News History
Post force down in flat creek; continues flight
July 21, 1933
FLASH, July 21. - Post forced down at Flat Creek, Alaska, yesterday afternoon. Fairbanks planes left to assist him. Post left at 7:28 this morning.
Wily Post and Will Rogers Die In Plane Crash
August 16, 1935
Wiley Post, famous round-the-world flier noted for his stratosphere flights
The six who vanished
August 20, 1937
Top ranking aviators of three nations were poised today on the rim of the Arctic for an intensive search of the polar wastes in quest of the vanished Soviet pilots, Sigismund Levanevsky and his five companions, awaiting better weather at Fairbanks.
NSAA Burns
December 16, 1942
The North Star Athletic Association lasted 60 years in Whitehorse, then died November 8, 1963 as it had been created; by an ordinance passed at Yukon Territorial Council session.
Oil from Norman Wells piped to and refined in Whitehorse
March 2, 1945
Little was it thought when the original "Discovery Well" was drilled in 1928 in the Fort Norman area that, through the exigencies of war, the oil that flowed from there would be piped to Whitehorse, a distance of 595 miles, and refined here.
A Stroll Around Whitehorse
July 25, 1947
Having enjoyed all the comforts of home and congenial surroundings at the Whitehorse Inn, a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast at the Inn Cafe, let's spend the morning visiting the stores and business houses in town, become acquainted at first-hand with the townspeople and visit the points of interest, bearing in mind that this article is offered as a substitute for a personally conducted tour of the town.
First Council For The City Of Whitehorse
August 4, 1950
A unanimous victory was scored by the Non-Partisan candidates in Monday's election, when citizens of Whitehorse elected Mr. Gordon Armstrong as their first Mayor and Mr. William G. Hamilton, Mr. Sam McClimon, Mr. George Ryder and Mr. James Norrington as the first city council for Whitehorse.
RCMP shoot dogs on street citizens flee homes in terror
December 24, 1953
Wednesday morning about 9 a.m. RCMP are reported to have descended on to the southern part of town and shot a number of dogs on the streets and vacant lots.
$2 Billion project to flood city
March 13, 1953
Details of plans of an Eastern Canadian industrial empire to change the entire map north of the B.C. border:
Yukon cave may hold data of the past
April 25, 1954
A rich record of prehistoric life in Arctic North America may be uncovered in a remote cavern in the Yukon this summer.
Tutshi trip hits the spot
August 4, 1955
More than one hundred Whitehorse residents and friends enjoyed a perfect weekend excursion to Ben-My-Chree from Carcross on board the steamer Tutshi last Saturday and Sunday, under the sponsorship of the local branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada.
Trapper fought to live though stricken by heart attack
September 4, 1956
A tragic story that carries the reader back to the harsh days of the north has been told surrounding the death of William Couture, 68 year-old trapper, who died in hospital at Dawson a month ago. The story traced first by the Fairbanks News-Miner, tells of an appeal for help sent floating down the Yukon River on a tiny raft - a message that was found too late to save the stricken trapper.
Yukon Fireweed
March 27, 1957
The Fireweed, the official floral emblem of the Yukon Territory, was chosen by members of the Yukon Territorial Government on March 27, 1957.
1905 R.W. SERVICE: Bard of the Yukon
September 11, 1958
Robert W. Service, a young Englishman with a soft Scottish accent, was probably more responsible for making the Yukon known around the world than any other writer. His books of poems, particularly "The Songs of a Sourdough" are still steady sellers across the country and especially in the north.
Learn from Sourdoughs: How to start a Yukon car
January 8, 1959
Hugh Williams, genial Coachways man. suggests it's time Yukoners were reminded how to get their cars going in the cold weather. He says the method suggested here is exactly the same as that followed by large transportation companies throughout the North.
No fun but cold weather taken in stride by old-timers in early days
January 29, 1959
Bouts of cold weather seem to bring out lots of tall tales but in reality the people who live through extreme temperatures just sort of tough it out. Longtime Yukon resident Emil Forrest recalls the winter of 1908 when it was 72 below in Dawson City.
Royal Standard on White Pass flown for trip to McCrae
July 23, 1959
The Royal Standard fluttered from the flag stays on the White Pass Locomotive diesel engine as Engineer Charlie Rapuzzi eased the Royal Train out of Whitehorse on its short journey to McCrae.
Keno Churns Toward Dawson
August 25, 1960
The paddlewheeler Keno was scheduled to begin churning towards Dawson City on its final voyage at 2 p.m. today. Captain Frank S. Blakely, 72, of British Columbia,
