Whitehorse Daily Star

May 17, 2024

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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,
• 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.
• How Whitehorse redefined itself in signifcant ways in the last 24 years How Whitehorse redefined itself in signifcant ways in the last 24 years
• More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
• One Star reporter’s harrowing tale of surviving a plane crash One Star reporter’s harrowing tale of surviving a plane crash
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Seeing the Star close ‘pulls at my heartstrings’ I began my career at the Whitehorse Star in January of 1972.
• Loss of the Star is also a loss for young journalists The 1980s was a foundational decade in the development of a modern Yukon.
• 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.
• 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.
• More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
• 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.
• The Star will always hold a special place in my heart My first commentary in the Whitehorse Star was published in December 1989,
• More Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
• ‘Who has more fun than we do? Nobody! That’s who!’ “Are you going to eat while 
I smoke?”
• ‘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.
• Heartfelt tribute to the ‘guy with the camera’ Everyone knows it takes a whole team to run a newspaper but, for many of us,
• 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.
• 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.
• AYC makes several requests of government Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) delegates passed six resolutions at their annual meeting last weekend.
• 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.

May 16, 2024

• Massive outages highlight service gaps, YP says The Yukon Party says it has heard safety and economic concerns from Yukoners after a wildfire near Ft. Nelson, B.C. knocked out Internet and cell phone service last Friday and Saturday throughout the Yukon.
• Flood mapping efforts supported The sum of $3.5 million will be spent over the next four years to support flood hazard mapping in the Yukon.
• AYC has objections to riding boundaries proposals The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) has concerns with the interim report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission.
• AYC elects new executive The Association of Yukon Communities hosted their largest annual conference and annual general meeting ever this year, culminating with the election of its newest executive last Sunday.
• Final Approach A golden eagle,
• Online permits available for mushroom harvesting Permits to commercially harvest morel mushrooms are now available online, the Yukon government said Wednesday.
• Back In Business The George Black ferry hit the Yukon River early Wednesday morning in Dawson City.

May 15, 2024

• Legendary Crash Survivor Returns To City From 100th Anniversary Edition 1980 - 2000
• Three charged after tense drama The RCMP continue to investigate a series of occurrences that took place Monday afternoon in Whitehorse, some of them posing serious dangers to members of the public.
• Whistle Bend ridings, other major changes proposed The mushrooming Whistle Bend subdivision would receive not one but two electoral districts under changes proposed by the Electoral District Boundaries Commission.
• Boundaries commission expands on its rationale The Electoral District Boundaries Commission is required by the Elections Act to review the existing electoral districts established under the Electoral District Boundaries Act and to make proposals to the legislative assembly as to the boundaries, number, and names of the electoral districts of the Yukon.
• Soil is sampled The city co-ordinated soil sampling in relation to the future demolition of the former fire station beside city hall on Monday.
• RCMP welcome new leadership to their ranks The territory has gained two new RCMP commanders – both of whom are not new to the Yukon.
• NDP calls for safe drinking water in schools The Yukon NDP is calling on the territorial Liberals to immediately provide safe drinking water to all Yukon schools pending effective remediation of lead contamination.
• Whitehorse Star photos from the last 24 years Photo Spread
• Yukon Star to begin operations Tuesday The Yukon Star will begin operations next Tuesday,
• Number of felled trees causes consternation Work began in March on the construction of a 44-lot serviced residential subdivision in Haines Junction.