1 - Eagle Mine Disaster, Dr. Storey, Housing Prices, Fatal Accident, and more

Yukon Star Podcast

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?