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elissa Atkinson has been picked to represent the NDP for Yukon in the coming federal election. In a tearful speech after her nomination at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre in Whitehorse on Tuesday evening, Atkinson said she hopes to become the first aboriginal member of Parliament for the territory. “The real hard work is ahead of us as New Democrats,” she said to the standing-room-only crowd. “We are the progressive alternative to a Conservative government.” Atkinson defeated Andre Bourcier, a linguist and former head of the French school board, in a campaign that attracted 250 new members to the NDP party in 10 days. Atkinson told the News that the environment, adequate housing, child-care, and the minimum wage are the issues most important to Yukoners in this election campaign. Atkinson also spoke about Bill S-6, a controversial piece of legislation that will amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act. She said she would fight to repeal the four provisions in the bill that have First Nations threatening to sue the federal government. “I would be standing behind all Yukoners including First Nation people to look to repeal that,” she told the News. In her speech, Atkinson said that Bill C-51, the Harper government’s anti-terrorism legislation, must also be repealed. “It completely restructures our national security laws and threatens our very civil rights,” she said. “This is not the Canada that I want to live in.” Atkinson was born and raised in Whitehorse, and is a member of the Tr’ondek
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Newly-nominated federal NDP candidate Melissa Atkinson, centre, celebrates her win at the NDP nomination meeting Tuesday evening at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. Hwech’in First Nation. She was the Yukon’s first aboriginal Crown prosecutor, and is now a legal aid defence lawyer. She has also chaired the Yukon Human Rights Commission and has been involved with Blood Ties Four Directions, a support centre for people affected by HIV/ AIDS and hepatitis C. Atkinson’s campaign was chaired by Audrey McLaughlin, the former NDP leader and MP for Yukon. McLaughlin said she backed Atkinson because of her professional career and her work with disadvantaged people. “I know that she really understands the challenges of a lot of Yukon people through her work,” she said. “She’s really fought for them, and I appreciate that – that she understands the grassroots.” NDP finance critic Nathan Cullen was also present at the nomination meeting. Aside from the requisite jabs at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s hair, he spoke about abolishing the Senate and called for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. He also said Canada needs to improve its international
reputation on climate change action at international talks in Paris later this year. Cullen also blamed the Harper government’s resource policies for the current slow-down in the Canadian economy. “Harper might be the worst enemy the resource sector ever had,” he said. Atkinson will be campaigning against Conservative incumbent Ryan Leef, former Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, and Green Party candidate Frank de Jong. The federal election is set to be held on Oct. 19. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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Haines Junction swaps used zamboni for 40 sockeye salmon Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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his 4th of July, Haines Junction Mayor Mike Crawshay drove a second-hand zamboni in the annual parade in Haines, Alaska. Donning a sparkly silver jacket, the mayor was flanked by ice princesses and a hockey player who knocked candy into the crowd with a hockey stick. “There’s not a lot of stuff that mayors get to do that’s just for fun and this is it. This is the most fun I’ve ever had being on council.” It was a stylish delivery. Haines had paid for the zamboni in full – with about 300 servings of Alaskan sockeye salmon. It was about as northern a swap as you will ever find. Instead of buying what they needed, the two communities – about 240 km apart – decided on a trade just in time for holidays on either sides of the border. Haines needed the ice resurfacing machine, said the borough’s director of tourism, Leslie Ross. “We have an outdoor rink and an ever-growing group
that are playing hockey and recreational skating that are looking to have a larger rink,” she said. “There’s been talk going on about trying to raise funding to have a indoor rink or a larger rink.” Right now a volunteer group – mainly the local hockey club – is responsible for shoveling off the rink and putting water down. The zamboni – actually an Olympia brand machine – will mean a higher quality ice surface, she said. Talks about giving Haines a spare machine began years ago, said Crawshay. He originally promised one of Haines Junction’s old ones before realizing it wasn’t available to be given away. Things worked out better this year when Crawshay got a call from Mount Lorne. A former resident of Haines Junction told the mayor that Mount Lorne had received funding for a new zamboni of their own, so they had an old one to spare. Mount Lorne had bought the machine from the City of Whitehorse in 1992 for $1. Haines Junction bought the zamboni from Mount Lorne for 50 cents.
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Haines Junction Mayor Mike Crawshay drives a zamboni in the annual Haines, Alaska, parade after a trade between the two communities. After a small repair to the door of the hopper that holds chips shaved off the ice, Crawshay said the machine is in good working order. On Canada Day, Haines’ mayor, Jan Hill, visited the Junction to pay up with sockeye salmon for everyone.
Crawshay estimates they were able to serve about 300 people with 40 sockeye at the barbecue. A local Haines fisherman, paid by the chamber of commerce, caught the fish. The borough paid the cost of processing the catch.
“It was just a huge community event. Everybody chipped in to make it happen and everybody was just tickled,” Crawshay said. The zamboni has a plaque that reads: “From the Yukon communities of Haines Junction and Mount Lorne to Haines Alaska July 1 and July 4, 2015.” The Chilkat Valley Dancers from Haines and Champagne and Aishihik’s Dakwakada Dancers were at both events. “They did a traditional exchange where the Tlingit asked permission to come in to the Champagne Aishihik territory and they did a dance back and forth and then ended up dancing together as they welcomed them,” Ross said. A similar dance was done on Independence Day. The swapping of goods is a tradition that goes back long before there was a Haines Junction and a Haines, Alaska, Crawshay said. “We’re continuing that tradition in the form of salmon and a zamboni.” There are already talks of doing it again – maybe next year with a Yukon bison to swap. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
Gas snafu in Carcross creates hassle for drivers up, with what he thought was regular gas. As he was acNews Reporter celerating up a hill outside of Carcross he noticed his truck mix-up at the Carcross was running poorly. Grocery and Gas Bar “I turned around, went to resulted in headaches for Carcross to get in cell range in drivers last weekend. case the truck breaks down,” Carcross Grocery and Gas said Tait. Bar general manager Shane Being stranded is a tricky Valente says the driver for the situation for most people, fuel distributor, Pacesetter Petroleum, accidentally loaded but even more so for Tait. He became paraplegic after a diesel in the regular gas pump sports accident and his truck is and vice versa. specially adapted for him with By the time the gas station hand controls. figured out what had hapBorrowing somebody else’s pened, several customers had car is just not an option for already filled up. him. Darryl Tait was on his way He asked the gas station if to Skagway for July 4 celebrathere had been any issues with tions when he stopped to gas Pierre Chauvin
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Robbers hit fish ladder and liquor warehouse Police are investigating two recent break-ins in Whitehorse. On July 4, shortly after 8 a.m., Whitehorse RCMP received a report of a break-and-enter and theft from the fish ladder off Nisutlin Road. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Yukon Energy spokesperson Janet Patterson said a window was broken. It has been boarded up and the fish ladder remains open. Two days later, on July 6, po-
lice were called when the alarm went off at the Yukon Liquor Corporation warehouse on Quartz Road at approximately 3 a.m. According to the RCMP, police responded immediately and found three youths nearby in possession of liquor. Two of the youths were held for court while the third youth was released on a promise to appear. Charges range from breakand-enter to a business, possession of stolen property, and failing to comply with a probation order.
the gas, and was told it was fine. “I hopped back in my truck and carried on to Whitehorse but my truck barely started,” he said. “Once I got it started I thundered back to town, trying to make it back.” He succeeded, but as soon as he parked his truck, it wouldn’t start again. Diesel and regular fuel engines work in fundamentally different ways. Whereas a regular fuel engine relies on a spark to ignite the fuel in the cylinder, diesel engines only rely on the cylinder compressing air – bringing it to a high temperature – to ignite the fuel.
That’s why putting the wrong kind of fuel can wreak havoc in a car’s engine, said Brian Pratt at Yukon Tire Mechanical. A regular gas-powered car with diesel will still run, he said, since both will be mixed. But it will create extensive damage to the engine if it runs for a long period of time. “If you get diesel in a gas engine, and it mixes, it will take out the engine rings,” he said. “It will wreck the engine.” The best thing to do is to stop the car and get it towed to a garage where the engine can be drained and flushed, he advised. Tait was told that the fuel
company will cover his repair costs. “We had three people coming yesterday with some tow bills and some minor vehicle repairs,” confirmed Mark Leblanc, general manager at Pacesetter Petroleum. Reimbursing affected customers is a “no-brainer,” Leblanc said. “It was our driver’s error, a human error,” he said. “We’re going to reimburse everyone who was affected.” Such mistakes are rare, but he said, “We move a lot of fuel every year, there is always a potential for it to happen.” Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com
Both of these break-ins are still being investigated. Whitehorse RCMP is asking anyone with information to call police at 867-667-5555. (Ashley Joannou)
tipped off by a concerned citizen. He appeared in Whitehorse territorial court yesterday, and was granted bail. Squire has to stay away from schools, pools, parks, playgrounds and other places where minors are likely to be. He can’t be in contact with any minor unless someone 25 years or older is present. He also can’t have any electronic device that can connect to the Internet or take photos. According to Whitehorse RCMP there is no indication any
children from the Yukon were involved. They’re asking that anyone with information to come forward and contact them at 667-5555. Yukon RCMP recommends parents monitor their children’s Internet activity and talk with them about safe and appropriate Internet use. To report an offender or get more information about Internet safety for children, go to cybertips.ca or thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca (Pierre Chauvin)
Child porn charges laid against Whitehorse man RCMP have charged a Whitehorse man with possessing child pornography. Cody Squire, 25, also faces one count of accessing child pornography. Police arrested him on July 4 after they were
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Kaska optimistic about new Silvertip mine Maura Forrest News Reporter
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he chief of the Dease River First Nation is looking forward to the construction of the new Silvertip mine in northern B.C., saying it will allow more of her people to work from home. Last week, the B.C. government approved the construction of the $50-million underground silver, lead, and zinc mine, owned by Vancouver-based JDS Silver. The site is seven kilometres south of the Yukon border and 90 kilometres southwest of Watson Lake. Construction is expected to take 15 to 18 months. “The mine could operate for up to 21 years and create 150 to 200 new jobs once full production begins,” according to a B.C. government news release.
JDS Silver also signed a social economic partnership agreement with the Kaska Nation, which includes five First Nations in B.C. and Yukon. Chief Ruby Johnny of the Dease River First Nation said her band took the lead on negotiations with JDS Silver, since her community, Good Hope Lake, is closest to the mine site. “We will be benefiting and there will be jobs and business opportunities,” she said. “One of the things is a lot of people will be able to work close to home.” She said many of her community members currently work at the Red Chris, Minto, and Cantung mines, which keep them living in camps away from home. But the Silvertip mine will be just 90 kilometres northwest of Good Hope Lake.
Other band members were laid off when Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine mine shut down in January 2015. Johnny also said Silvertip will provide apprenticeship opportunities, which would allow young band members who’ve been studying down south to come home for work. Though her 178-member band negotiated the agreement, Johnny said all Kaska First Nations will benefit from the mine. The five First Nations have signed on to the Kaska Collaboration Agreement, which sets out guidelines for how benefits from resource development projects will be distributed among the communities. That agreement states that all Kaska citizens will be given equal opportunity for employment, regardless of where they live.
“Everybody benefits from this mine,” said Johnny. “As far as I know, everybody is satisfied with it.” JDS Silver aims for the mine to be in operation by 2016. It will likely operate 150 days each year and will shut down during the winter. The company plans to make Silvertip one of the “most environmentally responsible operations in the province,” according to Kevin Weston, the company’s chief operating officer. The mine will not use a conventional tailings pond, instead storing tailings underground and in dry stacks on the surface. Lewis Rifkind of the Yukon Conservation Society said he’s glad the mine won’t be using a tailings pond like the one that burst at B.C.’s Mount Polley mine last year, releasing 17 million cubic metres of water
and 8 million cubic metres of tailings into surrounding waterways. “We’re pleased to see that,” he said. “You tend not to have the danger of a catastrophic failure.” The Kaska are currently drafting a new resource law that aims to give communities more control over resource development on their traditional territory. That document will likely not be finished until this fall, but Johnny said JDS Silver would be in compliance with the new law. The most important thing the company did, she said, was to communicate with the band. “They’re willing to work with us. They’re willing to listen to us. Our voices are heard,” she said. “I think if everybody in the industry realized that we were willing to work with them, that’d be nice.” Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
Phone scam targets Whitehorse businesses Maura Forrest News Reporter
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hitehorse business owners are being targeted by scammers who claim to work for ATCO Electric and threaten to cut off their electricity if they don’t pay up. The telephone scammers are telling business owners they must immediately go to Canada Post and purchase a pay safe card, and then give the scammers the PIN number. Janet Chan, owner of the North
Dragon restaurant, received a call from someone claiming to work for ATCO Electric just before noon on Tuesday. He told her she had to pay about $1,200 before 12:45 p.m., or he would cut her power. “I’m feeling so mad,” she said. “I’m saying, ‘I never owed you a penny. I always pay on time. If you want to cut my electric, this is not fair for me, not fair for us, the business.’” Chan said the caller told her there had likely been a computer mistake. He told her to pay the money, and when the mistake was corrected, she
would be reimbursed. She agreed, and said she would go to ATCO’s office to pay. The caller told her the office was closed. She then said she would go to her bank and transfer the money, but he said that wouldn’t work either. When he told her to go to Canada Post, she got suspicious. “That’s when I think it’s a scam,” she said. She told the caller she was going to call the police, and hung up. She then called the RCMP and ATCO Electric. “I just want... to let the people
know,” she said. “I don’t want this scam for anybody.” Stephanie Cunha, a spokesperson for ATCO Electric, said she knows of at least six business owners who were targeted that day. She said a similar scam made the rounds in May, when callers claiming to work for ATCO threatened to cut off electricity unless they were given a credit card number. Cunha said customers who fall behind on their payments would never be threatened with an immediate loss of power.
