Whitehorse Daily Star

October 13, 2016

• Yukon Liberals outline support for first responders with PTSD A Yukon Liberal government would amend the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act to include presumptive provisions for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in first responders, Riverdale North election candidate Nils Clarke said today.
• Yukon Party set out its priorities for Dawson The Yukon Party has echoed Liberal Leader Sandy Silver’s pledge to build a paleontology facility in the heart of the Klondike if it wins the Nov. 7 election.
• Lunar Light The moon
• Yukon Party unveils its vision for education in 21st century A re-elected Yukon Party government would launching and implementing “a transformational new vision” for a Made-In-Yukon curriculum and education system, the party vowed Tuesday.
• Vehicle stolen, then rolled over Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a single-vehicle rollover
• YP critiques Liberal leader’s response The Yukon Party released this statement today:
• Dawson forum proves lengthy, well-mannered The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce didn’t waste any time holding the town’s territorial election forum Wednesday evening.
• Groups want environment high on vote agenda The Yukon’s two leading environmental organizations will be conducting a campaign of their own leading up to the Nov. 7 territorial election,
• ‘This plan will remove barriers’: Hanson A college education doesn’t come cheap for anyone,

October 12, 2016

• Boy’s surgery marks hope amid chaos Around the world,
• Ferry to be pulled out Oct. 27 As small, fragile ice lenses begin to make their way north down the Yukon River,
• Disturbance Investigated Whitehorse RCMP responded
• Nurses’ group, CYFN plan forums The invitations to the Yukon’s political parties to attend public forums have begun to roll in.
• Silver vows new palaeontology centre on eve of Dawson debate Liberal Leader Sandy Silver will participate in an all-candidates’ debate in his home riding of Klondike this evening.
• School supplies plan would become permanent A re-elected Yukon Party government would make the provision of school supplies to every Yukon student permanent, the party vowed Monday.
• Raven’s bins, store to close a week The Raven Recycling Society’s public drop off bins and free store off Industrial Road will be closed Oct. 24-Oct. 30.
• Inn Fortifies Food Bank Stu Mackey, with the Whitehorse Food Bank,
• Officers stopped many vehicles Nearly 1,150 vehicles were stopped by Yukon RCMP over the Thanksgiving weekend.
• Adoption of Chadburn Lake Park plan put off City council has voted to put off adopting a management plan for Chadburn Lake Park – just eight days after turning down Coun. Dan Boyd’s suggestion to do exactly that.
• NDP would restrict political party financing An NDP government elected Nov. 7 would cut out all but personal donations to political parties, party leader Liz Hanson announced late Tuesday morning.
• Committee head questions timing of promises The Yukon Party says that if elected, it would commit $3.5 million to implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC’s) Calls to Action.

October 11, 2016

• Yukon Party vows to pare property crime A Yukon Party government re-elected Nov. 7 would work with the RCMP, First Nation governments, municipalities, and others to improve community safety.
• Upended This car was seen Sunday afternoon
• NDP candidate steps aside in Lake Laberge Just days after the territorial election was called, the New Democrats lost a candidate.
• Federal government doubles Rendezvous funding New outfits for Can-Can dancers, a spruced-up crowning ceremony for the Queen and a range of new events in the Mad(am) Trapper competition are among a few of the changes now anticipated for the annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival next February.
• Yukon Party promises not to raise taxes A new Yukon Party government would keep life affordable for families through no tax increases, says Premier Darrell Pasloski.
• Liberals offer antidote to procurement woes The Yukon Liberals say they can cure the territory’s ailing procurement process, and offered around a dozen fixes to make it more transparent and more accessible to Yukon companies.
• Investigation called ‘complex’; public is not believed at risk Whitehorse RCMP are still looking for a suspect or suspects after the city had its first homicide of the year last Friday night.