Whitehorse Daily Star

June 14, 2019

• Chinook salmon predicted to mirror last year’s This year’s return of Yukon River chinook salmon is expected to be around 180,000,
• Celebrating A Milestone .
• Man challenges imposition of peace bond An Old Crow man is seeking leave from the Court of Appeal of Yukon to appeal his placement on a peace bond.
• Getting Into Shape Team Paddlers Abreast is seen out practising Tuesday evening.
• Whitehorse Motors helps food banks Whitehorse Motors has donated $5,000 to Inuvik, N.W.T.’s two food banks, as part of its 50th anniversary events throughout 2019.
• Input sought on ending workplace violence The Yukon government is seeking input about preventing violence and harassment in workplaces to inform regulation changes under the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• College, YG to raise students’ jobs awareness As the Yukon weathers a shortage of workers,
• Roadside Companionship Two grizzly bears
• Fence will help foil litter spread The purchase of new modular fencing to reduce the spread of litter at the Whitehorse landfill was approved Monday evening by city council.
• Woman guilty of trafficking controlled substance: judge A Yukon Supreme Court justice has convicted a woman of trafficking a controlled substance.
• Fun And Exercise .
• Policy urged for managing city’s natural assets The city might want to look at developing a policy to manage its natural assets like the Selkirk Aquifer that supplies the city’s water, says Coun. Steve Roddick.
• Brain Tumour Walk goes tomorrow The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada will stage its first official Brain Tumour Walk in Whitehorse on Saturday.
• Planned generating plant reflects many years of inaction: White NDP Leader Kate White is calling for expanded investment in renewable energy in response to Yukon Energy’s plans to build a new fossil fuel electricity generating plant.
• At 102, venerable Yukoner is still going strong Mary Merchant will turn 102 on June 18. She is likely the oldest person in the Yukon.
• Man is jailed for sexual assault; will be deported from Canada A man living in Whitehorse will be serving one year in jail followed by a 12-month probation for sexually assaulting a girl under age 16.
• Driver involved in fatal collision back in court The case of a driver involved in a double-fatality collision last month in Whitehorse was back in territorial court again Wednesday morning.
• Stop The Presses! Yukon Theatre for Young People is presenting Disney’s Newsies tonight through Sunday at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Two Vuntut Gwitchin council members suspended Two members of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation council have been suspended,
• ‘The calves bonded instantly’ Two moose calves arrived recently at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Big toe is big deal in Dawson City A donation that an expert in the Yukon happily describes as disgusting has arrived in Whitehorse, destined to become the centrepiece of a bizarre cocktail.

June 13, 2019

• Riding For A Worthy Cause More than 184 riders passengers and champions participated in last weekend’s annual Ride For Dad.
• Professionals receive training in transgender healthcare Yukon health professionals, including physicians, are receiving education and training to provide compassionate and culturally sensitive transgender care.
• City council OKs Cook Street LIC City council has approved a local improvement charge for the reconstruction of Cook Street from Fourth Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
• Territorial premiers meet in Dawson City The premiers of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are taking part in the Northern Premiers’ Forum today and Friday “to continue their work to build thriving communities across the North,” said a statement released Monday.

June 12, 2019

• Commissioner’s Ball hailed as an important social calendar event There are usually dozens of people sitting or standing at the Old Post Office Building on the eve of the Commissioner’s Ball, waiting to see the array of costumes that will be on display that night.
• Walking For A Cause About 60 people attended the annual MS Walk last Saturday in Whitehorse.
• Unions, village reach tentative deal The bargaining team representing the workers of the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU)/Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local Y042, Village of Haines Junction, will ask their membership to vote on a tentative agreement June 27.
• Chamber content with board’s report The Yukon Chamber of Commerce is happy with elements of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board’s annual report for 2018.
• Crossing Blocked Off A Yukon government highways crew has barricaded the Becker Creek bridge down the Annie Lake Road.
• Board says it’s prepared for the future At the end of 2018, the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board Compensation Fund sat at 132 per cent of total liabilities.
• Readings Begin Gwaandak Theatre is presenting its 2019 Indigenous Summer Play Readings.
• Ontario firefighters leaving territory Firefighters from Ontario who’ve been on the Bear Creek fire north of Haines Junction for nearly two weeks are returning home today.
• Group pleased by federal plan to ban plastic items Zero Waste Yukon is applauding Monday’s announcement that the federal government will eliminate single-use plastic items as of 2021.
• Hunter fined for wasting bison meat A territorial court judge has issued a $1,000 fine and other sanctions against a hunter for failing to harvest his entire kill.
• Company withdraws bid to have lane closed NGC Builders has withdrawn its application to close a portion of a back alley for a year to accommodate its construction of a six-storey condominium complex.
• Declare a climate emergency, councillor urges Whitehorse city council is being asked to declare a climate change emergency.