Whitehorse Daily Star

February 25, 2014

• Clarity's Revelations Early risers are treated to this view of the moon
• City wants to hear from public City council will host a town hall meeting Wednesday evening in Porter Creek.
• More Rendezvous Revelry 2014 Photo Spread
• Cultural society names new executive director Amanda Buffalo has been named the executive director of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Society.
• Fire! Another crowd-pleasing explosion of colour rockets skyward
• Professor lobbies to change land feature's name A little-known piece of land on Herschel Island could see its name changed if an application by Carleton University's Dr. Chris Burn is approved.
• Review of sustainability plans will cost $60,000 The city will spend $60,000 to review its sustainability plans, but it may never reach a state of Nirvana in striving for sustainability.
• Court ruling perplexes school board's lawyer The head lawyer for the territory's francophone school board says he's baffled by a recent Yukon Court of Appeal decision he feels has hurt the cause of French-language education.
• Marketing strategy touts ‘unbeatable infrastructure' A nearly 40-page marketing strategy adopted by city council Monday evening will focus on Whitehorse residents.

February 24, 2014

• Yukon Sourdough rendezvous 2014 Part 3 Photo Spread
• Yukon Sourdough rendezvous 2014 Part 2 Photo Spread
• Yukon Sourdough rendezvous 2014 Part 1 Photo Spread
• Mom scares off coyote from girl; moose on the loose Environment Yukon is asking residents to contact its TIPP line with any unusual sightings of coyote activity.
• Carcross drinking water quality boosted Carcross is celebrating improvements to its water treatment plant thanks to funding from the federal and Yukon governments.
• Tireless dedication sparked vivid fireworks show Little did Whitehorse residents know that the fireworks show they took in on New Year's Eve was a dress rehearsal for the Rendezvous spectacle that had Facebook feeds plugged with videos featuring the sounds of the All City Band performing Led Zeppelin's music on Saturday night.
• ‘All Yukoners were engaged': Rendezvous head After years of careful planning and budgeting, the 50th anniversary of the annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival went beyond the expectations of festival organizers.
• Serious charges detour man's planned trip to B.C. A Whitehorse man has been charged with five counts of assault after a stabbing incident Friday afternoon that sent two people to hospital.

February 21, 2014

• Truck fire also damaged Stratford Motel A pickup truck that caught fire in the parking lot of the Stratford Motel Thursday morning damaged both the vehicle and the building.
• Reactions to man's sexual bent have proved violent Jeremy Dias has suffered the near-worst that homophobia has had to offer in the past two decades.
• Last Saturday saw the restoration of a tradition For the First Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous (YSR) in 1962, there was a unique northern flavoured crown created for the Queen.
• Waterfront development plans moving forward Several development projects are progressing through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and Yukon government last December.
• Wastewater plant turnover extended by a fortnight The failure of the new wastewater treatment plant to meet water licence requirements in December 2013 means the date the town will have to take over the plant has been extended by another two weeks to March 16, at the earliest.
• Principal surprised at being named one of nation's best It may not be a surprise to many that Marj Hlady, the principal of Christ the King Elementary School, has been named among the nation's best, but for Hlady, it certainly was.
• Departing officer witnessed some tumultuous times "The Yukon, being my first posting, will always be a special place for me.”
• Wholesale sales rose from a year previously The preliminary unadjusted estimate for wholesale sales in the Yukon for December 2013 was $10.1 million, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
• Potential rezoning raises concerns on council After concerns over increased density two years ago led to a Restricted Residential zoning for a 14th Avenue property, the land's owners are applying to change the zoning to allow for a living suite.
• Lake surrenders man's body seven months after tragedy Using sonar, video and a remote-controlled underwater vehicle, police have found the body of a man who went missing after high winds and waves swamped the boat he and his wife were riding in on Teslin Lake last summer.
• Eagle eye trained on those with eagle eyes The eagle camera is up and running.
• Late leader witnessed triumphs and hardships Chris Pearson – the leader of the Yukon's first independent territorial government – died last Friday at the age of 82.