Whitehorse Daily Star

September 10, 2012

• School elections scheduled for Oct. 1 Elections of members of school councils will take place Oct.1, 2012.
• Deadline extended for oil, gas search comment The period to provide public input into two more exploration holes to search for oil and gas near Eagle Plains has been extended for a few more days.
• Come meet our amazing faculty, college urges students, public Students and the general public are being invited to meet some of Yukon College's "Amazing Faculty” in a new advertising campaign launched late last month.
• The Fishing's Good A bear fishes
• Salmon run wasn't poor, with all things considered: manager For what was a poor run of chinook salmon this summer, the number of fish through the Whitehorse Fish Ladder wasn't all that bad, says the facility manager.
• Convention bureau hosting visitors The Yukon Convention Bureau is hosting four professional event planners and business owners on a familiarization tour.
• A Close Glimpse This close-up of an araneus saevus,
• Council meetings to likely be cancelled With the municipal election five weeks away, the current council is setting dates for new council members to be elected on Oct. 18.
• Work on protective Marwell berm continues Marwell is getting a new look.
• Meals and Melodies Ben Charlie and friends
• Stockdale seeks another vote on museums' funding Two weeks after city council voted against providing three local museums with the funds to help plan their future, Coun. Dave Stockdale is bringing the issue back for another vote.
• Transit association chapter is meeting in Whitehorse Over the next two days, city transit officials will be learning what other communities are doing to get residents from Point A to Point B as well as letting others know about Whitehorse's updated system.
• Fish Lake canoe trip turns tragic A 27-year-old Winnipeg man has died after his rented canoe capsized last Thursday in Fish Lake.
• ‘This was a precarious and dangerous situation' Darkness forced an injured woman and her rescuers to spend the night in the rain and the cold over the weekend after she fell down the side of a mountain near Marsh Lake.

September 7, 2012

• MLA calls north Yukon tour a success Darius Elias, the newly independent MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin, says his recent trip along the entire Dempster Highway proved to be very informative and valuable.
• City's escarpment policy comes forward Development could happen closer to the clay cliffs if council adopts the updated Downtown Escarpment Land Use Policy.
• Vintage military vehicles bring back powerful memories Dawson was the target for a different sort of military invasion last month when the members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association hit town for a day's rest along the route of their 2012 Alaska Highway Convoy.
• Volunteers shed locks to help ailing children A meeting room at the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board's headquarters was the site of a hair-raising scene earlier this week when plenty of ponytails were chopped off to make wigs for kids in need.
• Pasloski and other premiers to visit China Premiers from nine provinces and territories, including the Yukon's Darrell Pasloski, will participate in a Sept. 10-20 Council of the Federation mission to China.
• Boeing 737's flight ‘an incredible milestone' Air North made company history shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday when it landed its Boeing 737 jet in Dawson.
• MLA recommends oil fired appliance regulations Sandy Silver, the MLA for the Klondike, recommends new regulations for oil fired appliances could protect Yukoners more quickly than new legislation.
• Elder recognized for literacy contributions Education Minister Scott Kent is in Dawson City to present Doris Roberts, a Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elder and community educator with the Council of the Federation Literacy Award today, the day before the United Nations International Literacy Day.
• Stipulations set out for Raven's Ridge subdivision Before the second phase of the Raven's Ridge development goes ahead, developers may have to meet five conditions.
• Mayo Marauder This black fox
• Youth passions shown in new video series A unique video project inspired, filmed and produced by Yukon youth premiered at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre on the evening of Aug. 22.
• Sculptures With A Twist Philippe LeBlond opens Bare Creek today at the Arts Underground in the Art Society Gallery.
• Company eyes gold mine production in 2015 Victoria Gold Corp. expects to be producing gold at its Eagle Gold mine near Mayo in 2015, with a full-time staff of 300 or so, says the company president.
• Coping With Grief Louise Hardy gives an artist's talk Thursday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Petition protests closure of tax office The closure of Whitehorse's Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) office at the end of the month will create more problems than it solves, says a local financial expert.
• Animal shelter organizing big fund-raising venture The Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is preparing for a major fund-raising event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15.
• Schools still lacking moveable soccer goals As students begin their new year of classes, schools around the territory remain without moveable soccer goals.
• Resident, conservation society oppose lot plan A residential lot proposed off Fish Lake Road could have a detrimental effect on local wildlife and green space, say at least two people

September 6, 2012

• Program to help 3,000 young people find jobs The federal government has unveiled a new approach to help about 3,000 young Canadians find jobs in high-demand sectors of the economy.
• ‘I am deeply saddened by this disrespectful act' Vandalism at two traditional graveyards in Mayo, including a historic 100-year-old site, has the chief of the First Nation of Na Cho Nyak Dun calling the damage "a travesty.”
• Dutch consul general made a get-acquainted visit here The Dutch consul general responsible for western Canada made his first official visit to the Yukon last week.
• Dawson elder receives Jubilee Medal The City of Dawson was one of the agencies given the opportunity to nominate an individual to receive one of the medallions being handed out to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
• A Warm Welcome Yukon College president Karen Barnes serves up beef stew Wednesday.
• Searing winds wreak havoc with power High winds and multiple downed trees knocked out power temporarily in spots around the territory Wednesday.
• Rollover kills Marsh Lake woman A 72-year-old Marsh Lake woman has died after a single-vehicle rollover last week.
• City swiftly replaces indoor facilities boss The general manager of the 2012 Arctic Winter Games is moving indoors.
• Creek protection, housing top candidate's priorities Pat Berrel's résumé includes 15 years as the principal of Whitehorse Elementary School,