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WEBTwo years and probation for Yukon man who sold drugs that caused fatal overdose. Jared Skookum, 34, plead guilty to manslaughter earlier this year. His charge was the first of its kind in the Yukon. Sep 7, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >.
Yukon Zinc, owner of Wolverine mine, put into receivership
WEBSep 16, 2019 · Yukon Zinc Corporation, the company that owns the troubled Wolverine mine, has been put into receivership. Yukon Supreme Court Justice Suzanne Duncan approved an order putting PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. in charge of the company’s affairs Sept. 13 following a short hearing in Whitehorse.
Cyclist narrowly escapes wolf attack - Yukon News
WEBJul 12, 2013 · An American cyclist was shaken but unharmed last week after being chased down the Alaska Highway by a wolf. Mac Hollan told the story of the close encounter on the Facebook page for his ride, a 4,400-kilometre journey to raise money for food for school children. He had cycled ahead of his two travelling companions, heading north about 100 ...
UPDATE: Yukon Hospital Corporation and workers’ unions …
WEBMar 1, 2024 · The sign at the Whitehorse General Hospital seen on Oct. 18, 2022. Unionized Yukon Hospital Corporation workers represented by the Yukon Employees’ Union and the Public Service Alliance of Canada Local Y025 have been without a collective agreement since 2022. The unions say the employer and …
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Whitehorse officials say building permit pace picked up in August
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Statistics released through the Yukon Bureau of Statistics (YBS) on Aug. 12 note that the value of building permits issued territory wide by the end of June 2024 was down $41.6 million or 86 per cent compared to the same time in 2023. The report also tracks a 21-per-cent fall in building permit value over the same time period across Canada.
YG says municipalities will get to choose if they want to be …
WEBOct 10, 2018 · Richard Mostyn, minister of the Department of Highways and Public Works, speaks to media in Whitehorse on May 17. Mostyn said in an interview on Oct. 9 that municipalities would have a choice to subscribe to the new access to information act.
Federal funds allocated to boost Yukon First Nation art in global ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · 00:03:58. The Government of Canada is investing more than $114,000 in support of Yukon’s cultural industries with a focus on bringing Yukon First Nation art to new markets. The Northern Cultural Expressions Society (NCES), located on Seventh Avenue in Whitehorse, is set to receive funding from the federal government toward …
New restaurant opens in Faro’s former Legion Hall - Yukon News
WEBNov 26, 2023 · Amy Kenny, Local Journalism Initiative Nov 26, 2023 11:00 AM. Phyllis Villaver opened Phyllis’s Restaurant and Lounge in Faro on Nov. 20. (Courtesy/Tina Freake) Phyllis Villaver likes a challenge. In fact, she says if the old Legion Hall in Faro had been a turn-key operation, she wouldn’t have wanted to open her new restaurant there ...