Yukon North Of Ordinary

All news by Dan Davidson

Yukon River corridor comes under scrutinySubscribers only

February 3, 2012 at 4:47 pm

Once upon a time, not much more than a generation ago, one of the most obvious things about the Klondike region was the number of rivers and streams that carved their way through it. It made sense, then, that the final item on the Boom and Beyond Symposium’s program in January was a panel discussion about living with rivers.

Forty-eight-hour film event drew a great crowdSubscribers only

February 3, 2012 at 4:38 pm

Chris Clarke’s untitled film about the trials and tribulations of trying to make a short film in 48 hours won the “Flocons D’Or” (or Golden Popcorn) Award at the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture’s 48 Hour Film Competition last Sunday night.

A detailed account of truly troubled times under heaven ( Bookends )Subscribers only

February 3, 2012 at 4:27 pm

At the height of the glory of the Empire of Kitai, under the reign of Taizu, the Son of Heaven, a gift of horses sundered the realm and did it more damage than any of its enemies had been able to do for generations.

An evening of poetry honoured the two Bobs in Dawson CitySubscribers only

February 2, 2012 at 3:47 pm

A dozen dedicated Dawsonites gathered at the Legion Hall last Saturday evening to honour poetry and the two bards who wrote it.

Dawson’s wastewater plant taking shapeSubscribers only

January 31, 2012 at 3:50 pm

In spite of temperatures in the minus 30s C, work continues on Dawson’s new wastewater treatment plant.

The absorbing life and death of the famous Man of Steel ( Bookends )Subscribers only

January 27, 2012 at 4:02 pm

There have been many incarnations of Superman, the Man of Steel, ranging from the original creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster back in 1938 to the variation that recently ended a 10-year run on television in the series called Smallville.

Newsflash: it’s the end of the Kodak moment ( Uffish Thoughts )Subscribers only

January 26, 2012 at 3:52 pm

It’s surprising how quickly technological references become dated.

Conference examined the science of regional planningSubscribers only

January 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm

If the morning of the first day of last week’s The Boom and Beyond planning conference could be summed up as being about the politics and strategies of planning processes,

Elder was a master storyteller, photographerSubscribers only

January 20, 2012 at 3:59 pm

Dawson First Nation elder J.J. (John James) Van Bibber is being remembered as a prolific photographer and storyteller.

Residents help plan for a sustainable futureSubscribers only

January 19, 2012 at 3:44 pm

Slightly more than 80 people filed into the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Hall on a frigid Wednesday morning