Whitehorse Daily Star

February 28, 2014

• Organic farmers gathering to discuss local food production Yukon organic farmers are out to educate the public.
• Consumer Price Index up 2.2 per cent Comparing January 2014 to January 2013, the Consumer Price Index increased by 2.2 per cent in Whitehorse, Statistics Canada announced this week.
• Yukon research critical to circumpolar network of scientists Bird biologist Dave Mossop has put another feather in his cap.
• Daycare receives funding for healthy living choices Zucchini bread, fruit kabobs, egg floats and veggie sticks were all on the menu Thursday afternoon
• New solar system already paying for itself, keeping the house warm For the past 10 days, Malcolm and Renee Mills haven't burned a lick of fuel to heat their 60-year-old home in Takhini.
• Territory purchases two new ambulances with added features In 1990, paramedic Eric Grasholm began his career with the territory's Emergency Medical Services.
• Emotional impact should have been addressed: lawyer A young woman's four-year-old sexual harassment case trudged on Thursday in Yukon Supreme Court.

February 27, 2014

• Clara Hughes to visit Yukon as part of national tour Six-time Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes will visit the North, including Whitehorse and Dawson City, in May to raise awareness about mental health.
• All Together Now A small herd of moose follow the leader as they trudge across frozen Teslin Lake to the next oasis of twigs.
• New forest mapping agreement contributes to regional growth The Yukon government is initiating a new forest vegetation inventory for the Haines Junction area, which will support future economic growth.
• Opening Night Virginie Hamel opens Fragments tonight at the Rah Rah Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• New work provides artist with new experience An artist's journey north prompted the latest solo show at Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery.
• View From The Top These three people were enjoying the view
• Yukon and Alaska moving forward on feasibility study The governments of Yukon and Alaska are jointly issuing a Request for Proposals to get a contractor to assess the feasibility of developing electrical and telecommunication connections between Yukon and southeast Alaska.
• Yukon College shares PhD student with industry Yukon College and Alexco Resource Corp. have secured a PhD student to study the removal of heavy metals from water, the college announced this morning.
• Sexual harrassment appeal continues "You crossed the line big time.”
• Porter Creek town hall meeting draws about a dozen people Infill weighed heavily on the minds of about a dozen residents who turned out for a town hall meeting at Jack Hulland Elementary School in Porter Creek Thursday night.
• Pedestrian dies following accident A 69-year-old man is dead after being struck by an SUV as he was crossing Fourth Avenue late Wednesday morning.

February 26, 2014

• Representation by seniors in population growing As of June 2013, there were 36,526 Yukoners – 18,624 males and 17,902 females, reports the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
• Early Arrival A small family of swans arrived early in the Yukon on Saturday,
• Call for affordable housing attracts interest from private and non-profit sectors Nine proponents with projects based in four communities have advanced to the request for proposal phase of the competition to attract affordable rental housing developments.
• A Final Look at Rendezvous 2014 Part 2 Photo Spread
• A Final Look at Rendezvous 2014 Part 1 Photo Spraed
• Court hearing appeals on sexual harrassment case The Yukon Supreme Court is hearing appeals from both sides in a case involving a Whitehorse business owner found guilty of sexually harassing a teenage employee through emails while also her basketball coach.
• Questionable spot zoning for Porter Creek lot passes first reading It was only three years ago that the city added infill properties to Porter Creek, with zoning restrictions put in place for the four new properties on 14th Avenue to limit the number of living units on each site to one single detached house.
• Earthquake felt in Haines Junction, Whitehorse Donna Istchenko was at home in Haines Junction having lunch with her son when, for a split second, she thought someone was "bounding up the steps” and banging on the window.
• Government backs off forecast for economic growth in 2014 The territorial government has revised its economic forecast for 2014,
• Capstone Mining and its Minto Mine lose money in 2013 Capstone Mining Corp. is reporting the Minto Mine posted a loss of $22.2 million for 2013.