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whether the crack in question was a new one, or an old crack that had grown. tudents at Ross River Department of Education School were back to class spokesperson Ronuk Modha Tuesday. said a community meeting was The school was closed Friday held Monday. About 35 people and remained shut Monday af- came to hear about what was ter staff reported cracks in the being done. Earlier in the day walls. Everybody was sent home the department had met with as a safety precaution. chief and council and the Structural engineers were school council, he said. in Ross River over the weekThe independent engineers end looking at the situawho looked over the school tion, said Doris Wurfbaum, a recommended work to prevent spokesperson with the Yukon truss movement in the area Department of Highways of above the mechanical room.

Public Works. They found no That work will be done over problems with the structural spring break, Wurfbaum said. integrity, she said.

They also recommended Cracking at the school is not exterior work to reinforce the unusual since it was built on foundation on the north wall of permafrost, Wurfbaum said. the building, she said. That will It’s something the department happen this summer. monitors.

The cost of this work hasn’t She said the large crack been calculated yet. that caused concern was 4.2 to The Ross River school was 4.8 meters long (about 14 to built in October 2000. It has 16 feet) in a wall next to the approximately 50 students from library. At its widest point, the Kindergarten to Grade 12. crack was about 2.5 centimetres Yukon College’s Ross River (one inch) wide.

Dene Cho Ke’endi campus is “What we did not know at in the same building. the time is that this wall is not About 40-45 people were structural, it’s not a load-bear- affected by the closure, said spokesperson Michael Vernon. ing wall. But we didn’t know That included the two that when it appeared,” Wurfstaff and 10 students taking a baum said this morning. careers training program. A Since the wall is not loadKaska language course, with bearing, it moves more freely four staff and five students, than other walls, which might was also scheduled to run explain why the crack was so Monday evening. wide, she said.

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training trailer is in Ross River right now.

Two classes related to heavy equipment technician training were scheduled to start Monday.

Even though the mobile classroom is separate from the school, students sometimes use indoor space and also need access to the washrooms, Vernon said.

Since it was only the first day of class, the closure of the school did not have a huge impact on these courses, he said.

Staff met with students in the First Nation’s administration building to give them the basic orientation.

The school is part of a permafrost monitoring program run out of Yukon College by the Northern Climate Exchange.

The results of that study are expected this summer, Wurfbaum said.

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

Correction In our Jan. 7 story “Francophone parents end urge to school spat” Sylvie Painchaud is described as president of the French school board’s parent’s committee. She is actually the president of the French school Emilie Tremblay’s parent’s committee.

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Chamber of mines seeks to reconcile First Nations with government Jacqueline Ronson

withdrawn from mining, but not outfitting or tourism, or any other land use activity.” he Yukon Chamber of When people think about Mines plans to spend this protection in the Peel, they should year improving the relaalso be thinking about Yukon as a tionship between First Nations, whole, he said. industry and government, says “Let’s talk about how there’s six Samson Hartland, the organizamore land use plans to come, and tion’s executive director. what level of protection people Things are not looking great would like to see in Yukon,” said for 2015, when you look at the Hartland. weak global financial markets and “Is it all the Yukon? Should mineral prices together with onYukon be a national park? Should going legal battles with First Nait be 50 per cent? Should it be tions here in the Yukon, he said.

30 per cent? Let’s have a holistic “It’s the worst combination, discussion about land use planthat we’re dealing with right now. ning and what that means to And it continues to get worse,” everybody.” said Hartland.

It’s worth noting that the “The attractiveness of the jujudge’s Peel decision would not risdiction to invest in is continubind any future land use plans ing to fall by the minute as conto a commission’s recommendaflict continues to occur through tions. the courtroom, whatever the issue The decision found that the Ian Stewart/Yukon News is, be it the Peel or be it Class 1 ac- Hikers rest at Mount MacDonald, near the Snake River in the Peel watershed. The Yukon government retains the right to tivities or be it staking – take your Chamber of Mines says it would prefer to see resource issues, like the fight over the land make final decisions on public pick. As we continue to battle lands, so long as it participates use plan for the Peel, settled out of court. these out, people are pushing the fully in the process and is uppause button on the jurisdiction ships with First Nations. for the Peel watershed.

Hartland said the Peel planfront about what it wants to see in and going elsewhere.” the plan.

“Those are the sort of signals The Yukon government anning process was not necessarily There’s not much Yukon min- that you want to send out to the In the case of the Peel plan, the nounced late last month that it fair towards the industry. ers can do about global markets, Yukon government got in trouble rest of the world and industry, will appeal the Yukon Supreme “From the perspective of a but they could have a role in for not being specific about what to say, ‘You know what, we are Court decision that struck down miner, a miner would say, ‘You repairing relationships here at it wanted to see in the plan while working together in harmony, we its plan for the Peel, which know what, I don’t think the home. are respectful of traditional terri- opened up most of the area for commission was balanced. I don’t the planning commission was ac“When we’ve been dealing with tory,’” said Hartland. mineral staking. think that it was representative of tive, and coming up with its own parties as an organization, speakplan after the commission had “If there’s a willingness to reHartland said the chamber a cross-section of all Yukoners. I ing with parties, I think there’s a finished its work. spectfully engage in dialogue and would prefer to see the parties feel that the commission had an genuine interest, no matter who When asked about that distincrespect each other’s perspectives, return to respectful negotiation agenda.’ We heard those things,” you speak with, be it Yukon First tion, Hartland says it’s not the those perspectives don’t always outside of the courts. he said.

Nations or the Yukon governchamber’s job to get into the have to mesh, and don’t always “We respect the Yukon gov“This industry, in this day ment, to want to resolve it,” said specifi cs. have to be the same. They can be ernment’s need to seek certainty and age, to be honest with you, Hartland.

“It wouldn’t really be our place different and you can still work through the courts, but in the is really David in this David and This year the chamber plans to say how to go about that or to to organize facilitated discussions together towards a common goal. same breath, we’re also saying that Goliath – development versus dissect a court decision, because And everybody’s common goal, I we’re disappointed and discourprotectionism. Because right now, there’s always going to be differbetween industry, First Nations think, in all of this, is the betteraged with the fact that there’s all Yukon is at the highest end of and the Yukon government, he ent opinions,” he said. ment of Yukon’s quality of life for these issues that continue to make the spectrum when it comes to said.

“What we’re saying is going the rounds through the courts, land that’s been withdrawn from through the courtrooms isn’t They will also be working with all its citizens.”

Of course the highest-profile and we don’t believe courtroom staking – withdrawn from any First Nation partners to update a helping the industry right now.” showdowns is the way to resolve mineral activity but not any other guiding document for miners on conflict right now is the battle Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com how to build successful partnerover the fate of the land use plan issues.” activity, right? So let’s be clear, it’s News Reporter

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Ta’an Kwach’an Council chief resigns Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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ristina Kane has resigned as chief of the Ta’an Kwach’an Council, citing concerns for her personal health and safety.

Kane made the surprise announcement on Friday afternoon in a news release. In it, she explains that she is unable to complete her term because of workplace bullying and a rumour mill that is out of control.

“At this point in time, I think it is best that I protect myself, as well as my family from further stress and hardship,” she wrote.

“It is sad to note that I have been the victim of lateral violence, which now occurs on a daily basis. That, as well as an

orchestrated discrediting gossip campaign by certain individuals, has made it increasingly difficult for me to move the (First) Nation forward.”

Beyond this statement, Kane has remained tight-lipped about her decision to not complete her three-year term, due to end in October.

Kane has declined repeated interview requests with the News, but she did answer some questions in an email late Tuesday evening.

In it, she said that constant mudslinging had taken a toll on her and her family.

“Lateral violence is in reference to citizens from one particular family who carried out a vicious gossip campaign for the last year or more,” she wrote.

“I will not be providing any

specific examples of that in an effort to put the lateral violence to rest.”

In her statement, Kane said divisions among Ta’an Kwach’an’s six traditional families is holding back the First Nation.

A turbulent general assembly, held at the end of October, was adjourned on the second day because families couldn’t agree on an agenda.

The following week members from two families – the Susie Jim family and the Maggie Broeren family – spoke out about a move to possibly split up the First Nation.

“For the sake of the future generations, the healing must begin with us and we must re-create a vision which unifies and moves us to greater goals,” Kane wrote.

The past 12 months have been

tumultuous for the First Nation and its leadership.

In July, Kane’s eligibility as chief was called into question after documents leaked to the News revealed that she had been twice charged with theft under $5,000 and sentenced to six months probation in 1998.

The constitution of the Ta’an Kwach’an Council states that citizens are not eligible to be chief if they have been convicted of an indictable offence or the offence of theft, fraud or false pretenses.

The matter was brought before the Ta’an Kwach’an judicial council in July but the council has yet to make a ruling.

Bonnie Harpe, head of the Susie Jim family and an outspoken critic of Kane’s leadership, said the judicial council should have addressed this issue by now. “The

time that has lapsed is ridiculous,” she said. “The ruling should have come down a long time ago.”

The judicial council hasn’t yet decided whether it will continue with its review, now that Kane is stepping down, according to emails that Kane forwarded to the News.

Kane has maintained that she received a judicial pardon that cleared her criminal record. She has told the judicial council she is forwarding documentation this week.

The First Nation also made headlines last year when its office was temporarily closed in September, following death threats made to staff.

Kane will remain chief until Jan. 31.

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Wranglers should wear helmets: coroner livestock gate. The mare got her legs tangled up and both the horse and the gate fell on Johnson, Macdonald said. ukon’s coroner is recommend“Mr. Johnson struck his head on ing that anyone hired to wrangle the frozen ground and was immediwild horses in the Yukon wear ately unconscious,” the report says. a helmet.

“As a result he sustained serious head The recommendation, from chief injuries and was pronounced deceased coroner Kirsten Macdonald, comes on Jan. 27, 2014 at Whitehorse General as part of her report into the death of Hospital as a result of blunt force head Arnold Johnson in January 2014. trauma.”

Johnson, 57, was a subcontractor Macdonald lists his death as achired to round up wild horses north of cidental.

Whitehorse, near Kusawa Lake.

The coroner’s report is in line with According to Macdonald’s report, a preliminary report released by the on Jan. 26 Johnson and a second man Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health were attempting to wrangle six horses and Safety Board in March. from a coral into a loading shoot to be According to the board, the direct taken away from the area. cause of the accident was “that the It is not uncommon to move wild horses in the Yukon. They are seen as a metal fence panels in the chute were not capable of withstanding the force public safety concern.

This group of horses was frequent- applied against them and one failed when the wild horse attempted to ing the highway right of way on the jump it.”

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She notes that Johnson did not have a helmet or any other protective gear when he was knocked over.

“A helmet would have mitigated the head injuries sustained by Mr. Johnson in this incident,” she said.

The recommendation, to the Yukon government’s agriculture branch, is that anyone who is working to capture, corral or transport feral horses be made to wear a helmet.

The Yukon’s feral horse wrangling operation was put on hold following Johnson’s death.

Agriculture director Tony Hill said his office is waiting for the WCB to finish its final report to decide if the program is going to be started up again.

He said they intend to implement the coroner’s recommendation if the program is restarted.

WCB spokesperson Richard Mostyn said his office is planning on releasing its final report in less than two weeks, on Jan. 26.

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could stay the night, rather than go home at that hour. She asked to stay in Rosenthal’s bed and he agreed. he Yukon’s court of appeal has When she woke up he was digitally overturned the sentence of a man penetrating her. given probation for sexually assaulting She moved over and he removed a woman. his hand. She said she was not interAshton Rosenthal has now been ested in sex and got up and dressed sentenced to 14 months in jail. and went home.

