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City council’s comeback kid?

Samson Hartland was a young 20-something when he flamed out of municipal politics more than a decade ago. He says he’s grown up a lot since then and is ready for the hot seat.

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he president of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is calling for more Mounties to be posted to the Yukon, in response to the spike in break-ins and theft this summer.

Rick Karp said he believes the number of RCMP officers hasn’t kept pace with the population increase in the territory. “They’re pushed to the limit,� he said. “We’re thinking that perhaps it’s time to review the staffing levels at the RCMP.�

Earlier this month, Karp focused on what businesses can do to prevent break-ins in an interview with the News. He said he still believes business owners have an important role to play in crime prevention.

But he said the high number of incidents this year, including several break-ins to non-profit organizations, has made him feel that the RCMP is short-staffed.

He said he’s also starting to hear more complaints from businesses. “What we’re hearing fairly often... is that there’s a slow response to an incident,� he said.

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officers, Karp suggested that more volunteers should sign up to the RCMP Auxiliary Constable Program to help with community policing.

He also said people should report all crimes to the police, even minor ones, so they can look for patterns and “find out where the hot spots are.� “It’s a community effort that’s going to resolve this issue,� he said.

Whitehorse RCMP Inspector Archie Thompson said the public needs to work with the police to reduce crime and let officers focus on the most serious offenses. He said business owners should think about improving outside lighting and cutting back shrubbery so as not to give potential thieves a place to hide.

He added that homeowners should avoid leaving obvious signs that they are away from home, like allowing newspapers to pile up on their doorstep. “Calls are definitely up,� he said. “We can really use assistance.�

The News recently reported that there have been three times as many break-ins to local businesses and organizations this year as there were by the same time in

2014. By July 30, there had been 59 reported break-and-enters.

This year’s targets include the Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools Society, the Copperbelt Railway and Mining Museum, the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter, the Boys and Girls Club, and Christ the King Elementary School.

Thompson said charges have been laid in 10 cases.

But in an email to the News, the Department of Justice said the Yukon has one of the highest per capita ratios of police officers to citizens in Canada, estimated at 370 officers per 100,000 citizens in 2014. That would mean there were approximately 137 officers in the territory last year, based on a population of about 37,000.

All funding for Yukon policing is administered by the Department of Justice, and is reviewed every year.

The department said it has added 28 members to the Yukon RCMP since 2007, including 18 regular and 10 civilian members. It has also appointed a crime reduction coordinator, an additional major crimes investigator, and a First Nations policing coordinator.

Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com

Carcross mountie pleads guilty to assault Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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Carcross RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to assault.

Const. Jason Potter, 38, entered the plea yesterday in Yukon Territorial Court.

Court records show no plea has been entered for a second charge of uttering threats.

Yukon RCMP Staff Sgt. Brad Kaeding said Potter is currently on medical leave. He had been on administrative duties.

Few details are known about what happened the night of May 15. But they will have to come out before Potter is sentenced in October.

The victim in this case, Carcross resident Duke Beattie, was originally charged with resisting arrest and threatening Potter, Potter’s wife and a second officer.

Those charges were eventually withdrawn.

On May 15 at approximately 8 p.m. Carcross RCMP “responded to a complaint in the community� and took a man into custody, according to an RCMP news release from the time Potter was charged. “Following the arrest, an RCMP member reported to his detachment commander that he was involved in an incident while transporting the prisoner,� the release says.

The incident was investigated by the Yukon RCMP Major Crimes unit and reviewed by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.

After that the charges were laid.

Potter has been with the RCMP for five years and has been assigned to the Carcross detachment since February 2013. He was previously stationed at Whitehorse.

Kaeding said a conviction for assault does not necessarily mean Potter is going to lose his job with the police.

The situation is currently mak-

ing its way through an internal RCMP investigation, he said.

The final punishment from that depends on the circumstances of each individual case, Keading said.

It could mean a range of things from a reprimand to the loss of pay to being fired.

To avoid any conflict of interest, a prosecutor from British Columbia has been brought on, Yukon prosecutor Noel Sinclair told the News in June. “We want to ensure that not only is justice done, but it is seen to be done fairly and impartially,�

Sinclair said. “To remove any potential notion that Const. Potter is being treated differently because of his past connection to this office, we retain somebody who doesn’t have a connection with the detachment member.�

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Court battle over hunting licences concludes Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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potentially precedentsetting case about how big game hunting licences and tags are handed out in the Ross River area wrapped up Wednesday.

The Ross River Dena Council and the Yukon government were in Yukon Supreme Court for two days over the issue.

Justice Ron Veale has reserved his decision with no word on when he might come back with an answer.

The First Nation is asking for a court declaration that the government has a duty to consult it before issuing hunting tags and licences for big game in the First Nation’s traditional territory.

On the other side, the government insists the First Nation’s concerns are not supported by any evidence.

The government has brought in lawyer Thomas Issac, an aboriginal law expert from Calgary, to argue its case.

Issac said the government has a good working relationship with Ross River Dena Council, particularly on wildlife matters.

“The instructions that I received from the government of the Yukon were very clear, that we wanted to put forward a fair, balanced defence,” Issac said outside the court.

“But it’s very difficult when there’s no evidence that you’ve done something wrong.”

The First Nation has already won a similar case dealing with the same block of land – about 63,000 square kilometres in the north end of the Kaska traditional territory, covering the communities of Ross River and Faro.

In that case two years ago, the court of appeal ruled the Yukon government needs to consult with unsigned First Nation governments, like Ross River, before a mineral claim is staked on its traditional lands.

The government tried to take the case to the Supreme Court

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Calgary lawyer Thomas Issac is representing the Yukon government in the legal fight over big game licences issued on traditional land in the Ross River area. of Canada but was denied.

New staking has been banned in the area ever since while the government consults and continues to work on updating the regulations.

While the First Nation’s lawyer, Stephen Walsh, says this latest case is “deja vu all over again,” Issac insists what Ross River wants now is different from the staking case.

In that case the First Nation had a problem with specific regulations. He called this latest request a wide-ranging declaration “that you couldn’t put four corners around.”

“In this case, Ross River has

asked for a duty to consult prior to the issuance of licences and tags,” he said.

“So then it begs the question, well, what are we consulting on?

Are we consulting on licences and tags? Are we talking about the decision around quotas? Are we talking about closed hunting season? Are we talking about setting conditions on permits?”

Walsh, meanwhile, has maintained it’s clear the government must consult prior to issuing hunting licences and big game tags for hunting inside Ross River’s traditional territory.

The First Nation is not seeking to be consulted on each

individual licence. Instead, they want something more overarching at the beginning of the hunting season.

It is not challenging the way things have been done in the past, but wants the declaration from the court on any future decisions.

Walsh contends the Crown has a duty to consult when it has knowledge of potential rights and title of a First Nation and is considering an action that might impact those rights.

In this case, sport hunters could compete with the right of First Nations subsistence hunting.

Gord Zealand spoke on behalf of the Yukon Fish and Game Association, which was given intervenor status in the hearing.

Zealand told the judge issues like this could be taken to the Yukon Wildlife Management Board, which is made up of representatives from Yukon First Nations and from the Yukon government.

Walsh pointed out that the First Nation appointments are made by the Council of Yukon First Nations, and Ross River is not a part of that organization.

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

New trial put on hold between French school board and Yukon government Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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he French school board and Yukon government have agreed to put their legal wrangling on hold until Nov. 18, in order to give newly created committees the opportunity to work on outstanding issues.

Those include the construction of a new francophone school in Whitehorse, and the temporary relocation of students from the Academie Parhelie, who currently share classes with students from Ecole Emilie

Tremblay.

Earlier this month, both parties announced the creation of a settlement committee to deal with the issues the French school board has been fighting for in court for the past six years.

A construction sub-committee was also created and will be meeting for the first time in September.

As part of the same announcement, the government said it has set aside $75,000 in this fall’s supplementary budget as part of the planning process for a new school.

More funding will be available as part of the government’s

2016-2017 budget, according to Ronuk Modha, spokesperson for the Department of Education.

“The specific amount allocated at that time will depend on the work of the settlement committee and the progress of project planning,” he said.

No precise timeline has been confirmed for the construction of the new school.

Marc Champagne, executive director for the French school board, said finalizing a site would be one of the priorities for the committee.

The school board has selected the site of Riverdale’s skate park for a future high school.

Champagne said he hopes to be in a position to present an update on the temporary relocation of students at an upcoming public meeting on Sept. 3.

In 2009 the school board sued the Yukon government, claiming it hadn’t been meeting its obligation under section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects minority language rights.

Specifically, the school board was claiming the government had withheld funds, and was asking for the construction of a new high school, the ability to handle its own budget and the right to widen admission criteria

for the school.

The Yukon Supreme Court sided with the school board, but in 2014 the Yukon Court of Appeal overturned the decision, noting a reasonable apprehension of bias from the trial judge.

In May the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the bias apprehension and ordered a new trial.

As of last May, it was estimated the government had spent more than $3 million on the case since 2009, while the francophone school board had spent $1.8 million.

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he City of Whitehorse is having a tough time recruiting qualified people for several of its departments, including finance and water and waste services.

The vacancies have resulted in the city being $1 million below budget for wages and benefits for its staff.

At Monday evening’s council meeting, Coun. Betty Irwin asked about the repercussions on the city’s ability to provide services.

Valerie Anderson, manager of financial services, said city staff were working hard to keep up service levels but was unsure of how much longer they could continue doing so.

Hunters fined for illegal sheep kill Two hunters have been fined $2,000 each and have received a one-year hunting ban for harvesting a sheep southwest of Whitehorse without proper authorization.

Luke Macdonald and Daniel Macdonald pleaded guilty to charges related to a hunting trip to the Alligator Lake area in 2012.

The charges were laid under the territorial Wildlife Act. During the hunt, the pair killed a sheep in a game management subzone, an important piece of sheep habitat. Only a

“Certainly if this were to extend much longer, there would be definite effect to the services being offered,” she told Irwin.

In response to Coun. Irwin’s follow-up question about what the city planned on doing to fix the situation, Anderson said under-staffed departments were working with human resources to “enable hiring to happen.”

Barbara Walker, manager of human resources, said understaffing can result from different things.

Restructuring is one of them.

For example, the city has created a new department called legislative and administrative services, which hasn’t been fully staffed yet.

A manager’s position within the department replaces the po-

sition formerly titled as the director of corporate services, which was held by Robert Fendrick until March.

The director of infrastructure and operations position has been vacant since Brian Crist was let go in March. Walker said it would be filled in the next four to six weeks.

New positions were created in the finance department, too, such as the procurement area.

The bylaw department has experienced some turnover lately, and Walker said it’s been particularly hard to find qualified people here in the Yukon.

Another challenging position to fill has been lifeguards.

“That’s a problem area for us,” she said. Many lifeguards are younger people who go back to

school in the fall.

Some positions take longer to fill than others. If an employee only gives two weeks’ notice, it takes the city at least six weeks to fill that vacancy, she said.

The city runs a very “lean” organization, she said, which means that when there is a position to be filled, it has a ripple effect.

“It’s not uncommon for people, at some point in the year, to not only do their job but do pieces of someone else’s job too,” she said.

As of this morning there were six positions posted on the city’s careers page. Walker said that’s down from about 20 a month ago.

restricted number of hunters are allowed to hunt in these zones every year, and these two did not have authorization.

Ryan Hennings, manager of enforcement and compliance with Yukon Environment, said the hunters were “inexperienced sheep hunters but experienced hunters overall.” He said they didn’t know they were in a restricted area when they hunted the sheep.

Game management subzones are generally delineated by geographic features like creeks or roadways. Yukon Environment has maps available with the boundaries marked, and Hen-

nings said hunters can easily use Google Earth or GPS devices to make sure they’re on safe ground.

But he said these two simply transcribed the boundaries onto their own map by hand, and did it wrong.

“They didn’t really understand map-reading and they thought they were somewhere else than where they were on the map,” he said.

Hennings said it’s difficult to know how often this kind of thing happens, because the territory’s 20 conservation officers “can’t be watching everybody all the time.”

He said these two were apprehended because they posted a

video of their hunting trip online, and it was seen by another hunter who recognized where they were.

In addition to the fines and the hunting ban, the pair has been instructed to attend a mandatory sheep-hunting workshop before they can obtain a sheep seal allowing them to hunt again.

Violations of the Wildlife Act and the Environment Act can be reported confidentially to the TIPP line at 1-800-661-0525 or at www.env.gov.yk.ca/tipp. Hennings said such violations include illegal hunting, wasting meat, or littering.

(Maura Forrest)

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Samson Hartland seeks return to city council Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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amson Hartland is asking voters for a second term on city council, 12 years after he left office.

The 36-year-old and father of three is currently the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.

Hartland, who previously served as Elaine Taylor’s executive assistant from 2011 to 2014, announced his candidacy yesterday morning.

He said he’s reached a point in his life, both personally and professionally, where it “feels right� to come back and contribute to the community. “My maturity level over the past 15 years has evolved to a point where my perspectives are completely different than what they used to be,� he said.

Elected as a 21-year-old, Hartland served on council from 2000 to 2003.

He describes his younger self as someone who was fairly inexperienced, naive and wet behind the ears.

But through his positions at the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce and the government caucus, he’s had the opportunity to build new relationships and approach things with a “longer range focus in mind,� he said.

If elected, Hartland said he’d want to bring more transparency to city council.

He cited the Whistle Bend sports complex – an issue he’d bring back to the table – as one that could have benefited from more transparency. “It wasn’t clear whether the city or the government would inherit the costs of this project,� he said. “Yes, I’d be concerned about inheriting costs, but I weigh that against the benefits of having a

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Samson Hartland, who is presently executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines, sat on Whitehorse city council from 2000-2003. facility like that in our community. When you look at it at face value, it’s just a zoning application.�

Hartland compared the situation to his first year on council, when the need for the Canada Games Centre was being hotly debated.

Back then, Hartland expressed concerns over the costs of the facility and whether the city could afford it, he said.

Now, he understands the benefits of the centre and what it offers to citizens of Whitehorse.

Hartland said he also wants to tackle tax increases and the impact they have on seniors and people with fixed incomes. “You have builders of our community being pushed out of their homes because they can’t afford to pay the taxes anymore,�

he said. “If we have a positive and collaborative relationship with the Yukon government, maybe there’s an opportunity to talk about creative solutions around what the city needs in order to maintain the services it provides.�

During the summer of 2002 he made headlines after missing several council meetings, walking out of another and accusing his co-workers and a private citizen of conspiring to tear down the Sewell House.

Former mayor Ernie Bourassa challenged Hartland to quit council if the Yukon’s ombudsman cleared the city of wrongdoing – which it did.

But at the time Hartland said he hadn’t done anything to warrant his resignation.

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But he can offer an explanation for his behaviour that summer. “The reality is I had a nervous breakdown,� he said. “There was an immense amount of stress on me and I wasn’t in a good place. It was a very challenging time personally and professionally, and I didn’t have the skill set to handle that. “If it wasn’t for the support of my family and close friends, I think I could have easily run out of this territory with my tail between my legs.�

But with that support, he says, he started the “rebuilding process� and began healing from

those experiences.

He said he’s apologized to the people he accused over the years, and recognizes that he may not have handled himself as well as he could have. “I was 21 back then, and I was called a kid. Today, I’m a father of three and have a much different perspective on things than I did back then.�

At least three council seats will be up for grabs on Oct. 15, as Mike Gladish and John Streicker have announced they will not be seeking another term.

Kirk Cameron’s seat was left vacant after he resigned in March.

Betty Irwin, Dave Stockdale and Jocelyn Curteanu are still uncertain about whether they plan to run for re-election or not.

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Any creditors who decide to do News Reporter that are assumed to have voted for the plan, and are therefore ineliukon Zinc has announced it gible to vote on Sept. 2. will hold a town-hall meetAnd any creditors who decide ing in Whitehorse this coming to do that have to deliver their acMonday to discuss the details of its ceptance to the company’s courtrestructuring plan. appointed monitor by 5 p.m. on The plan, approved by the B.C. Monday. The town-hall meeting Supreme Court on Aug. 14, would starts at 1:30 p.m. that day. pay out the full debt to anyone Kibben Jackson, a lawyer for owed less than $5,000, and would Yukon Zinc, said he doesn’t feel offer either $5,000 or up to 11.5 cents on the dollar to anyone owed the meeting is particularly lastminute. more. “By that time, hopefully most The meeting falls two days before the company’s creditors must people will have made up their minds,� he said. “It’s just an opporvote on the plan.

But it also takes place just hours tunity for people to ask questions.�

But David Gruber, a lawyer for before many of the creditors will have to decide whether or not they one of the creditors, said having a support the restructuring. Accord- meeting right before the deadline is “unusual.� ing to Yukon Zinc’s plan, creditors He said it’s also uncommon owed more than $5,000 have been for restructuring plans to include offered 7.5 cents on the dollar.

But they can also choose to assign an assignment offer like the four extra cents being offered by JDC their debt to Jinduicheng Canada Canada. He believes that offer was Resources Corp., Yukon Zinc’s “an extra incentive for an affirmaparent company and the plan’s financier, for an extra four cents on tive vote.�

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New seniors’ residence opens in Mayo The village of Mayo has a new seniors’ residence designed to provide affordable, independent living to low-income seniors.

The six-unit residence, built by Yukon Housing for $3.34 million, opened on Thursday. Residents must be over 65 years old, or

over 55 years old with a mobility impairment, and must have an annual income under $56,000. “We are ensuring that more housing options are available to rural elders,� Yukon Housing Minister Stacey Hassard said in a news release. “By providing these affordable units, Mayo seniors can remain in their community, close to family and friends.�

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with two groups that may want to invest, but they will likely require a site visit before making a final decision.

Read said MinQuest has not been invited to attend Monday’s meeting.

Earlier this week, NDP MLA Jim Tredger questioned whether Yukon Zinc’s plan is fair to creditors.

A screenshot of Yukon Zinc’s website. “There is a mess. And it’s being they would do better with some In essence, if creditors take the left, and Yukoners are footing the extra four cents, they lose the right other deal,� he said. bill for that,� he said. “Local busiIn this case, if Yukon Zinc’s plan nesses should be paid. They’re key to vote against the plan. If they fails, the other deal on the table don’t take the four cents because and central to what happens in is Australian mining company they want the chance to vote our communities.�

MinQuest’s bid to buy the Wolveragainst the plan, they get stuck Tredger also pointed a finger at ine mine. with 7.5 cents on the dollar if the the Yukon Party, saying the governMinQuest’s managing direcplan is voted in. ment needs to do more to protect tor, Jeremy Read, recently told the It’s still unclear why the local businesses and be less of News that the company wants to eleventh-hour meeting has been a “cheerleader� for the mining reopen the mine within six months industry. called. But it could be that Yukon if given the opportunity to buy it.

Zinc has concerns that creditors Scott Kent, minister of Energy, But MinQuest has yet to conmay vote against the plan.

Mines and Resources, declined an firm that it has sufficient financGruber said creditors typically interview while the restructuring ing to purchase Wolverine. Read will vote in favour of a restructurproceedings are underway. The estimates it will need $20 million ing plan when it’s recommended town-hall meeting will take place to buy the mine, and another $6 by a court-appointed monitor, as at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31 at or $8 million to put it back into this one is. “When they don’t, it’s the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel. usually because either they would production.

Contact Maura Forrest at Read said he is in negotiations do better in a liquidation.‌ or maura.forrest@yukon-news.com The residence is designed for seniors who are fully independent. Each unit has its own kitchen, living, and dining areas, though the residence also has a communal kitchen and dining room.

The units are also wheelchairaccessible, with low-threshold showers and mechanized, moving cabinets to make things easier to

reach.

Assisted living services will not be provided by Yukon Housing, and would have to come through other agencies, said Yukon Housing spokesperson Tim Sellars. “Generally most of our tenants don’t have any need for support,� he said.

Sellars said residents are expected to move in within the next

couple of weeks.

Yukon Housing operates seniors’ social housing in Watson Lake, Teslin, Faro, Haines Junction, and Whitehorse.

In Whitehorse, a 48-unit residence is currently under construction on Front Street near Ogilvie, and is slated to open this fall.

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Chinook reaching the Yukon hit 10-year high Maura Forrest News Reporter

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he number of chinook salmon that crossed the border into the Yukon this year is higher than it has been in at least the last decade.

Stephanie Schmidt, a fishery management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said about 84,000 salmon have crossed the border, putting this year’s run size well above the pre-season estimate of 59,000 to 70,000 fish. “I am pleased that there are more fish than we expected,� she said. “It looks like the chinook run is starting to see some improvements from our lowest year in 2013.� In 2013, the total run size was just 39,000 salmon.

Chief Carl Sidney of the Teslin Tlingit Council agreed that the higher numbers are a good sign. But he cautioned that there’s still a long way to go. His band has imposed a voluntary moratorium on the chinook salmon fishery since the late 1990s, and he said continued restraint is what’s needed to bring the numbers back up. “If you open it up now, we’re just going to lose everything we’ve gained,� he said. “We’d probably like to see this happen for at least a cycle anyway.�

A cycle refers to the sixor seven-year lifespan of a chinook salmon. Just because numbers are higher this year, that doesn’t mean they’ll continue to rise in the coming years. Run sizes in any year depend on how many fish were spawned roughly six years earlier. And because so few were spawned in 2012 and 2013, there are likely more bad years ahead.

Schmidt said it’s also important to distinguish between the number of fish crossing the border and total run size.

This year’s run is definitely larger than it’s been in the last several years – last year’s was only 63,000 – but the 2005 run was quite a bit larger, numbering around 124,000. The difference is that back then, far more salmon were harvested in Alaska.

This year, Alaska all but closed its subsistence fishery after early estimates mistakenly suggested the run size was lower than expected. Schmidt believes those inaccurate estimates may be the fault of low water levels and warm water temperatures, which may have pushed the fish into deep, cooler water in the middle of the river. There, salmon are harder to detect with sonar. “We definitely missed a lot of chinook moving through there as a result,� she said.

