Whitehorse Daily Star

May 9, 2022

• COVID-19 numbers reflect stability As of Friday afternoon, the Yukon’s COVID-19 numbers were remaining stable, showing 66 active cases with eight new cases.
• Run for Mom literally changes direction The Run for Mom headed out this year with an alternative route due to the Apr. 30 landslide that closed Robert Service Way.
• Airport users are enduring delays The delays in getting passengers through security at airports being experienced across Canada has hit Whitehorse as well.
• Snow pack continues to be record-setting The chances of flooding this spring and summer continue to grow.
• Fire Department Hosts Special Day The Whitehorse Fire Department hosted a Wildfire Community Preparedness and Emergency Preparedness Day on Saturday at Station 2.
• Break-up winner takes $3,000-plus in Dawson The Yukon River ice in front of Dawson broke at 8:23 Saturday evening.
• Road remains closed There’s still no date on when Robert Service Way will reopen.
• Winter Wonderland In May Whitehorse residents woke to a blanket of snow Saturday morning, as seen downtown at 8 a.m.
• Ta’an Kwäch’än plan to build housing The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council is tackling the housing crisis with projects of its own in Porter Creek and Whistle Bend.
• Flood preparation criticisms don’t hold water: YG The Yukon Party is flogging the territorial government again over preparations for flooding.
• Transit hub’s shift proposed The transit hub should be moved from Second Avenue to Third Avenue, a downtown Whitehorse resident suggested to city council last Monday.
• Riders will get used to changes: transit boss The city transit department will roll out its modernized route plan at the end of this month, before implementation begins June 25, says the transit manager.

May 6, 2022

• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated .
• Housing formed foundation of many questions The governing Liberals and the official Opposition Yukon Party clashed over affordable housing issues last month in the legislature.
• Honouring and remembering MMIWG To honour the Yukon’s missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit+ people, a walk took place Thursday from Whitehorse General Hospital to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, where a ceremonial fire was lit.
• Entities form a telecommunications partnership Northwestel Inc. and Yukon First Nations are forming a telecommunications partnership that will see infrastructure such as fibre-optic equipment and systems sold to a new company.
• Bridge project will be territory’s biggest ever The Yukon government’s Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement proaject has been awarded to Graham Infrastructure LP for $160 million.
• Performing Tonight And Saturday The Whitehorse Community Choir will present Water Music – Songs of Seas and Rivers tonight and Saturday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Great Summer Freeze was a hot success: Pillai Tourism and Culture Minister Ranj Pillai is declaring the department’s Great Summer Freeze promotion a success.
• Walking For A Cause About 40 people attended Flora’s Walk on Wednesday afternoon to raise awareness for perinatal mental health concerns and local resources.
• Restaurateurs find a way to breathe more easily Two Yukon restaurants have taken providing better air quality in their establishments into their own hands – literally.
• YG pledges to hop to it for a safer Rabbit’s Foot Canyon The Yukon government is promising some safety changes to the Alaska Highway near Rabbit’s Foot Canyon.
• Garage fire is deemed suspicious A fire late Thursday night at an old garage on Hanson Street is being considered suspicious.
• Landslide debris-clearing can’t begin yet It’s still unsafe to begin clearing Robert Service Way of the mudslide that occurred last Saturday, Mayor Laura Cabott said at a media briefing this morning.

May 5, 2022

• Research to evaluate COVID-19’s impacts on Old Crow Yukon University has received $230,800 to research how COVID-19 has impacted the residents of Old Crow and to prepare for future emergencies.
• Blockage Remains Work to clean up last weekend’s landslide,
• Annual Run for Mom goes Sunday The 24th annual Run for Mom will return to the SS Klondike National Historic Park on Sunday for the first time since 2019.
• Gearing Up For Summer This Main Street hospitality business is taking advantage of the city’s patio program,
• Northern premiers to meet Sunday, Monday The Northern Premiers’ Forum will in person for the first time in three years.
• COVID-19 numbers reflect stability The latest COVID-19 figures from the government show case numbers are holding fairly steady.
• Woman’s whereabouts remain an active investigation The search for a Whitehorse woman who went missing last January continues, the RCMP said Thursday.
• Feedback sought on the development of new parks regulations The Government of Yukon is launching a public engagement to modernize parks regulations in the territory.
• July debut eyed for midwifery program The territorial government is moving ahead with plans to have its midwifery program running by July.