The court of appeal ruled that When he found Rosenthal guilty, judge Dennis Schmidt made a mistake Schmidt ruled that just because the when he gave Rosenthal the lighter woman was in bed doesn’t mean she sentence last August. gave consent: “it was simply a matter Justice Virginia Schuler said of sleeping arrangements, and people Schmidt’s original ruling was “unfit” would be at quite a risk if the sharing and outside the range of sentences that of the bed was thought to be consent are usually given in cases like these, to sexual activity. No two-man tent even though it was the man’s first ofwould ever be safe again,” he said. fence. The other judges who heard the In his sentencing, Schmidt said the appeal agreed.

26-year-old “is neither a predator nor Rosenthal was convicted last year a violent offender.” after a trial. He and a group of friends But the court of appeal disagreed were having a party, dancing and with his sentence. drinking. The woman asked if she Sentences in the Yukon for cases like this, when the victim of the sexual Wednesday, Jan 14 & assault is sleeping or unconscious, Thursday, Jan 15 range from roughly 12 to 30 months’ imprisonment, the appeal judge said.

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“A suspended sentence does not serve the principles of denunciation and deterrence, which are especially important given the prevalence in Yukon of sexual assaults on sleeping or unconscious victims.”

She noted that Schmidt did not identify any factors that would take the sentence outside the established range in the Yukon.

The cases he used to come up with the sentence were all from outside the territory. These cases are also different because the accused in three of the cases entered a guilty plea, and the accused in the fourth case was partially successful at trial, Schuler wrote.

On top of the jail sentence, Rosenthal was given a 10-year firearms prohibition. He was ordered to surrender to police 48 hours after his lawyer received the decision.

This is not the first time that one of Schmidt’s Yukon decisions has been overturned.

Last year a 12-month suspended sentence he gave to a Whitehorse bouncer was bumped up by the Yukon Supreme Court to house arrest. A Mayo man given six months probation for cocaine possession and a probation violation also had his sentence increased to 30 days house arrest with a curfew.

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Council puts Yukon land use planning on hold Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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and use planning is on ice while the Yukon government appeals the court decision over the fate of the Peel watershed.

The Yukon Land Use Planning Council met Friday to discuss what to do while that case works its way through the courts.

And the answer? Not much.

Members of the council agreed that, until the Peel issue is settled, land use planning is on hold in the territory.

The Dawson planning commission suspended its work in December, and no new commissions will be formed until there is a clear outcome.

Staff from the council travelled to Dawson to pack up the commission’s office and put their work into storage.

“At the same time the staff was busily doing wrap up work as well,” said Ron Cruikshank, director of the council.

“It was a bit awkward. They were trying to type and we were pulling stuff out from underneath them.”

While the office has shuttered, that commission’s work still isn’t totally wrapped up.

Edits to a “What we heard” document from a recent round of consultation are still outstanding, and commission staff have asked for more time, said Sam Skinner, a senior planner with the council.

“It seems like at least four of them are checking their email and replying, so we could still get quorum on

that. Momentum is rapidly slowing.”

The council plans to use the slowdown to talk about how the land use planning process is supposed to work in general, so that it goes more smoothly when that work resumes.

Other plans to spend outstanding budget money for the fiscal year include paying for the production of a promotional video about land use planning in the Yukon, sending Cruikshank and council member Pearl Callaghan to the Mineral Exploration Roundup conference in Vancouver later this month, and providing training opportunities for council members and staff through Yukon College.

“In order to be a barista at Starbucks you need 20 hours of training, but you can become a lawmaker in Canada with no training at all,” said Patrick Rouble, the council’s chair. “So doing some training might do some good.”

“The coffee makers are more important, though, Patrick,” quipped Cruikshank, drawing laughter from the room.

In an interview following the meeting, Rouble declined to answer questions about the Yukon government’s handling of the Peel plan.

Rouble was the Energy, Mines and Resources minister at a crucial point in the Peel planning process, and a letter he wrote in 2011 to the planning commission underpinned a great deal of the plaintiff ’s case in this sum-

mer’s trial.

The Yukon Supreme Court judge agreed with the plaintiffs that Rouble’s letter and the attached submission did not provide the commission with sufficient detail in order for it to properly deal with the government’s concerns.

If the government wanted to see changes to the draft plan at that stage, it needed to give a detailed proposal with a supporting explanation, Justice Ron Veale argued in his decision.

Rouble said he’s not in a position to speak to his actions and the actions of the Yukon government at that time.

“In order to ensure that I’m maintaining appropriate distance, if you’ve got questions specific to the Peel plan, please ask George (Nassiopoulos, council member.)

That’s why we have a variety of people on the council.”

Former council chair Ian Robertson criticized the government’s handling of the Peel plan in a letter shortly before the end of his term.

He said the government didn’t follow through on agreements set out in a memorandum of understanding with First Nations, introduced its own ideas too late in the process and proposed modifications that were “cobbled together with little supporting evidence as to their validity.”

The current council has backed off from that stance.

“It’s not my job, I don’t believe, to criticize one party or the other,” said Nassiopoulos,

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Patrick Rouble, seen here in 2008, is a chair of the Yukon Land Use Planning Council.

He was formerly Yukon’s resources minister.

who was appointed to the council by the Yukon government in June 2014.

“I can’t make comments on whether it’s appropriate for council, the party members, to make comments on that process. I do know that we are the ones tasked with trying to get the process working.”

Nassiopoulos also wouldn’t say if the council would have preferred the government to

have accepted the Peel ruling, rather than appealing it, so the council can get on with its work.

“Personally I don’t think that’s our role to dictate to the parties, the signatories to the agreement. It’s their role to work those sorts of things out,” he said.

“I have a personal view, but that’s not relevant to this. I’m here representing the council.”

Rouble said his past experience with the planning process could help the council avoid issues and conflicts in the future.

“The history of land use planning in the territory has been a bumpy one. Whether it was problems with the original Teslin plan, or the first North Yukon plan that happened, there certainly have been issues that have come up in this planning process, and lessons learned.

“Having a background in the area, though, certainly helps me understand many of the challenges, many of the issues, and hopefully will help to develop some solutions as we go forward.”

Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

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Communication breakdown is hurting the school system Ken Taylor, Piers Macdonald, Shakir Alwarid, Fred Smith and Don Roberts

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n 1990, after five years of consultations and with considerable fanfare, a new Education Act was proclaimed in the Yukon legislature. It was called Partners in Education, and it became the vehicle for massive change in how the education of our children was managed.

It provided a paradigm shift in the way we approached teaching and learning.

In particular, special needs students and their teachers were supported with unprecedented levels of funding and personnel resources. Innovation was encouraged, and indeed expected.

It was a time of renewed passion, hope, and determination for many educators, their students, and parents. It was at this time that many of our most innovative programs were developed. To those of us who were intimately involved with this evolving vision, it seemed as if nothing was impossible. And it felt good.

Sadly, we are confident in saying that for many of our current educators, this is no longer the case. Parents still care deeply about the education of their children, staff in schools still make tremendous efforts on behalf of their students, and First Nations and members of the Department of Education still try their best to support those in the front lines. In spite of this, it just doesn’t feel as good anymore, and that needs to change.

The most obvious question that comes to mind is, “What has changed?” The answer is

both simple and complex at the same time, but the essence lies in the breakdown of the partnership and the goodwill that drove the development and implementation of the act 25 years ago.

The “partners in education” in 1990 consisted of the Yukon Teachers Association, First Nations, parents, and the Department of Education. These four entities set aside traditional differences to develop a collective vision for a new way to work with students. We believe it is time for them to do it again.

The YTA has never been stronger, with leadership that enjoys a high level of support from its membership. Parents have significant authority within the structure of their school councils and school board, and an articulate collective voice with the Association of Yukon School Councils, Boards, and Committees. First Nations are governments in their own right, with an Umbrella Final Agreement and self-government agreements that empower their collective voices as never before.

The Department of Education, renamed Yukon Education, has more people working there than ever before with considerable resources at its disposal. At no time in the history of the territory have the “partners” been so well positioned to be spectacularly successful in leading the learning of our children, but rarely have they been so fragmented in their collective efforts.

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collective plan to follow from their most senior leaders – the premier, the minister, and the deputy minister. That plan should not be invented behind closed doors, top-down, but should be developed in a way that encourages full discussion and can openly examine dissenting opinions. It should be developed with the full participation of the partners in education, and it should be an ongoing process. These partners need to set aside their growing animosities and put our kids first. Of course there will always be competing visions, but that does not preclude a meeting of minds on the big issues.

Trust is a rare commodity among those working in the education field right now, and that is unacceptable. Communication – real, open, honest communication is often missing among the partners. The education system has become closed with people feeling shut down, left out, or at risk if they speak up. It is time for leaders to lead, partners to partner, and negative naysayers to seriously consider the importance of the task at Reporters

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hand. What is at risk is the education of our children, and that is what should be put first in every discussion and before every decision is made.

The 2014/2015 estimates for spending in public schools in the Yukon (capital and operations and maintenance) indicate that almost $149 million will be spent on behalf of our children. To put it another way, that’s about $29,000 per student.

Clearly, we don’t lack the resources, so the question becomes: do senior leaders have the will and the commitment to take up the challenge of becoming better – much better – than is currently the case?

We recommend that the premier and his education minister convene a meeting of

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Banning offensive speech often backfires want without fear of recrimination.

At the same time, some exby Kyle pression does seem to be of so Carruthers little social value and so likely to “provoke” other humans into causing harm that some limitations seem reasonable.

It is not hard to see how those who think that silencing Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines – whose hate speech ree speech has had a played a contributing role in rough go lately, although the Rwandan genocide – would in truth there really has have been a good thing arrived never been a time when it at that conclusion. wasn’t under threat somewhere It is often said by its detractin the world. ors that free speech doesn’t Last week we saw France’s mean speech without conseirreverently satirical Charlie quence but rather freedom Hebdo violently attacked for its from government sanction. In work. Before that we witnessed my view, and for the purposes the spectacle of media beheof this column, free speech is moth Sony cowering in the face incomplete without freedom of threats against its new movie from violence and threats of The Interview, which portrayed violence as well. the assassination of leader Kim Philosophy aside, the arguJong-un. ment that has always seemed Free speech is a complicated most persuasive to me is that subject to be sure. It is true that attempts to restrict speech we the open exchange of ideas is deem “offensive” or “hateful” of fundamental importance to – whether through the law or a properly functioning demthrough violence – seem to fail ocracy, and any restrictions spectacularly time and time on free speech inevitably put a again. The list of cautionary fallible (often corrupt) human tales for those who believe that in the position of arbiter of “something must be done” to what is acceptable and what protect groups against certain cannot be said. Many of us also types of hateful or offensive see intrinsic value in being able expression is endless. to say just about anything we Take for example the case

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of Ezra Levant and the Danish cartoons. In 2006, conservative firebrand Ezra Levant was at the helm of a failing right-wing publication called the Western Standard. His career was meandering along after having been bounced from a sure seat in the House of Commons to make way for newly selected party leader Stephen Harper a few years earlier.

That was until a Danish newspaper published a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, angering many Muslims around the world who believe that all visual representations of Mohammed are prohibited. Protests and outbursts of violence ensued.

Then as now, the mainstream Canadian media cowardly refused to publish the newsworthy cartoons. Levant seized on the opportunity, and did what no one else would do by running the source of all the controversy. An Alberta Muslim leader named Syed Soharwardy filed a complaint against the paper with the Alberta Human Rights Commission, claiming that the cartoons were hateful.

The complaint was ultimately withdrawn but the mere fact that it was filed in the first place has been a boon for Levant’s career. Levant has become a de facto leader for the anti-Muslim right in Canada.

The filing of the complaint only served to worsen perceptions of the complainant’s religion and ultimately contributed to a successful movement to have Parliament repeal the section of the Canada human rights code which allow such complaints to begin with.

