Whitehorse Star
| Type |
Daily newspaper (Monday-Friday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Jackie Pierce |
| Editor | Jim Butler |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Headquarters |
2149 Second Avenue Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1C5 Telephone: (867) 668-2002 |
| Website | http://www.whitehorsestar.com/ |
The Whitehorse Star is one of two newspapers in Whitehorse, Yukon. The Whitehorse Star was founded in 1900 and progressed from a weekly to twice-weekly, three-times weekly during the 1960s, to five times per week briefly around 1980-1983. It has been published five times per week since about 1986.
The Whitehorse Star is currently published 5 days a week as an afternoon paper. It is generally available after 3:00pm. Cover price is currently $.75 Monday - Thursday and $1.00 on Fridays.
Past staff includes former Whitehorse Mayor Flo Whyard, who served as the editor of the Whitehorse Star.[1]
References
- ↑ "Whitehorse’s Flo Whyard dies". CBC News. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-05-01.