Whitehorse Daily Star

April 21, 2022

• Mayor proclaims Earth Day Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed Friday as Earth Day in the City of Whitehorse.
• Performances Continue Nakai presents Ramshackle Theatre featuring Brian Fidler in ‘Death, Jesus and Friends and Friends... and Friends’ and special guests each night at the Guild Hall.
• COVID numbers reflect stability The most recent COVID-19 numbers released by the Yukon government and public health officials show the situation as relatively stable.
• Funding envisions more cataract surgeries The Yukon government is boosting funding for the Yukon Hospital Corp.’s Ophthalmology Program by $442,000 per year.
• Bid for campground work is significantly over-budget The low bid for the replacement of the Robert Service Campground Building has come in significantly over-budget, city council was told at its meeting Tuesday evening.
• Bill provides for safer schools, NDP says After some protracted debates in the legislature, the NDP was successful in having a private member’s bill passed on Wednesday.
• High bids see city hall project cancelled The new city hall project has been cancelled because the low bid was $10 million over what the city had budgeted, Mayor Laura Cabott announced late Thursday morning.
• Suspect arrested after standoff A man will face charges of attempted murder and the weapon-involved assault of a Whitehorse RCMP officer after Wednesday’s lengthy standoff in Whistle Bend.

April 20, 2022

• Police attend Whistle Bend incident Whitehorse RCMP were still attending a serious incident in the Tarahne Way area of the Whistle Bend subdivision early this afternoon.
• Traffic lights work to cost $500,000-plus City council is being asked to approve going to public tender for the replacement of the traffic lights at the intersection of Main Street and Fourth Avenue.
• Easter egg hunting at the preserve The annual Most Eggcellent Easter Eggstravaganza Scavenger Hunt took place Monday at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Asteroid is named after Skookum Jim It’s an out-of-this-world honour.
• Morning Collision City firefighters work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Industrial and Quartz roads this morning.
• Yukon Parks Strategy to cover next decade Environment Minister Nils Clarke introduced a new 10-year Yukon Parks Strategy last Wednesday.
• Earth Day event set for park On Friday afternoon, come in peace, come for peace, the Yukon Federal Green Party urges.
• Urgently sought: school council candidates As of Tuesday, 58 per cent of Yukon school councils had not received any nominations for elected positions, and 11 of the 19 schools were without confirmed candidates.
• COVID outbreak declared at Whistle Bend Place The latest COVID-19 numbers from the Yukon government and public health officials are promising.
• Late councillor championed the local sports scene A former Whitehorse city councillor best known as a champion of community sports passed away on Good Friday.
• Street drug crisis, policing debated in house The opioid and street drug crisis is being seen through three very different lenses by the Yukon’s three political parties.

April 19, 2022

• Minister questioned about firewood shortage When it comes to the Yukon legislature, some stories die harder than others.
• The Sign Gives The Scoop The sign for the new Dairy Queen outlet off Range Road in Whitehorse went up over the Easter weekend.
• AFN offers mixed response to budget The Assembly of First Nations in the Yukon region has a mixed response to the federal budget tabled April 7.
• MLA questions potential McIntyre Creek Park complications The potential creation of the McIntyre Creek park is continuing to bother the Yukon Party.
• Carmacks arena to be ready this fall After some frustrating delays, the new Carmacks arena is scheduled to be finished this autumn.
• Life of Dawson City ice bridge extended The Department of Highways and Public Works is still monitoring the local ice bridge, and traffic is still running.