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uilding more houses and improving the village’s landfill are high on the agenda for Carmacks’s new mayor, Lee Bodie. Bodie was elected in a byelection on Feb. 5, after beating out Robert Mayer. The 61-year-old had held the position of acting mayor since the death of Elaine Wyatt, who passed away from cancer in late November. Wyatt had been mayor of Carmacks for nine years. After serving as deputy mayor for six years and councillor for three years, Bodie said it was just a natural progression to run for mayor. “I really enjoy it,” he said, “and I enjoy trying to better the community in any way we can.” “We have a lot of things on our plate and things we want to do.” One of the goals is to spend the remainder of the Building Canada fund on upgrading the landfill. Bodie said the village needs to do a better job of recycling, and getting rid of old vehicles. A better facility would make it easier for them to achieve that, he added. “Our main focus is on recycling and sending fewer things to the landfill,” he said. Thinking long-term, it’s important for council to prepare for a potential influx in population, Bodie said, referring to the
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Casino mine project. Casino Mining Corp. has submitted a proposal to assessors for the $2.5-billion mine, the biggest project ever considered by the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board. The mine, located 150 kilometres northwest of Carmacks, would employ an estimated 1,000 people during construction and 600 during production if it is built. Bodie said the village could be “caught with its pants down” if it doesn’t start preparing for that now. “No one will say it out loud but we know it’s coming and they know it’s coming,” Bodie said. “We need to upgrade our infrastructure and prepare ourselves for them. Even if 10 per cent of the number of people they’re projecting use Carmacks, we’ll be overwhelmed. “The nursing station and the fire department aren’t equipped to deal with that.” More people means more housing, and that’s something they’re not ready for either, Bodie said. “We’ll need help from the territorial government with land; we’re only a small community and we were never set up for that growth,” he said. “Our mandate isn’t housing but it’s to take care of our people and make sure their needs are met.” Bodie painted a grim picture of the housing situation in Carmacks. When asked to elaborate, he
said “there is none.” In 2009, $1 million in upgrades were made to the Tatchun Centre General Store, in preparation for nearby mining development. But there was nowhere to house the staff needed to run the store, Bodie said. “It strangled us for a long time,” he said. “When I moved here 10 years ago there were a lot of country residential lots. Now there are very few places to live.” A housing complex with six units is scheduled for construction in April, and that should help alleviate the crunch, Bodie said. Fixing the town’s only skating rink is on the agenda, too. It was closed down in December after a routine inspection of the village’s facilities by its insurance company revealed that supports holding the roof above the outdoor rink were unstable. Bodie’s term ends in October, after which a municipal election will be held. Working with the three other councillors has been a smooth process, he said. “We don’t really have debates, we have discussions,” he said. “We talk things out reasonably amongst ourselves.” Because there are fewer than six months to the election, the Municipal Act doesn’t require council to elect a fourth councillor in the interim, Bodie explained. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Yukoners ponder assisted-suicide ruling Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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dvocates and medical professionals in the territory are digesting a Supreme Court of Canada decision that legalizes doctor-assisted suicide. The country’s top court made its landmark ruling Friday. In a unanimous decision the justices said consenting adults suffering from a “grievous and irredeemable medical condition” and “enduring suffering that is intolerable” can ask a medical doctor for help dying. The court gave governments 12 months to create any required regulations before this decision comes into full effect. Dr. Rao Tadepalli is a Whitehorse doctor and board member for the Canadian Medical Association. He said the association’s experts are in the process of putting together recommendations for the federal government on what the new regulations might look like. “I felt that the societal maturity would take a long time to happen, so I was pleasantly surprised that that’s an option available to a rare group of patients,” he said Tuesday. Discussions around assisted suicide are part of a bigger equation when it comes to dying, Tadepalli said. He said palliative care is still his primary focus. But in rare cases, where an informed patient has
“We just never want someone outside of that person to make that decision for them,” she said. There is no Yukon-specific law against assisted suicide. Instead, like in most jurisdictions in the country, assisted suicide is illegal because of two parts of the federal criminal code. One says it is a crime to help someone commit suicide, and another that says a person cannot consent to being killed. Both Health Minister Mike Nixon and Justice Minister Brad Cathers declined interview requests to talk about what changes the territory might have to make following the decision. Cabinet spokesperson Dan Macdonald said officials are reviewing the ruling and will be monitoring how the federal government responds. According to news reports, federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay Mike Thomas/Yukon News has hinted that the government won’t use the notwithstanding Colette Acheson is the executive director of the Yukon Association for Community Living. clause to override the court’s decision. not possible and there are no op- I might look at the struggles and made the decision, it’s good to He said the federal government have this option available close to tions available. That would be my what we might call pain or suffering because of their physical response and it would still be my home. intends to solicit a wide range of condition, and I might say, ‘oh my views before making any deciresponse for the coming year.” “It just shows that we are a God I could never stand that,’” she sions. Colette Acheson, executive progressive, liberal country that director of the Yukon Association said. respects people’s wishes.” Tadepalli said he expects the “I might project my percepTadepalli stresses that the deci- for Community Living, said it will CMA will have its proposed tions that this person is in pain or recommendations ready to be be important for the federal govsion to die would be up to the that their life isn’t worth living or voted on at its next annual general ernment to ensure the rights of patient, not the doctor. people with intellectual disabilities that they’re suffering.” “If I were to look back in my meeting, scheduled for August in Acheson said she’s known lots are respected, particularly people 20-year career there have been Halifax. of people who experience pain but who depend on others for help. instances where patients have reContact Ashley Joannou at also experience a full life. “(As an able-bodied person), ashleyj@yukon-news.com quested that, and I said it’s legally
City to smooth over off-road vehicle bylaws Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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he City of Whitehorse is taking steps to plug gaps in its ATV and snowmobile bylaws that were created by recent changes to the territory’s Motor Vehicles Act. The recommendations, made by bylaw chief Dave Pruden last week, would require users to carry a valid driver’s licence and registration, wear a helmet and meet required equipment regulations when riding within city limits. The city introduced these requirements in 2012. But these bylaws referred to sections of Yukon’s Motor Vehicles Act that
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were updated in the autumn. Those changes are likely to become law next month, so Pruden said it was good timing for the city to amend its bylaws. The bylaw received first and second reading at Monday’s council meeting. The city currently only has two part-time bylaw officers available to enforce the ATV and snowmobile rules, Pruden said. “Based on their observations, we’re getting good compliance when it comes to snowmobile users wearing helmets,” he said. “But with ATV and motorcycles there is less compliance. As far as registration and driver’s licences, the officers are telling me that the majority of users
have those. “We’re still running into people who don’t, though.” The penalty for operating an ATV or snowmobile without a certificate is $300, while the fine for riding without insurance is $500. Based on statistics from the past four years, 39 users were ticketed for not having insurance, while only four were ticketed for not having a helmet. Eleven people were fined for operating in prohibited areas. Councillor Mike Gladish raised the question about what would happen on the Alaska Highway, where the city can’t enforce those bylaws. Pruden said it would be hard
to stop users staying along the highway, but most just cross from one side to the other – meaning they could be stopped either before or after. Dorothy Lebel, a Riverdale resident and member of Active Trails Whitehorse Association, spoke at last week’s standing committee meeting. She said if the city is going to amend its bylaws, it should also consider increasing its list of prohibited areas. Snowmobile users are banned from roadways such as Mountainview Road and Lewes Boulevard, and also from campgrounds, playgrounds and the downtown area. “We want to remind council
that there’s still a gap that needs to be addressed,” she said. “There is ongoing evidence of snowmobile damage to non-motorized trails and green spaces. There is a need to designate clear, well-signed motorized trails. Lebel said she had previously been told by Mayor Dan Curtis that changes couldn’t be made because the bylaws were too recent. “Now that changes are being brought to the ATV and snowmobile bylaws, we would like to remind council that it needs to protect our trails and green spaces,” she added. The fine for damaging vegetation is $300.
Yukon schools is being discontinued by its provider Pearson Canada in 2016. It has been used in the Yukon since 2010. Training on the new system is expected to start in the spring. (Ashley Joannou)
At 6:19 p.m., Whitehorse RCMP responded to a 911 call of a man who had been severely beaten and stabbed at The Barracks, an apartment complex on Range Road. The 29-year-old victim was brought to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to a RCMP news release this morning. Police are still searching for two male suspects involved in the attack. The weapon, believed to be “sharpedged, such as a knife,” has yet to be recovered, said Cpl. Natasha Dunmall. The second incident occurred ap-
proximately 10 minutes later. Police responded to a 911 call of multiple stabbings inside a residence on Prospector Road. Five victims were located with various degrees of stabbing and slashing injuries. Three of them were brought to the Whitehorse General Hospital. Following an argument that led to a physical fight, the accused left the residence and returned with what police believe was a hunting knife. Alcohol was a factor, Dunmall said.
Roxanne McGinty, 32, has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault and one count of failing to comply with a court order. McGinty remains in custody and will re-appear in territorial court later this week. Despite the time and proximity of the incidents, the RCMP says they were not related. Yukon Hospital Corporation spokesperson James Low said he could not comment on the condition of the victims. (Myles Dolphin)
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100 AR-15s and shipped them down south. Rathburn said the pair produced ukon lawyers argued this week four to five of the semi-automatic whether a Whitehorse man rifles a week, according to an agreed convicted of illegally manufacturing statement of facts filed in the case. guns should stay in Whitehorse or go He wouldn’t tell police where the to a federal prison. weapons were sold out of fear of There’s not a big difference repercussions from the buyers, the between the sentences proposed statement says. for 43-year-old Dustin Mackie. The He said they only made enough defence is asking for the mandatory money to survive. minimum of three years behind bars. There is limited information The Crown is pushing for four years. about what happened to the weapons But with credit for time served, a once they were built. sentence of three years means Mackie This is not the kind of case where would stay at the Whitehorse Corpolice did a lengthy undercover oprectional Centre as opposed to an eration to track where the weapons Outside penitentiary. went, prosecutor Keith Parkkari said. Territorial court judge Michael What police had, he said, was an Cozens heard arguments Monday but “arsenal, as it turns out, in a residensaid he needs time before making his tial trailer park.� decision. When police searched the home Mackie was one of two people offi cers found other pistols, rifles living at a residence in Northland and ammunition, parts, tools and Trailer Park in 2013 when police schematics. found a cache of guns and evidence They also found receipts that apthat the weapons were being shipped pear to be from buying firearm parts, Outside. Mackie’s co-accused, Steven Rath- the agreed statement of facts said. “In addition to the actual firearms, burn, was sentenced to 16 months in it is very clear there is a warehouse of jail in 2013 on lesser charges. stock for manufacturing firearms,� As the Crown tells it, Mackie was Parkkari told the court. working as a blacksmith of sorts, Mackie’s lawyer, Bibhas Vaze, making, designing and selling guns. argued that the judge should consider Rathburn assisted him with things whether Whitehorse’s jail might be a like painting and sandblasting. better place for his client than federal Officers were tipped off to the prison. operation by a confidential source During his time at the jail and and later interviewed the 10-year-old after he was released on bail, Mackie daughter of Rathburn, who somehas developed connections in the times visited the house. After the pair was arrested on July community and has “strong prospects for rehabilitation,� Vaze said. 20, 2013 Rathburn told police that He argued that cases with longer in the year he and Mackie had been sentences than the minimum are roommates, the two produced 50 to
usually manufacturing operations that are part of larger criminal enterprises. Rathburn, the co-accused in this case, was given the option of pleading guilty to lesser charges that did not have a mandatory minimum sentence. Mackie was never given that option, he said. Giving Mackie a three-year sentence would be about twice what Rathburn got and is reasonable, he said. Vaze said his client is not violent and does not have a lengthy criminal record. Instead, Vaze describes him as someone who was able to disassociate himself with what he was doing and where those guns might be going. That’s something that Mackie repeated himself when he spoke to the judge in court. Mackie said that when he first arrived in jail he was blaming everyone else and refusing to look at his own actions. He said that he has since realized that he “clearly put others at risk.� He said that he had “completely blinded� himself to what he was doing. Mackie told the court he believes he “can come back from the pit that I dug with my own two hands.� Cozens said he needs time before he can make a decision. For now, Mackie remains out on bail. He will be turning himself in at the end of the month to start serving his sentence, however long that ends up being.
