Whitehorse Daily Star

July 18, 2018

• Low Yukon jobless rate reigns on The territory’s unemployment rate continued to remain below three per cent in June, when it was 2.3 per cent.
• Amazing Race Canada drew big crowd in Dawson The Palace Grand Theatre was packed on the evening of July 10 for the Dawson premiere/free showing of that week’s episode of the Amazing Race Canada, telecast that night on the CTV network.
• Learning About Natural Invaders Krystal Isbister, with the Yukon Invasive Species Council, held a weed walk around Whitehorse Tuesday afternoon in conjunction with the Yukon Conservation Society.
• Fire evacuation alert lifted in southeast Yukon The evacuation alert for kilometres 30 to 58 of the Robert Campbell Highway in southeast Yukon has been rescinded by the Yukon Emergency Measures Organization.
• Council asked to endorse waste management system A territory-wide approach to solid waste management could soon be a reality if municipalities answer the call to endorse a list of recommendations that have come forward on it.
• Fill stations helping pare bottle use City of Whitehorse staff and visitors to its facilities have filled up the equivalent of 271,609 bottles at its water bottle fill stations, which have been in its public facilities since 2010.
• Court sets aside damages awarded to company The Yukon Court of Appeal has denied Mega Reporting Inc.’s claim against the territorial government, setting aside awarded damages and awarded legal costs.
• City may sign off on joint use agreement Whether it’s soccer practice at a local school field, a class skating trip to the Canada Games Centre, or a weekly Scouts or Guides meeting inside a school gym, it all happens through a joint use agreement between the territory and the city.
• City staff oppose rezoning bid for townhouses City staff have recommended that council defeat a proposed zoning application for a Whistle Bend property.
• New boutique hotel to be built downtown The city is poised to gain a major new 57-room hotel.

July 17, 2018

• Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation receives funding for housing The Yukon and federal governments are providing $500,000 to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) for the creation of 10 utility buildings in Old Crow.
• In Production A small indie production company has spent the last few weeks filming a short comedy film, Rise n’ Shine.
• Animals honoured at United Church blessing Thanking animals was the focus of the Blessing
• Government to update Coroners Act In an effort the modernize legislation that the territory’s justice minister said has been neglected for far too long,
• Drones, parking kiosks among recommendations Drones patrolling city trails, online payment options for parking tickets and possibly consolidating the city’s animal pound with the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter could be the way of the future for the city’s bylaw department.
• Most of escaped wild boars remain at large The Yukon agriculture branch continues to work with a farmer whose wild boars escaped in the Mendenhall subdivision, west of Whitehorse, several weeks ago.

July 16, 2018

• Feting France The Yukon francophone community celebrated France’s national day last Thursday evening at Baked Café.
• Fire near Poison Lake receives rain The fire burning 40 kilometres northwest of Watson Lake near Poison Lake has grown over the past week,
• Fun For All Ages Cypherfest opened last Thursday evening
• Downtown, Marwell plans become guiding documents Two documents adopted by city council earlier this month are indicative of a well-planned community, says one councillor.
• Upgrading Time Yukon Energy is upgrading the powerline along Fox Lake, north of Whitehorse.
• Canyon creativity There were seven artists creating new work in Miles Canyon Friday and Saturday.
• Subdivision is renewed for Whistle Bend land parcel The city has renewed the subdivision approval for nearly 25 hectares of land that make up Phase 3 of the Whistle Bend neighbourhood.
• Whitehorse gains a millionaire The Western Canada Lottery Corp. confirmed this morning that a July 13 LOTTO MAX ticket purchased in Whitehorse won $1 million on the night’s MAXMILLIONS draw.
• Call for new Yukon senator continues The search for a new Yukon senator continues after just under a year of the seat’s vacancy.
• YG turns inward for housing for new workers As the Yukon government gears up to open the doors of the Whistle Bend continuing care facility in October, it’s looking to help out-of-territory workers in their search for housing in a “tight market.”