Whitehorse Daily Star

November 18, 2021

• Covid-19 Sees Production's Run Suspended Erica Ward (left) and Heidi J. Loos are seen in the Guild production of ‘A Dinner Party’.
• RCMP track, rescue man after night in wilderness One person was rescued from the bush near McConnell Lake last Monday thanks to the Whitehorse RCMP, Special Operations Medical Extrication Team (SOMET), and Yukon Emergency Medical Service (EMS).
• Vehicles Tangle A man studies the damage to one of two vehicles
• Yukon gains fourth political party The territory has a new political party called the Yukon Freedom Party.
• Council approves series of grants Thirteen organizations have been approved for festival and special event funding and in-kind support.
• Lots, housing come under question period focus The Yukon government and the opposition parties clashed over housing issues Monday in the legislature.
• Commissioner unveils award recipients Five Yukoners are in line for Commissioner’s Awards.

November 17, 2021

• University workers, students must be vaccinated Yukon University will soon require all employees and contractors at all 13 YukonU campuses, and students and visitors attending Ayamdigut campus in person, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Entertaining during the COVID-19 pandemic The Forward Together Music Series is a four-concert, free-of-charge live-streamed event from the Music Yukon Facebook page.
• Housing Initiatives Fund’s fifth intake began Monday The fifth intake of the Housing Initiatives Fund launched Monday to support the construction of affordable housing for Yukoners across the territory.
• Pop-Up Begins Tomorrow Lara Melinik is seen in Lara’s Little Pop-Up last Saturday.
• Crime resonating with new council City council is elevating the issue of crime in the city to its strategic planning table for discussion in the coming months, it was decided at council’s meeting Monday.
• Petition seeks moratorium on evictions without cause The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition is calling on community members to support a territory-wide temporary moratorium on evictions without cause.
• Annual Tradition Returns The Northwestel Toy Drive kicked off Monday.
• Yukon’s jobless rate dipped last month: statistics The Yukon’s unemployment rate fell last month as the size of the labour force grew, according to the October labour report released by the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
• Global Village Fair will proceed Saturday The 30th Global Village Fair is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the CYO Hall below Sacred Heart Cathedral at Fourth Avenue and Steele Street.
• Students not contracting COVID in schools: MD There wasn’t much new coming out of this morning’s weekly COVID-19 briefing.
• Missing snowmobiler found dead The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating the death of a snowmobiler who had been reported missing near Whitehorse on Monday morning.
• Teachers’ access to testing surprises many Confusion reigned at the Yukon legislature Tuesday afternoon as the government suddenly revealed teachers can access rapid COVID-19 testing services.

November 16, 2021

• Faro suffering from sparse services, MLA says It appears the territorial government and the Yukon Party official Opposition were on two diverging streams of reality regarding services in Faro on Monday during question period in the legislature.
• Lining Up For Liquor Line-ups are back at the Whitehorse liquor store due to precautions spurred by the COVID-19 resurgence, as seen here last Friday.
• Minister questioned on rapid COVID-19 testing The NDP criticized the Yukon government once again Monday over the lack of rapid COVID-19 testing in the territory.
• Council approves donation to Faro City council voted at its meeting Monday to donate $5,000 to the Town of Faro, which saw two people killed and one seriously wounded in Oct. 26 shootings.
• RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing person The RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating 39-year-old Lance Scollen, who was reported missing on Monday.
• More COVID-19 cases reported The Yukon government reported 97 new COVID-19 cases late Monday afternoon.
• Alert test planned for Wednesday afternoon Yukoners can expect an emergency alert test on their cellphones, TVs and radios at approximately 1:55 p.m. Wednesday.