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Married couple behind new Dawson City pizza place living their dream with shared business

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Chris MacIntyre
Dawson CitySaskatchewanYukonKurt MacPhersonBusinessFires

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Kurt MacPherson and Lindsay Kirk, a newlywed couple, have opened 'Kurt's Pizza,' a new mobile trailer restaurant on Second Avenue in Dawson City, Yukon. They moved from Saskatchewan in February 2025 with the intention of starting a shared business that allows them to work together. Despite existing competition from two other pizza restaurants in town, the couple is enjoying their venture and plans to expand into a full eat-in restaurant in the future.

  1. 1 February 2025: Kurt MacPherson and Lindsay Kirk moved to Dawson City from Saskatchewan.
  2. 2 Recent: Kurt's Pizza opened in Dawson City.
  3. 3 Future: Plans to expand 'Kurt's Pizza' into a full eat-in restaurant.
  • Increased competition within Dawson City's pizza restaurant market.
  • The couple is living their dream of working together and spending more time as newlyweds.
  • Potential future expansion of 'Kurt's Pizza' into a full eat-in restaurant.
What: The opening of a new mobile pizza restaurant, 'Kurt's Pizza,' by married couple Kurt MacPherson and Lindsay Kirk.
When: Published 2025-06-07; Couple moved to Dawson City in February 2025; The business opened recently.
Where: Dawson City, Yukon (specifically on Second Avenue beside the CIBC bank).
Why: Kurt MacPherson and Lindsay Kirk wanted to start a business they could both work on together, allowing them to spend more time as newlyweds and pursue a new start in Dawson City.
How: The couple moved from Saskatchewan, set up a mobile trailer equipped with a fridge, counter, and a stone oven built by MacPherson. MacPherson takes orders and works the oven, while Kirk tops the pizzas.

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Kurt MacPherson and Lindsay Kirk, a newlywed couple, have opened 'Kurt's Pizza,' a new mobile trailer restaurant on Second Avenue in Dawson City, Yukon. They moved from Saskatchewan in February 2025 with the intention of starting a shared business that allows them to work together. Despite existing competition from two other pizza restaurants in town, the couple is enjoying their venture and plans to expand into a full eat-in restaurant in the future.