Whitehorse Daily Star

July 12, 2023

• Summer Fare Takes The Stage Gwaandak Theatre is presenting its Indigenous Summer Play Reading Series.
• Escarpment work funds passed A city budget amendment of $2.2 million to cover the cost of this year’s emergency response to the escarpment slides was approved by city council Monday.
• Ol' Sol Goes Scarlet A red sun is seen Monday evening over the Hougen Centre in downtown Whitehorse.
• Ukrainian mission participants thanked On behalf of all Yukoners, the Liberal caucus is extending thanks to members of the Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon (UCAY) and participants in the group’s second Yukon-to-Ukraine Mission.
• RCMP investigating firearm incident Whitehorse RCMP are advising the public of a firearm incident that resulted in one person being shot Monday in the Long Lake Road area.
• New wind turbines rising from Haeckel Hill By the end of this week, Whitehorse residents should see four new wind turbines sitting atop Haeckel Hill, a sight they can expect to look upon for the next 20-plus years.
• City embraces concept of hosting 2026 AWG pending YG’s pledges City council voted Monday to throw its support behind hosting the 2026 Arctic Winter Games 
in Whitehorse.

July 11, 2023

• Labour federation president has messages for premiers Yukon Federation of Labour president Teresa Acheson said today she plans to speak up for Yukon workers at premiers’ meeting happening in Winnipeg.
• Lemonade competition to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon will present “The Big Squeeze”, Whitehorse’s city-wide lemonade competition and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 19.
• Land title transfer policy to be changed again The Yukon Party (YP) says its efforts have helped reduce housing costs and avoid delays in the home-building and real estate industries.
• Major fires’ directions are away from roads, homes Despite significant growth in both the Takhini Bridge fire west of Whitehorse and the Reverse Creek fire between Stewart Crossing and Mayo, both are currently burning away from highways and homes, according to information from the Yukon government.

July 10, 2023

• Student wins writing contest Roy Oborne, a Grade 6 student from St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction, is one of the winners of the Ripple Foundation’s annual, signature Kids Write 4 Kids (KW4K) creative writing challenge.
• Support For The Ukrainian Cause Linnéa Rowlatt and Grant Zazula cook
• Ropes used to rescue man The Whitehorse Fire Department was called out last Thursday morning to conduct a mechanical rope rescue along the Fish Lake Road, acting fire chief Jason Wolsky confirmed to the Star Friday.
• Horse Sense .
• Homelessness forum set for Wednesday A Canada-wide research project is being touted as improving the understanding of homelessness
in Whitehorse.
• The Series Begins The Guild Hall Round Back series kicked off Friday evening.
• Organics composting available at facilities Users of the Carcross, Tagish, Deep Creek and Marsh Lake solid waste facilities are now composting their organic waste.
• Disability Pride Month observed Premier Ranj Pillai and Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee issued this statement last Thursday to mark Disability Pride Month.
• Group continues its quest to help the homeless The Safe at Home Society continues to try to round up enough funding for necessary renovations to the former High Country Inn for the 67 supportive housing units they aim to provide in downtown Whitehorse.
• Level 2 fire bans affects entire territory What’s being called the Takhini Bridge fire, located in the Ibex Valley west of Whitehorse, remains out of control today.