there was a man in the arrivals area at the Erik Nielsen International Airport with a handgun tucked in the waistband of his pants, according to Cpl. Natasha Dunmall. Officers, including a police service dog, came to the airport and spotted the suspect. Officers were in hard body armour and carried rifles. The suspect in this case followed all of the officers’ instructions, police say. He was instructed to lie on the ground. He was arrested without a problem. Dunmall said that when the officers searched the man they did not find a gun in his waistband, but did find a knife in his pocket. Eleven grams of crack cocaine was
also located on him, she said. She didn’t have any information on what type of knife it was. After the man was taken into custody, officers and the dog searched the area but did not find any gun. The whole incident took about an hour, Dunmall said. It doesn’t appear any flights were affected, she said. “Having a tactical response in a public setting such as the airport is always dynamic. The responding officers were able to quickly and effectively assess the situation, locate and arrest the male while maintaining public safety.� Gerrit Houben-Szabo, 27, was scheduled to appear in territorial court yesterday on a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking. (Ashley Joannou)
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Dawson last year as well. Sass suffered some frostbite in his fingers, but the mandatory 24-hour dog in the sled, a little frostbitten, layover in the Klondike town has but Eureka, Alaska’s Brent Sass helped, he said. reached Dawson City feeling great. “Yah, I’ve nipped a few fingers, For the second year in a row, the most of it happened in Braeburn at 35-year-old was the first to the halfway the very first checkpoint – it was really point of the Yukon Quest sled dog race cold when I came blowing through on Tuesday. there in the middle of the night,� said “I feel great. The dogs performed Sass. “Packing my sled I had to take my really well in the first half of the race gloves off to get some zippers zipped and I’m running my planned race,� said Sass. “I’m looking forward to the up and I got nipped a little bit. But it’s all part of the game and just this little second half of the race.� bit of break they’ve had from the cold Sass reached Dawson at 3:01 p.m. has really helped and they’ll be fine.� with a substantial six-hour lead over As the first to Dawson, Sass defending champ Allen Moore of Two Rivers, Alaska, who was second into received four ounces of placer gold News Reporter
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I’m eating much, much better on the trail, I’m hydrating way, way more than I did in the past,â€? said Sass. “I’m really aware of myself more than I have been in the past, which in turn helps me take more care of my dogs ‌ In the past I’ve been so focused on the dogs I’ve lost track of myself and that’s what led to my accident last year.â€? Moore, 57, who is going for his third straight title, reached Dawson at 9:18 p.m. last night. 2012 Quest champ Hugh Neff of Tok, Alaska, is once again nipping at Moore’s heels. The 47-year-old, who has placed second the last two Quests, reached Dawson two minutes before midnight on Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, Tagish’s Ed Hopkins was the top Yukoner in sixth, two spots ahead of four-time champ Lance Mackey of Fairbanks. Whitehorse’s Normand Casavant
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was in 10th and Dawson’s Brian Wilmshurst was racing home in the 12th place spot. This year’s Quest saw five teams scratch in the first three days of the race. It’s the most to scratch before the second half of the race since 2011. Denali Park, Alaska’s Jeff King, who won the race in 1989, scratched in Pelly Crossing Monday. Eagle, Alaska’s Matt Hall, who placed third last year, did the same. Willow, Alaska’s Scott Smith, Mount Lorne’s Tamra Reynolds, and Fairbanks’ Tony Angelo all scratched in Carmacks. “I really do believe cold gets into people’s heads and it can really bring your attitude down,� said Sass. “Once you lose your attitude and excitement for the race, it’s a pretty tough task to continue – torturing yourself is what it becomes.� As for the dog that rode the final leg in the sled, Sass hasn’t decided if he’ll leave Dawson this afternoon with or without him. “He’s a younger dog who just wasn’t keeping up with the speed we were coming down off the Dome with,� said Sass. “I haven’t made the call yet, but I think I’m going to leave here with 13.�
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Phillips takes back Quest 300 title to win the Yukon Quest 1,000, which she did in 2000. The 44-year-old also placed second in the 2012 Iditarod. Phillips has raced the 1,000mile Quest six times, with five top-10 results. She placed fourth in 2008 and fifth in 2009. Additionally, she took 16th in the 2012 Iditarod and plans to race it again next month. At press time Friday morning Phillip’s husband, Ed Hopkins, was in seventh place in the 1,000-mile Quest to Fairbanks. Zirkle’s husband, Allan Moore, who is attempting to win his third straight Quest 1,000 title, was at the Dawson City checkpoint in second place. “The (Canadian) Rangers
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nlike when she won two years ago, Tagish’s Michelle Phillips wasn’t backlit by the headlamp of Fairbanks, Alaska’s Aliy Zirkle late Monday night. There was a lot more breathing room this time around. Phillips claimed her second Yukon Quest 300 title with a two-hour victory over Zirkle Monday evening in Pelly Crossing. She beat rival Zirkle by just eight seconds in 2013, the last time Phillips entered the race. “I’m really happy with my team and I’m really happy with the training I did and some of the dogs I had on my team,” said Phillips. “I had some younger dogs – some Iditarod prospects – and they really impressed me. Yah, it feels good.” Phillips completed the 300-mile (483-kilometre) sled dog race from Whitehorse with a time of 56 hours and 16 minutes. Zirkle, who was the defending champ, came in at 58:18. Dissimilar to the back-andforth battle two years ago, Phillips owned it this year. The 46-year-old was fastest overall on all four legs of the race. She had a 42-minute lead over Zirkle by the end of the first leg at Braeburn following a chilly Saturday start with temperatures below minus-30. “The hardest was coming into it knowing it was going to be cold because our winter was so warm that it was really hard on the mind to know if we’d be OK in the cold,” said Phillips, who reached the finish at 11:25 p.m. “But I’ve run a few Quests and Iditarods in some pretty cold weather – I think the coldest I’ve been in is 60-below running dogs – so we were fine. Kept the dogs well hydrated, took care of myself, and it wasn’t as bad as I expected.” Third place’s Alex Serdjukov of Austria reached Pelly Crossing just in time for breakfast
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Tagish’s Michelle Phillips celebrates with one of her dogs after winning the Yukon Quest 300 in Pelly Crossing on Monday.
Tuesday morning, completing the race with a time of 61:44. Fox Lake’s Martine LeLevier came fourth (69:51); Whitehorse’s Claudia Wickert fifth (71:34); Chukotka, Russia’s
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am compiling stories and pictures from pioneers who once lived in one of the old squatter areas in the lower town of Whitehorse. I hope to publish them into a proposed book called The Squatter Days of Whitehorse. In contrast to our present bustling and thriving capital, Whitehorse in the ‘50s and ‘60s was an ugly duckling, honey bucket town, with ramshackle buildings left over from the two mad “rushes” of 1898 and World War Two. The young population, from all over, came seeking the high wages in the Yukon, almost double of elsewhere. But, same old story, plenty of jobs, but no place to rent. Affordable housing came by building a little cabin on a piece of empty White Pass or Crown land downtown, known as squatting. This incredible building boom flourished in the ’40s, peaked in the early ‘60s to the final clearance in the late ’90s by the city in Moccasin Flats (Shipyard Park). It has left us with an amusing
picture of a survivor town of muddy streets, crude shacks and outhouses that huddled below the escarpment and airport. Sitting above, in its own modern world, was the Canadian military, the main payroll. A report on the squatters of Whitehorse for the Department of Northern Affairs by Jim Lotz in 1961 featured a map of the squatter areas. For instance, there were 310 squatter homes downtown, occupied by an average of three persons, one-third of the downtown population. Here is a list of dwellings – shacks, cabins, trailers, etc. – in 1961: Whiskey Flats (S), now occupied by the SS Klondike: 51. Whiskey Flats (N), now Rotary Peace Park: 56. First Avenue, near Hanson between the tracks and the river: eight. home to trendy condos: 56. Two Mile Hill: six. Moccasin Flats: tracks to the river Elsewhere: two. (Shipyard Park area): 51. As well, these dwellings were Sleepy Hollow (W), now Fourth Ave to Second Ave (Home Hardware found along the cliffs: area): 22. West of Eighth Avenue: 18. Sleepy Hollow (E), a river view, West of Sixth Avenue: 13. once swampy areas that are now Wye Area: the old WP Round
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Assisted suicide ruling is a landmark for Canadian rights by Kyle Carruthers
POINTED VIEWS We do not agree that the… right to life requires an absolute prohibition on assistance in dying, or that individuals cannot “waive” their right to life. This would create a “duty to live”, rather than a “right to life.” – Supreme Court of Canada
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efore the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, many of our laws were anachronisms from a bygone era when the freedom of individuals were of lesser concern to policy makers. Since the introduction of the charter, individual rights in Canada have advanced in leaps and bounds. Friday’s Supreme Court decision effectively legalizing assisted suicide for those suffering from “grievous and irremediable” illnesses was one of the most important advances we have seen in a while. The decision is a welcome reversal of a two-decades-old decision where a narrow majority of the court invoked the “sanctity of life” to deny Sue Rodriguez relief from a life of suffering with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Rodriguez later did succeed in taking her own life with the help of a doctor whose identity was never found out publicly. Critics of the ruling claim that the court has ventured down a dangerous, slippery slope. They assert that allowing capable adults suffering from grievous and irremediable illnesses to make the voluntary choice to seek assistance in dying somehow puts the
of individual rights. And unlike the court’s ruling in the Bedford case on prostitution, the court has left little wiggle room for our tone deaf and rigidly conservative federal government to thwart the purpose of the ruling. If there is anything unfortunate – albeit understandable – about the Supreme Court’s decision it is that its effect has been suspended for a year. This means that thousands more Canadians will be forced to suffer a painful death while politicians scramble to do what they should have done years ago and put in place the necessary safeguards. Invoking the “sanctity of life” to refuse assisted dying – as the Supreme Court did in the Rodriguez case, and opponents do to this day – fundamentally misunderstands the purpose of and ideal locus of control over our lives. Our lives should belong to us as individuals, not to society or the state, particularly as we prepare ourselves for our curtain Jacques Boissinot/CP call. It should be our prerogative Quebec Opposition MNA Veronique Hivon gets emotional as she reacts to the Supreme to seek assistance from willing inCourt judgement on medically assisted suicide on Feb. 6 at the legislature in Quebec City. dividuals if the pain and suffering Hivon lead the way to the Quebec legislation allowing medically assisted suicide. we endure is no longer, in our disabled at risk. There is also a agony, unable to ameliorate their per cent of Canadians support as- own subjective opinion, justified fear that moving the bar a little in pain, or to accede to their clearly sisted suicide in the circumstances by whatever joys we find in life. As humans there are many terms of allowing assisted dying in expressed final wishes for fear of a enumerated by the Supreme things that we just can’t control some circumstances means we are lengthy prison sentence. In other Court of Canada. It is rare to find in this world – from the mundane only a short distance from killing cases, Canadians have had to deal an issue where public opinion is to the life altering. Those who ask our elderly relatives when the bills with the premature death of loved so on side. for the assistance of others in endfrom their nursing homes get too ones who take their own life long Even though the charter was ing their suffering did not ask for expensive. before it is necessary for fear that designed as an instrument to cancer, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The problem with this type they won’t be able to do so later. protect the rights of individuals The state can help ensure that of argument is that it is itself a Society is capable of establish- against the tyranny of the majorthe decision is made consciously slippery slope – a slippery slope to ing limits, and even if we don’t ity, on this particular issue it is not and without undue influence inaction. necessarily agree on where the even the majority that individuals Sometimes it is incumbent on exact line is, we have substantial have to contend with. Rather it is but after that it should butt out. This is as fundamental an issue of us as a society to grab those ice agreement that it exists someour weak-kneed politicians who picks, strap on some mountainwhere beyond assisting capable are desperately behind the times – individual rights as any and the eering boots, venture down that adults suffering grievous and erring in favour of the status quo Supreme Court was right to correct a profound injustice. As the slippery slope, and draw a line in irremediable illnesses who make for fear of having to deal with a court rightly observed, we have a the ice. The consequences of not a voluntary choice to exit this so-called “hot button” issue. doing so is the lived experience of world earlier than they otherwise Thankfully the Supreme Court “right to life” not a “duty to live”. Kyle Carruthers is a born and thousands of Canadians who have might. A poll conducted last fall has forced the government’s hand raised Yukoner who lives and watched their loved ones die in by Ipsos Reid found that a full 86 on what is a fundamental issue practises law in Whitehorse.
