Whitehorse Daily Star

July 31, 2012

• Local liquor laws violators targeted Ten people were taken into custody and more than 26 litres of liquor were confiscated over two days
• Northwestel continues its Games Centre sponsorship Northwestel Inc. has ensured the Canada Games Centre NHL-sized rink named for its sponsorship in 2007 will continue to boast its name as the Northwestel Arena.
• Lessons from mom A healthy black bear sow shows her two off-coloured cubs how to dig up grubs
• Grant recipients will be told monies may shrink Local organizations are being put on notice that this may be the last time they get a full grant to cover their property taxes.
• City seeing mounting online activity More citizens are following the City of Whitehorse online, says Mayor Bev Buckway.
• Kids take the cake Frank Curlew, the president of the Rotary Club of Whitehorse, hands out the celebratory cake at last Friday afternoon's opening
• Pasloski joins chorus for health care reform Premier Darrell Pasloski will join his fellow government leaders in calling on the federal government to change its health care funding formula.
• New Democrats fishing for action on poor salmon run The NDP has added its voice to the growing chorus calling for a co-ordinated response to the dismal chinook salmon return on the Yukon River.
• Crews are dealing with more fires This year's wildfire season is not quite over yet but is already shaping up to be an above-average fire season for the territory.
• Driver dies shortly after downtown collision A 65-year-old Whitehorse driver has died not long after becoming involved in a collision Monday afternoon.
• ‘Whitehorse is looking for leadership' And then there were three....

July 30, 2012

• Rotary Peace Park shelter replaces gazebo A partnership between the Rotary Club of Whitehorse and the city has resulted in a significant upgrade to one of Whitehorse's most popular parks
• Programs' air time to change Tuesday Effective tomorrow, the timing of all CBC North programming on channels 10 and 208 will shift back by one hour.
• Mayo student will explore the Far North At 16, J.V. Clark School student Alex Therriault will experience a landscape only a select few people in the world see in their lifetime.
• Nasty message awaited music fans If you visited the Music Yukon website this morning, you may have been surprised that the usual black and yellow logo had been replaced with a bright red "HACKED.”
• City will spend at least $63,000 to fix up pool A $50,000 unexpected expense for the city has jumped another $13,000.
• Mother bear, cub moved to berry-rich area A mother grizzly bear and her cub have been moved from Tagish to a more remote wilderness area
• Six new fires push season total to 99 More lightning and dry conditions in the territory resulted in six new wildfires over the weekend
• Pair arrested for alleged drug offences Whitehorse RCMP have arrested an 18-year-old male and a 27-year-old male for alleged drug-related offences
• Mining company, employees charged A Yukon mining company and two of its supervisors are facing a mountain of charges

July 27, 2012

• We've eased the housing woes, ministers insist Two Yukon government ministers are rejecting allegations by the official Opposition that they aren't doing enough to combat the territory's chronic housing crisis.
• Bullying victim squeezed out of preferred school A Whitehorse woman is on a mission to ensure her grandson doesn't move into the same high school as the students who have been consistently bullying him for the last two years.
• Arts in the Park plans exhibit Artist Amber Walker works on a piece
• Fast Pitch Championships gave huge win to economy The local economy itself socked a home run worth millions of dollars during this month's International Softball Federation's (ISF) 2012 Women's World Fast Pitch Championships
• Kids will guide cardboard cars toward the drive-in Drive-in movies may seem like a thing of the past,
• Music Festival Tunes The Dakhk‡ Khw‡an Dancers were joined by some members of the Tr'ond‘k Hw‘ch'in Singers for part of their set.
• High water is affecting search High river levels are again hampering the search for a canoeist missing near Dawson City since July 6.
• First reading passed on OCP change for former tank farm One of the first steps needed to redevelop the former site of the tank farm was taken Monday night
• Sun splashed musicianship Danette Readman performs with Hélène Beaulieu and Nicholas Mah
• Landmark restaurants to tease tastebuds nationally One of the sure signs of summer in Whitehorse is the long lineups beginning to form outside of the Klondike Rib and Salmon.
• Median rent pierces former ceiling The Yukon's June median rent was the highest on record at $825 a month
• House arrest is man's sanction for committing sexual assault A Watson Lake man has been sentenced to two years' house arrest
• Latest bear shooting hoists toll to 13 Conservation officers shot yet another bear Thursday in the Whitehorse area
• Prepare for high waters, homeowners warned Officials monitoring the water levels in the Southern Lakes area are warning of possible flooding
• $37-million lawsuit has been settled One day after a $37-million lawsuit was filed by a company hired to work at the Wolverine Mine, the mine owners say the dispute has been settled.
• Lengthy pecking orders formed for KFC treats Fried chicken featuring the Colonel's secret blend of 11 herbs and spices is back on the menu for many Whitehorse residents
• Warmth, lightning see fire picture heat up Lightning triggered four wildfires in the Watson Lake district Thursday