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A forest fire burns on the North Klondike Highway, about 500 metres from the Dempster Highway junction late Thursday afternoon. Firefighters and helicopters are working to contain the blaze. As of Friday morning the fire had grown to 48 hectares. There will be traffic delays and a possible road closure depending on fire activity.

Federal FASD study silent on proposed legal changes screening at the admissions stage.

It recommends the federal P Ryan Leef says, if government “support innovare-elected, he would tive research to improve our “absolutely” bring back his understanding” and work private member’s bill to allow with the jurisdictions to judges to consider fetal alco“encourage standardized data hol spectrum disorder when collection” on FASD. sentencing people.

“I think what the recomLeef introduced his private mendations have done is member’s bill in April 2014, clearly signaled FASD is on but he pulled it before the the federal radar, it’s very imend of the year claiming there portant. We do need to invest wasn’t enough time to make it in the areas they’ve highlightto law ahead of next election. ed,” Leef said.

He agreed to pull his bill on The recommendations have the condition that the federal fewer teeth than the change committee on justice and hu- in the law Leef was proposman rights still examine the ing, but he says that kind of issue. language is common at a stage The report from that com- like this. mittee was released this week.

The government will have It makes seven recommento respond to the report bedations, but none of them fore Parliament wraps up in suggest changing the criminal June. code in the way Leef ’s bill The response can be far would have. more concrete than the Instead, the committee rec- recommendations, Leef said ommended changes like more yesterday. money for crime prevention “I’d like to see the fedprograms for people with eral government define the FASD, an awareness campaign resources they’re going to and more training for RCMP provide. Concrete and suband corrections officials. It stantial,” he said. also recommends that CorrecWhen asked if he was tional Service Canada “condisappointed the recommensider strategies” for helping dations make no reference to people with FASD in prison changing the criminal code, and “continue to evaluate” Leef said “yes and no.”

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“I mean, yes in the sense that that was the spirit of my bill,” he said.

But the committee report went beyond what the bill was about, which doesn’t usually happen, he said.

It talked about things like crime prevention, as opposed to just dealing with someone after the fact, he said.

“So I was very happy about that and I think the community generally speaking was pleased to be able to talk on a much broader perspective than the narrow, scripted focus that my PMB (private members bill) had.”

If he gets another kick at the can following the fall election, Leef said he would ideally like to see the government take on the bill so that it doesn’t have the same obstacles he did as a private member.

But if that doesn’t happen he’s willing to try again with what he calls an improved version of the bill based on what was said during the public testimony.

“I’m committed to not moving away from the issue.

It’s important in Yukon and it’s important in Canada.”

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ATV consultation is stuck in 1980: TOYA Jacqueline Ronson

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TOYA surveyed 217 people at the trade show earlier this month, he Trails Only Yukon Asand 95 per cent agreed that wildersociation is criticizing a ness ATV use should be managed, government consultation according to the group. on ATV regulation that it says is 30 Not all Yukoners, however, want years behind the times. to see new rules to restrict their A discussion document access to the wilderness. describes how the government Preston Griffiths started a may restrict ATV use in identified Facebook group earlier this month sensitive areas. called Yukon 4x4 & ATV users Given how the Yukon governagainst aspects of YTG off-road ment first flagged the issue in the vehicle legislation. It had 193 1980s and that other jurisdicmembers as of Friday morning. tions have already developed and Griffiths is also concerned adopted comprehensive ATV about the vagueness of the process management plans that work, proposed by the government. this consultation falls way short He’s afraid that whoever is put of a solution, said Vern Peters, a in power to make the rules will be member of the TOYA steering able to close down “any trail, anycommittee, in a news conference where, for any reason,” he said. on Thursday.

“It’s just going to become the “If this process is followed, will snowball effect of regulations and any of us here still be alive when rules and pretty soon you’re not something happens?” he asked. going to be able to go anywhere The consultation document and do anything. itself hides the severity of the ex“I’m afraid that it’s going to be tent of ATV damage already in the completely illegal to drive through wilderness, said Peters. any mud, it’s going to be com“If you look at the pictures in pletely illegal to go up into the this document, they’re all beautimountains.” ful. Do you see any muddy trails Joel Krahn/Yukon News He doesn’t want to see the Yuin the alpine? So you see any mud Ken Taylor of the Trails Only Yukon Association holds up a government document that he kon end up like other jurisdictions, bogs in the wetlands? Do you see says would be appropriate, if we were living three decades ago. where signs and gates block access any of the ATVs that are presently to trails. around in the Yukon – do you see equate because it is complaint“A bunch of ugly government tracked Argos, the big side-bydriven, meaning that damage has signs in my opinion is more of an sides, the machines that look more to occur in an area before someenvironmental impact than a bit of like tanks than ATVs? No, you thing is done about it, said Peters. muddy ruts on the ground.” don’t see that.

“You make the problem worse.

He said he’d be fine with licence “The pictures say don’t worry, As soon as you manage one area plate rules (he uses his licensed be happy, there’s no problem here. that’s damaged, those that do pick-up truck as an off-road veBut that is not the case.” damage move on to the next area, hicle) but doesn’t want to see any TOYA member Ken Taylor said and then the next area. It’s the blanket restrictions on access in he recalls flying into a remote area domino effect.” the territory.

30 miles from the Robert CampFurthermore, since the governThe focus should be on educatbell Highway last year and being ment is not proposing to mandate ing and punishing those who are “truly shocked” at the ATV trails licence plates, enforcement would doing the damage, and not everythat had fanned out through the be next to impossible. one else, said Griffiths. area.

“We heard (then-Environment “Everything is regulated to “The trail networks were Minister Currie) Dixon on the raprotect the lowest common dearound every single mountain, dug in deep, into the tundra above the dio not so long ago talking about, File Photo/Yukon News nominator, for the most ignorant oh we don’t need licence plates, we tree line, through the creeks,” he person that’s going to do the stuATVs created this muddy mess outside of Faro in 2010. The can just say it’s a yellow ATV with said. “I was absolutely amazed.” pidest thing, and then they apply Yukon government’s consultation document does not include The pilot, a wilderness tourism a guy with a blue helmet on,” said those rules to every person. any images of ATV damage in the wilderness.

Taylor. “Well I would challenge Mr. guide, said he used to be able to “If you like all the regulations If you know where to look, the only included after TOYA asked guarantee caribou sightings in the Dixon to take that to a judge and and all of that stuff and it makes for something easier to work with, you feel warm and fuzzy, then go area, but he hasn’t seen one in five see how long he lasts in court. He’d document can be downloaded be thrown out on his ear, quite from the Energy, Mines and RePeters said. years, Taylor said. back to B.C. or Alberta or Toronto, frankly.” sources website, printed, filled out Peters and Taylor said Yukon “It seems almost impossible to where they have it, and you can TOYA suggested that the govby hand and mailed back to the government officials are compeimagine that a government would feel all happy and warm and fuzzy. government. tent people who are well aware of think that the best way to manage ernment has made the discussion “Pretty soon you’re going to With a little tech savvy, you can ATV management plans in other and plan for the use of land in the document deliberately hard to acneed a permit to take a piss in the cess, read and respond to because jurisdictions and know how to now download the document, Yukon is to do nothing, to allow woods.” it is not interested in what Yukon- fill it out on screen, save it and build appropriate consultation, but trail cutting wherever they want.”

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he lawyer helping a Yukon man accused of assault says the alleged victim’s version of events are unbelievable.

Michael Nehass is representing himself at a Yukon Supreme Court trial this week.

He is facing five charges from December 21, 2011, including assault while threatening to use a weapon, forcible confinement and uttering death threats.

To help the 31-year-old, who opted to represent himself, the court has appointed lawyer Bibhas Vaze.

It was Vaze who cross-examined the alleged victim in this case, Agnes Reid, on Wednesday.

He suggested her entire story – about being grabbed by Nehass, dragged into a Watson Lake apartment, hit, choked and threatened with a knife – was completely made up.

In reality, Vaze suggested, Reid was heavily involved in drug trafficking.

The lawyer went so far as to suggest everything Reid said was based on paranoia because she was high.

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Reid has testified that, at the time of the attack, she was clean and sober for two years.

She admitted to later having her home searched for drugs in 2014. She was charged with trafficking but never prosecuted. The charge against her was stayed and someone else pleaded guilty.

Justice Scott Brooker told the court a person is presumed innocent until convicted.

According to Reid’s version of events, she was in the parking lot of the Watson Lake apartment building on her way home. She said Nehass called to her from the door. When she went over he grabbed her and dragged her up the stairs and into an apartment and attacked her, threatening her family. He had no shirt or shoes, she said.

Since Nehass didn’t have shoes, Reid would have had the upper hand, the lawyer suggested, but she didn’t try to get away.

Reid replied that she doesn’t know if she tried to pull back, that she was stunned and could not get away.

Vaze asked why Reid didn’t scream or call for help as she was dragged through the building.

The court heard from two people who were allegedly in the building that night three years ago. Neither remember an altercation.

The jury has heard there were no complaints about noise in the building filed with the police that night. On top of that, no weapon was ever found.

Reid said that she asked several people inside the apartment to call the RCMP, but no one did.

Vaze said it is “simply unbelievable” that after the attack she described, she would not have been more badly hurt.

Photos from that day show red marks on Reid’s neck but no other injuries.

Reid testified after she was attacked, she went back to her house about two minutes away.

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She hadn’t been drinking or doing drugs, he said.

During Reid’s cross examination Vaze questioned why, if she was so afraid, she would wait hours to call the police.

Reid originally testified that she waited for her son-in-law to come back from Fort Nelson, about four or five hours away, so that he could take her granddaughter.

She was frightened because Nehass had threatened her family, she said.

Under cross examination Reid was less clear about how long she waited. She said she couldn’t be sure where her sonin-law was coming from.

Vaze was again skeptical.

According to her testimony, Nehass was in the apartment building only two minutes away.

Vaze wondered why she didn’t take her granddaughter and go directly to the police detachment.

She said she didn’t want to have to explain what was going on to the young girl.

With the lead RCMP investigator on the stand Thursday, both Vaze and Nehass questioned the way the police handled the investigation.

Const. Patrick McRorie admitted that the alleged crime scene was not searched and no photos were taken.

After taking Reid’s statement and photos of red marks on her neck, no other statements were taken that day.

While police heard about the attack on Dec. 21, it wasn’t until early January that police took a statement from a woman Reid said was in the apartment at the time of the attack.

The statement from Gilmore was not taken until May 2013.

“All of those things would have been helpful for a complete and comprehensive investigation, correct?” Vaze asked.

“Correct,” the officer replied.

Testimony continues today.

Justice Brooker has told the jury they will wrap up the day early ahead of the long weekend.

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Kwanlin Dun invests in natural gas, while opposing hydraulic fracturing ning fracking on our traditional territory and settlement lands, we just didn’t think that this project he decision to invest in was in our best interest,� Chief Yukon Energy’s liquefied Kristina Kane said at the time. natural gas plant is supBill said that while the Kwanlin ported by the Kwanlin Dun First Dun expect to invest in the LNG Nation community, according to project, they still oppose fracking the chief. within their traditional territory.

Members were provided infor“This is not about fracking,� mation about the deal at a packed she said. “Kwanlin Dun is not meeting at the Kwanlin Dun Culgoing to be fracking, neither is tural Centre earlier this year, and (Yukon Energy). We’re not going almost everyone supported the to be getting into the fracking investment, said Chief Doris Bill business.� in an interview this week.

People who oppose energy “I can tell you that majority of projects wholesale “need to stop the citizens that were in the room, using their vehicles, flying planes, with the exception of one, were in using their cellphones and do favour – maybe two,� she said. away with home heating,� said Bill. “I think we have done our due When it comes to fracking here, diligence. We asked many questhough, the First Nation is still tions and educated ourselves wary. about LNG and this particular “Nothing so far has given me project, and we were satisfied with any comfort to proceed with what we saw.� fracking in our territory,� said Bill.

The deal will see the First “I think the science is still out Nation invest up to 50 per cent on it.�

Joel Krahn/Yukon News of value of the project, with the Yukon Energy’s liquefied natuChief Doris Bill says the Kwanlin Dun First Nation supports the LNG plant, but still opposes option to do the same for future ral gas power plant is expected to fracking within its territory. phases. It will also give the First start up next month.

Nation first rights to access the The corporation expects to save backed out in late 2013, citing B.C., and will be made up of a mix has been set, said Bill. supply chain if it decides to get 25 per cent on fuel costs relative to of conventional and fracked gas.

Yukon Energy had also been in concerns over hydraulic fracturinto the LNG business on its own. diesel for back-up and peak power ing. “Given that the Ta’an Kwach’an generation. discussions with Ta’an Kwach’an The decision on how much The LNG for the power plant Council and our elders’ council money to contribute to the project Council about partnering on the Contact Jacqueline Ronson at LNG project, but that First Nation will be trucked in from Delta, have both passed resolutions banwill be made shortly, but no date jronson@yukon-news.com Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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Supreme Court sends francophone school board back to square one issue� and have sent everyone back to square one. “The issue of the appearance anada’s top court has of partiality on the part of the ruled that a new trial is judge had nothing to do with the needed to sort out the substantive issues,� he said. long-running legal battle between As it stands, the school board the Yukon government and the needs to sit down, read the court’s territory’s francophone school judgment carefully and deterboard. mine how it wants to proceed, However, both sides are exGouaillier said. pressing hope this week that their But he’s optimistic a new trial differences may be resolved out may not be needed. “We’ve been of court. able to sit down with the DepartIn a decision released yesterment of Education and achieve day, the Supreme Court of Cana- some significant progress on da upheld last year’s ruling by the some of these issues by way of Yukon Court of Appeal, finding agreement rather than litigation,� that the judge of the original 2011 he said. trial may have been biased.

Recently, the Yukon govern“In addition to several dispar- ment presented the school board aging and disrespectful remarks with three options to choose from made by the trial judge and as to where it could build a new directed at counsel for the Yukon, high school, and the board picked several incidents occurred which, the site of Riverdale’s skate park. when viewed in the circumstancThe school board and Yukon es of the entire trial, lead inexogovernment have been locked in rably to this conclusion,� Justice their legal battle since 2009.

Rosalie Abella wrote on behalf of The French school board the seven-judge panel. claimed the Yukon government The high court also concluded had withheld funds and wasn’t that the school board cannot giving it control over its staff and unilaterally decide who it admits admissions. to its school – but that doesn’t The original trial judge in Yuprevent it from raising the issue kon Supreme Court, Vital Ouelif it believes its Charter rights are lette, ruled in the board’s favour being infringed upon. and ordered the government to The issue of whether the build a new French high school Yukon government is required to and pay the board $2 million that communicate with the board in the school board alleged had been French should be determined at a diverted from it to French imnew trial, the ruling states. mersion programs.

School board president The Court of Appeal later Ludovic Gouaillier said it’s a ruled the judge showed “readisappointing outcome, especially sonable apprehension of bias� since five years of efforts have because of his connections with been “wiped out by a procedural the Alberta group Fondation

franco-albertaine.

The Supreme Court agreed that Ouellette’s behaviour during that trial was both “troubling and problematic.� “While this by itself is unwise, the trial judge’s refusal to hear the Yukon’s arguments after his ruling, and his reaction to counsel, are more disturbing,� Abella wrote.

But the Court of Appeal made a mistake when it concluded that Ouellette was biased because of his connection to the Fondation franco-albertaine, she said.

Under Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadians have the right to education in a minority language, whether that is English or French, but it only extends to the children and grandchildren of those who were educated in French or whose first language is French.

The school board wants to be able to grant admission to others as well, such as the children of immigrants and other non-rights holders.

Abella wrote that provinces and territories can delegate the function of setting admission criteria for children of non-rights holders to a school board, but in this case, the Yukon government has not done so.

The government of Quebec, one of several interveners in the case, also weighed in on the issue of admission, citing concerns that if francophone school boards are granted greater leeway the province would have to broaden access to English-language schools.

Gouaillier said he hopes both parties can “roll up their sleeves�

and make more progress on the issues in contention.

Education Minister Doug Graham echoed Gouaillier’s statement, saying there was “absolutely� no reason why both parties should have to go back to court. “If they would like to sit down – and I’ll say the same thing to the president – and discuss how we can work out something around which students go to the French school, we’re perfectly willing to talk about that as well.�

Roger Lepage, a lawyer representing the school board, said he was unhappy with the decision but advised his client to sit down with department officials and try to hash things out, given their improved relationship.

Three points need to be discussed, Lepage said: plans to build a new high school within a reasonable time; parameters that give the school board a meaningful say in admission and hiring criteria; and a commitment that communication between the board and the government be conducted in French. “Really, the only thing the Supreme Court resolved this morning was saying that there’s reasonable apprehension of bias, start over,� Lepage said. “All three points are still alive – the construction of the school, the reasonable parameters and the language issue.�

The Yukon government has spent approximately $3 million on the case since it began, according to Mark Pindera, assistant deputy minister of legal services.

council denied the needed zoning changes.

Councillors expressed frustration with being out of the loop until those plans were already complete. “That’s what made it difficult for all of us,� said Curtis. “We didn’t really know how the vast majority of the citizens of Whitehorse felt because there was no process, it was kind of just a request.�

Recently, the Yukon government gave the francophone school board

three options to choose from as to where it could build a high school, and the board picked the current location of Riverdale’s skate park.

Education Minister Doug Graham has insisted that a school won’t be built on that parcel of land until a new skate park has been built elsewhere in the city.

Curtis said it’s important to hear from everyone who will be affected by the move. “We need that information, to be able to digest it and see what’s

important to the vast majority of citizens, before we can make a decision,� he said. “We encourage the Yukon government to utilize that process as well, and reach out and have a public consultation to see what the need and appropriateness is.�

The city has requested to sit down with both Minister Graham and Resources Minister Scott Kent, Curtis said, but no date has been set.

(Myles Dolphin)

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Left: Amy Ten-Bohmer, centre, and Courtney Doucette participate in a pro-life walk through downtown Whitehorse on Thursday afternoon.

Right: Pro-choice supporters hold signs at a rally organized by Les EssentiElles at the Elijah Smith Building at the same time.

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OPINION Yukon Party scores own-goal with soccer complex snafu

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he Yukon government’s rationale for wanting to build a new outdoor sports complex in Whitehorse is beginning to sound a little like a Monty Python skit.

The government has no problem with putting up $7.5 million to build the new complex, which would include two artificial turf soccer fields and a rubber track. Nor does it mind making the unusual promise of financially backstopping the group that would operate the facility, should it be unable to pay the operating costs.

Yet, when government officials are asked why they have allowed the city’s existing multi-use fields to fall into such disrepair that soccer players complain about the ongoing risks of tripping on gopher holes and exposed sprinkler heads, the answer is that there just isn’t enough money.

It turns out that the shoddy shape of Whitehorse’s fields has been raised in recent years by city officials, only to receive this answer. So the problem that the new sports complex is supposed to overcome is actually one that the Yukon Party helped create.

Note that we don’t actually know how much it would cost to fix the needed field repairs to meet the needs of soccer players, because it seems the government never bothered to seriously explore that option.

You would think this would be important information to consider before splurging on the Cadillac option proposed by soccer players.

We do know that, for the past three years, the territory has committed a paltry $25,000 to patching up the worst damage

on the city’s worn-out fields.

When, in 2013, city officials proposed more money be sunk into four of the city’s 14 fields, Yukon government officials pleaded poverty.

You may also hope that plans to build an outdoor sports complex would be crafted only after considering the broader recreational needs of the city.

To do that, it would make sense to consult with the municipal officials responsible for operating most recreational facilities.

Including the broader public in some way during these talks would also make sense. And surely the territorial cabinet should also consider the broader recreational needs of Yukoners outside the capital.

But, of course, none of that happened. Instead, these plans were crafted behind closed doors and without consultation of municipal politicians or the public, and without bothering to assess whether it was the most cost-effective route. It shouldn’t be surprising that municipal councillors responded by denying the needed zoning change. This was done, in part, out of the reasonable concern that a future government may conclude that any cost overruns should be shouldered by the city. Such recreational stuff is, after all, the municipality’s responsibility, except, suddenly, in the case of soccer.

City officials have posed many legitimate questions about the outdoor sports complex.

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sort of critical assessment you would normally expect because they have a hunch it wouldn’t pass it.

Rather than provide this information, Premier Darrell Pasloski has gone on the attack.

He’s mused aloud about how nice it would be if the city saw a regime change during the next municipal election, and specifically called out Mayor Dan Curtis for his decision to oppose the plans. This is just another example of how our premier often doesn’t work very well with people who don’t share his own views.

Residents should ask themselves why the government’s plan is being presented as an either-or proposition. Why must soccer players choose between gopher holes or artificial turf?

Why not patch up the bare spots, potholes and gopher holes? Why not improve the sprinkler and drainage systems?

Why not build a ring fence around some fields, so that idiots can’t drive on them with their pickup trucks and allterrain vehicles?

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be futile, given the territory’s long winters and the amount of use the fields receive. But why would they encourage alternative schemes, when the government has already agreed to their plans to build brand-new fields?

At the very least, it would be nice to hear the conclusions of an impartial authority – say, a government official or consultant appointed to study the best options.

Instead, when this government comes across a plan it likes – usually involving building a monument to itself, or appeasing a segment of the voting population deemed important – it tends to run with it, objections and alternatives be damned.

It’s a little hard to discern the logic underpinning what projects end up receiving the

government’s blessing. Tough luck if you’re a downhill skier.

Good news if you’re a golfer – and, now, the parent of a kid who plays soccer. It’s easy to imagine that somewhere behind the frosted-glass doors of the executive council office, there’s the results of a survey that shows the importance of soccer moms as swing voters in the next territorial election.

It takes a special kind of finesse for our territorial leaders to take plans that, presented in the right light, could appear to be a $7.5-million gift to the City of Whitehorse, and instead turn it into an offensive snub of municipal leaders.

It’s just another case of how the Yukon Party has a knack for kicking the ball in their own net.

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Silicon Taiga represents real opportunities

by Keith Halliday

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he future is happening in this city,” said a friend I visited recently in San Francisco. He moved there from New York and was blown away by the scale and intensity of innovation in the Bay area. And it’s not just the big names like Apple and Google.

There are thousands of outfits vying to be the Next Big Thing.

Future generations of schoolchildren may learn that our time represented one of those epochal shifts like the industrial revolution (and undoubtedly be as bored by our era as we were by the industrial revolution in Grade 9).

This creates huge opportunities for the Yukon. We are in the same time zone as San Francisco and Seattle, and it is actually quicker to fly to those cities than yesterday’s-bagels places like Toronto or Montreal.

It is not well known, but there is already a large tech industry in the Yukon. Quite a few faces I remember from the F.H. Collins TRS-80 lab in the early 1980s are now highly successful coders, tech

entrepreneurs, electrical engineers or doing things on the web I don’t even understand.

All those hours playing Taipan paid off.

The Yukon Information Technology and Industry Society points out that its members have a strong track record. Make IT has around 35 staff, an office in Calgary, and helped redo the Yukon’s big and complicated driver’s license system. Mid-Arctic Technology recently moved into bigger space in the old Hudson’s Bay building on Ogilvie and has been doing work on, among other things, near-field communications and tech-enabled museum visits. Total North offers a big range of communications and IT solutions to its customers, including remote resource camps.

On top of all this is a cloud of smaller firms and independent contractors.

These jobs pay well, have a small environmental footprint, and provide a lot of flexibility for Yukon lifestyles. One F.H. Collins TRS-80 veteran, tired of winter in Whitehorse, told me that he did part of one recent contract remotely from his sailboat in Mexico.

It’s worth pointing out that he probably had better mobile data coverage in Mexico than some Yukon communities where – and don’t tell anyone from San Francisco this – you can’t even use your iPhone to create an instant wi-fi hub.

So, if there is good pay and low

environmental impact, how can we help this industry grow?

Silicon Valley is famously independent of government. Silicon Taiga, however, will need some help. YITIS has been working with the Yukon government on a range of topics, and the government published a sector plan in 2013.

The plan set a target of growing the sector by 50 per cent by 2017, up from around $50 million of gross domestic product in 2011.

There are a few aspects to this.

The first is that the Yukon government’s own IT spending can help smooth out the cycles of privatesector projects so that the local industry can have a base load of work. Local firms need to be good enough to win the contracts of course, but it helps if the projects are put to tender in reasonably sized chunks and in a steady rhythm rather than all at once.

The government has been trying to do this for over a decade with some success. YITIS points out, however, that the government’s IT budget is only half as big as it was in 2002 as a percentage of total government spending.

In economist-talk, the IT intensity of government spending has fallen. Public sector consultants like to talk about “e-government.”

