City of Dawson has released 6 new country residential properties for sale by lottery priced from $72,000 to $106,000. Lottery closes December 17, 2014 at 4pm.
More information is available at the City of Dawson website and on this notice City of Dawson Land Sale.
Government of Yukon Historic Sites is interested in talking to potential lessees of the Yukon Sawmill Company Office Building on Front Street, adjacent to City Hall. A presentation of the building, its heritage values, current condition, rehabilitation plans and criteria for future improvements and use was made at our Opportunities in Our Heritage Buildings partnership forum on October 20.
The presentation can be found here.
For further information contact Barbara Hogan at 867-667-5295 or barbara.hogan@gov.yk.ca
Klondike Development Organization would like to invite you to attend a public forum on Monday, October 20 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM, at the Downtown Hotel conference room.
The Forum will be on the subject of opportunities in Dawson’s heritage buildings.
We are waiting to confirm details with a couple of presenters prior to sending out an agenda, however topics to be covered include:
Case studies/lessons learned:
– Oddfellows Hall & SOVA renovations
– 256 York Street Project
Identifying potential opportunities:
Presentations or reports by building owners, on the state of the building, what would make it possible to use it, under what conditions?
– Update from Parks Canada
– Update from YG Heritage (Historic Properties Assistance Program & Yukon Sawmill Co. building)-
– Update from City of Dawson on Old Canadian Bank of Commerce Building
– Discussion of potential uses of Old Canadian Bank of Commerce building
Klondike Development Organization would like to invite you to participate in a partnership forum on the subject of technology and innovation. Tuesday, September 2 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at Yukon College, Dawson Campus.
KDO partnership forums aim to gather different perspectives on a subject in one room to:
– communicate accurate information
– foster new/better understanding
– spark ideas, partnerships, action
Guest speakers:
Steve Sorochan, Director, Technology and Telecommunications Development, Department of Economic Development
Shelagh Rowles, Executive Director, Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining, Yukon College
Eirik Sharp, Technology Innovations Officer, Cold Climate Innovation Centre, Yukon College
Guests will present information about the work they do, any recent learning, any programs that are offered.
Ideas Exchange:
Discussing broad questions such as:
What, if any, opportunities exist for our region in terms of innovation (and in what fields?)
Where does rural Yukon fit in a world of innovation and technology?
What steps could Dawson take to become more innovative or to make use of technology?
Klondike Development Organization is hosting a public forum on the subject of: Tourism Opportunities Identification and Product Development Facilitation.
Date: Tuesday, June 24
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Location: Downtown Hotel conference room
Objective:
To provide a public forum for discussion of opportunities, need & demand, quality expectations, and other aspects of the development of new or expanded tourism products.
Highlights:
1- The Dawson Region Marketing Plan, and relationships between available tourism activities and the way Dawson City can be promoted as a destination (Klondike Visitors Association)
2- Overview by Linda Huston of Holland America, Director, Land Excursions & Third Party Revenue:
· What Holland America sees as areas of interest for their clients in terms of activities, tours, experiences, etc. while in Dawson.
· Expectations of Holland America in terms of standards, registrations, insurance, etc.
· Process for pitching an idea to Holland America, including relevant contacts
3- Ways in which YG’s department of Tourism can assist entrepreneurs with product development
There will also be an opportunity to arrange short meetings between interested local product developers and/or existing companies with Holland America’s representative for the following morning.
We hope to see you there!
We are seeking expressions of interest from qualified consultants to facilitate our 2013-14 year-end independent review with the Board of Directors.
Request for Expressions of Interest
The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is 10 am February 17, 2013.
We will be presenting the results of the land demand survey to Council tonight, and live on cable TV. The presentation can be found here.
Thank you to all the 78 people who responded to our Residential Land Demand Survey. 63 of you would like to buy land to build a home in Dawson and 10 possibly.
We will present the full results to City Council on Monday 6th January along with our quarterly update. Please join us or watch the live broadcast on cable TV. We will post the presentation on this site that day so you can follow along.
Happy New Year!