Whitehorse Daily Star

February 9, 2024

• YEU awaiting details on staff’s fate There are more questions than answers as to what the fate of the staff at the former St. Elias Adult Group Home will be.
• Scoring Big With The Audience After breaking his leg during a hockey game, Brian Fidler, the artistic director of the Guild Hall, wrote a show and kept the audience in stitches while telling the story Thursday evening.
• Loose moose unleash spirited debate in social media world The presence of two moose in the Ingram and Copper Ridge areas in the last few days has stirred some commentary on social media.
• Copper Ridge Master Plan will be scrutinized Feb. 26 The possible amendments to the Copper Ridge Master Plan for a residential development will go to the public on Feb. 26.
• Festival's Film Feast Begins Andrew Connors, the artistic director of the Yukon Film Society and the Available Light Film Festival’s director, opens the festival Thursday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Staff coping with high hospital demand Once again, Whitehorse General Hospital is experiencing higher than normal volume and demand.
• $1-million repair bill set to float into the aquatic centre There seems to be no end in sight for the repairs needs at the aquatics centre at the Canada Games Centre.
• City has received an earful about treacherous sidewalk conditions The City of Whitehorse was still on the receiving end of complaints at the end of last week over sidewalk and trail maintenance in the wake of the great melt.
• COVID-19 test kits proving scarce The Yukon government says it will continue to provide free COVID-19 rapid testing kits – despite a scarcity of them in city stores.
• Whistle Bend residents express their concerns about flooding The MLA for the Whistle Bend neighbourhood is complaining to the government and the City of Whitehorse – once again – about the flooding in some areas.
• Landlords call for flexibility as new rent cap set The Yukon government has set its residential rent increases for 2024.

February 8, 2024

• Sounds Set For Saturday .
• Candidate acclaimed to First Nation School Board The byelection to fill the vacant trustee position on the First Nation School Board has become unnecessary.
• Governor In Town Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to an audience in Whitehorse this morning.
• Takhini Arena is in for some heat City council will be looking at approving a new furnace for the Takhini Arena at a cost of $385,000.
• Yukon Quest 2024 holds awards banquet The Yukon Quest awards were handed out Wednesday evening following an abbreviated race.
• Juno Award nominee grew up in territory A former Yukon musician is on the Juno Award list for his latest work.
• Yukoners buy medical evacuation vehicle for Ukraine Yukoners’ support for Ukraine’s defence against Russian forces will need a bigger suitcase – in fact, an actual medical evacuation vehicle – paid for by Yukoners.

February 7, 2024

• Year of the Dragon welcomed Photo Spread
• Proposal ‘a personal attack’ Whitehorse businessman Jim Coyne isn’t happy with lobbying efforts putting pressure on the city to restrict mining activity within the municipal boundary.
• Ban would carry serious ramifications: Gladiator The president of Gladiator Metals appeared before city council Monday evening to talk up the benefits of permitting mining operations with city limits.
• An Apple A Day .
• Council ponders in-city mining restrictions City council members are continuing to mull over a request to amend legislation that would restrict mining within the city limits.
• Quest planners ‘proud’ as Phillips defends title Executive director Benjamin Smith of the Yukon Quest says the organization is “extremely proud” of how the race turned out – especially given the numerous challenges it faced.
• Core must lure people: Laking City councillor Ted Laking isn’t giving up on his dream of a town square, despite the challenges facing the project.
• Alternate site for town square proposed The future of the 2024 town square project in Whitehorse is up in the air.