Whitehorse Daily Star

April 25, 2018

• Nominations will close for school council votes School council elections will be held May 7 to elect members of the Yukon’s 26 school councils to serve a two-year term.
• KVA relishes another profitable year As the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) prepares for the summer tourism season,
• Council moves forward on Smart Cities Challenge The city will put forward a submission to the Smart Cities Challenge as it looks to address the local housing issue.
• Council approves school mobility review A review of safety issues around schools in the city can now get underway thanks to a unanimous vote by city council Monday evening.
• More details released on tense Arkell situation Whitehorse RCMP have released more details on their activities Tuesday morning in the Arkell subdivision.
• Staking ban sees another extension The ban on staking mineral claims in southeast Yukon has been extended for another two years.
• Mining company fined $78,500 The Yukon Zinc Corp. has been fined $78,500 for several infractions it committed under the Quartz Mining Act after the Wolverine Mine went through bankruptcy.
• Sexual assault trial hears from witnesses The jury trial of Dion Roberts on a charge of sexual assault began Monday in Whitehorse.
• Veteran teacher to head association July 1 The Yukon Teachers’ Association (YTA) elected a new president last Friday.
• Silver, opposition leaders assess spring sitting of legislature The 2018 spring sitting of the Yukon legislative assembly officially wrapped up Tuesday.

April 24, 2018

• First Nation plans language immersion program The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) are committed in the biggest way to the revitalization of their Southern Tutchone language, says Chief Steve Smith.
• Feds confirm carbon tax revenue will return here Direct revenue generated from the federal government’s carbon tax mechanism will stay with respective territories or provinces,
• Moments Of Levity Clair Ness
• Quest bars Neff from 2019 race Former Yukon Quest champion Hugh Neff
• Crown appeals ruling The Harry Kolasch matter was back before the courts Monday, as the Crown is appealing the decision made by Judge Nancy Orr.
• Liberals out to slay ‘culture of fear’: minister The Yukon government is not prioritizing procedure development that would guide disclosures of wrongdoing and the handling of these disclosures within its departments
• Details sparse on major RCMP operation Few details were available this morning after “hold-and-secure” situations were put in place at Elijah Smith Elementary School and École Émilie-Tremblay.

April 23, 2018

• Council awards pipe liner work Work to install a pipe liner in the sewer main along a portion of Lewes Boulevard will begin during the upcoming construction season.
• Legalization Advocate Bella
• Canada, two territories will oppose oil drilling: Frost A Yukon cabinet minister says three Canadian governments will oppose the latest attempt to open the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
• Musical Fare The Fiddleheads provided entertainment
• Acclaimed conservationist to speak Tuesday Yukoners will have the chance to hear first-hand from a world-renowned conservation leader Tuesday evening when Harvey Locke takes the stage at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Smaller Then Past Years This year’s 420 event, held Friday,
• Warrant issued after man fails to show up for court An unendorsed warrant has been issued for the arrest of Philip Tyler Reid.
• Commissioner's Maiden Engagement Commissioner Angélique Bernard (left)
• Low lake levels prompted a greater need for diesel, gas Yukon Energy burned more diesel and natural gas last year for generation because of low water levels in Mayo Lake, says the president of Yukon Energy.
• Church adopts new name as it readies for a new building It’s exciting times for the former Whitehorse Baptist Church, as a new building is being planned and it has a new name.
• Minister quizzed on infrastructure cost-sharing Over the next 10 years,
• Sheepway’s custody conditions discussed Darryl Steven Sheepway was back in court Friday for the second day of his sentencing hearing.