Whitehorse Daily Star

June 7, 2022

• Band At Centre Stage The All City Band performed at noon Monday at Arts in the Park at LePage Park.
• COVID-19 numbers at minimal levels The official number of COVID-19 cases is rumbling along at a relatively low level.
• A Proud Procession There were 211 graduates from Yukon University this year.
• Hot springs facility has partially reopened The new Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs has reopened on a limited basis following a fire on May 15.
• National Pride Month proclaimed Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed June as National Pride Month in the City of Whitehorse.
• City asked to help with groups’ property taxes City council is being asked to award $158,366 to 17 community organizations to assist with their property taxes.
• Flood warning, high water advisories issued The spate of sunny, warm weather and snowpack melt rates are affecting water levels around the territory.
• Committee recognizes release of national report The Yukon Advisory Committee is marking the release of the 2022 Progress Report on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan.

June 6, 2022

• New banners unveiled for National Tourism Week A new series of banners featuring the work of six Yukon artists were unveiled Friday in Whitehorse in recognition of National Tourism Week.
• MAD face the Fates in GREECE Photo Spread
• Man charged after court building is vandalized A Whitehorse man has been arrested and charged with damaging the Whitehorse courthouse a week ago.
• Old Crow community centre opens The Darius Elias Community Centre in Old Crow officially opened its doors May 20, welcoming residents inside to celebrate the gathering space as part of Caribou Days.
• A Work In Progress Work continues on installing sheet piling along Robert Service Way as protection against future mudslides.
• Community groups helped by Youth Investment Fund More than $77,000 has been awarded to 18 community groups through the Youth Investment Fund, it was announced last Tuesday.
• Man charged in relation to fatal Faro shootings The fallout from the multiple shootings in Faro last autumn continues to be felt.
• Program launched to support Yukon performing musicians The Yukon government has replaced the Sound Recording Fund with a new Performing Musicians Fund to be more responsive to the needs of content creators and distribution models.
• School plan spurs worries about sports fields At more than 70 years old, Whitehorse’s oldest school is slated to be replaced, but its future is unclear.

June 3, 2022

• Gwitchin delegates pushed for protection of refuge Gwich’in leaders were in Washington, D.C. last month advocating for the protection of Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit (the Sacred Place Where Life Begins).
• The Heart of Riverdale presents Under the Big Top Photo Spread
• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Ron Mcphee
• Summer celebrations mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Commissioner Angélique Bernard is planning a number of summer events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• University schedules in-person convocation Yukon University will celebrate the graduating class of 2022 on Saturday with an in-person convocation ceremony.
• Dawson City’s CEO heads association Cory Bellmore, the CEO for the City of Dawson, was elected president of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) on Tuesday during the association’s AGM, held virtually.
• Decriminalization of small amounts of drugs pondered Following the lead of British Columbia, the Yukon is considering decriminalization for possession of small amounts of some illegal substances.
• Law centre undergoing renovations The atrium on the Andrew Philipsen Law Centre is being replaced because it leaks, says an official with the Department of Highways and Public Works.
• Parties asked about their absences While up to 150 people attended a citizens’ forum on COVID-19 Wednesday evening, no public officials showed up.
• Storytellers spoke to politicians’ empty chairs There are two camps in COVID Canada, one of which held a meeting Wednesday evening at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Venerable school will be replaced Whitehorse’s oldest school is on borrowed time.
• Housing regulatory process needs rethink: Laking The city needs to review its process around zoning and permitting for housing, says Coun. Ted Laking.
• Key artery could reopen in a week: mayor Robert Service Way should reopen by next Friday or the June 11-12 weekend, Mayor Laura Cabott told the Star this morning.
• McLean’s school assurances ‘ring hollow’: YP The Hidden Valley Elementary School Council is at odds with Education Minister Jeanie McLean.