Whitehorse Daily Star

November 20, 2013

• Drive carefully, city tells motorists With the days getting shorter, the City of Whitehorse is encouraging pedestrians, cyclists and motorists to help each other stay safe.
• Mining acts amendments draw Liberal's wrath The interim leader of the Liberal party has criticized the government for its amendments to the Yukon's mining legislation tabled Nov. 6.
• Prospectors association honours two Yukon miners Ron Stack, a well-known Whitehorse-based prospector,
• Mandatory release of trout urged for some lakes There's more to fishing than catching something to eat, says Environment Yukon's senior fisheries biologist.
• Talking Character Development Claire Ness talks about her character at an artistsʼ talk Tuesday evening at The Old Fire Hall.
• Typhoon relief fund-raiser will involve a film Vanier Catholic Secondary School is hoping to raise as much money as possible for Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief in the Philippines by offering two screenings of a movie Thursday.
• Court orders several assessments of accused A Whitehorse woman connected with an incident in 2011 which ultimately saw 31-year-old Christopher Cornell convicted of attempting to murder a police officer may get a lighter sentence due to court-ordered assessments of her social and mental stability.
• Talking Shared Experiences Whitehorse resident Ramesh Ferris exchanges polio survivor experiences recently with American actor Alan Alda.
• Family did raise inquiry, minister acknowledges Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham apologized in the legislature Tuesday for a mistake he'd made during question period a day earlier.
• Council hears concrete expenditure proposals Residents want concrete decisions from their council – literally.
• School tender receives 119-page change order The Yukon government added a 119-page change order to the F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction tender this week.
• Many charges laid after police seize cocaine and marijuana A Whitehorse man is facing multiple drug charges in an arrest involving what Yukon RCMP have labelled "one of the most significant organized crime investigations in the territory to date.”

November 19, 2013

• Talent-Sharpening Youth and adults get creative
• Students plan arts, culture evening for Dec. 8 Yukoners are being encouraged to celebrate the coming Christmas season at an arts and culture evening put on by students of Vanier Catholic Secondary School.
• A Close Shave Michael Kokle competes in a balloon-shaving contest Monday at Yukon College.
• Air North can fly to Fairbanks after U.S. customs revises plans It appears Holland America customers visiting the Yukon and Alaska will be able to fly from Dawson City to Fairbanks after all.
• Helping A Healthy Cause Melanie Brule with Barbers ll talked about shaving at the Yukon College Pit at noon Monday using Marco Paquet as a model.
• Family challenges minister's version of meeting Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham and the family of Teresa Scheunert have offered two different accounts of their meeting last Friday afternoon.
• Expressing Gratitude Ione Christensen thanks city council Monday evening
• Minister won't pull up stakes on Atlin Lake campground plan The NDP is questioning the government's insistence on developing the Atlin Lake campground, against the Taku River Tlingit's clear opposition to the project.
• Trial begins in wake of tire shop tragedy Two Whitehorse residents and their employers went on trial Monday for an incident two years ago where a local tire shop employee was crushed by a truck he was working on.
• Ogilvie Street residents approve major upgrades Ogilvie Street property owners from Fourth Avenue to the escarpment are willing to pay for a portion of the upgrades proposed for the artery.
• Exploration, mining take steep decline this year The value of exploration and mining in the Yukon has fallen significantly compared to recent years, according to territorial government records.

November 18, 2013

• Northwestel continues with modernization plan Faster Internet, bringing 4G service to more communities, improved video conferencing options and enhanced phone features are among the long list of projects Northwestel Inc. is continuing to work on as part of its modernization plan for the North.
• Local Author Launches Latest Book Patricia Robertson
• Demonstrators take quest to Yukon MP's offices Whitehorse joined more than 130 communities across Canada on Saturday in a national Defend Our Climate, Defend our Communities day of action.
• Winds and Waves High winds in the southern Yukon resulted in huge waves over the weekend,
• Chamber awaits new regulations The Yukon Chamber of Mines is not sure what amendments to the Quartz Mining Act will look like, says the chamber president Rob McIntyre.
• Land rezoning process simplified A new regulation under the Area Development Act has streamlined the rezoning application process for landowners in rural Yukon.
• Off The Road Firefighters were called to this single-vehicle collision off Robert Service Way at about at 10:36 a.m. Saturday,
• Department of Justice receives a new DM Veteran Yukon government lawyer Tom Ullyett is the new deputy minister of Justice, Premier Darrell Pasloski announced today.
• Yukon businesses, communities benefit from oil, gas industry A report by exploration company Northern Cross Yukon shows the oil and gas industry in the territory is delivering clear benefits to Yukon businesses and First Nations.
• NDP pursues families' role in inquests The NDP continues to raise issues regarding the Yukon Coroner's Act in the legislature.
• Premiers hashed out concerns over Canada Job Grant The Canada Job Grant was a critical discussion topic at Friday's premiers' meetings in Toronto.
• ‘Before it's yours, it's mined,' premier reminds delegates The Yukon has a social responsibility to nurture its mining industry, Premier Darrell Pasloski said this morning.