Three Years in the Klondike: A Gold Miner's Life in Dawson City, 1898-1901
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
VANCOUVER, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ - Australian aerial skier Alisa Camplin couldn't have been more excited as she explored Canada's North and ran with the Olympic Torch in the Yukon. Alisa enjoyed an aut...
PAUL VERMEERSCH (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The launch for The Al Purdy A-frame Anthology is tonight at Harbourfront Centre. York Quay Centre, Lakeside Terrace, 7:30pm. Here's what the Globe and Mail's John Barber has to say about it: “It's not just a shack in the woods,” says Jean Baird, the Vancouver editor who is leading the preservation effort. “It has been a pilgrimage place for decades for young writers – for all...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
A Yukon judge has found a Dawson City man not guilty of drunk driving because a police officer had no valid reason to stop him.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Silver Quest Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SQI) (the "Company") is pleased to report the results from the previously announced (October 15, 2009) geochemical soil survey completed at the Boulevard Project, Yukon. The Boulevard property is located 135 kilometres south of Dawson City and 35 kilometres south of Underworld's (UW: TSX.V) Golden Saddle Discovery....
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Some residents in Dawson City, Yukon, are trying to protect a historic park set to become the site of the town's new hospital.
anArchitecture (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
transportable subway entrance, 1997, Madulain, image from artpublicplaiv.ch Metro-Net is about constructing a global metro network, composed of fake subway entrances, ventilation shafts, subway-sounds and generated air flow. The first station of Kippenberger’s Metro-Net was built at the Greek island Syros in 1993. Additional entrances were erected in Dawson City West (Canada), at the documenta...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Olympic torch is going to Canada's far north on Wednesday, stopping in Dawson City, Yukon, before crossing the Arctic Circle into Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, N.W.T.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Golden Predator Royalty & Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GPD) (the "Company") announces that it has signed a letter agreement with Victoria Gold Corp (TSX: VIT) pursuant to which the Company may acquire a 100% interest in the Clear Creek Project, comprising 77 Quartz claims located 110 kilometers east-southeast of Dawson City, Yukon.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
A Dawson City man has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for illegally hunting moose in the dark near a residential area outside the Yukon town last year.
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The Great Canadian Song Quest A few weeks ago CBC Radio 2 asked listeners to vote for the places in Canada they'd like to hear immortalized in song. After much blogging, Tweeting and whatnot, the 13 locations were selected. Each of these fabulous locations needed its very own singer-songwriter and so the people voted again and chose 13 artists write and perform great canadian songs for each place....
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Municipal workers in Dawson City, Yukon, are asking a federal labour board to let them join the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
Old Picture of the Day (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Canada week continues here at OPOD with this picture of a Royal Mounted Canadian Police. The picture was taken in 1917 near Dawson City. I was hoping we would hear from some of our Canadian friends this week in the comments, but we have not. Perhaps we do not have any Canadian visitors any more?
Old Picture of the Day (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
This picture shows the mining town of Dawson City in the Yukon. The picture was taken in 1897. You can see lots of construction going on. It looks like it is pretty muddy on the dirt streets. OK, lots of you were saying we should have another visitor appreciation week, even before the last visitor appreciation week was over. During visitor appreciation week, I show pictures that you send in. So, in...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Defeated Dawson City, Yukon, mayor John Steins said he won't challenge the results of last week's municipal election, in which he lost to Peter Jenkins by only seven votes.
Old Picture of the Day (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
This picture shows the waterfront in Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. The picture was taken in 1897. I think Dawson City is still around, and is a tourist attraction.
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