Whitehorse Daily Star

April 4, 2018

• Dawson film festival reels off numerous awards Some 400 to 500 submissions were made to the Dawson City International Short Film Festival this year,
• Words And Music Rob Hunter was the featured performer
• Liquor corporation gets ready to store cannabis in Marwell warehouse A new product is slated for storage in the Yukon Liquor Corp. warehouse in Marwell – legalized cannabis.
• Challenging The Cold Pussywillows are becoming more visible
• YG may pursue reclamation costs Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Ranj Pillai says the Yukon government is looking at trying to recover the cost of reclaiming an illegal 17-kilometre road.
• Author To Speak This Evening The Teslin Museum and Historical Society invited Canadian novelist Lawrence Hill (far left)
• Suites issue is progressing through council Next week, city council could pass the final two readings of a bylaw that would see two North Star Drive properties rezoned to permit living suites in the homes.
• City shifts funds from 2017 to 2018 The City of Whitehorse is moving closer to rebudgeting $63.5 million planned to be spent in 2017 to this year instead.
• YG pays out $40,000 in damages to eight grievors The Yukon government has paid out a total of $40,000 in damages to eight individual grievors represented by the Yukon Teachers’ Association (YTA) after a recent adjudication decision related to temporary teacher employment status.
• Resident, mayor clash over trail’s use The City of Whitehorse needs to change the snowmobile bylaw, council was told Tuesday evening by a group of residents.

April 3, 2018

• Arts centre announces new residency program The Yukon Arts Centre has created a new residency program focused on performing arts and interdisciplinary creators.
• IODE holds first ice pool kick-off event The IODE held its first annual ice Pool launch during a special evening at Diamond Tooth Gerties on March 23.
• Back Home Closeleigh Manor resident Pansy Allen (right)
• Timing of recycling surcharge changes remains uncertain Consultation is continuing on amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation (DMR),
• Bylaw amends rules for property site lines Amended regulations around site lines for driveways, porches, yards, fences, landscaping and more on corner lots took a step toward changing March 26 when council passed first reading of the changes to the zoning bylaw.
• Students with city passes can ride school buses Whitehorse students returned to classes today following their two-week March break.
• City readies for summer work with contract awards The rebuilding of a manhole which collapsed in 2016 will be done this year.
• Loss of fish called ‘very unfortunate’ The fire that destroyed the salmon incubation facility on McIntyre Creek was related to thawing frozen pipes, says the investigator from the Whitehorse Fire Department.

April 2, 2018

• Audio-visual upgrades put council chambers off-limits The City of Whitehorse began updating the audio-visual equipment in council chambers last week.
• Indigenous chefs to gather in Carcross Indigenous chefs from across Canada will collaborate with local chefs on Saturday at the first-ever First Nations Fire Feast at the Carcross Cultural Centre.
• MLAs point to medical travel program woes A motion urging the Yukon government to review its medical travel program was passed unanimously in the legislative assembly last month.
• Spring Ritual Begins The grand opening of Swan Haven took place Saturday.
• YESAB consulted on mining plan’s latest form After having been rejected once by the territorial government,
• Parties place caveats on tourism industry positives While the Yukon government celebrated a record-breaking year for tourism in the territory and the satisfaction of a campaign commitment last Thursday, opposition parties brought up some caveats for consideration.
• Liberals pressed on cannabis sales plans The Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC) is exploring options for a government-run cannabis retail store after a tender for a retail and warehousing space failed to bring in a feasible bid and was cancelled last week.
• Fire’s damage estimate called hard to assess The investigation is continuing into the cause of a fire Saturday that destroyed a building along McIntyre Creek where chinook salmon fry were being reared.