edited out. That doesn’t leave much left to work with, but what you do get is just that girls with large butts have lots of Once again the Yukon News generation listens to. I remem- my eardrums were treated to Turns out that Nicky Minaj’s fun with guys. I suppose some proves itself to truly be Yukon’s ber when my mom caught me “Anaconda” isn’t so shallow as a collection of drivel about genius record producer realized community newspaper. sneaking a Def Leppard tape (if to just be about an attraction to shaking things off, hearts going that this song couldn’t reach its Not only did Tom Patrick drive you don’t know what a “tape” large butts. Nope, it has much boom, and, of course, “whoppafull potential if marketed only all the way to Carcross on a Satis, then move right along – this ing” the Gangnam style. more content. The song takes us to adults, and so packaged a urday to cover our Judo tournaon a whirlwind tour of dating a version for children. One particular gem stood ment, he sent me a link so that we letter ain’t for you) into the house, and the disgusted look drug dealer. It then moves into out, however. It wasn’t the The result is still a song could get the article online. A big on her face when she made me a colourful description of anal catchy tune that surprised me, about dealing drugs, carrying thank you to Tom and the Yukon play it in front of her. Now, it sex with a well-endowed man or even the fact that almost all a gun so you can make people News. seems, I am getting as old as she the 11- and 12-year-old kids in who has cocaine to pay for it. It “push daffodils,” paying for was then. the room were familiar enough does come back to its roots at anal sex with cocaine, and savBev James I recently chaperoned a the end, however, with expletwith the song to shout along ing your “anaconda” for those Carcross Recreation Director Grade 6 dance at my daughter’s with the main verse. It was the ive-filled lines about a preferspecial women with larger than ence for “the big fat ass bitches.” average butts. But without the elementary school. Wisely, I crude sexual reference to one’s Nicky Minaj song Now, to be fair, the song brought a pair of headphones “anaconda” being aroused only bad words, so our kids can is not for children played at the Grade 6 dance for enjoy it, too. with me so I could listen to by women with large butts. something tolerable while Having grown up with Sir Mix- 11- and 12-year-olds was not Not my thing, but like I said, You know that you are getting the full release with explicit roaming the gymnasium. Nota-Lot’s “I like Big Butts,” I was maybe I’m just getting old. older when you catch yourself so-wisely, I forgot how loud only mildly annoyed by this … language. It was the “safe” vercomplaining about the qualsion with the swear words and kids like their music. While the until I decided to look up the Dave Anderson Whitehorse ity of the music the younger some of the raciest content kids ran around and danced, lyrics.
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Scientist to share saga of wandering White River Ash Erling Friis-Baastad Special to the News
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ne of Yukon’s many fascinating geological features is the thick band of lightgrey volcanic ash readily found where topsoil has been worn away in the south and central regions of the territory. It dates back to about 1,200 years ago, when Mount Churchill, easternmost of the volcanic Wrangell peaks in Alaska, exploded. Ash from that event wreaked havoc with people and ecosystems in Alaska and Yukon. The ash continues to yield surprises, some from as far away as Europe. Britta Jensen is a Quaternary geologist – that is, a scientist who specializes in studying the geologic record of the past 2 million years. She will visit the territory to share those surprises with Yukoners in Whitehorse and Dawson City on February 15 and 16 respectively. It turns out that great Holocene cataclysm still has much to teach us. “I study ash not necessarily to study volcanoes,” says Jensen. “We use the ash beds we find to help us date and correlate sediments.” Each ash bed has its own unique geochemical signature, which acts like a fingerprint, says the geologist. For instance, if we find volcanic ash in the Dawson City area, you can use its geochemical fingerprint to identify it elsewhere, perhaps around Fairbanks, and which then ties these two sites together and perhaps tells us how old they are. Jensen has conducted most of her PhD research in the Yukon and Alaska, where volcanic ash beds, like the White River Ash, are readily visible. “You can just walk up to a site and look at it,” she says. In Europe (and eastern North America) it’s a different story. The closest volcanoes are in Iceland – still quite far away. The Icelandic volcanoes don’t tend to erupt as vigorously as those of Alaska and
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Left: Volcanic ash is collected along the Yukon River, north of Eagle, Alaska. Above: A light microscope photograph of glass shards from the White River ash.
the Yukon, so the ash that falls in Europe is not usually so thick. The fine ash does eventually get incorporated in the European geological record. For example, bits of ash are found in peat cores. “Europeans use ash beds just as we use them – to date and correlate different geological sites,” she says. The difference is that in North America geologists tend to stay in areas where the ash can be readily seen. In Europe, geologists rely more on microscopes to find and study the minute ash bits. “They call these bits cryptotephra because they’re not visible to the naked eye.” At one point during her PhD research, Jensen and her team made contact with Irish scientist Sean Pyne-O’Donnell. He had
been working in Newfoundland, peering into peat cores. “And sure enough he found ash beds – one contained White River Ash. PyneO’Donnell became the second author on the paper Transatlantic Distribution of the Alaskan White River Ash (2014). “He’d been working in Europe his whole career and we’d been working in North America our whole careers and we finally came together on this project,” says Jensen. “When he identified the White River Ash in Newfoundland, he said, ‘You know, this geochemical fingerprint of White River Ash is like an ash from a particular European bed; we never could figure out where it came from.’” Working together, they have shown that
this unknown European ash is the White River Ash, which has now turned up across the east coast of North America, Greenland, Ireland and Germany. That’s more than 7,000 kilometres of sailing through the stratosphere, high above the troposphere where our weather happens and rain can the wash ash away. The Mount Churchill eruption was a big one, says Jensen. But the thing is, it was not all that big; it wasn’t a super volcano on par with the ancient Yellowstone super eruptions – cataclysms that repeat only every several 100,000 years or so and could obviously send ash very great distances. Volcanic ash can have a big impact on humans, even when from much smaller, more common events, says Jensen. Consider Iceland’s 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption. “We’re talking a hundredth the size of the White River event,” she says. “That Icelandic volcano shut down European airspace for a week and cost the airline industry $3 billion. “We honestly never thought that a eruption of the White
River size would spread ash 7,000 kilometres,” she says. “The White River eruption was huge, but not so huge that eruptions of that size haven’t already happened in historical times.” “It’s something we want to be prepared for … it doesn’t take a super-massive eruption to spread ash 7,000 kilometres.” And there’s much more to the White River Ash story, including a possible reason why Athabaskan is spoken in a portion of the U.S. Southwest. There’s enough history embedded in the White River ash for a book, says Jensen. To learn more about volcanoes and the White River story, be at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 or the Dawson City Community Library at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. Jensen’s talks are co-ordinated by the Yukon Science Institute.
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B.C. First Nation evacuates 700 residents after heavy snowfall in Kitimat Canadian Press
lage, while the majority are with family and friends in town. KITIMAT, B.C. She says the winding road between British Columbia First Nation Kitimat and the village has been barely has ordered the evacuation of passable because of snow and fallen its roughly 700 residents after heavy trees, but a path was cleared between snowfall in Kitimat knocked out 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. to allow a convoy of power for more than three days. vehicles to leave. Haisla First Nation Chief CouncilGrant says about 80 per cent of the lor Ellis Ross called for the evacuation village’s residents have been evacuated, early Sunday morning of Kitamaat but some are staying in the Haisla RecVillage, one of the only areas near reation Centre inside the village, which the northern B.C. town that remains was opened Saturday. without power. The massive blizzard dumped Council clerk Teena Grant says 168 centimetres of snow on the town about 20 people are staying in the Kitimat Riverlodge Recreation Centre between 4 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. about 15 kilometres north of the vilSaturday, knocking out power to more
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than 5,000 residents – although most had their power restored within a few days. The District of Kitimat issued a statement saying the community is providing warm food and supplies to members of the Haisla Nation and their pets staying in the Riverlodge Recreation Centre. BC Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer says the power has been out in Kitamaat Village since 9:30 p.m. Thursday. She says restoration has been complicated by the fact that the area is remote and forested, and trees are continuing to fall onto power lines. She says crews hope to have power
restored by Sunday night, but will be re-assessing the situation in the afternoon. Grant says some Haisla members had generators and wood stoves to keep them warm, but after three days without power, the village had to be evacuated. “If you’ve been without power for a couple days, you’ve got issues with water freezing,” she says. “It was a precaution for the safety of the nation.” She says she has not heard of anyone being injured or becoming ill during the blackout, and adds everyone staying in the recreation centre is in good spirits despite being very tired.
The District of Kitimat opened its Emergency Operations Centre on Friday night in order to organize extra equipment, and private contractors were brought in to help with road clearing. Crews made significant headway on Saturday as the snowfall stopped, with at least limited access to side streets available in most areas of Kitimat, but the road leading to Kitamaat Village remained covered in snow and ice. The nearby community of Terrace also experienced a massive snow dump between Thursday and Saturday, with about 159 centimetres blanketing the city.
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LIFE European pair heads into the frozen Yukon wilderness
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Europeans Hendrik Kersten and Matt Lazenbury plan to walk from Whitehorse to Old Crow while learning about First Nation culture in the communities along the way.
On Friday, the pair will set off on a two-and-a-half month trek across the frozen wilderness from or decades, the Yukon has Whitehorse to Old Crow, with been a popular destination planned stops in Carmacks, Mayo, for adventurers longing to Dawson City and Eagle Plains. find a sense of purpose. The pair’s original destination They’ve come from all corners was slated to be Inuvik, N.W.T. but of the world, for brief periods of they decided against walking the time: sometimes they interact with Dempster Highway, which they us, sometimes not. deemed too boring. But Hendrik Kersten and Matt Preparations for the grueling Lazenbury’s walk across the terri- trek got underway last week, as tory is about more than self reflec- the pair hiked from Annie Lake tion. The two Europeans also hope Road to the Alligator Lake area, a to learn from Yukon First Nations distance of roughly 40 kilometres. along the way, and bring those lesIt was a good opportunity sons home with them. for them to test out their gear, “The trip is about leaving the which includes a tent, waterproof comfort zones of our home but it’s sleeping bags, Spot GPS trackequally about learning as much as ing devices, pots and pans, warm we can from these First Nations,” clothing and skis. said Kersten, 25. They plan on hauling the “Typically it’s the North Ameri- equipment, about 140 kilograms can and European way to teach of it, on sleds. our cultures to others, but we But the recent cold snap made want the reverse. Now in terms of them realize just how brutal a climate change and environmental Yukon winter can be. issues, we think it’s a good time to “The first night we slept in the learn from them.” tent and condensation was a huge Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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problem,” said Kersten. “It was about minus 45 degrees Celsius. The second night we made a fire and carved out some beds, then insulated them. And we saw the northern lights, which was amazing.” Most of the equipment was donated from sponsors but the pair had to fork out the rest of the funds for the trip out of their own pockets. They also have camera gear and hope to turn the entire experience into a documentary someday. As Kersten explains it, the goal upon their return is to communicate positive values to children about the importance of having a relationship with the environment. “We want to give them more insights on how nature should play a role in their lives,” the Parisian said. Workshops and presentations have already been lined up at a school in Paris, and Lazenbury, 28, has contacts with the Army Cadet Force in England, which teaches children survival skills.
