Whitehorse Daily Star

November 19, 2012

• Local lawmakers to head to orientation sessions Just a little more than two weeks after being sworn-in to office, the new city council has approved its first travel expenses,
• Yukon towns join call for more infrastructure dollars Municipalities throughout the territory are joining their counterparts across the country in calling for a 20-year plan which includes more predicatable funding to fix aging infrastructure.
• Practical Learning Experience Lakeisha Dickson, from Watson Lake Secondary School,
• Researcher will speak Tuesday at Yukon College A familiar face will address those at Yukon College's brown bag lunch speaker's series Tuesday.
• Sides attack one another over watershed's future The official Opposition voiced concern last week that the government's handling of the Peel planning process is putting public trust at risk.
• Jobless rate remained steady The Yukon's October unemployment rate remained consistent from September, but rose by 200 people compared to a year earlier.
• Show Opens Michael Yuhasz, right, aka Tiffany Rose, opened Scenic City last Thursday evening in the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Lang joins leadership of parliamentary group Yukon Senator Dan Lang has been nominated to the position of vice-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group under the co-chairman of Senator Janis Johnson (Manitoba) and MP Gordon Brown (Ontario).
• Anti-violence campaign to start Nov. 26 This year's 12 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women will officially begin Nov. 26 with the release of the Yukon Men Can End Violence calendar.
• Search, rescue session was frigid one Whitehorse Search and Rescue volunteers took to the frigid waters of the Yukon River recently for a special qualifying course dealing with rescuing people in cold water conditions.
• Exploration figures took a big fall this year Mineral exploration fell dramatically in the Yukon this year, but was still hefty compared to historical expenditures, says geologist Lee Pigage of the Yukon Geological Survey.
• Angry Kaska raise spectre of roadblocks The Kaska Nation leaders are meeting this week to consider implementing a moratorium on all exploration projects in their traditional lands.
• U.S. trucker was caught possessing child porn An American truck driver has been sentenced to two years in jail after being caught crossing the border at Beaver Creek with more than 100 images of child pornography.

November 16, 2012

• Patrons happy with Whitehorse Liquor Store The results of the 2012 Whitehorse Liquor Store customer survey, conducted in August, show that customers are happy with improvements being made to the store and staff training.
• Yukon Geoscience Forum to begin Sunday The Yukon Chamber of Mines will stage the 40th annual Yukon Geoscience Forum and Trade Show from Sunday through Wednesday in Whitehorse.
• New CPAWS-Yukon head lambasts government The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Yukon Chapter (CPAWS-Yukon has appointed Gill Cracknell as its new executive director, the organization said Thursday.
• City doles out more than $41,000 in recreation grants The city will be handing over more than $41,000 to a dozen local groups after the new council approved the fall recreation grants Tuesday evening.
• Archival Material On Display Julie Ourom introduces Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault in the Hougen Heritage Gallery at Arts Underground last Friday.
• Dawson urges feds to rethink Parks Canada cuts The City of Dawson has joined the chorus of voices proclaiming that federal cuts to Parks Canada's operations in the Yukon were a mistake that needs to be corrected.
• Evening relived the nightmare of citizens' internment Yukoners had a chance to learn about the internment of Japanese Canadians recently.
• High court poised to decide on hearing case Whether the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the appeal of the $67-million case affecting scores of Yukoners who invested in the former Watson Lake sawmill is in the hands of the court.
• Sharing Royal Knowledge Commissioner Doug Phillips has been visiting Yukon schools lately.
• Mining summit to take place Saturday The Yukon's mining industry and its various stakeholders will gather Saturday to discuss challenges and opportunities for the sector at the Yukon Mining Summit.
• Waste diversion consultations wrap up Armed with a long list of ideas on how to keep waste out of the landfill, the city's environmental co-ordinator is looking at exactly how that might be done and the costs associated with it.
• Staff helped avert a power failure Thanks to two observant staff, Yukon Energy was able to address a problem with what's known as frazil ice before it resulted in a power outage last weekend.
• Council's pay will start a day earlier than planned City council has found itself already changing a bylaw that was put in place by the last council just a few months ago.
• Climate change adaption projects funded Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada is providing up to $500,000 a year for four years for nine Yukon climate change adaptation projects.
• Part of Alaska Highway dedicated to all war veterans In partnership with the Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, the territorial government has officially dedicated the Yukon portion of the Alaska Highway to all past, present and future war veterans.
• Young women exploring trades at 12th career fair Young women from around the territory have gathered today at Yukon College for a hands-on introduction to trades and technology.
• Iron Man's long career to be feted Monday Alex McMillan has been selected as the Prospector of the Year for 2012, the Yukon Prospectors Association announced Thursday.
• City issues reminder for Spruce Bog parking Parking at the Canada Games Centre could be more difficult than usual tomorrow with the popular annual Spruce Bog craft and gift sale happening from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Homeowner's body discovered in ruins The Yukon's coroner has confirmed the body found in a burned-down home in Stewart Crossing is that of the homeowner.
• Committee of lawmakers to study anti-bullying programs More than a month after a B.C. high school student, a victim of bullying, took her own life, the Yukon legislature unanimously passed a motion to form a committee to examine existing government programs targeting bullying.
• Minimum wage should reflect need: coalition The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has added its voice to groups interested in the current review of the territory's minimum wage.
• LNG studied as option to burning diesel fuel Yukon Energy has its sights set on natural gas.

November 15, 2012

• Video presentation urges preservation of Peel watershed Protecting democracy has become synonymous with the Peel watershed in the minds of many Yukoners.
• Recalling Yukon History Whitehorse resident Donna Clayson shared memories about her father and his photos taken
• First Nations unified in denouncing changes to act Yukon First Nations joined together Wednesdayt to condemn the Yukon government's legislation to change a section of the Yukon Oil and Gas Act.
• Arming Himself Against Illness Premier Darrell Pasloski
• Fire believed to have claimed life A Stewart Crossing resident is believed to have died after a house fire last week.
• Capital city forum held Whitehorse, naturally, was the topic of focus of the inaugural Capital City Forum Nov. 7 when the council met with Premier Darrell Pasloski and his caucus.
• Board to weigh bid for higher power rates The Yukon Utilities Board wrapped up three days of hearings Wednesday regarding Yukon Energy's request for a 12.9 per cent electrical rate increase over two years.
• Dixon downplays species protection criticism The Yukon's Environment minister is challenging the failing grade Ecojustice has awarded the territory for its protection of species at risk.
• Man's complaint spurred interviews with many people The Whitehorse RCMP have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the case of a man who claims he was arrested and woke up naked in a police cell with a badly injured shoulder.