Kenneth Carlisle Bolton
A series of tributes penned for former WUY editor and copyeditor, Ken Bolton, who passed away April 13, 2026…
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A Voice That Helped Define Us
Former WUY editor and copy editor Ken Bolton recently passed away. He left an indelible mark on the publication…
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Three little words on the same little page
Just for the heck of it, let’s take a look at three English words that, on the surface of things, appear to have a lot in common.
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Rolling out that raggedy old chair
There’s a reason people like me should never play the stock market. Some time ago, when I heard that a new arts and entertainment magazine
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A church for the rest of us
I wish there was a church for atheists. Yeeeaaaahh, that’s going to need some explaining: I see church as a place of fellowship and a
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A ‘higher’ standard of Llving
Some friends of mine have a beautiful home in Hidden Valley. From their hot tub on the back deck, they can bathe in the tranquillity
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The first First, is better than the last Last
I remember the first time I climbed a tree … and it is not because I got my knee caught and my father had to
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Quiche? Yes. Pansies? No.
On March 1, I saw a headline on the front page of the Globe and Mail that gladdened my heart. It was, “This Spring, Real
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Countdown to the hoopla
When does Christmas start? Of course it is December 25, but when can the hoopla begin? Back in 1991, I was volunteered to play Santa
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Hello again
I know what you are thinking: Hmmm, there is something different about this issue of What’s Up Yukon. Allow me to unburden you: the very
Looking for Ludwig
In September 2008 I visited Scotland with Casey Lee McLaughlin. I was almost killed on the slopes of Ben Nevis and I nearly went to
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One guy’s opinion of the best movies: Part 1 of 2
(Part 1 of 2) My brother and I were on a road trip and, to pass the time away, we tried to list the Top
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Dancing around the issue
I don’t like to dance and I don’t know why. For many years, I just assumed it was because I’m a guy. To dance, you
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Yeah, but who’s counting?
I’m going on vacation soon and I am very excited. Daisy and I are going to Ontario to visit my side of the family, courtesy
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The view from the ‘terminal’
Laying out the paper is like a controlled plane crash,” my editor said across the table from me at A&W, pausing with a knowing-turned-quizzical look
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Smoke that serves us well
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: an idiom seen this summer around Whitehorse. While it seems obvious, it’s amazing how frequently we miss the “smoke signals”
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How far from home?
Just as the metaphorical river is never the same after the water rushes past, you really can’t go home again. Home, for me, is my
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Power to the people
It is an occupational hazard of being an editor that you sometimes get paralysed over the meaning of one word. This week, the word was
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Que será, será … (but the internet has a test for that)
Back in Grade 12 I decided that my previously ordained career of choice would not be in the military. I was in the Reserves and
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Another Mack attack
To the Editor, Hookey, you fiendish, fiendly fiend. Like an anarchic CBC host maliciously injecting a noxious ear worm such as Seasons in the Sun
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The editor’s Christmas Wish List
Over a mug of root beer, the editor of What’s Up Yukon, Darrell Hoo key, extols his particular Christmas Wish List. Topping the list, Wish
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How could you ever thank me?
I have a tip, that is going to change your life. It is a game changer, it is revolutionary, you will wonder how you survived
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Making ourselves at ‘Home’ Hardware
It all started with one sink … It was a very nice sink for the bathroom that would have felt neglected, if a bat hroom
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You can’t buy happiness … but you can rent it
These days, whenever I drive past Home Hardware, I throw my head back and laugh. You see, I am now a renter. Yup, most of
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Mommas, don’t let your babies grow up to be Darrell
I met an expectant mother the other day and I asked if they had picked out a name yet. When she said, no, they haven’t,
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The Question: 3-D or not 3-D?
The wonderful ArtsNet list serve is many things: a notice board, a trading post, a soapbox. I’ve never posted anything on it, but the ArtsNet
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Who could possibly say no?
Some offers a person simply can’t refuse. When the email inviting me to be part of the What’s Up Yukon team landed, the cadence of
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Hihowareyou? Iamfine
Have you ever had an American say to you, “Say, ‘eh’ for me”? They think it’s funny when we Canadians say, “eh”, and, being the
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Take My Encyclopedia. Please!
Sometimes I wish I didn’t know how to read. No. That’s not true at all. I am endlessly grateful that I can read, and I
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I Really Don’t Like Xmas
A new writer submitted a story the other day. A good story, too: well-written, informative, witty. But something in the first paragraph hit one of
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Creativity and Commitment
The common thread that links the stories and columns in What’s Up Yukon each week boils down to two words – creativity and commitment. From
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A Little Off the Top: A Call to Arms
Backpackers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your shame. I’ve been a regular backpack wearer for only a year, since forsaking
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Artrepreneur: Each word sings
What’s in a word? In the hands of Peter Jickling and his friends, each word has its own voice. You can listen to those voices
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Do It Yourself & Safely
Painting a bedroom? Building a deck? Maybe just hanging up a few pictures? Whatever do-it-yourself project you may be tackling, it’s a good idea to
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Hate to say I told you so
In September of 2008, I was working construction in Edmonton when the bottom fell out of the economy. There were a few workers on my
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As We Say in the Biz: That’s “30” from Here
Back in 1971, Canadian sportswriter nonpareil Jim Coleman published a book whose title alone deserves a place in history. He called it A Hoofprint on
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A Little Off the Top: Saluting an Icon
Anyone who comes to Yukon quickly becomes aware of several things: the vast landscape, the clean air, the soft colours, the friendliness, the compulsion of
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Whitehorse Transit Rides to the Rescue
It all began on a Friday afternoon about a month ago. Well, not really. It actually began a month before that, with the decision to
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; (No, I’m not winking at you.)
The semicolon has three major functions: to link thematically related thoughts, to introduce conjunctions or transitional phrases and to avoid confusion in lists.
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Race for mayor should not be all or nothing
This method of choosing a mayor from an odd number of councillors is already allowed for in the Municipal Act, requiring just a bylaw.
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