Whitehorse Daily Star

March 21, 2022

• City staff reminded about masks The city sent out an advisory Friday reminding city staff that masks are no longer required in city facilities and on transit buses, says communication manager Myles Dolphin.
• KVA anticipates a better tourism year in 2022 About two dozen people attended the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) annual general meeting at Diamond Tooth Gerties on March 9.
• Ukraine fundraiser raises $3,000 A fundraiser held over the weekend netted $3,000 for the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.
• Man sentenced for property crimes A Whitehorse man has been convicted of three charges related to property offences in August and October 2021.
• Heavy-Duty Vehicles Four semis hauling military vehicles are seen Friday evening at a fueling station in Hillcrest.
• Changes sought to Education Act NDP MLA Emily Tredger wants to change the Education Act to require all Yukon schools to establish and support in- school activities for LGBTQ2S+ youth.
• Yukon Party wonders what grader station plans will be The Yukon government is still pondering its options before it decides what to do with the Marwell grader station property.
• Announcement expected on land parcel The housing crisis continues to haunt the Yukon government and provide fodder for the opposition parties.
• Delays in vaccine shots raised in house The Yukon Party continued to needle the territorial government over health care issues last week.
• Territory, Philippines sign labour agreement The Yukon government and the Philippines have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the Employment and Protection of Filipinos under the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP).
• Air North spreads its wings to Philippines Air North is expanding its horizons.

March 18, 2022

• Fees, charges bylaw OKed City council has given third and final reading to a new fees and charges bylaw required as part of the annual budget process.
• Mental Wellness Week took place in Dawson About 30 people gathered early on a chilly afternoon last Friday to celebrate and launch the beginning of Mental Wellness Week, a joint project of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and the City of Dawson. It ended Thursday.
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• International flights can return to Dawson in May The federal government has reinstated international travel to the Dawson City Airport, Tourism and Culture Minister Ranj Pillai announced Thursday.
• Mental health services funding scrutinized The Yukon government found itself under fire Monday for how it funds mental health services for the LGBTQ2S+ community.
• Yukon Energy expects to avoid flooding this year Yukon Energy has applied to the Yukon Water Board for an emergency amendment to its water licence to draw down Marsh Lake lower than its licence allows to make more room for spring runoff.
• Immigration announcement set Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai joined Maria Andrelita S. Austria, Consul General of the Philippines, secretary of the Philippines Department of Labour and Employment Silvestre Bello III, and Rodolfo D. Robles, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada, in Vancouver today.
• Cybersecurity threat alert issued Diane McLeod-McKay, the Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), issued an advisory to public bodies and custodians in the Yukon on Thursday.
• Wetlands’ critical roles surface in house The NDP is worried about the lack of protection for the territory’s wetlands.
• Blood Ties Four Directions gets grant City council has approved a $2,000 grant to the Blood Ties Four Directions Centre.
• School buildings’ safety discussed Schools remained on the minds of the Yukon Party on Thursday in the legislature.
• Trucks closer to parking privileges At its meeting Monday, city council gave first and second readings to a bylaw that would allow for overnight parking of food trucks in the city parkade across from city hall.
• Retiring stalwart served seven mayors, 13 councils After 38 years with the City of Whitehorse, Norma Felker has retired. Her last day was Tuesday.
• Minister asked to press for inquest into deaths The NDP is doubling down on its demands for more government action on the opioid and street drug crisis.

March 17, 2022

• Reconstruction project will be joint effort The city and Yukon government are joining forces for the reconstruction of two major intersections.
• A fun weekend looms in the Klondike This weekend marks the return of Dawson City’s annual spring carnival, Thaw di Gras.
• MLA challenges ‘secrecy’ over school replacement plan The Yukon Party is trying to track down some information as to whether a Whitehorse school will be replaced in the next year or two.
• Coroner’s Service confirm numbers of opioids-related deaths The Yukon Coroner’s Service confirmed today there have been nine opioid-related deaths in the territory between Jan. 5 and Feb. 22.
• Macaulay Lodge site will eventually host housing The venerable Macaulay Lodge, the first continuing care facility in Whitehorse, is coming down, it was reconfirmed Wednesday.