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eports by the correctional department’s watchdog have raised concerns over documentation at the segregation unit in the Whitehorse Correctional Centre and recommended changes surrounding the mental health of inmates.

The investigations and standards office, or ISO, is designed to be the place where inmates go if concerns about the jail can’t be handled internally.

The office has completed two general investigations into separate confinement at the WCC. It’s currently in the middle of completing a third.

In the most recent of the reports, from 2012, investigators looked at the six men who had at one point or another been held in long-term confinement between mid March and the end of May, meaning they were kept away from other inmates for at least 72 consecutive hours.

They found no clear documentation as to why.

“Of the six files reviewed, none contained documentation regarding the details or circumstances that led to the long-term confinement and the decision by management to place the individual on long-term confinement,” the report says.

That is similar to an earlier report from 2011, which found that “movements into or out of segregation were not always recorded.”

The lack of documentation was leading to confusion among the inmates as to what was going on and why, investigators said.

Jeff Ford, who runs the investigations office, said in an interview he believes the process has since been improved at the jail.

“It wasn’t that there wasn’t a management group that said, ‘We need to put this person in separate confinement…

It’s just that maybe it wasn’t documented. The reasons for those recommendations are to say that in order to ensure that safeguards are in place around the use of separate confinement, that documentation has to be solid.”

In the Yukon, inmates can be held in solitary confinement for a variety of reasons including if they are a risk to themselves or others, or if they have been found guilty of breaking the rules while in custody.

Aside from making multiple recommendations surrounding paperwork, the 2012 report touches on the potential mental health issues that can be caused by this kind of treatment.

At the WCC a segregation cell is 3.8 metres by 2.4 metres, or

eight by 12 feet.

The cell is the same size as a standard cell, with a few key differences. There is a steel door with a window, two exterior windows in the cell, an emergency call button, a stainless steel toilet and sink and a single bed. There is a built-in security camera. There is no TV. “Separate confinement places an inmate in a cell for 23 hours a day, depriving them of meaningful social contact and interaction with others and with little sensory or mental stimulation,” the report says.

“While separate confinement is often used to address underlying behaviour by an inmate, it can also cause additional behavioural or health issues which the centre needs to manage such as depression, anxiety, rage, hallucinations, distorted perceptions, claustrophobia or cause the inmate to act out.”

Investigators in 2012 found only one person was visited by a medical professional to assess their mental health while locked away.

They recommended that “care plans to prevent psychological deterioration should be developed immediately after placing an inmate on long term confinement. ISO recommends that WCC consider developing policy regarding medical checks and care plans for individuals who are on long term confinement.”

The recommendations were all accepted by the Department of Justice, Ford said.

According to updated corrections policy, nursing staff are now to attend the segregation unit at least twice a day. Individual care plans are also developed for each inmate, according to department policy.

Ford said everyone in corrections has a “shared understanding” of the potential damage of segregation.

In the Yukon, any inmate who is held in long-term confinement is supposed to have his or her situation reviewed every 15 days.

It’s the responsibility of corrections officials to ensure all other avenues have been considered before keeping someone there, Ford said.

“We look at things like how much time does the inmate have out of cell, do they have access to health-care professionals including mental health professionals, do they have opportunities to socialize, do they have access to fresh air? Are there alternatives? Are they within the separate confinement or within a staged movement back to a regular unit? In our mind, corrections needs to look at those things and exhaust them before saying we need to extend within

the current place.”

In 2011 the UN Special Rapporteur on torture called for solitary confinement of longer than 15 days to be banned.

A 1999 study by the Correctional Service of Canada found that spending 60 days in solitary confinement is “individually destructive, psychologically crippling and socially alienating.”

The issue of solitary confinement in the Yukon has been brought to the forefront recently after a human rights complaint was filed on behalf of an inmate.

The family of Michael Nehass claims he has been held in solitary confinement for 28 months, something the Department of Justice denies. According to the department, the longest uninterrupted stretch in solitary that anyone has served is just shy of four months, though they won’t say which inmate that is.

Ford said he couldn’t talk about whether individual cases have been handled correctly at the jail.

“Am I aware of the corrections branch turning their mind to multiple options other than separate confinement? Yes I’m aware of that,” he said.

The ISO’s third investigation into separate confinement began in April.

Ford said the current investigation is examining both whether or not policies around separate confinement are being followed and whether or not those policies are appropriate.

He said plans for this investigation were in the works long before the Nehass family’s concerns were made public.

Earlier this year Nehass appeared on a courtroom TV screen shackled, naked, and pinned to the floor by guards in riot gear.

He is currently facing charges of assaulting a Watson Lake woman, threatening her with a knife and threatening to kill her family. Since being locked up, he has racked up charges for assaulting jail staff, destroying jail property and attempting to escape.

Next week the Justice Department will be in court to ask a judge to find him unfit to stand trial.

“Is the correctional centre designed to be a mental health institution? No. That’s clear, that’s well understood,” Ford said.

“Do inmates have access to counselling (and) mental health professionals, unfettered access both in separate confinement and any other part of the jail?

Yes. And I am comfortable saying that access is not restricted and there are opportunities to ask for that type of counselling.”

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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A life-or-death deal While the Yukon government haggles with a big pharmaceutical company, a girl’s life hangs in the balance Jesse Winter

edly to find out why.

Every time she went to see a doctor, Heike was told that Larissa hirteen-year-old Larissa had asthma, until “Finally, I said Rueckenbach stares quietly no. Something is wrong. It’s not at the kitchen table. just asthma. We’ve seen five doc“I don’t like being in the hospi- tors and you’ve got to do sometal,” she says. “It’s a little bit scary.” thing.”

She pauses as yet another cough Eventually a chest X-ray led rattles in her throat. the family to the B.C. Children’s “It’s not very fun, and it takes hospital in 2010 and she got tested a few days till I feel better. For the for CF the next day. first few days I’m always sick and As CF progresses it can bring throwing up,” she says, shyly. with it a host of other complicaLarissa has cystic fibrosis. Of the tions. Larissa also suffers from CFmore than 1,900 variants of the related arthritis, which sometimes disease, hers is one of the rarest. keeps her bedridden for days, unGiven the ugly moniker G551D, able to move because of the pain. it’s a particularly nasty mutation.

In order to deal with the sympCystic fibrosis is a genetic distoms of her illness, Larissa’s curorder that affects the lungs, filling rent cocktail of medicines includes them with mucus and causing a long list of drugs like Prednisone, repeated bacterial infections. It Naproxen, Ventilin, Sulfasalazine affects about one in every 3,600 and painkillers. people in Canada, cutting their life Another common complicaexpectancy to around 40 years of tion is CF-related diabetes, which struggling just to breathe.

Larissa also now struggles with.

“She started shooting insulin Patients like Larissa often have just last week because her panto be hospitalized at least twice a year for treatment that helps clear creas is at the point where it’s not turning the sugars into energy bacteria out of the lungs. anymore,” Heike says.

For most, there is no cure.

With Kalydeco, the hope is that Larissa’s variant is extremely most of the other drugs could be uncommon. Only 118 Canadians done away with as her underlying are affected by it, but it’s special condition improves. not only for its rarity: it may also The most pressing reason she have something close to a cure. needs the drugs, however, is to save her lungs from further harm and Priced out of reach prevent what will otherwise be an almost inevitable lung transplant.

Health Canada approved a “She’s already got holes in her new drug, Kalydeco, for use in lungs from all the bacterial infec2012, and its clinical trials seem to tions,” her mother says. show that it can halt the damage If a transplant can be avoided, caused by Larissa’s variant of cystic not only does that mean less risk fibrosis. to Larissa, it also means a life-sav“It makes that gene function ing set of new lungs can be saved normally again, so there is no more cystic fibrosis,” says Larissa’s for someone else who needs them. mother, Heike.

‘They are negotiating with “It disappears. The damage in the lungs remains there, but there my daughter’s life’ is no further damage,” she says.

There is one catch, however: it Larissa is not alone in this fight. currently costs $349,000 per year Twelve-year-old Madi Vanstone, and it isn’t covered by any public from Toronto, has been to that health-care plans in Canada. The province’s legislature twice now, government has been negotiating pleading for the government to with Kalydeco’s manufacturer, Ver- cover the cost of her pills. tex, for a year and a half, trying to The Pan-Canadian Pricing Alsecure a lower price for the drug, liance, a government drug-buying but negotiations are currently consortium led by bureaucrats stalled. from Alberta and the Yukon, has Larissa’s parents want to see been haggling with Vertex for 15 that changed, as fast as possible. months, trying to negotiate a price “If it were closer to, say, even that will allow public reimburse$60,000, we could fundraise that, ment for the costs of the drug. but $349,000,” Heike says, pausing, Frustrated by getting nowhere, “it just seems like an endless sum. Yukon Health Minister Doug GraWe need this medication covered ham and Alberta Health Minister for our children.”

Fred Horne recently called for a The Rueckenbachs have been face-to-face meeting with Vertex waiting for years to get their top brass, hoping to break the daughter proper treatment. Before logjam. moving to Whitehorse this spring, That meeting took place in they lived on a trapline outside of Toronto on May 13, but still no Atlin, B.C. agreement has been reached. The “It was pretty cool,” Larissa says, company says its most recent offer “is as good or better than the smiling. agreements in place in 15 counBut the lifestyle was also difficult for Larissa. She was sick all the tries around the world,” said Stuart Arbuckle, the company’s vice time, and the family tried repeatNews Reporter

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Larissa Rueckenbach with her horse, Fancy. Rueckenbach suffers from a rare form of cystic fibrosis.

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Germans pay one of the highest prices, around $450,000 per year for the drug. Americans, meanwhile, pay one of the lowest – $311,000 per year.

In the meantime, individual provinces and territories are reluctant to cover Kalydeco on their own, for fear of undermining the Pan-Canadian negotiations.

“It’s been 15 months, and they are negotiating my daughter’s life,” Heike says.

Vertex communications manager Zach Barber said the company has invested more than $6 billion into research and development since it launched in the 1990s.

“That’s billion with a ‘B,’” Barber said, adding that two successful drugs have resulted, including Kalydeco and another that treats hepatitis C. The high cost of Kalydeco is due to three factors, Barber said.

First is the expensive development. Second is the fact that it’s a so-called orphan drug. Because of the rarity of people affected by this particular variant of CF, the marketability of Kalydeco is low – around 3,000 people worldwide, Barber said.

Third, the company has to consider how impressive the drug is and what it’s capable of, he said.

“This is the first drug of its kind to treat the cause of CF, not

the symptoms of it,” Barber said.

The company is currently testing to see if it can be applied to other variants beyond the one Larissa has, he said.

While the negotiations continue, the company offers Kalydeco free-of-charge to patients who are “very sick,” and financial assistance to others, though Barber would not say how sick someone must be to qualify for help from the company directly.

‘Exorbitant’ pricing, says medical association Last October, the Journal of the American Medical Association slammed Vertex for what it called “exorbitant” pricing. The report pointed out that the drug’s development was aided through the decades by “a highly supportive community built by and around patients and their families,” including $75 million from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

“The vast majority of patients cannot afford this financial burden, and transferring the cost to private or federal insurers does not obviate the underlying problem – an unsustainable pricing structure,” the report says.

“Adding to the unacceptability of the price of this new drug is that the manufacturer did not

develop this product alone …

Pharmaceutical companies have an implicit obligation to put patient well-being and resource utilization on equal footing with return on investment,” the report says.

The 15-month negotiation with Vertex is nearly double the length of time any country has taken to approve the drug for coverage, according to the company.

Paddy Meade, the Yukon’s deputy minister for health and social services, says that’s because Vertex went to some countries first and cut deals, while other countries got stuck with paying high costs.

“The concern for health ministers is that we’re talking about one drug, one very high cost drug.

But there are many more high cost drugs coming down the pipe,” Meade said.

“In fairness to governments, these are fine balancing, tough decisions. It’s not about does the drug work or not,” she said.

“It’s about does it actually do what the manufacturer says and does? It’s been called a miracle drug, but is it a miracle drug for all patients?” Meade said.

While she waits for the haggling to end, Larissa can’t participate in gym class at school, and misses huge amounts of time when her arthritis keeps her at home. This semester alone she missed 160 classes.

“I like all sports. I’d really like to be able to play soccer, volleyball or baseball, but I can’t play any of them,” she says.

One of the few bright spots in Larissa’s day is the time she gets to spend with her horse, Fancy.

Riding the eight-year-old horse is one of the only physical activities Larissa can do that doesn’t leave her breathless or aching with arthritic pain.

“I really like riding,” she says, stroking Fancy’s nose. “We go exploring on the trails near here.

Sometimes I take her for a drink at the creek.”

Larissa’s connection with Fancy is obvious, but her affinity goes beyond horses.

“I want to be a vet,” she says brightly. “I feel like I have a connection with animals.”

Sitting at the kitchen table talking about doctors and needles and treatment, Larissa is subdued.

Coughing occasionally, she talks quietly about her new insulin injections, and how she doesn’t want to keep going back to the hospital anymore.

But outside in the yard, she’s transformed into a bubbly 13-year-old girl with a horse she obviously adores. That’s the girl she deserves to be all the time, her mother says.

“How much is a human life worth? How can you put a price on it?” she asks.

Contact Jesse Winter at jessew@yukon-news.com

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he Yukon government has released a draft of its independent power production policy.

When it is implemented, it will allow smaller independent power generation projects to sell energy to Yukon’s grid and off-grid communities.

The purpose of the policy is to “update and develop a policy framework for electricity that emphasizes efficiency, conservation and renewable energy,” according to the document.

But the focus is not exclusively on energy from renewable sources.

It also “calls for the replacement of imported diesel fuel with Yukon’s oil and gas resources.”

That is a “complete contradiction,” said Anne Middler, energy co-ordinator with the Yukon Conservation Society on Thursday.

“The point of independent power production should be to add renewables to the grid and not to further entrench and expand our use of fossil fuels for electricity. Our public utility is already doing that, we should not be creating a policy that allows our government or our utilities to purchase dirty electricity

that is generated from burning fracked gas to power the Yukon.”

There are two types of projects that fall under the policy.

Smaller projects selling either to Yukon’s main grid or to Watson Lake will get a guaranteed price per kilowatt hour. Those projects have to be fuelled by renewable energy sources.

Independent power producers with a larger scale project or wishing to sell to smaller diesel communities will be assessed on a case-bycase basis.

At that level of assessment, both renewable and natural gas fuelled projects will be considered.

The reason for that, said Energy Minister Scott Kent, is because it could help smaller communities get off burning diesel.

“We want to look to a cleaner-burning fuel, and we feel that natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel.”

It also could help out mining companies who wish to fuel their operations with liquefied natural gas, because it may allow them to sell excess power generated back to the Yukon.

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NDP energy critic Kate White said allowing independent power producers to burn fossil fuels isn’t good enough.

“The common misconception that natural gas is cleaner than diesel – we need to put it to bed. (Over its) lifecycle, it’s worse than diesel.

“There are other ways to increase our power production and fight climate change at the same time. But if this government only wants to focus on natural gas, then it’s hard to feel like hope isn’t lost.”

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“It clearly shows the government’s intention to allow fracking in the Yukon. And to me, that’s disrespectful to Yukoners who are still going through the process with the select committee on the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing.”

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American money funds Peel case, fuels conflict Jesse Winter

tion in the oil fields of Texas and North Dakota and instead focusing on blocking development of ivian Krause and Gill Canadian resources.

Cracknell don’t agree “They’ve spent huge sums, on much when it comes $75 million, trying to thwart fosto funding the Protect the Peel sil fuel development in Canada. campaign, but they do concur on My concern is what appears to one point. be the unfairness,” Krause said.

“It’s true that the larger “Those foundations have an percentage of the funding for agenda, which is land-locking our campaign does come from Canadian oil within North American foundations,” said America with these parks so we Cracknell, the executive direccan’t sell it to the Asian markets,” tor of the Canadian Parks and Krause said.

Wilderness Society Yukon.

Because of trade agreements, What that means, and wheth- “we are forced to sell our oil into er it’s a problem or not, is where the U.S. market below market the two start to cross swords. value. It’s a $25 billion-a-year Krause is a crusading rightcost to Canada. Keeping Canada wing journalist who writes about over a barrel, literally,” she said.

American funding of Canadian Whether you buy this arguconservation efforts. She was ment or not, what’s incontroin Whitehorse last week bringvertible is that American founing her message of alarm to a dations do fund conservation in talk for the Yukon Chamber of Canada, and specifically in the Mines.

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The way Krause sees it, According to its financial American interests are ignoring statements, CPAWS Yukon got huge environmental destrucnearly $260,000 in grants from News Reporter

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American foundations in 2013 and $220,000 in 2012.

“That’s the thing I want to give people a heads-up about,” Krause said. “I was trying to say to the Yukon chamber guys, ‘You’re taking a knife to a gun fight.’”

But there is nothing wrong with getting money from American sources, argues Cracknell.

“I’m proud of our funders.

The foundations that we work with are very genuine people.

They care about nature and they want to support something that is of benefit to the world as a whole,” she said.

The Wilberforce Foundation, one of CPAWS’s largest contributors, is a Seattle-based funder that helps support conservation efforts in the western U.S. and western Canada. Another one that Cracknell highlighted is the Conservation Alliance, an organization with 180 or so voting members who choose which conservation efforts to support.

“They are all the outdoor

equipment suppliers, people who run wilderness tours and businesses … I really don’t see what’s wrong with any of that,” she said.

And not all of the money comes from across the border, Cracknell said. The Royal Bank of Canada’s Blue Water Program provided more than $250,000 over the years for the Peel campaign.

“We also got $54,000 that the public has raised for us to help pay the costs of the Peel legal case,” she said. The rest of the funding for the lawsuit against the Yukon government over the Peel watershed land use plan is coming from the First Nations involved and from those American foundations, though Cracknell couldn’t say how much is coming from over the border.

“It’s no secret that we get funding from Canadian foundations, from U.S. foundations, from Canadian and U.S. donors and from people from all over the world,” Cracknell said.

In her presentation to the

chamber of mines, Krause told the audience that CPAWS got $1.8 million in funding over four years, 92 per cent of which came from U.S. sources. She also took aim at the Yukon Conservation Society, claiming it also took nearly $1.8 million in American money.

But according to Cracknell, Krause isn’t being fair with her figures.

Krause is basing her numbers on proposals, not on the final amounts given, Cracknell said. Some of those foundations didn’t give anything, she said, and when they do, CPAWS Canada takes a seven per cent administration fee off the top.

By the time the money reaches CPAWS Yukon, it’s significantly less than what Krause is reporting, Cracknell said.

“She has an agenda. In my mind there’s no question she’s out to discredit environmental organizations,” Cracknell said.

Contact Jesse Winter at jessew@yukon-news.com

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he Trails Only Yukon Association is jump-starting a conversation about all terrain vehicle regulations in anticipation of government consultations later this year.

Spring has sprung, and already our neighbours from B.C., Alberta and Alaska are coming up to play in Yukon’s backcountry.

People come here because they’ve heard that we’re the last unregulated jurisdiction in North America for off-road vehicles, said Peter Harms at a news conference on Wednesday.

He saw one rig in the WalMart parking lot recently where the ATVs were hoisted above the truck by hydraulic lift.

“I said, ‘Quite the rig.’ He said, ‘Yeah, love it here, everything is wide open.’ ... That crew, they just came up here to play.”

But the freedom of the open backcountry can come with a cost.

Wet alpine meadows are easily rutted by ATV tires this time of year, and damage takes decades to heal. Sheep populations are easily disturbed and displaced during the lambing season.

Trails Only would like to see rules in place to keep off-road vehicles out of sensitive environments.

It released a common beliefs document this week to engage the public and the government in a conversation about how best to protect Yukon’s natural lands.

The Wilderness Tourism Association Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society have both endorsed the document.

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So until that happens, it just sits there.”

The Yukon government has indicated that it will consult the public on regulations later this year, he said.

The government did not respond to a request for comment by press time, but in the past has indicated that it prefers reacting to specific areas of concern rather that implementing territory-wide restrictions.

NDP environment critic Kate White said the government has been delaying for too long to Alistair Maitland/Yukon News implement ATV regulations.

From right, Chris Wilkinson of the Wilderness Tourism Associ“They paid lip service to ation of Yukon, Pete Harms and Philip Merchant of the Trails environmental protection, but Only Yukon Association steering committee, and Christina they’re not really doing anyMacdonald, a wildlife coordinator with the Yukon Conserva- thing about it.” tion Society speak to the media at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural She supports Trails Only’s Centre on Wednesday. work because it focuses on promoting safe and responsible But Gord Zealand, the assomon beliefs are likely to enATV usage, she said. ciation’s executive director, said counter little resistance. For “TOYA has been, I think, his organization and TOYA are really incredible, because they example, “We agree that there is a legitimate place for respon- pretty much on the same page. haven’t focused on the negaRegistering ATVs wouldn’t sible ATV use in the Yukon.” tive. Their common beliefs that be a popular initiative with all Others will garner more they just released are really resistance. “We agree that ATVs of its members, but the organi- lovely, because it’s all positive be registered and clearly identi- zation as a whole understands language.” “it’s probably a path that we’re fiable.”

Registering ATVs might be going to have to go down,” said unpopular with some, but its There are more than 5,000 Zealand.

ATVs in the Yukon, according necessary to prevent damage, “As a group, we realize that to Trails Only. she said.

Registering all of them would there has to be some method “To me, that’s something that not only require a new bureau- of identification, and with it we should have moved to years comes certain costs.” cratic regime, but would be an ago, because if an incident hapThe Yukon government additional headache and cost to pens with an off-road vehicle, passed legislation late last year new and existing ATV users. there’s no way to identify them that allows for the regulation of except for by what they’re wearBut it’s necessary, according ATVs in order to prevent dam- ing, and that’s not going to hold to Trails Only, because withage to the environment. out licence plates it would be up.”

But until regulations are impossible to catch those who The government should be passed, the unregulated status skirt the rules. proactive in protecting Yukon’s quo remains.

B.C. introduced legislation wilderness, rather than trailing “We’re very pleased with that what has already been done in earlier this year that will require one-time registration and plates legislation,” said Harms. “But other jurisdictions, said White. right now that legislation is a for off-road vehicles.

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EDITORIAL Taking responsibility means answering questions, Elias

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opefully Darius Elias gets the help he needs to deal with his drinking problem.

While he’s at it, the MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin could take time out to learn how to give a real apology, as opposed to the baloney he offered Yukoners this week.

How else do you describe his vacuous non-apology, following the disclosure that he was charged for refusing to blow into a breathalyzer after police pulled him over last week?

Elias apologized to all Yukoners.

For precisely what, he would not say. He similarly claimed to take responsibility for his mistakes, but he wouldn’t say what mistakes he had made.

And Elias refuses to answer a single question related to his addictions, leaving us all in the dark about how his drinking has affected his ability to serve the public.

This doesn’t sound like a man who is sincerely sorry. It sounds like someone who is sorry he got caught. Any decent apology includes a clear admission of fault, and Elias hasn’t given that.

At least Elias now admits to having a drinking problem. This won’t surprise Yukon’s political observers, many of whom have suspected as much for some time. Reporters have pressed Elias on this point before, and he’s always either dodged the question or insisted he didn’t have a problem. Presumably, his addiction would have continued to remain an open secret if he hadn’t been busted.

The explanation for Elias’s refusal to speak offered by cabinet’s spindoctor, who sat at Elias’s elbow as he delivered his brief statement, is that “because this is a legal matter that remains before the courts, we won’t be taking questions nor

commenting further on the incident itself.”

This is preposterous, as many of the key questions at hand have no bearing on Elias’s court case – especially the core question of how his drinking has impacted his job, which is why this is a public concern in the first place.

But those questions related to Elias’s charge of refusing a breathalyzer test deserve answers, too, such as how much he had to drink before he got behind the wheel, whether he was impaired when police pulled him over, and why he apparently decided to break the law by refusing to take a breathalyzer test. After all, if Elias is genuinely contrite, what harm could come from speaking forthrightly about what mistakes he made? Surely an honourable MLA would simply provide the same information in court? Or, alternately, if he is innocent, why issue the apology in the first place?

The public also deserves to know what sort of “professional help” Elias will seek, and where he intends to find it. When does it start and how long will it take? Does he intend to take a leave from his job as MLA until he’s completed it?

And, more importantly, we need to know how long Elias’s struggle with the bottle has impacted his ability to do his job, and in what way. Would it have contributed to some of his strange behaviour, such as how he missed a scheduled speech he was expected to give as interim leader of the Liberals during an annual meeting in the summer of 2012, leaving a room full of supporters wondering where he was?

(He has only explained this absence in the vaguest of terms, saying it was caused by an unspecified personal crisis.)

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Did alcoholism contribute to Elias’s departure from the Liberal Party, prompting him to first sit as an Independent, and later join the Yukon Party? He has never offered much of an explanation for all this hopping around, other than he felt it would help his constituents.

Did the Liberals ask Elias to seek help for his alcoholism before he quit, as some have suggested?

(Liberals have remained mum on the matter.)

Similarly, did the Yukon Party know he had a drinking problem when it welcomed him aboard, and, if so, did it ask that he receive help at that time? If not, why not?

Those are questions that deserve to be answered by the premier, who is similarly refusing to speak.

Has Elias ever sat in the legislature while inebriated? As we reported on Wednesday, while other MLAs were attending to business in the legislature during the last day of the sitting, Elias was seen at the Edgewater Hotel’s bar and restaurant. According to a reliable source, Elias failed to settle his bill when he returned to vote on the territory’s budget and had to later return to the establishment to set things straight. As with everything else, Elias has refused to explain himself.

During his statement, Elias offered some unsolicited advice to the territory’s youth: “When you make a mistake, the first step is that you take responsibility for your actions.”

Not a bad idea. Just remember to do as Elias says, not as he does.

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LETTERS New gas generators are the everyone royally peeved at me and my colleagues and get us thrown out thin edge of the wedge So, we have our fresh-painted exciting new liquefied gas generator, and approval of the governing bodies. Done deal. Better living through pulverizing Earth’s crust and stuffing it full of toxic waste!

Good times!

Now for phase two: producing the LNG we need right here in the Yukon. After all, it’s so wasteful and carbon-producing and expensive to truck it here from Calgary! What were we thinking?

Imagine for a second that you are the premier with a billion-dollar annual budget securely in hand. You’re in your office thinking hard, “What shall I do with my day? I know! I’ll work hard and struggle tirelessly against the will of the electorate to bring fracking to the Yukon because I just know almost no one here wants this. It will make nearly

of office next year!”

Doesn’t make sense? To me either.

So then, what is the true explanation? Why did Dennis Fentie previously and Darrell Pasloski now insist on focusing virtually all their tireless energies on building interest in mining, oil and gas and fracking? What’s the reason? Where’s the personal gain?

All they had to do was sit back and do… nothing. Just decide how to spend a billion dollars a year and keep the prime minister happy.

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Are you being gouged? of products you look at, and whether you consider list prices or what people actually pay.

by Keith The C.D. Howe report Halliday estimates that, based on data available from 2004-07, the gap ranged from two-14 per cent on regularly priced items and up to 18 per cent for items on sale. For certain categories, the differences can be eye-popping.

In 2011, the price gap for milk, f you’re visiting Alaska and cheese and eggs hit 77 per cent.

It was 63 per cent for bread and feeling homesick, a sure place to run into fellow Yu- cereals.

It is kind of amazing that a koners is Costco or Fred Meyer. country that grows so much During the Arctic Winter wheat should have such expenGames in Fairbanks, it somesive bread. times seemed like the Yukon So what could explain the was competing in the shopphenomenon? ping event. The cafeteria on the Canadians often accuse their ferry from Juneau to Skagway is retailers of price gouging. The often filled with Canadian acC.D. Howe folks quote Mark cents talking about big-screen Carney, former Bank of Canada televisions and gallon jugs of governor, as suggesting that recheap ketchup. tailer profit margins are higher There is a widespread belief that, even if the Canadian dol- in Canada than in the U.S. lar is in one of its perky phases, since the top four retailers here have 28 per cent of the market you can still get killer deals in while the equivalent figure in America. A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute, a think the U.S. is just 12 per cent.

Carney would know about tank out East, confirms this high prices. He grew up in Fort with real data.

Smith, N.W.T., a place that It’s hard to boil down the makes Whitehorse look like a Canada-U.S. price difference consumer paradise. into a single number. It deHowever, the C.D. Howe pends on a bunch of things report says that retail margins including how you adjust for exchange rates, what categories are only one part of the story.

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Barred from Canada, dreaming of the Yukon Let me preface this letter with the fact that I think that a DUI is a very serious matter and I am ashamed that I am guilty of having one.

I’m not sure how many people are aware of a law that Canada has on its books.

A DUI in the United States is often a misdemeanor, while in Canada it is considered a felony.

My dilemma is that the Canadian government requires any United States citizen to apply for a certificate of rehabilitation of a felony to enter your country, no matter how old the DUI offence is. This can take up to a year for processing and costs a non-refundable $185 and I am willing to pay this fee.

Please note that I have postponed my trip due to the processing time. I was planning on leaving June 2 and travel in your country for a month.

The problem is the fact that the government wants information from the time I was 18 years old. I am now 68 years old. The requirement is to furnish every address that I have lived, plus every employer and address I have ever worked since then. This is a half-century of data that I cannot possibly remember, ever. The form also says that there is not to be a gap of time between residencies or the application could be

Wholesale prices are also quite high in Canada. Retailers often have to buy from Canadian wholesalers, either because of government rules or restrictive practices by manufacturers.

They can’t buy from the giant American wholesalers who buy in huge quantities and get better prices.

So you end up with higher wholesale prices multiplied by higher retail margins.

The problem is exacerbated by how multinational corporations set different prices for the same product in different countries. Often, for reasons one can debate, the price in Canada is higher than in the U.S. Cars and trucks are a classic example of this, with the difference for the same model often being thousands of dollars.

Sometimes Canadian companies accused of having high prices point to the higher cost of doing business in Canada.

There is some truth to this, although it’s hard to measure how much. Canadian retailers make arguments about the size of our country and its remoteness, although to be frank it’s not clear to me that Hamilton is much more remote than Buffalo.

One major explanation is our government. Despite free

denied.

As a retired businessman myself, I know how important customers are. Tourism along the Alaskan Highway generates millions of dollars a year to retailers, camping, fishing, resorts, hotels and motels along the way. The loss of tourists mean a loss in revenue.

Can you even imagine how many families have made reservations, etc. for a trip to Canada and found out at the border that they are not welcome?

Devastating to say the least.

Plus the costs of cancelling reservations.

Many tourists and commercial trucks are turned away from your border crossings every day because of this little known law, creating problems for truck lines and individuals alike.

I believe this present requirement is a bit too strict.

There should be a statute of limitations for tourists entering Canada.

In my case, my DUI happened 26 years ago, with nothing other than a speeding violation since then.

