Whitehorse Daily Star

May 31, 2016

• A Weekend Musical Interlude Fumi Torigai conducts the Whitehorse String Ensemble last Sunday at the Christ Church Cathedral as Katie Avery solos.
• Yukon voices heard at Liberal convention Three Yukoners participating in last weekend’s biannual convention of the Liberal Party of Canada presented policy resolutions at the Indigenous Peoples and the North session.
• Firefighters head to Alberta Yukon Wildland Fire Management is sending 28 firefighters to Fort McMurray, Alta. to provide assistance with the province’s current wildfire situation.
• Change authorizes firefighters’ rescue work A change to a city bylaw could finally give the Whitehorse Fire Department the authority to do the work it’s been doing for years.
• Going Flying Pilot Fredrick Kuttel and Jean Christophe are seen at last Saturday’s annual COPA for Kids event held at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.
• Water sampling contract awarded Golder Associates Ltd. will be responsible for required water sampling at the landfill over the next three years.
• City celebrates Bike To Work Week Bike to Work Week began Monday and will continue to June 5.
• Quarry proposed for Utah Siding yard area Potential plans for a gravel quarry that would eventually encompass close to 18 hectares were put before city council Monday night.
• Bears’ invasions of coops prompt fencing warning Electric fencing should be installed around chicken coops to prevent conflicts with wildlife, says the manager of conservation officers for Environment Yukon.
• Major shrinkage seen for territory’s economy If the Yukon’s economic future was foretold by a Magic 8-Ball, its reading would say, “Outlook not so good.”
• Skeleton’s discovery excites paleontologists The Yukon paleontology department is hoping for the return of a skull removed from the skeleton of a horse discovered last Friday evening in the Carcross Desert.

May 30, 2016

• Gaining Their Freedom An estimated 6,000 kokanee and 1,300 rainbow trout were released into Hidden Lake on Saturday.
• New Carcross firehall to be finished by this fall The Yukon government is spending $3.3 million on a new Carcross firehall to better serve the needs of the community and support the local volunteer fire department,
• Emergency Skills Sharpened The Volunteer Ambulance Services Society’s and Yukon Emergency Medical Services’ 2016 Education Symposium and Skills Challenge was held Saturday at the Takhini Arena.
• Explore Your Yukon campaign helped promote our attractions The 2016 Explore Your Yukon campaign is winding down today.
• A Successful Fundraiser There was a large turn-out at Saturday’s Little Footprints, Big Steps Gala Garage Sale sale/fundraiser.
• Goldfields roads to be improved The Yukon government is committing $450,000 under the Resource Access Road Program (RARP) to upgrade resource roads in the Klondike goldfields area.
• Memories rekindled as Telegraph Office reopens With the grand reopening of the Telegraph Office last Wednesday, Yukoners were reminded of a time before Snapchat, Whatsapp and Facetime.
• City to spend almost $30,000 on oil assessment The city will spend $29,000 looking at how to clean up an oil-contaminated area just 25 metres from McIntyre Creek.
• Program ‘will make a big difference’: chief A Kwanlin Dün First Nation’s community safety officer program announced Friday is just one part of the work the First Nation has underway to make its community a safer place.

May 27, 2016

• Gold show saw lots of CDF cash on offer It was a long weekend of big government grants for a couple of projects in Dawson.
• KPMA receives grant to help bolster knowledge, awareness The Yukon government will provide $196,000 over three years to the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) to undertake an economic impact analysis and public awareness campaign.
• Company recovering from ‘near death’ experience For the last two years,
• Delegates heard other northern perspectives on the war The Yukon was not the only isolated region affected by the declaration of war in 1914.
• Escorted To Safety Some Yukon motorists recently came across this injured mar mot on the Alaska Highway north of Johnson’s Crossing.
• Study tour added value to First World War conference Most of the major events and personalities associated with the Yukon’s response to the First World War were associated with Dawson City,
• Affordable rental housing OKed for city, Dawson Two Yukon developers have been awarded capital funding for the construction and operation of affordable rental housing projects in Whitehorse and Dawson City.
• City adopts Crestview trail designations The city will move ahead with designating trails in the Crestview neighbourhood despite concerns expressed that the trail plan contravenes another city bylaw.
• Connecting With The Visitors Gary LaChance (foreground) and Rob Hunter perform Wednesday
• Weight Wise program doubles intake this year Permanent funding has been allocated for the Yukon Weight Wise program.
• All NDP MLAs seeking additional terms Jim Tredger, the NDP MLA for Mayo-Tatchun, has announced his plan to seek a second mandate in this year’s election.
• Students Show Their Benevolence ristan Newsome (far left), the interim executive director of the Whitehorse Food Bank,
• Changes finalized to student financial assistance program A new Student Financial Assistance Act, aimed at post-secondary students, was granted assent in the Yukon legislature late last week.
• Businessman pursues Yukon Party nomination Local businessman Wayne Cousins will seek the Yukon Party nomination for Riverdale South in the upcoming territorial election.
• Rehearsal Time Kill Shakespeare:
• You have one job, premier tells Liberal Premier Darrell Pasloski challenged Liberal Leader Sandy Silver’s priorities Thursday after Silver was absent on the final day of the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly.
• City changes policy for funding festivals, events Changes to the city’s policy around festival and event grants have created just one application deadline each year for those seeking funds.
• Pilots to take kids flying Saturday The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association’s COPA For Kids event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, not Sunday, as published in yesterday’s Star.
• Speed remains a road safety threat RCMP enforcement efforts during last week’s Canada Road Safety Week show that speeding remains an issue.
• Language barriers, mishaps dot couple’s adventures More than three years after they began their journey,
• Council approves plan for Whistle Bend’s growth Whistle Bend residents might not have to go too far to shop if the next phase of the neighbourhood goes ahead as planned.
• Bylaw changed for mobile homes in parks It just became more affordable to purchase a new mobile home – provided it’s being placed in a mobile home park.
• Sitting concludes; election countdown begins The last sitting of the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly wrapped up Thursday, but with a territorial election looming,
• Party has shown a true vision, premier says Premier Darrell Pasloski says he remains confident in his government’s performance over the last year and throughout his five-year mandate as his first term in office draws to a close.