Whitehorse Daily Star

October 27, 2017

• Sessions aim to dispel myths on sexuality, disabilities The Yukon Association for Community Living (YACL) is launching a new series of online My Body My Life training workshops.
• Fossils shed new light on scimitar cat history Genetic evidence from Yukon fossils has helped uncover more about the history of scimitar cats over the last 50,000 years, the territorial government said Tuesday.
• Council approves festival, recreation grants Community groups around the city will receive $37,800 in cash and another $61,218 worth of in-kind assistance from the city for events they’re planning to host in 2018.
• Yukon affected by recall of Jane’s frozen chicken products Dr. Catherine Elliott, the Yukon’s deputy chief medical health officer,
• Minister clarifies Ross River housing issue Cabinet minister Pauline Frost has clarified her government’s commitment to making soon-to-be vacated staff housing units in Ross River available to the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC).
• Not For The Little Ones Brandon Wicke, the general manager of the Guild Hall,
• Near-empty tank spurred closure A nearly-empty propane tank is responsible for Thursday’s closure of École Émilie-Tremblay, the Yukon government says.
• Almost 200 Yukoners await social, seniors’ housing There were nearly 200 people on the wait list for social and seniors’ housing
• Opening This Afternoon Haines Junction artist Martha Ritchie
• Cathers calls for more elk hunting permits The Yukon Party wants a larger harvest of elk available to reduce the negative impact the animals have on farmers in the Takhini River Valley.
• Council considers skatepark’s future There may be some funding available for a major rebuild of the city’s only skatepark.
• City to help Yukoner Appreciation Day Let the holiday shopping season begin.
• Local Filipino population has risen More than half of all immigrants to the Yukon from 2011 to 2016 are from the Philippines,
• Comment period extended for gas station project The public has been given more time to comment
• Downtown home is scene of fire, arrests Whitehorse RCMP say four people were arrested early this morning at a home on Sixth Avenue.
• Guard called in after photos, video taken at school École Whitehorse Elementary School has brought in a security guard to patrol school property.

October 26, 2017

• YuKonstruct given a Startup Canada entrepreneur award Startup Canada,
• Dawson wants more hazardous waste days Dawson’s council was upset at its Oct. 16 meeting to learn that a second Household Hazardous Waste Day it felt the Yukon government had promised the town won’t happen this year.
• Website to help Yukoners seeking housing Yukoners now have easy access to information that details how to access housing with support services, find rental housing or buy a home.
• Workshop aims to prevent the misuse of power “If this is power, I don’t want anything to do with it.” – Magi Cooper.
• Belonging, identity, sense of place explored On Our Way Home,
• Alberta firm awarded parks master plan work RC Strategies has been awarded a city contract worth close to $75,000.
• Future of Ross River housing units is unclear Amidst an ongoing housing crisis in Ross River,
• School, daycare closed after gas leak École Émilie-Tremblay has been closed for the day after a gas leak was detected at the school.
• City pleased with ruling on claims access A Yukon mining company has received clarity about its mineral rights on land that intersects a residential development in Whitehorse.

October 25, 2017

• Company looking to restart Wolverine Mine The once financially-strapped Yukon Zinc Corp. is looking at restarting operations at the Wolverine Mine in southeast Yukon.
• Dancing With The Best Elijah Smith Elementary School students dance Monday with the Dakká Kwáan Dancers at the school.
• Council unhappy with being left out of the loop Monday evening would have seen a short meeting of Dawson’s council,
• Prepare To Be Scared Black MADgic will be staged by the Music, Art and Drama class at the Wood Street Centre.
• Medical travel rates won’t change, minister says The territorial government is not considering an increase to the money it makes available to Yukoners for medical travel
• Hearing set for sexual harassment complaint A hearing date has been set for a human rights complaint alleging workplace sexual harassment.
• Council asked to consider bear-resistant bins The city has no set plans in place to change its compost collection carts just yet.
• Indigenous people’s growth is lower than national rate According to 2016 census data,
• People ‘shocked’ by theft of meat kept for Remembrance Day The Whitehorse Royal Canadian Legion has received an outpouring of support after food for a Remembrance Day dinner was stolen.
• Pacesetter Petroleum fined following rollover A Yukon bulk fuel delivery company has pled guilty to several regulatory offences