The calculations for my trip alone was between US$8,000$10,000. That’s revenue Canada will not see.

I am totally frustrated by this event and would have loved

trade with the U.S., we still have tariffs on some items and government restrictions on others. Canadian grocery stores are actually not allowed to send a truck down to the U.S. and buy cheese without being hit by a punitive tariff at the border.

It’s against the law for a grocery store in the Yukon to buy cheap, tasteless American beer in Skagway and sell it here.

The list of such restrictions could fill a book. Each restriction may have a rationale, but the end effect is a few more dollars out of your wallet.

So what should you do about it? The Senate did a report on the subject a few years ago, and the federal government made a big splash in the last budget about cracking down on the price gap. It’s not clear that the federal government could actually track the daily movements of prices on millions of products in thousands of stores across the country.

To be polite, you may have to wait a long time before the Senate and the federal government do much to help you, especially since the federal government is actually behind a bunch of the restrictive practices mentioned above.

“Buyer beware” remains your best strategy. You need to comparison shop, and reward

lower cost outlets with your business. Use the Internet, find sales, switch brands and change the products you buy.

So far, my attempts to get the kids to eat less pricey Canadian bread and eat more rice and turnip snacks has been unsuccessful. I may have to tell them they have been diagnosed as gluten intolerant if peanut butter and jelly sandwich consumption continues at its current pace.

This all seems like penny pinching, and it is. But the figures are big in aggregate. I recall a year or two ago when a certain Canadian retailer told investors that price competition from newly arrived U.S. chains had forced it to cut prices significantly. It worked out to tens of millions of dollars every quarter that its customers had been paying before but were now keeping in their wallets.

Savvy shopping can probably save you five to 10 per cent on your retail purchases. That could be thousands of dollars.

It might even pay for your next vacation to Alaska.

Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels.

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the surgical ward.

They made all the difference in making my recovery as pleasant as possible. I hope that I told each and every nurse that cared for me how amazing they were. Nursing is not a job, it is a calling. It takes an incredible person to become a nurse in my opinion.

I had to rely on everything from them during the first three days after my first operation. It took nine days of care after the second operation, five days of which I was in a lot of discomfort. We take all the simple things in life for granted: getting out of bed, putting on a sock, walking 10 feet. Everything was a major task and without a nurse’s help, I was simply staying in bed. I had no choice.

Now that I’ve recovered more, I’ve had time to reflect on my stay and what the future might bring. Many people have asked me about my surgeries.

One thing I’m sure to tell everyone is that I received the best care possible, in my opinion, from the best nursing team in Canada.

All the hospital staff displayed a professionalism that I have not often seen in my life.

Only one thing makes me sad, and that’s the fact that I can only say thank you. They deserve much more than that.

and in pain.

The nurse spoke to me and assessed my situation. I remember being quite groggy at the time. This angel checked my vitals, administered some pain meds and assured me that I would be fine. Throughout the night, she came in regularly to see that I was pain-free and comfortable. This care continued with the day-shift nurse, then again with the night-shift nurse.

All were very friendly and always had a smile to share.

They asked a lot of questions Jim Knight and when they were satisfied that I was OK, they would leave and tend to their many other Thank you to the best patients. nursing team in Canada After recovering a little, I I had an experience that I’d like received news that I would have to share with my fellow Yukon- to return to hospital for a more major surgery. I certainly wasn’t ers. Back in April of this year, keen to have another operation, I was unfortunate to have my but I knew it was needed. I appendix burst. knew too that I would have to Within one and a half hours, stay longer than the five days I I was on the operating table to did with my first surgery. have it removed. When I woke I admit I was worried, but up, I was almost immediately one thing that took away any greeted by a lovely nurse whose fears or doubt was the fact that smile and manners assured me I I knew I had a great surgeon was in good hands. and that Whitehorse General I had never had to stay in a had the best nurses anywhere. hospital before. I woke up with I knew I would be well taken tubes in my arm and stomach. care of. I can’t express in words All of it seemed overwhelming. I how incredible all the staff were, Gerry Mussgnug was confused and apprehensive especially the amazing nurses in Whitehorse nothing more than to see the true beauty of Canada.

Also, my father worked on the Alcan Highway in 1943, 1944 and I have compiled 161 black and white photos that I put on CD to donate to museums along the highway. I will have to mail them instead of hand delivering them and watching the expressions on their faces.

My father always had a sparkle in his eye when he spoke of his time in the wilds of Canada.

Oh well.

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Carcross sees slew of crack cocaine arrests Police say they are sending a clear message after a series of drug-related arrests in Carcross.

Carcross RCMP say officers have been proactive in targeting the use and distribution of illegal drugs “flowing into the community.”

On April 5, two Carcross men, a 38-year-old and a 35-year-old, were arrested after a traffic stop on the South Klondike Highway. Police say approximately four grams

of crack cocaine were seized.

Both have charges pending before the court.

On May 4, a 32-year-old Carcross man was arrested during a traffic stop, and was found to be in possession of approximately two grams of crack cocaine.

Two days later a 61-yearold man, also from Carcross, was arrested with approximately 10 grams of crack cocaine. He remains in custody in Whitehorse, facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

The Yukon Registered Nurses Association is looking for a

Public RePResentative

on its Complaints Committee The Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA) is the regulatory body and professional association for registered nurses in the Yukon. YRNA is responsible for establishing and promoting standards of practice for registered nurses, for regulating nursing practice and for advancing professional excellence in the interest of public safety. YRNA is governed by the Yukon Registered Nurses Profession Act.

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the Watson Lake Hospital has been postponed.

Yukon’s chief coroner an“Crack cocaine use destroys nounced yesterday that the inquest into the death of Mary families and communities.

The citizens and leadership of Johnny has been adjourned to Oct. 14 to 17.

Carcross have made it clear Johnny’s family has rethat drug use in their commucently retained a lawyer and nity is unacceptable,” police the delay is to allow counsel said in a news release. to prepare for the inquest, “The community and the Kirsten MacDonald said in a RCMP are working hard statement. together to reduce the harmOn Aug. 9, 2012, Johnny ful effects of drugs in their community. It is believed that died of a bowel obstruction these arrests will put a damp- after being originally diager on the drug trade and send nosed as having alcohol withdrawal. She was 60 years old. a clear message.”

The Johnny inquest was (Ashley Joannou) one of two scheduled to be heard back-to-back next Johnny inquest delayed month.

Teresa Scheunert, 47, died One of the two inquests into June 21, 2012, after receiving deaths following treatment at treatment at the hospital.

Retired B.C. coroner Norm Leibel will oversee both the inquests. custom The Scheunert inquest is buttons scheduled for June 2 to 6.

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The White River First Nation has a new acting chief, who will sit until the government’s general assembly in August.

The exact date has not yet been set.

Angela Demit, a former chief and current councillor, was chosen by the council to hold the seat after Charles Eikland Jr. resigned late last month.

Eikland cited a lack of support from council in his resignation letter.

“I cannot do justice to the very important issues facing WRFN given my business interests in Destruction Bay and lack of clear support from council,” Eikland said.

Residents in Beaver Creek had previously complained about Eikland spending too much time on his business and not enough on his role as chief.

Demit was not available for comment, and a government spokesperson declined to answer questions about the former chief ’s sudden departure.

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The Yukon Trappers Association, on behalf of the Government of Yukon, is managing the “Sealed Bid Sale of Hides, Furs, Antlers and Horns” acquired through seizures, problem wildlife control, and road kills. All proceeds from the sale, less a commission to the Trappers Association, will go to the Yukon government’s Conservation Fund under the Wildlife Act. The public can view these items at the Takhini Elementary School Gymnasium, 526 Range Road, Whitehorse, on Sunday, May 25, 11am to 4pm, 2014. Items not selected by Yukon bidders will be sent to auction houses outside the Territory.

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Feds robocall selves, hope no one answers in search for unused telephone lines Dean Beeby Canadian Press

OTTAWA, Ont. he federal government has been running a massive robocall campaign out of Ottawa, dialling its own offices and hoping no one answers.

The objective? Ferret out and cancel the thousands of unused telephone lines that cost taxpayers millions each year.

So far, the robocalls have found at least 8,000 of them.

The project over the last year was to locate government lines that no one ever picks up, whether because of long-ago workforce downsizing, an office move or other reasons.

But Shared Services Canada, the agency in charge, has no master list of orphan telephone numbers for its 43 client departments, who are often sloppy about keeping track.

So it offered an auto-dialler system to the RCMP, Health Canada, Treasury Board and other big departments that allows them to ring their own office numbers to find out whether a lowly bureaucrat actually lifts the receiver at the other end.

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So far, there’s been no answer at 8,000 desktop telephones, which puts them on a watch list.

The agency can then use another automated system to help verify whether each inactive line is permanently idle. The system actively monitors any outgoing calls from these suspect lines, and sends a report to Shared Services Canada alerting officials if the line is in use after all.

Documents detailing the line-cancellation project were obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act. As of March 2012, there were 295,000 so-called Centrex telephone lines provided by Bell Canada to federal government departments and agencies in Ontario and Quebec, where the vast majority of public servants work.

Shared Services Canada is working to get rid of as many of these lines as possible, with the goal of reducing the federal telephone bill by $28.8 million by 2015.

An estimated 50,000 lines are to be dumped over three years by moving to Internet-based voice calls, known as voice-overInternet protocol or VoIP.

And other bureaucrats are being moved to cell phones from land lines in a “cut-thecord” program designed to eliminate another 60,000 Centrex lines, though take-up has been much slower than planned as departments raise security concerns.

But a large chunk of the planned savings will come from simply eliminating waste, that is, purging all desktop phone lines that may have lain dormant and forgotten for years.

Shared Services Canada initially set out to find 10,000 orphan lines in 2013-2014 but bumped the target to 23,000 to make up for the slow, reluctant migration to cell phones.

The agency has missed that higher target, eliminating 16,000 idle lines over the last fiscal year.

The planned reduction in the overall number of Bell Centrex lines has also hit a snag, with a total of only 22,000 disappearing, to 273,000 as of March this year. The plan has been to eliminate 120,000 lines by next year.

Part of the problem is that as Shared Services Canada works to cut desktop lines, some agencies are assiduously adding

them. Canada Revenue Agency signed up for 3,000 new lines last year alone.

“Some partners have introduced new lines in areas where they are the only viable and cost-effective option available,” said Antoine Ouellon, a spokesperson for Shared Services, created in 2011 to rationalize the bureaucracy’s balkanized and chaotic data, email and telecommunication services.

The complex project to identify unused lines has also been labour intensive, with

technicians visiting more than 32 work sites to physically audit some 30,000 Centrex lines.

Despite setbacks, the agency says the project to rationalize telephone services is still on track to cut millions from the Bell Canada bill.

“SSC’s savings target of $13.8 million for fiscal year 20132014 for this initiative has been achieved,” said Ouellon.

“This initiative is expected to generate $28.8 million in ongoing annual savings by 2015 for Canadian taxpayers.”

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Report on Colombian abuses a ‘sham’: NDP Julian Beltrame

lombia free trade deal, but concluded – as with last year – that “it is not possible to establish a direct OTTAWA link between the (agreement) he NDP and civil society and the human rights situation in groups are accusing the Harp- Colombia.” er government of whitewashing NDP trade critic Don Davies human rights abuses in Colombia says that’s because the Harper in the latest report to Parliament government didn’t look far on the impact of Canada’s free enough. trade agreement with the South “This report would have American country.

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abundant and well-documented evidence to the contrary.”

The report specifically excludes the deal’s foreign investment chapter, which calls for firms to meet international standards for corporate social responsibility on “issues such as labour, the environment, human rights, community relations and anticorruption.”

Instead, the report focuses on the potential impacts of tariff reductions dictated by the agreement. The report does not deny

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Amnesty campaigner Kathy Price said the government discouraged public submissions to the report. She said a call for public comments on March 19 was “buried” in the Foreign Affairs and International Trade webpage and was only open for six days.

Also, the notice was not available in Spanish even in the embassy webpage in Bogota, the Colombian capital.

“You had to know it was coming to find it,” she said, adding that this year’s notice was only a slight improvement over 2013, when few were aware of the submission period at all, and no one responded.

This year the notice attracted two submissions. Those raised “concerns about assassinations of trade union activists and repression of those who are viewed as obstacles to the development of Colombian oil, mining and agricultural resources,” according to the government report.

But the report goes on to say that the responders failed to link the abuses directly to the reduction in tariffs under the agreement – the only area the report looked into – or to provide an analysis of changes in the human rights situation during 2013. As well, it says free trade deals with the U.S. and Europe likely had more impact.

there might be abuses in Colombia, but says there’s no evidence they were tied to tariff reductions.

“It’s a sham. Investment is a very big part of our trade with Colombia and to arbitrarily exclude that is another indicator that the government has no intention of producing a real report,” Davies said.

He said the Harper Conservatives – then in a minority government – were pressured to insert the reporting requirement to win over Liberal support for the deal, and have acted since to make the reports meaningless.

A spokesperson for Trade Minister Ed Fast said the government had met its obligation and that the Canadian embassy had consulted civil society, labour unions, industry and local authorities.

“We know the NDP anti-trade views. They voted against the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, including the human rights report provisions,” said Shannon Gutoskie in an email response.

Amnesty International, along with the Assembly of First Nations, also blasted the government for ignoring the impact of mining operations on indigenous people in Colombia, noting that just last month the United Nations warned that 40 of 102 indigenous nations in the country are at risk.

Yet the government did not invite Colombia’s National Indig-

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Gates throws down gauntlet ahead of Harper’s child, maternal health summit Mike Blanchfield

That’s half as many as in 1990, Gates and Binaghawo argue but the mortality rate is still too that more money should be spent high, according to the 55 experts because “the evidence shows that OTTAWA from 18 countries that contriba few inexpensive, proven intern unacceptable number of uted to Tuesday’s report. ventions can go a long way.” newborn babies are dying in “While the statistics about That includes better care for poor countries because the devel- newborn babies are dire, they pregnant women and newborns oped world simply isn’t investing point to opportunity for improve- at the time of birth and modest enough money to save them, says ment. Many newborn deaths improvements in the care of sick noted philanthropist Melinda could have been prevented with newborns.

Gates. existing interventions,” Gates The Lancet study estimates Gates issued an international writes in a piece co-authored with that by 2020 it would cost about call for more funding Tuesday as Rwanda’s health minister, Agnes 91 cents per person to lower the she helped launch new research Binaghawo. annual death rate of newborns by in the medical journal The Lancet “These babies are dying not 1.3 million, while reducing stillon the plight of new mothers, because we lack the knowledge births by 530,000 each year. babies and young children in to save them; they are dying for a “More funding is essential for developing countries. lack of attention and investment.” change to take place in countries,” The frank talk from Gates Gates is the co-chair of the the study says. means there will be more presfoundation named after her and Dr. Mickey Chopra, the chief sure on Prime Minister Stephen her husband, Bill. Their founof health for the UN Children’s Harper to make further spending dation joined six countries in Fund (UNICEF), said funding has commitments as he hosts a major contributing to Harper’s initiative been steadily increasing, but more international meeting next week in 2010. money is needed. on his signature aid initiative – maternal, newborn and child Professional accounting service for: health.

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“Within that, newborns have been relatively neglected in terms of funding, and within that stillbirths have been completely no growth in resources,” Chopra said in an interview.

The Lancet study, titled “Every Newborn,” makes no direct reference to Canada or Harper’s initiative, which the prime minister has since elevated to Canada’s “flagship” development priority.

The Harper summit has been dubbed “Saving Every Woman, Every Child.”

Harper is expected to take a very public role on the first day of next week’s summit when a panel discussion on “delivering results for women and children” is to take place.

“It is actually an objective fact that Canada has been one of the leaders in this area,” Chopra said.

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The first day is also expected to focus on immunization and nutrition, two key aspects of the Harper government’s strategy for addressing the problem.

One of Canada’s major multilateral allies, the GAVI Alliance, which focuses on vaccinating children in poor countries from diseases such diarrhea and pneumonia, kicked off its own major funding drive on Tuesday.

GAVI announced that it is seeking $7.5 billion to fund its programming between 2016 and 2020. The public-private health partnership was founded in 2000, and also counts the Gates foundation as a key supporter.

GAVI said its needs the fresh infusion of funds because it says it can save five to six million lives in the coming five years, twice its previous rate.

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Few barriers seen to China’s assertiveness in South China Sea as nations shun joint action Christopher Bodeen

its sovereignty claims in disputed seas seen as a possible flashpoint for the world’s next major conflict.

BEIJING Despite its accusations of Chinese hina’s planting of an oil platbullying, Vietnam can expect little in form in contested waters off the way of outside help as its patrol Vietnam drew robust complaints boats continue to spar with Chinese from Hanoi, a messy standoff vessels guarding the rig in the South between ships and violent protests China Sea. among Vietnamese – but nothing “The divisions already existed to dislodge the rig and no broader (among Southeast Asian countries), pushback in the region. but China is very adept at exploiting Southeast Asian countries, with them,” said Ian Storey, an expert on diverging interests and wariness of regional politics at the Institute of angering Beijing, are shunning any Southeast Asian Studies in Singacollective action that might halt Chi- pore.

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assertiveness depending on surrounding events and the amount of push-back it receives. So far, its actions have mainly targeted the Philippines and Vietnam, while other countries that also claim parts of the South China Sea such as Malaysia and Brunei are left alone. To avoid escalating matters too quickly, China generally relies on its coast guard rather than the navy when confronting ships of other nations.

It isn’t clear why China chose May 1 to move the rig from the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation into position about 32 kilometres from the China-controlled Paracel Islands and 278 kilometres from the coast of Vietnam.

While China says that’s simply part of its ongoing search for resources, some have speculated it was a deliberate test of Vietnamese resolve and a warning to Hanoi against closer security ties with the Beijing’s main rival, the U.S. “It seems to be a put-up-or-shutup move,” said Carl Thayer, a Vietnam and regional security expert at Australia’s University of New South Wales.

China’s action was met with immediate, though apparently fruitless, opposition by Vietnam, which also claims the Paracels and says the rig is inside its exclusive economic zone.

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Hanoi sent ships to harry Chinese craft protecting the rig.

Anti-Chinese anger, ever-present in Vietnam, bubbled to the surface last week in violent attacks that left at least two Chinese workers dead and 140 injured. Thousands of Chinese have since been evacuated by sea and air.

The latest confrontation is among several Chinese moves bolstering its hold on the South China Sea since around 2008. China has expelled Philippine fishing boats from reefs and atolls, built scattered military outposts, demanded that foreign countries apply for permission to fish in the area, and dispatched a naval flotilla to reassert Chinese sovereignty over James Shoal off the coast of Borneo – a full 1,500 kilometres south of China’s island province of Hainan.

Despite scattered protests and steps by its neighbours to shore up

their own presence in the area, nothing has effectively impeded China’s progress.

Storey said both the Philippines and Vietnam dearly desire the backing of their fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in their disputes with China.

The grouping had shown some degree of unity in the 1990s, closing ranks behind the Philippines in an earlier territorial dispute with China, he said.

However China’s growing clout, politically and economically, has sapped the group’s resolve. So has the entry into ASEAN of Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, all of which have strong ties to Beijing and no direct stake in the South China Sea dispute, Storey said.

This month’s ASEAN summit, about a week after China installed its rig off Vietnam’s coast, expressed concern about maritime disputes

one is indeed in cahoots with the Americans,” Tan said.

So far, the U.S. has offered mere rhetorical support for Beijing’s rivals, saying issues must be resolved peacefully and without hindering navigation.

“We just need to cool off, move in a deliberate manner and hopefully solve this diplomatically,” U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said Monday when asked about the China-Vietnam dispute.

Such statements pale in comparison to strong U.S. assertions of support for treaty partner Japan, with whom China is engaged in a dangerous feud over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Japan but claimed by both.

China may be hurting its reputation by being seen as bullying smaller countries in a region where it wants to be seen as a benign

but did not even mention China by name.

Some Southeast Asian countries also may want to stay out of what they suspect are moves that are actually directed at the U.S., which has been increasingly critical of what it describes as Chinese provocations, said Tan See Seng, of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

China chafes at U.S. dominance, including its security alliances with the Philippines and others, and has long sought to curtail U.S. intelligence gathering and military operations in the South China Sea. Washington’s moves to beef up its presence in Asia after a decade of war in the Middle East have particularly riled Beijing, which says that is emboldening its neighbours and raising tensions.

“Why draw unwanted attention to oneself if a backlash only strengthens Chinese suspicions that

regional overlord that will one day replace the U.S. Yet Beijing apparently has calculated that strong trade and investment ties with the region will head off any major rift, Tan said.

“China seems prepared to absorb any short-term costs its actions might incur for what it perceives is the fundamental strategic gain of ensuring its rise is not unduly, and – in its view – unfairly constrained by the U.S. and its partners,” Tan said.

Although China says its oil rig will cease drilling at the start of typhoon season in August, Beijing seems likely to keep raising the stakes in the South China Sea. One way would be by declaring an air defence zone over all or part of the area, similar to what it did last year over a wide swath of the East China Sea. Storey called the move “only a matter of time.”

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Comparisons between Hitler and Putin don’t run deep, historians say Michelle McQuigge Canadian Press

TORONTO rominent public figures who draw comparisons between Russia’s president and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler are spreading factual inaccuracies that may ultimately come back to haunt them, historians said Wednesday.

The scholars were among many who reacted with surprise when Prince Charles reportedly compared Vladimir Putin and Hitler during a recent visit to a Halifax museum.

Britain’s Daily Mail reported the heir to the throne told a woman who lost relatives after Germany’s invasion of Poland that Putin was “doing just about the same as Hitler.” Russia recently annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region.

The Prince of Wales was not alone in drawing such comparisons. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a direct parallel between the two leaders at a speech to the University of California this past March.

Clinton criticized Putin’s justifications for invading Crimea in February, saying his stated goal of protecting ethnic Russians in the area was remarkably similar to Hitler’s rationale for invading Czechoslovakia, Poland and other neighbouring countries in the lead-up to the Second World War. “Now if this sounds familiar, it’s

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Historians concede Putin and Hitler may use roughly the same language to justify their actions, but insist the similarities end there.

Hitler’s incursions, they say, were a key step in a plan to implement a racially motivated agenda on a global scale. In contrast, they say Putin’s actions are part of a more limited powerplay with a narrower scope.

Jeff Sahadeo, Director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University, said comparing the two leaders smacks more of political posturing than a true understanding of the issues at hand.

“Each leader used claims of ethnic bretheren in countries beyond their borders as justifications to expand.

Beyond that it becomes something in the realm of really trying to demonize Putin,” Sahadeo said in a telephone interview. “You’re taking a surface comparison and trying to use it to make a point that’s much more serving political agendas than any aim at historical accuracy.”

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The Ukrainian and Ethiopian clashes have parallels beyond motive, Braun said.

While the Italo-Ethiopian war exposed the weakness of the League of Nations, Braun contends the conflict in Ukraine has had a similar effect on the United Nations, the League’s successor as a global peace broker.

But Braun cautions against dwelling on historical parallels, either real or perceived.

Tim Ockenden/AP Photo Western comparisons between Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, as he shares a limouPutin and Hitler will make prime sine with Britain’s Prince Charles in London, during a visit to fodder for Russia’s propaganda mill, he Britain on June 26, 2003. said. International media have widely ing his influence and troops beyond said, adding he must now reconcile reported that Nazi imagery already his approval rating in Russia with the Germany’s borders. figures prominently in Russia’s meswrath of Western leaders.

His autobiographical treatise saging around Ukraine, as it compares “He wants to be relevant, he wants dissenting voices to fascist sympaMein Kampf, published years before to be important, he wants to make thizers and likens refugee centres to his rise to power, spells out both his sure that any pan-European deciconcentration camps. anti-Semitic views and his plans for Worse, Braun says, is the fact Germany’s rise as a global superpower, sions include him, but I think he’s not willing to risk much more in terms that comparisons to the Third Reich Sahadeo said. of sanctions than what he has now,” distract global attention from more Putin isn’t driven by those racial Sahadeo said. pressing concerns. motives, he said, adding the Russian Aurel Braun, a Toronto-based Besides raising questions about leader’s end game appears to be to scholar who’s currently a visiting the UN, he says the crisis in Ukraine try and reintroduce his country as a professor of government at Harvard has also opened discussions about genuine player in global politics.

University, agreed Putin’s actions have the international laws that Russia has Sahadeo said annexing Crimea different motives and repercussions violated. Putin’s invasion has also sent both drew the world’s attention while from Hitler’s.

The Russian President’s a discouraging message about the boosting Putin’s image at home. But conduct is more reminiscent of perceived powerlesssness of countries Sahadeo predicts that Putin will shy another fascist leader, Braun said, addthat do not have nuclear weapons, he away from pushing his powerplay ing both he and former Italian Prime says, adding armed nations may see much further.

Minister Benito Mussolini seized forthe Ukrainian plight as a reason to He’s reminded Ukraine of its strong eign territory in an effort to cut a more maintain their stockpiles. cultural and economic ties to Russia, impressive figure on the world stage.

“I find it very disheartening that flexed his muscle before his Global The recent turmoil in Ukraine when we should be focusing on those counterparts and boosted his already hearkens back in some ways to Musthree things, international law, in sky-high popularity at home, Sahadeo solini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, United Nations and nuclear proliferawhich saw him expand Italy’s colonial tion, we get diverted by well-meaning The new Yukon home of presence in Africa. people like Prince Charles and sadly “Here in Mr. Putin we have a bom- cynical politicians like Hillary Clinton, who knows better,” Braun said. “We’re bastic leader who blusters and struts playing into the hands of Russian on the world stage, who engages in feats of strength and mythology within propagandists.”

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Russia-China gas deal not seen threat to Canadian West Coast LNG prospects Lauren Krugel

that Russia likes to do business these days, and we certainly know that the Chinese want a dependCALGARY ability of supply. We can supply natural gas supply deal signed that.”

Wednesday between Russia So far, seven export licences have and China includes some mindbeen granted to proposed West bogglingly large numbers – but not Coast LNG projects, said federal big enough to get British Columbia Natural Resources Minister Greg Premier Christy Clark worried Rickford. about her province’s future as a “Canada’s vast energy supglobal energy exporter. plies represent an opportunity for The value of the contract – countries looking to diversify their signed amid growing isolation of energy imports, especially in the Russia by traditional customers in the West – is pegged at $400 billion Asia-Pacific,” he said in an emailed statement. and covers a 30-year period. The The International Energy Russian gas, expected to flow to Agency predicts a quadrupling in China by pipeline as early as 2018, Chinese gas demand by 2035, he would represent about a quarter of noted.

China’s current annual gas conEd Kallio, director of gas sumption.

“I’ve never said that B.C. would consulting at Ziff Energy, said the Russian exports to China will be be the only supplier of natural gas to any country, but what I have said “just a drop in the bucket” when its is that every country, every receiver future gas consumption is takaen into account. of natural gas is going to want to “It doesn’t even come close. This have one reliable partner in their doesn’t even scratch the surface.” portfolio,” Clark said at a conferHal Kvisle, CEO of Calgaryence in Vancouver.

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the deal shouldn’t rattle Canada.

“It’s not a quantity of gas that’s going to swamp the market,” he told reporters on a conference call.

“It certainly doesn’t shut the door on LNG exports from Canada.”

Talisman has been active in Western Canadian shale gas, although it is looking to sell some properties and has no ambitions to invest in West Coast LNG export infrastructure. The company is also a big natural gas player in Southeast Asia, but Kvisle said it’s a “huge” market that shouldn’t be affected by the Russia-China deal.

Gordon Houlden, director of the University of Alberta’s China Institute, said China’s energy needs are “massive” and even though the country’s economic growth rate has been slowing, it’s still formidable.

China is heavily dependent on coal for power generation, but is keen to replace it with cleanerburning natural gas, he added. The country also wants to make sure it has a steady source of supply, with the aim of buying from a wide ar-

ray of different players.

“I agree the numbers are impressive. It’s easy with Chinese numbers, though, to come up with impressive outcomes,” said Houlden.

“It doesn’t fundamentally change the equation. China wants diversity of supply. We represent that.”

There’s voracious demand for LNG elsewhere in the region, with countries such as South Korea and Japan eager to get their hands on Canadian LNG supplies, Houlden added.

But that doesn’t mean Canada should be complacent, he said.

“Time is of the essence. The faster we can move, the more nimble we can be as a country in terms of getting energy infrastructure built, the better our options will be and the greater benefit to the country.”

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Several companies from China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia have acquired interests in Western Canadian natural gas fields.

“By owning the underlying gas reserves, they can deal with some of the potential pricing pressures,” he said.

However, there are some “real concerns,” Munro said, not the least of which is getting First Nations on side with the projects. Plus, Canada is at a very early stage in the game.

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Boreal forest deal is busted: environmentalists Bob Weber

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But in Alberta, Walsh said, Carolyn Campbell of the mountain caribou habitat for Alberta Wilderness Association EDMONTON herds assessed as endangered is said that the deal hasn’t produced national deal between the still being logged. those results. logging industry and conserWalsh released maps Wednes“In terms of what it’s meant vation groups intended to protect day that show some logging for Alberta caribou, we see very forests and save caribou habitat scheduled in the Narraway-Relittle,” she said. “There’s been isn’t working in Alberta, say some drock Prairie Creek range north ongoing logging. And time keeps environmentalists. of Grande Cache. passing.”

“The Canadian Boreal Forest A much larger amount of logThe Alberta Forest Products Agreement seems to be doing ging is taking place in a 20-kiloAssociation referred calls to the absolutely nothing,” said Helene metre zone around core habitat. office overseeing the deal.

Walsh of the Keepers of the Atha- That buffer zone is considered Spokesman Aran O’Carroll basca, an association of environcrucial in federal and provincial said companies aren’t breaking mentalists and aboriginal groups. caribou preservation plans to the letter of the agreement by log“All these documents don’t keep wolves away from the herds, ging in caribou buffer zones. That help caribou one little bit. We which have declined in numbers logging is managed to reduce wolf need something happening on by 60 per cent in the last decade. predation on the caribou as much the ground that is different – and “Companies shouldn’t be as possible, he said. we’re not getting that.” getting the benefit of this agreeBut Alberta’s combination of A spokesman for the office ment if they’re not doing what’s agriculture, energy and forestry implementing the agreement said necessary for caribou,” said Walsh. makes it a “complicated landAlberta is a “particularly challeng- “You’ve got to do what you’ve scape.” ing” place for conservation but signed up for.”

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When the agreement was immediate action is required,” The boreal forest agreement signed, Alberta caribou ranges O’Carroll said. was signed in 2010 between con- were singled out as top priority “(But) it has to be a solution servation groups and 19 major Canadian forestry companies. Industry agreed to preserve forests and habitat in exchange for environmentalists ending a boycott Journeyman Carpenter-Plumber | Professional Handyman and media campaign against the companies.

