Whitehorse Daily Star

February 19, 2013

• Minister commits to meetings with Alaska Yukon and Alaskan officials met recently to discuss the future of infrastructure shared between the two jurisdictions, Highways and Public Works Minister Wade Istchenko said.
• Denouncing Bullying Students and teachers at Porter Creek Secondary School taking part in ‘Be an Ally Week' pose for a photo last Friday
• Local rents continue to be on the high side The Yukon's September 2012 median monthly rent of $825 is the highest on record for the second consecutive month, the territorial Bureau of Statistics reports.
• Let corporations appear in house, MLA Silver urges Interim Liberal leader Sandy Silver is calling on Premier Darrell Pasloski to confirm that officials from both the Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) and the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) will appear as witnesses in the Yukon Legislative Assembly during the upcoming spring sitting.
• Carving Collection Unveiled Linda Moen (left), with the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, and Chantal Genier, president of the Aboriginal Women's Council, unveil the Grandmother Moon carving collection last Thursday evening at the centre.
• Casavant, Quito among award winners The 2013 Yukon Quest officially wrapped up last Saturday with the Finish and Awards Banquet, held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
• Grand chief looking to liaise with new minister Regardless who is named the next Aboriginal Affairs minister, Ruth Massie, the Council of Yukon First Nations' grand chief, would like to see a visit to the Yukon worked into his or her schedule early on.
• Make city fracking-free, council is urged Outside city hall Monday night, a number of parked vehicles and one bicycle bore bumper stickers calling for a Frack Free Yukon, while inside, the call was issued for a frack-free Whitehorse.
• ‘It does not just hurt us. It hurts everybody' A decision by YESAB has paralyzed the advanced proposal to re-open the Brewery Creek gold mine says a spokeswoman for the Golden Predator Corp.

February 18, 2013

• Marathon Pays Off For Young Dancers Riley Simpson-Fowler leads a dance class Sunday at the Leaping Feats Creative Dance Works Dance Marathon.
• Liberal expected more from premier's foray Klondike MLA Sandy Silver says he is disappointed by Premier Darrell Pasloski not including cuts to Parks Canada services on his agenda list when he met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week in Ottawa.
• Frostbite 2013 Photo Spread
• Domino Effect Under a driving snow, Whitehorse firefighters discuss strategy
• Minister hasn't heard any complaints about red tape Yukon's minister of Economic Development isn't losing sleep over the territory's poor showing in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' (CFIB's) annual Red Tape Report Card.
• Lantern brightens final musher's race The final musher crossed the Yukon Quest's finish line Friday in Fairbanks, officially ending the 2013 race.
• Fire chief onside with planned law Clive Sparks, the city's fire chief and vice-president of the Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs, says both organizations are "generally supportive” of the propose legislation around carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and oil-fired appliances.
• Duncan's departure is no loss, NDP says The resignation of Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan is no "big loss,” says official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson.

February 15, 2013

• City wants nominations for Mayor's Awards The City of Whitehorse is seeking nominations for the Mayor's Awards.
• City was honoured for environmentalism The city was nationally recognized this week for its efforts to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) hosted its 2013 Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show in Windsor Essex, Ont.
• Jazzing Up Dessert The All City Band performed at last Saturday's annual dessert and dance show
• Alaska official looking to raise Quest's purse The Yukon Quest has undergone its share of improvements over the last 30 years, but the raceʼs traditions continue to be its backbone.
• Yukon Quest 2013 Part 2 Photo Spread
• Yukon Quest 2013 Part 1 Photo Spread
• Property owner speaks out on plans A property owner in Takhini North says his proposed plans would provide an affordable rental suite in the city.
• Yukon Sisters in Spirit promise the moon On Thursday, the Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council donated a permanent, commemorative Grandmother Moon carving collection to the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
• Sweaters, blankets provided to chilly inmates The investigation is continuing into the source of the heating problem at the new Whitehorse Correctional Centre, says a senior Yukon government official.
• Food doled out at jail called insufficient ‘Looking like a man who's lost 70 pounds in four months, 34-year-old Mark McDiarmid appeared Thursday before Justice Ron Veale of the Yukon Supreme Court.
• Major incident at water plant disturbs town officials A major incident at Dawson's new wastewater treatment plant has left the town's administration convinced the facility isn't working properly.
• Corporation responds to suit against contractor The Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) has given formal notice to the bonding company that Dowland Contracting Ltd. is in default of fulfilling its contract obligations to build two rural hospitals.
• Violent home invasion results in pen term A former Manitoba man will be going to federal prison after being convicted of a break and enter involving aggravated assault in Dawson City.
• WestJet plans to return for second summer WestJet has confirmed it will be offering flights again this summer between Whitehorse and Vancouver.
• Minister announces creation of new technology directorate Economic Development Minister Currie Dixon announced Thursday that his department will form an information, communications, and technology directorate aimed at strengthening the industry in Yukon.
• Musician, photographer to play sold-out show It's a multimedia presentation that will speak for itself, says Matthew Lien.
• ‘These amendments will save lives' The Yukon is poised to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to mandate carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in homes with oil-fired appliance and attached garages.