Whitehorse Daily Star

July 4, 2023

• City’s bus route changes kicked in on Canada Day The City of Whitehorse implemented the first phase of its modernized transit routes last Saturday.
• RCMP seek suspect after sexualized assault A sexualized assault occurred June 25 in the area of Front Street and along the Millennium Trail, Whitehorse RCMP publicly revealed last Friday afternoon.
• Canada Day overcast and sunny Photo Spread
• CYFN held assembly at Klukshu fish camp Discussions of serious issues mixed with cultural events highlighted the Council of Yukon First Nations’ annual General Assembly held last week at Klukshu, a traditional fishing area in southwest Yukon.
• Yukoners deployed to Alberta to assist with wildfire efforts Yukon Wildland Fire Management sent three staff members to Alberta on June 26 as part of an Incident Management Team (IMT) made up of Canadian and American staff.
• ‘Finish happy and stay in the boat’ As if paddling from Whitehorse to Dawson City wasn’t enough, one family decided to extend the trip from Salt Spring Island, B.C. to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. – travelling the extra kilometres by bicycle.
• Help unveiled for Dawson-area flood victims The Yukon government has announced a new program to provide financial relief for those affected by the flooding of the Klondike River in May.

June 30, 2023

• Birthday fete featured fun after politics It wasn’t all politics June 13, when the territory’s MLAs formally sat on the second floor of the Dawson City Museum (or Old Territorial Administration Building) in the room that was the original Yukon legislative chamber.
• Adäka bringing together the North Photo Spread
• Report outlines former commissioner’s busy year As outlined in the annual report of the Commissioner of Yukon released Wednesday, from April 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023, former commissioner Angélique Bernard:
• Ex-commissioner reflects on solid accomplishments As Angélique Bernard pursues a summer of quality family time and leisurely indulging in a lengthy list of unread books,
• Gallery will offer workshops as fundraisers If you’ve been thinking of trying your hand at a visual art form but didn’t know how to begin, now’s your chance.
• Yukon student wins herself a prestigious scholarship A Grade 12 student at at the Center scolaire communautaire Paul-Émile-Mercier (CSSC Mercier) in Whitehorse has received one of the largest undergraduate scholarships in Canada.
• Fresh approach needed for shelter woes: YP The Yukon Party is urging the territorial government to act on “the state of disarray” surrounding the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter.
• The Music Rolls On Chilean-Canadian guitarist Marco Claveria performs at noon Tuesday at Arts in the Park.
• Power failures explained Yukon Energy has had a busy time of it addressing power outages over the last two weeks – for a variety of reasons.
• Premier recognizes nation’s birthday Premier Ranj Pillai issued this statement today:
• School zone has been improved The city’s contractor has been making safety improvements to the school zone of Jack Hulland Elementary this month.
• Bear’s visit serves as reminder to property owners After a bear broke into a Mary Lake home last Friday,
• Council stresses need for YG to assist with slide mitigation City council approved a $2.2-million amendment to its capital budget Monday for ongoing work related to the slide area along Robert Service Way.
• Federal funds vault into gymnasium project The federal government has stepped in to pick up most of the tab for the new gymnastics and climbing gym to be built in Whistle Bend, coming up with more than $31.5 million for the project.
• Capsule unearthed, opened after half a century The big day had finally arrived – but not without much trial and tribulation.

June 29, 2023

• The Music Rolls On Chilean-Canadian guitarist Marco Claveria performs at noon Tuesday at Arts in the Park.
• Premier congratulates re-elected chief Premier Ranj Pillai has congratulated Stephen Charlie on his re-election Monday as chief of the Liard First Nation.
• Spreading The Knowledge Lis Pilon is spreading the word during Brain Injury Awareness Month (June).
• Yukoners deploy to Alberta with international incident management team On Monday, Yukon Wildland Fire Management sent three staff members to Alberta as part of an Incident Management Team (IMT) made up of Canadian and American staff.
• City puts off action on Holly Street land City council has deferred the recommendation that administration begin the procurement process for the Holly Street Residential Area Master Plan.
• Public will have say on Range Road Joint Master Plan After 40 minutes of discussion, city council accepted an administrative recommendation at its meeting Monday to hold a public input session on the Range Road Joint Master Plan.
• Project to address Dawson’s housing demand, sustainability Three levels of government are partnering on the development of five new residential building lots and returning services to many existing properties in Dawson City’s north end.