Whitehorse Daily Star

March 22, 2024

• Former Oilers Captain In City Andrew Ference, the director of youth strategy for the National Hockey League,
• Man charged with sexual assault The Yukon RCMP Specialized Response Unit (SRU) has arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with sexual assault and sexual interference related to a June 2023 investigation.
• Staff assess fallout from break-in Since last week’s break-in at the Whitehorse Victim Services offices, staff at the Department of Justice have been “working diligently” to assess records and client information stored at the Main Street premises, the Yukon government said Thursday.
• Celebrating Two-Spirit Indigenous LGBTQIA+ “I want to let everyone know that as Two-Spirit and Indigenous queer people, as queer people we have always been here, we are here today, and we will always be here.”
• Pillai to attend Mulroney’s funeral Premier Ranj Pillai will attend Saturday morning’s funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Montreal.
• Suspect linked to break-in at Victim Services offices A store robbery has led to the RCMP arresting a man in connection with last week’s break-in at the Yukon government’s Victims Services offices.
• Not necessarily closure, but closure if necessary If the escarpment plans to “muddy the waters,” so to speak, for smooth spring commuting prospects, the City of Whitehorse has grimly placed it on notice.
• Valleyview South planning set for public review The proposed “master plan” for the new Valleyview South neighbourhood – the old upper tank farm lands, as some know the area – is ready for public scrutiny.

March 21, 2024

• City is preparing for wildfire season Whitehorse residents can expect to hear more shortly about how to prepare for wildlife emergencies.
• Government, YP trade accusations over carbon pricing The territorial Liberals and New Democrats voted to increase Yukoners’ cost-of-living, the Yukon Party said Wednesday.
• ‘Pawsitive’ transitions reported by Humane Society Yukon The Humane Society Yukon (HSY) says it’s hard at work finding homes for animals.
• Community medevac services shortchanged, NDP says What stops the Yukon government from sending a helicopter when conditions don’t allow the regular medevac plane to land, instead sending a much-slower ambulance?
• Big Creek bridge costs to date are unknown The big mess that is the Big Creek bridge replacement was raised Tuesday in the legislative assembly by the Yukon Party.

March 20, 2024

• Science, salmon on speaker’s agenda Science and the stewardship of salmon ecosystems in an era of rapid environmental changes will be discussed Thursday evening in Whitehorse.
• Municipal infrastructure must be renewed: AYC The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) wants the next federal budget to double the size of the fund used to renew core municipal infrastructure.
• A Special Book Signing Dr. Alyce Johnson, a Kluane First Nation elder, was at Mac’s Fireweed Books on March 8 to sign the book Lhù’ààn Mân Keyí Dań Kwánje Nààtsat: Kluane Lake Country People Speak Strong.
• Man charged after property crimes Haines Junction RCMP have charged a 22-year-old man with multiple property crimes.
• Thaw di Gras was chilly but fun all the same One could be forgiven for thinking that the Thaw part of last weekend’s Thaw di Gras was somehow missing from Dawson’s spring carnival.
• Busy weekend ahead at the Games Centre Transit service and parking will be affected by the annual Kilrich Yukon Native Hockey Tournament.
• YG will pursue free transit passes for vulnerable people The Yukon government will no longer look at free transit for all, but will work with the City of Whitehorse and non-governmental organizations to help vulnerable people access transit for free.
• NDP leader bites into Yukon dental plan’s future With the federal dental care benefits plan slowly rolling out, the Yukon NDP has called on the territorial government to keep the made-in-the-Yukon plan, in place since January 2023.