But can Yukoners check their children’s marks and attendance on the school portal? Renew your various licenses, permits and cards? Check the traffic during rush hour or see when the next

bus is coming?

These kinds of services are revolutionizing life in San Francisco.

One thing you can do in Whitehorse, which is handy, is download the iPhone app with the Whitehorse trail guide. It was created by local firm Tarius Design and, thanks to the iPhone’s geo-tracking capabilities, lets me track exactly how slowly I am puffing my way along the trails at Mount Mac or Grey Mountain.

Other examples include obtaining fishing licenses and campground permits, which as of last Tuesday can be purchased by anyone with an “Internet connected computer,” according to the Department of the Environment.

It would not be a bad thing to put a bit more of the Yukon government’s $1.3 billion budget into digital services that make life easier or more productive for Yukon residents.

A second thing is a backup fibre optic cable, which YITIS supports. Now that the Alaskans are laying an undersea fibre cable to Skagway, we really don’t have an excuse for not putting in a backup line. Right now, since any backhoe operator in Fort Nelson can cut the Yukon off from the Internet for minutes, hours or even longer, bigger digital businesses will be very leery about having important activities located in the Yukon.

As a result, our tech innovators are limited in the kinds of

Caution warranted with soccer complex plans The proposed soccer field complex in Whistle Bend, at the bottom of the hill from Wann Road, requires extensive site preparation. It is a treed, shady, wet site over frost-susceptible silts subject to annual runoff and slow snow melt.

It needs to be logged, excavated to five feet deep, drained and filled with gravel base before any artificial track, soccer field, or building complex can be started.

A few million would need to be set aside for this work, before any final plans are prepared and approved, and before governments sort out whether the project is financially viable, who will pick up the tab if the operator goes broke, or who is responsible if the site is poorly prepared, drained or maintained to become an unusable facility.

An artificial track is a big investment, and the previous location in Riverdale was sunny, well drained, and readily accessed. A central, sunny field near a school would offer much better value and use.

Whistle Bend has no school, services, fire station, coffee shops, restaurants, or hotels so

is a poor candidate for any large sporting event or extended care facility where many visitors are expected. Planners need to seriously consider the needs of all the visitors to such facilities, not just the availability of cheap, wet land.

It’s the same dilemma faced by some of our commercial and industrial subdivisions that are also low lying and equally isolated. Some time for more public consultation is a good thing. City council has done right to embrace the soccer field and track concept but exercise due caution.

Robert Wills, P.Eng. Whitehorse

Bill C-51 is a blow to civil liberties This week, the federal Conservative government, with the help of the Liberal Party, passed Bill C-51 in the House of Commons.

At a time when Canadians’ civil liberties are more important than ever, the Conservatives and Liberals have voted to undermine our rights and

freedoms.

And not only did they vote for C-51 – every NDP amendment to the bill was rejected.

These updates, including changes that would delete provisions lumping political dissent with violent extremism, strengthen CSIS oversight by Parliament and mandate a three-year review of the bill with a sunset clause.

Imagine: the NDP asked for the creation of a community outreach and de-radicalization coordinator who could preempt some of the systemic issues that alienate the minority of Canadians who turn to extremism, but even this productive idea was thrown out during the bill’s review.

The NDP has been clear all along: C-51 is a flawed bill that forces us, unfairly, to choose between our rights and freedoms. We know where Yukon’s member of Parliament stands on this bill: Ryan Leef voted for it. Meanwhile, Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell has been silent – is it because he would have voted for it too if he had the chance?

I would like to focus on the Liberal position for a moment:

their leader, Justin Trudeau, has told us that they don’t like the bill either, but they will only try to amend it if we elect them into power. When University of British Columbia students grilled Justin Trudeau about his party’s support for C-51 at a town hall meeting, he cynically told them that “this conversation might be different if we weren’t months from an election campaign.”

What does this say about the kind of government Larry Bagnell envisions for Canada?

The public have been clear that C-51 is a threat to Canadian civil liberties. Experts from across the political spectrum have denounced C-51 as being more about politics than policy.

businesses they can build. Data centres and contact centres are largely out of the question while we are on a single spur fibre line.

The government has been thinking about this for years. I would suggest moving faster to get it done.

A third thing is developing the next generation of tech-savvy Yukoners, now that the F.H. Collins TRS-80 lab is just a fond memory. This means more than teaching Word, Excel or how to edit videos in iMovie. Today, every high school student should bring home school projects like iPhone apps and robot catapults to put on the family shelf with woodwork and metalwork projects.

The Yukon has been highly successful in offering intense experiential high school programs in outdoor leadership or music and drama. This suggests an exciting possibility: a math, computer science and robotics program delivered in partnership with local tech outfits, who can also offer summer jobs for participants to hone their skills in the real world.

We debate the future of the resource industry all the time. But there’s no debate about the tech revolution. It’s happening, and the Yukon should be part of it.

Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. He won this year’s Ma Murray award for best columnist. You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show or Twitter @hallidaykeith

An unprecedented public rally, organized in Whitehorse on a day’s notice in opposition to C-51, was a refreshing reminder that we value our civil liberties as Yukoners.

Canada is a loving and hopeful place. Our communities, more than anywhere else, value compassion, mutual support and collective growth – not social isolation and snooping on citizens. Bill C-51 is an affront to those values and to the belief that everybody wins when we work together to ensure our shared prosperity.

We know now that we can’t trust Ryan Leef or Larry Bagnell to stand up for Yukoners on important issues. Yukoners, and Canadians, deserve better.

Dan Bader President, New Democratic Party of Canada electoral district association

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Yukoners deserve more answers on mining’s local benefits: Hanson Jacqueline Ronson

ever, comes in on big trucks, on pallets, from Outside, and nothing is sourced locally,� Hanson pposition NDP leader told the legislature last week.

Liz Hanson is defending In response, Mines Minister comments she made last Scott Kent accused her of having week about procurement praca flawed understanding of mintices at the Minto mine. ing’s impact on the territory.

She says that there is a percepCapstone Mining Corporation tion that operating mines spend later reported that it had spent little money in the Yukon, and $78.1 million in 2013 and $58.2 that it’s unreasonable for the Yu- million in 2014 in the Yukon, not kon Party to attack her for asking including wages paid. for more information.

Hanson later said that her inAt Minto, “actual procurement tention wasn’t to make a factual of everything from, I would say, claim, but to push the minister toilet paper to lettuce to whatto provide better data about the News Reporter

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economic impacts of mining. “The job of the opposition is to ask questions about how the government of the Yukon decisions, and what kind of data it has around various parts of our economy. “Don’t accuse somebody asking a question in good faith of somehow trying to undermine a whole industrial sector.�

Most of the money spent by Minto in the territory is made up of contracts with Yukon companies, including major mine contractor Pelly Construction.

The company does not track

where its subcontractors go on to spend their money and source their products, a company spokesperson said.

It should really be no surprise to learn that Minto’s toilet paper and lettuce come from Outside, as there is no local toilet paper factory and only limited, seasonal lettuce production.

Minto, like the territory overall, must rely very heavily on imported goods, including food, fuel and construction materials.

Hanson said the government should do a better job of tracking the industry’s economic impacts

and communicating that to Yukoners. “I really do think that the government has used a lot of language around the benefits of mining as a major pillar of our industry. And they look puzzled when people ask a question.

And it’s like, you can’t just go on the myth, you have to be able to demonstrate it. “It’s so unusual that we have a government that’s so loathe to be able to provide basic data to its citizens.�

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

Video puts a face on Yukon homelessness tell you trauma.�

The coalition spent half a year speaking with people in the territory he Yukon Anti-Poverty Coaliwho have experienced homelessness tion hopes a new video produc- for the project, said Kate Mechan tion will open minds and change with YAPC. perspectives on homelessness in the The biggest surprises for her were territory. how willing people were to share The five-minute video opens with their stories, and how eager they slick music and footage of artists were to talk about solutions, she beginning to paint a mural. Overlaid said. “It was a really important part text presents some statistics about for the community to hear, is that Yukon homelessness, and then a people who are homeless are thinkvoice kicks in. ing about what they need; and they “You want to know trauma? I can know what they need better than Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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anyone else. “What we hope it does for the community is show the range of faces, and that it’s not just single First Nation men, for example – that it is women, that it is young people, that it is First Nations and non-First Nations, young and old.�

While struggles can be individual, it is the structure of social support systems that are failing these people, said Mechan. “It’s a revolving door. It’s really, really frustrating. And just the pain around the level of blatant discrimi-

nation that people are facing, and violation of their human rights. Just as humans, one human to another, the way people are treated is pretty atrocious because of the way they look, or a reputation that they might have attached to them.�

The video can be watched online by searching “A Voice on Homelessness in Yukon� on Vimeo.

A companion flyer produced by the anti-poverty coalition suggests ways people can act to make a difference, including listening to people who have been homeless and

connecting with organizations that work with vulnerable people.

The coalition has also recently received funding for three projects related to food security in the territory.

The organization plans to map food systems and the relationships Yukoners have with them, explore the feasibility of a garden tool lending library, and look into a coupon system that would help low-income Yukoners buy local fruits and vegetables.

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

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Information commissioner wants Mounties charged; government rewrites the law mentation bill.

Harper asserted that the dispute The RCMP responded to the is over contradictions between the report by stating it felt it had fully Access to Information Act and his OTTAWA complied with provisions of the Acgovernment’s legislation to end the he federal information comcess to Information Act. long gun registry. That is not the missioner says the Conserva“The RCMP would vigorously case. tive government is setting a defend against any accusation of In fact, the dispute revolves “perilous precedent” by retroactively unlawful conduct in respect of the around the RCMP refusing to rewriting the law to absolve the handling of this Access to Informadisclose gun registry data while the RCMP of wrongdoing. tion request,” spokesman Sgt. Harold Conservative bill was still being Suzanne Legault says if the govPfleiderer said in an email. debated and not yet law. ernment is allowed to retroactively Under the provisions in Bill C-59, Nonetheless, the Conservative change the law, there’s nothing the Mounties won’t have to defend move will be popular with gun preventing parliamentarians from anything. advocates. rewriting election laws to stop cheatThe omnibus budget bill exempts The complainant in the case ers from being prosecuted. any “request, complaint, investigahad been seeking a complete list of A special report tabled in Parliation, application, judicial review, the long-gun registry data – with ment on Thursday reveals Legault appeal or other proceeding under names and other personal identifiers Sean Kilpatrick/CP recommended almost two months the Access to Information Act or redacted under the Privacy Act. Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada, ago that charges be laid against the the Privacy Act,” related to those old Legault found that when the holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre RCMP for its role in withholding records.

RCMP eventually delivered the more in Ottawa on March 31. and destroying gun registry data.

Legault revealed that this is the than eight million files, it had deleted But instead of Justice Minister fourth time she has recommended ities of their government.

“The RCMP have acted fully within some categories of information that Peter MacKay moving on the recom- to the attorney general of Canada Parliament’s intention in destroying should have been provided under Prime Minister Stephen Harper mendation to lay charges, the Harper that there are grounds for criminal the data in the long gun registry.” the Access to Information Act. said the Mounties were just obeying government rewrote the law, backcharges under the Access to Informathe will of his Conservative majority dated the changes and buried the tion Act. government. amendment in an omnibus budget No charges have ever been laid, “The government, the Parliament bill last week. despite past findings of blatant and of Canada, has already decided to Legault said the issue goes far be- illegal political interference in the yond the now-defunct gun registry. abolish the long-gun registry,” Harpworkings of the system designed to “We could do the same thing inform Canadians about the activer said at an event in Windsor, Ont. after investigating potential electoral fraud. We could erase these things retroactively,” she said in an interview.

Or the former Liberal government, she said, could have stripped auditor general Sheila Fraser of her investigative power at the height of the sponsorship scandal.

“This is the kind of precedent Saturday that we are proposing to set with these proposed amendments. Now June 13 that is why this matter is very serious,” said Legault.

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Chong has spent about five “Canadians need to contract years crusading for a rebalanctheir senators, demand that the ing of powers between MPs and Senate pass the bill before the party leaders in the Commons. end of June, because time is In December 2013, he finally running out.” introduced his Reform Act to Chong’s bill seeks to give MPs do something about it – and the power to trigger leadership earned the support of most of reviews, suspend and reinstate the Commons. colleagues, and select their cauBut now the bill looks like it cus chairperson. might wither away in the SenIt also removes from the Canate, critiqued by both Conserva- ada Elections Act the leader’s tive and Liberal senators who veto over electoral candidates, say they might want to tinker while seeking to give more conwith the legislation. trol to local riding officials.

Sources say Chong has made Chong added considerable impassioned speeches to his water to his wine as the bill caucus colleagues, both at their went through the Commons, weekly meeting Wednesday changing it so that the party and to MPs and senators from caucuses would vote on the new the greater Toronto area in an rules after every election and earlier get-together. decide what precise form they Amending the proposed should take. A caucus could legislation and thus sending it even decide to stick with the back to the Commons will spell status quo.

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“The Reform Act concerns the House of Commons, how the House of Commons and its caucuses govern themselves and how the members of the House of Commons are to be elected,” Chong pointedly noted.

But Conservative Sen. David Wells and others take issue with the suggestion senators have no stake in the outcome.

Wells said the thousands of party members who select leaders could have their wishes overturned by a group of MPs – something he says very much impacts senators.

“When that member of Parliament is the leader, then that’s the leader for the whole party, and that includes the senators; that doesn’t exclude the senators,” Wells said.

“For a leader who’s prime minister, or simply the leader of a party, I think it needs … to include the grassroots party membership that put the leader in.”

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Up for debate: parties blowing up the old system of leader election face-offs “I’m not saying yes to anything, I’m not saying no to anything, except to say, yes, we’re going to do OTTAWA debates,� Trudeau said. anadians can expect to see “I’m anxious to debate, but we multiple federal election will decide in the coming weeks debates during this campaign what they will be.� season, likely over the summer The extent to which the Green and in different formats, as part of Party and the Bloc Quebecois will a major upheaval in the way the be able to participate remains leaders square off in person. unclear. TVA has said Bloc Leader YouTube, live-streaming, mul- Mario Beaulieu will participate in tiple moderators – it’s all on the its debate. table in the run-up to the October The Greens and the NDP have vote. also agreed to participate in a The Conservative Party of debate hosted by an alliance of Canada appears to be taking the women’s organizations. first step in shaking up the debate Conservative spokesman Kory system, rejecting outright the Teneycke has said his party is traditional model of one debate willing to participate in up to five each in French and English, both debates, and wouldn’t necessarily tightly controlled by the major turn down something hosted indinetworks. vidually by a consortium member The Conservatives and the such as CTV, CBC/Radio-Canada NDP have instead said yes to two or Global. new debates – one proposed by “There are many credible orgathe French-language network TVA nizations and media organizations and another hosted in August by capable of hosting a debate, and Maclean’s magazine. And they’re the notion that you would exclude willing to do more. all of them in favour of three The Liberals, meanwhile, broadcasters seems to me to be haven’t made any commitments, difficult to defend,� Teneycke said. but say that the time has come to NDP campaign director Anne create a new independent debate McGrath said her party isn’t opcommission to oversee the parposed to the consortium’s proposal, but is also open to others. ticulars.

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Of course, there’s always plenty of politics involved where debates are concerned.

The parties want to ensure the best possible set of circumstances for their respective leaders. Summer debates would also force the parties to reveal parts of their platform early.

Longtime Conservative activist Chris Wattie/POOL/CP and Ottawa consultant Yaroslav Candidates debate during the French language federal Baran says it’s likely in Harper’s election debate in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. interest to go up against his less experienced rivals as often as pos“As a public service, Canada’s “Our objective is to have more sible to highlight their differences. major broadcasters come together debates and more opportunities Choosing different venues and for our leader to debate the prime to make sure that the debates are hosts also means the possibility of exposed to as many Canadians as reaching different voters. minister,� McGrath said. possible airing on all the netCanada’s system of organizing “If you end up with five deworks,� the consortium said. debates has been criticized for bates, each on a different platform, “In addition to the core consor- you’re basically guaranteeing that years, particularly over a perceived tium group which produces the lack of accountability within the you’re reaching people that you debates, the debates historically TV consortium. wouldn’t reach if you had two have been distributed to other debates according to the classic The consortium issued a statebroadcasters, again ensuring wide consortium format,� said Baran. ment Tuesday, emphasizing the access to Canadians.� “You have a whole bunch of wide reach of the televised debates The Liberals and others have people in Canada who don’t even during the 2011 campaign – 10 called for a system more like that own a television anymore, or a million viewers for the English in the U.S., where a non-partisan landline telephone.� debate, and four million for the group decides on the hosts and French.

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Booze, jokes, politics: gallery dinner making news since Parliament’s early days Jennifer Ditchburn

incidents in the gallery annals. A few events at gallery dinners marked watersheds in Canadian politics.

OTTAWA The origins of the dinner date lcohol, politics, risque jokes and back at least to the early 1870s, with sometimes even real news –it’s references in some newspapers to Sir all been on the menu for the parlia- John A. Macdonald attending. mentary press gallery dinner since at A Toronto Evening Star recounts least the 1870s. how in the 1880s the former mayor Green Party Leader Elizabeth of Ottawa Charles Mackintosh, once May finds herself in interesting com- the gallery president, showed up in pany as one of the revellers over the full regalia including a ceremonial years whose remarks have grabbed ball and chain. headlines. “The dinner committee held a May apologized for her remarks hurried consultation and decided at last Saturday’s dinner, which that the ball and chain was too closed with her saying that convicted reminiscent of slave-driving,� reads terrorist Omar Khadr had “more the article. “So Mr. Mackintosh was class than the whole f---ing cabinet.� gently, but firmly, escorted outside.�

A stunned crowd watched as a shoeThe all-male crowd back then less Transport Minister Lisa Raitt sang and played music, recited pocoaxed May offstage. etry and drank of course. Sir Wilfrid But as far as major news goes, Laurier is said to have attended starting in 1886, along with conMay pales in comparison to other Canadian Press

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temporaries such as Robert Borden, John Thompson and Mackenzie Bowell. “As he sat down, he said, ‘With great pleasure I drink the health of the Canadian Parliament as revised and improved by the press gallery’,� former gallery member M.O. Hammond wrote of Laurier’s speech in 1906.

Charles Lynch, the late political columnist, recalled in his autobiography the dinner of 1948, when then-prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King made a startling announcement in the presence of then-governor general Viscount Alexander and the full gallery. “Willie rose to his feet – and announced his retirement, to the great consternation of his listeners, all of whom were deeply into the sauce and unprepared for a news development of these proportions late on

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a Saturday night and at an off-therecord dinner,� Lynch wrote.

The 1963 dinner was held two nights before the government of John Diefenbaker was defeated. A major controversy was swirling over Diefenbaker’s refusal to accept U.S. nuclear weapons on Canadian soil and the gallery staged a withering skit about the PM and his cabinet.

Lynch recounts that then-defence minister Doug Harkness decided that night to resign from cabinet the next day, “sealing the fate of the government.� “Never again will I attend your dinner!� Diefenbaker thundered, according to former Toronto Telegram reporter Peter Dempson.

Four years later, Diefenbaker would tell a special gallery dinner held in his honour that he was leaving politics.

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau attended the dinners with little joy and began snubbing them in 1981.

In 1984, he claimed in the Commons to have been misquoted in a story, and said “it’s another reason I don’t want to go to the God damn press gallery dinner.�

A major part of the angst for leaders and governors general is that they are expected to deliver a speech with a tricky alchemy of humour that is at once self-deprecating, au courant and ribald. The dinners

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The late gallery reporter and political aide Tom Van Dusen wrote that former governor general Jeanne Sauve, “did an imitation of the Queen, little girl voice and all, which some found inappropriate.�

Former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe stopped attending the dinners after reporters threw buns at him during his flat, overly political speeches.

Former governor general Michaelle Jean also gave the dinners a pass after a tongue-in-cheek speech in 2005 created an uproar in Quebec. She joked about then-Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair’s former cocaine use, saying “he always follows the party line.�

Gov. Gen. David Johnston, bucking tradition, has never attended the dinner.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has boycotted the event since his party formed government in 2006, but was more game as opposition leader. He once appeared on stage wearing a Darth Vader helmet and doing a decent impression of the renegade jedi. “The stories about what happens before, during and after gallery dinners have become legion,� Dempson wrote. “Most of them are true.�

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Female reporter says she stood up to sexist hecklers because she’d had enough Hunt as she asks what could prompt them to taunt women in such a way.

TORONTO When asked how their social media firestorm mothers would appreciate such touched off by a female conduct, one man is heard sayTV reporter who fought back ing that she would have found against sexually explicit taunts it funny eventually. hurled by soccer fans has also The video has since gone cost one Toronto engineer his viral and touched off a flood of job. support, including from a proOntario’s largest electricity vincial premier, but Hunt said provider, Hydro One, issued a she hopes it shines a light on an statement late Tuesday saying it issue Canadian female reporthas terminated one of its emers have been grappling with ployees in connection with the since at least last summer. incident Sunday at a Toronto “It happens almost every FC game, which was captured day, sometimes numerous on video. times a day,� Hunt said. “It’s not In that video, CityNews just me, it’s reporters all over reporter Shauna Hunt is shown the city almost on a daily basis.� questioning two men who Many of Hunt’s colleagues emulated a trend seen in other later shared their own expericities by shouting obscenities ences of being taunted on air, into her microphone. with one reporter telling CitHydro One did not name the employee, but tips on social yNews she had once heard the media had previously identified same sexually explicit remark him as Shawn Simoes. A Linke- shouted by a nine-year-old boy.

The child’s actions, accorddIn profile of a man by that ing to one gender analyst, show name lists him as an assistant network management engineer that overt sexism can take a heavy toll on society as a whole. with the company. Simoes did Steph Guthrie said such not respond to a request for comments make women feel comment. objectified and powerless to Hunt said her confrontation, which triggered a flood of shift the focus from their bodies back to their professional social media support and even accomplishments. praise from a provincial preShe also said allowing verbal mier, came about after almost a year of nearly constant harass- taunts to go unpunished can set the stage for younger generament. tions to keep the cycle alive. “I hit my limit and I had “When these videos are to push back,� Hunt said in a circulating and young men are telephone interview. “I wasn’t seeing this as an example of going to stand for it anymore. how to ‘perform’ their mascuIt was time to say something.� linity, they’re getting I would Her confrontation with two say a violent understanding of men, captured by CityNews what masculinity is, and they’re cameras and aired later that day, shows the men dismissing seeing it as a show of domiMichelle McQuigge Canadian Press

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footage and condemning workplace sexual harassment. “Thanks bcitynews for saying #ItsNeverOkay. Whether or not it’s caught on film, sexual harassment at work is no joke,� the tweet read.

The phenomenon of shouting lewd remarks at female reporters is far from local. In 2014, reports began emerging in the United States of men approaching female reporters as they were doing live bulletins, trying to commandeer their microphones and yelling about committing sex acts.

Similar incidents in Canada HO - CityNews/CP have prompted police forces in Shauna Hunt interviews a Toronto FC soccer fan in Toronto both Toronto and Calgary to on Sunday in this video frame grab. warn that future hecklers could find themselves facing criminal able, adding he hopes to shift nance over women in particucharges. the dialog towards solutions lar,� she said.

Hunt said her spontaneous rather than problems.

Backlash against Hunt’s decision to confront the latest “We have a platform to hecklers was swift and widegroup of hecklers was promptaddress things that are still ranging even before word of ed by a wish to make them realhappening in society, and that’s Simoes’ termination. ize the impact of their words. really what’s important,� he Maple Leaf Sports and “I just want anyone who’s said. “I think we need to work Entertainment, the parent together. The whole city of To- ever done it or is thinking of company of the Toronto FC soccer team, said the perpetra- ronto and all of our sports fans, doing it or thinks it’s funny, to eradicate this type of behav- just think of the consequences,� tors would be banned from she said. “It’s degrading, it’s disfuture games if they are identi- iour on our properties.� respectful. You really put these Ontario Premier Kathleen fied. Social media was abuzz reporters in a very uncomfortWynne also jumped into the with potential names of the two able position, and it’s not just fray, sending a tweet praising men. me – we’re all sick of it.�

CityNews for airing Hunt’s MLSE also pledged to offer tighter security measures for female reporters covering future events, a move applaued by Toronto FC’s general manger.

