Whitehorse Daily Star

November 18, 2015

• A truly driven author returns to Dawson City Thirteen years ago, Garry Sowerby and his wife and business partner, Lisa Calvi, decided to drive to Dawson in the middle of December.
• Snowy City Skagway, Alaska
• Pasloski to chair pending premiers’ meeting Premier Darrell Pasloski will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other premiers at next week’s first ministers’ meeting in Ottawa.
• Mineral exploration program funding lives on The continuation of elevated financial support for the territory’s mineral exploration industry raised applause Monday morning at the Yukon Geoscience Forum in Whitehorse.
• Back At The Board Jeanelle Cousins is seen at work at the Blue Feather Music Festival in Whitehorse.
• Artwork being auctioned in support of Syrian refugees Yukon artist Halin de Repentigny has donated his painting,
• Northwestel, Kin Club launch holiday toy drive Northwestel Inc.’s retail centre in Whitehorse will be collecting toys this holiday season to support the Share the Spirit Christmas program.
• Spruce-Up-Time The Christmas tree at the end of Main Street
• Parties in education dispute granted more time The territorial government and the Yukon francophone school board are taking more time to settle their issues.
• Twelve Yukoners receive bursaries Twelve Yukon students will share up to $240,000 over four years from the territorial government to support their health-related post-secondary studies.
• Emotional vigil held for victims of Paris attacks Dozens of Yukoners gathered in front of city hall Tuesday for a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims of last Friday’s Paris attacks.
• Part-time option for nurses to be introduced The Yukon government and its employees’ union are starting to come up with solutions to the community nursing staffing issue in the territory.
• ‘It’s amazing how close you can come to death’ “I guess it wasn’t my time.”
• Off-road vehicles blamed for mounting pressure on Dall sheep Unless government does something to restrict the use of off-road vehicles,

November 17, 2015

• Canadians appreciate mining’s benefits: president Canadians like the mining industry, says the president and CEO of the Canadian Mining Association.
• City explores helping refugee family City support for refugee families who may resettle in Whitehorse could take the form of passes provided for transit and the Canada Games Centre.
• It's Mine Only! This young eagle fiercely defends its prize catch during the 21st Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, Alaska.
• Government is grateful for students’ safe return The Yukon government is thankful that a group of Yukon students and staff who were in France during last Friday’s terrorist attacks have returned safely, as reported in Monday’s Star.
• Quick Response Saves The Day City firefighters respond Monday morning to an attic fire at a home on Park Lane in Hillcrest.
• Mishap was ‘major setback’: MLA Contractors have been hard at work in Carcross building a road behind the community school –
• Sima’s opening date is likely the earliest Competitive skiers and snowboarders from Ontario, Calgary and Vancouver along with downhill and freestyle teams in the territory have been taking in the terrain at Mount Sima for more than a week now.
• Fibre optic link has been poorly planned: MLA The Yukon government’s recent announcement of a new fibre optic link along the Dempster Highway fell prey to criticisms Monday in the legislature.
• Motorist kept accident victim warm during wait for paramedics A Watson Lake man is lucky to be alive after his car went off the Alaska Highway at the Lewes Bridge near Marsh Lake on Monday evening, careening into the Yukon River.

November 16, 2015

• Food For Fines program approved If there’s ever a time to be faced with a ticket for not putting money in the meter, it’s between Dec. 4 and 11.
• ‘It was very important and very moving’ “Welcome back, Larry.”
• The Sounds Of Stars The Selkirk String Stars perform Saturday at their fall recital held at the school.
• Leef is eligible for six months’ salary It was likely a pleasant reunion for Larry Bagnell as he was officially sworn in as Yukon’s Member of Parliament this morning in Ottawa.
• Flight returned to Vancouver More than 100 Air Canada customers who were scheduled to arrive from Vancouver at 8:38 Sunday night finally got into Whitehorse this morning.
• Hard rock expenditures down across the board While the mining industry is in a slump locally and globally, industry representatives are not dragging their bottom lips around.
• Two injured in South Klondike Highway rollover Two men were brought to Whitehorse General Hospital this morning after their pickup truck went off the South Klondike Highway near the Annie Lake Road.
• Students touring France are home safely “You could tell they were pretty shaken up.”
• Bear shot, abandoned south of city Yukon conservation officers have put out a call for information regarding a black bear that was shot and abandoned near Jakes Corner near the end of August.
• Shooting in street was a targeted incident: RCMP Two men were injured in a downtown Whitehorse shooting on Saturday.