Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Celebrating Pride Month Yukon Party MLAs Geraldine Van Bibber (left) and Yvonne Clarke are seen Tuesday afternoon at the Yukon Pride Month Opening Circle at the Healing Totem Pole in downtown Whitehorse.
Areas around schools to become safer Flush with $820,000 from the federal government, Whitehorse sidewalks and crosswalks near many schools are in store for upgrades.
Students missing too much school, advocate finds A report from the Yukon’s Child and Youth Advocate Office is painting a troubling picture of just how much school some students are missing.
Parties mourn discovery of children’s remains Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon and the NDP have released statements about the graves of 215 children found last month near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Power Corp. donates $100,000 toward university’s Institute of Indigenous Self-Determination Power Corp. of Canada has donated $100,000 to support the development of an Institute of Indigenous Self-Determination at Yukon University.
Council to decide on massive reconstruction of city hall Members of city council will be asked later this month whether they support the proposed $24.7-million reconstruction of city hall.

Keeping the languages alive in the Yukon The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) and the Yukon Native Language Centre (YNLC) held an inagural graduation and fluent speaker recognition ceremony last Friday at the Longhouse in the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
Returning, new MLAs complete short session The first session of the 35th sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly – all 11 days of it – is now history.
Prayer circle held for B.C. children About 200 people gathered in a large circle at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Monday afternoon for a two-hour prayer circle in remembrance of the 215 children whose graves were recently discovered near the former Kamloops, B.C. Indian Residential School.
Yukon Pride Month plans feted June is Pride Month in the Yukon, and Queer Yukon Society is proudly bringing more than 40 community-focused events, both online and in-person, throughout the territory.
Changes urged for inclusive, special education An independent final report on inclusive and special education is calling for changes to the way the Yukon operates in those sectors.
Arriving kids to be spared isolation The Yukon government will be moving to further loosen travel restrictions for families.

YP advocates for extra taxpayers protection The Yukon Party reached back into the past last week to table legislation aimed at what it calls offering taxpayers extra protection.
‘There’s so much sadness’ Hundreds of Yukoners flooded the streets of Whitehorse late Monday afternoon as people continued to mourn the discovery of a mass grave in Kamloops, B.C. containing an estimated 215 bodies of residential school students.
NDP leader queries protective measures at Wolverine Mine The fate of the Wolverine Mine was on the mind of NDP Leader Kate White on Monday.
Opposition leader mourns discovery of children’s remains Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has released a statement about the graves of 215 children found last month near a residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Local improvements policy progressing City council is moving forward with modernizing its infrastructure reconstruction and local improvement policy.
Government quizzed on major wellness centre contract The Yukon Party is grilling the government over the tender for the $40-million Old Crow wellness centre.

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