Thoughts on a 3-Airline Yukon

Like most Yukoners who travel, I got quite excited by the January 30th announcement that WestJet is coming to the Yukon. They’ll be starting daily service between Vancouver and Whitehorse on May 17th. The exciting part wasn’t the fact that we’ll have another airline, it was their introductory fares...
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Distracted by the sunshine and warmth

I had to go into town for a few errands on Thursday, but it was so incredibly beautiful I got distracted and went for a long walk at the airport. I sometimes check the day’s flight arrivals and departures so I’m assured of some action, but didn’t do that...
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Another winter drive to Skagway, Alaska

The weather forecast for Tuesday was only fair for a mountain road trip, but I had a few things sitting at the Skagway post office that I had to get, so it would have to do. Stopping for the first photo of the day, I discovered that I had...
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A GMO-free Yukon?

Hi everyone, A committed group of concerned Yukoners has gotten together, built a website, launched a Facebook page, and started a petition to keep the Yukon GMO-Free. We know genetically modified organisms are already in a lot of the food you buy at the supermarkets that come up from...
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Norwegian icebreaker heads up the North Saskatchewan River

As you may have seen on the news, it was very cold in Alberta in recent weeks (though it’s warmed up now). It was so cold, in fact, that the Government of Alberta borrowed a Norwegian Icebreaker from Minnesota to clear the North Saskatchewan River for boat traffic. The...
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Life at forty below zero

I find life at 40 below zero to be quite invigorating and even exciting, and though it’s a bit of a challenge, I love photography at those temps. If there’s ever any doubt that the Yukon remains a unique place to live, a few days of minus 40 will...
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Thoughts about the Costa Concordia tragedy

All of my regular readers know that cruise ships play a significant role in my life, both in professional and recreational terms. I sell cruises, I work on cruise ships and I take cruises simply for pleasure. The tragedy still unfolding in Italy is obviously on my mind a...
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Snowshoe comparison – hi-tech vs traditional

I first discovered the pleasures of snowshoeing while on a 3-day mushing expedition in the Rockies in 1991. I’ve had a traditional bent-wood set of snowshoes for many years, but haven’t put very many miles on them, usually opting to use cross-country skis instead. Cathy and I have found...
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Starting 2012 off right with a drive to Skagway

Wow, it’s the 7th of January already! Times does fly when you’re having fun 🙂 We had a very quiet New Year’s Eve as usual. The City put on an excellent fireworks display at 9:00 pm, and I made it to 11:50 before going to bed. Cathy says that...
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WestJet to begin Whitehorse service

Airline welcomes 31st destination into its domestic network CALGARY, Jan. 30, 2012 – WestJet today announced daily, non-stop service between Vancouver and Whitehorse, Yukon, beginning May 17, 2012. The announcement follows the release of schedule details for new service to Kingston, Jamaica, and Aruba and details of service to...
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