Monthly Archives: September 2011

Recreation Centre Consultation Begins, Again

Once again, Dawsonites are being asked what they would like to see in a recreation centre. Spurred on by Mayor Peter Jenkins and MLA Steve Nordick, the town is headed into a new round of recreation centre planning, an exercise … Continue reading

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Dawson Parks Canada Employee Honoured for Work on Discovery Claim Project

By Dan Davidson A project like the revival of the Discovery Claim and the creation of its new interpretive trail doesn’t happen without a lot of cooperation and organization. Sometimes excellence gets noticed and rewarded. As a sidebar to the … Continue reading

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Teams Push to the Finish at the 34th Outhouse Race

Story by Alyssa Friesen Photo by Evan Rensch Beginning at Diamond Tooth Gerties at 2 p.m. on September 3, six teams of five competed in 34th Annual Great Klondike International Outhouse Race. On a course smeared with challenges—for example, grabbing … Continue reading

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Klondike Sun Summer Video Teaser (3 of 3)

Welcome to the final installment of the Klondike Sun’s summer video series in which we’ve been previewing stories appearing in the current issue. If you live in Dawson, chances are you know this man. Landfill attendant Francis Poulin talks to … Continue reading

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