Whitehorse Daily Star

February 22, 2013

• City could help fund heritage fair Funding for this year's annual Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair to the tune of $1,500 could be coming from the city.
• Idle No More group takes to the ice A small group of eight or nine people gathered late Thursday afternoon for an Idle No More march from the ice bridge to the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
• Mine's power draw would be substantial Providing electricity to Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold Mine northeast of Mayo would increase demand on the grid by 25 per cent, says Yukon Energy's spokeswoman.
• Feted On The Stage Gillian Campbell (right)
• Growing city is affecting waste management fees A larger population producing more waste is taking its toll on the city.
• Veteran festival booster senses a buzz in the air Described as "the only cure for the cabin fever blues”, the annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival is underway.
• Unplanned Detour Two men, approximately 30 years old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries
• Invite ex-patriots back, Rendezvous urges Former Yukoners and visitors are being asked to to come help celebrate the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous' 50th anniversary in 2014.
• Real estate trade value dropped in third quarter In the third quarter of 2012, real estate transactions in the Yukon totalled $80,632,200.
• Starring Sarah Sarah Ott performs
• Delay plant transfer, MLA urges Klondike MLA Sandy Silver is calling on Public Works Minister Wade Istchenko to extend the handoff of the Dawson City wastewater treatment project to the town indefinitely.
• First half of bison hunting season was a success Another five woodland bison have been harvested since the winter hunt re-opened last Friday, according to Environment Yukon figures.
• Tracking fracking: citizens' group wants answers The group Yukoners Concerned about Oil and Gas Development/Exploration is seeking clarification regarding the government's plans to monitor and regulate the industry in the territory.
• ‘Sometimes I see things and I almost cry of joy' It's 3,266 kilometres from the Prospect Point Café in Vancouver's Stanley Park to the Eagle Plains Lodge, according to Google Maps.
• Minister received an earful on the Peel watershed Monday is the last day to submit comments on the latest round of consultations regarding the Peel River watershed.
• Intensive project screening called unnecessary Tr'ondek Hwech'in Chief Eddie Taylor says there's no need to elevate the Brewery Creek gold mine proposal to a higher level of screening.

February 21, 2013

• FASD Case Management course to start next week The Yukon's first certificate course in FASD Case Management will begin Feb. 28.
• Belle of the Yukon here for Rendezvous Once again, entertainer Gillian Campbell will be taking part in the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival.
• Generosity Recognized Commissioner Doug Phillips, second from left, handed out a Priory Vote of Thanks on Monday
• Pelly Crossing receives new RCMP commander A new detachment commander has been named for the Pelly Crossing RCMP detachment.
• Connecting With Whitehorse Kim Rogers performs this morning at the Whitehorse Connects event.
• Animal shelter celebrates its new addition The Humane Society Dawson recently celebrated the opening of its addition, a bright new multi-purpose room with a linoleum floor made possible by grants and donations.
• Major coming home for air show Maj. Trevor M. Juby, the R.C.A.F. special events co-ordinator and a former (1994) graduate of F.H. Collins Secondary School,
• Kick up your heels on a sled City of Whitehorse and the Yukon Conservation Society have invited citizens of all ages to try out a kicksled.
• Meandering Along Members of the Carcross caribou herd are seen last Sunday on the Alaska Highway south of Whitehorse.
• City pursuing strategic priorities Mayor Dan Curtis has announced several strategic priorities which will guide city operations during 2013:
• Yukoners preparing to attend Music Summit Six local music businesses have been selected by the Yukon Film and Sound Commission to attend a three-day Music Summit, a component of Canadian Music Week in Toronto set for March 21-23.
• Members of council study term's biggest capital works job Kobayashi and Zedda Architects could be awarded one of the first contracts from what could become the largest capital project for this term of council.
• Border jumper drove 16 km on wheel rims An Alaskan man who blew past the border into Canada at Beaver Creek and evaded the police for nearly 350 kilometres has pleaded guilty in territorial court.

February 20, 2013

• Shuffling Into The Big Festival he Snowshoe Shufflers perform at a Sourdough Sams event last Sunday evening.
• Resident to continue to press case with council A Takhini North property owner will once again make his case to council next week asking that his land be rezoned to allow both an in-home suite and a garden suite.
• On Now At The Yukon Arts Centre Public Gallery Don Weir:
• Dempster was envisioned a half-century ago Dempster was envisioned a half-century ago
• Creation Springing Up Members of Team Alaska work on their snow sculpture this morning in downtown Whitehorse
• Judge concludes that woman assaulted man Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower has dismissed a woman's claim that she was assaulted.
• Ex-Motorways properties to go on sale again It's back to the market for five downtown properties.
• The Dempster In Winter: 'You Could Realistically Die Out There' Born and raised in Dawson City, Richard Nagano has been travelling the Dempster Highway for close to 40 years.
• Program takes aim at chronic health conditions The Yukon government has pledged to spend $250,000 promoting active living in the territory.
• Company envisions a producing mine by 2015 The Eagle Gold Mine project proposed by the Victoria Gold Corp. should be permitted to proceed at Dublin Gulch northeast of Mayo, YESAB is recommending.