Whitehorse Daily Star

June 2, 2022

• Development of groundwater monitoring wells begins Today, the city’s environmental consultant began well development, taking water samples from the recently drilled wells in the Hidden Lakes area, the city said Wednesday.
• COVID-19 picture still getting better The Yukon’s official COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to look good.
• Rotary wine tastings have returned The Rotary Club of Yukon will present the first-ever Wine Flight series in Whitehorse this spring.
• Yukon film to premiere next month Those involved with the feature film Polaris, filmed in the Yukon, announced the time of its world premiere today.
• Sounds At Shipyards Alex James directs
• Landslide closes campground The Ethel Lake Road and Campground near Stewart Crossing is currently closed due to a landslide.
• Water level advisory issued The Yukon government has issued a high water flow advisory for the Liard River and its tributaries, where levels have been rising steadily since early May.
• New works added to Permanent Art Collection The territorial government has selected 16 new works of art to be added to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.
• Missing woman may be in city, police say According to Whitehorse RCMP, a missing woman might actually be in the city.
• Fire rating elevated to extreme The southern and central sections of the Yukon have hit an extreme fire rating – including the Whitehorse area.

June 1, 2022

• Support group helps families handle loss Two local women have banded together to find a way to help other Yukoners share and deal with their grief following the loss of infant children and miscarriages.
• FADS fields fashion show The Fashion Art Design School program at Porter Creek Secondary School held a year-end project video fashion shoot Tuesday under Hamilton Boulevard in a culvert.
• Silver addressed Arctic security group Premier Sandy Silver delivered a keynote address to the Arctic Security Working Group on Tuesday in Whitehorse.
• COVID numbers still falling The number of official COVID-19 cases in the Yukon continues to dwindle.
• Slide covers Robert Campbell Highway The Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works has partly closed the Robert Campbell Highway for the moment.
• MP to study gun law’s effect here Yukon MP Brendan Hanley isn’t prepared to voice his approval yet for a new proposed federal government bill that would strictly limit the ownership of hand guns.
• YG, union reach a stalemate The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) and the territorial government are at an impasse in their collective bargaining.
• Cliff climbers missed slide by five minutes A fourth landslide has hit Whitehorse.

May 31, 2022

• COVID cases remain below 20 As of Monday afternoon, there were 15 active cases of COVID-19 record by the Yukon government, as cases continue to hover below 20 a day.
• Community Collaboration The local Rotary Clubs recently committed $14,000 ($2,000 a year over the next seven years) to the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle.
• YG examining Supreme Court decision The Yukon Party is concerned about the ramifications of a new ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada.
• Yukon designated a sustainable tourism observatory by UN body The Yukon government has announced its membership in the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).
• Delayed Ceremony Conducted Madam Justice Justice Karen Wenckebach, second from right, was sworn in last Friday afternoon during a ceremony at the Yukon Law Courts.
• Commuters urged to grab the handle bars “This year, if you’re on a bike, then we want to celebrate it,” the City of Whitehorse said last Friday.
• Positive COVID-19 tests waylay tourists in Whitehorse A group of tourists on an Alaska-Yukon bus trip allege they are “stranded” in Whitehorse following positive tests for COVID-19.
• Supervised Consumption Site can now support inhalation Upgrades to the Supervised Consumption Site to accommodate inhalation (smoking) as a method of drug consumption are now complete.
• Escarpment will remain active, mayor cautions People can expect more slides and activity along the escarpment, says Mayor Laura Cabott.