Growing up in the Yukon, Morgan Wienberg dreamed of being a veterinarian. During her teens, she spent six weeks in Western Australia caring for injured kangaroos and owls.Everything changed when she heard about the impacts of...
Read More“I started playing hockey when I was four years old, because I wanted to keep up with my older brother,” says Vanessa Bogaert.Twenty three years later, Bogaert is the president of the Whitehorse Women’s Hockey...
Read MoreSitting in Starbucks with Mark Preston, it’s hard to shake the feeling of being in the artist’s own studio.Not only do the walls of the downtown café display several of his works, but Preston has a small laptop open...
Read MoreSewing Our Traditions: Dolls of Canada’s North will be on display at Dawson’s Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre until September 21, held over from the centre’s regular summer season so that it can be part of a...
Read MoreI was reminded again recently of the role that sharing wine can have in igniting enthusiasm and making new friends.As I mentioned in my last column, I had been invited by the staff of the Yukon Arts Centre to help them offer up...
Read MoreI’ve heard it said that park rangers have the best job in the world.Maybe it’s true. After all, how many people get to work in such beautiful and remote areas, the kind of places the rest of us go to on our...
Read MoreIt has, unfortunately, been a number of years since a really top-notch piece of stagecraft graced the boards at the Palace Grand Theatre on a regular basis.Since the demise of the Gaslight Follies Parks Canada has been trying to...
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