Whitehorse Daily Star

November 10, 2020

• No criminality related to man’s death: coroner No criminality was involved in the death of an elderly man last Sunday in downtown Whitehorse, says the Yukon Coroner’s Service.
• Yukon Party leader makes Remembrance Day statement Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon plans to pay his Remembrance Day respects Wednesday at an outdoor ceremony in Haines Junction.
• Mayor unveils $31 million in capital spending Mayor Dan Curtis delivered the city’s capital budget for 2021 at city council’s meeting Monday.
• Hanley expresses cautions about B.C. travel The chief medical officer is encouraging Yukoners to “lay low” after travel to B.C. as case numbers climb in the Vancouver region.
• Full-time classes ruled out for senior students Grades 10 to 12 students will remain on a half-time schedule for the remainder of the school year, according to Education Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.

November 9, 2020

• Warding Off Illness Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon gets his flu shot at Shoppers Drug Mart (Qwanlin Mall) last Thursday
• Communities receive bison, salmon Over the last several days,
• Sudden Death Investigated At approximately 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Whitehorse RCMP were called to the scene of a sudden death at an apartment building at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Black Street.
• Festival celebrates 20 years The 20th Annual Blue Feather Music Festival took to the stage over the weekend,
• Riverdale Rollover A single-vehicle collision occurred Friday evening at the intersection of Hospital Road and Lewes Boulevard.
• Residents, businesses must clear sidewalks The Maintenance Bylaw obliges residents and businesses to fully clear sidewalks bordering their properties, the city is reminding people.
• Massive cleanup going well, city official says City crews are continuing to work 24-7 to plow streets and remove snow with the assistance of private contractors, says the city manager of operations.
• Chamber hosts Yukoner Appreciation Week The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is encouraging Yukoners to buy local this month by kicking off a month-long event.
• Burbot catch limit to fall in some lakes A regulation change will come into effect on Dec. 1 to reduce the catch limit in smaller Yukon lakes to three per day and six in possession.
• Advocate finds service gaps for children, youth The problems facing Yukon children are growing in number and complexity, according to the territory’s Child and Youth Advocate.

November 6, 2020

• River crossings have begun in Dawson People are crossing the frozen Yukon River at Dawson City – just three days after the ice stopped moving last Sunday.
• New electric vehicle charging stations now available for use The Yukon government has installed two new Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations in Haines Junction and the Marsh Lake area.
• Readying For A Watershed Festival The 20th Annual Blue Feather Music Festival will take to the stage this evening and this weekend,
• The Battle of Hong Kong In a quest for dominance of eastern Asia and access to the region’s labour, oil and other resources, the armies of Imperial Japan had waged a war with Imperial Russia in 1905 and won, annexed Korea in 1910, and conquered the Manchuria area of northeast China in 1931.
• Train station hubbub and a puzzled little girl Ed. note: the Star presents this material as a prelude to Remembrance Day.
• Multi-family development proposed City council is being asked to approve the rezoning of a Centennial Street lot to allow for the development of an eight-unit, multi-family development.
• Premier reluctant to admit Alaska snowbirds Premier Sandy Silver does not want to permit Alaska snowbirds to travel south through the Yukon on the Alaska Highway.
• Avalanche group sounds note of caution This is a time a year to be cautious and conservative if you’re skiing or sledding in the outback, says the vice-president of the Yukon Avalanche Association.
• YHC’s message to seniors called ‘ridiculous’ Slow snow removal services at Greenwood Place this week resulted in seniors struggling to manoeuvre snow-buried sidewalks and doorways.
• Enforcement initiative conducted Yukon RCMP conducted a joint traffic initiative with the Government of Yukon Carrier and Compliance focusing on driver sobriety on Oct. 16.
• Preparing To Pounce The carnivores were treated to meat-filled pumpkins during the annual Halloween event held last Saturday at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Series of search warrants executed The Yukon RCMP and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) executed a number of search warrants at multiple Whitehorse locations on Wednesday.
• City has paid almost $8,000 per month for housing staff, family The city has entered into a two-year lease arrangement with the owner of a townhouse in Whistle Bend to provide accommodations for new staff arriving in town.
• Long-term care homes fees to rise Fees for residents of Yukon government long-term care homes are on the rise, but some programs and supports are being expanded for seniors and elders.
• YESAB recommends approval of proposed mine in Ross River area The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board has recommended approval of the proposal to build an open pit mine at the Kudz Ze Kayah property southeast of Ross River.
• Incident at hospital left former patient ‘terrified’ An ex-patient of Whitehorse General Hospital’s secure medical unit (SMU) is speaking out in tandem with local psychiatrists to denounce the unit’s in-patient services and safety procedures.