Whitehorse Daily Star

August 30, 2016

• Operation Nanook 2016 now underway Canadian Armed Forces members complete final set-up preparations
• Trudeau ends Harper’s tradition of attending Arctic military exercise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in China, adding to the long list of countries he has visited since winning last year’s federal election.
• Art on display There is a new exhibit at Art House Carcross
• Alkan confident Watson Lake can support regular flight schedule For the first time since the 1990s, the Yukon will see regular flights between Watson Lake and Whitehorse.
• Two sections of Kusawa campground remain closed Sections 2 and 3 of the Kusawa Lake Campground continue to remain closed today after rain on Friday saw officials order the area closed.
• Fermenting the harvest Katherine Belisle, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, presented an information workshop
• Centennial Street to be closed between 12th and 14th Avenues Drivers along a portion of Centennial Street will find themselves taking a detour Wednesday and Thursda
• First Nation responds to ruling by judicial council The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council is taking strong steps towards enhancing good governance practices
• Three more candidates confirmed for fall election Yukon parties continue to refine their rosters with candidates from the Liberals, the NDP and the Green Party confirmed Monday.
• Territory’s French immersion numbers continue to rise While full registration numbers for the 2016/2017 school year won’t be available until mid-September,

August 29, 2016

• Safety reminders issued as students head back to school Students across the Yukon are returning to school this week. As the start of classes approaches, the RCMP is reminding all Yukoners to pay close attention to school zone speed limits, school buses, and traffic laws.
• Lawsuit against city on hold A Whitehorse woman is suing the City of Whitehorse for injuries sustained on city property two years ago.
• Popularity of pilot programs demonstrates Yukoners are eager to save energy and money The territorial Residential and Commercial Energy Incentive pilot programs are proving highly popular with Yukon residents and businesses, and are contributing to substantial energy and cost savings in the Yukon.
• Heads UP The registration fair hosted by the city
• Tyler Anderson named Yukon winner of art competition BMO Financial Group’s 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition recognizes visual arts excellence in post-secondary schools across the country.
• Bagnell, Monsef to host town hall on electoral reform During the federal election campaign last year, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau promised that if elected, he would ensure that 2015 would be the last year a federal election is decided using the first-past-the-post voting system.
• Appeal court upholds finding of not guilty A judge with the Yukon Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal of a man who was charged in the Yukon with possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking.
• Recycling processors welcome diversion credit increase Local recycling processors are welcoming last Thursday’s announcement by the Yukon government committing up to $717,010 to diversion credits and increase to processing fees on recyclable beverage containers.
• Heck of a ride The Alaska Earthquake Simulator was at the Canada Games Centre Saturday

August 26, 2016

• Winning performance Ayra Jane Fox placed first in the Klondike Karaoke finale at the Yukon Arts Centre Thursday evening.
• Methods of resolving overlap issues outside of the courtroom need to be found Liberal Leader and Klondike MLA and Liberal Leader Sandy Silver says there needs to be some method of arbitrating land use disputes within municipalities.
• Another placer mining proposal raises concern among some Dawsonites Another placer mining proposal inside Dawson City’s municipal boundaries is again raising opposition from the community and the Tr’ondek Hwech’in.
• Local nurses gain certified instructor status A number of emergency department (ED) nurses at Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) are now certified instructors
• Yukon College welcomes first Syrian student refugee Exhausted and hopeful, Tareef Jaamour arrived at Yukon College this week after a 36-hour flight from Amman
• Canadian Forces prepare for major earthquake in the Yukon At 5:36 p.m. on Good Friday in 1964, a massive earthquake struck about 25 kilometres below the Prince William Sound region of Alaska, about 120 km east of Anchorage.
• Clark to seek NDP nomination Stu Clark, a chemical engineer with experience in environmental engineering and food security, has announced his plans to run for the Yukon NDP nomination in Whitehorse West.
• Coroner identifies deceased The Yukon Coroner’s Service has identified the body of a man found in the Teslin River on Monday.
• North Star Agriculture receives clarity it was seeking from government A letter from Environment Minister Wade Istchenko could mean the start of a growing aquaponics industry in the North.
• Judicial council finds chief, deputy chief violated financial act The Ta’an Kwäch’än Judicial Council has decided not to remove the chief and deputy-chief of the Ta’an Kwäch’än First Nation from their positions.
• Changes to Whistle Bend facility made in light of city bylaw Plans have been altered and gravel partially filled in to an already dug hole that would have housed two storeys of parking at the Whistle Bend continuing care facility currently under construction.