North Pole IS in the Yukon

While looking for news on Trevor the dog in the Yukon publications, I came across this riveting write-up. Emphasis mine. The writer starts with: Is the North Pole in the Yukon, as this correspondent has been telling small children for years? Of course it is. Look at a map. The North Pole is just a quick sleigh ride straight up from Old Crow. The Norwegians, Finns, Swedes and Greenlanders are mere imposters. The Alaskans have a town named North Pole but there is no sign of Santa beyond some tacky tourist paraphernalia. The idea of the North Pole being in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut is simply too ridiculous to discuss. The location of “Santa’s Village” near Bracebridge, Ontario, is only slightly less sad than hosting Klondike Days in Edmonton. That, until recently, was the tone of the debate over who owned the North Pole. The Russians, however, recently upped the ante by despatching a submarine to plant their flag at the North Pole. It was like the old days in Moscow, with threatening speeches from grumpy generals covered in medals. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon blustered jingoistically in response that Canada “would not be bullied” by the Russians in the Arctic. Ownership of the North Pole and the rest of the Arctic seabed is important to the Yukon. read further