Whitehorse Daily Star

March 5, 2015

• Many events planned for International Women’s Day March 8 marks International Women’s Day,
• Arctic a subject of interest to France: consul The French consul general in Vancouver left his temperate coastal climes to venture north for a meeting of the Arctic Council’s senior officials this week in Whitehorse.
• Engineering assessment pending on damaged school One of two engineering assessments on the Ross River School is scheduled to be delivered Friday,
• St. Elias Residence will be replaced A $3.2-million contract has been awarded to Canyon City Construction for the design and building services to replace the St. Elias Residence in Whitehorse.
• Clarifications An article in Wednesday’s edition
• Yukon dancers Copenhagen-bound Eight dancers from the Northern Lights School of Dance (NLSD)
• Anaphylaxis online course is available A new bilingual resource for education is now available online through Anaphylaxis Canada to help Canadian schools be allergy-aware and to enhance the safety of students at risk of anaphylaxis.
• Historic resources program funds four more projects The latest intake of the Yukon Historic Resources Fund is supporting a diverse range of projects with $17,000, the territorial government said recently.
• Legislature to reconvene in four weeks Territorial politicians
• Justice department failing part of its mandate: audit The territorial Department of Justice is not adequately preparing offenders for successful reintegration into the community, the auditor general of Canada has found after a year-and-a-half-long review.
• Charges laid after double-fatality collision RCMP have laid criminal charges against a teenaged girl

March 4, 2015

• Territory enriches funding for Yukon museums The Yukon government is increasing funding to museums and First Nation cultural centres to help ensure their sustainable operation.
• Adversaries praise plans for Oblate Centre Opposition members approve of the Yukon government’s plan for a temporary continuing care centre in downtown Whitehorse,
• Council officials working through a packed agenda The Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials are meeting in Whitehorse through Thursday.
• Climate change talk drew scores of onlookers As top officials with the Arctic Council gather in Whitehorse this week behind closed doors,
• Alert neighbour helps foil further fire damage Most of the damage from a chimney fire was contained to the chimney of a Riverdale home which saw Whitehorse firefighters on the scene for about two hours Tuesday evening.
• Miner fined $6,000 for clearing brush illegally An Alberta-based placer miner has been fined $6,000 for clearing land near Stewart Crossing without authorization.
• Dancers’ conduct had liquor authorities seeing red Club 867, Whitehorse’s newest party venue,
• Woodcutter who soaked bear loses his appeal The Haines Junction man convicted of pouring water over a black bear as it slept in its den has lost his appeal.
• Residential Internet rates can’t rise until 2017 Subscribers to Northwestel Inc.’s DSL Internet service will notice their monthly bills dropping after May 4.

March 3, 2015

• Premier replaces abruptly-departed chief of staff On Monday, Michael Hale was the highest-ranking civil servant in aboriginal relations.
• Ministers attending annual mining gathering Economic Development Minister Stacey Hassard and Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent are in Toronto promoting the territory’s mineral sector opportunities.
• Pilots leery about Schwatka Lake plan’s effects City council’s pending decision on the future of Schwatka Lake would mean higher costs for float plane operators and less space for pilots to take off and land.
• Alberta man missing, thought to be in Whitehorse A man from Red Deer, Alta., is missing and may be in Whitehorse.
• Yukon Energy to discuss water storage with residents Yukon Energy wants to make a decision by the end of the year regarding whether it should pursue additional storage in the Southern Lakes, says the corporation’s president.
• McDiarmid convicted, not guilty of attempted murder Mark McDiarmid has been found guilty of three counts of assaulting a police officer,