Whitehorse Daily Star

September 19, 2013

• Coroner's office identifies victim of fire Arthur Taylor is the name of the man who died in a fire earlier this month at a West Dawson City home.
• Territory won't take position on Senate's future The Yukon government is the only Canadian jurisdiction that will not take a position on Senate reform or abolition.
• Judges Come North Members of the Canadian Judicial Council gathered for private meetings in Whitehorse this week.
• Exhibit will celebrate traditional sewing, weaving On Friday afternoon, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre will open its newest temporary exhibition centred around the traditional art form of sewing and weaving in Yukon First Nations culture.
• Environmental Grant deadline approaching Groups hoping to access funding through the city's Environmental Grant have about a month to submit their applications, Mayor Dan Curtis said this week.
• Spied In The Sky The harvest moon
• May ‘panicked' by what she sees as democracy's erosion Elizabeth May is worried about the state of Canada's democracy.
• Constable spurns suggestion he planted evidence RCMP Const. Joshua Penton has flatly rejected a suggestion he planted evidence in the investigation of an attempted murder case involving Haines Junction RCMP Cpl. Kim MacKellar.
• Jury hears how officer apprehended accused couple The Yukon Supreme Court heard Wednesday how RCMP Sgt. Jim Giczi single-handedly captured two individuals following a shooting involving Cpl. Kim MacKellar of the Haines Junction detachment.
• ‘We now have a clear direction from the Supreme Court' The Supreme Court of Canada has denied the Yukon government's request to hear an appeal involving how mineral claims are staked inside the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council.

September 18, 2013

• Technicians trying to restore phone service Northwestel Inc. technicians are working to restore land line long distance calling services between the Yukon and the N.W.T.
• City pedalling toward stiffer fines for bad biking New rules may soon apply to cyclists around the city, and those found breaking the rules could be subject to much stiffer fines.
• It's Back.... Snow has been sighted
• Territory seeks ruling on contract bid times One minute will make a difference in the Tatchun Creek Bridge replacement.
• New fees, benefits planned for caregivers Yukoners who provide care in their homes for adults with intellectual or cognitive disabilities will benefit from a new assessment tool and expanded fee structure more accurately reflecting the care levels involved.
• Society must doff its energy shackles, audience told Humanity will be restored with the end of cheap energy.
• Evidence was never left unattended, officer testifies RCMP Const. Joshua Penton wasn't on duty when he dropped by the Whitehorse detachment to check emails when he heard of a shooting in Haines Junction involving Cpl. Kim MacKellar.
• Cabinet minister testifies in attempted murder trial Wade Istchenko had barely sat down for his morning coffee with the fellows in September 2011 when a woman walked into the restaurant asking for their help.
• Whistle Bend lot lottery lures no takers It's just become very easy to receive a choice of lots in the Whistle Bend subdivision.

September 17, 2013

• Helping Feed The Community The Grade 7 French immersion class from École White- horse Elementary class is seen in front of the Whitehorse Food Bank last Thursday.
• Deputy mayor contemplates heavier workload Haines Junction's deputy mayor has returned home from a hunting trip to discover he's suddenly become the village's acting mayor and chief administrative officer.
• Seasonal Soaking The onset of fall brought some very wet weather
• Sima's boosters pack council chambers once again Benefit after benefit, council heard once again Monday evening, are just what the local ski hill means to the community.
• Run Rhythms Tim Naylor (left) and Daniel Dunphy provided music during Sunday's annual Terry Fox Run in Whitehorse.
• Ontario canoeist is rescued from Big Salmon River Whitehorse RCMP helped rescue a stranded canoeist on the Big Salmon River on Monday.
• Ski society digesting $400,000 demand from WildPlay WildPlay is demanding more than $400,000 from the Great Northern Ski Society (GNSS).
• Stained RCMP patrol jacket entered as trial evidence Among the exhibits introduced to a Yukon Supreme Court jury Monday was a stained yellow RCMP patrol jacket with metal fragments stuck to it.
• Brazen burglary devastates business owner Sixty thousand dollars' worth of jewelry was stolen from Gold Originals by Charlotte early Saturday morning – the day before the store's 25th anniversary.