Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Permanent funding to be considered for glucose monitors The Yukon legislature has unanimously passed NDP MLA Kate White’s motion to consider permanent funding for continuous glucose monitors for all Yukoners with type 1 diabetes.
Work on group home delayed Renovation work on a $1.1-million Porter Creek property the Yukon government bought last year to convert into a group home at a similar expense was not done on time – and is now delayed.
New airport restaurant coming in fall: YG With more than $300,000 worth of upgrade work at the city’s airport now awarded, the Yukon government hopes to have a new restaurant in place by the fall

Yukoner honoured by Governor General Whitehorse resident Sierra van der Meer was honoured with a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers last Thursday during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Climate strike is planned for Friday Similar to events happening around the world, a group of youth from Whitehorse will host a climate strike at noon Friday in front of the Elijah Smith Building.
Group home allegations report won’t be released A report that saw the Yukon government hire a B.C. lawyer last year to do an independent review of allegations of mistreatment in group homes will not be made public, the government said Monday.
Sitting wraps up MLAs head for summer break After Yukoners got their look at the governing Liberals’ $1.5-billion budget in March and the party’s third of its mandate, the spring sitting wrapped up Tuesday with both opposition parties finding much to criticize.
Fiscal derailment shunts trolley to sidelines With no funding from the Yukon government, the waterfront trolley will not run this year, says the chair of the board of directors for the MacBride Museum.
Festival goes Thursday The Yukon Montessori School will host its annual Shakespeare Festival
Construction of new firehall requires another $400,000 City administration is recommending that city council approve an additional $400,000

Yukon Party launches leadership advisory committee The official Opposition Yukon Party has taken another step toward naming a leader.
City dragging its feet on dock space: aviators Local pilots say the city has done virtually nothing to provide more dock space for float planes at Schwatka Lake since the area plan was adopted in 2015.
YG will not release report into group home allegations A report that saw the Yukon government hire a B.C. lawyer last year to do an independent review of allegations of mistreatment in group homes will not be made public, the government said Monday.
WANTED – Travis John Aaron Capot-Blanc Travis John Aaron Capot-Blanc is wanted on a series of charges

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