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ukon businesses are hoping that the economy will turn around in 2015.

After a few years of leading the country in growth, Yukon was the worst-performing jurisdiction in Canada in 2013, with a fall of 0.9 per cent in gross domestic product.

While numbers for 2014 are not yet available, they are not expected to be much better.

But Whitehorse retailers were generally happy with how the Christmas season went, said Rick Karp, president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.

“It looks like December is turning into something reasonable.”

That could be a sign of good things to come, he said.

The Conference Board of Canada predicted last month growth of 5.3 per cent for 2015.

But that estimate hinges largely on Victoria Gold getting its $400 million Eagle mine into construction this year.

John McConnell, the mining company’s president, told CBC radio last month that projection is “naive.”

Rich Thompson, chair of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, said businesses are in a good position for a comeback in 2015.

“Businesses are used to the cyclical nature of things, and it’s always good for business, in a way, to have to kind of face a little bit of adversity,” he said.

“It was pretty rosy there for a couple of years, and that led to people probably doing a little too much, a little over-building.

As always, people respond to great economic times and get a little too exuberant, and then you have to slow down.

“You’re always hopeful that that won’t last too long, and certainly we’re hopeful that 2015 is going to be a better year than 2014. We see some indication that things are starting to pick up a little bit.”

The dramatic fall in oil prices towards the end of 2014 could be a good thing for a lot of Yukoners and Yukon businesses, said Jamie Coles, a senior economist with the Yukon

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Jay Chandler appeared before a justice of the peace this week on charges including possession of a weapon, uttering threats, flight from police, intimidation

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Rick Karp, president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, says businesses hope the coming year will be an improvement over the last.

government.

Savings on gasoline and home heating frees up income to be spent elsewhere, he said.

And businesses that spend a lot on fuel for transportation, heating and energy will benefit, too, said Coles.

“It will improve their bottom line, but it could also mean lower consumer prices for some goods here in the territory, as they pass along these cost savings to consumers. In theory.

We hope.”

Cheap oil plus the corresponding crash in the Canadian dollar could mean a boost for tourism, since it will likely be cheaper to get here, and American dollars will go further here now than they did a year ago.

And it could be good news for the mining sector, too, which spends a great deal on transportation and energy costs.

The cheap Canadian dollar is also a boon for producing miners, whose costs are largely in

Canadian dollars, but they sell their minerals in USD. “At least there’s a little bit of a positive, a silver lining I guess you could say, for some of the operators and the exploration guys as well,” said Coles.

But predicting the overall effect on Yukon and on Canada is a tricky proposition, he said.

“It’s really hard to know how this is all going to shake out, because any time oil prices change there’s winners and losers.”

The Yukon government’s most recent forecast, from July 2014, predicted 1.7 per cent GDP growth in 2014 and 4.5 per cent growth in 2015.

And on the whole, businesses are feeling pretty good, said Karp.

“Generally speaking the business community is looking forward to 2015 and we’re hopeful, cautiously hopeful, that we’ll have a good year.”

of a justice system participant, operating a motor vehicle while disqualified and breaches of a court order.

On Dec. 27 at around 1:00 a.m., Whitehorse police responded to a call involving a man threatening someone with a firearm, according to Cpl. Natasha Dunmall.

The suspect fled the residence on Stewart Road on foot prior to the police’s arrival. Police Dog

Services were dispatched and a man was tracked to another nearby residence.

The Yukon RCMP Emergency Response Team – similar to a SWAT team – was mobilized and Chandler was taken into custody without incident at around 9:30 a.m.

Dunmall said a 22-year-old woman was also arrested at the scene for breaching a court order.

(Myles Dolphin)

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New human rights director wants to reach out to the communities Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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he new director for the Yukon Human Rights Commission describes human rights as “lived rights.”

“Unless citizens are working to maintain and build on those rights, they can slip away,” Jessica Thompson said yesterday, 72-hours after starting her new job.

Thompson takes over the role from Heather MacFadgen, who retired after about a decade working with the commission.

Thompson is originally from B.C. She’s spent the last seven years working as a prosecutor in Nunavut. For two years during that time, she also served on Nunavut’s Human Rights Tribunal as an adjudicator.

Unlike the Yukon, Nunavut does not have a human rights commission, only the tribunal that hears complaints.

“Commissions do a lot of fantastic but also unseen work, especially in public education and in investigating and resolving complaints before they get to the adjudication stage, tons of work on that level. The Yukon’s really lucky to have had a commission for so long,” she said.

Last year Thompson was an international elections observer for the Ukrainian presidential elections in May. “It was an absolutely incredible experience to be in Ukraine for such historic elections and to just see the way that so many of the rights we take for granted are things that people still around the world are fighting for. Things like voting in fair and free elections.”

Closer to home, after working for so long in Nunavut, Thompson said she is particularly sensitive to the needs of isolated communities.

“I certainly have a strong sense of the importance of connecting with small com-

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Jessica Thompson started as the new executive director of the Yukon Human Rights Commission this week.

munities. So that’s going to be, for me personally, a priority,” she said.

She said she’s not sure exactly what that is going to look like. The commission is just about to start working on a new five-year plan this February.

“There are ways that we can reach out and provide services to small communities remotely.

But also I think we need to think creatively about how we make sure that the commission is the Yukon Human Rights Commission and reaches out to all Yukoners,” she said.

Also on the to-do list when it comes to the five-year plan

is to do more research and education on pay equity in the Yukon, she said.

The Yukon Human Rights Act mandates that the commission “conduct education and research on the principle of equal pay for work of equal value in the private sector.” The public sector is covered under a different section of the act.

The Yukon laws have a broader definition of pay equity than most. It doesn’t just address a person’s sex – it also covers broader grounds like disability or aboriginal ancestry, Thompson said.

“That’s actually quite unique in Canada.”

A little bit of research on the topic has been started, but Thompson said it’s too early to talk about results.

“There are challenges for the Yukon Human Rights Commission to carry out that mandate because we really don’t have adequate funding,” she said.

“That’s really been the barrier, that we just don’t have adequate funding to really be able to deliver that aspect of our mandate.”

At this point, Thompson said she doesn’t know if that means asking the Yukon government for more money or coming up with creative solutions during the planning

process.

The Yukon Human Rights Commission was in the news in 2014 after multiple inmates filed complaints against the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

So far three are making their way towards a hearing.

Thompson said she hasn’t been in the job long enough to comment on specific cases yet.

Anyone looking for more information on the Yukon Human Rights Commission can call the help line at 667-6226 or 1-800-661-0535 or email humanrights@yhrc.yk.ca.

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

Yukon gobbled record power during Monday’s cold snap Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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s temperatures dropped Monday, Yukon used a record amount of energy.

Yukoners consumed a peak of 83.69 megawatts at 5:53 p.m. that day. That beats the previous record of 83.43 megawatts set on Dec. 18, 2013, according to Yukon Energy’s Janet Patterson.

Monday’s record is more than double what the territory would

see during peak times in the warmer months. In the summer, during the breakfast or dinner hour, the grid might hit around 40 megawatts, Patterson said.

The broken record is for power usage on the entire Yukon grid.

That includes all communities except Watson Lake, Old Crow, Burwash Landing, Beaver Creek and Destruction Bay. Running on diesel isn’t cheap.

According to Patterson, every

hour that we produce one megawatt with diesel costs between $300 and $350.

For one hour over dinner Monday night, Yukoners paid up to $4,340 for back-up diesel.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the territory was still on backup diesel power to make up the extra juice.

The power company is asking Yukoners to try to limit their nonessential electricity use as much as possible during peak hours.

That could mean using a timer on appliances and block heaters.

Even turning off the appliances or lights you’re not using can help, Patterson said.

“When we burn diesel for any extended time, we encourage Yukoners to conserve where we can, and our staff do the same thing,” she said in an email.

“For example, as I write this I am sitting at my desk with an extra layer on instead of using an

electric space heater. And I only have half my office lights on.”

In Whitehorse on Monday, temperatures dropped to -35.9 degrees Celsius, according to Environment Canada. In Dawson, they hit -41.2.

It’s supposed to get warmer soon. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are forecast to have lows of between -17 and -13 degrees in Whitehorse.

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Francophone parents urge end to school spat at F.H. Collins.

That’s not something she wants him to go through again, arents of francophone high she said. school students studying The school board’s argument at Academie Parhelie are against making a move is based fed up with cramped classroom on fears that the government conditions and are demanding will look at a temporary solution a solution to the issue before as a permanent one, and decide September. against building a brand new That’s according to Sylvie school, she added.

Painchaud, president of the “As parents we are ready to parents’ committee, who retake that risk,� she said. cently penned a stern letter to the The francophone school board French school board. fi rst proposed a new high school In it, she described the dangers in 2007. of going another year without The school board and Yukon finding adequate space for its 40 government have been mired in a or so high school students. court battle over the plans since She said temporary facilities 2009, when the board sued the set up next to Ecole Emilie Tremgovernment, saying that negotiablay – two portable classrooms tions were going nowhere. – are a contributing factor to In 2011, the Supreme Court of the decrease in retention of high the Yukon ordered the territorial school students. government to build a new high “The reason why we need to Alistair Maitland/Yukon News school for francophones within do something now is because two years. parents whose children are at the Sylvie Painchaud, president of the French school board’s parents’ committee, says it’s time In February this year, however, elementary school are considering to move the 40 or so francophone high school students from portables next to Ecole Emilie the Yukon Court of Appeal found sending their kids elsewhere once Tremblay to a bigger space downtown. they get to Grade 9,� she said in that ruling may have appeared “Parents are upset because they biased because the judge had been When Painchaud worked at the has flat-lined. an interview yesterday.

It’s a telltale sign that somearen’t getting the same services elementary school in 2008, there “We’re open to any solution governor of the Alberta group La thing needs to give, Painchaud they used to,� Painchaud said. were approximately 150 students. right now but we need to find a Fondation franco-albertaine. said.

The portables, meanwhile, are Seven years later, that numspace for high school students to The French school board The lack of space at Emilie used by the Grade 9-10 and 11-12 subsequently asked the Supreme ber has nearly doubled but the call their own. It’s really imporTremblay has created a ripple efclasses. number of high school students tant to them.�

Court of Canada to hear its case fect at the school, which has lost Their common area has been against the Yukon government. the use of its art, music and home reduced to a single couch. Access Regardless of whether they economics classrooms. to the gym is limited because of speak French or not, it comes The Grade 7-8 class now occonflicting schedules with the down to Yukoners who need a cupies those rooms. elementary school. new school, Painchaud said.

Painchaud’s 15-year-old son “We’re really aware that the spent last summer speculating school board works hard but about his high school career path. we think it’s important to keep At the last minute, he decided applying pressure to the governto spend another year at Acadment. They have a responsibility emie Parhelie instead of enrolling to provide a suitable space for its The Fair Exchange Rate for the week of January 5, 2015 is: students.�

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Spirited Yukoner will be missed Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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hitehorse’s Norma McBean, a sharptongued elder who never passed up an opportunity to speak her mind, passed away on New Year’s Eve. The accomplished photographer was 91.

It was easy to get along with McBean – as long as you saw things her way.

“She was very good on a oneto-one level, or in a group, if it went according to her thinking,” said Mary Murphy, who knew McBean for about 34 years.

“If she questioned it, she rubbed people the wrong way.

She could be gracious and she’d discuss things with you, but on her terms.”

McBean was a familiar sight on Whitehorse’s streets, often seen heading somewhere with the help of her walker and decked in a matching hat, coat and dress.

Murphy and McBean became good friends early on because, Murphy said, she gained McBean’s trust by being honest with her.

Murphy called McBean out one day for walking slowly across the road.

“She said ‘You got me, didn’t you?’” Murphy said.

“She knew that I could say things to her and she’d take them quite well – I was more diplomatic. She trusted me to tell her if she was going off on the wrong track.”

They could also relate to each other on another level – both had differences with their twins,

Yukon chamber responds to Peel appeal The Yukon Chamber of Commerce hopes the outcome of the Peel watershed court case will bring certainty to business in the Yukon, whatever the outcome may be.

In a statement this week, the chamber said it respects the right of the Yukon government to appeal the case, but hopes to see a return to negotiation and dialogue so that future issues don’t end up in the courts.

Last week the Yukon government announced that it is appealing the Yukon Supreme Court decision that struck down its land use plan for the Peel watershed.

The legal challenge was launched by the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, the Tr’ondek Hwech’in and conservation groups.

Rich Thomson, chair of the Yukon chamber, said the organization does not have a strong opinion on the desired outcome of the case, since membership is divided on the issue.

“We’ve got mining companies who are our members, we’ve got tourism companies, we’ve

Murphy added.

But despite her contentious nature, McBean was also known as an intelligent, independent and generous woman, the kind who threw large birthday bashes at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre and the Thomson Centre.

Kevin Barr remembers performing at one of those parties many years ago.

He said McBean would always rent a big room, provide a huge spread and invite people from all walks of life, which always made for an interesting party.

At the end, McBean always insisted on paying musicians, although Barr said he would have been happy to perform for free.

“You’re going to take the money,” Barr said with a cracking voice, impersonating McBean.

One time, Barr said he received an invitation to meet McBean at a local park. He didn’t know why.

It turns out McBean, an accomplished photographer, just wanted to take his picture.

Barr told the story at one of her birthday parties, as he’d found the situation humourous.

But McBean stopped him on the street about a month later, and wrung him out for insinuating that the invitation had been a date.

“I just want to tell you that I asked you to come and sing, I didn’t ask you to talk,” Barr said, using the same hoarse voice.

Born in Calgary in 1923, McBean became a Christian at the age of 17, Murphy said.

A year later, she joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps got across the spectrum,” he said.

The chamber also does not have a strong opinion on whether it would have been better for business if the Yukon government chose to accept the ruling and move on, he said.

What the chamber would like to see is more co-operation between the government and First Nations in the future, he said.

“It’s bad for business when there’s a lot of litigation going on. Obviously it would be our hope that we would see a return to dialogue and respectful negotiation, as opposed to the courts being required to intervene to get things settled.

That would certainly be applauded from us, is a return to that approach.

“We would prefer that these things not get into court in the first instance. Once things are in court, there are two guarantees.

Regardless of the outcome, and regardless of whether people agree or disagree with the outcome, there’s two things that can be sure. One is it’s going to take longer to get decided, and the second is it’s going to be a more costly process.”

(Jacqueline Ronson)

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Norma McBean passed away on New Year’s Eve at the age of 91. She was known as a sharp-tongued woman who was never afraid to speak her mind.

at a camp in Ontario, where women trained as drivers, cooks, clerks, typists, and telephone operators during World War II. Following the war she took up a job as a proofreader for Compton’s Encyclopedia in Chicago, where she worked for

several years.

It was while working for a company in Edmonton that she first came to the Yukon, in 1966, after being commissioned to take pictures of the Sourdough Rendezvous Festival.

In 1979, she moved back to

the territory permanently. In 1995, she was commissioned

by NorthwesTel to travel to the Northwest Territories to photograph elders around the territory.

She insisted that her photographs not go to the archives but be returned to the elders in the pictures, according to Liz Hanson, who also knew McBean.

“She said it belonged to them,” Hanson wrote in an email.

Since then her photographs have been exhibited around the territory, including at the Hougen’s Centre and the courthouse in Whitehorse.

