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Yukon’s contingent at the 55+ Games were honoured for their enthusiasm and sportsmanship.

They also brought back a bucket full of medals, placing third overall.

Daphne Mennell found her next artistic muse on the Chilkoot Trail.

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invest in Yukon’s future.”

The Tourism Industry Association Yukon has been lobhe governments of bying the governments for the Yukon and Canada have money. announced $3.6 million In January the association for a two-year campaign to get called for a $5 million investmore Canadians to visit the ment over two years for a territory. television campaign targeting That will include new televi- Canadian audiences. sion commercials promoting The Yukon Chamber of to the Yukon, targeted at the Commerce was also pushing domestic market. for the funding bump.

“This is the single largest in“It’s, I would say, a huge vestment in tourism marketing success,” said Neil Hartling, the that has ever happened in the tourism association’s chair, in history of Yukon government,” an interview yesterday. said Yukon Tourism Minister Getting the decision-makers Mike Nixon in an interview on board took some education, yesterday. he said.

The money will come half “Tourism is a challengfrom the Yukon government ing business to track. In the and half from CanNor, the parlance of the new commerce Canadian Northern Economic MBAs, it’s called an industry Development Agency. without smokestacks. In other “Canada and the world really words, there isn’t a factory you are taking notice of Yukon, and can point towards. it’s truly a great time to invest “Instead, it’s spread through in tourism in the territory, and the economy quietly but effecit couldn’t be a better time to tively. It just chugs away, often out of sight but very efficiently.

I would say that it took courage for the politicians to do the right thing in this case and put Your Yukon dollars where they knew Community it would bring a good return on investment, but not necesNewspaper. sarily with the easy optics of a traditional sod-turning ceremony, or whatever goes along One with typical funding announceClick ments.”

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The money nearly doubles the annual tourism marketing budget for initiatives targeting www.yukon-news.com North America, which currently sits at $1.9 million.

The Yukon government’s total tourism marketing budget, before the funding increase, sat WEDNESDAY • FRIDAY at just under $5 million.

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The tourism industry association has a marketing committee that works with the Yukon government to plan and evaluate marketing initiatives.

The Yukon government has hired Outside the Cube to develop and implement the advertising campaign.

The Opposition NDP has lauded the additional marketing money.

“The Yukon NDP has consistently called for such investment over the past year,” said tourism critic Kevin Barr in a news release yesterday.

“We know that this kind of investment pays off and we know how important tourism is to Yukon’s economy. This is a great first step, and we will continue working with tourism industry representatives to support the industry’s steady growth.”

The tourism department tracks border crossings into Yukon from Alaska, arrivals at the Whitehorse airport and visits to visitor information centres on a monthly basis.

It also completes major visitation studies, which capture tourists arriving by any means, about every five to eight years.

According to the 2013 yearend report, border crossings were up eight per cent compared with 2012.

A total of 345,510 visitors entered the Yukon through Alaska last year.

Two per cent of were residents of Canada, and 67 per cent were residents of the United States.

More statistics are available on the department’s website.

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New birth certificate finally arrives for same-sex couple where one parent is not biologically related to the child.

When the family first went fter seven months of public, Yukon legislators moved fighting and then waitquickly to remove the discrimiing, Mirek Krikorian finatory language from the law. nally has a birth certificate with In May every MLA in the legboth his parents’ names on it. islature voted in favour of makWhen Mirek was born, ing all the required changes. his moms, Cai Krikorian and The new law does away with Corinne Gurtler, were told the adoption requirement and Gurtler couldn’t get her name allows for up to four people to on the document unless she be included on a birth certififormally adopted her own son. cate.

The family called that disBut even after the change, the crimination and went public family still had to wait months with their complaint about the to get the document. territory’s Vital Statistics Act. The Department of Health On Friday, they got a call and Social Services said the new from the registrar saying the birth certificates couldn’t be completed birth certificate – handed out until the amendwith both names – was ready ments were proclaimed by Yuto go. kon’s commissioner. And that “We’re ecstatic. I mean, it couldn’t happen until all the took forever, but when she new documents were created finally called it was like, ‘OK, and other bureaucratic details good,’” Gurtler said yesterday. were resolved.

The Yukon Vital Statistics Updating the act was more Act, as it was originally written, complicated than just rewriting didn’t allow for same-sex coua birth certificate, the departples to be listed as parents, even ment said at the time. A total if they were legally married, un- of 26 forms, including for birth less one half of the couple went certificates, death certificates Submitted Photo/Yukon News through the adoption process. and applications for name Corinne Gurtler holds her son Mirek Krikorian and his birth The same is not true for change, had to be updated. certificate, which now show both his mothers’ names on it. heterosexual couples in cases Now that the document has Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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Yukon to chair Council of the Federation Canada’s premiers will gather in Whitehorse in 2016 for the 57th annual Council of the Federation meeting, the Yukon government announced last week.

“The opportunity to chair the Council of the Federation is a significant and historic achievement,” Premier Darrell Pasloski said in a news release.

“I have great confidence that Yukon is ready for the considerable duties and responsibilities of this national leadership role.”

It will be the first time a territory has hosted the event.

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Energy, Mines and Resources hires new deputy minister Yukon’s Department of Energy, Mines and Resources will have a new deputy minister, starting next month.

George Ross has been appointed to the job, the government announced last week.

Ross brings with him more than 30 years of senior executive experience in the public sector, according to the news release.

“We will benefit greatly from his experience and expertise,” said Premier Darrell Pasloski in the release. “He has a strong track record of public sector

leadership.”

Ross has been a deputy minister for the Government of Ontario for the past six years with the ministries of research and innovation, consumer services, and northern development and mines.

Ross replaces Shirley Abercrombie, who had been the acting deputy minister.

(Jacqueline Ronson)

Police investigate thefts over the long weekend Yukon RCMP are reminding the public to lock their cars after eight vehicles were stolen over the Labour Day long weekend.

According to police, one theft happened on Aug. 29 in Riverdale.

The next day, police received five reports from vehicle owners. Two were on Mallard Way in Ingram subdivision, one was in Arkell subdivision, one was in Hillcrest and one more was in Lobird.

RCMP received two more complaints of thefts on Aug. 31 in Hillcrest.

Police are asking people to: 1. Lock your vehicle whenever you leave it unattended for any length of time.

2. Do not leave keys in your vehicle.

3. Remove valuables from plain view or completely remove valuables from unat-

tended motor vehicles.

4. Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the motor running with the keys in the vehicle.

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Mactung mine gets go-ahead After nearly six years, the Mactung mine project has made it through the environmental and socioeconomic assessment process.

North American Tungsten’s proposed tungsten mine is located along the Canol Road near the N.W.T. border.

The company currently operates the nearby Cantung mine.

The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board issued its final recommendations on the Mactung project in March.

But the Yukon government then sent the board back to the drawing board, arguing that it had not done enough to satisfy the concerns of the Liard First Nation and the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun. The “screening report appears to focus exclusively – or almost so – on the potential effects of the project on (the Ross River Dena Council),” according to Yukon’s decision.

Updated recommendations from the board were released in July.

Now the Yukon government has accepted those recommendations, with some small changes, in its latest decision document.

The project must still receive its mining and water licences before moving into construction.

Capital costs for the mine are estimated at about $400 million, according to the company’s website.

The mine is forecast to operate at a rate of 2,000 tonnes per day for 11 years of underground operations, with potential for an additional 17 years with the addition of an open pit.

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finally arrived, the parents can move forward with other important life decisions.

“Now it’s time for a social insurance number and getting an RESP set up, and applying for a new passport,” Gurtler said.

Gurtler said the family is still moving forward with their human rights complaint even though Mirek’s birth certificate has been completed.

The Vital Statistics Act has been updated, but Department of Justice lawyers are going through the rest of the territory’s legislation to see what other laws will need language changes to reflect same-sex couples.

Gurtler said it’s important that the human rights complaint moves forward so that the government is motivated to keep making changes.

“We want to make sure that they continue forward with the other ones,” she said. “I can’t imagine they’re going to get a judgment (on the human rights complaint) other than ‘you’re wrong.’ If they don’t feel a little bit of pain, they might just leave it, and we don’t want them to.”

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

forum builds on Yukon government’s commitment to explore creative solutions collaboratively to respond to violence against women in the North.

The forum is free and open to all Yukon women.

Visit the women’s directorate website for more information.

(Jacqueline Ronson)

Yukon launches lottery for cottage lots

The Yukon government has developed 19 cottage lots on Bennett and Tagish Lakes near Carcross.

The government promised to build the lots in a deal signed with the Carcross/Tagish First Nation in December.

Yukon to host The lots will be made availwomen’s forum able through lottery on Sept.

The Yukon advisory council on 17. The closing date to apply is Sept. 15. women’s issues, the women’s The 0.41 hectare lots range directorate and the Liard Abin price from $45,000 to original Women’s Society are $55,000. hosting a forum in Whitehorse They are accessible only by next week.

The two-day event will focus water.

The public is invited to aton issues of interpersonal viotend the lottery, which will take lence at home, at work and in place at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17 in the community.

It will take place Sept. 12 and room 1A in the Elijah Smith 13 at the Westmark Whitehorse Building.

Any lots not selected through Hotel. the lottery process will be made “Violence against women available for sale on Oct. 20. affects everyone and therefore More information is availrequires collective action,” Minable on the Energy, Mines and ister Elaine Taylor, responsible Resources website. for the women’s directorate, (Jacqueline Ronson) said. “Investing in the women’s

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Liard First Nation finances put under outside control Myles Dolphin

Northern Development Canada for avoiding the needs of the community. ttawa has appointed a He also lashed out at the previthird-party manager to ous executive director and adstraighten out Liard First ministration, which he blames for Nation’s financial mess. leaving the First Nation’s finances Chief Daniel Morris responded in disarray. yesterday with a scathing news “We were elected to manrelease that blames the Departage the affairs of the Liard First ment of Aboriginal Affairs and Nation last December, and we are shocked to find the previous administration left us with a financial ledger that borders The Yukon home of on bankruptcy,” he wrote in the release.

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the recipient appointed advisor to move us forward; yet, found ourselves repeatedly ignored.”

Liard First Nation received a letter on Aug. 26, stating it would be placed under third party management.

Aboriginal Affairs describes this measure as a last resort, to be taken as a temporary measure to ensure the continued delivery of programs and services to the community.

The department uses a competitive bidding process to establish a list of managers and chooses one when it needs its services. Ganhada Management Group won the job yesterday.

Approximately 155 First Nations are currently under thirdparty management in Canada.

According to the Aboriginal Affairs website, LFN must now develop a repayment plan that is acceptable to the department.

In January this year, about 40 First Nation staff were laid off because of financial difficulties stemming from unpaid debts.

Morris said Aboriginal Affairs has continuously ignored complaints that the previous administration is to blame, and the appointed advisor isn’t working

out. “Aboriginal Affairs wrote us a letter and they just look at it as an LFN issue, although they have it on record they’ve talked to the previous administration, which owed funds to the federal government,” he told the News yesterday.

“To me this seems like they are trying to strong-arm a new government in the First Nation.”

Morris and his council were elected in December. He said the advisor was hired without his or council’s approval.

“We talked to the regional director about it, but they didn’t seem too worried about dealing with that,” he said.

“She (advisor) had two previous finance workers that couldn’t work with her.”

The First Nation currently owes Aboriginal Affairs $708,000.

Approximately $200,000 to $300,000 has already been repaid, said Morris.

That money can only come from program dollars, he said, and that will continue to cripple the community.

“We are going to look somewhere else to talk about a repayment plan because the region has already set up its mind,” he said.

“We used to have hot meals for

Darrell Pasloski made the comments last week from the 55th Annual Premiers Conference in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Yukon’s premier is calling for “Another important comaction, not an inquiry, when it ponent to this would be First comes to missing and murdered Nation leadership, and men in aboriginal women in Canada. communities to start to stand up and say that this isn’t acceptWed, August 3 & able,” he said.

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elders, they used to have wood to offset their fuel bills. We don’t have that anymore. The hardship is going to be felt by our elders.”

Denelle Spencer, a governance advisor for the First Nation, said it’s important to note that the community has done everything in its power to meet Aboriginal Affairs’ requirements.

“What they’re asking for is the impossible,” she said.

“In good faith, Liard First Nation has been making some payments, a lot more than the previous administration has made in the past. It’s an indication that LFN is doing everything it can under the circumstances.”

Morris said he is disappointed that a federal department would not think of the bigger picture.

“There is a lot of economic development that could happen within the region,” he said.

“A government that acts like this, it’s not reasonable. It’s not helping the cause. They should have come back with a more positive attitude to see how we can develop a better government model, instead of worrying about the money that’s been spent.”

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“We also thought we’d propose a compromise to that,” he said. So premiers have proposed that key federal ministers meet with them to discuss the matter at a roundtable conference.

When asked if he agreed with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s remarks that the murder of aboriginal women is not a sociological phenomenon, Pasloski dodged the question.

“We support the national aboriginal organizations’ call for a public inquiry,” he said.

“We support their call for a roundtable of federal ministers if they’re not going to go forward with a public inquiry.

There’s a lot of stuff that we’re doing and there’s more that we can do by sharing information with each other. I think we should see leadership in First Nation men standing up.”

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hitehorse parents are upset over complications arising from changes to school bus routes.

Many have taken to social media networks to voice their concerns, even creating a Facebook group called “Concerns With Whitehorse School Buses” that reached 100 members on Monday.

Problems began showing up just a few days into the new school year.

Complaints range from security concerns to problems with the Department of Education’s electronic registration system.

Kelly Boyd, who lives in Wolf Creek, says that her children must now sit at a transfer station for 10-15 minutes, making their journey more than an hour long.

Corrina Lotz, meanwhile, who lives on Canyon Crescent near Miles Canyon, worries about the safety of her four children – the youngest of which is six – now expected to wait for the bus along the Alaska Highway.

“For the first couple of days, the bus came into Canyon Crescent and picked them up, but when they were dropped off they were told they had to get out on the highway,” she said.

“On the third day, the bus didn’t show up and they told me the pick up had to be on the highway, too. Someone at the Department of Education told me it takes extra time for the driver to go into the crescent.

“My youngest is six years old – I can’t have my children on the highway. That’s unacceptable, and I can’t believe someone came up with that

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Schoolchildren board a bus in Whitehorse last week.

solution.”

Lotz called Takhini Transport, the company contracted by the Department of Education, to ask about the change.

Someone told her the department had an issue with the company turning left onto the highway.

“Are you kidding me? Don’t we learn how to hang left when we get our driver’s licences?” she said.

Parents were asked to review changes to the bus routes over the summer.

They were also asked to register their children using the department’s new electronic system, to allow time to plan the routes.

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Some parents are now claiming their children are not being picked up for school in the morning, or that they’re being asked to drive significant distances to drop them off at transfer stations.

“Having to drive your kids to the bus stop kind of defeats the purpose. Right?” said Renee Samantha Clarice Beecher on

the Facebook group.

Last week, department spokesperson Mark Hill said the new bus routes were a necessary change.

“Over time, the bus routes were tweaked and it became a bit of a rat’s nest,” he told the News.

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time on the bus. It meant going back to the drawing board and setting up new routes.”

Hill said parents were given ample time to register their children online, but many failed to do so over the summer.

“Bus schedules had to be locked in by the Friday prior to the first day of school, and at that point there were still several hundred students who had not been registered for buses,” he said.

The department issued a statement on its bus routes website informing parents they were working to remedy individual complaints.

“We are receiving a high volume of calls and new bus registrations,” it states.

“We are processing registrations as quickly as possible and adjusting bus schedules and stops daily. We apologize for the delay in responding to individual questions and concerns.”

The changes aren’t creating headaches for all parents, some of whom were praising the new routes.

“I like the new schedule,” Cathy Hall said on Facebook, “my grandkids are only on the bus for 35 minutes now instead of an hour.”

The Department of Education is holding a meeting to address parents’ concerns tonight at Hidden Valley Elementary School at 7 p.m.

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Violence against aboriginal women requires creative solutions, not a federal inquiry commission devoted to them, resulting in a voluminous report published in 1996 that captured ritics of the Government the complexity of indigenous of Canada have pushed hard for a federal inquiry issues in Canada but failed to capture the public or the political into the shocking levels of violence against aboriginal women, imagination.

What makes the matter of sparked by the recent murder murdered aboriginal women of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine in Winnipeg. Superficially, the idea somewhat different is that the of an inquiry seems logical, par- immediate and contextual causes are quite well-known. Most ticularly if such an investigation murders of aboriginal women produced viable and sustain– of all women, sadly – involve able solutions to an epidemic of family members or other people violence directed at vulnerable close to the victim. The causes women.

The inquiry route, however, is are painfully familiar: drug and alcohol abuse, sustained dothe wrong one for Canada and mestic violence, and the tragic the wrong one for aboriginal lifestyles of young women forced women, who absolutely deserve greater protection and who have into prostitution and hard drug use. We know, in general, who to be saved from the scourge kills aboriginal women, why the of violence across the country. murders occur, and the family Prime Minister Stephen Harper and social context in which the is wrong when he says that violence occurs. the issue is criminal in nature We also know the broader and not “sociological.” There social and historical environment are countless studies that have that created the intense poverty, documented the roots of violence against women and against marginalization, and social crisis.

We are much less frank in adaboriginal women specifically, dressing systematic racism – a and these are profoundly social, cultural and economic in nature. painful and real experience for Canada has held many inquir- far too many aboriginal Canies, commissions and royal com- adians – but most will acknowledge that it is there. missions over the years. Some, It is true that, despite a firm like the MacDonald commission on Canada’s economic prospects, grasp on the nature of the problem, no one knows precisely played a crucial role in leading Canada toward free trade. Others what to do. From the 1970s on, the then Department of Indian elevated issues from the background and made them national Affairs tried to address social problems with more programs news. The LeDain commission and greater government engageon drugs, the bilingualism and ment. While there were some biculturalism commission, and improvements, in many ways the the LaMarsh study on the status active intervention by governof women all sent a bright spotment did not solve problems that light into areas of public policy largely shielded from public view. were more social, cultural and economic in nature.

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The current government is preoccupied with economic development, believing that jobs and prosperity – along with modern agreements and aboriginal self-government – will address the social and community ills over time. We can see the improvements economic development has brought for the James Bay Cree, Meadow Lake, Onion Lake, Osoyoos, the Tahltan, Carcross-Tagish, Inuvialuit and many other groups. But even here, the path is uncertain and there is no assurance of uniform success.

All the while, indigenous women – and aboriginal men – continue to die at an alarming pace and often in gruesome and awful ways.

Public policy is not the only lever available to Canadians. The country at large can get engaged, with and at the request of First Nations. Unions, churches, community organizations, philanthropists and others can get involved directly, as former Prime Minister Paul Martin continues to do, as Aditya Jha has done with his private foundation, and as another initiative by ChineseCanadian leaders has the potential to do.

Most of the real problems facing aboriginal people in Canada did not begin with government policy and will not

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be solved by policy actions. The crisis began with racial stereotypes, discrimination, hostility and cultural disdain, all of which fed into government actions over time. Canadians – with their governments following rather than leading – have to do more.

So why don’t we Canadians do something different, instead of retreating to the time-worn idea of national inquiry, which is rather like punting the ball deep into the political wilderness. If there ever was an opportunity for a citizens’ mobilization, where aboriginal and non-aboriginal people came together to focus on solutions – not causes – this is it.

There is a remarkable model before us, provided by the founders of Idle No More, who showed that peaceful engagement focused on consciousness raising could sweep the country and mobilize tens of thousands of aboriginal people. Why not start a “problem-solver’s movement,” involving community leaders,

activists, professionals and the general public, designed to work with local aboriginal groups to identify possible solutions to the crisis of murdered aboriginal women?

Canadians are good at talking – and we are better at fingerpointing. We are much less accomplished at problem-solving and figuring out real world solutions to serious and sustained social problems. The murders of hundreds of aboriginal women is a national disgrace. Let’s not assume that government has all of the answers. Let’s transform the tragedies into a search for workable solutions and, even more importantly, reconciliation between indigenous peoples and all other Canadians.

Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

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Some tough questions about federal transfers Why should Ottawa keep sending billions if Yukoners block development?