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In earthquake-striken Nepal, education makes the ugly duckling tale turn true Rosemarie Briggs

As a poor farmer, it was difficult for her uncle to feed her and by the age of six she ended up in an orphanhe red message light on Face- age. book lit up. “Sister, I m Mina That is where we met Mina. To frm Nepal r u rose sister?� be brutally honest, she was an awkRelief loosed knots that had ward little girl who lacked charm tied themselves in my gut after the and cuteness and who’s marks were recent, devastating earthquake in never high. She was the one near Nepal – another orphan accounted the back of the group that your eyes for. “Sister we r safe because of ur passed over. bless. Hug you sister n love you.�

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She had transformed.

Mina was no longer awkward and somehow the inner confidence had transformed her physical appearance. She had become beautiful on the outside as well as the inside.

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Later, I leaned across the table and asked Mina about whether she’d had any childhood aspirations to be a nurse. She’d been quiet a moment and then admitted she’d never imagined she would be a nurse. Why would she? She had just been a poor girl with no future.

Mina explained that growing up she’d thought that only rich and talented people could be nurses. She’d thought nurses knew everything and she admired their kindness and knowledge.

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It was more than Liesel and I had ever imagined. We’d only hoped to change her standard of living.

As I write this, the death toll in Nepal is 8,250 and rising. Over two million people became displaced, 14,000 injured and eight million, about a quarter of Nepal’s population, affected by the deadly earthquake on April 25. While the country still reeled from this, a follow-up earthquake hit this Tuesday, killing at least 96 people and injuring more than 2,300.

Like thousands of others, Mina slept outside the night of the first earthquake and she says that the building she is living in is cracked but otherwise OK. Unlike many others, Mina knows what she needs to do in the wake of the devastation in Nepal. She needs to continue to study and become a fully qualified nurse, something that will happen later this year. Now, more than ever, Nepal needs trained health-care practitioners. In the bittersweet irony that is sometimes life, Mina has been helping new babies enter the world at the same time as rescue workers have been pulling bodies from rubble.

In the winter, as Liesel and I sat with Mina, I asked her if she had any advice for others. Yes, this wise, young woman had something to say. Mina explained that when there is a very difficult task before you, think confidently to yourself that you can do it. In this way you have already completed 50 per cent of the job. The other 50 per cent is the action. With environmental, political, and social crisis in Nepal and around the world, perhaps this advice is more timely than ever.

We all know the old story about an awkward, grey bird becoming a swan but it is stunning to see how the gift of education transformed an ugly little duckling from a poor village in Nepal into a beautiful swan. Never underestimate the power of education.

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Nepal unprepared for second strong earthquake in less than three weeks Nirmala George Associated Press

CHARIKOT, NEPAL epal has been overwhelmed by its second massive earthquake in less than three weeks, its prime minister said Thursday as he visited this normally placid foothills town, now a centre for frightened villagers desperate for government help.

Thousands of people now crowd the streets of Charikot, the administrative centre of the isolated district hit hardest by Tuesday’s magnitude-7.3 quake, which killed at least 96 people and injured more than 2,300.

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit April 25 killed more than 8,150 people, injured tens of thousands more and left hundreds of thousands homeless.

“After the first quake, we were not prepared for a second one so big,” Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told reporters after arriving in Charikot by helicopter.

He said the coming monsoon rains now loomed large, with hundreds of thousands of people left homeless.

“We need tents. Our people need shelter. With the rainy season, it will be difficult for people to survive in the open,” he said.

Nearly everyone is too afraid to sleep indoors in Charikot, which is filling with people from surrounding areas seeking help.

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A Nepalese man carrying a water jar walks past damaged houses in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Thursday. metres north of Kathmandu, the now we’re just waiting and to carry back with him. None Nepalese capital. waiting,” said Navraj Nama, 25, was available.

While food has been handed who came to Charikot with his Sabita Debi, who ran a tea out occasionally here, supplies brother and elderly uncle after shop with her teenage son, said were nowhere near enough for the second earthquake. He said she has been living in the open the people who kept arriving.

90 per cent of their home vilwith her children since the first Many people simply waited at lage, Danda Khorka, had been April 25 earthquake. the locked gates of the army’s damaged in the April 25 quake, Her damaged house leansmall aid distribution centre, and about 50 buildings had col- ing to one side, Devi said she shaking the fence angrily when lapsed when the second one hit. had received one tarp sheet and their frustration got the better Nama’s village is among those some rice in the past two weeks. of them. in desperate need of shelter, and Her face is red and chapped “We came here with such the young farmer came here from the long days spent in the hopes and such difficulty, but hoping to get tents or tarpaulins sun. “The government is prom-

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Ganga Karki Jungu, a social worker in Charikot, said the people were angry as “they have no roof, no food.”

He said the government was failing to co-ordinate the distribution of relief material that has arrived in Nepal. “In many villages, there is not a single house that has not developed cracks or not collapsed altogether. The buildings that remain are shaky.”

Jungu was among a group of social workers and political activists who met Prime Minister Koirala on Thursday to press for urgent government help.

“The government has to build some permanent structures to provide housing on a large scale before the monsoon rains begin, ‘’ he told the prime minister.

Koirala promised help. “We all have to work with a new determination to build a new Nepal. All our efforts will be to reconstruct homes and rebuild the lives.”

Sabita Devi said “if we don’t get help soon, I don’t know what is going to happen to us.”

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“We have nowhere to go. This is our home for now. We had just moved back into our rented rooms and again the earthquakes are back,” said carpenter Raj Kumar, who was sharing a small tent with two other families in Kathmandu.

A search continued Thursday for a U.S. Marine helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. It disappeared Tuesday while delivering aid in the country’s northeast.

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Nepalese army soldiers carry Samjhana Khadka, 28, who was injured when her house that was damaged in the April 25 earthquake collapsed in Tuesday’s earthquake, at Lele in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Thursday.

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Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said the U.S. aerial search for the helicopter had found “nothing of note.”

He said the U.S. has redirected some satellites to assist in the search. Officials in Kathmandu said the search was focused on the Sunkhani area, nearly 80 kilometres northeast of the capital.

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tween Kathmandu and Mount Everest, and was southeast of last month’s earthquake. It hit hardest in deeply rural parts of the Himalayan foothills, hammering many villages reached only by hiking trails and causing road-blocking landslides.

“Damaged houses were further damaged or destroyed.

Houses and school buildings spared before were affected … roads were damaged,” said Jamie McGoldrick, a top U.N. official in Nepal.

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Help the military, save the fish, kill the badgers: Prince Charles’ secret letters revealed prince, known for his commitment to organic farming and Associated Press traditional architecture, freely expresses himself on matters LONDON like badger culling, fish proteche Patagonian Toothfish has tion, the readiness of the Armed a friend in the future king of Forces, standards for alternative England – that’s one lesson from medicines and the preservation the British government’s release of historic buildings.

Wednesday of previously secret The letter-writing is controletters written by Prince Charles versial because as Britain’s future to government officials. king, Charles is expected to reThe cache of 27 letters was the main neutral on political matters. subject of a lengthy legal battle Some could see the letters as inthat pitted Charles’ right to priappropriate lobbying of the govvacy against the public’s right to ernment by the heir to the throne know. The British press dubbed – especially since the prince does them the “black spider� memos, mention sensitive topics dealing due to Charles’ cramped handwith national security matters, written greetings and closings, including the war in Iraq. and the British government spent The tone of his letters is years in court and hundreds of polite and sometimes apologetic. thousands of pounds trying to Charles does not demand action keep them secret. – but that doesn’t mean British The letters, written a decade ministers felt they could ignore ago, include 10 written by Charles his myriad concerns. personally to former Prime A 2004 missive to the British Minister Tony Blair and other top fisheries minister is typical. officials in his Labour Party gov“I particularly hope that the ernment. The sometimes quirky illegal fishing of the Patagonian Gregory Katz and Sylvia Hui

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Toothfish will be high on your list of priorities because until that trade is stopped, there is little hope for the poor old albatross, for which I shall continue to campaign,� Charles writes.

In one letter to Blair on Sept.

8, 2004, Charles – a military veteran – raises concerns about the British Armed Forces not getting enough resources. He mentions delays in delivering military aircraft due to budgetary pressures. “I fear that this is just one more example of where our Armed Forces are being asked to do an extremely challenging job (particularly in Iraq) without the necessary resources,� Charles wrote.

Funding levels for the military is a hot political topic for any country’s government.

Charles also wrote to Blair in February 2005 with advice on how to build public support for taking steps to combat climate change – another sensitive issue with political overtones.

On the issue of killing badgers to fight the transmission of bo-

vine tuberculosis, Charles broke ranks with many environmentalists, including Queen guitarist Brian May, urging Blair that a “proper cull� of the badgers was needed. “I, for one, cannot understand how the ‘badger lobby’ seem to mind not at all about the slaughter of thousands of expensive cattle, and yet object to a managed cull of an over-population of badgers – to me, this is intellectually dishonest,� the prince wrote.

Charles also wrote Blair to complain about the negative impact of European Union efforts to restrict the practitioners of herbal medicine.

The British government tried for years to keep the letters secret but eventually lost a Freedom of Information case brought by The Guardian newspaper. The government has indicated it may tighten the rules to protect future royal communications from being released under that act.

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the letters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The prince was) raising issues of public concern and trying to find practical ways to address the issues,â&#x20AC;? the statement said, adding that the publication of private letters â&#x20AC;&#x153;can only inhibit his ability to express the concerns and suggestions which have been put to him in the course of his travels and meetings.â&#x20AC;?

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Shea Hierlihy, a Red Seal cook and co-founder of The Thai Box, serves up a green curry on Wednesday.

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hea Hierlihy is serving up something Whitehorse residents have been crying out for for years: Thai food.

Hierlihy, fresh from achieving her certification as a Red Seal cook, launched her new food truck, The Thai Box, with her partner Chris last week.

Her timing is good. Whitehorse residents tend to get a little excited this time of year, when the days are long and the weather is fine. Like bears emerging from a long slumber, we’re hungry for sun and on the hunt for tasty morsels to eat.

With the trend of warm, sunny weather forecasted to continue for the foreseeable future, enterprising Yukoners like Hierlihy are well positioned to make a buck.

On opening day they had planned to be open from noon till six, but sold out of food before 3 p.m.

“So far, I think the biggest surprise for me is how popular it is, right off the bat,” said Hierlihy this week.

“I guess I was kind of expecting a slow start, and word of mouth spreading around. But our very first day, we had lineups 20 people long at lunch, and we sold out before we could even do dinner.”

Perhaps she shouldn’t have been so surprised. It’s no secret that Whitehorse residents are known to make pilgrimages all the way to Skagway for a coconut curry and a plate of Pad Thai.

Everyone, including Hierlihy, had been waiting to see which genius would step up and start

serving up the favourites closer to home.

“It’s something that we’ve discussed with our friends, like, so many times,” she said.

“For years we’ve said to each other, ‘Oh man, somebody should.

Somebody should.’”

She had started making Thai food at home with her partner, a tradition that came to be known as Pad Thai Tuesdays.

It was Chris’s idea first that they should take their show on the road.

“We both laughed about it, and then kind of slowly it became more of a real idea,” said Hierlihy.

They had casually been looking at cooking trailers, and one day the perfect one came up in Lloydminster, Alta. She picked it up and towed it home on her way back from completing her Red Seal apprenticeship.

That’s when it became “a very, very real idea,” she said.

The trailer has a bit of retro feel, a bit rough around the edges but proud in its fresh coat of fire-engine-red paint.

“I don’t think it’s typical food truck food,” said Hierlihy. “I call it a mobile kitchen because it’s not really money and food, handing through the window. Some of the stuff takes a bit of time to cook, because we cook it all to order. It’s fresh, and I’m creating relationships with local suppliers and stuff as much as possible.”

They somehow managed to snag a key spot at Rotary Park, freed up

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building in Shipyards Park.

Since the opening last week, the food truck has seen crazy lines all through the lunch hours, with hundreds of Yukoners keen to sample the wares.

“Pad Thai – we can barely keep up with it. We can barely keep up with prepping and stuff because it’s just flying off. We’ve gotten a lot of return customers and a lot of people who were told by their

friends to come check it out, which is really cool. It’s a crazy, crazy feeling.”

According to the food truck’s latest Facebook post, they’ve cleaned Whitehorse out of rice stick noodles completely, forcing experimentation with other sorts of Thai noodle dishes.

The handmade spring rolls, too, are selling faster than prep cooks can roll them.

The Thai Box is typically open 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Rotary Park, except on Thursdays, when you’re likely to find it from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fireweed Community Market in Shipyards Park.

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B.C. First Nation rejects $1.15 billion LNG deal, says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;not a money issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Island, south of Prince Rupert at the head of the Skeena River.

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Members of the Lax Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams band mem- Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams have raised conbers voted against the Pacific cerns over the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potenNorthWest LNG project durtial impact on neighbouring ing three separate community Flora Bank, a marine ecosysmeetings, the last of which tem immediately adjacent Lelu was held Tuesday evening Island over which a pipelinein Vancouver, said the band toting suspension bridge is council in a statement issued proposed. The First Nation on Wednesday. says the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fertile eel grass â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully the public will beds are important habitat recognize that unanimous for maturing fish and other consensus â&#x20AC;Ś sends an unmarine animals. equivocal message,â&#x20AC;? said Lax Still, the band maintains Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams Mayor Garry Reece it is open to business and in the statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not development â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including from a money issue: this is environ- Pacific NorthWest LNG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just mental and cultural.â&#x20AC;? not near Flora Bank.

A Yes vote for PetronasThe island is Crown land owned Pacific NorthWest and the Prince Rupert Port LNG would have secured Authority has jurisdiction consent for the construction over the proposed terminal site. of a terminal facility on Lelu Geordon Omand Canadian Press

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But if the First Nation band proves it has aboriginal title Supreme Court of Canada precedent still gives the province the right to override that claim.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark said Tuesday that she believes it is just a matter of time before a negotiated agreement is reached with the 3,700-member First Nation.

The B.C. government said it has reached pipeline-benefits agreements with 28 First Nations across the province.

Of the 59 First Nations along TransCanadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed LNG pipeline only five have publicly announced signing agreements with the government.

Surrey-based Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams member Cheryl Rose Spence attended Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote in Vancouver to vote against the proposal. She said that of the more than 100 people present at the members-only gathering, only two stood up to support accepting the multibillion-dollar offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fight coming,â&#x20AC;? said Spence on Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to stop; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to keep on fighting this.â&#x20AC;?

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has concluded that since Arevaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kiggavik project lacks a definite start date CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT or development schedule, its environgovernment advisory board in mental and social impacts cannot be Nunavut has recommended properly assessed. against allowing a French company to The $2.1-billion project called for build a uranium mine that was proone underground and four open-pit posed for the edge of a caribou calving mines just west of Baker Lake, and ground. would have provided at least 400 jobs, The Nunavut Impact Review Board many reserved for local Inuit.

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Arevaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans would have emptied part of a lake, built a road through the caribou habitat and stretched a bridge across a Canadian heritage river. Planes loaded with radioactive concentrate would take off from its airstrip.

Areva has been considering the project since at least 1997 and the plans have been before the regulator since 2007.

However, the report noted that Areva stated at the outset of the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final hearing in March that the world price of uranium made the project uneconomic at the present time.

Barry McCallum, the manager for Nunavut affairs for Areva Resources Canada Inc., said the company put forward a sound environmental impact statement for the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give it a careful read and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a decision on what to do.

But for now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappointing news to us,â&#x20AC;? McCallum said of the review boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision.

The Baker Lake Hunters and Trappers Organization told the board that

it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily against Kiggavik, but the uncertainty was a problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not want this proposal approved but still hanging over our heads for decades to come, not knowing what the future of our community will be,â&#x20AC;? the organization said in its closing submission to the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would be sitting and waiting for decades totally powerless to control our own future. This would not be right â&#x20AC;Ś The company can return when they have a start date, when they are serious about getting this project off the ground. Then we can talk about it.â&#x20AC;?

The Kivalliq Wildlife Board, which manages wildlife in the region under the Nunavut Land Claim, opposed Kiggavik until protections for the calving ground were in place and Areva committed to a start date.

The review boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final report further recommends there be more information on caribou and marine wildlife trends. It also called for more education programs that could enable Inuit to qualify for mine jobs beyond entry level positions.

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But Areva acknowledged that uranium prices are currently so low it could be up to two decades before construction would actually begin.

Review Board chair Elizabeth Copland says in a statement that Areva may resubmit the proposal when it has more certainty about the start date.

She says the board could then make â&#x20AC;&#x153;more definite and confidentâ&#x20AC;? assessments about the effects the mine would have on caribou, fish and other marine life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The board does not intend that this project not proceed at any time.

The board intends that the Kiggavik Project may be resubmitted for consideration at such future time when increased certainty regarding the project start date can be provided,â&#x20AC;? Copland stated in a letter Friday to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt.

The letter accompanied the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final report on its review of the project, which has been submitted to Valcourt.

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NDP government in Alberta could help, rather than hinder, new pipelines Lauren Krugel

processing within Alberta.

Warren Mabee, an energy and environmental policy expert CALGARY at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University, said the he recent shift to the left in pressure from past premiers on Alberta politics could end Keystone XL â&#x20AC;&#x153;probably hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up being more of a help than been all that helpful.â&#x20AC;? a hindrance when it comes to If anything, stronger environbreaking the pipeline logjam, ac- mental regulations and tougher cording to some observers. greenhouse gas rules that may Past premiers under Progres- be introduced under an NDP sive Conservative governments government could actually help expended a great deal of time the industry, he said. and energy pushing for imâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that one thing that proved market access for Alberta might help with Keystone XL crude. and might help Barack Obama Though incoming NDP premake a case for it in his own mier Rachel Notley has said she head, would be if Alberta was redoesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t oppose pipeline conally moving ahead aggressively to struction, during the campaign reduce emissions and to address she signalled a more hands-off the footprint thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s associated approach to promoting some of with the oilsands,â&#x20AC;? he said. those projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because really, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a large Gone are the days of regular reason why that project has sales pitches south of the border stalled out.â&#x20AC;? for Keystone XL, for instance.

Trevor McLeod, director of Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also said she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fight the Centre for Natural Resources for Northern Gateway. But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Policy at the Canada West spoken more positively about Foundation, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s optimistic other proposals like the crossthe NDP government could help Canada Energy East project and build public support for pipeKinder Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trans Mounlines that has been sorely lacking tain expansion, while at the â&#x20AC;&#x201C; provided it strikes the right same time urging more oilsands balance.

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Alan Ross, a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais in Calgary who works with energy sector clients, said following the initial surprise of the NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election win, many in the industry are taking heart in Notleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments so far.

On her first day on the job, Notley reached out to the energy industry, assuring leaders that her government would work collaboratively with them and that things would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;A-OK over here in Alberta.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her indicated support for the Energy East and Trans Mountain projects suggests a knowledge of, an understanding of, the Alberta energy industry and a moderate approach,â&#x20AC;? said Ross.

Any action on climate change, especially if taken in concert with other provinces, may â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it more difficult to hold up Alberta as the bogeyman of Canadian confederation,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To the extent an approach on pipelines could be augmented by a climate change policy that works for both industry and governmental interests, it may well cast Alberta in a more favourable light with respect to potential pipeline development, even up to an including Keystone XL.â&#x20AC;?

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Shell’s offshore oil exploration plans in Alaska stoking concern, hope in Canada Lauren Krugel

sion has implications for Canada.

“It’s a good signal from where we sit,” said David Ramsay, the NorthCALGARY west Territories minister in charge of oyal Dutch Shell’s plans to resource development. explore for oil off Alaska’s “The resource in the Beaufort northwestern coast are being closely could rival the Gulf of Mexico. We watched in Canada with a mixture want to ensure it’s done right and I of hope and concern. think that’s why folks are watching Earlier this week, the energy this closely.” giant cleared a major hurdle when Ramsay said he was encouraged the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy by the way in which Shell has been Management approved a multi-year partnering with indigenous-run exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea, businesses in Alaska, and imagines it though it still needs to obtain other would work much the same way in federal and state permits. his territory.

Shell isn’t active in the Canadian Doug Matthews, an energy conArctic these days, but both proposultant who works in the North, said a past effort by Shell to drill in the nents and critics say the U.S. deciCanadian Press

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Arctic does not inspire confidence.

On New Year’s Eve 2012, its drilling ship, the Kulluk, ran aground in a severe Alaska storm.

“I would worry that if they had another incident in the Chukchi program, that would really inflame public opposition to any Arctic drilling,” said Matthews.

“I’m comfortable with our regulatory regime in the Beaufort through the National Energy Board, but I worry that a miscue on the part of Shell could result in a real Arctic drilling chill for years to come.

That’s what troubles me the most.”

Environmental groups are enraged by the U.S. approval and have been planning big protests in Seattle,

where Shell wants to keep its drilling equipment before it heads north.

“This is really, really bad news and it’s outrageous that they can go ahead in spite of massive opposition,” Greenpeace spokesman Diego Creimer said from aboard the Esperanza, one of the environmental group’s ships that’s currently docked in North Vancouver.

Greenpeace protesters aboard the Esperanza targeted an Arctic-bound Shell drilling vessel earlier last month as it made its way across the Pacific Ocean.

One big concern on the West Coast of Canada and the U.S. is the increased tanker traffic that could result from exploiting Arctic oil – a

big factor in the debate over Albertato-B.C. crude pipelines like Northern Gateway and the Trans Mountain expansion, said Creimer.

In an emailed statement, Shell said the approval shows regulators have confidence in its revised Chukchi Sea exploration plan.

“However, before operations can begin this summer, it’s imperative that the remainder of our permits be practical, and delivered in a timely manner,” it said.

“In the meantime, we will continue to test and prepare our contractors, assets and contingency plans against the high bar stakeholders and regulators expect of an Arctic operator.”

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enough, especially given the rise of the anti-vaccine movement.

In a policy statement, the TORONTO society says the labels should he Canadian Pediatric Society state that these products have not is urging Health Canada to been proven to prevent infection tighten the rules on the labelling and that Health Canada advises of homeopathic nosodes, which children who take nosodes should are sometimes referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;ho- also receive all routine vaccinameopathic vaccinesâ&#x20AC;? tions.

Nosodes are taken by people â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although nosodes are curwho believe they can prevent illrently approved for human use nesses, even though there are no in Canada, there is no scientific good studies showing that they or medical evidence that they are actually work. effective in preventing infectious Health Canada currently disease,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Michael Rieder, requires nosodes to be sold with co-author of the statement and labels stating that the products are chairman of the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug not intended to be alternatives to therapies and hazardous substancvaccination. es committee.

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best available evidence in order to make informed decisions about their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health.â&#x20AC;?

Others suggest the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy statement should have gone further. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Change the labelling? Get rid of the damn stuff,â&#x20AC;? says Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office of science and society and a longtime leader in the battle against pseudo-science.

Schwarcz says there is â&#x20AC;&#x153;zeroâ&#x20AC;? justification for allowing nosodes to be sold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national shame that this is allowed,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Nosodes are preparations used in homeopathy to prevent disease.

Biological material from the disease the product is supposed to protect against is diluted over and over again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to the point, critics say, that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no biological material left in the concoction.

The Canadian Pediatric Society says 179 nosode products are available in Canada and of those, 82 have labels claiming they can be used to prevent common and important infections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. There is no evidence they prevent the diseases,â&#x20AC;? Rieder says.

Nova Scotiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief medical officer of health shares Schwarczâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief that these products should be pulled from the market.

Regardless of how they are labelled, nosodes are marketed as products that can prevent diseases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which could incite parents who fear vaccines to use nosodes as an alternative for their children, says Dr. Robert Strang.

Strang says he and his fellow provincial and territorial chief medical officers of health have told Health Canada they believe nosodes can undermine vaccine coverage in Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess our position would be: Why would we even have these on the market at all?â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no evidence theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re effective and they can do significant damage by the perception that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an acceptable alternative to immunization, especially at a time when we have significant issues with our vaccine coverage rates.â&#x20AC;?

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LIFE Moving towards community living Yukoners with pronounced disabilities once found themselves sent to Outside institutions. Those days are over, but advocates continue to push for housing solutions that keep these residents connected to their community.

Jennifer Ellis

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o one wants to grow up in an institution; no one should ever have to.

Yet many decades ago, that was the fate of many Yukoners.

Yukon children with pronounced disabilities often became wards of the government and then were sent to an institution in B.C. called Woodlands.

In the 1950s, records show that about 1,400 people lived at Woodlands, the equivalent of a small town.

Barbe Goode, a Vancouverite with an intellectual disability, and an advocate for herself and others, spoke publicly in Whitehorse in 1989 about her years in an institution. “Basically, institutions are terrible. They lock the door behind people… They have up to 10 people in a room.

There’s no privacy. I don’t wish anyone to live in one.”

