Whitehorse Daily Star

July 17, 2015

• Teslin Tlingit Council, village ink community plan TESLIN – Chief Carl Sidney of the Teslin Tlingit Council and Teslin Mayor Clara Jules signed a 10-year Teslin Community Development Plan last week.
• Candidate featured in NDP campaign The federal NDP launched a social media campaign this week showing candidates who are ready to win in Conservative-held ridings.
• Quartz Road work to disrupt traffic Motorists are advised that traffic on Quartz Road at the Walmart pedestrian crossing will be reduced to one lane from today to July 24.
• Keys to Freeze odyssey reaches Whitehorse By the time Brady Lawrence, Reese Wells, Tyler Deming and Rachel Burns pedal into Deadhorse, Alaska next month, they will have logged more than 9,000 miles on their bicycles.
• Chief medical officer receives new deputy British Columbia physician Catherine Elliott has joined the office of Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, as his deputy.
• Man charged with voyeurism A Whitehorse man has been charged with voyeurism following an incident involving a female realtor in Watson Lake last week.
• DEMOLITION SPARKS RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS Demolition has begun on a couple of Steelox duplexes on Hillcrest Drive to make way for a new housing development.
• First Nation raising money for grieving family Once again, the Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN) is fundraising for a family mourning yet another loss of a loved one.
• Forest ministers to branch out into Yukon The Yukon will host the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) annual meeting in 2016.
• Rules for parks, public spaces consolidated Rules around protected areas, parks and recreational spots in the city now fall under one bylaw – the parks and public open spaces bylaw.
• Fire doused after burning through water line A fire in the crawlspace of a Whitehorse home extinguished itself Thursday morning.
• SHARING HIS EXPERIENCE Kevin Curry gives an artist’s talk Wednesday evening at The Old Fire Hall.
• Historic agreement faces legal challenge The validity of the Umbrella Final Agreement in the Yukon land claims process is under an active legal challenge.
• Author was loyal friend, fierce defender of mining She’s being remembered as a woman with principles, a champion of the little guy and a fighter who didn’t mind telling you what was on her mind.
• ‘It doesn’t make sense they wouldn’t be on board’ When Mike Mickey heard a CBC radio news report Tuesday morning, he halted all construction work that had been taking place at his property on the former Upper Tank Farm near Valleyview.

July 16, 2015

• Pets, animal lovers summoned to church The annual blessing of all pets will be held Sunday morning at the Whitehorse United Church.
• Two injured in late afternoon rush-hour collision Two people were taken to Whitehorse General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon after a collision downtown.
• Premier talks priorities with aboriginal leaders Premier Darrell Pasloski says he engaged in “productive talks” with his counterparts and national aboriginal organization leaders Wednesday in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• ‘Community jewel’ has seen three million crossings Steady rainshowers did not deter a large crowd from making their way to the Rotary Centennial Bridge early Wednesday afternoon to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
• AWESOME AND EDIBLE Youngsters admire the cak
• Bell customers will be repaid for 911 service fees The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear Bell Mobility’s case on charging northern customers for non-existent 911 service.
• Mother’s worst fears officially confirmed The body of a man found in Schwatka Lake on Canada Day has been identified as that of 19-year-old Michael Groening.
• Whistle Bend, facility are a good fit: premier In light of further skepticism in regards to the planned continuing care facility to be built in Whistle Bend, the Yukon NDP has taken matters into its own hands
• ELKS MEETING HERE The Elks and Royal Purple of Canada are holding their national convention here this week.

July 15, 2015

• Cadet program stresses a safe and fun environment Growing up, there are the summers filled with lazy, sometimes hazy, days you can barely recall.
• City formally faces off against competitors for hockey show Signing off on a letter declaring the interest in having Whitehorse featured on the coming season of Rogers Hometown Hockey is no guarantee the show will visit the city.
• Father gets cell time, probation for sexual assault The mother’s shoulders shook as her former spouse was sentenced to one year in jail for sexually assaulting their six-year-old daughter.
• Judge evicts tenants, notes legal ‘power imbalance’ A Whitehorse family must move their home out of a local trailer park in one year, a territorial court judge has decided.
• Facility location would ‘haunt’ gov’t, official warned A Whitehorse resident is publicizing internal documents that may raise eyebrows as to why the Whistle Bend subdivision was selected as a location for the government’s $269-million continuing care facility.
• City finalizes new laws for taxi industry Any new cab companies setting up shop in Whitehorse are now required to have a fully accessible taxi available during operating hours.
• VISITING FROM THE LONE STAR STATE Devon Sproule performs at noon Tuesday at Arts in the Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• YEC’s revelation surprises, disappoints observers Yukon Energy will not use the new $43-million LNG plant to restore power during short-term outages, says the corporation’s president.