Whitehorse Daily Star

April 1, 2022

• Kate Rockwell Sues In Seattle For Twenty-Five Thousand Continued from last week.
• Eclipsing the Takhini Hot Springs There will be black forest cake.
• Long-term care urged for Watson Lake Yukon Party MLA Patti McLeod isn’t giving up on the idea of having a continuing care facility in Watson Lake.
• Revised census figures out Statistics Canada and the Yukon Bureau of Statistics are out with some new numbers from the census.
• A Watershed Event Leighann Chalykoff of Whitehorse,
• School’s shape wouldn’t be tolerated in city: MLA The state of the Ross River School remains a point of contention for the Yukon government.
• Minister quizzed on sexual harassment policy Weeks after the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) revealed it has been battling the government over an employee who was re-hired after being terminated for sexual harassment, NDP Leader Kate White finally went after the government over its hiring policies.
• Carbon tax increase is no joke: YP In the face of record levels of inflation and skyrocketing costs of living, the federal carbon tax rose today, adding 2.2 cents per litre of gasoline, the Yukon Party pointed out Thursday.
• Beware of scam involving credit cards If someone phones you to report he or she represents the Visa financial company and is reporting credit card fraud to you, be suspicious.
• COVID case number breaks through 100 mark In a dubious April Fool’s joke, the Yukon’s active COVID-19 case count has hit 100 active cases.
• City may start charging tolls at roundabouts Call it another tax-snatching vulture circling again, or a roundabout scheme to top up municipal coffers.
• 2027 Winter Games wouldn’t be a money-maker The head of the Whitehorse host society overseeing the Canada Winter Games says no one should expect such an event to be a money- maker for the host city or jurisdiction.
• Clarification Two men named Marc Meyer live in the territory.
• City takes taxi safety seriously, mayor says in wake of report The city is committed to passenger safety in taxi cabs, Mayor Laura Cabott emphasized during a briefing held Wednesday afternoon.
• Man pleads guilty in women’s deaths No date has been set as yet for Everett Chief’s sentencing. He had originally faced murder charges.
• ‘He is as skilled and humble as they come’ A long-time big game outfitting guide from the Yukon was honoured earlier this year with the outstanding guide award from the Wild Sheep Foundation.

March 31, 2022

• Border restrictions for tourists to be relaxed It’s a good news announcement for the Yukon tourism industry.
• Advocate calls for ‘decisive action’ on allegations at Jack Hulland Annette King, the Yukon Child and Youth Advocate, is pushing the territorial government to respond with “stronger and more decisive action regarding the allegations of forcible holds and isolation spaces at Jack Hulland Elementary School.”
• Here’s what to expect for 2022 road work City council voted at its meeting Monday to begin the process of tendering road work for main roads in the city and in rural areas.
• Winter access to cemetery to be further studied The issue of whether there should be more winter vehicle access to the Grey Mountain Cemetery has been sent back to city administration for further analysis.
• 2022 Atlin Arts and Music Festival cancelled The Atlin Arts and Music Festival (AAMF) board of directors has opted not to proceed with a 2022 festival, to focus instead on producing a strong lineup for 2023.
• COVID cases steady, data show The latest figures show COVID-19 cases in the Yukon as holding steady.

March 30, 2022

• Visitors From The Air Two Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawks landed at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport last Saturday.
• Without Rule of Law is now staging Michaela Jeffery’s Without Rule of Law opens today at the Guild Hall.
• YG reports progress on easing seniors’ lives The Yukon government released its first Yukon Aging in Place annual report Tuesday, highlighting its progress on introducing the provisions of the Yukon Aging in Place Action Plan from 2020.
• Potential four-year terms move forward City council will advance its desire to extend the term of municipal office from three years to four.
• Outfitters to move to single year hunting allotments Yukon outfitters won’t be happy with the news coming from the Department of Environment.