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The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Farm is receiving nearly $65,000 for new greenhouses as part of the Community Development Fund. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon Community Development Fund allocates over $1M to social development projects

The Community Development Fund is investing over $1 million into 21 organizations…

The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Farm is receiving nearly $65,000 for new greenhouses as part of the Community Development Fund. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Josée Carbonneau holds up samples of fish skins she has tanned using tea and natural dyes by the SS Klondike on July 25. (Mira Alden-Hull/Yukon News)

This week, Whitehorse artists set up their studios en plein air along the banks of the Yukon River

En Plein Air is a chance for local artists to share their creative process with passersby

Josée Carbonneau holds up samples of fish skins she has tanned using tea and natural dyes by the SS Klondike on July 25. (Mira Alden-Hull/Yukon News)
Arctic ground squirrels were moved to a new burrow after their home was threatened by a highway project. (Yukon government Wildlife Viewing/Facebook)

Arctic ground squirrels relocated for construction on section of the Alaska Highway near Whitehorse

The Yukon Wildlife Department with the help of students moved the squirrels to a new burrow site

Arctic ground squirrels were moved to a new burrow after their home was threatened by a highway project. (Yukon government Wildlife Viewing/Facebook)
A person prepares to drink the Sourtoe Cocktail at the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City in 2018. The toe is seen resting on a plate on the table. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News file)

UPDATE: Silver to drink 100,000th Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City

The hotel has invited Ryan Reynolds, but hasn’t heard back, staff say

A person prepares to drink the Sourtoe Cocktail at the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City in 2018. The toe is seen resting on a plate on the table. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News file)
Michelle Phillips leaves Circle, Alaska, the evening of Feb. 9 during the 2019 Yukon Quest. This year, a short version of the Quest will take place on the Yukon-side of the border. (John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News file)

Yukon Quest board announces cash purse, race date for 2023

Top finishers of the 2023 Yukon Quest 450-mile race guaranteed a minimum $35,000 purse

Michelle Phillips leaves Circle, Alaska, the evening of Feb. 9 during the 2019 Yukon Quest. This year, a short version of the Quest will take place on the Yukon-side of the border. (John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News file)
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Black Street stairs closed until July 14

The Black Street Stairs trail will be closed for construction over the…

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Representatives from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Yukon government sign a memorandum of understanding on funding to support Indigenous artists at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre during the Arctic Arts Summit. (Courtesy/Yukon government)
Representatives from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Yukon government sign a memorandum of understanding on funding to support Indigenous artists at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre during the Arctic Arts Summit. (Courtesy/Yukon government)
Map provided by the Municipality of Whitehorse on shows section of Range Road undergoing construction. (Submitted)

Range Road in Whitehorse closed to one lane for daytime hours

Range Road reduced to single lane traffic over the next two days

Map provided by the Municipality of Whitehorse on shows section of Range Road undergoing construction. (Submitted)