Whitehorse Daily Star

December 15, 2020

• Carcross RCMP detachment plans proceed Construction of a new police detachment for Carcross is expected to begin next summer and end in 2022, says a project proposal by the RCMP.
• Government expands on tourism support package The Yukon government is adding new details to its previously-released tourism support packages.
• Inquiry demanded into state of fire protection The tragic loss of the historic Keno City Hotel last Friday night has highlighted the potentially precarious position of many small Yukon communities when it comes to emergencies such as fires.
• Fifty-ninth COVID-19 case reported One new case of COVID-19 was reported Monday in the Yukon.
• 2020 Gerry Couture Stewardship Award presented Wildlife biologist Norman Barichello has been awarded the 2020 Gerry Couture Stewardship Award by the Yukon Conservation Society (YCS).

December 14, 2020

• Lights of Life will begin tomorrow Hospice Yukon’s 30th annual Lights of Life event will begin Tuesday in the atrium of the Elijah Smith Building.
• Procurement plan reached with First Nations As the latest Yukon Forum ended on Friday afternoon, the territorial government announced a new agreement with Indigenous governments on a joint procurement policy.
• Yukoners express solidarity with farmers in India A large group of people turned out in Whitehorse on Sunday for a rally in support of the farmers in India.
• Minister is quizzed on buses It’s still not clear as to who will be on those three new buses for Yukon schools – or when.
• Scrooge hits Christmas tree in bank It appears as if the Baby Yoda craze has people stooping to unexpected means to get one.
• Speed limit reduction is proposed for downtown City administration is proposing to reduce the speed limits on downtown streets as a means of increasing driver and pedestrian safety.
• Hotel’s owner convinced fire was deliberately set An historic central Yukon landmark is no more.

December 11, 2020

• Nutcracker goes virtual The Northern Lights School of Dance is presenting a virtual Nutcracker this year.
• Three Never Change: Mah Bing and the Hollywood Cafe .
• Palaeontologist will speak tomorrow as part of series Long Ago Yukon will welcome its third speaker for the 2020-2021 Long Ago Yukon Speaker Series at 1 p.m. Saturday.
• A Plea For Peace Fred Horrocks promotes world peace Tuesday in front of the war memorials by city hall to remember the 40th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon.
• Water storage plan is still three years away Yukon Energy says it will be the fall of 2023 at the earliest before it can implement additional water storage in the Southern Lakes if it receives the necessary regulatory approvals.
• First Nation, YG sign caribou herd agreement The Yukon government and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have signed the joint harvest management plan for the re-surging Fortymile caribou herd.
• City donates to stricken Haines A $5,000 donation from Whitehorse to the beleaguered town of Haines, Alaska was approved by city council at its meeting Monday.
• Dawson City’s official ice bridge under construction While local vehicular traffic has been crossing the Yukon River in both directions for a week or so on the do-it-yourself ice bridge established by locals, work has begun on two lanes of an official bridge.
• Mobile home owners have needs: NDP The Yukon NDP is voicing concerns over the “precarious” status of some tenants in the territory and their lack of ability to access government programs.
• COVID-19 complaints totalled 1,130 From Nov. 30 to last Sunday,
• Bears are still out and roaming Haines Junction conservation officers killed an old grizzly bear in Champagne on Wednesday.
• Report acknowledges genocide, advocates reforms Here are some of the highlights of the Yukon Action Committee’s strategy to deal with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-spirit+ People crisis.
• ‘We are going to give our sisters a voice’ Thursday was a historic day for the Yukon, as it became the first jurisdiction in Canada to unveil a strategy to deal with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-spirit+ crisis.
• Goal is to immunize 75 per cent of Yukon adults Yukoners could be rolling up their sleeves to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as early as January.