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California’s wildfires are a sign of things to come in a warmer world, scientists warn Seth Borenstein

ares a year, according to an April study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. And the areas WASHINGTON where fire has been increasing he devastating wildfires the most are areas where drought scorching Southern California has been worsening and “that offer a glimpse of a warmer and certainly points to climate being more fiery future, according to a major contributor,” the study’s scientists and federal and interna- main author Philip Dennison of tional reports. the University of Utah said Friday.

In the past three months, at The top five years with the least three different studies and most hectares burned have all reports have warned that wildfires happened in the last decade, acare getting bigger, that man-made cording to federal records. From climate change is to blame, and 2010-2013, about 2.6 million it’s only going to get worse with hectares a year burned on average; more fires starting earlier in the in the 1980s it was 1.17 million year. While scientists are reluctant hectares a year. to blame global warming for any “We are going to see increased specific fire, they have been warn- fire activity all across the West ing for years about how it will as the climate warms,” Dennison lead to more fires and earlier fire said. seasons.

That was one of a dozen “key “The fires in California and messages” in the 841-page Nationhere in Arizona are a clear examal Climate Assessment released by ple of what happens as the Earth the federal government earlier this warms, particularly as the West month. It mentioned wildfires 200 warms, and the warming caused times. by humans is making fire season “Increased warming, drought longer and longer with each deand insect outbreaks, all caused by cade,” said University of Arizona or linked to climate change have geoscientist Jonathan Overpeck. increased wildfires and impacts “It’s certainly an example of what to people and ecosystems in the we’ll see more of in the future.”

Southwest,” the federal report Since 1984, the area burned by said. “Fire models project more the West’s largest wildfires – those wildfire and increased risks to of more than 400 hectares – have communities across extensive increased by about 35,500 hectareas.”

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Likewise, the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted in March that wildfires are on the rise in the western U.S., have killed 103 Americans in 30 years, and will likely get worse.

The immediate cause of the fires can be anything from lightning to arson; the first of the San Diego area fires, which destroyed at least eight houses, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses, seemed to start from sparks from faulty construction equipment working on a graded field, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff.

But the California fires are fueled by three major ingredients: drought, heat and winds.

California and Arizona have had their hottest first four months of the year on record, according to National Weather Service records.

Parts of Southern California broke records Thursday, racing past 38 degrees Celsius. For the past two weeks the entire state of California has been in a severe or worse drought, up from 46 per cent a year ago, according to the U.S. drought monitor.

“With the drought this year, we’re certainly going to see increased frequency of this type of event,” Dennison said. “Because of

the drought the fuels (dry plants and trees) are very susceptible to burning.”

Another study last month in Geophysical Research Letters linked the ongoing drought to man-made climate change.

Other scientists say that is not yet proven.

Scientists will have to do a lot of time-consuming computer simulations before they can officially link the drought to climate change. But Overpeck said what is clear is that it’s not just a drought, but “a hot drought,” which is more connected to man-made warming.

The other factor is the unusual early season Santa Ana winds, whose strength is a key factor in whipping the flames. So far, scientists haven’t connected early Santa Ana to climate change, Dennison said.

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ARTS Cafe offers Sharpie art alongside your crepes Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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t’s amazing what can be accomplished with a Sharpie and simple instructions.

Blank table. Supply of Sharpies. Go. A group of local artists took up the challenge to use a restaurant table as their canvas this month at Cafe Balzam, at the Takhini Hot Springs.

The resulting art now covers most of the tables at the tiny creperie.

Co-owner Thibaut Rondel said the eatery is focused on using as many local ingredients as possible in its food and supporting as many local artists and craftsmen on its walls.

Cooking is an art form as well, he said.

“So we thought it would be great to display lots of local stuff: craftsmen, artists, food as well. “ But a lot of the cafe is made up of windows, limiting the available wall space to hang art.

“We thought we could put art on the table, why not? It’s fun,” Rondel said.

Artist Amber Walker tackled a four-person table.

Walker normally works with ink on paper, so using a Sharpie was a new challenge.

On top of that, she did most of the detailed drawing on her piece, “Bird of Paradise,” freehand.

“I was scared, to be honest.

I was like ‘Man, this is Sharpie, and you’re doing some of this freehand. But it turned out pretty good,” she said.

The bird is spread across nearly the entire table and is done completely with black marker ink from two thinner sharpies and one larger fat one.

The tabletop is the largest piece of work Walker has ever done.

“I wanted to do something that represents what I do.

When I first started inking I did birds,” she said.

Rondel estimates he bought 200 Sharpies of various thicknesses and colours for the artists to use.

The work was done over two days. Walker arrived on the second day and completed her piece in about five hours.

“It was also a challenge for me to do it that way and I was happy for that. I work really slowly usually. So having that challenge, you have one day… I was really proud of that.”

She estimates something

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Artist Amber Walker and her Sharpie-drawn table in Cafe Balzam at the Takhini Hot Springs.

like this could take her about a month to do if she was allowed that long.

Cafe Balzam has been open for about five months.

Rondel and Karina Lapointe offer patrons a range of crepe options – that day’s menu included a cherry blossom crepe with black cherry mascarpone.

The menu also sports tourtieres and other savoury options, most with a French connection.

The location became well known over the winter for its monthly poutine offerings, made from scratch with cheese curds flown in from Quebec.

Even though the winter season has wrapped up, some form of the cheesy treat will be added to the summer menu starting in June, Rondel said.

That’s when it can be enjoyed alongside the barbecue that’s been set up on the patio.

So far, seven of the nine available tables have been decorated.

Rondel said he is looking for other artists to complete the last two.

“It’s pretty nice, because if you take a look at all the tables

animals among stylized tree rings.

“It’s really a combination of wildlife and these geometric explosive parts. Originally it was sort of inspired by some ideas I had for some tattoos,” she said.

The Sharpies themselves presented their own unique challenges, she said.

“They’re just so bold and striking. I’m used to, sort of, gentler things. That was a curveball.”

Both Murray and Walker agree that being among a group of artists all working at the same time helped them deal with some of the Sharpieinduced curveballs.

“It really is perfect, especially if they’re artists you haven’t Alistair Maitland/Yukon News met before,” Walker said.

“It’s nice because you can Stephanie Murray and her art-topped table. kind of get a sense for what “All throughout the degree I they’re doing, and it propels it’s mostly about wildlife and did tons of 2-D work. I thought you forward to see them workthe Yukon,” he said. ing.” this was a really cool opportuArtist Stephanie Murray is Participating artists were nity to kind of get back into the probably most well known for entered in a draw for gift cerher 3-D sculpture and installa- two-dimensional world and try tificates to the restaurant. The tion work. She says working on out some things that I had been plan is for the tables to eventuthe table allowed her to recon- working on.” ally be auctioned off, with the Her resulting piece, “Wild nect with some of the art she proceeds going to the artists.

Daydreams and Forest Redid while getting her bachelor Contact Ashley Joannou at search,” features a section of ashleyj@yukon-news.com of fine arts.

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Corner Gas: The Movie Kickstarter passes its $100,000 goal in a day Laura Kane

owner and friends in a rural Saskatchewan town, will be released in December. The movie is fully funded with an TORONTO $8-million budget, including taxpayer Kickstarter campaign for the funds from Telefilm Canada.

Corner Gas movie surpassed its Creator and star Brent Butt said $100,000 goal in one day – with dona- Wednesday that he was stunned by the tions reportedly flooding in from as support. far away as Australia, China, India and “The way people have responded Kyrgyzstan. to this show has been blowing me The campaign on the crowdfundaway since that first episode. I thought ing website had raised more than nothing the fans could do would sur$125,000 by Wednesday evening. It prise me anymore,” he said in a release. opened Tuesday morning with a goal “But to reach a month-long target of reaching $100,000 in 30 days. in one day is beyond incredible. CorCorner Gas: The Movie, based on ner Gas fans blow my mind yet again.” the hit CTV show about a gas station Some 842 people have backed the Canadian Press

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campaign, including Maaike de Lint from Toronto, who was the first to donate, according to Bell Media. One backer purchased a brief speaking role in the film for $6,000, while 10 people spent $2,500 each to play a background role in the film.

Other rewards bought by eager Corner Gas fans include $1,500 set visits and $750 to name a character in the film. Backers can obtain entry to the “Corner Gas Backers Club” to receive behind-the-scenes updates.

Butt has said the goal of the Kickstarter campaign is to give fans a chance to participate in the moviemaking process. The first $100,000

will pay for the fan rewards, while the remaining funds will go toward improving production values.

“We thought, ‘How can we give people who are really committed fans to Corner Gas (something) that the regular person on the street isn’t going to get? How can we kind of reward that series-long cultish fan base?’ We wanted to give them something exclusive,” he said in an earlier interview.

“At the same time, it’s always pricey to make a movie and you’ve got to cut corners at certain places. There were a couple places where we thought it would be great to have a few extra bucks to ramp up the special effects.”

Kickstarter is a crowdfunding website that allows people to donate to projects, often in exchange for rewards. Its stated purpose is to be a “new way to fund creative projects,” big and small, but it is often used by independent or first-time creators who do not have access to traditional financing.

Butt said he expected to face some criticism for using Kickstarter, but he knew the fans would embrace it.

Corner Gas was a runaway hit during its five-year run between 2004 and 2009. The film will reunite all eight original cast members and will begin shooting in Rouleau, Sask., in June.

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Ex-Constantines frontman Bry Webb’s new solo disc inspired by son Nick Patch

And yet, if Webb’s paternal instinct heralded the widely admired Toronto band’s hiatus – and he calls himself TORONTO the “instigator” of the split – it’s now hen the Constantines elected to his son, Asa, who inspires him to make end their bar-busting run as one music at all. of rock’s fiercest live bands, the deci“All the songs I’m writing and sion was made in part because gravel- releasing are essentially for my son – voiced frontman Bry Webb wanted to that’s how I’m justifying putting things start a family. out in the world at this point,” said the thoughtful Webb recently over coffee at a west Toronto cafe.

If Webb’s solo debut, 2011’s Provider, captured him in the throes of new-dad euphoria, the shrewdly observed followup Free Will – out now – finds Webb broadening his view, with some grime on the lens.

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It is, in his own words, a less idealistic record, with the singer feeling “upset and guilty” about bringing a new person into a world that feels increasingly to him as if it’s in disarray.

It’s a topic Webb explores most explicitly on the austere “Let’s Get Through Today,” which he calls an “apology for the world he’s inheriting,” but the theme is tackled from other angles elsewhere.

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“I was just wondering who are these people who are bringing children into the world now, and why are they everywhere?” he recalls with a laugh. “How are people coming to that decision? So at the time it seemed kind of unrelatable to me.”

As on Provider, Webb tends toward uncluttered folk, with whispers of lap and pedal steel guitar imbuing gentle elements of country.

After the pure physicality of the Constantines’ serrated rock, Webb admits that playing such quiet tunes onstage required adjustments. He’s only recently become comfortable.

“I was always 10 times more nervous playing that kind of (solo) show than playing with the Cons,” said Webb, lanky and tall with coarse curls piled atop his head. “There was a real comfort in the volume of that band.

“But it’s been a nice transition and a nice balance to that. Towards the end of the Cons … I didn’t have any perspective on loudness. So exploring

the other end of the dynamic spectrum is good. It’s healthy, I think.”

With the recent news of the Constantines’ reformation for an upcoming tour and 11th anniversary re-release of their landmark Shine a Light, Webb will again feel the comfort of a gusty amp at his back.

In the interim, he has Asa when yearning for a racket. Webb says his three-year-old son – “he’s a threenager; that’s what they call them on the parenting forums,” he says with a laugh – has proven adept at slamming on percussion, even if he otherwise doesn’t have much patience for his dad’s music.

“When I’m playing at home, I don’t think he likes it at all,” Webb said. “I’ll sit and try to learn a song or something and he’ll just keep saying: ‘Stop.’ Because I think in that moment he realizes I’m not paying attention to him.

“He’s awesome to play music with, though,” he added.

“Drums obviously are the (best) because it’s the most instant feedback – instant and biggest feedback. So we have garbage cans and a giant marching band (drum). He loves sitting behind that. We’ll just jam.”

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33e Assemblée législative du Yukon

SELECT COMMITTEE REGARDING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

COMITÉ SPÉCIAL D’EXAMEN DES RISQUES ET DES AVANTAGES DE LA FRACTURATION HYDRAULIQUE

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PRÉSENTATIONS PUBLIQUES Le comité spécial d’examen des risques et des avantages de la fracturation hydraulique a été établi par décret pris par l’Assemblée législative le 6 mai 2013 (motion n°433).

Le comité organise des présentations publiques les 27 et 28 mai dans la Chambre de l’Assemblée législative, à l’édifice administratif principal du gouvernement du Yukon, au 2071, 2e Avenue, à Whitehorse.

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing was established by Order of the Legislative Assembly on May 6, 2013 (Motion #433).

The Committee will be holding public proceedings May 27 and May 28 in the Legislative Assembly Chamber, located in Whitehorse in the Yukon Government Main Administration Building at 2071 2nd Avenue.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

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Garry Chaplin at his home in Whitehorse. A triple-medal Special Olympics cross-country skier, he is currently training for bowling this July in Vancouver at the Canada Summer Games.

Roxanne Livingstone

you. Good thing I told you I was coming behind you. It wouldn’t be polite to bump into you.” arry Chaplin rocks my His parents taught him social world. I’m unsure if he etiquette. It is the secret, unspoken knows it. Garry is autistic. code for fitting in that we take for Or not. Experts couldn’t agree granted. If you fail to perform our when he was diagnosed two derites exactly as our unwritten laws cades ago. To me he’s an enigma. specify, you will never fit in and When I first heard Garry speak we’ll never tell you why. my radar immediately went on This Edward Snowden has wide sweep. We both work parttapped into classified informatime in a kitchen. He was talking tion on our conventions of social with great animation about an conduct. Each time he recites one event that never happened. of our rules, he exposes the mas“If I was going to feed the sive surveillance program we all pigs these food scraps I’d dump operate to categorize and file each the bucket over the fence. Over. I other. Garry has the data entered, wouldn’t go in the pig pen because that could be dangerous,” he stored and ready for recall. So we let him in our world, in a desigstressed with utterly clear enunnated place. ciation. “Over. I’d throw the food “I’m not going to talk about over.” that,” Garry will announce when Within minutes my radar pinpointed Garry and deciphered the certain subjects come up. “It wouldn’t be nice to talk about that code that marks him as a special because it might hurt someone’s person to be respected. Garry has feelings. We don’t want to hurt every rule of society memorized, anyone’s feelings.” locked in. Manners and safety are There’s also a list of bad words uppermost in his mind, and as we that we are not to use. When somego through each step of our job one new said “shut up,” the rest the 29-year-old articulates these of us went on amber alert. Would unspoken yet mandatory rules.

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No. He surprised us by simply telling the newcomer that is not a polite word and we don’t use it here. Then he vanished for a while.

Every day Garry told the story of how he would feed the pigs. He was excited and I started to look forward to this ritual. I imagined myself standing nearby watching the squealing pigs come running for the food scraps Garry dumped over the fence. I mean over, of course.

Then one fall day, the boss told us to stop saving scraps for the pigs. Amber alert.

Garry was silent. I held my breath. After a moment he asked, “What will the pigs eat if we don’t save them scraps?”

The boss flushed and said, “There are no more pigs. They’re gone.”

I waited for a volcanic eruption from my muscular friend. Garry showed no emotion, said nothing more. For a few days there were no stories. The hours felt empty. Work was monotonous.

I don’t know what he thought or felt. Then I remembered what he told me once when our boss was away for a day and someone

else filled in. Garry doesn’t like change but he baffled me by being very cool with it. He explained, “I’m imagining our boss is here, but he’s just invisible.”

Then he began an imaginary tale where he and the boss locked a rude person in a closet. Garry’s voice rose to a pitch of excitement as he described the rude person pounding and pleading to get out.

“No, you have to stay in there!”

Garry yelled so loud it sounded like a real fight.

The plot continued with Garry and the boss gleefully running up the stairs and laughing. I was envious of the boss for being included in this world. I wanted to go down the rabbit hole with them into Wonderland. But week after week I stood as a lonely observer in the flat light of reality, not invited, not included.

“How long have you been working here with the boss?” I asked Garry to find out how long my initiation might be to get accepted.

“Oh, I don’t know,” he said casually. It turns out he’s been volunteering at this job for over a decade, which is longer than the boss or any employee.

He’s never late and doesn’t miss shifts. Garry has a few other jobs and, although he never mentioned it, I learned he is a triple-medal Special Olympics cross-country skier. He’s competed at events across Canada and in Japan.

Garry is in now training for bowling this July in Vancouver at the Canada Summer Games.

Back at work Garry continues to surprise me – like when he announced that Rita McNeil is in a teapot. The image boggled my mind. I went straight home and Googled it to learn yes, indeed the fat singer was cremated and requested her ashes be put in her teapot.

Of course eventually I couldn’t take it anymore. I crossed a line.

Garry was retelling the story of locking up the rude person and running away as I stood on the outside. Forgetting that I could shatter something beautiful by crashing into his orbit, I wailed.

“What about me?”

Garry shouted back, “Come on Roxanne! Run! We don’t want to leave you behind.”

Roxanne Livingstone is a freelance writer in Whitehorse.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Working moms want better options, and firms could lose out if they don’t shape up Romina Maurino

return to her full-time job that offered limited flexibility to care for her child, or stay at home.

TORONTO She chose a middle route – ike many mothers, Sam running her own business – that Kassam-Macfie had a big allowed her to work and spend decision to make after her more time with her son. It counteracted what she describes as a son was born four years ago: Canadian Press

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slow pace of change at workplaces to accommodate working mothers.

“When you’re in corporate and you say you have children, it’s almost like you get that glass ceiling: ‘We’re not going to promote you; we’re not going to allow you to develop because you’re not reliable,”’ she said.

“More and more moms are just being creative and coming up with their own solutions.”

When those solutions include dropping out of the workplace due to a lack of scheduling flexibility, companies not only risk losing valued employees but also turning off prospective millennial-age workers who are increasingly looking for better options to manage their work and family lives.

“If we can’t make the workplace more family friendly we push people to have to make choices,” said Donna Burnett Vachon of the Conference Board of Canada, noting that women in that situation will often choose their kids over their careers.

“If these women aren’t getting (into the positions they should) or are choosing not to, we’ve lost that potential in the organization to have these senior-level members, but at the same time the possibility of creating that gender diversity.”

Women opting out of their chosen careers is an issue that experts worry will bleed into the next generation, as daughters watch their mothers stretch themselves too thin and figure there has to be a better way, whether that means not striving for certain roles, putting off having children or forging their own path.

According to Statistics Canada, the employment rate for women with children under the age of three was 64.4 per cent in 2009, more than double the 27.6 per cent level in 1976. The number of self-employed working women was 11.9 per cent in 2009, up A Bean North day is a good day.

from 8.6 per cent in 1976, and they were more likely than men to work part time.

And while the employment rate among women with children has risen sharply over the past three decades, they are still less likely to be employed than women without children.

As the next generation enters the workforce, flexibility will become even more important because it isn’t just millennial women who are looking for work-life balance or work-life integration.

Some companies allow for part-time work or a job-sharing schedule to retain employees, or even offer the option of working unusual hours to accommodate the needs of families. In the U.S., companies like Fidelity Investment are finding new ways to help women return to the workforce after having children. One example is a pilot project that hires women who have been out of the workforce on temporary contracts once they attend a program to refresh their skills.

But Jennifer Berdahl, of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, says the amount of flexibility any job can provide will depend on the industry.

She noted that occupations like the legal profession, which has historically involved extreme work schedules, are losing the most women – and the problem isn’t just one of logistics.

“There are very strong moral feelings about our obligation to your employer as well as your obligation to your family, and there’s a norm of work devotion prescribed for the ideal worker who is always available to their employer, more now than ever because of technology,” Berdahl said.

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There may not be an acrossthe-board solution yet, but Andrea Plotnick of the Hay Group, a global management consulting firm based in Toronto, says even small changes to companies’ culture would go a long way toward ensuring working mothers remain in the workforce.

“To think that women are any less ambitious than men is crazy, but I think they are forced to make decisions based on ‘there are only so many hours in the day and somebody has to take care of the kids’,” said Plotnick.

“If there’s somebody within your organization that you think is a shinning star…find a way to support them. Find a way that they can make it work and be flexible as an organization. If it means a slightly different work schedule, so be it.”

Turning the focus away from “face time” or hours worked at a desk and toward productivity and the quality of work would allow for options, such as working from home, that would help keep talented employees, reduce the chances of burnout or becoming underemployed, she said.

A sponsor within the organization or a career mentor can also help women take a longer-range perspective, Plotnick added.

Removing barriers to success and encouraging women early on in their careers, as well as looking at unconscious biases about a woman’s ability to lead (or work) after having children, would also help boost participation.

Kassam-Macfie said her choice to step away from her career wasn’t easy as she forfeited a good income and benefits.

But when a Milton, Ont., branch of Momstown became available, Kassam-Macfie, 43, jumped at the opportunity to run the program, which provides activities and support for mothers and children across Canada through more than 20 franchised chapters.

And while her new life as an entrepreneur isn’t always easy, she says that being able to make time for her son makes it worth it – as does the fact that in her new line of work, she isn’t looked down upon for being a mom.

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Physical activity levels of Canadian kids lags behind global pack, report finds Lauren La Rose

jumping in the car for trips of less than one kilometre or encourage our kids to go outside more often where TORONTO they are naturally inclined to move hile many Canadian kids more without even thinking about play sports and have access to it, our kids would be more active parks and playgrounds, a new report overall.” has given them a D minus grade The report found that 84 per cent when it comes to physical activity of Canadian three-to-four-year-olds targets. met early years guidelines of at least For the first time, Active Healthy 180 minutes of daily physical activity Kids Canada used its annual Report at any intensity. But it was a far more Card on Physical Activity for Chilgrim picture for older children, dren and Youth to see how Canadiwith only seven per cent of five- to ans measured up to kids in 14 other 11-year-olds and four per cent of countries.

12- to 17-year-olds in Canada meetCanada trailed near the back of ing recommended guidelines of 60 the international pack for overall minutes of moderate to vigorous physical levels along with Australia, activity daily.

Ireland, and the U.S., while Scotland Walking quickly, skating and bike received an “F.” riding are examples of moderate Despite the presence of estabactivities, while running, basketball lished policies, places and programs and soccer are examples of vigorous designed to help kids get moving, activities. the report pointed to what was deAt the head of the class were scribed as a “culture of convenience” Mozambique and New Zealand with to account for why many Canadian each country assigned a “B” grade kids aren’t more active. for overall physical activity levels.

“It could be tempting to think New Zealand appears to have that: ‘My kid plays soccer so he’s ac- found success in offering opportunitive enough,’ or: ‘My child gets what ties for both organized activities and she needs at school.’ These things free play, with most kids spending an are important and they do count average of 78 per minutes daily on – however it’s not enough,” said free play, the report found. ResearchParticipAction president and CEO ers in New Zealand also have earned Elio Antunes. worldwide attention after removing all playground rules at elementary “If we just thought twice about Canadian Press

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schools to help get kids more active, said Active Healthy Kids Canada CEO Jennifer Cowie Bonne.

“Not only did the kids move more, but the administrators reported an immediate and surprising drop in bullying and injuries,” she told a news conference on Tuesday at the first-ever Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children.

Canadian kids earned a failing grade due to time spent being idle.

Canadian kids aged three to four spent 5.8 hours a day being sedentary. That number spiked to 7.6 hours for five- to 11-year-olds, while 12- to 17-year-olds spent 9.3 hours a day being sedentary.

Canada also trails in the category of active transportation, assigned a “D,” with the report revealing 62 per cent of parents said their five- to 17-year-olds were always driven to and from school. Meanwhile, Finland was lauded by Canadian officials for allowing the majority of kids to commute to school on their own power.

The report found that 74 per cent of kids in Finland living one to three kilometres from school bike or walk, while nearly all of those living one kilometre or closer do so. For most Canadians, the “socially acceptable” walking distance to school is less than 1.6 kilometres.

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Canada placed third with a “C plus” for organized sport participation behind New Zealand and Australia, with 75 per cent of five- to 19-year-olds in Canada participating in organized physical activities or sport.

The results come despite findings that there are ample places for kids to break a sweat, with 95 per cent of Canadian parents reporting local availability of parks and outdoor spaces and 94 per cent reporting local availability of public facilities and programs for physical activity like pools, arenas and leagues.

The vast majority of Canadian students have regular access to a gym (95 per cent), playing fields (91 per cent) and areas with playground equipment (73 per cent) during school hours.

In general, low- to middleincome nations as well as countries with less physical infrastructure tended to be more physically active overall, noted Mark Tremblay, chief scientific officer of Active Healthy Kids Canada.

He said the report also caused researchers to question whether play places need to be “CSA-approved structures of plastic rubber, cement and steel” or whether kids should be spending more time playing in nature.

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countries, those that are excelling have done that,” Tremblay said, director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. “It’s either inherent in the way they live, or they’ve been able to allow that to happen and the interaction between nature and the outdoors to just occur organically – whereas it’s anything but organic in our society.”

Cowie Bonne said schools can provide opportunities for students to move more and sit less throughout the day with a mix of strategies for different time periods before, during and after classes, as well as during recess and lunch. School boards and municipalities also need to revisit policies, bylaws and playground rules that restrict opportunities for active outdoor play, she noted.

Traffic calming measures and crossing guards along school routes are among measures that can improve safety to help parents allow their children to walk, wheel and bike more, she added.

Other countries participating in the international comparison process include: Colombia, England, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria and South Africa.

The report’s findings were published Tuesday in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health and are also available at the Active Healthy Kids Canada website www.activehealthykids.ca.

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Millennials are richer than their parents were at that age, suggests BMO report Linda Nguyen

sound like much, but the difference adds up over time.”

The report suggests young TORONTO families are also wealthier than any millennials may not their parents were. It said the be living in their parents’ median net worth of households basements after all. headed by someone aged 25 to 34 years was $52,000 in 2012, A new report by BMO almost double the inflationEconomics suggests that young adjusted median net worth of Canadians, specifically those $28,752 of a comparable housebetween 25 and 34 years old, are on average richer than their hold in 1984.

However, although they may parents were at that age. be richer, millennials also have Using Statistics Canada data more debt than their parents at and other metrics, the study the same age. found that millennials today BMO says 84.4 per cent of have more money than the genhouseholds headed by young eration preceding them at the people owe some form of debt, same age. compared with 82 per cent of Millennials had a median the same households in 1984. income of $34,700 in 2011, The number of millennials who compared with $33,900 (when have a mortgage, at 85.6 per adjusted for inflation) among those in the same age bracket 30 cent, is also higher than those in the same age group, at 79.2 per years ago, says the report.

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“Though saddled with more debt and costlier homes, young people tend to be wealthier, have a little more spending power and enjoy better job opportunities than three decades ago,” wrote Guatieri.

The report noted that one area that has worsened in the last 30 years has been the rising cost of housing, which has been attributed to bigger mortgages and more debt.

“Although earning slightly more than their parents did in the 1980s, millennials need to pay more to get their foot in the housing door,” he said, adding

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“While many baby boomers prospered financially in the past thirty years, one could say that their children are starting new careers and families on an equal, if not firmer, footing in most regions,” concluded Guatieri.

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Polynesian boat to embark on global odyssey Sam Eifling

Kalepa Baybayan, one of five master navigators who take shifts on the Hokulea. “We’re HONOLULU doing it on traditionally built o take the Hokulea for a voyaging canoes, reflective of spin off the coast of Oahu the architecture of voyaging is to see the Hawaiian islands in canoes across the Pacific. This is perhaps the same way as their a cultural project for us. It has a discoverers did hundreds of lot of spiritual meaning.” years ago.

The three-year tour – roughThose seafarers likely arly south and west from Hawaii rived on a boat resembling the past Australia, around the Cape double-hulled canoe, bridged of Good Hope, to the Ameriby a modest deck, compelled by cas, and back via the Panama three sails, steered by a rudder, Canal – will make the Hokulea’s its components held fast with watershed first voyage in 1976 ropes rather than screws or look like a light jog. nails.

That roundtrip to Tahiti Weather willing, the 62-foot demonstrated, for the first time vessel is scheduled to leave Hawaii Monday on its longest-ever in centuries, the efficacy of ocean voyage. Relying on wind ancient Polynesian way-finding and stars to guide it, the Hoku- and boat design. The canoe became an immediate icon lea will chase the horizon for amid an ongoing renaissance in 47,000 miles, dropping anchor Native Hawaiian language and at 85 ports on six continents.

“We could be sailing around culture.

The boat’s first navigator, the world on a high-end yacht, but we’re not,” said Chad Pius “Mau” Piailug, was among Associated Press

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the last half-dozen people in the world to practice the art of traditional navigation when he agreed to teach the Hokulea’s crew.

The Hokulea endured a disastrous 1978 voyage where it capsized in a blinding storm between Hawaiian islands. Eddie Aikau, a revered surfer and lifeguard on the crew, grabbed his surfboard and paddled for help, but was never seen again.

The pilot of a passing plane spotted the wreck, saving the crew.

The crew soldiered on, and over the years, the Hokulea, which today bears a plaque with Aikau’s name, has journeyed to such distant points as New Zealand, Alaska, Easter Island, Japan and Hawaii’s remote northwest islands.

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called Malama Honua, or “To Care for Our Earth” – seeks to bring the promise and raw charm of the boat itself to ports around the world.

The trip will also help train the next generation of young navigators to propagate the craft.

“You go through the oral history and you understand all the processes and concepts about it, but when you see a voyaging canoe for the very first time manifested in reality in front of your eyes? Man, that’s incredibly powerful,” said Baybayan, who first beheld the boat at 19 in 1975.

“I used to spend hours on the beach just watching her float at anchor. It was just that strong a magnet for me. And it wasn’t just for me. It was the same way for a lot of Hawaiians,” he said.

The canoe is being escorted by a modern 72-foot sister vessel called Hikianalia. A flotilla of gadgetry aboard that boat will connect the voyage to classrooms via satellite uplink, giving students throughout Hawaii and around the world a chance to see math and science in action. Crew members will perform experiments and gather data throughout the trip to fuel projects and discussions around ocean health, marine

animals and sustainable living.

“What I think she can do, in a very quiet way, is bring the idea that we are all indigenous to this earth, and we all have that ocean memory,” said Jenna Ishii, one of the apprentice navigators who will take shifts during various legs of the voyage.

Those months at sea promise to be an epic adventure – if also damp, cold, itchy, salty and nauseating, Ishii said.

“I do tell kids that it seems like a beautiful, romantic thing, but most of the time it’s not,” she said. “The reality when you’re out there, when the glamour wears off, is you’re part of the ocean.”

The trip is funded through local and corporate sponsors, public agencies, foundations and other donations.

