Whitehorse Daily Star

June 3, 2022

• Gwitchin delegates pushed for protection of refuge Gwich’in leaders were in Washington, D.C. last month advocating for the protection of Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit (the Sacred Place Where Life Begins).
• The Heart of Riverdale presents Under the Big Top Photo Spread
• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Ron Mcphee
• Summer celebrations mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Commissioner Angélique Bernard is planning a number of summer events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• University schedules in-person convocation Yukon University will celebrate the graduating class of 2022 on Saturday with an in-person convocation ceremony.
• Dawson City’s CEO heads association Cory Bellmore, the CEO for the City of Dawson, was elected president of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) on Tuesday during the association’s AGM, held virtually.
• Decriminalization of small amounts of drugs pondered Following the lead of British Columbia, the Yukon is considering decriminalization for possession of small amounts of some illegal substances.
• Law centre undergoing renovations The atrium on the Andrew Philipsen Law Centre is being replaced because it leaks, says an official with the Department of Highways and Public Works.
• Parties asked about their absences While up to 150 people attended a citizens’ forum on COVID-19 Wednesday evening, no public officials showed up.
• Storytellers spoke to politicians’ empty chairs There are two camps in COVID Canada, one of which held a meeting Wednesday evening at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Venerable school will be replaced Whitehorse’s oldest school is on borrowed time.
• Housing regulatory process needs rethink: Laking The city needs to review its process around zoning and permitting for housing, says Coun. Ted Laking.
• Key artery could reopen in a week: mayor Robert Service Way should reopen by next Friday or the June 11-12 weekend, Mayor Laura Cabott told the Star this morning.
• McLean’s school assurances ‘ring hollow’: YP The Hidden Valley Elementary School Council is at odds with Education Minister Jeanie McLean.

June 2, 2022

• Development of groundwater monitoring wells begins Today, the city’s environmental consultant began well development, taking water samples from the recently drilled wells in the Hidden Lakes area, the city said Wednesday.
• COVID-19 picture still getting better The Yukon’s official COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to look good.
• Rotary wine tastings have returned The Rotary Club of Yukon will present the first-ever Wine Flight series in Whitehorse this spring.
• Yukon film to premiere next month Those involved with the feature film Polaris, filmed in the Yukon, announced the time of its world premiere today.
• Sounds At Shipyards Alex James directs
• Landslide closes campground The Ethel Lake Road and Campground near Stewart Crossing is currently closed due to a landslide.
• Water level advisory issued The Yukon government has issued a high water flow advisory for the Liard River and its tributaries, where levels have been rising steadily since early May.
• New works added to Permanent Art Collection The territorial government has selected 16 new works of art to be added to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.
• Missing woman may be in city, police say According to Whitehorse RCMP, a missing woman might actually be in the city.
• Fire rating elevated to extreme The southern and central sections of the Yukon have hit an extreme fire rating – including the Whitehorse area.

June 1, 2022

• Support group helps families handle loss Two local women have banded together to find a way to help other Yukoners share and deal with their grief following the loss of infant children and miscarriages.
• FADS fields fashion show The Fashion Art Design School program at Porter Creek Secondary School held a year-end project video fashion shoot Tuesday under Hamilton Boulevard in a culvert.
• Silver addressed Arctic security group Premier Sandy Silver delivered a keynote address to the Arctic Security Working Group on Tuesday in Whitehorse.
• COVID numbers still falling The number of official COVID-19 cases in the Yukon continues to dwindle.
• Slide covers Robert Campbell Highway The Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works has partly closed the Robert Campbell Highway for the moment.
• MP to study gun law’s effect here Yukon MP Brendan Hanley isn’t prepared to voice his approval yet for a new proposed federal government bill that would strictly limit the ownership of hand guns.
• YG, union reach a stalemate The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) and the territorial government are at an impasse in their collective bargaining.
• Cliff climbers missed slide by five minutes A fourth landslide has hit Whitehorse.