2013 VACATION PLANNER - Travel Yukon
2013 VACATION PLANNER - Travel Yukon
2013 VACATION PLANNER - Travel Yukon
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Quick Reference Guide<br />
Accommodations<br />
Bed & Breakfast Association<br />
www.yukonbandb.org<br />
British Columbia & <strong>Yukon</strong> Hotels’ Association<br />
www.bcyha.com<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> accommodations and campgrounds<br />
www.travelyukon.com/yukonaccommodations<br />
Airlines<br />
Air Canada 1- 888-247-2262<br />
www.aircanada.com<br />
Air North, <strong>Yukon</strong>’s Airline<br />
1- 800-661- 0407<br />
www.flyairnorth.com<br />
Condor 1-866-960-7915<br />
www.condor.com<br />
WestJet 1-888-937-8538<br />
www.westjet.com<br />
Ferries<br />
Alaska Marine Highway<br />
1- 800-642-0066<br />
www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs<br />
BC Ferries<br />
1- 888-223-3779 or (250) 386-3431<br />
www.bcferries.com<br />
Fishing<br />
Freshwater fishing rules, permits, etc.<br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca/fishing<br />
Government Agencies<br />
Canada Border Services Agency<br />
(867) 667-3943 or 1- 800-461- 9999<br />
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca<br />
Canadian Firearms Centre<br />
1- 800-731- 4000<br />
Environment <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
(867) 667-5652 or in <strong>Yukon</strong>: 1- 800-661- 0408<br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
United States Customs and Border Protection<br />
(202) 354-1000<br />
www.customs.gov<br />
Hunting<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Outfitters’ Association<br />
www.yukonoutfitters.net<br />
Environment <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
Maps<br />
Downloadable maps<br />
www.travelyukon.com/maps<br />
Quick <strong>Yukon</strong> Facts<br />
Capital Whitehorse<br />
Total <strong>Yukon</strong> area 483,450 km 2 (186,661 mi 2 )<br />
Population 35,944 (Mar 2012)<br />
Density 1 resident per 14 km 2<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> flower fireweed<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> bird raven<br />
Meetings and Conventions<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Convention Bureau<br />
(867) 668-3555<br />
www.meetingsyukon.com<br />
Parks and Historic Sites<br />
National Historic Sites<br />
Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, Klondike<br />
National Historic Sites, Dredge No. 4 National<br />
Historic Site, S.S. Klondike National Historic Site,<br />
S.S. Keno National Historic Site<br />
General inquiries: 1- 888-773-8888<br />
Chilkoot Trail reservations: 1- 800-661- 0486<br />
www.parkscanada.gc.ca<br />
Parks Canada Ivvavik National Park,<br />
Kluane National Park and Reserve,<br />
Vuntut National Park<br />
www.parkscanada.gc.ca<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Historic Sites Canyon City Historic<br />
Site, Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine<br />
Historic Site, Fort Selkirk Historic Site, Rampart<br />
House Historic Site<br />
www.yukonheritage.com<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Historical and Museums Association<br />
www.yukonmuseums.ca<br />
www.heritageyukon.ca<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Parks Coal River Springs Territorial Park,<br />
Herschel Island – Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park,<br />
Ni’iinlii Njìk (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park,<br />
Tombstone Territorial Park<br />
www.yukonparks.ca<br />
Regional and Community<br />
Information Websites<br />
Campbell www.faroyukon.ca<br />
Klondike www.dawsoncity.ca<br />
Kluane www.hainesjunctionyukon.com<br />
Mayo www.yukonweb.com/community/mayo<br />
North <strong>Yukon</strong> www.oldcrow.ca<br />
Silver Trail www.kenocity.info<br />
Southern Lakes www.southernlakesyukon.com<br />
Watson Lake www.watsonlake.ca<br />
Whitehorse www.visitwhitehorse.com<br />
Road Conditions<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Highways Road Report<br />
In <strong>Yukon</strong>: 1- 877-456-7623 or 511<br />
www.511yukon.ca<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Highway <strong>Travel</strong> Guide<br />
PDF download: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> gemstone lazulite<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> tree subalpine fir<br />
Moose population 70,000<br />
Caribou population 250,000<br />
Birdwatching 220 species of birds<br />
Wildflowers over 1,250 species<br />
Artists per capita twice the national average<br />
In an EMERGENCY, phone:<br />
police, ambulance, fire<br />
1 (867) 667-5555 or 911<br />
Outside Whitehorse (collect) Whitehorse only<br />
Tourism Associations<br />
Klondike Visitors Association<br />
www.dawsoncity.ca<br />
Silver Trail Tourism Association<br />
(867) 996-2317<br />
Southern Lakes Visitors Association<br />
www.southernlakesyukon.com<br />
Tourism Industry Association of the <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.tiayukon.com<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> First Nations Tourism Association<br />
www.yfnta.org<br />
Safe <strong>Travel</strong>s (more details on page 114)<br />
Report Wildfires<br />
In <strong>Yukon</strong>: 1- 888-798-FIRE (3473)<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> Smart <strong>Travel</strong> Plan<br />
www.hss.gov.yk.ca/travelsmart<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Health Line<br />
In <strong>Yukon</strong>: 811<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Marine Distress System<br />
www.ypss.ca or www.yara.ca<br />
Visitor Information<br />
Tourism <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.travelyukon.com<br />
Tourism <strong>Yukon</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Counsellor<br />
1- 800-661- 0494<br />
Weather<br />
Environment Canada<br />
www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca<br />
Wilderness and Backcountry <strong>Travel</strong><br />
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.cpawsyukon.org<br />
Environment <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
Wilderness Tourism Association of the <strong>Yukon</strong><br />
www.wtay.com<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Conservation Society<br />
www.yukonconservation.org<br />
Wildlife Viewing<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Wildlife Preserve<br />
www.yukonwildlife.ca<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> Wildlife Viewing Program<br />
www.wildlifeviewing.gov.yk.ca<br />
Tallest Mountain in Canada Mount Logan<br />
5,959 m (19,551 ft)<br />
Longest River <strong>Yukon</strong> River 3,158 km (1,974 mi)<br />
Canadian Heritage Rivers Alsek, Bonnet Plume,<br />
Thirty-Mile (<strong>Yukon</strong>), Tatshenshini<br />
Highways 4,734 km (2,942 mi)<br />
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