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“I know, I made that law.�

That’s how Darius Elias replied to a police officer who explained the rules after pulling the MLA over for driving while using a cell phone.

Using a phone turned out to be only the first of his concerns. The officer would go on to charge Elias with refusing to provide a breathalyzer test.

The MLA for Vuntut Gwitch’in pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this month and was sentenced Wednesday.

Elias, who has no previous criminal record, received the minimum sentence available – a $1,000 fine, a 12-month licence suspension and a $300 victim fine surcharge.

The territorial court appearance was the first time many of the details of what happened that day were made public.

Around 11 a.m. on Thursday May 15 (previous reports included an incorrect date), a police officer in an unmarked car but wearing a full uniform pulled over Elias on Copper Road in Whitehorse, prosecutor Jennifer Grandy told the court.

The officer walked up to the vehicle and told Elias that using a cell phone while driving is illegal. “I made that law,� Elias replied, before telling the officer that he had been on a speakerphone.

When the officer informed Elias that was still not allowed, he replied with: “I know, I made that law.�

Grandy said the officer smelled a strong odour of alcohol and asked Elias if he had been drinking. “No, last night,� he said.

Elias was told to exit his vehicle, at which point he told the officer he was an MLA, the court heard.

Outside the vehicle, the officer saw Elias had bloodshot eyes and the smell of alcohol.

He was ordered to provide a breath sample. “I don’t want to blow into that,� he told the officer.

The officer told Elias that refusing a breathalyzer is unlawful. “I don’t want to and I’m not blowing,� he said.

Elias was asked again, and then charged.

In court, when asked if all those facts were correct, Elias replied “pretty much, yeah.�

Later that same day, Elias would vote on the 2014 territorial budget.

In front of justice of the peace Sharman Morrison-Harvey, Elias didn’t admit to drinking anything that day. “If I had known alcohol remained in my system from the night before I wouldn’t have been driving,� he told the court.

Elias said it has been a “rough couple of months.�

He told the court he is registered to participate in the IMPACT program in September.

According to the Yukon government’s website, as of December 15, 2012 anyone who wants to apply to have their license reinstated after an alcohol-related conviction needs to complete the program. The name stands for Information and Motivation for Positive Action and Choices Today.

This is Elias’s first offence, and he pleaded guilty at the earliest possible opportunity, said MorrisonHarvey when she agreed to the Crown’s recom-

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Darius Elias in 2012.

mended punishment.

Outside the courtroom, Elias didn’t say a word to the media that had gathered.

While Elias has admitted to refusing a breathalyzer, Premier Darrell Pasloski is responsible for a refusal of a different kind.

The premier is refusing to comment on what this conviction means for Elias’s future in the party, how much the Yukon Party knew about Elias’s problem and whether or not the MLA was impaired when he voted on the budget later that day.

Cabinet spokesperson Dan MacDonald said Thursday that the premier will not be making himself available to speak “and we won’t be commenting on it. However I can confirm for you that Darius remains a member of the Yukon Party caucus as of today. Beyond that we won’t be commenting on it.�

MacDonald wouldn’t provide an explanation for why the premier is not willing to speak.

In the days following his charge, Elias held a carefully controlled press conference where he admitted to struggling with alcohol addiction and said he is seeking “professional help.�

No further information about Elias’s treatment has been offered.

When Elias joined the Yukon Party in July 2013 after leaving the Liberals and sitting some time as an independent, the premier avoided questions on his sobriety but said all members of the Yukon Party caucus are expected to uphold the party’s code of ethics.

The News has reached out to cabinet officials and members of the party to try and get a copy of the code of conduct.

So far, no luck.

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Animal advocacy group grieves dead beaver family Sam Riches News Reporter

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family of five beavers that for several years called Meadow Lakes Golf Resort home have been killed.

One beaver remains on the loose and Environment Yukon has removed the traps that were used to catch the other family members.

After becoming a fixture on the golf course, the beavers moved across the road earlier this season, causing the Department of Highways and Public Works to worry that a dam under the culvert could damage the Alaska Highway.

A national animal advocacy group, the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, wrote a letter earlier this week to local media, government officials, and the golf course. They urged for protection of the family, and offered to travel to Whitehorse to install flow device fences on their own dime. The offer came too late.

Spokesman Michael Howie was upset to learn about the death of the family.

“We’re expressing sadness and condolences to those who had come to love those beavers,” he said. “We also know that beavers will return to that spot.

If one beaver family found it desirable another surely will – our offer remains on the table.”

The group would like to install beaver-exclusion fencing, which is lowered into the water in front of a culvert and prevents the beavers from dam-

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A beaver chews through a log at the Meadow Lakes Golf Resort in 2013.

ming too close to infrastructure.

According to Howie, Jeff Luehmann, who owns Meadow Lakes, has expressed interest.

“I know the owner of that golf club had spent some of his own money trying to make it a safe home for the beavers as well as his golfers. Everyone enjoyed it. You got to see some beavers while you golfed and the beavers got a good place to live. He’s done a fantastic job on his own of managing and mitigating any problems.”

Their letter, which was sent on Wednesday and addressed

to Highways Minister Wade Istchenko, has yet to garner an official response.

Doris Wurfbaum, a Highways and Public Works spokesperson, described the dispatching of the beaver family as an unfortunate but necessary measure to protect the highway from expensive repairs.

“In the past we did install expensive cones to keep the beavers from building a dam in the culvert, however, this method didn’t work and the beavers built a bigger dam that covered the cone and the culvert,” she

said. The options were either to relocate or destroy the beavers.

After consulting with Environment Yukon, the decision was made to dispatch of the family. “Wildlife experts have advised there are a number of issues with relocating beavers and sometimes its more humane to destroy them,” said Wurfbaum.

Among those issues: beavers don’t relocate very well, and could end up in direct competition with other beavers at a new location.

The department is aware of

the technology proposed by the group, said Wurfbaum.

“We’re not relying on the assistance of this organization. We are aware of these devices.”

She said the department will offer a response but isn’t sure what the exact details of that response will be.

“We never want to poo-poo anyone’s help.”

Howie stands by the trackrecord of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, he said.

The group has installed their fences in municipalities across Canada, at their own cost, and in each instance the cities have included their designs in future wildlife plans.

The fences are strong enough to handle a Canadian winter, require minimal maintenance and can last up to 10 years.

“It’s a great sustainable solution, instead of trapping or removing a dam you get to keep the beaver with all its ecological benefits and you prevent flooding and other infrastructure concerns,” said Howie.

The group has roots that date back to the 1930s and operates on private donations.

“These are people who believe in this cause and believe there is a better way to live with wildlife in our country,” he said.

Wurfbaum said destroying the beavers was a last resort.

“We don’t want to have to do it but we are in charge of expensive infrastructure and when we see conflict we rely on the experts over at Environment to see how best to proceed.”

Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

Event seeks young First Nation leaders Myles Dolphin

ing Leaders.

Nineteen-year-old Shaheen Baker, from Pelly Crossing, was ne of the biggest so excited about attending she First Nation youth also rounded up about 10 of gatherings in Yukon’s her friends. history will be held next week.

“I understand it’s a big event Over 100 youth, speakers and because my cousin and other facilitators from around the friends around the Yukon have territory and northern Britbeen talking about it,” she said. ish Columbia will converge at “It’s important to get the Brooks Brook near Teslin from youth together, it’s very emAug. 7 to 10 for Our Voices: powering.

I’m really looking Yukon First Nations Emerging forward to the elder storytelling Leaders Gathering. too.”

The three-day gathering will After the event, she hopes feature workshops, activities to go back to her community and games designed to help with a renewed optimism on youth ages 14 to 30 develop life and would like to see more leadership skills and gain a youth gatherings taking place, better understanding of healthy living and community building. she said.

Kluane Adamek, the event’s The event is being hosted by the Yukon Indigenous Emergco-chair, said planning started News Reporter

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after organizers identified a deep need for young people to feel connected and supported that wasn’t being fulfilled in the territory.

“When a group of us began teleconferencing and talking about bringing people together, we recognized we had all lost young people in our communities,” she said.

“We wanted to look at what we could do to support young people and how we could bring them together. This is one of the first huge gatherings for Yukon’s First Nations youth.”

One of the priorities for the organizers was to focus on the connection to the land in whatever they were planning, which is why they decided to have the event near Teslin Lake.

Inspired by a similar gathering held in the Northwest Territories, the organizers set out to find former leaders and invite them to share their experiences in self-government and land claims.

Some of the special guests include Wab Kinew, Jeff Copnance, Victoria Fred, Mikah Fox and Andy Niemen.

“It’s a great opportunity for young people to learn and hear from these people,” Adamek said.

“The driving energy behind all this is that young people will come and see they can put something together like this in their own community. It’ll help them realize they can become actively involved in a number of ways.”

Adamek, a member of the Kluane First Nation and a Jane Glassco Northern Fellow, is using the gathering as part of her research on youth engagement and public policy. “There is a notion that these youth are the leaders of tomorrow but really you see a lot of them becoming leaders in their communities right now,” she said.

“It’s really important, and part of continuing the legacy of First Nations people, that the focus is on them being leaders right now.”

Participant registration closes today, and the group is still looking for sponsors. Visit the event’s page on Facebook for details.

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Candice Bergen, left, minister of state for Social Development announced 1.8 million dollars in federal funding for homelessness initiatives in Whitehorse and across Yukon on Wednesday in the Elijah Smith Building.

She is accompanied by Ruth Massie, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations, MP Ryan Leef, and Senator Dan Lang.

spent in emergency rooms, homeless shelters, and other expensive social programs.

Participants were also less likely to get in trouble with the law and those who received both housing and supportive services showed more signs of recovery than those who did not.

The report, called At Home/Chez Soi began in 2008, with a $100 million budget and more than 200,000 Canadians taking part.

“Housing First is a proven approach,” Bergen told the small crowd gathered at the Elijah Smith Building on Wednesday afternoon. “I‘m proud to officially announce the implementation of this approach in the Yukon.”

Bergen, who called the model an evidence-based approach, also said that flexibility is needed throughout the country, and while the federal government does suggest a Housing First model, it’s ultimately up to the local entity to decide where the money should go and how it should best be allocated.

“We’re working together with the community to see where that funding should go,” Bergen said.

“We recognize housing is not a federal jurisdictional issue. Each province and each territory makes the decision of where that money is best spent.”

Grand Chief Ruth Massie said the CYFN, acting as the community entity for Whitehorse, is “pleased to be at the forefront of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.”

Massie said the first step will be collecting the correct data to put a community program in place with properly identified priorities.

“Right now we don’t have all the data,” she said.

“We don’t even know the numbers we’re dealing with.”

There are stipulations attached to the funding that funnel a certain percentage into a Housing First strategy.

Starting April 1, 2015, the largest designated communities will be required to invest at least 65 per cent of the funding into Housing First activities.

The following year, communities that receive more than $200,000 in the aboriginal homeless funding stream will be required to invest at least 40 per cent in Housing First.

“CFYN will use the funding generously invested by Canada to help find a solution to address homelessness in our region,” said Massie.

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On Wednesday afternoon, Candice Bergen, minister of state for Social Development, announced the territory will be receiving nearly $1.8 million over five years through the Council of Yukon First Nations to combat homelessness using a Housing First approach.

The money is part of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness by providing direct support and funding to 61 designated communities across Canada.

Over the next five years $600 million will be rolled out into the program nationally.

The funding is broken down for each province and territory based on historic levels of funding, merit, population base and regional calculations.

In the past, the Yukon government has balked at the Housing First model.

In 2011, local NGOs had assembled a proposal for a 20-unit Housing First facility, with a proposed site, architectural design and building team in place, but the project never received support and died in August 2011.

Housing First is rooted in the belief that the key to combating homelessness is providing stable housing, with few strings attached.

In other words, homeless alcoholics could live in government-subsidized housing while continuing to drink and not necessarily participating in programs.

The approach has been met with criticism from social conservatives but for those more concerned with the bottom line, research suggests it makes sense.

On April 8, the Mental Health Commission of Canada released a report that found the Housing First strategy effectively reduces homelessness and lead to significant cost savings. For every $10 invested, the government Friday, August 1 to saved an average Thursday, August 7 of $27.72.

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Heritage board gets the boot from landmark building Myles Dolphin

done regardless of who is there,� Phillips said.

Moving into the Tayhe Yukon Heritage lor House will raise the Resources Board is profile of the office of the being evicted from its commissioner and also office at the Taylor House, a the heritage of the buildplace it has called home for ing, he said. the past 14 years. “When I have events The board has until Aug. there the history of the 31 to vacate the landmark building will be told. building, which will then “Many people don’t undergo significant renovaknow where the office of tions before the next tenthe commissioner is now ant, the Commissioner of because it’s moved every Yukon, moves in. five or 10 years. The Board chair Anne Lecke board has done some said they received an great things and made eviction notice on July 28 some great decisions in following some back and the past few years, they’re forth with the Yukon govnot going to go without ernment, which owns the a home.� building.

No timeline has been “When we initially got given for the move and wind this might happen we renovation costs remain told them to give us enough unknown. notice,� Lecke said.

Lecke said she’s proud “Now we’re discovering the Taylor House has that 31 days is short. We’ve served as a hub for the been looking around for a heritage community for space but as a land-claimsso long. mandated board, we like to Alistair Maitland/Yukon News She believes the board spend our money on board The Taylor House, at the corner of Main Street and 5th Avenue. has been a good tenant activities.� of the building and has for other offices has been communicated to current location, the Closeleigh Manor, he As caretakers of the kept up its end of the the YHRB since 2012,� she said. said. building, the board worked out of the agreement with the government. “They were aware that a change would Taylor House rent free and paid approxi“The commissioner’s office has to be Now, they’re looking forward. mately $1,400 a month in maintenance and be coming. There are significant repairs and central in Whitehorse,� said Phillips. “I think we’ve approached this as profesupgrades that are required on the Taylor operational fees. sionally as we can,� she said. “We get a lot of guests who come to us House, such as excavation work on the out- first because technically the commissioner The government has offered them “They have a better use for the building another space in the T.C. Richards Building side of the building, and that work needs to is the head of state. When we started look- than we can offer and that’s their prerogabe done before the ground freezes.� but Lecke said it’s too small and has accesing around we found the Taylor House and tive. Our feeling is that the work of the The building also has to be vacated dur- realize it would be a really good fit so we sibility issues. board is more important than where we do ing the renovations, she added. “Becoming tenants of theirs in another it. We are fulfilling the mandate that has started working towards that.�

The board had been occupying the building makes you think,� she said. been given to us and we’ve been happy to An assessment was carried out on the Built in 1937, the Taylor House became a building on a month-to-month agreement do it here but if we have to do it elsewhere, building this spring and a report was fingovernment asset in 1997 after it purchased since April, after its lease expired. we’ll do that.�

Doug Phillips, commissioner of the Yu- ished in June. the building from the Chamber of Mines.

Contact Myles Dolphin at It was determined that 75 per cent of the myles@yukon-news.com kon, had also been working out of his office The decision to evict the board at the work that needs to be done “will have to be end of the month coincides with upgrades on a month-to-month that need to be carried out to the building, basis.

He initiated the idea according to a government official. of moving into the Taylor Alicia Debreceni, spokesperson for Highways and Public Works, said the board House about two years ago after deciding it was knew about the eviction beforehand. time to move out of his “The intention to use the Taylor House News Reporter

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Canada must address poverty now John Millar Troy Media

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anadians might be surprised to learn that 86 families now hold more wealth than the poorest 11.4 million Canadians. Is this a Canada to be proud of? Hardly.

According to many studies, the Canadian poverty rate remains high. A recent OECD report shows that the very rich are taking an ever greater share of income. And a new study from three leading Canadian academics shows the rich obscure the total extent of their individual wealth through private companies, which means they are even richer than we thought.

Why should we care?

Because poverty and inequities hurt all of us in the long run. They erode social cohesion and create a burden on all taxpayers to pay for poverty reduction, healthcare services, unemployment, crime and homelessness.

Our economic system and well-being are at risk of serious deterioration unless we take action now.

Here’s what the evidence says about the devastating outcomes of poverty: poorer health, more chronic disease, more avoidable deaths, social injustice, increasing demand and costs for healthcare services and reduced productivity of the workforce. On a large scale and over the long term, inequality can also slow the economy and erode democracy, political and social stability.

Those in the bottom half of the economic pecking order with stagnant incomes grow resentful, envious, hopeless and distrustful of business leaders and governments. And so we have social unrest such as the Occupy movement.

How did we get here?

For years, most Canadian governments have followed an agenda based on austerity. They have lowered taxes and cut social programs to balance budgets with a focus on economic growth and “trickle down” economics. The 2014 report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows that cuts to income tax, GST, corporate taxes and others amount to governments having $30 billion less to spend per year. For the most part, this has meant fewer income supports for the poor and inadequate investments in social housing, early child development, education, healthcare and infrastructure development (with the exception of the federal stimulus program in response to the 2008 recession).

The wealthy have become wealthier with the help of a higher rate of returns on capital (over incomes), tax breaks for capital gains and wealthy estates, and inadequately controlled offshore banking.

Economist superstar Thomas Piketty points out that these flaws in our economic system are not a reason to abandon the system itself, which has also led to abundant innovation and wealth creation. The solu-

tion is rather to moderate the excesses of the system so that prosperity is more equitably shared by the entire population. Even the IMF, which has pushed austerity agendas for decades, has recently stated that growing inequity is bad for economies and judicious redistribution is beneficial for economic growth.

Research has shown that countries such as Iceland, Poland and Sweden, which have invested in social programs like health and education in the last decade, have made better recoveries following the recession than those that followed an “austerity” agenda.

Economists call what we need “a judicious redistributive approach” – that is, to raise government revenues via natural resources, taxes on the wealthy (income, estates, capital), regulation of offshore tax havens, and taxes on externalities, such as pollution, tobacco, alcohol and sugar. Governments should direct these revenues toward social investments such as income support, education, healthcare and infrastructure.

The business community also has a role. Businesses can help reduce poverty and inequities by paying their share of corporate taxes and having a triple bottom line – people, planet and profits – with a living wage for their staff, co-ownership and profit sharing policies. The public as consumers can vote with their wallets and support such progressive businesses.

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Britain the latest frontline in the fracking war background (and he was already rich enough, anyway).

Furthermore, the country is also packed full of ancient stone buildings. What if there is a spate of small earthquakes, as there has been in frack-happy Oklahoma, near one of Britain’s thousand-year-old cathedrals that is also a world heritage site?

Fracking opponents are apoplectic about drilling in national parks. To use another phrase popular in the British press, they were also gobsmacked to hear the energy minister say last week that he wanted to speed up the process so proponents could start drilling within six months of applying.

It will be fascinating to watch the issue play out in Britain.

There will be lawsuits and protests. Applications still have to be made and make it through the complex approval process. It remains to be seen how solid support in Parliament will remain. Liberal-Democrat and Conservative backbenchers from rural areas affected by fracking will be extremely nervous.

Despite the energy minister’s brave talk of proponents drilling within six months of application, the battle for fracking in Britain has probably just begun.

crats, has announced ambitious plans to open up that country to fracking. If you think the

by Keith subject is controversial here, try Halliday debating fracking in a country half the size of the Yukon with more than 66 million people crammed into it.

About half of the United Kingdom will be open for applications, including a broad swath of Service’s native ScotI wanted the gas and I sought it; land, big chunks of Yorkshire I drilled and fracked like a slave. and Lincolnshire plus some of Was it YESAB or CPAWS I fought it; Kent’s green and pleasant land I hurled my wilderness tourism southeast of London. The plan industry into a grave. even includes drilling in national parks and what the government calls “AONBs” (areas of outt’s more than a hunstanding natural beauty). Critics dred years since Robert are not reassured that this will Service lived in Whiteonly occur under “exceptional horse and wrote “Spell of the circumstances,” whatever that Yukon.” I wonder what he means.

The pro and con arguments would think of the battle for in Britain are intense, and put our soul between pro- and our debate here in perspective. anti-frackers.

Fracking advocates point out that the British economy took He wrote some of his most a beating during the financial classic lines about the beauty crisis. The country has an overof the Yukon wilderness. Yet he sized banking sector, and several also was a banker and knew the huge banks had to be rescued Whitehorse business communat a cost of well over £75 bility well, once writing a snappy lion (C$ 135 billion). The crisis poem for a business dinner about a future Whitehorse com- impact on economic activity and plete with factories, smelters and employment was particularly severe in Britain. Unemployment skyscrapers. was eight per cent in 2012, and His original home country is still almost seven per cent. The is the latest battleground in northern regions where fracking the fracking wars. The British government, a coalition of Con- would occur particularly need jobs. servatives and Liberal Demo-

Recovery is also frustratingly slow. Canada’s main export market, the United States, is recovering relatively robustly. Not so for Britain’s export markets in the Eurozone.

The national debt surged during the crisis, from a relatively low 57 per cent of GDP in 2008 to more than 100 per cent this year, according to OECD figures.

That’s higher than the 90 per cent level some leading economists believe is a rough threshold, above which a nation’s debt begins to weigh more heavily on long-term economic growth.

In comparison, Canada’s federal debt remains low by historical standards and we expect the annual deficit to soon turn into surplus. Places like Alberta and the Yukon have minimal provincial debt.

Britain pioneered the welfare state but, with an aging population and big debt, its sustainability is in question. The government needs money badly.

Meanwhile, the North Sea gas fields are declining. The billions they have produced each year since the 1970s need to be replaced from somewhere.

Furthermore, about 15 per cent of Britain’s electricity is generated by an aging fleet of nuclear power stations. Plans to build new ones are predictably controversial. Gas-fired power stations fuelled by fracking are leading candidates for new electricity generation.

Finally, Russia’s campaign in Ukraine has sharply reminded Europe of the geopolitical risks of being dependent on Russian gas. Russia supplies around 30 per cent of Europe’s gas needs.

Many have criticized the Europeans for their limp defence of Ukraine against Russian-backed incursions. But most of the critics don’t have to worry what would happen if Russia turned off the gas to Europe’s factories, electricity plants and heating systems.

Opponents of a big onshore gas industry have plenty of arguments too. The Yukon’s Kotaneelee region, an early candidate for fracking if the practice is allowed, has no towns, farms or even a road from the rest of the Yukon. In Britain, it’s hard to find a place that doesn’t have someone living on it. There is less Crown land in Britain than there is in the Yukon.

In addition to concerns that fracking opponents have everywhere about groundwater, fracking chemicals, wastewater spills and climate gas emissions, British critics have raised a host of other issues. Britain is filled with national parks and historic sites. Authors like Wordsworth and Jane Austen have gone on for centuries about British landscapes, although they didn’t call them AONBs, of course.

