Whitehorse Daily Star

April 25, 2014

• Young Authors Conference continues its traditions "It's an amazing opportunity that I didn't have when I was growing up here in the Yukon,” Education Minister Elaine Taylor said Thursday as she welcomed 52 students and their teachers to the 34th annual Young Authors Conference.
• Golden Predator flies again at Brewery Creek Golden Predator is back and once again aiming to reopen the mine at Brewery Creek.
• City plans town hall in Takhini City council will host a town hall meeting in Takhini on Wednesday of next week.
• Dawson man fined $400 for breaching fishing regulation A territorial court judge has slapped a $400 fine on a Dawson City resident after he pleaded guilty to breaching a fishing regulation.
• Watson Lake man's been missing 4 1/2 years, RCMP say A 43-year-old Watson Lake man has been reported missing after he was last seen hitchhiking on the Alaska Highway — 4 1/2 years ago.
• Recruitment Time Deputy Fire Marshal James Paterson attended Wednesday after noon's 2014 job fair in the Coast High Country Inn Convention Centre.
• Canada can't rest on its tourism laurels: officials The Tourism Industry Association of Canada and the Canadian Tourism Commission hosted a town hall Thursday at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, leading into the local association's spring conference which began today.
• Parties question cancellation of bridge work Both opposition parties questioned the government on the cancellation of $14 million worth of work on the Nisutlin River Bridge last week in the legislature.
• Community to mourn late, injured workers The community will gather Monday to remember more than 58 Yukoners killed on the job since 1984, including three who died in 2013.
• New properties won't be required to have hard-surface driveways Developers in Hillcrest won't be required to hard-surface their driveways nor install internal sidewalks.
• Porter Creek lot will not be sold – for now 67 Wann Rd. is not for sale, at least not for now.
• Assisting Those In Serious Need Commissioner Doug Phillips speaks Thursday evening at the second annual Speaker's Reception for the Yukon ers' Cancer Care Fund in the Yukon Government Main Administration Building.
• Government quizzed on oil-fired appliances safety Is the Yukon government maintaining its oil-fired appliances to meet the safety standards it passed into law May 2, 2013?
• Siblings to receive first keys to the city There was no need to push for a unanimous decision among council Tuesday evening when it came to a vote that siblings Graham and Emily Nishikawa would be the first people to ever receive keys to the city.
• ‘We actually watched it go under,' mayor says of dock How long Skagway will be without ferry service remains unknown a day after the ferry dock sunk Thursday morning for reasons which also remain unclear.
• ‘Transformational system change is a long journey' The Yukon government will unveil a report next week that will help shape the transformation of the territory's health care system.

April 24, 2014

• Live Words celebrated all kinds of writing The annual Live Words public reading grew out of an event that started back in 1979 and eventually grew to be the Yukon Writers Festival.
• Pulling A Pony Car With some help from Environment Yukon staff on Earth Day (Tuesday),
• Old Fire Hall to ring with the words of Shakespeare Whitehorse will come alive this evening with the words of Shakespeare with the conclusion of the second annual Shakespeare Festival,
• On Stage Tonight Justin Rutledge, right, and Micah Smith rehearse Wednesday for the Dark Strangers show,
• Crime Prevention Victims Trust Fund helps six groups Six community groups are sharing $105,250 in funding from the Crime Prevention Victims Trust Fund to support projects such as a summer day camp for youth and a course about access to housing.
• Charges laid after drug bust Three people are facing drug-related charges after the RCMP raided a home Monday in Watson Lake and seized cocaine,
• Evening reception will help Yukoners' Cancer Care Fund David Laxton, the Speaker of the Yukon legislature, has invited all Yukoners to join him late this afternoon for the second annual Speaker's Reception in support of the Yukoners' Cancer Care Fund.
• We have fufilled our obligations: mining company We have fufilled our obligations: mining company
• Dock's startling vanishing act took 90 minutes The ferry dock in Skagway sank this morning for reasons unknown to Alaska state officials.

April 23, 2014

• Wastewater treatment plant still having its problems Dawson's new wastewater treatment plant is still not doing the entire job it was built to do and is still being operated by Corix, the design/build contractor.
• RCMP warn vehicle owners about thefts Whitehorse RCMP are reminding vehicle owners to be careful with their keys.
• Yukoner Earns life-Long Achievement Award Erika Schefferen receives the Lifetime Heritage Achievement Award last Thursday evening
• Musical trio teams up for a territorial tour Kim Beggs' upcoming tour through the territory will be a three-for-one deal for fans of Beggs, Justin Rutledge and Oh Susana.
• Abuser made ‘incalculable impact' on his victims In an eight-year jail sentence handed down to a Yukon man convicted of sexual assault against girls in his own family, a territorial court judge has praised four women for coming forward in the wake of trauma.
• Inspirational teacher recognized for his approach Whitehorse teacher Peter Harms was recognized Tuesday for providing inspiration and guidance in the field of science education.
• Minimum upset price for lots set at $395,000 In deciding to sell two Ogilvie Street lots, the city has essentially taken from one to sell to another, says Sally Wright of the Escarpment Parks Society.