Whitehorse Daily Star

August 7, 2023

• Yukon volunteers accompanied aid to Ukraine Ed. note: the first part of this three-part series was published Friday, and the final part will appear Wednesday.
• YG urges Mayo evacuees to register for support services The Yukon government has created a range of support services for the Mayo residents who had to flee their central Yukon village over the weekend.
• Pride for all Photo spread
• Fire crews working feverishly to protect Mayo The village of Mayo was evacuated over the weekend as the Talbot Creek fire continues to move closer to the community.

August 4, 2023

• Status of Women ministers met in P.E.I. Ministers from across Canada discussed key issues impacting the status of women and gender equality this week,
• Ninety Years Young Yukon artist Jim Robb (right) is seen with Otto Blattler at the latter’s 90th birthday party last Saturday.
• KVA takes on seasonal workers’ accommodation woes Site preparation has begun toward creating a temporary seasonal accommodation site just west of Fourth Avenue between King and York Streets.
• First ceremony to honour the salmon is held “My great grandparents had a fish camp there,” said elder Betsy Jack- son, pointing across the river.
• Yukon volunteers accompanied medical Ed. note: the second and third parts of this three-part series will be published next Monday 
and Wednesday.
• Inflation rate proving a stubborn phenomenon For the seventh month in a row, inflation in the Yukon has outpaced every other province and territory in Canada.
• On Stage Until September MacBride Museum and Velvet Antler Productions are presenting Roundhouse Cabaret Wednesdays and Thursdays until Sept. 14.
• Residents welcome dog’s impoundment Whitehorse bylaw officers have impounded a dog that had allegedly been involved in multiple attacks on other dogs over the past two weeks.
• Chinook salmon migration is once again dismal Fish-counting efforts in Alaska now show this year’s chinook salmon migration in the Yukon River will be only slightly better than last season’s devastatingly poor run.
• Abandoned highway wrecks are being removed The Yukon Party says its efforts have initiated a cleanup of abandoned vehicles along the territory’s highways.
• Smoke-choked Old Crow declares emergency Heavy smoke continues to affect the Old Crow area.
• ‘It just feels like they’ve given up on us’ A Ross River father-to-be is expressing his frustration about the month-long loss of most of the village’s medical clinic services.

August 3, 2023

• Soaring Into Smoky Skies An Air North plane takes off
• Student financial assistance application portal is available The Yukon government has introduced a new online student financial assistance application portal. It went into effect on July 13, the government said Tuesday.
• Taku River Tlingit First Nation reclaims traditional place names in British Columbia The Taku River Tlingit First Nation has announced the reclamation of 13 Tlingit place names in their traditional territory in northern British Columbia.
• Employment Standards Office has information for former Minto employees Former Minto Metals Corp. employees may now be able to recover eligible wages through the federal government’s Wage Earner Protection Program.
• Minister recognizes World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, spoke out for victims of human trafficking recently.
• Victoria Gold’s golf event a rousing success Victoria Gold Corp. raised $80,000 for Every Student, Every Day (ESED) thanks to its recent fifth annual charity golf tournament.