Whitehorse Daily Star

January 13, 2021

• Archaeologist to give talk Long Ago Yukon’s 2020-2021 Speaker Series
• Work to protect caribou will continue Partners to the Canadian Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement came together last Wednesday to respond to the recent oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
• Presence Will Be Maintained An Air Canada flight takes off from Whitehorse on March 29, 2020.
• Survey requests a dried blood sample Yukon residents who are receiving a surprise survey in their mail from Statistics Canada can rest assured it’s authentic.
• Whistle Bend subdivision’s growth approved At its meeting Monday, city council approved the future expansion of the Whistle Bend subdivision into what has come to be known on city maps as Area C.
• Council sets manager’s pay range City council has approved a new pay range for the city manager.
• Council agrees to group’s bid for payment relief The Options for Independence (OFI) non-profit society was released Monday from a contractual obligation to pay back the city $65,672 in property tax grants it received over the last seven years.
• Bagnell sorry to hear about minister’s departure Yukon MP Larry Bagnell says he’s too busy to be a cabinet minister.
• Cold case yields a lead Dawson City RCMP officers are pursuing a hot lead in a cold case.
• Residents return to fire-stricken building A 20-year-old Inuvik, N.W.T. man is facing more charges in relation to the fire at the Ryder Apartment last Friday night.

January 12, 2021

• New city budget features miniscule tax boost Mayor Dan Curtis tabled an $88.2-million operation and maintenance budget for the city at Monday’s city council meeting.
• Territory receives fresh vaccine shipments forecast The federal government has released estimates on how the anti-COVID-19 vaccine rollout will continue across the country, including the Yukon.
• Mayo man charged with murder A 22-year-old Mayo man has been charged with murder following an incident last weekend.
• Seven people charged with drug trafficking-related offences Seven people have been charged with drug trafficking-related offences, the RCMP said Monday afternoon.
• Some residents back in fire-stricken building Some of the tenants displaced by the fire at the Ryder Apartment at Sixth Avenue and Lambert Street were able to return home on Monday.

January 11, 2021

• Outfitter fined heavily following man’s death A Yukon outfitter has received some severe penalties in a recent court ruling following the death of an Alberta man who was working as a guide in 2019.
• Government was queried on child care plan Even on the last day of the fall session of the legislature, the Liberal government couldn’t avoid controversy.
• Latest jobless stats released The Yukon’s unemployment rate is looking good next to the national average, but the recovery from the damage the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on the territorial labour force is far from complete.
• Going Nowhere This red two-door sedan,
• Turmoil results in a byelection The Vuntut Gwitchin will be heading to the election polls following a week of turmoil and internal strife.
• Haines Junction-area quake ‘shook things up’ Haines Junction was hit by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake on Saturday morning, but no damage was noted.
• Students can return to their classes Some of the students who were asked to self-isolate due to a potential COVID-19 exposure are now free to return to class.
• MLA calls it a career after a single term Don Hutton, the Liberal MLA for Mayo-Tatchun, will not run for re-election to a second term, the party caucus announced late this morning.
• Mining strategy sets out major ramifications The draft Yukon Mineral Development Strategy, released Dec. 28 after 16 months of work, is wide-sweeping with recommendations that reverberate right through the Yukon’s mining and exploration industry.
• Pandemic has seen YEU fighting for its members: president The president of the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) says he fears conditions for many workers have deteriorated during the course of the pandemic.
• Investigation into downtown apartment fire continues Whitehorse RCMP are continuing their investigation into a Friday night apartment fire that injured three people and led to arson charges.