Whitehorse Daily Star

November 14, 2023

• Minister promotes municipal funding system’s benefits The furore over municipal funding in the Yukon continued last week in the legislature.
• Premier, MLA debate Vimy housing project The opposition parties have resumed chiding the governing Liberals over a housing project they argue isn’t receiving proper support from the government.
• Another clinic reduces its services The Pelly Crossing Health Centre is reducing its services until tomorrow.
• Stolen goods found, man charged An RCMP investigation has recovered a significant amount of stolen property from various locations in Whitehorse, police said last Friday afternoon.
• Range Road reopens Range Road is now open to all road users between Two Mile Hill and Mountainview Drive.
• Casino gives statement schedule to YESAB The Casino Mining Corp. has submitted a schedule for submission of its Environmental and Socio-economic Effects (ESE) Statement for the proposed Casino Project to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) executive committee.
• Residents demand that YG protect wild horses Environment Minister Nils Clarke might have had a busy morning on email today.
• ‘We thought an earthquake at first’ An explosion in Riverdale early this morning has levelled one house and damaged at least three others, killing one person and sending another to the hospital.

November 10, 2023

• Ride-sharing services steered onto city agenda City councillor Ted Laking has once again broached the idea of bringing ride-sharing services, such as Uber, to the city.
• Immigration week recognized Premier and Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai and John Streicker, the minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorat, hailed National Francophone Immigration Week on Monday.
• AFY ‘deeply disappointed’ with immigration goals The organization representing the territory’s francophones is expressing its disappointment with the new federal targets on francophone immigration for areas outside Quebec.
• RRDC and YG partner to create new staff housing A three-unit trailer has been installed at 206 Quartzite St. in Ross River.
• Information sought on fuel spill Whitehorse district conservation officers are looking for information about a fuel spill on the McLean 
Lake Road.
• Recognizing The Women Left Behind Ruth and Martin Carroll hold the bed spread Martin’s mother made while her husband was peacekeeping in the Gaza Strip in 1961-1962.
• Laking queries future growth City councillor Ted Laking is peering deep into his crystal ball after reading the latest population numbers for Whitehorse and 
the territory.
• No Star Monday .
• Encouraging Family Wellness The Yukon First Nations Family Wellness Fair took place Tuesday with a number of presenters at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
• Fire readiness resembles Yellowknife’s, council told When it comes to being prepared for a major wildfire in the city, Whitehorse is in no better position than Yellowknife was last summer.
• An Unscheduled Visit A Kalitta Air 747 was diverted to the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport on Thursday morning due to weather concerns.
• Minister expresses cautions about the risks of carbon monoxide Nov. 1 to 7 was Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week in Canada, Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn pointed out Monday.
• Concrete Action Required Two cranes were summoned to the Whistle Bend Way roundabouts area Thursday after a cement truck tipped over.
• Snow, ice obliterating access to parking spots, council told City council members were taken to task Monday evening over their snow removal policies.
• Dam is killing already-imperiled salmon: study Sometimes it seems like everything is aligned against the Yukon River’s chinook salmon population.
• Curbside recycling would cost about $2.2 M a year The City of Whitehorse is launching a request for information (RFI) to explore the feasibility of a curbside recycling program.
• Opioids’ death toll since 2016 has risen to 93 Four deaths in Whitehorse in October have been attributed to toxic illicit drugs, the Yukon Coroner’s Service said late Thursday afternoon.

November 9, 2023

• Mobile Crisis Response Team marks a year on road Oct. 31 marked the one-year anniversary of the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT), also known as Car 867 – a collaboration between the Yukon government and the Yukon RCMP “M” Division.
• City shelves its ungated trails project After a trial period of approximately a year, the City of Whitehorse is dropping a pilot project to leave several trails ungated.
• Passing Through .
• AYC turns to NDP for help in securing money The Association of Yukon Communities is asking the territorial NDP for help. Association president Ted Laking has sent a letter to NDP Leader Kate White asking the party to put pressure on the governing Liberals to improve the funding formula for municipalities.
• Hospitalist program may be on verge of collapse, NDP warns The Yukon NDP is sounding the alarm about what it says could be the collapse of a program at Whitehorse General Hospital that provides care to inpatients.
• Graduation regalia exhibit going to London A smaller selection of the Honouring Our Future: Yukon First Nations Graduation Regalia exhibition is set to embark on an international journey to the United Kingdom.
• Potential wolf attack remains under investigation Conservation officers are continuing to investigate what’s believed to be a wolf attack in the Dome Road area of Dawson City.