Whitehorse Daily Star

December 13, 2022

• The Season For Fun .
• Use the surplus effectively, NDP urges The Yukon NDP has five ideas for how the Liberal government should use its $55-million surplus.
• Penikett to be invested into Order Former Yukon premier Tony Penikett will be invested into the Order of Canada on Wednesday by Governor General Mary Simon.
• The Drive Continues .
• CYFN donates to organizations for Yukon families in need The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) has provided the Whitehorse Food Bank and Share the Spirit with donations that benefit Yukon families in need with funds provided by the federal government.
• Chief medical health officer has advice for staying healthy With the holiday season upon us and respiratory illnesses circulating in the territory,
• Council adopts 2023 capital budget City council adopted the capital budget for next year at its meeting Monday.
• Ice bridge construction begins in Dawson Equipment from Cobalt Construction is on site at the Dawson ferry landing and ready to begin working on the building of this year’s official ice bridge across the Yukon River.

December 12, 2022

• Pillai chaired Committee on Internal Trade meeting Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai chaired the annual meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade last Thursday in Toronto.
• Remembering Lillian Strauss in song and poetry “It was like my hands were dancing.”
• Resident seeks change to Snowmobile Bylaw The city needs to amend its Snowmobile Bylaw to include a list of the non-motorized multiple-use trails, Keith Lay told city council at its meeting last Monday.
• Students Get Involved In Global Affairs Students at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Secondary School are writing letters as part of the Amnesty International Write for Rights letter-writing campaign.
• NDP calls for fix to gun law The Yukon NDP is calling on the federal Liberal government to fix its proposed amendment to the firearms legislation “and stop targeting legitimate hunting rifles and shotguns.
• Yukon issues were advanced in Ottawa Bilateral engagements last week between Premier Sandy Silver and members of the federal cabinet advanced Yukon priorities in Ottawa, Silver said Friday.
• University announces science building design Yukon University has chosen a design and bold energy model for its new $41-million science building, the construction of which is named the Polaris Project.
• Respiratory illnesses exerting significant impacts The territory’s chief medical officer of health says we’re only at the beginning of a harsh season of respiratory illnesses that are stressing the health care system, pharmacies and schools.

December 9, 2022

• Berton House reading highlighted photo project The latest Berton House writer-in-residence is Paul Seesequasis, a Canadian writer and journalist.
• The Nutcracker and the Land of Sweets, 2022 Photo Spread
• Christmas in White Horse, 1902 From the White Horse Weekly Star, Dec. 27, 1902.
• Three people inducted into Order of Yukon Longime Yukoners Danny Joe, Jeanne Beaudoin and Murray Lundberg are being inducted into the Order of Yukon.
• An Evening Of Caring Josi Leideritz, the executive director of BYTE (Bringing Youth Towards Equality),
• Commission examined human rights in schools The Yukon Human Rights Commission hosted an event this afternoon addressing human rights in schools to mark International Human Rights Day.
• On Their Best Behaviour .
• Liberals’ leadership candidates must spurn gun law: Yukon Party The Yukon Party official Opposition is calling on all candidates in the territorial Liberal party leadership election to “reject the divisive approach taken by the Trudeau Liberals regarding firearms, and speak up against the amendments to Bill C-21 that will target law-abiding gun owners in the Yukon.”
• Frigid Fundraising .
• I’ll reflect on Games for a long time: minister As reported in Wednesday’s Star, Mayor Laura Cabott said she has received notification that the Canada Games Council is moving on from Whitehorse’s 2027 Canada Winter Games bid.
• Opening Tomorrow .
• 9,000-plus lost power Thursday afternoon’s two-hour power outage affected several Whitehorse subdivisions and communities south of the city.
• RCMP investigating crimes at construction sites Whitehorse RCMP are investigating break and enters that occurred recently at local construction sites.
• Marijuana-munching can be perilous for pets Dog owners need to be careful about what their pets pick off the ground and eat, says a Whitehorse woman whose dog ingested pot while out for a walk along the Millennium Trail.
• Canada ‘a laggard’ on physical punishment debate: NDP MP In light of recent allegations at a local elementary school, and a history of abuse in Canada’s residential schools, the NDP is urging Parliament to pass a bill that would ban the physical punishment of children.