Kyle Carruthers

of the Yukon’s $2.7 billion economy. Those federal dollars t’s common to hear that the circulating around the terriYukon must allow more re- tory do not contribute to the source extraction to reduce economy, they are the economy. our dependency on federal Mining and tourism are a nice transfers. If we don’t develop side dish, but the main course our resources, so the argument at this table is a federal infusion goes, what incentive do southof cash. If the federal governern Canadians have to keep ment were to decide one day funding our way of life, to the that the Yukon should “pull its tune of a billion dollars a year? own weight” and reduced our A desire to limit developtransfer payments so that they ment is a legitimate political were equivalent (per capita) position, and it is one shared by to what the provinces receive, many Yukoners. But we do need our economy would be utterly to acknowledge the superficial decimated. strength of the argument and Fortunately, a sudden cut-off work at figuring out an answer. of the federal tap is unlikely, at Those Yukoners who take least in the medium term. But even a passing interest in even a modest reduction of fedcurrent affairs know that the eral transfers would choke off Yukon receives a large amount growth and lead to hard times of money from the federal gov- for Yukoners. If the federal ernment. Transfers to the Yugovernment was faced with kon government will top $898 hard fiscal times it is always million this year. That’s $24,614 possible that our transfers just per resident. Millions more are may be targeted in the interests transferred to Yukon First Naof budgetary restraint. Transtions and municipalities. fers to the Yukon may be a The amount we receive per very minor part of the overall person dwarfs the amount federal budget, but they are not received by the provinces. so insignificant that they are Federal transfers are absountouchable either. lutely essential to the health The problem that we Yu-

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koners face is that it is hard to see how our dependence will change any time soon.

The Yukon was dependent on transfers when I was born and (if anything) is only marginally more self-sufficient now.

If we are being honest with ourselves we need to acknowledge that our options for economic growth outside of resource extraction are few.

Developing a meaningful manufacturing sector is not in the cards far removed as we are from the population centres of the south.

Politicians on the left side of the political spectrum like to talk about growing our “knowledge” economy and “green” jobs which may be an excellent area for future growth, but it is hard to see how these sectors have the punch to really put a dent in our dependency.

Those in the centre talk of a “balance” between development and the environment, which in a sense is great. We should take a balanced approach to development and the environment. But there is balance and then there is balance. I suspect many Yukoners

(myself included) would likely balk at just how much more resource extraction (and resulting environmental degradation) would need to take place if we ever intended to pay our own way.

It is easy to see how politicians like our present prime minister rationalize large transfers to the territory. For many conservative politicians in the south the Yukon is where the resources of the future will come from. Our transfer payments are justified on the basis of the jobs, investment opportunities and tax revenue that future resource extraction activity would create.

The rest of us – those who want a Yukon with pristine wilderness, clean water and fresh air – have a challenge on our hands. It is definitely a quandary. We will have to continually justify our existence to the 30 million Canadians whose tax dollars fund our way of life. If we want to prohibit development in large areas of land like the Peel watershed and significantly limit activity elsewhere, what is in it for the rest of Canada? Why should

they continue to send money to a territory that has no intention of becoming self-sufficient?

We may well be able to convince Canadians of the intrinsic value of an unspoiled, naturally beautiful Yukon. But it is hard to see how maintaining the Yukon’s natural beauty justifies a billion-dollar federally-funded population centred largely in Whitehorse.

I would be lying if I said I had a good answer to that question, and I raise it to spark a conversation, not propose a solution. We are probably safe for the time being. Our transfer payments continue to grow and government spending continues to provide an excellent quality of life for Yukoners.

Southern Canada is content for the time with the promise of a future payoff.

But I think it is time that we start thinking about the question of what does the Yukon have to offer the rest of Canada that justifies the spending of all this money, because some day someone just might ask.

Kyle Carruthers is born and raised Yukoner who lives and practices law in Whitehorse.

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Canada prepared to take on ISIL but will do so on a budget: Harper Murray Brewster Canadian Press

LONDON tephen Harper pledged further action to combat the rising threat Islamic extremism in Middle East on Wednesday, but said he would do so on a frugal budget.

Speaking to a business audience in London, the prime minister joined other world leaders in reacting with horror to the execution of a second U.S. freelance journalist, Steven Sotloff, at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Despite the prominence of the killings – both were documented in videos posted online – there have been many other faceless victims of the group’s brutal rampage across a vast swath of northern Iraq and Syria, Harper noted. “The fact is, this is the tip of an iceberg of literally tens of thousands of people who are being treated in this way,�

Harper said, referring to the assault on Christians, Yazidis, Shiite Muslims and others who do not subscribe to ISIL’s brand of ultraconservative Sunni Islam.

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He once again equated the threat posed by the militants with the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan more than 20 years ago. “It obviously has the capacity of not just leading regional jihad, but becoming a

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Canada is prepared to do its part in concert with allies, but Harper took aim at critics both at home and abroad who say his government is not spending enough on the military.

Both the U.S. and Britain have been clamouring for all allies to commit to a 10-year plan to boost military expenditures to meet the NATO benchmark of two per cent of

each nation’s gross domestic product.

Right now, Canada earmarks only one per cent of GDP. “Our government has done significant investments in the military,� he said during a question-and-answer session with Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, a weekly conservative magazine in Britain. “We acknowledge as a government that we will likely be spending more, but we will

only be spending where there is clearly need.�

National Defence has seen its allocation slashed by more than 10 per cent since the end of the Afghan war and recent figures show spending is forecast to decline by $2.7-billion in anticipation of a balanced budget.

The government’s approach has always been to guard the federal treasury, rather than specifying a dollar figure before deciding how to spend it, he said. “We go out and figure out what it is we need to do, and then we attempt to get a budget as frugally as possible to achieve those objectives,�

Harper said. “When it comes to spending, we can argue about spending, but the reality is this: Everything NATO has done in recent years, whether it’s been the mission to Afghanistan, the mission to Libya and now the reassurance mission to Eastern Europe, Canada has not only contributed everything that it has (been) asked in those missions, we have contributed disproportionately. So don’t tell me about how much you’re spending, tell me about how much you are doing.�

The final statement at the Wales summit later this week will describe the long-standing NATO benchmark as an “aspirational target� that countries will try to meet.

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What the US military wants for missile defence: multi-use sensors in the Arctic Alexander Panetta Canadian Press PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, COLO. merican military officials have shed some light on what Canada could contribute to the missile-defence program should it choose to join after a decade spent on the sidelines.

Several conversations with highranking U.S. military officers point to a common desire: multi-purpose sensors in Canada’s Arctic that would sniff out a wider range of potential threats than just intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Those state-of-the-art systems would be designed to track maritime vessels, airplanes and small cruise missiles – all in addition to any large missile fired off by North Korea or some hypothetical rogue state.

That means the missile-defence system that has prompted so much debate in Canada over the years could, potentially, be just one single piece integrated into the broader binational military relationship.

American military brass are aware that the missile-defence debate has been revived in Ottawa, nine years after domestic political pressure prompted the Paul Martin government to abstain.

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utterances carefully, wary of being seen as interfering in Canadian policy-making.

“We respectfully want them to have all the space and time to consider it now that it’s been brought to the table, it seems,” said U.S. Gen. Charles Jacoby, who heads Norad – the Canada-U.S. North American Aerospace Defence Command.

“If Canada decided not to belong to missile defence, then I’m sure that they would continue to play all of their robust roles that they play in missile warning and in the other Norad missions. And if they did decide (to join), I’m sure we’d take great advantage of the capabilities and commitment that Canada brings to every mission.”

Since the Arctic horizon is a high-potential route for incoming missiles, so-called long-range discrimination radar – which tracks objects with greater precision than the current system – would make sense, he added.

“We’re also interested in capabilities that are multi-mission, not single mission,” said Jacoby, who’s also commander of U.S. Northern Command, based in the same Colorado Springs facility as Norad.

“I think both countries no longer care to invest in single-mission, onetrick-pony capabilities. So we would

want multi-mission kinds of sensors up there.”

Canadian officials say the message has been similar in private, with the American military having made its wish-list known.

Because the missile-defence system is monitored from the same Colorado air force base that houses Norad, Canadians work alongside Americans who operate a major program to which they don’t belong.

A new partnership on ballistic missile defence would “open up the door for all kinds of conversations” about deeper Canada-U.S. co-operation, said Brig.-Gen. Matt Molloy, the American general who oversees the missile-defence unit under Jacoby.

“Our polar approach, it’s a vulnerability,” Molloy said.

“That polar approach is of supreme importance to North American defence. And that is, I think, a great area to look at – what we can do with sensor capacity up there.

There’s room for capacity up there.”

Japan, Australia, and several European countries have already signed on to join the missile-defence program. In Canada, a Senate committee has endorsed the idea, but the Harper government has said little.

In its early conception phase in the Reagan era, the program was

known as Star Wars, a label its critics continue to use. The system includes one space-based detection satellite, several land- and sea-based sensors and rockets in California and Alaska designed to launch a 64-kg interceptor vehicle.

Bill Graham, the Liberal defence minister from a decade ago, recalls that at the time, all the U.S. government initially wanted from Canada was political support.

“It was a little bit like Iraq – they just wanted the flag,” Graham said.

“They wanted us to say yes. But we were not asked to put any money in, we were not at that time asked for any location for a radar-warning site.”

Graham did recall one proposal to install radar in Newfoundland.

The pitch came from a private company.

Nine years later, that same company – Raytheon, a Massachusettsbased defence contractor – continues to produce sensors for the program, ranging in size, capability and price tag.

Lobbying records suggest it has held meetings recently in Ottawa to discuss missile defence with at least one senator, one civil servant and, just last week, with Public Works Minister Diane Finley.

In its latest annual report, the

company lays out a strategy for growth beyond the U.S. It warns that Raytheon relies on the U.S. government for 72 per cent of its sales, and needs new markets because of American budget-cutting.

Raytheon recently began building its 12th AN/TPY-2 radar for the U.S. program, at a cost of US$172.7 million. It’s also one of the contractors for the more sophisticated Air Missile Defence Radar, which will cost the U.S. government US$299.9 million per unit.

One advocate for the program says Canada could possibly buy another technology, similar to the Dutch. Last week, the Netherlands announced a US$71 million plan to install radar on a frigate as part of NATO’s contribution to the missile program.

Riki Ellison of the Virginia-based Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance said Canada has a responsibility to upgrade some of its Cold War-era radar infrastructure in the Arctic, designed for big fleets of Soviet bombers. Modern risks include small, hard-to-detect rockets fired from ships, he said.

“The game’s evolved,” Ellison said. “There are organizations trying to get this capability that are non-state actors, that are small-state actors.”

Scientists study polar bears through DNA from footprints in snow Bob Weber

having to see the animal,” said Eva Bellemain of Spygen Inc., the French company that created the technique, olar bear scientists have used for the first time on polar bears developed a new way to study from Arctic Norway. the mighty Arctic predator – The technique couldn’t be more pulling DNA off footprints left in straightforward. Using radio-collar the snow. data, scientists look for bears and Fingerprinting a footprint could when they find imprints that they’re fundamentally change how research- sure come from the same animal, ers work with the bears by making they scoop the tracks and the snow it easier, cheaper and safer to study into a plastic bag. an animal that has become politic“People don’t realize it, but when ally charged in the debate around you touch something you leave some climate change and Arctic developcells,” Bellemain said. “It’s invisible. ment.

“Especially if the snow is a bit “This method allows us to sample hard, the bear will leave some cells from the skin from under the foot.”

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Snow and cold are good preservatives for DNA, Bellemain added.

The snow is later melted and filtered. A minute amount of genetic material is left in the filter, which is treated with chemicals that make it easier to read the DNA. So far, the method can only confirm what species the DNA came from. However, Bellemain said that the ability to identify individual bears is near.

“We’ll get some results by the end of the year,” she said. “Maybe the method will be available to use by the beginning of the year.”

That would allow scientists to know the gender of an animal, ana-

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lyze its parentage, get an idea of the structure of the population it came from and suggest the size of territory and resources it uses – all from a footprint.

“This would be a huge boon to the type of work that many of us do for population monitoring,” said Andrew Derocher, a polar bear biologist at the University of Alberta.

Polar bear populations have become part of several ongoing political debates, including the impact on the animals of Arctic sea-ice melt, sport hunting and industrial development. Some populations remain poorly understood because of how expensive and hard it is to do

aerial surveys or other counts.

“It would take nothing to scoop up snow from 20 or 30 tracks from a polar bear,” Derocher said. “You can do this type of analysis very quickly and cheaply.”

Hunters could be asked to scoop a few tracks from any bear path they happen to cross, Derocher suggested.

“The big challenge in this DNA work is the quality of the DNA you get.”

But the method could be a big step forward in the quest for noninvasive ways to study animals, said Derocher.

“It is potentially an incredibly important development.”

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Left-wing think tank targeted for tax audit because its research shows ‘bias’ Dean Beeby Canadian Press

OTTAWA left-leaning think-tank was targeted by the Canada Revenue Agency for a politicalactivities audit last fall partly because the research and education material on its website appears to be “biased” and “one-sided.”

That partial rationale for launching the controversial audit appears on a newly released document that the think-tank, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, obtained under the Access to Information Act. The one-page summary sheet, which has some material deleted to protect law enforcement, includes a section entitled “Screeners’ comments” that outlines why the Ottawa-based group was selected to undergo an audit of its political activities.

The section refers to two previous audits, in 1989-1990 and 2002, where the tax agency says it first raised questions about the group’s political activities, among other non-compliance issues.

“A review of the Organization’s website, as well as the previous audit findings, suggests that the Organization may be carrying out prohibited partisan political activities, and that much of its research/educational materials may be biased/one-sided,” says the document, a copy of which was provided to The Canadian Press.

The internal summary provides an unusual glimpse into the Canada Revenue Agency’s audit-selection process, which the agency is normally bound to keep secret.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an avowedly left-leaning think-tank that first won charitable status in 1987, and has become a fixture on the federal scene, known in particular for its so-called Alternative Federal Budget each year. Its positions on social programs, taxes and the economy often conflict with Harper government policies.

The centre has become one of 52 charities to undergo audits of their political activities, in a new $13.4-million program launched in the 2012 federal budget.

Auditors are looking for any evidence of partisan activity, such as endorsements of political candidates, which is forbidden, as well as any violation of a rule that limits political activity to no more than 10 per cent of a charity’s resources.

Initial targets were environmental groups, many of whom oppose the government’s energy and pipeline policies. But the net

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was later widened to include international aid and social-justice groups, among others, many of whom have been vocal opponents of the Conservative government.

Some observers have said the new audit program has led to “advocacy chill,” as charities fear speaking out lest they provoke auditors into de-registering them, potentially drying up donations.

The time-consuming audits can also be costly, including legal expenses.

The Canada Revenue Agency, however, says it operates at arm’s length from government and is simply holding charities accountable, ensuring they follow established rules.

A spokesman for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the finding of bias is “absurd,” since all think-tanks – whether on the left or right – work from a specific set of values.

“Under this definition, all think-tanks are biased or onesided, and would not qualify for charitable status,” said Bruce Campbell, executive director since 1994.

“The work of all think-tanks emanates from a set of values,

progressive or conservative, that guide our research and policy analysis, and as such is biased.”

Campbell added that CRA officials never raised concerns about partisanship or political activities after the 2002 audit.

“And we have not changed our practices since then,” he said.

“This creates the impression that CRA is redefining ‘political activity’.”

Campbell added that the CRA has not communicated any compliance issues in the current audit, which got underway last fall and continues.

The internal summary says the current audit is not only examining the CCPA’s political activities but will “determine whether or not it continues to qualify as a charitable organization under the Advancement of Education,” a specific charity type designated in the regulations.

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The high court “ruled that so long as useful information or training was provided in a structured manner and for a genuine educational purpose – that is to advance the knowledge

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The Canada Revenue Agency does not release the identities of charities currently undergoing political-activity audits, including think-tanks, most of which are registered as charities in Canada.

Among right-leaning or probusiness think-tanks in Canada, two – the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto and the MacdonaldLaurier Institute in Ottawa – have confirmed to The Canadian Press they are not currently under audit for political activities. Two others – the Fraser Institute in Vancouver and the Montreal Economic Institute – have declined to comment on the matter.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reported $5.6 million in revenues in 2013, with about $40,000 spent on political activities, or less than one per cent of expenses.

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Duelling reports: Finance rebuts grim analysis by another federal department Dean Beeby Canadian Press

OTTAWA inance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department.

The duelling analyses highlight an economic issue almost certain to dominate the federal election campaign next year, as political parties cite the same data to make opposite points.

Last October, bureaucrats at Employment and Social Development Canada wrote a scathing internal report on the plight of the middle class, calling the Canadian dream “a myth more than a reality.”

The report, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, was immediately hailed by opposition parties as proof of the financial straits of Canadian families, but it was dismissed by cabinet ministers as outdated and misleading.

In April this year, Finance Canada economists put together a more detailed rebuttal for the new minister, Joe Oliver, using the same data but interpreting them in a more positive way.

The report for Oliver, for example, concludes that “controlling for the changing composition of families, income of the Canadian middle class has grown strongly since 1976…. All major family types benefited from strong income growth.”

The analysis faults Employment and Social Development Canada for weak methodology, and for delivering a different message from that of the Feb. 11 federal budget.

“Their analysis arrives at conclusions – namely that middle-income families have stagnant wages, are unlikely to move to higher income groups, and are increasingly indebted – which appear to conflict with the general message in Budget 2014 and previous internal briefings,” says an accompanying briefing note for Oliver.

Copies of the rebuttal material, with some significant sections censored, were obtained from Finance Canada under the Access to

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Finance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department.

Information Act. The new analysis, entitled “Income Equality and the Middle Class: Recent Trends,” also uses data up to 2011, whereas the previous report covered the period only to 2007.

While the latest report paints a rosier picture, it also warns of problems ahead.

For example, the authors play down the claim that the middle class is more indebted than other groups, saying households at all income levels show the same levels of indebtedness.

But they also warn that “high levels of household indebtedness and the fact that a significant portion of middle-income families spend more than they earn do pose risks to the economic outlook.”

The Finance Canada study also acknowledges that the key driver of middle-class prosperity in Canada has been women workers, more of whom have been entering the

workforce, upgrading their skills, moving to full-time from part-time, and getting better-paid jobs.

The wages they have added to middle-class households have helped maintain prosperity levels, whereas previous generations typically needed only one major income earner in a household to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle.

“Higher employment rates, especially of females, account for most of the increase in working middle-class family incomes,” says the report. Otherwise, “middle-class families have not received significant hourly wages increases. This is true in absolute terms and relative to other income groups.”

The authors note that the current high employment rates of women means this avenue of income growth for middle-class families will not be available in future.

The 24-page analysis also acknowledges that income inequality

has grown in Canada, as elsewhere in the industrialized world, with the wealthiest one per cent collecting 8.6 per cent of all 2011 income, compared with 5.8 per cent of all income in 1982.

Economist Armine Yalnizyan says the duelling reports show that “depending on your unit of analysis, depending on your time frame, you can make two very solid cases….”

“Clearly, Finance wants to stick with the message track that it’s got in the budget…. They’re cherrypicking the data they want to look at.”

But Yalnizyan, of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a left-leaning think-tank, notes even Finance Canada acknowledges the party is over when it comes to women workers buoying middle-class households, because their participation rates are already high.

“That has kept the middle class from sagging,” she said in an

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The Finance Canada report estimates about 70 per cent of the increase in middle-class household incomes since the mid-1990s can be attributed to higher workforce participation rates, primarily by women workers.

“There is no second wave of women, spouses, entering the workforce,” said New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen, the opposition’s finance critic.

Cullen said Conservative government policies are also exacerbating the plight of the middle class, with tax breaks that favour the rich and with no effective measures to replace some 350,000 well-paid manufacturing jobs lost in central Canada.

“It’s overstating and misrepresenting the facts to say ‘nothing to worry about here – in fact, much to celebrate,”’ he said in an interview.

