Whitehorse Daily Star

October 30, 2015

• Motions promote harmony with First Nations Two Yukon MLAs had motions promoting reconciliation with First Nations unanimously passed in the legislative assembly Wednesday.
• Exploring Career Options The annual Education, Career, and Volunteer Expo took place Thursday.
• Society welcomes growth of IT capital development fund The Yukon government will expand the Information Technology (IT) capital envelope by $2 million to advance eServices and eGovernment initiatives.
• Judge denies former chief’s bid for default judgment after firing The civil lawsuit for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract between former chief Edward Champion and Mayo’s First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun is back to square one.
• Ghastly Times At The Guild The Guild Hall is presenting its annual Haunted House from 8:00 to 10:00 this evening and Saturday.
• Government seeks changes to Education Act Education Minister Doug Graham has introduced amendments to the Education Act to clarify the role and responsibilities of the Education Appeal Tribunal.
• Calendar celebrates breast cancer survivors For the past three years, Whitehorse resident Rose Heisz has dedicated herself to producing a breast cancer calendar, appropriately called The HOPE calendar.
• Proposed Elections Act amendments tabled The Yukon government tabled amendments to the Elections Act Thursday.
• Landmark book charts mission school’s history The final book for the Finding Our Faces and History through Photographs and Stories was launched at noon Thursday.
• Security evident as ferry is pulled from river DAWSON CITY – An unexpected heavy fall of snow slowed things down somewhat on Thursday.
• Don’t let flames ruin your Halloween: fire officials The Whitehorse Fire Department is reminding residents to practise fire safety this fall.
• Correction A cutline in Wednesday’s edition
• Yukon RCMP bestow awards to 17 members Sgt. James Giczi received the force’s highest award, the Commissioner’s Commendation for outstanding service, and all it took was taking pictures of tires.
• NWTel customers warned of ‘phishing’ scam Northwestel Inc. is warning customers there is a phishing scam being attempted on their business and personal accounts.
• Economic conference proved a fruitful exercise Peter Turner, the president of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, has pronounced the Opportunities North conference a success.
• Road’s rerouting called a boon for mining The decision by Kaminak Gold Corp. to reroute its proposed road access to the Coffee gold property south of Dawson City could be good for the mining industry, for the Yukon.
• ‘We want to get this land out there’ Kwanlin Dün Chief Doris Bill calls it a “very exciting milestone” for the First Nation.
• Club wants OK for bow hunters to pursue bison Concern over lake trout stocks is prompting another round of proposals for tighter fishing restrictions on lakes in southern Yukon that have campgrounds.

October 29, 2015

• Diabetes education series will show how to ‘live your best life’ Local health and wellness experts will team up next month during Diabetes Awareness Month for a special workshop series that will offer support and strategies to Yukoners living with diabetes.
• Marketing collaboration receives international award A joint Yukon-Alaska marketing campaign was recognized with an Award of Excellence in Economic Development by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) earlier this month.
• Playing Now Deanna Fleysher is Butt Kapinski ,
• Pasloski to represent premiers in Colorado Premier Darrell Pasloski will lead the Canadian delegation and represent all Canadian premiers Saturday at the 2015 Summit of North American Governors and Premiers in Colorado Springs, Col.
• Ex-mayor lauds Yukon’s fibre optic link plan If Yukoners thought they were hard done by when they lost their Internet feed for a day last month, they should have been in Inuvik four years ago, says the community’s former mayor.
• Accident Investigated Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a collision that happened Wednesday afternoon at Quartz and Industrial Roads.
• Extra spending expands historically high budget The Yukon government’s supplementary budget went through second reading and general debate in the legislative assembly Wednesday – though somewhat begrudgingly from the official Opposition.
• Dawson City resident shoots grizzly bear A Dawson City resident had to shoot a grizzly bear early Monday morning after it broke into a shed twice and behaved aggressively.
• Opposition leaders invited to Paris as well Premier Darrell Pasloski has extended an invitation to official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson and Liberal Leader Sandy Silver to join the Yukon delegation at the United Nations’ climate change meeting in Paris.
• ‘We do not have crystal balls’: economist An anticipated increase in the territory’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 is not expected to translate into a higher employment rate for Yukoners.

October 28, 2015

• Paving the way for jobs for those with disabilities “At first, we had some concern about how Tim’s disability would affect his work and his co-workers,” says Bill Hunt,
• Church Steps Up Dean Sean Murphy presents a cheque to Kyla Merkle, the executive director of the Whitehorse Food Bank, for $1,100, raised by the Christ Church Cathedral.
• Municipal leaders look to infrastructure needs Infrastructure needs continue to dominate the focus for most municipalities as they consider economic development in their communities – whether that be a major city of more than 900,000 residents or a small town of 400.
• Gov’t. proposes $34.9 million in extra spending The territory’s biggest-ever budget of $1.4 billion may receive an additional $34.9 million if it is passed in the legislative assembly.
• Rising Into The Sky Steel for the new office building at the corner of Third Avenue and Alexander Street goes up last Friday.
• Power production policy to take applications in 2016 The Yukon government’s new policy for Independent Power Production (IPP) should be ready to accept its first application by next summer, says Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent.
• Conference delegates concentrate on the future Shaping the Future is what this year’s Opportunities North conference is all about.
• Trudeau reconfirms Bill S-6 pledge to Silver Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau is still committed to repealing the federal legislation that amends the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act.
• Feline fans camped overnight for imported kittens More than a dozen kittens from Edmonton and Kelowna, B.C. have been welcomed additions to Whitehorse families over the past month.
• Drug dealer requests clemency, but is jailed Minutes before he was sentenced to 12 months in jail, Michael Bland was holding his five-month-old child in his arms.
• Hunter’s actions described as ‘very serious’ A Yukon hunter previously convicted of wasting wild game received a seven-year hunting ban and was fined $3,000 in Yukon territorial court Tuesday for violating a court order.