Transportation

George Dawson sitting on a rock dressed in full regalia. (Courtesy/Jessie Dawson)

Yukoner George Dawson was so much more than a titan of transport

Yukon Transport Hall of Fame inductee George Dawson remembered for his commitment to community

 

The two school bus routes in Dawson City have been combined into one for the remainder of the school year. (Black Press file photo)

Dawson City parents relieved as school bus service resumes after abrupt cancellation

A temporary bus driver from Whitehorse has stepped in to transport students to Robert Service School

 

The sun is reflected off of power lines and snow melt along the North Klondike Highway on a warm day in late February just outside Whitehorse. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)

New report looks at transportation between rural Yukon communities

The report has three policy options, including a ride-sharing app or ride-booking service

The sun is reflected off of power lines and snow melt along the North Klondike Highway on a warm day in late February just outside Whitehorse. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)
A Yukon survey querying transportation between communities has already seen hundreds of participants and is the latest review highlighting the territory’s gap in accessibility. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Multiple reports, survey decry lack of transportation between Yukon communities

A Community Travel survey is the latest in a slew of initiatives pointing to poor accessibility

A Yukon survey querying transportation between communities has already seen hundreds of participants and is the latest review highlighting the territory’s gap in accessibility. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Canada’s hinterland is facing a transportation crisis

Greyhound’s abandonment of routes in western Canada is just the latest in a long pattern

As Greyhound service ends, Yukon government rules out replacement

‘I told her at the time that we had no interest or capacity to actually be involved in such a thing’

Yukon gets federal cash to monitor roads, streams and bridges

‘Instead of sending a road crew out we’ll be able to do it in real time’

Whitehorse eyes better bike lanes

Bike plan envisions a safer, more comprehensive network

WestJet chooses Calgary over Vancouver for summer flights to Whitehorse

‘We serve 52 cities from Calgary as opposed to 31 from Vancouver’

Here come the Dome plows: Dawson City’s Dome Road could open year-round

Road was temporarily plowed to the top this winter. Now officials are working to make that permanent

Greyhound calls for public funds to help rural routes

Call comes as bus company seeks regulatory permission to axe northern routes

Liberals back out of $200M Alaska Highway plan

Government says it still plans to address safety concerns at various intersections

Tiny change spells relief for Yukon government’s airports act

‘They’re not going to give us a veto, we know that, but they are going to provide us with input’

Why Air North objected to the Yukon government’s Public Airports Act

Increasing airport fees reduces the number of air travellers, Joe Sparling says

  • Oct 25, 2017

Yukon government hears more complaints about proposed airport act

‘I don’t know why you wouldn’t avail yourself of extra time to get feedback’

Airlines raise concerns about the Yukon’s proposed airports bill

‘It doesn’t appear it’s as harmless as we were led to believe’

Low traffic: Yukon Rideshare sees limited use since 2016 launch

‘Nobody knows about it, nobody uses it’

  • Jul 21, 2017

Whitehorse trolley won’t run this summer

Track needs too many repairs for trolley to run safely

  • Jul 20, 2017

Pilots object to proposal to close five Yukon airstrips

Report mulls shuttering or selling off little-used runways

  • Jul 14, 2017