Whitehorse Daily Star

October 21, 2013

• Golden Host Awards handed out for A-1 hospitality Nearly a dozen Yukoners and Yukon businesses around the territory have been recognized for their service to visitors over the summer season.
• Holiday traffic patrol led to charges against motorists Yukon RCMP were out on the roads in full force over Thanksgiving weekend, participating in a national campaign to reduce accidents and injuries on a weekend when traffic incidents are high.
• Enlivening The Spirit David Richardson, left, and Jonathan Steel, right, MC Turmoil, perform at the Keeping the Spirit Alive event held Friday evening.
• Friends of Sima remaining silent until Tuesday Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait until Tuesday to learn what the future may or may not hold for the beleaguered Mount Sima hill.
• Trade agreement will strengthen the North: minister Arctic Council senior officials are meeting for the first time under Canada's chairmanship this week in Whitehorse.
• Watch Quebec fracking case, Yukoners urged The Canadian government is facing a challenge over Quebec's fracking moratorium under the North American Free Trade Agreement, commonly known as NAFTA.
• Anti-fracking rally, march lure 100-plus The territorial government and Yukon Energy must not be allowed to embrace the use of natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel, Yukoners heard at an anti-fracking rally held Saturday afternoon.

October 18, 2013

• Researchers criticize YTG for Peel issue handling It was the Yukon government, not polarized perspectives, that caused a breakdown in the Peel land use planning process, according to four University of Saskatchewan researchers.
• Carcross becomes a Pace Car community Carcross has become one of 10 designated Canadian communities to launch Parachute's Pace Car program this fall.
• Conference generated useful dialogue, NDP says Canada's North Summit, held in Whitehorse this week, wrapped up early Thursday afternoon.
• Guides honoured during Women's History Month In celebration of Women's History Month in October and last Friday's International Day of the Girl, Elaine Taylor, the minister responsible for the Women's Directorate, unveiled a poster.
• Throne speech agenda strengthens the North: MP The federal government reiterated its focus on cementing Canadian sovereignty in the North through Wednesday's throne speech.
• Fund-Raiser Planned A fund-raiser for Little Footprints Big Steps,
• Whitehorse flu clinics now offer new inhaled vaccine technique This flu season, the Yukon's Immunization Program is offering a stress-free alternative to the traditional injection for children and youth aged two to 17 years.
• Excavation tests conclude burials unlikely It's highly unlikely there were ever any burials on the site of three Steele Street lots where the Yukon government is planning to redevelop the Sarah Steele Building.
• New Condominium Act preparations underway The Yukon government is preparing a new Condominium Act to improve governance of the territory's growing condominium housing supply.
• Hospital to be operational by mid-December: officials Given the continual changes to the exterior of the Dawson City Community Hospital, Dawsonites might be forgiven for wondering when – or if – the facility will ever be opened.
• Hillcrest residents mull their community's future Hélène Dobrowolsky has lived in Hillcrest for decades.
• ‘Both drivers are lucky that it wasn't worse' A head-on collision on the Alaska Highway sent two people to Whitehorse General Hospital early this morning.
• Names of four accused are released Whitehorse RCMP have charged four men in connection with a home robbery early Wednesday morning in Takhini.
• Territory, Alaska to study technological links The Yukon and Alaska governments have each contributed $150,000 to study the feasibility of developing electrical and telecommunications connections between the two jurisdictions.
• Quebec zoo happily adopts Yukon lynx Four rather big Yukon kittens have found a new home in Quebec.
• Celebrated artist marks a milestone birthday People from across the territory gathered Thursday evening to celebrate renowned Yukon artist Jim Robb's 80th birthday at the Gold Rush Inn.
• Court sends impaired ATV driver to cells A young man was sentenced to four months behind bars after the Yukon Court of Appeal deemed his initial sentence too light for a night of alcohol-fuelled ATV joy riding with friends that got out of hand.

October 17, 2013

• Bright characters headed to city Inky, Curly and action hero Led Bright will be in the local Home Hardware store this weekend with a message about saving energy and the planet with the right LED light bulbs.
• Unique caribou viewing event planned for Dempster Highway A free "Caribou Crossing” wildlife viewing event has been set for this weekend outside of Dawson City
• Legislative assembly to reconvene on Halloween Premier Darrell Pasloski announced today that the legislature will be reconvened at 1 p.m. Oct. 31.
• Four arrested following home invasion, robbery Whitehorse RCMP have arrested four men suspected to have been involved in a residential robbery in Takhini.
• ‘They're hanging on by the skin of their teeth' Esther Joe has been without a home for six years.
• Delegates hear frustrations with land use planning The Yukon is "charting new grounds” with its First Nations land claim agreements, Premier Darrell Pasloski told Canada's North Summit conference delegates Wednesday morning.
• Supreme court dismisses city case The city will not receive a GST rebate of more than $137,000 after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the city's appeal of an earlier Federal Court of Canada decision that it is not entitled to the rebate.
• New mines will end economic slump: forecast The most recent economic outlook by the Conference Board of Canada recognizes that the slump in the mineral sector has meant an overall economic slowdown throughout all three territories this year, but things are expected to pick up in 2014.