Whitehorse Daily Star

May 26, 2017

• ‘It was the best-attended gold show ever’ ‘It was the best-attended gold show ever’
• Official’s words put premier on carbon tax hot seat The Yukon Party continues to hammer the premier on the carbon tax, asking why he isn’t trying to clinch an exemption for the territory.
• Time To Get Wet A beaver
• Be careful with social media, students cautioned Diane McLeod-McKay, the Yukon’s Information and Privacy Commissioner,
• Honouring the caribou with fun and respect Floes of candle ice glisten in the brilliant sunlight as they sail swiftly down the Porcupine River.
• Chow Time Eagle parents feed
• Rural addictions services called inadequate The Yukon Party has raised concerns about addictions services in rural Yukon.
• Alleged environmental offence lands in court A local construction company was in territorial court last Friday
• Public input sought on FASD plan Until June 30,
• Freezer full of wild meat, pelts left at rural dump Conservation officers are looking for assistance
• City plans to assess fallout of Hillcrest LIC defeat City staff will now begin examining the issues that led to the defeat of a proposed local improvement project in Hillcrest.
• Full office renovations would cost $400,000 Brad Cathers, the Yukon Party’s Finance critic,
• Waterfront trolley to reclaim the tracks a month from now Work is underway to keep a Whitehorse summer tradition on track for another year.
• Meandering bears keeping C.O.’s hopping Its been a busy spring for calls about bears,
• MLAs who vetoed wage study earn $93,000-plus: NDP The Yukon government will not be initiating an early review of the territorial minimum wage.

May 25, 2017

• Yukon River level lower than usual, but hasn’t set a record If the Yukon River looks a little lower than normal,
• City bus will be adorned with First Nations art The work of local First Nations artists will be showcased
• Participants walk in first people’s moccasins In the Mass Blanket Exercise held this morning at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre,
• Evening Arts In The Park Sputnik
• Central Yukon power line work is eligible for federal funding Ottawa has confirmed the upgrade of the transmission line
• Grizzly bear survey deadline looms The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board
• City to prepare to host 2020 Arctic Games Let the planning begin.
• Company files lawsuit against Watson Lake A waste management company is claiming unjust enrichment,
• ‘We are facing a housing crisis in Ross River’ Band housing in Ross River is in a “state of overwhelmed crisis,”

May 24, 2017

• Dawson’s housing stock gets eight new units Young Trinity Vittrekwa flipped light switches and showed off the new bedroom she will be soon be moving into.
• Enforcing A Tasty Lunch Whitehorse RCMP held their annual community barbecue
• TV star, company fined for Waters Act violations Another mining reality TV star has been convicted of offences under the Yukon Waters Act.
• Another Sign Of Summer It was a full house at LePage Park at lunchtime
• Parks Canada and Air North team up to promote tourism Parks Canada and Air North
• Music For A Milestone Soda Pony – Aiden Tentrees (left) and Patrick Hamilton, perform last Sunday
• Two more bears shot; total is now six Two black bears bothering livestock were shot over the Victoria Day long weekend.
• City moves to legitimize dirt bike area use The Yukon Cross Country Motorcycle Association has a place to call home – at least for now.
• Consultation begins on residential lots infills Fewer than 24 hours after city council unanimously approved moving ahead
• Confusion shares the air with the carbon A senior official within the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change says the details of a carbon pricing plan in the Yukon are “up in the air.”