There’s also a plan for students in Paris to communicate with schools in the Yukon, as part of a cross-cultural exchange, Kersten said. Kersten and Lazenbury met six years ago while studying at Lancaster University in England. After they graduated in 2011, they began brainstorming destinations to explore around the world. They finally settled on the Yukon because Kersten had spent some time here a few years ago, when he travelled from Whitehorse to Dawson City over 34 days. He wrote and published a book about his experience, called Un Trek en Or, meaning “a golden trek.” During that trip, he forged relationships with citizens of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun. “In Mayo we learned how to fish, how to prepare, smoke and dry it for the winter,” he said. “They make sure nothing is wasted. It’s these ideas that we want to bring back to Europe.” Lazenbury said another im-
portant objective is to convey the importance of elders and the roles they play in First Nation communities. “In Europe, elders are seen as a burden to the younger generation and we just put them in retirement homes,” he said. “But here, elders have such an important role for children, teaching them about life and how to survive. That’s something we want to bring back too.” Kersten suffered a minor setback on Monday when he sprained his ankle playing soccer. The pair now plan on leaving Whitehorse on Friday. “Maybe it was a good omen,” Kersten said, walking around with the help of a ski pole. “We still need to prepare a lot of things and talk to people before we leave.” You can follow Kersten and Lazenbury’s progress on their website, www.expedition-polaris.com. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Seasoned Yukon team set for Canada Games Tom Patrick News Reporter
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ukon is sending a small but experienced team to the Canada Winter Games, beginning this weekend in Prince George, B.C. The territory will be represented by a team of 159, including 100 athletes, many of who have previous Games experience under their belt. It is the smallest team Yukon has sent to a Canada Winter Games since the 2003 Games in New Brunswick. “We just want them to perform to the best of their ability with a feeling of pride and fair play,” said Yukon Chef de Mission Trevor Twardochleb. “We are very proud of our athletes because a lot of them are very dedicated and committed and we invest a lot of money – not just the government, but the sports (organizations), the parents and everyone else – into these kids. So we want them to do crazy good.” Yukon’s most recent national champ is obviously one to watch. Figure skater Rachel Pettitt will take to the ice in the second week of the Games. The 15-year-old won Yukon’s first-ever gold at the 2015 National Skating Championships last month. Prince George will be Pettitt’s second Canada Games, having competed at the 2011 Games in Halifax at just 11 years old. “I’m super excited,” Pettitt told the News after qualifying for the Games in November. “I had so much fun when I first went, and I was so young, so it was a huge experience for me. I feel like I’m ready to place, hopefully, at Canada Games and skate well, as well as it being an awesome experience.” Pettitt also won two silver and a bronze for Yukon at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games. Another figure skater to keep an eye on is Special Olympian Michael Sumner, who won silver at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sumner will first compete at the Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games in Kamloops next week before heading to Prince George. Three of Yukon’s five medals at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax came in cross-country skiing. This year’s squad will attempt to surpass that. Two team members just took on the world. Annah Hanthorn and Knute Johnsgaard just finished representing Canada at the FIS Nordic Junior/U23 World
Bantam Mustangs, including captain and scoring machine Joe Stokes. Also on board are eight Yukon players returning from Outside teams. Next week Yukon’s male curlers will hit the sheets with lots of high-level experience. Trygg Jensen, Brayden Klassen and William Klassen won gold at the 2014 Arctics. Jensen and Brayden played at the Junior Canadian Curling Championships two weeks ago, coming home with a 3-6 record. Female skip Alyssa Meger curled for Yukon at the 2014 Arctic Games, placing fourth. Katelyn Vowk is hoping to hit top speeds in B.C. The Alpine skier, who won a gold and silver at the 2014 Arctics, is one of two set to represent Yukon. Three athletes are lone Yukoners in sports down in Prince George. Brown-belt Jacob Melanson will compete in judo, synchronized swimmer Catherine Seal will compete in the solo competition, and speedskater Michael Ritchie will race short-track. Ritchie pocketed three silver and a bronze at the 2014 Arctic Games. Yukon is sending seven squash players to the Canada Games and for two of them it’ll be a second go. Mustafa Syed and Eshan Idrees both played for Yukon at the 2011 Games in Halifax. Syed also produced two wins and two losses at the 2014 Canadian Junior Squash Championships last April. Gymnasts Reena Coyne, 14, and Emily King, 11, have both won Arctic Games bronze in team events. Next week they’ll be facing older, tougher competition. “Canada Games is nationallevel gymnastics and we don’t have anybody at national level. They are one level below that; Stephan Potopnyk/Skate Canada they are Level 5,” said coach CathYukon figure skater Rachel Pettitt competes at the 2015 National Skating Championships erine O’Donovan. “They qualify, en route to gold last month. Pettitt is one of 100 athletes Yukon is sending to the Canada but it’s going to be a hard match Winter Games, which begin Saturday in Prince George, B.C. for them. So we’re more building the team for the future. So we’re Championships 2015 in Almaty, Reanna Newsome won gold and hardware at the junior nationals giving them that experience and Kazakhstan, last week. Johnsgaard two bronze at the 2014 Arctics, last year, will be joined by teamexposure to the national level.” mate Lyndsey Boorse, who won a led the Canadian team in two Esa Suominen three silver and a Half of Yukon’s table tennis gold at the 2013 B.C. Freestyle Ski U23 races, placing 14th in the bronze, and Adam Waddington team has seen major Games acChampionships. sprint on Feb. 3. Hanthorn, who three silver. tion before. Georgia Gaw, GraceAll 20 players on Yukon’s fea member of the junior national Yukon’s most decorated athlete Anne Janssen and Arcel Siosan male hockey team are members of all played at the 2014 Arctics in team, placed in the mid-40s in the from the 2014 Arctics is set to the Whitehorse Female Mustangs Fairbanks. junior female races. ski and shoot in Prince George. rep team. Thirteen played for Yukon’s snowboarding team Nadia Moser, the only Yukoner Yukon archers will take aim is chock-full of Games experito collect three gold at the Arctics Yukon’s fourth place team at the at target shooting in Prince 2014 Arctic Winter Games. Three George. Corvin Dick, Nila Helm ence with plenty of hardware last year, will represent Yukon players – Maya Oakley, Sierra to show for it. Lara Bellon, who with teammate Maria Peters in and Surene Pretorius each won Oakley and Chyanne Spenner – competed at 2011 Canada Games, biathlon. divisions at the Yukon Outdoor won four gold at the 2012 Arctic National medalists will take to even played for Yukon at the 2011 3D Archery Championships last Games in Halifax. Winter Games; Haylie Grant the slopes for Yukon on SaturOctober. Contact Tom Patrick at Yukon’s male hockey team has and Tim Schirmer have won six day. Freestyle skiers Dylan Reed tomp@yukon-news.com medals over two Arctic Games; and Josh Harlow, who both won nine players from the Whitehorse
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Tim Schirmer soars through the air at the 2013 Yukon Snowboard Championships. Schirmer is one of eight Yukon snowboarders going to the Games.
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Yukon curler Bayly Scoffin sends a shot down the ice during a practice game on Saturday at the Whitehorse Curling Club.
Roster Alpine Skiing Samantha Richardson Katelyn Vowk Coach: Yves Titley Coach: Lisa Vowk
Archery Corvin Dick Nila Helm Surene Pretorius Kyland Simon Coach: Les Johns Manager: Emma Praprotnik
Artistic Gymnastics Reena Coyne Emily King Coach: Catherine O’Donovan
Biathlon Nadia Moser Maria Peters Coach: Laurie Jacobsen Coach: Dennis Peters Tech support: Bill Curtis
Cross-country skiing Simon Cash Hannah Deuling Marcus Deuling Annah Hanthorn Adrienne Hynes Natalie Hynes Knute Johnsgaard Caelan McLean Kendra Murray Mac Prawdzik Coach: Amanda Deuling Coach: Alain Masson Coach: Jan Downing Manager: Scott Williams Tech support: Jean-Francois
Curling (female) Peyton L’Henaff Alyssa Meger Bayly Scoffin
Karen Smallwood Coach: Rhonda Horte
Curling (male) Trygg Jensen Brayden Klassen William Klassen Bailey Muir-Cressman Coach: Dean Klassen
Figure skating Mikayla Kramer Rachel Pettitt Michael Sumner Coach: Jason Mongrain Coach: Trish Pettitt Coach: Michelle Semaschuk Manager: Christine Benedek
Freestyle skiing Kyran Allen Dawn Bohmer Lyndsey Boorse Josh Harlow Dylan Reed Niko Rodden Coach: Steve Harlow Coach: Stuart Robinson Manager: Sylvie Geoffroy
Hockey (female) Mikaila Blanchard Emily Grantham Shania Hogan Sophie Janke Monica Johnson Jamie King Zoe Leas Mary McBride Haley McConnell Mykhaila McInroy Emma Morin Joy Morin Maddie Nicholson Ali Nordahl Hannah Nordlund Maya Oakley Sierra Oakley Cayman Oestreich
Chyanne Spenner Abbie Turner Coach: Louis Bouchard Coach: John Grant Coach: Candice MacEachen Manager: Lorna Spenner Tech support: Carolyn Relf
Hockey (male) Bryce Anderson Mack Benn-Wipp Matt Braga Matthew Butler Kaine Comin Mathew Cooper Dylan Cozens Johnny Elias Cruz Goodman Tynan Hope Lukas Jirousek Gavin Lawrie Niall Lawrie Jonas Leas Jesse McCuaig Riley Smoler Joe Stokes Ryan Troke Ethan Vanderkley Brett Walchuk Coach: Derek Klassen Coach: Martin Lawrie Manager: Angie Troke Tech support: Rob Warner
Judo Jacob Melanson Coach: Aaron Jensen Manager: Peter Melanson
Snowboarding Lara Bellon Ethan Davy Haylie Grant Crystal Legoffe Reanna Newsome Tim Schirmer Esa Suominen Adam Waddington Coach: Katrina Couch Coach: Norm Curzon
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Yukon skier Knute Johnsgaard races in Whitehorse in December. Johnsgaard is one to watch in week two at the Games.
Speedskating
Coach: Kevin Murphy Manager: Cornelia Brenner
Michael Ritchie Coach: Phil Hoffman
Mission Staff
Tech support: Gabriel Rivest
Squash Ava Cairns-Locke Mackenzie Cameron Katrina Dobush Logan Harris Eshan Idrees Mustafa Syed Sana Syed Coach: Khoon Chua Manager: Terri Cairns
Synchronized swimming Catherine Seal Coach: Heather O’Carroll Manager: Aura-lea Harper
Table tennis Kelcy Armstrong Thomas Brenner Georgia Gaw Grace-Anne Janssen Greg Murdoch Arcel Siosan
Trevor Twardochleb – Chef de Mission Christine Benedek – figure skating Tracey Bilsky – asst. Chef de Mission/gymnastics/synchro Diana Dryburgh – communications Paolo Gallina – speedskating/ communications Jim Gilpin – squash Lynda Harlow – freestyle skiing Tanya Hope – hockey (male) Laini Klassen – curling (male) Jeane Lassen snowboarding/ hockey (female) Sarah Lewis – photographer Peter Melanson – judo Lisa Vowk – alpine skiing Sue Richards – biathlon Christine Rushant – table tennis Bill Stonehouse – cross-country skiing Helen Strong – curling (female) Tara Wardle – archery
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Top: Tamra Reynolds’s team bursts down the chute at the start of the Yukon Quest in Shipyards Park on Saturday. Middle: Brent Sass hugs one of his dogs. Bottom: Jeff King waves to bystanders.
Photos by Myles Dolphin
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Whitehorse’s Rob Cooke leads a pair of teams along the Yukon River.
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Canada Games swimmer shines at synchro championships Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he best was saved for last at the Yukon Synchronized Swimming Championships on Sunday. Northern Nova swimmer Catherine Seal capped the event with a first place finish in the junior solo category at the championship hosted by Synchro Yukon at the Canada Games Centre. It was the 17-year-old’s last competition before she represents Yukon at the Canada Winter Games in two weeks in Prince George, B.C. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Seal. “I haven’t really been to an event like that before, so it’ll be interesting. “I’ve always wanted to go to the Games, so it’s cool it’s actually happening.” Seal, who is the only synchronized swimmer Yukon is sending to the Games, will compete in figures and solo in Prince George. She performed a routine that has a military theme at the championships. “It’s definitely different from what I usually do, so I’m pretty excited about that,” said Seal. “We were trying to come up with themes and (coach) Heather (O’Carroll) came up with it and she thought it would be a good idea because it’s something different from what I usually do. I usually do slower stuff, so it’s good to change it up.” Seal was one of 11 Northern Novas synchro club swimmers at the championships, which featured figures, two other solo routines, a pairs routine and the first team performance in years. “There’s never been one since I’ve been with the club, and I’ve been with the club seven years,” said Synchro Yukon
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Northern Novas’ Catherine Seal performs at the Yukon Synchronized Swimming Championships at the Canada Games Centre on Sunday. Seal will compete at the Canada Winter Games this month in Prince George, B.C.
president Shannon Duke. “It’s really exciting for us – it’s been a goal trying to get enough kids at the same level.” Within the team performance was a first for the championships. Camron Maguire, who was one of six swimmers in the team, became the first male to perform at the annual
event. “In the future it’s going to be in the Olympics; males have never been allowed at the Olympic level, it’s only been a female sport,” said Duke. “There are clubs coming out that are all males.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Left: Taylor Jobin performs her solo routine. Right: Northern Novas Mia Houde and Mia Maguire dive in for their pairs routine.
