Whitehorse Daily Star

July 14, 2015

• Pasloski to join premiers Premier Darrell Pasloski will represent the Yukon at the premiers’ summer meeting in St. John’s on Thursday and Friday.
• Clergyman had good look at Yukon Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has been to the Yukon before.
• Yukon food fest will serve up unique tastes Foods of the Yukon will be highlighted in a festival that will showcase farms, restaurants and other businesses from the territory.
• Sound Of Summer Michael Feuerstack performs at Arts in the Park at noon Monday.
• Offender accepts no responsibility, judge says Mark McDiarmid has been sentenced to 40 months in jail for smashing an RCMP truck with a sledgehammer, throwing an unlit Molotov cocktail at police and running at two officers with an axe.
• Mayoral, councillors’ pay raises defended City council members took two steps forward in raising the amount of money their successors will receive after the Oct. 15 election.
• Yukon has progress to make on wilderness protection: CPAWS Yukon has progress to make on wilderness protection: CPAWS
• Petition filed against rezoning application Nearly 60 residents have stated their opposition to the rezoning of two Lambert Street properties in a petition to city council.
• Government ‘not confident’ in Takhini Transport The territory’s school bus system is about to make another U-turn with transportation providers.

July 13, 2015

• Highway returned to two-lane traffic The Alaska Highway opened to two-lane traffic Saturday evening
• Championships Staged The 28th annual Handgames Society Championships were held in Brooks Brook over the weekend.
• Yukon arts and culture showcased at Pan Am Games Yukon talent will be featured in arts and cultural events at the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto.
• A Last Hurrah F.H. Collins Secondary School’s ’60s reunion took place over the weekend.
• A colourful Attention-Grabber The George Johnston Museum in Teslin
• New committee will discuss safety concerns A new committee made up of members of the Yukon government, Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) and the RCMP aims to better address safety in Yukon communities.
• Crown proposes four-year sentence for offender The sentencing hearing for Mark McDiarmid began without him this morning in Yukon Supreme Court.
• City council to address salary boosts tonight Coming up with proposed new salary ranges and remuneration packages is not a simple task.
• Tighter chinook conservation announced by minister All fishing for Yukon River chinook salmon has been suspended until authorities are confident a minimum 48,750 have made it across the Yukon-Alaska border.

July 10, 2015

• Exhibit shows links between Hepatitis C, incarceration To coincide with World Hepatitis Day on July 28, the Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is hosting Crossroads: Connections between Hepatitis C and incarceration.
• Panning gave Alaskan miners some golden memories The Eiden family didn’t know anything about the Yukon Goldpanning Championships when they decided to spend Independence Day in Dawson.
• Biathlon Yukon seeks break on property taxes A small matter of an email being sent to the wrong address could mean a big tax bill for Biathlon Yukon.
• Youth experiencing the Peel first-hand The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s (CPAWS) Yukon chapter has launched a youth leadership canoe trip on the Wind River.
• Watson Lake mayor hails mine company’s plans JDS Silver is moving forward with plans to open up its Silvertip Mine south of Rancheria, just across the border in B.C.
• Yukon Girl Guides host national camp Nearly 70 girls from across Canada are in the territory this week for a camp to honour the Yukon district of Girl Guides of Canada’s 101st anniversary.
• Unemployment rate rose substantially in June The territory’s unemployment jumped more than four per cent since June of last year, rising to 8.3 per cent.
• Recognizing Work In The North The first recipients of the Governor-General’s Polar Award are seen Wednesday following the inaugural awards ceremony at the MacBride Museum of Yukon History.
• Fire sees Alaska Highway curtailed to a single lane The Alaska Highway south of Fort Nelson was still restricted this morning to one-lane traffic through a 22-kilometre stretch because of the Big Beaver Creek wildfire.
• Judge’s decision in trailer case is pending On a sunny day in late May, a territorial court judge, two sheriffs and a clerk traipse up and over a dirt slope behind a home in the Benchmark Trailer Park.
• Lunar Head-Pitch This very young chipmunk,
• Frantic Follies continue the family tradition The spirited and side-splitting Frantic Follies have prepared a theatrical snack for audiences this evening at its first Yukoner’s night of the season—which will offer a special discount to locals.
• Sharp-Toothed Traffic Stopper An errant beaver crosses Two Mile Hill
• City responds to small claims court action It seems a resident of Grove Street who has filed a small claims suit against the city over a sink hole may be arguing his case before a judge.
• Bridge celebration planned for Wednesday Residents are invited to take part in a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Rotary Centennial Bridge at noon Wednesday.
• Mining company receives court extension North American Tungsten has been granted an extension to July 17 of its court protection against creditors.
• Feathered friends cut off power twice in two days Birds are to blame for two lengthy power outages in Whitehorse Thursday morning and this morning.
• Taylor explains migration back to Liberals “With us, you don’t have to be strictly to the left or to the right,” Liberal Leader Sandy Silver said Thursday.
• Offender showed ‘reckless disregard’ for woman An HIV-positive man who transmitted the virus to an unknowing woman has been sentenced to 30 months in jail.