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‘Possession’, ‘Ownership’, and Tr’ochëk National Historic Site
The Tr’ondek Hwech’in fishing camp of Tr’ochëk once stood on the flat land in the left middle-ground, where the Yukon…
Dredging for Dollars
By Peter Coffman Imagine a stream cascading down a mountain, winding through a lush forest of evergreen and deciduous trees,…
Bridging the Gulf of Incomprehension
Dawson City and the Yukon River. By Peter Coffman During his one and only Klondike winter, writer Jack London (of…
Dawson City’s Enclave of Power
Dawson City, Yukon. By Peter Coffman If I say “Dawson City”, you may think “Gold Rush! Canada’s wild west! The…
St. Anne’s Church: a Eulogy
St. Anne’s Church, Toronto, by Ford Howland (1907). By Peter Coffman I don’t enjoy writing eulogies, and I don’t think…
Elgin’s Red Brick Schoolhouse
The Red Brick School, Elgin, Ontario, from the south-east. By Peter Coffman We live in a time when education seems…