Whitehorse Daily Star

March 12, 2019

• Quarry proposal raises residents’ concerns A public hearing will be held on a proposed gravel quarry in the Valleyview area.
• Society, YG at odds over funding talks One Yukon society is rejecting the claim that it turned down a three-year funding agreement from the Yukon government – after Health and Social Services Minister Pauline Frost said just that on Monday.
• Dawson airport to close in May for work The Dawson City Airport will be shut down for a week in May with no planes leaving nor arriving.

March 11, 2019

• City may opt to sole-source refrigeration contract The city could be sole-sourcing a contract worth $251,750 to Cimco Refrigeration.
• Enjoying Life Outdoors Fish Lake appeared to be a hub of recreational activity on Sunday.
• Minister challenged over Facebook posting The official Opposition Yukon Party wants Justice Minister Tracy-Ann McPhee to explain a post she shared on her official Facebook page over the weekend.
• Jury finds man guilty of sexual assault A Whitehorse jury has found a 24-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a girl under age 16.
• Funding woes creating ‘crisis’: society As the Yukon government points to a health care review aimed at finding “efficiencies” across its department, at least one of the territory’s 826 societies is worried a lack of funding is making it difficult to operate.
• Range Road-Alaska Highway area to change As plans move forward for an extension to Range Road and other work along the Alaska Highway, the federal government has announced funding for the initiative.

March 8, 2019

• Klondike Chevrolet Buick and GMC Has a New Owner and New Attitude Klondike Chevrolet is now under new, locally owned and operated ownership.
• Long Ago Yukon talk will address state’s earliest people “Glimpses of the First Peoples in Central Alaska,”
• Veteran Justice official to join the legislature The Department of Justice’s policy and communications director is headed to the legislature.
• Works Exhibited Tara Roberts talks
• Options explored for new generating plant Yukon Energy is seeking a preliminary cost estimate on options for a new generating plant powered by diesel fuel, natural gas or a combination of both.
• Equipment Recovery Underway A crew from Cobalt Construction of Whitehorse were busy in Dawson City late last week beginning to plan the recovery of their Snowcat.
• Art exhibition opens in Dawson The ODD Gallery in Dawson City is presenting an exhibition of woodblock prints by Gabriela Jolowicz (Berlin) in two parts:
• Staff to begin late-care conversations sooner The territory will continue to roll out a program in some of its continuing care facilities in the coming months that encourage residents to speak earlier about how they want to spend their last days.
• Youthful Warblers The Chante-la ta chanson concert was held Tuesday at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• YG paring cataract surgery wait lists Thanks in part to what the Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) calls an ambitious plan, the territory is on pace to see more cataract surgeries performed by late this month than all of last year combined.
• Roadside Emergency Emergency crews were out in full force on the Alaska Highway north of Watson Lake on Monday,
• Friendly Greetings A snowperson
• Council considering free bus rides for Games participants Those taking part in the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) next year could be getting a free ride around the city.
• Protesters rally outside legislature Decked out in T-shirts identifying themselves as a “Proud Yukon Feminist” or a “Proud NGO Supporter”, protesters gathered outside the Yukon legislature early Thursday afternoon, just before the first day of the spring sitting.
• Accused tells his side before jury deliberates A Whitehorse man, charged with the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 16, took the witness stand Wednesday and Thursday to tell his side of the story.
• Budget leaves opposition unimpressed After the Yukon Liberals unveiled another record-breaking budget of $1.5 billion Thursday,