Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Residents forced to flee N.W.T. town About 3,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate this town as volatile water levels cause extensive flooding and damage.
Carmacks Hotel Ltd. will be sold Northern Vision Development LP (NVD) continues to expand its interests in the Yukon hotels/hospitality industry.
Ross River flood danger dissipates The Yukon government will rescind its first flood advisory of the season later today.
A Change Of duties Whitehorse Fire Department members, along with other VIP servers, helped out Wednesday at the McDonald’s restaurant on Fourth Avenue for McHappy Day.
COVID-19 numbers still dipping COVID-19 cases in the Yukon continue to drop.
Slide Sees Playground Closed A slide on the clay cliffs on the south side of Whitehorse is seen today.
Housing development incentive approved City council has approved a housing development incentive for the development of three six-plexes at 190 Olive May Way in the Whistle Bend subdivision.
BMC Minerals announces concentrate sale BMC Minerals announced Tuesday it has pre-sold large volumes of concentrate from its undeveloped Kudz Ze Kayah project southeast of Ross River.
Air North’s arrival marked in Toronto Celebrations of Air North’s latest route expansion continued Wednesday in Toronto.
Premier is nearing retirement, YP speculates It appears the summer silly season for news is upon us – and earlier than expected.

Marking six years of Jordan’s Principle in Canada Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday afternoon for a Teddy Bear Picnic at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre to celebrate six years of Jordan’s Principle in Canada.
COVID-19 numbers dip The Yukon’s COVID-19 cases are showing signs of decline.
City eyes more direction for pop-up street patios A motion providing more direction to bars and restaurants regarding rules for pop-up street patios was introduced and approved by city council at its meeting Monday.
Season Finale The house was full last Saturday
Pelly River ice jam has spurred flood advisory The Yukon government has issued its first flood advisory of the season.
Education association building plan goes before city council City council voted Monday to bring forward a zoning amendment to accommodate a two-storey office building on Black Street proposed by the Yukon Association of Education Professionals.
Slide area continues to be monitored Robert Service Way remains closed because of the Apr. 30 mudslide.
Advisory committee on inclusivity endorsed A motion by Coun. Mellisa Murray to create an advisory committee on inclusivity was passed unanimously by city council Monday evening.

Minister salutes National Nursing Week Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee issued this statement Monday to mark National Nursing Week (this week):
Premiers talk security, health, climate change There was a meeting of the minds among the northern premiers Sunday and Monday as the annual forum was held in Whitehorse for the first time in three years.
Wildstone named one of best managed companies The Wildstone Construction Group of Whitehorse has been named one of Canada’s best managed companies, Platinum Status.
Lot sale is proceeding The city is moving forward with the sale of a piece of land at the corner of Lowe Street and Second Avenue to accommodate the construction of a new building.
Inaugural Whitehorse-Yellowknife-Toronto flight takes off Air North’s first Toronto-bound flight took off just after 8 a.m. today with Joe Sparling, the airline’s president and CEO, at the controls.
Research funding supports green power initiatives Yukon University has received $500,000 to support the successful inclusion of clean power initiatives into the electrical power systems of the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Minister challenged on border crossing remarks The Yukon Party is grumbling that the territorial government has misled the public about the status of the Little Gold-Poker Creek border crossing connecting Canada and the U.S. via the Top of the World Highway.

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