Whitehorse Daily Star

May 20, 2022

• Substantial North Klondike Highway work set It’s going to be yet another season of significant construction along the North Klondike Highway.
• Bear Fair for safety in the woods Yukon Conservation Officer Services held a Bear Fair on Wednesday afternoon at LePage Park.
• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Harry Doing His Thing
• Cannabis retailers can now offer online sales Just before the holiday weekend, the Yukon government anounced that cannabis retailers can now offer online sales and home delivery.
• Investigation underway into caribou deaths An incident involving a Chieftain Energy truck fatally striking a number of caribou in the Carcross area has caused an angry uproar on social media this week.
• Canada is urged to help guard children’s rights A petition calling on Canada to act against supporting foreign orphanages and meet its obligations under the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child was presented last week in the House of Commons.
• No Star Monday Victoria Day
• ‘There is an ongoing genocide of our women’ The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-spirit+ (MMIWG2S+) hosted its first Accountability Forum on Wednesday and Thursday at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse.
• New OCP envisions taller buildings, land for housing The city is in the throes of developing a new Official Community Plan (OCP) to take Whitehorse out to the year 2040, senior city officials explained in a briefing Wednesday afternoon.
• Key artery to remain closed into June It will likely be a few more weeks before Robert Service Way is open to traffic again, says Mayor Laura Cabott.

May 19, 2022

• COVID-19 numbers on the downslide The official number of COVID-19 cases in the territory continued to dip on Wednesday.
• Ombudsman may be Alberta-bound Yukon Ombudsman Diane McLeod-McKay is likely to be soon departing the territory for Alberta.
• George Black ferry is back in the river The George Black ferry was launched at 6:35 this morning, according to Jim Regimbal, the territory’s Northern Area Superintendent of Highways.
• Tension cracks spur more escarpment closures New closures are required at the base of the escarpment in the downtown area after several new tension cracks were observed, the City of Whitehorse said at noon Wednesday.
• Former educator enters not-guilty pleas A former Hidden Valley Elementary School educational assistant has pleaded not guilty to seven charges involving the alleged sexual abuse of two students.
• NVD makes huge donation to university Northern Vision Development (NVD) has donated $1 million to Yukon University.
• Elliott leaves chief medical officer role Dr. Catherine Elliott is no longer the acting chief medical officer of health for the Yukon.

May 18, 2022

• Company proposes abandoning pipeline segment Westcoast Energy is planning to abandon 54 kilometres of pipeline in southeast Yukon.
• Showcasing Yukon dancers’ talents Photo Spread
• Department confirms COVID’s presence in schools The Department of Education agrees with the Yukon Association of Education Professionals that COVID-19 is continuing to have have a significant presence in territorial schools.
• Dawson prepares for the Gold Show’s return After a two-year absence due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Dawson City International Gold Show will be back again this weekend.
• YG inconsistent on federal housing funds, YP says The Liberal government and the Yukon Party official Opposition are back to sniping at each other this week.
• Transit fares are thrown under the bus The wheels on the buses are going to go round and round – for free.