Category: Event Summary

Hall of Innovators 2022

It is our greatest pleasure to present the recipients of the 2022 Hall of Innovators Awards. The evening was a beautiful celebration of innovation, honouring a group of incredible Yukoners who are transforming systems, who are innovating to empower youth, to tackle complex challenges like education, food insecurity and climate change, and working to build

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A celebration of entrepreneurship with the first graduates of the Yukonstruct Startup Bootcamp!

Yukonstruct Startup Bootcamp’s recent Demo Night was a true celebration of local entrepreneurship! To conclude the 12 week Startup Bootcamp, 8 of the 10 graduating companies got the full experience of delivering a pitch to a room filled with funders and supporters. Local investors, Panache Ventures, Minister of Economic Development, Ranj Pillai, representatives from Yukon

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Introducing Yukonstruct’s first Startup Bootcamp Cohort!

Our Kick-Off Celebration brought out the best of our community as we celebrated our first year in NorthLight and introduced the entrepreneurs who will be taking part in our first ever Yukonstruct Startup Bootcamp! The overwhelming enthusiasm brought in from the community made for a warm and welcoming evening, and the entrepreneurs’ passion added an

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StartUp Canada Awards celebrate Yukon entrepeneurs!

This past Saturday, Yukonstruct hosted the annual Startup Canada Awards – North Region program. The event took place at NorthLight Innovation – home to Whitehorse’s key entrepreneur support organizations, Yukonstruct Society and Yukon College’s Cold Climate Innovation. Recently outfitted with art by local artists and full of inspiring energy, the venue was the perfect backdrop

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How To Hack The Government (And Why That’s A Good Thing)

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.16″ background_color=”#545454″ custom_margin=”3%||0px|” custom_padding=”3%|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.16″ make_fullwidth=”on” make_equal=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.16″] Hacker: A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular. —RFC1392, Internet Users’ Glossary What a weekend!   Four years ago we ran our first hackathon, and now we’re proud to

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