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Big in Taiwan Acclaimed musician Matthew Lien will come home to Yukon in October to release his long-awaited CD about the Peel watershed.

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Danni Wilkie-Hobus and Veronica Porter take a dip after tipping their kayaks at the Canoe Kids Summer Camp on Schwatka Lake on Wednesday. See story on page 43.

Women’s group slams Harper Beware the Liberal dragonfly agenda.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech at a Conservative rally at Archie Lang’s property south of Whitehorse last night.

“You know, you can listen to the liberal elites and the liberal media pundits and the liberal interest groups, and you can see the plan,” ory backers gathered on he said.

Archie Lang’s property “Tell Canadians there’s someThursday night for a rally and thing ‘new and exciting.’ What is it? Well, just close your eyes and speech from Prime Minister dream, and don’t ruin it by asking Stephen Harper in a private any hard questions.” event.

Harper praised his government’s economic record, saying the The location was kept secret Canadian financial system is the from the general public, and an soundest in the world. estimated 3,000 invitations were “So how did we do this?” he sent out to Yukon Conservative asked the crowd. supporters. The crowd totalled “Well, not by raising taxes. somewhere closer to 200 people.

Certainly not by imposing schemes With the Yukon River flowing like a carbon tax. behind him and children sitting “Instead, we’ve lowered taxes, on hay bales next to the podium, for families, for job creating busiHarper delivered a speech lasting nesses, for all Canadians, and we about 30 minutes focusing on the have done it over and over again.” economy, security and Canada’s He said his government went role in the world. through the “entire budget, line Harper mentioned the NDP in by line,” and asserted that under passing, though never the name of leader Thomas Mulcair, instead his watch the government has not focusing on the Liberals and Justin grown in size.

Critics, meanwhile, have argued Trudeau, whose name, on occasion, the Harper government has added drew calls of “shame” from the upwards of $160 billion to the nacrowd. tional debt while Canada’s growth Harper warned that the “other rate has slowed to 1.4 per cent. side” will attempt to pull the wool Harper also trumpeted his over the collective eyes of the government’s “tough on crime” nation in the upcoming federal election. agenda.

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Fox to receive permanent home at wildlife preserve An abandoned fox that has captured the hearts and wallets of Yukoners will soon have a permanent home at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

The fox arrived at the preserve in mid-April after being found in the Marsh Lake area. It was so small that many were unsure, at first, of what exactly it was.

Soon after its arrival to the preserve staff began the “Definitely a Fox” fundraising campaign with the goal of hitting $10,000 by the end of August.

To date, they have raised $19,913 in cash and in-kind donations.

On Monday, the preserve hosted a five kilometre walk and run event that brought in $2,288 and also marked the fox’s first public appearance.

Since arriving to the preserve, the fox has lived in a

“For too long our criminal justice system was twisted to make the rights and the welfare of the criminal its central concern. So we said: do the crime, do the time.”

Despite crime falling steadily in Canada since the 1990s, the Harper government has seen a proliferation of mandatory minimum sentences. Critics have also expressed concern over a lack of resources for handling mentally ill offenders.

Harper also addressed Canada’s role in the world, championing the importance of taking a strong stance on international issues and speaking out against “Putin’s thugs” and Hamas.

“When we work with allies, and stand by friends, like the Kurds, or like Israel, against terrorists and extremists, like Hamas and ISIL, that is Canada at our very best,” he said.

The event marked the end of day one of Harper’s six-day tour of the territories. Attendees at the rally included Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski, Yukon Conservative MP Ryan Leef, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, and others.

Harper’s speech was briefly interrupted when a large dragonfly landed on his chest.

Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

bird pen in the aviary building, and then moved onto a larger enclosure but one without public viewing access.

With the funds raised the fox will now receive a “quality enclosure,” said Jim Boyd, president of the Yukon Wildlife Preserve Operating Society.

“We are delighted and somewhat overwhelmed with the huge amount of community support this fundraising campaign has generated.”

The original goal of $10,000 was to cover the cost of building supplies.

“The long-term home we’re hoping (to build) will actually go beside our current Arctic fox enclosure. That will lend well to excellent interpretation value,” Lindsay Caskenette, the preserve’s visitor services administrator told the News earlier this week.

“If we can build a suitable enclosure for him – a suitable home for him – that could mean we could acquire another red fox, so he can have a friend.”

(Sam Riches)

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Harper won’t support missing women inquiry Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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ases of missing and murdered aboriginal women are best dealt with through police investigations, not a national inquiry, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at a press conference at Yukon College yesterday.

“We should not view this as sociological phenomenon, we should view it as crime. It is crime against innocent people, and it needs to be addressed as such.”

Calls for an inquiry have been renewed after the body of a 15-year-old Anishinabe girl, Tina Fontaine, was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg this week.

But these cases are best left to police, Harper said.

“We want to extend all of our sympathies to the families and friends. This is a terrible crime, clearly a crime. But first and foremost it is a crime, and the most important thing is to ensure we have a thorough police investigation.”

Marian Horne, president of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, called Harper’s refusal to call an inquiry “a disgrace” in an interview Thursday.

“It’s shameful. It’s absolutely shameful. We have at least one woman or girl missing each week (across Canada),” she said.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers questions after his announcement of the launch of the National Research Council Arctic Program yesterday at Yukon College.

According to a recent RCMP report, aboriginal women are nearly three times as likely to be missing and four times as likely to be murdered as non-aboriginal women in Canada.

“We know the problems, we know what causes it,” said Horne. “And the factors include poverty, poor housing, lack of education. It’s the fallout of colonialism that was forced upon us in residential schools.

“People think, ‘Oh yeah,

residential school, that’s in the past.’ It’s not. It’s the residual effect, and the government has an obligation to us to heal us from the trauma that was caused in this continuing cycle.

“They owe us to have health care to address the trauma, to address the substance abuse.

If we address the trauma, we will lessen the substance abuse, the mental issues. We will have healthy families.

“It does go back to the federal

government. It’s time the prime minister wakes up and sees that it is his duty. It’s a disgrace against us as Canadians.”

All of Canada’s premiers have voiced support for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.

Yukon’s legislative assembly unanimously passed a motion in support of such action.

Yukon’s MP Ryan Leef, who is a member of Harper’s Conservative caucus, has come out in

support of an inquiry as well.

“I do understand why Yukoners are seeking such an inquest, and it is my job as their representative to carry their message forward,” he wrote in an open letter in 2013. “So, I have joined the voice of Yukon citizens asking for a national inquest on missing and murdered aboriginal women.”

Horne said she hopes Canadian premiers will use their upcoming meetings in P.E.I. to push the prime minister again for an inquiry.

But she’s not hopeful that Harper will change his tune, she said.

It will probably take a change in government, said Horne.

“We have to be very careful on who we’re voting for in our next election, make sure that the government will be supportive of our First Nations across Canada and respect the women and the girls that are going missing.

“It’s always said that the governments that are in power don’t need the vote of the aboriginal people to get into office. Well, what we have to do is stand up and have our voices heard, get out and vote for who supports us, who will stand up for us, who will call for a national inquiry.

“We’d better get with it.

Canada has to get on board. We are human beings. We are not disposable.”

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

Harper announces new Arctic research program Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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rime Minister Stephen Harper was in Whitehorse yesterday to announce a new Arctic research program.

The government has committed $2.1 million annually for eight years for the National Research Council to undertake the project.

It has also committed to seek $65 million over that timeframe in additional investments from industry and government partners.

The first priority of the research program will be resource development.

Among the goals are to engineer ice roads that are better able to stand up against climate change, and to improve oil spill detections and clean-ups in sea ice.

Other priorities are northern transportation, marine safety and community infrastructure.

“The strong commercial interest in Arctic oil and gas exploration, mining, and tourism makes it imperative for Canada to develop safety benchmarks for Arctic operations,” said the news release.

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Harper examines a permafrost core sample with Yukon Research Centre’s Stephen Mooney and Lacia Kinnear at Yukon College yesterday.

The National Research Council will maintain a “strong collaborative relationship” with Yukon College’s Yukon Research Centre, according to the release.

The two groups will continue to develop cold climate housing

technologies and techniques for building over permafrost.

In 2013 Harper announced that the National Research Council would shift focus to science with clear business and economic applications.

“Today, the NRC has a new life and a new vision,” said Harper in his speech at Yukon College yesterday. “One that is practical and profitable.

“It’s client-focused and demand-driven. It will produce

solutions for today, while also looking toward the future.”

Critics have argued that this shift away from basic experimental science could hurt Canada in the long run by curtailing the sort of fundamental research that could eventually lead to major scientific breakthroughs.

When scientists rallied across the country last fall to protest the Harper government, changes to the mandate of the research council were among their complaints.

The National Research Council is the federal government’s research arm. It reports to Parliament through the minister of industry.

It currently has no offices in the North, but has been developing Arctic technologies for 60 years, according to the news release.

“Work has included studies of many ice engineering issues, such as predicting the ice loads and ice failure patterns around bridge piers and offshore platforms in the Caspian and Beaufort seas, resulting in the development of safe evacuation procedures from offshore structures.”

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

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he Mental Health Commission of Canada has adapted its mental health first aid course to specifically help people in the North.

The project has been in the pilot phase in Yukon since the beginning of the year, but was officially launched this summer.

It’s fairly common for someone to take a first aid course to treat physical injuries. The same approach should be taken to mental health, said the commission’s Sjors Reijers. “If I sprain my ankle, chances are you’ll know what to do. If I have a panic attack, chances are you won’t,� he said. “I am as likely to have a panic attack as I am to sprain my ankle.

In some instances, more likely.�

Mental health first aid courses started in Australia in 2001. They were brought to Canada in 2006.

A basic course in the Yukon began through the Northern Institute of Social Justice, part of Yukon College, in 2012.

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Northern Peoples, is an adaptation of the other programs, with a specific focus on the North. “It takes elements of both the basic course and the youth course and combines them into one. It does have a focus on things like isolation, that is unique to the Northern experience,� Reijers said.

Attendees learn about different types of disorders including substance-related disorders, anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders as well as deliberate self-injury.

Research shows people who take the course are more confident providing help and are more aware of the symptoms around mental health problems, said Reijers. The course also helps reduce the stigma around mental health, he said.

The new program “looks at the experiences of people in the North, whether it’s First Nation or northern Inuit peoples, and incorporates that into the material, and also highlights some of the challenges of living in northern and remote communities,� said the institute’s executive director, Joanne Lewis.

The new program touches on things like isolation, seasonal affective disorder and the wait to

get to resources if you live in a remote place, Lewis said.

Since the northern-specific version of the program began in January, it has been offered publicly as well as through contracts with specific businesses or organizations.

In May it was offered to students taking the home support program at the Yukon College campus in Haines Junction.

That was the first time the institute started working in partnership with the Yukon government’s mental health branch.

Working with the government provides access to more people who have been trained to teach the program, Lewis said.

Two people at the college are trainers, but this partnership brings that number up to about 10 people. “So we can offer it more frequently and in more places,�

Lewis said.

So far 32 people have taken the three-day northern specific version and 84 have taken the two-day basic version.

The northern course is being offered next September 22 to 24 at the college.

The cost is $200 per person.

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life, we are delighted to have found companions for our lone bear Manuka and are optimistic introductions will be successful.

Together, these three will be able to educate our visitors about the dangers of bears becoming habituated to humans.�

The cubs had been staying temporarily at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. “The Department of Environment values the extra effort made by staff at the preserve to house and care for the cubs,� said Environment Minister Currie Dixon. “This falls outside their mandate of offering unparalleled wildlife viewing and photo opportunities, yet it was done thoughtfully and well.�

The Calgary Zoo is western Canada’s largest zoo and is accredited by the American and Canadian zoo associations. It’s home to more than 120 species.

One-third of those are considered endangered or at-risk.

(Ashley Joannou)

A new home has been found for an orphaned pair of Yukon black bear cubs.

Environment Yukon announced this morning that the two cubs will be moving to a permanent home at the Calgary Zoo. In July, conservation officers killed the cubs’ mother after she started eating from unsecured garbage bins in Whitehorse and was considered a threat to public safety.

The bears will be flown to Calgary and will go into quarantine when they first arrive. It’s unclear when the bears will be leaving the Yukon. “We are so pleased to be able to welcome these two cubs to the Calgary Zoo,� zoo curator Jamie Dorgan said in a statement. “As young black bears are social in their first few years of

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Inmates may see human rights commission as last resort: Nixon The only complaint that has been made public is that of Michael Nehass. ukon’s minister of justice Nehass was brought naked to a says he has no problem video court appearance, shackled with inmates at the Whiteand pinned to the floor by jail horse Correctional Centre going guards. to the human rights commission His father has since filed a with complaints. human rights complaint, alleging That’s at odds with a posithat his son has been kept in solition previously staked out by his tary confinement for 28 months. department officials.

The Department of Justice They have said that the Yukon denies that claim.

Human Rights Commission can’t Another politician at the barinvestigate several complaints becue was Premier Darrell Paslolaunched by inmates at the facilski, who dodged a question about ity. The department insists that its whether MLA Darius Elias was own internal procedures are able sanctioned by the Yukon Party for to handle any inmate concerns. violating its code of ethics after Minister Mike Nixon had dehe pleaded guilty to refusing a clined interviews on the subject. breathalyzer in May. But, when he was approached “I think you have to ask the by a reporter at a constituency party that question. I mean, that’s barbecue yesterday evening, he what we have a party and a presioffered his comments. dent for,� he said. “We’re having a legal look at “What we’ve said, Darius has the legislation right now and it said he’s got a problem, and he’s seems a bit unclear whether that’s seeking help, and he’s asking for actually a step in there.� patience. And what the caucus Weeks ago, the Department of has said is he’s getting help and Justice issued a statement saying it we support him and that hasn’t believed the Yukon Human Rights Alistair Maitland/Yukon News changed.�

Commission does not have the Elias was originally pulled Mike Nixon, minister of justice, chats with Russ Smoler at a constituency barbecue beside the jurisdiction to investigate comover for talking on a cell phone Super A in Porter Creek yesterday evening. plaints where the law provides and then charged with the other for another review or grievance offence. “We are taking a look at the Regardless of the fact of where we facility.� process.

That same day he would vote legislation, the wording, what it are, whether we’re living in the Documents suggest there In the case of the Whitehorse on the territory’s budget.

Yukon or Ontario or in a correchave been multiple human rights Correctional Centre, that’s the in- says and what it means.�

Pasloski was asked whether Nixon said it’s important that tional facility or a child in a govcomplaints filed against the jail. vestigations and Standards Office, there were any concerns about ernment group home, there are Neither the government nor the or ISO. The same statement went inmates take all the steps in the Elias’s sobriety that afternoon. process, including going to the processes for everyone,� he said.

Human Rights Commission is on to suggest people unhappy “I’m pretty focused in the ISO, before going to the com“We work in government, we saying how many complaints have House, where I am as well. That with a decision by the ISO could mission. If they’ve exhausted need to go through the process of been made. go to the ombudsperson or the is a big day for me. As the finance all of those steps and there’s no talking to management and going Both sides are also quiet about minister, that’s my budget. So courts for a judicial review. whether the inmates who have Nixon said department lawyers resolution, Nixon says he has “no through the steps before talking I’m in the front and I’m pretty problem with them going to the to an ombudsman. It’s the same made human rights complaints are currently looking at the focused on what we’re doing.� process for the human rights first tried to go through the jail’s legislation to come up with some human rights commission.�

Contact Ashley Joannou at clarity. “We’re all human beings. commission in a correctional internal complaint system. ashleyj@yukon-news.com Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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Markey recently moved to Whitehorse with his girlWhitehorse friend. He said he wasn’t man says he was given the opportunity to unfairly detained call his pregnant girlfriend overnight by the RCMP. and tell her where he was, He also says he is out which caused her signifiThey put the cuffs on me and put where he spent 11 hours. of pocket several hundred dolcant grief that night. me in the back of the cop car.”

An RCMP spokesperson said lars, thanks to police mistakenly When he got home the next Markey pleaded with the ofit’s better to be safe than sorry in believing that his snowmobile was ficer, telling him he had a bill of day, he called the person he’d these situations. stolen property. bought the snowmobile from and sale at home and even offered to “When you look at the time It all started late in the evening was assured it had never been drive over there to prove it, but he of day, there’s no snow on the of Aug. 10, when police pulled stolen. ground, it’s unusual to see over Corey Markey for not having says he was ignored.

He went to pick up his imSitting in the back of the patrol someone driving around with a his headlights on. pounded snowmobile but was car, he overheard someone on the snowmobile in the back of their Markey says he was using met with a bill that was almost police scanner mention it was a truck,” said Christine Grant, powerful new fog lights, which $400. possibility his machine was one spokesperson for the Whitehorse meant he didn’t need to have the “We just moved here, we’re of three reported missing. Yet the detachment. headlights on. just starting to get our feet on the model didn’t match, he said.

The lack of a perfect match The police officer at the scene ground, and now this,” he said.

“They were looking for a Skiwouldn’t necessarily clear him, was more curious about the “I had to leave it there all week Doo MXZ 600, but mine is a Ski- she said. snowmobile Markey had in the because I couldn’t pay that. When Doo Summit 700,” Markey said.

“Sometimes the serial numbed of his pickup truck.

I finally went to pick it up it was Another officer at the scene bers have been tampered with.

He checked the machine’s seabout $255.” asked him if he’d been drinkWe always have to do our due rial number and radioed it in to Markey said he’s trying to find ing that night, to which Markey diligence.” check it against other machines a way to be financially compenreplied yes.

Grant said she couldn’t speak that had been reported stolen. sated.

Markey told the officer he’d He’d had a beer earlier in the to the breathalyzer side of the “I don’t want to give up,” he just traded a boat for the snowevening, around supper time. story, but knows there was “clearly added. mobile the week before.

He was slapped with a 24-hour enough there they (officers) felt a Grant said Markey has options What happened next took him suspension of his licence.

24-hour suspension was needed.” if he’s unsatisfied with the way he off guard.

Markey volunteered to take a Markey said he was forthcom- was treated.

“He came back to the window, breathalyzer test but received no “He’s in his rights to contact ing with the officer about outasked me to shut my vehicle off, the public complaints commisresponse from the officer. standing arrest warrants for him get out and put my hands behind sion of the RCMP, that’s a process He was brought to the detach- in Alberta. my back,” Markey said. that’s available to him,” she said. ment for processing and sent to Grant said she wasn’t in a “He told me I was under arrest the arrest processing unit of the Contact Myles Dolphin at position to comment on whether myles@yukon-news.com for possession of stolen property. Whitehorse Correctional Centre, or not Markey was wanted back News Reporter

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City purchasing process irks local business

Sam Riches News Reporter

A Request for Bids Mixed-Use Commercial Development Lot 708 Ogilvie Street 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.

Whitehorse contractor is questioning the city’s approach to working with local businesses.

Phil Bastien, the president of Paradigm Digital Signage, was in the running to sell a digital sign at the Canada Games Centre but after several years of back-andforth, the contract was eventually awarded to an Ontario-based business.

Bastien said that his vision may have ultimately been grander than what the Canada Games Centre was looking to install, but he questions why management went through the lengthy process they did to pick what he called, in the end, a relatively simple installa-

tion.

“Why go through that process when it’s just as easy to go buy something off the shelf with a screen that you can put text and images on? Why go through that sort of process for something as simple as that? I just thought it wasn’t good planning.”

Bastien offered to perform a site survey to determine the best location for the sign, taking into consideration traffic flow, mounting technology, screen types, lighting, audio and other factors, he said.

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“I was willing to go up there and walk through the building with them and they treated it as they already knew what they were doing.”

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First Nation and Yukon Energy reach deal on liquefied gas plant Myles Dolphin

That same day, the elder’s council passed its own resolution, calling for the removal of the First he Ta’an Kwach’an CounNation from the project. cil hopes to benefit from The Yukon Environmental Yukon Energy’s plans to and Socio-economic Assessment burn liquefied natural gas in Board later recommended the Whitehorse. territory approve Yukon Energy’s The First Nation signed a ten- plans to replace two diesel generatative agreement with the corpo- tors with ones that burn natural ration this summer. gas.

The deal comes several months The Yukon government apafter the First Nation publicly proved the $42 million facility in distanced itself from the project, July. citing concerns about environThe storage facility will be lomental impacts from hydraulic cated on property Yukon Energy fracturing, or fracking. already owns but which also lies “Fracturing is detrimental to within traditional territories of our most precious resources: our the Ta’an Kwach’an and Kwanlin water, lands and animals,” said Dun First Nations.

Ta’an Kwach’an Chief Kristina Kwanlin Dun chose to invest Kane in a Dec. 2013 news release. directly in the project.

“The Ta’an Kwach’an have “In Ta’an’s case, they have optdepended on these resources since ed not to do that, so we worked time immemorial therefore we together to find other ways they will ensure they are protected for could benefit so that the Yukon our future generations.”

Oil and Gas Agreement requireThe First Nation passed a ments could be met,” said Janet resolution on Dec. 17 stating its Patterson, manager of communiposition was “underscored by its cations with Yukon Energy. government’s obligation to citi“The YOGA stipulates that any zens to act as responsible stewards oil and gas development activities of the land and environment.” that fall within the traditional territory of a self-governing Yukon First Nation must provide certain New Inventory benefits to that First Nation. In Arriving Weekly! this case, the oil and gas developNews Reporter

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Workers build Yukon Energy’s new liquefied natural gas plant on Robert Service Way yesterday. ment activities refer to Yukon En- will gain benefits independent of ritories. ergy’s natural gas plant currently the project.

It also includes assistance with under construction.”

The memorandum of unthe development of a new website Kane said Ta’an Kwach’an has derstanding signed with Yukon and providing Ta’an Kwach’an rejected direct opportunities creEnergy includes having the utility students with opportunities to adated by the construction of the fa- assist with the First Nation’s efvance their educational pursuits.

Contact Myles Dolphin at cility, and any that may be created forts at restoring chinook salmon myles@yukon-news.com in the future, but the First Nation stocks within its traditional ter-

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of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, has rightfully deplored this take.

She’s far from alone. Harper’s opposition to an inquest stands in contrast to all other federal parties, save his own, and all Yukon parties. Heck, even Harper’s MP for the Yukon, Ryan Leef, has publicly called for an inquiry, in a rare case of him veering from the party line.

Here’s the problem. If “sociological phenomenon” is just a highfalutin way of referring to the social and economic circumstances we find ourselves in, then “We should view it as crime,” these are the forces that help drive Harper said. “It is crime against crime. If you happen to be young, innocent people, and it needs to poor, uneducated, struggle with be addressed as such.” addictions and live in overcrowdWell, that makes things much ed housing, your odds of being tidier, doesn’t it? victimized are far higher than the No need to fret over the toxic average Canadian. These same brew that contributes to the forces also make it more likely many troubles faced by Canada’s aboriginal communities: high un- that you will be caught comemployment, rife substance abuse, mitting violent crimes. And, of overcrowded housing, low educa- course, many aboriginal Canadians tend to find themselves in tion levels, not to mention the precisely these circumstances. terrible traumas inflicted during After all, what is the counterresidential schools that continue to be passed from one generation vailing theory? More strident critics would say that old-fashioned to the next, and so forth. racism among authorities must You would think that if the play a big role, but surely that’s social conditions of aboriginal not Harper’s take. women had any bearing on their Instead, it seems to be that well-being, it would be incumbent upon Canadian governments criminals are bad people, and to actually improve the situation. bad people belong in jail. That view may make sense if we’re Thankfully, it’s only a matter focused on the deeds of a serial of hunting down those bloody killer like Robert Picton. But the criminals. reality is that much violence faced What a remarkably stupid by aboriginal women is inflicted position for the prime minister by spouses or other people they to take. These comments were know. Often enough, these are offered as Harper’s rationale as people also stuck in the same to why a national inquiry into quagmire of aboriginal social missing and murdered aborigdysfunction. inal women is, in his view, not What’s more, it’s not as if the needed. Marian Horne, president

hat a relief. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Whitehorse yesterday and shared with the territory a fresh insight: the plight of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada is not, in fact, a “sociological phenomenon.” Rather, the root of the problem is that we simply haven’t locked enough people away in prison.

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lock-’em-up approach hasn’t already been tried. Currently, one-quarter of federal inmates are already aboriginal, compared to aboriginal people comprising just four per cent of Canada’s population. The rehabilitative impact, to date, has been pretty terrible. Yet, in Harper’s world, it seems we just aren’t locking up enough people, for long enough.

This, of course, fits into Harper’s broader tough-on-crime schtick, which appeals to the Conservative base but has little to do with empirical studies of crime.

During a speech to the faithful in Whitehorse, Harper bragged about Canada’s declining crime rate – failing to bother noting that the decline began well before the Conservatives took office.

Harper, naturally enough, also failed to acknowledge that real-world studies have found that longer sentences have little impact on preventing future crimes, while certain rehabilitative measures have had a measurable impact. That would sort of undermine a big plank of his platform.

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on-crime crowd he panders to have never been much bothered by such finicky stuff as credible evidence.

Strangely enough, Harper’s comments in the Yukon probably have the opposite effect intended.

Previously, it was possible to think that a national inquiry wasn’t needed, as such exercises, as Harper has himself noted, often become an excuse for footdragging. Wouldn’t it be better to just roll up our sleeves and act instead?

Reasonable people at that point may have assumed that working to improve the material

well-being of aboriginal Canadians would have to somehow play into this solution. Just how to go about untangling the knot of social pathologies that ensnare many aboriginal communities is, of course, no easy thing, which is why most Canadian politicians would just as soon ignore the whole mess. But is it really necessary to have a retired judge spend umpteen months touring the country and compiling horrific stories, when the material deprivations and social dysfunctions that underlie this dismal drama are already well understood?

Apparently, yes. (JT)

Quote of the Day “We have to be very careful on who we’re voting for in our next election, make sure that the government will be supportive of our First Nations across Canada and respect the women and the girls that are going missing.

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Unburnable carbon: A new ally in the battle against climate change

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tion: why are people investing billions in megaprojects that take decades to pay back, if there is a sizeable risk that future climate change policies will make these projects lose money?

The call themselves the Carbon Tracker More specifically, if you’re Initiative, and against an energy megaproject, their think should you ask the CEO to tank is funded think about the global climate by some big change implications, or tell the name Euroshareholders they are about pean and to kiss a few billion dollars American goodbye? foundations.

Lots of newspaper columns, Their reports, including this one, are often couched in filled with mentions of big language new projects with eye-popping familiar to multi-billion dollar capital CEOs and budgets. In the last few weeks investment fund managers, alone, I’ve mentioned Russia’s has rippled through the energy Yamal liquefied natural gas pro- markets like a post-frack quake. ject, Alaska and B.C. pipelines The people that manage and LNG export terminals, and billion-dollar investment funds the Alberta oil sands. are supposed to be smart. But Meanwhile, in some other the markets can make big mispart of the paper, there is usutakes. Look at the giant writeally a story about the increasoffs the big global mining comingly convincing evidence that panies are announcing these human carbon emissions are days. All those acquisitions, changing the climate in scary mergers and megaprojects ways. attracted a lot of capital a few Some smart financial types, years ago, but a lot of them mostly in London, connected look like duds today. these dots and asked the quesCarbon Tracker reports that

hen you want someone to stop doing something, is it more effective to ask them to be altruistic or to tell them they might lose money if they keep doing it?

the major oil companies have $548 billion (all figures U.S. dollars) in investment planned over the next decade in projects that require oil prices to be at least $95 per barrel. It’s a third of their total spending.

The number would likely be over a trillion dollars if you included plans by the big

by Keith state-owned Halliday oil companies around the world (but they tend to be less transparent than Big Oil and their owners are largely immune to stock market pressure).

Many of the projects on this list include Arctic and deep-water initiatives that give environmentalists the heebiejeebies.

Carbon Tracker points out that these projects could turn out to be “low return assets in a low-demand scenario” and that investors should “challenge developments that carry an undue risk of wasting capital and destroying value.” Carbon Tracker’s latest report includes

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You can also go to our As well, this year we are having a national national website at www.girlguides.ca for camp, Camp 101, to celebrate our 101st year more information and you can register of guiding in Yukon. There will be girl guides online. Or come to either of our registration from across Canada in attendance. events: Saturday, Aug. 23 from 10-1 at the With all the exciting stuff happening, Canada Games Centre, and Sunday, Aug. 24 it is a great time to be a member of girl from 1-3 at MacBride Museum in the Yukon guides. You can come and be a leader or a girl guide exhibit in the lower gallery. girl member. Our programming is great for Come and join us and be a part of somebuilding up a girl’s self-esteem; it lets them thing big! be creative, build friendships and help the community.

