Whitehorse Daily Star

September 25, 2023

• A Spectacle In The sky .
• Carmacks celebrates opening of its new firehall Fire protection has been fortified in Carmacks.
• Promoting A Basic Income A gathering of people Friday at the Healing Totem in downtown Whitehorse heard about the importance of the Basic Income program.
• Woodsy art theatre in the 14th year The 14th annual Theatre in the Bush took place Saturday evening.
• Premier recognizes Yom Kippur Premier Ranj Pillai has honoured Yom Kippur.
• Real estate picture is cooling off The real estate market and prices in the Yukon and the City of Whitehorse have cooled significantly over the last year.
• Housing, health care among MP’s priorities With the start of the new sitting in the House of Commons underway and him in his new role as the chairperson for the Prairies and North Caucus, Yukon MP Brendan Hanley spoke to the Star last week to lay out his priorities for the upcoming term.
• COVID data reflect two outbreaks, doctor believes Even though the Yukon currently has the highest rates of COVID-19 in Canada, the chief medical officer of health says he’s not too concerned as yet.

September 22, 2023

• Tr’ondëk-Klondike tapped as World Heritage Site Twenty-six years after it was first proposed by Pierre Berton in 1997, Tr’ondëk-Klondike, as the submission came to be known, has achieved World Heritage status.
• Exhibit Continues Heather Von Steinhagen is showing Made Up Memories in the Yukon Energy Community Gallery.
• Pump replacement will cost more The City of Whitehorse is getting set to spend an unexpected extra $300,000 to replace a pump at the Marwell lift station.
• Permanent Art Collection exhibits new acquisitions An exhibition featuring 18 new works added to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection opened Monday in the main foyer of the Jim Smith Building in Whitehorse.
• Honouring A Hero About two dozen people gathered on a grey, nippy day last Sunday at Dawson City’s Waterfront Park Gazebo to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run.
• Foundation expands partnership with Yukon U The Mastercard Foundation is expanding its partnership with Yukon University (YukonU) to continue to transform education and support Indigenous youth success in the Yukon through the EleV (“ell-uh-VEE”) Program.
• Yukoners mourn four B.C. firefighters Premier Ranj Pillai, Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn and the Yukon Wildland Fire Management branch have expressed regrets about Tuesday’s deaths of four young wildland firefighters in B.C.
• Lit crosswalk quest goes to council City council members listened without comment Monday night as a resident presented a petition asking for the installation of pedestrian crossing lights at Fourth Avenue and Alexander Street.
• Million March 4 Children rally and counter rally Photo Spread
• Opposing views ultimately expressed peacefully Motorists honked their horns and colourful flags flew in Whitehorse on Wednesday as activists on one side of Second Avenue yelled “protect the children,” while counter-protesters across the street yelled back “trans rights are human rights.”
• Method, timing of free transit remain unknown The status of free or reduced-price transit in Whitehorse is still in limbo.
• Pelly Crossing Health Centre is the latest one to close down Staffing shortages continue to plague medical services in 
the Yukon.
• Minister comments after man is charged with sexual assault The Yukon government is co-operating with an RCMP investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving an employee of an associated organization.
• YG issues special spending warrant The Yukon government has issued a special warrant to ensure programs and functions continue while the third supplementary estimates for the 2022-23 fiscal year are debated during the fall legislative sitting.
• Property is ‘complete chaos’ Whitehorse bylaw officials say there are cautiously optimistic that a long-running saga over a property needing a cleanup on Lodgepole Lane is making progress.
• Lack of notification ‘very concerning to me’: Pillai Premier Ranj Pillai has called it “concerning” that he did not receive any official communications from any federal ministers while on a trip to India this week during escalating tensions between that country and Canada.

September 21, 2023

• End in sight for main construction Commuters using Mountainview Drive and Range Road will be relieved to hear the current construction should wrap up by the end of October.
• Terry Fox’s legacy celebrated in Dawson City About two dozen people gathered Sunday at Dawson’s Waterfront Park Gazebo to participate in this year’s annual Terry Fox Event.
• First Solo Exhibit Aurora Bagnell-Craig is showing ‘Heartfelt Nature’ in the ATCO Electric Youth Gallery.
• PIDC seeks broader scope of his office’s powers The Yukon’s Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC) is calling for an expansion of the powers of his office under the Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act (PIDWA). 
• Soft plastics no longer taken into recycling stream The Raven Recycling Society is adjusting to the Yukon government’s decision to stop accepting soft plastics in its recycling stream.
• Premier, business delegation conclude Asia mission Premier Ranj Pillai and a Yukon business delegation have completed their Asia mission, and were on their way back to Canada on Wednesday.
• Councillor wonders if federal lands available for housing A Whitehorse councillor gave a “Ted” talk Monday evening on how the city could tackle its housing problems.