Whitehorse Daily Star

June 4, 2015

• Western premiers talk topics of mutual interest Canada’s western premiers held their annual conference via telephone on Monday,
• Music In The Park Speed Control,
• Skookum awarded two city contracts Skookum Asphalt Ltd. will not only be responsible for resurfacing certain roads in the city this summer,
• Delegates were updated on Coffee Gold project Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Kaminak Gold Corp., professed she was happy to be returning to Dawson a year after her last presentation,
• NDP gains a potential candidate, loses another A linguist at the Yukon Native Language Centre announced his intention Tuesday to seek the NDP nomination for the upcoming federal election.
• Correction A story in Tuesday’s edition
• Yukoners testify in Duffy’s trial by phone Cost to taxpayers of flying Sen. Mike Duffy to Vancouver Island for a charity event organized by local Conservatives: $10,652.
• YTA members ratify collective agreement The territorial government and the Yukon Teachers’ Association (YTA) announced the ratification of a new collective agreement today.
• Ex-guard’s drug hearing is adjourned A hearing into whether or not drug evidence will be admissible at the trial of a former Whitehorse jail guard is set to continue next week.
• Missing teen had last been seen May 22 The body of a 17-year-old boy who was last seen nearly two weeks ago has been found.

June 3, 2015

• Supporters favour Destination Imagination’s growth Summing up what Destination Imagination is all about in a sentence or two just doesn’t give the competition justice, s
• Touring Artist Fund sends artist to Ireland The Yukon government is awarding $9,060 to Yukon artist Joyce Majiski through the Touring Artist Fund.
• New Democrats Gather Almost 100 New Democrats gathered last Saturday at the Wheelhouse restaurant in Whitehorse
• City to spend nearly $200,000 on recreation grants The city will dole out more than $166,000 to 27 local recreation groups after council approved its spring recreation grants at its May 25 meeting.
• Families, Fish And Fun Plenty of youngsters turned out for last Saturday’s release of 6,000 rainbow trout fry
• Layoffs stir anxiety in Watson Lake Watson Lake Mayor Richard Durocher said this afternoon his community of 1,500 is worried about the announcement of temporary layoffs at the Cantung Mine along the Yukon-N.W.T. border.
• Casting call out for summer commercials Outside the Cube and Pixelbox Studios are searching for what they call “energetic, fun-loving, and enthusiastic Yukoners” interested in being on camera for a series of tourism commercials.
• Peppering The Park With Music Salt Peanuts performs at noon Tuesday at Arts in the Park at LePage Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• Residents endured prolonged power failure Most of the 800 customers along the Alaska Highway from the Carcross Cutoff to Teslin were without power for three hours Monday evening.
• Yukoners welcome TRC’s recommendations “I hope this was an event in history where you can remember exactly where you were and what you were doing,” Whitehorse United Church Rev. Beverly Brazier said today.
• Yank LNG plant’s permits, group demands The Yukon government is being asked to pull the permits on the new LNG plant until a full and legal review of the project assessment can be completed.
• Fire causes estimated $75,000 in damage The damage caused by a toaster fire Tuesday afternoon in Granger will likely keep residents out of their home for some time,
• City staff’s urging puts wind in group’s sails A series of plans may be required before the Yukon Breeze Sailing Society can move to a new location on Schwatka Lake.
• Admissibility of drug evidence debated in court A former correctional officer accused of smuggling drugs into the Whitehorse jail is in court this week,

June 2, 2015

• Councillor to bring back museums motion City councillor Jocelyn Curteanu is planning to bring a motion forward that would exempt from paying taxes any museums that hold title to the property they’re on.
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Photo Spread
• Vote will see new equipment coming to city to bolster fleet New equipment will be coming to city crews later this year after council voted May 25 in favour of awarding the contracts for a number of equipment purchases.
• Number of May’s forest fires set record For the first time in a long while, no new forest fires were detected or reported Monday in the Yukon.
• Criminal harassment conviction stands A Yukon Supreme Court judge has thrown out a Mendenhall man’s appeal of his criminal harassment conviction.
• Groups await indication of municipal charges Organizations which no longer receive a full grant from the city to pay their property tax will likely know by next week exactly how much they will be paying the city this year.
• ‘The dirty little secret they wanted to keep buried’ Yukoners gathered in the foyer of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre this morning,
• Leaders respond to watershed report’s release The Yukon’s premier and official Opposition leaders have issued statements marking today’s historic release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report in Ottawa.