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Yukon Quest Confirms Start in 2022

February 24, 2021
The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race confirms race start in 2022. After having made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boards of Directors are happy to confirm that the next race will…
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Yukon Quest Welcomes New Executive Director

September 29, 2020
The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race welcomes new Executive Director to the Yukon office. After organizing a successful 2020 race, Shayna Hammer stepped down as Executive Director for the Yukon office at the end of August in order to pursue a new challenge and opportunity. In her…
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Request for Proposals - Public Relations and Media Consultant

September 29, 2020
Yukon Quest International Association (Canada) is seeking proposals for a Public Relations and Media Consultant to support the Executive Director to develop an annual marketing plan, maintain social media systems, provide support and correspondence for all external stakeholders and act as primary…
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YQIL News Release- Summit Quest 2021

September 11, 2020
A long time ago, the board of directors of the Yukon Quest in the Yukon Territories and Alaska agreed to hold biannual mid distance sled dog races along the 1000 mile Yukon Quest trail. The idea came quite naturally: The 1000 mile trail was already broken and marked ahead of the YQ1000 race day.…