Whitehorse Daily Star

November 15, 2017

• Valuable business program gets more money More government money is being made available to foster economic growth in the territory with an eye to developing national and international markets.
• Marking A Special Day Blue lights surrounded the sign in front of the Yukon Government Main Administration Building
• Senator selection process moving along slowly There’s been no word out of Ottawa regarding the process to select the next Yukon senator to replace Dan Lang, who retired in August.
• The spirit is being shared far and wide Share the Spirit is growing across the Yukon.
• Vehicle Fire Whitehorse firefighters douse a burning vehicle
• Correction Contrary to information published Nov. 8, Computers for Schools Yukon does not collect a tipping fee to recycle electronics.
• Hearing into complaint put off The hearing for a Yukon human rights complaint that was set to begin last week has been adjourned.
• Golf course will remain as is, new owner vows The Meadow Lakes Golf & Country Club will open as usual this spring, but with a new owner.
• Yukoners spurn a sales tax, panel found Many Yukoners are concerned about the size and growth of their territorial government.
• Mayor explains $20-M spending plans The city could end up spending more than $20 million next year on major capital projects.

November 14, 2017

• Mayor may attend forum Mayor Dan Curtis could be on his way to Richmond, B.C. early next month for a forum aimed at those elected to office.
• Remembrance Day ceremony Photo Spread
• Alexander Street local improvement charge bylaw to be voted on With what’s described as “clear support” for improvements to Alexander Street and some other nearby roads,
• Final Soup Servings Keenan, left, and Kaylee Johnson prepare food Sunday for the final CYO soup kitchen.
• Aboriginal Veterans Day observed in Dawson City Dawsonites gathered last Wednesday morning
• $20-M francophone school’s timeline uncertain Francophone students and parents counting on the completion of the Whitehorse French-language high school by the end of 2019
• Trial hears more evidence before week’s break The first week of the trial for Darryl Sheepway came to a close in Yukon Supreme Court last Friday afternoon.
• Tribute’s absence was disrespectful: LFN citizen A member of the Liard First Nation is calling out the Yukon government for failing to acknowledge Aboriginal Veterans Day on Nov. 8.

November 10, 2017

• Committees may be subject to new bylaw Committees that bring forward recommendations to city council could soon be subject to and governed by a new bylaw.
• Art Join Permanent Collection Meshel Melvin is seen at last month’s opening of On Our Way Home,
• Proposed new rules tighten fishing restrictions Tighter fishing restrictions on six more Yukon lakes are being recommended among 14 proposed changes to fishing and hunting regulations.
• Production chugs on after Boyce shunted to Ontario The cast and crew of Stonecliff
• Stonecliff on track for its musical tour Conrad Boyce was motivated to write a musical about Michael J. Heney, the man who oversaw the building of the White Pass and Yukon Route railway, for a number of reasons.
• Gold Rush’s effects on Indigenous peoples studied New research is shedding a light on how the Klondike Gold Rush mining boom impacted Indigenous peoples.
• Ham operators teach youth radio skills George Privett loves with the wizardry of radio.
• Traditional foods offered during hospital stays Indigenous patients at the three hospitals in the territory
• Coming In 2018 City of Whitehorse firefighters display a prototype of a poppy made from fire hose and helmets
• CYO Hall soup kitchen puts down the ladle After 25 years-plus of serving the hungry in Whitehorse,
• Vote on Whistle Bend zoning set City council could confirm the plans for Phase 5 of the Whistle Bend neighbourhood as early as next week.
• Accused not guilty of violating Forest Resources Act A 17-kilometre road through forest and lowlands was constructed north of Carmacks in 2016 illegally, says territorial Crown prosecutor Megan Seiling.
• Day care’s closure leaves parents scrambling This is last afternoon Jean MacLean will pick up her two-year-old son from the Watson Lake Day Care – for a while, at least.
• Murder trial hears about crime scene evidence Expert crime scene evidence dominated the fourth day of Darryl Sheepway’s trial in Yukon Supreme Court on Thursday.
• Tagish kennel owner appeals court injunction Shelley Cuthbert is continuing her fight to keep her Tagish kennel operating.
• Pro-cannabis respondents smoke dissidents A significant majority of Yukoners are behind the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use