Hanson said McBean had strong political opinions and wasn’t afraid of sharing those, either.

“It was not unusual for her to call me at home, to express her dismay at the federal government and more recently the territorial government,” Hanson said.

At church, McBean always had a bible verse in her back pocket whenever she heard something she believed to be contentious, Murphy said.

“They didn’t see God the way she did,” she said.

“If she saw a biblical truth not being presented the way it should be, she’d contend it.

Gotta give her credit for that.”

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Leef should look in the mirror Marian Horne

Nicholson, at their annual meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2010. his is in response to MP Ryan So, Mr. Leef, give yourself another Leef’s public berating of the pat on the back and a gold star for Liberals’ Larry Bagnell by work that others have already done claiming that Bagnell was “working for you with no credit or accolade. on something for his own shameYou’re welcome! less self-promotion” in respect to his FASD has supposedly been on comments about efforts to recognize the national forefront since 2010. fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Yet, five years later, concrete plans within the criminal justice system. are still not in place to address this Credit should be given when it crucial issue to improve the lives of is deserved. I remind you that Larry those people living with the hardBagnell was voted the “hardest work- ship. This is the biggest issue: these ing MP” by his peers in Parliament individuals require safe, affordable, while he represented Yukon as MP. supervised accommodation in Although I was a minister with every Yukon community, not only another political party, when I in Whitehorse. Government profits visited Ottawa and sat in on sittings from the sales tax of alcohol and of the House of Commons, Larry cigarettes, therefore some of that was there to graciously welcome me money should go toward the care of and give me a tour of the parliathose adversely affected. mentary offices and introducing Most importantly, we should prohis colleagues. We discussed the vide adequate funding to address the importance of addressing FASD and root causes of the issue. That means the work he was doing on the issue funding to address ending violence in Ottawa. against aboriginal women in Yukon, He never stooped to criticize the instead of ineffective Band Aid Opposition to make himself seem remedies. This would be a tangible more important or superior. It was proactive step, in lieu of your reactalways about the people. That is the ive approach when they are already type of person I would like to repin the court system. resent me as a constituent: someone It would also mean addressing with integrity, honestly, humbleness, the devastating effects of residential backed by a clear understanding of schools in Yukon, which have been their constituents’ issues and the ten- lasting and widespread. A large peracity to follow through on “realistic centage of Yukon’s population has promises.” had direct or indirect contact with The issue of FASD was brought to residential schools. This fact relates the attention of the federal minister to high rates of substance abuse, of justice, Rob Nicholson, in 2009 which continues to be the most sigwhen I organized and invited him to nificant driver of crime in Yukon. a meeting with Yukon stakeholder Related to residential schools’ groups dealing with people living traumatic legacy is the fact that with the disorder. It was after that Northern Canada has significantly meeting that Nicholson gave the higher rates of sexualized violence issue national prominence, and he than southern jurisdictions, and a publicly acknowledged this meetdisproportionate number of First ing at several national meetings for Nation residents participate in the bringing the issue to his attention. justice system as offenders. This, Simultaneously, Rod Snow and again, requires proactive steps in the Canadian Bar Association had improving the lives of people living drafted legislation which was ready with trauma and thus the beginning in 2010. I was honoured to be a to effectively help prevent FASD. guest of the Canadian Bar AssoIn 2008, the prime minister ciation’s presentation, along with issued an official apology to First

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Nation people regarding residential schools. Prime Minister Harper laid the foundation for the continued relationship growth between the Government of Canada and First Nations people. This apology meant something to First Nation families and communities. It created an expectation that the journey and partnership was “just beginning,” rather than “approaching its end.”

This apology alone will not restore the cultural integrity and create personal healing of residential school survivors, their families and communities.

Harper stated “there is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the Indian residential schools system to ever prevail again,” yet it continues. Canada has a fiduciary obligation to aboriginal peoples.

Within that obligation is the responsibility to provide funding and resources for programs and services that best serve the needs of our communities for healing.

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yourself and giving yourself credit at the expense of everyone else’s hard work.

In October 2013, you publicly supported a national inquiry into the missing and murdered aboriginal women across Canada. Later, in an about-face, you sided with the prime minister and said you would have to have further “chats with your constituents” to see what they think.

How can we make it clearer for you?

In the upcoming national and territorial election, Yukoners should think carefully before marking your “X” on the ballot. Those of you who do not normally participate or take advantage of your constitutional right to vote: your voice is important and does count, you must make sure it is heard and that is by getting out to vote. Vote for the candidate you feel will represent you, your family

and community and who will have the strength to stand up for those expectations.

If we want to attract top-calibre candidates to run for office, politicians should not stoop to publicly demean or disrespect those who, I would hope, have the best interest of their constituents first and foremost on their mind. Politics is becoming a nasty game, which is disgraceful to the purpose and intent of parliamentary procedure. It is becoming a politicians’ game of public personal character assassinations, promoting lateral violence as sport.

Marian Horne is president of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, second vice-president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada and a former territorial justice minister and attorney general for Yukon. The views expressed are her own.

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Yukon government is entitled to its Peel appeal, but the rationale is puzzling Still, the reasons provided by the Yukon government for its Peel appeal are puzzling.

by Kyle The government claims that Carruthers it needs to “seek clarity that the democratically elected Yukon government retains the authority to make final decisions on public lands” and has expressed concern that the “impact this decision may have on the land use planning process in the territory as don’t begrudge the Yukon well as on Yukon’s economic government for its decision future.” to appeal the Yukon Supreme Certainly an appeal could have Court’s decision quashing the a significant impact on developgovernment’s unilaterally prement in the Peel, but the sugpared plan for the Peel watershed. gestion that the Yukon Supreme Appeals are too often disCourt’s decision has broad missed as the wasteful act of a implications for the planning sore loser. And, to be sure, many process generally does not really appeals are hopeless. withstand scrutiny.

But I am not sure the law reAs last Friday’s Yukon News garding the Peel is so clear cut. editorial correctly noted, the Let’s remember some other court’s decision is actually quite cases also dismissed as wasteful narrow in some respects. It largely turned out to be successful. The affirms that the government has Government of Canada faced the final say over public lands, such accusations in its appeals provided that it participates of lower court orders that it seek meaningfully in the planning the return of Omar Khadr from process. That means being open Guantanamo Bay, and that it hold about its plans and collaborata plebiscite of farmers prior to ing with affected First Nations – ending the Canada Wheat Board’s which shouldn’t mean any undue monopsony. Like it or not, the hardship for a government. The government succeeded in having court has essentially provided the the lower courts overturned in government with a road map to compliance with its legal obligaboth cases.

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tions in future land planning.

The claim that the court’s decision will have a significant effect on future land use planning is similarly weak. It is true that there is other land use planning underway in the territory and more is expected in the future, but nowhere else is that planning at a stage where the government has tied its hand by committing the same critical error.

So what grand principle of long lasting importance is the government defending by bringing an appeal? Its right to wait in the weeds, make vague criticisms of a proposed plan and release something altogether different at the 11th hour? Because if this appeal is really about the precedent that the Yukon Supreme Court’s decision set, that would seem to sum it up. Why not just do things differently next time?

Which leads me to believe this isn’t really about future land planning. It is truly about the Peel.

The problem for the government is that the court has effectively prevented it from returning to an earlier step in the planning process, so that it could still implement its own pro-development vision for the region. The court has ruled this option out, ordering that the

government return to a later stage where the government is stuck with a handful of relatively minor modifications.

This is why there is an appeal.

Scott Kent, the territory’s resources minister, has indicated the government won’t even contest that his predecessors mishandled the planning process. The focus will instead be on the fact that the court’s decision effectively means that the planning commission’s recommendation that most the watershed be protected will have to be approved.

So if this really is about the Peel, why keep fighting? I can’t explain the government’s dedication to, and its willingness to spend political capital on this cause. To what end is this political capital being spent? What drives this dogged insistence to open up the region to development? What is the political angle?

Does the Yukon Party really believe this is a major economic issue?

By the government’s own plan the Peel is unlikely to become a significant economic driver in the future. The government’s plan is often derided as opening up 71 per cent of the Peel to development, but if development truly is limited by the 0.2 per cent surface disturbance limit in Restricted

Use Wildlife Areas the region is unlikely to become the Fort McMurray of the Yukon. We may get a few mines and some roads to those mines, but the activity in the region will not be a game changer for the territory.

In a way, the Yukon government’s plan represents the worst of both worlds. It opens up just enough of the Peel to development to spoil its untouched character and mess with its delicate ecology, while not opening up enough to really make an economic splash.

It is a rarity in these modern times to have such a vast area like the Peel untouched by development. It is something that is unique and worthy of protection.

Contrary to claims by those in favour of developing the Peel, opposing development in that particular region is not inconsistent with development generally.

The Yukon is a vast area and most of it is not in the Peel.

Perhaps it would have made more sense for the government to move on to planning for those other areas and this time be upfront and clear about its intentions so it does not end up back in court.

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

great, yet if the government decides to make use of the existing Yukon Blue Bin Recycling Society and On Dec. 17, 2014, CBC News reported that the Conference Board the interest alone on the original Social Services Minister Doug Gra- stopped collecting non-refundable hauls the recyclables to be sorted at of Canada was projecting 6 per loan $150 million. ham threw any pretense of caution waste in Whitehorse, but continues a new, city-run processing facility, cent economic growth in Yukon to collect them from the rest of the it would be in direct competition Together, interest and principal to the wind, telling CBC listeners with P&M. Is it worth the loss of for 2015. However, they did not give Yukoners a debt of $250 milon Sandi Colman’s morning show communities in the Yukon. P&M P&M to build an effective citytake into account Yukon’s public and the Yukon Blue Bin Recycling that the extended care facility lion. That’s staggering debt for a wide recycling program? debt.

Society are the only organizations population of 37,000 people. Then could cost from $100 million to The city needs a long-term The Yukon Party government that collect non-refundable waste there is the cost of the Whitehorse $500 million. sustainable way to recycle nonhas been in power for 12 years and, liquefied natural gas plant. More at the moment.

We do not take issue with the refundable waste in the city. For from our estimation, Yukon now need for infrastructure (green The municipal government is than $42 million has been borapproximately $15 a month per has a debt of around $400 milenergy, emergency services and looking into a more sustainable rowed to finance the back-up household, the government’s plan lion, all of which has been accrued generators. extended care are required) but way to recycle non-refundable under their watch. How has this we question the methods of acwaste with curbside recycling, simi- should cover the total processing The Yukon Hospital Corporaand handling fees, as other places game of smoke and mirrors been tion also has a debt of close to $75 counting for expenditures and the lar to your garbage and compost in Canada do it for under $15. (In accomplished? Under the previoffloading of costs for public infra- pick-up. million, plus interest, for the hosous Yukon Party premier, Dennis It is clear that to recycle non-re- Winnipeg, it costs the government pitals in Dawson City and Watson structure to Crown corporations Fentie, the debt owed by Crown fundable waste in Whitehorse, the approximately $13 per household).

Lake. The hospital corporation was in order to make it appear that corporations was not included in government needs to give funding, The fee should be added to our criticized by Canada’s auditor gen- Yukon is balancing its books. monthly utility bill, just as garbage budget calculations. But, ultimate- eral in 2013 for having embarked We also question the rush into as organizations cannot do it on ly, who is accountable for this debt, on a building program without megaprojects without proper their own. If the government were and compost are.

The best route is to work Crown corporations or the Yukon having done a proper needs asneeds assessment beforehand and to implement a curbside recycling directly with the Yukon Blue Bin taxpayer? As we all know, Crown sessment to determine beforehand the lack of oversight by which the strategy with the Yukon Blue Bin Recycling Society (as they already corporations belong to the taxpay- what these communities actually rapidly expanding debt of our Society, it would need a facility to have a system in place), lower ers, making Yukoners responsible Crown corporations will entrap sort these products. The governrequired. Added to these costs, the collection fee to $15, and use for this debt.

Yukoners in a financial quagmire ment is looking into building a another $75 million is projected Raven Recycling’s facility to process Here is a review of what we whole new facility when couldn’t for a new emergency services wing for generations. the recyclables. With this system, Yukoners now owe and what we they just use Raven Recycling’s? at Whitehorse General. yes, P&M will most likely lose are likely to owe: Don Roberts and Rick Griffiths At the moment, the Blue Bin As well, the Yukon Party govbusiness, but more people will The primary debt holder is Whitehorse Recycling Society brings its prodernment now proposes to build a recycle because it’s convenient and Yukon Energy, which took out ucts to P&M. Instead of paying to 300-bed extended care facility in predictable, we won’t need to build Municipal recycling should create a new system, why can we a $100-million, 30-year bond to Whistle Bend. The size and scope a facility to sort recyclables, and the construct the Mayo B generatnot give more funding to Raven of the project are based on a report make good use of Raven Yukon Blue Bin Recycling Society ing station, a hydro facility whose Recycling? by local architects Kobayashi and will continue to run. Because more power generation is frequently The past system was not workZedda. While we may admire their I am a student from Vanier and people should be recycling, it will disrupted by problems with water architectural work, what expering. P&M will be in the same I’m doing a project in my Civics 11 boat as Raven in the future and bring the territory closer to their flow. Joanne Fairlie, chair of Yukon tise does this firm have in either class. I have some concerns about goal of 50 per cent waste diversion Development Corporation’s board determining medical needs or will need to stop collecting nonfrom the landfill by 2040. of directors, has revealed to the appropriateness of care? Was there what the municipal government is refundable products because they doing with the recycling of nonYukon legislature that the 30-year any consultation with Yukoners? now collecting more non-refundrefundable products in Whitehorse. ables that are worth very little.

Clodagh Berg bond pays interest to bondholders Moreover, so hazy is the planning In October, Raven Recycling of five per cent per year, making Municipal curbside recycling seems Whitehorse for this project that Health and

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Residential school survivors struggle to access education grant date mailing addresses.

Getting new forms means calling the administrators of the ore than a thousand program with the right informaYukoners qualify for a tion, and accessing forms online $3,000 education grant or waiting for new ones to be sent for residential school survivors, through the mail. but many are having a hard time Once the applicant has the accessing that money. forms, they need a plan to spend Anyone who received a common the money through an approved experience payment through Inorganization or learning institudian Residential Schools Settlement tion.

Agreement is eligible for the grant.

The grant will pay for a wide The original application deadrange of educational and cultural line to access the fund was Oct. 31, activities, and can be accessed by 2014, but the federal government the residential school survivor or a agreed to extend the program after family member. complaints that survivors were If you use it for formal educastruggling to access the grant. tion, though, you can only use the Less than a third of eligible apmoney for tuition, educational plicants have applied to the fund, supplies and related costs. according to CBC News.

“It wouldn’t cover your travel, Here in the Yukon there are and it wouldn’t cover your accomabout 1,600 people who qualify for modation,” said Henry. “It wouldn’t the $3,000 grant, estimated Joanne cover your everyday living.”

Henry, executive director with the But there is some flexibility for Committee on Abuse in Residential spending on cultural activities, so Schools, or CAIRS. long as you can find a First Nation But Yukoners are finding the or organization to administer the application process confusing and program. complicated, she said.

“If you have a fish camp and you “It’s very difficult.” wanted to bring in some elders to Everyone who applies has to do some teaching, you would be access a custom application form able to use the credits towards that,” with their name and common said Henry. experience ID number on it.