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Team Yukon loses two medal contenders for Games Tom Patrick
Estonia in the Scandinavia Cups and then going to Lahti, Finland after that before returning to his week, just before the Canada in mid march for the release of Yukon’s roster Haywood Ski Nationals,” said for the Canada Winter Games, Beatty in an email to the News. two high-profile names were Beatty won five medals, removed. including three gold, and placed Cross-country skier Dahria first in the junior women aggreBeatty and freestyle skier Etienne gate standings at the Haywood Geoffroy-Gagnon will no longer nationals last year. compete at the Games, which Yukon’s Knute Johnsgaard begin Saturday in Prince George, and Annah Hanthorn, who also B.C. competed in Kazakhstan, are Beatty, who has decided to returning to compete in Prince race in Europe, and GeoffroyGeorge. Gagnon, who is out with an Geoffroy-Gagnon suffered an injury, were medal hopefuls for ankle injury during a practice Yukon. run before a competition at Big “(Beatty is) one of the highest White Ski Resort just outside of ranked skiers in under-23, which Kelowna a month ago. is what Canada Games is for skiHe became the first Yukoner ing,” said cross-country ski team to win a gold medal – collecting head coach Alain Masson. “Forthree in total – at the Canadian tunately with Kendra Murray Junior Freestyle Skiing Chamand Annah Hanthorn, we still pionships last March. have two skiers who are ranked “He is understandably upset among the best in Canada. about it and we all feel so bad “So we still have a very strong for him,” said Harlow. “Lucky for women’s team, but Dahria would us though, Dylan Reed has been have been one of the highest training really hard as is going ranked skiers we had for the now for us. He has been skiing women.” really well, training hard and is “It’s huge and we are disat the top of his game, so we exappointed, but he came to the pect to see some pretty exciting decision himself and was very stuff from him as well.” mature about it,” said Lynda Freestyle skiing will take place Harlow, president of the Yukon in week one and cross-country Freestyle Ski Association and skiing in week two at the Games. mission staffer for the freestyle Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com team. “We were hoping he could get out on skis on the weekend to try but because of the cold Tom Patrick/Yukon News weather he hasn’t been able to Yukon freestyle skier Etienne train for weeks now.” Geoffroy-Gagnon competes Beatty raced for Canada at the at Mount Sima in December. FIS Nordic Junior/U23 World Geoffroy-Gagnon and crossChampionships 2015 last week country skier Dahria Beatty, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She led who were likely medal conthe Canadian team in the sprints tenders, will not compete at on Feb. 3, placing 20th, and then the Canada Winter Games. claimed 30th in the 10-kilometre free two days later. The Yukon home of With those strong results, the national team member decided to stay in Europe for more major races. “I will be racing in Latvia then News Reporter
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Smallwoods three-peat at doubles curling championships Tom Patrick News Reporter
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or the third year in a row, the same two teams played down in the same championship and same team won. Team Smallwood defeated Team Balsam to win the Yukon Mixed Doubles Curling Championships on Saturday at the Whitehorse Curling Club. The husband and wife team of Robert and Jody Smallwood will now represent Yukon a third straight time at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials for the world championships in Ottawa next month. “I always want to go and give it our best effort, see if we can get a little farther up in the standings,” said Robert. “Our first year was pretty good. Last year … we fell short of a playoff
situation. “This year we’ll see if we can come out of the gate with more wins that are needed for the playoff spot and move on to that next round if we can.” The Smallwoods, who reached the quarterfinal of the world trials in 2013, defeated the team of skip Herbert Balsam and third Corrine Delaire for the spot. Team Balsam scored four in the seventh end Saturday morning, but the Smallwoods put two up in the eighth to win 8-5. The Smallwoods then scored three in the seventh end to win 12-2 and seal the deal in the best-of-three playdown. “The first game, I thought we played pretty good. We were down one coming home – we had a good seventh end, came back, scored four. That was
all right,” said Balsam. “In the second game, I think we curled well, they just got the breaks. That’s the way curling goes sometimes: you get the breaks. “But that was the third year they’ve beat us, so we’re getting a little discouraged. “It seems like it’s like that all the time: we play well in the first (game) … In the second game we get blown out for some reason.” The Smallwoods have already had plenty of success on the sheets this season. Robert and Jody, along with Yukon teammates Nicole Baldwin and Wade Scoffin, placed 10th at the 2015 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in November. The team finished with five wins and four losses for the first winning record by a Yukon rink this millennium.
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Skip Robert Smallwood sweeps a shot from partner Jody Smallwood during the Yukon Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Saturday. The Smallwoods won a third straight title.
Robert was also the winning skip at the Yukon Men’s Curling Championships last month and will compete at his third Brier – the Canadian men’s curling championships – beginning Feb. 28 in Calgary. On board with Robert are Scoffin as third, second Steve Fecteau, lead Clint Ireland and fifth Scott Odian. The same Smallwood team went undefeated at the Polar Eyes Optometry Cashspiel in Whitehorse at the end of November. The winning mixed doubles
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Announcing the 2014 Yukon Heritage Awards You are invited to the annual Yukon Historical & Museums Association awards ceremony to be held in conjunction with a celebration of heritage. During Heritage Week we think about heritage diversity and vulnerability, and the efforts required to ensure its ongoing protection, conservation and interpretation.
Monday, February 16, 2015 Yukon Archives | 400 College Drive,Whitehorse 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm The awards ceremony will follow a special keynote presentation by Jim Mountain, Director of Regeneration Projects with Heritage Canada the National Trust, on this year’s Heritage Day theme, “Main Street: at the heart of the community”.
Annual Heritage Award:
Kitty Sperling and the Ross River Bridge Society Lifetime Achievement Award:
Casey McLaughlin Volunteer of the Year Award:
Watson Lake Historical Society The Historic Places Initiative Heritage Conservation Project of the Year Award:
Leo Martel for the Keno Hotel
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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 PIONEER FEATHER-LITE parka, menʼs sz med, like new, $150, snowmobile suit, unisex down insulated, $75. 633-3053 BLONDE GRIZZLY bear rug, $900 obo. 335-5465 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 For Sale NATIVE BRAIN-TANNED HIDES and Tanned Beaver Pelts at reasonable prices Phone (780)335-3557 If no one is available please leave msg or call (780)461-9677 YUKON PARKA, emerald green, sz L, Yukon Parka, long, sapphire, sz S, view Booth 18 CGC Feb. 14. SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. YAMAHA GENERATOR, EF 2600, 1.5 yrs old, just serviced at Yamaha, $395 obo. 633-4322
Technician Volunteer Position
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Task description: The Canadian Red Cross Society, a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to helping Canadians, as well as the most vulnerable throughout the world, is seeking a Technician Volunteer for the Health Equipment Loan Program. The Canadian Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program - Short Term Loan Service lends medical equipment (with medical referral) to people in need, on a donation basis. Technician Volunteers support the program by assisting in the cleaning, repair and maintenance of medical equipment. Skills needed: t Inspect equipment for damage and perform routine maintenance t Replace broken or worn-out parts as needed t Clean and disinfect returned equipment, using an automated washer in some locations t Ensure equipment is appropriately labelled and numbered t Ensure equipment is stored safely in warehouse t This position requires a successful Canadian criminal record check. The Canadian Red Cross Society is an equal opportunity employer. Responsibilities: t Inspect equipment for damage and perform routine maintenance t Replace broken or worn-out parts as needed t Clean and disinfect returned equipment, using an automated washer in some locations t Ensure equipment is appropriately labelled and numbered t Ensure equipment is stored safely in warehouse t Understands and upholds the Red Cross Fundamental Principles and Mission Statement t Complies with Red Cross HELP policies and procedures t Time commitment: We are seeking volunteers who can commit to a minimum of six months service. Ideally volunteers will be available on an on-going basis. We are currently seeking volunteers available to fill one or more of the following shifts: t Minimum of 6 month commitment ideally long term t Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Incentive for the volunteer: t Red Cross orientation and trainings as required including Introduction to the Movement and Introduction to Volunteerism t Task specific training t Equipment cleaning training t Prevention Disease Transmission training This position requires a successful Canadian criminal record check. The Canadian Red Cross Society is an equal opportunity employer. Contact information: Interested parties may submit their applications and resumes quoting, HELP – Whitehorse – Client Services, along with Posting ID Number: CH-HELPSTL-WHO-304 no later than March 31, 2015. The Canadian Red Cross Society: BCYvolunteering@redcross.ca While we appreciate all responses, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please note that relocation funding is not available for this position.
You work for a non-profit organization and you would like to add your volunteer opportunities? Please click on http://www.volunteeryukon.ca/.
Community Services
Teslin Tlingit Council IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR
Justice Administrative Assistant THIS IS A REGULAR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. Under the direction of the Justice Implementation Coordinator, this position is responsible for providing administrative support to the Justice department including the Justice Council. This position also coordinates the administrative records; a wide range of secretarial and administrative support; provides arrangements and secretarial support for meetings, including minute taking and transcribing; and performs other related duties EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE t Grade 12 supplemented with a certificate in Administrative Services or the equivalent in training or experience t experience in general office procedures t excellent written and oral communication skills t knowledge of filing systems t knowledge of TTC Final Agreement, Self Government Agreement and Implementation Plan, Administrative of Justice Agreement and Implementation Plan, TTC’s Peacemaker Court and Justice Council Act and Strategic Plan t knowledge of TTC culture, history, goals & aspirations Due to the requirement for in depth knowledge of “Ha Kus Teyea” including those principles and philosophies which guide Teslin Tlingit society and culture in this position, this competition is open only to those who are Teslin Tlingit Citizens. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 867.390.2532 EXT 316 TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME HR & STAFF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TESLIN TLINGIT COUNCIL BOX 133 TESLIN, YUKON Y0A 1B0 F. 867.390.2176 HUMANRESOURCES@TTC-TESLIN.COM
Closing Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 **no later than 4pm** TTC’S PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT. AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE CONSIDERED. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com
HEAVY EQUIPMENT tools, various large axle sockets, wrench set, 24" crescent wrench, good shape, good prices. 633-3392 for details 2 GRADUATIONS gowns, never worn in Whitehorse, pink princess ballgown size 6-8, $175, orange shimmer mermaid gown size 4, $100. 668-5882 WANTED: SMALL wood stove to heat an enclosed trailer. 667-6683 KITCHEN AID mandolin slicer, never used, $50 firm. 668-2387 WOLF HIDE, large tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, $500. 668-3632 lv msg INSTANTANEOUS PROPANE fired water heater, Bosch WR400-7.K, $600. 335-7773. FRAMED WALL hangings, pictures, Electrolux vacuum, good cond, view at Booth 18 CGC, Feb. 14. SEALSKIN MUKLUKS, mens size US 8.5-9, handmade in Holman, NWT, home-tan moose hide footbed, wool duffel, very warm, almost new, exc cond, $425. 336-8737 CAN-CAN COSTUME, yellow and black, reversible top, size 12-14, $100 firm. 633-2037 VACUUM, HIGH-END Dyson model, good for all floors, carpet, hardwood, barely used, $600 new, asking $380. 668-4699 NEW 10ʼX12' linoleum flooring, white tile pattern, $75 obo. 456-7880. CHERISH TEDDY Bear collection, Calico Kitten collection, Princess House crystal, German collector plates, silk plants, view at Booth 18, CGC, Feb. 14 NEW LADIES winter boots/shoes/sandals, sz 10, new ladies professional clothing, sz 12-16, girlʼs clothing, outerwear, boots, NB to sz 6X, view at Booth 18, CGC, Feb. 14. MOUNTAIN EQUIP womenʼs down coat, blk, sm, $75. 311B Hanson St, pms. RENDEZVOUS 2-PC gold outfit, halter top, capri bottoms, sz sm, $15. 311B Hanson St, pms
Electrical Appliances BOSCH TASSIMO coffee maker w/tray for cartriges, used but exc cond, $45. 333-9604 KENMORE DRYER, white, older model but works great, $150. 335-1088
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com
TVs & Stereos FREE: 2 tube-type TVs, 32� JVC, 28� Sears, both work. 667-2601
Computers & Accessories DELL POWEREDGE 2950, ex-Google server, holds WIN2k8 R2 OS. 2x Dell Quad Core 2.66ghz, 8x 2GB PC2-5300 RAM, 6x 250GB 7.5k, 3.5" Seagate HDDs. kmoorlag@gmail.com $750 obo.
