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Article: Yukon celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 1998
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Patrick L. Michael is Clerk of Yukon Legislative Assembly and Chief Electoral Officer.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yukon Territory following the Gold Rush of 1898, the Legislative Assembly travelled to Dawson City and held a one-day special ceremonial sitting in the original legislative chamber used by Territorial Councils from 1901 to 1953. This chamber is located within the "Old Territorial Administration Building" which was designed and built by renowned architect T.W. Fuller in 1901 and now houses the Dawson City Museum.
The Yukon Territory celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on June 13, 1998. Centennial activities were ...