Whitehorse Daily Star

May 10, 2023

• School’s new calendar breaks from the norm With the new school calendar, students at Nelnah Bessie John School in Beaver Creek will now have breaks throughout the year.
• Elder ‘fearless in the face of challenges’ Kluane Adamek, the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN’s) Yukon regional chief, and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council Chief Amanda Leas have offered their condolences on the passing of Shirley Adamson Zhürá.
• Elder Shirley Adamson/Zhürá fondly remembered at service “‘Protect universal health care at all costs.’ This message was very important to Mom. She asked that we share the message with you all.”
• Man faces weapons charges A man faces several charges in relation to the RCMP investigating a firearms related report last Friday morning in downtown Whitehorse.
• An Intentional Burn Yukon Wildland Fire Management conducted a prescribed burn Monday at the Range Road old landfill site.
• Snowpack is well above average: bulletin The May 1 snow-pack survey has found that most of the territory was slightly above to well above average for this time of year.
• Lights’ timing changes again The City of Whitehorse said Tuesday it’s been closely monitoring and assessing the recent timing changes at the intersections of Two Mile Hill Road and Range Road, and Two Mile Hill Road and the Alaska Highway.
• Pillai secures ‘strong commitment’ for hydro plan Premier Ranj Pillai says he has secured a strong commitment from several federal ministers to work with the Yukon government on the proposed Atlin hydro project.
• Yukon firefighters deployed to Alberta The Yukon government is sending 21 wildland fire personnel to support wildfire response operations in Alberta.
• Yukon River breaks up The Yukon River was full of loose ice of many different sizes when the ice pan broke up and floated away shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

May 9, 2023

• Flood warnings, a wet reality hit the Klondike Rock Creek experienced flooding between Sunday and Monday.
• Celebrating The Coronation .
• AlertReady test is part of Emergency Preparedness Week At 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, the Emergency Measures Organization will issue a test of the AlertReady emergency alerting system over wireless devices, radios and televisions across the territory.
• May snow survey shows snowpack is well above average for most of the Yukon The May 1 snowpack survey has found that most of the territory was slightly above to well above average for this time of year.
• Bus routes will change July 1 The City of Whitehorse is preparing to launch the first phase of its modernized transit routes starting July 1.
• Rezoning approved for Macaulay Lodge site City council has approved a rezoning application for the former site of the Macaulay Lodge at 2 Klondike Rd.
• Dixon easily prevails in leadership review Once again, members of the Yukon Party have overwhelmingly endorsed Currie Dixon as their leader.
• Yukon firefighters leave for Alberta to support wildfire response The Yukon government is sending 21 wildland fire personnel to support wildfire response operations in Alberta.

May 8, 2023

• Input set for a proposed eatery City council will host a public input session at its meeting this evening regarding an application for an eating and drinking establishment on Mount Sima Road.
• Stabilization Efforts Ongoing An excavator continues working Sunday on the stabilization of the slide area above Robert Service Way.
• ‘A day of mourning, reflection and commemoration’ Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate, and the NDP paid tribute to Red Dress Day on Friday as a large group of people walked along the Whitehorse waterfront.
• Search for woman is continuing Ross River RCMP, working with other police teams, supporting agencies and the community, are continuing their efforts to locate 40-year-old Ramona Peter.
• Pillai congratulates King, Queen Consort Premier Ranj Pillai has hailed the coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty the 
Queen Consort.
• Man is arrested, firearm seized One man is in custody after Whitehorse responded to a firearms call in downtown Whitehorse on Friday morning.
• Flood warning out for Klondike River A flood warning has been issued for the Klondike River and the Yukon River in the Dawson City region.
• Macaulay Lodge lot rezoning advances The potential rezoning of the former site of the Macaulay Lodge extended care facility at Klondike Road and Lewes Boulevard is continuing to advance through the city bylaw process.
• Magician makes Canada’s Got Talent semi-finals Benjamin Déziel (Magic Ben), from Whitehorse, has been making headlines for his magic skills.
• Be ‘incredibly careful,’ users urged Eight deaths between April 7 and 27 were related to substance use, the Yukon Coroner’s Service confirmed Friday afternoon.