Dawson City International Gold Show
The Dawson City International Gold Show is back baby! This year marks four decades of industry, community and connection in the Klondike!
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Who Did What?
The amazing things about trees is, well, they are amazing! they clean out air and they help us find direction and can even offer us medicine.
Back Home Again
The Canadian Rangers have just completed an historic 5,200 kilometre patrol ranging from the Yukon to Manitoba and points in between.
Dawson City international Gold Show
The Dawson City International Gold Show is back for its 40th Anniversary with a new location and even more programming for attendees.
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Today’s Bidet
Whether for financial, environmental or health benefits, the bidet is definitely a worthy addition to our daily toileting experience.
Wonders Of Wastewater Treatment
Your sewage has a longer journey than you think. Flush a toilet and that wastewater will probably go through a number of sewage lift stations
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The Joy Of Pooping At Home …
Unfamiliar toilets are for emergencies only; the best toilet is still waiting at home. Some science behind the colon’s power as a second brain.
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The lowdown on lichen
At first thought, lichen might not be the most-engaging conversation topic. It might even evoke glazed looks from a date…
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First There Was Light
Have you ever stared into a fire and been not easily drawn away from it? Doesn’t it seem ancient, that pull? I think it is…
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Moving Rocks And Rocking Minds
Learn about the Yukon Chamber of Mines’ role in fostering responsible mining in Yukon from its historic office in Whitehorse.
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Aiding Apollo
In her latest column, Julie talks about the feelings and responsibilities of caring for your pet after a major surgical procedure
Pretty (And Calm) In Pink
Julie introduces us to Mila, a black Lab with an aversion to having her nails trimmed, and the ThunderShirt that saved the day
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Steel Toes And Success Stories
Yukon Women in Trades and Technology is celebrating it’s25th anniversary by inviting the community to a barbecue, with lawn games and more
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The Travelling Westie
Woe betide anyone who tries to convince a Westie to take a different course of action when they have already decided on one for themselves
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The Sassy Senior
How do we convince a sassy cat to accept medical treatments at home when we do not have multiple veterinary professionals to assist?
The Truth About Brain Injuries
Fawn Fritzen, a professional brain geek at LDAY Centre for Learning, shares 5 brain injury myths as June is Brain Injury Awareness Month
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Your Brain Bandit And You
Your Brain Bandit is the playful name we use to refer to another important part of your brain: the amygdala.
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It’s Payback Time
Deborah shares her experiences with at first embracing new technology but now finding herself on the opposite end, trying to find a balance.
Let There Be Light!
Is there any way to stop the dimming of my world? No, say the experts, but I might be able to slow it with healthy behaviours.
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The Little Wired Cabin Out In The Bush
My younger self couldn’t even imagine what my current self is living We have a sign that our dear friend gave us years ago. It
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It’s Magic!
Kinda. It’s just a matter of getting water to flow uphill. Without using any artificial power. Just flowing water. It’s a hydraulic ram. There’s a
Busting the Biggest Neuromyth
The idea of having “one best learning style” is the most persistent neuromyth out there When I first learned about using multiple modes, I found
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A Yukon Company Wins An Antarctic Contract
Yukon’s Pelly Construction Builds for the British Antarctic Survey Thirty-four years ago Pelly Construction built a runway and airstrip for the British Antarctic Survey at
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Learn Your Way: LDAY’s (Almost) Secret Agenda
Learning looks different for everyone. Fawn explores how LDAY supports neurodiversity and challenges traditional learning perspectives.
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Material ReCulturing: Slow Food For The Dark Time
Nicole Bauberger explores the forgotten art of harvesting black walnuts—slow food, sustainability, and Yukon reflections in one rich tale.
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Watching The River Flow
Ice bridges are vital for life in Dawson City, but their formation is never guaranteed. Dan Davidson chronicles the trials and triumphs.