“We would work hand-in-hand with customers,” she said. “Cutting off power to customers is the last resort.” She said customers who don’t make payments would first see an overdue amount on their bills, and would then receive letters and phone calls from customer service agents. Cunha said anyone who receives a suspicious phone call should call ATCO Electric at 867-633-7000 and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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First Nation Youth gathering inspires participants to action Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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eturning to the Yukon after 18 months of travelling, Megan Jensen said she had an outsider’s perspective at the recent Strength Within Circle youth gathering at Jackson Lake. About 200 people attended the event, held to provide youth with an opportunity to interact with each other, take part in workshops and share common experiences. The 20-year-old from the Carcross/Tagish First Nation said going to the event made her realize just how much potential there is among today’s youth. “Sometimes kids can get restless with longer talks but I got so happy when I saw how engaged they were with the workshops,” she said. “I was overjoyed with all the work that was put into the event.” The gathering featured special guests such as Olympic boxer Mary Spencer, Cherokee professor Lee Brown, comedian Ryan McMahon and Burwash Landing singer Diyet. The agenda also included cultural activities such as beading, hand games, suicide prevention workshops, sessions with elders and a community feast. Two weeks ago, Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Doris Bill had stressed the importance of the event as a way of bringing youth from all of Yukon’s First Nations together and giving them outlets for their pain. Jensen, a painter and
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Megan Jensen dances with the Dakhka Khwaan Dancers last Saturday at the Strength Within Circle youth wellness gathering at the Jackson Lake Healing Camp. member of the Dakhka Khwaan Dancers, said she plans on using art to start engaging with youth on a more personal level. “Sometimes with kids, speaking isn’t the way to release,” she said. “It has to come out in dif-
ferent forms. Art is a medicine in disguise, even if they don’t realize it.” In the future, Jensen will have her own space at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre where she’ll be able to produce artwork, and hopefully provide youth with a place to
share what’s on their minds, she said. Constancy is something that First Nation youth have been crying for, she added. “Simple things like that can have a huge impact on youth if it’s done in a regular basis.” Jordan Peterson, a youth
worker and community development officer for the Gwitchin Tribal Council in Inuvik, N.W.T., attended the gathering with three youth and two of his colleagues from the community. He’s also a co-chair with Our Voices, one of the groups that co-hosted the youth gathering. The event changed his perspective on wellness and how he wants to take more of a stand against people using hurtful words against each other. When you come from a small community like Inuvik, where everyone knows each other, it’s a lot harder to get away from, he added. “I view it as something that shouldn’t be happening and I think I need to advocate more that it’s something we need to get away from,” he said. “It’s pretty easy to find ammunition to hurt each other.” Peterson also works at the Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre, where he wants to inspire youth to organize more cultural activities and learn more about their culture. A lot of elders are scared to practice it because of their experiences at residential school, he said. “We’re at a point where it’s becoming more and more lost, we’re losing elders with all this great history and understanding of who we are and where we came from,” he said. “I need to step it up more to help our young people find out who they are, what their background is, and I think that’ll help them understand their identity.” Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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support centre for women and children will keep its doors open after receiving nearly $90,000 in Yukon government funding. A Safe Place, run out of the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre, initially struggled to stay afloat after its funding ran out last year. The program provides a hot meal, support and a place to be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings when a lot of other services are closed. It’s aimed at women who have mental health issues, don’t have stable housing or have a hard time keeping themselves
and their children well fed. Women can relax, eat, do laundry, use computers and telephones and access counselling and support services. “A Safe Place is filling a gap in services for women in Whitehorse by providing a warm meal, a non-judgmental atmosphere, and an opportunity to connect with resources on evenings and weekends when other service providers are closed,� Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre program coordinator Hillary Aitken said in a statement. “Since the program’s inception we’ve had more than 1,200 drop-in visits from a wide diversity of women. This funding helps us maintain a vital program for Yukon women
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Chisholm concluded that the tenancy could be terminated by either party. However, the judge disagreed with the First Nation’s contention that the brothers abandoned their homes. Both men had been barred from living in the community even before they were convicted, as part of their bail conditions and later their sentence. KFN knew about these conditions, Chisholm said, since they made a submission for the brothers’ sentencing hearing, asking they not return to Burwash Landing. “In my view, it is disingenuous for them to now suggest that abandonment of the properties has occurred,� he wrote. KFN did give notice to the brothers, back on March 3, respecting the 90 days notice the judge found. “The respective tenancies are terminated as of (June 1).� Johnson and Sheldon are entitled to the return of their belongings, the judge concluded. Both had argued in court the evictions were part of a bigger political vendetta, as
they say the community is split between two families: theirs and the chief’s. The brothers’ mother, Agnes Johnson, told the court during the trial that there was a “big line� between both families. “It will take four generations to heal,� she said at the time. “My daughter Kathleen Johnson was evicted from her home too,� saying the tension was so high she was afraid to go pick up the mail. KFN disputed that, solely blaming the brothers for the situation. “The situation is unfortunate, but is the result of court action and actions of the brothers,� Graham Lang, KFN’s lawyer, said at the time. Sheldon was sentenced to 18 months probation while Johnson received a six-month conditional sentence as well as 12 months probation for the forcible confinement. On June 25, they were also convicted of breaching the ensuing probation order, and each received a 45-day conditional sentence. Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com
and children and we are very pleased to have received this support.� A Safe Place has been running since December 2013. The pilot funding ran out in July last year. At one point the group turned to online fundraising to keep things going. They eventually received some money from the Community Development Fund to help with programming, as well as to collect data and analyze the effectiveness of the program, said Elaine Taylor, Yukon’s minister responsible for the women’s directorate. That money ran out this month. The new cash comes from a one-time $39,000 cheque
from the Justice Department and $50,000 over two years, announced earlier this year, from the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fund. Taylor said the plan is to find more secure funding for the program. “We view this as a really important front-line service that no other group or organization is providing at this particular time. So we have made the commitment to work with them to find that long-term, sustainable, ongoing funding,� she said. “That’s a commitment we’ve made to do and we have some time to work with them on that.� Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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steps to enter into a home ownership program. However, they never followed up with KFN, noted Chisholm. “No formal agreement was entered into in either case,� he wrote. Johnson and Sheldon, who were self-represented, had also challenged the jurisdiction of the territorial court, arguing the Yukon Landlord and Tenant Act didn’t apply to First Nations settlement land, and that instead only KFN’s own rental policies should apply. Chisholm disagreed. “A rental housing policy cannot be elevated to the status of law,� he wrote. While they can coexist, laws always supersede policies, he added. KFN has been paying the mortgage and insurance on both homes, the judge noted. “Despite the initial intentions of the parties, the actions of KFN during the years that followed the initial applications are consistent with that of a landlord,� wrote Chisholm. The two brothers didn’t make any payments and didn’t pursue the completion of a sales agreement, he added.
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Court conďŹ rms eviction of Burwash Landing brothers
ukon territorial court has sided with the Kluane First Nation in a longrunning dispute over the eviction of two former residents of Burwash Landing. On Feb. 18, the First Nation changed the locks to the homes of Derek Johnson and Wilfred Sheldon. The brothers later challenged the decision in court, arguing their evictions were driven by a political vendetta. The two brothers are barred by a court order from living in the community after they were convicted of forcibly confining Colin Johnson in 2013, who later committed suicide. On Friday afternoon, Justice Peter Chisholm concluded in his written decision that the residency dispute boils down to whether the brothers were tenants or owners of their homes, and whether KFN had grounds to terminate the tenancies or gave enough notice for the termination. In 2006 and 2009, Johnson and Sheldon made the initial
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Territory studying Dall sheep numbers “Especially with the lamb information, we can look at regional variations in lamb productivity due to things like habitat quality, or the role of weather or climate on how many lambs are produced,” he said. Hegel is quick to point out that this survey is only providing a detailed snapshot in time. “For the long-term effects of environmental variability like climate and weather we’re looking for many years of data to be able to tease out what’s going on,” he said. It will likely be a few months before the final report is completed.
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A vast aerial survey of Dall sheep that began in late June is expected to finish next week. It is likely the largest aerial survey ever done in the Yukon. annual caribou count. Covering a wider swath of land this time means scientists will be able to do side-by-side comparisons between zones. If the data is consistent across the region, it could be an indication of the natural ebb and flow of sheep populations, he said. At the same time, differences
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rams are like in those areas and compare it to areas where there is maybe lighter harvest pressure.” That information could be used for regulation changes in the future, Hegel said. The lamb data could also provide information about the quality of the land where the sheep are.
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“I think it’s very strange. At a time in history – in fact he made the announcement on the national day of remembrance for victims of terrorism – to say that his priority is the restoration, or to become best friends, with one of the state sponsors of terrorism in the world, the government of Iran, and that he wants to cut the relationship we’ve established with all of our allies.� – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, June 25. ––– rime Minister Stephen Harper ripped into Justin Trudeau recently, after the Liberal leader said he would re-establish diplomatic relations with Iran and end Canada’s military role in the bombing campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. How accurate were Harper’s characterizations of those policy shifts? Would re-opening the Canadian embassy in Tehran make Canada and Iran best friends? Would pulling Canada’s fighter jets out of Iraq and Syria result in cutting Canada’s relationship with its allies? Spoiler Alert: The Canadian Press Baloney Meter is a dispassionate examination of political statements culminating in a ranking of accuracy on a scale of “no baloney� to “full of baloney.� This one earns a rating of “a lot of baloney.� The assertion is mostly inaccurate but contains elements of truth. Here’s why:
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the U.S. State Department web site. Of those, only about a half-dozen militaries are involved in airstrikes in either Iraq or Syria. Only Canada and the United States are operating in both. The United Arab Emirates, considered a key ally because of its Sunni Arab links, formally dropped out of the bombing campaign in February without incident.
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Diplomatic relations don’t equate to “best friends,� but re-establishing Canadian relations with Iran would send a signal, said Dane Rowlands, Carleton University’s director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. “Obviously we have diplomatic relations with a number of rather objectionable countries,� Rowlands said. “It’s a question of movement, the change,� that influences the relationship. The timing of a Canadian policy shift would matter, he said, given ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear program. The facts “If the nuclear talks go well, it would almost look absurd if we didn’t re-establish relations with Iran.� Canada abruptly closed its embassy in Tehran Christopher Sands, director of the Center for and cut diplomatic relations, declaring all Iranian diplomats in Canada persona non grata, on Sept. 7, Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 2012. “Canada views the government of Iran as the Washington, D.C., said the American public, “and most significant threat to global peace and security especially many Republicans, would see Canadian engagement with Iran as naive at best, and if it unin the world today,� then-foreign affairs minister dermined sanctions, it could cause a backlash from John Baird said in a statement. Washington but also from Europe.� The Conservative government justified the President Barack Obama has his own contromove by citing the failure of the Iranian governversial engagement with Iran on nuclear issues and ment to protect diplomatic personnel, its support would welcome Canada’s implicit endorsement, for Syrian President Bashar Assad, threats against said Sands. Still, when it came to re-establishing Israel and Tehran’s failure to comply with United formal relations, Sands suggested Obama’s reNations resolutions on its nuclear program. sponse to Canada would be, “Thanks, but let us go It was greeted by praise and criticism alike. first.� Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Canada’s international allies would anticipate a called it “not only an act of statesmanship, but an change in policy if there was a change in governact of moral clarity.� Celebrated former Canadian diplomat Ken Tay- ment, said Rowlands, which might reduce tensions lor, famous for helping six Americans escape Iran in if a new government abandoned the bombing campaign. “Nobody in the alliance would be thrilled by 1979 when he was ambassador there, said Canada this,� he said. closed its eyes and ears to a country that needed “Inevitably there would be a little bit of a permonitoring: “As a diplomat,� he said, “I think you ception that we’re cutting and running because we never give up.� don’t want to be a target for ISIS terrorists, or for Canada joined the bombing mission against radical Islamic terrorism generally.� ISIL in Iraq following a vote in the House of ComSands agreed Canadian disengagement mons on Oct. 7, 2014, with both NDP and Liberal wouldn’t be popular. “There would be pushback MPs voting against the airstrikes. The first Canadian airstrikes in Syria were conducted in April this from the Obama administration, its successor, and other allies including NATO countries and Saudi year. Arabia.� More than 60 countries are involved in the Roland Paris, the research chair in international international effort to degrade ISIL, according to
security and governance at the University of Ottawa, said Canada maintained diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War “even in its darkest days.� “It’s a means of communication – it always has been, including among adversaries.� The Prime Minister’s Office was asked to provide supporting evidence for Harper’s assertions. The decision to close Canada’s embassy in Tehran was made “on the basis that the regime had shown blatant disregard for its obligations to ensure the safety of Canadian officials,� the office responded in an email. The response included a quote from a British secretary of state praising Canada’s decision to expand its bombing campaign to Syria, and praise from John Kerry for Canada’s work with the Americans on a range of global affairs.
The verdict Canada has diplomatic relations with many countries that are not on the current government’s “best friends� list, including Russia, Uganda and Venezuela. Most countries in the world maintain diplomatic ties to Iran, and last year the United Kingdom restarted relations after its Tehran embassy was attacked in 2011. “Maintaining diplomatic relations doesn’t imply political support for that state,� Paris flatly asserts. As for Harper’s assertion that an end to the bombing mission would mean Trudeau wants to cut ties with Canada’s allies, Paris said he can’t follow the prime minister’s argument. “We’re getting close to an election so things start getting very heated and silly.� Still, it’s clear that ending Canada’s role in the bombing campaign against ISIL would not be welcomed by the coalition partners, even if most of the partner countries are not involved in the airstrikes – more than 80 per cent of which are conducted by the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. State Department’s web site publicly welcomes non-military assistance from its partners in the coalition against ISIL, and no evidence could be found that ending Canada’s bombing runs, of itself, would result in Canada’s departure from the coalition. For these reasons, Harper’s claim that Trudeau wants to be “best friends� with Iran and “cut the relationship� with Canada’s allies contains “a lot of baloney.�
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ona Ambrose and the federal government do not want you to use marijuana – medicinally or otherwise. They’ve been quite clear on that. However, among governments in Canada, the federal Conservatives are finding themselves more and more alone in being strongly committed to using public resources to accomplish that goal. The federal government’s latest dustup on the subject of illegal drug use has been with the City of Vancouver, which recently moved to regulate the marijuana “dispensaries” that have been popping up all over the city. Operating under the guise of providing medicinal marijuana, the loose standards employed by many of these businesses as to what qualifies as a “medicinal use” suggest that they are more about recreation than anything else. Dispensaries have now boldly established themselves throughout the city – now
reportedly outnumbering Tim Hortons – while thumbing their noses at Ottawa and its “laws” in the process. The Vancouver Police Department has indicated that it has no interest in busting up these operations. It says that it has more important things to do. The only problem with that is it leaves a regulatory grey area. Business needs some regulation – especially businesses geared towards marketing intoxicants – so the City of Vancouver has stepped in and done something legally mind-bending, by setting some ground rules for selling something that is technically illegal. In doing so, the city has raised the ire of the federal government which is “deeply disappointed” about the decision which it says “represent(s) Justin Trudeau’s vision for Canadian neighbourhoods from coast to coast to coast”. The conscious decision of the Vancouver Police Department to stop enforcing the law is an interesting development. Under the Canadian Constitution, the federal Parliament has the sole jurisdiction to create criminal law, and as such the City of Vancouver (or the province of British Columbia for that matter) would have no authority to change the law.
But provinces – and by delegation municipalities – have the authority to create their own police forces. And it is not just big cities that have municipal police services in Canada. Camrose, Alta., Altona, Man., and Miramichi, N.B. – all communities of less than 20,000 people – have seen fit to take policing into their own hands. Outside of specific municipalities, the largest provinces handle policing in rural areas as well. The Ontario Provincial Police, and the Surete du Quebec police the province in those areas that don’t have a municipal police force. Alberta has from time to time threatened to create its own force. Much of Canada is policed by the RCMP, but not as a “federal” police service. When the RCMP enforces the law in the Yukon, for instance, they are technically doing the job of the territorial government. The RCMP has a contract with the Yukon government – the Yukon Territorial Police Services Agreement – to provide policing services in the territory. The situation in Canada contrasts with the United States, where just about every small community has a local police force. Yukoners may have noticed on their excursions that even
small Alaskan communities like Skagway and Haines have local police departments. This probably reflects the fact that in the U.S. much of the criminal law is created by state governments and there is no “national” police force. Which of these systems works better is a matter of debate. Having a large national police force obviously provides for an economy of scale and better opportunities for coordination, and smaller police forces are not without their problems. But perceptions about crime have a very local dimension to them and the priorities of law enforcement – which can’t do everything – have a significant influence on the local community. A local police force allows a community greater freedom to determine for itself what merits its attention. Under the Yukon Territorial Police Services Agreement, the territory’s justice minister has the power to “set the objectives, priorities and goals” of territorial policing, and has a right to be consulted about the appointment of the commanding officer. But a significant amount of control remains with the federal government, and it would be difficult to implement the kind of police force “civil disobedience” here that we are seeing in Vancouver.
Which is too bad. I must say that whenever I see a story in the local news about the RCMP showing off its latest marijuana bust I find myself unimpressed. This is, after all, a community with above average rates of violent crime, essentially nonexistent traffic enforcement (I’m getting the sense that the number of people driving while texting on their cell phone in Whitehorse now probably exceeds the number who are not), and recently a spate of vandalism and theft. That any resources are still being devoted to this futile cause because Stephen Harper and Rona Ambrose are still watching reruns of Reefer Madness in far-away Ottawa reflects why criminal law needs a local dimension and inspires envy of those communities – like the City of Vancouver – with the financial means to set their own priorities. In any event, as nice as it would be to tell Ottawa to stuff it, the cost sharing offered by the federal government when use its police force are probably just too generous to pass up. This means that any move towards local law enforcement at this point in time is nothing but a – pun intended – pipe dream. Kyle Carruthers is a born-andraised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.
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Man charged after flying in chair attached to balloons says he doesn’t regret it Bill Graveland Canadian Press
CALGARY xhilarating. That’s how a Calgary man describes flying over the city in a lawn chair attached to helium balloons and then parachuting to safety. Police have charged Daniel Boria, who is 26, with mischief and say more charges could be on the way. Boria told Calgary radio station CFFR he’s surprised the police charged him. “We didn’t think it would be pursued this aggressively and we didn’t think the outcome would be this negative, but at the same time it was the most exhilarating experience I could ever imagine, so no we definitely don’t regret it,” he said Monday. He’s worried about other potential charges following the publicity stunt for his cleaning services company. “It is a little bit of a worry, I’m not going to lie,” Boria said. “It is the first thing I’ve ever done wrong, but the police were extremely nice to me.” “Maybe we did make a few bad judgment calls, but all in all, everyone was really accommodating and I think most people understood why we did it and they thought it was just fantastic, all the feedback we’re getting is fantastic.” Calgary police don’t see it that way. “Everybody sort of laughs and thinks about some guy in a lawn
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A Calgary man flies over the city in a lawn chair attached to helium balloons on Sunday. chair floating over the city, but when you sit back and you think about it, it’s just very irrespon-
sible,” Insp. Kyle Grant said. “He’s flying over a city of 1.2 million, heading towards the
Stampede grounds, hundreds of thousands of people, the last thing we want to see is anybody
injured, whether it’s himself the pilot or a member of the public.” Boria said he and his team planned so that the only person’s safety at risk would be his own. “That’s something you never want to live with, we don’t believe it was a dangerous stunt, we’re the ones who put it together, it was a five-pound lawn chair, the balloons popped one by one and it would come down very slow,” he said. On Sunday, a person was spotted floating over the Stampede grounds in the chair, which was attached to more than 100 helium balloons. He was then seen gliding to the ground outside of Stampede area using a parachute. “He sat in the chair and began floating over Calgary. It’s my understanding that he didn’t have any sort of device to steer the craft and got to a point so high at cloud level that he became a little worried and decided to jump from the chair,” Grant said. “He deployed the parachute and ended up landing in a green space and rolled his ankle, causing minor injury. He was looked at by EMS, then taken into custody and eventually charged.” The stunt brings to mind the 2009 animated movie “Up” in which an elderly widower ties thousands of balloons to his home and takes off on an adventure. Grant said no one was hurt, but it could have ended up differently.
