Whitehorse Daily Star

December 10, 2018

• International Agreement Protested A small group of people gathered Saturday afternoon at the Elijah Smith Building to protest the UN Global Compact on Migration.
• Canada hasn’t fulfilled its duty: TTC to court The Teslin Tlingit Council says Canada has never lived up to what it describes as legal obligations to properly fund the council’s self-government agreement.
• Santa parade kicks off holiday season Photo Spread
• City operating budget to be unveiled tonight Whitehorse property owners will have a better idea tonight what to expect in 2019 when it comes to their property taxes, city utilities and other city fees.
• Workers, Union Representatives Meet MP Yukon MP Larry Bagnell (second from left)
• Land rezoning passes first reading The rezoning of a small 0.3-hectare strip of land behind a residential property in Hidden Valley will be the focus of a public hearing set for the Jan. 14, 2019 city council meeting.
• Meeting well worth-while, Silver says Friday’s meetings with Canada’s first ministers represented “a valuable opportunity,” says Premier Sandy Silver.
• Study up on Many Rivers strike, Hanson urges cabinet ministers NDP Leader Liz Hanson is calling on three cabinet ministers to “pay attention” to the five-week-old strike at Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services.
• Average home price fell from second quarter If the most recent numbers from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics are any indication,

December 7, 2018

• Famous crash victim dies at 76 The woman who survived 49 days in the remote wilderness south of Watson Lake in 1963 has died.
• Opening This Evening Helen O’Connor
• Silver caps off visit to Ottawa, Montreal Premier Sandy Silver and other officials from the territory are expected to be wrapping up their trips down south to meet with federal colleagues,
• Vigil remembers female victims of violence Yukoners and Canadians across the country gathered once again
• Show Opens Lianne Charlie is one of the artists in the Yukon Arts Centre show To Talk with Others,
• Practise holiday fire safety, department urges The Whitehorse Fire Department is reminding citizens that winter holidays are a time for greater risk of fire.
• Two Of Many Performers Andrey Skofenko and Ella Bradford
• Arguments set out over man’s custody conditions The lawyers of the man convicted of Christopher Brisson’s murder have filed their arguments in their client’s petition for a judicial review over being placed in Whitehorse Correctional Centre’s (WCC’s) secure living unit.
• On Stage tonight This is one of the scenes Yukon Arts Centre patrons will see
• Man challenges peace bond in higher court An Old Crow man who was living in British Columbia is appealing the decision to bind him to a peace bond.
• YG clarifies elevator safety regulations Those working on or with elevators in the territory will be subject to clearer rules after a workplace incident earlier this year saw a worker suffer injuries from a fall.
• Former Yukon premier to roll into Whitehorse next week After spending years in the political limelight during the 1980s and early ’90s, one-time Yukon premier Tony Penikett will bring his book talk to the city next week.
• ‘This is a really severe offence’: judge A man who slashed another man’s face with a knife in the McIntyre subdivision has received a 10-month custodial sentence with credit for time served.

December 6, 2018

• Vuntut Gwitchin Chief-designate hopes win will send message to youth Dana Tizya-Tramm “feels incredible” about having been elected as the new chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation last month.
• College ranks third for number of student paid researchers Yukon College ranks third out of comparable smaller colleges in Canada for the number of paid student researchers.
• The Sounds Of Folk Music The Whitehorse Folk Society held the monthly coffee house last Saturday.
• Skagway bridge’s completion is moved to 2019 The replacement for the William Henry Moore Bridge near Skagway has been delayed until the fall of 2019, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation (AKDOT).
• Human relations in mining are vital: speaker A visiting speaker at the recent Yukon Geoscience Forum believes there needs to be more emphasis on human relations in the mining and exploration field, ultimately leading to more collaboration.
• Preparing For Concerts The All City Band will present the annual Music For a Winter’s Eve
• Entrepreneurs profiled in new video series Yukon entrepreneurs are showcased in a new series of documentary-style videos commissioned by the Yukon government.
• YG asks court for vexatious litigant ruling The Yukon government has put forward an application in the territory’s Court of Appeal to have Juanita Wood declared a vexatious litigant in that level of court.
• First Nation entities now eligible for program funding First Nation development corporations are now eligible to apply for Community Development Fund (CDF) money to support their community-level initiatives.
• City seeks residents’ view on the long-term future Whistle Bend, Chadburn Lake park and improvements that have made the downtown waterfront a community gathering place were all once ideas envisioned as part of the city’s Official Community Plan (OCP).