Whitehorse Daily Star

November 20, 2014

• Excellence in mining practices recognized The winners of the 2014 Robert E. Leckie awards were announced Monday evening
• Divers complete ice-clearing at dam Hydro generation at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam was back to normal Tuesday afternoon,
• Colombian Contribution The Putumayo Group from Bogata, Colombia, performs Tuesday evening during the Eagle and Condor Concert at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Young entrepreneurs to discuss business ventures this evening Four young entrepreneurs will deliver talks on their business ventures at tonight’s BYTE ConneX speaker series event.
• Mentorship Role Appreciated Shelby Maunder (second from left), a Whitehorse Boys and Girls Club representative,
• Mayo flooding woes to be studied this winter It will take another season to really understand what should be done about the winter flooding issue in Mayo, says a senior Yukon government official.
• Mining project ‘very robust,’ forum told The $2.5 billion required to build the Casino mine may sound like a lot of money,
• Break-and-enter suspect nabbed A 31-year-old man was arrested early this morning after two Porter Creek residents reported break-ins at their homes.
• City composting plan ‘recipe for disaster’ Local compost sales will crash, and the City of Whitehorse is ignoring thousands of customers, says Garret Gillespie, owner of Boreal Compost.
• Bison farmers feel vindicated by decision Two bison farmers are free to proceed with their lawsuit against the territorial government following a Yukon Court of Appeal decision this week.

November 19, 2014

• Land, water celebration set A group of Yukoners will host an event called A Celebration of Yukon’s Land and Water on Friday evening.
• Locked Ford Escape stolen from Takhini South A Dieppe Drive resident reported a car stolen at 8:12 Tuesday morning, the RCMP report.
• Fire chief advises caution as ice at Dawson stops moving The ice in the Yukon River had stopped moving by Monday.
• The Sound Of Drums The Kaska Dene Drummers perform
• Air North flight is delayed Air North passengers hoping to make it to Calgary early this afternoon won’t get there until tonight.
• Educate yourselves on act: premier to parties Premier Darrell Pasloski is inviting opposition MLAs to “learn the facts”
• Labour stats show more people employed More Yukoners are working these days, at least if last month’s employment stats are any indication.
• Mining industry management must change: PDAC The world of mineral exploration is changing dramatically, says the president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.
• Pair enters prospectors’ hall of fame Ed Balon and Mike Hamilton have been inducted into the Yukon Prospectors Hall of Fame
• Pizzeria’s comment sparks boycott threat A local restaurant owner says she will consider all job applications that come in regardless of whether a man or woman is applying.
• CBC was given inadequate notice of suit: court A former Whitehorse mayoral candidate did not give CBC North notice of his intent to sue the broadcaster for defamation within the necessary time frame, the Yukon Court of Appeal determined today.
• Wolf shootings in subdivision called justified A First Nations man has pleaded not guilty to three charges under the Yukon Wildlife Act.

November 18, 2014

• Wasted moose meat raises questions Environment Yukon is seeking information from the public about more than 40 pounds of moose meat discovered near Jackson Lake.
• Musical Encounter Local musician Tom Connor, left, works Monday afternoon with Myriad3 bass player Daniel Fortin and drummer Ernesto Cervini.
• First Nations’ roles crucial for projects: author Resource companies must recognize and accept that First Nation partnerships are essential for the success of their projects,
• A Spruce Bog Attraction Leslie Leong was one of the artists at last Saturday’s Spruce Bog Fair at the Canada Games Centre.
• Birds flying drunk on fermented fruit Imbibing and then flying for some birds in the Yukon is proving to be a hazardous experience.
• Unite with us in Ottawa: NDP to premier The Yukon NDP has called on the premier and the Liberal leader to travel to Ottawa in solidarity with First Nations leaders next month.
• Correction A story in Monday’s edition about the death of Jim Fowler
• Former minister, hockey coach dies in Alberta A former Yukon MLA and cabinet minister has died.
• Cell tower proposed for museum property Transportation has always been about the movement of people, goods and ideas
• Ice woes have cost Yukon Energy nearly $200,000 Hydro generation at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam was completely shut down by ice Saturday evening, says Yukon Energy spokeswoman Janet Patterson.