Whitehorse Daily Star

August 22, 2018

• Infrastructure money to be considered: LeBlanc The federal government may work to look at better ways infrastructure funding can be better geared toward northern territories,
• Eggs Fertilized EDI biologist Ben Schonewille fertilizes salmon eggs
• Fire sees Lower Post residents come to Yukon A wildfire near Lower Post, B.C. has closed the Alaska Highway and sparked an evacuation order, with several evacuees relocated to Watson Lake.
• Extra Caution Required It’s time for drivers to slow down
• Council mulls a solar farm in Mt. Sima area City council has passed first reading on the rezoning of an area on Mount Sima Road near Collins Lane which could result in a proposed solar farm.
• Students begin new curriculum A modernized school curriculum is being implemented for Grade 10 classes across the Yukon this week.
• Fisherman fined for barbed hook A Yukon fisherman has netted himself a $100 fine for using a barbed hook while fishing at Fox Lake earlier this summer.
• Stick seeks return engagement to city council After nearly a decade away from her city councillor’s seat at city hall, Jan Stick is hoping to return to it.
• Second World War artifact donated to Legion The Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion gained a unique artifact this week, receiving a Second World War-era grenade.
• Average house price rose by $44,600 in a year The price of a single-detached home in Whitehorse appears to be inching closer to the half-million-dollar mark.

August 21, 2018

• Teaching Bear Safety Jim Welsh, a Yukon government hunter education officer,
• Man sentenced for missing court, breaching order A 44-year-old Whitehorse man has received two concurrent 30-day sentences of time served and one day in jail for missing court and breaching a recognizance order.
• Post Roast The Whitehorse Fire Department answered a call
• Fire sparks another highway evacuation alert Smoke is increasingly visible in the Watson Lake area due to the Poison Lake fire, Iron Creek fire and blazes in the Lower Post, B.C. area, reports Yukon Wildland Fire Management.
• Work may be finished by early September Depending on the weather, construction on Alexander Street in the downtown area is scheduled for completion during the first week of September.
• Hunting ban sought throughout Tahltan territory An immediate hunting ban throughout Tahltan territory is being urged due to the continuing fire devastation throughout northwest British Columbia.
• Immigration can lead to housing shortages: feds The Yukon is well-positioned to not only welcome but retain newcomers to the territory for the long run, a federal minister believes.
• YFL must prove legal status: YG The Yukon Federation of Labour (YFL) will not be receiving funding from the territorial government this year because it does not fit the criteria, a spokesperson confirmed today.

August 17, 2018

• Great Grub .
• Former government employee declared a vexatious litigant Juanita Wood has been declared a vexatious litigant
• Fatal accident remains under investigation A recent accident on the Davidson Glacier River has resulted in the death of 50-year old Las Vegas resident Todd Willis.
• Expansive barge under construction The Whitehorse industrial area is the site of the construction of a large barge
• City settles case with flood-affected resident The $3,896.48 lawsuit between a Dogwood Street resident and the City of Whitehorse has been resolved.
• A Big Day Commissioner Angélique Bernard (left foreground)
• Biking couple passes through Whitehorse You might have seen them around Whitehorse earlier this month
• Preliminary hearing date scheduled A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a 20-year-old Pelly Crossing woman
• Date set for Crown’s appeal hearing A date for the Crown’s appeal hearing of Curtis Steven Rowat’s acquittal has been set.
• Man sentenced for three breaches of court order A 41-year-old Old Crow man has been sentenced for three breaches of a recognizance order.
• Yukon firefighters head to British Columbia The British Columbia government declared a province-wide state of emergency
• Drugs, weapons seized in Hillcrest Whitehorse RCMP have released information about an incident that occurred in June.
• Man’s sentencing hearing put off The sentencing hearing of a 32-year-old Pelly Crossing man has been pushed back a day due to his lawyer’s unavailability.
• First Nation inclusion urged in WCC reforms The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is applauding the recommendations made in an inspection report
• Couple fined for wildlife violations A German couple has been convicted and fined for violating the Wildlife Act