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More than 300 volunteers helped collect enough donations to supply the food bank for two months. See more photos on page 31.

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oberta Joseph is the new chief of Tr’ondek Hwech’in.

Joseph won with 90 of the total 261 ballots cast in Monday’s general election.

She narrowly beat former chief Darren Taylor by five votes, following a recount.

The recount was required after it was discovered that mistakes had been made at the Whitehorse polling station. “There wasn’t really a tie to begin with,� said Chief Electoral Officer Crystal Trudeau. “Joseph’s count was good but Darren’s count was off by five votes. One councillor’s number was off by five, as well.�

Had there been a tie following the recount, Trudeau would have proceeded with a drawing of lots.

That means putting the names of both candidates into a box and pulling one out. “I’m relieved I didn’t have to do that,� she said.

The other candidates for chief were Jay Farr and Clara Van Bibber, who received 50 and 34 votes respectively.

Joseph had finished in third place when she ran for chief in 2011.

She said she decided to run again this year because other Tr’ondek Hwech’in citizens encouraged her to.

They told her it was time for a change. “Something that’s really important to have is a strong leadership in the community, and for the chief and council to be working together to provide that unity and strength for the community.�

For the past 10 years, Joseph has worked for the First Nation as a fish and wildlife co-ordinator, and also as general manager.

Born and raised in Dawson City, she also spent time living in Whitehorse.

One of her main goals is to

Missing women roundtable planned The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre and Yukon College will host a round table on the topic of missing and murdered aboriginal women next week.

The event will mark the International Day of the Girl.

The event will include a panel discussion with representatives from Victoria Faulkner, Yukon College, the Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle and Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE). “We have a responsibility to address the discrimination, violence, and inequality facing women and girls in our own communities,� said Hillary Aitken, program co-

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Roberta Joseph is the newly elected chief of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation.

educate First Nation members on their final agreement. “There is a lot of turnover of staff and new people who may not really understand how important our final agreements are and how important it is to continue its implementation,� she said.

Another goal is to address the pressing infrastructure needs in the community.

She said those include establishing long-term plans for new housing developments and eventually, a new community hall. “It won’t happen in my term but at least we can start working on how to budget for it,� she said.

As for the Peel watershed, Joseph said she’d continue in the footsteps of her predecessor.

Former chief Eddie Taylor, who decided not to seek a third consecutive term this year, was a champion for the cause.

Tr’ondek Hwech’in, along with the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun and two conservation groups, filed a lawsuit against the territorial government in January over its new plan for the Peel watershed. “I have really strong feelings

about the Peel watershed as well,�

Joseph said. “It’s a community-driven effort to ensure that our agreements are honoured and the processes within the agreements continue to be honoured as well. The Peel is very valuable to our people and it means a lot to continue to protect it as much as we can.�

Joseph will be working with a team of fresh faces for the next three years.

Only one councillor, Ryan Peterson, is returning for a second term. He received 177 votes, the most of any candidate.

He was first elected in a byelection this past spring.

Darren Bullen, Simon Nagano and Selina Procee were also elected to council.

Joseph said she’s looking forward to working with them. “I think they will provide the good leadership we need,� she said.

Eddie Taylor, who was originally running for council, dropped out a few days before the election for unknown reasons.

ordinator with Victoria Faulkner, in a news release. “In particular, it is not acceptable that aboriginal women and girls experience violence at much higher rates than their non-aboriginal counterparts.�

The event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 15 at noon in the Pit, just inside the main entrance of Yukon College.

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The new clinic will be called Crocus Maternity.

The purpose of the move “is to offer patients a central location and state of the art facilities,� according to a statement from doctors Deborah Lisoway, Chris Naylor, Amy Sawchuk and Justine Urness. “This move is also reasonable for us, who already work from Klondyke Medical, to stay under one roof for both maternity care and family medicine.�

The change in location will come into effect Dec. 1. All existing patients will be transferred along with their doctors.

Maternity care is also available though the Sage Maternity Clinic.

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Maternity clinic to move downtown Doctors at Whitehorse General Hospital’s Women’s Clinic have announced they will leave that space and start a new maternity clinic, to be run out of the Klondyke Medi-

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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Legislative assembly readies for fall sitting Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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he Yukon Legislative Assembly will reconvene on Oct. 23, the government announced yesterday.

“We’re excited to go back into session in two weeks,” said Premier Darrell Pasloski in an interview yesterday.

But he wouldn’t say what pieces of legislation the government will table this fall.

“It’s too early for me to show our hand yet as to what we’re going to be tabling,” he said.

All government bills must be tabled in the first five days of the sitting.

Pasloski did say that the Yukon Party will table a motion to express support for the federal government’s commitment to contribute to a military campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

The motion, if passed, will do nothing more than publicly announce the Yukon government’s support of the action.

But that’s important, said Pasloski.

“I think that whenever our troops are put in harm’s way it is really imperative for Canadians to stand together and show support for those troops and for the mission.”

Pasloski would not say if whistleblower protection legislation will be tabled.

In the spring the government

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The Yukon Legislative Assembly will sit next on Oct. 23.

said it aimed to table it this sitting.

Opposition parties said they hope to see a stronger version of the legislation than what was presented for consultation last spring.

In interviews yesterday, both NDP Leader Liz Hanson and Liberal Leader Sandy Silver called that earlier document a “watered down” version of what the select committee tasked with reviewing legislation elsewhere recom-

mended.

For one, it would allow the investigator into a complaint to only make recommendations, rather than orders, to a government body that has been found to have punished someone for speaking out against wrongdoing.

That needs to be fixed, said Hanson.

“It’s really clear that there is a climate of fear within the public service, and that’s not healthy for any government, but it’s certainly

not healthy for democracy.”

The select committee on the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing is due to make a report to the legislature this fall.

The committee was busy this summer visiting Yukon communities and collecting written and oral testimony from residents.

“As far as select committees are concerned, we broke every record as far as attendance and participation, so that was really, really good to see,” said Silver, one of six

members on the committee.

The committee must digest the information it has received and may make recommendations to the legislative assembly.

Hanson and Silver both said they will continue to challenge the government on its antagonistic approach to First Nations.

“We’ll be highlighting how this government’s continued and perplexing confrontational attitude towards First Nation governments is doing a lot of harm to the creation of the necessary stability and economic certainty,” said Hanson.

That approach is causing more and more lawsuits and threats of lawsuits, that’s not good for business, she said.

Silver noted that the government now seems to be brushing off municipal governments in addition to First Nations.

He pointed to a meeting of the Association of Yukon Communities where the community service minister said, according to people at the meeting, that the Yukon government has a plan to spend money earmarked for affordable housing, but would not share that information with them.

Hanson said that the NDP will continue to represent Yukoners by bringing their concerns forward during question period.

“Our job is to continue to ask the tough questions, and to do it on behalf of citizens.”

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

Police mistakenly told man to toss suspicious knife Ashley Joannou

knife. A friend let them in.

“They said beWhitehorse resident was cause there was no mistakenly told to just phone calls last night dispose of a knife found about anybody being outside his property even when it stabbed or hurt, there appeared to be covered in blood. was no concern.

RCMP admit a mistake was What happens if that made. They’ve since collected the person’s dead, it’s not serrated steak knife, and say an Submitted photo/Yukon News a concern?” early examination found nothing He said he was Letz worried the knife, found near his sinister. They found what appears home in the Baranov Estates trailer park, uncomfortable to be steak or hamburger along with the idea of just may have been involved in foul play. with what looks like blood. throwing out a knife Police say an early examination shows John Lentz’s five-year-old son, what appears to be steak or hamburger, that appeared to have Kyle, found the knife on Wednesblood on it. along with what looks like blood. day morning stuck into the road He called his outside his Porter Creek trailer. son, Const. Dean Hoogland, said neighbourhood, in It looked like it had blood a mistake was made in this case. the Baranov Estates trailer park, smeared along the sharp edge.

When a supervisor found out “a little bit of a rougher area.”

“He was on his way to catch about the situation he directed “If I throw it away and it gets the school bus and he ended up picked up from the garbage officers to go and get the knife, coming back and saying, ‘Hey and brought down, then my Hoogland said.

Dad I found this knife.’ He was fingerprints are on it. If there’s “There was wrong direction holding a knife with blood all a chance that somebody got given to whoever was talking on over it,” Lentz said. stabbed or cut or hurt themthe phone... It’s not our comLentz said he brought the selves, I’m the one at fault now,” mon practice to ever say that to knife into the house and called Alistair Maitland/Yukon News somebody on the phone. The he said.

Jeremy Lentz stands near his home where his five-year-old the Whitehorse RCMP detach“...Then I thought, if I do mistake was made. It was he who son found a bloody steak knife. Lentz was surprised when he then directed the investigator to ment. throw it away I’m going to have was told by police to throw the knife away. Mounties admit “I told them I found a knife, to wash my fingerprints off of go and get the knife and seize it that was a mistake. it and then what if I’m washing with blood, serrated. I don’t and go from there.” somebody’s DNA off? Somebody know what it was used for, but After Lentz’s first call, police When she called him back, she He told the police he was going I’m fairly concerned.” were there within an hour to pick could have gotten hurt with this told him he could just get rid of to tell the media, and hung up. utensil.”

Lentz said the person on the up the knife, he said. the knife.

He didn’t toss the knife.

Contact Ashley Joannou at other end of the phone took Lentz said he wasn’t home ashleyj@yukon-news.com down his information.

Lentz said he was surprised.

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Yukon judge who ruled the federal government’s Truth in Sentencing Act violated an aboriginal man’s charter rights has had her decision overturned by a higher court.

The Yukon Court of Appeal says judge Karen Ruddy made a mistake last year when she didn’t apply the government’s tough-oncrime laws to the case of David Chambers, a 31-year-old member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.

The key part of the case was how much credit Chambers should get for the time he spent behind bars before he was sentenced.

One of the major pillars of the Truth in Sentencing Act was to limit the amount of credit a judge can give a person for time spent in custody.

In the Yukon, like many other jurisdictions, it has become common for offenders to receive as much as a day and a half credit for every day spent in pre-trial custody.

The question in this case comes when a person has been re-arrested after already being released before sentencing.

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like R. v. Gladue and R. v. Ipeelee, which require a judge to consider a person’s aboriginal history when coming up with a sentence.

Ruddy ended up giving Chambers more than 1:1 credit for his time. She ruled that portion of the law “has a grossly disproportionate impact on aboriginal offenders and is overbroad in its reach� and therefore violated the charter.

The court of appeal disagreed. “It is critically important for a sentencing judge to consider an aboriginal offender’s Gladue factors when crafting a fit and proportionate sentence, but this does not imply it is a constitutional imperative that an aboriginal person’s Gladue factors be considered at every point of his or her interaction with the justice system,� said the court of appeal decision released this week.

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From Yukon’s legal aid executive director, Nils Clarke, that last sentence is an interesting one. “I think the key there is that it’s ‘not the law at this time,’� said Nils Clarke, executive director with Yukon’s legal aid. “It’ll be interesting to see if this case or an analogous case made it to Ottawa what they would do with it.�

Clarke said his office, which represented Chambers in court, is currently reviewing the case to see if it should be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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The defence has about 30 days to file its intent to appeal. Until then, Chambers – who was sentenced for break and enter, assault and uttering threats – remains free.

If he does go back to jail, he’ll have about 112 days left, Clarke said.

Other courts in Canada have dealt with the issue of credit for time served, but those cases don’t specifically touch on aboriginal offenders. So far nothing has made its way to the top court yet.

Prosecutor Noel Sinclair said this latest decision will not have any retroactive impact on cases other than this particular one.

But, he said, is has helped clarify issues moving forward.

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Mount Sima celebrates success on the slopes More than 600 season passes sold so far, as sponsorship campaign approaches Myles Dolphin

But when you factor in wages specific to food and beverages, the society lost money, said General Mant’s amazing how things can change ager Cindy Chandler. in a year. “Food and beverage should have Few groups in the Yukon know given us at least a 20 per cent profit that better than the Friends of Sima margin,� she said.

Society.

Staffing and portion controls are On Wednesday evening, about 30 partly to blame. people gathered at the Mount Sima “We had staff turnover and inexski lodge for the society’s annual genperience,� she said. eral meeting, many with large grins “The business background to poron their faces. tion control and waste management President Laurie Henderson was was limited so our costs ran higher. beaming when she announced the This year we have improved on the society had ended the fiscal year in business skills required to run the the black. food service.� “It’s an expensive hill to run and Fuel costs were another big exwe’re not on Easy Street,� she told pense last year, running at $80,136. members.

Operations manager Sam Oettli “But it takes a bit of the pressure said the society will be getting a better off.� rate this winter.

This time last year, the Friends of While that might not amount Sima struggled to raise funds for the to considerable savings, it will keep ski hill and its closure appeared all numbers on par with last year’s at the but confirmed. very least, he said.

Within the span of a few weeks, Casselman said one of the conthe society managed to bring in more cerns for this winter is how well the than 800 pledges to buy seasons equipment holds up on the hill. passes and drew financial support “We got through last year without from local organizations and the terTom Patrick/Yukon News any major breakdowns, thankfully,� ritorial government.

The Friends of Sima Society held its annual general meeting on Wednesday evening. The he said.

By the end of the winter it had society was pleased to announce it had made a profit in the last fiscal year. “Those can be very expensive if sold almost $500,000 in passes, they happen.� amounting to just under half of the Repairs to the large groomer are son’s words, a cloud hanging over the It simply wasn’t feasible to keep standpoint. society’s total budget. estimated at over $25,000 alone, HenFriends of Sima. the park going, Taylor added.

Over 600 season passes have Revenue totalled $1,066,227 for derson said, and are necessary before The society had inherited a Despite an aggressive marketing already been sold and the society is the year with a profit of $101,850, $400,000 debt to WildPlay following campaign, the attendance numbers on pace to beat last year’s total, which the season begins. according to the society’s financial The society plans on launching its a transfer of the asset from the Great just didn’t add up. was approximately 920. statements. sponsorship campaign in the coming Northern Ski Society, which went “The people never came,� he said.

The numbers are good, said Beyond the success of the ski hill weeks. “Some people will say you have secretary/treasurer Scott Casselman, this past winter, the society is in good bankrupt last year.

The hill will be open on Fridays, The investors are now in the to operate for a few years before it but there is room for improvement in financial health for another reason.

Saturdays and Sundays this winter. becomes profitable. Well, we couldn’t several areas.

A group of eleven individuals and process of deciding whether to sell Beginning in March, it’ll be open the park’s equipment or find a new afford to lose $25,000 or $30,000 evFood and beverage is one of the businesses agreed to purchase the on Thursdays, too. operator for it. ery summer waiting for the business areas the society wants to tighten up. money-losing WildPlay adventure The new ski season is scheduled to As one of the investors, WildPlay to grow.�

Approximately $135,000 was made begin Dec. 5. park.

The ski hill, on the other hand, is in sales while $92,421 was spent on The park, which lost an estimated is motivated to find a quick solution, Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com $35,000 this summer, was, in Hender- board member Rod Taylor said. highly successful from an operational concession and lounge-related costs.

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Teslin loses power after semi knocks over pole Slippery conditions caused a semitruck to bowl over a power pole in Teslin Thursday, knocking out power to the entire community for several hours.

cal one, explained ATCO’s Laura Carlson.

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The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. By about 4:30 p.m. about 100 customers, or half of the community, were back up and running on regular power.

By 7:30 p.m. things were back to normal for everybody, Carlson said.

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Yukon considers courting data centres Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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he Yukon’s cold climate could attract big tech companies to set up data centres here if significant infrastructure gaps are solved, according to a report commissioned by the Yukon government.

The report cost $20,000 and was prepared by WCM Consulting Inc. for the Department of Economic Development.

“This is the first time I’ve ever heard of Yukon’s cold climate and cold water and climatic conditions being an advantage, but for once that seems to be the case,” said Currie Dixon, minister for Economic Development, in an interview yesterday.

Data centres are used by tech companies that need to handle and store enormous amounts of digital information.

They are essentially giant computer warehouses.

One of the big costs of keeping all those computers whirring is air conditioning, so the whole system doesn’t overheat and break down.

That makes a cold climate an ideal location for one, since cooling costs are much less.

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Economic Development Minister Currie Dixon says the territory’s cold climate could make it suitable for a data centre, if our electricity and Internet connections were reliable.

even, hypothetically, be siphoned off to warm nearby buildings or homes.

“We’ve seen in northern jurisdictions, like northern Scandinavia for instance, where both Google and Facebook have massive data centres,” said Dixon.

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Besides power and cooling, the thing a data centre needs most is a secure, fast and reliable Internet connection.

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That redundant fibre connection would make it feasible for a data centre to be located here.

The government will have to wait to see the report’s findings before it can determine how to proceed, said Dixon.

Data centres also gobble up an

enormous amount of power, of which Yukon does not have an excess at the moment.

The Yukon government is in the early stages of planning a new large hydro facility, but that is still many years away.

The report notes that some planned and existing data centres use liquefied natural gas for power.

A data centre in the Yukon would drive economic development by attracting an information technology industry to the territory, said Dixon.

“The actual job numbers associated with the data centre itself are relatively small.”

But the centre would attract companies that need use of a data centre to locate offices close to it, he said.

The next step, according to the report, would be for the government to form or hire a small working group to study the issue further.

“Once we address the infrastructure challenges that they’re talking about in this report, we could begin to court that sort of investment and interest in the Yukon,” said Dixon.

Jurisdictions around the world offer tax breaks and other incentives to attract tech companies to establish data centres, according to the report.

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W

e could be a whole year away from the next federal election, but already a long, protracted campaign in the Yukon may have begun. It’s shaping up to be a grudge match between our incumbent Conservative MP, Ryan Leef, and his predecessor, the Liberals’ Larry Bagnell, in which they take turns accusing each other of being a sell-out.

In each case, the charge carries a sting because, in a way, it’s true.

Bagnell promised voters he’d fight the long gun registry, then buckled after being threatened with being booted from his party if he didn’t support it. Leef, meanwhile, once told Yukoners he’d support an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Now he’s a lot less sure about whether that’s a good idea, after his government made it clear it opposes such a move.

The reality, as noted in a column

by Kyle Carruthers in Wednesday’s newspaper, is that both Bagnell and Leef have rarely veered from their party lines. In the rare cases when they do, this usually appears to be a matter of political survival, due to overwhelming public pressure.

This is not unusual. The reality is that most of our current lot of MPs, whether they be Conservatives, Liberals or New Democrats, rarely vote out of step with their party. This gormlessness surely has something to do with the increasingly centralized powers wielded by party leaders.

Both Bagnell and Leef may claim to want to put the interests of Yukoners ahead of the interests of their parties. But they both know that often enough, the only way to advance within their parties is to do the opposite. Mavericks may wind up sitting as independents. Those who conform usually bring back goodies for their constituencies.

That’s not to say it isn’t admirable that Yukoners want their MPs to be more than cogs in their party machines. But for that to happen,

we’ll probably need to change the rules, rather than the players.

Here’s one way. Voters should be asking both candidates tough questions about where they stand on Michael Chong’s proposed Reform Act, which recently passed second reading in Parliament.

Should that bill become law, party caucuses will, as their first order of business after the next election, face an important choice. In effect, MPs will be asked whether they choose to throw off their chains and empower themselves, or whether they submit to allowing their leaders to continue to exercise dictator-like powers.

As it stands, party leaders hold several potent threats over their MPs. Among them are the ability to pick their party’s individual caucus chairs, and to turf disobedient members from the party caucus.

The Reform Act could help hand these powers to caucus as a whole.

It could also spell out a method for MPs to turf an unpopular leader.

Consider how these changes would have changed the gun registry debacle. When Bagnell defied an earlier whipped vote, he was punished by being stripped of his job as chair of his party’s northern caucus. He says he was told that another act of defiance on his part – including staying home during the final vote – would have resulted in his ejection from the party. He weighed the consequences and decided the value of sticking with his party outweighed the pain of breaking his word to voters.

Under the Reform Act’s new rules, such threats would not be available to a party leader. Instead, such disciplinary matters would be handled by Bagnell’s peers as a whole. It’s similarly easy to imagine that an empowered Conservative caucus would allow Leef to act in a less encumbered fashion, should he disagree with his party.

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it’s currently received. One measure that would have handed the veto over a candidate’s nomination papers from the leader to the local riding association, for instance, has been changed so that each party decides to appoint a person to wield the veto – perhaps, but not necessarily, the leader. And the bill could become further weakened as it heads to committee for review.

Critics would also note that ultimately, it’s up to MPs to grow spines of their own. Our parliamentarians already possess the power to stand up against their leaders; they simply choose to not do so.

This is all true. But any measure, however small, that increases the likelihood that our MPs will act in the interest of their constituents, without fear of reprisal from their party leadership, deserves support.

And there’s no guarantee MPs will assert these new powers, come next election. Party leaders won’t willingly abandon the powers they’ve accumulated, and will seek ways to persuade MPs to see things their way.

So, if you support either Bagnell or Leef, help your candidate help themselves. Push them to promise to fight in favour of their caucus adopting the Reform Act’s measures to empower MPs. (JT) Reporters

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Thanks to the friendly faces at Whitehorse General Are you apprehensive about an upcoming surgery at the Whitehorse General Hospital? I hope this note will aid in easing this.

I’d like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at WGH, as well as the specialists brought to Yukon.

On Sept. 30 I undertook my third surgery in 10 months under general anesthetic and cannot imagine a more professional, caring team from the pre-operative appointments to leaving the hospital.

I was cared for each step of the way by friendly faces. When I woke from the anesthetic with

the first vision being of this year’s moose hunt, well, I must have been in a pretty happy place.

I then turned my head to see a post-op nurse literally sitting at my side (I apologize for continued babbling in “recovery”).

To the nurses in the surgical ward, I hope I was able to make your caring for me as pleasant as it was for me. Lastly, a special thanks to the kitchen staff who already had my food cut!

I can only speak for myself, but after three experiences in a short time, I believe you can be rest assured you will be in good care.

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Goodbye, Raven Recycling is one to think about Raven closing its recycling program for tin, paper, cardboard, glass,

by Keith plastic, Tetra Paks and styrofoam?

Halliday Is Raven a loss-making enterprise subsidized by the government and unfairly competing with the private sector? (Never mind for a moment that its “private sector” competitor, P&M Recycling, also receives government money and was given a $200,000 machine so that your hanks one more time to High Density Polyethylene yogurt Minister Brad Cathers. tubs heat their building instead He can always be counted upon to generate a controversy to of getting recycled into pens or picnic tables. This improves their write about. Recently it was canbottom line by a tidy $18,000 a celling a big affordable housing program. This time it’s the Raven year.)

Or is Raven a lean communRecycling closure. ity enterprise that provides an I’m sure the NDP and Libimportant public service more eral caucuses are also grateful. efficiently than a government For some time Cathers has been department could do? winning the Most Valuable MLA Raven’s revenue in its 2014 award in terms of whipping up fiscal year was $3.1 million, with support for the opposition. a bit more than half from governThe same goes for the mayor ment “diversion credits” it gets for and city council. When Raven reducing the amount of garbage made its announcement and headed to the dump. It also gets Whitehorse citizens dropped their about a tenth of its income from High Density Polyethylene yogurt bottle deposits. tubs in alarm, it looked likely that About half of Raven’s revenue voters would blame the city and is generated by Raven itself. Its YTG equally. But then Cathers expenses were $3.0 million. It had made a few public remarks, selfa modest profit, and its cash flow lessly focusing residents’ ire on from operations was positive. It himself and the Yukon Party. invested in its business via propBut that’s enough about erty, plant and equipment and Cathers and his generous contri- paid back some long-term debt. butions to our community. What It’s net cash burn for the year was

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$5,734 in 2014, versus $27,011 the year before.

An arch-capitalist shareholder – say, Burns from the Simpsons – would be upset about this. Raven’s return on capital will never make it a hot IPO. But if you think about Raven as a public service facility, it looks pretty darn good. Compare it to other public service facilities in town like, for example, the Canada Games Centre and the city dump. Have the Games Centre or the dump ever earned an operating surplus, or had own revenues make up half their revenue? Have they ever even been close?

The people I know who are involved at Raven either volunteer or earn modest hourly rates. I was there yesterday and they were working hard. You almost had to shout to make your voice heard over the noise of all the bottles, forklifts and clattering beer cans.

Many people talk like the difference between government and private sector is black and white. But, in reality, both left and right wing governments around the world have successfully experimented with ways to use non-government organizations to deliver public services. Your doctor probably doesn’t work in a government office, for example, and many governments around the world use non-government organizations to deliver important social services such as public

health programs or addictions counseling.

Our governments seem less willing or able to manage innovative programs like this, which can often deliver valuable public programs more creatively or cheaply than government can itself. From an outside point of view, both the Yukon and City governments appear to have been bulking up their own operations significantly in recent years but being much more stingy with their partners.

Raven claims that the diversion credits from the City of Whitehorse and territorial governments cover only half the cost of processing non-refundables like plastic and paper.

The Yukon government announced a review of the rates for bottle deposits, which haven’t gone up in literally decades. This is a day late and a dollar short or, as Raven put it more politely, “changes are not expected to be implemented for at least 12 months and we cannot hang on that long.” And bottle deposit rates don’t fix the key problem that diversion credits only cover half the cost of processing nonrefundables.

Starving Raven into shutting down its non-refundables business doesn’t seem like a good idea to me, especially when the territory is awash in record transfer payments and the city has raised taxes for 10 years in a row and has

What is our water worth?

Open letter to Keith Halliday, re: Sept. 19 column With interest I listened to CBC North this summer and followed your family’s canoe adventure from the headwaters of the Yukon River down to Dawson.

I know from experience that while enjoying the river journey you probably were also busy with daily chores – like collecting drinking water. As a Yukon outdoorsman you were probably screening the shoreline of the Yukon, looking for some small little stream to fill up your water bottles, having in mind there might be a beaver pond above, and maybe using a filter for purification.

What a delight it is once the bottles are full again. You take a sip and it tastes wonderful.

Now there’s one thing that surprised me when reading your articles on fracking and the public reaction to the LNG plant: Do you know that for fracked water, which is drinking water poisoned with chemicals for the purpose of exploiting shale oil and gas by hydraulic fracturing, that there is no filter available? Secret chemical formula, proprietary information by oil and gas companies, and the government’s simply fine with that.

The fact that huge amounts of clean water will be mixed with chemicals, pressed underground to “do the job” and fracture the shale and then remain there, that this toxic cocktail might mix with

groundwater and other waterways, this is what makes Yukoners concerned. The question about fracking in the Yukon is about water. To translate it to “Yukonomist language”: What is our water worth?

If you want to continue and bottle your water from creeks, or have your well water at home clean, you will have to start thinking about protecting this precious resource.

I heard of trappers, hunters and hikers in parts of northern B.C. that have to carry their drinking water while being out on the land. Some people can light their well water at home as a result of fracking in Alberta. Go online and check it out – these are “fractured lands” already.

People in the Yukon care more about water and health than they do about short-sighted “Yukonomics” – you can’t drink money, you need the water.

Peter Huber Tagish

Without clean water, we are nothing From the various public presentations, documented cases and discussions, I am convinced that fracking is harmful to our environment, health and society. I am horrified from what I have come to understand.

Can you imagine turning on

your tap for a glass of water, and only gas comes out? Madness, I say.

Can you imagine an industry that refuses to divulge what chemicals it is sending down its wells, for fear of divulging trade secrets? Not accountable, I say.

Can you imagine your next-door neighbour dying of cancer because that person was exposed to the carcinogens found in fracking water?

Sad, I say.

I am against fracking because it destroys the very essence of our being, for without clean water, we are nothing.

Have we forgotten something?

