Whitehorse Daily Star

June 4, 2020

• New works selected for Yukon Permanent Art Collection Eleven new artworks have been selected for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection, the territorial government said Thursday.
• Dawson City vigil planned for Toronto victim of fall Some Dawson City residents plan to hold a solidarity vigil for Regis Korchinski-Paquet and what organizers call “other victims of state-sanctioned violence” on Saturday.
• Councillors speak out against racism City councillors Jocelyn Curteanu and Steve Roddick spoke at Monday night’s meeting about racism in light of the turmoil going on in U.S. cities following the death of George Floyd.
• Government, opposition at odds over graduation events Education Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee announced Wednesday that June 10 has officially been proclaimed “Yukon Graduate Day, but the Yukon Party says the government is still coming up short.

June 3, 2020

• Dawson grants proving helpful to developments and services The City of Dawson continues to find ways to partner with NGOs to accomplish its goals for the town.
• Concert Series Continues Drea Naysayer performs last Wednesday
• City to purchase new mobile steamer City council decided at its May 25 meeting to amend the annual capital budget to provide $495,000 for a new mobile steamer.
• Council asked to pave way for improved bus routes City council is being asked to approve a $50,000 budget amendment to fund a plan to modernize transit routes in the city.
• Commissioner unveils wall of translations The Commissioner’s office is working with the Yukon First Nations to have “Commissioner of Yukon” translated into the eight First Nations’ languages in the territory.
• Driver charged after fatality A woman has been charged after the Nov. 21, 2019 death of a pedestrian using a crosswalk on Second Avenue.
• Call out racism, premier urges Premier Sandy Silver has urged Yukoners to educate themselves and actively fight against racism as protests erupt across the world.
• Help emerges for those getting disability services Families who receive disability services are now eligible for additional funding from the Yukon government, as the territory prepares to launch phase two of its reopening plan on July 1.
• Extra space could help restaurants survive Two local restaurants are asking city council to allow them to use street or parking lot space for outdoor seating as they deal with social-distancing restrictions tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 2, 2020

• City officials want to examine Tank Farm proposal City administration wants to take a closer look at the proposal to change the designation of a section of the Tank Farm to a mix of commercial and light industrial use.
• Dawson to all Yukoners: welcome back! Mayor Wayne Potoroka aand Chief Roberta Joseph of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nationhave issued a joint press release welcoming the rest of the Yukon to come and visit Dawson.
• Respiratory Assessment Centre closes Following the advice of the chief medical officer the Respiratory Assessment Centre closed last Sunday, 70 days after opening.
• Watson Lake blaze snuffed out Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews responded to a 0.01-hectare critical zone fire near the Watson Lake airport last weekend.
• ‘Monstrations’ appear in reopened Free Space Gallery Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger has created a new exhibition in the Free Space Gallery at Northern Front Studio in the Waterfront Station Building.