Whitehorse Daily Star

November 26, 2015

• Mines chamber’s new president optimistic despite the downturn The Yukon Chamber of Mines will stay the course, says its newly acclaimed president.
• Mayor to sign off on joint use agreement The mayor will soon sign off on an agreement with the francophone school board on the use of various city facilities.
• Ol'Sol Retires The fog creates a filter
• Light shed on dearth of details about new school Debate over the quiet planning for a new francophone high school continued Wednesday in the legislature, at the request of Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver.
• Missing Alberta woman safe: RCMP A missing Alberta woman has been found and is doing fine, Grande Prairie, Alta. RCMP said today.
• Liberals gain a potential candidate Whitehorse resident Tamara Goeppel is seeking a nomination for next year’s territorial election, under the Yukon Liberal Party banner.
• Downtown businesses, homes suffer two major disruptions in power Power once again failed throughout downtown Whitehorse early this afternoon for nearly an hour and a half, impacting a number of businesses and homes.
• Options for next major hydro dam whittled down to six sites The options for the next major hydro dam in the Yukon have been reduced to six sites by the Next Generation Hydro team.

November 25, 2015

• Coalition, Jazz Yukon plan fundraising show Members of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition have planned a show at The Old Fire Hall on Dec. 3 featuring Anacrouse and The Bennett Sun.
• Yukon Prospectors of the Year named Roger Hulstein and Farrell Andersen, two Whitehorse-based prospectors, are being recognized as the Yukon Prospectors of the Year for 2015.
• Break-in at bank investigated The local Bank of Montreal branch was broken into Tuesday night.
• Auction To End Tomorrow Raquel De Queiroz (right), the director of Yukon Cares, and Eileen Melnychuk, with the fundraising committee, are seen at the Yukon Arts Centre with the Halin de Repentigny painting Where To Meet the Horizon.
• Use of drones for hunting is not allowed, head CO says Environment Yukon wants to make it clear that the use of drones is not allowed for hunting, says the head conservation officer.
• Government to renew, expand territory’s campground system It will become a bit easier to snare a weekend campground spot in the Whitehorse area next spring.
• Flu season starts early in rural Yukon The Yukon has the flu, Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory’s chief medical officer of health, confirmed Tuesday.
• Millions went to interests of shuttered mine: NDP The Yukon NDP asked the government Monday to own up to the fact that the millions of dollars dedicated to Robert Campbell Highway roadwork south of Ross River was explicitly done to further the operations at the now-closed Wolverine Mine.
• New book sets out squatters’ personal stories At one time, the Whitehorse waterfront was made up of communities where residents lived in cabins and homes that dotted the landscape of spots like Whiskey Flats and others.
• Premier lauds ‘ re-engagement’ with prime minister Premier Darrell Pasloski applauded the sense of unity that came from Monday’s first ministers meeting in Ottawa.
• Dog attack prompts MLA to call for action A Yukon MLA has asked the territorial government to extend its legislation that covers the welfare of dogs.
• Convictions from major drug operation roll on It’s been a good week for federal prosecutors in Whitehorse.

November 24, 2015

• Exploring Spruce Bog Numerous craft fairs were held over the weekend in the Whitehorse area.
• Bill to modernize the Land Titles Act passed Commissioner Doug Phillips has granted Royal Assent to the Yukon government’s bill to modernize the territory’s land titles legislation today.
• Sounds Of The Season The Salvation Army band performs
• MLAs quiz hospital corporation bosses In two hours’ worth of questioning last Thursday, the opposition parties honed in on emergency department services in the territory’s hospitals.
• Goods From Haiti Karen Weinburg is seen Saturday at the Global Village Craft Fair.
• Economic horse pulls the social cart: chief Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band provided a candid and lighthearted address last week at the Yukon Geoscience Forum in Whitehorse.
• ‘The number of Yukoners who are homeless is unknown’ Yukon NDP housing critic Kate White has raised the issue of homelessness more than once during the current session of the legislature – and countless other times in five fall sittings in a row.
• Sports complex proposal heading back to council Tony Gaw, who heads up the Yukon Outdoor Sports Complex Association, is describing the group as “happy and excited” after Monday’s council meeting.
• Drug supplier pleads guilty to trafficking A major drug supplier to the territory was convicted on Monday,