Whitehorse Daily Star

November 2, 2020

• Dawson celebrates Halloween with a zombie parade through the town Trick or treaters were out in force on Halloween in spite of the COVID-19 virus.
• First Poppy presentation in COVID-19 times .
• Silver extends his sorrow to Watson Lake Premier Sandy Silver has extended his condolences to Watson Lake following last Thursday’s death of a resident from COVID-19.
• Hundreds of people are awaiting social housing Hundreds of people are on the waitlist for social housing in the Yukon, with wait times spanning from months to years, according to the Yukon Housing Corp.
• Yukon innovators had chance to make points to PM Trudeau A group of Yukon innovators has told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that stable funding is a necessary component of supporting ingenuity.
• Snow has meteorologist expressing his disbelief It’s been a snowstorm that Whitehorse never sees.

October 30, 2020

• Season Resumes The Canadian Filipino Sports Association of Yukon had to cut its third season short because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A Bridge Formed, A Bridge To Disappear Venus Abou and Tommy Wolfe, who exchanged wedding vows in Teslin last weekend, stand in front of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge.
• Dawson’s garbage collection is in jeopardy DAWSON CITY – Unless a compromise can be worked out between the City of Dawson and Ed’s Repair and Services, the town’s garbage will not be collected Sunday.
• Afternoon Staredown A fox and a cat have a staring match through a window Monday in Porter Creek.
• Engagement on future of immigration is underway Yukoners are being asked to contribute their ideas and experiences with the Yukon Nominee Program to help inform immigration in the territory for the next 10 years.
• Emergency shelter changes meals arrangements The Whitehorse Emergency Shelter is resuming meal services for drop-in guests this Sunday – but dinner service is not a guarantee for those who aren’t sleeping at the shelter.
• Taking ‘pride’ in Halloween The Guild Hall is presenting Queer Cabaret A Sexy and Scary Queer Halloween Event tonight and Saturday.
• Company challenges caribou quota decisions Yukon Big Game Outfitters is asking the court to quash two decisions that resulted in the company’s quota for caribou tags be reduced to zero.
• Spooks Galore Await The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre is presenting The Bubonic Haunted House this year.
• In-house examiner lands at flight school For the first time in seven years, the territory has a resident pilot examiner.
• Not Going Away- Mad MAD (Music, Arts and Drama) students and supporters gathered Thursday afternoon at the Yukon Government Main Administration Building to hold a rally
• Lack of a bus sees child pulled from school Many Yukon families are still struggling without school busing services – including one family who says they’ve temporarily pulled their child out of school because of a lack of transportation.
• Scary Scenario The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre is presenting The Bubonic Haunted House this year.
• Youth home renovations costs revealed The Yukon government has spent $1.4 million on renovations and equipment at the youth transition home in Porter Creek.
• Put Mayo placer mining on hiatus, board is told Placer mining in wetlands should be paused in the Mayo region until a regional land use plan is completed, says Chief Simon Mervyn of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dün.
• Territory records 23rd case of COVID-19 Before this morning’s announcement of a fatal case of COVID-19 in the Yukon, Dr. Brendan Hanley,
• Fundraiser launched for family of child struck on Range Road Yukoners are rushing to help a Whitehorse family financially cope after a six-year-old boy was badly hurt from being struck by a vehicle last Sunday.
• Territory records its first COVID-19 death The Yukon’s first death as a result of COVID-19 occurred Thursday in Watson Lake, the chief medical officer of health announced this morning in Whitehorse.

October 29, 2020

• Denim Day proved a success As of this morning, Yukon Denim Day participants had raised $16,387 in online gifts and a few cheques for the Yukoners Cancer Care Fund/Yukon Hospital Foundation.
• TD Bank Group invests $400,000 into Yukon business incubator Yukon University’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) is launching a Yukon business incubator, thanks to a $400,000 contribution from the TD Bank Group.
• Yukoners no longer spring forward, fall back Yukoners won’t change their clocks on Sunday due to the permanent adoption of daylight saving time in the territory.
• Don’t step over the line, KPMA tells water board The Yukon Water Board has to be careful it doesn’t overstep its authority,
• Have a fun but safe Halloween: medical officer The chief medical officer is urging Yukoners to skip indoor Halloween gatherings this weekend.