The return to emergency COVID measures took some people by surprise, but it certainly hasn’t got the community down! Performers, artists and presenters alike found […]
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October is national library month! Libraries across the territory are celebrating Yukon Public Libraries Week October 18-23.
Love your local library! Read More »
A feast for the senses: Scenes from the 2021 Festival. Entertainers, Attendees and Food service providers.
Scenes from the Street Eats and Beats Cultural Festival Read More »
An expansion of the Street Eats Festival this year’s festival offers food trucks, live music, art installations and a historical tasting tour.
Hot Eats Cool Beats: new family fun street eats festival Read More »
Seedlings from the Martha Black Mayday tree outside of city hall were given away to 250. The Mayday tree is, slated to be cut down in 2022.
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Ride for Dad’s annual motorcycle rally helps raise money for prostate cancer research and awareness and it’s back for another summer.
Annie Johnsgaard’s lovely (inventive, often amusing) ever-changing chalk murals brighten the walls of Yukonstruct Cospace, where she works.
Artist Annie Johnsgaard showcases the power of transiency Read More »
Celebration of Swans is back! Bird lovers rejoice! After an unprecedented hiatus, Celebration of Swans returns this year to Swan Haven at Marsh Lake, with
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Loutchan played a weekly gig at the 98 Hotel for over 40 years, and the strains of his lively, heart-warming, toe-tapping music could often be heard coming through the doors as eager music-loving patrons came in and out of the bar.
Remembering Joe Loutchan Read More »
Love reading? Your local public library would like to make you a proposal – more free access to ebooks, audiobooks and online learning tools.
Throughout the month of February, the Yukon Public Library (YPL) system will be highlighting these new resources, along with ways for Yukoners to access them, with the New Reasons To Love You Library Campaign.
It’s easy to see why Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School (McLelland and Steward, 2019) was among Barack Obama’s favourite reads in 2019. At once a
A politically-minded family drama Read More »
The Yukon Wildlife Preserve voted into the top 10 percent of worldwide attractions to visit on Trip Advisor.
We’re Wild About It! Read More »
Meet a maker! What do you make? I make handcrafted, traditional custard style-ice cream. It is made with all natural ingredients – I don’t shortcut
Hannah Warrington of Half Moon Ice Cream Read More »
Whitehorse is home to a tiny fly shop with a big heart Big fish. Tiny fly shop. At just 10 feet by 12 feet, and
Yukon-brewed beers for the season from Yukon Brewing, Winterlong Brewery, and Woodcutter’s Blanket.
Chill, it’s summer Read More »
Air North named the 2020 Traveller’s Choice Best Airline in Canada
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Arts Underground is back, hosting its first new exhibition, Portals, by Dee Bailey, since the gallery closed down in March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 22 is National Hot Dog Day (which is, apparently, a thing) and why celebrate with just any ol’ meat on a bun when you could have one made with locally raised pork? Support a farmer, love your butcher.
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Sovereign Soil gets national online release
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What to expect at Arts Underground right now Arts Underground is back, hosting its first new exhibition, Portals, by Dee Bailey, since the gallery closed down
Arts Underground is back with Dee Bailey’s Portals Read More »
Yukon Brewing will appeal to IPA-warriors who like their hops with a moderate citrus tang.
Locally-produced beers for your socially-distanced summer chill Read More »
This series, The Radical Gardener, will look at ways in which working class people (or people who just want to save some scratch) can approach creating, caring for and maintaining a food garden — something which, given the uncertainty of these times, seems like a pretty good idea.
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With the circumstances of the COVID-19 lock down, many are thinking about a garden this year, perhaps, for the first time in their lives.
Great Thumbs, Great Ideas Read More »
Here are three books to thumb through while you wait for the end of the world or a Yukon spring, whichever comes first.
