YukonU Dawson Campus

Registration is open for: Intro to Pickling, Canning, and Fermenting with Kim Melton, taking place Aug 25 and Sep 1!

Tuesday Aug 25 and Tuesday, Sep 1
6-9pm
$120+gst per person, all materials provided

Whether you grow your own produce or buy from local farmers, preserving vegetables and fruit is a great way to have access year-round access to tasty, healthy food.

In this two-part workshop, you will get practical experience with fermentation, pickling and canning, and learn about freezing, drying, and cold storage to extend your eating season. Topics include: different methods for different foods, meal planning and prep, best practices, and safe food handling techniques.

Participants are welcome to bring their own apron, cutting board, and chopping knife, but all materials are provided.

Please note: this course will take place at the Minto Park Concession building.

To register, or for more info, please contact the campus at 993-8800 or [email protected]

We are hiring! We wish John a wonderful year abroad, however, we are also looking forward to having a new face around the campus this fall.

Yukon University is seeking a dynamic and organized individual to develop and deliver adult upgrading courses including (but not limited to): Math and English, in addition to courses for purposes of employment entry, further education or training, and/or professional and personal development. Courses will be delivered in classroom and distance learning environments.

Position: Instructor
Term: September 2026 – June 2027
Location: Tr’odëk Hätr’unohtän Zho • YukonU Dawson Campus
Salary: $50.05 to $60.89 per hour based on 75 hours bi-weekly
Employment Opportunity No.: 26.66
Closing date: August 19, 2026

Comprehensive benefits package includes a community allowance and travel bonus days

For more information, please contact the campus at [email protected], 867-993-8800, or swing by in person.

Join us this fall for an immersive and experiential delivery of HIST 140: History of Yukon First Nations and Self-Government. This course will embrace an educational model that recognizes multiple ways of knowing and learning, and weaves together the knowledge of TH Elders, community members, and YukonU faculty.

Students will learn together in a classroom setting at the campus and at Nänkäk Chèholąy, Land of Plenty.

This 3-credit course is a pre-requisite for many of YukonU’s degree and certificate programs. A dual credit option is available for high school students in grade 11 and 12 who wish to earn credits that apply to both high school graduation requirements and a YukonU certificate, diploma, or degree.

This course reflects YukonU's commitment to learning that is collaborative, community-connected, and rooted in place. We express our gratitude to the Fondation Rideau Hall Foundation in supporting this course.

To register, or for more information, please contact the campus at [email protected] or 867-993-8800.

There are still seats available in our upcoming Canadian Fi****ms Safety Course, and Red Cross Standard First Aid courses.

To register, please email [email protected] or call 993-8800, or feel free to swing by in person.

By popular demand, we are hosting a virtual info session about the proposed Yukon Law Program.

Join us on Tuesday, July 21 between 12-1 p.m. to learn about Yukon University’s proposed three-year Juris Doctor program, being developed in partnership with the University of Calgary.

Make sure you click "going" on the event page to get a reminder before the virtual sessions starts: https://fb.me/e/77xA9Ta5E

Coffee is on, refreshments are out, and the Yukon Workers' Action Centre is here in the Learning Hub from 11am-1pm to chat and answer questions about workplace rights (wages and pay issues, termination and dismissal, workplace harassment and discrimination, and more).

Feel free to swing by and say hi!

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Join us this fall for Red Cross Wilderness First Aid and a Non-Restricted Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC). The CFSC is a requirement to apply for a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL).

Red Cross Wilderness First Aid
Monday-Friday, August 24-28
8:30am-5:30pm
$675.00

Canadian Non-Restricted Firearm Safety Course
Two options: Saturday August 29 OR Saturday Oct 17
8:30am-5:30pm
$170.00+gst
*open to ages 16+, or 12+ with an accompanying adult participating in the course.

Full course details are available at www.yukonu.ca/dawson
To register, or for more information, please contact the campus at [email protected]