Whitehorse Daily Star

March 28, 2023

• First YukonU Student Symposium underway Yukon University students are presenting their research topics and findings alongside business case studies at the university’s first student-led Student Symposium being held this week at the Ayamdigut campus in Whitehorse.
• YG provides $25,000 to hockey organization The Yukon government has contributed $25,000 to the Yukon First Nations Hockey Association.
• Minister reached out to young woman Education Minister Jeanie McLean did reach out to a young woman who has complained little was done about multiple assaults she suffered while she attended high school.
• Premier, minister meet High Commissioner of India Premier Ranj Pillai has released this statement after meeting with Sanjay Kumar Verma, the High Commissioner of India to Canada, and Consul General Manish.
• Ukrainian fundraiser proved hugely popular Members of the Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon (UCAY) were sold out of borsht, cabbage rolls, and potato pancakes by 1 p.m. at their fundraiser for Ukraine held last Sunday.

March 27, 2023

• Public Service Act and Coroners Act updated The Yukon government is proposing amendments to the Public Service Act and the Coroners Act to remove the requirement for new employees and coroners to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown.
• Ice pool tripod returns to the river The IODE’s ice pool tripod is on the ice in the Yukon River, just a few hundred metres from the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
• YG seeks feedback on draft resource roads regulation The Yukon government is seeking feedback on managing roads located on public land that lead to resources.
• YukonU students awarded national bursaries Two Yukon University students have received prestigious national bursaries administered by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).
• Parties disagree over anti-inflationary measures The high inflationary trends for Whitehorse residents continue, as does the political sparring between the official Opposition and the governing Liberals.
• Search for burial sites to expand The Yukon Residential Schools Missing Children Working Group (formerly known as the Choutla Residential School Project) has announced a name change and an expansion to the project. 
• AYC, FCM set out requests for coming budget Ted Laking, the president of the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC), was in Ajax, Ont. earlier this month representing the Yukon at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) board meetings.

March 24, 2023

• New Internet service brought to first Marsh Lake area Northwestel Inc. has launched full fibre Internet and TV service to the Judas Creek Drive area of Marsh Lake as part of its plan to roll out fibre service to most of the Marsh Lake area in 2023.
• Dawsonites consulted on river crossing options Two meetings were held here on March 16 to discuss the future plans for seasonal or permanent Yukon River crossing solutions.
• Opioid crisis taking too many young lives “Today is all about my little friend Kyle here, and it’s about what we are doing for our future generations for our communities to ensure not only that we keep our young ones safe, but also build that educational and awareness for them so that they can make good decisions for their future as well.”
• ‘If I save one person, it’s already worth my life’ Daniel Wilk left Canada in March 2022 for Ukraine,
• Inspire Reconciliation Potential gets funding boost The federal government is investing $200,000 to help facilitate the growth of Inspire Reconciliation Potential (IRP).
• Make North trail non-motorized, resident urges Hidden Valley resident Liz Reichenbach has asked city council to redesignate the Whitehorse North trail as a non-motorized trail.
• Take action against inflation, YP tells gov’t The Yukon Party says the Liberal government’s limited attempts to tackle inflation over the past few years have done nothing for Yukoners – and are not working as policy.
• Mayor hopeful that homicides will spur meaningful change Mayo Mayor Trevor Ellis is encouraged by the community commitment he saw Monday evening at a meeting organized to discuss the double murders in the community on March 11.
• Minister forecasts development of 206 lots The Yukon Party is questioning Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn over what it calls his “failure” to get new housing lots to market.
• Premier responds to First Nation’s emergency state The territory’s Liberal government has released a formal response to the state of emergency declared by the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun (FNNND) following the murders of two men in Mayo.
• NDP calls for policy on sexualized violence NDP Leader Kate White is calling for change to educational policy around student-on-student sexualized violence.