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Unfazed by threats of more sanctions, Putin wants deal over Ukraine on his terms Vladimir Isachenkov

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MOSCOW The Russian military, in coniding a wave of military gains trast, now appears more combatby pro-Russia rebels, Russian ready than ever since the Soviet President Vladimir Putin has made times. A sweeping modernization it exceedingly clear that he wants program has allowed the army to a peace deal for Ukraine on his upgrade its arsenals, and a series terms and will not be stopped by of massive drills involving tens of economic costs. thousands of troops and thouThe four-month conflict has sands of tanks have helped polish now reached a breaking point, soldiers’ skills in the past years. where Russia and Ukraine could Despite the latest escalation, either negotiate a political settlePutin still doesn’t seem to consider ment or plunge deeper into a full-fledged invasion as a viable hostilities. option. For his purposes, tacit supProspects for a political settleport of the rebellion with certain ment looked dim just a few weeks power of deniability is sufficient to ago while the Ukrainian troops keep the conflict burning to press were methodically tightening Ukraine and the West into making their noose around pro-Russia a deal on his terms. A massive invarebel strongholds in the east, but sion would carry devastating costs Kyiv’s hopes for a quick victory for Russia and could quickly erode were short-lived. A rebel counterSergei Grits/AP Photo his power. offensive has quickly turned the The Russian president may People attend an anti-war meeting in the town of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Thursday. tide against the Kyiv government, hope that the continuing fighting inflicting huge losses and raising Ukraine in exchange for a blanket weapons, as some U.S. politicians mea, which has faced power and in the east, coupled with deepening the threat of Ukraine losing access amnesty and broad autonomy. water shortages since the annexahave urged, such a move will take economic problems will eventuto the energy-rich Sea of Azov.

The talks were quickly adtion, is something Russia could time and serve little practical ally soften Kyiv’s reluctance to The West has accused Russia of journed until Friday and it wasn’t threaten to do next. purpose. compromise. Ukraine is teetering sharply escalating the conflict by clear if the parties could narrow Russia could have easily grabbed It would take time to train on the verge of economic collapse, sending regular army units into their differences. more land at the start of the crisis, Ukrainian soldiers, accustomed avoiding bankruptcy only thanks Ukraine after months of covert Moscow wants Kyiv to give the when it annexed Crimea in March, to Soviet-made weapons, how to to Western financial aid. Soarassistance to the rebellion and has rebel regions sweeping powers that but Putin apparently has seen it as use Western armaments. And the ing utilities prices and likely fuel threatened more sanctions. would let them keep close ties with an unnecessary burden, hoping to Ukrainian military’s main problem shortages in the winter will likely Putin’s apparent response is: Russia and allow the Kremlin to reach a deal with the West to proisn’t the shortage of tanks or misadd to the pressure and foment What you call a Russian invasion maintain leverage over Ukraine tect Moscow’s interests in Ukraine siles, of which it has plenty, but bad discontent. is nothing compared to what we and prevent it from ever joining without an open invasion. could do and all options are on the NATO. He has failed in his calculus as table. The Kremlin’s halfhearted Ukrainian President Petro Poro- the United States and the European denial of Putin’s warning that shenko has promised to delegate Union have ignored his demands Moscow could seize the Ukrainian broad authority to the regions and methodically raised the costs capital in two weeks if it wished, and guarantee citizens’ the right for Russia. But the West, in its turn, which he reportedly made to to use the Russian language, but also has clearly underestimated European Commission chief Jose his plan lacked specifics and it has Putin’s stubborn resolve and his Manuel Barroso last week, only remained unclear whether Moscow readiness to risk economic damage, reinforced the signal that Russia would see it as sufficient. falsely hoping that sanctions will will not back off.

Repeated attempts to negotiate force him to back off.

Putin’s comment last week em- a settlement have failed, promptThe apparent judgment errors phasizing Russia’s nuclear arsenal ing the West to introduce several by both sides now have pushed appeared to send the same tough rounds of economic sanctions that the crisis closer to a full-scale war message to the West: Don’t mess targeted officials and businessmen between Russia and Ukraine. with us. close to Putin and, finally, entire The United States and NATO Meanwhile, U.S. President Bar- sectors of the Russian economy. have made it clear that they won’t 12-week classes ack Obama will make a symbolic Russia responded last month by use military force if Russia invades 2 hours/week show of Western support for the banning most food imports from Ukraine. Even if Washington Baltic countries by travelling to the West. $210 + course material ($58) decides to provide Ukraine with Estonia Wednesday before heading While most experts agree that Classes open to adults to a NATO summit in Wales that the penalties will eventually inflict 19 years and older retirement is expected to draw out plans to significant damage on the Russian Starting September 22nd gifts boost the alliance’s military comeconomy and push it deeper into mitments in Central and Eastern recession, they will need time to 207 Main St. 668-3447 Europe. take effect. So far, the sanctions With fighting raging in eastern clearly have failed to serve their Registration and free level assessment: Ukraine, representatives of Kyiv, stated purpose of stopping Putin’s New Inventory Moscow, pro-Russia separatists hand.

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Visual search could change how we shop on phones and tablets, but it’s got a long way to go it easy to buy items such as groceries online.

But try it on a checkered NEW YORK shirt or anything without magine using your phone sharp corners, and no such to snap a photo of the cool luck. pair of sunglasses your friend “It works really well when is wearing and instantly rewe can match an image to the ceiving a slew of information product catalogue,” says Mike about the shades along with a Torres, an Amazon execulink to order them. tive who works on the Fire’s It’s a great idea – but it software. “Where things are doesn’t quite work. rounded or don’t have (visual Though many companies markers) to latch on to, like a are trying to make “visual black shoe, it’s a little harder search” a reality, this seemto do image recognition.” ingly simple notion remains Visual search is important elusive. to retailers because it makes Take Amazon, which made mobile shopping a snap – visual search a key feature in literally. its new Fire smartphone. The It’s much easier to take e-commerce company says the a picture than to type in a feature, known as Firefly, can description of something you recognize 100 million items. want. Shopping on cellphones It’s similar to a Flow feature and tablets is still a small part Amazon has on its apps for of retail sales, but it’s growing other phones. quickly. That makes it imporSo far, Firefly can reliably tant to simplify the process as make out labels of products much as possible – especially such as Altoids or Celestial as people look to visual sites Seasonings tea. That makes such as Instagram and PinterMae Anderson Associated Press

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est as inspiration for purchases.

“Retailers are trying to get the user experience simple enough so people are willing to buy on their phones, not just use it as a research tool,” eMarketer analyst Yory Wurmser said.

Mobile software that scans codes, such as QR codes and UPC symbols, are fairly common. Creating apps that consistently recognize images and objects has been more challenging. Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru believes it could take at least three more years.

Since 2009, Google’s Goggles app for Android has succeeded in picking up logos and landmarks. But Google says on its website that the app is “not so good” at identifying cars, furniture and clothes in photos.

What’s holding visual search back?

The technology works by analyzing visual characteristics, or points, such as colour, shape and texture. Amazon’s Firefly, for example, identifies a few hundred points to identify a book and up to 1,000 for paintings. U.K. startup Cortexica uses 800 to 1,500 points to create a virtual fingerprint for the image. It then scans its database of about 4 million images for a match.

Without easily identifiable markers, non-labeled objects are difficult to identify. Lighting conditions, photo quality, distance, angles and other factors can throw the technology off. Visual search works best when there is a clearly defined image on a white background.

Some retailers are finding success with visual search by keeping the selection of searchable products limited.

Target’s new “In a Snap” app works only with items from its Room Essentials furniture, bedding and decor line. And it works only when snapping a product image in a magazine ad, not when you see the actual product on a shelf. When a shopper scans the ad, items pop up for the shopper to add to a shopping cart.

Heels.com, an online shoe retailer, keeps visual search limited to shoes. Shoppers upload pictures or send links of shoes and are offered similar pairs for sale on the company’s website.

“People shop through images nowadays,” Heels.com CEO Eric McCoy says. “We want to

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A key feature of Amazon’s new Fire smartphone is its Firefly service, a visual search feature, which also has modes for music and video.

give them the exact shoe, or something similar.”

So, the race is on to perfect the technology that will create smartphone apps that easily recognize objects in a realworld environment.

Cortexica’s founders spent seven years on academic research before forming the company in 2009. Since then, it has been trying to mould the technology work more like the human brain when it comes to identifying objects.

“Someday you’ll be taking a picture of a whole person, and it will identify the different the things they’re wearing and offer recommendations,” says Iain McCready, CEO of Cortexica. “That’s really challenging technically, but that’s what people tell me they really want to do.”

The U.K. company was hired by eBay to develop an app that recognizes cars from behind and matches them with similar cars available on eBay.

Next, eBay asked Cortexica to develop a similar app for fashion. The outcome was Find Similar, which analyzes a clothing item’s colour, texture and shapes to find similar items available for sale. Find Similar is now being used by startup app Style Thief and other Cortexica clients.

Superfish, a startup in Palo Alto, California, counts 12 people with doctorate degrees on its staff and has 10 patents for visual search technology.

Its technology can be found at PetMatch, an app that matches photos of pets with local pets available for adoption.

Superfish CEO Adi Pinhas believes it will be normal in two or three years to use your smartphone to search for things visually.

“Your camera will be as smart as the rest of your smartphone,” he says.

Once that happens, Forrester’s Mulpuru says, it will “unleash a whole new type of e-commerce.”

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Fabled trek inspires Yukon artist

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Daphne Mennell was one of three artists chosen to take part in this summer’s Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency program.

Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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aphne Mennell never expected to be moved so much, so often.

The Yukon artist was brought to tears on several occasions during her two-week hike of the Chilkoot Trail, overwhelmed by the beauty of her surroundings.

Mennell was one of three artists from Canada and the United States chosen to take part in the Chilkoot Trail artist residency program.

From July 28 to August 12, she trekked the 53-kilometre trail, which is physically demanding and potentially hazardous in many locations. Deep mud, standing water, unstable boulders, slick rocks and roots are among the challenges listed on Parks Canada’s preparation guide for hikers.

Established in the late 19th century, the trail allowed individuals to travel to the Klondike goldfields. It was virtually abandoned following the completion of the White Pass railroad in 1900, and later became an international historic park.

A Yukoner for close to 40 years, Mennell had made forays into the trail before but had never hiked it in its entirety.

She said she was blown away by the impact the hike had on

her, even referring to the Lord of the Rings to describe one of the forests she passed through.

“This one section where the trees are very tall, and there are cascading rivers, was very akin to Lothlorien, a forest protected by elves, and that stretch really gave you that feeling,” she said.

“That day I was just so overcome. By that point, it was the third day of the hike and you’ve left all your concerns behind, discarded on the trail. Now you’re really immersed.”

Mennell shared a journal entry describing her feelings on a particular evening where she couldn’t resist writing down her thoughts: “Each step I am overwhelmed with every sight, at every turn, I feel certain in every pore, with every psychic nerve of my being, tells me I am walking on sacred ground.

“I find myself being brought to tears having been overwhelmed by the generosity of nature’s beauty upon my soul and spirit.

The previous three days were a preparation, a casting off, a gentle cleansing to open my heart, I think, to be able to receive this overwhelming gift.”

About 170 people applied to the residency program. This was Mennell’s third attempt to take part in it, and she was allowed to

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bring her husband and a friend.

Using various paints and materials, she produced a dozen paintings during the hike. One shows a tumble-down log cabin, while another portrays a majestic landscape of mountains and crystal clear lakes.

More will be painted based on the many pencil sketches she brought back.

ordered 10 colours,” she said.

“I got myself a lightweight easel and canvas paper tapered onto a board. The problem was that acrylics don’t dry in humidity so I ended up with wet paintings.”

Mennell switched back to her pad, creating impressionistic sketches of the most beautiful spots she came across.

She plans to eventually do a major show on the Chilkoot in the fall of 2016 at the Yukon Arts Centre.

Mennell hopes to replicate the atmosphere of the trail using lights, sounds and even a backpack people can hoist onto their backs to get a better sense of the experience.

There is also discussion to take the show on the road across Canada.

The program, now in its fourth year, serves a joint purpose for both Parks Canada and Louis Schilder/Yukon News the U.S. National Park Service: to promote the Chilkoot Trail, especially in major cities, and to While she normally uses oil inspire Canadians and Americans paints in her studio, Mennell to visit and appreciate it. decided against bringing them on Mennell said she wasn’t exthe hike, as they take a long time pecting to tell people that it was to dry. an experience of a lifetime.

She said she finally settled “Maybe other things have on acrylics because they dry so brought us here, to the Yukon, quickly. but what keeps us here is how “A company just released a beautiful is it,” she said. new line of acrylics, ones that Contact Myles Dolphin at are made for the open air, so I myles@yukon-news.com

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Where have all the cowgirls gone? CCMAs, country radio largely ignoring women woman? Two strikes against me?”

Certainly, one needn’t look far to find evidence that country gender TORONTO imbalance has grown wider than side from doctors and accoun- the brim of a Stetson. tants, perhaps no one studies As one example, the Canadian a chart as closely as a Nashville Country Music Association Awards country musician. will be held this Sunday in EdTake Terri Clark, the Montrealmonton, airing on CBC-TV. In the born, Alberta-raised Grand Ole evening’s top three categories – the Opry member whose career will be fans’ choice award along with single 20 years and 10 albums in with the and album of the year – not one Tuesday release of Some Song. of the 15 nominations went to a That’s also the title of the first woman. single, a feel-good summer breeze Looking at all this decade’s CCthat has risen to the Top 20. That MAs galas going back to the 2010 should be good news, but it’s the show, there was a total of 60 availway it’s risen – haltingly and labori- able nominations in those top three ously, like a pack-hunched hiker categories. Two of those went to mounting that one last incline – groups featuring a woman (Small that has the astute Clark concerned. Town Pistols and Hey Romeo) and “I’ve definitely noticed a differanother six to female solo artists, ence from the last record I released, with Clark scooping up five of in the speed that my single’s climb- those (Carolyn Dawn Johnson was ing … in a not good way,” a candid nominated for album of the year in Clark said during a recent chat in 2011).

Toronto. “It’s probably the slowest.

The CCMAs, of course, are only And I don’t think that’s a reflection reflecting the Canadian country of the music. It’s a reflection on the charts, which are recently ruled by climate right now and the malea series of rugged, stubble-jawed, dominated thing that’s going on. cowboy-hatted men: Dean Brody, “It’s hard for me because I’m George Canyon, Paul Brandt, not exactly sure where to point the Gord Bamford, Tim Hicks, Codie finger. I don’t think it’s the song.

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I don’t think it’s the music. Is it Toronto-bred Lindi Ortega is the fact that I’m a woman or the one of the year’s nominees for female artist of the year, while fact that I’m a veteran artist and a Nick Patch

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me attitude. And that’s the same attitude as the bro-country.

“It seems to be working for her, anyway.”

And therein lies the best hope for young women trying to break into country, Daniels argues: force.

“Women are going to step out of their traditional country roles. You don’t have to sing ballads,” she said.

“Write your material, play the guitar, get out there in front and show you can do it just like the guys can.

That’s the trend right now. Because we know you can sing. You’ve gotta be able to put it all up front and show what you got because that’s what the guys are doing.”

Frank Gunn/CP For women who are already Country singer Terri Clark in November 2012. When the well-established, however, such a Canadian Country Music Association Awards are held this transition might feel more akin to weekend, not a single woman will be nominated in the country’s core sin: inauthenticity. show’s big three categories. Terri Clark, who’s putting out Clark’s latest record opens with her 10th album this week, says it’s simply reflective of a the stomping Here Comes Crazy, major trend in country music away from female voices. punctuated with crunchy guialso wresting consideration for Money, coincidentally, is the en- tars and a blazing solo. It’s about roots artist of the year. Her gritgine driving the country industry’s so-called “good girls” cutting grounded folk feels out of bootstep focus on men, says Arden. loose, and it’s a very intentional with the spit-shined arena-country “You have to understand, when bro-country rejoinder, or at least a that typically rules radio, and she’s they see something working at crashing of an exclusive party. grateful for the accolades. radio, when they see something The 46-year-old Clark – who coBut she too has noticed the way working commercially, the tendenhosts a syndicated Nashville radio women are being squeezed out of cy for those A&R guys is of course, show – pressed for deeper lyrical country. this is what’s working, this is what content on her 10th album.

Recently, she was at home in we need to sign,” she said. “It’s not And she takes pride in that Nashville when she heard the that there’s not a lot of female artstrains of an outdoor concert echo- ists out there, they’re just seemingly milestone. She recalls the first time ing from the parking lot of BMI’s she gingerly set foot in a recording – maybe from the get-go – not headquarters across the street on getting those opportunities because studio to put down vocals for When Music Row. Over the course of a labels just aren’t signing that.”

Boy Meets Girl from her self-titled grey evening, she heard from the Karen Daniels, a morning radio ‘95 debut. She couldn’t sleep the likes of Jake Owen, Lee Brice, Dan host at Vancouver’s 93.7 JRfm new night before, daunted under the + Shay and even pop-rapper Mike country station, says it’s indeed a pressure of her first shot at NashPosner – but the bill was wanting in struggle to find female talent to fill ville success. one crucial way. the airwaves.

Now, she finds herself star“I could not hear a female voice Her station gets dramatically ing down her future with similar all night,” she relayed in a telephone fewer requests for female artists, uncertainty. chat from Tennessee. “It’s kinda and she acknowledges that retain“My goodness, I have no idea obvious that it seems to be maleing a robust audience tends to where I’m going from here, what dominated across the board. mean spinning men. kind of projects I’m going to do.”

“I think it’s a little unfortunate,” “There’s still this old kind of Is she considering stopping? she added. “I feel like we have just standard rule in radio that you as much to offer.” don’t play two females back to “No, I hope not. We’ll see how While CCMAs co-host Jann back,” she explained in an interthis goes. I’m hoping not. I’d like to Arden wouldn’t necessarily classify view. “(It) sounds kind of ridicustay in it for a while longer.” herself as a country musician, she’s lous in the year 2014 but it just Really, it doesn’t sound like a longtime fan of the genre’s best doesn’t come across. Listeners just Clark’s voice is going to go away no-frills storytellers. She muses that don’t like it. It doesn’t trend well – but she isn’t sure the degree to these sorts of gender shifts can be for us.” which it will still be heard. cyclical and adds that country has When grasping for explanaAnd increasingly, there are few generally skewed heavily male. But tions, many point to radio’s current like it. she then reels off a list of women “bro-country” trend – the recent “When my time comes and I feel who were recently pillars of chart: New York Magazine-coined term like it’s really not going to benefit Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, for sudsy, pop-infused good-time me or country radio to keep doing Trisha Yearwood, the Judds, not to tunes that are typically sung by mainstream stuff and trying to mention, of course, Shania Twain. good-’ol-boys, tattooed hunksIf women were scarce on in-trucks like Luke Bryan, Florida push it out there, I’ll stop and recountry charts in recent decades, Georgia Line and Chase Rice. think it,” she added. “I’ll never stop it wasn’t this stark or severe. The In these tunes, women tend to making music, though.

Top 20 songs on the U.S. country be reduced to car ornaments in “There are some artists who chart in the first week of September Daisy Dukes, and it’s hard to see have one foot in the current door included only two female solo art- how female artists could wrest a and they’re still having hits, and ists, Miranda Lambert and Carrie larger role in this low-bro subgenre one foot in the veteran door. I feel Underwood – and they were paired without outright pandering. like that person up here right now, on the duet Somethin’ Bad. A recent “Women have a harder time and I’m female, so it’s a little bit difForbes roundup of the highest with that,” Daniels agreed. “They ferent. But I’ve got one foot in the earners in country music included can sing. They can sing like noonly one woman among its 13-art- body’s business. But Miranda Lam- current and one foot in the veteran.

“And we’ll just see how long I’m ist list: Taylor Swift, who’s presently bert, I think she’s one of the few able to – or allowed to – straddle to break through because she’s got prepping for complete immersion that.” that rough girl, don’t-miss-within pop with the release of “1989.”

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f previous years are any indication, there’s a pretty good chance that the next Academy Award best picture winner is buried somewhere among the almost 300 movies set to unspool at the Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday.

There’s no cinematic crystal ball that will tell us which title will have the appeal of Argo, the whimsy of The Artist or the gravitas of 12 Years a Slave, but here are 10 titles that Canadian Press reporters will be rushing to the theatre to see.

Boychoir – With a blue-chip cast headed up by Dustin Hoffman, Debra Winger and Kathy Bates, direction from Quebec master Francois Girard (Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The Red Violin) and an against-all-odds story about a troubled Texas boy who lands at a prestigious choir school, this one’s got all the elements of a winner.

Foxcatcher – This star-studded true-life character study arrives at TIFF after being cemented as an Oscar contender at its Cannes coronation.

Starring an against-type Steve Carell as a twisted millionaire who takes a toxic interest in the life of a troubled Olympic wrestler portrayed by beefcake box-office champ Channing Tatum.

The Good Lie – Reese Witherspoon plays an American woman who takes four refugees from the Sudanese civil war under her wing in this drama that’s drawing comparisons to that formulaic heart-tugger The Blind Side. Still, don’t count out the nuance that will no doubt be added by Quebec director Philippe Falardeau, the Oscarnominated auteur who brought us the exquisite Monsieur Lazhar.

