The Green Issues
The Green Issues
Cathie Archbould
Knowing our strengths and weaknesses helps weather climate change
“Northerners have been adapting for generations. It’s part of being a northerner … [it] is part of the culture. So, in some ways, some of these adaptation actions that we’re taking haven’t been traditionally labelled as climate change adaptations— Read more
Aug. 08, 2018
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Issue: 2017-05-31, PHOTO: Courtesy of Shailyn Drukis
Dare to Repair?
Reuse in Whitehorse has been in a state of flux this spring, with the Salvation Army closing its doors in April and the closing of the Raven Recycling free store earlier this month. These closures were partly a response to the overwhelming and... Read more
May 31, 2017
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Issue: 2016-12-14, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Slip-Sliding Away
If viewed on their own, the Hazards Maps produced by the Northern Climate ExChange might look like something inspired by a cartoon – which the project coordinator Dr. Bronwyn Benkert informs me is indeed the case. Coloured in with traffic light... Read more
Dec. 14, 2016
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Issue: 2016-04-14, PHOTO: Maria Gruninger
Yes we wood!
The first biomass heating project to use waste wood in the North has been up and running for a month. The project was initiated by Chris Schmidt from ACS Mechanical. In the spring of 2015 he was asked to replace the boilers at Raven Recycling... Read more
Apr. 14, 2016
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Issue: 2016-04-14, PHOTO: Peter Mather
Big Landscape, Big Vision
According to the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) website, the 3,200 kilometre stretch of mountain range running from Yellowstone to the Yukon is one of the last intact mountain ecosystems on earth. It’s amazingly still home to... Read more
Apr. 14, 2016
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Issue: 2015-07-23 PHOTO: kozzi.com
Discounting Trash
What would you consider to be valuable about Whitehorse? The nearby mountains? The vibrant community? Being able to fish and hunt close to town? Having the cleanest air in the world? How about the landfill? Read more
Jul. 23, 2015
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Issue: 2015-07-02 PHOTO: Peter Jickling
Your Trash is Better than Mine
“Wow, you found a gold mine!” This was a recent Wednesday, around 11:37 a.m. My co-workers and I answered the call from the City of Whitehorse to spend one hour picking up garbage around our worksite. This was the “let’s go make Whitehorse... Read more
Jul. 02, 2015
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Issue: 2015-04-16 PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon Government
What’s In This Library
Spring is approaching — it’s time for all those with a green thumb to enjoy the warm weather. The garden season in the Yukon poses challenges, but those who know seeds and soil manage to pull through and enjoy the bounty of the land. Read more
Apr. 16, 2015
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Issue: 2015-04-16 PHOTO: Meagan Deuling
Potatoes Grow Anywhere
Formerly the Ramada, now the Days Inn, sits at the edge of the Whitehorse industrial area. It’s parking lot and big-box-store land, the concrete jungle of our Northern capital. It’s windy and dusty and, according to Francis van Kessel, ... Read more
Apr. 16, 2015
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Issue: 2015-04-16 PHOTO: Shannon Mallory
Whitehorse Has Gas
If you’re unsure whether you consider Whitehorse a progressive city, here’s some fodder for the thought that it is: we’re one of a (growing) handful of municipalities across North America that is learning how to produce energy from our own waste. Read more
Apr. 16, 2015
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Photos by Angela Szmczuk
Paying It Backward
Earn a rebate when you go energy-efficient Since 2008, the Green Rebate program offered by Yukon’s Energy Solutions has offered a monetary incentive to encourage consumers to trade their old appliances for new, energy-efficient ones. Read more
Apr. 17, 2014
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Photo by thinkstock.com
Bad News, Bears
If Carmen Smith has her way, there will no free lunch for bears or other critters in Whitehorse wheelie-bins. Smith is program co-ordinator for a non-profit society with the imposing moniker of Centre for Human-Wildlife Human-Conflict Solutions. Read more
Apr. 17, 2014
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Photos by Angela Szmczuk
Hot Little Chompers
Municipal-scale composting is no small backyard operation The ancient Greeks had a word that helps explain the composting process. Well, actually they had two words: therme, meaning “heat” and philein, meaning “to love”. Read more
Apr. 17, 2014
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Photos by Angela Szmczuk
A Question of Sustainability
A past, present and future look into environmental issues affecting Yukon waters Read more
Apr. 17, 2014
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Now's a Good Time to Help Farmers Feed Us
Now that spring has officially sprung, local farmers are waiting for the ground to warm up enough to put seeds and seedlings into the earth. Every year, farming is a gamble. It takes a pile of money to get started, and then farmers are at the mercy Read more
Mar. 27, 2014
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Bound for Warsaw: Yukoner Scott Bradley serves as youth ambassador at United Nations Climate Summit
Dawson City resident Scott Bradley will be hooking up with 15,000 delegates from around the world next week to discuss climate change. Bradley has been invited to participate in the 19th annual Conference of Parties (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland from Read more
Nov. 07, 2013
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Mixing Business With Pleasure: Hiking, biking, and skiing in the Research Forest
Apparently forest bathing is big in Japan. It's viewed as a way to reduce stress, and it has healing effects. Read more
Aug. 22, 2013
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Bringing Local Food to Local People
Yukon farmers face a variety of obstacles from dealing with a cold and dry climate to the type of soil conditions here, but an organization just getting off the ground is trying to help farmers with one big challenge they face: securing a market to s Read more
Mar. 07, 2013
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Building the Next Standard
Kobayashi + Zedda Architects (KZA) are defining design in the Yukon with projects dotting the landscape. Their work embodies the meaning of adapting and developing solutions in northern conditions, and they lead a company of builders and policy maker Read more
Feb. 16, 2012
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A Consuming Challenge
Marsh Lake-area family is working hard to demonstrate how well Northerners can reduce their energy consumption. Along the way, they hope to show other Canadians a thing or two. Brian Kitchen and Marguerite Kuiack, along with their daughters, ... Read more
Oct. 27, 2011
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