Whitehorse Daily Star

December 27, 2019

• The city in lights The Canadian Filipino Association of Yukon (CFAY) conducted its second yearly house lights decorating contest.
• Hard At Work RCMP officers conduct an investigation in front of the Hougen Centre on Main Street at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
• New Year’s Eve countdown events loom The City of Whitehorse is inviting Yukoners to join the festivities for the New Year’s Eve countdown.
• Resident ‘horrified’ by beaver dam torching Marie Langenhan was walking near her home on Boxing Day when she came across the burnt remains of a beaver dam in one of the Crestview greenbelt creeks.
• Yukon-wide class 1 notification is now proposed for 2020 The territorial government and Yukon First Nations with Final Agreements have approved a recommendation from the Mining Memorandum of Understanding table to require notification of Class 1 mineral exploration activities across the territory as of April 1, 2020.
• Mount McIntyre Ski Bridge contract goes to local firm City council has awarded a construction contract worth $790,200 (plus the GST) to P.S. Sidhu Trucking Ltd. for the Mount McIntyre Ski Bridge Repair project.

December 24, 2019

• Day Lengths Start Their Comeback .
• Bake sale proved perfect recipe for fundraising Two young philanthropists braved subzero temperatures last Sunday afternoon to host a bake sale in support of the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter.
• Salvation Army scaled back its efforts Yukoners may have noticed a sparsity in Salvation Army kettle bell ringers this Christmas season, as the organization scaled back fundraising efforts in Whitehorse.
• Artist dissatisfied with arts centre’s apology A Whitehorse artist is not satisfied with a court-ordered public apology from the Yukon Arts Centre for displaying his art without his permission and without attribution.
• Whitehorse RCMP have taken a Whitehorse woman into custody. Last week, they had issued an arrest warrant for Tanya Aleekuk, 29.

December 23, 2019

• Mount Allison, Yukon School of Visual Arts sign accord Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., and the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) have announced a new partnership for Fine Arts students.
• Rotary Club Helps Purchase Van The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of the Yukon’s newly acquired van will be used to transport clients to events and activities, to help move house and to make staff deliveries.
• Cathers would reinstate premier’s annual tours Lake Laberge MLA Brad Cathers, who is seeking the Yukon Party’s leadership, would reinstate the annual premier’s community tour if he ever assumed that role.
• United Church Christmas Pageant Photo Spread
• Man charged with sexual assault after street attack A Whitehorse man has been charged with sexual assault, among several other charges, following an incident earlier this month on Second Avenue.
• Morning Matinée Yukoners lined up at 8:30 a.m. to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker today.
• New Surviving in Yukon guide released The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has unveiled the second 2019 edition of Surviving in Yukon: Your guide to free and low cost goods and services.
• Arrest warrants issued for several Yukoners Whitehorse RCMP have recently issued arrest warrants for several Yukoners.
• Coverable cancers list may change, board says The territorial workers’ compensation board (WCB) will consider expanding the list of occupational cancers covered for firefighters as part of a legislative overhaul planned for this year.
• Watch out for wolves, Laberge residents urged The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council has issued a warning of wolves frequenting the Lake Laberge area.