News: 2009-07-09T22:21:25Z Copyright (c) 2009, Jon Molson ExpressionEngine tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:07:09 tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30300 2009-07-09T22:16:44Z 2009-07-09T22:18:45Z Yukoner Colin Abbott made it three for three today at the 2009 Junior World Orienteering Championships. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/yukon-orienteer-makes-it-three-for-three-at-world-juniors/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/DHt-l85KF3Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/yukon-orienteer-makes-it-three-for-three-at-world-juniors/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30299 2009-07-09T22:15:03Z 2009-07-09T22:16:04Z http://subvert.ca/ The Yukon's largest annual softball tournament kicks off today at seven separate diamonds. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/dustball-tourney-begins-today/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/mDGFwF3c0tc" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/dustball-tourney-begins-today/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30297 2009-07-09T21:57:08Z 2009-07-09T22:18:09Z Athletics Yukon's five-km road race championship on Tuesday night was hotly contested in more ways than one. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/turnout-one-of-the-many-highlights-of-championship-run/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/8CPffwb7qEw" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/turnout-one-of-the-many-highlights-of-championship-run/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30298 2009-07-09T21:56:48Z 2009-07-09T22:14:49Z A junior participant in the second annual Whitehorse High Performance Hockey Training Academy <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/skating-by/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/1n71GqmgQ3k" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/skating-by/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30295 2009-07-09T21:47:24Z 2009-07-09T22:21:25Z A minister kept in the dark about his own portfolio, <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/ive-got-to-resign.-im-going-to-resign-kenyon/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/I1z_HpvGpzE" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/ive-got-to-resign.-im-going-to-resign-kenyon/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30294 2009-07-09T21:45:15Z 2009-07-09T21:47:16Z http://subvert.ca/ One unconfirmed fire was detected by MODIS satellite in the Dawson City district on Wednesday evening, says Wildland Fire Management. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/more-lightning-expected-to-feed-fire-activity/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/qTHJwUNfQMk" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/more-lightning-expected-to-feed-fire-activity/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30293 2009-07-09T21:42:49Z 2009-07-09T21:44:50Z DAWSON CITY - The heat didn't keep the crowds away at the 2009 Yukon Gold Panning Competition on Canada Day. In fact, after last year's chilly torrential downpour, it was welcomed. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/heat-failed-to-melt-spirits-at-gold-pan-championships/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/bEOewUEUFGo" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/heat-failed-to-melt-spirits-at-gold-pan-championships/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30280 2009-07-08T21:27:59Z 2009-07-08T21:30:01Z Faced with a puzzling investigation, RCMP and the Whitehorse Fire Department have determined lightning caused a June 11 fire in an abandoned building downtown. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/chief-has-never-encountered-lightning-caused-building-fire/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/2NLV1TDGbPk" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/chief-has-never-encountered-lightning-caused-building-fire/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30279 2009-07-08T21:26:49Z 2009-07-08T21:27:50Z Thanks to some friendly motorists, a tenacious dog lover and a tiny microchip, Lacie the chihuahua is going home. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/a-homeward-bound-story-comes-to-yukon/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/b6A_pj0QbdQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/a-homeward-bound-story-comes-to-yukon/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30278 2009-07-08T21:24:41Z 2009-07-08T21:25:43Z The Yukon Chamber of Mines says two thirds of the public comments on the draft land use plan for the Peel River watershed are from the pro-mining sector. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/watershed-issue-responses-heavily-pro-mining/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/z2vAlBRm-FI" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/watershed-issue-responses-heavily-pro-mining/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30267 2009-07-08T20:42:23Z 2009-07-08T20:44:24Z The bats on the Terrorizers were in full swing Tuesday night in the Whitehorse Co-Ed Slo-Pitch Softball League. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/terrorizers-extinguish-flames-in-co-ed-slo-pitch-league/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/-DA2RCuLNtk" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/terrorizers-extinguish-flames-in-co-ed-slo-pitch-league/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30266 2009-07-08T20:40:18Z 2009-07-08T20:42:19Z http://subvert.ca/ The sport of hockey is helping bring two communities closer together as a result of a couple of camps put on in Whitehorse and Lethbridge, Alberta. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/two-communities-strengthen-relationship-thanks-to-annual-hockey-camp/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/VGR7ZPmiNO4" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/two-communities-strengthen-relationship-thanks-to-annual-hockey-camp/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30257 2009-07-07T21:53:17Z 2009-07-07T21:56:18Z Monday afternoon's announcement that Premier Dennis Fentie is taking the reins of the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) is a charade, say opposition parties. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/yukoners-should-be-very-concerned/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/GHnHZET6YME" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/yukoners-should-be-very-concerned/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30256 2009-07-07T21:51:49Z 2009-07-07T21:52:50Z John Wipert has gone on a walkabout. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/man-did-real-crazy-stuff-before-vanishing/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/eN9z6LRaVds" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/man-did-real-crazy-stuff-before-vanishing/ tag:whitehorsestar.com,2009:archive/news/2.30255 2009-07-07T21:49:33Z 2009-07-07T21:53:34Z A crew of 25 British Columbia firefighters scheduled to arrive in the territory this afternoon to augment Yukon resources as the territory prepares for more hot and dry weather. <script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/whitehorsestarcomnews?i=http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/toasty-weather-sees-extra-firefighters-arrive/" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/whitehorsestarcomnews/~4/_Skr-7lpxZc" height="1" width="1"/> http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/toasty-weather-sees-extra-firefighters-arrive/