Whitehorse Daily Star

February 1, 2019

• No Iditarod For Seavey .
• New power policy opens doors for new generations Two First Nations might be generating commercial amounts of renewable energy later this year.
• Yukon fails on cutting red tape: report When it comes to red tape in the territory,
• Department admits its medical travel stipends aren’t enough Ahead of the territory’s comprehensive health care review wrapping up later this year,
• Premiering This Evening Opening this evening in the Arts Underground Focus Gallery is Gadgets and Ancient Treasures
• Air show’s cancellation ‘heartbreaking’ For 48 years, military planes and helicopters and their pilots have made their way to the tarmac of the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport during the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival.
• Board recommends denial of land application The lack of land use planning across the territory continues to be a primary concern, particularly with Yukon First Nations.
• Waste haulers granted more time to organize Private waste haulers who collect garbage from multi-residential sites have been given an extra three months to work toward ensuring the garbage they’re bringing to the landfill is meant for that facility.
• Gold Mine Taking Form Crews were erecting steel last month at the rock-crushing facility for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Project near Mayo (above).
• Range Road extension planned A 350-metre extension on the south side of Range Road could be open in October
• Counselling services contract awarded A $156,000-contract will ensure counselling services are available to city staff who need it over the next three years.
• Ice bridge attempt melts into history Some $150,000 of its $200,000 budget has been spent, the build-up of ice along the cable-boom has been less than hoped for, and the collapse of an ice-shelf led to the sinking of a Snowcat last week.
• Man appealing his conviction A man convicted of breaking into a woman’s house in Carcross and sexually assaulting her in December 2017 is appealing his conviction.
• Lawyers no longer defending B.C. man accused of murder The British Columbia man accused of murdering Adam Cormack has lost his legal representation.
• Woman fined after officer finds her asleep in vehicle A Yukon judge has convicted a 36-year-old Whitehorse woman of failing to exercise care and control of a vehicle and sentenced her to a $1,000 fine.
• Enigma of missing bust swiftly resolved The mystery of the missing Martha Black bust has been solved.
• Political journey takes MLA to leadership bid The territory drew a step closer Thursday to learning who could be the face of the Yukon NDP going forward: current MLA Kate White.

January 31, 2019

• City council opts to adopt umbrella bylaws Three bylaws were passed by council Monday evening detailing changes the city made throughout last year to its budget as well as grants that were handed out throughout 2018.
• A Show Of Talent Maeve Murry Pilsworth performs
• Lights dim Friday for popular film festival The 17th annual Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) will kick off Friday
• Young Athletes Gather This was the scene from above at the Canada Games Centre this morning
• Quest start necessitates street closure The city is advising motorists that the 100 block of Ogilvie Street will be closed for Saturday’s start of the Yukon Quest.
• Acquiring Winter Skills Whitehorse Scouts and Venturers
• Mining industry leads to some record-high wholesale figures The territory has the mining sector to thank for record-high sales in wholesale trade figures for two months last year,
• Councillor will take on AYC role Coun. Steve Roddick will be adding work with the Association of Yukon Communities to his list of duties as a city councillor.
• Capitals joined conversation about mental health Bell Let’s Talk flags flew in all three territorial capitals Wednesday, as well as the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
• Dementia ward to open after hospice at new continuing care centre After the territory’s newest continuing care site began accepting residents on time last year, it’s expected to open 18 more beds between April 2019 and March of 2020.
• Aging Old Crow centre could be replaced in the coming years, DM says As the Yukon government continues its comprehensive health care review,
• Alberta man’s drowning prompts warnings from RCMP The RCMP are investigating the presumed drowning of an Alberta man in Drury Lake near Faro.

January 30, 2019

• Candidate surpasses 2018 fundraising goal Jonas Smith, the Conservative Party’s candidate for the Yukon in October’s federal election, stands to have a well-funded campaign.
• Premier assesses needs in his home riding Expensive infrastructure challenges and land development were among the topics discussed before an estimated 40 citizens who turned out for Premier Sandy Silver’s recent constituency meeting.
• Talent At The Keyboard Gabby Hassard performs
• Bennett’s office comments on landmark court ruling The federal government will honour its funding agreements with Yukon First Nations, says the office of federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett.
• Comments defamed Yukon couple, jury told A Whitehorse jury will have to decide if two women distributed libelous and defamatory comments about a former Dawson City couple in 2017.
• Winged Encounter A common merganser interacts with two ravens
• Junior exploration firms on tight fiscal leash: Pillai The word around this week’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver is that money available for junior exploration companies is tight,
• City renews subdivision for Whistle Bend Phase 4 The city has renewed its subdivision approval for 43.7 hectares of land in Whistle Bend.
• Stepfather found guilty of committing sexual assault A stepfather has been convicted of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter while they were staying at a Whitehorse hotel waiting for her flight back home to B.C. the following day.
• City writes off thousands of dollars The City of Whitehorse has written off more than $22,000, with council passing third reading of a bylaw to do just that on Monday evening.
• Final arguments presented in collision case A Yukon judge has reserved his decision regarding a Whitehorse man facing two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and two counts of having a blood concentration equal or over the legal limit causing bodily harm.
• Aging patient data system in for upgrade The Yukon government confirmed this morning there will be just over $7 million dedicated to upgrading the territory’s outdated Meditech system.