Whitehorse Daily Star

July 26, 2018

• Chamber lauds extension for applying for committee post The Yukon Chamber of Commerce is praising the territorial government’s decision to extend the application period for the Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission.
• The Crop: Funding For Fighting Diabetes Jeff Newell, left, and Ron Wachholyz are seen Wednesday afternoon in Whitehorse.
• Committee recommends against chinook fishing The Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee has recommended to the minister of Fisheries and Oceans that there should be no allocation of chinook salmon to the public angling fishery at the start of the season.
• Plane Lands Safely Emergency organizations were called to the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport for an emergency landing by this Tintina Air Piper-PA at about 8:40 this morning.
• Chiefs who navigated land claims deal are honoured in Dawson A bench to commemorate the names of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) chiefs who laboured along the path to TH self-government was unveiled on the grounds of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre on July 16.
• Bylaw for joint use pact passes first two readings The city and territory are closer to signing off on an updated agreement governing the use of schools and their fields by local groups or city facilities like the Canada Games Centre.
• Health funding pact formally signed A cash infusion from the federal government will contribute to the territory’s health care services in mental health, home care and medical travel, among others areas.
• ‘Our city is in good shape’: candidate As Rick Karp’s role as president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce comes to a close, he’s gearing up for another role he hopes Whitehorse voters will elect him to: that of mayor.

July 25, 2018

• Council endorses ideas to deal with Yukon waste The Yukon government has the city’s endorsement on a list of recommendations that would see a territory-wide approach to waste management.
• Commissioner Attends Graduation Ceremony General training first intake cadets participate in last Friday’s graduation parade at the Whitehorse Cadet Training Centre.
• Major power failure under investigation A major power outage Tuesday affected several regions in the territory on a sweltering evening, including downtown Whitehorse and Dawson City.
• Previously withdrawn land could open up Proposed changes to the territory’s Quartz Mining Act which have raised concerns about the possibility of weakening the free-entry system in the Yukon could in fact have the opposite effect, a government official told the Star earlier this week.
• Conversation With Soup When Art Takes Action and the Gwaandak Theatre Society presented While Having Soup last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Girls were sexually abused, judge concludes A Yukon judge has found a Whitehorse man guilty of sexually abusing two girls who were either 14 years old or younger at the time.
• Bylaws passed as city readies for legalization of cannabis Rules for operating a cannabis shop – including a $2,000 business licensing fee – in the city have been set.
• City adopts parks and recreation master plan The city has a guide that will take its parks and recreation department into the next 12 years or so after council voted Monday to adopt a new parks and recreation master plan.
• Commission, YG settle on jail segregation The territorial Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the Yukon Human Rights Commission over practices at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC).
• ‘Regrettable’ errors have affected 300-plus people With the hunting season just about a week away and data errors from earlier this month prompting a redraw lottery, mistakes were once again discovered in the results of this redraw.

July 24, 2018

• Mayo Lake-area wildfire fought Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews are fighting a blaze 53 kilometres northeast of Mayo.
• Sweltering On Schwatka Area lakes, including Schwatka (above)
• Mishap in Ottawa leads to Air North flight delay An Air North flight was delayed for several hours Monday after a ground crew at Ottawa’s airport caused damage to a plane.
• YG extends deadline for planning commission After receiving just under 10 applications over a three-week period,
• Incident results in serious charges Two male youth are facing sexual assault and robbery charges following an incident in Whitehorse last Friday night.
• City adopts wide-ranging bylaw review A review adopted by council Monday night will serve as a guide for the city’s bylaw department in the years to come.
• Festival offered a scaled-down anniversary fete One might expect that a 40th anniversary event would aim to be a blowout – bigger and better than those that had come before it.
• Council vetoes townhouses for Whistle Bend A proposed townhouse development on a Whistle Bend property that’s been empty for six years will not go ahead as planned.