Whitehorse Daily Star

August 10, 2021

• Candidates sought for Yukon Climate Leadership Council The territorial government is seeking members to form the Yukon Climate Leadership Council.
• A Plate Of The Times With Monday’s easing of border restrictions for vaccinated Americans coming into Canada by road,
• VGFN prolongs emergency order The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) government has extended its COVID-19 emergency declaration and revised its COVID-19 emergency order.
• Silver mourns loss of tribal council’s deputy grand chief Premier of Yukon Sandy Silver has paid tribute to Kristine McLeod, the deputy grand chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council.
• Nine COVID cases surfaced in last several days The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak lingers on.
• Weather helps dampen wildfire picture There is good news on the territorial fire front once again today.
• Minister comments on partial hunting ban Environment Minister Nils Clarke has addressed the Liard First Nation’s (LFN’s) and Ross River Dena Council’s partial ban on non-Kaska persons hunting in their asserted traditional territory this fall.

August 9, 2021

• YG says it respects the process in vote decision The territory’s Liberal government has commented on the Yukon Supreme Court’s rejection of former Liberal cabinet minister Pauline Frost’s election challenge.
• One new COVID case reported Friday afternoon’s COVID-19 case numbers show an encouraging drop.
• Residential school deaths attract world-wide response In May, Velma Olsen, from the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, put out a request on Facebook for vamps for a project in honouring the remains of the 215 children discovered at the site of the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school.
• Deputy grand chief’s loss mourned The Gwich’in Tribal Council in the Northwest Territories is mourning the loss of its deputy grand chief.
• Work On Totem Progressing Whitehorse-raised Dustin Sheldon is in a threeweek Shakaat residency at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Hiker’s body found after a search in Kluane Park It’s been a bad couple of weeks for hikers in the Yukon.
• Good Times Behind The Guild Hall Blues Cargo – Annie Avery, Manfred Janssen, Jim Salt, Bob Hamilton and Rob Bergman, left-right – perform at the Guild Hall last Wednesday evening.
• Evacuation alert rescinded The wildfire evacuation alert issued last Tuesday by the Yukon Emergency Measures Organization for areas near Dawson City has been rescinded, the Yukon government announced this morning.
• YTA head anticipates smooth return to school on Aug. 23 The president of the Yukon Teachers Association expects that returning to school this month will go smoothly.
• YG awards $42.8-M contract for school Work on the first new Whitehorse elementary school in more than two decades is moving forward – but the Yukon Party is questioning the latest cost.
• Role often misunderstood, children’s advocate says The war of words over the situation at Hidden Valley Elementary School (HVES) is hardly finished.

August 6, 2021

• Innovative and Renewable Energy Initiative expanded The Yukon government is extending and expanding the Innovative and Renewable Energy Initiative (IREI).
• Here's Looking At You Hayley Thiesen (/TSUN), left, and Sarah Taylor hang Thiesen’s show in Polarity Brewing on Monday.
• Skagway's "Soapy" Smith By Dick North
• This literary respite from COVID won’t disappoint (Review) Tired of the pandemic? Longing to travel?
• Clinic forced to rescind walk-in service Yukoners and Whitehorse residents who don’t have a family doctor are going to have a little more difficulty obtaining medical services, at least temporarily.
• Political friends, foes comment on MP’s legacy Premier Sandy Silver was swift to react to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell’s pending departure from politics.
• My kids need my attention: departing MP Yukon MP Larry Bagnell announced Thursday afternoon he will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election, after 16 years in office.
• Probe of woman’s death continues The Whitehorse RCMP “M” Division Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Unit, along with the Yukon Coroner’s Service, continue to investigate last Friday’s sudden death of a 27-year-old woman.
• Seven new COVID cases emerge The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to show some stable numbers.
• Advocate lacks authority for review: minister The Child and Youth Advocate’s office doesn’t have the authority to conduct a review of the situation regarding a convicted sex offender who worked at Hidden Valley Elementary School.
• ‘I think there’s a sense of relief,’ MLA says Annie Blake of the Yukon NDP will remain the MLA for the Vuntut-Gwitchin riding.