by Abbey Gartner | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog, News & Events, Uncategorized
Over Labour Day weekend, Sarina and Abbey drove up to Dawson City to run some workshops and put on the 2020 Skate Competition. We had such a great time on Tr’ondek Hwech’in territory and were received so warmly by the community. Parents and community... by Abbey Gartner | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog, News & Events
This year we hosted the first-ever “Northern Youth Got Talent” competition, virtually on our Facebook page. We asked for media submissions from youth all across the North, in the Yukon, NWT, and Northern BC. We noticed a gap in our events after Battle of the Bands was... 
by Shelby Maunder | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog, News & Events
On Friday, May 29th several members of the BYTE team attended the #justiceforregis solidarity vigil in Whitehorse organized by some incredible members of our community (thank you Paige, Asad, Meriya, Antoinette, Annie and Colin). Since then I’ve been reading and... by Abbey Gartner | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Think Big! Lead Now! (TBLN) YWCA Canada’s Young Women’s National Leadership Program is an amazing opportunity for young non-binary and female-identifying people to explore their leadership journeys and grow their skills. The program is a collective of online... 
by Sarina Sydney | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog
MONTREAL (Tiohtià:ke which is the Mohawk name)! Home of the Montreal Canadiens, which is my favourite NHL team, and also with the best Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches. This was the city I thought about living in while I went to school at Mount Royal University, which... by Asad Chishti | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Fund, Yukon Youth Want
When BYTE turned 20 years old in 2018, we established a Leadership Fund (LF).The LF is $5,000 that youth, 18-25 years old, may apply for until the fund is spent. You can request up to $1,500. This is the second year we’ve granted funds, applications are open for a few... 