Whitehorse Daily Star

December 5, 2022

• Sounds Of The Season Bands from the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Secondary School took to the stage at the Jim Smith Building last Tuesday for the annual Celebration of Music.
• Supporting Community Radio Brigitte Jardin presented the songs she wrote during her Jenni House Artist Residency in November with a live showcase on CJUC on Sunday evening.
• Board referendum period planned Education Minister Jeanie McLean has announced a second referendum period in February 2023 for schools considering joining the First Nation School Board.
• Lighting the way for Christmas Photo Spread
• River Crossings Resume .
• Accessibility plan raised at council Members of city council have been invited to participate in a campaign to promote accessibility in Whitehorse.
• Late singer to be honoured Cafe des Voix will honour the late Lillian Strauss and the music she loved on Friday evening at the Guild Hall.
• Be hospitable about alcohol tax issue, YP urges Ottawa Huge increases in inflation this year have been stressful enough to drive a person to drink; but even that’s getting more expensive.
• YG wants centre built as soon as possible The Yukon government is reviewing the three bids received to provide land in Whitehorse for a new convention centre.

December 2, 2022

• a god show: a spiritual perspective Photo Spread
• Yukoners earn Hall of Innovators Awards An awards ceremony was hosted Nov. 24 at the Yukon Transportation Museum to celebrate the third annual Hall of Innovators Awards.
• Yukoner’s debut story collection celebrated Award-winning Yukon writer Patti Flather’s story collection, Such A Lovely Afternoon, is available, it was announced this week.
• Indigenous artwork ‘to create culturally safe places’ Ta’an Kwäch’än elder Shirley Adamson drummed and sang a prayer song Monday at the opening of the Towards Reconciliation unveiling of the artwork for the Andrew A. Philipsen Law Courts Building.
• Bursaries help further Yukoners’ health education The Yukon government has awarded bursaries to 13 Yukon students to support their post-secondary education in health-related fields.
• Four-year municipal terms are on the horizon The territory is edging closer to giving municipal politicians four-year terms of office instead of the current three.
• Personally-Presented Pancakes The Share the Spirit campaign, run by the Whitehorse Firefighters Charitable Society, held the annual pancake breakfast this morning at Porter Creek Secondary School.
• Opioid crisis has stymied YG, opposition says The Yukon government is failing to make headway in the territory’s opioid crisis, the official Opposition said Monday.
• Normandy Living brings new concepts to city The Yukon’s first private seniors’ supportive living community officially opened Thursday and is accepting tenants.
• Board not investigating emergency landing An emergency landing made by a small plane on a Whistle Bend street Nov. 9 is not being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB).
• Bonuses designed to retain, recruit nurses In a territory-wide effort to recruit and keep nurses, the Department of Health and Social Services announced retention packages and signing bonuses for Yukon government nurses Thursday.

December 1, 2022

• RCMP seek public assistance in finding traveller Dawson City RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man.
• Parked Ice .
• YG applies to city for lodge site rezoning The Yukon government has applied to the city to rezone the five lots where the Macaulay Lodge was located before it was demolished earlier this year.
• Keno residents receive new waste collection equipment The Yukon government has provided new household waste collection equipment to the residents of Keno City to support a regularly scheduled waste pickup service by the Hecla Mining Company.
• Santa Claus Parade of Lights returns to Main Street The Whitehorse Winterval Santa Claus Parade of Lights will return to Main Street at 6 p.m. Saturday.
• Premier urged to seek advice of Conflicts Commissioner The legislature has passed a motion from the Yukon Party official Opposition directing Premier Sandy Silver to seek the advice of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner in relation dealings involving ex-cabinet minister Pauline Frost’s work on a project in Old Crow.