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a handy table of how many billions each oil company plans to spend on Arctic, oil sands and deep water projects, even listing the cancellation candidates by name.

CEOs hate going on the quarterly earnings call and having analysts ask pointed questions about big projects that carry an undue risk of wasting capital and destroying value.

Any think tank that wants to get noticed has to come up with some snappy buzzwords, and Carbon Tracker has excelled at this. They popularized the phrase “carbon bubble” and put out reports with catchy titles like “Unburnable Carbon: Wasted Capital and Stranded Assets.” The general idea is that there is irrational optimism in the markets around investment in energy megaprojects, which will leave unwary investors owning money-losing assets.

If the planet ever gets serious about reducing carbon emissions, then plenty of the oil and gas under these megaprojects will have to stay in the ground forever (hence the “unburnable carbon” concept).

Coming so soon after the popping of the U.S. housing bubble, these ideas have caught the attention of investors.

Carbon Tracker is not the only group thinking along these lines. Some energy companies have already been talking about greater “discipline” in capital spending. A number of high-profile projects in Alberta, Arctic and deep-water regions have recently been put on hold due to concerns about marginal economics and risk.

We have yet to see whether this focus on capital discipline will be just a speed bump on the road to another trillion dollars in fossil-fuel infrastructure, or the start of a major re-think by the energy industry.

In the meantime, you might want to have a look at some of those mutual fund prospectuses you throw right into the recycling. If you own Canadian mutual funds or index funds tracking the Canadian or U.S. markets, as most Canadian investors do, you probably own more shares than you think in companies on Carbon Tracker’s list. The answer to the question of who is investing risky energy megaprojects might be “you.”

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

You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show or Twitter @hallidaykeith

Internet search proves this, even if mainstream media does not.

What is really sad about this letter – I am really grateful that people are what really boggles my mind – is that the protesting in Whitehorse regarding the writers can so easily blame Hamas for Palestinian massacre in Gaza.

Unlike Karen Walker and Wayne Tuck, the genocide to Palestinians, and dismiss whose letter in the August 15 Yukon News the fact that the lopsided casualties are condemns the protesters, I do think that a direct result of the incredibly disgustthe Zionist Jews in positions of power in ing array of munitions fired from Israel!

Israel and around the world are the “big, To suggest that “many civilian deaths in Gaza have in fact resulted from Hamas’s bad bull[ies],” and that it is so incredibly heartening to see people around the own actions” is both ignorant and despicable. world (and in Whitehorse) willing to To condemn the killings is not antistand up and protest these insane goingsSemitic, nor do protests occur because of on!

What Walker and Jew hatred.

Rather, the protesting world’s great acTuck fail to realize is tion is to respond to such atrocities, not that even Israelis in Israel are protesting as suggested with gloves off and ready to fight, but with peaceful tenacity and the killings: Thousands of people, close to 10,000, gathered united strength and awareness that this violence is rooted in greed and fear, and in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to encourage financed by psycho/sociopaths, whose peace negotiations, to call for an end to intent is to “mow the lawn” and create the killings and war. terror in the world.

In response to Walker’s and Tuck’s I am grateful people are protesting. question regarding “where are the proNo one’s skin, race, god, religion, beliefs, tests” for the other abhorrently violent world events, I remind them that people gender, wealth, intellect, blah, blah, blah usurps another’s. We are one and we are worldwide (including the people of different. Wring your hands about that.

Israel) are indeed gathering together to bring about peace in Gaza, Syria, Kitty Sperling Ukraine, Iraq, and Ferguson – a quick Faro

Give peace a chance

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fall provided some hints as to who exactly the Tories consider to be an elite: lobbyists, academics, OTTAWA public servants and the courts all earned the prime ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scorn. n the communications Harper was more explicit when arsenal the Conservatives he talked about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unsung are building against Lib- heroesâ&#x20AC;?: cab drivers, farmers, eral Leader Justin Trudeau, foresters, fishermen, factory and the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;eliteâ&#x20AC;? is proving to office workers, seniors, and any other â&#x20AC;&#x153;honest, decent, hardworkbe one of the most popular ing Canadians, old and new.â&#x20AC;? put-downs.

The party successively painted Prime Minister Stephen Trudeau predecessor Michael Harper has used the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;eliteâ&#x20AC;?

Ignatieff as an elite, arrogant acarepeatedly when referring to demic, with one attack ad declarTrudeau and those around him, ing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just in it for himself.â&#x20AC;? part of the narrative the party is Conservative commentator building in advance of the 2015 Stephen Taylor said he would election. fully expect to see the party circuâ&#x20AC;&#x153;You can listen to the liberal late photos of the Liberal leader elites, and the liberal media pun- in the vintage Mercedes his father dits and liberal interest groups and former PM Pierre left to him. and you can hear the plan: tell Still, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not exactly what the Canadians thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something new Tories are driving at when they and exciting,â&#x20AC;? Harper said Wedtalk about elites, said Taylor, vicenesday in Langley, B.C., referring president of digital public affairs to Trudeau. at FleishmanHillard.

Trudeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top adviser, Gerry â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elite is not to say one has Butts, fired back on Twitter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My more money or better education,â&#x20AC;? dad mined coal for 40 years in he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elite, the way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used Cape Breton. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be proud the politically in Canada, is to suggest prime minister thinks his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an that a person who is running for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;elite.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; office might know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech to the Confor your life than you do.â&#x20AC;? servative party convention last What it boils down to, Taylor added, is the fight for that large pool of middle-class voters Canadian Press

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Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard used similar messaging when securing power for the first time in 1996, referring to the non-elites as â&#x20AC;&#x153;battlersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; working and middle-class families struggling to make ends meet.

He portrayed Labor PM Paul Keatingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government as out of touch behind the â&#x20AC;&#x153;tinted glass of their Sydneyâ&#x20AC;? cars.

But Harper has been in government for eight years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not exactly an outsider. He has often surrounded himself with Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper crust, including millionaires Nigel Wright and Irving Gerstein in senior positions. Harper has also appointed wealthy Canadians to the Senate, such as Nicole Eaton, Linda Frum and David Braley.

David Coletto, CEO of polling and research firm Abacus Data, said the longer Harper is in power, the harder it becomes to use such messages against an opponent.

Yet framing the Trudeau as elite might still find resonance with Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core constituency, Coletto explains, particularly in the West where many have not forgiven or forgotten the national energy program of his father.

With the polls showing a narrowing pool of potential Conservative voters, the party is choosing messages with a harder edge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to remind them of why they elected them in the first place and to remind them of who they threw out, which was these elitist Liberals who thought they had a right to govern,â&#x20AC;? Coletto said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trudeau is the quintessential image of that group of people in their minds.â&#x20AC;?

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John Baird’s Twitter activity prompts scrutiny of Canada’s language commissioner Jennifer Ditchburn

department’s Twitter account.

Baird had a previous Twitter account, @JohnBairdOWN, which OTTAWA is now defunct.

“We are surprised that the ofhen a minister tweets, is it ficial languages commissioner has ever really a personal acchosen to investigate the Minister’s count, or should he or she personal Twitter account that falls outside of the scope of the Act,” be required to abide by federal laws said Baird’s spokesman Rick Roth. and responsibilities?

“The Minister’s personal Those blurred lines around government Twitter account is just that, his information have raised questions since sopersonal account. That said, he cial media came on the scene, and are now tweets from that account in both getting a closer look from an unexpected of Canada’s official languages.” corner.

The issue of personal versus Canada’s commissioner of official lanpublic has also come up with guages has launched an investigation into Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s John Baird’s Twitter account to determine social media accounts, which inif the foreign affairs minister is running clude a mix of official and partisan afoul of federal laws around bilingual commessages. His office has argued munication. that as both prime minister and Graham Fraser had received a complaint leader of the Conservative party he that Baird’s tweets were often only in Engmust dabble in both, saying there lish, and decided the situation was worthy Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press is nothing untoward about govof further scrutiny. ernment staff overseeing his posts Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird takes part in an event at the National War The case is being used by the watchdog’s Museum in Ottawa on May 12. on official matters.

Likewise, Harper’s weekly video office to examine the larger issue of mindiary, 24/Seven, is published to isterial social media accounts and whether There’s enough in there that warranted tion – @HonJohnBaird – is his personal they fall under the Official Languages Act. accepting looking at it,” said Nelson Kalil, a account, and does not fall within the ambit YouTube by bureaucrats using taxpayerpaid resources, but includes content taken In a similar case, New Brunswick’s offispokesman for Fraser. of the Official Languages Act. by political staff, such as footage of the cial languages commissioner recommended “All ministries have responsibilities with Baird’s Twitter profile describes him as in 2011 that officials should post messages regard to communicating with the public “Canada’s foreign minister and MP for Ne- prime minister’s wife Laureen.

Still, MPs and ministers often change in both official languages when they are and using their social media, so it’s a nice pean-Carleton.” A majority of his posts are communicating as a representative of the template for us to have look at that respon- on foreign affairs issues; some are repeated their Twitter addresses altogether during election campaigns, ostensibly to draw government. sibility.” in French, others are not. Some tweets the line between their official government “If you look at the minister’s account, Baird’s department has responded by appear only in English on his personal aca lot of it is related to his role as minister. saying that the Twitter account in quescount, and then are posted in French on the profiles and their partisan ones.

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Mulcair calls pot puffing personal choice Medical association votes to oppose smoking plants enforcement officials in Vancouver, MacKay said any change in legislation would have to happen within the next six months.

In his speech, Mulcair accused the Tories of unsuccessfully OTTAWA trying to recruit Canadian doctors in an ideological crusade 123RF photo om Mulcair defended the use of marijuana as a matter of against marijuana. personal choice on Wednesday, recalling his own youth Three medical groups, including the CMA, recently turned adian Association of the Chiefs of Police is saying we should puffing on â&#x20AC;&#x153;oreganoâ&#x20AC;? even as the Canadian Medical Asdown a request by Ottawa to participate in a campaign to raise move away from the current system,â&#x20AC;? he said after his speech, the sociation officially warned against smoking pot. awareness about the dangers of marijuana use to Canadian In remarks on the sidelines of the annual CMA meeting, the first at the CMA conference by an Opposition leader. youth. They said the issue had become a â&#x20AC;&#x153;political football.â&#x20AC;?

NDP leader stopped short of echoing Justin Trudeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call to Trudeau called the proposed campaign a thinly veiled attack And he recalled his own experiences with weed. legalize marijuana, saying there are still issues that need to be on his pro-legalization stance. Health Minister Rona Ambrose, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was a student it was part of the culture, but what we examined before that happens. who spoke at the conference earlier this week, scoffed at the were smoking back then was about as strong as oregano comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The NDP for 40 years has believed that it makes no sense Liberal leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charge. pared to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the market today,â&#x20AC;? he said. at all for a person to have a criminal record for possession or Mulcair stated the obvious on Tuesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; public perceptions The fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s substantially stronger now, however, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t personal use of a small amount of marijuana,â&#x20AC;? Mulcair said when about marijuana are changing rapidly. change his views, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of personal asked why his party isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t backing Trudeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything is moving in the same direction; even the Canchoice.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But what we are also saying is that there are a lot of complex issues, including supply, that have to be looked at in a lot more detailed fashionâ&#x20AC;Ś.

There is still a fair amount of hard work to be done to be able to get to solutions.â&#x20AC;?

Mulcair didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t specifically raise any health concerns about weed, disputing a suggestion that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gateway drug.

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through the crowd on stretchers, wrapped in green Hamas flags.

GAZA, GAZA STRIP Sami Abu Zuhri, a n Israeli airstrike in Gaza Hamas spokesman, said killed three senior Hamas Israel â&#x20AC;&#x153;will not succeed military commanders in breaking the will of Thursday, delivering a likely blow our people or weaken to the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morale and the resistance,â&#x20AC;? and highlighting the long reach of that Israel â&#x20AC;&#x153;will pay the Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intelligence services. price.â&#x20AC;?

The strike marked a further esIsraeli Prime Miniscalation in fighting after Egyptian ter Benjamin Netanyahu efforts to end the war collapsed praised the â&#x20AC;&#x153;superior earlier this week, and signalled no intelligenceâ&#x20AC;? of the Shin end in sight for violence that has Bet security service and killed more than 2,000 Palestinthe militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;precise ians and 67 Israelis. executionâ&#x20AC;? of the attack.

The pre-dawn strike levelled An Israeli defence a four-story house in a densely official said that tens of populated neighbourhood of the thousands of reserve southern town of Rafah, killing soldiers would be called six people, including the three up for duty later Thurssenior Hamas commanders. day. The official spoke Israel said the trio had played anonymously as he is a key role in expanding Hamasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; not allowed to brief military capabilities in recent the media. About two years, including digging attack thousand reservists who tunnels leading to Israel, training were sent home about Khalil Hamra/AP fighters and smuggling weapons two weeks ago, when Palestinians gather around the rubble of a destroyed house following Israeli strikes in the Rafah to Gaza. the violence appeared refugee camp, Southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

Thousands of Palestinians to have subsided, were marched through Rafah in a called back for service funeral procession Thursday on Wednesday. impatient with the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building. Israel and Hamas identiIn pinpointing the whereafternoon firing guns, waving The killing of the three Hamas inability to halt rocket fire from fied the three commanders killed abouts of the Hamas commandflags of different militant groups commanders will likely buy NetGaza. in the 3 a.m. airstrike as Moham- ers, Israel likely relied to some and chanting religious slogans. anyahu some time as the Israeli Gaza police and witnesses said med Abu Shamaleh, Raed Attar extent on local informers. Israel Those killed were carried aloft public becomes increasingly several missiles hit the four-story and Mohammed Barhoum. has maintained a network of informers despite its withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, in some cases using blackmail or the lure of exit permits to win co-operation.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 Thursday that seven suspected informers were arrested in recent days and that three were killed “after the completion of the revolutionary procedures against them.”

It was the second time during the Gaza war that the website announced suspected informers had been killed by Hamas.

The Rafah attack came a day after an apparent Israeli attempt to kill the top Hamas military leader, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike on a house in Gaza City.

Deif ’s wife and an infant son were killed in that strike, but the Hamas military wing said Deif was not in the targeted home at the time.

The body of his daughter, fiveyear-old Sara Deif, was recovered from underneath the rubble on Thursday, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

The back-to-back targeting of top Hamas military leaders came after indirect Israel-Hamas negotiations in Cairo on a sustainable truce broke down Tuesday. Gaza militants resumed rocket fire on Israel, even before the formal end of a six-day truce.

Since then, Gaza militants have fired dozens more rockets, and Israeli aircraft have struck dozens of targets in Gaza, dimming prospects for a resumption of the talks.

For now, the sides are sticking to unbridgeable demands. Hamas is demanding an end to an IsraeliEgypt blockade of Gaza. Israel, unwilling to grant Hamas any major concession it could claim as a victory in the six-week war, is

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Despite the crisis, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was holding talks in Qatar on Thursday with Hamas’ top political leader in exile, Khaled Mashaal, and the emir of Qatar.

Hamas has rejected the Egyptian proposal, saying it contained no commitments by Israel to ease the border blockade of Gaza, which was imposed after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007.

Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas and other militant groups from getting weapons. The restrictions prevent most Gazans from travelling outside the crowded coastal strip and bar most exports.

Since the Gaza war erupted six weeks ago, more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed and about 100,000 left homeless, according to the U.N. and Palestinian officials. Israel has lost 67 people, all but three of them soldiers.

It was unclear if the killing of the three Hamas commanders would affect its ability to fire rockets. Israel estimated that Hamas had 10,000 rockets before the war and has lost about twothirds of its arsenal since then.

Israel’s military and Shin Bet internal security service emphasized the importance of the three Hamas commanders.

Abu Shamaleh had been the top Hamas commander in southern Gaza, while Attar was in charge of weapons smuggling and the construction of attack tunnels, and had played a role in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit in 2006. Barhoum was a

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A Palestinian man chants angry slogans as rescue workers search for victims under the rubble.

senior Hamas operative in Rafah, a joint statement said.

Abu Shamaleh was a comrade of Deif ’s who was involved in planning and carrying out at least four major attacks on Israeli soldiers since the 1990s, including one in 2004 that killed four and wounded 10, the statement said.

Attar, it said, was responsible for orchestrating a series of complex attacks on Israeli targets, including through the Sinai Peninsula in neighbouring Egypt.

In addition to the Hamas

operatives, three others were killed in the Rafah strike, including a resident of the house and two neighbours, according to Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra.

At least 20 people, including four children, were killed in 31 airstrikes across Gaza, according to al-Kidra. Israel also targeted smuggling tunnels along the Gaza border with Egypt.

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An Israeli was seriously wounded when a mortar hit south of the southern city of Ashkelon on Thursday, it said.

In a nationally televised address Wednesday, Netanyahu showed little willingness to return to the negotiating table after six weeks of war with Hamas.

“We are determined to continue the campaign with all means and as is needed,” he said.

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Islamic militants sow fear, not only with beheading, but also with apparently English killer Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka Associated Press

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slamic militants are using a beheading video to send a chilling message – not just through the gruesome act, but also by the choice of messenger.

The black-clad fighter who appears to kill journalist James Foley speaks with an English accent, underscoring the insurgents’ increasing use of Western militants to mobilize recruits, terrify opponents and project the image of a global force.

He is the latest in a string of international jihadis – Britons, Australians, Chechens, Chinese and Indonesians – to appear in propaganda for the Islamic State group.

“They like to suggest they have a presence around the world much stronger than it is,” said Charlie Cooper, a researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, a British counter-extremism thinktank . “It does suggest that people all over the world are going off to fight in the tens of thousands.”

U.S. officials have confirmed the grisly video is authentic – an act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq. In Britain, the investigation focuses on the masked attacker. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the man had not yet been identified, but “from what we have seen it looks increasingly likely that is a British citizen.”

Linguists described the man’s accent as “multicultural London English,” spoken by many young, inner-city residents from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

“He sounds to me like a native speaker … or a non-native who has spent a lot of time in London,” said Dominic Watt, a

forensic linguist at the University of York. Jane Setter, a professor of phonetics at the University of Reading, said the man was likely educated in the U.K. or in a U.K.-based system.

“They clearly wanted to use a fluent English speaker to ensure the clip was widely used in the U.S. media,” said Peter Neumann, the director of the International Center for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London.

“An American would have been ideal, but there still aren’t many American fighters in the conflict, and it may have been difficult to find one in the place where the hostage was held.”

Syria’s civil war, in its fourth year, has attracted thousands of foreign fighters from around the world. Several hundred people from Britain have travelled to Syria, according to official estimates, and some may have crossed into Iraq as Islamic State militants advanced. France and Germany have estimated a combined 1,300 of their citizens have joined the fight.

Shiraz Maher, another expert at the International Center for the Study of Radicalization, said the video is evidence that British jihadis are “some of the most vicious and vociferous fighters” in Syria and Iraq.

“We have seen British fighters out there operating as suicide bombers; we have seen them operating as executioners,” Maher told BBC radio.

Extremists have increasingly used their international components for propaganda purposes.

In June, the Islamic State released a video showing British and Australian militants exhorting compatriots to join them in violent jihad. Last month, an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria released a video of an American carrying out a suicide attack.

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An Islamic State fighter from Australia posted a picture on Twitter showing his 7-year-old son holding the severed head of a Syrian soldier – an image U.S. Secretary MetroWest Daily News/Ken McGagh/AP of State John Journalist James Foley receives applause from students at the Christa McAuKerry called liffe Regional Charter Public School in Framingham, Mass., on June 17, 2011. “one of the Islamic militants posted a video showing his murder on Tuesday and said most disturbthey killed him because the U.S. had launched airstrikes in northern Iraq. ing, stomachturning, grotesque photographs ever displayed.”

One of the group’s most prominent commanders, appearing frequently in online videos, is Omar al-Shishani, a red-bearded ethnic Chechen.

Nigel Inkster, a terrorism expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the videos reflect an increasingly sophisticated media strategy designed to energize recruits and give the West a message “of fear and a perception of inevitability.”

He said showcasing large numbers of foreign – and particularly Western – fighters is intended to tell potential recruits that the Islamic State is “a suc208 Main St., 667-4808 cessful movement, … and if you want to be a jihadi you have to be Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5 part of it.” /BoardStiffYukon

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Fierce fighting still wracks eastern Ukraine Ukraine celebrates Independence Day on Sunday and reports are rife that the government is aiming KIEV, UKRAINE to achieve a breakthrough by that arts of eastern Ukraine were date. wracked by fierce fighting Fighting was still reported Thursday as government Thursday in Luhansk, a day after troops sought to snatch back terri- the government said it had captory from separatist rebels, while a tured much of the rebel stronghold Russian aid convoy to the hard-hit 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of Luhansk began to make ten- Russian border, Andriy Lysenko, tative steps toward its destination. spokesman for the Ukrainian Russia has been trying to send National Security Council, told in over 200 trucks carrying what reporters in Kyiv. it says is humanitarian aid to help The city has been under siege civilians in Luhansk, but Ukraine for 19 days, lacking basic amenities fears the move is a ploy to aid the like running water or electricity. pro-Russian separatists. The conResidents there are struggling to voy has been held up at the border survive, the International Commitfor a week in a dispute over the tee of the Red Cross said Thursday conditions under which Ukraine following a visit to Luhansk a day will let in the Russian trucks. earlier.

Ukraine has accused Russia of â&#x20AC;&#x153;People hardly leave their arming and supporting the separa- homes for fear of being caught in tists since fighting began in midthe middle of ongoing fighting, April, a charge Russia has denied. with intermittent shelling into Some Russian aid trucks began residential areas placing civilians at the process of clearing customs risk,â&#x20AC;? the ICRC said in a statement. at the Russian border next to a The agency said it has taken all rebel-held border post in eastern necessary preparatory steps for the Ukraine, the Ukrainian border Russian convoy. It said it was ready guard service said. to deliver the aid to Luhansk if Ukrainian troops have made both Russia and Ukraine agreed on significant advances into rebelthe strictly humanitarian nature held territory this week in a conof the convoy and all parties in the flict that has already claimed more fighting gave the Red Cross assurthan 2,000 lives and forced over ances of safe passage.

340,000 people to flee their homes.

An Associated Press journalist Nataliya Vasilyeva

saw two Red Cross jeeps heading to an unknown destination Thursday in Ukraine after passing through the rebel-held Izvaryne border post. The Ukraine border statement referred to the Russian crossing on the other side of that post.

Rayan Farukshin, spokesman for Southern Customs district of Russia, said Thursday that 16 aid trucks had entered the Russian customs zone on Wednesday that links up with Izvaryne in Ukraine. He said four of the trucks have been successfully checked by the Russian side, while another four were in the process of being checked. After that, the trucks need to get Ukrainian approval.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed what it said was an agreement allowing the convoy to proceed to Luhansk and called on both sides in the conflict to declare a cease-fire for the humanitarian operation.

Even without a formal ceasefire, the passage of the convoy through rebel-held areas and the setting up of aid distribution points in Luhansk and elsewhere could halt the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent advances.

Meanwhile, five troops were killed and two civilians died in the past 24 hours in rebel-held areas, authorities said. That followed over 50 deaths in the region Wednesday.

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People draw up documents for border crossing at a border control point with Ukraine in the Russian town of Donetsk.

Troops were fighting separatists in and around Ilovaysk near the rebel-held city of Donetsk, even though the town is under government control, Lysenko said.

At least two people were killed and an unspecified number wounded Thursday in an artillery strike on a Donetsk suburb, the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said. Once home to 1 million, the largest city still held by the rebels has seen one-third of its population flee.

Ukrainian troops claimed Thursday to have seized two Russian armoured vehicles outside of Luhansk. Photos provided by the defence ministry showed one vehicle and an array of Russian civilian and army IDs. Moscow denied the reports. A spokesman for Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defence ministry told Russian news agen-

cies that the armoured vehicle in the photos did not belong to Russia and the documents found in the vehicle had not been used for five years.

Ukraine is also looking for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

President Petro Poroshenko is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday and is going to Minsk, Belarus, early next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU officials and the leaders of Belarus and Kazakhstan.

During a visit Thursday to the southern city of Mykolaiv, the Ukrainian president said he is seeking to reach a peace deal in Minsk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to Minsk to talk about peace,â&#x20AC;? Poroshenko said, quoted by his press office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole world is tired of war.â&#x20AC;?

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us to understand the way bears think and perhaps how we might anticipate and alter our practices PULLMAN, WASH. in backcountry places and campt may no longer be good Grizzly demonstrates tool using ability to reach doughnut grounds,â&#x20AC;? Nelson said. enough to hang your food in a She said it also shows how a tree to keep it away from bears species may adapt to a changing three females â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who are challenged in 2005, has sailed through the â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bear was observed to when you go camping, according environment. tasks, while others are still discovto get their paws on a glazed pick up a rock or shell and use it to a first-of-its-kind study at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being able to problem solve alering the basics. doughnut hung out of reach in to scratch his face,â&#x20AC;?

Nelson said.

Washington State University Bear lows for a species to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;think outside â&#x20AC;&#x153;She manipulates an inanimate â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those of us who work with bears their play area on the WSU camResearch Education and Conserthe boxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; so to speak. This may object in several steps to help her pus. read the report and essentially vation Center. be important if habitat and food achieve a goal, which in this case Researchers place a sawed-off said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Really? Is that the best you Some â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but not all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; grizzlies resources change.â&#x20AC;? is to obtain food.

This fi ts the tree stump below the hanging treat have?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; can use primitive tools to thwart Nelson said she and the other defi nition of tool use,â&#x20AC;?

Nelson said. to see if the animals will stand Nelson said she, and others your efforts, veterinary student researchers have plans to continue She said the value in this study on it to reach the object of their who work with bears, see evidence Alex Waroff found this summer in with other bear-related studies desire. Once they do, the stump is will be to assist professionals like an experiment assisted by Charlie of bears manipulating objects for turned on its side and moved away wildlife managers to address bear- after this one is completed in the a specific goal all the time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Robbins, WSU bear centre direcfall. from the treat. Researchers observe related problems and zookeepers tor, and O. Lynne Nelson, assistant definition of tool use. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People often donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to see to keep their captive wards menâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, all of these observa- whether the bears will move it director and professor of cardiolus feeding the bears sweets such tally and physically stimulated. back under the doughnut. ogy at WSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Veterinary Teaching tions are anecdote,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So as doughnuts,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really â&#x20AC;&#x153;This study helps us underSo far, researchers have identiwe decided to put this problemHospital. appreciate that and I am glad that stand something about the evolufi ed one bear â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 9-year-old female solving skill to standardized Nelson said the idea for the people care. We do give sweets as tion of problem solving in bears â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who has become the star of the research protocol.â&#x20AC;? study came from a report in a special treats, but not as a major show. and how it compares to other The studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participants are peer-reviewed journal of â&#x20AC;&#x153;first tool Kio, who was born in the centre species, including humans. It helps part of their diet.â&#x20AC;? eight grizzly bears â&#x20AC;&#x201C; five males and useâ&#x20AC;? by a brown bear in Alaska.

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Sunny side up: Paleontologists looking for another dino egg nest in Alberta The Devil’s Coulee area was once part of an inland sea. It was the first dinosaur nesting ground WARNER, ALTA. discovered in Canada and the deep ravine in south- largest. Layers upon layers of nests have been found by researchers ern Alberta known going through the area. as Devil’s Coulee It has been the source of four may be about to yield more hypacrosaurus nests that have of its secrets to paleontoloyielded several eggs containing embryonic material. It has gists from the Royal Tyrrell changed many of the existing Museum. theories about duck-billed dinoThe area, surrounded by rollsaurs. ing golden grain fields about 10 One of the eggs had a fully kilometres west of Warner, has developed embryo about 40 centioffered up a “motherlode” of metres long. It is on display at the dinosaur eggs and nests since it Devil’s Coulee Dinosaur & Heritwas first discovered by a local age Museum, about 70 kilometres teenager in 1987. south of Lethbridge.

