Whitehorse Daily Star

January 4, 2018

• City receives financial reporting award for 13th consecutive year The City of Whitehorse has once again received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CAFR) for its 2016 Annual Report.
• Dawson chamber salutes businesses The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce presented its business awards during its recent annual general meeting, held at the Downtown Hotel.
• Youth organization receives accreditation from national group Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon (BBBSY) has been granted accreditation for having successfully met the review of standards outlined by the national governing body, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada (BBBSC).
• Book tells the story of Indigenous ancestor found on a remote B.C. glacier Book tells the story of Indigenous ancestor found on a remote B.C. glacier
• Filmmaker follows up on Remembrance documentary A new digital media experience takes viewers on a choose-your-own journey through the battlefields of Sicily in 1943, and an extreme commemorative trek in 2013.
• Way cleared for fuel station Approval has been given for a new card lock fuel station along the Alaska Highway across from the airport lands.
• New year rings in snow shovel, skiing weather Environment Canada is calling for at least 15 centimetres of snow locally by tomorrow morning, says meteorologist Lisa West.
• Cyber security flaw leads to attempted hacking incident A cyber security flaw generating international alarm has enabled an attempted cyber attack in the Yukon, according to IT service provider Tangerine Technology.
• Yukoner scheduled for bail hearing in Fort St. John Michael Nehass is back in custody in British Columbia following his release on bail conditions.

January 3, 2018

• Parents welcome New Year’s baby Genesis Mikhaila Manygreyhorses is the territory’s 2018 New Year’s baby.
• Cold causes woes Late December’s cold snap brought its share of woes for the Yukon government
• Photos suggest caribou herd is expanding The Porcupine caribou herd is continuing to grow,
• RCMP recover stolen vehicle; teens charged with offences Two teenagers face a string of charges following a prolonged RCMP operation to recover a stolen pickup truck and make the arrests.
• Alaska Highway closed after mishap The Alaska Highway was closed to traffic in both directions for about five hours Monday
• Aggravated assault charge is laid A 23-year-old Watson Lake man remains in custody facing several criminal charges, including aggravated assault.
• YG won’t analyze carbon tax’s impact itself The Yukon government isn’t conducting its own carbon tax impact analysis, despite persistent calls from the official Opposition to do so.
• Orders of Yukon to be few and far between There’s an Order of Canada, an Order of British Columbia, an Order of Nunavut – but no Order of Yukon.

January 2, 2018

• New app connects Yukon businesses and customers Yukon consumers and the business community are communicating better than ever.
• Greeting 2018 The fireworks display in Teslin is seen here.
• Commissioner poised to end seven years in role After more than seven years as the Yukon’s head of state,
• Alumni Rendition Sarah Ott, left, and Maddie Dixon sing O Canada
• Dawson City school wins book bonanza Students of Robert Service School in Dawson City have a new assortment of Canadian books to pore over.
• City cancels New Year’s Eve outdoors fun Whitehorse joined numerous other cities across the country Sunday in taking the unusual move to cancel New Year’s Eve events that had been set for the great outdoors due to weather.
• Cold toppled energy use records like dominoes In the final frigid days of 2017, the territory broke its energy consumption record three times, according to Yukon Energy.
• Yukon Paralympian receives Order of Canada Sitting in Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters in the Yukon “bubble,” Whitehorse Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Dixon received news she had been named to the Order of Canada, something she thought wasn’t likely when nominated a year ago.