Whitehorse Daily Star

March 31, 2014

• Earth Hour proved best yet for the territory For one hour, one Saturday in March, more Yukoners appear to be shutting off their lights and turning off other electrically powered devices around the house – at least if the results of this year's Earth Hour are any indication.
• Public can comment on LNG proposal this evening Hearings began this morning into Yukon Energy's $42-million proposal to build a new back-up generating plant using natural gas instead of diesel fuel to power the engines.
• Preparing For Visitors Jim Cleaver, with Inkspiration Graphics, works Friday on installing the new interpretive signs at Swan Haven, south of Whitehorse.
• Jail opens doors to recruit more staff Would-be jail guards got a chance to see their potential future employer by attending an open house Friday afternoon at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC).
• Albertan says he was assaulted Whitehorse RCMP are asking for the public's help as they continue to investigate a reported Sunday evening assault.
• Studer sets new Percy DeWolfe race record With a time of 18 hours and 18 minutes, Crispin Studer racked up his third first-place finish in the Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race early Friday afternoon.
• ‘This is not a balanced process': family The family of Teresa Ann Scheunert says the Yukon's inquest process is unfair.

March 28, 2014

• Budget boosts economy, business group believes The territory's new $1.3-billion budget is good for business, the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce said Thursday.
• Constructing Progress Workers are seen Wednesday on the roof of the new government seniorsʼ housing complex on Alexander Street.
• Art piece weighs inequalities in early childhood Kate Swales uses a lot of "stuff” when it comes to letting others know what she thinks of the inequality in early childhood development.
• Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in history celebrates a new chapter That the original impetus behind the creation of the first edition of Hammerstones: A History of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in came from a mining dispute, is something that wasn't emphasized a whole lot when the first edition came out in 2003.
• Blue skies welcome the Percy de Wolfe mushers By 9:45 Thursday evening, the first three mushers and their teams in the Percy de Wolfe Memorial Mail Race had reached Eagle, Alaska.
• ‘It's a program that challenges norms' With his Master of Business Administration degree in Community Economic Development, Murray Arsenault says he gained a better understanding of why place matters to people and the importance of having the place sustain its people.
• Haines opposes bill on reciprocal fishing licences arrangement The Haines Borough Assembly has voted unanimously to send a letter to House Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, asking him to remove a bill that would eliminate Alaska's reciprocal fishing licence arrangement with the Yukon.
• Java Mission A raven attempts
• Report on Copper Ridge Place is pending The Yukon government is awaiting the results of a building-condition audit commissioned for Copper Ridge Place.
• The Action Begins The puck dropped on the 37th annual Kilrich/Northerm Yukon Native Hockey Tournament this morning.
• Rate relief subsidy will live on The Yukon government will extend the Interim Electrical Rebate until March 31, 2015, pending legislative approval.
• Fees and charges set to rise Fees for a variety of city services are expected to rise in the coming weeks after council unanimously approved first and second readings of the amendments Monday night.
• A Striking Bass Shane Chisholm, a three-time Canadian Country Music Award winner,
• Bennett, Tagish Lakes recreational lots planned Yukon MLAs voted in favour of a private member's motion this week
• YEC loses planned LNG source Shell Canada has cancelled the facility which was supposed to supply Yukon Energy with liquefied natural gas to power a new back-up generating plant.
• Low-impact technique called mining's ‘horseless carriage' The future of low-impact mineral exploration is here, says Shawn Ryan, the Dawson City man credited with starting what's been called the Yukon's second gold rush.
• Despite Elias's defection, Grits won't support NDP's proposal The official Opposition has tabled a bill that, if passed, would prevent MLAs from crossing the floor.

March 27, 2014

• City seeks rural residents' views The city is inviting residents in country residential neighbourhoods to talk about garbage, recycling, and compost.
• Blue Sky Recreation Paragliders practise Monday afternoon
• KVA had a stable year, but ran slightly in the red When David Rohatensky referred to the financial situation of the Klondike Visitors Association as "fragile but stable,” the KVA's treasurer really wasn't saying anything that hasn't been true for years.
• Quelling The Challenge The fire department based at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
• A future of First Nation-owned mines: consultant The former president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines sees mining as the key to First Nations' economic success and a source of harmony between communities and mining companies, despite ongoing legal battles over staking and consultation.
• Government fielding another First Nation lawsuit The Yukon government has been slapped with another lawsuit by a First Nation.
• City manager bylaw takes another step The city is closer to having a new bylaw that will govern the incoming city manager when she begins her new job next month.
• NDP questions lack of consultation on facility The planned new 300-bed continuing care facility could cost $126.2 million, according to an early-stage planning report completed in June 2013.