Whitehorse Daily Star

March 1, 2022

• Parties assess school abuse action plan The reaction from the two opposition parties to the Yukon government’s 23-point plan to implement the recommendations from the first of the reports on the Hidden Valley School sexual abuse scandal is curiously restrained.
• Council members approve city budget City council passed the operating budget for this year at its council meeting Monday.
• Hours of COVID-19 testing centre change The Yukon government has changed the operating hours for its COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre in Whitehorse.
• COVID case count was at 53 The Yukon government is reporting 53 active cases of COVID-19, with 37 news cases.
• Liquor corporation banishes Russian Standard The Yukon Liquor Corp. is removing its sole Russian-made product from its shelves.

February 28, 2022

• Spring looks to be cold, clear The spring forecast issued last week by the AccuWeather service is rather as if you’ve shown someone a glass of water and asked if it’s half-full or half-empty.
• Rendezvousing through the weekend There were many events missing or virtual in this year’s Yukon Rendezvous, but fun was not one of them.
• Percy DeWolfe Memorial Race set for Thursday It’s another year of changes for the Percy DeWolfe Memorial Race, which has had to struggle with various COVID-19 restrictions since the last full race in 2018.
• Lawmakers’ attendance strong Attendance at city council meetings by the seven members of council has been perfect since the new council took office following the October 2021 election.
• Importance of COVID vaccines for kids stressed The Yukon government is continuing to stress what it sees as the importance of children receiving the COVID-19 vaccines.
• Streicker defends priority on renewable energy Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker is calling a proposal by the Yukon Party to rely more heavily on fossil-fuel generation of electricity “impractical.”
• Wildland fire parties unveil agreement The territorial government (YG) and Yukon’s First Nations Wildfire are teaming up under the terms of a renewed three-year term.

February 25, 2022

• A primitive people invade the galaxy (Bookends) Julie Czerneda introduced us to the mysterious, powerful and secretive humanoid race called the Clan in her **Trade Pact** trilogy.
• Wasn’t that a party in downtown Ottawa? (Uffish Thoughts) I have nothing against parades or protest gatherings.
• Pavilion The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• Memorable photos from the 2022 Yukon Quest Photo Spread
• YQ100 winner planning to contest 2023 race Nathaniel Hamlyn won the 2022 Yukon Quest 100 last Sunday, crossing the finish line in Braeburn at 5:39 a.m.
• Unprecedented Quest wraps up for 2022 Another Yukon Quest, albeit a strange one, is in the books.
• Going MAD for variety Members of the Music, Art and Drama (MAD) class are presenting a variety show, Tell Us Everything.
• Number of on-leave workers is stable Almost a month into the full COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public employees issued by the Yukon government, nothing much has changed.
• YG to act on Hidden Valley School abuse report Almost three weeks after independent consultant Amanda Rogers unveiled her report on the Hidden Valley School sexual abuse scandal, the Yukon government has released how it plans to implement her recommendations.
• Act prompts Yukoner to pull funds from three local banks A Whitehorse businessman has taken all his money out of three local banks due to concerns over the financial provisions in the federal government’s Emergencies Act.
• Curling club’s finances are on thin ice Coun. Kirk Cameron wants to know if the city can do anything to assist the Whitehorse Curling Club with its financial trouble.
• Don’t evict me, pit operator urges city General Enterprises (GE) president Doug Gonder says he’ll be in a pickle if the city does not reverse its decision to have him vacate the gravel pit he’s been working for several years.