Whitehorse Daily Star

January 4, 2022

• Weather conditions aren’t unusual, meteorologist says Anyone thinking the “snowmeggadon” over the holiday break was unprecedented should think again.
• Party names new chief of staff Longtime Yukon Party supporter Danny Macdonald has been appointed as the caucus chief of staff.
• COVID-19 claims 15th Yukoner as cases take sharp upturn Another wave of COVID-19 has hit the Yukon hard over the last week, particularly over the New Year’s weekend.
• University expresses gratitude for fundraiser Yukon University officials are thanking residents for making a fundraiser a success.
• Camping fees set to increase this year As part of the implementation of the Yukon Parks Strategy, campground fees are going up in 2022 for the first time in 20 years.

December 24, 2021

• Yukon navigated through ‘the tragic loss of lives’ The Yukon now has the highest rates of opioid deaths in Canada.
• Yukoners swoop in for annual Haines Junction bird count There were a few surprises – and a lot of chattering teeth – last Sunday – during the annual Haines Junction Christmas Bird Count.
• The Beauty Of The Season .
• Photos from 2021 Here is a selection of some of the top photos from Star front pages published throughout 2021.
• It was the year of high water in southern Yukon After a long, hard winter with record snowpack in the southern Yukon, a sudden burst of warm weather in the spring set the stage for record flooding in the territory.
• Nothing rivalled COVID as the dominant story It was a rollercoaster ride for Yukoners in 2021 when it came to COVID-19.
• School scandal had Liberals on the defensive The controversy over sexual abuse by a former educational assistant at Hidden Valley Elementary School was perhaps the biggest story of the second half of 2021.
• Minister responds to concerns from school council members Education Minister Jeanie McLean has responded to recent criticisms from a Hidden Valley Elementary School Council, including a request for a new vice- principal to be hired.
• Real estate prices shot through the roof in 2021 The price of housing in Whitehorse continues to set records, according to the third-quarter real estate report.
• Another Fruitful Campaign The Firefighters Charitable Society/Share the Spirit campaign visited Donna and Ed Isaak (centre, on steps) Thursday evening at their home.
• 2021 conjured a year of weather extremes A seemingly never-ending winter in 2021 was definitely one of the big stories of the year.
• Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in announce seven COVID cases The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in government has announced there are seven confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dawson.
• Condor’s plans have tourism operators scrambling A change in the schedule for the international Condor flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Whitehorse has caused some headaches, says the chair of the Tourism Industry Association.
• See you in 2022! The Star is taking a hiatus for the holidays,
• COVID-19 is retaining its grip COVID-19 numbers in the Yukon have taken another leap.
• The top 10 Yukon stories of 2021 Choosing the Yukon’s top 10 stories of the year is, to a large extent, an arbitrary task.
• Agents feeling brunt of travel industry stresses Whitehorse travel agents aren’t exactly in a festive mood as Christmas approaches.

December 23, 2021

• Decked Out For Christmas .
• Young people sought for climate change panel The Yukon government is calling for applications to form the next Youth Panel on Climate Change.
• A Successful Endeavour Niki Parry, seen Monday evening,
• Support network receives recognition The Yukon T1D Support Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting persons living with Type 1 diabetes in the Yukon, has received National Advocacy Award.
• No new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday Yukon public health officials reported no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time in weeks on Wednesday afternoon.
• Snow depth nears a record If you were starting to think we’ve had a lot of snow in Whitehorse and southern Yukon – again – your suspicions have been confirmed.
• Advisory on recent security threat issued to users of Java The Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), Diane McLeod-McKay, has issued an advisory to assist Yukon organizations in learning about a recent security threat.