Whitehorse Daily Star

October 21, 2016

• CPI rose fractionally in Whitehorse Comparing August 2016 to August 2015, the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• Trio’s specialized skills create counselling service When Jonathan Van Viegan, Erin Legault and Zoe Armstrong opened the doors to Ignite Counselling,
• YP’s energy retrofit pledges surpass $111 million The Yukon Party is committing to partnering with First Nations to invest $20 million for major energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy upgrades of First Nations-owned buildings.
• Kindness parking meter is unveiled To mark Homelessness and Poverty Action Week,
• Liberals would enhance small business investment credit A Liberal government would enhance the Yukon Small Business Investment Tax Credit
• Ferry season’s conclusion moved up by 10 days The George Black ferry ceased seasonal operations at 11 p.m. last Sunday,
• Yukon Party vows new campground A re-elected Yukon Party would build a new campground at an unspecified location and making improvements throughout existing campgrounds.
• NDP would link job training to public projects An NDP government would create more local job opportunities for Yukoners, leader Liz Hanson said Wednesday.
• Council to vote on recreational grants More than $40,000 could be doled out to half a dozen community groups provided council approves the city’s fall recreation grants next week.
• Search warrant executed A search warrant has been executed for a home in the Baranov neighbourhood of Whitehorse.
• Trail maintenance policy may greet the snow The city could have an updated policy governing trail maintenance in place by next week.
• Child care centre has new proponent Child care centre has new proponent
• Clarification A story in Tuesday’s edition
• If Watson Lake goes Liberal, it would be a first Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles for the Nov. 7 election being published in random order.
• Child care advocates want action over talk Less talk and more action.
• Porter Creek North’s certainty is a new MLA Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles for the Nov. 7 election being published in random order.
• Dramatic battle shapes up in Whitehorse Centre Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles for the Nov. 7 election being published in random order.
• Man pleads guilty to four more charges A Yukon man who has spent 14 months in custody on breach charges alone appeared in territorial court last week, where he pleaded guilty to four additional charges.
• Aboriginal leader presses colonialism, reconciliation He wanted to know about reconciliation.

October 20, 2016

• NDP would support greener vehicles A Yukon NDP government would implement a clean energy vehicle policy that would offer rebates for the purchase of green vehicles, party leader Liz Hanson said Tuesday.
• Kluane has veered in all political directions Ed. note: this is one of a series of riding profiles for the Nov. 7 election being published in random order.
• School takes off into atmosphere of optimism Flight school was always a dream of Steve Kinoshita’s, but it wasn’t something he expected to learn at 44.
• Liberals vow fair treatment for communities Liberal Leader Sandy Silver and Pauline Frost, the party’s Vuntut Gwitchin candidate in the Nov. 7 election,
• NDP unveils platform for relations with First Nations “The journey towards reconciliation includes us all, it’s not just First Nations that must reach out.”
• Bridge would improve safety, ease congestion A re-elected Yukon Party government would work with the City of Whitehorse to plan a second bridge over the Yukon River.

October 19, 2016

• YP would improve help for families with disabilities If re-elected Nov. 7, the Yukon Party would pursue a Made-in-Yukon Autism Strategy.
• Astronomical society is shooting for the stars It would seem the sky and beyond is the limit for astronomy enthusiasts in the territory.
• Yukon Party would double nurse program’s intake A re-elected Yukon Party government would work with Yukon College to double the intake into the Licensed Practical Nurse Program (LPN), the party said Tuesday.
• NDP would expand home care to evenings and weekends Home care in the territory would extend to evenings and weekends under an NDP government, party leader Liz Hanson said Tuesday morning.
• Volunteers bureau plans forum Those involved in the Yukon non-profit sector – as staff, board members, volunteers, or beneficiaries – are wondering what the upcoming territorial election will mean for their organization.
• Museum may have to offer four parking spaces The MacBride Museum of Yukon History could be looking for four parking spaces if city council approves an administrative recommendation that came forward Monday evening.
• Candidates debate the environment, food security Protection of the Peel Watershed, battling climate change,
• Allegations surface about intoxicated voters being driven to polls The Kwanlin Dün First Nation
• ‘Looking back, it was a wild thing to do’ Lucky.