19 Facts About Whitehorse

Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada.

Whitehorse, as reported by Guinness World Records, is the city with the least air pollution in the world.

White Pass and Yukon Route narrow-gauge railway linking Skagway to Whitehorse had begun construction in May 1898, by May 1899 construction had arrived at the south end of Bennett Lake.

Whitehorse is currently the 64th largest city in Canada by area.

Whitehorse has a subarctic climate and lies in the rain shadow of the Coast Mountains, causing precipitation totals to be quite low year-round.

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Whitehorse has little precipitation with an average annual snowfall of 141.

Whitehorse is in the Cordilleran climate region, the Complex Soils of Mountain Areas soil region, the Cordilleran vegetation region, and the Boreal Cordillera ecozone.

Whitehorse has subdivisions designated "Country Residential" which are subject to different municipal bylaws and are located farther out from the downtown.

The Yukon River in and around Whitehorse provides many opportunities for kayaking and canoeing.

Municipal services provided by the city of Whitehorse include: water and sewer systems, road maintenance, snow and ice control, non-recyclable waste and composting, as well as a mosquito control program.

Whitehorse was represented by 9 of 18 MLAs in Yukon's Legislative Assembly, as per the 2002 map of Yukon electoral districts.

Whitehorse residents have three local political parties from which to choose: Yukon Liberal Party, Yukon New Democratic Party, Yukon Party.

Whitehorse has several schools as part of a Yukon Government operated public school system.

Whitehorse is served by CIY270, a Weatheradio Canada station broadcasting at 162.

Whitehorse has its own fire service, known as City of Whitehorse Fire Department with two fire stations.

Whitehorse is served by the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport and has, as of 2019, scheduled service to Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Ottawa, Dawson City, Mayo, Old Crow, Inuvik, as well as Frankfurt, Germany, during the summer months.

Surface access to Whitehorse is provided by a network of highways, including the international Alaska Highway connecting the Yukon with Alaska, British Columbia, and Alberta highway networks.

Whitehorse has been described as "pearls on a string", with its residential, industrial, and service subdivisions located along the main thoroughfares that carry traffic within city limits, with large gaps of undeveloped land between them.

Whitehorse Transit provides bus service on weekdays from morning until early evening and on Saturdays during business hours.