Whitehorse Daily Star

November 5, 2012

• NDP MLAs will hold meeting on landlords, tenants act Yukon NDP MLAs will hold a public meeting Wednesday evening to gather feedback on the proposed Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
• Minister promoting Yukon in Germany Economic Development Minister Currie Dixon was in Germany over the weekend working co-operatively with the Yukon Gold Mining Alliance (YGMA).
• Government reports surplus of $69 million The Yukon government has reported a $69-million surplus for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, up from a $1-million surplus in 2010-2011.
• Musical Moments Conductor Arild Remmereit leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra on Saturday afternoon.
• Geo-exchange energy to heat new school The Yukon government is moving ahead with plans to heat the new F.H. Collins Secondary School with a geo-exchange heating system.
• Learning From An Expert John Doucet, a mime from Ottawa, conducts workshops with local Music, Art and Drama students Friday.
• Rethink Parks Canada cuts: MLAs The Yukon Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a motion urging the federal government to reconsider budgetary cuts to Parks Canada in the territory.
• A Day Of Celebration Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to help carry the newly carved Healing Totem Pole from the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre to Main Street,
• Municipal grant legislation tabled The territory took the first legislative step to enriching its funding for municipalities last Monday when it tabled the amended Municipal Finance and Community Grants Act.
• Government tables extra spending plans Roughly $9 million has been allocated toward flood relief and repairs in the Yukon government's first supplementary budget for 2012-2013.
• Caribou not expected to enter Dempster area The Porcupine caribou herd isn't likely to come to the Dempster Highway again this year, says Environment Yukon biologist Mike Suitor.
• Inquest jury to begin deliberations this week The inquest into the death of a Mayo RCMP officer heard its final pieces of evidence Saturday.

November 2, 2012

• Grand chief seeks answers to FIPA questions The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is undertaking research to determine the possible impacts of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).
• Reception planned today for Archival Gold A new exhibit at Arts Underground titled Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault captures the influence and romance of Yukon history through a small sampling of the many items managed by Yukon Archives.
• Students learned about commissioner, jubilee Commissioner Douglas Phillips embarked on a Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Yukon's rural schools through October, beginning in Carcross on Oct. 11, then moving on to Dawson City and Old Crow.
• Carcross-Tagish area residents press for backup power system A petition calling for a backup power system for the Carcross-Tagish area was presented in the Yukon legislature this week.
• Dawson's new council ready to tackle challenges Dawson's new council met for the first time in formal session Tuesday evening,
• Spooktacular raised $2,000 for kids' fund Last Saturday's Halloween Spooktacular saw more than 1,600 people visit the Canada Games Centre, Mayor Dan Curtis said Thursday.
• Rise up and defend the Peel, chief urges The Yukon government's proposed potential modifications to the Peel watershed plan are out of line with the land use planning process, says Tr'ondek Hwech'in Chief Eddie Taylor.
• Government to boost efforts to recruit doctors The Yukon government will commit "dedicated resources to physician recruitment and retention,” Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham said Thursday.
• Former mine supervisor admits to offences A former supervisor with the Tagish Lake Gold Corp. entered guilty pleas Tuesday to five charges under the territorial Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Honouring The Fallen Mayor Dan Curtis
• Teslin man recognized for life-saving actions A Teslin man received the Commissioner's Award for Bravery on Monday for helping save the life of a driver on the Alaska Highway on July 31, 2011.
• Teachers, government agree to deal The Yukon Teachers Association and the territorial government have reached a tentative settlement for a new collective agreement.
• A Familiar Sight Emergency responders sped to yet another collision
• Totem pole marks fruition of five-year vision "We're going to close that circle that's been broken.”
• Some 4,505 Yukoners speak French: census According to Statistics Canada, the number of people who can carry on a conversation in French rose by 1.6 per cent compared to 2006. This is by far the largest increase in Canada.
• Learning The Ropes Const. Louis Martel, a City of Whitehorse bylaw education representative
• Long-awaited landlord, tenants act tabled Landlord and tenant dispute resolution will be handled outside of court when new legislation comes into force next fall.
• Corner Crack-Up This two-vehicle collision between a recycling truck and a pickup truck
• Change to act branded as ‘ill-conceived, reckless' Kaska leaders are warning Premier Darrell Pasloski that he's jumping into a snake pit with his government's plan to remove Section 13 of the Yukon Oil and Gas Act.
• Thank you for your warm welcome, Whitehorse "You really get it!”
• Factors brewed perfect storm of dangers on boat A tiny piece of wood stuck in the fuel filter system, an engine that was too heavy, a motor well with holes and a broken bilge pump.
• Grief counsellors helping teenagers cope with girl's death Foul play is not suspected in the death a 15-year-old Whitehorse girl whose body was found in a yard in the Kopper King area early Thursday morning.

November 1, 2012

• Campaign is out to eliminate alarming door knocks Already once this year, Yukon RCMP officers have had to ring the door bell.
• A Circus In Riverdale This Alsek Road house was all decked out for Halloween last night.
• New Mayor, Council Settle In Mayor Dan Curtis and Whitehorse city councillors were sworn into office Monday evening.
• Halloween In Hallowed Halls The students at Yukon College set up a haunted house on Halloween on Wednesday.
• Man faces robbery charge A 20-year-old Whitehorse man has been charged with armed robbery while wearing a mask following a hold-up at a downtown business, RCMP are reporting.
• Premier is officially reprimanded The Speaker of the legislature reprimanded the premier Wednesday for insinuating the official Opposition is opposed to a foreign investment deal for racist reasons.
• Officer tells of fatal boating excursion When Const. Michael Potvin went out on the Mayo RCMP's riverboat the day he drowned, it was only supposed to be on the water for an hour.
• Officers were entitled to shoot: investigation With the help of the territorial Crown's office,