Top 10 tips for your first summer in Whitehorse
Here are some tips and tricks to starting out in Whitehorse as a Cheechako (which is the name for being new to the north of 60th parallel).
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My First Yukon Winter
I’ve been living out the season as the idiot to winter and the dunce to darkness. In hindsight, I should have seen it coming.
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Panning for glory
Yukon’s mining heritage will be celebrated this summer in Dawson City. On July 4, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Yukon Gold Panning Championships will
Her Next Plan is Coming to a Television Near You
A television mini-series is being shot in Dawson between April 7 and 17. The two episodes of Her Next Plan are being produced by the
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Cheechako Stories
Two things are important to Andrea Sinclair: family, and curling. In the end, it was one that took her away from the other. “It was
They chose Whitehorse first
I’m sitting on a rock where Lil’s Place will be in about 14,000 years. I’m thinking about a chocolate shake, but chocolate hasn’t really been
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The many faces of a Yukoner
The first Yukoner I ever met was Rodger Thorlakson. It was 19 years ago and I was two days “Inside”. Sure, I met other people
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A Taste of the Yukon Part 1 of 2
It’s interesting how city bus drivers can reflect the personality of their town. In one large city I saw a driver pull away as a
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Seeing the Land Through ‘Cheechako Eyes’
Yukon places are still in the realm of newness as I have lived here for only 15 months. In that time, I have had the
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It’s Cheechako’s first winter
This is a column for Cheechakos. Sourdough, you know this stuff. …February, March & April are your reward for November, December & January…
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The arts can be your community
Sitting at a table in the Gold Pan Saloon, enjoying a reception for the Santa Claus Parade volunteers, I met some incredible young people who
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Fast and Friendly
Small towns are different than cities in many ways, which includes how one interacts with fellow community members. People get nestled into their relatively small
Northern Migrants
Spring is near, with a sure indication being the en route and soon-to-depart migrants of the North. The first to arrive are the fair-weather Northerns,
Face it, Yukoners Like Booze
American liquor connoisseurs have Canada to thank for keeping their palates wet during Prohibition, as it was Canadians who made sure they didn’t go thirsty.
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All That Glitters in the Klondike
Dawson City was founded on the glitter of gold and, so, it is no surprise that the yellow metal gets mentioned a great deal here.
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All Kinds of Yukoners
BY BARBARA HANULIK, Dawson City It takes all kinds of people to make up the Yukon – the young and the old, the educated and
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