Skills Canada Yukon Interview: Isabella Demers
I’ve grown up around carpentry, with my dad, as we do projects around home and at work. This year was my first…
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Carpentry
Meet Cassandra the carpenter
Carpentry has made my life better by giving me a job I love. I don’t dread getting up in the morning and am happy to go to a job I like with a crew that feels like family.
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Carpentry is not just for the guys
This is the story of a carpenter. If you did not see the accompanying photo, you can be excused for imagining it is about a
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Thoughtfully Thrifty
“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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The Bee Diaries – April 2016
The gentle, warm summer breeze touched our faces as we stood watching the bees. The bees were just doing their thing: flying in and out
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No Roof Too Small
I am tempted to call building your own house the ultimate DIY project. I don’t mean selecting from a range of floorplans and materials and
Say it with a Craft Project
Valentine Craft Night. If you are interested in community sharing of equipment and knowledge, the craft night is just the beginning.
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Winter is Coming
Over the past few years the gardens have been producing more and more vegetables. So, come fall we start to look for places to store
Carpenters can be a ‘certified’ success
“When I was coming up through the trade, journeymen carpenters were these grey-haired ninjas … Yodas,” says Bill Johnstone, a Whitehorse carpenter. “But I’ve worked
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Artists Disguised as Carpenters
Ogilvie General Contracting is a small company; Graydon Keenan is it. And he and his long time friend Jona Barr took his first big project
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Tiny Homes for Big Change
It’s no secret that Yukon communities feel pinched when it comes to housing, employment, and capacity. Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) has an innovative program to
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Beautifying Your Space
Deanna Slonski has always had a flair for interior design. “My parents owned a furniture and appliance store when I was a kid,” she says.
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