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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen, arrive at the Whitehorse airport Thursday evening. This morning Harper announced plans to establish a Canadian Armed Forces reserve unit in the territory. See details on page 2. For more on Harper’s visit, see our website at www.yukon-news.com.

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wo of Golden Predator’s erstwhile directors and its chief executive officer are back at the company’s helm after abruptly resigning last month.

The move comes as the mining company and its majority shareholder, Till Capital, agreed to go separate ways as part of Till’s plan to get out of investments in resource companies.

Former premier Dennis Fentie and Greg Hayes have rejoined the board of directors and have reappointed Janet Lee-Sheriff as CEO. The remaining board members, including William Sheriff and former premier Piers McDonald, are expected to resume their positions following a vote on Friday.

Golden Predator’s board and officers resigned on Aug. 20 after receiving notice from Till Capital that it had nominated five of its own directors to sit on the board.

After their resignation, LeeSheriff said, they began to negotiate a separation with Till Capital. As part of their agreement, William Sheriff resigned as chairman and CEO of Till, taking 22 per cent of the company’s shares in Golden Predator instead of a cash settlement. Sheriff has also been given two assignable options to purchase the rest of Till’s shares.

Golden Predator has also agreed to repay a $3.7-million loan to Till in cash instead of shares, and has reacquired royalties previously held

by Till.

The agreement will sever most ties between the two companies. “Till is not involved in (Golden Predator), other than being a shareholder of reduced percentage,� said Lee-Sheriff.

She said it’s important that the

Harper promises new reserve unit Stephen Harper says a re-elected Conservative government would re-establish a Canadian Armed Forces reserve unit in Yukon.

The Prime Minister made the announcement today while visiting Whitehorse. “Our government has made the rebuilding of the Canadian military a priority since we took office,� Harper said in a news release. “The establishment of a re-

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Golden Predator’s Brewery Creek site, seen in 2012. The company’s directors recently resigned en masse, only to reverse course after a deal was reached with a majority shareholder. company’s board include Yukoners, which Till’s directors are not. “The board from Golden Predator believes in the Yukon and believes not only in the mineral wealth of the Yukon but also in keeping the wealth local as much as possible,� she said.

But William Lupien, Till’s interim CEO, said his company never had any intention of taking over Golden Predator, despite nominating five of its own directors to the mining company’s board. He said the plan all along was to negotiate a separation, and having some of Till’s directors sit on Golden Predator’s board could have made that process easier. He said he never thought Golden Predator’s directors would resign. “That’s not a move I expected,� he said. “The last thing I want to do is run a mining company.�

Lupien said Till has been taking resource assets out of its portfolio for months, so it can focus more closely on insurance and reinsurance businesses. “Resource-type assets are not appropriate assets to have in our portfolio,� he explained.

Till had been trying to negotiate a separation with Golden Predator before it decided to nominate its own

directors to the mining company’s board, Lupien said, but it “hadn’t been able to.�

Lupien insisted that the split with William Sheriff, Till’s outgoing CEO, is amicable and that Sheriff was always open to negotiations.

He said resistance came from other Golden Predator board members who “weren’t willing to do what (Sheriff) wanted them to do.�

He also said he believes Golden Predator is a “fabulous investment� – just not for an insurance company.

Lee-Sheriff said Golden Predator will be looking for more financing in the future, but that reacquiring its royalties and shares puts the company in a good financial position. “I truly believe that as disruptive as this may have been on us in the short term, it will strengthen the company,� she said.

Golden Predator owns the Brewery Creek gold project near Dawson City, which is currently preparing a proposal for the executive committee of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. It also has other exploration holdings in the territory.

serve unit in Yukon will provide important enhanced capacity for the Canadian Armed Forces in the north as part of its mission to defend Canada’s sovereignty.�

The Conservatives say the new unit would specialize in northern survival skills for Arctic operations, receive training for emergencies like natural disasters and support the Canadian Rangers already in the Yukon.

The old Yukon regiment was disbanded in 1968 under the Liberal government. “These initiatives to expand

our reserve force will permit the Canadian Armed Forces to draw on the varied skill-sets possessed

by Canadians in the private sector who are also anxious to serve their country through service in the military,� Harper said. “The initiative we are proposing will restore an important connection between the people of Yukon and the Canadian Armed Forces and provide important additional military capacity in Yukon.�

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First Nations hire lawyer to sue over Bill S-6 Maura Forrest News Reporter

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hree Yukon First Nations say they plan to follow through with threats to sue the federal government over Bill S-6, which includes four controversial amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act. The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, and Teslin Tlingit Council say they expect to file a formal court action within a month.

“By passing Bill S-6, this Conservative government has demonstrated that they are not willing to truly work with First Nations governments and has brought uncertainty to our territory,” Little Salmon Carmacks Chief Eric Fairclough said in a news release on Thursday. “This is just one more case of the Government of Canada failing to honour modern treaties in Canada.”

The First Nations will be represented by Gregory McDade, a B.C.-based lawyer specializing in aboriginal consultation and major resource projects.

Bill S-6 was introduced in June 2014, and aimed to streamline regulatory processes in the territories. But Yukon First Nations claim they were not consulted about some of the proposed amendments to the YESAA, and that the bill undermines the Umbrella Final Agreement.

The offending amendments would impose timelines on assessments and allow permit re-

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Little Salmon Carmacks Chief Eric Fairclough addresses reporters on March 30 in Whitehorse. Three Yukon First Nations say they will sue the government over controversial changes to Yukon’s regulatory regime made by Bill S-6. newals and amendments without new assessments. They would also allow a federal minister to give binding policy direction to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board, and to delegate authority to a territorial minister.

First Nations have threatened a lawsuit since well before the bill was passed in June.

Mining executives have also expressed concern about the bill.

In 2014, Casino Mining president Paul West-Sells sent a letter to the federal government warning about the damaging effect the controversy might have on the territory’s mining industry.

On Thursday, Yukon NDP and Liberal parties released statements condemning the Yukon Party’s support of the bill.

“The fact that Bill S-6 has now joined the Peel watershed land use plan in court is a clear sign

that Yukon’s First Nations are not being treated as partners in government,” said Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson.

Liberal Leader Sandy Silver said the Yukon Party and federal Conservatives have “no one but themselves to blame for the negative impact this court case will have on an already reeling hard-rock mining industry.”

The announcement of the lawsuit was timed to coincide

with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Whitehorse this week.

Harper arrived on Thursday, and was expected to speak on Friday to promote the Conservative plan for jobs and economic growth.

Premier Darrell Pasloski and Conservative MP Ryan Leef did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

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

Harper pledges expanded exploration tax credit for northern communities spring, produced by the Mining Association of Canada and News Reporter the Yukon Chamber of Mines, among others. The report rime Minister Stephen calculated that exploration and Harper announced this mine construction cost up to 2.5 week that a re-elected Conservative government would times more in the North than in southern Canada. extend the mineral exploration “It’s nice to see that one of tax credit for another three years the political parties has reand would increase the value sponded to that report,” said of the credit for northern and Samson Hartland, executive remote communities. director of the Yukon Chamber Currently, investors are ofof Mines. fered a 15 per cent tax credit to The Harper government finance mineral exploration. estimates that the mineral exThat credit would be increased ploration tax credit has helped to 25 per cent for operations mining companies raise over in the territories, as they face higher costs due to their remote $5.5 billion since 2006.

But Lindsay Tedds, an ecolocations. nomics professor at the Univer“With this enhanced credit, sity of Victoria, said that figure is companies and communities misleading. will be able to move forward That’s because the tax credit with more potentially gameis available to investors who changing mining projects in purchase flow-through shares remote parts of the country,” – shares that allow them to Harper said in a news release. deduct expenses incurred by The extended tax credit and mining exploration companies the enhanced credit would cost from their own income. Flow$60 million per year beginning through shares have produced in 2016-17. significant investment in exploThe enhanced tax credit is ration, but Tedds said there’s no in line with a recommendation from a report released this evidence that the additional tax Maura Forrest

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Minto mine’s operations near Pelly Crossing, seen in 2012. The federal Conservatives promise to expand the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit in northern and remote communities. credit has achieved anything beyond that. “What (the government is) assuming is that it’s the METC that’s driving this investment, and it’s not,” she said. “We just haven’t seen any marginal effect from this METC.” Tedds added that about 90 per cent of investment in mineral exploration still comes through “plain vanilla shares,” because flow-through shares are more expensive. In fact, 80 per cent of those who buy flowthrough shares are high-income

investors in the highest marginal tax bracket who are “trying to minimize their tax bill,” she explained. They aren’t necessarily investors who care about mining.

So why has the Conservative government continued to renew the tax credit if it isn’t effective?

“It’s good politics,” said Tedds. “But to suggest that it is a tax credit… that influences people to invest in a particular area is naive.”

Tedds argued that it doesn’t

make sense to create incentives for resource extraction when mineral prices are low. She said it would be better to wait until commodity prices rise and drive investment on their own.

“You want to be taking the stuff out when the prices are at their highest,” she said. “Sometimes we have to be that kid in the room with two marshmallows on the plate and we just have to wait.”

But in the Yukon, where there is currently just one operational hard rock mine, that could be a difficult pill to swallow.

Hartland pointed to a Fraser Institute study released earlier this year that ranked the Yukon’s geological prospects first in the world for exploration investment. He said he had a hard time believing any tax credit that may bring exploration dollars to the territory could be cast in a negative light. “(Mining) is a global industry.

It is highly competitive,” he said.

“Others are positioning themselves to be competitive, and Canada should be no different.”

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Whitehorse man, whose fingerprints were found on a bag wrapped around a kilogram of cocaine, has been convicted of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

After a three-day trial, 34-year-old Kuntoniah Graham was convicted Thursday afternoon in Yukon Supreme Court.

Justice Randall Wong found Graham guilty and dismissed the idea that his prints could have gotten on the plastic bag some harmless way – like during a barbecue – as “fanciful speculation.�

Crown Eric Marcoux told the court he would be seeking a lengthy federal prison sentence for Graham.

For now, the judge agreed he could continue to be out on bail under conditions including a curfew.

The case will be back in court in November.

Graham was one of multiple people charged after a lengthy police investigation dubbed

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Project Monolith. Police have called it “one of the most significant organized crime investigations in the territory to date.�

During the trial the judge heard from a former drug dealer turned police agent.

His identity is protected by a publication ban because he is now part of the witness protection program.

The man told the court that on April 30, 2013 he went to a house in Porter Creek and picked up the drugs from inside the stove drawer.

When he got there Graham was at the house, he said.

The informant asked if “the work� was still there, referring to the cocaine.

Graham said yes and pointed to the stove drawer, he said.

The man picked up a brown paper Super A bag and brought it back to the RCMP safe house.

RCMP officers testified that inside the brown bag was a white plastic one, and inside that were the drugs in vacuum-sealed packing.

The cocaine had a wholesale value of about $75,000 and could have been sold for up to $100,000 if it was broken down into smaller amounts, the court heard.

Graham’s fingerprints were on the white bag.

His lawyer tried to argue that the prints could have been left there some other time, like when Graham used to go to the house for barbecues.

But the judge didn’t buy it.

Wong said it is conceivable that Graham was at the house to guard the drugs. He ruled

Graham’s prints ended up on the plastic bag when he was putting the drugs inside.

Graham never testified in his own defence.

His lawyer insisted that the events described by the informant never happened.

He urged the judge not to believe what the informant said.

The man received nearly a quarter of a million dollars to work with police and admitted on the stand that he hated Graham.

The judge didn’t buy the argument that the informant could have picked up the drugs elsewhere and brought them to the police.

Officers who followed the informant and watched the house would have seen something, he said.

Wong called the informant an “unsavoury character� who was violent and often acted as an enforcer for the organization.

But he was also a “pragmatic realist,� the judge said. The only way for him to start a new life was to co-operate with the police.

Police officers testified that if they caught him lying they would have cancelled his contract.

Before Graham is sentenced, Tarnow has asked that both a pre-sentence report and a Gladue report be completed, to take into account his aboriginal ancestry.

Graham was originally also facing a charge of trafficking.

That one was stayed because it is considered to overlap with the possession charge.

Yukon First Nations fail to meet disclosure deadline

financial data for the last fiscal year, in accordance with the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. Only Ross River Dena Council and White River First Nation had posted the salaries and expenses of their chiefs and councillors by the deadline, set by Aboriginal Affairs.

Ottawa has said it will withhold non-essential funding to scofflaw First Nations.

