Whitehorse Daily Star

January 12, 2018

• Sophia tragedy exhibit to tour the territory For the next two months, Arts Underground will be playing host to the Princess Sophia exhibit.
• Energy projects await implementation of policy ( Analysis ) From a technical aspect, ATCO Electric Yukon is ready for the renewable wind energy project on the shores of Kluane Lake, says the company’s general manager.
• YG gets an earful on recycling charges After two meetings focused on proposed changes to the territory’s Designated Materials Regulations, Community Services Minister John Streicker says input will be gathered until Feb. 1.
• Sun-Soaked Splendour Under a clear blue sky and a low-lying sun,
• Ex-premier in search of the Northern Character On the morning of this interview with Tony Penikett, U.S. President Donald Trump had just signed a “tax reform” bill.
• Mining proposal advances a step The open pit mining proposal by BMC Minerals for its Kudz Ze Kayah base metal property southeast of Ross River is moving into the public review stage.
• Special Couple Introduced This year’s Mr. and Mrs. Yukon for the Sourdough Rendezvous Festival are Carl and Donna Michaels.
• Don’t associate me with this TV show, Yukon miner says A longtime Yukon miner facing wildlife charges is frustrated he is being associated with a mining reality show.
• Food bank would welcome Loblaw’s gift cards Canadians, including northerners, are taking to social media to encourage the donation of Loblaw’s gift cards to local food banks.
• Response time to avalanche drama stirs concerns Kevin Daffe and three other backcountry skiers, including his wife, Kathleen, knew there was an avalanche risk when they went skiing in the mountains near Fraser last Sunday.
• Missing woman last seen on Dec. 26 Have you seen or heard from Bernadine Kingsbury?
• YG clears the air on proposed cannabis rules What legal recreational cannabis could look like in the Yukon come this summer has become a little less hazy.

January 11, 2018

• A Cold Night's Music Mackenzie Brown performs
• RCMP commander is going home A new commander has been chosen for the RCMP Mayo detachment.
• Pilot study portrays northern social work A group of Whitehorse social workers uprooted common assumptions about their field of practice in a series of interviews with researchers from Yukon College and Toronto’s Ryerson University.
• Frigid But Picturesque Hoar frost coats the trees
• YG, city out to improve ways to invite public engagement The Yukon government and the City of Whitehorse launched Talking Together: A stronger dialogue between you and your government on Wednesday.
• Don't Forget Weather History With climate change a world-wide topic for discussion,
• Art show explores city and wilderness Whitehorse is changing in many ways,
• YG seeks better-managed correctional facilities The Yukon government is researching how to better manage youth and adult correctional facilities and cases in the territory.
• Council to dig into quarry issue again City council will once again consider the possibility of an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment that could start the process for a proposed Norcope Construction quarry in the Alaska Highway/Robert Service Way area.
• City staff seek decisions on infill lots Plans to add residential lots to a number of neighbourhoods around the city could soon move forward, depending on how council votes next week.

January 10, 2018

• Talented Duo Alana Martinson (left) and Katie Tait perform last Saturday
• Later closing date sought for land sale The Challenge Disability Resource Group is expected to know next week whether it will get the extension it’s seeking on the closing date for the Main Street property it plans to buy from the city.
• Cold Weather Woes The Whitehorse Fire Department was summoned to the 202 Motor Inn this morning and found a water pipe had burst.
• Pedestrian struck by car, suffers broken femur A pedestrian was struck by a Pontiac Sunfire at around noon Tuesday on Second Avenue near the Greyhound bus station.
• A Busy Hill-Top The lift at Mount Sima
• Condo corporation seeks help with water bill The 96 owners of a townhouse complex in Riverdale are asking the city to reduce their water bill from August and September 2017 after a significant water leak was discovered.
• Café balzam to serve up final meal in the fall 2018 marks the final year that Café balzam will serve up crepes,
• Yukon’s fentanyl death toll rises to eight The official number of confirmed fentanyl deaths in the Yukon has climbed by one, the Star has learned.
• Tanker driver worked 15 hours without rest Pacesetter Petroleum has been fined more than $1,000 following a tanker rollover on the Alaska Highway near Rancheria last August.