Arctic shrubs may cause greenhouse emissions own climate feedback. “The shrubs are a dark surCanadian Press face and they reflect less of the sun’s radiation back into the ne of the largest ever atmosphere,” he said. studies of how climate Shrub roots, which penetrate change is remaking the deeper into the soil than grass face of the Arctic has found that roots, are also likely to break up shrubs are gradually taking over permafrost and allow water to the tundra. trickle down into it. And David Hik, co-author “All of the evidence is that of the paper in Nature Climate that leads to the release of Change, said the increasing stored carbon into the atmodominance of shrubs over grass- sphere,” Hik said. es is likely to be the cause of its Hik and his colleagues Bob Weber
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he sun is shining, the surface of the pond is shimmering, the marsh grasses are waving. The dragonflies flit back and forth above the water, their iridescent bodies glittering in the sunlight. And then – the sharp flash of a butterfly net slicing through the air. A single dragonfly disappears into the folds of nylon. Crispin Guppy, a biologist and butterfly expert, reaches into his net and pulls out his captive. He holds it by its wings and shows it to the small group of volunteers clustered around him. Its legs wave as it struggles to escape. Guppy points out the blue markings on the long, slender abdomen and the gold and green stripes at the base of the wings. This one, he says, is a darner. One of the volunteers, Cheyenne Bradley, reaches out tentatively to touch the insect. It’s clear she has mixed feelings about it. “I just like how they look,” she said. “But if they were in my hand, I’d probably freak out a little.” Bradley, 18, was one of a group of volunteers of all ages who attended the first annual BioBlitz at McIntyre Creek last weekend. They were there to help local biologists like Guppy build an inventory of all the species they could find in and around the creek: plants, fish, birds, mammals, and insects – including dragonflies. The event, organized by the Yukon Conservation Society, aimed to gather information about McIntyre Creek’s biodiversity to help protect it against future development proposals. But it was also designed to teach local people like Bradley about all the plants and animals living right in their backyards. Before the BioBlitz, Bradley didn’t know much about birds or insects. She’s just finished her first year at Yukon College and is part of the Yukon Youth Conservation Corps – a summer job program ran by the Department of Environment. She hopes that experiences like this will help her get a job as a conservation officer one day. “I love animals. I love being outdoors,” she said. “I’ve learned different species of birds and I’m learning about what different types of dragonflies there are. “But I don’t remember the names,” she added. “It’ll take me a while to remember the names.” BioBlitzes are a common citizen science event in southern Canada, but this was a first for Whitehorse.
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Hilary Cooke of the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada identifies birds during the Yukon Conservation Society’s BioBlitz event in the Middle McIntyre Creek area on Sunday. Biologists and volunteers collected biological data of the area. Christina Macdonald, executive director of the Yukon Conservation Society, said she chose to focus on McIntyre Creek because it’s an important recreational area for Whitehorse residents. Last year, the city adopted a regional parks plan for McIntyre Creek and four other local parks. Macdonald said the BioBlitz will help provide more specific information about the area’s biodiversity, which could help guide management decisions. “It made a lot of sense... because of the enormous love the community has for this area,” she said. McIntyre Creek was at the centre of a development controversy in 2011, when the city nearly decided to develop part of the area around the creek to build the Porter Creek D subdivision. That project was eventually shelved, but Macdonald pointed out that the area is still zoned for development. “It’s definitely a very real threat still, unfortunately,” she said. “[City council] didn’t vote to protect the area. They voted to postpone planning. So council could reverse that decision at any minute.” Macdonald said the area serves as important bird and fish
habitat, and as a wildlife corridor for larger mammals. For the BioBlitz, biologists chose eight sites in McIntyre Creek that represented the different habitat types in the area. Then biologists and volunteers moved from site to site, making lists of all the plants, insects, birds, and mammal tracks they could find. In the creek itself, fisheries technician Paul Sparling set out minnow traps to assess the creek’s fish population. The creek is too small to serve as salmon spawning ground, but chinook salmon fry use the creek to feed for their first summer, before heading out to sea. Sparling said he found lots of juvenile chinook in the creek, though he found the largest number below the Range Road bridge. That could mean the salmon are having a hard time getting through the culvert beneath the bridge. He also found more rainbow trout and fewer Arctic grayling than he did the last time he assessed the creek in 2006. He said that could be a sign that the introduced rainbow trout are out-competing the native grayling. Overall, though, he said the creek is doing well. “It’s very healthy and in a
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Hilary Cooke, right, and Karlee Bendera spot birds in the McIntyre Creek area behind Yukon College. unique way because it’s probably one of the most extensively altered ecosystems in the Yukon,” he said. “It’s got all the bridges and roads crossing it. It’s got huge fishing pressure.” Macdonald plans to publish a report with the complete species list later this summer. She also hopes to make the BioBlitz an annual event, so biologists and volunteers can build up the list for years to come. Back at the pond, the BioBlitz was as much about having fun as it was about science. At one
point, one of the volunteers went tearing off after a small, white butterfly, his net waving in the air. “Accuracy and speed,” said Guppy as the young man disappeared. That’s what it takes to make a good butterfly catcher. Soon after, the volunteer returned to the group, his net empty except for a few leaves. Speed, he’s got nailed down. Accuracy, he’ll have to work on. Maybe next year. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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YUKON ENGINEERS: THE PROBLEM SOLVERS Electricity powered the growth of the Yukon
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here was a time before electricity when the early prospectors eked out an existence living on the grubstake system with tools and supplies provided by traders at the isolated trading posts scattered along the Yukon River basin. They lived through the winters in the most primitive and frigid of log shelters. Heat was often provided by light-weight sheet metal stoves. Light was provided by candles. Lacking glass for windows, miners improvised using grease-saturated canvas or bottles stacked side by side. All work was performed by hand. Gravels were mined with pick and shovel; lumber for sluice boxes was cut by two men in a whip-saw pit, and firewood was split with an axe. Only the most productive placers could be made to pay by these means. The gold rush changed everything. Working the claims of the Klondike by hand made many claim owners rich overnight, but as the rich deposits were mined out, more economical means had to be found to work the gravels. Dawson City grew with the gold rush until it reached a population of 15,000, and served a highly mobile population twice that size. The wealth and excess of the gold strike attracted all the conveniences of major population centres of North America. By October 1898 the Dawson Electric Light and Power Company had installed two small dynamos and were supplying electric lighting to several dance halls and other establishments on Front Street. An editorial in the Klondike Nugget newspaper in November 1899 complained that the city had not yet installed street lighting. Front Street was a “patchwork of light and darkness,” depending upon the enterprise of individual businessmen. The boardwalk at the corner of Second Avenue and First Street, the newspaper complained, being two metres above the ground, was a hazard at night. Several people had tumbled off the end while searching for the steps in the dark! Fifteen months later, the same newspaper congratulated the managers of the electric light company for illuminating the streets of Dawson. The grid expanded and by the summer of 1899 included service to the Fairview and MacDonald Hotels, the latter proudly advertising electric lights and a lavatory on every floor. When a number of large and impressive public buildings were constructed by government architect Thomas W. Fuller after the turn of the century, they were all illuminated by electric bulbs. Electric lights provided a pleasurable alternative to candles and kerosene. No more wicks needed to be trimmed or soot to
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The steam-powered electrical plant of the Canadian Klondyke Mining Company was built in 1905 to power the company’s new dredge and the support camp that developed at the mouth of Bear Creek. It continued to operate until it was destroyed by fire in October 1915. be cleaned from lamp chimneys. Electric bulbs, though dim by today’s standards, were far superior to the flickering miner’s candle or sooty kerosene lamps. Also, in 1899, John J. Healy, the manager of the North American Transportation and Trading Company, made a forecast. He saw a day when electrical power generated at a central power plant would be distributed to mines throughout the region. While Healy was predicting an electrical future, others were making it a reality. Clarence Berry, the man who is credited with inventing the steam thawing point, was also making use of electric lighting to illuminate his Eldorado Creek mining claims for night work. Other miners used electrical dynamos to power their operations. The partnership of Buxton, Tallman and Norton for example, proclaimed the Dawson Daily News, ran an electrically powered “triplex plunger” pump on their Bonanza Creek claim. Steam, however, remained the primary source of power for the equipment operated by miners in the early days. It was with the large mining corporations that the advantages of electrical power became evident. In 1905, the Canadian Klondyke Mining (CKM) Company constructed a 500-tonne Marion gold mining dredge and electrical power plant on its Bear Creek property. The power plant was driven by steam, using three 112-kilowatt (kW) McNull marine boilers to power a turbine connected to a 400 kW generator. The new dredge was capable of processing 3,800 cubic metres of gravel per day. Two more gigantic dredges were added
to the CKM fleet in the years that followed, powered by the same electrical plant until it was destroyed by fire in October of 1915. With the advent of electrically powered dredges and corporate mining came a platoon of engineers to design, build and operate a complex network of industrial features that supported the operation of large fleets of dredges. These mechanical giants chewed up the landscape and extracted Klondike gold for decades to come. As part of the ambitious project known as the Yukon ditch, a hydro-powered electrical generating plant was completed on the Twelve Mile River north of Dawson City in 1908. Financed by the Guggenheims, it was capable of supplying 1.7 cubic metres of water per second to three Pelton wheels at an effective head of 198 metres. The 1,800 kilowatts of electricity generated by this plant was transmitted over 86 kilometres of heavy copper lines at 33,000 volts to a fleet of dredges, where it was stepped down to serviceable current for use. In 1910, another ambitious hydroelectric project was undertaken, under the auspices of another gold field financier, Arthur N.C. Treadgold. Water was diverted from the North Fork of the Klondike River 10 kilometres from its mouth and channelled through a 10-kilometre-long ditch to a point where it dropped 70 metres into two 3,730 kW turbines. The first electricity surged
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through its power lines in May of 1911. The power generated by this plant not only supplied energy to dredging operations in the gold fields, but delivered electricity to
the utility company that provided Dawson City with its power, light and water. Water was later diverted from the South Fork of the Klondike River and a third turbine was added to an enlarged plant in 1935. The North Fork power plant continued to supply the electrical needs for dredging and for Dawson City until 1967 after the closure of the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation. Thanks to these and other major engineering projects that made the mining industry efficient and profitable, Dawson City was spared from the early demise that plagued many other boom towns. It remains a thriving northern community today. As early as 1909, Robert Lowe, a prominent Whitehorse businessman and Speaker of the territorial assembly, forecast that the water cascading through Miles Canyon and over the Whitehorse Rapid held unlimited potential to provide electricity to the region. This projection was repeated over the years with many possible adaptations of the hydro potential proposed, but it was nearly 50 years after Lowe’s prediction that the dam became a reality and powered the future of Whitehorse. This article was provided by the Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon
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Moccasin Telegraph publisher Sherron Jones, who has pubNews Reporter lished the electronic newsletter from her home in Vernon, or almost 60 years, Bill B.C. since February 2003. Dawson wondered about According to the Virtual the woman who likely Museum of Metis History and saved his life the night he arCulture it was a joke among rested a drunk outside the old the Metis that they would hear Regina Hotel. rumours through the ‘mocAs a former RCMP officer in casin telegraph,’ an accurate Whitehorse during the 1950s, metaphor since they wore the young Dawson had been moccasins and news travelled called to the bar in the middle by foot. of the night to pick up the Jones is a former Yukoner troublemaker. herself, having followed her Sophie Armitage, who ran husband to Whitehorse in the the business at the time with late 1960s, where they lived her husband Ernie, shouted until 1983. that the man had a rock in his Starting out as a cashier at hand as Dawson was loading city hall, she eventually behim into his car. came the director of finance. Years later, Dawson – now “We really enjoyed our time living in Burlington, Ont. – up there,� Jones said, adding was scrolling through an issue they had a cabin at Marsh of the Moccasin Telegraph Lake. when he came across a picture The MocTel, as she likes to of an annual Yukoners’ recall it, started out as a reposiunion in Summerland, B.C. tory for e-mail addresses. Over and recognized Armitage, who time, Jones received more and now lives in Kelowna. more stories that she believed The pair was able to rewould be of interest to those on the list. connect through e-mail, said Myles Dolphin
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“I’d come off a period of time doing genealogy and I realized how important it was, and how exciting it would be for people in the future to find information written by their ancestors,� she said. Over 530 issues have been produced so far – 408 regular issues and 125 “special� ones that focus exclusively on one topic. At its peak Jones had about 600 subscribers, she said, whereas it’s down to about 300 now. “A lot of the old timers have passed away, while others have just lost interest,� she said. Published every three weeks, the content is never the same – but people always contribute stories, letters and lots of old pictures. The June 21 edition had a picture of a Whitehorse hockey team from the 1948-49 season, complete with names. The newsletter is read as far away as Australia, where a man who once mined in Keno currently lives.