The transparency law applies to the 582 First Nations in Canada that are considered bands under the Indian Act, but not to First Nations that already have self-governing agreements with the federal government. Eleven of Yukon’s 14 First Nations are self-governing. “Beginning Sept. 1, 2015, bands that have yet to comply with the law will see funding for non-essential services withheld,� Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said in a statement Tuesday morning.

Liard First Nation is one of 10 First Nations in Canada that have failed to disclose their financial information for 2013-2014.

On April 8, the federal government took the First Nation to court in an effort to enforce section 8 of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. (Myles Dolphin)

Four out of six Yukon and northern B.C. First Nations have failed to comply with a federal law that requires them to post their audited financial statements online.

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Air Canada pulls daily ight from winter schedule, citing slumping demand Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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ir Canada is dropping one of its two daily flights between Whitehorse and Vancouver this winter.

From Oct. 25 until March 31, the airline has cut flights that leave Vancouver at 1 p.m. and leave Whitehorse at 2:50 p.m.

An Air Canada spokesperson confirmed the change with the News yesterday afternoon and said a number of factors, including demand and fleet requirements, were responsible for the scheduling change.

A 97-seat aircraft, the Embraer E-90, will continue to leave Whitehorse at 8:35 a.m. and arrive in Vancouver at 11:00 a.m. In the evening, it will leave Vancouver at 6 p.m. and arrive in Whitehorse at 8:35 p.m, said Peter Fitzpatrick.

Air North President Joe Sparling said he wasn’t surprised by the news and believes it will benefit both consumers and airlines alike. “Typically between peak summer months and slow winter months you see a 30 to 40 per cent drop in numbers at the airport,� he said. “It only makes sense to reduce capacity, we’ve done it every year

French high school students could move to Porter Creek The French school board is exploring the option of moving its high school students to a wing at the Porter Creek Secondary School this winter, or into another portable next to Ecole Emilie-Tremblay.

Those were the options presented to staff, parents and

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An Air Canada flight lands at Erik Nielsen International Airport in Whitehorse in 2010. and we’re doing it again this year.

People won’t be paying for so many empty seats flying around all the time.�

Sparling said Air North would be dropping its Sunday and Thursday flights to Alberta, its Tuesday evening Vancouver flights and its afternoon flights to

Dawson this winter. “We’re each making reductions that are sort of consistent with the drop in traffic and hopefully both airlines and customers will be better off for it.�

Felix Geithner, chair of the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon, said he wasn’t aware

of the change in Air Canada’s schedule but was “very concerned� about it and would issue a comment in the next few days.

Carmen Magro, owner of Klondike Travel, said the drop in service would likely affect tourism in the territory, as well as conferences, events and local

businesses. “The winter market for outbound travel will obviously also be impacted, making international connections and vacation packages more limited and increase overnight connections in the gateway cities,� she said.

students at a meeting last night.

Marc Champagne, executive director for the French school board, said the school board isn’t recommending either option. But they’re the only two that meet the criteria set by the school board in terms of educational standards. “The criteria was it had to be able to be done quickly, and had to have access to a laboratory, gym, and all the specialized

rooms that you need to teach high school programs,� he said. “There aren’t a lot of options.�

The short-term solution is a stopgap until the construction of the new French high school, which could take another two or three years.

Champagne said Yukon’s Department of Education approached the school board about the Porter Creek option.

Representatives from both parties have had a few meetings so far, he said.

Earlier this summer, discussions were had about the possibility of temporarily moving French high school students to the old F.H. Collins school.

Champagne said that wasn’t an option anymore.

Reaction to the options at last night’s meeting was “muted,� he

said.

Based on feedback he gets from students, staff and parents, Champagne said he hopes the school board can make a decision by the end of September.

Ideally, the students would be moving before the start of the second semester, or the end of January, he said.

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If his lien is valid, Yukon Zinc will have to pay him back the full heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owed.

Jim Tredger, the Yukon NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Energy, Mines and Resources critic, said the deal put creditors â&#x20AC;&#x153;between a rock and a hard place,â&#x20AC;? forcing them to choose between a small repayment and nothing at all. He said the government needs to find a better way to protect local businesses.

He suggested the Yukon could consider a security bond for creditors, similar to a reclamation bond. If a mining company were to fail, the gov-

ernment could use that bond to repay businesses.

But John Sandrelli, a B.C.based lawyer specializing in insolvency and bankruptcy, said if the government were to introduce such legislation, it would make the territory less attractive to mining investment.

Sandrelli said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anything â&#x20AC;&#x153;inherently offensiveâ&#x20AC;? about the plan Yukon Zinc and JDC Canada put forward.

But he did say that some academics argue the Canadian creditor protection process is â&#x20AC;&#x153;somewhat unfair to smaller

creditorsâ&#x20AC;? because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult for them to work together to get the best deal they can.

In the United States, he explained, the court appoints committees to represent creditors in the vast majority of creditor protection proceedings. But in Canada, that rarely happens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those applications just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to get brought and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of our landscape here,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He said that in this case, because the major secured lender was the parent company, having a committee for the creditors likely would have been helpful.

Still, parent companies get to hold most of the cards in these situations because they hold most of the debt, argued David Ullmann, a Toronto-based bankruptcy and insolvency litigator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They still have spent millions of dollars... that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting back at the moment,â&#x20AC;? he said.

In this case, JDC Canada is owed roughly $602 million.

But Ullmann acknowledged that the process can seem callous when it appears to pit the interests of a big company against those of small, local businesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the arithmetic versus peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actual lives,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can seem like cold comfort.â&#x20AC;?

The vote has likely closed the book on Australian junior MinQuestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to buy the mine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a personal level, it is disappointing that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen in the way we hoped,â&#x20AC;? said Jeremy Read, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managing director.

He said he still hopes to reach a deal with Yukon Zinc to use the mill at the Wolverine Mine to process ore from the nearby Fyre Lake project.

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

too early in the investigation to say much else.

Yukon RCMP say they believe the body, found around 4 p.m. that day, is that of 25-yearold Christopher Brisson though that has not been confirmed yet.

Brisson was reported missing by a family member on Aug. 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Police have been following a number of leads in the search for Mr. Brisson since that time,â&#x20AC;? the press release says.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking anyone with information about Brissonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ac-

tivities or whereabouts during the last several days or weeks to call police at 667-5555.

Miles Canyon Road was closed for a short time Tuesday afternoon for the police investigation.

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reditors voted to approve Yukon Zincâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restructuring plan this week, and reactions are ranging from disappointment to resignation.

The plan will see some creditors paid back the full amount theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re owed, and others paid just 11.5 cents on the dollar.

The results of Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote show that 267 of the 273 voters chose to approve the plan, with just six voting against.

That high number of yes votes is not entirely surprising, since anyone to be repaid in full and anyone who chose to take the best offer available (11.5 cents instead of 7.5) was automatically assumed to have voted for the plan.

But the plan also had to receive approval from creditors representing at least two-thirds of the unsecured debt. In the end, creditors representing just 69.3 per cent of the debt voted for the plan, meaning it actually passed by a fairly narrow margin.

That also suggests it was a few of the larger creditors who voted against the plan.

Don Halliday, president of Hyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Transportation, was not among them. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owed $551,000, but said he voted for the plan to ensure he would get 11.5 cents on the dollar.

Still, he said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the plan is good for anybody. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They owe me a whole bunch of money, and I owe it to a whole bunch of other people in the Yukon,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is what it is, I guess. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business.â&#x20AC;?

His dispute with Yukon Zinc is not yet resolved, however. His company and two others, including P.S. Sidhu Trucking Ltd., have outstanding lien claims against Yukon Zinc that will now

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City puts final touches to curbside recycling contract The new recycling program is based on a report prepared News Reporter by the engineering consultants Morrison Hershfield. espite some bumps in Their study estimated that the road, the City of Whitehorse households would Whitehorse has anpay $15 per month for weekly nounced that it is set to award curbside recycling collection. the tender contract for its curbThat money would cover side recycling program this fall. both collection and processing Announced last Novemof recyclable materials. ber, city officials had hoped to Last November, city councilcomplete the planning by end of March, and start the program lors approved sole-sourcing the design contract to Morrison right away. But there have been Hershfield for $100,000. a few setbacks.

At the time, few details were “It’s taken a bit longer than available about which compawe’ve expected because council nies would be involved in the really wants to make sure they do this right, so they’re proceed- new program.

Clohosey said the city had ing very carefully and thoughtissued a request for expressions fully,” said Shannon Clohosey, of interest in January, the step the city’s environmental susaimed at gauging interest in a tainability manager. project.

The Yukon government is Raven Recycling, P&M Replanning on making changes to cycling, PNW Waste Removal, its beverage container regulations this fall, and the city would Lanix Property Management and Whitehorse Blue Bin rather wait and see how that Recycling all responded to the will impact the way recycling is request, she said. funded, Clohosey said.

It’s too early to say how many The concern around landfills of these companies will follow filling up across the territory, up with a bid on the contract. as voiced by the Association of And once the contract is awardYukon Territories this year, has ed, it could take up to a year for also contributed to the delay in the curbside recycling program. specialized recycling trucks to be delivered to the city.

“The AYC is having discusWhitehorse Blue Bin Recysions about a territory-wide cling manager Taylor Tiefenbach solution and how waste mansaid the company is preparing agement can be improved to put in a competitive bid for throughout the Yukon, and those discussions are ongoing,” the contract.

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“We don’t receive government grants so maintaining a Ian Stewart/Yukon News cost-effective service is imporKevin Hannam of the Yukon Blue Bin Recycling Society collects tant to us,” he said.

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rime Minister Stephen Harper can rest assured that he will be well protected during his visit to the Yukon. Anyone planning any funny business should be advised to pay close attention to rustling in the nearby bushes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lest our Conservative member of Parliament, Ryan Leef, spring out while garbed in camo and wielding a pair of handcuffs.

So you may think, anyhow, after reading Carrie Bolesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; commentary in Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newspaper, which offers a first-person account of how she decided to deface Leefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign signs, only to be nabbed by the MP himself and placed under citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest.

Some readers wondered whether the piece was satire. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not. To be clear, we provided the letter, in its entirety, to Leefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign manager before publication. We were told then that the events described were â&#x20AC;&#x153;generally accurate.â&#x20AC;?

Since publication, Leef has told other news outlets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; although he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t returned our calls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that parts of the letter are, in his view, deliberately misleading. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peculiar that he feels this way now, given that he did not take up our earlier offer to dispute the description of events or share his own views.

The letter quickly became national news, with The Canadian Press, National Post and Globe and Mail all scurrying to the story. So did Buzzfeed and Vice, with the latter characterizing Leef as being like â&#x20AC;&#x153;a total ninja or a creepy Rambo.â&#x20AC;?

To recap: Boles, a self-avowed socialist and no fan of the federal Conservatives, took it upon herself to take a knife to Leefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signs along the Alaska Highway on the rainy evening of Aug. 27, cutting out his name and leaving rectangular holes behind. She describes hearing some commotion coming from nearby bushes while doing this, and initially worries it may be a moose or bear. Instead, she says a camo-clad Leef and another man grabbed her, twisted her left arm behind her back and brought her to her knees, handcuffed her and called the police.

The police arrived about 10 minutes later.

Leef told them he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interested in them pressing charges. (Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth noting that ultimately, this is up to the Crown, not him.) He advised Boles to direct her energies toward more productive ends, by volunteering for a political party.

Following the letterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publication, CBC North ran a story that afternoon that included some new details, some of which are disputed by Leef.

It describes how Boles had vandalized the signs a night earlier, and in response, Leef and his campaign manager set up a motion-triggered camera in the hope of catching the culprit. Boles also told the CBC that she believed she had been caught in a sting, with Leef and his sidekick waiting to catch her in the act. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t true, Leef

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later insisted: he maintains he was merely checking on the signs again when he came upon her, and says he did not, in fact, hide in the bushes.

Leef has defended the measures he took, noting he has two decades of law enforcement experience as a former Mountie, conservation officer and jail boss. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasoned that a certain amount of force was needed, given how it was dark and the person being apprehended had a knife. Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RCMP, meanwhile, are urging residents to not try to perform similar acts of Leefstyle vigilantism if they see someone vandalizing signs, and to instead simply call the police.

Predictably enough, the community response in the Yukon is largely divided along partisan lines. Those who already dislike Leef are quick to denounce him for over-reacting to the situation, while those who support our MP denounce these critics for being, well, soft on crime. What everyone should be able to agree upon is that both actors in this melodrama suffered from a shortage of common sense.

