Whitehorse Daily Star

April 15, 2019

• Premiering Tomorrow Larrikin Entertainment and the Yukon Arts Centre
• YG looks to cancel cooling work at Ross River school The Yukon government is considering cancelling some cooling work on the Ross River School that has come in over-budget from a bidder, but is expecting to still go ahead with other structural bracing work this year.
• Record-Shattering Migration Swan Haven by M’Clintock Bay
• Youth Parliament returns after eight-year absence The territorial legislature was the scene of a rare Friday sitting last week.
• Court spurns man’s appeal of dangerous driving sentence The Court of Appeal of Yukon has dismissed the appeal of a Yukon man who was challenging his sentence for dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
• Officials unveil $23 M for road, city works Whitehorse city hall, the city’s new services building and asphalt overlay work all received a nod from the federal government Friday afternoon.
• Pilot project will study ‘smart devices’ use A $1.3-million, two-year pilot project to investigate the feasibility of using smart devices across the Yukon grid was unveiled Friday afternoon.

April 12, 2019

• Scientist took climate change knowledge to Europe Over a four-week period earlier this year,
• Music Yukon executive director settling into role Inside the Music Yukon office at the historic Smith House in LePage Park, Scott Maynard is looking to the future.
• Showcasing Creation Niki Parry was one of the artists
• Mistake found in the calculation of Cook Street local improvement charges’ impact City council has directed staff to correct an error in calculating how much six commercial property owners on Cook Street would have to pay in local improvement charges (LICs).
• Several housing lots in Whitehorse released for private development The Yukon government is releasing residential parcels and individual lots in Whitehorse subdivisions for private development.
• String Star Takes The Spotlight Sophia Snider performed
• Lowered flags honoured Vimy Ridge troops The flags at Dawson Legion Branch No. 1 and at Victory Gardens were flown at half-mast Tuesday in memory of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917.
• New health and wellness centre is planned for Old Crow Planning is underway for a new community health and wellness centre in Old Crow.
• Inaugural Forum Drew A Crowd Fourteen Yukon First Nations were represented at the first-ever Bead, Hide and Fur symposium held March 30 in Whitehorse.
• Evidence tossed after woman’s rights found violated A Yukon judge has disqualified evidence from a Whitehorse woman’s impaired driving trial due to the RCMP violating her Charter rights to speak with counsel.
• Fatal Collision Consequences This caribou leg was seen under the snow
• Kaska Dena Council launches appeal The Kaska Dena Council has filed an appeal of a Yukon Supreme Court decision that dismissed its action against the territorial government and the Liard First Nation chief.
• Minister’s action violates customary process: YFGA Environment Minister Pauline Frost is again stepping outside the normal process to make changes to fish and wildlife regulations, says the Yukon Fish and Game Association.
• Creative industries strategy underway The Yukon government is preparing a multi-year strategy to support, grow and develop the territory’s creative and cultural industries.
• On Until Month's End Scott Price opened Tree People last Friday
• Shift attention to home care: Yukoners to YG At least one major theme coming from Yukoners to the government is to increase staffing for home care to make it easier for seniors to age in place, compared to putting money toward long-term care services.
• ExxonMobil will appeal order ExxonMobil has filed its intention to appeal a recent Supreme Court of Yukon decision where it was ordered to pay US$71.46 per share to dissenting shareholders.
• Learning The Ropes New recruits for the third annual 2019 Beat the Heat boot camp practise trenching Wednesday afternoon.
• Streets’ speed limits may be pared Reductions in speed limits are being proposed in a small section of Porter Creek.
• Man arrested here after an incident in Carcross ( Copy Revised ) A 55-year-old man was arrested after an assault incident Wednesday morning in Carcross.
• Long Ago Yukon to present speaker “Bones, cut marks and stone tools – A human presence in the Yukon 24 000 years ago”
• NDP joins criticism of electoral reform process (Copy Revised) Those looking to serve on the Yukon government’s commission on electoral reform will now have an extra week to submit their applications.
• Crown seeks higher-end sentence for driver A Yukon judge has reserved his decision regarding the sentencing of a man involved in a serious vehicle collision in January 2017.

April 11, 2019

• Man arrested following incident in Carcross A 55-year-old man was arrested after an incident Wednesday morning in Carcross.
• YG modernizes highway painting, brush control system The Yukon government has rolled out its new Road Maintenance and Improvement Program, which will see new or revamped line painting and brushing components.
• Electoral commission deadline extended by YG Those looking to serve on the Yukon government’s commission on electoral reform will now have an extra week to submit their applications.