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EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 3
Whitehorse – Vancouver and back Electric Vehicle adventure. Scenic drives, battery mishaps, Northern Lights, the highs and lows of EV travel.
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The Trapper’s Life: Whose Track Is It?
Yukon tracker Sonja Seeber breaks down the art of identifying animal tracks. Learn practical tips and explore the wilderness like a pro.
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Yukon Wildlife Viewing: It’s a long winter for animals, too
Yukon’s animals have unique winter survival tactics. Karen McColl explores migration, adaptation, and hibernation in this wildlife piece.
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EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 2
An EV speed run from Whitehorse to Vancouver: Part 2 After a relaxing soak in Liard Hot Springs while my Mustang Mach-E recharged, I pushed
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EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 1
The biggest disadvantage to driving an EV in the Yukon? There has been a near 900-km gap between the last Yukon L3 in Watson Lake
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Tales of Nahganne: The Mimicking Creature
I had spent time around Little Squanga Lake for a few days. I noted interesting locations, but no specific activity or signs of our bushman.
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Tales Of Nahganne – The Hall Creek Keeper
A local history enthusiast had been searching for a US Air Force plane that had gone down by Squanga Lake during the Second World War.
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Distinguished Sasquatch Enthusiasts: Part Three
In the last article I introduced Sasquatch researchers and writers Peter Byrne, Dr. Grover Krantz, Dr. John Bindernagel and Dr. Robert Alley.
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Distinguished Sasquatch Enthusiasts Part 2
In the first article, I introduced Sasquatch enthusiasts John W. Burns, John W. Green and Rene Dahinden. In this second article I will…
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A Walk Along The River
It’s a warm Yukon summer afternoon and thirty or more people are gathered outside of the Visitor Information Centre in Whitehorse.
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Distinguished Sasquatch Enthusiasts Part 1
The giant, bipedal, forest-dwelling, hirsute hominid known as Sasquatch has been the subject of active investigation by people…
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His Best Remote Life
Today I decided to interview someone we could describe as a “digital nomad.” Victor works remotely, as a programmer, while travelling…
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The Silver Hart Road Watcher
A former resident of Yukon contacted me by email in October of 2020, to share a couple of encounters with a sasquatch.
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The Meat Eater of Elsa
A First Nation gentleman from the Mi’kmaq Nation, originally from the Northeastern Woodlands First Nations of New Brunswick…
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Turning Shit Into ‘Gold’
Today I did my small part for a sustainable environment—a small step, and it wasn’t even smelly: I left my poop in a compost toilet…
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‘Without A Paddle’ (Almost)
On June 1, 2022, a tension crack was discovered in the Takhini Sanitary Trunk Main, similar to others noted along the escarpment…
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What Is Sasquatch?
The bipedal entities commonly called sasquatch are identified by many regional names and nicknames (to mention them all would simply…
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Tree-Thrashing Events
People have told me that they have often been “chased away” from a certain area while in the bush, either while berry picking…
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Something Stinks Around Here!
People experience odd smells while walking in the forest. Usually the source is evident, but not always. Sasquatch enthusiasts have…
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The Swimming Sasquatch
In July of 2014, I was attending the Moosehide Gathering, hosted by the Tr’ondëk Hëwch’in First Nation (THFN)…
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The Curious Sasquatch
This sighting took place at Marshall Creek in the early evening of Wednesday, July 20, 2014, by four ladies…
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The Vanishing Sasquatch
During the afternoon of July 11, 2011, a Crestview resident decided to go shopping in downtown Whitehorse. Driving from his home…
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The Rock Throwers
By all indications, the sasquatch would protect their area of activities by throwing rocks and other items in the direction of intruders.
Hunting The Hunters
In the fall of 2015, three B.C. hunters decided to hunt in a seldom-used area of northern British Columbia, in a location where…
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The Dancer of Kotaneelee
After becoming aware of my interest in sasquatch, a friend shared his sasquatch encounter. The sighting occurred in early October…
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Hey Now, You’re An Allspark!
