Ross River
Hugh Copland
Collecting memories: Fill your suitcase with rocks
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about those physical objects you bring home from a trip? They must be worth at least a million. Read more
Apr. 22, 2020
Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: courtesy of Women in Mining / Cathie Archbould Photography
Can you dig it?
The Government of Yukon has provided Yukon Women in Mining with funding for a series of events called Yukon Mining Days, scheduled to take place in communities across the territory. Working in partnership with the Government of Yukon and The Yukon... Read more
May 08, 2019
Issue: 2019-04-24, PHOTO: Imran Babur
New Kate Weekes CD reflects singer-songwriter’s growth as a musician
When Kate Weekes plays in Whitehorse on May 2, the audience will hear something new and maybe surprising, even if they’re already fans. Having lived in the territory from 2003 to 2014, the singer-songwriter still spends several months here each... Read more
Apr. 24, 2019
Issue: 2019-04-17, Photo: Dan Davidson
What is the Yukon Writers’ Festival?
In 1990, a number of organizations joined together to merge the Young Authors’ Conference (YAC) and the National Book Festival into the more far-reaching Yukon Writers’ Festival. The goal was to highlight Canadian literary arts in the Yukon... Read more
Apr. 17, 2019
Issue: 2019-03-06, PHOTO: courtesy of Women’s Transition Home Society
Celebrating women leaders
Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society is celebrating 40 years in good standing as a society in the Yukon. We were incorporated in 1979 and opened our doors in 1980. The Women’s Transition Home is located in Whitehorse, Yukon, on the traditional... Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
Issue: 2018-10-10, PHOTO: Hugh Copland
Ross River coal: Transforming plants to carbon
The widespread use of coal was one of the major factors in fueling the Industrial Revolution of the late 1700s and early 1800s. In recent decades, however, coal has received a bad reputation as a major source of acid rain and carbon dioxide in the... Read more
Oct. 10, 2018
Ross River Stories
Issue: 2015-04-02 PHOTO: courtesy of Carolyn Vincent
A Northern Diary
I have been in the wilderness of the Mackenzie Mountains for six weeks, and have decided to begin a diary. It’s maybe not the right time to start one, but now that I’m not quite as busy and not nearly as tired at the end of the day, I’ll begin one... Read more
Apr. 02, 2015
August 28, 2014
A Mothering Hen
When Kaska master carver Dennis Shorty talks about his art, the conversation is more likely to focus on his respect for the materials he uses than on his finished products. Read more
Aug. 28, 2014
Sharing Traditional Art with Europeans
On May 30 Dennis and I left a big flood behind in Ross River, and landed in Germany where many cities, towns and villages were also flooding. We are here on our annual trip to promote tourism, culture, and Yukon artists, Read more
Jul. 04, 2013
Heritage New & Old
When Natasha Peter walks into the coffee shop, she's grinning with excitement. "We were just down the street looking at rifles," she says of her "trip to town" with her boyfriend. "I'm stoked to get my own .22." A 21-year-old who knows how to skin a Read more
May 05, 2011