The Yukon eventually stopped sending people with intellectual disabilities to Woodlands in 1976.

Around the same time, Ernie St. Pierre, a staff member at the newly formed Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (now known as Challenge) had realized that the people they were providing training to desperately needed appropriate living situations.

He and his wife, Marilyn, started a for-profit group home for six male adults in the basement of their home in Riverdale.

They later opened Headway House, which had nine or 10 beds, in downtown Whitehorse.

In the late 1980s – as part of the larger cross-Canada movement to close many large institutions – the Yukon government initiated plans to bring home the Yukoners still living in Woodlands.

The first person returned in 1989. He was 33 years old and had spent about 20 years in the institution.

Initially he found housing at Headway House, got work at Challenge, and learned to do his own laundry and help with the cooking and shopping.

“I think it was quite exciting and quite strange for him. He would see people on the street and say, ‘I remember that guy,’” said Vicki Wilson, who worked as a support person for this first person to return. “This person had speech, and no issues with hearing or vision. He was mobile.

Others faced more challenges.”

Shortly afterwards, a new organization known as Teegatha’Oh

Courtesy YACL/Yukon News

Helping people like Caron and Nick Ross, seen here in the mid-1990s, live as independently as possible has been a goal of the Yukon Association for Community Living.

Zheh, a Han Gwitch’in name meaning “coming home over the same trail on which you left,” was formed to help ensure the remaining people returning from Woodlands had appropriate housing and supports.

Eventually all five were placed in homes or apartments, although it was a struggle to find appropriate and affordable places as some required 24-hour care.

And, decades later, housing for Yukoners with intellectual disabilities can still be a struggle.

People often need guidance

and support to help them learn life and decision-making skills.

Some need varying levels of physical and medical care. A few have medical needs that require constant monitoring.

Some children with intellectual disabilities continue to live with their families long after they become adults, for as long as the families are able.

A small number have managed to move into apartments or approved homes that provide supports and the individual attention they need to foster their

independence.

Many are placed in group homes or facilities with 24-hour staff supervision.

However, the need is greater than the available options, in both quantity and quality.

“Government is concerned with making sure that people are warm, safe and dry,” notes Colette Acheson, executive director for the Yukon Association for Community Living. “But community living is about being part of the community, knowing your neighbours and having friend-

ships outside your house. It’s about being visible in your home town and participating in things that interest you. Staffed group homes or facilities have a hard time providing any of this.”

For those that need extensive physical care, the options are particularly limited.

Some children and adults with intellectual disabilities end up being permanently housed in Copper Ridge Place, Yukon’s extended care facility.

Julie Robinson, who was YACL’s inclusion co-ordinator for many years, notes the whole experience of placing children and adults with intellectual disabilities in a large care facility highlights that there is still a profound lack of knowledge about what community supports are and can be.

“There are still well-intentioned people who say this is a ‘community-based’ option because you don’t have to send people outside,” said Robinson after Copper Ridge opened its doors in 2002. “They’re defining a community-based option as simple geography and ignoring the quality of what a community life really means. This is re-institutionalizing people.”

The new care facility for proposed for Whistle Bend – expected to be three times the size of Copper Ridge – may again become the only option for people of any age who are seen to have complex needs.

“When government has a vacant bed in a large facility, it might make financial sense to plant a person with an intellectual disability there instead of creating a variety of options,” says Colette Acheson, YACL’s executive director. “We see that as an in-between step; it’s not Woodlands, but it’s also not community living. Ideally we believe a range of housing options should be available – like roommate companion programs or supportive in-home care – that allow for a person’s dignity and autonomy. We need to work together to create more options that will help all of our community members live as independently and with as much quality of life as possible.”

This is the one of a series of articles written by the Yukon Association for Community Living about the changes in the disability community in the Yukon in the last 50+ years.

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Ada Guanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stomach as a blip.

Another passenger said that On a flight from Calgary to Guan, 23, was shuttled from Tokyo just three weeks later, economy to business class that blip revealed itself to be a when she was suddenly struck baby bump when the 23-year- by dreadful pains. old went into labour high The flight crew paged for above the Pacific Ocean. any physicians on board and A healthy girl was born this found a volunteer who tended weekend to the surprise and to Guan for about an hour. jubilation of her unsuspectThe plane landed 30 minutes ing first-time parents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and early after gaining priority a planeload of passengers from traffic controllers. aboard an Air Canada flight.

Video footage shows air â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had she known she was attendants pushing Guan in her third trimester, she off the plane on a stretcher, definitely would not have got- followed by her baseball capten on that plane,â&#x20AC;? said new wearing boyfriend. Wesley grandmother Sandra Branch, Branch, 24, stops to wave from her home in Penticton, while carrying the tot swadB.C. dled in a white blanket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were all excited â&#x20AC;&#x153;She told me something fell about going and touring Jaout of me, and I lifted out her pan, and then this pops out.â&#x20AC;? pants and I seen a head, and Appropriately, baby Chloe then I heard â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;waaa,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Branch Grace arrived on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s later told Global News from Day. Her delivery prompted Japan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my God, cheers and applause inside the I think we have a kid.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tamsyn Burgmann Canadian Press

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The new parents, who met while online dating about one year ago, were whisked to a Japanese hospital. By Tuesday they had moved to a nearby hotel because the bill was growing, said Sandra Branch.

They planned to meet with officials from the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday to obtain a birth certificate and other documentation necessary for the journey home.

She said Guan had described on-and-off tummy pains, and even noticed some minor weight gain in the same area. But the couple could only assume the negative test meant she had perhaps miscarried. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in total shock when he called me â&#x20AC;Ś and he said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got something to tell you mom,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; recalled Sandra Branch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a grandma.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What? She wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even pregnant.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said to him, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Date: May 26th Time: 6:00PM Place: Kwanlin Dun Multipurpose Room Autism Yukon is proud to invite together interested organizations, parents and caregivers, media, and the public, to a Round Table Soiree on May 26th.

Our facilitated discussion is intended to put together ideas from a variety of people who are all involved in the upbringing and education of children and adults with unique needs.

Questions we will be dealing with: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What does your child need to thrive in schoolâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are they able to meet their potentialâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What needs to be put in place so that childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transitions from PreSchool to School, Middle School to High School, and High School to Adulthood, goes smoothly.â&#x20AC;?

Please join us in this discussion as we need your ideas and opinions!

For more information please contact Lissa at Autism Yukon.

867-667-6406 executive@autismyukon.org

Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church

Yukon Bible Fellowship

601 Main Street 667-2989

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH 160 Hillcrest Drive Family Worship: Sunday 10:00am

(Union of Methodist, Presbyterian & Congregational Churches) 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School & Worship Service Rev. Beverly C.S. Brazier

Grace Community Church 8th & Wheeler Street Pastor Jim Joe 668-2003

PASTOR SIMON AYRTON PASTOR RICK TURNER www.yukonbiblefellowship.com

Church Of The Nazarene 2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details

Quaker Worship Group RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Meets regularly for Silent Worship.

For information, call 667-4615 email: whitehorse-contact@quaker.ca

website: quaker.ca

Seventh Day Adventist Church

First Pentecostal Church

1607 Birch St. 633-2647

149 Wilson Drive 668-5727

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sunday 10:00am Prayer / Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Wednesday Praise & Celebration 7:30 pm Pastor Roger Yadon

4th Avenue & Steele Street â&#x20AC;˘ 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm.

Saturday 5 pm Sunday: 9 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English

Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 p.m.

Confessions before Mass & by appointment.

Monday 7:00 PM Novena Prayers & Adoration Tuesday through Friday: Mass 11:30 a.m.

ALL WELCOME

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 4th Avenue & Strickland Street

668-4079 tlc@northwestel.net pastor.tlc@northwestel.net

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Riverdale Baptist Church 15 Duke Road, Whse 667-6620 Sunday worship Service: 10:30am REV. GREG ANDERSON

www.rbchurch.ca

Whitehorse

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403 Lowe Street Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 PM

www.vajranorth.org â&#x20AC;˘ 667-6951

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Dean Sean Murphy, Rector

TAGISH Community Church

Our Lady of Victory (Roman Catholic)

Meditation Drop-in â&#x20AC;˘ Everyone Welcome!

OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 12 Noon

PASTOR NORAYR (Norman) HAJIAN 633-4903

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Worship Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer Meeting All are welcome.

10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.

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Rigdrol Dechen Ling,

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Bethany Church Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Early Morning Service 9:00 - 10:00 am Family Service 10:30 am - Noon Filipino Service 4:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday School Ages 0-12

91806 Alaska Highway Ph: 668-4877

4TH AVENUE & ELLIOTT STREET Sunday Communion Services 8:30 & 10:00 AM Thursday Service 12:10 PM (Bag Lunch)

668-5530

Meets 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month Details, map and information at:

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Calvary Baptist 1301 FIR STREET 633-2886 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089

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For more information on monthly activities, call (867) 633-6594 or visit www.eckankar-yt.ca www.eckankar.org ALL ARE WELCOME.

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For information on regular communityactivities in Whitehorse contact: whitehorselsa@gmail.com

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The Salvation Army 311-B Black Street â&#x20AC;˘ 668-2327

Sunday Church Services: 11:00 AM EVERYONE WELCOME!

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The Temple of Set The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premier Left Hand Path Religion

A not-for-prophet society. www.xeper.org canadian affiliation information: northstarpylon@gmail.com

Church of the Northern Apostles

An Anglican/Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School during Service, Sept to May

THE REV. ROB LANGMAID 45 Boxwood Crescent â&#x20AC;˘ Porter Creek 633-4032 â&#x20AC;˘ All Are Welcome

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www.yukonmuslims.ca For further information about, and to discover Islam, please contact: Javed Muhammad (867) 332-8116 or Adil Khalik (867) 633-4078 or send an e-mail to info@yukonmuslims.ca

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ecent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand for having corporate interests put before their own.

When plummeting oil prices late last year threw Alberta into financial crisis, people rightly asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the money?â&#x20AC;? They could see that an oil producer like Norway was able to weather the price drop thanks to forward planning, higher costs to industry to exploit resources and an oil fund worth close to $1 trillion! Leading up to the election, the government that ran Alberta for 44 years refused to consider raising industry taxes or reviewing royalty rates, instead offering a budget with new taxes, fees and

levies for citizens, along with service cuts.

The people of Alberta then did what was once thought impossible: they gave the NDP a strong majority. Almost half the NDP members elected were women, giving Alberta the highest percentage of women ever in a Canadian provincial or federal government.

On the other side of the country, voters in Prince Edward Island followed B.C. provincially and Canada federally and elected their first Green Party member, as well as Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second openly gay premier. Remember, homosexuality was illegal in Canada until 1969!

In my home province, after a long struggle by elders and families of the Tahltan Klabona Keepers, the B.C. government bought 61 coal licences from Fortune Minerals and Posco Canada in the Klappan and Sacred Headwaters, putting a halt to controversial development in an ecologically and culturally significant area that is home to the Tahltan people and forms the headwaters of the Skeena, Stikine and Nass rivers. The Tahltan and the

ATTENTION! All persons involved or interested in the installation of Sewage Disposal Systems

Sewage Disposal Systems in Yukon Technical Workshop Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Lecture Hall (Rm. 2206), Yukon College, Whitehorse Admission is FREE Public health implications of sewage disposal Application and Permitting Process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Formal Final Approval vs. Permission to Retain Guidelines for sewage pump-up systems Guidelines for Chamber Systems Guidelines for Sewage Holding Tanks Soil profiles, percolation tests and setback requirements Design, installation and maintenance of septic systems Getting your sewage disposal system approved for use Installation declarations Abandonment and site reclamation Photographic documentation requirements For more information, contact: Environmental Health Services #2 Hospital Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3H8 Phone: (867) 667-8391 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, extension 8391 Email: environmental.health@gov.yk.ca

province have agreed to work on a long-term management plan for the area.

On the same night as Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, people of the Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams band of the Tsimshian First Nation met to consider an offer by Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas of $1 billion over 40 years to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, at the other end of the Skeena River, an estuary that provides crucial habitat for salmon and other life. The 181 people attending unanimously opposed the offer. Two nights later in Prince Rupert, band members also stood unanimously against the proposal.

A final vote was scheduled after this columnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadline, but the message is clear: integrity, the environment and human health are more important than money. Gerald Amos, a Haisla First Nation member and community relations director for the Headwaters Initiative, said the federal Prince Rupert Port Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to locate the facility on Lelu Island also demonstrated a failure to properly consult with First Nations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time they get around to consulting with us, the boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already built and they just want to know what colour to paint it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

On a broader scale, change is occurring around the serious threat of climate change. Even well-known deniers, including U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch, now admit climate change is real and caused in part by CO2 emissions. But they argue it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be dangerous, so we shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry. Most people are smart enough to see through their constantly changing, anti-science, pro-fossil-fuel propaganda, though, and are demanding government and industry action.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also seeing significant changes in the corporate sector. The movement to divest from fossil fuels is growing quickly, and businesses are increasingly integrating positive environmental performance into their operations. Funds that have divested from fossil fuels have outperformed those that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, a trend expected to continue.

We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect miracles from Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new government, which has its work cut out. After all, it would be difficult to govern Alberta from an anti-oil position, and the fossil fuel industry is known for working to get its way. Although NDP leader Rachel Notley has spoken against the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, she isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t opposed to all pipeline and oilsands development, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called for refinery construction in Alberta.

But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promised to phase out coalfired power, increase transit investment, implement energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies, and bring in stronger environmental standards, monitoring and enforcement.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve often said things are impossible only until they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anymore.

The past few weeks show how people have the power to bring about change.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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Artwork found at ancient house site todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boreal forest. with artistic tendencies were â&#x20AC;&#x153;highlymobile foragers successfully adapting â&#x20AC;&#x153;We find exactly the same prey to a very marginal environment.â&#x20AC;? then as now, plus bison and wapiti Since the late 1970s, the University of (elk),â&#x20AC;? Potter said.

Alaska Fairbanksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Geophysical InstiHe and his colleagues are also tute has provided this column free in finding bird bones, fish bones, includcooperation with the UAF research ing those of salmon, at the Interior community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute. sites. He thinks the ice-age Alaskans

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t the edge of a spruce forest in Interior Alaska, archaeologists have unearthed bone pendants that might be the first examples of artwork in northern North America.

During the last two summers, teams led by UAFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ben Potter have expanded the breadth of the Mead Site, a white spruce bench that overlooks Shaw Creek Flats north of Delta Junction. Within the boundaries of the Mead Site, researchers have found what they believe are tent outlines.

Inside the oval of what was probably a hide-covered structure 12,300 years ago, a student working with a trowel found a tiny bone pendant with delicate crosshatching on the edge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It made my heart stop when I saw it,â&#x20AC;? Potter said at a lecture recently at the UA Museum of the North in Fairbanks.

Made of bone, the pendants resemble zipper pulls. A second pair found at the site look like tiny fish tails. At the tapered end of each are broken remainders of a round opening, like the eye of a needle.

When Potter first sees an item emerge from tan river silt, his first thought is function. How did the piece help keep ice-age people alive? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were these toggles or buttons for clothing?â&#x20AC;? he said.

But the closer he looked, the more he thought the pieces of bone were different. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think it might be a pendant, an ornament, maybe worn near the face,â&#x20AC;? Potter said.

And what might they mean? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art serves as a way to fix social boundaries,â&#x20AC;? Potter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;This is our

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Students working at the Mead Site in Interior Alaska with archaeologist Chuck Holmes, who is at far left.

group, not yours.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;These could be a way to communicate. They could be the first evidence we have for social boundary maintenance (in high-latitude North America).â&#x20AC;?

Potter also wonders if the pendants are signs of women at the Mead site. The ice-age sites scattered throughout Interior Alaska are often hilltops or cliffsides used by hunters, presumably men.

At Mead and the nearby Upward Sun River site (where a team of Potter, UAFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Josh Reuther and others have found the remains of three ice-age infant/child burials) the archaeologists have expanded their digging to broader area. That has rewarded them with the discovery of several tent areas that hint ancient people used both as base camp. Within the boundaries of those residences they have found no weapon fragments common to hunting and weaponmaintenance sites.

Within a Mead living area, they have found worked bone fragments, the size and shape of which suggest they were possibly on their way to becoming pendants. They have also

found a brown bear jawbone with its pointy canine removed. Potter said he can picture someone wearing a necklace of bear teeth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can imagine the association with strength and hunting skill,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The discovery of possible objects of art at the Mead site is a new clue in the detective story of ice-age Alaska, more of which is revealed with analysis of each summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dig.

Interior Alaska is a good place to find artifacts because of strong glacial winds that for thousands of years covered peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campsites with loess, fine dust that flows out of glaciers.

Loess has sealed off bone and other material that would rot if exposed to acid-rich boreal forest soils. The flour-like dirt has created nice layers that show scientists the people have used the same great spots again and again.

From whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left at the Interior sites, Potter and others think this area of ice-age Alaska was colder and windier than today with more poplars, grasses and sedges. Ice-age Interior Alaska also featured more game animals than are present in

On May 18, celebrate International Museum Day in Yukon As Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister of Tourism and Culture I invite all Yukoners to celebrate International Museum Day on May 18.

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This celebratory day was established in 1977 by the International Council of Museums. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is museums for a sustainable society which highlights the role museums play in raising awareness of the need for society to use resources responsibly.

In Yukon, International Museum Day reminds us of the many museums, interpretive centres, and First Nation cultural centres throughout Yukon that contribute signiďŹ cantly to our rich cultural and heritage legacy.

E-waste such as computers, scrap metal and metal items such as BBQs and propane tanks, appliances such as freezers and washer/dryers and all commercial loads.

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One of the ways Yukoners can explore these organizations is through the Yukon Explorerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Passport contest. Starting June 1 participants can visit a variety of participating heritage attractions and enter draws for prizes of real Klondike placer gold.

After your cleanup of the above items, you may be left with paint, solvents, aerosols or light bulbs. Hazardous materials can be dropped off for free at the Waste Management Facility on Saturday, May 23 between 10 am and 4 pm.

There are many ways to discover Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealth of cultural and heritage organizations. I encourage Yukoners and visitors to explore these sites during International Museum Day and throughout the year to explore our diverse and unique Yukon collections.

Learn more at whitehorse.ca/hhwdays

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Tag items that are in good condition and put them at your curb on Saturday May 23 after dawn. Remove all leftover stuff on Sunday May 24 before dusk. Get your tags online!

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Students reveal history at heritage fair HISTORY

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by Michael Gates

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id you ever wonder what games the Vuntut Gwich’in played before there was hockey? Did you want to learn who Martha Black was and why she is famous? How about the history of an ancestor, or routes to the Klondike?

The answers to all of these questions were revealed at the Yukon/ Stikine Heritage Fair, held last week at the Yukon Transportation Museum.

This is one event each year that is guaranteed to bring out the smiles in every participant. Adults from the community gladly give up their free time to volunteer as judges. Many of them have told me that it is one of their favourite events. I would agree.

The heritage fair is open to school children in Grade 4 through 9 and the topic has to relate to history, or, more broadly, heritage.

The participants are challenged to delve into people, places and events from the past. Using books, articles, photographs and personal interviews, they prepare a panel display based upon their chosen subject.

And what a variety of topics there were this year. Teryn Kassi, a Grade 8 student from the Chief Zzeh Gittlit School in Old Crow, caught my attention while demonstrating a traditional Gwich’in game, the stick pull. Two contestants grip opposite ends of a stick that tapers to a point at each end.

The combatants pull on the stick until one loses their grip.

But Teryn’s personal favourite game is a traditional variant on the stick and ring, where the player attempts to swing the ring (in the case of this demonstration, Teryn

used a small animal skull) onto the end of the stick.

Rachel Walker, a Grade 7 students from Golden Horn School, chose as the subject of her display, “Growing Up In Fort Selkirk” after a visit to her class by lifelong Yukoner Ione Christensen. Rachel interviewed Ione on more than one occasion and learned about growing up in an isolated community as the daughter of the resident Mountie.

Numerous exhibitors chose family members for their presentations. Take Nigel Charlie for example, a Grade 4 student from Elijah Smith School, who chose to talk about his grandfather, Sam Johnston. Johnston served as Speaker of the territorial legislature from 1985 to 1992.

Jenna Fahr, a Grade 5 student from Christ the King Elementary School, shared what she had learned about Martha Black, one of the Yukon’s most prominent historical characters. Martha, she told me, liked to collect flowers and came to the Yukon in 1898.

Nearby was fellow Grade 5 student Wyatt Kapaniuk, who described the various routes that were used to get to the Klondike during the gold rush.

My task at the heritage fair was to act as a judge to award the “History Hunter” award in two categories: grades 4 and 5, and grades 6 to 9. It was not an easy task this year because all of the exhibits were well researched and presented.

One winner of this year’s awards was Aliyah Sprokkrreeff of J.V. Clark School in Mayo, whose presentation on her great grandmother, Mayo elder Alice Buyck, was interesting and informative.

Her costume and exhibit were also eye-catching.

Another winner was Jason Symanski, a Grade 6 student from St. Elias School in Haines Junction.

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Graphic design “The Haida” by Macy DewaldRose of Robert Service Community School (Dawson City) Sports and Recreation: projects related to history and heritage of sports or recreation “What did Vuntut Gwich’in Play Before Hockey” by Teryn Kassi of Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (Old Crow) First Nations History and Culture: projects related to First Nations history, heritage, and culture “Traditional Tlingit Food” by Donna Jim of Atlin Community School (Atlin, B.C) Michael Gates/Yukon News

Berkly Malchow from Christ the King Elementary School tells the story of photographer E.A. Hegg to Anne Leckie, one of the judges at the 2015 Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair.

His topic, “On the Road Again,” was chosen because of his grandfather, who was a truck driver in the Yukon for more than 40 years.

His display was creative and inspired by the truck driving theme.

The presentation was enhanced because his grandfather was also there to answer questions.

But they weren’t the only winners at this year’s heritage fair.

The other awards recognize many excellent projects. Congratulations to you one and all.

Grade 4 First: “I am Wolf ” by Jason McKay of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse) Second: “How my Dad got a plant named after him.” By Kalie Bennett of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse)

Grade 7/8/9 First: “What did Vuntut Gwich’in play before Hockey?” by Teryn Kassi of Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (Old Crow) Second: “Growing up in Fort Selkirk” by Rachel Walker of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse)

Grade 5/6 Second: “Who was E.A. HEGG”

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Heritage events and figures “Martha Louise Black” by Jenna Fahr of Christ the King Elementary (Whitehorse)

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340 matches at Grade 7 badminton tourney

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Emma Boyd, right, hugs winner Kiarra Fitzsimmons after a singles final.

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Singles runner-up Anton Menzel of Golden Horn digs a backhand.

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came against Deuling in the round robin, but he changed his game plan in the final. pionships in probably five years. the Ecole Emilie-Tremblay (EET) “I think I knew what to expect, So we’re quite stoked about that, venue. how he served, how he played,” to have them come back.”

Fitzsimmons went undefeated said Potvin. “I started aiming for Two schools tied for the most in the tournament, and her match the corners and less straight in hardware. Holy Family Elementary against Boyd was her toughest, she front of me.” won eight medals with two gold said.

Teslin School brought a small at the Elijah Smith venue while “Me and Emma are quite at team of 10 players, but three left Whitehorse Elementary matched the same level so it’s usually just Elijah Smith with gold medals. that at the Emilie-Tremblay site. a toss-up to see who wins,” said Teslin’s Savana Kremer cruised Out of all 10 gold medal match- Fitzsimmons. to gold through the girls singles es, only one was between a pair of EET did pretty well on their draw. classmates. It made for a bitterhome courts. The school scored “Happy,” said Kremer, when sweet victory for one player. five medals, including three gold. asked how she felt. “I’m surprised.” “(I feel) sad because I beat my Eric Potvin was one of the EET Kremer captured gold with a friend,” said Kiarra Fitzsimmons. gold medal winners. He came back 9-4, 9-1 win over Golden Horn “It’s nice but also sad.” from a set down to top Whitehorse Elementary’s Alliya Thomson in The Whitehorse Elementary Elementary’s Derek Deuling 10the final. She only lost one set all player defeated friend and class11, 11-9, 11-10 in the boys singles day, and that was to Thomson mate Emma Boyd 8-11, 11-10, final. during the round robin.

11-9 in the girls singles final at Potvin’s only loss of the day You’d think she came to the

Holy Family’s Tony Kim stretches for a shot at the YSAA Grade 7 Badminton Tournament at Elijah Smith Elementary on Wednesday. Kim won the boys singles title.

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bout 190 students took to the court in 340 matches at two locations in one day this week.

