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Dawson City man shot by police during arrest | CBC News

Posted on October 22, 2011 by admin

See story here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/10/21/north-dawson-rcmp-shooting.html

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Korbo Demolition Underway

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Klondike Election Forum Gets Heated

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

Story and photo by Alyssa Friesen At Dawson City’s 2011 all-candidates election forum on September 28 at 7 p.m. at the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Hall, a full-house packed the building to question and hear the three candidates vie for Klondike … Continue reading →

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Recreation Centre Consultation Begins, Again

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

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)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

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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Discovery Days Packed with Events

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin

Story and photo by Dan Davidson The Discovery Days Celebrations continued to provide a variety of activities for young and old, for artists and mud boggers and for those who either watch events or get involved in them.

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Klondike Sun Video Teaser (2 of 3)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

Welcome to the second installment of the Klondike Sun’s summer video series in which we’ll be previewing stories appearing in our upcoming issues. For years, chef Jeffrey Mickelson has collected the diverse species of mushrooms inhabiting the Yukon landscape and … Continue reading →

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Discovery Days Parade

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

One of the longstanding highlights of the Discovery Days weekend in Dawson City is the parade (held on August 13 this year) that winds its way from Front Street up to Fifth Avenue. Take a look at our photo album … Continue reading →

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