Whitehorse Daily Star

June 6, 2013

• There's a new way to watch council City council meetings are now broadcast online as they happen.
• Tea Time The City of Whitehorse annual Seniors' Tea
• Prosperity beckons, premier assures miners Premier Darrell Pasloski charmed the audience in the Palace Grand immediately when he said he'd turned down a trip to Kiruna, Sweden, in order to be at the Dawson City International Gold Show last month.
• Sons Under The Sun The Midnight Sons
• ‘This plan is for every ratepayer in the Yukon' A plan by Yukon Energy and Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. aims to have individuals put less pressure on the power grid as the territory's need for electricity continues to grow.
• Incident sees jail locked down, RCMP summoned The Whitehorse Correctional Centre was in lockdown last night after an inmate in segregation climbed into the ceiling of his unit and had to be talked down by corrections officials.
• Coalition updates local housing picture A lack of transitional and supportive housing options still presents a significant hurdle in Whitehorse.
• Potential suit hinges on contract award The city could face legal action depending on how council decides to award a contract next week.

June 5, 2013

• Did you know? On the trail of local history! Ed. note: these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, are published every second Wednesday.
• Firefighters make quick work of blaze City firefighters were quick to extinguish a garage fire on Grizzly Circle in Copper Ridge late Tuesday afternoon.
• Vocalist, teacher releases CD on eve of departure Rebekah Bell has been sharing her love of music with the Yukon for years.
• Government, workers reach deal The territorial government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees' Union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
• High water isn't town's only woe Two power outages Tuesday in the Dawson area started as the result of what Yukon Energy believes was a tree falling on the line somewhere between Carmacks and Faro.
• Students lined up to register for college courses Students wanting to secure their seats at Yukon College this fall lined up when registration began Monday morning.
• Spring Cruisin' The Millennium Trail beaver swims along the Robert Service Way recently.
• High river plagues waterfront traffic in Dawson The George Black ferry drifts well downstream as it fights against a stronger-than-normal Yukon River current these days.
• Chief, official awarded damages Liard First Nation Chief Liard McMillan has been awarded $50,000 in damages following the conclusion of a Yukon Supreme Court defamation suit he filed against Vianna Abou last year.
• Officials declare spring flood season over The spring flood season in the Yukon is ending, government officials said this morning.
• Rollover victim had not worn a seat belt Chief coroner Kirsten Macdonald had no recommendations coming out of the report on Renate Leker-McKenna's death on Aug. 30, 2012.
• Coroner's report traces woman's death in hospital Recommendations have been handed down to the Yukon Hospital Corp. following the death of a 60-year-old woman at Whitehorse General Hospital last August.
• Visiting boater's death spurs recommendations Canoe rental companies should ensure their clients are fully informed about the perils of the Yukon's cold lakes and rivers, chief coroner Kirsten Macdonald has recommended.

June 4, 2013

• Incentive cap rises for heritage restorations Property owners fixing up historic buildings will have access to more city cash after council voted Monday night to adopt the new Heritage Restoration Incentive Policy.
• Society Catalyst Receives Book Andrew Finton, a co-founder of the Northern Cultural Expressions Society,
• ‘This is just the starting point,' grads told The roar of the crowd as 68 high school graduates clad in blue and gold marched into the gym at Yukon College last Saturday was equal to any sporting event ever hosted there.
• No Go High waters cover the exit road from the Klondike Valley Fire Department entrance at Rock Creek, near Dawson City.
• Corrections A front page photo caption published last Friday
• ‘Storage Wars and Garage Sale' set for Saturday The Yukon Hospital Foundation's newest fund-raiser is called the Storage Wars and Garage Sale.
• Humane society and ex-board members reach settlement The Humane Society Yukon has found its way into the black following the settlement of a civil suit against its former board members.
• Officer describes encounter with accused It was only days before his arrest for murder that Norman Larue would first meet the undercover officers central to the RCMP's investigation.
• Mining rules changes are response to court ruling Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers says proposed changes to mining regulations are required to comply with last December's ruling by the Yukon Court of Appeal.