Elizabeth Bennet’s visit to Mr. Darcy’s estate wouldn’t quite be the same with a drill rig in the

YESAB said this isn’t the Yukon’s problem and shamefully recommended that the LNG project go ahead.

We tried to stop the LNG project Lana Lowe, lands director with from happening, but it looks like the Fort Nelson First Nation told we may have lost this battle. the select committee on fracking When Yukon Energy presented that: “LNG leads to fracking” and the LNG project on July 8, 2013, fracking is an “environmental we attended their public session. disaster” to her First Nation.

Nearly all of the Yukoners in atWe told the Yukon Utilities tendance told Yukon Energy that Board that the economics of they didn’t want the LNG project. LNG doesn’t make sense at all.

Yukoners sent more than a For example, how can YEC save hundred comments to the YESAB millions a year when they only committee against the LNG spent $850,000 on diesel last project. Fracking for natural gas year? But the YUB completely igexacerbates climate instability, nored all our concerns. The YUB poisons huge amounts of water shamefully recommended the forever, and wreaks havoc on LNG project go ahead – without ecosystems, health, social strucconditions. tures and infrastructure. The We supported Skeeter Wright’s

petition to take the YUB and YEC to court over their failures to consider important financial data but unfortunately the judge ruled that he had no standing – a tough lesson for us. Now we have a legal bill to pay – all for trying to save our children’s future.

We went door-to-door and got a record-breaking 4,000 signatures against fracking and the LNG plant. Many who didn’t sign were government employees who were fearful of repercussions.

We attended a workshop that explained to YEC and Yukon people that with a smarter grid we won’t need the LNG project.

We learned that we can continue with backup diesel and implement a smarter grid with energy

storage and pursue renewables like wind, solar and hydro.

We tried to call a meeting with the YEC board to share our concerns. But they remained silent and refused to meet with us. YEC will burden Yukon ratepayers with $42 million, setting us back financially yet again (remember the $120M Mayo B fiasco – overpriced, underpowered and flooding Mayo).

We have tried to educate the Yukon government of the dangers of this LNG disaster but they have failed the Yukon public by not listening. YEC has no social licence, no public support for this LNG project.

The science is clear: we have to move to renewable energy now.

LNG is a bridge to environmental

disaster.

Our children need us to work together to save their future.

If you love this planet and the Yukon, then please help us. We might have lost this battle – but the war isn’t over.

Please write your MLA and Premier Pasloski and tell them that you don’t want LNG in the Yukon. The Yukon has the tools and knowhow to build a renewable energy future. Let’s get down to using them!

Keep miners out of the Peel vironment can co-exist, because

taxpayer paid millions to clean up the mess left by mining exploration in the Peel. Trashed and abandoned camps, oil barrel dumps, industrial debris, derelict aircraft. Not to mention needless air strips, and the unreclaimed four-by-four trails, trenching and drill pad scars on many claims.

The pristine appearance of much of the Peel country is because the mining industry

never moved past the exploration phase to the development phase. Think access roads, mines, semi-permanent camps, infrastructure.

Can mining and the “environment” co-exist? Maybe, if new roads were closed to hunting and all sites had state-of-the-art mitigation and restoration measures.

(Not that industry has ever done much of this.)

Can mining and “wilderness” co-exist? No. They are mutually exclusive if mining really requires roads, as Samson maintains.

Shame on Pasloski and cabinet for misleadingly applying the label “wilderness” to industrial multiple-use zones in their so-called “plan” for the Peel.

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this is a region that has had this amount of dollars spent in it, Here is Samson Hartland, and it’s still viewed as pristine.’” interviewed in Ronson’s July 14 Either Hartland is willfully article “Peel a ‘no-go zone:’ minobtuse,or he just doesn’t get it. ers”: “The Yukon government esti- Or maybe both. The generally pristine appearance of the Peel mates that $50 million has been spent exploring in the Peel in the is despite $50 million of mining exploration expenditures. last decade, he said.

Through the federal Arctic ‘It sort of magnifies and confirms that mining and the en- Environmental Strategy, the

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he federal government is giving the Yukon more money for affordable housing. That’s on the heels of complaints that we can’t seem to spend the money we’ve already got.

Candace Bergen, federal minister of state for Social Development, was in town Thursday to sign a deal with Community Services Minister Brad Cathers.

This year through 2019 the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will provide the Yukon Housing Corporation with $1.575 million each year to support affordable housing projects.

The territorial government is required to match that amount.

In all, the total comes to about $16 million over the five years.

This new deal isn’t actually all that new. The Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement started in June 2011. This is an extension of that deal.

Money in the Yukon has been used for projects like the Options for Independence housing for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and seniors residences in Mayo and downtown Whitehorse.

The announcement of more money for the bank account comes after Yukon government cancelled a project designed to build affordable rentals in Whitehorse.

Work resumes at Sa Dena Hes mine site Despite at least 10 employees suffering from lead poisoning, reclamation work has resumed at the Sa Dena Hes mine site near Watson Lake.

Richard Mostyn, spokesman for the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board, said the board has received injury reports from 17 workers.

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Candice Bergen, left, minister of state for Social Development, signs an affordable housing funding agreement with Brad Cathers, minister responsible for Yukon Housing Corporation, yesterday, at the government administration building.

That plan was going to use money from a different federal pot – the Northern Housing Trust – to cover some of the costs for builders if they agreed to keep rents low.

According to the operating principles that were agreed to when the Northern Housing Trust money was part of the federal budget presented in 2006, there was an expectation that the money be used to support “immediate action.” No specific deadline was attached.

Years later more than $11 million of the $17.5 million allocated

to the territorial government still sits in the government account.

When questioned on the Northern Housing Trust money, Cathers repeated the party line that the government made the choice to spend housing money that had a deadline attached, over the Northern Housing Trust money, which did not.

Bergen said the federal government is not concerned that the Northern Housing Trust money hasn’t been completely spent yet, though “certainly we don’t want it held for 50 years.”

“We trust that the provinces

and territories are consulting and are funding those decisions based on their priorities. There’s been, I think, a pretty extensive list of projects and affordable housing needs that have been met. ... So, we’re satisfied,” she said.

Unlike the Northern Housing Trust money, this latest influx of cash does come with a deadline.

Cathers acknowledged that this latest cash is “use it or lose it” money, and assured the public that the government plans on spending it.

taken from five of the 10 workers exposed to lead to determine the extent of the poisoning and a further 200 blood samples will be collected from all those who visited the site since reclamation work began.

On July 17 the site was shut down but most work resumed two days later, after safety concerns were addressed. Work dismantling the mine site remained shut down until the afternoon of July 23, when safety measures were found to be acceptable by occupational health and safety.

“The mill site is fairly specific and that’s where all the old processing was done and they were dismantling that structure,” said Mostyn. “We didn’t allow that work to continue until the safety measures were approved.”

The board first learned of the concerns from a doctor’s report.

The mine operated for just over a year and produced more than 280,000 tonnes of lead and 374,000 tonnes of zinc.

Sa Dena Hes is owned by Teck Resources and the mill at the site is owned by JDS Energy and

Mining. Reclamation efforts began last year and completion of the work is scheduled for 2015.

The property covers approximately 5,600 hectares, according to government records. Production began in August 1991, but due to low zinc prices, ceased its operations in November 1992.

The Sa Dena Hes mine is currently in a state of permanent closure. The quartz mining licence was amended on July 24th, 2013 to remove the development and production clauses.

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Yukon moves towards territory-wide 911 light, the auto-select system will be said he is pleased that plans are up and going “very quickly,” Cathers moving forward.

Regimbal and the association said. he Yukon government has ap- were vocal opponents of the idea of The system was tested in March plied to the Canadian Radio- an auto-select 911 when it was first of this year and everything went television and Telecommuni- suggested. well, he said. cations Commission to expand 911 He now says he supports the idea Phone customers usually cover services across the territory. because it’s only a stopgap ahead the cost of 911 services. In WhiteThe request was filed this week of an eventual fully-functioning horse that cost is 32 cents a month. and will likely take four or five system.

Since the Yukon government months to work its way through the “If that was going to be the beis footing the $20,000 bill for this approval process. all-end-all for tackling 911 we were stopgap solution, users shouldn’t see The current application is only definitely pretty loud and boisterous any bill increases yet. for an “auto-select” system. When in saying that we don’t support it at When NorthwesTel applies to it’s up and running, users in the all,” he said. the CRTC for the full 911, officials Yukon communities calling 911 will Both Regimbal and Cathers said, will have to tell the commission be directed to press 1 for fire, 2 for based on their conversations with how they plan to pay for everything, ambulance or 3 for police and then the CRTC, the auto-select model Cathers said. be transferred to the appropriate would not likely get approved if “It is not impossible or inconoffice. someone tried to suggest it could be ceivable that government could be Right now, in emergencies, used instead of a full 911 system. part of that cost structure but it’s people in the communities have to “Part of the thing that we heard also not likely. Those costs would know the seven-digit number to call clearly from the CRTC is a strong probably be directly recovered from for each of the services. indication that they also wanted to consumers following CRTC review The auto-select system is just ensure that this was an interim step. just as happened with the implea temporary solution. It will only Not something that was done in lieu mentation of 911 in Whitehorse.” work from landlines, and won’t of a basic 911 system,” Cathers said.

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The city of Iqaluit just doesn’t have the $2.2 million it would take to quench the blaze and its IQALUIT, NUNAVUT nostril-searing smoke, said fire chief Luc Grandmaison. overnment officials “We’re asking them (the terriare to meet this week tory) to help us with resources.� to consider a plan for putThe fire began May 20 and ting out a dump fire that has been dubbed the “dumpcano� – a term Grandmaison has been fouling the air in regrets having coined, because Nunavut’s capital for more he feels it belittles the seriousCanadian Press

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The combustion is centred somewhere deep within the massive pile of trash that is the Iqaluit city dump. The burning section – about the size of a football field and up to four storeys deep – is a smoky cauldron of untold numbers of household garbage bags.

There are no flames. But Grandmaison said the subsurface heat reaches up to 2,000 C. The heart of the blaze is too deep for firehoses to reach. The pile of garbage is too unstable to attack with backhoes or other equipment. The best crews have been able to do is cut trenches through the garbage and isolate the burning section from the rest of the dump.

The fumes have at times closed schools and prompted health warnings. City council

decided the fire couldn’t be allowed to burn itself out and turned to a landfill expert from British Columbia to help.

Anthony Sperling has proposed building a large pond walled by dirt and garbage and filled with seawater. High-extension excavators would take load after load of burning waste and dunk it in the pool to extinguish it. The waste would then be drained, flattened and stored in a new area.

Water from the quenching pond would be pumped onto the burning section of the dump to quell the flames expected to leap up as shovels bit in.

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Sperling said the problem is that the Iqaluit dump, commissioned in 1995, was supposed to be open for five years. It’s still in use, nearly 20 years later. “It’s been stacked higher into very steep slopes to make it last,� said Sperling. “That’s created conditions that make it very difficult now to extinguish it.�

It’s the dump’s fourth fire since mid-December. In 2010, a blaze took six weeks to put out.

Iqaluit’s situation isn’t unique in Nunavut.

In 2001, Nunavut mayors pleaded with Ottawa for extra money to deal with dangerous dumps and lagoons. A 2004 report by the Conference Board of Canada made similar points, as did a 2010 consultant’s study for Environment Canada.

A 2011 estimate put the cost of modernizing all 25 municipal dumps in Nunavut at between $320 million and $500 million.

Sperling’s plan has been approved by Iqaluit city council.

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Harper continues to take hard line on Gaza, Ukraine conflicts, Chinese Canadian Press

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His remarks, made following a job OTTAWA training announcement in northern n unflinching Prime Minister Saskatchewan, came as the United Stephen Harper reiterated his States and the United Nations congovernmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard line on Wednesdemned the shelling of a UN school day on Hamas, Russia and Chinese that was sheltering displaced Palescyberattacks. tinians on the Gaza Strip. At least 17 Harper said Hamas is solely people were killed. responsible for the death and destrucâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously no one likes to see the tion in Gaza following almost a month suffering and loss of life that has ocof fighting between Israel and Hamas curred,â&#x20AC;? Harper told reporters in Air

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Ronge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That said, we hold the terrorist organization Hamas responsible for this. They have initiated and continue this conflict and continue to seek the destruction of the state of Israel.â&#x20AC;?

Some 3,300 Palestinians, including many women and children, were taking refuge in the school building in the Jabalya refugee camp when it came under fire around dawn on Wednesday, said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

The attack prompted the U.S. to condemn the shelling, though it did not single out Israel by name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are extremely concerned that thousands of internally displaced Palestinians who have been called on by the Israeli military to evacuate their homes are not safe in UN designated shelters in Gaza,â&#x20AC;? the White House added in a statement.

UN Secretary General Ban KiMoon called the attack â&#x20AC;&#x153;shamefulâ&#x20AC;? and said all available evidence points to Israeli artillery as the cause. The Israeli military said it fired back after its soldiers were targeted by mortar rounds launched from the vicinity of the school.

Harper, meantime, suggested Israel has been justified in its actions throughout the conflict, saying that if a terrorist organization were attacking Canadians, there would be a similar response from Canada.

Unprompted, Harper also had

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A Palestinian supporter yells at opposing Israeli supporters as hundreds protest the ongoing crisis on the Gaza Strip in Toronto on Saturday, July 26, 2014.

harsh words for Russia over the continuing conflict in Ukraine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is zero doubt that those people who are responsible for violence and destabilization in Ukraine are acting as agents of the government of Russia,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conduct in this is unacceptable.â&#x20AC;?

He added that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;no doubt â&#x20AC;Ś the agents that Russia has armedâ&#x20AC;? downed a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet two weeks ago.

Harper also took aim at China, saying once again that there was â&#x20AC;&#x153;no doubtâ&#x20AC;? that the Chinese were behind the cyberattacks on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal scientific research agency.

Earlier this week, the federal gov-

ernmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief information officer, Corinne Charette, said the National Research Council was the target of a cyberattack from a â&#x20AC;&#x153;highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor.â&#x20AC;?

The Chinese embassy in Ottawa denied being involved in any such attack. But Harper is apparently not buying it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have obviously experts in the cyber-security field that are monitoring this very closely,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ongoing battle. They tell me there is no doubt as to the source of this particular attack, and this obviously is being taken up with the government of China at the highest level.â&#x20AC;?

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Eyeing weakness in Russian economy, West seeks to inflict more pain on Moscow Julie Pace And John-Thor Dahlburg

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions in Ukraine and the sanctions that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already Associated Press imposed have made a weak Russian economy even weaker,â&#x20AC;? President WASHINGTON Barack Obama said Tuesday. iting Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stalled growth rate Yet it remained uncertain whethand a flow of foreign capital er the tougher penalties would have out of Moscow, U.S. and European any impact on Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions in officials hope a new round of sanc- Ukraine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nor was it clear what tions targeting energy and defence other actions the U.S. and Europe entities, as well as major banks, will were willing to take if the situation deepen Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic pain even remains unchanged. In the nearly further and force President Vladitwo weeks since a Malaysia Airlines mir Putin to end provocations in passenger plane was felled in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine, Russia appears to have Roughly 30 per cent of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only deepened its engagement in banking sector assets are now conthe conflict, with the U.S. and allies strained by U.S. sanctions, Obama warning that Russia was building administration officials said Tuesup troops and weaponry along its day, shortly after announcing new border with Ukraine. penalties. The sanctions target five The West blames pro-Russian of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six largest state-owned separatists for firing a missile at the banks and aim to curtail their access jetliner and Moscow for supplying to U.S. debt markets. the equipment and training needed The West is also halting future to take down a plane. Nearly 300 sales to lucrative Russian economic people were killed in the attack, sectors, with the U.S. announcing including more than 200 Europeans. plans to block future technology The shocking incident spurred sales to the oil industry and Europe Europe in particular to impose approving an arms embargo. The dramatically tougher economic Europeans also backed sanctions sanctions. Europe has a far stronger Tuesday against state-owned banks economic relationship with Russia and the energy sector, though the than the U.S., but until this week, specific EU targets wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be made European Union leaders had been public until later in the week. reluctant to impose harsh penalties Western officials insist the new in part out of concern about a negasanctions will damage an already tive impact on their own economies. struggling Russian economy. The EU President Herman Van International Monetary Fund has Rompuy and the president of slashed Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth forecast the European Commission, Jose for this year to nearly zero, and the Manuel Barroso, said the sanctions U.S. says more than $100 billion in sent a â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong warningâ&#x20AC;? that Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital is expected to flow out of the destabilization of Ukraine could not country. be tolerated.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the violence created spirals out of control and leads to the killing of almost 300 innocent civilians in their flight from the Netherlands to Malaysia, the situation requires urgent and determined response,â&#x20AC;? the two top EU officials said in a statement.

The new EU sanctions put the 28-nation bloc on par with earlier sector sanctions announced by the U.S. and in some cases may even exceed the American penalties.

Obama said co-ordinating Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions will ensure that the sanctions â&#x20AC;&#x153;will have an even bigger bite.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s escalation of its actions against Russia, Obama said the U.S. and Europe were not entering into Soviet-style standoff with Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a new cold war,â&#x20AC;? he said in response to a reporterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question.

The new European penalties placed a ban on the unapproved sale to the Russians of technology that has dual military and civilian uses or is particularly sensitive, such as advanced equipment used in deep-sea and Arctic oil drilling. The EU also approved an arms embargo, though it would not restrict past agreements, allowing France to go forward with the delivery of two warships to Russia, a deal that has been sharply criticized by the U.S. and Britain.

To restrict Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access to Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money markets, EU citizens and banks will be barred from purchasing certain bonds or stocks issued by state-owned Russian banks, according to EU officials.

The U.S. sanctions target three major Russian banks: the Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank, Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second largest bank.

Analysts said the effort was aimed at cutting off access to resources that these banks would need to support their own lending operations, an action that could weaken economic activity in Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This limits the ability of these banks to do new business. That means the Russian economy will suffer because the banks will not be able to make as many loans,â&#x20AC;? said

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He said that barring financing from U.S. institutions to these banks likely would have a ripple effect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is likely that other Western banks and banks in Asia will be reluctant to do business with them,â&#x20AC;? Sohn said.

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The Roadhouse reaches the end of the line

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Former Roadhouse Bar and Grill owner Con Lattin during the demolition of the offsales building on Monday.

dig in the winter and it was just a matter of connecting it all,” he said. “We opened up and everyLongtime local watering hole, thing went fine until the next day The Roadhouse, has met its when everything started backing demise. up. The city had never connected A front end loader could be the pipes. We had to shut it down spotted on Wednesday tearing the next day and stayed closed for down the walls and leaving piles a few days. It was a hell of a clean of splintered wood and jagged up.” spires of metal in its wake.

The Roadhouse, with its last inThe off-sales depot and the carnation on Second Avenue, has consignment store, And Again, called a few locations home. The have also been flattened. original site was where the governCon Lattin, who owns the site, ment building now stands on is planning on redeveloping it. By Main Street, when it was known next spring he’s hoping to have as The Bamboo. When that site several new business buildings was bought out, the bar moved open, with apartments located across town, into a location near above the businesses. Six units the airport. are planned so far and there’s a Yukon balladeer Hank Karr possibility of adding four more was leasing the airport chalet at later on. the time. With hopes of opening With the buildings crumbling a cabaret, he and his partner purin the background, Lattin spoke to chased The Bamboo and moved it. the News in the parking lot.

Later he found out they He recalled the opening days of couldn’t open a bar unless they The Roadhouse, when everything owned the property outright. That seemed to go off without a hitch, arrangement fell through and the until the second day. They had building sat unused for close to a met a goal of opening during Ren- year until Lattin stepped into the dezvous weekend and entertained picture. a full house on that first night.

From there it made its way back “We got all the plumbing in downtown. beforehand because you can’t Eventually, Karr leased it back Sam Riches News Reporter

from Lattin and ran it for a short time.

Karr became a regular fixture, playing nightly gigs and weaving tales about life in the North.

“The purpose of me leasing it was to play gigs in there and help bring in a crowd,” he said. “It worked for awhile and then, like anything else, it got old.”

Lattin said redevelopment of the site was something that’s always been in the back of his mind and after looking into getting some renovations done on the property he decided it was time to push forward with a new project.

“Lots of things have gone down there,” he said, pointing to the remnants behind him. “It’s been around a long time – but now is the time.”

Lattin, who at one time lived in Whiskey Flats, has seen a lot of change over his time in Whitehorse.

“It has changed tremendously,” he said. “It used to be more or less White Pass owned all the properties. It was a railroad town. I wish I had some pictures from back then but I couldn’t afford a camera. I guess it’s still changing today.”

Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

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Big corporations are watching you Mae Anderson Associated Press

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This week, OKCupid became the latest company to admit that it has manipulated customer data to see how users of its dating service would react to one another. The New York-based Internet companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revelation follows news earlier this month that Facebook let researchers change news feeds to see how it would affect usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; moods. The fact is, big companies use customers as unwitting guinea pigs all the time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; online and in the real world.

OKCupidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim, that its research was aimed at improving its services, is common. But some find that manipulating situations in order to study consumer behaviour without consent raises troubling privacy concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every company is trying to influence consumers to purchase their product or feel a particular way about their

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In a blog post on Monday OKCupid founder Christian Rudder detailed the experimentation: The company removed text or photos from profiles and in some cases told people they were a 90 per cent match with another date-seeker instead of a 30 per cent match.

Rudder was unapologetic and said the results are being used to improve the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s algorithms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you use the Internet, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the subject of hundreds of experiments at any given time, on every site,â&#x20AC;? Rudder wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how websites work.â&#x20AC;?

Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent disclosure set off a firestorm on social media services and in the press.

During one week in January 2012, the company let researchers manipulate 689,000 usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; news feeds to be either more

positive or negative to study how the changes affected their moods.

But Internet companies arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones studying unsuspecting customers.

Retailers have been at it for decades.

Brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants have long used data drawn from customer loyalty programs, satisfaction surveys and exit interviews, to figure out how to best target consumers. For example, Darden, which operates the Olive Garden, analyzes customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; checks to see what types of dishes people tend to combine. The restaurant chain also analyses how long customers wait for a table. Darden says the research, along with customer surveys, helps the company improve the customer experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We collect all sorts of information about any interaction we have with guests to understand who our customers are, and who is visiting the restaurant,â&#x20AC;? says Chris Chang, senior vice-president of technology strategy at Darden.

While Dardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methods are considered traditional, retailers are beginning to use more high tech ways to study consumer behaviour too.

