Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for March 17, 2010

With verdict in, officers face hearing

March 17, 2010 at 3:56 pm

They have been exonerated by a Yukon Supreme Court judge,

Dawson loses a tireless volunteer

March 17, 2010 at 3:54 pm

Dawson City has lost a colourful individual and an important source of volunteer energy with last Sunday’s passing of Madeleine Gould.

City recommends awarding parking study contract

March 17, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Boulevard Transportation Group, based in British Columbia, could be leading the city’s next major parking study.

Step Right Up For An Autograph

March 17, 2010 at 3:49 pm

Local author Gus Karpes

Snowshoe hare collapse is driving lynx into the city

March 17, 2010 at 3:47 pm

It’s likely hunger which is driving lynx into close contact with area residents, says Whitehorse conservation officer David Bakica.

KFC outlet owners taken to court

March 17, 2010 at 3:45 pm

The owners of the now-defunct KFC outlet in Whitehorse are on the hook for almost $850,000, according to documents filed in Yukon Supreme Court last week.

Exercise caution, snowmobilers warned

March 17, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Local avalanche expert Kirstie Simpson says back-country snowmobilers would do well to take a little more time testing conditions before tackling the big slopes.

MPs favour banning outside-riding mail-outs

March 17, 2010 at 3:37 pm

Federal Liberals can at least claim a moral victory after parliamentarians in Ottawa voted Tuesday in favour of a motion banning MPs from sending taxpayer-funded literature to addresses outside their ridings.

Haywood 2010 cross-country ski nationals

March 17, 2010 at 3:35 pm

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Yukon shares Paralympic Winter Games spirit

March 17, 2010 at 3:24 pm

The Yukon is proud to support the first ever Paralympic Winter Games held in Canada in Vancouver, says Premier Dennis Fentie.