Whitehorse Daily Star

July 5, 2012

• Offbeat Bear Alert The Village of Teslin has found a creative way to inform the community of bear sightings.
• Trail-Blazing Political Figures Honoured Deborah Grey, a former Conservative MP, Audrey McLaughlin, a former Yukon MP and leader of the federal NDP, and Liberal Senator Catherine Callbeck, a former premier of Prince Edward Island, seen left to right, were honoured as Female Firsts by Famous 5 Ottawa last month.
• Northwestel plans massive infrastructure program Northwestel Inc. plans to invest $273 million over the next five years in improving telecomunications services across the North.
• Dancing Downtown Nicole Herzog, left, and Hannah Bjork-Adison, with the Carole Mullin Dancers,
• Program zeros in on preventative health care Preventative health care is the focus of a new program launched Wednesday by the Yukon government.
• Robitaille holds onto goldpanning crown Paul Robitaille held onto his first place standing in the Yukon Open class at the 2012 Yukon Goldpanning Championships held in Dawson City on Canada Day.
• Radio charger power supply cited as fire source The chief of the Whitehorse Fire Department has released the cause of the last Sunday's $300,000 fire at the Elijah Smith Building.
• Assailant ordered to pay $3,000 to doctor A Whitehorse man has been sentenced to three months in jail after knocking out a Burwash Landing doctor.

July 4, 2012

• City taking summer ice bookings Summer's here – time to get out the skates.
• Tuesday was last day to pay your taxes Tuesday was the last day for Whitehorse residents to pay their 2012 property taxes
• Somke Prompts Evacuations Staff and customers from Shoppers Drug Mart, Extra Foods and Coffee, Tea and Spice in the Qwanlin Mall cleared the stores late Tuesday afternoon
• Delegates opt for new AFN regional chief Mike Smith is back in public office, having been elected last Thursday as the Yukon regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
• NDP reissues call for inquiry into deaths NDP Leader Liz Hanson today reissued the call for a public inquiry into last January's carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of five Yukoners in Porter Creek.
• Educator Recognized Veteran Yukon educator Sandra Henderson receives a Commissioners Award from Commissioner Doug Phillips during the Canada Day celebrations at Shipyards Park.
• Referendum suggested as remedy to fowl issue Whitehorse electors could find themselves voting in a bunch chickens in the Oct. 18 municipal election.
• Man receives jail term for drug offences A Whitehorse man was sentenced this morning to 236 days in custody for the possession of drugs with the purpose of trafficking.
• Protesters seek longtime chief's resignation More than 150 protesters gathered Tuesday outside the offices of the Liard First Nation in Watson Lake calling for the resignation of long-time Chief Liard McMillan.
• ‘I'm open to opportunities': outgoing mayor Whitehorse is guaranteed to have a new mayor this fall.

July 3, 2012

• City awards water lines contract As work continues to replace the Selkirk pump station in Riverdale, Norcope Enterprises has been tasked with installing water lines for the project.
• Celebrating Canada Day Photo Page
• Walker celebrated major milestone in Whitehorse A man walked his 40,000th mile June 25 carrying a cross along the Yukon River in Whitehorse.
• Literacy On The Move The Family Literacy Centre unveiled its new book bike during Sunday's Canada Day parade.
• Subdivision has not been afflicted with break-ins, police say The RCMP are debunking a rumour spread via websites like Facebook about a series of break-ins in the Copper Ridge subdivision.
• Bears see Congdon Creek campground closed As it had to do last year, Environment Yukon has closed the Congdon Creek territorial campground to campers until further notice.
• A Gathering Of The Honoured The Queen's Jubilee medal recipients
• Fishermen rescued after their jetboat capsizes near Atlin Two men from Red Deer, Alta. were rescued last Friday after their jet boat overturned on the Taku River near Atlin, B.C.
• Motorcycle mishaps injure three people Three people were injured in two separate motorcycle crashes within 24 hours of each other at the same location near Pelly Crossing.
• Funding to help eradicate elder abuse The Yukon Public Legal Education Association has received more than $300,000 in federal funding for programs directed at eliminating elder abuse in the territory.
• City hires city manager out of British Columbia After more than a decade as the chief administrative officer for Powell River, B.C., Stan Westby will be bringing his experience to Whitehorse in the role of city manager.
• Fire causes heavy damage toll, closes office A fire Sunday night in the Elijah Smith Building caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in smoke and water damage.