Twelve schools were represented at the Yukon Schools Athletic Association’s Grade 7 Badminton Tournament at Elijah Smith Elementary and Ecole Emilie-Tremblay on Wednesday.

Among the dozen schools were two from the communities – Teslin School and Watson Lake’s Johnson Elementary.

“It’s not common,” said YSAA president Marc Senecal. “We haven’t had community schools come to the elementary cham-

tournament with plenty of experience.

“I played in the Grade 7 tournament in Grade 4, that’s it,” said Kremer.

Kremer’s classmates Harold Guinanao and Levi Stoneman won gold in boys doubles.

Holy Family’s Tony Kim now has two medals from the tournament. Kim won a silver as a Grade 6er last year and returned this week to win gold in boys singles at Elijah Smith.

“I’m feeling great,” said Kim, who gave a bunch of fist pumps throughout the final.

Kim, who went undefeated on Wednesday, took gold with a 9-4, 8-9, 9-7 win over Golden Horn’s Anton Menzel.

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Ecole Emilie-Tremblayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eric Potvin watches his shot during the singles final.

Results Emilie-Tremblay venue

Elijah Smith venue

Girls doubles 1st Sarah-Michel Auger/Ljubica Tokic (EET) 2nd Sonjaa Schmidt/Ilianna Stehlyn (HVE) 3rd Renee Lindsey/Sheridan Curteanu (WES)

Girls doubles 1st Amy Vanderkley/Abby Roberts (HFE) 2nd Breda McIntyre/Jenny Lai (CKE) 3rd Morgan Iskra/Ainslie Spence (CKE)

Boys doubles 1st Carl Foreman/Antoine Giguere (EET) 2nd Keegan Bevilaqua/Austin Shaw (WES) 3rd Lou Samson/Victor Tolgyesi (EET)

Boys doubles 1st Harold Guinanao/Levi Stoneman (TES) 2nd Kyle Bierlmeier/Cole McCulloch (HFE) 3rd Ethan Collen/Graham Horte (HFE)

Mixed doubles 1st Emma Marnik/Liam Hudson (WES) 2nd Sophie Senecal/Romeo Champagne (EET) 3rd Maya Cairns/Aidan Harvey (WES)

Mixed doubles 1st Kasi Koltelko/Dawson Smith (GHE) 2nd Megan Anderson/Kyle Schantz (HFE) 3rd Seinne Secord/Austin Wipp (HFE)

Girls singles 1st Kiarra Fitzsimmons (WES) 2nd Emma Boyd (WES) 3rd Avery Meyer (JHE)

Girls singles 1st Savana Kremer (TES) 2nd Alliya Thomson (GHE) 3rd Caitlan Doyle (HFE)

Boys singles 1st Eric Potvin (EET) 2nd Derek Deuling (WES) 3rd Griffin Bisson (WES)

Boys singles 1st Tony Kim (HFE) 2nd Anton Menzel (GHE) 3rd Thomas Janzen (HFE)

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Girls singles runner-up Emma Boyd readies a backhand.

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2015 Yukon Stikine Regional

HERITAGE FAIR

The 17th Annual Fête Régionale du Patrimoine du Yukon/Stikine Regional Heritage Fair was held at the Yukon Transportation Museum & Yukon Beringia Centre

MAY 7, 2015 WHITEHORSE, YUKON Participating schools included: Atlin Community School, Chief Zzeh Gittlit School, J.V Clark Community School, Robert Service Community School, St. Elias Community School, Christ the King Elementary School, Elijah Smith Elementary School, Ecole Whitehorse Elementary School, Golden Horn Elementary School and Jack Hulland Elementary School.

Congratulations to our Award Winners!

GRADE 4

GRADE 7/8/9

First Place: Second Place: Third Place:

I Am Wolf by Jason McKay of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse) How my Dad got a plant named after him.

First Place:

by Kalie Bennett of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse)

Second Place:

First Place: Second Place: Third Place:

by Teryn Kassi of Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (Old Crow)

Growing up in Fort Selkirk

by Rachel Walker of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse)

the Haida by Macy Dewald-Rose of Robert Service Community School (Dawson City) Third Place:

GRADE 5/6

What did Vuntut Gwich’in play before Hockey?

Traditional Tlingit Food

by Donna Jim of Atlin Community School (Atlin B.C)

Alice Buyck by Aliyah Sprokkreeff of J.V. Clark (Mayo) Who was E.G. HRGG by Berkley Malchow of Christ the King Elementary (Whitehorse) The Nancy by Liam Balmer of Golden Horn Elementary School (Whitehorse)

In addition, the fair offers special prizes and recognition for projects in the following categories...

GENEALOGY: projects related to family stories and histories On the Road Again by Jason Symanski of St. Elias Community School (Haines Junction)

PALAEONTOLOGY OR ARCHAEOLOGY: projects related to palaeontology or archaeology topics Fishing Branch Territorial Park by Jocelyn Benjamin of Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (Old Crow)

MIDNIGHT ARTS AWARD: projects that demonstrate exceptional research and writing Sponsored by Rob Ingram and Helene Dobrowolski of Midnight Arts.

and members of the public who attend the fair Sponsored by Parks Canada

A Granddad who took Education Seriously

Grade Level: 4

by Callum Weir of St. Elias Community School (Haines Junction)

GRAPHIC DESIGN: projects that demonstrate exceptional graphic design in their presentation Sponsored by Patricia Halladay Design.

The Haida by Macy Dewald-Rose of Robert Service Community School (Dawson City) SPORTS AND RECREATION: projects related to history and heritage of sports or recreation What did Vuntut Gwich’in Play Before Hockey

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: for the project chosen as a favourite by other participants the Haida by Macy DeWald-Rose of Robert Service Community School (Dawson City) On the Road Again by Jason Symanski of St. Elias Community School (Haines Junction) Grade Level: 7/8/9 Traditional Tlingit Food by Donna Jim of Atlin Community School (Atlin, B.C) Grade Level: 5/6

HERITAGE EVENTS & FIGURES: projects on a significant event, person, or group Martha Louise Black by Jenna Fahr of Christ the King Elementary (Whitehorse) HISTORY HUNTER AWARD: for exceptional research and investigation in developing a project sponsored by Michael Gates

by Teryn Kassi of Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (Old Crow)

Alice Buyck by Aliyah Sprokkreeff of J.V. Clark (Mayo) On the Road Again by Jason Symanski of St. Elias (Haines Junction)

FIRST NATIONS HISTORY AND CULTURE:

Grade Level: 4/5/6

projects related to First Nations history, heritage, and culture

Grade Level: 7/8/9

Traditional Tlingit Food by Donna Jim of Atlin Community School (Atlin, B.C)

YUKON HERITAGE AWARD: projects specific to Yukon history and heritage George Washington by Mya D. Kinney of St. Elias Community School (Haines Junction)

EXPLORE, CREATE, DISCOVER: projects related to individual or groups of explorers or innovators Greg Fisher by Nathan Boulanger of Jack Hulland Elementary School (Whitehorse) ARTS AND CULTURE: projects related to events or figures in arts and culture Yousuf Karsh Biography by Olivia Simms of Ecole Whitehorse Elementary School (Whitehorse) The Heritage Fair Steering Committee sincerely thanks the following for their generous support of the Heritage Fair.

Canada’s History Society, Agnes Mills, Cathy Hines, Bruce Barrett, Kate Alexander, Morgen Smith, Michel Emery, Tarie Castellarin, Susan Moorhead Mooney and her parents from Nebraska, Val Stockdale, Dianne Lowen, Bernice Broder, Rhoda Merkel, Patricia Halladay, Michael Gates, Helene Dobrowolsky, the staff at Yukon Transportation Museum and Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.

A huge Thank you to our volunteer judges, helpers, teachers, parents and especially to the students who produced amazing history projects at the school fairs and the Territorial Heritage Fair.

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Repeat winners at second VeloNorth time trial

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Expert menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner Elijah Buffalo powers through the pain.

Expert women (20 km) 1st Sara Burke-Forsythe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 36:52.9 2nd Trena Irving â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 37:33.7 Tom Patrick/Yukon News

Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sarah Burke-Forsythe races in the Icycle Sport North Klondike Time Trial on the Klondike Highway on Wednesday. Burke-Forsythe won the expert womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division.

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club is hosting the second annual tion. two-day three-stage Tour de SkagThe 19-year-old finished in way this weekend.

36:52.9 to beat her coach Trena he second VeloNorth time Irving. Irving, who finished in trial had the same pair of 37:33.7, is a past winner of the Results firsts on Wednesday.

Tour de Whitehorse and the solo Elijah Buffalo and Sara Burke- womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s category in the Kluane Expert men (20 km) Forsythe, who won the first one Chilkat International Road Relay. 1st Elijah Buffalo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 27:58.9 two weeks ago, were back on â&#x20AC;&#x153;I passed her and I was so 2nd Derrick Hynes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31:16.9 top in the expert divisions at the happy,â&#x20AC;? said Burke-Forsythe.

3rd Craig Machtans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31:44.6 Icycle Sport North Klondike Time â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy too,â&#x20AC;? said Irving. 4th John Berryman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31:55.0 Trial, on the Klondike Highway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a coach, you always want your 5th Chris Rider â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 33:06.0 â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fast on the way out athletes to pass you.â&#x20AC;?

6th Shea Hoffman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 34:08.9 again; we had a tailwind on the 7th Phil Hoffman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 34:12.3 The U Kon Echelon cycling way out again,â&#x20AC;? said Buffalo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This course is flat, so it was really fast, like probably over 50 kilometres an hour average going out. On the way back, every time I looked at my speedometer, it was like 35, 37.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked the other one better.

This one is way too flat,â&#x20AC;? said Burke-Forsythe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wind, on one way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be super fast and the other way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my gosh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; headwind!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Buffalo set a personal best on the 20-kilometre out-and-back course beginning at the Takhini Hot Springs Road. The 31-yearold finished in 27:58.9, more than three minutes ahead of second placeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Derrick Hynes.

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Ewan Halliday, Alex Roberts and Matthias Hoenisch each posted wins at the Aces Tennis Summer Kick-Off Junior Challenger, a USTA tournament, in Renton.

“It was fun. It was a good tournament and there was lots of competition,” said Halliday. “I felt pretty good. I thought I could have done better, but I also could have done worse, so I feel pretty happy about how I did.”

Halliday, who was playing in U14 boys, lost 7-6, 6-2 to second seed Kevin Chen, who went on to win the tournament, in the opening round.

“It was a tough match,” said Halliday. “He was just a wall; he got everything back.”

Halliday then won his next two in the consolation round, beating the draw’s top seed 8-1 in a pro-set in the final.

Roberts who, like Halliday, represented Yukon at the 2013 Canada Summer Games, reached the consolation semifinal in the U16 boys division.

He lost 6-2, 6-2 to the draw’s second seed in his opening match,

won his first consolation match, then lost to the runner-up in the consolation semi.

Hoenisch beat the fourth seed in the opening round to make the U16 boys quarter final, but lost in a thirdset tiebreaker in his following match.

While the three Whitehorse players notched wins in singles, they came up short in doubles.

Hoenisch and Roberts went winless in three U16 round robin matches.

Halliday and Seattle’s Ryan Subong lost both round robin matches in the 14 boys doubles.

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Puzzle B CLUES ACROSS 1. Membrane around the lungs 7. Perennial trunked plant 11. Upper side of a building 12. Count on 13. W. Samoan monetary unit 14. Much ___ About Nothing 15. Freedom from difficulty 16. Person for whom something is named 18. Filled with lead 20. Against 21. Upper surface of the mouth 23. Belgian painter James, 1860-

1949 24. Miri or Dafla 25. Alaskan gold rush town 26. ___ Lanka 27. Touchdown 29. Theater stage scenery 30. A slight amount 31. Of she 33. Designated hitter 34. Lemon or lime drink 35. Expel in large quantities 37. 4840 square yards 39. Sharpened a knife

41. Birch bark, dugout & outrigger 43. Yellow winter melon 44. Admirer 46. Hands on hips 47. Afrikaans 48. A flat cushion or mat 51. European hop 52. Initial poker wager 53. Linking together 55. Precipitation 56. Satisfying an appetite

13. Body trunks 16. Adam’s wife 17. Actor Sean 19. Of major consequence 21. Festival processions 22. Tolerate 26. Look at with fixed eyes 28. Take a deposition from 32. Rechristen 36. “Dragnet” actor Jack 38. ______ Christi, TX

40. Taoism 41. Coon cat 42. Former U.S. Senator Spector 43. Sleeping room on a ship 44. Essential oil from flowers 45. “Church lady” Carvey 49. Professional nursing group 50. Telegraphic signal 54. Atomic #22

CLUES DOWN 1. Synthetic wood finish 2. Soils 3. After E 4. Reptile genus 5. A long thin implement 6. Greek god of light 7. Goody 8. Duane _____: NY pharmacy 9. Other, different 10. In a way, looked 11. Liberated by payment of a demand

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One suite is 1,248 square feet. The second suite is 1,380 square feet.

Located in a professional building downtown Whitehorse, this space is ideal for accounting, legal or other professionals.

MOVE-IN READY.

For more information, please contact: 336-0028

Office/Commercial Space for Rent Available Immediately: t Approximately 3200 square feet on the ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor; t turnkey; t downtown on quiet street; t handicap accessible including handicap doors;

t kitchen area; t board/meeting room; t 10 ofďŹ ces/rooms; t reception/waiting area; t lots of windows, very bright. t 4 dedicated parking stalls with plug ins;

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1,000 feet includes office, boardroom, open work area, kitchen, washroom.

Separate storage area.

Wired for phone/data, has security system. $1,800/month + electricity.

335-1932.

3-BDRM DUPLEX in Hillcrest, wood/oil heat, w/d, avail June 1, responsible tenant, avail immed, $1,150/mon + utils. 668-5558 3-4 BDRM 2-bath house, Porter Creek, spacious, wood stove, huge yard, N/S, avail June 1, $1,695/mon + utils. Contact suites@auroramusic.ca.

1-BDRM APT, Copper Ridge, full bath, big LR, avail June 1, $1,000/mon & utils.

334-1907 PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from May 26 to September, very reliable, trustworthy, lots of good references around the world. Call 336-2848 or email at PellerinMV@gmail.com MOBILE HOME, newly renovated at Lobird, available in June. Call Ann for details @ 336-0499 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, downtown, sunny, back deck, parking, refs reqĘźd, $1,500/mon + utils. 668-6190 after 4pm or lv msg

1-BDRM BSMT suite, Granger, clean, bright, just refurbished, N/S, N/P, sep ent, washer/dryer, dd reqĘźd, avail June 1, $800/mon + utils. 633-2981

OKANAGAN VALLEY, Vernon BC, prime lakeview lot, owner financing available, $150,000 large lot, all services, no time limit to build. Todd @ 1-250-558-7888

3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, downtown, close to Macdonalds, avail June 1, N/S, N/P, $1,500/mon + $1,500 dd + utils. 667-7405

MOBILE HOME, 52 Northlands Trailer Park, new renos, new addition, floor, siding, windows, bathroom, kitchen. Contact 336-8910

2-BDRM, 1-BDRM & bachleor suite available in Hillcrest, with balconies, heat & hot water included, sorry no pets. 668-2416

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2-BDRM, 1 3/4-bath condo, River Ridge Lane, washer/dryer, N/P, N/S, $1,450/mon + utils. 335-1290 1-BDRM SUITE, Crestview, furnished, quiet location, pet ok, wood heat, N/S, $750/mon all inclusive. 633-2455 NEW 3500 sq ft shop & office w/1,000 sq ft suite on Mt Sima Rd, avail July 1, energy efficient building w/in-floor heat in shop & office. 335-6200 or 334-3600 SHARE HOUSE in Porter Creek, why settle for dingy basement room or noisy apartment, N/S, everything incl, $750/mon. Info http://timmit.ca/share, tollfree 1-855-628-7138x99 1-BDRM LEGAL suite, Hidden Valley, close to school, amazing yard, 2.5 acres, $1,300/mon & dd, utils incl except small power bill, pets negotiable. Stacey 335-6335 to view BACHELOR APT, downtown, furnished, wheelchair accessible, $875/mon incl utils.

667-2138 ROOMMATE TO share Marsh Lake waterfront home, 60 kms south of Whitehorse, quiet, scenic, hiking trails, sandy beach, animals welcome, N/S, short or long term, $500/mon. 660-4321

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871

STORAGE/WORKSHOP FOR rent, approx 14ĘźX20Ęź, downtown Whitehorse. Contact Stephan (867) 332-4082 or stephane@asprinting.ca

34 YEARS, Yukon resident, rental property owner looking to house-sit for the summer of 2015. Extremely clean, will mow lawn, take care of pets & vacuum. Elite references.

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3-BDRM HOUSE, new, N/P, no parties, no yard maintenance, avail June 1, $2,000/mon + elec. 335-5352

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1-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, downtown, bright, newly renoĘźd, incl w/d, outside patio, lots of storage, long term tenants preferred, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail Sept. 1, $1,200/mon + utils. 633-8430

2004 MOBILE home, Arkell, 16' extra wide, 3-bdrm 2-bath, titled land, well maintained, insulated skirting, renovated decks, shed, lots of parking, quick possession available, $274,900. 334-7262

16Ęź TRAVEL trailer on private lot, power, fridge, stove, no water, near bus route, available May 8, $500/mon. 334-2365

3-BDRM MOBILE with addition & large workshop, recent updates, just under 3 acres of land, $364,000. For more info call 336-4920

3-BDRM UPPER level of Porter Creek home, paved driveway, close to bus, school, stores, $1,800/mon incl utils. 633-5177 2-BDRM APT, downtown, lots of upgrades, new bathroom, w/d, parking, front yard, lots of storage, long term tenants preferred, N/S, N/P, no parties, avail July 1, $1,350/mon + utils. 633-8430 BEDROOM IN Ingram, large, bright, close to the Canada Games Centre, quiet household, N/S, N/P, share kitchen/laundry, utilities incl.

668-2848 1-BDRM BSMT suite, Cowley Creek, country residential, full kitchen, bathroom has shower only, pet friendly, incls laundry, heat/elec & Wifi, $1,000/mon. 334-1869 ROOM IN dorm-style, shared accommodations, semi-furnished, shared laundry, kitchen & bathroom facilities, $575/mon incl utils. Shannon @ 668-4729

HOUSE IN Riverdale, for sale by owner, renovatorĘźs special, 2,100 sq ft split level w/separate basement entrance, large fenced lot, $279,000. 333-0825 or 667-2824 2-BDRM 2-BATH beautiful upgraded condo with fenced yard on greenbelt, SS appliances, tons of storage, $235,000, 14-67 River Ridge Lane. 335-7660 FAMILY HOME, Copper Ridge, quiet street, 5-6 bdrms, 2-bath, entirely renovated, maple cupboards & floors, propane stove, lots of other great features, $475,000. Call Max 332-0013 OPEN HOUSE, #23-35 Normandy Rd, Takhini, Saturday May 16, 11am-3pm, green living condo, 1,600 sq ft, 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath, many upgrades, single car garage MOBILE HOME, 118 Northlands Trailer Park, new renos, flooring, kitchen, siding, bathroom. Contact 336-8910

HELP WANTED Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred.

Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $14.25/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpeting & area rugs Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1 CLIPPERS BARBERSHOP is looking for a part-time or on-call barber with a minimum of 3 years experience.

Call Natalya @ 867-667-6605 MONTESSORI BOREALIS PRESCHOOL, an AMI Montessori preschool serving children from 3 to 5, is looking for an Assistant Teacher starting September 2015 for a 10 month term.

Please go to montessoriborealis.com or http://bit.ly/1A0kygR for details about the job and how to apply.

LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED Heavy Equipment Operators and Finish Grader Operators.

Send resumes to: teichroebc@gmail.com MAINTENANCE PERSON FOR SKKY HOTEL Basic plumbing & carpentry experience required.

2 days per week, $1,000 per month.

Submit resume and cover letter to lberardi@rogers.com or at hotel.

Town & Mountain Hotel is looking for experienced, part time

Housekeeper & Door Personal Please drop off rĂŠsumĂŠ with reference to Kayle at 401 MAIN STREET

Miscellaneous for Sale For Sale NATIVE BRAIN-TANNED HIDES and Tanned Beaver Pelts at reasonable prices Phone (780)335-3557 If no one is available please leave msg or call (780)461-9677

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YUKON FIRST NATION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (YFNCC)

Project & Membership Coordinator JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Project and Membership Coordinator is the primary administrative support and first-line engagement for the public and Chamber members. The position requires the incumbent to be self-motivated and able to work in a demanding fast-paced environment with a wide range of people. This position is responsible for providing a full range of administrative support services, as well as assistance on various events and projects as directed.

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

LOTS OF COMMERCIAL STORE SHELVING that came from Canadian Tire/Superstore.

Some new, one sided or double sided, pallet racking.

Enough to do warehouse.

Phone 333-0717

BUILDING, 14Ęź X 20Ęź movable, well constructed, R2000 insulated, insulated marmorette flooring, pine interior, triple glaze windows, fully wired, needs some finishing, located near Lake Laberge, $30,000.

668-6225 or 336-3496

GORGEOUS PERSIAN carpet, Habibian Nain, cream colour with blue trim, 600 knots psi, 5'X8', bought in Middle East, appraised + docs, $2,100, can send pics. 204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com

50Ęź OF 2â&#x20AC;? copper pipe, offers. 332-6565

4-DRAWER METAL filing cabinet, exc shape, $350. 332-6565

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Preference may be given to qualified Yukon First Nation candidates.

CLOSING DATE: 4:00PM MAY 25TH, 2015 Covers Letters and Resumes are to be submitted by e-mail no later than 4pm on Monday, May 25th, 2015 E-mail: info@yfncc.ca

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Teslin is a unique rural community that serves a population of 450 people of which roughly 2/3 are of Inland Tlingit First Nations ancestry. The area boasts great hunting and ďŹ shing and the community has fantastic infrastructure which includes a recreation complex that has an exercise facility, arena and curling rink with artiďŹ cial ice, public dock and marina, and playgrounds; and an exciting future.

Mayor and Council of the Village of Teslin invite applications for:

RECREATION PROGRAMMER The Recreation Programmer reports to the Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer and is responsible for the planning, delivery and administration of recreation programming for the community of Teslin for all age groups, tots to seniors. A key responsibility of the position is to determine the recreation, creative and sporting activities needs of the community.

Developing a budget and tracking and monitoring costs are part of the job. The successful candidate will be expected to work irregular hours in order to coordinate activity on weekends, general holidays and in the evenings. He or she will be highly organized, energetic and motivated in the area of recreation.

Be a positive role model through a fun approach to active living.

The successful candidate will have a degree or diploma in recreation planning and delivery or in a related ďŹ eld and a minimum of one year related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience instructing various programs such as ďŹ tness, cultural, sports, and preschool will be an asset. Knowledge of the local and northern cultural and political environment is important to establish context for many activities. This is a full time permanent position, however to assist us with our summer programming we would consider a shorter term.

A complete job description is available by calling 867-390-2530 or email shelley.hassard@teslin.ca Please submit your application by email to the above address or fax 867 390-2104 by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2015.

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: â&#x20AC;˘ Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. â&#x20AC;˘Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames.

Now selling: â&#x20AC;˘Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets.

333-0717 We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo.

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MYSTERIES, VARIOUS authors. 41 paperbacks, $25. Ross 633-3154

REGULAR FULL-TIME TKC WAGE SCALE 10 $46.18 - $57.71

CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154

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TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $50. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154

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YUKON FIRST NATIONS PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY IS APPLICABLE AND MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ON APPLICATION. Closing Date: Location: Hours: Salary:

Until illed Whitehorse 37.5 hours per week full time Level 10

This position reports to the CYFN Executive Director and is responsible for the day to day administration and management of the Yukon Native Language Centre. The position ensures the most ef icient and effective delivery of training and services required are carried out to ensure member Yukon irst Nations are positioned to implement language programs and services. The position is responsible for the management of staff and leads the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic planning process. The position will supervise the YNLC staff by providing management, leadership, mentorship/development and staff accountability ensuring CYFN is an effective results driven organization. The position provides advice, guidance and support to the Grand Chief, Executive Director and CYFN on a wide variety of issues affecting the department as requested. The incumbent is a member of the CYFN Senior Management Team. This position performs other duties as requested by the CYFN Executive Director.

Additional Information: Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information and job description, please contact Renie Bruton at 867-393-9206 or email at renie.bruton@cyfn.net.

