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March 27, 2017
- 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.
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Yukoners Surround PM The Whitehorse 4-H Spirit Riders
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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.
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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.
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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.
March 24, 2017
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Association franco-yukonnaise receives project funding Yukon MP Larry Bagnell
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Saying Thanks Sean Secord
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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,
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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.
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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.
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Porker On The Loose This escaped pig
- Correction A story in Wednesday’s edition
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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.
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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.
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Growth planned for Yukon Gardens greenhouse More locally grown vegetables could be making their way to the territory’s dinner tables
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Ground problems stall work on care facility Shifting ground has halted major structural steel work at the new Whistle Bend extended care facility,
March 23, 2017
- 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.
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Getting Ready For The Show Gary, left, and Ted Schulze silkscreen T-shirts Wednesday afternoon at Splintered Craft.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.