Whitehorse Daily Star

June 9, 2015

• First Nation and city working to help the vulnerable: leaders The City of Whitehorse and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation say they’re taking action in response to the Vulnerable People at Risk Forum held April 24.
• Father And Son Music Merchants Bob Hamilton, right, and son Patrick have just opened a new vintage guitars and refurbished instruments store in downtown Whitehorse.
• Investment specialist isn’t that big on gold Larry Berman has a lot of nerve.
• Inspection Time The Air Cadets 551 Whitehorse Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron
• Ground-breaking event called a historic day In what was heralded by officials as a historic day for the Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC),
• Council is denied bid to intervene in Peel dispute An application by the Yukon Land Use Planning Council to intervene in the Peel watershed case has been denied.
• Police dog used to take down suspect A German shepherd was used by police during the arrest of a man who was attempting to flee, according to Whitehorse RCMP.
• Commons approves controversial Bill S-6 The controversial Bill S-6 received third and final reading in the House of Commons Monday by a vote of 148 to 125.
• Live traps set, warnings posted as bear roams around the city City trail users are being advised to carry bear spray and use caution after numerous sightings of a brown-coloured black bear being spotted around town.

June 8, 2015

• Record number of First Nations students graduate What started as a rainy, grey day turned around just in time for the Yukon First Nations graduation ceremony Friday afternoon.
• A Record-Size Ride For Dad Saturday’s annual Ride For Dad
• Premier directs senior leaders to review landmark TRC report Premier Darrell Pasloski has tasked government deputy ministers with reviewing the findings in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report and preparing a plan for the Yukon’s response.
• Whistle Bend continuing care project moves ahead Three qualified teams have been shortlisted to proceed to the next stage in the competitive selection process to design and build a 150-bed continuing care facility in Whitehorse.
• Forest fire situation remaining stable There were no new forest fires over the weekend and no growth on the 63 active fires, most of which are burning in the wilderness zone.
• Alaska planning strict chinook conservation As Yukon River chinook salmon begin entering the river, Alaska is preparing for another season of strict conservation.
• Public’s help sought after discovery of golden eagle Conservation officers are seeking the public’s assistance with the investigation of a golden eagle found dead on the Dempster Highway with its wings and tail feathers removed.
• Settlement overturned more than a decade later Nearly 16 years after Angelika Knapp was injured in a rollover on the Top of The World Highway, a Yukon Supreme Court judge has ruled in her favour.

June 5, 2015

• Site-specific interactive art event set for Whiskey Flats With maps and ground plans and photographs from the Yukon Archives and territorial government,
• First Nation schedules a new festival Da Kų Nän Ts’étthèt, a brand new festival of aboriginal drumming and dance,
• Transportation Hall of Fame greets new members The 2015 Pioneer of the Year, Person of the Year, and Order of Polaris awards were presented Tuesday evening to inductees and their families at the annual Transportation Hall of Fame Awards ceremony.
• Janitorial contract awarded for Games Centre Millennium General Services will be responsible for keeping the Canada Games Centre (CGC) looking spiffy over the next five years.
• Truck mishap forced Klondike Highway detour People driving the Klondike Highway just north of the Dempster Corner on Wednesday evening were forced to take a detour through the old Klondike River Lodge yard.
• Fish and wildlife-related projects funded The Yukon government will invest more than $1 million in 2015/16 to monitor the health and status of important fish and wildlife populations.
• Transportation museum welcomes grant Yukon Transportation Museum officials say a $15,000 grant from the city for operations means it can focus its attention on programs and projects at the facility.
• Yukon taxidermist wins prestigious award Back in the 1960s, the taxidermy industry was one of trade secrets.
• Hundreds more Yukoners out of work Five hundred more Yukoners were out of work last month compared to May of 2014, according to the territorial Bureau of Statistics.
• Air force women gather in city for reunion When Eugenie Turner made up her mind that she was going to join the air force in 1942, she first told her older brother, who was in the navy.
• F.H. graduates ‘honour this great building and all it’s meant to us’ As 121 F.H. Collins Secondary School students celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives with their graduation ceremony Thursday night,
• Development planned for Fifth and Rogers property The City of Whitehorse and the territorial government have teamed up for a planning initiative for three hectares of land located at Fifth Avenue and Rogers Street.
• Buildings may be restored as part of business plan A local business’s plan to set up a downtown location could see three older buildings restored and put back to use.
• Condo residents concerned about losing parking Concerns over the impact adding a new residential/commercial lot downtown could have on parking can be dealt with during the rezoning phase of the development, city council heard Monday.
• Yukoners rally to help collision victim, family Small town Whitehorse has raised big money for one of its citizens in need.
• Close call averted: fire official An early report of two fires behind Riverdale Thursday afternoon may have avoided a dangerous situation, George Maratos of Yukon Wildland Fire Management said today.
• Staff spent hours cleaning up club’s vandalized premises Staff at the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon (BGCY) had an unpleasant surprise when they showed up for work on Thursday morning—the window had been broken and the building had been ransacked and trashed.