1978

Other News From 1978

• Ken McKinnon, an Executive Committee member of the Yukon Territorial Government, is appointed the Yukon’s Pipeline Minister.
• White Pass which had been trucking asbestos from Cassiar, B.C. to Whitehorse and then by train to Skagway, has lost the contract. Shipments will now go south to Stewart, British Columbia for transport to world markets.
• Justice Thomas Berger, the McKenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry Chairman, releases his report which states: "Land claims before pipeline".
• Foothills Pipeline is confident the Alaska Highway Pipeline can be built by the private sector without government guarantees.
• Gorden McIntyre, M.L.A. for Mayo, wins $100,000.00 in the Western Canada Lottery.
• Peter Gzowski, on arrival to attend the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous, announces: "We're here to capture the good times of Whitehorse and the Rendezvous on film" for the CBC's "90 Minutes Live."
• The Yukon Government’s budget exceeds 100 million dollars.
• Bob Porsild, who participated in the reindeer herding from Alaska to the McKenzie Delta, and founder of the Johnson Crossing Lodge, died.
• Yukon Highway mileage signs are switching to metric.
• Willie Joe, President of the Yukon Native Brotherhood, is replaced by Gerald Isaac.
• Jack Kreitzer wins first prize in the CKRW-Kiwanis Fishing Derby at Tagish Lake, landing a 36.2 pound trout.
• Alan Nordling of Dawson City wins the gold panning competition at Edmonton's Klondike Days.
• The three months long RCMP investigation determines that Dawson City Mayor, Vi Campbell did not use her office for personal gain.
• Old movie films are discovered buried in Dawson City.
• Company President, Jack Fraser, said the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway will fold without a six million dollar infusion of money from the federal government.
• On Friday, September 8th, Hilda Watson announces that she will run for the leadership of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party. Shortly thereafter, Ken McKinnon announces his candidacy. Then, Erik Nielsen announces he will seek the leadership at which time McKinnon withdrew.
• Arrow Transportation Systems of Vancouver, the company that won the contract for hauling of asbestos from Cassiar to Stewart, B.C. has received approval to haul freight from Vancouver to Whitehorse.
• The Chairman of the Anglo American Corp of South Africa, Harry Oppenheimer visits the Yukon. Whitehorse businessman Rolf Hougen has dinner with him but he said "it was strictly social".
• The H.M.C.S. Yukon docks in Skagway. The crew visits Whitehorse.
• Alderman Margaret Heath is named acting Mayor following the resignation of Ione Christensen.