Whitehorse Daily Star

November 26, 2019

• Recycling Leads To Rock The Yukon Montessori School has won Northwestel Inc.’s 2019 directory recycling challenge.
• Silver changes course on electoral reform strategy The premier is calling for the launch of a committee to survey Yukoners on electoral reform.
• Yukon to benefit from better avalanche forecasting A complete avalanche forecasting program in the White Pass and Wheaton Valley will return for the 2019-20 winter season.
• Budget has little for cyclists, council told The city’s proposed capital budget for 2020 lacks a commitment to cyclists, city council heard at its meeting Monday evening.
• Fundraiser planned for local tot A fundraising event will be held Saturday for an ailing Whitehorse girl at Paddy’s Juke Joint.

November 25, 2019

• The Tradition Continues .
• Three resident pediatricians serving Yukon Three resident pediatricians based at the Klondyke Medical Clinic are now serving Yukon.
• A Seasonal Favourite The annual Skookum Asphalt Santa’s Breakfast took place Saturday at the Yukon Government Main Administration Building.
• Regional chief welcomes cabinet Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) likes the federal cabinet unveiled last Wednesday.
• Man submits surety issue to Court of Appeal of Yukon An Old Crow man has taken his placement on a surety to keep the peace to the Court of Appeal of Yukon.
• Soaring At Sima Whitehorse skier Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon hits the big air jump Sunday afternoon a Mount Sima.
• City committee invites submissions The city’s traffic and street sign committee has launched an online form to help residents submit their traffic safety concerns.
• Highway Mishap The RCMP investigate a truck that rolled
• Waterfront lots research continues The land branch remains focused on confirming waterfront lots on Marsh Lake that encroach on the 100-foot reserve from the natural high water mark have the necessary waivers.
• Crime statistics called ‘a snapshot in time’ The Yukon’s 2018 crime rate is the third-highest per capita in the country, despite lower numbers than the previous year.
• Yukon Party raps costs of YG’s ‘haphazard’ website The Yukon Party is criticizing the cost of the government’s new website, which is partially launched alongside the territory’s new logo.
• Changes may be coming to animal welfare laws The Yukon government will work with a panel of local farmers to update animal management legislation in the territory.

November 22, 2019

• Mush on, Gene Dubois, mush on Friends and family were saddened to hear,
• Popular seasonal event takes the stage next month The Whitehorse Community Choir’s annual Christmas Concert is quickly approaching, and is shaping up to be a feel-good event.
• MP, grand chief assess new cabinet Yukon MP Larry Bagnell has given a thumbs-up to the northern components of the new federal cabinet.
• Job figures continue positive trend Unemployment in the Yukon has taken a dip this year with consistent labour force numbers, according to the latest report by the
• Judge spurns appeal of sexual offences conviction A Yukon Supreme Court justice has dismissed a man’s appeal of his conviction of one count of sexual interference and sexual assault.
• APTN seeks city’s assistance APTN is again asking city council for $10,000 in cash and $5,000 in in-kind services to support the Indigenous Day Live broadcast next June.
• Square up to regulatory woes: ex-chamber head Past president Mike Burke of the Yukon Chamber of Mines says there is still a pressing need to address regulatory inefficiencies in the Yukon.
• Admiring The Festival Wonders The Northwestel Festival of Trees kicked off Thursday evening
• Yukoners gathered to honour National Housing Day Whitehorse residents shared stories with the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition early this afternoon, during National Housing Day.
• Communities to get early kindergarten education Early kindergarten education (K4) is coming to Dawson City and Watson Lake, rounding out the Department of Education’s implementation in Yukon communities.
• Pedestrian Is Struck, Dies Whitehorse RCMP officers investigate the scene of a fatal collision at Second Avenue and Elliott Street at about noon Thursday.
• Local firm will design mixed income apartments complex Kobayashi and Zedda Architects has been awarded the $638,350 tender for design for the planned mixed-use,
• Decision on silver project is imminent Alexco Resource Corp. is close to making a decision on whether to go back into production with its Keno Hill silver project, says the company president.
• Former minister announces bid for the Yukon Party leadership The day after the Yukon Party announced its date for choosing a new leader, the first candidate emerged.
• ‘I guess it is a sign of the times’ Trans North Helicopters will cease operations on April 30, after 52 years serving the Yukon, the company announced this morning.