Whitehorse Daily Star

July 11, 2013

• Weather eases forest fire danger Cooler temperatures and more precipitation have lowered the fire danger rating across the territory.
• Research forest to host open house Yukoners of all ages are invited to the Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers Research Forest on Friday afternoon.
• The Big Moment Youth cut the ribbon opening the Illuminate Youth Art Contest Exhibition last Thursday afternoon
• Local government ministers met here Community Services Minister Elaine Taylor is chairing the 2013 meeting of provincial and territorial ministers responsible for local government this week.
• City of Whitehorse Landfill Fire Photo Spread
• Dump fire destroys $500,000 compactor Due to swift action by Whitehorse firefighters Wednesday evening, assistance from Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews was not required when a blaze was discovered at the local landfill.
• Communities finalize land protocols Watson Lake and Dawson City signed agreements Wednesday afternoon enabling them to take over responsibility for developing land in their communities – if they want.
• Forecaster had alerted YTG to heavy rainfall Highway crews expect to have the Dempster Highway open late today or early tomorrow, says Yukon government spokeswoman Jennifer Gehmair.
• ‘Conservation should begin at sea': fisherman Alaska's new requirements to ensure enough chinook salmon reach the Yukon is taking its toll on the other side of the border.

July 10, 2013

• Women's council selects board of directors Following its June 25, election, the Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council hosted its annual general assembly in Whitehorse.
• Forum envisions the Klondike's economic development Do Dawsonites have any ideas or concerns about the future of business and development opportunities in the Klondike Region?
• Water woes close Dempster Highway It could be a couple of days before the Dempster Highway reopens, says a woman working at the Eagle Plains Hotel.
• Education ministers make pledges to act Education ministers from across the country committed to developing First Nations, and more specifically, residential school curriculi at their national meeting in Iqualuit last week.
• Sign Here, Please Professional skateboarders from the SITKA skateboard team sign autographs
• Contract awarded for seniors' housing Construction is set to begin on a new seniors' housing project in Whitehorse.
• Decision gives spousal abuser a criminal record The Yukon's senior Supreme Court judge has overturned the ruling of the lower court, meaning a man convicted of domestic assault will have a criminal record.
• A Book For A Former AFN Chief Whitehorse resident Ramesh Ferris (right) presents the Northern Cultural Expressions Society's book Awakening Spirits,
• Curling club lease is close to being finalized For nearly three decades, Bob Walker has been a member of the Whitehorse Curling club.
• Whistle Bend fire swiftly doused Three new wildfires were reported in the territory Tuesday,
• First Nation entitled to deeper consultation: judge A Yukon Supreme Court judge has thrown out a Yukon government decision approving a mining project south of Beaver Creek.
• Slain former senator's son to visit next month It's been almost a half century since a Kennedy visited the Yukon.

July 9, 2013

• Dawson's Downtown Hotel under new management The Downtown Hotel in Dawson City has changed hands.
• Tumble proves tragic for one of three eaglets Three young bald eaglets came tumbling to the ground Monday night, killing one and injuring another.
• Trudeau, Rae to visit next week Justin Trudeau will be in Whitehorse next week for the Assembly of First Nations' annual general assembly.
• All Together Now Commissioner Doug Phillips, second from left, presented special Commissioner's commemorative pins to former commissioners
• YHMA ‘incredibly grateful' for city's decision Nancy Oakley, the Yukon Historical and Museums Association's (YHMA's) executive director,
• Chief endorses MLA's shift to Yukon Party The chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation says he supports his MLA's decision to join the Yukon Party government.
• Government restores balance to fracking committee The Yukon government has agreed to remove one of its members from the select committee on hydraulic fracturing to restore the balance between government and non-government members.
• ‘It's another unnecessary, human-caused fire' Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews were quick to respond with a helicopter to a 0.1-hectare fire Monday evening near the Cousins Airstrip in north-end Whitehorse.
• Yukon Energy president staunchly defends LNG choice Yukon Energy's decision to begin burning natural gas next year drew fire throughout the day Monday.