Month: May 2011

The familiar Jazz aircraft paint schemes will start disappearing from Whitehorse airport sometime after June 1st. Replacing “Jazz” will be “Air Canada Express”, part of an ongoing re-branding of all Air Canada’s regional services for consistency. An Air Canada press release this morning states: “The name Air Canada Express...

I spent Friday at a Natural History and Nature Interpretation workshop. Offered to Yukon guides by the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon, its purpose was to increase the level of knowledge of people who already have a solid base and to help them interpret the Yukon’s wildlife and...

I’ve got Spring Fever or some such malady – I just want to be gone Exploring all the time. Yesterday I took the motorcycle out to the South Canol Road for a short outing. From my house to the intersection of the Alaska Highway and the Canol Road is...

The Victoria Day long weekend is the first weekend of summer for Yukoners, and most people want to get away somewhere – even if just a road-trip day. The weather forecasts have been erratic so we just decided on Saturday morning to head up the Alaska Highway to “Kluane...

On Sunday, May 15th, 52-year-old Whitehorse resident Emile Aubichon was killed in a motorcycle crash on the North Klondike Highway (see the Yukon News article [archived by the Wayback Machine]). Last night a memorial ride was held to lay a wreath at the crash site. About 80 motorcycles turned...

I collect ads. I’ve been collecting ads for decades. Amongst all the advertising trash that bombards us day after day there really are some gems. Some are brilliant, some hilarious, some particularly artistic, and some just resonate with me. It’s the state of Wyoming’s ad in the May issue...

It’s supposed to be Spring even in the Yukon, and we have had a few really nice days. Yesterday, however, Father Winter returned in a big way. The snow began at about 5:00 am and got quite heavy for a while. By 8:30 I’d seen all I could handle...

The cruise ship Disney Wonder made her maiden call at Skagway today. She’s the first Disney ship ever to sail on an Alaska itinerary, and many people in the industry have high hopes that with her comes a new niche cruising market, as Disney has many fans who will...

Ziplines, with or without associated features such as “canopy tours” or “adventure parks”, are one of the hot items in the quest for tourist dollars. This year we have 2 new ones within easy driving distance of Whitehorse, bringing the total number to 4. The 2 new ziplines are...

Tomorrow, May 2nd, is election day in Canada. If you have the right to vote, please think about it also as a duty to vote. Don’t complain about the way the country is being run, believe that your vote can make a difference. When you think about your vote,...