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December 9, 2015
- Elections Act changes passed Amendments to the Elections Act received assent in the legislature last week, after having been passed unanimously.
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Transitional living facility opens to residents The transitional living facility for people with diagnosed mental health conditions has opened.
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Pre-Christmas Price Break For the first time in a year,
- Watson Lake RCMP defuse tense situation in Lower Post Watson Lake RCMP were able to peacefully end a stand-off in northern B.C. last Friday afternoon after a drunk man started firing his rifle from his bedroom window.
- New chair named for water board Loralee Johnstone will become the new chair of the Yukon Water Board on Friday.
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Youth At Yuletide Members of the Vanier Catholic Secondary School choir perform
- Festival of Lights Tour goes Dec. 19 The City Festival of Lights Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 19.
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MLAs approve changes to Oil and Gas Act After three Yukon First Nations lambasted the government over legislation amending the territory’s Oil and Gas Act, the legislature has approved two amendments in hopes of addressing the concerns.
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Creating A Crossing People have been crossing the frozen Yukon River in Dawson City for several weeks now, and will soon be able to drive.
- Closing celebration set for F.H. Collins School Students and staff at F.H. Collins Secondary School are gearing up for Dec. 17, the day they will celebrate the six decades of service and learning that have taken place in their school’s old building.
- Correction Monday’s and Tuesday’s editions reported that the then-15-year-old driver sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in relation to a 2014 collision was present only during part of the hearing.
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Drivers may have to slow down in some city areas Drivers and cyclists could find themselves having to slow down in certain parts of the city.
- Resident is looking for her Good Samaritan A Whitehorse woman is looking for the man who took care of her after she fell on the ice last month.
- Expanding numbers of RVs in campgrounds still under study NDP Environment critic Kate White wants to know more about the government’s discussion to designate some of the Yukon’s public campsites specifically for RV use.
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Downtown issues need work, council told The Downtown Residents Association is calling on the city to make changes to the neighbourhood.
December 8, 2015
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Collision Investigated City firefighters and a Whitehorse RCMP officer are seen this morning at the scene of where a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt went off the road and took out a light standard on the Alaska Highway
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Catch It Tonight! The Music, Art and Drama class will present How the Grinch Stole Winter
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Mayor is set to appear on popular comedy program Whitehorse fans of This Hour Has 22 Minutes will get to see a familiar face when they tune in tonight for the show’s holiday special.
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2015 Winterval Celebration In Whitehorse Photo Spread
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Food bank seeks review of taxes paid The Whitehorse Food Bank is asking the city to review its 2015 property taxes.
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Pending cold casts water supply into doubt Residents of Keno City have been getting water delivered from Mayo since last July, when the community’s well was accidentally cut off during routine cleaning.
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‘Live with purpose,’ judge advises teenager The 17-year-old woman responsible for a deadly crash in August 2014 that took the lives of two of her friends and severely injured a third was sentenced Monday to a two-year probation term and a three-year driving ban.
- Court hears of families’ broken hearts “My heart breaks every morning when I wake up and remember (she) is no longer with us.”
December 7, 2015
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Corner Collision Emergency responders attend to a two-vehicle collision
- Employment stats prove stable There was little change last month for the number of Yukoners with or without jobs.
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A Sombre Setting The Persephone Singers provided music Friday at the memorial held for the women murdered at École Polytechnique.
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‘Violence hurts our families, our communities’ Every year, Yukoners gather inside the lobby of the Elijah Smith Building and remember.
- Critics give climate plan a luke-warm reception The Yukon government released a report last week detailing the territory’s progress on combating climate change – but it didn’t buy support from the official Opposition nor the Yukon Conservation Society (YCS).
- Fibre optic line project cost updated A reported tabled in the legislature last week provides a second estimate to run a fibre optic line up the Dempster Highway to Inuvik, N.W.T.
- Packed courtroom hears about horrific collision The 15-year-old driver of the car involved in a deadly crash in August 2014 pleaded guilty this morning to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm.