Whitehorse Daily Star

February 24, 2021

• Postpone Selkirk school plans, Yukon Party urges The Yukon Party is asking the territorial government to put the brakes on a project at Selkirk Elementary School in Riverdale.
• Plunging for Kenya The 2021 Chadburn Lake Ice Plunge took place last Saturday.
• Drive-through venture progresses City council at its meeting Monday approved first reading of a zoning amendment to allow a drive-through service for a proposed food and beverage establishment on Range Road.
• Yukon Party confirms two more candidates The nomination periods in two more ridings have now closed for the Yukon Party, putting in place candidates 11 and 12 for the next election.
• Collision Tangles Traffic Emergency responders raced to the scene of this two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Second Avenue and Ogilvie Street at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
• Renters are dealing with high living costs as well It’s not just homeowners facing higher costs to live in Whitehorse these days.
• Man charged after armed robbery in Carmacks area An Alberta man has been arrested in British Columbia following an armed robbery near Carmacks last Friday morning.
• Cook Street apartment stirs parking concerns Of 13 written submissions to the city regarding a proposed zoning amendment to reduce parking requirements for a Cook Street apartment development, eight were opposed.
• Liberals have no comment on poll The Star has obtained a new opinion poll showing the governing Yukon Liberals in last place while the NDP leads the pack in a tightly-jammed race.

February 23, 2021

• Mayor, First Nation honour late MLA Mayor Dan Curtis opened Monday’s city council meeting with condolences to the family and friends of the late Darius Elias and to his home community of Old Crow.
• Clinic once again accepting bookings With the technical problems potentially solved, the Whitehorse vaccination clinic for COVID-19 is taking bookings again.
• Rallies protest violence against Indigenous women Women in two communities in the Yukon protested against violent crimes involving Indigenous women outside courthouses Monday morning.
• Driver hospitalized after highway collision A serious collision shut down the Alaska Highway at the Judas Creek subdivision last Saturday night.
• Liberal candidate acclaimed in Watson Lake The Yukon Liberal Party has acclaimed Amanda Brown as its candidate in Watson Lake for the coming election.
• Onlookers helped officer subdue suspect A Whitehorse RCMP police officer was assaulted last Thursday during the course of his duties, police said Monday afternoon.

February 22, 2021

• NDP unveils would-be candidates in Riverdale Two people are seeking NDP nominations in Riverdale for the territorial election.
• Yukon Party scores a hat trick of hopefuls Nominations for the territorial election have closed in three ridings for the Yukon Party: in Porter Creek North, Porter Creek Centre, and Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes.
• YG issues procurement statement The Yukon government has responded to the continued criticisms of its new First Nations Procurement Policy.
• Festival celebrates African descent in Canada The annual Yukon African Music Festival – Black History Month 2021 took place Saturday.
• Yukon jobless rate rose slightly The unemployment rate in the Yukon remains the lowest in Canada, but has still increased slightly, as the financial effects of the pandemic linger stubbornly.
• A Popular Destination Second COVID-19 vaccines for the 65-and-over age group began today.
• Handgun rules didn’t have territories in mind It turns out the federal government’s new handgun regulations enabling municipalities to restrict the contentious firearms weren’t exactly designed with the needs of territories in mind.
• Yukon Journey set to begin Wednesday afternoon The 2021 Yukon Journey, originally monikered the Yukon Journey 450, will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Pelly Crossing.
• Site announced for battery storage facility Yukon Energy has chosen a piece of land near the intersection of the Robert Service Way and the Alaska Highway as the site for its new battery storage facility.
• Three have died from fentanyl since January It appears as if the Yukon’s problem with opioid deaths is accelerating.