12 Days of Christmas Fireweed Winter Market

Inspired by the farmer's markets they visited while travelling through Alberta, Whitehorse residents Simone Rudge and Wendy Bushell started organizing weekly markets at Takhini Gas on Mayo Road in 2000. By 2005, the Fireweed Community Market was officially established as a non-profit organization and moved downtown – first to the parking lot at Shipyards Park and then to the park. Throughout the years, the market has served as an incubator, allowing several local makers and producers to test their wares and build a customer base before jumping to a brick and mortar location. The Fireweed Community Market has not only become a marketplace but also an integral part of the social, economic and cultural fabric of Whitehorse, promoting sustainability, community spirit and local maker and producer entrepreneurship. The first market of the summer represents the beginning of a new year and an...