Some have been surprised to learn that a citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest is a real thing, beyond what you see on television. It is, and the Justice Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website specifically offers the special case of catching someone in the act of damaging your personal property as one case in which a citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest is permitted. The website goes on to caution that a minimum amount of force should be used, and that excessive force may end up prompting a civil lawsuit.

Leef should count himself lucky that Boles hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided to go that route. She wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to win a case â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just making a big stink over it could help derail Leefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign. As things stand, he may find himself spending a lot of time on votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doorsteps explaining why he was lurking about the highway roadside on a rainy night, clad in camo and brandishing handcuffs, when he could instead be selling residents on his

partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s platform.

Boles, meanwhile, has offered a confused explanation for her actions. She has insisted she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that defacing signs was illegal.

Of course, ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. She has also described her actions as civil disobedience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which, by definition, means deliberately breaking the law to make a political point.

A better word would be hooliganism. Destroying someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign signs during an election is not much better than shouting down a candidate at a public event. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like Stephen Harper? Fine. As Leef says, join an opposition campaign of your choice. This is not the Arab Spring. We do not, contrary to the overheated rhetoric spouted by some excitable left-leaners, live in any sort of dictatorship.

Yes, the Conservatives have been implicated in shenanigans that have served their electoral advantage. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the robocalls scandal that saw voters in the Yukon, among other ridings, receive automated phone calls that told them, incorrectly, that their polling stations had moved. Only a one-time junior staffer with the Conservatives ended up being convicted with breaking the Elections Act, but the judge deemed it unlikely that he acted alone.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the Fair Elections Act, which makes it harder for Canadians to vote by making more ID to be required. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fact that the prime ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former parliamentary secretary is now behind bars for election fraud, after he was convicted of overspending during a campaign.

We could go on. But none of this is an excuse to break the law. Far from it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by doing so, Boles, if anything, simply strengthens her opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand by allowing the Conservatives to be viewed as the ones who occupy the moral high ground.

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I would like to suggest to the person or persons responsible that the means rarely, if ever, justifies the end. If one wishes to take issue with a partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies or with a candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions, then I echo the statement of Darren Parsons, campaign manager for Ryan Leef: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they feel that passionately about it, I would encourage them to reach out to one of the campaign teams

and just volunteer on that campaign team.â&#x20AC;?

This would be a more appropriate action, as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure all parties can use more positive energy as we all strive toward good governance as we define it.

LETTERS Volunteering beats vandalism Elections can be emotional catalysts, as citizens feel strongly on issues while perhaps feeling more powerless than ever to change the course of events due to dysfunctions within our electoral system.

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Obama on climate change and the North exploration wells in the Chukchi Sea about 100 kilometres offshore. This was deeply disappointing to the left wing of the Democratic Party. It prompted fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, to tweet that “the Arctic is a unique treasure” and “it’s not worth the risk of drilling.”

However, Obama has also angered the drill-baby-drill side of the political spectrum.

Earlier this year he proposed new rules that would effectively ban drilling in 22 million acres of onshore and offshore zones in Alaska, including areas in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These moves outraged Alaskan politicians.

Senator Lisa Murkowski called it a “stunning attack on our sovereignty.”

In Anchorage on Monday, Obama seemed to be thinking less about political balance and more about his legacy. The president is always a compelling speaker, and this time he used his skills to convince the audience of international leaders that “climate change is no longer some far-off problem” and that now is the time to take

decisive action.

His argument boiled down to four points.

First, climate change is real and that “human activity is disrupting the climate, in many ways faster than we thought.”

He described the science as “stark.”

Second, the effects will be big and expensive. Using Alaska as an example, he pointed out that Alaska has warmed about twice as much as the rest of the country over the last 60 years.

Huge forest fires are increasingly common in Alaska, with an area the size of Massachusetts going up in smoke this summer alone. Fixing roads, homes and pipelines affected by thawing permafrost could cost billions.

Rising sea levels could force entire Alaskan communities to move.

He asked us to think about the future, with some climate models suggesting temperatures in Alaska could be 6-12 degrees (Fahrenheit) higher by the end of the century. If you roll such huge impacts across the world, you get droughts, famines, mass human migrations and other apocalyptic scenarios. He said that climate change was

a “trend that affects all trends – economic trends, security trends.”

Referring to some of his political opponents, he added that “any leader who does not take this issue seriously or treats it like a joke – is not fit to lead.”

His third point was optimistic, citing the power of human ingenuity. “This is a solvable problem if we start now.”

He hammered his fourth point home many times. We are quite simply moving too slowly.

Government and private individuals are changing their fossilfuel ways. The U.S. economy has grown 60 per cent in the last 20 years, but its carbon emissions are about the same. But this is not fast enough given the scale and peril of climate change.

Obama is a convincing orator. But one can ask good questions about why, if the problem is this seriously, he spent the first six and half years of his presidency boosting U.S. energy production, including that Arctic offshore drilling he recently approved.

Despite all that, he recently significantly tightened CO2 rules for coal-fired power stations. And don’t forget his land-

mark climate-change deal with China last year. The U.S. committed to cut emissions from 2005 levels by 26-28 per cent by 2025, and the Chinese also made major new commitments.

The European Union and Indian government representatives in the audience know that he is setting the stage to press for a big deal by the big emitters at the Paris climate conference this December.

“This year, in Paris,” said the president, “has to be the year that the world finally reaches an agreement to protect the one planet that we’ve got while we still can.”

If Obama can make that happen, it will be a very big deal.

Including for certain oil-guzzling northern countries whose federal governments seem to enjoy hiding their own inaction behind the dithering of the international community.

service delivery so they are more cost-effective. (I am not talking Steps Whitehorse mayor and about firing anyone.) council have to consider for ef• Big question: how do we fective political management: finance the operation of non• They can’t be all things to all essential services and how to depeople. termine what services to assist?

• They need to set better priBig challenge! orities for what they need to work • Have an open-door policy on on, so their time is used more public matters that are important efficiently and effectively. to residents.

• Delegate authority and • Let projects be driven by responsibility to management facts, rather than opinions. and staff.

• Big one! Tell the residents the • Build trust and respect in truth, not what you want them the community by not playing to hear. And give them the facts, politics and creating conflict. so residents can make informed • Get down to the business of decisions on the actions of mayor the day by focusing on creating and council and provide cona strong, healthy city by getting structive feedback. our services and costs to operate • Number one: overall, listen in line. to residents, if they are reason• Develop a three-year plan able and fair, based in sound that is realistic and shows what reasoning and logic. you want to accomplish in those • Show you are not in the job three years. This should be done for personal gains but in the inin the first six months. terest of the residents of the city.

• Create an environment of Wilf Carter engagement, empowerment and Whitehorse caring.

• Develop a transparent proDon’t let Duffy become cess, so residents can approach a campaign issue the mayor and council by having Enough of the Duffy distraction! half an hour of open discussion What really matters are the issues at council meetings, to bring of substance before us as we votforth new ideas and opportunities for the city to do better. Each ers decide for whom to mark our ballots. meeting would have a public It’s ridiculous that the media open session. Not bitch session and the opposition parties are but positive forward thinking on casting the Duffy debacle as a how to improve the city. defining issue. Rather, the main • Develop relationship with purpose of the furor over Duffy’s all levels of government, to work towards improving the city going case appears to be to derail the forward. Especially issues that af- Conservative election campaign, fect all governments like housing, smudge reputations and provide cover for the weak case for a land, transportation of transit change of government to Tweeuse, cost sharing of projects and services, and integration of dledee or Tweedledum – Mulcair

or Trudeau.

What else could be the reason for the daily hand-wringing over the Prime Minister’s Office’s actions? Not only did no one in the PMO steal or misappropriate money, $90,000 was put back into the public purse! (That’s unlike the NDP, which used taxpayers money to pay their party operatives, and the Liberals scandals, too many to mention, including Adscam and the Grandmere Golf Course).

Who paid Duffy’s expenses, who knew about it and whether it should have been done openly instead of on the down-low are really of little consequence.

That is not to say that the PMO did not handle the issue of repaying Duffy’s expense claims in a ham-handed way, but technically, Duffy is, in fact, the one who repaid his expenses.

That Nigel Wright gave him the money does not change the fact that it was Duffy who then wrote his own cheque and presented it to the Senate bean-counters and thereby to the Receiver General of Canada.

This is no different than one family member giving another family member who has a debt the money to pay that debt.

Neither was the plan of the PMO to quietly take care of Duffy’s expenses any different that the desire of any of us to avoid publicity and embarrassment due to the questionable actions of a family member or an employee.

I also think it unlikely the PM knew that Wright was going to give his own money to Duffy.

Generally leaders don’t bother themselves with the details of minor issues. They delegate to

others, simply saying, “Take care of it.” Wright did and thought it the right thing to do, but he has been hung out to dry simply because the media and the opposition called for blood.

And if the PM did know Nigel Wright was going to use his own money, so what? If it is dishonest for not openly admitting his party had a wart, so be it, but that is not something that merits any consideration in our decision on how to vote. Dishonesty worth caring about has to be much more serious than this nonsense.

Finally, so what if the prime minister did appoint Senators Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau?

Virtually everyone at the time, including opposition spokespersons and the CBC from whence came Duffy and Wallin, thought those were great appointments.

That they proved unworthy is on them, not on the PM. Now how about turning to real issues.

about so-called vote splitting, a.k.a. people voting for the person they want to win. The way I see it, Canada actually has two voting problems – and neither of them is caused by people voting for the party of their choice.

Problem No. 1 is our archaic first-past-the-post voting system that often results in election outcomes the very opposite of what the majority of voters want.

Problem No. 2 is that some 40 per cent of eligible voters don’t vote.

To a large extent Problem No. 2 is caused by Problem No. 1; many non-voters don’t bother because they figure – correctly – that their votes won’t matter.

In the Yukon the Green Party is routinely blamed for Ryan Leef being elected in 2011 with a paltry 36 per cent of the vote. For those who know that the Green Party was the first federal party to make voting reform an issue and part of their platform, it is painfully ironic that the party is now somehow blamed for the flaws of the existing system.

Whoever you vote for on October 19, let your candidate know that before the next election, Canada must have electoral reform.

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llow me to distract you for a minute from the scintillating rhetoric and compelling visions of the Canadian election. The most powerful man in the world just visited Alaska and laid out what he thinks about one of the planet’s biggest issues: climate change.

President Obama spoke Monday in Anchorage at the State Department’s GLACIER conference, which was attended by ministers and high mucketymucks from the Arctic nations plus countries like China and Korea that feel they have national interests at stake in the Arctic.

The president has been trying to take a middle road on Alaska, climate change and the oil industry throughout his presidency. In July, his administration green-lighted two oil

Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. He won this year’s Ma Murray award for best columnist. You can follow him on Channel 9’s “Yukonomist” show or Twitter @hallidaykeith

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Rick Tone Whitehorse

Time to ditch our archaic electoral system There is much talk in the current federal election campaign

Lenore Morris Whitehorse

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Europe refugee crisis knocks federal election campaign off script shadowing the campaigning of the NDP and Liberals.

Fin Donnelly, who is running for re-election in Port MoodyOTTAWA Coquitlam for the New Democrats, he carefully scripted said he delivered a letter in March Canadian federal election to Immigration Minister Chris campaigns were knocked off Alexander on behalf of Abdullahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their axes Thursday by the image sister, Tima Kurdi, who lives in the of three-year-old Alan Kurdi lying Vancouver area. dead in the surf of a Turkish beach.

She held a tearful news conferAlan, his five-year-old brother ence to say she sought to bring Ghalib Kurdi and their mother, another brother, Mohammed, to Rehanna, died in an unsuccessCanada and planned to bring Abful attempt to reach Europe by dullah and his family here later. boat. Images of the child lying face Citizenship and Immigration down in the surf and those of a Canada said it did not get a refugee Turkish police officer cradling his application for Abdullah. It did, body, resonated across the globe. however, receive an application The father, Abdullah, survived. for Mohammed, but said it was A Canadian connection to the incomplete and did not meet the child rocked the campaign, forcing requirements for proof of refugee the Conservatives to cancel events status. and regroup, while largely overIt was all enough to personalize the human suffering that has hammered the Middle East for four years, resulting in the epic, seaborne refugee exodus lapping at Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shores.

Alexander was pulled off the campaign trail and returned to his Ottawa office to address the crisis.

