Whitehorse Daily Star

May 1, 2017

• YP won’t have leadership race soon Stacey Hassard will act as the interim leader of the Yukon Party for the forseeable future.
• The Klondike River has broken free After several days of crumbled ice building up
• Yukon Gardens’ plans are praised The city heard praise for Yukon Gardens’ plans to add a 2,000-square-metre greenhouse to its property on Metropolit Lane.
• Canada Day party budget on the rise Whitehorse will be celebrating Canada Day in style this year.
• New Democrats opt against leadership race Liz Hanson will continue on as leader of the Yukon NDP,
• Location of francophone high school confirmed The new French-language school will be built on the Riverdale Education Reserve.
• Grocer, glass-blowing business affected by temblors Not only were Whitehorse residents shaken awake
• Quakes jolt Yukoners awake Two Whitehorse schools and the school in Ross River were kept closed until a structural engineer could inspect them.

April 28, 2017

• Firefighters limber up for competition in B.C. The Yukon’s firefighter combat teams are well into their spring training in preparation for May’s Pacific Regional FireFit competition in Langley, B.C.
• The past will be present at Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair The past will be present at Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair
• Wood chips may heat 10 Teslin buildings Teslin Tlingit Council is moving ahead this year with its proposal to supply district heating for 10 buildings using wood chips produced locally.
• Matching Groups To Volunteers Michael Dougherty
• Yukon Hospitals celebrates volunteers In another health care milestone for the Yukon,
• Way further paved for third supreme court judge The territorial government has introduced new legislation to allow for the appointment of a third Yukon Supreme Court judge.
• Change to McLean Lake Road’s name approved Residents of McLean Lake Road will be soon be living on McLean Creek Lane.
• Intersection Crash This two-vehicle collision
• Contractor open to discussing dispute with ministers Doug Gonder, the CEO of Norcope Construction,
• Small-scale demolition fee permit falls The cost to get a permit to tear down a small building has gone down
• ‘Unfounded’ sexual assault cases data sent to Ottawa Yukon RCMP have sent their data on ”unfounded” sexual assault cases to national RCMP headquarters.
• Proceeding With Care Morgan Madden
• Bylaw deals with noise, graffiti A new maintenance bylaw is now in place after council passed third reading of,
• Correction A story out of Dawson City
• Liberals summon help of financial experts for budgetary guidance The $1.44-billion territorial budget tabled Thursday forecasts three consecutive years of major deficits following this year’s $6.5-million surplus.
• Opposition finds budget is seriously lacking News that the Yukon will likely run steep deficits starting next year
• Hot Springs Road residents want case reopened The Hot Springs Road Development Area Residents Association
• Sole commercial field began producing in 1979 There are plans to permanently shut down the Kotaneelee gas field in the southeast corner of the Yukon.

April 27, 2017

• Steps to Positive Mental Health event goes May 3 The Mental Health Association of Yukon
• ‘We get our strength from each other’ Hearts were heavy as more than 200 community members gathered late Wednesday afternoon
• City projects benefit from federal funding Upgrades to the city’s Marwell lift station,
• Liberals to spend $309.4 million on capital works The first Liberal government budget in 15 years is another record spending plan – $1.44 billion.
• Liberals’ budget is largest in Yukon history The Yukon Liberals delivered their first budget as the new government this afternoon.