Whitehorse Daily Star

December 11, 2014

• City awards water well contract The City of Whitehorse has awarded Castle Rock Enterprises a contract worth more than $373,000.
• Liberals take up FASD cause, revive Leef’s dead bill The federal Liberal Party plans to breathe new life into moribund legislation by Yukon MP Ryan Leef through a fresh bill on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
• Police arrest suspect in girl’s death Whitehorse RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Brandy Vittrekwa earlier this week in Whitehorse.
• Students head to national science fair Three Grade 9 students from Vanier Catholic Secondary School and their science projects will be heading to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton in May 2015.
• Food for Fines will end Friday There are two more days for those receiving a parking ticket to pay it off in food.
• Popular holiday tradition returns to the roads Santa Claus is coming to town ... and resurrecting a grand Whitehorse tradition by driving his decked-out garbage truck around the city.
• Kent shifts part of hefty bailout blame to NDP Official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson continued the NDP’s criticism of the secretive Mountain View Golf Club deal Wednesday,
• Crown appeals judge’s decision; woman is released Alicia Murphy is a free woman – for now.

December 10, 2014

• Lights of Life plans opening ceremony in Elijah Smith Building Hospice Yukon’s 24th annual Lights of Life will begin at 12:15 p.m. Friday in the atrium of the Elijah Smith Building on Main Street.
• Whitehorse teen helps host successful telethon Whitehorse resident Aimee Cumming helped host a successful telethon last Sunday to support Easter Seals Services used by herself and many fellow Yukoners.
• Town has issues with Cathers’ comments on crisis Dawson’s council is taking some issue with the government’s interpretation of the causes of Monday’s wastewater crisis.
• Your Independent Grocer to open Friday Yukoners will once again have a grocery shopping option at the Qwanlin Mall on Friday when Wykes Your Independent Grocer opens at 8 a.m.
• ‘I’m so sorry this happened in our community’: chief Area residents are shocked and hurt after a second homicide in the McIntyre subdivision this year, says Chief Doris Bill of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.
• Grey Mountain Primary locked down Whitehorse RCMP located and arrested an impaired driver after receiving reports from downtown Whitehorse and Riverdale.
• CRTC ‘not happy’ with 911 foot-dragging The territorial government has been “behind the curve” on 911 service.
• Court hears oral history of Tahltan people A Tahltan First Nation man is in court this week, arguing it was his aboriginal right to shoot two wolves in the Mount Sima subdivision last year.
• City crews work into night after water main failure A water main on Industrial Road has been fixed with water services back in full to area businesses after the leak was discovered Tuesday morning.
• Budget contains no ‘Curtis’ castle’: councillor City council unanimously adopted its $30-million 2015 capital spending plan for 2014 at its meeting Monday night.
• Charm offensive could snare $45,000 for Yukon Party The premier and three government ministers are planning to take part in a Yukon Party fund-raiser aboard a luxury yacht while on a taxpayer-funded trip to Vancouver, the Star has learned.

December 9, 2014

• Human rights speakers series underway The Yukon Employees Union’s (YEU’s) second annual Human Rights Speaker series began today.
• Celebrating The Season Clowns and jugglers
• Two charges against Nehass are dropped The Crown has dropped two charges against Michael Nehass that were laid after jail guards brought the inmate naked before a judge earlier this year.
• Seasonal Creativity Yukon artist Helen O’Connor keeps the youth entertained
• Dawson under boil-water order after sewage spill A boil-water order has been issued by the Yukon’s environmental health officer for local residents.
• Breakfast For A Cause Sarah and Sam Sikkes attended the annual Vanier Catholic Secondary School Share the Spirit Pancake Breakfast this morning.
• Sexual assault victims given reporting option Whitehorse’s women’s shelter is now offering third party reporting of sexual assault to victims who wish to remain anonymous.
• Pooches chewing on matches ignited home fire Yukon fire marshal Dennis Berry is warning against leaving “strike anywhere” matches where even your dog might get a hold of them.
• Budget hikes average residential tax bill to $2,265 Property owners around the city could be facing a 1.7 per cent increase in property taxes next year, while water and sewer bills may rise by 6.3 per cent.
• Woman’s death investigated as homicide The body of a woman was found last night on a trail in the McIntyre subdivision.