A news conference by his cabinet predecessor, Jason Kenney, was abruptly cancelled. And Stephen Harper himself decided it was Recreation Grants not the right day to make an announcement on light rail in Surrey, (Category 1) Mike Blanchfield Canadian Press

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B.C. The Conservative leader had tears in his eyes as recalled how he and his wife, Laureen, first saw the tragic photo on the Internet the previous evening and how it evoked images of their own son, Ben, frolicking at that age.

Harper quickly moved beyond the sentimental, saying the sad incident underscored the need to continue the military fight against the Islamic militants that are the root cause of the suffering in Syria and Iraq. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to do everything. I think that is the reaction people should have. â&#x20AC;Ś We had the same reaction, Laureen and I, as everybody else when we see the photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart-wrenching, it brings you right to your own family,â&#x20AC;? the prime minister said in Surrey, B.C. Harper said the problem is bigger than one tragedy, saying heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen tens of thousands of people affected by the ongoing violence in refugee camps in Iraq and Jordan.

He said Canada will admit more refugees from the region, but must also continue to stand with its allies in the fight against the extremists who are forcing people to flee their homes. He said Canada must stay the course, both militarily and by providing humanitarian aid to those affected by the continuing violence.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to help people who are actually there and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get away. And part of the way we need to help them is to stop the awful violence that is being directed at them, displacing them and killing them.â&#x20AC;?

Canada has contributed six CF18 fighter jets and 69 special forces soldiers training Kurdish fighters to the international coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The war planes are also bombing ISIL positions in Syria.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair followed through with announcing a major plan to help Canadians save for their retirements, promising to convene a first ministersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meeting to come up with a plan and a timetable for expanding the Canada and Quebec pension plans.

That was overshadowed by his response to the drownings, the images of which he said reminded him of the iconic Vietnam war photo of a naked, nine-year-old girl fleeing a napalm attack in 1972.

Choking back tears, Mulcair said that as a father and grandfather, he found the images â&#x20AC;&#x153;unbearable,â&#x20AC;? but he quickly recalibrated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris Alexander has a lot to answer for, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not where we are right now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worried about how we got here,â&#x20AC;? Mulcair said in Toronto.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The international community has failed. Canada has failed.â&#x20AC;?

In Brossard, Que., Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was continuing his efforts to shore up his partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortunes against the New Democrats by appearing with Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre for a promise to do away with a proposed toll system on a rebuilt Champlain Bridge.

But the Kurdi tragedy swamped that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to suddenly discover compassion in the middle of an election campaign. You either have it or you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Trudeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This government has ignored these pleas of Canadian NGOs, of opposition parties and of the international community . . . all believe that Canada should be doing more, should have been doing more.â&#x20AC;?

Green party Leader Elizabeth May had planned to trumpet her partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new television advertising, unveiled Thursday, but by dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end she issued a statement blasting the Conservatives for their handling of the refugee crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have dozens of cases just in my own constituency: people in Cyprus, in Turkey and Syria who urgently need help,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simply put, this situation is a nightmare.â&#x20AC;?

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OTTAWA tephen Harper and Tom Mulcair found themselves in unfamiliar economic territory this week â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sharing the same page on when they think it is acceptable to plunge the country into a deficit.

The Conservative and New Democrat leaders, along with their Liberal counterpart Justin Trudeau, still expressed sharp differences on the economic way forward following Statistics Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recession pronouncement a day earlier.

The three federal leaders attempted to put a bit more flesh on the bones of their respective economic positions after the agency reported on Tuesday that the economy had contracted for a second straight quarter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the technical definition of a recession.

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Harper and Mulcair both agreed on the need for stimulus following the Great Recession of 2008-09. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back in 2008-2009, we faced two circumstances we do not face today, both of them are important,â&#x20AC;? Harper said in North Bay,

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Trudeau, meanwhile, said Harper and Mulcair share the same future decision if they have any chance of honouring their balanced budget promises â&#x20AC;&#x201C; budget cuts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to cut programs and they hope in vain that the same plan that has been in place for the last 10 years will still work and will kick-start the economy,â&#x20AC;? he said in Trois-Rivieres, Que. But the Liberal leader was also forced the defend the budgetcutting that his party undertook in

the 1990s when Paul Martin served as former prime minister Jean Chretienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance minister.

Martin made the right decision when he cut provincial transfer payments back then because the Conservatives left the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books in bad shape, Trudeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, we have a very different situation where for 10 years, even though we have a very good debt-to-GDP ratio, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to create growth,â&#x20AC;? Trudeau said.

Trudeau said only his plan to run deficits to 2019 and increase infrastructure spending will spur real growth in a slackening economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Harper doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand that in order to grow the economy in the 21st century we need to invest in people and give them the tools they need to succeed,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Confident, optimistic countries are always willing to invest in their own future rather than believe that cutting is somehow the path to growth and success.â&#x20AC;?

Harper and Mulcair disagreed, while still taking shots at each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposing a deficit right now with economic growth is a recipe for permanent deficits,â&#x20AC;? Harper said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to do it and why I think the country will reject that proposal from the other parties.â&#x20AC;?

Mulcair reiterated that the NDP will be able to deliver on its various spending promises by cutting some Conservative initiatives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a plan for investing in infrastructure and housing, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all done within the framework of a balanced budget,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tommy Douglas balanced the budget 17 times in Saskatchewan and still brought in medicare in Canada for the first time.â&#x20AC;?

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On Arctic voyage, Obama turns to the power of the presidential image to elevate climate change Associated Press KOTZEBUE, ALASKA resident Barack Obama closed out his Alaska tour with a trip Wednesday to the tiny town of Kotzebue, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in the Alaska Arctic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; part of a wider effort to command attention to the issue of climate change.

But Obama had to walk a fine line in a state thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeply dependent on energy revenues and wary of his efforts to keep its oil and gas in the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to make the rest of the country more aware of a changing climate, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already living it,â&#x20AC;? Obama told some 1,000 Alaskans in this rough-and-tumble town 26 miles (40 kilometres) north of the Arctic Circle.

The three-day trip to Alaska marked Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most concerted campaign yet to call attention to climate change and build pressure on individuals and leaders to do something about it. Just three months from now, Obama and world leaders hope to finalize a global climate treaty in Paris that Obama hopes will be a crowning achievement for his environmental legacy.

Yet Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous calls to action on climate change have fallen short of winning over many of his critics, including energy advocates who say his sweeping new emissions limits on power plants are neither necessary nor economically viable. His search for executive steps to cut emissions has reflected the political reality that Congress has no appetite for new laws to cut emissions.

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President Barack Obama tries out a sled on Kotzebue Shore Avenue, which has dealt with erosion problems, on Wednesday in Kotzebue, Alaska.

On this trip, as in the past, the White House put a particular emphasis on trying to get Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message across to audiences who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow

president in front of pictureperfect natural wonders, as the White House sought to attract as much media attention as possible. Obama seemed willing to use himself almost as a prop, in hopes that his message on global warming might break through in ways that speeches and policy proposals donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

In Seward, he trekked up to the famed Exit Glacier, lamenting how the expansive river of ice had receded by hundreds of feet in recent years as it melts under warmer temperatures. He boarded a boat for a three-hour tour of Resurrection Bay in the Kenai Peninsula, where the White House arranged for photographers and reporters to pull up alongside him in a separate boat, capturing stirring images of the president gazing out wistfully

from the deck at serene waters and lush mountain vistas.

He stood in the rain and dawned thick gloves in Dillingham to hold up silver salmon caught in Bristol Bay, where local fishermen are locked in a dispute with developers over plans to build a copper and gold mine that environmentalists say threaten a worldrenowned salmon fishery. And as he flew to the Alaska Arctic, Obama directed Air Force One to descend so he could get a closer look at Kivalina, a village of 400 on a sliver of barrier island thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sinking into the water as sea levels rise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think about it,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If another country threatened to wipe out an American town, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do everything in our power vto protect it.â&#x20AC;?

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT New daycare, new business plan

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A new daycare in Riverdale will use its profits to help bankroll the Yukon’s Boys and Girls Club. Bonnie Gingras, right, is the executive director of the Whitehorse Learning Tree Daycare Society, which is expected to launch later this month, and Dave Blottner is the former head of the Yukon’s Boys and Girls Club.

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he people in charge of the newest daycare in Whitehorse have a unique idea of what it means to run a successful business.

To them, it means not keeping any of the profits.

The Whitehorse Learning Tree Daycare Society in Riverdale will provide daycare for toddlers and preschoolers, with all the profits from the money-making business going to the Yukon’s Boys and Girls Club.

“In an age where government grants and funding is drying up, non-profits finding a way to support themselves is definitely a direction we want to start going in,” said Dave Blottner, a former executive director of the club and consultant brought on to spearhead the daycare project.

It’s a business model that is known as social enterprise. The idea is for businesses to work with a conscious towards doing some social good.

In the case of the daycare, both the Boys and Girls Club and Learning Tree are separate registered non-profit organizations, complete with separate boards and separate mandates.

But it’s written right into Learning Tree’s policies that any profit from the daycare will go to the Boys and Girls Club.

Blottner said the idea of using this kind of business model has been bouncing around the country’s Boys and Girls Clubs for years.

As far as he knows, the Yukon is the first one to give it a try.

The daycare is still waiting for final approvals before it can start caring for kids. The tentative launch date is mid-September.

The whole business was set up with very little government cash.

It got the same grants available to anyone setting up a daycare, but the majority of the seed money came from an interest-free loan from the Boys and Girls Club that had recently sold its old building.

The club has heard from parents for years about the need for more daycare spaces.

The daycare’s executive director, Bonnie Gingras, is a mother of three and previously worked for the Boys and Girls Club. “As soon as I heard they were thinking about a daycare, that was something I really pushed for and wanted to make happen,” she said.

The Boys and Girls Club focuses most of its time on school-aged children and youth and wasn’t sure it should or could stretch itself away from that to run a daycare.

Instead, this new business is designed to complement the club’s work.

Teachers will focus on healthy active living, school readiness and community relationships, Gingras said.

“There’s no TV or movies within our daycare. That’s not a thing.

One, because we think if parents are paying us to watch their kids they’re not paying us to put them in front of the television,” Blottner said.

“Also because we can’t justify it under the program pillars. Watch-

ing TV doesn’t help us build community relationships, it doesn’t get us ready for school and it doesn’t lead to a healthy active lifestyle. So if it doesn’t, it doesn’t happen in our daycare.”

The daycare is estimating it’ll need about three years before it starts making a profit. After that they’re hoping to be able to contribute enough money to the club so another school can be added to the local Weekday Warrior afterschool program.

Learning Tree will run from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. – later than many daycares in town.

“I know myself, rushing to try and make it before 5:30 when I would get charged extra, we’re hoping to ease that a little bit,” Gingras said.

Right now Learning Tree will accept a maximum of 12 toddlers, from 18 months to three years old, and 24 preschoolers aged three to five.

It’s not just a one-way relationship between the two organizations, Blottner said. The daycare will get a lot out of its connection

with the Boys and Girls Club.

“The beauty of a partnership of this nature is that Boys and Girls Club has decades of experience in the Yukon figuring out how to provide support to families who need it and how to navigate that red tape and so on and so forth,” he said.

There’s already been talks about using those skills to possibly help families that can’t afford daycare.

Learning Tree has set its rates at $750 a month for toddlers and $650 a month for preschoolers.

Blottner said that’s on the affordable end of the scale, but if parents still can’t afford it, that shouldn’t stop them from approaching the daycare.

The Boys and Girls Club might know how to find sponsors, grants, or other money to help out, he said.

Spots at the new daycare are still available. Anyone looking for more information can look online: www.whitehorselearningtree.com Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Analysis suggests protection of ďŹ sh habitat waning under Harper government Bob Weber Canadian Press

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statistical analysis of the Conservative governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changes to environmental laws and procedures suggests Ottawa has â&#x20AC;&#x153;all but abandonedâ&#x20AC;? attempts to protect Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lakes and rivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the last decade, what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen is a not-so-gradual abandonment of the fish habitat protection field,â&#x20AC;? said University of Calgary law professor Martin Olszynski.

He has sifted through reams of data and dozens of development applications to conclude that federal protection for fisheries and waterways has been declining for more than a decade.

Olszynski found environmental oversight by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans dropped dramatically during the 2000s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a time when Canada saw huge spending in the resource industries.

And he concludes changes to environmental law in 2012 werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intended to cut red tape, as the government suggested, but to lower the environmental bar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What my data suggests is that the narrative provided doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up in terms of this unduly intrusive regulatory regime. It was never really about reducing red tape.â&#x20AC;?