To say the Yukon Allsparks have been on a roll is an understatement. After coming away from the BC provincial FIRST Lego League Challenge…
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The Pregnant Sasquatch
A gentleman of the Gitsegukla First Nation, from B.C., shared his sighting experience with me. At the time, he was a self-employed…
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The Path To Bettering Your Soil
Gardening in the Yukon can sometimes feel like a perennial struggle when in other parts of the country it might appear almost effortless.
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More Than Just Waste
Let’s be honest, for most of us, poop is normally seen as something to be quickly flushed down the toilet. We call it “waste…”
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Lichens
Endless forests stand as the majestic backdrop to much of the Yukon, but by looking down, you can see a much more…
The Fish Camp Visitors
In 2005, I was talking with a gentleman of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation who described an encounter he and his brother had with a sasquatch…
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Unfrozen After 85 Years
Parks Canada got the call late last August—a cache of items left behind in 1937 (by legendary photographer Bradford Washburn…
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The pollination process for flowers can sometimes be a deadly affair
Pollination is the creation of other flowers through “sex.” However, unlike humans, sex between flowers is quite complex and very scientific.
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Spring in the Muck
Spring, past projects emerge from the snow and “evidence” of dog. Don’t lament this brown period. Rejoice. Within the rot is magic.
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Placer Mining and ‘Paleobeerology’ in Porter Creek
An isolated stretch of road. 5 beer cans in a pile. “Paleobeerologist” takes over. Yes, there was a party here, probably parked over there.
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Safety Against Forest Fires and Floods
The Yukon is indeed a nature lover’s dream. There is a downside. Floods and forest fires that put Yukoners at risk every year.
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Community Ecologies: The Winds of Change
The Haeckel Hill wind turbines, a Yukon landmark for 29 years, led the way in renewable energy when wind power was in its infancy.
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Environmental reading isn’t all doom and gloom
It’s a new year. Many of us are gleefully planning must-read books for this year, even if every year our ambition leads to a stack
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Your backyard geology, part 21: Quarries: Gravel, sand and opposition
If you count Fred Flintstone (who was employed by Slater Rock and Gravel Company), people have used quarries since prehistoric times.
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Your Backyard Geology: People and places ending in ‘ite’
Foggite, mordenite and plumboferrite: 3 categories of mineral naming: people, place, or physical characteristic.
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Sunshine on my shoulders: Yukon’s first renewable-energy cooperative
This model of green investment cooperative is not only a means of developing renewable energy, but also as a safe, reliable investment.
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The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in BioBlitz
Search and identify species in Dawson City and its surrounding in the traditional territory of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
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Finding History
Beaver castoreum found on an ancient throwing dart has led to new discoveries on traditional hunting technology in the North
Bioblitz is back & going to Dawson City
bringing experts and aspiring citizen scientists to one location for a day of counting and identifying as many species as possible.
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Racing the clock
The only rule that water seems to obey is that of gravity. Parks Canada collects water samples of The Dezadeash twice per season.
Pollyanna-ing the pandemic
What I’m writing about in this column are the benefits and blessings of technology that I’ve discovered in the last year.
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All that glitters is not gold
The Yukon is well-known for its gold, but less known are the gemstones. What determines whether a mineral can be called a gemstone is open to interpretation.
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Looking back (way back)
My interest in ancient archaeology happened when I turned 62. True, it was a little late in life to go back to life studies, but I was digging in my garden back in north central Ontario when I came upon some old bone structure.
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Of time and tech
I thought that as I aged, and if my eyesight couldn’t be fixed by cataract surgery, it would be good to be able to do more things by voice and by ear.
The making of a mine takes science, luck and beer
The Brewery Creek Mine is located 60 kilometres east of Dawson City, but this story starts east of there, in 1979. That’s when Rio Canex Exploration Ltd. staked the “IDA” claims in response to the results of a Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) stream sediment sampling program.
