Whitehorse Daily Star

November 14, 2018

• Honouring Aboriginal Veterans About 50 people gathered at the Danoja Zho Cultural Centre in Dawson City last Thursday to celebrate Aboriginal Veterans Remembrance Day.
• Society will mark five decades of work with a Saturday dance party The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) plans to celebrate its 50th birthday Saturday with an evening of funk, dance, storytelling, and art installations.
• ViDEOSKiN The show is 20 hours of dance videos from around the world she is curating.
• Special remembrance for Klondike legend Joe Boyle Remembrance Day in Dawson was also the day to celebrate the exploits of Joseph Whiteside Boyle, with several events planned.
• Late Sergeant-At-Arms Honoured The Dakká Kwáan Dancers sang two Crying songs Tuesday on the floor of the Yukon legislature to honour the late Doris McLean, a former chief of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation, sergeant-at-arms and respected First Nation elder.
• Second charging station set up at transportation museum The Yukon government has set up its second charging station for electric vehicles.
• Snow snarls traffic, knocks out power While Tuesday’s snowfall did not break any records,
• Opioid overdose plan is ongoing work After experiencing more than a dozen related deaths in the territory over the last two years,
• ‘It’s pretty impressive,’ mayor says of budget Mayor Dan Curtis has unveiled plans that could see the city spend up to $23.8 million in 2019 on projects largely focused on replacing, renovating and upgrading infrastructure to keep local services running.

November 13, 2018

• Remembering In Teslin A special Remembrance Day ceremony
• Premier brings PM’s message to assembly The Robert Service School gym had filled up quite well,
• Teslin Treat Young Dylan Smarch was happy to present a cake made especially for the Remembrance Day ceremony
• Stress social development, council urged A candidate who was not successful in gaining a council seat in October’s municipal election is calling on those who were elected to focus on social development over the next three years.
• Fallen soldiers remembered at ceremony Remembrance Day was recognized at the Canada Games Centre Sunday
• Yukon Gravy Train is on track for Takhini Arena lease Yukon Gravy Train has pulled into the Takhini Arena.
• Whitehorse council considers food for fines program The first week in December may be the perfect time to get a parking ticket.
• Consider language around trauma: psychologist A visiting psychologist to the territory says Indigenous groups can be looked to for guidance on alternative ways to understand trauma, particularly by taking a close look at linguistics.
• Petition launched after speaker’s news column An online petition aims to “uninvite” the keynote speaker scheduled to address delegates at the Yukon Chamber of Mines’ annual geoscience forum

November 9, 2018

• Trader Time returns to open the Pivot Festival Nakai Theatre and the Yukon Arts Centre unveiled the lineup for Pivot Festival 2019 on Wednesday.
• Miner’s proposal approved, but restrictions apply The Yukon government’s handling of Darrell Carey’s placer claims in Dawson City is expropriation, says Carey’s representative.
• Crown loses appeal of accused’s acquittal The Court of Appeal of Yukon has dismissed a Crown appeal of the acquittal of Brian George Nowazek on child pornography and firearm charges.
• Number of unemployed remained stable The number of unemployed in the Yukon last month remained the same as it did in September,
• Brimming With Career Ideas Steve Reid, centre, and Jeremy Flamand,
• Quick call to RCMP helped nab suspect A Whitehorse man has been charged with breaking and entering and causing mischief in Dawson’s Red Feather Saloon.
• Powerful Testimonials Heard A panel was assembled for the ‘CBC North asks what happened to the children of residential school survivors’
• YG can’t yet commit to Hillcrest lights: Mostyn The territorial government says it’s mulling its options on how to best address highway safety near the Alaska Highway-Hillcrest Drive intersection,
• Ex-kennel owner, YG have court date A hearing has been set for the Yukon government to make its case to have Shelley Cuthbert and 50 dogs removed from Crown land off the Atlin Road near Tarfu Lake.
• Whitehorse postal workers join rotating Canada-wide strikes Whitehorse’s postal workers went out on strike early this morning.
• Museum receives artifacts from famous crash It was a story that captured the world.
• RCMP respond to incident on picket line Whitehorse RCMP received and responded to a report of an incident Thursday morning involving some striking staff of Many Rivers Counseling & Support Services.