Whitehorse Daily Star

February 21, 2020

• Court tosses action between YEU, ex-worker The Yukon Supreme Court has dismissed an action between a former territorial government worker and the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU).
• Councillor queries snowy sidewalk warning Acting Mayor Steve Roddick told council Monday his downtown home was one of the 11 addresses warned recently by city bylaw officers to keep their sidewalk clean.
• Cathers would improve wildlife management if elected premier Improving wildlife management and respecting the rights of everyone would be a high priority if Brad Cathers becomes the Yukon’s premier, he said recently.
• The minister and the shirtless reporter play golf Ed. note: This article is the first of an illustrated series on events the writer recalls or has heard of. They are intended to inform, entertain and sometimes provide insight into life in the North. Some will be short, some lengthy, some light, and some filled with drama.
• Things will literally perk at glass-blowing studio Downtown’s Lumel glass-blowing studio plans to open Gather Café and Taphouse this summer, a cozy appetizer and event spot with an all-local focus.
• Work at protecting the true facts, archivist urges Dr. Laura Millar is on a crusade to make sure that the evidence of things happening right here and now does not vanish into the electronic aether, whether that might be by accident or on purpose.
• Be safe: MADD With the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous climaxing this weekend, the Whitehorse chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is reminding Yukoners to put safe roads and sober driving at the top of their Rendezvous to-do lists.
• Yukon Forums are unique for Canada, leaders say Indigenous leaders met Thursday with Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet for the first Yukon Forum of the year.
• Francophone Flavoured Fun A dinner and talent show took place Thursday evening at École Emilie-Tremblay.
• Getting a Leg Up on Rendezvous Rendezvous fun at the Town Club
• Students learning guiding, interpretive skills An Indigenous-led course at Yukon College is training students to work as wilderness guides and interpreters on their traditional lands.
• University Act proclaimed; board chair is appointed The Yukon University Act has been proclaimed into force by the Commissioner in Executive Council, replacing the Yukon College Act.
• Searchers honored for work The Search and Rescue long service awards were handed out last month at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.
• Barn collapse stresses cows, sparks rebuilding plan In just three days, a GoFundMe campaign to help a family finance a new barn at the Klondike Valley Creamery in Rock Creek had raised $13,450 toward its $45,000 goal.
• A Mammoth Task City crews have been busy disposing of the significant snowfall
• Canadian Tire store rolls toward new ownership Daniel Charlebois is leaving his post as the owner and manager of Canadian Tire in Whitehorse after 18 years at the store.
• Yukon’s minimum wage to rise The territory’s minimum wage workers can look forward to an extra $8 per day.
• YG program is aptly filling the prescription, statistics reveal Nearly 250 people have been matched with a family physician through the Yukon government’s Find a Family Doctor program.
• Avenue realignment, lower speed limit studied Changing the look of Second Avenue is an option to increase overall safety for pedestrians, motorists, for everybody, city council heard Thursday.

February 20, 2020

• A celebration of culture week The F. H. Collins Secondary School gym was jumping with hand games Wednesday.

February 19, 2020

• Review of education in begins The Yukon government is conducting an independent review of inclusive and special education.
• Affordable housing projects underway The third call for projects for the annual $3.6 million Housing Initiatives Fund recently supported 12 more shovel-ready projects across the Yukon.
• Number of employed rose in January The number of employed in the Yukon last month climbed slightly compared to December, according to Statistics Canada.
• Awards presented during celebration of heritage Monday evening’s 2019 heritage awards celebration was opened with a prayer delivered by Diane Smith, a Kwanlin Dün First Nation elder.
• Ex-minister remembered as loyal, hard-working Maurice Byblow, a former territorial cabinet minister who helped forge the Yukon New Democrats into a powerful governing force, died Feb. 11 in Whitehorse.
• Declaration embodies the Indigenous view Elders, youth, leaders and representatives of the Yukon First Nations have declared a climate change emergency.
• Two nights of talent on tap Members of the Music, Art and Drama class will take the stage for their annual Variety Show tonight and Thursday at the Wood Street Centre. The performances are created by the students themselves.