Whitehorse Daily Star

July 21, 2014

• Road’s closure sparks concerns An unmaintained road that extends from the Wheaton Bridge along the Annie Lake Road has been washed out for about 2 1/2 weeks,
• Commission uses the power of art to celebrate birthday Lotteries Yukon is commemorating its 40th anniversary with a competition, open to all Yukoners,
• Fund benefits from commission’s milestone As part of the Yukon Lottery Commission’s 40th anniversary celebrations,
• We’re committed to solving water woes: YTG The territorial government has rejected accusations of indifference toward water contamination near Watson Lake and the Liard First Nation.
• A Summer Tradition Continues Music buffs enjoy
• Whitehorse, Mayo districts report fires Yukon firefighters flew into action over the weekend to respond to a 30-hectare blaze near Duncan Creek, in the Mayo district,
• Data on officer should be disclosed: judge A territorial court judge has ruled that the disciplinary record of a Whitehorse RCMP officer who smashed a man’s car window before arresting him should be disclosed to the man’s lawyer.
• Murder suspect still at large as fund tops $90,000-mark RCMP are still searching for murder suspect Michael MacPherson, and warn the public he is still considered armed, dangerous and violent.
• ‘Beautiful female’ is first chinook at fish ladder The first chinook salmon has arrived at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder.
• Outlook not good for Pelly man as search continues A man who jumped off the Pelly Crossing bridge Saturday night remains missing today.

July 18, 2014

• Man charged with accessing porn A registered sex offender in Whitehorse has been charged with accessing child pornography.
• Senator weighs in on Duffy’s legal quagmire Yukon Senator Daniel Lang has called for both sympathy and accountability in the wake of 31 charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust laid against suspended Senator Mike Duffy.
• RCMP concerned for safety of missing man Mayo RCMP continue their search for former Yukoner Guy Mirabeau, now an Ottawa resident, who was last seen nearly a month ago.
• Super Spectacle Raymond Cormier
• Candidate stresses local roots, business record The third candidate for the Yukon’s federal Liberal nomination has officially entered the fray, heralding a battle of the generations among would-be Liberal MPs in the territory.
• Reproductive health clinic to open in city It’s been years in the making, but this fall, Whitehorse will have a reproductive health clinic.
• Puppies with parvovirus recovering at shelter Nine puppies at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter have been hit with canine parvovirus.
• Clarification Monday’s edition reported that Teresa Samson would need to obtain a pardon if she were to run for the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun council.
• Reconsider man’s $600,000 repayment: judge The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal should reconsider
• ‘Wonderful’ family man mourned as manhunt wears on As the community grieves the loss of a father, husband and friend, the outpouring of support and generosity continues in the form of donations to Tanner Sinclair’s family.
• Fund-raiser launched to keep baby fox in Yukon The puppy which turned out to be a little red fox has been flourishing at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve since being discovered in April near Marsh Lake.
• Bear was near woman pinned in her car Three weeks ago, Mike and Elayne House met Gail Tulk for the first time.

July 17, 2014

• Dawson, workers agree on new contract A new agreement has been reached between the City of Dawson and the 36 unionized workers in the Dawson City Municipal Workers bargaining unit.
• It was Power to the Peel at the Dänojà Zho A work-week of noon-hour gatherings at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre in support of the Peel Watershed court case wrapped up last Friday.
• Festival Time Looms The bull gang sets up the tents and canopies this week for the Dawson City Music Festival.
• City composting pilot is expanding The city is looking for new participants for the commercial and multi-family composting pilot project.
• Up, Up and Away Youth in the Yukon College Crackling Chemistry YC Kids Camp had some fun with this solar tube Tuesday afternoon.
• More power to the politicians, employees The backup generating capability at the Yukon government’s main administration building is being increased five-fold.
• Ottawa man missing near Mayo The Mayo RCMP said today they are searching for a man who was last seen on June 24, when he was dropped off by a charter plane in the Chain Lakes area.
• Firefighters attack aggressive blaze near Carmacks Fifteen firefighters responded Wednesday evening to a 24-hectare fire burning 29 kilometres southeast of Carmacks.
• Potential candidate poised to confirm nomination bid The race for the Yukon’s federal Liberal nomination is heating up, with another candidate entering the fray this week.
• Quake was felt by some in city A strong earthquake near the Yukon-Alaska border early this morning was felt as far away as Whitehorse.
• Man’s murder spurs outpouring of generosity An online fund-raising site has generated more than $37,000 for the family of Tanner Sinclair, the man who was fatally stabbed in Whitehorse’s Copper Ridge neighbourhood early Tuesday morning.