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Government contracts outside for school advice

The Education department sole-sourced a $70,000 contract to a Victoria-based consulting company to help decide what kind of school to build in…
Laughter muscles get a workout

Laughter muscles get a workout

There was a clown in Peak Fitness.But the muscle-obsessed teenagers weren’t laughing.They were ticked off and angry.

a yukon classic

Frozen in time, and maybe just plain frozen as well, the figures still seem to be moving up the snow-covered, 45-degree slope, a skein of antlike…
Convenience store is a convenient target for thieves

Convenience store is a convenient target for thieves

Mitch Cormier is at wit’s end.The Mama’s Corner Store owner has had her business broken into four times in the last year.
Workplace injuries up, rates rise at WCB

Workplace injuries up, rates rise at WCB

So far in 2006, three people have died on the job.Another 1,858 workers have been reported injured.That’s 10 per cent of the Yukon’s…

civilizations tenuous thread

They tell us there are no vacations any more. There’s only changes of locations.I’ve got ample evidence of that in my new office.

Abandoned cats stalk Beaver Creek

Fifty below is no place for a kitty.But dozens of cats and kittens have been roaming Beaver Creek in freezing temperatures since a local woman…
Yukon’s history as art

Yukon’s history as art

The jumbled metal sculpture perched on a plinth near the Yukon Arts Centre tells a colourful territorial story.
Cold weather floods school

Cold weather floods school

A wall of water blocked the entrance to Ecole Emilie Tremblay Monday afternoon, flooding the school’s main hallway.

A ticket to change

After 50 years of service, Hougen’s ticket office closes on Thursday.And those who’ve relied on the office to buy bingo packages,…