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Yukon, formerly called Yukon Territory and sometimes referred to as The Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada’s three territories. It also is the least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 35,874 people as of the 2016 Census. Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest settlement in any of the three territories. Though officially bilingual (English and French), the Yukon government also recognizes First Nations languages. At 5,959 m (19,551 ft), Yukon’s Mount Logan, in Kluane National Park and Reserve, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest on the North American continent.
The Yukon Legislative Building is the meeting place for the territory's legislative assembly
While the average winter temperature in the Yukon is mild by Canadian arctic standards, no other place in North America gets as cold as the Yukon during extreme cold snaps. Unlike most of Canada where the most extreme heat waves occur in July, August, and even September, the Yukon’s extreme heat tends to occur in June and even May.
Photo: A conveyor belt and cart outside of a mine tunnel in the Yukon
The Yukon’s major industry is mining (lead, zinc, silver, gold, asbestos and copper). Manufacturing, including furniture, clothing, and handicrafts, follows in importance, along with hydroelectricity. The traditional industries of trapping and fishing have declined.
The Yukon’s tourism motto is “Larger than life”.The Yukon’s tourism relies heavily on its natural environment, and there are many organized outfitters and guides available for activities such as but not limited to hunting, angling, canoeing/kayaking, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, and dog sledding.
Photo: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport serves as the air transport infrastructure hub, with scheduled direct flights to Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Inuvik, Ottawa, Dawson City, Old Crow, Juneau and Frankfurt. Whitehorse International Airport is also the headquarters and primary hub for Air North, Yukon’s Airline. Every Yukon community is served by an airport or community aerodrome.
The railway is now run during the summer months for the tourism season, with operations between Carcross and Skagway, Alaska.
The Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation (A2A) is planning to construct a new railway line that would cross the Yukon, connecting Watson Lake and possibly Carmacks but not Whitehorse.
Photo: Yukon University
Yukoners have proposed the college become a university in some form or other since 2004. In December, 2019, the Yukon Legislature passed a bill that would transform Yukon College into Yukon University. The university officially opened in May 2020, making Yukon University the only public university in northern Canada. In 2007, and as part of Yukon University, the Yukon School of Visual Arts was established to provide the foundational year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or a Bachelor of Design.
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