Whitehorse Daily Star

September 13, 2012

• Ottawa seeks proposals to help end violence against women The federal government has issued a call for proposals for projects to help stifle violence against women and girls in Canada.
• Machine the first of its kind in North America With a glowing touch screen, tubing, conveyor belts and a cylinder full of bright green liquid, the B240 third generation might be confused with Dr. Frankenstein's latest science experiment.
• Chamber chooses board, recognizes businesses Even with a loss in the last fiscal year, the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is in a strong position moving into next year.
• Candidate looks to improve housing, safety in the city For more than a decade, Julie Menard has called Whitehorse home.
• Offender set to be sentenced Friday A Watson Lake man is awaiting sentencing for two counts of sexual assault, one involving a minor, and one count of sexual interference.
• PSAC anticipates thousands more job cuts Robyn Benson, the national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is in Whitehorse this week to start discussions among Yukon Employees Union (YEU) members about their upcoming contract negotiations with the territorial government.
• White Pass ‘horrified' by dumping incident The White Pass and Yukon Route railway has been ordered to pay $100,000 after dumping 24 rail cars' worth of rocks and sediment into Bennett Lake in 2009.

September 12, 2012

• Production begins on Yukon-based series Vancouver-based Paperny Entertainment has begun production on the new original series Yukon Gold for HISTORY channel. It will premiere in early 2013.
• Did you know? On the trail of local history! Ed. note: with this instalment, these historic items, submitted by the Whitehorse History Book Society, resume publication every second Wednesday after a summer hiatus.
• Nation must capitalize on its resources: senator Canada must take advantage of its expansive natural resources, Yukon Senator Dan Lang told the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting Tuesday.
• Plaque thanks Yukoners for 2001 assistance to U.S. A plaque received from the United States recognizing Yukoners' efforts on Sept. 11, 2001 was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
• Ministers of agriculture meeting here Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers and deputy ministers are meeting in Whitehorse until Friday.
• Council cancels two of its meetings Oct. 8 will mark the last meeting of the current city council.
• Juvenile diabetes fund-raiser set The Yukon Motorcycle Centre, in partnership with Earth Tek Drilling Ltd., will hold a fund-raiser Saturday for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
• Residents want door closed to housing plan Hillcrest residents continued to urge city council Monday night not to rezone four properties on Hillcrest Drive.
• Meeting produces new curling club lease Whitehorse will have a curling season after all.
• Summer protest results in defamation suit The chief of the Liard First Nation and one of its economic officials are suing an organizer of a July protest, claiming she defamed their character.

September 11, 2012

• The Peaks of Whitehorse Snow touches the tops
• Deadline nearing for environmental grants The city is reminding residents of the approaching deadline for environmental grants.
• Words Greeted Warmly Rick Sam, standing left, is thanked by Mike McCann at the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society's pancake breakfast held Sunday morning
• Territory's jobless rate continued downward trend The Yukon's unemployment rate continued to fall in August, dropping to 6.8 per cent from 7.2 per cent in July, the latest figures from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics show.
• Traffic Flow Disrupted Strickland Street between First and Second Avenues
• ‘You Matter Here,' college assures students Students heading back to class at Yukon College are learning "You Matter Here.”
• Incumbent files his election papers After 10 months as a city councillor, Kirk Cameron is ready for another three years on the job.
• Developer surprised by residents' opposition Erik Nyland has been planning to build a home on a property off Fish Lake Road for years.
• Residents urge caution on ex-tank farm cleanup There is a long list of questions that need to be answered before remediation work can begin on the former site of the tank farm.