Martin Luther King Jr.’s, “I have a dream” resonates strongly in my being. I have a dream of one day building a small cabin on a beautiful river in the Yukon, where people may come to enjoy nature, find peace and tell stories of a world taking care of one another – all powered by renewable energy.

Sadly, that dream is being jeopardized by the present Yukon Party government lead by Darrell Pasloski. Their track record of not respecting democracy and the will of the people is cause for alarm.

Witness their refusal to accept the Final Umbrella Agreement and protect the Peel. Witness its decision to construct a LNG plant in Whitehorse.

Witness its flip flop on building affordable housing. Witness the debate in the Senate on the YESSA

agreement, where Darrell Pasloski has publicly stated he would abdicate his territorial power, for reasons of expediency.

Witness its inability to negotiate with Yukon First Nations governments. This is a government that neither respects democracy nor the will of the people. Consequently, am I to believe that what I or others have to say at the fracking hearings will not be heard by the Yukon Party government?

Let’s turn things around. Let us voice the real questions: What can we do today to lessen our immediate reliance on fossil fuels? What concrete steps can be taken to developing renewable resources? This is the debate we should be having today.

On Sept. 23, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made an announcement at the 2014 climate summit. Leaders from government and public and private sectors are committed to action on

record cash in the bank.

And if they still don’t like increasing funding for Raven, they should think about how expensive and politically problematic it will be to expand or replace the dump when it fills up with unrecycled recyclables. P&M told the media last week it can’t handle Raven’s volume of non-refundables.

Given how much sweat and tears the Raven people have invested in the business over the last 22 years, they have been remarkably restrained in their lobbying. A handout at the Raven desk simply says “Help us re-open soon by contacting Minister Brad Cathers (667-5806) and Mayor Dan Curtis (668-8626). Let them know you want this service back!”

It’s a far cry from the noisy campaign local realtors ran recently against the affordable housing program. I used to live in Brussels, where protesting farmers once made their point by dumping so much liquid manure in front of the airport terminal that it had to shut down. Our leaders are lucky that Raven didn’t give out the addresses of their offices and suggest citizens take their yogurt tubs there.

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

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

climate change. He also announced that there is a new compact of mayors, representing 200 cities and 400 million people, which has pledged to reduce their annual emissions.

But what is happening here in the Yukon? Has the present Yukon government and community clearly established its objectives to reduce the threat of global warming? To what extent does fracking hinder this process? Was our Mayor Dan Curtis part of this compact of mayors?

Along with many other people, I am against fracking.

Bernard Walsh Whitehorse

Amused to death If Justin Trudeau becomes our next prime minister we could always “whip” him out, instead of our geriatric F-18s, and have future terrorists laugh themselves to death.

Christian Torbik Whitehorse

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by Liberal opposition to Iraq mission brutal war in Kosovo and set a precedent that eventually led the United Nations to adopt the responsibilityOTTAWA to-protect doctrine. ormer foreign affairs minisThe doctrine, which Axworthy ter Lloyd Axworthy says he’s says Canada effectively authored, reperplexed and disappointed quires the international community that federal Liberals have effecto step in if a country cannot protively turned their backs on the tect its own people from atrocities. responsibility-to-protect doctrine “I think if the (Iraq) mission had championed by a previous Grit been put forward in those terms … government. then I think it would have develBut he’s also disappointed that oped a much stronger bipartisan Prime Minister Stephen Harper base for consensus in Parliament hasn’t framed Canada’s commitand in the country,” Axworthy said ment to a six-month combat misin a telephone interview from Italy, sion in Iraq as a crucial test of that where he doing academic work on international doctrine. the doctrine as resident at the RockIf he had emphasized the docefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Centre. trine and dispensed with political “This is not the time to be playgames, Axworthy believes Harper ing sort of silly, petty politics on could have won all-party support this. I mean this is a serious, signififor committing Canadian fighter cant issue. Thousands of people are jets to participate in U.S.-led air being murdered.” strikes against Islamic extremists in But even if the Harper governIraq. ment didn’t adequately make the Axworthy was foreign affairs case for the responsibility to protect, minister in 1999 when the Liberal Axworthy said he can’t understand government of Jean Chretien was why Justin Trudeau’s Liberals did faced with a similar decision over not. whether to join a NATO air cam“That’s my disappointment was paign against the former Yugoslahere’s a chance for Canada to really via – a mission which ultimately say, ‘Look this is one of the most won support from all five parties in crucial issues of our time. How do Parliament at the time. we stop this kind of wilful murder The air strikes accomplished and violence and atrocities that we’ve seen in Rwanda and northern their goal of ending Yugoslavia’s Joan Bryden Canadian Press

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“You’ve got to realize that diplomatic niceties are not going to work, humanitarian aid is not going to work if people are going to be shot in their beds … At times, you have to toughen up.”

Axworthy’s comments came as Trudeau was fending off suggestions that Liberals are divided over the Iraq mission. Several party luminaries from years gone by have supported the mission and one current MP, Irwin Cotler, abstained from a vote on it on Tuesday night.

Both the Liberals and New Democrats, who also voted against the Iraq combat mission, are skeptical that Canada’s military involvement can be kept to a mere six months.

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Axworthy criticized all parties for promulgating the notion that the responsibility to protect innocent civilians can be contained to a few months or even a few years.

“If you’re going to really provide that kind of international protection, you’ve got to be prepared to do it properly and do it in a way that doesn’t simply allow you to pack your bags and get out as soon as you can,” he said.

Axworthy said Canada and its allies can’t repeat “the big mistake” they made in Libya in 2011, when an international air campaign succeeded in stopping the killing

by Moammar Gadhafi’s brutal government but then “everybody packed up and went home and they left a vacuum for the warlords and militias to fill in again.”

Noting that Canada stationed

peacekeepers in Cypress for 30 years, Axworthy said: “Why do we all of a sudden come to the conclusion that our international responsibilities are sort of short, 30-second clips?”

He believes ground troops may eventually be necessary to root the Islamic extremists but he said they don’t necessarily have to come from Canada.

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October30, 2014 CRN: 10643 Location: Dawson City, Watson Lake, and Carmacks, Yukon College Campuses Register for this course by calling: Northern Institute of Social Justice, 867.456.8589

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Words of war: Some examples of the odd exchanges during Iraq debate in Commons Jennifer Ditchburn

the more interesting quotes: Male private parts: “Canada, we’re not gonads. We won’t take terrorism OTTAWA lying down,� Public Safety Minister he 13 hours of debate on Steven Blaney declared in French, Canada’s mission in Iraq mostly using a slang word for testicles (couilcentred around one central lons) that roughly translates into question: is bombing militants in Iraq “idiots.� the right way to deal with the escalatMore male private parts: “I know ing situation in the region? the leader of the Liberal opposiThe answers and arguments were tion has an obsession with phallic sometimes creative. A look at some of symbols,� said Conservative Minister Canadian Press

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Possibly insulting generalizations about the Middle East: “The major problem with the Islamic State is not its barbarism, which has existed for a very long time in that part of the world,� declared NDP MP Alain Giguere.

References to the cradle of civilization: “The Chaldean Christian community speaks Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, which has been spoken in that region for over 20 centuries,�

Employment Minister Jason Kenney said of a minority under ISIL attack.

Campfire songs: “Will any mistakes made, no matter how small, bring out the Polyannas who liked to sit around the campfire singing ‘Kumbaya’ and let someone else do the hard work?

Yes, I am afraid that will happen,� said Conservative MP Laurie Hawn.

Comparing ISIL with the Nazis and/or the Second World War: “This is the Islamic State version of the Final Solution,� said MP Laurie Hawn. “I look back at history and if the at-

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Canine analogies: “The question then becomes why should Canada be lining itself up to be the dog that is being wagged by the tail of another dog?� said NDP MP Craig Scott of the American request for Canada to lend military assistance.

The Liberal leader’s economic status: “Someone at home asked me what a middle-aged person who has lived off a trust fund has to say,â€? said Conservative MP David Anderson, speaking about Trudeau’s position on abortion within the debate on ISIL. An expansive view on the purpose of the mission: “Simply put, it is to help defend this young boy’s future in Canada; to help preserve his right to get an education in St. John’s; to expect his younger sister, if he has one, to be treated equally in Canada; to defend his very way of life‌,â€? said Justice Minister Peter MacKay in response to a teen who asked NDP MP Ryan Cleary why Canada was going to Iraq.

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Objecting to that comparison: “If ISIS represents a clear and present danger to our country on the order that was represented by the Nazis in the Second World War ‌ one logically would conclude that Canada’s response would be more than six fighter jets over six months,â€? said NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen.

Sociology, bad: “We must remind ourselves that the root cause of terrorism is the terrorist himself. He, and he alone, has chosen his path,� said Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre.

Sociology, good: “I am saying to the prime minister that it is time for him to consider sociology, social sciences and political sciences, indeed all our world knowledge, both in Canada and elsewhere in the West, and think about effective ways of intervening so that we never have to go through this experience again‌,â€? said NDP MP Denis Blanchette.

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Anti-ISIL coalition needs more eyes in the sky over Iraq and Syria, experts Murray Brewster

“What you want, in the way I think this air campaign is unfolding, is persistent coverage,� said OTTAWA retired colonel George Petrolekas, a former adviser to former anada’s plodding but generals Rick Hillier and Walt dependable CP-140 Aurora Natynczyk. patrol planes could prove “There is some daylight to be of greater help than fighter reconnaissance preparing for the jets for an international coalition night airstrikes, but there are not seemingly starved for surveillance enough drones or planes to be in the skies over Iraq. persistent.�

Much of the public debate as Having a more consistent view Canada enters the war against of the movement of Islamic fightthe Islamic State in Iraq and the ers will help slow and eventually Levant has been about CF-18s on turn back their advance, said bombing missions. retired major-general Lew MacKBut the need for more “eyes enzie. in the sky� over Syria and Iraq is Their comments came on a something that’s preoccupying day when some members of the U.S. military planners and will Harper government struggled to likely be a major topic when seclearly define how the military nior coalition commanders gather was expected to “destroy and next week in Washington. degrade� ISIL. Defence experts say a good MacKenzie says many of the chunk of the American military’s easy infrastructure targets, such surveillance capability is still tied as oil fields that were a source of up in Afghanistan, despite the ur- revenue for extremists, have algency of the bombing campaign ready been taken out by previous against ISIL. airstrikes.

The recently upgraded Auroras “The CF-18s will be used to employ cutting-edge technology make sure we don’t have more that allows them to identify and Kobanis happen,� Petrolekas track targets over a wide area. added, a reference to the Syrian They were used to great effect town along the Turkish border in the Libya bombing campaign that’s in danger of being overrun

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Whenever ISIL fighters gather in large numbers – or try to move between cities – they’ll be hit.

Petrolekas noted Canadian aircraft are prohibited from operating over Syria and restricted to Iraq, where the fighting has been relatively static, which means the fighters could be left cooling their jets until some kind of ground campaign gets underway.

That could be months away and is also a topic to be discussed in Washington next week, according to published reports in the U.S. In Ottawa, International Development Minister Christian Paradis fell flat in his attempt to deflect Opposition criticism that not enough was being done to help civilians and refugees. “Targeted military actions will help establish more humanitarian corridors so we can make our people safe,� Paradis said before Wednesday’s caucus meeting.

Both MacKenzie and Petrolekas were flummoxed by the remark. “That’s bizarre,� said MacKenzie. “It’s not the way it works.�

The only use for “fast jets� in such a scenario would be if soldiers on the ground, running humanitarian supply convoys, were attacked by an overwhelm-

ing force. “As someone who’s had to open up humanitarian corridors, I know it takes an awful lot of brave soldiers to either push back the blockage – or negotiate, negotiate, negotiate,� he said. “Humanitarian corridors cannot be opened from the air.�

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said the government keeps changing its story, and likened the Paradis notion of a humanitarian corridor to throwing spaghetti at the wall. “That’s trying to ex-post-facto come up with a justification for a mission that’s already been decided,� he said.

It is still unclear where the air task force will be stationed, once it gets overseas.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed in the House

of Commons the planes would be drawn from military air bases in Cold Lake, Alta., Trenton, Ont., and Greenwood, N.S., but he wouldn’t say what country has agreed to host them for the sixmonth – or more – deployment.

Kuwait, where the Canadian military has a logistics hub, and Cyprus are the two places most frequently mentioned.

The government is keeping silent because it has yet to negotiate a status-of-forces agreement with the intended country, which is likely Kuwait, said Petrolekas.

That agreement spells out a host of legal and logistical details.

The reason it wasn’t negotiated sooner is because the military is reluctant to get too far out in front of Parliament, which only approved military action on Tuesday night.

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Prison watchdog says offenders need more preparation before released Lee-Anne Goodman

system was designed and certainly does not reflect best practice,â&#x20AC;?

Sapers told a news conference after OTTAWA his report was tabled in Parliament. anadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough-on-crime The corrections investigator also Conservative government says more offenders are staying has received another sting- longer in higher security prisons ing indictment from its corrections where access to reintegration prowatchdog, who says too many ingrams is the most restricted. mates are being freed from prison To make matters worse, Canwithout adequate preparation or adaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal penitentiaries are supervision. becoming ever more chaotic, the In his 2013-14 annual report, report suggests â&#x20AC;&#x201C; prison interHoward Sapers said inmates are ventions involving force, inmate â&#x20AC;&#x153;increasingly likelyâ&#x20AC;? to leave prison assaults, segregation placements, by way of statutory release at the involuntary transfers and selftwo-thirds point of their sentences injury incidents are also â&#x20AC;&#x153;trending instead of by conditional release, upward,â&#x20AC;? Sapers says. known as parole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Returning offenders to the That means many offenders are community who are embittered released under limited supervision by their incarceration experience, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if any. instead of (being) provided opporâ&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not how Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cortunities for positive change, is not rections and conditional release in anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graduated and structured release is less costly and more successful than releasing an offender directly from prison with limited or no period of supervision.â&#x20AC;?

Public Safety Minister Steve Blaneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office responded as it often does when Sapers releases a report, saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;At all times, our thoughts are with the victims of crime.â&#x20AC;?

Consequently, said spokesman Jason Tamming, the government has stopped the practice of â&#x20AC;&#x153;house arrestâ&#x20AC;? and ended early parole for more criminals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not believe that convicted criminals are entitled to private accommodations,â&#x20AC;? he added in an email.

The report urges the government to better fund so-called community correction centres â&#x20AC;&#x201C; known colloquially as halfway houses â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

because they help to gradually and effectively reintegrate offenders into the community.

The centres â&#x20AC;&#x153;deliver significant impact in terms of value for money and contribution to public safety,â&#x20AC;? the report found, advising they be staffed with nurses, social workers and psychologists.

Sapers has provided the government with 16 recommendations to help reduce recidivism and ensure prisoners are well-prepared for their return to society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Offender rehabilitation and community reintegration is extremely complex and challenging work; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work that begins at the point of admission to federal custody,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But convincing the government to heed his recommendations is often a slow process, Sapers conceded.

His report last year raised concerns about prison conditions, access to health care and programs, mentally ill offenders, aboriginal inmates and women. Sapers later said he was frustrated by the lack of response from the Correctional Service of Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The response â&#x20AC;Ś has been a little challenging,â&#x20AC;? he told the news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still waiting for the response to some of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual report recommendationsâ&#x20AC;Ś. What I say to the government is, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time that we had a response. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time that we knew what steps were being taken because these issues address the ability to prevent deaths in custody. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very important.â&#x20AC;?

Sapers added heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recently met with Blaney and the federal commissioner of corrections to discuss his ongoing concerns.

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Meeting #1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ELDERS MEETING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday October 15th Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Youth & Elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Room, Jacquot Hall, Burwash Landing Meeting #2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday October 15th (a repeat of Meeting #1) Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Youth & Elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Room, Jacquot Hall, Burwash Landing Dinner will be provided Meeting #3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday October 16th (a repeat of Meeting #1) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Youth & Elders Room, Jacquot Hall, Burwash Landing Meeting #4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday October 16th (a repeat of Meeting #1) Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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Conservative changes to EI could cost Canada jobs, budget watchdog warns full-time equivalent employment by 2,000 jobs in 2015 and a further 8,000 jobs in OTTAWA 2016,” the report said. he Harper governStarting next year, the job ment’s $550-million credit will effectively lower EI small-business job premiums for small businesscredit will create just 800 net es with annual contributions new jobs in 2015-16, while a of less than $15,000. freeze in employment insurCritics of the measure have ance premiums could cost the complained the government economy 10,000 jobs over the should have gone further with same period, Canada’s parlia- a direct cut in premiums that mentary budget office says. would provide an immediate The latest report from the benefit to all businesses and budget office says the credit employees. will create a total of about That broader slash to pay1,000 “person-years” of work, roll taxes isn’t happening until at a cost of $555,000 for each 2017, the government has person-year. indicated.

The report also says that The Conservatives haven’t because EI premiums are said why they’re waiting for frozen at higher levels than two years to implement that necessary to offset the costs of cut; the PBO report says EI the job credit, thousands of premiums are currently 13 jobs could be lost as a result. cents above the break-even “PBO estimates the prelevel and will be 28 cents mium rate freeze will reduce above the break-even level in Lee-Anne Goodman Canadian Press

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In 2017, the report says, EI premiums will start to go down, eliminating the surplus in the EI operating account.

Finance Minister Joe Oliver said the small-business job credit would benefit about 780,000 Canadian businesses when he announced the measure last month, but he didn’t provide a job creation estimate.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, on the other hand, praised the announcement, estimating it would create 25,000 personyears of work over the next two to three years.

CFIB head Dan Kelly said he was puzzled by the PBO report, saying it’s out of line with estimates from the organization’s chief economist.

“I think their numbers are off,” he said in an interview.

“I mean, this is a half a

billion dollars back into the economy through essentially a payroll tax reduction, the most harmful form of tax to small- and medium-sized firms …. this has got to have a lot more impact than that.”

Kelly adds small business owners are “incredibly positive” about the small business tax credit.

The opposition, meantime, pounced on the report.

“This represents gross waste and mismanagement; it’s a fiasco,” said Scott Brison, the Liberal finance critic.

“At a time when growth has stalled and the job market is soft, the Conservatives’ high

job-killing payroll taxes are making things worse. They’re keeping EI premiums high to pad their books before an election and to fund programs aimed at getting votes.”

Nathan Cullen, the NDP’s finance critic, was equally scornful.

“Time and again, we’ve seen Liberals and Conservatives misuse EI funds that belong to workers and employers,” he said in a statement.

“Now Conservatives are using these funds for a credit that won’t even do what it’s supposed to – create more jobs for Canadians.”

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Coast Mountain Sports turns 20

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General manager Jason Gendron stands in front of the Coast Mountain Sports store on Main Street. Coast is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

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considerably in that time, both in terms of space and its impact on the community. orina Zumer used to go In 1994, co-owners Mary-Jane skiing in Europe every Warshawski and her husband year.

Craig Hougen turned Northern She’d leave for months at a Outdoors into Coast Mountain time and wasn’t worried about Sports. That doubled the store’s ever losing her job. size to 4,800 square feet, from When she was ready to go back 2,400. to work, she’d give her boss a call Today, they run Taku Sports and that was that.

Group Inc. – which also includes Management at Coast MounSports Experts (formerly Sporttain Sports would look forward to slife), Hougen’s Sportslodge and having her return refreshed, with Board Stiff – and their operations new ideas and enthusiasm. cover about 30,000 square feet.

That flexibility is hard to find Setting up an outdoor store in elsewhere, said Zumer, who has the early ‘90s was a risky venture, held various roles with the comWarshawski said. pany since 1996.

Until then, the apparel was “They bend over backwards for mostly marketed towards people you,” she said. who were likely to climb Mt. “They try to help you out to Logan, she added. make your own dreams come “Now, everybody has to stay true. If I wasn’t happy there I warm,” she said. would never have stayed this “That’s when we realized there long.” was a strong demand in our marCoast Mountain Sports is ketplace for technical, functional celebrating its 20th anniversary fashion. We have an adventurous this year. population here.

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ous to walk your dog outside when it’s 30 below. The climate and people made a strong demand for really good insulation.”

Warshawski said there are two main reasons to celebrate Coast Mountain Sports’s anniversary this year: the staff and the company’s corporate social responsibility mandate.

“We wanted to honour our staff during a recent business after hours because we really believe they’ve made it the store that it is today,” she said.

“They’ll sell you the right stuff, not the stuff that’s the most expensive. The staff love the outdoors and really believe in what they’re selling.

“We don’t often think about how private retailers and small companies can do little things to give back to the community but it adds up over time.”

Twenty years ago, Coast Mountain Sports launched its first Share the Warmth event.

The goal was to get as many people as possible to donate a gently used, insulated jacket. In

return, they would get a discount on a new coat.

The used jackets are then cleaned and distributed to those in need.

Over the years it’s estimated they’ve handed out close to 3,000 of them.

“That’s more than 10 per cent of the population here,” Warshawski pointed out.

“It’s part of our philosophy of trying to build and support our community.”

The company also helps sponsor activities and organizations around town, such as the F.H. Collins fashion show and the Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club.

To help local artists, they buy the rights to art and display it on products such as mugs, T-shirts and tuques.

The support isn’t limited to Yukon residents, though.

In an effort to help people in developing countries, Coast Mountain Sports has partnered with Ambler Mountain Works, a Canadian company that sources

fleece snowflakes from women in the Himalayas. All proceeds go to the Whitehorse Food Bank.

In 2008, Warshawski and Hougen began renovating the Taku Building and eventually turned it into a state-of-the-art green building.

The floors were upgraded and insulated with mineral wool insulation, the exterior walls were widened and the windows were triple glazed, among other ecofriendly upgrades.

It was eventually certified as the Yukon’s first L.E.E.D. (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building.

Warshawski said it made sense for them to put their money where their mouths were.

“If we’re an outdoor store, we should be believing in the outdoors,” she said.

People can bring their gently used jackets to Coast Mountain Sports, Sports Experts or Board Stiff until Oct. 19 and get $50 off the purchase of a new one.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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LNG boom for B.C. ‘not a forgone conclusion,’ says industry group Dene Moore Canadian Press

VANCOUVER ith the provincial government on the cusp of announcing its tax and environmental regime for liquefied natural gas, the head of an industry group issued a warning Wednesday: the window is closing and B.C.’s trillion-dollar LNG dream is not a forgone conclusion.

David Keane, president of the newly formed B.C. LNG Alliance, said the provincial and federal governments will have to make some “difficult choices” if they want the tens of billions of dollars of investment.

“The members of the B.C. LNG Alliance currently find themselves at a crossroads,” Keane told audience members at a Vancouver Board of Trade energy forum.

“The (alliance) is concerned about our global competitiveness and the overall fiscal framework in British Columbia and in Canada.”

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18 projects currently proposed in B.C.: Kitimat LNG, LNG Canada, Pacific Northwest LNG, Prince Rupert LNG, Woodfibre LNG and Triton LNG. “We need certainty, clarity and a competitive fiscal framework that includes fair federal and provincial taxation,” he said.

Legislation around LNG must strike a balance between fair value for British Columbians for their natural resources and a “reasonable rate of return on what will be historic levels of investment.”

Keane declined to clarify specifically what kind of “clarity”

LNG investors need, or to offer any target tax figures.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark and her Liberals were re-elected last year on promises of a trilliondollar LNG industry that would provide tens of thousands of jobs and pay off the provincial debt.

The Liberal government plans to introduce two separate pieces of LNG-related legislation in the coming weeks. The tax regime is expected to be tabled next week and an emissions reporting bill is due in late October.

Emissions remain a thorny issue in B.C., where the prov-

ince has legislated targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases and where most LNG proponents want to burn natural gas to generate the massive amounts of power needed to liquefy the gas for export.

Earlier this week, Malaysian gas giant Petronas said it may delay a multibillion-dollar LNG export facility near Prince Rupert, B.C., if it can’t reach agreements with Victoria and Ottawa by month’s end.

Clark has suggested the threat is a negotiating tactic as her government prepares to announce

the tax regime.

But Keane said B.C. is in a highly competitive market, up against the U.S., Australia and Russia. Alliance members must consider the costs over the life of a project, he said.

Current global demand is around 250 million tonnes. By 2020, it’s expected to be about 400 million tonnes and there are now 70 million tonnes in capacity under construction, he said.

“The window of opportunity to sell B.C. LNG into the global market is closing,” Keane said after his speech.

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Opening of carbon capture project in Saskatchewan draws global interest up and running. It’s working. It’s employing Canadians. It’s reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” he said.

ESTEVAN, SASK. The plant has been heralded carbon capture and storage as one possible solution to fight project touted as the world’s climate change since 2008, when first commercial-scale operation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper its kind attracted international atvisited the site and announced $240 tention Thursday at its opening in million in federal funding. southeastern Saskatchewan.

SaskPower executive Mike SaskPower said more than 250 Monea acknowledged the project people from at least 20 countries is overbudget and said it will be attended the unveiling of the approximately six months before $1.4-billion facility that is to take the utility knows the total bill. He carbon dioxide released by the added that the amount could be Boundary Dam power plant near between $150 million and $200 Estevan and release the gas deep million. underground using a steel pipeline Monea said that because it’s the for storage. first commercial coal operation to The aim is to reduce emissions use carbon-capture technology, by one million tonnes annually, the Boundary Dam project will be which amounts to 90 per cent of more expensive than future plants. what the coal-fired power plant “Nobody has built a commercial releases. plant like this. When you build Federal Natural Resources Min- a major large commercial plant, ister Greg Rickford said he expects that’s when you see the perforthe Boundary Dam project to be an mance data,” he said. example for future coal-fired plants “It would be a shame not to help around the world. other countries learn how to clean “We share the view that it’s still up their emissions.”

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that it doesn’t effectively address environmental concerns because it justifies the burning of fossil fuels.

The Sierra Club of Canada has said the capital used for the project would have been better put towards renewable energy projects such as solar and wind farms.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall disagreed. He said the project helps curb greenhouse gas emissions while creating affordable energy.

“India’s using coal. China’s using coal. They are building new plants all over the world so we need to invest in renewables. We better also invest in technologies to clean up coal,” he said.

Some of the carbon dioxide released at Boundary Dam is to be liquefied and sold to oil companies to help extract more crude from the ground. The utility has a 10year contract with Cenovus Energy Inc., a Calgary-based oil company, to buy the captured gas.

Wall said he believes it’s preferable to reanimate a mature oil field as opposed to drilling new wells.

“There’s an environmental benefit to enhanced oil recovery.”

The power station will also capture sulphur dioxide, which can be converted to sulphuric acid and sold for industrial use. A byproduct of coal combustion called fly ash

will be captured and sold for use in concrete products.

The carbon dioxide that isn’t used for oil recovery is to be stored permanently through a process that injects the gas more than three kilometres underground.

Wall said he believes there is enough research on carbon-capture technology to ensure that storing emissions won’t contaminate the environment.

“I wouldn’t agree with those that are saying that, just based on the fact that we have over a decade of experience with geologically storing (carbon dioxide) in southeast Saskatchewan.”

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Climate change could create legal liability for Canadian companies bia.

“It’s one of many reports in many different countries which dvances in climate change collectively indicate that this is an science could be creating a issue that should be of concern.” huge legal liability for maAlthough linking individual jor Canadian energy companies, weather events directly to climate especially from foreign judgments change remains dicey, researchers being enforced locally, a new are increasingly able to estimate study suggests. the costs that rising greenhouse The study, released Thursday gases impose. from the Canadian Centre for One international think-tank Policy Alternatives and West put the 2010 global cost at $591 Coast Environmental Law, joins a billion. In Canada, the National growing body of research consid- Roundtable on the Environment ering how the law might be used and the Economy has said climate to recoup the costs of climate change will cost $5 billion annuchange from companies that con- ally by 2020. tribute to it.

