Whitehorse Daily Star

April 11, 2014

• Draft parks plan has a good footing: YCS A regional parks plan is a "good start” to planning for the city's five park areas which make up nearly 13,000 hectares in the city, says a Yukon Conservation Society co-ordinator.
• Pasloski's views on enhancing CPP are out of touch: Hanson The premier's views on expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) are contrary to the needs of Yukoners, NDP Leader Liz Hanson told the legislature Tuesday.
• Residents receive glimpse of new lodge design The replacement for the Alexander McDonald Lodge project will be going to tender in May or June.
• Public urged to zipline for the Peel Yukoners will be able to show their support for the Peel watershed plan legal challenge from 1-4 p.m. Saturday by visiting the Takhini Hot Springs and racing down the zipline at Equinox Adventures.
• Yukon Performer Has Something To Celebrate Musician Brandon Isaak is seen Thursday afternoon in the CBC North radio studio in Whitehorse.
• River panel members reviewed some sobering figures The summary of last summer's chinook salmon run up the Yukon River shows some record-low numbers.
• Ice road odyssey satisfied man's craving for adventure When Bostjan Skrlj set out, he didn't do so to become the first motorcyclist to ride into Old Crow.
• Youth advocate named Volunteer of the Year Gary Bailie has been bringing both skiing and music to the lives of local youth and others for the past 14 years.
• Post-Performance Thoughts Adjudicator Sharon Minemoto works with Lydia Brown on Tuesday morning
• Home energy labelling requirement kicks in The City of Whitehorse now requires EnerGuide labels to rate the energy efficiency of new homes.
• Little Salmon-Carmacks challenges YESAB decision to advance project The Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation has launched legal action in Yukon Supreme Court against the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board and the Casino Mining Corp.
• Premier ‘shocked and saddened' by Flaherty's death Jim Flaherty "was a truly great Canadian,” Premier Darrell Pasloski said Thursday, joining the long line of Canadian and foreign dignitaries offering tribute to Canada's former Finance minister.
• Legal challenge launched against Mount Lorne subdividing Two Mount Lorne residents have launched legal action against the territorial government over a recent amendment that could change the character and density of the area.

April 10, 2014

• Premier and Health minister say they had a successful gathering Premier Darrell Pasloski and Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham have returned from what they're calling a successful meeting of the Health Care Innovation Working Group.
• Opening Tonight The Guild will open its final production of the season, Yukon Gold Comics 2: Strange But True, this evening.
• Correction A story in Wednesday's edition should have identified Cold Climate Innovation data modeler Lisa Kanary,
• The Breaking Point Tarms Dhara moves back as a bridge breaks
• Suggested lobbying legislation shown to government The NDP tabled lobbying legislation Wednesday in the legislature and put forward a motion urging the government to form a select committee to review the bill and consult the public.
• CDF funds cultural, artistic and educational projects Twenty community projects will be moving forward with more than $270,000 in support from the Community Development Fund (CDF).
• Pair charged with offences involving drugs, a weapon Two Whitehorse residents remain in jail after being arrested Tuesday on drug charges, obstructing a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon.
• The climate is heating up, students confirm Using data gathered from century-old White Pass and Yukon Route railway logbooks, Yukon College students have confirmed the territory is indeed getting warmer.
• Penalty levied against driver involved in fatality The Crown has stayed charges against the driver of the semi truck that crushed Integra Tire technician Denis Chabot in 2011,

April 9, 2014

• Sixty Yukoners engaged in vital salmon discussions A delegation of 60 Yukoners is in Fairbanks today to meet with Alaskans regarding the future for Yukon River chinook salmon.
• RCMP detachment in Faro will be replaced: minister A new RCMP building will be constructed in Faro, pending legislative approval.
• Yukon PhD women model for the BetaBrand clothing line It started as a chance for Tanis Davey to simply do her job and promote the Yukon Research Centre.
• City adopts transportation plan A move to raise the number of people using more active modes of transportation will not decrease the actual number of vehicles on the road if the city grows as projected, says Coun. John Streicker.
• Time For Laughs George Maratos (above) is one of the Yukon Gold Comics featured in the final Guild Hall production Yukon Gold Comics 2: Strange But True, opening Thursday at the Guild Hall.
• Decision on half-built structure is due Friday The fight over what to do with a residential property in the Falcon Ridge subdivision entered its second day in Yukon Supreme Court Tuesday.
• Officials counter criticisms of care facility planning The Yukon Liberals are questioning the planning process behind the new 300-bed continuing care facility announced last month by the territorial government.
• Flaw in law triggers human rights complaint It was roughly two weeks after her son Mirek was born that Corinne Gurtler discovered she'd have to adopt him if she wanted her name to appear on the birth certificate.
• Company inquires about storing crude oil in Skagway The chair of Skagway's port commission says it would welcome the opportunity to export oil from the Yukon.