Fisheries and Oceans was not immediately available for comment.

In a paper for the Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, Olszynski shows the number of proposals to the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central and Pacific regions fell to fewer than 4,000 by 2014 from more than 12,000 in 2001.

The drop came in two stages.

In 2004, the government decided to minimize oversight for projects deemed low-risk, which cut the number of projects it reviewed in half. The rest of the decrease came in 2012 after the government revamped environmental laws.

Over that same period, enforcement fell off a cliff.

Olszynski reports that environmental warnings and charges under the Fisheries Act fell to about 50 from about 300. Staff time allotted to enforcement dropped to 10,000 hours from 35,000.

The departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget was cut by $80 million in 2012.

Another $100 million in cuts are planned over three years beginning this year.

The analysis shows officials are granting approvals without seeing a developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to fix any problems, despite federal law that says such plans must be approved before a project goes ahead. Olszynskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggests most approvals are now granted with the understanding a developer will file a plan later.

Meanwhile, records show that the pace of development on rivers and lakes has kept roughly stable. A number of studies and peer-reviewed papers have also documented rapidly increasing impacts on forests and waterways.

The federal government has argued itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting out of the regulatory end, so provinces can take over and duplication is reduced.

Olszynski said that if red tape alone had been the issue, it should have been solved in 2004 when Ottawa first backed off overseeing some projects.

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burdensome.â&#x20AC;?

Provincial approvals for development projects still have to abide by federal law. Olszynski said his analysis shows the department doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even see many of those proposals.

Scaling back assessments for low-risk developments can be a valid way to reduce regulatory burdens, Olszynski said. But to

work, he said, it requires credible oversight and enforcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DFO says we will reduce the burden on you, but you still have to comply with the act. What evidence is available suggests that industry did not keep their end of the bargain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The strong deterrent signal wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there â&#x20AC;Ś in terms of enforcement.â&#x20AC;?

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Any person who is eligible to vote in this election may apply to the Board of Revision to have the preliminary list of electors revised on the grounds that: a) The name of an eligible voter has been omitted from the list; or b) The name of an eligible voter is incorrectly set out on the list; or c) A person not eligible to vote is included on the list.

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B.C. LNG industry will increase fracking caused earthquakes: expert wells it drills each year to supply Pacific NorthWest LNGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned Canadian Press liquefaction and export terminal near Prince Rupert.

VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our upstream drilling activity f the liquefied natural gas inwill remain relatively consistent dustry proceeds as the British with current levels over the life Columbia government hopes, of the LNG project or may even there could be five times as many decline and therefore pose no fracking-caused earthquakes, incremental risk,â&#x20AC;? said spokeswarns one expert. woman Stacie Dley in an email.

But the company that would The company paused its provide gas to a major LNG teroperations after a 4.6 magnitude minal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the same company found quake in northeast B.C. on Aug. responsible for a 4.4 magnitude 17. The B.C. Oil and Gas Commistremor last year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; claims it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sion is investigating and has not ramp up drilling. established its cause.

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triggered a 4.4 magnitude tremor last August â&#x20AC;&#x201C; among the largest caused by the industry in Canada.

The $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project is a cornerstone of the B.C. Liberalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts to build a new natural gas export industry to Asia. It has been approved by the province but remains under federal review.

David Hughes, a geoscientist who worked for the Geological Survey of Canada for 32 years, recently analyzed B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LNG plans for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

In order to meet the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest estimate of five terminals delivering 82 million tonnes of LNG a year, drilling would have to increase five-fold by 2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up to 2,100 wells per year, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If five terminals get built, get ready for some unavoidable seismic activity. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any way you can stop it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the cost of doing business.â&#x20AC;?

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves injecting highpressure fluid into wells to crack rock and release natural gas.

The process can trigger seismic events but most are not felt above ground.

Progress Energy said it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to drill greater numbers of wells each year because they can last decades. But Hughes said the structures decline quickly, with production falling up to 70 per cent after three years, and 288 new wells must be built each year to maintain current output.

The Oil and Gas Commission recorded 193 fracking-caused

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A hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, operation in the greater Fort St. John area in northeastern British Columbia is shown in this undated handout photo. quakes between August 2013 and October 2014 in the Montney Trend, a siltstone formation stretching from near Dawson Creek to the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Of about 7,500 fracking operations, only 11 triggered events felt at the surface. None caused injuries or damage.

Asked how B.C. would reduce the quake risk caused by LNG, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman said it has brought in regulations, monitoring and prevention measures.

Operators must immediately stop drilling if seismic activity exceeds 4.0 magnitude. They can only resume once the commission has approved a mitigation plan that could include reducing drilling volumes or pressure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These regulations are reviewed regularly to ensure that B.C. has a safe, long-term future in natural gas supply and export,â&#x20AC;?

Coleman said in a statement.

However, the regulations arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as strict as in Alberta, where companies must report all tremors greater than 2.0 magnitude and invoke a response plan.

John Clague, a Simon Fraser University earthquake expert, said 5.0 or 6.0 magnitude quakes have been linked to fracking in the U.S. and Asia, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely the industry would cause anything larger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not a significant enough perturbation of rocks over a large enough area to trigger an earthquake of that size,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But the quake risk, combined with other concerns including water use, has prompted some to call for a halt on fracking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mess,â&#x20AC;? said Eoin Madden of the Wilderness Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really need to press pause, take a step back, and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do we want to fragment the whole of northeastern B.C. so we can extract gas out of it this way, or is there a different way for us?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Seeing and counting the trees from the forests: Study calculates 3 trillion trees now on Earth youth group had a goal of planting one billion trees Associated Press and Yale forestry researcher Thomas Crowther was asked if WASHINGTON planting that many trees would ore than 3 trillion do anything to help combat trees now grow on human-made climate change.

Earth, seven times Trees capture and store heatmore than scientists previously trapping carbon dioxide. thought. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also trillions Crowther said first he had to fewer than there used to be, a figure out how many trees are new study concludes. on Earth and that number was A United Nations-affiliated far more than anyone expectSeth Borenstein

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The previous estimate was 400 billion trees and that rough count was based on satellite images peering down from space. Crowther and colleagues used 429,775 ground-based measurements along with satellite measurements and computer models to get a more accurate figure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These things really dominate our planet,â&#x20AC;? Crowther said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are the most prominent organisms on our planet and there are 3 trillion of them.â&#x20AC;?

But Earth used to be covered with far more trees. Using computer models, Crowther and colleagues estimated that before human civilization Earth had about 5.6 trillion trees. So the number of trees on Earth has been chopped nearly in half.

Crowther mostly blames people. His study found that 15 billion trees are cut down each year by people, with another 5 billion trees replanted. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a net loss of 10 billion trees a year. At that rate, all of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trees will be gone in about 300 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humans are diminishing that huge population on such a

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Nearly 1.4 trillion of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trees are in tropical and subtropical forests, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also where the rate of forest loss is the highest, the study found.

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Outside scientists such as Norm Christensen of Duke University said the way the study was conducted made sense and is well executed. But he wonders how useful it is to know the number of trees. Former U.S. Forest Service chief Mike Dombeck said the same thing, adding the issue is more than a number but the big picture of what trees do to help Earth and local ecosystems.

Crowther said he and his colleagues all wondered the same thing, but the detailed maps of forest density can help conservation efforts. For example, if a jaguar needs a certain number of trees to survive, this can help in rebuilding the right habitat for the large cat, Crowther said.

Also, it spurs people to realize how important it is to take care of and replant forests, Crowther said.

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THE ARTS Pieces of art from a packrat’s collection

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Carcross-based artist Suzanne Picot sets up her Packrat’s Dilemma show at the Yukon Arts Centre on Wednesday. The show runs until Sept. 29.

For most of her life, Picot has been collecting stamps and News Reporter clothing labels.

Whenever she travelled to mong the thousands of places such as South America or colourful clothing labels Western Africa, she’d bring her Suzanne Picot has sewn collections along the way betogether over the years, one in cause it was easy and convenient. particular stands out to her.

When word spread of her hobIt reads “Shut up and work,” by, she began receiving stamps and it came from an ugly vest her sister-in-law sent to her from the from around the world, she said.

Sometimes she’d even get Virgin Islands. them in mysterious envelopes “It really got me thinking a lot from unknown senders. about sweat shops,” she said.

“I wasn’t a true collector of “Is that the story behind it?”

The label features prominently stamps, I just thought they were in the middle of a large quilt, over all little pieces of art.”

After putting down roots in six feet long and four feet wide, Crag Lake, near Carcross, she that Picot has on display in the had a dedicated working space in foyer of the Yukon Arts Centre. which to turn the stockpile into Her new exhibit, called the art.

Packrat’s Dilemma, opens today The first quilt she made was and runs until Sept. 29. completed in 2005 and named Born in Bathurst, N.B., Picot Motorcade. It’s made up of about moved to the Yukon in 1980. But she’s been exploring the fine line 6,000 labels, she estimates.

There’s one from Togo, where between being a packrat and a Picot spent time working as an hoarder since childhood.

English teacher. Another is from “The idea being what do we do with all the things we collect?” the makers of the Yukon Parka, the Yukon Indian Arts and Crafts she asked.

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Picot remembers the year the closure happened because it was the same week Princess Diana passed away, she said.

Another reads, ‘Do not remove from the aircraft.’

On the other side, the quilt features an Acadian flag, a tribute to her heritage. She’s hoping to bring it back home when she goes there this fall, she said.

It was completed around the time Acadians celebrated the 400th anniversary of the founding of Acadie.

The second quilt, a slightly smaller one named Underdog, was completed earlier this year.

“When I was working on this one the Joe Fresh scandal in Bangladesh was all over the headlines,” she said. “It’s actually part of my statement here, about our excessive desire for cheap goods.”

In 2013, the roof of the Bangladesh factory where the clothing line made its garments collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers.

A third quilt, named Unlearn, is made entirely of old doilies.

Picot said the work represents “the importance of rethinking women’s handiwork,” and the need for it to be recognized.

“There’s a certain attitude that this is stuffy old lady stuff, but I recognized that they’re all actually intricate pieces of lace,” she said.

The purple ones came from a pair of older women who were travelling through Whitehorse years ago.

One of them had inherited a roadside motel in the southern United States, and decided to embark on a cross-country tour with her friend to sell the furniture along the way.

By the time they arrived in the Yukon, “they only had ugly stuff left,” Picot said.

“But it’s a great story about what a person does when they inherit stuff they don’t really want.”

Picot’s stamps cover chairs, cabinets, mirrors, frames and even a two-sided bread board she still uses at her cabin.

The Horse’s Ass chair features fake stamps from one of her favourite curiosity shops, Solomon Gundy’s in Vancouver, which isn’t there anymore.

Placed in a row, they read “Zer’s More Horse’s Asses in Zee World Zan Zere is Horses,” a saying Picot also reproduced on the Horse’s Ass mirror.

“We sure talk a lot lately about narcissists, and it makes me think about that.”

She’s keeping the quilt with the Acadian flag, but she plans on selling everything else once the exhibit comes to an end.

Even packrats have to let go of their belongings at some point, she said.

She’s already excited about her next exhibit, called the Packrat’s Delight, which will feature her collection of cigar boxes that she plans on turning into tiny suitcases.

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Horror-master Wes Craven, director of Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream ďŹ lms, dies â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horror films donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create fear,â&#x20AC;? Craven said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They release it.â&#x20AC;?

Associated Press Craven didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solely deal in terror.

He also directed the 1999 LOS ANGELES drama Music of the Heart, which tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard enough to redefine earned Meryl Streep an Oscar a genre once in a career, but nomination. But his name, and horror virtuoso Wes Craven his legacy, will always be synonymanaged to do it twice. mous with horror.

The prolific writer-director, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a consummate filmwho died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two distinct eras of subur- maker and his body of work will live on forever,â&#x20AC;? said Weinstein ban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic Nightmare on Elm Co. co-chairman Bob Weinstein, whose Dimension Films proStreet and its indelible, razorduced Scream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brother (Harfingered villain Freddy Krueger. vey Weinstein) and I are eternally He did it again in the 1990s with grateful for all his collaborations the self-referential Scream. with us.â&#x20AC;&#x153; Both reintroduced the fringe Wesley Earl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wesâ&#x20AC;? Craven genre to mainstream audiences was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on and spawned successful franAug. 2, 1939, to a strictly Bapchises. tist family. Though he earned a Perhaps it was his perfectly Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in philosophy askew interpretation of the and writing from John Hopkins medium that resonated with his nail-biting audiences.