Whatever Soharwardy’s goals were in filing the complaint, it has clearly been a complete failure.

The victories for “extrajudicial” speech restrictions – like the attacks on Charlie Hebdo or the threats against Sony – have been similarly pyrrhic. Threats against a movie that most of us would probably never watched anyway have generated more publicity than money can buy and set back the progress North Korea has made in getting itself off the international pariah list.

The attacks on Charlie Hebdo, a small French paper with a circulation that wouldn’t even qualify it for top 25 status if it were Canadian, have made the publication a household name and “provoked” a number of hate crimes against France’s Muslim population.

The list goes on. Salman Rushdie is famous today primarily because of the gross overreaction to his book The Satanic Verses.

Permitting hate speech may allow cartoonish bigots like

gay-hating Fred Phelps, quranburning Pastor Terry Jones and sharia-boosting Anjem Choudary to gain a handful of recruits. But their repellant views lead a great number more members of society to question, even disavow such prejudices.

In 2008, the Yukon underwent a review of its own Human Rights Act. The Yukon Human Rights Commission requested the authority to “prosecute” any individuals who “exposes an individual group to hatred or contempt.”

The Yukon Party government of the time wisely refused the request, and they deserve some credit for doing so. Hopefully if a similar suggestion is made to a future Yukon government they will make the same decision.

Whatever their philosophical merits, hate speech laws have the effect of making martyrs out of morons and giving a soap box to individuals espousing views that enjoys very little currency in our society to begin with. Let the marketplace of ideas separate the wheat from the chaff, and don’t give undue oxygen to views that aren’t that popular to begin with.

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

I am not Charlie Norayr Hajian

degrade. And they would do all this knowing full well that hat happened in Paris the people or groups they were was an awful and targeting would be deeply ofbrutal and shameful fended. But that wasn’t their tragedy. It is incomprehensible concern. Their concern was dothat someone would brazenly ing what they wanted regardless and carelessly take the lives of of how anyone else felt. others because they were ofVery unfortunately (and fended. Those terrorists were of course criminally) a group wrong. They were dead wrong. of people responded with the But I am not Charlie, and I exact same attitude. They didn’t hope I never become Charlie. care how the people in the ofWhy? fice felt. They didn’t care about Because Charlie represents how the family members would everything I am not. feel by their ruthless, brutal acIn the name of “free speech” tion. They didn’t care if people Charlie consistently and syswere hurt. They too simply tematically mocked everything didn’t care about others. and everyone. It didn’t matter While it is easy (and ob- politician, clergy, whoever, vious) to point to the horrible wherever. Their unwritten actions of the terrorists (and creed was “we don’t care about to call it horrible is putting your feelings.” We don’t care it mildly), and while no one what our satire does to you. We deserves being gunned down in don’t care if you are offended. cold blood, what happened in We don’t care if you are inParis shouldn’t come as a big sulted. We simply don’t care. surprise.

And so they would mock.

If my attitude is, “I will do They would ridicule. They what I want regardless of how would insult. They would it makes you feel,” why should

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we be surprised when the other retaliates in some measure without any regard to how the first person felt?

We have this thing called free speech. But we also have this thing called responsibility.

Just because we have a right does not mean it is wise or even proper to exercise that right – particularly when it steps on other people.

In a civil society, we have (or should have) something called respect. Respect means we treat people who we disagree with (even when we disagree vehemently) as a human. That means, we don’t mock and ridicule and insult (unless we are still in Grade 3). It means we care about the other person.

This, I believe, is what Jesus modeled. He met all kinds of opposition. People rejected him. They denied him. They mocked him. They even crucified him. He didn’t mock them in return. At times, he kept silent. When social outcasts were brought to him, he didn’t

ridicule them. He even went to eat with sinners.

Jesus never condoned sin. He never swept it under the rug.

He never pretended it wasn’t important. He didn’t say “you can believe whatever you want.”

Jesus had strong convictions and he made those known.

There was no other way. However, even with those who were so opposed to him, he treated them with a measure of dignity.

That is what is sadly lacking in our world, and it is only worse because of the anonymity offered by the Internet.

And so I am not Charlie.

Charlie didn’t have respect for others. He didn’t care.

And sadly, very sadly and very tragically, others choose to exercise the same lack of respect.

Please do not misunderstand me. I am not at all condoning or excusing the horrible acts perpetuated in Paris. They were evil, plain and simple. And I’m not at all suggesting that Charlie got what he deserved. But what I am saying is that when

someone pushes and pushes and pushes, you shouldn’t be surprised when others push back. The tragedy is that they pushed back in the only way they know. Guns.

We need to treat one another with respect. Even if we disagree. Especially when we disagree.

Biblically speaking, any form of communication I use should be primarily focused on “building someone up,” not tearing them down.

Ephesians 4:29: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Philippians 1:27: “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.”

May God help us to conduct ourselves in such a manner.

Norayr Hajian lives in Whitehorse and has served as pastor of the Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene since 1987.

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Recycling processors call for funding hike even contacted Eikelboom to say they suffer when the trails aren’t properly maintained.

Councillor John Streicker asked Eikelboom if he was aware there was a provision in the operating budget to keep the Riverfront Trail – from Rotary Park to Shipyard’s Park – clear throughout the winter.

Eikelboom said he was, but had some concerns about what “regular maintenance” meant.

Streicker suggested the group try out the section of cleared trail and provide council with feedback on how effective it is.

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hitehorse’s recycling processors are asking the city for an increase in payments they receive for diverting material from the landfill.

Raven Recycling’s executive director, Joy Snyder, spoke before council at a meeting on Monday and said the amount isn’t enough to cover costs.

The city provides $75 per tonne – an amount matched by the Yukon government last year – for recycling diversion credits up to $150,000 per year.

“In 2014, Raven and P&M will be applying for an amount $60,000 over the cap,” she said.

“In 2013 we applied for an amount around $170,000. This year, because of the cap, processors will only receive $55 per tonne rather than $75.

“Given the city’s desire to reach 50 per cent diversion by the end of the year, it would make sense to double the cap.”

Last year, the city announced its plan to divert 50 per cent of waste from the landfill site by 2015. The Yukon government has made the same pledge.

Snyder, also speaking on behalf of P&M’s Pat McInroy, said that even at $75 per tonne, the credits only subsidize about a quarter of the cost to process non-refundable materials.

There are also issues with the payment schedule, Snyder said.

Diversion credits are paid out once a year, in February.

“I suspect we’re your only service providers that have to wait 13 months to receive payment,” she

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Joy Snyder, executive director of Raven Recycling, speaks to reporters at the recycling plant. Snyder told city council on Monday that payments Raven Recycling and P&M receive for diverting material from the landfill aren’t nearly enough to break even.

told council.

Snyder said Raven is in talks with the Yukon government to come up with a processing fee that would allow the non-profit to re-open its drop-off and ease pressure on P&M, which she said was struggling to keep up with an increased volume of materials.

On Oct. 16, Raven ended its free public recycling drop-off service.

In November, the city announced plans to offer curbside recycling collection in the future.

It’s estimated households would pay $15 per month for weekly curbside recycling collection, which

would cover both collection and processing of recyclable materials.

It’s still unknown which companies or organizations will be involved or when the program will begin.

Chamber wants city to conduct spending review Other delegates at Monday’s meeting addressed the city’s 2015 operating budget.

Philip Fitzgerald spoke on behalf of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce. He expressed concern about the lack of feedback posted to the city’s budget website.

“We’re at a loss why the city, after investing significant time at the Canada Games Centre, on a webpage and an online budget tool, hasn’t made any (input) results available for anyone to look at,” he said.

“We would view this as a positive measure as it would improve the public’s comprehension of the financial constraints around it and the progression of the budget.”

Fitzgerald also encouraged the city to undergo a comprehensive review of the activities and services it provides.

Since the city’s biggest expense is salaries – 49.6 per cent of the $69 million budget will go towards wages and benefits – it would be beneficial to look at which services the private sector could offer, he said.

Second and third reading of the operating budget are scheduled for Jan. 26.

Athletics Yukon pushes for more trail maintenance Athletics Yukon president David Eikelboom also spoke to council, calling for the regular clearing of snow from the Millennium and Riverfront trails during the winter.

Over 20 people have written to his group to say they use the trails for a variety of reasons, especially for walking and commuting to work.

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Whitehorse city council awarded two new contracts at its landfill on Monday.

In a 3-2 vote, the contract for gatekeeping operations was awarded to Lanix Property Management Ltd. for a five-year period at an annual cost of $139,250.90.

Raven Recycling has run the gatehouse since 2000. Its bid of $149,777 annually was unsuccessful.

Council voted the same way to award the transfer station operations contract to General Waste Management Ltd. for a five-year period in the amount of $112,251.44 per year.

The Tle’nax T’awei Group has operated the transfer station since 2009.

Both contracts begin on Feb. 1, 2015 and end on Jan. 31, 2020.

Councillors Dave Stockdale and Betty Irwin voted against the recommendation, saying they preferred to keep the status quo for another year while issues with the recycling industry get sorted out.

Councillors Mike Gladish and Kirk Cameron were both absent from the meeting.

Residents divided on curbside recycling program Whitehorse residents are on the fence when it comes to supporting a residential curbside recycling collection program, according to a recent survey.

The city heard from more than 1,900 residents, 69 per cent of whom said a curbside recycling program would make it easier for them to recycle.

But only 52 per cent of the respondents said they were willing to pay a fee to cover the costs of recycling.

In November, the city announced its plans to offer curbside recycling collection at some point in the future.

A study estimated that households would pay $15 per month for weekly curbside recycling collection.

The survey also revealed that only 11 per cent of residents would like the city to stick with the status quo.

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After playing for Led Zeppelin, Blue Rodeo, Toronto fiddler Anne Lindsay goes solo fiddle tune, hoping to cheer the Leafs on to success. I thought I was going to be the secret for them.

TORONTO We’re still waiting for that. fter years as a session player It was a great gig to do. I’m a for such headline names as big Leafs fan.

Led Zeppelin, James Taylor and CP: Sorry.

Blue Rodeo, Toronto fiddler Anne Lindsay: Well, it is tough times Lindsay focused intently on herself right now. But you know what? for Soloworks.

We’re a loyal bunch.

She recorded much of her third CP: You’ve played on Jim album while ensconced in northCuddy’s two most recent solo alern Scandinavia, studying Nordic bums and several with Blue Rodeo. fiddle, reading the epic poem “The How did that collaboration come Kalevala” and mourning the loss about? of both her mother and the end of Lindsay: It’s great. Jim and I her 25-year marriage. go back a long ways. We actually “I was buried in that and went to school together here in playing my violin and you know, Toronto and back in Grade 7 or 8, crying my heart out and going out we played in the school orchestra. and cross-country skiing during I was the concertmistress and Jim the day,” she recalled in a telehad been demoted from timpani phone interview. (for) bad behaviour. He got de“Really being challenged by moted to bass drum. being alone – feeling very alone at Then our kids played hockey that point.” together when they were younger, Her just-released album feaso we’ve had a longtime friendtures only Lindsay: on violin, nyship and musical collaboration. ckelharpa and vocals. In addition I love working with him. He’s to her Scandinavian experience, the most gracious performer. He she gathered inspiration for the allets his side performers stretch bum in Italy and while volunteerout and take wonderful solos on ing at an orphanage in Tanzania. their material. He’s very open as a She talked to The Canadian singer/songwriter to other people’s Press about her globe-trotting influences. record, Jim Cuddy’s middling CP: How did you wind up onmiddle-school band performance stage with Jimmy Page and Robert and meeting Joni Mitchell.

Plant?

