Whitehorse Daily Star

June 13, 2016

• Government to repay missed social assistance exemptions The Yukon government will be issuing cheques to approximately 465 social assistance clients who did not receive exemptions for their National Child Benefit (NCB) between 2008 and 2016.
• Fundraising Effort Rides High The annual Ride for Dad took place Saturday with 197 riders, 35 more than last year.
• Eaglets would likely have soon perished Two eaglets rescued Sunday off the Fish Lake Road have been taken to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
• Open House Held Darrell Otto, with Yukon College,
• Action plan proposed to foil racism A city committee that works to fight discrimination and racism could soon set to work on an action plan for the year.
• Intergenerational Day was enjoyed by all Inside the library at Vanier Catholic Secondary School, about a half-dozen people sit at a table.
• Figures outline homelessness woes: mayor Mayor Dan Curtis says the results of the Point-in-Time count show work needs to continue on addressing homelessness in the city.
• Ministers, indigenous representatives gather Ministers responsible for indigenous affairs in the territories and provinces, and leaders from national indigenous organizations met with the federal minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in Ottawa Friday to discuss how governments can improve the quality of life for indigenous peoples in Canada, and advance the process of reconciliation.

June 10, 2016

• Communities to receive unprecedented Internet speeds The launch of a pilot project to deliver one Gigabit per second Internet to schools, hospitals and health centres in Carmacks and Teslin was announced Tuesday.
• Wildfires dominated forestry ministers’ agenda The Fort McMurray, Alta. wildfires were “a good wakeup call” for forestry ministers across the country, Scott Kent, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister said Thursday.
• Exhibition Premieres Today Ferryn Nowatzki opened Leaps and Bounds today
• Former NDP candidate seeks Liberal nomination Mike Tribes has announced his intention to seek the Yukon Liberals candidacy in Porter Creek North, where he has lived for more than a decade, for the coming election.
• Award Winner Attends Expo The Yukon Association for Community Living Inclusion Expo was held Wednesday afternoon at the Canada Games Centre.
• Workers’ compensation board to increase assessment rate The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board is raising its average assessment rate in 2017 for the first time in seven years.
• Old Crow Health Centre is in for replacement The Yukon government of has identified $250,000 in this fiscal year’s budget to plan the replacement of the Old Crow Health Centre.
• Premier tests out life under a hardhat The premier left his suit jacket and tie in the closet last Friday and went to the legislature ready to work an altogether different job.
• Changes considered to council remuneration There won’t be any changes to how much council members are eligible to be paid, but there could be some changes to the bylaw governing the pay.
• Young Animal Activists Help The Cause Dylan Sage, left, and Brooklyn Comeau organized a garage sale last Saturday at Griffiths Heating’s parking lot.
• Contract award clears way for sewer work Work on the city’s sewer system can begin after council voted in favour of awarding two contracts in April.
• Art In The Trees Helen O’Connor,
• Transportation hall of fame bolstered The Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame marked its 20th anniversary Tuesday evening with the inductions of three new members to the roster of transportation heroes.
• En Guard! The Company of the White Wolf held a pre-show Medieval Battle
• Council studies campground operations agreement It looks like campers may have at least another season or two before any big changes are made to the Robert Service Campground in Whitehorse.
• Going Places Deer swim
• Firefighters return from competition The Yukon teams have arrived home from a FireFit Pacific regional competition in Vernon, B.C.
• Ex-commissioner seeks YP nomination Former Yukon commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber
• ATCO Electric Yukon seeking rate increase to cover capital costs ATCO Electric Yukon seeking rate increase to cover capital costs
• Homes have ‘serious health, safety risks’: YEU The Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) and the Department of Health and Social Services are at odds over the staffing of residential youth treatment homes (RYTH).
• Initial homeless count results released Ruth Massie, the Council of Yukon First Nations’ (CYFN’s) grand chief, is describing the initial findings of a Point-in-Time homeless count in the city as “key to creating a course of action to end homelessness.”
• Missing picker heard choppers, didn’t see them A mushroom picker missing since last Saturday turned up at around 1 p.m. Thursday.
• YHC chair acknowledges MD’s frustrations As construction continues on the Whitehorse General Hospital expansion,

June 9, 2016

• Arts centre donates sound system to MAD program The Yukon Arts Centre has donated its professional-grade sound system to the Wood Street Centre’s Music, Arts and Drama (MAD) program.
• Mayor's Awards Presented The Mayor’s Awards were handed out Wednesday afternoon
• Nominating deadline for literacy award expires tomorrow The Council of the Federation’s deadline for nominations for its 2016 literacy award is Friday.
• Marking Graduation Day Porter Creek Secondary School graduating students held a tailgate party this morning
• City air quality readings now available online Checking the city’s air quality – at least in the downtown area – is now as easy as checking the weather.
• Vandalized Premises A stone was thrown
• Petition protests transfer of popular high school teacher Mike Kelly is the kind of teacher who becomes a friend, says Grade 11 student Nylan Zalitis.
• Graham eyes possible return to city politics The minister of Education may be retiring from territorial politics, but he’s not closing the door on the political realm just yet.
• Leaders, groups praise Supreme Court’s response Yukon First Nations and environmental organizations are applauding this morning’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will hear an appeal in the Peel River watershed case.
• Peel dispute headed to nation’s top court The Supreme Court of Canada announced this morning it will hear the appeal in the dispute over the hotly contentious land use plan for the expansive Peel River Watershed.