Whitehorse Daily Star

April 14, 2023

• City council moves on funds rebudgeting plan City council has passed third reading of the bylaw required to re-budget $40.8 million in capital expenditures that wasn’t spent last year.
• Registration ends for Recoding Futures Registration closed Monday for First Nations citizens to register for Recoding Futures.
• Marking the passing of a Klondike legend A significant Yukon anniversary is taking place today.
• Pillai pays tribute to Sikh Heritage Month Premier Ranj Pillai released a statement on Sikh Heritage Month – Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh – 
on Thursday.
• Speed up physician licensing, YP urges government  Yukoners are severely lacking in access to family doctors because the territorial government is acting too slowly in attracting physicians, says Yukon Party MLA Brad Cathers. 
• The Lucky Ones eye Ontario tour, new album The 98 Hotel was full and the line was down the street for The Lucky Ones: The Not Quite the Last Waltz show.
• Major addition project progresses City council voted at its meeting Tuesday to begin the procurement process for the construction of a major addition to the new Whitehorse Operations Building.
• Leaders congratulate chief, council Premier Ranj Pillai has congratulated Sharon Nelson on her return as chief of the Selkirk First Nation.
• Change will increase housing costs, government is warned Coun. Dan Boyd’s motion calling for a review of the Yukon government’s new land titles policy was passed unanimously by city council at its meeting Tuesday.
• Risk of more landslides seen as high It’s still unknown when Robert Service Way will be re-opened to traffic, Mayor Laura Cabott told reporters during a media briefing this morning.
• Absence of communication ‘unacceptable’: Dixon Opposition politicians are questioning the communications around the handling of a dramatic situation involving an armed intruder Wednesday in the Whistle Bend subdivision.

April 13, 2023

• Precautionary boil water advisory lifted in Carmacks region A boil water advisory has been lifted for residents of the Village of Carmacks and Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation who use private wells.
• RCMP seek assistance in identifying break and enter suspect Whitehorse RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in identifying the suspect in a break and enter that took place Wednesday afternoon.
• Major Funk issues second album Major Funk is releasing its second album, The In Between—a pandemic project from a team of Yukon creatives unearthing the perplexities of life in limbo.
• Jamena James Allen reappointed as YukonU chancellor Yukon University’s board of governors has reappointed Jamena James Allen as chancellor for a further two-year term.
• Territory headed for four-year municipal terms A request by the City of Whitehorse to extend the timing of municipal elections to every four years was given formal approval Tuesday afternoon by the legislative assembly.
• 125th anniversary fund announced as YP motion passes A Yukon Party motion directing the territorial government to help communities celebrate the 125th anniversary of the territory joining Confederation in 1898 passed unanimously in the legislature Wednesday afternoon.

April 12, 2023

• Ripcord opens up to the audience Ripcord opens at the Guild Hall tonight with a pay-what-you-decide preview.
• Consultation period will finish tomorrow The deadline for providing feedback to proposed changes to the territorial Forest Resources Act and Regulation is Thursday.
• Musician To Release Album Declan O’Donovan
• Morrison reappointed YukonU board chair The Yukon government has reappointed David Morrison as chair of the Yukon University board of governors for a further three-year term.
• They're Coming Slowly But Surely .
• YG provides $808,000 to supplement recipients Recipients of the Yukon Seniors Income Supplement (YSIS) will receive a monthly inflation relief payment amounting to 39 per cent of their YSIS payment, the territorial government announced Tuesday.
• MLAs to debate 125th anniversary plans The Yukon Party has its eye on ways to celebrate the territory’s 125th birthday in June.
• Survey respondents favour a citizens’ assembly A majority (63.2 per cent) of those who answered a recent survey favour the creation of a citizens’ assembly to study options for electoral reform.
• Politicians discuss post-slide funding options The City of Whitehorse has yet to ask for territorial funding to assist with the latest landslide, Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn said Tuesday afternoon. 
• COVID boosters urged for those at risk The territorial government is advising Yukoners at a high risk of severe illness due to COVID-19 to get a booster this spring.