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As of August 25, 1400 Chinook have passed through the Whitehorse fish ladder. hear some complaints this fall, as people start to realize they could have harvested more than they did. She’s pleased that more fish are returning to their spawning grounds, but said this year has been tough for Alaskans. “On our end of things, that’s fish that could have been harvested by Alaska fishermen,� she said. “That’s food that could be on people’s tables.�

The need for cross-border solidarity may be one more reason for Yukon First Nations

to forego their subsistence fishery this year, despite the higher numbers. “I think that most First Nations are on board with putting more fish on the spawning grounds and looking to the future,� said Mary Ellen Jarvis, a resource manager with Fish-

eries and Oceans Canada. “A number of First Nations have come forward with resolutions that they had in place saying it didn’t matter how many fish came across the border, they would not harvest salmon this year.�

Jarvis said a few First Nations have been catching chinook, but not in large numbers. Some have put a cap on the number of fish that can be taken.

Like Sidney, Jarvis is cautious in her optimism. She said managers need to see an increase in productivity before they can say with any certainty that the future of chinook salmon is looking brighter. The number of salmon returning to spawning grounds isn’t the only thing that matters. Each female needs to successfully spawn more juveniles, too.

Until that happens, she said, it’s hard to say what lies ahead. “It’s a good positive sign that we have fish on the spawning grounds,� she said. “It’s not necessarily an indicator of the future.�

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f there’s ever a time for territorial leaders to present a wish list to Ottawa, it’s during a federal election.

Over in the N.W.T., premier Bob McLeod has just done precisely that, with an open letter to all federal parties that spells out that territory’s spending priorities and the support he seeks. It’s a fine idea, and one that Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski should borrow.

Here are some questions that McLeod has posed to the federal party leaders.

How would you encourage responsible resource development in our territory?

What tax perks will you offer to northern residents to offset our high cost of living?

Will you invest in energy infrastructure – specifically, by helping to connect our electricity grid to the rest of Canada? How about giving another push to finalizing outstanding land-claim agreements?

What will you do to address climate change, which is already impacting the North, and how will you do so without further adding to our already high cost of living? And will you offer a new commitment to help address our shortfall of social housing?

McLeod’s letter explains that the written responses to his questions will help N.W.T. residents decide how to vote.

He requests party leaders to provide a written response by a certain date, and promises to post their answers to his government’s website.

You could criticize McLeod’s letter for its internal contradictions – as Chris Windeyer notes in an Edge YK column, the former premier, in effect, asks the feds to both take dramatic action on climate change while also boosting the territory’s oil and gas industry. But at least McLeod is fulfilling what’s understood to be one of the core duties of a member of parliament, which is to cadge for federal cash.

You may notice that all the above questions are equally relevant to the Yukon as the N.W.T. And surely our leaders could think of a few relevant questions of their own.

Of course, the Yukon’s candidates vying to be MP will face similar questions during the run-up to election day. But they’ll be restricted to rattling off their parties existing platforms. Our premier, meanwhile, enjoys a bully pulpit that could be used to catch the attention of party leaders, in the hope of shaking free a few extra goodies from whoever may form the next government.

Some political observers may note one big difference between politics in the N.W.T. and the Yukon: they don’t have territorial political parties, while we do.

You could reason that the non-partisan nature of the N.W.T. government makes it easier for its premier to make public requests of this sort, without any suspicion

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of underlying partisan mischief.

Then again, the Yukon Party has lately insisted that it has absolutely no partisan affiliation with any federal party.

Go ahead and have a good laugh. When you’re done wiping the tears from your eyes, we’ll continue.

It’s not exactly a secret that the Yukon Party has tight ties with the federal Conservatives. Heck, Premier Darrell Pasloski once stood as the Conservatives’ candidate for the territory, and he hasn’t been shy about boasting about his cozy relationship with his federal counterparts, while being loathe to criticize them.

Just try to recall one instance when our premier expressed an opinion at odds with the Harper government. Perhaps you could say he did that by joining the other premiers in calling for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, but he was one of the last premiers to chime in, and only did so after facing criticism for his silence on the issue at home.

There’s something to be said about quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy rather than noisy public posturing. But it’s hard to shake the impression that our premier wouldn’t dare disagree with the prime minister, not just to avoid a potential slight, but because ultimately he sees them both belonging on the same team.

Pasloski has even not-so-subtly cribbed the rhetoric of the federal Conservatives, drubbing the local opposition parties as a “coalition� – even though neither the territorial NDP nor Liberals have ever publicly discussed such an arrangement – and launching overheated attacks on conservation-minded residents, likening them to economic saboteurs. And the premier hasn’t shown much reluctance to attack federal opposition parties, either, as when he recently bashed the Liberal promise to put a price on carbon pollution.

This close alignment has worked in Pasloski’s favour to date, but it raises doubts over how well he would be able to

work with a federal government, should the Liberals or NDP win the upcoming election. But, if the premier wants the public to play along with the fiction that he has no allegiance to any federal political party, he could start by trying to write a letter to all parties that’s free of partisan point-scoring.

McLeod’s letter also offers a valuable reminder that public officials are capable of making statements that offer more than the empty gestures and bland platitudes that we’ve become accustomed to in the Yukon. Anyone who has suffered through one of our legislative sittings will be familiar with how government MLAs have been trained to say as little as possible, in the longest possible amount of time. When a minister actually answers a question, it can come as something of a shock.

We’re sure the N.W.T. is no political panacea, but consider for a moment the contrast between McLeod’s letter and some windbaggery recently put to paper by our premier.

In one of the odder announcements this summer, Pasloski thought fit to release his new marching orders to his cabinet in mid-August. This may seem noteworthy, until you notice the letters were dated a month earlier, and that cabinet ministers received new jobs back in January. In other words, our premier waited six months before giving formal direction to his new ministers, and then waited another month for good measure before publicly announcing the move as if it were news.

As for the letters themselves, they include a lot of boilerplate bafflegab, and quite a few priorities that, by the premier’s own admission, have already been accomplished. So we have one premier who is busy telling Ottawa what his territory needs, while another is busy telling the public what he’s already accomplished. Which sort of leadership would you rather have?

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Fiscal imbalance redux Our figure under this method is less than 40 per cent of GDP this year, versus over 80 per cent for the United States, Britain and France. Even famously frugal

by Keith Germany is more indebted than we are.

Halliday This is thanks to good fiscal management by all governments UKONOMIST since Jean Chretien in the 1990s.

The low federal debt allowed the feds to go into deficit during the ne of Parliament’s most important jobs is financial crisis without leaving future generations with debt levto hold the executive accountable for the na- els similar to the British, French or Americans. tion’s finances. Indeed, disputes It also has to be said that Canwith King Charles over taxation ada dodged a few bullets during and spending led to the English the financial crisis. None of our Civil War and eventually to our banks blew up and the resource parliamentary system of governboom cushioned many parts of ment. the country.

So let’s look at the fiscal issues The federal financial position at play in this election. is so good, in fact, that the main First of all, the nation’s financ- conclusions of July’s “Fiscal Suses are in remarkably good shape. tainability” report from the PBO Although the latest Parliamenare that under current policies tary Budget Officer forecast is a the federal debt will be totally $1.5 billion deficit for this year, paid off in about 35 years. In fact, this isn’t much in the context of a it would take extra spending of $300 billion federal budget. about 1.4 per cent of GDP, or The gross federal debt is also almost $30 billion today, just to low. In April, it was 31 per cent keep the debt at its current level. of gross domestic product, less Basically, a growing economy than half the level it was in the over the coming decades will mid-1990s. Canada’s debt also drive growing federal tax revlooks low compared with other enues. Meanwhile, most of the countries using the International activities that fall to the federal Monetary Fund’s forecasts for government under our Constitu2015, which evaluate government tion are not suffering huge cost net debt for all levels of governpressures. Our military is small.

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tionary. Reforms to programs like the Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance mean that these programs are on a sustainable footing.

Most Eurozone politicians probably would probably run for the Canadian Parliament if they knew how sound our finances were.

In fact, you could almost say the biggest fiscal issue in our federal election is not federal. It is the provincial and territorial fiscal situation.

The PBO fiscal scenarios look at rising health care costs and the aging of our population. This last factor has a huge impact on health costs. In 2014, there were 23 seniors for every 100 “working age” Canadians between 15 and 64 years of age. By 2034, this will have nearly doubled to 39.

The other side of federal fiscal sustainability is that the provinces are in big trouble. The main PBO scenario shows a fiscal gap of, coincidentally, about the same size of the federal surplus over coming decades.

It is the return of the “fiscal imbalance,” a term you might remember from election campaigns a decade ago.

The Conservatives have fiddled with the knobs on programs like the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer to reduce their rate of growth. For example, Paul Martin promised predictable long-term six-per

cent growth in the Canada Health Transfer. The Conservatives have changed this, effective 2016, to grow at the rate of nominal GDP growth with a minimum of three per cent. This seemingly small change largely eliminates the federal government’s risk that its health transfers to provinces will grow faster than its tax revenues.

This is worth billions over coming decades.

The Conservative position is essentially tough love for the provinces. If a province can’t keep health costs from growing faster than the economy, it will have to raise taxes or cut somewhere else. Conservatives would probably remind people that health is, after all, a provincial responsibility.

The NDP and Liberals, on the other hand, have taken positions that would likely see more federal money transferred to the provinces. The NDP have promised to revive the six-per-cent escalator, if finances permit. The Liberals have promised a new partnership with provinces and territories to discuss such issues. We’ll have to wait for the details in each party’s official platform to come out, but it is safe to say both opposition parties are signaling they are friendlier to increasing transfers to provinces than the Conservatives.

The opposition parties, if one of them won the election, would have fiscal room to boost trans-

fers to provinces according to the PBO analysis. This might change if they make other big-money promises; the NDP’s multi-billion promise for $15 per day daycare falls into this category.

As you decide how to vote, there are a couple of things to look for from the parties over the next six weeks of campaigning. The first is whether they plan to boost federal spending significantly given our good fiscal situation, or whether they plan to continue to pay down debt and lower taxes.

The second is their attitude to fiscal federalism. Do you believe in a strong federal government dishing out cash to support provincial programs across the country, or a federal government that sticks to its knitting and lets the provinces deal with their burgeoning health-care costs.

If you get a chance to ask a question to one of the candidates, I suggest you ask them how their party intends to help the provinces and territories deal with rising health-care costs and an aging population over the coming decades.

to tax changes introduced in the past decade … the lion’s share of which has gone to low middle income earners” (Yukon News, May 28, 2014).

For a family of four with two children under six, that would total about $4,000 + (2 x $1,920) or about $7,800.00. Tax does have to be paid on the child benefit, plus the former child tax credit that people with high taxable incomes could claim has been eliminated, but the net financial benefit to Canadians remains well beyond anything the Liberals or NDP can even conceive let alone deliver after they first take it away from us.

The Conservatives have also brought us back to a balanced budget. Sure, the nipping and tucking needed to accomplish this has caused some inconvenience and perhaps angst, but not much really. And, lets face it, we can not continue to live beyond our means on borrowed money.

Yet Justin thinks we can. His weasel words say he believes in a balanced budget, but he says getting to a balanced budget will depend on what kind of a financial/economic mess he finds the Conservatives have left. In other words, folks, if elected, he is coming after your money. (If angry Tom doesn’t get it first.)

More to the point, there is no financial/economic mess to be cleaned up because the Conservatives have actually done a good job of managing our economy and done so under extremely

difficult global circumstances.

Perhaps Justin and Tom think they could have avoided the consequences of a slowing world economy by playing King Canute, standing on Canada’s economic shore ordering the world’s bad economic tide not to come in, but that is simple sound-bite baloney.

The Conservatives may rightly deserve a scolding for some of their decisions, but in the main they have done a good job. Let’s not turn our disapproval over those things they did not handle well, most of which are very petty, into a kick in pants on ourselves by voting for the foppish prince of belle hair or the bearded bard of central planning.

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LETTERS Farmers down south know this is a big issue, and that is why the El Dorado Vegetable farm from I was shopping at the SuperStore Redcliff let the head office know the other day and saw a store em- that their corn was not GM. They ployee putting out sweet corn. I were distressed that the informalove sweet corn and hustled over tion hadn’t made it to the store to see where it was from. shelves.

The sticker on the plastic Barbara Drury bin he was taking the corn from said, “El Dorado Vegetable Farms Whitehorse Ltd. Redcliff, Alberta, Canada.” I The Liberals are coming asked whether he knew whether for our money it was genetically modified free corn or not, but he didn’t know.

“Liberals’ family cash a boon” So I took the information of … what family cash? Kyle Carruthe farm and looked them up thers’ Aug. 19th column assumes on the Internet, got their phone Trudeau’s “plan” as given, predinumber and called them. They cated, of course, on the Liberals told me that all the seeds they forming government and further use are GM free and that they predicated on the assumption had sent this information to head that the Liberals largess will be office. “free,” thus all gain and no pain.

I said that it hadn’t trickled Don’t buy it! down to store level, unfortuUnlike the Liberals sucker nately. Also, when I went back promises and self-serving to the store, I noticed that corn calculations, the Conservatives’ price/label where the corn was child benefit payments and their displayed said, “Product of USA” general tax reductions are real – when in fact it was a Canadian actual money in our hands, not in product! a government program, which we It is very important to me may or may not be able to access. whether the sweet corn I buy If elected, Justin, who admires is a genetically modified prodChina’s government for its ability uct or not, and we need more to get things done, will hoist our concerned customers like me to speak up and ask to get this mes- wallets on his petard and take back the $1,920/year families sage through to our local store presently get for each child under managers that it is an issue of six and the tax breaks we have concern. Then they will make a gained under the Conservatives, point to highlight it.

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Nova Scotia’s Cyber-safety Act is the subject of a Charter challenge by Halifax lawyer David Fraser as part of a case involving client Robert Snell, who was placed under a cyber safety protection order sought by his former business partner Giles Crouch last December. Fraser says the law is too broad and is an “unreasonable and unjustified” infringement of freedom of expression rights.

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Following the Crown’s submission, Crouch’s lawyer Laura Veniot told the court that most clients affected by cyberbullying aren’t looking to sue for defamation and simply

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of the Charter, the court recognized “that social values will at times conflict and that some limits must be placed even on fundamental rights.”

The country’s highest court also recognizes a person’s reputation is protected under Charter privacy rights, Brown said, adding that it is personal reputations that are at stake when it comes to cyberbullying.

“The overriding theme here is we are dealing with malicious speech, cyberbullying, which would have no value to anyone,” she said.

Outside court, Fraser said he wants the law sent back to the legislature to rewrite the definition of cyberbullying. That’s something that can be done by declaring the law invalid for a period of time, he added.

“The attorney general asked for 12 months and I think that’s reasonable,” Fraser said.

The law was passed in May 2013 by the province’s former NDP government in response to a public outcry over the Parsons case.

Her family alleges the teen was sexually assaulted in November 2011 and bullied for months after a digital photo of the assault was passed around her school. Parsons died after attempting suicide in April 2013.

want the online content removed and the offender to stop.

“In that regard the law of defamation can do nothing for them,” said Veniot.

And while seeking a mandatory injunction would be an option, Veniot said it would be an expensive foray into an extremely complicated area of the law.

Veniot also noted that Parliament only recently passed a law regarding the sharing of private nude photographs, and that in the past few years women in particular have been dealing with so-called revenge porn, where nude photos are posted by ex-boyfriends.

For the past two years, she said the only province where a victim would have had any recourse is Nova Scotia.

“There are significant gaps in the law where the criminal law just doesn’t step up. I think everyone here agrees that there are gaps in the law and that the Cyber-safety Act is important.”

Crown attorney Debbie Brown told MacDougall that the Supreme Court of Canada has recognized the freedom of expression is not an “absolute right.”

Brown said that under Section 1

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Testy trial: Sparks fly between Duffy’s lawyer, former PMO firefighter Jennifer Ditchburn Canadian Press

OTTAWA hat happens when Stephen Harper’s former political firefighter goes head to head with a man who’s trying to take a flamethrower to the Prime Minister’s Office?

At Sen. Mike Duffy’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial, the answer was a shower of sparks Monday in what was perhaps the most hostile confrontation between lawyer and witness of the entire courtroom saga to date.

It all came down to the question of who among Harper’s staff knew about the $90,000 secret repayment of Duffy’s expenses.

The firefighter was Chris Woodcock, the 33-year-old former director of issues management inside the PMO. His role inside the Harper team was to identify potential headaches for the PM in the media, and figure out how to extinguish them.

That job, he said, involved getting up at 4:30 a.m., and reading 700-1,000 emails a day, trying to play whack-a-mole on negative stories in the papers and the newscasts.

As it turns out, Woodcock became embroiled in a scandal that would give Harper perhaps the biggest migraine of his government – the Duffy expenses imbroglio.

He was among the staff members who appear in dozens and dozens of emails about striking a deal with Duffy to get him to repay his contested living expenses – negotiations that ultimately led to Harper’s former chief of staff Nigel Wright secretly paying $90,000 out of his own pocket.

Woodcock said his main contact with Duffy was in the drafting of media releases and public statements – initially “collegial, co-operative” talks, he said. This evidence suited the Crown, which has been trying to establish that Duffy was either the instigator or an equal partner in the repayment scheme.

Woodcock also told the Crown that he wasn’t aware that Wright had repaid the $90,000 until it came out in the media, despite receiving an email where Wright tells him directly he’s going do to it.

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“For you only: I am personally covering Duffy’s $90K,” Wright wrote at the end of a message in March 2013.

“I didn’t see it at the time. I actually didn’t see that line until probably about late June 2013, and I was actually quite surprised when I saw it,” Woodcock explained.

Duffy’s lawyer Donald Bayne began a cross-examination with a withering attack on that element of Woodcock’s testimony. The defence has been striving to undermine the credibility of certain Crown witnesses, including Wright.

Harper’s current chief of staff Ray Novak has also denied through a spokesperson that he read an email from Wright explicitly telling him about the repayment. Harper has defended Novak and others, pinning the blame on Wright as the “boss.”

“Your claim is just like Ray Novak’s, ‘Gee, I got the email, it’s only to me, but golly I never read it.’ That’s your claim,” Bayne put to Woodcock.

“That’s the truth, sir,” Woodcock responded.

“That’s what you keep saying,” Bayne said.

The lawyer went on and the back and forth became more strained.

“You have taken the position – and still cling to it – that you read so many emails a day and you just missed this…,” Woodcock responded: “I won’t pretend that you can comprehend what a day-to-day work life is like when you receive 50 emails in a particular meeting.”

“No, I’m sure I can’t comprehend that,” Bayne said, the tone getting tenser.

“I’m sure you can’t either, but it’s absolutely common that I would open an email, I would scan the email, extract the information from it and then I would move on. It’s a fact of life when you receive 7001,000 emails,” Woodcock bristled.

“You understand here that the judge here has a function, and he judges the credulity of evidence being given to him? He doesn’t just take it because somebody says something happened,” Bayne told him.

“Absolutely,” said Woodcock.

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Former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy leaves the courthouse in Ottawa, following the sixth day of testimony by Nigel Wright, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on Aug. 19. that had also been copied on earlier discussions about the Conservative party secretly repaying Duffy’s expenses, but he didn’t assign a great amount of importance to the fact.

“You’re adopting the position that this is written in hieroglyphics, sir,” said Bayne. “This is written in English and you read English, sir?”

“Sir, frankly, you don’t need to insult me,” said Woodcock, hackles raised.

“What I’m saying is that it’s not that I didn’t understand the words on the page, it’s that it they weren’t important or immediately relevant to what I had to take care of that day.”

While the Bayne-Woodcock exchange provided the drama of the day, the Crown introduced evidence that potentially bolsters their case.

Emails showed that a former lawyer for Mike Duffy advised him to defend the secret repayment of his contested expenses as a “contract,” in the days immediately following details of the secret cheque breaking in the media.

Lawyer Christopher Rootham told him that because firm colleague Janice Payne had helped to strike a repayment deal with Wright, that would be a better way to frame it than calling it a gift.

“In my opinion, a good argument could be made that this was not a ‘gift’ at all, but instead income received from a contract

(negotiated by Janice),” he wrote.

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Duffy sent a letter to Senate ethics officer Lyse Ricard, repeat-

ing the notion of a contract with Wright and asking her to review the matter.

This characterization of the payment as a contract is potentially problematic for Duffy now, as the Crown tries to paint him as the instigator or equal partner in a scheme to have the $90,000 in dubious expense claims paid back from someone else’s pocket.

Rootham goes on to tell Duffy that the “more serious risk” is if someone alleges he breached the Parliament of Canada Act – something that some experts did bring up at the time, but which the RCMP never delved charged him with.

The Act prohibits any member of the Senate from receiving money in relation to any “controversy,” or any person from offering the money to a senator.

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Amid swooning markets, leaders battle over who’s best suited to manage economy Mulcair has not yet released the full costing of his platform, Canadian Press which includes a plan to create one million $15-a-day child care OTTAWA spaces. He said he could find he federal leaders engaged savings by doing away with the in some heavy crossfire this Conservatives’ income-splitting week with clashing visions plan while raising taxes on large of how to balance the country’s corporations. books and grow the economy Trudeau said he wasn’t ready taking shape on the campaign to commit to a no-deficit budget trial. because more needed to be done Daylight emerged between to stimulate growth and help the NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and middle class.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau “We are focused on growing in their respective approaches the economy and getting back to deficits and growth. Stephen into balance, but like I say, how Harper simply derided the long that will take will depend two “other guys� as promoting very much on Mr. Harper and the destructive policies that would mess he’s left us behind, along hurt the economy if they ever with the global situation.� replaced him as prime minister.

Trudeau bristled against HarpThe focus on the economy er’s fondness for austerity, saying intensified as the TSX/S&P comnow was not the time to “remove posite index ended the session millions and billions of dollars up 98.19 points at 13,339.76, after from the Canadian economy.� falling more than 420 points on Harper maintained that his Monday. The big drop was linked government’s strategy – a balto declining growth in China. anced budget, low taxes and Mulcair staked out clear affordable investments – is right ground when he said in Hamilfor current challenges facing the ton, Ont., that he won’t need to global economy. run a deficit to finance his prom“You do not – as any financial ises and will bring in a balanced planner will tell you whether it’s budget next year. from the prime minister on down “We’re of course going to fin– you do not run around and ish the fiscal year on Mr. Harper’s change your plans based on daily watch – 2015-16 is his budget market news. You have a long– but our first budget will be a term plan and you stick to it.� balanced budget.�

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Harper clashed with former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who was the marquee attraction at Trudeau’s unveiling of his economic team at an event in Toronto.

