Whitehorse Daily Star

March 13, 2014

• Dawson gearing up for carnival We can't be certain just what the weekend will bring us,
• Sharing Her Experience Jenny Roberts (right) talks about her experiences with multiple sclerosis
• Conference attempts to define ‘traditional economy' The Dawson Regional Planning Commission's Plan Alternatives Package,
• Dawson City's spring carnival beckons Curtis Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis will join Dawsonites this weekend for the community's end-of-winter carnival celebration, the Thaw di Gras.
• Flashing Spring Fashions Fashion Show
• Whistleblower legislation inching toward reality The Yukon government is moving forward with the development of whistleblower legislation,
• Porcupine caribou herd numbers on the increase The Porcupine caribou herd has grown to an estimated size of 197,000 animals – an increase of 28,000 caribou from the last estimate made in 2010.
• Yukon Gwich'in to fund-raise to help defend watershed First Nations and Yukoners at large will feast and dance Saturday evening at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre
• Mulcair lays out agenda to business community Speaking to Yukon business leaders Wednesday, federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair provided a vision of Canada where regulations are clear and consistent.

March 12, 2014

• Gold Rush is known 'round the world, historian says If you were trying to build a case for the Klondike region to be declared a World Heritage Site, you could hardly find a more enthusiastic booster than historian Ken Coates.
• Hillcrest rezoning up for public hearing Hillcrest homeowners will be able to make repairs to their roofs regardless of whether their homes are in compliance with zoning regulations.
• Beware of chimney dangers, fire department warns The Whitehorse Fire Department is reminding residents to check their wood stove chimney to prevent a blaze.
• Dates decided for court fight over watershed A trial date has been set in the ongoing legal battle over the future of the Peel River watershed.
• Premier lobbying for highway funding Premier Darrell Pasloski is in Washington, D.C. to meet with senators and congressmen to advocate for restored U.S. funding for the Shakwak highway project.
• Exhibit Begins Carcross-area artist Daphne Menell (above) opened In Celebration Of last Friday at the North End Gallery on Front Street.
• Ogilvie Street reconstruction pared to single year A two-year street reconstruction project has turned into one after Monday's city council meeting.
• B.C. coroner will preside over Yukon inquest Norman Leibel will be the presiding coroner at the inquest into the deaths of former Watson Lake residents Teresa Ann Scheunert and Mary Johnny.
• Gov't. files defence against lawsuit The territorial government has fired back against a B.C. First Nation's claim that Yukon lawmakers acted illegally when they approved the construction of a public campground, on top of mineral claims, inside Tlingit traditional territory.
• Royal Commission needed for institutional woes: Page Canada's former parliamentary budget officer had a full house of Yukoners in stitches Tuesday evening,
• Cathers floats prospect of bridge's salvation The Department of Community Services will release a request for proposals to investigate the possibility of restoring the Ross River Suspension Bridge in the spring.

March 11, 2014

• Ogilvie Street work may become one-year project A two-year plan to rebuild Ogilvie Street could speed up and be done this year if city council approves a recommendation from city staff.
• Fire department receives a new truck A new $336,000 pumper fire truck has been delivered to the Ibex Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
• Hillcrest speed limits closer to changing It's expected drivers in Hillcrest will soon have to slow down after council passed the first two readings of a bylaw that will change the speed limit throughout the neighbourhood to 40 kilometres per hour.
• Yukon legislature will reconvene March 25 Yukon MLAs will return to the legislature two weeks from today.
• Mayor offers condolences to lifeguard's family Longtime lifeguard and swim instructor Kelly Patrick, who died last week,
• Seavey comes from behind to win second Iditarod Dallas Seavey ran a blistering pace to rally from third place and win his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early today in a record-breaking finish.
• Mulcair meeting a cross-section of Yukoners Thomas Mulcair is in Whitehorse for the first time since becoming the leader of the federal NDP and the official Opposition two years ago this month.
• Dawson hunter receives $6,500 fine A Dawson City bison hunter was fined $6,500 last Friday after pleading guilty to four charges under the Wildlife Act.
• Lock initiative falls short of pledges goal Whitehorse resident Gord Duncan's keyless padlock didn't attract the $165,000 in pledges he was looking for from the Kickstarter crowdfunding website.
• Man wants prison complaints processes probed A Whitehorse man who has languished in jail for nearly 2 1/2 years since his arrest and later conviction for the attempted murder of two peace officers in 2011 is suing the territorial government.