Alex and Ani, a New Yorkbased jewelry and accessories maker that runs its own stores and also sells goods at department stores nationwide, works with technology company Prism Skylabs to use data taken from video footage create socalled â&#x20AC;&#x153;heat maps.â&#x20AC;? Using video they can track how customers flow through the store, and rearrange displays and move them to places where customers linger.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one piece of data the jewelry company uses, says Ryan Bonifacino, vice-president of digital strategy. Once the company has the traffic patterns, they also evaluate timestamps on receipts and other point-of-sale information in an effort to create a profile of what types of people are shopping in the store and customize products to them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about one individual coming into a store, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Another example is Forest City, a Cleveland-based real estate developer, which operates malls around the country.

The company works with U.K. firm Path Intelligence to identify shopper patterns through mobile phone movements. The system uses cellular data, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Forest City emphasizes that it does not collect personal data or any data that could be used to identify an individual shopper. The company has used the data to determine whether it should move an escalator in one mall to make the flow of traffic more efficient.

Another time they were able to tell a retailer whether they should change locations or not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, we would have used a gut feeling or anecdotal evidence, more low-tech ways to determine whether or not we should move the escalator,â&#x20AC;? says Stephanie Shriver-Engdahl, vice-president digital strategy.

The use of â&#x20AC;&#x153;big dataâ&#x20AC;? and other ways to study consumers are likely to get more pervasive.

The key to conducting studies without sparking outrage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both online and offline â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is transparency, says marketing expert Allen Adamson, managing director of branding firm Landor Associates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big data is everywhere, and people know that and are willing to deal with it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you tell consumers this is what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing to make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re meeting their needs and be able to offer the right merchandise, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually accepting and understand.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true for Lucas Miller, 24, of Phoenix, who wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fazed when OKCupid disclosed its experiments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In terms of tracking behaviour, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m far less worried about for-profit companies doing it than I am about the government,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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Coal exports help U.S. clean up global warming pollution at home but still pollute elsewhere Dina Cappiello Associated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. s the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where they could create even more pollution.

This fossil fuel trade threatens to undermine President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy for reducing the gases blamed for climate change and reveals a little-discussed side effect of countries acting alone on a global problem. The contribution of this exported pollution to global warming is not something the administration wants to measure, or even talk about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the single biggest flaw in U.S. climate policy,â&#x20AC;? said Roger Martella, the former general counsel at the Environmental Protection Agency under President George W. Bush. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although the administration is moving forward with climate change regulations at home, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider how policy decisions in the United States impact greenhouse gas emissions in other parts of the world.â&#x20AC;?

Over the past six years, American energy companies have sent more coal than ever before to other parts of the world, in some cases to places with more lax environmental standards.

The consequence: This global shell game makes the U.S. appear

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to be making more progress than it is on global warming. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because it shifts some pollution â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the burden for cleaning it up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; onto other countriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; balance sheets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Energy exports bit by bit are chipping away at gains we are making on carbon dioxide domestically,â&#x20AC;? said Shakeb Afsah, an economist who runs an energy consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland.

As companies look to double U.S. coal exports, with three new terminals along the West Coast, America could be fueling demand for coal when many experts say that most fossil fuels should remain buried to avert the most disastrous effects of climate change.

But the administration has resisted calls from governors in Washington and Oregon to evaluate and disclose such global fallout, saying that if the U.S. didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supply the coal, another country would.

White House officials say U.S. coal has a negligible global footprint and reducing coalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use worldwide is the best way to ease global warming. The U.S. in 2012 accounted for 9 per cent of worldwide coal exports, the latest data available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There may be a very marginal increase in coal exports caused

by our climate policies,â&#x20AC;? said Rick Duke, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputy climate adviser, in an interview with The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given that coal supply is widely available from many sources, our time is better spent working on leading toward a global commitment to cut carbon pollution on the demand side.â&#x20AC;?

Guidance drafted by White House officials in 2010 did outline how broadly agencies should look at carbon emissions from U. S. projects. Four years later, that guidance is still under review. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have sat on their hands,â&#x20AC;? said George Kimbrell, a senior attorney for the Center for Food Safety, which has sued the administration over this delay.

Carbon dioxide, regardless of where it enters the atmosphere, contributes to the sea level rise and in some cases severe weather in the U.S. and the world.

Changing the global system to account for production would carry political risks, especially for the U.S., which is trying to boost production of energy and exports even as it addresses global warming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The U.S. needs to be pragmatic on this,â&#x20AC;? said Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center on Global Energy Policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If our coal exports are very small

and having no or little impact on global greenhouse gas emissions â&#x20AC;Ś the government has to take into account the economic and foreign policy costs of restricting exports.â&#x20AC;?

He was a National Security Council energy and climate change adviser to Obama until January 2013.

Over the past six years, as the U.S. cut coal consumption by 195 million tons, about 20 per cent of that coal was shipped overseas, according to an AP analysis of Energy Department data.

Less coal being burned here has helped the power sector reduce carbon emissions by 12 per cent and left more U.S. coal in the ground. But a growing share is finding its way abroad.

Analyses suggest U.S. exports could be reducing by half or wiping out completely the pollution savings in the U.S. from switching power plants from coal to natural gas The nexus of the challenge can be found in and around Norfolk, Virginia, which exports more coal than any other place in the U.S. and is already experiencing one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest rates of sea level rise.

When the Prime Lilly, a massive cargo ship, set sail from Norfolk recently, its 80,000 tons of coal

were destined for power plants and factories in South America. The 228,800 tons of carbon dioxide contained in that coal disappeared from Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pollution ledger.

But it still pollutes the planet.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a planet hungry for American coal. U.S. exports to Germany have more than doubled since 2008, providing a cheaper alternative to cleaner-burning natural gas and a replacement for nuclear power, which is being phased out after Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuclear accident.

Last year, Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carbon dioxide emissions grew by 1.2 per cent, in large part because the country burned more coal.

German environmental officials say the recent boom in coal-fired power is making it harder for the country to meet its climate-protection goals, even as it has increased renewable energy and participates in a carbon market that has lowered emissions throughout Europe.

Activists partly blame the U.S. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a classic case of political greenwashing,â&#x20AC;? said Dirk Jansen, a spokesman for BUND, a German environmental group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama pretties up his own climate balance, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help the global climate at all if Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carbon dioxide is coming out of chimneys in Germany.â&#x20AC;?

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Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study Bob Weber

est data on ice, weather and ocean currents in the area. Estimates of probable spill sizes and effectiveness ew research suggests that any of cleanup measures were developed type of significant oil spill from information used by industry. in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s western Arctic The consultants found that in would likely spread quickly and foul all cases there would be at least an oceans around Alaska and possibly as up to 50 per cent chance that an far west as Russia. oily slick would spread into Alaska. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spills originating from the Cana- There would be up to a 10 per cent dian Beaufort and resulting coastal chance the oil â&#x20AC;&#x201C; appearing as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sheen, oiling could be an international scattered oil pockets under ice, or issue,â&#x20AC;? says the report from RPS scattered tarballsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would drift as Applied Science Associates, a global far west as Russian waters in the environmental consultancy.

Chukchi Sea. The research, funded by the In the case of a blowout, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Wildlife Fund, comes as the almost certain that oil would spread National Energy Board prepares to across international boundaries, the consider blowout prevention plans in report says. There would be up to a two separate proposals for offshore 25 per cent chance of affecting Rusenergy drilling. sia. That probability wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change â&#x20AC;&#x153;The need for this information much with cleanup involving chemiis very urgent,â&#x20AC;? said David Miller, cal dispersants, although the size of president of WWF Canada. the slick would be smaller. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The National Energy Board is Subsurface oil contamination considering these questions now. from a blowout would also be highly Decisions are being made.â&#x20AC;? likely to spread into Alaska.

The consultants considered 22 â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is quite startling at how quickly different oil-spill scenarios in the and how widely they can spread, Beaufort Sea, off the northwest coast whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a small spill, a spill of difof the Northwest Territories. ferent types of oil, or spills at differThey included a fuel or oil spill ent types of the season,â&#x20AC;? said project from a tanker, a pipeline release and co-ordinator Dan Slavik. blowouts in shallow and deep water.

A 2011 report commissioned by The scenarios also varied the time of the energy board concluded that year, length and size of spill, as well as cleanup efforts after an offshore oil the type and timing of the cleanup. spill in the Arctic could be impossible Modelling was based on the latat least one day in five because of bad Canadian Press

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Although research on the effects of oil spills on Arctic wildlife is incomplete, Miller pointed out the waters studied are important habitat for marine wildlife such as beluga whales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The work shows that even with minor spills thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a major impact,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s significant risk to nature in the Arctic from these spills.â&#x20AC;?

Area aboriginals, who helped design the study, have a compelling interest in the issue, said Frank Pokiak of the Inivialuit Game Council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in seeing what direction the oil goes,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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LIFE Promoting Gwich’in language through prayer and song Patti Flather Special for the News

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wich’in people from across the North gathered in Fairbanks, Alaska, recently for a Holy Communion service conducted entirely in Tukudh, the most traditional form of the Gwich’in language.

The hymns, readings, prayers, sermon, and blessing were sung and spoken in Gwich’in.

Many people traveled from Dawson City, Whitehorse, Fort McPherson and eight Alaskan communities to study and prepare for the service held at the filled-to-overflowing St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on June 12.

“It went really well,” said organizer Allan Hayton of Fairbanks, a language teacher and vestry member at St. Matthew’s. “Elders are worried that the Tukudh services are slipping away, so we must pick it up and begin learning and carrying it forward.”

This marks the first time since 2003 that a service entirely in the 19th century dialect was held at St. Matthews. Since then, many of the elders involved have passed on, such as the Rev. Dr. Ellen Bruce of Old Crow and the Rev. Mardow Solomon of Fort Yukon.

William Firth and Joanne Snowshoe travelled from Fort McPherson for the event.

“It was quite the journey to get there: Edmonton, Seattle, up to Fairbanks. Two long days of travel,” Firth said. “We were determined to be there and participate with the group.”

Firth, language manager for the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute, noted the Alaskan Gwich’in people work very hard to comprehend the Tukudh dialect, which is more nearly like the Gwich’in spoken today in Canada.

Hayton said, “Even our most fluent ministers like Trimble Gilbert and Mary Nathaniel and Bella Jean Savino, they still find the Tukudh challenging to read and interpret.”

Hayton said he relies on people like Joanne Snowshoe to guide him in pronunciation.

On the other hand, Alaskan Gwich’in shared their deep knowledge of the musical traditions.

“There are still quite a few of the hymns that we don’t know really well, but the Alaskans have maintained the tunes and share them with us,” Firth said. “That was one thing that I found very inspirational.”

Gwich’in is the only Yukon native language with a tradition of literacy dating back almost 150 years. Its continuous written history makes it unique not only among Athabaskan languages but among most indigenous languages in North America.

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Canadians and Alaskans participating in the recent Gwich’in communion service at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Fairbanks.

form. It was developed over a 40year period starting in the 1860s through a remarkable collaboration between Archdeacon Robert McDonald, a part-Ojibwa Church of England missionary from Manitoba, and Gwich’in speakers from the N.W.T to Alaska. The translations they compiled contain features of many dialects, not just one.

An indigenous Christian leadership developed that carries on today.

Tukudh Bibles, hymns and prayer books remain in use.

Ongoing study includes annual Gwich’in literacy sessions hosted at the Yukon Native Language Centre in Whitehorse each November, attracting participants from across the North.

As with any language, Gwich’in has evolved. “The vocabulary in McDonald’s time, we call it higher language as opposed to what we speak today,” said Firth.

Firth would like to see more research and courses into Tukudh texts, and more sharing with younger generations.

“It’s a huge historical document based on language,” he said. “There is so much richness in this literacy

tradition that people can learn from.”

Hayton said he was especially pleased that Rev. Trimble Gilbert, 79, was able to travel to Fairbanks to preside and preach at the St. Matthew’s service.

Gilbert comes from a long tradition of Gwich’in clergy in Arctic Village, Alaska, including his father, the late Rev. James Gilbert.

“He really had a lot to offer to our group during the days that we were together,” Hayton said. “He’s also a really powerful singer. It just made everyone else’s singing that much stronger.”

Hayton sat down with Gilbert after the service. “Just seeing how pleased he was made it all worthwhile for me. He wants to keep the momentum going, getting together and learning.”

Elder and deacon Percy Henry of Dawson City, fluent in both Gwich’in and Han, attended with his son Peter. The Rt. Rev. Mark Lattime, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, the Rev. Scott Fisher and the Rev. Bella Jean Savino of St. Matthew’s Fairbanks also participated.

Yukon Native Language Centre director John Ritter and YNLC programs co-ordinator Linda Harvey made the drive from Whitehorse to take part in the event.

The language centre’s role, Ritter explained, is to support all Yukon First Nation language communities in ways they identify as essential to further their languages.

“Uniquely with the Gwich’in there was an entire Bible – not just the New Testament – printed in 1898,” said Ritter. “By that time, the hymnal was in full use, and the prayer book was being translated.”

Ritter said the Gwich’in developed and passed on literacy very early on. And the message from Gwich’in communities is: “We want our younger people to know our traditions.”

The fit between English pronunciation and McDonald’s writing system is challenging in some respects, said Ritter, a linguist who developed a modern Gwich’in writing system for Canadian dialects in the 1970s.

“The archdeacon’s T is really pronounced more like a D, and his K is pronounced more like a G.” In literacy workshops, Ritter

said it’s common for everyone to rely on an expert elder speaker such as Joanne Snowshoe to read a Tukudh sentence out loud, and for a younger person to re-transcribe that on a white board in the modern system.

“The training here reflects the desire of Gwich’in people to learn the traditional language,” he said.

“YNLC provides a place where people come together and share what they know of the Tukudh tradition.”

The question of why many Gwich’in today are dedicated to preserving texts from a religious tradition that some might feel was imposed on them is a delicate one.

Hayton said he knows his people had spirituality and deep connection with the universe before Christianity, and believes they complement each other in many ways.

“For me,” said Hayton, “it just reminds me of growing up in Arctic Village. The church services were all in Gwich’in. It was all Tukudh. It reminds me of all of our elders.”

This article was provided courtesy of the Yukon Native Language Centre. Information on YNLC’s training programs can be found

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The City of Whitehorse will be holding a bid process for one mixed-use commercial development lot located at 708 Ogilvie Street.

Bid Packages will be available as of 9:00 am August 5 at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue.

Please note that the package is not available at the Municipal Services Building.

The deadline for applications to be received at City Hall is before 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.

Bid opening will occur at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the City Hall Council Chambers.

The minimum upset price for this lot is $395,000 (not including GST). Only bids above $395,000 will qualify.

All enquiries to: land@whitehorse.ca Phone: 867-668-8346 For more information visit: whitehorse.ca/ogilvie

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Time to update your environmental farm plan and access funding for Beneficial Management Practices?

Through Growing Forward 2, the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon are providing funding to support the implementation of a wide range of initiatives aimed at stewardship of the environment. Funding for Beneficial Management Practices is available for installing double wall fuel tanks, increasing fuel efficiency or assuring water security.

Contact the Agriculture Branch for more information or to request your copy of the program guide.

Phone: 867-667-5838 Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5838 www.agriculture.gov.yk.ca

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Website helps parents, coaches recognize concussion signs in kids Sheryl Ubelacker

from their health-care provider. out there are simple slide-decks for And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a problem.â&#x20AC;? reading,â&#x20AC;? said Babul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to Babul and colleagues develmove away from that just because TORONTO oped CATT, a free website that is we were hearing, you know, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I like eciding whether a child may updated monthly to provide the to watch, I like to listen.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So we have sustained a concussion latest evidence-based research on combined all that into a learning while engaged in play or sport can concussion, which occurs when the platform.â&#x20AC;? be difficult because tell-tale symp- brain is rapidly shaken up inside Often a when a child or teen toms may not show up right away. the skull following a hit to the head takes a hit to the head while playBut a new online resource aimed or a blow to the body that causes a ing sports, they are pulled to the at parents and coaches could help sudden jerk of the head or neck. sidelines to be checked out but make that determination a whole The site, which has also been put back in the game if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lot easier. designed to be accessible through seem to exhibit overt symptoms of The Child & Family Research smartphones and other devices, concussion.

Institute at BC Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital provides information about conâ&#x20AC;&#x153;But signs and symptoms may has launched a website called the cussion and tools to help parents not appear for up to 48 hours,â&#x20AC;? said Concussion Awareness Trainand coaches decide how to respond Babul, putting the player at risk of ing Tool (CATT), which flags the to an injury, track symptoms, and a second and more serious concuswarning signs of concussion and to record information to show sion. explains what steps need to be medical professionals. The site is When a concussion is suspected, taken to diagnose and manage the organized into six learning modthe player should be taken out of all-too-common brain injury. ules, each of which is followed by a play and receive immediate medical Shelina Babul, associate direcquick multiple-choice quiz. attention to confirm the diagnosis, tor of the BC Injury Research and CATT also includes short videos she said. If it is a concussion, the Prevention Unit at the hospital, for children and teens with stories young person will need to rest both spearheaded the development of of young athletes who have had physically and cognitively for a the CATT website, which started concussions and advice about safe period of time before being cleared last year with an online tool to play in contact sports like hockey, to gradually return to play and help health professionals to better football and rugby. learning. recognize and treat concussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of (online) tools that are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eighty-five per cent (of conThe second phase of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tools for parents, players and coaches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has now gone live, and the third phase for teachers is expected to go online in the fall.

Babul, a sports injury specialist, said she had been getting calls from parents saying their child had hit their head while riding a bike or The Yukon News playing hockey but had been told is available by an emergency department doctor: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just had a bonk to the Fridays and head. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fine. Just go home.â&#x20AC;?

Sundays at â&#x20AC;&#x153;And those calls started getting more numerous,â&#x20AC;? she said Monday the Dawson City General Store and from Vancouver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I thought Maximilianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold Rush Emporium. thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously a disconnect somewhere because patients are getting the wrong information Canadian Press

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cussions) resolve without longterm consequences. But if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not managed properly, you could have long-term consequences.â&#x20AC;?

That could mean persistent symptoms that can include headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, disturbed sleep, depression and poor concentration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I frequently say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Would you rather be out for two days or for two months or for two years?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Babul, referring to players who may

balk at being sidelined so they can be medically assessed for possible concussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal of this tool kit is to give parents and coaches quick and easy access to accurate, up-to-date information so they can be confident theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving kids the best possible care for the best possible recovery. We hope it will become a resource in every home and at every sporting event in B.C., across Canada and beyond.â&#x20AC;?

The Yukon Fish and Game Association wishes to thank the following for contributing to the success of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Whitehorse RiďŹ&#x201A;e and Pistol Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the exclusive use of your range.

Gael Marchand, Yukon Aboriginal Sports Circle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for instructing archery in the rain.

Tom Renwick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for instructing trap shooting.

Mark Callan, YG HEED instructor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a wide variety of knowledge.

TJ Grantham â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the loan of a 22-250.

Val and Fred Chambers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for all the great food that kept everyone going.

Alex van Bibber â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for his stories and wisdom and trapline cabin.

Vista Outdoor Learning Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a great base camp and loan of an ATV and trailer.

Cedar and Canvas Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a SAT phone, 1st Aid kits and a large variety of camp equipment and gear.

Yukon College and Jim Gilpin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for GPS training.

Tatshenshini Expediting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for introduction to canoeing.

Vern Peters and Philip Merchant,Trails Only Yukon Association â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for their presentation.

Kelly Hougen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for donation of a 22-250.

Russ Tait â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for donation of a 22-250.

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Danielle Daffe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for being chaperone, anchoring the backpack trip and swimming lessons.

Clayton White â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for being camp director and the donation of a 22-250.

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ANNOUNCING!

The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce AGM/Awards Banquet, August 28th at Mt.McIntyre The business portion of our AGM will be from 4:00-5:30 pm and is free for all to attend.

The Chamber Awards Banquet will start at 6pm (doors open at 5:30pm) and will feature our keynote speaker, President and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade, Iain Black.

Before joining the Vancouver Board of Trade Mr. Black was the Minister of Labour for the B.C Government. He also served as Minister of Labour and Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Services, Minister of Small Business, and the Minister of Technology and Economic Development. Mr.Black is also a recipient of the 40-Under-40 award in 1998, â&#x20AC;&#x153;recognizing top business achievement in British Columbiansâ&#x20AC;?, Iain is an experienced speaker at North American business and technology industry conferences.

The cost of this event, which includes dinner and outstanding door prizes is only $40!

Come out and help us celebrate deserving Whitehorse businesses, enjoy a great meal and hear from the head of one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movers and shakers!!

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Prestigious Awards Nominate a business or businessperson today! The deadline is August 15th (see contact information below).

The categories are as follows: r Best Customer Service & Satisfaction Award r Giving Back to the Community Award r Business Person Volunteer of the Year Award r New Business/Youth Award r Business of the Year Award For details on the awards criteria please visit our website at: http://www.whitehorsechamber.com/index.php/ documents/cat_view/24-2014-agm Sponsorship Opportunities r r r

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Bronze sponsorship is $250.00 plus GST. Sponsorship includes the basic sponsorship plus your business listing in our AGM program, and recognition on our â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? page after the event.

Silver sponsorship is $500.00 plus GST. Your benefits include all of the above plus one free seat, a mention during the AGM/banquet.

Gold sponsorship is $1,000.00 plus GST. This level of sponsorship entitles you to all of the above plus two free seats, signage display, as well as someone from your organization to present one of our Chamber awards.

Platinum Sponsorship is $2,500.00 plus GST and includes all of the benefits of the previous levels plus three free seats, front podium signage display, prominent positioning in our advertising as well as on our program, and the opportunity to introduce our keynote speaker, or present the Business of the Year Award at the event.

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Tracking salmon to their birth streams University of Utah. He was impressed people were able to break substances down to the

by Ned atom level in order to follow Rozell salmon populations in California. He wondered if he could use stable isotope analysis on the magnificent wild salmon stocks of Alaska. His goal: to create a strontium isotope map of Alaska’s streams that showed the paths of individual trontium is a trace elesalmon heading back to the ment and mineral people gravels where they wriggled use to make glow-in-the- from egg sacks. dark paints and toothpaste for In a river like the Nushagak, sensitive teeth. In research for which receives water from an his college degree, Sean Brenarea larger than Massachusetts, nan used strontium’s unique there are a dizzying number qualities to track salmon in an of rivers and creeks to which Alaska river. salmon might migrate. A king At Brennan’s Ph.D. defense salmon caught near the river’s at the University of Alaska mouth might be headed to the Fairbanks, advisor Matthew Mulchatna, the Stuyahok, the Wooller praised Brennan’s Chilikadrotna, the Chilchitna ambitious plan and his execu- or the Chichitnok River. Doztion of it up and down the ens of creeks are also possible many webs of the Nushagak origins for Bristol Bay salmon.

River. The Nushagak, a river “It’s a lot of water,” Brenswelling with the bodies of nan said. “Very complex and salmon right now, drains the intricate.”

