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May 18, 2023
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Timber Harvesting Incentive program renewed The territorial timber incentive program has been extended for an additional year, offering commercial timber harvesters financial assistance through March 2024.
- Council to vote on bakery’s proposal City council is scheduled to vote at its meeting next Tuesday on whether to allow the Landed Bakehouse bakery in the Mount Sima industrial subdivision to serve food and beverages.
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Ceremonial Ground Breaking The ground was broken during a ceremony held Wednesday afternoon for the 32-bed Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) Family Preservation Wellness Centre.
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Councillor wants McIntyre subdivision streets renamed Coun. Michelle Friesen has put Whitehorse city council on notice that she intends to bring forward a notice of motion to rename the streets in the McIntyre subdivision.
- Team Yukon prepares for skills competition Team Yukon competitors are preparing to travel to the 2023 Skills Canada National Competition set for May 23-27 in Winnipeg.
- Northern premiers met to discuss shared priorities The three territorial premiers discussed several major issues during their annual forum held Tuesday and Wednesday in Inuvik.
- Be fire-safe, city urges Yukoners Forecasting a beautiful long weekend, the City of Whitehorse is urging everyone to be fire-safe.
- Robert Service Way to be closed this weekend Robert Service Way will be closed to traffic over the Victoria Day long weekend as crews prepare for a longer-term reopening of the artery.
May 17, 2023
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Working 9-5 showcasing dancing .
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City circles in on creating town square The city is advancing plans to close a portion of Main Street between Front Street and Second Avenue to facilitate its Main Street Town Square Pilot Project.
- YG, city ink tourism agreement The Yukon government and the City of Whitehorse have signed a new tourism agreement, renewing their commitment to collaborate on projects related to local tourism and culture.
- New online Flood Atlas launched The Yukon government has launched a new online Flood Atlas, making it simpler to access details on flood-related alerts and long-term flood preparation.
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Humane society streamlines pet adoptions As it approaches the 25th anniversary of its local shelter, the Humane Society Yukon has made major changes to its animal adoption process.
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Weekend ground, air searches conducted Yukon RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU), with the assistance of Yukon Search and Rescue (YSAR), conducted two days of ground and air searches last weekend in the area of McIntyre Creek and Fish Lake Road.
May 16, 2023
- Water advisory downgraded at Old Crow The high water advisory applied to the Porcupine River in the Old Crow region was downgraded to high stream flow at noon today.
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Spring Ritual On The Water .
- Expect longer wait times at Whitehorse General Hospital Yukoners visiting Whitehorse General Hospital can anticipate some delays and longer wait times than they’re used to.
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A Definite Dream Team Members of the ARKA Brotherhood men’s circle prepped the raised beds ready for planting and added extra protection from foxes to the fencing last Saturday at the Foodbank Society of the Yukon.
- Yukon school calendar dates finalized for 2023-24 A complete list of calendar dates for all Yukon schools for the 2023-24 school year is now finalized and available online at Yukon.ca.
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Active search continues for missing woman The RCMP are continuing the investigation and search for Ramona Peter in the Ross River area.
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HIF is boosting affordable housing availability: YG The sixth intake of the Housing Initiatives Fund (HIF) is supporting 11 shovel-ready projects throughout Yukon, the Yukon government said Monday.
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Coyote to receive Yukon University honour Yukon University will present Ivan Coyote with its first honourary doctorate degree at the 2023 convocation.