Whitehorse Daily Star

November 6, 2013

• Weather information from as early as 1902 now available If the Yukon Research Centre had a show pony, says Rick Steele, it would be the historical weather data server gathered from White Pass and Yukon Route logbooks between 1902 and 1957.
• Humane society opens off-leash dog park in Dawson While a substantial number of Dawson's dog owners seem to treat the town as it if were one large leash-free zone, it really isn't.
• Consumers' group lawyer queries YECL officials Hearings into the application by Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. to raise rates entered the third day today.
• Driver faces charges following collision which hospitalized duo A young man has been charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm after a head-on collision on the Alaska Highway on Oct. 18 sent two people to hospital.
• Schools to be strengthened against shakers The Yukon government is taking steps to minimize danger from earthquakes by upgrading its school buildings.
• City could face a deficit, figures suggest Rising energy costs, a downturn in development and residents choosing not to spend their cash on vending machine chocolate bars all appear to be taking a toll on the city's coffers.
• ‘This is a serious labour of love,' says army vet Lisa Groves has a guestbook for supporters to sign, because her SUV ran out of surface area.
• ‘Our life was on the line every single day' Longtime Whitehorse resident Red Grossinger, 72, served in the Canadian armed forces for 30 years.

November 5, 2013

• Smart meters aren't feasible, board told The cost of installing smart meter technology in the Yukon isn't worth it right now, says a senior manager with Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd.
• Power subsidy won't likely disappear, hearings told The Yukon government probably won't cut out its subsidy of monthly electrical bills, the Yukon Utilities Board heard Monday.
• City considers putting lots up for sale At a time where real estate sales are down and lots in the new Whistle Bend subdivision aren't moving, the city is considering selling off three of its own properties.
• Tendering process called ‘problematic' Interim Liberal Leader Sandy Silver wants to know what the premier has to say to the companies "that wasted their time and money” preparing bids for the F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction tender.
• College reserve land is expanded The territorial government is expanding its Yukon College land reserve surrounding the 25-year-old Ayamdigut campus in Whitehorse.
• Gratitude expressed for emergency response centre Monday's opening of the new, $8.1-million ambulance station at the Alaska Highway and Two Mile Hill was so much more than the christening of a new building for Shandell McCarthy and Marco Paquet.

November 4, 2013

• Government tables extra spending The Yukon government tabled a $48.8-million supplementary budget last Thursday afternoon in the legislature.
• Yukon Electrical explains rationale for pursuit of power rate increase The growth in population and using more diesel fuel to bump up generating capacity are central to the rate increase sought by Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd., says the company's general manager.
• Free From The Leash Katie Pearse cuts the leash to open the off leash Dog Park in Dawson City on Oct. 26.
• Campaign targets ‘a totally preventable crime' Yukon Commissioner Doug Phillips hopes that some day, events like the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Red Ribbon campaign can be a thing of the past.
• Performing Tonight Martha Wainwright will perform at 8:00 this evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Styrofoam recycling service now in effect A new Styrofoam recycling service for Yukon residents began Saturday at the Raven Recycling Society's facility off Industrial Road.
• Public accounts reflect a clean bill of health, Yukon's premier says ‘The Yukon government tabled the public accounts for the 2012-2013 fiscal year last Thursday afternoon in the legislature.
• Former YMA president returns to the role The new president of the Yukon Medical Association (YMA) aims to improve the understanding of residential school impacts within the medical community.
• Paraglider says he's grateful to have survived his mishap A Whitehorse paraglider caused an area power outage Saturday after getting tangled up in power lines along the North Klondike Highway.
• ‘Trips to Disneyland are definitely happening' "It's crazy. It's beyond belief .... Oh my God, I just want to scream!”