Martin, who helped tame the federal deficit during his time as finance minister, touted his track record: eight budget surpluses, cutting government debt and reducing Canada’s debt ratio to one of the lowest in the G7.

He also attacked Harper’s laissez-faire approach, saying

“the central government’s role is not to be an idle observer of the passing scene� when economic trouble looms on the horizon.

Harper may have vanquished Martin back in 2006 to win power, but he was mindful of the former finance minister’s reemergence.

Harper said that, “during the ‘90s, when the world economy had a better performance than now, the Liberals lost control of the deficit,� and balanced the budget by raising income taxes

and cutting provincial transfers.

Mulcair also took a swipe at Martin, portraying him as a kindred spirit of Harper’s by saying both men had given billions in tax cuts to big business.

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Harper turned that back on his opponent Tuesday, saying it is his job to watch the economy and if his opponents have a problem with that, they shouldn’t be running to replace him as prime minister.

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Working ‘through the tears’ after on air shooting, TV newscast balances grief, reporting Lynn Elber Associated Press

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lison Parker and Adam Ward’s colleagues at TV station WDBJ saved their tears for off the air.

The news became personal for the CBS affiliate in Virginia when reporter Parker and cameraman Ward were fatally shot during a live broadcast Wednesday morning, forcing co-workers to balance the stunning tragedy with professionalism.

Their grief was evident during the newscasts that followed, but so was their restraint.

“This is a hard day for all of us here at WDBJ7. We are mourning Alison and Adam, but it is our job to find the facts,” anchorwoman Melissa Ganoa said during the 5 p.m. EDT newscast, less than 12 hours after the shooting by a fired station employee, Vester Flanagan, who died later of a selfinflicted gunshot wound.

What unfolded was familiar to any TV viewer: A recounting of the crime; news conferences with updates from authorities and reaction from those who knew the victims. A third person, a local chamber of commerce executive who was being interviewed by Parker, was shot and wounded.

The station in Virginia’s Roanoke-Lynchburg media market,

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Reporters gather around a memorial of balloons and flowers placed outside of WDBJ7’s Digital Broadcast Center in Roanoke, Va., on Wednesday. however, left it to other outlets to dwell on the footage from WDBJ’s unwitting broadcast of the shooting and, in a bleakly modern twist, apparent “selfie” video posted online by the gunman.

An estimated 40,000 viewers saw it unfold live, untold numbers watched it afterward. The station received calls for interview requests from media outlets in Russia and Australia, among others.

“We are choosing not to run the video of that (the shooting) right now because, frankly, we

don’t need to see it again. And our staff doesn’t need to see it again,” Jeffrey Marks, WDBJ’s president and general manager, said on air soon afterward. “But we will do full reporting on it later. Our teams are working on it right now, through the tears.”

In sometimes shaky voices, Marks, reporters and anchors shared tender memories of Parker, 24, and Ward, 27, as kind friends and dedicated colleagues.

They also provided sketchy details of the shooting. Then Marks, his

hair disheveled but his emotions in check, put a stop to it, at least in those early, freshly painful moments.

“We should probably go back to regular programming now, rather than prolonging this. But rest assured, we’ll come back on the air as more information becomes available,” he said.

In an age when video of crashes, shootings, fires and other tragedies is readily available and endlessly replayed, it was a decision – albeit it one influenced by

personal loss – that other outlets often fail to make and for which they are roundly criticized.

WDBJ news director Kelly Zuber was asked in an interview whether the station planned to air the selfie video. In it, a hand holding a gun is seen behind Ward for several seconds and then squeezes off shots at Parker.

“At this point we don’t,” she said Wednesday evening. “We’ll review that as we go. It’s pretty raw right now in our newsroom.

And we will continue to process the journalism, and if that piece of video is important to what we do, we’ll include it. But for right now, no. No.” Lee Wolverton, managing editor of The Roanoke Times, expressed the newspaper’s sympathy for the victims and its intention to provide complete coverage. The paper’s website Wednesday night included a screen grab of WDBJ’s broadcast of the attack, labeled with a viewer warning, but not the selfie video.

“We recognize how important this story is in the life of our community and have strived to deliver the same kind of fullness and context we seek in every story,” Wolverton said in an emailed response, adding that the Times’ reporting would be thorough and presented in “a manner appropriate for the circumstances.”

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Bear-viewing congestion comes to a head in Haines Tom Morphet Chilkat Valley News

HAINES popular bear-viewing and sportfishing site near this Southeast Alaska community has more problems than the recent antics of a man in a bear costume.

Crowding, garbage and careless behavior became so prevalent at Chilkoot River this month that some visitors said they’ll never come back. Residents last week called for measures ranging from restoration of a state-funded bear monitor position to closure of the entire corridor until management improves.

For about 15 years, brown bear sows and cubs have congregated to feed along the mile-long river 10 miles from Haines, where the Department of Fish and Game dams up tens of thousands of sockeye and pink salmon.

In late summer, it’s one of the most reliable spots on the Alaska road system to see and photograph wild grizzlies, drawing visitors – including busloads of cruise ship passengers. It’s also a popular weekend sportfishing spot for scores of anglers from nearby Whitehorse.

Gottfried Esch, a wildlife photographer from Cologne, Germany, who has come here seven years to see bears said the area over the holiday weekend was “worse than a zoo.� He cited traffic jams, more than 100 anglers and disregard of bear-viewing protocols. “Everybody stops in the no-stopping zone. There’s no

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An angler gets up close to “Speedy,� a local Haines grizzly bear, in 2010. education at all of the fishermen.

They’re leaving their beer bottles and Red Bull cans around. If the cubs get a taste of Red Bull, and investigate at the campground and get a taste of it again, that’s the end of that bear. People are dropping their tins all over,� Esch said.

One bear, known as BMJ,

became tangled in fishing line at one point. “All this shows there should be more education,� Esch said. “Somebody should take care of this place, or people will start to say, ‘Haines is not what is was anymore.’ �

Dusan Cizman of Bromberg, Ontario, has been coming to

Haines for 12 years. This is his last visit, he said. “The locals don’t respect what they have and the tourists are out of control,� Cizman said. He reported seeing bear cubs rooting through tackle boxes, dogs off leashes within 150 feet of bears, cruise ship passengers within 10 feet of bears, and the sow known

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Speedy also twice “chased people off� a bridge across the river that leads to a residential neighborhood, he said.

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user groups, but between any engagement of people, vehicles, bears, fish, and government agencies.”

He said the business group has participated over the years in attempts to manage or subdue problems at Chilkoot, “but that until we agree a bear monitor is needed, the current conditions will persist.”

One bear monitor, though, may not be enough.

Shannon Donahue, a Hainesbased bear researcher who served

two years as bear monitor and serves as director of the nonprofit Great Bear Foundation, said last week that “the reality is they probably need a whole suite of people working (along the river).

These are probably the most accessible brown bears in the world.”

State parks needs to have rules and to enforce them seven days a week, Donahue said, and bear monitors should have a high level of education and experience, she said. “It can’t be a technician.”

The state determines the quality of the visitor experience there, she said.

“This is not a place that’s managed for bear-viewing. It comes down to whether the state wants to do anything serious about management there,” Donahue said. In contrast with the photographer who complained recently about lack of management, others are glad to be able to get pictures without rules on their conduct, she said. …continued on page 18

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A bear cub plays with a discarded garbage bag near Haines, AK on August 16. cameras and smash them,” Cizman said.

Cizman said a bear monitor position discontinued by the state in 2013 would make a “significant difference” but that state troopers also need to ticket motorists who are parking on the bridge and on the narrow road along the river.

“It’s out of control right now,” he said. “You can’t even drive.

There are two lanes where cars are parked for hundreds of feet.”

Cizman said he grew up around bears in northern Ontario and has photographed them around the world. “This is the worst place for bears that I’ve seen.”

Haines businesses that make money on the bears should be leading the push for tighter regulation, Cizman said. He said he spent $1,300 here, but he’s fed up.

“I’d like to emphasize how important these bears are for business.

People with businesses should be protecting bears, because this is how they make their money.”

He estimated each bear at Chilkoot is worth $250,000 to the local economy.

Etta Meeks, a 12-year visitor from Florida, said she and her husband no longer want to go out to Chilkoot. Meeks said she has seen a “steady stream of vehicles” that stop or park anywhere, including one motorist asleep behind the wheel in the middle of the road.

“Once somebody notices Speedy and her cubs, all the cars and people begin racing toward them. It is pathetic,” Meeks said.

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tour operator Dan Egolf this week launched an online lobbying effort to get the state Division of Parks and Recreation to restore the monitor position the agency discontinued in 2013.

Speedy and her two cubs have gotten into anglers’ fish recently, he said.

“None of this would have happened with a bear monitor,” Egolf said. “You wouldn’t have a guy in a bear suit. You wouldn’t have bears getting fish from fishermen.”

Egolf said a monitor enables a “culture” of responsible behavior to be created. “You tell people, ‘Don’t leave your fish or picnic baskets out, you’ll be cited.’ That worked.”

Egolf said that in the event of big crowds, two monitors on bicycles might be able to keep the peace. But those who are hired as monitors must have the temperament for working with people, he said.

“We’ve had bear monitors who haven’t had the right personality,” he said. “That doesn’t work at all.”

Egolf said new park ranger Travis Russell is doing a good job, but that the parks division needs more support along the river, which is located along a statemaintained road just outside Chilkoot Lake state park.

“I don’t want to put Travis on the hot seat, because he’s trying to do his job out there,” Egolf said.

Haines Chamber of Commerce president Kyle Gray this week described the situation at Chilkoot as “highly-charged and competitive – not just among commercial

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The problems at Chilkoot people are behaving out there. A lot of tourists want to do the right have been long understood. In a front-page story in the Aug. thing, but they have no idea,” 24, 2000, Chilkat Valley News Donahue said. researcher Anthony Crupi said he The Chilkoot bears became counted as many as 110 cars and an issue in the late 1990s, when brown bear sows and cubs started trucks along the mile-long river on a single night and witnessed using the river to feed during

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At least $100,000 of public and private money was spent on a 2003 strategic planning project and signage project aimed at alleviating run-ins between people and bears. Today, 10 tours are permitted to take visitors along the river and the site is listed in state of Alaska literature and publications like Alaska Magazine as a place to watch bears.

Shore excursion tour operator Egolf said some progress has been made, including erecting signage, ending overnight camping along the road, and ending trespassing on Native lands along the river opposite the road. He’s a member of the Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation, a private group aimed at funding bear awareness efforts.

The foundation hosted a “Celebration of Bears” festival

over the weekend in Haines. It pushed the Haines Borough to adopt an ordinance requiring residents to stow garbage away from bears and also has established a lending program for residents to get electric fences and other devices to keep bears away from private property.

Egolf is skeptical of an $800,000 effort the state is making to build bear-viewing platforms along the river and other landscaping changes aimed at minimizing run-ins between people and bears. He referred to the platforms – set to be built next year – as “three blobs of concrete” that will degrade the visitor experience there. Others have said that without a monitor or other personnel policing behavior along the river, the platforms are unlikely to make much of a difference for protecting bears.

Researcher Donahue said the

platforms send a mixed message, suggesting that the Chilkoot is a bear-viewing area like McNeil River or Wrangell’s Anan Creek, but it’s not managed that way, she said.

Parks officials have cited funding shortfalls as well as past authority issues with the bear monitor job for no longer funding the position. Regional parks superintendent Mike Eberhardt said earlier this month that an Alaska Conservation Corps worker coming on the job will cover some monitor duties, along with ranger Russell.

The Division of Parks and Recreation cut services at parks in Valdez and Sitka this year, and Wood-Tikchik State Park, Alaska’s largest, is operating with half staffing.

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Warm oil – sesame, coconut or hemp – flows in a slow, steady stream from a hole in the bottom and onto the centre of your forehead.

Known as a shirodhara oil treatment, it’s apparently been around for 5,000 years.

That spot where the oil hits is known as the third eye. To those who preach its virtue, this technique is supposedly relaxing.

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She ended up getting it done 10 times during her 30-day trip.

During her first visit she fell asleep.

“The dream was so nice, I saw beautiful huge flowers and

I said ‘wow, holy, what is that?’” she said.

She’s been back to India multiple times since.

Chippett says the treatment helped her sleep better and be more calm. She says it’s good for the nervous system and the skin.

Now she’s brought the shirodhara oil treatment and a handful of other relaxation techniques to her new spa that opened this week in downtown Whitehorse.

The brochure for VIPTime Spa is full of methods that the less-zen among us might not recognize.

Alongside scrubs and oil massages, Yukoners in need of winding down can spend time in personal cedar steam barrels, get Thai massages with balls full of herbs or even massages with specially-chosen tiger-striped clamshells from the Philippines.

All these treatments are designed to give Yukoners a relaxing experience, Chippett said.

“I think it’s something differ-

ent, I haven’t seen anybody who uses these type of things.”

Chippett arrived in the Yukon three years ago from Kazakhstan after falling in love with her husband she met online.

Coming to the Yukon meant giving up the salon she had built over 16 years.

“This is the best place for me. Because I love mountains, I appreciate fresh air, I appreciate fresh water, I appreciate happy people. My life has changed. I love Canada.”

She hasn’t stopped working since she got here.

The spa is located on Third Avenue, the same block as Chippett’s other business, the Yukon Man barbershop, which she opened about two years ago.

Her busy lifestyle might explain why she is so familiar with different ways to relax.

One of the spa’s offerings, a Ceragem massage bed, got Chippett’s approval because she already uses one of her own at home.

The computer-controlled massage bed heats up, has six speeds and 12 different programs.

Chippett first tried the bed about a decade ago while she was still living in Kazakhstan.

At first she thought it was just a gimmick but after trying it out she was sold, she said.

When she moved, she made sure to have one in her Canadian home.

“When I came to Canada I said, ‘Richard (her husband), I know (a) masseuse is very expensive here, I need that bed.”

Before opening the spa Chippett brought an expert in from Vancouver to train her staff on some of the less-well known techniques.

A lava shell relaxation massage uses smooth, heated clamshells from the Philippines. It’s good for relaxing tense muscles, Chippett said.

The shells hold their heat for about an hour.

“People, when they have a

problem in the lower back or in the shoulders, it always needs some kind of pressure and some heat.”

Staff are also trained in a Thai technique using balls of herbs to apply pressure to muscles during the massage.

Chippett calls the experience “absolutely magic.”

VIPTime Spa is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. Thursdays have been set aside specifically for men looking to be pampered and Saturday is specifically for couples.

“I want husbands and wives, girlfriends with boyfriends, to come and share a perfect time together,” Chippett said.

She said she’s found Canadians are open and willing to try new things. That’s why the staff have trained so hard to make sure it’s a positive experience, she said.

“We have only one time, one chance, to impress people.”

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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B.C. mines minister hoping to soothe Alaskans’ concerns after Mount Polley spill Tamsyn Burgmann Canadian Press

VANCOUVER ritish Columbia’s mines minister says he’s aiming to ease Alaska residents’ fears that their region could be harmed by a disaster similar to the Mount Polley accident in the province’s Interior.

Bill Bennett met with mining representatives in Alaska last November, four months after a tailings dam burst and spilled 24 million cubic metres of waste into area waterways, including salmon-bearing rivers.

However, Alaskans living downstream from northwestern B.C. mines said Bennett ignored their worries about the potential for mining pollution flowing their way in the event of another catastrophe.

A year after the August 2014 spill, Bennett said he’s taking the lead from state officials who have arranged dozens of meetings with conservation groups and tribal associations.

A week-long tour that began Aug. 23 replaced plans for a southeast Alaska symposium the ministry stopped pursuing after feedback that the gesture only amounted to lip service.

Local advocates remain skeptical, but have agreed to participate.

“I’m going to get around a bit and see what it’s like to live in southeast Alaska and why people feel so passionate about protecting what they have there,” Bennett said in an interview.

“We have taken our time and done it right.”

Bennett and senior officials will host the majority of meetings in the state capital of Juneau.

They will also spend a day in the city of Ketchikan, visit commercial fishermen along the Taku River and fly to a B.C. mine site by helicopter.

The minister said his main goal will be to correct the impression that the B.C. government approves mine permits under any circumstance, with little care for the environment.

Imperial Metals (TSX:III), which has spent $67 million cleaning up the region, was given a restricted permit to return to limited production of Mount Polley last month. Bennett has said sediment testing will have to continue for decades.

Bennett has repeatedly called Alaskans’ concerns “legitimate” and believes that presenting detailed information about the Alaska government’s role in approving B.C. mines will alleviate concerns.

His delegation will also seek progress on a memorandum of understanding about how the two jurisdictions could deal with transboundary issues such as testing water that flows from British Columbia into Alaska.

Bennett expects much of the week’s discussions to revolve

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Bill Bennett, British Columbia’s minister of energy and mines, left, and Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott hold a news conference to discuss Bennett’s visit to Alaska to discuss trans-boundary water issues on Wednesday in Juneau, Alaska. around the Mount Polley disaster and, to a lesser extent, approval of the Red Chris Mine. The mine, about 130 kilometres from the Alaska border, went into full production in June. Imperial Metals owns both projects.

“We’ll try to give some comfort to those who are worried,” Bennett said. “They have every right to ask these questions and I think we need to go there and provide good answers.”

But a collection of conservationists, tribal groups and industry associations believe Bennett is missing their point.

The issue for southeastern Alaskans isn’t a lack of information, it’s their need for “enforceable protections,” said Chris Zimmer, with Rivers Without Borders.

The groups are calling for concrete measures to protect Alaska’s water and fish, including bonds provided up front to cover an-

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Dale Kelley, executive director of the Alaska Trollers Association, said the visiting minister should expect a “tough crowd.”

“I do welcome him to our region and I’m happy he’s making outreach,” she said. “But it’s going to take a lot more than some quick meetings.”

Alaska’s Lt.-Gov. Byron Mallott and a delegation from the state made their own unprecedented visit to British Columbia last May to tour the area where the Mount Polley dam collapsed.

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Brian Menounos, a glaci“I do see a good opportunity ologist with the University of to help get the word out,” said Northern British Columbia, has Menounos. “If there’s an opteamed up with Kokanee beer portunity to disseminate what for a project that will result in a we do to the general public better understanding of what’s and have them become more happening to western glaciers as interested and more concerned well as a special batch of suds. about the environment, then I Kokanee is helping fund think that’s a good thing.”

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Depth in a glacier can be dated like rings on a tree, using thin layers of dust deposited on the snow every summer.

Menounos and his colleagues have been studying the fate of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains for years.

“Which areas are melting fastest, what’s the quantity of melt, what’s the loss of ice from these glaciers? That helps land managers, allocation of water, things of that sort.”

The fate of the glaciers affects tourism, aquatic ecosystems, agriculture, forestry, and water quality in many downstream

Canadian cities.

Last spring, Menounos was a co-author on a paper that concluded Western Canada’s glaciers are likely to shrink by about 70 per cent from 2005 levels by the end of the century.

The ice level in the Zillmer Glacier drops an average of 60 to 70 centimetres a year, Menounos said.

When an ad agency for Labatt’s called him up to ask if they could get a bit of meltwater from 1962, he saw an opportunity.

“I’m not really in the ad business, but I did see there was an opportunity to have a partnership with a company if they truly supported research.”

Kokanee contributed $10,000 (most of Menounos’s research is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust). The five litres of meltwater will be used to make Deja Brew, said Kokanee brewmaster Brad Ziefflie.

“It’s a bit of throwback beer to give people a bit of heritage, to take people back to the era when Kokanee was first produced in the Kootenays.”

It won’t taste any different, but will be sold in cans that reflect the brand’s original package.

“Because we were able to grab some of the remaining ice from Dr. Menounos, we were able to, in spirit, look at recreating one of the first-ever batches of Kokanee,” said Candy Lee, Kokanee brand manager.

Such partnerships can be useful, said David Robinson of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.

“There’s lots of researchers working with the private sector and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

The key is transparency, accountability and academic freedom, said Robinson. And the research should be driven by scientific, not commercial, priorities.

Menounos said he hopes to keep the partnership going.

Stay tuned, said Lee. “This is what we hope to be a first step in more initiatives in how we can give back to the mountains.”

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He says 70 per cent of people who rent through the site do it TORONTO while travelling, while others ears after Bixi and its book bikes for charity events or competitors set up shop to test drive expensive models in Canada, another bikebefore investing in one of their sharing system that some deown. scribe as the AirBnB of cycling is And many of those who rent making inroads in the country. out their bikes are cycling enSpinlister allows people to thusiasts with more than one in list their unused bicycles and their arsenal. search for available ones in a Each bicycle is insured for specific area. $10,000 and those who list theirs The bikes can be rented by aren’t liable if a renter is injured. the hour, day or week through No bicycle has ever been stolen a website or app, and users can by a renter, Batey said, largely search by type, frame size and because renters have to enter a rider height. credit card and go through other The California-based comverification procedures. pany launched in 2012 and “It’s so much easier to walk branched out to other countries, down the street and find the including Canada, the followbike I want and steal it than it is ing year – but a spokesman says to try and go through this whole the number and type of bikes hassle,” he said. available in any given location Bikes in Toronto go for $15 depend entirely on the users. to $100 a day, depending on the A few dozen bikes, from model, and the company takes sturdy cargo bikes to sleek a 17.5 per cent cut of the rental racing models, are listed in fee.

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“It’s so hard to find a decent bike when you go to a different city, you always end up with the tourist clunker bikes, so I wanted to put a decent bike up for people to rent while they’re visiting here so that I could also do the same thing when I go to other cities,” the Toronto resident said.

Only one of her five bikes is currently available for rent and so far, Siegel said only one person has rented it: a man visiting from San Francisco for work last summer. “(The site is) obviously much bigger…where it started, there’s tons of bikes there,” she said.

There are much fewer in Toronto, “and it’s a little bit tricky because some people want a mountain bike, some people want a road bike, it needs to be your size, so the chances of getting a fit for you is pretty small right now.”

