Let’s not become Alberta

Let's not become Alberta I have lived in the Yukon for a long time. It saddens me to see the government doing its best to turn the territory into Alberta. Ron Ryant Dawson City

I have lived in the Yukon for a long time. It saddens me to see the government doing its best to turn the territory into Alberta.

Ron Ryant

Dawson City

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