Scientists are also honing in on “That gives us some assurance the sources of greenhouse gases. that we’re onto something,” said Published research has narrowed Michael Byers, co-author and down the source of two-thirds professor of international law at of all carbon emissions from the University of British Colum1854-2010 to 90 private and stateBob Weber

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owned corporations, five of which are Canadian – Encana, Suncor, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Talisman and Husky.

“It’s very clear scientifically there is a cause of climate change and there is damage,” said Byers.

“Once you have those two elements and you have two separate parties, you have the basis for a civil action.”

It’s not quite that simple, said Martin Gerrard of the Climate Change Law Centre at New York’s Columbia Law School.

“One company may drill for oil, another company may refine it, and then it goes into automobiles that are manufactured by a third set of companies, then it’s burned by all of us in our cars. Every step along the way is legal – at what step do you attach liability? Who is misbehaving?”

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Four U.S. lawsuits have been launched trying to win damages for climate change and all have failed, said Gerrard. All those courts ruled that dealing with greenhouse gases is a matter for elected politicians, not judges.

Byers acknowledges there’s a long way to go before climate change liability is accepted in Canadian courts. The more immediate risk is judgments in foreign courts with different legal traditions, he said.

“A judgment handed down in such another country could well be enforced in Canada, as occurs quite frequently,” he said.

The Supreme Court of Canada is currently considering whether it will enforce a $9-billion judgment rendered against oil giant Chevron in an Ecuadorian court.

Byers’ research found a halfdozen countries around the world – including Japan, South Africa, Israel and Brazil – have legal mechanisms that might allow climate change lawsuits to go ahead.

Some have constitutional guarantees of the right to a healthy environment.

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that there is legal compatibility between the two legal systems,” said Byers.

Nor is it impossible that Canadian lawsuits could be launched, he said. Class-action lawsuits against tobacco companies are an example of how the legal system found ways to establish liability where the specific cause of the damage is diffuse.

“It is forseeable that governments, faced with rising climate change mitigation costs, may actually adopt new laws enabling them to sue fossil fuel companies for financial contributions to that cost,” said Byers.

“It’s happened with tobacco.

It’s something that is forseeable as a risk in the long term.”

Two scholars at the University of Calgary are just starting a longterm research project into the legal parallels between tobacco liability and climate change.

“There are certainly differences with the tobacco context, but I think we have been struck with how many parallels there actually are,” said law professor Martin Olszynski.

He and his fellow professor Sharon Mascher acknowledge the climate change issue is more complex. Energy company liability may result from insufficient efforts to reduce emissions, or from failure to warn customers about the consequences of using the product, they said.

“There’s municipalities discussing climate change warning labels on gas pumps,” said Olszynski.

Lawyers are looking for a way, said Byers.

“With potentially multibilliondollar damage awards, there will be lawyers quite willing to act on contingency.

“They will find foreign courts that are much more receptive to these kinds of cases. If and when they get judgments in those countries, they will then seek to have them enforced in Canada.

“We don’t want to over exaggerate these risks. We’re simply saying that they exist and they need to be acknowledged and factored into decision-making.”

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Hong Kong official says talks with student protesters off after leaders vow not to retreat ment Thursday was greeted with little more than sneers by protesters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two days ago they wanted to talk, now they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk,â&#x20AC;? said Candice Heung, a university administrator who often joins the protest after work and believes the government is dragging out the confrontation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter at all.â&#x20AC;?

The reality, she said, is the government has no interest in sitting down with the students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to talk,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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IBM’s Watson making the move from Jeopardy! to Canadian animal hospitals be used to help customers make more informed purchases.

“There are sometimes a lot of choices available to people as they’re purchasing things,” he said. “And there can be technical points as well where the purchaser needs to figure out, ‘what’s the best backpack if I’m going to the Himalayas, and I’m going to be in -25 centigrade, and I need a 35-litre capacity?”’

That exact function is at the heart of one of the many projects being unveiled on Wednesday.

Other applications include an Australian university using Watson to help students get acquainted with its IBM/Yukon News programs, a U.S.-based travel adviser The IBM computer system known as Watson located at IBM’s using Watson to help clients plan their trips, and a Thai cancer treatment T.J. Watson research center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. centre using the technology to help advise its medical staff. settings. has been working with companies in LifeLearn’s app, dubbed Sofie after Some people may see Watson as fields as diverse as retail, travel and the Greek word for wisdom, will peran equivalent to Apple’s personal finance, to develop customized apps form a similar function in veterinary assistant technology Siri, which can all powered by a unique brand of clinics. perform search functions based on artificial intelligence.

Stephenson said the app will commands given in natural language.

Robin Grosset, an IBM Disinitially only be used to search for Grosset explains that Watson’s tinguished Engineer and Watson power lies in the ability to learn from different treatment options based on analytics specialist based in Ottawa, a pre-existing diagnosis, but hopes it its interactions with humans and says the public can expect to see what make intelligent connections based on can eventually serve as a diagnostic the technology is truly capable of as tool as well. the information in its database. it gradually filters down into public He said the app, designed to “Don’t think of it like a search engine,” he cautioned. “It’s actually able run on tablets, mobile phones and computers, is meant to enhance rather to perform reasoning over a body of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and information. It’s able to find relevance than replace the care provided by realPetroleum Whitehorse Branch life doctors. in complexity. A needle in a haystack “It’s up to the vet to use their is sometimes the way we describe it.” cognitive skills to decide which is the The core of Watson’s reasoning absolute best option for that patient, power is the database of relevant because so many things affect it like information that it’s given to mine.

WHITEHORSE BRANCH INAUGURAL EVENT Grosset explained that companies cost of treatment, the actual patients themselves and what they’re able to are able to choose the information 7:00-8:30pm October 15, 2014 that’s relevant to their own fields and tolerate, the amount of time to treat it, High Country Inn, Whitehorse, Yukon the owners’ expectations, etc.,” he said. fill databases accordingly.

APPETIZERS AND CASH BAR. Discussion and Question/Answer session held after lecture.

LifeLearn’s Sofie app is currently in A retail store, for instance, could Event is free, however, attendees are encouraged to purchase an annual CIM Whitehorse Branch Membership for beta-testing with a handful of clients, develop a Watson-based app loaded $20 to support future Branch events and activities. Lecture attendance eligible for APEY CPD hours. The Branch works with information about the merchan- including operations in Alberta and to bring world class speakers to Whitehorse to provide learning and networking opportunities to environmental, Ontario. dise they offer, the materials they’re geology and mining professionals and the general public.

Stephenson said clients may be made of and the technical specificaMORE EVENTS TO FOLLOW IN FALL 2014 AND WINTER 2015. able to see the technology at work in tions of those materials.

Please contact Paul Christman at paul.christman@tmacresources.com Grosset said that app could then local vet clinics as early as next year. or (867) 335 7504 for more details and to RSVP for the event.

authoritative sources of relevant information.

Veterinary technology company TORONTO LifeLearn argues that animal doctors anadian pet owners may soon have an even greater need for such a be seeing a new presence at tool than their peers treating humans. their local vet clinic one they Chief Veterinarian Mark Stemay be inclined to call Dr. Watson. phenson said those providing animal The IBM-designed, cognitive care tend to be medical generalists computing technology that trounced by training and have a particularly human competitors on Jeopardy! difficult time keeping up to the everthree years ago is preparing to make expanding body of scientific literature its debut in a variety of public settings in their field. ranging from life insurance firms to “We have very few specialists with retail stores. veterinary medicine, and therefore A company based in Guelph, Ont., we are essentially cardiologists at the is determined to pave Watson’s path same time as dermatologists at the into the world’s animal care facilities, same time as pharmacists at the same where it expects the technology to time as often running our own busiplay a role in helping vets determine ness,” Stephenson said in a telephone treatment options for their furry and interview. feathered patients.

“We’re wearing many different Watson has already been perform- hats, and that just compounds the ing this function in hospitals designed difficulty we have in keeping up to for human care in the years since it date with the volumes of information made headlines by roundly defeating that already exist within veterinary two skilled competitors on Jeopardy! medicine.” in February 2011.

LifeLearn’s project is one of many Applications powered by Watson due to be unveiled on Wednesday at respond to questions posed in natural the opening of IBM’s global Watson language by trolling through a dataheadquarters in New York City. base comprised of medical journals, The Watson team, consisting of nearly a thousand people worldwide, textbooks, patient records and other Michelle McQuigge Canadian Press

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CIM Distinguished Lecturer Series

In recognition of her distinguished services and accomplishments in green mining research and technology development.

Janice Zinck Manager, Mine Waste Management and Processing Research Program, Natural Resources Canada PRESENTATION TITLE:

Green Mining: An oxymoron or an opportunity Canada is one of the largest mining nations in the world, producing more than 60 minerals and metals. The industry contributes significantly to Canada’s economy specifically ~50 billion dollars annually to the GDP. Canadian mining companies recognize that their social license to operate comes with responsibility for social and environmental stewardship, in Canada and abroad. While there has been significant progress in this area, recent innovation opens the door to increased performance. There are proven technologies to advance the environmental performance at various stages of development and implementation, while providing an economic advantage. Green mining is just that; the development and application of technologies and processes that maximize environmental performance while maintaining competiveness throughout the entire mining cycle from exploration through to post closure. This presentation will discuss advances in green mining and showcase opportunities for greening the industry with a focus on resource extraction, processing, decommissioning and closure.

BIOGRAPHY Natural Resources Canada’s Mine Waste Management and Processing Research Program is a key component of Canada’s Green Mining Initiative. In her role as manager, Janice Zinck leads interdisciplinary research teams and programs which have significant influence on environmental aspects of mining, processing and mine closure in Canada and abroad.

Zinck has over twenty years of experience in environmental management and processing. She has been involved in many national and international initiatives involving the industry, other governments and universities where she has developed

strategic priorities, partnerships and collaboration agreements with various stakeholders. She holds two patents, written more than 100 publications and presented widely on aspects relating to environmental management and green mining. She has been intimately involved with several national organizations including the Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP), Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) and CIM’s Environmental and Social Responsibility Society. Zinck holds degrees in geology, chemistry and metallurgical engineering and recently completed an Executive Leadership Program in Science and Policy Integration from the Institute on Governance.

REQUEST FOR BOARD MEMBERS The Council of Yukon First Nations is requesting applications from Yukon First Nation Citizens for nominations on the following Boards and Committees:

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Gas Tax Oversight Committee (1 seat) Teacher Certification Board (1 seat) Training Policy Committee (1 seat) Yukon Development Corporation Board of Directors (3 seats) Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board (2 seats) Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees (1 seat) Yukon Police Council (2 seats) For application forms and/or for more information, please visit our website at www. cyfn.ca or contact Jennifer Ward at (867) 3939236 or by e-mail at jennifer.ward@cyfn.net

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All geeks to him: Walter Isaacson’s new book, The Innovators, offers history of digital age Hillel Italie Associated Press

NEW YORK alter Isaacson has a different way of looking at history.

Mention the second half of 1969 and he won’t talk about Woodstock or the moon landing but the development of the microprocessor and the first time separate computers were connected. And the 1990s? Not the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal or Seinfeld.

“In the end, the microchip had far more impact,” he says.

The author of bestsellers about Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson has long prided himself on making science and technology accessible to the general public. After books focused on one man’s story, he has taken a broader approach and written what he hopes will become the first major chronology of computers and the Internet: The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.

The Innovators includes stories of Jobs, Bill Gates and other familiar names in the field, but it also honours such lesser-known pioneers as the 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace, daughter of the Romantic poet Lord Byron and among the first to express the concepts for digital technology. “Poetical science,” she called her work.

The geeks may find this old news, Isaacson says. But others readers of Isaacson’s previous books may be open to know more about the people who made their gadgets possible and about the gadgets themselves.

“Because I think the reader might want to know: How does a transistor work? What is a semiconductor? Why do a lot of transistors on a circuit allow it to perform logical tasks?” he says.

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“And those are beautiful concepts and I want to do them justice while explaining them in terms that an average reader who hasn’t studied technology can enjoy.”

Isaacson, 62 and a resident of Washington, D.C., spoke recently at his pied-a-terre in Manhattan that overlooks Central Park, an Apple store just a short walk away. Wearing slacks and a light blue shirt, he says he had planned the book for more than 20 years, since he was editor of new media for Time magazine.

He was also encouraged by Gates and Jobs, both of whom believed the digital revolution was made possible by the intersection of personal computers and the Internet.

The Innovators was in the top 10 on Amazon.com upon its Oct. 8 publication, and has already been adapted by Geoffrey Cowan for a graduate course he teaches on entrepreneurship and new media at the University of Southern California. “I want to show my students examples of how the innovators broke rules and took chances,” said Cowan, an author and playwright and USC’s former dean of journalism and communications.

Isaacson’s new book is a story of how the great advances and best companies are born out of contrasts and competition.

The cover features pictures of Jobs and Gates, but The Innovators is a tribute to both individual and team efforts, such as Bell Labs in the 1930s and ‘40s

rage in California. “But his friend Steve Jobs says, ‘Why don’t we go to the garage and make these things ourselves?’

“Thus Apple is born.”

Isaacson not only wrote about the Internet, he also made it part of the writing process. He posted passages online and incorporated responses into the book. For a future project, Isaacson would like to attempt a hybrid between Wikipedia and a traditional narrative. His idea is to have readers contribute written and visual stories and he would edit them into a bound volume.

He’s a fan of the Wikipedia Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo community and in his book Author Walter Isaacson poses before an interview at his describes a debate over the page home in New York. Isaacson’s new book, The Innovators, for Albert Einstein. He noticed offers a history of the digital age. the entry contained an erroneous reference alleging the without ownership and the enand the groundbreaking online scientist visited Albania in 1935 trepreneurs who wanted to make in an effort to escape the Nazis forum The WELL. Isaacson also money a dynamic embodied by cites the achievements made and move to the United States. possible by co-operation among Apple founders Steve Wozniak Isaacson kept removing the pasand Jobs. government, schools and the sage, but others kept restoring it.

“When Steve Wozniak looked Isaacson’s view prevailed. private sector, including legislaat the specs for the Intel microtion passed in the 1990s that “At first I didn’t credit that chip, he realized that he could made the Internet available to success to the wisdom of crowds, create a whole new personal the general public. (A key sponsince the push for a fix had computer and he wanted to share come from me and not from sor, then-U.S. Sen. Al Gore, did indeed help create the Internet.) it with everybody in the Homethe crowd,” he writes. “Then I brew Computer Club,” Isaacson And Isaacson tracks the Utorealized that I, like thousands said, referring to a gathering pians who think of the Internet of others, was in fact part of the of technophiles founded in the as a public space and believe crowd, occasionally adding a tiny that knowledge should be shared mid-1970s in a Menlo Park gabit of its wisdom.”

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Living with Loss An Introduction to Healthy Grieving

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Grief is one of our most diƥcult experiences.

And although it is hard, it is a natural response to loss and a normal part of life.

In this workshop you will learn about the grief cycle that accompanies any kind of loss. We will talk about healthy grieving and share tools that will help you support yourself and others to heal and grow through times of loss.

“I now know that everyone grieves diơerently.

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Breast feeding, early or late start on gluten, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to prevent celiac disease in babies The research is likely to change specifically at the age of 4 to 6 monthsâ&#x20AC;? as many doctors have medical advice, says a commenbeen doing, they wrote. tary in the journal by Dr. Jonas wo studies give disappointing Ludvigsson of the Karolinska Because the prevalence of the news for parents looking for Institute in Stockholm and and genes related to risk have not a way to prevent celiac disease in Dr. Peter H.R. Green of Columbia changed, nor the gluten content babies at higher risk for it because of wheat flour, â&#x20AC;&#x153;other environof family history. Neither breast- University in New York. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From now on, it will be hard mental factors must be contributfeeding nor timing the start of for anyone to continue to recomingâ&#x20AC;? to the rise in celiac disease, gluten-containing foods makes mend the introduction of gluten they write. a difference in whether a child develops the problem, researchers found.

There is no early window of opportunity to help sensitize DAILY SPECIALS: Thai, Mediterrean, a baby to gluten, and delaying Asian, Steaks, Pizza & Pasta its start until 1 year of age just briefly postpones the onset of symptoms, the studies found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a recipe to prevent it right now,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Alessio 506 Main Street Fasano, director of the Center for (Old Sam nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Celiac Research and Treatment at COMPLETELY RENOVATED! Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Instead, the biggest factor was the babiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; immune systems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; inherited risk. By 10 years of age, those with two copies of a certain gene had a 40 per cent risk of developing celiac disease â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 40 times greater than the general popula5BÂľBO ,XBDIÂľBO $PVODJM tion, Fasano said.

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Canada contributing to telescope involved in search for extraterrestrials Peter Rakobowchuk

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot is riding on that telescope â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including possibly the discovery of life,â&#x20AC;? said Sara MONTREAL Seager, a Toronto-born professor anada is contributing to a of planetary science and physics new space telescope that one at the Massachusetts Institute of scientist says may help in the Technology. search for signs of extraterrestrial â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do have a chance to find life. life, butâ&#x20AC;Śit would be like winThe Canadian Space Agency ning the lottery five times in a is providing a number of devices row. for the $8-billion James Webb â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say that in the next 10 Space Telescope, which is exyears, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have the capability to pected to launch in 2018. find signs of life on an exoplanet The contributions include far away â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out there.â&#x20AC;? two cameras and one of the four Since the 1990s, a number of science instruments on board the exoplanets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; planets that revolve telescope. around stars other than the sun A keynote speaker at a public â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have been detected by space science symposium in Montreal satellites. this Monday and Tuesday is hopLast April, an Earth-sized ing the telescope and others in planet was discovered orbiting the future will help lead to find- around a star in a region that ing signs of life beyond Earth. scientists said had the proper

temperature to support life.

Seager, who was named in Time Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 list of the 25 most influential space experts, said scientists are focused on finding gases in a planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s atmosphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do know that life on our own Earth, including us humans to some extent, produce gas as a byproduct of living and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for.â&#x20AC;?

While rocky planets that could host life are very common, Seager cautioned that scientists arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t searching for aliens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all want to talk to aliens, we all want to find intelligent life or little green people,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for, from the astronomersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; point of perspective.â&#x20AC;?

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Tarter, another scientist who will speak at the McGill Universityorganized symposium entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are We Alone? Searching For Life Out There.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delighted, I mean exoplanets are real,â&#x20AC;? she said in an interview from California. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we started this we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that.â&#x20AC;?

Tarter is best known for her involvement in SETI, the Center for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It has been scanning the heavens with its alienhunting radio telescopes since the 1980s.

Tarter would not say if she believes there is life beyond Earth, preferring to let the space community do its work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientists and engineers have tools that can actually explore, they can make observations,â&#x20AC;? she

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Yet Tarter, who says her work was portrayed by Jodie Foster in the movie Contact, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about to call it quits any time soon in the search for life beyond Earth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, no, no, I may run out of money, but I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t given up,â&#x20AC;? she added.

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Blues fest brings big names to Yukon

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Klondike Roots & Blues Festival organizer and performer Brandon Isaak, right, and Keith Picot play in Lepage Park for Arts in the Park last summer. The festival is taking place at the Yukon Convention Centre and High Country Inn next Friday and Saturday.

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lues fans finally don’t have to leave the territory to see some of the best music this continent has to offer.

Next weekend’s Klondike Roots & Blues Festival promises big talent, local gems and lots of fun.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to get going here in Whitehorse, probably for 15 years I’ve dreamt of having a good blues festival in Whitehorse,” said Brandon Isaak, one of the organizers in the event, who will also be performing.

But making a living as a touring musician has kept him pretty busy, and it’s a lot of work to throw on a festival worthy of the Yukon, he said.

This came together this year thanks to a partnership with Ranj Pillai, VP of business development with Northern Vision Development, said Isaak.

That took care of the venue, as well as hotels and airport shuttles for visiting musicians.

Then, it was mostly a matter of signing up some acts.

There’s Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, a legendary piano player and Juno award winner from New Orleans.

“He’s one of the top boogiewoogie piano players in the world,” said Isaak.

Then there’s Vancouver-based rockabilly band Cousin Harley, who are sure to get the crowd up off there feet.

And there’s Tim Williams, originally from California, who won the world championship of acoustic blues competition in Memphis, Tennessee.

“I’m excited about all the acts,” said Isaak. “I love every one of them.”

Isaak will perform with Keith Picot in their Silver Screen Scoundrels act.

It’s part concert, part comedy, part throwback to the silent film era.

For some songs, the duo plays accompaniment to black-andwhite silent films of their own creation.

Isaak’s latest solo release, Here

on Earth, was nominated for Blues Album of the Year at the recent Western Canadian Music Awards.

“I did what I always do,” said Isaak. “I lost. But that’s OK. I’m always the bridesmaid, and never the bride. But that’s OK. It was a lovely wedding.”

Isaak said he hopes Yukoners will come out and have a rocking good time at the festival.

He hasn’t set a dress code, but hopes that folks will dress to impress.

“I hope people always look good when they come out. They want to look good for their friends, the musicians want to look good for the people. Jesus I just wish people would look good. I’m not asking for tuxedos here.”

Isaak, for one, promises to don a snappy suit.

The festival will run over two nights, Oct. 17-18, with acoustic acts on Friday and electric acts on Saturday.

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne will play both nights.

Tickets are $30 for Friday, $50

for Saturday or $75 for both nights. They are available at Dean’s Strings, the Gold Rush Inn and the High Country Inn. The event is also a fundraiser for the Whitehorse Food Bank.

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the organization, and festival goers are encourages to bring a non-perishable food donation.

Those who do will get a small door prize and be entered into a draw for cool stuff, said Isaak.

Submitted photo/kennybluesboss.com Some limitedKenny “Blues Boss” Wayne will be edition festival T-shirts performing both nights at the festival. and sweatshirts have also been printed, he Yukon Convention Centre. said.

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Thomas King, Bill Gaston among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Award Victoria Ahearn Canadian Press

TORONTO ust half a year after winning major prizes for his non-fiction book The Inconvenient Indian, eminent writer Thomas King is reigning over another literary awards race.

On Tuesday, King’s The Back of the Turtle (HarperCollins Canada) was named as one of five finalists for a Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction, while English-to-French translations of two of his books were also nominated.

Daniel Poliquin’s translation of King’s The Inconvenient Indian (Doubleday Canada), and the Lori Saint-Martin/Paul Gagne translation of his short fiction collection A Short History of Indians in Canada (HarperCollins) were named as finalists for the awards, which honour writers in both official languages and in seven categories.

“This is one of those days where I’m going, ‘Huh, huh, what?’” a genuinely shocked King said in a telephone interview shortly after the list of finalists came out.

The Back of the Turtle is on a short list alongside Sweetland (Doubleday Canada) by Michael Crummey, a 2001 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist from St. John’s, N.L.,

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and Juliet Was a Surprise (Hamish Hamilton) by Victoria-based Bill Gaston, who was shortlisted for the Giller in 2002.

The other fiction finalists are Claire Holden Rothman of Westmount, Que., for My October (Penguin Canada) and Winnipeg’s Joan Thomas for The Opening Sky (McClelland & Stewart).

This is King’s first literary novel in 15 years, but he doesn’t like to dwell on that distinction.

“I always hate it when people say that because it makes it sound as though I haven’t been writing, that I’ve been a dilettante just sitting around, but it’s not true,” the affable and prolific author and professor, who was born in California and lives in Guelph, Ont., said with a chuckle.

“I’ve been very busy. I just didn’t get around to the literary novel, that was all. I’m slow. It takes me a while to do one.”

In fact, King said it took him seven years to write The Back of the Turtle, about a scientist who visits his mother’s native reserve community that’s now deserted after an environmental disaster.

“The novel form is where my heart lies, always has, and it’s partly because I can make everything up,” said King, 71. “I am God in that world and I can do whatever I want, and I really quite like it. It provides

me with a really wide palate for my storytelling. So it’s always been my favourite, but it just takes me a LONG time to come up with a good idea and then to realize that idea in prose.”

“Maybe I am lazy, now that I think about it,” he added with a laugh. “It just seems to take me a long time. … I like the sound of words, and so I try to be as careful as I can with how they all work together.”

He also admitted he invests himself emotionally in all of his books, noting: “If I can’t move myself with my writing, chances are I can’t move anybody else.”

With The Back of the Turtle, he touched on several issues that are passionate to him, namely the “corporate world that we’ve allowed to run wild.”

“As I look at the world that I inhabit along with how many other billion people, I do ask the questions: Just how did we manage to do this? How did we manage to get to a place where profit is the only goal in life, it seems like? How did we get to a place where we no longer take care of each other the way I think we used to do?” said King, who is of Cherokee and Greek descent and was involved in native activism in the U.S. for several decades.

“I could be mistaken about that,

but it seems at though we were a kinder world earlier on, and the question is, ‘How do we get back to that, that thing that we’ve lost?”’

The Canada Council for the Arts administers the Governor General’s Literary Awards.

The other finalists in the Translation (English to French) category are: Eric Fontaine for The Blondes by Emily Schultz (Doubleday Canada),

Herve Juste for April Fool’s Day by Josip Novakovich (HarperCollins), and Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagne for The Ghost Brush by Katherine Govier (HarperCollins).

Each winner, chosen by peer assessment committees, receives $25,000.

Winners will be announced Nov. 18 and the awards will be presented Nov. 26 in Ottawa.

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Juno Award winner Caribou says he’s finally carved out his own sound Nick Patch Canadian Press

TORONTO aribou’s Dan Snaith is a math guy, methodical and curious, but even he seems a bit mystified by his oblique career path.

Over 13 years and three monikers (two of which included Daphni and Manitoba, the latter dropped after legal threat), the Dundas, Ont.raised Snaith has released whole albums devoted to cerebral house, sunny shoegaze, pastoral electronica, and bubbly psychedelia, music that burrowed into the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s with record-nerd zeal and excess technical finesse.

But in 2010 with Swim’s ornately decorated dance music, he found something miraculous: a sound that would actually hold his interest.

So instead of unravelling things again four years later, Snaith has followed that thread and created the plushly absorbing new album Our Love.

“I’m proud of the earlier records that I made, but one thing when I look back at them, I think: ‘Why are

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they just hopping all over the place stylistically like that?”’ Snaith said recently in a telephone interview from London.

“They’re so different and they’re so beholden to particular music of the past that I was excited by. … But it should be my music. There should be some kind of common thread that unites them all.

“Swim was the first time I thought, well, I’ve carved out my own little patch of musical territory here. It sounds like me. It’s more personal to me, the lyrics were kind of personal for the first time, the sound seemed my own. It was obviously influenced by things but not totally referencing some particular thing.

“And because of that it felt like it was a bunch of doors or options or paths that I could take opening, rather than the end. … I kind of see (these records) as siblings. They’re not the same thing, but they’re related to one another.”

For Snaith’s talk of fractured through-lines, Our Love feels eerily like a tapestry of the disparate designs he assembled over the

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Caribou’s Dan Snaith, shown in a handout photo, is a math guy, but there’s no equation that solves his oblique career path.

years. It’s infused with ambient, psychedelic, house, pop and jazz. It’s crowd-pleasingly tuneful, hypnotic but danceable, intricate but unfussy, and emotionally transportive.

Although standout singles abound – celestial “Silver,” pledge of allegiance “Can’t Do Without You” and the gorgeous, tortured “Back Home” among them – the album as a whole smears into a dreamy reverie, so consistent is the wistful mood.

Again, all sounds here were subject to Snaith’s magnifying-glass inspection, but his infamous process – which routinely involved 18-hour sessions in creative isolation – had to change, due largely to a change in Snaith’s personal life. He has a fouryear-old daughter.

“Yeah, I don’t do that anymore,” he said. “That was one of the things I had to figure out … am I reliant upon having a massive, crazy amount of time? Or can I figure out a more balanced way of doing it?

