1979

BC Business

BC Business Comments:

"Yukoner with faith - and a big stake - in the future of Canada's next province."

Whitehorse businessman, Rolf Hougen, is one of those men who has his fingers in so many…

1979

Fort McPherson Graveyard

In early July Marg & Rolf Hougen with Dr. Des & Ruth Morrow traveled to Dawson City, drove up the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. This photo is in the Fort McPherson Graveyard inscribed with the RCMP officers who perished on…

1978

Hockey Hall of Fame, Niel Colville

Niel Colville first became known as a national hockey league player who was enrolled in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was an early investor in Northern Television (WHTV) and later managed it for a few years. He remained a…

1977

Alberta Power

In 1977, the board of directors of Alberta Power held their board meeting in Fort McMurray, Alberta. They toured the "diggings" and the plant processing plant prior to flying overr the vast tar sands region.

1977

Viking Alberta

A successful duck hunt at Viking, Alberta. L to R: Major Fred Kaye, formerly stationed with the army in Whitehorse, Gordon Cameron , Bob Choate, Major Charlie McLean & Rolf Hougen

1976

Bill Bennett Visitis Whitehorse

The premier of B.C Bill Bennett came to Whitehorse for a conference with the commissioner James Smith of the Yukon and Governor Egan of Alaska.

1976

Jim Robb

I first met Jim Robb when he came to Whitehorse in the late fifties. Our first encounter was at the end of a shovel. Shovels actually. We were both labourers with the Canadian army, moving dirt piles from point A…

1975

Canadian Entertainer, Gordie Tapp

Gordie Tapp, famed Canadian entertainer, came to Whitehorse as a spokeman for Yamaha music. Hougen's was a dealer for pianos, organs & other instruments. His most recent TV appearance is in the show "Hee Haw".

1975

Gordie Tapp

Gordie Tapp, famed Canadian entertainer, came to Whitehorse as a spokeman for Yamaha music. Hougen's was a dealer for pianos, organs & other instruments. His most recent TV appearance is in the show "Hee Haw".

1975

Hougen Store Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous

Every year the Hougen staff participated in the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous by dressing in "turn of the century" clothing. In addition there were displays throughout the store, music, photographs and sponsorship of a queen candidate.

1975

Joe Clarke Visits the Yukon

Joe Clarke, as leader of the Progressive Conservative opposition visited the Yukon and spent some time at Quiet Lake as guest of Erik Nielsen. He fished, had a sauna & ate well.

1974

60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Berent Hougen

A Hougen family gathering to celebrate the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Berent Hougen.

1974

Clarence M.

Clarence M. Sands operated a General Store in Atlin for many years. His son, Les, took it over but with the decline of Atlin, soon relocated to Watson Lake. In 1974, Hougens Limited acquired the business, the land and buildings.

1974

Clarence M. Sands

Clarence M. Sands operated a General Store in Atlin for many years. His son, Les, took it over but with the decline of Atlin, soon relocated to Watson Lake. In 1974, Hougens Limited acquired the business, the land and…

1974

Letter from Ted Harrison

To Rolf from Ted Harrison - "With best wished to one who actually did something positive for the Whitehorse and Casca." June 20th 1974

You served the Yukon well,
And in your prime,
Cleaved with burdened holds

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1974

Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous

Hougen’s sponsored Philip Smith of Teslin (son of musher Andy Smith) for several years in the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous.

Seen here is Philip Smith with Marg and Rolf and his dog team, February of 1974.

1973

CKRW Easter Egg Hunt

For several years, CKRW Radio sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt. Numbered eggs were dropped from an airplane into the yard of F.H. Collins School.

1973

Mrs. Martha Van Dyke and Gerard Van Dyke

In 1925, Martha Kieboom arrived in Saskatoon where she joined her fiancée Gerard Van Dyke who had emigrated from Holland to Canada earlier. They married and had four children who grew up in Edmonton. They are the parents of Margaret…

1973

Save the Riverboat Committee

" Cake and Coffee for the Hard Workers: Rolf Hougen, second from right and part of his “save the riverboats committee” were down at the Yukon River this morning to serve cake shaped as a sternwheeler and coffee to the…

1973

Trade and Commerce Magazine

“For the first time in our 68-year history, Trade and Commerce magazine features three notable Yukon citizens on our cover. Noting the 75th Anniversary of the Yukon Territory, and the 75th Anniversary of the Yukon Gold Rush, we have symbolized…

1972

Banff School of Advanced Management

While attending the Banff School of Advanced Management in Banff in 1965, Rolf along with two colleagues developed the idea for overseas “Trade and Goodwill Missions.” The first was to Japan and China in 1966. In 1972, a similar route…