YUKON

Confederation date: June 13, 1898

Population:  28,674  (2001)

Capital:  Whitehorse

License plate: The Klondike

Province's Symbols

Tree:  Subalpine fir
Bird:  Raven
Gemstone:  Lazulite



Still on the Books


In this province, you could be fined $100 if you allow an uncontrolled pet within
30 meters of a highway.

It is against the law for anyone in the Yukon to leave an animal in distress.  The
fine could be up to $500.

Driving dogs through streets or towns faster than 6 miles an hour in the Yukon
could result in a $50 fine.



In the News

October 25, 1918: The Princess Sophia Disaster (Vanderbilt Reef)
After the Titanic's tragedy, in 1912, extra measures were taking to ensure the
safety of passengers and crew aboard all ships. The Candian Pacific Sophia was
built stronger, and safer  including a full supply of life boats and rafts.

The Sophia departed from Scagway at 10:00pm, 3 hours behind schedual, which
is speculated to be the reason why Captain Locke maintained such excessive
speeds. Sometime during the night, the ship had sailed about 2 kilometers off
course At around 1:00am the wind pushed The Sophia  onto the Venderbilt reef.
The optimistic Captain Locke assumed that the heavy winds would die down by
nightfall and the high tide would push the Sophia out of the reef. Therefor, he
refused several offers of help from many smaller American rescue boats passing
by. By night time however, the ship would still not budge and a dangerous storm
was setting in. Two ships, the King and Winge, and the Cedar arrived offering
help, and dropping their anchors just ouside the reef, in order to provide
passengers with farmiliar lights all night long. By the next day, the storm only
worsened, and the two aiding vessels, were forced to abandon the Sophia alone
in the reef.

The next morning, when the storm had died down, rescue boats returned, only to
be horrified by what they saw. The boat had sank, and only the tip was left above
the surface. 353 people died, and the only alleged survivor was a small dog who
swam to Tee Harbour two days later.

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