As Lions Club International celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary, long time Grey Mountain Lions Club member Gerry Gerein sees this year as a culmination of all that the Yukon Clubs have accomplished in the Yukon. “I’m very...
Read MoreIf there’s a competitive foot race nearby, or a fun run for charity, Tom Ullyett will almost certainly be there.The 58-year-old deputy minister of Justice has been an avid runner since his teen years, with at least 40...
Read MoreAristotle famously noted that humans are political animals. As I see it, human behaviour can be viewed in its most primal and pure state whilst observing children. Rotary Park, specifically the yellow triple slide, is a toddler...
Read MoreNine ladies in a voyageur canoe whose ages range from 23 to 62; 715 kilometres; paddling for Yukon Cancer Care Fund. Stix Together is a team of Whitehorse women participating in the 18th Annual Yukon River Quest. The race begins...
Read MoreJust when you think Yukon Pride is all about the party, the world reminds you that it’s not.Though the cheery posters and advertisements for 24+ Hours of Funky Gaylight promise a party not to be missed, they were created months...
Read MorePat Ellis first arrived in Whitehorse in the early 1950s. She was a 19 year-old art student from Winnipeg and Whitehorse was a much different city then.Ramshackle cabins and tiny derelict homes made up the downtown waterfront...
Read MoreVangie Ramirez wears a warm smile on her face and she laughs a lot. It is not a naïve or childish laugh; rather, it seems to be a quiet acknowledgement that life is treating her well.When Ramirez arrived in the Yukon in 1990, it...
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