Whitehorse Daily Star

August 30, 2022

• Police seek driver in Dawson City hit-and-run Dawson City RCMP are looking for witnesses and information related to a hit-and-run that left one person with serious injuries.
• Silver seeks to strengthen pan-Arctic relations in Iceland Premier Sandy Silver met with several government, business and civic leaders in Reykjavik, Iceland last week.
• Territories sign bilateral water management agreements The Yukon and Northwest Territories governments have signed two Bilateral Water Management agreements.
• More prescribed fire work planned for Mary Lake Yukon Wildland Fire Management staff were set to conduct another prescribed fire operation in the Mary Lake this week.
• Untreated wastewater is entering Yukon River Untreated wastewater will be pouring into the Yukon River in Whitehorse for an undetermined period of time.
• Inadequate monkeypox response stigmatizing the queer community, NDP says Inadequate monkeypox response stigmatizing the queer community, NDP says

August 29, 2022

• Minimize recreational use of river, city urges Due to a recent leak in a sanitary force main, the public is asked to minimize recreational use of the Yukon River around the Marwell area and downstream until further notice.
• Trevor’s plight brought to the stage Dogtown: The Musical, written by Roy Ness and Grant Simpson, is “based on the true story of Trevor the death row dog, which polarized the community and gained international attention.
• Annual salmon event held at Tatchun Creek The Council of Yukon First Nations-Yukon First Nation Salmon Stewardship Alliance hosted the annual Salmon Ceremony and Gathering on the Land in Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation traditional territory at Tatchun Creek last Thursday through Sunday.
• Silver delved into range of issues in Greenland Premier Sandy Silver represented the Yukon and advanced a number of key northern discussions at the Arctic Circle Greenland Forum, which took place Saturday through today in Nuuk, Greenland.
• An Outing At The Park Members of the Whitehorse Filipino Church of the Nazarene are seen Saturday at Rotary Peace Park.
• Team Yukon had YG’s best wishes The Yukon government wished Team Yukon 55+ the best of luck before participants began competing at the 2022 Canada 55+ Games in Kamloops, B.C.
• Highway open again following fatal collision The Alaska Highway reopened Saturday after it was closed last Thursday night after a commercial transport truck collided with the Sikani River Bridge.
• Affordable housing triplex completed The final Rapid Housing Initiative project in Whitehorse is finished, the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC) said Friday.
• Lots delay ‘frustrating,’ YG acknowledges “Continued and chronic delays” associated with Phase 6 of the Whistle Bend subdivision are impairing the development of desperately-need housing, the Yukon Party says.

August 26, 2022

• Arts in the Park: a reprise Photo Spread
• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Snap Shots
• MLA remembered for his devotion to community The flags at the City of Dawson flew at half-mast for the week of Peter Jenkins’ memorial.
• COVID-19 case numbers stay constant COVID-19 case numbers stay constant
• CGC to close early Tuesday The Canada Games Centre will close at 3 p.m. next Tuesday.
• Fiery crash closes highway in B.C. An explosion and fire involving a commercial tanker truck carrying a large quantity of flammable liquids shut down the Alaska Highway in B.C. on Thursday night. It remained closed this afternoon.
• Education minister silent on vital issues: YP Education Minister Jeanie McLean and the education system in general face a number of issues heading into the 2022-2023 school year,
• Inaction on no-cause evictions called ‘a disgrace’ Anything from a joyful family development to a paralyzing tragedy can prompt someone to box up two decades of memories and leave their home.