Whitehorse Daily Star

March 16, 2018

• High schoolers attended all-day workshops The Northern Council for Global Cooperation (NCGC) coordinated recent Creative Strategic Action-Beautiful a Facilitation Training and the associated Beautiful Trouble: Social Justice Conference 2018 held at F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Long Ago Yukon plans final speaker Christian Thomas,
• Local TV pilot will air later this month Preschoolers across the North will have some familiar friends to read with later this month when Look At My Book airs on Northwestel Inc.’s cable community TV channel.
• Honouring A Great Grand-Dad The Heritage Fair at Jack Hulland Elementary School took place Wednesday.
• Government queried on liquor haul contract The Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC) believes it can bring liquor to the Yukon market more quickly,
• More details emerge on running track, soccer pitch A total of $8.1 million will be spent on a rubberized running track and artificial turf soccer pitch that meets international competition standards at F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Yukon Playwrights Conference set for April The Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) and Gwaandak Theatre are offering free registration for the Yukon Playwrights Conference set for April 14 at The Old Firehall in Whitehorse.
• Slushy Business Stan McCowan Place in Porter Creek is seen here Thursday afternoon.
• Mayor in for fun and games Mayor Dan Curtis will have a front row seat to cheer on Team Yukon next week when the Arctic Winter Games are underway in the Northwest Territories.
• Two suspects charged in recent thefts Early Monday morning, Whitehorse RCMP responded to reports of two break and enters at two downtown businesses.
• Remediation to start at tar pit The Yukon government is preparing for the next phase of the remediation at the Marwell Tar Pit site in Whitehorse – which will begin this year.
• All Genders Yukon ends YG relationship Local support group All Genders Yukon (AGY) has severed its relationship with the Yukon government
• City to bring forward various issues to local gov’t meeting The city will be seeking support from other communities to deal with issues around waste, territorial funding to municipalities and road safety.
• Disaster planning is crucial, conference delegates told Peter Turner, the president of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce,
• Transit users advised to find alternatives Those who use the bus system to get around the city are being advised to look at other transportation options for Monday morning.

March 15, 2018

• Running The Show Local performer Claire Ness
• Holding The Fort Cathy De Ceccio looks after the Yukon Council on Aging booth
• Dawson school honours its athletes Robert Service School is sending a contingent of 16 (and as many as 18) athletes off to Hay River and Fort Smith, N.W.T., for the 2018 edition of the Arctic Winter Games during the school’s March break.
• School Pool The ‘lake’ beside Christ the King Elementary School on Nisutlin Drive is seen Wednesday afternoon.
• Teslin Has Some Fun The Teslin Mini-Rendezvous took place last weekend.
• Conservation society has new director In its 50th anniversary year, the Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) has welcomed a new executive director, Mike Walton.
• ‘60s Scoop survivors plan solidarity day On Friday, First Nations, Métis and Inuit ’60s Scoop Survivors will be hosting rallies in nine major cities across Canada – and in Whitehorse – as part of the National ‘60s Scoop National Day of Solidarity.
• Entrepreneur, innovators to receive a new hub The former Food Fair grocery store is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.
• New judge ‘a great addition to our bench’ Edith Campbell has been appointed as a judge for the Yukon Supreme Court, the federal government announced this morning.

March 14, 2018

• Mineral potential shared on global stage: Pillai Cabinet minister Ranj Pillai and officials from the Departments of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) and Economic Development were in Ontario last week
• Art Galore Four shows opened at the Yukon Arts Centre last Thursday evening.
• City awards contract to get sewer leak fixed Morrison Hershfield Ltd. will continue its work that could eventually see a leak in the city’s sewer system fixed.
• Updated waste bylaw passes first readings The city has approved the first two readings of a bylaw that would significantly expand the city’s compost collection program.
• Sharp Shooters Canadian Junior Rangers from around the Yukon took part in a Yukon Territory Marksmanship Competition last weekend at the Coast High Country Inn.
• Business continuity conference to take place tomorrow Following the 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta. and the May 1, 2017 earthquakes in the Yukon, the Yukon Chamber of Commerce looked into threats to business continuity.
• Early spring melt has crews working overtime The city’s 14-person crew and three Vactor trucks are putting in long hours this week as they contend with large puddles of water that come annually with the spring melt.
• MLAs to debate Daylight Saving Time Yukon MLAs were scheduled this afternoon to debate the possibility of eliminating Daylight Saving Time in Yukon.
• City manager clarifies positions in negotiations The city is clarifying its position on negotiations with its unions.
• Youngest-ever commissioner learning the ropes Angélique Bernard, the Yukon’s new commissioner, calls herself a “Yukoner by choice.”
• Business is ready to sell cannabis immediately The territorial government is still figuring out how it will make cannabis available for Yukoners to buy come federal legalization.