Ben chats with the Star’s editor, Jim Butler, and staff writer Kaicheng Shin about a number of stories. In particular, they focus on the upcoming municipal elections in October, the influence it is already having on the news, and the plausible outcome of an entirely novice Council in Whitehorse. They also talk about why numbers of chinook salmon are diminishing in Canada, and of course, the latest on the Eagle Mine disaster.

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Show Notes

1:45 - How did Kai get so many articles in the print edition this week?

2:10 - Kai’s background in graphic design and the news in Yellowknife

4:10 - What’s it like to be at a new newspaper?

4:45 - What’s in today’s Discovery Day long weekend edition of the paper?

5:45 - Victoria Gold headed into receivership

6:10 - The Yukon’s uncertain economy

7:30 - The upcoming municipal election

9:10 - The appeal of mayoral candidate Mellisa Murray’s immigrant background

9:45 - Kirk Cameron’s extensive experience

11:20 - What’s special about this election? Could all of Council be wiped out?

12:45 - Why is it important to have Councillors with experience in the role?

13:40 - Why are so many politicians not running again?

14:30 - What are the issues in the upcoming Whitehorse municipal election?

16:00 - Whitehorse City Council’s new civility policy

18:15 - What was the impetus for Council’s policy?

21:00 - Why is chinook salmon diminishing in Canada?

23:30 - The latest on Victoria Gold

24:20 - The nuanced debate between the Yukon Conservation Society and the Yukon Chamber of Mines

26:00 - Sale of City property for $1?