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Cardiff slams government on jail foot-dragging

The government must move forward with plans to replace the Whitehorse Correctional Centre, according to NDP Justice Critic Steve Cardiff. The jail issue must be resolved, said Cardiff in a release last week, referring...

full story   by Chris Oke

McLean Lake imbroglio begins again

The next battle for McLean Lake is taking shape. On Monday, gravel quarry and batch plant proponent Ron Newsome recast his application to rezone his McLean Lake property. Now he simply wants four hectares...

full story   by Chris Oke

ONE NATIVE LIFE: Riding Dimples

There are foals on the rangeland. Against the high sky heat of midday they are flopped on their sides, tails twitching and soaking up sun on their flanks, a reminder, I suppose, of mother heat not so long past.

full story   by Richard Wagamese

Proposed bylaw could obstruct SCAN

Whitehorse’s proposed Controlled Substance Properties Bylaw could hinder other laws designed to deter drug trafficking in Whitehorse, says the Downtown Residents Association. The Safer Communities and...

full story   by Chris Oke

RAMBLING

Keep your elbows off the table . . .  “For those of you who like this sort of place this is the sort of place you like,” read the original old sign from the Teapot Café in an Irish pub...

full story   by Doug Bell

Utilities board silent on intervener compensation

The Yukon Utilities Board has yet to rule on how much it will pay individuals and groups who contributed to public hearings on the board’s contentious 20-year resource plan. Both citizens and organizations were...

full story   by Jeremy Warren

Utilities board silent on intervener compensation

The Yukon Utilities Board has yet to rule on how much it will pay individuals and groups who contributed to public hearings on the board’s contentious 20-year resource plan. Both citizens and organizations were...

full story   by Jeremy Warren

Terry Fox Run was small but mighty

More than 70 participants (families, individuals, pets, corporate groups, cyclists, babies in strollers, etc.) turned up at the SS Klondike on Sunday for the annual Terry Fox Run.

full story   by Ian Stewart

Award is about excellence, pure and simple As a co-chair of this year’s Premier’s Award of Excellence selection committee, and as a member of this committee since the award’s inception in...

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Skillful Conservatives prepare to pull the pin

Successful politics often relies on two things: confusion and the fine art of deflection. Premier Stephen Harper and his team are proving to be adept at pulling these levers. And that suggests a federal...

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