Whitehorse Daily Star

July 19, 2019

• Two killed in double homicide in B.C. The RCMP in northeastern British Columbia confirm they are investigating a double homicide involving two young travellers: one from Australia, the other from the United States.
• YG stresses need for respectful hunting The Yukon government is reminding hunters that conservation and co-operation should be a priority when out on the land as they prepare for another hunting season.
• Pleas entered in waste case Two men and two organizations have entered pleas to various charges involving the release of waste which drew bears into the MacRae subdivision.
• Bids submitted for water main work City council was presentead Monday evening with the bids received for the Porter Creek West water main project.
• Not An Advisable Activity A group of people take plunges into the Yukon River in Miles Canyon Wednesday afternoon.
• Court upholds dismissal of judicial review bid The Court of Appeal of Yukon has upheld a Yukon Supreme Court decision to dismiss a judicial review of the departure of a former territorial government employee.
• Yukon to host ministers in 2020 The annual conference of Canada’s Energy and Mines Ministers will take place next summer in Whitehorse.
• Wetter week sees reduced fire activity In spite of daily thunderstorms in the Klondike region, there has been lots of rain and drizzle.
• New fires start in Mayo area After a quiet several days in terms of new fire starts, Yukon Wildland Fire Management is reporting four new fires in the Mayo region.
• Friendly Invasion Heads looked upward as four U.S. Army Chinook helicopters flew into the city
• Premier satisfied with meeting headway Premier Sandy Silver says his meetings last week with the other 12 premiers was productive and should benefit the Yukon.
• Lobbying The CBC About 30 people attended a rally at the CBC North offices on Third Avenue at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
• Takhini Arena needs some new dasher boards The city has received one bid of $123,000 on a tender for the replacement of dasher boards at the Takhini Arena.
• Landfill needs more work City administration is looking for council to approve an additional $90,000,
• Watson Laker wins $21,000 Watson Lake resident Peter Stone was surprised when he scratched his $2 Blackjack ticket and discovered he had won $21,000.

July 18, 2019

• Park fire ban lifted Due to improved conditions, the fire ban for Kluane National Park and Reserve has been lifted.
• Approve latest Whistle Bend zoning, council advised City administration has asked council to move forward and approve the zoning of the Whistle Bend area that falls into phase seven.
• A Joyous Event There were lots of hugs in Carcross after Wednesday morning’s swearing-in of Lynda Dixon (right) as the new chief of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation.

July 17, 2019

• Funding aims to roadblock impaired driving Federal funding for the Yukon to strengthen the fight against impaired driving was announced Tuesday by Yukon MP Larry Bagnell and Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
• Preserve staff ‘saddened’ by moose calf’s death Faro, one of two orphaned moose calves brought to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve during the spring, has died.
• Trolley tracks continue to deteriorate City council was updated on the state of the waterfront trolley tracks on Monday evening.
• YG workers may get 5.25 per cent over three years Approximately 4,000 members of the Yukon Employees’ Union are voting this week on whether to accept a new three-year collective agreement.
• The Atlin music festival was a true gem The 16th annual Atlin Arts and Music Festival took place last weekend
• Liard Hot Springs-area deaths probed Police in northern B.C. are investigating a pair of suspicious deaths south of the Liard Hot Springs.
• Pass parking plan as a guide, council urged City administration is recommending that council pass the 2019 Downtown Parking Management Plan as a guiding document.
• First Nation’s new chief sworn in Lynda Dickson was sworn in as the new chief of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation (CTFN) this morning following her victory in a byelection held Monday.