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QUICK REFERENCES<br />
For emergencies anywhere<br />
in Yukon, phone 911.<br />
116<br />
ACCOMMODATIONS<br />
Bed & Breakfast Association<br />
www.yukonbandb.org<br />
Yukon accommodations and campgrounds<br />
www.travelyukon.com/plan/accommodations<br />
AIRLINES<br />
Air Canada<br />
1-888-247-2262 www.aircanada.com<br />
Air North, Yukon’s Airline<br />
1-800-661-0407 www.flyairnorth.com<br />
Condor 1-866-960-7915 www.condor.com<br />
WestJet 1-888-937-8538 www.westjet.com<br />
FERRIES<br />
Alaska Marine Highway 1-800-642-0066<br />
www.ferryalaska.com<br />
BC Ferries 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 1-800-731-4000<br />
Environment Yukon<br />
(867) 667-5652 or in Yukon: 1-800-661-0408<br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
United States Customs and Border Protection<br />
(202) 325-8000 www.cbp.gov<br />
HUNTING<br />
Environment Yukon<br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
Yukon Outfitters Association<br />
www.yukonoutfitters.net<br />
MAPS<br />
Downloadable maps<br />
www.travelyukon.com/maps<br />
Fireweed flowers – YG<br />
MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS<br />
Yukon Convention Bureau<br />
(867) 668-3555 www.meetingsyukon.com<br />
PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES<br />
National Historic Sites Chilkoot Trail National<br />
Historic Site, Klondike National Historic Sites,<br />
Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site, S.S. Klondike<br />
National Historic Site, S.S. Keno National Historic<br />
Site. 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, Kluane<br />
National Park and Reserve, Vuntut National Park<br />
www.parkscanada.gc.ca<br />
Yukon Historical and Museums Association<br />
www.yukonmuseums.ca<br />
www.heritageyukon.ca<br />
Yukon Historic Sites Canyon City Historic Site,<br />
Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine<br />
Historic Site, Fort Selkirk Historic Site, Rampart<br />
House Historic Site, Caribou Hotel Historic Site<br />
www.yukonheritage.com<br />
Yukon Territorial Parks Agay Mene, Asi Keyi,<br />
Coal River Springs, Dàadzàii Vàn,<br />
Herschel Island – Qikiqtaruk, Kusawa,<br />
Ni’iinlii Njìk (Fishing Branch), Nordenskiold<br />
(Tsälnjik Chú), Tombstone<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.villageofmayo.ca<br />
North Yukon www.oldcrow.ca<br />
Southern Lakes www.southernlakesyukon.com<br />
Watson Lake www.watsonlake.ca<br />
Whitehorse www.city.whitehorse.yk.ca<br />
ROAD CONDITIONS<br />
Yukon highways information<br />
www.hpw.gov.yk.ca<br />
Yukon Highways Road Report<br />
In Yukon: 1-877-456-7623 or 511<br />
www.511yukon.ca<br />
QUICK YUKON FACTS<br />
Capital Whitehorse<br />
Total Yukon area 482,443 km 2 (186,272 mi 2 )<br />
Population 38,293 (Dec 2016)<br />
Density 1 resident per 13 km 2<br />
Yukon flower fireweed<br />
Yukon bird raven<br />
Yukon gemstone lazulite<br />
Yukon tree subalpine fir<br />
Moose population 70,000<br />
TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS<br />
Klondike Visitors Association<br />
www.dawsoncity.ca<br />
Southern Lakes Visitors Association<br />
www.southernlakesyukon.com<br />
Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon<br />
www.tiayukon.com<br />
Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism<br />
Association www.yfnct.ca<br />
SAFE TRAVELS (more details on page 112)<br />
Report Wildfires<br />
In Yukon: 1-888-798-FIRE (3473)<br />
Travel Smart Travel Plan<br />
www.hss.gov.yk.ca/travelsmart.php<br />
Yukon Health Line<br />
In Yukon: 811<br />
Yukon Marine Distress System<br />
www.yara.ca<br />
VISITOR INFORMATION<br />
Tourism Yukon<br />
www.travelyukon.com<br />
Tourism Yukon Travel Counsellor<br />
1-800-661-0494<br />
WEATHER<br />
Environment Canada<br />
www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca<br />
WILDERNESS AND BACKCOUNTRY<br />
TRAVEL<br />
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Yukon<br />
www.cpawsyukon.org<br />
Environment Yukon<br />
www.env.gov.yk.ca<br />
Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon<br />
www.wtay.com<br />
Yukon Conservation Society<br />
www.yukonconservation.org<br />
WILDLIFE VIEWING<br />
Yukon Wildlife Preserve<br />
www.yukonwildlife.ca<br />
Yukon Wildlife Viewing Program<br />
www.wildlifeviewing.gov.yk.ca<br />
Caribou population 250,000<br />
Birdwatching 284 species of birds<br />
Wildflowers over 1,250 species<br />
Artists per capita twice the national average<br />
Tallest mountain in Canada Mount Logan<br />
5,959 m (19,551 ft)<br />
Longest river Yukon River 3,185 km (1,979 mi)<br />
Canadian Heritage rivers Alsek, Bonnet Plume,<br />
Thirty-Mile (Yukon), Tatshenshini<br />
Highways 4,734 km (2,942 mi)
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