In England, there’s someone who has contributed historical information about Dawson through his connections to local stonemasons there. “When he was in Dawson, he went to the museum and somehow came by information that a sword had been hidden in one of the walls, and when they were renovating it they dug it out,� Jones said. “He also sent me information about how stonemasons in New Zealand had donated an ivory gavel to the fraternity in Dawson.� Jones said she just recently received a 32-page letter from a man who flew the DC-3 weathervane plane on display near the Whitehorse airport. He and his wife had flown the ‘Big Dipper’ route – Dawson, Mayo, Old Crow and Inuvik – named because of the flight pattern. Someone else who worked on the riverboats along the Yukon River passed on his log notes to the MocTel, the kind
of information Jones has been able to share with researchers writing books, she said. And there are no plans to slow down just yet, despite a decrease in the amount of content she receives. Readers keep encouraging her to go on, she said. “As long as it (information) keeps coming in, I’ll keep sending it out,� Jones said. She’s only been back to the Yukon twice she since left, in 1985 for her son’s wedding and in 2006 to receive a commissioner’s award from Geraldine Van Bibber. But the territory still plays a big role in her life. “We all take a bit of the Yukon with us when we leave, and you always feel a part of the stories,� she said. Whether it’s to the people in them, there’s a connection somehow.� The Moccasin Telegraph is available by subscription only, for a fee of $20-25 a year. Jones can be reached at sherronjones@shaw.ca. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Man wearing hat indoors is best left unremarked by Judith Martin
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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was introduced to a young dandy about my age who had worn his feathered fedora during a church wedding and was now wearing it at the reception. Presumably I was expected to concur with his being introduced as “the most dapperest man I know” and to immediately compliment his attire. Do you have a better retort than the one I used: “Gosh, you are so well-dressed. Foolish me, failing to protect my eyes from the blinding rays of that chandelier.” GENTLE READER: “Most dapperest”? A man wearing a hat indoors seems to Miss Manners to be the most rudest. There was no need for you to comment at all. Just a weak smile and innocuous comment about the wedding would have sufficed – until you were able to make a polite getaway. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I attended the opening performance of a major orchestra. We had excellent seats (the second box in the first balcony) and were seated with five other couples that we did not know. Three of those five couples spoke multiple times during the orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony. I was at a loss about what to do. Whispering during movies is so common now that I know that I’ve lost that battle, but I’m not ready to give up the fight at a performance of one of the finest orchestras in the world. Would it be appropriate to make a general statement to our box before the performance begins? I’m thinking of something like this: “I’m sure nobody in this box would think of it, but let’s all agree not to whisper to our companions during the performance.” Or would it be more appropriate to wait for the intermission and
speak directly to anyone who has spoken during the first piece? GENTLE READER: The best defense is a good offense (look at Miss Manners getting all sporty), but that said, the approach you’re considering is just slightly condescending and prissy. Those with rebellious leanings might want to defy you just for the fun of it. Instead, you might tell a cautionary tale of the aforementioned event in which people were so brazen as to speak during the performance (presuming the current attendants were not among them). This will make your point without directly implicating your new companions. DEAR MISS MANNERS? Do you think that wearing sunglasses and/ or a headset when you visit friends at their home is appropriate? Walking down the street, is it appropriate to wear your headset while listening to music or answering the phone? My friend thinks it’s OK because that’s the way he was brought up. When I tried to explain to him that it’s rude, he got upset at me. GENTLE READER: Goodness knows that the way one was brought up isn’t an excuse for rude behavior. It is often, as in this case, the culprit. Wearing a headset or sunglasses while in someone’s home is impolite (unless the latter is for medical reasons). Walking down the street with them is not, although Miss Manners warns against playing music so loudly that you can’t hear oncoming traffic – or your friends giving you misinformation. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please advise me on the proper way to eat spaghetti when a family of little kids and adults are informally around the dinner table. Next, what’s correct for a gathering of only adults? And finally, how should it all be done when there is a major formal place setting for each guest? If they wish, others may go ahead and sing “Jam your right fork in, pull the oozy gooey out, twirl it high into the air, and catch it in your mouth” – the “meatball on the floor and out the door” song. I only want to set a proper example. GENTLE READER: That is noble of you, but Miss Manners pictures
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your relatives’ pasta getting cold while they ponder what age qualifies as adulthood, or what degree of formality requires which approach. You are in dire need of a unified spaghetti policy. And please stop tempting chaos with jingles. The correct method does not involve a spoon. It is necessary to state that, because Americans of Italian descent often argue that it does. Bracing the tines of the fork against a spoon is considered rather crude (although not as crude as your song) in Italy. Rather, the fork should be planted, tines down, against the plate, and rotated so that the spaghetti is wound around it. Those pesky strands that refuse to wind can be cut with the side of the fork. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have to meet with people in a social setting occasionally that is not of my choosing; they don’t like me and I don’t like them. If I don’t offer my hand for a handshake and they offer theirs, is it proper to just say hello and ignore the proffered hand? I’m sure their feelings won’t be hurt, but don’t really care if they are, and I get resentful at myself for being a fake or phony for shaking hands with people that I don’t like. GENTLE READER: Refusing to shake someone’s extended hand without offering an apologetic excuse (such as a medical problem or religious prohibition) is a severe insult. But then, that is what Miss Manners understands that you hope to deliver. You just don’t want to accept the consequences of delivering a public slight that might provoke retaliation from the victims. Perhaps you are right that some people will not understand the insult, or will be generous enough to assume that you don’t understand having given one. That does not make the prospect of your chortling to yourself any less unpleasant. And it runs the risk of a scene that would embarrass your hosts. At most, Miss Manners will allow you to get away with a slight coolness. DEAR MISS MANNERS: How to respond to a young man when he asks to marry your daughter? It is a yes answer. GENTLE READER: Well, then, say yes. Traditionally, this is the occasion to grill the prospect on his ability to support your daughter in the manner in which she is, or hopes to become, accustomed. However, Miss Manners must warn you that nowadays this could lead to an even less pleasant session with your daughter. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am curious to find out what would be the most acceptable and polite answer in this situation: A man (stranger) feels that a woman’s dress is indecent and comes up to this woman inside a venue to tell her directly that she needs a change of clothes because she’s not appropriately
dressed for the event. Since they haven’t met before, how should she respond to such a brash and confrontational statement? GENTLE READER: If you intend to be the critic in this situation, Miss Manners can assure you that the response will not be one of gratitude or contrition. It may even require a towel if the lady in question is holding a full glass. She urges you to rethink your plans. If you are, instead, what can reasonably be termed the victim, she asks only for restraint – while acknowledging that the behavior is a gross insult, which does not require a nuanced response. After a cold “Thank you for your opinion,” the lady should walk away. What a woman who is not a lady might do, Miss Manners does not know. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two days after my town lost three teenagers to a tragic car accident, a community member began selling memorial T-shirts that were donated by a local family in the T-shirt business. All proceeds are to be given to the families to help with final expenses. On the front of the T-shirt is an “inspirational” message, and the back has the names of the three children with their birth dates and the date of the accident. I think their hearts are in the right places but, to me, it seems to trivialize and cheapen the memories of these children. When I suggested that perhaps donations should be sought in order to provide a more lasting tribute than a T-shirt, I was accused of “starting drama.” I was trying to think of how I would feel as a mother if next year someone is washing his car with that T-shirt or dropping it off to charity. I suggested that a tree planting with a small plaque or a small monument at the school the three children attended would be more lasting, and was surprised by the nasty responses I received for not supporting the T-shirt sale. Miss Manners, I don’t want to further hurt an already grieving community, but am I wrong in thinking that a “T-shirt memorial” is cheap and tasteless? GENTLE READER: No good comes of a competition over whose memorial is the most fitting or whose flower arrangement is the best. Funeral etiquette recognizes a hierarchy of grief, and while your community may be grieving for the loss, Miss Manners reminds you that it is the feelings of the principal mourners – the immediate families – that take precedence. How would you, as a mother, feel watching others argue over the tastefulness – or tastelessness – of the arrangements? DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boyfriend and I are in our 40s, and we have been dating for several years. While we officially maintain separate residences, we have an
arrangement that I stay over at his place on the weekend. My boyfriend’s sister, who lives in a time zone a few hours earlier, tends to call after 11 p.m. a few times a week. I do not think there is anything wrong with this when I am not staying over, as the only person this would bother would be my boyfriend, and he doesn’t mind the late calls. However, when I am staying over, a late call does bother me – I am either in bed already, or close to it, and trying to wind down. I have raised this with my boyfriend, trying to explain that late phone calls are typically for emergencies, and he just says that’s the time that works for his sister and that’s how it works in his family. Because I am only a guest, are the late phone calls something that I need to just put up with, or as a regular (and somewhat important) guest, can I ask that he gently ask his sister not to call so late on weekends (or he should arrange that he will call her)? GENTLE READER: It would not be unreasonable to suggest that your boyfriend initiate the call in another room – or put his phone on vibrate. Or you could ask to say hello to her, which would alert them both to the necessity of finding a better time to talk privately. However, Miss Manners would strongly advise you not to use this as an opportunity to assert your importance or otherwise get in the middle of what works between siblings. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law is strongly curious about my jewelry. She is not content to leave the gems where they lie upon my bosom or earlobes. She demands to inspect the gold, which is from a different part of the world than she is. I have some Thai gold that I enjoy wearing. She grew up in an area where gold takes a back seat to the stones seated therein. I have tried discouraging her from putting her fingers near my eyes or anywhere on my body, telling her, “It’s the same jewelry I always wear.” She wants me to remove each piece and let her hold it, which has been disastrous, as her failing grip makes her unsteady during each visit. What can I do to redirect her childlike demands to hold my jewelry? I’m tempted to tell her it’s costume if that would get her fingers away from me! GENTLE READER: It sounds as if that would hardly discourage her. You are wise not to wear pearls around her, as she might attempt to bite them to see if they are real. If not wearing jewelry around your mother-in-law is not an option, then Miss Manners suggests practicing screaming in surprise as her fingers approach and then apologizing profusely at the mistake while you deftly change the subject – and your proximity to her.
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How close is Greece to leaving the euro? A look at the country’s options and what happens next David McHugh Associated Press
FRANKFURT reece is at the last chance saloon, thirsty and out of credit. Next stop could be the badlands of euro exit. Without a deal on more bailout loans, the heavily indebted country faces looming financial hurdles in the coming days. If it stumbles, it could leave the shared currency in a chaotic mess. A resounding “no� vote in a referendum Sunday on the tough conditions attached to more loans leaves Athens at odds with its main creditors – the other eurozone governments, led by Germany. “Greece is in limbo and is sliding fast toward Grexit,� said Berenberg Bank economist Holger Schmieding, using the shorthand for Greek exit. Here are questions and answers on what Greece faces next.
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Q: What happens first? A: The politicians will try to re-start bailout talks – not easy, after Greek voters rejected the last formal offer from the creditors. Meanwhile, the creditors’ resistance to softening terms remains high. There are concerns that rewarding Greek obstinacy will mean it and other indebted countries that need financial assistance will also resist spending cuts and economic reforms in the future. Greece, which overspent for years until its troubles became clear in 2009, has already been granted 240 billion euros in loans from the other eurozone countries. But the spending restraint demanded as a condition for the loans hurt economic growth, and reforms to make Greece more business-friendly have been slower than hoped. Chancellor Angela Merkel from Germany met French President Francois Hollande on Monday evening. That was followed by a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday, and a full summit of the leaders of the 19 euro countries that evening. After months of talks, the basic issues are well known, so the rejected deal, with tweaks, could serve as a basis for some kind of agreement. Greece’s previous bailout line of credit expired June 30 before a deal could be reached to tap the last payout. So a new one will have to be negotiated. That could take time. Germany’s parliament, for instance, would have to vote to approve a new
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A man uses an ATM of a bank after the government’s decision to limit daily cash withdrawals to 60 euro ($66) in Athens on July 7, 2015. negotiating mandate just to begin. And time is short. Schmieding said any new offer to Greece “will be at least as tough as the offer Greece rejected.� That offer included painful increases in value-added tax paid at the point of sale by consumers, and reductions in state pensions. James Nixon, chief European economist at Oxford Economics, says there’s “a narrow trajectory from here that sees an emboldened Greek parliament accepting the need for reform in return for a debt write-down.� “The next 48 hours will be crucial.� Q: What happens while we wait for talks to get started again? A: The most pressing question is the country’s banks, which closed a week ago after the European Central Bank refused to let them tap more emergency credit. Banks needed the credit to replace deposits as Greeks pulled their savings out,
fearing it would be lost in a bank collapse or changed into a new currency that is worth less. ATM withdrawals are limited to 60 euros ($66) a day to keep banks from collapsing. Suppliers are demanding business pay cash up front, making normal commerce impossible. The banks have barely enough money left to meet limited withdrawals. The ECB is to review the situation Monday, but likely won’t turn the tap back on unless it is convinced Greek banks are solvent and it’s not pouring taxpayer money into a black hole. The banks’ health depends on the government’s finances, since the banks hold government bonds and much of their capital consists of future tax breaks – money that vanishes if the government goes bankrupt. So the ECB may wait on the politicians to see if a bailout deal for the government takes shape. The bank’s preference is for the politicians to come up with a solution.
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The ECB faces tough choices. It doesn’t want to pull the plug on Greece. But it doesn’t to pour in more money only to lose it. Schmieding says for now the ECB “will play a holding game.� Q: And after that? A: Perhaps the biggest dropdead date is July 20. That’s the day Greece must pay 3.5 billion euros on a bond held by the European Central Bank. If it doesn’t pay, the ECB could withdraw all the emergency credit, collapsing Greece’s banking system. Many analysts think that would result in Greece leaving the euro. If the government defaults to the ECB itself, the thinking goes, it would be impossible to deny the government is bankrupt. And that could extend to the banks that are tied to it. In that case, the ECB could not only cap its credit, as it has done so far, but withdraw the existing 89 billion euros it has already extended to Greek banks. With the banks broke, the ECB’s
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SPORTS AND RECREATION Yukon orienteerers in control at westerns Tom Patrick News Reporter
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s the Yukon Orienteering Association prepared to host the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships, executives selected two new maps and a third not used in years. It would level the playing field a little between Yukoners and visiting racers from across Canada, the U.S. and Scandinavia – a powerhouse in orienteering. Despite the best efforts to remove any home-field advantage, Yukoners cleaned up, placing top-three 29 times. Since only orienteerers from western Canada are eligible for hardware, Yukoners also collected a total of 32 medals. Locals navigated to 10 medals in the sprint distance event in Takhini on Friday, 12 medals in the long distance at the Gunnar Nilsson-Mickey Lammers Research Forest on the North Klondike Highway Saturday, and to another 10 in the middle distance in the Long Lake area Sunday. “We are quite pleased with how it’s gone overall with the three distances … the attendance from overseas and across Canada,” said YOA president Afan Jones. “If they are seasoned orienteerers, they certainly admire the terrain and the courses we have to offer right in and around Whitehorse … They realize that this really is a mecca for orienteering across Canada.” Of the many Yukon medalists, a few captured multiple golds. Curtis Cash won gold in all three distances, beating a pair of Calgary racers in each, in the males 12-and-under division. Nesta Leduc, alone in the women’s 80-84 division, didn’t miss a control point and claimed gold in all three races. Savannah Cash raced to two gold and a silver in the women’s 15-16 category. Philippa McNeil bagged gold medals in the long and middle races for women 35-44. Barbara Scheck won gold in the long and middle distances for women 55-64 – one of the bigger division with 15 races on Saturday. “There are some good women from Vancouver and Calgary, so we have a bit of a rivalry going,” said Scheck. “I think I might have had a bit of an advantage today (on Sunday). I haven’t been on this map for a couple of years because we wouldn’t let people compete on it to make it fair. But I think I’m a little more confident because they aren’t used to this terrain, so they were going really slowly to make sure they knew where they were going all the time. I was probably following my compass a little more and not reading every detail.” Yukoners also had successes in the largest and arguably the most competitive division: the
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Yukon’s Colin Abbott punches in at a control point during the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships just outside Whitehorse on Saturday. Abbott won two of Yukon’s 32 medals at the championships. elite men’s 21-34 division. After missing the podium in Friday’s sprint, Yukon’s Colin Abbott and Forest Pearson won gold and silver, respectively, in the long. Abbott then took silver in the middle Sunday. Yukon teammate Lee Hawkings placed fourth overall but pocketed the bronze,
finishing behind Toronto’s Hiroyuki Kato. “I was really happy with how the weekend went overall,” said Abbott, 25. “I haven’t trained specifically for orienteering, but I think my fitness is good from (cross-country) ski training the last couple of years. So it’s nice to
be able to hop back into orienteering and produce some good results.” Both Abbott and Hawkings have represented Canada at multiple Junior World Orienteering Championships in the past. Before this season Abbott hadn’t competed in an official orien-
teering race in two years, instead focusing on skiing. “It was nice to have confidence in my running ability and I was able to hold my focus quite well throughout the course,” said Abbott. “I didn’t find myself making sloppy mistakes towards the end because I still felt pretty
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Above: Yukon’s Lee Hawkings cuts through the bush in Saturday’s race. Top right: Ottawa’s Moira Thomson punches in at the finish of the long distance race. Bottom right: Yukon’s Micah Hildes sprints to the finish.
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long for men 55-64 and placed second overall behind Sweden’s Svante Larsson in the sprint, taking gold as the top western Canadian. “I really enjoyed it. It’s been three nice days,” said Larsson, who lived in Whitehorse in the early 90s. “Today (in the middle) it was quite tough orienteering. If you lose contact with the map for a few minutes, then you lose a few minutes on the control quite fast. “Back home there are usually more competitors. But what stands out is it’s hard to find the terrain and tough orienteering like today.”
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sharp after an hour of running.” Yukon’s medal count goes up by another gold and silver if you count Justine Scheck. The Whitehorse native currently lives in Calgary and is a coach for the city’s Foothills Orienteering Club. “I had a great time; it’s been an incredible weekend of racing,” said Justine. “Really fun terrain, really fun to race on the brand new map. It’s fun being home on this terrain to race again. “The last time I raced on (Sunday’s) map was 2004 at the nationals, so I was really excited to be back on the map.” Other Yukon medalists include: Micah Hildes with two silver and a gold; Darren Holcombe with a gold and a silver; Elias Sagar with a gold; Gerry Willomitzer with a gold; and Kimball Forrest with a silver. Jennifer MacKeigan, Darcy Olesen, Kimball Forrest, Lara Melnik and Bob Sagar each won bronze medals. President Jones also picked up a couple. He won silver in the
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Kulych wins second Yukon golf title without a stroke to spare Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hitehorse’s Landon Kulych is fast becoming a fan of the two-iron. The new addition to his bag, swapped in at the expense of a wedge, beefed up some tee shots and helped him win the 2015 Yukon Golf Championships at Mountain View Golf Course on Sunday. “I put a two-iron in the bag, which is new for me this season,â€? said Kulych. “Our associate pro Graham (Frey) was nice enough to lend me a two-iron ‌ It helped me immensely on the tee shots on a lot of our par 4s to give me that extra yardage and a little bit of control. That was big. “I’ll have to try to buy one or steal his ‌ Maybe he’ll forget.â€? It’s Kulych’s second Yukon men’s title, but his first in his hometown. The 27-year-old captured his first in 2007 when the championships were held in Dawson City. Kulych carded a personal best two-under-par 70 on Saturday, with six birdies along the way, and hit an 82 Sunday. “(The two rounds) were really opposites. Yesterday was a personal best for me: I shot two-under-par 70, which I was really happy with,â€? said Kulych. “Today I struggled. I was probably holding on more than I was attacking the golf course and I was able to hold on by one (stroke).â€? Whitehorse’s James McGrath almost caught Kulych with his own personal best on Sunday. After hitting a 79 on Saturday, McGrath followed up with a 74 Sunday for a combined 153, a stroke behind Kulych. This is McGrath’s first season playing open since aging out of junior. The 19-year-old won the Yukon junior title the last two years. “It was good. I guess I haven’t done my best in the past playing here, but now
there’s less pressure,� said McGrath, who eagled hole 6 and sunk three birdies Sunday. “Playing junior the last couple of years I was one of the best and it was a lot of pressure.� “James put together just an incredible round,� said Kulych. “One of the hardest things in golf is to shoot a good round and then go out and shoot another good round, and he did that. “He shot a personal best today, I shot a personal best yesterday – it’s good to see those kinds of numbers.� With monster tee shots well over 300 yards, Saskatoon’s Sean Dunphy was in the mix both days. The 27-year-old finished third with 156. Saturday’s opening round was his first on the course, posting a 75 to finish second on the day. Following a wedding in Atlin Saturday night, Dunphy admitted the festivities left him a little fuzzyheaded for Sunday’s round. “I was at a wedding last night and it hit me hard today,� said Dunphy, who won the Lobstick Invitational in Saskatoon last month. “It was awesome. The course is beautiful – it’s very similar to two courses I like in Saskatoon. This one is less forgiving though. “If I have the chance to come back, I’ll definitely play this again.� Six-time Yukon champ Phil Mullin placed fourth Sunday with a combined 158, one stroke ahead of last year’s winner Dan King. After missing the championship the last few years, Whitehorse’s Birgitte Hunter regained the women’s title. Hunter, who won three straight titles between 2009 and 2011, shot an 84 Saturday and a 90 Sunday for a combined 174. “It was good, the weather was great and I had three other nice ladies to play with,� said Hunter. “I was pretty nervous Friday night
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Whitehorse’s Landon Kulych chips onto a green during the Yukon Golf Championships at Mountain View Golf Course on Sunday. Kulych won his second Yukon men’s title by a stroke. when I saw all that rain. But it worked out really nice.� Cheryl Olsen grabbed second place with a combined 213 and Elaine Sumner third with 215. The weekend marked the second year in a row a field of four women played the championships. None played in 2012 and only two in 2013. “We’re really struggling to get more women involved,� said Hunter. “It would be really nice to get more women playing overall.
