Whitehorse Daily Star

May 25, 2022

• Bird banding swoops back after two-year hiatus Bird banding at the McIntyre Marsh has returned.
• Political leaders pored over vital issues Members of the territorial government and First Nations representatives met with federal officials Tuesday at the first Yukon intergovernmental forum since 2019.
• All fires were human-caused Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews responded Tuesday night to a 0.8-hectare human-caused grass fire at Henderson Corner near Dawson City. It was brought under control.
• COVID-19 numbers falling The official number of COVID-19 cases in the territory continues to decline.
• Birdathon takes wing on Friday The Yukon Bird Club is inviting new and experienced birders to get outdoors and celebrate spring by taking part in the upcoming Helmut Grünberg Yukon Birdathon.
• Hockey fans ice varying views The “Battle of Alberta” was a common topic of conversation and friendly debate among those around Whitehorse unable to skip town for the Victoria Day weekend.
• Lodge's Wares Sold Off .
• Council members urged to join caucus Members of city council have been invited to join the local chapter of the Climate Caucus.
• Summer scorcher of ’21 won’t be reprised There’s good news and bad news in the summer seasonal forecast thanks to a lingering La Nina effect.
• Search for graves is planned The Yukon government and First Nations leaders are still working on a strategy to search for graves at former residential school sites in the territory.
• Lift station is significantly over-budget Members of city council expressed concern Tuesday over yet another project that has come in substantially over-budget.
• No trend detected in latest real estate data For the first time in approximately a year, the average price of a house in Whitehorse has declined.

May 24, 2022

• Residency Held At Raven Heidi Marion was the artist in residence at the Raven Recycling Centre until the past Sunday.
• Gold show blessed with fine weather The weather on the Victoria Day weekend can be unreliable.
• Rollover Investigated There was a single-vehicle rollover Saturday by the fish ladder near the Whitehorse Rapids Dam.
• Summer fire season has ignited The wildlife season got off to a fast, if minor, start, over the long weekend.
• Masks now optional in schools While there has yet to be a formal announcement from the Yukon government, masks are now optional in territorial schools.
• Ottawa supports innovation in the Yukon The federal government is investing nearly $128,000 to support the Yukon’s innovation sector as it continues to strengthen and grow.
• Optimism permeates Yukon tourism industry Tourism operators are looking forward to a more normal, non-pandemic spring and summer season.

May 20, 2022

• Substantial North Klondike Highway work set It’s going to be yet another season of significant construction along the North Klondike Highway.
• Bear Fair for safety in the woods Yukon Conservation Officer Services held a Bear Fair on Wednesday afternoon at LePage Park.
• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Harry Doing His Thing
• Cannabis retailers can now offer online sales Just before the holiday weekend, the Yukon government anounced that cannabis retailers can now offer online sales and home delivery.
• Investigation underway into caribou deaths An incident involving a Chieftain Energy truck fatally striking a number of caribou in the Carcross area has caused an angry uproar on social media this week.
• Canada is urged to help guard children’s rights A petition calling on Canada to act against supporting foreign orphanages and meet its obligations under the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child was presented last week in the House of Commons.
• No Star Monday Victoria Day
• ‘There is an ongoing genocide of our women’ The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-spirit+ (MMIWG2S+) hosted its first Accountability Forum on Wednesday and Thursday at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse.
• New OCP envisions taller buildings, land for housing The city is in the throes of developing a new Official Community Plan (OCP) to take Whitehorse out to the year 2040, senior city officials explained in a briefing Wednesday afternoon.
• Key artery to remain closed into June It will likely be a few more weeks before Robert Service Way is open to traffic again, says Mayor Laura Cabott.