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3 - A tipping point for the Yukon's medical system? Also, Vince Fedoroff, a Mayor-Premier conflict, the future of the economy, and more

3 - A tipping point for the Yukon's medical system? Also, Vince Fedoroff, a Mayor-Premier conflict, the future of the economy, and more

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 Ben chats with editor Jim Butler and photographer Vince Fedoroff about this week's issue of the Yukon Star, including Vince's background with the Yukon Star and Whitehorse Star before it, and stories about health care, the Victoria Gold disaster, a brewing but confusing conflict between the Mayor of Whitehorse and Premier of the Yukon, and City of Whitehorse, Ken Coates’ article about the future of our economy and its dependence on the public sector, opioid-related deaths in decline, and—this just in—how many cat rescues the fire department responds to per year. If you’ve got feedback on the show or a question you’d like Ben to ask, email podcast@theyukonstar.com. 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? Show Transcript This transcript was generated automatically and has not yet been edited. It has been posted here for your convenience. Please forgive any errors. Ben Charland 00:00 This is the Yukon Star Podcast. I'm your host, Ben Charland. Today is Friday, August 23rd, 2024. Now we've got a lot of stories that we're going to dig into and peel the headlines back for, but before we do, we're talking with Vince Fedoroff, photographer for the Yukon Star. Ben Charland 00:25 We asked him about his career, how he got his start back at the White Horse Star decades ago, and how photography has changed in that time or stayed the same. We've also got key stories that I'm talking about with Vince and Jim Butler, the editor of the Star, such as the Yukon Medical Association's president, Dr. Ben Charland 00:44 Komet, who wrote a letter to the Star about the healthcare situation, following from another letter by Dr. David Story. Now, these two letters have stirred up a really interesting and important conversation about healthcare in the territory today. Ben Charland 00:58 We've got a conflict brewing between the Yukon government and the city of White Horse, even though the reason for this is hard to understand if there is any. We've got the ongoing Eagle Mine disaster. Ben Charland 01:07 The board has resigned, the CEO has been fired. Ken Coates has an article about the future of our economy and our dependence on the public sector and how that might be dangerous in the years ahead. And we've also got a piece about how opioid deaths are in decline, but still tragic. Ben Charland 01:23 Now, before we dig into all of that, I just wanted to mention that by virtue of the time that we have for this podcast, we're necessarily going to miss some things that are in the paper, a 20 page paper that comes every week. Ben Charland 01:35 There's a lot of content in there and there's some articles that we just don't have time to talk about. There's also some articles that we only give a passing reference to. For example, Ivan Coyote's column about the no pop sandwich shop back in White Horse in the 1980s and their experience living here at that time. Ben Charland 01:53 It's a very powerful, poignant and important piece of writing that I think all of us would benefit from. We've also got the conflict between the Yukon government and the city, but that belies what the issue is really about, and that's downtown safety. Ben Charland 02:07 Finally, Ken Coates' article is paired with a column from the Toronto Star by David Olive. Indigenous investment is a huge part of our territory's economy. And one thing that Ken Coates talks about in his article is the importance of indigenous development corporations to the Yukon, because when the going gets tough, they're not going anywhere. Ben Charland 02:27 As usual, if you like this episode or any episode, please spread the word about the podcast. And if you can take a moment on Apple podcasts or Spotify, please leave us a review. And now here's my conversation with Jim and Vince. Ben Charland 02:43 Jim Butler, welcome back. Jim Butler 02:46 Good to be here ...
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