Whitehorse Daily Star

July 10, 2018

• Couple stars in goldpanning championships The main event in last Saturday’s Yukon Goldpanning Championships was pretty much a Millar family contest,
• Planning commission being formed The Yukon government and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have agreed to restart the Dawson Regional Land Use Planning process.
• F.H. Collins track and field ahead of schedule The F.H. Collins Secondary School track and field project is ahead of schedule, as construction work began on the site late last week.
• Evacuation alert issued for southeast Yukon area The Yukon Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) has issued an evacuation alert for kilometres 30 through 58 of the Robert Campbell Highway due to a wildfire.
• Grants OKed for Blood Ties Four Directions The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre will receive funding from the city
• Woodcock is first councillor to reveal plans There are many ways people give back to the Whitehorse community, says city councillor Roslyn Woodcock.

July 9, 2018

• Circus Comes To Town Fans turned out in droves over the weekend
• Attending The Scene embers of the Whitehorse Fire Department work
• Contract award proposed for paved Riverdale path A paved path along the west side Lewes Boulevard would offer another route for those making their way between F.H. Collins Secondary School and Selkirk Elementary School.
• Fun In The Big Tent A pirate (centre) and sailors were among the host of characters
• Airport-Area Collision RCMP officers investigate
• Dismissed YG worker appeals court decision A former Department of Highways and Public Works heavy equipment operator
• Field now ‘a sad dandelion dust bowl’ The Escarpment Parks Society continues working toward developing space at the end of Strickland Street for a park.
• Message called upbeat at Francophonie meet Whitehorse was the site of last week’s Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie.
• YG error having ‘significant impact’ on hunters Some hunters in the territory are upset after learning a redraw is being done in a lottery for the issuing of permit hunt authorizations for a number of species in the territory.

July 6, 2018

• Chamber studying members’ views on minimum wage The Yukon Chamber of Commerce is reviewing the results of a member survey related to the territorial minimum wage,
• Talent From Afar Evgeniy Salinder
• CIBC celebrates 120 years in the Klondike The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) wasn’t the first national bank to set up shop here.
• Son helps open gallery for legendary artist Inside the MacBride Museum’s new Land and Light Gallery on Thursday afternoon,
• Available For Viewing Lea-Ann McNally opened Here Before at Arts Underground on Thursday.
• City to buy truck The city’s fire department will get a new rescue truck after council approved awarding the $866,532 contract for the supply to Safetek at its June 25 meeting.
• City asked for $1 million for housing project A one-time, $1-million grant could be provided to the Challenge Disability Resource Group as it continues to work on its Cornerstone Building project.
• Atlin-Bound The Quiet Revolution performs Wednesday evening at Arts in the Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• Skagway celebration may have hit record number of some 12,000 people The July 4 celebrations in Skagway may have hit a new high this year,
• Northwestel opens the North’s first Smart Kiosk downtown In downtown Whitehorse on Thursday morning, Northwestel Inc. unveiled the first-ever Smart Kiosk in northern Canada.
• More city help sought for tiny homes venture The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre continues working to build five tiny homes on its Sixth Avenue property that will provide affordable rental housing with program supports to five residents.
• Haines Junction RCMP probe theft and mischief incidents Haines Junction RCMP are investigating a theft and reported mischief from the Canada Day long weekend.
• Man sent to jail for for sexual exploitation A 52-year-old man from a small Yukon community is facing 15 months in jail and a two-year probation for sexual exploitation.
• Recycling fees out-mileage 2017 plan: tire shop New recycling surcharges that will take effect later this year are based on a flawed system, one Whitehorse tire shop owner believes.
• Average house price rose by $38,600 in a year It would seem the most recent real estate statistics have confirmed what many have been saying: housing prices are continuing to rise – and fast.