“I still work every day if I can but there were long periods of time when my daughter was really young that I’d be the person taking care of her most of the time or split evenly with my wife, kind of thing. My daughter would go for a nap and I’d get a couple hours of work in.

“I think the fact that I was fitting

it in around the rest of my life like that – that’s part of the reason it’s about such personal themes and about the things going on in my day to day life more.”

Though Our Love is musically vibrantly coloured, the lyrics are all about grey areas. Snaith wanted to look at relationships with a wide-angled lens, capturing love both livedin and faded. So he can tenderly sing a sweet song of devotion like “Can’t Do Without You” alongside something as frustrated as “Back Home,” on which he hums: “How can we fix our love, now that we know it’s broken?”

“Two of my close friends have been through divorces in the past few years while I’ve been making this record, essentially,” he explained.

“And both that song and ‘Silver’ on this record kind of chronicle those stories to a certain degree.

“And also, just my whole experience of being the age that I am in my mid-30s and wanting to write about love. I don’t mean just partnership with your romantic partner, but with your children, your family, your friends, and even the people who are going to hear the music I’m making. My relationship to music itself. Those are all the things that are important to me, I guess.

“And all of those relationships are

more complex than they were when I was in my early 20s. There’s more texture. There’s more happiness and sadness and contradiction right next to one another. I wanted to capture that – so some of the songs are both melancholy and euphoric.”

Looking back, Swim wasn’t only a galvanizing creative force for Snaith personally, it was also something of a commercial breakthrough. He didn’t exactly scale the peak of the Billboard chart – Swim hit No. 97, still his highest placement – but it won Snaith his first Juno Award and what at least felt like a broader audience.

He was, he admits, “mystified” by the success. He felt Swim was his most idiosyncratic record, certainly compared to its “poppier” predecessor “Andorra” (which earned Snaith the Polaris Music Prize).

He analyzed the situation – of course – and came away believing that perhaps Swim stitched together a few threads that were fluttering around popular music. But the fact is, the record’s success carried something of a happy-accident quality to Snaith.

“That’s why it was so wonderful,” he said.

In fact, for all the meticulous thought that he focuses into his music, Snaith has never been calculated in his approach.

His music has always simply reflected his life, sometimes with surprising clarity – but perhaps never before from the intimate angles of Our Love.

“When I look back on the records I’ve made over the years … I see them as a kind of photo album or a diary,” he said. “The records that I made remind me intensely of those years. If it’s, say, a record that’s been influenced by a certain type of music, like crazily searching for records in that genre at that time, being super excited by things going on – it just reminds me of my life at that time. “(My career) has just been reacting to things going on in my life and going on around me. That’s still the case. It’s still very much a diary.”

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Helping the hungry

Alistair Maitland/Yukon News

Top: Bags of donated goods from the All Schools Food Drive filled the sorting room at the Whitehorse Food Bank on Wednesday night. Left: Donated food wait on tables outside the food bank before being brought in for sorting. Centre: Students lead the charge for sorting the collected goods. Bottom: Andrew Hall, president of Yukon Energy, sorts canned goods on Thursday morning. Yukon Energy donated $10,000 to the food bank as well.

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he fourth All Schools of Whitehorse food drive wound up on Wednesday night at the Whitehorse Food Bank.

For over two hours, students and other volunteers shuttled bags into the food bank and sorted the donations.

On Thursday morning, Yukon Energy volunteers picked up where the students left off. President Andrew Hall, seen on site sorting canned goods, also left a donation of $10,000.

Thanks to the efforts of over 300 volunteers, Stephen Dunbar-Edge, the food bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, estimates that two months of food was collected. He called this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive the best yet.

(Alistair Maitland)

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Derek Boogaard book tells sad story of larger than life hockey enforcer he sent opposing players scattering for safety when he rushed their bench after a brawl broke out. ReTORONTO gina Pats scouts in attendance were Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of so impressed that they immediately Derek Boogaard, put in a claim for his junior rights

By John Branch, HarperCollins. and came up with a nickname: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Boogeyman.â&#x20AC;? hen the Minnesota Wild Later, the behaviour was expected paid tribute to Derek of him as he rose through the junior Boogaard following the and pro ranks.

NHL enforcerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, the fourIt didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long for the message minute 45-second video showed the to get through. In his second camp six-foot-seven 265-pounder making with the Regina Pats, the 17-year-old hits, smiling with fans and doing Boogaard fought 12 times in the first charity work. four scrimmages.

It included each of his three NHL As a member of the Minnesota goals. But it did not show a single Wild, Boogaard was beloved. But punch. his game came with a mental and â&#x20AC;&#x153;That really struck me,â&#x20AC;? said physical cost. author John Branch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was as if At 25, Boogaard was beginning we are not going to be honest with his third NHL season and was startourselves about why he was there. ing his side down a slippery slope.

And why he was popular.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within a year, Derek would have Branch, who documents teeth knocked out and be prescribed Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubled life in a new vast amounts of painkillers by team book, notes that Boogaard fought at doctors,â&#x20AC;? Branch, a Pulitzer Prizeleast 61 times over an NHL career winning sports reporter for the that spanned 277 regular-season New York Times, writes in the book. games and produced three goals, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In another year, he would be in 13 assists and 589 penalty minsubstance abuse rehabilitation. In utes. Boogaard fought more than another year, he would be in New 100 times, starting at 16, before he York, rich and miserable and alone. reached the NHL. And he never And in another year, he would be scored more than twice in a season. dead.â&#x20AC;?

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Boogaard died May 13, 2011, of Derek Boogaard tells the sad story an accidental overdose, a lethal mix of a larger-than-life man-child who of alcohol and prescription painkillstruggled to fit in on and off the ice. ers. He was 28.

Initially a hockey liability, Boogaard Subsequent study of his brain found a role in protecting his team- showed he had chronic traumatic mates. encephalopathy or CTE. Boogaard At first, it was spontaneous. Dur- was classified as Stage 2 of the four ing a bantam game in Melfort, Sask., stages of the disease â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more severe Neil Davidson Canadian Press

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Author John Branch wrote the book, Boy On Ice, about the late NHL enforcer Derek Boogard.

than Dr. Ann McKee, a Boston University professor of neurology and pathology, had seen before in a person that young.

Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, coupled with the suicides of Rick Rypien and Wade Belak just months later, focused a spotlight on hockey tough guys and their cost of doing business.

Boogaard played five seasons for the Minnesota Wild before signing a four-year, US$6.5-million deal with the Rangers. He would only play 22 games for the Rangers, in the 2010-11 season as he fell victim to his demons.

Hockey had started as a place of refuge for Boogaard. But it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end up that way.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a rare place for Derek where he felt like he fit in,â&#x20AC;? Branch said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And certainly when he made the NHL and became the Boogeyman and became well-known, I think he was very, very proud of fitting in and being somebody who was looked up to as a protector of his teammates. That was a big deal for him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now as I wrote in the book, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he loved what he did.

But I certainly know that he loved what it got him.â&#x20AC;?

Branch, who never met Boogaard, wrote a three-part series on the tough guy for the Times that ran in December 2011. It was titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer.â&#x20AC;?

Part of the initial interest was that the Boogaard family had donated Derekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain to scientists at Boston University and the Times had led the way in coverage of brain injuries in sports. Branchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then-sports editor Joe Sexton suggested that in tracking the scientific examination of Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain, it might also be interesting to â&#x20AC;&#x153;delve into that world of enforcers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bigger story there,â&#x20AC;? Branch recalled his editor saying.

Initially Branch did not know how the Boogaard family might react. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told them from the get-go, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to uncover, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if there are things that are going to be make your son look bad, ridiculous, heroic, whatever. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t promise where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all going to go.â&#x20AC;?

The family proved to be helpful and supportive although Branch says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether they like the book, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.â&#x20AC;?

Derekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father Len provided Branch with a riveting road map of medical, banking, phone and other records available only to next of kin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a police officer, a Canadian Mountie,â&#x20AC;? said Branch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think after Derek died, he saw a lot of his role as investigating how his son died. And so he did a ton of great investigative work that a reporter probably couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do, (like) access to a lot of records. And he handed those things over.â&#x20AC;?

The family is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against the NHL, which explains the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resis-

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 tance to co-operate on the book.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman did speak to Branch before the newspaper series ran. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly was also interviewed in 2011.

The Minnesota Wild, while initially helpful, and New York Rangers were also not very co-operative.

Readers of the book will wonder about the substance abuse programs Boogaard was in. Nothing much seemed to happen as he spiralled out of control, although Boogaard appeared to take advantage of holes in the system.

Branch calls it one of â&#x20AC;&#x153;more head-shaking partsâ&#x20AC;? of Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story, noting gaps of communication between counsellors and Boogaard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Derek never really paid a price, even when he was failing drug tests,â&#x20AC;? he said.

During his second stint in rehab, Boogaard was granted two â&#x20AC;&#x153;long extended recessesâ&#x20AC;? to leave rehab.

It was the first night of the second recess â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ostensibly to attend his sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college graduation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that he overdosed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure Derek was the most willing participant,â&#x20AC;? Branch said of rehab. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But certainly I think there are some holes and some flaws in the substance abuse program and in their oversight of doctors.â&#x20AC;?

No doubt people tried. The book says Boogaard and an NHL substance abuse counsellor exchanged seven texts the night before he died.

The bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trail of prescriptions and pills is chilling. Branch, who was unable to speak to team doctors, says matching medical records with games shows a lot of Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Boogaard realized, according to Branch, that there was little communication between doctors, so he would get a prescription from one doctor and then go to another for more pills.

During his fourth NHL season in Minnesota, Boogaard had at least 25 prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone, a total of 622 pills from 10 doctors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; eight Wild doctors, an oral surgeon in Minneapolis and a doctor from another team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think one of the more interesting parts is even once he had reached the Rangers, he was still getting pills from Wild doctors,â&#x20AC;?

Branch said.

The book is more than the sad decline of a hockey enforcer. Branch documents Boogaardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life from an early age, helping pull back the curtain with 16 pages of handwritten notes Boogaard made about his childhood.

Branch calls the misspelled notes â&#x20AC;&#x153;vitalâ&#x20AC;? to both the newspaper series and the book. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They certainly give Derek a voice that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have had otherwise.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of the fact that this is a book really about his entire life and not just about his hockey career.

I think it makes it a little bit more of a human story,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Branch, who covered hockey some 10 to 12 years go while working in Colorado, watched a lot of hockey fights in researching the

book.

He says he used to think of them as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;silly sideshow.â&#x20AC;? That has changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now when I watch them. I just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit sad and a little bit ridiculous that they are allowing people to fight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NHL will tell you that they are very concerned about injuries and head injuries and concussions for their players. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to balance that with the sight of two men fighting, bare knuckles, sometimes the helmets come off, fans cheering, officials standing by watching,

teammates watching. And one man trying to knock out the other one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that we know more about brain injuries, it could be a tough spectacle for me to watch these days.â&#x20AC;?

The 47-year-old Branch, who is now based in California, also worries about how society views its athletes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It saddens and frustrates me that hockey and I think a lot of other professional sports see these athletes as replaceable parts. And theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do what they can to keep them on the ice or on the field. And once

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re of little use to them, they are disposed of. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Derek was seen as somebody who could help the team and when he was no longer helping the team, it was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We need to move on and thanks for your time, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the door.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to be said about the way we treat our athletes and not just the way teams treat their athletes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way fans view their athletes and the media view the athletes. We are very quick to prop them but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very slow to help them in their times of need.â&#x20AC;?

39th Annual First Nations Graduation

Carcross/Tagish First Nation Jasmine Gatensby Devon Janes Ryley Johnson Jeremy Leamon Vincenz-Lee James Tyrel Low-Bayne Sadie Pater Shane Shepherd-James Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Tristan Allen Brittany Au Lestate Billy Brittney Brown Amy Hannon-Beattie Ashley John Natane Primozic Anthony Primozic Kirsten Smith Dustin Titus Jessica Van Bibber Kluane First Nation Daisy Walker Kwanlin DĂźn First Nation Cheyenne Bradley Jeremy Dawson-Parkin Daynika Jim Amber Rose Shorty

Teagyn Vallevand Daniel Walker Liard First Nation Samantha Burgis Dayle Dennis Koreena Groat Elijah Holt Keerah Lutz Nick Lutz Shelby Magun Porter James McDonald Shanay Pete Santana Porter Karalyn Smith Kanisha Snow Little Salmon/ Carmacks First Nation Kennith Hampel Francine Johnnie Cheyenne Lilley Jeanne Lynn Martin Byron Sam-Barrett Cheynne Silverfox-Belcher Brett James Skookum Samuel Tom Wesley Washpan-Tulk Trystan Unterschute First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun Alyssa Blanchard Shayla Germaine

Evan Hoogland Jaylene Kelly Matthew Moses MacKenzie Olsen Jamie Austin Phillips Joseph Wallingham Ross River Dene Council Chad Acklack Jessica Olson Selkirk First Nation Donny Bennett Tyler Charlie Kim Gill Angell Johnny Aaron McGinty Shandal Sam Taʟan Kwächʟän Council Jurnee Jim Casey McWatters Teslin Tlingit Council Tyrone Chambers Cheyanna Dyck Autum Jules Gatlin Smarch TrʟondÍk HwÍchʟin First Nation Natalja Blanchard

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Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Sheldon Abel Kaine Huebschwerlen Devyn Kassi Sheila Kyikavichik Jake Njootli Stewart Tizya

Liidlii Kue First Nation Connor Gaule Lutsel KĘźe Dene Kristen Sibbeston

White River First Nation Garrett Enoch Chealsea Johnny Shaun John Smarch Quanah Vander Meer Cree Christina Roasting Inuit Kellina Benoit Jordyn Carpenter Mallory Lipscomb Rachel Rodrigue Inuvialuit Yza Gagnon-Hudson Kerina John TeAwna Lennie-Gill Gina Slevinsky

MĂŠtis Danni Carpenter Tamara Johnson Tahltan Lane Davignon Alexandria Edzerza Taku River Tlingit First Nation Darian Jim Tannicka Reeves April Rose Jean Schultz Chris Thompson Tetlit GwichĘźin Katelynn Blake Wesley Kendi Charolette Robert Violet Robert Waterhen Lake First Nation Anthony Shipman

Kaska Jade Miller

We sincerely apologize for any name that is misspelled or placed under the wrong First Nation.

Acknowledgements

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Jean Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, ousted former dictator of Haiti, dies of heart attack at home Evens Sanon and Trenton Daniel

in Port-au-Prince where he had been staying, said his lawyer, Reynold Associated Press Georges, and several officials in the impoverished nation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI The former leader, known as “Baby ean-Claude Duvalier, who Doc,” made a surprise return to Haiti presided over what was widely in 2011, allowing victims of his regime acknowledged as a corrupt and to pursue legal claims against him in brutal regime as the self-proclaimed Haitian courts and prompting some “president for life” of Haiti until a old allies to rally around him. Neither popular uprising sent him into a 25side gained much traction, however, year exile, died this week. He was 63. and a frail Duvalier spent his final Duvalier died Saturday from a heart attack at the home of a friend years quietly in the leafy hills above

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the Haitian capital.

Haitian President Michel Martelly expressed his condolences to the former dictator’s family, making no mention of the widespread human rights abuses that occurred under Duvalier and his more notorious predecessor and father, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier.

“On behalf of the entire government and people of Haiti, I take this sad occasion to extend my sincere sympathies to his family, his relatives and his supporters across the country,” Martelly said.

The elder Duvalier was a medical doctor-turned-dictator who promoted “Noirisme,” a movement that sought to highlight Haiti’s African roots over its European ones while uniting the black majority against the mulatto elite in a country divided by class and colour.

“Papa Doc” tortured and killed political opponents, relying on a dreaded civilian militia known as the Tonton Macoutes.

In 1971, Francois Duvalier suddenly died of an illness after naming his son to succeed him. At 19, JeanClaude Duvalier became the world’s youngest president.

Jean-Claude Duvalier ruled for 15 years, retaining the Tonton Macoutes and the brutality of his father’s regime, though to a lesser extent. The son’s administration was seen as less violent and repressive than that of the father, though it perhaps was more corrupt.

Wisps of press freedom and personal criticism, something never tolerated under the elder Duvalier, emerged sporadically during the reign of “Baby Doc” because of international pressure. Still, human rights groups documented abuses and political persecution. A trio of prisons known as the “Triangle of Death,” which included the much-feared Fort Dimanche for long-term inmates, symbolized the brutality of his regime.

Since his return from exile,

victims of the regime have testified in a criminal investigation of human rights abuses during his 15-year reign but the case has moved fitfully and there had been few signs of progress. His death brings an end to that effort without giving Haiti a chance to reconcile with that past, said Amy Wilentz, author of The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier, and other works about the country.

“What this means is that there will never be a trial against him and there won’t be a chance for the Haitian people to have justice and to purge from its soul the true horrors of the Duvalier era,” Wilentz said. “It’s an end but there is no closure that comes with it.”

As president, Duvalier married the daughter of a wealthy coffee merchant, Michele Bennett, in 1980. The relationship caused a scandal among old Duvalierists because she was a mulatto. The lavish wedding, which reportedly cost $5 million, also caused an uproar given Haiti’s deep poverty.

Under Duvalier’s rule, Haiti saw widespread demographic changes.

Peasants moved to the capital in search of work as factories popped up to meet the growing demand for cheap labour. Thousands of professionals fled a climate of repression for cities such as New York, Miami and Montreal.

Tourists also flocked to the country, some in search of a form of tropical hedonism that included booze, prostitution and Voodoo ceremonies for which the country became legendary.

The National Palace became known for opulent parties as Duvalier’s wife took overseas shopping sprees to decorate and collect fur coats. Duvalier relished taking his presidential yacht out for a spin and racing about in sports cars.

Under mounting pressure from the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Duvalier made pretenses of

improving the country’s human rights record by releasing political prisoners. Still, journalists and activists were jailed or exiled. Haitians without visas or money left by boarding flimsy boats in a desperate effort to reach Florida shores.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch estimated that up to 30,000 Haitians were killed, many by execution, under the regime of the two Duvaliers.

As Haiti’s living conditions deteriorated, Pope John-Paul II made a visit in 1983 and famously declared: “Things must change.”

Three years later, they did. A popular uprising swept across Haiti, and Duvalier and his wife boarded a U.S.-government C-141 for France.

The couple divorced in 1993.

Duvalier later became involved with Veronique Roy, who accompanied him on his 2011 return to Haiti.

While in exile in France, Duvalier occasionally made public statements about his eagerness to return to Haiti.

Supporters periodically marched on his behalf in the Haitian capital.

On Jan. 16, 2011, Duvalier made his surprise return. He said he wanted to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, whose capital and outlying cities were heavily damaged by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake the year before. Many suspected he came back in an effort to reclaim money he had allegedly stashed. Others said he merely wanted to die in his homeland.

Despite the occasional stay in the hospital, Duvalier seemed to enjoy his new life back home and was free to roam the capital. He was spotted attending government ceremonies and dining with friends in several highend restaurants. In 2013 he began renovating an old house that Roy said had been destroyed in the wake of his 1986 ouster.

Duvalier and his wife, Michele, had two children, son Francois Nicolas “Nico” and daughter Anya.

Moving Forward Together; Celebrating our Stories Kwanlin Dün First Nation Annual General Assembly October 24-26, 2014 | Nàkwät’à Kù Potlatch House Summary Agenda: Fri., Oct. 24th:

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Canada to step up border checks for Ebola; will use targeted temperature screens Helen Branswell

Washington-Dulles, Newark, N.J., Chicago-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare and Hartsfield in Atlanta, Ga. Those airports are TORONTO the destinations for 94 per cent anada will step up border of all U.S.-bound flights from the screening to try to prevent Ebola-affected countries. an Ebola importation â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe these new meato this country, federal Health sures will further protect the Minister Rona Ambrose said this health of Americans, understandweek. ing that nothing we can do will â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our government will be tak- get us to absolute zero risk until ing the additional step of taking we end the Ebola epidemic in targeted temperature screens,â&#x20AC;?

West Africa,â&#x20AC;? CDC director Dr. she told the House of Commons Tom Frieden said. on Wednesday, though she ofRecently the new head of the fered no detail about what that Public Health Agency of Canada would mean or whether it would described the work that is already be only at airports or all border done by border and quarantine crossings. agents who work at Canadian The Canadian Press requested airports. Dr. Gregory Taylor said an interview with officials of the the agency has spent a lot of time Public Health Agency of Canada working with the agents and the to get clarification on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s airlines to help them identify plans, but an interview was not and flag people coming into the immediately granted. country who might be unwell.

Ambroseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement For instance, if a passenger on came the same day authorities in an inbound international flight the United States said that coun- becomes ill, the pilot will radio try would start to use enhanced ahead to notify authorities. When airport screening for incoming the plane lands, a quarantine passengers at the five airports agent will board to assess the that handle most flights from the passenger and decide whether he affected West African countries. or she should be transported by And it came a couple of hours ambulance to a hospital, told to after a Texas hospital announced report for a medical assessment the death of a Liberian man who within a couple of days or be travelled to the United States be- released. fore developing the symptoms of Likewise, border guards manand eventually being diagnosed ning the immigration booths with Ebola. in airports are on the lookout Officials of the department for people who appear unwell. of Homeland Security and the Taylor said agents are prompted U.S. Centers for Disease Conby a reminder on their computer trol said the enhanced entry screens to ask people from Ebolascreening would occur at the affected countries if they are ill. following airports: New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the person says yes, then JFK International Airport, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re referred immediately Canadian Press

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to the quarantine officers for a full assessment,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very specific in terms of trying to detect anybody coming from the area who could possibly be ill at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The border service agents are trained to look for somebody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ill. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also looking for people who would be sweaty, perspiring, etc. And if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any indication â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and they have a series of questions they ask if somebody appears ill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they then notify the quarantine officer who will do an assessment of the person. At that time the quarantine officer has the authority either to demand and detain the traveller.â&#x20AC;?

However, none of this is foolproof, as authorities well know.

Some diseases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ebola is one of them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; can take a long time to make someone sick. The incubation period for the disease can be as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus, during which time the person would appear and feel well. With Ebola, it is believed people are only contagious when they have symptoms.

Thomas Earl Duncan, the Liberian man who died Wednesday, did not have symptoms when he arrived in Dallas on Sept. 20. He started to feel ill four days later.

So airport screening that involved asking â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you ill?â&#x20AC;? or requiring incoming passengers to agree to have their temperature taken would not have identified him as a risk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the person is asymptomatic like the U.S. case, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going

to pick anything up,â&#x20AC;? Taylor admitted at a news conference last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to pick up anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travelling when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ill.â&#x20AC;?

Studies have shown that temperature screening at airports, especially of incoming passengers, is not a particularly effective tool. It was found to have been ineffective during the 2003 SARS outbreak, and during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.

As far as the current Ebola outbreak goes, the risk that Canada might get an imported case is not zero, but it is low, experts suggest.

Dr. Kamran Khan, who studies the spread of infectious diseases by analyzing international air travel patterns, said Canada gets few travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three most badly affected countries in this outbreak. Only 1.5 per cent of travellers from those countries come to Canada, he said.

The months-long outbreak is the worst in known history. On Wednesday the World Health Organization said at least 8,033 people have been infected so far and nearly 3,900 of them have died.

Radon Awareness

PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION Yukon Housing Corporation is hosting a public information session on radon awareness. Learn more about radon in your home and how to protect your health.

Guest speaker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bradley Hameister, Regional Radiation Specialist, Health Canada, Alberta, Prairie & Northern Region Whitehorse Public Library meeting room (beside Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre) Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:00 - 8:30 pm Call 667-5759 for more info.

HOME ENERGY-EFFICIENCY CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS The Government of Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency is seeking the advice of building contractors, suppliers and members of the public to help determine if new energy efficiency standards, now included in the National Building Code (NBC) (section 9.36), should be adopted in Yukon.

The consultation period runs from September 15 to October 15, 2014. The committee will provide its recommendations to the Yukon government by the end of November, 2014.

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Drilling and sampling of the roadway surface and embankment, approximately every 200 metres, will assist in the future design of the Whitehorse Corridor.

This geotechnical work will allow HPW to understand what is under the ground surface and assist in developing appropriate construction plans and designs.

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Hard copies can be viewed at Yukon public libraries and at Building Safety offices.

To learn more call: 1-800-661-0408 (5741), or 667-5741 in Whitehorse.

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BY MAIL: Building Safety C-8, Community Services, Government of Yukon, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6

â&#x20AC;˘ At times it may be necessary to reduce the highway down to single lane traďŹ&#x192;c with flag persons

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Pot should be legalized, regulated and sold like alcohol, says addiction centre means of reducing the harms associated with its use.”

Those harms include respiraTORONTO tory diseases such as lung cancer, anada’s largest mental the risk of death or disability health and addiction from motor vehicle accidents, treatment and research and deleterious effects on cognicentre is calling for the legaliza- tion, particularly among pottion of marijuana, with strict smoking adolescents because controls that would govern who their brains are still developing. could buy weed, from where, Cannabis use also can also and in what quantity. become habitual, said Rehm, In a policy statement released noting that about 30,000 people Thursday, the Centre for Adare treated for pot dependence diction and Mental Health in each year in Ontario alone.

Toronto said cannabis should Given its potential harms, be sold through a governmentlegalizing and controlling the controlled monopoly and with sale of marijuana in Canada is limited availability and an age an important public health mealimit, possibly through outlets sure, Rehm stressed. similar to provincially operated Although possessing pot is liquor stores. illegal, a significant proportion “Legalization means that we of Canadians still use the herb. remove all penalties for cannabis In fact, Canada has one of the possession and use by adults,” highest rates of cannabis use in said Jurgen Rehm, director of the world, with 40 per cent of social and epidemiological reCanadians having used it at least search at CAMH. once in their lifetime.

“Canada’s current system of In Ontario, for instance, a cannabis control is failing to survey showed about the same prevent or reduce the harms percentage of people aged 18 to associated with cannabis use,” 29 reported having smoked pot he said Wednesday. “Based on a in the previous year. thorough review of the evidence, “We have a lot of our adoleswe believe that legalization cents smoking marijuana, so it combined with strict regulation does not do what it’s supposed of cannabis is the most effective to be doing,” he said of criminalSheryl Ubelacker Canadian Press

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and use has led to “hundreds of thousands” of Canadians over the years carrying a criminal record, which can have a farreaching impact on their lives, including being unable to qualify for certain jobs.

“And we’re not effectively deterring cannabis use nor are we effectively preventing harms,” said Fischer, adding that pricing of a legalized product is also a key element of regulation – high enough to prevent too much use, but not so high it would send people to the black market looking for a less expensive product.

“The objective is not to make cannabis as cheaply available to as many people as possible, but really to make sure that people Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press who want to consume canMediJean technician Misad Shazi sprays water on plants nabis have a safe and regulated growing at a medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., and controlled supply that they earlier this year. choose over the black market,” he said. than any possible good,” said izing cannabis. “We push our Fischer said the federal govCulbert. “So we have to take a youth, our adolescents into an ernment already has a model in different approach.” illegal market, and where other place for a legalized and regu“Canadian society isn’t overdrugs are sold from the same lated industry in licensed grownight going to embrace this idea ers of marijuana for medical dealer.” of legalization and regulation, so purposes. Recreational pot is no “And we cannot control all of this unless we legalize the sub- it’s a conversation that we have different than medicinal weed, stance … plus we can control the to have.” he said, and there are purportIn May, the association issued edly hundreds of applications by potency and the quality too.” its own policy statement sayPart of that control would other growers seeking licenses. ing that “Canada needs a public include restricting sales to conRehm said a legalized system sumers over a certain age – such health approach to managing would need to be designed at the illegal psychoactive substances as 19, 20 or 21 – similar to age federal level and given the blessthat de-emphasizes criminalrules in place for those buying ing of Parliament, but CAMH ization and stigma in favour alcohol. does not advocate following the of evidence-based strategies to Ian Culbert, executivesomewhat wild-west example of reduce harm.” director of the Canadian Public Colorado, which has legalized Benedikt Fischer, an addicHealth Association, welcomed pot but has few constraints on tions expert at B.C.’s Simon the call for legalization by who can sell the product or to Fraser University, said the federal whom.

