Whitehorse Daily Star

April 16, 2014

• Motorists, snowmobilers warned to be prepared The Haines Junction RCMP detachment is reminding motorists and snowmobilers to be prepared to comply with vehicle check stops during the upcoming Easter long weekend.
• Keen Observers Elijah Smith Elementary School students test their robot in Tuesday's first-ever Yukon Robotics Challenge.
• Secondary school hosts maiden robotics challenge Porter Creek Secondary School hosted the first Yukon Robotics Challenge on Tuesday as part of Yukon Education Week celebrations.
• Commitment To First Nations Recognized Yukon College president Karen Barnes, left, received a surprise gift of a vest from the education directors of each of the 14 Yukon First Nations on Tuesday at the college.
• Witness bolsters driver's denial of impairment A witness added credibility Tueday to Michael Schmidt's claim that he was not impaired in the lead-up to a fateful car crash on the Alaska Highway 4 1/2 years ago.
• Mayor argues against sale of Wann Road property Mayor Dan Curtis isn't ruling out the possibility of land on Wann Road being sold in the future, but he says now is not the right time.
• Choices at the ready for roadside hunting issue A number of options exist in considering the issue of roadside hunting for bears versus wildlife viewing opportunities, an official with Environment Yukon told a public meeting Tuesday night.
• Hunters, viewers politely exchange firm stances The division between avid bear hunters and those who want to ban roadside hunting continued Tuesday night, just as it has for more than a decade.

April 15, 2014

• Salmon are in peril, Yukoners told Alaskans Yukon aboriginal leaders feel they made some inroads at last week's International Salmon Summit held in Fairbanks.
• All Wet Skiers and snowboarders competed in Sunday's Big White Slush Cup event.
• City moves to sell Ogilvie Street lots A park envisioned for the end of Ogilvie Street would be the city's first vegetable-producing park while also sharing the history of the area and the "displaced” people who once called it home.
• Signing Ceremony Gathering Dignitaries gathered last Friday in Carcross for the signing ceremony for the Carcross Local Area Plan.
• Meeting will delve into roadside hunting A public meeting to discuss the issue of hunting bears along the roadside will be hosted tonight by the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board.
• Fund-Raiser A Success Karen Wienburg is seen Saturday at École Whitehorse Elementary School for the second annual gala garage sale fund-raiser for the Little Footprints Big Steps organization.
• Latest power failure virtually territory-wide Most of the Yukon experienced a power failure overnight due to a problem with Whitehorse's largest hydro unit.
• Pair charged after robbery at local motel, police say Whitehorse RCMP have arrested two men suspected of robbing the Casa Loma Motel in Porter Creek on April 5.
• Court hears of rollover which injured young woman A Whitehorse man found guilty of impaired driving causing bodily harm for an incident in December 2009 went back to trial Monday,
• Plainclothes officer helped nab distracted drivers At $287 a pop and three points off each licence, Whitehorse drivers are facing more than $11,000 in fines and a total loss of 120 points.

April 14, 2014

• Proposed lobbying law strong: expert One of Canada's top lobbying law experts says, if passed, the NDP's Paid Lobbyist Act would be the strongest legislation of its kind in Canada.
• Youthful Concentration Jaime Chaikel performs last week for adjudicator Sharon Minemoto
• Crisis lines data research planned The Department of Justice is providing $20,000 to the Kaushee's Place Housing Society in Whitehorse and to Help & Hope for Families in Watson Lake.
• Government axes bridge rehabilitation tender The Yukon government has cancelled the Nisutlin Bay Bridge rehabilitation tender.
• Audience hears summary of Casino Mine plans The Casino Mine's life is estimated at 22 years, after which a further seven years would be taken up with closure,
• Council rejects rezoning bid for property in Porter Creek A home to be built at 37-14th Ave. in Porter Creek will not feature the additional suite that had been planned for the house.
• Stacked apartment-style units set for site The gavel is down on the future of a disputed Falcon Ridge condominium property.
• ‘This is a sad and difficult time' An employee of Home Hardware died Friday after suffering a workplace injury Thursday morning.
• Sima report released as chairlift closes for the season A report on grant funds used for the Mount Sima recreational facility over a two-year period detected weaknesses in accounting practices, but there was no wrongdoing in how the funds were used.