Whitehorse Daily Star

November 4, 2019

• Oldtimer hockey action EDI skated to their fourth tie in their first nine games,
• White Ribbon Yukon AGM set for Nov. 14 The White Ribbon Yukon Anti-Violence Society has set its next annual general meeting for Nov. 14.
• Helping Out Mount Sima Zayden Nadeau, Natalie Belisarie and Mikayla Baez, left-right, members of the Jack Hulland Elementary School Grade 6 class,
• Police service dog Crash has retired Crash, the Yukon RCMP’s police service dog, has officially retired after serving in the force for nearly six years.
• Yukoners receiving carbon tax rebates Yukoners began receiving their first carbon price rebates of $43 last Thursday.
• Importance of virtual health care touted The Yukon’s doctors met in Whitehorse late last week to discuss implementing virtual care in the territory.
• Doubts cast onto waterfront property ownership A well-respected Yukoner with unquestionable credentials says there is a very serious matter that needs to be addressed regarding the ownership of waterfront property.

November 1, 2019

• Pioneer northern nurse’s memoir republished In 1949, when Amy Wilson began working as a field nurse along the Alaska Highway, she was told the North was no place for women—that only men and dogs survived.
• AFY congratulates Liberals, MP The Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) has congratulated the Liberal Party of Canada on winning the largest number of seats in the House of Commons on Oct. 21, and Larry Bagnell on his re-election as the Yukon’s MP.
• Whitehorse Motors continues series of donations Whitehorse Motors continues to honour Yukoners for the dealership’s success over the past 50 years.
• Getting Into The Halloween Spirit Members of the 2019 flu immunization crew
• Raise wage, address inequalities, NDP urges New Democratic Party MLAs challenged the Liberal government to raise the minimum wage and address wage inequalities for female government staff during question period on Thursday.
• ‘Blindsided’ ex-YG employee files lawsuit A former Yukon government communication analyst is suing, stating his release on probation was a firing without cause.
• Opening Today Dan Brown Hozjan will open Dwellings today at the Arts Underground,
• Sex offender entitled to counsel, court rules The Court of Appeal of Yukon has approved appointing counsel to a man convicted of 25 counts of sexually abusing children.
• Alley Problem .
• Long-awaited grizzly bear management plan out The Yukon’s first grizzly bear conservation management plan was released last week after several years in the making.
• Chicken wire leaves foxes on the outside looking in The City of Whitehorse has placed chicken wire over a fox denning area on the hillside beside the Copper Ridge water reservoir.
• Fragments stem from ancient rhinoceros Joan Hodgins remembers the “wonderful day” in April 1973 as she hiked up hills and hopped over creeks with half a dozen kids participating in an outdoor program she led near Whitehorse.
• Time will change .
• Driver arrested, charged with drug offence A young man was arrested in downtown Whitehorse on Wednesday and charged with drug trafficking.
• Chief anticipates full recovery after diagnosis Doris Bill, the respected chief of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN), has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, she confirmed today.
• ‘People are tired of it, and want something done’ Residents of Copper Ridge are feeling frustrated after an onslaught of attempted break-ins this week.

October 31, 2019

• Museum Frights The Haunted Museum at the Yukon Transportation Museum is a collaboration between the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre and the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon.
• Coalition unveils latest living wage he living wage for Whitehorse is $19.07 per hour in 2019, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition said Wednesday.
• Council OKs almost $80,000 in grants, services Nearly $80,000 in cash and in-kind services for festival and special events next year was approved by city council at its meeting Monday.
• Minister details savings from Queen’s Printer decision A breakdown of the promised $1.6 million in savings to the Yukon government after the privatization of Queen’s Printer and Central Stores was tabled in the legislature Wednesday by Richard Mostyn, the minister of Highways and Public Works.
• City awards contract for Games Centre’s ice plant City council approved a sole-source contract for $500,045 at its meeting Monday to bring the ice plant at the Canada Games Centre up to date.