Whitehorse Daily Star

October 26, 2012

• Youth at climate change event will question MP Seven young Yukoners are in Ottawa for PowerShift 2012, a major youth climate change conference that aims to empower a generation of young Canadians to take action by building their skills, knowledge, and networks.
• Porcupine caribou show no signs of radioactive fallout The Porcupine caribou herd is free of any radioactive fallout from last year's nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, test results have confirmed.
• Minister rules out territory-wide emissions target Like its federal counterpart, the Yukon government has opted for a sector-by-sector approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
• Globe trotter promotes Shelter Boxes' virtues Mike Perham lives for adventure.
• Educator Serves Up Food For Thought Teacher Paul MacDonald makes East Coast Donairs at noon Wednesday at Porter Creek Secondary School.
• SCAN, First Nation team up for eviction A tenant was evicted from the Mcintyre subdivision under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) legislation on Oct. 15 on behalf of the landlord, the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.
• Time To Get Spooked Out A Museum of MADness will take the stage at 6:30 and 8:00 this evening,
• WCB rates will drop for 2013, employers told Business owners will be able to save a little cash next year, at least on their Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board assessment rates.
• Pro-Peel preservation rally staged outside legislature The fall session of the legislative assembly began Thursday afternoon the same the way the spring session started and ended: with a rally outside and a full public gallery.
• Police have boosted safety after river tragedy Since RCMP Const. Michael Potvin drowned in the Stewart River while on duty in July 2010, many changes have been made, says an organization strategist with the police force.
• Tourism open house scheduled for today The Department of Tourism and Culture has brought together tourism partners and interested Yukoners today for a day of information sessions and industry expert panel discussions.
• Cold killed one of emaciated dog's puppies Staff at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter may soon have a temporary home for a momma dog and her pups after a number of potential foster families have stepped up to house the animals.
• Buckway reflects on nine-year career with city It's a time of transition at city hall.
• Youth society ‘stunned' by shelter plan The Youth of Today Society's executive director was more than a little surprised to hear the territorial government and the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre are moving ahead with a new emergency youth shelter.
• White Pass pulls the pin on Eagle ore haul After two years of promoting the possibility of bringing ore to Skagway via train cars, White Pass and Yukon Route president Eugene Hretzay now says the company will not commit to operating an ore haul on the railroad.

October 25, 2012

• Research projects mark watershed anniversaries Two northern research programs celebrated milestone anniversaries this month.
• Escaping Winter Swans are seen last Sunday in Nares Lake.
• Dawson golf course transfer is finally complete The saga of the Top of the World Golf Course has had some twists and turns.
• Delicacies On Campus Jennifer Chambers serves up salmon chowder at noon Wednesday at Porter Creek Secondary School.
• Leef to represent government in Finland Yukon MP Ryan Leef will represent the federal government in Finland at the Arctic Parliamentarians meeting on Nov. 9.
• MMA bill progress pleases Yukon MP Yukon MP Ryan Leef says he is pleased that Bill S-209,
• Landmark CRTC ruling will affect Northwestel's plans Northwestel Inc. is rethinking its plan to expand wireless service into the communities after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejected Bell Canada's proposed takeover of Astral Media last week.
• MD diagnoses woman's illness as case of E. coli The daughter of a woman who became violently ill Wednesday after eating steak purchased Tuesday says the hospital emergency room doctor diagnosed it as a case of E. coli.
• Oil-fired burners safety plan unveiled Just hours before the fall legislative session began at 1:00 this afternoon, the Yukon government announced steps it will take to improve the safety of oil-fired burners in the territory.

October 24, 2012

• Rangers celebrate 65 years with a river trip "Thank you for allowing us to come in and invade your small town here today,” Brig.-Gen. Kelly Woiden said to Mayor Peter Jenkins earlier this month.
• 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.
• English still tops language list in Whitehorse Whitehorse remains primarily a unilingual community, show new census data released today.
• Polio Survivors Meet Canadian rocker Neil Young, a polio survivor,
• Earthquake shakes Keno Hill area this morning An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale struck about 158 kilometres north of Keno Hill this morning.
• Government reaches an agreement with physicians Health and Social Services Minister Doug Graham and Yukon Medical Association (YMA) president Rao Tadepalli have announced a new agreement for doctors' services.
• Author Visits Author Merilyn Simonds gave a reading at noon Tuesday at the Whitehorse Public Library.
• Youth shelter heading to new location The Yukon government is relocating the emergency youth shelter from the Sarah Steele Building to another downtown location that is larger and more suitable for youth.
• Chemotherapy treatments available again Chemotherapy treatments resumed Monday at Whitehorse General Hospital with the arrival of a temporary chemo nurse, says the hospital's chief operating officer.
• Proposal branded as misleading, a slap in the face The interim leader of the Yukon Liberal Party has called the territorial government's proposed modifications to the final recommended Peel Land Use Plan "a slap in the face.”
• ‘This is a shift in thinking': senior planner The Yukon government's new approach to land use planning in the Peel River Watershed will provide balance, says Premier Darrell Pasloski.