Many Yukon First Nations and A lot of people’s forms, includorganizations are already approved and set up to administer the grant. ing Henry’s, were sent to out-ofJacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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Joanne Henry, seen here in 2012, is the executive director of the Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools.

Yukon College had already had more than 500 prospective students and family members contact them with questions about the fund, said Tosh Southwick, director of First Nation initiatives.

“The exciting part and the positive part about it is that it’s bringing people into the college doors who maybe would never have come to college before,” she said.

But survivors are hurt and frustrated by how the program has been administered, said Southwick.

“We’re hearing a lot of survivors in particular who are coming still needing some support. They’re still grieving and they’re still working through that healing process. We’re

hearing that this has set them back, sometimes, in that process.

“The forms are really complex to fill out. We’ve had a number of students who have just thrown up there hands and said, ‘I don’t know how to do this.’ We’ve really had to step up and provide support staff, at a cost to the college, to have somebody who can walk them through that process.”

The college is glad to help anyone who needs help filling out the forms or figuring out what to do with the credits, said Southwick.

Call 668-8795 for information.

Marney Paradis, executive director of the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre, said that only one person

has accessed the money through that organization so far.

“In this case the individual and her mother, who attended residential school, got supplies to have a traditional camp. They got themselves the wall tent and some other supplies so they could go onto the land.”

It’s really unfortunate that it’s been so difficult for people to access the funds, she said.

“It’s difficult to swallow, because you can as a family come together and use all the credits to get one of your youth through post secondary. I’ve heard of a family that got $20,000, almost, together for one of their younger family members.”

The friendship centre is happy to help anyone trying to access the money, said Paradis.

“Our door is open.”

The new deadline for applying for the grant will be set by an upcoming court order, according to the website for the Assembly of First Nations.

The new deadline will be two months from the date of that court order, and the money has to be spent by the end of August, 2015.

Staff at CAIRS are available at 667-2247 to help survivors access their forms and apply for the program.

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

City to vote on new dump contracts Coun. Kirk Cameron was the driving force behind the initiative, arguing that the city should offer hitehorse’s city council local businesses more opportuniwill vote next Monday ties. on awarding two longRaven Recycling, which has run term contracts at its landfill. the gatehouse since 2000, was unThe contracts for the landfill’s successful with its bid of $149,777 gatekeeping and transfer station annually. The lowest bid came operations spurred a heated debate from Lanix Property Management last month among councillors, Ltd., which bid $139,250 annually. who eventually voted 4-3 in favour That contract previously cost of putting the contracts out for the city approximately $173,000 competition. per year. Raven’s current contract expires on Jan. 31.

The gatehouse at the landfill is The Yukon home of open 10 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff open and close the facility, operate the weigh scale, apply the fees and charges, and direct Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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customers to appropriate areas for deposit or disposal.

Raven’s executive director, Joy Snyder, has called the decision not to extend the non-profit’s contract “premature.” She’s maintained that, with Whitehorse’s recycling industry in turmoil, it would have been more sensible for council to sort out the details of its new curbside recycling collection program before re-issuing a public tender.

Raven shuttered its public dropoff recycling service in October.

Coun. Betty Irwin was in favour of keeping the landfill contracts with Raven, noting that the nonprofit has run the gatekeeping operations for almost 15 years.

The city reckons it could run

the gatekeeping service directly at a cost of around $180,000 per year.

General Waste Management was the lowest bidder for the transfer station operations contract with an annual bid of $112,251.

The Tle’nax T’awei Group has operated the transfer station since 2009. Its contract also expires at the end of the month.

The transfer station handles hazardous waste, compostables and construction materials.

Administration determined that it could run the transfer station for approximately $81,000 per year, but costs associated with purchasing 12 large bins and a new truck would not “represent good value.”

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At this week’s standing committee meeting on Monday evening, Coun. John Streicker asked whether the five-year contracts included clauses that could accommodate unforeseen changes in the recycling industry.

David Albisser, the city’s waste and water services manager, said they did.

Councillors will be presented with two options. They could award the contracts to the lowest bidders or cancel the tenders and direct administration to assume operations internally.

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Little Jimmy Dickens dies at 94, was oldest Grand Ole Opry star Associated Press

It crossed over from a country hit to become a hit NASHVILLE on the pop charts – a rarity in ittle Jimmy Dickens, a those days – with its rollicking diminutive singer-songchorus: “May the bird of parawriter known for his sense dise fly up your nose; May of humour and as the oldest an elephant caress you with cast member of the Grand Ole its toes; May your wife be Opry, has died. He was 94. plagued with runners in her Dickens died Friday at a hose; May the bird of paradise Nashville-area hospital of fly up your nose.” cardiac arrest after suffering Dickens said in a 2009 Asa stroke on Christmas Day, sociated Press interview that Opry spokeswoman Jessie his first impression of the Schmidt said. song was “it was a nice piece Dickens, who stood 4-foot- of material to inject in my 11, had performed on the show. Then I went to Vietnam Opry almost continuously (to perform) for two months since 1948. His last perforand when I got home it was mance was Dec. 20 as part of my pay: a No. 1 song.” his birthday celebration. He The guitarist made more sang “Out Behind The Barn” than a dozen trips to perform and delivered his trademark in Europe and entertained comedy. He had turned 94 a troops in Vietnam three times. day earlier.

His other hits included “The Grand Ole Opry did “A-Sleepin’ at the Foot of the not have a better friend than Bed,” ‘’Out Behind the Barn,“ Little Jimmy Dickens,” said ‘’Country Boy“ and ‘’I’m Pete Fisher, Opry vice-presLittle But I’m Loud.“ ident and general manager.

He is credited with intro“He loved the audience and ducing rhinestone suits to his Opry family, and all of country music around 1950, us loved him back. He was a taking a suggestion from Los one-of-kind entertainer and Angeles clothing designer a great soul whose spirit will Nudie. live on for years to come.”

“He said that when the Country legend Hank lights hit them, the audience Williams Sr. nicknamed him would go ‘Wow,’ ‘’ Dickens “Tater” based on Dickens’ recalled in the 2009 interview. song “Take an Old Cold Tater “He was 100 per cent right.”

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Dickens was born in Bolt, His novelty songs, includWest Virginia, the 13th and ing his biggest hit “May the youngest child in a coal-minBird of Paradise Fly Up Your ing family. Coal mining was Nose” about good and bad the main industry in his area, luck, earned him a spot in the but it wasn’t for him.

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In this 2006 file photo, Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens arrives at the 40th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Dickens, the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry died at 94 last Friday.

enough,” he once said.

One of his first jobs was crowing like a rooster on a radio station in Beckley, West Virginia, to begin the station’s

broadcasting for the day.

“I was not paid for it. I was just hanging around and they let me do that. I did it for a year or so, then eventually I

worked my way to doing a song,” he said.

Before becoming a nationally known country singer, he worked at radio stations in Indianapolis; Cincinnati; Topeka, Kansas; and Saginaw, Michigan.

Dickens said in 2009 that he’d never been self-conscious about his height.

“It’s been very good for me.

I’ve made fun of it, and get a laugh here and there,” he said.

In October 2008, Dickens energetically got on a step ladder on the Opry stage to get eye level with 6-foot-6 country singer Trace Adkins.

“You’re so tall, if you fell down, you’d be halfway home when you got up,” Dickens told him.

He is survived by his wife, Mona, and two daughters.

Dickens had surgery Jan. 13, 2009, to repair a subdural hematoma, a form of brain injury. He spent a week in a hospital, then went to a rehab centre, but resumed performing in late February 2009.

He was treated at the Mayo Clinic and Vanderbilt Medical Center in 2008 for a bloodstream infection and urinary tract infection. He was hospitalized for pneumonia in December 2004.

His Opry performances in 2009 were sprinkled with humour about his age: “You know you’re 88 when you see a pretty girl in a bikini and your Pacemaker makes the garage door go up.”

Book of Negroes miniseries a saga of slavery and homecoming want it to be over.”

Clement Virgo, the AfricanCanadian director of Poor Boy’s HALIFAX Game, adapted the script from the ctress Aunjanue Ellis couldn’t 2007 novel with Hill. Principal let go of The Book of Negroes photography began last year in after she had read the final words South Africa before moving to of Lawrence Hill’s bestselling several locations in Nova Scotia. saga of slavery, segregation and The Canada-South Africa coredemption. production will also air on BET in There was something about the United States. the story of kidnapped child-slave The miniseries, also starring Aminata Diallo – whose harrowAcademy Award winners Louis ing journey has been adapted Gossett Jr. and Cuba Gooding Jr., into a six-part miniseries startfollows Diallo after the 11-yearing Wednesday on CBC – that old is abducted by slave traders in resonated deep inside Ellis (The West Africa and enslaved in South Help) and begged to be explored Carolina. as an actor.

In a bid to secure her freedom, “The book was one of those most special experiences that I’ve Diallo must navigate through ever had,” said Ellis, who portrays the American Revolution in New York and the isolated refuge of Diallo in the miniseries, on set Nova Scotia. near Halifax last May. “I just wanted to live it. I didn’t “She’s a fantastic, interesting Melanie Patten Canadian Press

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character who’s such a survivor,” said Virgo. “When I read the book, I felt really connected to her story, to her desire to want to go back home to Africa.”

Along the way, Diallo falls in love with fellow slave Chekura Tyano, played by Lyriq Bent.

“I think it’s an incredible love story with the backdrop being a period piece of slavery,” said the Jamaican-born Bent, who describes filming in South Africa as “life-changing.”

While the themes of love, loss and the desire to go home will be familiar to audiences, Ellis said the history of black Loyalists in Canada may not be as wellknown.

“I hope that people see it as a living history,” she said. “I think there are a lot of people who are probably like me and not aware of

this history, especially the connection between the southern states and Canada, that migration.”

It’s a sentiment shared by Gossett Jr., who plays Daddy Moses.

“It’s time for these kinds of stories,” said Gossett Jr., who won an Emmy Award for his role in the 1977 television miniseries Roots.

“It’s like Roots but another slant of it. It’s another story of

how people went from one place, came out of bondage, and with courage and strength started a new community and new life.”

Gossett Jr. said he hopes the audience of The Book of Negroes will learn about the courage of those who came before them.

“It’s important to know if it weren’t for that courage they really wouldn’t be here watching the TV in the first place.”

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A little off the top A Grade 5 class has seized control of a hair salon as part of this year’s Pivot Festival

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A performance of Haircuts by Children is taking place on Jan. 18 as a part of Nakai Theatre’s Pivot Festival.

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Teacher Robyn Murphy says her class of 22 was originally shocked by the opportunity. Afhis year’s Pivot Theatre ter all, most kids their age have Festival allows kids in on been warned in the past to keep a cut of the action, with scissors far away from hair. the performance piece Haircuts “They’re gearing up, they’re

By Children. starting to get excited,” Murphy It’s exactly what it sounds said. like. A class of fifth graders The kids do more than just from Elijah Smith Elementary cut hair. They run the salon, School have partnered up with everything from sweeping up Whitehorse’s Head to Toe salon hair to giving out coffee to colto learn the trade. lecting money for their services.

Every day next week they’ll Haircuts are being given by be training. Then on Sunday, donation.

Jan. 18, the kids will be let loose Murphy says her class hasn’t to snip away on willing adults decided what to do with any who have made appointments. money they make.

David Skelton, the festival’s “I’m hoping this maybe co-artistic director, says the opens some of them up to piece is a good example of how some career opportunities for Pivot pushes boundaries. themselves,” she said. “Whether “I totally love conventional that be a business owner or a theatre. Stuff that can go on at hair stylist or just realizing that the Yukon Arts Centre,” he said. there are other options than “But I also love stuff where peo- this idea of university or college ple will go, ‘Why is that theatre? to go right to.”

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organized in 2006 by a theatre group out of Toronto. It has been performed around the country and as far away as Dublin, Prague and Copenhagen.

The Whitehorse crew will be the first class to snip North of 60.

Murphy says being involved with this project has inspired her to look into doing more learning through experiences.

That could mean having a chef come in or maybe a paramedic.

“I just think that students a lot of times just get bogged down with this idea of pen and pencil. So this idea of this being an actual job they could have one day will give them maybe some more spark to sticking with education.”

Just because it’s not taking place on a stage doesn’t mean Haircuts by Children is not performance, Skelton said.

“You have drama in its purest form. You have comedy in

its purest form and you have people watching,” he said.

“If we really want to get into it, they are playing a role that is not usual to their normal circumstance. They are playing adults. And the other side of the dynamic relationship, the adults are subservient to the children.

So it’s a complete flip-flop.”

The experience gets a reaction, he said.

“The parents and teachers and adults in general will look at these kid and go, ‘Holy cow, I never imagined what they could do. They have all of this great potential.’”

Haircuts will be happening on Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Email amber@akstudios.ca or call 867-335-4884 to book a 20-minute appointment.

This year’s Pivot festival runs from January 17 to 24.

Events will be taking place all over Whitehorse.

Aside from tiny coiffures, the

festival will also feature Johanna Nutter’s award-winning one-woman show My Pregnant Brother. That will be followed by a play written by Nutter’s brother James, called My Playwright Sister.

The show focuses on Nutter’s transgendered brother and their relationship.

Skelton says he’s always been attracted to plays about identity.

“It’s a very contemporary story about not just the internal struggle of someone deciding to change sexes, but how that relates to the world around them in the most immediate way – your family.”

The festival will also feature shows by spoken word performer Shane Koyczan, songwriter Christine Fellows and more. A full schedule and ticket information can be found online at www.pivotfestival.com Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Erin O’Toole appointed to Veterans Affairs, but Fantino stays in cabinet that we have fully embraced that principle.�

Fantino went on to list some OTTAWA of the recent improvements, ann the night of last year’s nounced in November, including infamous televised showthe expansion of services to deal down between Julian Fantino and with operational stress injuries. angry veterans, one of those sent A former street cop who later in ahead of time to smooth the became Toronto police chief and way was Erin O’Toole, the man commissioner of the Ontario who on Monday took over the Provincial Police, Fantino entered troubled portfolio. federal politics by winning a Prior to the confrontation, byelection in 2010.

O’Toole, two other Conservative He was re-elected in 2011 and MPs and Fantino’s chief of staff named as associate minister of met with the group of ex-soldiers, defence before becoming minister but failed to ease the concerns of of international co-operation in the veterans, who were upset over July 2012. From there he went to planned office closures.

Veterans Affairs.

As recounted by some who Fantino found himself in powere in the room, the encounter litical hot water almost from the is instructive for the veterans moment he took the post. community, which is wondering Ever since, the department has whether O’Toole’s fresh face will been under heavy fire from veteractually mean a fresh approach in ans groups, the veterans ombudsa department that has become a man, the auditor general and the political liability for the ConserSean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press political opposition. vatives in the run-up to this year’s Newly-appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O’Toole leaves Rideau Hall in Ottawa Fantino’s efforts to defend election. office closures, job cuts, lapsed on Monday.