It’s been six years since the “There’s nowhere else in the last nest was discovered, but that country where you find so many could change soon. nests, eggs and embryos. I’d say it Francois Therrien, curator of is probably in the top three best dinosaur palaeoecology at the places in North America,” said Royal Tyrrell, believes he has dis- Therrien, who has been working covered the egg of a duck-billed at the site for years. dinosaur called a hypacrosaurus Therrien said the significance eroding out of a hill. of the treasure trove of dinosaur “I’ll stay positive. I will say eggs can be put into perspective probably 90 per cent – chances by the fact that only a few egg are we are dealing with a nest,” fragments have been found in the said Therrien. “There’s so much badlands near Drumheller, pereggshell found here and it’s all haps Alberta’s most well-known one type of eggshell. I’m pretty dinosaur site. confident.”

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The odds of finding a fully developed embryo are astronomical, said Therrien.

“With embryos the cartilage starts turning to bone quite late during development so you need eggs that are fossilized at or very near Jeff McIntosh/CP the time that A clump of clay with egg shell fragments from a Hypacrosaurus, a crested the embryos duckbilled dinosaur, is held next to models of reconstructed eggs at Devil’s have formed Coulee near Warner, Alta. before they are buried. So from an embryo,” said Therrien. in 2008 had already hatched. the odds are “We know very little about “It’s been a while so we are against you. Even if you find eggs it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s due. It was a hatched nest though baby dinosaurs. We know a lot about the adults - the big T-Rex, so the part of the nest was there going to be a baby inside.”

The eggs in the last nest found and the top part was gone but we the big hadrosaurs, but we don’t found some small bones probably know where they started.”

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Quakes triggered by drilling waste seem weaker than natural ones, study says Seth Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON an-made earthquakes, a side effect of some high-tech energy drilling, cause less shaking and in general are about 16 times weaker than natural earthquakes with the same magnitude, a new U.S. study found.

People feeling the ground move from induced quakes – those that are not natural, but triggered by injections of wastewater deep underground– report significantly less shaking than those who experience more normal earthquakes of the same magnitude, according to a study

by U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Susan Hough.

Distance matters in this shaking gap, however. For people within 10 kilometres of the fault, artificial and natural quakes feel pretty much the same, she said.

Hough studied similar-sized man-made and natural quakes in the central and eastern United States from 2011 to 2013, comparing the reported magnitude to what people said they felt in the USGS electronic “Did You Feel It” survey. She found that while two different types of temblors may have had the same magnitude as measured by seismographs, they had distinct differences in what people said they felt.

The way artificial quakes felt was equivalent on average to a natural quake that had a magnitude 0.8 smaller. So a 4.8 induced quake felt like a 4.0 quake, Hough said. The magnitude scale used by USGS and others is mathematically complex, but a drop in 0.8 magnitude translates to about

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Pieces of a chimney that toppled and went through the roof after an earthquake in Sparks, Okla in 2011. Man-made earthquakes, a side effect of some high-tech energy drilling, cause less shaking and in general are about 16 times weaker than natural earthquakes with the same magnitude, a new federal study found.

16 times less strength or energy released.

Sometimes the difference is even bigger. Hough said a 5.3 August 2011 man-made quake in Trinidad, Colorado, actually felt like a 4.0 quake, which is about 90 times weaker, based on the thousands of responses in the “Did You Feel It” survey system. The study, published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, looked at quakes in Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas and Ohio. It included a

5.7 quake in Prague, Oklahoma, in November 2011 that injured two people and damaged 14 houses, which Hough said felt like 5.1 magnitude natural quake.

“The hazard of these earthquakes is lower than what you’d expect,” Hough said. “It’s not that there’s no hazard, it’s just that it’s a little better than you might think.”

Man-made earthquakes have become a big concern recently as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other drilling injects wastew-

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Departures shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be interpreted as a brain drain, said a professor at the University of California Berkeley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trying to keep everyone in Darryl Dyck/CP your borders is nice, but that Ryan Betts, left, director of user experience, and Hubert doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually reflect how busiFlorin, a senior designer, play foosball during a break at ness is being done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially not Bazinga! in Vancouver, B.C. in the high-tech sector,â&#x20AC;? said Canadian Studies chair Irene Bloemnimble and agile. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we openings, as many go unpubraad, originally from Saskatoon. need to have the best business lished.

She said Canada benefits even environment in the world.â&#x20AC;?

British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statistical Proponents of the Vancouver agency tallied 9,010 tech compan- if the tech wizards only reside in Vancouver for a spell. industry remain realistic about its ies and 84,070 jobs overall in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;(They) build relationships in bid to compete globally. province in an April 2014 report.

Hootsuite founder Ryan Canada they might never have Charlyne Fothergill, program Holmes has long championed the director with startup accelerator had if they moved directly to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential to become a fully- GrowLab, said that in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;war United States.â&#x20AC;? formed tech hub, but he agreed more work is required. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selling out early is always a big temptation,â&#x20AC;? Holmes wrote in an email.

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We pray that we stay here for as long as we can. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the problem we have is, if VANCOUVER we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fix the funding probhe Canadian founders of lems, if there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t more capital mobile gaming company available for these startups here A Thinking Ape embarked â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where they can actually not only on a make-it-or-break-it quest attract but retain this talent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they to source first-rate tech wizards will eventually go.â&#x20AC;? when they left Silicon Valley in Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why industry newcom2010 to put down roots in Vaners must think long-term and couver. thriving ventures should endeavor The three-man startup was to become anchors, said Nakhla, striving for billion-dollar valuaa 15-year veteran of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tech tion after a windfall of cash scene. developing chart-topping apps, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of little startups are popand a global scan signalled that ping up here. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wary of young heading north was the likeliest entrepreneurs just completely route. being focused on the geographical â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as we landed in presence.â&#x20AC;?

Vancouver we started a recruiting Another concern is the admispipeline,â&#x20AC;? said co-founder Kenshi sion that Facebook eventually Arasaki, explaining theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d identi- plans to pack up its temporary fied the problem of finding the Vancouver office of about 150 best and brightest as one of their computer engineers, many who biggest issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spent a lot of were blocked from getting U.S. time thinking about it.â&#x20AC;? green cards. Other companies, That careful planning gained such as Social Chorus, have simiA Thinking Ape its foothold, and larly sprouted offices as a conthe attention of its peers, in a sequence of the hamstrung U.S. city where veterans caution that immigration system, and some high-tech growth must be rigormay retreat when visas are sorted. ously cultivated to ensure staying Asked recently whether power.

Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more progressive visa The rising costs of living in requirements could brand the Vancouver, a fickle investor marcountry a thoroughfare, federal ket, the ongoing global scarcity of Employment Minister Jason Kentalent and struggle for startups to ney said economic migrants are match salaries offered by heavyâ&#x20AC;&#x153;not prisoners to Canada.â&#x20AC;? weights are all threatened snags to The government doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;underestimate the power of As the arrival of tech giants like attraction of Silicon Valley,â&#x20AC;? said Facebook, Microsoft and AmaImmigration Minister Chris zon generates buzz of a budding Alexander while promoting a visa Silicon Valley North, startup and stream in Vancouver last month mid-sized tech companies are targeting young entrepreneurs. balancing enthusiasm against the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we need to be challenges.

Some in the industry warn that if players fail to think strategically, confront obstacles or build a cohesive vision as the sector blooms, Vancouver could amount to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tech bubbleâ&#x20AC;? burst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am afraid,â&#x20AC;? said Joseph Nakhla, CEO of bazinga!, a social networking company of 40 employees he founded in January 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, FASHION Vancouver is an amazing place.

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t least three times over a 15-minute conversation, musician Matthew Lien remarks on how his latest project just seems meant to be.

It’s meant to be because of how easily it came together, because of how much he cares about the subject matter, and because of how much it will mean to his dying father, who was instrumental in creating the person he’s become. “(It’s) like fate is just putting this whole project together,” he said.

The Yukon musician, who has reached superstar status across Asia, is returning home for two concerts in October to officially launch his latest musical offering.

The CD, Headwaters – Music of the Peel River Watershed, is the result of nearly three years of development and hundreds of miles of river travel in the Peel watershed.

The CD combines music with sounds from the Wind River, which Lien travelled two years ago, and voices from elders who he interviewed as part of the project.

“I feel like that’s a really important component of telling the story. For us non-First Nation people, going up into wilderness like that is a rarity, a special experience,” he said on the phone last week from Taiwan.

“For First Nations, that’s like their Main Street. Those rivers are Second Avenue and Ogilvie.

They’re so familiar.”

This isn’t the first time Lien has taken sounds and stories from the rivers and combined them into art. He has done a handful of concerts with the same idea in mind.

Initially, this latest work was just supposed to be for another concert, but over time it evolved into a CD. “Putting the voices and the sounds into the concert is natural. You want to wrap the audience in those sounds,” he said.

“It all just came together so well and so naturally and the result was so inspiring that for me, even though it was an uphill struggle, I really saw that this had to become an album project.”

When Lien interviewed elders for this project, the stories were different than anything he’s recorded in the past, he said.

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Matthew Lien at the Western Canada Music Awards in Whitehorse in 2011.

All everyone wanted to talk about was the Peel, and the “dire” situation those waters are in.

“They’re really worried and so I found that when they were speaking they were really digging deep in their memory and emotion when they would talk about their feelings connected to that watershed,” he said.

In 2011 a planning commission recommended that 80 per cent of the Peel watershed should be protected from new roads and development and 20 per cent should be open for resource industries.

But earlier this year the Yukon government released its own plan for the Peel. That plan opens up 71 per cent of the area to new mineral staking.

A court case on the issue was heard in Yukon Supreme Court, but no decision has been released yet.

Two CD release concerts are planned on October 2 and 3 at the Yukon Arts Centre. Lien said he’s hopeful the court’s decision will be made by then.

Those dates were originally supposed to be for a multimedia concert, but work on the CD is going so well Lien decided to use those days as his release date.

In Asia, Lien is a well-known face. His first international release, Bleeding Wolves, which was aimed at the Yukon’s wolf-kill policy, became a multi-platinumselling album in southeast Asia.

Lien was the first foreigner to perform at the Golden Melody Awards – a prominent music award show in Taiwan and mainland China.

He has since won the award once and been nominated six times.

He also earned a Golden Bell Award – Taiwan’s equivalent to an Emmy – for his work on television.

Since he was about seven, Lien would visit his father at Dezadeash Lake. As a teen he moved to the territory.

He credits his parents, including his father, Merle, with being the reason he’s so passionate about protecting wilderness and culture.

Merle was diagnosed with lymphoma three years ago and recently took a turn for the worse. He is now at Whitehorse General Hospital, likely until the end of his life.

“It wouldn’t take much to tip him into super-critical. But right now he’s weak but stable,” Lien

said.

He acknowledges the concerts in October will likely be the last his father gets to see.

“I’ve often wondered how I would approach my father’s passing and could not face it before,” he said.

“But I’ve had a lot of time by his side, and this coming together the way it has come together is really a beautiful way for me to prepare for this potential parting.”

Many of the more recent projects Lien has done have been works commissioned by other people or organizations, something that is typical in Asia, he said.

“They’re about cultures and places that are far away, that a lot of people back home in the Yukon can’t really relate to.”

This CD is much more personal because it’s based on his own inspirations.

“Certainly my dad finds it (other projects) interesting, but it’s pretty foreign to his ears.

So this is an album project that brings everything right back home again. It is coming very much from my inspiration, from my blood, from my passion.”

But a passion project doesn’t

necessarily mean a cheap project.

For the first time, Lien is using a crowd-sourcing website to raise money to cover some of the bills he’s accumulated making the CD. “If you want to do an album of any kind of quality, and work in studios where you can achieve the quality you really desire, it’s a pretty big investment,” he said.

“In the good old days, record companies or agencies were willing to invest, and that’s just not the case now.”

Lien said he’s already borrowed “up to my teeth.” His Kickstarter campaign is hoping to raise $10,000 online, “just to prevent the remaining amount from sitting on my credit card forever,” he said.

By giving to the project, fans can get themselves things like CDs, digital downloads or custom ring-tones.

The fundraiser can be found at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511038658/headwatersmusic-of-the-peel-river-watershed-cd The concerts are on Oct. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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also appear on the album. For some of the artists, it was the lyrics and emotions that drew them to the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More than anything this song is country, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southern rock,â&#x20AC;?

Moore said of his version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home Sweet Home,â&#x20AC;? the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead single. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear very often anymore, so I am very proud of it.â&#x20AC;?

For Neil, whose father was from Texas, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the country music he rebelled against as a teenager who loved rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw Florida Georgia Line, and one of the guys has a Mohawk and tattoos,â&#x20AC;? Neil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any more rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll than that.â&#x20AC;?

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End of Absence: a thoughtful assessment of what is lost in a cluttered digital age Matt Sedensky Associated Press

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection,

by Michael Harris fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the digital litany of my day: the relentless email and news, the Facebook and Twitter feeds, the blogs and mindless

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videos, and on and on. I remember somewhat vaguely when I used pay phones to dictate the story of the day, when an online life was limited to the screeching dial-up of AOL and, as a child, when even that was a foreign idea.

Michael Harris offers in his book The End of Absence a fascinating assessment of this moment we inhabit and, for those old enough to remember,

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It’s all become so normal that it feels as if we knew all of Harris’ observations before we read them, though they remain insightful and stunning and frightening. We are denizens of a world where facts are invented, true expertise is devalued, authenticity is at a premium and, more than anything else, distractions reign.

“As we embrace a technology’s gifts, we usually fail to consider what they ask from us in return – the subtle, hardly noticeable payments we make in exchange for their marvelous service,” he writes. “We don’t notice, for example, that the gaps in our schedules have disappeared because we’re too busy delighting in the amusements that fill them.

We forget the games that childhood boredom forged because

boredom itself has been outlawed.

Why would we bother to register the end of solitude, of ignorance, of lack?

Why would we care that an absence has disappeared?”

Though Harris doesn’t totally answer those questions, he makes clear something has been lost, and it’s hard not to agree. He may be most eloquent when he sounds an alarm on behalf of those with no memory of the world before, those young minds that have been rewired by our new normal: “I fear we are the last of the daydreamers. I fear our children will lose lack, lose absence and never comprehend its quiet, immeasurable value.”

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yourself in Harris’ writing and note that you, too, enjoyed a life without so much static. Toward the end of his concise work, he takes a monthlong sabbatical leave from the Internet and his cellphone and all their related trappings. He gains no epiphany, though, and offers no sweeping advice for readers. It is, he acknowledges, more meditation than prescription, but it is an illuminating, worthy reckoning of our disjointed, digital life.

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We still have room in the following classes

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OWNER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER Long time Yukoner and owner of the Yukon’s only commercial dance school, Leaping Feats, Andrea’s artistic direction in dance has forged a core path of providing dance education and pre-professional performance opportunities for generations of dancers, both young and old in multiple dance styles. In addition, her work and encouragement has motivated dancers to form three non-profit dance organizations: Extremely Moving Youth Society, Breakdancing Yukon, and Northern Impact. Out of Breakdancing Yukon, came The Groundwork Sessions: 5 Bboys battling against crews from around the world and building a professional reputation. Andrea is the creative force that encourages, motivates, and inspires youth to celebrate and express with the body. Further to experiencing the positive effects of a dance practice, Andrea coordinates and manifests workshops in small communities as well as camps, festivals, and community programs. This groove extends dance skills to affect life skills by exposing young men and women to the transformative power of dance expression for raising confidence and esteem.

Andrea’s vision includes evoking self-direction in youth to take on the organization of their own events, mentoring, and social engagement that ultimately capitalizes on the benefits of dance to the benefits of being a participatory citizen.

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Acro Adult Ballet Adult Burlesque Adult Jazz Adult Hip-hop Adult tap Ballet Jazz Pre-Dance Breakdance All-Girls All Girls Breakdance Tap Musical Theatre Hip-Hop

Andrea is excited to welcome the following instructors to Leaping Feats for the 2014/15 season...

Daisun “Bzbroox” Lee Santana, Dale Cooper, Michelle Fisher, Carrie Burgess, and Angela Quinn who will be teaching workshops.

Daisun “BzBroox” Lee The proud Owner, Head Dance Instructor and Director of City Breaks Studio, Daisun Lee Santana, has come a long way in his dance career.

He has been dancing for over 12 years and made a living doing what he loves. Daisun has competed against some of the best dancers from all around the world in some of Breakin’s largest stages. He is Ohio’s bboy ambassador to the worldwide breaking community. Daisun also organizes events of his own at CityBreaks Studio. He has a number of trademark events such as; THE CITYBREAKS JAM, THE BREAK OR B BROKEN series, BATTLE READY, and just recently partnered up with legendary NYC DJ Forrest Getemgump to bring you THE ROCK JAM, monthly event. Daisun is now known internationally as “BzBroox” of the well respected and world renowned Mighty Zulu Kingz breaking crew.

He has traveled to China, France, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Australia, England, Wales, The Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, The Bahamas and many different cities in the USA to teach workshops, compete against the best from around the world and perform in front of hundreds of thousands1` at many different events; NBA games, Carnival Cruise Line Production Shows, Concerts, and Corporate Functions, worldwide.

Dale Cooper Dale is originally from Montreal where she began her dance training and has been a performing artist/dance teacher/fitness instructor for just over 30 years. She journeyed to the Yukon in 1982 to perform as a can-can dancer. The spell of the Yukon overtook her and she made the Yukon home. Over the years, Dale has performed in Dawson City’s Palace Grand Theatre, Diamond Tooth Gerties, the Frantic Follies and many Guild Hall productions. Dale has taught dance (primarily jazz, musical theatre and adult ballet) at Whitehorse dance schools, the Music Art and Drama program and has created her own style of Dance-fit classes (Jazz-fit, Cardio Funk, Latin Vibe and Ballet-fit.) Along with her teaching, Dale has also choreographed both amateur and professional productions in Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon. Dale has her BCRPA, First Aid/CPR, has trained and been certified in Belly fit and Hip Hop Body Shop styles of fitness. In January 2013, she received one of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals honouring her for her contribution to dance in the Yukon. Dale believes that dance is a healthy way to leave you feeling fit, flexible and fine.

Michelle Fisher Michelle Fisher is returning to Whitehorse after spending the summer dancing at Diamond Tooth Gerties. She fell in love with the north performing two seasons with The Frantic Follies back on 2005/2006. She started dancing at the age of 3 and had such great passion for dance she attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria B.C. Highlights of her dance career include performing in the 2010 Olympics, travelling and performing all over Western Canada, an 8 month contract with Carnival Cruiselines and getting into the top 100 for “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” in 2010. Michelle is looking forward to teaching at Leaping Feats to share her passion with the students.

Carrie Burgess Originally from Aurora, Ontario, Carrie has been a Yukoner since 2005. Carrie has had a love for dance since as long as she can remember and studied dance since the age of 9, specializing in acro, jazz, modern and tap. Carrie has instructed dance in Ontario, as well as here in the Yukon. She danced professionally in resorts in Puerto Vallarta Mexico, as well as on a cruise ship with Carnival Cruise Lines. She is also heavily involved in community theatre here in Whitehorse, and is thrilled to be teaching acro at Leaping Feats!

Angela Quinn Angela comes to us from Vancouver, where she most recently produced a full-scale production of Les Miserable. Angela is a dancer, choreographer, actress and singer and she has performed in over 125professional film and television productions to date. Angela’s dance credits include former Miss ‘USA Dance’ champion, scholarship recipient (Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, CA), 2-time US national dance finalist (L.A. Danceforce & Dance Magic), award-winning choreographer throughout western Canada, film & TV credits including music videos, feature films, TV series, MOWs, commercials and infomercials. Angela will be offering a workshop series at Leaping Feats this year and we are extremely excited to welcome her!

Registration is available online

www.leapingfeats.com For more information please contact: Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Ltd. 38A Lewes Blvd. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5B4 867-393-2623 Email: feats@northwestel.net

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n the blazing hot afternoon of Aug. 2, chef Chris Irving showed a crowd of eager gourmands at the Frog Food Festival how to elevate a tomato salad to gourmet fare.

Irving had flown in from Bangkok, where he is executive outlet chef for the Marriot Hotel Group, for the festival.

He was also here to visit family and friends, of course, for the 32-year-old chef with the dazzling resume and the modest demeanor is a Yukon boy, born and raised in Whitehorse.

His family owns Irving Collision Repair. Until he discovered the kitchen, Irving just assumed he’d end up in the automotive business. “I’ve always liked driving,” he said. “Especially fast.”

Instead, here he was, a celebrity chef visiting his hometown, demonstrating how to cook in the spirit of the latest farm-to-table trend in fine dining, by using the best local ingredients and letting the food speak for itself.

So: take heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil from the Circle D Ranch greenhouse, add chunks of Lendrum-Ross chevre, drizzle with Aurora Mountain Farm spruce tip marmalade, a dash of Bluebell Gardens sweet and hot vinegar and some great olive oil, toss gently, pile on a slice of grilled Alpine Bakery baguette and finish with nasturtium leaves for a peppery bite.

And there it is: uber-local, fresh and delicious. It’s the kind of appetizer you’d be thrilled to find on a menu in downtown Vancouver.

Or in central London, where Irving first developed the salad beside chef, business magnate and infamous grouch Gordon Ramsay, as a showcase item for a group of disadvantaged young people who were competing on national TV for a coveted kitchen job. By that point, Irving had become a trusted Ramsay righthand man.

The path to Ramsay’s kitchen started in Calgary, when Irving was 19 and working in a nightclub whose kitchen staff “sort of evaporated.” Irving stepped up and was soon running the kitchens in all three of the company’s locations.

From there he leaped to the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, where a Yukon friend worked as sommelier. “That was my first introduction to fine dining and proper cuisine. I just fell in love,” said Irving, chatting in the Tadpole Tent during some downtime at the Frog Food Festival.

“Thank God,” he said, with the fervor of a chef who’s found his calling.

After three years at Wickaninnish Inn’s The Pointe Restaurant, Irving polished his skills at Dubrulle Culinary Arts in Vancouver, and worked full time at West Restaurant under chef David

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Chris Irving serves heirloom tomato salad with Lendrum-Ross cheese and fresh basil on grilled Alpine Bakery bread at the Frog Food Festival on Aug. 2.

other Michelin-starred restaurant, Petrus.

Getting a job in Ramsay’s kitchen was easy; staying for two years of verbal and physical abuse was not. “It was incredibly tough.

No word of a lie, it was like boot camp.”

Irving learned to take the intensified ass-kicking in stride; it was “all in the name of cooking good food.” He was part of the team that earned Petrus its second Michelin star, an exhilarating moment for the young chef and one that increased the heat in the kitchen to searing.

Michele Genest/Yukon News But Irving was determined to Chef Chris Irving. succeed. Just before he left Canada, Hawksworth had told him, Hawksworth. “to be perfectly honest with you, I “He was the one who started don’t think you’re going to be able my proverbial ass-kicking, I to handle this.” “I guess I wanted guess.” In retrospect, said Irvto prove him wrong,” said Irving. ing, Hawksworth must have seen When Irving’s two-year visa something in him. He worked ran out, he returned to Vancouver Irving hard at West, and then and went to see Hawksworth. The advised him to go to London for shift in Hawksworth’s attitude the classic, trial-by-fire experience was momentous. “He just basicin the kitchen of a difficult and ally said, ‘Here’s the kitchen, start brilliant chef. putting some specials together.’ It Irving showed up at the back was an incredible honour.” door of Restaurant Gordon RamFrom that moment, Irving’s say, Ramsay’s 3-starred London resume became a constellation of flagship eatery, and said, “Let me star turns: two years at West; two talk to the chef.” When Ramsay’s years as co-proprietor and chef of head chef came out Irving said, Pourhouse in Vancouver; a return “Well, here I am, I’ve got my to Europe as chef on a luxury knives and my two-year visa and yacht cruising the Mediterranean, I’m ready to work.” He started a role as chef consultant for the the next day, under acclaimed Spanish royal family.

In 2011 he rejoined the Gorchef Marcus Wareing, at Ramsay’s

don Ramsay Group as executive group senior sous chef, where he oversaw the organization’s London kitchens, and acted as David and Victoria Beckham’s private chef.

But then it was time “to get out of the Ramsay shadow,” focus on his own culinary and working style, pass on what he has learned to younger, less experienced chefs, and keep exploring new ideas.

That’s where the Marriott gig comes in – a chance to shepherd District Grill and the other four restaurants under his command at the Bangkok Marriott Hotel to five-star excellence.

Now he’s looking south towards Sydney, Australia. Marriot is sending him there this month, on an exploration tour.

It’s a dream job: Marriot wants to develop a farm-to-table restaurant with a daily-changing menu in a location right next to the Sydney Opera House. You sense that Chris Irving’s resume is about to get a bit more dazzling.

For Irving, the cooking life “is always about the exploration and the adventure; learning about new things and possibilities and flavours and combinations and techniques. Seeing what’s coming out of the ground and what people are producing.”

So, what about the Yukon culinary scene? Irving is careful with his response. “People in the Yukon are – how should I put it – a bit behind in their food culture.

It’s kind of a Boston Pizza/Earl’s kind of culture.”

But, he added, “I think it’s getting better.” The new restaurants opening up in the Yukon are a great step, as are events like the Frog Food Festival and the Yukon Culinary Festival, with “chefs coming in and showing people what they can do with tomatoes or blueberries,” food that’s “right underneath your nose. You don’t have to eat steak and potatoes every day,” he said. “There’s so much more.”

Irving grew up eating raspberries and wild strawberries at his family’s cabin on Marsh Lake.

Eventually, he’d like to come back here, or somewhere in B.C., to set up a small B&B on a farm.

“My dream would be to make my own cheese, have my own pigs and cows and have a fully sustainable farm-style restaurant. Something small, maybe 15 seats.”

In the meantime, he was off to have supper with his mom at G&P, offering a couple of tips to home cooks as he went. “Taste everything. And don’t be afraid to experiment. That’s the beauty part of cooking: being able to freestyle.”

Michele Genest is the author of two books on northern cooking: the award-winning The Boreal Gourmet, and most recently, The Boreal Feast, released by Harbour Publishing on June 21. She lives in Whitehorse.

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Indian yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar, who helped popularize yoga around the world, dies at 95 ized with a kidney ailment over the past week in the western city of Pune.

NEW DELHI Born in a poor family in Bellur village in the southern Indian ndian yoga guru B.K.S. state of Karnataka, Iyengar was a Iyengar, who helped sickly child who suffered multiple popularize yoga around illnesses including typhoid and the world and wrote 14 tuberculosis.

When he was 15, a relative books on the subject, died introduced him to yoga in an Wednesday at age 95. attempt to build his resistance to Bellur Krishnamachar Sundisease. By the time he was 18, he dararaja Iyengarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death was moved to Pune to practice yoga reported on his website as well and to teach its techniques to as by major Indian TV stations, others. which said he had been hospitalIyengar created his own brand Nirmala George Associated Press

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of yoga, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iyengar yoga,â&#x20AC;? and established studios in 72 countries where yoga practitioners are taught ways to improve breathing, concentration and meditation.

By the mid-1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word of Iyengar yoga spread in Europe, where he began teaching many new converts, including violinist Yehudi Menuhin and author Aldous Huxley.

The popularity of Iyengar yoga spurred him to write a book called Light on Yoga, explaining the 216 yoga postures that formed what he called the science and art of yoga. The book became a

global bestseller with more than 3 million copies sold and has since been translated into 17 languages.

Iyengar, easily recognizable by his bushy eyebrows and silvery locks of shoulder-length hair, practiced yoga until two months ago and even did headstands in his 90s.

Iyengar yogaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physically challenging poses and breathing techniques have been adopted by mainstream medical practitioners to help patients suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic back pain.

In 2004, Iyengar was named

one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

In a condolence message, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Iyengar as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fine guru, scholar and a stalwart who brought yoga into the lives of many across the world.â&#x20AC;?

President Pranab Mukherjee said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nation has lost a personality who devoted his entire life to the teaching and dissemination of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ancient knowledge and wisdom to millions all around the world.â&#x20AC;?

