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The Provincial Archives is a branch of the Department of Supply and Services. Function: The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick collects, preserves, and makes available for research, documents and records bearing upon the history of New Brunswick. Most of the holdings are for the period from 1784, when New Brunswick was made a separate province of British North America. However, some materials relating to the earlier exploration, Acadian and pre-Loyalist periods have also been acquired.

No information available. Function: The Robert Service Camp was erected at Whitehorse Rapids in June and July, 1924, under the direction of the Whitehorse Tourist Committee. The camp had to be "removed" in 1942 on account of vandalism.

The Whitehorse Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church was established in 1944 with the Most Reverend J.L. Coudert appointed as bishop. Following the death of Bishop Coudert in 1965, the Most Reverend J.P. Mulvihill became bishop. The Most Reverend Hubert O'Conner, OMI was then bishop from 1971 to 1986. He was followed by the Most Reverend Thomas Lobsinger, OMI. The diocese comprises the entire Yukon and the northern tip of British Columbia. It has been served by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate since its inception (OMI).Its official name is: Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Whitehorse Inc.

The people of the Ross River Dena Council are known as the Kaska and their language is a member of the Athapaskan language family. The Ross River Dena Council is affiliated with the Kaska Tribal Council, which connects the people to their close Kaska relations in northern British Columbia and to the Liard First Nation. The Kaska of Ross River are also closely connected and related to their neighbors in Fort Norman, N.W.T., who make frequent visits to cultural events held at Coffee Lake, a traditional gathering area of the Kaska. In April 1999, there were 415 registered members of the Ross River First Nation. About 100 members live outside the community.

The Salvation Army came to Canada in 1882 and to the Yukon in 1898. Seven members left Eastern Canada to set up quarter in a log cabin to serve the Klondike gold fields. They abandoned their quarters in 1910, after the heyday of the gold rush, but the Salvation Army returned to Yukon in 1977. Function: The Salvation Army is dedicated to the physical and spiritual reclamation of lost humanity through operating men's hostels, women's shelters and farm colonies.

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No information available. Function: The Selkirk Hotel was located at Fort Selkirk.

No information available. Function: The Sheldon Museum is in Haines, Alaska.

The Sisters of St. Ann arrived in Dawson City, Yukon, in July 1898 and remained until 1963. They initially came to assist the Roman Catholic priest, Father William Judge, in the operation of a hospital he had opened in the north end of town, in the summer of 1897. St. Mary's School was opened by Father Gendreau on September 3, 1899. Over the years the Sisters cared for the sick, taught classes, helped the aged and performed other good works consistent with Gospel teachings and called "works of charity". A three-story hospital was built in 1906. This building burned down on an extremely cold night in January 1950. Sister Gedeon, a patient in the infirmary, died shortly after the fire, probably due to smoke inhalation. The Court House, once used by the North West Mounted Police (NWMP), at the south end of town was renovated and turned into the new hospital. The Commissioner's Residence became the home for the aged and infirm patients. The Sisters lived on the second floor. The Sisters decided to close the residence, hospital and school in 1963 for a number of reasons. The buildings were deteriorating and too costly to maintain, the number of patients was decreasing, the Yukon Consolidated Gold Company (YCGC) announced its decision to close, and the Yukon Government was assuming care of its aged population. The closing of the ministry concluded with the unexpected death of Sister Ignatia. She had chosen to drive from Dawson City to Victoria and died of a heart attack just before reaching Whitehorse.