Halloween craft fun at Drinking with Scissors
What could be better than crafts and craft beer? The first Drinking with Scissors event took place on October 25 at the Social House. With Halloween right around the corner,
YuKonstruct at YukomiCon 2017
Geeks, gamers and pop culture fans of all stripes filled the convention centre last weekend for the third YukomiCon. We were on hand with a special edition of our regular
Repair Cafe at the Fireweed Market Reuse and Repair Fair
YuKonstruct was pleased to bring our Repair Cafe to Zero Waste Yukon‘s Fireweed Market Reuse and Repair Fair in Shipyards Park on Thursday August 24. Volunteers Michelle, Garnet and Glenn
Robocritters on the loose at Augusto!
YuKonstruct volunteers Kerän and Ben were on hand for a fun robot building workshop at the Augusto Children’s Festival. Here is Kerän’s report on what they got up to. What is
Electronic Crafts on Canada Day
YuKonstruct took part in the City of Whitehorse’s Canada Day celebrations at Shipyards Park this year, with a fun all-ages workshop on electronic crafts. We brought some of our favourite
YuKonstruct at the Reuse & Repair Fair
Zero Waste Yukon‘s inaugural Reuse & Repair Fair was a huge success on Saturday June 3, 2017! The fair included live music, workshops, artists selling work created from reused and re-purposed
Ice Fishing at Little Atlin Lake
YuKonstruct member Ksenia recently participated in the Make It Wild: Ice Fishing event at Little Atlin Lake, put on in partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust. Here’s her report
Swan Haven Bird Boxes
YuKonstruct’s Amy and Thomas teamed up with our friends from Swan Haven to build bird boxes for Yukon’s small cavity nesting birds. We guided 30 families through the assembly of their very
March Break Maker Camp Summary
Over the school holidays, YuKonstruct’s makerspace was teeming with a dozen pre-teens as we kicked off our March Break Maker Camp! The 5 day camp consisted of lots of hands
Make it Wild – Window Bird Deterrents!
Twenty creative bird enthusiasts created their own custom hanging ornaments to deter bird strikes from windows last Wednesday night. Wildlife Technician Scott Cameron presented about how we can best deter birds from injury due
