Whitehorse Daily Star

August 9, 2021

• YG says it respects the process in vote decision The territory’s Liberal government has commented on the Yukon Supreme Court’s rejection of former Liberal cabinet minister Pauline Frost’s election challenge.
• One new COVID case reported Friday afternoon’s COVID-19 case numbers show an encouraging drop.
• Residential school deaths attract world-wide response In May, Velma Olsen, from the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, put out a request on Facebook for vamps for a project in honouring the remains of the 215 children discovered at the site of the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school.
• Deputy grand chief’s loss mourned The Gwich’in Tribal Council in the Northwest Territories is mourning the loss of its deputy grand chief.
• Work On Totem Progressing Whitehorse-raised Dustin Sheldon is in a threeweek Shakaat residency at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Hiker’s body found after a search in Kluane Park It’s been a bad couple of weeks for hikers in the Yukon.
• Good Times Behind The Guild Hall Blues Cargo – Annie Avery, Manfred Janssen, Jim Salt, Bob Hamilton and Rob Bergman, left-right – perform at the Guild Hall last Wednesday evening.
• Evacuation alert rescinded The wildfire evacuation alert issued last Tuesday by the Yukon Emergency Measures Organization for areas near Dawson City has been rescinded, the Yukon government announced this morning.
• YTA head anticipates smooth return to school on Aug. 23 The president of the Yukon Teachers Association expects that returning to school this month will go smoothly.
• YG awards $42.8-M contract for school Work on the first new Whitehorse elementary school in more than two decades is moving forward – but the Yukon Party is questioning the latest cost.
• Role often misunderstood, children’s advocate says The war of words over the situation at Hidden Valley Elementary School (HVES) is hardly finished.

August 6, 2021

• Innovative and Renewable Energy Initiative expanded The Yukon government is extending and expanding the Innovative and Renewable Energy Initiative (IREI).
• Here's Looking At You Hayley Thiesen (/TSUN), left, and Sarah Taylor hang Thiesen’s show in Polarity Brewing on Monday.
• Skagway's "Soapy" Smith By Dick North
• This literary respite from COVID won’t disappoint (Review) Tired of the pandemic? Longing to travel?
• Clinic forced to rescind walk-in service Yukoners and Whitehorse residents who don’t have a family doctor are going to have a little more difficulty obtaining medical services, at least temporarily.
• Political friends, foes comment on MP’s legacy Premier Sandy Silver was swift to react to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell’s pending departure from politics.
• My kids need my attention: departing MP Yukon MP Larry Bagnell announced Thursday afternoon he will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election, after 16 years in office.
• Probe of woman’s death continues The Whitehorse RCMP “M” Division Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Unit, along with the Yukon Coroner’s Service, continue to investigate last Friday’s sudden death of a 27-year-old woman.
• Seven new COVID cases emerge The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to show some stable numbers.
• Advocate lacks authority for review: minister The Child and Youth Advocate’s office doesn’t have the authority to conduct a review of the situation regarding a convicted sex offender who worked at Hidden Valley Elementary School.
• ‘I think there’s a sense of relief,’ MLA says Annie Blake of the Yukon NDP will remain the MLA for the Vuntut-Gwitchin riding.

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.