Whitehorse Daily Star

April 24, 2023

• City names the year’s top volunteer Tim Sellars is the City of Whitehorse Volunteer of the Year, it was announced last Thursday.
• Grads on parade finale The F.H. Collins Secondary School Graduating Class of 2023 will present its annual fashion show and silent auction fundraising event tonight in the school gym.
• Premier welcomes incoming chief Premier Ranj Pillai has congratulated Dawna Hope on her election last Wednesday as chief of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun.
• Search for burial sites will begin in June Ground-penetrating radar searches for potential burial sites at the former Chooutla residential school site in Carcross will begin in June, Premier Ranj Pillai told the legislature last week.
• Festival Fare Sophie Xiao performs Saturday at the second annual Yukon Music Festival at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• NDP MLA is absent from legislature The NDP had only two MLAs in the legislature this afternoon as lawmakers began the final week of their spring sitting.
• Whistle Bend incident is under investigation Whitehorse RCMP are continuing to investigate a high-profile break and enter that occurred in Whistle Bend on April 12.
• Commuters’ detour will wear on, city says Commuters should continue to anticipate delays in travel time and increased traffic congestion due to the Robert Service Way closure that began April 8, the city said Friday afternoon.
• COVID-19 cases rose, data suggest The Yukon government’s latest bi-weekly respiratory surveillance report indicates COVID-19 cases had been rising for the previous two weeks while flu and RSV cases were in decline.
• Minister, top doctor address series of deaths Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and Dr. Sudit Ranade, the chief medical officer of health, have responded to the recent deaths of four Yukoners.
• RCMP responded to rash of high-risk calls Whitehorse RCMP responded to multiple high-risk calls in the city last Wednesday afternoon and early evening.

April 21, 2023

• Dawson film fest went out like a lion A blustery snowstorm capped off this month’s 24th Dawson City International Short Film Festival, proving that Mother Earth always has the last word.
• Season ends for Dawon’s ice bridge The Yukon River ice bridge closed for the official season early Thursday evening.
• Available For Admiration Colin Dorward is showing New Pottery at Arts Underground in the Edge Gallery.
• Parties assess this week’s energy announcements The leaders of the opposition parties weighed in further on Yukon energy issues Tuesday.
• Trades take the centre stage Photo Spread
• More diesel generators, link to B.C. grid envisioned The territory will be expanding its total number of diesel generators to 22, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker said this week. There are currently 17.
• Hospital survey turns up negative According to information gathered from the Yukon Hospital Corp. (YHC) staff surveys from 2018-2020 tabled by the NDP on March 20, staff satisfaction is not great. 
• Long-time First Nation chief defeated Tr’ondek Hwechin Chief Roberta Joseph was unseated in Thursday’s general election, after having served as chief since 2014.
• Expand water storage capacity, company told Minto Metals Corp. has been ordered to create more room for water storage at its Minto Mine ahead of the spring melt by transferring waste water to the mined-out, Minto North open pit on site.
• Facility’s cost, rates to residents questioned The NDP is taking the Yukon government to task over Normandy Living.
• Power failures affected thousands Tuesday’s power outage in downtown Whitehorse was caused by a failed line insulator, says Tony Brady, the manager of ATCO Electric Yukon.
• Flood, wildfire risks are regarded as low The risk of flooding this spring is low right across the Yukon, as is the potential for large wildfires this spring, Yukon government staff indicated in a briefing Thursday.
• First Nation makes an emergency declaration Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Pauline Frost and her council passed an emergency declaration in response to the substance use crisis on Thursday.
• Those left behind ‘never fully heal’: coroner The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating four deaths that occurred between last Saturday and the past Tuesday in the territory, the service confirmed late Thursday afternoon.

April 20, 2023

• Young people demonstrating their skills Skills Canada Yukon is hosting the Territorial Skills Competition today at YukonU’s Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) campus.
• NDP stands in solidarity with workers The Yukon NDP expressed solidarity Wednesday afternoon with striking members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).
• Dixon congratulates new Na-Cho Nyäk Dun chief By an overwhelming margin, Simon Mervyn has been ousted as the chief of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun in the Mayo region.
• Premier pays tribute to late MLA Premier Ranj Pillai said Wednesday he’s “deeply saddened” by last weekend’s passing of Vuntut Gwitchin elder Robert Bruce Jr. at the age of 74.
• RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing woman Whitehorse RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Christine Goodwin, who was reported missing on April 13.
• Escarpment area still on the move, city reports The escarpment along Robert Service Way continues to show signs of movement at the location of the April 8 slide, the City of Whitehorse said Wednesday.
• Association marks its 30th anniversary The Recreation and Parks Association of Yukon (RPAY) celebrated its 30th anniversary on Wednesday.