Whitehorse Daily Star

March 4, 2019

• Islam Open House slated for Tuesday The territory will welcome its first Islam Open House tomorrow, as part of a nation-wide campaign to clarify misconceptions about the faith.
• All the Strings come together in extravaganza. Photo Spread
• Research, innovation workshop planned Yukon College’s Cold Climate Innovation (CCI) and TechYukon are partnering with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program to host the 2019 Research, Innovation and Commercialization workshop Tuesday through Thursday.
• Judge orders that $341,510 be repaid to Yukon Energy Corp. A Yukon Supreme Court justice has ordered the repayment of a judgment of $341,510 to the Yukon Energy Corp.
• Retail sales fell in December: statistics The preliminary estimate (seasonally unadjusted) for retail sales in the Yukon for December 2018 was $69.5 million, Statistics Canada reported Feb. 22.
• Midwifery rules on track for year’s end The territorial government is drafting regulations to have midwifery regulated by the end of this year.
• Teen helped off clay cliffs A teenager rescued from the clay cliffs Sunday was not injured, the Whitehorse Fire Department said this morning.

March 1, 2019

• Dealership makes donation to wildlife preserve The Yukon Wildlife Preserve has become the first recipient of a donation from Whitehorse Motors’ 10-month-long charity program, accepting a $5,000 cheque.
• Firm seeks money from Minto Explorations Ltd. An Ontario contractor is petitioning the Supreme Court of the Yukon to award it approximately $3.1 million from Minto Explorations Ltd. equipment leases.
• A Watershed Evening Whitehorse resident Peter Jickling
• Yukoners shut out of jobs at CRA office Yukoners who had their sights set on working in the city’s recently resurrected Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) office were shut out from applying for those jobs, the Star has confirmed last month.
• Opening This Evening Rhoda Merkel will open It’s A Beadiful World this evening at Arts Underground’s Focus Gallery.
• Property’s closure sought under SCAN program The territorial government’s director of Public Safety and Investigations is petitioning the Yukon Supreme Court to close down a property in the trailer park behind Kopper King.
• Realities steamroller original plans for asphalting priorities Priorities for the city’s asphalt overlay program this year are being re-adjusted by city council upon a recommendation from administration.
• Man sentenced for assaulting another man in holding unit A Yukon judge has sentenced a 34-year-old Whitehorse man to 12 months in jail for assault causing bodily harm.
• Star modifies frequency of publication The Star will begin publishing three times a week on Monday because of tight economic conditions, owner-publisher Jackie Pierce said Thursday.
• Iditarod sled dog race has some Yukon content The world’s foremost sled dog race kicks off its 47th running this weekend as participants strive to push past a punishing two years for the sport’s image.
• Island tent camp encounters opposition A proposal for an island tent camp to serve as a base for a guided angling business on Aishihik Lake is facing determined headwinds.

February 28, 2019

• Female entrepreneurs event will assist women’s centre From balancing family life, to overcoming self-sabotage, to finding the courage to take the leap from the safety of your nine-to-five life – these are the stories and lessons that will be shared on International Women’s Day (March 8).
• Eight students presented at teaching conference Eight Bachelor of Education students in the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program (YNTEP) and After-Degree program at Yukon College shared practical skills and knowledge for teaching in Calgary last week.
• Taking The Stage This Evening William Prince, a Juno Award-winning sing- er-songwriter, performs to a full house Wednesday evening at the Teslin Heritage Centre.
• City’s mandatory commercial organics collections kicking in This year marks the phase-by-phase launch of the city-wide commercial organics collection program.
• Second Show Goes Tonight Members of the Music, Art and Drama (MAD) class are presenting It’s About Time,
• Dawson chamber looks to rejuvenate itself The 2019 annual general meeting of the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce was actually the first meeting the group has held in many months.
• Major fuel spill occurs on Dempster Environment Yukon estimates 13,000 litres of home heating fuel spilled on the Dempster Highway when a North 60 truck rolled off the roadway earlier this month.
• Heritage fair receives support of city council City council agreed, at its meeting Monday evening, to provide $2,000 in funding to support the Yukon/Stikine Regional Heritage Fair set for May 2 at Yukon College.
• Twisted Works venture to bite the dust Tucked just at the corner of Front and Strickland streets for the last four years,