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“We have to get rid of the stigma of it being intense – it’s not really intense. It’s just another round of golf in which you have to count everything. “We used to have lots of women out years ago.� Yukon’s junior title is on its way to Quebec – but at least it was taken by a Yukon-born player. Montreal’s Philip Isabelle, 15, who was born in the territory, won the title with an 85 and 83 for a combined 168. Isabelle started playing golf by hitting balls into the river in Carmacks at just one and a half years old. “Yesterday I didn’t play well: my tee shots were not
very good. But my putting was very good,â€? said Isabelle. “Today I played very good ‌ I played 45 on the front nine, but I’m happy because I played 38 on the back.â€? Isabelle placed eighth in Quebec’s bantam championships last season. Younger brother Simon claimed second with a 173, ahead of Whitehorse’s Parker Olsen at 175. “My brother helped me a lot to win this tournament,â€? said Philip. “He finished second – it was his goal.â€? The senior men’s division was the closest of all at the end of Sunday. Whitehorse’s Ken Taylor hit a 92 Saturday and an 87
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Junior champ Philip Isabelle hits out of a bunker on hole 14 on Sunday. Sunday to win his first Yukon senior title by a stroke. Multitime champ Matt Lafferty placed second, a stroke ahead of Dan Hogberg. “I’ve won the club championship one but I’ve never won this once,” said Taylor. “My rounds got better, but they weren’t very good. Everyone was struggling a little bit. “I had one bad hole – I had a nine on a (par 5) hole – but I hit the ball pretty solid today. “The course is absolutely gorgeous … The work superintendent Derek Wirth and his crew has done on the course is absolutely spectacular.” The Yukon championships, along with a round on Friday in the rain, also decided the team that will represent the territory at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship this August in Toronto. Kulych, McGrath and Mullin took the spots. King is first-alternate for the team. “We’re sending a great team to nationals now,” said Kulych. “It should be a really good time.” “It’s going to be my pleasure, for sure, to represent the Yukon,” added McGrath. “I’ll be working on my game and try to get into the best shape as possible for it … If I get my game into good shape, I can do pretty good down there.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Yukon cyclists get pointers from Olympian
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Cyclists round a corner during a U Kon Echelon criterium race overseen by national coach Houshang Amiri last Wednesday. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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Canadian Olympian has helped Yukon cyclists reach the next gear. Through the program Northern Lytes, established by Yukon Olympians Zach Bell and Emily Nishikawa, cyclists with the U Kon Echelon club received instruction from champion cyclist Denise Ramsden over the weekend. “We’re working on technique,” said Ramsden. “Lots of people ride a bike and it’s great to get out and enjoy it, but when you’re trying to race there’s a lot of technique to it. I’m trying to pass on that part and the experience of racing as well. “At the end of the day it would just be great if there are more people riding.” Ramsden, 24, competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics, placing 27th in the road race and 19th in the time trial. She also has a bundle of national road titles under her belt, from junior to U23 to senior. She finds the program Northern Lytes (Linking Youth To Elite Sport), which aims to deliver expertise from Olympic athletes and coaches to rural Yukon youth, unique since it was founded by athletes – Bell, an Olympic cyclist, and Nishikawa, an Olympic cross-country skier. “I think it’s a pretty cool program. Zach got in touch with me a couple months ago about it saying they were getting things going this year,” said Ramsden. “After the Olympics I went up to Yellowknife to do some work with speedskating and cross-country skiing, so it’s pretty cool to come up and do something specific to cycling, my sport, than winter sports.” Both youth and adult cyclists
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received pointers from Ramsden on Friday in Whitehorse and then over the weekend during the Tour de Haines Junction, which was attended by 19 cyclists. The fact that Ramsden is herself a northerner, born in Hay River, N.W.T., makes her visit all the more inspirational, said U Kon Echelon Club and Team Yukon coach Trena Irving. “It’s super inspiring to younger female riders – and male riders for that matter,” said Irving. “But because she is female, it shows that you can make it to the top even if you come from Whitehorse, Yellowknife or Nunavut. It doesn’t matter, you can go places. “The other thing is she’s been to the Olympics and she rides for a living … That’s pretty inspiring for the kids.” As if tips from an Olympian wasn’t enough, club cyclists also received instruction from visiting coach Houshang Amiri, the head coach of the Pacific Cycling Centre – formerly the National Cycling Centre – in Victoria, B.C. Amiri was brought up by U Kon Echelon using the Arctic Winter Games legacy fund, accessed through the Cycling Association of Yukon. “This is a great program going on and Trena is doing a great job,” said Amiri. “It’s great to see, as Denise said, these young kids at this age getting into the cycling scene. They are our future. “We are working on safe riding techniques, bike efficiency techniques and racing techniques.” Ramsden’s visit wasn’t the first by an Olympian since Bell announced the creation of the Lytes program in November. Yukon cross-country skiers recently attended a camp led by national team coach and three-time Olympian Justin Wadsworth. “We’re still looking for programs who want to do some stuff through the winter,” said Bell. “Our original deadline was June 30, but we’re extending that because we’re trying to get some stuff off the ground. We still have some funding and opportunities for programs in the fall. So if they get (applications) into Sport
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Canadian Olympian Denise Ramsden, left, rides with a Yukon cyclist on Friday in Porter Creek. Ramsden came to Yukon with the Northern Lytes program established by Yukon Olympians Zach Bell and Emily Nishikawa. Yukon, we’re still going to be accepting them.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
Tour de Haines Junction’s GC results Sport men 1st Mike Setterington 2nd Rodney D’Albramo Expert men 1st Rod Savoie 2nd Shea Hoffman
U13 boys 1st Lucas Taggart-Cox 2nd Cauis Taggart-Cox U10 boys 1st Johna Staley U15 boys 1st Micah Taggart-Cox U13 girls 1st Mollie Fraser 2nd Ava Irving-Staley Sport women 1st Simi Morrison
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3-BDRM DUPLEX, Copper Ridge, garage, lots of storage, avail Aug 1, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907 SHOP/OFFICE/STUDIO Multi-Use Building with space available to rent Very Competitive rates Various sizes, short & long term Washroom on site Friendly environment whserentals@hotmail.com Phone 667-6805
CHILDCARE SPACE FOR RENT 3,000 sq ft in Rendezvous Plaza, Riverdale, Lewes Blvd entrance Lots of parking Also available 1,100 sq ft space (Flower Shop Studio) Call 667-7370 1,250 SQ ft 2-story condo, downtown Whitehorse, $1,500/mon, 1-yr lease avail July 15, parking, heat & elec incl, partly furnished. Contact (778) 385-2832 or Whitehorse_condo@hotmail.com
3-BDRM GROUND level suite, Crestview, laundry & parking, oil & electrical heat, laminate flooring, avail Aug 1, N/S, no dogs, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,300/mon + utils. 667-4858 1-BDRM APT, downtown, $950/mon 1 person, $1,000 2 people, heat, light, cable incl, avail immed, N/P. 668-5558 1-BDRM LUXURY suite, 1,200 sq ft, wheelchair accessible, fantastic view, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd, $1,500/mon, heat incl. 667-6579 1-BDRM, RIVERDALE, fully furnished, close to bus, N/P, N/S, $480/mon + utils + dd. 336-0368 3-BDRM DUPLEX in Hillcrest, wood/oil heat, w/d, avail immed, responsible tenant, avail immed, $1,150/mon + utils. 668-5558 3-BDRM CONDO, downtown, new, fully furnished, N/P, N/S, avail July 1, $1,650/mon + utils. 334-8873 2-ROOM BACHELOR suite, Granger, large yard, private ent, storage room, laundry, parking, Internet, HDTV, N/S, avail immed, $800/mon + utils. 322-0181
PRIME RETAIL/OFFICE/COMMERCIAL SPACE on Second Avenue & Alexander St. 1,145 sq ft, ground level Call 334-5038 for more information & to view OFFICE SPACE for rent, approx 1,000 sq ft, Yukon News building, heat & electricity included, $3,400/mon + GST. Stephen @ 334-9745 TWO-BEDROOM PORTER CREEK APARTMENT available immediately. •Well maintained, secure, attractive unit. •On bus route and close to shops. •Additional garage parking optional. •No smoking, no pet building. •Reasonable utilities. •Asking $1,300/mon. For viewings email karla@coldwellbanker.ca or call 334-4588 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH duplex, Hillcrest, N/S, N/P, dd & refs reqʟd, avail Aug 1, $1,600/mon + utils. 393- 2828
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1-BDRM EXECUTIVE country cottage, wood/oil heat, all amenities, spectacular river/mountain view. 1/2 hr north of D/T, available Aug 1, $1,000/mon + utils. 393-2684
PROFESSIONAL NON-SMOKING couple with no pets looking for rental accomadations anywhere but downtown, prefer house, but open to private suite, Contact 332-3040 if you have anything available
ROOM FOR rent in 2-bdrm apt, Riverdale, can be furnished, shared kitchen, laundry on premises, N/S, N/P, $650/mon all inclusive. 332-1444
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3-BDRM 1.5-BATH condo, Riverdale, end unit, N/S, N/P, avail Aug 1, dd& refs reqĘźd, $1450/mon + utils. 333-9366 1-BDRM BACHELOR suite, Riverdale, avail Aug 1, shared laundry, nice decor, N/S, N/P, no parties, refs reqĘźd, $975/mon & shared elec. 668-6911 3-BDRM 3-BATH townhome, Whistlebend, new, super green, fenced yard, attached garage, lots of parking, avail Aug 15, $2,000/mon + utils. 332-5323 3-BDRM UPPER level, Porter Creek, 6 appliances, paved driveway, fenced yard, N/S, pet friendly, responsible tenants, $1,700/mon incl utils. 633-5177 2-BDRM HOUSE, Boreal Rd, wood cook stove, propane heat, 23 km to Main St, avail early August, $1,500/mon + utils. Text or call 720-381-9956 3-BDRM CONDO, Porter Creek, avail August 1, garage, 5 appliances, electric forced air heat, refs & dd reqĘźd, pets negotiable, $1,690. 334-5045 2-BDRM CONDO, Porter Creek, avail immed, insulated garage, 5 appliances, electric forced air furnace, dd & refs reqĘźd, pets negotiable, $1,590/mon. 667-7128 ROOM IN Porter Creek bi-level home, large, bright, close to bus, schools, walking trails, newly renovated kitchen & bathroom, wood heat & electric back-up, $650/mon + utils & dd. 668-3493 1-BDRM BSMT suite, avail Aug 1, fully furnished, utils included, shared laundry, kitchen & bathroom, Army Beach, $500/mon. 660-5020 2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Riverdale, open concept, N/S, N/P, laundry facility, shed, $1,060/mon + utils + $1,060 dd, close to schools & hospital, photo: madidi-amazon.com/38_suiteb_photo.htm 2-BDRM DUPLEX, Hillcrest, washer/dryer, oil heat, available immed, N/S, N/P, $1,000/mon. 667-6113 4-BDRM HOUSE, Hot Springs Rd, oil, wood or elec heat, $1,200/mon + elec. 668-2842 or 668-6552 CONDO FOR rent, $550/mon per room. 778-558-0305
2-BDRM DUPLEX, Porter Creek, 800 sq ft, washer/dryer, storage, wood stove & elec, avail Aug 1, $900/mon + utils & dd. 633-2837 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, PC, avail Sept 1, oil, hot water, laundry incl, $1,200/mon. 335-5352 3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, Porter Creek, available September 1, dd & refs reqĘźd, 1-yr lease preferred, $1,700/mon + utils. 689-8769 2-BDRM LOWER level suite, Copper Ridge, parking, laundry, dishwasher, oil heat, N/S, no dogs, dd&refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon + utils. 667-4858 2-BDRM NEWER mobile home, very clean, open concept kitchen, dining, living, large yard, deck, shed, close to downtown, good bus service. morrishome@klondiker.com, 668-2912 3-BDRM UPPER level suite, Crestview, beautiful view, laundry, parking, oil heat, avail Aug 1, dd&refs reqĘźd, N/S, no dogs, $1,600/mon + utils. 667-4858 OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Approximately 1,200 square feet on two levels, 3 offices upstairs, reception and main office downstairs. Located in the Calcite Center at 151 Industrial Road. 2 dedicated parking stalls. Rent and terms negotiable. For more information, please call 393-2181
Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 34 YEARS, Yukon resident, rental property owner looking to housesit for summer 2015, extremely clean, I mow lawns, take care of pets, vacuum, elite references. MarcelGareau@hotmail.com CABIN FOR 1 person, Takhihi Rd/Echo Valley/McCrae/Carcross Corner area for September. 867-689-8506 SINGLE WORKING father of 2 looking for affordable large 2 bedroom or 3 bedroom to rent August 1st. 335-8359
Expression of Interest to Lease “Carcross Corner Services� Location For possible gas station / off sales / restaurant / store / cabin / RV Park, etc. For information call Ron Burdahl at 867-668-4963 - serious inquiries only please.
CONDO STUDIO in Nanaimo, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished w/kitchen appliances Well organized 300 sqft space in quiet residential neighbourhood. Perfect for student or for downsizing. Low condo fees+utilities. Reduced to $82,000. 867-660-4516. OPEN HOUSE, #23-35 Normandy Rd, Takhini North, July 9, 5-7pm, condo, 1,600 sq ft, 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath, energy efficient, many upgrades, single car garage PRIVATE SALE, 5 acres lot in Grizzly Valley, 30 min from town, no building restriction, power + phone at property line, south exposure, $149,000, serious inquiries only. 667-4910 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH condo, Riverdale, end unit, landscaped, $244,500. 333-9366 3-BDRM 2.5 bath split level, Crestview, beautiful 2,800 sq ft, new heating system, new roof & deck, large, landscaped lot w/greenhouse, $475,000, Property Guys #703739. 334-5083 10-ACRE PROPERTY, Tagish Estates, 600 sq ft log cabin, power, 3 season water, boat house, shed, access from property to Marsh/Tagish lakes, see ad on Facebook-Whitehorse houses for sale. 334-5083 5-BDRM 3-BATH house, Riverdale, open concept, renovated, greenbelt, spacious yard, vaulted living room w/loft, kitchen with tons of counter space & cupboards, $519,000. Ken @ 633-2948 WATERFRONT, TAGISH Lake, 1,230 sq ft 2-bdrm 1-bath home, 1.01 acre, septic, water tank, large decks, garage, shed, lots of upgrades, very peaceful, $275,000. Call or text 1-250-218-8090 3-BDRM 2.5-BATH condo, Takhini, over 1,600 sq ft, energy efficient, located in Central Park, many upgrades, single car garage, $419,500. 393-3993 PROPERTY & cottage for sale by owner, 37 acres, partially cleared, zoned agricultural, near Little Atlin Lake, near power lines, exc soil, good well. Mrs. Johnson @ 867-333-0227 2-BDRM CONDO, quiet, end of Main & 6th, quality construction, 2 units per floor, infloor heating, intercom, humidifier, wheelchair access, hood fan, bsmt storage, parking, $314,000 obo. 250-716-6190 or hanasaly.czca@gmail.com JACKFISH BAY-LAKE Laberge, 180Ęź lakefront property, 40 mins from town, $287,000. 335-3431 HOUSE, KENO City, Yukon, lot size 800m2, power and water, phone, Internet available, propane stove, sold w/appliances, $55,000. Daniel @ d.schuenemann@gmx.com or 867-995-2490 3-BDRM 2-BATH Tagish waterfront home, 1,400 sq ft ranch style, use full time or weekends, kitchen, living/dining room, 20X24 garage, dock, boathouse, oil heat, Property Guys #153589, $339,000. 867-399-3710 15 ACRES over looking Lake Laberge, driveway, house pad already completed, $190,000. Call for details 335-2611
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FOR LEASE: 401 WATERFRONT STATION This exceptional office space is available for long term lease. 2,143 sq ft with balcony overlooking the Yukon River. Currently undeveloped but awaiting your plan for finishing. Contact ceo@selkirkdevcorp.com or at 393-2181 to view and discuss terms and opportunity.