Several schools and colleges have partnered with the project; Kamehameha Schools, a private school system for Native Hawaiians, has promised $2 million.

Clyde Namuo, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, which is handling the project, said he is hoping to get $30 million in cash and donated services, including crew time, to support the voyage through 2017. About half of that has already been committed, he said.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Sit, stay, snap: Pet owners turn to professionals to get their mutts to mug for portraits Sue Manning

their relationship.

A bulldog owner named Tony Soprano, LOS ANGELES the mafia boss on the t takes more than a squeaky toy HBO series. The owner and a camera to capture memoof a small mixed breed rable pet portraits. cited Cary Grant, Professional pet photographers “because he really knew in the increasingly competitive busihow to charm the ladies ness quiz owners about their dogs’ with his dance moves.” personalities, find the ideal setting Teti’s methods have and use favourite toys to bring out created lasting memories for Zarina Mak the best in the animals they shoot, and her a pair of rescue knowing that portraits will outlive mutts. the pets themselves.

“You know when you “I spend time getting them to look at the photo that trust me so I can reach into their these dogs are famsoul,” said Rachael Hale McKenna of ily members and not New Zealand, who just released her just discarded dogs,” 15th book, The Dogs of New York.

Rachael Hale McKenna/AP Photo said Mak, who had the Twenty years ago, most people Rachael Hale McKenna shows one of pooches photographed didn’t think to put their pet in her “clients,” Kizzie, a 6-year-old boxertwice and plans more as a family photo or on the annual Dalmatian mix, in a commissioned they age.

Christmas card. Today, both are portrait taken in New Zealand.

Photo sessions usulikely to be built around a beloved ally take an hour or so, animal. And the older a pet gets, the Jersey City, New Jersey offers a the photographers said, and their more people think about profespackage for very old or terminally prices vary, from $175 to $500. sional portraits. ill dogs.

Fusaro has come up with some McKenna and two other well“It’s an important shoot for me, a go-to spots: an outdoor dog heads known pet photographers live special thing to capture for someto a hiking trail; a couch potato gets continents apart and all specialize one,” she said. “And it’s happening a sofa; and an active pooch frolics in candid photos of dogs in their fa- more frequently.” on a beach. vourite places, not in a studio. They To catch the quirks that bring She never heads out without a spend time with people and pets photos to life, Teti and Los Angelesbefore the session starts, and they area photographer Lori Fusaro send squeaky toy, animal calls and her “secret weapon,” a coach’s whistle. know the importance of immortal- letters before an appointment. Teti “It only works once” to get izing aging animals. asks clients to pick out a celebrity their dog resembles for clues about Jenna Leigh Teti (TAY’-tee) of Associated Press

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pooches’ attention, Fusaro said.

In front of the camera, some dogs are timid and some are hams, McKenna said, but her secret for a successful shoot with any canine personality is patience.

“Never force an animal to do anything,” McKenna said. “If an animal doesn’t want to do it, you are

not going to get the image you are after anyway.”

There’s not much forcing to get Mak’s two mutts to mug. She snaps them frequently on her cellphone, but Teti was able to capture something deeper without intruding.

“I could never get the true joy of them on the cellphone,” Mak said.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Transit investments drive positive change

by DAVID SUZUKI

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Among other things, great cities welcome ethnic diversity, support and foster the arts, have access to venture capital to spur entrepreneurship and innovation and benefit from healthy environments that provide clean air and water.

New York City is a driver of

global finance and a hotbed of arts and culture. It’s also known for green spaces, like Central Park and the award-winning High Line.

San Francisco is celebrated for its narrow streets, compact lots and historic buildings. These contribute to the city’s old-world charm, but they’re also the building blocks of a more sustainable, pedestrian-friendly urban form that reduces the need for cars.

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Transit-oriented cities have better air quality with lower greenhouse gas emissions and benefit from reduced traffic congestion with shorter commuting times. Evidence even shows people in cities with a range of transportation options, like Vancouver, are less sedentary, get more exercise and are happier and healthier as a result.

There’s growing recognition that prioritizing transit is crucial to moving a region forward.

Since the 1970s, Curitiba, Brazil, a city of 1.9 million, has invested billions in its bus rapid transit network. There, public transportation is fully integrated into planning decisions. High-density hubs with shopping centres and office buildings are located within walking distance of transit stations and commuters have access to a fleet of more than 2,000 modern, low-emission buses, servicing 390 routes that crisscross the city and connect it to surrounding communities. Eighty-five percent of Curitiba’s residents use the BRT system, which has reduced car trips by a whopping 27 million a year.

But you don’t have to travel far to see how transit investments can improve residents’ lives. In his book Arrival City, Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders argues that easy access to transit, among other factors, is one reason Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park has avoided many social problems that plague similar inner-city neighbourhoods. Though most are recent immigrants, half speak a first language other than English and many are poor, Thorncliffe Park residents integrate well into Canadian society, and many enter the urban middle-class within a generation. Saunders believes this is in part because the neighbourhood is well connected to Toronto’s downtown, with bus and subway routes, and easy access to schools, employment and other opportunities. Transit facilitates social and economic links to the core of the city and helps residents overcome the physical isolation that plagues many communities.

Politicians are starting to recognize transit’s importance to the economic, social and environmental health of Canadian cities.

It’s even become a major issue in the Ontario election. Premier Kathleen Wynne committed $29 billion over 10 years in the recent budget to expand transit networks in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and other regions of the province, but the budget failed to pass. Other parties have

committed to funding improved transit if they’re elected, but all of them need to step up with concrete details and credible plans to ensure dedicated and sustained funding.

More problematic is the reluctance of the major political parties in Ontario to consider new revenue tools, such as modest increases in the gas tax or regional sales tax. Polls show most residents support increases in taxes and fees to improve transit, and two expert panels studying the issue have recommended fiscal solutions such as these.

Transit investments are a catalyst for change. They reduce barriers that strangle economic productivity and improve the well-being of commuters who would otherwise be stalled in gridlock.

It’s time to put people ahead of politics and support dedicated transportation investments in Ontario and other provinces. Doing so will transform the way our communities move and generate numerous other benefits. Effective transit and transportation solutions can spur economic productivity, protect the environment and improve quality of life. It’s time to get moving.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Ontario and Northern Canada Director General Faisal Moola. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Minto Flats the home of hidden faults

by Ned Rozell

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ust over the hill from Fairbanks is a broad, swampy lowland pocked with lakes and sliced by crooked brown streams. You could hide Anchorage in Minto Flats, home to more moose, beavers and northern pike than people.

The spongy surface of the flats is good for a few things: making mosquitoes and hiding the effects of frequent earthquakes. Seismologists can’t see any giant rips on the self-healing surface, but they know from how the earth shakes that two long faults lurk deep beneath the muskeg.

Scientists are so interested in the fault zone (which produces many of the shakes we feel in Fairbanks) that four of them embarked on a raft trip last August. For a few days, they floated into the heart of one of the largest geologic basins in Alaska.

Carl Tape is a seismologist at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Along with State Seismologist Michael West, seismologist Matt Gardine and graduate student Celso Alvizuri, Tape shoved a blue raft off the gravel in Nenana last August and floated the Tanana River to Manley Hot Springs.

The four men embarked on the river trip because they have

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From left, Matt Gardine, Carl Tape and Celso Alvizuri float the Tanana River in Alaska as part of an exploratory trip to scout sites for seismic stations in summer 2013.

been funded to install one dozen sensitive ground-motion detectors in what they call the Minto Flats seismic zone. The best way to scout the area was to let the Tanana River carry them as the braided waterway makes a 90-degree bend northward from the town of Nenana.

Tape, who grew up in Fairbanks, was surprised at the remote feeling of that 160-kilometre river stretch just a few minutes from Fairbanks by plane. As their 14-foot raft rotated in the current, the scientists

heard the groan of fish wheels and steered clear of a few barges steaming toward Nenana. When they hit shore, they saw many sets of bear tracks pressed into gray mud.

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Tape has been fascinated with the Minto Flats seismic zone since before he and his colleagues discovered that a magnitude 8.6 earthquake from Sumatra in April 2012 sent its energy through half the globe and triggered a magnitude 3.9 earthquake in the flats.

The effect of that “Love wave” was another example of action on a Minto Flats fault capable of ripping a magnitude 7 or larger earth-

quake.

Residents of Minto (population 258), Nenana (391) and the camp at Old Minto (a few dozen at certain times of year) are the people most threatened by a Minto Flats earthquake. The new seismic stations, which will be active from May 2015 to August 2019, will help scientists ponder just how large of an earthquake is possible there.

Minto Flats is responsible for a magnitude 6 earthquake on October 5, 1995. Many people in Fairbanks remember that day as the most vigorous shaking they have felt, even more than from the much larger (but farther away) Denali Fault earthquake of 2002.

Tape says Fairbanks residents should be wary of Minto Flats, and the new seismometers will give experts a better idea of what earthquakes the area is capable of.

The basin is also of great interest to corporation executives searching for oil and gas.

Tape and his partners will return to the lower Tanana River this summer in an attempt to install the first of the 12 seismic stations. This time, he says, they will not rely on gravity. They will instead run the river in a long aluminum boat with a powerful outboard motor, the preferred craft of the locals.

Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

The Yukon’s ice man confronts a slow melt

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rocks.

Other times, the ice infiltrates sand and clay, creating huge heaves.

When this thaws, the ground drops, and so does the highway.

Calmels proudly pulls up a picture of one of his scientists, standing up Genesee Keevil to his waste in a yawning crevasse on abrice Calmels is a disaster man the shoulder of the road. “This wasn’t – a permafrost pundit for hire, there when we drove up a few days making a living off melting ice. earlier,” he said. Highways and Public Works had the crevasse filled in a few For the last few years, the Northdays. But maintaining a road built on ern Climate ExChange permafrost permafrost remains a Sisyphean but pro has been Highways and Public necessary task.

Works’ sinkholes specialist, driving Part of the problem is pace of life. up and down that tooth-rattling The old Alaska Highway used to stretch of road between Destruction meander around marshes and hug Bay and the Alaska border ferreting higher ground. Then cars got faster, out frost heaves and hunting big life sped up and the highway was bumps.

Calmels and his permafrost posse straightened, often at the expense of solid ground. Engineers were hired to spend all summer out there drilling look at the best routes, with oftendeep down into the dirt, looking for limited means. “They often only went ice. down about 10 metres,” said Calmels.

In his basement office at the Today, his crew has probed down Yukon Research Centre, Calmels 40 metres using geophysics, and still stretches out a long skinny map, part geological features, part Google found ice. In one spot, they found a swath of ice-rich permafrost the Earth, covering that 200-kilometre swath of highway. He has 15 perma- thickness of a five-story building. If frost testing sites along this route, and these five stories eventually thaw, the hopes to have at least 20 by summer’s highway could take a pretty massive hit. end, based on geological features In many cases, roads accelerate and field observations which tell him thawing permafrost. The banks of where to dig for the best specimens the highway stop water flow, creatand what kind of permafrost to ing stagnant pools that warm up expect. in summer, transferring more heat Not all permafrost is equal, he into the ground. In winter, the same said. Permafrost comes in all shapes berms gather drifting snow, creating and sizes. Sometimes it’s layers of frozen rock and gravel. If that thaws, an insulating blanket that keeps the ground around the road from coolnothing happens. The rocks are still

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from 1957. Perfectly circular frost heaves are visible surrounded by dark pine and rocks. Calmels jumps to another picture, this one in colour.

It’s the same shot, taken 46 years later.

Some frost heaves are still visible, but where there was forest, there is now water – a lot of water.

“This is about a lot more than roads breaking and houses tilting,” he said. “Melting permafrost not only affects our infrastructure, it affects our way of life.”

Calmels has spent time researching the effects of melting permafrost on food security. In the North, people used to live off the land, relying on frozen ground to support berries, lichen and a host of other plants, which in turn fed caribou, birds and a variety of furry creatures. Now, huge regions have been degraded to bog and marsh, said Calmels. The caribou no longer come through these areas and not even fish have replaced the furry animals. “It’s changed access to this territory,” he said.

As they graph and chart the gradual disappearance of the ice, Calmels’ permafrost posse sometimes gets discouraged.

“We see all this, but there’s not a lot we can do,” said Northern Climate ExChange permafrost researcher Louis-Philippe Roy, who works with Calmels. “The problem is thawing permafrost is affecting things at a slow pace.” It can take a lifetime to see these big changes, he said. “So it’s hard for people to grasp.”

Calmels blames the human brain.

“Our brains our badly adapted to long-term threats,” he said. “They’re better adapted to short-term threats, like you see an avalanche and you run.”

The gradual effects of climate change don’t trigger the same kind of response, though Calmels hopes better research and more detailed data will lead to better decision-making.

This will be Calmels and Roy’s last summer testing permafrost along the highway. But they will continue to study permafrost around the territory as hired guns, tackling any problems thrown their way. This includes an ongoing Yukon Research Centre project mapping melting permafrost hazards in Yukon communities.

“We’re building a permafrost database,” said Roy. “So we can see what’s happening on a larger scale.”

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Fort Selkirk, part 2: a treasure bypassed by time HISTORY

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ort Selkirk is the most perfect historic site in the Yukon. Located at the junction of the Pelly and Yukon River, and inaccessible by automobile, it remains an historical gem, passed over by time. As a consequence, some of the oldest buildings in the Yukon have survived there.

After the Hudson Bay Company post at Fort Selkirk was destroyed by a coastal Chilkat raiding party in 1852, it wasn’t chronicled by white men until it was visited by a U.S. Army expedition, headed by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, in 1883. All that remained were three stone chimneys, two of which were visible at a great distance.

The same stone chimneys were still standing in 1887 when the site was visited by a Canadian government party led by geologist George M. Dawson and surveyor William Ogilvie.

By the time Schwatka returned in 1891 on another expedition to the White River country, the chimneys had been reduced to piles of rubble. Arthur Harper, in partnership with Joe Ladue, had constructed a log trading post here two years earlier, but at the time of Schwatka’s visit, Harper was absent, having gone down river to St. Michael’s, at the mouth of the Yukon River, with a load of furs.

Fort Selkirk, a permanent place in the homeland of the Northern Tutchone, was frequently bypassed by European visitors. American geologist Israel Russell passed it in 1889.

Gentleman explorer Warburton Pike did the same in 1891, as did many prospectors who stopped briefly to pick up supplies at Harper’s trading post and then continued to other destinations.

Harper’s post has long since vanished, but in 1892, the year after Schwatka’s second visit, Reverend Thomas H. Canham came to Fort Selkirk and established a mission. This typical log building, which was used as a school, still stands today, and is one of the oldest surviving structures in the Yukon.

The following year, Canham hired George W. Carmack to cut and hew timbers with which to build the mission. This structure, made of carefully squared timbers, still shows the early evidence of the use of the broad axe on its weathered exterior. The corners are neatly tied together with dovetail notching. Canham was replaced by Benjamin Totty in 1895, but the mission was not occupied in 1897 due to lack of supplies.

The shortage of supplies

until it was moved to its current location in 1942 and occupied by Father Marcel Bobillier.

The population of Fort Selkirk swelled briefly during the gold rush, but rapidly diminished again. For a while it sustained a number of hotels and retail stores. Trader Pitts continued in business until he passed away at Selkirk in 1913. Schofield and Zimmerlee took over the establishment operated by Pitts and were bought out in turn by the Hudson Bay Company, who returned to Selkirk in 1938, after an absence of nearly a century.

Others established commercial outlets there, including Anton Klimesch, who operated the Dominion Hotel, bar and general store. In the late teen years, or the early 1920s, Klimesch was bought Royal British Columbia Archives/Yukon News out by Taylor and Drury, who The Yukon Field Force, consisting of 204 officers and men, was sent to Fort Selkirk in 1898 operated the store until somewhen the settlement was being considered as the territorial capital. Within a year, most had time in the 1940s. been transferred to Dawson City.

A telegraph office was established here in 1899. It operated the community on the banks upstream from Selkirk. that plagued Robert Campbell for several decades until replaced of the Yukon did not turn into In 1898 Selkirk was felt to be continued to be a problem for by more advanced technology.

Harper and others right up to the the most logical terminus for an the transportation hub that was The government road, built beonce envisioned. Nevertheless, gold rush. In 1897, J.J. McArthur, overland road or railroad from tween Dawson City and Whitethe Canadian government sent the coast, and was considered to who accompanied Jack Dalton horse, bypassed Fort Selkirk by a force of 204 soldiers, known be the prime candidate for the on a long cattle drive from the several miles, on the opposite as the Yukon Field Force, to Fort territorial seat of government coast, noted that there was no side of the Yukon River, but the Selkirk, where they established flour or bacon left at the trading because of its central location. riverbank community was a But that opportunity also passed a garrison for a year and a half. post – only some slabs of dried regular stopping point for the Eleven buildings, including barit by. The North West Mounted beef nailed to the side of the riverboats that plied the Yukon trading post up under the eaves. Police established a small detach- racks, mess halls and stores, were for a half century. constructed around a quadrangle ment here, one of many set up Sam Dunham, who also When a road from Whitehorse at the south end of the settlepassed by in September of 1897, along the Yukon River. It lasted to Mayo was completed in 1950, ment. Three of the original Field noted that trader H.H. Pitts, who until 1911, and was re-estabthe stores, the church and the Force buildings survive today. was operating Harper’s post, had lished as a permanent detachThe St. Francis Xavier Roman mounted police were moved a vegetable garden with cabbages ment with one officer from 1932 Catholic church was constructed away, and the population of Fort to 1949. and potatoes, but was pleading as a place of worship in piece sur Selkirk evaporated. Bypassed Inspector Moodie of the with passers-by for a little flour by development, secure in its piece, the style of log construcMounted Police was sent out or sugar. Pitts kept a register isolation, Fort Selkirk was spared tion familiar in eastern Canada from Edmonton in hopes of of those stopping at his post. the demolition associated with and to the many northern posts establishing an all-Canadian Dunham noted there were 1876 progress, which is why it survives of the Hudson Bay Company. overland route to the Klondike. names in it by September, 1897, as such a remarkable historical It is characterized by squareHerds of cattle were also disbut hundreds more headed for document today. hewn timbers laid in horizonpatched that way in hopes of the Klondike floated by without Michael Gates is a Yukon historian tal rows that are tenoned into reaching the Klondike. Only a even stopping. and sometimes adventurer based in couple of mules and a worn-out square-hewn, vertical corner and Whitehorse. His latest book, DalJack Dalton brought a herd intermediate posts. After a short ton’s Gold Rush Trail, is available in of cattle overland to Selkirk that pony ever reached Fort Selkirk period of occupation, the church Yukon stores. You can contact him at summer, followed closely by two by this route, and Moodie armsgates@northwestel.net. or three other herds, but the trail rived after an arduous 14 month was not used on a regular basis journey. was too demanding. In followThe railroad to the Yukon ing years, the cattle were herded Call for Proposals was constructed over the White to other points upstream and Homelessness Partnering Strategy – then rafted down the Yukon. One Pass from Skagway and not Rural and remote funding stream from Pyramid Harbor to Sellarge herd was slaughtered near July 2014 – March 31, 2015 kirk, as many had planned. So the mouth of the Pelly River, MOUNT LORNE

Wildland Fire Safety Expo Saturday, May 31st Join Volunteer and Wildland firefighters from 1-5pm at the Lorne Mt. Community Centre for: • Rooftop sprinkler system Open House • Portable sprinkler displays • FireSmart presentations • Equipment demos • BBQ and more

Call 667-7083 for more details Full schedule at www.mountlorne.yk.net

Closing Date: June 6th, 2014– 4:00 pm

HPS Background: The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) aims to prevent and end homelessness across Canada. It does so by developing partnerships that contribute to a sustainable and wide range of supports to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness move towards self-sufficiency. It encourages partners at the federal/ provincial-territorial and community levels to address barriers to well-being faced by homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness.

Rural and Remote Funding: This stream funds projects in communities in rural and remote areas of the country. Projects that address prevention and reduction of homelessness in communities outside of Whitehorse are eligible for funding. This funding stream does not require funding from other sources, although partnerships are strongly encouraged.

Please contact CYFN’s Director of Finance in order to receive a Guide to the Call for Proposals and an Application form.

Please submit proposal no later than June 6th, 2014 at 4:00 pm to: Karen Lepine, Director of Finance Council of Yukon First Nations – HPS Community Entity 2166-2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 Phone: (867) 393-9209 E-mail: karen.lepine@cyfn.net

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MISS

MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother and I have been debating the difference between a duvet, a duvet cover and a comforter. Our research has shown conflicting definitions. Would you be so kind

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Take comfort that this linen puzzle has been solved as to enlighten us and settle this argument once and for all?

GENTLE READER: A duvet is a feather-stuffed quilt without a cover, a duvet cover is a slipcover for the duvet, and a comforter is a duvet with the cover already sewn on.

Got that? This has nothing whatsoever to do with manners, but Miss Manners is nonetheless

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delighted with herself that she actually knows the answer – and has someone with whom to share it.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the godmother of a lovely girl who will be turning two. Her mother and I have decided that we want to throw her a nice casual party at a fall festival that includes hay rides, party favors, live music, a deco-

rated gazebo, etc., for a reasonable price that I am happy to cover.

The cost of the party reservation does not include the cost of the entrance fee into the festival, which is $15 per person. Is it the responsibility of the hosts (my friend and me) to front the ticket cost for our guests? Or is it reasonable to ask the guests to take on this payment? I am a single

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20-something young woman with limited income and my friend is a single parent. We are just not sure how to go about this with fairness and grace.

GENTLE READER: If the party reservation does not include the entrance fee to any of the festival’s enticements, Miss Manners is not surprised that the price is so reasonable. Unfortunately, fairness and grace will not be forefront on your guests’ minds if they are invited to a party for which they have to pay (and pay not insignificantly, since presumably no 2-year-old is traveling without parents).

As compromised as you and your friend’s financial situations may be, you are making the assumption that your guests’ are expendable.

No party invitation should come with an entrance fee (a lesson lost on most adults celebrating birthdays at restaurants by “inviting” guests to pay for their own meals). Miss Manners is afraid that you must find an alternate venue – perhaps someone’s backyard where you could create a similarly festive atmosphere? At two years old, the birthday girl and her friends will have just as good of a time – and their parents will have an even better one for not being charged for the fun.

Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church

Yukon Bible Fellowship

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

160 hillcrest Drive 668-5689 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Pre-Service Prayer 9:00 a.m.

Family Worship & K.I.D.S. Church

Grace Community Church

Church Of The Nazarene

601 Main Street 667-2989

8th & Wheeler Street

Pastor Dave & Jane Sager 668-2003 10:30 aM FaMILY WoRShIP WeeKLY CaRe GRoUP STUDIeS Because He Cares, We Care.

The Salvation Army

311-B Black Street • 668-2327

Sunday Church Services: 11 am & 7 pm eveRYoNe WeLCoMe

Our Lady of Victory (Roman Catholic)

1607 Birch St. 633-2647

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

FoURSqUaRe ChURCh

PaSToR RICK TURNeR

2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am

Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details

PaSToR NoRaYR (Norman) haJIaN

www.whitehorsenazarene.org 633-4903

First Pentecostal Church 149 Wilson Drive 668-5727

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

Whitehorse

TRINITY LUTHERAN

Baptist Church

668-4079 tlc@northwestel.net Sunday Worship at 10:00 aM Sunday School at 10:00 aM

Family Worship & Sunday School

4th Avenue & Strickland Street

Pastor Deborah Moroz 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

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

Reader Service Sundays 10:30 am 332-4171 for information

www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org

www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican

Church of the Northern Apostles

An Anglican/Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 aM

Sacred Heart Cathedral

TAGISH Community Church

www.tagishcc.com

The Church of Jesus Christ of

(Roman Catholic)

4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm.

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

Bethany Church

Ph: 668-4877 • www.bethanychurch.ca

Christian Mission

403 Lowe Street

Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 PM

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

Box 31419, Whitehorse, YT Y1a 6K8 For information on regular community activities in Whitehorse contact:

at 10:30 AM

Orthodox

Meditation drop-in • Everyone Welcome!

ECKANKAR

Religion of the Light and Sound of God

oFFICe hoURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 aM to 12 Noon

Pastor Mark Carroll

St. Nikolai

Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society

1609 Birch St. (Porter Creek) 633-5385 “We’re open Saturdays!”

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

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada early Service 9:00 - 10:00 am Family Service 10:30 am - Noon Filipino Service 4:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday School ages 0-12

2060 2nd AvEnuE • 667-4889

Rigdrol Dechen Ling,

91806 alaska highway

The Temple of Set

The World’s Premier Left hand Path Religion

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canadian affiliation information: northstarpylon@gmail.com

4Th aveNUe & eLLIoTT STReeT Services Sunday 8:30 aM & 10:00 aM Thursday Service 12:10 PM (with lunch)

668-5530

Meeting First Sunday each Month Details, map and information at:

867-633-4903

Calvary Baptist

1301 FIR STReeT 633-2886

Sunday School during Service, Sept to May

THE REV. ROB LANGMAID

45 Boxwood Crescent • Porter Creek 633-4032 • All Are Welcome

Bahá’í Faith

whitehorselsa@gmail.com Latter Day Saints

Historic Worldwide Sisterhood Broadcast SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014 5 PM Yukon Time LDS Chapel at 108 Wickstrom Rd. All women invited - 8 yrs. old to 88 yrs. old

Northern Light Ministries Dale & Rena Mae McDonald Word of Faith Ministers & Teachers. check out our website!

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

www.northernlightministries.ca

St. Saviour’s

1154c 1st Ave • Entrance from Strickland

Regular Monthly Service: 1st and 3rd Sundays of the Month 11:00 AM • All are welcome.

Rev. David Pritchard 668-5530

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

Anglican Church in Carcross

or call 456-7131

Yukon Muslim Association www.yukonmuslims.ca

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SPORTS AND

RECREATION

Yukon Roller Girls on winning team at Fairbanks finale Tom Patrick News Reporter

T

he Yukon Roller Girls currently don’t have enough skaters to make a full team, but that’s not stopping them from notching wins.

Four members of the Whitehorse-based roller derby club teamed up with Alaskans at the Season Finale Derby Mash-Up in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday.

The finale, hosted by the Fairbanks Rollergirls, saw two mishmashed teams of players from Fairbanks, North Pole, Juneau and Yukon compete.

All four Yukon skaters were on the Black team that won 157-124 over the White team.

“It was really fun. We were really happy to play with the Fairbanks Rollergirls again,” said Yukon coach and player Andrea “Honey Badger” Badger. “We haven’t skated competitively since September when we skated against North Pole. Fairbanks is always a fun team to play and they were really fun at the tournament last year – they were fun, friendly and good skaters. It was good to be on the track with them and skate again.”

Joining Honey Badger on the

Todd Paris/Paris Photographics

Yukon Roller Girls’ Lindsay “Bonanza Babe” Agar, centre, jams during the Season Finale Derby Mash-Up on Saturday in Fairbanks, Alaska. Four Yukon skaters took part in the event hosted by the Fairbanks Rollergirls.

trip were Lindsay “Bonanza Babe” Agar, Holly “Bacon Bergina” Smith and newcomer Amanda Couch.

Agar, who also skated as jammer, was named Black’s MVP blocker.

“Over the last year we’ve had

a number of derby-related and non-derby-related injuries and pregnancies and retirements and people moved away from town,” said Badger. “Numbers are down.

We only have eight skaters right now, which is not enough for a team. You need a minimum of

10 people for a team. So we were happy to take the four senior skaters up for the weekend.”

The Yukon Roller Girls have lost two of their top jammers over the past year. Whitehorse’s Amil “the Fighting Mongoose Dupuis-Rossi” retired from derby

Dawson Diggers mine wins at westerns Tom Patrick News Reporter

T

he Dawson Diggers travelled farther than any other team to compete at the Canadian West Open in Regina, Sask.

The lengthy journey may have taken a toll on the Dawson City team at the under-15 boys volleyball western championships.

“We travelled all day Friday and we didn’t get a practice in, so we were pretty rusty the first day,” said Diggers head coach Steve Laszlo.

After taking three straight losses on Saturday, the Diggers bounced back with a pair of wins before a three-set loss in the Tier 4 quarterfinal on Sunday.

“We had a great experience,” said Laszlo. “We had never been to U15s before. The kids had a such a great time last

year going to Abbotsford that they wanted to do it again this year. They dedicated themselves again and fundraised and practised for a couple months leading up to the trip.

“It was successful. We progressively got better with every game.”

The Diggers penciled a check in the win column with a come-from-behind win over the NAVC Gold Bears. Dawson won 15-25, 26-24, 16-14 over the Edmonton team.

They added another with a 26-24, 16-25, 15-9 win over Regina’s RVC Green.

The Diggers then fell 19-25, 25-14, 15-9 to the Jr. Sun Dogs from Swift Current, Sask., in the quarter.

“We had all the boys at different parts of the weekend step up and contribute to how well we did,” said Laszlo. “I don’t want to single out any players because they are all

important parts to our team.

They all upped their skill level to compete at that tournament.”

The Dawson City Knights girls team won silver in Tier 2 of Division 3 at the under-14 westerns in Abbotsford, B.C., the previous weekend.

Both teams spent months fundraising for the trips with everything from shoveling driveways to babysitting to bake sales. The teams raised a total of about $25,000, with about $8,000 coming from donations, and are expecting another $8,000 from grants.

“They did all their fundraising together, they played against each other, hosted Super Volley exhibition tournaments in Dawson to tune up for the tournament,” said Laszlo. “The parents of both teams hosted a gala in Dawson and made over $2,000 … about a month ago.

“They did a lot of work and parents and extended family all pitched in.”

The Knights’ silver wasn’t the only piece of hardware brought home from Abbotsford this season.

Yukon’s Sub Zero Blizzards U14 boys team won bronze in Division 2 at the B.C. Provincial Volleyball Championships three weeks ago.

They captured the bronze in a 16-25, 25-11, 15-12 win over Abbotsford’s OVC Lions.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com Heidi A.E. Bliedung/Yukon News

Dawson Diggers captain John Kolpin bumps the ball during the Canada West Open in Regina, Sask., last weekend.

in November to pursue other interests. Jammer Jennifer “Lady C” Duncombe also left the group following an ankle injury sustained against the Juneau Rollergirls early last year.

To help get numbers back up the Yukon crew plans to hold weekly skates on Whitehorse’s Millennium Trail and at the Canada Games Centre this summer. They will also start a “Fresh Meat” program for new skaters in September.

“By next February we hope to have a competitive team again,” said Badger.

Last Saturday was not the first time the Yukon Roller Girls had success in Fairbanks. Yukon went undefeated to win the first annual United We Roll Roller Derby Tournament in Fairbanks a year ago.

The Yukon Roller Girls clinched first place with a 179-120 win over Fairbanks’ Raven Rebels in the final. The Yukon squad was the only one from Canada in the tournament, with five Alaskan teams also competing for the title.

