Whitehorse Daily Star

August 6, 2014

• NWTel deploys four solar panel arrays for remote sites Following the success of a 2013 pilot project, Northwestel Inc. has installed four additional photovoltaic arrays that use solar energy to power remote northern sites.
• Cowboy riding to Mexico to raise money for orphanages Len Crow looks the part.
• Science students did well at national fair Two of the three Yukon students at the recent Canada-Wide Science Fair at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, won prizes for their science projects.
• Long-time ADM takes her leave Following a career of more than 30 years in the Yukon government’s aboriginal affairs branch, assistant deputy minister Karyn Armour has retired.
• Lack of invitation was disrespectful: mayor Watson Lake Mayor Richard Durocher says he is upset that neither Premier Darrell Pasloski nor MLA Patti McLeod alerted him to a community barbecue held last week, seeing it as a sign of indifference and disrespect.
• Shattered-shelter experience called ‘close call’ It seemed to happen out of nowhere.
• Fish, game association ‘very disappointed’ by suit The legal challenge by the Ross River Dena Council over hunting in the Ross River area is not sitting well with the Yukon Fish and Game Association.
• Olive branch extended to N.W.T. residents The Yukon government has offered to host Northwest Territories residents in the event that forest fires raging across the region force evacuations.

August 5, 2014

• Inaugural croquet tournament a success In the first year of its existence, the Yukon Historical and Museums Association’s charity croquet tournament held Saturday was a success.
• Advanced Artist Award increases by $70,000 The Yukon’s performing, visual and literary artists are receiving a boost with a $70,000 annual increase to the Advanced Artist Award.
• New RCMP detachment commander appointed for Ross River Ross River has a new RCMP detachment commander.
• Legal aid receives badly needed funding boost Legal aid will receive a bump in core funding for the 2014-15 fiscal year,
• Pony Car Extravaganza Ford Mustangs of all sorts were on display Saturday at a special show and shine at Whitehorse Motors commemorating the iconic carsʼ 50th anniversary.
• Road extension to spur development in Carcross The territorial government and Carcross-Tagish First Nation (CTFN) have unveiled plans for a road extension to permit access to a soon-to-be beachside community in Carcross, also opening the door to future development nearby.
• Health and social events presented online An online community calendar is being piloted by White River First Nation, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun and Vuntut Gwitchin governments.
• Higher electrical costs ‘shock’ acting mayor A full audit of the city’s electrical costs will be conducted after a review of the city’s quarterly expenses has shown electricity coming in over its $3.1-million budget by more than $500,000.
• Float plane crashes near Quartz Lake A man received only minor injuries after his plane crashed in a wooded area near Quartz Lake last Friday.
• Minister ‘deeply concerned’ by court action The same court challenge that shut down mineral staking in the Ross River area is now being applied to hunting licences.

August 4, 2014

• Compost program grows to reduce waste at landfill In its efforts to reduce the amount of waste being landfilled, the city is expanding its compost program.
• ‘Drastic failures’ plague wastewater plant Two years into its operational life, Dawson’s Fifth Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant has yet to deliver three consistent months’ worth of operational success.
• Farm-Fresh Celebrity chef Christian Pritchard
• Water geyser unleashed after trailer strikes fire hydrant Water gushed on the Inland-Kenworth property on Range Road this morning after a commercial trailer took out a fire hydrant.
• Man injured in collision with light standard A Whitehorse man was injured Sunday afternoon after he crashed his car into a street light on the Hamilton Boulevard extension.
• Champ among 21 mushers signing up for Yukon Quest Seven Yukoners are planning to take to the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race when it departs from Whitehorse on Feb. 7, 2015.
• Beavers’ deaths were ‘regrettable,’ society says The Yukon government’s decision to dispatch a beaver family
• ‘I could have died there,’ driver realizes Once Louise Pratte’s car flew off the North Klondike Highway and over the trees, it rolled a couple of times and landed, upside down, in the ditch.