Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for March 17, 2010

Deadline looms for submissions to May Homegrown Festival! Subscribers only

March 17, 2010 at 2:22 pm

March 22 is the deadline for Yukoners to submit their ideas to Nakai Theatre for this year’s Homegrown Festival, set for May 11-16.

Whitehorse to participate in World Storytelling Day Subscribers only

March 17, 2010 at 2:13 pm

The arrival of spring this year will also herald the debut of an event sponsored by the Yukon International Storytelling Festival.

Judge finds RCMP officers not guilty

March 16, 2010 at 2:57 pm

Judge finds RCMP officers not guilty

Snowslide warning out for Tombstone Territorial Park

March 16, 2010 at 2:55 pm

Snow conditions in the Tombstone Territorial Park are unstable following an abnormally high accumulation of snow recently.

Ex-mayor steps down from human rights panel

March 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm

Former Faro mayor Michelle Vainio has resigned from the Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators before ever sitting on a single hearing, the Star has learned.

‘Only a mad man can write a draft like this’ Subscribers only

March 16, 2010 at 2:45 pm

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling on the city to scrap the draft of a revised bylaw governing cabs and limousines.

Beware of ticket-selling scammer Subscribers only

March 16, 2010 at 2:43 pm

A man selling tickets to concerts in Vancouver is an experienced scam artist,

Maintaining The Pace Subscribers only

March 16, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Whitehorse musher Hans Gatt leaves the Elim, Alaska checkpoint

Convention bureau hands out awards Subscribers only

March 16, 2010 at 2:34 pm

The Yukon Convention Bureau presented eight awards at its sixth annual Bravo Awards held last Thursday evening at the High Country Inn.

Jobless rate dipped slightly Subscribers only

March 16, 2010 at 2:32 pm

The territory’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.9 per cent in February,