Whitehorse Daily Star

December 19, 2017

• Internationally known comedian to head festival Comedian Kyle Kinane will be headlining the 2018 Yukon Comedy Festival, organizers have announced.
• Parking fines help feed local families Mayor Dan Curtis and city council presented this year’s Food for Fines donations to the Whitehorse Food Bank and Kaushee’s Place last Friday.
• Share the Spirit delivers Elves were busy as they made their lists and were checking them thrice (or more)
• City adds to its waste budget The city has added another $10,000 to its current operating budget.
• Maintenance bylaw changes progress A simple definition may make all the difference for bylaw officers tasked with enforcing the maintenance bylaw.
• A seasonal tradition returns to the streets On the road again ....
• Death becomes year’s eighth murder The suspicious death of a First Nations man in Pelly Crossing last week has now been confirmed as a homicide, Yukon RCMP said early this afternoon.
• Commissioner will pursue complaints The Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) will continue to consider complaints against the Department of Health and Social Services and the Yukon Hospital Corp.
• Calendar brings colourful Yukoners back to life Buoyed by the success of his first “Colourful Five Percent” calendar last year, renowned Yukon artist Jim Robb is selling a 2018 calendar.
• Man seeks counselling after ‘heinous’ behaviour A young Carcross-Tagish First Nation man is hoping to get counselling after pleading guilty to seriously injuring a puppy.

December 18, 2017

• Elevator In Service Colleen Wirth (far left), Yukon College’s director of student and infrastructure support,
• Placer miner is denied exploration permit It’s most rare to hear the gallery at a council meeting burst into spontaneous applause after a resolution has been passed by council.
• Incident At Major Intersection A Whitehorse firefighter
• Measures strengthened to assist crime victims Signatories from the Together for Safety protocol have completed several initiatives this year to strengthen service responses for Whitehorse women who are victims of crime.
• Parent support program has a new home Partners for Children (PFC) has a new home.
• MOU follows Royal Assent to Bill C-17 With Royal Assent granted to Bill C-17 last Thursday, the federal,
• Bison died after becoming mired in a lake A young bison, part of whose remains were unearthed five years ago in Porter Creek, died around 5,400 years ago, says newly published information.

December 15, 2017

• Yukon College recognized as ready to offer undergraduate degrees The Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC) has recognized Yukon College’s readiness to deliver and sustain high-quality undergraduate degree programs following an organizational evaluation process.
• Getting Ready The Sing-along Messiah Collective will perform Handel’s Messiah
• Upgrades could soon come for city’s audio-visual equipment A $149,000 contract will result in major upgrades to the recording equipment inside city council chambers.
• Now Showing Simon Gilpin
• Council defers decision on tower policy Council will wait until next year before it decides whether to adopt a policy governing the installation of telecommunications towers in the city.
• Air North workers in Vancouver opt to unionize Air North passenger service agents at the Vancouver International Airport have elected to unionize with the United Steelworkers (USW).
• Perched And Peering .
• Lights of Life chooses theme of passages Lights of Life chooses theme of passages
• Seasonal activities set for Shipyards The Santa Land and Festival Lights Tour will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Shipyards Park.
• Statistics chart perceptions of street safety A new report is revealing how Yukoners feel about their safety.
• Continuing care beds won’t fill hospital’s vacated space There are no plans to provide continuing care beds at the city’s hospital in the space occupied by medical units that will be moving into the new emergency department wing, says a senior official.
• Reservoir level has LNG generators humming The natural gas generators at the Whitehorse Rapids Dam facility have been running steadily for the last month because of low water in the Mayo Lake storage reservoir.
• Parking kiosk takes another step The city is moving closer to installing its first parking kiosk after council approved the first two readings on changes to the parkade bylaw.
• Don’t bet on a green Christmas Yukoners will most likely see a white Christmas,
• Local single-detached homes sold for an average $449,000 Prices are up, but there hasn’t been a lot of change in the number of homes sold over the same period in the past year.
• Man’s court acquittal leaves family upset A Whitehorse man whose sexual assault conviction was overturned on appeal has been acquitted of the charge following a second trial.
• Managing beloved preserve ‘was never boring’ After seven years at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, Greg Meredith has stepped down from his role as executive director.
• MP monitoring Yukoner’s plight in Turkish prison Friends of a Yukon woman imprisoned in Turkey are taking to social media to raise awareness about her case.