Whitehorse Daily Star

October 4, 2012

• Forest inventory in for update The territory is about to have its forests inventory updated.
• Food bank's shelves carrying more weight today The Whitehorse Food Bank's annual school drive for grub was a resounding success this year, says the bank society's executive director.
• Art Show Debuts This Evening Whitehorse artist Amber Church
• Council mulls society's funding request A supportive housing initiative could soon get a cash infusion from the city, but it may not be the full amount sought by the group building the 14-unit home.
• McIntyre watershed comes first: candidate City council candidate Pat Berrel says land use planning needs to take cumulative effects into account,
• Daycare workers to take funding issue to streets Yukon daycare workers will make their funding concerns public early tomorrow morning as they march from Shipyards Park to the Yukon government main administration building.
• List of risky beef products lengthens again The list of beef products potentially contaminated with E-coli bacteria was expanded again overnight.
• Crown seeks at least 16 years' jail for killer Convicted killer Christina Asp is a manipulative woman who deserves to spend at least the next 16 years of her life in federal custody, prosecutors say.

October 3, 2012

• New gallery hosted artist's farewell exhibit As Rah Rah, a new local art gallery, begins its foray into the Yukon arts scene, local Tlingit artist Mark Preston is off to Germany.
• Yukon immunization program expands to new infant vaccine The Yukon's Immunization Program is expanding to include rotavirus for infants.
• An Expensive Instrument Ariel Barnes performs last Saturday at the Culture Days event in The Old Fire Hall.
• Breakfast fans served up generosity for United Way Last Friday morning's United Way breakfast held raised more than $17,000 for Yukon organizations.
• Store owner seeks an apology from ex-staff The owner of the Tags store in Whitehorse is asking for an apology from the workers who accused him of misappropriating their wages.
• Walking For A Cause Len Heibert leads the way in last Sunday's fourth annual Walk for ALS in Whitehorse.
• Public input sought on forest management Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers has invited the public to review and comment on the recommended Dawson Forest Resources Management Plan.
• Courts may need to resolve jurisdictional issue It may take a court case to sort out jurisdiction between the Yukon Water Board and the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, says a senior EMR official.
• Campgrounds to be open for Thanksgiving weekend The Yukon government will keep most territorial campgrounds open for a few more days,
• Whitehorse RCMP respond to street safety concerns Whitehorse RCMP may be meeting with a local man who brought forward safety concerns about the downtown core.
• Breaking Into Print Longtime Whitehorse resident Roy Ness,
• Meeting is not enough to change councillor's vote on tank farm A meeting last night about the future of the former tank farm site was not enough for one councillor to change his mind and vote in favour of an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment moving forward.
• RCMP arrest Anchorage man who ran the border An Anchorage man was arrested Tuesday night after running the Beaver Creek border into the Yukon.
• Cab driver convicted of sexual assault A Whitehorse cab driver has been convicted of sexual assault after attacking a woman he was driving home.
• Puppy happier, on the mend after being shot A six-month-old puppy whose front leg was amputated after she was shot and left for dead at the Pelly Crossing dump is recovering nicely.
• Locally-sold meat products on recall list Several meat products distributed in the Yukon are on the recall list issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

October 2, 2012

• Northwestel helped create our radio network The Yukon Amateur Radio Association (YARA) has 23 Very High Frequency (VHF) repeaters, located along the main highways in the territory, including links to Haines and Skagway, Alaska and Atlin, B. C.
• Culture With Pizazz MAD (Music, Art and Drama)
• Government raises grants for municipalities The territorial government and the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) have reached a new funding agreement that will see an increase of about $1.4 million go to the municipalities.
• Youthful Musical Sounds Members of the All City Band kicked off their season
• Minto Mine violated its water licence: board The Minto Mine was operating in contravention of its water licence,
• Skill-Sharpening Whitehorse District Search and Rescue volunteers had a training day Sunday at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Intersection sees second collision in four days Two people were transported to Whitehorse Geneal Hospital this morning with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision at the intersection of the Alaska Highway and Two Mile Hill.
• Council hears more opinions on tank farm work The Hillcrest Community Association urged city council Monday night not to reconsider its vote to defer a decision on the future of the former tank farm site.
• City's streets growing dangerous, council told A local man wants to see another RCMP officer hired to patrol Whitehorse's downtown streets at night.
• Father, son banned from hunting for 14 1/2 years A pair of Yukoners have been fined thousands of dollars for a second time after being convicted again for illegal hunting.