Whitehorse Daily Star

December 8, 2014

• Snow and ice policy up for vote While cyclists don’t normally get to ride along plowed trails through the winter,
• ‘He would have been extremely happy with that send-off’ Up to 800 people gathered in Champagne on Saturday to celebrate the life of Alex Van Bibber, the Yukon’s most renowned hunter, trapper and guide.
• Flying Into Christmas These youngsters became temporary aviators Saturday
• No charges laid after pedestrian hit A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital this morning after he was hit by a car in the industrial area of Whitehorse.
• Large generation loss cut power for 2,000 Another problem with the largest hydro unit on the grid led to Saturday night’s outage in Porter Creek and northward, says Yukon Energy spokeswoman Janet Patterson.
• Town hall meeting will discuss mental health services Morgan Forry has clear blue eyes that crinkle at the corners when he smiles.
• Locals mark Montreal atrocity’s 25th anniversary Residents gathered Friday at a noon ceremony inside the Elijah Smith Building marking the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre vowed to continue to do their part to help end to violence against women.
• Mount Sumanik in the running for wind farm Yukon Energy is embarking on a $700,000 research effort to test the viability of a wind farm on Mount Sumanik, the corporation’s president said Friday.

December 5, 2014

• College signs Indigenous Education Protocol At a ceremony held Wednesday in Ottawa,
• Political Adversaries Get Social Politically speaking,
• Scholarship renamed after revered elder The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board has renamed its annual scholarship award after the late Alex Van Bibber.
• Be mindful of salmon, hydro planners advised Those planning the Yukon’s next major hydro project need to be aware of the Pacific Salmon Treaty,
• River’s absence from hydro equation explained The Yukon River was removed as a possible candidate for the territory’s next major hydro project
• Action In Lights A lamplighter does his thing
• Challenger raps MP over FASD bill Federal Yukon Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell says he’s disappointed Yukon MP Ryan Leef has walked away from his landmark FASD bill.
• College’s master plan still open to suggestions Yukon College is continuing to ask Yukoners to look into the future and come up with ideas of what the post-secondary institution could look like years down the road.
• Range Road North becomes Range Point Range Road North has officially become Range Point
• Landfill contracts could be extended by one year Two contracts at the city’s landfill could be extended by a full year as the city sorts out how the facility will operate in the future.
• Interpretation services have been a godsend for Yukoner For Gerard Tremblay, much has changed since the Yukon government began a pilot program offering interpretation services for the hearing impaired close to two years ago.
• $5.3 million invested to improve Yukon’s power infrastructure The Yukon government is providing $5.3 million to the Yukon Development Corp. (YDC) to improve transmission infrastructure in central Yukon.
• Garden centre looks to take root in Hillcrest A well-known garden centre could be transplanted to Hillcrest in the not-too-distant future if a rezoning on Roundel Road is approved.
• Young minds to showcase their bright ideas The Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair competition will take place tomorrow at Yukon College.
• Government contributes $60,000 to secure Public Avalanche Forecast The Yukon government and the Yukon Avalanche Association have ensured the Public Avalanche Forecast will continue for the 2015 peak avalanche season.
• Correction The students shown performing
• Familiar arguments heard at bear-hunting meeting It was no different Tuesday night when the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board held another meeting to discuss hunting bears along Yukon highways.
• Yukoner offers coffee with some sobering thoughts A hot coffee on a cold night is a welcome sight for many.
• MP, premier see Valcourt’s remarks differently MP, premier see Valcourt’s remarks differently
• Rights commission questions board’s delay in Nehass complaint The Yukon Human Rights Commission believes Michael Nehass’ rights are being violated at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.
• NDP tees off on YP’s secret bailout of club Premier Darrell Pasloski has tabled a letter from the Yukon’s conflict of interest commissioner that he says exonerates him from any inappropriate actions in the Mountain View Golf Course deal, which itself was legitimate, according to the government.

December 4, 2014

• Premier to attend services for two Yukoners Premier Darrell Pasloski will travel to Champagne and Carmacks this week to attend funeral and celebration of life ceremonies for Yukoners Alex Van Bibber and Elaine Wyatt.
• Plant’s performance remains unsatisfactory It’s been eight months since the last time Dawson City was supposed to take over the ownership of the Fifth Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant (or WWTP, as it says on the side of the building).
• Nakai to stage cabaret this evening Nakai Theatre is inviting Yukoners to “get ready for a rousing cabaret evening”
• Pleasant Milieu, Serious Subject A campfire chat at Roddy’s Camp at Yukon College on Wednesday evening
• Teegatha’Oh Zheh workers move toward unionizing Teegatha’Oh Zheh has been approved by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to join the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU)/Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).
• GeoYukon web application is live GeoYukon, a new online tool, was launched Nov. 26 by the e-services unit of the Department of Highways and Public Works.
• Minister expands on controversial statement Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has denied the claim by Yukon First Nations that he said they were “not real governments.”
• Dozens gather for Disability Rights Summit When Stephanie Dixon was growing up, the word “disability” wasn’t used in her family.
• Ex-candidate alleges racial discrimination by police A former Whitehorse mayoral candidate is suing seven RCMP officers and the Attorney General of Canada.