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The City of Humboldt may update development fees and levies

The City of Humboldt may update development fees and levies

The City of Humboldt wants to do an up-to-date study to determine the capital costs of municipal servicing and recreational requirements.
Tisdale and Melfort airports benefit from CAP funding

Tisdale and Melfort airports benefit from CAP funding

12 communities will benefit from the CAP grant. Each project is funded on a 50/50 cost-sharing basis.
Town of Tisdale CAO Brad Hvidston leaving after 16 years

Town of Tisdale CAO Brad Hvidston leaving after 16 years

Brad Hvidston now planning on starting a new position of city manager with the City of Yorkton.
Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon

Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon

WHITEHORSE — Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species.
Evacuation alert issued for parts of Old Crow as Yukon's Porcupine River floods

Evacuation alert issued for parts of Old Crow as Yukon's Porcupine River floods

OLD CROW, Yukon — Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on the Porcupine River due to seasonal breakup.
Whitehorse bans online voting for local elections over risk of foreign interference

Whitehorse bans online voting for local elections over risk of foreign interference

WHITEHORSE — There will be no internet voting for Whitehorse council this year, after a concern of foreign interference prompted a 6-to-1 vote to remove the idea from the city's proposed election bylaw. Whitehorse Coun.
Northern premiers call for national emergency response system

Northern premiers call for national emergency response system

POND INLET, Nunavut — Northern premiers are calling for a national emergency response system to deal with natural disasters they fear will become more frequent. After a meeting this week in Pond Inlet, Nvt.
Air France flight from Paris to Seattle lands in Iqaluit after heat smell in cabin

Air France flight from Paris to Seattle lands in Iqaluit after heat smell in cabin

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A plane travelling from Paris to Seattle was forced to make an emergency landing in Iqaluit after there was a heat smell in the cabin during the flight.
Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

WHITEHORSE — The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment with the aim to protect the land under Whitehorse International Airport and its access road to the Yukon's capital.
April's keystone snowpack shows record levels in the north, below average for central

April's keystone snowpack shows record levels in the north, below average for central

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's snowpack for April ranges from record-setting highs in the north to below average across the central part of the territory.
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