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Police have released a potential image of a person whose unidentified remains were reported to the Yukon RCMP on July 13, 1984. The skull was found about five kilometres from Kusawa Lake, pictured here on June 28. In total, police in the territory have 86 cases of missing persons and 76 cases dating back decades. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Case unclosed: 86 missing persons, 76 files open in the Yukon

Police say every case remains open until the person is found

Police have released a potential image of a person whose unidentified remains were reported to the Yukon RCMP on July 13, 1984. The skull was found about five kilometres from Kusawa Lake, pictured here on June 28. In total, police in the territory have 86 cases of missing persons and 76 cases dating back decades. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Yukon emergency planning will take lessons learned in the serious wildfire season of 2023 into account. The similarities between Whitehorse, pictured here in 2022, and Yellowknife, which had to be evacuated in August, are one of the things being considered. (Yukon News Files)

Lessons from 2023 fire season will inform emergency planning in the Yukon

Evacuation of Yellowknife this August will be considered by planners here

Yukon emergency planning will take lessons learned in the serious wildfire season of 2023 into account. The similarities between Whitehorse, pictured here in 2022, and Yellowknife, which had to be evacuated in August, are one of the things being considered. (Yukon News Files)
Brad Cathers, Yukon Party MLA for Lake Laberge, said the ombudsman’s report highlights a “pretty serious issue of lack of government transparency.” (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Opposition MLAs react to ombudsman’s Hidden Valley abuse report

Government transparency and broken promises to Hidden Valley Elementary School highlighted as issues

Brad Cathers, Yukon Party MLA for Lake Laberge, said the ombudsman’s report highlights a “pretty serious issue of lack of government transparency.” (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Cole Pauls is a Tahltan artist who is among the six shortlisted artists for the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts. (Courtesy/Cole Pauls)

Comics come from community for Haines Junction artist

Cole Pauls is one of six artists shortlisted for the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts

Cole Pauls is a Tahltan artist who is among the six shortlisted artists for the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts. (Courtesy/Cole Pauls)
The Yukon and Canadian flags flap in the wind in Whitehorse on May 31, 2022. Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre has rescheduled a rally in Whitehorse. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Poilievre’s Conservatives set to rally in Whitehorse on heels of national convention

This is a rescheduled event since the previously planned rally was postponed due to wildfires

The Yukon and Canadian flags flap in the wind in Whitehorse on May 31, 2022. Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre has rescheduled a rally in Whitehorse. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
RCMP will be training at the Ryder Apartments on Sixth Avenue in Whitehorse on Sept. 11. (Black Press file)

RCMP training set for Sept. 11 in downtown Whitehorse

Public advised not to approach officers on scene

RCMP will be training at the Ryder Apartments on Sixth Avenue in Whitehorse on Sept. 11. (Black Press file)
Police are appealing to the public in attempt to identify human remains found more than 39 years ago. An RCMP forensic artist drafted a potential image of the deceased. (Supplied/RCMP)

RCMP release potential image in hopes of identifying human remains found in 1984

Forensic artist drafted the possible sketch of the deceased this year

Police are appealing to the public in attempt to identify human remains found more than 39 years ago. An RCMP forensic artist drafted a potential image of the deceased. (Supplied/RCMP)
Per Stats Canada data Whitehorse has experienced the sharpest rise in the Consumer Price Index in the country over the past year. (Mike Davies/Black Press Files)

Whitehorse residents feel the pinch as Consumer Price Index rise is Canada’s largest

Index of rise in cost for goods and services climbs twice as fast in Whitehorse as in Yellowknife

Per Stats Canada data Whitehorse has experienced the sharpest rise in the Consumer Price Index in the country over the past year. (Mike Davies/Black Press Files)
An aerial view of the Minto mine site in 2019. The site is now on the market. (Submitted/Government of Yukon)

Abandoned Minto mine in the Yukon up for sale

Court-appointed receiver is currently taking offers

An aerial view of the Minto mine site in 2019. The site is now on the market. (Submitted/Government of Yukon)
Firewood harvesting occurs in the Quill Creek area, seen on Aug. 13, 2022. The Yukon government has introduced a new forestry support program intended to get more firewood to market. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon’s fuelwood supply is improving, director says

The Yukon government is putting up $200,000 to help harvesters and retailers get wood to market

Firewood harvesting occurs in the Quill Creek area, seen on Aug. 13, 2022. The Yukon government has introduced a new forestry support program intended to get more firewood to market. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Suzanne Tremblay says the Silver City dump is “impeccable.” (Submitted)

