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Quite possibly the hardest working retiree in the Yukon. He does more over morning coffee than you will do all day. True story. Or not.
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Dead Western Honey Bee near the Whitehorse Community Garden hives #Whitehorse #Yukon #bees

Tonight! science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

“Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.” - The World Turned Upside Down, from the Thomason Tracts circa 1646 #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

How could things get worse? * checks Twitter * Ah…

Tagish Community Centre fire (last updated Wednesday March 12, 10:45 AM) #Tagish #Yukon

“Demokraatit, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, secured 29.9% of the votes with all ballots counted, up from 9.1% in 2021, ahead of the opposition Naleraq party, which favours rapid independence, at 24.5%.” #Greenland www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Yes! Now if only the active transportation trail had been built when the original access roads were put in. Well, maybe we’ll learn for the next subdivision that gets built #Whitehorse #Yukon #activetransportation www.yukon-news.com/news/whiteho...

The Independent is selling Moroccan oranges! So now I don’t get USA ones but I do fret about the carbon footprint #ElbowsUp #ClimateEmergency #Whitehorse #Yukon

“…an additional 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminum coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50 per cent starting Wednesday.” #ElbowsUp #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

“The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.” - Thomas Hobbes #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

“The surcharge is adding about $10 per megawatt-hour to the cost of power heading south, the province says. It will generate an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day — money that will be used to support workers and businesses hit by U.S. tariffs.” #ElbowsUp #Canada

“It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you.” - George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

We have a pope! #cdnpoli

“Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia, sometimes following beside the great high roads, but oftener taking their own more agreeable line amidst woods and crops and pastures; and there will be a rich variety of footpaths and minor ways.” H.G. Wells #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

Where is Ploughy McPloughFace? What have they done with Plough McPloughFace? We want Ploughy McPloughFace! #Whitehorse #Yukon

“J.R.R. Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints. Sometimes it’s big and up close. Sometimes it’s a shape on the horizon.” - Terry Pratchett #GoldenHorn #Whitehorse #Yukon

US vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers “The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.” #ElbowsUp #Canada www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” - Winston Churchill #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

March 3 2025 potential unauthorized discharge of contaminated water at the Eagle Mine - report to the Yukon Water Board #Yukon #mining

Feb 17 2025 unauthorized discharge of contaminated water at the Eagle Mine - report to the Yukon Water Board #Yukon #mining

“Pitter patter, let's get at 'er.” - Wayne, Letterkenny #ElbowsUp #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon #Canada pic by SJ

#ElbowsUp! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“One major budget item is missing: $45 million in projected spending on a proposed ore dock in Skagway is nowhere to be found. Finance officials say that's because the government has yet to reach an export agreement with the Borough of Skagway.” #Yukon #mining #ytpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Under her song the saplings grew and became fair and tall, and came to flower; and thus there awoke in the world the Two Trees of Valinor” - The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

A pipe leak on February 17 led to the release of an estimated 150 cubic metres of cyanide-impacted water into the environment. #Yukon #mining www.yukon-news.com/news/leaking...

#ElbowsUp! youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc

“The Yukon Supreme Court has tossed the territorial government's case against the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board over the board's recommendation against a proposed exploration project in the Peel watershed.” #Yukon #mining www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

YG loses Michelle Creek case. Full ruling at www.yukoncourts.ca/sites/defaul... #Yukon #mining

“You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.” - Denis Lemieux, Slap Shot (1977) #shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon

The world is a dark and hellish place these days so let Chico’s lil’ toe beans cheer you up!

“Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01 a.m. EST tomorrow, respond with 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods – starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately”

Unbelievable #SlavaUkraini!

Dare I suggest…cirrocumulus? #Whitehorse #Yukon

My new skis are made in the Ukraine! Slava Ukraini!

So Baked Cafe & Bakery is still calling this an Americano (I add a splash of milk to take the edge off). I noticed that some cafes down south have started calling them Canadianos. If the monster thinks he can rename #Denali, I say we rename our coffees! #Whitehorse #Yukon

If not friend why so soft and cuddly?

We’re going to end up with nukes and a republic and down a national hockey hero out of this mess.

Down south they have crop circles. Here we have… #Whitehorse #Yukon

Heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy Slava Ukraini!

Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!

If there’s such a thing as a considerate #shitparkersoftheYukon, this is probably it! Basically only taking up 1.5 parking spots, not intruding into the driving lane, this should be on the how-to-park section of the driving exam #Whitehorse #Yukon

7:20am Downtown #Whitehorse #Yukon Unusual to see the #aurora this bright at this location and at this time

Le sigh

Everybody be on their best behaviour, we have a guest. Buffalo Airways 737 cargo plane is in town #Whitehorse #Yukon #YXY

New metal grips for the bike ramps on the lower section of the Black Street Stairs. Seems to work - easier to control the bike (no slipping and sliding) when using the ramp #Whitehorse #Yukon

Now Thursdays are often an inconsequential day (not humpday, not Friday) but at Baked Cafe & Bakery it’s a #shitparkersoftheYukon day! #Whitehorse #Yukon