Imitation Game – Benedict Cumberbatch, who starred in last year’s Wikileaks drama and TIFF opener The Fifth Estate, returns to the festival this year in the role of Alan Turing – a brilliant British mathematician whose code-cracking skills help hasten the end of the Second World War. The man able to reveal the enemy’s secrets has a dark one of his own though, and the film, co-starring Keira Knightley, promises action, drama and suspense.

Mommy – When 25-year-old Quebecois auteur Xavier Dolan unveiled his latest feature at Cannes this summer, it was met with deafening buzz and went on to win the prestigious Jury Prize. Starring Anne Dorval as a widowed single mother who enlists a mysterious neighbour

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Bill Murray poses for photographers on a red carpet in Pioltello, Italy, on Feb. 10, 2014. Murray plays a curmudgeonly retiree who forges an unlikely friendship with a 12-year-old neighbour, in a film presented at the Toronto International Film Festival that kicks off Thursday.

(Suzanne Clement) to help care for her explosive son (AntoineOlivier Pilon), who has ADHD, Mommy promises powerful performances and masterful storytelling from its talented young director.

The Riot Club – Danish director Lone Scherfig made a splash at TIFF a few years back with the smart, stylish drama “An Education.” Here she takes on the story of the exclusive Oxford University society known as The Bullingdon Club. While that earlier film introduced audiences to the multi-talented Carey Mulligan, Scherfig’s latest also boasts a fleet of promising newbies, including Max Irons (son of Oscar-winning dad Jeremy) as well as “Hunger Games” stars Sam Claflin and Natalie Dormer.

Rosewater – Jon Stewart took a break from hosting The Daily Show to make his directorial debut on this much-anticipated true story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari’s five-month imprisonment in Iran. Gael Garcia Bernal plays Bahari, who was arrested after appearing on Stewart’s show while covering elections in Iran in 2009. Stewart recently told

Entertainment Weekly he got input from J.J. Abrams and Ron Howard as he adapted Bahari’s memoir Then They Came For Me. St. Vincent – Perhaps only two words are required to explain the feverish anticipation for this film: Bill Murray. The comic jedi portrays a livingon-the-edge retiree who strikes up an unlikely friendship with his 12-year-old neighbour in this debut feature from director Theodore Melfi. Rounding out an extremely talented cast are Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard and Naomi Watts.

The Theory of Everything – At 21, a Cambridge cosmology student named Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a fatal illness and given two years to live. Galvanized by the love of

a fellow student, Jane Wilde, Hawking went on to become one of the most brilliant scientists of our time. Starring a physically transformed Eddie Redmayne as Hawking, and Felicity Jones as Wilde, this biographical drama directed by James Marsh is likely to pack a powerful emotional punch.

Wild – Reese Witherspoon looks like she put herself

through the wringer to portray a divorcee who treks nearly 1,800 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail after years of heroin use and reckless sex.

Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallee, whose Dallas Buyers Club won three Oscars earlier this year, directed while acclaimed writer Nick Hornby adapted the story from Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir.

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LIFE Many highs and lows Street drugs are cheap and plentiful in Whitehorse

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in the service industry, and is barely out of her teens.

“Ecstasy is everywhere in pend several months town. It’s a party drug and it’s speaking with young not expensive. E and MDMA drug users in Whiteare mood-booster drugs. E horse, and here’s a picture makes you want to dance, that emerges: it heightens your mood. It’s Whitehorse is a party town. ridiculous the way they dance, There are drugs available on they’re so into it. They’d the streets for children to get dance if there was no music high while their employed playing. People talk a million parents get hammered on miles an hour.” weeknights at local restauLeila has tried E herself, rants and bars. It’s a breeze for but says you shouldn’t take it a teenager to get an adult to more than once a night. Overbe their bootlegger. doses happen when the high Business owners get a call from the RCMP in the middle wears off after a few hours of the night that they’ve been and kids take more.

“It’s hard on your brain. I robbed. The proceeds went to knew a kid (Outside) who had a cocaine dealer. blood coming from his ears In this series I use pseudoand nose the night after taknyms to protect the identities ing too much E. He ended up of those interviewed. We’ll start with an overview of what schizo. It takes a chunk out of your brain.” drugs are available on the Joshua is a 22-year-old ocstreet, and why these kids take casional drug user with a lot them.

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are well-educated professionals, as he could be someday, when his insights lead to conclusions. That’s not yet.

His drug of choice is magic mushrooms. “They show you a way to get out of your head.”

Leila agrees that mushrooms are used by the 17-21 year old crowd, or thereabouts. “It literally changes everything you look at.

Things move and you are on an adventure.”

Marijuana is as commonplace and considered as benign as beer. It’s $5 a joint.

For a toonie, or even less, prescription drug Ativan can be bought on the street.

Joshua says kids feel a lot of anxiety these days and Ativan calms them down. T3s give a numbed, stoned feeling.

They’re so popular you can have buyers lined up before you get it.

Hillbilly heroin, also called oxy, is not as popular as it

used to be when it could be crushed into a powder and snorted. It’s the notorious painkiller OxyContin that was so overprescribed it became an epidemic. Joshua says $3 worth gets a six-hour high and calls it “diabolical” once you’re hooked. Rehab clinics across North America specialize in treatment for oxy addiction.

Leila and Joshua say kids are still using acid these days.

For $7 you can buy a tab of acid which is a speck of paper with LSD. Josh provides the details.

“It melts on your tongue for a 14-hour high. You should have a ‘trip sitter’ with you because if there is a fight near you or something negative you freak out and go crazy. You want to have good trip so you should set up the area around you as if it was for a four year old.”

Morphine pills sell for $10-

20 and can be purchased at some local bars.

Of course cocaine and the rock-form of it, called crack, are among the most popular street drugs in Whitehorse.

Leila insists everyone over 20 in her circle is using or has used it. Someone else advises me “crack is big – that’s why the outreach van hands out pipes. The slower-acting drugs aren’t popular. There’s no time for that. Everyone wants a quick high.”

But there is one drug bigger than coke and crack.

Everywhere I went, everyone I talked to told me “alcohol is the drug of choice in the Yukon.” All ages drink. Teens prefer it. In my next articles you’ll meet boys in black hoodies and young moms who share their experiences with alcohol, MDMA and coke – all easily purchased on the streets of Whitehorse.

Roxanne Livingstone is a freelance writer in Whitehorse.

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As states liberalize marijuana laws, will toking before driving boost highway deaths?

Joan Lowy Associated Press

WASHINGTON s states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths. Researchers, though, are divided on the question.

Studies of marijuana’s effects show that the drug can slow decision-making, decrease peripheral vision and impede multitasking, all of which are critical driving skills.

But unlike with alcohol, drivers high on pot tend to be aware that they are impaired and try to compensate by driving slowly, avoiding risky actions such as passing other cars, and allowing extra room between vehicles.

On the other hand, combining marijuana with alcohol appears to eliminate the pot smoker’s exaggerated caution and seems to increase driving impairment beyond the effects of either substance alone.

“We see the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington as a wake-up call for all of us in highway safety,” said Jonathan Adkins, executive director of Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety offices.

“We don’t know enough about the scope of marijuana-impaired driving to call it a big or small problem. But anytime a driver has their ability impaired, it is a problem.”

Colorado and Washington are the only states that allow retail sales of marijuana for recreational use. Efforts to legalize recreational marijuana are underway in Alaska, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

Twenty-three states and the nation’s capital permit marijuana use for medical purposes.

It is illegal in all states to drive while impaired by marijuana.

Colorado, Washington and Montana have set an intoxication threshold of 5 parts per billion of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot, in the blood. A few other states have set intoxication thresholds, but most have not set a specific level. In Washington, there was a jump of nearly 25 per cent in drivers testing positive for marijuana in 2013 – the first full year after legalization – but no corresponding increase in car accidents or fatalities.

What worries highway safety experts are cases like that of New York teenager Joseph Beer, who in October 2012 smoked marijuana, climbed into a Subaru Impreza with four friends and drove more than 100 mph before losing control. The car crashed into trees with such force that the vehicle split in half,

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A wrecked Subaru Impreza in which four people died as it is loaded onto a flatbed truck in West Hempstead, N.Y., in October 2012. At the wheel was a New York teenager, Joseph Beer, who had smoked about $20 worth of marijuana, before getting into the car with four friends, and driving over 100 mph before crashing into trees.

killing his friends.

Beer pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and was sentenced last week to 5 years to 15 years in prison.

A prosecutor blamed the crash on “speed and weed,” but a Yale University Medical School expert on drug abuse who testified at the trial said studies of marijuana and crash risk are “highly inconclusive.” Some studies show a two- or three-fold increase, while others show none, said Dr. Mehmet Sofuoglu. Some studies even showed less risk if someone was marijuana positive, he testified.

Teenage boys and young men are the most likely drivers to smoke pot and the most likely drivers to have an accident regardless of whether they’re high, he said.

“Being a teenager, a male teenager, and being involved in reckless behaviour could explain both at the same time – not necessarily marijuana causing getting into accidents, but a general reckless behaviour leading to both conditions at the same time,” he told jurors.

In 2012, just over 10 per cent of high school seniors said they had smoked pot before driving at least once in the prior two weeks, according to Monitoring the Future, an annual University of Michigan survey of 50,000 middle and high school students. Nearly twice as many male students as female students said they had smoked marijuana before

driving.

A roadside survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2007 found 8.6 per cent of drivers tested positive for THC, but it’s not possible to say how many were high at the time because drivers were tested only for the presence of drugs, not the amount.

A marijuana high generally peaks within a half hour and dissipates within three hours, but THC can linger for days in the bodies of habitual smokers.

Inexperienced pot smokers are likely to be more impaired than habitual smokers, who develop a tolerance. Some studies show virtually no driving impairment in habitual smokers.

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Two recent studies that used similar data to assess crash risk came to opposite conclusions.

Columbia University researchers compared drivers who tested positive for marijuana in the roadside survey with state drug and alcohol tests of drivers killed in crashes.

They found that marijuana alone increased the likelihood of being involved in a fatal crash by 80 per cent.

But because the study included

states where not all drivers are tested for alcohol and drugs, a majority of drivers in fatal crashes were excluded, possibly skewing the results.

Also, the use of urine tests rather than blood tests in some cases may overestimate marijuana use and impairment.

A Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation study used the roadside survey and data from nine states that test more than 80 per cent of drivers killed in crashes.

When adjusted for alcohol and driver demographics, the study found that otherwise sober drivers who tested positive for marijuana were slightly less likely to have been involved in a crash than drivers who tested negative for all drugs.

“We were expecting a huge impact,” said Eduardo Romano, lead author of the study, “and when we looked at the data from crashes we’re not seeing that much.” But Romano said his study may slightly underestimate the risk and that marijuana may lead to accidents caused by distraction.

Many states do not test drivers involved in a fatal crash for drugs unless there is reason to suspect impairment. Even if impairment is suspected, if the driver tests positive for alcohol, there may be no further testing because alcohol alone may be enough to bring criminal charges. Testing procedures also vary from state to state.

“If states legalize marijuana, they must set clear limits for impairment behind the wheel and require mandatory drug testing following a crash,” said Deborah Hersman, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. “Right now we have a patchwork system across the nation regarding mandatory drug testing following highway crashes.”

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Dead at Noon: B.C. woman’s public plea for assisted suicide spurs debate Dene Moore Canadian Press

VANCOUVER illian Bennett’s family scattered her ashes this weekend, in a quiet ritual shared by those she loved.

She was, after all, an intensely private person, her daughter said.

But the 83-year-old grandmother’s heart wrenching and public goodbye before taking her own life two weeks ago cast what she felt was a necessary spotlight on her life, her death and the country’s laws around assisted suicide.

“I will take my life today around noon. It is time,” she began.

Facing the ravages of dementia, Bennett made her way to a favoured spot near her home on Bowen Island, just off the coast near Vancouver, and took a lethal dose of barbiturates.

Jonathan, her husband of 57 years, was by her side.

“There comes a time, in the progress of dementia, when one is no longer competent to guide one’s own affairs. I want out before the day when I can no longer assess my situation, or take action to bring my life to an end,” she wrote in the fourpage letter posted online by her son after her death – as per her request.

In it, she set out her options as she saw them: a “mindless body” in need of constant care, possibly from her family, or life in a care facility, or suicide.

“Ethically, this seems to me the right thing to do,” she wrote of the last option.

A trained psychotherapist, Bennett eloquently laid out her analysis of illness and death. She calculated the cost of her care as high as $75,000 and chastised the post-war social welfare state as a “generational Ponzi scheme.”

Bennett’s daughter, Sara Fox, said her family has been inundated since www.deadatnoon. com went online. More than 800 people have emailed – all but two of them offering support.

“I think for all of us it feels pretty amazing that my little old mom has this triumph,” she said. “She stuck to her guns, she insisted and look. I guess she was just right, people did have some kind of need to talk about these issues and she’s given them a push.”

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In her final hours, she wouldn’t allow her husband to drag a mattress to the spot she had chosen to die, worried even that could cause him trouble.

“That pretty much broke his heart, that he couldn’t help her with that. She was pretty frail herself,” Fox said.

In her letter, Bennett lamented the law.

“This is all much tougher than it need be on Jonathan, and I wish he did not have to be alone with his wife’s corpse,” she wrote.

“Today, now, I go cheerfully and so thankfully into that good night. Jonathan, the courageous, the faithful, the true and the gentle, surrounds me with company. I need no more.”

Bennett’s is not the first public plea for change.

A year ago Dr. Donald Low, who guided Toronto through the 2003 SARS crisis, made a videotaped plea in favour of physician-assisted suicide prior to his death from a brain tumour.

This summer Kim Teske, a 52-year-old with Huntington’s disease, invited the Globe and Mail to document her death by wilful starvation and in March, Toronto lawyer Edward Hung, 62, issued a public appeal before he flew to Switzerland to end his life. Hung had ALS. Next month, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear appeals in a case involving two B.C. women who challenged the country’s law against euthanasia.

Two years ago, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in favour of Gloria Taylor and found that the existing law was unconstitutional.

The judge delayed the ruling for a year to allow the federal government to rewrite the legislation, but granted Taylor an exemption so she could seek assisted death. Taylor didn’t use that exemption, but died of an infection in 2012.

In 2010, Lee Carter took her mother, Kay, to Switzerland – at her request – for a physicianassisted suicide. Carter, 89, was confined to a wheelchair and in chronic pain due to spinal stenosis.

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“There’s obviously a lot of compelling, sympathetic personal narratives relative to these issues,” Sher said.

“But they don’t ultimately address the fundamental public policy question, and that is: based on existing practices and based on other regimes – it is not possible to implement a series of safeguards that would effectively prevent abuse and the death and killing of vulnerable and at-risk people.”

Neither the government, the courts nor the health-care system can be trusted with the power to take a person’s life, said Gerald Chipeur, council for the Christian Legal Fellowship, which is also an intervener in the high court case.

He pointed to the thousands of involuntary sterilizations performed under Alberta’s shameful Sterlization Act, which remained in place until 1972.

Right-to-die laws give doctors too much power, Sher said.

“It’s cold comfort to offer death as a response to suffering and indignity from a society that overwhelmingly considers disabled lives to be dominated by suffering and indignity,” he said.

But Fox believes the right CP to die can be legislated in a Gillian and Jonathan Bennett on their anniversary day thoughtful and effective manner. this year. Gillian Bennett’s family scattered her ashes “Certainly, assisted suicide this weekend, in a quiet ritual shared by those she loved. doesn’t lead to more deaths. in several European countries, tion has already been challenged We’re all going to die anyway,” including Switzerland and the in court. she said. “It doesn’t lead to more Netherlands, and in five U.S. Lawyer Hugh Sher will repre- deaths but it could lead to less states, including Washington sent the Euthanasia Prevention suffering.” and Oregon.

Coalition at the Supreme Court Gillian Bennett is survived by In June, Quebec became the of Canada hearing in October. her husband, her children Sara first jurisdiction in Canada to The group will also apply for and Guy, two granddaughters allow euthanasia. That legislaintervener status in a court chal- and four grandsons.

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Ignoring wedding dress code shows disrepect for hosts

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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: Since my husband and I will be traveling from out of town to my cousin’s wedding, we have also been invited to the rehearsal dinner at a country club with a dress code.

Although my husband would like to go and visit my family, he refuses to wear anything other than a T-shirt, jeans, boots and a sweatshirt.

With that attire, he will neither be allowed into the country club nor will he be meeting the semi-formal standard of the wedding. He says that if he can’t dress the way he wants, he will still come to the destination but skip the events, even though we will be in town only for those two days.

He feels that he should be accepted for who he is and not forced to pretend to be someone he is not. I know he will not compromise and put on a button-up shirt and slacks, but should he come at all?

I am trying to find a polite way to deal with the matter, preferably without upsetting the wedding party or my husband.

GENTLE READER: “Who he is” is someone who understands that the choice of clothing constitutes a symbolic system – but who is willing to use it only to broadcast himself, even at the cost of symbolizing disrespect for others and for a ceremonial occasion.

Miss Manners does not envy you.

Certainly he should not try to storm the club in defiance of its rules. Whether your family would be polite enough to ignore this slight is something you should attempt to find out in advance.

Miss Manners cautions you against using your husband’s rationale in explaining the situation to the hosts. They would interpret that to mean that he claims not to be pretentious, even though they are – which, indeed, is what he does mean.

It is not the degree of formality that is at the core of this conflict; it is the implication about the hosts who choose the style of the occasion. The disrespect would be equally true of someone who attended a highly informal wedding deliberately dressed in formal

clothes, thus implying, “I’m proper, even if you are not.”

So the approach to take is that as much as he would like to attend the wedding, he feels that he should stay away because he will not be dressed for it. The response will be either to urge him to attend anyway – or not.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I politely remove a shell from a crab salad from my mouth?

GENTLE READER: The general rule is that inedibles go out the way they went in – the shell from crab salad should be deposited on the fork that brought it to your mouth.

The trick is to do it discreetly. Only if you needed to remove it from your throat would Miss Manners condone your making a scene.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother passed away and had been married for only six months. My good friend sent my favorite flower to the service. I didn’t even know she’d sent them until several days later.

If the flowers are from friends of different family members who don’t know the deceased or the wife, should the widow keep them? Or should they go to the family member whose friend sent them?

GENTLE READER: Are you telling Miss Manners that you want to wrest some days-old flowers away from a bereaved bride?

The flowers were sent as a tribute to your late brother, even if the only connection to him was through you. Had they been meant as a condolence for you, they would have been directed to your home.

Your respect for your brother should be shown through kindness and sympathy to his widow. And if you can’t manage that, at least refrain from making claims that exclude her.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation from a friend of mine to spend the weekend at some property of hers. The caveat: We would be building her a house.

Granted, it is a “tiny house,” and my friend is not the type of person to follow formal etiquette on functions, but this struck me as beyond the pale.

I mentioned it offhandedly to my parents on a phone call, and they didn’t see any problem, calling it a “barn-raiser.”

Miss Manners, I feel as though no one should be asked to raise a barn for a woman with a master’s degree.

Who’s right, my parents or

me? I do plan on declining, due to some health problems that prevent me from, uh, building a house.

GENTLE READER: When the barn-raiser was a recognized event, in 18th – and 19th-century rural communities, it was understood that the favor would later be returned.

Miss Manners fears that your friend has missed the importance of reciprocity.

Perhaps she could limit her invitations to those who, while she was earning her degree, insisted on asking why she did not spend her time on something more practical. They could then enjoy a last laugh at her expense while she benefits from their more practical training.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In the buffet line, what do you do when the person in line behind you is reaching in front of you to get food and pushing you along to get you to hurry?

GENTLE READER: Get out of the way.

Miss Manners knows how galling it is to allow the pushy to achieve their objectives.

She will grant you a sweeping “After you, Alphonse” gesture as you move. But standing between rude people and their feed could be dangerous.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a woman of appropriate weight for my height, definitely well within the normal range.

This has been a consistent state of affairs for literally decades.

It is remarkable how often, upon running into people I have not seen in a while, they choose to comment on how much weight I have lost. The fact is I weigh what I did the last time our paths crossed.

Obviously I find this upsetting, as so many people are evidently running around with memories of a much larger me.

