Korbo Bites the Dust

Posted on November 17, 2011 by admin

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.

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Ferry Makes Final Trip of the Year

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin

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 →

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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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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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Tr’ochëk National Historic Site Receives its Plaque

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

Story and photos by Dan Davidson It’s taken nine years since Tr’ochëk was officially declared a National Heritage Site by the then Minister of Heritage, Sheila Copps, in 2002 but the bronze plaque commemorating that designation was finally unveiled at … Continue reading →

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DCMF gets its first electronic dance party

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Story and photo by Alyssa Friesen It was loud. It was sweaty. People were crowd surfing. And there was a parachute. On Friday, July 15, following the gentle strumming of Sarah MacDougall and bluesy nuances of Dennis and the Hellhounds, … Continue reading →

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