Whitehorse Daily Star

May 17, 2021

• Changes won’t affect Quest While the organizers of the Yukon River quest are excited to hear travel restrictions are being loosened by the Yukon government, it won’t make much functional difference to the race at this point.
• Twenty-minute makeover goes on Tuesday It’s been a long winter, and spring cleaning is upon us, so the City of Whitehorse is offering residents a few reminders to help keep the community clean this season.
• The ski boots caper: all’s well that ends well Left, right, left.
• Rolling Into Spring A bike garage sale was held Saturday at Shipyards Park.
• Tourism association hails looser travel rules The Tourism Industry Association (TIA) of the Yukon is enthusiastic about the loosening of travel restrictions proposed by the government.
• Liberals quizzed on minimum wage increase The Yukon Party wants the territorial government to explain what evidence it used to bring in a higher minimum wage. It now stands at $13.85 per hour.
• Display celebrates college employees More than 800 employees of Yukon College between 1988 and 2020 were celebrated in a new display unveiled last week at Yukon University’s Ayamdigut campus.
• Enforcement measures find many infractions Between May 4 and 7, Yukon RCMP Traffic Services and the territorial Department of Highways and Public Works – Carrier Compliance and National Safety Code conducted Operation Corridor across north-central Yukon.
• Order-in-council creates new rent cap The Yukon government has used an order-in-council to bring in rent controls for the territory.
• Average condo price reached record high of $479,900 The average price for a single-detached house in Whitehorse jumped by 16 per cent in the first three months of this year compared to the first quarter of 2020.

May 14, 2021

• Haines Junction tops the list of Yukoners getting second dose The Village of Haines Junction is leading by a long shot all Yukon communities in the number of residents who have received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Flood barrier installed along Dawson’s Front Street DAWSON CITY – The possibility of a spring flood in Dawson is rated only moderate in the latest report from the Yukon government.
• New minister updates fibre optic line work Wednesday’s prolonged Internet and telecommunications outage provided the Yukon Party with fodder to assail the government over the lack of progress on the Dempster fibre line.
• The Ross River forest service office of 1977 Ed. note: longtime Whitehorse resident George Balmer takes Star readers back in time in this two-part feature. The first part was published last Friday.
• Child Care Act changes proceeding The Yukon government is moving to amend the Child Care Act as proposed during the last legislative session.
• Another Sign Of Spring The Fireweed Farmer’s Market opened for the season Thursday.
• Council OKs subdivision of land City council has approved the subdivision of 11 commercial-industrial lots on 9.7 acres of land in the Marwell subdivision owned by the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.
• Marking An Important Month This year’s Sexualized Assault Prevention Month kicked off with a family-friendly barbecue.
• Young entrepreneurs celebrate prestigious prize The winners of the seventh annual Yukon Innovation Prize (YIP) have been chosen.
• YG asked to provide details on sewer work The city has asked the Yukon government to post more information regarding the project to replace the storm sewer that services the Lewes Boulevard and Alsek Road intersection.
• 'Dinosaurs Belong In Museums' Protest signs were placed around the Statue to the Miners in Dawson City earlier this week.
• Yukon Party quizzes conflicting comments about education plans It didn’t take long for the Yukon Party and Liberals to clash during question period on Wednesday.
• Arrest made after Porter Creek stabbing A stabbing has left a man with non-life-threatening injuries.
• New For Spring Fox kits
• Provide caribou data: privacy commissioner Diane McLeod-McKay, the territory’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, has completed an inquiry into a request for access to information about collared caribou for all herds in the Yukon.
• Building is booming, city reports It could be a record-breaking second quarter for issuing development permits, says the city’s director of development services.
• Spring flooding menace is high in several areas: data The threat of spring flooding remains high in several Yukon communities, according to the flood risk report released Thursday by the water resources branch of Environment Yukon.
• Latest budget reflects NDP’s pursuits in two-party alliance Meet the new budget ... pretty much the same as the old budget.
• Yukon Party, minister spar over rent cap plan It can be difficult to discourage the Yukon Party once it has an issue in its teeth.

May 13, 2021

• Grads to be celebrated with virtual convocation Yukon University has partnered with Northwestel Community TV to celebrate degree,
• Vaccines come under scrutiny in legislature The question of how to handle so-called COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was on the mind of NDP Leader Kate White on Wednesday.
• Mechanism for rent caps plan remains unclear The rent caps the Yukon government has slated to come into effect on Saturday remain a mystery.
• Another damaged cable, another services outage Thousands of people in the Yukon and northern B.C. lost communications and cable television services Wednesday after a crucial fibre optics cable was damaged during road construction north of Fort Nelson, B.C.