In a quiet ceremony Monday budget money and tweaks to at Rideau Hall, Prime Minister will only help if the message is ting up to speed on what I need But repairing the political pensions and benefits provoked Stephen Harper replaced Fantino damage of his 18-month tenure, changed,� Blais said. “Appointing anger from veterans and scorn to know, but it’s a privilege for someone new with the same lame from the NDP and Liberals. with O’Toole, a southern Ontario which was marred by controversy, me to serve our veterans.� rhetoric is not effective change. It A spokesman for the Royal MP and former Sea King helicop- confrontation and cries of inThere were public relations Canadian Legion says the minis- is damage control.� ter navigator who was elected to competence, will fall to O’Toole, gaffes, including a much-publiNDP Leader Tom Mulcair said cized – and televised – confronter won’t need extensive briefing, the House of Commons in a 2012 who has been a frequent, articubyelection. late defender of the government’s given that he is a veteran and has O’Toole could make a fresh start tation with veterans, and the by reopening the nine Veterans Fantino, a tough-talking forpolicy in both the House of Com- been active on the file – most spectacle of Fantino walking away notably as a organizer of a Parlia- Affairs offices boarded up last mer police chief who represents mons and in the media. from the wife of a former soldier, the strategically important riding “It’s an honour for me to serve ment Hill event last spring meant year as part of the department’s ignoring her shouted questions. reorganization. to raise awareness of post-trauof Vaughan, north of Toronto, our veterans,� O’Toole said after Then there was the governLiberal veterans critic Frank matic stress. remains at the cabinet table as the ceremony while getting into ment’s decision to go to court “We’re all hoping nobody says, Valeriote expressed some sympa- to argue that it had no special his car at Rideau Hall. “I am getassociate minister of defence. thy for Fantino, describing him as responsibility to care for veter‘You’ve got to give him time to get up to speed’; not that guy, not a “good soldier� who had to deans, despite the fact that such a liver the same old “sour message� responsibility had been iron-clad Erin O’Toole,� said Scott Ferris, from the Prime Minister’s Office. policy since the First World War. the legion’s marketing director.

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Flu season is peaking in many parts of Canada; the sick should head to bed Helen Branswell Canadian Press

TORONTO t’s official – flu season is in full swing in many parts of Canada.

Health authorities were warning all fall that this could be a bad flu season, because of the type of virus that is most commonly infecting people and the fact that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t offer optimum protection against it.

Other viruses are circulating too, adding to the general confusion about what influenza actually is and how much of the illness being seen at the moment is due to flu viruses.

We asked some experts to explain what they are seeing this flu season: Q: Is this year worse than other recent years?

A: This seems to be shaping up to be a pretty active influenza season.

It started early, with a lot of virus around in December.

Flu seasons that start to pick up before Christmas can take off, because the multigenerational mixing at family gatherings is a perfect way for influenza to transmit from toddlers and tykes to grandmas and grandpas – and mums and dads as well.

But when flu peaks over the holidays, a few factors can combine to make it seem like there is a lot of it around.

Family doctors may work reduced hours, so people who do seek medical care may turn to hospital emergency departments. Or people who get sick when they are away from home visiting family may have to go to an emergency room because they don’t have a local doctor.

Hospitals operate with reduced staffing levels over the holidays – doctors and nurses want time off too – so it doesn’t take much to stress the system, suggests infectious diseases expert Dr. Allison McGeer.

McGeer, who heads infection control at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, says so far this year influenza rates seem to be on a par with last year’s, though the season peaked a little later in 2013-14.

The numbers are worse than two years ago, but better than three seasons ago in terms of hospital admissions for influenza thus far, she says.

“So yeah, it’s a busy year.”

Q: Is there something different about this flu season? Isn’t there a virus circulating that isn’t in the flu vaccine?

A: Almost all the influenza illness in Canada to date this year has been caused by a family of influenza A viruses called H3N2. When those viruses dominate, doctors expect a

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severe flu season. For reasons that aren’t fully understood, H3N2 viruses are really hard on the elderly.

The flu shot has an H3N2 component in it; it does every year. But when experts met last February to select the strains for this year’s flu shot, a particular type of H3N2 was dominant. Since then, new varieties have emerged and they are different enough from the vaccine virus that it is assumed the flu shot will only offer modest protection against them.

Even in the best years, flu vaccine doesn’t offer complete protection. Some people who get a shot will still get sick. In a year like this one, when there is a mismatch between the circulating viruses and the vaccine virus, you would expect to see more infections in vaccinated people.

But that’s not the biggest driver of flu infections this year. After all, most people in Canada don’t get a flu shot.

Most years fewer than one in three people are vaccinated against flu.

For the unvaccinated, the changes in the H3N2 viruses mean they too are more likely to get sick this year. The antibodies their immune systems would have generated after previous bouts of influenza won’t protect as well against the new viruses.

In fact, the unvaccinated people actually make up the bulk of what influenza expert Dr. Danuta Skowronski describes as “a tidal wave” of flu activity the medical system is seeing this year.

Q: So a vaccine mismatch doesn’t mean these viruses are more dangerous?

A: In a word, no.

H3N2 viruses are especially hard on a vulnerable portion of the population, older adults.

And the ones circulating now are different enough that more people may be at risk of getting infected.

But the viruses aren’t inherently more dangerous.

Q: How do I know if I have the flu?

A: Most people who contract influenza don’t get sick enough to need medical care. And most of those who do see a doctor are not actually tested – the diagnosis is made based on symptoms.

It can be easy to mistake an infection caused by one of the multitude of other coldcausing respiratory viruses for influenza.

But there are some classic symptoms that can help you figure out if what you have is influenza, says Skowronski, who is with the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.

For starters, flu comes on

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A flu shot is administered in Barre, Vermont. Flu season is in full swing in many parts of Canada.

abruptly.

“You go from feeling well to feeling like death warmed over within a few hours,” Skowronski explains.

Most people who have influenza will have a fever, which is part of the immune system’s response to infection. Senior citizens may not, because their immune systems are not as effective as they were when they were younger.

Muscle aches and lethargy are also classic features of influenza.

“With other things like rhinovirus, you kind of feel under the weather. You’ve got a runny nose or a sore throat or congestion. But you can push on with your day,” Skowronski says.

“With influenza you feel completely depleted. You feel really like the energy has been sucked out of you. And you need to take to bed.”

Q: If I don’t have flu, what do I have?

A: Lots of viruses cause what medicine refers to as ILI – influenza-like illnesses.

Rhinoviruses, which are the most common cause of colds.

Parainfluenza viruses. Adenoviruses. Some coronaviruses. And respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Winter is also peak season for these bugs. And right now, there is a lot of rhinovirus and RSV activity, says Dr. Doug Sider, medical director for communicable disease prevention and control at Public Health Ontario.

Sider says this co-circulation of viruses can make things confusing for the public.

“If you’re under four (years of age) and you’ve got ILI, you’ve got probably a one-infour, one-in-three chance that

it’s influenza versus one of the other respiratory viruses,” he says.

“So I think this is a real challenging season. Because as you can imagine, there’s all sorts of mixed conclusions from this.”

Q: If I have the flu, what should I do?

A: You probably won’t have much choice. The only place you’ll want to be is in bed.

Skowronski prescribes rest and rehydration, to replace the fluids you lose through sweating out the fever. Most people will come through a bout of flu without any problems and without the need for medical help, she says.

“It’s miserable illness. It’s nasty…. But they’re going to recover fully without any intervention. They should stay home so they’re not clogging the medical care system for those who actually truly do need it – which are the high

risks (groups).”

Give yourself time to recover, she says. And taking yourself out of circulation contributes to limiting the spread of influenza viruses.

People with flu are most infectious when they have the most symptoms. If you are sneezing and coughing at work or on public transit at that point, the people sharing those spaces with you won’t appreciate the fact you are trying to soldier through your illness.

The period of contagiousness lasts for about five days after the peak of symptoms, she says.

“That’s why we say: ‘Fever and cough, take the week off.”’

Q: When should I seek care?

How do I know if my child or my elderly parent’s infection requires a doctor’s care?

A: Flu can be life threatening, with the very young and the elderly more at risk of severe illness than young adults.

Anyone who has a high fever that won’t abate or is having difficulty breathing should get medical care.

“Those are hallmark signs you need help. Never should you ignore difficulty breathing,” Skowronski says.

With young children, she says parents should trust their gut instincts.

“If the child has high fever, doesn’t seem to be turning the corner, isn’t eating or feeding, then they may want to get that child seen as well. Because the very young are more susceptible to more severe outcomes.”

With the elderly, a severe flu infection may initially be harder to spot, because fever may not be present. Look for someone who is having trouble bouncing back, who isn’t eating or drinking fluids much.

“It may be a slow case of ‘the dwindles’ you might call it,” Skowronski suggests.

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LIFE Rohit for doctor Liesel Briggs Special for the News

KATHMANDU, NEPAL oday I have lived!” exclaimed Rohit, an orphan from southern Nepal. We’d had a sensational evening at the Kathmandu Fun Park. This 20-year-old’s usually serious countenance dissolved into grins and hollers experiencing a ferris wheel, bumper cars, trampoline and other rides.

Rohit and my daughter, Rosemarie, terrified and thrilled themselves. We compared notes on what was most frightening. Rohit insisted Rosemarie had the advantage because she had experience with death defying rides! Of course, the evening was polished off with cotton candy.

As Rosemarie said, “I still can’t resist that fluffy, pink stuff.”

To look at us we were a group of friends having a blast, and we were. There were no indications of the difficulties Rohit had come from or of the astounding and inspiring aspirations this dalit (lowest caste) orphan had.

According to Global Giving, there are about 974,000 orphans and abandoned children in Nepal. In Kathmandu many children beg, sniff glue and get snarled in crime. Some get slave wages as child labourers.

The future is often too bleak, it’s best not to imagine.

With its deep valleys and snowy peaks, Nepal does have a story-book beauty. Presently Nepal is recovering from more than 10 years of civil war. It left an estimated 15,000 people, mostly civilians, dead, and up to 150,000 internally displaced.

Rohit stared blankly as he recalled his childhood and the “dead bodies scattered in the road.” He explained that the Maoists would slit people’s throats and then throw the bodies into the street.

Rohit was seven or eight when his father unexpectedly died one night. This threw the family into turmoil. His mother, from grief or terror, ran away. Three more young boys were orphaned. Amid the violence and danger the eldest son, still a child himself, went to Butwal, the closest town. His hotel job earned meagre wages.

Meanwhile, Rohit and his younger brother went to their old grandmother. She couldn’t adequately feed or care for her grandsons. This is not shocking. Feed the Future estimates two out of three Nepalis suffer from “food insecurity” and almost half of children five and under suffer from “food shortage stunting.” However, Rohit’s older brother was resourceful.

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Rohit Malla, centre, with Rosemarie Briggs and Kevin Watts near the Bagh Bazaar in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In Butwal, he posted an ad on a piece of paper imploring help and education for his brothers.

A local philanthropist read the cry for help and took the boys to an orphanage.

Later, Rosemarie and I went to that orphanage and met the many kids, played, read and helped out through our charity, Hands of Hope.

The orphanage supported children until the end of high school at Grade 10, then the abyss of poverty and menial labour awaited. There was no college fund. When we asked them what they wanted to be, all children were silent. We understood. It is best not to dream or hope when there is no future. What is the point?

But we asked the kids to begin dreaming, hoping and imagining what they would like to do.

As each child neared the end of high school, we again asked what their dreams were.

Now, they had answers. Since then, nine kids have dared to dream about being a nurse, teacher, engineer… and they have begun college educations.

We scramble to gather funds.

Because of true Yukon generosity, we’ve managed so far.

Sister, Grandmother, “I want to be a doctor,” Rohit told us.

Of course he did. This brilliant boy, who was now a young man, continued to astound us.

As a child he amazed everyone with life – like sketches of movie stars. Initially we couldn’t believe he had done them. Later, we smiled when he

explained that he tutored his peers in math and sold recyclables for pocket cash. This boy was resourceful and an artistic dreamer with a piercing mathematical mind.

A “poor boy like me dies of sickness,” Rohit explained. He then expounded upon the injustice of poverty: of how small sicknesses, even the common cold, could result in death because seeing a doctor is simply too expensive. “I love medicine so I want to be a doctor,” Rohit summarized. Recently he received encouragment from a Nepali medical doctor, friend and colleague of Drs. Robert Zimmerman and Sally Macdonald. This encouraged him to continue on to study for the next medical scholarship exam.

Attending medical school anywhere is expensive, and in Nepal, with living expenses, the bill will be about $10,000 a year for five years or a total of $50,000.

Hands of Hope is a small organization. We don’t want his dream to die. For two years we have supported Rohit to attend “Vibrant,” a medical entrance and scholarship preparation institute in Kathmandu. Each year 43 medical scholarships are awarded. Knowing how brilliant he is, we thought perhaps he would be awarded one of these precious scholarships.

The odds: almost impossible, even for someone like Rohit.

About 12,000 students compete for 43 scholarships. Reliable sources explain that of these

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Rohit Malla is a 20-year-old Nepalese orphan whose quest it is to become a medical doctor.

43 scholarships, most are given out corruptly. About 10 or 12 are awarded honestly, on the basis of scholarship exam marks. We can’t tell Rohit to stop dreaming! A boy with such talent and drive should not be stopped by poverty and the coincidence of birth. His goal: medical school in 2015.

On his wall a handwrit-

ten reminder: “NO Paint NO Speech NO Singing Until U be a Doctor.” It’s not a question of whether or not but only of when. You can help Rohit attain his goal. Go to gofundme. com/rohit.

For the more complete story of the work of Rosemarie and Liesel Briggs of Hands of Hope please go to: http://www.hands-of-hope.ca

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Young lady walks away from lewd men on the street my ways are unduly harsh, I should endeavor to bear such attentions, although I had to this point believed that my behavior would be sanctioned by polite company.

by Judith GENTLE READER: Really?

Your mother wants you to engage Martin in banter with lewd strangers, and your grandmother believes that encouraging them would enrich your social life?

So much for the wisdom of DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was your elders. When you were little, taken aback by my elders’ reacdid they advise you to be friendly tions to an anecdote about an en- to strangers who offered you counter with a strange man who candy or rides in their cars? accosted me in a public place.

Do they imagine that the I have suddenly found myself remarks you describe are made to be a young lady, gradually by gentlemen who hope that they achieving independence in the will lead to the discovery that world, and, I am told, quite atyou share an interest in history tractive. I have been approached or art or gardening, and that a by strangers with increasing friendship or romance might then frequency in the past few years, develop? and as I am usually by myself and Miss Manners can only hope on foot, I have made it my policy that your mother and grandthat a brief exchange of polite mother speak from naivete, and conversation is acceptable, but as be grateful that you have the good soon as a stranger calls me beauti- sense not to listen. ful or makes a similar remark about my biology, the talk is over, DEAR MISS MANNERS: I and I quickly continue my prior received an invitation to attend a business. birthday celebration for a elderly This was the end of my story friend of mine requesting “Lots that I related to my parents and of presents and gifts are most my grandmother. My father was, certainly demanded!” My friends overall, approving that I do not and I would like to know if you tolerate strange men and amused think this is a proper way to send that I had walked away. This did out invitations. not surprise me. My mother, on GENTLE READER: Now here the other hand, suggested that I is someone who keeps up with behave more like my sister, who, current trends in rudeness. Was armed with a quick tongue and the invitation written in letters rapier wit, frequently enjoys mak- cut out from magazines and acing sport of her admirers. companied by a threat?