My response tends to be, “No, I weigh exactly what I weighed last time I saw you – but, for whatever reason, I tend to grow to quite astronomical proportions in people’s memory once they take leave of me.”

This is certainly not the best response to a comment I feel never should have been made.

GENTLE READER: You know that your weight has not changed in decades. Are you sure about that of every acquaintance?

Miss Manners suspects not.

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They are being rude, but they are trying, in their annoying way, to compliment you. Otherwise, would you not expect as many to think that you gained weight as that you lost it? Their comments call for a change of subject, rather than an answer.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In the mail this morning, I received five photographs of a young child aged 2, the daughter of a relative, in various poses, with the following noninvitation: “It has been a great year and she is growing up so fast.

Thank you for all the love and support from all our family and friends. We are not having a party this year and hope to see everyone soon. Renata has been blessed with all of you in her life and really does not need anything. However, if you insist on a gift, can we suggest contributions to Renata’s 529 College Savings Fund?”

What would be the proper response to such an invitation?

GENTLE READER: “Happy birthday, Renata.”

Her parents have invited you not to insist upon paying for her education, and Miss Manners recommends that you take them up on that.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I like “Best wishes” or “Best regards” to end business correspondence, but I’ve been toying with alternatives for friends and family.

Here they are: “Live healthy,” “Live free,” “Be safe,” etc.

Am I creating a trend perhaps not respectful of tradition (manners)?

GENTLE READER: When traditions need improving, Miss Manners will let you know.

There is nothing wrong with signing off with assurances of sincerity or good wishes or affectionate sentiments. Admonishing your correspondents to lead safe, healthy lives sounds

remarkably like nagging.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are in our early 50s. We have a friend who is in his 30s and single. Through a relationship that we won’t go into, he now has a 1-year-old daughter who stays with him from time to time.

Every time she comes into town to spend the weekend, she ends up at our house for hours on end. He might drop in and suddenly need to “run an errand if you can watch her for a bit.” Or he sends a text to ask what we are up to. If I say we are hanging around the house, he appears on the doorstep saying he knows we wouldn’t mind keeping her for a while.

We don’t have children, and really, at this point in our lives, are not good with children. We value our friendship but are becoming annoyed with this situation. Whenever I mention that we aren’t “kid people,” he laughs and says he knows his daughter is the exception.

Any way out of this without completely dissolving our friendship?

GENTLE READER: “I’m so sorry, but we just aren’t set up to have a child in the house on her own. We would love to see the two of you together or just you, of course, but I’m sure that your daughter would much rather have her father around – whom she came to see, after all.”

Miss Manners hopes that this will not only get you out of baby-sitting, but will also encourage your friend to spend more time with his daughter – or at least consider the responsibilities before having another.

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www. missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

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Left, yeam Yukon’s Laurie Drummond and Sheila Senger celebrate a win in tennis at the 2014 Canada 55+ Games last week in Strathcona County, Alta. Yukon won the Spirit of the Games award and over 60 medals at the Games. Above, Watson Lake’s Dave Kalles competes in track.

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only one to win it four times out of eight times. Everybody loved our uniforms and we’re just really eam Yukon showed its true excited. spirit at the 2014 Canada 55+ “Everybody I talked to on our Games last week in Strathcona team were just thrilled with the County, Alta. experience.”

In addition to placing third It was the largest team Yukon in the medal standings, Yukon has ever sent to the Games with was given the Spirit of the Games 132 participants, up from 79 at award, which honours the contin- the last Games in 2012. gent with the greatest sportsmanThe territory came away with a ship, enthusiasm and courtesy total of 64.5 medals to place third towards others. in the medal count by the end Like any Games the territory of the Games on Saturday. (Half attends, Yukon was also loud and points were given in the event of proud in the spectator stands. a tie.)

“We were very happy with The hosting Alberta team, with how we performed and how we the largest team at the Games interacted with other teams,” said with 731, collected a total of 334 Tom Parlee, president of Eldermedals.

Active, the Yukon organization Team Saskatchewan, with the that assembles the team for the second largest team of 295, won Games. “We won the Spirit of 124 medals.

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medals, and Nova Scotia came in fifth with 55 medals.

Neighbouring N.W.T., who had a team of 64 athletes, won 15 medals. Nunavut, with the smallest team at the Games with four, was the only jurisdiction to leave empty-handed with no hardware.

Like the 2012 Games, at which Yukon won 76 medals, the majority of hardware came in track and field and swimming – events in which more medals are up for grabs.

Yukon’s track team of 17 athletes collected a total of 26 medals. (Official medals results were still pending at press time.)

Not too shabby, considering Whitehorse no longer has a track or athletics training facility. The only track in town was dug up in the construction of the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.

“We have worked with (ath-

letics Yukon head coach) Don White, and with Don we were able to set up twice-weekly practices since June,” said Whitehorse’s Brenda Dion. “We had the F.H. Collins makeshift grass field until July, and then they started digging that field up too. Then I think we threw the javelins around once at Porter Creek (Secondary) and Christ the King (Elementary) once.”

Dion led the team in gold medals with four, including ones in the 50- and 100-metre sprints, for women over 55.

“Don worked with me this year on sprint starts and he’d be very proud to know I had very good sprint starts this year, and even had better times than the last senior Games,” said Dion.

Teammate Donna Jones ran to four medals on the track in the same age group, taking gold in the 400-metre, silver in the 800- and 200-metre and a bronze in a relay.

Jones led Team Yukon in medals with seven at her first Games in 2012.

“It was absolutely fabulous,” said Jones. “There are so many inspiring people. We went over to the throwing events and saw a woman (Alberta’s Florence Storch) who is 101 years old and throws the javelin. And talking with people who are in the high 80s and still out there competing and keeping fit, and looking forward to the next Games. You come away truly inspired.”

Eight Yukon communities outside of Whitehorse were represented on the team.

Watson Lake’s John and Naomi Hall, and Dave Kalles, won a total of 10 medals between them in track and field events.

“We think this is inspiring more people to come out and try track and field, and we certainly welcome lots of people to come out,” said Dion. “It’s fantastic because you have running sports, jumping sports, throwing sports, and we have the walking activities.

So there’s lots to do.”

Yukon won 16 medals in swimming. Linda Augustine led

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the swim team with three gold and a silver. Stephen Duncan also pocked four medals in the pool with two gold and two bronze.

Yukon cyclists pedaled to seven medals in Strathcona, up from three at the 2012 Games.

Whitehorse’s Mike McCann won gold in the 40-kilometre time trial Thursday and the 60-kilometre road race Friday for men 65 and over. It was his first time competing at the Canada 55+ Games.

“It was quite good. It was pretty well organized in the global sense,” said McCann. “People were extremely friendly and helpful and it was a good experience.”

Last week’s Team Yukon was the largest the territory has ever sent to the Games, but many on the team would have liked it to be a little bigger. Whitehorse’s William “Bill” Simpson, who passed away in June, was a long-time supporter of ElderActive and the Games.

“The Spirit of the Games was so significant because we lost Bill Simpson this year and Bill was like our mentor, our leader, in terms of ElderActive and the senior Games,” said Dion. “We all had on a little sticker that said ‘Bill’ with a heart on it. And we Yukon’s Stephen Duncan swims towards one of two medals he won. know Bill would be so proud of us to come back with that award.

Dave Kalles – 3km “That’s the most special award (men 75+) because it’s all about friendship Tom Parlee – shot put and good sporting behaviour and (men 65+) people doing their best.”

Contact Tom Patrick at Sheila Senger – 10km tomp@yukon-news.com (women 65+) Nick Stratis – 800m Team Yukon medals (men 55+) (unofficial) Richard Zral – 5km (men 70+) Track and field Richard Zral – 800m (men 70+) Gold Richard Zral – 3km Pamela Bangart – triple jump (men 70+) (women 60+) Richard Zral – 1,500m Brenda Dion – 50m (men 70+) (women 55+) Brenda Dion – 100m (women 55+) Bronze Brenda Dion – javelin John Hall – long jump (women 55+) (men 75+) Brenda Dion – discus John Hall – 100m (women 55+) (men 75+) Merton Friesen – predicted John Hall – triple Jump walk (open women) (men 75+) John Hall – 50m Naomi Hall – discus (men 75+) (women 70+) Donna Jones – 400m (women 55+) Roger Hanberg – 400m Hank Leenders – javelin (men 60+) (men 75+) Nick Stratis – 1,500m Tom Parlee – javelin (men 55+) (men 65+) Richard Zral – 400m Tom Parlee – long jump (men 70+) (men 65+) Richard Zral – 10km Tom Parlee – discus (men 65+) (men 70+)

Silver Gail Craigen – 5km (women 65+) Laurie Drummond – 10km (women 55+) Naomi Hall – predicted walk (women 70+) Donna Jones – 800m (women 55+) Donna Jones – 200m (women 55+) Dave Kalles – 1,500m (men 75+) Dave Kalles – 400m (men 75+) Dave Kalles – 800m (men 75+)

Swimming Gold Linda Augustine – 100m backstroke (women 60+) Linda Augustine – 50m butterfly (women 60+) Linda Augustine – 100m IM (women 60+) Stephen Duncan – 50m freestyle (men 60+) Stephen Duncan – 100m freestyle (men 60+) Nesta Leduc – 100m backstroke (women 80+)

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Cycling Gold Gail Craigen – 10km time trial (women 65+) Gail Craigen – 20km road race (women 65+) Louise Girard –60km road race (women 55+) Mike McCann – 40km time trial (men 65+) Mike McCann – 60km road race (men 65+)

Bronze Mike Craigen – 20km (men 65+) Louise Girard – 40km time trial (women 55+)

Other Gold Colleen Tyrner – Scrabble (open mixed)

Silver Tom Amson – golf (men 55+) Gary Hewiit – doubles darts (men 55+) Submitted Photo/Yukon News

Yukon’s Ron Moore sinks a putt in the golf competition.

Nesta Leduc – 50m backstroke (women 80+)

Silver Linda Augustine – 50m freestyle (women 60+) Nesta Leduc – 50m freestyle (women 80+) Nesta Leduc – 100m freestyle (women 80+) Barbara Phillips – 50m backstroke (women 70+)

Barbara Phillips – 100m backstroke (women 70+) Sharon Westburg – 50m backstroke (women 65+)

Bronze Stephen Duncan – 50m breaststroke (men 60+) Stephen Duncan – 100m backstroke (men 60+) Spence Hill – predicted 200m (women 60+)

Bronze Bocce (mixed 55+) Bocce (women 70+) Ida Calmegane – five-pin bowling (women 85+) Dorothy Drummond/Edna Knight – floor shuffleboard (women 55+) Norm Unrau – five-pin bowling (men 55+)

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Shooter Simmons scores fourth at provincials Tom Patrick

open division, up from seventh last year and 13th in 2012.

“Surprised. I didn’t think I did slow start didn’t prevent John that well,” said Simmons.

Simmons from shooting into “The first day I felt slow and the top-five at the 2014 IPSC B.C. sloppy. I just couldn’t get my Provincial Championships over head going. I didn’t feel quick at the weekend in Kelowna. all. My mind just wasn’t sharp. I After opening with a few was a little bit slow.” lackluster stages, the Whitehorse Simmons finished the weekhandgun shooter found his end with a score of 94.12 per cent over 14 stages at the International groove and placed fourth in the News Reporter

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Practical Shooting Confederation competition, in which speed, power and accuracy are measured as competitors move through an obstacle course.

He finished sixth, sixth and eighth in the first three stages before taking first in stage eight – shooting 100 per cent – and placing third in stages six, nine and 10.

“I continuously picked it up,”

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said Simmons. “I stayed really consistent.”

With his fourth-place finish in provincials and strong results all season in B.C., the master-level shooter is ending the summer ranked second in B.C. for the open division.

That rank has earned Simmons the second spot on B.C.’s Gold Team for next year’s nationals.

“I did some more learning. I was squadded with a couple top shooters again and got some advice from them,” said Simmons.

“I’ll be practising what they suggested in preparation for World Shoot.”

Simmons placed fifth overall out of 66 shooters in the open division at the 2014 IPSC Canada Nationals at Pitt Meadows, B.C. last month.

In addition to producing his highest finish at the nationals, Simmons was the top master shooter, with four grandmasters ahead of him. His previous best finish was 17th last year.

Early this year Simmons

received an invite to represent Canada at the IPSC World Shoot.

He is one of only 60 Canadians selected for the triennial IPSC world championships to compete against shooters from about 80 countries.

The championship will be the first held in North America, scheduled to take place at the Universal Shooting Academy in Polk Country, Florida, next month.

“It’s my first one … and there are a couple thousand people, but I’d like to make the top 100,” said Simmons. “That’s my expectation for myself.”

The six-time Yukon steelshooting champion placed first and second at a double-qualifier for the IPSC B.C. in Terrace, B.C., at the end of April. He also produced two first-place finishes at an IPSC B.C. double-qualifier in October, which, having taken place following the B.C. championship, is considered part of the 2014 season.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Scarecrow, Skinny Raven to finally faceoff in Klondike relay of trying to bring back the Take No Prisoners team,� said Richie. “So for the next 10 months we’ve been recruiting people and trying to bring back the excitement.�

As always, Scarecrow is stacked.

The team roster is a who’s who of Whitehorse’s top runners and cross-country skiers.

This year’s team is Rodney Hulstein (Leg 1), Knute Johnsgaard (Leg 2), Dave Brook (Leg 3), Lapointe (Leg 4), Eikelboom (Leg 5), Logan Roots (Leg 6), Ray Sabo (Leg 7), Aidan Bradley (Leg 8), Graham Nishikawa (Leg 9) and Logan Boehmer (Leg 10). “To make a meaningful prediction, I have to look at the individual people and I see guys like Ray and Rodney, who in my mind are fixed pieces, they are good runners, consistent runners,â€? said Eikelboom. “And then I see guys like Logan Roots, Logan Boehmer and myself, who have basically been getting faster and faster. “I think I projected our time to 11 hours and 20 minutes ‌ 11 hours flat would be amazing.â€?

Skinny Raven is still looking for a runner to do Leg 1. Currently the team consists of Anchorage runners Peter Kling, Andrew Richie, Corbyn Jahn, Dylan Peterson, Ryan Beckett, Eric Strabel, Zack Johnson and Lukas Ebner of Furtwangen, Germany. Strabel raced for Skinny Raven every year between 2004 and 2009. “Eric Strabel was the first big step, he’s such a cog for that team,� said Richie, who running for the team his second time this weekend. “I think our team is very strong. Our goal was to set the fastest Take No Prisoners time ever. I don’t think we’ll achieve that goal this year, but I think our team is very strong.�

This year’s relay has a total of 182 teams registered, surpassing the previous record of 161 set in 1998, Sport Yukon says.

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t’s finally going to happen: Whitehorse’s Scarecrow is going head to head with Anchorage’s Skinny Raven: Take No Prisoners team in this weekend’s Klondike Trail of ‘98 International Road Relay.

The two multiple-time open division champion teams will both leave the start line at midnight this Friday night in the 10-leg, 175-kilometre race from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse. “Talking to some of the people I was training with, I heard Skinny Raven is back,â€? said Scarecrow captain David Eikelboom. “So it’s exciting. I’m glad. “I’m looking forward to ‌ having a bit of a race. The previous couple of years we started all by ourselves. There was nobody there. And we ended up winning by 45 minutes last year.â€?

Skinny Raven: Take No Prisoners won the open division seven straight years between 2003 to 2009, the last time they raced.

(There have been less competitive Skinny Raven corporate teams entered over the last few years.)

Then Scarecrow, whose name was inspired by the “Raven� in the Anchorage team’s name, has won the open division four times since 2010 when they first raced.

In fact, Scarecrow was the first Canadian team to win the open division in 17 years in 2010.

Simon Lapointe, who will run Leg 4 for Scarecrow this weekend, is excited the long-awaited matchup will finally happen. “It’s awesome. It’s exciting,� said Lapointe. “I’m guessing they are putting a pretty good team together because they are starting at the same time as us (at midnight on Friday night). “For once we’ll be on real time, opposed to having a team start at Tom Patrick/Yukon News 11:30 and the other 12 and not Simon Lapointe, of Whitehorse’s Scarecrow, runs the final leg in last year’s Klondike Trail of knowing where you stand in the ‘98 Road Relay. Scarecrow will face Anchorage’s Skinny Raven: Take No Prisoners for the first Contact Tom Patrick at race.� time in this weekend’s race. tomp@yukon-news.com Last year Scarecrow completely dominated the relay, setting the fastest times on all 10 legs.

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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 1-BDRM CONDO d/t, ground floor, bright, fenced patio, avail immediately, N/S, N/P, $1,200 + utils & dd. 393-3924

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

CABIN AT Army Beach, fully furnished, utils incl, no running water, avail Sept 1, $500/mon. 660-5020

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

3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Copper Ridge, first floor has big open space, garage, 5 appliances, avail Oct 1, refs & dd reqʼd, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907

LARGE FURNISHED room, incls wifi internet, TV w/cable, parking & all utils. Share house w/other adults, N/P, avail immed, $650/mon. 334-3456

1-2 BDRM, Ingram, N/S, N/P, internet/utils incl, 668-2848 lv msg

MAIN STREET office space, store front location. For inquiries call 668-6818

ROOM FOR rent, N/S, N/P, avail Sept 1, $750/mon all incl. 393-2275

TOWN & MOUNTAIN HOTEL

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE 80 Seats on great corner Food Services to Two Lounges CONTACT BARRE FLEMING 401 Main Street Whitehorse, Yukon kayle@townmountain.com | 867-668-7644

1-BDRM EXECUTIVE country cottage, wood/oil heat, all amenities, spectacular river/mountain view. 1/2 hr north of D/T, available Oct 1, $1,100/mon + utils.

393-2684 SHOP SPACE/INDOOR storage space, 2,400 sq ft, good for boats, RVs etc, avail Nov 1, possibly earlier. 335-1509 SHARE HOUSE, not just a room, with 3 quiet professionals, private, Porter Creek, furnished, Internet, everything included, N/S. $850/mon. tim@timmit.ca, toll-free 1-855-628-7138 x99, http://timmit.ca/share CRESTVIEW, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, kitchen, 5 appliances, garden, oil/wood heat, refs req, N/P, $1,400/mon + 2/3 utils, avail September 15. 336-090 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1st, 4-bdrm 2-bath house, Riverdale, N/P, N/S, refs&dd reqʼd, oil deposit required, lease, $1,750/mon + utils. 335-5976 3 BDRM 2.5-bath open concept unfurnished duplex, Takhini North, energy efficient, modern appliances, N/P, N/S, $1,800/mon + utils & deposit. 633-5998 1-BDRM SUITE, Riverdale, ground floor, bright, clean, close to bus/Super A, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail immed, heat&elec incl, responsible tenants, 335-9732 or 336-1515 after 6pm

2-BDRM SUITE, Takhini East, close to College, CGC, dt & trails, avail Oct 1, N/P, N/S, may come semi-furnished, responsible tenant, $1,150/mon incl utils. 336-0444 2-BDRM UNIT, Porter Creek, avail Oct 1, clean, well maintained, secure building, N/S, N/P, preference to long-term tenants, $1,350/mon. 334-4588 or karla@coldwellbanker.ca 3-BDRM, 2- BATH duplex, Copper Ridge, 1,800 sq ft, great kitchen with eating bar, extra large fenced lot, N/S, N/P, $1,500/mon + utils. 334-3488 2/3-BDRM FURNISHED Riverdale house available November for 6-7 months. Greenbelt, sunny, hot tub. No dogs, N/S. Refs reqʼd, $1,000/mon + utils. Email cowleycreek@hotmail.com 3-BDRM, 3-BATH condo in Ingram available Oct 1st. Garage, walk-in closet, spacious bdrms. End unit w/side fenced-in storage space. Beautiful mountain views, $1,800/mon. 633-2189 lv msg

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 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 WANT: AFFORDABLE 1-bdrm or bachelor suite, refs & deposit available, contact Jeannie at 867-336-2039 or email at kornelsen23@yahoo.ca.

CABIN, NOTHING fancy, anywhere for soul searching. 780-239-2219

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

TWO PENSIONERS looking for 2-3 bedroom house.

