Whitehorse Daily Star

January 6, 2023

• Reminiscing with photos from 2022 Photo Spread
• Centre to move into new, permanent space The Child Development Centre (CDC) will be moving to a permanent location in downtown Whitehorse during the coming summer.
• Opening This Afternoon Natasha Henderson will open Connections: Moments at the Arts Underground Focus Gallery at 5:00 this afternoon.
• Children’s centre has high hopes for 2023 The Child Development Centre (CDC) and the parents and children who use it are hoping for two things in the New Year: a permanent home and shorter wait list for young children who need the Centre’s therapeutic supports.
• Store's Proceeds To Help Charities .
• Reality bites new dental program: Yukon Party There are “outstanding questions” from businesses and employees to chew on about the new Yukon Dental Program that went into effect Wednesday.
• Liberals met the challenges, MP insists MP Brendan Hanley is calling 2022 a year of challenges – rising inflation, health care strains and housing shortages, to name a few – but says he and his government rose to the occasion on behalf of Yukoners and all Canadians.
• Departing fire chief sums up events in 2022 The Whitehorse Fire Department saw a slight increase in calls in 2022, for everything from structural fires to false alarms, according to a summary posted by the department.
• Race set to become a coronation in 24 hours After six uneventful weeks, the race to replace Sandy Silver, the Yukon’s premier and Liberal party leader, appears primed to become a coronation.

January 5, 2023

• New exhibit is a romp through outer space Celestial Bodies,
• Book Highlights Iconic Animals Yukon illustrator Tedd Tucker has launched his second book.
• Retail trade rose in October The preliminary estimate (seasonally unadjusted) of retail sales in the Yukon for October 2022 was $89.4 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or five per cent, compared to $85.2 million for October 2021.
• Salvation Army came close to fund-raising goal A last-minute fund-raising push before Christmas, led by an influx of volunteers, helped the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Kettle Campaign come within a few thousand dollars of its $60,000 goal this season.
• Housing Initiatives Fund deadline is imminent The deadline for the sixth intake of the Housing Initiatives Fund looms on Jan. 13.
• Sudden death under investigation The Yukon RCMP’s Major Crime Unit is investigating a sudden death in Whitehorse.

January 4, 2023

• Some photos to remember from 2022 Photo Spread
• Dawson City’s ice bridge is nearing its completion The first stage of the ice bridge across the Yukon River here should be ready later this week.
• Land claim doctrine to be celebrated The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) will host a week-long celebration next month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Together Today for our Children Tomorrow with daily events and activities.
• Yukoner appointed to Order of Canada Haines Junction resident Michael Schmidt had extra reason to celebrate the holiday season.
• Plan provides up to $1,300 in yearly benefits Up to 8,000 Yukoners without dental coverage will now be able to access benefits through a new Yukon government dental plan.