Whitehorse Daily Star

November 18, 2022

• Proud Parents Willy and Krystal Mckenna display the Yukon flag while watching their son, Gavin, playing with the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers on Nov. 11.
• EI recipients declined: data In September, the preliminary number of EI beneficiaries (seasonally adjusted) receiving regular income support benefits in the Yukon was 640.
• Former educator returns with new book A former Yukon teacher with a new illustrated children’s Christmas book is in Whitehorse for two book-signing sessions this weekend.
• Rocking mocs at YukonU Photo Spread
• CPI rose in Whitehorse Comparing October 2022 to October 2021, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 7.6 per cent in Whitehorse, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
• Kicking off a treasured tradition Northwestel’s kick-off of the annual toy drive took place Tuesday morning at the Whitehorse Fire Department Station Two.
• Festival raising funds for hospital’s mental health unit The Yukon Hospital Foundation and Northwestel Inc. have announced the return of the 19th annual Festival of Trees.
• International Competition Comes North Sweden’s Ella Bromee was this morning’s first skier in the FIS Coaches Cup Grand Slalom race at the Mount Sima ski hill.
• Thoughts For Those Who Served The Teslin RCMP detachment and a few members of the Carcross Teslin Ranger Patrol attended the Tlingit Heritage Centre on Nov. 8 to commemorate the Indigenous veterans who served our country.
• Silver expands on First Nations consent issue Premier Sandy Silver has elaborated on his party’s decision to vote down the reinstatement of legislation requiring First Nations consent for oil and gas exploration and development in Yukon.
• Activist Author Speaks The Indigenous Book Club presented renowned Cree environmental activist author Clayton Thomas-Müller on Thursday evening at the Yukon Public Library.
• Goal of 1,000 lots falling short, YP says Last year, the Yukon government committed to develop and release 1,000 new lots for housing.
• City was not consulted on Games bid’s fate The Yukon government did not consult with the City of Whitehorse before deciding to pull the territory’s bid for the 2027 Canada Winter Games, according to both governments.
• ‘This came as something of a surprise’: Hanley Yukon MP Brendan Hanley says he was surprised by the territorial government’s sudden withdrawal of its support from the 2027 Canada Winter Games bid.
• Cameras collect ‘highly sensitive’ information’ An investigation by the territory’s Privacy Commissioner’s office finds seven Whitehorse schools are using video surveillance.

November 17, 2022

• Yukon student becomes a Rhodes scholar Whitehorse resident Tess Casher, a Mount Allison University honours English student, has been awarded a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship from the University of Oxford.
• City will embrace territorial program City council voted Monday to sign on to the Yukon government’s Better Building Program.
• Potential housing site falls under MLAs’ scrutiny An empty lot in downtown Whitehorse stirred up serious debate in the legislature Wednesday as the Opposition said years of development delays there show the government can’t deliver on housing promises.
• Animal Protection and Control Act receives assent The new Animal Protection and Control Act received assent in the legislature on Wednesday.
• Festival to celebrate a weekend of words The first-ever Yukon Words Festival will take place Nov. 25-27 in Whitehorse.

November 16, 2022

• Suitcase Stories opens Suitcase Stories opened Tuesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Alert test set The Yukon was set to participate in a national test of the 
 AlertReady system this afternoon.
• Top MD elaborates on new approach to COVID Dr. Sudit Ranade, the chief medical officer of health, fielded questions from the opposition parties Monday about the major changes planned for managing COVID-19 in the territory.
• Still Missing: Loretta (Lora) Ann Frank was 19 when she was last seen in Whitehorse on Nov. 15, 1989, the RCMP noted recently.
• Yukon isn’t immune from East’s health woes Yukoners can well expect the respiratory problems plaguing eastern Canada to work their way to the territory, the legislature heard Monday afternoon.
• Food For Fines is extended The season’s Food For Fines Program has been extended by an additional week, and the limit has been increased from $10,000 to $12,000.
• Rezoning clears way for housing On Monday, city council gave third and final reading of the bylaws required to rezone two parcels of First Nation land to provide for new affordable housing.
• YG set to evict rent caps from agenda The Yukon government’s intention to end rent control after an agreement with the NDP expires in February has the territory’s third party worried that housing could become even less affordable for renters.