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Opinion: Unsteady ownership made Minto a disaster waiting to happen

Malkolm Boothroyd Campaigns coordinator, CPAWS Yukon This spring the Minto Mine shuttered,…

  • Aug 6, 2023
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This float, labelled ‘No Boundary Line Here’ was pulled along the parade route by Yukon Pioneer Pete Huley on Discovery Day in 1939. Huley was a colourful character who had a short career in silent films before settling in Dawson City.” (Gates Collection)

History Hunter: Discovery Days was a Pioneer affair

While the rest of the country take a civic holiday at the…

This float, labelled ‘No Boundary Line Here’ was pulled along the parade route by Yukon Pioneer Pete Huley on Discovery Day in 1939. Huley was a colourful character who had a short career in silent films before settling in Dawson City.” (Gates Collection)
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Yukonomist: The fiscal bats in the Yukon government’s attic

Like strange flutterings outside your cabin at dusk, recent headlines suggest some…

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A rendering of the Normandy Manor seniors housing facility. (Courtesy/KBC Developments)

Yukon government secures additional senior housing units at Normandy Manor

Yukon Housing leases a total of 26 apartments at facility

A rendering of the Normandy Manor seniors housing facility. (Courtesy/KBC Developments)
Some business organizations are calling for an extension to pay back COVID-19-related loans. The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon, which is one of many signatories of a letter to the federal Finance minister, sits in the White Pass & Yukon Route building at the end of Main Street in Whitehorse, seen on Aug. 3. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon Party echoes businesses asking for COVID-19-related loan extension

Feds say 21 per cent of businesses have fully repaid their Canada Emergency Business Account loans

Some business organizations are calling for an extension to pay back COVID-19-related loans. The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon, which is one of many signatories of a letter to the federal Finance minister, sits in the White Pass & Yukon Route building at the end of Main Street in Whitehorse, seen on Aug. 3. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
<em>Barbie</em> is being credited with helping the Yukon Theatre achieve its highest revenue haul in a single day since the Yukon Film Society took over the cinema’s operations in November 2021. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News).

Whitehorse just can’t get enough of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie

Warner Bros.’ Barbie is smashing box office records around the globe, including in Whitehorse

<em>Barbie</em> is being credited with helping the Yukon Theatre achieve its highest revenue haul in a single day since the Yukon Film Society took over the cinema’s operations in November 2021. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News).
President Lorraine Taillefer of the Association franco-yukonnaise speaks at an Aug. 1 press conference about the non-profit’s efforts to identify gaps in French language services and recruit bilingual workers. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Growing demand for French services puts labour market pressure on territories

Association franco-yukonnaise continues recruiting to get more French-speaking workers in the Yukon

President Lorraine Taillefer of the Association franco-yukonnaise speaks at an Aug. 1 press conference about the non-profit’s efforts to identify gaps in French language services and recruit bilingual workers. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Stacy Lewis models ‘Duchess Doily’ at the trashion show at Shipyards Park on July 29. The outfit was made by Leslie Leong using a stained tablecloth, doilies, feathers and iridescent film from a DVD, among other materials. (Leslie Leong/Submitted)

Whitehorse studio displays clothes made from bags, masks and other waste

The creative outfits were made as part of a local art society’s Changing Trash to Treasure initiative

Stacy Lewis models ‘Duchess Doily’ at the trashion show at Shipyards Park on July 29. The outfit was made by Leslie Leong using a stained tablecloth, doilies, feathers and iridescent film from a DVD, among other materials. (Leslie Leong/Submitted)
A Yukon Wildland Fire Management patch pictured on June 9, 2022. (Yukon News file)

Update: Mayo placed on evacuation alert due to wildfire

Talbot Creek Fire is roughly eight kilometres south of the village.

