Whitehorse Daily Star

March 31, 2016

• Aboriginal chinook harvest was low in 2015 Last summer’s harvest of chinook salmon by Yukon First Nations is estimated at 1,204, says the annual report compiled by salmon experts for the international Yukon River Panel.
• Warmth will close ice bridge two weeks early The ice bridge across the Yukon River at Dawson will close Friday, about two weeks early this year, it was announced this morning.
• First Nations tourism gets funding injection The Yukon government plans to increase its annual funding to the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association (YFNCT) by $100,000, bringing its total yearly contribution to $160,000.
• New supermarket will employ 100 people Promising 100 construction jobs, another 100 permanent jobs and the sale of local produce and goods, Save-On-Foods ceremoniously broke ground Wednesday afternoon for its planned Whitehorse store.
• Caribou shot, left to rot along Dempster Conservation officers are again asking for public assistance in the investigation of three caribou shot and abandoned along the Dempster Highway.
• ‘Dude, I thought we watched you die’ “Avalanche!”

March 30, 2016

• Original Yukon TV mini-series to air tonight Broke Down Dawson Town, the Yukon’s newest TV show had its world premiere in front of a live audience in the town where it was made – Dawson City – during the past weekend’s Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
• Budget to boost museum, cultural centre funding For the second year in a row, the Yukon government is enriching its funding of Yukon museums and First Nations cultural centres.
• A Place To Contemplate Three students in Yukon College’s health care assistant program have created a Stillness Space at the Ayamdigut campus in Room C1406.
• Leaders critical of YP, sitting’s timing Territorial NDP and Liberal party leaders had grievances to air in advance of the final sitting of the 33rd legislative assembly, which will begin April 7.
• Praise effusive for tourism marketing plan The Yukon has “put on its big-boy pants” by placing serious stock in tourism marketing, the former Tourism Industry Association of Yukon (TIAY) chair said Tuesday.
• Snow conditions change ski classic start times The start times for Saturday’s 30th annual Buckwheat Ski Classic have been moved up one hour due to soft snow conditions on the Log Cabin Ski Trails.
• Bridge will open in May, eventually change colour Temporary repairs to the Miles Canyon Pedestrian Bridge will be made to ensure the popular attraction for locals and visitors is open for the summer.
• Second robbery angers, frustrates store owner A local children’s clothing store owner arrived at work Tuesday to find $400 worth of garments had been stolen.
• Save-On-Foods confirms Whitehorse plans As the Star first reported in January, it appears Yukoners are in for another major grocery shopping option – as early as the summer of 2017.
• Mystery shrouds popular fire chief’s termination Council meetings in Dawson generally begin with the approval of, or additions and deletions to, the agenda.
• Vote confirms taxes will rise by 1.7 per cent City council confirmed its plans for a 1.7 per cent property tax increase, a four per cent hike in water and sewer rates and a 6.8 per cent jump to waste collection fees in adopting the 2016 operating budget Tuesday evening

March 29, 2016

• Bridge Building Contest relaxes some of its rules Organizers of the 23rd annual Bridge Building Contest have shaken up the rules for 2016.
• College welcomed as member of group of institutes, universities The B.C. Association of Institutes and Universities has welcomed Yukon College as its newest member.
• Hunting For The Booty An Easter egg and scavenger hunt
• Senator goes to bat for kids taken from Canada Yukon Senator Dan Lang has called on the federal government to repatriate four Canadian children safely back to Canada.
• Getting Around The Easter bunny
• City may rebudget capital funds More than $5 million from the city’s 2015 capital budget could be moved forward to this year.
• Correction Last Thursday’s edition reported
• Teeming With Activity Log Cabin on the Skagway Road was a busy place over the Easter weekend,
• Hospital’s French language services to improve The French Language Services Directorate and the Yukon Hospital Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve access to services in French at the Whitehorse General Hospital.
• City council considers water sampling work Core Geoscience Service could be awarded a city contract worth more than $52,000 each year of the three-year deal.
• Business partnerships are doable: aboriginal leaders “Don’t be shy about reaching out.”
• Dock policy may be adopted by city A new policy governing Schwatka Lake docks could be in place as early as this evening.
• Data reflect First Nations housing, education woes Statistics Canada released a comprehensive survey today on indigenous peoples living in Yukon with numbers suggesting inequitable housing, education and employment.