Siegel said she faced similar hurdles trying to book bikes for a trip to Barcelona, but ended

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Dr. Jim Zheng remembered

‘When your job is to heal people, you really touch them in a different, special way.’

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ukoners have no shortage of fond stories about Dr. Jim Zheng, who spent more than two decades practising traditional Chinese medicine in the territory.

But the thing friends tend to bring up first when remembering the 57-year-old Whitehorse resident, who passed away suddenly on Aug. 19 from a stroke, is his culinary prowess, and his desire to spoil his guests with those skills.

“He had a gift,” said Richard Li, vice-president of the Chinese Canadian Association of Yukon.

“His eggplant was the best in the world. I wouldn’t even have it in China because his was so good.

“I tried making it myself at home but I never got close – I think he must have kept a secret from me.”

Zheng used his lifelong passion for cooking to entertain friends at his home, and was always willing to share a new recipe or discovery he’d made while tinkering with a dish.

Li, who arrived in Whitehorse 10 years ago, met Zheng through the association.

Both from Beijing, they quickly became friends, he said. Their families spent most Christmases and Thanksgivings together.

Zheng assembled an entire “grocery store” in his garage made up of various ingredients he’d brought up from down south, Li said.

Li also credits Zheng with the association’s success over the past few years, as it was Zheng who initially registered the organization.

Sharon McConnell also fondly remembers watching Zheng cook up a storm in her Golden Horn home. She befriended him and his wife, Xiu-Mei, the year they arrived in Whitehorse.

It was 1991 and the late Dr. Don Branigan had met the couple in China. He extended an invitation to them to move to Whitehorse and work at his clinic.

The couple needed little convincing to move, as the country was going through a tumultuous time shortly after the Tiananmen Square massacre.

In a 2009 interview with the Whitehorse Star, Zheng spoke at length about dodging bullets, rushing to a nearby hospital and treating injured people on June 4, 1989. He said the crackdown by the Chinese government was a major impetus behind the couple’s move

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Dr. Jim Zheng, seen here in Sharon McConnell’s kitchen in 1991, was passionate about cooking. The well-known Whitehorse resident passed away on Aug. 19 from a stroke. to Canada.

McConnell said the couple enjoyed visiting her home, as they were living in a small, windowless apartment in the basement of Branigan’s clinic at the time.

“One of the first English words Jim learned and remembered well was ‘windows’,” McConnell said with a laugh.

Zheng would often cook a traditional Chinese meal called bing, a popular street-food dish made of fresh vegetables wrapped in a pastry and deepfried.

McConnell had a little preserve company going at the time, and made a red and green sweet pepper jelly that went really well with Zheng’s dish.

“At one point he told that the next time he’d go to Beijing he’d bring the jelly, market it, and I’d never have to work a day in my life again,” she said.

“He had a wonderful sense of humour. My prayer for him right now is that wherever he is, that they’re in need of a Chinese restaurant, and that God enjoys his bing.”

Zheng worked at the East West Health Centre for more than two decades, a clinic he founded with his wife in the early 1990s.

As a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, he often visited First Nation communities outside Whitehorse, including Teslin, Old Crow and Inuvik, N.W.T. His philosophies on herbal remedies and natural healing intertwined with theirs, said his oldest son David.

At their Copper Ridge home, the walls decked with Chinese

decorations, Zheng observed many traditions from home.

He burned incense everyday at a small shrine for his parents, and left fruit offerings to them on a regular basis.

He even had a round door built for the house, the shape of which represents a full moon and happiness.

“He introduced us to all the things he was passionate about, including Star Wars and martial arts,” David said.

“He was really genuine.

Even as children, he’d speak to us as if we were on the same level.

“He was ready to call this place home for the rest of his life.”

Zheng also practiced Falun Gong, a discipline that combines meditation and exercises with a philosophy centered on truthfulness and compassion.

Life in Whitehorse for the Zhengs wasn’t without its fair share of challenges.

It was only four years ago that Xiu-Mei became fully licensed to work as a doctor in the territory.

Up until that time, she’d had her Yukon license revoked and had to find work in the Northwest Territories.

Greg Anderson, pastor at the Riverdale Baptist Church, said Zheng was a “tremendous support” for his wife while she was fighting to work in the Yukon.

“She couldn’t have done it in terms of all the hours of study and practice if Jim hadn’t been there to hold down the fort at home,” he said.

Anderson was among the first to meet the couple when they arrived in Whitehorse.

The church lent its support to the couple after they struggled to obtain their refugee status.

“They were in this makeshift basement apartment with a really low ceiling, it had clotheslines crisscrossing and it had diapers on them because David had just been born,” he said.

David said he’s not surprised by the outpouring of love for his father.

“When your job is to heal people, you really touch them in a different, special way.”

A celebration of life will be held on Aug. 30 at the Kwanlin Dun First Nation Cultural Centre, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting a donation to the Jim Zheng Cultural Fund, managed by the Chinese Canadian Association of Yukon.

Donations are welcome at the ceremony or by e-transferring to: jimzheng.culturalfund@gmail.com.

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Judges dismisses claim of paraplegic former DND staffer from 1990s Arctic ordeal peal body to be treated on par with those in uniform.

Canadian Press Justice Denis Gascon, in a written decision last week, said OTTAWA the former manager made some he case of a former civilian valid, compelling points, but defence employee, left as until Parliament changes the a paraplegic by a horrific law, Thomson remains ineligible military transport crash in the for the same benefits as military Arctic, has been dismissed by a survivors of the same crash.

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Thomson survived the Oct. 30, 1991 crash of C-130 Hercules in the Northwest Territories, but was left paralysed and after spending 30 hours exposed to the elements before rescue, he suffered multiple amputations because of frostbite.

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Carl Gannon, the national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union of Veterans Affairs Employees, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only instance where the military is treated better than their civilian counterparts.

He pointed to the ongoing fight of RCMP members to have access to the veterans independence program, which provides housekeeping and other support to elderly and disabled ex-soldiers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shameful,â&#x20AC;? said Gannon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not the federal court or even VRAB (Veterans Review Appeal Board) that are at fault, it is Parliament. They must recognize the sacrifices Canadians make and adjust legislation accordingly but until this happens, we will continue to see these types of injustices.â&#x20AC;?

In the years after the crash, Thomson was compensated for his injuries under the Flying Accidents Compensation Regula-

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He represented himself before the Federal Court and argued that the veterans review board made a mistake in denying him the benefit and a clothing allowance because of the high degree of his disability.

Thomson, who managed retail outlets for the military, argued that civilians such as himself faced discrimination by not being on the same footing as military members involved in the same accident.

Gascon, in his ruling, noted that special allowances are not included under the flying accident guidelines and that as such there was no basis for discrimination.

The judge went out of his way to suggest it was something the government needed to address. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once again, I acknowledge that Mr. Thomson raises numerous valid concerns regarding the treatment of his claim for compensation when compared to the treatment received by members of the Canadian Forces in a similar situation,â&#x20AC;? Gascon concluded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, this is something that should be raised with Parliament and the legislature, as only them, and not this Court, can ultimately address those.â&#x20AC;?

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A healthy environment nurtures healthy people

by David Suzuki

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f a home is not cleaned and cared for, it will become rundown and less habitable or even unlivable. It’s no different with our broader surroundings, from the immediate environment to the entire planet.

If we disconnect from the natural world, we become disconnected from who we are – to the detriment of our health and the health of the ecosystems on which our well-being and survival depend.

Understanding that we’re part of nature and acting on that understanding makes us healthier and happier, and encourages us to care for the natural systems around us. A growing body of science confirms this, including two recent studies that explore the ways nature benefits human health.

A Toronto-based study, published in Nature and co-authored by a team including University of Chicago psychologists Omid Kardan and Marc Berman and David Suzuki Foundation scientist Faisal Moola, examined the relationship between urban trees and human health.

According to “Neighborhood greenspace and health in a large

urban center”, people living in areas with many trees, especially large trees, report feeling healthier than people in areas with fewer trees.

The other study, published in Ecosystem Services and co-authored by scientists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reviewed a range of previous research to explore “observed and potential connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services and human health and well-being.” The authors of “Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being” concluded, “the significance of biodiversity to human welfare is immense.”

According to the Toronto study, adding 10 or more trees to a city block offered benefits to individuals equivalent to earning $10,000 more a year, moving to a neighbourhood with $10,000 higher median income or being seven years younger. As well as self-reporting of health and well-being, the study also found reduced rates of heart conditions, cancer, mental health problems and diabetes in areas with more trees.

The NOAA study delved even deeper into specific physical and mental health outcomes, finding that people living in areas with abundant green space live longer and experience lower rates of “anxiety and depression (especially), upper respiratory tract infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

(COPD), severe intestinal complaints, and infectious disease of the intestine” than people deprived of nature.

The researchers concluded that increased exposure to nature “can have positive effects on mental/psychological health, healing, heart rate, concentration, levels of stress, blood pressure, behavior, and other health factors.”

They also found that, although evaluating nature according to the services it provides to humans “may lead to a human-centric view of the biosphere,” preserving these ecosystems and natural biodiversity for our own benefit will improve ecosystem health and the natural services other species need to survive and thrive.

As noted in a Toronto Star article, the Toronto research also found that, “within cities, urban tree lines often follow the fault lines of social, economic, political and ecological disparity.” In other words, protecting and increasing green spaces and improving access to them is a social justice as well as a health issue.

This isn’t news to anyone who gets outside regularly. People who spend at least 30 minutes a day in nature for 30 consecutive days as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s annual 30X30 Nature Challenge report numerous benefits, including improved mood and vitality and a greater interest in the natural world. It’s why the Foundation is launching the Back to School

Superhero Challenge on September 21 to encourage kids, families, students and teachers to get outdoors, learn about environmental issues and make a difference.

Science is giving us a better understanding of the many ways preserving, caring for and restoring natural spaces can improve the lives of humans and other beings – and how connecting with nature increases our desire to protect and reduce our negative impacts on our surroundings.

Earth is our only home. But it’s more than that. We’re a part of the natural systems that make up our planet and its atmosphere, and what we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves – as I conveyed in my book The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature. It’s our duty to care for our immediate environment and all of the planet.

Doing so will make us healthier and happier.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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The middle Tanana River, as quiet now as it was a century ago. the length.

Though the sky is dark with rain clouds, smoke softens the hills and makes the air smell sweet like a driftwood fire. During this

by Ned trip in mid-August, the total acreage of burned Alaska will creep Rozell above 5 million acres, making this the third largest recorded fire LASKA season in the state (2004, with 6.5 CIENCE million acres burned, is No. 1).

The blade of the paddle disaphis is not Henry Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pears beneath the silty water, Tanana River. Nor is it the making me wonder how anyTrail River of people living here thousands of years before the thing could live in it. We stop at the camp for the Fairbanks Folk nineteenth-century government Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week on the River, 30 explorer struggled his way down miles downriver from the city. the Tanana. But it seems close.

There, we taste evidence of invisIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on a family trip down the ible life swimming upstream. wide brown river, starting where Jenna Hertz, co-leader of the it arcs from the mountains to Fairbanks. Wife, daughter, dog and Week on the River with her partner David Jonas, is searing chum I will float the river 150 miles to salmon in a cast-iron skillet over the town of Manley Hot Springs, a driftwood fire. She offers some. where our car is waiting.

When viewed from a hillside or The strips are fatty, smoky and fire the salivary glands. Campers a plane, the Tanana looks like the caught the fish in a gill net set up giant it is: a tan python slithering in an eddy nearby. around wooded islands.

More obvious life forms are the Here on the surface as we peregrine falcons that broadcast launch from near the ghost their worrisome screech from town of Chena, the river is glassy naked bluffs where the young and gentle. It is also milky with birds were born in early summer. powdered mountain from Alaska Now, the mated pairs are joined Range glaciers. The suspended minerals make the canoe hiss. U.S. by one or more chicks, already full size and about to leap off the rocks Geological Survey scientists once estimated that the river carried six and leave Alaska. Other migrants, like yellow warblers on their way million pounds of sediment each hour past Fairbanks, and that half to Baja, are staging in the tangled willows. of the Yukon Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s load of liquid This stretch of river is, for the dirt comes from the Tanana River. most part, silent. As we depart The Tanana drains the north side of the Alaska Range and much Nenana, the river shoots straight of the hills and swamps of Interior north for 30 miles. The terrain Alaska. Its watershed is larger than pancakes to boreal forest beneath Virginia. The river flows 660 miles big sky. Here, we float over what from near the village of Northway seismologists call the Minto Basin, where a hidden fault beneath a to where it rams the Yukon near self-healing mucky surface has the village of Tanana. caused some significant shakes in All this water of questionable recent years. Somewhere out here, depth is tough to quantify, but Geophysical Institute scientists according to USGS scientists the amount of water moving us along have installed instruments to help them understand a fault zone that at 5 miles per hour is like 61,000 responded to the distant shaking of my 5-gallon water jugs flowing by each second of the day. The Ta- of a huge Sumatra earthquake nana moves about as much water with one of its own. as the Arkansas River, but in half In this grand flat, after a long

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The door of Tolovana Roadhouse has no lock. A sign: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use it if you need.â&#x20AC;?

My daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet are cold. It is 11 p.m. We swing open the door and step back a century. In the main room of four, we get a spruce fire snapping in a barrel stove and look around at the log structure.

Now owned by Leslie Goodwin and Dave Williams of Fairbanks, the roadhouse was built in 1924 by Henry Martin and his wife Ida. One year after its construction, Tolovana Roadhouse was the first stop in the Serum Run, when mushers carried a 20-pound package of diphtheria antitoxin from Nenana to Nome. In January 1925, Wild Bill Shannon carried the package inside the roadhouse to warm it. He then handed it to another musher who carried the drug to Manley Hot Springs, about 40 miles away. Twenty mushers carried the antidote 674 miles to Nome in less than six days.

Tolovana Roadhouse is the only relay point still standing from that historic event, the last glory of dog freighting before the airplane appeared in the territory.

Downstream of the roadhouse, the river broadens, feeling like the Yukon. Unlike explorer Henry Allen, we are not driven by hunger to cover 50 river miles a day for possible resupply on the Yukon.

We take two days to cover the 40 miles to the Manley Hot Springs boat landing.

But like Allen, who in summer 1885 travelled 1,500 river miles to our 150, we are surprised to see no moose or caribou over this stretch of river, one that still maybe feels like it did back then.

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A tale of four travellers

by Michael Gates

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y wife Kathy and I came across an obscure travel narrative that provides a new perspective on the time around the gold discovery that put Dawson City on the map. Of course, Dawson didn’t even exist at the time the narrator visited the site.

“Sketches from Alaska” by Omer Maris was published in 1897 by the Chicago Record newspaper.

No doubt the Record was taking advantage of the sudden appetite for Klondike information sparked by the mania of the gold rush. But it describes a trip that the author took into the Yukon basin in 1896, before the Klondike was discovered.

This little gem was hidden in plain sight. I checked the standard references for the gold rush; it wasn’t referred to by Berton in his book Klondike, nor by Wickersham or Ricks in their bibliographies.

Parks Canada Bibliographies failed to mention it as well. Fortunately, a copy of this 60-page booklet can be found in the Yukon Archives.

Maris was one of two journalists hired by the Record to write about their journeys into this wilderness far away from Chicago; the other was William Douglas Johns.

Johns wrote articles that were published, I am told, in the Chicago Record, but his manuscript, a lengthy narrative of his travels into the Yukon, was never published.

Fortunately, a copy of his manuscript is also held at the Yukon Archives. Johns’s manuscript is memorable because he was on the scene and described what happened when Eldorado Creek was named and staked.

His account surrounding the events of the discovery of Eldorado is copied almost verbatim in Tappan Adney’s book, The Klondike Stampede. Johns also staked a claim on this small but rich tributary of Bonanza Creek.

Maris makes reference to others traveling into the Yukon during the summer of 1896 who wrote about their experiences, most notably Josiah Spurr, a geologist working for the United States government, and English traveler Harry De Windt.

Curiously, Maris didn’t make any mention of fellow journalist Johns.

What makes all of this so interesting is that we have a series of parallel written accounts of journeys into the Yukon by four different observers the summer of 1896. Their accounts of people and events overlap and interconnect.

Events described in detail by one are omitted or barely mentioned by others. Spurr mentions a Catholic priest, and masks De Windt’s identity by calling him Danlon. De Windt identifies the priest by name, Father Barnum. Spurr gets the name of the vessel that took them

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American geologist Josiah Spurr passed the mouth of the Klondike River in 1896. He found “on the shore numbers of narrow and shallow birch canoes...drawn up.” Most of the men were stationed along the banks of the Klondike waiting for the salmon run to begin. from Juneau to Dyea wrong, but De Windt and Maris remembered it clearly.

Yet by careful comparison of the various accounts, it is possible to assemble an interesting description of events on the Yukon River the summer of 1896. So what did these travellers see, I wondered, when they passed the mouth of the Klondike River later in the summer?

Spurr is vague about many details, particularly about names and dates. When he arrived at the mouth of the Klondike River, he found on the south side “a village of probably two hundred Indians, but no white men. The Indians were living in log cabins; on the shore numbers of narrow and shallow birch canoes were drawn up…”

Most of the men were stationed along the river waiting for the salmon run.

Harry De Windt, the Englishman, arrived, according to his account, July 5, at a “long line of

log shanties on the right bank of the river.” There was, he recounted, “an air of clean prosperity about the dwellings” where “the beauty of the place was then unmarred by the squalid little white settlement across the stream [Klondike River].”

Beyond that, he seemed to have little to report.

Maris, on the other hand, has much more to say. At Tagish, en route to the interior, he sees a notice written in pencil on the front door of one of the First Nation houses stating that “First Charley” has gone down to the Sixty Mile River for two years. Could this be Tagish Charley (now known as Dawson Charley)? At the lower end of Lake Laberge, Maris encounters a man named “Stick Jim,” who

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comes from Tagish. Jim is traveling down the Yukon with a small party, to meet his whiter brother in law. This was, in fact, Skookum Jim, looking for George Carmack.

When Maris arrives at the mouth of the Clandike (Klondike), he and his party land a kilometre and a half or so downstream from the “Indian village” near its mouth.

The camp there consisted of a few tents and birch-covered sheds which were being built for drying the salmon. The unnamed man occupying the camp was the brother in law of Stick Jim – obviously George Carmack. Carmack was waiting for the arrival of the salmon run, which he was expecting any day, but which did not occur for another two weeks. Carmack was

planning to sell most of his dried fish for dog feed at 33 cents a kilogram. With Carmack were his wife and two little children, who spoke mainly their native tongue, but for whom he seemed to have “genuine affection.” Across the Yukon from the mouth of the Clandike, Maris noted, was the first hard rock mine in the country.

We don’t know when Maris arrived at Carmack’s camp, but it precedes Johns, who landed on the bank of the Yukon where the Northern Commercial store was later to stand. Today, that is the site of the two-storey log building that houses Dawson’s visitor information centre and the offices of the Klondike Visitors Association. According to Johns, Carmack’s camp was a tent pitched on the bank beside an old pole salmon drying rack. At the camp were Carmack’s wife Kate, and her daughter. The mouth of the Klondike River was “filled with fish weirs woven with willows to catch the salmon.” The native village was upstream on the other side of the mouth of the Klondike River.

While Johns camped there overnight, he gave Kate a large silk handkerchief in exchange for a pair of hand-made moose skin mittens.

“She sat up all night to make them and was immensely pleased by the bargain,” reported Johns.

Johns asked Kate where George was. According to his account, “she said he had gone looking for gold with her two brothers.” They found it, too, on a tiny Klondike tributary called Rabbit Creek. It was later known as Bonanza.

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by Erling Friis-Baastad

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t’s easy to forget what’s lurking in our world – things we don’t see everyday,” says McGill University biology professor Christopher Buddle by phone from Montreal.

Then, before launching into what’s known so far about the saga of the Arctic pseudoscorpion, he adds: “Each of these species has its own fascinating biology and its own story to tell.”

Buddle’s recent paper, “Life History and Distribution of the Arctic pseudoscorpion, Wyochernes asiaticus (Chernetidae),” was published in the Canadian Field Naturalist earlier this month. And the story, picked up by mainstream media, grabbed the attention of folks who would never have guessed that two- to three-millimetre creatures armed with pincers were lurking under rocks beside streams in the Far North.

Grizzlies, caribou and silver foxes steal the natural history show on the Dempster. But as Buddle reminds us, “smaller wildlife is ecologically important and has a role to play … as much as moose and bears.” And we never know just when a littleknown, small organism might add to our understanding of climate variations and ecological stresses.

Buddle came across a publication on the Arctic pseudoscorpion in 2008. They’d been found under rocks where Sheep Creek crosses the northern Dempster Highway in the Yukon. That fact

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McGill University biology professor Christopher Buddle recently published a paper on the Arctic pseudoscorpion, a tiny arachnid found above the Arctic Circle. stuck with him. When he and his students were studying spiders in the Yukon, they drove past a sign for Sheep Creek. “I slammed on the brakes and the whole team of us got out of the truck and wandered down to the riverside and started flipping rocks, and lo, we found these tiny pseudoscorpions well above the Arctic Circle.”

Buddle was hooked and decided to pursue the Arctic resident and see just what surprising research paths it might reveal.

“There wasn’t a big research grant or a big question I had in mind,” he says. The study was about passion, about curiosity, and about intriguing life-puzzles.

Every time he returned to the Yukon, he had the pseudoscorpion added to his territorial research permit.

Pseudo – or “false” – scorpions are, like “true” scorpions – those with a stinger in their tails – arachnids, but of different orders, as are spiders and daddy long legs,

Wyochernes asiaticus was first described in North America by scientist and author William B. Muchmore of Rochester, N.Y. Muchmore called it a new species: Wyochernes arcticus. But Buddle happened on a subsequent paper by William Muchmore which showed that W. arcticus was the same as W. asiaticus, a species found in Tibet, Siberia and other parts of eastern Asia.

Buddle wondered if W. arcticus was common across North America, or if it was mainly found in unglaciated regions of the northwest. “While searching for the pseudoscorpions, it became very clear that though we were able to find it on the Dempster, it certainly wasn’t found further south in regions that were glaciated during the last (glacial) maximum,” he says.