CP: What made you decide to Lindsay: They had put out perform alone for the entirety of (1994’s “No Quarter”) and it had the record? a bunch of original tunes that Lindsay: Partly necessity was they’d written and some reworkthe mother of invention. I was ings of Led Zeppelin classics with asked to do some solo perforthe London Symphony Orchestra. mances in Italy and they inspired When they came to Toronto (at me.

There was this parallel between SkyDome in March 1995), they wanted to do that – and they had writing and performing solo and Egyptian and Moroccan instruwhat was going on in my life at that time – which was I was single mentalists with them as well.

So they picked up a small string again, my three wonderful sons section here in Toronto and I was a were now adults. A number of them had moved away from home. part of that.

It was the loudest concert I’ve And I was just facing the chalever played at. Not so much the lenges of being alone and writing stage volume, but the audience for solo performance as well. screams and howls when they CP: You once held the title came out onstage. It was phenom“resident fiddler” with the Toronto Maple Leafs. What does that enal.

And another interesting one mean? was playing violin with James Lindsay: It was probably the Taylor on (Joni Mitchell’s song) most popular gig in my house “Woodstock” (at Mitchell’s inducwhen my sons were younger. For tion into the Canadian Songwrita couple seasons I played at the Air Canada Centre, in the stands.

Whenever there was a penalty or a The Yukon home of commercial break, they would go to either the organ or the fiddle, alternating between them.

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CP: I understand Joni Mitchell was in the crowd for that?

Lindsay: I got to meet her afterwards. She’d been a huge mentor for me when I was starting out, just starting to play and sing and write my own material.

I found her completely modest.

Of course I wanted to talk about her work and also tell her how grateful I was for the inspiration she offered to me. But she didn’t want to talk about that. She just wanted to talk about me: “That was you onstage out there? You were great. How did you get into improvising on your violin?”

I just remember also that they Submitted Photo/The Canadian Press set aside a special room that she could smoke in backstage, because Toronto fiddler Anne Lindsay focused intently on herself for of course it was verboten to smoke. Soloworks. Lindsay was a session player for such headline names as Led Zeppelin, James Taylor and Blue Rodeo.

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Musician and poet finds her muse in the Klondike

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ack London once said, “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

For Christine Fellows, she found it in a frosty Yukon car.

Four years ago next month, the multi-platform artist was in a vehicle that was heading up to Dawson City from the Whitehorse airport.

The 47-year-old Winnipegger had been chosen to take part in the Dawson City Music Festival’s songwriterin-residence program.

Each year, the program brings a Canadian songwriter to Dawson City for a monthlong stay and provides living and studio space at the Macaulay House.

It was while sitting in the back seat of that car, its windows covered in frost, that all these different ideas began coming to her.

There was a moment when she pressed her hand into the window, peered out and saw a face staring back at her.

That’s when she began developing a female character. These early ideas set the foundation for what would eventually become Burning Daylight, Fellows’ sixth fulllength studio album, released last September.

Fellows is coming back to the Yukon to perform the material for Dawson City and Whitehorse audiences on Jan. 18 and 20 respectively.

“I think it was the right time for me, to come to the Yukon and be inspired,” she said of the 2011 trip.

“It’s one of those things where I arrived and right away I had all these ideas come to me.”

Fellows said she’s excited to return and keeps very fond memories of her trips to the territory, which started in 2006.

During her residency in Dawson City she drew inspiration from Jack London stories, especially To Build a

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Singer-songwriter Christine Fellows is returning to the Yukon. She’ll be performing songs from her Jack London-inspired album, titled Burning Daylight.

Fire.

The story is about a man who succumbs to hypothermia while travelling with his dog to meet a group of men.

“There’s something different about reading that story when it’s minus 46 degrees Celsius outside and the wind is howling,” said Fellows, who read London as a child.

“The London stories hit me at a time when I don’t think they would have had the same impact if I’d read them in Winnipeg. They stayed with me in a special way.”

Fellows also bought Women of the Klondike, by Frances Backhouse, which inspired her to develop the character of a woman who would play a central theme in her songs.

When she got the opportunity to visit and perform in Old Crow, she said it became the highlight of her trip.

“It was all little log houses, the wide-open Porcupine River, the wind howling, dog sleds going through town, fish drying on racks outside of houses,” she said.

“We played in the tiny community centre and it was 90 per cent kids. Some guy took me on an epic snowmobile trip; I’ve never been so cold before.

“It was very special.”

Fueled by those stories and experiences, Fellows created what she calls “minimalist Klondike show tunes.”

On “Circling Darkness,” she sings about nostalgia in the

depths of winter.

“Grey wolf / circling the darkness / a crooked light in her eyes, grey fur bristling with frost. She leans into the night, remembering,” she sings.

A minimalist by nature, she said she enjoys peeling the layers off an idea until she’s left with the bare essentials.

It’s reflected in her songs, which feature only a few instruments, such as the piano, ukulele and cello.

Burning Daylight is also the name of a poetry collection, Fellows’s first, which was conceived a little later and mostly inspired by a trip to Igloolik, Nunavut in 2013.

Fellows will be performing alongside two cellists who

played on her album, Alex McMaster and Leanne Zacharias. She said she would read snippets of Jack London in between her songs, pairing them together, which “seemed like the right way to present that work.”

The Dawson City show on Jan. 18 is at the Odd Fellows Hall and doors open at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a songwriting circle hosted earlier in the day.

The Whitehorse show on Jan. 20, part of the Pivot Festival, is also at 7:30 p.m. McMaster and Zacharias are also running a master class for the string musicians, with details to be announced.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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LIFE A native language master and living treasure Patricia Robertson

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t 87, Percy Henry is one of the last fluent speakers of the Han language, a living repository of traditional knowledge who has spent a lifetime working to pass on that knowledge to others.

A former Tr’ondek Hwech’in chief and respected elder, Henry was awarded an honorary diploma in northern studies from Yukon College last spring in recognition of his mentorship role and his commitment to keeping his First Nation’s traditions, language, and culture alive.

He’s a relaxed and benign presence at a recent Han literacy workshop at the Yukon Native Language Centre, where he patiently repeats words and phrases in fluent Han. He also provides the historical and cultural background to the language examples.

Two of the participants, Angie Joseph-Rear and Georgette McLeod, recently completed a 10-month master-apprentice program with Henry, studying their language on a daily basis under an initiative by the Council of Yukon First Nations.

“It was pretty intense,” says Joseph-Rear, until recently the longtime Han language co-ordinator for Tr’ondek Hwech’in. “We worked every day for three hours. We’d go to my house or Georgette’s house and sometimes the Tr’ondek Hwech’in office.”

Learning a Yukon native language like Han is a hugely demanding enterprise. These languages are among the most complex in the world – much more so than English – with tonal variations like Mandarin Chinese and elaborate verb forms.

That’s why learners find the challenge so daunting. It’s also why working with a fluent elder like Henry is vital, since both he and his students know he won’t be around forever.

“I have a hard time picking it up orally because I’m so busy writing it down,” says Joseph-Rear. “But that’s important because when I write it, I can read it, and down the road I’ll be able to do that. We get as much as we can from Percy now.”

The website of the language centre includes sound clips of fluent speakers as part of its online language lessons so that users can hear the language spoken.

Unlike many others, Joseph-Rear didn’t lose her language through residential school. “I never had it in the first place,” she explains. “It was different in the Dawson area.

The mission people – the minister and the teachers – encouraged our parents to speak only English to us. The adults spoke the language among themselves, but we children only learned English.”

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Elder Percy Henry teaching the Han language at the Yukon Native Language Centre in December.

Han is one of two native languages that Henry speaks. Born in traditional territory between the Wind and Bonnet Plume rivers to Gwich’in-speaking parents, Henry grew up in Moosehide, where many Han speakers from the mouth of the Klondike River (now Dawson City) relocated during the gold rush.

Henry’s knowledge of Gwich’in as well as Han is of significant help in his language teaching, since Gwich’in is the only Yukon native language with a tradition of literacy dating back almost 150 years.

In its older written form, Tukudh, it was developed over a 40-year period starting in the 1860s through a remarkable collaboration between Archdeacon Robert McDonald, a part-Ojibwa Church of England missionary from Manitoba, and Gwich’in speakers from the N.W.T. to Alaska.

Tukudh Bibles, hymns, and prayer books are still in use today and can be understood by older fluent speakers like Henry, who in turn

can pass on a legacy that is highly valued by Gwich’in people.

John Ritter, founding director of the language centre, developed a modern Gwich’in writing system for the Canadian dialects of Gwich’in in the 1970s, using a modernized phonetic alphabet.

That system is used for other Yukon native languages as well. The language centre has worked with First Nation communities throughout the territory to develop dictionaries, story books, and other written materials in each language.

Joseph-Rear explains how she and Henry draw on his knowledge of Gwich’in in their lessons. “I don’t know Gwich’in, but I can read really well, so sometimes we look for a word in my Gwich’in dictionary (in the Fort McPherson dialect). I look it up and read it to Percy and then he translates it into Han for me.”

Still, teaching is a challenge for Henry because he doesn’t have many fluent elders to converse with these days. Many of the speakers who participated in the early

literacy sessions have passed away.

“It’s pretty hard for me because I got nobody to talk to. If two or three elders get together and tell stories, you can do it because you’re used to talking the language.”

That’s why the literacy sessions at the language centre are so important in helping to sustain language skills. Joseph-Rear remembers working with other fluent elders such as Clara van Bibber and Archie Roberts when they were still alive.

“It was just like watching children when they worked together for the first time. Someone would say, ‘Oh, jeez, I never heard that word for a long time.’ Even when we come to these literacy sessions, a lot of new words come up.”

Those words include not just language vocabulary but place names, clan and other traditional names, songs and stories.

“It’s the connection to our language and the workshops offered by the language centre that are keeping it going and that have really helped us,” says Joseph-Rear. “I feel really

good about this place.”

As for Henry, she describes him as “very generous” with other learners. Henry notes wryly that “it took years to get the young people to start listening. Now they ask some questions I can’t answer.” He and Joseph-Rear burst into laughter as he says, “They won’t let me quit!”

One of those questions is what the future will be like. “I just tell them what the elders taught me,” says Henry. “In 1943 I was in Old Crow. There were a lot of ducks and other animals. The elders tell me, ‘See that? In the future it will all be gone.’

“So now I tell the kids there’s a tough time coming. If you respect the land, look after it, if you respect the animals and don’t interfere with them, you might make it through.

“Sometimes I want to quit, but it’s hard to walk away.”

This article was provided courtesy of the Yukon Native Language Centre. Information on YNLC’s training programs can be found at http://www.ynlc.ca

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Huskies demolish Yeti in front of packed house at home

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Whitehorse Huskies goalie Brian Power goes for a save against Fort Nelson Yeti player Cole Norris on Saturday during the first at-home series for the Huskies in five years. The Huskies won 9-5 Friday and 14-7 Saturday.

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beat the Yeti in two much closer games last month in Fort Nelson, winning in overtime and in rivalry has begun. a shootout.

Any of the 1,600 fans that The games this past weekend made their way to Whitehorse’s started as close contests. The Takhini Arena over the weekend first periods both nights ended can tell you that. with the Huskies up by a mere The Whitehorse Huskies sen- goal. In Saturday’s blowout the ior men’s hockey team hosted Yeti twice went up by a goal in the Fort Nelson Yeti for the the first period. team’s first home series in five The Huskies simply had more years on the weekend. get-up-and-go in the second and There was no love lost bethird periods. tween the teams as the Huskies “You saw those three lines: downed the Yeti 9-5 Friday and it’s hard to keep up with those 14-7 Saturday. guys,” said Huskies head coach Let’s just say, the penalty Michael Tuton. “That was our boxes had high occupancy rates. game plan: to get on them, not “The only games we’ve played give them any time with the were against Fort Nelson and puck, finish the checks because any time you play back-to-back that takes a lot of energy out of games against a team, there are the guy, and keep skating. We going to be some heated battles,” knew they had a little bit of a said Huskies captain Jared Tushorter bench and we had three ton. “I don’t think it was anylines we were comfortable could thing personal, we just wanted play in many different situato go hard against each other.” tions.”

