Whitehorse Daily Star

August 14, 2017

• Four fires began over weekend Four new wildfires were reported over the weekend,
• Artist Shares Her Vision Josephine Mills from the University of Lethbridge
• Musical Ride turnout surpassed expectations Traffic on Hamilton Boulevard was held up a few times over the weekend as a very Canadian scene played out on the road.
• Nearly 30 people hurt in tour vehicle accident near Skagway A Unimog passenger touring vehicle went off a road at the Alaska Excursions Dog Camp at 10 Mile Dyea Road, Alaska news outlets reported last week.
• Unplanned Detour This Ford flat deck truck went off the Mountainview Drive traffic circle
• Yukon’s jobless rate has dipped by half compared to July 2016 The Yukon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 3.7 per cent.
• Helicopter badly damaged after crash in Atlin, B.C. A helicopter crash in Atlin, B.C. is now being investigated by a federal agency.
• RCMP arrest man without incident Yukon RCMP have arrested a suspect wanted on sexual assault and kidnapping charges in Whitehorse.
• Appeal court upholds seven-year jail term A man sentenced to seven years for a string of crimes – including attempted robbery and assault with a weapon – has lost his appeal.

August 11, 2017

• RCMP nab excessive speeders Shortly after the Alaska Highway reopened Tuesday evening,
• Pre-Festival Performer Tippy Agogo, Demian Mark, performed Thursday evening at Splintered Craft.
• Optimism surrounds chinook salmon run The number of Yukon River chinook salmon entering the territory is looking better again.
• Seven fires reported Thursday as heat wave comes to an end Seven new forest fires were discovered Thursday,
• Property owner withdraws bid for a zoning change The city is no longer considering changing the zoning behind a property on Mount Sima Road.
• Making Friends Sam gets attention from visitors
• Infilling decision date moves to Nov. 14 A final decision on zoning for infill lots will not be made by city council on Oct. 30 after all.
• Talented Youth Fill The Arts Centre Members of the National Youth Orchestra,
• AWG Host Society president is confirmed George Arcand will once again head up the host society for the Arctic Winter Games(AWG).
• Getting Into The Spirit Of Showmanship The 4- H Spirit Riders rehearse
• City finds cash for fire relief donation The city has found the funding
• Busy Times At The Cutoff Traffic is being rerouted
• ‘The learning curve is so steep’: Musical Rider When RCMP Const. Melanie Zonderland joined the force 11 years ago,
• Clouds obscure concept of Yukon ‘sunshine list’ Aside from declining to publish the size of its workforce in its annual budgets, the Yukon also doesn’t publish an annual “sunshine list”.
• YG has tripled in size in 24 years It should come as a shock to no one that the Yukon government is the territory’s largest employer – but just how big is it?
• Officer’s assault was not planned: defence Defendants are denying claims in a civil suit launched by a Carcross man assaulted by an RCMP officer in 2015.

August 10, 2017

• Splish-Splash A tube rider takes a spill on Schwatka Lake
• Getting Ready For The Shows The 4H Spirit Riders rehearse
• Fun Under The Sun A paddle boarder enjoys a calm Bennett Lake at Carcross,
• Ember Fire Academy burns it up .
• Federal money funds projects around territory The federal government delivered the first of two annual $7.8-million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) instalments to the Yukon last month.
• Pedestrian path-paving work awarded Norcope Enterprises has been tasked with finishing paving the final part of a pedestrian path between Takhini North and Porter Creek.
• Government seeks input on cannabis legalization Yukoners are invited to participate in a public survey to identify their needs and values about the coming legalization of cannabis (marijuana).
• ‘We start moving dirt next week’ Pelly Construction Ltd. is preparing to mobilize operators and equipment to begin the construction of Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Project north of Mayo.