Whitehorse Daily Star

September 14, 2021

• Zoning amendment approved for Whistle Bend phase City council at its meeting Monday approved a zoning amendment for Phase 8 of the Whistle Bend subdivision development.
• Six new COVID-19 cases reported Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has reported six new cases of COVID-19 in the Yukon from noon last Friday to noon Monday.
• Election candidates’ forums planned CPAWS Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society will be hosting an online all-candidates’ federal election forum for the Environment on from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• RCMP Historical Case Unit identifies man after 40-year wait In a probable murder case, the Yukon RCMP Historic Case Unit (HCU) and the Yukon Coroner’s Service (YCS) have determined the identity of a man’s remains found near Dawson City in May, 1983.
• United Way Breakfast tickets now available The Yukon government will host the annual United Way breakfast fundraiser from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24 at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre.
• Basic income rally set for Wednesday A “Basic Income Now Rally” is set for noon Wednesday at the Healing Totem, on Front Street at the corner of Main Street, in downtown Whitehorse.
• YP ‘disturbed’ over more charges against former education assistant The Yukon Party says it’s “deeply disturbed” to learn that more charges have been laid against a former education assistant at Hidden Valley School.

September 13, 2021

• NDP promises to be there for postsecondary students Lisa Vollans-Leduc, the territory’s NDP candidate for next Monday’s federal election,
• Five new cases of COVID-19, exposure alerts out Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health (CMOH),
• Eats and beats at the festival The Street Eats and Beats festival took place over the weekend.
• Hillcrest reconstruction project proceeds The city is moving forward with the Hillcrest reconstruction project, city council heard last Tuesday evening.
• Do more trail maintenance, city is urged The city should increase its winter and spring maintenance of the trail network, downtown resident Nathan Miller told city council last Tuesday.
• Blood Ties leads supervised consumption site The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre will be leading the operation of the new supervised consumption site set to open in Whitehorse.
• First Nation launches Porter Creek lots lottery The Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) opened a land lottery Friday for five residential lots in Porter Creek.
• Bears were less of a problem than usual An abundance of natural food in the forests of the Yukon has led to a very welcome peaceful season for territorial conservation officer when it comes to bears.

September 10, 2021

• CAFN elder honoured with literacy award Vera Brown, a Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) elder, is this year’s recipient of the Yukon’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award.
• Range Road being resurfaced Construction began Wednesday to improve the surface of part of Range Road.
• Pelly River Ranch By Marjorie Bradley
• Film society plans drive-in cinema, fall workshops When the darkness returns to north of 60°, so does the Yukon Film Society’s annual drive-in cinéma in Whitehorse.
• Candidates assess forum on Indigenous issues A debate on First Nations issues involving the territory’s five federal election candidates provoked some interesting reactions from the participants.
• Conservative lauds party’s housing plan Barbara Dunlop, the territory’s Conservative candidate for the Sept. 20 federal election, is promoting her party’s plan to support living in the North.
• Urgency Of Climate Change Emphasized About 30 people attended a climate rally held Wednesday in front of the Yukon Government Main Administration Building.
• Roddick has found challenges, rewards on council Steve Roddick says he’s found the work as a city councillor to be satisfying and challenging in different ways.
• Vaccine credential system is flawed: cyber expert That didn’t take long.
• Victims won’t be forgotten: Dixon Saturday marks 20 years since “the horrific acts of terrorism that struck New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania,” Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon said today.
• Election signs vandalized The local federal election campaign took a nasty turn last weekend with four election signs for the federal Liberals being vandalized.
• Business loses $6,000 in seafood There’s nothing sweet about this break-in.
• City vote registration now possible Whitehorse residents can now register to vote, check their registration status, and apply to vote by mail online for the Oct. 21 municipal election.
• Government responds to student’s COVID case The Yukon government and Department of Education say they’re well-prepared to handle any COVID-19 cases at territorial schools.