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Transition Home Workers WEEKEND WORKER Duties and Responsibilities: t Provide support in a cross-cultural setting to women and children who have experienced abuse t Maintain the safety and security of the Transition Home t Respond to women in crisis in person and over the telephone t Assist with the efficient operation of a 24 hour facility Qualifications: t Combination of experience and post secondary education in a related field t Knowledge of violence against women and issues facing women who have experienced abuse t Knowledge of issues facing and resources available to women (including those specific to First Nations women) t Experience working in a cross-cultural setting and a knowledge/sensitivity to the needs of Aboriginal women and their children t Satisfactory current criminal record check t Experience with Respond Based Practice an asset. Closing Date: 4:00 PM Monday, Monday, July 13, 2015 Submit resumes to: Barbara McInerney Executive Director, Kaushee’s Place Box 31392, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 Fax: (867) 668-2374 Email: edywth@northwestel.net
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VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon
The Yukon Arts Centre is a not for profit charitable organization that is dedicated to the development of the arts as an important cultural, social and economic force in the Yukon. We intend to be model for the development of the arts in the north and a stimulus for a vibrant and creative Territory. We are seeking a like-minded team player that can help us achieve our goals: an enthusiastic, innovative and skilled individual with excellent people skills who will fill the position of Assistant Venue Coordinator – Old Fire Hall / Wharf.
DUTIES 1. Assist in all areas of event presentation. 2. Operate the facility independently as required by the rental/ event. 3. Perform regular and seasonal maintenance and upkeep to all theatrical equipment. 4. Meet with clients to establish event requirements and assist in all areas of event planning and execution. 5. Assist in the training and development of local volunteers wishing to assist at the facility. 6. Assist with the occupational safety and health of co-workers, performers, volunteers and audience members. 7. Assist in planning and implementing technical improvements to the Old Fire Hall. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 1. Stagecraft or stage management diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or a minimum of 2 years related equivalent work experience. 2. Experience working in a wide range of related production areas including sound, lighting and rigging. 3. Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimum direct supervision and the capacity to work smoothly with other team members and community presenters. 4. Experience working in a community facility with a wide variety of events and short turn around time. 5. Demonstrated ability to work and assist a wide range event types including live music, theatre, dance, variety shows, film presentations, weddings and corporate presentations. 6. 6. Experience with assisting and working with community and semi-professional groups with patience, understanding and consideration. The candidate must have strong communication skills; good time management skills, flexibility and be able to approach each situation with diplomacy 7. Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and achieve deadlines. 8. Demonstrated ability to work in a safe and timely manner. 9. Ability to work at heights, climb ladders, lift up to 50 pounds and skill with basic power tools. 10. Literate with computer systems and software. (Windows 7, Mac OS). 11. A good sense of humour is a useful asset. NOTE: t This position requires heavy lifting and ladder work. t This position requires a valid driver’s license t This position assumes irregular hours
TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB: Apply with cover letter, resume, references and a driver’s abstract: By Fax: (867) 633-6492 By Email: lwilliams@kluanefreight.ca By Appointment: (867) 667-7447
Please Contact: Len Williams Phone: (867) 667-7447 at KLUANE FREIGHT LINES LTD.
ASSISTANT VENUE COORDINATOR Old Fire Hall / Wharf
The Assistant Venue Coordinator will provide support and guidance to the clients of the Yukon Arts Centre’s Old Fire Hall/Wharf; including professional artists, community performers and commercial clients. The Old Fire Hall is a community venue and the Wharf is an associated summer outdoor venue; the Assistant Venue Coordinator should be able work with diverse clients in all aspects of planning their event. They should also have knowledge and experience with basic lighting design and operation; live sound, video and general stage technical services. The person will work closely with the Venue Coordinator and the YAC Technical Director.
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER (Term position) THE JOB Reporting to the Executive Director, this position manages the Education department team in delivering programs and support services to VGFN citizens enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade 12. These programs include the cultural education programs; homework tutor program; Elder in school program; student allowances programs; student incentive programs; school hot lunch program among other programs. The Manager also represents VGFN in education related business with governments, partners and professionals and assists with developing and implementing strategic goals and work plans. This position also supervises the Sports & Recreation Program. QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate will have a diploma in an academic field or the equivalent in experience and relevant training; Broad knowledge of government legislation regarding education; Knowledge of Yukon Education system, programs and services; Knowledge of educational issues affecting First Nation peoples both locally and nationally. The ideal candidate will need to be creative and innovative; culturally sensitive and possess management experience that includes financial and supervisory skills. Experience working in a First Nation community is an asset. PAY RANGE: $72,491 to $94,238 per annum plus an excellent benefit package This is a full-time term position based on 32.5 hours per week. (6.5-hour workday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 to 4:30 p.m) A detailed job description is available at: http://www.vgfn.ca/employment CLOSING DATE: July 24, 2015 @ 4PM For further information about this position, please contact: Brenda Frost hrd@ vgfn.net or by calling 867-966-3261 Ext 256.
A detailed position description is available upon request. This is a 32 hour per week Public Service Alliance of Canada position with starting wage of $19.81 per hour. HIRE DATE: As soon possible. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please provide a cover letter and a résumé. We encourage all members of the community to apply. The Yukon Arts Centre is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all those that take the time to apply. We will contact those that best meet the listed qualifications. SUBMIT RÉSUMÉS TO: Josh Jansen, Technical Director. Email: josh.jansen@yac.ca . Phone 867 667-8568 FAX: 867 393-6300 Mail: PO Box 16, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A-5X9
3 + 2-bdrm, 2-bath, Riverdale, newly painted, 5 appliances, fully developed, suite potential, fenced, landscaped, $382,000 incl roof allowance. 336-4082
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2.5 ACRE lot near Carcross, $126,000 incl GST. 333-1010 for more details
Please submit resumes that include job experience related to position to: Brenda Frost Human Resources Manager Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-3008 Email: hrd@vgfn.net While qualified VGFN citizens will be give preference, all interested and qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
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$62,000 100 Falcon Drive Whitehorse 867-667-6607 Help Wanted HELP WANTED Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $14.25/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpeting & area rugs Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today. 1.800.466.1535 www.canscribe.com. info@canscribe.com. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! ORTHODONTICS CLINIC in WHITEHORSE has an immediate opening for an energetic person to do front desk & treatment coordination position on a part-time basis. Compensation depends on background, experience & performance. Experience with general computer use, Microsoft Word & Excel required. Hours are flexible and a commitment of 1 Saturday per month is required. Please send resume to: frontdesk@sphinxorthodontics.com HOUSE PARENTS for Children's Residence. Looking to contract a couple to support children in a live-in home setting. Go to www.inclusionpr.ca - careers for more information or 604.485.6411. GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Heavy Equipment Technician Instructor to commence August 15, 2015. Caterpillar experience will be an asset. Visit our website at: https://www.gprc.ab.ca/careers TRI OMNI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Requires Light Duty Cleaner NOC #6661 Minimum 6 months experience Own transportation required Contact: Dean Philpott Box 31386, Whitehorse, YT Y1A-6K8 email: admin@triomni.ca 867-668-6900 Fax: 867-456-4847
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Help Wanted THE MAINTENANCE Team Leader performs and oversees a team of Technicians in the delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance for assigned facilities. Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, real estate services and capital planning. Please apply to file # 151179 at https://www.brookfieldgis.com/
YUKON NEWS WOULD ADDING accessibility apparatus make your home safer for mobility-challenged residents? Yukon Housing Corporation has a new program for that. Visit www.housing.yk.ca to learn more.
FULL SZ 15 cu ft fridge & elec rrange, almond colour, $100 for both. 633-2837 WHITE GE Profile 22 cu ft refrigerator w/pull out bottom freezer, runs great, very good condition, am renovating, $150. Deb @ 633-4326
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FRIGIDAIRE HEAVY duty propane dryer, new, $1,100. 334-8335
2 14� Toshiba old style TVs, exc picture, $45 ea w/remotes & original boxes. Steve @ 334-4232 after 11am
GE DISHWASHER, good running order, clean, $125. 668-2807 SLIDE-IN RANGE, electrical, GE 30� white, self-cleaning, 4.1 cu ft oven, never used, black glass cooktop with bridge & warming elements, mint cond, $900 obo. 660-4321
We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL CONTAX 645AF medium format camera w/2 lens, exc cond, used very little, $5,500. Steve @ 334-4232 LARGE BARBEQUE with propane tank, free; small bistro table, granite top, solid cast aluminum, $125. 633-4139 WALL CARIBOU head, Permit 5936, without antlers, $200. 633-2236 ROCKER-RECLINER, EXC cond; bar fridge, perfect cond. 667-7152 STEEL BUILDINGS...�OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE� 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449. 32X36 $8427. 40X46 $12140. One end Wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca. CAMPING FOOD, dehydrated celery, onion, sweet potato & TVP still in package, perfect for trips. 336-2108
SONY DVD/VCR combo, new in box, SLV-D360P, $100 obo. 393-3753 SONY HOME theater system, new in box, HT-SS 370, 1,000 W, $150 obo. 393-3753
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2 ĘťGARAGE in a BoxĘź, both 16Ęź long, $200 obo ea, must sell by July 15. 667-6770 2-PERSON INDOOR infrared sauna, new, 110 volt, soft touch controls, 36"X40"X75", easy to assemble, portable, paid $787, asking $425. 667-4409 2 VANGORDA Place, Riverdale, indoor/outdoor plants, desks, etc, July 8-11th, Wed/Thur 4:30pm-7pm, Fri 4:30pm-8pm, Sat 9am-2pm SUN MAR Compostable Toilet, new, for cabin, no power needed, odorless operation, easy installation, more than $1,250 online, asking $600 obo, free delivery in & around Whitehorse. 689-2150 ONE TICKET to Atlin Music Festival, call/leave message @ 867-322-3116 112 LB anvil, $500; one-burner propane forge, $500. 335-4512 WII, C/W 3 controllers, 2 battery packs & charger, 6 games, Wii Fit Plus, Your Shape, My Sims Party, Wii Deca Sports 2, Mario Party 8, Wii Play, $100. 334-6753 MOVING OUT sale, everything must go. Contact 333-2844 FINAL MOVING out sale, all inside contents, queen beds, dressers, TV stand, desks, porta sheds, etc. Call 667-6770 5000 W Generator, 2012 Honda EB5000X, well kept & maintained with oil changes, used approximately 400 hours, $,1900 firm. 689-1777
Selkirk Development Corporation is seeking interested individuals with experience that relates to business development, investments, financing and planning to join its for-profit board of directors. The Selkirk Development Corporation Office is based in Whitehorse and is the business development arm of Selkirk First Nation, located in Pelly Crossing, YT. Minimum Qualifications; • Business experience, preferably supplemented with knowledge of real estate and/or mineral exploration and development, commercial retail operations, and/or, • Post-secondary education and experience in a relevant field, • Ready and able to contribute your time and skills to our organization. Board members must be at least 19 years of age and must provide a current criminal record check prior to appointment to the Board.
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Deadline to submit your letter of interest and resume is; Friday, July 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm.
ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Are you looking for volunteer opportunities? Please check www.volunteeryukon.ca to find more volunteer opportunities.
STEEL PIPES, 12ʟ lengths, 4� diameter, about 100 for sale, ideal for fencing. 633-4342
FXR BRAND fall jacket, MenĘźs 3XL, new, $100 obo. 393-2630
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Selkirk First Nation Citizens without the minimum qualifications but have a keen interest in business, willingness to learn and participate, are also encouraged to submit their resume with a letter of interest.
WATER TANK, 240 gal, like new, clean, was over $1,000, asking $600. 633-2236
5,000 GAL white plastic water tank, $3,500; 3,700 gal water tanker on wheel beds, needs lic plate, $2,500; 2 industrial/commercial freezer/fridge combination, never used, $4,200. 633-2119
Selkirk Development Corporation (SDC) is recruiting
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SMALL CABIN, Lake Laberge, canoe & kayak for free use in exchange for help in gardening or painting. 633-2236
100LB PROPANE bottle, fully certified 06-2015. 333-1010
Selkirk Development Corporation Suite 201-166 Titanium Way, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0G1
Miscellaneous for Sale WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: • Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. •Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames. Now selling: •Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets. 333-0717
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Kluane Lake Wind-Diesel Project Business Plan
Kluane Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is inviting proposals for a comprehensive business plan for the Wind-Diesel Project. The primary intent of a business plan is to investigate and address any aspect of the proposed endeavour that will concern an investor, including the owner/proprietor, lenders, or government funding program. Such aspects include an adequate description of the proposed business, any identified risks, and how those risks will be managed. KCDC need not accept the lowest priced, the highest ranked, or any proposal, and reserves the right to reject or accept a proposal without further explanation. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title and must be submitted in a sealed envelope(s). Submissions will be received until 4:00 pm local time, August 6, 2015: Mailed to: Kluane Community Development Corporation PO Box 61, Burwash Landing, Yukon Y0B 1V0 Or Hand Delivered to: Kluane Community Development Corporation Suite 201A – 1191 Front Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0K5 Documents may be obtained from the Kluane Community Development Corporation office in the community of Burwash Landing, by telephone: (867)-841-4274 ext. 251 or by Email: gm@kluanecorp.ca Additional documentation containing information supporting development of a Wind-Diesel Project business plan will be made available to interested parties upon their signage of a confidentiality agreement.
Habitat for Humanity Yukon is seeking volunteers Habitat Yukon has started construction of a new duplex in the Whistle Bend subdivision. The theme for this construction project is “SuperGreen Build� to highlight the energy efficiency we build into every home. If you are interested in helping to provide safe, decent and affordable homeownership opportunities for low-income Yukon families, or learning about new high-efficiency construction techniques, consider getting involved with Habitat Yukon. Additional opportunities exist for volunteers on our board or one of our committees. To Register, visit the website at: www.habitatyukon.org, or call 456-4349.
