Yukon North Of Ordinary

News archive for November 3, 2009

City could repeal its smoking bylaw

November 3, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Four years after a city bylaw banned smoking in all public places,

Amateur astronomer asks city to dim lights

November 3, 2009 at 4:09 pm

A local amateur astronomer is calling on the city to dim the lights, and is questioning why Miles Canyon Road can’t stay open a little longer.

Jet set for maiden Dawson City and Old Crow landings

November 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm

The Olympic Torch began the first segment of its tour across the North with its arrival in Whitehorse this afternoon aboard Air North.

Adversaries’ charges ‘bush league sham’: Fentie Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 4:00 pm

“Bush league sham” is how Premier Dennis Fentie described opposition attempts to discredit him and his government over dealings with Calgary-based energy giant ATCO

Avoid ‘recipe for disaster’, drivers urged Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched their annual red ribbon campaign Monday,

Correction Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Becky Shank, the young woman who was killed while crossing Second Avenue in Whitehorse in the summer of 2008,

Limited traffic disruptions planned Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 3:54 pm

Traffic delays are expected to be kept to a minimum throughout Whitehorse this afternoon, as the Olympic Torch is carried into the capital.

Flame will shine in Alert Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 3:52 pm

The Olympic flame is about to light up Canada’s North.

Local electronic waste to be shipped south Subscribers only

November 3, 2009 at 3:50 pm

Ten tons of computers, TVs, stereos and other used electronics from Whitehorse made their way to a Vancouver recycling centre.