Whitehorse Daily Star

December 30, 2020

• Photos from 2020 More Photos
• The top 10 Yukon stories of 2020 Choosing the Yukon’s top 10 stories of the year is, to a large extent, an arbitrary task.
• COVID-19 carved out a year like no other Most people will have heard of the apocryphal Chinese proverb (or curse) that states “may you live in interesting times.”
• Keeping tabs on the Yukon’s own Dylan Cozens Team Canada played its third game of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tuesday afternoon in the Edmonton bubble.
• YP pursues greater scrutiny of borrowed money The Yukon Party is sharpening its teeth on the Liberal government when it comes to taxpayer protection.
• No Star Friday The Star will not publish Friday (New Year’s Day),
• Birders’ spirits flying high after fruitful count COVID or not, the 2020 edition of the Whitehorse Christmas Bird Count went pretty well for local birders.
• Penikett appointed to the Order of Canada Former Yukon premier Tony Penikett was named one of 13 officers of the Order of Canada today, recognizing decades of contributions to the nation.

December 29, 2020

• Christmas Eve Crooners There was a pop-up sing-along of the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah on Christmas Eve in the United Church parking lot.
• Campaign aims to improve COVID leave provisions The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) is launching a new advocacy campaign to encourage more lenient leave-time policies and practices for all workers, unionized or not.
• Premier, ministers greet first vaccine shipment The first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Whitehorse on Monday evening.
• Thrift store donates to two organizations The Whitehorse Community Thrift Store Society has made two donations of $5,000 each to the Humane Society Yukon and the Food Bank Society of Whitehorse.

December 24, 2020

• Fish, wildlife work plan developed for Carcross/Tagish First Nation The first community-based fish and wildlife work plan for the Carcross/Tagish Traditional Territory has been developed.
• Ross River treated to socially distanced cheer Santa Claus made a surprise visit to Ross River on Dec. 15, attending the first-ever community Christmas parade.
• Fourth Housing Initiatives Fund launched to support more affordable housing The fourth intake of the Housing Initiatives Fund was launched Nov. 16 to support the construction of affordable housing for Yukoners across the territory.
• Scenes From Yesterday -Whitehorse- Jim Robb
• A seasonal treat: The Man in the Manger **Writer’s note:** The seed for this work of fiction was planted after reading the late Richard Wagamese’s nonfiction essay on homelessness, The Real Expert, in his book **One Story, One Song** (2011).
• Yukoner acquired COVID-19 Outside The territorial government has reported one new case of a Yukoner contracting COVID-19, but it’s not what you might think.
• The Late, Late, Late Show Charles Hegsted, right, and Aiden Tentrees, aka Garbageman, are seen at the CJUC studio at 6:30 a.m. Monday.
• Victoria Gold bolstered NWTel Festival of Trees Victoria Gold Corp. has donated $15,000 to the Yukon Hospital Foundation in support of the 2020 Northwestel Festival of Trees.
• Yellowknife to provide ‘much-loved’ fireworks Harken to a tale of two cities... and their annual fireworks shows.
• Refusal of bid to work here irks psychiatrist The two opposition parties continued to press the Yukon government over adequate access to mental health care in the territory before the fall sitting ended Tuesday.
• RCMP force way into residence to arrest pair A man and a woman face a string of charges following an incident involving a hatchet and the take-over of a local home.
• Fire volunteer extinguishes a 47-year career Mark Iceton, the longest-serving volunteer for the Whitehorse Fire Department, retired from the fire service earlier this month after 47 years.
• Session proved remarkable for its nasty undertones A near record-setting session of the Yukon Legislative Assembly is in the books.