Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Pivoting along the river with Nakai The Nakai Pivot Festival Poetry Crawl took participants on a journey along the Whitehorse Waterfront Tuesday evening.
Tourism Industry Association names an executive director Dylan Soo has been appointed as the new executive director of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon).
Fatality is linked to fire: coroner The Jan. 2 fatality in the McIntyre subdivision appears to be the result of a fire, the Yukon Coroner’s Service (YCS) said Tuesday.
Silver reflects on six years at the top Ask Sandy Silver about his path from being the only Liberal in the Yukon’s legislature to the territory’s premier and he will often pivot back to the community he represents, Dawson City.
No need to tighten public health rules: MD Revised - As a new COVID-19 variant spreads through neighbouring B.C., and respiratory illnesses resurge this season following relaxed public health measures,
Wetlands policy was five years in the making The Yukon government has its first policy in place to protect wetlands, with the aim of sustaining some of the territory’s most ecologically sensitive lands from human activity.

Trudeau welcomes incoming Yukon premier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Yukon premier-designate Ranj Pillai.
Communities receive low Earth orbit satellite technology Surfing, streaming, online banking, and other services in Old Crow, Paulatuk and Gamètì, N.W.T. now flow over OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology.
Acting deputy minister of Finance appointed Premier Sandy Silver has announced a leadership change for the Department of Finance and a term extension for the deputy minister of the Department of Justice.
Advance Whistle Bend rezoning, city staff advises City administration is recommending city council advance rezoning of the next four phases of the Whistle Bend subdivision development.
Man arrested after vehicles broken into A Whitehorse man faces 37 charges in relation to crimes involving vehicles early on Christmas Eve day.

Company envisions new gravel pit A local company has filed a proposal for a new gravel pit southwest of the McLean Lake pits with the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
Whitehorse Concerts classical gallery recitals Photo Spread
CYFN helps out hospitals with $154 k contribution Funding granted by the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) to the Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) will support a range of initiatives to enhance cultural safety at Yukon hospitals.
Opportunity opens to join new school board Education Minister Jeanie McLean is accepting resolutions from school councils and petitions from school communities requesting their school join the First Nation School Board.
Teen centre’s day-care gets second lease on life The day-care at Whitehorse’s Teen Parent Centre (TPC) was in jeopardy of closing this year after the society running it fell into trouble, but a new society has formed to keep the day-care running.
Community wildfire protection plans inked The territory’s first community wildfire protection plans have been finalized by the Yukon Wildland Fire Management branch and community-level working groups in Haines Junction and Teslin.
Pillai to become Yukon’s 10th premier The graduating classes of Dr. John Gillis High School in Antigonish, Nova Scotia should start voting on the classmate most likely to become the Yukon’s premier.

Newer Older