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Biologists take the pulse of Yukon’s bison population

The Yukon’s wild wood bison population is looking good.Biologist Thomas Jung can’t yet share specifics about the data the Environment…
Stray pets could face death

Stray pets could face death

en chain-link cages line one side of the drab, windowless cement room.A shiny black dog leaps up, bouncing its paws on the fence.

glaciers take on lives of their own

One of the Icelandic exports is a vodka called Fire and Ice.Though I won’t comment on its quality, the name itself is of interest.
Spot land applications irk Mount Lorne residents

Spot land applications irk Mount Lorne residents

A pair of spot land applications near Mount Lorne have raised the ire of the hamlet’s chief municipal politician.

its time to party

Someone once said of writer John McPhee that “he buffs and polishes a fact until it reflects a greater reality”.

Rambling by Doug Bell

“A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.” (William Shenstone)Temperance, and…

Mining gets a double dose of government patronage

The Yukon government is making a two-pronged effort to boost mining exploration during an election year.

Film screening sparks complaint

Yukoner John Graham couldn’t attend last week’s Available Light Film Festival.The Champagne-Aishihik man is under house arrest in…

Shooting Water through bombings and death threats

During the filming of Water, director Deepa Mehta received nightly threats in India.“She would get phone calls saying she would be raped and…

The word that launched a thousand works

With eyes downcast, the woman’s face is lined with grief. The colours draping her body, bright purples and rich yellows, seem to suggest…