Whitehorse Daily Star

April 6, 2015

• Exhibit Opens The M’Clintock River Cultural Exhibit
• Canada’s world stage image declining: journalist One year ago, Yukoner Chris Scott boarded a train in Kiev bound for Ukraine’s troubled eastern region.
• Town hall meeting set for Wednesday evening Mayor Dan Curtis and city council will host the next town hall meeting on Wednesday evening.
• Justice For Cindy People gathered in cities across the country last Thursday to protest the verdict in the case of Cindy Gladue.
• Community-enhancing projects receive funding Nine projects aimed at enhancing communities across the territory
• ‘This is a budget that everybody will benefit from’ The record territorial budget delivered last Thursday
• Yukon Information Library Funds Raised Yukon Chamber of Mines
• ‘This is a plan to buy the next election’ Opposition parties are not feeling any love for the record $1.37-billion annual budget delivered last Thursday by Premier Darrell Pasloski.
• Local firm to perform Robert Campbell Bridge repairs Andco Enterprises Ltd. has been tasked with making repairs to the Robert Campbell Bridge leading in and out of Riverdale.
• New criminal operations officer is named The Yukon RCMP’s soon-to-be new criminal operations officer will come to the territory from Ottawa,
• Coroner suggests overhead lights at busy crosswalk The City of Whitehorse should urgently construct an overhead flashing-lights system at the Fourth Avenue pedestrian crosswalk in front of Tags Food and Gas, the Yukon’s chief coroner has recommended.

April 2, 2015

• Spurn proposed exploration program: First Nation The Ross River Dena Council is objecting to the way mineral exploration permits are handed out inside its traditional territory.
• Readying For The Show Neil Graham hangs the Northern Fibres Guild show Wednesday afternoon at Arts Underground beneath the Hougen Centre.
• The Lemon Bucket Orkestra to rock the arts centre The Lemon Bucket Orkestra (LBO), which will perform this evening at the Yukon Arts Centre, released Moorka, their new album on March 24.
• Victoria cathedral celebrates late artist’s life “We should all try to spread a little happiness wherever we may be.”
• B.C. gang heightening its profile here: police Drug and weapon raids in Whitehorse last month targeted a B.C. gang that has been operating in the city over the past year, the RCMP said Wednesday.
• Wellness court is reducing recidivism rates Judge Karen Ruddy has been involved in the Yukon’s community wellness court from the very beginning.
• Alaska guide pleads guilty to wildlife charges A former big-game guide pleaded guilty this week to 13 charges under territorial and federal wildlife laws.
• Tax burden eased for Yukoners Changes to the Income Tax Act will provide more than $5.5 million in annual savings to Yukon taxpayers, the territorial government announced Tuesday.
• Tuk trek aims to raise money to foil MS Shortly after 10 a.m. last Saturday, Jasper, Alta. Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem rolled his fat bike out of the yard at the Dawson City Fire Hall/Town Hall and began the first leg of his planned trip to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
• Mayo student wins Vimy Pilgrimage Award Taiya Melancon, a Grade 10 student from J.V. Clark School in Mayo,
• Sick baby now in need of new liver Baby Emmett smiles “all the time,” has two bottom teeth growing in and just recently learned he can kick, says his mother.
• First Nation attempts to evict two offenders The Kluane First Nation (KFN) is attempting to evict two citizens convicted of a crime that caused tension and divisions in the small community of Burwash Landing.
• Another budget of unprecedented size tabled Premier Darrell Pasloski delivered another record surplus budget for the territory this afternoon – $1.37 billion.

April 1, 2015

• If starting petunias from seed, plant them indoors now Petunias are one of my favourite summer annual flowers, and are one of the more popular bedding flowers.
• Groups speak out against Bill S-6 Opposition to the federal government’s Bill S-6,
• Raven Steals The Moon Photo
• Placer mining association addresses committee The president of the Klondike Placer Miners Association says there are flaws in the territory’s assessment process that need fixing.
• Recyclers welcome enriched diversion credits P&M Recycling owner Pat McInroy says increased funding to diversion credits announced Tuesday is good news for his company.
• Hopping Into Easter This peeking rabbit
• Sally Ann to expand, offer transitional housing A new Salvation Army facility will be constructed in Whitehorse,
• Lang responds to CTV’s story on expenses Senator Dan Lang says that when the Auditor General of Canada’s review of Senate expenses is complete,
• Reward for leads on dog’s death up to $7,500 The reward being offered for information leading to an arrest in the death of a black Labrador that was found in a dumpster last month has been increased to $7,500.
• Two dogs died from poisoning agent: RCMP Whitehorse RCMP and bylaw officers are investigating the sudden deaths of two dogs in Porter Creek and the illness of a third.