Yukono

News archive for May 26, 2009

Taping The Top Dog Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Principal Kerry Huff was taped to the wall at Porter Creek Secondary School last week.

Judges side with city in case of walker’s fall

May 26, 2009 at 4:37 pm

A woman who fell on a wintery sidewalk nearly a decade ago has lost her right to appeal an earlier decision that favoured the city.

City moves ahead with Arctic Winter Games

May 26, 2009 at 4:35 pm

The city has agreed to take on the responsibility of hosting the 2012 Arctic Winter Games, with a unanimous vote Monday night that will have the mayor sign off on the hosting agreement.

Clay cliffs fire doused; planes go to Alaska

May 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Wildland Fire Management crews were quick to extinguish a small fire Monday afternoon atop the clay cliffs in downtown Whitehorse.

Senatorial Scrutiny Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Yukon Senator Dan Lang reviewed the army cadets

Students’ job hunt will be ‘challenging’ Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm

Despite expectations of a slow tourism season, the Service Canada Centre for Youth aims to find work for all youth who walk through its doors this summer.

Convention bureau has bolstered economy Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:26 pm

Despite challenging economic times throughout the country, the Yukon Convention Bureau managed to contribute handsomely to the Yukon economy last year.

Deep shaft effluent treatment explained Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:23 pm

The inevitable reaction to the public presentations of the Corix Water Systems Vertreat Wastewater Treatment Technology was for someone in the audience to mutter,

Judges hear arguments in McLean Lake dispute Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:18 pm

The B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on the McLean Lake Residents Association's appeal of a 2008 ruling which dismissed its case against the city.

Territory’s Metis seek government recognition Subscribers only

May 26, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Governments try to pretend the territory's Metis residents don't exist as a nation, says the president of the Yukon Metis Nation Society.