CAMH. government’s insistence on crim“The war on drugs has failed “That’s exactly what we do not want.” inalizing marijuana possession and it has done more damage

Do you know someone who has made a memorable contribution to transportation in Yukon?

Safety officers begin targeted workplace inspections on October 20.

Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board is visiting workplaces we’ve identified as high risk.

Our mission: To prevent disability.

Our safety officers will inspect specific workplaces for: • Equipment maintenance • Lockout procedures • Personal protective equipment • Other hazards • Work practices.

Those that don’t meet occupational health and safety regulations will receive orders and could be fined or prosecuted.

So work smart and work safe. Keep your spaces clean, well-organized and hazard free.

Be ready. We’re knocking on doors.

Frank Slim, 1997 winner of the Transportation Pioneer of the Year award, contributed to the development of transportation in the North through the movement of people and freight along Yukon’s waterways. is tions a n i r nom 4 ne fo r 31, 201 i l d a e b *De m De ce

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Natural and artificial ‘flavours’ fuel food industry but remain a mystery Candice Choi Associated Press

NEW YORK hey help give Coke its distinctive bite and Doritos its cheesy kick. But the artificial and natural flavours used to rev up the taste of processed foods remain a mystery to most Americans.

“Artificial and natural flavours” have become ubiquitous terms on food labels, helping create vivid tastes that would otherwise be lost in mass production. As the science behind them advances, however, some are calling for greater transparency about their safety and ingredients.

Last month, five consumer and environmental groups sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration expressing their concern about the flavour industry, which determines the safety of its own ingredients. The letter noted that safety is sometimes declared based on scientific data that isn’t publicly available.

“If we’re eating the stuff, it shouldn’t be such a secret,” said Lisa Lefferts, senior scientist at Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition advocacy group that was among those who sent the letter.

The call for more transparency comes as Americans pay closer attention to what they eat. In some cases, they’re petitioning companies to remove chemicals. Many food scientists say the fears are unfounded because the unfamiliar ingredients often just mimic chemical structures found in nature or are used in trace amounts. But complaints have prompted companies including PepsiCo and Subway to reformulate recipes.

As a result of the attention given to chemicals and ingredients as a whole, artificial and flavours are starting to get attention as well.

But they can be frustrating because people often have no clue what’s in them.

“Natural flavours can mean whatever,” said Sara Budowsky, a New York City resident who runs a vegan eating website and has

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become more aware added flavours.

“I’ve always been curious when I see that last part of the ingredient list.”

Invisible ingredient The FDA says natural flavours have to be derived from ingredients like fruit, meat or spices, and obtained through processes like distillation or fermentation. Artificial flavours can be made chemically, say, by mixing an alcohol with a fat.

It seems straightforward, but the sophistication involved in making them varies broadly. Some may just be a blend of spices, while others create the illusion that a product contains certain ingredients, like grapes. Flavours can also conjure cooking styles.

With frozen dinners, for instance, “natural flavours” are often used to give the impression the meat was grilled or roasted.

“A company can’t grill all that meat,” said Terry Miesle, a senior flavourist who specializes in savory tastes at Innova Flavours in the Chicago area. “But flavours can mimic the chemical process of cooking.”

A flavourist might use materials like beef stock, fats and sugar to ignite the reactions to create the “grilled” taste, he said.

Tracking the size of the flavour industry is difficult in part because food companies may have their own flavourists. But consulting firm Leffingwell & Associates estimates the global industry at about $23.91 billion, up 19 per cent from $20 billion in 2000.

About half that was for flavours in foods, while the rest was for fragrances, said John Leffingwell, the firm’s founder and a former flavourist who helped invent Sunkist.

Big flavour makers including Givaudan, Symrise and International Flavours & Fragrances declined to make representatives available.

industry trade group. In any given year, FEMA may declare as few as 10 or as many as 100 to be safe, said John Hallagan, the association’s senior adviser and general counsel.

In all, FEMA says it has found around 3,000 different flavours to be safe. They’re usually used in minute quantities, typically far less than 1 per cent of a product.

Even so, disclosing their ingredients would likely attract more consumer complaints for companies,

which are already facing pressure over ingredients.

Last year, a petition noted an ingredient in Subway’s bread, azodicarbonamide, is also used in yoga mats. Subway removed the ingredient, even though it is widely used in other breads. PepsiCo removed an ingredient from Gatorade after a petition by a teenager linked to a flame retardant.

The groups asking the FDA to look into the flavour industry don’t

Flavour advancements The safety of flavours is determined by the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, an

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Artificial and natural flavours have become ubiquitous terms on food labels, helping create vivid tastes that would otherwise be lost in mass production.

necessarily think the ingredients in flavours should be listed on packaging, since the chemical names would be meaningless to most. But companies might post information online or elsewhere, said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defence Council, one of the groups that sent the letter to the FDA. A representative for the FDA said the agency is looking into the concerns raised by the groups.

In the meantime, flavours are opening up new possibilities.

Senomyx, based in California, makes ingredients that interact with taste receptors to block or amplify attributes like sweetness. They have no taste or smell but are listed as artificial flavours.

Senomyx recently said it expects one of its ingredients that allows for the reduction of sugar and high fructose corn syrup to be used in products this year. PepsiCo, which has exclusive rights to use it in non-alcoholic drinks, declined to comment.

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Java genes: Huge study identifies genetic influences over how much coffee people drink that may play a role.

Their apparent effect is quite small. But variations in such genes NEW YORK may modify coffeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect on a ow much coffee do you drink personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, and so genetic reevery day? One cup in the search may help scientists explore morning? Or do you gulp it all that, said Marilyn Cornelis of the day?

Scientists have long known that Harvard School of Public Health.

She led the research. your DNA influences how much The project analyzed the results java you consume. Now a huge study has identified some genes of about two dozen previous studMalcolm Ritter Associated Press

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ies with a combined total of more than 120,000 participants. Those participants had described how much coffee they drink a day, and allowed their DNA to be scanned.

The new work looked for minute differences in their DNA that were associated with drinking more or less coffee.

Researchers found eight such variants, two of which had already

been linked to coffee consumption.

Four of the six new variants implicate genes that are involved with caffeine, either in how the body breaks it down or in its stimulating effects, the researchers said in a paper released Tuesday by the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

The two other newly implicated genes were a surprise because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no clear biological link to coffee or caffeine, Cornelis said.

They are instead involved with cholesterol levels and blood sugar.

Marian Neuhouser, a nutrition researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle

and study co-author, said identifying genes related to consumption may one day help doctors identify patients who need extra help in cutting down on coffee if recommended. For example, pregnant women are advised to consume only moderate amounts of caffeine because of risk of miscarriage and preterm birth, she said.

None of the identified genetic variants was related to how intensely a person tastes coffee, and Cornelis said that surprised her.

She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink coffee, she said, because she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand the stuff.

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Do Fathers Matter? says something new about parenting Kevin Begos Associated Press

Do Fathers Matter?: What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Overlooked (Scientific American/FSG), by Paul Raeburn

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rom the tiniest microbe or fragment of DNA to the origins of the universe, it sometimes feels as if every subject generates a vast tide of scientific studies and that virtually nothing escapes detailed scrutiny.

But veteran science writer Paul Raeburn noticed an oversight: the role of fathers in parenting.

In Do Fathers Matter? Raeburn tells how until fairly recently, scholars, parenting experts and pop culture have overlooked the importance of fathers. In the 1970s, some experts even suggested that fathers were â&#x20AC;&#x153;an almost irrelevant entityâ&#x20AC;? in an infantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but did so without really studying father/child interactions.

A 2013 Clorox ad proclaimed that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like dogs or other house pets, new dads are filled with good intentions but lacking in judgment and fine motor skills.â&#x20AC;? (The ad was later withdrawn.)

Raeburn, a father himself, discovered that good scientific studies told a different story: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we bother to look for the fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact, we find it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; always,â&#x20AC;? noted one researcher. Passages like that make Do Fathers Matter? a valuable, compelling book for fathers, mothers, grandparents and parents-to-be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and perhaps even for their children.

Do Fathers Matter? uncovers a trove of good research about fathers and parenting. In the Aka tribe of Africa, fathers spend 47 per cent of their days holding

their infant children or keeping them within armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach. The Aka fathers sing to their children, play with them and do the equivalent of diaper duty.

And while psychologists had known that a motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depression during pregnancy can increase depression in children, it turns out that a depressed father can have the same negative impact, from genetic input or from his moods affecting the mother.

Studies had also shown that the experience of motherhood actually changes mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brains in the first few months after giving birth, and Raeburn found that

when researchers looked at fathers, they also found significant brain changes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but not exactly the same as those in mothers.

Raeburn doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knock single parents or same-sex couples, noting that they can raise healthy, successful children, too (such as the current U.S. president). But he firmly points out that there is still far too much anti-father bias in society. For example, a 2012 family law newsletter from the National Organization for Women linked to a website that lists â&#x20AC;&#x153;mythsâ&#x20AC;? about family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mythâ&#x20AC;? number one was that â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement is crucial for the

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British researcher Michael Lamb notes that negative stereotypes about fathers can have consequences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fathers can hardly be expected to maintain a belief in their importance when they are continually being told of their irrelevance, other than as economic supporters.â&#x20AC;?

Raeburn, a former Associated

Press science editor, concludes by noting that other companies are producing ads that portray fathers in a positive light. Raeburn also notes that reading all the research on fatherhood helped open his eyes to better ways to be a parent, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a priceless lesson that makes Do Fathers Matter? an important addition to parenting literature.

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Danger or Disneyland? Regimented DMZ tours offer glimpse of North Korea an assault rifle.

Clinton’s 1993 jaunt toward a young soldier armed with an AK-47 DMZ, SOUTH KOREA didn’t spark international incident. s two American soldiers hand Both sides had enough foresight to out photocopied “Visitor Dechold back aggressive moves, Stricklaration (UNC REG 551-1)” forms land says. to international travellers assembled While such presidential licence inside Camp Bonifas theatre, the has since faded into mere brow-raisjunior of the men prattles off an of- ing anecdote, DMZ tour operators ficial explanation of the listed text. slyly play up the lurking danger.

His more experienced counterInsisting on passport screening part suddenly interrupts. and rigorous protocol, they suggest “Basically, what this waiver there’s little room for error inside says is,” barks U.S. Army Sgt. Cory the bona fide buffer zone that’s been Strickland, “don’t do anything caught in a time warp more than 60 dumb that could get you killed years. because we may or may not be able There’s hardly option to pull to protect you.” back the curtain. Tourists who stay His voice is stern. When visitors well in line gain the thrill of getinside the South Korean swath of ting this close to North Korea at a the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, reduced cost and logistical difficulty head into the Joint Security Area than penetrating the rogue state on adjoining the bitterly divided East their own.

Asian nations, teeth hold Kim Jong“(The DMZ) has become sort un jokes on tongues. of fetishized in its own way. It’s It’s the closest civilians can get to supposed to be ‘the scariest place the North Korea leader’s dictatoron Earth,’ according to Clinton,” ship and bombastic nuclear ambisaid Prof. Hyung Gu Lynn, with the tions without the fear, or perhaps Institute of Asian Research at the security, of either side wielding University of British Columbia in heavy weapons.

Vancouver.

The group will soon hear that He argues the experience is partwhen Bill Clinton strolled just reality, part-Disneyland. metres from a painted white separa“You have people performing tion line, the former U.S. president with conviction,” Lynn said. “There nearly stepped into the crosshairs of is no imminent threat of war. It is Tamsyn Burgmann Canadian Press

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vent any potential military invasion.

At Dorasan train station, the South’s longing for reunification is impressed by a Korea Railroad Corporation sign stating, “Not the last station from the South, but the first station toward the North.” Visitors cast their gaze along tracks vanishing into the distant hope Koreans might one day ride 205 kilometres to the North’s capital of Pyongyang, completing the vision of a transcontinental railway.

Chatter is kept to a minimum.

But it’s not until entering the Joint Security Area, or JSA, that the full Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo weight of the nations’ estrangement Visitors look at North Korea at the unification observation post near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas in emerges.

Republic of Korea soldiers with Paju, South Korea. tightly clenched fists stand perfectly the three-year Korean War by cease- immobile, facing off against a lone technically an active war zone, but none of the tourists, I would say, are fire in July 1953, in order to prevent North Korean guard outside a cream-coloured, columned buildprovocative action and collision actually at threat if they follow the ing. He stares back at the tourists between the hostile neighbours. rules.” through binoculars.

A typical tour, such as that run Several organized tours to the Don’t wave, Strickland warns. He

by Koridoor Tours, is a choreoDMZ operate from Seoul, while a claims North Korea might phographed foray into the heavily new route opened in May allows tograph the gesture and digitally journeys into the civilian-restricted fortified border that carries strict modify hands to show erect middle territory by train. Some companies rules of conduct and dress code.

Operators co-ordinate with United fingers, in order to distribute as employ North Korean refugees as Nations and U.S. military members propaganda. guides. Newshounds can take the The JSA, or truce village of Panto provide a daylong excursion that pulse of a present-day hot spot, includes several highlights to which munjom, is a 400-metre-by-800historians will gain on-the-ground metre section along the demarcation visitors are transported by coach perspective and nature lovers may line within a compound operated catch sight of endangered wildlife. bus. by the United Nations Command The DMZ stretches two kiloHardhats must be worn while Military Armistice Commission. metres north and two kilometres descending 300 metres by foot to south of the Military Demarcation explore the “Third Infiltration Tun- It’s reserved for talks between the Line that slices the Korean Peninnel,” believed to be an attempted in- multinational UN unit, North Korea sula at the 38th parallel. The rugged cursion into the south by the North and China.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 soldier with a black belt in taekwondo, and snap the squat, eggshellblue huts where any dialogue takes place. (Strickland says crossing over to North Korea’s side of the table technically puts you in its territory.)

Shoot the tall new tower that as of last December was not on public record, and unseen officers may swiftly emerge to confiscate expensive equipment.

Strickland points out the “Bridge of No Return,” site of Clinton’s adventure and, historically, the place where Korean prisoners of war were forced to declare patriotism to only one side with no turning back.

He accompanies the group to an outcropping, the single location surrounded on three sides by North Korea, before explaining the untouched fields are an undisturbed ecosystem. It’s believed to be habitat to many rare animals, possibly even the Siberian tiger, he says. Live landmines and razor wire are sprinkled throughout.

Amid a crush of wild ferns sits a stone platform framing a memorial to two murdered U.S. soldiers, bludgeoned to death by North Korean axes in 1976. The brutal attack was launched upon a guarded group of workers who had set out to chop down a poplar tree obstructing the view of a checkpoint.

A newer monument, emblazoned with world flags including Canada’s, references the loss of “untold treasures, anguish and the lives” of approximately 150,000 R.O.K. and 40,000 UN forces in “the fight for liberty.”

“Thanks to these sacrifices the Republic of Korea is a free and democratic country!” it says below

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Inside a gift shop, tourists can purchase DMZ mugs, replica JSA guard armbands and North Korean spirits.

Allowing foreign nationals to tour the DMZ was debated in South Korea through the 1960s and 1970s, said Lynn, the B.C. professor. Politicians raised concerns about using the site of a national tragedy for sightseeing, but that’s long made way for the lucrative, present-day al-

lure that may in part revolve around North Korea’s alleged “evil status.”

Directly experiencing the DMZ through a controlled tour is undeniably important but only presents a small fragment of the complex picture, said Lynn.

“Life is hardly reducible to a list of consumable sites,” he said. “So, travel (to the DMZ) as an invitation or opening for further reading, rather than an item to be checked off some bucket list.”

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

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

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Confessions before Mass & by appointment.

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

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

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

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

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Church of the Northern Apostles

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

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

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1301 FIR STREET 633-2886

Northern Light Ministries

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

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

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Site C proposal puts treaty commitments to the test tricity it would produce is even needed, and concerns about the

by DAVID environmental and social impacts SUZUKI of flooding thousands of hectares of prime farmland, irreplaceable cultural sites and wildlife habitat.

The government is expected to make a decision in October.

While in Ottawa, First Nations leaders also reminded politicians that the Peace River Valley is .C. First Nations chiefs the traditional territory of the recently travelled to Ottawa Dane-zaa, and Canada has clear to urge the federal govobligations to them under the ernment to pull the plug on the 1899 Treaty 8. Years of case law, as costliest infrastructure project in well as the recent Supreme Court the country. At an estimated $7.9 of Canada Tsilhqot’in decision, billion and growing, the proposed confirm that First Nations must Site C Dam on the beautiful Peace have a say on industrial developRiver in northeastern B.C. has ment on their lands. been criticized for spiralling costs, If built, Site C would violate questions about whether the elec- First Nations’ rights under Treaty

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8, rendering them irrelevant to the point of mockery. Treaty 8 guarantees First Nations the right to hunt and fish “for as long as the sun shines, the rivers flow and the grass grows.” But are treaty promises even worth the paper they’re written on when hunting grounds will be drowned under water, moose populations decimated and fish contaminated with toxic methyl mercury from decaying vegetation?

Site C would also obliterate hundreds of graves and ceremonial sites, and so hinder cultural and traditional practices. Hunting, fishing, collecting medicinal plants and visiting sacred sites are activities by which First Nations maintain their cultural and spiritual identity and connection to the land. How long will Treaty 8 First Nations be able to sustain a vibrant, living culture when the dam devastates their land and communities?

These questions are not hypothetical. A Joint Review Panel, convened by the federal and B.C. governments, concluded Site C would significantly harm Treaty 8 First Nations. The panel found the dam would have “significant adverse effects” on fishing, hunting and trapping, and on other traditional land uses — and not just in B.C., but downstream

where the Peace River enters Alberta. According to the panel, most of these adverse effects would be impossible to mitigate.

In standing up for the Peace Valley and saying “no” to the Site C Dam, Treaty 8 First Nations’ leaders are acting not only on their own behalf, but also for other Canadians, including local farming communities with which they have co-existed for generations. Together, these rural communities are reminding the government and the rest of us that the Peace Valley offers immense bounty and natural wealth through fishing, hunting and potential for food production, and is too valuable to be sacrificed for industrial development. A recent study by David Suzuki Foundation economists also found that, each year, the Peace River Valley and surrounding areas provide billions of dollars in beneficial ecological services like pollination, water filtration and flood control.

The Peace Valley has productive soils and a unique microclimate ideally suited to producing a wide range of crops. According to three senior agricultural experts who testified before the Joint Review Panel, the east-west Peace River Valley’s deep alluvial soils, long northern daylight in the

growing season and microclimate for agriculture could produce fruits and vegetables to meet the nutritional needs of over a million people a year!

The California drought this past summer reminds us that relying on imported food makes us vulnerable. B.C. already imports over 57 per cent of the fresh vegetables British Columbians consume each year, much of which could be grown in the province. The situation is similar elsewhere in Canada.

Recent court cases are a wakeup call for politicians. When it comes to decisions that could irrevocably affect them, the days of running roughshod over First Nations are over. B.C.’s Treaty 8 First Nations have already borne the brunt of decades of industrial development on their lands, including two earlier Peace River dams. They have also found common cause with local communities fighting to save family farms and ranches.

Building the Site C Dam and flooding the Peace Valley would be more than folly; it would be a tragedy for First Nations, agriculture and the environment.

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

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Why was interior Alaska green during the last ice age?

by Ned Rozell

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uring our planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent cold period, a slab of ice smothered Manhattan. Canada looked like Antarctica but with no protruding mountains. When the last glacial maximum peaked about 20,000 years ago, most of the continent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the Arctic Ocean to the Missouri River â&#x20AC;&#x201C; slept under a blanket of white.

Alaska was different. Anchorage and the rest of Southcentral, Southeast, and the Alaska Peninsula were under ice, but interior Alaska was green. Why, when blue ice buried North America, was Fairbanks ice-free?

First, another question: how do we know what the planet looked like 20,000 years ago?

Answer: curious people who spot rock aprons draped over mountainsides and see tongues of extinct glaciers. The same types squint at cylinders of muck pulled from lake bottoms and envision maple and oak parklands where tundra ponds sit today.

One of these people, Dan Mann, offered an answer to the question of why central Alaska did not, in the literal sense,

participate in the ice age (and despite its latitude has never been glaciated). When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not floating northern rivers and finding the remains of ancient creatures poking from riverbanks, Mann teaches a class at the University of Alaska called Ice Age Alaska.

Twenty thousand years ago, a time Mann calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;very recent,â&#x20AC;? Alaska was not the giant peninsula it is now. Because so much water was locked in glacier ice, sea level was 120 metres lower. That exposed the wide plain known as the Bering Land Bridge between western Alaska and Siberia. With Bering Strait closed, what is now Interior Alaska was much farther from ocean moisture. That â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredibly continentalâ&#x20AC;? climate featured warm, dry summers and less snow in winter.

The Interior now features monolithic granite tors (which glaciers would have sheared away) because of a combination of ice-age conditions, Mann said.

Some of these conditions persist

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The snow-capturing peaks of the Alaska Range, including 17,400 foot Mount Foraker, left, and 20,320 foot Mount McKinley.

Two 19th-century physicists, today, like mid-latitude intercepRudolf Clausius and Benoit tion of moist, warm air from Clapeyron, first explained the tropics, which provides less moisture for high-latitude places. another of the enduring fea-

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Because air canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold as much moisture as it travels upslope and cools, rain and snow tend to unload on the south side of the Alaska Range. The north side stays dryer. An example of this: while rain and snow on Alaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southern coast is measured in feet, Yukon Flats can receive less than 15 centimetres of precipitation a year.

The Alaska Range was just as grand during the ice age as it is today. Because of this band of mountains frowning across the middle of Alaska, Tanana was a grassland while a mile of ice squashed Talkeetna, Toronto and almost everywhere in between. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Alaska Range is a fantastic barrier,â&#x20AC;? Mann said.

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Wanted: memories of the Alaska Highway HISTORY

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came to the Yukon on an impulse while working my way through university. I had a goodpaying but unsatisfying job working at the Calgary Brewery when graduate student Jim Bennett telephoned me. Would I like to assist him on a project in the Yukon?

I quit my job and two or three days later we were on the road north in a 1949 Mercury one-ton truck.

The Alaska Highway was all potholes, gravel and dust in 1971. We travelled behind one large transport truck for several hours, unable to pass him because the dust reduced the visibility ahead to zero.

Our truck broke down 100 kilometres from Fort Nelson. I camped in the ditch beside the truck for three days while Jim hitchhiked ahead to Fort Nelson to find a fuel pump. The fuel pump wasn’t the problem as it turned out. We finally resolved the issue, however, and continued our journey after Jim replaced the old truck with a newer, less interesting, but more reliable one.

I returned the following year.

Driving the dusty highway to the Yukon, I remember the roadside lodges as havens in the wilderness where one could buy gasoline, get flat tires fixed, obtain repairs, and buy a meal. If something went wrong along the way, a lodge was never far away.

Times have changed. Forty-plus years later, the highway has been straightened and paved. Cars are

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American army engineers struggle to keep a temporary pontoon bridge afloat, centre, while constructing a more substantial timber bridge on the right. Do you have any memories of travelling or living on the Alaska Highway in the early days that you would like to share?

much more reliable and travel much farther on a tank of gas than they did in those days. The lodges and the stories of adventure of travelling the Alaska Highway remain only as memories, retold by those who lived along or drove the Alaska Highway.

Everybody has their own unique story to tell of the experience.

I attended a public meeting of the Alaska Highway Heritage Society

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The Alaska Highway is not just a highway that passes through hundreds of miles of wilderness; it is also a landscape rich in human history. But most travellers get only a hint of this when they travel along the highway corridor. The society would like to change this by sharing stories and identifying and helping to protect places of historical and cultural interest along the highway.

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tion as a place of national historic significance.

But there is more than this goal.

Thousands of people travel the Alaska Highway every year without being aware of the stories of people and places attached to the corridor.

The society is interested in gathering these stories and telling visitors about them. Several of the people in attendance at this meeting shared their stories about the highway.

Pat Ellis, who first arrived in Whitehorse in 1953, remembers a small town filled with young people.

She remembers that Macrae, located on the highway south of town, was a major depot for the military during and after the war.

At one time, there were barracks there for the army and army contractors. There were garages and a laundry. The soldiers always had neat, starched uniforms, she recalled.

There was a sign painting shop, a wood working shop and a theatre.

The theatre was a large Quonset structure capable of holding 600 people. The premiere of the film This is the Army took place here during the war. Little survives of this complex today so it is easy to forget that it existed.

Bonnie Dalziel was born and raised in the Yukon and grew up in Watson Lake. She remembered the “Wye” before Watson Lake existed.

She spoke enthusiastically of the early days in this highway community.

Marjorie Copp remembered living at Swift River as a young girl.

Her father worked as a mechanic at the highway maintenance camp located there.

Jan Herry, who has had a long involvement with francophone history in the Yukon, has been a champion of the history of Silver City at Kluane Lake. He referred to a

military construction camp that was located there during the building of the Alaska Highway. I remember seeing some of the barracks buildings, which were still standing back in 1971.

Many other places along the highway were discussed. The Aeradio station at Teslin was restored and a new exhibit was opened inside the building three years ago by the George Johnston Museum.

The Watson Lake sign post forest had a very humble beginning.

When I passed through Watson Lake in 1971, I recall a row of 15 to 20 posts beside the highway with signs mounted on them. Now it is recognized as a territorial historic site with tens of thousands of signs, and growing larger every year.

The abutments of the original Slims River bridge are located some distance up the Slims River valley from the current modern bridge.

During my first visit to the site, I saw a row of pilings of the original stretched across the river flats from one side to the other. I don’t know what remains today, but there are some excellent photographs at the Yukon Archives of the bridge being constructed.

It is not widely known that three companies of black soldiers worked on the building of the original Alaska Highway. A fourth company worked on the CANOL project, which started shortly after the commencement of the Alaska Highway construction. The “Hidden History” group in Whitehorse has been actively gathering information about these soldiers.

Other features that came up during the meeting include Soldier’s Summit, where the Alaska Highway was officially opened November of 1942; The Watson Lake Air Terminal, and the numerous lodges that operated along the highway to serve tourists headed north.

Some of the people associated with the Alaska Highway are commemorated on plaques in the Transportation Hall of Fame, which is located within the Yukon Transportation Museum. Frank Steele was inducted in 2013 because of his long involvement operating numerous lodges along the highway during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. Liard Tom, and Frank Slim, both First Nation men who were involved in the construction of the Alaska Highway, are also memorialized.

Do you have memories of the early days of the Alaska Highway?

Did you take a memorable trip, work on it, or remember some of the places along the route? Why don’t you share these memories so that the stories of the Alaska Highway are not forgotten.

You can contact Kathleen Hare, project manager of the Alaska Highway Heritage Society Yukon, at (867) 335-8400 or ahhsyukon@gmail.com If you want to get involved, or seek information about the project, go to http://ahhsy.wikispaces.com.

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

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Nosy inquiries about leg scars deserve joking response

by Judith Martin

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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: Up until about a year ago, I habitually self-injured. I was able to work through my problems and cut out the habit, but I am left with a number of scars on my legs. They are visible from a distance and clearly (at least to anyone even marginally aware of the nature of accidents) deliberately inflicted.