Saturday also marked the first competition since Yukon defeated North Pole, Alaska’s Babes in Toyland 254-243 in September.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Polarettes bring Juneau titles home to Whitehorse the kids look up to even though she’s younger than a lot of them.”

Even an injured Polarette was winning gold in Juneau. Bianca Berko-Malvasion had two firstplace finishes in Level 2 on her way to a fourth place all-around finish.

“She has a fractured foot, so she didn’t compete vault or floor,” said O’Donovan. “She wasn’t supposed to compete beam, but she begged me at the last minute.

It hasn’t been hurting her, it’s just the doctors being cautious.”

Tom Patrick News Reporter

W

hitehorse gymnasts had plenty to declare at the border on the way home this week.

Members of the Polarlettes Gymnastics Club won a bucketload of medals and some allaround titles at the Gold Rush Invitational hosted by Juneau Gymnastics over the weekend in Alaska.

They could also declare that they had a good time at the Juneau gymnastics championships.

“There were a lot of happy faces and very excited kids,” said Polarettes head coach Catherine O’Donovan.

“They’re a young group of kids and they were really excited to do so well. They were all so shocked.

It was really nice.”

Whitehorse gymnasts won three out of the five divisions they competed in and accumulated seven podium finishes.

Every Polarette medalled in at least one event.

While it was the first time competing Outside for seven of the 12 Whitehorse gymnasts, Level 1 winners Aryanna Lavanderos and Ella Paldy were competing for their very first time, period. Same goes for Level

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Top finishers Level 1 (9-10)

Bridget Lujan/Yukon News

Left: Whitehorse Polarettes’ Maude Molgat performs on the beam at the Gold Rush Invitational last weekend in Juneau, Alaska. Whitehorse gymnasts won three divisions at the meet. Right: Polarette Ava Blue Jampolsky performs her floor routine, for which she won a silver.

1 silver medalist Maude Molgat.

“For all of our Level 1s, it was their first time competing outside of the Yukon and all of them except Sasha (Kosman, who won silver all-around) it was their first time competing too,” said

O’Donovan.

Lavaderos took first on bars, second on beam and third on floor to win all-around in Level 1, ages 9-10.

Paldy grabbed gold on bars and beam and a silver on vault for gold all-around in the younger Level 1 division.

Emily King was the other allaround champ from Whitehorse.

King, who helped Yukon win

bronze in the team event at the Arctic Winter Games in March, claimed first on vault and floor for first in Level 3.

“She’s one of our younger kids – she’s only 10 years old – but she’s a seasoned competitor now,” said O’Donovan. “She’s been competing for two or three years now. So she’s getting pretty good at it and getting to learn how to control her nerves. She’s one that

1st Aryanna Lavanderos (Whitehorse) 2nd Maude Molgat (Whitehorse) 3rd Megan Miller (Juneau) Level 1 (8-9) 1st Ella Paldy (Whitehorse) 2nd Sasha Kozmen (Whitehorse) 3rd Ruchi Haight (Juneau) Level 2 (11-12) 1st Sage Walker (Juneau) 2nd Alexis Benson (Whitehorse) 3rd Matisse Robertson (Whitehorse) Level 3 (9-11)

The Board of Directors

1st Emily King (Whitehorse) 2nd Sydney Strong (Juneau) 3rd Megan Lujan (Juneau)

of the

What is happening at the

Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport?

At Highways and Public Works, we work hard to provide safe, efficient and well-maintained airport facilities so that Yukon’s air travellers continue to enjoy reliable transportation options now and into the future.

This summer, we are investing again in improvements at the airport by upgrading the concrete apron area where planes park in front of the air terminal building.

During construction, there will only be one passenger bridge available and at times air carriers may be required to escort passengers across the tarmac.

The department apologises for any inconvenience this may cause passengers travelling through the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.

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BOUND AND GAGGED

ADAM

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RUBES速

by Leigh Rubin

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PUZZLE PAGE

Friday, May 23, 2014

Kakuro

By The Mepham Group

Sudoku Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku.

This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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Loss, Grief and Healing in the Workplace Loss and grief affect all workplaces from time to time. This 2‐day workshop offers practical tools for understanding grief and the challenges and complexity of loss in the workplace.

Finding and offering support in any kind of loss is key to long‐term success and fulfillment in the workplace. You will come away from this workshop more confident in your ability to support yourself, your co‐workers and your clients.

Special emphasis will also be given to self-care and wellness. You will learn a variety of practical tools to use throughout your work day, including tools for stress‐reduction in difficult work environments, recognizing triggers, finding balance, and nurturing self-awareness.

May 28-29, 2014 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CRN: 30151 | $325 + gst Vista Outdoor Learning Centre (10km up the Mayo Road from Whitehorse) Lunches will be provided Registration: Please call Admissions at 668-8710 and quote the Course Registration Number (CRN) listed above.

For more information on the Northern Institute of Social Justice and courses offered: Visit our website: http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/programs/info/nisj Call: (867) 456.8589 Email: nisj@yukoncollege.yk.ca

To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: to search through to commit robbery

Puzzle A

ASCK ANR

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: the waste or by-product of a process: as

Puzzle B

FALFO

WORD SCRAMBLE

Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation : exodus

Puzzle C

EIARGH LOOK ON PAGE 55, FOR THE ANSWERS

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www.yukon-news.com • 211 Wood Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2E4 • Phone: (867) 667-6285 • Fax: (867) 668-3755 For Rent ATLIN GUEST HOUSE Deluxe Lakeview Suites Sauna, Hot Tub, BBQ, Internet, Satellite TV Kayak Rentals In House Art Gallery 1-800-651-8882 Email: atlinart@yahoo.ca www.atlinguesthouse.com

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE, downtown Ogilvie St, 1,350 sqft, reasonable rent, 667-7144 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd storey of building in Marwell.

340-sqft & 190-sqft spaces.

Quiet, reasonable rent.

334-7000 or 667-2917 3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Copper Ridge, 1-car garage, 5 appliances, lots of storage, avail June 1, refs & dd reqʼd, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907

2ND 2ND AVENuE AVE & Elliot & Elliot St.StrEEt

Beautifully finished office space is available in the Taku Building at 309 Main Street.

This historic building is the first L.E.E.D. certified green building in Yukon. It features state of the art heat and ventilation, LAN rooms, elevator, bike storage, shower, accessibility and more.

Call 867-333-0144

NEW (2013) OFFICES ON MAIN ST. in Capital Hotel Building.

Security system, 170 -245 sq ft, includes heat and power.

Reasonable rates.

Archie 668-2648 Newer Shop/Studio/Office/Gallery for lease, 127 Gold Road in Marwell.

1,200 sq. ft. Available July 1, 2014.

See Kijiji Whitehorse Ad ID 587674913 for more info and pictures or call Erica 668-3408 ROOM IN 2-bdrm house, 20 mins west of Whitehorse, call for details, $600/mon.

668-3534 3-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, Takhini W, full basement, LR/dining room, w/d, avail June 1 or earlier, N/S, refs reqʼd, $1,375/mon + $1,000 dd + oil dep. 668-2703

Downtown Whitehorse officE SpAcE Small buSineSS? need office Space?

• Prime 2nd Avenue office space available for • March 1, 2013 • Individual or multiple offices for rent ranging from $325 to $790/month on a one-year lease basis • Excellent location, 2nd and Elliot, one block off Main Street toward Government buildings • Rent includes all expenses • Cold storage and parking available for additional fee call for viewing and more information, 633-4136

Business for Sale

After 22 years, we are selling a well-established Yukon Business.

Operation consists of flushing and camera inspection of storm & sanitary lines. Turnkey operation, all equipment to operate this business is included. Sale includes 16-foot cube van, which houses camera equipment & high pressure flusher/hydro/vac combo.

Currently over $80,000 in contracts.

Training will be provided.

Asking $250,000. Serious inquiries only – phone 334-2261

STORE FRONT RETAIL OR OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 1,600 square foot. Excellent location.

3rd & Jarvis Street AvAilAble June 1, 2014 Please call Ivan @ 668-7111 for information and to view.

for rent Approx. 1650 sq ft

of high-end office space available immediately.

Independent HVAC system, elevator accessible, excellent soundproofing, move-in ready.

Please call Kevin at 334-6575 for more information.

Office Space fOr LeaSe Above Starbuck’s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 3 different offices currently available.

Competitive lease rates offered.

Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966

3-BDRM CONDO downtown for lease, minimum of 1-year, avail June 1, N/S, N/P, $1,500/mon + utils + $1,500 dd. 667-7405 ROOM FOR rent, N/S, N/P, immed, $750/mon. all incl. 393-2275 2-BDRM HOUSE, Carcross cut-off, monitor heat, well, washer/dryer, wood floors, N/S, pets considered, avail June 1, $900/mon + utils. Email cozyhomeforu@gmail.com 2-BDRM BSMT suite, Granger, clean & bright, new renos, private ent, laundry room, N/S, N/P, avail June 1, $1,100/mon + utils & dd. 667-4463 3-BDRM 2-BATH condo in P/C, 1,742 sqft, 2 parking spots, lots of storage, avail July 1, 1-yr rental agreement reqʼd, small pets may be allowed, sharony@ualberta.ca for viewing Office/Studio Space Available 2000 square feet.

129 Copper Road. $2,000/ month includes utilities.

Space includes kitchen with stove Call Brenda or Michelle @ 667-2614 or e-mail: totalfire@northwestel.net BEDROOM, RIVERDALE, $600/mon + first & last dd, avail immed, pets negotiable, 456-7900 3-BDRM 2-BATH 2-level condo, Takhini, N/P, N/S, refs & dd reqʼd, avail immed, $1,800/mon & utils, 335-5248

Horwood’s Mall Main Street at First Avenue Coming Available Soon!

Two small retail spaces.

150 & 580 sq. ft.

(Larger space faces Front Street)

For more information call Greg

334-5553

2,628 square Feet oF priMe oFFice space available for Lease starting June 1, 2014.

Two Suites available for lease. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one.

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

CELEBRATE! 1 column x 3 inches ............. Wed - $34.02 • Fri - $35.10 2 columns x 2 inches ........... Wed - $45.36 • Fri - $46.80

GREENHOUSE & garden, for info call 668-1053 after 6:00pm

Births! Birthdays! Weddings!

Graduations! Anniversaries!

2 columns x 3 inches ........... Wed - $68.04 • Fri - $70.20 2 columns x 4 inches ........... Wed - $90.72 • Fri - $93.60

211 Wood Street, Whitehorse • www.yukon-news.com • Phone: 867-667-6285

1-BDRM NEW apt, Riverdale, avail July 1, utils included, laundry facilities, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, $1,200/mon.

668-5558 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Various sizes available, 400-750 sq ft Central location Second Avenue or 4th Avenue One year lease - deposit required Call 633-4136 3-BDRM, 3-BATH, 3-floor new downtown townhouses available June 1. N/S, N/P, long-term rental only, $1,750/mon + utils.

336-4532 for details 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, Riverdale, avail June 1, laundry, carport, N/S, N/P, no parties, $1,700/mon + heat & utilities + dd.

335-5976 2-BDRM BASEMENT suite, 172 Alsek, Riverdale, L/R, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, N/S, N/P, no parties, $1,350/mon incl heat and elec, 334-3735 4-BDRM 1.5 bath house, Riverdale, avail lst week of June, newly renoʼd kitchen, fenced backyard, N/S, pet considered, refʼs reqʼd, 1-yr lease reqʼd. 335-0993 ROOM IN large home, comfortable, furnished with double bed, TV with cable, wifi internet, utilities incl, laundry facilities/parking available, $650/mon. 667-7733 ARE YOU New to Whitehorse? Pick up a free Welcome to Whitehorse package at The Smith House, 3128-3rd Ave. Information on transit, recreation programs, waste collection & diversion. 668-8629 WEEKEND GET AWAY Rustic Cabin-45 minutes from town Hiking Trails in the summer Skiing in the winter Includes sauna. Reasonable rates.

Rent out by the week or for a weekend.

867-821-4443 SKYLINE APTS: 2-bdrm apartments, Riverdale. Parking & laundry facilities. 667-6958 HOBAH APARTMENTS: Clean, spacious, walking distance downtown, security entrance, laundry room, plug-ins, rent includes heat & hot water, no pets. References required. 668-2005

for rent Approx. 750 sq ft

of high-end office space with fantastic views available immediately.

Elevator accessible, excellent soundproofing, large windows, lots of natural light.

Please call Kevin at 334-6575 for more information.

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2-BDRM 1-BATH country home, Golden Horn, new stainless steel appliances, hardwood and travertine flooring throughout, $1,500/mon + utils. 334-4644 5-BDRM HOUSE, Porter Creek, large corner lot, fenced yard, detached 2-car garage, cats OK, N/S, no parties, dd, 1-yr lease, avail Sep 1. 633-6389 2-BDRM 2-BATH townhouse, Hillcrest, 1,200 sq ft, on public and school bus route, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail June 1, min 1-yr lease, refs reqʼd, $1,500/mon. 335-9977 MOBILE HOME on large property 25km from Whitehorse, oil heat/electricity included, avail June 1, $1,695/mon. 668-2215 after 7:00pm QUALITY FINISHED Copper Ridge residence, N/S, N/P, $1,700/mon + utils, refs reqʼd. 334-4741 SMALL 1 bdrm suite, Granger, avail immed, N/P, N/S, refʼs reqʼd. $750/mon + utilʼs.

668-4205 Available Now Newly renovated OFFICE SPACE & RETAIL SPACE Close to Library & City Hall A short walk to Main Street Phone 633-6396

Friday, May 23, 2014

2-BDRM 1.5 bath house in Mt. Sima, 276 Moraine Dr. (Lot 66), 2,023 sqft, 3 + acres, 2011, $513,000, open house Sunday May 25 after 10:00am

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 DAWSON OVER summer, mature, polite 23-yr-old male University student seeking in-town accommodation for May through August, refs avail, contact 1-604-219-2174 or chrisbrockle@hotmail.com MONTREAL RETIRED couple looking for place to rent or house sit in September and October. Contact Laura, 867-333-9663 or Erik, 867-336-2303, or Bert and Lida, 450-829-2535

Real Estate ATLIN, BC, 16' x 20' cabin on 50 x 100 lot, no lake view but fairly private, power, phone line, outhouse, $50,000 email gacrawford@hughes.net or voicemail 250-651- 2253 LAKEFRONT ACREAGE, approx 9.7 acres & 1,000ʼ waterfront on beautiful Crag Lake, treed & sloped, several good building sites, $230,000. 821-6011 HOUSE IN Pineridge, $430,000, serious inquiries only. For info email pineridgehouse15@gmail.com

TIMBER FRAME hot tub shelter, 9 posts and three king post trusses 16' x 12' and 12' tall, $7,000, can arrange delivery, see YouTube Root 66 cabin for details, 336-1412 2 LOTS for sale, Beaver Creek, 633-4797 WATER VIEW, 2-bdrm, 1-bath home located in Haines, AK, remodeled and located in Haines townsite, $175,000 firm.

907-766-2401 5 ACRES (2 ha), Hamlet of Mount Lorne, zoned rural residential cluster, power, partially cleared, maintained road and school bus route, no building deadlines, 45km to Whitehorse, $165,000 obo. 334-8271 3-BDRM 2.5 bath house in Faro, 2,100 sqft, laundry room, wood floor in L/R, oil/wood heat, garage, shed, w/d, dishwasher, fridge, stove, $129,900. 335-9272 LAKEFRONT PROPERTY, .65 hectare lot on California Beach, Tagish Lake, mountain/lake views, large sandy beach, fully furnished open concept log cabin with 2 separate bedrooms & additional cabin, 456-3303

HAINES JUNCTION, 2-storey 2-bdrm house, contemporary design, open concept, 10-acre lot, cul-de-sac, fire-smarted around house, 85% completed, 1,350 sq ft, $275,000 as is. 634-2240

Help Wanted ROSIEʼS DAYHOME has opened for children 18 months and older 15 years experience, downtown location Low rates 633-4318 Gold Village Chinese Restaurant Looking for experienced full-time kitchen helper and server Apply with resume to 401 Craig Street, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 Fax resume to: 867-993-2336 CHEEKY MONKEYʼS DAYCARE is hiring a Toddler Teacher & a Supported Childcare Worker.

Looking for mature, responsible, fun-loving individuals to join our dynamic team.

Competitive wages & benefits.

Drop off resumes to: 95 Lewes Blvd cheekymonkeysdaycare@gmail.com 334-4665

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Good information ensures a smooth transaction.

No SurpriSeS = peace of MiNd

• Pre-Sale or Purchase visual inspections of structure and systems

Financial Services Clerk Temporary Full Time until August 31, 2014 The incumbent is responsible for a wide range of accounting activities and support functions for the Financial Services Department.

Apply by email to:

careers@whitehorse.ca by 11:59PM May 25, 2014.

• W.E.T.T. Inspections of Wood and Pellet burning stoves / fireplaces

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TOUR GUIDE NOC6531 Sky High Wilderness Ranch Full time 40 hours/week $17/hour Applicant must have prior experience guiding horse treks and/or dog sled tours Must have Wilderness First Aid Certificate & second language an asset To apply email resume to info@skyhighwilderness.com

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LARGE DOZER OPERATOR Must have experience operating: Komatsu 475, 375 or Cat D11, D10 Dawson area Placer Mine Email resume to hmh1@shaw.ca

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www.whitehorse.ca Miscellaneous for Sale BETTER BID NORTH AUCTIONS Foreclosure, bankruptcy De-junking, down-sizing Estate sales.

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

The best way to deal with your concerns.

Free, no obligation consultation.

333-0717 We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, cameras, furniture, antiques, artwork, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, vehicles & ATVs. G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS BOWMAN BOLTS. 1 box of 300 pieces. 6” long by 3/8 NC grade 5. (57 lbs). I have six boxes total, $50/ea obo. 668-5207 :) = full woodshed.

Super-dry straight-grained lodgepole pine, $200/cord delivered in Whitehorse. Text or call Doug Martens/Teslin @ 334-7364 VINTAGE STEREO cabinet/record player, Zenith floor model, flips over for compact storage, 333-9020

RV PLASTIC water tank 15 gal. 8”x16”x30”, exc cond, $50. 821-6011

STAINLESS STEEL sink, 60”LX24”WX6”Deep, $100. 633-4375

DEEP FRYER, professional quality, gas powered, 105,000 BTU, 10-litre capacity, twin baskets 36”x22”x15”, $600. 456-4922

DIESEL OIL stove w/ fuel line, Geostove 39,000BTU, gravity fed, ideal for walltent, shop, greenhouse, $950, 334-5214

GRIZZLY BEAR skull, professionally bleached with natural teeth, Wildlife Permit #5507, $279. 668-3381

14X16X6' WALL tent, double zipper door, chimney through back wall, one window on each side, $1,200. 334-8335

PROFESSIONALLY BUILT poker table, never been used, $500 firm. 336-1045

GARAGE, FUTURE steel, 30ʼx40ʼ, 335-9272

CHEST WADERS, 5mm neoprene, Browning size LT menʼs, like new, $75 firm.

821-6011 STERLING SILVER collector spoons from different countries in display cabinets, 333-9020 METAL SHELVING unit, 8 bolted adjustable shelves, 61.25”Hx30.25”Wx11.5”D, $25.

821-6011 2 TICKETS for Saturday May 24 Haines beer festival, $80. 334-1732 LEATHER MOTORCYCLE jacket, size M, like new, $80. 667-6907 2 PLASTIC water tanks, never used, 3ʼhx2.5ʼwx56”l, approx 200 gal tanks, $400 ea. 334-6101 EQUALIZER HITCH, heavy duty, $250.

334-6101 RCA DVD/VCR combo, $35, book case w/3 shelves, storage doors, 28”wx12”dX6ʼh, $35, sofa, $130, swivel chair, $65. 667-2676 MOBILITY SCOOTER & shop rider, like new cond, used very little, $1,600 obo. 393-2926 116ʼ 3” green suction hose & camlocks, 300ʼ roll 3” blue lay flat hose, 334-6101 DECKMASTER 60 mm vinyl sheets for outdoor use, 2 new 2 6' X 10' sheets, tan color., new $460, asking $50. Dave at 334-2028

SLAB WOOD, $80 per cord, 8ʼ lengths, pick up in town, 8:00am-4:30pm, Darren, 668-4363 2 45-GALLON lined heavy duty drums, 667-6649 NEW ENVIROLET compost toilet, stand alone, waterless, odor-less self contained unit, full time use of 6 people 3 times a day, includes ducting. $1,500 obo. 633-6502

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICER Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

Full-time, Permanent Education and Social Assistance May 27, 2014 at 4:30p.m.

Level 6 - $66,107 to $79,329

TENANT RELATIONS OFFICER Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

Full-time, Permanent Community Services May 28, 2014 at 4:30p.m.

Level 5 - $59,344 to $71,213

FINANCE PROPERTY OFFICER Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

Full-time, Term (1 year) Community Services May 28, 2014 at 4:30p.m.

Level 6 - $66,107 to $79,329

Visit www.kwanlindun.com/employment for complete details on these postings and to view job descriptions.

FENCE POSTS, 4 bundles, 60 posts per bundle, 8ʼx 5-6” treated blunt fence posts, $2,000 for all. 335-2648 60 PIECES of 4ʼ long pressure treated 6”x6” lumber, $300. 633-6603 INDUSTRIAL REBAR, 30 pieces 1/2” 40ʼ length, 20 pieces of 1/2” 12ʼ length, 5 pieces 3/4'” 60ʼ length, plus numerous 1/2” angle pieces, $1,000 takes all. 335-2648 NEW IN box Schlage commercial door lock sets, chrome, 4 complete sets, $100 ea.

335-2648 MOOSE ANTLERS for Sale, 39” - 40” $99, 47 1/8” $149, 56 1/8” $229, WP # 5350/ 5361/5362/ 5349, 668-3381

3-LADDER TREE stands, 1 holds 2 people, $75-$125, 1 tripod stand, $65. 668-3381 GLASS OFFICE entrance door, heavy, older basic cash register, large 90s air conditioner, offers. 633-5130 ROCKWELL SAW, Sawbuck frame, trims saw, 335-9272

LIGHT TOWERS, Kubota 8kw $8,000, Perkins 6kw $6,000, new skid shacks, 10'x20' $14,600/trailer. Swede 333-0192 or Ross 332-3293 OXYPEX, 1,000ʼ, NSF61,14, ASTM CSA DIN 4726 OIL DRIP stove, 13,000BTU, small wood stove approx 10”x10”x16”, $75. 335-9510 Monday pm or later

Gatehouse attendant Raven Recycling is looking to fill one full time position at the City of Whitehorse Landfill Job Description: • Assist and direct users of the City of Whitehorse landfill.

• Collect tipping fees, issue receipts and reconcile accounts.

• Manage and operate reuse facility and recycling area.

Qualifications: • Customer service skills • Cash handling experience • Computer experience • Valid Yukon drivers license and own vehicle For more information or to drop off a resume, come in person to 100 Galena Road. Ask to see Ralph.

Ta’an Kwäch’än Council

117 Industrial Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T8 Telephone: 867.668.3613

BARBECUE, LARGE cooking area, works well, no tank, $50 obo. 633-6310

JUKI INDUSTRIAL sewing machine, $250.

668-2626

FREE, FOLDING shuffleboard table, exc cond. 393-3630

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CEDAR HOT tub with submersible aluminum wood stove, 6'4" across, 4ʼ deep, seats 6 comfortably, can arrange delivery for a reasonable fee, $2,700 obo. 336-1412

ELECTRIC FIREPLACE, new (still in box), cost $300, asking $125. 668-6033

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Village of Haines Junction is currently recruiting for the following positions:

Public Works Foreman Public Works level 2 Water system oPerator For a copies of these employment postings, contact the Village of Haines Junction at 634-7100 or vhj@yknet.ca

The closing date for both positions is June 2, 2014.

SOLID CORE unfinished maple door, new, 1 3/4” door 32" x 80" with window 24"x30" and fire rated door frame, complete $200 obo.

335-2648

E M P LOYM E N T O P P O RT U N I T Y

Manager Lands, Resources and Heritage Regular Full Time ı TKC wage scale Level 9 As the Manager you will be accountable to the Executive Administrator to plan, develop, implement and review laws, regulations, policies and standards specific to lands, water, resources (mineral, forest, etcetera), the flora and fauna and human activities. This requires analysing self-government powers in the context of tri-party legislative requirements. As well, this position is responsible for ensuring that Ta’an Kwäch’än Council government initiatives and policies are developed pursuant to the TKC Final Agreement, TKC Constitution and meet approval by the Councils.

To access the job description please call Human Resources Department or contact by e-mail rkufeldt@taan.ca Closing date: Monday, May 26, 2014 The TKC Preferential Hiring policy will apply.

Please submit a cover letter and résumé to the above address.

ABS PIPE, 8 pieces 10ʼ length, 3”, threaded at both ends, $80. 821-6011 6ʼX6ʼ TIN garden shed, $50. 633-6603 3 5 M M P E N T A X camera, digital K5 w/18-55mm and 55-300mm zoom, used 1 yr, call for price, 660-4012 8 GALLON food-grade containers, $20 ea, 12 available, ideal for canoe or car camping, approx 16”x 13”x13”, 633-2300 WASTE BINS, cooler/ice box, metal pail, misc rugs/mats, upright toolbox w/drawers, HP94 black computer ink & colored ink, various prices, 633-4547 12” WHIRLY bird attic vent, brown, never used, $25. 456-4926 ASSORTMENT OF Blue Mountain pottery, all offers considered, 633-4945 2 3ʼ sections of 6” inside diameter oil furnace chimney, $50 ea obo. 456-4926 HOMEMADE CABBAGE Patch dolls, clothing includes jeans, dresses, tops, shorts, all beautifully sewn, 633-4945 2 USED 100 lb propane tanks with dual regulator, $125 for the set. 668-7927 HUSQVARNA 'LIGHT 28' chainsaw boots, size 10.5, good cond, $50, text anytime or call after 5:30pm: 335-0233 VCR, APT deep freeze, sewing machine, cabinet for 32” TV, china cabinet, BBQ/full propane tanks, quilts, 12ʼ longarm quilting frame, 17” longarm sewing machine, gold nugget jewelry. 667-7440 FILING CABINET, $75. 668-2972

The law firm of Austring, Fendrick & Fairman is looking for a Receptionist:

The law firm of Austring, Fendrick & Fairman is looking for a legal assistant:

Applicant must have: • Exceptional interpersonal skills • Excellent keyboarding and communication skills.

• Good working knowledge of office procedures, Word and Outlook is necessary.

• Experience working in an office environment would be an asset • This position is permanent full time and salary will correspond with experience.

• We provide an attractive benefit package along with a progressive vacation plan.

Applicant must have: • Excellent keyboarding and communication skills.

• The ability to proofread and edit is essential as accuracy is a must.

• Good working knowledge of office procedures, Word and Outlook is necessary.

• Experience working in a legal field would be an asset, but will train the right person.

• This position is full time and salary will correspond with experience.

• We provide an attractive benefit package along with a progressive vacation plan.

The successful candidate will have to pass a criminal record check.

The successful candidate will have to pass a criminal record check.

We invite interested candidates to apply with resume to our office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 30th, 2014 to: 3081 Third AvE WhiTEhOrsE, YukOn Y1A 4Z7

Attention: Greg LeBlanc, Manager No phone calls please and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

If you have taken office administration courses or have worked as an administrative assistant, we would be interested in hearing from you.

We invite interested candidates to apply with resume to our office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 6th, 2014: 3081 Third AvE WhiTEhOrsE, YukOn Y1A 4Z7 Attention: Greg LeBlanc, Manager No phone calls please and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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HONDA GX160 powerjet industrial pressure washer, 50ʼ hose for hot water, 335-9272

ELECTRIC FIREPLACE, like new, paid $200, asking $125. 334-4206

Friday, May 23, 2014

PROPANE CLOTHES dryer, never used, heavy duty, w/propane line + regulator, $1,200. 334- 5214 COLEMAN POWERCHILL 12-volt cooler, powered by 12-volt vehicle or 110 home outlet, $69. 668-3381 MASSAGE/PHYSIO BENCH, stationary, 2” high density foam, brown, exc cond, new $750, asking $98. 668-3381

Matco Moving is looking for the following:

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PACKER/SWAMPER Whitehorse, YT

**End of Summer Retention Bonus Available $500** Duties and requirements: • Manual loading and unloading of household goods and ofce furniture • Disassembling and re-assembling of furniture, wrapping, padding and some packing of items may be required • Laying out of oor runners at residence • On-site clean up at residences of packing debris and carton removal • Working with a partner to use dollies and straps to move very heavy items • Taking inventory of articles being moved noting existing defects or scratches • A class 5 license may be required to drive pack vans to transport crew members and materials to job sites • Must be able to safely lift and carry weights of 10 to 50 lbs. without assistance, and 50 to 100 lbs. plus with a second person. Proper lifting techniques must be used at all times.

This is a temporary summer position starting in May 2014 and ending August 31, 2014. Daily/weekly overtime and weekend hours may apply. Training provided.

Our “End of Summer Retention Bonus” is paid out if you work until August 22. Please send your email to Marica MacDonald at marica.macdonald@matco.ca

E MPLOYMENT O PPORTUNITY

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT / EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING BOX 130, CARCROSS, YUKON Y0B 1B0 PHONE (867) 821-8300 FAX (867) 821-8214

Acting Implementation Official

Electrical Appliances FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATOR, Slimline model, 28ʼx65”, great cond, $200. 633-2837 KENMORE 667-7446

WASHING machine, $100.

KENMORE BAR fridge, like new, black & stainless steel, $125. 633-2293

EmploymEnt opportunity At Yukon Energy, we believe that we are the employer of choice in the Yukon. We foster a respectful and positive work environment making it a rewarding place to work. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and generous northern and travel allowances. So take the next step in your career path and join our team of skilled and dedicated employees.

Casual/Temporary Plant Operator Whitehorse, Yukon Salary Range: $26.62/hr – $31.31/hr Yukon Energy requires a casual/temporary Plant Operator based out of Whitehorse. The successful applicant will have some vocational training and/or experience in the operation and light maintenance of power generation equipment; a valid class 5 driver’s license; and experience with computer based applications such as Word and Excel.

To apply for this position submit a covering letter and resume by 5:00 pm June 2, 2014 to Human Resources via fax to (867) 393-5334 or email us at hr@yec.yk.ca.

We appreciate all responses; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Governance Office

CLOSING DATE: June 4, 2014 STATUS: Two year term SALARY: CTFN Wage Scale Levels 5-9, commensurate with education and experience

SkookuM JiM FriENDShiP CENTrE requires an

eXeCuTiVe DireCTOr

OB SUMMARY The Implementation Official is responsible for overseeing all the negotiations of programs and services on behalf of C/TFN and for representing C/TFN as a government official on various committees and teams and at various negotiations table.

