Whitehorse Daily Star

April 24, 2019

• Community-based projects receive federal grants Thirteen Yukon organizations are receiving between $5,000 and $25,000 in federal money for their community-based projects,
• White acclaimed to lead the NDP No one emerged to challenge Kate White, the NDP MLA for Takhini-Kopper King, for the leadership of her party.
• Accused may require alternate legal counsel The man accused of murdering Adam Cormack may need to find a new team of lawyers again.
• Home invasion suspect arrested near Mayo The suspect in a home invasion and attempted assault incident that occurred in Porter Creek last Dec. 31 has been located and arrested, Whitehorse RCMP said Tuesday afternoon.
• Plastic bales pop up around Whitehorse You’ll be forgiven for doing a double-take when walking around downtown Whitehorse and finding yourself confronted with a bale of plastic – an ode to waste governments hope will make you rethink your usage.
• $1-M school fix difference ‘grossly over-budget’: YG Some work on the Ross River School for which YG set aside $600,000 this year came in at $1.6 million.
• FNs’ financial transfer agreements extended The federal government has reached an arrangement to extend the financial transfer agreements with Yukon First Nations for another fiscal year.
• Troublesome flooding not expected this spring The Yukon’s spring weather temperatures may be above seasonal averages,
• Quarry plan suddenly canned with no explanation The Ta’an Kwach’an Council and its development corporation have withdrawn their proposal to build a gravel quarry next to Valleyview.

April 23, 2019

• Tai Chi Yukon to mark 30 years Tai Chi Yukon members will celebrate their first 30 years Saturday with an epic four-hour event.
• Parties quiz YG about group home report In the wake of a report confirming a wrongdoing at a Yukon group home in 2016, the territorial government was on the defensive in the legislature late last week.
• Chopper pilots taking training, re-certification Just like the return of the swans every spring, helicopter pilots take to the air over Whitehorse and around the city for annual training and re-certification.

April 22, 2019

• Wildfires won’t wait for city hall, councillor says City councillor Dan Boyd would like to bump up the completion date for a proposed contract to develop a wildfire risk reduction strategy.
• A Welcoming Room The Rainbow Room at Porter Creek Secondary School was opened last Thursday.
• Club’s 25th anniversary celebrates Yukon’s birding history “Birds are the most important life on the planet; we’re just here to watch them,”
• The Tradition Continues The Great Beringia Easter Egg Hunt was held Sunday.
• Trafficking charge laid in Whitehorse A complaint about a man passed out in a vehicle has led to a trafficking charge.
• Widespread power failure is under investigation This morning’s lengthy power outage was caused by a loss of generation at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam, says Stephanie Cunha, a Yukon Energy spokeswoman.
• Ottawa pours money into economic diversification The federal government is investing more than $4.3 million in 16 economic development projects in the Yukon.
• Report lays out wide-ranging suggestions The Yukon government will have 60 days to lay out what steps it will take or look to take to meet recommendations stemming from a report that found wrongdoing by staff at a Whitehorse group home – a timeline it says it will “respect.”