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Fans defiant as new American research hits South Korea where it hurts, in the noodles Foster Klug And Jung-Yoon Choi glasses fogged by steam. At last, he Associated Press spears a slippery heap, lets forth a mighty, noodle-cooling blast of SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA air and starts slurping. im Min-koo has an easy â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best moment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the reply to new American first bite,â&#x20AC;? Kim, a freelance film research that hits South editor who indulges about five Korea where it hurts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the noo- times a week, says between gulps. dles. Drunk and hungry just after â&#x20AC;&#x153;The taste, the smell, the chewidawn, he rips the lid off a bowl of ness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just perfect.â&#x20AC;? his beloved fast food, wobbling Instant noodles carry a broke on his feet but still defiant over a college student aura in America, report that links instant noodles but they are an essential, even to health hazards. passionate, part of life for many â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way any study in South Korea and across Asia. is going to stop me from eatHence the emotional heartburn ing this,â&#x20AC;? says Kim, his red face caused by a Baylor Heart and Vasbeaded with sweat as he adds hot cular Hospital study in the United water to his noodles in a Seoul States that linked instant noodles convenience store. His mouth consumption by South Koreans to waters, wooden chopsticks poised some risks for heart disease. above the softening strands, his The study has provoked feel-

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ings of wounded pride, mild guilt, stubborn resistance, even nationalism among South Koreans, who eat more instant noodles per capita than anyone in the world.

Many of those interviewed vowed, like Kim, not to quit. Other noodle lovers offered up techniques they swore kept them healthy: taking Omega-3, adding vegetables, using less seasoning, avoiding the soup. Some dismissed the study because the hospital involved is based in cheeseburgergobbling America.

The heated reaction is partly explained by the omnipresence here of instant noodles, which, for South Koreans, usually mean the spicy, salty â&#x20AC;&#x153;ramyeonâ&#x20AC;? that costs less than a dollar a package.

Individually-wrapped disposable bowls and cups are everywhere: Internet cafes, libraries, trains, ice-skating rinks. Even at the halfway point of a trail snaking up South Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest mountain, hikers can refresh themselves with cup noodles.

Elderly South Koreans often feel deep nostalgia for instant noodles, which entered the local market in the 1960s as the country began clawing its way out of the poverty and destruction of the Korean War into whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now

Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth-biggest economy.

Many vividly remember their first taste of the once-exotic treat, and hard-drinking South Koreans consider instant noodles an ideal remedy for aching, alcohol-laden bellies and subsequent hangovers.

Some people wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave the country without them, worried theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to eat inferior noodles abroad. What could be better at relieving homesickness than a salty shot of ramyeon? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ramyeon is like kimchi to Koreans,â&#x20AC;? says Ko Dong-ryun, 36, an engineer from Seoul, referring to the spicy, fermented vegetable dish that graces most Korean meals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The smell and taste create an instant sense of home.â&#x20AC;?

Ko fills half his luggage with instant noodles for his international business travels, a lesson he learned after assuming on his first trip that three packages would suffice for six days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man, was I wrong. Since then, I always make sure I pack enough.â&#x20AC;?

The U.S. study was based on South Korean surveys from 20072009 of more than 10,700 adults aged 19-64, about half of them women. It found that people who ate a diet rich in meat, soda and fried and fast foods, including instant noodles, were associated

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with an increase in abdominal obesity and LDL, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad,â&#x20AC;? cholesterol. Eating instant noodles more than twice a week was associated with a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome, another heart risk factor, in women but not in men.

The study raises important questions, but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prove that instant noodles are to blame rather than the overall diets of people who eat lots of them, cautions Alice Lichtenstein, director of the cardiovascular nutrition lab at Tufts University in Boston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jumping out is the sodium (intake) is higher in those who are consuming ramen noodles,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know is whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming from the ramen noodles or what they are consuming with the ramen noodles.â&#x20AC;?

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly a lot of sodium in those little cups. A serving of the top-selling instant ramyeon provides more than 90 per cent of South Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommended daily sodium intake.

Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to expect much nutrition from a meal that costs around 80 cents, says Choi Yongmin, 44, marketing director for Paldo, a South Korean food company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for your health, but it is produced safely.â&#x20AC;?

By value, instant noodles were the top-selling manufactured food in South Korea in 2012, the most recent year figures are available, with about 1.85 trillion won ($1.8 billion) worth sold, according to South Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

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Japan, considered the spiritual home of instant noodles, boasts a dazzling array. Masaya “Instant” Oyama, 55, who says he eats more than 400 packages of instant noodles a year, rattles off a sampling: Hello Kitty instant noodles, polar bear instant noodles developed by a zoo, black squid ink instant noodles.

In Tokyo, 33-year-old Miyuki Ogata considers instant noodles a godsend because of her busy schedule and contempt for cooking. They also bring her back to the days when she was a poor student learning to become a filmmaker, and would buy two cup noodles at the 100 yen shop.

Every time she eats a cup now, she is celebrating what she calls “that eternal hungry spirit.”

In South Korea, it’s all about speed, cost and flavour.

Thousands of convenience stores have corners devoted to noodles: Tear off the top, add hot water from a dispenser, wait a couple minutes and it’s ready to eat, often at a nearby counter.

Some even skip the water, pounding on the package to break up the dry noodles, adding the seasoning, then shaking everything up.

“It’s toasty, chewy, much better than most other snacks out there,” Byon Sarah, 28, who owns a consulting company, says of a technique she discovered in middle school. “And the seasoning is so addictive – sweet, salty

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and spicy.”

Cheap electric pots that boil water for instant noodles in one minute are popular with single people. Making an “instant” meal even faster, however, isn’t

always appreciated.

At the comic book store she runs in Seoul, Lim Eun-jung, 42, says she noticed a lot more belly fat about six months after she installed a fast-cooking instant

noodle machine for customers.

“It’s obvious that it’s not good for my body,” Lim says.

“But I’m lazy, and ramyeon is the perfect fast food for lazy people.”

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Japanese instant ramen noodle expert Masaya “Sokusekisai” Oyama, 55, slurps noodles at a shop and restaurant specialized only in varieties of instant noodles in Tokyo.

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Vets coping with post traumatic stress find solace in nature Sue Bailey Canadian Press

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ilitary veteran Christian McEachern had run the gamut of counselling for post-traumatic stress when, sitting on the bank of the Columbia River during a wilderness trip in B.C., he at last found a moment’s peace.

“I was starting to quickly realize while I was back outdoors that I was still capable of doing all this stuff,” he said in an interview. “I was gaining more confidence by the minute as we were out. I thought, this is awesome. We really need something like this for veterans to get them out.

“Why does group therapy have to be in a clinical situation in a hospital or an OSI (operational stress injury) clinic?”

That was nine years ago. McEachern, now 44, has been out of the Canadian Forces since he was honourably discharged in 2001. He’s still paying the psychological toll of intense stress from peacekeeping tours in the former Yugoslavia and Uganda. Chronic nightmares haunt his sleep.

But McEachern and a growing number of veterans are finding solace in back-to-nature

“But for me, the outdoors has given me positive release during the day. No matter how bad my night was, I can get up in the morning and look out and my horses are across the road.”

McEachern has just trained for a new career specializing in emergency care for horses.

He’d like to raise awareness about programs such as Can Praxis, which uses equine therapy to break down communication blocks for vets and their families as they work with horses in Rocky Mountain House, Alta.

“It’s a little touchyfeely still, but I’d say about three-quarters of the Canadian army is onboard and they’re sending their veterans” Handout Photo/The Canadian Press to the privately funded Military veteran Christian McEachern had run the program, McEachern gamut of counselling for post-traumatic stress when, said. sitting on the bank of the Columbia River during a wil“It’s not happening derness trip in B.C., he at last found a moment’s peace. out west for whatever reason. The guys have programs, such as caring for horses, gardenbeen sort of denied acing and homestead farming. They’re calling cess through the military chain of command.” for more military support of therapies they Steve Critchley, co-founder of Can Praxis say are a vital complement to more traditional and a former member of the Canadian Armed prescription drug and counselling regimes.

Forces, said that 3rd Canadian Division, “You need to literally learn how to stop the land force command that spans western and smell the roses again and really find the Canada, has not referred its members despite positives of life,” McEachern said from Black support elsewhere in the military.

Diamond, Alta., near Calgary. “It’s not easy to “I’m 100 per cent confident that individdo when you’re at the bottom of a depression uals who are rather reluctant to look at these hole. programs, if they were to spend some time on

the ground they’d see for themselves the true value.”

National Defence did not answer requests for comment.

Stephanie Westlund, author of the new book “Field Exercises: How Veterans are Healing Themselves Through Farming and Outdoor Activities,” chronicles success stories across Canada and the U.S. “If he’s grooming his horse it’s easier for him to talk about his military experiences than if he’s in a room with other vets,” she said of former soldiers like McEachern. “It gives them another focus.”

Veterans grappling with operational stress injuries tend to isolate themselves, Westlund said in an interview.

“When they’re able to find ways to spend time with other veterans again … there’s something about nature and spending time outdoors together, whether you’re doing farming, gardening or hiking.

“It makes it easier for them to connect with one another.”

Those therapeutic benefits are getting more official attention, Westlund said.

“I think there is starting to be a shift.”

Chris Brown, a 28-year-old former U.S. marine, was honourably discharged after three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2004 and 2008.

“I was really irritable, really quick to anger,” he said of his later struggles with post-traumatic stress. “I was on constant alert, in and out of states of depression.”

Today, Brown is the founder and director of Growing Veterans. The not-for-profit project gives vets a chance to socialize and learn new skills on a small farm in Whatcom County in northern Washington.

Being outdoors and getting their hands in the soil offers reconnection and hope, he said.

“I came from an environment that was really destructive, really traumatic. And now we’re putting seeds in the ground. We’re fostering life, we’re sending it to market, sustaining other people’s lives.

“That shift has been really powerful for me.”

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Amsterdam’s ‘Black Pete’ sidekick to Santa will be changed to avoid any racist elements Toby Sterling Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS msterdam’s mayor and the organizers of a large children’s winter festival have unveiled plans to overhaul the image of “Black Pete” – the sidekick to the Dutch Santa Claus – after protests that the character exhibited racist elements.

Mayor Eberhard van der Laan said last week that Pete’s appearance will be changed over several years from his current blackface to make him look like he has been merely covered with soot from going down chimneys to deliver presents.

Black Pete has become the subject of protests in the Netherlands. Opponents say he is a caricature of an African slave carried over from colonial times – he is usually portrayed by white people wearing blackface makeup, bold red lipstick and frizzy Afro wigs.

But a large majority of the Netherlands’ mostly white population says that Pete is a positive figure and denies any racial insult.

Last month an Amsterdam court agreed with findings by a Dutch discrimination vetting board and a U.N. advisory panel that Black Pete’s look is offensive.

Pam Evenhuis, spokesman for the Amsterdam committee that organizes the arrival of Santa Claus, or “Sinterklaas” in Dutch, says change is necessary to make sure the children’s festival is fun and not controversial. Details were still being debated.

“The Pete photo-shoot for 2014 isn’t ready yet,” he said.

In the Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas arrives on a steamboat Peter Dejong/AP laden with gifts, accompanied by numerous Black Petes. More A “Zwarte Piet” or “Black Pete” jokes with children after arriving with Sinterklaas, or Saint than 250,000 people attend the celebration in Amsterdam alone.

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Tiny, tasty ‘ecosystem engineers’ hit tough times

won’t support ground squirrels.”

Werner has been given permission to live trap ground squirrels from more-urban areas where they are still apparently thriving and transport them to regions where they’ve vanished. They’re given monitored by cameras, to broadcast Erling Friis-Baastad radio collars so their activities can squirrel calls from deserted burrow be tracked. complexes eight hours a day. Will a own-dwelling Yukoners might be surprised to learn Werner’s team has set aside a perceived presence of squirrels atthat a long-time neighbour is in trouble. Doesn’t the rectangle of meadow, of about one tract new settlers?

Arctic ground squirrel pop up everywhere? Its burby six kilometres, just north of “Typically, low population rows extend into yards, driveways, parking lots and airports.

Kluane National Park. This patch densities can be difficult to recover,” Its alarm cries are such a common feature of the suburban been broken down into 50-metresays Werner.

“This is a theoretical summer that we readily tune them out. square plots. Some are mowed. concept and hard to identify in “It’s very easy to come to the conclusion that they’re doSome are provided with man-made ing well,” says zoologist Jeff Werner. “But in reality, if you go nature. But all over the world we holes and some are left alone. “So have seen there are critical denslook for them in more natural habitat, you will find they are out there in this meadow we’ve ities, threshold population sizes, all but gone.” got every possible combination of Werner, a PhD candidate at University of British Colum- below which population recovery is unlikely. It’s almost like a switch has bia, has been working near Burwash for the past two sumJeff Werner/Yukon News short grass, tall grass, burrow augmentation and just natural burrow mers. He and his research team are trying to learn why these been flicked.”

Yukon Arctic ground squirrels are misdensity,” he says.

Werner can now walk through creatures, Urocitellus parryii, are disappearing from historictakenly called gophers.

Then the long watch begins. al habitat, what the significance of that is for ecosystems and great burrow complexes that were Which squares attract and mainconstructed over what, if anything, might be done to reverse tain the most squirrels? Which ones see the most carnivore centuries. These are now collapsing in a this trend. matter of decades because there are no local predation? Which are most quickly abandoned?

The ground squirrel’s decline is more The Arctic ground squirrel has been a feature of the squirrels to maintain and expand them. than an academic conundrum for this scienYukon landscape for the better part of a million and a half This isn’t bad news only for Arctic tist. In fact, it’s at the core of his passion for years, says Werner. “When the ice advanced, many animals ground squirrels. Not surprisingly, they conservation. “My research has been, and pushed south. When glaciers receded they slowly came back, provide food for a myriad of animals. In always will be, motivated by a concern with but Arctic ground squirrels lived in Beringia all that time.”

April, when the first squirrels poke their the state of the world and focused on underYukon ground squirrels survived the Pleistocene. What’s sleepy heads above ground, larger creatures – bears, coyotes, standing why populations become imperiled,” Werner says. happening now? foxes, lynx and hawks – will also have endured long winThe life cycles of many small mammals appear someThe answers may lie in a small patch of land near the ters and are counting on the food source. As well, humans how related to that of the snowshoe hare. “Fifteen years Duke River. Hopefully, the iconic little ecosystem engineers have traditionally relied on ground squirrels for food and ago, when the hare populations dropped so did the ground can be saved, along with the creatures that depend upon sometimes for outerwear such as hats and coats. These are squirrels’,” he says. At that time, it was thought that this them. among the reasons the Kluane First Nation has encouraged would be a natural process wherein both parties would This column is co-ordinated by the Yukon Research Centre at eventually increase to former levels.” This just didn’t happen. Werner’s work.

Yukon College with major financial support from Environment “And it’s also interesting from a larger perspective. We Big changes are afoot in the mountain boreal, he says.

Yukon and Yukon College. The articles are archived at http:// know that ground squirrels have a huge effect on the land“The famous hare cycles are starting to break down. They www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/research/publications/your_yukon scape around them,” says Werner. In 1971 Portare not as pronounced, not as predictable. We don’t know land State University geomorphologist Larry W. why.” That’s also the case with the ground squirrels. “Over Price wrote that ground squirrels displaced so the past couple years, I’ve discovered that there have been much soil through digging “that they actually many local extinctions,” Werner says. In fact, meadows influenced the shape of entire valleys.” Some that once hosted thriving burrow complexes are now ghost folks now call them “ecosystem engineers.” towns.

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Study says dogs try to get ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention from rivals, but pet behaviourists not convinced Sue Manning

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Beaver also insists dogs lack shame. Despite what people think, the guilty look â&#x20AC;&#x201C; head cowered, ears back, eyes droopy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a reaction to people throwing tantrums over chewed-up shoes and accidents on the carpet, she said.

But Christine Harris, a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego, says her dog study supports the theory that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a more basic form of jealousy.

She and a former student worked with 36 dogs, videotaping owners ignoring their pets while petting and talking sweetly to stuffed, animated dogs or jack-olantern pails. A pair of independent workers watched the videos for behaviour like aggression or attention-seeking.

When people interacted with the stuffed animals, their dogs pushed or touched them 78 per cent of the time; tried to get between the owner and toy 30 per cent of the time; and snapped at the fake dog 25 per cent of the time, Harris said.

There was much less of that behaviour when it came to the toy pails. Forty-two per cent of the dogs tried to push or touch them;

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Emotion researcher Christine Harris, a professor of psychology at the University of California, poses with her border collie in San Diego on Dec. 25, 2013.

15 per cent tried to get between them; and 1 per cent snapped.

Harris believes the dogs saw the stuffed animals as rivals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they see a loved one show affection toward another what appears to be a real being, they engage in real behaviours to try and draw the affection back to them,â&#x20AC;? Harris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you see in humans, too.â&#x20AC;?

Beaver said the study â&#x20AC;&#x153;opens up thoughts about what an animal might be experiencing.â&#x20AC;? But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerned about calling it jealousy.

A dog might be more interested because another â&#x20AC;&#x153;social beingâ&#x20AC;? is interacting with the owner, Beaver said.

Harris said she is not claiming a dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;internal experienceâ&#x20AC;? mirrors that of humans, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

impossible to know. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not jealous behaviour, that dogs donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have emotions like this,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Others have said I am being too cautious, and if they have emotions like us, they will have behaviour like us.â&#x20AC;?

Whether dogs get jealous or not, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly much competition for affection in the Putnam house with the arrival of a grandson. Stormy the pit bull wants to be the only dog-sitter for the 6-week-old boy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Maggie gives him any attention, Stormy gets mad and ushers her out,â&#x20AC;? Amy Putnam said, adding she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t previously think about how the dogs got along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But when you talk about it like this, you realize there is a whole lot of jealously going on,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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by DAVID SUZUKI

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Nanoparticles: Panacea or Pandora’s box?

and scant evidence of their safety, within a regulatory vacuum,” says report author Ian Illuminato, FoE health and environment campaigner. “Unfortunately, despite anoparticles can be used a growing body of science calling to deliver vaccines, treat their safety into question, our govtumours, clean up oil ernment has made little progress in spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re protecting the public, workers and so useful for purifying, thickening, the environment from the big risks posed by these tiny ingredients.” colouring and keeping food fresh Studies show nanoparticles can that they’re added to more prodharm human health and the enucts every year, with the nanofoods market projected to reach US$20.4 vironment. They can damage lungs and cause symptoms such as rashes billion by 2020. Nanoparticles are the new scientific miracle that will and nasal congestion, and we don’t make our lives better! Some people yet know about long-term effects. say they’ll usher in the next indus- Their minute size means they’re “more likely than larger particles to trial revolution. enter cells, tissues and organs” and Hold on… Haven’t we heard “can be more chemically reactive that refrain before? and more bioactive than larger Nanotechnology commonly particles of the same chemicals,” refers to materials, systems and FoE says. A Cornell University processes that exist or operate at study found nanoparticle exposure a scale of 100 nanometres or less, changed the structure of intestinalaccording to U.S.–based Friends of the Earth. A nanometer is a bil- wall lining in chickens.

Like pesticides, they also bioaclionth of a metre – about 100,000 cumulate.

Those that end up in times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. An FoE report finds water – from cosmetics, toothpaste, clothing and more – conuse of unlabelled, unregulated centrate and become magnified as nano-ingredients in food has grown substantially since 2008. Be- they move up the food chain. And in one experiment, silver nanocause labelling and disclosure are not required for food and beverage particles in wastewater runoff products containing them, it’s dif- killed a third of exposed plants and microbes, according to a CBC ficult to determine how wideonline article. spread their use is. Nanoparticles Their use as antibacterial agents are also used in everything from also raises concerns about baccutting boards to baby bottles and terial resistance and the spread of toys to toothpaste. superbugs, which already kill tens “Major food companies have of thousands of people every year. rapidly introduced nanomateriThe Wilson Center, an inals into our food with no labels

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While acknowledging that “nanotechnologies offer tremendous potential benefits” the Center set up its Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies to “ensure that as these technologies are developed, potential human health and environmental risks are anticipated, properly understood, and effectively managed.”

As is often the case with such discoveries, widespread application could lead to unintended consequences. Scientists argue we should follow the precautionary principle, which states proponents must prove products or materials are safe before they’re put into common use. Before letting loose such technology, we should also ask who benefits, whether it’s necessary and what environmental consequences are possible.

Friends of the Earth has called on the U.S. government to impose a moratorium on “further commercial release of food products, food packaging, food contact materials and agrochemicals that contain manufactured nanomaterials until nanotechnology-specific safety laws are established and the public is involved in decisionmaking.”

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Nanomaterials may well turn out to be a boon to humans, but we don’t know enough about their long-term effects to be adding them so indiscriminately to our food systems and other products.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014

Late summer arrives in the boreal forest

by Ned Rozell

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The last time I wrote about hiking through the North Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, summer was a puppy crashing into your shin. Now it

has a white muzzle.

I note this maturity while moving through a nice chunk of boreal forest in the mile between my workplace and my home.

For a lot of reasons, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lucky to be able to commute on foot, bike or ski some days.

August is a wet time for us here in Fairbanks. A somewhat predictable shift in the jet stream shuttles airborne moisture through the green alley between the Kuskokwim Mountains and the Alaska Range. In other seasons, snow and rain slam into mountain walls, keeping us dry.

This summer has been different from remembered ones, with twice the average amounts of rain falling on my little world in June and July. This has swelled the sluggish creeks that ooze through this 1,000-plus acres of spruce, birch, and Labrador tea.

On days of heavy rain, wood chips carted in to enhance trails have floated in unison, a regatta sailing on.

In addition to requiring more labor from the attentive trail groomers who work for the university, the coolness and inches of rain in June and July have resulted in the following observations.

1. Fabulous mushrooms. The fruiting bodies of fungi beneath the surface have popped up like sudden trolls. Some are wet and phallic. Others have spongy heads as large as dinner plates.

2. Ample mosquitoes. Enduring pockets of water throughout the forest have provided the females *+,-.) / 0/ ) + 1.)) convenient places to lay eggs. The incubating cups have remained liquid, allowing remarkable birthing success. Ugh. 3. No fire smoke. The nostalgic scent of vapor

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White-winged crossbills chitter their happy songs from the treetops. Their beaks, which fit together like crossed fingers, allow the year-round residents to open cones with ease. Perhaps they sense prosperity.

5. A gathering of sandhill cranes. A few dozen birds stride inside a fenced plantation of balsam poplar trees, maybe feeding on grasshoppers. The group spent the summer somewhere to the north, some of them emerging from eggs on tundra. Their prehistoric croaks ring when a runner passes with his dog.

6. A return to stillness. All the Townsendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warblers and ruby-crowned kinglets have done their thing. The males spend no more energy on their lovely, rhythmic, brief songs. The new birds of the year are invisibly gobbling up insects as they prepare for epic journeys southward. Somehow, they will never forget these trees of their birthplace. Most will return to perch on a crooked black spruce branch here next April or May. 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 Rozellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th year as a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.

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The trouble with the Teslin trail

Damn the journey, damn the track Damn the distance there & back Damn the sunshine, damn the weather, Damn the goldfields altogether. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; written on a blazed tree beside the trail near the south end of Teslin Lake. he Teslin Trail was once heralded as the All-Canadian route to the Klondike by the Canadian government. It may have been all Canadian, but it was all trouble from start to finish. Six thousand unfortunate stampeders pitted themselves against this gold rush trail during 1898.

The route followed the Stikine River from its mouth near Wrangell, Alaska, 200 kilometres upstream to Glenora, and beyond that to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. From there, it turned north for 250 kilometres, more or less, to the south end of Teslin Lake.

From Teslin Lake, it was supposed to be easy sailing to Dawson City and the gold of the Klondike.

The Stikine River was once a major Tlingit trade route to the Tahltan people of the interior.

Then Buck Choquette discovered gold there in 1861. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t amount to much, but it prompted British Columbia governor James Douglas to declare it part of British territory. More gold discoveries followed in the Cassiar district and at Dease Lake.

The Stikine was quiet until gold was discovered in the Klondike and then things became hectic in a hurry. Thousands of people converged on the North, gaining access from every direction of the compass.

More heavily used routes like the Chilkoot and the White Pass trails required passage through American territory, accompanied by the imposition of heavy duty, or inspection by officials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a fee of course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which was almost as expensive. Many Canadians simply bought American outfits to start with to avoid the penalties, and Canadian merchants were outraged.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;the table lands resemble bits log corduroy was laid on top, but of wild park with beautiful blue these slippery logs proved dangermountain lakes.â&#x20AC;? In some places, ous for man and beast and were however, loads had to be hauled often avoided. In some places up hill using block and tackle. where fire was active, they walked Stampeders encountered on burning moss, through ash and ubiquitous hordes of mosquitoes, smoke. and long hours of back-breaking Several herds of cattle were labour. The trail was too narrow driven over the trail, but this only and rough for wagons. Some worsened trail conditions. One enterprising individuals resorted herder got only as far as Telegraph to using one-wheel â&#x20AC;&#x153;go-devils;â&#x20AC;?

Creek before giving up and sellothers employed dogs as pack ing his beef in a temporary shop animals.

The horses that were available there.

Other herds made it to Teslin suffered under the often brutal conditions of the trail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It breaks Lake, but never reached their destination. One party lost its cargo oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart,â&#x20AC;? said an observer, of beef in the rough waters of â&#x20AC;&#x153;to see the conditions of many Michael Gates Collection/Yukon News animals that return from the Teslin Lake; another had two scow This man trained his dogs to carry small packs over the Teslin trail â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pitiful weary creatures loads of beef that were frozen in Trail. It is reported that he reached his destination. with great blotches like inflamed and never made it to Dawson. Of scalds upon their backs â&#x20AC;Ś the the five herds that I have docuwas exempt from American duty, conditions. Their feet were peranimal walks on in dumb agony, mented for the trail, only one which made the Teslin Trail the petually wet and cold, eventually with a festering fist-deep sore actually reached the Klondike choice of Canadian merchants, requiring amputation when they fresh goaded every moment by the capital. load above it, until he drops on and thousands of stampeders became gangrenous. Other men The Teslin Trail to the Klondike the trail and is mercifully shot.â&#x20AC;? were sold on travelling over the froze to death or died of scurvy. proved to be all hype and no trail North of the Nahlin River, the patriotic trail. They quickly found Pack trains werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available as and quickly fizzled out. land flattened out and was either out that was a big mistake, advertised. The Canadian govMichael Gates is a Yukon historian â&#x20AC;&#x153;bog or logâ&#x20AC;? all the way. Travelers It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help that the inernment purchased what stock and sometimes adventurer based in were walking through bog moss formation about the trail was was to be had to carry supplies Whitehorse. His latest book, Dalbeaten into a sodden mush by misleading. Guide books of the for the Yukon Field Force, which tonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold Rush Trail, is available in day, cashing in on the insatiable consisted of 200 militia members thousands of feet, or clambering stores. This column originally ran in Dec. 2012. You can contact him at appetite of cheechakos for inforgoing to the Yukon. Their purpose over miles of fire-burnt deadfall.

Where the bog was the worst, msgates@northwestel.net mation, provided descriptions of was to bolster the thinly stretched the routes of access. Most of them, force of the mounted police who however, were inaccurate enough were struggling to maintain law, to be dangerous. order and sovereignty.

One guide book described The Laurier government signed the route as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best highway to an ill-advised contract with Mackthe gold fields from the coast yet enzie Mann and Company to discovered.â&#x20AC;? construct a railroad to Teslin Lake A Canadian newspaper stated from Telegraph Creek. The land that the trail was â&#x20AC;&#x153;passing through concessions granted the company SPECIALIZING IN ROMANCE, LOSS, EMOTIONAL HEALING AND INNER DIRECTION exceptionally easy country.â&#x20AC;? were considered too liberal by the Another stated that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the coun- opposition, and the controversial try from Telegraph Creek to Teslin contract failed to gain the support For Rates & Inquiries, please Contact Rebecca: is flat and easily travelled and pack of the Senate.

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Friendship based on bickering seems to work for both sides This is all paid for with what her husband makes and gives to her generously. She got mad at me once because I thanked her husband, but not her, for a dinner that he treated us to. She said it’s her money, too.

by Judith (She is unemployed and is a stay-athome mom.)

Martin I told her that when I go out with my parents, I thank my dad when he pulls out his credit card, not my mom. (I also thank my friends’ husbands when they pay.) Nor does my mom care, or other wives that DEAR MISS MANNERS: My I know of. They have jobs and have good friend is obsessed with how shared credit cards, but he was the expensive things are. She likes to one with the card out, so it’s an share about her expensive, top-ofthe-line jewelry, brand-new car, new automatic thank-you to the person with a card. house, luxurious vacations, large How do I get this friend to stop income tax refund and so on. She obsessing and realize how she insists it’s not bragging, as she is sounds when she is bragging about proud – of her husband. how expensive something is?

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She has accused me of being jealous because I am not well off. But honestly, I have – or had – exactly the same income as her, minus the husband to pay off all her bills, or their house.

