Whitehorse Daily Star

August 13, 2012

• City Chase coming to Whitehorse City Chase is described as "part obstacle course, part scavenger hunt.”
• Warm Wings After months of preparation, the DC-3 weathervane at the ErikNielsen Whitehorse International Airport was yarn bombed Saturday.
• Weathervane takes on new, colourful look The DC-3 is officially dressed for winter, at least for the next two weeks.
• Yukoners discussed fracking concerns A group of Whitehorse residents concerned about fracking in the Yukon gathered at LePage Park late Sunday afternoon.
• Babe Richards will be focus of biography In 1924, Evelyn May "Babe” Richards was born in Whitehorse, in what was then a small town of 300 people.
• Looking To Fatten Up This young black bear seen recently appears very thin,
• Jobless rate remained constant: statistics The Yukon's unemployment remained steady in July at 7.2 per cent, down from May's peak of 8.9 per cent.
• Deceased driver's name released The Yukon coroner has released the name of the 65-year-old driver who died shortly after a collision downtown last month.
• City readies for Porter Creek D consultation The executive director of the Yukon Conservation Society is pleased the city will bring in an outside facilitator to begin planning for Porter Creek D.
• Council race gains another candidate It all comes back to affordable housing for Randy Collins.
• Convicted driver will be sentenced in November A Vancouver man has been convicted of impaired driving causing death after a 2010 crash in Pelly Crossing which killed a 27-year-old man.

August 10, 2012

• Fish Lake Road lot may become country residential property The planning for what will be done on a Fish Lake Road property may soon be done as council considers a rezoning application that would see it change to a country residential property.
• Rise in food bank usage disturbs MLA The latest numbers from the city's food bank are troubling and demand a government response, says Kevin Barr, the NDP MLA for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes.
• Property owner eyes townhouses for Hillcrest Four properties zoned for single-family homes or duplexes could soon be home to another townhouse development.
• Yukon communities greet Alaska Highway convoy Communities across the Yukon will have the opportunity to greet a unique group of visitors this month.
• Sun finally smiled on gathering While last Friday joined the previous Thursday evening by not having ideal weather for an event that needs to take place mostly outdoors or under light pavilions, Saturday and Sunday improved remarkably.
• Help Was At Hand A precious load of beer cans came loose during transportation
• Youth alliance initiates Peel petition The Peel Youth Alliance has created a petition urging the Yukon government to extend the staking moratorium in the Peel Watershed.
• Proposed ATV bylaw runs into more verbal roadblocks Proposed ATV bylaw runs into more verbal roadblocks
• Soothing Saturday Sounds Fawn Fritzen and Jon Heaton perform at the Yukon Arts Centre
• Yukon firefighters take their skills to B.C. Eight Yukon firefighters have been sent to British Columbia.
• Fracking practice will be assessed The practice of hydraulic fracturing will be part of the environmental assessment into two exploration wells on Eagle Plain, says an assessment officer.
• Fracking not on the agenda, company says Northern Cross Yukon has no plans to use hydraulic fracturing – fracking – in its current exploration plans, says the company's president.
• Vandals dumping garbage, carving own trails City officials are set to begin an education campaign aimed at eliminating the ongoing vandalism in greenbelts.
• Wary waterfront residents taking precautions The Reids bought their lake front property in 1967.
• ‘We did not get into this business to kill bears' Conservation officers in the Whitehorse area are getting tired.
• Long-term, palliative care beds ‘urgently' needed Along with the much-reported doctors shortage, Whitehorse is facing an urgent need for long-term care and palliative care beds, says the president of the Yukon Medical Association.

August 9, 2012

• Correction A story in Wednesday's edition
• Chinook salmon arrivals expected to rise quickly The first Yukon River chinook salmon arrived Tuesday afternoon at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder, and the count rose to two Wednesday morning.
• Learning From The Best Doug Smarch Jr. of the Teslin Tlingit Council
• NDP lends support to Northwestel's quest The territory's NDP has come out in support of Northwestel Inc.'s quest for an extra $40 million to update its infrastructure in the communities.
• Morning Talent Display The Stompers perform at the Yukon Arts Centre
• Visioning walk is set for McIntyre Creek area The Friends of McIntyre Creek will lead what they're calling a visioning walk along Middle McIntyre Creek on Saturday.
• Internet access issues raised at roundtable Consistent and affordable access to the Internet throughout the territory was a key issue raised at a digital issues roundtable co-hosted by the federal and territorial NDP on Tuesday evening.
• Food vendor in limbo after city revokes permit It's tough being the new kid on the block.
• Airlines' agreement simplifies luggage transfers Air North passengers transferring to Air Canada flights in southern cities will now be able to check their baggage all the way through to their final domestic destination.