335-1678 or global97@msn.com

NEWLY RENOVATED 3 offices and large reception area with all day natural light 936 sq ft, Jarvis Street $25 per square foot Phone 335-3123

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1-BDRM FULLY furnished basement suite, Riverdale, rent & deposit, utils incl, N/S, no parties, avail Sept 1. 667-6919 before 8pm 2-BDRM 1-BATH condo, comfort, convenience, low energy living @TheView, Main St, avail Sept 1, south facing, laundry in unit, rooftop patio, designated elec parking, $1,700/mon, 1 year lease. hannekewg@hotmail.com GARAGE, INSULATED, 20ʼX17ʼ, incl 12 shelves, cement floor, Copper Ridge, $250 to $400/mon. 668-2889 2-BDRM BASEMENT suite, Porter Creek, avail September 1, heat & power incl, dd&refs reqʼd, no dogs, $1,200/mon.

334-9903

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 1-BATH condo, quiet, downtown, end of Main, elevator, water floor heating, no shared walls, 2 units per floor, deck, wheelchair access, humidifier, intercom, bsmt storage, $310,000. 250-716-6190, email hanasaly.czca@gmail.com

2,628 SQUARE FEET OF PRIME OFFICE SPACE Available for Lease NOW! Two Suites available for lease. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one.

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

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

MOVE-IN READY.

For more information, please contact: 336-0028

Brand New Single Family Homes starting at $349,900.

Certified Green.

Show Home Open Daily 1-85 Aksala Dr. Visit www.homesbyevergreen.ca for more details or call Maggie 335-7029 LAKEFRONT @ 4th of July Bay, Atlin, 2 lots, 1.38 acres, 2 cabins, shop, shower house, turn key package $180,000. 250-651-2222 or king,jimbeth@gmail.com for details TITLED OFF grid, 0.2734 hectares, at 4th of July Bay, Atlin. Green belt of two sides with view of lake and mountains, $50,000.

250-651-2222 for more details 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 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 SMALL DAWSON trapline for sale (#31).

Wray556@yahoo.ca DAWSON CITY, 5 acre riverfront property near Andersonʼs Corner, road, power, cabin, $225,000. 867-993-3763 68ʼ MOBILE home, Northland Park, needs a little TLC, great buy for handy person, 668-1224 for info MLS LISTING #9056, asking $35,000 for 1974 Premier 12x68 trailer with 8x10 arctic entry, Baranov trailer park, no dogs allowed in the park, 668-3500 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH house, Haines Junction, small & efficient, built in 2011, 1,500 sq ft, chalet style, large south-facing windows, wood stove, elec baseboards, in town, $285,000. 332-3726 FIVE ACRES on N. Klondike Hwy, corner of Five Mile Road, perfect for building your own home and only 20 minutes from downtown. $155,000 obo. 334-2772 3-BDRM 3-BATH beautiful house, Porter Creek west, large garage, bright open concept, $500,000. visit www.just2b.org/house for pictures/details CRAG LAKE lakefront log home on 0.7 acres, large heated shop, greenhouse, various out-buildings, well maintained, see Property Guys #143637, $389,000. 821-6011 LAKEFRONT ACREAGE, approx 9.7 acres & approx 1,000ʼ waterfront on beautiful Crag Lake, treed & sloped with several good building sites, $230,000. 821-6011

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 EDMONTON BASED COMPANY seeks qualified & experienced Mulcher Operators.

Seasonal work in Fort McMurray and area.

Camp work. Safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Work to commence the last week of September approximately. Fax 780-488-3002; jobs@commandequipment.com.

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SALES CLERKS

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 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 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

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

205 Main Street

SEEKING A FULL TIME RECEIVER

The successful candidate will be processing shipments of general gift merchandise and jewellery for retail sale at Murdoch’s.

Shipments arrive in boxes and require physical handling. An eye for detail is an asset to ensure product has arrived in saleable condition. Some jewellery experience is also an asset.

The position also requires some front-end customer service.

Competitive wage and beneďŹ ts package.

Please apply in person with resume to

Murdoch’s, 207 Main Street

Super A Porter Creek is looking to ďŹ ll the following positions:

DUTIES: WASH, PEEL AND CUT VEGGIES AND FRUITS. RECEIVE SUPPLIES. BAKING.

Please apply in person to Mike Sheppard.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon Apply via email: mitsue@bakedcafe.ca

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DIRECTOR, NATURAL & HERITAGE RESOURCES THE JOB: Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for directing the business of the Natural & Heritage Resources Department in lands, environment, heritage, and ďŹ sh and wildlife. This position supervises the Heritage Manager, Lands Manager, Fish & Wildlife Manager and Administrative Assistant. This position also serves as a member of the Senior Management Team in the Vuntut Gwitchin Government.

THE CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate will hold a degree or diploma in one or more of the following: natural or renewable resource management, land management, environmental studies and have extensive relevant work experience at a senior management level.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the principles, practices, issues and legislations associated with natural resources management. Strong skills are needed for managing projects, developing policies and procedures, applying ďŹ nancial management, negotiating, supervising and problem solving. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

PAY RANGE: $79,806 - $103,748 ($52.47 - $68.21) per annum plus an excellent beneďŹ t package This is a full-time position based on 32.5 hours per week. (6.5-hour workday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.) VGG closes every second Friday.

A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.vgfn.ca/employment CLOSING DATE: September 12, 2014 @ 4:00 p.m. We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES THAT INCLUDE JOB EXPERIENCE RELATED TO POSITION TO: Brenda Frost Manager, Human Resources Vuntut Gwitchin Government Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-3800 Email: hrd@vgfn.net While qualiďŹ ed VGFN citizens will be given preference, all interested and qualiďŹ ed individuals are encouraged to apply.

Several Volunteer Opportunities from Copper Ridge Place Resident Walking Program Support Task description: Support staff to engage residents to walk; support includes pushing the wheelchair behind the resident as they walk.

Skills needed: Ability to engage with others, friendly attitude, comfort engaging with seniors and elders. Criminal record check required.

Responsibilities: pushing a wheelchair, talking with residents, supporting for safety purposes.

Time commitment: 2 to 4 hours a week. Afternoons preferred. 6 month minimum commitment.

Incentive for the volunteer: Increased knowledge of long-term care needs, dementia training opportunities, annual volunteer appreciation event.

Friendly Visitor Task description: Spend one-on-one time with residents living in a long-term care facility; primarily seniors and elders with the possibility of youth and adults. Time spent includes reading, playing cards, walking, engaging for the goal of enhancing the quality of life.

Skills needed: Ability to engage with others, friendly attitude, comfortable engaging with seniors and elders. Criminal record check required.

Responsibilities: One-to-one engaging with seniors and elders, provide support in selected activities.

Time commitment: 1 to 2 hours a week, any day or time of the week. Minimum 6-month commitment required.

Incentive for the volunteer: Increased knowledge of long-term care needs, dementia training opportunities, annual volunteer appreciation event.

Friendly Visitor (French speaking) Task description: Spend one-on-one time with residents living in a long-term care facility who only speak French; seniors and elders. Time spent includes reading, playing cards, walking, engaging for the goal of enhancing the quality of life.

Skills needed: Fluent in French. Ability to engage with others, friendly attitude, comfortable engaging with seniors and elders. Criminal record check required.

Responsibilities: One-to-one engaging with seniors and elders, support in selected activities.

Time commitment: 1 to 2 hours a week, any day or time of the week. Minimum 6-month commitment required.

Incentive for the volunteer: Increased knowledge of long-term care needs, dementia training opportunities, annual volunteer appreciation event.

Contact: Nataschaa Chatterton (867) 393-7508, Nataschaa.Chatterton@gov.yk.ca

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SELKIRK

Development Corporation Suite 201-166 Titanium Way, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0G1

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Chief Executive OfďŹ cer (CEO) SELKIRK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Location: Whitehorse, YT Status: Full-time, Permanent Wage: Dependent on experience Closing Date: Until Filled The Selkirk Development Corporation (SDC) is a progressive organization, owned by the citizens of Selkirk First Nation. With interests in mining, real estate, and tourism, we are a growing dynamic organization, if you are seeking a challenging, rewarding position in a team environment, we have the opportunity for you.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Board of Directors of the Selkirk Group of Companies, the Chief Executive OfďŹ cer (CEO) is responsible for the achievement of corporate goals and objectives within the established authority delegated by the Board. The CEO will direct the daily operational activities of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate ofďŹ ce and business units. The CEO will provide ďŹ nancial leadership by identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, managing budgets and monitoring long-term strategic ďŹ scal plans, including the achievement of revenue and proďŹ tability goals.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

WANTED: Retail Sales Clerk (NOC 6421) for Airport Gift Shop Work starts at 4:00am/weekends Wage: $12 per hour Drop off resume at store or call 335-6886

EDMONTON BASED COMPANY seeks qualified & experienced Buncher, Skidder Operator and Processor Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-488-3002; jobs@commandequipment.com.

EXPERIENCE IS an asset - We offer FREE recruitment services for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll-free: 1-855-286-0306.

THE WATSON LAKE DAYCARE (located in Watson Lake) is seeking Child Care Workers for children ages 6 months to 12 years.

For qualifications and duties, please contact Michelle at (867) 536-2167

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

SERVERS, BARTENDERS & DOOR PERSONNEL Drop rĂŠsumĂŠ off at

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

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There is a huge demand for our Medical Transcription graduates.

Enroll today! info@canscribe.com www.canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535

BUCYRUS ERIE 22w drilling rig on GMC 7000 series tandem truck propane drill motor, fishing/drilling tools, casing drivers, new 3/4 main drill line, 454 gas truck w/air brakes, $20,000 obo. 336-1412

BARTENDERS, SERVERS & DOOR STAFF Please apply at Jarvis Street Saloon, 206 Jarvis Street with resume and references.

No phone calls please.

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.

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The successful candidate will have sales experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate.

The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary coupled with a strong beneďŹ t package.

Black Press has more than 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter to Mike Thomas Publisher, Yukon News, 211 Wood Street, Whitehorse, Y.T. Y1A 2E4 or email to mthomas@yukon-news.com No phone calls please.

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GARRET ELECTRONICS, 4-coil metal locator w/case, exc shape, $600. 332-6565 MONITOR 441 furnace with filter, exhaust and copper piping, 500 gal fuel tank (2008) still 1/2 full of home heating fuel, $1,500.

334-3668 1976 PICTURE, Jim Robb of Sam McGeeĘźs lounge, 18â&#x20AC;?X24â&#x20AC;?, offers. 332-6565 V, THE complete series, The Final battle + the original miniseries, $25. Serge @ 667-2196 eves FICUS TREE, end table with magazine rack, camp stove. Lv msg 667-2583 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR Stronghold tent, only used couple of times, exc cond, as new, $2,500. Email: vikingar@norskk.is U.S. ARMY cots, original, official issue, as new $150 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 GARCIA MACHINE bear cache/bear proof containers, $40 ea. Email: cd@norskk.com 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 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 LEAF BLOWER, 14 amp Weed Eater 2580 blower, vacuum and mulcher c/w straps & bag, $25. 633-5774 ELECTROLUX CARPET shampooer, $25, newer large red Kitchen Aide enamelled cast iron roaster, $40. Mary 634-2148

OIL FURNACE, 3 yrs old, just serviced professionally. Olsen BML80B, 59,000-97,000, BTU/hr. EnergyGuide 83, $1,000. 335-8153

TOOL BOX w/multi-purpose tools, $250, smaller multi-tool box, $30, metric & Imperial, for mechanics, plumbing, electrical.

Mary 634-2148

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

2 IMPERIAL gallon crock, Medalta Potteries, Alberta, Town of Redcliffe, 3 gal crock, $35 & $45. 634-2148

MOUNTAIN EQUIP womenĘźs down coat, XS, $80, MEC youth winter jacket, sz 16, $30. 311B Hanson St.

NEW VINYL Flooring approx 48â&#x20AC;?X70â&#x20AC;?, grey with burgundy diamond pattern, $40.

634-2148

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

PROSPECTING PIECES, lightweight sluice box suitable for sampling, low water useage, $250. Mary 634-2148

70 GAL saddle tank, $35. 332-1927 SPILSBURY TINDALL SBX-11 2-way radio w/antenna, $500. 332-6565 MCPHAR MOD. TV-A1 spectrometer w/case, exc shape, cost over $6,000, offers.

332-6565

HIP WADERS, like new, $25, Snow Bunny boots, $20. 634-2148 VARIOUS SAWS, like new meat saw, etc, garden tools, axe etc, $30 to $40 or less for tools. 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

Advertising Sales Representative The Yukon News, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

HAND-PAINTED ACRYLIC scenes, unused frames, cards, etc, $15 & up. Mary 634-2148

PROJECT RESEARCH MANAGER Job Summary: Under the direction of the Director of Self Government Secretariat (SGS) and in compliance with directives provided by the Land Titles Committee, the Special Project Manager is responsible for the implementation, coordination and reporting on the Self Government First Nation (SGFN) Land Titles Act and Land Registry System project. The Special Project Manager will provide secretariat functions in compliance with the SGFN Land Titles Committee directives and according to available project funding and work plan activities.

Maintaining effective communications with the Land Titles Committee members and SGS staff is essential to ensure optimum low of critical documents, compliance with work activity or inancial timelines, monitoring the project budget and maximizing quality assurance of deliverables.

This position will be responsible for monitoring and supporting SGFN disbursements in a timely fashion and will provide regular inancial updates.

Occasional travel to communities may be a requirement.

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

SIMPLICITY RIDE-ON lawn mower, runs but needs some work, $500 obo. 456-2633 CAMP TOILET, small portable, flush & hold tanks, v clean, $40. 689-2017 BLACKBERRY QUALICOM 3G CDMA 3.2mp case & charger, $35. 689-2017 MENĘźS BOOTS US10 Thinsulate Gortex Georgia Trekker 1600, new, $50. 689-2017 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 FLUORESCENT PEPSI sign 1'x4', $120.

334-6740 PENDLETON JACKET, orange, black & taupe colours, perfect shape, XL. 668-5188 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, Blue Ray movies, $7 ea, regular movies, $4 ea, power tools, prices negotiable, need to sell ASAP, 334-6043 or 668-5589 WOLF HIDE rug w/live mount head, $2,000 obo. 996-2580 HD MASTERCRAFT wood lathe, new cond, 32â&#x20AC;? between centres, c/w set wood chisels, $500. 456-2633 2013 CURVED shaft weed eater. Very clean unit, low hours. Runs like a new weed eater.

Not messed with. Located in Haines Jct. Paid $110, asking $60. 867-634-2350 FOAM MATTRESS, 4"x3'x6.5' $100, diesel stove trekker 12k btu, $700, canvas tent 14x16x5' with poles, $2,400, flagging tape -60 cold crack, $2.50 ea, airtight stove 22" with pipes, $200. 332-0071 NIKON AF camera lenses, F-28 -80 $50, F-70-300 $150, F-80 body (film) $75, all obo.

633-2348 after 6pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 8Ęź BRUNSWICK Commander pool table, 3 sets of balls, cues, racks & scoreboard, $550. 334-7804 TOYO STOVE Lazer 56, perfect cond, incls new 125 gal Tidy Tank, heats up to 1,000 sq ft, $2,000. 668-3325 DVD, GREEN Bay Packers 3 Super Bowl championships, new, unopened, $20.

668-5814 or 335-2005 SEARS-O-PEDIC DOUBLE bed & mattress set, clean & in good condition, $50, 2 exercise machines, Torso Trak 2, $25, Stamina in Motion E1000, $45. 633-2120 COMPLETE SET of tools for bricklaying, drywalling, tiling, carpeting, make a deal.

668-7026 DALL SHEEP shoulder-mount trophy, $750, beautiful taxidermy work, a guardian spirit animal above your fireplace, 333-0772 HYUNDAI GENERATOR, new, HHD6250W, $600. 334-2862 4 NEW pocket knives, $10 for all. 334-7061 SMALL HOUSE plants, $5 to $20, large rubber tree, hibiscus tree, snake plant, $300 ea. 668-4186 STEEL STUDS, new, 3 5/8â&#x20AC;? wall thickness, 8 only 15Ęź, 20 only 10Ęź, 6 only top & bottom rails @ 10Ęź, 6 wall stiffeners, 12Ęź ea, $100.

Len 332-1927 HYUNDAI PUMP, 2â&#x20AC;?, 6.5 hp, plus 200Ęź commercial grade water hose with shutoff .

633-4149 CLAY STEADMAN signed print, unframed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Line Campâ&#x20AC;? with 3rd wolf, $185. 633-2714 AWNING FOR sale, call 668-6818 SET OF new unfinished oak cabinets available, enough to do medium kitchen, excellent price, good for kitchen, suite, cabin or laundry room. 333-0717 JACOBSON (HOMELITE), Briggs motor, rear bag lawnmower, starts/runs well, just serviced, $75. 332-1680 lv msg USED TIN, beige & white from 60ĘźX70Ęź shop 20Ęź wall, wall & roof tin, exc cond, value $18,300 new, asking $7,500. 335-5192 FOOD SAVER system for sealing fresh food, includes plastic roll, $50. 660-4321 NEW SHED, 8'x10', 2x4 wood frame on 4x6 treated skids, 3/4" plywood floor, chalet siding, asphalt shingles on peaked roof, $2,000 includes delivery/assembly on site, custom sheds available. 633-4857 PINE ENTERTAINMENT centre, oak kitchen table, Shark upright vacuum cleaner.

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900L FUEL oil tank and stand. Free. Oil monitor needs a tune up, $1,000. Chimney piece two 3Ęź sections. 6â&#x20AC;? inside diameter, $50/ea obo. 456-4926 WOOD SHAVINGS FROM MILL 1 ton feed bag Clean & dry Excellent bedding, mulch, landscaping, insulation etc. $50/bag plus $25 bag deposit Delivery available 633-5192 or 335-5192

Electrical Appliances KENMORE FRIDGE, works great, $150, clothes dryer, $250, upright freezer, $300, located in Judas Creek. 336-3830 GE PROFILE flat-top stove, very clean, vg cond, must sell $150. 633-3982 FABERGE CONVECTION broiler oven, top of line, electric saver, 2 shelf 12â&#x20AC;?X18â&#x20AC;? oven, $100. 634-2148 FRONT LOAD dryer, free to good home, 633-4018 WALL OVEN, newer model with convection, very little use, $350. 335-1019 KENMORE WASHING machine, good working order, small leak on bottom, to give away. 633-2837

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

42â&#x20AC;? SAMSUNG LED H.D. TV, 4 HDMI outputs, 2 USB outputs, $500 obo. 456-2626 XBOX 360 Arcade with 3 games, new cond, never used, c/w controller in used cond, $180 obo for everything. 633-6799

Computers & Accessories HP SLIMLINE computer with mouse & keyboard. New $450, asking $100. Must sell.

633-3982

FIREWOOD FOR SALE $160 per cord 20 ft. lengths, 5 cord loads.

Small delivery charge.

867-668-6564 Leave message

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

Musical Instruments

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

Store (867) 633-3276 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 IBANEX ARTCORE bass w/soft case, $500, Ibanez electric guitar model 170DX, new, w/soft case, $375. 393-2234 SAXAPHONE, EXC cond, hardly used.

667-6630

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

â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (4 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; You-cut and you-haul available â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery

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DONĘźS FIREWOOD Scheduled daily deliveries HJ Beetle kill Spruce $260 per cord, City limits Phone 393-4397 EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432

OVATION GUITAR, Morgan guitar, G&L elec guitar, Stentor fiddle, Ibanez SD GR elec bass, 668-1224 RECORDING KING, acoustic guitar, with Dan Markley pick-up & hard shell case, $450. 668-8737 PA SYSTEM, JBL Eon powered speakers & 10 channel Beringer mixer including cables & power cords, $675. 668-8737

TVs & Stereos

Firewood

PIANO & THEORY LESSONS Beginners to Advanced, Private & Class lessons.

Utilizing the musical concepts of Kodaly, Music for Young Children and RCM. RCM exam & Rotary Music Festival preparation.

668-2889 YAMAHA CLAVINOVA piano model CVP509, check wonderful features on Internet, perfect for beginners or advanced players, over $9,000 in stores, asking $6,500.

Serge 667-2196 after 5pm

Seeking a

F/T or P/T Customer Service Representitive You are a mature person who is looking for a long term position with an established company that has a competitive wage and benefits package. You also enjoy giving a high level of customer service to people looking for fine gifts and jewellery.

Please apply in person with resume to

Murdochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 207 Main Street

THE REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE IN WHITEHORSE IS NOW HIRING FOR

Part-time positions in the Optical Department!

The Real Canadian Superstore in Whitehorse, Y.T. is looking for mature, responsible, part time colleagues for the Optical Department, who are passionate about providing an exceptional shopping experience for customers and delighting them every step of the way!

