Whitehorse Daily Star

November 22, 2018

• Council alters its 2019 schedule City council’s meeting schedule in 2019 will be a little different than originally planned after members voted in favour of the scheduling changes Nov. 13.
• Confusion surrounds ‘duty to consult’: speaker The duty to consult First Nations was the topic of one man’s presentation at this week’s Yukon Geoscience Forum in Whitehorse.
• Federal minister reviewed trade pact with Yukoners Bill Blair, the federal minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction,
• Accessible seniors’ duplexes open in Carmacks The Yukon and federal governments officially opened two new accessible duplexes in Carmacks last Friday, the first seniors’ accessible housing project in the community.
• Forum enjoyed huge leap in attendance It was another record year for attendance at this year’s 46th Annual Yukon Geoscience Forum,
• Innovation, brainstorming shone at hack-a-thon A panel made up of those involved in the HackYG 2018 hack-a-thon event held over 48 hours last weekend talked about its success during a panel discussion Wednesday.
• ‘It’s like you have a sense of relief’ After almost a decade at the helm, Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson will be stepping down from the position.

November 21, 2018

• YG wants input to improve LGBTQ2S+ inclusion Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, Two-Spirit plus (LGBTQ2S+) Yukoners and their allies are being asked to share their insights to help improve their inclusion in Yukon government programs and services.
• A Busy Place An Air North Boeing 737 lands at the Whitehorse Erik Nielsen International Airport last Friday.
• West Dawsonites able to reach town again The Yukon River remains wide-open in front of Dawson and, particularly,
• A Global Outlook Patrick Potter, with Valy Export,
• Documents set out restaurant dispute details Litigation regarding the local Golden Sakura Japanese Restaurant has been filed by Qiu’s Restaurant Inc., the company which previously owned the business.
• Judges reserve decision in suit against Ottawa The three justices of the Yukon Court of Appeal reserved their decision Tuesday in the case of the Ross River Dena Council’s lawsuit against the federal government.
• Ready To Float? The SS Klondike is reflected in a puddle Tuesday.
• Air North will reduce Ottawa flight frequency Anyone planning to travel from Whitehorse to Yellowknife or Ottawa between February and mid-June won’t be able getting there via Air North.
• Childcare centre proposed for former hotel bar, dance space A proposed zoning amendment that would allow for a child care centre inside the former night club at the Days Inn is already raising concerns for some council members.
• Feds’ nod will help medical travel costs: YG The territorial government clarified Tuesday that there is indeed a $2-million investment being made to offset some of the costs linked to medical travel, and it will cover out-of-territory travel.
• City ‘sitting at the edge of a blowtorch’ FireSmart Whitehorse is asking the City of Whitehorse to set aside as much money as it can to work toward foiling major forest fires from sweeping through the region.
• Youth office’s closure spurring worry, NDP says A Liberal cabinet minister was left defending a decision that could see the temporary closure of an office dedicated to providing youth services come December.

November 20, 2018

• Housing Initiatives Fund spurs projects The Yukon government received 20 proposals during its first call for projects under the Housing Initiatives Fund.
• Important Campaign Recognized Janet Siddall, third from left,
• Creative acquisitions unveiled in Carcross Five new works selected for inclusion in Yukon’s Permanent Art Collection were unveiled last Friday in a public exhibition at the Carcross Learning Centre.
• Ross River argues its position in the case of the 1870 Order The Ross River Dena Council presented its case Monday before the three justices of the Yukon Court of Appeal in the matter of the 1870 Order.
• First Nation elects new chief The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow elected a new chief Monday: Dana Tizya-Tramm.
• Wanted: The Driver Responsible Whitehorse RCMP are seeking
• YG eyes reducing surgery wait list The Yukon NDP presented more documents detailing the possible rising cost and scope of the comprehensive health review Monday.
• New development incentive proposed for affordable housing project The city could provide two new grants of up to $500,000 over the next 10 years to the Da Daghay Development Corp. as it continues to work on its affordable housing development at 35 Tarahne Way in Whistle Bend.
• Correction A story in last Friday’s edition
• Many Rivers’ AGM deemed invalid by YG: union The surprise annual general meeting planned for Friday by the Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Society will not be recognized by the territory’s Registrar of Societies.
• Aviation firm seeks to keep structure Alpine Aviation is calling on city council to let it to keep year-round the structure it has placed at Schwatka Lake.
• MLAs put electoral boundary changes to bed In a move rarely seen, the territory’s Liberal government defeated one of its own bills Monday.