Whitehorse Daily Star

December 24, 2013

• Finishing Up Skiers in last Saturdaysʼ Grey Mountain Lions Don Sumanik classic race are seen at the finish.
• Staking moratorium imposed on First Nation's territory A new four-month moratorium on staking minerals claims has been implemented for the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council.
• Bountiful Program The annual Food for Fines program gathered a large amount of food for the Whitehorse Food Bank and Kausheeʼs Place.
• No-show buses called ‘very rare': manager Bus riders in Porter Creek and Crestview were left stranded early Monday morning with the city's Handy Bus system eventually being used to ensure riders got downtown.
• Van hits city bus, snarls traffic A minivan struck a city transit bus on Lewes Boulevard late Monday afternoon, slowing rush hour traffic but causing no injuries.
• Christmas shoppers hustled in on last-minute deals Like it or not, there are just a few hours left to get those Christmas goodies and wrap them up for tomorrow.
• Inmates give back to their community Inmates are busy as elves this year.
• Work on Peel plan will be over in three weeks, minister says The moratorium on staking mineral claims inside the Peel River watershed has been extended to Jan. 21.

December 23, 2013

• Legislation will help protect health data An important step toward ensuring the protection of Yukoners' personal health information was passed in the legislative assembly earlier this month.
• Future Guitar Greats? Members of Christ the King Elementary Schoolʼs Beginner Guitar Club
• Salvation Army campaign in final stretch The Salvation Army needs the public's help to ensure that it meets this year's Christmas campaign goals.
• A Day-Brightener Marion Primozic, the winner of the City of Whitehorse annual Fes-tival of Lights Tour,
• Police council releases report The Yukon Police Council's first annual report,
• Residents urged to check out leisure programs The City of Whitehorse has released the 2014 Winter Active Living Guide.
• Sima opens to hundreds of eager snow buffs Skiers and snowboarders aren't taking their local hill for granted this year.
• Officers at stop-checks are busy Police have been ramping up drunk-driving enforcement measures during the holiday period, with more stop-checks continuing through to the New Year.
• Northwestel concerned about parts of CRTC decision Northwestel Inc. president and CEO Paul Flaherty says he is pleased the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is supportive of its overall modernization plan, despite Northwestel being directed to submit a revised version.
• Officer kicks in windshield, frees mom, child A mother and small child were rescued from a rolled pickup truck billowing black smoke Sunday evening, thanks to an RCMP officer who smashed in the windshield to get them out.
• Pivotal deadline will be met: cabinet spokeswoman The Yukon government is still working to meet the Dec. 27 court-ordered deadline to amend mining regulations, says a territorial cabinet spokeswoman.

December 20, 2013

• The government has no vision for a better territory ( Comment ) The Yukon government demonstrated again and again during this legislative sitting that it does not have a vision for a better Yukon.
• Yukoners helped produce silent film Filmmaker and musician Keith Picot is showing a free Christmas film with a Yukon component on the Internet.
• Northwestel Festival of Trees raised $500,000, count shows The 2013 Northwestel Festival of Trees has concluded in Whitehorse, raising $500,000 for the Yukon Hospital Foundation.
• All-time energy consumption record broken Yukoners have set a new record, though perhaps not one to write home about.
• Contradiction suggested in position on LNG Three Yukon First Nations have a contradiction on their hands, says the spokesman for Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration and Development.
• Winter programs draw spirited interest More than 500 people registered in the city's Winter Active Living Programs on the first day.
• Food bank receives nourishing Christmas gift The Whitehorse Food Bank is a step closer to purchasing the building it has called home for four years after an announcement by the Yukon government Thursday.
• Higher CPP deduction would be unwelcome tax: premier The Yukon government believes more work needs to be done to determine the future of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
• Almost Ready To Roll Nadine Landry and Ed White are seen during Wednesday afternoonʼs dress rehearsal or the Grand Ole Northern Opry.
• Crossing guard named as one of Canada's favourites Leonard Gordon Sr., an Elijah Smith Elementary School crossing guard, received an award Thursday for being a winner of Canada's Favourite Crossing Guard Contest.
• Northwestel bolsters typhoon relief fund Northwestel Inc. has donated $4,190 to the Red Cross to support relief efforts following the Nov. 8 typhoon in the Philippines.
• Time To Play In The Snow After a tumultuous year of hard work and wonderment about whether Mount Sima would open this winter, skiers and snowboarders were granted their wish this morning.
• Court rejects woman's claim her colleagues defamed her The Yukon's highest court has rejected an appeal by a woman who claimed she was defamed when co-workers at the Selkirk First Nation accused her of sexual harassment and of "cutting down First Nations people.”
• Feedback sought on labour standards The government is seeking feedback on potential further changes to the Employment Standards Act.
• Leaders pinpoint session's successes, questions Yukoners were left with several unanswered questions as the fall legislative sitting came to a close Thursday afternoon.
• Election result yields divided opinions Two leading figures of the Liard First Nation have offered starkly different responses to Monday's election of a candidate for chief with a criminal history.
• Father, son had been ‘true ambassadors' for Yukon A steep turn, an overweight plane and high winds contributed to the June crash in Saskatchewan which killed long-time Yukoners Chuck and Shane Buchanan.