Musical Instruments CORT M 200 electric guitar, good shape, plays all styles of music, $150. 333-9084
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BASS PLAYER looking to join working band, no beginners please. Thomas @ 660-4826 SQUIRE BY Fender MB-4 bass electric guitar, cherry red, c/w carry case & strap, $155 obo. 333-9084 DRUM SET, Pearl Export, 5-piece w/cymbals, crash & ride, $550. 335-1993 PIANOS FROM piano technician, Samick upright & Kimball grand, exc cond, after sales tuning, piano stool & moving costs incl. 333-3941 for info/viewing
+HDULQJ $GMXGLFDWRUV IRU 'LVFLSOLQDU\ +HDULQJV DW :KLWHKRUVH &RUUHFWLRQDO &HQWUH The Yukon Department of Justice is looking for people to serve as hearing adjudicators. A hearing adjudicator hears evidence, makes decisions and determines punishment for disciplinary matters at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. <RX VKRXOG KDYH H[SHULHQFH RU DQ LQWHUHVW LQ t Fair and objective hearings t Critical thinking and problem solving to resolve disciplinary situations t First Nations culture and issues, including the intergenerational impacts of residential schools t Interpreting and applying legislation and policy t "DDFTTJOH DPOnJDUJOH WFSCBM BOE XSJUUFO FWJEFODF t Making decisions in a stressful environment These hearing are conducted during the day - Monday to Friday - on an as XIFO SFRVJSFE CBTJT 5SBJOJOH BOE NPOFUBSZ DPNQFOTBUJPO BSF QSPWJEFE Contact us for more information or if you are interested, please submit your letter of interest, resume and references to: Attn: Kathryn Souster Yukon Department of Justice PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2C6 Phone - 867-667-3656 Email - kathryn.souster@gov.yk.ca
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CARCROSS TAGISH E MPLOYMENT FIRST NATION O PPORTUNITY Natural Resources Manager CLOSING DATE: February , 13 2015 STATUS: Full-Time/Permanent SALARY: CTFN Wage Scale, Level 10 - 12, Commensurate with experience and duties
JOB SUMMARY Under the direct supervision of the Director of Heritage, Lands and Natural Resources the Natural Resource manager is responsible for developing, implementing and administering Fish and Wildlife Management, Lands Management and Forest Resource programs for the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and other related duties as requested.
Candidates’ cover letter and resume should clearly demonstrate their related qualifications, since selection for further consideration will be based on the information provided. Job descriptions are available upon request.
For more information go to CTFN Website or Phone (867) 821-4251 Ext 8269 Fax (867) 821-3903 E-mail tanya.james@ctfn.ca
Teslin Tlingit Council
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IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR
THIS IS A 12 MONTH TERM POSITION The Aboriginal Rights & Title Researcher will report directly to the Implementation & Negotiations Director, and work closely with TTC’s legal advisers, Executive Director, Designated Executive Councillor, Lands & Resources Department and the Heritage Department as well as with TTC Elders and Citizens JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED Identify, organize and correlate documents that relate to: a. Tlingit culture, history and traditions; b. Review and research TTC archival records c. Organize and conduct oral history recording d. Document and inventory oral history research to archival standards e. Land use and occupation in British Columbia, including permanent and semipermanent settlements; camps; burial grounds; cultivated or enclosed ďŹ elds; dwelling structures; hunting, trapping, ďŹ shing, and harvesting grounds; trails; sacred sites; water routes and crossings; f. Tlingit systems of governance, laws and customs; g. Tlingit legends and stories; h. Tlingit ancestry and genealogy; i. Tlingit collective identity and sense of unity; j. Tlingit religion; Digitalize documents in TTC Archives, including audio and video recordings; t Enter index into database; t Utilize consistent keywords in describing paper, audio and video documents. FOR DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION CALL 867.390.2532 EXT 316
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume HR & Staff Development OfďŹ cer Workforce Development Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com Closing Date: Monday, February 16, 2015 **no later than 4pm** TTC’S PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT. AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE CONSIDERED. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com
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We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Preference may be given to Carcross Tagish First Nation citizens on all CTFN competitions.
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Heritage Sites OfďŹ cer THIS IS A REGULAR FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. Reporting to the Heritage Director, the Heritage Sites OfďŹ cer is responsible for managing historical and cultural land based resources in Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) traditional territory. The Heritage Sites OfďŹ cer will also participate in organizational activities such as strategic planning, internal and external communications, and administrative activities in order to help achieve the department’s overall mandate, strategic plan and work plan. The position will be a resource for identiďŹ cation, preservation, management and interpretation of heritage sites and buildings, historic trails, sacred and culturally signiďŹ cant places and resources. The incumbent will be responsible for managing related projects and seeking funding. JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS &QUALIFICATIONS t post secondary education and/or extensive experience in Cultural Resource t Management or a related ďŹ eld such as Anthropology, Archaeology, Conservation t or Museum Studies; or an equivalent level of education and experience may be t considered t strong knowledge of TTC traditional territory, culture, heritage and traditions t thorough knowledge of TTC Final Agreement, particularly Chapter 13 (Heritage); t social structure, Tlingit clan system and the social conditions and social dynamics t prevailing in the community t knowledge of Yukon First Nation Government (land claim & self-government t agreements, TTC Constitution) and social issues affecting First Nations t knowledge of project management methods and techniques t strong written and oral communications skills t sound computing skills, including word processing, databases, and mapping t proven ability to work in a team setting, interact well with others, and to supervise t seasonal project staff FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 867.390.2532 EXT 316. TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME HR & STAFF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TESLIN TLINGIT COUNCIL BOX 133 TESLIN, YUKON Y0A 1B0 F. 867.390.2176 HUMANRESOURCES@TTC-TESLIN.COM
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Closing Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 **NO LATER THAN 4:00PM** TTC HIRING POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT. AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE CONSIDERED.
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YUKON NEWS Firewood FIRE-KILLED FIREWOOD for sale $250/cord 334-7005
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ANDYĘźS FIREWOOD SERVICE Quality standing dry Haines Junction Full measured cords, stacked $250/cord $240/cord 6-cord loads 335-0932, leave message
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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
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (0.8 Position - Indeterminate) The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board (Board) is hiring an energetic, highly self-motivated individual to ďŹ ll the position of Information and Communications Specialist for a 0.8 position (approximately 4 days per week). This is a permanent position and includes an attractive beneďŹ ts package. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for information management and communications to assist the Board in fulďŹ lling its mandate and objectives, which includes territorial, national and international issues relating to the management of Yukon’s ďŹ sh, wildlife and their habitats. This position will support the Board in making recommendations to the appropriate Ministers, Yukon First Nations and Renewable Resources Councils on all matters related to ďŹ sh and wildlife management, including legislation, regulations, policy, planning, research and programs. Priority Skills and QualiďŹ cations: t Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; t Knowledge of the mandate and responsibilities of the Board t Strong information management and analysis skills; t Knowledge of the Umbrella Final Agreement, speciďŹ cally Chapter 16; t Developing, analyzing, implementing communication/media strategy t Excellent computer literacy; t Website management, updating, maintenance and training. t Strong project management skills; t Good interpersonal and presentation skills; t Knowledge of ďŹ sh and wildlife management planning processes; t Knowledge of the preparation and planning of public reviews, hearings, meetings or other events; t Administering the production of public information materials including reports, printed materials, educational brochures etc. t Knowledge of Yukon environmental, land claims, and resource issues; t Knowledge of resource management principles and practices; t Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; To view the full job description, please visit our website:
www.yfwmb.ca CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2015 Applications may be submitted in person, by mail, or email to: Graham Van Tighem, Executive Director Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board (In person) #409 Black Street (2nd oor däna Näye Ventures Building) (Mail to) P.O. Box 31104 Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 5P7 Phone: 867-667-5835 executivedirector@yfwmb.ca
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 DUKE'S FIREWOOD Round Firewood Multiples of 2 cords, $250/cord Round 6 cord load, $230/cord Cash sales only 334-8122 FRANKʟS FIREWOOD Standing dead spruce cordwood •$230/cord for stove length delivered in town •$90/cord u-cut on the landing •1/2 cord orders welcomed •Special rates for cordwood resellers Phone 334-8960
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DONʟS FIREWOOD SERVICE •Single cord specialist •Wood stockpiled in Whitehorse for quick daily deliveries •Social Services accepted 393-4397
Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL AYA (SPANISH) 12-gauge boxlock sxs shotgun, vg to exc cond, trade for good quality 16-gauge sxs or sell for $475. 633-2443 ANSCHUTZ CIL model 111.22 single shot, vg to exc cond, $175. 633-2443 RUGER M77 Hawkeye 338RCM, open sights, rings, stainless, synthetic w/some ammo, 338 win mag performance from 20" barrel, $750, rare exc cond Savage 24 Series S, 20 g/.22 lr over/under, $650. 393-3564 CUSTOM BUILT .458 Win Mag large game hunting rifle, $1200 obo, PAL required. Rick @ 333-9601 REMINGTON R1S 1911, mint cond, less than 300 rounds fired, c/w Hogue grips, $700 obo. 393-3474 or logan_bull@hotmail.com FREE-50 WINCHESTER 22-250 cases, 8 live factory 22-250 55 grain, 25 live factory 22-250 45 grain. Call 668-6066 WANTED: .35 Rem calibre Marlin lever action. 633-2443
Wanted WANTED: VOLUNTEER to teach beginner English to an adult. 393-2275 WANTED: OLD used or no-good-anymore snowboard to make swing, free would be awesome, super cheap ok. 393-3300 & lv msg WERE YOU a squatter in Whiskey, Moccasin Flats, Sleepy Hollow or the Wye area? Need your story. squatterstory@gmail.com or Pat 667-4141 WANTED: CANDLE maker for my candle scraps. 633-2037
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 WANTED: 1 or 2 budgies in good health, reasonable price, for a senior. 667-4526 or 335-4708 NINTENDOS, SEGAS, games & accesories, will pay $. 334-1502
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2000 CADILLAC DTS, pearl white on tan leather, rare night vision option, low kms, 130,000, beautiful condition, $6,800 obo. 335-5465 2000 CADILLAC Eldorado, 2-dr, full power, 4 winter tires, 5 new summer tires on rims, 58,000 orig miles, $2,800. 336-2029 2000 SUBARU Impreza Sport AWD, 265,000 kms, 5-spd, 35 mpg, new front cv axles, struts & mounts, rear wheel bearings, 4 Nokian AW tires, $1,750. 393-2509, clarinch@bellaliant.net/mailto:clarinch@bellaliant.net msgs 1999 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, P/W, P/D, cruise, V6 auto, 4 snow tires, $1,950. 336-2029
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2014 Nissan PathďŹ nder SL 4x4 #7388A / $41,940 ........... PROMO $36,900 2011 Chevrolet Colorado #7519B / $26,105...................... PROMO $18,295 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie #7514B / $45,195......... PROMO $32,795 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara #7479A / $34,060.................PROMO $21,975 2009 Kia Sorento #7527A / $32,745 ..................................... PROMO $17,290
1986 SUZUKI Samurai 4X4, good cond, low miles, $3,300. 250-651-7569 1980 CORVETTE, less than 1,000 miles since restored, T-roof, 4-spd manual, P/S, P/B, leather interior. Call for details 336-8850
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2007 DODGE Caravan stow nĘź go, new tires, rotors, brakes, auto, CD, remote start, crack on rear bumper, runs perfectly, 87,000km, $7,800. 332-2252
2004 HUMMER H2, 6.0L, super-charged, $12,000 obo. 335-5465 2004 LIMITED Edition Dodge Grand Caravan, 170,000kms, great condition, runs well, $4,000 obo. 633-3148 for viewing 2003 GMC Jimmy, 202,000kms, over $3,000 in new parts, gd tires, gd 4X4, $4,200. 334-1846 2002 CHEV single cab pickup truck/service box, new tires & paint, gas 4x4, ex Yukon Electric, $8,900; 1996 Dodge 2500, auto, 2WD, gas, $2,500. 333-0717 2001 FORD F150 short box, c/w high rise canopy, 4X4, never been off-road, offers. Lloyd 456-7243 2000 DODGE, 5.9L Cummins, $8,500. 336-3570 1999 CHEVROLET Silverado, x-cab 4x4, V8 auto, c/w winch, headache rack & rails, storage bins, $5,950. 336-2029 1996 TOYOTA Tacoma, ext cab, 4x4, 2.4L 4-cyl engine, manual 5-spd, c/w extra set of tires on rims, high mileage, very good cond, $2,500 obo. 334-5182 1994 FORD Explorer, summer & studded winters, $200 radio, 5 seats, 4 door + hatch, blue, 4x4, power windows/locks, lots of trunk space, runs well, $2,000 obo. 336-1493 after 3pm BETTER BID NORTH AUCTION has been commissioned by YTG Dept of Motor Vehicles to sell by sealed bids 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, Bidding from Jan 30 to Feb 14. Contact Paul Heynen @ 333-0717. Bids close Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 6:00pm DODGE RAM 3500, crew cab, Cummins diesel, dually auto tran, mechanicĘźs deck c/w 1-ton crane, reduced to $15,000. 336-2029
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2011 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144" ...........$6,499.00
2008 NISSAN Versa hatchback, 4-cyl, 6-spd standard, air, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L, AM/FM/CD, 2 sets of tires & wheels, $6,500 obo. 660-4220
2012 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144" 4" ...............$7,999.00 SOLD! ....
