Whitehorse Daily Star

August 19, 2020

• Dawson ‘discovers’ how to cope with COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic meant that many traditional Discovery Week activities had to be curtailed or downsized this year.
• Hole New Look Coming Construction of a new 84-unit supportive living complex
• Oil and gas leasing plan triggers strong dissent The Vuntut Gwitchin government and Gwich’in Tribal Council are condemning the United States’ approval of an oil and gas leasing plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Major Cleanup Made Necessary This expansive mudslide three kilometres east of Sheep Mountain in Kluane country closed the north Alaska Highway at around 1 p.m. Monday.
• Schools prepare for COVID-19-era safety Teachers in Yukon schools have been busy preparing for the school year, which will begin Thursday in Whitehorse.
• Single-vehicle collision probed Emergency personnel sped to the scene of a single-vehicle collision on the North Klondike Highway in the Braeburn area early this morning.
• Bear shot after barging into cabin A large, troublesome grizzly bear was fatally shot by an unidentified member of the public last Saturday night in the Marsh Lake area.
• Government unveils its online procurement plan The Yukon government on Tuesday rolled out its new online procurement system to replace its 10-year-old Tender Management System.
• Salmon fisheries emergency closures announced The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) announced last Friday the immediate closures of two subsistence fisheries for the remainder of the 2020 season.
• ‘It feels a little bit like we’re an experiment’ As Whitehorse families prepare for the first day of school tomorrow,

August 18, 2020

• Man charged with setting traps on Carmacks trail A Carmacks man has been arrested and accused of setting traps on a trail near the village.
• TIA Yukon joins safety campaign The Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Yukon has joined an international initiative started by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
• Drivers are reminded to slow down Whitehorse RCMP are reminding drivers that Thursday will mark the beginning of the school year in the city.
• Outdoors At The Guild The Guild Hall series Round Back outdoor show opened last Thursday evening with Mr. Burns,
• Hamilton Boulevard Extension reconstruction now underway Long-awaited repairs to an approximately 500-metre section of the Hamilton Boulevard extension began today and are expected to take about four weeks to complete.
• Yukon aviators take flight, celebrating 100 years It was 100 years ago last Sunday that the first aircraft touched down in Whitehorse.
• Mudslide closed Alaska Highway A large mudslide just east of Sheep Mountain closed the north Alaska Highway at around 1 p.m. Monday.
• Wellbeing survey receiving many responses The Yukon government has partnered with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health to undertake a comprehensive study of wellbeing in the Yukon.
• Frost’s acceptance of report called ‘pre-emptive’ The Yukon’s doctors are “surprised and disappointed” by a government promise to overhaul the territory’s health system without proper consultation, according to the Yukon Medical Association (YMA).

August 14, 2020

• Internet services to improve Northwestel Inc. and two territorial governments are hailing the importance of $62.46 million the company has received from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
• Display may be publicly available later this year I have assembled a display to mark the 75th anniversary of the ending of WWII, Victory in Europe, VE Day was May 8.
• RCMP Seek Driver, Passenger This vehicle struck a power pole on Sixth Avenue between Wheeler and Black streets at about 7:15 this morning.
• CYFN unveils education directorate The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) has launched an education directorate focused on empowering First Nations students to succeed in school and become strong community members.
• John Motherwell, war veteran and author This is the 75th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
• Travel rules enforced Amendments to the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) now enable RCMP officers to ticket people in violation of the act.
• Yukoners poised to celebrate aviation milestone With a little imagination, one can turn back the clock 100 years and imagine what it must have been like to see the first aircraft, never having seen anything like it in the skies overhead.
• Ambitious overhaul of health system outlined The Yukon’s Department of Health and Social Services is launching a system-wide overhaul to improve medical services and cut costs.