Whitehorse Daily Star

June 14, 2023

• Minister observed Archives Day Tourism and Culture Minister John Streicker marked International Archives Day last Friday.
• It was tea time for the common folk It was tea time last Saturday at the Commissioner’s Residence, but this was not the Commissioner’s Tea of decades past.
• Student attendance projects receive $350,000 in support A total of $350,000 in support has been awarded to 36 projects across the Yukon through the Every Student, Every Day fund, with support from the Yukon government.
• Chamber calls for rebates, lower rates The Yukon Chamber of Commerce is asking for rebates for businesses and lower assessment rates from the territory’s workers’ compensation board.
• Jazz In The Park .
• Yukoners attended FCM’s annual meeting A delegation of Yukon municipal leaders joined close to 2,000 other municipal delegates at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 2023 Annual Conference and Trade Show in Toronto at the end of May.
• Skate park cleanup planned Members of the public are invited to join city representatives at the skate park near the Robert Campbell Bridge on Saturday for a graffiti cleanup and the unveiling of the new graffiti wall.
• Main Street block to close Main Street between Front Street and Second Avenue will be closed starting Friday, the city announced.
• Teslin assisted in dealing with health emergency Following an emergency declaration in 2022, Teslin will receive additional supports through the work of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Unit.
• City interested in hosting large-scale FCM meeting City council has approved the proposal to host a board meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in 2025 or 2026.
• Department found non-compliant with privacy law The territory’s Department of Education is sharing information about students in ways that are not compliant with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).
• Separate motorcyclists’ deaths investigated The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating two deaths from separate single-vehicle motorcycle accidents.

June 13, 2023

• YukonU creates virtual geology tours The territory’s geological wonders can now be experienced virtually thanks to YukonU instructors and $398,450 of funding from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) GEM-GeoNorth program.
• Jazz In The Park .
• Yukon receives official Opposition’s best wishes The Yukon Party wished the territory a happy 125th birthday today.
• Potential highway underpasses to be studied The federal government will spend $50,000 to support community-led efforts to study strengthening pedestrian and bicyclist safety in two local neighbourhoods along the Alaska Highway.
• Community grants come closer to dispersal City council has approved first and second readings of the bylaw required to distribute $180,000 in community grants to offset property taxes.
• Feedback invited on new animal protection rules The Yukon government is seeking public input to develop regulations under the new Animal Protection and Control Act.

June 12, 2023

• Mayor declares several proclamations Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed June to be National Indigenous History Month in Whitehorse.
• Thirteen years of riding for Dad Photo Spread
• Pillai greeted northern diplomatic tour members Premier Ranj Pillai had discussions last Thursday with members of Global Affairs Canada’s northern diplomatic tour in Whitehorse.
• Language centre holds graduation The Yukon Native Language Centre Fluent Speaker Recognition and Graduation took place Friday.
• NDP hails flag-raising The NDP is congratulating the Yukon’s Catholic Schools on their historic pride flag-raising.
• Yukoners to take supplies to Ukraine Critical supplies to aid Ukrainians mired in the Russian Federation’s invasion will once again leave Whitehorse on Thursday afternoon, thanks to Yukoners’ ongoing support and fundraising efforts.
• Users reminded to switch providers Effective this September, Xplore Internet services will no longer be available, the territorial government reminded Yukoners today.
• Man sentenced for fatal 2020 collision A Winnipeg man was sentenced Friday to four years and 11 months in jail for two counts of the dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.
• Transit system rolling toward July 1 changes The city will implement its new transit route and schedule plans on July 1.
• Condor will be gone until 2026 at earliest Condor (Air Service) will stop flying to the Yukon next year, Ben Ryan, the chief commercial officer for Air North, has confirmed.