Whitehorse Daily Star

April 2, 2024

• Home Repair Program’s availability expands The intake period for the territorial Home Repair Program will now be open year-round until it’s fully subscribed, with applications open now.
• Exercising Caution As seen today, Robert Service Way
• YWIM’s annual fundraiser to go Friday evening Yukon Women in Music’s (YWIM’s) third annual fundraising concert is set for Friday evening at the United Church.
• YP concerned about mining decline With the Fraser Institute saying “Yukon is dimming in the eyes of mining investors,” Yukon Party mining critic Scott Kent wants to know what the government is doing about it.
• YG updates 2024-25 fishing, hunting licensing season The licensing season for fishing and hunting for the 2024-25 season began April 1.
• Funding will help build homes in four Yukon communities Four new Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreements in the Yukon – worth $6.7 million – will help fast-track 110 homes in the next three years and spur the construction of more than 1,000 homes over the next decade.

April 1, 2024

• Intersection consultations set The City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government continue to work together on a joint initiative to improve the intersections of Hamilton
• Many weighed in on changes to landlord, tenant legislation More than 1,500 Yukoners shared their suggestions for improvements to the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act as part of the government’s review of the legislation.
• School council concerned about new building With the new Whistle Bend Elementary School due to open in August, the school council has flagged 13 problems that need to be fixed first to ensure students can learn in a safe, accessible environment.
• Banking on the para-slalom Photo Spread
• Police looking to reach injured man Whitehorse RCMP are looking to contact a man who was found injured last Wednesday evening in Porter Creek.
• NDP pushes for more locally developed curriculum The Yukon NDP wants the Education Act changed so that locally developed courses can account for a bigger share of a student’s education.
• Supplementary budget passed after all After nine days of debate, MLAs finally passed the supplementary budget for 2023-24 last Thursday before the clock ran out on the fiscal year.
• Support to rise for child care workers, operators The federal government intends to provide more financial and training support for early childhood education workers as part of its effort to grow the workforce and give children “the brightest start in life.”
• ‘It’s time to start saving for the long term’ Premier Ranj Pillai has announced a new fund for Yukoners.

March 28, 2024

• Voices Influencing Change to launch booklet Voices Influencing Change and the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition will release Voices Influencing Change: Our Story at 4 p.m. April 3 at Hellaby Hall.
• Open House Going Today Nora Paton, this month’s Jenni House artist-in-residence, is working on a very interesting project.
• Automatic enrolment underway for new school Whistle Bend Elementary School – the first new elementary school to be built in Whitehorse in 20-plus years – will welcome students in August for the 2024-25 academic year.
• Young scientists take to the stage Photo Spread
• City’s transit ‘road map’ will go ahead City council has approved going ahead with a study to quickly scope out how it will manage to maintain transit service while moving toward zero emissions buses.
• Work on health authority will not be paused The Yukon Party has lost its bid for a hiatus in the plans to bring sweeping reforms to the territory’s health care system.
• School construction now slated for 2026 Documents from the Department of Highways and Public Works suggest construction of the new École Whitehorse Elementary School in Takhini isn’t planned to begin until 2026.
• Supreme Court upholds VGFN election condition The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) to live in its community should they want to serve on its council.
• Liberals ‘fumbled the ball’ on budget: YP When it comes to the supplementary budget, the Liberal government has “fumbled the ball,” the Yukon Party said Wednesday.
• Premier salutes anniversary Premier Ranj Pillai has extend best wishes to all Nunavummiut as they celebrate their territory’s 25th anniversary.
• Sportier version of Valleyview South plan headed to public Whitehorse residents have four weeks to mull over the plans for the Valleyview South neighbourhood, with a public input session set for April 22.
• No Star Friday Since the Star will not be published on Good Friday, today’s edition contains Friday’s usual features. We’ll be back Monday.
• Copper Ridge plan sent back for more clarity Instead of approving the Copper Ridge Development Area Master Plan, city councillors have decided to refer it back to administration for a bit more work.
• Winning ticket was bought in Yukon A Saskatoon woman has won $1 million on a Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Watson Lake.
• Denser development rules stir noise, traffic, greenery worries The deadline for public comment on the city’s plans to allow denser development in single-family residential areas has passed, with a majority of submissions voicing concern or opposition.