Travels
Ground Zero in Eagle Alaska
Last weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Eagle Alaska with a crew from Dawson City to help out with the clean up efforts. Pictured above is some of the devastation caused by the flood at ‘ground zero’. These are the folks that came over from Dawson. We are getting ready to take part... »
Here’s to Faro!
As 1st Vice President of the Association of Yukon Communities I get to see communities that I wouldn’t otherwise have the privilege of visiting so often. Last night I was in Faro to address their council on AYC strategic planning issues. Lindsay Agar, AYC Training Coordinator was there as well. Faro road (Robert Campbell... »
Federation of Canadian Municipalities – AGM
I’m attending the FCM AGM held in Quebec City this year. Pictured above is the panel discussion regarding the benefits of local infrastructure to Canada’s economy and government balance sheets. Of course the main discussion focused on the grievous infrastructure deficit facing municipalities across the country. Our federal government has a record breaking... »
AGM in Haines Junction
In the great hall – Association of Yukon Communities AGM Last weekend I attended the 2008 AGM for the Association of Yukon Communities in Haines Junction, accompanied by Paul Moore our Chief Administrative Officer. This year’s theme focused on intergovernmental relationships, a topic that will always remain prominent at all levels of government. Guest speakers included... »
Grassroots gathering in Calgary
I have now attended my first Federation of Canadian Municipalities AGM which was hosted by Calgary this past weekend. There was excellent Yukon representation provided by Whitehorse, Teslin, Faro, Carmacks, Watson and of course, yours truly from Dawson. Our CAO, Paul Moore attended earlier in the week for the admin portion of the meetings. It’s... »
Wonderful Whitehorse
Just spent a few days in Whitehorse where I had lunch with Her Worship Bev Buckway and took in some cultural events, most notably the preview performance of Mitch Miyagawa’s new play Carnaval staged outdoors at the Raven Recycling Centre within an amazing set designed by my friend Veronica Verkley consisting of stacked bales... »
Greetings from Watson
Dawson CAO Paul Moore and I are here in Watson Lake attending a meeting with the Association of Yukon Communities which will start in a couple of hours this morning. On our way down we had some very productive meetings, including one with Community services in Whitehorse regarding preparations for our court hearing on the... »
Looking for Jory
If anyone thinks my brief visit to Hollywood last Wednesday happened as a holiday junket, think again. The CBC film and radio crew put me through my paces in front of the camera and microphone, accumulating B-roll footage of me walking, talking as well as sleeping on the plane with drool coming out of... »
Klondike Highway
On New Year’s Day we left Whitehorse to come home. From Carmacks to Gravel Lake the roads were under deep snow with wheel ruts trying to twist the car off course. With some oncoming traffic sliding sideways towards us it was a bit of a stressful slog, good thing we’ve got studded winter tires,... »
A New Year
They say that most bloggers grow tired of having to always stay current on their web logs, consequently it is estimated that over 60,000 such diarists have abandoned their online journals. I have no intention of doing so. Paula and I are at gate 42 in Vancouver waiting for the Whitehorse flight. I’m already looking... »