Aussie Girl Columnist Kylie Campbell is an Australian writer and photographer exploring the Yukon. She has completely fall in love with this place and has decided to call it home. Kylie takes on freelance stories as well ranging from event coverage to business profiles.
Issue: 2018-02-28, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
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 more
Issue: 2018-09-19, PHOTO: Tanja Tiziana
The Queer Songbook Orchestra is a Toronto-based 12-piece chamber pop ensemble making their Yukon debut on September 30. The group formed in 2014 and has been dedicated to exploring and elevating queer narrative in pop music. more
Issue: 2018-09-19, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
It’s May long weekend and we’re driving to Skagway, and it seems as though most of Whitehorse has decided to do the same with a queue of 20 vehicles at the U.S. border… It was a warm evening, and we went to Starfire, in Skagway, to enjoy some Thai... more
Issue: 2018-09-19, PHOTO: Inga Petri
Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antoinette GreenOliph came to Ontario at 13 years of age. She recalls that her family was the only black family in the neighbourhood and recollects the awkward questions and excluded feelings of growing... more
Issue: 2018-09-12, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
Last year, when I arrived in the Yukon, I saw an article on the Ember Fire Academy, a Yukon Government Protective Service program. There were images of women breaking apart cars and fighting fires and I thought, Wow, what an incredible experience... more
Issue: 2018-09-05, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
It’s Wednesday afternoon, the sun is warm and not a cloud in the sky as avid mountain bikers unload their bikes and prepare themselves for Mount Sima downhill riding. It’s my first time riding down what is described to me as a “downhill course... more
Issue: 2018-09-05, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
The Canadian Ski Patrol is a national organization is composed of more than 5,000 volunteers from coast to coast, in Canada, in 59 zones and nine divisions. The Yukon Ski Patrol is part of that non-profit organization providing a variety of... more
Issue: 2018-08-29, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
“Miss, where are you living?” (U.S. border agent) “Whitehorse.” (Me) “Ohh ... you’re coming to eat Thai food.” “What?” (Me, looking puzzled) more
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How to survive and experience world-famous mountain biking trails on Montana Mountain in Carcross. more
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We live in the wilderness (in case you didn’t notice). Literally, we have 12 square kilometres per person of wild landscapes, untamed animals and often dodgy cell reception—and that can be all within city limits. The City of Whitehorse has over 700 k more
Issue: 2018-07-25, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
The Yukon Fish and Game Association hosted the Yukon Outdoor Woman (YOW) Program, a weekend where 20 women participated in outdoor workshops, in the bush, to further develop skills and knowledge... more
Issue: 2018-07-25, PHOTO: courtesy of Kraken Charters
Captain Chad Clark has always been a fisherman, and it’s clear to see why (with his excitement and passion) as he takes you out on the beautiful waters outside of the Haines Small Boat Harbour. “This is the first time I have made a career out of... more
Issue: 2018-07-11, PHOTO: courtesy of Skydive BC
I’ve only experience skydiving back home in Australia when I was 17 years old. As the plane ascends into the sky, your heartbeat races with anticipation as the ground gets farther and farther away. You’re strapped to a “stranger” that you will... more
Issue: 2018-06-27, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
It’s always been a dream of mine to learn how to fly. Having spent so much time travelling in planes I always wondered what it would be like if flying was my job. Fortunately, I learned that Alkan Air offers the chance to try flying through their... more
Issue: 2018-06-27, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
Since I was 18 years old, I have been an immigrant 12 times. My entire adult life has been spent as a foreigner to those I live and work with. Always being different. Never quite fitting in. So what makes someone want to leave their friends... more
Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Matt Jacques Photography
The Contagious Mountain Biking Club (CMBC) is hosting their annual 24 Hour of Light bike race. “This is one of the last remaining 24-hour mountain-bike races in Canada, and it is the only 24-hour race in North America where no lights are allowed,”... more
Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
It can be intimidating starting a new sport, especially one that is generally about riding downhill, on unpaved mountains, with perilous things like rocks and trees that don’t seem to move out of your way. So the first step to learning to ride my... more
Issue: 2018-06-13, PHOTO: Alistair Maitland Photography
It’s the longest day of the year, and what better way to appreciate this new Canadian statutory holiday than to visit local First Nations and to be part of this national celebration and enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food... more
Issue: 2018-06-06, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
During the winter I had to decide what sport I was going to invest in for the upcoming summer. If I had an endless pit of money, I would have all types of equipment, for any occasion, but the reality was more finite... more
Issue: 2018-05-30, PHOTO: Nicole-Marie Novodvorský
It was 6:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning in Whitehorse as my friend Nicole pulled into my driveway in her large black pickup truck. I threw my rucksack and snowshoes onto the back seat and we started our venture on the icy, dark Alaska Highway towards... more
Issue: 2018-05-23, PHOTO: Kylie Campbell
By no means do I consider myself an aficionado about hiking, but I love it most of the time and learn something new every single hike – either through an experience or meeting someone who does it better. Slowly, over the years I have accumulated... more