Whitehorse Daily Star

April 13, 2016

• Liberal leader’s priorities are wrong, premier says Premier Darrell Pasloski has challenged Yukon Liberal leader Sandy Silver for using his first question of the spring sitting in what the premier calls “a vain attempt to shift the blame for federal transfer cuts to Yukon.”
• Rideshare program now available The Yukon government and the City of Whitehorse have launched the new ride-sharing program originally announced several months ago.
• Budget drawing praise and denunciations Yukon interest groups have mixed reviews for the territorial budget proposed last week.
• Simapalooza 2016 Photo Spread
• Whistle Bend progressing, YTG says The Yukon government will invest more than $15 million in capital funding in the Whistle Bend subdivision in 2016/17, subject to the new territorial budget being approved.
• RCMP investigating break-in at vehicle wash Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a break-in last Friday night at Mighty Wash, a vehicle wash facility in the industrial area.
• Electric car joins government’s fleet A new electric car is being added to the Yukon government’s vehicle fleet.
• Funding for colorectal cancer screening program takes step The Yukon government will invest $228,000 this year toward implementing a colorectal cancer screening program, subject to legislative approval.
• Dozen Yukoners attended NDP convention A dozen Yukoners were among the 1,800 NDP-faithful who gathered last weekend in Edmonton,
• Lack of decision on holiday disappoints chief Yukoners won’t get the day off work or school for National Aboriginal Day this June 21.
• Air North plans third flight between here and Ottawa Air North will launch a third weekly summer flight connecting Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Ottawa between June 13 and Sept. 16.
• Community impact statement makes Yukon legal history For the first time in Yukon history, a judge has formally heard about the repercussions a crime has had on a community.

April 12, 2016

• Resolution to AYC to focus on infrastructure It took a lengthy discussion and two amendments, but city council finally agreed Monday night on a resolution to seek support from the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) on infrastructure.
• The annual bridge building competition has record number of entries Photo Spread
• ‘She lost everything she owned, essentially’ A gofundme campaign has been started to help out elder Gail Anderson, who lost her Ibex Valley home and all her possessions to fire last Saturday evening.
• Premier asked to apologize for ‘botched’ Bill S-6 affair Territorial party leaders are calling on the premier to apologize for four contentious amendments made under his watch to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESSA) under Bill S-6.
• Disc golf course receives city’s approval Disc golfers around the city are getting closer to plying their skills on a new course near the Kopper King area.
• Plans out for major new housing project The design for a new 42-unit affordable housing complex was unveiled Monday.

April 11, 2016

• Richler to speak about famous father’s work Noah Richler will be speaking about the work of his father, Mordecai Richler, at The Old Fire Hall at 7 p.m. April 22 in Whitehorse.
• Wandering moose sampled urban environment A moose strolling down Falcon Drive in Copper Ridge on Saturday afternoon eventually left the subdivision without any incidents.
• Landfill store closed after needle found The city has shut its reuse store at the landfill until further notice.
• Four Swans A-Swimmin' Swans
• Fifth and Rogers project moving ahead: minister Stantec Architecture has completed its consultation process and has provided “high-level concepts and ideas” for a local housing/business development, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent said Friday.
• Work begins on new timber supply analysis Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) Chief Steve Smith and Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent have announced the two governments have begun work on a new timber supply analysis for the CAFN traditional territory.
• New Yukon budget disappoints mayor Mayor Dan Curtis is expressing his disappointment with the 2016-17 territorial budget unveiled last Thursday.
• Controversial Bill S-6 amendments to be repealed The federal government will work to repeal four controversial amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act, the minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs announced Friday.
• Officer may elude record after assault An RCMP member who assaulted a handcuffed and intoxicated prisoner received a nine-month conditional discharge Friday in Yukon territorial court.