Whitehorse Daily Star

May 5, 2015

• Say no to fracking, Barlow urges Yukoners Say no to fracking, Barlow urges Yukoners
• Rising High Ronan Lutton, left, and Cameron Greer
• Yukon River does its drama despite low water Despite low water levels, the Yukon River in front of Dawson let go at 6:41 Monday evening.
• Fire's Cause Undetermined The Whitehorse Fire Department was called out to this car fire on the Alaska Highway near the Wolf Creek subdivision at 7:20 p.m. Saturday.
• Watson Lake man is charged with theft, robbery, assault An armed suspect was arrested Sunday evening in Watson Lake after the RCMP spent 12 hours pursuing and surveilling him.
• City will be responsible for third phase of Whistle Bend The third phase of development for the Whistle Bend neighbourhood
• ‘Why would you endanger this beautiful environment?’ Known internationally as an advocate of water resources, Maude Barlow was in the Yukon on Monday to say no to fracking.
• Man convicted of phoning while driving A Yukon Supreme Court judge has ruled that hands-free cell phone use means a driver may not hold the device in any way.

May 4, 2015

• Out Of The Drink This Ford pickup truck is hauled out of Lake Laberge
• City will reissue its RFP for building consolidation plans The city will be reissuing the Request For Proposals (RFP) on its new operations building.
• Condemning The Costruction Project Protesters
• Great Yukon Robotics Challenge a success Grade 6 students from four Whitehorse elementary schools designed and programmed robots and competed last week in the second annual Yukon Robotics Challenge at Porter Creek Secondary School as part of Education Week celebrations.
• Advocate Is Sworn In Annette King is sworn in as the territory’s new child and youth advocate
• Mental health group plans several events From today until next Sunday, Canadians are marking Mental Health Week.
• Running Free The Klondike River
• Castle Rock awarded contract for intersection upgrades Castle Rock awarded contract for intersection upgrades
• Collision is being ‘thoroughly investigated’ A motorcyclist was transported to Whitehorse General Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries Sunday after his bike collided with a pickup truck on Hamilton Boulevard.
• Whitehorse will sign on to well program Whitehorse property owners looking to put in a ground water well will soon benefit from a territorial loan program.
• Man sentenced for sexual assault of minor A Yukon man who told police he was in a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl will serve a one-year community sentence for sexual assault.
• ‘At this point, there is nothing to try’ A mining company’s lawsuit against the territorial government over claims in the Whitehorse Copper Belt is premature,

May 1, 2015

• Open Today Amber Church
• Two Dutch explorers studying sea ice are presumed drowned Nunavut RCMP say two Dutch explorers who were on an expedition to study sea ice in the Arctic are presumed drowned.
• How is a World Heritage designation a benefit? One of the oldest stories in Canada
• Local businessman is part of Skagway News purchase The Skagway News will be under new ownership as of today.
• Population reaches record high The estimated population of the Yukon in December 2014 was 37,183, a record high, the Yukon Bureau of Statistics reported this week.
• Mr Mikes to reappear on city’s menu of restaurants Jonathan Steele is hoping his new Mr Mikes restaurant will be open by early December.
• Two arrested after downtown hotel fire The Chilkoot Trail Inn was evacuated early this morning after a fire started in one of the rooms.
• Another Sign Of Spring A steel gang was at work Wednesday afternoon
• Bereaved parents thank public for support The parents of Brandy Vittrekwa are thanking those who provided information to police about their daughter’s death.
• Barlow to speak at rally, give public lecture Yukoners are invited to attend a rally against hydraulic fracturing at noon Monday featuring remarks by Maude Barlow, the former UN senior advisor on water.
• Government to explore district wood-heating The Yukon government has released a commitment to push for a major expansion of the wood-heating industry in the territory.
• Yukon UpStarts kicked off today Young entrepreneurs gathered today at the Westmark Whitehorse for Yukon UpStarts, the territory’s first-ever youth entrepreneurship conference.
• Raven’s public drop off to reopen May 19 The drop-off bins at the Raven Recycling Society’s premises on Industrial Road will reopen May 19 – with a few changes.
• Wildlife investigations need public’s help Public assistance is being sought regarding two unsolved wildlife investigations in the Carmacks area.
• City will pitch in with Arctic X Games help The city’s support for the 2016 Arctic X Games was evident Monday night, with council members unanimous in their vote to provide the facilities for hockey, figure skating and speed skating.
• Kwanlin Dun to buy into new LNG generating facility Chief Doris Bill of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation signed an agreement this morning allowing Kwanlin Dun to buy into the new LNG plant.
• ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: chief on flood risk Fire Chief Jim Regimbal says the spring break up situation around Dawson is going the way it should.
• Questions raised about principal’s guilty plea to theft A Whitehorse high school principal picked the pockets of an Ontario school board while serving as head of a small-town school, according to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).
• Protesters to council: we need the sports facility Calling on Whitehorse residents via colourful bristol board signs to “Say no to dog poop” while also letting everyone know “Gopher holes break ankles,” supporters of the proposed outdoor sports complex in Whistle Bend gathered outside city hall Thursday afternoon.
• No one checked on man daily, coroner finds A Pelly Crossing man with a brain injury and seizure disorder died after the treatment team ordered to monitor him failed to do so, the Yukon’s chief coroner has found.