Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Sand, salt contracts awarded Skookum Asphalt and Canadian Lynden Transport will provide the city with sand and road salt next winter.
Segregation at WCC subject to consistent scrutiny: officials The use of segregation or separate confinement in corrections is a hot topic across Canada. But how does the Yukon measure up?
No sign of water wells being contaminated City drinking water has not been contaminated by an almost decade-old oil spill at the former F.H. Collins Secondary School.
Medicine Hat tackling issue of homelessness effectively Can a city end homelessness?
Youthful Dexterity The Cypherfest Breakdance Street Festival
Hank Karr’s musical memories and more detailed in new book Hank Karr’s musical memories and more detailed in new book
Aviation reunion provides a chance to catch up Close to 100 aviators who have been part of the North’s aviation scene
Faro housing set to be put up for sale by town Two decades after the Faro mine shut down
Goldcorp confident about first gold by end of 2020 The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board says Goldcorp’s Coffee Gold Mine Project has not met consultation requirements with three First Nations.

Judge needs more information to help with decision A Yukon judge is asking for further submissions in the case of a local construction company facing environmental charges related to the decommissioning of a land treatment facility.
Better water and wastewater infrastructure for Haines Junction The governments of Canada and Yukon
150th birthday party scheduled for Klondike Joe Boyle A special 150th birthday party
Hometown Favourite Ryan Enns
Health and Safety Compensation Board raises rates for 2018 The Yukon Workers’ Health and Safety Compensation Board has hiked its average assessment rate for 2018 by three per cent.
In Sync Josée Fortin
June’s labour stats released The territory’s unemployment rate dropped by 1.5 per cent over a one-year period.
Council approves CGC repair funds An amendment has been made to the city’s budget
Uncle sentenced to 18 months for sexual assault in ’70s A survivor of childhood sexual abuse has received justice after over four decades.
Council approves fee changes for games centre Local youth between the ages of 13 and 18 will see prices drop at the Canada Games Centre (CGC) beginning Sept. 1.
Income for Yukoners among the highest Yukoners are doing rather well in annual incomes

Rent report released In April 2017,
CDF funds 13 territory-wide projects The Community Development Fund (CDF)
Innovation, Excellence Recognized The 2017 individual recipients of the Premier’s Award of Excellence and Innovation,
Museums funding supports projects to interpret and preserve Yukon heritage Ten Yukon museums,
RCMP musical ride comes to Yukon this summer The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Musical Ride
Arctic Winter Games funding brought forward City spending on the 2020 Arctic Winter Games can begin.
Lang inducted to the Maritime Affairs Alliance Yukon Senator Dan Lang was recently presented with a certificate on his induction as an Honourable Life Member of the Maritime Affairs Alliance.
Yukoners respond to resignation of inquiry commissioner The president of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council is lamenting the resignation of Marilyn Poitras,
YG sets up clean air cooling centre just in case The Chief Zzeh Gittlit School in Old Crow has been set up as a clean air cooling centre should air conditions worsen in the territory’s northern-most community.

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