Whitehorse Daily Star

April 8, 2013

• Jobless rate rose from February, statistics show There were 1,400 unemployed people in the Yukon in March.
• Swans helped make the weekend We had a great day at Johnson's Crossing yesterday.
• Available For Viewing Neil Graham opened Early Works on Friday
• Quest winner picks women's shelter for money gift As part of the Yukon Quest's 30th anniversary, Northwestel Inc. pledged $1,000 to the Yukon charity of the winner's choice.
• Water use stipulations please YCS The Yukon Conservation Society was pleased to see detailed water monitoring requirements included in the draft water licence for a project at the former Whitehorse Copper mine.
• Exhibit Opens Longtime Whitehorse resident Brian Boyle opened 100 Yards From Home Friday evening
• Literacy coalition may have a summer home The Yukon Literacy Coalition (YLC) may have found a summer home beside the Yukon River.
• ‘Now, we're just hungry for product' ‘Now, we're just hungry for product'
• City assessing bids for ex-Motorways land Cormode and Dixon Construction is moving into the planning mode for a new downtown development after being the only bidder for site 26 on the former Motorways trucking yard lots downtown.
• Accused's statements were false: defence Day one of what's expected to be a lengthy murder trial began Friday with a recording allegedly describing how a man was beaten to death five years ago inside his own home.

April 5, 2013

• Two college social work instructors recognized Dana Jennejohn and Janice Wiens were recognized March 20 with a Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
• Lowered flags honour former councillor On behalf of city council,
• Laneway houses gaining in popularity "Small doesn't have to be small.”
• Continuing care division receives accreditation of the highest standard Continuing care division receives accreditation of the highest standard
• Sports programs funding agreement is renewed At a signing ceremony held today in Whitehorse, Bal Gosal, the federal minister of State (Sport), and Community Services Minister Elaine Taylor renewed a three-year, $1.7-million bilateral agreement to support sports programs.
• Motion urges simplification for Atlin Lake fishing All members of the Yukon legislature have voted in favour of a motion urging the government to work toward an agreement that would make it easier for Yukoners to fish on Atlin Lake.
• Furry Traffic Stopper A coyote
• Capital budget may swell considerably The city's $14-million capital budget could recieve a more-than-$10-million boost if council votes next week to move money over that wasn't spent in 2012.
• Reins-Less Ravens wo ravens enjoy the view
• Council poised to vote on Bell tower lease Bell Canada could soon be paying the city between $12,000 and more than $15,000 a year to use a 225-square-metre site south of Pine Street for a cell phone tower.
• Developer modifies Hillcrest townhouses A local developer has altered his plans for new townhouses in Hillcrest to come in under nine metres.
• When spring comes, so will the bears The city is reminding residents that the proper disposal of household waste will reduce the likelihood of an encounter with bears emerging from their winter sleep.
• Show Opens Today Heidi Hehn is one of the artists in the Yukon Artists @ Work English Garden Party and Group Show.
• Man jailed, labelled a long-term offender A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 52 months in jail and designated a long-term offender after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault.
• Judge can't force teen into Outside treatment A youth court judge has ruled he doesn't have the authority to force a young offender into a residential treatment program outside the territory.
• Tumbling ceiling pieces awakened fire victim The local community has already started coming together for a Yukon family who lost virtually everything in an Easter Sunday fire with donations of such household items as clothes, a dryer and beds.
• Majority opinion is difficult to gauge: minister The Yukon government released a "what we heard” document Thursday summarizing the views expressed during the final round of public consultation in the Peel watershed land use planning process.
• Concept would see two schools share facilities The Yukon government is considering options to include the high school component of École Émilie-Tremblay as part of the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.

April 4, 2013

• Legislation would benefit aviation industry The Yukon government tabled the International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft Equipment) Act last Thursday.
• Studer found the trail was better if he led Swiss-born Crispin Studer regained his first-place standing in the Percy DeWolfe memorial race on Good Friday after taking a year off following his 2011 win.
• Celebrating Shakespeare The Yukon Montessori School and the Golden Horn Elementary School took part in a day of Shakespeare
• Fentie to attend Klein's funeral Ex-premier Dennis Fentie will represent Yukoners at tomorrow's celebration of life for former Alberta premier Ralph Klein in Calgary, Premier Darrell Pasloski said today.
• Swan Haven is back in business Swan Haven Interpretative Centre is officially open for the season.
• City seeks families to host Japanese students The City of Whitehorse will welcome Japanese students for two weeks in late July as part of the Sister City Exchange Program with Ushiku, Japan.
• Ailing Crooner To Be Feted There will be a fund-raiser for Hank Karr beginning at 4:30 p.m. today
• Aboriginal women's priorities funded Yukon aboriginal women's organizations will receive new funding from the territorial government in the amount of $450,000 over three years.
• Paralympic swimmer and youth advocate to speak Paralympian Stephanie Dixon and LGBT youth advocate Liam Finnegan will speak at this evening's ConneX event put on by BYTE (Bring Youth Toward Equality) .
• The Migration Continues These three young swans are being followed by an adult
• Applause greets jury finalization After sorting through hundreds of Yukoners over the last two days, a jury has been selected for what is expected to be a lengthy murder trial.
• City could move to preferred bus vendor There's nothing wrong with moving a preferred vendor for certain city purchases, but there should be a public process to determine who that preferred vendor will be.
• Information and privacy commissioner raps changes In his first and last annual report, the Yukon's information and privacy commissioner has criticized the government's amendments to the Access to Information legislation, calling them disappointing.
• Government would not support coal development The Yukon government cannot refuse Chevron Corp. access to the Crest iron ore deposit in the Peel watershed, Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) Minister Brad Cathers asserted Wednesday in the legislatue.