Whitehorse Daily Star

June 29, 2018

• Playing To The Fans Members of the Washboard Union
• Council approves conditional use for bed and breakfast A local couple has the go-ahead from the city to begin work on the bed and breakfast they plan to operate from their War Eagle Way property.
• Tunes In The Park Antarticus – Mack Smith, Dustin Parsons and Addam Parsons, left-right – perform Wednesday
• Moosehide Slide is a Municipal Heritage Site After some months of discussion and consultation, the Moosehide Slide has been declared a Municipal Historic Site.
• Air North begins Whitehorse-Mayo flights Air North has taken its first bookings for its new scheduled service between Whitehorse and Mayo.
• Regional Chief Sworn In Kluane Adamek is sworn in as the Yukon regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) by elder Chuck Hume
• Unemployment figure remained below three per cent last month The territory’s unemployment rate continued to remain below three per cent in May, when it was 2.7 per cent.
• Mishap Damages Vehicle This vehicle, damaged by a rollover at Km 1390 of the Alaska Highway, was seen Wednesday.
• Crown appeals man’s acquittal The Crown has appealed the acquittal of a Whitehorse man on impaired driving and possession of a controlled substance charges.
• City adopts changes to its ATV bylaw, but weaknesses cited Young dirt bike and ATV riders are now able to show off their skills at events hosted by the Yukon Cross Country Motorcycling Association (YCCMA) at their leased site off Robert Service Way.
• Ponderosa Prowling This lynx begins to cross Ponderosa Drive
• Builder licks a challenge to craft a unique model Growing up in Whitehorse,
• Government funds museums, cultural centres Yukon cultural centres and museums received a bump in funding this week from the territorial government.
• Get hunting permits from us: RRDC A notice issued earlier this month by a Yukon First Nation notifying hunters on their traditional land that they will be required to get an additional hunting permit from them is frustrating and surprising the territory’s fish and wildlife association.
• PM to hold a community barbecue in Dawson As is typically the case,
• Protection urged for steel contractors A letter sent to the Yukon government by the territory’s opposition party calling for increased protection of government contractors is receiving praise from one local company, in the wake of an exchange of tariffs between Canada and the United States.
• Chow Time This black polled warbler
• Convicted killer loses his appeal The Yukon Court of Appeal has dismissed Norman Eli Larue’s appeal of his first-degree murder conviction – though not all of the three justices agreed.
• Public hearing set on fire hall zoning Residents will be able to let the city know their thoughts on the proposed zoning that would allow the city’s next fire hall to be built downtown on the former Motorways trucking site around Front and Black streets.
• Tracking Buzz-Saw Jimmy Yukon artist Jim Robb, right, is seen with Buzz-Saw Jimmy’s great nephew, Eldon Hamilton, and his wife, Audrey, last Sunday.
• Judge hears details about alleged sexual assault A 47-year-old Carcross man was on trial Monday and Tuesday accused of sexual assault and break and entering.
• Trails designations called a compromise “This ... is not a perfect solution.”
• Fish activity in territory not unusual so far: DFO A small plane touched down Wednesday evening at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport after a five-day mission trip that flew over the territory to monitor fish and fish habitats.
• ‘This crime has traumatized me to the core’ A Watson Lake man was in a Whitehorse courtroom Thursday for a sentencing hearing for manslaughter.

June 28, 2018

• Senators Attend Conference Senators Marilou McPhedran, Lillian E. Dyck and Kim Pate, left-right,
• Celebrating Francophones The Yukon’s francophone community gathered last Saturday to celebrate the Fete Nationale,
• Conference focused on sustainable tourism in the polar regions The Yukon has been hosting the sixth International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN) conference over the past several days.
• Latest Follies Debut The Klondike Follies opened Tuesday evening at the Coast High Country Inn Convention Centre.
• Yukon youth programs funded Young Yukon hockey players, equestrians and artists are among those to benefit from nearly $61,000 awarded to 23 community groups through the Youth Investment Fund.
• Quelling The Problem Members of the Whitehorse Fire Department and Yukon Wildland Fire Management work to extinguish a blaze
• Northern sustainable food systems scrutinized The northern territories’ approach to sustainable food systems was up for discussion recently at a roundtable hosted by a national board encouraging Indigenous populations to get involved in policy making.
• Unusual Visitors Some of 10 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft
• Takhini North land acquisition approved A new lot for multi-family development could soon open up in Takhini North.
• Town’s lagoon gets bump from YG, feds The Watson Lake lagoon is one step closer to getting its much-needed upgrades after a funding announcement earlier this month.
• Missing Alberta man sought The RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating an Alberta man who may be in the Yukon.
• Premier praised for negotiating tax exemption The federal carbon tax mechanism will hit two fewer industries in the territory, Premier Sandy Silver announced Wednesday afternoon.

June 27, 2018

• Student wins national immersion clip contest The Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (CAIP) has announced the winners of the national immersion clip contest 2018.
• Park concession building rises from the ashes Residents of Dawson City celebrated the grand opening of their new Minto Park concession building with a community event earlier this month. The original facility was destroyed by fire in 2015.
• Zoning OKed for proposed townhouses A proposed 10-unit townhouse development in Copper Ridge now has the right zoning needed to go ahead.
• Fibre optic route ‘disgusting’: Tangerine tech One of the territory’s largest technology providers is criticizing the choice to build a line designed to improve Internet reliability for Yukoners along the Dempster Highway.
• Vehicle for Hire bylaw adopted Taxis in Whitehorse are subject to a set of new regulations after city council passed third reading, thus adopting, a new Vehicle for Hire bylaw.
• Bail supervision report is ordered A new bail supervision report has been ordered for Mario Reuben Skookum.
• City council approves transit reforms New transit hubs, electronic fare payment options, a taxi scrip service rather than the Handy Bus, new routes and schedules....
• Activists want ‘war on drugs’ ended The Blood Ties Four Directions Centre participated Tuesday in the Support Don’t Punish movement.
• Kennel owner is complying with court’s order The civil contempt of court application against Shelley Cuthbert has been lifted, as she is in compliance with a 2017 court order.
• Council approves emergency fire spending Up to $2 million in spending from city reserves has officially been approved to deal with the stubborn fire at the landfill.