Whitehorse Daily Star

October 24, 2013

• NWTel Community TV makes ‘de-paws-it' to Quest Community Cable 9 has donated $1,000 to the Quest after winning a national community television award for shows produced to celebrate the race's 30th anniversary.
• Special week lays ground for Zero Waste campaign National Waste Reduction Week (Oct. 21-26) has kicked off with a new partnership of organizations, businesses, institutions and governments working together on a Zero Waste Education Campaign.
• World Polio Day highlights immunization: MD World Polio Day (today) presents a perfect opportunity to remind Yukoners about the importance of immunization in the fight to stay healthy.
• Fine musical Accompaniment Kim Melton was one of several Yukon musicians to perform at Tuesday's Whitehorse Connects event held at The Old Fire Hall.
• About $10,000 will go to Little Footprints Big Steps A charity led by Yukoner Morgan Wienberg will take some big steps toward helping a number of Haitians get an education they may not otherwise have access to.
• Council meetings were productive: senior official The first meeting of senior Arctic officials under Canada's chairmanship of the Arctic Council wrapped up Wednesday afternoon in Whitehorse.
• Fire destroys student's newly-bought truck A young man's recently purchased pickup truck went up in flames this morning at Yukon College.
• Government invites affordable rental units proposals The Yukon government is looking for ideas to solve the territory's affordable rental housing crisis.

October 23, 2013

• Junction's acting mayor acclaimed to the job Mike Crawshay will be sworn in as mayor of Haines Junction this week after gaining the village's top job through acclamation.
• Road to Mystery A pickup truck appears out of the dense fog that enveloped the Teslin River bridge Tuesday,
• Chum run will be strong: officials Officials are estimating this fall's run of Yukon River chum salmon into the territory is the fourth-strongest in the last three decades.
• Close Connections Garth Brown has his blood pressure checked Tuesday by home care nurse Diane Emond at the Whitehorse Connects event.
• Dawson man sentenced in ‘shocking case' A territorial court judge has sentenced a mentally impaired Dawson City man to a two-year conditional sentence for sexually assaulting four minors.
• MLAs to pore over mining legislation changes The Yukon government will bring forward amendments to its mining legislation during the fall sitting of the legislature, which will begin Oct. 31.
• Federal NDP introduces bill to protect the Peel River The federal NDP introduced a bill to protect the Yukon's Peel River into the House of Commons today.
• Advocate suggests 100 housing units to help homeless here Homelessness advocate Judy Graves met with a slew of activists, politicians and shelter residents Tuesday to wrap up Poverty and Homelessness Action Week in the Yukon.
• Fall delivers winter wallop to Whitehorse It's back ....

October 22, 2013

• Orange Technology unveils new IT service for the Yukon Orange Technology has entered the business of leasing hardware to clients – a new service to Yukon businesses and organizations.
• Unplanned Destination Black ice or frost on the Alaska Highway may have contributed to this rollover Monday.
• Alcohol ruled out as factor in man's death The brother of a Haines Junction man who died after driving off the Alaska Highway last August says a coroner's investigation indicating alcohol was not a factor comes as a big relief.
• Sauna blaze touted as a warning to others A back yard sauna went up in flames Monday afternoon when a stove fire cranked the temperature higher than usual at a home in Crestview.
• Northwestel Wireless moves over to Bell Mobility Northwestel Inc. has transferred its wireless business to Bell Mobility, the company announced Monday.
• Shot by police officers, inmate files lawsuit An Yukon inmate is suing several areas of government over alleged injustices stemming from his shooting by RCMP officers near Dawson City in 2011.
• Minister declines to address scientists survey Canada's Environment minister would not comment Monday on the results of a survey commissioned to determine the extent to which government scientists are censored.
• Vancouver homelessness advocate to speak this evening Dealing with homelessness is more than just providing shelter.
• ‘Mount Sima will be open this year' Dig out those downhill skis or that snowboard ... winter's almost here and the ski hill will be open.