Whitehorse Daily Star

June 16, 2017

• Transportation hall gains three new inductees The 2017 Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame Awards were held Tuesday evening at the Yukon Transportation Museum.
• Smoky Skies This wildfire continues to burn about 75 kilometres southeast of Dawson City.
• Brewery can toast deck plan The Winterlong Brewery can begin work on its new deck
• Accused officer due back in court in July A Whitehorse RCMP officer accused of sexual assault had his first day in court this week.
• $1.5-billion payment among suggested ideas for Kaska compensation A proposal to settle the interests of the Kaska across their traditional territory calls for a $1.5-billion payment from Ottawa and complete jurisdiction over 23 per cent of the Yukon.
• Potting In The Park Potter Patrick Royle is the artist in the park this week.
• Council ponders new Handy Bus Handy Bus users will be getting a new ride soon
• City grants move closer to distribution Nearly 30 local organizations are closer to being approved for a combined nearly $165,000 in grants.
• Artists’ tourism banners celebrate territory Six new tourism banner designs were unveiled Tuesday at the Yukon Visitor Information Centre in Whitehorse.
• Action At The Old Log Church Jasmine Bowen and Joshua Kitz,
• ‘It’s like somebody pulled the plug on Kluane Lake’ There will be no dredge work at the Destruction Bay Marina this year,
• Pool to receive sand filters Acapulco Pools Ltd. has been awarded the contract to provide the Whitehorse Lion’s Aquatic Centre with seven fiberglass sand filters and sand.
• ‘We have a problem in this territory’ Women account for a greater portion of the Yukon’s correctional admissions than the national average.
• Man sentenced for violence against his family members A Yukon man has been given a conditional sentence for sexual and physical violence against his ex-wife and children.
• Way paved for asphalt work The city will spend nearly $920,000 fixing up the asphalt along Fourth Avenue this year.
• Grateful Arafat family to decamp to Ontario The Yukon will be saying farewell to 10 members of the Arafat family soon as they get set to move to Windsor, Ont.
• Bear incidents reported around territory Conservation officers are reminding Yukoners to minimize attractants on their properties
• Family knew special locale offered endless potential Wayne and Alison Grove have been building their farm and game ranch off the Takhini River Road for more than 20 years.

June 15, 2017

• Jobless rate fell, stats show Yukon unemployment was down to 4.5 per cent in May,
• Public feedback begins for long-term financial options The public is invited to participate in a conversation about the Yukon’s financial future.
• Poetry In The Park U.K. poet Chrys Salt,
• Tent City days remembered at annual ball The 2017 edition of the Commissioner’s Ball was,
• Appreciating The Force The Holy Family Elementary School Grade 4 class made a poster to thank the RCMP for their service to the community.
• City awards two fuel contracts The city’s bill for fossil fuels is expected to total more than $1.5 million each year for the next five years.
• Students save thousands of directories from landfill tudents across the North collected 13,729 telephone directories for recycling
• Accident victim identified The Yukon Coroner’s Service has released the name of the man involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on the Alaska Highway earlier this week.
• Proposed wind farm is with assessment board The proposed installation of three wind turbines to offset diesel generation used to power Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay has been filed with the assessment board.
• Discrimination against gender identity now banned It’s now illegal to discriminate against a person on the grounds of gender identity and gender expression in the Yukon.
• Minister, YTA at odds over teachers’ status The union representing Yukon teachers is calling on the territorial government to follow its own legislation and allow temporary educators to become permanent after two years of employment.

June 14, 2017

• Ride for Dad cruises through Almost 200 participated in the annual Ride for Dad on Saturday.
• Driving Force steers youthful approach toward Canada 150 Representatives of an Alberta-based national company are in Whitehorse today,
• Ministers sign learning, child care framework Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers
• Time vault will be sealed until 2167 Measuring about the size of half a sea-can,
• City approves downtown development incentive A local developer will receive a grant back from the property taxes it pays should it go ahead with the 10-unit rental project it has planned at 305 Hawkins St.
• Crosswalk vandalism stirs ‘anger, disbelief’ Whitehorse RCMP are asking for the public’s help
• ‘Our narrative is for the future,’ Silver says The Yukon Liberal Party kicked off its mandate