The Olympic Torch Relay in Whitehorse, Yukon
Yesterday was one of the days that make me think that winter isn’t so bad after all. It was flat out gorgeous. I started the day out in the hot tub, mesmerized by the beauty of the snowy forest bathed in the light of a full moon. The first...
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2009 Biodiversity Forum
The Biodiversity Working Group is pleased to present the 2009 Biodiversity Forum in Whitehorse on Saturday, April 4th from 9 AM – 4 PM. We have over a dozen speakers lined up to give short, 15 minute talks in plain language on a variety of Yukon plants, animals and...
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A Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous morning
Even with the snow falling heavily, I figured that there would be some interesting action at the airport, rationalizing that flying in crap like this would be good training for military crews. So, with the snow 6-6½ inches deep on my driveway (measured with a ruler), I pulled Subie...
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Did nobody come to our party?
For months there have been forecasts of Canada-Games-period Whitehorse becoming a jam-packed city where you can’t get groceries, gas or a meal without huge lineups. Well, I went into town on Saturday filled with dread, and found a ghost town. SuperStore was nearly empty, maybe half what you would...
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Air show, Yukon style!
Air shows are common today in communities of all sizes all over the world. Not many communities have air shows quite like Whitehorse, though. The show this past weekend (February 17 & 18) was the 36th annual winter air show, part of the Sourdough Rendezvous, a boistrous celebration of...
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Fun with death
There are a lot of places in North America where putting a dead body on your lawn would be considered in bad taste. Bad taste because it happens too often. In Whitehorse, seeing police tape and a dead body on a lawn is just seen as getting into the...
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Note for Yukon historians & genealogists
Coming up in 3 weeks is a symposium that all of us who are involved in Yukon history will want to attend. And unlike so many symposia, this one is actually affordable to the average Yukoner. The focus of “Discovering Northern Gold” is in 2 parts – the primary...
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