“In North America the species is limited to the northwest, although its global distribution includes parts of Asia,” Buddle wrote in his paper. “I report on some life history traits, based

on examination of nearly 600 specimens from localities in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.” These specimens included pseudoscorpions at all stages of development, and 17 per cent of them were females toting brood sacs of eggs.

Our new pincered pal is apparently a relic of Pleistocene Beringia. Buddle doesn’t know how long the organism has been in North America. It would take an in-depth molecular study to reveal just how long it’s been here and how it got here.

The same goes for trying to determine what this particular pseudoscorpion feeds on and what feeds on it. Buddle knows the pseudoscorpions are predators, but has never seen them actually dining.

He suspects the pseudoscorpion itself has few predators. It is hard-shelled and very small and probably more work than it is nutritionally worth for most other animals to pursue.

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the pseudoscorpion is that the only way they can travel long distances is by a process known as phoresy: they hitchhike on animals, perhaps beetles and other insects, and perhaps small vertebrates,” he says. “Whatever they ride does a pretty good job of getting them up these rivers.”

Why do the scorpions prefer the underside of rocks found only at the high-water mark of streams so that they’ll get covered by water during spring floods and left dry in summer?

Why don’t they live further away, and in earth that could be – from our perspective at least – more stable? Other species of pseudoscorpions around the world live under bark, under birds’ nests, and in sea-wrack at intertidal zones, among other seemingly secure places.

“It’s sort of frustrating and exhilarating as a scientist to discover two things about something and at the end of the day find 10 more things all needing an answer,” says Buddle.

What does the professor tell his students to look for when stalking Arctic pseudoscorpions?

They are reddish brown, but matte, not shiny. They’re pearshaped, have a hardened exoskeleton and two pincers – or chela – extending from branches on either side of their heads.

Spiders have toxins in their fangs. Scorpions have toxins in their tails. These pseudoscorpions pack toxin in their claws.

“They will handle and grasp prey and inject venom through those pincers and they bring it to their mouths where they sort of macerate and suck up the contents of their prey,” says the scientist.

If a student were pinched by a pseudoscorpion, would it ruin her field day, as a sting from a true scorpion could? Apparently not. The pincers aren’t strong enough to pierce human flesh, nor are the toxins strong by our standards, says Buddle.

In his paper on Arctic pseudoscorpions, Buddle describes his subject as a “charming arachnid.” Charming is not a word one sees often, if ever, in academic scientific writing. Why does this researcher apply it to Arctic pseudoscorpions, of all things?

“It’s a curious unusual creature in an unusual part of the world,” says Buddle. “Charming just comes to mind. They have a lot of swagger to them and a bit of character to them – in much the same way as the male cardinal outside my window that wakes me up each morning with such vigour.”

Yes, that’s anthropomorphising a bit, he admits with a chuckle, then adds: “There’s something that makes them stand out among all the other species of the world, something a little extra.”

This column is co-ordinated by the Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College with major financial support from Environment Yukon and Yukon College. The articles are archived at www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ research/publications/your_yukon

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one-under-par 71 isn’t the best score Whitehorse’s Landon Kulych has carded in his career, but it contains the best nine of it.

In the first round of the Mountain View Golf Club Championships on Saturday, Kulych finished the front four-over before piecing together a personal-best back.

“That is by far the best nine of my life,” said Kulych. “I had a mediocre front nine, to say the best, and something clicked on the back nine. Before I knew it, I was more under par than I’ve ever been before.”

Kulych finished the round with a four-stroke lead that held through Sunday, as he followed up with a 74, to win the club championship for his sixth time.

The 27-year-old posted three pars, four birdies in Saturday’s back, ending with an eagle on 18.

The one blemish was a bogey on 17 when the head gremlins began to creep in.

“I was standing on the 17th’s tee box and I was five under par for the back nine and the thoughts that aren’t supposed to creep into your head started creeping into my head,” said Kulych. “I made a good shot, but I made a three-putt bogey.

“After the bogey I felt the pressure was gone and I hit a good driver and a good three-wood and made a 15-foot putt down the hill for eagle.”

The club win caps Kulych’s best competitive season. He won his second Yukon Golf Championships early July, earning a spot at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in Toronto a couple weeks ago, where he missed the cut.

He was also on the winning

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Whitehorse’s Landon Kulych watches his shot during the Yukon Golf Championships last month. Kulych cupped his sixth Mountain View Golf Club Championships title this past weekend. team at the Skookum Asphalt Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament at the end of July.

“To get the season sweep was a goal once I got the first one,” said Kulych.

“To win the club and the Yukons and to qualify for nationals, through some stroke of luck and some hard work – I accomplished all those goals.”

Six-time Yukon champ and defending club champ Phil Mullin hit a combined 149 for second.

2014 Yukon champ Dan King finished third with a 153, hitting the lowest on Sunday with a 73.

Bryce Anderson was the only one to defend a title at the championships. The 14-year-old put together an 89 and 79 to defend in the junior category. Luke McGrath came second with 87 and 90 penciled in.

Ken Taylor, who is coming off his first Yukon senior men’s title last month, regained the senior men’s club title with 82 and 83.

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Tom Amson, last year’s winner, placed second 10 strokes back.

Natasha Bilodeau tied together a 110 and 111 to claim the women’s title. Elaine Sumner combined for 223 and second place.

Graham Irving notched a 166 for the men’s second flight title, Vance Hutchinson a 173 for the men’s third flight, and Terry Aschacher a 181 for the senior men’s second flight.

“Golf in the Yukon is really

good right now,” said Kulych.

“Aside from all the media interest we’re getting from you guys, (Mountain View pros) Jeff (Wiggins) and Graham (Frey) are doing an outstanding job, (superintendent) Derek (Wirth) has the course in incredible shape … The overall scores in our tournaments are coming down, which means golf is getting more competitive up here and it’s a lot of fun.”

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Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Simmons practices at the Whitehorse Rifle and Pistol Club on Wednesday. Simmons placed 21st at the IPSC Canadian Nationals last week in Toronto.

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hitehorse pistol shooter John Simmons had a rough start to the IPSC Canadian Nationals last week in Toronto.

He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a pair of targets with bullets, he just missed them all together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On my very first stage on my first day of shooting I ran past two targets,â&#x20AC;? said Simmons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I get two failure to engage penalties, plus four misses, and all the points I would have got on top of that if I had shot the targets. So I was in a miss-80 hole to dig my way out of to start the match. At a national level, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much unrecoverable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just a mental lapse. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not anythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fault, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my fault.â&#x20AC;?

The mistake was costly. Simmons, who placed fifth last year,

slipped down to 21st out of 55 in the open division.

He did, however, make up a lot of ground. After the disastrous first stage, he placed top-10 in six of the next 13. He also won Stage 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The second day I made up a huge amount of points and time, just to make 21st. I did a lot of digging; I dug myself quite a ways out.â&#x20AC;?

IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) is a shooting competition in which speed and accuracy are measured as competitors move through an obstacle course.

Just last month Simmons took first place at the USPSA Sectional State Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; using the U.S.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of IPSC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; outside of Fairbanks.

Not only did Simmons take first place in the open division, he registered the top score overall out of all shooters, across all divi-

sions at the pistol championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just won the Alaska state championships, turn around and screw up nationals,â&#x20AC;? said Simmons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m disappointed in myself â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m my own worst critic,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I learned some stuff from it too, as far as focus and paying attention, those kind of things. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen again.â&#x20AC;?

The six-time Yukon steelshooting champion will apply the lessons learned to his next competition, the IPSC B.C. Provincial Championships over the Labour Day weekend in Nanaimo. He placed fourth at the B.C. championships last season before heading to his first world championship in October. At the IPSC World Shoot Simmons placed 162nd out of 367 shooters in the open division and sixth out 25 of Canadians.

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Whitehorse dogs get set for tail-waggin’ good time you to switch and trade for the other item. So their recall is going News Reporter to be much more developed.

“Because (the ring) is very aghitehorse is about to ile, when you throw it, it picks up go down in Canadian the energy of the land and they canine history. just swiggle and don’t fall over Yukon’s Predator Dog Puller very easily. It creates a trigger in Sport Athletic League is about to the dogs brain that they are just introduce a new dog competition about to catch the prey, then they to the country. are the most intense. Because of The group will host the First that, it’s very successful at getting Canadian Dog Puller Championthe dogs physically and mentally ships in Whitehorse on Saturday. drained.”

“It’s a brand new internaThe Puller sport was develtional dog sport – it’s never been oped in 2012 in Ukraine. It has done in Canada,” said Predator since been introduced to Japan, founder and president Erika Hungry, Italy, Spain, and it’s “all Rozsa-Atkinson. “We’ve worked over” Russia. on it for two-and-a-half years Saturday’s competition will and we have a league called the have two very special guests.

Predators Dog Puller Athletic Serhii Shkot, the inventor of the League. It’s a non-profit organiDog Puller and Dog Puller Sport, zation that’s just been founded.” and Varvara Petrenko, president The sport is centred on the of the International Federation use of two soft but strong purple of Dog Puller Sport, are visiting rings. from Kiev, Ukraine, and will act Saturday’s event will include a as judges. two-directional retrieve compe“The main goal was to create a tition in which dogs chase the sport for all kinds and all breeds rings that roll and bounce with of dogs,” said Shkot, through a zeal. translator. “At this point in every In the other competition dogs dog sport, there are a couple of jump to grab the ring in the trainbreeds that are leading. In our er’s one hand, let go to grab the sport, any kind of dog, any breed, ring in the trainer’s other hand, can take part, from the smallest over and over again in a set time, ones to the biggest ones. And you in a “vertical figure-eight.” do not need a lot of preparation “The sport is based on boxor extensive training for that.” ing,” said Rozsa-Atkinson, who “It’s going to be incredible runs Canines & Company Dog because Erika invested a lot Obedience School. “You use two efforts into creating the whole Pullers and you are offering the environment to prepare all the dogs in equal value so they are participants,” said Petrenko, also very motivated to come back to Tom Patrick

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Jessica Mohr practices Puller excersises with her dog Zeus earlier this year. A local dog group is hosting the First Canadian Dog Puller Championships this Saturday in Whitehorse. through a translator. “I want to see the athletes aspire to the game and enjoy their time.”

The First Canadian Dog Puller Championships will start with running events in the morning, will feature dog demonstrations after lunch, and will finish with

the jumping “vertical figureeight” events in the afternoon.

It will be held outdoors at Ecole Emilie-Tremblay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. So far 26 dogs are registered.

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Predators league,” said RozsaAtkinson.

As for the figure-eights: “Our best dog has done 66 in one and a half minutes … The record is 78,” said Rozsa-Atkinson.

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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

WORD SCRAMBLE

Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: a person’s dog, cat, or other furry pet animal.

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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: a registered user of the website Reddit.

Puzzle B

CLUES ACROSS 1. Disrespectful talk 5. Capital of Yemen 9. Identifying tag 14. Stare impertinently 15. Cain and __ 16. Old saying of a general truth 17. A beloved person 18. Job or chore 19. Fuse 20. Allergy medications 23. Grant life-time employment 24. Local area network

25. Conducted 26. In an angry way 31. Vast plains of N. Argentina 35. Teeter-totter 36. Independent ruler 37. Pig meat (alt. sp.)

38. Birchbark and dugout 41. Loss of coordination 43. 74801 OK 45. Highest playing card 46. Scottish cap 47. Molten rocks

51. Meissner effect machine 56. Wraps hay or cotton 57. One of the Greats 58. Carbonated soft drink 59. Forearm bones 60. Esau’s descendants (Bible) 61. Small integers 62. A man’s facial hair 63. Finished 64. Affirmative! (slang)

WORD SCRAMBLE

CLUES DOWN 1. Pop 2. Keeps records or accounts 3. List of candidates 4. Small European finch 5. Scorns through ridicule 6. Degraded 7. Bird shelter 8. Opposite of acid 9. Layered pieces 10. Arabian Gulf 11. Naked 12. Scrambled or poached 13. The sheltered side

21. Hawaiian dance 22. 4th planet from the sun 27. C6H12N3OP insect sterilant 28. Pickerel genus 29. Georgian monetary unit 30. Urban gym 31. Large muscles of the chest 32. Indian wet nurse 33. 1/60 of an ancient talent 34. Ship’s bow 39. Went into 40. Scorch the surface 41. The academic world

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42. Tupinambis nigropunctatus 44. A master of ceremonies 45. Bird’s embryonic sac 48. Hatfield’s enemy 49. Turn away from sin 50. European sole genus 51. Selling at reduced prices 52. Longest forearm bone 53. Anjou or bartlett 54. Annual mass calendar 55. Skin inflammation 56. Guy (slang)

Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.

Puzzle C

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2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, spacious, clean, quiet, N/S, N/P. 668-3167 2-BDRM MOBILE home, 25 mins north of downtown, big yard, 2 decks, quiet peaceful neighborhood, refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon + heat & elec. 336-0499 2-BDRM OLDER house, downtown, fully fenced, 5 appliances, den in bsmt, avail Sept 1, $1,500/mon + damage + utils.

334-1471 ROOMMATE WANTED, Copper Ridge home, shared accommodation, on bus route, N/S, $800/mon all inclusive. 335-8937 FURNISHED ROOM in shared house, Riverdale, shared bath/kitch, seeking friendly, reliable, quiet house, N/S, avail Sept 15, all inclusive, must be okay w cat/dog, refs reqĘźd, $550/mon + $400 dd. 456-7490 2-BDRM MOBILE home, bright & clean, quiet trailer park 5 mins from downtown, pets allowed, N/S, refs & dd reqĘźd, avail October 1, $1,400/mon + utils. 336-3119

Attractive Leased Space Available Prime space for Bar or Lounge Recent full renovation done in rental space. Approximately 4000 square feet. Has a raised stage; great for performances for bands and DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Large parking lot for patrons.

Located in the Days Inn (formerly the Klondike Inn) in downtown Whitehorse. Lease would include utilities. Please contact Francis at 867-668-4747 for more information.

Serious inquires only please.

2,628 SQUARE FEET OF PRIME OFFICE SPACE Available for Lease NOW! Two Suites available for lease. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one.

One suite is 1,248 square feet. The second suite is 1,380 square feet.

Located in a professional building downtown Whitehorse, this space is ideal for accounting, legal or other professionals.

MOVE-IN READY.

For more information, please contact: 336-0028

1-BDRM SUITE, Hillcrest, incl heat, utils, elec, Internet, TV, hypoallergenic pets considered, $1,000/mon. Call/text 334-3044 3-BDRM MOBILE trailer in Tahkini Trailer Court, N/S, pets allowed, $1,000/mon + lot rent, heat & utils. 336-8910

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 FRIENDLY COUPLE looking for pets or house sitting, both working full time, Non-smokers, extremely clean, respectful, huge animal lovers, available from September to May. nauruan24@gmail.com.

EXPERIENCED HOUSE-SITTER, single gentleman, good with plants and pets. Phil @ 335-5707 eves

Real Estate NINE ADJOINING lots in downtown Atlin, power to property, well drained, next to park, sold as package, use for home w/large yard/garden, cabins, commercial, offers.

Lance @ 250-651-7531 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek, downstairs suite, large treed lot, 2 driveways, near bus stop & schools, bsmt suite. 633-6553 2-BDRM 1-BATH condo, 1,021 sq ft, 3rd flr, built 2010, no shared walls, 2 units per floor, w/d, bsmt storage, wheelchair access, pets welcome, can be furnished, $305,000.

250-716-6190 or hanasaly.czca@gmail.com 3,700 SQ ft home w/15 acres, Hot Springs Rd, greenhouse & garden operation, 25 mins from town, country residential, quiet wilderness, $750,000. 633-2119 SQUANGA LAKE, .6 acres, 85Ęź lake front titled property, 16ĘźX16Ęź hunting/fishing camp, boat launch, year round access, $95,000.

867-821-4429 LOT 37 Judas Creek, large level lot with small storage shed, beautiful view, power to pole on property, $75,000. 250-651-7697 DAWSON HERITAGE home, prime location, large lot, rental suite, 2,400 sq ft, 3-bdrm, 2.5 bath, open kitchen/dining/living room, pantry, 2 decks, confluence views, former Ferry Saloon annex. 867-993-3787 4-BDRM 2.5 bath home, Takhini, beautiful, attached garage, large backyard with deck/hot tub, hardwood floors, 2,600 sq ft, $509,000. 332-2644 eves 160 ACRES, Indian River south of Dawson, $1,500/acre. 668-4963

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5-bedroom house heated with an outside wood burning boiler and back up oil heat. Has a new water treatment system and is on well water.

1 kitchen and 1 kitchenette, 2 full bathrooms.

Located on Airport Road. House will be sold partially furnished and in as-is condition.

Price reduced to $149,900 obo Call Lelah for more info 780-632-9618 Email: lelah.63@hotmail.com See more at... www.propertysold.ca

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910,000.00

Sutton Group - Seafair Realty tmatson@eastlink.ca tammymatson.com

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1306 ELM STREET Beautiful, six bedroom, three bathroom family home on large wooded lot in Porter Creek. New wood stove in the living room. Kitchen/dining room comes with electric stove, fridge/freezer, plenty of counter space and cupboards. Accessible indoor storage space, front loading washer and dryer. Large yard contains garden, perennial beds, mature trees, shed and storage areas.

Close to grocery store, bus and schools. $

335-1035

667-7681 or cell 334-4994 23 Lorne Rd. in McCrae

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Real Estate 3-BDRM 2-BATH bungalow, new, 1,450 sq ft, open concept, hardwood flooring, tile entry, carpeted bdrms, large ensuite w/walk-in closet, 6ʼ vanity, rear sundeck. 334-2802 2-BDRM 1-BATH house, 624 sq ft, combined kitchen/dining room, 600 sq ft lot, view of river, full city svcs, private driveway, Dawson City, $225,000 obo. 867-993-3038

YUKON NEWS 4 NEW boxes Armstrong acoustic ceiling tile, 2ʼX4ʼ, 32 sq ft per box, 1/2 price $384.

667-6752 or 332-8706

RED OAK hardwood flooring, $5/sq ft, 3/4” x 3.5”, 2 boxes, 22 sq ft per box, $110 per box.

633-2018

BRASS WALKER, no wheels, good cond, $25; Honeywell oil-filled heater, $30.

334-8318

SEALY FOAM organic cotton 9” double mattress, $20; Fisher Price Jeep, needs battery, $40; lounger, $30; Futon, steel frame, converts to double bed, $200. 633-4078

ASSORTED TOOLS, hand, power, woodworking & mechanical, vg cond, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553

Finance Department The Nacho Nyak Dun Development Corporation is seeking Board members with experiences that relates to business development, investments, financing and planning.

In order to be considered for a position as director of the board, a candidate must: • Consent to a preliminary criminal background check by the shareholder and any further due diligent the shareholder deems appropriate; • Be nineteen (19) years of age or older; • Be an individual; • Never have, or controlled a company that has, met the definition of ‘’bankrupt’’ or ‘’insolvent;’’ • Not have previously served as a director of the Corporation and been removed for any reason or resigned for reasons unrelated to legitimate personal matters or illness; and • Not have been convicted of a criminal offence.

If you are interested please submit resume to NA-CHO NYAK DUN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION by email at coo@nnddc.ca, by fax at 1-867-456-4344 or by mail to Suite #2 4230-4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1K1

by September 19, 2015.

OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANT

We offer... t Paid office training t Flexible hours t Staff incentives t A great place to work t Salary, DOE Apply in person at Seasons 301 Main St. Whitehorse, YT

Be part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes and work with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.

We are an impar al, effec ve and efficient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.

ASSESSMENT OFFICER Dawson Designated Office Full-Ɵme, 6-month Term

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 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 PERSIAN NAIN carpet, beige with blue trim, bought in Middle East, $1,700, appraised much higher.

204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com 2 YORK 3-ton air conditioning units w/horizontal coils. Any 3 phase power, $1,100/ea.

667-6752 or 332-8706 POWER JUICER, Jack Lalanne, new, $45; new P.C. 1.4L ice cream/dessert maker, $18. 660-4321 PRESTON HI-BOY oil furnace model OL280, 280,000 BTU, extra burner & fan motor, any 3 phase power, $800. 667-6752 or 332-8706

First Nation

Senior Financial Ofϐicer

Seasons is hiring...

If you are... t Detailed and organized t Multi-tasker t Reliable, punctual t Computer literate, t Shipping, receiving

Taku River Tlingit

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Help Wanted

FULL-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED for busy dental practice.

Experience an asset (CDA I/II), but would train the right applicant.

Please apply with resume to Whitehorse Dental Clinic, 406 Lambert Street (behind Medicine Chest pharmacy), Attn: Dr. Colin Nash.

Email questions to whitehorsedental@northwestel.net.

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FUTURE STEEL garage, 30ʼx40ʼ, $17,000 obo. 335-9272

OPEN HOUSE, 9 Bluebird Hill, Marsh Lake, Saturday August 29, 10am-1pm, $329,000.

Property Guys #703788. 2-bdrm 1 bath, 0.7ac, fully fenced in lot. Call 660-5040 for more details

HELP WANTED Hotel Front Desk Clerk NOC #6525 Qualifications: Completion of college program in front desk operations or hotel management is required.

Applicants with relevant experience preferred: Hours: 40 hours per week Wage: $14/hr Duties: •Register arriving guests and assign rooms •Answer telephone enquiries •Compile and check daily records Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1

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Located in Dawson, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for assis ng in conduc ng environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes iden fying project effects and mi ga on measures for adverse effects, determining the significance of any residual effects and developing recommenda ons.

The annual salary range for this posi on is $66,818 - $77,037 based on 75 hours biweekly.

If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on.

A job descrip on is available at the Dawson Designated Office, 705 Church Street in Dawson YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by September 7, 2015.

SUPERVISOR:

Spokesperson/Chief Administration Of icer

WAGE:

$70,000 to 75,000 year, dependent upon experience, knowledge and suitability

STATUS:

Permanent Full-Time Position in Atlin British Columbia

CLOSING DATE: September 4, 2015 4:00pm JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Spokesperson, the Senior Financial Of icer is responsible for tracking the Taku River Tlingit First Nation’s inancial resources.