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(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430
1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.
Pet of the Week!
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Hi, I’m Annie. I’m a very sweet old girl looking for my forever home. I do love to go on walks. So come on down and meet me today.
Feb.14
11:00am-2:00pm The Feed Store/ Pet Junction
JOIN US...this Saturday and help us celebrate the 2015 Membership launch by taking out a one-year HSY membership! Contributing to the Humane Society Yukon is the best way to help less fortunate animals in Yukon who need immediate care and the chance to be adopted into a loving home.
Come out and show your Animal Love on Valentine’s Day!
RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS 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, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan) t 3 yr old, neutered male, bear dog X, brown, ( Dancer)
t 3 yr old, neutered male,Argintino Dogo, white, ( Kale)
CATS
t 11 yr old,DSH, male neutered, black (Mingus) t 11 yr old, DLH female spayed, yellow and grey ( Kizzie)
AT THE SHELTER DOGS t 4 yr old, neutered male, beagleX, brown and black and white ( Dexter) t 2 yr old, female, labx , black and white, ( Prancer) t 6 year old. female, husky X, white and black, ( Shylo) t 6 months old, male, husky x, black and brown, ( Max) t 14 weeks old, female, shepherd x collie, black and white, ( Astrid) t 14 weeks old, female, shepherd x collie, brindle grey, ( Rosie)
t 1 year old , female, shibainu, orange, ( Peaches) t 2 year old, female, GSD, black and tan, ( Cici)
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 ) t 1 yr old, DLH, female, black, ( Luna) t 5 yr old, DSH, female, black, ( Juanita)
SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com
633-6019 126 Tlingit Street
th
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t Porter Creek, female, collie X, no collar, black and white answers to Abby, Contact Pam @ 667-4787. t Azuer, male, bear dogx, white and tan, wearing a brown and blue and white collar with no tags, Contact Jessica @ 587-3432418 ( 16/01/15)
! DUCED 2012 Yamaha Phazer Gt 121"..............$ 121"RE..............$5,999.00
My Furry Valentine!
633-6019
FOUND
2008 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144" ...........$5,499.00
YUKON
FOR INFORMATION CALL
t Granger, neutered male, DMH, brown tabby with white patch under chin, no collar, answers to Moo, Contact Kim @ 336-1416 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)
2009 SUBARU Impressa WRX, 58,000km, exc cond, $25,000. 633-4666
2004 CHEVY Optra, 129,000km, manual, command start, after market stereo, new all season tires, great mileage, cheap insurance, $4,000 obo. 334-9954
2015
LOST
2011 Yamaha Phazer Rtx 121" ............$6,499.00 $
2007 PONTIAC GS sedan, 4-cyl, auto, air, AM/FM/CD, $4,500 obo. 660-4220
Help control the pet overpopulation problem
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
LOST/FOUND
2009 NISSAN Altima sedan, 4-cyl, auto, air, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L, AM/FM/CD, $8,500 obo. 660-4220
2007 HONDA Fit, 154,000 kms, 5-spd manual, well maintained, have all service records, power windows, mirrors & door locks, new all seasons & near new winters, $6,500 obo. 335-1230
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
4 NOKIA tires, 225/60 R16, $200. 633-3088
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6-SPEED TRANSMISSION for 2003 Dodge Ram 3500, $500. 633-6502
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If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.
Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.
You can also check out our award winning website at:
WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA
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WANTED: CANOPY for Toyota Tundra, 2002-2006. 456-3003
BOAT/UTILITY RACK for full-size p/u, rated at 800lbs, 3 yrs old. Paid $800 at Buffalo Tools, asking $275. 334-8738
WILL HAUL your complete unwanted vehicle away free of charge. 633-3088
SET OF 4 Nexen studless directional snow tires, 205/55 R16, $180 obo. 456-7673
TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box
TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490/ea, asking $125/ea or all for $400. 633-3053
Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17” 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, complete set of 5 for $1,350 obo, will not fit my truck. Call 332-1374
WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF
May Victoria BRODHAGEN (NEE NEHASS) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2015.
FUNERAL SERVICE TO BE HELD Saturday, February 14 at 2:00 pm in Watson Lake at the High School. “You were loving and kind in all your ways Upright and just for all your days. Sincere and true, in your heart and mind Only beautiful memories you have left behind”
TAITʼS 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
Pets CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy fundamentals March 10 Private Lessons Reactive dog rehabilitation Professional, high quality certified trainers Phone 333-0505 caninesandcompany@northwestel.net www.caninesandcompany.ca
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles IT IS WITH GREAT SORROW THAT
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
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 RONʼS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʼs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
2011 SKANDIC WT 600 ACE, $6,500 obo. 633-5955 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 15 X 1.6" X 141 track, used twice, $550 obo. 334-5613 580 ARCTIC Cat XLT snowmobile, new parts, $1,500 obo. 689-9715 2009 YAMAHA Grizzly, 125 cc, well maintained, cargo box, thumb/hand warmers, $2,400. 456-7758 after 5pm WANTED: CHILDRENʼS size snow machine, my son desperately wants one. Have your children outgrown theirs? 667-6683 1992 POLARIS Indy 500cc, new 121'' 1 1/4 inch ripsaw track, many other new parts, hood is rough, runs good, $1,000 firm. 334-7374
1997 BEARCAT 440, runs great, small fuel problem, $800 for quick sale. 335-1088 2005 POLARIS Switchback 600, 4,000 km, like new cond, $3,500. 399-3904
Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 1988 MERCURY 8hp long shaft, runs good, c/w 2 tanks, $750 firm. 334-7374
Heavy Equipment 2008 CAT excavator, model 303.5 CCR, low hours, $43,000. 867-536-4595 26' KIEFER gooseneck trailer c/w 2 - 7,000lb axles, electric brakes, adjustable ball coupler, leg jack, built-in tilt adjustable ramps, treated wood deck, like new. $8,000. 336-8850 2006 PETERBILT 378, 550 Cat, C15, 18-sp trans, 46 Rockwells w/lockers, air ride, 48” stand-up sleeper, moose bumper, 820,000 mi, lots of recent work, $45,000. 333-9952 btw 8am-5pm 2007 PETERBILT 379 long hood, 565 ISX engine, 18-spd, 46 Rockwells w/lockers, air ride, 63” stand-up, herd bumper, 740,000 mi, recent work done, $55,000. 333-9952 btwn 8am-5pm
It is with bittersweet sadness and joy we announce that our husband, father, friend, mentor and very proud Opa went home to be with Jesus.
Ronald Jacob Brown
KUBOTA 24KW diesel, new rod, gasket, piston ring, starter, alternator, battery, c/w wiring to connect, $2,600. 867-862-7047
“Brownie”
BUNGALOW, 8ʼX8ʼ model Atco on skid, insulated, $2,000. 867-862-7047
MAY 18, 1951 TO FEBRUARY 2, 2015
2014 MULCHER brush head, $11,500; 2014 rotary brush mower, $8,500. 867-536-4595 DIESEL TANK, 5,000L, good cond, no leaks, $1,800. 867-862-7047
Campers & Trailers Ron, the first born son of Jacob and Mary Brown, was born in Leamington, Ontario in 1951. He, along with his younger brothers Dave and Jim were raised on a farm where they learned the value of hard work. Jake and Mary raised their boys in a Christian Mennonite home full of love and storytelling. In 1971 Ron moved north to the Yukon to join his cousin and dear friend Bill Braun. Before he even knew what happened, he fell in love with his best friend and partner, Sheila McLennan. By 1974 they were married and were thrilled to welcome Ryan to their family in 1975. In 1977 there was great joy when Jordan completed their family. Ron was a family man with a great love of God, his family and the outdoors. When he was unable to be out hunting or fishing he spent much time regaling stories of those activities. Many Yukoners will remember Ron’s voice heard regularly on Saturday mornings on Trader Time. Ron began his career in the Yukon as a self-employed roofer and sider. He had a career change when he was hired to manage Woodland Creations. His next career move found him working for the Council of Yukon Indians (later known as CYFN). He joined the Yukon Government Department of Education before moving to Yukon Housing where he spent the rest of his career in Government before failing health took him away from his position. He was a God loving, generous man who was active in his church and the community. He, along with his wife and their children spent many summers at the local ball diamonds where ‘Ronnie’ could be seen on the pitcher’s mound while Sheila was score keeping for the Men’s fastball league. Summers also found Ron dedicating much time to Marsh Lake Bible Camp where he touched the lives of many Yukon youth.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of respected Elder
Evelyn Skookum of Carmarks.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 1:00PM. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 AT THE CARMACKS RECREATION CENTRE Potlatch to follow.