Please submit applications and/or resumes to: Name: Renie Bruton Address: Council of Yukon First Nations, 2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 Phone: (867)393-9206 Fax: (867)668-6577 E-mail: renie.bruton@cyfn.net

WHITE HARDIE plank sheets, 4X10, 3 concrete boards, $150. 668-2659 BRAUN 3-IN-1 mixer/blender/food processor, 12 attachments, incl coffee grinder, $125; pasta & noodle maker, Imperial, Italian made for ravioli, kreplach, perogies, noodles, etc, $45. 456-4010 15â&#x20AC;? REEL push lawn mower, $40; Husquvarna 38â&#x20AC;? chainsaw, $75; single & double propane household lights; 30â&#x20AC;? propane cook stove; 2 100lb propane bottles, $50 ea.

456-4010 2 NORTH Face mummy sleeping bags, $50 ea; Therma-rest pads, $15. 456-4010 PRESSURE COOKER canner, 14-quart, 21-pint capacity, deluxe cast aluminum, easy read pressure gauge, safety plug & release valve, $125. 456-4010 WII MACHINE, everything you need, 3 controllers, games, exercise board, barely used, $100. 633-4707 WEDDING RING set, worth over $2,000, soldered together, size 6.5, $800 obo.

867-876-0560 GARRET ELECTRONIC 4-coil metal locater with case, exc shape, $600. 332-6565 YUKON-MADE BIRD houses from $39 up.

332-6565 PEARL CLUTCH & high-heeled shoes, sz 8, $80; inflatable double mattress & collapsing stand, $40; Ortho boot, sz 9 (40), $30.

633-5009 SCHOOL BUS, full size, no engine, good glass, Pintle hitch on the front ready to tow, $500 obo. 633-3392 14X16X6 WALL tent, new, no frame, 12oz, UV treated canvas, screened windows, double zippered door, chimney hole at rear, $1,200. 334-8335 BELL EXPRESS Vu HD satellite dish, ideal for rv or cabin, $50 firm; 7Ęź aluminum step ladder, $30; 250 gal fuel tank, $50. 334-4299 STURDY METAL desk, $50; wooden desk, $30; houseplants for sale, $5-$20. 668-4186 SET OF 40 impact sockets ranging from 3/8 to 15/16 and 8mm to 21mm in regular and deep sockets, $60. 333-9084 CEDAR PLANTERS, 20â&#x20AC;? tall, $75. 633-5948 EXTERIOR WHITE insulated door, good for shop, $20. 633-6603 TRIPOD-OPTEX, $20, new is $60, extends to 53" great for wildlife, northern-lites, sports, portraits, adapted handle. 204-880-7245 text/calls

Cobalt Construction is looking for the following people to come JOIN OUR TEAM:

CONTROLLER

Cobalt Construction Inc. is seeking a highly motivated â&#x20AC;&#x153;hands-onâ&#x20AC;? accounting professional to assume the position of Controller/OfďŹ ce Manager. The position is responsible for all ďŹ nancial accounting and reporting activities. The ideal candidate is goal oriented with excellent communication skills and is highly organized while operating effectively with minimum supervision in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.

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Reporting to the President, the Controller is responsible for 3-5 employees and has the full authority to carry out all functions within the positionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area of responsibility.

Financial Reporting. The Controller has responsibility for all accounting functions including: t Monthly ďŹ nancial statements; t Corporate and project level budgets and reports; t Accounts payable and receivable; t Payroll; t Cash ďŹ&#x201A;ow management and projection; t Periodic job cost reports; t Inventory control systems; t Annual pre-audit ďŹ nancial statements; and, t Other ďŹ nancial reports as identiďŹ ed from time to time.

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t 5 or more years of accounting experience in the engineering, mining, or construction industry; t 2 or more years of accounting management experience; t Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in accounting, business administration, ďŹ nance, or similar ďŹ eld of studies; or, t An equivalent mix of education and experience.

The salary for this position is commensurate with the experience of the candidate. We offer a competitive wage along with an extended health beneďŹ t package.

RECEPTION/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

This is a seasonal position is based in Whitehorse. Applicant must be a highly organized individual who is able to work with minimal to no supervision in a fast paced environment, have a strong work ethic and good communication skills. Duties include, but are not limited to, general administrative support and some HR assistance. Computer skills and good housekeeping is required. Valid class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and clean driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract required.

The salary for this position is commensurate with the experience of the candidate.

MASTERCRAFT 71-PIECE air tool kit, 1/2â&#x20AC;? impact, 3/8â&#x20AC;?ratchet, chisel, die grinder & accessories in carry case, $299 value, asking $145 obo. 333-904

Please send resumes to jobs@cobaltconstruction.ca, stop by the main ofďŹ ce located at Mile 923.4 on the Alaska Highway just north of Porter Creek, or fax 867-668-7762.

LARGE CUSTOM made couch, $150; 3 cherry coloured shelving units, $50; solid 4-shelf wicker stand, $75; stainless steel double kitchen sink, new, never used, $75.

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46 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Housing & Infrastructure Director (Permanent, Full Time), Housing & Infrastructure Salary: Level 10 Range (87,987.00 – 105,584.00 per annum) Closing Date 4:00pm (PST): June 3, 2015 Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for leading, developing, managing and controlling all TH Housing & Infrastructure area programs & resources namely, Building Properties including and the real estate they are built on, Housing units, Assets, and IT. The position will provide information, advice and support on Housing & Infrastructure matters to the Directors and Leadership.

The incumbent provides guidance and direction to the Housing & Infrastructure areas staff through delegation of responsibility of day to day operations to the Housing Property Manager, Maintenance Manager, Asset Administrator and IT team. This position is expected to play a leading role in infrastructure and construction projects. This position ensures that all transactions comply with TH Policies, Landlord and Tenants Act, Building Codes and other applicable legislation or acts and contribution agreement terms. The role also coordinates emergency planning and procedures.

YUKON NEWS POLY POCKET Princess with clothing accessories, castle & horses, like new, $35; large faux leather brown ottoman incl 4 footstools, $50; extra large metal Precision dog kennel, $175. 335-0659

JOBE 5.5 HP 2" water pump, new, never used, high pressure, 150 GPM, c/w new suction hose, $450 firm. Contact me at valerie.mototrek@hotmail.com for more info or pictures

42 CC Poulan chain saw, 18” bar, $140 obo.

333-9084

2 SOLAR panels 240 W + transfer & cable kit , new, never used, $1,200. 250-401-7947

STEEL CULVERT, Stelco, new, 200mm X 4m, Marsh Lake area, $250. ykstuff@yahoo.ca

SNOW BLOWER, Husqvarna 24" 291cc, exc cond, $750. 335-1290

BREADMAKER, 633-5470

TO GIVE away: 3 orange trees & 1 grapefruit tree. 668-2007

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: s Mandatory confidentiality is a condition of employment for all TH personnel. Failure to meet this requirement could result in dismissal; s Mandatory attendance at General Assemblies when required; s Willingness to travel when required; s Valid Class 5 driver’s license; s Criminal Records Check with finger print check mandatory.

A detailed job description is available upon request.

“Open to the Public” For more information, contact Human Resources Phone: (867) 993-7100 ext 112 or 126 Fax: (867) 993-6553 Email: hrjobs@trondek.ca Mail: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government, P.O. Box 599, Dawson City, Yukon, Y0B 1G0 Physical Location: 1242 Front Street, Dawson City, Yukon We thank all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

“To work together, to speak with one voice and to serve Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Citizens in the pursuit of a strong, healthy, and united future.”

NEVER used, $50.

ONE DIRECTION concert tickets (2) for July 17th show in Vancouver, great seats, 5th row in section 239, $500 for 2 tickets.

633-2091

PEUGEOT 10-SPD road bike, exc cond, ykstuff@yahoo.ca CHICKEN PLUCKER, $200 obo; gas powered snow blower, $250; above-ground pool, 12ʼWX36ʼLX5ʼH. 667-6770 2 WALL tents, 14'X16' with 5' walls, Pioneer 12 oz, $850; 8'x10' with 3' walls, Pioneer 12 oz, $350. 334-7545 SMALL RECTANGULAR air tight stove with smoke pipe lightly used, $35; 3 steel camp beds, $35 ea; 2 spring frames, $10 ea.

334-7545 SOFTUB HOT tub, older model, 6-person, functioning, $500. 334-7545

If this opportunity interests you, please submit a cover letter & resume clearly demonstrating the qualifications below, as selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide: ESSENTIALS: s Completion of Grade 12 (or equivalency), with successful completion of a degree in Public or Business Administration with courses in purchasing, accounting, assets management, information technology, or equivalent experience and education; s At least three to five years of senior level management experience; s Proficient knowledge of working in a public administration field in a computerized environment; s Proficient knowledge or experience in budgeting procedures, processes, procurement, asset control, computer systems management and cost control principles; s Proficient knowledge of general office equipment operation; s Proficient Microsoft Office skills (excel, word, Power Point); s Proficient skills in assessing financial reports; s Advanced knowledge of relevant acts, principles and legislation that govern assets, IT and housing operations; s Proven staff and department management skills; s Experience in conflict resolution, mediation and problem solving; s Some training and/or experience in emergency services; s Demonstrated ability to plan, develop and implement Housing & Infrastructure systems and controls; s Demonstrated ability to provide guidance, advice and direction at a senior level; s Strong organizational, prioritization, multi-tasking and time management skills; s Strong ability to receive, follow and give direction, establish priorities and delegate tasks; s Strong communication, negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills; s Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision; s Demonstrated ability to prepare documentation accurately from verbal and written instruction; s Demonstrated ability to implement TH Policies, legislation, and standard operating principles as it relates to the position; s Demonstrated ability to provide advice and information to TH staff relating to the position; s Demonstrated ability to relay unwelcome information to employees and supervisors in a way that will minimize conflict and resentment; s Strong budget development and management skills; s Demonstrated ability to develop and implement programs and initiatives; s Demonstrated ability to deal tactfully and respectfully with all citizens, staff and the general public; s Strict confidentiality, be honest and trustworthy; s Demonstrate good work ethics, be reliable and self-motivated; s Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross cultural environment and be sensitive and understanding of First Nation Culture and Traditions; s Willingness to continue to learn through personal and professional development opportunities that will benefit TH and improve service delivery; s Demonstrated ability to provide direction and delegate effectively; s Analytical skills including a grasp of technological issues.

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

CARVING STUDIO & GALLERY

Gallery Intern

Start Date: June 15, 2015 End Date: August 10, 2015 Hours per Week: 30.0/week Hourly Wage: $10.86/hr Qualifications: Must be: under 30 years of age, enrolled in education program.

Willing to train but sales experience is necessary, knowledge of local first nation history and art culture is necessary.

Funded by Canada Summer Jobs

SEEKING CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER The Town of Watson Lake, a vibrant, multi-cultural community of 1,500 situated at the Gateway to the Yukon on the world famous Alaska Highway, is seeking to appoint a chief administrative officer pursuant to the Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw, who is service-oriented and possesses management and communication skills with a strong sense of community.

Reporting directly to the council with professional advice and support in the development and implementation of public policies and strategies, the chief administrative officer is responsible for general management and delivery of effective and efficient public services.

In making an appointment, the council shall be guided by position description and may select the person whose qualifications and training accord most closely therewith and may give preference to those individuals whose training and or experience is in the fields of public and, or municipal, administration, although candidates demonstrating equivalent education and, or, experience will be given consideration.

The ideal candidate will be a person of integrity possessing excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, having knowledge of accounting and budgeting procedures and practices supplemented by a strong background in municipal or related administration, augmented by a positive track record working within the public sector and experience working with stakeholders supported by relevant postsecondary education or a combination of training and experience in strategic planning, team-building, unionized labour relations, planning and implementation in a municipal setting.

Candidates having successful management experience in the municipal, federal, provincial, territorial and first nations public sectors organization, preferably as chief administrative officer, acting chief administrative officer, town clerk or senior manager, are encouraged to apply.

The candidate should enjoy the challenge of utilizing all available resources to achieve the goals and objectives of the community and Council. Experience living in a small rural community and familiarity with the socioeconomic challenges facing communities in northern Canada.

Strong and competent support staff, along with competitive remuneration and benefits, commensurate with education and experience, are available to the successful candidate.

The council looks forward to receiving your expression of interest and current résumé by 4:00 p.m. May 22, 2015. The position description, Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw, Job description and benefit package will be forwarded upon request. We appreciate the interest of all those responding; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

For further information please do not hesitate to call us.

Mayor & Council Town of Watson Lake PO Box 590 Watson Lake, Yukon Y0A 1C0 Tel. (867)536-8002 Fax. (867-536-7522 Email: twl@northwestel.net

TWO 25-LITRE glass carbodies for making wine, $15 ea; 7 cases of clear & green, clean & lableless wine bodies for making wine, 75 cents ea or $6 per case. 334-7545 125' X 1" ABS water pipe, $60 obo.

334-7545 STORAGE BENCH on casters, $30; vintage chairs, $30 ea; stools. 311B Hanson St, eves 5ʼ HEALTHY ficus (rubber) plant, $35. 311B Hanson St, eves IRIDIUM SATELLITE phone, used once, original box, fully loaded, $900 obo.

335-9934.

DIAMOND METAL Corp refrigerated ss restaurant display case w/storage base, 48WX40DX72H, mirrored back, 4-shelf bottom section, 2 shelves & 2 doors. 456-4010 MENʼS VASQUE hiking boots, sz 10 or 10.5, button Levis, 36X30, craft supplies, ribbons, lace. Glass/metal door and used oak moulding. 667-7144 SUNBLASTER 4ʼ fluorescent grow lights w/reflector, $30 ea; selection of clay & plastic planter pots. 332-1300 WANTED: FINE bone china set, 8-12 place settings in good condition. 393-3777 1965-66 TOPPS Hockey Cards, complete set, great shape, $1,500. Ross @ 633-3154 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 8 BAGS of red bark for landscaping, each bag is 3 cu ft, $30 for all 8. 633-3666 before 9pm PROPANE STOCKPOT cooker, good condition, $30. 633-4375 PROPANE FURNACE, good for mobile home, $100. 633-4375 1942 81MM mortar shell, chromed exterior, disarmed, $50. 334-9120

Electrical Appliances HOTPOINT DISHWASHER, black, silver inside, 2-yrs old, barely used, $100 obo.

668-2659 LG FRIDGE, 11 cu ft bottom freezer, perfect working order, white, $275. 633-3705 TOYOSTOVE LASER 73, largest output wall furnace from Toyotomi, can heat up to 2,000 sq ft for fraction of alternative heat sources, paid over $3,000, asking $2,000.

335-6885 DANBY COMPACT fridge, new, black in colour, am moving to furnished apt, $100.

334-4299 MATCHING REFRIGERATOR & electric range, frost free, 15 cu ft, working fine, $100 for both. 633-2837 NEWER ELECTRIC white side-by-side fridge/freezer, stove, 18” dishwasher, hood fan. All in good working condition. Energy efficient. 335-3385 or 633-2135 EXPRESSO MACHINE, professional grade Italian-made Rancillio Miss Silvia, c/w accessories, new, never used, $800 new, asking $350. 633-4239 BOX FREEZER, $50. 333-9604 FREE, HOT Point super capacity electric dryer, good condition, white. 456-2885 G.E. PROFILE washer & dryer set, top loading washer, both in mint condition, less than 3 years old, paid $1,573 for pair, asking $700. 667-6562 to view

TVs & Stereos FLAT SCREEN TV, 42”, 336-2866, lv msg SONY 22” LCD TV, like new, 633-3053 RCA 20” color TV, $15. 334-8318

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 27â&#x20AC;? SAMSUNG flat screen TV, $150.

633-4707

Computers & Accessories FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154

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YUKON NEWS SMITH & Wesson 629 .44 mag, stainless steel, 6â&#x20AC;? barrel, c/w holster, $600 firm.

333-0564 HUSQVARNA COMMERCIAL M96 bolt action rifle, 8 mm calibre, Norma peep sight, walnut stock, good to vg cond, includes partial box of ammo & reloading dies, $495.

633-2443

HK 416 22lr plus two mags, restricted, $775; stainless/synthetic Ruger 10/22, $325; Chippa Little Badger 22lr, $250, excellent condition, must have PAL. 335-7154

SAVAGE AXIS in .223 Remington, like new, Bushnell Trophy XLT scope, great shooter, very accurate, $425. 334-7335

CSA VZ58 non-rest rifle, new, 7.62X39, w/orig muzzlebreak telestock, $950, PAL reqĘźd. Den @ 334-1422

MARLIN 917V in 17 hmr. with extra clips, heavy barrel model, excellent shooter, $260.

335-7314

16 GAUGE Dominion Arms Backpacker shotgun, new in box, 30â&#x20AC;? barrel, hardwood stock, $150. 633-2443

BROWNING A-BOLT Gold Medallion 338 win mag, night train scope, excellent gun, $900. 333-0564

SELFIE STICKS with remote control fits any cell phone, $25. 333-9020

TOWN & MOUNTAIN HOTEL

COMPLETE WII gaming system w/games & extra controllers, $75 obo; Ian @ 334-8725 eves

a 30-room CAA/AAA rated downtown facility requires an outgoing, ambitious, self-motivated

IPHONE 4S, perfect shape, free of contract, Bell or Virgin Mobility, $160. 334-6087 DELL DESKTOP computer with monitor, Windows HP, $80; Dell laptop, works, $60; Apple desktop, works, $80. 633-5470 OKIDATA 390 Plus Microline 24 pin printer, tractor feed paper, up to 4-ply invoices, $20.

668-6079 WII MACHINE, board, games & controllers, barely used, $100. 633-4707 COMPUTER HUTCH, $50. 633-3053

Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com MOUNTAIN HAMMERED dulcimer, 72 strings, 10 treble, 9 bass strings, plays Celtic, Bluegrass, etc. Offers. 456-4010 CLARINET VITO Leblanc 7214 Kenosha, WIS, beautiful instrument, my son played for a couple months but no interest, $250.

334-7028 VIOLIN, COPY Stradivarius, El Degas 5-string banjo, Casio electronic keyboard, stand & bench. 456-4010 SELMER 335-9377

CLARINET w/case, $200.

CORT M200 electric guitar, rockin guitar, blue in colour, $135; vintage Univox electric guitar, good shape, $150. 333-9084

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Northern Avcom is a Whitehorse based company specializing in the installation, repair, maintenance, and integration of communications and industrial electronics. We are currently seeking an Electronics Engineering Technologist or equivalent background and experience. Experience with Land Mobile Radio installations and maintenance would be an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: t (SBEVBUF PG BO &MFDUSPOJD &OHJOFFSJOH 5FDIOPMPHZ QSPHSBN or equivalent experience. t "CJMJUZ UP USBWFM UISPVHIPVU UIF :VLPO t (PPE USPVCMFTIPPUJOH BOE JOUFSQFSTPOBM TLJMMT t 4FMG NPUJWBUFE BOE BCMF UP XPSL JO B MFBSOJOH FOWJSPONFOU If this position matches your qualiďŹ cations and interest, please submit a resume in conďŹ dence to: Northern Avcom Ltd. -PEFTUBS -BOF 8IJUFIPSTF :VLPO : " & 1I

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CAMPFIRE FIREWOOD Processed & ready for pick-up Carcross Corner area Buy what you need 393-4397 DJG CONTRACTING Delivering single/multiple cord orders cut to length 20 cords in tree length Pick up in Whitehorse or Haines Junction Call or text David at 332-8327 DONĘźS FIREWOOD Junction beetle kill spruce Cut to your desired length Kwanlin Dun & Social Services accepted Firewood available for summer delivery Phone 393-4397 EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432

Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL

Please apply to Barre Fleming at: TOWN & MOUNTAIN HOTEL, 401 MAIN STREET, WHITEHORSE, YUKON

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(Knowledge of VISUAL ARTS DISCOURSE) Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA)

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (6 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery

We are seeking an experienced self-starter.

Top wages paid.

Instructor, English

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Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

Red Seal Chef

Be part of one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes and work with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.

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POLICY OFFICER (x 2) Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Whitehorse One-year term posiĆ&#x;ons

The Policy OďŹ&#x192;cer is responsible for researching and developing YESAB guideline documents, policies, systems, standards, procedures and processes and ensuring eďŹ&#x20AC;ec ve First Na on, stakeholder and public input to the development of YESABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies, processes and procedures. This posi on is responsible for designing and implemen ng programs and processes to ensure consistency of evalua ons and screenings. Policy and communica ons experience combined with a good understanding of impact assessment systems and frameworks are desirable assets for this posi on.

The annual salary range for this posi on is $77,709 - $89,780 based on 75 hours biweekly.

If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on.

A job descrip on is available at the YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by May 31, 2015.

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YUKON NEWS Wanted

Kluane First Nation JOB OPPORTUNITY

CLEAN FILL WANTED in Wolf Creek. Call or text 334-4066.

WANTED: VOLUNTEER to teach beginner English to an adult. 393-2275

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

WERE YOU a squatter in Whiskey, Moccasin Flats, Sleepy Hollow or the Wye area?

Need your story. squatterstory@gmail.com or Pat 667-4141

SALARY RANGE: Starting at $81,517.

OVERVIEW: Kluane First Nation is one of the Yukon self-governing First Nations.

We are searching for a Director of Finance who will be located in Burwash Landing or Whitehorse to manage our Finance Department. Burwash Landing is 285 km. North of Whitehorse on the Alaska Highway situated on the shores of Kluane Lake.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY at Thomson CentreĘźs small in-house store. Serving customers, socializing, recording sales, handling cash. 12:00â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 Mondays. Training provided. RCMP check/references required. Pls call 393-8629.

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 WANTED: WOOD stove for cabin, medium size. 633-3086 UNDER THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;?! Join Thomson CentreĘźs dynamic volunteer team supporting residents at Thursday afternoon BINGO. Criminal record check required. Minimum six-month commitment requested. Pls call 393-8629.

WANTED: KITCHEN chairs, would prefer wood, but will look at what you have, if they need refinishing thatĘźs ok. 335-1681 WANTED: OLD jobsite or camp trailer, 10' x 30' preferable size, looking for the chassis/frame to build park model home on top, axles/wheels should be in decent condition. 332-7128 WANTED: ANY broken down power tools, gas or electric, chain saws, lawn mowers, outboard motors, drills, saws, etc you may have. 333-9084

Under the direction of Council and working with the Management Committee, the Finance Director will play a critical role in developing and implementing the ďŹ nancial strategy of Kluane First Nation. They provide direction and management to the ďŹ nance team. We require a dynamic individual who is committed and disciplined in the professional designation of Finance.

WANTED: WOODEN stools & chairs, variety of sizes, solid light wood, well kept, reasonable. 668-6871 WANTED: PORTABLE garage for my motorhome, must accommodate 24' L x 8.5' W x10'3" H vehicle with access room, must be in fairly good shape. Deb @ 633-4326 WANTED: FIBERGLASS canoe, used, 17'.

250-401-7947 WANTED: CLEAN fill for my yard without debris, Gentian Lane in Golden Horn, to be delivered. Call for details. 668-7295 WANTED: LIFT gate for gold-coloured 2007 Grand Caravan and an installer. 668-6481 WANTED: COLLECTOR wants badges & patches from law enforcement, fire department, conservation officers, etc throughout the Yukon. Please call 204-582-5255

Cars 2009 TOYOTA Yaris RS, 2-dr hatchback, 5-spd manual, 140,000kms, P/W, P/L, heated leather seats, tinted windows, good tires, exc cond, well maintained, great on gas, $9,500 obo. 335-1106

REQUIREMENTS:

2005 FORD Freestyle, AWD, 6 seats, auto, power windows & doors, keyless entry, CD player, winter/summer tires, runs good, a few scratches, 202,000km, $4,500 obo.

633-6188

The Director must be an accredited accountant: CPA, CGA or CMA in good standing with a Provincial or Territorial association.

QUALIFICATIONS: s!CCREDITED ACCOUNTANT s TO YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A DIRECTOR IN A &INANCE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY s 3TRATEGIC PLANNING EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRACTING NEGOTIATING s !BILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH 3IMPLY !CCOUNTING AND %XCEL 3AGE s %XPERIENCE IN BUDGETING INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ASSET CHANGE MANAGEMENT s +NOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF &EDERAL AND 4ERRITORIAL lNANCIAL REGULATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS s +NOWLEDGE OF $OCUSHARE AND THE !$0 PAYROLL SYSTEM

2001 LEXUS LS430, pearl white, auto, 4-dr fully loaded, sunroof, heated front/back cream leather seats, new tires/brakes/battery, 74,000 miles, exc cond, clean body, safe, $11,000 for quick sale. 332-1004 SUZUKI SIDEKICK 4X4, 4-dr, 339,000kms, runs good, well maintained, some new parts, cheap on gas, located on Fish Lake Rd 10 kms from Whitehorse, $1,800 obo.

