Whitehorse Daily Star

June 10, 2022

• Watson Lake gets affordable triplex housing Representatives of various levels of government gathered last month in Watson Lake to celebrate the grand opening of a new affordable triplex housing development.
• Artist-In-Residence Stormy Bradley (above) and Krystle Silverfox are this month’s Jenni House artists-in-residence.
• Emergency Medical Services team members feted The Emergency Medical Services Honour Guard presented the Yukon Emergency Services Decoration Awards, the Jon Trefry Award for Excellence and the Chief’s Award on May 25.
• Story Of Tagish Elvis The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• Joy seeker festival set A celebration of the life and music of the late Nicole Edwards will take place at 2 p.m. June 18 at the Mt. Lorne Community Centre Edwards died Sept. 8, 2021.
• Government updates ways for managing COVID-19 With new advice coming from the office of the chief medical officer of health, the Yukon government is bringing in new recommendations for managing COVID-19 cases.
• Grads returned to traditional historic digs The 2022 commencement ceremony for Robert Service School (RSS) returned to its traditional site in the historic Palace Grand Theatre last Saturday.
• Fire crews ready for season Yukon Wildland Fire Management is geared up for the start of its season.
• High Yukon River prompts safety warning Fire Chief Mike Masserey is warning residents that the water levels and streamflow here are potentially dangerous for those who may be wanting to be near or on the Yukon or Klondike rivers.
• COVID numbers rise slightly The official COVID-19 numbers provided by the Yukon government and public health officials are showing a slight uptick.
• Power woes see surgeries postponed Problems with the electrical system at Whitehorse General Hospital have forced the postponement of some elective surgeries over the last couple of days.
• City’s anti-landslide measures continuing The sheet piling wall along Robert Service Way will be complete in the coming days, the city said Thursday afternoon.
• Society’s sea cans plans may capsize at city hall City administration is recommending to council that the Yukon Breeze Sailing Society should not be allowed to add three sea cans to its location on the east shore of Schwatka Lake.
• Missing couple still being sought Members of the Yukon RCMP’s Whitehorse Detachment and Historical Case Unit are continuing their search to locate Cathy Gignac and her spouse, Luc Lanctot.
• Satisfaction, sentimentality greet school’s fate The chair of the École Whitehorse Elementary School Council says she has some very mixed emotions when it comes to the Yukon government’s plans to build a new facility to replace it.
• Public not consulted about trail: association A member of the Active Trails Whitehorse Association criticized the city at council’s meeting Monday for not communicating with the public properly.
• Health care delays are anticipated Yukoners should expect to see some delays and reduced health care services through the summer and fall months.

June 9, 2022

• Territory remains free of monkeypox While there are no monkeypox cases in the Yukon, the territory’s office of the chief medical officer of health is working with federal health officials to monitor the ongoing outbreak.
• Council studies possible staking ban extension City council is being asked whether to request the Yukon government extend the ban on mineral staking in most of the city.
• COVID numbers reflecet stability The latest official COVID-19 numbers show virus cases remaining at a fairly stable low-level status.
• Power failure affected thousands of residents This morning’s widespread power outage began at 7:55 a.m., ATCO Electric Yukon said late this morning.
• New morgue is in the works The Yukon government is once again laying plans for a new morgue to serve the city and territory.
• City proceeding with freshwater treatment facility The city is moving forward with a plan to build a new freshwater treatment facility at an estimated cost of $60 million.
• Eight arrested as RCMP seize drugs, guns Whitehorse RCMP are confident they’ve caused a significant disruption in the territorial drug trade with the arrests of eight people and the seizures of a large amount of drugs and cash.
• Angling restrictions to begin on Canada Day Closures are being implemented to reduce the incidental catch of chinook and chum salmon in the public angling (sport) fishery.

June 8, 2022

• Liberals accused of inaction on scourge of rising prices The Yukon Party is taking the territorial government to task over rising inflation – yet again.
• Oro Enterprises gets diversion centre contract Much to the relief of Dawson’s council, the latest bid for the construction of the new Solid Waste Diversion Centre is considerably less than the estimate that was part of the tender package issued in January.
• Good and bad in COVID picture The latest official COVID-19 numbers show an interesting mixture of good and not-so-good news.
• Criminal investigation of abuses still needed: AFN Federal Justice Minister David Lametti’s appointment of an independent special interlocutor doesn’t eliminate the need for an independent investigation of crimes and human rights violations associated with residential institutions.
• Company eyes a 25-year quarry operation The city is being asked to consider a zoning amendment for a piece of land on the Copper Haul Road to allow for a gravel quarry.
• Keep park road-free, CPAWS urges The provision for a road through the proposed McIntyre Creek park should be removed from the proposed Official Community Plan (OCP), says the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).
• Food insecurity woes are worsening Local organizations are reporting food insecurity issues are growing worse in the Yukon.
• Slackening demand sees vaccines discarded With vaccine uptake slowing substantially, the Yukon government and public health officials had to dispose of expired COVID-19 vaccines in May – and are poised to get rid of more at the end of June.