Whitehorse Daily Star

April 5, 2016

• Candidates’ spending figures released The Conservative Party spent more on its run for the Yukon seat than the NDP, Liberals and Green Party combined, according to Elections Canada data from the 2015 federal election.
• Empty Dwelling Burns Firefighters battle the blaze in the vacant house at the corner of 14th Avenue and Elm Street in Porter Creek on Monday afternoon.
• Food vendors have until Friday to apply for city applications Whitehorse residents out for a stroll this summer could have a selection of up to 10 cuisines from a variety of vendors stationed on city land throughout the downtown area.
• Mura-Matsuri: a Japanese traditional festival Photo Spread
• Leave the swans alone: Environment Yukon It turns out that operating a motorboat near a haven thousands of birds use to rest and feed isn’t so great for said birds.
• Liberals gain second potential candidate in a day Just hours after a potential Yukon Liberal Party candidate stepped into the Watson Lake race (see story above),
• Watson Laker seeks to represent Liberals in legislature The Yukon Liberals have a new potential candidate in Watson Lake.
• Departments differ on proposed mine plan It’s a split decision by two key government departments regarding the approval of a placer mining operation along Judas Creek.

April 4, 2016

• Schwatka Lake dock policy adopted A new policy governing docks on Schwatka Lake has been adopted by the city.
• Exhibit explores connection between creatures and stories Words like Birds, a show of recent clay sculptures by Whitehorse artist Sandra Grace Storey,
• College to offer renewable energy installer program For the first time in its history, Yukon College will be offering a short hands-on renewable energy installer program at its Carcross campus.
• Council moves forward on shifting capital money The city is closer to moving more than $5 million from its 2015 capital budget to its 2016 capital plan.
• Lakeside Slyness This fox
• Suspected impaired, speeding driver arrested A driver allegedly coming into the city at 145 kilometres an hour with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood was arrested last Wednesday.
• Make Skagway great again: Yukon NDP The Yukon NDP official Opposition has announced it would take immediate steps to place Skagway, Alaska under control of the Government of Yukon if the party wins this year’s election.
• City awards mosquito control contract Spring has arrived, putting mosquito season just around the corner.
• Second CD Released Ryan McNally (third from right) released Steppin’ Down South , his second CD, Saturday evening at The Old Fire Hall.
• Rezoning for apiary moves forward Whitehorse gardeners are closer to honing their beekeeping skills after council passed first reading last Tuesday night on a zoning amendment allowing an apiary at the community gardens on Seventh Avenue.
• Mayor plans soirées in Edmonton and China Following a lengthy discussion among council last Tuesday evening,
• Expert sets out grim environmental scenario About 100 people gathered for an NDP conference on Saturday to talk about climate change,
• Blockade participant plans talks with company James Magun says he’s come to an agreement with JDS Silver to discuss concerns over local employment opportunities for his Watson Lake trucking company.
• Driver’s temporary detention was illegal: judge The RCMP’s detention of a man charged with refusing to provide a breath sample was arbitrary, a Yukon judge has ruled.

April 1, 2016

• Growing Yukon’s information technology sector ( Comment ) Last October, the Yukon government announced it would increase its information technology (IT) capital spending by $2 million in the upcoming 2016/17 budget.
• Improvements set for Robert Campbell Highway The Yukon government will invest close to $10.7 million over the next two years to improve sections of the Robert Campbell Highway.
• Hydro project process isn’t over, minister insists The Next Generation Hydro project is not dead, but how it proceeds from here on will be up to the territorial cabinet, says Brad Cathers, the minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corp.
• Early Spring Ritual Whitehorse Fire Department members
• Trial starts over Aishihik hydro plant dispute The first day of a major trial between an Ontario construction company and the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) saw a number of contentious issues being settled.
• Local woman wins $100,000 Darlene Doerksen could not believe her eyes when she scanned her Lotto Max ticket and discovered she had won $100,000 on the Feb. 12 Extra draw.
• Major Tournament Takes To The Ice The 39th annual Kilrich Building Centre Yukon Native Hockey Tournament kicked off this morning.
• Fees to target seasonal pleasures and amenities Having failed to recoup the full amount of the federal transfer payment rollback announced in December 2015,
• Lobird residents told to boil their water Environmental Health Services (EHS) has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for residents of Lobird Park.
• New gender equality website unveiled Comprehensive data on gender equality and diversity in the Yukon has a new, user-friendly home on the web.
• Quebec, Yukon sign pact; $50,000 promised The Quebec and the Yukon governments signed a co-operation agreement Thursday that will see $50,000 allocated for projects dedicated to supporting the French language.
• Highway reopens after snowslide As cross-country skiers prepare to travel to Log Cabin for the Buckwheat Ski Classic, there’s not much threat of another avalanche along the South Klondike Highway.
• Graceful Landings Swans are seen Tuesday afternoon at Swan Haven south of Whitehorse, and they continue to arrive.
• Northern Lights a sure thing: Air North Air North, Yukon’s Airline, announced today it’s launching an in-flight service: Northern Lights Guaranteed (NLG).
• New approach urged for long-term care Seniors’ advocate Susan Eng says the continuing care facility planned for Whistle Bend is “not really the right answer” to the question of how to support Yukon’s aging population, but that home care is no panacea either.
• Opening This Evening For artist Maya Rosenberg love, art and nature fit well together.
• Equal Voice launches northern chapter The first Northern Equal Voice chapter was launched Thursday evening in Whitehorse.
• City changes front yard storage rules In a single vote, council has tightened up rules around front yard storage and created more opportunities for garden suites to be built in the city.
• Support tees off for disc golf course There was clear support Tuesday evening for city council to approve a conditional use application that would allow for a new disc golf course off the Alaska Highway near the Kopper King complex.
• Yukoners basking in unprecedented warm spell Whitehorse temperature records are dropping like flies – just like they are in Dawson City – and it’s no April Fool’s joke.