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Anything you can imagine
The sky’s the limit for Lukas Kobler, a forward-thinking entrepreneur who sees endless possibilities in what 3D printers can do. Kobler, a full-time engineering student
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Early geological mapping Pt2
One project was to traverse and map the Mackenzie Mountains near the Yukon-NWT border by Joseph Keele who spent an entire year in 1907-08.
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Viewing Stones – Part 2
If you are looking for your own viewing stone, the best rocks tend to be those that erode into interesting shapes.
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Viewing Stones – Part 1
Gongshi, suiseki, and suseok are the art of stone appreciation. It originated in China during the Han Dynasty
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Powering the North
When it comes to energy, northern communities require sustainable, reliable solutions. There are many challenges to planning a power project in the North, including severe
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Collecting memories: Fill your suitcase with rocks
People bring back all kinds of artisan objects to remind them of a special place they have visited, but I tend to collect rocks.
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Podcasting for fun and fortune
I know computers and have taught school students the miracles of manipulating music and noise with software. I could turn my stories into podcasts!
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Asbestos, the miracle mineral with a dark side
Throughout history, asbestos had been known as the miracle mineral due to its unique properties. Asbestos can be woven, it does not rot and it is waterproof.
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Reaching out for that long-distance feeling
I just finished a long-distance chat with my nephew. Really long-distance; he lives in Hong Kong. The line was clear, and the conversation lasted nearly an hour. The cost to each of us? Not a single penny.
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Bent rocks – Part 1
Living where we do in the cordillera region of western North America, we are able to see the power of plate tectonics up close. How do all these rocks get all bent out of shape?
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Bizarre ice
A rare combination of crystal clear ice, a shallow, and variably coloured lake bottom, and a bright sunlight reflection set the stage for this unique environment of surreal dimensional ice phenomena.
Save a Space Station for a picture
The Russian Space Agency gave it to me for helping them out,” he said. He went on to tell me how he had attracted the interest of the Russians
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Caves
Just about every country in the world has caves. Every province and territory in Canada, including the Yukon, has some. Caves have provided shelter to
Online connections
In the old days–good or otherwise–interpersonal connections were via letter or phone or face-to-face. Now there are any number of interactions that can take place
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Three letters that could save your life…
SOS. Many of us know (or think we know) what these familiar letters stand for. We may have even sent out an SOS, a time
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Straight talk on joints
Columnar joints, that is. There is a geological feature that has caught human imagination for tens of thousands of years. It has been given names,
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Brilliant Vega _ Our tempestuous neighbour
The returning darkness to our evening sky of late summer is dominated by one very bright star. Vega, high overhead in the tiny constellation Lyra,
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A perfect storm
We can’t ignore the human factors that lead to extreme weather events I attended David Phillips’ (Senior Climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada) March
Spring into summer
We live in one of the most geothermal active locations in North America. The entire west coast is influenced by plate tectonics. As continental-sized pieces
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Tech company grows byte by byte
You’d be forgiven for thinking Triniti Technology only sells cell phone cases. Sylvio Lin, general manager for the Whitehorse-based company, knows that’s what it looks
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Kiss your ash goodbye
Yukon Innovation Prize finalist Michael Gerasimoff wants to help transition heating in the Yukon from fossil fuels to biomass (wood) while maintaining the excellent air
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Venting for need, intelligent indeed
Like another project, Yukon Innovation Prize finalists Cody Reaume and Thomas Jacquin are focused on improving the energy efficiency of Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs.) The
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Noctilucent Clouds – a rare meteorological phenomena for northern observers
Noctilucent clouds near Kakwa, Alberta Unless you’re dedicated enough to get up in the middle of the night with very good binoculars or a small
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Fish actually have ears
Although fish have ears, they do not have eardrums like humans and other wildlife A number of years ago, while writing outdoor columns for some
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