Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for July 21, 2010

Tombstone bid draws torrent of opposition

July 21, 2010 at 3:05 pm

An application to renew a mineral exploration permit inside the Tombstone Territorial Park has exploded overnight into the largest file ever handled by a key regulatory board.

Friends of injured woman raising money for family

July 21, 2010 at 3:04 pm

Friends of a Whitehorse woman seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover last week are raising money to send family members to be by her side at a Vancouver hospital .

Driven to distraction by polls of the absurd ( Comment )

July 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm

Voters in the Yukon should seriously consider tossing the current system of government in favour of a troupe of consultants,

Are You Alive? Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm

Canada’s Parks Day was celebrated near the SS Klondike last Saturday

YTG moves to abandon ambulance base plan Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:54 pm

The Yukon government has officially withdrawn its application to rezone the Range Road property housing the former mine rescue station.

Bagnell Brew Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Yukon MP Larry Bagnell serves up sake-tinis last Saturday night at the Dawson City Music Festival.

Mines chamber seeks allies in Peel quest Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:49 pm

The Yukon Chamber of Mines is asking the territory’s business community to support its fight against the recommended management plan for the Peel River watershed.

Centennial Street may gain new housing Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:47 pm

A property on Centennial Street could soon join the ranks of other redeveloped lots where condominiums have risen in recent years.

Roadside fishing took on new meaning Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:44 pm

Some 30,000 pounds of halibut and sockeye salmon were spoiled following a traffic mishap near Beaver Creek on Monday.

Aviators relish their flight path to the North Subscribers only

July 21, 2010 at 2:41 pm

It’s anything but a quiet Monday afternoon on a gravel stretch of runway that links to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.