Whitehorse Daily Star

May 5, 2020

• Board clears solar energy project proposal The proposal for a solar energy project in Beaver Creek has been recommended for approval.
• Cardboard Welcome The Raven Recycling Centre is once again accepting cardboard for recycling.
• Business owner seeks postponement for licence renewal The owner of a bed and breakfast in Riverdale is asking city council to postpone the deadline for renewing his business licence because of a revenue shortfall due to COVID-19.
• Yukon Party proposes special committee, return of legislature The Yukon Party is suggesting that the three party leaders meet to negotiate terms for the creation of a special select committee to consider any matter related to the government’s management of the COVID-19 crisis and to report their considerations publicly to Yukoners.
• YukonU Foundation launches campaign to support students The Yukon University Foundation has launched a new giving circle campaign to mark #GivingTuesdayNOW.
• Federal money now available for Yukon’s aviation industry The Yukon’s aviation sector will receive $3.56 million from the federal government to help compensate for lost revenues as a result of COVID-19.

May 4, 2020

• Shelter staff adjusting to COVID-19 perils New measures are in place at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter in light of COVID-19.
• Sleeping bags distribution is proceeding as planned Loads of sleeping bags and other commemorative items are being distributed to children and youth throughout the Yukon, as the Star first reported last month.
• Hunters urged to stay aware of developments Environment Yukon is encouraging hunters to stay informed about important information and reminders as part of their preparations as the 2020 hunting season approaches.
• River breaks up at Dawson City Breakup has occurred on the Yukon River at Dawson.
• Driver Charged At approximately 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Whitehorse RCMP were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision on Quartz Road between a Ford F-150 pickup and a Dodge Dart.
• Correction Friday’s story on the future of the former Tank Farm
• Keeping Creativity Flowing Lillian Loponen was Saturday’s artist in the Window Watchers Art Series at the Yukon Artists @ Work gallery.
• Man is found Guled Warfa, 22, reported as missing in Friday’s Star, has been found, Whitehorse RCMP said today.
• City council approves series of grants City council approved $131,734 in city grants to 25 organizations at its meeting last Monday.
• Virus-related charge laid; hospitals ease rules One person has been charged with failing to self-isolate after travel under the Civil Emergency Measures Act, while the Yukon has no new cases of COVID-19 and is relaxing treatment restrictions at hospitals.
• Highway work should proceed, board recommends The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board is recommending approval of the proposed reconstruction of the Alaska Highway between Hillcrest and the airport.

May 1, 2020

• Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in cancel Moosehide Gathering The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of the Moosehide Gathering.
• Copper Ridge praised for promoting FireSmarting At the outset of city council’s meeting on Monday, Mayor Dan Curtis proclaimed Saturday as Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.
• If it’s Friday night, it’s Civil Twilight night Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger is carrying out two initiatives to help keep her and other people going through the onset of our new COVID-19 world.
• ‘We’ve been braced for it’: virus enters Nunavut COVID-19 has reached Canada’s High Arctic.
• Klondike has some potential flood menaces as May dawns With snowfall levels in the Klondike in excess of 150 per cent of normal, the Yukon’s chief hydrologist warned of potential flood risks in Dawson and Rock Creek during a tele-briefing on April 23.
• Hollywood’s shutdown reels out drama for Coyote Video With most Yukoners staying home, Coyote Video saw a fleeting uptick in traffic last month that is threatened by the movie industry halting the production and release of new films.
• Heavyweight newcomer soars into Yukon helicopter industry Horizon Helicopters has added a heavy-lift chopper to its fleet.
• Virus forces postponement of two popular city events The City of Whitehorse has postponed its 20-Minute Makeover and Senior’s Tea events until the fall, out of caution due to the COVID-19 situation.
• Skookum Asphalt receives BST contract Skookum Asphalt has been awarded a $465,000 contract for this year’s regular maintenance of city roads surfaced with BST.
• RCMP seek missing man Whitehorse RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 22-year-old Guled Warfa, who was last seen Tuesday in Whitehorse.
• Virus drives taxi industry into turmoil With COVID-19 severely impacting the taxi industry,
• Proposed Tank Farm designation change slammed Valleyview and Hillcrest residents are steaming over the proposal to change the designation on a portion of the old Tank Farm from future residential to industrial/commercial.