by Dan Davidson Dawson First Nation elder J.J. (John James) Van Bibber passed away on Tuesday morning, January 10. He had been medivaced to Whitehorse a few days earlier and was known to be in serious condition over the previous … Continue reading →

  by Dan Davidson The Yukon has lost another irreplaceable reservoir of knowledge and good will with the passing of John Gould, who left Dawson to join his late wife, Madeleine, at about 3 a.m. on Boxing Day.

by Dan Davidson The John Korbo Apartment Building, which served variously as staff and social housing from sometime in the late 1960s until the summer of 2011, is gone.

By Dan Davidson It seemed early to some, but the George Black Ferry actually came out of the river on October 27, two days later than last year, and around the same as it does most years. Casting back over … Continue reading →

Story by Dan Davidson Demolition work has begun on the John Korbo Apartment Building on 6th Avenue in Dawson. The Yukon Housing Corporation determined that the age and condition of the building, coupled with contamination from a 22,000 litre heating … Continue reading →

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 →