Whitehorse Daily Star

October 2, 2013

• Play Demands Audience Participation Grant Hartwick (far right) cold-reads White Rabbit Red Rabbit with the help of audience participation last Sunday afternoon
• Major fund-raiser set for helping Haitians An evening featuring local entertainers in Whitehorse could mean an education and vocational training for a number of youth and women in Haiti.
• Saluting Lancieux The flag of Whitehorse's sister city, Lancieux, France,
• Board to probe rights complaint A complaint of racial discrimination in Watson Lake is slated for a hearing Monday by the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
• Words To Fabric Jessica Vellenga's upcoming exhibit, Dear Diary, is a community based art project which shares and celebrates the diary's tradition.
• Dogs trainer hopes she's found a new location A local dog trainer is hoping to move out of Takhini Arena even after the city offered dog groups a reprieve earlier this year from a policy that would have banned canines that aren't service dogs from city-operated facilities.
• Showing Off Culture Tutshi Tanning owner Steve Cooper opened up his business for the recent Culture Days/Open Yukon celebration.
• Offender says he is satisfied with court's reduced jail sentence A territorial court judge has handed down a 15-month sentence to a man who pleaded guilty to assault and breaking and entering in an incident more than two years ago.
• Ross River bridge to be demolished The Ross River suspension bridge will be demolished, the Yukon government announced today.
• Registry lists doctorless patients There are at least 1,630 Yukoners without a family doctor.
• ‘Take your time at this point,' Crown urges jury The 14 jurors hearing the case of Chris Cornell have to ask themselves if his alibi makes sense, Crown prosecutor Keith Parkkari said in his closing argument Tuesday.

October 1, 2013

• Does the Klondike rate for World Heritage Status? It's not entirely certain that the people, agencies and governments of the Klondike will begin the lengthy process of preparing a nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Status.
• Music To Film Micah Smith, along with Jordy Walker (Sauna Music),
• Co-ordinator looks to grow ALS walk Whitehorse held its fifth walk Sunday to raise money for ALS research.
• October Is United Way Month United way Yukon, with the support of the City of Whitehorse,
• City is closer to hiring an economic development officer The potential hiring of a city staffer focused on economic development is welcome news for the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, says its president.
• Estimated 155,000 chum salmon have passed Eagle Yukon River chum salmon have been steaming past the sonar at Eagle, Alaska and into the Yukon over the last week.
• Ross River ferry is back in service The Ross River ferry is now operating on a reduced schedule following a decision last Sunday evening to halt service.
• Late author leaves behind a Yukon literary legacy The Yukon lost one of its literary lights Sept. 23 with the passing of Dick North.
• Lawyer renews his suspicions of investigation's handling Defence lawyer David Tarnow renewed his suspicions of how RCMP officers handled the investigation leading to charges against his client, Christopher Cornell.
• Softball Yukon steps up to fund Mount Sima Softball Yukon stepped up to the plate in a big way today, announcing $70,000 in funding that may yet save the local ski hill's winter season.

September 30, 2013

• Society seeks meeting with chief to resolve problems The executive director of the Liard Aboriginal Women's Society (LAWS) has asked to meet with the chief of the Liard First Nation to discuss pressing concerns in the community.
• Honouring A Dedicated Man The park in the Mary lake subdivision was officially named the Gilles lapres Memorial Park as a sign was unveiled Sunday afternoon.
• Dene Nation applauds court's refusal to hear case The Dene Nation has hailed a recent development concerning free-entry staking in the Yukon.
• United Way Month campaign will begin tomorrow Leslie McRae, president of the United Way Yukon, is applauding local efforts to make the campaign a success as United Way Month begins tomorrow.
• Celebrating Culture Days Garnet Muething speaks Friday during the opening of Culture Days in the yukon government main administration building.
• Investigation continues into park attack The RCMP are continuing to investigate a number of leads following a sexual assault last Monday night at a downtown park.
• Correction An article published Friday incorrectly quoted Ken Achtymichuk, the owner of Heather's Snack Haven, as saying a patron of Bailey's Pub & Grill sexually harassed his daughter.
• Trouble In The Roundabout Emergency responders work at the scene of a single-vehicle collision
• Seniors legal workshop is set for Tuesday Navigating the legal world is not an easy task.
• Bridge danger sees Ross River ferry suspended The 70-year-old Ross River pedestrian bridge is in immediate risk of collapsing, says a government press release issued late this morning.
• Officials will review feedback on same-sex policy Despite concerns raised by a parent, the comments from the online consultation regarding Vanier Catholic Secondary School's draft policy on same-sex relationships will be reviewed by the Department of Education.
• Company's bid arrived seconds too late: judge A Yukon Supreme Court judge ruled that more than $4 million in public construction contracts will go to a B.C.-based company because Whitehorse firm P.S. Sidhu Trucking submitted its bid several seconds too late.
• Man's truck found to have suffered extensive damage Two friends of a Haines Junction man who went missing late last month came across his truck off the Alaska Highway near Jake's Corner on Friday,