Whitehorse Daily Star

February 27, 2023

• Yukon Prize deadline looms tomorrow Applications for the 2023 Yukon Prize are open until Tuesday.
• Chamber has reservations about wage hike The Yukon’s minimum wage is set to become the highest in the country this spring, and the territory’s chamber of commerce is concerned the increase could hurt local businesses.
• Rendezvousing through the weekend 2023 Photo Spread
• ‘After 365 days, Ukraine still stands’ Members and allies of the Yukon’s Ukrainian community came together Friday evening to mark 365 days of resistance to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
• Traffic corridor assessment progressing: Laking Whitehorse transportation corridor improvements are moving forward, city councillor Ted Laking said today.
• Engagement needed on housing policies: YP The Yukon Party is again highlighting what it calls “Liberal mismanagement” of housing in the Yukon.
• Raven to change operational plans in 2024 The Raven Recycling Society will no longer accept materials through its 24/7 public drop-off bins after Dec. 31, it announced today.

February 24, 2023

• Lien holds 25th-anniversary concert in Taiwan Yukon musician Matthew Lien has staged his 25th-anniversary concert in Taiwan, celebrating a quarter-century of performing in the island nation.
• Fiddlin' Around The Fiddleheads were one of Thursday evening’s acts opening the Yukon Rendezvous Fiddle Show.
• Gerry Couture stewardship honour awarded The Yukon Conservation Society has presented the 2022 Gerry Couture Stewardship Award to community conservation champion Heather Ashthorn.
• Carving Creativity Yukon snow carvers were braving -21 C temperatures with cold, gusting winds Thursday morning at Shipyards Park.
• Housing money redirected City council has voted to direct the $5 million it was to receive under the federal Rapid Housing Initiative to the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC).
• Fire provided safe space for help and healing A sacred fire has burned for four days in Whitehorse to acknowledge recent deaths in the Yukon.
• Scholar In His Younger Days A reader saw last Friday’s Star story about Ken Coates becoming Yukon University’s new chair of the Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Governance program.
• YP stresses importance of flood preparation The Yukon Party is calling on the territorial government to develop a comprehensive flood mitigation strategy that expands the emergency preparedness response to include strategic mitigation measures identified by Yukoners.
• Man charged with second-degree murder A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a Haines Junction man almost a year ago.
• Fundraiser set for quake relief efforts The Yukon Muslim Society will host a fundraising event Saturday aimed at helping those displaced by this month’s earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
• Premier observes anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Premier Ranj Pillai is marking today’s one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – “one of the largest military conflicts and humanitarian crises in Europe since the end of World War II,” he said Thursday.
• Renters sleeping better with changes: association The newly formed Yukon Tenant’s Association (YTA) is applauding the ban on no-cause evictions that came into effect on Jan. 31.
• Officials to sharpen responses to power failures Communication among community partners is key in dealing with emergency situations, says Whitehorse Fire Chief Jason Everitt.
• Program to help women leave the justice system A 24/7 supervised housing program in Whitehorse will soon be available for women leaving the Yukon’s corrections system.

February 23, 2023

• Free laundry event to return The Yukon Employees’ Union has announced the return of the Community Laundry Project, planned for 6-9 p.m. March 7 at the Family Hotel laundromat.
• A Winged Explorer .
• Yukon renters sleeping easier: tenants’ group The newly formed Yukon Tenant’s Association (YTA) is applauding the ban on no-cause evictions that came into effect on Jan. 31.
• Climate strike planned for March 3 Fridays For Future Yukon will host a climate strike March 3 as part of the global day of action.
• Pillai welcomes Japanese Consul General to territory Premier Ranj Pillai met Wednesday with Kohei Maruyama, the Consul General of Japan for Vancouver, to discuss the shared priorities of the Yukon and Japan. They had their conversation in in Whitehorse.
• Concerns building over Atlin hydro project, YP says The Yukon Party is asking Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker for an update on the Atlin Hydro Project after the passing of last month’s deadline set by the Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership (THELP).
• Survey about RCMP policing priorities continues Whitehorse RCMP are looking to the public for recommendations on policing priorities for 2023-2024, through a survey that’s available until March 3.
• Yukon’s minimum wage to rise to $16.77 per hour Effective April 1, the Yukon’s minimum wage will rise from $15.70 to $16.77 per hour, it was announced today.