Whitehorse Daily Star

August 5, 2021

• Downtown Improvement The Fourth Avenue paving project is seen Tuesday.
• Evacuation alerts cancelled Evacuation alerts have been rescinded for areas of Lake Laberge, Tagish, Marsh Lake and the Lewes River Road, the Yukon government announced late Wednesday afternoon.
• The Cause Of The Alert The Coal Creek fire, near Dawson City, is seen Tuesday evening.
• Yukoners notified of six new cases of COVID-19 Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday.
• MLA welcomes potential funding for Shakwak project The U.S. Senate is considering a comprehensive infrastructure plan that includes funding for the rebuilding of the Shakwak Highway connecting the interior of Alaska with the southeast part of the state.
• Conservative candidate names campaign manager Jonas Smith, the Yukon’s Conservative Party candidate for the next federal election, has identified a campaign manager.
• Committee to hold hearing on mental health services The Yukon legislature’s standing committee on public accounts will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 18.
• RCMP arrest man for suspected drug trafficking in Whitehorse Members of the Yukon RCMP Crime Reduction Unit arrested a man suspected of trafficking cocaine on July 29.

August 4, 2021

• Two-Eyed Seeing Research Program established A Two-Eyed Seeing Research Program has been established in collaboration among the territorial government, University of Alberta North, and Yukon University.
• School safety to be reviewed Following the recent conviction of a former educational assistant for a sex offence, the Yukon Child and Youth Advocate (YCAO) has announced it will review safety at Hidden Valley Elementary School.
• Evacuation alert issued for areas near Dawson The Yukon Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) has issued a wildfire evacuation alert for some areas near Dawson City, including the town’s airport.
• Major avenue is being repaved Work began Monday to improve the surface of Fourth Avenue.
• Storm cut power to thousands of residents Monday evening’s lightning and thunderstorm played havoc with the electrical grid, causing several power outages across the territory.
• Friends mourn loss of ‘a true Renaissance man’ The wilderness around Carcross will never be the same again after the loss of one its legends.
• Turning point reached as COVID rules loosened As students and staff prepare to return to school this month, the importance of being vaccinated was emphasized during this morning’s weekly update on the COVID-19 situation in the territory.

August 3, 2021

• Storm had minimal impact on flood control Monday evening’s fierce rainstorms were not as damaging to flood-control efforts as they might have been.
• COVID claims person in their 40s The lingering COVID-19 outbreak in the Yukon has claimed the life of a sixth person since June 1.
• YukonU prepares for return to campus this fall Yukon University students can expect many of their fall semester classes at Ayamdigut campus in Whitehorse to be in-person next month, and masks will not be mandatory.
• Storm cuts power to thousands of residents Monday evening’s lightning and thunderstorm played havoc with the electrical grid, causing several power outages across the territory.
• Major avenue being repaved Work began Monday to improve the surface of Fourth Avenue.
• City is advising mask use Things could look a little different at City of Whitehorse facilities tomorrow.
• Hiking mishap claims man’s life A well-known Yukon resident died from a fall last Thursday while hiking in the Carcross area.
• Seventy fires burning around the territory Following Monday evening’s thunderstorms, 70 fires are burning across the Yukon today.