Whitehorse Daily Star

October 28, 2020

• Tips sought in theft of tools RCMP are now asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation of a major theft on Hickory Street in Porter Creek.
• Water board hearing offers a rare trait, board chair notes Three days of virtual Yukon Water Board hearings into placer mining in wetlands began Tuesday morning.
• Remembering the missing and murdered women The Carcross/Tagish FirstNation held a community Red Dress Project: Community Walk last Friday to commemorate and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
• Child hit by vehicle on Range Road A six-year-old boy was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital last Sunday afternoon after he was struck by a vehicle on Range Road.
• Tourism industry welcomes YG funding The Yukon government’s latest assistance for tourism is “much-needed support that comes as welcome news to an ailing industry,” says the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIAY).
• Facepainting Session On Tonight Artist Josée Fortin teaches basic facepainting for Halloween at the Les EssentiElles offices Tuesday evening.
• Councils’ honouraria rise Yukon School Council members’ honouraria have risen for the first time since 1991.
• YG stance prompts commission vice-chair to quit The vice-chair of the Dawson Regional Planning Commission resigned last month, denouncing the Yukon government’s decision to permit prospective mineral staking in the area.
• Some rural Yukoners lacking bank services in wake of transition Three Yukon communities haven’t had in-person banking services since early October, due to staffing shortages.
• Wetlands degradation beyond repair, say FN groups Placer mining in wetlands, particularly in the Indian River Valley, must stop, say representatives of the Tr’ondëk Hwëchin.

October 27, 2020

• High winds cut power in many areas Electricity to about 95 Yukon Energy customers was restored Tuesday afternoon following lengthy outages caused by Monday afternoon’s windstorm, which toppled trees onto power lines.
• Public asked about future of innovation Yukoners have until Wednesday to contribute their ideas and experiences to help inform how the territorial government should invest money to stimulate and diversify the technology and knowledge economy.
• Commissioner launches new Yukon Service Pin Commissioner Angélique Bernard’s office is launching the Yukon Service Pin to recognize people who have served or are serving in the military or as a first responder.
• Macaulay Lodge cannot be repurposed: minister Macaulay Lodge in Riverdale has been deemed unsuitable for repurposing, according to a building condition assessment last spring.

October 26, 2020

• Estimates for sewage treatment work are greater than expected The city wants to tackle emerging pollutants like pharmaceuticals at the sewage treatment lagoon on the other side of the Yukon River.
• Rallying support for Indigenous people More than 70 people attended a Sunday afternoon rally hosted by Northern Voices Rising in support of Indigenous people across the continent.
• Pedestrain-Vehicle Collision Investigated Yukon RCMP Traffic Services personnel analyze the scene of a vehicle-pedestrian collision Sunday on Range Road.
• Feedback sought on major transit changes City transit manager Jason Bradshaw is hoping to get many more responses to the transit survey by the end of the day on Friday.
• Hilltop Mishap At approximately 8:35 p.m. Saturday,
• Denim Day looms on Wednesday The Yukoners Cancer Care Fund will host its fourth annual Yukon Denim Day on Wednesday.
• Yukon legislators support Mi’kmaq fisheries The Yukon legislature has voted unanimously to support Mi’kmaq fisheries in the legislative assembly.
• Reject funding for ANWR drilling, banks are urged Fifteen Canadian environmental groups released an open letter Friday calling on Toronto Dominion (TD), CIBC and Scotiabank to rule out funding for oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
• Outbreak sparks unease in Watson Lake There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Watson Lake, and a public health notification has been issued at three locations in the community.