Danny Macdonald is the Editor of What's Up Yukon. He is a lifelong Yukoner who is active in sports, community organizations and Yukon's events scene.
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Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Skills Canada Alberta
Soggy bottom boats
Armed with cardboard, duct tape and your wits, can you get a boat to float? That’s the challenge that Samantha Hand, executive director of Skills Canada Yukon, is issuing to Yukon youth this month. Read more
Issue: 2019-07-24, PHOTO: Will Shewen
Get out on the land
In an increasingly digital and wired world, the annual Yukon Fish and Game Association (YFGA) camp for Yukon youth is an opportunity to unplug from phones and games, experience the land and reconnect with the natural world. Read more
Issue: 2019-07-17, PHOTO: courtesy of Government of Yukon / Robert Postma
Driven to explore
A seven-hour drive north of Whitehorse, or one our and 30 minutes north from Dawson City, the Tombstone Interpretive Centre sits as the gateway to one of the Yukon’s most iconic territorial parks. Read more
Issue: 2019-07-03, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
From the cradle to the grave
Well-Read Books will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year and it’s a labour of love for the partners that own the store, which has established itself as a venue for the arts community. Read more
Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Lalithaa Krish
Tattoo You: Lalithaa Krish
Hello readers, Do you have a tattoo that is important to you? Is it inspired by something or someone in the Yukon? Please submit a highres image of your ink along with a brief explanation of its significance to editor@whatsupyukon.com. Read more
Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Steve Wilson
Living With Wildlife: Steve Wilson
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Krista Prochazka
Celebrate Canada your way
This Canada Day, Yukoners will celebrate in communities across the territory with traditional activities. Read more
Issue: 2019-06-19, courtesy of SUPYukon / WUY File Photo
Once more unto the river
The race roster is set for the 2019 Yukon River Quest (YRQ) and will continue the trend of increasing registrations. This year’s field, as of writing, will feature a record 124 teams with 290 paddlers. Read more
Issue: 2019-06-12, PHOTO: Malkolm Boothroyd
Venting for need, intelligent indeed
Like another project, Yukon Innovation Prize finalists Cody Reaume and Thomas Jacquin are focused on improving the energy efficiency of Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs.) Read more
Issue: 2019-06-12, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Kiss your ash goodbye
Yukon Innovation Prize finalist Michael Gerasimoff wants to help transition heating in the Yukon from fossil fuels to biomass (wood) while maintaining the excellent air quality that is a cherished aspect of living in the North. Read more
Issue: 2019-06-05, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Worming their way onto a kitchen counter near you
Yukon Innovation Prize finalist Sabrina Clarke was a worm composting novice when she first moved to Montreal. In fact, the city didn’t have a composting program at all and residents had to devise their own solutions. Clarke lucked out by... Read more
Issue: 2019-06-05, PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons
A breath of fresh air
Energy efficiency and well-ventilated healthy air. Yukon Innovation Prize finalist Shane Wolfe is attempting to maximize the potential of heat-recovery ventilation (HRV) units that are integral for those two concepts to co-exist in a building... Read more
Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: Pixabay
The boys (and girls) of summer
This summer, the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon (BGCY) will celebrate its 20th year in the territory by expanding activities for kids, as part of its work to engage young members and the community. BGCY has been delivering programs, including the... Read more
Issue: 2019-05-01, PHOTO: Carlos Gabriel Morales Toro/Pixabay
It’s been weeks of geek
May 4 has long, long been, even in countries far, far away, celebrated in geek culture. “May the fourth be with you” has been an inside joke for years. It only seems fitting that Titan Gaming & Collectibles’ Free Comic Book Day concludes an... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-17: PHOTO: Pixabay
Not like the dinosaurs
Each year, Earth Day focuses on a specific theme to raise awareness of a particular environmental issue we are currently facing. (Last year’s theme encouraged people to make positive changes in their lifestyles by reducing their plastic... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-17, PHOTO: joannapoe on Foter.com
LARP, or not LARP, how’s that a question?
The Company of the White Wolf is Whitehorse’s medieval combat fighting group, but there is a common misconception that their activities can be classified as live action role-playing, aka LARPing. Live Action Role-Playing involves dressing up in... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: FreeImages.com
Button up those denims
Every little bit helps. That’s the philosophy behind Yukon Denim Day and the support that Yukoners Cancer Care Fund provides to individuals affected by cancer. Yukoners can purchase a Denim Day button at participating businesses and know that the... Read more
Issue: 2019-03-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Two Brewers
Raise your glass
Since launching Yukon Brewing, Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter have proven that they know their beer. With the success of Two Brewers whisky over the past few years, they’ve demonstrated to the Canadian marketplace that they know their liquor as well... Read more
Issue: 2019-03-13, PHOTO: Bruce Binder
Spreading the JAM for 20 years
Junction Arts and Music (JAM) has a big year planned. After 20 years, close to 400 events and more than 17,000 attendees, they have a lot to celebrate. They kicked off their anniversary year in January, with Sarah MacDougall performing in Haines... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-27, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Come on baby, let’s go downtown
Peter Jickling has a casualness about him. He sits, relaxed, sipping a beer as he relates the inspiration for his new book of poetry, Downtown Flirt. The book itself reflects a period in his life where he explored moving to Toronto to see what was... Read more