Whitehorse Daily Star

February 14, 2023

• Family support helps power musher to YQ 100 finish line Family support helped power Janna-Lee Cushing to the finish line of the Yukon Quest 100.
• Clarification The Star incorrectly reported last week that city administration is recommending council approve a $1.7-million grant for the Safe at Home Society.
• Michelle Phillips still running in first in the 2023 Yukon Quest Yukon Quest musher Michelle Phillips and her team have arrived at Scroggie Creek in first place.
• Braeburn checkpoint caps another year The 2023 Yukon Quest checkpoint here has wrapped up for another year.
• Adamek calls on DND for enhanced collaboration with First Nations Kluane Adamek, the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN’s) Yukon regional chief, is urging the Department of National Defence to formalize communications and collaboration with Yukon First Nations.
• Second arrest made in Whitehorse homicide investigation A 17-year-old person has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of 35-year-old Aaron Smarch on Feb. 2.
• Arctic sovereignty a top concern, PM says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the last of his time in the Yukon on Monday to say a foreign object shot down between Mayo and Dawson City last weekend remains a mystery, but Arctic sovereignty is still a top priority.
• City budget proposes 3.37-per-cent tax increase Mayor Laura Cabott has delivered the city’s proposed operating budget of $100.3 million for 2023, and it calls for a 3.37-per-cent increase in property taxes.

February 13, 2023

• Prime minister follows in his father’s footsteps Photo Spread
• Trudeau visits city for several events Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in town Sunday and today to mark the 50th anniversary of a Yukon document that laid the groundwork for modern land claims treaties in Canada. It was his first visit to the territory since Canada Day 2018.
• Michelle Philips still in the lead at 2023 Yukon Quest Contrary to what was reported in Monday's Star, Michelle Philips is still in the lead at the 2023 Yukon Quest.
• Object ‘potentially similar’ to Chinese balloon Defence Minister Anita Anand says it’s too early to tell whether a “cylindrical object” shot down over central Yukon on Saturday was from China – even as she hinted about it being another Chinese spy balloon.

February 10, 2023

• Concert planned to raise funds for LDAY When Lucie Desaulniers stepped into the role of president of the Learning Disabilities Association for Yukon (LDAY) last September, she knew she wanted to organize a fundraiser for the organization.
• City investigating source of leak The City of Whitehorse closed the right-turn lane from Second Avenue onto Two Mile Road at 10 a.m. today.
• Let’s get mining laws right, YCS urges As consultation opens to the public on new mining legislation for the Yukon, one conservationist says he’s encouraged the government is seriously working toward meaningful changes.
• Checking Things Out Yukon Quest veterinarian Dr. Nira Hernandez, from Spain,
• Wolf documentary to premiere at local film festival An award-winning feature-length documentary about the relationship between humans and wolves called Part of the Pack, will premiere this evening at the Available Light Film Festival in Whitehorse and the Victoria Film Festival.
• You can bank on building’s phased restoration The former Canadian Bank of Commerce building on Front Street in Dawson will finally be made ready for public use several years from now.
• Yukoners’ support greatly appreciated: mayor The mayor of Chortkiv, Ukraine is looking forward to the days when the war is over and the city can again welcome Canadians – in particular, Yukoners.
• Late MLA blended directness with humour The territory has lost a former politician, RCMP officer, Safety Bear and plain good man with the Jan. 31 passing of Dennis Schneider at the age of 80.
• Details scant on PM’s trip As the Star first reported Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the territory – and he’s bringing a cabinet minister with him.