Yukon

Whitehorse, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Whitehorse: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Miles Canyon, Whitehorse · December 2025

Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Miles Canyon still orients Whitehorse. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Whitehorse · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Whitehorse.

Whitehorse appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · December 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Millennium Trail comes up. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Whitehorse · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Whitehorse.

Broadband rows for Whitehorse come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Whitehorse internet page.

Whitehorse: Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning · December 2025

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

December 2025 in Whitehorse: Miles Canyon. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Whitehorse · November 2025

How Whitehorse sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Whitehorse follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Whitehorse in national context first.

Millennium Trail keeps Whitehorse lively · November 2025

Millennium Trail is a reason people stay fond of Whitehorse.

Millennium Trail still orients Whitehorse. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Whitehorse beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Whitehorse compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Whitehorse's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Miles Canyon in Whitehorse · November 2025

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Miles Canyon comes up. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Whitehorse

Published residential mill-rate context for Whitehorse.

Residential mill rates for Whitehorse appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Whitehorse beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · October 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

October 2025 in Whitehorse: Millennium Trail. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse · October 2025

Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Canada Games Centre comes up. Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Whitehorse: Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning · October 2025

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

Miles Canyon still orients Whitehorse. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Whitehorse

Where Whitehorse sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Whitehorse shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Whitehorse permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · September 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Millennium Trail comes up. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Canada Games Centre keeps Whitehorse lively · September 2025

Canada Games Centre is a reason people stay fond of Whitehorse.

Canada Games Centre still orients Whitehorse. Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

The Canada Games Centre is the city's flagship multi-use sport and fitness facility, including the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Miles Canyon in Whitehorse · September 2025

Yukon News headlines lately braid land-use and mining talk into Official Community Plan arguments, beside traffic-calming updates from city

September 2025 in Whitehorse: Miles Canyon. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Whitehorse

Published residential mill-rate context for Whitehorse.

Residential mill rates for Whitehorse appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Whitehorse beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Millennium Trail in Whitehorse · August 2025

Whitehorse lives with the Yukon River in ordinary directions: downtown, then along the Millennium Trail toward the fish ladder, then

Millennium Trail still orients Whitehorse. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Whitehorse drinking water

Whitehorse draws municipal drinking water from Riverdale / Selkirk Aquifer (Yukon River-recharged groundwater) and Schwatka Lake (historic primary source; potential future backup after treatment upgrades), treated at Selkirk Pumphouse.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Whitehorse's source: Riverdale / Selkirk Aquifer (Yukon River-recharged groundwater) and Schwatka Lake (historic primary source; potential future backup after treatment upgrades). Treatment at Selkirk Pumphouse sits between the intake and the tap.

Central Riverdale facility where production-well water receives sodium hypochlorite disinfection before distribution; currently the sole municipal treatment step.

See the Whitehorse water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Miles Canyon, Whitehorse · August 2025

Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Miles Canyon comes up. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Whitehorse · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Whitehorse.

Whitehorse appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · July 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

July 2025 in Whitehorse: Millennium Trail. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Whitehorse · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Whitehorse.

Broadband rows for Whitehorse come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Whitehorse internet page.

Whitehorse: Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning · July 2025

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

Miles Canyon still orients Whitehorse. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Whitehorse · July 2025

How Whitehorse sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Whitehorse follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Whitehorse in national context first.

June 2025

Millennium Trail keeps Whitehorse lively · June 2025

Millennium Trail is a reason people stay fond of Whitehorse.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Millennium Trail comes up. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Whitehorse beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Whitehorse compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Whitehorse's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Miles Canyon in Whitehorse · June 2025

Yukon News headlines lately braid land-use and mining talk into Official Community Plan arguments, beside traffic-calming updates from city

June 2025 in Whitehorse: Miles Canyon. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Whitehorse

Published residential mill-rate context for Whitehorse.