It’s usually not a social problem, as regular pants cover them nicely.

But when I wear shorts or skirts, people (friends, acquaintances and strangers) ask about them, or worse, simply point them out. This is usually in casual conversation, often in a group.

The people with whom I am comfortable openly discussing this are already aware of my situation.

I realize that others are trying to show concern, but even if I responded honestly, it’s probably not a conversation they actually want to have.

I usually get flustered and make a lame excuse or change the subject. What would be a good way to casually discourage additional conversation on the topic without getting flustered or killing the mood?

GENTLE READER: “I walked

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into a lawn mower.” Or perhaps, “I really have to buy a better shredder.” Or whatever else occurs to you that is outrageous enough to make it clear that you are joking.

The dense may have follow-up questions, to which you should reply firmly, “Thank you for your interest, but I’m fine now.” Notice that Miss Manners calls it “interest,” not “concern.” As old scars would show that you are not in immediate danger, those inquiries are not compassionate but merely nosy.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are blessed with wonderful friends and family who celebrated our wedding with us.

We’ve been finishing up thank-you cards for those who sent presents.

I’d also like to thank those who just attended, even if they did not give any physical gifts. Would it be proper to send a heartfelt thankyou card for their presence and support?

mitment, but death is a legitimate We didn’t ask for, nor expect, presents, and felt that our guests’ excuse. No one will think you have attendance was present enough.

GENTLE READER: It pains Miss Manners to discourage heartfelt letters of thanks, which have become as rare as people who do not ask for presents. It is not surprising to hear that you have wonderful friends.

But this is not a good idea. It reverses the usual direction of thanks between guests and hosts, and may be taken – – as less kindly brides have used it – – as a reminder to come across with the goods.

abandoned the shower for something that promises more fun.

Too hot to handle.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the correct thing to do if you are to attend a baby shower, but then you have a funeral for a family member (a not-close in-law) happen at the same time? Attend the already RSVP’d shower or the funeral?

GENTLE READER: The funeral. Miss Manners recognizes few excuses for canceling a social com-

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Yukoners ubiquitous on North American hockey teams Hanna is coming off three seasons playing Junior B with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in s hockey season fires up, the Kootenay International Junior once again it is clear Yukon’s Hockey League (KIJHL). hockey talent knows no Hanna’s final season with the bounds.

Thunder Cats was a record-setting Yukon has two players signed one. He logged 71 points in 52 with professional teams, numergames, setting a club record of 41 ous others playing for college and goals, helping the team win their university teams – in Canada and division in the regular season and the U.S. – and many more at the in the playoffs. He was also named junior level.

MVP for his division.

“I’m in great shape, I’m ready “So far we’ve just been practito rock, and I’m excited about this cing, the season doesn’t start until year,” said Whitehorse’s Jordan November, but it’s been good,” said Lane.

Hanna. “I’m getting used to school Lane has plenty to be exagain because I played three years cited about. The six-foot-eight, of junior in Creston Valley in B.C. 240-pound forward is continuing “Last year we played a 52-game his professional career with Caliseason and in division III we only fornia’s Bakersfield Condors in the play a 25-game season, so it’s a lot pacific division of the East Coast shorter. That’ll be an adjustment, Hockey League. but when you play junior you don’t Lane, who signed with the team have school (work).” in early September, played with Whitehorse’s David Stephens is Illinois’ Quad City Mallards in the going through a similar transition.

Central Hockey League last year.

After playing Junior A last year The Condors are coming off one with the Pictou County Weeks of the team’s most successful seaCrushers in the Maritime Hockey sons, having made the conference League, Stephens is now a first-year finals earlier this year. The team has player for Mount Royal University two preseason games this weekend in Calgary. and the regular season kicks off the “It’s definitely a change from following weekend.

Junior A, I’m a lot more busy with “It’ll be similar to last year and school,” said the 21-year-old. “But the year before: I’m here to be a the team is off to a good start jack of all trades, provide energy – we’re 4-0 – and today we got and to be a presence so everyone ranked fifth in Canada, so that’s else on the ice knows they can go pretty good. out there and do their job without “We haven’t lost yet, which is fear of repercussions,” said Lane. pretty cool. I haven’t been part of a “I’ll be doing a bit of (the enforcer team with such a great start to the role), but I’m expected to do a lot season before.” more than just that. I actually have The CIS Canada West team is to be able to play the game at this not only undefeated in four regular level. Especially in this league. It’s season games so far, they are 9-0 a fast league, you have to be able counting preseason exhibition to skate, have to be able to play games. Stephens is currently plus-4 the game. You can’t just be one and has two points. dimensional.”

“The website says a goal and an The Condors are affiliated with assist, but in the last game (a goal) the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. banked off my pants, but I didn’t “They’re a Canadian team, so Sean Flynn Photography get credit for it,” he said.

I do cheer for them on occasion,” Whitehorse’s Jordan Lane, seen here playing for the Quad City Mallards in the CHL last Older brother Ted Stephens is added the 25-year-old. season, has signed with the Bakersfi eld Condors in the ECHL. Lane is one of two Yukoners continuing his illustrious playHaines Junction’s Reid Campcurrently signed to professional teams. ing career as a fourth year play at bell is hoping to kick off his profesSt. Francis Xavier University in sional playing career on the right “There are some extra defence- play in and a harder team to make 74 teams in Division III hockey, so Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The team, foot. in order to be the best you have to because you have guys on NHL men here, so I have to play well which will host the CIS championThe 25-year-old defenceman go through a lot of teams.” deals …

Hopefully I play well in the exhibition games to stick ships at the end of the season, is signed with the South Dakota’s Whitehorse’s Trevor Hanna is enough to stick around.” around. That’s how pro hockey currently 3-1-1 in preseason play Rapid City Rush in the Central “I think it’ll be a good thing for hoping to get his fill of Division III with a win and a tie against two works.”

Hockey League this past June. play this season. hockey and a good thing overall,” Campbell and Lane could find NCAA teams this past weekend.

The Rapid City Rush will start The 20-year-old centre will play said Lane. themselves going head-to-head this Whitehorse’s Angela Burke has off the preseason with an exhibfor the Castleton State College Campbell finished his colseason. It was announced Tuesday started her fifth and final season ition game this Saturday.

Spartans, an NCAA Division III lege career last year with his third that the ECHL and the CHL are with the University of Lethbridge “I signed a contract in the school in Vermont. merging. In the merger seven CHL NCAA Division III national title Pronghorns in Alberta. summer, but that doesn’t mean I “The hockey is good. It’s definwith the St. Norbert College Green teams will be added to the ECHL, “This season, I have taken on technically made the team,” said itely a level up,” said Hanna. “The including the Rapid City Rush and Knights in Wisconsin. an even larger role on the team,” Campbell. “I’m still trying out, “That was my third one in four skill is good and it’s good compethe Quad City Mallards. said Burke in an email to the News. camp is not over yet, and regular tition. Hopefully I can crack the “With this merger it pushes (the years, so that was a pretty cool “I have been playing on the top season starts on the 17th. I’ll know line-up and have a good season this forward line and penalty killing accomplishment,” said Campbell. more in the next 10 days or so, but league) up another level, so that’s “Division III is kind of underrated, year. We have 18 forwards and 12 throughout preseason and into the things are looking good so far. I feel a bonus for sure,” said Campbell. play a game.” but it’s really good hockey. There’s “But now it’s a harder league to confident and comfortable.” regular season. Obviously, there Tom Patrick News Reporter

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Whitehorse’s Angela Burke is playing her fifth year for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in Alberta.

will be minor adjustments in the lineup throughout the season but I plan on staying within the top lines by continuing to contribute more to the game outcomes, both offensively and defensively.”

The left-winger and her Pronghorns team missed the final playoff spot and placed seventh in Canada West last season.

Burke stayed in Lethbridge during the summer to train at a high performance centre and also shared the ice with a wide variety of players, “including athletes from the Pronghorns men’s team, Lethbridge midget teams, WHL Lethbridge Hurricanes, Rob Gunderson of the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves …

Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks and Rob Klinkhammer of the Phoenix Coyotes, just to name a few. I truly believe that these ice times and my off-ice training program were extremely beneficial and important in allowing me to have an even stronger role on the team for my final year.”

Marsh Lake’s Jocelyn Wynnyk is having a busy semester at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary. The second-year student is a goalie for the women’s hockey team and is also playing fullback for the women’s soccer team.

Whitehorse’s Linsey Eby also has a balancing act going on. Eby is attending MacEwan University in Edmonton, and is playing for the Fort Saskatchewan Fury in the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League. The Fury who won their season opener on Saturday.

Whitehorse’s Brett Roulston is racking up points on his new team.

The 19-year-old is playing right wing with the Nanaimo Clippers in the British Columbia Hockey League and is currently sixth on the team in points with three goals and three assists in seven games.

With an overtime win over Langley on Saturday, the Clippers are 4-3-0 and are in second place in their division behind Victoria.

Roulston spent the last two seasons with the Prince George Cougars in the WHL. “On the island it’s a lot different, but I really like it down here,” said Roulston. “We have a really good

team and it’s been fun so far.

“We’re pretty confident where we are and in our abilities. I think we’re going to go far. We had a bit of a slow start, but we bounced back pretty quick. We’re doing well now, so I’m pretty excited.”

Whitehorse’s Craig Berube is buttressing the defence on the Notre Dame Hounds in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

The Hounds are currently one of the top ranked Junior A team in Canada. Berube, who was captain of Team Yukon’s bronze winning midget team at the Arctic Winter Games early this year, helped the Notre Dame Argos win the AAA Midget Saskatchewan Provincial Championships in March.

Tamara Greek is playing defence for the Richmond Pacific Steelers in the Junior Women’s Hockey League in the Greater Vancouver.

Greek, who is in her second season with the team, was selected for the league’s All-Star game last February.

The Dawson Creek and Yukon NEBC Trackers in the Northern Alberta Midget Hockey League have a lot of Mustang spirit.

The team has four players who, like virtually everyone named in this story, are Whitehorse Mustangs rep club alumni.

Jack Blisner and Marcus McLeod are on defence while Levi Johnson and Kole Comin are forwards on the Northeast B.C. team.

“It was actually a complete coincidence,” said Blisner. “I was supposed to come down to the camp by myself and I convinced Levi to come with me. About a week and a half later Kole decided he wasn’t going to play down south and wanted to come up here, and Kole convinced Marcus to come down.”

The Tier 1 midget team is currently 2-1 after three regular season games.

Blisner, Johnson and Comin all have multiple goals already. (McLeod hasn’t played a game yet.)

“Yeah, the Whitehorse kids are doing pretty good down here,” said Blisner.

“I like it, I think the program is really good. There’s nice people down here and I think it’s pretty

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Whitehorse’s Brett Roulston, left, plays with the Nanaimo Clipper in a game against the Langley Rivermen in the BCHL on Saturday.

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Whitehorse’s Ted Stephens is playing for St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

fun.”

The Summerland Steam in KIJHL is another team with sourdough spirit. The team, which currently has a 6-3-0 record, includes Yukoners Wyatt Gale, Jarrett Malchow and Riley Pettitt, who so far has a goal and three assists.

Whitehorse’s Alex Hansen is helping out on the midget AAA Cariboo Cougars in Prince George.

The team is currently second place in the BC Major Midget Hockey League with four wins, one loss and a tie.

After missing last season because of an injury, Whitehorse’s Graeme Close is playing defence for Hanna’s old team, the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in the KIJHL. Dawson City’s Charlie Dagostin is also playing Junior B in the KIJHL, but on the Kimberly Dynamiters.

Whitehorse’s Riley Smoler is on the under-18 varsity team at the Pursuit Of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna, B.C. The team is right now third in their division in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League and Smoler has three goals and an assist in six games.

Whitehorse’s Dylan McCuaig is playing midget AA with the Airdrie Lightning in the South Central Alberta Hockey League. The team is off to a 2-1 start to the season.

Whitehorse’s Lukas Jirousek is whipping up a storm with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the South Central Alberta Hockey League in bantam AAA. Brother Tomas Jirousek is playing in net for the Southwest Rockies in midget AA in the same league.

Jonas Leas is with the Okanagan

Hockey Academy in the Elite 15 division of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. Leas was invited to rookie camps for four WHL teams this summer following last season with the North Shore Winter Club.

Little sister Zoe, who is affiliated with the Whitehorse Mustangs, is also playing for the North Shore Avalanche on the peewee A rep team in Greater Vancouver.

Mustangs teammates Maddie Nicholson and Chyanne Spenner also have an affiliated team. They helped a Terrace, B.C. team win silver at a Tier 1 tournament this past weekend and both received MVP nods.

If you know any hockey players who should have been included in this story but were omitted, please contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com.

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Lots of new faces, but core remains the same for Canucks Joshua Clipperton

with his blueprint to revive the franchise and its on-ice product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted a builder with VANCOUVER similar views that could help us hange is Comingâ&#x20AC;? was the set up the Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mar- for the next decade and beyond,â&#x20AC;? keting slogan this summer.

Linden said when Benning was In truth, most of the upheaval named GM on May 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What had already happened. really became apparent during With a 25th-place finish and our interviews is how much we their first spring without playoff connected on our vision and our hockey in six years just startvalues and how we see winning ing to sink in, the Canucks got organizations in the National to work early, firing president and general manager Mike Gillis Hockey League.â&#x20AC;?

Exactly a month later, Linand replacing him with Trevor den â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a former Canucks captain Linden in April before the team had played its final few meaning- and fan favourite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was back at the podium with his new head less games. coach: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willie ticks all the boxes The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new president of we were looking for. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardhockey operations dropped the working, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down to earth, axe on head coach John Torheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very honest and genuine torella a few weeks later before settling on Jim Benning and Wil- person. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won everywhere heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lie Desjardins as the men to help been as a head coach.â&#x20AC;?

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Veteran goalie Ryan Miller was added in free agency to shore up the crease, and sniper Radim Vrbata was signed to play with Henrik and Daniel Sedin on the first line. Ryan Kelser finally got his wish and was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Bonino and Luca Sbisa, while Derek Dorsett and Linden Vey were also acquired in trades.

Despite all those pieces, a return to the playoffs for the Canucks largely hinges on whether an aging nucleus that Tortorella described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;staleâ&#x20AC;? before being shown the door can rebound.

The Sedin twins, Alexandre Burrows, Kevin Bieksa, Dan Hamhuis and Alexandre Edler all had down years because of injuries, poor play, or both, and will need to rediscover their form for Vancouver to have any chance in the ultra-competitive Pacific Division. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think every year youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re got something to prove,â&#x20AC;? said Burrows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean slate for 30 teams. All 30 teams are chasing the same goal. Right now for us weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make sure we start off strong.â&#x20AC;?

Added Hamhuis: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the year before youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always motivated to get off to a good start. I think everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very motivated.â&#x20AC;?

That feeling is felt throughout the locker-room and into the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office, where Desjardins will get his first taste of the big stage Wednesday when the Canucks travel to Calgary to take on the Flames in the season opener. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I certainly never take anything for granted. If you take things for granted you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepare,â&#x20AC;? said the 57-year-old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think this season will be any different.â&#x20AC;?

One of the major focuses in training camp and pre-season was the system Desjardins wants to implement with the Canucks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a fast, puck-possession style in stark contrast to Tortorellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failed defensive, shot-blocking scheme that never really meshed with the roster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a hardworking team that plays for each other,â&#x20AC;? said Henrik Sedin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see more plays, better hockey, more offensive hockey, holding onto pucks (and) creating off the rush. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have guys that can play hockey on all four lines and if you give them the opportunity to do that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to create more chances. For me personally it creates more chances off the rush.

We rarely scored off the rush last year.â&#x20AC;?

The Sedins also played big minutes under Tortorella and wore down as the season dragged on â&#x20AC;&#x201C;something Desjardins plans to keep a close eye on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You like to have them on the ice because they do so much, but you have to be smart,â&#x20AC;? said the coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do the most when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fresh and we have to keep them fresh.â&#x20AC;?

Bonino looks set to centre the No. 2 line with Burrows and Chris Higgins in hopes of pro-

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Executive Director the Administrative Assistant is the primary administrative support and ďŹ rst-line engagement for the public and Chamber members. The position requires the incumbent to be self-motivated and able to work in a demanding fast-paced environment with a wide range of people. This position is responsible for providing a full range of administrative support services. s Answering, screening, forwarding and/or taking messages for incoming correspondence, and face-to-face inquiries; s Maintaining and ensuring that administration ďŹ ling is done routinely and organized, including maintaining of ďŹ nancial records, board and board committees records, membership information, material and directories; s Typing and preparing memos, letters and outgoing correspondence, proof reading all documents before distribution; s Procurement of ofďŹ ce and kitchen supplies, inventory and pamphlets; s Ensuring that the common ofďŹ ce areas are kept tidy and uncluttered; s Facilitate travel arrangements for staff, directors and special guests; s Booking, preparing, and attending a wide range of meetings, providing secretarial support including taking meeting minutes; s Assist in the coordination of yearly events and special projects; s Contribute to a team atmosphere and provide additional duties as required;

STONERIDGE, 3-BDRM 2-bath condo, full laundry, 2 parking stalls, avail Nov 1, N/S, N/P, refs required, $1,500/mon + utils + first/last mon rent. 333-9551

QUALIFICATIONS The ideal qualiďŹ cations are a Diploma of OfďŹ ce Administration or equivalent, a valid Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, and 3-5 years experience working in a fast paced ofďŹ ce environment. The employee should have a good ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, chamber members, directors, consultants and other agencies.

If interested, please submit your resume and covering letter by 4:00 PM on October 17th, 2014 to the attention of: Samson Hartland, Executive Director Yukon Chamber of Mines 3151B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1G1 Fax: (867)-668-7127 e-Mail: ed@yukonminers.ca We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Learn more at www.yukonminers.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Do you have a lot to offer? So do weâ&#x20AC;Śwork in an energy efďŹ cient building situated on the banks of the Yukon River, a respectful and positive environment, challenging and fast-paced work, competitive salaries, excellent beneďŹ ts and generous northern and travel allowances. So take the next step in your career path and join our team of skilled and dedicated employees.

Corporate Secretary Permanent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time Position Whitehorse, Yukon This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled professional to join our corporate team. You will be a highly experienced and committed individual looking for a dynamic and fast-paced work environment. You will work closely with the Board of Directors in areas such as corporate compliance and regulatory matters and assist with the efďŹ cient running of board meetings. As well you would provide support to the President & CEO and the Sr. Management team and act as the Yukon Access to Information and Protection of Privacy coordinator.

PRIVATE BEDROOM/BATH, Dawson City, shared entrance/kitchen/laundry, avail now, heat, power & Sat TV incl, 8kms from Dawson carpool, responsible tenant, $500/mon + 1/2 water & sewer. 867-993-5636 2-BDRM SUITE downtown, clean, bright & private, close to all amenities, laundry avail, includes heat & elec, N/P, N/S, avail Nov. 1, responsible tenants, $1,400/mon. 336-0444 2-BDRM APT, downtown, new floor/paint, dd & refs reqĘźd, available Oct 15, N/S, N/P, $1,150/mon + elec. Text or call 334-9087

QUIET, RESPONSIBLE tenants looking for 1 or 2 bdrm, N/S, N/P, non-partying, single parent with young teenager, $1,200 inclusive. Quietfamily123@gmail.com.

SMALL CABIN, 8ĘźX12Ęź on skid, fridge, stove, propane heater, electricity, porch, lots of windows, double insulated, $11,000.

867-660-5545

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE available for house-sitting in or on bus line to Whitehorse, beginning in December, responsible, mature, clean, can care for pets/plants, handyman.

References. 867-334-0339 or 778-267-6645

ACREAGE 18 kms west of Whse. 20 acres set up for horses. Excellent well. 2-bdrm house + rental cabin. Can subdivide lot, $399,000. 667-7578

Real Estate

ATLIN CABIN, 16'x20' chinked log cabin on 50'x100' town lot, power, heat, outhouse, $49,000. voicemail-250-651-2253 or preferably email gacrawford@hughes.net

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.

2-BDRM 1-BATH condo, downtown end of Main, elevator, mountain view, floor heating, no shared walls, 2 units per floor, deck, wheelchair access, bsmt storage, pets ok, $312,000. 250-716-6190, email hanasaly.czca@gmail.com Brand New Single Family Homes starting at $349,900.

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Show Home Open Daily 1-85 Aksala Dr. Visit www.homesbyevergreen.ca for more details or call Maggie 335-7029

Wanted to Rent

3-BDRM 2-BATH house, large, well treed corner lot near schools & bus, basement suite, 49 Redwood, Porter Creek, will consider offers. 633-6553

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

5 ACRES rural residential, Annie Lake Road, cleared, driveway, power available, $165,000. 867-334-8271

INCOME PROPERTY, 2 duplexes, large shop & office space currently rented at $4,000/mon. Brian at 780-351-2677 ESTATE SALE, 7253 Watch Lake Rd, Lone Butte, BC, 3,074 sq ft rancher home, 3-bdrm 3-bath, full basement, 2-car garage, 25 acres, shop, sheds, $399,000. 250-695-6670

Help Wanted SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 FRONT ST. CLOTHING CO. is looking for two energetic and mature sales people for the beginning of November â&#x20AC;˘One full time position with basic managerial duties, Mon-Fri 10am - 4:30pm. â&#x20AC;˘One part time and on-call position with flexible schedule Wage dependent on experience.

Please submit resume with references to frontstreetclothing@hotmail.com.

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To apply, submit a covering letter and resume by 5:00 pm October 20, 2014 to Human Resources via fax to (867) 393-5334 or email us at hr@yec.yk.ca.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 SPECTRUM SECURITY-SOUND LTD is looking for a reliable, self motivated, full-time technician for installation and programming of a variety of communication systems including phone and alarm systems.

Requirements: Telephone system programming, basic electrical, construction, security clearance check.

Apply in person at 133 Industrial Rd. HELP WANTED Hotel Front Desk Clerk NOC #6525 Permanent Full-time 35-40 hrs/week, $13.00 per hr Duties include: â&#x20AC;˘maintaining inventory of vacancies, reservations and room assignments â&#x20AC;˘register guests, answer inquiries regarding hotel services and registration by mail, phone and in person â&#x20AC;˘present statements of charges & receive payment Contact: Joyce Yukon202@gmail.com Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1

AIRPORT GIFT SHOP

RETAIL SALES CLERKS (2 Positions) (NOC 6421)

Full time shifts start at 4:00 am Some experience preferred 36-40 hours per week. $15 per hour Duties: Sales of display merchandise, taking stock and accept cash.

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YUKON NEWS WOLF HIDE, large tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, $500. 668-3632 lv msg HAMSTER CAGE w/accessories, $45, Inglis clothes dryer, like new, $200, house plants $5-$20, silk flowers $10-$100, stool, like new, $20. 668-4186

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

900L FUEL oil tank and stand, 2004 model, free. 456-4926

2 GLASS display cases, 38â&#x20AC;?HX24â&#x20AC;?WX42â&#x20AC;?L, 334-4568

HOUSEPLANTS, 4Ęź long orange bloom, large Chinese evergreen, large spider plant, etc, $10 to $35. 660-4321 TELESCOPE 12â&#x20AC;? Schmidt-Cassegrain Meade Lx-200, alt-az mount, with tripod, new in 1994, mostly lived in closet, good optics, good cosmesis, $1,400 firm, in Atlin. Dick at 250-651-0055 CRAFT SUPPLIES. 667-7144

SENIOR GEOMATICS (GIS) ANALYST Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

Full-time, Permanent Lands and Resources Wed., Oct. 22, 2014 at 4:30p.m.

Level 8 - $79,820-$103,765 plus benefits

is inviting applications for

Policy Analyst Regular Full Time Position

Complete position details and job description can be found online at: www.kwanlindun.com/employment

ELECTRICIANS

Needed Immediately!

Electrical Experience to include: t $POEVJU #9 BOE EJTUSJCVUJPO XPSL ďŹ xture installation, bending EMT t $PNNFSDJBM BOE MJHIU JOEVTUSJBM t IBWF UIF BCJMJUZ UP XPSL BMPOF PS BT QBSU PG B UFBN t IBWF ZPVS PXO WFIJDMF UPPMT BOE TBGFUZ HFBS t BCMF UP XPSL EBZ OJHIU TIJGU PWFSUJNF t IBWF B WBMJE ESJWFS T MJDFOTF

A well-established electrical contracting company since 1992, High Point Electric Ltd. requires experienced Journeymen and Apprentice Electricians for a commercial project in Whitehorse.

Email resume to: ofďŹ ce@hpoint.ca

Reporting to the Executive Manager, the Policy Analyst develops, monitors and evaluates TTC policy and develops processes for policy approval and implementation.

A degree or diploma in First Nation Governance, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, or a related field combined with experience working with First Nations governments, preferably at a senior level will prepare you for this position. Your skills will include the ability to develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures including research, analysis, synthesis of complex issues; collaboration and consultation with stakeholders.

We encourage those who are interested to call for more information and a full job description For detailed job description call 867.390.2532 ext 316 Please quote the job title in the subject line of your email, fax and/or cover letter: HR & Staff Development Officer Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com

Drop off resume at store Email: govindarajmurugaiyan@yahoo.ca Phone: 335-6886

Closing Date: Friday, October 10, 2014 RFP2014442

(NOC:6641)

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

Tender speciďŹ cations for design/build â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lower residence renovation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; north side Closes: Noon PST, October 29, 2014 The College requires the development of tender ready speciďŹ cations for a design/build renovation of the lower residence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; north side. As a second stage, the successful proponent may be considered as a sole source provider for the design/build portion of the project if the College, in its sole discretion, determines that they are qualiďŹ ed and able to complete the full project.

Apply via email: mitsue@bakedcafe.ca

Complete packages are available by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca

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

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

The best way to deal with your concerns.

Free, no obligation consultation.

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SPILSBURY TINDALL SBX-11 2-way radio w/antenna, $450. 332-6565 GARRET ELECTRONICS, 4-coil metal locator w/case, exc shape, $600. 332-6565 INSULATED CHIMNEY, two 3Ęź sections & rain cap, 6â&#x20AC;? inside diameter, rated for 650 degrees, $100 ea obo. 456-4926 DIAMOND RING, 10 Cdn diamonds, white gold, never been worn, all paperwork incl, size 7, new $1,800, asking $1,000. 334-7405 MERIT KITCHEN cabinets and bathroom vanity, almond with oak trim, double Jenn-air oven and Whirlpool cooktop. 667-4970 400 BOARD ft of 3/4â&#x20AC;? cedar boards, $700, 35 gallon electric water heater, $60.

633-4018 CASH REGISTER, $50. 667-7144

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com

Kluane First Nation JOB OPPORTUNITY

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Located in Whitehorse, YT

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

We are searching for a Director of Finance who will be located in Whitehorse and will manage our Finance Department remotely.

Overnight visits to Burwash Landing will be required on a regular basis. Burwash Landing is approximately 2½ hour drive north of Whitehorse on the paved Alaska Highway.

Reporting to and partnering with the Executive Director, the Finance Director will play a critical role in developing and implementing the financial strategy of Kluane First Nation. We require a dynamic individual who is committed to excellence and disciplined in their professional designation. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing organization with a healthy balance sheet.

REQUIREMENTS

STAFF NEEDED:

OLSEN OIL furnace with chimney & flashings, suitable for garage, works well, $200.

633-5569 MENĘźS BASQUE hiking boots, size 10, $50, button Levi jeans, new & used, Beta VCR & tapes, craft supplies, older cash register for garage sales, $50. 667-7144

SCHOOL BUS, no engine, drive train ok, seats removed, good glass, would have to be towed from current location an hour from town, use for cabin/shed/homeless shelter, $500. 633-3392

E M P L OY M E N T O P P O RT U N I T Y

Start Date: ASAP

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LADIES ITEMS, JEANS, tops, dress slacks, extra lg, 16, 18, great cond, some new with tags, been in storage, $1 per item, shoes/dress boots size 7.5-8 $2 or $3.

