Whitehorse Daily Star

March 14, 2022

• Food trucks parking privilege urged City administration is recommending the city allow food trucks to park overnight in city parkades such as the Steele Street parkade across from city hall.
• Shelter workers’ fate prompts barbed exchanges It was a feisty day in the legislature last Thursday, featuring some sharp exchanges between MLAs and cabinet ministers.
• Knowledge is being brought forward exhibit Knowledge is being brought forward exhibit
• Council poised to vote on committee appointments City administration is recommending the appointments of Adrienne Marsh and Benjamin Monkman to the city’s recreation grant task force.
• Snow survey’s findings are no surpise in Dawson The Yukon Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecast confirms the opinion of most people in Dawson, including those hired to move the stuff around.
• Arctic Inspiration Prize winner, team thanked Mayor Laura Cabott offered her thanks and congratulations at last Monday’s council meeting to Gina Nagano and her team for their work on community safety.
• Yukon Party pumps Liberals for gas tax break The Yukon Party’s attack on the government over fuel prices hasn’t run out of gas yet.
• COVID rules relaxation will proceed The Yukon government and public health officials don’t seem to be wavering from their plan to continue relaxing COVID-19 health restrictions despite an uptick in numbers.
• YP: how will paid sick leave be funded? The argument over a mandatory paid sick leave program continued last week in the legislature between the Liberal government and the Yukon Party.

March 11, 2022

• By The Light Of The Moon A raven sings
• Government, AYC renew partnership The Yukon government and the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) have committed to another three-year partnership deal.
• Power project prompts energetic exchanges Government and opposition politicians clashed Tuesday over the value of the Atlin, B.C. hydro expansion project.
• The Trail Of '98 The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• It was Baroque Music Night in Dawson City The viol, or viola de gamba, comes in a variety of sizes, like its cousin, the violin.
• Bboyizm hits the YAC stage In My Body is a street dance show presented by Bboyizm, ‘the premier street dance company in Canada, run by choreographer, Crazy Smooth (Yvon Soglo).
• City buses will roll this Sunday Sunday bus service will begin this weekend, the city said Thursday .
• Whitewater Flows Again Rick Sward (left) and Rob Hunter perform Wednesday evening at the Whitewater Jam at the Local Bar.
• RCMP blitz sees many drivers charged Numerous charges resulted from a traffic safety blitz recently conducted in Whitehorse.
• RCMP investigating death The Yukon RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) is investigating a sudden death in Haines Junction.
• Vehicles Tangle In Riverdale This two-vehicle collision took place at about noon Wednesday on Teslin Road.
• CEMA on tap to receive review after all One day after the governing Liberals and the Yukon NDP teamed up to reject a Yukon Party private member’s bill to reform the Civil Emergencies Management Act (CEMA), they each introduced motions calling for the same thing.
• YP pushes for best possible flood readiness The Yukon Party still wants to know what the government is working on to prepare for the likelihood of more flooding this spring and summer.
• PSC comments in wake of sexual harasser’s rehiring On the heels of the Yukon Employees’ Union’s (YEU’s) “disgust” that the territorial government rehired someone previously fired for sexual harassment, the Public Service Commission has released a statement.
• Minister challenged on rent controls The rent controls introduced by the Yukon government last spring continue to be controversial.
• The flood risk is real, hydrologist confirms With so much snow on the ground, the potential for flooding in the Yukon is high, says Environment Yukon hydrologist Holly Goulding.
• RCMP seize variety of drugs; charges lodged against trio Two recent RCMP investigations in Whitehorse have disrupted the sales of illicit drugs in the city, police said Thursday.

March 10, 2022

• COVID numbers going in wrong direction Revised - The odds aren’t in the Yukon’s favour when it comes to COVID-19, according to the latest government figures.
• Back In The Saddle Rick Sward (left) and Rob Hunter perform Wednesday evening at the Whitewater Jam at the Local Bar.
• ATCO comments on NDP’s concerns about profits ATCO Electric Yukon has responded to criticisms of its profit rates by the NDP.
• Yukon Party rebuffed in bid for CEMA changes As expected, a private member’s bill from the Yukon Party asking for amendments to the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) was defeated in the legislature Wednesday.
• Ottawa supports projects in territory The federal government has opened its coffers to provide another $3.6 million for Yukon projects.
• Eagle feathers unveiled for Yukon courtrooms A ceremony took place Monday to mark the unveiling of a set of eagle feathers to be used in Yukon courtrooms.