Even the husband complains how much he does for her, and she did not give him a Christmas present. I tell him that’s his problem and he needs to address his issues with her. But as long as he enjoys spoiling her without expecting anything in return, that’s his pattern in their relationship.

How do I tell him, too, that his spoiling her with the finest things is turning her into a princess who can’t stop obsessing over how much things are? She gets angry very quickly, and I’m afraid I don’t know how to bring it up to her that I don’t care how much “they” made in tax

returns. I get it and assume how luxurious her vacations are. I don’t need her telling me the price tag.

GENTLE READER: Why do you need her at all? You describe this good friendship as being a constant round of bickering and bragging on one side, and interfering and nagging on the other side – yours.

However, Miss Manners has learned that people who complain about impossible conditions while continuing to contribute to them may not be seeking change. The situation, such as it is, seems to work, and they are just venting.

This seems to be equally true of your friend’s marriage, and of your friendship with her.

setting (where there should be no butter knife present to reveal the ruse)?

GENTLE READER: If it is one of those notched butter servers, sure.

Miss Manners promises not to tell.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For a few months, I received voice lessons from a lovely and talented tutor.

However, I had to quit taking lessons because of scheduling conflicts.

Now, a year and a half later, I’m having some pangs of remorse.

I really admired my tutor, but I never gave a reason for my failure to return.

I’m wondering, is it too late for me to write her a note, thanking her for what she taught me and explainDEAR MISS MANNERS: Due to ing why I couldn’t come back? Or their similarity, can a butter knife be do you think that after so long, it is passed off as a fish knife in a formal inconsequential?

GENTLE READER: It would be lovely to send a note apologizing for discontinuing the lessons, especially if the transaction was abrupt.

Briefly explain that your schedule prevented you from continuing.

Miss Manners notes that this was a business transaction, so social etiquette is not strictly required.

But it is certainly never remiss to be thankful and polite, especially if you want to regain this person’s trust in scheduling with you in the future.

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New flatwater paddling camp a splashing success Tom Patrick/Yukon News

Cole Wilkie-Hobus and Joel Girouard take part in a “chariot race” at the Canoe Kids Summer Camp on Schwatka Lake on Wednesday. The camp had over 80 kids enroll this summer.

Tom Patrick

about 22 boats, and the camp also received permission to install a Sea-Can container at Schwatka to he Olympic sport of canoe store the boats. and kayak sprint racing was “I was working all last winter first introduced to the terri- to get some boats and equiptory last summer. ment and a Sea-Can with the help Expect to see a lot more of it. of some people in the club and After its meager beginning last some people from the city,” said summer with four boats donated Girouard. “And we were able to get by the Manitoba Paddling Associa- all these boats up from Winnipeg.” tion, the sport seems to be taking Sprint canoe and kayak racing – flight with the Canoe Kids Sumsometimes called flatwater racing mer Camp.

– was introduced to Yukon last The camp is wrapping up its summer leading up to the Canada fourth of four weeks on Friday and Summer Games in Quebec. has introduced the sport to over Yukon’s Games team got two 80 kids. paddlers to come on board, so So, it’s been a success? “Very to speak, who became the first to much so,” said the camp’s head compete in the sport at the Games coach, Daniel Girouard, of the from any of Canada’s three terYukon Canoe and Kayak Club. ritories.

“A lot of the kids want to come The two paddlers, Jason Zrum back next year and things are posi- and Andrew Crist, also raced at tive. So I’m hoping next summer the B.C. championships before the we will be running camps through- Canada Games. out the whole summer.

Girouard’s long-term goal is “The camps are for ages eight to to send paddlers to the Western 13 this year, but next year I’d like Canada Summer Games next to get some stuff going after four year, more to the Canada Summer o’clock for teenagers and adults – Games in 2017, and to the B.C. evening stuff. And some dragon provincial championships and boating too, because we have a even nationals. dragon boat.”

“B.C. invited us again this year, The camp, which is the first of but we didn’t have any kids ready its kind in Yukon, has operated out for this year,” said Girouard. “But of the Schwatka Lake boat launch I’m hoping next year we’ll be able area off Chadburn Lake Road this to go and maybe do the Western summer. Through the work of Canada Games next summer. And Girouard, the fleet has grown to there are nationals in Ottawa, so News Reporter

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we’ll see.”

“It’s an Olympic sport, so it’s something some youth thrive for and it’s important to offer that to some kids. I’m hoping some people will enjoy and pursue it.”

Kids in the camp have lucked out having Girouard as a coach.

He competed at the national level for seven years up to 2000 out of Montreal. He has won national

championship medals in war canoe and C4 (four-person canoe).

As successful as the camp has been, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Last week Girouard and the campers showed up to find vandals torched the camp’s wooden boat rack and tarps suspended for shelter. But the day went ahead as planned with no damage to the boats.

“If people are interested in trying it out, my camps are done this week, and I’m free next week,” said Girouard. “If there are any youth out there or adults that would like to try some of these boats out, or even try the dragon boat, they can email me at yukoncanoeandkayakclub@gmail.com.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Determined Yukoner switches events to make Canada 55+ Games Tom Patrick

and give that a shot. Whist is a card game similar to bridge, played hitehorse’s Dave by four people at Brekke isn’t opposed a time in teams of to trying new things. two.

Brekke is teamThe 75-year-old is so ing up with Teslin’s determined to participate at Irene Mahoney. the 2014 Canada 55+ Games At 89 years old, this month, after his first Mahoney is the three choices of sports fell oldest on the team and has competed through, Brekke decided to at three previous try his hand at something 55+ Games, once in new.

Scrabble and twice Brekke has taken up the card in whist.

“Irene had game whist to secure a spot a problem. She on Team Yukon at the Games wanted to play later this month in Strathcona whist – that was her County, outside Edmonton. first choice – but Brekke’s first choice was there wasn’t a whist hockey, which he played in partner for her,” 2004 when Whitehorse hosted said Brekke. “So the the Games. organization found “I always wanted to play Irene for me … hockey and that was my first Alistair Maitland/Yukon News and that’s how we choice this year, but there Whitehorse’s Dave Brekke, left, and Teslin’s Irene Mahoney will represent Yukon at the Canada 55+ came together. She Games later this month in Strathcona County, Alta. wasn’t a hockey team – not was willing to take enough players,” said Brekke. a partner in whist “I think 2004 was the only “I’m hoping to talk to people growing from about 250 to 500. about the electoral system, rather than play time we (Yukon) competed in where votes don’t count,” said The event itself will be the out there and try to get someScrabble.” hockey.”

Brekke. “Under the present largest yet with 2,500 athletes “I think mom goes because body in the position, to put Brekke’s second choice was system, if you don’t vote for the pressure on government to slo-pitch softball. But that filled she enjoys the camaraderie and and participants from across meeting people, and she kind up fast and he struck out.

Canada expected at the Games. choice, for the winner in your change our voting system and “My second choice was ball, of considers herself a Yukon riding, you might as well have In addition to having fun, make votes count,” he added. but I was told that I didn’t have ambassador,” said Mahoney’s gone for a beer. It would have Brekke plans to use his trip to “I was told not to mention it to too much chance to get on the daughter Trish Evans. “She’s had the same effect in selecting you, but I can’t not mention it.” the Games to “get people talkball team because they give the been here since 1951 and she your government. And all votes ing” about electoral reform.

Contact Tom Patrick at first choices to everybody first.” talks up the Yukon because she “I’m passionately concerned can count.” tomp@yukon-news.com Brekke was then approached loves living here.”

Mahoney and Brekke are by a friend about partnering WHITEHORSE MINOR SOCCER now part of the largest team up in badminton. However, a REGISTRATION severe hockey injury took bad- Yukon has ever sent to the 55+ Games. Yukon is sending 153 minton off the table as well. participants, up from 79 at “I played badminton as a Registration in person only. First Come First Serve the last Games in 2012, when kid,” said Brekke. “I went to Yukon collected 31 medals. badminton several times and REGISTRATION DATES: Yukon will compete in 18 of the club was very helpful trying Saturday, August 23 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at Canada Game Centre (cash & cheque only please) the 24 sports and activities in to help me pick up my game Mon-Fri, August 25-29 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm daily at Sport Yukon Strathcona. and so on.

Season: October 14 - March 12, 2015 Eight Yukon communities “And then I fell at hockey – Proposed Division of Play (Subject to change) outside of Whitehorse are just fell – and broke my upper represented on the team.

Year of Birth Division Day and Time Location femur and got a hip replaceMembership of Yukon’s ment this spring. So then 2009/10 TOTS Saturday 9am(4yrs),10am(5yrs),11am(4/5yrs) Christ the King ElderActive, the organization I couldn’t play badminton 2007/08 U7 Mon/Wed 6pm – 7pm CGC and College that oversees the creation of anymore.”

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Ski association lands funding for summer ramp at Sima Tom Patrick News Reporter

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embers of the Yukon Freestyle Ski Team have been winning more and more medals each season for the past few years. That trend will likely

continue for years to come.

The Yukon Freestyle Ski Association (YFSA) has received funding to construct a “dry slope” summer training ramp at Whitehorse’s Mount Sima, it was announced Wednesday.

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focus on anything,” said YFSA president Lynda Harlow in an email to the News. “I actually felt very emotional.

It really is great to see how supportive the government is of our athletes!

So cool. It is very exciting for our club, the kids and the community.”

The ramp will be covered by an artificial snow material Submitted photo/Yukon News and will be The Yukon Freestyle Ski Association has received funding to construct a dry used by skiers slope ramp, similar to this one in New Hampshire, at Whitehorse’s Mount to practice aerSima.

Construction of the ramp could start as early as next week. ials during the off-season. It board, said Harlow.

The final decision to go ahead will be located with the ramp was made after “CFSA wants this ramp to be next to the association’s current Wednesday’s announcement the flagship for the standard of winter practice area at Sima. the YFSA will receive $75,000 dry slopes in Canada – yes, us!!”

The ramp will be used in through the Yukon government’s she said. “How cool is that?” conjunction with the massive Construction of the ramp 15x15-metre airbag – much like Community Development Fund.

“There has been contributhose used by Holywood stuntcould begin as early as next week tions from Kobyashi + Zedda men – the YFSA purchased in following a land survey. Skiers Architects … ATCO Electric 2012. might start launching off it by Yukon has provided use of “Ramps such as this are relathe end of September. tively new to the sport, but they survey equipment,” said Harlow.

After winning its first medal are all over Europe and many “YFSA will contribute a lot of at the Canadian Junior Freestyle ski hills have them in the States. the labour costs when we can, Ski Championships in 2013, There are not many in Canada,” athletes and parents … We have the Yukon Freestyle Ski Team said Harlow. “Material has been an airbag company called Katal collected six this past season, developed that acts like snow but Innovations assisting us with the including three gold. doesn’t melt and can be placed 3-D modeling of the site and the “It’s very strange!” said virtually anywhere you have an drawings for the ramp are key Harlow. “We (will) have a better airbag. I have been researching in calculating slope degrees and facility than a lot of places bigger this ramp since we got the airbag getting our drawings down for than Whitehorse! as some of the information on the jump…

“When the winners were airbags came from COP (Calgary Since the ramp will be one announced in junior nationOlympic Park) in Calgary when of the first in Canada, Harlow als and Yukon was announced, they sent me the shots of their hopes Sima will become a sumone of the kids said that people airbag.” mer training hot spot for skiers just looked at each other like…

To construct the dry slope from across Canada and beyond. where is that?” ramp, the YFSA has received The Canadian Freestyle Ski AsContact Tom Patrick at $41,000 from Lotteries Yukon. tomp@yukon-news.com sociation is already jumping on

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Pettitt slips to sixth at SummerSkate Tom Patrick News Reporter

“Not very good,” is how figure skater Rachel Pettitt describes her performance at the B.C Super Series SummerSkate over the weekend in Burnaby, B.C. The 15-year-old, who was the only skater from Yukon’s Arctic Edge Skating Club, placed sixth out of 18 skaters in under-17 novice women.

Pettitt took 15th in the short program with a season low of 21.08, before taking fourth in the long program with a 58.99.

“My short program was, I guess I could say, the worst one this year for sure,” said Pettitt. “In my long I skated a little bit better – not as good as Victoria Day.” Pettitt won gold at the 2014 Super Series Victoria Day competition in May, placing first in both the short and long with a combined scored of 109.15.

“It was really hard to forget about (the short),” said Pettitt.

“Going into the long I needed to put it behind me, which is kind of hard to do with a program like that.

“It’s kind of like what happened at sections last year: I had a not-so-good short and I had to put it behind me.

“It helped and I was able to bounce back a little bit in the long. Not enough for a medal, but that’s OK. I can’t win every competition.”

SummerSkate marks the first time this season Pettitt left a competition without a medal.

She skated to second in the short and second in the long at the Joe Williams Memorial Cup in Spokane, Wash., in July.

“Overall I skated well and I was pleased with how it went,” said Pettitt.

She also captured gold in

novice ladies at the 2014 B.C. Coast Region Championships WinterSkate in February to start the season.

Pettitt finished last season with sixth overall in novice women at the Skate Canada’s BC/YT Sectional Championships in November. By missing the top-four, she didn’t qualify for the Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

Pettitt was the first Yukoner to win Skate B.C.‘s Super Series season-long competition in pre-novice in 2012. She qualified for the Skate Canada Challenge national championship after becoming the first Yukoner to win gold at the BC/YT Sectional Championships the same season.

Pettitt placed fourth in pre-novice against 55 skaters at the nationals that year, which marks the highest finish by a Yukon skater at the event.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Halliday wins second running title of the summer at 10K championships Tom Patrick News Reporter

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hitehorse’s Kieran Halliday captured Yukon’s five-kilometre men’s title last month with a sprint to the finish, winning by a second.

The 18-year-old pocketed a second territorial title with a lot more breathing room on Tuesday.

Halliday was first overall in Athletics Yukon’s Yukon 10-Kilometre Championships, starting and ending at F.H. Collins Secondary School.

“It’s great running conditions; it’s not too hot, not windy, no rain,” said Halliday. “It was nice to get out there and hammer out a couple kilometres.”

Halliday, who finished with a time of 36 minutes and 49 seconds, will attend University of British Columbia this year and has been picked up by the school’s cross-country running team.

Halliday represented Yukon in track (and tennis) at the Canada Summer Games last August and also placed 19th at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships in November.

He placed third for males at last year’s 10-kilometre championship with a faster time of 35:38.

“I had some tough training yesterday,” said Halliday. “I pushed myself a little too much before I realized the 10K was today. So I was sort of feeling that on the second lap.”

Anett Kralisch was the top female at the championships.

She crossed the line behind Halliday with a personal best time of 43:19.

“The first five kilometres felt really great. After kilometre-seven, not so much,” said Kralisch. “At the end I was still happy with my time.”

Nathalie Dugas ran to second

for females at 46:42, ahead of third’s Deb Kitchen at 57:34.

Kralisch placed second out of three female runners at last year’s 10-kilometre championships posting a time of 45:54.

“I started running a few years ago because a friend talked me into it, but I was pregnant,” said Kralisch. “This is the first year where I’m not pregnant, I’m not recovering from a pregnancy. It makes a difference.”

Whitehorse’s Sammy Mather will likely be giving the likes of Halliday a run for his money in years to come.

The 10-year-old finished the 10-kilometres in 46:14 to finish

Tom Patrick/Yukon News

Runners leave the start line of the Yukon 10-Kilometre Championships in Riverdale on Tuesday. Winner Kieran Halliday leads the way.

But I sat down and realized I was feeling quite good, so I told (the timer) I was going to do 10.

“And I’m feeling super good and I’m super happy.”

Mather ran to second and third overall in Yukon Energy’s Haeckel Hill Run the last two years, winning his age division both years. He also won his division at YSAA school runs this spring.

He plans to run the eight-kilometre event at the Victoria Marathon in October.

“I run a lot,” said Mather. “I don’t have a secret, I just run.”

Not far behind Mather were two other under-15 males. Isaac O’Brien took second in the category with a time of 50:08, just 10 seconds in front of Neil Mikelson.

Dave Kalles, running in the males 70-79 category, finished in 1:06:12.

“It’s the end of the season for me. I’m not going to be racing any more races in the Tom Patrick/Yukon News Yukon this sumWomen’s champ mer, so I just want Anett Kralisch runs to say thanks to all along the Yukon River the race organduring the race. izers who did all the work organizing this stuff,” said Halliday. “I want to say thanks second for males, third overall, to my parents, too, for helping and first for under-15 males. support me. They were out here Tuesday was his very first time today, giving me Gatorade. It was running a 10K. nice.”

“I usually just do five,” said Contact Tom Patrick at Mather. “At the end of my first tomp@yukon-news.com lap I didn’t think I would do 10.

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Kakuro

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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: torch.

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

Two small retail spaces.

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For more information call Greg

334-5553

Available Now Newly renovated OFFICE SPACE & RETAIL SPACE Close to Library & City Hall A short walk to Main Street Phone 633-6396 1-BDRM CONDO d/t, ground floor, bright, fenced patio, avail immediately, N/S, N/P, $1,200 + utils & dd. 393-3924 3-BDRM 2-BATH new townhouse, Porter Creek, avail Sept 1, 1-yr. lease, N/P, N/S, $1,600/mon + utils & dd. 334-8088 2-BDRM 2-BATH new townhouse, Hillcrest, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail Sept, $1,500/mon + utils. 335-9977 BACHELOR APT, Riverdale, utils included, laundry facilities, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, $900/mon. 668-5558 1-BDRM APT, Porter Creek near Super A, N/S, N/P, avail Sept 1. 393-3767 aft 5 pm 2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, newly renoʼd, responsible tenant, N/P, no parties, big balcony, heat, lights & water incl, avail Aug. 1, $1,400/mon. 668-5558 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 2-BDRM LOWER suite, Porter Creek, open, clean & bright, N/S, N/P, incls cable, avail Sept 1, $1,400/mon. 335-3660 LARGE 1-BDRM loft apartment in quiet location downtown, fridge, stove, w/d incl, open concept vaulted ceilings, propane fireplace, avail immed, refs reqʼd, $1,250/mon.

333-0012 5-BDRM 2-BATH house, downtown, new carpet, paint, lino upstairs, may consider small dog or cat, avail Sept 1, N/S, $1,950/mon + utils & dd. 633-6336 3 ROOMS, fully furnished, McCrae area, includes all utils & satellite TV, responsible tenant, avail Aug 23, $990/mon. 668-5559 3-BDRM UPPER level, Ingram, $1,800/mon includes heat & hydro, avail Sept. 1.

633-5854

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

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

Call 867-333-0144

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Above Starbuck’s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 3 different offices currently available.

Competitive lease rates offered.

Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966

STORE FRONT RETAIL OR OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

3 (+2) bdrm home w/hottub, Valleyview, across from Canada Games Centre, avail furnished or not, economical utils, refʼs reqʼd, $2,600/mon. 633-4778

2-BDRM LOWER level suite available Sept 1, inclʼs heat & elec, shared laundry, cozy, warm & bright. N/S, N/P. Refs reqʼd, $1,200/mon 667-7446

HOUSE-SITTER AVAILABLE in the Whse area from October to December (or portion thereof). Mature, experienced, many local refs, gd with animals. Josef 335-2300

2-BDRM BSMT suite, bright & clean, avail Sept 1, $1,200/mon + utils. 333-0022

ROOM IN Takhini duplex Sept 1. Close to bus stop, YC, CGC, X-ski trails. Quiet, well-lit room, single bed w/basics. Incls internet & utilities, N/S, N/P, refs reqʼd, $600.

867-668-4129

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL couple seeking living accommodations from October 1-February 30, preferably furnished, decent rent/ utilities, N/S, N/P, contact at jasmine_gordon@hotmail.com for info

4-BDRM 2.5 bath house, Riverdale, quiet street, N/S, N/P, dd & refʼs reqʼd, avail Sept 1, $1,700/mon + utils. 332-8184

WANT: AFFORDABLE 1-bdrm or bachelor suite, refs & deposit available, contact Jeannie at 867-336-2039 or email at kornelsen23@yahoo.ca.

3-BDRM 1.5 bath house, Riverdale, den, 5 appliances, bsmt, oil heat, greenbelt, garden, greenhouse, N/S, refs reqʼd. $1,600/mon + security dep. & utils, avail Oct. 1. 668-6147

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1-BDRM BSMT suite, Riverdale, large, on bus route, sep ent, parking, N/S, N/P, dd&refs reqʼd, avail Sept 1, $1,000/mon incl utils & heat. Call/text 336-1049 TWO 3-BDRM half-duplexes, 4 appliances, fenced yard, $1,000/mon + utils.

780-351-2677 3-BDRM MAIN floor of house, downtown, wheelchair ramp, shared laundry, N/S, N/P, dd&refs reqʼd, avail Sept 15, $1,500/mon + utils. 334-6510 DOWNTOWN OFFICE space, 3 offices, washroom & kitchen area, wheelchair accessible, avail Sept 15, $2,000/mon + utils.

334-6510 2 ROOMS, Ingram, fully furnished, family house, heat, electricity, laundry facilities included, N/S, N/P, no parties, clean & responsible tenant. 867-336-0177

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 3-BDRM 2-BATH house on river, 1.5 km from hospital, N/S, N/P, $1,850/mon + utils.

667-2144 (work) or 668-3146 (home)

2-BDRM HOUSE, Mile 5.1 Mayo Road, avail September 1, oil heat, pet friendly, N/S, no loud parties, refs & dd required. $1,250/mon. 668-6888

1-BDRM, VALLEYVIEW, avail Sept 1, share kitchen, bathroom, laundry, close to CGC & downtown, $700/mon incl utils. 335-4114

LARGE ROOM in Porter Creek home, furnished, pref female, N/S, N/P, shared kitchen, lots of parking, cable & Internet, $700/mon. 334-2356

PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTERS available from now to June, reliable and trustworthy, lots of housesitting experience, lots of good references, Valerie @ 336-2848 or email valerie.mototrek@hotmail.com

3-BDRM 3-BATH townhouse with garage, Copper Ridge, N/S, N/P, $1,700/mon.

Amanda @ 250-639-6737 CABIN CLOSE to Whitehorse, no running water, electricity & phone available, $300/mon. 633-6771 LARGE FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED room, Porter Creek, private entrance, shared kitchen & bath, avail immed, $750/mon & dd.

334-4568 FULLY FURNISHED bedroom, Copper Ridge, fully equipped kitchen, closes to bus/groceries, N/S, N/P, utils, cable & Internet included, $650/mon. Text 334-4811, lv msg 3-BDRM HOUSE, Granger housing co-op, avail Sept 15 or sooner, $1,355/mon + utils, $1,355 dd + $1,250 fuel deposit. 668-6367 PRIVATE & quiet, top floor, 2-bdrm downtown condo, views, economical infloor heating, storage, powered parking, N/S, N/P, 1-yr lease, dd&refs reqʼd, $1,650/mon + utils.

667-7253 LOOKING FOR female roommate, downtown house, must be clean, responsible, quiet, heat, electricity, kitchen/laundry facilities & cable are included. N/S, N/P, refs reqʼd. 668-5185 3-BDRM, 2-BATH upper level suite in Crestview. Lots of parking space. Laundry facilities. Available Sept 15th. N/S, no dogs. Refs & DD reqʼd, $1,600/mon + utils. 667-4858

2-BDRM 1 - B A T H condo, Main St, $1,650/mon + utils, certified green bldg on greenbelt in center of downtown. 334-3077 FOR LEASE 1/2 of 40ʼ X 60ʼ shop plus yard space in Kulan Good for mechanical or truck driver Available Oct. 1 for 6 months-1 year Phone 333-0717 1 YEAR LEASE WITH EXTENSION for up to 3 years 40ʼ X 60ʼ shop/yard space Office space and large mezzanine Selling large compressor, welder, professional work benches, tools, etc Available October 1 Phone 333-0717

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 WANTED: ROOM for October 1st in Whitehorse, non-smoker, no children, have 8-lb dog, near bus stop, 30-yr resident. 668-7503 lv msg MATURE YUKON Christian couple with well-behaved 10-yr-old dog looking to housesit from November 1 to March 31 or within those dates. Excellent references. Call 867-399-7099

TOWN & MOUNTAIN HOTEL

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE

1,600 square foot. Excellent location.

3rd & Jarvis Street AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2014

80 Seats on great corner Food Services to Two Lounges

Please call Ivan @ 668-7111 for information and to view.

CONTACT BARRE FLEMING 401 Main Street Whitehorse, Yukon kayle@townmountain.com | 867-668-7644

2 LOTS in Carcross next to White Pass Railway, $150,000. 867-821-2934 CONDO SUITE NANAIMO, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished, w/kitchen appliances, well organized 300 sq ft.

Quiet residential area near transit, shopping, & park.

Low condo fees+utilities.

Asking $85,000.

Call: 867-660-4516.

CONDO IN Victoria, 5 min bike ride to University of Victoria, 2-bdrms, perfect for students, $200,000. 633-5583 2-BDRM CABIN, Tagish, Sidney Str, Lot 12, blue siding, electric ready to hook up, gd location, 5 minutes to bridge for fishing, serious inquiries only. Delphine 780-926-1966 BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT & new 3 bdrm +1 mobile home in quiet, well managed park. No dogs. Monthly pad $375. See property guys #703464. 334-4174 or 334-9064 Brand New Single Family Homes starting at $349,900.

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Show Home Open Daily 1-85 Aksala Dr. Visit www.homesbyevergreen.ca for more details or call Maggie 335-7029 INCOME PROPERTY FOR SALE 2 home duplex, 1 3-bedroom & 1 2-bedroom Both have fridge stove washer & dryer, new gas furnaces.

Newly renovated, large shop with office & 4 piece bathroom.

20x85 ft. greenhouse on 1 acre just outside city limits.

Fenced Over $4000.00 month rent, low taxes.

Ph. 780-351-2677 Email: crazygoatlady22@gmail.com DAWSON CITY district placer gold claim across from Last Chance Creek on 4 Above Pup, easy access from Hunker Creek road, has been drilled & hand mined, $2,000. Dan 867-336-1412 1-BDRM LUXURY condo, downtown, exceptional sound & weather proofing, quality appliances, 1,184 sq ft w/60 sq ft balcony, reduced to $335,000 for quick sale. 335-2063 4-BDRM 3-BATH split level, Logan, 2,350 sq ft, greenbelt, sunken L/R w/fireplace, quiet neighbourhood, double garage, backyard eve sunshine, $479,000 firm. 667-6587 LOT 1026 Nygren subdiv, Haines Junction, 3.9 acres, semi cleared, fire smarted, fenced line, semi refurbished mobile w/6 appliances, wood/oil heat, no services,motivated to sell, $80,000 obo. 334-6065 ESTATE SALE, 7253 Watch Lake Rd, Lone Butte, custom built 3,074 sq ft rancher, 3-bdrm 3-bath, full basement, 2 car garage, 25 acres, 31ʼx23ʼ shop, garden, storage, shed, $399,000. 250-695-6670 CABIN NEAR Braeburn, 20 acres titled land w/multiple out buildings, $195,000. 633-3392

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1400 SQ ft single family home w/detached garage/shop, ideal town location, 406 Ogilvie St, on 50'X100' lot w/full concrete basement, outside entrance, near Qwanlin Mall & Superstore, $325,000. 393-2200

SERVERS, BARTENDERS & DOOR PERSONNEL,

3-BDRM 3-BATH house, Porter Creek, 4B-17th Ave West, large house, big work garage, big windows, vaulted ceilings, private unfinished 1-bdrm suite, needs trim/finishing.

633-5495 WATERFRONT 2-BDRM house on Morley Bay, Teslin Lake, $269,000, propertyincludes workshop, garage/woodshed, new partially constructed log building (sauna/guest room). www.morleybayhouseforsale.com

Drop rĂŠsumĂŠ off at

The Town & Mountain Hotel 401 MAIN STREET Whitehorse, Yukon info@townmountain.com

Help Wanted Gold Village Chinese Restaurant Looking for experienced full-time kitchen helper and server Apply with resume to 401 Craig Street, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 Fax resume to: 867-993-2336

FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT (NOC:6641)

Wanted: English-speaking live-in housekeeper beginning August 2014.

Meal preparation, shopping, etc, for one senior.

Light housekeeping, laundry, etc.

Estimated 25-30 hours per week.

Knowledge of German required.

Knowledge of French and music an asset.

Room & board provided with own room, private bathroom.

Wage negotiable.

