Whitehorse Daily Star

January 27, 2015

• Extra incentive provided to the mining industry The Yukon government is assisting the mineral industry by providing double the value for filed mineral exploration work on claims for the next year, starting Feb. 1.
• Department of Justice honoured excellence The Department of Justice held its annual awards of excellence ceremony last month to pay tribute to three women.
• Government, AFY sign new deal The Yukon government and the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) have signed a three-year agreement worth $221,625 to provide employment and skills training to the French-speaking community and to English speakers wishing to improve their French.
• Data Privacy Day prompts a warning Tomorrow is Data Privacy Day, a day recognized globally to promote privacy awareness.
• Legion Honours Yukoners The Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion handed out awards last Thursday to several members and guests.
• Na-cho Nyak Dun chief turfed from office Ed Champion, until last week the chief of the First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun, has been booted from office, according to council.
• Cabinet to weigh suggested new child advocate Annette King has been recommended as the Yukon’s next Child and Youth Advocate.
• Zoning approved for garden centre A property on Roundel Road is now zoned for a garden centre after council on Monday passed the final two readings on a bylaw to rezone the site.
• Yukon Energy gets new chair Kells Bolund has been appointed as the new chair for Yukon Energy.
• Mammoth mine proponent told to provide more data The application for the largest mine in the Yukon’s history is lacking information, says the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
• Council is pleased by what budget achieves Council is pleased by what budget achieves
• Fine doesn’t reflect actual loss of life, suffering The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board has fined the territorial government and one of its contractors after a man died while capturing wild horses a year ago Monday.

January 26, 2015

• Police pursue, arrest suspected drunk driver A 26-year-old man is facing four charges, including impaired and the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, in connection with an incident over the weekend.
• Fitness After Hours Monique Romeiko demonstrates on a Pilates machine last Thursday evening
• Ta’an Kwäch’än chief rescinds her resignation Fewer than two weeks after announcing her resignation as chief of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council,
• Pre-Race Ritutal Musher Magnus Kaltenborn
• Testimony focuses on details of vehicles, locations Technical issues with the video displays bogged down Mark McDiarmid’s Yukon Supreme Court trial on both Thursday and Friday of last week.
• Carbon monoxide detector saves Dawson couple A simple device has proved its worth for many, including residents of the Dawson City area late last week.
• Restorative justice process urged to heal community Two brothers from Burwash Landing were sentenced Friday in a crowded Whitehorse courtroom for their role in an incident that divided the small community and, according to the teen victim’s family, led to his suicide months later.
• Company shuts Ross River area mine, lays off workers The Yukon Zinc Corp. has shut down its Wolverine Mine southeast of Ross River, resulting in layoff notices for most of its workforce.

January 23, 2015

• Water, wastewater operator program funded The Department of Education will spend $150,000 on the Water and Wastewater Operator program at Yukon College,
• New transit shelters feature First Nations art Three new transit shelters that were installed last month illustrate the strong partnership between the City of Whitehorse and Kwanlin Dün First Nation, both say.
• Yukon First Nations will host industry players at Roundup Self-governing Yukon First Nation leaders will host a reception for those interested in Yukon mining and mineral exploration during next week’s annual Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver.
• Charging for non-existent 911 service ‘unreasonable’ Bell Mobility Inc. was wrong to charge cellphone customers in the territories for 911 service that doesn’t exist, the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal ruled this month.
• YCS disappointed in YESAB’s recommendation about wells The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) is disappointed that YESAB has recommended a project proceed that will reopen the Kotaneelee gas field.
• Board recommends approval of gas wells work Approval to rework two natural gas wells in southeast Yukon is being recommended by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
• CBC news anchor heading to Dawson Peter Mansbridge, CBC News’ chief correspondent, will be the keynote speaker at the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon’s (TIA Yukon’s) annual spring conference and AGM.
• Delegates-council members encounters may change There could be some changes – at least in writing – in store to how council responds to delegates making presentations at city council meetings.
• Premier, ministers bound for Roundup Premier Darrell Pasloski and three cabinet members will attend the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver next week to meet with industry representatives and showcase the Yukon’s commitment to the industry.
• Multiple Award-Winning Play Continues Freestanding is presenting a play followed by a play about the play.
• Adaka changes necessitates grant transfer City funding for the Adaka Cultural Society could soon be transferred to the Northern Arts and Culture Society.
• Rezoning recommended for Roundel Road land It appears the Hillcrest neighbourhood is more than willing to welcome a local business hoping to put down roots in the area.
• Expanded housing options are crucial, group says Mallory Pigage lives in the Mah’s Point condo downtown. She works two part-time jobs and has two tiny nephews whom she adores.
• Former commissioner joins premier’s political staff A former commissioner and current Yukon College chancellor has joined the Yukon Party cabinet and caucus team as its senior community advisor.
• Newcomer assumes hospital foundation’s presidency When Karen Forward told her friends and family she was planning to move to the Yukon from Montreal, most were taken aback until they thought about it.
• Black Street stairs are open again The Black Street stairs are safe to use and have been re-opened to the public.
• Cellphone service woes reported Some cellphone service across the North was interrupted this morning for over an hour.
• We’re doing our best, city says of cleanup City crews have been working around the clock to clear this week’s snowfall.
• Eighty property owners could face tax liens Nearly 80 property owners owe the city more than $261,000 in unpaid property tax bills and penalties for unpaid taxes.
• Restaurants and bars to benefit from wholesale pricing Hotels, restaurants and their offsale outlets will be able to buy their alcohol for 10 per cent below retail prices beginning Feb. 2, it was announced Thursday afternoon.
• January puddles will ice over by next week, forecast says January puddles will ice over by next week, forecast says
• ‘Had he not been stopped, this would have gone ... further’ A Whitehorse man was sentenced this week to 15 months in jail for luring an underage girl online and distributing sexually explicit material to another.