Nushagak Hills as well as the Brennan chose to study the Alaska and Aleutian ranges.

Nushagak because it produThe Nushagak and all its finces so many salmon and the gers provide a path for salmon unique geology of its tribufrom their natal streams to taries. Different rocks in the Bristol Bay. upper watersheds give distinct Brennan first had the idea of basins their own flavor, abtracking salmon using stronsorbed by salmon on their way tium during his training in to the ocean. stable isotope ecology at the Brennan started his research

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Sean Brennan at work on the Nushagak River.

by “cold-calling” numbers he found in the phone book for the university’s Bristol Bay campus in Dillingham. He connected with people like Peter Christopher, Sr. of New Stuyahok, a village on the Nushagak River. Christopher met Brennan on the Nushagak.

In his riverboat, Christopher shared memories of river bends and sloughs and helped Brennan collect water samples and trap slimy sculpin, juvenile king and silver salmon and scavenge carcasses of spawned out adult kings.

Brennan wanted slimy

sculpin for a few reasons: the fish live their entire lives in a few hundred feet of river — they offer a good test to see if his strontium isotope method worked.

The part of the slimy sculpin (as well as the salmon) that holds this information is the otolith, a chip-like bone in a fish’s head that grows a new layer each year. By slicing the otolith and measuring the ratio of two different types of strontium, Brennan found the method matched slimy sculpin and juvenile kings to the known stretch of water in

which they lived.

He then tested 250 king salmon caught in Nushagak Bay. In nine out of 10 salmon he was able to trace the fish to one of seven “strontium isotopic groups,” distinct regions in the upper Nushagak drainage.

Using genetics and other methods, scientists and managers are able to track fish caught in Bristol Bay to the major watershed in which they were born, like the Nushagak, Kvichak or other great rivers.

Brennan’s results suggest that in certain areas fish can be tracked to sub-basins within these rivers and sometimes to even to small tributaries.

“It’s a different tool you can use,” he said.

Flush with these encouraging results, Brennan has accepted a post-doctoral position with the University of Washington. This summer, in addition to moving from Fairbanks to Seattle, he’s back working on the Nushagak, where he is further refining his system.

“It’ll be cool to see how it develops,” he said.

Since the late 1970s, the director of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has supported the writing and free distribution of this column to news media outlets. 2014 is Ned Rozell’s 20th year as a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.

Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church 601 Main Street 667-2989

Yukon Bible Fellowship FOURSQUARE CHURCH

(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

8th & Wheeler Street Pastor Dave & Jane Sager 689-4598 10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.

The Salvation Army

PASTOR RICK TURNER yukonbiblefellowship.com

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

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

TRINITY LUTHERAN 4th Avenue & Strickland Street

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

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

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican

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.

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

2060 2ND AVENUE • 667-4889

Pastor Mark Carroll Family Worship & Sunday School

at 10:30 AM

St. Nikolai Orthodox

Christian Mission

Saturday Vespers 5:00 pm Sunday Liturgy 10:00 am FR. JOHN GRYBA 332-4171 for information www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org

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

Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

Whitehorse

Meditation Drop-in • Everyone Welcome!

www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951

149 Wilson Drive 668-5727

Baptist Church

Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society

website: quaker.ca

Sacred Heart Cathedral

First Pentecostal Church

Rigdrol Dechen Ling,

(Roman Catholic)

Bethany Church

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Family Service 10:30 am - Noon Filipino Service 4:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday School Ages 0-6

91806 Alaska Highway Ph: 668-4877

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

668-5530

The World’s Premier Left Hand Path Religion

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

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

Church of the Northern Apostles

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

THE REV. ROB LANGMAID 45 Boxwood Crescent • Porter Creek 633-4032 • All Are Welcome

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

Bahá’Í Faith

TAGISH Community Church

Box 31419, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 For information on regular community activities in Whitehorse contact:

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

whitehorselsa@gmail.com

www.tagishcc.com 867-633-4903

Calvary Baptist

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Meeting Times are 10:00 AM at 108 Wickstrom Road

1301 FIR STREET 633-2886

Northern Light Ministries

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

www.bethanychurch.ca

The Temple of Set

ECKANKAR

Religion of the Light and Sound of God

St. Saviour’s

Anglican Church in Carcross

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

Rev. David Pritchard 668-5530

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

or call 456-7131 Yukon Muslim Association 1154c 1st Ave • Entrance from Strickland

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

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War is declared in the Yukon HISTORY

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by Michael Gates

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all had read skimpy reports of European troubles in the Dawson Daily News, but Europe, really, seemed a planet or so away.â&#x20AC;?

(Laura Berton: I Married the Klondike)

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he Dawson Daily News for June 30, 1914 carried a brief article noting the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. It amounted to 67 words.

This was an inauspicious way to herald the coming of a global Armageddon. The headlines in the newspapers devoted more space to the events surrounding the Mexican Revolution, and upheaval in Ireland, but by the end of July, reports from Europe became increasingly ominous.

On July 25, Austria-Hungary and Servia (Serbia) were engaged in open hostilities. Russia was sympathetic with the Servian cause. If they became involved, Germany would stand behind the Austro-Hungarian position. Britain, though not in a state of war with Germany over the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pan-Servian question,â&#x20AC;? placed her fleet on a war basis on July 27.

By July 30, the headlines declared that Britain might not be able to remain apart from the conflict.

Across the country, Canadians were abuzz with discussions about the latest developments. Crowds started gathering outside of newspaper offices in hope of seeing new reports as soon as they were posted.

It is not clear how these developments affected people in Dawson City; there were was little commentary in the newspaper regarding public stirrings of concern, yet the News was well supplied with

Waugaman Collection/Yukon News

More than 600 men left the Yukon to enlist in the armed forces for WWI; of these, almost a hundred died while in service, and only a hundred of the men returned to the Yukon after the war.

images of all the key players in the developing events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;WAR EXTRAâ&#x20AC;? declared the Dawson Daily News in a headline that filled one third of the front page of the August 1 edition; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Germany Declares War on the Russians.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, the local news in Dawson City focussed on the arrival of a large contingent of Shriners from the United States.

The Auditorium Theatre, today better known as the Palace Grand, had just opened for the season to present movies to Dawsonites. Advertised for the silver screen in early August were â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Honeymooners,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prisoner of War,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Saundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sacrifice,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Signal of Distress,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Contortionist.â&#x20AC;? Miss Zella Goodman was the pianist.

In addition to the Auditorium Theatre, there were two other theatres offering the newest in silent film productions. The Dawson Amateur Athletic Association was

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Just as the performance was ending at the DAAA, news reached the patrons that the British fleet had sunk six German ships. Mr. Creamer, the manager of the theatre, projected a slide of the king on the screen, and Mr. Carpenter, who was at the keyboard providing accompaniment to the films, struck the introductory chords to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rule Britannia,â&#x20AC;? and the audience rose in a body and sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;until the house shook.â&#x20AC;? That was followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;God Save the King.â&#x20AC;? When the picture of Queen Mary was projected on the screen, the crowd sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Maple Leaf Forever.â&#x20AC;?

The same happened at the other theatres. The Auditorium was filled to capacity. During an interval, a telegram was passed to George Black, the commissioner of the Yukon. Upon reading it, he went to the stage, and after a perceptible

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pause, eloquent with suppressed emotion, he read the cable. The message was from the under secretary of state saying that England was at war with Germany.

In silence, men and women looked at each other aghast, trying to absorb the significance of the words. According to Martha Black, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the centre of the house about twenty scarlet-coated members of the Royal North West Mounted Police occupied seats. Two of the men, brothers, were former members of the Coldstream Guards, well over six feet in height, and both with fine voices. They looked at each other, whispered to other members of the force with them, rose to their feet and commenced signing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;God Save the King.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The effect was electrical; with one move the audience was on its feet and never in the world ... was the National Anthem sung with greater fervour or more depth of feeling than that night in this tiny mining village on the edge of the Arctic.â&#x20AC;?

As they filed out of the theatres onto the twilit streets of Dawson, men and women, young and old were abuzz with earnest discussion.

Though not yet officially stated, the community knew what this meant: that Canada, too, was at war alongside her motherland.

Official notice of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s declaration of war did not reach Commissioner Black until August 6th. Black immediately wired the secretary of state that a force of volunteers would be raised in the Yukon.

The day after the official notification of war, Black placed advertisements in the newspaper calling for volunteers. He and Dr. Thompson were the first to sign their names to the book at the administration building.

Dr. Thompson was quoted as saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Empire and our Dominion now face the greatest crisis in their history, and I feel it is my duty to be in Ottawa when such momentous matters are to be discussed.â&#x20AC;?

Howard Grestock, a veteran of the Boer War, was the first to volun-

teer. Within days of the declaration, he was aboard the steamer Dawson, heading outside to enlist. Grestock later became one of the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war fatalities.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long before local business leader Joe Boyle set about recruiting and equipping a machine gun battery with fifty men. By warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end, every officer and twenty-four of the forty enlisted men were reported to have received decorations. It is said that this was a record for any Canadian Army unit in the First World War. Boyle too went overseas and soon became involved in the most exciting events that any Yukoner was to experience.

The Yukon threw itself into the war effort whole heartedly. Various womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groups, including the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), the Order of the Eastern Star, The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patriotic Service League of Dawson and the Daughters of Nippon began raising funds.

By Christmas, various community groups had raised $20,000 for various causes. Throughout the war, Yukoners contributed financially amounts of money that put the rest of the country to shame.

Yukon men volunteered to serve in numbers that dwarfed the rates of enlistment in other parts of Canada. Over six hundred men eventually signed up. Many were awarded medals for bravery in the fields of combat; two Yukoners received the Victoria Cross. Nearly a hundred of these men made the ultimate sacrifice and left behind widows, orphans and grieving families.

The Yukon went through dramatic changes during the war years that would impact the territory profoundly in the decades that followed.

I will touch on some of these events over the following months. I hope you will share with me these moments of remembrance.

Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. His latest book, Daltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold Rush Trail, is available in Yukon stores. You can contact him at msgates@northwestel.net

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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS? A group of our churchwomen meets in our homes, and wine is usually served. I offered to host a meeting.

I served non-alcoholic punch and coffee because I do not drink.

Suddenly a wine bottle appeared when I was not looking, and everyone except me imbibed. I did

not ask who brought it and nobody spoke up to claim ownership. There was not even a polite show of the bottle’s being intended as a hostess gift.

I would like to host the group again, but how can I let them know I will not be serving alcohol and do not want it in my house?

My first thought is to put a sign outside my front door, “No alcohol allowed.” Is that too brazen?

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Whitehorse mountain biker becomes world single-speed champ Tom Patrick News Reporter

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ate nights at bars often lead to spontaneous tattoos, but Sierra van der Meer’s is not one she’ll live to regret. It’s a point of pride.

In a manner of speaking, it’s a flesh trophy. It commemorates a world championship title. But, indeed, the trip to the parlor began late at night in a bar in Alaska.

It’s in the rulebook, in fact, and just part of the wackiness that is the Singlespeed World Championships, held in Anchorage July 18-20.

The newly inked van der Meer won the women’s title at the championship.

“I’m trying not to let it get to my head,” said van der Meer. “It was a really fun event. I had a very excellent time. It was really fun to go out with my friends and be there.”

The Whitehorse rider and president of Yukon’s Contagious Mountain Bike Club is the first Canadian champion, male or female, since the inaugural event in 1995.

It’s a world championship, yes. But it’s really a festival – a party. It’s three days of single-speed mountain biking wrapped in funny costumes and the occasional barley pop.

Upon winning, champs are shuttled off to a tattoo parlor for the – let’s go with – trophy ceremony.

“I didn’t have any tattoos, so it was both a high and a low to win,” said van der Meer. “I was whisked away to get a tattoo and I didn’t know what the tattoo would be until it was placed on me.

“So that was a little bit scary. But I’m proud to be the first Canadian winner of the Singlespeed World Championships.”

Bikers need to race to win, but the first over the line is not necessarily the winner.

They first have to complete a series of challenges within the race to qualify for the final.

“First of all, you had to be at the bar for closing time at 3 a.m. and then you had to do the race the next morning at 7 a.m.,” said van der Meer. “It basically showed you could stay awake all night and then wake up.”

At this year’s championship the challenge was three loops of a roughly 10-kilometre course with bonus points for riders who rode more challen-

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Whitehorse’s Sierra van der Meer won the women’s title at the Singlespeed World Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 20. She is the first Canadian to ever win a title at the championships.

ging black diamond sections of the trail. Within the loops were challenges like hitting a target with a slingshot, tossing a rock into a bucket and carrying the bike through a swamp.

There was also a stop in which riders did shots of cheap whiskey, but it wasn’t clear if that was part of the competition or just someone’s good will towards racers.

“I’m not sure what it counted for,” said Whitehorse’s Jonah Clark, who competed in the men’s event. “It was just there. They did put a mark on my number plate for doing it, but I don’t think it counted for anything in the end.”

“At some point they decided to not make it about the first person across the line, because they wanted it to be fun,” said

van der Meer. “They wanted people to go out and enjoy themselves and not get sucked into spandex and race mentality. To enjoy the event as it is.

“You don’t know how they are going to decide the winner until they decide the winner.”

By completing the course and the various tasks, van der Meer was one of six women to qualify for the final.

Not unlike Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, spectators formed a circle around the finalists as they prepared to battle. It was a “no-footdown competition” in which finalists attempt to force their competitors to put down a foot or lift a hand from the handlebars through any means in the small circle.

Van der Meer was victor-

ious.

“The real challenge was that you weren’t allowed to be on your own bike,” said van der Meer. “You had to take a random bike from the crowd.

“The crowd surrounded us in a circle and you had to stay on your bike in a circle and people would run into each other and you would have to stay without putting your foot down.”

The Singlespeed World Championships were last held in North America in 2009.

They were in Italy last year and South Africa the year before.

Its relatively close proximity to Yukon was a bonus for Whitehorse riders.

Van der Meer was one of eight Yukoners to make the trip this year.

“There were a few singlespeeders in town watching for when it would return to North America,” said van der Meer.

“We were pretty pleased to see it was as close as Alaska.”

Clark, a two-time Yukon mountain biking champ, came the closest of the male Yukoners to reach the final, but a little bit of bad aim with the slingshot kept him out.

“I screwed up the slingshot skills,” said Clark. “The event itself was a blast. I think the event, for the organizers, is about getting together, riding bikes and having fun with a bunch of people, and racing being a kinda of secondary activity.”

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Tandem canoeists first to dip their spoons at Chili and Bean race Tom Patrick

McKenna.

Whitehorse’s Tim Hodgson, who placed first the last three years, was absent from the race.

As always, paddlers were treated to homemade chili, beans and desserts at the end of the race, hosted by the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club.

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or the first time in five years a pair of paddlers were the first to spoon-up delicious, meaty goodness at the Chili and Bean Downriver Race on Tuesday.

Whitehorse’s Stephen Mooney and Dominic Alford paddled their tandem canoe to first in the race, ending a string of solo canoe and kayak wins dating back to 2009.

“The reason we come here is for the food,” said Mooney. “It’s a good secret. People should come out just for the food.”

“I was busy until I heard Pat was cooking,” said Alford. “Then all of a sudden the schedule cleared.”

Mooney and Alford completed the 18.5-kilometre race from Rotary Peace Park to the Takhini Bridge in one hour, 23 minutes and 57 seconds, about 10 minutes off the course record.

Mooney, who was in the back of the canoe, was an incredible motivator, said Alford.

“His whip, it’s small so you don’t see it, but it hurts,” said Alford. “Once we’re around the first bend, he’s flogging me.”

Mooney won the solo kayak division of the 2013 Yukon River Quest.

Alfrord, on the other hand, was racing in his very first paddling race. Mooney invited Alford to join him in the race just three hours before the start.

“I usually bring other victims out, like my wife or my daughter,” said Mooney. “This year it was a very good friend of mine … Dragged him out and he was my victim this year … he’s a recreational paddler, but he’s strong, so I brought him.”

Less than a minute behind Mooney and Alford were Whitehorse’s Pam and Jim Boyde, paddling to second with a time of 1:24:20 in a mixed tandem canoe.

The Boydes, who placed fifth last year, were in the winning voyageur boat at this year’s Yukon River Quest.

“The Boydes, Jim and Pam, put the pressure on us,” said Mooney. “I told Dom, this is going to be the pace the whole race, maybe five minutes into the race.

“They never let up. The most we gained on them was maybe 60 or 70 yards and they closed it to 50, maybe

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Results 1st Stephen Mooney/Dominic Alford (C-2 men) – 1:23:57 2nd Pam/Jim Boyde (C-2 mixed) – 1:24:20 3rd Pat McKenna/Mia Lee (C-2 women) – 1:30:59 4th Paddlers Abreast (voyageur) – 1:39:39 5th Alison Schrieber (C-1 women) – 1:39:59 6th Loic Markley (K-1 men) – 1:57:16 7th Karen Barnes (K-1 women) – 2:04:07 Tom Patrick/Yukon News 8th Dean MacKay Whitehorse’s Dominic Alford, front, and Stephen Mooney cruise to the finish line for (K-1 men) – 2:04:22 first place in the Chili and Bean Downriver Race near Takhini River Bridge on Tuesday.

9th Michelle/Terry Markley Twenty-three paddlers took part in this year’s race.

(C-2 mixed) – 2:09:43 10th Bev Avano rain stopped,” said Schrieber. “It was a (K-1 women) – 2:10:20 placed fourth at 1:39:39. It was the 40 at the end of the race.” first time the popular Yukon River Race organizer Pat McKenna and good sunny night, lots of eagles on the 11th Judy/Neil Hartling Quest crew took part in the race and Mia Lee claimed third in another river, it was nice.”

(C-2 mixed) – 2:22:09 tandem canoe with a time of 1:30:59. the second year in a row a voyageur “There are very few C-1 women 12th John Wright team raced. On board were Claire McKenna was glad the rain stopped (K-1 men) – 2:22:33 paddlers, so it’s very nice to see,” said Desmarais, Jane Haydock, Anne and the sun came out just as racers Jessup, Michelle Harper, Johanne dipped their paddles in at Rotary Park. It was almost the first rainy Chili Lalonde, Cheryl Rivest, Jill Murdoch.

While solo paddlers took the top and Bean race in its 11-year history.

City of Whitehorse four spots last year, the first soloer “We had a beautiful run on the river, the rain held off, and it was quite came fifth overall on Tuesday.

Heritage Program Whitehorse’s Alison Schrieber, who lovely,” said McKenna. “We thought was in the race for the first time, came we were going to get some nasty fifth in a solo canoe with a time of weather, but it turned out well.

“It was great to see some new faces 1:39:59. She is the first woman in race history to compete in a solo canoe. out – we had 23 paddlers.”

“It was beautiful … I’m glad the Voyageur team Paddlers Abreast

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Glacier Bear swimmer ‘disappointed’ with performance at nationals Tom Patrick

“I tried my best, but you can’t break your times all the time,” she added. assis Lindsay’s first national Lindsay, who was the only championship didn’t go as Glacier Bear competing at the she had hoped. championship, placed 12th in the The Whitehorse Glacier Bears 50-metre freestyle (29.08) in the swimmer didn’t post any personal girls 13-and-under division. best times and topped-out with a She also came 14th in the 12th place finish at the 2014 Can- 100 free (1:03.08), 15th in the adian Age Group Championships 50-metre backstroke (33.51), 17th last weekend in Winnipeg, Man. in the 100 back (1:12.38) and “I’m a bit disappointed,” said 24th in the 200 back (2:39.64).

Lindsay. “But this happens to “It wasn’t my best meet, but everyone. But it’s summer vacait was my first nationals and this tion now, so I’m refusing to let it one was about the experience,” bother me.” said the 13-year-old. “Next year, News Reporter

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for next nationals, I’ll know that it’s a different level of competition.

“This nationals my coach saw what we need to work on, things I need to work on with my technique.”

Despite missing a lot of training due to illness, Linday still had a productive season.

Lindsay and sister Rennes captured five medals, all in freestyle, at the Swim B.C. AAA

Long Course Championship last month. Cassis pocketed silver medals in the 50 and 100 free for girls 12-13.

Cassis won bronze in the 100 back at the Swim B.C. AAA Short Course Championships in February.

She swam to gold in the 50 free in girls 13-14 division at the 22nd annual Kamloops June Classic in June.

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winner in the 13-and-over girls division at the Yukon Invitational Swim Championships in April.

“It was a good experience to go there for both of us,” said Glacier Bears head coach Malwina Bukszowana of the nationals.

“She learned a lot. It was probably stressful because it was the first time she swam nationals.

“I think she should be happy with it. She had some issues of health during the year, in the winter, so she didn’t train as much.

For the training she did, and for her first appearance at nationals, I think she did very well.”

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Reasonable Rates 170-245 sq ft.

Archie 668-2648 2-ROOM BACHELOR suite, Granger, lg yard, private ent, storage room, laundry, parking, Internet, HDTV, N/S, avail immed, $800/mon + utils. 633-4715 3-BDRM 2-BATH upper floor of house & garage, Riverdale, oil/elec heat, neat & clean, fenced back yard, close to bus, private parking, N/S, N/P, avail Aug. 1, $1,800/mon.

456-7397 2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, resonsible tenant, N/P, no parties, big balcony, heat, lights & water incl, avail Aug. 1, $1,400/mon.

668-5558 FOR RENT 30ʼX46ʼ Industrial Shop 3-phase power Kulan Industrial Subdivision $1,000 per month Phone 668-6886 or 335-2406 (cell)

SHOP/OFFICE/STUDIO Multi-Use Building with space available to rent Shop/Office/Studio Various sizes, will modify to suit Washroom on site, friendly environment whserentals@hotmail.com Phone 667-6805 VERY LARGE room, Porter Creek, private ent, $750/mon & dd, includes heat, utils, satellite TV, avail Aug 1. 334-4568 after 5pm 1-BDRM SUITE, bright, spacious, fully furn incl big-screen TV, N/S, N/P, no parties, ample parking & storage, avail Sept 1, $1,200/mon, all utils incl. 633-2293 BACHELOR SUITE in Crestview, avail Sept 1, $750/mon + 1/3 utilities, shared laundry.

336-0903 HOUSEMATE WANTED to share lovely house downtown, avail Aug 1, N/P, $650/mon + utils + dd. 322-1544 2-BDRM BASEMENT suite, Porter Creek, close to school & Super A, very clean, private ent, no dogs, N/S, $1,000/mon.

