Amy Kenny

Whitehorse

I write. I radio'd. I make jewellery. I'll train you to run an ultra. Not all at the same time. She/her. Profile pic: GBP Creative https://t.co/J4ky3bt3pA

Articles

Hare, There… and Everywhere

2 months ago | uphere.ca | Randy Freeman |Amy Kenny

Picture the scene. It’s around dawn on an August morning at Pellat Lake on the headwaters of Nunavut’s Back River. I’m sitting on my cabin porch to watch the sunrise when quick movements on the esker high above camp catch my eye. Foxes? I leave the porch and creep up the slope, staying low in the heather. In a moment, I’m treated to the sight of creatures making great aerial leaps. These aren’t foxes, but arctic hares—three of them—engaged in an energetic ballet.
Honeychile? Tell Her Skinny Is Calling Again

Jan 27, 2025 | uphere.ca | Amy Kenny

Prior to the First World War, the Canadian government began installing radio telegraph stations in key locations in Northern Canada. These stations, administered by the Royal Canadian Corp of Signals (RCCS), were expensive, high powered and operated by specially trained radiomen. And although they were a military project, the services would be available for civilian use. The Hudson’s Bay Company was keenly interested.
Everybody Hurts

Aug 25, 2024 | whatsupyukon.com | Amy Kenny

You might not think listening to sad songs would make for a fun night out, but you’d be wrong, says Brian Quirt. Quirt is the artistic director of Nightswimming, the Toronto-based dramaturgical company coming to the Yukon this September with its one-woman show, These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad. “We wanted to make a show that we enjoyed doing city after city that is, yes, inspired by the title and topic, but it’s really about our joyous relationship to music,” says Quirt.
A Flippin' Farewell

Apr 2, 2024 | whatsupyukon.com | Amy Kenny

Motus O is the only dance company that tours with its own defibrillator. That’s what James Croker says. Croker, in his 60s, is one of the three sexagenarian founders of the contemporary dance troupe, which has been performing, leading workshops and offering educational programming in Canada for 35 years. “We can’t go on doing flips forever,” Croker said over the phone from Ontario, where Motus O is based in Stouffville.
Dawson City waste management plan gets trashed at council meeting

Mar 20, 2024 | therecord.com | Amy Kenny

A number of Dawson City residents asked city staff and council to scrap the current draft waste management plan and communicate better with citizens about citizens' waste management needs.
Association of Yukon Communities worries about future of gas tax fund

Mar 20, 2024 | therecord.com | Amy Kenny

Canadian municipalities are concerned that changes to the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) may mean individual municipalities won't have the flexibility they'd like to decide where to spend their share of that fund. And the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) agrees. That's according to a March 18 press release from the AYC, sent following a series of meetings held by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in Prince George in early March.
Dawson City waste management plan gets trashed at council meeting

Mar 20, 2024 | thespec.com | Amy Kenny

A number of Dawson City residents asked city staff and council to scrap the current draft waste management plan and communicate better with citizens about citizens’ waste management needs.
Association of Yukon Communities worries about future of gas tax fund

Mar 20, 2024 | thespec.com | Amy Kenny

Canadian municipalities are concerned that changes to the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) may mean individual municipalities won’t have the flexibility they’d like to decide where to spend their share of that fund. And the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) agrees. That’s according to a March 18 press release from the AYC, sent following a series of meetings held by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in Prince George in early March. Already a Subscriber?
Dawson City weighs in on draft of Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Mar 19, 2024 | cdnfirefighter.com | Amy Kenny

Mar. 19, 2024, Dawson City, Yukon – After fire smarting your property, if you want to bury the felled trees at your mine, Luc Bibeau thinks that’s a labour-intensive proposition, but, from a fire-safety perspective, not necessarily a bad one. “Only in Dawson would this ever happen,” Bibeau said of the suggestion put forward by a Dawson resident during a public feedback session on a draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Fifty-six teams to hit the ice for 2024 Yukon Native Hockey Tournament

Mar 15, 2024 | pentictonherald.ca | Amy Kenny

There are not many places where you could catch 99 hockey games in just four days, but the Yukon Native Hockey Tournament is one of them. That’s how many games are scheduled to take place between 56 teams across seven divisions this month. The tournament, now in its 44th year, kicks off on March 21 and runs until March 24. “Every year, it just kind of sneaks up,” said Michelle Dawson-Beattie on March 13. Dawson Beattie is the president of the Yukon First Nations Hockey Association.