Whitehorse Daily Star

March 7, 2023

• Winter Angling .
• Urging Climate Action .
• Tributes paid to late councillor Brief tributes were made at Monday’s council meeting to the late Jared Storey,
• Government moves to reduce red tape The Yukon government has signalled it’s out to slash red tape.
• Premier offers vigorous defence of new budget When it comes to the 2023-24 fiscal year budget, Premier Ranj Pillai is sticking to his guns.
• International Women’s Day proclaimed At Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Laura Cabott proclaimed Wednesday, March 8 as International Women’s Day.

March 6, 2023

• Minister pleased by schools’ pending transition Three school communities’ decisions to join the First Nation School Board is “an exciting development,” Education Minister Jeanie McLean said Friday.
• Quelling The Blaze .
• Percy de Wolfe race will launch on Thursday The Percy de Wolfe Memorial Mail Race will not be able to make it to Eagle, Alaska this year due to river conditions.
• New shows at the Yukon Arts Centre Photo Spread
• CFIB praises elements of new budget The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says it appreciates that the 2023-24 Yukon budget delivers some stability for small businesses at a time when many are still feeling stressed and uncertain about the future of the economy.
• Border closed after package reported Excitement broke out Sunday at the Beaver Creek border crossing after a suspicious package was reported to the RCMP.
• Two new positions won’t cut it, council told Population growth in the City of Whitehorse is outstripping growth in the city’s workforce, the president of the Yukon Federation of Labour told city council last Monday.
• RCMP seize drugs, firearms, $22,000 in cash Two out-of-territory men face drugs and weapons charges after the RCMP conducted a highly visible arrest operation on Friday afternoon in downtown Whitehorse.

March 3, 2023

• NWTel unveils Internet plan Northwestel Inc. is taking action to make top speed Internet plans more affordable and introducing a more affordable entry-level Internet plan.
• Celestial Vision .
• New DM named for Justice Premier Ranj Pillai has announced a senior leadership change for the Department of Justice.
• Dawson City is exploring a vacant land tax Dawson residents owning land on which they’ve been paying taxes for decades in most cases, with adjacent properties that have been designated as “amalgamated for tax purposes”, received a surprise in November 2022.
• Young Warblers .
• The next train to Whitehorse? The White Pass and Yukon Route (WPYR) railway started service between Skagway and Whitehorse in 1900.
• Pillai issues mandate letters to ministers Premier Ranj Pillai presented mandate letters to each cabinet minister Wednesday outlining their responsibilities for implementing the government’s commitments to Yukoners.
• First Nation takes action on old minesite contamination The Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation (LSCFN) has filed an application with the Yukon Water Board to protect its Aboriginal and treaty rights at the culturally and ecologically significant Mount Nansen mine site.
• Capital budget sets out scores of projects The Yukon government tabled its annual budget Thursday for the upcoming 2023-2024 fiscal year, which will begin April 1.
• Opposition sees plenty of room for improvement Opposition Leader Currie Dixon is once again going to bat for local businesses.
• Yukon’s 2023-24 budget sees slight overall decrease Revised - The Yukon’s 2023-24 fiscal year budget is now official, and features a slight decrease from the 2022-23 budget, which will expire March 31.
• Star’s pioneer publisher passes away at 83 Jackie Pierce, the Star’s owner and publisher since 2002, died Wednesday at Whitehorse General Hospital. She was 83.