Yukon Convention Bureau

Meeting Space

Large meeting or convention hall in Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

Museums for your incentive travel needs

Book a cultural centre location in Dawson City Yukon for your corporate meetings.

Canada Games Centre

Whitehorse offers a variety of options for meetings, whether you need space for 400 people or a more intimate setting we have what it takes!

Yukon Facts:
Whitehorse is the driest city in Canada - with a desert-like climate…perfect for golfing!

June 2004 was one of the hottest on record with two weeks of temperatures above 30 C.

Home to Mount Logan, the tallest mountain in Canada at 19,520 ft.

Shares with British Columbia and Alaska the largest non-polar glacier field in the world.

More than 20 hours of daylight in the summer.

Home to moose, caribou, bear, mountain sheep, mountain goats and hundreds of other northern species.

A little larger than California at 483,450 km2 (186,166 mi2)

Only 2 ½ hours by scheduled flights from southern Canada

Nestled in the northwest corner of Canada, the Yukon Territory is a pristine, unspoiled destination to explore. Offering even the most discerning traveler an experience unlike any other – making for a truly memorable event. Groups heading north of 60 can still expect all the big-city amenities, with meeting facilities for up to 800 guests, coupled with truly spectacular scenery and of course those famous Northern Lights!

Adventure based activities such as whitewater rafting, sea kayaking or heli-hiking will excite thrill seekers and provide unique twist to any meeting or event. The winter season offers its own unique mix of activities sure to put a warm charge into any meeting. Optional activities such as snowmobiling, dog mushing, and igloo building provide the ultimate Yukon winter experience. Yukon. A Natural Meeting Place.

Hiring process for new YCB Managing Director is successfully completed
The hiring process is completed and we are happy to announce that Tammie Hennigar will be filling the Managing Directors position at YCB. Tammie has been the Marketing and Sponsorship Specialist at the Canada Games Centre and will start in her new position at YCB on August 3, 2009!

YCB is hosting its summer FAM from July 20 to 24, 2009
YCB is in full swing planning for this summer’s FAM. YCB will be hosting five planners and association representatives from Ottawa and Toronto. They are excited to see what the Yukon has to offer to their delegates. This is a perfect opportunity to showcase your business exclusively by sponsoring a dinner or lunch with our FAM guests! Limited space left. Please contact Alida Munro at alida@ycb.ca for more details. You don’t want to miss out on this unique opportunity!

Attention YCB members - FREE workshop
& lunch at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel
Join other YCB members on July 20th at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel for a free lunch workshop from 11am-1pm. Say Something! Communications from Ottawa, will discuss meeting planners expectations of your business and different ways to market your product to the national MC&IT client base. Quick, informative and free lunch! RSVP to Alida Munro at 393-8284 or alida@ycb.ca no later than by July 16, 2009.

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4133 Fourth Ave, Suite 205
Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 1H8
Phone: 867-668-3555
Fax: 867-668-3550
E-mail: info@ycb.ca