Residential mill rates for Whitehorse appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Whitehorse beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · June 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Millennium Trail still orients Whitehorse. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse · May 2025

Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

May 2025 in Whitehorse: Canada Games Centre. Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

The Canada Games Centre is the city's flagship multi-use sport and fitness facility, including the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Whitehorse: Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning · May 2025

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Miles Canyon comes up. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Whitehorse

Where Whitehorse sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Whitehorse comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Whitehorse permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · May 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

May 2025 in Whitehorse: Millennium Trail. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Canada Games Centre keeps Whitehorse lively · April 2025

Canada Games Centre is a reason people stay fond of Whitehorse.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Canada Games Centre comes up. Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Miles Canyon in Whitehorse · April 2025

Whitehorse lives with the Yukon River in ordinary directions: downtown, then along the Millennium Trail toward the fish ladder, then

Miles Canyon still orients Whitehorse. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Whitehorse

Published residential mill-rate context for Whitehorse.

Residential mill rates for Whitehorse appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Whitehorse beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millennium Trail in Whitehorse · April 2025

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Millennium Trail comes up. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Whitehorse drinking water

Whitehorse draws municipal drinking water from Riverdale / Selkirk Aquifer (Yukon River-recharged groundwater) and Schwatka Lake (historic primary source; potential future backup after treatment upgrades), treated at Selkirk Pumphouse.

Whitehorse municipal drinking water starts at Riverdale / Selkirk Aquifer (Yukon River-recharged groundwater) and Schwatka Lake (historic primary source; potential future backup after treatment upgrades) and is treated at Selkirk Pumphouse. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Central Riverdale facility where production-well water receives sodium hypochlorite disinfection before distribution; currently the sole municipal treatment step.

See the Whitehorse water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Miles Canyon, Whitehorse · March 2025

Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

March 2025 in Whitehorse: Miles Canyon. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Whitehorse · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Whitehorse.

Whitehorse appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · March 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Millennium Trail still orients Whitehorse. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Whitehorse · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Whitehorse.

Broadband rows for Whitehorse come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Whitehorse internet page.

February 2025

Whitehorse: Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning · February 2025

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Miles Canyon comes up. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Whitehorse · February 2025

How Whitehorse sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Whitehorse follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Whitehorse in national context first.

Millennium Trail keeps Whitehorse lively · February 2025

Millennium Trail is a reason people stay fond of Whitehorse.

February 2025 in Whitehorse: Millennium Trail. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Fridays in the Park rotates through named parks such as Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park on the city events calendar.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Whitehorse beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Whitehorse compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Whitehorse's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Miles Canyon in Whitehorse · January 2025

Whitehorse lives with the Yukon River in ordinary directions: downtown, then along the Millennium Trail toward the fish ladder, then

Miles Canyon still orients Whitehorse. Basalt canyon on the Yukon River with a suspension bridge and trail network, the classic short escape from downtown Whitehorse.

Travel Yukon records Kwanlin as a First Nations name meaning running water through canyon for the Miles Canyon area.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Whitehorse

Published residential mill-rate context for Whitehorse.

Residential mill rates for Whitehorse appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Whitehorse beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millennium Trail, Whitehorse · January 2025

Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Walk or drive through Whitehorse long enough and Millennium Trail comes up. Town-to-river path that links toward the fish ladder and onward canyon walking when you want the long loop.

Indoor recreation concentrates at the Canada Games Centre, the multi-use facility residents shorten to CGC, with the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre for swim days and companion city venues at Takhini Arena and Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Drop-in swim, track, and fitness classes fill the dark months; summer evenings migrate to Fridays in the Park at places like Morely & Peel Park and Logan Park. Engage Whitehorse and FireSmart sit on the municipal homepage the way engagement and wildfire readiness do in a northern capital: practical icons beside transit and waste links, not tourism garnish.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse · January 2025

Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

Canada Games Centre still orients Whitehorse. Primary indoor recreation address for swim, track, fitness, and community sport across Whitehorse and nearby communities.

The Canada Games Centre is the city's flagship multi-use sport and fitness facility, including the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre.

More on Whitehorse: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.