332-8801 ROOM IN Hillcrest, dd reqʼd, N/S, avail Aug 1, $650/mon all inclusive. 334-5032 FURNISHED 3-BDRM, Hillcrest, storage, gym, N/S, dog considered, refs & dd, 10-month lease Sept 1, wood supplied, $1,900/mon + utils. 335-5245 16ʼ TRAVEL trailer on private wooded lot, no water, power, fridge, stove, near bus route, avail Aug 1 to Oct 15, $500/mon. 334-2365 FULLY FURNISHED room, Copper Ridge, clean, avail Sept 17, single bed, dresser, desk, bookcases, closet, incl utils, cable, wifi, prefer female, $600/mon. 456-7855 2-BDRM MOBILE home, avail immed, beautiful view, bright, oil heat, laundry appliances, no dogs, $1100/mon incl lot rent, + 1st & last mon + utils, Lobird Trailer Park. 393-2315 2-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek, bright, clean, N/S, N/P, no partying, responsible tenants, refs&dd reqʼd, avail Sept 1, $1,200/mon. 667-2046

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.

Call 867-333-0144

RVDALE, 2-BDRM apt, quiet bldg. Ample storage, laundry, new kitchen, floors, c/w plug-in parking space. N/S, N/P. Refs & DD reqʼd. Available Sept 1, heat & hot water inclʼd, $1250/mon. 334-2269 1-BDRM SUITE in Porter Creek, all brand new, N/P, N/S, incls heat/utils. Responsible tenant, $1,400/mon. 335-0218

Real Estate 2-BDRM TRAILER on lot in Mountain View, large kitchen & living room, Jacuzzi tub in bathroom, fully fenced yard w/storage shed & car shelter, $258,900. 633-3812 for more info LAKEFRONT ACREAGE, approx 9.7 acres & 1,000ʼ waterfront on beautiful Crag Lake, treed & sloped, several good building sites, $230,000. 821-6011

3-BDRM TRAILER home in Lobird trailer park, N/S, $1,280/mon + utils & dd, long term welcome, sunlu1685@yahoo.com or 604-295-5587 lv msg

2 ACRES, Atlin, great location, nicely landscaped, newly constructed 2-storey house unfinished so buyer can finish to suit, complete w/drilled well, septic, power on property, sacrificing for $174,000. 250-651-7868

1-BDRM HOUSE with carport, quiet country living 15 mins from downtown, exceptional cond, washer/dryer, avail Oct 1, N/P, $1,200/mon + utils. 668-3146 (h) or 667-2144 (w)

3-BDRM 1-BATH Moduline mobile home in quiet park, no dogs, $149,900 + GST. See Property Guys #703464. Call 334-4174 to view

3-BDRM 2-BATH townhouse, Porter Creek, newer open concept, 1,800 sq ft, furnished optional, storage, laundry, low utils, dd reqʼd, N/S, N/P, avail Sept 1, $1,600/mon.

334-6547 ROOM IN new home, Ingram, N/S, N/P, $650/mon. 335-6628 or 456-2880 3-BDRM 2-BATH townhouse, Porter Creek, avail Sept 1, curtains, storage, 2 parking stalls, N/P, 1-yr lease, refs & dd reqʼd, $1,650/mon + utils. 633-5129 2-BDRM 1-BATH bsmt suite, Riverdale, on bus route, N/S, N/P, DD reqʼd, avail now, 1-yr lease, $1,200/mon + utils, 332-2370 or 667-8773

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New paint, dishwasher, oil tank & hot water tank. Crawl space, shed, detached garage, large fenced backyard. 335-2913 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, large , well treed corner lot, full basement suite, will sell furnished or unfurnished, offers. 633-6553

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WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell new & used triple/double/single windows.

We have wooden, vinyl and metal windows available. Check out our selection of brand new exterior doors/frames as well as vinyl windows.

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OIL DRIP stove, 13,000BTU, has seen little use, $500. Small wood stove w/stovepipe approx 8”X8”X16”, $75. 335-9510 TORIN FLOOR jack, 2 1/2 ton, new cond, $40. 334-8318 LARGE SPIDER plant, $40; DVDs, $3 - $8.

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DIRECTOR OF HEALTH & SOCIAL PROGRAMS THE JOB Reporting to the Executive Director this position directs the Health and Social Department team in delivering programs and services in the areas of wellness, health, social assistance, family & child welfare, addictions and personal counseling, personal and home care for Elders and clients with disabilities, health promotion and justice programs. The Director also represents the VGFN in health and social related business with governments, partners, and professionals, develops and implements strategic goals and work plans, and serves as a member of the Senior Management Team.

THE CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will hold a degree or diploma in a field related to health and social services or the equivalent in experience and relevant training; Broad knowledge of government legislation regarding health and social services; Knowledge of health and social issues affecting First Nation peoples both locally and nationally. The ideal candidate will also have extensive management experience that includes financial and supervisory skills with at least two years at a senior level either in private or public sector and previous experience in a First Nation community is an asset.

A detailed job description is available @ http://www.vgfn.ca/employment.php PAY RANGE $79,806 - $103,748 plus an excellent benefits package.

Application deadline is August 15, 2014.

CLOSING DATE August 8th, 2014 Please forward your resumes to: Brenda Frost Manager, Human Resources P.O Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Ph: (867) 966-3261 ext. 256 Fax: (867) 966-3800 Email: hrd@vgfn.net

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Nakai Theatre Employment Opportunity

General Manager (permanent part-time position) CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 8TH, 2014 Apply via email: mitsue@bakedcafe.ca

Please apply in person to: 411 Alexander Street, Whitehorse

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

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

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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 PROPANE BOTTLE 30+-, full cert, good to 04/19, $35 firm. 333-1010 GLASS ENTRANCE door, metal frame, used, steel tracks for 5th wheel hitch, basic cash register. 667-7144 MOUNTAIN EQUIP womenʼs gear, waterproof jacket XS, $150, hydrofoil pants, med, $80, hiking pants sz 8 & 10, $25/pr, Marmot down jacket, med, $45. 311B Hanson St, eves BASIC OLDER cash register, $150.

667-7144 CHEST WADERS, 5mm neoprene, Browning size LT menʼs, like new, $75 firm.

821-6011 ABS PIPE, 8 pieces 10ʼ length, 3”, threaded at both ends, $80. 821-6011 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards, serious inquiries. $1,500.

633-3154

SKOOKUM JIM FRIENDSHIP CENTRE PERMANENT PART-TIME POSITION

CANADIAN PRENATAL NUTRITION PROGRAM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre is recruiting a permanent part-time Program Support Worker. This position will assist with the delivery of the Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program. This program promotes and supports the health of pregnant women, mothers, babies and families.

Qualifications: Cooking experience required. Ability to lift up to 40 pounds required. Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, E-mail and internet required.

Skills & Knowledge: Must have knowledge and experience of Yukon First Nation culture. Ability to plan and assist with drop in sessions. Ability to work with Aboriginal families. Must have interpersonal skills. Required to have a criminal records check. Must have driver’s license. Job description can be picked up at the SJFC. Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal Ancestry.

Closing Date: August 13, 2014 Please send your resume to: Skookum Jim Friendship Centre 3159-3rd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1G1 E-mail: sjfcfriends@northwestel.net We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nakai Theatre is a professional theatre company that focuses on developing artists and their work, in order to produce, co-produce and present high quality theatre for Yukon audiences.

We are seeking a resourceful and dynamic individual to fulfill the position of General Manager. This is a permanent part-time, senior management personnel position, in a two-headed organization. The General Manager and Artistic Director report directly to the Board of Directors on an equal basis. The General Manager, while collaborating closely with the Artistic Director, has responsibility for the financial and administrative management of the Theatre in order to ensure a smooth, efficient theatre operation.

Starting Salary: based on experience (up to$31,000) DUTIES INCLUDE: t Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Theatre. t Developing and administering effective office, administrative and accounting procedures. t Managing staff, marketing, public relations, fundraising, Board of Directors liaisons, front of house, box office and venue negotiations. t Preparing grant and foundation applications in conjunction with the Artistic Director. t Preparing, in conjunction with the Artistic Director, the annual, balanced operating budget and season planning documents.

QUALIFICATIONS: t Minimum of 3 years of not-for-profit administration experience or equivalent. t Post secondary education. t Education in performing arts administration or theatre background are assets.

We hope to fill this position by September 2nd, 2014.

Applicants are invited to view our website at www.nakaitheatre.com Please submit your resume or enquiries by e-mail to nakaijobs@gmail.com Please address any enquiries, via the email address provided above, to : Tanyss Knowles Vice President, Nakai Theatre Board Chair, Human Resources Committee

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DEARBORNE TWO bottom plow for three-point hitch, $500 obo. 633-6502

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Yukon Suspension Bridge is currently seeking Employees for the remainder of the 2014 tourist season ending September 30th.

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COOK ASSISTANT/DISHWASHER RESTAURANT SERVER CASHIER TOUR GUIDE

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Yukon Suspension Bridge is a world class tourist attraction located between Whitehorse, Yukon and Skagway, Alaska along the Klondike Highway. We are looking for energetic and personable individual who can work well in our customer service business. Daily transportation to and from the Bridge is provided. Qualifications and duties very from each position, should you require more information please contact us. If you feel you have the experience and knowledge to be a part of our team please submit resume.

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WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. 633-3154 SZ 20P pants, 17 pairs of pants, dress, capri, shorts & yoga pants, exc cond, $100 firm. 668-5154 SZ 18P pants, 24 pairs includes dress, capris, & yoga pants, exc cond, $120.

668-5154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. 633-3154

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GRANITE COUNTER tops, 3 8ʼ sections, light cranberry color, radius edges, 1 island 3x5, open to offers. 821-2938

POSITION AVAILABLE

OSTER KITCHEN Center, incl blender, mixer/doughmaker, salad maker, food processor, like new, $75. 667-2809

SUPPORT STAFF The law firm of Austring, Fendrick & Fairman is looking for a legal assistant: 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.

• 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.

We invite interested candidates to apply with resume to our office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 1st, 2014: 3081 THIRD AVE WHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 4Z7

We are currently seeking a professional and mature minded individual to join our team.

This position requires someone with well-developed interpersonal skills who is empathetic, compassionate and understands the respect for strong confidentiality.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the following: t Have strong written and verbal communication skills t Have good telephone manners t Be self motivated and have good observational skills t Have basic knowledge and understanding of computers t Be available for a rotating on call schedule t Be in good physical condition and understand good body mechanics pertaining to lifting and transfers t Be able to prioritize between a wide variety of tasks t Take direction and demonstrate insight to complete various duties pertaining to the day-to-day operations of Heritage North Funeral Home & Crematory.

Interested candidates should forward their resume to:

Attention: Greg LeBlanc, Manager No phone calls please and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Those that have applied for other positions recently advertised need not reapply. Your previous application will be considered.

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Attn: Chris Thompson 412 Cook Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2R1 chris@heritagenorth.ca

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CENTRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE 302, rue Strickland, Whitehorse (Yukon) 867.668.2663 poste 223 www.sofa-yukon.ca

Ford Auto/Lt, Truck Technician NOC 7321. To be part of our Service Team you will be responsible for a variety of duties relating to the repair and maintenance of automobiles including: Diagnosis/Inspection: communicating with customers and/or road testing, performing related diagnostic testing (computerized & manual), detailing all related issues Technical Repairs: perform all related vehicle repairs as required ensuring excellence in workmanship and quality Customer Service: liaise with customers and Service personnel regarding work performed as well as preventative maintenance requirements Shop Related: general housekeeping, inspection of shop supplies, keeping your work area clean and assisting in other areas as needed.

Skills/Qualifications: t Ford Service technician with 3-5 years’ experience in a Ford Dealership t Highly organised and strong attention to detail t Ability to take direction and complete tasks as assigned t Team player t Physically capable of lifting and moving items up to 50lbs+ t Current valid drivers license t Ford Diesel knowledge would also be an asset WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE WAGE AT STARTING RATE $32.50 PER HOUR PLUS OTHER BENEFITS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH CANDIDATES THAT ARE SHORT-LISTED FOR INTERVIEWS. Please forward your resume and cover letter in response to this ad via email or fax. recruit@whitehorsemotors.com fax 867-667-6246

THERAPEUTIC PILLOW, fits medium, $40.

393-2926 WANTED: SMALL water tank/container, approx 20-40 gals, steel preferable.

867-634-5251 V, THE complete series, The Final battle + the original miniseries, $30. Serge @ 667-2196 eves PRINCESS DI collection of hard cover books, magazine articles, china collector cups, $25. 667-2809 3 SHEETS blue metal roofing, new, 12ʼLX3ʼW. 1 70 gal saddle tank, diam 23”X4ʼ10.5”, 36 used galvanized steel studs, top & bottom rails & wall stiffeners. 332-1927 REALISTIC 100 channel scanner base station, over $200 new, and car antenna, about 10 hours use, $40. 667-2809 250 & 500 gal fuel tanks, $450 for both.

332-6565 VINYL RECORDS, 78's, 33's, 45's, over 100, incl Johnny Ray, 4 Lads, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Beattles, Dave Clark 5, Bee Gees, etc, $150.

667-2809 2 HOT dog machines, 1 roller and 1 steamer, steamer used for 2 weeks, roller still in box, $600 ea. Contact sculpron@gmail.com COLLECTORʼS GLASS bottles, over 60 years old, various dairy bottles, $100.

667-2809 10 20ʼ lengths (200ʼ) of Victaulic 3 1/2” pipe with clamps, $500. 332-6565 CHINA, ROYAL Albert, Happy Anniversary, Wedding Anniversary, 25th, and 50th, various pieces starting at $15. Text 867-332-0025 CANNING JARS, vintage, glass lid c.

1940-1950s, Gem, Carona, Jewel, all sizes $10 each or $100/dozen. Look great in a pantry. Text 867-332-0025 WOOL RUG, 7'x9', framed original art, antique oval hall table, floral basin & pitcher/vase, unique quilted tapistry 5'x7'. email klondiker05@yahoo.ca BLUE MOUNTAIN Pottery, vintage, out of production in 80s, various pieces, $10 each or $100/dozen. Text 867-332-0025 ASSORTED DIVE gear, regs, octos, BCDS, wetsuits, gauges, computers, brand names, Scuba Pro, Mares, US Divers, etc. 393-3741 NORDIC TRAK 130 Eliptical Trainer, digital display, program setting, folds up to save space, paid over $1,000, asking $600.

633-3113 R20 INSULATION, full pkg, never used, $50.

633-5009 DRESS, PALE yellow w/flowers, sz 8, $40.

Bra, invisible straps, never worn, sz 34A, $35. 633-5009 STAINLESS STEEL sink 60"LX24"WX6"D, $80. 633-4375 RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Curtis coffee machine, Slush 3-barrel Elemeco, National food scale, hot dog rolling machine, Perfect fry machine, call for pricing. 668-4844

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 MOVING SALE, 8ʼ fiberglass step ladder, maul, sledgehammer, snow shovels, garden supplies, weed eater, etc, $240.

778-708-0058 LARGE BATTERY charger, welder & generator combo, MG welder, 3 1/2” nail framer, new, 668-6931 or 332-9355 WOODWORKING TOOLS, band saw, planer, table saw, jointer, chop saw, 100's of other items, selling all next week Monday to Thursday. Kevin 633-6953 or 604-812-2963 STEEL SCRAP pieces, tubing & pipes; 4 1/2” & 7” grinders; 10” chop saw for lumber; Record 6”, 4” & 3” vises; oxyacetylene gauges; 1 set oxyacetylene bottles, hoses, torch & gauges, 668-6931 or 332-9355 32" WHITE, six panel, interior door complete with hwr, near new, $60. 668-4925 APARTMENT SIZE electric clothes dryer, 110V, plugs into standard household outlet, great shape, $100. 668-2945 CHICKEN PEN or dog pen, 5' high x 4ʼ x 8ʼ.

New. Need pick up at Marsh Lake. Will need 2 guys to load, $200 obo. 660-4084 KITCHEN/BATHROOM CABINET pulls & hinges, 45 cabinet pulls, white enamel & gold, 90+ cabinet door hinges, $50 for all.

393-2341 CFA APPROVED wood stove, glass doors, exc cond, insulated chimney w/cap, 7”, like new, 2-gal jerry can, 5hp compressor, 20-gal. 334-9017 COMPLETE DO-IT-YOURSELF kit 30' x 44' x 13' with base plate connectors, galvalume 22 gauge, 30 years perforation Warranty, Future Steel Garage. 334-4787 DIAMOND RING, 10 Cdn diamonds, white gold, never been worn, all paperwork incl, new $1,800, asking $1,000. 334-7405 AROUND 1,000 vinyl records, all 78s, rock, country, pop, blues, etc from 1970s to 1980s, $2,000 obo after 5pm 3 GOOD used wood stoves. 668-1053 after 6pm ADJUSTABLE METAL bed frame, $25.

668-4082

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YUKON NEWS WINDOW VALENCES, lined, multi-colored, 4 window panel toppers, 25"x30"wide, swag styled valences, 2, 50”–55" wide, 3, 30”-34", $60 for all, incl curtain rods & installation brackets. 336-2341

SEARS BEST fridge, good working order, $150. 633-2580

INTERIOR DOOR passage handles, 8 sets, white enamel and gold, 3 privacy sets $ 5 passage sets, $40 incl all plates & hardware. 336-2341

18 CU ft fridge w/deep freeze up top, slim line design, great cond, $200. 633-2837

SMALL DRUM, horse halters, 4-hole camp stove w/oven, 1/2” manilla rope, 200 feet.

867-399-3171 MISC KITCHEN appliances, slow cooker, electric frypan, etc, call 633-4079 to view KING SIZE sheet sets, 4 sets, king size duvet covers, 2 units, $100. 660-4806

ELECTRO STOVE 30", good working cond, $25. 633-4375

DRYER, HARDLY used, $200. 335-6042 lv msg 20 CU ft chest freezer, $150 obo. 334-3778 or 633-2814 CROSLEY ELECTRIC clothes dryer, works great, $75, 335-7711

7-SLED DOG houses, $25 ea; 1 pr womenʼs black bunny boots, size 8, like new, $50.

668-7691

WHITE 18 cu ft fridge, top freezer, split cantilever shelving, white self-cleaning kitchen range, built-in dishwasher, sm microwave, white, turntable, 333-9020

Electrical Appliances KENMORE CLOTHES dryer, new model, very quiet, $100. 633-2837 FREEZER, MEDIUM size, $100. 335-6042 lv msg DRYER, HARDLY used, exc working cond, $200. 335-6042 lv msg

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KITCHEN AID 25 cu ft French door fridge, water and filter, ice maker, great cond, $600.

334-1785

PEX 1/2" crimping tool, like new, crimps 1/2" copper ring type, c/w Go-No Go gauge, $50.

634-2631

MEDICAL CHAIR, unused, in exc cond, $650 obo. 633-4079

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HOTPOINT STOVE, white, vg cond, everything works, $100 obo. 667-4540

FREE TO good home, functional dryer.

633-4018

TVs & Stereos

Come join our team!

Northwestel is seeking: Customer Service Representatives We are looking for enthusiastic, customer-focused individuals to join our call centre team!

The successful applicant will have: t Excellent customer service skills. t Strong communication skills. t Attention to detail while assisting with complex requests.

To apply, please visit www.nwtel.ca/employment

Paying cash for good quality modern electronics.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS

E M P L OY M E N T O P P O RT U N I T Y CHILD AND FAMILY LIAISON SUPPORT WORKER Position Type: Full-time, Permanent Department: Justice Closing: Wed., Aug 13, 2014 Salary: Level 6 - $66,107 to $79,328 plus benefits For complete details, visit www.kwanlindun.com/employment

Tlicho Engineering & Environmental Services Ltd. (TEES) has a number of challenging career opportunities as part of the Faro Mine Remediation Project. We are searching for the right people to fill key roles in our dynamic fast-paced work teams. We invite you to join our team providing care and maintenance services at the abandoned Faro Mine site in Faro, Yukon

CAREER OPPORTUNITY:

Washbay Attendant, Full Time Klondike Motors is seeking an enthusiastic Washbay Attendant/Shuttle Driver to join our team in Whitehorse, YT. We are looking for a long term employee who takes pride in work done and puts customer satisfaction first.

The successful candidate will: • Be dependable and have a positive attitude • Be able to share our commitment in exceeding customers’ expectations.

• Fuel, wash and clean vehicles • Interact with vendors and customers, pick up and deliver vehicles • Completing paperwork as required • Organization of vehicles in parking lot as needed • Enjoy a Monday-Friday work schedule, full employee benefits including matching RRSP and three weeks of annual vacation.

Qualifications: • Valid Driver’s License, clean Driver’s Abstract, Security Clearance We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume and wage expectation 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, Service Manager.

ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR TEES requires an Environmental Coordinator responsible for performing / supervising field activities related to water quality, hydrology, geotechnical monitoring, meteorological, terrestrial, data management, lab analytics, reporting and assessment programs. Duties include (but are not limited to) managing field staff, surface water sampling, groundwater sampling, flow monitoring, seepage and groundwater monitoring, and instrumentation maintenance. Ideally this candidate will have a BSc in Civil/Environmental/Geological Engineering, but the following will also be accepted: t Environmental Engineering Technologist Diploma, Environmental science or other related technician/technologist diploma; t 5+ years of environmental experience in conducting field work in a similar setting would be an asset; and t Experience in planning and conducting environmental investigations.

Tlicho Engineering & Environmental Services Ltd (TEES) is committed to developing capacity of local impacted communities, providing to local business and preserving lands for future generations. TEES works in the most remote locations and extreme environments in the world, where we continually complete projects on schedule and under budget.

TEES is contracted by Government of Yukon to provide care and maintenance services at the Faro Mine Complex as part of the Faro Mine Remediation Project. For more information on the Faro Mine Remediation Project, please visit www.faromine.ca.

APPLICATION PROCESS & FOR MORE INFORMATION Deadline for submission is August 20, 2014 by 6:00 pm.

Please submit your resume to: jboyd@tlichoeng.com or by mail Faro Mine Complex PO BOX 400, Faro Yukon Y0B 1K0 By fax 867-994-2378

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YUKON NEWS 2 BELL satellite receivers w/remotes, good cond, $60. 334-8318 WOOD ENTERTAINMENT Centre. Wood top, 2 shelves inside, storage below shelves, glass door & rollers on bottom, $25.

633-6310 SAMSUNG 27", flat screen, color tv, older tech (working), free for pick up. 334-5737

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 EMERSON 39â&#x20AC;? LED flat screen TV model LF391EM4, March 2013, w/universal remote, no HDMI cable, store demo, $300. 456-4195

Musical Instruments

We will buy your musical instrument or lend you money against it.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS

YAMAHA CVP 509 digital piano, many features, $9,000 value, asking $6,700. Serge @ 667-2196 eves

Turn-key restaurant at SKKY Hotel AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1ST Medium-sized kitchen, bar, and seating for 60.

