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Congratulations to the winners of the Trivia Game!
Dianne Borin, Chris Bookless, Winnie Chung, Kang
Chen and Steve Bilyea, were the first five people to submit the correct
response for the trivia game in the last issue. The photo corresponds
to a street in downtown Dawson City, Yukon. Thank you to all the other
participants who submitted their guesses. The townsite was named in January 1897 after noted Canadian geologist George M. Dawson, who had explored and mapped the region in 1887. Dawson City was incorporated in 1902 when it met the criteria for "city" status under the municipal act of that time and then as a "town" in the 1980s, although with a special provision to allow it to continue to use the word "City", partially for historic reasons, partially to distinguish it from Dawson Creek, a small city in northeastern British Columbia which is at mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. Dawson Creek is also named in honour of George M. Dawson. This led the territorial government to post the following signs at the boundaries of the town: "Welcome to the Town of the City of Dawson". The current population is approximately 2,022. Most of Dawson's buildings look old-fashioned; all new construction must follow this policy. The area draws some 60,000 visitors each year. Learn more about Dawson City: http://www.cityofdawson.com/ |
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