Renforcement en lecture auprès des enfants de la 1e, 2e, et 3e annÊe Description des tâches: L’Association franco-yukonnaise gère un projet en renforcement en lecture pour les enfants du primaire, 1e, 2e et 3e à l’Êcole ÉmilieTremblay qui commencera en dÊbut octobre prochain et j’aurais besoin de 3 ou 4 personnes qui auraient des disponibilitÊs durant la journÊe, à raison d’une heure par semaine ou plus. Le ou la bÊnÊvole consacre une heure de son temps à Êcouter un enfant lui lire un texte qu’il ou elle aura choisi avec l’aide de son professeur. L’activitÊ se dÊroulera dans la classe ou dans un endroit dÊterminÊ par le professeur. ResponsabilitÊs: Écoute active pendant la lecture, tenue d’un journal de bord des visites et livraison d’un sondage de satisfaction auprès des professeurs et de la direction. CompÊtences requises : • CapacitÊ d’Êcouter et de poser des questions reliÊes à l’histoire lue par l’enfant. • Connaissance du français parlÊ et Êcrit. DurÊe de l’engagement: Une heure durant les heures de classe, ou plus, selon ce qui convient à la personne bÊnÊvole. Incitatif pour le bÊnÊvole: Les frais de dÊplacement sont couverts. Patricia Brennan, pbrennan@afy.yk.ca, (867) 668-2663, 320
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SELFIE STICKS with remote control fits any cell phone, $20. 333-9020 GARMIN MONTANA 600 waterproof GPS, barely used, paid $600, asking $325. 333-9366 SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 16GB Bell Smartphone, in new condition, Bell or Virgin mobility, free of contract, $140. 334-6087
Musical Instruments
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✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ $250 per cord (6 cords or more) ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com YAMAHA MINI-DISK recorder, 4-track, originally $1,000, asking $175 obo. 633-6543 YAMAHA SILENT guitar w/case & charger, originally $700, asking $450. 633-6543 eves TRAYNOR YGM3 Reissue Amp Handwired 20w tube amp, exc cond, spare tubes, fitted cover, & upgraded Eminence EJ1250 alnico speaker, $800. Call 867-993-5683 SELMER BUNDY II Alto Saxophone with hard case, exc cond, $800. 334-6753
Firewood 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 FRANKʟS FIREWOOD •Top quality, stacked cords for best value •8 foot & stove length •Single cord & multiple cords Phone 334-8960
450 MARLIN ammo, 20 rds Hornady 325 gr Evolution $40, 20 rds 350 gr FP Interlock, $40. 668-6808
2004 OLDSMOBILE Alero, red, 150,000 kms, runs great, automatic, cheap on gas, minor bumper damage, $3,250. 335-9931
RUGER MINI 14, .223, stainless, black synthetic stock, Leupold scope VX-II 3-9x50, 3 mags,100 rds ammo, $920. 668-6808
1999 CHEVY Blazer, 2-dr, 2R2 pkg, 5-spd, 8� lift, 35� BFG mud terrain, new, runs good, could use TLC, $3,500. 393-2234 for more info
2002 JEEP TJ, black, 108,500km, vg cond, 31�X10.5� summer tires, studded winter tires on rims, not used off-road, $9,500 obo. 867-660-4711
1999 SIVERADO, exc cond, little rust over wheel wells, high mileage, does not burn oil, includes box cover, $4,500 obo. 336-2182
TIKKA T3 unused, new synthetic black stock, $180. 668-6808 HOGUE GHILLIE Green overmolded, short action, heavy barrel stock, is pillar bedded, has holes drilled for a Kydex cheek riser, $100 obo. 668-6066 REMINGTON M700 CDL stainless fluted in 7 Rem mag, beautiful gun, as new, c/w 1-piece rings/bases, no scope, immaculate, hardly fired, $850 obo. Mark 334-7335 2014 XPEDITION Xplorer compound bow, specialized short hight/light weight for mountain hunts, 70# draw, 340FPS, adjst draw 27-30�, sights & release incl, like new cond, $850 obo. Mark 334-7335
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FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge 668-6564 Leave message APPROX 5 to 6 cords of firewood, $1,000 obo, you pick up, must be gone by July 15. 667-6770
SAVAGE 12-GAUGE semi-auto model 720, date made 1934, Winchester 12-gauge pump model 1912, date made 1914, $500 for pair. 335-3868 WANTED: USED shotgun for upland birds, over-under or side by side preferable, 16, 20 or 28 gauge. 336-3474 WINCHESTER MODEL 70 lightweight in .270 cal w/Leupold 3X9 compact scope w/Leupold base mounts, stock is green & brown laminate, $650 obo. 633-5437
2001 JAGUAR S-Type 4.0, Auto, 170,000 km, glossy, great cond interior & exterior, works well, great shape, $7,000. Call/text 335-2555 2001 LEXUS LS 430, pearl white, auto, 4-dr, heated cream leather seats, sunroof, 76,000 miles, exc cond, clean, hidden headlights, new battery. 334-4048 2000 FORD Taurus wagon, V6 auto, 216,000kms, summer & new winter tires, seats 8, recent safety, $3,000 obo. 333-0380
1994 ISUZU Rodeo SUV 4X4, 209,000kms, $1,500 obo. 660-5545
1999 TOYOTA Tercel, good condition, runs well, no rust, standard transmission, new battery, 300,000 kms, $2,000. 334-6885
1992 CHEVY Astro van, many various new parts, blue in color, slight body damage, $1,000 obo. Call or text 332-6769
1996 CHRYSLER Intrepid, only 139,000 kms, clean & reliable, V6 3.5L, 4-dr, $2,400. 335-1317
LAND ROVER, 2002 Freelander, V-6 auto AWD, runs excellent. sunroof doesn't open, otherwise flawless, recent dealer checkup, leather, pwr windows, air, cruise, heated seats/mirrors, $6,200. 456-9498
1996 PLYMOUTH Breeze, auto, 2 sets tires, exc glass, very fuel efficient, 190,000km, $1,600. 333-9020
LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
WINCHESTER MODEL 1000 pellet rifle rated 1000fps .177 good shape, $150, with Hawke 2-7x32 airgun scope, $250. PAL required. 333-0181
1989 CHRYSLER New Yorker, 4-dr sedan, V6, 3L, good on gas, view at 511 Strickland St, $1,500 obo. Leon @ 633-3011
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1968 CORVETTE coupe, 427 auto, red on red leather, numbers match, appraised at $50,000, asking $29,900. 336-0946
SAVAGE 30-06, stainless w/synthetic stalk, soft Levy case, 3x9 Fulfield scope and extras, mint, $850, PAL required. 333-9366
BUCKET SEAT for car, never used, black in colour, $75. 867-993-6347
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2013 F-150, Limited Edition, 4x4, red, chrome, 21,700km, sunroof, loaded, leather heated seats, sat radio, command start, warranty, $67,500 blue booked, $46,500. 3932828
2007 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner
2009 FORD F-150 4x4 S XLT, 5.4L V8, great cond, transmission overhauled in 2013, brakes done 2014, just over 300,000km, $9,500. Shannon @ (403)835-7255
HAYNES MANUAL for VW Golf, GTI & Jetta 1999 thru 2005, all 4-cylinder gas, TDI diesel 1999 thru 2004, $10. 336-2108
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2008 NISSAN S model Pathfinder, 150,000km, US model, good cond, $11,000 obo. 336-0946
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2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311
2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE
2007 F250 4X4 crew cab diesel pickup, new shocks, windshield, batteries, oil change, uninstalled new brakes, u joint & serpentine belt comes with, $11,000. Christina/Tom for details 633-6060
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DODGE HEAVY-DUTY headache rack for full size truck with 8ʟ box, 64 3/4� wide, tapers to 63� at back, black, slick, like new, $300 obo. 660-4516
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USED VEHICLE SPECIALS!! 2014 Toyota Camry #1512................................................. $26,499 2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD #7622A............................ $25,790 2011 Kia Sorento LX V6 # 7596A..................................... $22,290 SOLD! 2011 Toyota Corolla Sport # 1506 ...................... .................................... $16,495 2010 Toyota Tundra SR5 # 7467A STAYS.......................... $29,800
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1997 DODGE Ram V6 Magnum, new trans, body in good shape, $2,500. 633-2119
1999 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, V6, auto, P/W, P/D, cruise, a/c, new tires, $1,850. 336-2029
1993 HONDA Civic, white, runs good, excellent gas mileage, radio/CD, good shape, $1,000 obo. 399-3226
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1997 CHEV Astro AWD van, semi-camperized, screened windows, 8-passenger seating, 255,000km, 6-ply summer tires, studded winter tires, well maintained, $1,800 obo. 867-660-4711
1995 GMC 1500 reg cab 2WD long box pickup, V6 auto, blue, 102,000kms , vg cond, $2,850. 335-5428
DOMINION ARMS 16-gauge single shot shotgun, new in box, unfired, blued, hardwood stock, $150. 633-2443
HUSQVARNA COMMERCIAL M96 bolt action rifle, 8 mm calibre, Norma peep sight, walnut stock, good to vg cond, includes partial box of ammo & reloading dies, $495. 633-2443
1998 FORD F-150, great looking, mechanically sound, 4x4, 3-dr, reasonably priced at $4,750. 393-3801
2000 MAZDA Protege, reliable economical car, excellent winter tires, $1,600. 633-2224
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2013 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe, 2.0T, fully loaded, 6-spd standard w/cargo tray, winter front mats, new winter tires/rims, oil pan heater, 14,000 kms, $22,500 obo. 334-9039 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman, 6-spd man, pwr win/locks, ac, tilt, heated seat, Bluetooth, sun roof, run-flat tires, 4 studded tires on rims, Bi xenon headlights, 51,561kms. $19,000. 633-4417 2009 MINI Cooper, loaded, 6-spd, power everything, sun roof, heated seats, Bluetooth, 47,800 kms, like new. $17,000. 335-1410 2009 NISSAN Rogue SL, 3-spd auto, new tires, 131,000km, great gas mileage, $12,750 obo. 633-5155 2009 TOYOTA Corolla CE, 4-dr, automatic, 127,000 kms, grey, remote start, winter tires 1 year old, great on gas. 689-1252 2009 TOYOTA Yaris RS, 2-dr hatchback, 5-spd manual, 140,000kms, P/W, P/L, heated leather seats, tinted windows, good tires, exc cond, well maintained, great on gas, $7,000 obo. 335-1106
2007 FORD Explorer XLT SUV, 218,000 km, needs bearings and brakes, $6,000 obo. 334-8413 2007 NISSAN Frontier crew cab, 6-spd standard, 4L, V6, loaded less leather, 199,000kms, $5,500. 333-0564 2006 CHEVY 3500 Silverado, flat deck, gas, only 30,000km on new engine & transfer case, 232,000km on truck, $9,800 obo. 335-6966 2005 DODGE Ram diesel, 3500, single wheel, 239,000 km, new, upgraded, tranny, drive shaft, well maintained, lots of upgrades, $19,500. 335-1317 2004 DODGE Dakota quadcab, exc cond inside & out, no dents or rust, blue canopy, 1 owner, rear airbag suspension, $6,000. 633-3303 2004 GMC 2500 HD 4x4 X-cab, long box, great unit, remote start; trailer tow; checker plate liner & toolbox, fully serviced, new battery & tires. 633-4311 2002 CHEV 2500 4X4 Single cab, gas, auto, 220,000km Excellent tires, complete service box Recently painted, ready to go to work for mining, contractor, etc, $8,900. 333-0717 2002 C H E V Y express cargo van, 223,000km, great service van with built-in shelving, aftermarket stereo with Bluetooth, $6,500.00 obo. Steve @ 332-2929
3 TIRES, Michelin LT265/70 R17, good tread, $250 obo. 633-4311
PICK-UP CANOPY, blue, c/w top boat rollers, no leaks. 668-2332 4 TOYO Observe GSi winter tires on 18" Mustang 5-bolt rims w/2007+ TPMS, $750; 4 Pirelli P-Zero Nero all season tires on 18" Mustang 5-bolt rims w/2007+ TPMS, $650. Call/text 335-1333
Pets CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy obedience classes starting July 9 Reactive dogs, July 8 For full schedule visit caninesandcompany.ca Full service training school, certified trainers 333-0505 MALE BLUE Heeler, 6 weeks old, $150. Email raley@telusmail.net Swift River LAB HUSKY x, 6 month old female, fixed, shots up to date. 335-3190
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates! Call Patrick at 335-4181 TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
2008 YARIS, exc mechanical cond, 117,000kms, snow tires on rims, view on Rosewood, $6,200 obo. 332-0067
2002 FORD Explorer SUV, 4x4, road ready, vg cond, road worthy inpection completed last week, $2,000. To view or drive 660-5400 or 335-5646
RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
2005 KIA Spectra, 2.2L, runs good, original owner, 250,000km all highway, could use new tires & TLC, $2,000. 393-2234
2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4, big tire kit, undercoating, canopy, cold air intake, well maintained, 240,000km, $10,000. 335-0038
2004 ARCTIC Cat quad, 4,200 mi, in top condition, ride trouble free, located in Haines Junction, text for pics. 250-566-1346
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2009 YAMAHA V Star 1300 touring cruiser, new tires, leather saddlebags, recent tune-up/oil change, windshield, passenger back rest, $5,900. 333-9020
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1998 SKIDOO Tundra R, great shape, rebuilt engine, $2,300. 333-0564
PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
2004 YFZ.523 Ice Cube engine, Rossier exhaust, lots of mods, c/w stock rims & tires plus full winter studded set, rear paddle tires, engine worth $7,000 w/mods, asking $8,000. 456-5911
BRAND NEW salmon & halibut rods/reels, used shrimp pots & gear, Garmin 4208 GPS Chart Plotter, Data Card with Alaska Maps, hand held GPS, VHF marine radio, Scotty Electric downriggers and more. 332-1374
2004 QUAD 90 GC Bombardier, $1,400 obo. 334-4804 or 667-4829
10HP OUTBOARD motor, 14ʼ aluminum boat & trailer, $1,200, located in Watson Lake. 867-536-7610
REMOTE CONTROL for winch for ATV, new in box w/wiring instructions, $100 obo. 250-566-1346
SUZUKI DL1000, dual sport, only 11,000 km, crash bar,cruise control, cover, adjustable windshield, exc shape, pleasure to ride, too many bikes in shop, $5,900. 633-4729 2006 LTZ400 Suzuki Sport racing quad, 4-stroke, 2-wheel chain driven, yellow/black in colour, $2,500 obo. 456-4766 1986 HONDA Four Trax 350, 4X4, for parts or fix, needs a lot of work, really good ITP mud lite tires, $300. 393-2234
1984 17ʼ Campion fibreglass boat w/trailer, capacity 1590 kg, rebuilt 4-cyl OMC inboard, 15hp Johnson 2-cycle, cover, $3,900. 456-4981 26ʼ CRUISER Boat, 350 Chev engine, down riggers, fish finder, VHF radio, tandem trailer w/surge brakes, located at Tagish, $9,000. 456-5911
2006 SUZUKI DRZ400 dual sport, good condition, 11,000 km, $3,000. 334-7664
100HP MERCURY outboard motor w/jet-leg, 2-stroke, good running cond, $1,000. 633-5246
2003 HARLEY Davidson Electra Glide, ultra classic, very good condition, lots of extras, $16,000. 668-1315
CANOE, SOLO Prospector, 15ʼ, Western Canoeing, green, Marsh Lake, $550. 668-1959
Joseph ‘Joe’ Harmon Fellers November 26, 1946 - June 21, 2015
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t is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Fellers at his home in Sunnydale after a courageous fight against cancer. Joe was born in Dawson Creek, B.C. to deceased parents Jane and Nibs Fellers. The second of four children, Joe left home at an early age to work for C.N.T. which brought him to Dawson City in 1965 where he met Wendy. They fell in love and were married in 1968. Joe worked at various jobs until 1974 when he bought a placer mine from Ivor Norback and took his young family to the creeks. Joe loved mining and especially having his family working with him. Joe leaves behind his loving wife Wendy, sons J.J. (Julia) and Will (Mel), grandsons, Colson and Dayne (J.J. & Julia), Connor and Brayden (Will & Mel), and his sisters Gail Hiebert and Sherry Mounsey (Dwayne) and brother Darold (Debbie) as well as many extended relatives and friends. The family would like to express their deep appreciation to Eva Schmid, Chase Maxwell and David Wenzel for their loving care and to Doctors Aedes Scheer, Sally McDonald and Ben MacInnis, to Jill and Marieke and to all the caring & wonderful staff of the Dawson Ambulance, the Dawson Community Hospital and the Whitehorse General Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Fellers’ farm in Sunnydale Sunday, August 2ND. from 1:00 – 4:00PM. At 2:00m we will commemorate Joe’s life with an open mic/M.C. for all who wish to share their memories or stories with us.
6HP YAMAHA outboard motor, never used, $2,000 new, asking $1,550. 335-3431
BUILDING, 10ʼWX10ʼHX50ʼL, steel skids for loading. 668-2332
OLDER 18HP Evinrude, short shaft, rebuilt engine & carburetor, 50 hrs use, $550 obo. 689-6194
21ʼ GOOSENECK holiday trailer, tandem axle, 18ʼ inboard 110 hp boat. 668-2332
SMOKER CRAFT 175 Ultima aluminum fishing machine, 90hp 4-stroke Mercury outboard, stereo, fish finder, etc. 668-7898 lv msg
30ʼ SALEM 5th wheel, very clean, well maintained, fully equipped incl. bath tube, n/s queen bed, a/c, micro, laminate flooring, $13,000. Call Philmar RV (867) 668-6129, trailer is parked there
CRESTLINER 2010, 1750 Sport Angler, 90 HP Mercury outboard, 8HP trolling motor, electric downriggers, depth sounder, trailer, travel cover, lots of extras, $22,000. 335-1656 1998 BAYLINER 2452, 305 cu in with Alfa 1 leg, many extras, exc cond, perfect running order, $20,000 obo. 633-2675 14ʼ, ALUMINUM boat, older 4hp Johnson 2-stroke outboard, solid boat, engine runs well, c/w paddle, life jackets, anchor, great package, no trailer, slides into truck/rack easily, $1350. 334-8637
Ed was born in Westmeath, Ontario and grew up in Beachbourgh. He was the only child and raised mainly by his mother after losing his dad at a very young age. Ed came to the Yukon in 1960 where he worked on repairing various bridges along the highways and learning the carpentry trade. After becoming a journeyman carpenter he lived in Whitehorse working on projects like the construction of F.H. Collins School and the Aishihik dam. Eventually Ed started his own construction company doing jobs throughout the territory and finally settling in Dawson City. It was there when he discovered his true passion, moving buildings! No matter how big the build, Ed would move it. He was also passionate about sports especially boxing. One of the few times Ed would take time off from work would be to watch boxing on TV or sometimes even live! Ed was a very easy going and generous man. With him gone we’ve lost a true friend and Yukoner! Many thanks to the staff at McDonald Lodge and Copper Ridge Place. A service for Ed will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 2:00pm at the Y.O.O.P. Hall, Dawson City. Food and refreshments to follow. All are welcome.