Possible dump shut-down gets Silver City residents fired up

NDP leader Kate White says the idea is not rooted in reality

Suzanne Tremblay says the Silver City dump is “impeccable.” (Submitted)
The Main Street mural created by artist Lawrence Smith and the Northern Cultural Expressions Society viewed from the air. (City of Whitehorse/Facebook)

Mixed reviews on Whitehorse’s Main Street Town Square from vendors

City planning review to guide future similar events

The Main Street mural created by artist Lawrence Smith and the Northern Cultural Expressions Society viewed from the air. (City of Whitehorse/Facebook)
On October 14, 2022 at the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Jason Pedlar was sworn in as the new Yukon Ombudsman, the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner. This swearing in ceremony follows a May 27, 2022 recruitment for the new Ombudsman with a October 11, 2022 motion recommending Mr.Pedlar's appointment passing unanimously by the Assembly.

Failure to inform parents about sex offender was ‘unfair’: ombudsman

The Yukon’s Education department took 19 months to inform parents of sexualized abuse allegations

On October 14, 2022 at the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Jason Pedlar was sworn in as the new Yukon Ombudsman, the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner. This swearing in ceremony follows a May 27, 2022 recruitment for the new Ombudsman with a October 11, 2022 motion recommending Mr.Pedlar's appointment passing unanimously by the Assembly.
Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston has clarified a comment he made about leaving leadership during a press conference at the legislative building’s media room on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

‘I’m gonna fulfill my term’: CYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston

Peter Johnston provides an update on his future as grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations

Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston has clarified a comment he made about leaving leadership during a press conference at the legislative building’s media room on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Sarah’s Harvest exchanges cash for greens during the Fireweed Community Market at Shipyards Park on June 15. Fireweed’s annual Christmas market will be expanding, thanks to more government funding. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Fireweed Community Market Society’s Christmas event to get 25% bigger

Federal government funding will expand indoor winter market up to 149 vendors

Sarah’s Harvest exchanges cash for greens during the Fireweed Community Market at Shipyards Park on June 15. Fireweed’s annual Christmas market will be expanding, thanks to more government funding. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Susan McCallum, right, accepts the the Council of the Federation Literacy Award from Yukon education minister Jeanie McLean during a ceremony at the Guild Hall Theatre on Sept. 5. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon illustrator’s dedication to First Nations languages recognized with award

Susan McCallum was presented with the Council of the Federation Literacy Award on Sept. 5

Susan McCallum, right, accepts the the Council of the Federation Literacy Award from Yukon education minister Jeanie McLean during a ceremony at the Guild Hall Theatre on Sept. 5. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
In addition to the government review, the SCAN Act is scheduled to face a constitutional challenge in the Yukon Supreme Court this fall. (Yukon News file)

More details emerge about Yukon government’s SCAN Act review

The timeframe for the review intends to provide ample time to consult with stakeholders

In addition to the government review, the SCAN Act is scheduled to face a constitutional challenge in the Yukon Supreme Court this fall. (Yukon News file)
Log poles lay outside the Jim Smith Building on Sept. 5. The Yukon government doesn’t know the full history of the seven large wooden pillars that previously stood outside the Yukon’s legislative building. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

History of fallen Yukon government logs remains largely unknown: spokesperson

Two of seven wooden pillars that stood outside the Yukon’s legislative building fell down last week

Log poles lay outside the Jim Smith Building on Sept. 5. The Yukon government doesn’t know the full history of the seven large wooden pillars that previously stood outside the Yukon’s legislative building. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Yukon Family Literacy Centre program director Carrie-Anne McPhee reads a book in the centre’s Canada Games Centre location. As the city requires the space, the literacy centre was given notice that they must move by Nov. 10. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon Family Literacy Centre seeks new home as City of Whitehorse requires space

Centre had occupied room at Canada Games Centre for 12 years. Must leave by Nov. 10

Yukon Family Literacy Centre program director Carrie-Anne McPhee reads a book in the centre’s Canada Games Centre location. As the city requires the space, the literacy centre was given notice that they must move by Nov. 10. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
A police cruiser passes by the RCMP station in Whitehorse on Aug. 22, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Watson Lake RCMP provides update on controlled explosive detonations

Explosives were found in a backpack in an abandoned van

A police cruiser passes by the RCMP station in Whitehorse on Aug. 22, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)