Whitehorse Daily Star

August 3, 2018

• The Big Squeeze raises funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs To honour the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon’s 40th anniversary, the board and staff hosted a lemonade stand competition – The Big Squeeze – on Wednesday.
• YG cites figures showing Finlayson caribou decline The territory’s Environment Department is providing figures that show a decline in the Finlayson caribou herd over a time period of just under two decades.
• Texan cyclists roll through Whitehorse The city played host to more than 60 Texas cyclists trekking their way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska this week, cycling to raise money for cancer services and research.
• Judge sets aside Cobalt Construction’s acquittal A Yukon Supreme Court justice has set aside the acquittal of Cobalt Construction Inc. over a violation of the Environment Act.
• Visitor From The Deep A sand structure of Squid Word,
• City poised to award two tech contracts City staff are recommending iON United Inc. be awarded two contracts for technology work with the city.
• Housing project hopes to open in late 2020 After being diagnosed with severe anxiety, PTSD agoraphobia, depression and dissociative disorder a number of years ago, Tamara Perzan reflected, this week, on how far she has come.
• Yield sign evolves into stop sign Travellers are advised that the yield sign at the south end of Range Road has been changed to a stop sign.
• Traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs and cash Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, a Whitehorse RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop on Quartz Road near Second Avenue, police said Thursday afternoon.
• Creative Weekend Planned Ten artists planned to take part in this weekend’s 4th Plein Air Festival.
• Rezoning sought for proposed Mount Sima-area solar farm A 1.5-hectare piece of land on Mount Sima Road near Collins Lane could be the site of a proposed solar farm if city council approves a rezoning application for the land.
• Fire closes part of Campbell Highway Kilometres 30 to 60 of the Robert Campbell Highway in southeast Yukon have been closed due to the Poison Lake wildfire burning about 40 kilometres northwest of Watson Lake.
• Blaze damages downtown house The Whitehorse Fire Department responded to a house fire at 405 Hanson St. near Fourth Avenue on Thursday evening.
• Lawyer takes political pedigree a step further After spending years behind the scenes of political campaigns, Laura Cabott is ready to take centre stage this year.
• Collision victim was injured, saw car written off A 23-year-old woman from Vulcan, Alta., was in court recently for a sentencing hearing over impaired driving causing bodily harm.

August 2, 2018

• Important Day Observed The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre held a barbecue last Friday at its office parking lot.
• Peel Watershed Portrait Exhibit opens in Whitehorse The Peel Watershed Portrait Exhibit opened Wednesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre, and will be available for viewing until Aug. 30.
• Warm-Weather Entertainment Leg Up Hands Down performs at Arts in the Park at noon Wednesday.
• City council race gains a candidate Whitehorse resident Laura Cabott today announced her intention to run for city council in the Oct. 18 municipal election.
• Vehicles Tangle A variety of emergency responders work at the scene of this two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Lambert Street.
• $20,000 is raised for student program Victoria Gold Corp., the owner and operator of the Eagle Gold Project near Mayo, has helped raise more than $20,000 for a Yukon charity.
• Air tanker responds to Windy Arm-area fire A new wildfire was reported Wednesday near Windy Arm, 83 kilometres southeast of Whitehorse.
• Northern ministers discuss shared priorities Health and social services ministers from the three territories met Monday to discuss ways to improve outcomes in health and social services across the North.
• Alcohol consumption, YLC clarity may be studied More than half of Yukoners want to have a minimum distance set between liquor retail outlets and “sensitive sites,” according to recent statistics gathered by the territorial government.

August 1, 2018

• CAFN opts for emergency salmon fishery closure The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) have announced the immediate closure of the subsistence fishery for sockeye and chinook salmon in the Tatshenshini River and all its tributaries for the 2018 season.
• Minding The Shop Sonja Seeber, a Yukon trapper,
• Whitehorse woman is sentenced for assault A Whitehorse woman has been sentenced to a 30-day custodial sentence and nine-month probation for assault.
• Accused listens to conviction by telephone Melvin Joseph Harper has been found guilty of breaking and entering a residence for the purpose of sexually assaulting the occupant.
• Mid-summer Music-Making Andrea McColeman, right, directs the Beginner Grrrl Rock Band this morning at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Waterfront builder seeks relaxation of height limit River’s Edge Partnership is asking the city to increase the building height limit of two of its waterfront properties.
• Initial budget for landfill work may be dumped The city may spend another $300,000 of its portion of federal gasoline tax funding on opening up more space at the landfill.
• Chicken burgers linked to salmonella The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has linked No Name brand chicken burgers to a recent outbreak of salmonella infection.
• Feds get ball rolling on Faro remediation A California-based company will be in charge of some of the immediate projects involved in the remediation process of the long-abandoned Faro mine site – at least for the next two years, the Star learned Tuesday afternoon.
• Complainant wasn’t sworn in; mistrial ensues A deputy judge has declared a mistrial and recused himself after a procedural error during a sexual assault trial that began this week in Whitehorse.