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August 4, 2022
- Council OKs equipment purchase City council has approved an additional $307,000 in this year’s capital budget for the purchase of three new pieces of equipment.
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A Fireside Chat Global Water Futures director Dr. John Pomeroy, right, speaks at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Wolf Creek Research Basin on Wednesday afternoon.
- Virus claims two more lives COVID-19 has killed two more people in the Yukon, the territorial government’s “dashboard” reported Wednesday.
- Officials recommend help for Yukon Cares City administration is recommending city council approve a $4,978 grant for Yukon Cares to support two new immigrant families scheduled to arrive here later this month or in September.
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Monkeypox risk factors, territory’s response reviewed Monkeypox is rarely fatal, Dr. Sudit Ranade, the territory’s new chief medical officer of health, reminded Yukoners today.
- Man accused of weapons, drug offences An early-morning traffic stop by Whitehorse RCMP last Friday led to the seizure of drugs and firearms, one being a loaded, prohibited handgun.
August 3, 2022
- Territory records 27th COVID death A 27th Yukoner has died from COVID-19, the territorial government reported Tuesday.
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Fiesta, Filipino style There was a riot of colour and activity as members of the Yukon Filipino community celebrated their culture last Saturday with the inaugural Yukon Filipino Fiesta at Rotary Peace Park.
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The Music Keeps Coming .
- Yukoners to help pick Conservatives’ leader Well over 1,000 Yukoners stand to be involved in voting for the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC).
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The Maiden Visitor The first salmon, a hatchery male, passed through the Whitehorse Rapids Fishway on Tuesday.
- Hidden Lakes work begins The city’s environmental consultant began trail remediation in the Hidden Lakes area today following work in the vicinity earlier this summer.
- Administration building to honour Jim Smith The Yukon government plans to recognize the contributions of the late Jim Smith, the territory’s longest-serving commissioner.
- YP repeats call for fuel tax suspension Four months after an initial call to suspend the territorial fuel tax in the face of spiralling inflation,
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Revised OCP offers outlook to 2040 The city has completed the rewrite of its Official Community Plan (OCP), senior administrators said at a press briefing Tuesday afternoon.
August 2, 2022
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Water main repair work planned Construction to repair a water leak on Second Avenue will begin this evening.
- School bus routes available for 2022-23 school year Three weeks away from classes resuming,
- Whistle Bend’s expansion takes another step The subdivision of 8.3 hectares of land to provide for phase 9 of the Whistle Bend subdivision development was approved by city council at its July 25 meeting.
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Arts centre expansion study among CDF grants A possible expansion will be studied for the Yukon Arts Centre, which is marking its 30th anniversary this year.
- City ratifies negotiated agreements Municipal workers are in for a series of salary increases over the next several years.