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Nov 8, 2024 · Dawson City councillors don't swear oath to Crown as they take oath of office. All but one of Dawson's new representatives have taken their oath of office. Solution sought as those present resolve not to swear oath of allegiance. Nov 8, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >.
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Yukon Municipal Election 2024: Dawson City - Yukon News
Oct 16, 2024 · Voters in Dawson City will have a wide range of candidates to choose from with three options for mayor and ten going out for four council seats. Current Mayor Bill Kendrick, former councillor Stephen Johnson and Sue Lancaster are the mayoral candidates. Patrik Pikálek, Alex Somerville, Justine Hobbs, Cud Eastbound, Lisa Anderson, Jimmy Boddie ...
Yukon RCMP seize more than 10 kilograms of cocaine in Dawson …
Mar 13, 2024 · Police executed search warrants on two residences in Dawson on March 6, netting bundles of cash with an approximate total value of $522,000, more than 10 kilograms of what police suspect is cocaine in brick form, several ounces of suspected crack, powdered cocaine packaged in small quantities and several pounds of cannabis.
Dawson City goes green with pilot project - Yukon News
Feb 19, 2024 · Dawson City just launched a pilot project focused on reducing the amount of organic waste going into the municipality’s landfill. According to Owen Kemp-Griffin, asset and project manager for Dawson City, the city purchased 80 FoodCycler units after council passed a resolution to do so in December 2023. The food composting units, which come ...
Dawson city council hears update on new rec centre - Yukon News
Aug 22, 2024 · Dawson City got a sneak-peek of what their new recreation centre could look like during a council meeting on Aug. 15. Rough floor plans of the new recreation centre, which is going to replace the current Art and Margaret Fry Recreation Centre, were unveiled by delegates representing the companies involved in the construction of the new building.
Dawson City residents driven by community effort - Yukon News
Nov 30, 2023 · Dawson City residents driven by community effort. The sister cities sign along the North Klondike highway in Whitehorse on Aug. 26, 2020. (Yukon News File) Making your way to Whitehorse from anywhere else is a community effort. That’s what Darlene Armstrong says.
Dawson City celebrates a sister with champagne - Yukon News
Feb 24, 2024 · Dawson City council popped a bottle of champagne the morning of Feb. 22, when the mayor and council signed a sister city agreement between Dawson and Zábřeh, Czechia (also known as the Czech Republic).
Dawson candidates’ forum draws 5 dozen citizens - Yukon News
Oct 11, 2024 · Approximately 60 citizens packed into the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Hall (Äłät Nëhëjël) to hear from 12 of the 13 people who have put their names forward to run for Dawson City council positions.
A brief look back at ‘new bridge’ over the Yukon River in Dawson …
Apr 3, 2024 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remark on Feb. 14 in Parliament about investing in a new bridge over the Yukon River in Dawson City came as a surprise to the Yukon government and led the territorial Official Opposition party to raise questions, including in the Yukon Legislative Assembly last week.