Whitehorse Daily Star

November 20, 2017

• Yukoners urged to take action on radon danger The territorial government and the Yukon Lung Association are urging Yukoners to test for radon in their home.
• Fun With Learning Cathy Stubington from Runaway Moon Theatre!
• Tree is erected as city’s festive spirit heats up The cold and snow have ushered in a magical time of the year in Whitehorse.
• The Sound Of Music The Salvation Army band provided Christmas music at the Spruce Bog Fair on Saturday.
• Committee bylaw is progressing City advisory committees are closer to be subject to new rules under a bylaw that passed its first two readings last Tuesday.
• Arrest warrant issued for man charged after school incident An arrest warrant has been issued for a man facing charges in relation to a suspicious incident at École Whitehorse Elementary School last month.
• City finalizes lease agreement A two-year lease with Meldon Construction Inc. will provide the city with 6,600 square feet of shop space on Laberge Road that it needs for equipment.
• Company awarded $330,000 in lawsuit against government A Yukon transcription company has been awarded more than $330,000 in a lawsuit against the Yukon government over its public procurement process.
• Drivers warned of local parking ticket scam If you’ve been emailed a parking ticket, chances are it’s not a parking ticket.
• Optimism permeates hardrock mining industry Statistics presented to the Yukon Geoscience Forum this morning show the territory’s hardrock mining industry is continuing its rebound.
• Cannabis sales price, tax bite remain unknown The Yukon government released the territory’s cannabis legalization framework today,

November 17, 2017

• YESAB approves Dawson water treatment plant plan The Dawson Designated Office of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has concluded its review of the proposed drinking water treatment facility upgrades/replacement project.
• Long Ago Yukon schedules speaker Dr. Alexis M. Mychajliw, a postdoctoral fellow at La Brea Tar Pits and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
• Award Winners Come Together Recipients of Commissioner’s Awards for bravery and public service gathered Wednesday evening at the MacBride Museum.
• Judge to take on Chief Justice title Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale will soon be the territory’s Chief Justice.
• Film traces a painstaking investigation The ice patches of the Yukon mountains loom like solid, frozen tidal waves.
• An ancient story emerges with climate change It only takes a 21-minute helicopter ride from Whitehorse to go back in time.
• As winter sets in, city issues chimney fire safety notice The Whitehorse Fire Department is reminding residents to inspect and clean their wood stove chimney to prevent a chimney fire.
• On Stage This Weekend Stonecliff,
• Council puts lease in place for city land A lease agreement between the city and Marsh Lake Tents and Events
• Advocate set to speak on Islamophobia, Muslims Dr. Monia Mazigh, a Canadian author and human rights advocate,
• No Contest For A Grizzly Teslin had a late-season visit last week from a grizzly bear,
• Secondary school community spaces funded The federal government will invest up to $7.5 million over the next two years for francophone community spaces at the new French-language high school planned for Riverdale.
• Highway stretch is troublesome, minister concedes The stretch of North Klondike Highway from Carmacks to Minto is “vexing.”
• Crafts Sales Season Gathers Steam Sydney Stewart (left) and Ethan Simmer
• Tighter fishing restrictions proposed for more lakes Fifteen years ago, the annual fishing pressure on Lake Laberge was at about 2,000 hours.
• Decision pending in second sexual assault trial The second trial for a Whitehorse man accused of sexually assaulting a young woman concluded earlier this month.
• Yukoners’ flu shots not covered Outside Yukoners studying outside the territory who want to get a flu shot have to shell out their own money – or find someone else who will.
• Whistle Bend’s fifth phase takes another step Plans for the fifth phase of Whistle Bend are now in place after city council passed third reading on the zoning for that phase of the neighbourhood.
• City fire truck donated to Operation Nicaragua Another Whitehorse fire truck will continue its career in Nicaragua.
• Mayor will take part in forum Mayor Dan Curtis will head to Richmond, B.C. early next month.
• Council finalizes LIC for Alexander Street Despite their ongoing concerns over the process for local improvement charges (LICs),
• Frost cites ‘misappropriation’ in stalled project Frost cites ‘misappropriation’ in stalled project
• Crushed under bison, man thought of loved ones A Yukon man says he’s glad to be alive after surviving a harrowing bison attack.

November 16, 2017

• Parties sign pact to power Eagle Gold Project Victoria Gold Corp. has signed a power purchase agreement with Yukon Energy to provide power to its Eagle Gold Project north of Mayo at Dublin Gulch.
• Attending The Scene A city firefighter works at the site of this two-vehicle collision
• ‘If not for them, I may not have survived’ The Yukon’s commissioner has recognized five Dawson City Rangers for an act of bravery.
• Man charged in connection with robbery Whitehorse RCMP say they have arrested a suspect in a robbery of Save-on-Foods.
• Man is charged after unloaded gun is seized at the airport An undeclared firearm was seized at the Whitehorse airport on Wednesday morning.
• ‘NIMBYism is alive and well here in Whitehorse’ Infill plans are off the table for two sites the city was considering adding residential lots to.
• Silver rules out sales tax and job cuts Premier Sandy Silver made the definitive announcement Wednesday that the territory will not be introducing a harmonized sales tax (HST).