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Yukon letters

This week’s mailbox: Yukon’s water and John Streicker’s car

Walking the talk on retrofitting I recently read the article in the…

  • Oct 28, 2022
Yukon letters
oct 28 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 28, 2022.

  • Oct 28, 2022
oct 28 2022
oct 26 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 26, 2022.

  • Oct 26, 2022
oct 26 2022
Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Making globalization work for you

A lot of newspaper columns have been written bemoaning the impact of…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
James McNeil wearing his Yukon Order of Pioneers sash. Because he had been in the Yukon before the gold rush, McNeil qualified as a member of the fraternity. (Courtesy/The Musum of History and Industry)

History Hunter: James McNeil and uncovering family connections

I have been exchanging e-mails and telephone calls with Kathy Larson in…

James McNeil wearing his Yukon Order of Pioneers sash. Because he had been in the Yukon before the gold rush, McNeil qualified as a member of the fraternity. (Courtesy/The Musum of History and Industry)
oct 21 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 21, 2022.

  • Oct 21, 2022
oct 21 2022
Oct 18 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 19, 2022.

  • Oct 19, 2022
Oct 18 2022
Jason Pedlar was sworn in as the Yukon’s new ombudsman for a five-year term on Oct. 14. (Courtesy/Yukon Ombudsman website)

COMMENTARY: Introducing the Yukon’s new Ombudsman, as we mark Ombuds Day this month

Jason Pedlar Yukon Ombudsman Over the past four years I have worked…

  • Oct 18, 2022
Jason Pedlar was sworn in as the Yukon’s new ombudsman for a five-year term on Oct. 14. (Courtesy/Yukon Ombudsman website)
oct 12 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 12, 2022.

  • Oct 12, 2022
oct 12 2022
By 1929, aged 62, Fred Atwood looked like an elder statesman. (Atwood collection/Dawson City Museum)

History Hunter: The Remarkable Legacy of Fred Atwood

Yukon history has been filled with heroes and adventurers like Joe Boyle,…

By 1929, aged 62, Fred Atwood looked like an elder statesman. (Atwood collection/Dawson City Museum)
keith

Yukonomist: What will be waiting on the next premier’s desk

In our system the Yukon’s next premier will not be selected by…

keith
oct 7 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 7, 2022.

  • Oct 7, 2022
oct 7 2022
oct 5 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Oct. 5, 2022.

  • Oct 5, 2022
oct 5 2022
Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Our carbon report card

The Yukon government recently released its latest climate report card, entitled Our…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
sept 30 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 30, 2022.

  • Sep 30, 2022
sept 30 2022
Wyatt’s World for Sept. 28, 2022.

Wyatt’s World

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 28, 2022.

  • Sep 28, 2022
Wyatt’s World for Sept. 28, 2022.
Sept 23 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 23, 2022.

  • Sep 23, 2022
Sept 23 2022
sept 21 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 21, 2022.

  • Sep 21, 2022
sept 21 2022
The gymnasium in the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association building was transformed into the Family Theatre by the proprietor, Walter Creamer, in 1911. Some time after this photo was taken, Creamer added one more feature: an American Photoplayer piano, specially designed for movie houses, that came with all sorts of bells and whistles to provide sound effects for the films being screened.” (Courtesy/Gates collection)

History Hunter: The first and last picture shows in the Klondike

Moving pictures were invented by the Lumière Brothers in France in 1896,…

The gymnasium in the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association building was transformed into the Family Theatre by the proprietor, Walter Creamer, in 1911. Some time after this photo was taken, Creamer added one more feature: an American Photoplayer piano, specially designed for movie houses, that came with all sorts of bells and whistles to provide sound effects for the films being screened.” (Courtesy/Gates collection)
Premier Sandy Silver speaks during Question Period at the last session of the legislature’s spring session in 2018. Silver managed the status quo over his six-year term as premier, Keith Halliday argues. (Yukon News file)

Yukonomist: The Silver era’s lessons for future Yukon premiers

Last week Premier Sandy Silver announced he was quitting as premier, just…

Premier Sandy Silver speaks during Question Period at the last session of the legislature’s spring session in 2018. Silver managed the status quo over his six-year term as premier, Keith Halliday argues. (Yukon News file)