Whitehorse Daily Star

February 23, 2018

• Final vote on tax, fee hikes set for Monday City taxpayers can expect to know Monday night whether they will see the proposed 2.3 per cent residential property tax increase along with a range of changes to commercial taxes the city plans for 2018.
• Potluck-themed evening was Myth and Medium’s kick-off With the focus of this year’s Myth and Medium week being on food,
• Young Musicians Square Off The Vanier Senior Jazz Band performs
• Yukon Party’s fundraiser helps students’ bursaries The Yukon Party held a fifth annual fundraiser during last month’s AME BC Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver.
• Mine’s next owner ‘committed to the territory’ There were four things David Linsley of Pembridge Resources wanted to see when he began searching for a mine to buy.
• One Of The Best April Verch, an Ontario fiddler and step dancer, performs
• Science fair was fun and informative Photo Spread
• Rendezvous 2018 will be ‘better than ever’ The crowds started gathering this morning in Shipyards Park as the annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival moves into full swing.
• Minister muses on consultation amid two controversial projects What is good faith consultation?
• Greyhound ‘reviewing our options’ The Star reported Thursday that Greyhound Canada’s application to discontinue passenger bus service on its Whitehorse-Dawson Creek, B.C. route had been approved by the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board (PTB).
• Humane society ready to help Tagish dog owner The Yukon Humane Society’s executive director is speaking out to clear up misunderstandings about the organization’s involvement with court proceedings against a Tagish animal rescue.
• Living conditions are unjustified, inmate argues Darryl Sheepway is requesting that the Yukon Supreme Court review his living conditions at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC), claiming they are “unreasonable.”

February 22, 2018

• Work continues to bring in more refugees A local group is continuing its work to help refugees from around the world.
• A Winning Performace The Northern Lights School of Dance
• Lansing heritage site plan signed The Yukon government and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun have signed a management plan for the Lansing Post Heritage Site.
• Stellar Performance Noelle Stillwell entertains
• Community living group receives CDF support The Yukon Association for Community Living (YACL) has been awarded $10,516 through the territorial Community Development Fund (CDF).
• Cleaning Up The Debris Whitehorse firefighters
• City contract could go to PS Sidhu The city could award PS Sidhu a contract worth just over $2.5 million for the reconstruction of Sixth Avenue.
• YHMA plans fundraising event To raise funds for its activities,
• CFTA exception will bear fruit for Yukon contractors In the coming weeks,
• YG steadfast on no subsidy for bus service Greyhound Canada has received the green light it needs to terminate its passenger bus service in the Yukon, effective June 1 of this year.

February 21, 2018

• New sergeant-at-arms appointed Karina Watson has been appointed to the position of sergeant-at-arms of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, effective March 1.
• Heritage Builders, Protectors Honoured Recipients of heritage awards from the Yukon Historical & Museums Association are seen Monday evening at the Yukon Archives.
• Inquiry hearings planned for Lower Post The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is expected to visit northern British Columbia early next month.
• Dressed For The Season The Sticks, Strings and Stewardship group, along with the Heart of Riverdale Knitting Circle, have made numerous knitted items for distribution in the Whitehorse area.
• Education urged as focus for bear conflicts Public education and exploring potential waste infrastructure for rural neighbourhoods could be a focus for the city as it looks at working to address bear and human conflicts.
• Firm goes to court over payment A heavy equipment rental and sales company claims it is owed more than $100,000 from a Whitehorse placer gold mining operation.
• Northwestel appoints new president Curtis Shaw will become the president of Northwestel Inc. effective Feb. 26, the company announced today.
• Yukon Party shuffles its shadow cabinet With just over a week to go before the spring sitting of the territorial legislature, the official Opposition has announced a shadow cabinet shuffle.
• Help has ‘lifted our spirits out of the mud’ Robert Ryan is welcoming customers back into his Farmer Robert’s store today.
• VIP bus riders celebrate projects’ completion On Tuesday morning, the Yukon’s member of Parliament, the territorial minister of Community Services and the mayor stepped onboard a city bus.
• Funding of Gladue reports called long overdue The Yukon government is funding a pilot program that will formalize how Gladue reports are written in the territory for the first time.