Whitehorse Daily Star

September 21, 2012

• Dawson's School of Visual Arts receives $1.42 million The School of Visual Arts (SOVA) in Dawson City has been awarded $1.42 million to continue its fine arts curriculum for the next three years
• An outing for a cause The students of Grey Mountain Primary School were accompanied by staff and parents on their Terry Fox Run last Friday.
• Former Green Party candidate seeks a council seat While the Royal Canadian Mint may have little use for the penny, John Streicker is using the one-cent piece to display his municipal election campaign message: "small change... big difference”.
• Symposium debates challenges of northern policing Addiction and crime are about more than committing a bad act and policing is about more than learning to shoot a gun and put on handcuffs.
• Fund-raiser proved very fruitful An estimated $35,000 was raised last Saturday evening for Little Footprints, Big Steps, a Haiti-based international development organization founded by a local Whitehorse woman.
• Horse and rider association supports move The Yukon Horse and Rider Association is supporting a move that will take it further away from the city's urban area and into a more country residential setting.
• Community Safety Awards recipients honoured Justice Minister Mike Nixon presented 11 recipients with the new Community Safety Awards on Tuesday evening
• Border crossing to close operations The Canada Border Services Agency is advising travellers the Little Gold/Poker Creek port of entry will be closed for the winter tonight.
• Councillor opts to seek second term City councillor Betty Irwin is asking voters to "Bet On Betty” once again.
• Local woman launches bid for council seat With four kids, a full-time job and her involvement with numerous community organizations, Jocelyn (Joy) Curteanu has a lot on her plate.
• Pole rammed This Dodge Ram pickup truck took out a light pole just north of the Kopper King trailer court at about 11:30 this morning.
• Blackout shows need for modernization: chamber Rick Karp says Thursday's massive communications services outage across the territories highlights the need for modernized technology.
• City to vote on tank farm remediation next week Developers of the former tank farm site could find themselves subject to a number of conditions drawn up by the city as they prepare to decontaminate the site.
• Fiery fund-raising planned Whitehorse firefighters Mike Albertini, Jordan Borgford, Scotty McFarlane, Barry Blisner and Paul Harrach (left to right) are some of the crew giving the boot to the Whitehorse public tonight in local watering establishments with their boot drive.
• Rancour has gone over the top: ex-board member An ex-board member of the Humane Society Yukon (HSY) has come forward to say enough is enough – criticism, that is.
• Soccer goals prove pushovers for Star staff The new anchors for movable soccer goals used in the Yukon prevent the nets from falling forward but the goals can still be pushed over backwards without much effort.
• ‘I have given up the rest of my life for this' Jessica Ernst is convinced there's nothing good about hydraulic fracturing.
• Sexual harassment case elevated to the courts A ruling by the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication is now in the hands of the Yukon Supreme Court.

September 20, 2012

• Showcase of francophone performers set More than 150 broadcasters, agents, artists and other players in the Canadian and international francophone music industry will gather late this afternoon at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Government, AYC renew memo of understanding The territorial government and the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) have renewed an accord that sets the stage for continued co-operation in the future.
• Lunch-Time Zumba The Scotia Bank AIDS Walk for Life – the Zumba Edition
• Come keep an eye out for elk If you're interested in elk, you can join Environment Yukon biologists for two separate elk bugling events this weekend.
• Businesses coped as well as they could As the business day began this morning in Whitehorse, most stores were operating on a cash-only basis, but some weren't operating at all.
• Emergency personnel made swift, organized responses Emergency officials were forced to adapt during this morning's massive communications blackout, which left the territory without phone service or 911 access for about six hours.
• Woes began with a toppled tree near Kulan Exactly what caused Northwestel Inc. to lose its entire communication system following a power outage last night is still unknown, says company vice-president Curtis Shaw.

September 19, 2012

• Annual United Way breakfast set for Sept. 28 The Government of Yukon will once again host the popular United Way Breakfast annual fund-raiser that launches United Way Month in Yukon.
• Yukoners now own majority of Northern Vision Development Northern Vision Development Limited Partnership has announced the final results of its recent private placement efforts.
• Heading Home Gerry Bill, with Midnight (right) and Boo Boo,
• Pasloski praises late premier's contributions Premier Darrell Pasloski released this statement Tuesday about former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed, who died last Thursday in the Calgary hospital bearing his name:
• Yukon signs sister agreement with Shaanxi A sister province relationship is being formally established between the Yukon and Shaanxi Province in China.
• Conference delves into northern policing challenges A national symposium on policing in the North began this morning in Whitehorse.
• This Way, Please Heather Dickson, with the Humane Society Yukon and a vet liaison,
• Local firefighters to hold out their boots The public is invited to join Whitehorse firefighters Friday as they hold out their boots in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
• First Nations press for greater fracking safeguards A greater burden should be placed on Northern Cross to prove fracking can be performed safely in the exploration for natural gas in the Yukon, say three First Nations.
• Census shows marriage is on the decline here The institution of marriage is on the decline in Whitehorse, according to new census data.
• Judge ends obstruction to development plans A Yukon Supreme Court judge has removed a hurdle to subdivision and further development of the Takhini Hot Springs land.
• Hillcrest developer offers to make concessions to plans A local developer says he's willing to scale back his plans for new townhouses in Hillcrest in response to the worries of neighbours about what the development will be.
• Average house price fell from late 2011 The most recent real estate figures released last week show the market in Whitehorse was at a record pace for the first three months of this year.