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Roly Poly the bear is seen sedated prior to relocation. (Yukon Conservation Officer Services/Facebook)

Bear scare closes Yukon campground

Marsh Lake campground and recreation site are closed due to bear activity

Roly Poly the bear is seen sedated prior to relocation. (Yukon Conservation Officer Services/Facebook)
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WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for May 31, 2023.

  • May 31, 2023
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Adeline Webber has been chosen to serve a five-year term as the Yukon’s commissioner. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News Files)

Trudeau announces appointment of the Yukon’s new commissioner

The prime minister has announced that Adeline Webber will serve as the next Commissioner of Yukon

Adeline Webber has been chosen to serve a five-year term as the Yukon’s commissioner. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News Files)
The Yukon Coroner’s Service has confirmed the death of a Whitehorse woman in a car crash near Marsh Lake. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News Files)

Coroner’s service investigating Whitehorse woman’s death in car crash near Marsh Lake

Karli Melissa Dougherty died as a result of the incident near kilometre 1367 of the Alaska Highway

The Yukon Coroner’s Service has confirmed the death of a Whitehorse woman in a car crash near Marsh Lake. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News Files)
Highways and Public Works Minister Nils Clarke (left), Premier Ranj Pillai, Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn, Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and Finance Minister Sandy Silver attend a flood briefing on May 29. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Limited details on upcoming flood relief revealed as flooding dislodges 82 people in the Yukon

Dozens of evacuees have registered with Yukon government’s emergency support services

Highways and Public Works Minister Nils Clarke (left), Premier Ranj Pillai, Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn, Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and Finance Minister Sandy Silver attend a flood briefing on May 29. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Robert Service Way was open to traffic as of 7:30 a.m. on May 26. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Robert Service Way set for 24/7 reopening

Road and nearby trail won’t close overnight as of May 29

Robert Service Way was open to traffic as of 7:30 a.m. on May 26. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The Victoria Blake Memorial Elders Home in Old Crow on May 19, 2023. (Atsushi Sugimoto)

Old Crow welcomes opening of first assisted-living facility for elders

No longer will Vuntut Gwitchin elders have to move south to access assisted-living support

The Victoria Blake Memorial Elders Home in Old Crow on May 19, 2023. (Atsushi Sugimoto)
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The newly announced cultural safety team aims to improve medical care outcomes and cultural safety for Indigenous people in the Yukon. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon government launches cultural safety team to improve health care for Indigenous people

The cultural safety team is key to implementing commitments from the Putting People First report

The newly announced cultural safety team aims to improve medical care outcomes and cultural safety for Indigenous people in the Yukon. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Matt LeBlanc, who doesn’t use a wheelchair in daily life, tries to balance on his way up the wheelchair ramp of Inclusion Yukon’s accessible van during the Accessibility Olympics on March 31. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Accessibility Olympics results in information for city

Input from people who used mobility aids downtown collected

Matt LeBlanc, who doesn’t use a wheelchair in daily life, tries to balance on his way up the wheelchair ramp of Inclusion Yukon’s accessible van during the Accessibility Olympics on March 31. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Kaiya Denechezhe dances during Vadzaih Choo Drin (Caribou Days) in Old Crow. She is wearing Allison Schafer’s 2022 graduation dress made by Marla Charlie and the belt was made by Winnie Greenland of Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News)

Celebrating Vadzaih Choo Drin in Old Crow

Community welcomes dignataries and visitors from across the North

  • May 27, 2023
Kaiya Denechezhe dances during Vadzaih Choo Drin (Caribou Days) in Old Crow. She is wearing Allison Schafer’s 2022 graduation dress made by Marla Charlie and the belt was made by Winnie Greenland of Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News)
Yukon Environment Minister Nils Clarke discusses the biomass boiler system constructed for Elijah Smith Elementary School. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Government unveils wood-burning boiler for elementary school in Whitehorse

Touted benefits are lower emissions and local source of fuel

Yukon Environment Minister Nils Clarke discusses the biomass boiler system constructed for Elijah Smith Elementary School. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Dawson City’s new recycling depot is seen in March 2023. (Submitted/Lily Banks-Sayers)
Dawson City’s new recycling depot is seen in March 2023. (Submitted/Lily Banks-Sayers)
Water from McConnell Lake flowing freely across a property near the Annie Lake Road in 2022 . (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Flooding continues at McConnell lake

Geotechnical investigation recommended

Water from McConnell Lake flowing freely across a property near the Annie Lake Road in 2022 . (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Government of Yukon sign seen outside the legislative building on May 8. The Yukon government and the union representing unionized government workers have reached a tentative deal ahead of a strike vote. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Strike vote averted as Yukon government, union reach tentative deal

Collective agreement between the two parties expired on Dec. 31, 2021

Government of Yukon sign seen outside the legislative building on May 8. The Yukon government and the union representing unionized government workers have reached a tentative deal ahead of a strike vote. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
The Klondike River bridge and Klondike River leading into Dawson City seen on May 24. (Submitted/Paul Robitaille)

UPDATE: North Klondike Highway reopens after washout

Emergency centre says local resources are being challenged, but adequate response supplies remain

The Klondike River bridge and Klondike River leading into Dawson City seen on May 24. (Submitted/Paul Robitaille)
Robert Service Way was open to traffic as of 7 a.m. on May 26. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Full reopening of Robert Service Way delayed

City shares then scrubs 24/7 reopening after movement observed in landslide zone

Robert Service Way was open to traffic as of 7 a.m. on May 26. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Alex Oberg, who’s been designated the feature birder for the Yukon Bird Club’s annual birdathon, recently photographed this lesser scaup on a visit to Versluce Meadow, a birding “hotspot” in the Porter Creek neighbourhood. The birdathon will be held May 26 to 27. (Courtesy/Alex Oberg)

Yukon birders ready for annual sighting event

Featured birder hopes to find 70 species over 24 hour period

Alex Oberg, who’s been designated the feature birder for the Yukon Bird Club’s annual birdathon, recently photographed this lesser scaup on a visit to Versluce Meadow, a birding “hotspot” in the Porter Creek neighbourhood. The birdathon will be held May 26 to 27. (Courtesy/Alex Oberg)
The Yukon Supreme Court found a man charged with arson not guilty on May 23. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Man found not guilty of 2018 Whitehorse arson

Travis Thomas Evans could not be identified as the person who torched the rear of a downtown home

The Yukon Supreme Court found a man charged with arson not guilty on May 23. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Nicholle Ingalls (right) receives the Jon Trefry Award during a Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse on May 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon emergency medical service workers receive honours

Awards were distributed at a ceremony held in Shipyards Park

Nicholle Ingalls (right) receives the Jon Trefry Award during a Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse on May 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)