My grandmother further If so, you might want to inshocked me when she said that I volve the police. If not, it would was behaving poorly and missing be generous enough to respond, some wonderful opportunities to declining the honor, as if it were make friends and connections in a real invitation and not an unthe world, and that she frequently seemly demand. stops to have an exchange with strange men who call her lovely.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In Miss Manners, I am loath to recent months it seems that more make contact with lewd young and more men are growing facial men. If approached as a lady hair in a variety of styles. with, perhaps, a comment on I first noticed this when my our environment, a compliment parish priest returned from a on an unusual possession or a sabbatical with a somewhat question for directions, I may be unflattering growth of beard. inclined to continue with polite Many professional athletes have conversation. If a young man canbeards and long hair. Television not think to talk about anything ads depict men of all ages wearing but my physiology, he must have beards. Even TV anchormen and mistaken me for a different kind their guests have beards. of woman, and not a young lady Do you have any thoughts who strives to remain respectable. about what is behind this craze?

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He likes having everyone over, casion…

Your husband is not imposing just like I do, but he wants to on anyone with his hospitable know why we can’t just host the request to provide for your guests. dinner and provide all the food.

Does your family think it gracious He does not want to host if to defy and annoy him? people are going to bring food.

And you seem to think that his He doesn’t like a dozen people all position is odd. But the automatic in the kitchen trying to prepare DEAR MISS MANNERS: assumption that every dinner food at the same time he is.

On many occasions I encounter party must be what is now termed The problem is that I think people I have met five or more “potluck” drives many hosts crazy. my family would rather die than times over a one-year period.

Miss Manners has had countless come to someone’s home for a When I see these people, they say, holiday meal and not bring food. letters about guests who sabotage “Hello, I am such-and-such. Nice His mother hosts Christmas din- their hosts’ carefully planned to meet you.” arrangements, which were only ner and no one brings anything.

Yes, they are being polite; howintended to please them: They How do we tell our guests ever, after meeting me five times take up kitchen space and equipthat we are providing the food, – don’t you even remember that and that they don’t need to bring ment, substitute their own food, you have met me? Am I just being anything? This is causing us a lot even dump their offerings on the over-sensitive? table. of anxiety and stress.

My response is, “We have met Astoundingly, they do it in the GENTLE READER: This is not several times. It’s nice to see you.” the usual Thanksgiving kitchen name of politeness. How it can If I have said that to you five complaint. Miss Manners is more be considered polite to commantimes or more, wouldn’t you deer someone else’s house against used to hearing about expensive remember? My husband says that or complicated menu assignhis express wishes, they have I am letting these people make not explained to Miss Manners’ ments, failure to comply or live me feel inferior. I personally think up to expected culinary standards, satisfaction. they are just rude and snobby.

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Huskies to play first home games in five years this weekend Tom Patrick News Reporter

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ack in the early ‘90s during hockey season, whenever the Whitehorse Huskies senior men’s hockey team was playing, it was the hottest ticket in town.

Whitehorse hockey fans would flock to Takhini Arena to cheer on the AAA team, filling the stands and beer garden.

The Huskies, who have been reincarnated as a AA team this season, are hoping to reignite Whitehorse’s appetite for high-level, full-contact, action-packed senior hockey.

This weekend will help determine whether Whitehorse’s hockey-crazed days are done.

The Huskies are playing their first home games in five years this weekend. They are hosting the Fort Nelson Yeti this Friday and Saturday evening at Takhini Arena.

“We need as much support as we can get,” said Huskies assistant captain Clayton Thomas. “There could be a future in this if we can keep this hockey program going through the early stages. We need all the fan support we can get.

“We’re a 100 per cent local hockey team, unlike last time when we were 50 per cent – if that. To play at home – this is awesome.”

“I’m pretty excited for the weekend to come,” said Huskies head coach Michael Tuton. “There were a few guys out of the line-up (in December) that we’ll have back in the line-up this weekend at home. This being home games after not having a senior team … I think there are going to be big crowds and I think the boys are going to be up and ready for that.”

The Huskies won a two-game away series against the Yeti in Fort Nelson early December.

Whitehorse took a 7-6 overtime win over the Yeti on Dec. 6 with hat tricks from forwards Evan Campbell and Kane Dawe. Teammate Daniel Clethro added another.

The Huskies then took a 3-2 shootout win over the Yeti on Dec. 7. Tyrell Hope and Campbell scored for the Huskies in regulation before Thomas and Dawe scored in the shootout.

“They were two really exciting games – overtime and shootout,” said Huskies captain Jared Tuton. “They could have gone either way: a bounce for one team, one bounce for the other and you never know.

“But I’m very confident. The guys we have, who weren’t on that trip but are here, are great. We have a coach this time, which is great. We have additions we didn’t know about (then) that are going to add a lot to our team. And practices have been going really well the last couple of weeks.”

The Huskies played two seasons of AAA in the early 1990s and won the Allan Cup – Canada’s senior amateur trophy – in 1993.

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Whitehorse Huskies forward Gibson Pearson raises his stick in triumph following his team’s goal against the Fort Nelson Yeti last month. The Huskies are hosting the Yeti for two games this weekend at Takhini Arena.

After 16 years of dormancy, the team was revived in 2009 in an effort to reclaim its former glory. However, because of the cost of importing Outside players, travel costs and increasingly poor ticket sales through the season, the club was unable to make ends meet and the 2010/2011 season was scrubbed.

This season the Huskies are making a run for the Coy Cup, British Columbia’s AA championship trophy, with all Yukon players. They include players who were on the Huskies five years ago, former junior players, local coaches and former NCAA players.

(Jared and Drew Pettite played NCAA for University of Alaska Anchorage, while Derek Klassen and Adam Henderson played NCAA for University of

Alaska Fairbanks.)

“We have at least four, four-anda-half lines of guys coming out to practise that make it a difficult decision to get it down to three lines for game time,” said Jared. “Usually, on the teams I’ve played on it’s easy to get it down to two lines and then the third you find some guys. But the depth of this team is crazy. The third line guys … could all play on the first line easily.

“It’s a really tough problem to have, but it’s a really good problem to have.”

“We have some good young legs.

We’ve got some good talent,” said Michael. “We have three strong lines and we’ll be able to just keep rolling. I think we’re going to be a fast team and I’m predicting we’re going to be an exciting team to watch.”

Huskies forward Gibson Pearson is one of the youngest on the team at 21. He played for the Whitehorse Mustangs rep team as a youngster, then a couple years with the Fort St. John Tracker Flyers before going to school.

It was great to get back into contact hockey last month in Fort Nelson, he said.

“It’s pretty cool, actually,” said Pearson. “It’s a good team – it’s probably the best team I’ve been a part of.

“We have a very large amount of talent on our team and I wouldn’t be surprised if we went a long way. We have a ton of goal scorers on our team, that’s for sure.

“I’m glad it’s back and glad we have a good group of guys.”

This weekend’s games will be the

Huskies’ third and fourth of six regular season games scheduled against AA teams from the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association. The Huskies need six to be eligible for the Coy Cup. The Whitehorse team will then host the Powell River Regals for two games Jan. 30 and 31 to fill their dance card.

The Huskies will later head to Fort St. John for a series against the Flyers in March. The winning team will go on to play for the 2015 Coy Cup, which will be hosted by the Fort Nelson Yeti at the end of March.

It has not yet been confirmed, but it is believed former Huskies goalie Cory McEachran is travelling to Whitehorse with the Fort Nelson team and might be in net for Yeti in at least one game. McEachran has collected three Allan Cup rings in his career.

“That’ll make things interesting, won’t it?” said Michael. “The plot thickens.

“He has a pretty good resume. I had Cory play for me at the native tournament the first time he ever came to the Yukon and he was pretty impressive there.”

This weekend’s games will start at 7:45 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $10 at the door (cash only). Minor hockey players accompanied by adults and wearing their team jersey get in for free. Tickets are also available at Total North, Ridge Pub, Kopper King, and through the team’s Facebook page.

And, yes, just like old times, there will be a beer garden.

“We’ve been pre-selling tickets and it’s been going pretty good, but we have lots of room at the rink,” said Thomas.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Huskies roster (unofficial) Forwards Mike Arnold Evan Campbell (A) Kane Dawe Ryan Gleason Adam Henderson Derek Klassen (A) Gibson Pearson Rob Stuckey Clayton Thomas (A) Robby Warner Rob Wells Defence Kirk Gale Chuck Hombert Tim Macintosh Simon Nugent Drew Pettite Jon Rudolph Burton Stephens Jared Tuton (C)

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Huskies assistant captain Clayton Thomas, right, chases a Yeti player last month.

Goalies Brian Power Rob Young

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International tourney win a ‘dream come true’ for Whitehorse player Tom Patrick News Reporter

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he Prince George Cariboo Cougars scratched their names into the history books last week and Whitehorse’s Alex Hanson was part of it.

Hanson and the Cougars made good use of a wild card spot, winning the Mac’s AAA Midget Tournament in Calgary last Thursday.

Not only was it the team’s first time winning the huge international tournament that saw teams from across Canada, the U.S. and even Europe compete, it was their first time making it past the quarterfinal.

“It was just an incredible experience – a dream come true,” said Hanson. “I’ve watched that tournament final on TV the last two or three years, watched teams like the Northwest Giants and Team Finland win it, and just to be in that game was incredible. And to win at the end was even cooler.”

The Cougars notched backto-back overtime wins for the prestigious title.

They clinched the title with a 2-1 double-overtime win over the Regina Pat Canadians in the final.

They narrowly topped the Calgary Buffaloes with a 5-4 overtime win in the semi.

“It was pretty intense,” said Hanson. “But the boys came through, clenched out.”

The Cougars barely made the playoffs at all. They finished the round robin with a 3-1 record, taking the third and last wild card spot based on goal differential.

They beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-3, lost 4-2 to the Calgary Northstars, went 3-1 over Saskatchewan’s Battlefords Stars and 5-3 over Ontario’s Markham

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They opened their playoff run with a sound 5-1 win over the German U17 Nationals in the quarterfinal.

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Whitehorse’s Alex Hanson plays for the Prince George Cariboo Cougars at the Mac’s AAA Midget Tournament last week in Calgary. The Cougars won the tournament for the first time in the team’s history.

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He didn’t log any goals or assists in the Mac’s tourney, but “there were some close chances, a couple bounces that didn’t happen,” he said.

The championship title in Calgary is just the latest accomplishment for the B.C. Major Midget League team.

The Cougars so far have a 22-3-1 record for first place in the league and are a full nine points ahead of second place’s Okanagan Rockets.

“We have a lot of depth, a lot of guys who are great hockey players,” said Hanson. “Good guys from top to bottom. We’re a tight-knit group; everybody likes each other and we all get along really well.”

The Cougars are hoping to make the Telus Cup – Canada’s midget hockey championship – their final destination for the season. The team is primed to finish first in their league’s regular season, are favourites in the playoffs that start in March, and will need some big wins over their neighbours to the east to make it happen.

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Koltun takes Yukon’s spot at Scotties qualifier Tom Patrick News Reporter

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eam Koltun will make another run at the Scotties next month.

The Whitehorse rink was the only women’s team to register for the Yukon Women’s Curling Championships scheduled for this coming weekend. They therefore earned the territory’s spot in the qualifier for the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women’s national curling championship, taking place Feb. 14-22 in Moose Jaw, Sask.

“We’re all really excited to get the chance to go back,” said skip Sarah Koltun. “Unfortunately this time we have to go through the pre-qualification round before we have a chance to go to the actual event. So there’s one more step before we’re back at the big show, but we’re excited to get to Moose Jaw and do the Yukon proud and do as well as can.”

Team Koltun, which includes third Chelsea Duncan, second Patty Wallingham, lead Jenna Duncan, fifth Lindsay Moldowan and coach Bill Tschirhart, will compete for a spot in the main draw against Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario in the new pre-qualifier event added to the championship this year.

(Nunavut was also supposed to compete in the pre-qualifier but declined their spot.)

The three teams will play a Tom Patrick/Yukon News single round robin followed by Team Koltun lead Jenna Duncan delivers a shot as teammates Chelsea Duncan, left, and Patty Wallingham, right, sweep a do-or-die game between the top two in the first round of the during a Whitehorse bonspiel at the end of November. The Whitehorse rink will compete at a qualfication event for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Scotties on Feb. 14.

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If successful, it will be Team Koltun’s second straight Scotties appearance. The team qualified for the Scotties by placing first in the final YukonN.W.T. playdown, becoming the first Yukon team to qualify for the championship in 13 years.

Hindered by illness, they came away with two wins, beating Team P.E.I. and fourth-place finishing Team Saskatchewan to place 12th.

Last season Koltun also became the first skip in history to compete at the Scotties and Canadian Junior Curling Championships in the same season.

In their last year of eligibility, Team Koltun captured their eighth consecutive Yukon junior title and conversely competed their eighth junior nationals, which is a record for the national event. Koltun notched her 31st career win at the junior nationals to place 10th. The team placed fourth in 2013.

(Last year Team Koltun included Ottawa’s Andrea Sinclair, who played instead of Chelsea at junior events and played instead of Jenna at senior events, including the Scotties.)

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locations. Koltun is at Trinity Western University in Langley, Jenna at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Wallingham at Douglas College in New Westminster, and Chelsea is the farthest away, studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

“We’re just playing as much as we can,” said Koltun. “Hopefully we will meet up once before then to make sure everything is still going the way we want it. Aside from that, we’re just training as much as we can and making sure we’re ready to go.”

There are six teams registered for the Yukon Men’s Curling Championships taking place this weekend at the Whitehorse Curling Club.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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For Rent SKYLINE APTS: 2-bdrm apartments, Riverdale. Parking & laundry facilities. 667-6958 HOBAH APARTMENTS: Clean, spacious, walking distance downtown, security entrance, laundry room, plug-ins, rent includes heat & hot water, no pets. References required. 668-2005 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, PC, avail immed, completely renoĘźd, heat incl, $1,200/mon. 335-5352 SHOP/OFFICE/STUDIO Multi-Use Building with space available to rent Shop/Office/Studio Various sizes, will modify to suit Washroom on site, friendly environment whserentals@hotmail.com Phone 667-6805 WEEKEND GET AWAY Rustic Cabin-45 minutes from town Hiking Trails in the summer Skiing in the winter Includes sauna. Reasonable rates.

Rent out by the week or for a weekend.

867-821-4443

Beautifully ďŹ nished ofďŹ ce space is available in the Taku Building at 309 Main Street.

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

Call 867-333-0144

ROOM, PORTER Creek, avail February 1, utilities, WiFi & internet included, close to amenities/bus, $750/mon. 335-8883

Midnight Sun Executive & Vacation suites •Located downtown, weekly or monthly •3-bedroom furnished suites •Well equipped kitchen •Linen & towels provided •Includes cable, Internet & telephone •Perfect for relocation, corporate & vacation rentals •No smoking, no pets •Weekly housekeeping available Home away from home. www.midnightsunvr.com Phone 667-2255

3-BDRM HOUSE w/den, Copper Ridge, clean, yard, carport, deck, washer/dryer, N/P, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,650/mon includes heat. 667-4463

2-BED 750 ft suite, 2nd floor, avail Jan. 1, newly built, pets possible, well water, power, bath, gas & electric heat, no laundry, refs reqĘźd, $1,100/mon incl utils. 335-1509

1-BDRM LUXURY suite, 1,200 sq ft, wheelchair accessible, fantastic view, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd. 667-6579

1-BDRM APT, Porter Creek, power & heat incl, own parking, fenced yard, pets welcome, N/S, refs reqĘźd, $1,100/mon + dd.