Coming Events
115-HORSE JOHNSON, 125 Merc w/jet leg, 85 Merc, Seagull, 460 Mercruiser 4-cyl drop in OMC Sterndriver V6 w/leg & controls, misc older outboards & parts. 250-651-7773
ATLIN MINI Marathon Saturday July 11, 10am, 24k, 12k, 6k or 1.6k, Tarahne Park, registration 9:30. Runs end at Warm Springs with hot dog picnic. Free. Michèle 633-6081
21ʼ CAMPION cabin cruiser, 350 Chev engine w/Volvo legs, fridge, stove, sink, toilet, 15hp Yamaha kicker, must see at 7220-7th Ave. 667-2344
MUSIC AT MacBride kicks off Thursday, July 9 between 5pm & 7pm with Hank Karr and The Canucks, BBQ & cash bar, free for members & $5 for everyone else. www.macbridemuseum.com
17' TANDEM, Day Tripper kayak, c/w spray skirts, 2 paddles, pump, located at Marsh Lake, $2,500 obo. 660-5693
Heavy Equipment 2012 BOBCAT S-205, only 200 hrs, fully loaded w/heated cab, a/c, amber strobe light, sound dampening kit, deluxe key pad, 2 buckets, $38,000 obo. 335-1106 COMPLETE SAWMILL, headsaw powered by Doreman motor, good working condition on trailer. 660-5411 AC/DC WELDER, 225 amp & built-in 8,000 watt generator on wheels, located in Watson Lake, $2,000. 867-536-7610 2008 KUBOTA MX5000 4WD tractor, c/w bucket & forks, only 560 hours, asking $22,000. Get details at http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/8/4/1849-kubotamx5000.html, or call 867-634-3881 Haines Junction WANTED: WATER pump that would fit 1.5" hoses, preferably 50-100psi, gasoline. 668-3647 8V71 DETROIT engines w/clutches, pump drives & hydraulic pumps, parting out Terex 7G track loader & Terex rock truck, assorted highway truck tires & rims. 250-651-7773 5-COMPARTMENT 2,100 fuel tank w/pump, hose & reel, $2,500; 29.5x29 tires, 40% & 80%, 14:00x24 tires on Cat 14 rims, 18:00x25 tires on Terex rims. 250-651-7773
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2007 ADVENTURER 76R camper, fits import trucks, exc condition, 3-way fridge, stove, roof racks, sleeps 4, $11,000. 633-4256
PEOPLE FIRST Society of Yukon is hosting their AGM at 7pm on July 9th at the YACL office. For more info call 667-4606 or peoplefirstyukon@hotmail.com
TOPO MAP 104 N/5 Teresa Island, Atlin Lake, good cond, $8. 336-2108
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2006 ADVENTURER 76R camper, exc cond, fits import or small domestic truck, 3-way fridge, 3-burner stove, furnace, roof racks, sleeps 4, great little camper, $11,000. 633-4256
19' GLASTRON V195XL bow rider boat, powered by Mercruiser 260 stern drive, incl trailer with hydraulic brakes, exc cond, runs great, a must-see, $4,800. 335-3747
1972 CESSNA 150F, 6500 TT, 1452 SMOH, excellent condition, paint 6/10, interior 8/10, maintained cooperatively, call/text 867-335-2555
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TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2012 DOUBLE A tandem axle trailer, 18ʼ w/2ʼ dovetail & vertical ramps, low mileage, exc cond, good tires, elec brakes, 7,000lb axles, $5,000. 335-1106 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,800 firm. 633-2580 2008 ARCTIC Fox 25P travel trailer, 4-season unit, slide, full bathroom, sleeps 6, end bedroom, solar panel, thermopane windows, heated tanks, many extras, stored inside in winter, $21,500 obo. 633-5804 1977 GMC motorhome, good cond, fridge, stove, shower, $3,800 obo. 332-9975 WELDED STEEL 8ʼX8ʼ flat deck, ramps, headache rack, must be moved, best offer. 393-2714 2006 GULFSTREAM travel trailer, 21ʼ, good shape, washroom was removed for storage, $5,500. 333-0564 1989 FORD Travelaire 24ʼ Class C motorhome, 7.5L engine, 124,000kms, full bath, fridge/freezer, a/c, stove, exc cond, $13,900 or reasonable offers. 633-2836
Services MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 SUBARU GURU Fix•Buy•Sell Used Subarus 30 year Journeyman Mechanic Towing available Mario 333-4585 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •General Handyman Services •Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʼs Discount 332-7879 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 PAINTING Williamson Yukon Services offers int/exterior, redo decks, fences, sheds etc. Reputable, reliable, reasonable. 18 years in Yukon Ph. 333-0403
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FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house Windows & Wall Cleaning & Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work etc. References available 867-335-9272 HARRIS FINANCIAL SERVICES -Mortgages -Equipment Financing -Aircraft Financing -Banking Products -Investment Products -Life Insurance -Health & Dental Insurance -Disability Insurance With over 50 lenders to choose from, we work for you, not the banks, to get you the Right Financing! For your Hassle Free, No obligation Appointment, call today! Tel: (867) 993-4786 jeff@harrisfinancial.biz www.harrisfinancial.biz CAPABLE, ENERGETIC COUPLE looking for trapping assistant opportunity. Equipped with new sleds and gear, completed trapper course, keen, willing to learn and help out. Available December to March. Please contact 334-7423 GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 117 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach more than 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222. BOBCAT SERVICE with high-sided dump trailer available for Whitehorse South. Driveways, tree & brush removal, debris clean-up. Call Doug at 332-2151 for information. FREELANCE CATSKINNER/WRITER Retired too early. Looking for Dozer to run this season. Any size, location or type of work. Good at finish work on small ones or Ripping and bulking on big ones. 40+ years of experience. As for writing, will tackle any writing job except love letters and love stories. 50 cents per word. Firm. 50+ years exp. 867-689-1998 KLONDIKE WOODWORK Finishing Carpentry & Renovations For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR •Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, •Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage •Wood & Laminate, Stairs. EXTERIOR •Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed 633-2156 or cell 334-2156 TAIGA HANDYMAN SERVICES a division of Happy Daze RV Center Ltd. •Painting and staining •Light carpentry •Mobile RV and trailer repairs •Yard cleanup and maintenance Brian Charles Call/text 332-1933 WEDDING, EVENT & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER Grantdouglasphotography is pleased to announce last minute specials available for your wedding photography needs this summer. Call 867-332-2151 for details. Check out my images at www.grantdouglasphotography.smugmug.com
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Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h
Application Number NumĂŠro de la demande
Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire
PM14-052
45622 Yukon Inc.
Black Creek, Tributary of Victoria Creek
Placer
August 3, 2015
PM15-031
Lorelie Jardine
Bennett and Minto Creek, Tributary of Mayo River
Placer
August 3, 2015
Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu
Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice. Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.
Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise
Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquÊe sur le prÊsent 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 secrÊtariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.
Request for Proposal Pool Mechanical Upgrade City of Dawson Pool Mechanical Upgrade Dawson City, YT Closing Date: 4:00 PM, July 17th, 2015 The City of Dawson is soliciting proposals for the provision of Architecture and Engineering Services for schematic design, detailed design, tendering & construction administration services.
Proposal Packages
Proposal packages are available at the City of Dawson Administration Office, located at 1336 Front Street, Dawson City, YT from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Packages can be obtained electronically by e-mailing marta.selassie@cityofdawson.ca.
Questions
Questions on the request for proposals can be addressed to: Marta Selassie, Recreation Manager (867) 993-7400 ext. 204 marta.selassie@cityofdawson.ca
THE COUNTRY HOUSE Interior Decorating and Design Services Space planning Kitchen and bathroom design Colour consulting New homes and renovations Call: 667-2642 Email: countryhouseyukon@northwestel.net
Lost & Found FOUND: KEY, looks like for a 4-wheeler, on Moraine Dr, Whitehorse Copper, on June 22. Call to claim it, 668-7359 LOST: IPHONE 4 at or near Boston Pizza on June 26 or 27, irreplaceable pictures, if found, please call/text 334-9080. Thank you.
TOGETHER TODAY‌ FOR OUR CHILDREN TOMORROW
COUNCIL OF YUKON FIRST NATIONS 2166-2ND AVENUE, WHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 4P1 TEL: (867) 393-9200 FAX: (867) 668-6577
REQUEST FOR BOARD MEMBERS The Council of Yukon First Nations is requesting applications from Yukon First Nation Citizens for nominations on the following Boards and Committees:
r Yukon Municipal Board (1 seat) (1 alternate) r Yukon Legal Services Society Board of Directors Justice (1 seat) r Education Appeal Tribunal (1 seat)
DEADLINE for applications is July 31, 2015 at 4:30 PM For application forms and/or for more information, please visit our website at www.cyfn.ca or contact Wendy Risby at (867) 393-9204 or by e-mail at boardsandcommittees@cyfn.net
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Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) Addition & Renovation Tender Package TP-02 (Exterior Cladding & Interior Finishing) TNDC is inviting contractors to submit stipulated prices for the supply of all labour and materials for two separate tender packages for the addition and renovation to an existing TNDC-owned garage and administrative building in Dease Lake, BC. The project includes renovation of 6,215 square feet of existing wood frame construction and the addition of 7,100 square feet of new wood frame construction. This is the ďŹ nal tender of four tender packages.
TP-02 Exterior Cladding & Interior Finishing:
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All submission packages must be received by 4:30pm on Tuesday, July 14th, 2015. 1MFBTF EFMJWFS TVCNJTTJPOT UP UIF 5FTMJO 5MJOHJU $PVODJM BENJOJTUSBUJPO CVJMEJOH SFDFQUJPOJTU or mail submissions to, and clearly mark your proposal as: Teslin Tlingit Salmon Video, Attention: Gillian Rourke, Renewable Resources Coordinator Box 133, Teslin Tlingit Council, Teslin, Y.T. YOA IBO For any inquiries, please call Gillian Rourke by phone at (867) 390-2532 (376) or fax at (867) 390-2116.
Includes, but is not limited to the following: Exterior cladding, exterior doors, overhead doors, windows, rigid & batt Insulation, sbs-rooďŹ ng membrane, sheet metal ashing & trim, acid-etch concrete ďŹ nishing, interior wall framing, vapour barrier, interior doors and hardwear, gypsum board, suspended acoustic ceiling, mudding, taping and painting, vinyl ooring, carpet tile, custom millwork, countertops, coordination with other contractors on site, including mechanical and electrical. Sealed tenders, completed in conformance with the contract documents provided, will be received up to 4:00 pm local time July 23, 2015 at the ofďŹ ces of: Carlyle Shepherd & Co. 2nd Floor, 4544 Lakelse Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 1P8 Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) Block D, 6504 Highway 37 Dease Lake, BC V0C 1L0 866-827-8632 (toll-free) 250-771-5482 Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd. Suite 26, 1114 Front Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1A3 Contract documents will be made available at the same addresses above. Technical questions will be received by email only and may be directed to Kelly Edzerza-Bapty, Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd (kelly@kza.yk.ca). Electronic drawings for TP-02 may be requested at the email address above. Architectural,structural, mechanical and electrical drawings (TP-01, TP-03 and TP-04) are also available electronically. It is the Tenderer’s responsibility to familiarize themselves with all available information. TNDC is also offering a Tahltan Participation Incentive Program, to entice prospective bidders to incorporate Tahltan participation in the labour component of their bid through an owner sponsored program.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 LOST: ON gravel beach across from Ten Mile Resort on Tagish, grey day pack with kite & camera, $100 reward for return. 633-6404 or bdobrowo@gmail.com FOUND: ON Canada Day, car key, glasses, childʼs pink hoodie, pair of shoes. Pick up at Frank Slim building at Shipyards Park, 11am-4pm daily LOST: KEYS on July 4, First Nation beading attached to 3 keys, possibly lost downtown. 334-6156
YUKON NEWS PONY GELDING, WELSH/ARAB. 12 yrs, 12.2h, palomino, great for small adult or confident child rider. Please call for more info. 867-334-4066
BEAUTIFUL SOLID oak table with 8 chairs, exc cond, extends very long with 2 leaves, originally from Country House, $750. 336-1003 KING SIZE bed, clean & in good condition, $50. 333-0402
HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 35-40 lb bales, $8 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com
COUCH, EXCELLENT condition, $290. 393-4366 LOVESEAT & couch set, new condition, originally $1,480, make an offer. 393-2630
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Sports Equipment COLLECTORS BIKE, rare, 1990 Honda Pacific Coast Touring 800, mechanically excellent, new tires, 22km, $2,500. 333-9020 2 IGLOO tents, Big Pack, sleeps 3, new, $200 ea. Marsh Lake 668-1959 BROOMBALL GEAR, shoes sz men's 7, shinpads, stick, helmet. $125 for all; camping tent Explore Solo, by Go Camping New Zealand, lightweight, fits one person, good for hiking/cycling, $60. 336-2108 HORIZON FITNESS treadmill, works awesome, in great shape, barely used, $300 obo. 334-8637
Livestock 16” BANZET roping saddle, very good cond. 689-5288 QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished. Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218
PUBLIC TENDER CHIMNEY REPLACEMENT GREENWOOD APARTMENTS WHITEHORSE YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 21, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Carmon Whynot at 867-667-5718. Site Visit: July 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. meeting on site Contractors to confirm attendance with project manager and phone 667-5718 before July 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Childcare WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals & bathe. 40-hr work week (full time). Salary, $11/hr. Reside in private Whitehorse residence. Completion of Secondary school and minimum of 1 year full time caregiving work experience required. First Aid/CPR training and criminal record check is required. Apply by phone: (867) 334-5351, (867) 456-2081, or email karen.minguito@yahoo.ca
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LEATHER BURGUNDY swivel chair, good cond, $40. 334-8318
HAY & STRAW FOR SALE Excellent quality hay •Timothy/grass mix, 60 lb $14.50 •Timothy/Brome hay, 60 lb $14.50 •Straw bales (baled in spring) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615 or yukonfarm@gmail.com
LOST: RED paddling life jacket, left at Minto Landing beside outhouse during River Quest Weekend on June 25. Reward offered. 334-3937
Furniture
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PUBLIC TENDER MENDENHALL WATER TREATMENT PLANT Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Elise Bingeman at (867) 3936417. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PLANNING AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS STANDING OFFER Project Description: Provide planning and business analysis services to support business reengineering projects Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 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 Tim Green, PEng at (867) 4565570. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Community Services Highways and Public Works
PUBLIC TENDER
PUBLIC TENDER
TAXIWAY LIGHTING INSTALLATION, TAXIWAY C, WATSON LAKE AIRPORT, YUKON 2015-2016
HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION, KM 255.5, KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, YUKON, 2015-2016
VEGETATION CONTROL, KM 71.3 TO KM 86.0, HAINES ROAD YUKON/ ALASKA BORDER AREA YUKON, 2015-2016
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Project Description: Installation of new taxiway lighting on the south edge of Taxiway C at the Watson Lake Airport including supply and installation of pullpits, supply and installation of polytube conduit, installation of owner provided light fixtures and wire, and relocation of existing taxiway lights. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 22, 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 Fred Jay at (867) 332-4480. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 22, 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 Lekan Mitchell at 867-332-4427. 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. The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project. Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jeffrey Marynowski at (867) 667-5967. 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. Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Project Description: The Community Justice & Public Safety division of the Department of Justice is looking for a Contractor to develop and oversee the implementation of an internal communications strategy for the division. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is July 30, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Karl Stellbrink at (867) 4566814. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Highways and Public Works
Highways and Public Works
Highways and Public Works
Justice
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
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YUKON NEWS
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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