Whitehorse Daily Star

October 7, 2016

• Rural Yukoners need buses, Green Party says The Green Party would set up public bus service to all Yukon communities except Old Crow if it wins next month’s election, the party vowed Wednesday.
• Air North, government team to promote Yukon Air North and the territorial government have signed a $75,000 co-operative marketing arrangement designed to increase the number of visitors flying to the Yukon.
• Culture Days In Carcross Melissa Barrett (left) and Felisha Jackson (right)
• Some ridings will witness intriguing races With the personalities on the ticket, and the issues at play,
• MLAs’ severance parachutes have much golder tinge As of Sept. 16, all Yukon MLAs who are not re-elected Nov. 7 will see their severance pay doubled.
• Crafts Complement Conference Marcia Telep is one of the artists
• Mental Wellness Innovation Fund supports projects The Yukon government and its First Nations partners are awarding a further $390,000 in Mental Wellness Innovation Fund support to 10 community projects.
• Weaving political commentary into a quilt Protesting can take many forms – bumper stickers, social media campaigns, marches, sit-in – and more.
• Whistle Bend lots supply is nearly exhausted As the inventory of single-family residential lots in Whistle Bend falls to near zero,
• Preparations helped save hunters’ lives Three hunters were rescued Wednesday after surviving four days on nothing but rose hips and lake water.
• ‘We are the change Yukon needs’ Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver says his party is ready to get to work
• ‘My job is to form government’: Hanson NDP Leader Liz Hanson gathered her team
• ‘I’m very excited about the future’ The race is on.

October 6, 2016

• Helping Stock The Shelves The annual In the Spirit of Caring
• Pasloski expresses regrets over layoffs Premier Darrell Pasloski expressed his sympathy Wednesday for the 50-plus worker who are losing their jobs at the Minto Mine.
• Helping Their Community Maira Magsi, Jenna Wyers and Sana Javed,
• Aboriginal Curatorial Collective met in city Yukon First Nations artists and elders participated in the seventh annual Aboriginal Curatorial Collective gathering late last month in Whitehorse.
• Fender Destroyer A Whitehorse RCMP officer
• Awaiting The Big Moment Members of the Carole Mullin Dancers wait
• Projects tackle violence against indigenous women More than $300,000 in funding has been awarded to eight projects that help prevent violence against indigenous women and girls in the Yukon.
• Depression, anxiety are pervasive: ex-CFLer For Shea Emry, taking care of his mental health starts with physical fitness.
• ‘With two members, we cannot pull off the program’ The Kin Club needs another local organization to take over its Share the Spirit program, which provides assistance for families at Christmas, says the club president.
• Avoid rogue trail builders’ trap, council is urged The head of Active Trails Yukon is calling on the city to scrap proposed policy wording that would legitimize what’s now illegal trail building.

October 5, 2016

• Author Visits Home Territory Teslin librarian Kelly Johnston (standing) hosted an evening dinner, slideshow and reading with author Cea Sunrise Person (right) as she stopped off on her Yukon fall tour funded by the Yukon Literacy Coalition.
• Royal visit had lasting impact for some indigenous students Last week’s royal visit to the Yukon has left a lasting impact for students of the Dusk’a Head Start Family Learning Centre.
• Heavy Metal North show is planned for next week It’s not every art show that comes with a warning attached,
• Walking For A Vital Cause The Yukon Sisters in Spirit held a walk Tuesday afternoon.
• Community working to fill food shelves If Yukoners don’t fill the Whitehorse Motors Ltd. parts van with food, manager Tina Woodland is going to sleep in it until they do.
• Dixon tapped as Yukon Party’s campaign chair Outgoing cabinet minister Currie Dixon will take on the role of the Yukon Party’s campaign chair, the party announced this morning.
• Fall chum run proving stronger than expected The run of fall chum salmon up the Yukon River is coming in stronger than expected.
• Yukoner safe and sound amid hurricane Morgan Wienberg has emerged safely from Hurricane Matthew, which struck Haiti, where she manages Little Footprints Big Steps.
• Wandering sheep prompt emergency hunting closure Environment Yukon invoked an emergency closure Tuesday for Dall sheep hunting along the Alaska Highway between the Slims River Bridge and Congdon Creek.
• Dignitaries seize tools, fete housing project Kristina Kane handles a hammer better than the owner of a construction company.
• Council considers sweeping Chadburn Lake plan Coun. Samson Hartland is expressing concern after it became clear Monday night the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) is not endorsing the city’s proposed Chadburn Lake Park Management Plan.
• Tax cuts wouldn’t erode programs: Liberals The Yukon Liberals are promising “significant” tax cuts for Yukon businesses if they form the next territorial government this fall.