Whitehorse Daily Star

June 1, 2015

• Government makes major donation to artists’ retreat The Yukon government is donating $150,000 to the Ted Harrison Artist Retreat Society, Premier Darrell Pasloski announced Friday.
• Stream of Dreams engages local students Students of École Whitehorse Elementary School know more today about the importance of fish habitat.
• Alert issued as cougars’ signs spotted near city A cougar sighting near Whitehorse on May 22 was confirmed by conservation officers on Friday.
• Shipshape For Viewing The Woodchuck , a B.Y.N. work boat built in 1939 in the Whitehorse shipyards,
• Sold-out dinner marked 30-year NDP milestone Nearly 100 Yukon New Democrats packed into the Wheelhouse restaurant on Saturday afternoon to salute former Yukon premier Tony Penikett.
• Weather change easing forest fire risk A change in weather across the territory has given firefighters a leg up over the last couple of days.
• Governments vow joint action on skateboard park City and territorial officials say a meeting between them about the future of the Second Heaven Skateboard Park in Riverdale proved to be productive.
• Hunters said they didn’t know they were in Yukon A territorial court judge has sentenced two British Columbia men to pay fines totalling $7,500 each.

May 29, 2015

• Projects to help foil violence against aboriginal women Five Yukon projects addressing violence against aboriginal women are sharing $200,000 in territorial funding this year.
• Annual MS Walk to start Sunday in Copper Ridge The annual Scotiabank Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk in Whitehorse will take place Sunday.
• Mental wellness and chronic disease treatment get funds “The 2014 clinical services plan cautioned—and I quote:
• Rural schools need counselling services: NDP “How do you provide rural communities with services that match urban centres like Whitehorse?”
• Response to reopened bins was not frenzied The Raven Recycling’s first week after re-opening its drop-off bins wasn’t as busy as expected, says the executive director of the non-profit organization.
• Council adopts economic development policy A 33-item to-do list helps make up the new economic development strategy adopted by city council Monday evening.
• A Welcome Pit Stop As part of Bike to Work Week,
• WildWise selling bear-proof locks to public WildWise Yukon’s new program co-ordinator is excited about a recently formed working group that seeks to prevent human-bear conflict.
• Yukon Grant to be subject of consultations Discussion around potential changes to the Student Finance Assistance Act will be picking up momentum as three public consultation sessions are scheduled for early June.
• Shifting A Heavy Load With the help of Pelly Construction and RC Crane,
• Teenager arrested following indecent acts A 14-year-old male is facing two charges of committing an indecent act and another charge of obstructing a police officer.
• Two town hall meetings slated The city will host two town hall meetings next week for citizens.
• Finesse In The Park Ja Pace with the Rio Samaya Band entertains early Thursday afternoon at Arts in the Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• Extra fire patrols set as weather warms Yukon Wildland Fire Management will be making extra patrols this weekend to ensure no illegal fires are being lit as graduation ceremonies and celebrations continue this weekend.
• Bus shelter seriously damaged The city is encouraging citizens to report vandalism and damage to bus shelters.
• Waugh children still mourn loss of murdered father Allan Waugh was very loved.
• ‘He was a loving man, an incredible father ’ Allan Waugh’s two six-year-old granddaughters embraced at this morning’s rally as they cried together over his unsolved murder.
• Bells will commemorate women’s lives Starting Sunday,
• Parking, snow removal on residents’ minds Downtown parking,
• A Dazzling Presentation Continues As they did Thursday evening,
• ‘Have trust in yourself and reach for the stars’ Words of encouragement, humour and tales from the past provided the levity for at Thursday evening’s graduation for 90 Porter Creek Secondary School graduates.
• Yukoner to spend summer traversing Juneau icefields Running up and down the escarpment stairs at the end of Black Street every other day is not Jutta Hopkins-LeCheminant’s idea of a good time.
• Parties’ views on session differ radically More money, more problems seemed to ring true for the spring session of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, which saw the largest annual budget this territory has ever witnessed.
• Author shares advice on handling life’s manic periods Everything about Christine Hillis screams openness
• Driver showed ‘egregious inattention’ in death of pedestrian, judge says A driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in downtown Whitehorse last year has been prohibited from driving for 21 months.

May 28, 2015

• Several Tourism Week activities planned Yukoners are encouraged to explore the territory and take advantage of special offers during National Tourism Week (May 31-June 6).
• Here's How It's Done Student nurse Thea Whelan,
• New tools aim for improved exploration results “As far as the world is concerned, everything gets more interesting when you use drones.”
• Young Talent Takes The Stage Emma Blair, Sarah Ott, Madi Dixon and Emily Ross (front)
• Family seeks justice in man’s death On the one-year anniversary of Allan Waugh’s death, his family will hold a march Friday to remind the public they’re still lacking information about what happened to him.
• Stewart Crossing-area blazes quickly brought under control Two new fires caused by lightning south of Stewart Crossing were attacked and contained Wednesday afternoon.
• Students to be involved in some fishy business Whitehorse Elementary School students aren’t sitting on the fence when it comes to protecting salmon habitat.
• Women’s groups, RCMP to ink safety protocol Whitehorse women’s groups and the local RCMP will sign a safety protocol, called Together for Safety, at noon Friday.
• Fire led to power failure for 770 people Tuesday evening’s power outage along the Carcross Road through to Tagish was caused by the forest fire north of Emerald Lake, says the manager of ATCO Electric Yukon.
• Collision triggered prolonged closure of highway A 48-year-old Whitehorse man is in grave condition