Whitehorse Daily Star

January 25, 2022

• COVID-19 rapid testing kits set for greater distribution The Yukon government is moving to expand its distribution system of take-home rapid testing kits for the general public around the Yukon.
• Objections Continue Yukoners protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns
• COVID-19 outbreak reported at Whistle Bend Place Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has declared an outbreak at the Whistle Bend Place long-term care home.
• Police dog helps locate missing child A missing four-year-old boy was found safe last Sunday in Whitehorse.
• Bell Let’s Talk Day is tomorrow Mayor Laura Cabott has declared Wednesday as Bell Let’s Talk Day.
• Report on taxi safety presented to council The City of Whitehorse is a major stakeholder when it comes to improving safety for women in taxis, says the executive director of the Yukon Status of Women Council.

January 24, 2022

• Ex-transit building renovation planning progresses City council voted at its meeting last Monday to begin process of securing a construction contract for the renovation of the former transit building at 139 Tlingit St. in Marwell.
• COVID-19 takes another Yukon life “The Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, has reported another death of a Yukon citizen from COVID-19,” stated a news release issued Friday afternoon.
• Strong local support for truckers There were hundreds of vehicles, including numerous large highway rigs, fuel trucks and cars, in the Freedom Convoy that took place Sunday in Whitehorse.
• YG must locate homes for displaced residents: MLA The Yukon Party is calling on the Liberal government and the Yukon Housing Corp. to help find an emergency residence for dozens of people on social assistance who call the Chilkoot Trail Inn home.
• First Nations show leadership where Liberals don’t: MLA The official Opposition is applauding Yukon First Nations for what it calls “taking the lead and filling the health gap in Yukon communities” by providing rapid tests to all residents.
• Council accepts capital expenditure program City council adopted the four-year capital expenditure program for the city at its meeting last Monday.
• Firings not planned as mandate deadline looms The Yukon government isn’t planning on firing any of its recalcitrant civil servants who aren’t co-operating with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
• ‘The weight of grief is truly heartbreaking’ It appears the Yukon has lost another person to the street drugs crisis.

January 21, 2022

• Airline maintained its support to foundation Alkan Air Ltd. made its annual contribution of $40,000 to the Yukon Hospital Foundation in 2021 even though the Alkan Air Grand Ball at the Northwestel Festival of Trees could not be held.
• Food and Agri-Tech Engine expands north Yukon University is joining forces with Canada’s largest food and agri-tech accelerator to advance innovation and commercialization services for the agricultural sector.
• Joe Gatt Realized The Lucrative Business In Lousetowm And Built And Ran A Hotel There The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• CYFN makes COVID rapid tests available The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is making take home COVID-19 rapid tests available to First Nations.
• Softcore: a playful body of work Softcore is the first exhibition by the Whitehorse-based North Node Collective featuring Courtney Holmes, Rebecca Manias, Katie Newman and Heather Von Steinhagen.
• Local artist is missing RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Deanna Bailey, who was reported missing Thursday.
• A Sign Of The Times ‘Big Daddy’ has laid down the law,
• ‘Our territory needs more than just words’ Thursday’s health emergency declaration provoked reactions from political parties, a First Nation and Blood Ties Four Directions.
• Substance use health emergency declared The Yukon is now fighting two official health crises.
• RCMP make arrest during traffic stop The RCMP arrested a person for allegedly breaching the conditions of his release order during an early-morning traffic stop Wednesday in Whitehorse.
• Yukoners urged to go to pro-freedom rallies Jonas Smith, who describes himself as an outspoken advocate for medical choice, is encouraging Yukoners to take part in a pair of protests this weekend, both opposing vaccine mandates.
• Perfect storm of factors impacting grocery shelves Local grocery store operators are picking their words carefully in addressing public concerns about what they say are increasingly empty shelves.
• Coming to grips with a worsening community tragedy Photo Spread
• Inn’s residents told to leave by month’s end With the pending closure of the Chilkoot Trail Inn, the Department of Health and Social Services is looking to find accommodations for their many clients on social assistance who regularly stay at the Fourth Avenue location.