Whitehorse Daily Star

August 13, 2018

• City mulls lot expansion The city will go ahead with the first reading of a rezoning bylaw in the Kulan industrial area,
• Last week’s rain discouraged new fires Thirty active fires continue to burn in the Yukon, with 73, 163 hectares blackened says Yukon Wildland Fire Management.
• Music camp students show talents Members of the Yukon Girls Rock Camp, an initiative of the Dawson City Music Festival, showed off the fruits of their efforts last week in Whitehorse.
• Restaurateur can proceed with legal action The Yukon Supreme Court has authorized a restaurant owner to pursue litigation against another restaurant owner.
• Employers’ assessment rates in for some changes The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board’s assessment rates will change moderately in 2019, the board said last Thursday.
• Reception centre greets 15 displaced fire victims The territory has pitched in to help those who were forced to evacuate their homes earlier this month because of wildfires in Telegraph Creek, B.C. by opening a reception centre in Whitehorse.
• Judge to rule on man’s parole eligibility A 26-year-old Watson Lake man who has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder could be ineligible for parole for 10 years.

August 10, 2018

• Midway festival focuses on tradition In the heart of Gwich’in territory is a unique music festival.
• Intersection gains three-way stop signs The city has changed the intersection at 12th Avenue and Centennial Street to a three-way stop.
• Council awards contracts worth $1.2 million The city will be dishing out funds to help a number of works in the area as council approved awarding a total of $1.2 million for four projects Monday.
• Council awards two tech contracts The city will be awarding two contracts to tech company iON United Inc. after council voted to approve the amounts Monday evening.
• Woman charged after drugs seized A 30-year-old Whitehorse woman has been charged with possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
• Thrift store volunteers continue fundraising Love 2 Thrift is raising money to open up a new thrift store in the city.
• Man’s impaired driving conviction will stand A Yukon Supreme Court justice has dismissed a man’s appeal to overturn his conviction of impaired driving.
• Correction An Aug. 8 story on hunting permits
• Speeding complaints spur RCMP action Lead-footed motorists were called to accountability July 28.
• Lewes Boulevard work starts The City of Whitehorse’s contractor, Insituform, has begun re-lining the sanitary sewer mains located in the centre medians on Lewes Boulevard from Alsek Road to Takhini Avenue.
• Centre created to help displaced fire victims A reception centre has been established in Whitehorse to provide emergency support to B.C. residents impacted by the wildfires near Telegraph Creek.
• Whitehorse residents win $1 million Edwin and Laura Vanderkley are the Yukon’s latest million-dollar lottery winners.
• Public meeting set for proposed quarry A First Nation development corporation will look to further its proposal for a gravel quarry in the Hillcrest-Valleyview area in the coming months, in hopes to have it considered by the city later this year.

August 9, 2018

• RCMP officers mount bicycles Whitehorse RCMP are stepping up enforcement in the city with proactive bike patrols.
• Resting Up A large flock of Canada geese
• Concert to bid farewell to departing musician The Yukon is losing one of its musical treasures this month.
• Art From The Outdoors Presented The created in the canyon artists launched their exhibit Wednesday evening
• Exhibit Continues Tamika Knutson opened SKIN last Friday at Arts Underground’s Focus Gallery. Knutson is a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in member from Dawson City.
• Council candidate offers ‘fresh perspective’ The city could get a more youthful face at its leadership table later this year, after Whitehorse’s Steve Roddick announced his candidacy for city council Wednesday.
• Flooding woes close Chilkoot Trail The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park has closed the Chilkoot Trail to all use due to flooding conditions along the Taiya River.
• Crime prevention initiatives receive money Eight community-led projects focused on crime prevention are receiving $121,768 in funding from the Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust.
• Yukoners assisting in firefighting efforts A crew of firefighters from the Yukon travelled to Telegraph Creek, B.C. Wednesday to assist in the battle against a devastating wildfire.
• Residents rally to fire victims’ cause A Whitehorse business owner has been gathering supplies for the evacuees of the Telegraph Creek, B.C. wildfire.