Whitehorse Daily Star

January 21, 2013

• Severed cable robs Dawson of services Downtown Dawson City has had its DSL Internet and telephone service restored after more than 24 hours without service.
• First-Rate Spectacle Dancers perform in the Leaping Feats Extremely Moving Youth Society's Go Nuts student choreography show last Thursday afternoon for an audience of students.
• Energy management plan will save taxpayers money An energy management plan adopted by city council last Monday evening will have a $1.2-million price tag up front.
• Hot Assignment Deputy premier Elaine Taylor serves up some of her chili Saturday afternoon at Yukon MP Ryan Leef's chili cook-off.
• Mine site would be left in better shape: company The Yukon government and Eagle Whitehorse still have to work out the details of how the company would return the old Whitehorse Copper Mine site back to the government.
• An Emotional Interlude Joseph O'Brien sings a song with his drum at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings
• Pain lingers decades later, commission told It was a tough life without our kids, said elder Paddy Jim, sitting next to his son, Wayne.
• Group to focus on local patients' needs A local woman will be focusing her charitable efforts on local cancer patients as the Whitehorse office of the Canadian Cancer Society gets set to close.
• Public hearing set on country lot sizes The city has placed a moratorium on any rezoning of lots from Country Residential 1 to Country Residential 2.
• Governments announce funding for victims of crime in territory The Canadian and Yukon governments announced increased funding for victims of crime and child protection programs in the territory over the weekend.

January 18, 2013

• Education official learns a lesson in Dawson City Valerie Royle, the deputy minister of Education, didn't have to face a hostile crowd here on Wednesday night
• Town hosted several ministers Premier Darrell Pasloski presented his government's vision for economic development in the Watson Lake area to a packed house at a meeting held Tuesday in the southeast Yukon community.
• Speaker to share his experiences watching fracking Caleb Behn, a law student and the subject of an upcoming documentary on hydraulic fracturing, will start a week-long speaking tour in the Yukon on Saturday.
• Health and Social Services receives new DM Patricia Meade will be the new deputy minister of Health and Social Services, Premier Darrell Pasloski announced last Friday.
• Special passion drove student to veterinary career Yukoner Kyla Johnson's involvement in dogsledding was what convinced her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine
• Participate in planning process: mines chamber The Yukon Chamber of Mines is actively encouraging its members engaged in mining, exploration and associated service and supply companies to submit their feedback on the Yukon government's proposed modifications to the Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan.
• Avalanche awareness activities to begin this evening The Yukon Avalanche Association (YAA) invites the public to join them in celebrating Avalanche Awareness Days.
• Deep low pressure system obliterated snowfall record There's little doubt what many Whitehorse residents will be doing this weekend – getting out their skis, snowboards or sleds; hopping onto their snowmachines or maybe spending a quiet afternoon in the yard building – you guessed it – a snowman.
• Grade 'A' Performance Dancers in the Leaping Feats Extremely Moving Youth Society's Go Nuts student choreography perform Thursday afternoon for an audience of students.
• Quest officials unfazed by sparse snow Organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race say it's a bit premature to panic about too little snow on the trail.
• Public's priorities haven't changed since election Housing, energy security, waste management and transit still top the list of priorities local residents want to see the city deal with.
• Mysterious mailout showing up at homes, businesses An anonymous card featuring photos of a bruised arm arrived in the mail of some homes, businesses and local media this week.
• Water quality proved key concern at mine plan hearing Two days of Yukon Water Board hearings into the proposal to reprocess tailings at the former Whitehorse Copper Mine wrapped up Thursday afternoon.
• Upgrades won't raise rates: NWTel boss Even a trimmed-back modernization plan for his company will mean improved services for 99 per cent of costumers, says the president of Northwestel Inc.
• Offender used bear spray on store staff, police A Whitehorse woman has been sent to federal prison for a string of crimes including a robbery where two employees were sprayed with bear spray.

January 17, 2013

• CO-OP Proposed In the name of healthy choices, Brook Bouquot (left), who owns The Birdhouse, serves Andrea Badger (right) freshly-baked rich ricotta French bread at the Potluck Food Co-op Centre.
• Intergenerational respect is essential, chair says There's a uniqueness to every hearing, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Tuesday afternoon.
• Destination Imagination Demonstration aith Garriok (centre rear), the B.C. affiliate director for Destination Imagination (DI), works with Christ the King Elementary School students this morning on a DI event.
• ‘It's a time of spiritual awakening' As Idle No More groups set up blockades across the country Wednesday, the Whitehorse movement opted for a peaceful gathering: a 24-hour prayer circle at the Na Kwa Ta Ku Potlatch House.
• Council underlines urgency of Parks Canada cuts City council required no convincing Monday night to pass a motion calling on the federal government to recognize just how important Parks Canada attractions like the SS Klondike are to the territory.
• Board hearing plans for old mine's tailings The Yukon Water Board this morning began its second day of hearings into the application for a water licence to begin reprocessing tailings at the old Whitehorse Copper Mine.
• Plan's ambitions unmatched in North: NWTel As it faces up to new competition in its market, Northwestel Inc. plans to invest $233 million in its telecommunications network to enhance customer services