Whitehorse Daily Star

September 26, 2016

• Ex-government leader is keen on new role Yukon College “opens up the world to our students and community,” says Piers McDonald, the school’s new chancellor.
• Yukoners enjoyed face time with animals The territorial government and the Yukon Wildlife Preserve educated students about protecting and conserving our natural world late last week.
• Kidneys Were The Cause Participants set out Sunday
• Liberals planning a carbon tax, YP says This morning,
• Pround Runners Students and staff of Porter Creek Secondary School start their Terry Fox Run on Friday morning.
• July sales dropped from June The preliminary unadjusted estimate for retail sales in the Yukon for July was $66.7 million, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
• ‘It was a very stubborn fire’: acting chief An apartment building in the Marwell industrial area was damaged beyond repair after a fire burned through it for more than 12 hours on Sunday.
• Pasloski proposes debates outside city Darrell Pasloski, the leader of the Yukon Party,
• Governments fund First Nation’s learning centre Funding of $5.3 million was announced Friday for the second phase of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation learning centre.
• Driver hospitalized with minor injuries Two vehicles collided late Friday afternoon on the Alaska Highway at Wann Road in Porter Creek.
• ‘We want to be on the right side of history’ A territorial Liberal government would do everything it could to ensure any money collected in the Yukon through a federal carbon tax makes its way back directly into the pockets of Yukoners.

September 23, 2016

• Commercial kitchen may find home on Fir Street A garage on Fir Street – or at least a portion of it – could soon become The Wandering Bison’s commercial kitchen.
• Visitors Researching Musher Fumi Torigai, far left, introduces Mikio Ueoka, Noriko Kan, and Setsuko Kaida, left-right,
• Community advocate becomes an NDP candidate Ken Hodgins,
• Ground gouged for badly needed apartments Monday’s ground-breaking ceremony
• Little Gold port of entry to close The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises travellers that the Little Gold port of entry on the Top of the World Highway will close for the season at 9 p.m. Sunday.
• Establishing Greenery For The Future Youth from the Yukon Montessori School
• Partisan news release raises Liberals’ ire The Yukon Liberal Party is accusing the ruling Yukon Party of using government resources to send partisan new releases.
• Watson Lake New Democrats pick candidate Erin Labonte will challenge Patti McLeod, the Speaker of the Yukon legislature, for her Watson Lake seat in the coming election.
• Panel explores education offered through zoos and aquariums The learning taking place during a visit to a zoo, aquarium, wildlife preserve, science centre or any other such facility is not always immediately evident as visitors move from one exhibit to the next,
• The Final Touches Karen Wienberg (above)
• Collision blocked highway traffic flow Three vehicles were involved in a collision late Wednesday afternoon on the Alaska Highway.
• City adjusts budget in light of spending report The city has made a few changes to its planned spending.
• Foiling addictions takes major step forward The building is full of light – that’s the most striking thing about it.
• Police release photos of suspected robbers Whitehorse RCMP have released images of two suspects in Wednesday morning’s robbery of a downtown gas station.
• ‘It was a really beautiful moment’ At 11 p.m. Thursday,

September 22, 2016

• High school bike race series begins at Mount Mac Whitehorse students attended their first mountain bike race of the new school year last night at Mount Mac.
• Kidney walk to help patients like Logyn Kirstin Hedberg, a former Whitehorse resident,
• Free Art Friday Looms Judy Matechuk, an Etsy Made in Canada Market artist,
• Stringband’ ex-front man to perform this evening When Bob Bossin was tucked into bed as a kid, his dad read him Damon Runyon stories rather than nursery rhymes.
• Drivers Hurt In Collision Members of the Whitehorse Fire Department work
• Myth of the Ostrich kicks off Guild season If you take a friend to see Myth of the Ostrich, make sure it’s a friend you can talk politics with.
• Zoos have potential for conservation: director “We can inspire change.”
• City contemplates comprehensive zones City staff are recommending moving ahead to second and third readings of a bylaw that could increase the density of some residential developments.
• Police arrest robbery suspect One of the suspects in Wednesday’s Petro-Canada gas station robbery has been arrested.
• McDonald named as college chancellor Former NDP government leader Piers McDonald has been named the new chancellor of Yukon College.
• Mining firms sign LNG facility agreement Two major mining companies in the Yukon have signed a memorandum of understanding with an LNG company to build a supply facility in Fort Nelson, B.C. if their projects go forward.
• Silver promises new era of First Nations relations Liberal Leader Sandy Silver unveiled some ambitious pre-campaign promises at a luncheon hosted by the Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.