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September 27, 2022
- Truth and Reconciliation Day proclaimed Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed Friday to be the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation in the city of Whitehorse.
- Major Riverdale road section closed A portion of Alsek Road between Tatchun Road and Donjek Road will be closed until 5:30 p.m. today, the city said Monday.
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Midwifery care expanded to Yukoners across the territory The Yukon Midwifery Program is now available to Yukoners across the territory.
- Hidden Lakes Trail work underway Following the completion of recent heritage assessment work, the reclamation of the Hidden Lakes Trail began Monday.
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Plans move ahead for Burwash Landing school Preliminary joint funding of $22.5 million for the construction of a new school in Burwash Landing was announced Monday.
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Minister unveils anti-inflation assistance measures The Yukon government has enriched several programs “that will put more money in the pockets of Yukoners who are most affected by global inflation,” it said today
- Ta’an Kwach’an Council pursues housing plan The Ta’an Kwach’an Council is proposing to develop a portion of two blocks of its settlement lands to provide 49 new housing lots for its membership.
September 26, 2022
- YP spoke out on mudslides After learning about the mudslides south of Dawson City on Friday,
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Bushwacking theatre for the people Photo Spread
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Sailing society makes another bid for sea cans The Yukon Breeze Sailing Society reappeared before members of city council last Tuesday evening with a revised conditional use application to install more sea cans at Schwatka Lake.
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Climate Change's Effects Highlighted Students with Fridays for Future hosted another Global Climate Strike at the Elijah Smith Building on Friday.
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Klondike Highway reopens after slides By Saturday, the North Klondike Highway was open to limited traffic at the two locations near Dawson where it had been closed due to mudslides last Thursday.
- COVID-19 cases stood at 13 active The Yukon’s active COVID-19 cases ended the week Friday with 13 active cases officially confirmed, of which three were new.
- Schools, YG offices will be closed Friday Sept. 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory day.
- Subdivision’s growth raises traffic anxieties It’s not the addition of more lots in Whistle Bend that was on the minds of some city councillors last week.
- Moderna bivalent shots imminent The Health Canada-approved Moderna bivalent COVID-19 boosters will be available for Yukoners ages 18 years and older beginning Oct. 5 in Whitehorse.
September 23, 2022
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Keeping the Macaulay name alive is important For the Gold Rush anniversary a few years ago, some of the members of the Yukon Art Society painted the Macaulay tramway mural for the city’s Selkirk Street pumphouse.
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Fire destroys major Atlin building The Atlin Post Office and a one-bedroom residence next door were destroyed by fire early this morning.
- Yukon Arts Centre’s workers ready to strike Staff of the Yukon Arts Centre voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to support a strike should it become necessary, the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) said Thursday.
- Moderna Spikevax Bivalent has arrived in the territory The federal government reported Thursday on a website that 3,850 doses of the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent have been distributed to the Yukon.
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Thunderbirds soar into an extremely important cause The Fashion, Art Design School (FADS) class at Porter Creek Secondary School is selling orange shirts at Sports Experts, with the proceeds going to the Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools (CAIRS).
- It’s harvest market time at Mt. Lorne Mt. Lorne will celebrate its first unrestricted family-oriented harvest market on Saturday following the pandemic years. It will feature Yukon vendors and talent.
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Shelter poised to change hands again It was never the preference of Grand Chief Peter Johnston of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) to see a segment of the city’s population “showcased” at the high-profile intersection of Fourth Avenue at Alexander Street.
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YP reveals ‘disturbing breach of information’ The Yukon Party says it has been “inundated with concerns from Yukoners” about a significant privacy breach involving the Department of Education.
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Mudslides sever access to Dawson City Mudslides and slope instability have closed two stretches of the North Klondike Highway south of Dawson.