Whitehorse Daily Star

August 30, 2012

• Stepping Up To The Plate Volunteers from Yukon College worked a variety of jobs around the city Wednesday
• First Nation amicable but firm about mine plans Chief Eddie Skookum of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation says his First Nation will approach the revised Carmacks Copper proposal with an open mind.
• Sign Here As Commissioner Doug Phillips (far left) looks on
• Standing Up Against Domestic Violence Mayor Bev Buckway (far right) has her portrait done by local resident Margrite Aasman
• Ottawa injects $510,500 into arts, languages projects Fourteen arts, culture and official language projects received financial support from the federal government Tuesday to the tune of $510,500.
• Frequent delegate looks to join council Cam Kos is hoping to make the move from the delegates' chair in city council chambers to a councillor's chair.
• Vehicle accidentally strikes teenager A 15-year-old girl was treated in Whitehorse General Hospital for a broken left leg after she was struck by another teen learning to drive in a parking lot Tuesday.
• Peel plan to be in place before staking ban expires The moratorium on staking mineral claims and oil and gas leases inside the Peel River watershed has been extended again, the government announced today.

August 29, 2012

• Investment banks give mine a solid foundation An injection of $80 million into the Wolverine Mine has put the operation on solid footing, says its chief operating officer.
• Ancient Arctic ground squirrel to make TV debut The discovery of an ancient Arctic ground squirrel will be included in a three-part documentary called Ice Age to be released next year.
• Council approves reorganization plan City staff can now begin the work that will see an extra two top-level directors hired and other city staff reorganized in an effort to keep up with a rising workload.
• Mountains Sport Fresh Look The mountains around Whitehorse
• Repairs of historic building hang in limbo It will take until next April to settle who actually has care and control/ownership of the old CIBC building that sits crumbling on Dawson's Front Street next to Parks Canada's SS Keno.
• Frightening Foray A group of zombies invaded downtown Whitehorse last Sunday.
• College staff go to work on community ventures Yukon College staff are spending their professional development day a little differently this year,
• Century-old building faces demolition The crumbling building on Sixth Avenue is generally known as ‘The Shanty”.
• Councillor wants in-city mining rules clarified A Whitehorse city councillor is hoping a motion she plans to bring forward next month will give existing mineral claim holders at least some sense of security.
• Government accepts report on heating device safety Another report was released this morning recommending changes surrounding oil-fired appliances in the territory.

August 28, 2012

• Rolling Warhorses One of scores of visitors to the Yukon Transportation Museum last Saturday
• Visitor study will contribute to the health of tourism The Yukon government is embarking on a year-round comprehensive visitor study to learn more about visitors to the territory.
• New Gallery Coming Onstream Whitehorse resident Lauren Tuck
• City supports anti-violence campaign Awareness is key in the prevention of violence against women, and the City of Whitehorse supports the Yukon government in highlighting the issue, Mayor Bev Buckway said today.
• Corner Collision RCMP officers and city firefighters work at the scene of a minor collision
• Yukoners in Europe for tourism talks Tourism and Culture Minister Mike Nixon is leading a delegation of Yukon government officials travelling to Germany and Switzerland.
• Solar panels installed at fish ladder Yukon Energy has installed residential solar panels at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder as a means of documenting their effectiveness.
• Alert issued over latest computer scam The Whitehorse RCMP have issued a warning about a computer scam which has been popping up across Canada.
• Curling club's lease issue remains on ice A question mark is hanging over the upcoming local curling season after Monday evening's city council meeting.
• Funding cut may impair rescue response capability Unless new money can be found, federal funding cuts will leave the Yukon without access to a specially-trained search and rescue team in the event of a catastrophic emergency, according to the team's leader.