Whitehorse Daily Star

May 22, 2014

• Fracking hearings set for next week The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing will hold more public proceedings on Tuesday and Wednesday in the legislature.
• Five violence prevention projects funded Five projects are sharing $200,000 through the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fund.
• Lunchtime Fun Whitehorse performer Claire Ness works with a group of youngsters Wednesday afternoon
• Politicians went for the gold at annual show The Yukon's politicians have a love affair with the placer industry that goes back generations.
• Sleek Encounter A river otter makes a brief appearance before diving into the Chilkoot River again
• Regional parks plan out for review: city Residents are invited to continue shaping the future of Whitehorse's new regional parks.
• Spring grants OKed More than $170,000 will go to local recreation organizations through the city's spring recreation grants.
• Contract awarded for economic corridor feasibility study The Yukon and Alaska governments have jointly awarded a $250,000 contract to assess the feasibility of developing electrical and telecommunications connections between the territory and southeast Alaska.
• Inquest into woman's death is put off The inquest into the death of Mary Johnny has been postponed until the fall.
• TOYA's 10 Common Beliefs at a glance The Trails Only Yukon Association released its 10 Common Beliefs Wednesday based on feedback it has received and its interest in protecting the territory's landscape while also allowing ATV users to enjoy the outdoors.
• ‘We have miles of trails in the Yukon. Let's use them' By releasing its 10 Common Beliefs document, the Trails Only Yukon Association (TOYA) is hoping to kick-start discussion around ATV regulations in the territory.
• Beating dislodged victim's eye from socket A Yukon territorial court judge has sentenced a 20-year-old Watson Lake man to nearly a year in jail after he drank himself "to oblivion” and participated in a gang beating, amounting to aggravated assault.

May 21, 2014

• Strengthening Learning The Fun Way Emma Stinson, with the Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon, demonstrates its new Aurora Learning Quest app last Thursday.
• Eagle Plains-area well to be cleaned up and capped off An old oil exploration well west of Eagle Plains will be cleaned up and capped off for good this summer.
• Music At Lepage Park The Arts in the Park programʼs season opener began at noon Tuesday, featuring the All City Band.
• Construction of LNG facility expected to begin in June Construction of Yukon Energy's new $42-million LNG facility is expected to begin early next month, says the Crown corporation's spokeswoman.
• The Fun Will Start Thursday Members of the MAD (Music, Art and Drama) class rehearse Willy Wonka,
• Report may have been released prematurely: CYFN Three years after a review of the Yukon's police force released 33 recommendations to improve relationships among the RCMP,
• Complaints raised over city bid process Mayor Dan Curtis says he has faith in city staff and the process to assess and recommend contract awards to council.
• Search planned in wake of human remains discovery An intense search will begin Thursday around the remote area in Kluane National Park where human remains were found last fall.
• ‘I have a problem with alcohol consumption' Yukon Party MLA Darius Elias has been charged with refusing to give a breath sample to police, but will remain in caucus while he takes time to seek treatment.

May 20, 2014

• Deputy minister appointed to lead YDC's hydroelectric work A new deputy minister position has been created in the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) to lead the Yukon Development Corp.'s (YDC's) work on hydroelectric power in the territory.
• Driver Escapes Injury Emergency responders, including EMS, RCMP and Whitehorse firefighters, went to this rollover on the Alaska Highway north of Wolf Creek early last Friday evening.
• Dawson's international gold show basked in sunny spring weather The 28th annual Dawson City International Gold Show managed to build on the success of last year's event.
• Digging For New Digs Construction has started on the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• College graduates earn astronaut's admiration More than 200 graduates of the Yukon College class of 2014 earned their accreditation last Friday,
• Drug arrests will send out a strong message, Carcross RCMP say Carcross RCMP are hoping their anti-drug message will be heard loud and clear with four drug-related arrests since early April.
• Disregard being shown for those with FASD: NDP The Yukon NDP questioned the government recently about what the party calls its inaction on issues surrounding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) at the territory's correctional centre.
• Leef highlights new National Conservation Plan Yukon MP Ryan Leef was in Whitehorse this morning to highlight the Conservative government's recently announced National Conservation Plan.
• Federal agency investigating trucker's death A Whitehorse-area man was killed last Wednesday when the transport truck he was driving loaded with copper concentrate left the Wolverine Mine haul road.