The Huskies are now 4-0 on “It’s a lot easier to get guys to the season with four straight play at home,” said Yeti captain A scuffle breaks out during the final minutes of Saturday’s game. wins over the Fort Nelson. They Ryan Carter. “So we came up News Reporter

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Left: Huskies assistant captain Clayton Thomas jumps out of the way of a teammate’s shot. Right: Huskies forward Rob Stuckey checks a Yeti assistant captain on Friday.

here really shorthanded and I think we just ran out of gas.

They have a lot of good players on their team and as the game went on they were able to take the play to us.”

Of course, when it comes to keeping a team’s energy levels high, it never hurts to have an arena full of supporters cheering them on.

A little over 700 fans came out to Friday’s game and a little over 900 packed the house on Saturday. Less than 200 fans attended the Huskies previous home game five years ago when they were a AAA team.

“It’s a relief,” said Jared. “I always knew Whitehorse is a hockey town. I’ve seen it when I went to (Whitehorse) Claim Jumpers (junior) games and watched, but I’ve never played in front of it. Hopefully we put on a good enough show that they’ll come back out for our next series and support us again.”

The Huskies and the Yeti actually have a fair bit in common.

Both teams come from isolated areas and therefore don’t play in a senior league. The Huskies have been resurrected after five years of dormancy this season; the Yeti were brought back after 15 years last season. The Yeti also had three current Huskies play for them last season, making the semifinal of the Coy Cup – B.C.’s AA senior men’s trophy.

The Huskies, which have been brought back as a AA team, are vying for the Coy Cup and the Yeti are hosting the champion-

ships in March. So there’s a fairly good chance the teams will cross paths again.

“We’re a lot smaller town, so we don’t really have quite the pool to choose from, like Fort St. John or Whitehorse,” said Carter.

“We got a lot of local guys who grew up playing minor hockey and a few rep hockey players. So we draw from outlining areas a little bit – we have a couple guys from Chetwynd … So when we host the Coy Cup we’ll draw from a little bit of a bigger area.

“These guys (the Huskies) have a lot of really good hockey players, homegrown here. We had three of those guys play for us last year.”

Huskies assistant captain Evan Campbell got the ball rolling for Whitehorse in the series, scoring the first goal of the game on Friday. He later got a natural hat trick, including the gamewinner, and was named his team’s player of the game.

Huskies forward Adam Henderson had two goals and three assists, forward Dane Dawe had four assists, forward Rob Stuckey had three assists.

Huskies Clayton Thomas, Rob Warner and Rob Wells each contributed a goal on Friday.

On Saturday captain Jared registered five assists, while Henderson and Campbell each had three goals and two assists.

Dawe had a goal and four assists and forward Ryan Gleason had a goal and two assists.

Huskies assistant captain Derek Klassen finished the night

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Huskies captain Jared Tuton faces off with a local tykes player during an intermission on Saturday.

with three goals and an assist.

Klassen, head coach for the Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association, was named the Huskies’ player of the game on Saturday.

“It was good to get Takhini Arena rocking again,” said Klassen. “Getting all the little kids looking up and seeing some high-calibre hockey is a great thing for them. They don’t get too many opportunities in Whitehorse to see grown men get on the ice and throw the puck around. It’s a great opportunities to involve Whitehorse Minor and the Huskies as far as fundraising, 50/50 (draws), get

the Timbits and tykes out on the ice.”

Huskies goalie Rob Young got the win Friday and Brian Power got the win Saturday.

Whitehorse racked up 30 minutes of penalty time in Friday’s game. They then had 20 minutes to the Yeti’s 22 on Saturday.

The Huskies are required to play two more regular season games against B.C. AA teams to be eligible for the Coy Cup. They will host the Powell River Regals for two games Jan. 30 and 31.

“We knew coming in we’d

be potent offensively and we needed to work on some defensive stuff,” said Jared. “I think the offence was great, but the fact we got five and seven goals scored on us shows we need some work. The team we’re going to play next (the Powell River Regals) will be a real tough challenge, so we know we have some improvements to make.

“I know Powell River has been a dominate AAA team in the past and they just went down to AA, and I’m told they’re really good again this year.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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wo more Whitehorse skiers have been added to Canadian world championships teams, bringing the total to four.

Whitehorse Olympian Emily Nishikawa and Yukon Elite Squad’s Knute Johnsgaard will each compete at a worlds, the News has learned.

Nishikawa, 25, has been selected to compete at the 2015 FIS World Ski Championships next month in Falun, Sweden.

“I’m really excited to go back,” said Nishikawa. “I’ve had some good results on the World Cup early this season and I’m just looking to improve on those, especially at the world championships.

“I have big goals this time around. Two years ago I think it was just to get the experience and now I have lots of experience on the international scene that I’m ready to go out there and get the best results I can.”

Nishikawa, who competed at the 2013 world championships in Italy and the Sochi Olympics last year, made her qualifying times while racing the FIS World Cup circuit at the end of the year in Europe. She raced to career-best 29th in the women’s 10-kilometre classic in a World Cup in Davos, Switzerland, last month.

Johnsgaard is the third Whitehorse skier to be named to the Canadian team for the FIS Nordic Junior/U23 World Ski Championships next month in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Whitehorse’s Dahria Beatty and Annah Hanthorn were pre-selected for the team after the first stage of trials last month.

Johnsgaard and Beatty will compete in the under-23 division and Hanthorn as a junior.

“It was kind of a relief because I expected to make it. I made it last year and you’d think I would improve,” said Johnsgaard. “I came really close to qualifying in some of the races.

“I didn’t know until yesterday, so it was good to finally hear the news that I made it because I was getting worried there for a while.”

Johnsgaard clinched a spot on the team with strong performances at the Haywood NorAm World Junior and U23 Trials/ Ontario Cup #2 last week and over the weekend in Duntroon, Ont. The 22-year-old, who is in his last year of eligibility for the U23 worlds, opened with a great finish in the senior men’s 30-kilometre skiathlon (classic and free technique) mass start race on Thrusday. Johnsgaard placed fourth overall and second for U23 skiers, just a minute behind the winner.

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Whitehorse’s Emily Nishikawa races in the Haywood NorAm/Ontario Cup #2 in Duntroon, Ont., on Saturday. Nishikawa has been selected to compete at the FIS World Ski Championships next month in Sweden.

for me. I had a bit of a cold over the weekend, so I was definitely happy to place fourth there,” said Johnsgaard.

“Normally fourth place (in open) would put you first in the under-23 category, but it just so happened another skier had the race of his life.”

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“It’s great to be back. It was fun to see everyone again out at the races,” said Nishikawa. “It’s just fun to race in Canada again.

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So it was a bit of a challenge. It was a mass start race, so I led the whole way and was kind of breaking trail for everyone. So I was working harder, but I was still able to come away with a 20-second victory.”

Hanthorn showed her versatility on the weekend. She won bronze in the junior women 1.5-kilometre classic sprint on Saturday and came fourth in the junior women five-kilometre free Sunday. She also placed 11th in Thursday’s senior women’s skiathlon.

Beatty placed top 10 in all three races for senior women.

She came fifth in Thursday’s skiathlon, seventh in Saturday’s sprint and sixth in Sunday’s distance race.

Other top Yukon results from Duntroon include Marcus Deuling taking ninth out of 52 skiers in the junior men sprint; Colin Abbott ninth out of 44 skiers in senior men sprint; Kendra Murray 10th in the senior women’s skiathlon; Caelan McLean 15th in the junior men’s skiathlon; and Adrienne Hynes 19th in the junior women’s sprint.

“Two months ago we had three skiers we thought had a realistic chance qualifying, which was Dahria, Annah and Knute, and all three made it,” said Alain Masson, head coach of the Yukon Ski Team. “So we couldn’t ask for any better ending to the selections, so that’s great.”

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Smallwood goes undefeated at curling championships will play a deciding game during the first draw of the Brier on Feb. 28. The winner will move into the main draw eam Smallwood is Brier bound. and will start with a game against The Whitehorse curling rink Team Ontario in the evening. kept their season-long win streak “P.E.I. and Nova Scotia have both going at the Yukon Men’s Curling had good curlers come out of their Championships and grabbed the terprovince,” said Smallwood. “I think ritory’s spot at the Brier qualifier next our chances are fair. If we curl the month in Calgary. way we can curl, I think we’re going “It feels good. Got butterflies in to make it.” the stomach and it’s off to the Brier Smallwood competed at the Brier again,” said skip Robert Smallwood. in 1994 and 1995, the latter with “It’s been a while since I’ve been Odian, coming home with two wins there, so hopefully we’ll do well in the each time. Scoffin has been to three relegation round.”

Briers so far in his career. Smallwood Team Smallwood went 5-0 in the and his wife Jody have represent round-robin format championships Yukon at the Canadian Mixed Curlover the weekend at the Whitehorse ing Championships the last two Curling Club. years. In November their team, which But it was no walk in the park; included Scoffin, produced a 5-4 Smallwood finished with two extrarecord at the mixed nationals for the end wins. best performance by a Yukon rink at The team clinched the title with a the championship since at least 2000.

7-6 win over Team Hilderman in the Team Smallwood also went un11-end after dropping a 4-0 lead. defeated at the Polar Eyes Optometry “They gathered momentum Cashspiel at the end of November. from the two-ender that they scored Team Koltun will make another and they managed to capitalize on run at the Scotties Tournament of another end and got another two,” Hearts – the national women’s chamsaid Smallwood. “It threw me off my pionship – next month in Moose Jaw, Team Smallwood skip Bob Smallwood yells to his teammates during the final game of the game a little bit, but I managed to Sask.

Yukon Men’s Curling Championships at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Sunday. Smallwood struggle through it.”

The Whitehorse rink was the only went undefeated to win the championship.

Had Smallwood dropped the women’s team to register for the game, they would have faced deYukon Women’s Curling Chamteam, George Hilderman’s team and Wade Scoffi n, second Steve Fecteau, Team Smallwood will face Nova fending champ Team Paslawski in a pionships and thereby earned the Ray Mikkelsen’s team each went 2-3 lead Clint Ireland and fi fth Scott Scotia, P.E.I. and N.W.T. in the new tiebreaker Sunday afternoon. Team territory’s spot in the qualifier for the at the championships. Tyler Williams’ Odian. pre-qualifier event added to the Paslawski, led by skip Pat Paslawski, placed second with a 4-1 record over team went winless.

“This weekend we had a five-per- national championship this year, the 2015 Scotties. The team includes skip Sarah Koltun, third Chelsea Duncan, the weekend. Walter Wallingham’s Team Smallwood also won 9-4 son team, so we mixed it up a little Brier event office told the News on second Patty Wallingham, lead Jenna over Wallingham, 7-2 over Paslawski, bit on the bottom end,” said SmallMonday. (There will no longer be a Duncan, fifth Lindsay Moldowan and 9-4 over Mikkelsen and 10-8 over wood. “We swapped out a player here playdown between Yukon and N.W.T. coach Bill Tschirhart.

PIN-BACK BUTTONS Williams in an extra end. and there throughout the weekend. It for a position at the Brier.) FollowContact Tom Patrick at On board with Smallwood is third worked, we ended up winning.” ing a round robin, the two top teams tomp@yukon-news.com 207 Main Street Tom Patrick News Reporter

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Scoffin rink places third at Alberta juniors Tom Patrick News Reporter

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hitehorse’s Thomas Scoffin has thrown his last rock at the junior nationals.

