Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Government sweetens the pot for business support After being barraged by demands to offer further assistance to businesses in the Yukon, the territorial government has responded with new economic support programs.
Making Their Views Known Representatives of a Freedom Convoy – including several truck tractors without trailers and smaller private vehicles – wended their way through downtown Whitehorse this morning, blowing their horns.
Opioids crisis is being addressed, government says The Yukon government is rebutting criticisms from various organizations over its handling of the opioids crisis.
YG dragging its feet on safe supply goal, NDP says The Yukon NDP is calling out the government over what it says is a failure to bring in a safer supply for substance users.
Restrictions aren’t going anywhere fast The Yukon government and public health officials aren’t wavering from their plan to slowly and cautiously loosen health restrictions.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Thomson Centre Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has declared an outbreak at the Thomson Centre long-term care home following the identification of several linked COVID-19 cases.
Lift station project gets more money An additional $500,000 to replace the city’s lift station on Range Road was advanced by council on Monday night.

Making Their Opposition Clear Yukoners protesting the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine passport mandates were out Tuesday afternoon
Grey Mountain Primary Olympics The Grey Mountain Primary School teachers and students held their own Olympics last Friday, coinciding with the Olympics in Beijing.
City to delve into snow removal strategy City council voted at its meeting Monday to approve $100,000 in funding to cover the city’s review of its Snow and Ice Control Policy later this year.
‘I hear noise, shouting and insults’ The Yukon’s MP has broken his silence and shared his thoughts on the Freedom Convoy that has the nation’s capital tied into knots.
‘Safe isolation sites’ planned for COVID patients Ottawa has given the Yukon government more than $4 million to establish what’s being called “safe isolation sites” for those afflicted with COVID-19, the Star has learned.

Former VGFN employee says she’s been harassed An Old Crow woman and former Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Government (VGFN) employee has come forward with a story she describes as nothing less than harassment.
NDP maps out better support for hospitality businesses As the Yukon Chamber of Commerce is berating the territorial government about the effect COVID-19 health restrictions are having on businesses, the NDP has jumped into the fray as well.
More must be done about opioids deaths: YMA Pressure is mounting on the Yukon government to do more to address the opioid crisis plaguing the territory.
Territory records 20th COVID-19 death The territorial government says COVID-19 has claimed the lives of two more Yukoners.
Chamber asks YG to help quell ‘perfect storm’ The Yukon Chamber of Commerce has fired off a strongly-worded letter to the territorial government over the increase in the minimum wage and proposed co-paid program for employees’ sick days.

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