Whitehorse Daily Star

July 9, 2021

• Harrison poster inspires new paint job Robert Service School is well on its way to becoming the most cheerfully painted school building in the Yukon.
• Early Radio The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• Wildfire warning out for Hootalinqua-area rivers The Lake Laberge wildfire is now 2,300 hectares in size and is active along both the Teslin River and the Thirty Mile portion of the Yukon River.
• More COVID cases; Tam references Yukon’s plight The territory’s COVID-19 daily statistics are starting to decline, but there’s more work to be done yet.
• Rescue agencies conduct exercise in the Yukon On Tuesday afternoon, a CC-115 Buffalo rescue aircraft flew from Comox, B.C. to Whitehorse in response to an emergency beacon from a downed aircraft west of the city.
• CTFN ‘deeply concerned’ about incarcarated woman The case of a Carcross/Tagish First Nation woman imprisoned in Turkey has surfaced again.
• Late chief remembered for leadership, integrity Paul Birckel, the well-known, well-respected former chief of the Champagne-Aishihik First Nations (CAFN), died Thursday in Whitehorse.
• Widespread ramifications seen after tender is cancelled Norcope Enterprises is questioning the Yukon government’s decision to cancel a contract to begin development of phase seven of the Whistle Bend subdivision.
• ‘I’ve never seen anything like this,’ resident says There was a curious sense of optimism and good cheer in the air around Marsh Lake on Wednesday afternoon as homeowners continued to battle to protect their properties from the rising flood waters.
• City is planning for rising river levels Whitehorse continues to plan for the worst while hoping for the best.

July 8, 2021

• Boil water advisory issued for several areas A boil water advisory has been issued for residents of the Southern Lakes, Lake Laberge, Kusawa Lake and Takhini River areas who use private wells.
• Work begins on crosswalk The city has begun reconstructing the crosswalk on Lewes Boulevard near Centre scolaire secondaire communautaire Paul-Émile Mercier.
• Job-protected leave supports victims of domestic, sexualized assault Victims of domestic and sexualized violence now have access to paid and unpaid leave under the Employment Standards Act, following Thursday’s proclamation of Bill 10.
• MOU to provide mental health support for tourism operators The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon) and the Canadian Mental Health Association, Yukon Division (CMHA-YT) have signed a memorandum of understanding.
• Lots envisioned for former Tank Farm Sidhu Trucking has applied to rezone a section of the former Tank Farm to allow for the development of 13 commercial-industrial lots.
• Rollover kills local woman A Whitehorse woman died Monday as the result of single-vehicle roll-over on the Robert Campbell Highway.
• Tuchitua segment of Robert Campbell Highway closed The Robert Campbell Highway is closed between Ross River and Watson Lake.
• COVID-19 cases continue to mount Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, has reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday.
• Government issues evacuation alert The Yukon government has issued an evacuation alert for several residential areas around Marsh Lake.

July 7, 2021

• Whistle Bend zoning proceeds City council voted June 28 to bring forward a bylaw to establish zoning for phase 8 of development in area C in the Whistle Bend subdivision.
• Help SS Klondike’s future: Parks Canada Parks Canada has prepared a draft management plan for the SS Klondike National Historic Site (NHS) in Whitehorse.
• Ten years for the conservation society’s canyon art project Photo Spread
• Ministers receive agendas in mandate letters As the Yukon enters what’s normally the start of the doldrums of summer, on Monday, Premier Sandy Silver issued his letters of mandate for his newly-minted government ministers.
• Council asked to OK property purchase City council is being asked to approve the purchase of a private property near the escarpment in keeping with the city’s Escarpment Land Acquisition Program.
• Cliff-jumping youth experience a close call Two local youth have a lot to be grateful for today.
• Garbage-munching bear is shot A young black bear was shot in Riverdale last Sunday morning after it was seen roaming through the middle of the neighbourhood.
• Crews working on several wildfires Lightning activity has caused 14 new Yukon wildfires this week following several large thunderstorms.
• ‘We need to adjust our behaviour’: McPhee The Yukon’s minister of Health and Social Services says the public’s behaviour has to change if the territory is to defeat the current massive outbreak of COVID-19.
• City opens Emergency Operations Centre as water levels keep rising Flooding has caused some property owners to leave their homes, says government information officer Kathryn Hallett.