Whitehorse Daily Star

May 27, 2020

• Premiers’ gathering is postponed Premier Sandy Silver can knock another destination off his summer travel plans.
• Dawson street work is nearly done In one way, it was opportune that the COVID-19 pandemic forced Holland-America to suspend the opening of its Westmark Hotel in Dawson for this summer.
• N.W.T.’s legislature is back in session, YP notes The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories resumed sitting Tuesday to enable elected representatives to provide democratic oversight of their government’s response to COVID-19, says the Yukon Party.
• Placer claim fatality spurs cautionings from board The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board has issued some advice to equipment operators following the May 16 death of a veteran placer miner in the Carmacks region.
• Town to get new municipal services building The construction tender has been issued for a new municipal services building in Watson Lake. The tender went out last week and will close June 25.
• Large lot’s rezoning proceeding City council is moving forward with the rezoning of a large parcel of property in the downtown south area along Fifth Avenue owned by the Yukon government.
• Cases could have numbered in the thousands: data Dr. Brendan Hanley, the chief medical officer, has released modelling data to suggest the Yukon could have seen thousands of COVID-19 cases if public health measures hadn’t been enacted.
• ‘Outdoor grocery store’ swings open Thursday The Fireweed Market will open tomorrow as a food-only venture without the usual roster of arts and crafts merchants, buskers and beer gardens.
• Cabott proposes support for business community City councillor Laura Cabott has introduced a motion aimed at giving more weight to local content for companies bidding on professional service contracts.

May 26, 2020

• First Nation puts off election The council of the Liard First Nation (LFN) has postponed the LFN election due to the unprecedented risk posed by the Coronavirus to citizens’ health and safety.
• Tlingit Street reconstruction work awarded City council has awarded three main contracts for the reconstruction of Tlingit Street in the Marwell industrial area.
• Watson Laker faces several charges A 60-year old Watson Lake man faces a string of charges following an incident in the southeast Yukon community on May 13.
• Canada Games Centre reopening plan approved The Yukon’s chief medical officer approved the Canada Games Centre’s phased re-opening plan last Friday.

May 25, 2020

• Skate park construction to begin The contract for construction of the new Whitehorse Skate Park has been awarded to Castle Rock Enterprises.
• COVID-19 walks off Slo-pitch season Softball Yukon’s board of directors, after carefully considering all factors, has decided to cancel the 2020 Adult Slo-pitch season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• Creativity Continues Potter Patrick Royle
• YG unveils more support for essential workers The Yukon government is rolling out two pots of funding to support essential workers and companies looking for summer staff.
• Dining out, personal services on cusp of returns Personal services and dine-in restaurants will be permitted to reopen this week.
• Co-runners congratulate Dixon as Hassard surrenders the helm Brad Cathers and Linda Benoit have been defeated by Currie Dixon in their effort to win the Yukon Party leadership race.
• Dixon slams Liberals’ ‘grave abuse of power’ Currie Dixon was elected leader of the Yukon Party on Saturday night.