Keep on trucking: Poll workers crossed Yukon River by helicopter to ensure West Dawson residents could vote

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/poll-workers-fly-helicopter-west-dawson-voters-1.7516049

Poll workers crossed Yukon River by helicopter to ensure West Dawson residents could vote

The ice bridge connecting West Dawson to Dawson City, Yukon closed two weeks ago

CBC News · Posted: Apr 23, 2025 1:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: April 23

Poll workers had to get creative to ensure all residents in Dawson City, Yukon had an equal opportunity to vote in the upcoming federal election, after the ice bridge connecting West Dawson to the main town closed early.

On Monday, election officials in Dawson City flew by helicopter across the Yukon River to set up an impromptu early voting booth — using a folding table and a pickup truck.

"There are still people crossing, but it's considered not safe," said Gabriela Sgaga, one of the election day poll supervisors in Dawson City. "And so there are some people who are not crossing … so it was an opportunity for them to come and vote."

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(Video red pickup polling booth. That’s how to ‘roll’.

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1. Good for the poll workers.