Scoffin and his University of Alberta Junior Golden Bears team placed third with a loss in the semifinal of the Alberta Junior Men’s Curling Championships on Saturday in Grande Prairie.

By missing out on the gold, the Scoffin team will not move on to the Canadian Junior Curling Championships at the end of the month. This is Scoffin’s final season as a junior.

“Obviously, it’s a little disappointing, a little more than a little disappointing,” said Scoffin. “It’s a tough pill to swallow … Being my last year of junior, it wasn’t the outcome we were looking for.

“At the same time, we went out there and played really well all week as a team and played a great semifinal. It was a really good battle; the best game we played all week. We left it all on the ice.”

The Scoffin rink, which includes third Aiden Proctor, second David Aho and lead Brayden Power, went 5-2 in the round robin to reach the semifinal. In the semi they lost 8-7 in an extra end to the team

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Whitehorse’s Thomas Scoffin and his University of Alberta rink placed third at the Alberta Junior Men’s Curling Championships in Grande Prairie on Saturday. This season was Scoffin’s last year of eligibility for the junior nationals.

of Jeremy Harty, who then lost in the final to Karsten Sturmay’s rink.

Last year Scoffin’s team placed second at the provincials,

ending a seven-year string of consecutive appearances for the skip at the junior nationals.

The previous year his team won the Alberta champion-

ships and went on to take silver at the junior championship. At the time he was tied for fourth on the all-time win list with 33 career wins at the nationals.

His first six appearances at the championship were as skip of Yukon’s team. In 2007, Scoffin became the youngest junior in history to skip a team at the nationals at 12 years old.

He has also won two silver and a gold for Yukon at three Arctic Winter Games and won a bronze as skip of Team Canada at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.

“I’m very proud of everything I’ve been able to do with the junior career,” said Scoffin.

“A lot of people have been able to help me along the way the last eight years. I’ve had a ton of great teammates, so I can’t thank each and every one of them enough for all the work they’ve put in with me over the years and all the hours we’ve spent together. None of it went to waste. I enjoyed every minute of it and I’m looking forward to what’s next.”

Saturday’s semifinal loss marked Scoffin’s final major competition as a junior player, but the 20-year-old isn’t done for the season. Scoffin is also skip of the University of Alberta’s senior team. They will compete at the CIS Canada West Championships next month in hopes of making it to the CIS nationals in March.

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION Operations Supervisor wanted to lead our team. Want a fulfilling career that offers work life balance? You can be home every day; www.sturgeoncounty.ca.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job opportunities include competitive wages, comprehensive benefits package and room for advancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3), and Mechanics. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available.

Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca.

is looking for a

Full-time DISHWASHER

For more information go to CTFN Website or Phone (867) 821-4251 Ext 8269 Fax# (867) 821-3903 E-mail tanya.james@ctfn.ca

ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

HIRING MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS! Minimum 2 years' recent acute care Medical Transcription experience or new CanScribe Career College MT graduates. Testing required. Email resume to: mt_recruiter@yahoo.com.

$12 PER HOUR Apply with resume ~ NOC 6711

VUNTUT GWITCHIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #201A-1191 FRONT STREET, WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA Y1A 0K5 TEL: 867-633-8972 FAX: 867-456-7139 EMAIL: INFO@VUNTUT.COM

Executive Administrator JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Vuntut Gwitchin Limited Partnership (VGLP) CEO, this position is responsible for providing a broad range of analytical and administrative support to the Chief Executive OfďŹ cer and the Property Manager positions. This position shall be responsible for the supervision of general accounting, accounts receivable, collection and payroll of VGLP. The Administrative OfďŹ cer will also ensure the legal and regulatory compliance for all VGLP accounting and ďŹ nancial reporting functions. As well this position will assist in fostering good public relations with citizens, staff and other governments, industries and organizations with whom VGLP conducts business.

MAIN DUTIES: s Maintain ofďŹ ce clerical, ďŹ ling 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 ďŹ ling systems (hard copy and electronic) ensuring all records and documentation is fully accessible and properly stored. s Preparation and publication of VGLP communications s Other related duties as reasonably required EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: BA or equivalent undergraduate degree in ďŹ eld 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

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 WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: • Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. •Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames.

Now selling: •Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets.

333-0717 14ĘźX16ĘźX6Ęź CANVAS wall tent, brand new, no frame, $1,200. 334-8335 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. 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 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 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 WOLF HIDE, large tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, $500. 668-3632 lv msg 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 33 CC Jiffy ice auger, as new, $250 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 TV HBO series Rome, seasons 1 & 2, $45 per season, asking $65 for both, Season 2 still in wrapper. 333-0915 HANDMADE CULTURED brick, rustic manner, 1/2" thick, 2 boxes of flats & 1 box of corners, $250 takes all, $150 per box.

633-4139 STAINLESS STEEL mesh chandelier, very modern, beautiful, was $450 + shipping new, asking $300. 633-4139 WORLD HOCKEY Association, two rare books about it (history, statistics, photos).

Excellent shape $50. Ross 633-3154.

MYSTERIES – various authors. 40 paperbacks, $25. Ross 633-3154 TAMRON 70-300MM F/4-5.6 SP DI VC USD lens + hood for Nikon DSLR, like new, $400 obo. 336-8802 POPCORN MACHINE, $20, Min Wii game system c/w Mario game, $50 obo, girlʟs Fila skates, sz 4, $20 obo. 689-0463 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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 ROOM FULL of hand and power tools, wood and metal, view 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553

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

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

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

1� HOMELITE water pump. 633-6553

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

FULL-LENGTH BLACK mink coat, size 12-14. 633-2535

Store (867) 633-3276

CRAFT SUPPLIES, dinosaur diaramas, resist step exerciser, teaching pocket charts, HO Snap-Track starter set. 667-7144

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

✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ $250 per cord (6 cords or more) ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery

2003 DODGE/CUMMINS parts. Air intake, turbo, intercooler. 633-6502 ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA of Knowledge, hard cover, incl human body, planet earth, animals, plants, art, world history, etc, Books 1 & 2 + index, $50.

633-3113 LOTS OF extra paint. High quality exterior interior 100% acrylic, light beige, light grey, $90 per pail. 335-4334 EDENPURE HEATER with portable wand, $250. 332-1927 BUFFALO HIDE slippers, Orvis, new, $200.

332-1927 GORGEOUS PERSIAN carpet, Habibian Nain, creme colour with blue trim. 600 knots psi, 5'X8'. Bought in Middle East. Appraised + docs, $2900. Open to offers. 204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com AMERICA AT the Millenium, hard cover, 262 pages of best poems/poets of 20th century, like new, $25. 633-3113 FREE. TWO sheets 4X10 1/2 inch undamaged drywall. 668-7018

Electrical Appliances

QUALITY DRY FIREWOOD $250 per cord Leave message for David 332-1300 FIRE-KILLED FIREWOOD for sale $250/cord 334-7005

Firewood

YUKON PARKA, size 14, 3/4 length, brown, like new, $325. 633-3117

ENTIRE HARRY Potter DVD set, all movies inclĘźd, $20. 668-5882

CB FIREWOOD $250/cord $240/cord for multiple cords of 4 or more 335-4065 or 633-3086

YAMAHA PORTABLE keyboard, c/w Playcard System, $150. 633-3117

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

YUKON QUEST 1988 5th Anniversary poster with all team signatures, framed, $180 obo. 633-3476

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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

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

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 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

MasterCard

DUKE'S FIREWOOD Round Firewood Multiples of 2 cords, $250/cord Round 6 cord load, $230/cord Cash sales only 334-8122

DONʟS FIREWOOD SERVICE •Single cord specialist •Wood stockpiled in Whitehorse for quick daily deliveries •Social Services accepted 393-4397

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 MODEL 67A, single shot, rim fire, $175; Model 75 Cooey single shot, rim fire, vg shape, $175. 633-2488 or 333-5640 WINCHESTER 70 Classic Sporter 300win mag, wood stock $700 obo, Tikka Hunter 338 win mag, wood stock $750 obo.

667-4425 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN, Winchester 1400 Ranger w/2 barrels, Winchoke & Deer Slug, 3 chokes, full, modified, & improved cylinder, like new, $450. 335-3747 WANTED: LEE Enfield No4MK1, especially long branch. Must be non-sporterized. Finders fee for original. thirtypound@hotmail.com

MicMac

Wanted WANTED: BOAT trailer suitable for 18-25Ęź boat, fixer-upper ok, must have brakes, no rollers or boat perch is ok. 668-5207

USED VEHICLE SPECIALS!!

4"-&4 t #0%: 4)01 t 1"354 t 4&37*$&

2012 Toyota Corolla #7569A / $19,797............. PROMO $14,995 2008 Toyota Rav4 Ltd #7561A / $31,300 ...........PROMO $19,495 2011 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.6L V8 #7501B / $39,199 ....... PROMO $27,795 2011 Toyota Tacoma #7430A / $32,069.............PROMO $24,795

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

2012 Toyota Tacoma

WANTED: CARPOOL to the Gym. Looking for a ride from downtown to any gym in Whitehorse. Will give gas money. Will work around your gym schedule. 902-401-3860

STOCK #7614A

PRICE: $32,185

PROMO:

25,995

$

WANTED: MOOSE meat. Have chronic needs for wild meat and cannot hunt.

335-1088

2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser STOCK #1411

PRICE: $41,065

PROMO:

Cars

23,790

$

2008 VW Jetta, 4 c yl, 5 spd, reliable, fuel efficient, low km, well maintained w/synthetic oil, fully loaded, cold weather equipped, clean inside/out, $8,800 obo. Call/text 334-3049

2012 Toyota Corolla STOCK #1408

18,257

$

2003 BUICK LeSabre Ltd., estate sale, 180,000kms, loaded, heated leather seats, rain sense wipers, very clean, will deliver to Whitehorse Jan. 23/15, $4,995.

867-536-7206

2012 Toyota Yaris STOCK #1409

PRICE: $19,507

PROMO:

13,995

$

1979 LINCOLN Mark V, black w/red interior, new Michelins, $1,500; parts car also available, 1975 Cadillac hearse, 501 engine, runs great, $1,000; 1960 Falcon wagon, good glass/interior. 250-651-7773 2013 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe, 2.0T, fully loaded, 6-spd standard w/cargo tray, winter front mats, new winter tires/rims, oil pan heater, 13,000 kms, $26,500 obo. 334-9039 2003 HONDA Accord, 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, sunroof, leather seats, power everything, studded winter tires, higher mileage but well maintained, $4,900. 333-0747 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

WE BUY USED CARS

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CHECK OUT OUR ALL-NEW WEBSITE @

www.micmactoyota.com TOLL FREE 1-877-667-7202 ext 2 email: sales@micmac.toyota.ca

2012 KIA Sorento 7 passenger, fully loaded, like new cond, new tires, no body damage, 100,000kms, $23,500. 334-7306 2008 HONDA Civic sedan, auto, clean, well maintained, good rubber, lots of options, 140,000 kms, $7,500. 667-4463 or 668-7455 1996 CHEV Caprice Classic V8, RWD in good running cond. Always well maintained. $650. Joe 668-4632

LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL

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

Projects Coordinator

COMMERCIAL OVEN, Moffat Turbofan 32, c/w stand, $1,500 obo. 821-6021 BRAND NEW Cuisinart Stand Mixer, 5 litre (white) still in original pkg, mixer never used.

Costs $470 +gst at Cdn Tire, asking $350.

334-8662

TVs & Stereos FLAT SCREEN TV, 335-7830 RCA 42" LED TV, includes manuals and remote, $200. 668-4613

Computers & Accessories WII GAME console with multiple controllers, approx. 20 games & Wiifit board, $125 obo.

