Whitehorse Daily Star

March 11, 2024

• Three-team Percy DeWolfe Fun Run ends After spending last Thursday night at Earl Rolf’s and Sandy Vaisvil’s Clinton Creek Hideaway,
• Premier recognizes marking of Ramadan Premier Ranj Pillai offered “warm greetings” Friday to the Muslim community across the territory and around the world as they embarked on the sacred month of Ramadan, which began Sunday evening.
• Jazzin’ it up in the hall Photo Spread
• Students celebrate the French language Students from schools across Whitehorse joined their voices in celebration Friday at Chante-la ta chanson.
• Cryptocurrency frauds alive and well Cryptocurrency frauds reported in the Yukon are close to reaching $1 million going back to early 2022, the RCMP say.
• Driver charged in wake of collision The driver of an Audi car involved in a Feb. 27 collision with an RCMP SUV on Two Mile Hill has been charged with careless driving.
• Bulletin sets out state of snowpack March snow survey shows the snowpack is below average to average across most of the Yukon, and above average in the North.
• Government addresses rising vaping rates The Yukon government is pursuing tax-related measures to tackle a rise in vaping and to reduce the number of vaping-related lung ailments.
• Benefit will help struggling homeowners Eligible Yukon homeowners with low or moderate incomes will soon be able to apply for a one-time payment to help them with their housing costs.
• Officials act on anti-homosexual teaching materials An anonymous group of parents has turned to the public in their efforts to stop a teacher from using homophobic content in his lessons at the Yukon’s only Catholic high school.

March 8, 2024

• A Youthful ‘16’ .
• Expect the unexpected from comedian’s new show Comedian Jenny Hamilton vividly remembers being a “happy, weird eight-year-old kid” growing up queer in 1980s Whitehorse.
• Laughing it up with local talent Photo Spread
• Ostara swings at Dënäkär Zho in Dawson City The Ostara Project, spearheaded by award-winning jazz musicians Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff of the Music Arts Collective, showcases the strength and creativity of Canadian women in jazz.
• Fun run aims to keep the Percy alive for next year The Dawson ferry landing was the starting place Thursday for the Percy Fun Mail Run that is standing in for the Percy De Wolf Memorial Mail Race this year.
• Relishing Muster Point's Music Muster Point has been presenting Thursday evening shows at Baked Café lately, though this week, they performed on Wednesday.
• YG cautiously optimistic about spring fire scenario Barring a sudden, unanticipated fluctuation in weather conditions, Yukon government officials aren’t bracing for a premature start to the 2024 wildfire season.
• NDP has questions about budgetary options Yukon NDP Leader Kate White had kind words for the $2.08-billion budget tabled Thursday by the Yukon government.
• YP slams debt growth, health care choices “Same old budget, same old problems,” according to Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon.

March 7, 2024

• Klondike Cruisers Association pursuing motorsport park The Klondike Cruisers Association is beginning a high-level scoping study aimed at exploring the potential development of a motorsport park in the Yukon.
• Getting Into The Music Muster Point has been presenting shows at Baked Café lately on Thursday evenings,
• Premier recognizes late elder Premier Ranj Pillai is reflecting on his “deep sadness” following the passing of Frances Gus’Duteen Woolsey (nee Clethro) on Feb. 28 at the age of 92.
• Hillcrest reconstruction to start this summer Work is planned to start this summer on a multi-year effort to replace Hillcrest’s aging water and sewer mains.
• Pillai encountered warm reception at PDAC conference The territory is held in high esteem as an attractive jurisdiction for mining, Premier Ranj Pillai said Wednesday.
• Health care positions being filled, YG assures public The territorial government says it has made “significant progress” to address staffing challenges in the health care system since the release of the Health Human Resources Strategy in December 2023.
• YG budget tops $2 billion for first time The Yukon government tabled its budget for 2024-25 today,