Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for June 29, 2010

Men’s employers have different take on facts

June 29, 2010 at 2:51 pm

As Renaldo Verdeflor and Francis Dura face deportation to the Philippines, the story of how RCMP and a Canadian Border Services agent nabbed the pair earlier this month for working illegally in the Yukon points to glaring holes in programs for recruiting and placing foreign workers.

Don’t stomp in my backyard, city told

June 29, 2010 at 2:48 pm

What was to be a final opportunity for the public to speak on the city’s guiding document for planning turned largely into a plea for the city to keep an area in Riverdale as greenspace.

Carmacks residents face charges after drugs found

June 29, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Two Carmacks residents were arrested after the RCMP discovered a marijuana grow operation in that community last week.

YHMA honours history’s guardians Subscribers only

June 29, 2010 at 2:44 pm

The Yukon Historical and Museums Association has honoured seven people who consistently protect and promote Yukon history.

Helping Homeless Pets Subscribers only

June 29, 2010 at 2:42 pm

Fabian Brook Patrick Hamilton (left) and Ben Barrett Forrest perform with Electric Cheese at Saturday’s fifth annual Sunstroke Music Festival in Shipyards Park.

Internet outages experienced here Subscribers only

June 29, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Some Yukon Internet users may have experienced service disruptions at mid-morning today.

Elders have nowhere to move to Subscribers only

June 29, 2010 at 2:34 pm

The Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN) says its old village site is being treated like a garbage dump.