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Scream, written by Kevin Williamson and starring a cast including Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell, played off of the horror cliches Craven helped create. It hatched three sequels, all of which Craven directed.

Craven increasingly oversaw a cottage industry of horror branded with his name, including remakes of his 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and The House on the Left (2009).

Matt Sayles, File/AP Craven was also a published Wes Craven arrives at the Scream Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. author (the 2000 novel The 16, 2010.

Fountain Society) and an ardent bird conservationist, serving college professor in Pennsylvania Cleveland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; specifically an Elm as a long-time member of the and New York, his start in movies Street cemetery and a homeAudubon California Board of less man that inspired Kruegerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was in pornography, where he Directors. He recently penned a raged look. worked under pseudonyms. monthly column â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wes Cravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Along with John Carpenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feature debut under The Birdsâ&#x20AC;? for Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vineyard Halloween, Nightmare on Elm his own name was 1972â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Magazine.

Street defined a horror tradition Last House on the Left, a horror He was active up until his where helpless teenagers are film, inspired by Ingmar Bergdeath. Craven had numerous preyed upon by knife-wielding, manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Virgin Spring, about television projects in developteenage girls abducted and taken deformed killers in cruel morality ment, including a new Scream tales; usually promiscuous girls into the woods. Made for just series for MTV. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an execu$87,000, the film, though graphic were the first to go. tive producer of the upcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is something about enough to be censored in many film The Girl in the Photographs, the American dream, the sort of countries, was a hit. Roger Ebert which is to premiere in SeptemDisneyesque dream, if you will, said it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;about four times as ber the Toronto International of the beautifully trimmed front good as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expect.â&#x20AC;?

Film Festival. lawn, the white picket fence, Nightmare on Elm Street, In a statement, Cravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family mom and dad and their happy however, catapulted him to far said that he died in his Los Angechildren, God-fearing and doing greater renown in 1984. The les home, surrounded by family, good whenever they can,â&#x20AC;? Craven after battling brain cancer.

Ohio-set film about teenagonce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the flip side of it, ers (including a then unknown He is survived by his wife, the kind of anger and the sense of producer Iya Labunka, a son, a Johnny Depp) who are stalked outrage that comes from discovin their dreams, which Craven daughter and a stepdaughter. ering that thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the truth of wrote and directed, spawned a In 2010, he told The Los Angethe matter, that gives American never-ending franchise that has les Times: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to die in my horror films, in some ways, kind carried on until, most recently, a 90s on the set, say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wrap,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of an additional rage.â&#x20AC;?

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Apple wants to guide news consumption with News app ting ad-blocking technology in its Safari Web browser, but not in apps. The outlets keep revenue from any ads they sell. For ads Apple sells, the outlets get 70 per cent.

Other sources for news Ken Doctor, a media analyst for Newsonomics, says many people now get news directly from an outlet’s app. Otherwise, they get it from social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook, for instance, has an initiative called Instant Articles, which promises faster loading

of news content on Facebook.

SnapChat started a news section called Discover.

Doctor says news aggregators such as Apple’s News represent another way of getting news, but they will have to prove compelling enough for readers to spend time there instead.

Apple believes it can help you read what you want to read, without having to do a lot of work finding it. Instead of having to check multiple apps, just go to News.

Publishers see the News app as a way to reach new audiences.

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ficer for Conde Nast, says he can’t make people come to his company’s magazine apps, so “you have to go where they are.”

Privacy Apple keeps track of what you read to make recommendations and tailor advertising. The company promises not to link your reading habits with other services. So ad targeting based on news stories read will appear only in the News app – not while using other Apple services, such as Music. You can turn off ad targeting and clear your reading history.

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RSS. These are typically top headThe iPhone maker has forged lines chosen by the outlet and partnerships with CNN, National presented in a standard format Geographic and others – more that various apps, such as News, than 50 companies so far, reprecan understand. News from The senting hundreds of outlets. ApAssociated Press will be available ple will launch a News service on through the News app that way. iPhones and iPads as part of a free News outlets choose which software update this month. That stories go into the service, and means millions of devices will get Apple plans to leave it to its the app on the home screen, with software to organize them. In no separate download required. tests of a preliminary version Here’s what’s known so far: of News, negative stories about the company are still appearing How it works prominently, alongside news on You begin by choosing at least competitors.

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Awakenings author Oliver Sacks, who wrote about workings of the brain, dies at 82 inspiration.â&#x20AC;?

Sacksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1973 book, Awakenings, Associated Press about hospital patients whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d spent NEW YORK decades in a kind of frozen state until Sacks tried a new treatment, r. Oliver Sacks, whose books led to a 1990 movie in which Sacks like The Man Who Mistook was portrayed by Robin Williams. It His Wife For a Hat probed was nominated for three Academy distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying Awards.

Still another book, An Anthropolopeople with severe and sometimes gist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales, bizarre neurological conditions, has published in 1995, described cases died. He was 82. like a painter who lost colour vision Sacks died Sunday at his home in a car accident but found new crein New York City, his assistant, Kate ative power in black-and-white.

Edgar, said.

It also told of a 50-year-old man Sacks had announced in February who suddenly regained sight after 2015 that he was terminally ill with nearly a lifetime of blindness. The a rare eye cancer that had spread to experience was a disaster; the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his liver.

As a practicing neurologist, Sacks brain could not make sense of the visual world. It perceived the human looked at some of his patients with face as a shifting mass of meaninga writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye and found publishing less colours and textures. gold.

After a full and rich life as a blind In his bestselling 1985 book, person, he became â&#x20AC;&#x153;a very disabled he described a man who really did and miserable partially sighted mistake his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face for his hat man,â&#x20AC;? Sacks recalled later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he while visiting Sacksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office, because went blind again, he was rather glad his brain had difficulty interpreting of it.â&#x20AC;? what he saw. Another story in the Despite the drama and unusual book featured autistic twins who stories, his books were not literary had trouble with ordinary math but freak shows. who could perform other amazing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oliver Sacks humanizes illness calculations. â&#x20AC;Ś he writes of body and mind, and Discover magazine ranked it from every one of his case studies among the 25 greatest science there radiates a feeling of respect for books of all time in 2006, declaring, the patient and for the illness,â&#x20AC;? Roald â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legions of neuroscientists now Hoffmann, a Nobel Prize-winning probing the mysteries of the human chemist, said in 2001. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What others brain cite this book as their greatest Malcolm Ritter

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Dr. Oliver Sacks, left, receives his Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London in 2008. consider unmitigated tragedy or dysfunction, Sacks sees, and makes us see, as a human being coping with dignity with a biological problem.â&#x20AC;?

When Sacks received the prestigious Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing in 2002, the citation declared, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sacks presses us to follow him into uncharted regions of human experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and compels us to realize, once there, that we are confronting only ourselves.â&#x20AC;?

In a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, Sacks said he tries to make â&#x20AC;&#x153;visits to other people, to other interiors, seeing the world through their eyes.â&#x20AC;?

His 2007 book, Musicophilia, looked at the relationship between music and the brain, including its healing effect on people suffering from such diseases as Touretteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s syndrome, Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, autism and Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even with advanced dementia, when powers of memory and language are lost, people will respond to music,â&#x20AC;? he told the AP in 2008.

Oliver Wolf Sacks was born in 1933 in London, son of husbandand-wife physicians. Both were skilled at recounting medical stories, and Sackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own writing impulse â&#x20AC;&#x153;seems to have come directly from them,â&#x20AC;? he said in his 2015 memoir, On the Move.

In childhood he was drawn to chemistry (his 2001 memoir is called, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood) and biology. Around age 11, fascinated by how ferns slowly unfurl, he set up a camera to take pictures every hour or so of a fern and then assembled a flip book to compress the process into a few seconds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I became a doctor a little belatedly and a little reluctantly,â&#x20AC;? he told

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one interviewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a sense, I was a naturalist first and I only came to individuals relatively late.â&#x20AC;?

After earning a medical degree at Oxford, Sacks moved to the United States in 1960 and completed a medical internship in San Francisco and a neurology residency at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He moved to New York in 1965 and began decades of neurology practice. At a Bronx hospital he met the profoundly disabled patients he described in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awakenings.â&#x20AC;?

Among his other books were The Island of the Colorblind (1997) about a society where congenital colorblindness was common, Seeing Voices (1989) about the world of deaf culture, and Hallucinations (2012), in which Sacks discussed his own hallucinations as well as those of some patients.

In the AP interview, Sacks was asked what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d learned from peering into lives much different from the norm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People will make a life in their own terms, whether they are deaf or colorblind or autistic or whatever,â&#x20AC;? he replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And their world will be quite as rich and interesting and full as our world.â&#x20AC;?

Sacks reflected on his own life in 2015 when he wrote in the New York Times that he was terminally ill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a man of vehement disposition, with violent enthusiasms, and extreme immoderation in all my passions,â&#x20AC;? he wrote.

In the time he had remaining, he said, he would no longer pay attention to matters like politics and global warming because they â&#x20AC;&#x153;are no longer my business; they belong to the future. I rejoice when I meet gifted young people. â&#x20AC;Ś I feel the future is in good hands.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return; I have read and travelled and thought and written. â&#x20AC;Ś Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.â&#x20AC;?

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KELOWNA, B.C. he record for the world’s longest cucumber might belong to a Kelowna, B.C., man who’s also vying to have the longest pickle on the planet.

Daniel Tomelin, 54, said his garden has produced the king of all cucumbers, somehow splitting off from the crowd and going above and beyond his wildest expectations.

“I let the thing grow and it was just starting to touch the ground and I was kind of saying, ‘What is the world’s largest cucumber?’ I didn’t even have a clue.”

He looked online, at the Guinness World Records site, where he learned the record for the longest cucumber is 105 centimetres, or about 41.5 inches.

He said he was gobsmacked when his cuke measured 42.5 inches.

The cucumber measured 113 centimetres, or 44.5 inches, on Monday, two weeks after he filed his application.

Tomelin decided he would pickle the cucumber and also made a claim for the longest pickle in the world in a category that doesn’t exist.

Then he bought two long vases and fashioned them into one big vessel to use as a pickle jar for the darkand light-green-striped cucumber of the painted serpent variety.

“I used my big rock saw and cut the base off of one and I glued the two together. So now it’s four feet high. And I’ve taken the base that I cut off (to use) as a lid for it,” he said of the makeshift pickle jar.

Two local gardening experts have measured his cucumber and verified his claim, Tomelin said, adding Guinness World Records has notified him that his application for the cucumber will be processed in about six weeks.

It will be about 12 weeks before he hears back about the pickle, Tomelin said.

His garden – which includes 40 to 50 varieties of tomatoes – is hearty, but he doesn’t use any “steroids” to grow his vegetables, Tomelin said.

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Daniel Tomelin poses for a photo with his 44.5-inch cucumber in this undated handout photo. organic matter.”

The secret to his success is deepmulch gardening, which uses leaves and doesn’t allow the soil to be exposed, Tomelin said.

He collects up to 300 bags of leaves in the fall and dumps them in the ground, and that prevents up to 70 per cent less water loss, Tomelin said, adding he doesn’t do any weeding. As for the tilling, the worms and micro-organisms do that.

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Tomelin said his garden has been nominated for a green-thumb award by the local chapter of the national Communities in Bloom program and is becoming known locally for the giant cucumber.

“It’s just a little miracle that happened in my garden,” Tomelin said of his prized cucumber. “I have all kinds of miracles happen in that place.”

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Deniers are all over the map; climate realists all over the world

by David Suzuki

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little over a year ago, I wrote about a Heartland Institute conference in Las Vegas where climate change deniers engaged in a failed attempt to poke holes in the massive body of scientific evidence for human-caused climate change. I quoted Bloomberg News: “Heartland’s strategy seemed to be to throw many theories at the wall and see what stuck.”

A recent study came to a similar conclusion about contrarian “scientific” efforts to do the same. “Learning from mistakes in climate research,” published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, examined some of the tiny percent-

age of scientific papers that reject anthropogenic climate change, attempting to replicate their results.

In a Guardian article, coauthor Dana Nuccitelli said their study found “no cohesive, consistent alternative theory to human-caused global warming.” Instead, “Some blame global warming on the sun, others on orbital cycles of other planets, others on ocean cycles, and so on.”

