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August 9, 2017
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SOVA belongs in Dawson, college, minister say When it comes to numbers at the Yukon School of Visual Arts (YSOVA),
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A Special Blessing United Church minister Beverly Brazier
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Remembering the bishop behind the Hippy School Remembering the bishop behind the Hippy SchoolEd. note: Anglican Bishop John T. Frame died last Friday in Courtenay, B.C. at the age 86 following a stroke.
- Eats on the streets event to return The City of Whitehorse will be hosting its second annual Street Eats Festival later this month on Steele Street next to city hall.
- Woes continue to plague power system reliability The fourth power outage in a week affecting 6,500-plus customers occurred early this morning.
- Infill plan envisions 26 lots being created across the city If the city pursues infill plans as currently proposed,
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Accident closed crucial road for almost 24 hours The Alaska Highway was re-opened between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday after being closed for almost 24 hours because of a fuel truck accident Monday near Rancheria.
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‘My life fell apart’ after complaint: ex-MLA David Laxton doesn’t dispute that he hugged and kissed a woman twice on the lips when she met with him at the Yukon government administrative building in February 2016.
August 8, 2017
- Thousands lose power for second time in a week Two power failures this morning were caused by a loss of generation but for two different reasons, Yukon Energy is reporting.
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The Best Way To Spend A Hot Day Tom Eschak, left, and Ed Peart
- Mining sector expected to invigorate economy The Yukon’s economy is in for a couple of hot years, the Conference Board of Canada is predicting.
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Major Phenomenon Looms The moon is seen today
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Shop owner sees bylaw changes as discriminatory A local pawn shop owner says he’s disappointed the city didn’t make or even look into any of the changes he proposed for the business licence bylaw.
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It will be business as usual at Yukon SOVA in Dawson City “Yukon College is pleased to offer the Visual Arts program at the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) in Dawson City in the upcoming academic year.
- Transport truck accident closes Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway remained closed as of press time
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Ex-Speaker stands accused of sexual assault The woman said she was expecting to be interviewed for a job.
August 7, 2017
- Augusto! Children’s Festival set for this week The first and likely annual Augusto! Children’s Festival is set to begin Friday in Haines Junction.
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Pedalling For The Fight Against Cancer Members of the Texas 4000 Team pedal up Two Mile Hill last Thursday morning.
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Veterans proudly sign Invictus Games flag Yukoners had the chance to sign the Invictus Games in Whitehorse late last week.
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Capping Another Season Veteran Yukon musicians Bruce and Deb Bergman
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Before there were highways in the Yukon.... Before there were highways in the Yukon, there were waterways.
- Additional 10 fire pumps sent to B.C. Three new forest fires were reported over the hot weekend,
- Court of Appeal reduces man’s jail term The Yukon Court of Appeal has cut a sentence of more than three years to just less than two years.
- Crown displayed no bias, appeal court rules The appeal of a Whitehorse man convicted of the 2011 attempted murders of an RCMP and conservation officer has been denied.