Whitehorse Daily Star

August 21, 2015

• Yukoners embracing funding programs Yukoners are making use of new Yukon Housing Corp. funding programs to address their housing needs.
• Authors on 8th draws its largest crowd The Jack London Interpretive Centre wasn’t really built to hold 88 people.
• Food mapping project soliciting input from residents This summer, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has been asking people to identify the strengths and challenges of accessing good food in the Whitehorse area.
• Youth ambassador named for Paris conference A youth ambassador will once again join the Yukon government delegation at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, Environment Minister Wade Istchenko said Tuesday.
• Upper Airport Trail to be closed Trail users are advised that the Upper Airport Trail will be closed from the Alaska Highway to the top of the Black Street stairs from this Monday until Aug. 31 inclusive.
• On The Scene Emergency personnel from the RCMP, Whitehorse Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services were called to Second Avenue at Main Street at around 7:50 p.m. Thursday
• Dawson Rocks shook up Klondike enthusiasm This year’s Dawson Rocks event took place Aug. 6 at the historic Oddfellows’ Hall.
• Youth relished their experience on the Peel Peel First Nation youth have completed a 500-kilometre paddling journey that began on the Wind River and finished in Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
• Another day, another power failure It’s happened yet again.
• Ship's Command Changes Former Yukon Senator Ione Christensen (left),
• Silent, soggy vigil held for Peel Watershed Silent, soggy vigil held for Peel Watershed
• Knife pulled on Salvation Army employee A Whitehorse man faces numerous charges following a report of an assault with a weapon at the Salvation Army on Fourth Avenue.
• Family pays emotional visit to scene of tragedy In small communities like those in the territory, familiarity and recognition between people and places are commonplace.
• Air North seeks flight plan to online booking system After telling local media that the numbers of federal government bottoms in Air North’s Whitehorse-Ottawa seats has been lower than originally expected, president Joe Sparling pointed to frequent flyer miles as a potential reason why.
• Government followed proper process: lawyer About 100 people packed two courtrooms Thursday as lawyers for the territorial government argued their appeal of a Yukon Supreme Court decision regarding land use planning in the Peel River watershed.
• Please stop, city tells ‘rogue trail builders’ The city is reminding residents that there is a process to follow when it comes to building trails – and of the potential $500 fine if the rules are not followed.
• Curteanu, Stockdale, Irwin still pondering plans Just five months after he resigned from city council, Kirk Cameron is contemplating a return engagement.

August 20, 2015

• RCMP seeking youth committee member Yukon RCMP are looking for a local candidate interested in representing the territory at the force’s national youth forum.
• Clinic's Services Celebrated Clodie Villeneuve, left, and Kate McArthur were two of the people serving up burgers and hot dogs
• YukomiCon returns for a second engagement It’s a convention like no other in the territory,
• Riding the waves at the Whitewater Rodeo Photo Spread
• Chinooks’return to Fox Creek delights First Nation The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council (TKC) is celebrating a big success this week.
• Latest power failure affected 8,000 There were likely fewer alarm clocks waking up Yukoners this morning after power was lost yet again to many communities.
• Closely-watched Peel decision appeal begins One year after lawyers for the territorial government, conservation groups, and Yukon First Nations squared off in a four-day trial over the fate of the Peel River watershed, they’ve returned to court today for the appeal.
• Pet owners urged to avoid landfill area A wolf that approached a dog and two people near the Whitehorse landfill last Friday night has been destroyed.

August 19, 2015

• HUMANS to headline festival Vancouver indie-electronic duo HUMANS will headline the 2015 Future Routes Music Festival, set for Sept. 18.
• Discovery Days weekend was tightly packed with events At 7 a.m. last Saturday, the heavy rain didn’t foretell a promising day.
• Yukon Development Corp. president named Justin Ferbey has been appointed president of the Yukon Development Corp. (YDC).
• A Family Affair A mating couple of tundra swans
• Chinook salmon return is proving very healthy This year’s estimated return of Yukon River chinook salmon is the third-largest in the 33 years officials have been tracking the border escapement on the mainstem.
• A Discovery Days Procession Y.O.O.P.
• Premier helps hospice society fulfill a dream The Hospice Yukon Society will make its current home at 409 Jarvis St. a permanent one, thanks to funding from the Yukon government.
• Man appeals conviction of assaulting police officers Mark McDiarmid is appealing his conviction for assaulting RCMP officers.
• High winds blamed for power outage that affected downtown It seems that strong winds were to blame Tuesday afternoon for a power outage in the south end of the downtown area,
• ‘People don’t give a damn,’ man says of dumping Yukon conservation officers are investigating after numerous large bags of moose meat were found Monday in a pond along the Whitehorse Copper Mine haul road.
• Law society is in favour of Gladue report program The Law Society of Yukon says reports detailing aboriginal offenders’ backgrounds are “essential” to addressing overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.
• Wolf attacks dog near landfill A lone wolf attacked a dog last Friday near the Whitehorse landfill as it was walking with its owners.