250-401-7947 2013 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe, 2.0T, fully loaded, 6-spd standard w/cargo tray, winter front mats, new winter tires/rims, oil pan heater, 14,000 kms, $24,500 obo. 334-9039

This is a management position and does not accrue overtime. To compensate, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL DAYS OF ANNUAL LEAVE 3TAFF HOUSING IS AVAILABLE

2011 T O Y O T A Matrix hatchback, 68,000kms, command start, summer & winter tires, $13,500 obo. Gary or Falina, 633-3370

We offer beneďŹ ts for health and dental coverage and a 5% matching private pension plan.

4HIS AREA IS IN A NORTHERN PRESCRIBED ZONE FOR TAX PURPOSES QualiďŹ ed candidates may submit their resume in conďŹ dence to careers@kfn.ca The position will remain open until ďŹ lled.

FOR SALE

Kluane First Nation JOB OPPORTUNITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LT1 TERM, FULL-TIME

Dease River First Nation

Burwash Landing, Yukon Territory SALARY: Starting $84,542.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until ďŹ lled.

Kluane First Nation is a self-governing First Nation located at Burwash Landing on the shores of Kluane Lake, 285 km. from Whitehorse, Yukon.

Alcohol and Drug Prevention/ Culture Event Coordinator Worker Status: Reporting to: Start Date: Salary: Location:

This position is under the direction of Kluane First Nation (KFN) Council and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Kluane First Nation Government. It provides the invaluable link between Council, the political body and the Administration. To ensure that the KFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short and long term goals and objectives are achieved in an effective and efďŹ cient manner the Executive Director will chair the Management Team. The Management Team consists of Directors.

The incumbent may be the primary contact for KFN Government for a variety of organizations and agencies

Summary

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Ability to make accurate assessments of clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs Ability to ensure conďŹ dentiality, security with clients and their records Ability to mobilize the community in working together to deal with substance abuse Ability to community ideas and concerns of an non-addictive lifestyle Ability to develop a trusting relationship with clients and staďŹ&#x20AC; through open, honest communication and genuine caring for client situation t Knowledge of the First Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture, customs and health issues

Responsibilities: t t t t t t t t t t t t

Serve as a role model by practicing personal wellness Screen and assess clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs Coordinate meetings, support circles and cultural activities Document and maintain cases thoroughly in the conďŹ dential ďŹ les Provide one to one, family and group counseling whenever necessary Allow for follow-up programs for clients returning from treatment Develop and provide substance abuse information services (Literature, workshops, DVDs) Be self-motivated, ability to organize, plan and manage programs, cultural events and relevant workshops Must be alcohol and drug free Must be willing to travel Please note that additional responsibilities may be required Due to job requirements and the sensitivity of duties, this person must be able to remain neutral in all aspects of Band administration and politics

Please fax resume, criminal record check, qualiďŹ cations and cover letter by MAY 20, 2015 to: Chief and Council, Dease River First Nation Fax: (250) 239-3003

QUALIFICATIONS:

Job Posting

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

159,000k, loaded, 9-passenger, very clean, one gentleman owner

$4995

OVERVIEW:

Full time/three months with possible extension Administrator/Health Department ASAP To be discussed, ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours Good Hope Lake, BC

The ADP worker is an Addictions Counsellor who is familiar with the symptoms of alcoholism and drug abuse. He/she is available to those community who would like to pursue treatment of their abuses. The main objective is to provide counselling, intervention and prevention and to utilize all resources involved with addictions, such as Social Workers, Health Care Providers and Leadership in the community.

2002 FORD WINDSTAR

Based on experience (70 hours biweekly)

The successful candidate will possess a degree in Public or Business Administration. Consideration may be given for at least ďŹ ve years of experience as an Executive Director or in a related ďŹ eld. This position should also have Human Resources and Financial experience while working with governments at a senior level. Experience working with First Nations or in a First Nation environment would be an asset.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: s !BILITY TO LEAD DIRECT AND MANAGE PROGRAM DELIVERY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT s 3TRONG DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS s %XCELLENT ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND TIME MANAGEMENT WHILE PRIORITIZING AND ranking issues in relation to the overall goals of KFN s %XCELLENT ABILITY TO HANDLE CONmICT USING SOUND JUDGEMENT AND DIPLOMACY s !BILITY TO LEAD MOTIVATE AND DELEGATE STAFF THROUGH EMPOWERMENT

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Valid Class 5 Yukon Driver`s license, Criminal Records Check

Please submit your rĂŠsumĂŠ and cover letter to: Careers@kfn.ca or Kluane First Nation ATTN: Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 20, Burwash Landing, Yukon Territory, Y0B 1V0 Ph. (867) 841-4274 x.230 Fax: (867) 841-5900

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2010 MUSTANG GT convertible, V8, 5-spd, gold w/black top, heated leather seats, new tires, sequential turn signals, ambient internal lighting, 57,000kms. 336-0505

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2010 TOYOTA Corolla CE 4 door sedan, 75,000km, command start, new windshield, front wheel drive, super clean, amazing consumer ratings, $12,500 obo. 667-7288 2007 CHEVROLET Cobalt, air, tilt, manual, rear spoiler, CD, DVD player, runs & drives great, 2-dr, sporty, 140,000km, $4,950.

332-6022 2007 DODGE Caliber sxt hatchback, new tires on alloy rims, interior immaculate condition, power windows, sunroof, black, $12,800 obo. 334-7256 2005 PONTIAC Sunfire, air, tilt, cruise, P/W, P/L, auto, good tires & windshield, excellent on fuel, only 150,000kms, $2,950. 332-6022 2003 HONDA Accord, fully loaded, very clean, runs great, 265,000kms, $4,000.

333-0747 2003 VW Jetta TDI, fully loaded, $11,000 obo. 633-4723 2002 ANNIVERSARY Camaro, only 5,500kms, pristine condition, $20,000.

335-4769 2000 FORD Taurus station wagon, V6 auto, p/w, p/d 216,000kms c/w summer tires, new winter tires, seats 8, recent safety, $3,450 obo. 333-0380 1999 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, full power, V6 auto, new tires, $1,790. 336-2029 1997 FORD Taurus, green, high mileage but runs perfectly, straight body, clean interior, all power options, A/C working, $1,750 obo.

335-5206 1996 FORD Escort 4-dr hatchback, runs well but needs brake job to pass safety inspection, $900 obo. 633-4208 1996 PLYMOUTH Breeze, auto, 2 sets tires, exc glass, very fuel efficient, 190,000km, $1,600. 333-9020 1996 PONTIAC Firefly, 2-dr, 5-spd manual, two sets of tires, winter & summer, runs good, for parts only, $300 obo. 633-2318

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1995 GMC Sierra 1500 1/2 ton, needs minor work, good tires/rims, nice stereo, $1,100 obo. 333-9084

Auto Parts & Accessories

1994 FORD F-150 4x4, ext cab long box, A/C, auto, 5.0L V8, runs great, all new u-joints, replace water pump, alternator, belt, reg oil chg, new, glass, $1,200 obo.

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1994 FORD F-150 4x4, ext cab, long box, A/C, auto, 5.0L V8, dual fuel tanks, new U-joints, replaced alternator, water pump, front brakes, all maintenance up to date, $1,250 obo. 334-5226 1992 FORD Explorer 4x4, V6, 5-spd standard, new clutch kit, runs and drives, still needs some work, red exterior/interior, $700 obo. 843-6483 1984 CHEV 1-ton duals, 3,000 lb winch mounted on boom at rear, offers. 667-7152 MODEL #200 Dodge Mud Bogger, ready to go. 668-2332 1967 C10 Chev pick-up, V8 auto, needs a little work to complete, 2-wheel drive, $5,000.

335-6543 1955 WILLYS pick-up on 4X4 Chev chassis, set up for small block Chev motor, $7,500.

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1987 TOYOTA Camry for sale, good shape, for parts. 335-2724 CANOPY FOR smaller pickup trucks, bottom of canopy measures 60''X88'', c/w stainless steel rack on top, please measure before viewing, $190 obo. 668-7295 4 NEW vehicle rims, 5 bolt pattern, from 2014 Jeep Patriot, $200. 335-1290 GREY TOPPER for full-size truck, 8Ęź, exc cond, $500 obo. 633-6244

TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, $200 for 4 wheels. 633-3053

CHEV LONG-BOX pick-up canopy, $600.

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LUXURY CAR cover, breathable, cotton felt lining, weather & UV resistant, for small cars, $150. 456-4010

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1987 F250 for parts, 200,000 kms, decent body, good rubber, 460 cu in V-8, good windshield, bed liner, truck steps, canopy.

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SQUARE STEEL tube homemade P/U racks with back window & roof protection, 5'2" X 7'11" X31" high, $100. 633-3819.

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Arrival: March 30/ 15 Sex: Male Breed: LabX DOB: Feb 3/15 Hello, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Ezra!

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LOST t HILLCREST, Seal Point Siamese Kitten. 6 month old kitten, female. If found please call Ally @689-2490 t NORTH ALASKA HWY, Border Collie, medium sized, black and white female. Not wearing a collar, and responds to Della. If found please call Dwayne @334-4269 t MARY LAKE, 7 year old black and white Husky male. Has been missing since May 8th, wearing a blue collar and responds to Finnegan. Please contact the shelter if found or seen! 633-6019

t MALE BORDER COLLIE CROSS. Name is Axel, if you see a stray Border Collie, please call the shelter 633-6019! t HANSON STREET, cat, black long-haired neutered male, 3 years old. Very friendly, if found please call Jessica @ 336-3569 t LONG LAKE, 2 missing Black Lab Xâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Diesel, male, black with long hair. Mona, female, black with white feet and chin. Both around 6 years old. If found please call the shelter thank you! 633-6019 FOUND t None at this time.

RUNNING AT LARGE...If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Annie

1990 HONDA Pacific Coast Touring 800, collectorĘźs bike, rare in Canada, mechanically excellent, new tires, 22,000km, $2,500.

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335-0396 2012 SUZUKI V-Strom DL 1000 w/Hepco Becker luggage bags, back rest, engine guards, exc cond, 24,000km, $8,900. Mike @ 335-1290 2008 BAJA 250 Wilderness ATV, like new, low miles, new battery. 633-4656 1998 CLASSIC Virago 1100, exc cond, 35,000km, exc maintenance. 667-7223 2009 HONDA ST 1300, 125hp, red, 10,000 mi, extra power for street, built for touring, $9,200. 667-7223

1995 YAMAHA 1100 Virago, new tires & ignition switch, very low miles, c/w helmet & cover, reduced to $3,300. 335-0894

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2008 Hummer H2, SUT $

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CHAIN LINK dog run, 16X8X6, $250.

633-4078 2 ADULT dogs to give away to good home, 1 male, 3-yrs old, white colour, 1 4-yr-old male Siberian Husky. Call/text 332-8945 Has your fur buddy slowed down?

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WANTED: 400-500 cc ATV in good working condition under $4,000, prefer Honda or older Suzuki, would also purchase a trailer.

334-8096 or alaenawarner@gmail.com 2008 YAMAHA Vstar 650 low rider, black, bought new from dealer in 2011, 2,900 km, mint condition, hard saddle bags, back rest, lots of chrome, $6,000 obo. 668-6030 2011 POLARIS RZR 800 S, winch, windshield, roof, front bumper, pro armour doors with slam shut kit, exc cond, just serviced, $11,500. Call/text 867-335-9292 HONDA 250 Custom street bike, older, good shape, good rubber, new battery, runs well, good starter bike, $1,300. 633-3638 2007 YAMAHA ATV, high & low 4x4 w/3-way plow, winch & storage, good cond.

633-4302 2003 HARLEY Davidson Sportster 883, beautiful condition, lots of extras, 5,000 kms, $7,500 firm. 333-9510 2008 YAMAHA Vstar 1300cc cruiser motorcycle, 7800kms, barely driven, great condition, aftermarket highway lights, wind deflectors, extras, $8,800 obo. 333-6069 1992 YAMAHA Venture Royale, exc cond, 1,300 cc 4-cyl, great long distance touring motorcycle, 56,000 kms, $4,200. 334-3775 2008 YAMAHA FZ1 sport touring motorbike, grey, gold rims, hard saddlebags, full fairings, larger windshield, low kms, moving, must sell, $6,000 obo.

2005 SUZUKI, BOULEVARD

Blue excellent condition, easy to maintain, shaft dive, electronic fuel injection, 800 CC, low mileage 18,000 KM well maintained.

$4,200.00 335-4486 MENĘźS LEATHER motorcycle jacket, sz 44, black & yellow, Joe Rocket, perfect cond, $200. 334-9120

Marine 21Ęź CAMPION fishing machine 210, walk around w/cuddy, marine radio, GPS, depth sounder, 2 downriggers, 2 live wells, 225 Mercury outboard on transom, c/w trailer, $6,900. email ekositsin@hotmail.com CEDAR & canvas 17Ęź6â&#x20AC;? Fletcher canoe, Bill Mason heavy duty special model, vg cond, $2,900. 633-2443 18Ęź MOTOR boat, inboard engine, c/w tandem trailer. 668-2332 for info 3 PADDED folding boat seats, new, $60 for all three. 333-9084 350 JET boat engine, vg cond, complete drop in, 800 hrs, $4,500 obo. 867-536-4595 THULE FOOTPACK, converts factory roof rack on SUV or crossover to Thule system, set of 4, $100. 633-4239 SEA ARK 16Ęź Jon boat river/Jet boat model, c/w 50hp Mercury Jet outboard, on trailer, $6,750. 334-4687 THULE FOOTPACK, will convert factory roof rack to Thule system, works on most SUV factory racks, $100. 633-4239

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 LOWE 16ʼ 1648 Jon boat, flat bottom model, c/w 55hp Johnson commercial jet outboard, on heavy duty trailer, $6,850. 334-4687 7 ALUMINUM boats, 12ʼ - 18ʼ, could trade a boat for 8-wheel Argo or sxs in exc cond, mile 5.5 Carcross road, 1st right off CCC Road BAYLINER 17ʼ Capri model, c/w 90hp Suzuki 4-stroke outboard, sleeps 3-4 people, seats 6, on galvanized trailer, good family lake boat, $8,500. 334-4687 1978 SHORT shaft hors-bord, 18hp Evinrude, rebuilt engine, 50 hrs +, $800 obo.

689-6194 THULE KAYAK carriers, 2 sets of Glide and Set 884 kayak carriers, roof top, new $279 each, asking 2 sets for $300. 633-4239 KAYAK LOCKING cable system, Lasso from MEC, secures kayaks to roof rack, $40 ea or 2 sets for $70. 633-4239 STERLING 14ʼ utility open boat model, c/w 20hp Evinrude outboard on EZ Load trailer, $2,875. 334-4687 1985 SHORT shaft, 20hp Evinrude, $800 obo. 867-689-6194 MANUAL POWER-LIFT transom jack plates, CMC, model ML-65, aluminum alloy, 5 1/2" set backs, 5" vertical adjustment, rated for up to V6 outboards, max 300hp, $160.

456-7295 24ʼ SEA Ray cabin boat, model SV260, twin Mercruiser 470s, 340 hp, works well, lots invested, $5,000. 333-0564 PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 18ʼ BOAT & trailer, 120hp in-board engine, ready to use. 668-2332 2006 F250TXR Yamaha outboard 250 horse, approximately 800 hours, for sale or trade, $7,600, looking for jon boat. 633-3659

Heavy Equipment

Campers & Trailers

Great Deals on used RV’s!

Is SELLING OFF their

x-rentals Check out: klondikerv.com (867) 456 2729 TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2010 JAY Feather Sport travel trailer, 23ʼ, c/w equalizer bars & hitch, immaculate condition, $18,500. 334-9028 2007 TRAVELAIRE 28ʼ 1/2 ton towable travel trailer, new tires, all features incl full bath w/tub & shower, large awning, all features, equalizer hitch, $16,000 obo.

633-5419 MOTORHOME, DIESEL, auto, sleeps 4, good & reliable, ready to go. 668-2332 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,800 firm. 633-2580 25ʼ 2014 FOREST RIVER FR3 CLASS A MOTORHOME located in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Comes with King bed slide-out and full dinette slide-out, full bathroom, TVs, DVD, air conditioning, electric awning, and 4KW Omar gas generator.

This unit is basically brand new and ready to use. $79,900, serious inquiries only.

Phone 668-4328 or 332-9099

2001 9.5ʼ Frontier camper, exc cond, hot/cold water, 3-burner stove, oven, double sink, north/south queen bed, large fridge, $8,850 obo. 333-9976

GOLD PLANT Trommel, 36ʼ long, 48” diameter, is on a 53ʼ triaxle high-boy, c/w extras, $120,000 + applicable taxes.

780-916-4247, lv msg if no answer

2000 25' Rustler 5th wheel, sleeps 6, queen bed up top, mint condition, hitch & rails also available, $9,100 obo. 668-5882

BRENTʼS HYDRAULICS Specialize on-site bore welding and line boring.

We can repair any size cylinder, torque nuts up to 8 1/2 inches.

Full machine shop.

Call 334-3027 1979 KENWORTH tandem dump truck, 400 Cummins, Big Cam, 18-speed, 44 diffs, $5,700. 668-5906 or 668-1281 2006 LT 40 Woodmizer, will cut 45' logs, 404 hours, 4 boxes new blades, auto sharpener, setter, located in Telegraph Cr. B.C., $22,000 obo. Wes @ 250-235-3333

8ʼX40ʼ RV outdoor area screening, $30.

456-4010 28ʼ CARDINAL 5th-wheel camper, full bathroom, queen bed, fold down table, hide-a-bed sofa, sleeps 6, 14ʼ living room slide, new refrigerator/hot water tank, new tires, $8,500 obo. 335-6966 2007 PIONEER Spirit 24BH holiday trailer, sleeps 7, queen bed in front, double bunk w/single top, beautiful unit, $15,500.

334-7028 QUAD/SKIDOO TRAILER, comes with ramp, previously used as quad trailer, great condition, $2,000. 334-5186 2005 ADVENTURE camper, vg cond, sleeps 4, 3 burner stove, furnace, fridge & toilet, lots of little extras added, $7,500. 633-5890 or 334-4298 PLEASUREWAY 2003 Excel MP motorhome, Dodge 3500 auto, 52000km, generator, awning, heater, A/C, showers, bathroom, queen bed, microwave, oven, fridge, hitch, perfect $37,000. 867-821-4299

FOR SALE

3 LINE skidders located in Telegraph Cr, B.C, 2 Cat 518's and 1 of the biggest ever built, 880 Clark, all run fine. Wes @ 250-235-3333 2007 HAUL-ALL garbage truck, like new, can use with hydraulic cans, also and side opens for through-ins, International, exc working truck. 867-536-7712 BRUSH MOWER, flail head, 2014, exc shape, $12,000 obo. 867-536-4595 THOMAS 1700 Skidster, Wisconsin VG4D gas engine, operates well, $4,000. 333-0564 2 INTERNATIONAL TD9 dozers, one runs, the other has good carriage & a winch, lots of work needed, $2,500. 333-0564 864 TRACK Bobcat, low hrs on rebuilt engine, lots of new parts, needs some TLC, comes with toothed bucket & new forks, $11,000 or $10,000 without forks.

867-335-0894 9000 LITER enviro tank, used with diesel fuel, top or bottom draw, on skids, I have pics, $5,000 obo. 334-3881, has message

Aircraft 1948 SUPER Stinson 230 hp 0-470R 900 SMOH, Prop 30 SMOH, factory metal cover, bubble windows, VG's, floats, wheels, Garmin 196 GPS, great float plane, $57,000 obo. 867-994-2262

30ʼ SALEM Toyhauler & 2001 Ford F350 Lariat Superduty, 7.3L diesel, manual, both in mint condition, fully loaded, $28,000 obo as a package, negotiable. 332-2805 to view.

2006, 21ʼ Pioneer travel trailer, Insulated underbody, roomy, slide out, double sink, 3-burner stove, fridge/freezer, stereo/CD, wired for TV, smoke free. Text/call 335-0004 for more info 2008 SPORTSMEN 24' travel trailer, dual axle, full kitchen/bathroom, queen bed c/w curtains, lots of cupboards, stereo, satellite antenna for TV, sleeps 4, AC/furnace & awning, $12,000 obo. 667-2040, Email: gisaac@klondiker.com UTILITY TRAILER, excellent for 4-wheeler, with ramp gate, 8ʼX5ʼ, exc cond. Call Marcel @ 334-2905 2012 18ʼ travel trailer. For more info call Marcel @ 867-334-2905 UTILITY TRAILER, good repair, new wiring, 4ʼXʼ8 bed, $800. 633-4018 1992 30ʼ Winnebago Chieftain, interior in beautiful cond, new batteries, 454 Chevy engine, 95,000 miles, $14,500 obo. 335-0177 2002 10.6 Big Foot camper, 2 new interstate batteries, stove, oven, fridge, freezer, showers, microwave, large slide-out kitchen & table, used twice, not by choice, health problems, $18,000 obo. 633-5132 1999 KUSTOM Koach 30ʼ travel trailer, excellent condition all around, all amenities & all working, no leaks ever, $11,900 obo.

333-9990

2010 SUNSEEKER 2450 CD Motorhome, Ford chasis w/V10, 42,500 km, rear bed & bath, sleeps 6, living room w/slide out, lots of storage, exc shape, $45,000 obo. 332-4716

CLEAN FILL WANTED in Wolf Creek. Call or text 334-4066.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALE, ATLIN, BC Excavator - JD330CLC, 2004, 6400 hours, 2 buckets, thumb, quick change.

Excavator - JD992DLC, 1995, 2 buckets, thumb.

Bulldozer - Cat D7-17A turbo.

White/GMC 10 ton Hiab, 1990, 16ʼ tandem flat deck.

Western Star Tractor, 1995, low bed and tri-axle high boy.

65' Diesel Drag Line, 2 buckets.

Car Hauler Trailers.

Fuel Tanks.

Offers, Lance 250-651-7531

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F350 CLASSIC MOTORHOME 97,000k, certified gas fittings & Yukon Safety. Clean. Complete with 1996 Geo Tracker pull-car 145,000k

$12,995

obo 867-536-7206 Watson Lake * will sell separately* 2008 ARCTIC Fox 25P all season travel trailer, sleeps 6, heated tanks, electric slide, queen bedroom, awning, solar panel, great cond, many extras, $23,900 obo. 633-5804 1992 SECURITY 8ʼ9” camper, exc cond, sleeps 4, queen bed, dinette, 3-way fridge/freezer, 3-burner stove/oven, dual-sink, toilet, shower, professionally inspected, skylight, stored under cover, $7,250. 335-4393 2013 18ʼ Wildwood light weight travel trailer, bunk style, $14,500. 334-8603

ESCAPE 17’ B 2010 TRAVEL TRAILER

MUSIC YUKON AGM May 21 at the General Store of the Gold Rush Inn. Call Kim at 335-1428 for more information BABY STORY TIME: Fridays, May 8-June 12, 10:30 am, Whitehorse Public Library, children ages 6-24 months and caregivers.

Free, drop in, 667-5239 AGA DE la Fondation boréale. Décidez avec nous!, 21 mai, 17 h 15, salle communautaire du Centre de la francophonie. Rens. (867) 668-2663, poste 500, fondation@fondationboreale.ca

THE WHITEHORSE Curling Club is hosting its AGM in the club lounge starting at 7pm on Wednesday, May 20th. The Board of Directors encourages all members to attend HOSPICE WALKING Group. Mondays June 1-29 6:30-8pm. Walk the Millennium trail with others on their grieving journey. To register call: 667-7429 or administrator@hospiceyukon.net KNIGHTS OF Columbus annual yard sale, Saturday May 23, 4th Ave & Steele, 8am-noon

FRIENDS OF MacIntyre Creek are holding their AGM on May 19, 7pm, at the Glass Room at the College. Come & see what is happening. Snacks provided. 633-3771

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS will be holding a meeting on May 18th at 6:30 at Second Opinion Society 304 Hawkins St. Contact Kim Tucker 336-1416

TAGISH NATION Dancers AGM on Sunday, May 31, 3pm, Lot 1015, Evans Road, Carcross. Info at 821-4040 or 689-9760

YUKON ORIENTEERING Association event May 20 on Yukon College map. Start at main parking lot 6:00pm. For Information call Colin 668-7572. New members welcome

YUKON FIRST Nations Culture and Tourism Association Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, May 20, 5pm, Whitepass Building, 1109 Front Street, Whitehorse. Everyone is welcome. www.yfnct.ca QUEER YUKON: upcoming events for the LGBTQ community and allies. www.queeryukon.com AGA DE la Fondation boréale. Décidez avec nous!, 27 mai, 17 h 15, salle communautaire du Centre de la francophonie. Rens. (867) 668-2663, poste 500, fondation@fondationboreale.ca

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. Virtuoso Canadian violinist Mark Fewer with composer Daniel Janke. May 17, Yukon Arts Centre. yukontickets.com.

