Klondike Development Organization invites you to join us for a renewable energy forum, right here in Dawson City:
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Downtown Hotel Conference Room
Guest presenters: Energy Solutions Centre, Sow’s Ear Renewable Energy, and possibly other surprise guests as well.

The forum will include presentations from sector experts from government and private sector, as well as public discussion. We’ll find out more about useful government programs (Micro Generation, Good Energy Residential Incentives, Rural Electrification) and their potential locally, plus discuss practical solar, wind and other projects and their results in a Yukon Context.

Objectives:

Provide information about:

•  opportunities to offset their electrical consumption and/or sell excess energy they produce through renewable technologies to the grid.

•  opportunities to offset costs of constructing super-insulated structures and/or costs of renovating to higher energy standards.

•  ways to facilitate the extension of electrical services to rural residential, small load commercial and other non-industrial property outside incorporated communities

• taking steps towards:
– Reducing the long-term consumer costs of power generation
– Increasing the amount of money staying in the local economy
– Increasing self-sufficiency of the community & local economy
– Contributing to growing electrical needs of the territory

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

Klondike Development invites you to attend a public forum about ‘placemaking’, Wednesday, December 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Alchemy Cafe.

In planning terms, placemaking refers to the shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction, create high-quality public space, and improve a community’s quality of life. In the forum, we’ll be using a broader definition, in which placemaking simply means creating great places- towns and cities that attract people to come to live, work, play and learn.

We’ll look at research done by the Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community project, which set out to see if there was any connection between people’s general feelings of satisfaction about where they lived and the overall productivity and economic health of a community. The study ended up drawing clear parallels between community attachment and the growth of a local economy.

Through discussions and brainstorming, we’ll take a look at how Dawson measures up in terms of things like aesthetics, social offerings and openness, and generate ideas about ways we can do placemaking and improve our already fabulous community.

Klondike Development invites you to attend a public forum about ‘placemaking’, Wednesday, December 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Alchemy Cafe.

In planning terms, placemaking refers to the shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction, create high-quality public space, and improve a community’s quality of life. In the forum, we’ll be using a broader definition, in which placemaking simply means creating great places- towns and cities that attract people to come to live, work, play and learn.

We’ll look at research done by the Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community project, which set out to see if there was any connection between people’s general feelings of satisfaction about where they lived and the overall productivity and economic health of a community. The study ended up drawing clear parallels between community attachment and the growth of a local economy.

Through discussions and brainstorming, we’ll take a look at how Dawson measures up in terms of things like aesthetics, social offerings and openness, and generate ideas about ways we can do placemaking and improve our already fabulous community.

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!