Nuccitelli and fellow researchers Rasmus Benestad, Stephan Lewandowsky, Katharine Hayhoe, Hans Olav Hygen, Rob van Dorland and John Cook note that about 97 per cent of experts worldwide agree on a cohesive, science-based theory of global warming, but those who don’t “are all over the map, even contradicting each other. The one thing they seem to have in common is methodological flaws like cherry picking, curve fitting, ignoring inconvenient data, and disregarding known physics.”

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that, with all the evidence – from volumes of scientific research to the very real effects we are experiencing everywhere – some people stubbornly refuse to believe there’s a problem worth addressing.

Sadder still: Many of them are political leaders.

Part of the problem is that fossil fuel interests spend enormous amounts of money to sow doubt and confusion, often by funding or setting up organizations like the Heartland Institute in the U.S., the Global Warming Policy Foundation in the U.K., Ethical Oil and Friends of Science in Canada and the International Climate Science Coalition, based in this country but affiliated with similar organizations in Australia and New Zealand and with close ties to Heartland. A number of industryfunded websites also promote fossil fuels at the expense of human life, including Climate Depot and Watts Up With That?

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formed and ignorant, and blanket the media with opinion articles, letters to editors and comments, often referring to misleading charts and graphs and bogus “studies” from organizations with names that imply they’re scientific when they’re anything but.

They’re assisted by a compliant news media and politicians who also receive fossil fuel industry funding. It’s likely the people behind these organizations know they’re lying but care more about making money and preserving the lopsided benefits of a polluting sunset industry than finding ways to contribute to human health, well-being and survival.

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Spillways of an ancient Alaska lake reached Lake George?

Wiedmer was working on a different project in the Matanuska Valley when huge, symmetrical hills in the Meadow Lakes area of Wasilla caught his attention. The ridges, piles of gravel and boulder, are now covered with forest. The Parks Highway crosses them between Wasilla and Houston (a hill at Gorilla Fireworks is one of them).

In between the ridges are Beaver, Meadow and other lakes oriented like salmon swimming upstream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know another mechanism that could create these forms other than flowing water,â&#x20AC;?

Wiedmer said.

He then spent several years looking for signs of a megaflood down the Matanuska Valley about 17,000 years ago. He wrote a 2010 paper based on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wasilla Dune Fieldâ&#x20AC;? that may be the legacy of the catastrophic draining of ancient Lake Atna into Cook Inlet through the route of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Glenn Highway.

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any years ago, geologists stood on the bank of the Copper River and watched Childs Glacier thunder icebergs straight into the river.

Using a little imagination, one researcher remarked how an advance of the glacier could seal off the big river.

He envisioned a process that has happened many times in the world and is still happening in Alaska: glaciers growing to the point where they block rivers and streams to form lakes.

Proof of a great Alaska lake still exists. Geologist Oscar Ferrians in the 1950s found ancient shorelines high on cliffsides in the Copper River region. Another geologist named the basin Lake Atna.

Lake Atna filled the Copper River valley from about 60,000 to 10,000 years ago. Glennallen, Copper Center and Gulkana were underwater then, in the depths of a water body twice the size of Great Salt Lake.

When glacial ice receded, Lake Atna drained in pulses, some of them immense. Scientists have found six-foot boulders and other evidence of the lake bursting northeast through Mentasta Pass and into the Tok and Tanana river drainages. The lake also drained down the Copper River

Courtesy Michael Wiedmer/Yukon News

The possible boundaries of Lake Atna, a giant water body that existed thousands of years ago. when the Allen, Miles and Childs glaciers receded.

There are other spillways that helped empty Lake Atna. One is to its northwest near the Susitna River. Another is into the Matanuska River through Tahneta Pass, now the route of the Glenn Highway from Glennallen to Palmer.

Along this route, Lake Atna might have burst free with enough water to deposit dunes more than 100 feet tall near Wasilla. It might have been one

of the largest floods ever.

A cigar-shaped fish helped lead Michael Wiedmer to that theory. Wiedmer was working as a biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game one decade ago when a floatplane pilot brought in the carcass of a pygmy whitefish. The pilot had found it in Lake George, at the head of the Knik River in the Chugach Mountains.

Wiedmer wondered how the small fish had reached the isolated lake. He knew that pygmy

whitefish were in several lakes that are remnants of Lake Atna.

Had Lake Atna water somehow

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Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Millennium Trail was once a gold rush thoroughfare In just three weeks, with a crew of 18 men, he constructed a tramway, made of a gravel bed upon which he laid tracks of pine and spruce poles on log cross-ties,

by Michael that circumvented the rough water.

When it was completed, horses Gates pulled durable tram carts on special cast-iron wheels over the log ISTORY rails around the dangerous stretch UNTER of water.

Macaulayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business venture he Millennium Trail along paid off; not only did the stampedthe Yukon River, which is one ers use this detour, so did the rivof the finest urban walking erboats that plied the river above trails I have had the pleasure to and below the unnavigable waters. use, is also a walk through WhiteFreight was hauled the short horse history. In certain places, on distance for 6.6 cents a kilogram. the east side of the Yukon River, Boats could be hauled around the you can see impressions of crossrough waters for $25 each. ties from the gold rush tramway in When the tramline became a dirt path through this area.

Library and Archives Canada/Yukon News really busy, Macaulayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;freight They were once more distinct.

You could pay and have your outfit transported around Miles Canyon and Whitehorse Rapids â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a hustlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; were working around the In May of 1977, I walked along price.

Or you could take your chances and hope you werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wrecked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The banks below the rapids clock, hauling up to 80 tonnes a the same stretch of shoreline; at are lined with clothing and provisions spread out to dry,â&#x20AC;? wrote George Black in 1898. day. A second tramway was conthat time, there was no Millenstructed on the opposite side of the nium Trail, but the decaying logs boats. village was located below WhiteAdney stated that as many as 40 River, but Macaulay bought it out from the old wooden tramway still By 1887, Canadian Government miners had perished attempting to for $60,000. horse Rapids. remained. I took small samples of geologist George Dawson noted float their boats through.

Miners started coming into the The summer of 1898, nearly the wood from the tramway with that at one steep point on the trail: In the first days after the spring Yukon in 1880 via the Chilkoot 30,000 people funnelled through me to Ottawa, where I had them â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś a sort of extemporized windlass break-up of 1898, when stampedor around Miles Canyon on their analyzed by a scientist. The results: Trail, then down the Yukon River. has been rigged up by the miners ers first started running the rapids, way to the Klondike. A small comWhen they got to Miles Canyon, the wood was pine. for the purpose of hauling up their 150 boats were wrecked in the they portaged their boats and munity called Canyon City sprang The trail that circumvented boats.â&#x20AC;? rocky foaming waters and five men up where the tramway began. It insupplies around the treacherous Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Josiah Spurr, a U.S. government drowned. Hundreds of river craft waters between there and a point cluded a hotel, saloon, restaurant, Rapids was an important tradigeologist, used the Yukon route jammed up above Miles Canyon, stables, Mounted Police detachtional native route for getting from below the Whitehorse Rapids. in 1896 to get to the Fortymile uncertain what to do.

In 1883, Frederick Schwatka, ment and numerous cabins and Marsh Lake to Lake Laberge long Superintendent Sam Steele of U.S. Army Lieutenant and explorer, gold diggings on the American tents. But none of it lasted for long. before Europeans arrived in the side of the border. By then, some, the North West Mounted Police noted that the miners were using In August of 1899, the White Pass Yukon. Archaeological evidence including Spurr himself, were bold imposed a rule that women and and Yukon Corporation bought a native trail along the east bank suggests an occupation of at least enough to hazard taking their children had to walk the portage. both tram lines from Macaulay for of the river. They had cut and 2,500 years at a camp site above boats through the rough waters of Martha Black was one of these, the princely sum of $185,000. laid down trees, whose bark had the canyon.

Miles Canyon and below. although 40 years later in her autoThe following year, the White been removed to serve as stationThere were important fish The raging waters werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the biography, she said that she defied Pass and Yukon Route Railway camps around Miles Canyon and a ary skids over which to drag their only hazard that plagued the the Mounties and rode through the was completed to a point below the White Horse Rapids. The new travellers. Several writers of the canyon. time wrote at great length and in If they defied Steeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edict, and town of Whitehorse grew up at the terminus of the railroad, and The next deadline for colourful detail about the millions braved the rapids, they faced a of mosquitoes that hung in the air $100 fine. For a fee, qualified pilots Canyon City dried up with the loss AdvanceG $UWLVW $ZDUG LV of traffic. here like a London fog. Even hats would take the flotilla of rafts, In 1959, the turbulent current covered with mosquito netting scows and boats through the canhung over them failed to keep all of yon, and the loss of life diminished. of Miles Canyon was submerged these cruel tormentors away form In late 1897, Norman Macaulay, by construction of the Whitehorse dam. There is still enough rapid their victims eyes and mouths. a young Victorian merchant had water below the dam to remind Running the turbulent waters seized the chance to make a buck, us of what it must have once been was not the safest way to get past and anticipating the horde that this treacherous natural obstacle, would be passing through the can- like.

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These two dads aren’t eager to attend moms’ night out

by Judith Martin

MISS

MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are a two-dad family. At all of the schools our children have attended, we’ve received invitations to “Moms’ Night Out” – a social gathering for moms to discuss their own challenges, dreams, etc.

While I appreciate being included in the invitation, I am never quite sure whether and how to respond. I know people who find it downright offensive.

I appreciate from the organizer’s perspective that including us is better than excluding us; however, we are not moms, and in some ways it highlights the fact that our children are “different.”

I certainly don’t begrudge the moms a night out with good company, but wish we could develop some new language or expectations in an evolving world.

Maybe the organizers of such gatherings could check with us – we are still few in numbers – to see if we want to be included in a public invitation? Maybe we should just

respond – as I did once – that we appreciate the invitation, but there are no moms at our house, and that we wish them a great night out.

GENTLE READER: Checking with you in advance would have been best. But as that did not happen, Miss Manners appreciates your taking the organizers’ actions as an intention to be welcoming rather than insulting.

If you are interested in hearing other parents’ challenges and dreams, you could suggest

Stay-at-Home Parents’ Night Out. Or you could organize Dads’ Night Out for other twofather families, single fathers and stay-at-home fathers.

But Miss Manners gathers that you are just annoyed by the assumption. In that case, you can alert them to the gaffe by saying gently, “Thank you for thinking of us, but we’re not moms.”

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m allowing children at my wedding reception. However, I have one guest whose child I do not

want to come.

How can I ask this one person not to bring their child, when there are plenty of other children in attendance? My reason is that the child has a history of attacking his parents, other children and adults in large group settings. In the last two engagements, the police were called.

GENTLE READER: The police? Is that child attacking people with the wedding cake knife?

Your options are limited. You

may choose not to invite children generally. You may choose not to invite the parent – avoiding the troublesome child along the way. Or you may speak with the guest and say that while you adore the child, you suspect that this would not be an event he would enjoy.

The third option does not, Miss Manners points out, guarantee the outcome you want.

But separating parents from their children against their will requires more force than etiquette provides.

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Disc golf association waiting approval for new course Tom Patrick News Reporter

T

he Whitehorse Disc Golf Association is on the brink of beginning construction on a world-class disc golf course in Whitehorse.

The association has funding, the support of a wide swath of groups and organizations, leaders in equipment manufacturing and course design ready to hop on a plane from Europe, and a small army of volunteers ready to help build and maintain it.

The WDGA is now waiting for approval from the Yukon government’s land management branch, which the association hopes to receive in the next couple of weeks.

“So we’re sitting, ready to go with an amazing project, volunteers ready to do the work, funding in place, and just hoping for the opportunity to have the land,” said WDGA president Ryan Norquay.

Whitehorse is already home to a number of disc golf courses, but the proposed course would be in a whole other class. The 18hole course would be classified a championship course, meaning it would be much longer and challenging, but would accommodate both high-level and novice players.

It would meet the requirements of the Professional Disc Golf Association, so Whitehorse could host major tournaments. It would have Astroturf tee boxes, signage and even a warm-up hole. It would also have proper metal baskets – the target for each hole – that catch the discs.

The only current course in Whitehorse with baskets is the course on Mount McIntyre.

“To host A tier tournaments and champion events, we need to have a proper basket course, and a long enough basket course that’s actually challenging so we can really develop our game,” said Norquay.

“The current course at Mount McIntyre is a lot of fun, but once you learn that path through the trees, it kind of takes the skill out of it because the real skill is just to not hit the trees.”

The WDGA submitted an application with the government’s land branch in June for a 6.3-hectare parcel of Whitehorse city land. The proposed location is bounded by the Alaska Highway, Yukon College, and the neighborhoods of Takhini, Kopper King and Porter Creek.

