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Rambling by Doug Bell

A cowboy’s advice for leaders everywhere:“Before you go into a canyon, know how you’ll get out.

Miner demands millions in compensation for lagoon ground

DAWSON CITYA series of 13 claims in the Klondike Valley may be on richer ground than miners anticipated.

Fentie warms up his election rhetoric

You don’t change horses in midstream.That’s a common reminder from incumbent governments in an election year.
Cultural ambassadors trapped in bureaucratic limbo

Cultural ambassadors trapped in bureaucratic limbo

While Yukon politicians prep Asia to buy raw minerals, others want to sell the Orient on the territory’s culture.

Vuntut Gwitchin work to protect ANWR … again

The ANWR issue is the same, but the stakes have changed.Almost a year has passed since the US Senate first voted 51-49 in favour of a budget that…

wasteful humanity may die of thirst

Overheated from running in the fields the black Labrador lapped thirstily from the pond.Her ecstasy made me recall the rivers of my youth —…

Draft bylaws outrageous, says advocate

Two draft bylaws meant to guide the development and protection of city greenspace have missed their mark, says Carole Bookless.
Putting the last block on the castle

Putting the last block on the castle

A giant crane swung the last prefabricated housing module into place this morning at the 2007 Canada Winter Games athletes’ village at Yukon…

Wildlife act changes favour trappers, outfitters

The Yukon government is making it easier for trappers and outfitters to make money from Yukon wildlife.

Economy fuels demand for housing lots

The Yukon government wants to put more public land into private hands, said Resources minister Archie Lang.