Whitehorse Daily Star

January 29, 2013

• Exploration program receives a boost from the government The Yukon government is encouraging mineral exploration by enriching funding to the Yukon Mining Incentive Program.
• A Weighty Matter Randy MacKenzie, right, helps volunteer Matthias Peters weigh Grumpy at Saturday's Yukon Quest vet check.
• Comments invited on potential oil, gas areas Yukoners have until late March 28 to comment on two locations in northern Yukon identified by the oil and gas industry as areas of interest.
• Column spurs action against local publication Idle No More – Yukon has initiated a boycott of local businesses advertising in the Midnight Sun News in response to a column published earlier this month.
• A Rocking Good Time Barry (Jack) Jenkins, left, is seen at the rehearsal for The Busker and the Barista:
• Award-winning film will be shown tomorrow The Yukon Fish and Game Association will screen an award-winning film called Play Again on Wednesday evening.
• Correction In last Friday's article regarding the Yukon's plans to take part in National Tobacco-Free Tuesdays,
• School project tender deadline extended The deadline for tenders on the F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction project has been extended by one month, to Feb. 26, at the request of industry.
• Wilderness areas to be studied for housing potential It took some convincing, but city councillor Kirk Cameron eventually joined the rest of council Monday evening in voting in favour of going ahead with contribution agreements with the Yukon government.
• Kaska, premier both disappointed The Kaska are proclaiming a moratorium on all resource development across their entire traditional territory in southeast Yukon.

January 28, 2013

• Drunk driver gets lengthy jail term A Whitehorse man with a long history of drunk driving has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.
• Film examines the local Filipino community It's a story that's not all that new to Canada: immigrants arriving here looking for a better life for their families.
• Fashions On Display The candidates for the 2013-14 reign of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen
• Several councillors look to work afar Ontario and Quebec could be on the list of travel destinations for three city councillors.
• Teaming Fun With Literacy Whitehorse musician Remy Rodden plays at the Family Literacy Day celebrations
• Tax lien list could soon be public If you haven't paid your property tax bill, it could soon become very public knowledge.
• A Production With Bite Dogtown, by Roy Ness and Grant Simpson, is a musical comedy about the late Trevor the dog playing at The Old Fire Hall
• FCM may help finance ex-truck yard cleanup The city could be getting up to a $20,000 cash infusion from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for its clean-up of the former Motorways site downtown.
• Enjoying The Dogs The Quest Fest took place at the Shipyards Park, with sled dog rides Saturday and Sunday.
• Labour federation promoting miners Vikki Quocksister of the Yukon Federation of Labour (YFL) is in Vancouver at the AME BC Roundup Conference promoting the Yukon's most important natural resource – its workers.
• Man who suspected conspiracy convicted of break and enter A Dawson City man who believes officials within the justice system conspired against him was convicted of break and enter Friday.
• Way cleared for two more mining operations The Yukon government has approved two more mining operations for the Keno Hill Silver District.
• Fatal virus can't be passed between people An Atlin, B.C. resident died of the Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, at the age of 45 earlier this month at the Whitehorse General Hospital.

January 25, 2013

• RPAY launches new walking challenge The Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY) has launched its newest online interactive walking program website.
• Consultation session iced The Yukon government cancelled the Peel watershed consultation session planned Wednesday for Fort McPherson, N.W.T. day due to cold weather.
• Government's Peel preference would harm tourism: TIAY After months of thorough examination, the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon) has determined that the new land use concepts for the Peel region, proposed by the Yukon government in October 2012, do not address the tourism industry's needs.
• Dynamically Talented Duo Natalie Hynes, left, and Selina Heylingers-Hare are part of the MAD (Music, Art and Drama) 9-10 class
• Events to mark National Family Literacy Day The Yukon Literacy Coalition will celebrate National Family Literacy Day on Sunday at the Family Literacy Centre and throughout parts of the Canada Games Centre.
• Advocates turning the tide against polio The battle continues, but the war against polio is almost won.
• Fort Knox back as Quest sponsor The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race welcomed another sponsor to the team Wednesday.
• First reading of rezoning application approved Residents will have an opportunity to let council know what they think of permitting two different types of suites on one property.
• Leef's itinerary has been a busy one Yukon MP Ryan Leef has been in Yellowknife this week with the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
• ‘Desert Canuck' from down under is yucking it up He may be from more than 12,000 kilometres away, but Australian comedian Mickey D. says funny translates all over the world.
• There's snow galore in Dawson City The snow has been piling up in Dawson at regular intervals since the New Year, and businesses are getting an early start at scraping some of it off their roofs.
• Madgical Music Tori Beemer, Selina Heylingers-Hare, Maren Sinclair-Eckert and Emma Blair (left-right) joined with their friends from the MAD (Music, Art and Drama) 9-10 class
• Yukon College marks its 50th anniversary Yukon College has planned a series of activities to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.
• Tobacco-Free Tuesdays to start Feb. 5 As part of National Non-Smoking Week, Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham has announced a new initiative to help smokers get started on the road to a smoke-free life.
• Say hello to the top dog on campus Meet Yukon College's newest student.
• Council to vote on next Whistle Bend phases Council to vote on next Whistle Bend phases
• Price of Whitehorse condos soars to record-high level The cost of a single-family home in the Yukon dipped slightly over the latest quarter while the price of condos reached a record high.
• Yukoner sang for her supper while riding the rails On a train from Vancouver to Toronto, there is plenty for a passenger to gaze upon.
• Long-awaited pilot paramedic program underway Seven Yukoners looking to become primary care paramedics are now able to do so without going Outside.
• Minister defends school calendar changes The Yukon Teachers' Association (YTA) has come out strongly against the Department of Education's proposed plan to standardize and extend school calendars in the territory.