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Roldan wins Yukon’s first cycling medal The cycling events of the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, Sask. came to a close on Tuesday when the athletes competed in the Cross Country Mountain Bike race at the Highland Coulee Trails.
Girouard wracks up two bronze in kayak Kayaker Julianne Girouard is back from Swift Current, Sask., her Western Canada Summer Games ended on Tuesday.
Barrault earns silver, bronze at WCSG Swimmer Mia Barrault earned her two medals, silver in the 50-metre and bronze in the and 100-metre breaststroke events at the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, Sask. on the weekend.
A young innocent begins to grow up in this story (Bookends) Since The Dragonbone Chair was first published in 1988, I’m a bit late coming to the party.
Brody Pet Of The Week
Liberals are two-faced on gun legislation I have sent two emails to Larry Bagnell, the Liberal candidate in the Yukon for October’s federal election,
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Canada committed to reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet the 30-per-cent below our 2005 emissions level by 2030 in the Paris Accord.
Drawing a comparison .
Quiz your candidates on these issues, folks The federal election is around the corner.
Your statement cannot be realistic or accurate Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Ranj Pillai.
Devastating fire has left a man needing help There was a devastating fire on Wednesday in Dawson City.
Walking on water for Olympic glory “Standing up in a Hammock” .... Buddy Rich, 1968
The importance of outdoor play in the winter It is common for adults to restrict children to indoor play, and only permit play outdoors when it is warm and sunny.
Remember the feisty, free Yukon of old? Why do the old days always seem better?
Youth who pour a deep reservoir of hope (Editorial) The lackadaisical belief that many young people have indifferently tuned out of domestic politics may be accurate in other parts of Canada – but in the Yukon, think again.
An evening of tales from author Lawrence Millman Lawrence Millman remembers visiting Dawson City when there was still an active debate about the desirability of having cell phones come to town.
Adding Colour To Event The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology is holding the annual conference and trade show here this week.
Golf tournament raised $48,000 for foundation Nearly $50,000 was raised at the Yukon Hospital Foundation’s 10th annual Skookum Asphalt Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament held last month at the Mountain View Golf Club.
Celebrating A Century ‘Skate Park Grandma’, Amanda Rendell, turned 100 years old last week.
Mine’s first gold bar pouring is imminent Victoria Gold president John McConnell has been saying for several years the company would be opening the Yukon’s next gold mine.
Weed Not Welcome Andrea Altherr, Michel Duteau and Carmen Wong, left-right, and Bert are seen Wednesday evening at the Range Point invasive species eradication project.
Officials begin a painstaking investigation of plane tragedy Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada say the Aug. 6 plane crash near Mayo Lake was impossible to survive.
Another Loss To Fire Dwayne Kelly, a well-known Dawson City piano player, lost his eight-metre boat (above) to fire Wednesday due to a motor blowing up.
Yukoners warming up to solar power movement Solvest may have gotten off to a rocky start when Whitehorse resident Ben Power tried to break into Ontario’s market for solar energy after attending Ryerson University.
A Cautionary Landing A Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-800 landed at Erik Nielsen International Airport on Tuesday evening.
Subject of mistrial freed on bail The man subject to a mistrial Wednesday has been released on a new recognizance by the Supreme Court of the Yukon, and his new trial has been scheduled.
Garbage-munching bruin moved Yukon conservation officers worked with a First Nations game guardian Thursday to immobilize a black bear after it was found eating garbage in a dumpster in the Teslin area.
Report prepared for mine concept BMC Minerals has announced the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board has begun preparing a draft screening report for its mine proposal.
Waste water monitoring work awarded City council unanimously awarded the waste management facility water monitoring program contract on Aug. 5.
Curriculum changes loom on eve of school year Yukon students entering Grades 11 and 12 this year will be taught with more flexibility and more localized content under the territory’s new curriculum.
Doggone it! Canines lose daytime digs In just a few weeks, Deb Gatien will no longer act as alpha to hundreds of community dogs – she’s closing the doors of the sole in-city doggy daycare, Camp K9, in September.
‘This is the lowest point I’ve ever seen the shelter’ Whitehorse poverty advocates are working in tandem with the Department of Health and Social Services to champion for more addiction services and safety measures at the increasingly volatile Whitehorse Emergency Shelter.