Whitehorse Daily Star

April 3, 2020

• Council, residents coping with COVID-19 The City of Dawson is doing its best to adjust to the new reality imposed on everyone by COVID-19.
• COVID-19 clears bases of softball fun Fans and players of one of the Yukon’s favourite pastimes will have to wait on news regarding the start of their season.
• Yukon makes history with glucose funding The Yukon is now the first Canadian jurisdiction to permanently fund continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for type 1 diabetics up to 18 years of age in the territory.
• Delay carbon tax hike, YP urges Though the prices of gasoline and heating oil have fallen,
• Doing Their Part In A Crisis Camille Bourdet, left, and Karin Martinez Gomez, seen at the Renueva sewing shop on Fourth Avenue, are making masks.
• Dixon receives second MLA’s endorsement Kluane MLA Wade Istchenko is endorsing Currie Dixon to be the next leader of the Yukon Party.
• Clarification on column photo In a photo published last Friday with Gregory Bryce’s Yukon Moments feature,
• Whitehorse employee threatened with death A man has been charged with threatening death to a City of Whitehorse employee.
• Avoid backcountry, public advised Yukon Protective Services is asking people to do their part to support first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic by avoiding trips to the backcountry for outdoor activities.
• Council members take stock during health crisis City council held a special meeting Thursday afternoon to confirm how regular meetings will be conducted while the public health emergency for the Yukon remains in effect.
• Grocery stores adapting to COVID-19 risks COVID-19 has shuttered the doors of non-essential businesses but those that remain open, like grocery stores, have been steadily adopting measures to keep their staff and the community safe.
• Housing project may be done by fall 2021 A public tender has been issued by the Yukon Housing Corp. for a four-storey, 47-unit apartment complex at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Jeckell Street.
• New COVID-19 laws won’t mean more patrols, arrests: RCMP Dr. Brendan Hanley’s directions to stop the spread of COVID-19 are now enforceable by law, and people failing to comply are subject to fines and imprisonment.
• No new COVID-19 cases, fourth person recovered Dr. Brendan Hanley, chief medical officer, provided an update to COVID-19 measures in the territory to round off a week chock-full of announcements.

April 2, 2020

• New measures implemented at landfill The City of Whitehorse is asking residents to use either debit or credit cards at the waste management facility until further notice.
• NDP leader hosted telephone town hall More than 100 people dialed into a telephone town hall hosted by Kate White, the leader of the NDP,
• Minister unveils events cancellation relief Businesses facing unrecoverable costs from the cancellations of major events will be reimbursed by the Yukon government.
• Sixth virus sufferer had travelled in Europe The Yukon has a sixth case of COVID-19, and three of the previous cases are now fully recovered.

April 1, 2020

• Pizza chain is providing relief during virus woes Domino’s Pizza is donating free food to Whitehorse General Hospital workers.
• KVA feted another strong year in tourism “Canada had a great year in tourism; the Yukon had a great year; I think we had a great year in Dawson.”
• Breathing apparatus units purchase OKed by council City council has approved the purchase of 40 contained breathing apparatus units for the Whitehorse Fire Department.
• Couple was woefully unprepared for Old Crow Old Crow has blocked all arrivals into the community without permission from the Vuntut Gwitchin chief and council.
• Nutrition, healthy habits vital during crisis Last week, the Star published an article titled “Remaining active during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
• Hassard thanks Suncor Energy for masks Suncor Energy delivered 12,000 N95 masks to Whitehorse last weekend.
• Suspend mining, WRFN says The White River First Nation (WRFN) is seeking a shutdown of mining activity during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
• City awaits YG’s direction on property tax deferment issue The city is looking for guidance from the Yukon government regarding the questions around the approaching deadline for the payment of property taxes.