Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Exploring Canadian Landscapes Willow Rector
First northern lights flight planned Air North, the Yukon Astronomical Society and the territorial government are partnering
Detour Implemented Front Street has been closed to traffic
‘Out came a monster from the past!’ Veteran Yukon placer miner Stuart Schmidt made an astounding discovery Monday south of Dawson City.
On Until November Yukon artist Suzanne Paleczny opened Human/Nature
Range of community driven projects funded The territorial Community Development Fund recently awarded $182,210 to 13 community organizations through its most recent funding intake.
Blood Ties Four Directions addictions fundraiser The annual Scotiabank AIDS walk took place Wednesday at noon
City and union negotiations may soon be underway With the terms of reference adopted for the city’s negotiating team, work on two new union agreements could soon begin.
Yukon Zinc, official facing charges The Yukon Zinc Corp.
Firm, owner acquitted of environmental charges A local road construction company has been found not guilty of charges related to the decommissioning of a land treatment facility.

COPA for Kids event to take off Saturday Members of the Yukon chapter of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA )
Premiering Tonight Whitehorse’s Open Pit Theatre’s Busted Up: A Yukon Story will open tonight at The Old Fire Hall.
Convention bureau hosting meeting facilitators The Yukon Convention Bureau’s (YCB’s) annual familiarization tour began Tuesday, and will carry on until Saturday.
Trails Catalyst Honoured Juniper Middler (foreground) and Michelle Jack
Best garden winners announced The city’s Parks and Community Development Department has announced the winners of this year’s Miracle-Gro Best Garden competition.
Massey lecture will focus on building a better world Payam Akhavan is an international human rights lawyer and a professor of international law at McGill University with an impressive list of accomplishments.
Sales tax not the way to go: YP Finance critic Opposition Finance critic Brad Cathers doesn’t agree with a new sales tax being suggested by the Liberal-appointed Financial Advisory Panel.
Yukoner to be sent from Ontario to B.C. Michael Nehass may be free from the criminal justice system,
Government’s conduct ‘disgraceful’: YTA Katherine Mackwood, the president of the Yukon Teachers Association (YTA),

Literacy Efforts Recognized Peter Morawski (right)
Ottawa devoting $1.7 M to 11 climate change projects The Yukon will receive $1.7 million over five years from the federal government’s Climate Change Preparedness in the North program (CCPN).
Helping The Less Fortunate Mike Obstfeld (left) and Jen Biggar,
Council remuneration issue deferred pending FCM resolution fate City council members won’t decide just yet how much their successors will earn during the next term of office.
An Inevitable Sight Snow has appeared on Mount Lorne
Woman’s death is being investigated The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating the unexplained death of a woman at the Chilkoot Trail Inn in Whitehorse.
Fire Under Investigation The Whitehorse Fire Department
Rescued man was cold, wet, tired: RCMP A man was rescued Monday morning after he was stranded on a snow-covered Double Mountain near Whitehorse.
Subdivision of Hidden Valley property OKed Another six country residential lots could soon be created in the Hidden Valley subdivision in north Whitehorse.
Committee to study new thrift store It will be some time before a group of local organizations knows if opening up a thrift store is a possibility.
Yukon has been spending beyond its means Implementing a sales tax and reducing government spending are options available to return the Yukon to a sustainable financial future

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