From Facebook to real book: Popular Yukon history site attracts a publisher
Murray Lundberg spends an awful lot of time peering into the past, but this week he s pretty excited about the future he s going to turn his popular Yukon history Facebook page into a book.
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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 26
Whitehorse-based historian Murray Lundberg with a brochure advertising Alaskan cruises in the 1950s. The brochure is typical of posts shared by him and others on the Yukon History & Abandoned Places Facebook page.(Dave Croft/CBC)
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Posted: Dec 12, 2020 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
Grade 7 students of Golden Horn Elementary School take a group picture with Murray Lundberg, far right. The students shoveled snow and refilled a wood room at his Whitehorse home.(Michelle Beaulieu)
Elementary school teacher Michelle Beaulieu has routinely used the outdoors as place for learning during her 21 years teaching in Yukon.
But the pandemic put an end to some of the traditional activities like river trips and hiking.
So Beaulieu said she s been looking for alternatives to help her grade 7 students at Golden Horn Elementary School learn about things like leadership skills, team building and work ethic.
Whitehorse volunteer firefighter retires after 47 years
A volunteer firefighter retired after 47 years of service with the Whitehorse Fire Department. Mark Iceton started when he was 19 and is being thanked for his efforts with training new recruits.
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Posted: Dec 12, 2020 9:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
It s quite a commendation: A plaque from the Whitehorse Fire Department thanks Mark Iceton for 47 years or 17,155 days of dedicated service. (Philippe Morin/CBC)
After 47 years of service, Whitehorse volunteer firefighter Mark Iceton has retired.