Whitehorse Daily Star

January 30, 2014

• Yukon-Japan tourism marketplace promotes overseas visitation Tourism and Culture Minister Mike Nixon led a delegation to Vancouver to attend the first ever Yukon-Japan tourism marketplace this week.
• Man sentenced for sexual assault dating back 25 years A Watson Lake man has received an 18-month conditional sentence from a territorial court judge for sexually assaulting a young woman 25 years ago.
• Red tape continues to raise concerns The Yukon continues to be among the worst jurisdictions in the country when it comes to red tape,
• Picturesque The view recently from the Tagish bridge
• RCMP issue another fraud awareness alert Whitehorse RCMP are reminding the public to be aware of telephone and internet fraud.
• Watchful Eye This Pine Marten was cruising the neighbourhood at the Teslin Cottage Lots recently.
• Dawsonites urge government to change its mind Close to 100 people turned out for the noon-hour Protect the Peel protest march in Dawson City on Wednesday.
• Report finds North in need of technology upgrades Without improvements to communications technologies, northern communities will be "left behind,” a new report by the Northern Communications Information Systems-Working Group finds.
• Skookum, city agree on zoning issue The tree line at Robert Service Way and the Alaska Highway will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
• Endless line of Peel supporters address lengthy rally O Canada played in the background as eight-year-old Kier MacKinnon raised the "Protect The Peel” flag outside the Yukon legislature Wednesday afternoon.

January 29, 2014

• Advanced Artist Award supports artistic development Eleven Yukon artists will share $40,000 through the Advanced Artist Award to further their career development in the performing, visual or literary arts.
• Man receives conditional sentence for sexual assault A Whitehorse man has received a 16-month conditional sentence, to be served in the community, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl last year.
• Sunday's work fatality described as freak accident The supervisor of a man who died Monday after corralling wild horses said Arnold Johnson was an experienced wrangler and called the incident a "freak accident.”
• Opening Night Body 13 opens at the Yukon Arts Centre tonight at 8:00 and runs until Friday.
• Official record for largest moose confirmed Friday A bull moose shot by a Dawson City man last year has the largest antlers ever recorded, hunting authorities confirmed Monday.
• Tourism statistics see new record set in 2013 Yukon tourism statistics for 2013 broke the record for the number of border crossings into the territory with an increase of eight per cent over 2012,
• ‘This is not how a government is supposed to run': Silver Both opposition leaders reiterated their disappointment yesterday with the Yukon government's handling of the Peel land use planning process.
• Emily Nishikawa's Olympic Dream Day declared Local cross-country skier Emily Nishikawa will have the entire city behind her as she gets set to compete among the world's best at the Sochi Olympics next month with a day proclaimed in her honour.
• Services in French expanded in health care Francophone Yukoners will have a bit of an easier time accessing health care in their native tongue with the implementation of three French language pilot projects.
• North 60, Integra Tire found guilty of safety infractions A trucking company supervisor and two local businesses were found guilty today of breaching workplace safety laws, failures that may have led to the death of tire shop technician Denis Chabot in November 2011.

January 28, 2014

• Yukon government increases funding to assist mineral exploration The Yukon government is expanding its assistance to the mineral exploration industry. Funding for the 2014/15 Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP) has been increased to a total of $1.4 million, subject to legislative approval.
• Story Time Education minister Elaine Taylor, Brooklyn Balmforth and mayor Dan Curtis (left to right) enjoyed ‘story Time' at the Family Literacy Centre during sunday's Family Literacy Day celebrations at the Canada Games Centre.
• The Yukon Chamber of Commerce announces change The Yukon Chamber of Commerce executive has announced a change in its board of directors.
• Chinese Community Celebrates Year Of The Horse Photo Spread
• Northwestel debuts First Nation program on community cable Northwestel Community TV has partnered with Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon (NNBY) to air Haa Shagoon on Community Cable 9.
• Chamber continues to call for city budget changes The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is continuing its call on the city to change the budget process.
• Berger explains rationale for lawsuit filed Monday The Yukon government had no authority to reject the final recommended plan, reads the statement of claim filed yesterday in Yukon Supreme Court by renowned aboriginal rights lawyer Thomas Berger.
• City council approves trail designations Debate over the use of trails continues, but the city is plowing forward with the implementation of its trail plan on the east side of the Yukon River.
• On-the-job fatality under investigation An investigation is underway after a wrangler on contract with the Yukon government died Monday following a round-up of wild horses near Kusawa Lake.