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Whitehorse parking meter tickets brought in $1.4M since 2014

Whitehorse parking meter tickets brought in $1.4M since 2014

The city issued more than 62,000 parking meter tickets over the past three and a half years
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Dawson’s McDonald Lodge could be saved from destruction

Dawson’s McDonald Lodge could be saved from destruction

Mostyn says he wants to do his own research on possible uses for former seniors home
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Unhappy trails: Decision to scrap Whitehorse greenways committee surprises some councillors

Unhappy trails: Decision to scrap Whitehorse greenways committee surprises some councillors

‘It is not that the comittee failed the council, it’s that the council failed the comittee’
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It’s a zoo: Animal issues make up most Whitehorse bylaw complaints

It’s a zoo: Animal issues make up most Whitehorse bylaw complaints

‘We’re not out there looking for it just because we don’t have the capacity to do that’
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Tipping fees cover trash costs, City of Whitehorse says

Tipping fees cover trash costs, City of Whitehorse says

‘The more waste you produce, the more waste you have to pay for’
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Not a chance name change will affect $2.2 billion lawsuit against YG, company formerly known as Northern Cross says

Not a chance name change will affect $2.2 billion lawsuit against YG, company formerly known as Northern Cross says

Now named Chance Oil and Gas Limited, company plans focus on frack-free projects
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Yukon sends more firefighters to B.C.

Yukon sends more firefighters to B.C.

Yukon Wildland Fire Management is sending additional firefighting personnel down to British Columbia to assist the province in getting its wildfires under control.
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Facing Whitehorse’s red-hot housing market, Stratford Motel residents wonder where to go

Facing Whitehorse’s red-hot housing market, Stratford Motel residents wonder where to go

‘I don’t want to wind up on the street, especially now with my age and my health. I won’t last a year’
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Declining enrolment could put Dawson City’s School of Visual Arts at risk

Declining enrolment could put Dawson City’s School of Visual Arts at risk

Yukon SOVA only has four full-time students registered for fall
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Whitehorse city council mulls tighter criminal record checks for some business owners

Whitehorse city council mulls tighter criminal record checks for some business owners

Taxi companies, pawn shops would face more scrutiny under new rules
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