Whitehorse Daily Star

June 17, 2015

• Commissioner’s Ball sold out for big birthday bash As much as those who are attending the Commissioner’s Ball anticipate the event,
• Not Found Yet The search for a man’s body continued this morning
• Mine rescuers turn in topnotch performances The rescue team at the Minto Mine returned home last Sunday with first-place honours and a bunch of hardware from the Territorial Mine Rescue Competition held in Yellowknife.
• An Intriguing Find Emily McDougall
• Yukon River chinook make it to Pilot Station The first pulse of Yukon River chinook has reached the Pilot Station
• Global border experts among those at conference Borders in Globalization kicked off its first summer conference at Yukon College this morning.
• Quarry proposal provokes concerns A Crestview resident is calling on the city to require a 50- to 100-metre buffer for a proposed quarry north of the neighbourhood near Nine Mile Creek.
• Loaded guns were in plain view where kids lived A man who manufactured and trafficked firearms out of his Whitehorse home has been sentenced to 44 1/2 months in jail.

June 16, 2015

• Commissioner’s Tea celebrates Yukon’s birthday “What a beautiful day,” emcee Gabriella Sgaga said Saturday as the guests crowded into the tables and chairs at the Commissioner’s Tea.
• Company’s court protection extended The Yukon Zinc Corp. has been granted two more weeks of court protection from creditors to explore offers to buy or invest in its financially strapped Wolverine Mine.
• Crews go into action after grass clippings set on fire One of five new fires discovered across the territory Monday was caused by human activity.
• Searchers look for man’s body in Miles Canyon area Whitehorse RCMP continue to search Miles Canyon and Schwatka Lake for the body of a 19-year-old man who either slipped or jumped into the river Monday.
• Infrastructure is on northern premiers’ minds The premiers of each territory met today in Kugluktuk, Nunavut
• Society’s Schwatka plans sail through council vote Young sailors are closer to having some new digs at the north end of Schwatka Lake.
• ‘We’re really pleased’: MacBride Museum president The MacBride Museum – or any museum which holds title to property – will be granted their full property tax, at least for now.

June 15, 2015

• Street portion closed as city fixes water leak Traffic on North Star Drive between Black Bear Lane and Keewenaw Drive will continue to be rerouted today as city crews work on fixing a leak in a water service line.
• Show drew pet owners from near and afar Every dog has his day—the Yukon Kennel Club hosted its 44th annual All Breed Championship Show and Trials over the weekend.
• Correction A story in Friday’s edition
• Drumming Group Stayed Busy Uzume Taiko, Canada’s first professional taiko drumming group, performed Friday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Stolen bike found, but it may cost up to $10,000 to repair Thanks to an anonymous tipster, a motorcycle stolen in Whitehorse a month ago has been found.
• Man sentenced to 30 months for sexual assault An Old Crow man was sentenced last week for what a Crown prosecutor called a “prolonged” sexual assault.
• Rescued climber recovering from severe frostbite One of three climbers rescued by helicopter from Mount Logan last Thursday suffered severe frostbite,
• Yukon’s ombudsman has just become busier The whistleblower legislation promising the protection of workers who report misconduct in government workplaces is in effect as of today.