Whitehorse Daily Star

June 23, 2023

• A beastly effort for a beautiful production Photo Spread
• New Beringia Centre exhibits have debuted The Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre hosted a grand reopening celebration last Saturday after having undergone several months of exhibit renewal work in their main exhibit hall.
• Culture plays a central role on special day Photo Spread
• Green Streets demolition begins The Yukon Party is asking for the cost of the territorial government project to fix the improperly built Green Streets in Whistle Bend.
• Victims of terrorism remembered Flags on Yukon government buildings across the territory are flying at half-staff today to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.
• Major development plan may get public hearing City administration is recommending council hold a public hearing on July 10 to gather residents’ views regarding the new master plan for a residential development on Range Road.
• Quelling The Problem .
• Projects covered wide range of approaches Yukon COVID-19 Recovery Research Program projects explored various aspects of the pandemic and its effects.
• Recovery research program has been completed The COVID-19 Recovery Re-search Program concluded earlier this month with a public Research Results Summit held in Whitehorse.
• Overall, vaccine management was effective: audit An audit of the Yukon government’s handling of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has found the response lacked adequate planning and First Nation collaboration, though it says the government managed vaccine distribution in an effective and equitable manner overall.
• Counterfeit currency circulating through city Whitehorse RCMP have seen an increase in fake currency circulating in the city – and are warning the community to watch out for bills labelled as film props.

June 22, 2023

• New Democrats marked significant day The Yukon NDP celebrated National Indigenous People’s Day, honouring the contributions of Indigenous peoples of the Yukon and the world.
• Sprucing Up Shawn Pierce cleans graffiti off the surface of the Second Heaven Skatepark last Saturday, when a graffiti-cleaning blitz took place.
• Speak out about intersections, minister urges The Liberal caucus is urging Whitehorse residents to participate in the HART Combined Intersection Upgrades public engagement before July 5.
• Squaring Up To a New Look The Northern Cultural Expressions Society carvers have been creating a giant painting on Main Street as part of the Main Street Town Square, set to open Friday.
• Brain tumour walk to return to Whitehorse On Saturday, the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada will return to Whitehorse for its fourth annual Brain Tumour Walk.
• Student safety has been strengthened, YG says The Yukon government says it has fully implemented the 23 action items in the Safer Schools Action Plan, which focuses on improving students’ safety and well-being.
• Thousands lost their power in latest outage The cause of Wednesday’s widespread power failure – the latest in a series – is still under investigation, according to spokespeople from Yukon Energy and ATCO Electric Yukon.
• Inquest into infant’s death produces recommendations The jury participating in an inquest into the death of seven-month-old Kaiya Stone-Kirk in Watson Lake in 2021 issued their final ruling last Saturday.

June 20, 2023

• Yukoners responding to wildfires across Canada The Yukon government of continues to send wildland fire personnel to support wildfire response operations across Canada, while ensuring that the territory maintains adequate firefighting capacity at home.
• Pillai embraces World Refugee Day Premier Ranj Pillai recognized World Refugee Day on Tuesday, speaking of “our commitment to compassion.
• RCMP alter hours of services availability The Whitehorse RCMP detachment temporarily changed its hours Tuesday – a move that will be in effect until the fall.
• Quelling The Problem .
• Pillai hails National Indigenous Peoples Day Premier Ranj Pillai issued this statement Tuesday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day:
• Leaders met for Yukon Forum at Lake Laberge Representatives of multiple governments converged Monday at Lake Laberge for the latest Yukon Forum.
• City permanently raises First Nations flags, unveils city hall translation On Tuesday, the City of Whitehorse permanently raised the flags of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and Kwanlin Dün First Nation in front of city hall, now translated to Kwänlin Kêye Ghända Ghakwije Kų in the Southern Tutchone Lake Laberge dialect.
• Major development plan may receive public hearing City administration is recommending council hold a public hearing on July 10 to gather residents’ views regarding the new master plan for a residential development on Range Road.