All news by Chuck Tobin
Ranchers leave the bison business
April 13, 2012 at 4:08 pm
The LaPrairie Bison Ranch has shipped all of its bison to Saskatchewan, the Yukon government has confirmed.
Property tax boosts will be a permanent trendSubscribers only
April 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Whitehorse will need a four per cent increase in property taxes every year for the foreseeable future, says the city’s director of administrative services.
Mayor takes ‘high road’ over coalition fracasSubscribers only
April 13, 2012 at 3:53 pm
There’s no money this year for the city to fund any initiatives related to its new membership on the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination.
Council approves budget, related property tax hikeSubscribers only
April 11, 2012 at 3:26 pm
City council passed the 2012 operating and maintenance budget Tuesday evening, along with the accompanying three-per-cent increase in property taxes.
Ease tax bite on vacant land: councillorSubscribers only
April 11, 2012 at 3:15 pm
The city and Yukon government need to do something to lessen the tax burden on vacant commercial properties waiting to be sold, says city councillor Ranj Pillai.
Cleanup plan seen as double-edged sword
April 10, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Chevron’s decision to reclaim a fuel storage area in the Peel River watershed is good, says the mining analyst for the Yukon Conservation Society.
City needs more revenue sources, councillor saysSubscribers only
April 5, 2012 at 3:27 pm
The city is heading toward dark days if it doesn’t find some way to save money or generate more revenue, says Coun. Betty Irwin.
Councillors sorry for neighbours’ disputeSubscribers only
April 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Members of city council took turns apologizing for a situation that has caused an emotional division between two neighbours in Takhini North.
City asked to take anti-homelessness role
April 4, 2012 at 2:57 pm
City council has been asked to let the city serve as the administrator for a federal program to combat homelessness.
Black Street work will prove cheaperSubscribers only
April 4, 2012 at 2:54 pm
What a difference a year makes, according to city engineer Wayne Tuck.
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