Responsible for implementing and monitoring inancial control systems in accordance with the Financial Administration Law, co-ordinating annual audit requirements, budget preparation and forecasting, providing inancial expertise to the Clan Directors and Spokesperson through the Finance and Audit Committee. Keeping the Finance and Audit Committee and Clan Directors informed on any budget variances that occur.

APPLICATION PROCESS To obtain a more detailed job description or to submit a resume contact: Vickie Cowan, Executive Assistant to the Spokesperson at (250) 651-7904 Fax: (250) 651-7908 Email: spoke.assist@gov.trtfn.com or mail to Taku River Tlingit First Nation Box 132 Atlin BC V0W 1A0

Is inviting applications for

Service and Programs Navigator Regular Full Time Position for 2 year term Reporting to the Executive Director, this position establishes the systems and processes that provide navigation of services and support to all Teslin Tlingit Council Citizens. This includes facilitating a Case Management approach and Communication Strategy with all key service providers within the Departments of TTC. Coordinates comprehensive health care, community-based services, home visits, and assessments.

Provides mentorship to all department representatives who are involved in case management. The successful candidate will have a degree, preferably a post graduate degree, in the social sciences that includes assessment and counselling skills and a minimum of five years working in a First Nation environment providing social services to clients using a Case Management model.

The key responsibility of the incumbent will be to develop the system and processes that will guide case management throughout TTC in assisting clients who are in need of personal, family or financial assistance and to will provide mentorship for all departmental representatives involved in case management in order to develop skills/ capacity in interviewing, listening, analyzing, researching, case planning, collaborative problem solving and critical thinking.

We encourage those who are interested to call for more information and a full job description For detailed job description call 867.390.2532 ext 316 Please quote the job title in the subject line of your email, fax and/or cover letter: HR & Staff Development Officer Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com Closing Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 **No later than 4 pm** TTC’S HIRING POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com

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Education Advanced Education

Air North

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â&#x17E;Ľ CABIN SERVICE AGENT Special Olympics Yukon

TrueNorth Respiratory Therapy Services

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â&#x17E;Ľ CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Casa Loma

Boston Pizza

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USED AND some new ladies clothing sizes 18-24, also shoes some new in box Flubogs, sizes 10, various prices, serious enquiries only. 336-2106

2 GREAT tickets to see The Who in Vancouver, floor, Row 33, Tuesday, Sept 29 at 7:30pm, Rogers Arena, $400 for both.

633-2121

HIP WADERS w/straps, like new, MenĘźs L; Mustang life jacket; Vasque hiking boots; heavy metal & glass door w/lock, free; chess books; ribbon & lace spools. 667-7144

3.7 THOUSAND gallon water tanker on trailer bed, $1,500. 633-2119

BLACK & Decker skill saw c/w spare blade, $30 obo. 667-4892

is looking for Permanent, Part-time and Full-time

SALES CLERKS

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â&#x17E;Ľ FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STYLIST

YESAB

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Blackbird Bakery

â&#x17E;Ľ BARISTA/KITCHEN ASSISTANT

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ACCOUNTING CLERK

Fishermen!

If you are searching for ďŹ&#x201A;y-ďŹ shing equipment of better quality than in town, at a very good price, come to see me at or facebook at flyfishingyukon689.

Must be available evenings and weekends Bring resume or letter of interest to Assistant Manager at Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fireweed Books 203 Main Street Offering competitive wage based on retail experience

Big Bear Donair

Color Bar Hair Resort

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SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE LISTINGS: The Collective Good

SUPPORT STUDENTS and schools. Order fresh veggies, $35 for 20 lbs, between August 27 and September 14, 2015. Information: www.yukonfromthegroundup.ca

Full-time Service Advisor Applicants must possess strong communication and customer services skills, be able to use computer programs, have minimum basic knowledge of automotive industry and be able to multi-task and prioritize work in this busy environment.

Yukon Tire Mechanical Ltd.

Apply in person with references to Brian Pratt, Yukon Tire Mechanical, 107 Industrial Road.

2 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL freezer & fridge combination, $4,000 for both.

633-2119 CHAIN LINK fence, 150Ęź x 42â&#x20AC;?. Incls connectors, horizontal poles & 2 gates, exclĘźg vertical poles, $150 obo + removal. 668-6771 TALL SNAKE plant, $60. 668-4186 FRENCH 633-2236

LILLY pendant, silver, $99.

MOVING SALE, indoor & outdoor furniture, household & garage items. 668-3968 or 334-1393 UNIVERSITY TEXTBOOKS, mathematics, probability, physics etc, $20-$25 ea.

667-4892 UK EMPIRE typewriter, $45 obo. 667-4892 OLDER VALLEY Comfort wood stove, suitable for garage or greenhouse, $100.

336-2106

We require an individual for the position of Accounting Clerk.

The ideal candidate must have:

â&#x20AC;˘ Coursework or several yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in the financial/ accounting field. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in processing payroll and taxes. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with Excel is essential. â&#x20AC;˘ Data Input/Inventory Control, Processing invoices. â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent organizational and communications skills. â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision. â&#x20AC;˘ Applicant must have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

Wages for this position is according to the collective agreement. We also have an attractive benefit package.

Please submit your resume by September 4, 2015 to:

North 60 Petro Ltd.

Sharon Ness 146 Industrial Road, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V1 Email: sness@north60petro.com Phone (867) 633-8822 Fax (867) 633-8841

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SNAKE PLANTS also called mother-in-law's tongue, $40 and $60. 668-4186 BOLLARD POST, 7Ęź long, 6â&#x20AC;? inside diameter, 1/4â&#x20AC;? wall, new 1/2 price, $90. 667-6752 or 332-8706

JOB POSTING

1 1/2â&#x20AC;? gas powered water pump, 49 Redwood Street, Porter Creek. 633-6553

2015 Election OďŹ&#x192;cers

HIPPY KILLER woodstove w/stove pipe, $95 obo. 633-4322

Several election ofďŹ cers (Deputy Returning OfďŹ cer, Assistant Returning OfďŹ cer and Poll Clerks) are required for an upcoming election.

Applications are available at the Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an administrative ofďŹ ces, from the Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an website www.taan.ca or by sending an email to the Chief Elections OfďŹ cer at TKCelections2015@gmail.com Completed applications are due by 4:00PM August 31, 2015.

The positions are temporary and part-time with limited hours.

Questions may be directed to the Chief Returning OfďŹ cer, Norman Eady, by email or by phone: 867 332-7444.

SMALL 633-4322

WOOD stove for

wall tent.

2 BAR chairs, elliptical machine, both free.

668-6446 btwn 3 & 6pm.

OSBURN 2400 High Efficiency EPA woodburning stove, almost new, used one winter, 21'' logs, great for shop, cabin or house, $1,800 new, asking $800 obo. 335-6439 DROLET WOOD stove, great condition, $800. 334-5384 TERRARIUM, 4Ęź long, 2Ęź wide, 2.5Ęź high, $30. Call or text 334-9295 5 AIR North one-way segments, good for 2 travellers, must be used before September 15, more travellers/extended travel period for small fee, asking $1,100 for 5. 332-3040 KEROSENE SPACE heater, $50. 336-4898

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Miscellaneous for Sale

Firewood

GENERAL INTERNATIONAL 90-240M1 17â&#x20AC;? wood cutting band saw w/various blade sizes, General International 10-106M1 2hp dust collector with hoses, $1,500. 456-4875

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276

WATER COOLER with 2 water containers, $50. 336-2106 40-GALLON HOT water tank, 6 mos old, $125. 668-6481 OIL FURNACE, used less than 3 yrs, serviced professionally, like new, Olsen BML80B, 59000-97000 BTU/hr, Energuide 83, best offer. 335-8153 QUEEN DUVET, new, $150; King size duvet, $200; duvet cover & bed sheet sets, 600 thread count, never opened, $50; queen bed & frame, $75. 667-6587 PRINCESS HOUSE crystal teapot, $40; lead crystal lamp, $50; Noritake ivory china 20-pc set, Imperial Blossom w/matching sugar, creamer, salt & pepper. 667-6587 DUST COLLECTOR, General brand, still in box, $225. Kevin 689-8483 KING-SIZE DOWN filled mattress pad, new, still in pkg, 233 thread count, paid $104, asking $50. 667-6587 TO GIVE away, 300 gal fuel tank. 633-5569 SNOWSHOES, MENS, never used, new $270, asking $175, womens, $75. 689-8483 PLACER GOLD, jade & mineral claims, Cassiar area.

867-333-9087, rob_hamel@hotmail.com PLACER GOLD & mineral claims, Atlin area, over 4,000 acres of high potential ground, $100,000 takes all. 867-333-9087, rob_hamel@hotmail.com PORTA-POTTY, $50; white ceiling fan, new, $40; chimney pipe, $25; ultra high efficiency boiler, 150,000 BTU, heat & domestic hot water w/chimney, $500 obo. 633-5038 PHONE SYSTEM, 3-way, miscellaneous items, stereos, etc. 689-0445 8' X 20' Sea-can, best offer. 633-7680 SNOW THROWER, cleans 30â&#x20AC;? wide path, electric start, exc cond, canopy, $750.

333-9020

Electrical Appliances OLDER STOVE & freezer, $50 ea, freezer works great, apt size, stove works, oven is 50 degrees out on temp, possible other misc items, offers. 334-3774 FLAVOR-WAVE OVEN. 660-4321 FRIGIDAIRE 18 cu ft refrigerator, adjustable glass shelving & door bins, reversible doors, works perfectly, 64 3/4"Hx29 3/4W"x29 1/2"D, $250 obo. 335-6439 CHEST FREEZER, 12 cu ft, good working order, $150. 633-2837

Computers & Accessories QUAD CORE i7, 3TB of storage, sporting power 860m gpu, 1080p IPS panel 17" screen, ultimate gamerĘźs laptop, $1,400.

334-4898 TELUS IPAD, new, worth $800, asking $450. 867-399-3031 BROTHER 565 personal plain paper fax, incl answering machine, $25. 336-4898

Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com YAMAHA CLAVINOVA piano CVP509, check wonderful features on Internet, has light system for learning songs, over $9,000 in stores, asking $5,500. Serge @ 667-2196 after 5pm PROFESSIONAL GUITAR stand, holds 8 guitars, $250 obo. 667-4892 LINE 6 POD HD300 guitar multi-effects unit & amp modeller, new condition, $200.

668-3433 BLUE FLORAL Fender Telecaster guitar w/case, exc cond, $1,300. 456-4110 PIANO, GOOD condition, played daily, $1,900. 667-6668 BALDWIN STUDIO piano, high performance Hamilton, 45â&#x20AC;? high, bought new in 1993, equipped with humidifier, well maintained, exc cond, $2,500. 335-7338 YAMAHA 5Ęź7â&#x20AC;? Grand Piano, white, leather topped bench & humidifier included, appraised at $10,500. Call 668-2889 for quick sale

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

â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (6 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery

COPPER RIDGE Place is looking for volunteers to assist with bus outings or to run the store once a week for 2 hours. Contact Catherine at 393-7508 COPPER RIDGE Place is looking for volunteers to assist with programs once/week for 2 hours. Mon pm: bingo; walking program; or swim program 1/month. Contact Catherine at 393-7508 WANTED: RIDE to Edmonton September 1st. Will share expenses. 456-7675

S.A. vouchers accepted.

EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432 FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge 668-6564 Leave message QUALITY BUILT Wood-sided firewood storage sheds.

1 to 3 cord designs.

Prices starting at $995.00 plus GST. Call Creekside Wood Supply.

867-332-2151 FRANKĘźS FIREWOOD â&#x20AC;˘Top quality, stacked cords for best value â&#x20AC;˘8 foot & stove length â&#x20AC;˘Single cord & multiple cords Phone 334-8960

Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL 30-30 WINCHESTER Model 94, 1970, exc cond, $650. 667-6752 or 332-8706 CUSTOMIZED REMINGTON 700 30.06, accepts 4-round magazines, Bushnell 3 + 9 sight, some ammo & accessories, must have PAL, $600 obo. 334-7019 SAVAGE 30-06, stainless w/synthetic stalk, soft Levy case, 3x9 Fulfield scope & extras, mint, PAL required, $800. 393-2828 CZECH SMALL arms VZ-58 non-restricted rifle, 7.62X39 semi-auto w/original muzzlebrake telestock, PAL reqĘźd, $950. 334-1422 MARLIN 980S, 22lr, stainless steel barrel, synthetic stock, open sights, very accurate, great shape, c/w 3 magazines & sling, PAL reqĘźd, $220 with Bushnell 4x scope, $180 no scope. 393-4314 CHIAPPA LITTLE Badger, 22lr, foldable survival rifle w/open sights, single shot, c/w case, barely used, PAL reqĘźd, $150.

335-2920 12-GAUGE MODEL 1400 Winchester, semi-auto, 2 3/4â&#x20AC;? chamber, c/w 4 chokes incl rifle choke, $300. 633-2488 BROWNING CARBON Stalker, 30-06, stainless, fluted barrel, extra mag, tally lightweight mounts, nice rifle, $950 obo.

633-4322 LEE-ENFIELD BRITISH 303 No. 4, Mk1, sporterized with scope, rifle in vg condition, $300. 633-3810 SPORTERIZED LEE Enfield .303 Mark 4, 3X6 Bushnell scope, PAL reqĘźd, $300 obo.

334-7019

WANTED: ANY kind of plywood, 4X8 or larger, will pick up. 633-2236 WANTED: TRANSMISSION for Chevrolet S10, 1995, and spare tire. 633-2236 WANTED: ANY pottery dinner plates, side plates or bowls that you are no longer using, mix and match is fine. 333-2980 WANTED: AT least 8 cement dĂŠcor blocks, snow fencing at least 4Ęź, chain link fencing at least 6Ęź, reasonably priced for a senior.

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WANTED: WOOD flooring, any kind, 8Ęźx10Ęź, cheap or free, will pick up. 633-2236

Cars

WANTED: ANY kind of roofing, 11Ęźx9Ęź, cheap or free, will pick up. 633-2236

2011 NISSAN Sentra 2.0, 4-dr sedan, exc cond, low miles 59,000 kms, moon roof, Bluetooth, USB inputs, heated seats, new windshield, intelligent key, A/C, $13,500 obo.

668-6534

ANY GREEN exterior paint, will pick up.

633-2236

Cheque, Cash

WANTED: 8 cords of 16â&#x20AC;? firewood delivered to Porter Creek. David @ 633-6771

WANTED: SOMEONE to bring a canoe to Whitehorse from Canmore, AB. Will contribute to cost of gas. Call 335-5144

2 WINDOWS, 4Ęź wide, 3Ęź high, double pane.

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WANTED: USED 20ft. C-can metal storage container in good condition, will pay up to $4,000 for the right unit. 335-2479

2000 PONTIAC Grand Prix, V6, 2-dr, clean, runs good, 223,819 kms, remote start, power windows/locks, 4 winter studded tires on rims, will pass mechanical inspection, $3,700 obo. 335-2287

WANTED: DONATIONS of old-fashioned or Rendezvous-style costumes for literacy fundraiser. We will clean and fix them. Drop off at Yukon Literacy Coalition office, 207-100 Main Street, or call 668-6535.

1990 HONDA Civic, 4-dr wagon, white, 234,000km, safety inspection cert, standard, 2WD, gas, easy winter start, non-smoking owner, no pets, no kids, $2,500 obo.

668-7239

WANTED: WOOL for knitting, Blaze King Princess Stove. Call 335-9934

2012 SUZUKI Impreza hatchback, exc cond, meticulously maintained, great fuel mileage, AWD, roof rack, block heater, oil pan heater, only 20,000kms, no accidents. 335-9785

WANTED: 633-2837

MID-90S Dodge Caravan.

WANTED: 30â&#x20AC;? double oven, black. Francis @ 668-6481 WANTED: MULTI-USE day adult back pack in good condition. 633-4135 WANTED: WHITE wall tent, 14ĘźX16Ęź preferred but any size, good cond, reasonable price. Mary @ 393-2996 WANTED: ATV trailer to tow behind ATV, home-made or otherwise. Call/text 333-0100 WANTED: OLD Lynx and Elan snowmobile.

Call 867-634-5292

2008 CHEVY Aveo, black, 4-dr, great on fuel, wish we could keep it but the family is growing, $4,000 obo. 660-4424

2007 TOYOTA Yaris, 4-dr sedan, manual, summer & winter studded tires, new windshield & battery, exc fuel economy, 118,000kms, $5,700. 334-3717 2006 TOYOTA Corolla, red, 79,000 km, remote start, 2 sets of tires & rims, auto, AC, 1 owner, non-smoking, accident free, $8,000.

633-3633 afternoons or eves 2008 PONTIAC G5, offers. 633-3088

MicMac USED VEHICLE SPECIALS!!

2008 Toyota Avalon XLS #7720A .......................................$15,495 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid L #7007 ................................. $21,290 Deal Pending!

2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S #7388B.................................... ............................... $21,290 2014 Toyota Camry #1512................................................. .......................... $26,499 SOLD! 2013 Toyota Highlander #7743A....................................... .......................... $34,995 2011 Kia Sorento LX V6 STOCK #7596A

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2012 Kia Sportage EX Luxury

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2007 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner STOCK #1505A

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2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD STOCK #7622A

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NONRESTRICTED CANADIAN firearm safety course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club September 12 & 13. For more info call 334-1688 or 667-6728

WERE YOU a squatter in Whiskey, Moccasin Flats, Sleepy Hollow or the Wye area?

Need your story. Deadline is August 31. squatterstory@gmail.com or Pat 667-4141

2009 NISSAN Rogue SL, 3-spd auto, new tires, 133,000km, great gas mileage, $12,000 obo. 633-5155

2007 PONTIAC G5 coupe, 80,000km, 2.2L 5-spd, 2 new sets of tires, all recalls done, new battery & thermostat, exc cond, $5,700.

334-8102

S&W M&P 9mm w/complete range & carry kit, exc cond, XS sights, 5 magazines, factory ammo available for reasonable price, restricted PAL reqĘźd, $600. 336-4124

Wanted

2009 CHEVROLET Cobalt LT, approx 75,000kms, great cond, c/w winter & summer tires, call or text 334-9295

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2008 NISSAN X-Terra, standard, 4WD, navy blue, exc cond, approx 85,000kms, $17,500 obo. Kevin 689-8483 2007 CHEVY Cobalt, offers. 633-3088

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LOST/FOUND

2006 SMART Car, red, auto/standard, CD player, air, 2-seater, serious enquiries only, exc cond, $9,000 obo. 336-2106

t CRESTVIEW, BLACK DSH FEMALE CAT, 3 years old. If found please call Norma @335-1144 t 5TH & LAMBERT, GREY & WHITE FEMALE DSH CAT, either wearing a purple+black collar, or a green+black collar. Name is Steve. If found please call 667-6994 t MAYO ROAD, GRIZZLY VALLEY SUBD. MALE BORDER COLLIE X, black with white features. Name is Joey, not wearing a collar. If found please contact Brian @633-5599 t 6KM NORTH OF SWIFT RIVER LODGE FEMALE BLACK LAB, 9 months old, her name is Igor. If found please call Caleb @322-0554 t TAY STREET, RIVERDALE AREA, INDOOR-ONLY CAT. She is a very small brown tabby with a white bib and white socks. Her name is Bear and is very shy and skittish. She may be hiding in a shed, garage, or woodpile and will likely not come out if called. If you spot her, please call 250-507-1453!

t COPPER RIDGE (FALCON DRIVE). PURE WHITE CAT with yellow eyes, fixed male. Has a tattoo in ear, very noticeable. Answers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cobeâ&#x20AC;?. If found, please contact Jean at: 335-701, or 633-3272.

FOUND t MAYO ROAD NEXT TO VISTA ROAD, LARGE MALE LAB, OR LAB CROSS wandering down the highway.

If you know this dog, please call Anna at: 335-3611, or call us at 633-6019! t ALASKA HWY NEAR JAKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CORNER, SMALLMEDIUM BLACK AND TAN FEMALE DOG, with BRIGHT BLUE eyes! If missing please call the shelter @633-6019

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

2005 VW Jetta, black, 2.0L gas engine, 98,000 kms, c/w winter tires & rims, exc cond, $9,800. 668-2259

1994 FORD Ranger 4X4 w/canopy, $500.

Jim @ 335-3628

2003 BUICK Rendezvous, exc cond, well maintained, 160,000kms, winter & all-weather summer tires, must sell, $6,800 obo. 667-4053 2003 FORD Taurus wagon, seats 8, new struts & springs, summer & winter wheels & tires, runs great, $1,900 obo. Text 780-286-6681 2002 KIA Rio, 94,000kms, runs ok, needs $400 work to run well, minor body damage, extra set of rims with winter tires, $2,800 obo. 334-9566 2001 DODGE Stratus, 164000 km, 2-dr, manual, FWD, very reliable, fun, fast, sporty car, lots of upgrades, great sound system, sunroof. Call 667-4306.

2000 FORD Taurus wagon, V6 auto, 216,000kms, summer & new winter tires, recent safety, good cond, $2,950 obo.

333-0380 1999 FORD Escort, 167,000 kms, new timing belt, front pads, tie rods and alignment, winter tires, ready to go, $3,200 obo.

334-7373

1996 PLYMOUTH Breeze, auto, 2 sets tires, exc glass, very fuel efficient, 190,000km, $1,600. 333-9020 1989 CADILLAC Deville, sedan, 4-dr, great condition, never smoked in, $9,900 obo.

332-9457 1980 PONTIAC Formula Firebird, 4.9 turbo motor, number matching car, 62,000kms, only 168 built, rebuilt motor, like new shape, $13,000 obo. Call/text 334-4800

Trucks

We Sell Trucks!

2013 DODGE Ram 1500 Sport Larime 4X4, quad cab, sunroof, fully loaded, 4â&#x20AC;? suspension lift, 20â&#x20AC;? rims, 35â&#x20AC;? tires, black, 56,000kms, trailer tow pkg, $39,500.

