Whitehorse Daily Star

February 21, 2022

• N.W.T. musher undertakes long journey to race in Quest Katherine Lapointe and her partner drove all the way from Fort Smith, N.W.T. to Whitehorse so Lapointe could race in the Yukon Quest 100 from Whitehorse to Braeburn.
• Clinic incident never occurred: YG The Yukon government now says an incident at the Health and Social Services building at Spook Creek last week didn’t happen.
• Ottawa awards contract for Faro mine cleanup A $108-million contract to rehabilitate the Faro Mine Complex has been awarded by the federal government.
• Mandatory rest a key factor as race began The 2022 Yukon Quest got underway on Saturday from Shipyards Park in Whitehorse.
• Quest 300 ‘convoy’ continues to roll The 2022 Yukon Quest is resembling a convoy so far as the mushers make their way down the trail.
• Friday’s COVID case count was 53 The Yukon government released new COVID-19 numbers on Friday afternoon.
• Hamlyn wins 2022 Yukon Quest 100 Nathaniel Hamlyn has won the 2022 Yukon Quest 100.

February 18, 2022

• Vehicle chargers network set to expand Ottawa is providing $595,000 to the Yukon government to install more electric vehicle chargers around the territory.
• Yukon Quest holds free musher rides for kids The Yukon Quest hosted free musher rides for kids last Sunday at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse.
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• Repeal the rent controls, YP tells government The Yukon Party is calling on the minority Liberal government to repeal the rent controls it introduced as part of the Confidence and Supply Agreement it struck with the NDP last April.
• History burned on Christmas Day, 1961 Weather is always a good topic.
• COVID-19 dashboard introduced The territorial government has unveiled a new COVID-19 dashboard to provide Yukoners with important data related to the pandemic.
• Yukoner tells of incident in building The Yukon government has yet to respond to a request for information on an alleged incident Thursday at the Department of Health and Social Services building on Quartz Road.
• Following a two-year hiatus, the Yukon Quest will be off and running tomorrow. The Yukon Journey, an approximately 255-mile race from Pelly Crossing to Whitehorse, ran last year instead of the Quest, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
• Project aims to help kids in out-of-home care A multi-government initiative was announced Thursday afternoon aimed at First Nations and Indigenous children who have been placed in out-of-home care.
• Mental health summit called fruitful The Yukon government says it’s pleased with the interest its mental health summit attracted earlier this week.
• Man arrested after trying to evade police Whitehorse RCMP have made another arrest in connection with a recent assault at the Ryder Apartment building in downtown Whitehorse.

February 17, 2022

• Lack of staff reduces rural health care The Yukon government is continuing to reduce services at health care centres in rural Yukon due to a lack of staff.
• Sheep hunter fined $8,500 for 2017 violation An Alaskan hunter was fined $8,500 after pleading guilty to shooting a Fannin sheep in the Yukon four years ago and claiming it was an American ram.
• City postpones mandatory vaccination policy The City of Whitehorse is delaying its vaccine mandate policy for its employees.
• Police looking into spree of break-and-enters Whitehorse RCMP are investigating at least six break-and-enters that took place in the overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
• More COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted The Yukon government and public health officials are speeding up their cautious approach to dropping health restrictions somewhat.