Whitehorse Daily Star

July 6, 2021

• Funding will help reduce violence against Indigenous women, girls Six Yukon-based organizations will receive funding over the next two years to help prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls.
• Crews working on Hamilton Boulevard Work began Monday to improve the surface of Hamilton Boulevard.
• Water Closing In The Millennium Trail beneath the Robert Campbell Bridge in Whitehorse is close
• Part of Ear Lake Road closed The western portion of the Ear Lake Road has been closed until further notice, due to unstable slopes and potential for falling debris.
• Forty new COVID-19 cases confirmed The Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Hanley,
• Path at the end of Eighth Avenue closed Downtown residents are advised that the asphalt path at the end of Eighth Avenue, between Main Street and Wood Street, will be closed until further notice.
• Artist in the window explores multi-sensory experiences Artist Meg Walker will be experimenting with the artistic possibilities of QR codes as part of the Artists in the Window series at Yukon Artists @ Work in Whitehorse from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

July 5, 2021

• Officials keeping eye on wildfires Five new wildfires were discovered over the weekend, according to the Department of Community Services.
• Bridge Over High Wateres The Bert Law Bridge along the Millennium Trail is closed until further notice due to rising water levels, the City of Whitehorse said Friday.
• Man charged after fatal collision A Winnipeg man has been charged in relation to the highway collision in which Travis Adams of Whitehorse and another person died a year ago today.
• On Guard Against Flooding A large berm
• Razing a symbol of fear, anger and sadness Photo Spread
• The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in are monitoring visitors’ arrivals The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have established a COVID-19 check stop about five minutes outside Dawson’s town boundary.
• Boil water advisory out for some South McClintock-area residents A boil water advisory has been issued for residents of Army Beach and South McClintock who use private wells or underground water storage tanks.
• COVID-19 continues its upward trajectory Things are waxing biblical in the Yukon at the moment, with fire, floods and pestilence.
• Marsh Lake has exceeded historic 2007 levels The flooding situation in the Southern Lakes region is officially record-setting.

July 2, 2021

• Inferno Closed Alaska Highway Whitehorse resident Scott Westerlaken took this photo Tuesday evening outside Fort St. John, B.C.
• Campground’s future remains in limbo The future of Block Q, Ladue Estates, otherwise known for most of the last 50 years as the Goldrush Campground RV Park, is not yet settled.
• Early Radio The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• MLA’s post sparked fierce reaction A June 18 Facebook post caused consternation and angst on social media over the National Indigenous Peoples Day long weekend.
• School’s history ‘tragic and shameful,’ Silver says As the Yukon and the country as a whole pondered Canada Day from a new, more sombre perspective, Wednesday’s ceremonial razing of the former Lower Post residential school was more poignant than expected.
• Nurse remembered for decades of dedication Dorothy Sorensen, who gave three decades of nursing service to Whitehorse General Hospital, died April 19 at the age of 87.
• ‘He was all Yukon,’ son says of late mayor When former Whitehorse mayor Bill Weigand arrived in the Yukon in 1946 at the age of 18, he soon knew the territory would become his home.
• Canoeist’s body recovered from lake The body of a canoeist found in Lake Laberge last Saturday was that of a seasonal resident of Whitehorse.
• Fifteen COVID cases reported Wednesday The latest information available had the Yukon reporting 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon.
• Feverish battles continue against high waters Crews from Yukon Wildland Fire Management are continuing to assist property owners with flood protection, government spokeswoman Echo Ross said today.