Whitehorse Daily Star

May 30, 2022

• Justice Building Vandalized The law courts building on Second Avenue is seen Saturday with smashed windows and doors.
• Health care a top issue for western premiers The annual Western Premiers Conference wrapped up Friday with a renewed commitment to pursuing health care funding amidst some other big-ticket and big-picture items.
• Musical Evening Scheduled The All-City Band Society will present live music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shipyards Park.
• New school: Wolf Creek fry release The Wolf Creek Fry Release took place Sunday.
• Grand chief has been acclaimed Peter Johnston has been acclaimed as the grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN).
• Avian influenza swoops into territory Two cases of avian influenza have been discovered in the carcasses of waterfowl in the territory, the Yukon government announced Friday.
• New tourism program enriched with $1.95 M The federal and territorial governments are walking their talk when it comes to tourism.
• Cliffs’ instability expected to last well into June There have been two more mudslides on the escarpment that have resulted in more street closures, though there were no injuries.

May 27, 2022

• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Jim Robb
• Dawson must find a new council member It may seem rather early for a byelection in Dawson, only six months after the last municipal election.
• Roadside Dining Two black bears are seen last Sunday
• Surviving in the Yukon’s latest edition is released The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has release the 2022 edition of Surviving in the Yukon: Your tool to free and low-cost goods and services.
• Written submissions express concerns about business plan There were no submissions at a public hearing held before city council Tuesday to discuss a conditional use application for 44A Stope Way in Copper Ridge.
• YG helping patio program The Yukon government has provided the city with $150,000 to support bars and restaurants wanting to take advantage of the city’s pop-up patio program.
• Remembering Victims Of Violence Five people gathered Wednesday evening at the Healing Totem by Front Street on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a now-jailed Minneapolis police officer.
• Yukon prepares for return of tourism as pandemic eases The Yukon’s tourism industry is abuzz with anticipation as Canada’s northernmost border opens next week for the first time since before the pandemic began.
• Project to monitor changes in climate Thanks to Dan Vandal, the federal minister of Northern Affairs, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) and researchers at Yukon University are collaborating on a joint project to monitor climate change.
• Important Campaign Ends Organizers of Sexualized Assault Prevention Month wrapped up this year’s campaign with a barbecue held Thursday afternoon at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• YG will not investigate caribou deaths More than a week after multiple caribou were killed by a truck along the South Klondike Highway, the Department of the Environment has issued a statement.
• Forum to discuss pandemic, measures A group of volunteers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is inviting local leaders, health officials and interested Yukoners to attend a public forum to discuss the pandemic’s many effects and its subsequent public health measures on the territory.
• Wall installation set for slide site Initial cleanup of the Apr. 30 mudslide along Robert Service Way is essentially complete.
• ‘What the HELL?’ woman writes of damage A bulldozer has plowed an access from the Grey Mountain Road down to the Hidden Lakes, along popular hiking and biking trails.

May 26, 2022

• Flood watch issued The Yukon government issued a flood watch for the Nordenskiold River in Carmacks late Wednesday morning.
• Suspect sought after woman assaulted Whitehorse RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in an investigation into an assault near the Black Street stairs just after midnight last Thursday.
• Millennium Trail portion is closed A section of the Millennium Trail will be closed from today through July 15, weather permitting, the City of Whitehorse said Wednesday.
• Lending A Hand Mia Barrault, left, and Bella Mouchet, from F.H. Collins Secondary School, help out Tuesday at the Whitehorse Connects event.
• Dog club is facing facility issue The Whitehorse Woofers Dog Club is in a tough spot.
• COVID-19 claims 26th Yukoner The Yukon’s official COVID-19 cases are continuing to show encouraging signs that the pandemic is past its peak.
• Mudslide cleanup almost finished Initial cleanup of the Apr. 30 mudslide along Robert Service Way is nearly complete.
• Report confirms longstanding concerns: opposition parties The opposition parties are taking the Yukon government to task over the 2022 Report of the Auditor General of Canada on Yukon Housing.
• ‘Real change is coming,’ minister says in wake of critical audit The Yukon government is promising to do better in the face of a withering report from the Auditor General of Canada on its housing policies.