334-7535

2011 FORD Escape, extended warranty & maintenance pkg good to July 2017, heated front seats, command start, keyless remote entry, asking $20,000. Greg @ 335-7876

2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311 2006 CHEVROLET Equinox LS, green, AWD, auto, P/W, P/D, 230,000 kms, all updates done, detailed, ready for viewing, $5,800. Candice or David, 667-2249 2006 F150 4X4, 4.6L V8, auto, custom regular cab w/matching canopy, 6-CD player, 32,000 miles, $11,000. 633-2580 2004 FORD F350, ext cab 4X4, diesel, 224,000km, good running, everything works, $7,000 obo. 867-993-3038

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And more....

Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member!

Mingus

Portraits by Gerry Steers, courtesy of Gerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Computer Magic.

If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

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

You can also check out our award winning website at:

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HOLLY STREET Demon carburetor, new, 625-750 CFM, never installed, $400.

334-4800

1994 CHEVY Astro van, cargo model, runs and drives, best suited to a mechanically inclined owner, $600 obo. 334-3375

2009 F250 3/4 ton, 8' box, trailer tow pkg, 6-spd manual, 4:10 ratio, HD shocks, tonneau cover, new windshield + extras, $14,000 obo. 668-6534

Roman

1998 F150 XL, ext cab, 4x4, 200,000kms, trailer package, box liner, chrome rims, good cond, $3,900. Call 332-3774

2005 T O Y O T A Echo, exc cond, 114,000kms, remote start, c/w snow tires, $4,200. 668-7705

2013 F-150, Limited Edition 4x4, red, chrome, 21,700 km, sun roof, loaded, leather heated seats, Sat radio, command start, extended warranty, $45,000. 393- 2828

Athena

SET OF Magna Grip winter tires with rims for Toyota Echo, lightly used by snowbirds, $200. 667-6223 for more info

1995 WESTERN Star tractor, c/w 30-ton 35Ęź beavertail, single drop lowbed & 40Ęź tri-axle high-boy trailers, all in good shape, no reasonable offer refused. 250-651-7531

1-866-269-2783 â&#x20AC;˘ 9039 Quartz Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraserway.com

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

1998 DODGE Ram 2500 4x4 longbox truck, 380 K, extended cab, 12 valve cummins diesel, newer turbo, 5-spd trans, power upgrade, good cond. 867-996-2570

2005 BUICK LaCrosse CXL, 125,000kms, 2nd owner, awesome, a must see, summer & winter tires, $9,500. 668-4058 or 393-2868

1998 PORSCHE, exc cond, low mileage, $10,700. 332-6467

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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 2003 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4, well-maintained, 211,000 kms, access cab, matching canopy, overload springs & camper bars & wiring in place, c/w extra set of tires. 334-2360 2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4, big tire kit, undercoating, canopy, cold air intake, well maintained, 240,000km, $9,800. 335-0038 2000 FORD Ranger, exc cond, c/w winter tires, $4,600. 333-9962 2000 GMC Sierra Z-71 1500 4x4, 4-wheel shift on floor, ext cab, never plowed, very reliable, lots of new parts, minor repairs needed, box/bumper have rust, Michelin 10-ply tires. 705-834-5288

2004 Dodge Dakota Club Cab

1993 CHEV Silverado 3500 1-ton dually, club cab, 6.5l turbo diesel, 134,000 kms, new rubber, c/w $2,000 5th wheel hitch, never winter driven, $7,500. 633-2188

4x2, 3.7L V6, 5spd Manual, 260k, Sr driven since new. Four season driver f/owner.

Incl. rear winter studded tires. Good condition.

Trailer brakes controller. $3,000.

1989 F250 XL Lariat ext cab, trailer pkg, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L, V8, runs good, matching canopy, $500 obo. 334-5408

Archie Knill, Atlin 250-651-7622

Auto Parts & Accessories

TRUCK TIRES (4), 265/70 R18, Goodyear Wrangler, $200; Thule roof ski rack, $100.

633-5038

TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100

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3 TIRES, Michelin LT265/70 R17, good tread. 633-4311

Clearing out all OLDER VEHICLES!

SUBARU IMPREZA, steel rim with AW radial R15 tire, new, $150; 4 AW R16 tires, used, 75% tread. 633-2018

IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE!

VARIETY OF 24.5 truck tires, good runners, recap casings, also 2 new steel Budd rims, 24.5 & 1 new steel uni-mount rim, 24.5â&#x20AC;?, offers. 867-996-2570 1990 FORD Taurus GL, body good, engine good, fix up or parts, $500. 336-4898 1985 CHEV Scottsdale 1/2 ton, exc engine, mechanically sound, fix up or for parts, $500.

336-4898 4 15â&#x20AC;? tires off Jeep Cherokee, $140 for all.

668-6297 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER lift gate, new, never installed, $995 obo, fits 1996-2002. Call/text 333-0100 WARN ZEON 8,000 lb winch for SUVs, Jeeps, bought late in 2014, never used, $1,100 new, make an offer. Call/text 333-0100

HUGE SALE!!!

As Low As $199.00 Come Early!!

2007 Chev 1500 S/C 4x4

2012 Ford F150 Crew 4x4 XLT

Black

Mint! Dark Green

$

8,995

$

29,900

2013 Ford Escape SEL AWD, Leather, Blue, tart, Cold Start, 31,0000 Kms Loaded!! d!!

SOLD!

$

24,995 995

2013 Ford Focus ST Model 4 Door, Low Kms, Yellow

$

21,995

2015 Chev Silverado 1500 Crew 4x4 4.3 Litre V6, Silver

$

36,995

WARN WINCH carrier, fits in receiver for winches up to & incl 10,000 lbs, new, never used, worth $425, make an offer. Call/text 333-0100

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Heather Elizabeth

Sodemann Heather passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Copper Ridge Place.

SShe is survived by her sister Liesel Briggs, aand family - Ken, Rosemarie, Bernard, Am Amoree, Mckenzie, Huxley and Kippen.

Heath Heather lived a full and beautiful life. She loved her family fami and friends as well as her pets. Through h her life lif she h b became involved in Therapeutic riding, rug hooking, and she loved dancing! Her love and compassion for others is a gift she gave to all.

Thank you to all the loving people at Helping Hands and to all the warm help from Copper Ridge Place Nursing staff.

A Celebration of Life at the Yukon Association for Community Living, Wednesday, September 2nd, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Refreshments will be provided.

Friday, August 28, 2015

Pets Has your fur buddy slowed down?

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332-7828 CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy obedience classes starting August 20 Recall classes, August 20 For full schedule visit caninesandcompany.ca Full service training school, certified trainers 333-0505 SOFT-SIDED PET carrier, never used, for cats & small dogs up to 15 lbs & 7" shoulder height, meets international/domestic in-cabin travel requirements for airlines, shoulder strap/fleece interior, $50. 633-2121 CHESAPEAKE PUPPIES for sale, $600 males, $500 females, good homes only, we own both parents, great hunting, family, bear dogs, very loyal, ready to go mid-Sept. e-mail Sarah skruse23@msn.com/332-8832 WANTED: KITTENS for mousers on acreage. 633-3088 BLACK WOLF/SHEPHERD mix, free to good home, excellent with kids, 6 months old. 334-4485

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 TAITʼS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles

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

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2009 YAMAHA V Star 1300 touring cruiser, new tires, leather saddlebags, recent tune-up/oil change, windshield, passenger back rest, $4,900. 333-9020

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1984 ZETA 24' Hard Top, 350/260 leg, 15hp kicker, dingy, barbecue, galley, head, canvas enclosure, fishfinder, radio, sleeps 5, tandem trailer, rough water boat, bottom paint, many extras, reasonable offers. 332-1374 20 HP, 2-stroke outboard, reliable, '97 Mercury Mariner, clean, dependable, regularly serviced, exc cond, 21" long shaft, c/w 3 props, 1 new in the box, $1,250 obo.

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2010 CUSTOM chopper, 1300cc, Super Cycles Engine, show bike, $30,000. 334-7535 2011 POLARIS Pro RMK 800 long track, 2 1/2” track, mint, 750kms, always stored inside, $7,200 obo. 335-1106 2010 KAWASAKI KLR 650 dual sport motorcycle, 7,400 kms, Panier rack & touring bags, $4,500 obo. 334-8289 2004 ARGO Avenger, 450 hours, good used shape, ready to go, $8,000. 633-4315 2 ICON full face motorcycle helmets, near new, w/2 visors, 1 large, 1 med, $175 ea; 2 touring jackets, X-large & large. 334-8289

2025 KINGFISHER HHT 2013, c/w trailer, 150hp Yamaha (60h), 2 downriggers, depthfinder. $45,900. 867-993-3519 16ʼ FLAT bottom John boat with trailer, $1,200. 668-6564

9.9 HIGH thrust kicker motor, used only 5 hours, $3, 000. Call 668-4593 2003 MACGREGOR 26M sailboat, 50HP Honda 4 stroke, all new rigging & lines, lots of recent new parts, can be launched anywhere, $20,750. 335-0554 for more details

In Memory

Your Grateful Family.

“My Little Grannie - Jeg Elske Dig”

Ada Van Bibber (Blanchard) December 5, 1929 – August 19, 2015

Ada Van Bibber passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Whitehorse at the age of 85 years.

Celebration of Life for Ada will be held on Saturday August 29th at 2:00 pm at the Community Hall in Mayo, Yukon.

A dinner will follow the Celebration of Life.

Elly Porsild

Please join us for a celebration of life for

BRIAN RICHARD

CURRY August 6, 1946 –January 9, 2015

August 29, 2015 At 2:00pm Jarvis Street Saloon 206 Jarvis Street LET'S SHARE OUR FAVOURITE MEMORIES.

As We Remember, As we bid a farewell to the earthly remains of

Evelyn Ouellette

We are mindful that no one is an island unto themselves. We all leave our imprint upon those we have touched along life’s path.

Every life is meaningful; every life has value. As we remember the life of Evelyn, we ask that she be at rest in the loving embrace of family and friends who have predeceased her.

We also hope that those left behind to mourn this loss, have the love, support and compassion of family and friends around them. Let them be free to laugh and to cry and to celebrate and acknowledge the value Evelyn’s life has had on each of them.

Jim Zheng February 9, 1958 August 19, 2015

It is our deep sorrow to announce the passing of Jim (Fang-Ping) Zheng, who was born in China and moved to Yukon in 1991.

Our family circles has been broken; A link gone from our chain; But though we’re parted for a while; We know we’ll meet again.

Together Jim and Xiu-Mei established the East West Health Centre. Jim was passionate about traditional Chinese medicine and helping individuals heal. He worked primarily at the centre and travelled throughout Yukon and the N.W.T., particularly to smaller First Nation communities. Many of his longtime clients became close friends.

We shall meet with many a loved one Who were torn from our embrace; We shall listen to their voices; And behold them face to face.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Alison Madlung, Dr. Alexander Kmet, Dr. Shaira Somani and the Whitehorse General Hospital staff. Their effort to provide quality care was heartwarming.

Sunshine passes, shadows fall; Love’s remembrance outlasts all.

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19ʼ LOWE Roughrider boat, full canvas top, nav system, depth sounder, 115hp Suzuki, trailer, halibut rods. 333-0285 more info

January 25, 1903 - September 1, 2004

Thank you for loving us.

2004 MOUNTAIN Cat, 800 cc, series M1, 151” track, vg cond, $3,500 obo. 633-5825

2006 V-STAR 1100 Yamaha, fully dressed, low miles, well maintained, $5,200 obo or trade. Don @ 334-1056

30HP TOHATSU, short shaft, 4 stroke, electric tilt, start, as new, c/w remote controls inclʼg steering, tank, hose & extra prop, $4,200. 633-2118

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1980S VINTAGE Arctic Cat Lynx & trailer, both need work. 668-2853

ARGO CONQUEST, new motor, zero hours, windshield & canopy, $6,500. 867-863-5715

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Jim is survived by his loving wife Xiu-Mei Zhang of 27 years, his two sons David and Alex, two brothers, three sisters, two nephews and one niece.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 30, from 1:30 pm to 3 pm at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE DONATE TO THE JIM ZHENG CULTURAL FUND MANAGED BY THE CHINESE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF YUKON. DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AT THE CEREMONY OR BY E-TRANSFERRING TO: JIMZHENG.CULTURALFUND@GMAIL.COM.

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David Leyland

CARTER MAY 4, 1943 - AUGUST 13, 2015

DAVE LEYLAND CARTER, son of Leland and Leah Carter, was born in Nova Scotia on May 4th, 1943. He lived in Spring Hill as a child, where he met his first love Mildred Brown, who he was going to run away with and had plans to become Cowboy and Cowgirl, a story he always loved telling. However in 1952 he moved from Nova Scotia with his parents, and sister Carole, to the Yukon at the age of 9.

stories and memories with anyone who wanted (or didn’t want) to listen.

Dave passed away on August 13th, 2015 after a 4 year battle with cancer. Dave will always be remembered as being an outstanding Husband, Father, Friend, Colleague, and Teammate, and for many a memorable acquaintance. And he will always be remembered for his love of humour and life.

Although always, even in his last years, striking up a conversation about back East with anyone who mentioned it… in his heart he was a true Yukoner.

He leaves behind his loving wife Somjing Carter, children Pakorn, Kvin, and Alysa (Kamala), son-in-law Luke Moulton, grandson Justin Carter, and his sister Carole Delaney.

Growing up here, he loved and embraced the outdoors. Going camping every chance he had, and always preferring hidden tucked away sites over campsites. He liked adventure, leading him to destinations such as Ben-My-Chree, and rafting trips down Kusawa Lake earning him the nic name “Kusawa Dave”.

Many of these trips he had his best companion along with him, his husky, Kobuck, who he spend many great years with. He eventually gained 3 new camping partners, his sons Pakorn and Kvin, who he enjoyed many fishing trips with, and his daughter Alysa (Kamala) Carter, who enjoyed rehabilitating and releasing his caught fish when he wasn’t keeping a close eye.

Aside from the outdoors, Dave always had a passion for sports, especially baseball and hockey. Spending many years in the goalie’s nets of Stan McGowan and Takhini Arena, One of his most prized possessions was an album of all his newspaper article clippings, photos, and stats. He loved the sportsmanship and the badgering and banter that went along with it even more.

He graduated from F.H. Collins in the class of 1961, and went on to study as an English Major at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska–playing hockey and making lifelong friends in Alaska along the way. He ended up back in Whitehorse and took a 5 year term working for the City of Whitehorse, in Parks and Recreation, and eventually entered into what would be his retiring career as a Real Estate Agent. Starting with Aurora Realty in the early 80’s, he then hired on to Coldwell Banker where he retired at the age of 69.

He met his wife Somjing Carter in 1988, and with her he found a new passion, travelling.

Some of his favourite trips were travelling to Puerto Rico, the Carribean, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Thailand and Nova Scotia (where he was able to reconnect with his cousin John Harrison, and John’s wife Diane, they remained close after the reunion). Besides travelling they also shared a love for finding and exchanging the funniest cards for any occasion imaginable with each other. And giving each other as many cute, funny, creative nic names as possible. With her, he shared a very loving romantic side, that even the most close to him did not know was so prominent in his personality. They were able to celebrate their 25th Anniversary on June 22nd of this year.

One thing that was always very apparent with Dave was how dearly he cherished his friendships. Always wanting to keep connected and updated about all of his friends lives, comings and goings. He was the epitome of outgoing and social, making friends where ever he went from Nova Scotia, to Whitehorse, Alaska, and the rest of the world. Naming all of his friend’s either Uncle or Auntie to his children (Uncle Big Chuck, Uncle medium Chuck, Uncle little Chuck, Uncle Bert, Uncle Sig, Uncle Tim, Uncle George, Auntie Gay, Auntie Pat, Auntie Gayl, Auntie Sheryl, and the list went on and on). He loved sharing

The Memorial will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at the Takhini Arena Mezzanine, between 1:00-4:00p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Canadian Cancer Society 211 Wood Street, Whitehorse, Y.T. Y1A 2E4 (867) 668-6440

Dave is pre-deceased by his parents Leyland and Leah Carter and his dog Kobuck.

The family would like to thank the following people for all the care they provided to Dave during his battle; • • • • • • • • • • •

The Whitehorse General Hospital Ambulance Staff Dave’s Home Care Staff Thomson Centre (Unit 3) Staff Whitehorse General Hospital (Surgical & Medical) Staff Copper Ridge Place (Unit’s H & K) Staff Dr. Kanachowski, Dr. Seal, Dr. Breitkreutz, Dr. Blackstone, & Dr. Chi, Nicholas (Nurse Practioner), Dr. Mackenzie, BC Cancer Agency (Units 6 & 7) Staff Dave Tribble, patient at WGH, who befriended and provided companionship for Dave during his time their Thank you to all of Dave’s friends who were able to visit him, even travelling to do so.

Special Thanks to Chuck Haines who visited almost daily, and Tim Armstrong for making so many trips from Alaska to visit Yukon Hospice for all the support And Thank you to Sandra (Copper Ridge Place), for being there for Dave and holding his hand in his final moments.

AS PER DAVE’S WISHES, HIS ASHES WILL BE PLACED OVER KUSAWA LAKE AT HIS WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANYONE WHO KNEW DAVE TO COME SHARE STORIES, LAUGHS, TEARS, AND GOOD-BYES WITH US AT HIS MEMORIAL DAVE ALWAYS ASKED THAT HIS MEMORIAL BE AS IF HE WAS THERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US AND THAT HE COULD SEE EVERYONE WHO WAS ABLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE FOR A SLIDE SHOW PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ALYSA_CARTER@LIVE.CA OR CALL (867) 335-8440, ANY AND ALL PHOTOS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. FINAL RESTING PLACE.

Friday, August 28, 2015 14ʼ ALUMINUM MirroCraft boat, 9.8 mariner gas motor & electric motor, rod holders, seat, does not leak a drop, $3,000. 336-3865 2010 6HP 4-stroke Yamaha outboard motor, used twice, $1,100. 334-4800

Heavy Equipment GOLD PLANT Trommel, 36ʼ long, 48” diameter, is on a 53ʼ triaxle high-boy, c/w extras, $120,000 obo + applicable taxes.

250-992-6749, lv msg •2008 CAT 740 Rock Truck SN CAT00740PB1P03886 •2010 Bucyrus R30C Hydra-Trac Rock Drill SN TRX33H30DNAE0030 •1989 Cat D10N Crawler Tractor SN2YD01092 •2008 Volvo EC460CL Hyd Exc SNVCEC460CL00110148 All Excellent Condition Ready to work Located in Watson Lake Call for Pricing: 604-541-1362 ext 102 2000 LITRE fuel tank on steel cradle for lift & transport, c/w 20 gpm Fillright pump, goldenrod filter assy, and 15' arctic hose, previously used for diesel, $2,000 obo. 867-996-2570 SLUICE BOX, moves 4-5 yards per hr, has new 5hp Honda motor, fits in back of 1/2 ton pick-up, $6,400. 633-5362 2009 KENWORTH T800, $49,500. Call 336-2327 for more info 2003 STERLING 5-ton reefer truck, 26ʼ box, power gate, $14,500 obo. Call 336-2327 for more info OLDER CAT 955 track loader, runs good, no major problems, converted to electric start, $7,000 obo. Darryl @ 867-634-2321 evenings 2012 BOBCAT S-205, 190 hrs, dual controls, fully loaded w/heated cab & AC, 2 buckets, amber strobe light, sound dampening kit, deluxe key pad, $38,000 obo.

335-1106 1975 CAT 966C, spade nose bucket, spare tire & rim, many extras, $20,000 obo. Atlin 250-651-7542

Aircraft BALLANCA SCOUT, exc cond, TT-1,800 hrs, engine 900 hrs, floats & wheels.

667-2075 1969 CESSNA 182M LRFuel, full IFR, Garmin 430w/510, A/P, 9/10 in & out, TT2250, SMOH1583, STOH1074, leather int, tinted windows, many extras, $70,000 US obo. Atlin 250-651-7542

Campers & Trailers 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 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,000. 633-2580 2011 STARCRAFT 1019 tent trailer, sleeps 7, like new, 2 dining tables, fridge, stove, propane furnace, hot/cold running water, indoor/outdoor stereo system, barbecue, ceiling fans, awning, $7,800 obo. 633-2121 OLDER 8' camper fitting small trucks, ice box fridge, stove works, sink drain leaks, roof waterproofed 2 years ago, $600 obo. Text 867-334-7391 8' HOME-BUILT camper, plywood & polystyrene construction, very solid, $1,500.

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YUKON NEWS 2010 JAYCO 29' BHS trailer, sleeps up to 9, CD/DVD/I POD JK.SND.SYS., electric patio awning, microwave, outside BBQ, new condition, gently used, $25,500, view at 38 Stope Way. 393-3123 1997 24" Senator, Chev motorhome, low mileage, exc cond, sleeps 6, bathroom, microwave, stove, oven, lots of storage, solar panels, can be completely self sufficient, $25,000 obo. 336-2106 1984 DODGE campervan, recent tune-up, new tires, light use, sleeps 2 adults, 1-2 kids, stove works, fridge doesn't, lots of storage, has toilet, $3,800 or trade. 456-7490 to see 2009 ROYAL Cargo utility trailer, V-nose, 5ʼX10ʼ white, original tires 90% & new spare, plywood walled, padded floor w/4 anchor spots, $3,600. 334-7535 1984 DODGE camper, sleeps 2 adults & 2 children, has $1,500 in new parts to upgrade, $3,800 obo. 334-1056 2002 19ʼ travel trailer, sleeps 6, lg freezer/fridge, prop/AC/DC, propane oven/stove/hot water heater/furnace, all exc cond, tires & brakes 85% good, newly sealed, $7,000 obo. 334-7535 2008 26' Jayco Jayflight travel trailer, sleeps 7-9, queen size & bunks, c/w equalizer hitch & 3000w generator, $16,500 obo. 668-4315 1980 VANGUARD 11ʼ camper, full bathroom, 3-way fridge, 4-burner stove w/oven, furnace, queen bed, good clean unit, $3,500 obo. 633-6878 or 334-1967 2014 JAYCO 18ʼ travel trailer, fully equipped, exc cond, $16,500 obo. kendall@northwestel.net 13' BOLER-TYPE trailer, beautiful, totally refurbished, cork flooring, birch plywood cabinetry, 2-burner stove & fridge, sleeps 3, exc cond, needs inverter, $8,500. 335-1426

Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca PREDATORS DOG Puller Sport Athletic League is holding Canadaʼs first dog puller championship in Whitehorse, August 29, 9am, Ecole Emilie Tremblay soccer field.