The space is Fully Licensed and includes a Licensed Conference Room.

SKKY Hotel is a boutique hotel across from the airport.

Growing occupancy and visible location for tourists. $5,000 + GST + gas bill each month.

Contact: Frank Calandra 1-867-334-8888 | calandraco@rogers.com

2 Bar Managers The Town and Mountain Hotel has an opening for a working Bar Manager for a 200 seat cabaret.

As well we are looking for a working Bar Manager for an 80 seat upscale cocktail Lounge.

This is a high volume business that requires an experienced, motivated, self-starting individual.

Please apply by email with references kayle@townmountain.com website www.townmountain.com.

Stringed instrument repair and fine furniture restoration

Office Administrator â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Junior Accountant Waterfront Station Permanent Position (80 hrs. biweekly) Salary: negotiable - based on experience Comprehensive benefit package available Closing date: August 10, 2014 Be a part of Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dynamic company, working with an energetic, progressive organization!

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding experience where you can expand your professional administrative and accounting skills? If so, then look no further as an exciting opportunity awaits you at Northern Vision Development!

If you have a strong work ethic, attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy, and a great communicatorâ&#x20AC;Ś. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to talk with you about joining our team at Waterfront Station.

Erica Heyligers * luthier 104 Tungsten Rd., Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6T9

867-668-3408 erica@northwestel.net PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com SAMIK PIANO, Canadian maple, made in Korea in 1980s, 48â&#x20AC;?HX59â&#x20AC;?W. 334-1715 YAMAHA P95B keyboard with stand & 3 pedals, $675; Yamaha electronic drum kit, headphone, drum throne & sticks, $875.

456-7088 LOWER & higher end electric & acoustic guitars, Guilds, Corts, custom Larevee, etc.

Call for info 334-3009

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this position is responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the financial information for Northern Vision Development LP, specifically relating to the data entry of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, which includes NVDLP corporate accounts. This position is pivotal in managing the day to day activities of the corporate office and the first point of contact for our clients, shareholders and board members.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Firewood

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (2 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; You-cut and you-haul available â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery

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The Arctic Edge Skating Club is seeking applications for the Position of,

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR

PLANNING TECHNICIAN

Organization Description

Location: Dawson City, Yukon Start Date: September 2, 2014 (negotiable) Term: September 2 to December 31, 2014 (possibility of extension dependent on funding) Salary: $61,603 - $74,348 per annum (based on 37.5 hours/week) CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 10, 2014

Arctic Edge Skating Club is a not-for-proďŹ t organization afďŹ liated with Skate Canada. It is managed by a volunteer board of directors. The purpose of the club is to encourage the instruction, practice, enjoyment and advancement in all aspects of skating in accordance with Skate Canada guidelines.

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QualiďŹ cations The successful candidate will have t 4USPOH JOUFSQFSTPOBM DPNNVOJDBUJPO BOE PSHBOJ[BUJPOBM TLJMMT t 'BNJMJBSJUZ XJUI 8PSE BOE &YDFM t "CJMJUZ UP NBJOUBJO BOE QSPEVDF mOBODJBM SFQPSUT t &YQFSJFODF XJUI 4JNQMZ "DDPVOUJOH XPVME CF BO BTTFU t 3FMBUFE XPSL PS WPMVOUFFS FYQFSJFODF XPVME CF BO BTTFU Application Deadline August 11, 2014 To apply deliver or mail your resume, cover letter and references to: Arctic Edge Skating Club, c/o Sport Yukon, UI "WFOVF 8IJUFIPSTF : " ) 'PS GVSUIFS JOGPSNBUJPO FNBJM BSDUJDFEHFTD!OPSUIXFTUFM OFU "UUO "OOF .JMUPO

Reporting to the Acting Senior Planner, the Planning Technician is responsible for implementing a variety of communications initiatives, providing technical analysis and expertise, and assisting with all aspects of production of a land use plan for the Dawson region. We are a small but hardworking team that strives to find creative solutions to complex issues.

Do you have a background in land use planning, environmental sciences, geography, or natural resource management? Do you have excellent communications skills and value community engagement? Do you have graphics design, publishing, website management, and/or GIS experience?

Are you known for your organizational skills and attention to detail? Are you self-motivated and set a high standard of excellence for yourself? Then we look forward to hearing from you!

A complete job description is available at the DRPC office in Dawson (2nd Avenue next to Home Hardware), or on our website at http://dawson.planyukon.ca If you feel you have the qualifications and desire to meet the challenges of this position, please forward a cover letter and resume on or before the closing date to: Monica Krieger, Acting Senior Planner Dawson Regional Planning Commission PO Box 8010 Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Ph. (867) 993-4400 Email: monica@planyukon.ca All responses will be acknowledged and kept strictly confidential, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle killed Approximately 20-cord logging truck loads $150 per cord Delivered to Whitehorse Call Clayton @ 867-335-0894 DRY STANDING PINE For sale 668-3534 DONĘźS FIREWOOD Proudly Supports *Protect the Peel* Daily Deliveries City Limits, $260/cord 393-4397 DIMOK TIMBER 6 CORD OR 22 CORD LOADS OF FIREWOOD LOGS BUNDLED SLABS U-CUT FIREWOOD @ $105/CORD CALL 634-2311 OR EMAIL DIMOKTIMBER@GMAIL.COM EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432

Guns & Bows Case cutlery, high quality hand-crafted pocket and hunting knives available at G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS VANGUARD ENDEAVOR ed 8x42 binoculars, like new, $300, Nikon Monarch 2-8x32 scope, BDC reticle, $250. 335-9510 7MM-08 AMMO, Hornady gmx $20, Husqvarna 6.5x55 model 1896 sporterized, Scout config 2-7x32 scope, nice accurate gun, w/dies & ammo, $600. 335-9510 WANTED: IMR 4831, IMR 3031 & CCI 200 primers. 633-3738

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 SAVAGE 110C J Series bolt action rifle for .30-06 Springfield Cartridge, gd cond, c/w too many items to list for this free ad, $500 firm. Serious inquirers only. 668-7304 RUGER MINI-14 needed in .223. Phone 334-3555 CZ 455 .22 magnum w/thumb hole laminated stock, $550; Ruger Mark II .338 wind mag w/wood & stock & blued, $550. 334-9551 REMINGTON 667-6779

2010 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe 2.0T Turbo 55,000km, leather, auto/sport & paddle shifters, fully loaded, 2 sets of tires, extended warranty to October 2016, $16,500. Ted @ 333-0038

1997 CHEVY Lumina, well maintained, exc cond, command start, 2 sets tires/rims, very reliable, $3,000. 334-8347

2008 HYUNDAI Accent, 101,000km, manual, leaving Yukon, $5,700. 335-7539

1995 TOYOTA Corolla, great car, lots of work, good parts car or fixer-upper, $1,500.

633-3982

2007 HONDA Civic, auto, good cond, great on gas, 200,000kms, $5,000. 335-0535

1997 DODGE Neon, 240,000 kms, runs well, $1,500 obo. 334-5032

1994 GEO Metro, engine needs attention, good for parts, new brake parts incl, good rubber, $120. 668-6805

.222, nice shape, $150.

2007 PONTIAC G5, red w/black&grey interior, 67,000kms, mint, $6,500. 667-6185

2011 MARTIN Sabre compound bow, adjustable weight (50-70#) and draw, lots of accessories including high density target & waterproof Pelican 1750 case, $350. 335-6008

2007 PONTIAC Grand Prix, silver, loaded, second set of tires, 90,000kms, $6,500 obo.

668-6961 or 332-8918

1990 MAZDA MX6 coupe, Japanese import, 181,000km, regularly serviced, mechanically A-1, body good, interior excellent, $950 obo.

393-2162

WOOD GUN box, 54â&#x20AC;?X7â&#x20AC;?X10.5â&#x20AC;?, $10.

633-5009

2006 CHEV Equinox AWD V6 auto, black, fully loaded, p/l, p/w, pwr/heated seats, 6 disc changer, sunroof, new windshield, brakes, 168 000 kms, $7,600 obo. 334-7842

1989 DAYTONA 190,000km, black with grey race stripes, needs some work, runs and drives, Kenwood deck, 2 12â&#x20AC;? subs, $500 obo, need gone. 336-0502

2006 CHRYSLER Sebring, auto, P/L, P/W, keyless entry, cruise control, A/C, blue, exc cond, $4,900 obo. 667-7733, 332-7054 or jenskel@hotmail.com

1987 FORD Tempo, runs but needs work, new winter tires. Good for parts, $200 obo.

336-0893

NEW STEYR-MANNLICHER 300 Win. Mag Mod. Safebolt Synthetic Stock,$980.

633-4375 BAUSCH & Lomb Discoverer model spotting scope, 25X200, $150; Dall sheep cape, $450, located in Haines Junction.

250-566-1346 JR CARBINE, 9mm, c/w carrying case, 3 clips & tactical scope, must have PAL, $1,000 firm. 250-651-0073 NEW STEYR-MANNLICHER 30-06 Mod. Safebolt Synthetic Stock, $980. 633-4375 TWO CHARTER Arms AR-7 .22 semi auto survival rifles, barrel & action fit in stock and they float, surprisingly accurate, $250 for both. 335-3656 after 5 REMINGTON MODEL 788 .308 rifle c/w Leupold base & rings, clip, Bushnell 3x9 scope, shortened stock to fit youth, sighted in, $400.

335-3656 after 5 NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Aug 23 & 24. For more info call 667-6728 or 334-1688 HORNADY AMMUNITION, 450 Marlin, 15x350gr FP Interlock + 20 (1box) 325gr Evolution, $ 50. 668-6808 WINCHESTER AMMUNITION, 300 Win. Short. Mag., 4 boxes @ 20 rounds 180gr, Powerpoint + 15 rounds SuperX 180gr PHP for $100. 668-6808 LEUPOLD SCOPE Vari-X 3, 2.5-8x40, matte black, very good, $240. 668-6808 FEDERAL AMMUNITION 300 WSM, 1 box Premium 180gr Soft Point + 13 rounds 180gr Triple shock for $50. 668-6808 LEUPOLD SCOPE VX-3, 4.5 14x40, not used, ballistic turret, matte black, $820.

668-6808

Wanted WANTED: KLONDIKE board game by Gama, 667-2809 WANTED: SCRAP steel 1.5â&#x20AC;? angle iron, 1â&#x20AC;? square tubing, 3â&#x20AC;? x2â&#x20AC;? C-channel for adding support to ATV trailer. 456-4492 DISABLED MAN requires vehicle for motor vehicle road test, will pay for time, call John @ 456-7448 LOOKING FOR one or two pairs of old telegraph porcelain insulators for an art project.

633-6109 LOOKING FOR a hand cranked rolling mill for metal work/jewelry doesn't need to be fancy. 335-9925 WANTED: 6X6 pressure treated 8Ęź, 12Ęź or 16Ęź. 668-6481 WANTED: MODEL train sets and/or accessories. 332-6467

2006 HYUNDAI Elantra, exc cond, 4-dr sedan, keyless entry, power windows, cruise control, $4,500 obo. 667-7733 or 332-7054 2005 CHRYSLER Sebring convertible, 4-cyl, 75,000 mi, P/S, PDL, P/W, $7,250. 668-6961 or 332-8918 2005 IMPALA V6 auto, AM/FM/CD, air, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L & seat, 105,000 km, $5,500 obo. 660-4220 2004 CAVALIER, 106,700 kms, no rust, $2,800 obo. 633-5023 lv msg 2004 TOYOTA Sequoia, V8 4WD, tow ready w/pod trailer brakes, moonroof, power windows & seats, A/C, temp and compass display seats 7+ driver, exc cond, dealer maintained, $16,900. 334-3138

1986 BUICK Park Ave, V6, 3.8L, exc cond, 173,000 km, everything power, loaded, $3,000 obo. 335-7711 RARE 370Z Nismo Nissan sports car, amazing handling, fun to drive, black, 20,700 miles, $33,000 obo. Kevin 633-6953 or 604-812-2863 SUBARU IMPERZA 2005 auto wagon, 210,000km, well maintained w/records, body has minor hail damage, everything works well, c/w set of winter tires/rims. Call or text 335-2555

2003 CAVALIER 4-cyl auto, air, P/W, P/L, AM/FM/CD, 96,000km, $3,500 obo.

660-4220 2003 GRAND Am, 150,000kms, rear spoiler, stick shift, fog lights, air, cruise control, great looking, exc cond, $4,900, 332-7054 or 667-7733 2000 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT, V6 3.8L, 200 hp, a/c, cruise, P/D, P/W, new tires, exc shape, 162,500kms. 667-6096 or 335-3661 2003 HONDA Odyssey, red, seats 7, runs well, cloth seats, rear windows tinted, non-smoking, no accidents, aftermarket CD player, decent windshield, p/w, p/l, 192,000km, $6,400 obo. 335-1509 2003 SUBARU Impreza TS 4-dr wagon, 146,000 kms, winter/summer tires, AWD, auto, reliable, good on gas, smoke-free, clean, $4,500. Katie @ 335-2705 2003 TOYOTA Solara, heated leather seats, remote start, original owner, exc cond, 205,000kms, $7,500 obo. 393-2926 or 336-1754

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2002 CAVALIER, 159,000km, manual, runs excellent, CD, winter tires, very clean, needs nothing, does not have airbags, $2,900 obo.

333-9313

Trucks

2002 JAGUAR S-Type 4.0, auto, 170,000 km, golden colour, interior/exterior great cond, works well, great value, $10,000. call/text 335-2555

We Sell Trucks!

2002 TOYOTA Echo, 220,000 kms, vg cond, except a bit a rust & the paint on the hood.

Set summer tires & set winter tires, $4,500.

393-2518 2001 VW Jetta, sporty car, great cond, power everything, sunroof, alloy wheels, a/c, Sony stereo, standard, 252,000km, 4,000km on professionally rebuilt engine, $4,700 obo.

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2011 TOYOTA Tacoma TRD, black, double cab, auto,4x4,V6,TRD tow package (6300 lbs), 17" aluminum wheels, cargo bed power outlet, backup camera etc, $27,900 obo.

633-3731 1988 FORD Super Cab, 300-6cyl, 667-2046

WANTED: USED tires 30â&#x20AC;?X9.5, 15â&#x20AC;? rims.

633-4493 WANTED: 2-DRAWER oak filing cabinet, 660-4806

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Marc

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700km. Warn win 1995 21.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Starcraf ifter 2wd or 4wd t 5th Wheel 5-Spd with 4wd sh king $7000 oboEverything works great!! Fridg As .

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Tires in excellent shape. $5000 obo.

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on the completion of his PH.D in Electrical Engineering.

Pro Street Chopper 2003 Big Dog PitbucllFlame in colour.

2007 SUBARU Impreza SE, 5-speed manual, 145,000 km, blue, excellent summer/winter tires on alloys, heated seats, AWD, sunroof, fog lamps, 5 CD player, 60/40 flat folding rear seats, $12,000.

335-1426 2 0 1 1 N I S S A N Sentra, 4-cyl, auto, AM/FM/CD, P/W, P/L, 40,000km, $11,500 obo. 660-4220

Marc completed Grade 12 at Ă&#x2030;cole Ă&#x2030;milie-Tremblay. He went on to the University of Calgary to study Electrical Engineering.

He successfully defended his thesis on May 5th, 2014 at the University of Calgary.

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Pet Report 633-6019

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER: 5VFT 'SJ QN QN t 4BU BN QN $-04&% 4VOEBZT .POEBZT

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

2014

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 2008 F150 4X4 supercab, 70,000 km, great shape, A/C, power window/door, remote start, tow package, auto, 2 sets of tires, tonneau cover, etc, $17,500 obo. 667-7324

4"-&4 t #0%: 4)01 t 1"354 t 4&37*$& 2000 Ford Focus Stationwagon, BLUE .................................................. $2,995 2003 Pontiac Montana Ext, 2-TONE GREEN........................................... $5,595 2010 Honda Civic, 4-DOOR SPORT, WHITE, SUNROOF ........................$14,900 2008 GMC Envoy SLE, GREY ..........................................................................$16,500 2005 Ford F350 Crewcab, 4X4, DIESEL ................................................. $11,995 2003 Ford 4x4 Excape Limited ................................................................. $8,395 IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE!

1998 Honda ATV 350cc 4x4

3,595

2010 Chrysler 300 $

12,995

LOST

FOUND

t Tlingit st, 1-2 yr old, DSH, Brown tabby, no collar. Contact the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter @ 633-6019 t Jeckal street, Tabby, female spayed, very light orange and white, answers to Tigger, Contact Shawna @ 334-2503 ( 25/07/14) t Hillcrest, DMS, neutered male, grey, no collar, answer to Daihi, Contact Murphy @ 334-5919(26/07/14) t Dempster Hwy, chocolate lab, neutered male, wearing a black collar and harness with a bell, answers to Grizzly Contact Bert @ 250-219-8678,250-261-3669 (26/07/14) t Mayo rd, Lab x, black and white, female spayed, wearing a pink collar along with the leash, answers to Cleo, Contact Jim @ 335-6260 (30/07/14)

t Found between Dawson and Stewart husky X, white and black with a curly fluffy tail, female, 7-8 months old no collar, Contact @ Ashley @ 336-4557 (02/07/14) t Falcon, DSH, female, black and white with white on all its paws, no collar, Contact Kethry @ 613-857-5989 ( 08/07/14) t Found in Riverdale, small little female dog, tan and white paws, wearing a black collar, Contact Julia @ 336-0494 ( 12/07/14) t Found in Crowley creek, male, Tortie, grey and black, no collar Contact Michaela @ 335-0097(22/07/14)

2008 JEEP Patriot North, 4wd, 4-cyl, P/W, P/L, a/c, Pioneer stereo, usb port, alternative power source, 116,000km, $10,500 obo.

334-7842

2006 PONTIAC Torrent SUV, 123,500km, auto, AWD, P/W, P/L, sunroof, roof racks, CD, seats 5, leg room in back, new all season tires, clean, well maintained, $10,000.

333-9006

4-Door, Beige

LOST/FOUND

2008 FORD F350 crew cab, 4x4, 6.4L diesel, 181,000km, exc cond, kept in heated garage, highway miles, a/c, P/W, cruise, good tires, $19,900 obo. 334-7338

2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD 6L Vortex gas, ext cab, 8Ęź box, new tires, toolbox, complete front end repair last Aug, 161,000 kms. $17,000. 633-5665 after noon

Loaded!

$

2008 FJ Cruiser, 103,000km, great cond, very clean interior, $19,000. 336-0790

2014 Ram 1500 Crew 4x4 SXT, Trailer Tow, Hemi

2005 FORD F350 super duty diesel w/canopy, 247,000km, ext cab, long box, power everything, a/c, towing pkg, $10,000 obo.

334-7842

$

2004 CADILLAC Escalade V8 auto, fully loaded, vg cond, $11,900 obo. 660-4220

Dark Blue

33,995

2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4

with Trailer & Tow

2004 GMC Jimmy, white, auto, 4-dr, 190,000km, reliable, runs/drives great, body damage passenger side, missing front bumper plastic, $2,400. 336-1684

CrewCab, Antilock Rearend, Ruby Red

$

33,995

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2012 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 6L, crew cab, 4X4, 24,000kms, $25,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 2011 RAM 1500 crew cab 4X4 Hemi, 2006 Ram 3500 mega cab 4X4 diesel, 2005 GMC 2500 crew cab 4X4 diesel, with our without pilot car equipment. 660-4220 2004 LAND Rover Discovery HSE, loaded, 4WD, new tires, tow pkg, 162,000 kms, $9,500 obo. 335-4341

2002 DODGE Ram 1500 quad 4x4, auto, 264,000km, commercially maintained record available, runs well, tool box, roof/side racks, new tires/battery, towing gear. Call or text 335-2555 2001 CHEVROLET Silverado 2500 4x4, super cab short box, 290,000kms, very good cond, recent work done, c/w 5th wheel hook-up, $5,200 obo. 334-8871 2000 FORD F250 7.3L diesel, 4-dr, long box, good shape, good tires, $5,500. 668-6758 2000 JEEP Cherokee, red, very clean, new w/s, brakes, tires & tune up, 200,000km, $6,500. 633-2118 1999 CHEV Suburban 4X4 LT, V8, auto, fully loaded, vg cond, $6,900 obo. 660-4220

GENTLY USED

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

INVENTORY

ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Polaris Sportsman 800 ..................................... SOLD $5,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Kawaski 450 Sport/Race .................................................$4,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Yamaha Big Bear 250 ......................................................$3,499

MOTORCYCLES:

IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS

CATS

t 3yr old, neutered male, Akita, grey and white (A.J.) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan)

t None at this time.

AT THE SHELTER DOGS

CATS

t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 2 yr old, spayed female, cream, husky (Darby) t 6 mo old, neutered male, lab/husky X, blonde (Sven) t 1 yr old, neutered male, huskyX, white and brown (Miloo) t 1 yr old, neutered male, boxerX, brindle and white (Nikolaos) t 1 yr old, neutered male, husky X, black and white ( Mario) t 2 yr old, neutered male, labX, black ( Warrio) t 2 yr old, spayed female, beardogX, black (Jackie)

t 3yr old, female spayed, Calico, Tortie and white (Maia) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Cheeks) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Ross) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Rock) t 1 yr old, female, DSH, brown ( Peach) t 12 weeks old, male orange, ( Dash) t 12 weeks old, female, grey tabby, (Ingrid)

SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 6683647 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.

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2000 NISSAN Xterra XE, black, auto, 4X4, 210,000km, recent top-end engine rebuild, new tires, $3,400. 336-1684 1999 CHEVROLET Tahoe LS 4X4, 5.7 liter, 4-dr, power windows, locks, a/c, cruise, front bucket seats, newer BFG tires, good shape, 175,000km, $5800. 668-2262 1999 FORD Explorer Sport, 4x4, works, new tires, no rust, A/C + extras, great shape, $3,500 obo, can come downtown. Call or text 867-334-8086 Fish Lake area 1999 GMC Sierra SLE, 3/4 ton, 4x4, auto, extended cab/long box, 213,000km, box is Rhino sprayed, c/w canopy, mirror extensions, camper belly bars, clean, $6,750. Call or text 334-6941 1997 F150, 4X4 standard, w/canopy, 667-2046 1995 GMC Suburban 6.5L turbo diesel, 3/4 ton 4x4, 176,000km, recent work, great shape, no body rust, $6,900 obo. 334-1908 or leif.ver@gmail.com 1994 DODGE 1-ton, 12-valve diesel, new injector pump & new clutch, needs turbo, $3,500 obo. 336-3570 1994 TUNDRA 2, high windshield, good track, $2,000. 335-9510 1991 31Ęź school bus, seats removed. Good running order, gas. Suitable for moving, storage, camping or work shop. 633-5155 1991 CHEVY Astro Van, 307,000km, needs fuel pump, tires, take it away for $300.

