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Dr. Michael G. Bendall M.B, Ch.B., FRCSC, Dipl. Am. Board Ob/Gyn May 24, 1946 – January 16, 2024
Memorial Picnic for Mark Olsen, (Alexandrovich) Fox Lake Campground, June 19, 3 pm till evening
Future looks bright with new wave of young Yukon athletes We continue our look at the last 22 years of local sports in the Star.
Down memory lane: Local sports highlights from the final 22 years of the Star There were numerous memorable local sports stories over the last 22 years of the Whitehorse Star.
Are there more fire monsters in our future? (Bookends) The residents of Fort Nelson, B.C. have scattered north and south, those in Fort McMurray, Alta. face a possible repeat of the events of 2016, and my niece’s family in Grande Prairie, Alta, is eyeing nearby fires anxiously.
Pastrami, Top, and Chicken Pet Of The Week
The Star is extinguished, but the light endures (Editorial) This week, Star staff members and alumni who have joined us from other parts of Canada have been constantly reminding themselves that without sadness, there would be no joy.
Where can I express myself? It’s a real downer to think that the Star is going, going ... this will have an impact, to some extent.
Communications blackout begs questions Where were the firefighting efforts to protect the North’s main fibre optic lines before they were severed (Star, May 13)?
A gift to me! Do my eyes mislead me, or my hearing fail me?
Trapping these beings is cruel and inhumane! Re. “New animal protection measures come into effect” (Star, April 8).
A conscientious icon that will be missed An end to all must come. We hear this so often.
I will miss all my friends Hi! Where to start?
Your closure is our loss I have been reading the Whitehorse Star for 52 years; the paper has been around for a lot longer.
You will be sorely missed Dear editor: Before every-thing shuts down,
I never thought I’d see the Star’s demise It was May 4, 1971 that I walked down the steps of the CPAir flight from Vancouver to be greeted by Whitehorse Star editor Flo Whyard to start an amazing career as a reporter in a vibrant and booming Yukon.
And about this word ‘violence’ .... So, let’s review.
Defacing was not an act of violence; it was vandalism Re. “Act against minister was ‘violence’: premier” (Star, May 13).
Cancer claims Iditarod champion Mackey Rick Mackey, the winner of the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, has died of lung cancer, his daughter told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Pausing, one last time, in Uffish Thought Way back in the late 1970s, an author/editor named Ted White wrote a column for a couple of science fiction magazines, Amazing and Fantastic.
AYC makes several requests of government Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) delegates passed six resolutions at their annual meeting last weekend.
Speakers stressed positive virtues for delegates Both keynote speakers at a major event held last week in Dawson were team players whose remarks emphasized the benefits of working together to find solutions.
Country residential lots find support on council The development of 16 country residential lots in the Lobird area took another step forward Monday evening.
Nominee program paused in city Effective immediately, and until 2025, the Yukon government has temporarily paused the acceptance of Whitehorse-based applications for the Yukon Nominee Program.
Thank you, Star, for taking a swing on me I had a “WTF” moment when I opened up the Whitehorse Star and learned it was shutting down the presses after 124 years.
Heartfelt tribute to the ‘guy with the camera’ Everyone knows it takes a whole team to run a newspaper but, for many of us,
‘Mister Fix-It’ always on call to help (or for a beer) In 1974, Star owner/publisher Bob Erlam decided to separate the commercial printing department and the newspaper.
‘Who has more fun than we do? Nobody! That’s who!’ “Are you going to eat while  I smoke?”
More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
The Star will always hold a special place in my heart My first commentary in the Whitehorse Star was published in December 1989,
Back to the ’80s — a journalist’s journey down Memory Lane While I was a journalism student, and a serving member of member of the Canadian Naval Reserve, I was deployed to Cadet Camp Whitehorse in 1978 to teach northern cadets the basics of sailing.
More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
Intern learned the ropes in the Whitehorse Star newsroom I first began working at the _Star_ in March of 2023 for a month internship as a requirement of my college degree.
The end of a ‘hell of run’ for the Goss web press Standing in the pressroom Wednesday, I watched the Star’s veteran pressman, Don Campbell, in action, printing the next-to-last issue of the Whitehorse Star.
Loss of the Star is also a loss for young journalists The 1980s was a foundational decade in the development of a modern Yukon.
Seeing the Star close ‘pulls at my heartstrings’ I began my career at the Whitehorse Star in January of 1972.
Ball parks, arenas and school gyms ... the life of a sports editor If you batted a ball, or skied in a race or rode a bike in Whitehorse in the mid-1990s, I probably took your photo.
Long-time reporter grateful for opportunities the paper gave her Proudly independent until the end, the Whitehorse Star leaves behind an unparalleled legacy and history. And as a former reporter, I am glad that I got to be a small part of that.
Covering Yukon Quest for the Star my greatest experience as a reporter When I was just a lad growing up in Ontario, I could never remember whether the capital of the Yukon was Yellowknife or Whitehorse.
One Star reporter’s harrowing tale of surviving a plane crash One Star reporter’s harrowing tale of surviving a plane crash
More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
How Whitehorse redefined itself in signifcant ways in the last 24 years How Whitehorse redefined itself in signifcant ways in the last 24 years
We were all part of one big family at the Star The Whitehorse Star is not so much a newspaper steeped in history, playing a pivotal role in shaping the Yukon, it’s more of a family.
Farwell to an era: reflecting on 16 years at the Whitehorse Star Editor’s note: In this look back at 16 years at the Whitehorse Star in advertising, from 1984 to 2000,
Veteran reporter watched Whitehorse and the territory grow and evolve My name is Chuck Tobin, a former reporter for the Whitehorse Star. Of course I am sorry to see the Star close down. I spent most of my adult life reporting for the newspaper – 38 years.
The beginnings of a perfect U.S.-Canadian relationship I knew I had officially “made it” in the Yukon when the Whitehorse Star cut up a photo of me and sprinkled pieces of my beard on the printed page for the “Name The Beard” contest during Sourdough Rendezvous.
The day Bob Erlam fired me ... for all the right reasons Of all the stories from my years with the Whitehorse Star, there are two memories that I hang onto.
It hurts more to see an independent paper go The Star took a chance on me and countless others just starting out in our careers, and its closure hit harder than I could have imagined.
Call me biased, but here are my beliefs It is a sad day for Whitehorse and the territory at large as the long-standing and well-respected Whitehorse Star sends its last pages to press.
Run was great success Overcast skies and inclement weather did not prevent more than 500 folks from showing up to walk, run, ride and scooter during last Sunday’s annual Run for Mom.
Musing 43 years of history (the tutor of life) “Be careful, Jim! There’s a bear out there!”
‘Yukon’s final paperboy’ set down his bag in 2020 The Whitehorse Star was the last newspaper in the Yukon to deliver directly to people’s homes – and Logan Lamb was the last paperboy making the rounds.
One last time: don’t let the bastards grind you down Someone recently asked me what I would miss most once the business closed down, and I couldn’t answer.