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A four legged drive for drug free schools

Drugs should not be part of a 13-year-old’s daily life, according to parents with students at Porter Creek Secondary School.

NWT caribou conservation threatens Porcupine herd

Does Isaac Newton’s third law of physics — “every action has an equal and opposite reaction” — apply to caribou?The…
Drum master brings his rhythm to the Rainman

Drum master brings his rhythm to the Rainman

Drums all have different voices, just like people, master drummer ManDido Morris tells a group of students in Porter Creek Secondary School’s…
‘Abused prisoners’ stalk Whitehorse

‘Abused prisoners’ stalk Whitehorse

While hooded and chained ‘prisoners’ knelt on the steps of the Elijah Smith building in downtown Whitehorse on Wednesday, real Canadian…
Fisherman becomes a northern shepherd

Fisherman becomes a northern shepherd

For a few short hours on Wednesday evening, Vanier Secondary School’s gym became a cathedral.Beneath bright red and blue Crusaders banners…
Contractors slag shoddy athletes’ village

Contractors slag shoddy athletes’ village

The 2007 Canada Winter Games athletes’ village project is a dysfunctional mess, according to several contractors involved in the project.

Yukon MLAs overdue for a raise

On April 1, Yukon MLAs will get a raise.For 13 years, salaries for the premier, ministers and leaders of the opposition have been frozen.

icelanders love their libraries

If you go downtown Reykjavík on Saturday mornings, there will be a lineup in front of only one place.The library.

Government saps non profit initiative

The Community Development Fund giveth.And, apparently, the fund also taketh away.The fund promised the Whitehorse Curling Club $19,700 for its…
So long, and thanks for all the fish

So long, and thanks for all the fish

It had the ring of a well-worn chorus from an old country tune: “It’s all about you and me and the people on Main Street.