Whitehorse Daily Star

February 20, 2015

• Session on online safety set for Monday The Yukon government and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection will host a public information session Monday
• Response to draft Pharmacy and Drug Act being invited The modernizing of the territory’s pharmacy legislation is underway.
• HERITAGE AWARDS PRESENTED The 2015 Yukon and Historical Museums Association (YHMA) Heritage Awards were presented last Monday evening
• Union joins B.C. regional council The Yukon’s carpenters, scaffolders, millwrights and other allied trades will have a direct route to jobs south of 60 through United Brotherhood of Carpenters
• Young moose recuperating at preserve A young moose named JB is a new permanent resident at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Quest proved a new experience for multiple winner It wasn’t quite the lantern he had hoped for, but when Lance Mackey crossed the Yukon Quest finish line in Fairbanks Thursday evening
• NDP leader has queries about sports complex It’s not just city council members raising questions about the $8-million outdoor sports facility being proposed for Whistle Bend.
• TRAINING FOR THE REAL THING Firefighters from around the territory were training Monday morning at the Golden Horn Fire Department.
• Hospitals welcome new medical leadership Dr. Wayne MacNicol, a long-time Yukon physician, has been appointed the new chief of medical staff of the territory’s three hospitals.
• A warm-weather Rendezvous is well underway The annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival officially began Wednesday and events will be in full force over the weekend.
• Crestview road is in for realignment Azure Road could grow by another 320 metres this summer if the Yukon government’s plan for a road extension goes ahead.
• Accused cross-examines RCMP officer In his cross-examination of RCMP Const. Jordan McIntyre earlier this week, Mark McDiarmid questioned the officer about his actions and whereabouts at the time of the alleged offences
• Frank Turner recalls the good ol’ days Frank Turner, the legendary Yukon Quest musher, was leading the pack early in the final leg of the race in 1995, when Jim Wilson — who rarely finished outside the top three — zoomed by.
• VETERAN CROONER Gillian Campbell performs Thursday afternoon at the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Fiddle Show.
• Couple proposes a hot-glass-blowing studio Mel Johnson and Luanne Baker-Johnson know one way Yukoners will be able to stay warm next winter.
• Critic ‘disappointed’ by council’s funding cancellation The official Opposition has come down hard against the government’s decision not to renew funding for a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities find jobs.
• THE FINEST IN FIDDLING Grant Simpson, Keitha Clark and featured fiddler Gordon Stobbe (left to right) perform at Thursday’s Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous afternoon Fiddle Show.
• A HAIRY ASSIGNMENT Tara McCarthy interviews some contestants in the beard contest Thursday evening.
• Violence wasn’t random:RCMP A female pedestrian was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital last night after she was shot at from a moving van near the Yukon Inn on Fourth Avenue.

February 19, 2015

• INTRIGUING PERFORMANCE Pitch Slapped performs Wednesday evening at the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Superstar contest.
• Food sustainability explored by First Nation Instead of getting much of their produce from Outside, members of the Kluane First Nation (KFN) could some day be getting it from a community greenhouse.
• Firearms and ammunition expert testifies at trial Kramer D. Powley, an expert witness from the RCMP forensic laboratory in Regina, appeared before Yukon Supreme Court on Monday to testify in the case of Mark McDiarmid.
• Twelve of 16 remaining mushers have finished A stream of middle-of-the-pack mushers poured into Fairbanks mid-week, with seven Yukon Quest competitors
• Malfunctioning furnace prompts evacuation Between 20 and 40 employees and patients were removed from the Whitehorse Health Centre on Quartz Road this morning due to a furnace problem
• Association granted right to intervene in case A request by the Yukon Fish and Game Association to participate in a lawsuit over the issuance of big game tags inside the Ross River area has been granted.
• Crown seeking long-term or dangerous status A judge has ordered an assessment of Mark Lange, for the purposes of a potential long-term or dangerous offender designation.

February 18, 2015

• Chamber disappointed by fracking committee’s work The Yukon Chamber of Commerce says the recent report to the legislature on hydraulic fracturing lacked economic analysis.
• Schwatka Lake Area Plan is available The City of Whitehorse is inviting citizens to view Draft 2 of the Schwatka Lake Area Plan
• Parks and trails maintenance policies adopted Banana peels, strawberry stems, paper towel and certain other waste Whitehorse residents discard into their green compost bins will be part of the soil under feet at city parks and around city plants.
• Driver charged, has vehicle impounded A local driver is facing a charge of driving while disqualified and has had the vehicle used impounded.
• Commissioner celebrates the flag in Dawson As part of his own efforts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Maple Leaf flag, Commissioner Doug Phillips visited Dawson City last week to meet with various groups in town and present large flags at each gathering.
• Woman charged with impaired driving A 25-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving after a pickup truck hit a street light on Mountainview Drive Tuesday evening.
• B.C. doctor earns rookie of the year honours Damon Tedford, an emergency room doctor and Yukon Quest freshman from Vancouver, has won rookie of the year, the first Canadian to earn that title in 12 years.
• ‘Oh, I’m a hurtin’ unit today,’ Hopkins says Ed Hopkins glided into town Tuesday night to snag the bronze in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
• The Know Your Numbers campaign is back The Yukon government is hosting a series of blood pressure clinics in Whitehorse until Feb. 26, marking the popular public health service’s third year.
• Man shot with pellet gun in Porter Creek A young man was taken to hospital early Tuesday morning after he was shot in the back with a pellet gun in Porter Creek.
• YTG’s funding cancellation threatens council’s future For close to two decades, the Yukon Council On DisABILITY has helped those with disabilities move into the workforce.
• Inmate files application to argue abuse of process at jail Michael Nehass has filed an application in Yukon territorial court, alleging abuse of process and violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the Whitehorse jail.
• ‘I honestly feel that my life is going to be harmed’ Since May 2013, Michael Nehass has lived in what amounts to solitary confinement at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre
• TAKING THE STAGE TONIGHT Mike Ivens and Carolyn Westberg perform in Talking to Strangers