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Heavy Duty Mechanic/Shop Foreman MacPherson Rentals has an immediate need for a qualiďŹ ed Heavy Duty Mechanic/Shop Foreman at its location in Whitehorse.

Description: UĂ&#x160; Perform maintenance and repair to all types of equipment.

UĂ&#x160; Delegate daily workload to service and repair staff and provide assistance to personnel UĂ&#x160; Other duties as required.

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MacPherson Rentals offers a competitive wage and comprehensive beneďŹ ts plan. We also offer an annual bonus plan. Relocation package is offered as required.

Please drop off resumes to: MacPherson Rentals, 117 Copper Road, Whitehorse or email resume and cover letter to: Service@MacPhersonRentals.com Please visit our website for a full description at www.MacPhersonRentals.com

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Office Reception Clerk (NOC 1414) Ruby Range Adventure, one of Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading outdoor adventure companies, is looking for an exceptional office reception clerk.

The job of the office reception clerk entails the administration of the office. You need to be enthusiastic with great people skills. You need to be very detailed oriented and extremely responsible to run the day to day of the company office. With a range of responsibilities at your feet, you need to be a great all-rounder and an expert multi-tasker.

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JR CARBINE, 9mm, c/w carrying case, 3 clips & tactical scope, must have PAL, $1,000 firm. 250-651-0073 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.

689-2017 TWO PKGS of 7mm WSM (short rem mag), 160 grain. Must have PAL. $10/ea. 336-3474

BAGS, PLASTIC sealable, 2 rolls (18x24, 8x12) heavy weight, $25 ea, floodlight (plug-in car/rechargeable), large freestanding, $15. 689-2017 VZ-58 7.62X39, like new Czech small arms rifle, c/w 3 clips, cleaning kit, camouflage tactical case, 700 rounds of ammo. PAL reqĘźd. 250-651-0073 LEE ENFIELD No 4 Mk1, 303 British, sporterized, very nice bluing, good bore, scope rail instead of rear sight, 10 rd mag, sling, $300 firm, PAL req'd. 667-2276 RUGER M77 338, win mag, wood stock, blued barrel, $525, CZ 455 22 WMR, $525.

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667-4317 PRE-64 MODEL 70 in 270 Winchester, good condition, $900. 332-3726 BENELLI NOVA 12-gauge pump shotgun, 28" barrel, interchangeable chokes, great condition, $500. 332-3726 ELECTRIC P O W D E R scale, RCBS Mirco-Pro, new in box, can be used to weigh gold, $175 obo. 667-4523

FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.1.866.960.0045, www.dollars4guns.com WANTED: CHARIOT-STYLE single baby carriage with all the coverings, 668-5188

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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

THE YUKON NEWS IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE IN ALL YUKON COMMUNITIES AND ATLIN, B.C.

INTERESTED IN sharing time with a senior in your community? One-on-one weekly visits at Thomson Centre. RCMP check reqĘźd, minimum six-month commitment. Kathy at 393-8629

WANTED: BEE-KEEPING equipment, books and information, Christina at 335-4806

THOMSON CENTRE, join our volunteer team! Opportunity to support residents in very popular bingo program Thursday afternoons, RCMP check required, 6-month commitment requested. Kathy at 393-8629

WANTED: UNICYCLE for 11 year old. Must have adjustable seat height. 633-3456 WANTED: WORKING CB radio wanted by 11 year old, $20 max. 633-3456 WANTED: FUEL injector pump for Ęť88 Ford diesel 7.3L, E-350 model, in good cond, 334-8318

WANTED: SINGLE stainless steel sink or small double kitchen sink for cabin. Sheila 668-5964 WANTED: SHOT glasses for the Mt. Lorne Ingestible Festival food event. Sheila @ 668-5964 or drop in at Fireweed Market store in Shipyards.

Cars

WANTED: 12 gauge shotgun, also interested in 20 gauge or 410. 633-4322 WANTED: OUTBOARD boat motor, long shaft, 25-50 hp. 633-4322 WANTED: 2-DRAWER oak filing cabinet, bathroom vanity, 1/2 hp pressure pump with tank, shower stall. 660-4806

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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: LAWN mowers, snow blowers, rototillers or anything with a small engine, in need of repair for a rebuild project. 335-1681

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is requiring the services of a person to ďŹ ll the position of Manager of Finance. This is one year term position, with possibility of extension.

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a self-governing First Nation. The position is located in Old Crow, Yukon.

ABOUT OLD CROW Old Crow is a small remote air access only Northern Community of approximately 300 people. It is the home of the Vuntut Gwitchin. Services and facilities include the modern Vuntut Gwitchin Government administration building with a high tech computer system, a community centre, youth centre, ski lodge, and airport with 5 ďŹ&#x201A;ights to Dawson City and Whitehorse per week. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high speed internet, a nursing station with a visiting doctor, a modern school, a college campus, and a grocery store with post ofďŹ ce and bank. Numerous activities are held in the community, and residents enjoy visits from a variety of professionals including archeologists, anthropologists, reporters, and camera crews.

THE JOB Reporting to the Director Finance, this position is responsible for the day-to-day management of the ďŹ nance department. This includes maintenance of the general ledger, and supervision of accounts receivable, and accounts payable/payroll clerks.

QUALIFICATIONS s A degree in Accounting or Business Administration and is pursuing an accounting designation s Minimum of three years experience working through a full cycle of accounting functions in an organization some of that including supervision of staff. s Experience with computerized accounting systems such as ACCPAC and Payroll Software such as Easy pay and associated payroll reporting requirements. s Previous experience in a First Nation community is an asset.

A diploma in accounting with over six years relevant experience will also be considered.

A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.vgfn.ca/employment/ PAY RANGE $69,114 - $82,937 per annum plus an excellent beneďŹ ts package

PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES THAT INCLUDE JOB EXPERIENCE RELATED TO POSITION TO: Brenda Frost Manager, Human Resources, Vuntut Gwitchin Government Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 | Fax: (867)966-3800 | Email: hrd@vgfn.net

Home Hardware Klondike Inn Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fireweed Books Rickyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant Riverside Grocery Riverview Hotel Shoppers on Main Shoppers Qwanlin Mall

2011 BUICK Lucerne 4-dr, beige, V6, 15,000kms, soft leather, loaded luxury car, $12,900 obo. 668-6961 2011 C H E V R O L E T Aveo LT, 5-dr, 13,300km, 4-spd auto, P/W, P/L, A/C, 4 stud tires installed, 4 season tires, remote keyless entry w/alarm, $9,900. 332-9457 2010 TOYOTA Matrix, only 41,000kms, p/locks & windows, amazing winter tires, automatic start, roof rack, exc cond, $12,900. 334-3605 2006 KIA Sportage, 5-spd manual, exc cond int & ext, 148,000 kms, CD, great sound, remote start, $8,300. 667-5400 2007 PONTIAC Grand Prix, V6 3500, loaded, silver grey, winter/summer tires, 96,000km, 4 door, exc cond, very clean, $5700. 668-6961 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 2006 HONDA Civic 4-dr sedan, 85,000km, great cond, remote start, block heater, keyless entry, Hankook Optimo 4S tires, non-smoking, highway driven, $11,000 obo, 668-3335

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

CLOSING DATE September 23, 2014 @ 4:00 p.m. We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Preference will be given to Vuntut Gwitchin beneďŹ ciaries.

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2012 NISSAN Versa, black, 6-spd manual, 14,000kms, manual, interor in exc shape, DC sports intake and exhaust, HID headlights, summer/winter tires on rims, fun to drive, $14,900. 335-7878

2006 HONDA Civic 4dr auto, 85,000km, exc cond, keyless entry, remote start, block heater, recently detailed, growing family, $10,500. 668-3335

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2012 HONDA Civic LX, auto, black, exc cond, c/w block heater, winter & all season tires, 2 sets of Honda mats, 4-cyl, regular unleaded, 23,000kms, $16,500. 335-5583

2005 CHRYSLER, Sebring, 2-dr convertible, 76,000 miles, nice clean car, $6000.

668-6961 2005 FORD Focus, great shape/cond, has mechanical inspection, white, 4-dr hatchback, 5-spd manual ZX5, $5,000. 334-6976 2004 CROWN Vic, nice clean car, c/w safety, transmission rebuilt, $3,000.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 2004 HONDA Civic LX coupe, 100,000km, c/w 17" Maxxim Ferris gloss black rims/tires, new Kenwood eXcelon sound system, cold air intake, $8,000 obo. 335-5036

We Sell Trucks!

2004 SATURN ION 160,000 kms, runs great need it gone, no room in, manual, winter tires, $4,600 firm. 334-4188

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2004 TOYOTA Echo, manual, 2-dr hatchback, 312,400km highway mileage, set of winter/summer tires with rims, $3,900 obo.

334-5607

2009 DODGE Grand Caravan, silver, 86,000 kms. Sto & go seating, command start, high-end audio & video system, back-up camera, exc cond, $14,900. 633-6720

2002 PONTIAC Grand Am exc cond, 2-dr sport coupe, black, $4,900 obo. 334-3456

2009 PONTIAC Torrent AWD SUV, purchased Oct/09, new, all maintenance, tire changes, oil changes done through GM every 5000 kms, 101,000kms, exc cond, c/w extras, $12,150. 335-7777

2001 CHRYSLER Sebring, 4 new tires, 200,000kms, good shape & good mechanical cond, $1,500. 633-5306 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 1997 CHEVY Lumina, command start, 2 sets tires/rims, exc cond, must be seen & driven, $2,500 obo. 334-8347 1996 FORD Escort, clutch gone otherwise working conditon, or for parts, 200,000km, going cheap, make an offer. 668-7595 1995 TOYOTA Corolla, standard, good winter & summer tires, winterized, 215,000 miles, recent mechanical inspection, $2,000.

668-6253 1994 LINCOLN Continental stretch limo, good all-over condition, $6,500.

604-308-9001 or 334-0729 1993 AUDI Quattro, red, mint cond, AWD, 2 sets winter/summer tires/rims, $4,900 obo.

335-6655 1993 HONDA Accord, runs & drives well, $1,000 obo, moving out sale, lots of other items. Mike or Clara @ 996-2580 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 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 1983 LINCOLN Town Car, 4 door, automatic, V8 302, 40,000kms, gd cond, no rust c/w 1988 Lincoln Town car, 5L fuel injected also runs, $2,500/both. 334-2621 1983 TOYOTA Tercel. Runs & drives, $500 or trade for late-model full-size pickup.

334-3375 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 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 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

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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

2008 TOYOTA Tundra SR5, 78,000 kms, $23,000. 335-6685 2005 FORD diesel 4x4, low kms, lots of new parts, good tires, lots of room, F350, $8,000.

390-2313 2003 DODGE Ram SLT 3500 dually, Crew Cab 4x4, black, 6 speed, 5.9 diesel, 300,000kms, c/w BW flip over ball, runs great, $18,000. 334-2621 2003 SUBARU Legacy AWD, 187,000, reliable, clean, 4 Hakkepolita studded w/rims, PIAA lights, hitch, air, P/S, good glass, block & pan heater, new battery, $6,500 obo by Oct. 667-6563 or 334-3555

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 $500, near new condit, 633-3053 TRUCK BOX, black, 70â&#x20AC;?X20â&#x20AC;?, for full size truck, $35, fibreglass canopy, white, 61â&#x20AC;?WX89â&#x20AC;?LX26â&#x20AC;?H w/windows, $75.

660-4321 1995 TOYOTA Corolla, involved in slight accident, still exc parts car, well maintained. $200. 633-3982

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

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

VINTAGE Ęť49 Chevy cab corner glass 2-left 1-right side, $50 ea. 334-6740

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 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 1999 DODGE Ram 3500 15-passenger van, 326,000kms, 50,000kms on new trans, heavy duty roof rack, good tires, no dents, no rust, new spark plugs, $3,800 obo.

660-4723 or 332-5450 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 1999 TAHOE K1500 4dr 4X4, 5.7 litre, a/c, power group, 179,000km, good cond, runs very well, newer tires, $5,800 obo. 668-2262 1997 CHEVY Tahoe, exc cond, 4WD, power windows, captains chairs, very spacious, $4,900 obo. 334-3456 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 RAV-4, 4WD, cruise, good rubber, drive away or for parts, no rust, $600.

335-0076 1997 SUBURBAN, good shape, spare set of tires, 4WD, $3,500 obo. 336-3243 1996 FORD F150 4X4, super cab, 6Ęź6â&#x20AC;? box, manual, silver & maroon, $2,500 obo. Joe at 335-0988 1995 FORD Ranger XLT Lariat, 4 cyl, 2WD, extra cab, long box w/canopy, great cond, $2,500 obo. Call/text 335-0233

H

ARMONY

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Harmony . Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m new to the shelter life so the staff are still getting to know me.

4 WINTER tires P205/70R15 on rims for $195 total, used with Toyota Sienna, 778-708-0058 4 20â&#x20AC;? Blizzak winter tires on factory rims, fits Dodge Ram 1500, 334-1023 HANKOOK ALMOST new winter tires 275/55R20, $1,000 obo. 332-0071

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Pet Report WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

NEWLY REBUILT Ford 6-litre diesel engine, exchange price, $7,500. 633-2602

LOST

2002 SUBARU WRX, front end damage, good for parts, offers. Wayne at 335-1897 or 667-6872

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

DOGS

t 3yr old, neutered male, Akita, grey and white (A.J.)

DOGS

FREE PUPPIES, call after 9 pm, I work late weekdays. 334-6445

Richard Oakley Godson In loving memory of a very dear Husband, Father and Uncle who passed away five years ago September 3, 2009.

To hear your voice and see your smile, To talk with you and walk a while, To be with you in the same old way.

Would be our greatest wish today.

So here is our message to you today, We miss you and love you forever more.

PEACE TO YOUR SOUL So dearly loved, so deeply missed by wife Peggy; Leigh, Geoffrey and Chloe

633-6019

t Porter Creek, Male, Husky X, Black with tan markings, Wearing a blue collar, Answers to Tucker. Contact Norm @ 334-1025 (02/09/14) t McCrae area, 2yr old, male, black lab, wearing a coke chain no tags, answers to Goober, Contact April @ 334-2011 ( 02/09/14) t Copper Ridge, 12 yrs, Male Neutered, Orange and white tabby, Wearing a blue collar, Answers to Tiny. Contact Garry or Serena @ 393-3914 (02/09/14)

FOUND

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

IN FOSTER HOMES AT THE SHELTER

1987 FORD F350, XL, crew cab, 4X4, 1-ton, $2,800 obo. 456-7122

FOR INFORMATION CALL

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

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 DOG LIFE vest, for small breeds 10-20lbs, only used twice, like new, 30. Call/text 867-334-8086

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED.

t Golden horn Pug fawn, female, no collar, tattoo on belly,answer to Duchess, Contact Cynthia @335-6060(22/08/14) t Crestview, Calico, no collar, super fat and friendly, white and black and orange, Contact Joanne @ 250-877-2602 (22/08/14) t Carcross rd, 12 yr old, brindle boxer, wearing a red collar, answer to Houdini, male neutered,Contact Sherliy @ 393-3681 (23/08/14) t Riverdale, DSH, male neutered, orange, six toe on the front paws and seven toes in the back paws, no collar, answers to Tails Contact Michelle at 336-0078 ( 26/08/14) t Stewart Crossing, 4yr old, male neutered, black, wearing a choke chain, Contact Deanna @ 994-2116 (01/09/14)

ST. BERNARD puppies, one female left.

Available Sept 10. 335-5192 or 668-7218

1993 GMC Sierra 2500, 6.5L turbo-diesel, 4x4, long-box, 136,000km, new brakes, good tires, heavy duty hitch, matching canopy, needs some work, $3,750. 335-4393

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

2014

LOST/FOUND

MICHELIN HARMONY tires, lots of tread left, P225/60 R16, $200. 335-8590

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

633-6019

4 TIRES on chrome rims, 80%, 16â&#x20AC;?, $100.

334-2862

MICHELIN WINTER tires with rims, only used one season, P175/65 R14, $400.

335-8590

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

4 TRAILER wheels, 205/75 15â&#x20AC;?, $200 obo.

633-4215

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

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

Pet of the Week!

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

Trucks 2006 NISSAN Titan club cab, seats 4, 4X4, 166,000kms, newer tires, runs and looks good, $7,900. 667-7215

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YUKON NEWS

t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 2 yr old, spayed female, cream, husky (Darby) 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 (

CATS

t 11 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Mingus)

Bobo) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white ( Cavin) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/ Rottie, black and brown (Tristan) t 1 yr old, neutered male, husky, white and black, ( Salty) t 7 weeks old, female, husky, black and brown, (Megghan) t 7 weeks old, female, husky, black and brown, (Cerry) t 7 weeks old, male, husky, blonde, ( Stephan) t 7 weeks old, male, huksy, blonde, ( Peatah)

t 7 weeks old, male, husky, black and brown, ( Daemon) t 11 months old, male, shepherd, black and tan (Jeremy) t 1 yr old, female, doberman pinscher /GSD, brown ( Angela) t 10 months old, male, terrier, brown, (Charlie)

CATS

t 1 yr old, female, Calico, tortie, (Harmony) t 2 yr old, female, DSH, grey (Molson) t 1 yr old, female, Tabby, ( Barbie)

SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 6683647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.

You can also check out our award winning website at:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA

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YUKON NEWS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

9-MON ALASKAN Husky female, grey & white, free to good home. Also large Rottweiler/lab cross, 9 yrs old, not aggressive, good guard dog, free to good home. For pics/info 332-1649

2012 ARCTIC Cat ATV, 550cc, power steering, 2wd, 4wd, diff lock, thumb/hand warmers, windshield, bush bumpers, winch, c/w 4 extra new tires & Arctic Cat trailer, $8,500 obo. 668-6961

MARSH LAKE MARINA 4 boats for sale Make an offer Old boat docks to give away Phone Gary at 660-4404

2012 BOBCAT S-205, fully loaded, hand & foot controls, cab heater, A/C, block heater, battery blanket, exc cond, 175 hrs, 2 buckets, will deliver in Yukon, $39,500 obo.

335-1106

COACHMEN FREELANDER 23CB, model 2012, on Ford E 350, V10, awning, generator, AC, fridge/freezer, 3-burner stove, full bath, rear corner bed, storage, sleeps 6, $39,925. sfbara@yahoo.ca or 456-2729

THE FALL TRAINING SCHEDULE is posted www.theneighborhoodpup.com Enjoy positive methods in a small group on Tuesday evenings.

Call 633-3294 to reserve your space.

2013 SKI-DOO Skandic, 550F engine, ski skins, 20" track, bush bumper, custom XL cargo box, ski-doo cover, stored inside, 2,000 km, financing available, Glen or Vickie, 403-357-8048

18Ęź ALUMINUM, deep wide dry, custom console, 25 hp Yamaha long shaft, tuned up, new impeller, nice trailer, good tires, bearing buddies, $4,500 obo. 633-4322

2 PAIRS of bolt/weld-on skid steer quick attach brackets for adapting implements to skid steer Q/A. $250/ea. 332-0343

2010 ADVENTURER Camper 810 WS, sleeps 5, vg cond, $14,000 obo. 667-6445

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles 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 2004 WR 450 street-legal dirtbike, powerful, low kms, Rekluse clutch, electric start, riser bar, trailtech gauge, ShockSkinz, LED signals, heat grips, FX graphics, meticulously maintained, price reduced to $3,500.

633-5495 SMALL DIRT bike, rarely used, $350 obo.

336-3243 POLARIS RADIATOR for ATV or Rzr, new, never installed, still in the box, 333-9020 WANTED: 2001 Arctic Cat ATV 500. Dead or barely alive. Needed for parts. 633-3456 KINGCAT 900 mountain sled, few cracks in hood, lots of power, race can riser handle bars, low kms, $3,500. 390-2313 PITSTER MOTORCYCLE, 140 4-stroke, good shape, runs well, $600 obo. 668-2262

21Ęź STARCRAFT soft top outboard runabout, details 250-651-7716 or brook@atlin.net

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 18Ęź INFLATABLE V hull, ultra safe boat, twin 35hp, fuel tanks, controls, tubes, tow ropes, $7,500 obo, ex-coast guard boat. 456-4926 NISSAN 10Ęź inflatable boat w/aluminum flooring, 950 lb max load, 5-person, w/Nissan 8hp outboard motor, 1 tank & extras, exc cond, $1,800 obo. 668-7026 24Ęź STARCRAFT cabin cruiser c/w full canvas, electronics, runs well. Will consider trade for cargo trailer or $10,000 obo.

