Whitehorse Daily Star

January 25, 2018

• Yukon, country celebrate Mentoring Month January is Mentoring Month across Canada and throughout North America.
• Publication to launch with author readings Gillian McKee spends a lot of time watching ravens: their swaggers, their struts, their gurgles and squawks.
• Corner Crack-Up A member of the Whitehorse Fire Department (left) and an RCMP officer stand Wednesday afternoon near the scene of a two-vehicle collision
• Deadline is extended for plan to clean up Nansen mine site The deadline for three companies to submit proposals for the cleanup of the abandoned Mount Nansen mine site has been extended to March 2.
• Indigenous languages in urgent straits: MP Indigenous languages in Canada have reached a “critical juncture,”
• Fire at new care facility doused Whitehorse firefighters were called to the Whistle Bend extended care facility Wednesday to assist with what platoon chief Dave Dowie is calling a minor incident.
• STEM satellite program planned for territory An organization that encourages diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is launching a new satellite program in the Yukon.
• Court grants partial stay of dogs injunction The owner of a Tagish dog rescue has been given more time to get rid of 53 dogs currently in her care.

January 24, 2018

• Court puts off Yukon Zinc Corp. matter The Yukon Zinc Corp. and its chief operating officer were scheaduled to enter pleas last Wednesday to several charges under the Quartz Mining Act.
• Trust fund supports nine community-led projects The Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust is providing $203,173 to nine community-led projects which focus on crime prevention and services for victims.
• Mines chamber president optimistic about the future The president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines suspects there are a few things behind the louder buzz at this year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver.
• Subdivision bylaw may see some changes Local First Nations planning to subdivide settlement land in the city would be exempt from the 10 per cent public land use dedication if city council proceeds with a proposed change to the subdivision bylaw.
• Long Ago Yukon plans next speaker Dr. Ben Potter, of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will be the fourth Long Ago Yukon SKYPE lecturer for the 2017-2018 series on Saturday.
• Helping Hands Emergency responders work
• Youth question hotel’s silence over altercation Several Yukon youth are speaking out after a video depicting a violent incident at a Whitehorse hotel began circulating on social media last week.
• Decision pending on tiny house development It’s expected to be clear next Monday whether a proposed five-unit tiny house development at Jarvis Street and Sixth Avenue can go ahead with the five units as planned.
• Crews pull up stakes on ill-fated ice bridge Workers were quite literally pulling up stakes from the ice bridge project on the Yukon River here on Tuesday afternoon.
• Ex-chief remembered as a tireless trailblazer Doris McLean, a beloved elder, advocate and former Carcross-Tagish First Nation (CTFN) chief, died early Tuesday evening at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer.

January 23, 2018

• Peel staking moratorium extended The moratorium on staking mineral claims inside the Peel River watershed was extended last month to Jan. 1, 2020.
• Organizing The Grub Yukon Quest volunteers work Saturday at the food drop in Whitehorse.
• Proceed with solar farm, board recommends The Yukon’s assessment board is recommending the approval of a proposal for a solar farm in the Mount Sima industrial subdivision.
• School Fence Mowed Down This Jeep Cherokee plowed through the fence behind École Whitehorse Elementary School at about noon Monday.
• Yukoner receives prestigious award in Ireland Yukoner Morgan Wienberg was honoured Saturday as the seventh recipient of an international award at the Haven Organization’s Gala Haiti Ball in Dublin, Ireland.
• Cellblock closed after shortcomings found The cellblock at the Whitehorse courthouse is currently out of commission after RCMP security experts have identified shortcomings.
• Delegates call for greater access to transit As the city continues work on its transit master plan,
• Vehicle For Hire bylaw may be altered Another review of the city’s Vehicle For Hire bylaw could soon be underway a
• Dearth of progress sees ice bridge plan scrapped The ice bridge construction project across the Yukon River here has been suspended for the season.