Whitehorse Daily Star

January 11, 2016

• Cultural community initiatives get development fund support More than $188,000 has been awarded to organizations that promote and enhance cultural initiatives in Yukon communities through the Community Development Fund (CDF).
• New Rules For The Road Drivers are asked to be aware of the new school zone
• Number of unemployed Yukoners rose last month There were 1,100 unemployed Yukoners in December – approximately 200 more than in November.
• Works Are On Exhibit Sylvie Binette, Cécile Girard and Josée Fortin (left to right)
• Circus show to make North American debut here A circus act will soon be in town and part of the annual Pivot Festival.
• Preparing The Bridge Workers from the territorial Department of Highways and Public Works flood one side of the ice bridge
• Premier, ministers want to hear from Yukoners Beginning this week,
• Capital budget to be voted on this evening The city’s proposed $16-million 2016 capital budget may be adopted as is this evening.
• Regulations stir concerns about the fate of weekend soup kitchen The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has raised concerns about the future of Whitehorse’s weekend soup kitchen.
• Still lots to do for victims of violence: Court Watch Despite an improvement in the Yukon legal system for female victims of violence, they still face lots of issues, according to the latest Court Watch Yukon (CWY) report.

January 8, 2016

• More than 700 Yukon residents were collecting EI last October In October 2015, the preliminary number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries (seasonally adjusted) receiving regular income support benefits in the Yukon was 720, Statistics Canada reported Dec. 17.
• City granted almost $380,000 in cash, services The numbers are in.
• Wholesale sales slumped, statistics indicate The preliminary unadjusted estimate for wholesale sales in the Yukon for October 2015 was $10.4 million, Statistics Canada reported last month.
• Clothesline reeled in great generosity A local family who set up a clothesline of donations for anyone in need around the city is praising the generosity of the community.
• Boys and Girls Club to be part of festival The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society is inviting families and children of all ages to the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon Kidsfest.
• Upgrades will save substantial heating costs Efforts to make the Yukon government’s main administration building more environmentally-friendly are well underway.
• Flying Toward The Exhibit Ravens dominate Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger’s show Return and Release ,
• College washrooms sporting new symbols There’s a new feature in the Pit at Yukon College – washroom users may notice that marking the facilities is a sign showing a toilet bowl.
• Manitoulin Transport to ease Quest’s logistical load Manitoulin Transport will help ensure mushers and their dog teams are well taken care of during the 2016 Yukon Quest 1,000-Mile Sled Dog Race.
• Write more fairness into policy, resident urges city A local woman is calling on the city to reconsider its development incentive policy so that it could apply to country residential subdivisions along with the other parts of the city it currently applies to.
• Sima’s snowmaking equipment helps out ski club Mount Sima’s snowmaking equipment will be getting an extra workout over the coming days in preparation for the national cross-country skiing championships. The event will be coming to Whitehorse in March.
• ‘Fair and efficient’ review urged for mining plan The Yukon’s overhauled regulatory regime will be tested by the Coffee Project, says the president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
• ‘Jeepers’ need lessons on trail users: musher Conditions of trails in and around the city is at the centre of the latest feud between various trail users.

January 7, 2016

• Consumer Price Index rose marginally in city The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.1 per cent in Whitehorse between November 2014 and November 2015, Statistics Canada reported Dec. 18.
• Website shares traditional knowledge, plant ecology Yukon College and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) have launched a website that incorporates both traditional knowledge and plant ecology to support mine site restoration with local native plants.
• Yukoner Saluted For Public Service Four Commissioner’s Awards for Public Service and eight 2015-2016 Governor General’s Academic Awards presented at last Friday’s annual Commissioner’s Levée.
• Art show will open today Dr. Ukjese van Kampen, a Northern Tutchone artist, will unveil seven paintings and mixed-media works, three sketches and several photographs late this afternoon.
• Afternoon Drive Mishap Whitehorse RCMP,
• Long Ago Yukon SKYPE lecture series to start at Beringia centre Long Ago Yukon will be co-hosting the first presentation in its SKYPE series Encounters with First Peoples at 1 p.m. Jan. 16.
• Recycled materials going to Raven facility As of Dec. 1, Whitehorse Blue Bin Recycling has been bringing all materials collected from its residential and commercial services to the Raven Recycling Society’s premises for processing.
• Yukoner will learn about Arctic challenges in leaders program Yukoner Jodi Gustafson is one of 30 participants from a number of countries chosen to take part in a week-long Arctic education program this month in Norway.
• Federal minister’s pending visit praised Local aboriginal women’s groups are preparing for the arrival of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett on Monday.
• Yukon coroner investigating man’s death The death of a Whitehorse man last Saturday after he fell down a flight of stairs has prompted an investigation by the territory’s chief coroner.
• Groups continue efforts to help refugees resettle here Yukon Cares is adding to its list of refugees it will sponsor.
• Operating mine would require 435 workers Kaminak Gold Corp. halted trading of its stock Wednesday while it unveiled a promising feasibility study for is Coffee gold property south of Dawson City.