Whitehorse Daily Star

October 4, 2016

• Good used jackets wanted Consider sharing your used, insulated jackets with those in need, urge organizers of the Share the Warmth program.
• Carbon tax is needed now, Greens insist Yukoners should not have to wait two years for the Canadian government to put “a token price” on carbon, the Yukon Green Party said today.
• Trail is closed until Oct. 10 Due to trail improvements,
• Thirsty Customers Eight moms and nine babies visited the Canada Games Centre
• Vehicles have windows broken Two vehicles in Porter Creek had their windows smashed last weekend.
• Expected trial did not proceed The five-day trial that was supposed to go ahead last week between the Ross River Dena Council and the federal government didn’t get off the ground.
• Yukon’s AA credit rating affirmed Global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s has affirmed Yukon’s credit rating as AA for the seventh year in a row.
• Downtown Collision One of two vehicles
• Wandering Bison moves closer to new terrain The Wandering Bison may soon find its way into the garage of a Porter Creek property.
• Feds ‘ blindsided everybody’ on tax: Dixon The Yukon Party is holding out hope that the Yukon can escape the national price on carbon, when it’s imposed on all Canadian jurisdictions in 2018.
• Museum’s expansion plans are scaled back Plans for a massive 19,000-square-foot expansion to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History have been scaled back, planning manager Pat Ross told city council Monday night.
• Court dismisses case involving fatal crash The Yukon Court of Appeal has dismissed a case concerning the interpretation of a section of Yukon legislation regarding workers’ compensation.
• ‘It’s hard to lay off people’: company executive Pelly Construction Ltd. has laid off the vast majority of its crew working at the Minto Mine.

October 3, 2016

• Astronomical society celebrates anniversary The Yukon Astronomical Society
• Residents move into Thomson Centre this week Residents will begin moving into the 10 newly renovated extended care rooms at the Thomson Centre this week.
• Teaching farm yields first cohort graduation The motto of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Teaching and Working Farm is, in the Han language, “Nän käk nishi tr’ënòshe gha hëtr’ohǫh’ąy” (On the land we learn to grow our food).
• Motivational Speaker Visits The Destination Imagination Society Yukon
• Charges pending after walker struck A driver faces charges under the Motor Vehicle Act after hitting a pedestrian Friday morning.
• Government teams with humane society for community dog care The Yukon government has provided up to $30,000 in additional project funding to the Humane Society Yukon.
• Istchenko opts not to attend ministerial conference Canada’s Environment ministers are meeting in Montreal, but Environment Minister Wade Istchenko isn’t there.
• Northern showcase to receive $900,000 grant A touring showcase of northern talents
• RCMP seeking suspect A man is being sought in connection with putting more than $300 worth of purchases on a lost credit card.
• Local inn ‘world’s most popular three star hotel’ A hotel in the Yukon’s capital is talking itself up as the “world’s most popular three star hotel’’ after hosting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and getting worldwide attention.
• Satellite failure disrupted services Satellite services to Old Crow and communities across the other two territories were restored this morning, says Northwestel Inc. spokesman Andrew Anderson.

September 30, 2016

• A pictorial scrapbook of the royal tour Photo Spread
• Zoos and aquariums conference is called a resounding success A conference that drew nearly 100 delegates last week
• Students enthusiastic about Rural Experiential Model From the formal opening to the finale,
• AFY holds its annual general meeting Nearly 40 members, community representatives and guests participated in the 34th annual general meeting of the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) held last Saturday in Whitehorse.
• Unanticipated Detour This truck was photographed recently
• Former chief to represent Liberals in Pelly-Nisutlin Carl Sidney, a former Teslin Tlingit First Nation chief,
• Pasloski among premiers demanding meeting with PM over health care funds Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders want face time with Justin Trudeau to discuss health care funding.
• Association supports Orange Shirt Day Diana Rogerson, the president of the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC), has urged all AYC members to show support for Orange Shirt Day (today).
• Noted author visiting territory Acclaimed Toronto author Teva Harrison will be in Whitehorse this weekend for a couple of events before moving on to Dawson City.
• Help offered to those impacted by fire The territory’s Department of Health and Social Services has provided emergency funds to its clients whose homes were destroyed by fire last Sunday.
• Youth were seen near ski hut before blaze Circumstances around the Thursday afternoon fire
• Changes approved to comprehensive zones Zoning changes passed by city council Monday could mean more housing units for sites zoned as multiple family comprehensive.
• Costumes With The Cuisine Super-heros abounded at this morning’s annual United Way breakfast held at the Coast High Country Inn.
• YP has hindered First Nations aspirations: NDP Building up the relationship between the Yukon government and First Nation governments
• Leaders at odds over carbon tax information The Yukon Party should be sharing what it knows about how a carbon tax or some form of carbon pricing will affect the territory, says NDP Leader Liz Hanson.
• Premier’s address lures some lukewarm reviews Where the other leaders focused on fostering good relationships with First Nations governments,
• Coroner’s urgings follow fatal dog attack The territory’s Environment minister says his department is continuing to work with the Ross River Dena Council and the community of Ross River to deal with public safety issues following a Sept. 9 coroner’s report.
• ‘We are going to rebuild,’ club president vows A beloved local nordic hut was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon.