Whitehorse Daily Star

August 28, 2013

• Haines Junction produces first autumn fair The Junction Community Market will stage what they hope to be an annual agricultural exhibition today called the Junction Fall Fair in Haines Junction.
• Whistle Bend lots' release nears The Yukon government will release more than 150 new lots in phase two of the Whistle Bend subdivision in Whitehorse, Community Services Minister Brad Cathers announced today.
• Mock exercise showed need for electoral reform The recent mock election conducted by Fair Vote Yukon is more evidence of the need for election reform, says Dave Brekke.
• Freash Air and Exercise Jessica Read of the Breath of Life Yoga Studio leads a class Tuesday on the wharf in downtown Whitehorse.
• Drinker downs the toe, coughs up the dough Wanted: one big toe.
• Witness thought sighting was fire-stricken aircraft Donna Milne didn't know what she was seeing as she watched a ball of fire move through the sky at about 10:30 Monday night.
• Everybody speaks ‘the same language with language' Learning a second language is no easy task – and neither is teaching it.
• Yukon called ‘safe frontier' for investment While Yukoners should only expect minimal economic growth for 2013, the Bank of Montreal's chief economist isn't concerned over the medium-term.

August 27, 2013

• Ottawa unveils $738,613 for arts, culture The federal government has announced $738,613 in funding for 14 arts and culture programs in the Yukon.
• College launches community 50th anniversary art project Yukon College is calling on the territory's diverse population to help create a unique mural for its 50th anniversary.
• Yukon Ice Patch case pushed back A legal fight over work planned for the Yukon Ice Patch has been pushed back until September.
• Betty's Haven: ‘We need it so badly' "What a beautiful day,” Betty Sjodin said Monday afternoon, her eyes misting with happiness as she helped officially open Betty's Haven.
• Cyclists are enjoying their 10,000-kilometre odyssey It's a journey of more than 10,000 kilometres that will take Metais Zollbrecht and Carolin Dungs from the top of Alaska at the Arctic Ocean south through B.C. along the Pacific coast through Washington sate, Oregon, California, Arizona and on back to the southern tip of California.
• TELUS will open store in Whitehorse TELUS Mobility is coming to the North.

August 26, 2013

• Raw milk business booming in Kenai Kevin Byers' only day off is Sunday.
• KVA pleads to restore length of Parks Canada year in the Yukon The Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) is hoping Leona Aglukkag, the newly minted Environment minister, may prove better informed than her predecessor was when it comes to the future of Parks Canada in the Yukon.
• Carcross-Tagish First Nation still pressing Ottawa for solution During last year's annual visit by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it was members of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) beating drums, singing, and holding signs, and drawing attention to their funding dispute with the federal government.
• Outstanding Youth Achievement Awards program recognizes Yukon youth Five young Yukoners are being recognized through the Outstanding Youth Achievement Awards (OYAAs).
• Consultation summary due out soon A summary of submissions regarding proposed changes to mining and exploration regulations should be available soon, says a government spokesman.
• Correction An article in Friday's Star mistakenly identified the contractor working on Range Road
• Raising Awareness, Cash Premier Darrell Pasloski, left, and Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham, seen here last week with Jenny Roberts of the MS Society last week
• Cause of power outage unknown About 1,700 customers were without power for about an hour Sunday morning.
• Selection of RCMP detachment commander finalized A new commander has been chosen to lead the RCMP detachment in Carmacks.
• Federal finance minister meets with Yukon business community Yukon businesses want a decrease in regulation, the president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce said today.
• Yukon tourism delegation heading to Europe, U.K. Premier Darrell Pasloski is leaving Tuesday on a nine-day European trade mission, leading the first premier-led trade delegation from a Canadian province or territory.
• New bylaw requires motorists to yield to merging transit buses Drivers are being reminded to yield to buses merging back into traffic after picking up passengers.