Friday morning in the McIntyre subdivision of Whitehorse.
• Motto contest has entry deadline of Feb. 29 Half a century after the local Royal Canadian Legion branch held a contest which saw the creation of the territory’s flag, it’s asking Yukoners to come up with a motto for the region.
• Family assured that they’re safe and loved in new home “You are safe here, and this community loves you.”
• Drug analysis not scientifically sound: expert witness The method used to analyze samples of pills found on a former correctional officer isn’t scientifically sound, an expert witness told Yukon Supreme Court on Friday.
• Accusations against unnamed man date back several years A 47-year-old Caucasian man was in court Friday charged with 49 criminal offences, including numerous counts of sexual assault against individuals under the age of 16.

January 29, 2016

• Artist enjoys depicting everyday life’s beauty Opening Doors: From Yukon to Côte d’Azur, an exhibit by Yukon artist Deanna Bailey, opened Thursday evening in the Hilltop Bistro at Yukon College.
• Ministerial Reading Education Minister Doug Graham reads during the Takhini Elementary School Family Literacy Night on Wednesday evening.
• Contractor, union reach agreement PCL Constructors Westcoast, PACALTA, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 2499 are again moving to maximize local hire opportunities on a major capital project.
• Business Pioneer Dies Rick Griffiths, who started Griffiths Heating and Sheet Metal almost 50 years ago, died Jan. 18 in Whitehorse at the age of 86.
• Rent and vacancy rates detailed in report It appears while Yukoners are paying more for rent these days, they have about the same selection for housing options, with the vacancy rates remaining the same.
• Store is determined to cultivate locally produced fare Farmer Roberts is once again taking local shopping to a new level,
• Seeing The Light Of Progress Yukon Energy has been busy with its $50,000 project of changing Dawson City’s streetlights to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights this month.
• Ideas fair set for Chadburn Lake parks plan The city will host an ideas fair on Feb. 3 to involve the public on the development of the Chadburn Lake Park Management Plan.
• Legal aid: ‘There will always be challenges’ For the first year, the Yukon Legal Services Society was granted a realistic budget – but challenges remain.
• Coroner investigating overnight death Yukon coroner Kirsten Macdonald confirmed early this afternoon she is investigating a death that occurred overnight in the McIntyre subdivision of Whitehorse.
• Charges laid after driver pulled over A Whitehorse RCMP officer on patrol Wednesday evening saw a vehicle being operated with an incorrect licence plate in downtown Whitehorse.
• City writes off $600-plus in debts The city has officially written off more than $600 its owed by five parties with council’s unanimous decision Monday to pass third reading of a bylaw to excuse the accounts.
• ‘Respite, care and peace of mind are coming’ The Yukon government took a big stride forward and revealed the design plans for the Whistle Bend continuing care facility Thursday afternoon.
• Ex-guard’s defence challenges drug analysis The defence’s case in the trial of former correctional officer Michael Gaber became clearer on Thursday as they relentlessly challenged drug analysis evidence.
• YTG must ensure data are protected: official Government departments in the Yukon do not have privacy management policies in place, says the territory’s information and privacy commission.
• Privacy policies breach affected Yukon students Privacy policies were breached in the disappearance of a hard drive containing personal information about Yukon and B.C. students, B.C.’s privacy commissioner has found.

January 28, 2016

• Premier wraps up community conversations around territory More than 100 Yukoners have shared their ideas with Premier Darrell Pasloski about what their government can do to make the Yukon the best place to live, work, play and raise a family, the premier said Wednesday.
• It's Soggy Out This week’s unseasonably mild weather
• Trails meeting goes tonight Trails around the Crestview area will be the focus of an upcoming meeting and online survey hosted by the city.
• Attentive Listeners Youth listen to a story Wednesday evening at the Takhini Elementary School Family Literacy Night.
• Dawson planning to replace fire-stricken building When the Minto Park concession building burned down during the night of Sept. 5, 2015, the City of Dawson was not caught entirely flat-footed.
• Chamber receives grant for education campaign The territorial government is providing $450,000 over the next three years to the Yukon Chamber of Mines toward the implementation of the organization’s communications plan.
• RCMP fingerprinting machine working again Those requiring fingerprinting for a criminal records check can do so at the Whitehorse RCMP detachment once again.
• Renowned autism expert to speak in Whitehorse She’s a professor and consultant on livestock animal behaviour, and a best-selling author and activist for those, like herself, who have autism.
• RCMP welcome new senior officer Supt. Brian Jones has joined the Yukon RCMP as the officer in charge of criminal operations.
• Ex-jail guard is on trial During the first day of former correctional officer Michael Gaber’s trial Wednesday, Yukon Supreme Court heard a 1 1/2-hour tape of an RCMP member interrogating him.