Whitehorse Daily Star

November 5, 2018

• Wind farm to have four turbines The proposed wind farm for Haeckel Hill has been bumped up to four turbines, says the president of the private company behind the project.
• Auction raised $16,000-plus for Yukoners Cancer Care Fund An art auction and calendar launch held last Tuesday evening raised more than $16,000 for the Yukoners Cancer Care Fund.
• Talks ongoing for reclamation of mine site The federal government is continuing negotiations with the company selected to reclaim the site of the former Mount Nansen gold mine near Carmacks.
• Choir prepares for annual holiday concert For Barbara Chamberlin, Christmas starts in June.
• Labour Disruption Continues Staff at Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services are seen during the fourth day of their strike this morning outside the organization’s Fourth Avenue premises.
• Man acquitted of two charges; convicted of another A 48-year-old Spanish man was convicted Friday of making child pornography – but acquitted of two sexual offences. A fourth charge was judicially stayed.
• Child advocate office has ‘aging out’ video The Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office,
• No cuts planned for Wood Street Centre, minister vows The territorial government is assuring Yukoners that there will be no cuts to programming for the Wood Street Centre in Whitehorse.
• YMA’s president-elect to work with incumbent The Yukon Medical Association (YMA) has a new president-elect for the year after last week’s annual general meeting.

November 2, 2018

• MLAs push for a Veterans Square Yukon MLAs are calling on the territorial government to support the city and Royal Canadian Legion in their efforts to develop a new Veterans Square in Whitehorse.
• Spanish citizen on trial for alleged sexual assault A 48-year-old Spanish citizen has stood trial this week in Whitehorse on charges of sexual assault against a person under 16
• Humane society will not face court injunction A Yukon judge will not impose an injunction against the Humane Society Yukon
• Trail-blazing Yukoners awarded prestigious medal Three Yukoners key to the efforts that have made Montana Mountain in Carcross a destination
• YG to unveil plan to reduce cataract surgery waitlist The territorial government is expected to deliver a strategy to help reduce the waitlist for cataract surgery in the Yukon in the coming days.
• Virtual doc visits could help Yukon especially: CMA A respected medical professional visiting the territory says the Yukon could benefit from virtual visits one day becoming a reality
• B.C. driver convicted of offence in absentia A British Columbia man did not attend his trial last month and was convicted of dangerous driving and violating the Yukon Liquor Act.
• Turn clocks back Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday,
• Single-use plastic ban to be studied The Yukon legislature has approved a motion that will see the government study the elimination of single-use plastic.
• Mine’s opening is sweet satisfaction for Yukoner Twenty-eight years ago, Whitehorse exploration geologist Carl Schulze cracked open a rock in northern Ontario and saw gold.
• Quest board sad to see executive director depart Natalie Haltrich, the Canadian executive director of the Yukon Quest, is stepping down just 12 weeks before the 2019 sled dog race begins.
• Star Power Here for Festival .
• Road Mishap This badly damaged SUV was seen along the Takhini Hot Springs Road last Sunday.

November 1, 2018

• Equality of Spouses Act assented to The Yukon legislature passed the Equality of Spouses Statute Law Amendment Act 2018 on Monday.
• Dawson’s acclaimed council sworn in A gallery of 15 citizens gathered in Dawson’s municipal council chambers Monday evening to hear Justice of the Peace Judith Blackburn-Johnson administer the oaths to the new and returning council members.
• Not From This World Trick or treaters fanned out across the city on Wednesday evening
• Geological Technology Program accredited Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC) has presented the faculty at Yukon College with a certificate recognizing national program accreditation for the college’s Geological Technology Program.
• Public accounts reveal $18.7-million surplus As anticipated last spring, the Yukon government’s non-consolidated public accounts for 2017-18 show a surplus.
• Yukon Energy’s fossil fuels burning up sharply The amount of fossil fuels Yukon Energy is burning to generate power has more than quadrupled in the last three years, according to numbers provided by the Crown corporation.
• Court process was against her: ex-kennel owner The former owner of the Tagish dog kennel has filed a response to a government petition seeking to remove her from Crown land off the Atlin Road near Tarfu Lake.
• Government will finance abortion pill Yukoners hoping to access abortion will now have an alternative that will be fully covered by the territorial government,