Whitehorse Daily Star

August 29, 2023

• Local woman wins $20,000 in lottery Elizabeth Mercs wasted no time finding out how much her Set for Life ticket won – she scratched it right in the Shoppers Drug Mart on Main Street.
• Weekday bus service is enhanced Two additional Whitehorse Transit weekday buses began servicing Route 2 on Monday.
• Whitehorse-Lancieux friendship to be celebrated The City of Whitehorse and the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) invite Yukoners to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Whitehorse-Lancieux Sister City connection this evening.
• Arson Suspected Whitehorse RCMP are seeking information about this white 2011 Ford Crown Victoria found burned-out on the Burma Road, near the Yukon River north of Whitehorse, on Aug. 21.
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month proclaimed Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
• N.W.T. starts plans to lift evacuation Fire-weary Northwest Territories is preparing for tens of thousands of people to return home after a much-needed win in the battle against a blaze that was threatening Yellowknife.
• Two men die in Alaska Highway crash Two Whitehorse men died in a collision early Sunday morning on the Alaska Highway near Crestview. Their names have not been released.
• Substance Use Health Emergency Strategy spurs 14 initial steps The Yukon government has released plans for 14 initial actions from the Substance Use Health Emergency Strategy. Funding ($2.5 million) is available now.

August 28, 2023

• Indian culture wows an appreciative audience .
• RCMP investigating firearms, arson incidents During the late hours of Aug. 20 and early last Monday morning, Whitehorse RCMP responded to multiple serious incidents involving firearms and a burned vehicle.
• Heat stirring up fires, but no danger evident With 145 wildfires still active in the territory and temperatures approaching 30 C in Whitehorse over the weekend, fire activity has again become visible from several communities.
• ‘Russia’s unjust and barbaric war continues’ Yukoners, including politicians, gathered last Thursday for a rally in honour of Ukraine’s 32nd Independence Day.
• No Raven bins would mean no P & M bins The owner of P & M Recycling in Whitehorse made it clear today that if the Raven ReCentre closes their drop-off bins as they have pledged to do at the end of the year,

August 25, 2023

• Items OKed for zoning bylaw rewrite consideration City council has approved proposed items from the Housing and Land Development Advisory Committee (HLDAC) and added them as an amendment for the contractor to consider as part of the zoning bylaw rewrite, also including if any of the items could be accelerated.
• Exhibit Winding Down Shadunjen Van Kampen, above,
• Guild Hall unveils 2023-24 season lineup The Guild Hall said Thursday it plans to present three plays by Canadian playwrights on its mainstage during its 2023-24 season.
• N.W.T. fires disrupt phones and Internet as the anxiety mounts Wildfires continued to disrupt communication services Thursday in the Northwest Territories – while crews braced for a tough two days fighting the blaze threatening Yellowknife.
• Too Much Fun Eldo Enns
• Recycling questions linger as Raven rebrands With new regulations still two years out and the Yukon’s largest recycling depot set to close its drop-off bins at the end of the year,
• Opioid crisis plan ‘a living, adaptable roadmap’ Yukon government representatives, alongside several expert participants, released the Substance Use Health Emergency Strategy 
on Wednesday.
• Experts offer reflections on emergency strategy Eight expert participants spoke about a new Substance Use Health Emergency Strategy for the territory released Wednesday in Whitehorse.
• Village off King has a revised launch date There have been a few changes to the Klondike Visitor Association’s (KVA’s) plans to improve limited seasonal accommodation for workers in town, but the project is underway with a revised schedule.
• Officials seek to quell fears of prescribed burn Walking out to the controlled burn near the Mary Lake subdivision on Thursday had a surrealistic feel.
• Conservation officers reviewing bear incident Conservation officers are investigating an incident involving a bear carcass in the Mary Lake/Cowley Creek area of Whitehorse.
• RCMP recapture escaped young offenders Whitehorse RCMP officers recaptured two youth who escaped Tuesday from the Young Offender Facility on Range Road.
• Copper Ridge West set to expand City council has approved the subdivision of a 1.86-hectare parcel of Kwanlin Dün First Nation settlement land in Copper Ridge West to be used for residential development.
• Attempted murder charge laid after RCMP execute warrant Whitehorse RCMP executed a search warrant Thursday morning in the Takhini Hot Springs Road area in relation to a July 10 shooting in the Long Lake Road area.
• City dodged a wildfire bullet: councillor During this week’s city council meeting Deputy Mayor Kirk Cameron expressed concerns for the wildfire situation internationally, and in Canadian cities.
• Four black bears were shot and abandoned Watson Lake conservation officers are seeking public assistance regarding four black bears shot and abandoned south of Watson Lake.