333-9120

2-BDRM MOBILE home, Ibex Valley, 25 mins from town, wood heat, water tank, $750/mon. 668-6885 ROOM FOR rent, N/S, N/P, avail immed, $750/mon all incl. 393-2275

3-BDRM, UPPER level, Crestview, Avail Feb.1st, Wood laminiate floors, laundry & parking, Lots of light. Oil & electric heat, N/S, N/D, refs&dd reqĘźd, $1,300/mon + utils.

667-4858 VALLEYVIEW 1-BDRM apartment. Responsible tenant; NS, NP. DD reqĘźd. Available Jan 1st. $1100/mon inclĘźg heat. 668-2659 Edgewater Hotel Monthly Rentals Jan 01 - Apr 30 from $800/month Includes weekly housekeeping service All rooms come with mini fridge and microwave Contact Dylan at dylan.soo@yukonhotels.com or 867-668-4500

FURNISHED ROOM, Copper Ridge, private bathroom, $750/mon includes heat, hydro, Internet, cable, maybe extra $ for Internet, clean, responsible tenant. 334-4430 1-BDRM SUITE, newly renoĘźd, avail Jan. 1, living area, full kitchen, newer appliances, w/d, private deck, sep entrance, parking, $1,400/mon. 334-1974 OFFICE SPACE, 1550 sq ft, 2nd flr, Main St. 668-6818 to inquire

NEWER 3-BDRM 2-bath duplex, Copper Ridge, 1,800 sq ft, 2 floors on large lot, N/S, N/P, $1500/mon + utils. 334-3488

2-BDRM ABOVE-GROUND suite, Porter Creek, backs onto greenbelt/trails, plenty of natural light, shared laundry/yard, dedicated parking w/power, $1,300/mon all-incl.

334-9968.

TWO BEDROOMS in Riverdale home near park, fully furnished, close to bus, N/P, N/S, $450-$500/mon + utils & dd, avail immed.

336-0368

2-BDRM, FULL bath, lg L/R, kitchen w/fridge & elec stove top, w/d, located on 6th Ave, N/S, $1,250/mon. 660-5020 for info

3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Riverdale, large rec room, fenced yard, new flooring upstairs, N/S, available Jan 1, $1,450/mon + utils.

456-7927 LARGE 12X24 room, Porter Creek, sep entrance, shared kitchen & bath, avail immed, $750/mon + dd. 334-4568 FOR RENT Prime Retail Store/Office/Clinic/Cafe Corner of 4th Avenue & Ogilvie Street •1,900 sq ft •Ceramic tile & carpet •Infloor heating, parking, •Bay windows, 867-399-3671 or sangerer@hotmail.com

Office/Commercial Space for Rent Available Immediately: t Approximately 3200 square feet on the ground oor; t turnkey; t downtown on quiet street; t handicap accessible including handicap doors;

OFFICE SPACE, new 600 sq ft office suitable for non-profit organization. Gord 667-4263

t kitchen area; t board/meeting room; t 10 ofďŹ ces/rooms; t reception/waiting area; t lots of windows, very bright. t 4 dedicated parking stalls with plug ins;

t plenty of on street parking for clients/ residents right at the building; t very quiet; t 2nd oor of building is all residential

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3-BDRM, 3-BATH house, #58 Falcon Ridge condo complex, N/S, N/P, full kitchen, electric heat. 660-5020 for more info

MASTER BEDROOM, Porter Creek, avail Feb. 1, utilities, WiFi & Internet incl, parking at front, close to amenities/bus, $800/mon.

335-8883

3-BDRM HOUSE on acreage, 1,000 sq ft, carport, newer appliances, 2 big decks, fire pit, pets ok, free driveway plowing, 12 mins from town, $1,400/mon + 1 mon dd.

335-3253

SHARED APT, everything incl, privacy locks, clean, responsible person, N/P, N/S, $650/mon. 332-5181

2-BED + 1 small office, main floor of house downtown, laundry, fenced yard, IKEA kitchen, laminate flooring, approx 900 sq ft, avail immed, N/S, $1,500/mon. 334-9594 3-BDRM 1-BATH condo, Riverdale, avail immed, new paint, flooring & kitchen cabinets, 5 new appliances, fenced back yard, Arctic entry, dd& refs reqĘźd, $1,600/mon + utils.

333-9109 2-BDRM 2-BATH house, Ingram, open concept, fenced/landscaped yard, long term rental, avail February 1, N/S, N/P, $1,600/mon + utils. 332-6688 ROOM, INGRAM, share kitchen & laundry, utils included, N/S, N/P. 668-2848 2-BDRM BASEMENT suite, quiet downtown home, heat, electric, washer/dryer incl, N/S, N/P, furnished $1,150/mon, unfurnished $1,000/mon, avail February 1. 334-3510 for more info.

FURNISHED BEDROOM, new home in Ingram, everything incl, $700/mon. 334-3186.

3-BDRM HOME, Porter Creek, newer, $1,600/mon + utils. 335-8590 or 334-1181 for info BEAUTIFUL HOME in Mary Lake, mid January to end of April, wood heat and 2 dogs, rent is negotiable. 633-6084

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 MATURE STUDENT requires safe, clean room near Yukon College or bus route, include utils, prefer own bathroom, access to kitchen/laundry, quiet non-smoker. Judy @ 667-7413

2-BDRM HOUSE, Mayo Rd 20 min to downtown, open concept, new flooring, lawn w/firepit, large fenced area, oil forced air/wood heat, water del, refs reqĘźd, $1,500/mon. 334-9733

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE available for house-sitting in March, in/close to Whitehorse, responsible, reliable, mature, clean, can care for pets and plants, handyman, refs. 334-0339 or 778-267-6645

4-BDRM HOUSE, Porter Creek, beautiful country setting in town, N/S, N/P, no parties, joint tenants welcome, $1,800/mon + utils. cjacstephen@gmail.com

Real Estate

2 ROOMATES to share new, spacious duplex, Copper Ridge, clean, responsible tenants, bedrooms not furnished, N/P, $700/mon all-inclusive. Jaron 334-5020

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

Certified Green.

Show Home Open Daily 1-85 Aksala Dr. Visit www.homesbyevergreen.ca for more details or call Maggie 335-7029

Fast & Hassle-Free

PAYDAY LOANS

Get up to $1,500‌ IN CASH! WHITEHORSE MONEY MART 2190 Second Avenue 867-668-6930 Open 7 Days A Week

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 HAINES JUNCTION, 3.9 acres w/mobile home, service ready. Lot 1026, Nygren subdivision, motivated to sell, price reduced to $65,000. 867-334-6065 3-BDRM, UPPER level, Crestview. Bathroom plus ensuite. Laundry & parking. Oil & electric heat, Refs & DD ReqĘźd, N/S, $1600/mon + utilities, 667-4858.

3-BDRM 2-BATH house on treed corner large lot, close to schools and bus stop, full basement suite, will sell furnish or unfurnished, offers, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553

Help Wanted SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT to start training for your work-at-home career today!

CANADIAN LYNDEN TRANSPORT Looking for Class 1 Drivers With Super B experience E-mail resume to: abjork@lynden.com or Fax 867-668-3196 Call 867-668-3198

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

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

The best way to deal with your concerns.

Free, no obligation consultation.

333-0717

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GAS POWERED 225 amp Hobart arc welder, 17hp Kohler engine, mounted on 4-wheeled wagon, $1,200 obo. 633-6502 IBEX VALLEY GREENHOUSE AND GIFTS 800 thread count Egyptian cotton sheet sets King, Queen, Double, Twin, 12 colours Purses and Fairy Garden Decor Free delivery to Whitehorse 335-2210 or 633-4415

STERLING SILVER spoon collection from different parts of the world in 4 beautiful wood display cases w/glass sliding doors.

333-9020 IPHONE 4S, good condition, Bell or Virgin mobile free of contract, $180. 334-6087 DISABLED ELECTRIC wheelchair, completely redone, new tires as well as spares, $2,500 obo. 334-6043

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre WE ARE HIRING TWO STAFF

Facilitators for Drop-in Art Space We are hiring staff to participate in facilitating a drop-in art space for youth ages 15-25. The positions are full-time term positions and will run from date of hire to March 31. The starting wage is $20.50/hr. The purpose of this project is to provide participants with support, space, materials and time to explore, learn and create within an encouraging and safe atmosphere.

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is inviting applications for

Chair for Off Settlement Land Working Group Reporting to the Executive Council, the Chair for this committee will guide discussions around this issue but remain neutral in their position at all times. The working group is comprised of two General Council members, TTC Finance director, TTC Implementation and Negotiations Director, TTC Legal Counsel and a member of the Executive Council.

The chair will have excellent mediation skills, analytical reasoning ability, and writing skills. At the outset, the Chair is tasked with assisting the working group in drafting terms of reference and a work plan for approval by Executive Council. The Chair will report to Executive Council quarterly to provide an update on the progress of the working group as identified in the work plan. The availability of the working group and the work plan will dictate the tenure of the working group. The presentation to General Council on their findings may also result in additional discussion and reporting.

In order to ensure neutrality, the Chair will not be a TTC citizen, the spouse of a TTC citizen, or TTC staff.

For further information call 867.390.2532 ext. 304 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

Closing Date: Monday, January 5, 2015

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com

14ʟX16ʟX6ʟ CANVAS wall tent, brand new, no frame, $1,200. 334-8335 1� HOMELITE water pump. 633-6553 STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $50. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154 COLLECTION OF 1,000 + vinyl records from 70s, 80s & 90s, rock, country & blues.

334-4568 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 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 BERKELEY 5PL pressure pump with Pro Pressure Tank, PS6H-505, new, never used, $550. 334-8335 32ʟX16ʟX6ʟ WALL tent, brand new, no frame, $2,000. 334-8335 1965-66 TOPPS Hockey Cards, complete set, great shape, $1,500. Ross @ 633-3154 PIONEER FEATHER-LITE parka, menʟs sz med, like new, $175, snowmobile suit, unisex down insulated, $75. 633-3053 STEEL BUILDINGS...�REALLY BIG SALE!�

All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca PERSIAN CARPET, Habibian Nain, creme/blue, tan, red trim, 600 knots psi, 5'X8', bought mid-east, appraised, documented, offers, great in L/R, dining rm, home, cabin, 867-456-4109. herbeeking@hotmail.com 33 CC ice auger, as new, $225 obo.

633-6502

The Yukon Council on Aging requires a

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This position provides assistance to Yukon Seniors relative to government pensions, benefits, and various Seniors’ Grant programs. The Centre Coordinator also provides administrative assistance to the Yukon Council on Aging Board of Directors.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of Simply Accounting, possess strong computer skills, have an ability to relate and be sensitive to seniors and their requirements, and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Knowledge of Senior Pension and Benefits an asset.

The position requires a Notary Public Certificate or ability to obtain certification within 6 months.

Salary $23.50 per hour DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: JANUARY 12, 2015 Please forward resume clearly marked: “Senior Information Centre Coordinator� to: Hiring Committee Yukon Council on Aging 4061B-4th Avenue Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A-1H1

ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Are you looking for volunteer opportunities?

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5-DRAWER PLASTIC tower on wheels, $12, Brita water filter pitchers, 2 & 4 L, $12 & $7, 18” men's silver necklace, 3-chain braided design in box, $80. 334-3698

STAINLESS STEEL mesh chandelier, very modern, beautiful, was $450 + shipping new, asking $300. 633-4139

TAMRON 70-300MM F/4-5.6 SP DI VC USD lens + hood for Nikon DSLR, like new, $400 obo. 336-8802

HPI MICRO RSY Mustang, like “Bullit”, drift or on road tires, has no charger, good cond, $200 obo. 334-6519

HANDMADE CULTURED brick, rustic manner, 1/2" thick, 2 boxes of flats & 1 box of corners, $250 takes all, $150 per box.

633-4139

VARIOUS HARDCOVER autobiographies, all exc cond, Adrienne Clarkson, Presley, Pierre Trudeau, Sinatra, Winfrey, Celine Dion, Liz Taylor, etc, $10-$20. 393-2996 for details

BEAVER MITTENS, all hand-crafted, warm, $500 obo. 334-6043 GENERATORS, VARIOUS, prices negotiable, compressor, $200 obo. 334-6043 SINGER PROFINISH serger, perfect for finishing and hemming your sewing projects, $400 obo. 633-6085 16 X 24 steel garage, Future Building, in Whitehorse, new, still in box, $11,000.

333-5247 HAND-CRAFTED LOG bed, new, can be seen in Tagish, $350. 867-399-3904 aft 6pm AIR NORTH plane tickets for last-minute travelers, $500 return + airport improvement fees. For details 668-6257 or janjes@northwestel.net

TV HBO series Rome, seasons 1 & 2, $45 per season, asking $65 for both, Season 2 still in wrapper. 333-0915 MYSTERIES – various authors. 40 paperbacks, $25. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, two rare books about it (history, statistics, photos).

Excellent shape $50. Ross 633-3154.

ROOM FULL of hand and power tools, wood and metal, view 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553 BLINDS, SHADE-O-MATIC, 1.5 horizontal, Basswood, 45 3/8 x 42 3/8, oak colour, aluminum headrail w/decorative valance, hardware & instructions incl, exc cond, $50.

335-3316

First Nation of Na Cho Nyäk Dun

MAYO, YUKON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Executive Director Operations Manager Elders Coordinator -1/2 time position Finance Director Closing date Jan 12, 2015 For a copy of the job descriptions or send your resume please contact by email intergovmanager@nndfn,com or call 867-996-2265 ext 125 or 867-334-3972.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 EPSON POWERLITE HomeCinema 720p projector + 120" screen, new lamp, 10,000:1 contrast ratio for great colours, exc cond, $795 obo. 336-4168 WII GAME console with multiple controllers, approx. 20 games & Wiifit board, $125 obo.

633-6711 after 4:30

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

POPCORN MACHINE, $20, Min Wii game system c/w Mario game, $50 obo, girlʼs Fila skates, sz 4, $20 obo. 689-0463

15.6" EMACHINES E442 - v634 laptop windows 7, 320gb dvd burner sd webcam. Everything works. I am getting about 2 hrs of battery, $180. 668-5207

Store (867) 633-3276

Native Brain-Tanned

FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154

AT REASONABLE PRICES

IPOD TOUCH 3rd gen 32Gb, includes protective skin & earphones, $100. 668-4613

Moose Hides Tanned beaver & other furs also available.

Ph (780) 355-3557 or (780) 461-9677

IPAD 1ST gen 64Gb, includes green cover case & black cover case w/bluetooth keyboard, $200. 668-4613

Electrical Appliances PROPANE CLOTHES dryer, heavy duty, Kenwood, brand new, $1,200. 334-8335 STAND UP washer and dryer unit. White in color and older model. $400. 335-1088

TVs & Stereos BLU RAY movies, $5 ea, XBox, older model, hardly used, $200 obo. 334-6043 FLAT SCREEN TV, 335-7830 RCA 42" LED TV, includes manuals and remote, $200. 668-4613

YAMAHA CLAVINOVA piano model CVP509, check wonderful features on Internet, perfect for beginners or advanced players, over $9,000 in stores, asking $6,200.