QUALIFICATIONS • Relevant education related to administration / negotiations at a senior level; • Course work or training in the areas of negotiations, research, writing, problem solving, conflict resolution, or a related area; • Experience leading, drafting, initiating, creating legislation, policy, and other government documents; • Excellent organizational skills and communication skills; • Knowledge of C/TFN First Nation history, Final and self Government Agreements with accompanying implementation plans, programs and services transfer agreements and final transfer agreements; • Knowledge of C/TFN practices and standards; • Knowledge of C/TFN book 1: C/TFN Traditional family beliefs and practices: Our place – Our responsibility; and knowledge of C/TFN Book 2: Family Act CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT • Valid Yukon Class 5 driver’s licence • Willingness to travel both in and outside of Yukon may be required • Located in an office environment • May experience stress, meeting deadlines and handling heavy workloads • To function in a potentially stressful environment • May include working extended work hours An eligibility list will be established from this competition. It will be used to fill future vacancies, which may arise, for identical positions in the same department and location.

The eligibility list will be valid for a period of one year.

We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Preference may be given to Carcross Tagish First Nation citizens on all CTFN competitions.

Candidates’ cover letter and resume should clearly demonstrate their related qualifications, since selection for further consideration will be based on the information provided.

PLEASE QUOTE THE COMPETITION TITLE ON YOUR COVERLETTER WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR RESUME. APPLICATIONS/RESUMES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:00PM ON THE CLOSING DATE. Please apply to: Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Box 130, Carcross, Yukon Y0B 1B0 Phone: (867) 821-4251 EXT 8213 Fax: (867) 821-3903 Email: patricia.jamest@ctfn.ca

STOVE, KENMORE, white, 30" wide, good working condition, $175. 393-3164 THEATRE-STYLE POPCORN maker, hardly used, $75. 667-4526 DRYER, EXCELLENT working condit, $250.

336-2866 lv msg OLD 15 cu ft freezer, works great, $25.

633-2293 SEARS 30" stove/oven, hardly used, $250.

668-2972

TVs & Stereos Paying cash for good quality modern electronics.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS TV, CITIZEN, 27", $100. 393-3164 FREE 27” Sony Trinitron TV, like new, 633-3053

Computers & Accessories COMPUTER MONITOR, 16", Optiquest, $50. 393-3164

Musical Instruments We will buy your musical instrument or lend you money against it.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS ROLAND VGA-7 guitar amplifier, great shape, $400. 633-6373 PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com SAMICK 30 watt guitar amp, clean and overdrive sound, $75. 333-9084 SEAGULL ACOUSTIC guitar w/case, like new, $400. Cort acoustic guitars w/case, great shape, $325 ea. Fender Squire elec guitar w/case, $275. Elec guitar w/case, like new, $300. 334-3009 SIMON PATRICK Luthier acoustic guitar, hand crafted in Laprairie Quebec, c/w soft shell case, $475. 333-9084 FENDER FRONTMAN 212R combo amp, 2 12” special designed speakers, 100 watts, loud, 3 channels clean/drive and extra drive, easy to transport to gig, $375 for quick sale, 333-9084 GEORGE WASHBURN Limited acoustic guitar, plays well, $140. 333-9084

The Skookum Jim Friendship Centre is seeking an experienced innovative Executive Director that works closely with a Board of Directors. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Centre including financial management, budgeting, human resources, operations, community relations and cultural development.

QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Post Secondary training in Business Administration and/or First Nation Management Minimum of 2 years work experience at a management level Must have proven organizational and financial management skills Must have demonstrated skills and abilities in strategic planning and policy development Must have human resource management skills and a working knowledge of Yukon Labour Standards Must have experience working with a Board of Directors Must have computer skills in Microsoft word, excel, power point, outlook and internet explorer Must have knowledge of Yukon First Nation culture and traditions including knowledge of the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Must have knowledge and experience in interpretation and dissemination of legislation and by-laws Must have strong written and oral communication skills Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment Must be willing to travel

Closing Date: This position will be posted until filled Please send your letter of interest and resume clearly outlining how you meet the qualifications above to: sjfcexecutive@northwestel.net www.skookumjim.com We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ELECTRIC GUITAR, First Act, good neck, plays great, $150; Arc tube guitar amp, $75; Regent HT-391 home theatre system, email tagishskratch@hotmail.com KORG LP350 88 key digital piano, black, exc cond except surface scratches, easily fixed in town, product code LP350-BK, $800.

335-5185 VINTAGE FENDER Bandmaster reverb tube amp, TFL 5005-D.45 watts through 2- 12” speakers, rich, beautiful bluesy sound, priced in $1,200 range, asking $675.

333-9084 JAY TURSER Strat-styled electric guitar, $80. 333-9084 ROLAND CUBE 40XL electric guitar amp, new condition, many functions, $250.

333-9084 KAWAI UPRIGHT grand piano, glossy black, made in Japan in 1970s, good cond, recently tuned, suitable for beginners to advanced, incl adjustable stool, 131cm x 150cm x 66cm, $2,200. 336-2502

Firewood EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432 TEN TON Firewood Services $150/cord for 10-cord load - 30ʼ lengths $200/cord - 3-cord load 11' lengths $240/cord - bucked up, discounts on multiple-cord orders Call or text David 867-332-8327

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ $250 per cord (2 cords or more) ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ You-cut and you-haul available ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery

MasterCard

Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.

DUKEʼS FIREWOOD Standing Dry Beetle Killed Spruce Wood Prices: 6-cord load - $210/cord $230 for multiples of 2 cords Cut your own - $75/cord 8-cord loads of 20ft dry logs $1,300 per load Cash and Debit Accepted 334-8122 Donʼs Firewood “Service thatʼs often copied, never duplicated” 1/2 - 4 cord deliveries Kwanlin Dun & Social Services $250 per cord 393-4397 anytime

Guns & Bows 300 WIN Mag Remington 700 w/3X9 Leupold, $700. 335-5577 VIVITAR (CAMERA lens company) scope, fixed 4-power scope with rings, duplex cross-hair reticle, exc cond, $75. 633-2443

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Friday, May 23, 2014 Case cutlery, high quality hand-crafted pocket and hunting knives available at G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS VANGUARD ENDEAVOR ed 8x42 binoculars, like new, $350, Nikon Monarch 2-8x32 scope, BDR reticle, like new, $300.

335-9510 Monday pm or later SEARS ROEBUCK J.C. Higgins, 12-gauge bolt action shotgun w tube magazine, blued 27” barrel, walnut stock, recoil pad, all good cond, $200. Bill @ 633-2443 WANTED: BRITISH .303 with full wood (not sport). Does not have to work, needing it for a trophy. Call 334-6946 MARLIN .22LR bolt action rifle, black synthetic stock w/ sm survival gear cache, adjustable scope, 10rnd mag, mint cond, PAL reqd. $275, 334-5498

Wanted WANTED: EXTERIOR door frame & threshold for 36” door. 668-5207 SPRING TIME MEANS CLEAN UP TIME! WILL PAY CASH FOR UNWANTED ITEMS: Downsizing, de-junking, moving, estate dispersals Call Brenda @ 993-3689 in the Dawson City area for a free no obligation assessment.

WANTED: DOG-SITTER in your home for 8 lb dog, no other pets, please, for June, July & Aug, Monday through Thursday overnight.

Will pay well. 335-0009 for info WANTED: TRAILER axle 2000-2500 pound 48"-50" at hub. Willing to pay up to $75.

668-5207

MOSSBERG 4X4 .30-06, stainless steel barrel & action, synthetic stock, fixed 4 power Bell scope, very good cond, $450. 633-2443

WORKFORCE TRAINING options this May and June in Atlin: Occupational First Aid, Transportation Endorsement, and Traffic Control Person for certification in BC! Email Sarina at sdelange@nlc.bc.ca

KNIGHT WOLVERINE II 50-cal black powder, as new, $250. 335-5577

TRUCK & camper, $2,500 to $3,000 range, in good condition, 393-2869

BROWNING BL-22 lever action .22LR, has Skinner sights, swivels and sling mounted, $450 firm. 335-2182 45/70 LEE loader, $25. 333-0087 MOSSBERG MVP .223 24” barrel 10X scope bi-pod, 2 mags, exc cond, $725.

333-0087 WINCHESTER 12 GA shot gun, pump action, model 1300 defender, wood stock, overall length 39", PAL required, good cond, $275. Chris, 393-3394 7MM-08 AMMO, Hornady gmx $20, Husqvarna 6.5x55 model 1896 sporterized, Scout config 2-7x32 scope, nice accurate gun, 335-9510 Monday pm or later TRIPOD FOR spotting scope or camera, $20. 633-5009

WANTED: 334-6265

À LA RECHERCHE D’UN EMPLOI?

Des professionnels engagés Conseils en développement de carrière Création, amélioration et traduction de CV Simulation d’entrevue

TV antenna for the roof,

LOOKING FOR expert gardener who would be willing to volunteer some time to teach a small group gardening basics. Must be female. 667-2693 WANTED: GAS lawn mower mosquito magnet trap, working or not. 668-5644 WANTED: LOOKING for a used YZ 125 in excellent condition, please call 333-9113

Des services personnalisés et des ressources utiles.

Éducation

Direction de l’enseignement postsecondaire

CENTRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE 302, rue Strickland, Whitehorse (Yukon) 867.668.2663 poste 223 www.sofa-yukon.ca

WANTED: 50ʼ orange snow fence. 633-2651 WANTED: GOOD used crutch, preferably aluminum. 667-4540 WANTED: TURBO infrared cooker, inexpensive, 668-5188 WANTED: LOOKING for ladies and menʼs bike, large, for free, 633-2236

Journeyman Automotive Technician, Full Time Klondike Motors is seeking experienced Automotive Technicians to join our teams in Whitehorse and Inuvik. We are looking for long term employees who take pride in their work and put customer satisfaction first.

The successful candidates will possess the following qualifications: • Journeyman Certification; • Valid Driver’s Licence; • Ability to read and comprehend repair orders; • Self-motivated and results orientated; • Dependable, professional and positive attitude.

• Interprovincial Red Seal Certification and GM Experience are considered an asset.

Locations Available: 191 Range Road, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3E5 Box 2568, 170 Airport Road, Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0 We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume and salary expectations to: Human Resources E-Mail: hr@klondikemotors.com Fax (780) 638-4867 Or drop off a resume in person at our Whitehorse location; Ask to speak with Dean Brown, Parts and Service Manager.

Yukon Chamber of Mines is seeking an:

ExEcutivE AssistAnt Salary range: 45,000.00 – 55,000.00 (DOE) + Chambers of Commerce Benefits Package DUTIeS & reSPOnSIBIlITIeS Reporting to the Executive Director, the Executive Assistant 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.

This position will assist in all day to day operations, including, but not limited to: • Answering, forwarding and/or taking messages for incoming correspondence, phone calls and face-to-face inquiries; • Maintaining and ensuring that administration filing is done routinely and organized, including maintaining of financial records, board and board committees records, membership information, material and directories; • Booking, preparing, and attending a wide range of meetings, providing secretarial support including taking meeting minutes; • Typing and preparing memos, letters and outgoing correspondence, proof reading all documents before distribution; • Facilitate travel arrangements; • Assist in the coordination of yearly events and special projects; • Contribute to a team atmosphere and provide additional duties as required; QUalIFICaTIOnS The Executive Assistant is the front line representative and must be able to represent Yukon Chamber of Mines in a professional and courteous manner. Position duties require working knowledge of board dynamics, general office procedures, bookkeeping, and strong computer skills (Simply Accounting, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and Outlook). Good organizational skills are essential as well as the ability to use a wide variety of office equipment.

The ideal qualifications are a Diploma of Office Administration or equivalent, a valid Class 5 Driver’s license, and 3-5 years experience working in a fast paced office environment. The employee should have a good ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, chamber members, directors, consultants and other agencies. Specific qualifications and skill requirements include: • Excellent verbal and written communication skills - knowledge of business correspondence formats and clerical expectations; Ability to exercise good judgment in recognizing scope of authority and protecting confidential information a must; • Ability to perform secretarial and clerical duties with deliberate speed and accuracy without immediate and constant supervision; The following qualifications will be given priority consideration: • Knowledge of the Yukon and Yukon mining industry; • Experience in event coordination; If interested, please submit your resume and covering letter by 4:00 PM on May 29th, 2014 to the attention of: Samson Hartland, Executive Director Yukon Chamber of Mines 3151B – 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1G1 Fax: (867)-668-7127 e-Mail: ed@yukonminers.ca We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Tlicho Engineering & Environmental Services Ltd. (TEES), a division of the Tlicho Investment Corporation (TEES), has a challenging career opportunity as part of the Faro Mine Remediation Project. We are searching for the ideal candidate to fill a key role in our dynamic fast-paced work team. We invite you to join us providing care and maintenance services at the Faro Mine site, which is an abandoned lead-zinc mine situated in Faro, Yukon

Site Superintendent

Friday, May 23, 2014

WANTED: TRANSPORTATION for 4 to 12 stored bins from Edmonton to Whitehorse.

Verena at 334-9390

Cars

WANTED TO rent: Hitch travel trailer (4-6 person) or motorhome for June 16-19 Whitehorse-Dawson. Will Insure. Roger 633-5210

2011 HONDA Civic sedan, white, tinted, like new, 30,000kms, summer/winter tire sets with rims, auto, few extras, $15,000 obo.

633-2101 lv msg

WANTED: WHITE bathtub with right-hand drain, 53.5”L, 28.5”W. 250-566-1346

2011 TOYOTA Corolla CE, great cond, well maintained, plenty of warranty, 45,000km, auto, red, block heater, $14,500, 334-7275 or 456-4282 eve

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With our extensive, organized listings, readers will find your ad easily, so you won’t be climbing the walls looking for buyers.

This is a full time 4 day on 3 day off position reporting to the Site Manager.

Preference will be considered for those who are willing to live and work from Faro. The individual should be a strong leader that has well rounded people skills. Shared accommodations may be available to the right candidate. The Site Superintendent must have northern/cold climate background experience gained in performing water treatment functions, maintenance functions, civil work functions, mechanical repair functions and site security and health and safety functions. The Site Superintendent will provide assistance for a wide range of tasks associated with Care & Maintenance of the Faro Mine complex.

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Such Job DutieS incluDe, yet are not limiteD, to the following: • Provide support to the Site Manager on an operational level.

• Review daily reports for labour, materials, and equipment, as well as conduct audits and perform site inspections • To perform a role with each discipline on site including Civil Works, Maintenance and Trades, and Water Treatment Operations • Communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues, subcontractors, consultants and clients • Think creatively and logically to resolve operational problems while managing all resources • Schedule material and equipment purchases and delivery as well as receive these items on site • Assist in ensuring the project runs smoothly and is completed on time • Organize the project logistics including purchasing and supply chain management • Ensure compliance with all safety and government regulations.

• Oversee and provide guidance for Health and Safety, including daily tool box meetings, Joint Health and Safety, and investigations.

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2009 TOYOTA Çorolla standard, dk grey w/tinted windows, low kms, $9,000 obo.

335-0826 2009 TOYOTA Yaris, 61,000 km, sedan, good cond, no body/windshield damage, great on gas, $50 for 500km tank, $11,000.

668-4649 2008 CHRYSLER 300 touring model, silver, c/w sunroof & 2 sets of tires, very well maintained, 53,000kms, $10,500. 333-9966 2008 MAZDA 5, std trans, really gd tires, clean cond, 80,000 kms. Cool minivan w/sturdy roof rack, $7,500. 667-4463 or 334-9436 2007 PONTIAC G5 sedan, 95,050kms, P/L, P/W, A/C, C/C, 18” Primax wheels/low profile tires & set of winter tires on rims, $6,500 obo. 334-7822 2007 H O N D A Civic, great on gas, winter/summer tires/rims, remote start, manual 5-spd, clear windshield, new battery, maintenance records, detailed, 78,000kms, $12,500. 335-2648 2006 INFINITI G35X Luxury Sport sedan V6 AWD, great safety features, 143,000 km, silver, fully loaded power everything, sun roof, all-leather interior, two sets tires, Bluetooth, $9,900, 668-5790.

2005 MONTE Carlo, auto, 3.4L 6-cyl, 77,000kms, power doors/windows, extra winter tires on rims, one owner car, $7,500 obo.

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DOWNTOWN: Canadian Tire Cashplan The Deli Edgewater Hotel Extra Foods Fourth Avenue Petro Gold Rush Inn

Home Hardware Klondike Inn Mac’s Fireweed Books Ricky’s Restaurant Riverside Grocery Riverview Hotel shoppers on Main shoppers Qwanlin Mall

1999 CAVALIER, $1,200. 335-1853 1999 HONDA Odyssey, 240,000kms, runs well, clean, $3,200. 334-1935 or 667-6631 1999 SUBARU Forester, great cond inside/out, just over 300,000km, auto, all season tires, $4,000. 335-0598

Processing and packing Arctic Charr; Reliable, punctual, heavy lifting, 6 months experience of fish plant work with Arctic Charr.

High School education required. $16.40 per hour, permanent, full time Mon-Fri with some overtime.

Apply by email with resume to jlucas@icywaters.com ClOSiNg dAte FOR APPliCAtiONS MAy 28tH.

Deputy Minister, Energy, Mines & Resources Department of Energy, Mines & Resources Salary: $164,894 to $220,594 per annum

Closing Date: May 21, 2014 Requisition: #5399

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2000 TOYOTA Sienna, 256,000kms, new CV axles, wheel bearings, shocks, sway bar links, catalytic & exhaust system, front brake calipers. Spare studded tires. Synthetic oil, hot heater, $3,500 obo. 633-5495

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2000 TOYOTA Echo 2-dr hatchback, 195,000kms, c/w 4 studded tires on rims, $3,500 obo. 399-3648

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Please forward your resume “and” salary expectations no later than May 30, 2014 by 5:00pm to career@tlichoic.com with “Site Superintendent” in the subject line. Please note that only qualified candidates are being considered and 3rd party submissions will be treated as if supplied by the candidate.

PORTER CREEK

2000 PONTIAC Sunfire GT, 2.4L twin cam, 5-spd, allow wheel, good brakes, tires, steering, good body, runs well, sunroof, a/c, C/D, $2,100. 334-8083

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Airport Chalet Airport snacks & Gifts

2003 ECHO, rollover, engine runs fine, 50,000 km and the vehicle drives, manual 5-spd, can only be sold for parts, all body panels dented, $1,000. 668-2802

Icy Waters Ltd.

211 Wood Street, Whitehorse

for more information on the faro mine remediation Project, please visit www.faromine.ca.

HILLCREST

2005 SUBARU Imperza Auto Wagen, 210,000kms, well maintained, c/w records, has some body hail damage. Call or text 335-5426

RIVERDALE: 38 Famous Video super A Riverdale Tempo Gas Bar

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1997 NISSAN Altima, great parts car, engine runs great, body partially damaged, needs back windshield, $1,300. 633-3982

2005 FORD F150 4x4 supercab, 5.4 Triton V8, remote start, box liner, winter/all season tires, new rotors/brakes, well maintained, exc cond, $10,000 obo. 334-3398

1996 BUICK Regal 4 dr. 300,000kms, very reliable, $800 obo. 335-1681 1996 PONTIAC Bonneville, 310,000kms, 3.8 L, 6-cyl, new front end, good body, tranny slipping, $800 obo. 660-4425 1994 GEO Metro, running rough but good for parts, engine needs attention, $120.

668-6805 1990 CHEVY Sprint, 4-dr white, 3-cyl, good running order, rubber & battery, body needs work. 667-6649

SALES • BODY SHOP • PARTS • SERVICE 2008 GMC Envoy SLE, GREY ..........................................................................$16,500 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE.................................................................. $1,995 2008 Arctic Cat M1000 Snowmobile ................................................... $6,900 2007 Pontiac Torrent, AWD, RED..................................................................$12,995 2005 Ford F350 Crewcab, 4X4, DiEsEl ................................................. $11,995 2003 Ford 4x4 Excape Limited ................................................................. $8,395 IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE!

2012 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon

One of a Kind!

34,995

1990 TOYOTA Corolla station wagon, 380,000km, auto, body very rusty but engine/transmission very reliable, $500, 334-5498 1988 COUGAR 2-dr hard top, good tires, good running cond, $2,000 firm. 668-7976

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1983 TOYOTA Tercel, runs great, good car but is best used for parts due to rust, drive her away for $500, 333-9876

2013 Hyundai GT Elantra SE Tech

1981 FORD Granada, in running condition, open to offers, 668-2006

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2014 Dodge Dart SXT

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23,595

Panoramic Sunroof, Black

23,995

1978 CAMARO, 454 LS6/7, M22 4-spd with positraction axle, about 550hp, new radiator, 3” dual exhaust, high HP project car, $6,500 obo. 667-6641 1976 TRANS Am, project car, $500.

334-3822

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For Quick Approval call: 668-5559 #4 Fraser Road, McCrae, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S8 EMAIL: woloshyn@northwestel.net

TOYOTA COROLLA, gold, 112,000kms, keyless entry, push button start, 88,000 km left on warranty, $11,500. 667-7167

2010 DODGE Dually 3500, mint cond, 29,000kms, all options + DVD, B&M gooseneck hitch, tool box, $58,000, a must see.

334-4206

TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2005 Auto, driven by one senior in summer only, show room condition, dark red color, 120,000kms, $15,000, call/text 335-5426

2010 DODGE RAM 1500 quad cab, under 50,000kms, still under warranty, can package up with 2001 21' fifth wheel, $24,000 obo. 334-3655 or deuces11@hotmail.com

WANTED: NEWER station wagon, reliable, automatic, good on gas. 334-5032

2010 NISSAN X Terra 4x4, very good shape, good glass, good rubber, 62,000km, 332-3928 lv msg

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BETTER BID North Auctions/Appraisal have been commissioned by YTG Dept of Motor Vehicles to sell by sealed bids 2006 Titan pickup, 1998 Blazer, 2001 Impala. For viewing call 333-0717. Bids close Friday May 23, 2014 at 6:00pm

2002 DODGE Ram 1500 quad 4x4, auto, 625,000kms, commercially maintained record available, runs well, tool box, roof & side racks, towing gear, call or text 335-5426

10ʼ STEEL truck deck c/w (2) tool boxes attached, (2) 50 gal saddle tanks, headache rack w/mounted b/u lamps, $2,500.

667-7777 2008 FORD F150 XLT 4x4 crew cab short box, loaded w/options, in very clean cond, gd tires, 130,000 kms, $11,000. 667-4463 or 334-9436 2008 FORD F150 XLT 5.4 Triton V8, crew cab with matching canopy, 99,000km, exc cond, $17,500, Robert @ 332-2901 2008 FORD F350 Lariat crew cab, leather interior, low kms, Triton V10 engine, tow hitch, canopy, extended warranty, $24,900, 633-2458 2008 TACOMA, red, 4x4, crew cab, lock tool box, well kept, $21,000. 335-2951 2007 GMC 3500 crew cab 6.0L gas, 2006 Dodge 3500 mega cab diesel, 2005 GMC 2500 crew cab diesel with or without pilot car equipment, 660-4220 2007 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4 crew cab, V8, auto, loaded, dealer serviced, matching canopy, 2 sets wheels/tires, 150,000kms, exc cond, $23,000. 334-8912 lv msg 2006 DODGE Caravan, great shape, tires like new, 3.3L engine, very clean, new battery/new trailer hitch and wiring installed, ($460 value), $5,500. 333-9084 2005 DODGE Grand Caravan, 130,000kms, seats 8, that can be removed, immaculate condition, great family wagon, blue, $6,900 obo. 667-7733 or brendan109@hotmail.com 2005 F150 Super Crew, loaded, leather int, FX4, sun roof, 135,000kms, black, $16,500.

334-3160 or 633-3116 2005 F350 diesel Lariat, 4wd, long box, fully loaded, all engine updates, orig owner, exec cond, 160,000kms, $18,000. 334-9436 or 667-4463 2005 FORD F-450, 6.0 diesel, 17 passenger shuttle bus w/wheelchair lift, luggage compartment, 286,000km, good shape but needs engine work, $4,500 obo. 335-6757 1997 F150, 3-door 4X4 pick-up w/canopy, standard, low mileage, 667-2046

2000 DODGE Ram 1500 SLT 4x4 auto, new motor, 4” lift, 33” studded tires, cold air intake, magnaflow exhaust, 2 12” subs/amp, canopy, toolbox, much more, $8,000 obo.

335-8657 2000 SUBARU Forester, teal, new 5-spd engine, great tires/alloy rims, tow hitch, roof rack, great mileage, super winter AWD & more, $4,300. 334-8083 2000 TOYOTA Sienna SE, exc cond, regularly maintained, recently serviced, winter/summer tires on rims, roof top carrier, 310,000kms, $3,900. 633-6373 1998 DODGE Dakota Sport, 4x4, 5 spd manual, rear airbag ride. Nw: front brakes, roters, ball joints, tie rod & a boxliner. Candy apple red. 229,000kms. $6500 obo.

633-3116 or 334-3160 1996 CHEV pick-up, V6 auto, ready to go, $900 obo. 334-3822 or 456-7522 1994 CHEV diesel 4X4, 3/4 ton, $6,000 obo.

668-2972

2004 BUICK Rendezvous SUV Crossover, mint condition, leather interior, heated seats, all power, 4wd, great family SUV, 130,000kms $8,900/obo. 332-7054, 667-7733 or jenskel@hot- mail.com

ENGINE STAND, good cond, $30 firm.

821-6011

TIRES! TIRES! TIRES! Seasonal Changeover Good used tires–15”,16”,17”,18”,19” and 20”–lots to choose from. $25 to $150 a tire. $25 to mount and balance per tire.

Mechanical Services Call Art 334-4608

STEEL WHEELS, original equipment GM 6 bolt steel wheels, 2 avail, 16"x 6.5" like new. $50 firm ea. 821-6011 2005 F350 crew cab, parting out, 4 tires w/steel rims, Goodrich 285/70R17, as new just on before the wreak, $800 obo. Also body parts available. bseeley@northwestel.net. 536-2680

A Celebration of life for

Archie Graham

will be held on May 31st, Graveside Service 1:30pm by Yukon Order of Pioneers 2:00pm Gathering at 178 Backe St. Haines, Junction Convention Centre.

Come share your memories

Dr. Anne Cortland Williams of Whitehorse

passed away suddenly May 20, 2014.

Born in Whitehorse June 16, 1953 to Bishop Tom and Isabel Greenwood.

She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Bruce, daughter Jessica, sisters Sally, Meg, brother David, nieces and nephews Judy, Christine, Catherine, Stephen, Graham, Eric, Marcus, Nicholas, Samuel, Drake, and Tandena.

She is predeceased by her older brother Michael.

A memorial service will be held in Whitehorse soon.

1994 FORD Escort 4-dr station wagon, exc cond, winter/summer tires mounted on rims, $1,750 obo. 333-0484 1993 JEEP Cherokee, runs well but needs some work, $1,000. 335-2182 1992 GMC 2500, ext cab 4X4, very powerful, new motor, transfer case, exh system, well maintained, low kms, $4,200. 336-3666 1992 SUZUKI 4x4 standard, 1.6L, 226,000kms, stored inside last 5 yrs, $1,850 obo. 334-6101

A celebration of life for

John Richard Cletheroe February 24, 1941 - February 12, 2014

1990 HILIUX Surf Toyota 4-cyl 4x4 turbo, 5-sp manual, right-hand drive, low mileage, 131,744km, diesel, $3,700 obo. Gus 336-3146 or 393-4796

will be held on May 24th, 2014, at the Anglican Christ Cathedral, 4th & Elliot Street at 1:00pm. Interment will be at Ta’an Kwach’an Cemetary, Lake Lebarge.

1990 TOYOTA Hiace, AWD, diesel, auto, excellent fuel consumption, seats 8, middle seats swivel, great camping/handicapped vehicle, 128,000 kms, offers or trades considered. 333-9020

A barbeque feast, in memory of John will take place at 5:30pm at Helen’s Fish Camp, Lake Lebarge.

1989 CHEVY flat deck, lots of new parts, new tires all around, exc cond, $2,800 obo.

633-5130

Everyone is welcome.

1989 FORD 250 7.3 diesel, c/w canopy, new tires, 5-spd, 320,000kms, some rust, $3,500 obo. 334-6101 1989 FORD E-350 cube van, 16ʼ box, gas propane, $3,900. 2000 E-450, 23ʼ box, auto, 7.3 diesel. 333-0717 17ʼ STEEL flat deck c/w headache rack, enclosed b/u lamps, (2) metal tool compartments under-deck mounted, $4,500.

667-7777

Auto Parts & Accessories TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100 TEKONSHA VOYAGER 9030 electric brake controller for trailer with 1-4 axles, new & never used, cost $130, asking $65.

334-8083

2007 TOYOTA Sienna limited AWD 7 passenger minivan, 75,000 kms, power sliding doors/rear hatch, sunroof, all options, new winter tires/rims, possible offers/trades/cash, 333-9020 2006 FORD F-250 supercab 4X4, 5.4L, auto, 147,000 kms, 8' box w/liner, fiberglass cap w/rack, electric brake, tow package, summer/winter tires on rims, new windshield, clean truck, $14,500. 335-0277

4 15” summer tires, $40. 393-3097

2001 DODGE Ram 1500 4x4 quad cab, automatic, tool box, 250,000kms, $4,800 obo. 667-4911

LOADED!

2014 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4x4

HYUNDAI SANTA Fe GLS, 3.3L AWD, reliable/fuel efficient, leather interior and sunroof, 150,000kms, $11,000, e-mail sharony@ualberta.ca for viewing

2004 N I S S A N Titan Endurance, 157,000kms, very good cond, $13,000 obo.

867-634-2240

2001 DODGE Grand Caravan, 305,000kms, good runner, winter tires, new $1,900, asking $1,200 obo. 335-2273 after 5:00pm

Black, auto

$

2005 FORD Ranger Edge, immaculate condition, auto, rear wheel drive, new box cover, only 52,000kms, $8,800 obo. 668-7136

2001 CHEVROLET Tahoe 4WD sports utility, white/ grey interior, 4.8L, V8, cruise control, full size spare tire, tachometer, trailer package, trailer hitch, power locks, power seats, 667-7733

Special Edition, Loaded, Black

$

piece of min dependable...

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13 Denver roaD in McCrae • 668-6639

Custom-cut Stone Products

HEADSTONES • KITCHENS • BUILDING STONE • AND MORE...

sid@sidrock.com

It is with great sadness and much love that the family of

Shirley Pearl Rivest (Belcourt) announces her passing on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 at the age of 56 years.

Shirley is survived by her husband Bruce Rivest, daughter Sarah Jean Graham, and siblings Dorcas Calliou, Rhonda Calliou and Ron Calliou.

