Whitehorse Daily Star

December 16, 2013

• Helping A Fruitful Event Selina Heylinger-Hare lent her musical talents to last Tuesdayʼs Speedraiser charity concert held for para-wheelchair racer Jessica Frotten.
• Northwestel expands coverage of its 4G network in Dawson Northwestel Inc. has extended the coverage of its 4G network in Dawson City to the city's airport, about 16 kilometres from the townsite.
• Spreading Good Cheer Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the City Festival of Lights Tour buses before their run on Saturday.
• Crown corporation officials quizzed by Yukon's MLAs Officials from the Yukon Energy Corp. and Yukon Development Corp. appeared as witnesses before the legislative assembly last Tuesday.
• MLAs pass act addressing personal health information The legislative assembly unanimously passed the Health Information Protection and Management Act on Tuesday.
• Travel joins The Agenda Michael and Celeste Bendall (left) have won the two Air North tickets from the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter raffle.
• Input sought into proposed minimum rental standards The Yukon government is asking for feedback on proposed regulations under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, including minimum rental standards.
• Seeing Mandela was one of former Yukon chief's lifetime highlights As the world continues to reflect on the life of Nelson Mandela, Bob Charlie is remembering his encounter with the former leader of South Africa.
• Firm fined for years of diesel leakage, soil damage A failed Watson Lake sawmill took another blow last week when a judge ordered South Yukon Forest Corp. to pay a $12,000 penalty for years of diesel leakage and soil contamination from a tank on its property.
• ‘It's like Christmas Day came early,' chief says The Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the Yukon government have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to work together on several development initiatives.

December 13, 2013

• College mobile trades training lab open for business Deputy Premier Elaine Taylor and Paul Flaherty, who chairs Yukon College's board of governors, officially launched a new $1.8-million mobile trades training lab and supply trailer at the college's Ayamdigut campus Wednesday morning.
• Author releases fantasy novel In his latest book Skrelsaga (published by Trafford Publishing), Yukon author Steve Parker has created a world where humans, elves and an ancient race called the Skrel co-exist and adventure
• Auxiliary constable program banquet salutes volunteers Nineteen volunteer RCMP auxiliary constables were recognized recently for their roles in supporting policing and community safety in Yukon.
• Remote communications aided Northwestel Inc. and Total North Communications have teamed up to deliver the latest communications solution to assist remote mining, oil and gas businesses in northern Canada.
• Tourism deal will mean more jobs in Dawson Air North's chartered flights for Holland America next summer will not only bring more jobs and tourists to the Klondike, but increased traffic and noise in the airport area as well.
• Sweet Contributions Ann Dibbs has been selling cakes and cookies for the Lake Laberge Lions Club every Christmas since 1984.
• Part-time station manager helped CFYT meet its goals CFYT-FM enjoyed a year with a station manager, Jonathan Howe, his 20-hour a week position financed by a two grants from the Canadian Radio Fund (CRF).
• Festival to shine on Saturday The City Festival of Lights Tour will happen Saturday afternoon.
• Lead, asbestos delay bank's restoration Contaminants in the building are the cause of delays in the revival of a Dawson landmark, but plans are being developed to deal with the issue.
• National safe driving enforcement campaign on RCMP officers across the Yukon and their colleagues nationally have launched their Christmas-New Year's anti-impaired driving campaign.
• Time To Traverse A mule buck prepares to cross the Mayo Road
• Water and sewer bylaws adopted by council The city has adopted new water and sewer bylaws which stiffen fines for offences under each and aims to keep food waste out of the system.
• Give crews room to work, city urges City crews are working hard to clear this week's major snowfall, stepping up their efforts by assigning overtime to crew members.
• Legislature passes motion to support cultural events The Yukon legislature has unanimously passed a private member's motion calling on the government to develop a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, including the contributions of new Yukoners.
• Candidates' violent pasts rile some voters On the brink of an election in Watson Lake, members of the community are speaking out against a slate of candidates for Liard First Nation council who have criminal or allegedly corrupt pasts.
• Ceremony conjures memories of departed loved ones For many, it has become a quiet, solemn part of their Christmas traditions as they remember someone or a number of people special to them who have passed away.
• Ready To Entertain and Enchant Photo Spread
• Board is mulling a fundamental question: chair The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is asking itself exactly what Yukon Energy is proposing with its plan to start generating power using natural gas, says the board's chair.
• Generating project consultation period may lengthen An extension to receive public input on Yukon Energy's proposal to build a new generating facility powered by natural gas is being considered, says YESAB's chair.
• City manager's job has attracted heavy interest The city is setting its sights on the end of January to finish interviewing prospective city managers.
• Johnson sentenced to federal pen time for robbery, shooting The Yukon Supreme Court sentenced a young woman to more than three years in a federal penitentiary for her role in a Haines Junction robbery and high-speed chase that climaxed in the shooting of an RCMP officer.

December 12, 2013

• Flu has arrived early in Yukon, top MD confirms The Yukon has the flu, Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory's chief medical officer of health, confirmed Monday.
• Airport work planned The Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport is receiving $6,468,186 through the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), for the rehabilitation of the runway apron panels.
• Music Survival Camp set for January Music Yukon plans to present a two-day Music Survival Camp industry conference in Whitehorse next month.
• Capital Gets A Whallop Snow is piling up around Whitehorse, as seen this morning on Main Street, after the blizzard, with more white stuff forecast this afternoon and tonight.
• Missing man sought by RCMP The RCMP are looking to the public for help in their search for a Whitehorse man reported missing Tuesday.
• Cautious Kitty An uncertain-looking Devil has a photo taken with Santa last Saturday
• LNG proposal encounters waves of criticism Yukon Energy came under heavy fire at Wednesday night's public meeting for its $34-million proposal to begin using natural gas to power back-up generators.
• Canada Post cuts will eliminate up to 25 local jobs, YFL says The Yukon Federation of Labour has vowed to campaign against Canada Post's decision to eliminate home delivery service next year.
• Funding infusion restores paramedic program The primary care paramedic program at Yukon College will continue after all.
• Review physician never spoke to pathologist The family of Teresa Scheunert and the NDP are renewing their call for a public inquiry into her death as a third possible cause was revealed this week.
• Forensic Pathologist reaffirms her conclusions The forensic pathologist who performed Teresa Scheunert's autopsy stands by her conclusion that the most likely cause of Scheunert's death was mixed-drug toxicity.