Social Distancing Perfect Time For A Good Book Read More »
When you’re in the backcountry, sometimes you don’t have a lot, but you need something fast, tasty and hot. This is a simple, highly adaptable
“They’re [cranes] a much more delicate bird, compared to the swans,” says Carrie McClelland, a wildlife viewing biologist with Environment Yukon. “They stand three and
Do you or someone you know love books almost as much as their pet? These three books draw on the animals in our outer lives
Discover the Keno City Music Fest Workshops, featuring diverse sessions on songwriting, painting, and more
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If the crocus is the official flower of spring, then the swan must be the official bird of spring in the Yukon. Each year thousands
Sometimes, you just need cake. I’ve baked this from scratch before, but this is the one time I’m going to advocate boxed over homemade: when
“What would I say my style is? It depends on what project I’m working on… I liked to say ‘contemporary aboriginal dancer’ for a long
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Applications are open until March 12 for the third annual Yukon Innovation Prize. The contest, which is hosted by the the Yukon College’s Cold Climate
Sometimes when you’re in the bush you need lots of calories, but you don’t have lots of time (or energy) left at the end of
Bush Gypsy’s Banquette Read More »
“To have local students take part in the project gives us something to be proud of,” he says. “Yukon College is always trying to meet
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Vurt (Jeff Noon, 1993) A mad romp through a Trainspotting-like drug culture, Vurt features virtual-reality ‘feathers’ that take you to bizarre and forbidden worlds, shadow-creatures
Double Think Twice Read More »
Tara Larkin of Pursuit Coaching will be hosting a five week seminar for women entitled Put Busy to Rest:Coaching for Women Taking on the World.
Too Busy to Be This Busy? Read More »
An exhibit featuring paintings by 22 year old Yukoner Anna Thompson is currently on display at the Atco Electric Yukon Youth Centre Art Gallery. Thompson
“Her Majesty’s Royal Feast is a brand new and exciting event,” says Dave Blottner, executive director of Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous. This event will feature a
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Parents and teachers, do you have a budding Jack London in your midst? Kids in Grades 1-7 are invited to enter the Yukon Quest Short
On the Quest For A Good Story Read More »
The All City Band is comprised of students between the ages of 12 and 17, playing alongside more experienced adult musicians. The group is comprised
The Yukon Quest … is so much more than just a race. It’s an opportunity as a community event, for businesses and people to come together,”
“You just take a cup full of piss,” he says, “And then you throw it up high – like, splash it around on your roof,
On Living With Things That Might Want to Eat You Read More »
There is a microwave placed awkwardly in front of the little, old fashioned split-glass window. The curtains are open and on the other side of
On Simple Pleasures Read More »
On June 21st the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Society will be hosting National Aboriginal Day at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. The festivities are open to
Come On Out To the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Read More »
“It requires a lot of discipline to stay on the trail – not just the ski trail,” says Gary Bailie, “but the trail of life.”
Looking for a busting, bawling, rocking good time that’s also for a good cause? Then head out to the Gr8ful Spud on May 28th for
Pony Up For A Good Cause Read More »
Theatre-goers, is your relationship with plays getting a little humdrum? Are you looking for more spontaneity in your live-performances? Are you tired of rehearsed scripts,
It’s Not Off Script If There Isn’t A Script Read More »
July: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers (American, 1951) Hopefully hopeless, Anna Karenina details the rise and fall of a Russian beauty
A Very Literate Year (Part 2) Read More »
Local Yukoners will face-off to defend their favourite books as part of the Northern Lights Writers Conference, running Jan 23-23. Author of Best Laid Plans
Literary Fisticuffs Read More »
I really like pizza. A lot. What I really dislike is paying for pizza. In fact, I have no idea why any (sober) person pays for pizza. It’s
Poetry, spoken, plays and short stories at Brave New Words. An evening of music poetry and cocktails. The brave can get up, it’s an open mic.
Props, actors, lighting, sound, marketing; these are some of the small but numerous little details which turn a “piece” into a “show.” These things need
Museum On Nov. 19 Yukoners can grab a drink and a snack at the Yukon Transportation Museum and hunker down for a favourite Yukon pastime:
Stories of the land Read More »
The recipe is an adaption of the original Flaky Biscuits recipe from the Tassajara Cookbook, which I have made more times than I can count.
Say it with Biscuits Read More »
Embrace the spirit of Hallowe’en with chilling tales. Explore our selection of Halloween reading to thrill and entertain.
Three Books for a Haunted Hallowe’en Read More »
“I was ready to live here permanently the day I got here – the land just drew (me) in,” says Velma Hull. The day she
Two Exciting Yukon Lives Read More »
It’s the fall season, which means two things: the slow-creep of cold weather and a near-existential dread of the aforementioned. It also means, for thousands
Three Books for Adventurous Souls Read More »
