Whitehorse Daily Star

December 6, 2021

• Power rate hike not impacting bills The second stage of Yukon Energy’s 2021 rate increase was applied on Dec. 1, the same day that other charges came off electricity bills.
• Santa parade tours the town There was no hugging Santa and no large crowds on Main Street this year.
• YG aims to enhance creative, cultural industries The Yukon government has released a 10-year strategy to support the growth and development of the creative and cultural industries in the territory.
• Students Craft Christmas Items The Fashion Art Design (FADS) program at Porter Creek Secondary School has prepared items for sale at the Spruce Bog Christmas Boutique at The Old Fire Hall.
• Property rezoning proceeds City council approved at its meeting last Monday first reading of the bylaw required to rezone a Range Road property from airport to highway commercial.
• You’re offside with hockey trip, Liberals told The Yukon Party couldn’t stop itself from sniping at Premier Sandy Silver last Thursday as the fall legislative session came to an end.
• Surgeon, biologist among Order inductees Three people were announced today as the 2021 inductees to the Order of Yukon.
• Many corrections workers on leave, YEU says The Yukon government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is starting to send shockwaves around the territory.

December 3, 2021

• Review ignites ideas for better fire protection The Yukon government has received a 152-page review of the Yukon Fire Marshal’s (FMO’s) office and fire suppression partnerships in the territory.
• Harry Lehmon - The Little Miner From Bonanza Creek The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• New life for an old theatre The Yukon Theatre is going through some major changes.
• A Sign Of The Season A City of Whitehorse crew works on the lights of the tree at the end of Main Street on Tuesday afternoon.
• RCMP should leave Indigenous land: NDP Yukon NDP Leader Kate White introduced a motion in the legislature Nov. 25 calling for the withdrawal of the RCMP from Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia.
• Physician quizzed on ins and outs of COVID The questions piled up Monday as the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health appeared before the legislative assembly.
• Holiday shopping tips sheet out With the holiday shopping season upon us, it’s time to think about the need to safeguard your personal information and privacy while shopping, both virtually and in person.
• COVID-19 takes 14th life as rules relax Another death of a Yukon citizen from COVID-19 was reported Thursday afternoon by Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health.
• ‘There are definitely growing pains,’ White says ‘There are definitely growing pains,’ White says
• Liberals had ‘unprecedented poor performance’ Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has called the fall sitting of the legislature the worst he’s ever seen.
• Silver offers frank critique of sitting, parties Premier Sandy Silver appeared to be almost relieved as one of the more tumultuous legislative sittings in recent history came to a close Thursday.

December 2, 2021

• Breakfast On Wheels The Whitehorse Firefighters Charitable Society/Share the Spirit campaign held the annual pancake breakfast Wednesday morning at Porter Creek Secondary School.
• High percentage of YG workers have been vaccinated The Yukon government is reporting fewer than expected employees have been put on unpaid leave due to its vaccine mandate, which came into effect Wednesday.
• Vote on amendments to acts put off to 2022 After some negotiations and debate in the legislature, the Liberal and NDP caucuses have agreed to shelve the contentious Act to Amend the Assessment and Taxation Act & the Municipal Act (Bill No. 3) until next spring.
• Minister quizzed on school bus route cancellations According to the Yukon Party, the territory’s school buses are in some dire straits.
• Governments support benefits for early childhood educators Early childhood educators working in licensed Yukon early learning and child care (ELCC) programs will have significantly more access to comprehensive insurance benefits, it was announced Wednesday.