Whitehorse Daily Star

October 31, 2012

• Westjet to re-evaluate summer service Yukoners will know early in the new year whether Westjet planes will once again grace the tarmac of the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport next summer.
• Did you know? On the trail of local history! Ed. note: these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, are published every second Wednesday.
• Ball raised $10,000 for Special Olympics programs Last Saturday's annual Northwestel Senator's Ball, hosted by Yukon Sen. Dan Lang, was a great success.
• Man in trouble for importing bear hides, skull from Yukon A Saskatchewan man has been fined $4,900 for importing without a licence black bear and grizzly bear hides, and a skull from the Yukon.
• NAC Orchestra plans three days of events It's shaping up to be a busy weekend for music lovers in the capital city.
• Hospital's classification could be problematic, MLA warns Four Dawson City nurses will be restricted from working to the full extent of their qualifications if the town's new hospital is to become an acute or sub-acute facility, says the Klondike's MLA.
• History of doomed RCMP riverboat sketchy, inquest told The inquest into the death of Mayo RCMP officer Michael Potvin heard evidence Tuesday from the lead officer in charge of the investigation.
• Health assessment underwhelms Keno resident The recommendations coming out of a health impact assessment on mining near Keno City are not enough for at least one local resident and business owner in the community.
• Our name was discredited, company's suit claims The Yukon government tried to stab Norcope Enterprises in the back, says a revived lawsuit by Norcope that's been on ice for more than a year.

October 30, 2012

• Hospitals late and over-budget Construction budgets and timelines have been extended for the Dawson City and Watson Lake hospitals.
• Scarey Spectacle This is one of the frights and sights viewers will see during Yukon Gold Comics' Haunted House
• Minister quizzed on Canada-China accord The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) made its way into the Yukon legislature last Thursday, as the NDP voiced grave concerns about the deal.
• Correction Monday's story about Parks Canada job cuts incorrectly reported
• A Welcome Funding Infusion The Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion presented $31,000 from the Poppy Fund to the Yukon Hospital Foundation last weekend.
• New councillors take on responsibilities Just after being sworn in to office Monday night, city council got to work selecting when members would serve as deputy mayor, reserve deputy mayor and what committees each member would be on.
• New mayor praises predecessors' efforts Dan Curtis is officially Mayor Dan Curtis.
• Humane society's case is put off The president of the Humane Society Yukon and others facing charges under the Societies Act asked for and received a two-week adjournment of the case this morning.
• Inquest hears of officers' fatal foray in boat The coroner's inquest into the 2010 death of a Mayo RCMP officer began Monday in Whitehorse with local witnesses who saw the young officer swimming toward shore before disappearing beneath the waters of the Stewart River.

October 29, 2012

• Mayor and council will be sworn in tonight Dan Curtis will officially become the city's mayor tonight during a special meeting that will include the swearing-in ceremony for the next council.
• Career recognized Greig Bell (right), a longtime Yukon educator who now lives Outside, received a Prime Minister's Award
• First Nation takes Yukon government to court The White River First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the territorial government for rejecting a decision by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
• Poppy campaign kicks off Commissioner Doug Phillips, centre, received the first poppy Saturday from the Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
• Roadhouse's licence suspension is over The Roadhouse on Second Avenue was able to begin serving and selling alcohol once again late this morning after a seven-day suspension of its liquor licence.
• Winter ritual resumes Crews were out clearing the runway Sunday at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
• Motion will deal with soccer goals Following the July 4 death of a five-year-old girl, the territorial government tabled a motion last Thursday in the legislature to ensure movable soccer goals are safe for children.
• MLAs to weigh in on Parks Canada cuts Federal cuts to Parks Canada in the Yukon will be a topic of debate during this session of the legislative assembly.
• Slippery business This Ford truck slid off the Alaska Highway by the Bethany Church at about noon today.
• First Nations condemn Peel proposal Leaders of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Na‐Cho Nyak Dun, Vuntut Gwitchin, and the Gwich'in Tribal Council are disappointed by the Yukon government's new proposals for the Peel River Watershed Land Use Plan.
• Investigation of illness does rule out E. coli The Yukon's chief medical health officer says suspicions about a case of E. coli from steak purchased locally last week were followed up but ruled out.
• Bill strengthens food donors' legal protections If the Donation of Food Act passes into legislation this fall, it could be the catalyst the Chilkoot Food Rescue needs to really take off.