Whitehorse Daily Star

January 30, 2015

• Grand chief, premier plan to exchange ideas In the wake of continued acrimony between the government and First Nations over resource issues
• VALUABLE VOLUNTEERING Hannah Wirth, right, and Zoe Painter, F.H. Collins Secondary
• Parks and public open space bylaw review starts Residents are invited to comment on the development of the city’s new parks and public open space bylaw.
• Cell service coming to more Alaska Highway expanses A B.C.-based company is working through the winter to have cell-phone service set up along the Canadian side of the Alaska Highway by the end of this year.
• LEGION HONOURS YUKONERS The Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
• Local teenager raises cash to foil shark finning It was during a school class at Vanier Catholic Secondary School that Alissa Budzinski was shocked to learn about shark finning.
• Two Carmacks residents seek mayoralty in vote set for next Thursday Carmacks voters will head to the polls next Thursday to elect a new mayor for the village.
• CONNECTING WITH LISTENERS chris mcnutt provides some entertainment
• MAD catalyst prepares to leave the stage For more than two decades
• Loss of animal means loss of data, CO says as investigation goes on Conservation officers are seeking information about a grizzly bear
• City, Elections Canada to share voter information The city will sign off on an agreement with Elections Canada that will see the two sharing voter information.
• Judge imposes plan that will see farmer’s fences repaired The territorial government will help mend the fences
• Winter elements smile upon Sourdough Rendezvous plans The weather has come through for Rendezvous.
• Inmate’s trial pushed back two months Michael Nehass will stand trial in May
• ‘It’s difficult to leave an animal in distress like that,’ CO declares Ken Knutson received a call last Sunday afternoon
• Hydro options questioned at workshop, public meeting More discussion regarding the next major hydro dam for the Yukon
• Who has the right to probe inmates’ complaints? The Department of Justice intends to have a judge review the Yukon Human Rights Commission’s decision

January 29, 2015

• Classes resume for some Ross River students: minister The Department of Education has moved forward with a plan
• THE BEST OF CARE Barb Quilty does a manicure Wednesday
• Engineering firm to examine Carmacks’ closed-down rink Kids in Carmacks are without a favourite after-school activity with the closure of the community’s covered outdoor rink.
• First Nations, industry agreed on goals Yukon First Nations saw eye-to-eye with mining representatives
• DOGS’ LESSONS DISCUSSED Frank Turner makes a presentation Tuesday evening
• Resident medical specialist arrives A new obstetrician/gynecologist will begin working in the Yukon
• City grant is moved over A $4,000 grant for the Adaka Cultural Society will now go to the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association.
• Lessons of Holocaust still relevant: church minister Martin Rumscheidt left central Germany at 14 years old, and he’s been looking back ever since.
• Ten sites shortlisted for major hydro dam Ten general sites involving 16 rough proposals have been shortlisted as candidates for the Yukon’s next major hydro dam.
• Theft of trapping equipment a ‘big blow’ The theft of several “bushlife essential” items from a cabin

January 28, 2015

• Potential hydro development sites being winnowed down A shortlist of potential sites for the Yukon’s next major hydro project is scheduled to be released online this afternoon.
• Mine’s closure underlines lack of work on diversification: NDP Yukon Zinc’s closure of its Wolverine Mine is a testament to the Yukon Party’s failed economic strategy, say the opposition New Democrats.
• Animal shelter undergoes major renovations It’s a busy Tuesday afternoon at the Humane Society Yukon’s Mae Bachur Animal Shelter in Marwell.
• NDP harms economic growth with negative statements: YP Premier Darrell Pasloski has responded to what he calls “the negativity” emerging from NDP mining critic Jim Tredger in the wake of the Wolverine Mine’s closure.
• Economic development feedback results are out The city has released public engagement results for the Community Economic Development Strategy update.
• Preparations ongoing to resume Ross River classes Classes may resume this week for some Ross River students, according to the Yukon’s Education minister.
• Police investigate second vehicle arson case overnight A vehicle fire on Hillcrest Drive was reported early this morning to Whitehorse RCMP.
• Capture program suspended, safety to be reviewed The Yukon government’s agriculture branch is reviewing its health and safety program for livestock control and capture in the wake of a worker’s death and a $5,000 fine.
• Mine is short $3 million for security obligations The “temporary” closure of the Wolverine Mine raises questions about the Yukon’s method of collecting reclamation security,
• Measure not intended to be controversial: chief The Kaska Nation has declared it will create its own law to govern development within its traditional territory, Kaska leaders announced Tuesday.