867-689-5907

Part Time Servers Part Time Cashiers Part Time Delivery Drivers Part Time Cooks

Must be an accredited accountant (CGA, CA, CMA or CPA) in good standing with a provincial or territorial association.

ACCOUNTABILITIES Overseeing all aspects of KFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial functions; forecasting, accounting, budgeting and reporting.

Designing and coordinating a wide variety of accounting and statistical data and reports.

Management of KFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance team.

QUALIFICATIONS â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Accredited accountant 2 to 5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a senior level finance or accounting position Strategic planning experience, knowledge of contracting & negotiating Ability to work effectively with Simply Accounting and Excel Experience in budgeting, internal controls, and asset & change management Knowledge and management of Federal and Territorial financial regulations and experience in managing contribution agreement requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of Docushare and the ADP payroll system is desireable The starting salary is in the range of $93,184 - $104,832 per annum. This is a management position and does not accrue overtime. To compensate there is an additional 10 days of annual leave.

100% benefits paid by employer for health and dental coverage and a 5% matching private pension plan.

This area is in a northern prescribed zone for tax purposes.

For full job description and conditions of employment please see our website www.kfn.ca

2220 2nd Ave

Apply in person Karen to Tony

Qualified candidates may submit their resume in confidence to Kathleen van Bibber careers@kfn.ca and for further information please speak with Mel Orecklin, Executive Director (867) 841-4274 ext. 231.

The position will remain open until filled.

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ENTRY-LEVEL WAREHOUSE

SHIPPER/RECEIVER Competitive starting wages plus regular increases

HOURS: M-F 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM Excellent benefits package Opportunities to advance Must be dependable, hardworking and seeking a long-term career APPLY IN PERSON, FAX OR EMAIL TO: 9034 Quartz Road Fax: 867-633-7710 julsrudhm@eecol.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014

We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, cameras, furniture, antiques, artwork, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo.

G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL KERR OIL furnace, 74,000 BTU, serviced every year, very good cond, $450 obo.

667-6365 REXON 10" commercial table saw with extension, has Rexon RM-425, 115/ 230 volt single phase motor, exc cond, $500 obo.

667-7222 FREE, APPROX 15 lbs of dry birch bark from Telegraph Creek tree, pieces 6-10" by 16-24", in Atlin, Dick at 250-651-0055 OIL MONITOR, Model 422, can be plumbed in and can run off self-contained tank, includes exhaust, $1,000. 456-4926 TONNEAU COVER for Ford short box Super Duty, $250 obo. Owen or Lana 633-6617

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SMALL POOL/AIR Hockey table, includes 4 pool cues and wall stand, $75 obo. Owen or Lana 633-6617 TROY-BILT SINGLE stage snow thrower, new Oct 2011, used once, carburetor needs cleaning, $250. 633-2431 9am-10pm

LADIES CLOTHING, sizes 4X-6X, tops, pants and reversible coat ranging from $5 to $30. 633-4728 WHITE MINK coat w/blk leather trim, older style, full length double breasted, size small, $400. 334-2041 FREE, APPROX 150 12" vinyl classical discs, mainly Beethoven, most in first-class shape, in Atlin. Dick at 250-651-0055 THE CAT Who books, first 30, $20; complete works of Scott Peck, $30. 633-5009 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 TIFFANY HANGING lamp, green, one of a kind, $100; double air mattress with accordion frame, $40. 633-5009 MENʼS COWICHAN sweater, sz L, $75, menʼs mucklucks sz 11 snowshoes, handmade, with bindings, $300, hipwaders, sz 11, $50, chestwaders, sz 11, $50. 660-5942 BARBECUE TABLE, $35. 660-4321 4-DRAWER METAL filing cabinet; Vision Fitness R2200 bike w/heart monitor, hardly used, $300. 633-5362 59 ANTIQUE Royal Doulton airline dishes, offers. 332-6565 SELLING 2 Air North shares, come with this yearʼs flight benefits, $10,000 ea. 668-4082

31” CIRCULAR saw blade great shape, no chips in teeth, if youʼre brave enough to use a saw that big or would make a great decoration, $100. 633-3392 KIDS WOODEN 3 in 1 starter bike, grows with your child, Wishbone brand, very eco-friendly, $250. 633-3392 WHITE MICROWAVE, $25, small white bar fridge $25, small 4ʼ Christmas tree with sparkly lights, $10. 668-5882 RIELLO BURNER with furnace blower, make an offer. 334-2695 YARD WORKS 30'' snow blower, extreme auger, remote chute control, electric start, $300. 660-5942 TRAPLINE FOR lease, #301 Tagish, 867-399-3001 for info INTERNET SATELLITE dish, bracket, and 28+ ft of cable, $50 obo. 456-4926 NEW IN box, soft side Canadian Tire spa, $400. 393-1992 ORBITAL JIGSAW, new, $35. 311B Hanson St 2014 HONDA EU2001 generator, new, less than 50 hrs run time, quiet & efficient, $1,300. 334-8273 GED BOOKS for high school equivalency exam at Yukon College, includes science, math, social studies, literature, language.

660-4321

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MAYO, YUKON

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Des professionnels engagés Conseils en développement de carrière

Executive Director Operations Manager Human Resources Manager Finance Officer (Title subject to change) Social Manager

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Application deadline: October 20, 2014. Job descriptions upon request.

Please submit your resume to the Executive Assistant at execassist@nndfn.com or the Implementation manager at intergovmanager@nndfn.com

PSSR/ PARTS PERSON - Whitehorse, YK

Service Advisor, Permanent Full Time Location: 191 Range Road, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3E5 Klondike Motors is seeking an enthusiastic Service Advisor to join our team in Whitehorse. Service Advisors treat our customers with integrity and respect, show passion and pride in the work they do and share our commitment to exceeding our customer’s expectations.

As a Service Advisor, you will enjoy: Three weeks of annual vacation Full benefits including extended health, vision, dental and matching RRSP Competitive compensation Opportunity to work with a progressive and growing company Scheduling customer appointments, estimating repairs Being the go-to person between the customer and the technician Processing work orders and warranties, coding invoices To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to: Human Resources E-Mail: hr@klondikemotors.com Fax (780) 638-4867 Or drop off a resume in person at our Whitehorse location; Ask to speak with Cathy Chipman, Service Manager.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Reporting to the Surrey Parts Manager, this position will maintain & grow the company’s customer base, product sales & promtability through the sale of OEM & after-market products & the sale of support services in a specimc territory.

• Promote & market SMS Equipment’s products, services, & support programs to new & existing clients within the Yukon Territory.

• Develop new accounts & service current accounts.

• Daily partsperson duties taking orders by phone & email with warehouse & facility maintenance • Build & maintain strong relationships with clients, manufacturers, & internal departments.

• Maintain documentation & record keeping such as call reports, machine population listings & quotations.

• Assist in solving technical problems & improving product performance to best meet client needs.

• Prepare monthly sales reports.

• Attends sales meetings via web-ex with Management Team in Surrey.

• Successful candidate will be required to reside in the Whitehorse area.

Qualimcations • Three to mve years parts experience in an industrial, construction or mining environment • Strong organizational, interpersonal & communication skills (oral & written) • Strong computer skills & the ability to demonstrate promciency in software applications • bility to operate in a diverse environment requiring signimcant focus on branch & customer relations • Parts background with previous sales experience is an asset • Ability to travel & work independently Qualimed applicants are invited to submit their résumé quoting reference number PSSR-12115-100214 and position title to: Email bcjobs@smsequip.com Fax (604) 888-9699

Recruiting highly talented and dedicated personnel.

This is a very exciting time to be a part of SMS Equipment.

We are one of the largest Komatsu dealers in the world and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the workplace.

If you are interested in working for a very dynamic company where your input, your ideas and your participation is valued, apply today.

Our growth means your success.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 GLASS/METAL FRAME door, free; pressure step exerciser, $30. 667-7144 CANADA GOOSE Resolute Parka, hardly worn, perfect cond, black, men's large, $500.

334-8273

SAMICK PIANO, made in Korea, maple, paid $4,200, will sell for $2,000. 667-4970 GUITARS FOR sale, electric & acoustic, some high end & some low end. 332-1360 for info

WR DOWN vest, sm, $25; Marmot ultralight down jacket, sm, $40; MEC lined jacket, lg, $60; MEC down coat, xs, $75. 311B Hanson St

Firewood

WOULD THE lady from Faro who wanted the Merit kitchen cabinets please call 667-4970

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SIRIUS SATELLITE radio including vehicle kit, $50. 668-3986 GII ATHLETIC knee brace, left knee, size medium, use for ligament damage or to stabilize knee, worn only a few times, perfect condition, paid $550, asking $275. 336-8737 NSA COUNTERTOP water filter, new, never used, removes chlorine, bad taste and bacteria from tap water, easy to install, $100.

336-8737 SOREL PINK boots, size 9, $25. 633-4117 FREE, 21â&#x20AC;? Toshiba TV, Panasonic microwave oven & microwave stand, computer desk & chair, must pick up. 660-4725

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

â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (6 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

LIGHT PLANTS & gen sets, various sizes for sale. 668-2332

MasterCard

S.A. vouchers accepted.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE $175 per cord 20 ft. lengths, 5 cord loads.

Small delivery charge.

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WHIRLPOOL PROFILE 4-burner stove, very clean, vg cond, must sell $125. 633-3982 17 CU ft refrigerator & electric range, both white, great cond, $250 for both. 633-2837 WHIRLPOOL W A S H E R , HE model WTW4900BW, used 15 times, still under warranty, paid $560, asking $300 firm.

633-4607 FRIDGE, 18 cu ft, and electric stove, Sears brand, $150 ea. 334-1212

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle killed Approximately 20-cord logging truck loads $150 per cord Also offering approx 8-cord orders Delivered to Whitehorse Call Clayton @ 867-335-0894

TVs & Stereos

DONĘźS FIREWOOD Scheduled daily deliveries HJ Beetle kill Spruce $260 per cord, City limits Phone 393-4397

STAR CHOICE dish, $50. 633-5569 BELL EXPRESSVU 60 cm dish, qty 2, new, $20 ea. 667-8726

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

Musical Instruments SATURDAY GUITAR CLASSES at Dean's Strings Beginner & intermediate levels For more information or to register contact Krista at kristaaustad@gmail.com

FIREWOOD Clean, beetle-kill, dry Ready for pick-up, $230/cord or Local delivery, $250/cord Prices include GST 1/2 cords also available for pick-up only Career Industries @ 668-4360 or 668-4363

Guns & Bows

REACH MORE BUYERS with the ClassiďŹ eds.

WANTED: USE of small milling machine to drill dowel along central axis, needs to be exact, willing to pay for service. 633-2300

2009 CHEV Cobalt SL Tudor, metallic grey, 32,690km, standard, clean, exc cond, $7,500. 667-7222

WANTED: WE are looking for women/girls over 16 and a goalie to play on our broomball team this season. It is like hockey but no skates. Call Sharon at 334-3972

2009 VW Jetta diesel, great shape, highway driven, just over 100,000km, 6-spd, exc fuel economy, c/w winter tires, $12,000 obo.

336-4687

WANTED: TYPEWRITER in good working order for senior citizen. 335-4066

2008 MERCEDES Benz B200 Turbo, power everything, luxury hatchback with sunroof, heated seats, satellite radio, etc, well taken care of, 105,000 km, $11,500. 332-5689

WANTED: 668-5644

WOOD stove for garage.

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

Cars

SAVAGE 93R17 GV Bolt Action (HMR .17cal), new w/o scope, shot twice, $280 obo. Ray at 335-4179

2008 TOYOTA Corolla, red, exc cond, 95,000 km, c/w 4 winter tires on rims, clean/well cared for, $9,500. 336-2694 2007 KIA Spectra 5, 5-spd manual, fully maintained highway commuter, loaded, extra studded tires on rims, 153,000 km, $6,000.

667-2276

SAVAGE 22-250 12fvss with Accutrigger, stainless 26â&#x20AC;? heavy barrel, 100 new Lapua cases, 700-800 bullets, 24 factory rounds, very accurate, dies available, negotiable.

668-6066

NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Oct 18 & 19. For more info call 334-1688 or 667-6728

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2006 HONDA Civic sedan, P/W P/L, cruise, a/c, factory autostart, new summer/winter tires mounted on rims, exc shape inside and out, 108,000 kms, $10,500. 334-5043

2010 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 quad cab ONLY 52,000KM! The 5.7 litre Hemi has plenty of power and the Eco drive makes it great on fuel.

Comes with a trailer break and tonneau cover.

deuces11@hotmail.com

2005 HONDA Civic Sport, 147,000 km, sunroof, new stereo w/Bluetooth, c/w summer tires, nice rims & new studded winter tires, $5,500 obo. Text/call 332-2555 anytime 1992 CHEV Corsica 4-dr sedan, was running well, needs body work, offers. 633-3030

334-3655 $22,00 OBO

MERLIN MOD 1895CB, cal. 45/70Govt, Octagon barrel 28", lever action, mint cond, 50 shells, photos available, $400.

250-483-1276, lv msg, or email: heidiwirth47@gmail.com MARLIN .22LR bolt action, black syn stock, w/ variable scope, like new, $250. 334-5498 BIRD GUN, Savage .22 long and 410 over & under, serviceable, $200. 334-0709

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RCBS S/S press RCBS powder measure, 5lbs powder, 800 pistol primers, 1000rd brass, 800rds 200 gr SWC, 2 die sets all for 45 ACP, $500 firm. 456-9608 LLAMA 1XB, 45 ACP, Norinco 45 ACP, $300 ea or both for $550, incl extra mags, RPAL reqĘźd. 456-9608

Wanted WANTED: FIREWOOD, 24â&#x20AC;? long, delivered to Marsh Lake. 660-4001 LOOKING TO sell Air North shares? IĘźm interested in buying some. Call 335-2388 or 333-9181 WANTED: GALVALUME roofing material, 23â&#x20AC;? lengths or longer. 456-4926 WANTED: COUCH and twin bed in decent shape. 668-2972

2008 NISSAN Versa SL, grey, 6-spd standard, 111,000 km, 2nd owner seniors, cruise, P/W, P/L, A/C, tilt, stereo, CD, 4 winter tires on rims, vg cond, clean, $6,400.

332-1945 2000 SUZUKI Esteem wagon, 190,000 kms, reliable winter vehicle, c/w studded tires, command start, oilpan heater, battery blanket, CD player, well maintained, lots of cargo space, $2,900 obo. 393-3618 2011 T O Y O T A Matrix hatchback, 65,000kms, command start, summer/winter tires, $16,550 obo. Salina or Gerry at 334-6338

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YUKON NEWS 1999 HONDA Civic hatchback, black, manual, radio/CD, remote starter, block heater, winter & all-season tires, 177,000km, $3,000. 335-1913

2004 TOYOTA Echo, manual, 312,400km highway mileage, 2 doors hatchback, set of winter/summer tires with rims, good cond.

334-5607

1999 PONTIAC Sunfire, sporty auto, 4-dr, large trunk, clean & good mechanical cond, $2,000 obo. 393-1992 or contact fossilpoint@northwestel.net

2003 SUBARU AWD Legacy SW, solid, reliable, safe, install the near new Hakapollita studded snow tires/steel rims, exc shape, winterized, $6,400. 334-3555

1977 CHEVY Camaro, runs & drives well, good sound, many add ons and is a head turner, moving so must sell, $5,500 or best offer. 335-4269

2002 SUBARU Legacy L wagon, 4-dr hatchback, AWD, 4-spd auto, 2.5L, air, tilt, cruise, P/W, P/L, elec seats, well maintained, 1 owner, seniors, $4,695. 633-2836

Trucks

1978 CADILLAC 4-dr sedan, good all around cond. 668-2332

We Sell Trucks!

2010 DODGE Ram 1500 4X4 quad cab, 52,000km, 5.7L Hemi, powerful, good on fuel, c/w trailer break & tonneau, $22,000 obo. cover.deuces11@hotmail.com, 334-3655 2010 F-150 Lariat, pearl white on black leather, 4-dr, 6.5' box, pwr everything with all options, 130,000km, auto, 4x4, over $65,000 new, asking $26,000. 250-254-1945 2009 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 LT 4X4 extĘźd cab, 4-dr, silver exterior, black interior, new tires, all receipts since new, warranty, tonneau cover extra, $13,800. 333-9020 2009 DODGE Ram 3500 Q cab, 9'6" deck, Cummins turbo diesel, P/W, P/L, remote start, keyless entry, r. window, Tow-Haul/Exh brake, 72,000km, inspec Sept 2014. Email cgr-37@hotmail.com

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2008 GMC Sierra SLT, black, 4-dr crew cab, fully loaded, leather seats, new tires, 136,000 kms, $17,000 firm. 633-6667 or 335-8038 for more info

2013 CHEV Silverado 1500 extended cab with suicide doors, low km, box liner, 4x4, $32,200 or take over payments. 334-9415

2007 CHEV 2500HD, crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery, must sell, $15,000 obo. 633-4311

Dave & Erika

(SPERLING/PETRICKO) LAUGHTON are leaving the territory.

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Jordin Ellsworth

They are hosting a Farewell Tea on Sunday, October 12th, at 1609 Birch St. in Porter Creek, from 2:00-5:00 PM.

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BETTER BID NORTH Auctions & Appraisals has been commissioned by ATCO Electric to sell by sealed bids the following vehicles:

1999 Dodge 4x4 Ram 250 Single Cab (Unit 851) .........................................................Showing 202,506 km

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2055HD 4x4 Single Cab with service body (Unit 163).............................Showing 226,238km

2000 Chevrolet S10 Club Cab with canopy (Unit 882).......................................................Showing 227,342 km

All vehicles can be viewed at the Better Bids North Auction Yard #24 Laberge Rd (Kulan Industrial) Bids will be received from Friday, September 26, 2014 until Wednesday, October 15, 2014.

The successful bidder will be notiďŹ ed on Thursday, October 16,2014. Highest bid not necessarily accepted. ATCO Electric Yukon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid.

Please contact auctioneer, Paul Heynen @ 333-0717 to view vehicles and ďŹ ll out bid form.

A deposit of $100 is required on all bids. Unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits returned; successful bidders deposits will go toward the purchase. *Note: Should a successful bidder refuse to purchase, their deposit will be forfeited.

2006 CHEV LT 4X4, white, immaculate, 1 owner, non-smoker, 188,000 highway kms, 4.8L, good gas mileage, must be seen, vg buy, $11,500. 250-651-7880 2006 GMC Sierra, fully loaded, grey leather interior, heated seats, new tires, needs fuel pump, $5,000 firm. 633-2760 2005 BUICK Terraza minivan, approx 220,000km, new winter tires, $4,500 obo.

633-2218 2005 CHEV 2500 4x4, 6.0L, V8, auto, extended cab, 240,000km, headache rack, bumper winch, gooseneck hitch, very dependable, $8,500 obo. 332-8283/text Earl 2005 DODGE SLT 2500 short box diesel, canopy, driving lights, sliding cargo bed, newer tires, 195,000km, $16,500. 668-4479 2005 FORD Explorer, fully loaded, heated leather seats, remote starters, 7 passenger seating, 147,000 km, motivated to sell, $9,000 obo. 336-6410 2004 GMC 2500 HD 4x4 Xcab long box, great unit, remote start, trailer tow, aluminum liner & toolbox, fully serviced, new battery & tires. 633-4311

TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $125 ea or all for $400. 633-3053 HD HEADACHE RACK for 2nd generation Dodge pickup with full-size 8 ft box.

Rack is 64 3/4" wide, tapers to 63" at back.

Black in color. $300.

Call 660-4516 4- GOODYEAR Wrangler P255-70R16 tires, like new, $125. 660-4000 1998 PONTIAC Sunfire for parts, as is, where is, $400 obo. 334-9325 4 WHEELS & tires, 245/40 R19 on Buick aluminum rims, 19X8.5 c/w TPMS, only 8,000 kms, $1,000. 333-9221 GOODYEAR N O R D I C winter tires, P205/75R14 w. 5-hole rims, used on Buick for 2 seasons, $200 for all. 667-8726 HEADACHE RACK, metal, for 8Ęź box, $100; wheel trim for Ford 1988, stainless steel, 4 pieces, $80. 667-7223

2004 TOYOTA Tundra double cab, 123,000km, TRD package, grey, exc cond, matching SnugTop canopy, Toyo AT tires, running boards, incl Toyo WLT winter tires/steel rims. 334-8273

13â&#x20AC;? TIRES, 4 summer & 4 winter, $100 takes all. Phil @ 335-5707

2003 F-250 XLT 7.3 diesel 4x4 SuperCab auto, power windows/mirrors, remote start, trailer brakes, new injector cups/o-rings/batteries/alternator/rear springs/brakes, very clean, good cond, $8,990. 668-7295

4 TOYO winter tires mounted on rims & balanced, ready to mount, like new, 185/65R15, $600 obo. 633-2980

2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4, loaded, great truck, 250,000kms, $12,000. 335-0038 1999 CHEV Tahoe LS 4X4, 179,000kms, power group, BFG tires, hitch, privacy glass, 5.7 litre, solid vehicle, $5,500 obo. 668-2262 1999 SUBURBAN 1500 4x4, full load, 8 passenger, new tires, 260,000km, $7,000.

Call/text 333-0186 1999 TOYOTA Rav 4, 4X4 standard, $4,890 obo. 667-6726 1998 INFINITY QX-4 SUV, 250,000kms, loaded, heated leather seats, 6 speaker Bose stereo, towing package, sunroof, roof rack, running boards, certified mechanical inspection, $3,100. 633-6720

3X MICHELIN LT265/70 R17, great tread, $300 obo. 633-4311

1 MICHELIN tire mounted on rim, balanced, P185/65R, $100 obo. 633-2980 AT TRUCK tires 235/75/R15 mounted on six bolt 15" rims, fits older model Toyota 4X4 or similar truck, $250 obo. 336-8737 FOUR 15â&#x20AC;? aluminium rims, 6 bolts, no tires, like new. Have been on a Nissan Pathfinder, $380 obo. 335-6696 4 STUDDED winter tires with rims, P215/65 R16, Nokian Hakkapeliitta, like new, $500 obo. 333-9900 Ęť07 DODGE 3500 diesel, Mega B inj problem, $12,000. 633-2740 or 334-1131 3 LITRE Ford drop in, new alt starter from Ranger, $200. 633-2740 or 334-1131

1997 TAHOE 4X4, great for winter, comfortable interior, captains chairs, lots of storage, good tires, $3,500. 667-7733 or 333-3456

Ęť03 CHEV 2500 ex cab, newer tires, new battery, $3,500. 633-2740 or 334-1131

1992 F150 4X4, long box, ext cab, captains chairs, auto, studded winter tires, fibreglass canopy, box liner, running boards, 131,000 mi, $3,250 obo. 633-3030

5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17â&#x20AC;? 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, will sell for $350 each, only sold as a complete set, will not fit my truck. Call 332-1374

1992 MITSUBISHI Delica, 4WD, 7 passenger van, right-hand drive, 2.5L diesel auto, 240,000kms, limited slip rear axle, cloth interior, $3,500 obo. Steve 333-0100

CAR TOP carrier, new, never used, Thule brand. 336-4333

1990 TOYOTA Hiace, 8-passenger, camping or handicap minivan, 4wd, 4-cyl diesel, auto, 133,000 kms, offers or trades, 333-9020 1988 FORD F150 2WD, extended cab, tons of new parts, excellent truck, $1,200.

667-7223 1984 FORD F350 4X4, c/w winter tires & 2 spares on rims, reg cab, 10Ęź box, 4X4 works, diesel, $2,500. 334-8086 FORD F350 XL crew cab long box, 4x4, 6.7L V10, tow pkg, camper tie downs, trailer break, A/C, pwr windows/drs, canopy, quad/sled deck w/10Ęź ramp, pull out cargo box. 456-2870

Auto Parts & Accessories FIBREGLASS CANOPY, $55. 660-4321 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

FOR SALE

2004 TOYOTA Echo, manual, 2-dr hatchback, 312,400 kms, highway mileage, set of winter/summer tires with rims, vg cond.

334-5607

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014

Pets Yukon Kennel Club Fall 2014 Course Line-up!

Puppy Kindergarten â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 21 Novice OB 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 21 Precision OB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 21 Agility Level 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 25 *FCI Certified Training Director â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Niomi Smith To register please contact Wendi Arcand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 633-4952 www.Facebook.com/YukonKennelClub 15-HOLE DOG box, boxes big enough to double load, c/w hot water heated box for thawing frozen meat while traveling, 2-level w/storage space in middle & end, $800 obo.

633-6502 ADAR/SPCA is offering Boarding Services for your dogs.

Book early.

5 acres of secure land.

References provided upon request.

Email adarspca@gmail.com for rates.

PUPPIES TO give away to good homes, lab/husky cross, raised outdoors, born September 2. 393-1953

1998 DODGE RAM 3500 Cummins Dually Diesel Ex-cab. Auto transmission, mechanic deck 2000 lb electric crane & 5th wheel. Comes with 30ft goose neck trailer, adjustable tri-axle tilt. 2 spares

$23,000

336-2029

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 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 2009 POLARIS Razr 800 ATV, added accessories including roof, 4,500lb Warn winch, snorkel intake, upgraded wheels & rims, spare tire carrier, shoulder harness/seat belts, $6,950. 333-9020

2004 PIONEER travel trailer, overall length 28Ęź, large bath, queen bed, full kitchen, stereo, large awning, $9,800. 633-2580 1988 VANGUARD motorhome, solar panel equipped, no lite plant required, 4-person, duals on rear, diesel motor, auto trans, ready to go. 668-2332 2009 30' Citation trailer, polarpak pkg, enclosed valves tanks, thermopane windows dualpane skylights, 50amp power baseboard heaters, slide awnings, 16" wheels, shocks, equalizer hitch/antisway. 633-3339 or 334-9634 1991 31Ęź school bus, 366 gas engine, seats removed, Allison 3-spd auto, good running order, suitable for storage, camping, moving, or shed. 633-5155

2007 NORTHWIND 20Ęź pull type trailer.

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

456-4926

Is SELLING OFF their

2004 MOUNTAIN Cat 800, 800 mi, $3,600, 2001 RMK 600, piped, new clutch, not pretty but runs great, $1,900, buy both with simple 1 place trailer $5,300. 250-254-1945 2007 HONDA 500 Foreman, great cond, low hours, $5,500 obo. Gary 334-6338 2009 SKI-DOO summit 800 50th anniversary edition, has c and a skis, low and tall windshield, matching cover, 1,800 miles, $7,000 obo. 333-0484

x-rentals Check out: klondikerv.com (867) 456 2729 WANTED: 668-6716

2010 KTM 150 SX, fair condition, $2,900; 2007 KTM 200 XC, exc condition, $4,500.

689-2437 WANTED: YAMAHA Big Bear 350 for parts from 1996-2001. 335-0293 lv msg 2012 ARCTIC Cat Special Edition quad, under 10 hrs on machine, many extras, $7,000 obo. 332-1360 for info 1985 POLARIS 488 Indy Trail, approx 200 miles on rebuilt engine, $1200 obo; 1997 Polaris 700, good cond, $2,500 obo. Phone or text 867-334-5859 1987 HONDA 4-trx ATV, good cond, runs well, c/w winch & plow, $2,500 obo. Phone or text 867-334-5859

Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 18Ęź INFLATABLE V hull speed boat & trailer, 70 hp, fuel tanks & controls, $6,000.

