
Yukon Conservation Society wants to bring 'guerilla solar' movement north
Fed-up advocates say plug-in solar panels could be a game changer. The Yukon gov't says they're illegal.

Fed-up advocates say plug-in solar panels could be a game changer. The Yukon gov't says they're illegal.
Kids Help Phone is a national organization. The Yukon saw a 64% spike in usage, making it the highest increase across the country.
Skagway has deep roots with the Yukon. A state resolution aims to keep the peace.
I met this young man and his family a few years back. They were here visiting from France, and were having fun parasailing from the top of the Dome in Dawson during the June 21st solstice. People were soaring and landing alongside the berm downtown, and Alexandre would fly them back up with his paramoter.
The Department of National Defence is exploring whether nuclear energy can work in the Arctic.
PM Mark Carney previously said construction would begin this summer.
Thousands more homes still needed across the territory.
Ms Kotierk has previously held senior roles with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI).
A news release posted to IRC website said an update (from an independent investigation) is expected in August.
Some say expansion of program as is won’t bring relief for food insecurity.
Wait times for social housing nearly two years, Housing N.W.T. says.
This software deployment to all territorial government networks (NT, YK, and NU), by the federal gov't agency - Communications Security Establishment (CSE) - appears to be a heavy-handed reactionary approach by the feds; and it implies that the territorial IT departments are severely lacking in their abilities to protect data.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/cellular-dead-zones-911-call-issues-9.7254335
Bell says complex and costly mobile network upgrades 'unfeasible' without government help.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/stamp-edward-lennie-9.7242683
What a wonderful tribute for this humble man. His tireless advocacy... his persistence... his teachings, have always high-lighted the benefits of keeping these traditional "games" alive, and flourishing into tomorrow. It was an honour to have known him.
https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/huge-movement-to-connect-north-reflected-in-ottawa-exhibition/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/circumpolar-indigenous-art-exhibit-9.7232560
This exhibit is called Qillaniq, and is being held at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and it opens today. I wish I had the means to attend.
52ave and 106st. 20 minutes ago, two guys with a leashed dog on the sidewalk across from my apartment ... and I suddenly hear the dog yelp in pain. I look up to see one of the guys swing down hard and hit the dog in the head and the dog collapses to the sidewalk. I jumped up and yelled from my balcony and the two guys took off down the alley between 52 and 53 aves, then they cut across someone's yard and come out onto 52 ave and run down the alley beside the gas station and out onto 51st and they went east on 51st. The police were called, and just as they arrived the dog died. My neighbour and I talked with the officers, and a blanket was found to wrap that poor dog into and she (a medium sized dog with German Shepherd traits) was taken away in a squad car.
I'm shaking ... angry and sad and bewildered.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-health-board-resigns-9.7178979
With neither a mandate or funding, what else were these board members going to do besides resign?