Whitehorse Daily Star

November 15, 2013

• Bevington named Arctic Council critic New Democratic Party MP Dennis Bevington (Western Arctic) says he is proud to have been appointed official Opposition critic for the Arctic Council, which recently met in Whitehorse.
• Report urging bridge's demise being reviewed The Yukon government has ordered a peer review of an engineering report that said it's no longer practical to replace the Ross River suspension bridge.
• Governments fund study of permafrost's effects The federal and territorial governments have announced funding to evaluate the effects of climate change and permafrost degradation on transportation in Yukon.
• Touring The Capitol The Dakká Kwáan Dancers performed last week at the Museum of the American Indian and the Natu- ral History Museum in Washington, D.C.
• Proposed changes toughen sanctions for jury no-shows The Yukon government tabled legislation last week to rope more residents into jury selection and stiffen the penalties for those who evade it, among other provisions.
• Coroner sheds more light on differing reports The Yukon's chief coroner has offered further insight into her decision to write a second report related to the June 2012 death of Teresa Scheunert at the Watson Lake hospital.
• Diabetes presentation set for this evening This evening, Joe Solowiejczyk, a diabetes nurse educator and family therapist, will give a free public presentation on living with Types I and II diabetes.
• Fund-Raiser For Typhoon Victims Planned Longtime Whitehorse resident Tom Booth makes a donation Thursday for Philippines typhoon relief at the Asian Central Store.
• Shorter hunting season called potential ‘gong show' Tightening restrictions for moose hunting in the Faro area was one of 10 proposed changes to wildlife regulations discussed Wednesday night at a public meeting in Whitehorse.
• Climate defenders to rally outside MP's offices Whitehorse will join communities across Canada on Saturday in a national Defend Our Climate, Defend our Communities day of action.
• Jubilant lottery winners make it official All eight winners of a $25-million Lotto Max draw from earlier this month trekked from the Yukon to Edmonton this week to claim their prize.
• Former home owner found lots discussion emotional Pat Ellis sold her home on Seventh Avenue to the city under the impression that properties like hers around the clay cliffs would be expropriated.
• ‘Unrepentant sexual offender' appeals conviction A Pelly Crossing man is appealing his conviction of sexual assault, claiming the jury was unfairly influenced by the judge.
• Touring A Colourful Culture The Dakká Kwáan Dancers perform at the Museum of the American Indian and the Natural History Museum last week in Washington, D.C.
• Funding Good Eating Trevor Goodall, right, gives a $10,000 cheque Wednesday to Shelley Cuthbert for her Any Domesticated Animal Rescue and Boarding Kennels at Tagish.
• Justice ministers discussed legal aid, FASD Funding for legal aid was the hot topic at the meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial Justice ministers held this week in Whitehorse at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Air North spreads its wings to Yellowknife, Ottawa Travel between two territorial capital cities and the nation's capital could get a whole lot easier in the new year.
• Woman's medical misery endured for two decades A Whitehorse woman has been awarded $60,000 in damages after what a court has called doctor negligence dating back to 1986 contributed to two decades of chronic pain.

November 14, 2013

• Bar association hopeful for action on FASD The Yukon branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBAY) is optimistic that federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) Justice ministers will pledge significant action to improve access to justice for people experiencing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
• Aiding An Important Cause City councillor John Streicker leads Wednesday eveningsʼ fund-raiser for the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.
• Mozambican dinner fund-raiser is planned for Friday Tomorrow evening, the Canada World Youth Mozambique-Whitehorse Youth Leaders in Action program will host a special fund-raising edition of Café Rencontre,
• Overtime? Ernie Berken was out washing windows
• Politicians pumped over gas tax's achievements Federal gas tax funding is continuing to flow into the territory as planned.
• Waste woes are frustrating residents: MLA The NDP asked for a progress report on the Yukon's Solid Waste Action Plan during Wednesday's question period in the legislature.
• Mayor pledges to meet residents over land sale City council will eventually vote on first reading of a bylaw that would see the city sell land that's been seen as being expropriated.
• Same-sex policy attracts range of responses Feedback from the consultation on the Catholic schools' draft same-sex policy is now available on the Department of Education's website.
• YEC had anticipated leasing land from White Pass The 30-day period to comment on Yukon Energy's $34-million proposal to install two new natural gas generators has been halted abruptly.

November 13, 2013

• Late archdeacon celebrated with music and love Saint Paul's Anglican Church was packed on Nov. 2 as the community met to celebrate the life of the Kenneth Cober Snider, retired archdeacon of the Klondike.
• Blue Feather Music Festival 2013 Photo Spread
• RCMP on the prowl for recruits The RCMP are seeking fresh recruits from the territory's high schools and the community at large.
• Dawson opposes U.S. denial of Air North flights Dawson council is reacting strongly against a decision by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency to deny Holland America Line the option of using Air North to shuttle as many as 19,000 tourists between Dawson and Fairbanks next summer season.
• City seeks public input on proposed budget Residents will have their say during an input session on the city's proposed $12.9-million capital budget for 2014 set for next week's council meeting.
• City plans to spend $12.9 million on capital projects The city's proposed $12.9-million capital spending plan for 2014 focuses largely on planning for the future and upgrading its buildings.
• Paying Tribute Members of the RCMP march
• Woman fined following the death of her cat A woman who ran over her cat earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts under the Animal Control Bylaw in territorial court.
• Filipino community organizing storm relief efforts The local Filipino community is organizing fund-raising efforts to assist millions devastated by Typhoon Haiyan when it tore through the Philippines last Friday.
• Limited explanation offered for second report The Yukon's coroner has offered few details regarding her decision to write a second report about the death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake hospital last summer.
• Taxi driver's appeal based on ‘trial fairness' issue Seeking to avoid more jail time and eventual deportation, a former Whitehorse cab driver convicted of sexual assault last year brought his case before the Yukon Court of Appeal on Tuesday.