335-7711 1990 DODGE Caravan Grande, blue, automatic, cruise, a/c, 220,000kms, 3.3L V6 cyl, body & interior in good cond, great family vehicle around town, $925. 667-2174 1990 FORD Ranger, 2WD, 2.3L engine, 4-cyl, standard, has gen top on pickup box, $600 obo. 333-9536 1990 GMC Suburban, great cond, 290,000 km, well maintained, runs good, 4x4, auto, 5.7L V8, new battery & belt, full option, big roof rack, 9 passengers, safety inspection, $2,000. 336-1502 1989 3/4 ton Ford 4X4 diesel, 668-6931 or 332-9355 1989 FORD Ranger 4X4, 4-cyl, 2.3L, 1,500 mi on factory rebuilt engine, body damage on right-front corner, $1,500 obo. 333-9536 1989 JEEP Comanche pickup w/full size rack, 2W, 5-spd, lots of miles, runs well, first $1,000 takes it. 633-2118 1988 BRONCO 11, auto trans, 132,824 km, 6 cylinder, 2WD, 2.9L engine, 2-dr, fabric interior, red, passed safety inspection @ 132,419km, $2,700 incl GST. 867-993-6920 1984 FORD F350 XL truck, crew cab, manual 4WD with early 80s Vanguard camper, $2,500. Text/call 335-0233 TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2005 auto, driven by 1 senior summer only, show room condition, dark red colour, 112,000km, $13,000. call/text 335-2555

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 ENGINE STAND, good cond, $30 firm.

821-6011 STEEL WHEELS, original equipment GM 6 bolt steel wheels, 2 avail, 16"x 6.5" like new. $50 firm ea. 821-6011 TRUCK C A N O P Y , white, high rise, 80â&#x20AC;?LX60â&#x20AC;?WX28â&#x20AC;?H, $200. 660-4806 GABRIEL ULTRA G Force struts & KYB Excel-G gas shock absorbers, new, model # struts G52035, shock absorbers 344296, look online to see if they fit, $240. 334-6628 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $200 ea or 4 for $700, near new condit, 633-3053 TWO MAGNAGRIP radial HT tires, P215/75 R15, new, $50 ea. 668-6805 3406 CAT engine, 250 Cummins rebuilt, 667-2046 2 TIRES, Uniroyal Laredo P245/70R16, 70%, $80. 335-9510 TIRES AND rims to fit Sentra Classic, $150.

821-2938 6-BOLT TRAILER tire with rim, new, $160.

668-5882 TOWING MIRRORS, $30. 393-2926

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

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FORD 302 V8 engine for parts, F250 related parts, as is. 333-9536 ROOF-TOP C A R R I E R w/roof rack, 88â&#x20AC;?x21â&#x20AC;?x15â&#x20AC;?, $450. email klondiker05@yahoo.ca MISC TIRES w/rims, set of four, 16â&#x20AC;?, 14â&#x20AC;?, 13â&#x20AC;?. 668-6931 or 332-9355

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 4 WINTER tires P205/70R15 on rims, used with Toyota Sienna, $425. 778-708-0058 COMPLETE SUBARU 1200 cc engine to give away, good running cond. 633-2837 WANTED: RIMS for Dodge Grand Caravan.

668-6481

TOSA INU mix puppies, 4 males, 3 females, ready to go August 12th, 1st shots & deworming, $750. 334-6520

GORGEOUS POMERANIAN puppies, CKC registered, vaccinated, 2 males, 2 females, orange, red and cream sable, wonderful temperaments, socialized with kids, cats and dogs, $2,500. 333-9770 to view

UNDERCOVER HARD tonneau truck bedcover, model 2121, fits Ford F25-350 8Ęź long box, 1999 to current without tailgate step, $400 obo. 334-2314

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles

CHROME CHECKERED plate box liner, fits any truck with 8Ęź box, $250. 633-6200

Pets 2 MALE Pomeranians, DOB May 24, super cute, friendly, confident, great temperaments, great with older kids, cats, dogs, CKC registered, microchipped, vaccinated, health guarantee, will be very small. $2,500.

333-9770 CANINES & COMPANY DOG OBEDIENCE SCHOOL Group lessons Aug 12, Sept 30 Puppy Fundamentals Obedience Level 1 Private lessons, home visits, behavioural modification FCI Certified Bronze Master Trainer 333-0505 caninesandcompany@northwestel.net New! ON POINT Hunting Dog Training and Nutrition Providing Pets with Canadian and locally sourced raw food.

Why Feed Raw? Lecture/Demo on Aug 9th, 5pm. $20 333-0404 onpointyukon@icloud.com MALE GERMAN Shepherd puppy, DOB May 19, confident, friendly, good with kids, cats, other dogs, microchipped, vaccinated, health guarantee, CKC registered, needs active home, $1,800. 333-9770 THE YUKON KENNEL CLUB will be having the following summer/fall classes: Puppy Kindergarten Aug 19 Agility Fundamentals Aug 19 Building Obedience and Relationship through Play Aug 21 Instructor: Niomi Smith, FCI Certified Training Director To register please contact Wendi Arcand, 633-4952 www.Facebook.com/YukonKennelClub TO GIVE away, male neutered Himalayan cat, 2-yrs old, c/w cat carrier, litter box, toys, food. Kim @ 335-2717

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

2 MALTESE/TERRIER pups, 1 female, 1 male, kennel trained, $200 ea, great personalities, will come with toys & food. 334-2627

2 GOODYEAR tires, P255/65R18 with 20% tread remaining, 2 Goodyear tires P255/65R18 with 90% tread remaining, $350 for all 4. 633-2324

TRAILER AXLE with 5 lug hubs, 7 leaf springs, 70â&#x20AC;? spring to spring centre measurement, hydraulic brakes not working, $100.

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1995 HD Dyna. Custom wide glide, back fender, head light & Aqua Marine paint (tank & fender airbrushed Murals Wort Hog). Extra chrome, new tires, 25,000kms, $6,000.

Clean, awesome cond. 390-2773

Our Honda ATVs & Side by Sides are available at any time Trailer Rentals Delivery Service

RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment.

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg

2012 ARCTIC Cat 550 ATV, 900km, power steering, winch, windshield, h/t warmers, $8,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918

2013 SKIDOO Tundra 600, new, approx 250km with skid plate and bumper bar, $10,000. Kevin 633-6953 or 604-812-2863

YAMAHA VSTAR 1100, red on black with 13,000 kms, fully dressed, flawless, $5200.

821-2938

2007 HARLEY Davidson Soft Tail FLSTC, 28,000, lots of extras, original parts, $11,500 obo. 335-6623

2007 HONDA CBR 125R, black, great cond, new tires, 2606KM, $2,000 obo. 335-5625

XM 2013 Summit X 800 in awesome condition, asking $10,500 obo. 335-9712

ATV & UTV Rentals

TAITĘźS 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

2013 POLARIS 800 RMK Pro, 163 track, c/w elec start, loaded, $9,800. 334-2384

2004 HONDA Fourtrax 350, winch, carrying rack, cargo carrier and snowblade, 1,300 kms, $4800. 821-2938

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2007 CAN-AM 800cc quad, 600kms, 668-6931 or 332-9355 HONDA TRAIL bike Model #CRF450X, like new, new tires, $4,000. 667-6779

MAY 29, 1957 ~ JUNE 9, 2014

New Location

Headstone Potlatch

Lesley McDiarmid (nee Smith)

April 29, 1951 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; November 19, 2012

Saturday, Saturd Satur S at rday y August 9, 2014 Unveiling at 1:00 p.m.

At Marsh Lake Cemetery Potlatch to follow at Kwanlin DĂźn Cultural Centre at 3:00 p.m.

Claire (Briand) Festel passed away peacefully in Penticton, B.C. after a courageous fight against cancer. Daughter of Teresa (Nellis) Briand and the late Calvert Briand, she is remembered and sadly missed by her loving husband Ed, her large family and her circle of close friends. Born into a big loving family in Douglastown on the GaspĂŠ Peninsula in Quebec, and best remembered for her profound love of family and the great outdoors, her zest for life and her passion for travel and adventure with Ed. Throughout her life she reached out to many and touched them with her special gift for writing. Claire loved the majestic beauty of the Yukon where she lived for almost 30 years. She lived in a remote mining town and in Whitehorse, where she was a leader in community development and tourism. Her passion for the Yukon and its people were a huge part of her life. When Claire and Ed retired in Penticton, she found kindred spirits in fellow writers, hikers, the local flying club, and wonderful friends and neighbours.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Whitehorse, Yukon in early October.

The exact date, time and location will be announced at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to Myeloma Canada (http://www.myelomacanada.ca/en/donation.htm) or the charity of your choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family through www.providencefuneralhomes.com or 250-493-1774.

For more information 334-4553 Judy or 335-1825 Darlene

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1994 POLARIS Indy XLT 580 triple, recently serviced, new skis, new trailing arm, new belt, fully tuned & synched. In great shape, $1,800 obo. 250-651-7877 or e-mail rpj@atlin.net 1998 POLARIS 250, new struts & shocks, new drive belt, new rear tires, serviced, tuned, runs great, $1,800. 250-651-7877 or rpj@atlin.net 2008 SUZUKI RM250 Motocross, 2-stroke, low hours, like new, never raced, used for trail riding, $3,500 obo. 334-8347 2009 YAMAHA TTR125, this bike goes, in top condition, less than 300 kms, $2,800.

332-4232

MINING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE -Simplicity 5' x 14', 2 deck Grizzly Feeder -Slurry Tank and 100hp pump (frequency drive cabinet) -Belt Feeder Email for info @ thescottyb@hotmail.com-emailed HOUSE TRAILER moving equipment complete with winch truck and air dolly. 667-2046 DEARBORN 2 bottom plow for 3point hitch, $500 obo. 633-6502 30ʼ GOOSENECK deck trailer, 668-2332 VARIOUS 668-2332

SIZES, rear tractor tires,

ATV TIRES, 2 each Dunlop KT411 (25x8x12) and KT415 (25x10x12) ATV tires, about 50% wear, $125 takes them all.

633-2981

FARM TRACTOR c/w front end loader, diesel, good tires, 668-2332

HONDA TRIKE, high range, low range & reverse, rebuilt engine, good cond, in Whitehorse, $600 obo. 250-793-6137

8ʼ READING mechanicʼs service box, sliding trays, $1,000. 667-6185

1985 HONDA Shadow 1100 cc, lots of new parts, beautiful bike, exc cond, $3,500 firm.

633-4246 lv msg

L-SHAPED ALUMINUM fuel tank & tool box combination w/electric fuel pump, 10' hose & nozzle, like new, 48"W31"D26"H, 380 litres, can be delivered to Whitehorse, $1,275.

250-651-7880

Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 2002 16.25ʼ Harbercraft boat & trailer, 50 hp Johnson & 9.9 hp Yamaha, down rig, new winch, life jackets, exc cond, $13,500.

334-8912 lv msg 1990 18.5ʼ Campion Bow Rider w/190 hp 4.3L V6 Merc, + 1997 Yamaha 15hp kicker, EZ load trailer, 2 Scotty downriggers, fish finder, new full top, low hrs, exc cond, $10,500. 399-3710 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 24.5ʼ CRESTLINER, welded aluminum, 225hp, c/w tandem trailer, all rigging, $16,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 BOAT TRAILER, suitable for 14ʼ boat, w/large tires, $200. 633-2837 17ʼ REINELL tri-hull boat, motor & trailer, $3,000 obo. 668-4240 SEA-EAGLE, 8ʼ10” inflatable w/all accessories, weighs 55lb, floats 600lbs, uses up to 4hp motor, used twice, new $1,350, asking $800. 667-2607 or 334-1102 NISSAN 10ʼ inflatable boat w/aluminum flooring, 950 lb max load, 5-person, w/Nissan 8hp outboard motor, 1 tank & extras, exc cond, $2,000. 668-7026 2008 1850 Lund Tyee, red, 60th Anniversary edition. 150 Yamaha 70 hours, 9.9 kicker, full canvas & tarp, air suspension driver/passenger seats & 4 seats, ezload trailer, $32,000. 335-7455 BOAT, 23.5ʼ, new motor, rebuilt leg, price negotiable. 667-6060 19' LIGHTNING, fiberglass sailboat on trailer, call/text Scott @ 334-5737 for info 16ʼ BOAT with old 70hp Mercury 2-stroke & trailer, $1400 obo; 2-person inflatable with oars, $300; propellers 14*16 and 14*17, $350 per set. Kevin 633-6953 or 604812-2863 LOWE 16ʼX4ʼ Jon boat & trailer, new cond, in water twice, $4,000. 332-0260 24ʼ STARCRAFT cabin cruiser c/w full canvas, electronics, buss heater off engine, must see, has been on ocean & lakes, reduced price to $10,000 obo. 668-4593 or 335-1283 17.5ʼ FIBERFORM boat & trailer, 1980 4 cyl Chevy 140 hp inboard/outboard omc. leg, good cond, $3,000 obo. 399-3904

Heavy Equipment HIGHLANDS IRRIGATION Supplying miners since 1974 Aluminum Pipe - New and Used Diesel Pumps Hoses - Fittings info@thewaterpeople.com 1-800-665-5909 www.thewaterpeople.com

MOVEABLE BUILDING, 10ʼWX10ʼHX50ʼL, 668-2332

2000 INTERNATIONAL Eagle, newer N14 Cummins engine, big sleeper, 667-2046 REBUILT 351 Windsor engine with auto trans, $1,000. 667-2046 CATERPILLAR 955 track loader, runs good, needs some minor repairs, offers. Daryl @ 634-2321 btwn 7pm & 8pm

2000 25' Travelair Rustler 5th wheel, mint cond, many options, hitch available, $9,700 obo. 668-5882

RIVERDALE BAPTIST celebrates its 50th Anniversary Sunday, August 3, 10:30 am, 15 Duke St

2009 WILDWOOD 29ʼ travel trailer, like new, used twice, front kitchen, dining/LR, slide, walk around queen bed, ducted a/c, incls equalizer hitch, view at Fireweed RV, $22,000 obo. 393-2652

FROG FOOD Festival.ca, served with great music, Aug. 1, 2, 3, Alaska Hwy km 1459, 25 min. west of Whitehorse, free camping, Friday hog roast, beer garden

1986 VANGUARD 35ʼ class A motorhome, very well maintained, many upgrades and numerous options, $11,000. 633-3787 or 333-9316 1986 24' Ford Vanguard motorhome, 460 auto, 137,000km, fridge, stove, furnace, full bath w/tub, lots of storage, newer tires, runs great, $10,000 obo. email: rpj@atlin.net or call 250-651-7877 1990 BIGFOOT camper, 9.5ʼ, complete bath, queen size bed, oven, $10,000. 333-0050 or 334-5055 1978 21ʼ Dodge motorhome, immac cond, all systems working fine, sleeps 6, $4,500.

668-6049

COMMUNITY SAFETY Awards: Nominate a group or individual who works for community safety. Deadline for nominations Sept 5, 2014.

More info 867-667-3656; www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/cjps/CommunitySafetyAwards.html SINGLES NIGHT; interested in joining an adult singles group for campfire & music, beautiful setting on Annie Lake Rd July 26 & Aug 9, 7pm, free to join. 667-6429 THE YUKON Bird Club and MacBride Museum present Birds of Summer on August 5th at 1:30 pm at MacBride Museum with Ione Christensen

BACK-UP CAMERA observation system, good for trucks, motorhome, trailers, new.

668-6931 or 332-6931

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

Campers & Trailers

HOME MADE 3/4-ton utility trailer, 16” tires, great for hauling firewood, trash, etc, $750 obo. 334-4568 after 5pm

Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

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

1991 TERRY travel trailer, exc cond, $5,500 obo. 332-9491

2004 PIONEER travel trailer, overall length 28ʼ, large bath, queen bed, full kitchen, stereo, large awning, $9,800. 633-2580 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, $32,900 obo.

633-3339 or 334-9634 2006 24.5ʼ Springdale 5th wheel, bay window, queen bed, full bath, outside shower, dining area slide-out, new battery & floors, lots of storage, beautiful cond, $15,900.

334-1012 HEAVY DUTY trailer made from 3/4-ton pick-up, 667-2046 1991 FORD 1-ton crew cab, exc shape, with older camper, everything works, stove, fridge, furnace. 667-2046 2004 COACHMEN Class A motorhome, 34ʼ, under 50,000 kms, Ford V10, new tires & camera, gps, macerator, 1 pull-out, 4X12, very clean, $30,000 firm. 334-4299 1987 FORD 27ʼ motorhome, 60,000 mi, 668-6931 or 332-9355 2008 14" cargo trailer by Interstate, near new, 3,500lb axles, low miles, LED lights, plywood floor, checker-plated front, spare, greasable hubs, all in exc cond. 335-1509 ATCO “WELL-SITE” triple skid mounted, propane furnace, kitchen, bathroom & dining area.

Excellent condition $8,000 336-2029 EARLY 80S Vanguard camper with 1984 Ford F350 XL truck, crew cab, manual 4WD, $2,500. Text/call 335-0233 1972 SILVER Streak 32' trailer, partially restored, pipes need replacing. Owner passed.

Full bath, large fridge, lots of storage, all window front 1587kg, $4,900. Judy 334-6623 UTILITY TRAILER, has Ford pickup hub wheel bearings, 2" ball, mounted spare tire, spare bearing, original price $2,500, asking $1,100. 993-6920 1996 TRAVELAIR Rustler 5th wheel RV275, fully equipped with front queen bed, dinette, rear lounge, full bathroom and kitchen, $7500. 393-2629 lv msg 4-WHEELER TRAILER wagon, exc cond, good axle, $750. 537-3511 2011 24ʼ Cougar trailer, polar package, 1/2 ton towable, exc cond, 1 slide, queen size bed, much more, $22,000. 667-2804 INFLATABLE DOUBLE mattress with accordion frame, $50. 633-5009

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1975 FORD F250 2WD truck with camper, good cond, rebuilt 390 engine, runs well, extremely clean, storage, kitchen, bed area & windows that open, $3,500. 336-0790

Carmacks

SHORELAND`R 20.5ʼ boat railer, only used once, everything in top cond, V-Frame, bunk, breakaway tongue, rlectric brakes, $1,100. 668-6808

Dawson City

1979 BIGFOOT 17' trailer, new propane tanks, good rubber, flipped axle for more clearance, fridge, stove, furnace, $4,500.

334-7664 1972 INTERNATIONAL school bus, partially camperized, manual, converted to propane, good for hunting or mining camp, best offer.

634-2631 2009 15ʼ Hi-Lo travel trailer, low mileage, cheap & easy to tow, 3-way fridge, propane furnace/stove, a/c, awning, everything works perfectly, must be seen, $12,000 obo.

335-2223

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 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 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

HORSES!

Have you always wanted to ride?

Find a complete list of all the great horse activities in Yukon! www.HorsinAroundYukon.com

VOLUNTEERS WANTED for Frog Food & Music Festival Aug 1, 2 & 3, good time, awesome food & music, website www.frogfoodfestival.com, Linda 668-3984 or Lara 633-5402 SUMMER PROGRAMS at Old Log Church Museum, daily tours about Herschel Island, Spirited Characters, First Nations Arts, Anglican Church History, 11:30am & 2:30pm.

Info: 668-2555

OFFICE LOCATED BESIDE KLONDIKE WELDING, 15 MacDONALD RD., PORTER CREEK, info@lowcostministorage.ca

Y.T.

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Carcross

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

Beaver Creek

1983 GLENDALE motorhome, 460 motor, new water tank, passed inspection last Aug, only in town August 3-6, $5,000 obo.

587-435-3350

LOW COST MINI STORAGE

AIR ROTARY drill rig, everything needed for water wells & exploration, $45,000, atlinmech@outlook.com 1991 BABY Kenworth cabover, long frame, single axle, excellent shape, 667-2046

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Friday - 1:30pm Unity Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital Saturday - 7pm North Star Group Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave. Y.T.

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Faro Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre 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

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

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TOPSOIL Call Dirtball

668-2963

Narcotics

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>

in Whitehorse

Y.T. Thursday - 6pm (summer only) New Beginners Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital

Haines Junction

GUILD SOCIETY Annual General Meeting.

August 16th at 1pm Meeting only at this time. BBQ to be announced at a later date.

All are welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Destruction Bay

MATH TRAINING: Orton-Gillingham Math Teacher Training in Whitehorse, August 8-11 and 13-16 (www.mathworkshops.com). Contact Stephanie at LDAY, 668-5167 or ed@ldayukon.com for details and registration

DRUG PROBLEM?

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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 (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 2:30 pm Women’s Meeting 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

www.aa.org bcyukonaa.org AA 867-668-5878 24 HRS A DAY

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 CRIME PREVENTION Victim Services Trust Fund application deadline Aug 15. Visit www.justice.gov.yk.ca/CPVSTF.html or call 667-8746 or 1-800-661-0408, ext 8746 to find out more SAFETYPALOOZA, OCCUPATIONAL Health & Safety Committee Training, September 17th & 18th at the Coast High Country Inn, Whitehorse. For more info contact: www.healthandsafetybc.ca 888-223-5669 or the YFL at 456-8250 HEART OF Riverdale Community Party/Flea Market, Discover the Heart, Sat Aug 16 9am-2pm, parking lot at 38 Lewes & Klondike, email info@theheartofriverdale.com or Susie Anne 335- 3442 for info & to register for a table/car space-$10

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 THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY â&#x20AC;˘ Construction â&#x20AC;˘ Renovation â&#x20AC;˘ Finishing â&#x20AC;˘ Cabinets â&#x20AC;˘ Tiling â&#x20AC;˘ Flooring â&#x20AC;˘ Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Specialty woodwork â&#x20AC;˘ Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net

LIGHT BULBS & Gizmos: Stories, talk & craft with Claire Eamer, Wed Aug 6, 2-3 p.m, ages 6 - 10, Whitehorse Library, free registration, 667-5239

NORTHRIDGE BOBCAT SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ Snow Plowing â&#x20AC;˘ Site Prep & Backfills â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Post Hole Augering â&#x20AC;˘ Light Land Clearing â&#x20AC;˘ General Bobcat Work Fast, Friendly Service 867-335-1106

CRIBBAGE FUN event, Fridays July 25, August 1, 8 & 22, register at 1pm, games 1:30-4pm. 633-5023 WHITEHORSE CONCERTS AGM: Tuesday August 26, 7 pm at the Heritage Board Room at City Hall, 2121 2nd Avenue. All music lovers are welcome. For information call Steve. 668-6694

BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Yard Cleaning and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

HAMLET OF Mount Lorne Local Advisory Council regular monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 7pm at LMCC, km. 1 Annie Lake Road. Info: 667-7083.

