Whitehorse Daily Star

May 22, 2015

• Blended learning expands to Ross River, Faro Two more rural community schools—Ross River and Faro—will be integrating blended learning models into the classroom this semester.
• Ten projects receive more than $1 million The Yukon government has awarded more than $1 million to 10 community organizations for projects that contribute to infrastructure development and community well-being.
• City to vote on property tax exemption issue Exemptions from property tax could soon be history for local museums.
• Lightning ignites 10 new fires in the territory Ten new forest fires detected Thursday across the territory were all started by lightning, and more lightning is being called for.
• Final decision on Internet infrastructure is unknown Liberal Leader Sandy Silver leaned on the government Wednesday for a definitive answer as to whether a decision has been made to move forward with developing a new fibre optic link between Whitehorse and Juneau.
• Lazing Away Victoria Day Wild horses graze
• Pertussis outbreak in the Yukon prompts warning Dr. Brendan Hanley,
• Hospital project costs queried as contractor chosen The Yukon government has its foot in the door with the long-awaited expansion of Whitehorse General Hospital,
• Legal aid lawyer seeking NDP nomination A Whitehorse legal aid lawyer is seeking the NDP nomination for the Yukon in the upcoming federal election.
• Plant receives first load of liquefied natural gas The first load of liquefied natural gas was received this morning at the new back-up generating plant next to the Whitehorse Rapids Dam facility.
• Decades-long citizenship fight ends for Yukoner The video showing Donovan McGlaughlin’s Canadian citizenship ceremony in Dawson is just two minutes and 11 seconds long, but the elaborate script was decades in the making.
• Watershed training facility to be ready in 2016 Education Minister Doug Graham recalled Thursday how he and former Yukon College president Terry Weninger picked the site for the new college.
• Quarry lease comes forward for zoning A proposal by Cee & Cee Dirt and Gravel Ltd. for a new quarry near Nine Mile Creek north of Crestview is now in the city’s hands.
• Heat melting records, delighting sun worshippers Sprinklers are on and sandals and shorts have become the wardrobe-norm for many who are filling up local parks to take in the sun often in the early evening hours.
• ‘I’m really depending on you here,’ jury told In his closing arguments at his trial, Michael Nehass pleaded with the jury members to closely examine the evidence they’ve heard over the past two weeks.
• ‘You don’t normally end these things on a good note’ A canoe mishap in the Klondike River near Rock Creek on Wednesday night and Thursday morning could have ended very badly.

May 21, 2015

• Annual Dawson City gold show was a hot ticket Delegates to the 29th Dawson City International Gold Show had some of the best weather that this event has seen in years.
• A Passionate Discussion Nesta Hagar, left, speaks at the BYTE ConneX Speaker Series event Wednesday evening at Baked Café.
• Saturday is hazardous waste day The City of Whitehorse will hold its spring household hazardous waste day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the local landfill.
• An Educational Event Jodi Gustafson (standing) was the keynote speaker at Wednesday afternoon’s Sci-Tech Girl event.
• Deputy minister announces his retirement Greg Komaromi has announced his retirement as deputy minister for the Yukon Development Corp.
• Look Out For Wildlife With its ears standing up and its tail down, this mule deer was photographed
• Assistance program contract is going to Toronto-based firm NDP Leader Liz Hanson is questioning the Yukon government’s decision to issue a contract for the territory’s employee assistance program (EAP) to a multinational corporation based out of Toronto.
• Hospital workers get 4.75 per cent raise over three years under deal After holding ratification meetings last Thursday, a majority of the territory’s hospital workers voted in favour of a new contract with Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC).
• Statement contradicts woman’s testimony A woman who says she witnessed an assault in Watson Lake three years ago told police at the time she never saw anything.
• Decade’s use has tarnished the Canada Games Centre Sand, dirt and outdoor grime have taken their toll on the Canada Games Centre’s (CGC’s) flooring.
• ‘We are not expecting the activity to quiet here,’ fire official says Firefighters from outside the territory will be arriving this weekend to beef up resources as the fire danger rating remains extreme across most of the Yukon.

May 20, 2015

• City could soon change rules around signs Anyone looking to order new signs for his or her business may want to wait until after council votes on whether to adopt changes to the rules regarding signs and enforcement of those regulations.
• Fire southeast of Atlin is growing B.C.’s wildfire management branch is responding to a wildfire on the Inklin River, approximately 90 km southeast of Atlin.
• Back In Business For the first time since Oct. 15, 2014,
• Ditches would be ‘horrendous’ without program Ditches would be ‘horrendous’ without program
• Bear carcass found Conservation officers are seeking assistance from the public to identify who’s responsible for killing and abandoning a mature male black bear last weekend.
• Young women to speak at BYTE ConneX event BYTE and the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre are co-hosting a special version of the BYTE ConneX Speaker Series to help generate conversation this evening.
• New event aims to encourage more female scientists Sci-Tech Girl is a new event being launched this afternoon at Yukon College to encourage young women to seek out careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
• Lightning starting fires as heat wave continues Lightning sparked 10 new forest fires detected Tuesday and Kluane National Park issued a ban this morning on all campfires because of extreme conditions in the region.
• Some ‘seriously opposed’ to rifle range expansion The Yukon Handgun Association has taken its first steps in applying to extend the lease of its existing handgun shooting range in the Ibex Valley Hamlet.
• Mine backer asked to clarify its plans The Casino Mine Corp. has been asked to provide more information about its proposal for a mammoth copper-gold mine northwest of Carmacks.
• Mayor had heated message for minister A new skateboard park needs to be highly visible, easily accessible and a place users can be proud of, city council heard Tuesday evening.