Whitehorse Daily Star

March 16, 2022

• The making of true warriors Yukon First Nations Wildfire and the territorial government launched the Warrior Program for young people aged 16 to 30, and the first participants graduated last Saturday.
• Handy Bus to operate seven days a week The City of Whitehorse’s Handy Bus service is now available to Yukoners seven days a week.
• President’s appeal ‘will not go unanswered’: MP After listening to a historic address in a packed House of Commons on Tuesday morning, Yukon MP Brendan Hanley spoke out on the situation in Ukraine that evening.
• Potential cyber attacks concern Yukon Party A Yukon Party MLA is concerned that Russia could soon target countries opposing its invasion of Ukraine for cyber-attacks.
• Firefighting agreement sparks questions in house Richard Mostyn, the minister responsible for the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board, received another rough ride last week from the opposition parties over the Wildland Fire Management.
• Pop-up patios fee on the way out City council on Monday gave first and second readings to a bylaw that eliminates the fee for bagging parking meters to use a portion of the street for pop-up patios.
• Bids for new bridge are higher than expected Inflation is taking a bite out of everything – including the cost of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge project in Teslin.
• MLA questions planned school’s cost The planned new Whistle Bend Elementary School is seriously over-budget – and there’s no guarantee costs won’t increase further.
• ‘This is the end of sweeping government measures’ Let’s try this again.

March 15, 2022

• Minister quizzed about flooding preparations The Yukon government continues to come under pressure over its flooding preparations.
• COVID numbers are dipping For the first time in almost a week, COVID-19 case numbers are dropping.
• Sass wins his first Iditarod sled dog race Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska today as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtown Nome.
• NORAD exercise proceeding across the North The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) began conducting Operation Noble Defender across northern Canada on Monday.
• Mayor proclaims anti-racism day Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Whitehorse.

March 14, 2022

• Food trucks parking privilege urged City administration is recommending the city allow food trucks to park overnight in city parkades such as the Steele Street parkade across from city hall.
• Shelter workers’ fate prompts barbed exchanges It was a feisty day in the legislature last Thursday, featuring some sharp exchanges between MLAs and cabinet ministers.
• Knowledge is being brought forward exhibit Knowledge is being brought forward exhibit
• Council poised to vote on committee appointments City administration is recommending the appointments of Adrienne Marsh and Benjamin Monkman to the city’s recreation grant task force.
• Snow survey’s findings are no surpise in Dawson The Yukon Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecast confirms the opinion of most people in Dawson, including those hired to move the stuff around.
• Arctic Inspiration Prize winner, team thanked Mayor Laura Cabott offered her thanks and congratulations at last Monday’s council meeting to Gina Nagano and her team for their work on community safety.
• Yukon Party pumps Liberals for gas tax break The Yukon Party’s attack on the government over fuel prices hasn’t run out of gas yet.
• COVID rules relaxation will proceed The Yukon government and public health officials don’t seem to be wavering from their plan to continue relaxing COVID-19 health restrictions despite an uptick in numbers.
• YP: how will paid sick leave be funded? The argument over a mandatory paid sick leave program continued last week in the legislature between the Liberal government and the Yukon Party.