633-3638

DUTIES: MAKING COFFEE, CASH, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CLEANING. 35-40 hours/week, $14/hour

Apply via email: mitsue@bakedcafe.ca

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 SCOOP LAKE OUTFITTERS is seeking an outcamp cook for the remainder of the hunting season.

Duties include cooking, baking and cleaning in a remote location in Northeastern BC. Please email to info@scooplake.com REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Excavator operator to feed a sluice plant and/or rock truck driver for remote camp In Dawson City.

Must have own transportation to Dawson.

Please send resumes to monster-177@hotmail.com 506 ALL DAY GRILL will be open in September We are looking for a full-time or part-time waiter/waitress with 2 years experience.

Drop off resume to: 506 Main Street WANTED: Restaurant cook & server Located at the Toad River Lodge in Toad River, BC. All accommodations & meals are provided.

Shift work, 7 days on 3 days off, 7 days on 4 days off.

Resumes or inquires to Matthew at: Phone 1-250-232-5401 Fax 1-250-232-5215 email travel@toadriverlodge.com

Administrative Assistant for Hamlet of Mount Lorne Local Advisory Council.

10-15 hrs/month.

To start Oct. 1, 2014.

Please see ad on website at: http://www.mountlorne.yk.net/ hamlet.html.

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

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

The best way to deal with your concerns.

Free, no obligation consultation.

333-0717

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

CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards, serious inquiries. $1,500.

633-3154

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 â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS

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

ANTIQUE/VINTAGE STEREO cabinet/record player, Zenith floor model, flips over for compact storage, 333-9020

DIAMOND RING, 10 Cdn diamonds, white gold, never been worn, all paperwork incl, new $1,800, asking $1,000. 334-7405

COLLECTOR STERLING silver collector spoons in display case, 333-9020

U-PICK BERRIES, $10 per kg, raspberries, saskatoons, currants, 667-4830 for directions and times

TORIN FLOOR jack, 2 1/2 ton, new cond, $40. 334-8318 THULE QUEST, soft-sided cargo carrier, $40. 456-7758

V, THE complete series, The Final battle + the original miniseries, $30. Serge @ 667-2196 eves COLLECTION OF vinyl records, 1960s, Ęť70s & 80s, rock, country, blues. 334-4568

TERRARIUM, 24â&#x20AC;?HX18â&#x20AC;?X18â&#x20AC;? with French doors & canopy light; fish tank, 25 gal with stand & storage cupboard, light, canopy & everything included, 667-6579

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 SANDBLASTING GUN kit, includes 2 bags of sand, $20. 633-4375

SEEKING A FULL TIME RECEIVER

EMPLOYMENT Opportunity Yukon Soccer Association is looking for a talented individual to run our ofďŹ ce operations. As the sport governing body for soccer, the organization is responsible for the growth and development of soccer throughout the Territory. This part time permanent position as Sport Administrator is 20 hours a week, at an hourly rate commensurate with experience.

Yukon Soccer is looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills who can work under pressure, is self-motivated and able to work independently as well as under the direction and support of both, the Executive & the Technical Directors.

Duties include general ofďŹ ce management, liaison with AfďŹ liate groups, preparation of newspaper ads, providing administrative support for major games & club teams, and assisting in the preparation of funding applications.

A complete job description is available upon request.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to the Yukon Soccer ofďŹ ce in the Sport Yukon building, 4061 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4th Avenue or by email: yukonsoccer@sportyukon.com Applications must be received by: 5:00pm on Friday, August 29, 2014.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Executive Director 2 YEAR TERM FULL-TIME SALARY: $84,242 - $105,302

QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of Grade 12, or four to five years working in a senior position in First Nation public administration or, successful completion of a degree in Public or Business Administration, preferably in a First Nations environment or an equivalent combination of training and experience; knowledge of Yukon and LSCFN government systems and Land Claims and other related agreements; knowledge of LSCFN history, culture, demographics, goals and aspirations; knowledge of general management practices; knowledge of Human Rights Legislation; knowledge of Federal Labour Laws; knowledge of contract negotiation.

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Southern Tutchone Tribal Council

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Location: Whitehorse, YT Salary: DOE CLOSING DATE: August 27, 2014

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director oversees the management and operation of the organization specifically coordinating heritage, language and cultural initiatives for its three member First Nations: Champagne & Aishihik First Nations, Kluane First Nation and the Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an Kwachan Council.

Main Duties: â&#x20AC;˘ Co-ordinates Southern Tutchone Tribal Council heritage, language and cultural initiatives â&#x20AC;˘ Co-ordinate meetings/consultation sessions of the STTC Board of Directors â&#x20AC;˘ Complete Daily OďŹ&#x192;ce Administration â&#x20AC;˘ Liaise with Yukon First Nations â&#x20AC;˘ Develop and manage projects and programs Education and Experience Requires a minimum of two years of University Education in a heritage related field or significant work experience in a First Nation environment.

For a detailed job description please email sttcexecutivedirector@gmail.com

IN-LINE FAN (8") /w reostat, Nutech model 99-NB0525-8, purchased for commercial range hood, never installed, $400 obo.

634-2631 WOOD COOK stove with water jacket and warming oven firebox recast with fireproof mortar, copper water jacket, $900 obo. Dan 867-336-1412 2003 OLSEN furnace, 120,000 BTU, thermostat, UV light & manual incl, service/inspected annually, furnace in exc cond, sold due to upgrade, $500 obo. 334-5400 BOBBY HULL leather jacket, burgundy, size 44, like new cond, $90, medium size pet porter, $30. Jim 633-2070 TWO 2â&#x20AC;? white wood vertical blinds, 32â&#x20AC;? wideX80â&#x20AC;?long, all hardware incl, exc cond, $150 ea. 633-5234 12ĘźX16Ęź TIMBER frame building, 3 king post trusses, currently used as picnic shelter, $5,500. Dan 867-336-1412 ISI CLASSIC glass mesh soda siphon, incl 11 Co2 cartridges, perfect for home bar, $65.

867-863-5404 PELICAN 1520 case, watertight, crushproof, dust proof, protection for your camera $ equipment, good as new, $125. 867863-5404 2 PELICAN 1600 cases, watertight, crushproof, dust proof, protection for your camera & equipment, both with foam dividers, good as new, $150 ea. 867-863-5404 CHINESE DRAGON (white/blue) tea set complete for 5 incl teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug, approx 60 yrs old, $40. 667-4859 JAPANESE TEA Set for 6 incl teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug, approx 60 yrs old, $40.

667-4859 HEAD MOUNT Muskox hide, felt backing, $2,000 obo. Tim 667-7973 29 SHEETS of Insulworks 3" insulation, 4'x4' sheets for hydronic heating, there are reliefs in them for the Pex Tubing, $15/ sheet. Tim 667-7973 CORRUGATED STEEL culvert, Stelco 20ĘźX20â&#x20AC;?, new, Marsh Lake, $200. ykstuff@yahoo.ca MOOSE ANTLERS (11 pts ea), $20, Coast Mountain coffee pot, $20, White Pass 1984 plate, $40, Keurig machine, $20, Sears recliner, $50, old fashioned meat grinder, $20, Muskrat trap, $10. 336-0534 MERIT KITCHEN cabinets, almond with oak trim, double Jenn-air oven and cooktop included. 667-4970 or 334-1715

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic At Pacific Truck and Trailer Repair our repair service begins with an excellent stock of parts and supplies on hand at all times. Only certified and experienced mechanics work on our truck and trailer repairs. We use the most recent technologies and best practices for maintaining both newer automated vehicle systems as well as later models. We also do service and repair for PNW Freight Systems, PNW Moving, and PNW Waste Disposal.

Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain all repairs and maintenance of diesel powered automobiles, heavy trucks, trailers and forklifts â&#x20AC;˘ Provide assistance to shop personnel â&#x20AC;˘ Other duties as required Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Heavy duty and /or Truck Transport Equipment Mechanic Trade Certification â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to continual improvement â&#x20AC;˘ Positive and professional attitude â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to provide superior customer service â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to safety performance

PNW Group, Whitehorse, YT (www.pnwgroup.ca)

The trucking/moving industry represents one of the most crucial segments of the economy. PNW Group provides business and consumers with a wide range of freight and moving services.

Please drop oďŹ&#x20AC; resumes to: PNW Group, 3 Burns Rd., Whitehorse or email resume and cover letter to: sheldon@pnwgroup.ca PNW Group appreciates those who apply, and only those selected will be contacted.

2 FOAM-LINED HD aluminum shipping/storage crates on large swivel HD casters, 48"x32"x30" & 36"x24"x22", both equipped with multiple locking hasps, exc cond, $400 for both. 668-4732 INVERTER IN perfect shape, $100.

667-6951 after 5pm FICUS TREE, end table with magazine rack, camp stove. Lv msg 667-2583 ENGLISH RIDING tack, 2 Stubben saddles, many bridles, snaffle bits, girths, side reins, training equipment, blankets, fly sheets, saddle racks, martingales, etc, mostly new, package $2,500. 668-4732 6 FT piece Diamond Willow, 21 integrated diamonds, epoxy finish, beautiful. $150 firm.

633-2050 BRITISH MILITARY/POLICE sword, Pattern 1827 Infantry, vg cond, c/w leather pig skin scabbard, sword frog & sword knot, collector's item, $450. 668-4732 DUAL WHEELED wheelbarrow & rubber tired wagon. 668-2332 DSLR CAMERA bag with laptop pouch, Lowepro Fastpack 250, new, nwanted gift, $60. 334-8388 400 BOARD ft of 3/4â&#x20AC;? cedar boards, $700, 35 gallon electric water heater, $60.

633-4018 NEW INSULATED garage door with motor, 8Ęź. Cedar 4x4Ęźs in 8Ęź, 10Ęź, or 12Ęź. 334-6868 CEDAR, 2 lifts of 1x6x12'-5' decking boards.

Round edge, 900 sq ft in each lift, $1,100 for each lift. 335-1088 DALL SHEEP cape. Frozen, $450. In the Yukon. 250-566-1346 NEW 20â&#x20AC;? air tight wood stove, also known as a hippy killer. Great for a small cabin or wall tent, c/w all hardware & feet, $100.

633-3392 HAMSTER CAGE, $50. Coffee table, $15.

Shamrock plant, $5. Ficus tree, $10. Trailing plant, $5. Dresser, $75. Clothes dryer, $250.

Power backup, $125. 668-4186 FULL SIZE school bus, no engine, seats removed. Good for guest cabin or shed. Glass good all around. Must be towed from current location 1 hr from Whse, $500. 633-3392 PARTRIDGE CREEK farm, moving sale, lots of items, call for list. Mike or Clara 867-996-2580

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STEREO STAND, $50. Touring bike, $800 (53cm). Kitchen lights, $25/ea. Tires for free.

Rabbit cage, $150. Table lambs, $7-$10.

Dinning room light, $50. 668-4186

KENMORE FRIDGE, works great, $150, clothes dryer, $250, upright freezer, $300, located in Judas Creek. 336-3830

FABERGE CONVECTION broiler oven, top of line, electric saver, 2 shelf 12â&#x20AC;?X18â&#x20AC;? oven, $100. 634-2148

PORTABLE PROPANE grill (Foreman), never used, incls 3 unused Coleman propane cylinders, $45. 668-7001

18 CU ft fridge/top freezer, self-cleaning stove, built-in dishwasher, microwave, all appliances white, will sell individually or as package. 333-9020

TVs & Stereos

Paying cash for good quality modern electronics.

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

2 BELL satellite receivers w/remotes, good cond, $60. 334-8318

42â&#x20AC;? SAMSUNG LED H.D. TV, 4 HDMI outputs, 2 USB outputs, $500 obo. 456-2626

10â&#x20AC;? CRAFTSMAN radial arm saw with stand, gd cond, works great, $100 obo.

633-3392

WOLF HIDE, tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, large size. 668-3632 lv msg HAND-PAINTED ACRYLIC scenes, unused frames, cards, etc, $15 & up. Mary 634-2148 VARIOUS SAWS, like new meat saw, etc, garden tools, axe etc, $30 to $40 or less for tools. Mary 634-2148 WOMEN'S CLOTHING sz s & m, camping cookery/chair, ice skates sz 8, rain jacket 3in1 sz m menĘźs, down jacket sz m womenĘźs, all in good shape/clean, offers. 334-8086 HIP WADERS, like new, $25, Snow Bunny boots, $20. 634-2148 PROSPECTING PIECES, lightweight sluice box suitable for sampling, low water useage, $250. Mary 634-2148 NEW VINYL Flooring approx 48â&#x20AC;?X70â&#x20AC;?, grey with burgundy diamond pattern, $40.

634-2148

GARCIA MACHINE bear cache/bear proof containers, $40 ea. Email: cd@norskk.com IRIDIUM 9555 handset + standard accessories (original box) + Pelican carrying case, 2 years old, exct cond, few cosmetic scratches on screen, $1,000. Email: cd@norskk.com 2 IMPERIAL gallon crock, Medalta Potteries, Alberta, Town of Redcliffe, 3 gal crock, $35 & $45. 634-2148 U.S. ARMY cots, original, official issue, as new $150 ea. Email: cd@norskk.com TOOL BOX w/multi-purpose tools, $250, smaller multi-tool box, $30, metric & Imperial, for mechanics, plumbing, electrical.

Mary 634-2148 ELECTROLUX CARPET shampooer, $25, newer large red Kitchen Aide enamelled cast iron roaster, $40. Mary 634-2148 SERGENT PRESTON comic books, bought in Dawson, 9 in total, paid $20 ea, asking same price, 633-3819 LARGE 2-DR floor safe on steel wheels, 5Ęź2â&#x20AC;? tall, 36â&#x20AC;? wide, 28â&#x20AC;? deep, 5 number combination, weighs about 1,000lb, old but works fine, $660. 633-3819 LEAF BLOWER, 14 amp Weed Eater 2580 blower, vacuum and mulcher c/w straps & bag, $25. 633-5774 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR Stronghold tent, only used couple of times, exc cond, as new, $2,500. Email: vikingar@norskk.is WOLF HIDE rug w/live mount head, $2,000 obo. 996-2580 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, Blue Ray movies, $7 ea, regular movies, $4 ea, power tools, prices negotiable, need to sell ASAP, 334-6043 or 668-5589 BLACKBERRY QUALICOM 3G CDMA 3.2mp case & charger, $35. 689-2017 MENĘźS BOOTS US10 Thinsulate Gortex Georgia Trekker 1600, new, $50. 689-2017 FLUORESCENT PEPSI sign 1'x4', $120.

334-6740 PENDLETON JACKET, orange, black & taupe colours, perfect shape, XL. 668-5188 CAMP TOILET, small portable, flush & hold tanks, v clean, $40. 689-2017 SIMPLICITY RIDE-ON lawn mower, runs but needs some work, $500 obo. 456-2633 HD MASTERCRAFT wood lathe, new cond, 32â&#x20AC;? between centres, c/w set wood chisels, $500. 456-2633

Electrical Appliances GE PROFILE stove, very clean, vg cond, $250. 633-3982 GE HOTPOINT 30â&#x20AC;? microwave for over the range, can be vented from top or back, looks/works great, $50. 667-7072

contract opportunity

Total North has been a leading provider of communication services in the Yukon for over 40 years. We are currently seeking an entry level installer

Installer

Duties: t Installation of communications equipment. t Assist experienced technicians in day to day operations t Travel/ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours.

Requirements Strong work ethic and desire to learn. Any electronics or installation experience would be considered an asset.

TO SEE THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.TOTALNORTH.CA/ABOUT/RECRUITMENT. If you are interested in joining our team, please apply to: djohnson@totalnorth.ca or drop off a resume at Total North Communications at 127 Copper Road

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, quality women's clothes/shoes, cups, binders, stainless steel microwave trim kit for Ge profile microwave, books, cordless phones, cords, Ikea lights, Debbie Travis shelves. 335-2938 SMALL DOG crate, box of tennis balls, horse tack (halter, western girth, bits), towels, solar shower bag, shower curtain never used, warm blanket, offers. 334-8086

COMPUTER DESK, 67" corner cockpit style, lots of storage, would make great sewing desk, disassembled and delivered to Whitehorse $100, add reassembly, $125.

633-5774

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

ATCO STYLE trailer broken into 2 rooms, wired. Needs some TLC & to be towed on flat bed from current location 1 hr from Whse, $600. 633-3392 30Ęź RADIO tower in three 10Ęź sections w/winch for extension, $100. 633-3392

Computers & Accessories

Rotary Music Festival Coordinator Part-Time

The contractor provides administrative and technical support for the organization of the Rotary Music Festival.

For a detailed contract description, please visit: www.rmfestival.ca Submit applications to: rod.hill@northwestel.net Submission deadline: Sept. 5, 2014 at 5:00 pm

Employment Opportunity www.yukoncollege.yk.ca

Employment Opportunity www.yukoncollege.yk.ca

Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity through education and training.

Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a FRPPXQLW\ RI OHDUQHUV ZLWKLQ D YLEUDQW RUJDQL]DWLRQ &RPH MRLQ XV DV ZH continue to enhance the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity through education and training.

Research Assistant - HRV Data Analysis

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Yukon Research Centre Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term Position from September 2014 to June 2015 Hours: Maximum of 560 hours Competition No.: 14.97 Initial Review Date: August 26, 2014 Are you looking to support your post or undergraduate program?

As part of a collaborative project with Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Yukon Housing and the Municipality of Cambridge Bay, Yukon Research Centre are collecting data via the internet from six Heat Recovery Ventilators located in Cambridge Bay, NU with a view to doing detailed data analysis and making recommendations for how best to design HRVs for operating in northern climes. The Research Assistant will work as part of the project team setting up analysis and reporting protocols, analyzing the data through software programs such as Tableau, and in conjunction with YRC and Yukon Housing, produce monthly and quarterly reports on HRV performance and a final summary report on how the HRVs performed over the course of an arctic winter. The final report will also include recommendations for improving the HRV design to better operate in the north. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual looking for a real time project to support on-going studies.

Duties: â&#x20AC;˘ Analyzing raw data in a software program â&#x20AC;˘ By looking at specific parameters such as power consumption, time in defrost, energy efficiency etc. determine how individual HRVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are performing â&#x20AC;˘ Preparing monthly and quarterly reports on HRV performance based on statistical analysis â&#x20AC;˘ Attending regular meetings with Yukon Housing and YRC to discuss analysis techniques and findings â&#x20AC;˘ Writing a final report detailing analysis over a 10 month period and to include recommendations for refining HRV design for suitability in the north.

Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Background in environmental science or engineering will be considered an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Proven organizational skills, attention to details, and ability to work independently â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point â&#x20AC;˘ Familiarity with similar software will be considered an asset Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca

Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Student & Infrastructure Support IT Services 2 Permanent Positions $67,483 to $80,338 per annum (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition No: 14.98 5HYLHZ 'DWH 6HSWHPEHU

Reporting to the Manager IT Services, the position is responsible for the administration, design, maintenance and implementation of all data base systems within Yukon College. This position will manage the database resources and services and ensure data quality and integrity and availability to all applications.

As the primary resource for the Student Management System (OOXFLDQ %DQQHU \RX ZLOO LQVWDOO VHWXS FRQĂ&#x20AC;JXUH SDWFK administer, troubleshoot and maintain the Banner and Millenium Fast Systems. As well, with your experience in operating systems and business analysis, you will be working closely with a variety of users in the college to determine their current and future requirements and you will work with the user community to further implement our data warehouse environment (Millenium Fast), providing users with the capability of developing and running their own queries and reports. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working closely with users, who can lead the process of providing timely and accurate information as required.

Applicants will have Post-secondary Information Technology FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ DQG RU VHYHUDO \HDUV RI ,7 LQGXVWU\ WUDLQLQJ LQ 'DWDEDVH 0DQDJHPHQW 'HYHORSPHQW SUHIHUDEO\ 2UDFOH DQG RU %DQQHU SURJUDPPLQJ H[SHULHQFH ZLWK 3/ 64/ 2UDFOH DQG 8QL[ VKHOO VFULSWLQJ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ LQ FUHDWLQJ DQG UXQQLQJ UHSRUWV DQG H[SHULHQFH LQ SURMHFW management. <XNRQ &ROOHJH RIIHUV D FRPSUHKHQVLYH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W SDFNDJH For more information, please contact: Mike Barwell, IT Manager at mbarwell@yukoncollege.yk.ca Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca

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CLASS 1 DRIVERS t Currently seeking experienced drivers for our expanding, long-term contract transporting LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas). t Beginning September 2014. t Based in Whitehorse so drivers are required to live in Whitehorse. t Two different Lanes: Whitehorse to Vancouver and Whitehorse to Inuvik. t Brand new satellite-equipped Kenworth T800 tri-drive tractors. t Brand new 53’ tri-axle specialized LNG trailers. t Competitive hourly pay with incentive plans. t Company benefit package.

HP COMPUTER with mouse & keyboard, $250 obo. 633-3982

YAMAHA CVP 509 digital piano, check many features on Internet, $9,000 value, asking $6,700. Serge @ 667-2196 after 5pm

Musical Instruments

3/4 VIOLIN Alegria including bow and case, $375. 667-2307

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

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

1967 GIBSON J50 steel string acoustic guitar w/ hard shell case, exc cond, second owner, $2,000 firm. Dan 867-336-1412

PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com

Job Opportunity

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 3,000 WATT gen set & F250 wood truck.

668-2332

Supports the automotive technicians by finding the right parts using a computerized system. Automotive knowledge and the ability to move quickly and keep track of inventory are essential.

Ideal Candidates must: • demonstrate automotive subject matter interest and knowledge • have the passion to provide professional customer service and employee support • be a team player • be able to maintain composure and work effectively in a fast-paced environment • have the experience with use of an automotive parts lookup system • possess organizational skill and attention to detail We will offer a competitive wage based on experience, plus benefits.

Please fax your resume and cover letter at 667-2904 attn: HR department or email at hr.452@thetire.ca. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH.

This is a full-time position. Wage is negotiable, dependent on experience. Job Description is available up on request.

Applications/Resumes can be submitted to: Roma Walker Phone: 250-779-3161 Ext. 248 Fax: 250-779-3371 Email: council@dayluden@council.com

Firewood

Auto Parts Back-Window Person

Daylu Dena Council is seeking applications/resumes for the position

Job Summery: The Director of Health is responsible for the direction and coordination of community health programming and services. The Director is responsible for implementation of all health programming and management of all health project managers.

As part of the Management Team, the Director reports to the Management Team. The Director also maintains communication with all stuff and community members, funding agencies, Health Canada and others.

The Director is to provide and manage programs and services, and make referrals to maintain and increase community members level of health and well-being.

Duties & Responsibilities: 1. To monitor and assist Community Members with health concerns which include: a. Arranging for the escorting to doctor’s appointments; b. Ensuring prescriptions are filled; c. Watching for effects from medications; and d. Maintaining health files on each Elder.

2. To monitor and assist Daycare Manager in the deliver of daycare and headstart to children of the community.

3. To arrange and provide health and dental services to the Community Members through the Health Centre facility.

4. To offer health related workshops for the community (AIDS, STD’s, First Aid) 5. To be the community liaison for health programming issues.

6. To assist community members with personal living situations.

7. To offer one-on-one dialogue to assess and recommend followup for Community Members with other health support services.

8. To review and monitor all revenues and expenditures, and provide reports to funding agencies on a timely basis.

9. To review annual reports with the auditor.

10. To train all staff to manage their own program budget areas.

11. Perform other related work as required.

MERCER MUSIC STUDIO Piano Lessons Royal Conservatory Program September start Beginners very welcome Come join a great group of students Kathy Mercer, 336-0175

YAMAHA CLAVINOVA piano model CVP509, perfect for beginners or advanced students, check all wonderful features on Internet, $9,000 in stores, asking $6,500.

Serge 667-2196 after 5pm

Your store is hiring!

t Comprehensive training program for transportation of dangerous goods.

Please apply directly to: Ted Jahnert – tedjahnert@ventureswest.net Debbie Olivier – debbieolivier@ventureswest.net or by fax to: 780-998-7660.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014

yukon hospital foundation

Career Opportunity

Yukon Hospital Foundation has the following position that it is recruiting for:

PRESIDENT,

Yukon Hospital Foundation Full Time, Permanent The Yukon Hospital Foundation is seeking an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic President to provide leadership, vision and direction for the organization.

Established in 2005, the Yukon Hospital Foundation works under the direction of its volunteer Board of Directors to raise funds through events and individual and corporate giving to help the Yukon Hospital Corporation enhance the quality of healthcare Yukoners receive at the Whitehorse, Watson Lake and Dawson City hospitals.

Position Overview: Reporting to the Board of Directors, you are a proven leader who has demonstrated strategic and operational skills, with an ability to develop and execute fundraising programs. You will continue to enhance tools for tracking fundraising revenue and donor prospects, while leading a small team of contractors, volunteers and community leaders towards the achievement of our annual fundraising goals.

Experience and Competencies: • • • • • •

A minimum of five years of fundraising experience with at least two years in a leadership capacity The ability to lead, motivate, coach and inspire staff with a sense of mission in a team environment Strong budgetary and financial experience and a history of developing appropriate strategies Experience as a fundraising generalist with a track record in major gift and planned giving cultivation and solicitation, ideally in the context of capital campaign Expertise in developing and implementing donor stewardship strategies with multiple stakeholder groups Has an understanding of working with First Nations groups

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume to: Curtis Shaw Chair, Board of Directors Yukon Hospital Foundation Email: curtisshaw@mac.com This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate has been recruited.

Closing Date: August 27, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.

For information on the Yukon Hospital Foundation please visit our website at www.yhf.ca We would like to thank all those candidates that have applied and advise that only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

2007 SUBARU Impreza SE, heated seats, AWD, outside temp. display, safe on ice/snow, 5-spd manual, 146,000 km, loads of cargo space, split folding rear seats, 6 CD player. 335-1426

Cars

Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

S.A. vouchers accepted.

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 CORDS OF DRY PINE For sale Cut to length 668-3534

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 BELGIUM BROWNING 30.06 in Safari grade, premium rifle in exc cond, $750.

Remington 700 30.06 w/scope, $450.

334-4067

PERMANENT FULL-TIME

SALES CLERKS Bring resume or letter of interest with references to Manager at Midnight Sun Emporium

2005 CHRYSLER 300, new rad engine, 85,000 km, body has 117,000 mi, new ball joints/wheel aliment 18" foose rims fully loaded, 345 hemi, tinted taillights, $1,300 obo. 336-0770

205 Main Street

2005 SUBARU Imperza wagon, 210,000km, well maintained w/records, runs smooth, no accidents, some hail damage, winter tires/w rims, canoe/bike racks, $5,000 obo. Call/text 335-2555 2010 NISSAN cube SL, 49,000kms, engine in exc cond, great on gas, easy to get in/out, c/w winter & season tires, roomy, $13,000 obo.

Text/call 332-1978 or trancelurai@gmail.com

MasterCard

is looking for

2007 YARIS RS Hatchback, gd cond. Manual 170,000 hwy kms. New Nokia winters on rims inclĘźd, recent BC provincial mechanical inspection. All service records available. No accidents, $6,500. 250-329-4988

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

Cheque, Cash

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1992 HONDA Civic, auto, white, runs great, $1,500 obo. 399-3226

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

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

1988 CADILLAC Sedan DeVille, like new cond. 668-2332

Director of Education

Full Time-Permanent

Housekeeping Attendant

Regular Full Time Salary: $81,028.58 - $94,791.98 Location: Haines Junction

needed for Talbot Arm Motel Ltd., located in Mile 1083 Destruction Bay, Yukon Y0B 1H0.

Start Date: ASAP Main Duties include: Sweep, mop and wash floors, Wax and polish floors, Dust furniture, Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture, Make beds, Distribute clean towels and toiletries, Stock linen closet, Disinfect operating rooms and other areas, Clean bathrooms and fixtures, Handle and report lost and found items, Attend to guestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requests for extra supplies or other items, Provide basic information on facilities, Handle complaints, Empty trash containers, Wash windows, walls and ceilings, Clean changing rooms and showers Education: Not required â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Experience: Experience an asset Salary: $14.00 to $16.00 Hourly, 40.00 Hours per week. Some overtime required. Meals and Room will be provided to worker at no cost.

