Whitehorse Daily Star

June 28, 2019

• Keeping It In The Family These two bison were seen grazing June 8
• Yukon Cares fundraising event set for tomorrow Yukon Cares has scheduled a fun fundraising day for Saturday at the Copper Belt Museum.
• Wedged And Motionless This truck and trailer tandem, photographed earlier this month,
• Cauldron maker chosen for Games Yukon metalworks artist Brian Walker will build the cauldron for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games (AWG).javascript:%20UploadPhoto();
• Mayo’s Bedrock Motel now on firm foundation The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Development Corp. and Northern Vision Development LP (NVD) have combined efforts to launch a renovated Bedrock Motel in Mayo.
• Musical and factual notes from an amazing season Ed. note: here, the All-City Band Society summarizes its activities during the past season.
• Data portal called positive, but job not done This week’s launch of the Yukon government’s first open data portal is a step in the right direction, says the territory’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.
• Government launches new open data portal Citizens have easier access to valuable government information through Tuesday’s launch of the Yukon government’s first open data portal.
• Popular festival expands its literary program The 2018 edition of the Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing (P&P) Festival took place over what was a very busy weekend between May 30 and June 2.
• Quest musher is fined his race earnings The Yukon Quest will fine Dawson City musher Brian Wilmshurst US$3,262.10 because tests for a foreign substance in his dog team’s urine came back positive during last February’s race.
• Chinook run shaping up as average This year’s run of Yukon River chinook salmon is looking about average as the first fish is expected to reach the Yukon-Alaska border downriver from Dawson City early next week.
• Residents wonder why costly infrastructure is idle A Whistle Bend resident wants to know why the fountain in the subdivision’s drainage pond has not been turned on this year.
• Western premiers mulled wide range of issues Premier Sandy Silver feels that the Western Premiers’ Conference was positive and could benefit the Yukon.
• Pump ordered for Marwell lift station A back-up pump is on order for the Marwell lift station at a cost of a $100,000.
• Carbon pricing system to take effect Monday The federal government’s carbon tax will come into effect in the Yukon as scheduled – on Canada Day (Monday).

June 27, 2019

• Fresh funding will help train Yukon workers The federal and Yukon governments have reached an agreement to provide $45 million to the territory to train workers.
• The Yukon River Quest gets underway The paddlers of the 2019 Yukon River Quest arrived early at Rotary Peace Park on Wednesday to get their gear inspected one more time and to get their boat into the proper position along the banks.
• Crew working on Dawson City-area blaze (Revised) Yukon Wildland Fire Management is working hard to suppress a new fire near Dawson City.

June 26, 2019

• Permafrost researcher joins Herschel Island project Louis-Philippe Roy stands at the edge of the Arctic Ocean on the northernmost edge of the Yukon.
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• Council sharpens its focus on improvements to bus system The city is moving forward with three recommendations from the Transit Master Plan prepared by Stantec and adopted by council in June 2018.
• Lowe Street housing project funded A new affordable housing project in downtown Whitehorse is receiving $420,000 through the territorial Housing Initiatives Fund.
• Council OKs $540,960 in building costs City council has approved an additional $540,960 for the construction of the city’s new Operations Building off Range Road.
• Environmental passion sparks Green candidacy The Green Party of Canada has thrown its name into the federal election mix, acclaiming local lawyer Lenore Morris as its Yukon candidate.