A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday May 28th, 2014 at 1 pm at Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, 1171 Front Street, Whitehorse, Yukon.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Northern Lights Health Foundation (www.nlhf.ca) The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the Doctors, Nurses, and staff at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and U of A Hospital, for the kindness, care and support shown to Shirley during her stay there.

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Pet Report Hours of operation for tHe sHelter: Tues - Fri: 12:00pm-7:00pm • Sat 10:00am-6:00pm CloSed Sundays & Mondays

633-6019 FriDay, may 23

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

2014

have your pets spayed or neutered.

For inFormation call

633-6019

dough for dogs!

Cookies for Cats!

Fundraising

Are you interested in Selling or Ordering some cookie dough to help us Fundraise?

Cookie Dough, Gluten Free Macaroons or Doggie Dough Call or drop by the shelter for more info.

In-Dey-Go order forms are here.

HONDA CAR Battery. Tall narrow 6” wide, 12v battery. 668-5207

GOODYEAR 1122.5 tire, near new, $200.

335-2307

FOUR ALL season radial tires, inclʼg rims, 185/70R14, gd cond, only used for 12 months, $200. 667-8031

ALCOA POLISHED aluminum 22.5 rim, $200. 335-2307

305 CHEVY V-8 engine, have various other parts that could be added to the engine, $1,200 obo. 633-6502 4 SNOWMARK all season tubeless tires, M&S P185/65R15 86ʼs, 20% worn, 667-6649 20” OEM rims from 2014 Toyota Tundra, bolt pattern 5x150, fits 2007-2014 Tundra or Sequoia, c/w or without 4 new Dunlop tires P275/55R20, $1,000 obo for tires/rims.

334-4544 1 BRIDGESTONE 6-hole Desert Dueler 31X1050 R15LT, fairly new, aluminum tire & rim, $75. Gus 336-2146 or Dave 393-4796 2013 NEW factory OEM 20” chrome-plated rims from Toyota Tundra, 5x150 bolt pattern, fits 2007-2014 Tundra or Sequoia, worth $2,000, asking $750 obo. 334-4544 1 BF Goodrich T/A P265/70 R16, 6-hole rim, $60. Gus 336-2146 or Dave 393-4796 4 NEW Dunlop tires, P275/55R20, $600 obo.

334-4544 2003 CUMMINS intake parts, turbo, intercooler, intake plenum, filter, performance chip, 633-6502 4 BF Goodrich T/A P265/70 R16, $35 ea.

Gus 336-2146 or Dave 393-4796 GM HD 4-speed transmission for older GM, $400 obo. 667-6907 BLUE LENSES for large Light Force lights, like new, $35. 667-6907 2 LT 265/75 R16 BF Goodrich, $35 ea. Gus 336-2146 or Dave 393-4796 MICHELIN SUMMER tires, P225/45R18, used 2 seasons, set of 4 for only $300.

333-9013 or 668-7369

LOST/FOuND LOST

• 4th ave, pug, male, tan, wearing a black collar answers to Kiowk, contact Heather @ 334-3542 (01/05/14) • riverdale, DSH, grey neutered male, wearing a black collar with tags, answer to J.t, contact Gordie @334-3595 (08/05/14) • Glenna rd, female 6-9 months old, brown and black white on belly, and one brown eye and one blue eye, contact Kim @ 6332029 (13/05/14) • riverdale, 6 month old DlH, grey male, no collar anwser to Paps, contact clarie @ 335-5705 (20/05/14) • mccrae area, 11 yr old, DlH, tabby, answers to tabby, contact mary @ 336-1769 (21/05/14) • Downtown, Jeckell Street, 7 month old, DSH, black body with white paws and white around the nose, female, wearing a black collar with gems on it answers to Kiwi, contact clara @ 333-9282 (22/05/14).

FOuND

• alaska Hwy, near Kopper King, young female chocolate lab, wearing red collar, please contact laura @ 335-5224 or toodi @ 332-4170 (29/04/2014) • takhini area, small white male dog, contact Stephanie @335-7853 • copper ridge lazulite Dr, cream shihtzu, male, no collar, contact John @334-6015 (08/05/14) • Between lowbird and copper ridge, female, black with and little brown on the legs, Shepherd x, approx 10 -12 weeks old, no collar. contact Jim @ 334-4410 (14/05/14) • Elijah Smith School, terrierX, female, brindle coloring with white on chest, no collar, approx 7-9 months old, contact angelique @ 334-2621 (22/05/14)

RuNNING AT LARGE...

if you have lost a pet, remember to check with city Bylaw: 668-8382

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

IN FOSTER HOMES • 3yr old, neutered male, akita, grey and white (a.J.) • 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/rottie, black and brown (tristan)

• 8 yr old, neutered male, GSD/bear dogX, black and tan (mr. Bojangles)

1986 TOYOTA truck for parts, 4X4, $250, 456-4922 NEW ALUMINUM fuel tank tool box combo single wall, never been used, $1,360 firm.

660-4220 3 P225/60R16 tires on rims to fit Ford Crown Vic, 2 Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grips, 1 Power King winter grip, $25 ea. 335-3338

• 7 yr old, neutered male, Great DaneX, tan and white (Spot) • 5 yr old, male neutered, GSDX, black and tan (moe) • 7 yr old, male, GSD, black and tan (atilla) • 10 yr old, female, labX, black, (catnis) • 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) • 1 yr old, female spayed, staffie/labX, black (Peanut) • 12 weeks old, female, Husky, black (aster)

D

• none at this time.

SPEcIAL • Homes needed for retired sled dogs. they would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com if your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

Pets will be posted on the Pet report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.

You can also check out our award winning website at:

www.Humanesocietyyukon.ca

Pets IT'S A DOG'S LIFE BOARDING KENNEL New, clean, safe, family friendly.

Heated indoor kennels with covered outdoor runs.

Large play area in natural setting, daily walks.

131 Empress Rd, Golden Horn Subdivision 333-9841

RONʼS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʼs, Small industrial equipment.

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates!

Call Patrick at 335-4181 2005 SUZUKI 700 King Quad, windshield and faring, rear storage compartment, low miles, great cond, $5,500. 333-9020 2008 SUZUKI GSX-R 750, under 5,000 kms, mint cond, well maintained, just serviced & ready to go, $7,400. 335-1106 2011 ARCTIC Cat Quad, 425 cc engine w/snow plow attachment, $6,000 obo.

336-1045

MALE & female malamutes from Norway, w/papers, 4 yr old. $500/ pair to good home.

Suitable for rural/wilderness dwellers. Great sled/ski dogs & pets. Prefer familiarity w/breed. ryangust2@yahoo.com 634-2817

4 ATV/UTV tires, never used, from 2013 Ranger, 2@ 25x11x12, and 2 @ 25x9x12, $500. 334-4206

DOGHOUSE, 633-3053

2004 WR 450 street-legal dirtbike, gobs of power, low kms, Rekluse clutch, electric start, riser bar, trailtech gauge, ShockSkinz, LED signals, Heat grips, FX graphics, meticulously maintained. 633-5495

LARGE Igloo style, $50.

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles TAITʼS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles

by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com 2007 HARLEY Dyna Super Glide, exc cond, c/w quick release saddle bags, sissy bar, one up seat, windshield, $10,000. 334-6946 2000 BEAR Cat 440 Snowmobile, 120kms on new engine, new skis and track, c/w cover & new adult helmet, all work done at Listers, $2,999. 335-2648

2004 YAMAHA V-Star 1100cc, not a scratch, 4000km, $5,500 negotiable, call 336-4887

2 POLARIS 2-wheel drive 4-wheelers, 250cc, in running condition and 1 more for spare parts, $2,800. 633-4643 1997 SKIDOO Rotax 380, used for 2 hrs in last 4 yrs, good cond, new track, recently serviced low hrs, seats 2, rear storage, $2,400. 334-8083 2004 SKIDOO MXZ 800cc, 136” track, Fox suspension, new top end/bottom end, black plastic, $3,500 neg. Call/text 335-5945 2010 RANGER 6x6 side by side EFI 800, 190 kms, c/w winch, windshield, roof, side racks for box, spare tire & misc, $13,500 firm. 334-6101 2006 KAWASAKI KLX 125cc, 4-stroke, exc shape, great for 11-14 yr-old, $1,700 obo.

456-4430 or 332-5510 1991 ARCTIC Cat, 550 cc snowmobile, runs great, just serviced, helmet included, registration & plated, great machine, $1,100 obo.

667-7733, 332-7054 or brendan109@hotmail.com KAWASAKI SIDEXSIDE, 6-ply tires, 2 winches, solid, powerful & reliable, 334-2647 2006 YAMAHA FZR 1300 sport touring, 28,000kms, new tires, 2 saddle bags, drive shaft, exc cond, 633-2916 or 334-1166 2012 KAWASAKI KX 85 with Monster Energy Plastics and graphic kit, exc cond, $2,900 obo. 333-9113

I’m Daphne. I’m new to the shelter life but so far it seems nice.

I like going for long walks, playing fetch in the yard and most of all I love cuddling up for some much needed snuggle time. Come on down and say hi soon!

KO-KART, 2 seats, 6hp, runs good, good for kids up to 12 yrs, $600 obo. 334-6519 2003 DRZ125, new handle bars and maxxis rear tire, never raced, $1,000 obo. 668-6680

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

www.humanesocietyyukon.ca

cATS

cATS

BACK WINDOW for 1980-82 Chev or GMC pickup, $50. 334-4206

aphne

• none at this time.

• 7 month old, male, lhasa apso X, cream and lots more brown, (malcolm) • 7 month old, male lhasa apso X, cream and brown (Howard) • 7 month old, female spayed, black and tan (Birdy) • 3 yr old, female, black and tan (Breezie) • 2 yr old, female, cream (Darby) • 15 weeks old, male, blonde (lenny) • 15 weeks old, male, blonde (carl)

WANTED: FRONT differential housing for '99 Chevy Tracker. Will consider whole vehicle if price is right. Voicemail 250-651-2253 or email gacrawford@hughes.net.

Pet of the Week!

AT THE SHELTER DOGS

Friday, May 23, 2014

Gently Used

2008 HONDA Shadow VT750C, incl bike cover, 2 helmets, leather saddle bags, 1 owner, gently driven, heated handles, full windshield, 4,400 km, $5,500. 332-0270 2006 SUZUKI Boulevard 800 cc, loaded, only 3000 km, absolutely like new, $6,800.

633-6920 2005 ARCTIC Cat 650 V-Twin ATV, exc cond, just serviced, new battery, $3,700.

393-2692

Marine

Inventory

Atv’s:

‘05 Polaris Sportsman 800 ....................................................$5,999 ‘08 Kawaski 450 Sport/Race .................................................$4,999 ‘09 Yamaha Big Bear 250 ......................................................$3,499

MOtORCYCLEs: ‘00 Yamaha 650 Vstar ............................................... $3,499 $2,999 ‘04 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 (7800km). ......................................$5,999 ‘08 Honda Shadow 750..........................................................$4,999 ‘09 Ducati 696 Monster..........................................................$7,499 ‘10 Yamaha YZ250F ...............................................................$4,999 ‘13 Yamaha WR250F..............................................................$7,499

YUKON

YAMAHA

(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430

1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.

2012 Hewescraft Ocean PrO 22'

Twin Yamaha 115’s, 85 hours. Hard top, suspension seats, Wallas heater, Lowrance chartplotter, 4G radar, sonar, downriggers, life raft, Fusion stereo, Maxwell windlass, Rocna anchor, bench seat bed. etc. etc.

75,000 firm.

$

$100,000 new.

867-668-2255 info@uncommonyukon.com PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 21ʼ JET boat. Wood/fiberglass deep V hull, 350 Chev 4-barrel engine, Smith Marine jet in running cond, c/w steel tandem axle trailer, $2,000 as is where is. 667-6641 21ʼ CAMPION cabin cruiser, 350 Chev engine with Volvo legs, fridge, stove, sink, toilet, 15hp Yamaha kicker, must see at 7220-7th Avenue. 667-2344

Cruise the beautiful Pacific Coast in your own yacht this year!

1996 KAWASAKI 750 Seadoo & trailer, low hrs, runs good, $3,700 obo. 12ʼ inflatable Titan boat, aluminum floor, used 10 hrs, $1,800. 16ʼ fibreglass boat & trailer (project not finished), $875. 333-0717 YAMAHA 4HP motor, 4-stroke, new, used 4 times, c/w 5 gal gas can & hose, 250-566-1346

Fractional ownership can make your lifelong dream a reality right now.

North Pacific 38 Sedan / 2 Staterooms / Bow and Stern Thruster / 33% share available - $94,900

www.one4yacht.com 604-669-2248

SOLO WHITEWATER canoe, Dagger Ovation, 12ʼ, incl foam pedestal seat, thigh straps, float bags, exc cond, $1,600.

821-6011 16ʼ PRINCECRAFT boat & trailer, electric winch, $9000 obo. 633-4115 1999 CAMPION 552 Explorer, 19ʼ, 4.3 inboard, 5hp Merc kicker, 2 manual d/riggers, rod holders, stereo, VHF, full top/trl tarp, new spare, ex shape, Tagish. $11,000 obo.

587-335-7133 12ʼ SUMA Pro aluminum boat, $1,250 obo.

334-6101 2002 115HP Yamaha, 21' boat, warm, safe, wheelhouse and canvas covered walled deck, with trailer, quality crafted, ex shape, light and strong wood and fiberglass construction, $10,000 obo. 335-0395 2007 MACGREGOR 26X sailboat, chart plotter/fish finder, heater, stove, furling, 70 hp Suzuki, sleeps 6, great for lake/ocean, $27,500. 456-4065 BAYFIELD 25 sailboat w/cradle, 8hp diesel motor, 3 sails, ice box/sink, new marine head, alcohol stove, compass, VHF radio, mast stepping equip, sleeps 4, $10,900 obo, delivery in YT/AK for $, 867-336-1412 10ʼ INFLATABLE, new, heavy duty PVC 1.2mm, aluminum floor, 2 seats, oars and cover, $950 obo. 334-4068 17ʼ MAD River Canoe ABS, new gunnels, well used, minor repair necessary, much life remaining, $750. 332-0260 MARIN 20-HORSE outboard jet motor, runs good, nice shape, $1,200 obo. 336-0460 19ʼ WELDED aluminum hull jet boat, 350 Chev, 773 Hamilton Jet, 3/4 top and travel top, approx 160 hrs run time, c/w custom built trailer, $16,000 obo. 821-6011 KAYAK PERCEPTION Shadow, 16.5ʼ w/rudder, c/w paddle, skirt, safety gear, used 8 times, $1,500. 689-7339 12ʼ HARBORCRAFT aluminum boat c/w down rigger and two rod holders, $925 obo.

333-9084 BILL MASON heavy duty special 17ʼ6” cedar and canvas canoe in very good cond, built by Paul Fletcher, $2,500 obo. 633-2443 2000 MACGREGOR 26X Sailboat/trailer, good cond, 20hp Honda, (low hours); EZ to sail, wheel steering, bathroom; stove/sink, sleeps 6, $17,400. 334-5490 16ʼ STARCRAFT boat with trailer & 25 HP long shaft motor, $2,500 obo. 668-7976 18ʼ INFLATABLE ridged V hull, ex coast guard, very safe boat, dual 35hp outboards with controls, tanks, and tow-toys $8,000 obo. 456-4926 WANTED: ANY free boat parts, seats, etc, rebuilding old boat. 633-2236 16.5ʼ MIRROCRAFT, aluminum, 65HP Evinrude, power trim & tilt, 2 downriggers, spare prop, tight & stable, $4,500. 334-8321 2002 16.25ʼ Harbour Craft boat & trailer, 50 hp Johnson & 9.9 hp Yamaha, down rig, new winch, life jackets, exc cond, $14,000.

334-8912 lv msg 32' BAYLINER project boat, 3 floors, 4 axle trailer, transom gate, front & rear thrusters, stand up shower.

More at whiskeypapamike.com. 335-1395 21ʼ CAMPION, walk around w/cuddy, marine radio, GPS, depth sounder, 2 downriggers, 2 live wells, 225hp Mercury outboard on transom, $11,000. 333-0745 12” BOAT fenders, $100 ea. 335-2307 BOAT LIFE ring, $35. 335-2307 COLEMAN 4-MAN 650lb 12ʼ rubber raft with pump, used once, $50. 335-2307 OUTBOARD MOTOR mount, heavy duty Garelick, $75. 335-2307 1981 26ʼ Bayliner, great cond, $9,000.

334-1051 for info

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18FT V-HULL speed boat and tubes, 70hp outboard, trailer, with controls & tanks $8,000 obo. 456-4926

Heavy Equipment 1998 PETERBILT highway tractor, estate sale, $14,900. 30ʼ Jeep (trailer for fuel), $7,900. 1989 Freightliner parts, good tires, $5,900. 6,000ʼ irrigation pipe, estate, $3,500.

Patriot street sweeper, ex-City, $17,900.

333-0717 AIR ROTARY drill rig, everything needed for water wells & exploration, $45,000, atlinmech@outlook.com 2000 INTERNATIONAL Eagle, big sleeper, newer N14 Cummins engine, 667-2046 1991 BABY Kenworth cabover, long frame, single axle, excellent shape, 667-2046 4 NEW CL729-17.5x25-E3/L3 loader tires, $500 ea. 1 near new Kumho 385/65R 22.5 tire & two rims, $650 obo. 334-6101 WOODBUG POWERSAW mill c/w 3-10ʼ sections log dogs, dimension stops, two saws, 2 bars, $2,800. Norwood portable edger w/13hp Honda, located in Haines Junction, $2,800. 334-6101 2002 GMC 7500 5-ton 24ʼ van body with power tailgate 6 speed transmission, 3126 Cat engine New rubber, very low kms $20,000 obo Phone 867-536-2265 in Watson Lake 1997 CAT D6M LGP 6-way blade with ripper Brand new undercarriage $75,000 Phone 867-536-2265 in Watson Lake 1980 INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK DT466 engine, 13-speed Tandem axle Old but reliable $5,000 obo Phone 867-536-2265 in Watson Lake 2002 KENWORTH T300 FLATDECK 3126 Cat engine, Eaton 10-speed air brakes, 27 ft deck, new tranny, clutch, radiator and rubber. $25,000 obo Phone 867-536-2265 in Watson Lake

Aircraft 1957 CESSNA 172, Classic straight tail, Bush STOL, 4900TT, 475 SMOH, 3 point belts, King VHF, great performer, well maintained. Cheap and fun to operate. 633-5495 1975 BALLANCA Scout, 1800 hours total time, 180hp, floats & wheels, pristine aircraft, $89,000. 667-2075

2000 25' Travelaire Rustler 5th wheel, mint condition, forced air furnace, all the options, hitch and brackets available, $10,500 obo.

668-5882 1988 FORD Sterling motorhome, $9,000 obo. 633-4115 CAR HAULER, 2 3,500 pound axles, 16ʼ deck, 7ʼ wide, $2,500. 390-2313 1999 FORD Vanguard 22' motorhome,V-10, 198,000kms, well kept, sleeps 2-3, furnace, fridge/freezer, stove/oven, microwave, bathroom, awning, new front tires & windshield, air ride springs, towing hitch, $9,900.

634-2828 2013 WORK and Play WPT18EC Toy Hauler, like new, 19'6" box, full bathroom, sleeps 4, dinette, refrigerator, sink, microwave, furnace, a/c, hot water heater, awning, $20,000. 334-8227 1988 CLASS C motorhome, perfect running cond, rebuilt 7.3 diesel motor and drive train, $5,500 obo. 390-2313 26' FRONTIER Travel Trailer, sleeps 8, dinette, sofa, fridge, stove/oven, solar battery charger, full bathroom, outside shower, exc cond, willing to sell truck/trailer combo, $11,500, trailer, $22,000 combo. 334-3990

1992 8.9ʼ Frontier camper, very good condition, clean, lots of storage, many new/upgraded features, a must see, $6,900 obo.

633-4618 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, overall length 28ʼ, large bath, queen bed, full kitchen, stereo, large awning, $12,500. 633-2580 27ʼ V-NOSE snow machine trailer or other toy hauler, fully insulated w/spray foam, 3 fold-down beds & 1 table, good bison hunting rig, $9,000. 334-4206

HORSES!

Have you always wanted to ride?

Find a complete list of all the great horse activities in Yukon! www.HorsinAroundYukon.com

AUTISM YUKON is hosting its AGM and coffee house at Baked Café, Whitehorse, Friday, May 23rd. Doors open at 6:00 with AGM starting at 6:20

2008 FORD F350 Lariat crew cab with leather interior, low kms, comes complete with 9ʼ 2011 Adventurer camper, queen bed, dinette slide, power awning, $38,900. 633-2458

LATE FRENCH Immersion Registration is still open and has been extended to the 23rd of May. Submit your applications in person or by fax to Whitehorse Elementary School.

Fax: 393-6211

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Action Circle, letter writing to protect and promote human rights worldwide, Tuesday, May 27, Whitehorse United Church (upstairs) 7:00pm-9:00pm. www.amnesty.ca Info call 667-2389 FASHION PAY it Forward. Clear your closet for charity and shop 'til you drop! May 24, 2285-2nd Ave. All proceeds to girls and women in Haiti. Donate? Info? 456-4434 YUKON SOURDOUGH Rendezvous Society Annual General Meeting, Thursday May 29, Yukon Inn, Fireside Room, 6:00pm Meet and Greet, 6:30pm Proceedings. Everyone is welcome. Memberships available www.yukonredzvous.com or 867-667-2148 YUKON INVASIVE Species Council and the Alsek Renewable Resources Council are hosting a spotter's network workshop on May 26 in Haines Junction, St. Elias Convention Center Atrium, 7:00pm. info@yukoninvasives.com YUKON DEVELOPMENT Education Centre AGM Wednesday May 28th, 7:00-9:00 pm at lʼAFY (Francophone Association, Strickland St). Appetizers, presentations, and announcement of new funding for YDEC! Contact ydecsecretary@gmail.com for info YUKON INVASIVE Species Council AGM, May 29 6:30pm, meeting room, Public Library. Learn about our projects and become involved in early detection and rapid response of invasive species AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Action Circle.

Letter writing to protect and promote human rights worldwide. Tuesday, May 27, Whitehorse United Church (upstairs) 7:00pm-9:00pm. www.amnesty.ca Info call 667-2389 YCKC 3RD Annual Paddle Swap May 24 10:00am-2:00pm at the Intake, go to www.yckc.ca for more information

UTILITY TRAILER, single axle, 6ʼwx10ʼl, 16” sides, $1,250 obo. 334-6101 1992 27' Corsair 5th wheel & hitch, covered storage, sleeps 6, fridge, 4 burner stove w/oven, micro, stereo, a/c, exc cond, don't use it anymore, $12,500. 633-6759 CITATION SUPREME truck camper, 10'8" with slide out, fully loaded, immaculate cond, $17,500 obo, 335-0186 CARGO TRAILER enclosed single axle, 6ʼx10ʼ, c/w 3 outside tool boxes & roof rack, $2,550 obo. 334-6101 29.5ʼ 2008 Corsair Excella Polar Pac, loaded, many extras, 867-536-7626 or cell 867-536-4590 2009 30' Citation trailer, polarpak pkg, enclosed valves tanks, thermopane windows dualpane skylights, 50amp power baseboard heaters, slide awnings, 16" wheels, shocks, equalizer hitch/antisway, $33,900 obo.

334-9634 1995 DODGE Wide Body Camper Van, fridge, stove, microwave, large bed, lots of storage, 141,000 kms gets 16 mpg. $21,500 obo, consider part trade. 335-1681 7ʼX14ʼ BLACK tandem axle cargo trailer, spray foam insulated, exc cond, $6,500.

334-4206

1987 BIGFOOT camper, truck bed must be 65” wide, $1,500. 668-4683

2004 8ʼ Camperette, sleeps 2, very clean, light weight, great for camping, $1,500 obo.

335-1106

CHILKOOT TRAIL/LOG Cabin: Non-Motorized Weekend: April 11-13. Other weekends & weekdays: Multi-Use. For info: 867-667-3910

2006 FORD F350 Super Duty crew cab 4x4 w/Diplomat camper, loaded, 6.0L direct injection turbo diesel, 248,000km, auto, locking hubs, exc condition, truck and camper $29,500. 633-5470

Campers & Trailers

9ʼ CAMPER 2007 Adventurer, 90WS, toilet-shower, fridge-freezer, furnace, twin sinks, electric jacks, rear ladder, roof rack, febreglass siding, stands, great layout, exc cond, $11,500 obo. 335-5709

HORAIRE PISTE Chilkoot/Log Cabin: Multi-usage sauf du 11 au 13 avril : fin de semaine réservée aux activités non motorisées. 867-667-3910

AL-ANON MEETINGS, contact 667-7142.

Wednesday 12:00 noon, Hellaby Hall, 4th & Elliott, Friday 7:00pm, Lutheran Curch, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʼs meeting, 8:00pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, regular meeting

IMPALA TRAVEL trailer, mid 80ʼs, needs roof work, otherwise fine, $1,200 obo.

633-2837

1989 CHEV camper van, 81,000kms, fridge, stove top, sink, good running cond, $3,500.

667-2480

THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 633-7337 or Joanne 668-7713

1994 SOMERSET import truck camper, clean, clamshell design, no leaks and minimal maintenance, propane stove, furnace, fridge, electrical system all work, dry weight 1049 lbs, $5,750. 335-0225

PROJECT - HAS CRACKED SPAR 1946 AERONCA CHIEF 90HP (no electrics) 2408 TTAF 4 new cylinders roughly 500 hrs ago.

Will include very new Federal 1500 skis as well as good shape EDO 1400 floats with airplane all for $10,000 Phone: 867-536-2265 in Watson Lake

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

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

14ʼ FLAT deck trailer, 2ʼ sides, folding tailgate, 3,500 lb axle, $1,200. 334-8321

MID 70ʼS older motorhome, 7ʼx22ʼ in running cond, Ford chassis, $700 obo. 633-2837 SKIDOO TRAILER w/side rails, $1700.

668-2972 FLAT DECK trailer, 8ʼx12ʼ, 2 axle, tool box, 335-9272 20ʼX8ʼ WIDE tandem axle cargo trailer, spray foam insulated, 2 new axles, exc cond, $7,500. 334-4206

Congratulations

Dawna Hope on graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Environmental and Conservation Science Wishing you all the best of luck!

Lots of Love, Mom & Serge

w Lyle & Cindy Henderson are happy to announce the engagement of their son

Adam Jared Henderson to

Erin Michelle O’Connor

HOME BUILT camper, plywood construction, insulated, peaked tin roof, lots of headroom, very solid, 335-9510 Monday pm or later

daughter of Mike & Janet O’Connor

CAMPER WITH propane stove, heater & 12V electric fridge, toilet, working good, 335-9272

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1972 12ʼ travel trailer, new elec wiring, new propane hoses, new spare tire, $2,000 obo.

667-7057

Coming Events ATLIN GUEST HOUSE Deluxe Lakeview Suites Sauna, Hot Tub, BBQ, Internet, Satellite TV Kayak Rentals In House Art Gallery 1-800-651-8882 Email: atlinart@yahoo.ca www.atlinguesthouse.com

The wedding is to take place in 2015

52 THURSDAY NIGHT Salsa Dancing in the Park. Come dance and support the Association for Helping Yukon Youth in Need. Every Thursday Starting May 8th, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Rotary Peace Park. salsayukon@gmail.com PUCK POCKETS AGM will be held June 6th, 2014. Location 17-9th Ave Whitehorse, Yukon at 19:00 hrs TODDLER STORY Time, ages: 2–3 & caregiver(s), Wednesdays, May 14–June 11, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Whitehorse Library, free registration only, 667-5239 BABY STORY time, ages: 6 - 24 months & caregiver(s), Tuesday, May 13–June 10, 10:30-11:15am, Whitehorse Library, free registration only, 667-5239 TEEN PARENT Society AGM, Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm at Teen Parent Centre.

New members welcome. www.teenparentcentreyukon.ca THE PURNIA Walk for Guide Dogs is a Lions Club initiative to help people in Whitehorse get the support they need from guide dogs that can change a person's life for the better. The dog walk is May 25th at 2pm on the Millennium Trail, starting at Rotary Park.

Registration is at 1pm. Our goal is to raise $10,000 through donations, silent auction, and local sponsors. www.purinawalkfordogguides.com<http://www.purinawalkfordogguides.com> FREE SUMMER recreation program for moms and kids every Friday starting May 23, 2014. Please call 667-2693 for registration info. Registration begins May 14 2014 MS Walk, May 31, CK In 11AM @ Copperridge Place. Ends at GCC. Support Myelin Rejuvenators to ensure we can support locals MCY WORKSHOP. Credit/Debit Cards and Small Business Banking. Monday, May 26 at 6:00pm, Multicultural Centre of the Yukon, 202 Strickland Street 3rd Floor.

667-6205 YUKON LEARN Society AGM 2013/14, is on Wednesday June 18th, 12noon-1:00pm at Pho 5 Star. Everyone welcome THE MADDISON family invites you to celebrate the life of Mr. Justice Harry Maddison on Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at the Yukon Arts Centre.

Contact: 633-3363 or sidneyukon@hotmail.com YEU LOCAL Y010 special general meetings to select delegates to YEU Convention in October, YEU Hall, May 21 and June 17, 5:30-6:00. Contact Tammi at 335-1329 for more info

WRESTLING ASSOCIATION of Yukon AGM, Holy Family elementary school, 55 Wann Rd, Monday May 26th, 4:00pm, library, for information, contact T. Hupe at 667-3500 FASHION PAY It Forward, fantastic buys, give a donation for the girls and women in Haiti, May 24 10:00am-1:00pm, Yukon Employee Union building, 2285-2nd Ave (beside Fountain Tire). 456-4434 YUKON PRIDE: 24 (more!) Hours of Gaylight, June 11 - 15, 2014, Whitehorse. Parade, picnic, dance and more. Visit www.queeryukon.com for details.

CPAWS YUKON AGM & Barbeque on Wednesday, June 4th at our office 506 Steele St. Barbeque at 5:30 - AGM at 6:30.

For more info. call 393-8080 YUKON TOURISM EDUCATION COUNCIL (YTEC) AND MULTICULTURAL CENTRE OF THE YUKON (MCY) offices will be relocating as of June 2nd, 2014.

The new offices are located at the corner of 4th Avenue and Jarvis Street or 4141-4th Avenue, 2nd Floor (Performance Centre Building).

Phone numbers and email remain the same YTEC 667-4733 / MCY 667-6205 THURSDAY NIGHT Salsa Dancing in the Park, every Thursday night 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Rotary Peace Park. salsayukon@gmail.com YUKON BIRD Club trip, Saturday 24 May: Whitehorse, Under-30s youth bird walk to McIntyre Creek Meet at Porter Creek Super A at 6:30pm, 2-hr walk FREE CHILDREN'S summer programs, weekdays at Whitehorse Public Library from June 16 to August 1, ages 4-12. For more info or to register call 667-8900

Services JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER/PAINTER 30 years experience No job too small.

