Whitehorse Daily Star

August 31, 2015

• Physician's Impact On Community Reflected Many hundreds of people attended
• Discover Madagascar Night set for next month An evening of “armchair travel” to Madagascar will be on the menu at Antoinette’s Sept. 19.
• Quite The Accumulation Some of the snow which fell over parts of the territory over the weekend,
• Fourteen projects supported through the Arts Fund The Yukon government has awarded $140,750 to 14 groups undertaking arts projects in Yukon.
• Late Physician Remembered Hundreds of people attended Sunday’s memorial for Jim Zheng in the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Snow blamed for power failure Winter Wonderland conditions caused about 900 residents in the Carcross area to lose their power shortly before 5 a.m. today.
• Mayo seniors’ residence officially opened The new seniors’ residence in Mayo was officially opened last Thursday by Premier Darrell Pasloski and Stacey Hassard, the minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp.
• Correction A story in last Thursday’s edition
• Whitehorse Food Bank is hungry for donations The shelves at the Whitehorse Food Bank are once again becoming bare as the emergency food service approaches its year-end.
• Video-makers out to bolster the youth vote Two young Whitehorse women are talking about the upcoming federal election in the format that most millennials will understand – a YouTube video.
• Some language minimizes, mutualizes violence: data The way female victims are treated in the Yukon justice system has improved, but lawyers, judges and court workers can still do more to show respect and concern for women’s safety.

August 28, 2015

• Non-profit society becomes a business Whitehorse Blue Bin Recycling has transitioned from being a nonprofit society to a regular business.
• Student achievement awards presented Several Yukon students received 2015 Casino Student Achievement Awards earlier this summer from Casino Mining Corp. They are:
• Seven crime prevention initiatives funded Seven First Nation governments, municipalities and community organizations are sharing $80,000 in funding from the territorial Crime Prevention Victim Services Trust Fund.
• New Facade Celebrated Keith Wolfe Smarch (left)
• Development incentive policy changes proposed Those looking to add a suite to their home may not have to worry about development cost charges when it comes to building in the city.
• Cruising This canine was out for a drive last Friday
• Whitehorse resident stands charged with cheque forgery A Whitehorse man is facing several charges of fraud and cheque forgery.
• Urging To Voters A stop sign in Riverdale has been vandalized
• Yukoner honoured for dedication to military veterans Whitehorse resident Darcy Grossinger was among those honoured by Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole last month in Richmond, B.C. when he presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to Grossinger and several B.C. residents.
• Items stolen from industrial, building sites Industrial and construction sites were targeted in the latest spate of break-ins in Whitehorse.
• Soggy Times The Maryhouse is seen this morning reflected
• Strong interest in glass studio has become crystal-clear Whitehorse may be seeing cooler temperatures these days, but Luanne Baker-Johnson and her husband, Mel Johnson, are expecting some heat this winter.
• Steady Progress Steel goes up this morning
• RCMP talked safety with community, businesses Whitehorse RCMP met with businesses, NGOs and the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce earlier this month to discuss several recent break-ins around the city.
• Compost program service may have to expand An increase to the collection schedule may be in the future for commercial businesses that are part of the city’s new large-volume commercial compost program.
• Pedestrian hit by bus A 58-year-old woman was struck by a coach bus downtown Thursday evening.
• Woman frustrated by response to assault “What does a Yukon government employee of 20 years have to do to get some respect?”
• Hunting siblings fined, have licences suspended An on-line video has led to two brothers being charged with hunting a Dall sheep where they weren’t supposed to.
• Jail managers did detain guard, judge rules Marijuana found in a former Whitehorse jail guard’s car will be inadmissible at his upcoming trial because his rights were violated by jail management, a Yukon Supreme Court judge has ruled.

August 27, 2015

• Sides in French education dispute seek hold on potential new trial A case management conference was held Tuesday among the territorial government, the francophone school board and the Yukon Supreme Court.
• Society to open a new care centre A local society plans to open a new daycare this fall in Riverdale.
• The Finest In Coins Katrina Cheng, right, with the Royal Canadian Mint,
• Faulty valve caused leak of petroleum substance A third week was the charm for discovering what caused a petroleum substance to leak from EFLO Energy Yukon’s facility on Aug. 7.
• Parties await judge’s decision on pivotal case Arguments wrapped up Wednesday in the case of whether the Yukon government must consult the Ross River Dena Council before permitting hunting in the Ross River area.
• Meetings may be cancelled The current council will likely make its final decisions as a council two days before voters head to the polls to elect a new municipal government.
• Offender’s hearing for assault is adjourned until October A sentencing hearing for assault has been adjourned to October.
• Yukon Zinc Corp. plans to meet Monday with creditors The Yukon Zinc Corp. will hold a meeting in Whitehorse Monday to explain its plan to pay out creditors.
• Students promoting healthy food choices It’s harvest time in the Yukon, and for the fourth year, students will be selling boxes of fresh vegetables to help raise funds for their schools and associated events.
• Car found, suspects arrested in separate crime spree A baby-blue Lexus stolen from a Whitehorse driveway was recovered in Dawson City, thanks to the power of social media.
• Ex-councillor wants back into city politics A lot can change in 15 years.
• Conviction won’t automatically cost officer his job A Carcross RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to assault.