Whitehorse Daily Star

April 3, 2024

• Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Circle: sharing traditional stories Photo Spread
• Funding for minesite remediation questioned The Yukon Party believes it has unearthed important new information about the remediation and future of the Minto Mine site.
• Exercising Caution As seen Tuesday, Robert Service Way has been divided to keep vehicles further away from the escarpment in preparation for a potential slide in the area.
• A Celebration of Swans marks 30 years This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Yukon’s premier birding festival.
• Burning rules are in effect The territory’s legal wildfire season officially began Monday.
• RCMP link to community safety questioned Will more money mean better service from the RCMP in the Yukon?
• Minister peppered with hospital funding queries The Yukon Party is questioning the territorial government on reductions in surgeries and imaging procedures in December 2023 and January 2024, and cuts to hospital funding in the proposed 2024-25 budget.
• Abandoned buildings bylaw spurs concerns City councillors had many questions and concerns about the new “Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Bylaw” at their standing committee meeting Tuesday evening.

April 2, 2024

• Home Repair Program’s availability expands The intake period for the territorial Home Repair Program will now be open year-round until it’s fully subscribed, with applications open now.
• Exercising Caution As seen today, Robert Service Way
• YWIM’s annual fundraiser to go Friday evening Yukon Women in Music’s (YWIM’s) third annual fundraising concert is set for Friday evening at the United Church.
• YP concerned about mining decline With the Fraser Institute saying “Yukon is dimming in the eyes of mining investors,” Yukon Party mining critic Scott Kent wants to know what the government is doing about it.
• YG updates 2024-25 fishing, hunting licensing season The licensing season for fishing and hunting for the 2024-25 season began April 1.
• Funding will help build homes in four Yukon communities Four new Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreements in the Yukon – worth $6.7 million – will help fast-track 110 homes in the next three years and spur the construction of more than 1,000 homes over the next decade.

April 1, 2024

• Intersection consultations set The City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government continue to work together on a joint initiative to improve the intersections of Hamilton
• Many weighed in on changes to landlord, tenant legislation More than 1,500 Yukoners shared their suggestions for improvements to the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act as part of the government’s review of the legislation.
• School council concerned about new building With the new Whistle Bend Elementary School due to open in August, the school council has flagged 13 problems that need to be fixed first to ensure students can learn in a safe, accessible environment.
• Banking on the para-slalom Photo Spread
• Police looking to reach injured man Whitehorse RCMP are looking to contact a man who was found injured last Wednesday evening in Porter Creek.
• NDP pushes for more locally developed curriculum The Yukon NDP wants the Education Act changed so that locally developed courses can account for a bigger share of a student’s education.
• Supplementary budget passed after all After nine days of debate, MLAs finally passed the supplementary budget for 2023-24 last Thursday before the clock ran out on the fiscal year.
• Support to rise for child care workers, operators The federal government intends to provide more financial and training support for early childhood education workers as part of its effort to grow the workforce and give children “the brightest start in life.”
• ‘It’s time to start saving for the long term’ Premier Ranj Pillai has announced a new fund for Yukoners.