Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Council approves management salary increases At its meeting Monday, city council approved a new four-year contract for management and their staff retroactive to Jan. 1, 2019.
Mayor makes three proclamations Mayor Dan Curtis has proclaimed October to be the United Way Month.
Yukon Party would close funding transparency loophole The Yukon Party has unveiled a package of commitments that would improve transparency and accountability in politics and strengthen democracy in the territory, the party said.
Road borders move away from 24/7 surveillance The Yukon’s highway borders began transitioning away from 24/7 surveillance today, as fewer people are expected to travel by road into the territory in the winter months.

Marking An Important Day ‘You would not have wanted to know me when I was younger,’ elder Annie Bernard (with her hand in the air), the Gwich’in instructor at F.H. Collins Secondary School and a residential school survivor, said this morning.
Hiring preference initiative to start Thursday, YG says An 18-month hiring preference pilot project for all Yukon government competitions will start Thursday.
Culture Days celebrated with colour and gusto Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture.
A Special Birthday Flight Dave Hett took Margaret Garolitz (above) for a plane ride over the Llewellyn Glacier for her 92nd birthday.
MLAs return to chamber after long absence The fall session of the legislative assembly, which will convene Thursday, will likely see the ban of conversion therapy and the elimination of daylight saving time.
YG vows to improve seniors’ support The Yukon government is committing to 56 action items to support the territory’s growing seniors population.
Quest hires new Canadian executive director The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race has welcomed Josi Leideritz as the new executive director on the Canadian side.
Flying, purchasing locally benefits all: Sparling Air North president Joe Sparling is calling on Yukoners for support by choosing to fly with his airline when they travel south to Vancouver.

Government announces funding for shingles vaccine The territorial government will publicly fund a shingles vaccine for Yukoners between the ages of 65 and 70, the age at which the vaccine is most effective.
Council formally urged to waive pay boost Coun. Samson Hartland introduced a motion at city council’s maeeting Monday night asking council to waive its annual pay increase scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
Guidance offered to improve access to information Diane McLeod-McKay, the territory’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), is marking Right to Know Week in the Yukon.
RCMP arrest suspect after search The RCMP have apprehended a suspect they were searching for late last week in the Carcross region.
RCMP charge pair with drug offences Two men face charges after the latest round of traffic stop arrests reported by the RCMP.

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