Info @ caninesyukon@hotmail.com. All spectators welcome.

YUKON LEARN Society free computer drop-in lab every Monday excluding holidays from 10am–2pm. Self-Directed computer studies, instructor on site, 2158-2nd Ave THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info call Joanne 668-7713 SPORT YUKON Annual General Meeting, September 2, 2015, 6pm, Sport Yukon Boardroom AGM WHITEHORSE Huskies Senior "AA" Hockey, September 8, 2015, 12-1pm, Boardroom # 2 at Sport Yukon YUKON LEARN Society is offering free computer courses: Introduction to Computers, Internet & Email, Word and Excel. Instructor on site. Call 668-6280 xt 223 for details WHITEHORSE CONCERTS' AGM will be held at The Pioneer Heritage Room at City Hall on Wednesday, September 2 at 7 pm.

For more information contact: steve@whitehorseconcerts.com CORN ROAST in a festive atmosphere, enjoy corn on the cob & hamburgers. Family activities & music. August 28, 5 pm, MacBride Museum. epis.afy.yk.ca DON'T MISS the next Klondike Cruisers Solo Sport Autocross event Sunday, September 13 Takhini Arena. $20 event fee.

Must be a member to participate. To register, join or info info@klondikecruisers.ca

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F.H. Collins School Council ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wed., September 2 @ 6:30 pm School Library Everyone Welcome!

VACATION BIBLE School, August 24-28, 6:15pm-8:30pm, ages 5-12, Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial St, free. Register at whitehorsenazarene.org/vbs or call us at 633-4903 PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, September 14, 5:15 pm at the Guild Hall. All Welcome. Come show your support. Info 633-4829 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, September 22 from 7pm-9pm at Whitehorse United Church (upstairs). Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org GRANNY POWER, film documentary about fun loving group of activists, Monday August 31, 6:45pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Vancouver Raging Granny, Robyn Smith will be there for Q&A YUKON REGISTERED Music Teachers Association AGM will be held on Sunday September 13, 6:30pm in the meeting room at 106 Strickland Street. All are welcome.

INGESTIBLE FESTIVAL at LMCC, August 30, local food creation gallery exhibit, open 3pm-7pm, 5 food categories, public judging, music, tickets $5 at door. www.mountlorne.yk.net WHITEHORSE PHOTOGRAPHY Club 2015/16 season kick-off meeting will be held on Tuesday September 1 at the Public Library main floor meeting room, 7pm-8:45pm.

For more info contact whitehorsephotoclub.ca MENTAL HEALTH Caregiver Support Group for those caring or supporting friend or family member with mental illness, 3rd Thursday each month Sept through April, 7-9pm, #4 Hospital Road, 1st floor. 667-8346 PUBLIC LECTURE & Workshop critiquing over-reliance of psychiatric practice on medication, by acclaimed journalist Robert Whitaker, Mt McIntyre, Monday September 28, 7-10pm, & Tuesday September 29, 9am-4pm. Free. To pre-register: 667-2037

SALSA YUKON'S Latin Dance Classes, beginner and intermediate Salsa and Bachata, starts September 30, 2015. salsayukon@gmail.com for info INTERESTED IN the Roman Catholic faith?

Inquiry Sessions begin Wednesday, September 23, Sacred Heart, 406 Steele Street, 667-2437. Catholics who want to revisit their faith are welcome to attend SYNCHRO YUKON AGM Sunday September 27 @ Sport Yukon, 1:30-3:30pm. Learn about synchronized swimming in Yukon and how to get involved with the club. New members welcome, volunteers appreciated.

COME SING Christmas music with the Whitehorse Community Choir. Registration begins September 14th at the Whitehorse United Church. Check our website www.Whitehorsechoir.org for more information MOTHER'S AGAINST Drunk Driving (MADD) meeting & AGM September 8 at 4072 - 4th Avenue. AGM start time 5:30pm, meeting to follow. Looking for new members & volunteers. Daniela 334-2421

Services BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta.

Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc.

Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com

ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association meets on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m., Sport Yukon Boardroom #1, 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse. For more info, visit www.activetwa.org. All welcome.

SKATE FOR Life Alliance is having it's Annual General Meeting at the BYTE office #2-407 Ogilvie Street on Tuesday September 1, 7pm. Everyone invited ELIJAH SMITH School Council AGM is on September 1, 2015, at 6:30pm in the school library followed by regular meeting. Everyone is welcome JACK HULLAND Scool Council AGM is on September 2, 2015, at 7:00pm in the school library followed by regular meeting. Everyone is welcome PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council AGM is on September 9, 2015 at 6:30pm in the school library followed by Regular meeting. Everyone is welcome YRTA ANNUAL potluck will be held Thursday September 3 @ the Healy House, 108 Judas Creek Dr, Marsh Lake, 11:45am.

660-4675 FASD PARENT/CAREGIVER Support Meeting September 10, FASSY Office, 404B 4th Ave, 6:30pm- 9pm. If you care for a child, youth or adult with FASD, share experiences, learn from one another. Info 393-4948

ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •General Handyman Services •Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʼs Discount 332-7879 JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER/PAINTER 30 years experience Commercial-Residential •Renovations •Repairs •Kitchens •Bathrooms •Drywall Tiles •Decks •Fine Finishing and Painting No job too small Local references available Phone 335-8924 bradmre@gmail.com 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 PROFESSIONAL BUTCHER 35 years experience Available to come to your home and cut your wild meat to your preference. $300 Moose and $125 Caribou Ken (Buck) @ 336-1701 with voice mail 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.

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YUKON KENNEL Club AGM is on September 17 at Canada Games Centre boardroom at 6:30pm JACK HULLAND School will be dismissing their students at 2:00pm on September 1, 2015

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Request for Proposal (RFP) Feasibility Study and Market Analysis for the Expansion of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation (LSCFN) Greenhouse & Garden and Creation of Two New Community Gardens (Project Phase I) Project Code: LSCFN_FSMAGG_08-15 LSCFN invites proposals from qualified candidates residing in Canada to carry out a feasibility study and market analysis for the development of a sustainable agricultural food systems framework for the LSCFN, expansion of the greenhouse and garden, and creation of two new community gardens.

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Deadline for proposal submissions is September 4, 2015

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Call 667-6790

Furniture

MIDNIGHT PERMITTING LTD. Placer Mining Water Use Licences •New •Renewals •Amendments Bud Davis midnightpermitting@gmail.com 867-334-5641

8 PORTABLE Hi-Hog corral panels, $1,300 obo; 2012 Maverick horse/stock trailer, $8,000 obo; light riding/companion horse, $500. 335-2625

LARGE WOOD office desk, 3 drawers each side & matching credenza, 2 large metal filing cabinets, one shelf type w/4 shelves, other drawer type w/4 drawers. 633-6553

BROME-GRASS HAY for sale $11.00 per bale Call 668-6564

STORAGE BENCH, $30; vintage chairs (2), $30 ea; Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table, $175.

311B Hanson St, eves

Lost & Found

HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com

Business Opportunities

RE: ALYSENA™ 28 SOLD IN CANADA

WHAT IS THIS CLASS ACTION ABOUT? The class action claims damages resulting from the packaging of Alysena™ 28 by León Farma. Among the damages sought are stress and worry of being pregnant, loss of employment, pain and suffering from childbirth, and child-rearing costs. The class action alleges that certain Alysena™ 28 packages contained an insufficient number of active tablets such that, when used as directed, Alysena™ 28 would not perform its intended contraceptive function. The class action does not allege that Alysena™ 28 causes personal injury or birth defects, or that Alysena™ 28 is not effective as a contraceptive when packaged properly. In April of 2013, certain lots of Alysena™ 28 which may have been improperly packaged were taken off the market in Canada. The allegations in the class action have not been proven in court, and León Farma denies any wrongdoing.

DEBWild

POLISPORT BABY bike seat model Wallaroo, excellent & reliable, frame mounting system, fits bicycles with & without carrier, easy mounting, tools, exc cond, $80.

667-7618

LEATHER BURGUNDY swivel chair, good cond, $25. 334-8318

$1,000 REWARD for return of 2013 Bearcat missing from Deep Creek, no questions asked. 867-334-0254

NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION A class action, Kohler v. Laboratorios León Farma SA, Court File Number 1303 13736, commenced in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, has been certified to advance claims regarding Alysena™ 28, a combination oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, which was packaged by Laboratorios León Farma SA (“León Farma”) in Spain and subsequently sold in Canada. You are a class member if you are a woman who was prescribed and ingested Alysena™ 28 that was purchased in Canada between November 19th, 2012 and April 15th, 2013 or are the biological father of a child born to one of these woman after those dates. .

Long Time Yukoner looking for long time clients.

PURE BRED Friesian rams, registration incl, premier milking sheep, gentle, friendly, used to handling, born March 2015, also 1 Friesian/Icelandic cross. 668-1047

LOST: LADIES 'Traveler' bicycle, white, 21 speed, new cond, no crossbar, wide seat (black). Missing from my yard on Boxwood Crescent. 334-7970

IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE

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ARENA/CORRAL PANELS, 35 pieces and 1 gate, serious Inquiries only. 335-2625 TWO WELL broke horses for sale, one mare and one gelding, serious inquiries only.

335-2625 2 SWINE farrowing pens @ $200. 633-2119

Looking for NEW Business / Clients?

HAY FOR SALE Current year crop.

Timothy/Brome mix.

Square bales, $10 each.

Partridge Creek Farms.

Phone 867-996-2570

Advertise in The Yukon News Classifieds!

MEDIUM SZ stock saddle, good cond, natural leather, sheep fleece, sound tree & gd stirrups, $200. 456-2633

Take Advantage of our 6 month Deal...

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ARAUCANA 456-2633

R O O S T E R S , $15 ea.

SEVERAL HORSE blankets, 1 English saddle, various bridles & farrier tools. 456-2130 PLYMOUTH ROCK rooster, 5 months old, $20. 333-9020

Baby & Child Items

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

Sports Equipment

STOKKE C O N V E R T I B L E baby bassinet/crib/bed, solid beechwood, c/w all parts, mattresses, mattress protectors, 2 fitted sheets for each of 3 sizes, ages 0-10 years old, perfect condition, $1,000.

633-2121

COLLECTORS BIKE, rare, 1990 Honda Pacific Coast Touring 800, mechanically excellent, new tires, 22km, $1,900. 333-9020 CANMORE/BANFF, WHITEHORSE roadtrip, willing to bring a canoe back? Will contribute to gas. Call 335-5144 NECKY GLISS whitewater kayak, exterior scuffing but still works great, $115. Call or text 334-9295 YAKIMA ROOF Rack, like new, incl Q towers & pads, Q20 Clips, 58" bars, lock cores, great for canoes, add tracks for bikes, skis or box, $550 new, asking $400. 334-3654

SCHWINN DELUXE child carrier w/welded steel functional cargo rack, removable head rest, adjustable foot wells, air cushioned seat pad, quick release 3-point harness, comfort padded crossbar for safety, $60. 667-7618

STORAGE CABINET, cedar, 4-dr, 32.5”L x 11.5”D x93”H, $75. 660-4321 WOOD ANTIQUE desk, $500 firm. 335-9272 ANTIQUE TABLE, 62”X36”, comes with 7 chairs & 2 leaves, $1,800. 633-2119 ANTIQUE HUTCH w/glass front, 67”H, 33”W, 12”D, $500. 633-2119 ANTIQUE HUTCH, 72”X42”X14”D, $900.

633-2119 SOLID OAK table & 4 chairs, $300.

633-4139 HAND CRAFTED log picnic table made from locally milled poplar, treated with linseed oil, looks fantastic, can e-mail photo, $395, one of a kind. 399-3904 SERTA MATTRESS Comfort Collection Gaetana Elite, full size, vg quality, like new, non-smoking house, $175 firm. 667-7618 MISC. HOUSEHOLD furniture, small couch, end tables, TV stand, curio cabinet, table & chairs. 633-4139 CANWOOD TWIN bed with very good mattress & sheets, avail after August 28, $125 obo. Call or text 334-9295 MOVING OUT sale, household furniture must go by August 29, bed, couch, 3 desks, dressers, offers. Stella @ 668-4629 LOVESEAT HIDE-A-BED, deep burgundy, new cond, sofa & matching loveseat, smoky blue & grey pattern, exc cond, small wicker & wood side table, 2-drawers. 667-2677 7ʼX11ʼ PERSIAN rug, $1,000; futon, $100; kitchen table w/4 chairs, $300; couch, $100; 3-pc bedroom set, $300; 1950s solid oak desk, $100; variety of shelves @ various prices; computer/student desk, $20.

334-8939 SOLID LIGHT oak pedestal kitchen table, round with extension to oval, $200.

336-2106 PINE ROLL-TOP desk with drawers, $250.

633-2119 OVERSTUFFED ANTIQUE chairs, need repair, $300 ea. 633-2119

INVITATION TO TENDER ITT# 2015-033

ASPHALT REPAIRS

ELLIPTICAL TRAINER, professional model, hardly used, $1,600 new, asking $350 obo.

667-6668

Livestock

LEGAL REPRESENTATION The Court has appointed Petra Kohler of Strathmore, Alberta as the representative plaintiff for the class. You can contact Ms. Kohler through her lawyers at

BC HAY under cover, $15 per bale.

335-1432

Merchant Law Group LLP 2401 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 4H8 E.F. Anthony Merchant, Q.C. / Casey R. Churko Phone: (306) 359-7777, www.merchantlaw.com

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

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CLASS ACTION This is not an advertisement or solicitation by a lawyer. The Court has approved the content of this notice, and it affects your legal rights. You should seek independent legal advice to consider your options. You can review additional documents related to the class action at www.alysena28classaction.com. You may also call 1-866-329-7153 or e-mail inquiry@ alysena28classaction.com with inquiries about the class action and for information on how you may participate further.

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

Yukon Energy Corporation is seeking tenders from experienced COR certified contractors for site improvement work including asphalt repairs and construction of a drainage rock pit at Yukon Energy’s main site in Whitehorse. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday September 2nd at #2 Miles Canyon Road. The expected completion date for the work is October 15, 2015.

Sealed bids, clearly marked “ITT 2015-033 - ASPHALT REPAIRS” will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time Friday, September 11th, 2015 at the Corporation’s main office building, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Whitehorse, Yukon.

To obtain a tender package contact Lynda Harlow at 867-393-5302 or at lynda.harlow@yec.yk.ca.

Friday, August 28, 2015

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

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

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT ✓New Licence ❑ Existing Licence ❑ TAKE NOTICE THAT, 535783 Yukon Inc. of 20 Tutshi Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3R3, is making application for or changes to Liquor Primary-All Liquor and Off Premises liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as The Gr8ful Suds situated at 102 Wood Street in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 5:00 pm on the 16th day of September, 2015 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant.

The first time of publication of notice is August 28th, 2015.

The second time of publication of notice is September 4th, 2015.

The third time of publication of notice is September 11th, 2015.

Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY AND DELIVER JET B FUEL IN 205 LITRE DRUMS

DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

Vanier Catholic Secondary is seeking proposals from those interested in operating the

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS The Estate of

375 students and staff).

Please contact VCSS at 667-5901 or email ryan.sikkes@gov.yk.ca for more information.

Francis Allan Hainer, also known as

Frank Hainer All claims against the Estate of FRANCIS ALLAN HAINER, also known as FRANK HAINER, late of Whitehorse, in the Yukon Territory who died on or about the 12th day of March, 2015 must be made by filing a statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the 3rd day of September, 2015 after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice.

LESLIE LAWRENCE HAINER c/o 102-205 Hawkins Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1X3 Attention: Kyle J. Carruthers DATED at Whitehorse Yukon, this 12th day of August, 2015.

PUBLIC TENDER RESURFACING OF APRON AREA OF BEAVER CREEK AERODROME YUKON 2015-2016

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 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 Sandy Brown at (867) 667-5108.

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

Project Description: Relocation of granular material and resurfacing of apron area at Beaver Creek Aerodrome, Beaver Creek, Yukon.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 17, 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 Chris Toleman at (867) 456-6732.

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

Little Footprints, Big Steps was founded to provide ongoing care and protection for the children of Haiti. We welcome and greatly appreciate your support.

Please check our website to donate, fundraise or to get involved.

school’s cafeteria (serving a school population of approximately

www.littlefootprintsbigsteps.com This ad sponsored by the

PUBLIC TENDER SOIL REMEDIATION 954 - 6TH AVENUE DAWSON CITY, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is September 3, 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 Laura Vanderkley at 867-667-8114.

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/

PUBLIC TENDER PURCHASE OF RUBBER AIRCRAFT RUN-UP PADS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 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 Sandy Brown at (867) 667-5108.

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

Highways and Public Works

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH

ARKELL M 30 HERON DR, Arkell, Saturday August 29, 9am-3pm, multi-family yard sale M 24 EAGLE PL, Arkell, Saturday August 29, 9am-1pm, household items, furniture, motorcycles, boat & many other items COPPER RIDGE M 223 FALCON DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 29, 9am-2pm, household items, furniture, toys M 8 ADIT LANE, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, multi-family, kids, luggage, household items, bicycles M 146 NORTH STAR DRIVE, Copper Ridge, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, multifamily, furniture, light fixtures, ceiling fan, camping supplies, gun cases, Ikea door pulls, life jackets, duffel bags, lawn mower DOWNTOWN M 109 - 3090 3RD AVE, downtown. Saturday August 29, 10am-2pm. Moving out sale.

Furniture, dishes, bedding. Park on 4th or Lambert. Free coffee, music. 668-4629 M 3159-3RD AVE, downtown, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, huge sale, rain or shine M 408 HAWKINS ST, at the back, downtown, Saturday August 29, starting time 9am, multi-family, sports equipment, household items, school supplies, clothes M 506 TAYLOR ST, downtown, Saturday August 29, 10am-1pm, girl’s in-line skates, pet carrier, various household & kid’s items, cancelled if raining M 4038-4TH AVE, downtown, apartment complex garage sale, Saturday August 29, 9:30am start time, furniture, kitchenware, clothes etc KULAN M 24 LABERGE RD, Kulan Industrial, Saturday August 29, 10am-2pm, estate sale, tools, trailers, household items, cement blocks, bikes, 4-wheelers, tires, furniture etc.

333-0717 LOGAN M 91 FALCON DR, Logan, Saturday August 29, 10am-2pm, household items, kids’ stuff, ladies clothes sz 408, ladies shoes sz 7-8, furniture, rain or shine M 72 FINCH CRES, Logan, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, kids gear, games, sewing supplies, fabric, household items, toys M 72 FINCH CRES, Logan, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, kids gear, games, sewing supplies, fabric, household items, toys MCINTYRE M 4 O’BRIEN PL, McIntyre subdivision, Saturday August 29, 11am-1pm, boy’s clothes, winter gear MT. SIMA M 16 SERAC COURT, Mt. Sima subdivision, Saturday August 29, 8am-12noon PORTER CREEK M 39 REDWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 9am-1pm, multi-family, everything must go M 1601B DOGWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 9am starting time, moving sale, BBQ, accessories & propane tank, mountain bike M 32-12TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 9am-1pm, misc household items, rain or shine, under cover in the back M 36-14TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 10am-2pm, rain date September 6 M 39 SKOOKUM DR, Porter Creek, back lane, Saturday August 29, 8am-11am, Sunday August 30, 10am-1pm, follow golf course route signs, multi-family, quality kitchen/ decor items, fans, heaters, clothing, rain or shine M 7 WILLOW CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 9am start

M 904 FIR St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 29, 8am-1pm, tons of clothing’s and other items, hotdogs and hot drinks for sale, super cheap RIVERDALE M 5 VAN GORDA PLACE, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 9:30am-12noon M 8 TAKHINI AVE, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 9am-1pm, household items, clothes, baby/kids, carboy for brewing beer, make your own wine bottles, glider chair, bassinet, yarn, outdoor gear, rain or shine M 2 VAN GORDA PL, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 8:30am-3pm, bike supplies, books, plants, kitchen stuff, chairs, desks, twin bed, golf clubs, lamps etc M 34 TAY ST, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 8am-12noon, rain or shine, desk, office chair, DVD’s, teenage clothes sizes small & medium etc M 40 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 10am-4pm, Sunday August 30, 12noon-4pm, basement sale, table saw, household items, furniture, clothing, shoes, new & used M 31 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, household items, jewellery, clothes, shoes, furniture TAKHINI HOTSPRINGS AREA M TAKHINI HOTSPRINGS RD, 7KM, TURN LEFT AT RIVENDELL RD, Saturday August 29, 10am-3pm, antique furniture, plants & berry bushs, commercial stainless steel freezers, greenhouse & canning equipment, pumps, misc construction items TAKHINI - NORTHLAND MHP

M 42 NORTHLAND TRAILER PARK, 986 Range Rd, Saturday August 29, 9am12noon M 144 NORTHLAND TRAILER PARK, 986 Range Rd, Saturday August 29, 9am-1pm, household items, treadmill, kids’ toys, etc TAKHINI NORTH M 5 CROW STREET, off Range Rd just past Takhini Trailer Park, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, a bit of everything, something for everyone, cancelled if raining M 106 NORMANDY RD, Takhini North, Saturday August 29, 9am-12noon, furniture, truck accessories/tool box, pictures, fitness, household items, women’s clothing etc TAKHINI SOUTH M 108 FALAISE RD, Takhini, Saturday August 29, 10am-1pm WHISTEL BEND M 15 BAILEY PLACE, Whistle Bend, Saturday August 29, 8am-12noon, clothing, toys, household items

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH COPPER RIDGE M 15 ZIRCON LANE, Copper Ridge, Sunday August 30, 9am-1pm, estate sale, furniture, linens, gardening, lawn mower, women’s clothing, books, higher priced collectibles DOWNTOWN M NEW FLEA MARKET LOT NEXT TO PIZZA HUT, Sunday August 30, 12noon-4pm, New Flea Market spot $25, tables $5, over 500 people last time. Cancelled if raining.

333-0717

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NEW ALP Adventurer 86FB Truck Camper STK#45947

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NEW ALP Eagle Cap 995 Truck Camper

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