Whitehorse Daily Star

March 21, 2014

• Snack Circus drew a mammoth crowd A large crowd of kids and families flocked to a carnival of flavour and learned about healthy food choices at the Snack Circus on Thursday afternoon. The event took place at The Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse.
• Yukon's Atom Mustangs showed they love gold Ed. note: this report on the March 15-18 Richmond Minor Hockey Association Spring Classic appears here because Arctic Winter Games coverage fills today's local sports section.
• Board gives blessing to Mactung mine proposal The Mactung mine proposal has been given the green light by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
• Zipping Along A plow truck at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse
• First Nation's negotiations funded The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency has given the White River First Nation $76,000 to negotiate a formal working relationship with the Kaminak Gold Corp.
• Proposed tailings project's timing remains in limbo Justice Leigh Gower of the Yukon Supreme Court may have settled the legal dispute arising from the proposal to reprocess tailings at the former Whitehorse Copper Mine.
• Downtown power outage hit hospital, lasted an hour Whitehorse General Hospital was among the more than 700 Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. (YECL) customers downtown to go off the grid for about an hour Thursday afternoon.
• Bring your drums and have fun on Saturday night Though night temperatures may drop to -20 this weekend in Whitehorse, it's time to banish winter.
• Vote recount confirms results A recount done Thursday confirmed the Kwanlin Dun First Nation's six new councillors following Wednesday's election.
• Marking Canada Water Week Amber Church and Tyler Kuhn are seen with some of the artwork for tonightʼs film screening of Watermark, celebrating Canada Water Week, at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.
• Planning begins for new campground The Yukon government is developing plans for a new campground near the historic Conrad townsite on Tagish Lake's Windy Arm.
• City may tighten the screws on worthless cheque writers A bad cheque written to the city could add another $45 to the bill.
• Woman offers tearful words during sentencing for kidnapping, robbery A Whitehorse woman was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in a federal penitentiary this morning for kidnapping and robbery, among other charges.
• Water main project now with YESAB A new water main for the Hillcrest neighbourhood will improve water delivery for residents.
• Yukon veterinarian will star in television show Haines Junction veterinarian Michelle Oakley's work is the stuff of television drama, or at least it will be next month.
• Board urges approval for proposed LNG project Yukon Energy's $38-million proposal for a new backup generating plant using liquefied natural gas to power the motors has been recommended for approval by YESAB.
• Premier's pre-budgetary address called ‘insulting' The Yukon government will officially unveil the 2014/2015 fiscal year budget on Tuesday afternoon.
• Firing unjustified, lawsuit says A former senior official with the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC) is suing his past employer and the territorial government for wrongful dismissal.

March 20, 2014

• Government releases more budgetary plans The territorial government will have money for the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC) for seniors' facilities and rural social housing.
• Committees formed to develop a Housing Action Plan Progress is being made on the development of a territorial Housing Action Plan following last November's housing symposium in Whitehorse.
• Let's Go, Already! Gunter Glaeserʼs dogs are ready and eager for the start of last Sundayʼs
• Committee to help government update pharmacy legislation The Yukon government will create an advisory committee to help modernize the territory's pharmacy legislation.
• Occupants Escape Injury This Chevrolet Colorado truck rolled onto its side at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after the woman driving it hit a slippery patch,
• Former Yukon wrestler headed into hall of fame Wrestling Canada Lutte is poised to present a new inductee with a Yukon pedigree to the Wrestling Canada Hall of Fame.
• Yukoner sheds light on northern darkness at Toronto film festival A Yukon filmmaker is off to an Outside film festival to screen his bicycle-driven short on prolonged Northern darkness — for the seventh year in a row.
• Node failure triggered cell phone, bank service headaches The failure of a communication node in Watson Lake at 8 a.m. Wednesday caused yesterday's day-long heartache with cell phones and some banking services.
• Victor knew it would be a challenging race Doris Bill is the new chief-designate of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN).

March 19, 2014

• Clean-up planned for contaminated sites in Old Crow The Yukon government is developing plans to clean up three contaminated sites in Old Crow to protect environmental and human health.
• Dawson's airport will greet major traffic this summer The March monthly meeting of the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce was all about the changes coming this summer to both Air North and the Westmark Hotel.
• Anti-racism event set for Friday evening Friday is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the city has plans.
• Bridge's slated demolition is placed on hold The demolition of the Ross River Suspension Bridge is on hold until discussions between the Yukon government and the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC) conclude, cabinet spokesperson Elaine Schiman said today.
• Presenters combine art and ideas at Pecha Kucha night Susanne Hingley draws artistic inspiration from a swath of local sources: "Jim Robb — a historian at heart who has never stopped growing; my grandmother's strawberry pie ... Dennis Allen, who courageously tells us our own story...”
• City may write off nearly $3,000 in bad debts The city could be giving up on ever receiving nearly $3,000 it believes it's owed.
• Mushing Events' Season Finale Darrell Sheepway mushes his team out of the start chute last Sunday
• Bylaw precedes new city manager's arrival Before Christine Smith takes on her new role as Whitehorse's city manager next month, council is expected to pass the bylaw governing her position.
• Hunters taking fewer bison thus far this season The bison harvest so far this season is well below the number of animals taken by this time last year, but ahead of 2012, says Environment Yukon biologist Tom Jung.
• MP didn't anticipate Flaherty's sudden departure Yukon MP Ryan Leef says he was surprised to hear about Jim Flaherty's sudden resignation from cabinet Tuesday.
• Wood-handling workers weren't trained, suit alleges A mishap at the Elijah Smith Building on Main Street has sparked a lawsuit by a federal employee and added one more item to the list of woes faced by property manager SNC-Lavalin.