Whitehorse Daily Star

May 24, 2023

• EMS team members recognized for exemplary service and excellence The Yukon Emergency Medical Services team members were recognized with national awards for exemplary service and excellence Tuesday morning at Shipyards Park, during Paramedic Services Week.
• 38th Yukon Birdathon to take wing on Friday Yukoners everywhere are invited to take part in the 38th annual Helmut Grünberg Yukon Birdathon for prizes, fun and to support bird conservation.
• Gold show had a golden weekend The 35th Annual Dawson City International Gold Show was late getting started.
• Cultural Olympics promoted the French language, culture The Department of Education held its first-ever Cultural Olympics in celebration of Yukon Francophonie Day on the afternoon of May 15.
• Rock Creek evacuation begins – again The Klondike River in the Dawson City area has been upgraded to a flood warning, the highest level of flood advisory, the Yukon government said this morning.
• Talks address anti-gender-based violence plan The Yukon government has begun formal negotiations with the federal government to finalize its bilateral funding agreement and implementation plan for the territory under the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
• Hill-Top Mishap .
• NDP disappointed by end of contract talks The NDP has expressed disappointment with the Yukon government’s decision to walk away from contract negotiations with the Yukon Employees’ Union on April 29.
• Slide situation ‘remains dynamic’ The escarpment along Robert Service Way was plagued by a third spring landslide halfway through the Victoria Day long weekend.
• Town square concept OKed for the foot of Main Street City council has approved the closure of a section of Main Street to create a pedestrian-only town square for the summer months.
• Survey downgrades Yukon’s mining attributes The attractiveness of the Yukon to investment from mining and exploration companies has fallen, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Survey of Mining Companies.
• Multiple departments responded to fire scene A two-storey Marsh Lake home was destroyed by fire last week, Yukon Fire Marshal Devin Bailey confirmed in an interview this morning.

May 23, 2023

• Relaxing at the wildlife preserve Photo Spread
• Brush up on bear awareness: YG As bears become active again,
• Ferry hit the water on Victoria Day The George Black ferry was launched at 7:30 Monday morning,
• Yukoners salute the front line with help for Honour House “I cannot find the words to express my gratitude to this facility ... it is just an absolutely phenomenal place.”
• Remainder of Minto’s board is gone Minto Metals remaining board of directors have quit.
• RCMP seek witnesses, victims linked to accused A Whitehorse man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault related to incidents at a local hair salon earlier this month.
• Failing policies see YG turn to Ontario for a solution: YP Having driven investment away from the Yukon’s housing and rental markets “with their poorly thought-out policies,” as the Yukon Party describes them, the territorial Liberal government is now turning to Ontario.
• Condominium sales skyrocketed in city The first-quarter Yukon Real Estate Report is showing a bit of a slowdown in activity with some slight decreases in prices.

May 19, 2023

• There’s something going on at the Rugby Club This is the first of the Dalziel (say “dee-ell”) and Pascoe novels, which eventually stretched to 24 books from 1970 to 2009 and gave birth to a BBC series that ran for 11 years between 1996 and 2011.
• Government was well-represented at annual conference The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) had a host of government representatives at its conference last weekend.
• AYC delegates seek a range of reforms Permitting permanent residents to vote and run in municipal elections, and asking residents just outside municipal limits to pay higher property taxes, are two concepts being pursued by the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC).
• Francophonie Day celebrated in several ways The Yukon’s francophone community came together Monday afternoon to celebrate Yukon Francophonie Day at Shipyards Park.
• Homelessness gathering is scheduled for May 24 A follow-up gathering to the “Let Your Voice be Heard: A Lived Experience Forum on Homelessness” is planned for May 24.
• Homelessness: testimonials, proposals heard A late-winter forum held on local homelessness issues produced many stories of personal experiences and a set of recommendations.
• Ground pierced for Indigenous-led shelter A blessing was offered and the ground was broken Wednesday afternoon for the 32-bed Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) Family Preservation Wellness Centre.
• YP opposed budget, Silver recalls As high water plagued areas south of Dawson City over the last two weeks, Sandy Silver, the Liberal MLA for Klondike, says he found himself recalling how the Yukon Party voted against the 2023-24 territorial budget – and its flood relief measures.
• Peak flood season is over in the Klondike At the peak of the flooding last week and over the past weekend, Jim Regimbal said, “ I talked to people who have been here all their lives, and they’ve never seen it quite like this before.”
• No Star Monday The Star will not be published Victoria Day, but will return to newsstands with a Tuesday edition.
• Man charged after downtown robbery A man has been charged in relation to a robbery with a weapon after the RCMP arrested him Monday evening in downtown Whitehorse.
• Become ready for a potential emergency, city tells residents The City of Whitehorse is encouraging residents to be prepared in the event of a large-scale emergency.
• Massive ice chunks have invaded townsite The extent of damage to the historic site of Forty Mile cannot be determined until crews are able to get into the area to make an assessment, a Yukon government spokeswoman said today.