Whitehorse Daily Star

July 12, 2019

• Golfers to tee off for a good cause The 10th annual Skookum Asphalt Pro-Am Golf Charity Tournament will be held this weekend at the Mountain View Golf Club.
• Endurance in the brutal North of the 1930s On Oct. 11, 1930, a prospector by the name of “Three Finger Bob” Martin chartered a single-engine Junkers aircraft at Atlin, B.C., just south of the Yukon border.
• Northern premiers ask provinces to pare emissions Northern premiers say they expect provinces to do their part when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases in Canada.
• Conservation officers are more than ‘bear police’ The Star participated in a ride-along with a conservation officer who responded to a call of a bear seen in a rural area on Thursday.
• Bookmarking Two Decades Jan Stick, one of the owners of Well-Read Books, is seen during the Fourth Avenue store’s 20th anniversary celebration Wednesday evening.
• Rescuing RCMP officer among award recipients Thirteen Yukoners, one program and a four-legged friend have been recognized for their efforts to prevent crime and foster community safety.
• Rain helps slow fires in Dawson area Damper weather has been of some assistance in fighting the two big fires in the Dawson zone.
• Yukon University releases new video The future Yukon University, soon to be Canada’s first university North of 60, has unveiled its new identity, leading up to the official university transition celebration in May 2020.
• Fire abatement work’s budget finalized City council has readjusted its fuel abatement and FireSmart budget to mesh with a three year-contract award to Lane’s Yukon Yardworks for $511,000.
• YEU contract ratification meetings set Members of the bargaining team representing Yukon government workers are preparing for contract ratification meetings set for Sunday through Thursday of next week.
• Therapy ‘shameful, cruel,’ Ottawa tells YG Two federal ministers have asked two Yukon ministers to ban conversion therapy in the territory.

July 11, 2019

• Atlin-Bound Local Boy, Kelvin Smoler (right) and Jeremy Parkin perform at the Wednesday evening Arts in the Park show.
• Order of Yukon medal design released The Commissioner of the Yukon has released the design of the Order of Yukon medal, her own personal coat of arms and a new exhibit at Taylor House.
• Optimism surrounds chinook run This year’s run of Yukon River chinook is coming in at the higher the end of the pre-season estimate by scientists involved in salmon management.
• First Nation, YG sign education accord The Yukon government and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation have signed a three-year education agreement that should benefit Indigenous learners.

July 10, 2019

• Canadian Open crowns new panning champ There was a new winner in the Canadian Open at this year’s Yukon Goldpanning Championships.
• Meetings initiative sent back to city officials It’s back to the drawing board for a city policy outlining how meetings between senior administrative staff and members of city council are conducted.
• Kathleen Lake facilities to close to public The Kathleen Lake campground, boat launch and day use area within Kluane National Park and Reserve will be closed to the public July 19-21.
• Challenge’s housing project progressing The Challenge Disability Resource Group is advancing the preparation of design and construction documents for its Cornerstone Project.
• Highway still open as smoke blankets many areas Neither of the two major wildfires approaching the North Klondike Highway had reached it as of early this afternoon, and the artery remained open.