633-6711 after 4:30 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 FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154 IPAD 1ST gen 64Gb, includes green cover case & black cover case w/bluetooth keyboard, $200. 668-4613

Job Posting The Yukon News is looking to hire an enterprising

PHOTOJOURNALIST We’re a Black Press-owned publication based in Whitehorse that frequently wins regional and national awards for our writing and photography. The Canadian Community Newspaper Association ranked the News as the best overall paper in our circulation class last year. We publish on Wednesday and Friday, with more frequent website updates.

We’re looking for someone with a promising photography portfolio and a proven ability to write a good story. Duties include coordinating with reporters for assignments, searching out feature photos, processing wire pictures and writing feature stories.

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

We expect a lot of hustle from whoever gets this job. In exchange, we provide many opportunities to grow as a photojournalist.

Musical Instruments

Our ofďŹ ce has a pool of Nikon digital camera gear. A car is a must.

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

The start date is January 30.

Submit resume, portfolio and samples of writing (websites accepted) to Mike Thomas at mthomas@yukon-news.com.

The Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY): is a not for proďŹ t 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 speciďŹ c projects and the provision of administrative/ofďŹ ce tasks.

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

QualiďŹ cations: 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 ďŹ eld related to parks and recreation, two years of related ofďŹ ce 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.

www.blackpress.ca

www.yukonnews.com

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.

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2003 ACURA MDX, fully loaded, all wheel drive, $5,800 obo. 333-0049

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633-6019 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

2014

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

Dog Wash Fundraiser 3rd Saturday of each month. Next Date: TH

Saturday, Jan. 17

at The Feed Store Pet Junction 10:00AM - 2:00PM

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Trucks

LOST/FOUND LOST t Granger, neutered male, DMH, brown tabby with white patch under chin, no collar, answers to Moo, Contact Kim @ 336-1416 t Alsek, Riverdale area, female siamese, very petite, answers to Rachel. Black paw, black face. Very skittish. Please contact Richard @689-2535 (16/12/14) t Alaska HWY, 7 yrs old, female spayed, Karelian beardogX, black and white, wearing a blue collar no tags, answers to Tawnie, Contact Dayle @ 332-0997 ( 19/12/14) t Porter Creek school, miyah, light tan, white paws, little bit of white on nose, very friendly, no collar Contact Clayton @ 335-9781 (20/12/14)

t Takhini, 2 year old,small female dog, black and white, no collar, answers to Missy, Contact Gabriella @ 334-0316 (03/01/15) t Tagish, 1 year old, great pyrenees, female, white with grey on the face, no collar, answers to Sadie, Contact Shelley @ 3324558 ( 10/01/15) t Golden Horn, 6 years old, short hair pointer, female, black and white, wearing a blue collar no tags, answers to Gypsey, Contact Suzie @ 668-2703 (13/01/15) t Porter Creek, female, collie X, no collar, black and white answers to Abby, Contact Pam @ 667-4787.

2008 TOYOTA Tundra, 99,000km, extended warranty, remote start, air gags, and belly bars, great tires, regularly serviced at dealership, have records. 335-1713 or kmarchuk@hotmail.com 2000 EXPEDITION 4x4, grey, needs steering box installed and some front end work, have the steering box, runs great, needs tires, $1,500 obo. 335-1088

2010 NISSAN X-Terra 4X4, good glass, low kms, 6-spd manual, nice shape. 332-3928 2011 DODGE Grand Caravan, 160,000km recently serviced, new battery, $10,000 obo.

334-4944

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS

CATS

t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 5 yr old, female, border collie, brown, (Annie) t 3 yr old, neutered male,Argintino Dogo, white, (Kale) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan)

t 11 yr old,DSH, male neutered, black (Mingus) t 11 yr old, DLH female spayed, yellow and grey (Kizzie)

Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100 1994 GEO Metro for parts, engine needs attention, new brake parts still in box, good rubber, $120. 668-6805 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490/ea, asking $125/ea or all for $400. 633-3053 PYTHON CAR or truck remote starter, never been used. Paid $105, asking $50. 334-4299 SET OF 4, 225/70/R15 tires, 55% tread, $200. Set of 4 Buick alum wheels w/3 tires mounted, 85% tread. P205/70/R15, $250.

332-1927

1997 FORD F-350, reg cab, 4x4, drw. With flat deck & jockey boxes, front & rear receiver hitches, lots of recent work done, great work truck, $6,800 obo. 334-5182

Pets

1995 GMC Safari AWD, new brakes front and rear, tune up, injectors done, $500.

334-5408 1986 CJ-7 Jeep Special Edition, comes factory with all options. Lots of extra new parts.

Everything works even the window wash pump. Amazing shape, $3,200 obo.

660-4070 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 1970 FORD Bronco, 1978 IHC Scout, 1965 Landrover, misc 4X4 frames & parts.

250-651-7773

Auto Parts & Accessories 5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17� 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, complete set of 5 for $1,500 obo, will not fit my truck.

Call 332-1374

GENTLY USED

SNOWMOBILES 2008 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144" ...........$5,499.00 2011 Yamaha Phazer Rtx 121" ............$6,499.00 !

DUCED 2012 Yamaha Phazer Gt 121"RE..............$5,999.00 ..............$

2012 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144" 4"............... ...............$7,999.00 SOLD! 2013 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144" 44" ..............

Supercharged ................................... $12,999.00 SOLD! $

YUKON

TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box

1999 TOYOTA 4Runner Limited, extremely clean, well maintained, 176,500 kms, $9,800. 335-3747

2011 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144" ...........$6,499.00

RUNNING AT LARGE...

YAMAHA

(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430

1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.

WANTED : 6-8 week old kitten. 667-2940 INTERESTED IN mushing dogs? 4 Seppela Siberians to give away to caring & responsible person, sled, harnesses, food & houses included. 633-2714 DOG CRATES for sale, various sizes.

633-2714

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates!

Call Patrick at 335-4181 TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles

by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment.

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2013 ARCTIC Cat Snopro 600 race sled.

Fresh top end installed last season, no broken plastic or parts, exc shape. Fox floats, C&A pro skies, new high fax, $8,000 obo. 334-6857 2011 SKANDIC WT 600 ACE, $7,000.

633-5955 2003 ARCTIC Cat 900 Mountain Cat snow machine, powerful & fast, 151� track, 450 kms, exc cond, reduced to $3,500. 333-9020 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 2013 BEARCAT snowmobile long track, $7,200 obo. 633-4115 or 334-0254 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

AT THE SHELTER t 4 yr old, neutered male, beagleX, brown and black and white (Dexter) t 4 yr old, neutered male, huskyX, white, (Marcus) t 14 weeks old, male, blue heeler X, black and blue, (Joseph) t 2 yr old, female, labx , black and white, (Prancer) t 14 weeks old, female, husky X, brown, (Abby)

2009 PONTIAC Montana minivan, auto, FWD, 50,000km, vg cond, good rubber, clean. 667-4463

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FOUND

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

DOGS

We Sell Trucks!

2010 FORD Escape, red, lots of extras, 89,000kms, exc cond, great SUV, 3-yr extended warranty incl, $14,700. 867-536-2227

t 4 yr old, neutered male, Pit bull terrier X, brindle (Tux)

CATS

t 8 yr old, female spayed, DSH, black, (Forest) t 2 yr old, female, DMH,black and white, (Mika) t 6 yr old, DMH, female spayed, brown tabby, (Judy)

SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

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

You can also check out our award winning website at:

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2009 M8 162 Arctic Cat, exc cond, c/w toe hitch, handwarmers, can, windshield bag.

Serviced last spring, 2000 kms, $6,000.

867-994-2204

BBY

Hi, I’m Abby.

I’m a little shy at ďŹ rst but I’m a very sweet and cuddly little girl and I would love to go out on walks.

So come down and meet me today.

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.

Mike 333-6392

2006 SNOWMOBILE Trailtech trailer w/ramp GVW 2998 lbs, gd shape, $2,200. 668-4291 1995 ARCTIC Cat 580 snowmobile, new windshield & clutch, runs great, $1,500 obo.

689-9715 WANTED: GOOD used Honda ATC, 250R. Or 350X, prefer late model. 334-5182 2007 ARCTIC Cat 650 H1 4-wheeler w/blade & extra set of tires, new battery, $6,500 obo. 689-9715 2002 ARCTIC Cat for 440 Sno Pro, great cond, $3,500. 334-6857

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

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300 SUZUKI king quad w/winch, runs but needs some TLC, $1,500. Russ 689-5288 or 634-2455 2009 POLARIS Assault 146 track slp head, intake, exhaust, egts, clutch kit, programmer with LCD display, low miles and a tunnel bag, $6,500 obo. 668-3118

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 Marine

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.

Coming Events

PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 22ʼ CARVER, glass hull, teak/mahoghany woodwork, 260hp Alpha I Mercruiser inboard, 9.9 4-stroke longshaft Suzuki kicker, trailer, $6,500; 125 Merc outboard w/jet leg, $800; 115 Johnson outboard, $600.

250-651-7773

Heavy Equipment GAS POWERED 225 amp Hobart arc welder/genset, 17hp Kohler twin engine, runs good, welds good. 633-6502 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 LEARN TO Fly for a Cessna 150. Complete set for ground schooling & maps, flairs, etc.

Complete with flight case, $500. 332-1927

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

We sell used Class C RV’s!

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klondikerv.com or call us to view (867) 456-2729 RV LOT Rentals $8.95 a day. 362 days of sunshine, pets, events, classes, entertainment. Reserve by 11/01/2014. Web-site: www.hemetrvresort.com.

Call: 1-800-926-5593 TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2014 TILT deck trailer, tandem 3,500 lb axles, 19ʼ deck, electric brakes, manually operated tilt deck, located in Whitehorse, $4,950.

334-0578 TANDEM AXLE flat bed trailer. 16' w/beaver tail. 15" wheels. Custom made. Lights work but hitch needs minor repair, $600 obo.

336-1876 18' RAINBOW equipment hauler, 14,000lb gvrw, tandem 7,000lb axles, fold-down ramps, sidewinder jack, new in 2014, $5,900 obo. 668-5882 YAMAHA 3000 watt inverter generator, electric start & 30 amp plug, very quiet, $2,700 new, asking $1200 firm. 393-4403

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ATLIN GUEST HOUSE Deluxe Lakeview Suites Sauna, Hot Tub, BBQ, Internet, Satellite TV Kayak Rentals In House Art Gallery 1-800-651-8882 Email: atlinart@yahoo.ca www.atlinguesthouse.com

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 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.

ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca

YUKON FISH & Game Association is holding a Wild Game Banquet & Dance January 31st at the High Country Inn. Tickets available @ 509 Strickland St or call 667-4263

ALL-GIRLS SCIENCE Club starts Jan 31.

Plenty of hands-on science, interesting guests and fun activities. www.scienceadventures.ca

CARBON HILL Race Day, January 18th.

First race of the Twister Race Series at the Lorne Mt Community Centre. 30, 10 and 6 mile event, sled and skijor. https://dpsay.wordpress.com/ or Facebook

PUBLIC PRESENTATION on Silver City at MacBride Museum Thursday, January 22 from 7-9pm. $5/person or free for members.

Call 667-2709 x3 or visit www.macbridemuseum.com

EXHIBITION: LABORATOIRE dʼhiver January 9-31, Arts Underground. Cécile Girard, ioleda, Joe la Jolie et Karen Éloquin-Arseneau unveil works created during the winter season. afy.yk.ca

THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 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.

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

Arthur George

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

JONES

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 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 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.

March 7, 1955 – January 5, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and nephew.

All are welcome to attend the Funeral Service that will be held at Na Kwa Ta Ku, January 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

The Burial will take place at the Grey Mountain Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. and the Potlatch will follow.

