Whitehorse Daily Star

February 4, 2014

• Coroner releases name of man found on trail The man who died after being found last Saturday morning on a trail near McLean Lake has been identified as 24-year-old Dylan Alexis of Whitehorse.
• Collision creates lengthy Riverdale traffic jam A collision at Hospital Road and Lewes Boulevard this morning caused traffic backups that delayed commuters across Riverdale.
• The Case From Space The Yukonsʼ southwest comes into panoramic view from the stratosphere,
• Schandelmeier is having some fun on his return to the Quest For a two-time champion, John Schandelmeier has never sounded much like someone expecting a competitive run in the Yukon Quest this year.
• First Quester is due into Dawson tonight A middle-of-the-night manoeuvre put Yukon Quest musher Brent Sass squarely in position to claim the gold in Dawson City tonight.
• Trail would link Hillcrest with downtown area A $100,000 contribution from the city along with Yukon government funding could provide a pedestrian connection along the Alaska Highway across from Hillcrest Drive to the airport trails, then link to downtown.
• Change the plan, Peel claims holder asks YTG The president and CEO of Tarsis Resources wants the Yukon government to make adjustments to its Peel land use plan.
• Man initially claimed he hadn't been the driver A Ross River man who caused the death of a teenaged girl after he drove a truck full of passengers into the Pelly River while drunk has been sentenced to roughly two years in jail.

February 3, 2014

• Registration opens for the 2014 Rendezvous Community Challenge Whitehorse city council has been challenged.
• Hoteliers undeterred by Dragons' Den's non-investment Work on restoring the Caribou Hotel to its former glory will continue without an investment from the business gurus of Dragons' Den.
• Former RCMP Officer Mourned United Church Rev. Beverly Brasier presided over the funeral of John William (Bill) Pringle last Thursday afternoon.
• ‘We've ended up with just a phenomenal trail' Alaska – When Brent Sass pulled into the Central checkpoint at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, race marshal Doug Grilliot checked the time and did a quick calculation.
• Two Yukoners' races ended swiftly Normand Casavant scratched from the Quest late Sunday night after returning to the Central checkpoint with a pair of ailing dogs.
• Off and Running Torsten Kohnert of Slussfors, Sweden
• Mushers penetrated summit's soupy fog Plenty of well-made plans have gone awry on Eagle Summit during the past three decades, but the daunting peak didn't derail any of the Yukon Quest leaders this year.
• Fast pace surfaces as an early-race concern Saturday's first day of the Yukon Quest was highlighted by a surprisingly common concern from the first group of mushers at the Two Rivers checkpoint:
• Autopsy ordered into man's death A 24-year-old Whitehorse man found alive in a snowbank Saturday morning died later at Whitehorse General Hospital.
• ‘Allowing fracking is a Pandora's Box' "Be careful.”
• Fracking can be done safely, committee told EFLO Energy Inc. says the Yukon could be energy-independent for many years if the company receives the go-ahead to develop the shale gas resources of the Kotaneelee gas field through hydraulic fracturing.

January 31, 2014

• Local filmmaker to show new documentary at film festival Dennis Allen had been sober for just a couple of years when he came across a book that changed his life.
• Peel Protesters Participate Photo Spread
• Yukon's Amy Sloan up for Canadian Screen Award Those planning to tune into the Canadian Screen Awards (formerly the Gemini Awards) on March 9 could be watching the Yukon's own Amy Sloan be honoured for her work on Call Me Fitz.
• Quest mushers wondering about impact of warm weather As Yukon Quest mushers chatted between autographs at the Alpine Lodge in Fairbanks on Wednesday, a steady theme seemed to emerge: How about that weather?
• Rescue Rehearsal Models walk the catwalk Thursday evening during dress rehearsal for the Rescued by Design fashion show at the Yukon College Saturday evening.
• Balloon carries cameras, GPS tracker to edge of outer space A neon orange drink cooler levitated toward the sky yesterday.
• Casavant fine with drawing No. 1 to begin Yukon Quest Normand Casavant plucked a scrap of paper from a bunny boot on Thursday, took a peek, and broke into a grin.
• Pasloski uncertain what impact court case will have on implementing Peel plan It is not yet clear whether a legal challenge of the government's Peel land use plan will stall its implementation.
• Yukon missing essential groundwater information: hydrologist The Yukon needs a better understanding of its groundwater system before the government gives hydraulic fracturing a green light.
• Local investors could re-open WildPlay at Mount Sima for next summer Sima may have a summer after all.