Apply by e-mail to: talbotarm@northwestel.net, mail (address above), or fax to: (867) 841-4804.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Education is responsible for directing the provision of a full range of education, training and employment development programs and services to the Champagne & Aishihik community. All services shall be delivered based upon strategic values, vision, goals and objectives of the Champagne & Aishihik First Nation.

CAFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Human Resources Policy will apply. For complete job description please check the CAFN website at http://www.cafn.ca/jobs.html or contact below.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. on August 26, 2014 SEND APPLICATIONS AND/OR RESUMES TO: Human Resource Officer, Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Fax: (867) 634-2108 | Phone: (867) 634-4244 Email: jgraham@cafn.ca

NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Aug 23 & 24. For more info call 667-6728 or 334-1688 TROPHY RIDGE React-One Sight, right hand, new, still in original package, ordered two by accident, paid $236, asking $175.

393-3675 eves BROWNING X- Bolt Stainless stalker, fluted barrel, carbon fiber finish, detachable magazine, bolt action, 30-06, spare magazine, new, never fired, very nice rifle, $1,150 obo.

633-4322

Porter Creek Super A has the following positions available:

Full-time Bakery Clerk

WINCHESTER MODEL 70 pre-64 .270 Win. New Nikon Prostaff 3-9 scope, $900.

456-4307

Flight and beneďŹ t package included.

Must be able to work weekends and nights.

Wedges depend on Experience.

HUSQVARNA MAUSER-STYLE carbine 9.3X62. Dies, bullets & ammo, $700.

456-4307

Please apply in person to Mike or Dave.

No phone calls please.

Catering Agent Join a dynamic team driven by culinary excellence.

Each day our ďŹ&#x201A;ight kitchen prepares a menu consisting of freshbaked items, hot and cold sandwiches, and entrees. A talented, positive, professional attitude and the ability to work in a team are required to work in this fast-paced environment.

BROWNING XBOLT Stainless Stalker in .280rem, rubberized stock, 3x9x40 Bushnell trophy XLT scope mounted, 25 rounds fired through the gun, $1,000 obo. Mark 334-7335 SHOTGUN CLEANING rod, collectible set, $40, Outers Lab USA, 689-2017 SCOPES, TASCO, Bushnell, Weaver, Baush & Lomb, in boxes, used, $20-$180, spotting scope 62mm Brunton Eterna, unused in box, $875 new, asking $600.

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Experience in daily kitchen operations, time management and organizational skills, and awareness of fundamentals of baking Available to work weekends, evenings, holidays and overtime as required Food Safe level 1 certiďŹ cation & HACCP awareness an asset

BAGS, PLASTIC sealable, 2 rolls (18x24, 8x12) heavy weight, $25 ea, floodlight (plug-in car/rechargeable), large freestanding, $15. 689-2017

Wanted WANTED: CHARIOT-STYLE single baby carriage with all the coverings, 668-5188 WANTED: FERMENTATION crock (used to make sauerkraut), new or used, as soon as possible, willing to pay good price. Leanne @ 667-6474

Class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and ability to obtain an airport Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC) and Airside Vehicle Operators Permit (AVOP) For complete details and duties visit ďŹ&#x201A;yairnorth.com/careers

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Conseils en dĂŠveloppement de carrière CrĂŠation, amĂŠlioration et traduction de CV Simulation dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;entrevue

WANTED: LARGE collapsible or folding dog kennel at reasonable price. 334-6265

WANTED: LOOKING to purchase old and antique pocket knives regardless of condition, working, worn out, rusty, cracked, contact me with what you have available.

336-0058 WANTED: BEE-KEEPING equipment, books and information, Christina at 335-4806

Permanent full-time, 24-40 hours per week Whitehorse, Yukon Please submit your resumĂŠ to Air North Human Resources on or before 25 August 2014. careers@ďŹ&#x201A;yairnorth.com / 867.456.3111 #* (*," &#'#+,* ,#(' -#% #'! 3 (' (* ( "#, "(*+ We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest. We will contact candidates who have been selected for an interview.

WANTED: SHARED transportation to Skagway & back in August, will share gas, possibly 1 to 2 overnights. 668-5188 lv msg WANTED: SOMEONE in the Marsh Lake area to build a fence on a rural property.

334-6265

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1999 HONDA Accord Coupe, auto, 260,000 kms, green, leather, 2nd owner, very reliable, great mileage, all receipts since new, newer timing belt, brakes, am moving, $3,150 obo. 250-360-7693 1971 FORD Ranchero 6-cyl 3-sp standard, California car, original body, 95% complete, needs carb, $5,000 obo; 1963 Chev Belair 2-dr sedan project car, no motor/trans, original V8 car, $2,000 obo. 393-2234 1951 OLDSMOBILE 88 4-dr, project, black, newly painted, new wide oval tires, new seat covers, 303 V8 w/auto, engine is seized, trans good and out of car, $1,500, moving.

633-3819 2014 TOYOTA Yaris LE 32,000 km, all equipped + some extras, $15,000 firm.

334-4299

I991 MERCEDES Benz 2dr coupe 4 seat heat & electric recline, 5.6 L, champagne gray w/buckskin leather interior, every option for Ęť91, 156,000kms, reduced to $6,000 from $7,000, moving. 633-3819 2007 PONTIAC Grand Prix, 96,000kms, 4-dr auto, loaded, silver grey, like new, very clean, exc cond, first $6,000 takes it.

332-8918 2004 TOYOTA Echo, manual, 2-dr hatchback, 312,400km highway mileage, set of winter/summer tires with rims, $4,000 obo.

334-5607

2002 ACURA TL 4 door sedan in nice shape. Leather interior, heated seats, factory installed command start, sunroof, Bose stereo, $3,500 firm. 456-2130 2001 JAGUAR S-Type 4.0, Auto, 170,000 km, engine great condition, interior/exterior glossy condition, great investment, $7,000, call/text: 867-335-2555 2000 OLDS Alero sports coupe, exc cond, less than 94,000kms, new winter tires, $4,000 obo or will trade for small to med-size pick-up truck. 689-2752

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

1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus, under 100,000km, good clean body, good tires, new spare, as is, serious enquiries only, $700 obo.

336-3805

2003 TOYOTA Solara, heated leather seats, remote start, original owner, exc cond, 205,000kms, price reduced to $6,995 obo.

393-2926 or 336-1754

1991 TOYOTA Previa 4X4, vg cond, 320,000 km, engine head replaced, 4 good all-season & 4 very good stud tires, $2,200.

335-7535

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 2010 CHEVROLET Impala, 100,000kms, V6, auto, 4-dr, a/c P/W & seat, c/w winter tires & rims, $6,000 firm. 867-689-6025

2003 NISSAN Frontier, 2wd, blue, standard, canopy, 194,000km, $3,500 obo.

867-660-4725 after 5pm

2004 KIA Rio sedan. Well maintained, low mileage, command start, manual transmission, $4,000. 334-4898

2003 SILVERADO 2500HD Chev 4X4, grey, set up for camper, $8,000. 334-9782

2002 FORD Focus sedan, auto, power everything, a/c, 159,000kms, c/w 2 summer & 4 studded winter tires, $3,900. 334-5032 1997 CHEVY Lumina, command start, 2 sets tires/rims, exc cond, must be seen & driven, $2,500 obo. 334-8347 1995 TOYOTA Corolla, great car, lots of work, good parts car or fixer-upper, $1,000.

633-3982 1994 LINCOLN Continental stretch limo, good all-over condition, $6,500.

604-308-9001 or 334-0729

2001 GMC Safari minivan, AWD, 160,000 km, good cond, well maintained, 8-seater, 4.3L, V6, trailer hitch & roof rack, AC, good tires, $4,500. 668-5511 2001 TOYOTA Sienna XLE, 7-passenger van, immaculate cond, leather interior, sunroof. Have safety inspection, under 154,000 kms, $6,500 obo. 633-3757

1993 HONDA Accord, runs & drives well, $1,000 obo, moving out sale, lots of other items. Mike or Clara @ 996-2580

2000 1-TON GMC, diesel motor, motor is cooked otherwise a lot of work done on vehicle, $1,500 as is. 668-5589 or 334-6043

1989 TOYOTA Corolla, 2WD, 297,000km, battery & winter tires under 1 yr old, drives well, needs TLC, block & oil pan heater, roof rack, good on gas, $1,000 obo. 334-7097

2000 DODGE Ram 1500 ext cab short box, 165,000km, rebuilt motor/front end, lots of extras, canopy, toolbox, cai, xtraleif shocks, 4â&#x20AC;? lift, 33â&#x20AC;? tires etc, $5,500 obo. 335-8657

1980 CORDOBA 2-dr hard top, 318 motor, close to rebuilt, new Michelin tires prior to being parked, $300. Jim 634-2151, Mary 634-2148

1999 FORD Explorer Sport, 4x4 works, new all-terrain tires, A/C, good running cond, no leaks, c/w extras, $2,500 obo. 334-8086

1997 DODGE Caravan, recent work done on front end, good running order, new brakes, tires replaced, nice winter vehicle, $2,500 obo. 334-6043 or 668-5589 1997 SUBURBAN, good shape, spare set of tires, 4WD, $3,500 obo. 336-3243 1996 FORD Explorer, full extras, 5L V8, AWD, runs like new, heated leather, sunroof, CD-changer, 85% tires, 170,000km, $3,500 obo. 336-2952

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2013 CHEV Silverado 1500 4x4, w/boxliner, 14,000 kms, like new, take over payments $33,000 left owing. 334-9415 2011 NISSAN Frontier 4X4, 6-spd standard, 4-dr, V6, loaded, under warranty, great shape, $18,900. 332-8801 2009 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 LT extĘźd cab, 4-dr, silver exterior, black interior, new tires, all receipts since new, warranty, $13,800. 333-9020 2008 FORD Ranger XLT 4x4 auto, extended cab, hitch, boxliner, great tires, synthetic oil, $8,000. 335-5993 2007 FORD King Ranch, 4-dr 4X4, short box, heated leather seats, sunroof, 20â&#x20AC;? wheels, 146,000kms, $18,500. 333-9899 2006 DODGE 2500 Quad cab 4X4, Rigguard bumper, 233,000kms, $7,900. 668-5906 or 668-1281 2006 F150 ext cab, 4x4, blue,163,000 km, matching cap, exc cond, $13,500 obo.

403-352-0585 2006 FORD Ranger 2WD, blue, manual, 119,000kms, c/w winter rated all season tires, set of 20â&#x20AC;? chrome rims on all season Toyo tires, $5,000 obo. 333-9821

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2001 FORD F350, 7.3L diesel, burgundy, 6-sp manual, 250,000 km, exc cond, regulary maintained, hitch Curt E16, dirt skirt, located Robinson sub, $12,000 obo. 393-3675

1993 AUDI Quattro, red, mint cond, AWD, 2 sets winter/summer tires/rims, $4,900 obo.

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2002 DODGE RAM 1500 quad 4x4, auto, 264,000kms, commercially maintained w/records, runs well, tool box, roof/side racks, new tires/battery, $5,000 obo. Call/text: 335-2555

2006 NISSAN Titan club cab, seats 4, 4X4, 166,000kms, newer tires, runs and looks good, $7,900. 667-7215 2004 CHEVROLET Silverado 3500, 1 ton dually w/canopy, Duramax, Alison trans, exc cond, $8,000 firm. 250-651-2246 2003 GMC 7 passenger Safari van, 4X4, 170,000kms, well maintained, winter tires, $4,900 firm. 334-5491

1995 FORD Ranger XLT Lariat pickup, 4-cyl, 2WD, extra cab, long box w/canopy, great cond, $2,500 obo. Call/text 335-0233 1995 FORD Ranger XLT Lariat pickup, 4-cyl, 2WD, extra cab, long box w/canopy, great cond, $2,500 obo. Call/text 335-0233 1994 CHEV Club Cab, 4WD w/5th wheel, $1,600 obo. 322-1514 1994 DODGE Plymouth, great running cond, reg maintenance done, $900. 633-2837 1991 FORD E150 van, great shape, 6-cyl auto, 119,000kms, 7-passenger, ex-gov vehicle, $3,500. 667-6433 1990 TOYOTA 4-Runner, good running condition, some rust on the body, 288,000 kms, $2,800 obo. 336-3023 1990 TOYOTA Hiace, 8-passenger, camping or handicap minivan, 4wd, 4-cyl diesel, auto, 130,000 kms, offers or trades, 333-9020 1983 DODGE Ram w/8Ęź camper, fridge, stove w/oven, furnace, $1,200 obo or will sell separately. 668-4752 or 336-0374

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 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $150 ea or all for $600, near new condit, 633-3053 THULE ROOF rack parts to fit factory roof racks, $100. Also set of parts to fit truck canopy, $125. 633-2348 aft 7pm.

SET OF Toyo tires, 235/55 R17 all season.

667-6579 4 WINTER studded tires on rims, 195/65 R15, like new, $250 firm. 668-7504 lv msg TRUCK RECEIVER hitch cargo extender, new in box, never opened, $120 new, asking $60 firm. 867-336-1412 TOYOTA LAND Cruiser HJ 60 5-spd H55 trans, can be made to work with Bj 60 or 70 series, $800 obo, many more parts available.

Atlin 250-651-7818, lv msg SMALL BLOCK 351 Windsor motor, 334-4568 TOYOTA SIENNA headlights, great cond, fits for the model/year 2004-2010, both $50, call/text: 867-335-2555 235/75R15 ALL terrain tires, used, $200 obo. 393-2729 after 6pm WANTED: JEEP Wrangler hard top 2nd doors to fit a 1995. 668-3684 or 332-2259 4 TRAILER wheels, 205/75 15â&#x20AC;?, $200 obo.

633-4215 VINTAGE Ęť49 Chevy cab corner glass 2-left 1-right side, $50 ea. 334-6740

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 AUTO TRANS & trans case, converter mid 80's jeep, $500, Holley d/p carb, $120, Carter 4 bbl $100, 1 new 215/75/14, $40, 2 used 235/75/15 M&S, $40. 334-6740 GEM TOP aluminum canopy w/boat roller & rack for full size truck $200, heavy roll bar for small p/u bed $60, dual exaust w/crossover+2 new super turbo mufflers, $140. 334-6740

Pets TOP DOG TRAINING ACADEMY Specializes in aggression & obsessive behaviors Home visits & private lessons for behavior modification Basic & Intermediate Obedience Classes Sept. 9th- Oct. 8th Certified Dog Trainer with 19 yearsĘź experience Professional & Affordable services 334-7924 Dawnm72@hotmail.com www.Facebook.com/pages/Top-DogTraining-Academy PUREBRED ST. Bernard puppies, non-registered, available September 10, one female left, $750. 335-5192 WANTED: LARGE insulated dog house.

334-6265 PORTABLE DOG cage/kennel, 30â&#x20AC;?X30â&#x20AC;?X48â&#x20AC;?, holds dogs up to 110lbs, removable bottom tray, clean, like new, $100.

667-7072

POLARIS RADIATOR for ATV or Rzr, new, never installed, still in the box, 333-9020 SMALL DIRT bike, rarely used, $350 obo.

336-3243

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

334-8912 lv msg 1980 BAYFIELD 25Ęź sailboat, sleeps 4, new head, holding tank, fuel tank. Yanmar 8hp diesel, 3 blade prop, 2 burner stove. Galley, water tank, 3 sails. Boat cradle, $9,500.

867-336-1412 ATLIN HOUSEBOAT RENTALS ARE BACK! Still time this season to enjoy the Lake or call and book for next year! bobscontracting@atlin.net Phone 250-651-2488 2009 20' Legend Xtreme, 115 Mercury, full canopy & covers, 2 Scotty downriggers, CB Radio, dealer maintained, stored inside every winter, $23,000. 332-2655

CKC REGISTERED Pomeranian puppies to good homes, 1 orange sable male, $1,500, 1 light orange sable female, $2,500, ready to go, vaccinated, microchipped, well socialized with kids, cats, other dogs. 333-9770

17Ęź SILVERLINE fishing boat/175hp Merc/Alpha I, full stand-up canvas 14Ęź of flat deck/walk through window, awesome adventure boat, runs great, galvanized trailer, $5,000 obo. 335-0559 michaelfuder@hotmail.com

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles

40 HP Yamaha outboard motor, spare prop, $2,000. 867-536-7610

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

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates!

Call Patrick at 335-4181

ATV & UTV Rentals Our Honda ATVs & Side by Sides are available at any time Trailer Rentals Delivery Service For more information call: (867) 393-2111 info@yukonwide.com

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1995 1100 Virago, low kms, new tires, $3,500 obo. 335-0894 2008 SUZUKI RM250 dirt bike, 2-stroke, low hours, exc cond, never raced, used for trail riding, $3,200 obo. 334-8347 2009 POLARIS Razr 800 ATV, winch, roof, snorkel intake, upgraded wheel rims/shoulder seat belts, V plow & double wide trailer f avail extra, $6,950. 333-9020 2004 MOUNTAINCAT 900, 159 track, 1,200 km, aftermarket bars, skis and windshield, newer chain/ bearings, c/w extra oil, $4,500 obo. Call or txt 334-8454 after 5 1989 HONDA Four-trax ATV, 350cc, winch/tires good, plastic fair, upgraded to newer machine, $2,000. 634-2631

24Ęź VALCO aluminum boat, $2,000 obo.

John 333-9536 MARSH LAKE MARINA 4 boats for sale Make an offer Old boat docks to give away Phone Gary at 660-4404

Pet Report

FISHERMAN'S DREAM, 16.5Ęź Legend, 50 hp Mercury, full canvas, trailer, $8,500 obo.

Bob 633-4781 or 334-2660 16Ęź FIBERGLASS St. Maurice V stern freighter canoe, good cond, heavy duty, not wimpy plastic, $525. 633-3170

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16Ęź LUND SV16 deep hull w/30hp Johnson, 3 tanks, 2 with fuel, new swivel seats, battery, fish finder, & spare tire, shore lander trailer, vg cond, $4,100 obo. 633-3170

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

Heavy Equipment

BRENTĘźS HYDRAULICS Portable line boring Bore welding, we go anywhere Torque nuts up to 30,000 ft lbs General machining, lathing, milling Phone 334-3027 ATCO UTILITY/CARGO/HORSE Trailer, 12,000kg (25,000lbs), has new bearings, new brakes, new tires, can easily be converted into flat bed trailer, $3,600. 668-6808 INLINE 6 / 690 John Deere Excavator, late 70s model. Runs great, needs paint job. 30' digging capacity. Previous govĘźt owned, engine rebuilt, $12,000. Clayton 335-0894 3500 WATT Honda gen set, $1000. 4000 watt Champion gen set $700. AC/DC Tigercat welder. 8000 watt generator, 2-25 amp welder, low hrs, $2000. 867-536-7610 BELLY DUMP trailers, 2, tandem axle, $10,000/ea. 867-996-2570 NEW ZEALAND style trommel diesel engine 2 double hyd pumps, alum fuel tank, near new, only 20 hrs on plant, $45,000.

250-638-0552 or e-mail sabre2ooth@hotmail.com 1971 INTERNATIONAL dump truck, Cummins engine, good rubber, $7,500. 456-2633

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Fundraiser 3rd Saturday of each month. Next Date:

Saturday, Aug. 23RD at The Feed Store Pet Junction 10:00AM - 2:00PM

LOST/FOUND LOST Centennial street, DSH, male neutered, black and white, no collar, answer to Baby, Contact Tanya @ 336-0077 ( 12/08/14) Kopper King, DSH, male, black with white spot on his chest, answers to Tabby, no collar, Contact Jimmy @ 633-5266 (13/08/14) Grove street, DSH, 10 yr old, male neutered, maybe wearing a collar, black, answer to Piggy,Contact Alex @ 633-6720 (14/08/14) Crestview, DSH, 1yr old, female, no collar, Contact Bruce or Marie @ 667-2024 (15/08/14) Northland trailer court, DSH, male neutered, no collar, light brown, dark brown mask on the face, blue eyes, answers to Sam, Contact

Frances @ 332-7008 (16/08/14) 10 mile road, DSH,13yrs, grey and white, missing on front tooth, wearing a flea collar and a purple or blue collar, male neutered. contact Karina @ 334-9955 (20/08/14)

FOUND t Found on Balsam, 5yr old, shepx, dark brown or black, male neutered, no collar, Contact Valerie @ 393-3630 (05/08/14) t Found at Riverside Grocery, female husky, gold, blue eyes, wearing a grey collar no tags, Contact Levi @ 667-7712 or 334-4803 (21/08/14)

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

IN FOSTER HOMES t 3yr old, neutered male, Akita, grey and white (A.J.) t 9-10 yr old, neutered male, lab, black (Tucker)

t 7 mos old, neutered male, lab/husky X, blonde (Sven)

CATS

t 11 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Mingus)

AT THE SHELTER DOGS 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 2 yr old, neutered male, labX, black ( Warrio) t 2 yr old, spayed female, beardogX, black (Jackie) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white (Buddy) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and tan (Artie) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and blonde ( Bobo) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white ( Cavin) t 3 yr old, female, Chihuahua and dachshund x, white and tan, (Beamer) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black

and brown (Tristan) t 8 weeks old, male, terrier/shepherdX, black and brown (Raphael) t 1 yr old, neutered male, husky, white and black, ( Salty)

CATS t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Rock) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Ross) t 3 yr old, male neutered,DLH, brown and white (Brian) t 1 yr old, female, Calico, tortie, (Harmony)

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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.

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BUILDING READY to move on steel skids, 50Ęźlx10Ęźwx10Ęźh. 668-2332

INVENTORY

1997 ARCTIC Cat Power Extreme, 3-cyl, extra exhaust system, engine repair reqĘźd, free, come take it away. 667-6951 after 5pm

2007 M8 153. Rebuilt motor & diamond drive, 150 miles on it, 2800 on chassis. $4000 obo or interested in utility sled as trade with cash. 334-7335

12Ęź ALUMINUM boat, trailer & older 9.9 Evinrude motor, recent paint, runs good, $1,650. Lots of mercury outboards running and for parts, great prices. 667-7215

GENTLY USED

2006 KX 450, 6 hrs on rebuilt engine, too fast for me, $3,000, trades considered.

867-689-6025

2012 ARTIC Cat ATV, 900kms, power steering, 550, 4x4 auto w/diff lock, t & h warmers, windshield, bush bumper, winch, c/w Artic Cat trailer, four extra tires, $8,750 obo.

332-8918

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YUKON NEWS Skid Mounted 5 x 30ʼ Trommel Plant -Built in 2014 - $155,000 Excavator -$95,000 -2006 Komatsu 300 -8900 hours -digging and clean up buckets Fuel tank $1,800 -2200 litre on trailer 604-825-8312

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 2008 14'-14K capacity hydraulic dump trailer, used for light duty only, $6,000 obo.

Can be viewed at 47 Levich in Sima Industrial sub-division. 335-7380 METAL A-FRAME 2"x8" frame with pintle hitch, $100 obo, heavy wall flex pipe 8'x4", $40. 334-6740

Aircraft

FAREWELL TO FARGEY

July 22, 1956 to August 13, 2014

Please join family and friends on the grounds of the Commissioner’s Residence in Dawson.

Monday August 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm.

1957 CESSNA 172, 4900 total time, Bush STOL, 4900TT, 475 SMOH, 3 point belts, King radio, 4-place intercom, great performer, well maintained, $36,000 obo.

633-5495

FOR SALE

Barry Fargey

2012 Cornell 10in X 6in Pump

Model 6RM/EM18, Hours 2900, 6 Cylinder J.D. - 3000 Gallons at 150 TDH. Very Good Condition. New Suction Hose & Screen.

$30,000. Call 780-538-1599 A1 Cats in Grande Prairie, AB

Montague Ewart

Alford

Montague (Monty) Ewart Alford (nicknamed “Happy” by his schoolmates) was born in Cornwall, England on September 6, 1923. After training as an aeronautical tool and dye designer, Monty travelled to Canada, working his way across the country for two years, then embarking on a canoe voyage that crossed the continent from the Columbia River in the northwest to the Gulf of Mexico. His fiancée, Renée Gilly, from Paris, France, joined him at the conclusion of this voyage, and they began 63 years of wonderful, married life together in Whitehorse, Yukon, in 1951.

Much could be said about Monty. His career spanned 35 years as a hydrometric surveyor for Water Survey of Canada, he climbed many mountains in the St. Elias and elsewhere, in particular Good Neighbour Peak for Canada’s Centennial in 1967, spent two seasons as a member of a scientific expedition from Yale University to Antarctica, was appointed to the Polar Commission, worked as a member of the Yukon Geographical Place Names Board, authored many articles and books, and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1972.

However, what family and friends will remember most about this bighearted man is his happy nature, generous hand, adventurous spirit, and great love of life. Many laughter-filled evenings were spent listening to stories of his incredible mountain and wilderness adventures; they will forever be treasured.

Monty deeply loved his beautiful wife, Renée, and his family. His children (Bernadette, Marguerite, Jacqueline, Mark, Dominic, Michael), sons/daughters-in-law (Jim, Kevin, Dan, Susanne, Gayle, Lindsay), grandchildren (Philip, Danielle, James, Hugh, Kathleen, Ben [Jenn], Sam [Katie], Lizzie, Amy, Genevieve [Jere], Devon, Tyler), and greatgrandchildren (Joah, Mia, Jackson, Aubrey, Scarlett, and Evelyn), enjoyed every precious moment spent with him, whether hiking, climbing, listening to his stories, sailing, or simply visiting together. Monty’s sudden passing after returning from a ten-day sail along the Alaska coast, one of his favourite activities, is deeply felt by every one of them, including his sister Jean, and Jean’s children, Lydia, Nick, and Nadine from eastern Canada.

Monty was a gentleman in every sense of the word. He had tremendous integrity, strong character, and was a man of deep conviction and faith.

He began his Christian meditations daily with “Come, Lord Jesus.” And although we will miss him so dearly, we know he is now forever in the presence of the One with whom he had climbed and sailed for so many years.

The memorial service for Monty will be held at Sacred Heart Parish on Monday, August 25 at 2:30 p.m., with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, Monty expressed his wish for a donation to be sent to the Whitehorse Food Bank.

1972 CESSNA 150F, 6500 TT, 1452 SMOH, excellent cond, new windshield/radio, paint 6/10, interior 8/10, smooth engine, maintained cooperatively, call/text 335-2555, haiderrajab@hotmail.com

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

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 1988 VANGUARD motorhome, solar panel equipped, Ford diesel, auto, ready to go.

668-2332 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. 633-3339 or 334-9634 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 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

HEA D S TO N E P O T L A T C H

UTILITY CLOSED trailer with lights inside and out, great for tools, moving, storage, hunting, $1,000 obo. 335-5843 for details

for

1985 TOYOTA motorhome, very good shape, great mileage, $4,500 obo. 334-1935

Ada (Johns) Haskin September 6, 2014 Skagway 1:00 Graveside Potlatch immediately following at the Elks Lodge

CAR HAUL/UTILITY trailer, twin axle, hydraulic brakes, capacity 3,181 kg/7,000 lbs, deck 16'/total length 20', c/w rack for 6 canoes, $3,000. 867-863-5404 HEAVY DUTY 3/4 ton utility truck trailer, 16” tires, no rust, $750 obo. 334-4568 2011 24ʼ Cougar travel trailer, polar package plus, 1/2 ton towable, very well maintained, lots of great features, $22,000 obo.

667-2804 TOY HAULER, Ragen F/X 18ʼ, sleeps 4-6, Great floor space, exc cond, lg bath w/shower, queen bunk, fridge, freezer, microwave, stereo, TV w/ DVD, furnace, etc, $16,000 obo. 334-2921

Fay

White OĈęĔćĊė 19, 1945 – AĚČĚĘę 7, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce that Fay White passed away from cancer earlier this month.

Fay enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, her work, Saturday morning coffee, Sunday bingo and shopping, especially for gifts. She loved people and had an impressive memory for names and stories.

Fay lived and worked in the Yukon for 50 years and was known to many Yukoners.

She worked for the Royal Bank for thirty years in various capacities and greatly enjoyed working with her colleagues and clients, many of whom remained lifelong friends. In her current position at Yukon Government, where she worked for nine years, she was well known for being one of those rare people who managed to rise above the dif iculties of day-to-day life to distinguish herself every day with a ready smile and an uncommon grace. Her wit, wisdom, un lagging professionalism and willingness to help each person who called or came to her desk for assistance were inspirational to her colleagues. Her sincerity and dedication could be discerned by the most anxious callers. They knew they were in good hands, as did the many friends and co-workers who came to her for advice, a pet story or an ear sympathetic to their deepest worries.

