We're talking about today's print edition of the Yukon Star, featuring stories about the Eagle Mine disaster, Dr. David Storey's letter to the editor, housing prices, a fatal highway accident, and more.

Show Notes

1:50 - Starting a new newspaper and succeeding the Whitehorse Star
3:20 - Feedback on the new Yukon Star
3:50 - Tim's unexpected start at the Yukon Star
4:40 - The benefits of starting fresh vs. keeping tradition and archives
6:35 - Jim’s good memory
7:00 - Tim’s beat with the Yukon Star
7:30 - The Eagle Mine disaster
11:10 - Is this a human health issue as well as environmental one?
12:40 - How important is mining to the Yukon economy?
14:00 - Will Victoria Gold survive?
14:45 - Jim’s editorial, “Those who wish to sing will always find a song”
17:40 - How should we as citizens think about this?
19:00 - Is public opinion turning against mining?
21:15 - The urban-rural split over mining
23:50 - Dr. Storey’s letter to the editor on health care in the Yukon
28:40 - Will we be forced to establish private hospitals to meet our health needs?
30:30 - Does Tim want to do a marathon?
31:00 - Why are housing prices potentially starting to drop? How is this being affected by people who can’t find a place to live?
32:25 - The building height and urban sprawl debate
32:50 - Highway crash that took the life of Deputy Minister Michael Prochazka
34:20 - Our raison d’etre is to reflect a community back to itself
34:40 - What are we going to be talking about next week?