FRIDAY SALSA Dancing at the Wheelhouse 9pm-12:30am, Friday May 29, The Wheelhouse Restaurant, 2237 2nd Avenue. salsayukon@gmail.com for info ARTIST TALK. Canadian virtuoso violinist Mark Fewer. The performer artist and the composer, May 15, 5:30pm, Old Fire Hall.

Free

ʻAWAKEʼ, LIFE of Yogananda coming soon to the Firehall. A film about Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga to the West and wrote “Autobiography of a Yogi”. For info email: yoganandayukon@hotmail.com

RPAY IS hosting Trail Trekkers. Learn to nordic walk program for people 55+ to start becoming physically active & discover Whitehorse's trails, Tuesdays May 19-July 7. Register at Sport Yukon

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for The Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy, coordination and game day, June 27th. Call Yukon Learn for more info 668-6280 ext 223

RPAY IS hosting Mountain Adventures, learn to nordic walk program for people 55+ who want be more physically active & discover Whitehorse's trails. Thursdays May 21-July 9. Register at Sport Yukon

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding it's regular council meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 6:30pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome

YUKON BIRD Club trip, May 20, Watson Lake, celebrate nature at Wye Lake with Susan Drury, meet at First Wye Lake Park cabin 6:30pm

2015 YUKON AGM AUTISM

FOR SALE 18,800 OBO. For information, contact

kleincarcross@hotmail.com 1988 FORD E-350 diesel motorhome, automatic, sleeps 4, A-1 condition. 668-2332 1995 SPORTSMAN 5th wheel travel trailer, 26.5ʼ, all amenities, microwave, am/fm cd player, new spare tire, battery, all clean & working, just serviced, includes 5th wheel hitch, $8,000. 633-4656

Autism Yukon will be holding it’s AGM on May 19th from 6:30-8:30PM at our office 108 Copper Rd.

Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneʼs drinking?

Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʼs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 YUKON QUEST Annual General Meeting a Wednesday May 20th, 2015. Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room @ 7pm.

TODDLER STORY time, Wednesdays, May 6-June 10, 10:30am, Whitehorse Public Library, children ages 2-4 and caregivers), free drop in, 667-5239 ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association AGM Tuesday, May 26, Sport Yukon Boardroom #1, 7pm, featured slide show, Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. All Welcome. www.activetwa.org, activetwa@gmail.com YUKON LEARN Society AGM June 17, 2015. For more info call 668-6280 ext 0 COLOUR THEORY by Amber Church opens with reception on May 1, 5-8pm at Yukon Artists @ Work. Show runs until May 31, Tues-Sat, 11-6pm, Sun 11-4pm

PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Tagish Planning Committee is inviting Tagish residents, property owners and Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens to two public meetings to launch the Tagish local area planning process and to introduce everyone to the members of the Planning Committee. Light lunch will be provided.

When: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015 Where: Tagish Community Hall and When: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 3, 2015 Where: Main Boardroom, Carcross/Tagish JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FHV For more information please contact Tomoko Hagio at the EMR Land Planning Branch at 667-3179, or call toll free at 1-800-661-0408 ext. 3179, or tomoko.hagio@gov.yk.ca, or Doris Dreyer at Government of Carcross/Tagish First Nation at 393-2331 ext. 104 or doris.dreyer@ctfn.ca

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FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Introduction Mondays at Wood Street School from 6pm, no charge. Call 633-6157 for more information SPOTTER'S NETWORK Workshop, learn to identify top priority invasive species in the Yukon and how to report on them, May 19, 5:30pm, Frank Slim Building, Shipyard Park.

Info@yukoninvasives.com

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

5 Ă&#x20AC; 7 All In Music once a month, French-speaking musicians perform at Baked Cafe. May 21st: Claire Ness, rock and folk. zik-o-baked.afy.yk.ca

THE WRESTLING Association of Yukon will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday May 26th, 4pm at Holy Family in the Library. 667-3500

GOLDEN AGE Society seniors BBQ Monday June 1st, 11am-1pm

YUKON BIRD Club trip, Thursday May 21, Whitehorse, Judas Creek migration spectacle with Jim Hawkings, meet at SS Klondike at 5:30pm, 3.5 hrs

GOLDEN AGE Society potluck supper 55+, Monday May 25th, doors open at 5pm. Bring a dish to share

Colin Thomas Champion February 25, 1933 - April 17, 2015

With sadness we announce the passing of Colin Thomas Champion on April 17, 2015. Colin passed away in Kootenay Lake Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife Jean, stepchildren Sandra McCall, M Jim (Joan) Tedesco, Terri Tedesco, Linda (Dave) Weaving, We Grandchildren Jamie (Marlo) Tedesco, Tyler Tedesco, Traci ci Erikkson, Erikks Great grandchild Miller Tedesco and numerous nieces and ew nephews.

Colin lived for many years in the Yukon, and was employed by the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. After moving to BC in 1982 he was employed by School District #7(8), where he worked until retirement. After retirement, Colin and Jean settled in Taghum.

Cremation has taken place, and by request there will be no service.

YUKON BIRD Club trip, Dawson, May 17, HendersonĘźs Corner, Klondike bird walk with Cynthia Hunt, meet at Henderson's Corner north side 8am, 2 hrs.

CLASS OF Sass 4th annual FADS fashion show, June 3rd at 7:00pm in the Porter Creek Secondary gymnasium. Admission: $10 for adult, youth $5. Yukon student designs

BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

ATLIN COURTHOUSE Gallery opens 15 May. Come check out the fine art works of long time and new artists in the Courthouse Gallery, Atlin, 2nd Street. 250-651-2135

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015, 6:30-9:30pm, fundraiser for the Ted Harrison Artist Retreat at Crag Lake. MacBride Museum of Yukon History. thars.ca

YUKON BIRD Club May 19, Songbirds of PaddyĘźs Pond in Hillcrest with Mary Whitley, Meet at Skky Hotel parking lot at 5:30pm, 2 hrs.

WATER & Flame, Authors Carellin Brooks & Jamella Hagen in conversation, Tuesday May 26, 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library, free. Info call 667-5239

A RECEPTION to honour Dr. Lynn Echevarria will be held at the French Centre Saturday May 16, 2pm-4pm. All welcome.

456-4678 for more info

WRITERSĘź ROUNDTABLE with the WritersĘź Union of Canada, Monday, May 25, 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library, free. Info call 667-5239

GARAGE SALE fundraiser for Legion. 14 Willow Cr, Porter Creek. Saturday, May 23, 8:30am-2pm. Chairs, kitchen appliances, hh items. 633-2135

KICKSLED POETRY readings with Arleen Pare, Joanna Lilley & Joe Zucchiatti, Thursday May 21, 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library, free. Info call 667-5239

NO MEANS No, a workshop about consent and the law, Thursday May 21 at noon, Whitehorse Public Library. Everyone welcome. Call VFWC 667-2693 for more info.

Services

LDAY AGM is Wednesday, May 27, 7pm at the Whitehorse United Church, lower level.

Join us for refreshments, awards and guest speaker, Olympian Jeane Lassen

BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta.

Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc.

Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050

HEADSTONE POTLATCH

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Saturday, May 23, 2015 2:00pm Champagne Dinner to follow All Welcome

Bertha Lucia

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(nĂŠe HOOKE)

Bertha Ayers of Whitehorse, Yukon, passed away on April 29, 2015, at the age of 66, after many years of struggling with leukaemia. She is survived by her loving husband, Doug; children, Stacey (Darren), Kerry (Chris) and Jamie (Charlene); grandchildren, Bronwyn and Evan; mother, Ann; siblings, Gloria and John (Marylyne); brother-in-law, Lyle; sister-in-law, Elaine; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Chris, and in- laws Oscar, Betty and Terry Ayers.

Throughout her life, Bertha was active in many organizations and made friends across the country. Since moving to Whitehorse in 1980, Bertha was involved with the Porter Creek and F.H. Collins Band Parents Associations; Sourdough Stompers and Fireweed Squares square dance clubs; Rotary International, alongside Doug; and in the life of the Whitehorse United Church and its choir. Bertha spent many years working with Doug at J.G. Moore and Associates; and latterly with the Government of Yukon in the Department of Education.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Whitehorse United Church, 601 Main Street. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alberta or British Columbia Cancer Foundation for research; or to a charity of personal choice.

The family wishes to express its gratitude for the excellent, compassionate care that was provided to Bertha by staff of the University of Alberta Hospital and Cross Cancer Institute; and Carol Ziprick, Dr. Bob Zimmerman and Dr. Alison Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hearn of the Whitehorse Medical Clinic.

Christopher Bryce Erickson January 1, 1973 - April 20, 2015

It is with broken hearts and profound sadness we tell of the passing of our beloved son Chris of Langley, BC. Loving you always and missing you forever.

Mom, Della Erickson & Step-Dad, Scott Smith

A celebration of life for

Meta Bailie

was held on May 10th, 2015 in Carmacks, Yukon.

I would like to thank Morgan Alexander for the donation of the Tantalus School to host the celebration.

I would also like to thank Helena Belanger and the Village of Carmacks for helping with the posters.

Thank you to the teachers at Tantalus School, as well as Alice for coordinating and cooking for the BBQ. A big thank you goes out to Metaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nieces, Millie Gage, Joyce Gage, Meta Williams and Judy Gage for the set-up and prep; I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it without you.

The family would like to thank the ChampagneAishihik First Nation for its support during this difficult time.

Thank you to all of our friends, family and those who travelled a distance to share this day with us.

Bob Holditch

ITĘźS SPRING! Yards are ready for clean-up, and gardens for rototilling.

Have your lawns mowed weekly.

Put your hose on a timer and your feet up.

Call Reds @ 668-2866 CLEANING SERVICES 23 yrs experience.

Reliable, honest, professional attitude, Car detailing, organizing, my own supplies or yours, .

Reasonable rates, references.

Commercial, industrial, apartment buildings & residential.

Cheryl 667-2882 PAINTING Williamson Yukon Services offers int/exterior, redo decks, fences, sheds etc.

Reputable, reliable, reasonable.

18 years in Yukon Ph. 333-0403 JACK OF ALL TRADES Concrete work: â&#x20AC;˘Concrete repairs, pressure wash and reseal of exposed driveways â&#x20AC;˘Light duty welding â&#x20AC;˘Loads to the dump â&#x20AC;˘Yard clean-up and more Phone 333-9084 ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘GST free for the month of May â&#x20AC;˘Residential & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘All jobs, large or small â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount 332-7879 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 SUBARU GURU Fixâ&#x20AC;˘Buyâ&#x20AC;˘Sell Used Subarus 30 year Journeyman Mechanic Towing available Mario 333-4585 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 NEED CUSTOM APPAREL for sports teams, business, events?

Screen printed on American Apparel.

Best prices guaranteed.

Don't have a design?

No problem, consultation with artist is available.

Contact: StevenQ95@gmail.com.

MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house Windows & Wall Cleaning & Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work etc.

References available 867-335-9272 FINISHING CARPENTRY & RENOVATIONS For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, â&#x20AC;˘Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage â&#x20AC;˘Wood & Laminate, Stairs.

EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed DIDIER MOGGIA 633-2156 or cell 334-2156

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 EMERGENCY REPAIRS Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, yard & garden maintenance, lamp reno & repair, painting, window washing, gutter cleaning, small furniture repair, all other household maintenance or repairs.

Phone 393-2275

Lost & Found LOST: POLARIS quad seat, Rabbit's Foot Canyon, Porter Creek, on April 29th, around 3:30pm. Please contact Nicolai at 336-1498 with any information FOUND: CAMERA on Haeckel Hill. Please describe to claim. 332-6233 FOUND: ON the road behind Boston Pizza on May 5, a silver ring with inset stones. Call 393-7464 to describe and claim LOST: TRAILER ramp at the poker run in Haines Junction Saturday afternoon between Pine Lake & the Forestry. Call Liz at 668-6733 & leave a message.

Business Opportunities Specialty Italian Ice-Cream/Gelato business for sale.

Located in Carcross, a popular summer destination for hikers, bikers, day-trippers and tourists.

With an average of over 100,000 visitors during the summer, being your own boss is attainable!

Great name, turn-key equipment, shippers, and contacts are set up with room to expand if you have the vision and drive.

Call (867) 335-1937

Looking for NEW Business / Clients?

Advertise in The Yukon News Classifieds!

FOUND: IPHONE belonging to Catherine.

Identify to claim. 334-6087

Take Advantage of our 6 month Deal...

Advertise for 5 Months and

FOUND: PAIR of prescription glasses in Qwanlin Mall parking lot on Tuesday.

322-2505

Get 1 MONTH OF FREE ADVERTISING

FOUND: BICYCLE, downtown, provide serial number to claim. 667-4586

Book Your Ad Today!

MISSING: PORTABLE folding solar panel, $75 reward, no questions. 633-2200

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PUBLIC TENDER FULL SERVICE/MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS LOCATED IN YUKON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 4, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Glenn Heinbigner at (867) 6678136.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

668-2963

PUBLIC TENDER EXTERIOR UPGRADE 1061ST AVENUE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 3, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at 867-667-5795.

Mandatory Site Visit: May 20, 2015 2:00 PM The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

PUBLIC TENDER SENIOR’S BUILDING LANDSCAPING, FARO, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 4, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at 867-667-5795.

Site Visit May 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM at 101 Rose Cresent Contact Robert Kostelnik 867-6675795 to confirm attendence.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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PUBLIC TENDER PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

SUPPLY OF ONE TRIPLE COMBINATION PUMPER FIRE APPARATUS

SUPPLY OF ONE MOBILE WATER SUPPLY FIRE APPARATUS

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 9, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at (867) 3936387.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 9, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to jenny.richards@gov.yk.ca or (867) 393-6387.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: Transportation of persons released from the Whitehorse Correctional Centre or the attached Arrest Processing Unit to designated locations / neighbourhoods within Whitehorse.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 10, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Valerie Mosser at (867) 455-2906.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Highways and Public Works

Highways and Public Works

Justice

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PERSONS RELEASED FROM THE WHITEHORSE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

PUBLIC TENDER

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

REPAIR OF CLINTON CREEK DROP STRUCTURES ECOLOGICAL AND LANDSCAPE CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM: ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION SERVICES – BOREAL HIGH AND SUBARCTIC WOODLAND BIOCLIMATE ZONES

Project Description: Government of Yukon is soliciting bids to repair the drop structures in Clinton Creek to protect the channel against further erosion.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 17, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Geena Grossinger at (867) 4563915.

Mandatory Site Visit scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2015 The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: Environment Yukon is seeking to establish a pool of qualified consulting teams to provide ecological classification services to the Ecological and Landscape Classification Program in the Boreal High and Subarctic Woodland bioclimate zones.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 4, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Nadele Flynn at (867) 667-3081.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT Project Description: Geomatics Yukon requires assistance in developing the Yukon government spatial data infrastructure.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 11, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Lauren Crooks at (867) 3937084.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

FOUNDATION REPAIR YUKON HOUSING UNIT #120100 - 311 6TH AVE, MAYO, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is May 28, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at 867-667-5795.

PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT (SOA) FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 9, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richardds at (867) 3936387.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Health and Social Services

YUKON HAY FOR SALE Good quality Brome.

10 cents per pound.

Large round bales.

Phone 633-3388

Sports Equipment

MF PLOUGH, 4 furrow, 14" boards, 3-pt hitch mount, good shape, $1,000 obo; single row seedling transplanter, 3-pt hitch mount, $500 obo. 332-0343

TREADMILL, BENCH press, barbells, weights, package deal, $200. 335-9377 30”X80” COLEMAN air bed, c/w pump, $20.

821-3369 KONA MEN'S bike, good shape, $100; Pelican kayak w/collapsible paddle, spray skirt & PFD, $400. Ian @ 334-8725 eves FAT BIKE, Salsa Mukluk, aluminum frame, size small, well maintained, great year-round bike, $950. 633-6244 CANNONDALE R600CAAD5, aluminum frame, carbon fibre fork, Shimano 105 components, well maintained, $700 obo.

633-6244

Livestock HORSE RIDING equipment, 2 saddles, 1 Western, 1 English, includes tack, $500 ea.

633-2031

QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished.

Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery.

Whole, half or custom order.

Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

PUBLIC TENDER COMPLETE EXTERIOR REPAINT JACK HULLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLDG. #1233 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2015/2016 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 28, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Ed Rodger at (867) 667-8189.

A Site Visit is scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:15 PM meeting in the east side parking lot of the school. Bidder are to confirm their attendance by phoning the project manager The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Highways and Public Works

TIMOTHY/BROME HAY •No rain and in hayshed •Quality horse and livestock mix •Square and round bales •Delivery available For more information call 668-6742 or 334-4589 HAY & STRAW FOR SALE Excellent quality hay •Timothy/grass mix, 60 lb $14.50 •Timothy/Brome hay, 60 lb $14.50 •Straw bales (baled in spring) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615 or yukonfarm@gmail.com HORSE & PONY FOR SALE. Appendix QH gelding, 15.3hh, 20yrs. Welsh/Arab pony gelding, 12.2hh, 12yrs. Both ridable and sound. Please call for more info about these two horses. 867-334-4066.

HAY FOR SALE 830 lb Brome round bales, $80 each OR 10 or more bales, $65 each Phone 867-668-2407

Baby & Child Items HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 35-40 lb bales, $8 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com

Mandatory Site Visit - May 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Highways and Public Works

WHITEHORSE DOWNTOWN Hotel for Sale email: contact@uciilink.net 604-285-1111

CARDIO STYLE elliptical machine, hardly used, $100; Pro-Form exercise bike, hardly used, $100. 633-4078

PUBLIC TENDER

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 LITTLE TYKES train tracks, roads, people, vehicles & bridges, great for outside, $60.

335-0659 TODDLER BED, will deliver, $75. 393-2926

Liquor Corporation

Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT

LIQUOR ACT

✓New Licence ❑ Existing Licence ❑ TAKE NOTICE THAT, Gwen McIntyre, of 1914 Centennial Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3Z5, is making application for Liquor Primary-All and Off Premises Liquor licenses, in respect of the premises known as Drunken Duck Pub situated at Days Inn, 2288-2nd Avenue in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 5:00 pm on the 3rd day of June, 2015 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is May 15, 2015.

The second time of publication of notice is May 22, 2015.

The third time of publication of notice is May 29, 2015.

Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

✓New Licence ❑ Existing Licence ❑ TAKE NOTICE THAT, 535890 Yukon Inc. of #76 - 100 Lewes Blvd, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3W1, is making application for or change(s) to Food Primary - All & Off Premises liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as The Cutoff Restaurant & Pub situated at 215 Duncan Drive in Golden Horn, Yukon.

Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 5:00pm on the 20th day of May, 2015 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is May 1st, 2015.

The second time of publication of notice is May 8th, 2015.

The third time of publication of notice is May 15th 2015.

Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

Childcare ROSIEʼS DAY HOME Opening May 1, 2015 We will have openings for children 18 months and older Owner has been running the day home for over 15 years Call 668-3448

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WEDNESDAY UÊFRIDAY

Call For Expressions Of Interest To Host A New Women’s Legal Advocate Position The Government of Yukon is providing funding for a three-year pilot project for a Women’s Legal Advocate position to help meet the needs of women navigating the legal system.

We invite Whitehorse-based organizations to apply to host and support the position for the three-year pilot project. The application can be found on the Women’s Directorate web site: www.womensdirectorate.gov.yk.ca which has the link ‘Request for Expressions of Interest’ to download the document.

Please note that all Applications are due by Friday, May 29, 2015 by 4:00pm

Email: jennifer.england@gov.yk.ca Hand-delivered: Women’s Directorate, Suite #1 – 404 Hanson Street, Whitehorse, Yukon

For more information please contact the Women’s Directorate Office at 867-667-3030.

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 PALLISER 633-3053

BUSY BEE DAYHOME, RIVERDALE has openings, 18 months-5 years Hot lunch, snacks provided.

Learning through play, planned activities, caring environment.

21 years experience.

References available.

Kim @ 633-2177 kmbryer@gmail.com

BRAND dresser, 3-pc set.

QUEEN-SIZED MATTRESS, 8 yrs old, good condition, $95. 633-5470 FUTON BED complete with metal frame, folds down to double bed, paid $270 in November, 2014, asking $150 obo. 334-6197 CREAM-COLOURED MICROFIBRE couch, great shape, clean & comfortable, $200.

633-4707

Furniture PATIO SET includes 60” round table, stand, umbrella, 4 chairs with thick padded yellow cushions, $40. 668-6079

PUBLIC TENDER

MOVING OUT sale, leather couch, dinette set, single bed, office desk, hutch & chair, lamps, bookcases, roll top desk, TV stand.

335-9377

ATTENDANT AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE DEEP CREEK SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY

LADIES SIZE rocker-recliner, great condition, $125. 667-7152

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Project Description: To provide attendant and maintenance services at the Deep Creek Solid Waste Disposal Facility. This includes keeping the site accessible, ensuring waste is properly segregated and stored, and consolidating the scrap metals and bulky material piles, and other activities as described herein.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 28, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Darrin Fredrickson at (867) 667-5195.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

YUKON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Interested parties are invited to submit expressions of interest relating to The Government of Yukon is gathering information to prepare for an eventual competitive procurement of an enterprise records management system to replace an aging legacy system.

Written submissions clearly marked with the above project title, will be received up to May 29, 2015, at Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0M2.

Technical questions may be directed to Tim Green, PEng at (867) 4565570.

The responses will not be ranked or used to pre-qualify or assess the respondent’s ability to provide goods or services.

Interested parties may obtain the information package from www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre.

Community Services

Highways and Public Works

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15 DRIFT DR, Copper Ridge, Friday May 15, 6pm-8pm, Saturday May 16, 8am-12noon, 7.5’ Christmas tree, dog kennel, cookbooks, office chair, food processor/blender, electric kettle, plants, women’s/men’s clothes, Kirby vacuum, books

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DIGGERS DRIVE, Judas Creek, Saturday May 16, 9am-3pm, multi-family, furniture, outdoor, garden, tools, small appliances, kennels, houseplants, jewelry, etc LOT 49, Judas Creek, Saturday May 16, 9am2pm, table tennis, BBQ, table, umbrella, dryer, queen sz mattress, carpets, chairs, shelving

2 LA-Z-BOY recliner chairs, exc cond, regular leather care, blueberry-colour, wall-away, great for small apt/cabin, $700 ea. Call/lve msg 334-1013 before 8pm

Personals

WOOD RECTANGULAR table with extra glass topper & 6 chairs, $60. 667-2232

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

2 FOREST green recliners, good shape, $100 firm, one large, approx 44" across arms, other typical La-Z-Boy size. 633-3666 before 9pm

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Project Description: The Government of Yukon seeks proposals for the services of an Oracle Forms/Reports software development team under standing offer agreement to design, develop, test, integrate, and implement the Justice Enterprise Information Network (JEIN) application for the Department of Justice.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 10, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Peter Deer at (867) 336-0424.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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CAMPGROUND RD, Deep Creek, Lake Laberge, Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17, 10am-4pm, retirement/parting out yard sale, household, garden, wire fencing, propane appliances, bakery racks

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Phone 334-6623 30 REDWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday May 16, 10am-1pm, sporting goods, camping equipment, kids toys, games & clothes

4 EBONY PLACE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 16, 9am-1pm, toys, books, games, tandem kayak, bunk bed, queen matress/box spring, mobility scooter, Blaze King wood stove, etc 29-12TH AVE, Porter Creek, at the back, Saturday May 16, 9am-1pm, coolers, gas cans, rakes, shovels, lawn edgers, long electrical cords, halibut weights & tackle, etc

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175 NORTHLANDS TRAILER PARK, 986 Range Rd, Saturday May 16, 8:30am-12noon, cancelled if raining

2015/16-1490 CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT FOR MARWELL TAR PIT REMEDIATION PROJECT Project Description: Construction Oversight and Performance Management of Construction and Related Works for the Remediation of Marwell Tar Pit. The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to: • Gain a sense of which firms are available and qualified to undertake the work; • Determine Respondent’s capacity to oversee and achieve project objectives.

• To pre-qualify a maximum of 5 bidders for a planned subsequent competitive (RFP) process.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 4, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Rick Seaman at (867) 667-8271.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community?

Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime.

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

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