456-4926 SANGSTER CRAFT cabin cruiser, c/w 4 cyl inboard motor (Marine), good all around cond, seats 4, c/w trailer. 668-2332

Heavy Equipment TECH ARMORED electrical cable, 4 wire, 000, 867-863-5715

Aircraft FOR SALE or lease, half interest in Cessna 180. Wheels, wheel-skis & floats, 7130 TT, 615 SMOH. 867-335-5787

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

13Ęź Trillium travel trailer.

TRAILER FOR up to 2 snow machines or ATVs, just serviced & wired, really nice cond, $500. 333-9020 2001 NORTHERN Lite 9.5' truck camper, bsmt model, oven, bathroom/shower, forced air, large fridge with freezer, n/s queen bed, hot water, outside shower, 1900 lbs dry, $10,900 obo. 633-5545 ENCLOSED LARGE motorcycle trailer.

668-2332

WANTED: VW Westfalia camper van with pop top, 1979 and up. 334-4576

Coming Events

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Have you always wanted to ride?

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

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 ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS â&#x20AC;&#x153;your quiet get awayâ&#x20AC;?

Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca JOIN US at the Old Fire Hall Thursday, October 23, 5:30pm for the second free Public Talk of the season called 'The History of Advertising and Marketing in Yukon', 5:30pm.

ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Kawaski 450 Sport/Race ................. $4,299

2014

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;00 Yamaha 650 Vstar ................$3,499 $2,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Yamaha BW50 Scooter .................. $1,699 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Yamaha WR450 Off-Road .............. $4,299 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;13 Yamaha WR250F.............................. $7,499 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 Yamaha WR450 ............................... $6,499

YAMAHA

(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430

1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.

Pet of the Week!

ARTY

Hi everyone! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a very special dog! I know multiple commands, for example I know sit, lie down, focus, drop it, leave it, and come. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m eager to please and I love to learn new things. One of my favorite games is fetch. If you would like to meet me come on down!

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

LOST/FOUND LOST t Falcon, male neutered, Siamese, black and white with blue eyes, and black patch on the front left paw, wearing no collar, answers to Whiskers, Contact Suzanne @ 334-1464 (02/10/14) t Mayo rd, 5 yr old, spayed female, DSH, grey with white paws, no collar, answers to Angel, Contact Chris @ 633-5164 (09/10/14) t 12th Ave Porter Creek, male neutered, DSH, tabby brown, no collar, answers to Jerry, Contact Sandra @ 667-6192 (02/10/14) t Ponderosa, male, border collie X, black with white paws and white on the tipof the tail, wearing a collar with tags, he is very friendly answers to Jasper, Contact Brenda @ 3364416 (04/10/14) t Fish lake rd, 2 alaska huskys both wearing collars, Contact Tony @ 335-0941 (07/10/14) t Carcross, 4 yr old, male, beardog x, black with white on the feet, no collar, answers to Rover, Contact Colleen @ 821-4821 (07/10/14)

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GENTLY USED

UTILITY TRAILER to tow behind ATV, flat deck, 4x8Ęź 2'' coupler, $250, 334-5498 2003 PITSTER Pro 160X 4 stroke motocross-style bike, good cond, deal at $600.

668-2262

2008 SPORTSMEN KZ-LE 24Ęź travel trailer, exc cond, dual axle, full kitchen/bathroom, queen bed, draw curtains, lots of cupboards, stereo, satellite/cable, sleeps 4, A/C furnace & awning, $15,500 obo. 667-2040

DOUBLE AXLE trailer, c/w racks & ramps, rated for 4,000kg, 14Ęź bed, $2,850 obo.

633-4018

Great Deals on used RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s!

2 ARGO Conquests, $6,500 and $5,500, or $10,000 for both. 867-863-5715

2011 WILDWOOD Xlite 26BH trailer, perfect cond, 5,400 lbs, 1/2 ton towable, separate queen/ bunk beds in rear. 334-8273

2014 RAINBOW 19Ęź tilt deck trailer, car hauler, tandem 3,500lb axles, electric brakes, $5,250 obo. 334-0578

1989 HONDA 3-wheeler ATV, $250 obo.

Wayne at 456-7707 2004 P O L A R I S 600 ATV, winch, hand/thumb warmer, hand guards, 286 hrs, well maintained, $4,500, wonĘźt last long.

867-660-4000

PJ TANDEM axle, 30Ęź, two 10,000 lb tandem axles with dual wheels, beaver tail with drop down ramps, good rubber, good shape, $15,000 new, asking $10,000 obo. 633-6502

BUILDING, 10ĘźWX10ĘźHX50ĘźL, steel skids, very moveable. 668-2332

V-PLOW with mount, $500.

POLARIS 333-9020

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t Baranoff trailer park, 12-13 week old, female, pitbull, redish brown, she is mirochip, wearing a pink collar, anwser to Scarlet, Contact Bill @ 334-1835 or Kelly @ 633-4194.

(07/10/14) t Arkell, 1 year old, male neuterd, DSH, tabby orange, no collar, answers to Chase, Contact Andrew @ 633-7934 (w), 633-5316 (h) ( 09/10/14) t FOUND t Mt. Sima Copper hall rd, large, male husky, no collar, very friendly, Contact Cathie @ 3357260 ( 13/09/14) t Cowley creek, husky X, female, black and white, wearing a collar no tags, Contact Megan @ 335-4776, 393-4404 (20/09/14) t Airport Chalet, pug X, male wearing a black collar, has red paint on the left leg, and a cherryeye in the right eye, Contact Evghenii @ 416-834-8596 (27/09/14) t Copper Ridge, Golden Retriever, Wearing a red collar. Kristen Contact 334-8622 (08/10/14)

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS

CATS

t 2 yr old, spayed female, cream, husky (Darby) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan)

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

DOGS

t 3yr old, neutered male, landseer, white and black, ( Zeus) t 3yr old, female, saint bernard, brown and white, ( Zani) t 4 month old, female spayed, saint bernard X, white and black, ( Tisha) t 4 month old, female spayed, saint bernard X, white and black, ( Chloe) t 3 yr old, neutered male, beardog X, black, (Seth)

AT THE SHELTER

t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and blonde ( Bobo) t 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white ( Cavin) t 7 weeks old, female, husky, black and brown, (Cerry) t 7 weeks old, male, husky, blonde, ( Stephan) t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 2 yr old, female spayed, husky, brown, ( Foxy) t 9 month old, male, beardog X, blonde (Snoosh) t 8 weeks old, male, collie X, brown, ( Thor)

t CATS t 9yr old, female spayed, calico, tortie and white,(Mao) t 3 yr old, female, DMH, tabby, ( Hobbes)

SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 6683647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

www.humanesocietyyukon.ca

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:

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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 WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE Bridge Club is holding beginner Bridge lessons starting Oct 25. Contact Bruce at 660-5101 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.com for more information FALUN GONG, advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays, Wood Street School from 6pm, no charge. Call, or come by for an introduction to the practice. 667-6336 FHCOLLINS 60S Reunion, July 10th to 12th, 2015. Go to: FHCollins60sReunion for details or Pat @ 633-5155

GOLDEN AGE Society: If anyone over 55 is interested in playing pool or shuffleboard, call Deborah at 668-5538 CONTAGIOUS MOUNTAIN Bike Club AGM. L'AFY at 302 Strickland Street, 6pm on October 25.

THE FREE monthly Kids Kreate art class, Yukon Arts Centre, Sunday October 19, 1pm-4pm. Dress for a mess! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required.

POLARETTES GYMNASTICS club AGM, Oct 23 at 6pm at the gymnastics gym in Riverdale.

YUKON COUNCIL on Aging bi-annual meeting on Friday, October 17, Golden Age Centre, registration at 9am

AGM FOR Pan-Territorial Air Cadet Committee, Air Cadet League of Canada, will be on Saturday, October 18, 10am, 309 Lambert St. All are welcome. Ken 456-7297 for info BRAEBURN LAKE Christian Camp Association AGM Tuesday Oct 28, 5:15pm, Whitehorse United Church. Looking for new members to share ideas for future successful camping season. Info: Stella 668-4629 DANCE GATHERING, first Saturday of every month 8-9pm at Leaping Feats. Adults and mature teens, a place to be yourself, connect with community and dance the way y o u w a n t ! whitehorsedancegathering@gmail.com FIDDLEHEADS YUKON Annual General Meeting October 20, 6pm, Selkirk Elementary School, 5 Selkirk Street, Whitehorse.

For info 867-821-4344 YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tues. Oct. 14th, 9:30 a.m. at Ricky's. Guests welcome! Info: 667-2644

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Champagne Hall on Saturday, October 11.2014 Service at 1:00 PM and potlatch to follow.

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FREE DROP-IN computer lab, self directed computer studies, Mondays from 12pm-2pm, tutor/Instructor on site to assist. Yukon Learn Society 2158 - 2nd Ave, Suite B FH COLLINS Parent-Teacher-Student Conference, parent-teacher meeting Thursday Oct. 23, 5pm-7pm, & Friday Oct. 24 10am-1pm. No student classes Oct. 24, but they may attend either conference session, no appointment necessary FREE SENIORS/ELDERS Conference, October 27/28 on protecting senior's benefits, wills, enduring power of attorney, advance directives, preventing abuse, mental health issues, etc. Rural travel subsidies. See www.yplea.com/conference or phone 867-633-5269 THE WHITEHORSE Photography Club's Wildlife Photography Workshop with John Marriott Oct 24 to 26. Details at http://whitehorsephotoclub.ca ANYONE 55+ interested in playing shuffleboard join us at the Golden Age Society Monday afternoons from 1pm-4pm ANYONE 55+ interested in playing pool, join us at the Golden Age Society Monday mornings from 10am-Noon or call about a different time.

WE ARE looking for seniors 55+ interested in quilting, knitting, crocheting & crafts to join us on Tuesday afternoons at the Golden Age Society.

ATLIN ANNUAL Fireman's Masquerade Ball October 25, 8pm, Rec Centre. Dance to Roxx Hunter and Friends. Cash bar, $15 ticket with snack bar, costume prizes. Info: 250-651-7454 COFFEE HOUSE! Sat. Nov.1, 2014. Featuring: Erin Evangeline + the Open Stage. Help set up 6PM, open stage sign-up 7PM, 730PM show! $5 United Church Bsmt, 6th+Main, 633-4255 ELIJAH SMITH School Council is holding a regular council meeting on October 14, 2014, 6:30pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome

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Butterfly Kisses Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cry for me please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be sad Hold on to the memories of the times we both had Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dwell on dark thoughts hold on tight to your wishes Sending you hugs and butterďŹ&#x201A;y kisses I walk beside you I am there all day long I am right here but you think I am gone You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see me but I can see you What ever the problems I will help get you through

I am the wind in your hair the sand in your toes ButterďŹ&#x201A;y kisses that you feel on your nose February 10, 1939 - October 10, 2012 I am with you at sunrise and in sunset But you cant see me is my one regret

Love...

I sit right beside you when you are sad As you look through the photos of times we both had I watch you sleeping I hold you so tight Before I go I kiss you goodnight

your wife Lucy & family

I will watch over you from heaven above Forever you will be my one true love Hold on to your dreams and all your wishes Sending you hugs and butterďŹ&#x201A;y kisses

By John F. Connor

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 YUKON INDIAN Hockey Association AGM Thursday, October 23, 2014, Sport Yukon brdrm 6:30-8:30pm. If you want to be on the board or just want to volunteer, attend the meeting. Everyone welcome WHITEHORSE CONCERTS presents award winning Dover Quartet, Saturday, October 18, Yukon Arts Centre, at 8om. Please contact: steve@whitehorseconcerts.com for more information POTLUCK AND community meal on World Food Day, Thursday, October 16th hosted by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, 5pm-7pm at CYO Hall. Info: 334-9317 HOME ROUTE Concert in Marshlake with Manitoba Hal October 19th @ 7pm. Contact Eva or Beat @ 660- 4014 for reservations and directions INTRO TO Silversmithing New SLVR 001.

Join instructor Shelley MacDonald for a hands-on workshop designed to introduce you to silversmithing, October 24-26, Yukon College

- INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414 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 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Windows Framing, Board, Drywall, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com

AURORA JEWELLERY SHOW AND SALE Saturday October 11, 2014 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

Westmark Whitehorse (Canyon City Room).

For further information call Janet Webster at 633-2747

BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Snow Shovelling and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

SALSA YUKON Latin Dance Classes, beginner Rueda de Casino starting October 16, beginner Salsa and beginner Bachata starting October 17. salsayukon@gmail.com for info

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

THE COMPASSIONATE Friends for bereaved parents is coming to Whitehorse looking for members and professionals for support and to serve on the advisory board.

Contact Kim 336-1416 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, October 28 from 7pm-9pm at Whitehorse United Church (upstairs). Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org CANADA GAMES Table Tennis trial, Sunday October 19, 9:30am registration, 10am trial, open to players 18 yrs & under, Whitehorse Elementary School, back door, entry fee, $10. Dave Stockdale 668-3358 stockdate@yknet.ca, Kevin Murphy 668-2018 themurf@northwestel.net ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association monthly meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7pm, Sport Yukon Boardroom, 4th Avenue. Visit www.activetwa.org for more info SNOWBOARD YUKON 2014 AGM Thursday November 13, 7pm at Sport Yukon.

Come be a part of our family for the upcoming season, board postions available FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Meeting Mondays and Wednesdays, Wood Street School, 6pm. No charge. Call or come by for an introduction to the practice. 667-6336

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding a regular council meeting on October 15, 2014, at 6:30pm in the school library.

Everyone is welcome METAL-STONE-CLAY MULTIMEDIA art by Leslie Leong, Yukon Artists @ Work, Oct. 17-Nov 17, 120 Industrial Road, Whitehorse

Services RETIRED PRACTICAL NURSE 23 years working with Whitehorse General Hospital Seeking to do private duty nursing and/or housecleaning Available anywhere in the Yukon Phone 334-3043

Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

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.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre Haines Junction Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

July 10, 1933 - September 30, 2014 It is with sadness the family of Vimy Cooper announce her passing peacefully at home.

Vimy was a life-long Yukoner who raised her family in Whitehorse. It was important to Vimy to support her community and she was active in many groups and associations.

Vimy is survived by her partner Gabe Patrick, her children Rick (Anne Marie) Boyd; Christine (Svante) Boyd-Larsson; Gary (Susan) Boyd; her grandchildren Colin (Arielle), Denis, Joey (MIchelle), Thomas and Emma and her brothers Colin and Leon. She was predeceased by her daughter Sandra and her brother Arthur Yeulet.

At Vimyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request there will be a memorial tea in lieu of a service. Please drop in between 1:00 and 3:00 pm at the Golden Age Society on Saturday, October 11.

In lieu of flowers please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

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

Health Centre Old Crow Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

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

Health Centre

Telegraph Creek B.C. Tuesday - 8:00 p.m.

Soaring Eagles Sewing Centre

Teslin Y.T. Wednesday - 7:00pm Wellness Centre #4 McLeary Friday - 1:30p.m.

Health Centre Watson Lake Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS in Whitehorse

MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM,NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hui 4141B - 4th Avenue.

8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St..

8:00 pm Porter Crk Step Meeting (CM) Our Lady of Victory, 1607 Birch St. 8:00 pm No PufďŹ n (CM,NS) Big Book Study Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. THURSDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Grapevine Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 6:00 pm Young Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting BYTE OfďŹ ce, 2-407 Ogilvie Street 7:30 pm Polar Group (OM) Seventh Day Adventist Church 1609 Birch Street (Porter Creek) FRIDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Big Book Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 1:30 pm #4 Hospital Rd. (Resource Room) 8:00 pm Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 2:30 pm Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting Whitehorse General Hospital (room across from Emergency) 7:00 pm Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS) SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 7:00 pm Marble Group Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS)

NS - No Smoking OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking

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SURVEY NOTICE Section 87(1) Quartz Mining Act

Situated in the Watson Lake Mining District in Quad 105 H/3 west of Robert Campbell Highway at approximate Latitude 61°07â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Longitude 129°26â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Take notice that a survey has been made of the following mineral claims shown in Schedule A under Instructions from the Surveyor General, and that at the termination of sixty days from the date of this notice the said survey shall be accepted as defining absolutely the boundaries of the said claims, unless in the meantime it is protested, as provided in Section 75 of the Quartz Mining Act. The plan of survey can be viewed at the office of the Mining Recorder, Watson Lake, Yukon.

Dated at Whitehorse, Yukon this 6th day of October, 2014.

Gabriel Aucoin Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Agent for Yukon Jade Ltd. SCHEDULE A Lot 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017

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HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218 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

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OAT BUNDLES FOR SALE â&#x20AC;˘Great horse feed â&#x20AC;˘On field price $1.00/bundle â&#x20AC;˘Two bundles/day/horse â&#x20AC;˘Feed alone or good hay supplement Call 668-6742

EIGHT LAYING hens for sale, 1 1/2 years old, $100. 668-5644 ANGUS BEEF for sale Born and Bred in the Yukon No hormones or drugs Delivered to your butcher or your home horses@exploreyukon.com 667-6376

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HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net FOX LAKE HERITAGE FARM For Sale â&#x20AC;˘Turkeys, chickens, eggs â&#x20AC;˘Free range & grass fed *Pastured pork, grass fed beef & goat meat â&#x20AC;˘Brome hay in 55lb bales â&#x20AC;˘Chicken plucker for rent Phone 334-8960 or yukonheritagefarm@gmail.com

ANJU & MEENAĘźS FAMILY DAYHOME Has childcare spaces available Located in Riverdale Hot meals provided Extended care available Located near school Low & Affordable Rates More info 668-5243 or 3341979

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1996 SOUTHLAND horse trailer, 3 angle haul or 4 straight, 2 3500lbs flex axles, spare tire, brakes/lights work, all bearings checked recently, lots of options, $4,500.

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Baby & Child Items CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 EVENFLO HAPPY Camper childĘźs playpen, c/w storage/travel bag, good cond, $25.

667-8726 CANADA GOOSE snow suit, size 4T, fits 3-4 year olds, $200. 336-3383 MEC WINTER jacket, youth 16, $30. 311B Hanson St

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Lease of the Pioneer Hotel 1 (Jenni House) Now accepting proposals IURP QRQ SURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQV societies and businesses for the lease of the Pioneer Hotel 1. Also known as the Jenni +RXVH WKLV LV D KHULWDJH building located in Shipyards Park. The information package will include all GHWDLOV +RZHYHU IRU JHQHUDO LQIRUPDWLRQ WKH EXLOGLQJ will be available for lease from May 1 to September 30 each season. Proposals requesting use of the building for a maximum of three (3) seasons may be accepted.

The building has a total gross Ă&#x20AC;RRU DUHD RI DSSUR[LPDWHO\ m2 IW2).

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly indicating the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and address and clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposal for Lease of the Pioneer Hotel 1â&#x20AC;? and addressed to: 0DQDJHU )LQDQFLDO 6HUYLFHV &LW\ RI :KLWHKRUVH 6HFRQG $YHQXH :KLWHKRUVH <7 < $ & Proposals will be accepted before 4:00 p.m. Local Time Friday, November 7, 2014.

Proposal documents may EH SLFNHG XS IURP WKH RIÂżFH of the Manager of Financial 6HUYLFHV DGGUHVV DV DERYH after 12:00 noon Local Time on Friday, October 10, 2014.

Proposals will be "EVALUATED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF WHITEHORSE." All enquiries to: Ben Campbell City Planning Services Ph: (867) 668-8338 )D[

E: ben.campbell@ whitehorse.ca

www.whitehorse.ca

PUBLIC TENDER PARKING LOT SNOW REMOVAL YUKON HOUSING UNITS AND OFFICE BUILDING, WHITEHORSE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 24, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT TAKE NOTICE THAT, 46249 Yukon Inc., of 131 Normandy Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3C6, is making application for a Food Primary-All Liquor Licence, in respect of the premises known as 506 All Day Grill situated at 506 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should ďŹ le their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Ted James at 867-667-5751.

not later than 4:30 pm on the 29th day of October, 2014 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The second time of publication of notice is October 17th, 2014.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Any questions concerning this speciďŹ c NOTICE are to be directed to Licensing & Social Responsibility at 867-667-5245 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5245.

The ďŹ rst time of publication of notice is October 10th, 2014.

The third time of publication of notice is October 24th, 2014.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of

Patricia Anne Parker, of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Deceased, who died on August 14, 2014, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Administrator at the address shown below, before the 24th day of October, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below.

BY: Shayne D. Parker c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SLUDGE DRYING BEDS AT THE BURWASH LANDING MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER FACILITY Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 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 Elise Bingeman at (867) 3936417.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Community Services

DOUBLE STROLLER, c/w removable seats & car seat attachment, folds up, only used 3 times, exc cond, $250. 393-4630

Childcare KOSS FDH available now in Porter creek.

Accepting 18 months and older .

We provide snacks and lunch.

Contact 867-336-3769

AREA CARPET, 4ĘźX6Ęź, shades of rust & dark orange, $500 633-5009 LA-Z-BOY LEATHER recliner, burgundy, exc cond, $300. 633-4607 DOUBLE BED mattress & boxspring, includes mattress cover, exc cond, $200.

633-4607 TWIN CAPTAINĘźS bed, headboard & 3 drawers, med oak, incl down duvet, Daniadown duvet cover, 2 sets flannel sheets, mattress cover, exc cond, $300 firm.

633-4607 OFFICE DESK dark brown wood, 6 drawers and matching credenza, both in vg cond, 49 Redwood Street, Porter Creek. 633-6553 2 LARGE metal filing cabinets, one drawer type, one with doors & shelves, 49 Redwood Street, Porter Creek. 633-6553 KITCHEN TABLE w/4 chairs, 40â&#x20AC;? across, round, walnut, best offer. 633-5155 SMALL 4-DRAWER chest, $25, unique stool, $25, maple rocking chair, $80, 311B Hanson St ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, 335-6042 to inquire, lv msg

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Village of Haines Junction is collaborating with Yukon government to explore the possibility of creating an agreement for a regional approach to solid waste services in Southwest Yukon. The two parties have entered into a memorandum of agreement to explore the potential benefits of a regional approach and are now seeking professional services of a consultant to review information and develop options. The purpose of this project is to work with the Village of Haines Junction and Yukon government to identify options for a regional solution for solid waste in Southwest Yukon.

Proposal submissions are to be based upon the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Request for Proposals: Regional Solid Waste Planning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Southwest Yukonâ&#x20AC;? package available online at the Village website or at the Village Office. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

Closing Date: Friday, October 24, 2014.

Questions regarding this RFP may be directed by email to: Keir Gervais, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Village of Haines Junction P.O. Box 5339, Haines Junction, Yukon, Y0B 1L0 cao-vhj@yknet.ca.

View or download documents at www.hainesjunctionyukon.com/index.php/village-services/jobs-tenders-rfps

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2014-053 Aishihik AH2 Hydraulic Turbine Assessment

Yukon Energy is inviting proposals from qualiďŹ ed engineering consultants or hydraulic turbine companies for the evaluation of the potential for upgrade/uprate of the AH2 hydraulic turbine located at the Aishihik generating station. Yukon Energy is seeking a mechanical assessment of the current runner, along with the electrical and ancillary systems that would go along with a runner upgrade. The assessment would be performed through the winter of 2014â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2015.

Sealed proposals, clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;RFP # 2014 053 Aishihik AH2 Hydraulic Turbine Assessmentâ&#x20AC;? will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time, October 31, 2014, at Yukon Energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate ofďŹ ces, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail.

To obtain a Request for Proposal package contact Matthew Sills at 867-393-5335 or at matthew.sills@yec.yk.ca.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 ROUND DINING room table & 4 chairs, dark mahogany, includes insert, great shape, $475. 633-6484 CHAISE LOUNGE leopard print, exc shape, $175. 633-6484 DINING ROOM table, 58â&#x20AC;?, 2 leaves, 6 chairs, natural wood finish, $250 obo, 2 white chests of drawers, $30 ea obo. 660-4725 DOUBLE AIR mattress with accordion frame, $40. 633-5009 QUEEN SIZE box spring, wood frame, coffee table, fur coat. 336-3721

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

PUBLIC TENDER HEATING SYSTEM SERVICE, WATSON LAKE HOUSING UNITS, WATSON LAKE YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 22, 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 James Smith at 867-456-6171.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

SALES

FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL CARCROSS MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY Project Description: Feasibility study for the development of a marina in Carcross.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 29, 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 Judy Linton at (867) 667-3531.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Fashion Pay it Forward!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH COPPER RIDGE

M 4 CARLISLE PL, Copper Ridge, Saturday October 11, 9am-1pm, downsizing, furniture, garden tools, kitchen items, books, movies, ďŹ reweed pottery, indoors if rain/cold M 38 STOPE WAY, Copper Ridge, Saturday October 11, 11am-2:00pm, E220 Weider exercise bench, folding ping-pong table, ofďŹ ce chair, lamp, childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life jackets, bikes, etc M 48 LAZULITE DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday October 11, 10am until all gone, winter clothes, jewelry, kitchen items, etc

CRESTVIEW M 602 KATHLEEN RD, Crestview, Saturday October 11, 10am-3pm, hand knit booties

KULAN M 6 LINDEMAN RD, Kulan Sub, Saturday October 11, 10am-3pm

MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson, Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 10am4pm, furniture, microwave stand, last sale of the year

PORTER CREEK M 1410 CENTENNIAL ST, Porter Creek, Saturday October 11, 10am-12Noon, indoor, offers, no early birds

TAKHINI

Energy, Mines and Resources

PUBLIC TENDER

ENTERPRISE WIRELESS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Interested parties are invited to submit expressions of interest relating to the above noted project.

The Government of Yukon is gathering information to prepare for an eventual competitive procurement for provision of cellphones and cell service under one enterprise contract with a single company.

Technical questions may be directed to Tim Green, PEng at (867) 456-5570.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted by email to the Project Manager no later than October 28, 2014. (Refer to the RFEI for details) The responses will not be ranked or used to pre-qualify or assess the respondentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to provide goods or services.

Interested parties may obtain the information package from www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre.

Project Description: Provide transportation services for recycling material from periphery and rural depots, solid waste facilities and transfer stations in the Yukon Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 29, 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

Feel like a small fish in a big pond?

Garage

ARE YOU MĂ&#x2030;TIS? Are you registered?

Would you like to be involved?

There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845

LOADING AND TRANSPORTING OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES PERIPHERAL AND RURAL SITES

Highways and Public Works

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Community Services

Stand out from the crowd and be seen!

Advertise your business in the Yukon News.

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clothing Sale Wednesday, October 15th

M 600 COLLEGE DR, Takhini, past College parking to the left of College, lobby of Senior Housing Apt, Saturday October 11, 10am-2pm, lots of great items

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson, Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 10am-4pm, furniture, microwave stand, last sale of the year

REMEMBER....

WHEN placing your Garage Sale Ad through The Yukon News Website TO INCLUDE:

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6:00 to 10:00 PM The Old Firehall on Front Street in Whitehorse Fundraiser for Little Footprints Big Steps Admission $15 at the door All items sold by donation

For more info or to make a charitable donation to LFBS, call 335-0333.

Yukon Inn Christmas Craft Sale Saturday November 1, 9am-3pm, hosted by Ladies Auxiliary to Legion, First Nations & Yukon-made arts & crafts, bake tables, raffles, etc. 633-4583 to book table

A Christmas Bazaar Saturday November 1, 10am-4pm, at the Best Western Gold Rush Inn, for crafters/home businesses.

For info, Jean @ 667-6772 or Shelly @ 667-7629

Child Development Centre Christmas Craft Fair November 22, 10am-3pm, Child Development Centre. Door prizes, silent auction, pictures with Santa betweeen 11-12 & 1-2.

For tables call Rhonda 456-8182

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014

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