668-4593 or 335-1283 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 FISHERMAN'S DREAM, 16.5Ęź Legend, 50 hp Mercury, full canvas, trailer, $8,500 obo.

Bob 633-4781 or 334-2660 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 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 16Ęź FIBERGLASS St. Maurice V stern freighter canoe, good cond, heavy duty, not wimpy plastic, $525. 633-3170 OLDER MERCURY 9.8 hp outboard, reliable and easy to start, no headaches, $475.

335-1019

2005 18Ęź Harbercraft Jet Boat 175 Sports Jet, plastic, $30,000. 867-399-4899 24.5Ęź CRESTLINER, welded aluminum, 225hp Suzuki 2-stroke, has all the rigging, $16,500 obo. 668-6961

Heavy Equipment AIR ROTARY drill rig, everything needed for water wells & exploration, $45,000, atlinmech@outlook.com 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 Skid Mounted 5 x 30Ęź 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 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 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 2009 FLATBED trailer, bumper pull, 2 8,000lb axles, single wheels, 20' with 5' beaver tails, ramps, asking $5,000. 334-2621 TAKING ORDERS FOR Custom built gold mining trommels for next season Any size can be built.

Can only build a limited number so order early.

Phone 250-638-0552 or e-mail sabre2ooth@hotmail.com 2010 161 Kubota excavator, 1,370 hrs, 3 buckets, extra wide steel tracks, $48,000.

867-993-3763 PLACER CLAIMS for sale, lower Wright creek Atlin, over 1000 ac, lake frontage, no perma frost, tested 1.5-2 oz per 100 cu yards. e-mail sabre2ooth@hotmail.com or 250-638-0552 NEW CAT brand 950 loader shanks, teeth and bolts, full set. 250-651-7716 or brook@atlin.net WATER TRUCK, 1984 W900 and 4000 gal tank Bowie pump, fire hose manifold, new tires, certified, $27,500. 335-5192

Congratulations to KEN AND DIANA MULLOY

SKIDDER 550 Timberjack, fresh motor, has 4000L water tank, large winch, full blade, $20,000. 335-5192

on the celebration of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary (Sixty years)!

They were married on September 4th, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their early married life spanned two continents and every mining town in-between but they quickly settled into northern life in the Yukon.

Their lives together have been ďŹ lled with many adventures, travel and a rich community of family and friends.

With much love and gratitude from their daughters and their families, Wendy, Beth and Eleanor

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Aircraft 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 WANTED: C-180 floatplane, other floatplanes considered. 335-0395 1957 CESSNA 172, Bush STOL, 4900TT, 490 SMOH, 2 channel King VHF, Continental O-300, seats 4, 4-place intercom, well maintained, cheap & easy to operate, $36,000 obo. 633-5495 1961 SUPER Cub for sale, well equipped, many Alaska utility mods, ready to go. For details phone, 250-651-7716 or brook@atlin.net

Campers & Trailers TAITĘźS 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 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, overall length 28Ęź, large bath, queen bed, full kitchen, stereo, large awning, $9,800. 633-2580 2009 30' Citation trailer, polarpak pkg, enclosed valves tanks, thermopane windows dualpane skylights, 50amp power baseboard heaters, slide awnings, 16" wheels, shocks, equalizer hitch/antisway. 633-3339 or 334-9634

1989 TRAVEL trailer, stove, furnace, kitchen, bathroom, everything in good working cond, $4,000 obo. 334-8405 1998 ALPINE Lot, 12Ęź, bathroom, hot water, stove, oven, elec jack, $3,800 obo. 456-7122 2004 M O N T A N A 5th wheel, 31Ęź, 2 slides/wtoppers, awning, 10 gal dual HW, AC, magic fan, 42â&#x20AC;? TV, blu-ray, sleeps 4, great shape, $17,200 obo, could deliver for cost of fuel. 334-8832 2011 TRAVEL trailer, 24Ęź, great shape, like new, lots of wonderful features/amenities, one slide with lots of room, $22,000 obo.

667-2804 to view 2008 ADVENTURER 90FWS 9.5Ęź camper, designed for 3/4 ton or larger truck with 8Ęź box, fibreglass/aluminum construction, well insulated for 4 season use, $13,000.

634-2018 1992 SECURITY Timberline 8Ęź9â&#x20AC;? camper on 1993 GMC Sierra 2500, 6.51L turbo-diesel, 4x4, canopy, 136,000 km, truck needs some work, will sell separately, $10,750. 335-4393 1994 CAMPER, 9.5Ęź Lance, very clean, good cond, north-south bed, full bath, roomy, $6,000. 667-7741 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 4x4 extend cab truck & 2005 Adventurer 10.5Ęź camper, original owner, both units in immaculate cond, truck has under 81,000km. 633-6887 2007 NORTHWIND 20Ęź pull type trailer.

Sleeps 6, Jack and Jill bunks, fridge, stove, microwave, AC, stereo, $12,000 obo.

456-4926 8Ęź HEATHER camper, $2,500. 399-4899

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

1992 SECURITY Timberline 8Ęź9â&#x20AC;? camper, queen bed, full bath, 3-burner stove/oven, furnace, fridge, double sink, skylight, lots of storage, inspected, stored covered, $6,750.

335-4393 1996 TRAVELAIR Rustler 5th wheel RV275, fully equipped with front queen bed, dinette, rear lounge, full bathroom and kitchen, $7500. 393-2629 lv msg RV OWNERS, winter vacation in Arizona. $999.99 three month rental special, large RV lots, activities, entertainment, Pet Friendly.

Buy a lot for $49,995.00. vds@robertsresorts.com. 480-363-2087.

FOY SPA RV Resort has More Winter Fun for less! Hot mineral springs, events, activities, fitness, entertainment, Canadian friends in southern California foyspa.com, or 888-800-0772.

10Ęź X 40Ęź TRAILER Kitchen/diner, bedroom & bath Propane forced air heat Excellent condition Reduced to $7,450 Phone 336-2029 1989 FIFTH wheel 23Ęź 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

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 YUKON ECONOMIC Developers Conference Sept 10-12, Dawson City, for people involved in community economic development.

Info/registration: www.cned2014conference. com F.H. COLLINS SCHOOL COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday September 10 @ 6:30pm School Fine Dining Room Everyone Welcome!

30Ęź SALEM Sport 5th wheel, exc cond, fully equipped, up to 14Ęź garage w/ramp door, bathroom, micro, A/C, front queen bed, sleeps up to 6, located Robinson sub, $12,500 obo. 393-3675

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Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca YUKON KENNEL Club AGM, September 17, 7pm-9pm, Sport Yukon Building 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 YUKON CANINE AGM, September 10, 6pm-8pm, Canada Games Centre swm room GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, Sept. 9, Canada Game CentreĘźs Boardroom, 6pm. All invited! info@gwaandaktheatre.com, 393-2676 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.

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding its AGM on September 10 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

TAKHINI ELEMENTARY School Council is holding its AGM on September 9 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

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 4 at 7:00 p.m: Faro Community Library, 7 p.m.

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SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, Whitehorse Public Library on September 11 at 7:30 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.

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.

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 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

HOSPICE WALKING Group, Mondays September 8 to 29, 6-7:30pm. A healthy way to receive and give grief support. To register call 667-7429 or administrator@hospiceyukon.net VICTORIA FAULKNER Women's Centre AGM will be held Thurs. Sept 4, 2014 at 5:30 at the Centre. Food/Beverages Provided.

Everyone is welcome. Call 667-2693 for more info IGNITE YOUR LIGHT! New 3-week health program combining yoga classes + wellness workshops.

Sept 9-25.

Early Bird price $165 before Sept 1.

For more info email: yourhealthbeacon@gmail.com or contact 333-9001 CANADIAN FIREARMS Safety Course, Non-restricted, Sat & Sun Sept 27 & 28 at Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club. Cost $120.

Seating limited. 633-6202 to register.

HAINES JUNCTION. Gospel Service at the St Elias School Sunday, Sept 7 at 3:30pm and Tuesday Sept 9, 23 and 30 at 7:30pm.

Reverent services that welcome everyone.

ATLIN GOSPEL Service at the Rec Centre Board Room Sundays Sept 14 & 21 from 4-5pm. The service is quiet and reverent and we welcome anyone and everyone to come.

ACCESS TO Justice: Talk & Discussion with Professor Trevor Farrow at Whitehorse Public Library, September 11 at 11:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:30 pm. Free.

YUKON ROLLER Girls Want You! Have you always wanted to join Roller Derby? Come join us in September for your chance. www.yukonrollergirls.ca FARO GOSPEL Service at the Rec Centre Sportsman Lounge Thursday Sept 18 from 7-8pm. The service is quiet and reverent and we welcome anyone to come.

COFFEE HOUSE Saturday Oct.4, 2014, featuring The Windy Valley Boys + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm, open stage sign-up 7pm, 7:30pm show, $5 United Church Bsmt, 6th+Main, 633-4255 YUKON RETIRED Teachers Fall potluck will be held at 12 noon, Thursday Sept 4, 108 Judas Creek Dr, Marsh Lake. 660-4675 GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, Sept. 9, Canada Games CentreĘźs Boardroom, 6pm.

All invited! info@gwaandaktheatre.com, 393-2676

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YUKON ORIENTEERING Association event Sept. 10 on Ear Lake map, register/ start at viewpoint on Miles Canyon Road 1.2 km from Alaska Highway at 6pm. Bob at 633-8495 for info

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, September 23 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Whitehorse United Church (upstairs). Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org

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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

THE GOLDEN Horn Elementary School Council Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 7:30pm in the school library. Childcare will be provided

SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service.

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ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting for Selkirk School Council, 6:30pm, Selkirk School Library, September 24, 2014, everyone welcome. For further info Cheryl at 334-4686

ENJOY WHITEHORSE trails? Attend next meeting of Active Trails Whitehorse Association, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 7:00pm, Sport Yukon boardroom, 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse.

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ELIZABETH FRY Yukon AGM, September 24, 5pm, Unit #23, HorwoodĘźs. 334-2419

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7:00 pm Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg ( 4th & Strickland ) 8:00 pm Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg ( 4th & Strickland )

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)

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

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

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

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

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

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

Health Centre Haines Junction Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

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

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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.

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RFQ2014433 CNIM Foundation Yukon College is inviting tenders to submit a stipulated price bid for the supply of all labour and materials for the civil site work and concrete foundations for a future 1,000 m2 pre-engineered steel work shop.

The project includes, but is not limited to the following: civil site-work, hydrant relocation, excavation, backfill, compaction, reinforced concrete retaining walls and piers, rigid insulation, damp-proofing and winter protection.

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Public Tender to provide Heating Fuel to the Village of Mayo

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 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 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 PAINTING DONE RIGHT! Interior/exterior, oil, staining.

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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 17, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

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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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

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 867-6+67-5795.

Site Visit: September 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 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 ANGYʼS MASSAGE Mobile Service.

Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology.

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867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1 Home Support/Respite Care Available Certified nursing-home attendant/ home-care worker Available days, evenings & weekends Recent RCMP check Valid drivers licence Tender, loving care 334-7405 HOUSECLEANING, SPRING Cleaning, Detailing!

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LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com JUDEʼS PAINTING & HOME RENOVATIONS •Interior/Exterior Painting •Kitchen/bathroom renovations •Hardwood & Laminate flooring •Decks •Fences Call 867-689-1458 Email judewaldman@gmail.com JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER 30 years experience Commercial-Residential •Renovations •Repairs •Kitchens •Bathrooms •Drywall Tiles •Decks •Fine Finishing and Painting No job too small Local references available Phone 335-8924 bradmre@gmail.com EAGLE CONSTRUCTION Specializing in bathrooms & kitchens Also all facets of construction Journeyman Carpenter Operating since 1985 Phone 335-2005 or 668-5814 SEASONAL STORAGE of your RV, Boat, Trailer & Vehicle.

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Lost & Found LOST: FISHING rod, Lucky Strike net & Pflueger reel on Kusawa Rd near Takhini River campsite August 19. Please call 867-689-0737 LOST: SILVER men's ring. First Nation design. 3/4" band that was resized. Lost in the Gold Rush. Reward. 334-6815 LOST: HEIRLOOM cameo ring while shopping in Whitehorse on Thursday August 21.

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SUBMISSIONS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH ABOVE PROJECT TITLE. The closing date for submissions is Septmeber 18, 2014, prior to 3:00 PM Yukon time. Sealed tenders are to be delivered to the Village of Mayo Office at 310 Sixth Avenue, or mailed to Box 160, Mayo, Yukon, Y0B 1M0 by tender closing.

Interested Fuel Delivery Companies can obtain a copy of the tender by contacting the Village of Mayo at 867-996-2317 or by sending an email to mayo@northwestel.net .

Bidders must be a registered business with the Village of Mayo and have their own liability insurance and Yukon Workers’ Compensation coverage. Any proposal received without a current Village of Mayo or inter-municipal business licence may not be considered.

The lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

SERVICE TESTING OF FIRE HOSE AND FIRE SERVICE LADDERS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 18, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Kevin W. Taylor at (867) 6675230.

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The closing date for submissions is September 18, 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 16, 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.

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Technical questions may be directed to Laura Vanderkley at 867-6678114.

Site Visit: September 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.

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Sports Equipment ADULTS, TEENAGER and kids bikes, all in good cond, one with child seat, $10-$25, call or text 335-2555 ROPE CLIMBERS purlou etc 50-100ʼ 8 hanks, mostly new, $25-$35 ea, chest waders, menʼs size 11, Cabellas, new, $45.

689-2017 GIRLS FIGURE skates, sz 6, $15, Graf 370 Supra hockey skate, sz 2.5, $15, Easton Synergy hockey pants, XL, $15, snowboarding helmet, small, $15, CCM Vector hockey helmet w/cage, youth, $15. 456-7758 OCTANE ELLIPTICAL with heart monitor, excellent shape, $1,100 obo. 334-8832 6-SPD LADIES bike, $50. 633-2513 KAYAK WILDERNESS Tsunami 160 16ʼ, good shape, $1,500. 633-3043 24” LADIESʼ bike, backroads Shimano, c/w accessories & storage cover, great cond, $125. 667-4523 BIVY SACK, internal design, South Col size long, used once, $175 obo. 667-4523 16'X20' MONTANA canvas tent w/16'X 10' attached cook shack, internal frame, custom polypropylene fly, top, side stovepipe vents, all ropes & pegs, zippered screened & boat windows Glen 403-357-8048 TRAILER BIKE, menʼs bike, $100 for both.

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Livestock 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 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 • 668-7218

PUBLIC TENDER RETROFITS YUKON HOUSING UNITS #260300, 260400 AND #260500 ROSS RIVER, YUKON 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.

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.

Mandatory Site Visit: September 3, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.

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YUKON NEWS HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net

USED FARM MACHINERY Mower Conditioner, Round Bailer, Square Bailer, Seed Drill, Swather Disc, Hay Rake Machinery is older in working condition 335-5192 or 668-7218 LEBARGE RANCH HAY Premium three grass horse blend, available in small square and netted round sizes.

Also taking orders for fall oat bundles.

Call 334-4589 FRESH CUT 1,000 lb hay bales In the field $100 each 867-633-3388 Please leave a message FOX LAKE HERITAGE FARM -Free range, grass-fed “phat” chickens, 8-12 lbs -Free range, grass-fed Heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving -Brome Hay for sale -Chicken plucker for rent 334-8960 FORD 5000 tractor diesel w/front end bucket & forks (quick change), PTO & 3-point hitch, 3 volume mechanical manuals incl.

633-4243 eves

Childcare 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 MONTESSORI BOREALIS PRESCHOOL has limited spots available for 2 to 5 year-olds.

For more information about the program and to register, please call 456-7100 or visit MontessoriBorealis.com MAY-MAYʼS FDH IN COWLEY CREEK has two full-time spaces available for 18 months plus.

Monday to Friday, 7:45-5pm Meals and diapers included.

Please contact Mary @ 668-3348 or quaile@klondiker.com

Furniture ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, wood top, two shelves, glass door, 33"highX22.5”wideX20" deep, $25. 633-6310 COUNTRY HOUSE buffet bottom, 4 drawers, 2 doors with lead glass, solid wood, light oak, 57" long x 18" wide x 36" high, $500.

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3PT HITCH MF plow, 4 furrows, gd shape, $1,200. JD 12' discs, $700. 3pt hitch 1 row transplanter, $1,500. 332-0343

COUNTRY HOUSE Farmhouse bookcase, solid wood, burnished cherry, 5 shelves, 36" wide x 14" deep x 60" high, $300. 668-4364

FREE GOATS, too many born this year, 4 goats to a good home, option to take one, call me for details. 333-0472

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

Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 BABY CRIB and toddler bed, open to offers.

334-7061 CONVERTIBLE WAGON/SLEIGH with removable wooden sides, foam pads inclʼd, $75. 633-2390 CHILDRENʼS CLOTH recliner, light beige, $40. 668-4010

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ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE, solid wood, dark finish, 60" long x 19" deep x 24" high, $300. 668-4364 LEATHER COUCH, green, very solid/heavy, some wear on 1 cushion but in good shape, 84" long x 42" deep, comfy, $350.

668-4364 SET OF 2 handmade Kashan Persian 100% wool Oriental rugs, 3ʼX4ʼ ea $300 or both for $500. call/text 867-335-2555 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

ANTIQUE OAK hutch, completely refinished including glass doors, 6ʼ long, exc cond, $1,000. 633-6244 OAK HUTCH & dining room table & 4 chairs, oak bar stools, 4-pc bedroom suite, ivory & black sofa, loveseat & arm chair, all in exc cond & modern. 336-8900 DRESSER, BC pine 5-drawer chest, 33" wide x 17" long x 46" high, $200. 668-4364

WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB August 26, 2014 1st - Mark Davey & Don Emond 2nd - Jan Ogilvy & Darwin Wreggitt 3rd - Bruce Beaton & Lynn Daffe We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society.

New players are welcome.

For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.com

ANTIQUE DRESSER and mirror, 4 drawers, original mirror/hardware, exc cond, $400 obo. 334-5683

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SOLID PINE white painted sleigh bed, single size, $100. 633-2714

It’s good for you.

MATTRESS & boxspring, 2 sets, never used, still in plastic, $100 per set. 633-2714 IKEA TABLE, Norden, solid birch, seats 8-10, mint condition, new $400, asking $250.

660-4321 STORAGE BENCH on wheels, 28”LX12”D, $40. 311B Hanson St. SOLID OAK kitchen table, seats 6-8, c/w 5 chairs, good cond but needs some TLC, good refinishing project, $150. 393-3966 CHESTERFIELD, $100, bed chesterfield, $75, oak book case, $25, oak highrise swivel bar stool, $40, 4 cushion top stools, $30, king size sheets, 5 units, $25. 660-4806

Personals CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community?

Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime.

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555 ARE YOU MÉTIS? Are you registered?

Would you like to be involved?

There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845 DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability?

Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca

LARGE, TALL hanging lamp, paid over $200, asking $150. 332-8945

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PUBLIC TENDER WARM MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE PLACEMENT AND APRON EXTENSION CARMACKS AIRPORT YUKON 2014 - 2015

Project Description: Repower George Black Fery in Dawson City by removing current equipment as required and supplying and installing new engines, gears and other components as required with minimum modification to vessel and support with service and parts availability Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 17, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to David Knight at (867) 667-3114.

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: Construction of a new “Construction and Demolition Landfill Cell” including re-grading, and relocation of shelters, buildings and garbage bins at the Champagne Solid Waste Facility 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.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Darrin Fredrickson at (867) 667-5195.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 30, 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 Bill Stanley at (867) 633-7901.

Funding for this project is provided by the United States Government as part of the Shakwak Project Agreement.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: Construction of base courses and placement of warm mix asphalt concrete pavement for the apron extension at the Carmacks Airport.

Significant quantities are: Common excavation - 2,700 cu.m.

Granular sub-base - 1,800 cu.m.

Granular base course - 680 cu.m.

Warm mix asphalt paving - 500 tonnes Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 17, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Paxton Smith at (867) 633-7963.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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SHAKWAK HIGHWAY PROJECT INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES FOR AGGREGATE PRODUCTION KM 1815.9 AND KM 1782.5 ALASKA HIGHWAY #1 YUKON 2014-2015

Joint Tender with Ross River 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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