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

The Jones Family

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 YUKON YOUNG Farmers AGM. Saturday January 31st, 11am-2pm @ Whse Public Library. Elections, new strategic plan, compost presentation. Info: neelytamara@yahoo.ca

Robert (Bob) James

FAMILY LITERACY Day 2015 - Sunday January 25th 12:30-4pm. Canada Games Centre. Storytelling, Snacks, and Activities.

Free Family Fun! Free Skate: 12:30-2pm.

Info: 668-6535

ANDERSON

WHITEHORSE CONCERTS presents the lyrical Ashu Duo, comprising saxophone and piano, at The Yukon Arts Centre on Saturday, January 17. Concert begins at 8.

Info: steve@whitehorseconcerts.com

AUGUST 24, 1933 ~ JANUARY 9, 2015

LITTLE FOOTPRINTS Big Steps International Development Organization AGM Jan 22, 6:00 pm Library Meeting Room. Info: 456-4434

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

SCENE STUDY for Actors. Weekend workshop with director Yvette Nolan. Presented

by Gwaandak Theatre with YAC, KDCC. All levels welcome. Jan. 30-Feb. 1, YAC Studio.

Register: gwaandaktheatre.com or 393-2676 FREE WORKSHOPS for seniors & youth, January, February & March, provided by Yukon Artists at Work. To register & for info call Kate, 668-4268 BARN DANCE, Saturday January 17, 7:30pm, Old Fire Hall, caller Bob Kuiper, Barndance Band & Fiddleheads. Adults $10, youth $5, families $25, tickets at door. Bob @ 633-4501 for info

Bob Anderson of Teslin Yukon passed away peacefully in the Whitehorse General Hospital Friday, January 9, 2015 at the age of 81.

Cherished by his dearly beloved wife Sharron and his children Rob (Tess), Patty (Bruce), Kim (Mark), Kathy (Mark) and Rob (Shawna), his brother Tom (Theo), numerous grandchildren, great - grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends. He was predeceased by his Father, Mother Helen Louise Rogers (Lennie), Sister Pat Snow, Brother-in-law Doug Snow and his grandson Bradley Anderson.

CAA INTRODUCTION to Weather course running Jan 24/25. Registration online at avalancheassociation.ca . Only runs every 3-4 years.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday January 17, 2015 in the Tom Dewhurst Recreational Complex in Teslin, YT at 2PM. Please join us as we celebrate his life!

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YUKON GREENS invite you to a Great Green Gathering Monday, January 26th, 6:30pm at the Whitehorse Library. Join us for food and drinks as we brainstorm ways to move forward sustainably.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Soaring Eagles Sewing Centre

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

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

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

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BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Snow Shovelling and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

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

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

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WEDNESDAY

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

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

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 Aujourd’hui 4141B - 4th Avenue.

8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St..

8:00 pm Porter Crk Step Meeting (CM) Our Lady of Victory, 1607 Birch St. 8:00 pm No 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 Women’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

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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 - INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills

BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta.

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Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •Residential & Commercial •All jobs, large or small •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʟs Discount 332-7879 COMPUTER NERDS 4 HIRE for Seniors We do house calls.

668-2230 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

Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER seeking full-time position.

Over one million miles, clean abstract, fully certified.

Oil patch construction experience.

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JUDEʟS PAINTING & HOME RENOVATIONS •Kitchen/bathroom renovations •Hardwood & Laminate flooring •Tile •Window & door installation Additions, sheds & water rooms •Interior painting New Customers 10% off Call 867-689-1458 Email judewaldman@gmail.com

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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

DRUG PROBLEM?

RCMP VICTIM Assistance volunteers looking for applicants. Program offers immediate support to victims. For further info contact: philip.whiles@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 • 668-7218 QUALITY YUKON MEAT Dev & Louise Hurlburt Grain-finished Hereford beef Domestic wild boar Order now for guaranteed delivery Payment plan available Samples on request 668-7218 335-5192

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Project Description: The Department of Health and Social Services requires one or more psychologists to participate in a multi-disciplinary team to assess and diagnose adults suspected of being affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 29, 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 Jan Langford at (867) 667-3674.

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

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Project Description: Engineering services for data gap analysis, feasibility assessment, preliminary design, detailed design and construction administrative services related to water, wastewater & road improvements.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is February 12, 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 Rick Kent at (867) 456-6564.

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

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

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

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ORACLE MIDDLE TIER TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES Project Description: The Government of Yukon Department of Justice seeks technical support services for Oracle Fusion middleware technologies including Oracle Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is February 4, 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 Peter Deer at (867) 334-2924.

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This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

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DRY BROME HAY BALES For Sale 65 lb square bales $10 850 lb round bales price negotiable Phone 867-668-2407 HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale.

633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net

Furniture STAPLES DESK chair, blue, like new, $10.

668-5882 IKEA PINE queen size bed frame, excellent condition, $150. 633-2307 POWER LIFT chair, good cond, hardly used, dark blue stripe, $450 obo. 633-4342

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

It’s good for you.

Proposal for:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND GAP ANALYSIS FOR YUKON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES YUKON FIRST NATIONS PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY IS APPLICABLE AND MUST BE CLEAR LY IDENTIFIED ON PROPOSAL.

Background: Mental health and substance use issues continue to be a priority concern for many First Nations communities. The Council of Yukon First Nations/Yukon First Nations and the Government of Yukon are working together and independently to improve mental health and wellness services. At the federal level, Health Canada, in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations, has developed the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework, provide guidance to communities and realign their mental wellness services based on their own priorities.

Deliverables include: To conduct a comprehensive mapping/overview of all mental health and wellness programs/services offered in Yukon (for First Nations), including innovative practices at the community level that may not be directly linked to Health Canada or Government of Yukon funding. The key deliverables include: writing a inal report that includes mapping, gap analysis, and recommendations and a presentation of indings and recommendations to the Mental Wellness Subcommittee members (CYFN, Government of Yukon and Health Canada).

Additional Information: Please submit current resume, summary related work, budget and work plan. For further information, please contact Renie Bruton at 867-393-9206 or email renie. bruton@cyfn.net.

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

Justice Proposal for:

Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Application Number Numéro de la demande

Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire

PM14-026 (Renewal of PM93-104)

Gimlex Enterprises Ltd

PM14-040 (Renewal of PM03-342)

Hawk Mining Ltd

PM14-051 (Renewal of PM10-013)

Hanulik Enterprises Ltd

Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu

Indian River, Mckinnon Creek and Unnamed Trib. of Indian River Groundwater and Cogasa Ditch, Trib. of 5 Mile Creek, Big Gold Creek and Sixty Mile River Groundwater Supplying Upper Bonanza Creek, Trib. of Klondike River

Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice.

Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.

A MEETING FACILITATOR YUKON FIRST NATIONS PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY IS APPLICABLE AND MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ON PROPOSAL.

Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise

Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h

Placer Mining

February 9, 2015

PROPOSAL: A Language Working Group consisting of representatives from the 14 Yukon First Nations guides the Language Revitalization Program of the SelfGovernment Secretariat at CYFN. This group will meet January 28 - 30 to discuss YFN language revitalization goals.

February 9, 2015

The Language Working Group meeting facilitator will: Help prepare the agenda, Deliver activities related to language revitalization, Engage in meaningful discussion on YFN language revitalization, Facilitate 3 full days of meetings with 15-20 participants, Prepare a inal report on the meetings.

Placer Mining

Placer Mining

February 9, 2015

Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquée sur le présent avis.

Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.

Additional Information: Please submit current resume, summary related work and work plan. For further information, please contact Renie Bruton at 867-393-9206 or email renie.bruton@cyfn.net.

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

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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

Mineral Titles 300-865 Hornby St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2G3

Environmental Management Act Permit

Environmental Management Act

106576

Environmental Management Section Ministry of Environment Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Ave, Smithers, BC

Waste Discharge

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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 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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015

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

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

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.

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.

Lottery Draw: The lottery will take place in Whitehorse at 1:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in room 1A, 0DLQ Ă&#x20AC;RRU (OLMDK 6PLWK %XLOGLQJ 0DLQ 6WUHHW Applicants and the general public are welcome to attend the draw. $OO VXFFHVVIXO DSSOLFDQWV ZLOO EH QRWLÂżHG WKH QH[W GD\

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.

Table 2: Disharge Concentrations Expected from the MWTP

For more information contact the Land Management Branch at (867) 667-5215 or Toll-free 1-800-661-0408 local 5215, or visit online at: www.emr.gov.yk.ca/lands

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 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.

House Hunters Advertise your Home in 3 issues (3 consecutive weeks)

for only $60+GST PHONE: 867-667-6283

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 MATCHING COUCH & loveseat, c/w cushions, great cond, paid $1,300, asking $750 obo. 689-0463 MATTRESS & box spring for single bed, 42" x 75", bought in 2013 for spare bedroom, mint condition, $225 obo. 667-4910 COUCH SET, 3 pcs, couch, loveseat & rocker, blue, gd cond, $300 obo. 633-4215 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

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LOW-COST MINI STORAGE NOTIFICATION OF FAILURE TO PAY Customers Listed below are requested to contact LOW COST MINI STORAGE (phone 633-2594) regarding their storage container.

If arrangements of monies owing cannot be made, their items will be sold to recover costs.

Andre Fraser Jessie Jackson

15 MacDonald Road WHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 4L1

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

Personals ARE YOU MÉTIS? Are you registered?

Would you like to be involved?

There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845

Builders Lien Act Notice is hereby given that Substantial Completion has been achieved on the project Yukon Hospital Corporation – Whitehorse General Hospital MRI Suite Addition at 5 Hospital Road, Whitehorse, Yukon.

The 30 day lien period has commenced as of December 23rd, 2014

WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB January 6, 2015 1st - Diane Emond & Don Emond 2nd - Cheryl Smith & Ruth Whitney 3rd - Noreen McGowan & Lorraine Hoyt We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society.

New players are welcome.

For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.co

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

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

CONCRETE SLAB FLOOR REPAIR WHITEHORSE MAINTENANCE SHOP WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2014/2015

PUBLIC TENDER

PURCHASE ROAD EQUIPMENT VEHICLES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is February 4, 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 David Knight at (867) 667-3114.

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

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

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

HEATING / VENTILATION UPGRADE CARMACKS NURSES RESIDENCE UNIT #831200 – 149 RIVER ROAD CARMACKS, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 28, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Chris Gladish at 867-667-3764.

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

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

CHAMPAGNE SOLID WASTE FACILITY MAINTENANCE

FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL - BLDG. #1332 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2014/2015

ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR VMWARE SOFTWARE

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 29, 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 Tim Ekholm at (867) 456-6816.

Site Visit: January 20, 2015 at 3:30 PM The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is February 4, 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 Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039.

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

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

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

Community Services

Highways and Public Works

Highways and Public Works

MORE BUYERS with the Classifieds.

With our extensive, organized listings, readers will find your ad easily, so you won’t be climbing the walls looking for buyers.

What do you want to sell?

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

PUBLIC TENDER

Project Description: To provide maintenance services at the Champagne Solid Waste Facility Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 30, 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 Darrin Fredrickson at (867) 667-5195.

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

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

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Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 28, 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 Ron Bramadat at (867) 667-5135.

Site Visit: January 21, 2015 at 10:30 AM The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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

Mandatory Site Visit: January 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

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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

FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT YUKON COLLEGE RESIDENCE - BLDG. #1354 WHITEHORSE YUKON 2014/2015

COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 29, 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 Tim Ekholm at (867) 456-6816.

Site Visit: January 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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

Project Description: To establish services related to the collection, transportation and proper disposal of hazardous waste materials from various sites throughout the Yukon Territory.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is January 30, 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 Darrin Fredrickson at (867) 667-5195.

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

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

Highways and Public Works

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