Whitehorse Daily Star

April 30, 2014

• Community's police protection questioned Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay are the only two Yukon communities without a permanent police presence.
• Kaminak proves perked about Coffee Gold Project Rory Kutluoglu, the Kaminak Gold Corporation's exploration manager,
• Top MD eyes 95 per cent immunization rate It could be that some Yukoners are skeptical of vaccines or it may be simply that people forget when the time comes to get immunized.
• Committee wants deadline extension The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing is seeking an extension to its reporting deadline.
• Zoning changes pass first reading The passing of first reading on a number of city-wide zoning changes means the public will now have an opportunity to let city council know what they think of the amendments, with a public hearing set for May 12.
• ‘I just want to say how proud we are of you, Brad' ‘I just want to say how proud we are of you, Brad'
• Shift in health care delivery culture urged The development of six regional collaborative care centres is a key component of the clinical services plan released Monday.
• Dock appears stable after successful refloating The Skagway ferry dock was re-floated Tuesday morning.
• Legislation discriminates against aboriginal offenders: defence The battle over sentencing and judicial discretion came home for Yukoners on Tuesday, as the Crown tried to overturn a lower court judge's decision that seeks to soften a key plank of Ottawa's tough-on-crime agenda, with potentially nationwide implications.

April 29, 2014

• Yukoners honour those claimed by the workplace In the last 16 months, six Yukoners have died as a result of workplace injuries.
• Charge laid after Internet child luring Following a report to the Whitehorse RCMP on March 6 from a concerned mother, Pelly Crossing RCMP conducted an investigation into the luring of a child via the Internet.
• Premier extends staking prohibition Premier Darrell Pasloski announced an extension Monday to the prohibition on staking new mineral claims inside the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council.
• Today's system is unaffordable, minister declares It wasn't long after he became minister of Health and Social Services in 2011 that Doug Graham realized the system would have to change.
• Landmark health care reform plan released The Yukon government has released a report which outlines a plan to transform the territory's acute care health system into a collaborative care model.
• Screening includes talk on living with HIV Since 1987, Kathleen Webster has been living with HIV.
• Walker's death ‘terrible': driver A Whitehorse man who was driving the SUV that struck and killed a 69-year-old man in February made his first appearance in court late this morning.
• Court hears challenge of murder conviction The Yukon Court of Appeal is back in session for the first time this year, starting off its hearings Monday with the case of Alicia Murphy.

April 28, 2014

• School council votes are set for May 5 Six school council elections will take place May 5.
• A Day Of Celebration World Tai Chi & Qigong Day was celebrated Saturday by Tai Chi Yukon on the Whitehorse Wharf.
• Two local agencies form partnership Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon and United Way Yukon have unveiled a new partnership.
• Music It's Best The Whitehorse String Ensemble performed Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral.
• Young Authors' Conference ended with delegate readings "Look at this,” the girl sitting next to me says. "I'm just shaking.” She holds out a trembling hand, fingers vibrating from her nervousness.
• Special Books Presented During Education Week earlier this month,
• Tourism marketing efforts effective, delegates told Government officials and tourism industry members met Friday and Saturday for the Tourism Industry Association (TIA) of Yukon's spring conference at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Pelly airstrip is in for series of upgrades The Yukon government plans to upgrade the Pelly Crossing runway so medevacs can land in the community all year round by 2018.
• Government cancels request for proposals The territorial government has cancelled a request for proposals (RFP) for surveying work following Yukon Employees Union (YEU) concerns over the layoffs of four surveyors.
• Board gives green light to mine's next phase The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board is recommending approval of the next phase of development at the Minto Mine.