Whitehorse Daily Star

May 6, 2022

• The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated .
• Housing formed foundation of many questions The governing Liberals and the official Opposition Yukon Party clashed over affordable housing issues last month in the legislature.
• Honouring and remembering MMIWG To honour the Yukon’s missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit+ people, a walk took place Thursday from Whitehorse General Hospital to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, where a ceremonial fire was lit.
• Entities form a telecommunications partnership Northwestel Inc. and Yukon First Nations are forming a telecommunications partnership that will see infrastructure such as fibre-optic equipment and systems sold to a new company.
• Bridge project will be territory’s biggest ever The Yukon government’s Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement proaject has been awarded to Graham Infrastructure LP for $160 million.
• Performing Tonight And Saturday The Whitehorse Community Choir will present Water Music – Songs of Seas and Rivers tonight and Saturday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Great Summer Freeze was a hot success: Pillai Tourism and Culture Minister Ranj Pillai is declaring the department’s Great Summer Freeze promotion a success.
• Walking For A Cause About 40 people attended Flora’s Walk on Wednesday afternoon to raise awareness for perinatal mental health concerns and local resources.
• Restaurateurs find a way to breathe more easily Two Yukon restaurants have taken providing better air quality in their establishments into their own hands – literally.
• YG pledges to hop to it for a safer Rabbit’s Foot Canyon The Yukon government is promising some safety changes to the Alaska Highway near Rabbit’s Foot Canyon.
• Garage fire is deemed suspicious A fire late Thursday night at an old garage on Hanson Street is being considered suspicious.
• Landslide debris-clearing can’t begin yet It’s still unsafe to begin clearing Robert Service Way of the mudslide that occurred last Saturday, Mayor Laura Cabott said at a media briefing this morning.

May 5, 2022

• Research to evaluate COVID-19’s impacts on Old Crow Yukon University has received $230,800 to research how COVID-19 has impacted the residents of Old Crow and to prepare for future emergencies.
• Blockage Remains Work to clean up last weekend’s landslide,
• Annual Run for Mom goes Sunday The 24th annual Run for Mom will return to the SS Klondike National Historic Park on Sunday for the first time since 2019.
• Gearing Up For Summer This Main Street hospitality business is taking advantage of the city’s patio program,
• Northern premiers to meet Sunday, Monday The Northern Premiers’ Forum will in person for the first time in three years.
• COVID-19 numbers reflect stability The latest COVID-19 figures from the government show case numbers are holding fairly steady.
• Woman’s whereabouts remain an active investigation The search for a Whitehorse woman who went missing last January continues, the RCMP said Thursday.
• Feedback sought on the development of new parks regulations The Government of Yukon is launching a public engagement to modernize parks regulations in the territory.
• July debut eyed for midwifery program The territorial government is moving ahead with plans to have its midwifery program running by July.

May 4, 2022

• KPMA launches new education program The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) kicked off Mining Week by formally launching KPMA 101, an industry-led training and compliance education program for its members.
• Fine Sunday Sounds The Whitehorse Concerts Gallery Recital Series wrapped up last Sunday.
• New COVID-19 vaccine unveiled The Yukon government is introducing a new COVID-19 vaccine for territorial residents.
• Rent control debate continued as a top subject in chamber The argument over rent controls in the Yukon raged on last week during the last days of the spring sitting of the legislature.
• Women’s deaths merit an inquest, MLA believes NDP MLA Emily Tredger wants Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee to call a coroner’s inquest into last January’s overdose deaths of two young women at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter.
• Lot owner eyes land purchase The owner of the corner lot at Lowe Street and Second Avenue is seeking to purchase a piece of land from the city to enlarge the parcel.
• Thousands want 98 declared a historic site Ryan West wants the 98 Hotel designated as a municipal historic site – and so do 5,000 others.
• Weather remains key determinant of flood season It’s still up to Mother Nature to decide whether the Yukon will face a major flooding season.