Whitehorse Daily Star

July 6, 2022

• Heat has melted a range of records Temperature records tumbled in the Yukon over the past few days as if they were tumbleweeds in the desert.
• Northern culture wows at Adäka There has been plenty of culture going around at the Adäka Cultural Festival.
• Trees torn out as part of ‘improvements’: YG The Yukon government is carrying out some work at its main administration building that some members of the public might 
find upsetting.
• Inclusivity advisory committee concept progresses City council is being asked to begin the process of creating an inclusivity advisory committee.
• Another Internet outage hits People around the Yukon, northern British Columbia and pockets of the N.W.T. are without reliable Internet services today.
• Spriggs easily wins Dawson byelection Julia Spriggs has become Dawson City’s latest member of the town’s municipal council,
• Lightning strike numbers ‘stupendously high’ Wildfires are breaking out in droves across the Yukon as lightning pummels the territory and a stubborn heat wave wears on.
• Highway repairs may take two months It will take six to eight weeks to repair a section of the Alaska Highway washed out south of Watson Lake on Canada Day, the federal government says.

July 5, 2022

• COVID-19 numbers on the rise There’s been an uptick in the official COVID-19 numbers posted by the Yukon government.
• Public can contribute to electoral reform ideas If you want a say as to whether the electoral process in the Yukon should change, there are several upcoming opportunites to take advantage of.
• Work on Range Road proceeding Whitehorse residents are advised that preliminary work to prepare Range Road for further upgrades began today.
• Slow Going At Horse Creek The North Klondike Highway at Horse Creek, near Lake Laberge,
• Rally urged lawmakers to act on climate change Whitehorse residents rallied to “End Climate Delay” late last Wednesday afternoon outside the Black Street offices of Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
• Don’t purchase with panic, network urges A local organization is pleading with Yukoners not to panic over the short-lived closure of the Alaska Highway due to a washout south of Watson Lake.
• Fires keeping crews busy Yukon Wildand Fire Management officials continue to have their hands full with blazes around the territory.
• Alaska Highway reopens to one-lane traffic After a morning of abject confusion on the part of the British Columbia and federal governments, the Alaska Highway south of Watson Lake reopened at about 3 p.m. Monday, although it remains limited to one-lane traffic.

July 4, 2022

• Abortion Rights Decision Prompts Gathering The Yukon Status of Women Council held a rally last Thursday in Rotary Peace Park.
• Dawson returns to a traditional celebration There were multiple reasons why Canada Day did not occur as usual in 2020 and 2021.
• Canada Day, back with a bang .
• EMO preparing for potential flood events The Yukon Emergency Measures Organization is working on a plan to support Yukoners should flooding impact homes, says the organization’s communication analyst.
• City ratifies pacts with employees The City of Whitehorse has ratified employment contracts with the Public Service Alliance of Canada Locals Y023 and Y022.
• Numerous power failures affected many thousands Crews from Yukon Energy and ATCO Electric Yukon responded to five power outages in Whitehorse, Dawson City and Mayo and over the Canada Day long weekend, says a report provided by Yukon Energy this morning.
• Fires creating tensions in several areas A rash of wildfires over the holiday weekend has Yukon Wildland Fire Management scrambling and under intense pressure.
• Information scarce on road repairs A washout on the Alaska Highway south of Watson Lake over the Canada Day weekend has had immediate ripple effects in Whitehorse and other areas of the Yukon.