Whitehorse Daily Star

May 4, 2022

• KPMA launches new education program The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) kicked off Mining Week by formally launching KPMA 101, an industry-led training and compliance education program for its members.
• Fine Sunday Sounds The Whitehorse Concerts Gallery Recital Series wrapped up last Sunday.
• New COVID-19 vaccine unveiled The Yukon government is introducing a new COVID-19 vaccine for territorial residents.
• Rent control debate continued as a top subject in chamber The argument over rent controls in the Yukon raged on last week during the last days of the spring sitting of the legislature.
• Women’s deaths merit an inquest, MLA believes NDP MLA Emily Tredger wants Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee to call a coroner’s inquest into last January’s overdose deaths of two young women at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter.
• Lot owner eyes land purchase The owner of the corner lot at Lowe Street and Second Avenue is seeking to purchase a piece of land from the city to enlarge the parcel.
• Thousands want 98 declared a historic site Ryan West wants the 98 Hotel designated as a municipal historic site – and so do 5,000 others.
• Weather remains key determinant of flood season It’s still up to Mother Nature to decide whether the Yukon will face a major flooding season.

May 3, 2022

• Showcasing Trailblazing Women The MacBride Museum has partnered with the Pioneer Women of the Yukon Whitehorse Lodge No. 2 for ‘Trailblazers and Change-Makers’, showcasing the stories of trailblazing Yukon women.
• Series of activities planned for Emergency Preparedness Week The Yukon government is hosting a series of awareness and educational activities as part of Emergency Preparedness Week (this week).
• Busy Times On The Hill Rush hour traffic volumes have noticeably thickened on Two Mile Hill,
• First Nation plans lottery for homes The Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) has announced a lottery for five single-family homes on Macaulay Road in the McIntyre subdivision.
• COVID-19 numbers drop The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Yukon has dipped while the testing positivity rate has climbed once again.
• Party maintains confidence in Dixon’s leadership Members of the Yukon Party declined to trigger a leadership election at their annual general meeting held last Saturday in Haines Junction.
• Council advised to approve housing incentive City administration is recommending council approve a housing incentive for a proposal to build three six-plexes on Olive May Way in the Whistle Bend subdivision.
• Slide involved thousands of cubic metres of material City engineer Taylor Eshpeter told city council at its meeting Monday officials estimate 3,000 to 4,000 cubic metres of material came down in last Saturday’s mudslide.

May 2, 2022

• COVID-19 cases still at manageable level According to the COVID-19 dashboard, case numbers remain in the range the Yukon government considers manageable.
• Yukon women making music, growing together The Yukon Women in Music fundraising concert took place Saturday at the Whitehorse United Church.
• Sting of high power bills may be softened It appears more relief might be in the offing for the skyrocketing electrical bills that has the Yukon government scrambling after public outrage.
• Support for those with chronic conditions discussed With health care at the top of many people’s minds, Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee recently talked up her government’s effort to support Yukoners with chronic conditions.
• City names annual top volunteer Bill Bruton is the City of Whitehorse Volunteer of the Year, the city announced Friday.
• Snow pack, saturated soil cited as slide’s cause The biggest local landslide in decades has closed Robert Service Way for an indeterminate amount of time.