Whitehorse Daily Star

August 8, 2016

• More Yukoners without jobs in July than June There were 200 more Yukoners without jobs in July than in June, according to data from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics released Friday.
• The Final Artist Alana Warner,
• Votes can be cast before all candidates are known Votes can be cast before all candidates are knownYukoners who know they will be out of the territory on election day and advanced polling days can cast their ballots now, even though several candidates have yet to be determined.
• The Grand Finale Fawn Fritzen (on stage)
• Traveller has revved his engine in every continent Whitehorse gets more than its fare share of passers through.
• Officials monitoring latest fire One new fire was reported in the Kluane fire region over the warm weekend, Yukon Wildland Fire Management officials reported today.
• Exhibit Opens Jackie Dowell-Irvine and Christian Bucher opened Double Vision Friday in the Arts Underground Focus Gallery.
• Driver sought after vehicle is forced off highway and rolls Whitehorse RCMP are still looking for the driver of a black SUV who drove head-on toward another car Friday afternoon.
• Council wants federal worker to testify The Ross River Dena Council wants to call a senior federal employee as part of its case against the federal government regarding the Kaskas’ unsurrendered aboriginal rights and title.
• Man caught on 38 criminal charges This morning, RCMP arrested a Whitehorse man who was wanted on 38 charges.
• Dawson man’s crimes send him off to cells A Dawson City man can’t recall the details of the crime that landed him in territorial court on Friday, but he said he’d remember the experience forever.

August 5, 2016

• Gov’t ensures single seniors not affected by GIS changes The Yukon government is ensuring that unmarried seniors are not negatively impacted by changes to the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement.
• Deadline looms for VanBibber scholarship applicants The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board is seeking applicants for the Sharing the Land Scholarship, which honours the late Alex Van Bibber.
• A.J. Goddard is subject of museum’s next dining event The next Dine YTM event,
• Event raised almost $55,000 Golfers basked in sunshine and temperatures in the mid-20s
• Fire being observed One new fire was reported in the Northern Tutchone fire region on Wednesday, Yukon Wildland Fire Management officials said at mid-day Thursday.
• Look out for trail hazards Anyone using trails around Mile 5 of the Mayo Road (North Klondike Highway) is cautioned to look out for nails, large boulders, and a spike strip.
• Teslin-based minister will run again Cabinet minister Stacey Hassard announced from Teslin today that he will seek the Yukon Party nomination again in Pelly-Nisutlin for the coming election.
• Used To The Road Guillermo Aimar, from Argentina,
• Liberals have candidate in Riverdale South Tracy McPhee was acclaimed Wednesday as the Yukon Liberals’ candidate in the Riverdale South riding in the coming election.
• Liberal nomination becomes a contested event Eileen Melnychuk wants to see the red wave that swept the country last fall wash over the Yukon on election day.
• Suburban Collision Investigated A panel van collided with this 6X6 ATV at about 4:30 p.m.Thursday at 11th Avenue and Fir Street in Porter Creek.
• Pair of blazes break out Thursday Two new fires were reported in the territory on Thursday, Yukon Wildland Fire Management officials said today.
• Impaired driving escapade was ‘stupid,’ man admits to court A Dawson City man agreed that driving drunk on his birthday last May was “definitely a stupid thing to do.”
• Local teen saved moose from attacking dogs One of the newest residents at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve has a taste for Booster Juice. Or, at least, for the leftover compost from Booster Juice.
• School demolition contract went to Canyon City Construction School demolition contract went to Canyon City Construction
• Thirteen new recreational lots attracted 76 lottery applicants On Thursday, 13 Yukoners beat the odds and secured remote lakefront lots through a lottery held by the Yukon government.
• Researchers get to the core of local apple-growing “This is a lot of fun, but I don’t know what the potential for apple trees are here,” Brad Barton said Wednesday, leading a tour through the apple orchard at the city’s research farm.
• Emergency callers are never left in limbo The RCMP are assuring Yukoners that if they dial 911, they will never be put on hold.
• Party has been crystal-clear, Silver insists Territorial Liberal Leader Sandy Silver says his party has been absolutely clear on its position regarding the development of the territory’s oil and gas resources.
• Liberals skirting oil and gas issue, group charges Until Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver and his party say no to oil and gas development, Yukoners Concerned is standing with the NDP, says a founding member of the organization.

August 4, 2016

• Yukon youth to attend world forum Two Yukon youth will join more than 12,000 other participants from around the world to attend the World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal, Aug. 9-14.
• Raising Funds The Healthy Way Emily Bradbury was promoting the ‘From The Ground Up’ fundraiser
• Government, First Nation sign brand-new education agreement Education Minister Doug Graham and Chief Simon Mervyn of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun inked a new three-year education agreement last month in Whitehorse.
• Pajamaed Ponies Soda Pony – Patrick Hamilton, left, and Aiden Tentrees – perform at the Arts in the Park Wednesday evening show.
• Town of Faro will take over abandoned buildings Faro town council has directed staff to pursue the final stages of the tax lien process to take over $9 million worth of properties from the defunct company Faro Real Estate Ltd. as soon as possible.
• Singing On Saturday The singing class performs
• Students’ REBOOT camp planned by Yukon College Just over 10 per cent of this fall’s students are on academic probation or are facing academic dismissal.
• Warm Weather Pleasures The beach at Long Lake was busy Tuesday afternoon
• Diverse local art scene is undiscovered Yukon gold Yukon: Home of hairy-chested adventure, sled dogs, wilderness, gold panners and all that stuff.
• Road work cost is within city’s budget Skookum Asphalt provided the only bid to pave the connector road under construction between McLean Lake Road and the traffic circle on Hamilton Boulevard.
• Window broken, suspect enters pharmacy Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a break and enter at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Main Street.
• City plows through obstacles to tractor It took three tries, but it looks like the city is finally going to get its tractor.
• Suspects escape after shots fired at home Multiple shots were fired at a residence in the Lobird neighbourhood early Wednesday morning.
• Cobalt Construction severed cable in B.C. A Whitehorse company was behind the latest severing of a fibre optic line that left Yukoners without Internet for seven hours on Monday.
• ‘We must prevent these tragedies from continuing’ The minister responsible for the Yukon’s Women’s Directorate is calling Wednesday “a historic day.”