Serge 667-2196 after 5pm Guitar/Bass and Music Theory Lessons with Jim Holland in the Takhini Hot Springs area starting in January 2015.

Beginners to intermediate Call for times and prices 867-335-0396 FENDER SQUIRE, amp & guitar, new strings, good cond, almost new, $350 obo.

334-6519

Computers & Accessories

WANTED: OLD Fender guitar amplifiers that do not work. Steve at 867-393-4744 or fourmusic@northwestel.net

WHITE IPAD Mini 2 Retina 16GB 3G + WiFi, new in box, unused, selling for $75 cheaper than AppleStore, c/w aluminum bumper case worth $50. 336-4168

UPRIGHT 1920 Howard piano, vg condition, lovely sound, exc sound board, last tuned 2011, appraised in 2009, c/w adjustable bench, $1,300. 334-2755

Executive Administrator

s Other related duties as reasonably required EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: BA or equivalent undergraduate degree in field related to Finance, Public Administration and Business or equivalent experience with accounting systems, budgets, internal controls, business planning, and asset management. Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a medium to large organization at a senior level.

FOR A COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION & PAYSCALE PLEASE CONTACT: BRENDA BINGHAM, at info@vuntut.com CLOSES JANUARY 15, 2015

Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.

EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432 DRY SPRUCE FIREWOOD Cut to length 16” and up From Haines Junction Local delivery $250 per cord 456-2035 CB FIREWOOD $250/cord $240/cord for multiple cords of 4 or more 335-4065 or 633-3086 QUALITY DRY FIREWOOD $250 per cord Leave message for David 332-1300 DUKE'S FIREWOOD Round Firewood Multiples of 2 cords, $250/cord Round 6 cord load, $230/cord Cash sales only 334-8122

TEL: 867-633-8972 FAX: 867-456-7139 EMAIL: INFO@VUNTUT.COM

MAIN DUTIES: s Maintain office clerical, filing and record keeping systems s Assist the CEO, as directed, with the background research and drafting of funding proposals s Preparation for yearend audit s Bill payments and/or invoicing to associated companies s Conduct seasonal/term recruitments on behalf of VGLP s Makes logistical arrangements for Board meetings including the preparation and distribution of agendas, related reference materials and meeting minutes set for approval s Preparation of a wide range of reports, correspondence, discussion papers, written recommendations and other relevant documentation pertaining to Board Activities. s Maintain filing systems (hard copy and electronic) ensuring all records and documentation is fully accessible and properly stored. s Preparation and publication of VGLP communications

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Projects Coordinator Job Posting

The Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY): is a not for profit organization that works to empower communities to support Yukoners to lead an active, healthy lifestyle through recreation and parks.

Job Posting: RPAY is hiring a Projects Coordinator in a full time term position that will end on March 31st, 2019.

This four-year position requires a 37.5 hour workweek and will commence in late January / early February 2015. The starting salary is $23.70 per hour and includes 8% vacation pay and sick days pro-rated at a rate of 1 day per month.

Position Responsibilities: include the coordination and management of specific projects and the provision of administrative/office tasks.

Other related duties include providing support for RPAY staff and contractors and maintaining the RPAY website.

Qualifications: applicants should have excellent writing skills in English, be able to work well with people, have a valid Yukon Drivers License and a willingness and availability to travel to rural Yukon communities.

A degree, diploma or equivalent experience in a field related to parks and recreation, two years of related office coordination/ receptionist work, excellent computer skills, event planning and management, good interpersonal and customer service skills, and the ability to manage and maintain a client or membership database are also desired.

Applications: please submit a letter of interest and current resume to the Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY).

Applications should be dropped off or mailed to RPAY at 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1H1.

Deadline: Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Friday, January 16th, 2015. Successful applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.

Information: Copies of the Job Descriptions are available for pick up at Sport Yukon. For more information please contact Anne Morgan at 668-2389 after January 5th, 2015.

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 DONʼS FIREWOOD SERVICE •Single cord specialist •Wood stockpiled in Whitehorse for quick daily deliveries •Social Services accepted 393-4397 DJG CONTRACTING Delivering single/multiple cord orders cut to length 20 cords in tree length Pick up in Whitehorse or Haines Junction Call or text David at 332-8327

Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL COMPOUND BOW, hardly used, need to sell, $350 obo. 334-6043 HUSQVARNA RIFLE, 1980 Carl Gustaf 270 Winchester Nitro w/Leupold M8-4X scope, Monte Carlo oiled walnut stock w/shoulder strap, exc cond, $1,195 obo. 334-2418 LEE ENFIELD No4 Mk1, professional conversion to .308 win, new .308 bbl, no finish, new bolt parts, new synthetic stock, scope mount, no sights, no magazine, $500, PAL req'd. 667-2276 LEE ENFIELD No1 Mk III* SMLE, sporterized wood, aftermarket Lyman sight, full length bbl, new camo finish with clearcoat, good cond, $340, PAL req'd. 667-2276 2011 SAKO Model 75 stainless synthetic 30-06 with Sako Optilock rings and bases, Limbsaver recoil pad, shoots 1'' groups, 7 3/8lbs, new $2,050 asking $1,500 obo.

336-0007 CZ 455 22lr/17hmr combo new, wood stock $625 obo, Leupold vx-r 3-9x40 new, $575, Minox ZA5 2-10X50 new, $450 obo.

667-4425 WINCHESTER 70 Classic Sporter 300win mag, wood stock $700 obo, Tikka Hunter 338 win mag, wood stock $750 obo.

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Wanted WANTED: BOAT trailer suitable for 18-25Ęź boat, fixer-upper ok, must have brakes, no rollers or boat perch is ok. 668-5207 WANTED: BOTTLES and Cans. Twas the weeks around Christmas, and a reminder though short, as you empty those bottles, bring them to Raven and help support NORTHERN LITE truck camper to fit Nissan short box, will consider other campers to fit same. 633-2272 eves WANTED: TO do housesitting from February 9 until May 15, 2015 during tax season, preferably in Whitehorse, 63-year-old. 335-0107 WANTED: DOUBLE doors, interior & exterior. 334-6868 or 668-3011

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2003 ACURA MDX, fully loaded, all wheel drive, $5,800 obo. 333-0049 2002 FORD Focus ZTS, exc cond, power everything, c/w 4 quality studded winter tires & 2 summer tires on rims, reliable, 160,000 kms, $3,900 obo. 334-5032

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1997 FORD F-350, 4x4, DRW, auto, diesel 7.3L, regular cab flat deck w/jockey box, flip up hitch for goose neck, low miles, clean good work truck, $7,500 obo. 334-5182

2010 POLARIS RMK 800, 155" track, all stock, very low hrs, good suspension, c/w cover and dollies, $6,000 obo. 334-5182

1985 FORD truck, dually in rear, new tires, manual, ideal wood truck, $6,000. 333-5247

1995 ARCTIC Cat, 580 EXT, 136� track, fuel injection, reverse, new battery, 970 mi, like new cond, $2,800 obo. John 399-3911

1971 TOYOTA FJ40, winch, spare parts. 78 Toyota auto, 81 Toyota utility van, needs clutch. 82 Toyota 4x4 p/u, 85 GMC 1-ton 4X4, steel flatdeck. 250-651-7773

2008 YAMAHA MP 4-stroke, 144� track, good fuel economy, $4,000. John 399-3911

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2009 MODEL 125 cc Yamaha Grizzly ATV, well maintained, regular oil change, handle bar & thumb warmers, cargo box, always stored indoors, exc cond, $2,500 obo.

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2006 POLARIS Ranger 6x6 sxs, full can, heater, gun scabbard, new winch, tires, fuel tank, pump, front end, runs well, $8,700 obo, will consider trade for street bike/quad.

334-6494 2013 BEARCAT snowmobile long track, $7,200 obo. 633-4115 or 334-0254 2009 SKI-DOO Tundra, ROTAX 300, yellow, great cond, very low mileage, c/w Pelican utility tow bogan, $5,500 obo. 336-0105 WANTED: TRACK, hood & other parts for 1980 Moto Ski Mirage II/Skidoo Citation.

Mark @ 393-2962 2009 SKI-DOO Summit 800 154" track, 1800 miles, C&A skis, ceramic coated can, includes extra a arms, Ski-doo cover, great shape, $6,500 obo. 333-0484 2010 SKANDIC SWT v800, 9400 km, $6000 obo. 335-6966 2009 YAMAHA Venture MP 4-stroke, exc cond, rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, spare carbide runners, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover, $6,000.

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Heavy Equipment LT 40 Woodmizer band saw, just over 300 hrs, includes 4 boxes blades, auto sharpener, setter, new 24' extension , cuts 45' log, located in Telegraph Cr, $22,000. Wes 250-235-3333 3 8V71 Detroit engines w/pump drives & hydraulic pumps, $1,800 ea; Fiat Allis 945 loader & Euclid rock truck parts, assorted loader & truck tires. 250-651-7773

Aircraft 1974 BELLANCA Scout on wheels, Lycoming Engine TSO 470, Mcauley Prop TSN:109.7, skis, float fittings. Reduced price $50,000. Email Justin at rogers@northwestel.net or call 667-7573

Campers & Trailers HEAVY DUTY 3/4 ton utility truck box trailer made from Chevy truck box, blue & white, no rust, 16� wheels, $750 obo. 334-4568

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TANDEM AXLE flat bed trailer, 16Ęź w/beaver tail, home made, used for hauling TD-6 bulldozer, suitable for Bobcat etc, lights work, hitch needs some work, $600. 336-1876

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YUKON ORIENTEERING Association Annual General Meeting at 7:00 pm on January 28, 2015 at Sport Yukon building. AGM is open to all members

F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting at 6:30pm, Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Fine Dining Room at the school. Everyone welcome

SECOND OPINION Society General Membership Meeting, Jan. 10, 1pm-4pm, Many Rivers Boardroom, Hawkins & 4th, to review, evaluate and revise the Mission, Vision, Values Statement. Information call 667-2037

ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association monthly meeting Tuesday, January 13, Sport Yukon Boardroom #1, 7pm. Topics, Rotary Centennial (Pedestrian) bridge and WTGC. All welcome.

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

THE MEANING of Life, Documentary on alternative prison system in BC, Whitehorse Library, Tuesday Jan. 13, 6:30pm-8:45 pm.

Introduction by Marian Horne. Sponsored by SOS and YCLC. Information call 667-2037

CANADIAN FIREARMS Safety Course, PAL, non-restricted, Sat & Sun January 24 & 25, 8:30am-4:30pm, cost $120. Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club, Mile 3.2 Grey Mountain Rd. Call 633-6202 to register.

AGM/YUKON SCHUTZHUND Association, Sunday, January 25, 2015, 10am-12Noon, Whitehorse Public Library. Dog enthusiasts welcome.

CONGRATULATIONS! Planning a 2015 Wedding?

Contact Glenn King, Yukon Marriage Commissioner to perform your ceremony. Experience with: Vows, Timelines, Processions, Elopement, Outside, Simple home, Formal Events. herbeeking@hotmail.com 867-456-4109 or 204-880-7245

SUNDAY JANUARY 11, 2015, Membership Open House, Swap Meet and General Meeting, 10am-4pm, Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Mile 3.2 Grey Mountain Rd.

PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, January 12th, 5:15 pm, Guild Hall, all welcome, come show your support. 633-4829 for info

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS will be holding a meeting on Jan. 19th at 6:30 at Second Opinion Society 304 Hawkins St. Contact Kim Tucker 336-1416

WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY Choir and Neptunes registration, Jan 12th and 19th, beginning at 6:00 pm, Whitehorse United Church. Persephone and Chamber Choir registration, Jan 14th and 21st, Whitehorse Baptist Church

SALSA YUKON Latin Dance Classes, Intermediate Rueda de Casino starting January 15th, Beginner Salsa and Intermediate Salsa with hint of Bachata starting January 16th. salsayukon@gmail.com for info

PADDLERS ABREAST Open House/AGM and General Meeting Jan 15th, Whitehorse Public Library. Breast cancer survivors interested in paddling in the YRQ or recreational paddling are encouraged to attend. www.paddlersabreast.org DEADLINE FOR breast cancer survivors wishing to paddle on the Paddlers Abreast 2015 Yukon River Quest team is Jan 31, 2015. www.paddlersabreast.org for more information and application form.

HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net YUKON SUMMER Music Camp AGM, January 9, 2015, 6:30pm at Well Read Books.

Snacks, refreshments, music camp talk, join our board, become a friend of YMCS. See you there 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 YUKON LIBERAL Party AGM, January 10, 2015, MacBride Museum, 10:00am. This is formal notice of the meeting and that there will be constitutional motions. Visit ylp.ca for more info OLD FIRE Hall, January 7, 2015, 7-9pm, evening of experimental music in conjunction with Joyce MajiskiĘźs exhibition North of Myth, featuring John Godfrey, Daniel Janke, Karen Power, Gordie Walker. Admission by donation YUKON ARTS Centre Public Art Gallery, January 10, 2015, 1-3pm, North of Myth Artist Talk featuring Joyce Majiski & Karen Power, presentation on Arctic Circle artist residency and a walkthrough. Free YUKON ARTS Centre, January 29, 2015, 7-9pm, North of Myth Poetry Night featuring Erling Friis-Baastad, Joanna Lilley, Michael Eden Reynolds and Clea Roberts with host Ellen Bielawski. Free

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, January 27 from 7:00pm 9:00pm at Whitehorse United Church (upstairs). Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org TESOL YUKON dissolution meeting. All former members and interested parties are welcome, Monday, January 19 @ 7:30pm, Whitehorse Public Library. For more information: ML @660-4053 SWING DANCE lessons with Erica & Bruce, January 14 to February 18, 2015, at Leaping Feats, 7:45pm to 9:15pm. 6 classes, $120.

To register or for info email Erica@northwestel.net or 668-3408 YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents Barrow's Goldeneye: tracking for conservation with Sean Boyd, Wednesday, January 7, 7:30pm, Beringia Centre, Whitehorse. Free.

JACK HULLAND School Council is holding its Regular Council Meeting on January 7 at 7:00 PM in the School Library. Everyone is welcome.

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding its Regular Council Meeting on January 14 at 6:30 PM in the School Library.

Everyone is welcome.

YUKON SUMMER Music Camp AGM invitation, Friday Jan 9, 6:30-7pm, Well Read Books. Snacks, beverages and fun plans. All welcome.

EXHIBITION: LABORATOIRE dʟhiver January 9-31, Arts Underground. CÊcile Girard, ioleda, Joe la Jolie et Karen Éloquin-Arseneau unveil works created during the winter season. afy.yk.ca DOWNTOWN URBAN Gardeners 6pm-7pm annual potluck dinner, 7pm-8pm AGM and some early community garden planning, Wednesday, January 14, 504 Cook. Info rdlamb@northwestel.net COFFEE HOUSE, Saturday Feb. 7, featuring Stewart Ely + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, show at 7:30pm, $5, United Church bsmt, 6th + Main, 633-4255 HABITAT FOR Humanity Yukon information sessions for duplex ownership opportunity, Whitehorse Public Library, Jan. 17@ 10:30am & Jan. 19 @ 6pm. Attendance at one session required to pick-up application.

