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Gabrielle Plonka

Whitehorse

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist • Previously @yukonnews @WhitehorseStar, @CTVVancouver & @LJReview • she/her

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Articles

  • Whitehorse hospital opens $33M mental health unit

    4 days ago | canadianinquirer.net | Arianne Lacanilao |Gabrielle Plonka

    New wing contains 8 private bedrooms, communal kitchen, private outdoor smoking area, and healing roomThe Whitehorse hospital says its new mental health unit is going to transform in-patient mental-health care. The grand opening of the Fireweed mental health unit was on Monday. The new unit will provide in-patient care for a maximum of 30 days to people with a mental health diagnosis. The renovation at the hospital took two years and cost nearly $33 million.

  • Whitehorse hospital opens $33M mental health unit

    4 days ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Plonka

    North·NewThe Whitehorse hospital says its new mental health unit is going to transform in-patient care. New wing contains 8 private bedrooms, communal kitchen, private outdoor smoking area, and healing roomGabrielle Plonka · CBC News · Posted: Jun 03, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 35 minutes agoIn the new mental health unit at the Whitehorse hospital, which was officially opened on Monday.

  • Yukon gov't completed a third of health recommendations; critics say they should focus elsewhere

    1 week ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Plonka

    North·NewThe Putting People First report, published in 2020, was the result of a territorial health care review conducted by an independent panel. That panel made 76 recommendations to improve Yukon health care, including creating a distinct health authority, a Whitehorse walk-in clinic and land-based healing programming.

  • Residents share concerns about proposed elementary school in Whitehorse's Takhini neighborhood

    1 month ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Plonka

    North·NewSome residents in Whitehorse's Takhini neighbourhood are not convinced the new École Whitehorse Elementary School won't seriously affect traffic in the area, despite proposed mitigations laid out in a recent traffic impact assessment.

  • Territory considering Whitehorse school's proposal for more full-time substitute teachers amid shortage

    1 month ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Plonka

    North·NewThe Yukon's Department of Education says it's still considering a proposal to hire full-time substitute teachers at F.H. Collins Secondary School in Whitehorse. This comes after what the department calls a "miscommunication" about the school council's request for more teachers being denied.

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