Whitehorse Daily Star

October 25, 2019

• Rediscovering The Silents Open Pit Theatre held a 1920s Silent Film Night last Saturday at The Old Fire Hall.
• Linking Scouts Everywhere Charles Gale, the Yukon Scouts Group Commissioner and member of the Yukon Amateur Radio Association,
• Workshop will explore Indigenous values in child welfare practices The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) will host two days of talks and workshops
• Delegates hear how to lure younger world travellers Mikey Sadowski is the North American marketing director with Intrepid Travel.
• CMHA receives $20,000 grant The Yukon division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has received a $20,000 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant to support the territory’s only peer support program for people living with mental health issues.
• Robbin' Robin Robins are still around some parts of the Yukon,
• Man receives jail, probation for sexual assault A Yukon deputy judge has sentenced a Watson Lake man to 12 months in jail and three years’ probation for sexual assault.
• Sinking victims’ unmarked graves receive headstone A dedication involving some of those who perished in the SS Princess Sophia shipwreck 101 years ago took place this morning at the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria.
• Maps On Display Sean Smith, a Kwanlin Dü n First Nation councillor, looks at a copy of the larger of two Kohklux maps on display at the Kwanlin Dü n Cultural Centre.
• Analysis of polling data shows interesting trends (Analysis) Looking at election numbers to get a sense of where support for the five candidates came from is somewhat complicated.
• No Place For The Faint Of Heart These are some of the ghouls you may encounter at the Heart of Riverdale Haunted House on Saturday.
• Minister placed the cart before the horse, Yukon Party charges Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn was criticized in the legislature Thursday afternoon for only beginning a consultation process with suppliers that morning.
• Seeing The Lights Bathed by the aurora,
• Alberta body probing man’s death A civilian-led investigative body based in Alberta is investigating a Yukon incident involving the RCMP.
• Man committed sexual assault, jury concludes A Whitehorse jury has found a Carcross man guilty of sexual assault after two days of deliberation.
• PPC’s Zelezny would consider second run for political office Joseph Zelezny, the Yukon’s People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate in Monday’s election, believes in his party’s federal platform despite a poor vote showing.
• Frost rejects demands for Many Rivers audit The Yukon government will not seek a forensic audit into Many Rivers Counselling Services, while ex-clients hold out hope for the centre’s resurgence.

October 24, 2019

• Letter didn’t halt vote reform process: premier (Revised) Premier Sandy Silver has denied accusations that a letter calling the electoral reform commission “fundamentally unfair” was the reason his government halted the process following the resignation of chair Jessica Lott-Thompson.
• Minto Mine back in operation The Minto Mine recommenced mining operations earlier this month, says an announcement posted by Pembridge Resources.
• Do the heavy lifting to reduce waste, YG urges The Yukon government is taking steps to improve the territory’s waste management system, and is asking all Yukoners to do the same.
• Energy retrofit loan program planned The territorial government will be moving forward on an energy retrofit loan program, Community Services Minister John Streicker said Wednesday.

October 23, 2019

• Liberals’ electoral reform plan is unfair: ex-clerk A letter from an ex-clerk of the legislative assembly damning the territorial Liberals’ attempted process of electoral reform was tabled by NDP MLA Liz Hanson in the legislature Tuesday.
• Absence of security from buildings queried NDP Leader Kate White has questioned the short-lived security solutions implemented at Yukon Housing Corp. buildings for seniors last spring.
• Dousing The Problem Firefighters work Monday morning to extinguish a chimney fire at 1306 Centennial St.
• Results delay was rooted in Ottawa The delay in receiving final voting results for the Yukon until early Tuesday morning arose in Ottawa, says the territory’s returning officer for Elections Canada.
• 2019 Territory-Wide Federal Election Results Photo Spread
• Green Party candidate is undeterred by vote results Green Party candidate Lenore Morris was in high spirits as she watched the results of Monday’s federal election from her election office in the Waterfront Station Business Centre.
• ‘We will walk away with our heads held high’ North of Ordinary in Whitehorse was decked out in orange during the 43rd general election on Monday.
• Heed Yukoners’ concerns, Smith urges Bagnell Federal Conservative candidate Jonas Smith didn’t concede victory in Monday’s vote until Tuesday morning after the results of 533 more ballots were received from Ottawa.
• Win negated need for MP’s concession speech Liberal incumbent Larry Bagnell pulled off a sixth election victory Monday by a slim margin, proving the power of reputation in the minds of Yukon voters.