Whitehorse Daily Star

November 14, 2022

• Xplore extends satellite service Xplore, formerly Xplornet, has extended satellite services to the Yukon into 2023.
• Early Seasonal Fare .
• Dawson honours those who have served the nation The Robert Service School gymnasium was not nearly as crowded as it was the last time – in 2019 – that the annual Remembrance Day event was held there, but it was still a respectable-sized crowd that began to fill up the chairs Friday morning.
• Remembering the sacrifices Photo Spread
• Thirteen active COVID cases reported The Yukon government reported 13 active and five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the territory last Thursday and the same seven-day test positivity rate of 30.5 per cent as the previous Wednesday.
• RCMP laud response to ‘plane crash’ Whitehorse RCMP are thanking the public for their response to an emergency landing a small aircraft made last Wednesday afternoon in Whistle Bend.
• Major changes set for COVID management COVID-19 self-isolation facilities and the local testing and assessment centre will be closed, the Yukon government has announced.
• ‘I guess it wasn’t meant to be in the end’ The Yukon’s hopes for hosting the 2027 Canada Winter Games stand all but dead today.

November 10, 2022

• First Nations’ right to consent denied: NDP The Liberal government and the Yukon Party foiled the prospects of “a historic day for the Yukon” on Wednesday, the New Democrats say.
• Japan Fest celebrates sister city The Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon, with the City of Whitehorse, celebrated Ushiku, Whitehorse’s Sister City in Japan, with Japan Fest last Saturday at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Data trace trends on Yukon families The 2021 Census has revealed some interesting information about the Yukon’s demographics.
• One of Jim Robb’s historic photos and sketches .
• COVID picture is stable The status at Whitehorse General Hospital’s COVID-19 web page changed Wednesday morning.
• MLA tunnels for clues on Dawson bridge concept The concept of a bridge connecting Dawson City to West Dawson and the Top of the World Highway may be in the early stages of a potential resurrection.
• Jobless rate remains very low The territory had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada last month,
• Missing Man Sought Whitehorse RCMP are seeking help in locating Adrian Green, 44, reported missing on Nov. 1.
• Speaker set for Saturday Kelsey Pennanen will be the second Long Ago Yukon presenter in the group’s 2022-2023 speaker series.
• Klondike Valley farms win Yukon Agriculture Award The territorial government has given the 2022 Yukon Agriculture Award to the Lastraw Ranch and the Klondike Valley Nursery.
• No Star Friday .
• TechYukon accepting applications for program The Canadian Digital Adoption Program, which provides support to help local businesses boost their digital presence or establish an e- commerce platform, is now open for Yukon businesses to apply.
• Pair unhurt as plane makes emergency landing A small aircraft made an emergency landing along Casca Boulevard in the Whistle Bend subdivision on Wednesday afternoon.
• Residents ‘shocked’ by abrupt loss of greenery The city went too far in preparing to build a ditch behind Falcon Drive to help with spring flooding, Falcon Drive resident Rick Karp told council at its meeting Monday.
• Someone needed to take over centre’s day care Justice Field is a young mother of two in her final year of university.

November 9, 2022

• New street sign honours former Yukon chief There is a new street sign in the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in subdivision, often referred to as “C-4” after its land claims designation.
• YukonU welcomes its new Secretary, General Counsel Following an extensive search within the territory, Gavin Gardiner has been selected as YukonU’s inaugural University Secretary and General Counsel.
• Project Red Ribbon: a life-saving campaign “Impaired driving crashes are not accidents.”
• YG’s Better Buildings program recommended for Whitehorse City administration is recommending Whitehorse sign on to the Yukon government’s Better Buildings program.
• Hospital wins community teaching award Whitehorse General Hospital has been recognized for its exceptional commitment to undergraduate and resident education in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology (OBGYN).
• Territory sees 13 new active COVID cases confirmed There were 13 new active COVID-19 cases officially confirmed in Yukon communities from last Friday through yesterday.
• ‘Ratepayers are definitely not worse off’: YEC ‘Ratepayers are definitely not worse off’: YEC