Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for June 22, 2009

Canadian component of search called off

June 22, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Canadian search and rescue teams have called off their part of a search for a small American aircraft not seen since Saturday evening.

Plan was to sell half of YEC: ex-board member

June 22, 2009 at 4:41 pm

DAWSON CITY - Greg Hakonson does not like being in the spotlight.

Services disrupted

June 22, 2009 at 4:40 pm

After a series of outages affecting the Internet,

Canoeist rescued after spill in rapids Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:38 pm

Tourists, police and search and rescue officials combined forces Sunday afternoon to rescue a man after his canoe capsized in the Five Finger Rapids north of Carmacks, stranding him on an island in the Yukon River.

Young Man Injured Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:36 pm

A 21-year-old man was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital with serious injuries after his Ford Festiva rolled over near the Takhini River Bridge on the North Klondike Highway shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday.

Morning collision sends elderly man to hospital Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:34 pm

An 81-year-old Whitehorse man is in serious condition in hospital this morning after being T-boned by another driver near the Wann Road intersection on the Alaska Highway

Phelps misunderstands issue: Fentie Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:32 pm

DAWSON CITY - Selling Yukon Energy to ATCO, which owns Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd., was essentially a misunderstanding in the mind of Willard Phelps, the corporation's former chair of the board, says Premier Dennis Fentie.

Yukon Zinc hosts drumming ceremony marking progress to date Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:29 pm

WOLVERINE MINE - In recognition of progress at the Wolverine mine and to pray for its future, a group of five Kaska men conducted a drumming ceremony at the mine site Thursday.

Park meeting on energy corporation set for 7 p.m. Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Fears the government will privatize the Yukon Energy Corp.,

Crews make quick work of bush blaze Subscribers only

June 22, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Emergency crews sped to the scene of a bush fire burning three kilometres from the city centre on Sunday.