Whitehorse Daily Star

February 7, 2022

• Campground to get new building Construction of a new building for the Robert Service Campground will be moving ahead, council decided at its Jan. 17 meeting.
• Arts Underground’s new shows Two shows opened Friday at Arts Underground.
• Truck Strikes Fire Hydrant Whitehorse RCMP are citing winter weather conditions as the main cause of this collision
• Watson Lake theft investigated RCMP in Watson Lake are investigating a break-and-enter that occurred last Monday or Tuesday at the Watson Lake Home Hardware.
• RCMP arrest six following assault Whitehorse RCMP arrested six people after an assault overnight Thursday into Friday in the city.
• COVID-19 boosters available for young people Fully-vaccinated Yukoners aged 12 to 17 could begin receiving a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today, provided they are six months past their second dose.
• Yukon Energy eyes Atlin’s renewable electricity Yukon Energy has signed an electricity purchase agreement with Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership (THELP) to expand the supply of dependable renewable electricity in the territory each winter.

February 4, 2022

• A Little Insight Into The Life Of A Klondike City Crib Girl Jim Robb
• Hall of Innovator Awards recipients announced Yukonstruct, in partnership with the territorial Department of Economic Development, honoured five Yukoners Jan. 27 at the Hall of Innovators Awards Ceremony for their innovative contributions to the Yukon.
• Exemplary Indigenous public servants honoured Premier Sandy Silver has presented the 2021 Indigenous Employees Award of Honour to Shelby Blackjack of the Executive Council Office (ECO) for her leadership and commitment to the Yukon’s public service.
• Paid sick leave plans progress another step A universal paid sick leave program is incrementally closer to becoming a reality in the Yukon.
• RCMP Raid Building An RCMP vehicle is seen at the Ryder Apartment following some early-morning police activity at the downtown building.
• Yukon Party cabinet minister praised for work, dedication The Yukon has lost another disinguished former politician.
• Diamond Tooth Gerties to remain dark Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall in Dawson City will remain closed until further notice, its operator, the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA), said Jan. 21.
• Maintenance of pedestrian trails alters City council has changed the level of winter maintenance on two popular pedestrian trails from compact snow surface to being plowed.
• Minister lauds businesses The Yukon government is acknowledging the anniversaries of several territorial businesses.
• Premier applauds athlete Premier Sandy Silver saluted Yukon Olympian Dahria Beatty on Thursday.
• Minimum wage to rise to $15.70 per hour Effective April 1, the Yukon’s minimum wage will increase from $15.20 to $15.70 per hour.
• Educators to receive raise of 5.35 per cent over three years The Yukon Association of Education Professionals has a new deal with the territorial government.
• Missing person investigation remains active: RCMP Whitehorse RCMP have provided their first update in two weeks on a missing Whitehorse woman.
• Report ‘is going to fester with the public’ The president of the Yukon Association of Educational Professionals doesn’t have much good to say about the first report into the Hidden Valley Elementary School sexual abuse scandal.

February 3, 2022

• Smoke in aircraft remains unexplained The cause of smoke in the cockpit of a Canadian Air Force plane Tuesday at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport remains unknown.
• McPhee is great at white-washing things: Freedom Party The Yukon Freedom Party is jumping on the bandwagon of people and organizations calling for the resignation of deputy premier Tracy-Anne McPhee.
• Strengthen response to opioids crisis, Yukon Party urges The Yukon Party is calling on the government to take more action in response to the opioid crisis.
• ATCO Electric Yukon fortifies local food bank ATCO Electric Yukon presented a cheque for $29,302.30 to the Whitehorse Food Bank on Wednesday.
• Loosening of some COVID restrictions planned Yukoners will be excited to hear there’s a government plan in place to tentatively loosen some of the health restrictions that have smothered recreational activities in the territory for more than a month.