Fay had a strong moral compass. She wanted to do, and make things right. The only thing she let slide was discipline for her little dog, Pepper! They adored each other and Pepper could get away with just about anything with Fay. She loved that little dog, as she did all animals, her plants and travel (especially to Vegas), and she loved her family beyond measure. Those passions were just a re lection of how she loved life itself. She was, and remains, an inspiration to all of us who had the good fortune to know her.

All those whose lives she touched in so many different ways will miss her. We will wipe away the tears and remember her as the joyful person she was.

Fay is survived by her husband John, her daughter Bonnie, her sister Char, and grandchildren Ashley, Jayleigh and Mathew. She was predeceased by her ( irst) husband Stewart, son Craig, mother Rosa, father Buck, and sister Karen.

Fay and her family very much appreciated all of the visits and support they’ve received from her many friends and colleagues during these last few months.

Many thanks to Dr. Naylor, Dr. Kanachowski, and all of the nurses, careworkers and staff at Whitehorse General Hospital for their wonderful care of Fay and their kindness and support to family and visitors. Thank you also to Yukon Home Care, Hospice Yukon and Heritage North Funeral Home.

All are welcome to drop in to a gathering of family, friends and colleagues at the Royal Canadian Legion, 503 Steele Street, on Saturday afternoon August 23rd after 3:00 p.m.

In lieu of lowers, memorial donations may be given to the Yukon Humane Society or any charity of your choice.

1996 26' Okanagan 5th wheel, 13' slide out, 2 new propane tanks, new stabilizer feet, queen mattress, real table/chairs, good cond, must be seen, $10,000 obo. 336-8525 1976 13ʼ Boler, original, well maintained, vg cond, new 12v battery & 110 power, water, fridge, 1,200 lbs, 50 lb tongue weight, tows easily with most vehicles, $5,000. 334-8878 DOUBLE AXLE trailer, c/w ramps & side racks, 14ʼ bed, $2,850 obo. 633-4018 1974 SECURITY Pup 7.5ʼ overhead camper for smaller sized trucks, fridge, stove, furnace in working condition, sleeps 4, hydraulic jacks, $1,190 obo. 393-2729 after 6pm 1979 18ʼ Frontier motorhome, 117,000kms, Ford chassis, new tires, appliances work well, have upgraded to bigger, $4,600 obo.

335-0559 michaelfuder@hotmail.com 2010 JAYCO Jay-flight 31' travel trailer, 2 slides, bunk beds, master bedroom, stereo w/outside speakers, TV, DVD, satellite, power awning, outside BBQ, extended table, couch, Owen 633-6617 19ʼ TRAVEL trailer. 867-536-7610 1972 SILVER Streak 32' trailer, partially restored, pipes need replacing, full bath, large fridge, lots of storage, all window front.

1,587kg, $4,500 obo. 334-6623 10ʼ X 40ʼ TRAILER Kitchen/diner, bedroom & bath Propane forced air heat Excellent condition Reduced to $7,450 Phone 336-2029 30ʼ SALEM Sport 5th wheel, exc cond, fully equipped, up to 14ʼ garage w/ramp door, bathroom, micro, A/C, front queen bed, sleeps up to 6, located Robinson sub, $12,500 obo. 393-3675 1989 FIFTH wheel 23ʼ Vanguard dual axle holiday trailer, used 5 times in last 4 yrs, probably needs some tweaking, c/w 5th wheel hitch for truck, $3,900. 667-7215

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 RED CROSS Advanced Wilderness & Remote First Aid Course (40 hours). Aug 23-26 in Haines Junction. Info & Registration: http://www.amaruk.com/en/training/firstaid/

THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3:00, 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net SAFETYPALOOZA, OCCUPATIONAL Health & Safety Committee Training, Coast High Country Inn, Whitehorse, September 17 & 18, open to everyone. Registration deadline 14 days in advance. healthandsafetybc.ca (867)456-8250 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

ELIJAH SMITH School Council is holding its AGM on September 2 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. Mayo Community Library, 7 p.m.

Free.

YUKON REGISTERED Music Teachers Association (YRMTA) Annual General Meeting to be held Sunday, September 14th, 2014, 6:30 P.M. 106 Strickland Street, Main Meeting Room.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 4 at 7:00 p.m: Faro Community Library, 7 p.m.

Free.

TAKHINI ELEMENTARY School Council is holding its AGM on September 9 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. Haines Junction Community Library, 7 p.m. Free.

JACK HULLAND School Council is holding its AGM on September 3 at 7:00 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. Dawson City Library, 7 p.m. Free

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. Isabelle Pringle Library, Carcross, 7 p.m. Free.

Celebration of Life

RICHARD ABEL VANBIBBER SR. Saturday, August 23, 2014 Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre -iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x203A;Â&#x2C6;ViĂ&#x160;JĂ&#x160;Ă&#x201C;\ääĂ&#x160;* Ă&#x160;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;JĂ&#x160;Ă&#x17D;\Ă&#x17D;ä*

MONTHLY DOG wash for Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is rescheduled from August 16 to August 23 from 10am-2pm at Feed Store/Pet Junction. The best part? Your pet gets clean and you stay dry!

HEADSTONE PLACING

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding its AGM on September 10 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

DARREN CLETHERO

YUKON ORIENTEERING Association event August 27 on Mt. Lorne map. Start at Mt. Lorne Community Hall on Annie Lake Rd, 6pm. Info call Craig 456-7857

(June 11, 1968-August 19, 2013)

BURWASH LANDING Resort Silent Auction and Yard Sale, Aug 30, 10 am to 5pm. Located inside the Burwash Landing Resort.

Something for everyone.

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The Headstone placement will take place Th

At 2 p.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 At the Lake Laberge Cemetery Turn off at Horse Creek.

A barbeque will follow at the family cabin at East Point, JackďŹ sh Bay. Follow the signs/balloons/

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YUKON KENNEL Club AGM, September 17, 7pm-9pm, Sport Yukon Building

GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, Sept. 9, Canada Game CentreĘźs Boardroom, 6pm. All invited! info@gwaandaktheatre.com, 393-2676

YUKON CURLING Association AGM, Whitehorse Curling Club September 30, 2014 at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend and share your curling thoughts/ideas as well as join the board

B&B

YUKON ECONOMIC Developers Conference Sept 10-12, Dawson City, for people involved in community economic development.

Info/registration: www.cned2014conference. com

YUKON CANINE AGM, September 10, 6pm-8pm, Canada Games Centre swm room

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, Whitehorse Public Library on September 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Call or text anytime (867) 335-2628

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

WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY Choir rehearsals for the fall term begin at the Whitehorse United Church, Monday Sept 8 at 7:15 pm.

Registration available at the first two rehearsals

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Anonymous MEETINGS: Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. <BYTE> Fridays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 4071 - 4th Ave. <Many Rivers>

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

867.336.3709

Carmacks Y.T.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

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

in Whitehorse

MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM,NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 PufďŹ n (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 Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting BYTE OfďŹ ce, 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 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 - 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.

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre Haines Junction Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre Old Crow Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

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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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS IN THE MATTER of the Estate of EDITH ELIZABETH LANGLEY, deceased, late of Calgary, Alberta, who died February 8th, 1981, in Calgary, Alberta.

All persons having claims against the above-mentioned estate are requested to file the same, supported

by Statutory Declaration, with the undersigned on or before September 19th, 2014, after which date the said estate will be distributed having reference only to claims which have been so filed.

All persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Estate in care of the undersigned.

Anne Marie Langley c/o M. Terry Leonard Professional Corporation 1970 Kensington Road N.W. Calgary, Alberta T2N 3R5

PUBLIC TENDER PINE CANYON 18 ROAD 2 FOREST RESOURCE ROAD CONSTRUCTION

WHITEHORSE TABLE Tennis Club opening @ Whitehorse Elementary School Wednesday September 3, 7:30pm-10pm, Friday September 5, 7:30pm-10pm, Sunday September 7, 1:30pm-4pm. Dave 668-3358 or Kevin 668-2018 NEW YUKON Voices. Do you have a story to tell? Gwaandak Theatre is accepting applications for a mentored group for Indigenous and northern playwrights, application deadline Sept. 8. Info: 393-2676 THE YUKON Bird Club together with MacBride Museum presents Birds of Fall and Winter at the MacBride Museum on Thursday, August 28 at 1:30 pm by Ione Christensen SUPPORT STUDENTS and schools, order fresh veggies, $20 for 10 lbs and $35 for 20 lbs, between August 25 and September 12. www.yukonfromthegroundup.ca ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting for Selkirk School Council, 6:30pm, Selkirk School Library, September 24, 2014, everyone welcome. For further info Cheryl at 334-4686

Services THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY • Construction • Renovation • Finishing • Cabinets • Tiling • Flooring • Repairs • Specialty woodwork • Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net

PUBLIC TENDER

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 SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service.

At corner of 6th & Strickland.

667-2988 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 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 - INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414 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 HOUSECLEANING, SPRING Cleaning, Detailing!

Safe, reliable, bondable RCMP check available on request For into call 334-7405 ELECTRICIAN FOR all your jobs Large or small Licensed Electrician Call MACK N MACK ELECTRIC for a free estimate!

Save 10% until September 30 867-332-7879

CITYLIGHT RENOS Flooring, tiling, custom closets Painting & trim, kitchens & bathrooms Fences & gates Landscaping & gardening Quality work at reasonable rates Free estimates Sean 867-332-1659 citylightrenos@gmail.com

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

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

BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Yard Cleaning and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 S.V.P. CARPENTRY Journey Woman Carpenter Interior/Exterior Finishing/Framing Small & Medium Jobs “Make it work and look good.”

Call Susana (867) 335-5957 susanavalerap@live.com www.svpcarpentry.com

ANGYʼS MASSAGE Mobile Service.

Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology.

Angelica Ramirez Licensed Massage Therapist.

867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1

JUDEʼS PAINTING & HOME RENOVATIONS •Interior/Exterior Painting •Kitchen/bathroom renovations •Hardwood & Laminate flooring •Decks •Fences Call 867-689-1458 Email judewaldman@gmail.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

PUBLIC TENDER

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REGISTRAR FOR THE YUKON HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

Project Description: Construction of a 3.3km temporary winter road, including 2 spur roads and up to 7 x 50m2 landings in order to provide seasonal access into Operating Unit 18 of the Pine Canyon Timber Harvest plan. Work involves construction of road, salvage of timber and clearing of the road prism (road surface), associated right-ofway and landings. All dead and green merchantable stems must be removed from the site by the contractor.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 11, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Catherine Welsh at (867) 4563852.

Site visits highly recommended.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: Construction of a 2.545km temporary winter road in order to provide seasonal access into Operating Unit 18 of the Pine Canyon Timber Harvest Plan. Work involves construction of a road, salvage of timber and clearing of the road, associated right-of-way and landings.

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 Jennifer Platz at (867) 456-3838.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

2014 YUKON SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION

ENGINEERING INSPECTIONS LAGOONS

Project Description: Contract for the collection and recycling, disposal or treatment of special wastes from Yukon.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Jules Farkas at (867) 667-5636.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: For the provision of engineering inspections as required by water licenses for four sewage lagoons owned and operated by the Department of Community Services for 2014/15 and 2015/16.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 2, 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 Dwayne Muckosky at (867) 456-6191.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: To provide registrar services for the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators, including executive secretariat services 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 Luda Ayzenberg at (867) 6675615.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Energy, Mines and Resources

Energy, Mines and Resources

Environment

Community Services

Justice

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 LOST: BLACK-AND-BLUE Windows large flat cellphone, 8X by HTC. Reward. Anne 334-1840

Services JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER 30 years experience Commercial-Residential â&#x20AC;˘Renovations â&#x20AC;˘Repairs â&#x20AC;˘Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘Bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘Drywall Tiles â&#x20AC;˘Decks â&#x20AC;˘Fine Finishing and Painting No job too small Local references available Phone 335-8924 bradmre@gmail.com

LOST: ATV trailer from Hillcrest, 2008 Snow Bear, black w/plywood floor w/ramp & spare tire. 334-9010 LOST: FISHING rod, Lucky Strike net & Pflueger reel on Kusawa Rd near Takhini River campsite August 19. Please call 867-689-0737

Business Opportunities

Lost & Found LOST: SMALL blue Leatherman squirt in case in Copper Ridge/Granger area. Axel 667-4450

Looking for NEW Business / Clients?

LOST: BORDER Collie, black & white, 11 yrs old, name is Kit, very friendly, scared to Alaska Highway near JohnsonĘźs Crossing July 31, not seen since. Significant reward offered. 668-3120

Advertise in The Yukon News ClassiďŹ eds!

FOUND: NEAR Millenium Trail, Samsung smart phone. 633-6242

Take Advantage of our 6 month Deal...

Advertise for 5 Months and

LOST: PAIR of black half-framed prescription glasses somewhere in the downtown area, reward offered. 393-2587

Get 1 MONTH OF FREE ADVERTISING

FOUND: CELL phone in park in Hillcrest.

668-4876 LOST: AT the airport August 12, a black fabric wallet. Reward. 667-6542

Book Your Ad Today!

4 s & E: wordads@yukon-news.com

FOUND: FLEECE hoody at Riverside camp on Yukon River on August 11. Appreciate how clean you left the camp. 668-2802

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

SITE REMEDIATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION YUKON HOUSING MAYO SENIORS SIX PLEX MAYO, YUKON

RETROFITS YUKON HOUSING UNITS #260300, 260400 AND #260500 ROSS RIVER, YUKON

Sports Equipment

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

GIRLS FIGURE skates, like new, size 6, $15, Graf 370 Supra hockey skates, size 2.5, $15, Easton Synergy Hockey Pants, YT(XL), 16"-28", $15, snowboarding helmet, small (53-55cm), $15. 456-7758

HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net

GUARANTEED TO MAKE MONEY within 30 days or we pay you $150 for trying.

Join now for your 7-day free trial www.ffn.freedom-isyours.com

ADULTS, TEENAGER and kids bikes, all in good cond, one with child seat, $10-$25, call or text 335-2555 FULL SET of womenĘźs golf clubs, c/w cart, $60. 633-4018

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

REPAIRS AND UPGRADES YUKON HOUSING UNIT #130901 - 707A LIARD WATSON LAKE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 11, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

Mandatory Site Visit: September 3, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

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 September 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

Joint tender with Watson Lake

Yukon Water Board â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Avis de demande

PM14-025 MN14-033 MS09-282-1

Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire

Beron Placers Co. Ltd Whitehorse Baptist Church GY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Highways and Public Works

Water Source Location Point dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eau/Lieu

Type of Undertaking Type dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;entreprise

Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION 2014 BLACK STREET LANDSCAPING PROJECT

Quotations must have the VHDO RI WKH ELGGHU DIÂż[HG and must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope clearly marked "QUOTATION FOR THE 2014 BLACK STREET LANDSCAPING PROJECT, ATTENTION: CITY ENGINEERâ&#x20AC;?

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Request for Quotation documents may be obtained by bidders who are or will be authorized to conduct business in the City of Whitehorse, from the (QJLQHHULQJ 2IÂżFH 0XQLFLSDO Services Building, 4210 Fourth Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon on or after 12:00 PM local time Friday August 22, 2014.

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Placer Mining

September 17, 2014

N/A

Miscellaneous

September 2, 2014

All enquiries to:

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.

Miscellaneous

September 2, 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.

INVITATION TO TENDER 2014 SHIPYARDS PARK RAILING PROJECT TENDERS will be received DW WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH 0DQDJHU RI )LQDQFLDO 6HUYLFHV DW &LW\ +DOO 6HFRQG $YHQXH :KLWHKRUVH <XNRQ < $ & EHIRUH 4:00:00 PM local time on Thursday, September 4, 2014.

Bonanza Creek and Groundwater

Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice.

FOX LAKE HERITAGE FARM -Free range, grass-fed â&#x20AC;&#x153;phatâ&#x20AC;? chickens, 8-12 lbs -Free range, grass-fed Heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving -Brome Hay for sale -Chicken plucker for rent 334-8960

QUOTATIONS will be UHFHLYHG DW WKH RIÂżFH RI the City Engineer, 4210 Fourth Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon before 4:00:00 PM local time on Thursday, September 11, 2014.

Please also note that COR or the Temporary Letter of Recognition is a pre-bid requirement for this project.

Ten Mile Creek

FOR RENT: farm equipment, aerator, plough, manure spreader, mower, and no-till-drill. View online at www.yukonag.ca (Equipment). Email: admin@yukonag.ca or call 668-6864

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

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.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Have you always wanted to ride?

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

Livestock

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at 867-667-5795.

Joint Tender with Ross River

FRESH CUT 1,000 lb hay bales In the field $100 each 867-633-3388 Please leave a message

HORSES!

ROPE CLIMBERS purlou etc 50-100Ęź 8 hanks, mostly new, $25-$35 ea, chest waders, menĘźs size 11, Cabellas, new, $45.

689-2017

PUBLIC TENDER

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 16, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 11, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Application Number NumĂŠro de la demande

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 FORD 5000 tractor diesel w/front end bucket & forks (quick change), PTO & 3-point hitch, 3 volume mechanical manuals incl.

633-4243 eves

Liquor Corporation

Baby & Child Items

LIQUOR ACT TAKE NOTICE THAT Binkillmar Enterprises Limited of 2220 2nd Ave., Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1C8, is making application for a Food Primary - Beer/Wine Liquor Licence, in respect of the premises known as Pizza Hut situated at 2220 2nd Ave. in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should ďŹ le their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 27th day of August, 2014 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The ďŹ rst time of publication of notice is Friday, August 8, 2014.

The second time of publication of notice is Friday, August 15, 2014.

The third time of publication of notice is Friday, August 22, 2014.

Any questions concerning this speciďŹ c NOTICE are to be directed to the Licensing & Development Branch at 667-5245 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5245.

PUBLIC TENDER LANDSCAPING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; YHC UNIT 490000 RETAINING WALL AND GRADING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; YHC UNIT # 870700 FARO, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 26, 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.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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INFANT CAR seat, baby crib and toddler bed, open to offers. 334-7061

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

MEC CHILD trailer, single, great trailer, great condition, happy to send photos, $200 obo.

334-8388

FORD DIESEL farm tractor, model #5000, c/w front end loader & 3 PH, gd cond.

668-2332 12 YR old brown registered Thoroughbred gelding, 16hh, trained english, half-passes, lead changes, solid in all gaits, also ridden western on the trails. Serious inquiries only. $2,500 firm. 456-2249

PUBLIC TENDER

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2-HORSE TRAILER w/walk-thru doors, large tack area, 2 front man doors, drop down loading ramp & roof escape hatch, $3,900 obo. 334-7612

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QUARTER HORSES, mare & gelding, reliable, easy keepers. 867-996-2570

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CHILD CARRIER, Piggyback Rider, new, grey orange in colour, weighs 3lbs, can carry a child up to 60lbs on adultĘźs back, $50.

393-3675 eves BMX INTRUDER bike, suit a 9-12 year-old, $50 obo, books for sale for same age (How to train your Dragon, Percy Jackson Series etc), best offer. 334-9594

6-YR OLD Red Dun Quarter horse, needs training, 15 hands. 867-536-2633

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YUKON HAY

Quality Timothy / Brome mix /P 3BJO t #BSO 4UPSFE 4RVBSF BOE SPVOE CBMFT QSJDFE GBJSMZ XJUI WPMVNF EJTDPVOUT

CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903

SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES & STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE - FRASER Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Childcare

MOVING SALE: Sofas, dining table & 6 chairs, other good quality furniture. 456-7728 PROFESSIONAL BROWN leather massage table, paid $750, asking $150, twin box springs for king bed, $50, 2 twin mattresses, $50 ea. 667-6587 lv msg HIDE-A-BED, $75 obo. 667-7626 COUCH & loveseat, green plaid pattern, includes new pillows, good cond, $300.

633-4607 ANTIQUE SOFA, classic square lines, sturdy frame, needs new upholstery/padding to replace horsehair, free to person able to restore and use. 633-4786 DOUBLE BED w/extra long mattress, exc cond, pine headboard & frame, $450.

667-6951 after 5pm LARGE SOLID wood oak desk, single pedestal w/filing drawer, $375. 667-6951 after 5pm SIMMONS DOUBLE mattress & boxspring, pillow top, high quality, clean, new condition, metal frame, $250. 333-9020 ANTIQUE DRESSER and mirror, 4 drawers, original mirror/hardware, exc cond, $400 obo. 334-5683

WANT THE BEST FOR YOUR KIDS? This is your opportunity to enrol your kids in BubbleĘźs Preschool, downtown.

We offer a great environment, excellent programs and highly qualified teachers.

Call Now 393-2577

LEATHER COUCH, green, very solid/heavy, some wear on 1 cushion but in good shape, 84" long x 42" deep, comfy, $350.

668-4364 ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE, solid wood, dark finish, 60" long x 19" deep x 24" high, $300. 668-4364

CREATIVE PLAY DAYCARE has openings in its preschool program.

Fun, caring environment.

Qualified staff onsite.

Playground mini-gym.

Please stop by 312 Strickland Street or call 667-2761

DRESSER, BC pine 5-drawer chest, 33" wide x 17" long x 46" high, $200. 668-4364 SET OF 2 handmade Kashan Persian 100% wool Oriental rugs, 3ĘźX4Ęź ea $300 or both for $500. call/text 867-335-2555

Furniture ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, wood top, two shelves, glass door, 33"highX22.5â&#x20AC;?wideX20" deep, $25. 633-6310 LEATHER COUCH & loveseat, paid $3,200, asking $1,600, oak entertainment centre, paid $800, asking $150, oak coffee table w/matching end tables, paid $900, asking $450. 667-6587 lv msg 2 CUSTOM-MADE Victorian lamps w/matching stand, paid $975, asking $450, dark oak round coffee table & end tables, $450, 3 dark wood nesting tables, $175. 667-6587 lv msg 10Ęź HAND scribed log picnic table, sealed with wood finish, never exposed to elements, $900. Dan 867-336-1412

DOUBLE BED, BC pine 2500 double head/foot & rails, Whistler firm EPT double mattress w/Durasystem HP double base, 1-yr old, new $1,500, asking $800. 668-4364 COUNTRY HOUSE Farmhouse bookcase, solid wood, burnished cherry, 5 shelves, 36" wide x 14" deep x 60" high, $300. 668-4364 COUNTRY HOUSE buffet bottom, 4 drawers, 2 doors with lead glass, solid wood, light oak, 57" long x 18" wide x 36" high, $500.

668-4364 COUNTRY HOUSE Cambrige dining table w/6 chairs, solid wood light oak, 54"x 36" folds out to 54"x54" square, $1,500.

668-4364

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We now have openings for our fall program.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014

ARE YOU MĂ&#x2030;TIS? Are you registered?

Would you like to be involved?

There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845

FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL VARIABLE RETENTION 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

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INVITATION TO TENDER 2014 YUKON ADULT RESOURCE CENTRE (YARC) WATER SERVICE

PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES & STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE - BLANCHARD Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Highways and Public Works

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND CRESTVIEW

M 403 KUSAWA Rd, Crestview, Friday August 22, 12noon-4pm, teacher garage sale, resources, classroom book libraries, games, theme related items, mostly primary material, some intermediate.

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M 30 HERON Dr, Arkell, Saturday August 23, 10am-2pm, clothes, household items, rain or shine.

M 16 OAK St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 9am-1pm.

M 16 ZIRCON Lane, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-12Noon, furniture, household toys, misc items, cancelled if raining.

M 52 DRIFT Dr, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 8am-2pm, moving out sale, camping, mechanical, sport, kids, bikes, garden, free items.

Want to get involved with the Humane Society? Become a volunteer and join the Board, walk dogs or help with a fundraiser;

it all helps!

RIVERDALE M 98 ALSEK Rd, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 10am-2pm, lots of everything.

M 42 BELL Cres, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 9 am-1 pm, fundraiser for 2015 Kluane Mtn. Bluegrass Festival. HH items, sporting gear, music, something for everyone.

M 35 TAKHINI Ave, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 8:30am-12Noon, baby/kids toys/clothes, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand name clothing, household items, sports equipment etc.

M 144 ALSEK Rd, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, no time speciďŹ ed, kids stuff, household items, movies, cancelled if raining.

M 31 ALSEK Rd, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 9am-Noon, household items, jewelry, clothes, shoes etc

M 71 TIGEREYE Cres, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-12Noon, household treasures, baby/kids stuff, clothes, no early birds please.

M 66 ALSEK Rd, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 10am-1pm, misc household items, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, variety of mechanical items, etc.

M 6 AQUAMARINE Dr, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-Noon, scrapbooking supplies, household items.

M 4, 8, 14 & 22 Tutshi Rd, Riverdale, Saturday August 23, 9am-Noon, kids bikes, household items, furniture, #4 has 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s era records and collectables, etc.

CRESTVIEW

TAKHINI

M 203 KLUKSHU, Crestview, Saturday August 23, 9am-2pm, downsizing sale, propane deck heater, antique silver tea set, replica DU trucks, storage cabinet, component stereo.

M 53 RHINE Way, Takhini North, Saturday August 23, 9am-12Noon, quality housewares, candles and ďŹ xtures, Christmas decorations

M 4031-4TH AVE, Pink Palace in the lane, downtown, Saturday August 23, 10am-2pm, cancelled if raining.

M 106 NORMANDY Rd, Takhini, Saturday August 23, 10am-4pm, something for everyone, come through to back yard, 334-3506

M 607 ALEXANDER St, downtown, Saturday August 23, 9am-1pm, bit of everything, household, reno leftovers, car stuff, small size adult clothing, books, tech, & free stuff.

GRANGER M 26 HAYES Cres, Granger, Saturday August 23, 8am-2pm LOBIRD M 14 LOBIRD, Saturday August 23, 9am-1pm, 3' plastic roll, 3' vinyl roll, light weight dolly, tools, med xmas tree, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s items, kitchen items, rain or shine.

MCCRAE M #4 GLACIER Rd, McCrae, Saturday August 23, 10am-2pm, kitchen equipment, tools, generator, building materials, dishwasher, wood stove NORTHLAND M 21 NORTHLAND Trailer Park, Saturday August 23 starting at 8:30am, under the carport, treasures for all ages, seasons, genders, rain or shine.

PORTER CREEK

Call 633-6019 today to find out how you can become involved!

M 1410 CENTENNIAL St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 10am-2pm, dishes, tools, birds, etc, no early birds please

M 14 GRIZZLY Circle, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-Noon, general household items.

M 504 JARVIS St, downtown, Saturday August 23, 9am-2pm, tools for bricklaying, drywalling, tiling, carpeting incl table saw, mitre saw stand, angle grinder, reciprocating jigsaw, etc.

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M 23 TAMARACK Dr, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 9am-2pm, household, camping supplies, kids clothes, toys.

M 150 FALCON Dr, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-noon, cancelled if raining.

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COPPER RIDGE

M 125 FINCH Cres, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23 starting at 9am, no early birds please.

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M 62-11TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 9am-12Noon, rain or shine, new/used craft supplies, kitchen/household, video games/consoles, ladies clothing, tools, Scentsy, etc.

M 19 AQUAMARINE Pl, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 9am-12Noon, household items, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuff, clothing, books, toys.

M 36 FINCH Cres, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 23, 8:30am-12 Noon, moving out sale, clothes, household items etc.

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household items, bathroom vanity/sink from renos, some furniture.

M 5 BAMBOO Cres, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 8am-1pm, multi-family, something for everyone, proceeds to Juvenile Diabetes.

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SALES

08.22.2014

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

Garage

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Personals

CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community?

Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime.

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

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M 1716 HICKORY St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23 & Sunday August 24, 9am-2pm.

M 1007 PINE St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 23, 9am-Noon, multifamily, JEM fundraiser to assist poor villages in north Mexico,

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH COPPER RIDGE M 40 WINZE Pl, Copper Ridge, Sunday August 24, 8am-12Noon, cars, bikes, furniture, sports equipment etc PORTER CREEK M 88 WANN Rd, Porter Creek, Sunday August 24 starting at 8:30am, multi-family, furniture, clothing, household items M 8B VESLUCE Pl, Porter Creek, Sunday August 24, inside, 9am-1pm, dining room table & 6 chairs, matching hutch, double bed, dresser, bookcase, etc M 1410 CENTENNIAL St, Porter Creek, Sunday August 24, 10am-2pm, dishes, tools, birds, etc, no early birds please

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