Whitehorse Daily Star

December 1, 2021

• Vangorda mining claims sale arises in legislature The official Opposition Yukon Party and the territoral government rumbled last Thursday over a potentially-contentious issue mining issue.
• Minister questioned on Rio Tinto’s practices Last Thursday wasn’t the best day for the Yukon government when it comes to mining issues.
• Pets meet the jolly guy Photo Spread
• Vaccine verification rules change The Yukon government has changed the vaccine verification requirements for youth under the age of 18.
• YG has ‘bungled’ consultation: YP The Yukon Party is seizing an opportunity to once again ravage the government over a piece of legislation which now appears to be in limbo.
• Some health rules will be slightly relaxed Some health rules will be slightly relaxed
• YG employees contemplate a new reality It appears as if approximately 500 Yukon government and public sector workers could be off the job today.

November 30, 2021

• Mayor presents $30-million capital budget Mayor Laura Cabott delivered her first capital budget address at city council’s meeting Monday, touching upon all aspects of services the city delivers.
• What Happened To The Wheels? It’s not unusual to find vehicles off the road on the North Klondike Highway in the winter.
• Whistle Bend school project mismanaged, Yukon Party says The cost and project delays in the new Whistle Bend school project were the source of a considerable amount of contention Monday in the legislature.
• First total hip replacement accomplished in Yukon Yukon Hospitals’ orthopaedic care team completed the territory’s first-ever total hip replacement surgery Monday at Whitehorse General Hospital.
• Blood Ties ‘heartbroken’ by deaths from opioids overdoses The news that seven more people have died in the past few months during the Yukon’s ongoing opioid crisis has rocked the territory.
• COVID cases rise by 32 Yukon public health officials report 32 new cases of COVID-19 from over the weekend.

November 29, 2021

• Shingles vaccine program expands The Yukon government is expanding the eligibility for the publicly funded shingles vaccine program for Yukoners.
• Allowable firewood cut on the rise The Yukon government has increased the annual allowable firewood cut to 28,000 cubic metres per year on public lands in the Dawson Forest Resources Management Plan area.
• YG plans to rekindle firewood supplies Winter is here, but Yukoners now have some extra options for keeping warm if they use firewood.
• Santa breakfast becomes Santa drive-thru As part of the Northwestel Festival of Trees, the Skookum Asphalt Pancake Breakfast has become the Skookum Asphalt Drive-Thru Santa Express this year.
• YG gathering ideas for a sick leave provision The Yukon government is taking another step in carrying out the terms of the Confidence and Supply Agreement it struck with the NDP late last April.
• Canadian Tire Rolls Into The Community Sprit The Whitehorse Firefighters Charitable Society/Share the Spirit campaign has received a boost from the local Canadian Tire store with $30,000 worth of toys.
• Silver congratulates new Nunavut premier Premier Sandy Silver has congratulated PJ Akeeagok on his being sworn in Nov. 19 as Nunavut’s premier.
• City weighing fate of unvaccinated workers The City of Whitehorse has not decided absolutely what it will do with employees who refuse to get vaccinated, says its director of the human resources department.
• Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available While a new choice of COVID-19 vaccine is being offered to Yukoners today, Dr. André Corriveau, the acting chief medical officer of health, has also reported another death of a Yukon citizen from COVID-19.
• ‘This must be seen as a medical crisis’ The Yukon’s opioid crisis is continuing to flare as the loss of lives mounts.