Whitehorse Daily Star

December 10, 2021

• Dawson unveils interim recycling plan A temporary recycling facility for Dawson is anticipated to start operations on Dec.16, beginning by using the Crocus Bluff concession stand.
• In the land of Fae The MAD (Music, Arts and Drama) class is presenting a Christmas show.
• CYFN distributes COVID rapid tests and wipes The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) COVID-19 co-ordination team is wrapping up the calendar year with a distribution of COVID rapid tests and a mass supply of disinfectant wipes to Yukon First Nations.
• Harry's First Time "Outside" Since The Gold Rush - Some 55 Years ago The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• Yukoner receives big river heritage award The Canadian Heritage Rivers System and the Canadian Canoe Museum have announced Bobbi Rose Koe as the recipient of the 2021 Canadian River Heritage Award.
• Nutcracker, with a Yukon touch The Northern Lights School of Dance is presenting its annual Nutcracker ballet and The Land of Sweets.
• Food for Fines ends tomorrow The city’s annual Food for Fines program will run until Saturday, with a deadline of Dec. 15 to complete payments in food or cash.
• A Sky-High Phenomenon There were sun dogs
• Application deadline is next month The next deadline to apply for funding of up to $10,000 from Culture Quest is Jan.15, 2022.
• New Helpers Chris Vainio, centre, the manager of volunteers and community services with the Whitehorse Food Bank,
• COVID case numbers rise; exposure notices released According to Yukon public health officials, the number of active cases has risen since Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
• School council outlines concerns The Hidden Valley School Council isn’t finished with the Department of Education yet.
• NVD confirms intent to construct a large hotel There’s a new hotel coming to downtown Whitehorse.
• Minister’s stance on evictions ‘unbelievable’: NDP An NDP MLA says it’s “unbelievable” the Yukon government says it can’t act immediately to halt evictions without cause.
• Unpaid leave numbers are small: Streicker The Yukon government is out with the latest numbers on the employees affected by the vaccine mandate.
• Ex-MLA is ordered to pay costs Talking about adding insult to injury.

December 9, 2021

• Yukoner disappointed by delay in Vatican trip Adeline Webber is disappointed that a trip to meet with the Pope in the Vatican on Dec. 20 has been postponed.
• Land rezoning issue headed to council The rezoning of a parcel of Kwanlin Dun First Nation land near the intersection of the Alaska Highway and Robert Service Way is scheduled to go before city council Monday.
• Jobless rate continues its decline According to the latest figures from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics, the labour market in the Yukon continues to recover.
• Greenhouse gas emissions have steadily risen, report finds Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the Yukon increased by 24 per between 2009 and 2019, says the annual report on the state of the territory’s environment.
• YG, educators reach a deal The territorial government and the Yukon Association of Education Professionals reached a tentative agreement in collective bargaining last Thursday.

December 8, 2021

• RCMP are looking to reunite cash, owner Once again, Whitehorse RCMP are trying to return lost money to its owner.
• Murders of Montreal engineering students remembered A candle light vigil was held early Monday afternoon in Whitehorse for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
• Mayor remembers horrible violence in Montreal in 1989 Mayor Laura Cabott opened city council’s meeting Monday evening with a sombre recollection of the Dec. 6 Montreal massacre at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.
• Sally Ann needs volunteers The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle campaign is underway, and volunteers are needed immediately to ring the bells at the locations around Whitehorse.
• Fire guts mobile home in Dawson A Tuesday afternoon chimney fire destroyed a trailer home located on a property adjacent to, but not associated with, the Arctic Inland Resources Sawmill.
• MRI machine is not in service The MRI machine at the Whitehorse General Hospital is currently out of service for an undefined period.
• Most cabs are still on the road, city reports Whitehorse taxi operators faced tougher inspections than normal in November, but most are still in decent shape.
• City hall project may need a rethink: Laking It may be time to explore options to the major city hall reconstruction and renovation project being planned, Coun. Ted Laking suggested at Monday’s council meeting.
• Omicron is here; booster age range expanded Omicron has arrived in the Yukon.