Whitehorse Daily Star

March 10, 2015

• Talented Twosome Bryn Hoffman and Bryce Chudak perform
• Skin, health and wound care skills taught The Yukon government hosted a two-day learning session last week
• All About The Big Day The Aurora Bridal Faire took place Saturday at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Fallout goes on over released fracking documents The Yukon Conservation Society and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) offered clashing views today of the impact of hydraulic fracturing in the territory.
• Man’s throat cut at hotel A 32-year-old man was taken to hospital Saturday night after his throat was cut at a downtown hotel.
• Clarification sought on school report The Yukon government is looking for clarifications on a number of items coming out of an engineering assessment on the Ross River School.
• Extended care facility raises concerns The Yukon government’s proposed 300-bed extended care facility in Whistle Bend is raising concerns for a number of residents around the city.
• YLC considers campaign after woman’s death The Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC)

March 9, 2015

• Deadline to apply for Innovation Prize is March 18 Yukon innovators have a chance to win up to $70,000 for their ideas through the Yukon Innovation Prize.
• Museum Milestone Marked Brandon Isaak, centre, performs Friday at the Ice Palace in the Yukon Transportation Museum with Paul Stephens, left, and Lonnie Powell.
• Dawson sets condition to take over treatment plant Feb. 19 was the date set for the Yukon government to begin determining if Corix will be granted the three-month successful acceptance testing period as stipulated in the design/build contract for the local wastewater treatment plant.
• Youth Art Exhibited Selkirk Elementary School students opened a show last Thursday evening in the Youth Gallery of the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Students discuss mental health issues with minister Students discuss mental health issues with minister
• Photography In The Spotlight Picture This
• Police investigate break-in at school construction site Whitehorse RCMP are seeking the public’s help in an investigation of a break-in,
• City starts planning for 2017 national celebration events It’s more than two years away, but the city is already making plans to celebrate the nation’s 150th birthday in style.
• Lawsuit alleges residential school abuse A Tetlit Gwich’in woman is suing the federal government,
• Enthusiasm for fracking called ‘shocking’ The government and opposition critics have responded to internal government documents — released accidentally last week

March 6, 2015

• Radon mitigation training offered The Yukon Lung Association partnered with the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC) to sponsor a workshop this week on radon mitigation for new home construction.
• Deprived kids getting a kick from soccer balls Air North and Hidden Valley School have teamed up in a local effort to deliver soccer balls to disadvantaged kids around the world.
• City continues work on recycling plan The city is continuing to push for the implementation of a curbside recycling collection program this year after three firms expressed interest in operating it.
• Health challenges remain, minister concedes A health outcome report card from the Conference Board of Canada giving the territory a D- grade makes it clear “there’s still work to be done.”
• Potential facilities managers narrowed to six City officials expect to fill the position for its indoor facilities manager by the end of the month.
• Dawson becomes destination for friendly invasion The first rider in this year’s Trek Over the Top snowmobile event was Randy Robertson, who rolled into Dawson at 12:20 p.m. Thursday.
• Politicians assess meeting on missing and murdered women Yukon MP Ryan Leef and federal Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell agree the drawn-out epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is dire and demands immediate action.
• Sewing For A Vital Cause The sewing circle for ‘Walking With Our Sisters’ is seen Thursday afternoon at Elijah Smith Elementary School.
• Justice department ‘pleased’ with audit The territory’s corrections director says she’s pleased by the findings of the Auditor General of Canada’s report on the Yukon correctional system.
• Space researchers study Arctic Ultra athletes What does the Yukon have in common with outer space?
• Five hundred children will sing The Department of Education,
• Reflecting On Family Simon James Gilpin
• Mining firm sues government over legislation A mining company has sued the Yukon government, alleging legislation imposed without consultation keeps it from mining its own claims.
• Violence and the law workshops set A family therapist and violence researcher is coming to Whitehorse this month for two free workshops called Interpersonal Violence and the Law.
• Council to cross controversial bridge issue early next month Whether the Rotary Centennial Bridge remains a non-motorized crossing will be put to council in early April.
• Broken Heart Croatian artist and curator Olinka Vištica is one of the creators of the Museum of Broken Relationships,
• Missing Alberta man found safe in Whitehorse William James Paesch, also known as Jimmy, has been found in good health, according to Red Deer, Alta. and Whitehorse RCMP.
• Woman’s sentence upheld by appeal court The conditional discharge given to a Mayo woman who stole more than $8,000 from her employer was appropriate, the Yukon Court of Appeal has decided.
• Violence against post-secondary students debated It takes a community to end violence against women and the enabling attitudes around it.
• Work will pinpoint hotspots for geothermal energy A desktop exercise to compile a list of potential hotspots for geothermal energy targets in the Yukon was announced Thursday.
• Data suggest complex of hot water pockets The source of hot water that supplies the Takhini Hot Springs is robust enough to heat at least 400,000 square feet – five Canadian Tire stores – says the hot springs president.