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Crews who were excavating at Dawson's new waste water treatment plant made a grisly discovery last week by unearthing three coffins containing human remains. Because the location is where the gallows once stood during the Klondike Gold Rush it is assumed that the remains belong to convicted criminals who were executed and subsequently buried on...
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Hal Kalman and Commonwealth Historic Resources Management Ltd was given an award by the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) for the Dawson City Heritage Management Plan. The ceremony took place in Toronto on September 18th. Mr. Kalman and his colleagues were engaged by the City of Dawson and the Heritage Department of the...
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A few months ago CBC Radio 2 initiated a Canada wide song writing contest in two parts. Representatives from each province and territory pitched notable locations or features unique to their region and songwriters who could potentially compose a song about it were also listed. Listeners from across the nation voted after having heard...
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Last Thursday’s Mayoral race turned into an upset when incumbent John Steins lost to Peter Jenkins by eight votes. Steins was favoured to win but was unable to garner the required ballots. Mr. Jenkins (aka ‘Pirate Pete’) returns to public life after a three year hiatus from politics when he served as MLA for...
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Four or five years ago the area behind Eighth Ave. was brushed out under the FireSmart program. The intention was to reduce combustible material in the event of a forest fire encroaching too close to to town. This work revealed an untapped resource for the community that likes to walk along trails. It also...
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A little known curiosity about Dawson City is the Metro-net subway station that used to be located next to the Bunkhouse Hotel at the corner of Princess and Front St. Because Dawson is so well connected to the international art world, Austrian artist Martin Kippenberger decided to build one such station here in addition...
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This festival can be marked as another notch in the organizer’s gun-belt. The 31st version of a Yukon tradition has come and gone along with a plethora of musicians, hangers-on and revelers. Of course lots of cash was left behind to help bolster Dawson’s economy on the biggest weekend of the year. Among the...
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