A Yukon Wildland Fire Management patch pictured on June 9, 2022. (Yukon News file)
A Yukon Wildland Fire patch pictured on June 9, 2022. (Yukon News Files)

Yukon Wildland Fire to receive fresh out-of-territory help

Resources inbound from Ontario and the Maritimes

A Yukon Wildland Fire patch pictured on June 9, 2022. (Yukon News Files)
Wide, flowy, machine-built trails make everyone feel like they can mountain bike. It’s not as intimidating as tight single-track, says Tyler Nichol. (Courtesy/Tyler Nichol)

Dawson City trail-builder brings his brand of biking to town

Tyler Nichol has made trails across the Yukon and B.C., including at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Wide, flowy, machine-built trails make everyone feel like they can mountain bike. It’s not as intimidating as tight single-track, says Tyler Nichol. (Courtesy/Tyler Nichol)
Minto mine is seen near Pelly Crossing. (File Photo)

Minto workers owed wages may be protected by government programs

Court-appointed receiver will contact employees who are owed money

Minto mine is seen near Pelly Crossing. (File Photo)
The City of Whitehorse’s Main Street town square is seen on Aug. 4, the day after the city issued a public service announcement about an animal being impounded following an incident that took place in the town square. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Dog impounded following incidents in Riverdale, downtown Whitehorse

Animal involved in the downtown incident is allegedly the same dog involved in Riverdale dog attack

The City of Whitehorse’s Main Street town square is seen on Aug. 4, the day after the city issued a public service announcement about an animal being impounded following an incident that took place in the town square. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Yukon Education Minister Jeanie McLean says a new online financial aid application portal for post-secondary students represents a significant leap forward in improving access to education for Yukoners. (Yukon News file)

Yukon government launches new online student financial assistance portal

Applications due Aug. 11 for those heading back to class in September

Yukon Education Minister Jeanie McLean says a new online financial aid application portal for post-secondary students represents a significant leap forward in improving access to education for Yukoners. (Yukon News file)
The new Carmacks fire hall has its grand opening on Aug. 12. Matthew Cybulski is the chief administrative officer of Carmacks (left). Blake Vandecamp (right) is the fire chief. (Courtesy/Matthew Cybulski)

New fire hall stokes excitement in Village of Carmacks

The new Carmacks fire hall replaces a 35-year-old shared space in the community

The new Carmacks fire hall has its grand opening on Aug. 12. Matthew Cybulski is the chief administrative officer of Carmacks (left). Blake Vandecamp (right) is the fire chief. (Courtesy/Matthew Cybulski)
Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee is seen at an event on May 23. Speaking about funding for crime reduction efforts in the territory, McPhee said community-led efforts are vital to creating positive changes in communities. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News Files)

Yukon government funds eight community projects

Initiatives aim to help reduce crime and prevent gender-based violence in the territory

Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee is seen at an event on May 23. Speaking about funding for crime reduction efforts in the territory, McPhee said community-led efforts are vital to creating positive changes in communities. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News Files)
The Welcome to Yukon sign between British Columbia and Yukon in May 2019. The territory’s population continued its positive growth in the first quarter of 2023, a phenomenon that has occurred each quarter since 2015. (Shelly Font/Submitted)

Yukon population grew by over 900 in one year: report

The Yukon’s population reached a high-water mark of nearly 44,700 people earlier this year

The Welcome to Yukon sign between British Columbia and Yukon in May 2019. The territory’s population continued its positive growth in the first quarter of 2023, a phenomenon that has occurred each quarter since 2015. (Shelly Font/Submitted)
Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker (left) looks up at the public gallery while speaking in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on April 26. In a July 27 press release, he said recent court decisions provide “legal clarity” regarding the Minto mine site. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon’s mines minister gets ‘legal clarity’ on Minto mine

Court has appointed receiver over all of Minto Metals Corp.’s property, assets and undertakings

Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker (left) looks up at the public gallery while speaking in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on April 26. In a July 27 press release, he said recent court decisions provide “legal clarity” regarding the Minto mine site. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
AYC president Ted Laking. (Submitted)

Association of Yukon Communities clarifies involvement in waste management changes

The clarifications relate to the future of solid waste facilities in unincorporated communities

AYC president Ted Laking. (Submitted)
In an Aug. 2 release, RCMP say Joanne Felix, 42, originally from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., has died following a motor vehicle incident and a Whitehorse man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Woman dead, Whitehorse man charged with dangerous driving causing death

Police say Joanne Felix, 42, originally from N.W.T., has died following motor vehicle incident

In an Aug. 2 release, RCMP say Joanne Felix, 42, originally from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., has died following a motor vehicle incident and a Whitehorse man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)