Yukoner George Dawson was so much more than a titan of transport

George Dawson sitting on a rock dressed in full regalia. (Courtesy/Jessie Dawson)
Yukon Transport Hall of Fame inductee George Dawson remembered for his commitment to community
RCMP cruiser passes by the police headquarters in Whitehorse on May 17, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News file)

Two arrested in Watson lake for property crimes
Premier Ranj Pillai speaks in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on March 29. Per a June 1 release, Pillai has appointed Lauren Haney to deputy minister for the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

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The move to peg child benefit payments to the Whitehorse Consumer Price Index was first laid out in the Yukon Liberal and NDP caucuses’ 2023 confidence and supply agreement. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News file)

Yukon government pegs child benefit rate to inflation
Janet Patterson works on one of her pieces for the upcoming fashion show being organized by Yukon Artists @ Work. It incorporates plastic garbage bags, discarded hot water tank wrap, and six-pack beverage rings. (Marie-Hélène Comeau)

Yukon art society aims to challenge perceptions of ‘waste’ through new program

Yukon River Quest teams begin their journey up the Yukon River to Dawson City. (Yukon News file)

140 paddlers get set to take on the Yukon River Quest
Ashley Swinton (right) teaches a group of kids at the skate park in Dawson City. She has been teaching skateboarding workshops throughout the Yukon for the last four years. (Courtesy/Ashley Swinton)

Dawson City celebrates reopening of skate park with food, music and a new mural
An aerial view of the Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers research forest and farm site. (Submitted/Maria Leung)

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    Awards recognized athletes, coaches and administrators for their contributions to sport

    Lia Hinchey (far right) on the podium alongside the top athletes in the U16-57kg division at the 2023 Open Championships in Montreal. (Courtesy/Judo Yukon)

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    May 31st, 2023

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    May 23rd, 2023

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