Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Council to vote on rezoning for Collins Lane land City council has learned that a recommended buffer of 200 metres between industrial and residential areas has not always been put in place.
Yukoners Surround PM The Whitehorse 4-H Spirit Riders
Hometown musher takes DeWolfe race honours Local musher Jason Biasetti won the Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race on Friday afternoon.
Reservoir could get new entrance The city is moving closer to erecting a new entrance to the building at the reservoir in Valleyview.
All-season road a necessity, mining firm says ATAC Resources insists an all-season road is the only economically viable means of continuing its advanced exploration project at its gold property northeast of Keno City.
Placer mining claims lawsuit is settled An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over placer mining claims in Dawson City.
Hartland, Boyd voted against ex-manager’s firing Draft minutes from a March 14 special council meeting
Details surrounding new judge remain unclear The new federal budget is allocating funds to hire at least one new judge in the Yukon.

Association franco-yukonnaise receives project funding Yukon MP Larry Bagnell
Saying Thanks Sean Secord
Polish athlete completes highly personal Quest Michal Kielbasinski is not only the first person to walk from Whitehorse to Fairbanks on the Yukon Quest trail,
Twin Percy races get off to a resounding start The crowd was a little thin for Thursday morning’s launching of the 41st Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race.
The mail-carrying tradition continues The race known locally as “The Percy” began in 1977
Premier satisfied with foray to Ottawa Premier Sandy Silver says he had a successful trip to Ottawa this week.
Porker On The Loose This escaped pig
Correction A story in Wednesday’s edition
Jewlery designer’s U.K. foray described as ‘intense and fun’ It’s been a month since Whitehorse-based jewelry designer and goldsmith Shelley MacDonald featured her work at a London Fashion Week show, but she’s still hard at work.
Privacy of employee’s records was violated The Department of Education violated the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) Act
Watson Lake staffers to be locked out Monday The Town of Watson Lake will lock out its 21 unionized workers for six hours on Monday.
Growth planned for Yukon Gardens greenhouse More locally grown vegetables could be making their way to the territory’s dinner tables
Ground problems stall work on care facility Shifting ground has halted major structural steel work at the new Whistle Bend extended care facility,

Mines chamber hails budget component The extension of the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit in Wednesday’s federal budget is welcome news, says Samson Hartland of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
Getting Ready For The Show Gary, left, and Ted Schulze silkscreen T-shirts Wednesday afternoon at Splintered Craft.
Thaw di Gras ushers in spring in the Klondike Paul Robitaille,
Truck is in $250,000-range A new dump truck for the city could cost close to $250,000.
Yukoners look for budgetary pluses, minuses Officials with a number of Yukon organizations are going through the nearly 300-page 2017 federal budget released Wednesday
Yukon fossil key to uncovering bison’s arrival on continent The DNA from a steppe bison fossil discovered in the Ch’ijee Bluff on Vuntut Gwitchin Settlement Land
Federal budget includes new $400-M Arctic Energy Fund Where last year’s federal budget dropped with a bang, this year’s fell with a more gentle thud.

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