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May 20, 2021
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Watson Lake to get improved crosswalks Yukon MLAs have unanimously voted to improve traffic safety in Watson Lake.
- COVID-based rules to change at unspecified time The COVID-based restrictions on gathering sizes both indoors and outside will be modified by the government ... some day.
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Racism is a daily occurrence, city council told City council received two submissions at its meeting Monday regarding the importance of stomping out racism and discrimination.
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YP unhappy with minister’s answers on vaccine status plans The new Minister of Health and Social Services is having a rough ride in her new portfolio so far.
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Man charged with second-degree murder A man was arrested Tuesday in Dawson City and charged with the April 30, 2018 murder of Kevin McGowan.
May 19, 2021
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Comic Jam Planned Esther Bordet, the Jenni House artist-in-residence for May, will host a comic jam Friday in the Frank Slim Building in Shipyards Park.
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Whitehorse Connects Photo Spread
- Landlords ‘dismayed’ by rent cap The Yukon Residential Landlord Association (YRLA) says it’s “disappointed and dismayed with this government’s social experiment on Yukoners.”
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Clean-Up Time The annual 20 Minute Makeover took place Tuesday.
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Be bear-aware as summer looms, public urged Conservation officers are reminding the public that bears are awake and active.
- Couple’s case adjourned again The case of the B.C. couple accused of duping Beaver Creek out of two COVID-19 vaccinations was adjourned Tuesday afternoon for a second time.
- Opposition pursues IEPs issue The Yukon Party continues to go after the government over the issue of Independent Education Plans (IEPs) like a dog with a particularly juicy bone.
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McLeod-McKay not consulted on vaccine verification The Yukon government is finding out once again the devil is in the details when it comes to implementing promises it has made.
May 18, 2021
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Planned speed reduction rolling forward City council is moving forward with plans to reduce the speed limit on downtown streets from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 km/h.
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Yukon Party pursues IEPs issue The Yukon Party continues to go after the government over the issue of Independent Education Plans (IEPs) like a dog with a particularly juicy bone.
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Many Yukoners embracing the Moderna vaccine The Yukon’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has now reached 76 per cent for first doses.
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Master plan set for Range Point neighbourhood The Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) and the Yukon government are working together for the first time on a joint project to create a master plan for a residential development of between 300 and 400 lots.
- City taking bulk compost orders Calling all gardeners, landscapers and farmers! Bulk compost orders may now be placed at the City’s waste management facility, the city said last Friday.
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Yukon Party objects to short sitting length The short length of the current special sitting of the legislature isn’t making the Yukon Party very happy – and it appears it might not be alone.