OPEN PIT Theatre is offering free transcribing training & snacks for a verbatim project, August 5, 6-8 pm in the Whitehorse Library meeting room

YUKON TERRITORIAL Championship Tennis Tournament. Matches run Tues-Fri Aug 19-22, 5-9 pm, with S/S Aug 23/24.

Mens/Womens/Seniors//U18/U16/U14 and U12 divisions. www.tennisyukon.com or tennisyukon@gmail.com

Services - INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of

JOHN TANNER SINCLAIR, of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Deceased, who died on July 15 2014, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Administrator at the address shown below, before the 15th day of August, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service.

At corner of 6th & Strickland.

667-2988

AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below.

BY: Whitney Sandulak c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (87) 668-5251

ELECTRICIAN FOR all your jobs Large or small Licensed Electrician Call MACK N MACK ELECTRIC for a free estimate!

Now accepting credit card payments 867-332-7879

Septic Systems: New, Repairs & Perc Test Land Clearing: Stump Removal, Grubbing & Stripping #BTFNFOUT t 5SFODIFT t %FNPMJUJPO %SJWFXBZT t "OE .PSF Senior Competitive Rates!

Fast, Friendly & Reliable Service!

Call or text anytime (867) 335-2628

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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 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

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

For All Your Digging Needs!

HOME REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS

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

Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414

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Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire

Assignment from Ralph Troberg to Bruce Nibecker

Water Source Location Point dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eau/Lieu

Bonanza Creek

Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice.

Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Yukon Government gives notice of the following application to amend the Golden Horn Local Area Plan and the Golden Horn Development Area Regulation (O.I.C. 2011/125): To change the plan designation and the zoning of a portion of Lot 76 Golden Horn Plan 32474 LTO from Aggregate and Light Industrial to Commercial.

PUBLIC TENDER SOIL REMEDIATIONS 502B GRANT AND 925-7TH AVENUE DAWSON CITY, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 19, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

The proposed amendments are required to facilitate a lot consolidation and enlargement involving Lot 76 and Lot 122, a portion of a road Right-of-Way and an existing building that crosses a property line.

Comments on the proposed amendment will be accepted until August 16, 2014 and can be mailed to: Land Planning Branch (K-320LP) Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Faxed to 393-6340 or emailed to judy.linton@gov.yk.ca For more information or to comment please contact the EMR Land Planning Branch at 667-3531.

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.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Yukon Water Board â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Avis de demande Application Number NumĂŠro de la demande

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The Handy Woman

S.V.P. CARPENTRY Journey Woman Carpenter Interior/Exterior Finishing/Framing Small & Medium Jobs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make it work and look good.â&#x20AC;?

Call Susana (867) 335-5957 susanavalerap@live.com www.svpcarpentry.com

ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association meeting Tuesday August 12, 7pm, Sport Yukon boardroom. Bring your trail issues.

All welcome. www.activetwa.org

YUKON ORIENTEERING Association August 13 event MacPherson map. Start at Old Alaska Highway (turn right off Alaska Highway 1600 m past turn off to North Klondike Hwy.) Darren 667-6116 for info

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YUKON NEWS

Type of Undertaking Type dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;entreprise

Placer Mining

Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h

August 11, 2014

Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations Ă lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office avant la date limite indiquĂŠe sur le prĂŠsent avis.

Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrĂŠtariat de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office au 867-456-3980.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Contract Description: The Yukon Wildlife Preserve Operating Society (YWPOS) is accepting proposals for a Comprehensive and Linked: Point-of-Sale, Master Scheduling & Member Management System.

In addition to an electronic submission, respondents must also submit a written proposal clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;YWPOS POS PROJECTâ&#x20AC;? in a sealed envelope by: 4:30pm (PST) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday, August 29th, 2014.

Yukon Wildlife Preserve Operating Society PO Box 20191 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 7A2 Please direct any questions to: Greg Meredith, Executive Director (867) 456-7313 | greg@yukonwildlife.ca This is a value driven RFP where timeliness, local client service and quality of product will be evaluated. The successful applicant may not necessarily be the highest ranked or the lowest price. See link below to access a copy of the full Request for Proposals document: http://www.yukonwildlife.ca/Documents/2014_07_15%20-%20POS%20Project%20-%20RFP.pdf

46 FIX-IT Commercial-Residential Renovations and repairs Fine finishing and painting Handyman services Free estimates, local references Phone 335-8924 bradmre@gmail.com Licensed and Professional Automotive Repairs 20-year Journeyman Mechanic Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Call Brian Berg 867-633-6597 ANGYĘźS MASSAGE Mobile Service.

Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology.

Angelica Ramirez Licensed Massage Therapist.

867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1 Home Support/Respite Care Available Certified nursing-home attendant/ home-care worker Available days, evenings & weekends Recent RCMP check Valid drivers licence Tender, loving care 334-7405

YUKON NEWS MAN WITH 3/4 TON High-side truck for hire $40 per hour Phone 668-3534

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 HOUSECLEANING, SPRING Cleaning, Detailing!

Safe, reliable, bondable RCMP check available on request For into call 334-7405 YELLOW TRUCK EXCAVATING 393-3667 or 333-0972 Residential and Commercial Gravel - Sand - Concrete - Topsoil Dump Truck and Excavator Rentals Bobcat Services Excavating - Landscaping Road Construction Simply Seamless Eavestroughing Free Estimates Leaf Guard Avalanche Guard Installation, Cleaning & Repair of 5â&#x20AC;? continuous eavestroughing Phone 867-334-3195 simplyseamlessyt@gmail.com

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 13, 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 Raymond Mikkelsen at 867-6675718.

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

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PUBLIC TENDER INTERIOR RENOVATIONS YUKON HOUSING OFFICE 410 JARVIS STREET WHITEHORSE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 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: July 31, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

DAYLU DENA COUNCIL CONTRACT D-A1703.00 WATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADES

CALL FOR TENDERS The Daylu Dena Council (DDC) invites tenders for the Lower Post Water Treatment Plant Upgrades located in Lower Post, BC. Sealed Tenders clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lower Post Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Daylu Dena Councilâ&#x20AC;? will be received at the ofďŹ ces of Opus DaytonKnight in Whitehorse, YT up to 4:00 p.m. local time Wednesday, August 20, 2014 and will be opened in public at that time and date.

The work comprises of the following and includes start up and commissioning: Mechanical: a) Removal and disposal of the following existing equipment: i. Softeners, brine tanks, UV unit and controller, air compressor, heat exchanger and all associated piping and appurtenances. b) Supply and installation of the following equipment: i. Skid mounted water treatment package(s) and connections to existing piping. ii. All piping and miscellaneous mechanical equipment and appurtenances, including new hot water tank and new pressure tank. c) Optional work include replacement of truck ďŹ ll pump and piping to water and ďŹ re trucks.

Electrical: All electrical work associated with the above.

Contract documents may be obtained on August 4, 2014 at the ofďŹ ces of Opus DaytonKnight Consulting Ltd., #205 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 133 Industrial Road, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 2V2, upon payment of $100.00 per set of a non-refundable deposit, made out to Opus DaytonKnight.

Tenders must be accompanied by a CertiďŹ ed Cheque or Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Tender Price, made payable to the Owner.

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Sports Equipment

HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net USED FARM MACHINERY Mower Conditioner, Round Bailer, Square Bailer, Seed Drill, Swather Disc, Hay Rake Machinery is older in working condition 335-5192 or 668-7218 FOR RENT: farm equipment, aerator, plough, manure spreader, mower, and no-till-drill. View online at www.yukonag.ca (Equipment). Call 668-6864 or email admin@yukonag.ca

RALEIGH SERENGETI mountain bike 20" frame, front suspension, little use, $200 335-9510

930 CASE Comfort King farm tractor, good shape, good rubber, 90 hp, $6,500 obo.

334-8550

LOST: SUNGLASSES, Tagish 6 mile Resort, brown, prescription, inside blue ĘťKate SpadeĘź frames, 867-660-4106 Sue

AIR HOCKEY table w/digital scoreboard & music adaptor, exc cond, hardly used, $50.

633-4827

LOST: HAND carved diamond willow cane, several months to design and carve lattice work, high sentimental value, makes walking easier, may have been lost at Walmart.

456-2986

LADIES FREE Spirit bike, Schwinn exercise unit, both like new, $100. 667-6779

Quality weed free brome hay bales for sale.

830 lb round bales and also small square bales Phone 668-2407

LOST: HOOD 2ft. by 2ft. for Argo between Crestview and Mayo Rd., possibly down Mayo Rd. If found Roger @633-5210 LOST: PAIR of glasses in a big black case on Monday morning at either Shipyards Park or Fourth and Strickland. If found, please call 335-2322 FOUND: LARGE Golden Retriever type dog on Alaska Highway Monday July 28 around noon. 335-2063

2010 TRANSITION Double, lots of aftermarket parts, good cond, $1,400 obo. 332-0317 WOMEN'S ROAD bike for person about 5Ęź 9â&#x20AC;?, vg cond but need to replace back brake, $55 obo. 668-5185 NECKY LOOKSHA 17, classic fibreglass touring kayak, exc cond, stored inside, $2,800. To view/try call Barbara @ 668-2306 ADULT USED bike for roads $25, new teenagerĘźs bike $50, kidĘźs bike $25, all in good cond. Call or text 335-2555 TRAVEL SPORT bag on Wheels (83"L), $45. email klondiker05@yahoo.ca ADULT USED bike with child seat, good cond, $40. Call or text 335-2555

YUKON HAY

Quality Timothy / Brome mix /P 3BJO t #BSO 4UPSFE 4RVBSF BOE SPVOE CBMFT QSJDFE GBJSMZ XJUI WPMVNF EJTDPVOUT

FOUND: PROPANE camp stove at Jackson Lake, call and describe. 332-4070

ROSSIGNOL AVENGER 82 carbon skis w/Axiom 120 binding, 170 cms long, all mtn skis, new, $500. 393-3741

LOST CAT in Hillcrest area since Wed July 23, medium-length grey-haired neutered male, no collar but microchipped, very friendly, reward offered, any information greatly appreciated. 334-5919

NEW BODY Sculpture Magnetic recumbent bike RC-3110-H. Paid over $400. Sacrifice at $120. 668-7369

Business Opportunities ALL SEASON ALTERATION Business for Sale Everything Must Go 668-3818

PUBLIC TENDER ROSS RIVER SOLID WASTE FACILITY MAINTENANCE Project Description: to provide maintenance services at the Ross River solid waste facility Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is August 14, 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 Rob Anderson at (867) 456-6542.

A mandatory site visit is planned for July 28, 2014 at 1:00 pm.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Livestock 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218

VARIABLE RENTENTION TIMBER HARVESTING Project Description: Variable retention timber harvesting in three blocks in the Lewes Marsh area, south of Whitehorse for the winter of 2014/15.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is August 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 Aldo Van Eyk at (867) 456-3811.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Technical inquiries are to be directed to Ms. Carol Campbell, P.Eng., or Alison Maksymchak, EIT at Opus DaytonKnight Ltd. 867-668-2525.

Community Services

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LEBARGE RANCH HAY Premium three grass horse blend, available in small square and netted round sizes.

Also taking orders for fall oat bundles.

Call 334-4589 FRESH CUT 1,000 lb hay bales In the field $100 each 867-633-3388 Please leave a message

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

A Performance Bond and a Labour and Materials Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to Fifty Percent (50%) of the Contract Sum, will be required from the successful tenderer.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted and the acceptance of any tender shall be subject to funds being legally available.

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

LOST: IPHONE-BLACK with protective case Whitehorse uly 17 at airport or on Main St. Email donnamac08@shaw.ca or tel: 250-382-6455

FOUND: IN Atlin rain jacket/fleece at the Brewery Bay boat launch ramp. Call 250-651-7542

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DESIGN AND ELECTRONIC DRAWINGS FOR PROPOSED 6 PLEX CONVERSION YUKON HOUSING UNIT #857500, DAWSON CITY, YUKON

EXPERIENCED CARPENTERS looking to work in the Mt Lorne and Golden Horn area.

Will build houses and other things.

References available.

Contact lornemountainbuilding@gmail.com or 334-2994

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PUBLIC TENDER FURNACE AND HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATION INSTALLATION YUKON HOUSING UNIT #867700 PELLY CROSSING, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 19, 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 Raymond Mikkelsen at 867-6675718.

Site Visit: August 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.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

LOG BENCH with backrest, $350. 334-7664

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

CONTENTS OF 1-bdrm apt, $2,500 obo for complete contents picked up, no partial inquiries, serious inquiries to arrange viewing by appointment only, e-mail thebigcontentsdeal@gmx.com

PLAY YARD Eddie Bauer playpen, $35.

393-2926

SMALL ROUND kitchen table and 2 chairs, exc cond, $30. 633-3236

IKEA CHILDREN'S paint easel, $10.

668-5882 GRACO DOLL stroller, double with canopy, doll swing, rocks and plays a tune, and doll high chair, $35 obo. 633-6895

DOUBLE BED mattress and box spring w/metal frame, exc cond, $200. 633-3236

WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER For toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals, bathe, 40 hr work week (full-time) Salary: $11.00/hr Reside in private Whitehorse residence Completion of Secondary School & minimum of 1-year full time care giving work experience required First Aid/CPR training and Criminal Record Check is required Apply by phone: 867-334-5955 or email rlhsydney@yahoo.ca WANT THE BEST FOR YOUR KIDS? This is your opportunity to enrol your kids in Bubbleʼs Preschool, downtown.

We offer a great environment, excellent programs and highly qualified teachers.

Call Now 393-2577

AREA CARPET, 4ʼX6ʼ, shades of rust & dark orange, $500 633-5009 LARGE WOOD office desk and matching credenza, both in exc cond, offers. 633-6553 SOLID OAK storage/TV unit, exc cond, measures 48"Hx55"Wx17"D, $80. 336.2341 CHESTERFIELD, FULL size, $200, armoires, 2 units, walnut, $40 ea, oak book case 40”X48”, $25, oak high rise swivel bar stool, $40, oak end tables, 2 units, $20 ea.

660-4806

DOUBLE 633-4079

BED with frame, $250 obo.

Furniture

Personals

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

RETIRED NURSE “Jean”, please call patient “Stan” at 456-7847

MAPLE 7-DRAWER desk, $75, 311B Hanson St eves DOUBLE BED, higher end Simmons pillow top, c/w bed frame, exc cond, clean, $200.

333-9020 WOODEN KITCHEN table, $65. 335-6042 lv msg HAND CRAFTED log bed, made from standing dead poplar, very unique, $800 obo. 399-3904

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

PUBLIC TENDER

KING SIZE mattress and box spring, 1 year of usage only, $700. 393-2518

LOVESEAT, BLUE in colour, exc cond, fairly new, $450 obo. 633-4079

ANTIQUE DUNCAN Phyfe double drop-leaf table, $225. Maple rocking chair, $80. 311B Hanson St eves

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

4 LOG fireside chairs, carved from large stumps, $350. 334-7664 WANTED: FUTON couch/pullout, wooden.

Call 634-5251

Childcare

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DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club July 29, 2014 1st (tied) - Nick Smart & Bill Grandy - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 3rd - Diane Emond & Don Emond 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

SUPPLY OF ROLL OFF BINS AND TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND RECYCLING FROM JOHNSON’S CROSSING TRANSFER STATION Project Description: for the supply of roll off bins and transportation of house hold waste and recycling from Johnson’s Crossing transfer station Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is August 13, 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 Rob Anderson at (867) 456-6542.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Community Services

GarageSALES

COPPER RIDGE M 118 NORTHSTAR DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2 9am-1pm, Sunday August 3 10am-1pm, rain or shine, multi-family, art work, collectibles, home decor, furniture, kitchenware M 37 IRON HORSE DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2, 9am-Noon, lots of household stuff, cancelled if raining M 30 GRIZZLY CIRCLE, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2 starting at 9am, something for everyone M 64 DRIFT DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2, 8:30am-1:30pm M 6 AQUAMARINE PL, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2, 9am-Noon, household items, crafts M 24 GARNET CRES, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2, 10am-1pm, women’s clothes & shoes, sizes 5, 7 & 10 CRESTVIEW M 10 BRYDE PLACE, Crestview, Saturday August 2, 9:30am-2:30pm, light fixtures, household, canning jars, books, plant pots, etc M 107B CRAG RD, Crestview, Saturday August 2, 10am-2pm, clothing, womens and boys youth. snowboard, classical guitar, lousetown factory soaps, furniture, beds, chairs DOWNTOWN M 404 HOGE ST, downtown, Saturday August 2, 10am-3pm, cookbooks, dishes, ornaments, material, lace & craft items, many new items M 310 HAWKINS ST, downtown, Saturday August 2, 10am-1pm, stereo speakers, books, household items, children’s bikes, kid’s hockey equip M 6149 - 6TH AVE, downtown, Saturday August 2, 9am-3pm, nice women’s clothing, knickknacks, mixed items GOLDENHORN M 203 DUNCAN DRIVE, Goldenhorn subdivision, Saturday August 2, 9am, furniture, tools, 2x6 PWF, 100 board feet, household Items, sporting goods etc

GRANGER M 29 THOMPSON RD, Granger, Saturday August 2, 9am-11am, multi-family, cancelled if pouring rain, furniture, kitchen app, clothing, books HIDDEN VALLEY M 23 MOSSBERY LANE, Hidden Valley, Saturday August 2, 9am–noon, moving/downsizing, small tools, snowblower, yard/garden equipment, misc furniture etc, follow signs LOGAN M 75 FINCH CRES, Logan, Saturday August 2, 9am-noon, a little bit of everything, cancelled if raining MCINTYRE M 53 MCCLIMON, McIntyre, Saturday August 2, 10am-4pm, community yard sale across the street in the ball diamond MCLEAN LAKE AREA M 25 MCLEAN LAKE RD (OLD LOBIRD RD), Saturday August 2 and Sunday Aug 3, 9amNoon, household goods, sport equip, dressers, pictures MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson subdivision, Saturday August 2 and Sunday August 3, 10am-4pm, lots of everything PORTER CREEK M 27 EVERGREEN CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-Noon, small desk, rowing machine, books, etc M 26 - 9TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, tools, kitchen, camping stuff, in back garage, follow signs M 1203 GROVE ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-2pm, household, baby, pet, gardening, hard golf club travel case, etc M 1204 SPRUCE ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-2pm, multi-family, rain or shine

M 90 WALNUT CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-noon, moving out, multi-family, household goods, plants, tire rims, CDs, DVDs, TV stand M 9B ROSEWOOD PL, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, tools, household items, motorcycle M 1601 DOGWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 10am-2pm, furniture, poker/games table, etc M 13 REDWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2 starting at 9:30am, plants, etc M #20 - 14TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 10am-2pm, Sunday August 3, 11am4pm, household items, vinyl records, some tools & antiques RIVERDALE M 31 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday on August 2, 9am-Noon, household items, jewelry, clothes, shoes etc M 122 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday Aug 2, 10am-2pm, lots of new and old stuff, everyone welcome M 38B TAY ST, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, bsmt suite, follow fence at right side of house through gate, nothing over $75, lots of new interesting stuff, cash only M 22 LIARD RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, office supplies, art supplies, clothing, Xmas decorations, sporting goods, etc M 13 KLONDIKE RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-noon, fabric, craft supplies, jewelry, free fabric M 2 VAN GORDA PLACE, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-2pm, baby items, books, tent, sleds, golf bag, indoor/outdoor plants, kitchen cookware, etc M 51 TESLIN RD, back yard, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-noon, cancelled if raining

PUBLIC TENDER

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DECK & EXPANSION JOINT REPAIR OF NISUTLIN BAY BRIDGE, KM 1242.7 ALASKA HIGHWAY #1, YUKON 2014-2015 Project Description: The project includes replacing of the existing timber at north expansion joint, repairing damaged grating bridge deck and other miscellaneous work.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is August 21, 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 Khusru Zaman at (867) 6337902.

Mandatory Site Visit: August 15, 2014 at 11:00a.m.

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

M 13 KETZA RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9:30am-12:30pm, picture frames, albums, kids clothes, misc items M 40 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2 & Sunday August 3, 10am-4:30pm, tent sale, downsizing tools, antiques M #121, 1 KLONDIKE RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, household items, barbecue, tools, bicycle, etc M 15 DONJEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-Noon, multi-family yard sale, variety of items M 67 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2 starting at 9am, everything must go, antiques, tools, sewing machine, fossils, record player (old wood style), most kids toys free, etc M 3 PELLY RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, multiple household moving sale, furniture, sports equipment, winter gear, kitchen supplies etc M 12 TATCHUN RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 2, 9am-2pm, multi-family, household items, clothing, furniture, toys, no early birds please M 39 HYLAND CRES, Riverdale, Saturday August 2 & Sunday August 3, 9am-2pm, household items, kids stuff, free stuff, animal shelter fundraiser table. 668-4082 donations TAKHINI M 11A VIMY, Takhini, Saturday August 2, 9:30am-3pm, household, kid’s toys, kid’s clothes etc M 137 FALAISE RD, Takhini West, Saturday August 2, 8:30am-11:30am, kids items, household items VALLEYVIEW M 126 VALLEYVIEW DR, possibly more households in Valleyview neighborhood, Saturday August 2, 9am-1pm, come and check it out, no early birds

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD

COPPER RIDGE M 118 NORTHSTAR DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 2 9am-1pm, Sunday August 3 10am-1pm, rain or shine, multi-family, art work, collectibles, home decor, furniture, kitchenware

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MCLEAN LAKE AREA M 25 MCLEAN LAKE RD (OLD LOBIRD RD), Saturday August 2 and Sunday August 3, 9am-Noon, household goods, sport equip, dressers, pictures MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson subdivision, Saturday August 2 and Sunday August 3, 10am-4pm, lots of everything PORTER CREEK M 22 REDWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Sunday August 3, 10am-2pm, moving sale M #20 - 14TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 2, 10am-2pm, Sunday August 3, 11am4pm, household items, vinyl records, some tools & antiques M RIVERDALE M 39 HYLAND CRES, Riverdale, Saturday August 2 & Sunday August 3, 9am-2pm, household items, kids stuff, free stuff, animal shelter fundraiser table. 668-4082 donations M 160 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Sunday August 3 starting at 9:30am, guitars, furniture, truck accessories etc M 39 HYLAND CRES, Riverdale, Saturday August 2 & Sunday August 3, 9am-2pm, household items, kids stuff, free stuff, animal shelter fundraiser table. 668-4082 donations TAKHINI M 162 FALAISE RD, Takhini West, Sunday August 3, 10am-5pm, Estate sale, quality items from every room of the house, lawn & garden, tools, no early birds, please

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