Whitehorse Daily Star

September 1, 2020

• Palaeontology program helps reveal mysteries of the mastodon The Yukon government’s palaeontology program has helped co-author the first large-scale genetic study of American mastodons being published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications.
• Petition supports development of lots Sidhu Trucking has submitted a petition with approximately 450 names supporting the company’s proposal to create 13 light industrial lots in a section of the Tank Farm.
• Proposed refuge leases called ‘reckless’ The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) says it’s “deeply concerned and extremely disappointed by the appalling recklessness” of the U.S. Department of the Interior moving forward with petroleum leases in the calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd.
• Industrial disturbances are harming boreal caribou A research pa​per released last month confirms that significant declines in boreal caribou herds over the past 30 years are due to habitat disturbance.
• Emergency responders discover loaded firearms A local man has been charged with several weapons offences and remains in jail, Whitehorse RCMP said Tuesday.

August 31, 2020

• YEC’s licence pursuit disappoints First Nations The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) are again being critical of Yukon Energy for filing a relicensing application for the Aishihik Generating Station without the First Nation’s partnership.
• Chopper blade gets a new home Late in the 2019 fire season, the Mayo Fire Centre was gifted a helicopter blade with a distinctive past.
• Unlimited internet option planned Northwestel Inc. plans to launch residential and business internet packages with unlimited data in Whitehorse, Carcross and five other cable and fibre-to-the-home northern communities.
• Big changes set as YukonU classes resume With most credit program instruction taking place online in the coming fall semester,
• Mischief charge laid A Yukon man has been charged with mischief after a bomb threat was issued to the Yukon Arts Centre last Thursday evening.
• Proposed live-in suite draws mixed reactions There is both support and opposition for a request from a 14th Avenue property owner to allow a live-in suite in their home.
• Yukoners rally against potential ANWR drilling About 70 people rallied downtown at lunchtime on Friday in opposition to oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• System may ‘grind to a halt’ without changes The first two weeks of school have presented numerous challenges for school staff, according to the president of the Yukon Teachers’ Association.

August 28, 2020

• Commission addresses at workplace sexual harassment Measures are being pursued to develop new tools to address the problem of workplace sexual harassment in the territory.
• Having Fun For A Good Cause Olivia Masters photographs Sasha Sywylsky, left, and Karen Clyde at the Yukon Government Main Administration Building.
• Excitement surrounds Sikh place of worship Whitehorse’s first gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, has temporarily opened in the Marwell industrial area while the community fundraises for a permanent location.
• Collection Goes To The Archives Arlin McFarlane has been involved in the Whitehorse arts scene since she came here in 1983.
• Youth groups partner with national initiative Yukon youth organizations have gone into partnership with the Communities Building Youth Futures (CBYF) Initiative.
• Grads celebrated at Vanier Catholic, PCSS The graduating classes of Vanier Catholic Secondary and Porter Creek Secondary Schools attended the cap and gown ceremonies Wednesday evening.
• Fire badly damages garbage truck A General Waste Management garbage truck was severely damaged after it caught fire Thursday morning at the Whitehorse landfill.
• RCMP dismayed by speeding drivers Construction work and traffic delays on Yukon highways is the reality this summer – and so is the continued disregard for construction zone speed limits, the RCMP said today.
• Top of the World sloughing studied An area of interest along the Top of the World Highway close to Dawson City has prompted government officials to take a closer look at it, says Jeff Bond of the Yukon Geological Survey.
• Premier ‘pleasantly surprised’ by schools funding The Yukon is receiving $4.16 million from the federal government to support schools reopening, as part of a $2-billion package distributed among each province and territory.
• RCMP seek public’s help in homicide investigation The territory’s RCMP are requesting information related to the 2019 death of Mary Ann Ollie in Ross River.