BIRDING MEET & greet, potluck, presentation & talk about special birds, Wednesday Jan. 15, Hellaby Hall, corner of Fourth and Elliot, 6-9 p.m. Hosted by the Yukon Bird Club, all welcome

Services

WHITEHORSE G E N E R A L Hospital Women's Auxiliary, Monday Jan. 12, 7:30pm, WGH. New members welcome!

Info: 667-7185

IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It's That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tuesday Jan. 13, 9:30am, Ricky's. All welcome! Info: 667-2644

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

Margaret Jarvis Margaret passed away January 1, 2015.

Funeral will take place Thursday, January 8th at 2:00PM at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Reception to follow in CYO Hall.

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BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta.

Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc.

Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Snow Shovelling and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 125 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach more than 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.

THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY • Construction • Renovation • Finishing • Cabinets • Tiling • Flooring • Repairs • Specialty woodwork • Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net - 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 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

DRUG PROBLEM?

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015

Narcotics AL-ANON

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Has your life been affected by someone’s drinking???

Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. <BYTE> Fridays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 4071 - 4th Ave. <Many Rivers>

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Mondays 7:30 p.m.

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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. 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 (Board Room) 7:00 pm Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS) SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 7:00 pm Hospital Meeting Boardroom (OM, NS) NS - No Smoking OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking

www.aa.org bcyukonaa.org AA 867-668-5878 24 HRS A DAY

contact 667-7142

WEDNESDAY

12:00 Noon Anglican Church on 4th & Elliott, Back Door Entrance

FRIDAY

7:00 PM Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg (4th & Strickland) 8:00 PM Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg (4th & Strickland)

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

Beaver Creek

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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. Friday - 1:30pm Unity Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital

Saturday - 7pm North Star Group Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave.

Destruction Bay

Y.T.

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre Haines Junction

Y.T.

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

Health Centre Old Crow

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

Health Centre

Pelly Crossing

Y.T.

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

Ross River

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

Health Centre

Telegraph Creek

B.C. Tuesday - 8:00 p.m.

Soaring Eagles Sewing Centre

Teslin Y.T. Wednesday - 7:00pm Wellness Centre #4 McLeary Friday - 1:30p.m.

Health Centre Watson Lake

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

Health Centre

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Silvertip Mine Public Comment Period & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Take notice that JDS Silver Inc. (JDSS), located at Suite 860-625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6, proposes to develop an underground silver/zinc/ lead mine located 90 km southwest of Watson Lake, Yukon. The proposed Silvertip Mine is expected to process 74,000 tonnes of ore per anum (tpa) over an 18 year mine life. The Major Projects Office of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is leading a coordinated authorizations review for the proposed Project on behalf of the Ministries of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of the Environment. The Major Projects Office is currently inviting public comments about the proposed project related to the following authorizations: Authorization(s)

Act or Regulation

Project Component

Mines Act Permit

Mines Act

Part 10.2.1 Health and Safety 14675-35 Chief Inspector of Mines Ministry of Energy Reclamation Code for Mines in Mine# 0100079 and Mines PO Box 9320, Stn Prov. Govt British Columbia Victoria, BC V8W 9N3

Mining Lease

Mineral Tenure Act Conversion of Mineral Claim cells

13880-03-637

Environmental Management Act

106576

Environmental Management Act Permit

Waste Discharge

File No.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES â&#x20AC;&#x153;Country Residential Snow Plowingâ&#x20AC;?

All Subdivisions & acreages off Mayo Rd, MacPherson, Hidden Valley, Pilot Mountain & Hot Springs Rd. Honest & Prompt Service Amy Iles Call 667-4981 or 334-6369

Contacts

Mineral Titles 300-865 Hornby St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2G3 Environmental Management Section Ministry of Environment Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Ave, Smithers, BC

Mines Act Permit JDS Silver Inc. (JDSS), has submitted, as part of a joint application, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed Silvertip Mine.

Mining Lease Take notice that JDS Silver Inc., 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 532 Leon Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 6J6, free miner certificate client number 278785, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identified by the mineral claims listed below. The mineral claims will be surveyed and approved by the Surveyor General.

The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application: t 5FOVSF /VNCFST BOE t .JOFSBM 5JUMFT .BQ /VNCFS 0 Posted at the Chief Gold Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in Victoria, British Columbia, this 15_ Day of November , 2014.

Environmental Management Act Permit: JDS Silver Inc. (JDSS) is seeking the Ministry of Environment Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authorization to discharge air emissions/effluent/ from an underground mining operation. The source(s) of discharge are: 1. Air emissions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 x Electro Motive 1 MW Generators & 2 x Electro Motive 2 MW Generators 2. Effluent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; discharge from the Water Treatment Facility (High Density Sludge Process and cyanide destruction) The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur on BC Mineral Claim Number : 509658 and 510224 (lat 59.98 long -130.34 ) The facility is located 24 km South of km 1085 of the Alaska Highway, West of Watson Lake, Yukon. within the [geographical location, i.e. airshed, watershed, municipality, etc.]. The land upon which the discharge will occur is BC Mineral Claim Number: 509658 and 510224 (lat 59.98 long -130.34 ). It is located 24k km South of km 1085 of the Alaska Highway, West of Watson Lake, Yukon, within the [geographical location, i.e. airshed, watershed, municipality, etc. (if different from the above referenced legal description/reference to coordinates in mining lease)]. The operating period for this facility will be 24 hours/7 days/wk over a 6 month period every year, approximately from May to October

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ADVERTISING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SERVICES ENQ 7575 Project Description: Advertising production services for print media such as newspapers and periodicals, the development of collateral including advertising, images and photography, print and digital tools Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 14, 2015. 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 Pascale Black at (867) 667-3585.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

Highways and Public Works

Table 2: Disharge Concentrations Expected from the MWTP

A copy of the permit applications, including supporting documentation, is available for public viewing at Watson Lake Community Library.

Any person interested in or, who may be adversely affected by, the proposed project and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to; Kevin Weston, COO, Suite 860-625 Howe St, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 kweston@jdssilver.com or Loralee Johnstone, VP Permitting & Community Affairs Suite 860-625 Howe St, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 loraleej@jdsmining.ca

Project Description: Governments of Yukon Standing Offer Agreements (SOAs) for placement services are used from time to time throughout the year for newspapers, periodicals and other media. These SOAs are for services to Yukon government departments and some Crown corporations.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 14, 2015. 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 Pascale Black at (867) 667-3585.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘Low rates. â&#x20AC;˘Great service. â&#x20AC;˘Honest and trustworthy. â&#x20AC;˘Six years experience.

Phone (867) 332-8996 SNOW CLEARING/REMOVAL Sidewalks, Driveways, Parking lots, Compounds Private and Commercial Properties Fast and reliable service Aurora Toolcat Services 867-334-8447

Lost & Found LOST: WALLET, green with bright trim, on December 15. 633-6313 FOUND: TOYOTA key with Toyota insignia coin & house key, found at end of Main St. 336-1949 LOST DOG, female black & white Border Collie, New YearĘźs Eve in Hidden Valley, please call 633-4898 or 335-7653 if you see her

Business Opportunities

TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager! Government certified ONLINE course. Access to Jobs across BC registered with us. 35 years of success! BBB Accredited Member. www.RMTI.ca

Yukon College Tender yukoncollege.yk.ca

RFP2014460 Evaluation Plan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yukon Research Centre (YRC) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yukon College Closes: Noon PST, January 15, 2015 The College requires consulting services to prepare an Evaluation Plan for YRC that will be used as a guide for the ongoing evaluation of the Centre. The preferred consultant will have experience in preparing Plans for entities conducting applied research, and those involved in the commercialization of research projects. The Plan is required by March 31, 2015.

Complete packages are available by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca (867-668-8864).

The College will be closed from December 24 (noon) and reopening on January 2, 2015.

December 18, 2014 The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

COMPUTER NERDS 4 HIRE for Seniors We do house calls.

668-2230

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ADVERTISING PLACEMENT SERVICES ENQ 7574

All mine contact water will be collected and routed to a Main Collection Pond (MCP) at the mine site. Water collected in the MCP will be used in processing ore and any excess water will be treated in the mine water treatment plant prior to discharge to the environment. Effluent discharge rates will vary over the course of the year and range from 2 L/s (183 m3/d) to peak values of roughly 30 L/s (2600 m3/d). The water treatment plant will remove cyanide and metal contaminants through cyanide destruction using SO2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;air and high density sludge (HDS, respectively. The expected water quality in the discharge from the mine water treatment plant for the parameters of environmental interest is summarized in Table 2.

HOUSECLEANING SERVICES *Kitchens & Bathrooms *Floors & Walls *Laundry *Basic Yard Work â&#x20AC;˘Errands, Prep Cooking & More See how I can help make your life easier!

LACEY @ 867-689-5223

NEW YEAR, NEW CAREER! CanScribe Medical Transcription graduates are in high demand. Enrol today and be working from home in one year! info@canscribe.com.

1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com.

Expected air emission rates from each primary point source emission source is summarized in Table 1 below. Dust collection will be used in the plant in areas where excessive dust may be produced.

Table 1: Summary of Emission Rates from Point Sources

ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘Residential & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘All jobs, large or small â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount 332-7879

Highways and Public Works

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015

Looking for NEW Business / Clients?

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LARGE 6 drawer wood desk with matching 6 drawers, 2 door credenza & 2 large metal filing cabinets, view at 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553

Childcare BUSY BEE DAYHOME, Riverdale, has openings.

18 months - 5 years.

Hot lunch, snacks provided.

Learning through play, planned activities, caring environment.

20 yearsĘź experience.

References available. Kim 633-2177 kmbryer@gmail.com

MATCHING COUCH & loveseat, c/w cushions, great cond, paid $1,300, asking $750 obo. 689-0463

Furniture

BLINDS, HUNTER Douglas Lightlines, 1â&#x20AC;? horizontal aluminum, 45 3/8 x 42 3/8, sand colour, hardware & instructions incl, exc cond, $35. 335-3316

THE PERFECT Chair 300, high quality forest green leather, zero gravity, raises legs above your heart, restful for the back, retail $1,999, asking $1,000. 633-3709

Book Your Ad Today!

ANTIQUE SINGER sewing table, metal pedestal base, good shape, 4 side drawers, 1 horizontal front drawer, $300. 633-3709

4 s & E: wordads@yukon-news.com

LARGE FUTON couch, makes into bed, wooden, exc cond, $200. 334-6043

Sports Equipment SNOWBOARD, GNV Park Pickle, 147 width, 2 sets of bindings, $350 obo. 334-6519 TITANIUM BIKE w/Race Face cranks, meticulously maintained, many new parts including headset, drive train (SRAM X.7Shifters PG970Cassette PC951 Chain), cables & housing, captain tires, front/back brake pads.

336-4168 CCM GIRLS figure skate, size 6, $20, Graf hockey skates, size 2.5, $15, CCM Vector hockey helmet/cage, size small, $15.

456-7758 SKI BOOTS, Salomon SNS Profil 511, blue, size 47, $45. 660-4321 TEETER BRAND inversion table/vibration cushion, great for chronic back pain, relieves pressure by gently stretching spine, $325.

336-4168 WOMAN'S BURTON snowboard boots, size 7.5, used three times, new condition, were $350, asking $200 obo. 333-0915 TREADMILL, HARDLY used, paid $350, asking $150. 393-4403

Livestock HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218 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

4 SOLID wood dining room chairs, darker stain, $125. 336-4168 WOODEN SINGLE bed frame with mattress, $40. 456-7758 STAPLES DESK chair, blue, like new, $10.

668-5882 IKEA PINE queen size bed frame, excellent condition, $150. 633-2307

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Contractors able to deliver CDF proposal to help build organizational governance model

POWER LIFT chair, good cond, hardly used, dark blue stripe, $450 obo. 633-4342

Personals 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 DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

Northern Cultural Expressions Society is seeking Expression of Interest from Contractors able to deliver CDF proposal to help build organizational governance model. The successful contractor will also review and strengthen existing policies and procedures.

Please contact Jackie at 633-4186 or email ed@northernculture.org and provide CV before January 14, 2015.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Northern Cultural Expressions Society is building its Volunteer-base of Instructors for 2015. We have limited funding.

We are seeking Expression of Interest for traditional sewers, crafters, beaders to help deliver programming for the winter.

Please submit your resume and photos, if available.

Interested persons will have a strong understanding of First Nations Heritage and Culture. They will be working with youth at-risk so must be able to provide a Criminal Records Check.

Please contact Jackie at 633-4186 or email: ed@northernculture.org

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

14â&#x20AC;? SEAT, round skirt Western saddle package, includes 3 shaped saddle pads, headstall with reins & breast collar, $450.

456-2249

CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903

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Communications Strategy including Marketing & Engagement Plan Trâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ondĂŤk-Klondike, future World Heritage Site

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CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community?

Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime.

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

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RFP2014454 Evaluation Plan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Northern Institute of Social Justice (NISJ) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yukon College Closes: Noon PST, January 15, 2015 The College requires consulting services to prepare an Evaluation Plan for NISJ that will be used as a guide for the ongoing evaluation of the Institute. The Plan is required

by March 31, 2015. NISJ was created to deliver training that meets the short-term needs of social justice-related organizations for qualified entry-level staff and to provide accredited education that meets the longer-term needs of social justice-related agencies for senior staff.

Complete packages are available by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@ yukoncollege.yk.ca (867-6688864).

The College will be closed from December 24 (noon) and reopening on January 2, 2015.

RFP2014459 Design Build â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lower residence renovation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; north side â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yukon College Closes: NOON PST, January 19, 2015 The College requires a Design Build Contractor to design and complete a renovation project in accordance with specifications.

The renovation is to be completed by July 31, 2015, with a portion completed by March 31 to match funding cash flows.

Complete packages are available by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@yukoncollege. yk.ca (867-668-8864).

The College will be closed December 24th (noon) reopening on January 2, 2015.

LAND LOTTERY Whitehorse Copper Subdivision Whitehorse Energy, Mines and Resources, Land Management Branch is holding a land lottery for 4 country residential lots in the Whitehorse Copper subdivision in the City of Whitehorse.

The lots being offered are Lot 30 on LTO Plan number 2008-0094 and Lots 61-1, 61-2 and 61-3 on LTO Plan number 2014-0014.

Information packages and application forms will be available after 2:00 p.m. local time, on December 17, 2014.

BROME HAY BALES 55 lb bales No rain, no weeds Nice leafy hay $12.00 each 456-2035

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BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment

MATTRESS & box spring for single bed, 42" x 75", bought in 2013 for spare bedroom, mint condition, $225 obo. 667-4910

HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net

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Deadline for receipt of proposals: January 20, 2015, 4:00 pm Proposed Project Start Date: January 26, 2015 Project Completion Date: March 31, 2015

www.tkwhstatus.ca Please direct all questions in reference to the RFP to: Evelyn Pollock, Across The River Consulting Email: acrosstheriver.evelyn@gmail.com Phone: (867) 993-2306

Land Management Branch 3rd Floor, Suite 320 Elijah Smith Building 300 Main Street Whitehorse, Yukon Or online at: www.emr.gov.yk.ca/lands/upcoming lotteries tender.html Lottery Deadline: Lottery applications must be received before 4:30 p.m. local time, Monday, January 19, 2015.

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