Six new COVID-19 cases announced, drive-thru screening set up

A sign and arrow directing drivers to the temporary COVID-19 drive-thru testing centre at Centennial Motors on the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse on Nov. 23. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)
More cases are expected

Beatrice Lorne was always remembered by gold rush veterans as the ‘Klondike Nightingale’. (Yukon Archives/Maggies Museum Collection)

History Hunter: Beatrice Lorne — The ‘Klondike Nightingale’
Samson Hartland is the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines. The Yukon Chamber of Mines elected a new board of directors during its annual general meeting held virtually on Nov. 17. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)

Yukon Chamber of Mines elects new board
The Yukon Hospital Corporation has released its annual report for 2019-20, and — unsurprisingly — hospital visitations were down. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Annual report says COVID-19 had a large impact visitation numbers at Whitehorse General
Whitehorse City Hall. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)

City hall, briefly

City council was closed to public on March 23 due to gathering rules brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The council is now hoping there will be ways to improve access for residents to directly address council, even if it’s a virtual connection. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Solution sought to allow for more public presentations with council
Megan Waterman, director of the Lastraw Ranch, is using remediated placer mine land in the Dawson area to raise local meat in a new initiative undertaken with the Yukon government’s agriculture branch. (Submitted)

Dawson-area farm using placer miner partnership to raise pigs on leased land
Riverdale residents can learn more details of the City of Whitehorse’s plan to FireSmart a total of 24 hectares in the area of Chadburn Lake Road and south of the Hidden Lakes trail at a meeting on Nov. 26. (Ian Stewart/Yukon News file)

Meeting will focus on FireSmart plans
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    Premier Sandy Silver, left, and Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brendan Hanley speak at a COVID-19 update press conference in Whitehorse on Nov. 19. They formally announced that as of Nov. 20, anyone entering the territory (including Yukoners returning home) would be required to self-isolate with the exception of critical service workers, those exercising treaty rights and those living in B.C. border towns. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)

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    Josh Rumbaoa draws a crowd during game three of the Filipino Canadian Basketball League of Yukon under 35 finals on Nov. 15 at the Canada Games Centre. Rumbaoa had 12 points in the win and was named the season MVP. (John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News)

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    Obituaries

    Gail Roberts

    Nov 13th, 2020

    Harry Kevin Kolasch

    Oct 21st, 2020

    Elder May ‘Danädheta Ma’ Long

    Oct 17th, 2020

    Lucas Charlie-Sawrenko

    Oct 15th, 2020

    Rose Marie Toole

    Oct 14th, 2020

    Vanessa Mae Bowers (nee Ulrich)

    Oct 13th, 2020

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    Opinion

    Beatrice Lorne was always remembered by gold rush veterans as the ‘Klondike Nightingale’. (Yukon Archives/Maggies Museum Collection)

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    Yukonomist Keith Halliday

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    The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Can-Can dancers surprise bar patrons with a performance at The Town and Mountain Hotel in Whitehorse on Feb. 18, 2020. Rendezvous won’t be holding open auditions for the group this year. Rather, Rendezvous is looking for former members of the dance line interested in returning to be part of the 2021 line up. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

    Rendezvousing at a distance

    Festival planned to go ahead while meeting COVID restrictions

    Yukon chefs helping hungry locals with meal donations to Whitehorse food bank

    The initiative is being powered by monetary donations on GoFundMe and food donations from suppliers

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