Whitehorse Daily Star

June 29, 2022

• Special day returned to a live gathering Indigenous Peoples Day offered a variety of weather, and things didn’t look promising until mid-morning.
• Forum preceded Thursday’s byelection in Dawson If one were to judge the community’s interest in tomorrow’s council byelection, one might be distressed.
• Artwork Installed In Courtroom Violet Gatensby from the Carcross-Tagish First Nation had her artwork,
• Governor General awards Yukoners Governor General Mary Simon arrived in Whitehorse last Sunday and was welcomed by Commissioner Angélique Bernard at Taylor House.
• COVID-19 cases are rising The slight surge in the territory’s COVID-19 official cases continued Tuesday.
• City’s escalating debt load concerns council member City councillor Ted Laking is voicing serious concerns over the amount of debt the City of Whitehorse has taken on.
• Geologist ‘totally in disbelief’ at discovery It’s not only paleontologists such as Dr. Grant Zazula who are excited about the discovery of a well-preserved baby mammoth in the Klondike gold fields on June 21.
• ‘It seems transit has lost the trust of many’ The wheels came off the bus Monday evening as city council voted to put off its controversial new transit master plan.

June 28, 2022

• COVID cases show an increase The Yukon’s official COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again after a bit of a lull.
• Premier held discussion with Governor General Premier Sandy Silver issued a statement following his meeting Monday with Mary Simon, the Governor General, and her husband, Whit Fraser, as part of their first official visit to the Yukon.
• Supporting Rotary The Imagine Rotary Canada Tour has been in the Yukon attending a number of events and touring to the Arctic Ocean.
• Premier, ministers met with ambassadors Premier Sandy Silver and two of his cabinet ministers met with the Nordic ambassadors to Canada on Monday in Whitehorse.
• Sisters sentenced following man’s death Two Pelly Crossing sisters were sentenced by Yukon Supreme Court earlier this month for their parts in a homicide.
• Yukoner wins prestigious mining award Yukoner Anne Lewis received the Women in Mining Canada 2022 Trailblazer Award at the Prospectors’ and Developers’ Conference on June 14 in Toronto.
• Art influenced her upbringing, Simon tells summit Mary Simon, Canada’s Governor General, spoke glowingly of the importance of the arts during a speech in Whitehorse on Monday afternoon.

June 27, 2022

• Help for tourism businesses extended The Yukon government has extended and made changes to the Tourism Non-Accommodation Sector Supplement (TNASS) program to provide ongoing support for the tourism sector.
• Showcasing Indigenous artists Dreaming Roots is a presentation from the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association and part of the 2022 Adäka Cultural Festival.
• Residents feel ‘blindsided’ by school’s move: MLA Proponents of keeping a downtown school in Whitehorse are still reeling from the shock of the Yukon government’s plan to close the school in favour of a new facility in Takhini.
• Greeting The Governor General .
• Eight new wildfires reported Yukon Wildland Fire Management reports eight anew fires have started across the territory in the last 48 hours.
• Sounds Of Solstice Saint-Jean Ryan McNally, Reni Dean and Ellorie McNight (left to right)
• Silver disappointed by abortion rights decision Premier Sandy Silver has expressed his disappointment with the United States Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on abortion rights.
• Driver charged following a hit-and-run collision Thanks to information provided by the public, a Whitehorse resident has been charged related to a hit-and-run that took place last January.
• One of two missing men is found One of the missing men who vanished into the back country near Faro last October has been found.
• ‘That’s gonna be a hard one to beat’ Just after 1 p.m. Friday, Eric Braul stood on the shore of the Yukon River in Dawson, looking dazed as he soaked his sore wrists in the cold river water.