A New Day
with Sandi Coleman
Wednesday October 2, 2013
Nearly Lost ... But Not Forgotten!
Long Ago People's place is an important link to traditional First Nation building practises, nearly lost to history. It used to be open six days a week. It offered tours and served tea and bannock to travellers on the Alaska Highway.
Then a decade ago the highway was re-routed past Champagne. Today it gets fewer visitors, but it's still there thanks to the passion of the man who opened it....
Max Leighton visited Long Ago People's place...
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Wednesday October 2, 2013
New Doctors?...Relief For Some Patients....
More than 15-hundred Yukoners don't have a family doctor in the territory. But new doctors are moving here. Some are taking over existing practices and others will be taking patients in the new year.
Dr. Rao Tadepalli is president of the Yukon Medical Association. He's dropped by to tell us more about the changing scene in the Yukon...
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Tuesday October 1, 2013
Celebrating the Life Of David Boyle
There is now some closure for a Whitehorse family after a month long search.
The body of David Boyle was found on Friday along the Alaska Highway. His truck had rolled down a steep embankment.
Family members are now planning a celebration of life...
His sister Sharon Miller joined us by telephone this morning...
A celebration of life is set for Saturday at 2pm at the St. Elias Convention Centre in Haines Junction.
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Tuesday October 1, 2013
Dr. Hanley's Weekly Studio Call..
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Tuesday October 1, 2013
International Day of Older Persons....
International Day of Older Persons is a day of celebration.
But it's also a time to focus on education and prevention around issues facing seniors. Issues like finding the right people to care for the older people and protect them from abuse.
And that is the focus of drop-in sessions taking place today in Whitehorse at the Old Fire Hall from 11until 3:30. It's part of a larger effort under the banner of the Seniors Legal Education Project.
Kelly Cooper is the Manager of Senior Services and Adult Protection. Lillian Nakamura Maguire is with the Yukon Public Legal Education Association...
Categories: Past Episodes
Tuesday October 1, 2013
What Are The Rewards Of Being MADD?
A Yukon woman received a unique honour in Toronto over the weekend.
Daniela Martinson was named the Canadian National Volunteer of the year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
She is back home in Whitehorse and we spoke to her this morning....
Categories: Past Episodes
Monday September 30, 2013
Yukon College Looking A Bigger Piece Of The Federal Funding Pie.
Over the last few years, Yukon College has opened a number of research centres.
Under the Yukon Research Centre umbrella there are programs looking at climate change, technological innovation, and cold climate innovation, for example. Applied research is not only a priority here, it's in fact a goal for many colleges across the country. But it's a goal that's under-funded compared to the dollars being spent at the country's universities.
Denise Amyot is president of the Association of the Canadian Community Colleges....She's on a cross-country tour to talk about the association and the drive for more federal dollars to meet future aspirations...
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Friday September 27, 2013
Music List September 23 - 27, 2013
- Don't Sleep Down By the River - Kim Beggs
- Bye, Bye Blackbird - Rebekah Bell
- On the Main Drag - Annie Lou
- A & W Song - Old Man Luedecke
- Stuck Here Together - Glacial Erratics
- Leaving Town - Old Cabin
- What I Want - Diyet
- What If - Nicole Edwards
- Let Me Down - Tree Talk
- Grumpy Pants - Nicole Edwards
- Spin - Kim Barlow
- 50 Years Ago - Ian Tyson
- Out of Your Head - Kim Barlow
- Valentine's Day - David Bowie
- Inner Ninja - Classified w/ David Myles
- Wildfire - John Mayer
- Sailing - Rod Stewart
- The Lonely Life - City & Colour
- Shipyard's Song - Kim Beggs
- Sense of Distance - Kate Weekes
- Four Lean Hounds - Justin Rutledge
- Friday Nights and You - Charlie Major
- My Baby's Got To Pay the Rent - Deep Dark Woods
- Happy Song - Mo Kenney
- SOS - Raine Maida
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Friday September 27, 2013
Government Predicting 10th Straight Year Of Economic Growth
Yukon's economy, to many, does not look as robust as it did a few years ago. The mineral exploration sector, in particular, cooled considerably compared to the boom years of 2011 and 2012
Still, the Yukon Government is predicting a 10th consecutive year of growth. The Yukon Economic Outlook just came out this week.
Currie Dixon is the Minister of Economic Development....
Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday September 26, 2013
Reaction to a Sexual Assault in Whitehorse
Hilary Aitken is with the Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre. Click below to hear her interview on A New Day. Sandi began by asking her how common
this type of sexual assault is in the Yukon.Categories: Past Episodes
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