Whitehorse Daily Star

July 27, 2015

• KVA holding contest, walking tour The Klondike Visitors Association (KVA),
• A Tight Race Teslin Tlingit Council Chief Carl Sidney loses out to Chief Dan Creswell of the Carcross-First Nation team over the weekend near Teslin.
• Retail sales increased in May, stats say The preliminary unadjusted estimate for retail sales in the Yukon for May was $63.5 million, Statistics Canada reported last Thursday.
• How To Safely Evict If a young bat, like the one seen above in the Teslin area,
• Council to vote on joint use agreement tonight An updated three-year joint use agreement between the city and territory would govern use of their respective facilities such as school bookings for recreational groups and the Canada Games Centre for school groups.
• Helicopter pilot found ‘alive and well’ A Russian helicopter pilot survived a crash of his small helicopter into frigid Arctic waters by scrambling into a life-raft.
• Charges possible following two-vehicle collision A head-on collision involving two vehicles closed down the Alaska Highway for about half an hour Sunday afternoon.
• Wolverine Mine lures interest from Down Under An Australian company has expressed an interest in buying the Wolverine Mine from the financially strapped Yukon Zinc Corp.
• Yukon Scouts to attend world jamboree Years of grocery bagging, collecting recyclables,
• SS Klondike, Palace Grand Theatre will get work Appropriately standing in front of SS Klondike National Historic Site this morning,

July 24, 2015

• Skagway helps make child’s wish come true Experiencing the beauty of Alaska is something Skagway residents take for granted every day.
• Summer in Paradise, but not for all in the Yukon Tourists and residents alike benefit from the many scenic activities and adventures available for us here in the Yukon.
• Here's How It's Done These young dancers perform
• Y2C2/CAT programs celebrate 25 years For more than a quarter of a century,
• Centre will host new legal advocate for women The Skookum Jim Friendship Centre in Whitehorse
• Hundreds are set to attend fourth annual Hà Kus Teyea Celebration Beginning today,
• Schwatka Lake pilots watch their fees soar Pilots making use of Schwatka Lake saw their annual dock fees jump more than $200 on the evening of July 13.
• Lessons From An Expert Helen O’Connor demonstrates her papermaking process Wednesday afternoon at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• City preparing rules for pending election With the Oct. 15 municipal election date drawing closer, city council is considering the bylaw that will govern the vote.
• April’s rental statistics released Whitehorse’s median rent for units in buildings with three or more rental units was $900 per month, and the vacancy rate was 2.0 per cent in April.
• Yukon Energy misled the utilities board, critics charge Two of the more vocal critics of the new LNG facility were still critical following Thursday’s public tour of the back-up generating plant (see p. 7).
• Minister met with ministerial colleagues Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent and key representatives of the Yukon’s mineral sector attended the 2015 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference this week in Halifax.
• Bear working group plans open houses Ever had a bear encounter in Whitehorse?
• Power failures hit city Wednesday, Thursday About 1,300 people in Granger, Copper Ridge and McIntyre were affected by a power outage early Thursday afternoon.
• LNG facility’s safety is paramount: officials Some 40 invited guests were on hand Thursday morning for the guided tour of the new $43-million LNG facility beside Robert Service Way.
• Device befuddles sharp-toothed wanderers Locally, they’re calling it the “beaver deceiver.”
• Women’s centre marking 40 years of history In the late ’70s or early ’80s, a woman arrived in Whitehorse after hitchhiking across the country.
• Park socials may get a lot more complicated Hosting a park picnic could involve a lot more paperwork for anyone planning to invite 10 or more people.
• Parking habits are a danger, residents say City staff – including bylaw officers, among others –­ will visit Takhini North ahead of a traffic committee next week.

July 23, 2015

• Down With The Old The old Yukon Honda dealership building
• Performers’ creativity to echo through canyon Miles Canyon will be the scene of art creation tomorrow and Saturday,
• Top Young Talent Young performers
• Report sums up 2014 in statistics The territory held the second-lowest unemployment rate in Canada for 2014, with a rate of 4.3 per cent.
• Showcasing Yukon Musicians Paul Bergman and Claire Ness perform at noon Tuesday at Arts in the Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• Doggie stations set up in Porter Creek Plastic shopping bags have found a second use in Porter Creek with the city’s installation of seven new “doggie stations” throughout the neighbourhood.
• A lapse In Attention Bruno steals a glance backward
• Correction A story in Tuesday’s edition reported high school students in Whitehorse will be returning to school after the Labour Day weekend.
• Residential school survivors’ centre hit by theft The Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools Society (CAIRS) was broken into last weekend, and more than $2,000 in goods were stolen.
• Charges dropped against man in use-of-force video Charges have been dropped against a man who was punched by a Whitehorse RCMP officer during an arrest earlier this year.
• Collision took the lives of a teenager and a young man The parents of a teenager killed in a collision last summer in Whitehorse are suing the car’s driver, a 16-year-old girl.