Whitehorse Daily Star

June 17, 2014

• Events set for National Aboriginal Day Yukoners and Canadians from all walks of life are invited to participate Saturday in the many National Aboriginal Day events taking place from coast to coast to coast.
• Murky salmon numbers picture to clear Alaskan salmon scientist Stephanie Schmidt says the next couple of days will provide a clearer picture of this year's total run of Yukon River chinook salmon.
• Major Turnout Helps The Cause About 120 people turned out for Saturday's Autism Yukon Run/Ride/Walk, 50 more than last year, and $8,000 was raised.
• Unionization of Takhini Transport moves on The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has issued certification permitting the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) to begin bargaining on behalf of 70 workers at Takhini Transport.
• Fourth Avenue lane to close tomorrow A single northbound lane on Fourth Avenue at the McDonald's restaurant) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
• Wild winds stirred up fire, proved tower's worth May 25 provided a great example of why keeping the tower on the Fire Dome has been a great decision.
• A Special Occasion Peter Karsten, the former director of the Calgary Zoo,
• Firefighters at Watson Lake-area blaze A three-person Yukon wildfire crew responded at 10 p.m. Monday to a 0.5-hectare fire burning in British Columbia approximately 17 kilometers southwest of Watson Lake.
• Electricity had its problems Monday There were three separate power outages Monday.
• Board will monitor Tatchun Creek water quality The Yukon Water Board has approved a plan for additional monitoring of water quality at Tatchun Creek where waste rock from the Minto Mine is being used for bank stabilization.
• City opts not to award planning contract Officials with a local consulting firm say they are disappointed, but understand city council's decision not to award a contract worth nearly $240,000.
• You've got work to do in Ingram, council told The inability to turn left out of one of Whitehorse's newest neighbourhoods is creating public safety issues, says one of its residents.

June 16, 2014

• Injured worker to make full recovery The worker who fell eight metres at the Sa Dena Hes mine site is expected to make a full recovery,
• Lineup Unveiled Lara-Rae Gran, left, and Jienna Earl announced the Frog Food Festival lineup last Thursday evening at the Fireweed Community Market at Shipyards Park.
• Wood waste rules pass readings In a move Coun. Betty Irwin said is "just another step in implementing the (city's) Solid Waste Action Plan,” council members have passed first and second readings of a bylaw that will force contractors to sort out wood waste before they take it to the landfill.
• Yukon Pride Parade 2014 Photo Spread
• Carmacks social workers' office woes continue Social workers in Carmacks have found themselves without office space for the third time since April.
• Speaking With Effectiveness Whitehorse Air Cadet Brendan Vega-Shoemaker was one of the participants in last Thursday evening's Air Cadet League of Canada national Effective Speaking Competition.
• Yukon monthly statistical review In May 2014, a total of 226 construction permits were issued in Yukon at a construction value of $12.3 million.
• Clarification A story in Friday's edition stated writer Dawn Kostelnik was moving ahead to work in film using her father's video footage from the 1960s.
• Bishop Gary Gordon is appointed bishop of Victoria, B.C. The North has its challenges and struggles, but its people are a "tremendous pleasure,” says Whitehorse's outgoing Catholic bishop.
• ‘Wise and compassionate man' commemorated In the first-ever special memorial sitting of the Yukon Supreme Court,
• Trial ordered moved to Whitehorse A Supreme Court judge has ordered that the trial for two men accused of forcible confinement in Burwash Landing be moved to Whitehorse in order to ensure its fairness.

June 13, 2014

• Draft Schwatka Lake plan out for scrutiny Pilots, cyclists, runners, paddlers and others would continue to share the west side Schwatka Lake area if the city moves ahead with a draft plan for the popular spot.
• Centennial Year Project Come Down Teslin's old community hall is seen being torn down to make way for some green space within the Village of Teslin compound.
• Revisiting the Berger inquiry 35 years later The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act is about to be amended to "contribute to the efficient and predictable environmental assessment process in Yukon
• Many Rivers reaches agreement with unions Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services' unionized employees,
• Dawsonites helped brighten couple's anniversary John and Kathy Auten from Muncie, Indiana, didn't plan to go to the Commissioner's Ball last weekend.
• Gwich'in Tribal Council head mourned Walter Alexie spoke proudly about his late son today, even as his voice cracked, clearly shaken by the loss.
• Top Speaker Sgt. Chris Zhou (above), from Prince Edward Island,
• Building and plumbing bylaw passed by council Whitehorse builders will have to meet more stringent guidelines
• Students make swift amends for mess on Ear Lake beach After learning of a mess left behind at Ear Lake following a graduation party which began on the night of June 5, a group of students from F.H. Collins Secondary School cleaned up the beach.
• Checkstop yielded disturbing results A joint inter-agency traffic safety checkstop was conducted last Friday and Saturday on the Alaska Highway near Watson Lake.
• Fund-Raising For An Important Cause Leonard Boniface is seen Thursday afternoon at the Fireweed Community Market fund-raising for a mobile medical clinic for East Africa.
• Local author releases two books at once Her stories could make for some great fiction.
• Impaired driving conviction will stand, judge rules A Yukon Supreme Court judge has upheld a lower court's ruling on a driver convicted of operating a vehicle while she was impaired.
• Renowned judge speaks about fear under a dictatorship A respected human rights judge and the main man behind the investigation of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is addressing Whitehorse audiences this evening.
• Renowned judge speaks about fear under a dictatorship A respected human rights judge and the main man behind the investigation of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is addressing Whitehorse audiences this evening.
• Porter Creek grads encouraged to dream The 78 graduates of Porter Creek Secondary School heard words of praise Thursday evening.
• School loses mainstay teacher to retirement After 35 years, Pat McKenna is calling it quits.
• Man in hospital after mine site plunge A man has been hospitalized after falling eight metres and landing on a concrete floor while dismantling the mill at the Sa Dena Hes mine site.
• Challenger to Bagnell takes positive approach The Liberal party nomination race received an injection of youth and digital savvy Thursday night, with newcomer Ben Sanders officially entering the fray.