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October 6, 2021
- Wetlands policy out for final public review The Yukon government’s draft policy for the stewardship of the territory’s wetlands is ready for final public review and feedback.
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Research placer mining in wetlands: board The Yukon Water Board is asking Premier Sandy Silver to appoint a special committee to further examine the issue of placer mining in wetlands.
- Housing solutions are multi-faceted, minister says Ranj Pillai, the minister responsible for the Yuon Housing Corp., says there are no quick fixes to the Yukon’s housing problems.
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Dixon, mayor reflect on National Day of Action Revised - Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon released a statement Monday to mark the National Day of Action.
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Parties set out plans for fall sitting Currie Dixon, the leader of the Yukon Party and the Official Opposition, is making it clear he’s not going to pull any punches when the legislature reconvenes Thursday.
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Exposure notices out for large gathering, flights A COVID-19 exposure notice for has been issued for the well-attended National Day of Truth and Reconciliation events held last Thursday afternoon at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
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Laking would reset municipal priorities Ted Laking, a candidate for Whitehorse city council, is committing to be a common-sense advocate on council to improve value and services for residents and their tax dollars.
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Councillor wonders how city can foil crime City councillor Laura Cabott wants to know if there is anything the city can do to combat the rising crime rate.
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Arrests made amid property crime wave For the second time in recent weeks, the RCMP have stated the obvious: there has been a sharp increase in property crime in Whitehorse and the surrounding area, namely break-and-enters and thefts.
October 5, 2021
- Long-term care residents receiving COVID-19 booster doses Immunizers have begun providing booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care facilities.
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First Nations Procurement Policy’s final phase takes effect The Yukon government has implemented the final phase of its controversial First Nations Procurement Policy.
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Yukon Housing Summit 2021 is underway The Yukon Housing Summit 2021, a forum to support the development of housing solutions in the Yukon, began early this morning at the Kwänlin Dun Cultural Centre.
- Flags at half-staff to honour Jenkins The territory is officially mourning the death of Peter Jenkins, the former Yukon Party cabinet minister and longtime mayor of Dawson City.
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Dixon reflects on National Day of Action Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon released a statement Monday to mark the National Day of Action.
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COVID-19 takes another Yukoner’s life A 10th person has died from COVID-19 in the Yukon.
October 4, 2021
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‘Colonialism is still strong today,’ vigil told Last Thursday’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation dawned as a grey and chilly one in Dawson, and there were few people who weren’t shivering at the end of the two-hour vigil at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre grounds.
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Hoisting The Flag The United Way flag was raised at the Yukon Government Main Administration Building at noon Friday.
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Grocer, YukonU team up to address student hunger issue Grocer, YukonU team up to address student hunger issue
- Dates set for coming ban on single-use shopping bags The governing Liberals and the Yukon Party are at odds over the territorial government’s plan to ban plastic bags.
- Population was 42,986 in July According to the preliminary estimates published by Statistics Canada last Wednesday, the Yukon’s population was 42,986 as of July 1.
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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Carcross school Dr. Catherine Elliott, the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Ghùch Tiâ Community School in Carcross.
- Minister challenged over waste stations’ closures The government’s decision to close waste transfer facilities in four rural communities continues to face substantial opposition from those communities.
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Former cabinet minister, Dawson mayor dies Another in a line of notable Yukon figures has left us.