Whitehorse Daily Star

January 3, 2023

• New bus route schedule approved City council voted unanimously Dec. 12 to adopt the new route schedule for Whitehorse Transit which increases service hours by 35 per cent.
• A Chilly Gathering .
• Atlin’s postmaster leaves her post Fewer than 500 people live in Atlin, B.C.
• Balloon cut power to thousands of Yukoners An errant balloon is to blame for a New Year’s Eve power failure that plunged about 3,000 ATCO Electric Yukon customers and their family members into darkness.
• Pharmacists can now prescribe in some cases Participating pharmacists in the Yukon can now assess and prescribe medications for common, minor ailments.
• Consultant to examine upgrades to city buildings A consultant has been retained by the city to look at energy efficiency upgrades to city hall and the proposal to convert the old fire hall next door into a heated transit hub.

December 23, 2022

• A step back into time in Bethlehem Photo Spread
• The night’s question: where did Frosty go? Last Saturday marked the return of the annual Robert Service School Christmas Concert, the last one, pre-COVID, having been held in 2019.
• Leadership sworn in New CYFN Leadership Elder and Youth were acclaimed and sworn in Nov. 25 following an election call issued by the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN).
• New Year’s in White Horse in the 1920s Christmas was always a merry time in White Horse during the ’20s, but because there was a high percentage of Scots and those of Scottish inclinations, the big day was New Year’s.
• Woman sought .
• NDP’s work ‘always grounded in people’: White Frustrating but fruitful. That’s how NDP Leader Kate White describes 2022 in the Yukon legislature.
• Liberals should call an election, Dixon believes After a year of adversarial politics, the leader of the Yukon’s official Opposition party says the Yukon Party is looking for a chance to lead the territory into 2023.
• Yukon’s advancements continue, premier says As the year wraps and Sandy Silver enters his last weeks as premier, he says his government is, to borrow a phrase from his party, continuing to move the territory forward into 2023.
• The top 10 Yukon stories of 2022 Choosing the Yukon’s top 10 stories of the year is, to a large extent, an arbitrary task.
• Shelter could still use paws-on volunteers The Mae Bachur Animal Shelter has been able to find homes this year for 223 animals – so far.
• City planning a New Year’s Eve fete The City of Whitehorse is asking residents to take part in a Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve celebration.
• Landlord ordered to compensate tenant’s estate A Whitehorse landlord must pay more than $7,000 to the estate of a tenant who rented an apartment that, under Whitehorse bylaws, never should have been rented in the first place.
• Mayor’s year featured victories, setbacks Looking back at 2022, there were some disappointments – but there was also achievements, says Mayor Laura Cabott.
• CGC available for those with no power As part of the city’s emergency preparedness plans, the Canada Games Centre will be converted into a warming centre for those without power during prolonged electrical supply failures, the city said this morning.
• Dawson plunged into the darkness Portions of Dawson were without power for five or six hours on a brutally cold Thursday night until right around midnight.

December 22, 2022

• Atlin on verge of losing postal services Fewer than 500 people live in Atlin, B.C.
• YG, Environmental Careers Organization Canada to launch awards The Yukon will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch its own set of green business recognition awards through a new partnership with the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada.
• Organics pickup schedule altered The city made changes to this week’s organics pickup schedule for Granger.
• Fundraising groups join forces The #YukonToUkraine fundraising campaign has gained the partnership of the Whitehorse Firefighters Charity Society.
• Vancouver weather delayed flights out of territory A significant snowstorm in Vancouver delayed Air North flights leaving Whitehorse Tuesday by several hours, but they all got there, Air North president Joe Sparling said today.
• Food for Fines campaign yielded $12,000 The City of Whitehorse presented a $12,000 cheque this week to the Whitehorse Food Bank, Kaushee’s Place and the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre, setting a new record for its annual Food for Fines campaign.
• Tarp was burning near store’s propane tank A Tuesday evening fire at the propane tanks outside the local Walmart store is not being treated as suspicious, but the cause is still under investigation, Whitehorse Fire Chief Jason Everitt said today.