FREE CLASSIFIEDS
Ron was a mentor to many young adults over the years through the Bible Camp, the Whitehorse Baptist Church Youth Group and the College and Career Group of the Church. Sheila, Ryan, and Jordan have been on the receiving end of many testimonials in the days since Ron was called home. Ron is survived by and will be forever missed by his wife of 41 years, Sheila, his son Ryan and his wife Neely of West Virginia, his daughter Jordan and her husband Mike of Whitehorse and his grandchildren Caden (and his mother Harmony), Emerson and Adelaide Brown and Micah, Ezra and Jude Grossman. He was also ‘Poppa Ron’ to many surrogate grandchildren. He will be missed by many nieces and nephews, extended family and his many friends from the Yukon, BC, Alberta, Ontario, Alaska and beyond. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, February 14 at 3:00 pm at the High Country Inn Convention Centre. In lieu of flowers the family invites you to donate to Marsh Lake Bible Camp in Ron’s memory. www.whbaptist.ca (click Donate Now) For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13
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Coming Events 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 THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 RCMP VICTIM Assistance volunteers looking for applicants. Program offers immediate support to victims. For further info contact: philip.whiles@rcmp-grc.gc.ca FREE WORKSHOPS for seniors & youth, January, February & March, provided by Yukon Artists at Work. To register & for info call Kate, 668-4268 NEW TO Whitehorse? 35 or over? Come out and meet other newcomers. Email newtowhitehorse@gmail.com to get reminders of upcoming events HEALING TOUCH Yukon Association AGM will be Wednesday, Feb 25 at 5:30 pm at 412 Cook Street. Email jenniferg@northwestel.net for more information. BABY STORY Time, Ages 6-24 months & caregiver(s), Friday Jan 16 to Friday Mar 6, 10:30–11:30am, no program on Fri Feb 20, Whitehorse Public Library TODDLER STORY Time, 10:30–11:30am, for children 2 & 4 yrs of age & caregiver(s), Wednesday Jan 14 to Wednesday Mar 11 at Whitehorse Public Library HOSPICE POETRY-WRITING Workshop. Explore a loss you are grieving through poetry with guidance from a poet and Hospice counsellor. Feb 5, 12, 19, 7-8:30pm 667-7429 GROWERS OF Organic Food Yukon Annual General Meeting is on Sunday, March 8th at Yukon College, room C1440. For more info e-mail goofy@yukonfood.com or visit organic.yukonfood.com. New members welcome. 44TH ANNUAL Carmacks Sweetheart Bonspiel, February 13-15, $200 per team. To register call Carmacks Rec Centre, 867-863-5057 or George Skookum, 867-863-6134, George.skookum@lscfn.ca. Deadline to register February 12th @ 6pm SOURDOUGH PANCAKE Supper, Tuesday February 17, 5pm-7pm, Whitehorse United Church, 6th & Main, elevator access, adults $10, seniors $7, children 12 & under $5, family price $25 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, February 24, 7pm - 9pm, Whitehorse United Church (upstairs), scent free. Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org ANY REGISTERED LPN who is interested in creating or learning more about the LPN Association, call Tara. 334-5189 FIREWEED COMMUNITY Market AGM, everyone welcome, Library meeting room March 5th, 2015, 6pm-9pm. More Info: fireweedmarket@yahoo.ca HOLISTIC HEALTH Practitioners Reconnection Gathering February 18, 5:30-7:30pm at RahRah Gallery. To RSVP or for info contact 668-5180. RETIREMENT OPEN House for Jim Cahill Thursday February 12, 5-7pm at Lucy Jackson room, Yukon Employee's Union Hall. Drop in to wish him well. 393-3578 for more info CRIME PREVENTION Victim Services Trust Fund application deadline Feb 16. Visit www.crimepreventionfundyukon.ca or call 667-8746 or 1-800-661-0408 ext 8746 to find out more DUNGEONS & Dragons: Role-play & craft a fantasy adventure! Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 16 & May 14, 3:30 – 5 p.m, Whitehorse Public Library. Free, drop in. COMICS: LEARN the art of storytelling & make your own comics! Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 2 & May 7, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Whitehorse Public Library. Free, drop in. SCOTTISH COUNTRY Dance classes, weekly, Tuesdays 7:15pm at Ecole Emilie-Tremblay gym. Come alone or bring some friends. All welcome. No experience necessary. Info: Patricia 668-4976 or scdwhitehorse@gmail.com GALA GARAGE Sale April 11 at Whitehorse Elementary gym. Fundraiser for Little Footprints Big Steps work in Haiti. Donate/Help? 456-4434 GIRL GUIDE Mint cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day, $5.00/box Phone 667-2455 WHITEHORSE UNITED Church's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Tuesday February 17 5pm-7pm, $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 children, 601 Main Street CANSI LV1 instructor course, Feb 20-22, 2015 at Mt. Sima. Registration online only at cansi.ca } courses before Feb 16. Lift ticket discount avail if needed. COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS will be holding a meeting on Feb 16th at 6:30 at Second Opinion Society 304 Hawkins St. Contact Kim Tucker 336-1416 YUKON INVASIVE Species Council public meeting to inform on current projects and how you can get involved, February 18, 12:30-1:30pm, at board room Yukon Research Centre. All are welcome. HOW WAS your money spent? Hands of Hope update on charity work we do in Nepal and India, Friday, February 13, 1pm, Whitehorse Public Library. www.hands-of-hope.ca facebook.com/booksandbasics. Coffee & tea
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, February 24 from 7pm-9pm, Whitehorse United Church, upstairs, scent free please. Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org
BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Snow Shovelling and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755
OBLATE CENTRE Farewell sale of furniture, kitchen and household goods indoors at 6189 6th Avenue at Cook, Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10am-1 pm
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
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Association general sharing meeting Wednesday February 18, Whitehorse Public Library meeting room @ 3:30 pm. Find out/tell us about EE in Yukon. All welcome. 335-7475
SUBARU GURU Fix•Buy•Sell Used Subarus 30 year Journeyman Mechanic Towing available Mario 333-4585
LPN MEETING, 7pm, March 11, 2nd floor boardroom, Whitehorse General Hospital. 334-5189 for info TALKING TO Strangers, by Christopher Lockheardt, collection of short plays portraying relationshipsĘź various angles presented by Moving Parts Theatre, Feb. 18-21 & Feb. 24-28, 8pm, Well-Read Books
CANSI TELEMARK refresher Saturday Feb. 21 at Mt. Sima. Open & no-cost to all current CANSI members. Preregister at cansi.ca } courses is a must. Lift ticket discount available if needed. CRESTVIEW CROSS-COUNTRY ski group meets Sundays, 12Noon, 222 Squanga Ave, to ski Pine Forest Loop, 2-3 hours, free. Franz @ 633-2455 WHITEHORSE CONCERTS presents local soloists and ensembles, plus Whitehorse Community Orchestra, Saturday, February 28 at The Yukon Arts Centre at 8pm. For more information contact steve@whitehorseconcerts.com YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents What is the White River Ash doing in Europe? with Britta Jensen, Sunday, February 15, 7:30pm, Beringia Centre, Whitehorse & Monday, February 16, 7:30pm, Dawson City Community Library. Free. KLUANE MTN Bluegrass Festival, June 12-14, Haines Junction, tickets on sale at Dean's Strings in Whitehorse, Kluane Machine in HJ, and online at: yukonbluegrass.com Buy yours now, don't be disappointed
Services BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 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 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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IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES “Country Residential Snow Plowing� 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
AL-ANON MEETINGS contact 667-7142
Has your life been affected by someone’s drinking???
WEDNESDAY
12:00 Noon Anglican Church on 4th & Elliott, Back Door Entrance
FRIDAY
7:00 PM Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg (4th & Strickland) 8:00 PM Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg (4th & Strickland)
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FOOD? Meetings
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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PUBLIC TENDER CATERING SERVICES & MAINTENANCE OF STAFF QUARTERS FOR THE TUCHITUA CAMP Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 24, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. 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
PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER seeking full-time position. Over one million miles, clean abstract, fully certified. Oil patch construction experience. 902-443-8087 davidandsandra@bellaliant.net
PUBLIC TENDER Yukon College Tender PURCHASE WHEELED SKID STEER LOADER Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 3, 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. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. 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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PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY OF RESCUE & TRAINING EQUIPMENT & RELATED ITEMS Project Description: To supply Rescue & Training Equipment and Related Items as per tender. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 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 Sandy Brown at (867) 667-5108. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. 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
BURGESS BUILT CONSTRUCTION Journeyman Carpenter New Construction, Renovations Big or Small Frame to Finish Call Shawn 867-334-5190 shwn.burgess@gmail.com
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ROSS RIVER WATER DELIVERY Project Description: This request for proposals is intended to procure a contract for water delivery to homes and businesses in the community of Ross River. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 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 Rob Anderson at (867) 456-6542. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 Big or Small Jobs Construction and Handy Man Work Call James at 335-1328 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 SNOW CLEARING/REMOVAL Sidewalks, Driveways, Parking lots, Compounds Private and Commercial Properties Fast and reliable service Aurora Toolcat Services 867-334-7635
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Stipulated Price Tender General Contractor Services CNIM Building Construction Yukon College Closes: NOON PST, February 18, 2015.
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Yukon College is inviting stipulated price bids for General Contractor services for the construction of the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) Building on the Ayamdigut Campus site in Whitehorse, Yukon. The project includes the acceptance of an existing foundation, and owner supplied pre-engineered steel frame (Butler package) for the shop portion; and then completion of the full foundation work, provision of building materials, and construction of the complete building. Bidders must agree to adhere to a cash flow requirement of $4,500,000 to be spent on the project by March 31, 2016.
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Carmacks, YT Friday
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Dawson City, YT Friday
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Haines Junction, YT Friday
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Mayo, YT Friday
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Sealed tenders, completed in conformance with the contract documents provided will be received up to NOON local time, February 18, 2015 at:
Old Crow, YT
Yukon College – Procurement and Contracts Office PO Box 2799 500 College Drive Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4
Ross River, YT
Contract documents will be available on the Merx site at https://www.merx.com . Any questions to be directed to purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca.
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Telegraph Creek, BC Tuesday
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Wednesday 7:00PM Wellness Centre #4 McLeary Friday 1:30PM Health Centre
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Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Application Number Numéro de la demande
PM10-043-1 Amendment #1 of PM10-043 PM14-045 Renewal of PM09-633 PM14-064
Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h
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Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu
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Eric Stretch
Frisco Creek
Placer
March 10, 2015
Darrell Carey
Klondike River, Thomas Gulch, and Groundwater
Placer
March 10, 2015
Art and Noreen Sailer, dba Ace Placer Mines
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March 10, 2015
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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.
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.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT. $1500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). Covers: hip/knee replacements, back conditions and restrictions in walking and dressing. 1-844-453-5372. TURNKEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY & Separate Residence in one building! •Located in Faro, Yukon •Currently operating as 'The Valley Bed & Breakfast' •Totally renovated •Quiet, comfortable, amazing views •Established clientele with great yearly income •8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms •All furniture included $259,000 obo For more information: www.thevalleybandb.ca or call 867-994-2122 Have your own private residence and a great income too
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YOUTH'S SNOWBOARD Firefly Whoop, 120 cm, c/w size 5 boots & XS/S helmet, used less than 6 times, like new, $175. 633-5998 GIRLS FIGURE skates, size 6, $15, Graf 370 Supra hockey skate, size 2.5, $15, Easton Synergy hockey pants, XL, $15, snowboarding helmet, small, $15, CCM Vector hockey helmet w/cage, youth, $15. 456-7758 OSLO INFRARED Sauna, MSRP is $5,500, asking $3,500. 335-7773
Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
Furniture MUST SELL, oak rocking chair, new double bed, new TV stand, newer Sony flat screen TV, new Shaw satellite receiver. 335-8915
Livestock FARMING EQUIPMENT for sale in excellent condition, John Deere 4030 tractor, Case mower/conditioner, Case in line baler, Sitex hay rake and much more. Call for details 336-8850 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
Personals CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community? Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime. Info: RCMP 867-667-5555
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Northern Cultural Expressions Society is seeking a Qualified Treasurer for the Board of Directors. Expressions of interest required prior to AGM Elections. Please contact Jackie at 633-4186 or email ed@northernculture.org and provide CV before February 18, 2015.
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Shallow Bay Area Property Owners The Energy, Mines and Resources, Land Planning Branch is holding a public meeting to discuss possible changes to allow subdivision of rural residential properties in the Shallow Bay area. When: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Where: Hootalinqua Fire Hall For more information please contact Judy Linton at the EMR Land Planning Branch at 667-3531, or send Judy an email at judy.linton@gov.yk.ca or call toll free at 1-800-661-0408 ext. 3531.
Chair, ClassificaƟon Appeal Board The Classifica on unit of the Public Service Commission is seeking experienced local arbitrators to serve as Chair of Yukon Government’s Classifica on Appeal Board.
Interested individuals must have knowledge of administra ve law and the principles of natural jus ce, as well as experience conduc ng arbitra on hearings.
As the Chair of the Classifica on Appeal Board, you will hear and decide on disputes between the employer (represented by Classifica on unit staff) and appellants (Yukon government employees, in most cases represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada) concerning the classifica on level of posi ons.
In addi on to providing your creden als as they relate to the above, please also provide copies of 2 or 3 decisions that you have wri en and disclose any conflict or percep on of conflict regarding this posi on.
The Yukon government uses a point ra ng plan to classify most of its jobs. It assesses the knowledge, skills, mental demands, accountability and working condi ons that are required of a job. This assessment results in a classifica on level which in turn determines the applicable salary range. More informa on can be found on our website: h p://www.psc.gov.yk.ca/employeeinfo/classifica on.html
Alterna vely, if you have other qualifica ons and experience that would make you a good fit for this role please submit your par culars for our considera on. To obtain more informa on about this opportunity, please contact Janis Meger at 667-5958 or Tammy Rolls at 6675637. We will provide training on the classifica on plan and the legisla ve framework for classifica on appeals to selected individuals.
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YUKON LAND USE PLANNING COUNCIL REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST for the Provision of Legal Services The Yukon Land Use Planning Council (the Council) is requesting expressions of interest from a person or firm for the provision of on call, as needed legal support. The Council is an advisory body established under the Umbrella Final Agreement. The Council makes recommendations to Government and Yukon First Nations regarding regional planning and assists regional commissions with their planning and assists regional commissions with their planning processes. The Council requests legal services for work in the areas of : t Land and Resource Law t Yukon First Nation Self Government and Final Agreements t Aboriginal Treaty Agreements t Constitutional Law The Council’s applicable legislation and Policies and Procedures may be obtained at the Council’s website (www.planyukon.ca) or at the Council’s office. Please submit by 1:00 pm February 19th, 2015 an expression of interest identifying your experience and background in these areas, strategies for avoiding conflicts of interest, a schedule of rates and the person or persons involved with the Council’s file. The lowest rates will not necessarily be accepted. All expressions much be in writing and delivered: By personal delivery to 201-307 Jarvis St. Whitehorse, Yukon, or By mail – 201-307 Jarvis St. Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2H3, or By fax – (867) 667-4624, or By electronic mail – ron@planyukon.ca All inquiries: Ron Cruikshank, Director, YLUPC (867) 667-7397
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