Free quotes. References available.

335-8924 - INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414 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

YUKON RIVER Trail Marathon, early bird registration until May 30th, capped at 325 runners. www.yukonmarathon.com 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 11:30-3:00, 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net YUKON TRAPPERS Association annual Hide and Horn Auction at the gym, Takhini Elementary School, Sunday, May 25th, from 10-4. Sealed bids, like us on FB HOSPICE WALKING Group, Tuesdays until June 10, 6:00pm-7:30pm. A healthy way to receive and give grief support. To register: 667-7429 or info@hospiceyukon.net LOSS, GRIEF and Healing in the Workplace, Practical Tools for Frontline Workers, May 28 & 29 offered by Hospice Yukon and the Northern Institure of Social Justice. For information 667-429, www.hospiceyukon.net TRY TENNIS Open House at the Mt. Mac Tennis Courts, Thursday, May 22 and May 29 from 5:00 to 8:00pm, everybody welcome! www.tennisyukon.com ARTS IN the Park, 18th season; Tuesday, May 20 All-City Band, Wednesday May 21 Claire Ness, Wednesday evening, May 21 Midnight Sons, Thursday, May 22 Howard Chymy, Friday, May 23 Summer Music Camp Alumni Springtime Garden Fort Nelson grown flowers for sale starting May 24th, weather permitting.

Located at gravel lot in front of Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.

Call Rosie for information 335-4132

FINISHING CARPENTRY & RENOVATIONS For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, Wood & Laminate, Stairs.

EXTERIOR Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed DIDIER MOGGIA 633-2156 or cell 334-2156

CCA YUKON Support Group for Diagnosed Celiacs first meeting on June 5. This is a drop in meeting for information/support, arrive anytime between 6:00pm-7:45pm, meeting ends at 8:00pm

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell new & used windows & doors Have Triple Pane double & single pane vinyl, wood and metal Now carrying new oak kitchen cupboards Package deals on green house glass 333-0717 PAINTING DONE RIGHT! Interior/exterior, oil, staining.

Professional work at reasonable rates.

17 years in Yukon. Also serving the communities.

(Williamson Yukon) Phone 456-2043 or 333-0403 THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY • Construction • Renovation • Finishing • Cabinets • Tiling • Flooring • Repairs • Specialty woodwork • Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Windows Framing, Board, Drywall, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com ANGYʼS MASSAGE Mobile Service.

Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology.

Angelica Ramirez Licensed Massage Therapist.

867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1 DREAMWEAVER SESSIONS The ultimate musical vibrational healing sound therapy.

The Dreamweaver facilitates energetic balancing, deep relaxation, eases stress, & relief of physical & emotional pain.

Contact Barbara/Shalandra @ 660 - 4022 for more details S.V.P. CARPENTRY Journey Woman Carpenter Interior/Exterior Finishing/Framing Small & Medium Jobs “Make it work and look good.”

Call Susana (867) 335-5957 susanavalerap@live.com www.svpcarpentry.com MILLENNIUM GENERAL SERVICES -Spring Yard Cleaning -Power Raking -Aerating -Cut and Vacuum -Fertilizer -Install New Lawns -General Bobcat Work Make a Reservation First-Come, First-Served 633-3404 / 334-4474

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668-2963

LOW COST MINI STORAGE

FH COLLINS School Council Regular meeting at 6:30 pm, June 4, 2014, in the Fine Dining Room at the school, everyone welcome CAMP YUKON Kids Camp (ages 8-12): June 29-July 5 and July 6-12. Teen Camp (ages 13-18): July 13-19. Cost $285. Register Now: www.camp-yukon.com, 668-4817, 91806 Alaska Highway. Sponsored by Bethany Church

BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Yard Cleaning and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

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Now 2 locations: Porter Creek & Kulan.

Onsite & offsite steel containers available for rent or sale.

We now offer 8'x10' units. 8'x20’ units also available.

Phone 633-2594 Fax 633-3915

OFFICE LOCATED BESIDE KLONDIKE WELDING, 15 MacDONALD RD., PORTER CREEK, info@lowcostministorage.ca

Friday, May 23, 2014 KLONDIKE INSULATION Spray foam insulation Competitive Prices - Price Match Phone 867-335-6886

MAN WITH 3/4 TON TRUCK for hire for Yard clean-up, garbage, et cetera Phone 668-3534

SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service.

At corner of 6th & Strickland.

667-2988

Leather Repairs & Alterations Jackets, vests, seats & saddlebags Everything and anything Brent at 335-3488

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 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368

DRUG PROBLEM?

ESTATE SALE, Saturday May 31, 2014, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Cheryl Klippert yard in Mayo, stephron@northwestel.net, 867-996-2368

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Anonymous MEETINGS:

Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. <BYTE> Fridays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 4071 - 4th Ave. <Many Rivers>

LANDSCAPING 25 years experience Mowing • Pruning • Edging • Trimming Fertilization program • Aeration Overseeding • Power Washing • Hauling Trail Blazing Quick, reliable service 333-9596 MOD CONSTRUCTION New Construction • Renovations Flooring • Siding Fencing • Decks No job too small Fast, friendly service Ticketed carpenter with Red Seal reg_andrews@hotmail.com Call Reg @867-335-3690

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

Beaver Creek Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Carcross Y.T. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.

Library Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre Carmacks Y.T.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS in Whitehorse

MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM,NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourd’hui 4141B - 4th Avenue.

8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St..

8:00 pm Porter Crk Step Meeting (CM) Our Lady of Victory, 1607 Birch St. 8:00 pm No Puffin (CM,NS) Big Book Study Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. THURSDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Grapevine Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 6:00 pm Young People’s Meeting BYTE Office, 2-407 Ogilvie Street 7:30 pm Polar Group (OM) Seventh Day Adventist Church 1609 Birch Street (Porter Creek) FRIDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Big Book Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 1:30 pm #4 Hospital Rd. (Resource Room) 8:00 pm Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 2:30 pm Women’s Meeting (OM) Whitehorse General Hospital (room across from Emergency) 7:00 pm Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS) SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 7:00 pm Marble Group Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS)

NS - No Smoking OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking

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AA 867-668-5878 24 HRS A DAY

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Dawson City Y.T.

Thursday - 8:00 p.m.

New Beginners Group Richard Martin Chapel Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre Saturday 7:00 p.m.

Community Support Centre 1233 2nd Ave.

Destruction Bay Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Faro Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre Haines Junction Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Mayo Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre Old Crow Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Pelly Crossing Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Ross River Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Tagish Y.T. Monday 7:30pm Lightwalkers Group Bishop’s Cabin, end of road along California Beach Telegraph Creek B.C. Tuesday - 8:00 p.m.

Soaring Eagles Sewing Centre

Teslin Y.T. Wednesday - 7:00pm Wellness Centre #4 McLeary Friday - 1:30p.m.

Health Centre Watson Lake Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS Inner Journeying • Reiki • Energy Healing Reflexology • Flower Remedies Tune into your bodyʼs birthright, wisdom, awareness & healing Shift issues & regain your vitality Susan 660-4224 REDʼS YARD WORK & HARD WORK Lawn work and those other odd jobs getting you down?

Let us do it for you.

Reasonable rates.

668-2866 or 333-9958 SUPER CLEAN WINDOWS We clean eavestroughing, siding, and do pressure washing too 668-2998 or 336-0125 HOUSECLEANING, Spring Cleaning, Detailing!

Safe, reliable, bondable RCMP check available on request For into call 334-7405 ELECTRICIAN FOR all your jobs Large or small Licensed Electrician Call MACK N MACK ELECTRIC for a free estimate!

867-332-7879 Licensed and Professional Automotive Repairs 20-year Journeyman Mechanic Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Call Brian Berg 867-633-6597 JOSEF GRAF PAINTING Certified Journeyman for 20 seasons Residential & Commercial Free estimates and consultations 335-2300 Master quality in the Yukon TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 NORTHRIDGE BOBCAT SERVICES • Snow Plowing • Site Prep & Backfills • Driveways • Post Hole Augering • Light Land Clearing • General Bobcat Work Fast, Friendly Service 867-335-1106

Lost & Found FOUND: 1 pair of mens reading glasses in soft case Saturday May 3rd on 2-mile hill.

Call 667-6116 if yours

Business Opportunities

Looking for New Business / Clients?

Proposals will be accepted before 4pm PST on Thursday June 12, 2014 and may be picked up from the office of the Manager Financial Services, City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, YT after 12:00 noon PST on Wednesday May 14, 2014.

SANTA CRUZ Bullit, large frame, XT/XTR buildout. $1,000. 335-8153 BASIC WEIGHT bench c/w barbell & weights, 60 lb punching bag c/w hardware & gloves, 668-2253

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Government Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT

TAKE NOTICE THAT Cabin Fever Adventures of P.O. Box 120 Carcross, Yukon, is making application for a Food Primary - Beer/Wine Liquor Licence, in respect of the premises known as The Bistro On Bennett situated at Lot: 1035, Quad: 105D2, Plan: 72181 CLSR 8999: LTO, in Carcross, 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

Liquor Corporation

LiQUoR acT Take noTice ThaT, Clarke, George William of 2A Aishihk Road, Whitehorse Y1A 3R7, is making application for a Food Primary-All Liquor and Off Premises liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Yukon BBQ Salmon and Rib situated at 5 Fraser Road in Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon. any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to:

not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 11th day of June, 2014 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is Friday, May 23, 2014.

The second time of publication of notice is Friday, May 30, 2014.

The third time of publication of notice is Friday, June 6, 2014.

Any questions concerning this specific NOTICE are to be directed to the Licensing & Development Branch at 667-5245 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5245.

President, Yukon Liquor corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1a 4P9 no later than 4:30pm on the 28th day of May, 2014 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is 09, May 2014.

The second time of publication of notice is 16, May 2014.

The third time of publication of notice is 23, May 2014. any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Social Responsibility, Yukon Liquor corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 12, 2014. 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 Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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

REquEsT FOR PROPOsAl MARKETING AGENCY OF RECORD Project Description: The Department of Tourism and Culture is seeking a Marketing Agency of Record (AOR) to support the development, implementation and evaluation of the Department’s Strategic Plan and the Tourism Plan. The AOR will interpret and incorporate these plans into consumer, trade and media relations communication channels that will include undertaking consumer marketing campaigns, print collateral, supporting tourism events, marketplaces and missions, digital marketing, websites, social media, media and public relations, travel trade marketing, integration of the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events (MICE) sector, sport tourism and niche sector marketing.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 17, 2014. 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 Denny Kobayashi at (867) 6678795.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Closes: Noon PST, June 10, 2014 Design services, including schematic and fast-tracked design, and tender and construction administrative services, are required for a stand-alone Industrial Trades Training Building at Yukon College in Whitehorse. It is expected the building will be approximately 15,000 sq feet in size and include a large shop area, classrooms and offices.

Complete packages are available on MERX service (www.merx.com), or by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca (867-668-8864).

Request for Tender The purpose of this project is as follows: LSCFN want to build a new energy efficient home.

Project Description: LSCFN is looking to construct a new energy efficient home minimum of 1200sqft 3 bedroom home with a full basement.

Bidder Qualifications • Bidders should provide the following items as part of their proposal for consideration: • Description of experience in planning, building, • List of how many full time, part time, and contractor staff in your organization • Examples of 1 or more construction projects • Reference from past clients • Valid business license and WCB insurance • A full estimated plan All proposals must include proposed costs to complete the tasks described in the project scope. Each bidder must submit 2 copies of their proposal to the address below by May 30, 2014 at 4:30pm PST. Proposal package can be picked up in LSCFN Capital Department. For further information please contact Jeremy L’Heureux, Capital Projects Manager at (867) 863-5576 ext 229.

Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation PO box 135, Carmacks Yukon Y0B 1C0

Request for Tender The purpose of this project is as follows: LSCFN want to build a new energy efficient home.

Project Description:

LSCFN is looking to construct a new energy efficient home minimum of 900sqft 2 bedroom home with a full basement.

Bidder Qualifications • Bidders should provide the following items as part of their proposal for consideration: • Description of experience in planning, building, • List of how many full time, part time, and contractor staff in your organization • Examples of 1 or more construction projects • Reference from past clients • Valid business license and WCB insurance • A full estimated plan All proposals must include proposed costs to complete the tasks described in the project scope. Each bidder must submit 2 copies of their proposal to the address below by May 30, 2014 at 4:30pm PST. Proposal package can be picked up in LSCFN Capital Department. For further information please contact Jeremy L’Heureux, Capital Projects Manager at (867) 863-5576 ext 229.

Inquiries to the Operations Supervisor at 867-668-8366.

www.whitehorse.ca

Request for Proposals

Yukon College RFP2014400 Take Advantage of our 6 month Deal...

Advertise for 5 Months and

SUPPLY OF PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS

Proposals are invited from interested businesses or organizations to provide concession services at Takhini Arena for 20142017.

Sports Equipment

Advertise in The Yukon News Classifieds!

PUBLIC TENDER

Request foR PRoPosals

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN Sherpa $1,100, Includes Sigma speedometer, new Michelin tires, new chain, fenders, not included back rack, U lock ($1,200 for everything) 668-4186 LARGE BASEBALL fielderʼs glove, like new, $40. 667-6907 MTB HARDTAIL 26”, extra components, $1,500 obo. 399-3648 ELECTRIC BIKE, City Biker (E. Torque), $600, 821-3369 BIKES, KIDS up to mountain bikes, $5 to $35, 335-2005

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SOCCER FIELD, LAWN AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE VARIOUS LOCATIONS, YUKON 2014 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 28, 2014. 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 Kevin Poyton at (867) 667-8458.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER PRODUCE & STOCKPILE AGGREGATES AND BLEND SAND-SALT MATERIAL VARIOUS LOCATIONS: ALASKA HWY #1, KLONDIKE HWY #2 AND HAINES ROAD #3 YUKON 2014-2015 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 11, 2014. 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 Muhammad Idrees at (867) 633-7943.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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

Highways and Public Works

2 20” bicycles, good shape, fully functional, $20 ea. 633-4018

BLIZZARD SURVIVAL bag, never used, light weight, reusable, $75. 250-566-1346

ADULT BIKE, $50, teenager bike male/female, $75, all in good driving cond, call or text 335-5426

Livestock

60”X108” STIGA ping pong table, exc cond, includes paddles, balls, net, $50. 334-6908 ROME SNOWBOARD pants, sz L, great cond, used 1 yr, $40, Burton Rampant snowboard boots, sz 11, paid $300 asking $80, 32 Project boots, sz 10.5, new $330 asking $100 obo, great cond. 633-3982 ARC TERYX Bora menʼs large, good cond, older style, $150. 335-9510 Monday pm or later A R M Y M U M M Y sleeping bag, $40.

250-566-1346 BIVY BAG advanced by outdoor research, $320 new, asking $160, located in Haines Junction, 250-566-1346

40 FEET chain link fence, $60. 668-2972 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 • 668-7218 QUALITY YUKON MEAT Dev & Louise Hurlburt Grain-finished Hereford beef Domestic wild boar Order now for guaranteed delivery Payment plan available Samples on request 668-7218 335-5192

Government Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT TAKE NOTICE THAT Boréale Mountain Biking Ventures of Box 10197, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 7A1, is making an application for a Special liquor licence, in respect of the premises known as Boréale Biking situated at KM 35 South Klondike Highway, 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 not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 11 day of June, 2014 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is May 23, 2014.

The second time of publication of notice is May 30, 2014.

The third time of publication of notice is June 6, 2014.

Any questions concerning this specific NOTICE are to be directed to the Licensing & Development Branch at 667-5245 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5245.

PUBLIC TENDER YUKON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION HEALTH AND SAFETY BOARD BUILDING ADDITION Project Description: Construct a ten-thousand square foot addition to current building at 401 Strickland Street.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 25, 2014. 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 Jim Stephens at (867) 667-8210.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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

Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board

PUbLIC TENDER REPAIRS AND UPGRADES UNIT 212200 – 111 KLAZA CARMACKS, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 12, 2014. 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 Laura Vanderkley at 867-667-8114.

Site Visit: June 4, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

PUBLIC TENDER PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS ELIJAH SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - BLDG. #1316 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2014 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is June 5, 2014. 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 Jim Newnham at (867) 667-5109.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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

Highways and Public Works

Friday, May 23, 2014 FOR SALE 25 lbs assorted beef and/or elk Locally produced Elk is on special this month Call for details Barbara or Bill Drury, 668-1045 Hay & Straw For Sale Excellent quality hay Alfalfa mix 60-65lb $14.50 Timothy/grass mix 60-65 lb $14.50 Brome hay 50-55 lbs $12 Straw bales $7 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615 or yukonfarm@gmail.com Do you have a horse-crazy child who would like to learn more about the care of horses and riding?

Registration open now for beginner workshops for children ages 6 - 12 Workshop 1: May 23 - 25 Workshop 2: May 30 - June 1 Friday 6 - 8 Saturday and Sunday 9 - 12 Northern Tempo Equestrian Centre 633-5047 or northerntempo@gmail.com

WEANER PIGS Available May 3 Taking orders on finished pigs for fall 393-1955 2012 REGISTERED Sorrel Overo Paint Filly.

Well marked, halter broke, easy to handle & trim. Should mature 15.2 - 16 hands, $1,200.

Email for pics. augustfirst76@gmail.com.

335-1317

Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 BABY CAR seat, newborn-12 mo, $40, auto baby swing, $50, 2-pc infant snowsuit, new, 1-pc infant snowsuit, new, all in good cond, 334-7061 for details 3-WHEEL JOGGING stroller, Expedition Sport model, pneumatic tires, exc cond, $45.

668-4082

Notice of iNteNtioN to AmAlgAmAte tAKe Notice that 39825 Yukon inc. intends to amalgamate with 10895 Yukon ltd. in accordance with the Business corporations Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 20, unless any creditor of 39825 Yukon inc. objects to the amalgamation within (30) days from the date of this Notice . on the effective date of the amalgamation, all of the properties and assets of 10895 Yukon ltd. and 39825 Yukon inc. will continue to be the properties and assets of the amalgamated corporation, which in turn will continue to be liable for the obligations of 10895 Yukon ltd. and 39825 Yukon inc., including the liabilities of 39825 Yukon inc. to it’s creditors. this Notice is given pursuant to s. 187 (2) (b) (ii) and (3) (a) and (c) of the Business corporations Act, R.R.Y. 2002, c. 20 DAteD this twenty-second day of may, 2014.

39825 Yukon inc.

Secretary and treasurer

Invitation to Tender 2014 Well Drilling Program - Construction and Testing of Four (4) New Production Wells in The City of Dawson, Yukon.

TENDERS will be received at the office of Morrison Hershfield, 202208 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2A9 before 4:00 PM local time on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Tenders must have the seal of the Tenderer affixed and submitted in an envelope clearly marked “TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION aND TESTINg OF FOUR (4) NEW PRODUCTION WELLS IN THE CITY OF DaWSON, YUKON.” The tender form will detail the actual estimated quantities.

However, for general information the project consists of: Drilling of four (4) 305 mm diameter (12 inch) production wells to an approximate depth of 20 metres, c/w collection of samples, installation of well casing, stainless steel screen, well development and pumping tests.

Tender documents may be obtained at the office of Morrison Hershfield, on or after 1:00 PM local time Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

The City of Dawson reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders, which the City deems to be in its own best interest. Tenders submitted by Fax or email will not be considered.

All enquiries to: Jonathan Kerr, M.Sc., Pg.Geo. Morrison Hershfield 202-208 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2A9 Tel (867) 456-4747 | jkerr@morrisonhershfield.com To request a digital tender package by email, contact: Osa Muckosky, omuckosky@morrisonhershfield.com

HIGH CHAIR with foot stool (vintage), height approx 60 cm, good cond, 668-6138 CHILDRENʼS BOOKS, toys of different sizes, stuffed animals, backpack, free.

633-4547 CAR SEAT, gently used for less than 5 yrs, $20. 633-5009 GRACO INFANT car seat, $20, basic white crib, no mattress, $45. 334-7061

Furniture LOVESEAT. KROEHLER brand; high quality foam & construction. Smoke & pet-free home. Factory Scotchguard protection. L 65.5", W 35", H 35.5". Antique-type pattern w/light jade/salmon/cream colours, $290.

821-6011 PATIO SET, table approx 3ʼx5ʼ, see through top, incl umbrella, 4 highback armchairs, 2 swivel chairs, good cond, $100. 667-2607 BOOKCASE WITH 5 shelves, black, $20, another bookcase with 6 shelves, 2 with doors, $20.00, wooden. 667-4526 LOG PICNIC table, full hand scribed tradition Scandinavian tradition, 8' long and finished with a light stain, $1,500. 336-1412 MATCHING SOFA & chair, 668-2253 OFFICE DESK, dark brown, 72”Lx60”H, 3 drawers & legal size cabinet, pin board/storage 4/4 glass doors on upper level, exc cond, worth $1,200, asking $250 obo.

334-4544 SOLID OAK kitchen set, custom-made table with 5 chairs, $300. 667-2760 6'X4' WOOD fired cedar hot tub, seats 6, go anywhere without electricity, $2,700.00 obo, 336-1412, can deliver for a fee. See YouTube Root 66 cabin for details

Personals 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 ARE YOU MÉTIS? Are you registered?

Would you like to be involved?

There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845

saturday, May 24th

WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB May 20, 2014 1st - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 2nd - Bruce Beaton & Lynn Daffe 3rd - Chic Callas & Harvey Brooks We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society.

New players are welcome.

For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.co

M LEWES LAKE Rd off CARCRoSS Rd, South KLondiKE highWAy, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-2:00pm, end of Lewes Lake Rd off Carcross Rd, turn left & follow sale signs, moving out, 456-2032

Advertising It’s good for you.

OLDER STYLE computer desk with stand, 49x24 with stand 54”, 667-6649

Puzzle Page Answer Guide

M 4th & StEELE, Downtown, Knights of Columbus Annual Yard Sale, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-1:00pm

M 159 fALCon dRivE, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-12:00pm, moving out sale

REQUEST FOR BIDS - Industrial Lot, Mount Sima Industrial Subdivision

The deadline for applications to be received at City Hall is before 2:00 pm on Friday June 6, 2014.

Bid opening will occur at 2:30 pm on Friday June 6, 2014 at the City Hall Council Chambers.

The minimum upset price for the industrial lot is $298,000 (not including GST). Only bids above $298,000 will qualify.

All enquiries to: Phone: 867-668-8346 Email: land@whitehorse.ca For more information visit whitehorse.ca/msi 05.23.2014

M 503C JECKELL St, downtown, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, enter from alley. moving out sale

M 26 StoPE WAy, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-12:00noon, craft supplies, gardening, kitchen, decorating, frames, tools, etc, 1/2 price hour 11-12, no early birds please

Bid Packages are now available at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1C2. Please note that the package is not available at the Municipal Services Building.

Kakuro:

M 810 BLACK StREEt, downtown, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-Noon

M 26 StoPE WAy, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-12:00pm, household goods, gardening, crafts, book shelves, winter items, free items, no early birds

The City of Whitehorse will be holding a bid process for one industrial lot located at 106 Collins Lane in the Mount Sima Industrial Subdivision.

Sudoku:

downtown

M 61 gARnEt CRESCEnt, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm, small household furniture, children’s clothes, toys, miscellaneous household items, tools, snowmobile, no early birds

COMPUTER DESK & black leather armchair, $100. 668-2626

BEDROOM SET, 7-piece solid hickory wood, $700 obo. 668-2972

carcross road

copper ridge

BOOK & misc shelves, different sizes, misc small shelves, 2 beige chairs, folding chairs, lounge chair/bed, 3 small tables, red ottoman, cream-colored ottoman, various prices, 633-4547

DESK & table, 335-9272

SALES

FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

3-PIECE SECTIONAL couch, curved w/pull out queen bed, 2 recliners with drink caddy between, exc cond, blue, paid $3,100, asking $859. 668-3381

BEDROOM SUITE, bed, mattress, headboard, 4 end tables, $100. 668-2626

Garage

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

DESK CHAIR $5, sewing table $10, bookshelves $10 each, coffee/end tables $10, chest drawer $10, ladies golf clubs/bag $10, glass computer table $20, 6 Carnelian Court, Copper Ridge, 633-6953

Word Scramble A: Ransack B: Offal C: Hegira

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M 145 fALCon dRivE, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 9:00am- 12:00pm, wide assortment of interesting stuff M 12 CARLiSLE PLACE, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, 10 + families, bake sale with home baking, $ raiser for Relay for Life, no early birds M tigEREyE CRESCEnt & RuBy LAnE, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm

M 61 gARnEt CRESCEnt, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24, 8:30am-12:00pm, multiple family, small household furniture, children’s clothes/toys, miscellaneous household items, tools, snowmobile, no early birds M 48 LAZuLitE dR, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24 starting at 9:00am, misc items

M 80B LAZuLitE dRivE, Copper Ridge, Saturday May 24 starting at 9:00am, moving out sale, misc items, cancelled if raining

M 25 KEEWEnAW, Copper Ridge, Saturday, May 24, 9:00am-Noon, kids clothing and toys, household items, women’s clothing, no early birds please

crestview

M 331 KLUKSHU Ave, Crestview, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-Noon, multi-family yard sale

granger

M 19 tuRnER CRESCEnt, Granger, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-2:00pm

hillcrest

M 78 KLuAnE CRESCEnt, Hillcrest, Saturday May 24, 10am-2pm, dining room set, bikes, skis, snowblower, kids/adult clothes etc, no early birds please

ingraM

M 102 - 302 goLdEnEyE St., Ingram, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, TVs, furniture, tires on rims, desk, steno chairs, xmas stuff, clothing, toys, etc

logan

M 59 finCh CRESCEnt, Logan, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-2:00pm, hunting, fishing, camping, artificial trees and plants, file cabinets, books, stained glass lampshade, etc

M 54 finCh CRESCEnt, Logan, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-Noon, multi-family, furniture, electronics, baby & kid clothing, toys, camping gear

porter creek

M 1913 CEntEnniAL St, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-Noon, moving/ estate sale, furniture, household, collectibles.

All proceeds to go to the Yukoners Cancer Care Fund M 40 - 13th AvEnuE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, boy’s clothing, bikes, skis, toys, small appliances, household items

M 32 tAMARACK dRivE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, no early birds, variety of miscellaneous items, everything must go

M 30 BEECh StREEt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-2:00pm, Mammo-Glams Team Relay for Life, lots of great items, all proceeds to cancer, bannock, hot dogs, coffee M 1408 fiR StREEt, Porter Çreek, Saturday May 24, 10:00am-3:00pm, general garage sale items

M 52 - 12th AvEnuE (CoRnER of 12th & PinE), Porter Creek, Saturday May 24th & Sunday May 25th, 10:00am-3:00pm, mega sale M o-A 12th AvEnuE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-4:00pm, toys, kitchen & household items M 12 - 12th AvEnuE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-2:00pm, annual multi-family garage sale

M 20B MACdonALd Rd, Porter Creek industrial area, Saturday May 24, 9:00am2:00pm, household items, clothing, perfume, guy stuff

M 14 WiLLoW CRESCEnt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-1:00pm, couch, bbq, household items, fundraiser for Legion M 1204 SPRuCE St, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-2:00pm, multi-family yard sale, rain or shine, no early birds

M 1005 PinE StREEt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-Noon, household goods, sporting equipment M 9 BAMBoo CRESCEnt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm.

Something for everyone

M #15 11th AvE, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, new pool table light, outdoor furniture, garden planters, antiques, etc, lots of great free stuff

M 29 REdWood StREEt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24th, 8:00am-3:00pm, multifamily, too many different items to mention, something for everyone M 529 gRovE StREEt, Porter Creek, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, multi-family garage sale in support of the Northern Lights School of Dance, rain or shine

riverdale

M 120 ALSEK, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-11:00am, lots of kids/baby clothes, household items. No early birds please, cancelled if raining M BELL CRESCEnt, Riverdale, Saturday, May 24 from 9:00am-12:00noon, multi-house garage sale, tools, HH items, clothing, children’s clothing/toys/gear, outdoor gear, books etc

M #5 KLondiKE, unit 10 (toWnhouSE), Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-12Noon, household, games, camping, crib/jr. bed, china dolls, misc M 64 KLondiKE Rd, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 8:00am-Noon, antique furniture, outdoor gear, canoeing/kayaking gear, construction supplies, cabinets, women’s clothes, furniture, books, etc

M 95 tESLin RoAd, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, everything incl locally grown veg/flower plants, coffee, tea, popcorn, lemonade, cloths, books, cds, kitchen stuff, much more M 27 BLAnChARd Rd, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, leaving territory, everything must go

M 13 BLAnChARd Rd, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-12:30pm, furniture, clothes, shoes, indoor plants, household items, etc.

M 18 fiRth RoAd, Riverdale, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, household & some children’s items

takhini south

M 370 RAngE RoAd, Takhini, Saturday May 24, starting at 10:00am, china cabinet, home gym, downsizing, everything must go M 33 niJMEgAn RoAd, Takhini, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-11:00am, moving out sale, various items

M 19 CASSino, Takhini, Saturday May 24, 8:30am-1:00pm, lots of furniture, household items, small chest freezer, x-country skis M 44 diEPPE dRivE, Takhini, Saturday May 24, 9:00am-Noon, miscellaneous artsy items

M tAKhini BRooMBALL AREnA located on Normandy Rd, Takhini, Saturday & Sunday May 24 & 25, 10:00am-2:00 pm

takhini - takhini Mhp

M #8 tAKhini tRAiLER CouRt, Saturday May 24, 10:00am-2:00pm, moving out sale, everything must go, no early birds

takhini hot springs road

M 6.2 hotSPRingS Rd, Saturday May 24, 10:00am-3:00pm, antique furniture, sports equipment, woodstove, wine rack, bread maker, store awning, misc household items, 633-5470

sunday, May 25th porter creek

M 52 - 12th AvEnuE (CoRnER of 12th & PinE), Porter Creek, Saturday May 24th & Sunday May 25th, 10:00am-3:00pm, mega sale

riverdale

M 19 tAtChun Rd, Riverdale, Sunday May 25, starting at 8:30 am, household items, storage shelves, men’s/women’s clothing/shoes, kitchen wear, books, etc

takhini

M tAKhini BRooMBALL AREnA located on Normandy Rd, Takhini, Saturday & Sunday May 24 & 25, 10:00am-2:00 pm

upcoMing riverdale

M 9 LiARd Rd, Riverdale, Saturday May 31st, 8:00am-noon

rEmEmbEr....

WHEN placing your Garage Sale Ad through The Yukon News Website TO INCLUDE:

• ADDRESS • AREA • DATE(S) • TIME OF YOUR GARAGE SALE 30 words or less FREE! Classifieds/Reception wordads@yukon-news.com or 667-6285

Deadline: Wednesday @ 3pm

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