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September 16, 2016
- City will fund council members’ travel The city will indeed provide reimbursements for a couple of excursions for council members who represented the city out of town.
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Miners’ ultimatum was avoidable, chief says It’s up to the Yukon government to resolve two major disputes over land use in Dawson City, says Chief Roberta Joseph of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in.
- Cell phone users endure service failure Officials with Northwestel Inc. are not providing any explanation as to why some cell customers lost service earlier this morning.
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Local artist to be featured at a major festival in England For local artist Wendy Thompson,
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Mixing Recruitment With Fun Girl Guides were recruiting
- City management’s raises approved Managers with the city will soon see their paycheques fatten after council approved third reading of a new management and management staff bylaw Monday night.
- Proposal for a child care centre is past first reading The opening of a new child care centre right off the Alaska Highway is closer to becoming a reality after council unanimously approved first reading of a zoning change for the property Monday night.
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Show Premieres Tale of A Town opened Thursday at Rotary Peace Park.
- Resident getting closer to moving mobile home A zoning change to enable a resident to relocate a home to the Lobird Trailer Park is moving ahead.
- Cause of restaurant evacuation unclear The contaminant that forced diners from Ricky’s All-Day Grill back in August originated outside the restaurant.
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Segregation is no protective measure: Sapers Howard Sapers never gets tired of repeating himself.
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Francophone group calls for enhanced services The group representing the interests of the Yukon’s francophone community is making its demands known ahead of the impending territorial election.
- Paddlers rescued after canoe capsizes They’re called life jackets for a reason,
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Though ‘it’s a struggle,’ shelter forges on It’s busy inside the Humane Society Yukon’s Mae Bachur Animal Shelter on a sunny weekday afternoon.
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Pivotal learning institution officially opens In 2011, the Yukon’s economy was bubbling.
September 15, 2016
- Dawson City town councillor wants to be an NDP candidate Jay Farr, a Dawson City town councillor, is running for the Yukon NDP’s Klondike nomination for the coming election.
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Exhibit of inspiring photographs to open today Beyond Focus,
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Building to double its solar energy generating capacity The Yukon government is adding a new solar photovoltaic system to its main administration building.
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Achievements Recognized Two siblings received Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards from Commissioner Doug Phillips on Wednesday evening.
- Museum plans a Hackathon-Yukon event The Old Log Church Museum will be the centre stage for the Museum Hackathon-Yukon event, set for Sept. 23-25.
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Diagnosed with HIV, man avoids negativity How do you change attitudes about anything?
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City awards servicing contract for building consolidation plan Work on the infrastructure for water and sewer services leading to the site of the city’s proposed new operations building can begin.
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‘We have the worst economy in Canada’ The territorial Liberals and NDP lambasted the Yukon Party Wednesday
- Ex-guard’s life has collapsed, his defence lawyer tells court Four years.
September 14, 2016
- Convention bureau hosting several guests The Yukon Convention Bureau (YCB) is hosting four professional event planners/executive directors on a familiarization tour this week.
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Review on Yukon employment out for perusal It will be up to the next territorial government
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Keeping Vigil An attentive sow and cub
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award returns to the Yukon The most prestigious youth award in the world has returned to the Yukon after a six-year hiatus.
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Annual deer day adventure Photo Spread
- Flight endured a hard landing An Air Canada flight that experienced a hard landing in Whitehorse Tuesday night is back in the air today.
- Hearing services branch is fully staffed With the recent hiring of two full-time audiologists,
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Board seeks more details of miner’s intentions More information is being sought in the assessment of another controversial plan to placer mine inside Dawson City’s municipal boundaries.
- Duke professor to speak on fracking Thursday A Duke University professor will give a talk at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre tomorrow night – sort of.
- GDP is forecast to shrink 7.7 per cent in 2017 A dark, ominous cloud is looming over the Yukon’s economic future.