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Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Anthropocene Yukon

Back in science class at FH Collins, I learned about the Cambrian,…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
Yukon letters

This week’s mailbox: Fair Vote Yukon

Dear Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Yukon: We have reviewed the…

  • Jan 14, 2023
Yukon letters
jan 13 2023

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Jan. 13, 2023.

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jan 11 2023

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Jan. 11, 2023.

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Chief Isaac was the leader of the people who had lived at the mouth of the Klondike River for generations before the Klondike discovery. After the establishment of the gold rush boom town, he regularly reminded the newcomers to their traditional homeland of the impact they were having upon his people. What other individuals do you think were important to the development of the Yukon? (Credit/Library of Congress)

History Hunter: Looking back 125 years, who or what made Yukon history?

2023 marks a milestone in the history of the Yukon. On June…

Chief Isaac was the leader of the people who had lived at the mouth of the Klondike River for generations before the Klondike discovery. After the establishment of the gold rush boom town, he regularly reminded the newcomers to their traditional homeland of the impact they were having upon his people. What other individuals do you think were important to the development of the Yukon? (Credit/Library of Congress)
Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Yukon 100K

Canada has embarked on the biggest immigration boom in its history. As…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
jan 6 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Jan. 6, 2023.

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jan 4 2023

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Jan. 4, 2023.

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Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Yukon Risk Outlook 2023

2022 was like an unwanted houseguest. “At least they didn’t bore us,”…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
dec 30 22

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Dec. 30, 2022.

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Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Climbing Cardboard Mountain

Ah, Christmas in the Yukon. Puffs of pure white snow garland our…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
Wyatt's World

Wyatt’s World

Wyatt’s World for Dec. 23, 2022.

  • Dec 23, 2022
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Yukonomist: Yukon mortgage pain — 1,000 triggered households

Pundits have been predicting economic trouble from our overheated housing market for…

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dec 16 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Dec. 16, 2022.

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Garth Graham, who was instrumental in establishing the Yukon Archives, spoke at the 50th birthday celebration at the archives on Dec. 10. (Courtesy/Michael Gates)

History Hunter: Garth Graham, the anarchist who established the Yukon Archives

The Yukon Archives celebrated its 50th birthday on Dec. 10 in its…

Garth Graham, who was instrumental in establishing the Yukon Archives, spoke at the 50th birthday celebration at the archives on Dec. 10. (Courtesy/Michael Gates)
dec 14 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Dec. 14, 2022.

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Archivist Lesley Buchan looks through decades-old ledgers in the Yukon Archives vault in 2016. The archive is celebrating it’s 50th year. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)

History Hunter: The Yukon’s Memory Bank turns 50 this month

The Yukon was a different place when I first came here 51…

Archivist Lesley Buchan looks through decades-old ledgers in the Yukon Archives vault in 2016. The archive is celebrating it’s 50th year. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)
Mining in Faro used to be a cornerstone of the Yukon’s economy. (Courtesy/ARCHBOULD PHOTOGRAPHY)

Yukonomist: The past, present and future of mining and the Yukon economy, Part 1

This column is the first of two parts. The Geoscience 50th Anniversary…

Mining in Faro used to be a cornerstone of the Yukon’s economy. (Courtesy/ARCHBOULD PHOTOGRAPHY)
dec 2 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Dec. 2, 2022.

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nov 30 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Nov. 30, 2022.

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