“We feel it’s a beautiful place for disc golf,” said Norquay. “There’s been reclamation on the gravel pits and the trails there, probably from when the highway was being built. When there was a refinery they were using a lot of that area as a gravel pit, so it provides open clearings for us so we don’t have to cut trees. It’s got a great variety of elevation. It’s got beautiful scenery and wildlife. It’s already an amazing recreation space.

“It would be such a great link between the neighbourhoods, between Takhini North, Porter Creek, Kopper King.”

Tom Patrick/Yukon News

Whitehorse Disc Golf Association president Ryan Norquay tees off at the temporary Solstice course near Yukon College on Wednesday.

The association hopes to build a world-class course in Whitehorse.

The name of the proposed course is the Solstice DiscGolfPark.

The WDGA already has a temporary course set up nearby called Solstice. The name was inspired by the beautiful scenery members marvelled at while playing there in February. (Yep, hardcore disc-golfers play year-round.)

“We’ve talked with a lot of residents in Takhini North and we’ve been trying to figure a way to reconstruct the course so the play won’t obstruct safety or come to close to the houses,” said Norquay.

The idea of the course took off when Norquay sent out emails, searching for deals on the steel baskets to upgrade a course in Takhini North. One of his emails caught the attention of a vice president of Discmania, a manufacturer of disc golf equipment out of Finland that owns a course design company called DiscGolfPark.

DiscGolfPark has created courses throughout Europe and in the U.S. and have been looking to break into the Canadian market.

“It just so happened my proposal ended up on their desks at the start of this initiative and they offered us this pilot project, which is to offer us this complete turnkey package disc golf park designed by professionals with top-of-the-line equipment, Astroturf tee pads, graphical info boards and signs – all meeting all the requirements and standards set out by the international organization,” said Norquay.

“And they are doing this at a 50 per cent cost reduction, so they are

going to donate 50 per cent of the cost.”

Like any world-class facility, the course has a hefty price tag.

According to the WDGA’s economic summary, the course carries a cost of $71,503.75. However, pending approval of the Yukon’s land management, WDGA will receive $14,475 from the Community Development Fund. With the contribution of Discmania, volunteer labour and donations from business and individuals, the WDGA has raised the remainder.

The association has also received letters of support from the City of Whitehorse, the Yukon government’s sports and recreation branch, Sport Yukon, the Takhini North Community Association, B.C. Disc Sports, Professional Disc Golf Association, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Inc., and more.

With government approval, and subsequent approval from the City of Whitehorse, Norquay hopes to have the course up and running by the end of October. Like the other courses in Whitehorse, it would be free to play. Technically, all one would need is a disc.

“This application is still under review and we’re sitting waiting, fingers crossed, to get the opportunity to showcase disc golf in the Yukon with a really excellent company to partner with,” said Norquay.

“I want to have people travel from throughout the territory, Alaska – there are a lot of great players in Alaska. I know supporters in British Columbia who would love the

Tom Patrick/Yukon News

Benjamin Monkman goes for par on hole 2. opportunity to come up and play a tournament here too. And I see it reaching much, much farther.”

The WDGA encourages people

to show support for the course by liking the Solstice DiscGolfPark page on Facebook.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Friday, September 4, 2015

YUKON NEWS

Miserable turnout for miserable race

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Juneauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rob Welton approaches the finish at the Skagway Hill Classic on Sunday. Only three cyclists came out for the VeloNorth Cycling Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season finale. the bike and going for a ride,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it was OK. As long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going uphill, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting cold.â&#x20AC;?

Welton was first to the top. The masters-age rider reached the finish line in one hour, 13 minutes and 20 seconds. Morrison arrived second at 1:31:16. The undaunted Jackson, who had a flu bug to make matters worse, came in at 1:39:18.

Morrison considered the race a great training ride for a 120-kilometre gran fondo from Vancouver to Whistler this month.

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Tom Patrick eloNorth Cycling Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season finale didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the draw organizers were hoping for.

It might have been the time of year. Maybe cyclists had other things on the go. Maybe they decided to go mountain biking instead.

Most likely, they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do one of the most challenging, leg-burning rides of the year in the rain on a cold day.

Only three cyclists came out for the Skagway Hill Classic on Sunday.

They left the start line just outside of Skagway in pouring rain with thermometers struggling to reach eight degree Celsius. They rode 19 kilometres, climbing roughly 1,000-metres in altitude to the White Pass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the warm coziness of our living rooms the call to take on the ultimate climbing test â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Skagway Hill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; washes over us as a call to arms which we must answer. For we are cyclists. We are the hard and hearty willing to suffer in the pursuit of the ultimate prize,â&#x20AC;? said VeloNorth president Mike McCann in an email to the News. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;prizeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is different for all of us. It could be reaching the top without putting a foot down; holding 300 watts; spinning at 90plus for 19 km; or simply getting our lazy asses out of bed and into the car and driving to Skagway regardless of the conditions.â&#x20AC;?

Juneauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rob Welton, Carcrossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Simi Morrison and Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Jackson answered the call.

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Blue Jays’ Donaldson passes Trout to become American League MVP front-runner Stephen Whyno Canadian Press

TORONTO hen Josh Donaldson steps to the plate at Rogers Centre and the strains of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” fade out, the crowd noise fills in with chants of “M-VP! M-V-P!” Sometimes it’s just a few hundred fans, until the star Blue Jays slugger hits a home run and some 40,000 more join the call.

“I try not to listen to it too much, but it’s nice,” Donaldson said. “Obviously all year the fans have really supported me. So far this year it’s kind of worked out, and we’ll see how it goes.”

To say it has “worked out” is the understatement of the year from the third baseman, a front-runner to be the American League’s Most Valuable Player.

Donaldson leads the league with a .589 slugging percentage, 111 runs batted in, 304 total bases and 104 runs scored.

He has passed and even lapped defending champion Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels by being at the forefront of the Blue Jays’ surge into first place.

“I don’t think we’re anywhere close to where we’re at without him,” starting pitcher Mark Buehrle said. “If he doesn’t win, I’d be disappointed.”

Donaldson would be the first player in 31 years to win AL MVP honours after being traded prior to Opening Day. Toronto gen-

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Donaldson has passed Mike Trout to become American League MVP front-runner. eral manager Alex Anthopoulos pulled off the steal of the offseason by acquiring Donaldson from the Oakland Athletics for oft-injured third baseman Brett Lawrie.

The 29-year-old hit 29 home runs last season and 24 in 2013.

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Coming off an all-star appearance, expectations were that Donaldson would be an upgrade, but few could have predicted this.

“Two years in Oakland he had good years, but not this good,” Buehrle said. “If somebody says they thought he was going to have this good of a year, I think they’re crazy.”

Donaldson, who hits second ahead of power righties Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion in baseball’s most feared and productive lineup, is batting a career-best .304 and already has 36 home runs with 29 games left.

Using the wins above replacement stat, which calculates value to a team if replaced by a bench player or minor-leaguer, Donaldson’s 7.64 trails only Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.

“He’s having a career year,” Toronto starter Marco Estrada

said. “What he brings on the field is everything. He’s been our best hitter, his defence is incredible and he brings a lot of energy to the clubhouse. I’m glad he’s on our side.”

Donaldson leads Trout in wins above replacement and has been much better since the all-star break. Trout’s Angels have also fallen 5 1/2 games back of the second wild-card spot in the AL, while the Blue Jays lead the New York Yankees by 1 1/2 games in the East Division.

“I know Trout’s cooled off a little bit,” Estrada said. “If (Donaldson) just keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s probably guaranteed to win it.”

Donaldson’s resume is unmatched, even by the 24-year-old Trout, who was the unanimous choice as 2014 AL MVP and is considered the best position player in baseball. While Trout as a centre-fielder plays a premium up-the-middle position, Don-

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aldson has also excelled defensively on the tough turf at Rogers Centre.

While Donaldson has already driven in as many runs as Trout did last season, some of that is a product of the Blue Jays’ absurd lineup, which has scored a major-league best 730. Of course Donaldson has thrived in 149 plate appearances with runners in scoring position, hitting .385 to Trout’s .347.

Donaldson’s worst month was June, when he hit .269 with only three homers and 10 RBIs. Many hitters would beg for those numbers.

“I think he’s been consistent, he’s played great defence,” Blue Jays catcher Dioner Navarro said.

“He’s doing it on a team that we’ve got two or three guys that could be doing the same. Eddie, Bau, when those guys were struggling, he’s been really consistent throughout the whole year.”

Even after replacing a homegrown Canadian star in Lawrie, Donaldson became a fan favourite almost right away. As his MVP-calibre season has gone by, he has only picked up more support.

“It’s been surreal,” Donaldson said Sunday at his first “Basebowl” charity event benefiting Jays Care and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto. “I feel since Day One everybody’s been open arms for me and just kind of excited for not just what I have to offer but the team has had to offer.

“We’ve really been playing well as of late. It’s exciting to be a part of this team.”

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Sudoku Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku.

This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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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.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Easy as 1-2-3 4. Goat and camel hair fabric 7. A women undergarment 10. British bathrooms 12. Assemblages of parts into one entity 14. Semitic fertility god 15. Dull & uninteresting 16. Yemen capital 17. Stare impertinently 18. Banished persons 20. Heart failure & energy supplement 22. Reduction in force 23. Women’s ___ movement

24. Polynesian wrapped skirt 26. Double-reed instruments 29. Own (Scottish) 30. Summer window dressings 35. Many not ands 36. Paddle 37. Being a single unit 38. Silly behavior 44. Insecticide 45. A blank area 46. Reduces stress 48. Morning moisture 49. Tear away roughly

50. Elevated 53. Cristobalite 56. Baseball’s Ruth 57. Indian monetary unit 59. Contest of speed 61. Having a slanted direction 62. Gross receipts 63. A river in NE Spain 64. The brain and spinal cord (abbr.

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19. Fain 21. Supports trestletree 24. Parian Chronicle discovery site 25. Greek famous for fables 27. Farcical afterpiece 28. Dispatches by mail 29. Hall of Fame (abbr.)

31. Aah 32. Unnaturally pale 33. Before 34. Fixed in one’s purpose 39. Madames 40. Frosts

41. City drains 42. Baseball playoff 43. Cruise 47. Steeple 50. Precipitation 51. Ancient Greek rhetorician 52. A unit of two 53. Viewed 54. Taxis 55. 4840 square yards 56. London radio station 58. Perform work regularly 60. Longest geological time

CLUES DOWN 1. Vestment worn by priests 2. The trunk of a tree 3. Transmission line cable 4. Freshwater duck genus 5. Bulk storage container 6. Oil obtained from flowers 7. Shopping containers 8. Abnormal breathing 9. Brew 11. Bake eggs in their shells 12. Serviceable 13. A person in the navy 14. A child’s slight injury

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CHILDCARE SPACE FOR RENT 3,000 sq ft in Rendezvous Plaza, Riverdale, Lewes Blvd entrance Lots of parking Also available 1,100 sq ft space (Flower Shop Studio) Call 667-7370 or 1-778-228-8679 OFFICE SPACE for rent, approx 1,000 sq ft, street level, Yukon News building (former YCOD/Cancer Society space), heat & electricity included, $3,400/mon + GST. Stephen @ 334-9745

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Above Starbuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 536' ft. office space on Main St c/w kitchette.

Competitive lease rates offered.

Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966 3-BDRM GROUND level suite, Crestview, laundry & parking, oil & electrical heat, laminate flooring, N/S, no dogs, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,300/mon + utils. 667-4858 1 OR 2 bdrm bsmt suite, Copper Ridge, furnished, incl TV, cable, shared laundry, N/S, N/P, dd & refs reqĘźd, responsible tenants, $1,300/mon including utils. 334-7872 BACHELOR BSMT suite, downtown, refs & dd reqĘźd, heat incl, avail Sept 1/15, $850/mon. 660-4022

2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Riverdale, open concept, N/S, N/P, laundry facility, shed, $1,050/mon + utils + dd, close to schools & h o s p i t a l , p h o t o : madidi-amazon.com/38_suiteb_photo.htm.

322-1476 3-BDRM UPPER level suite, Crestview, beautiful view, laundry, parking, oil heat, avail Aug 1, dd&refs reqĘźd, N/S, no dogs, $1,550/mon + utils. 667-4858 BRIGHT OFFICE/STUDIO Space Available Up to 2000 sq. ft.

129 Copper Road.

Space includes Kitchen area with stove & fridge.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 4 connected offices (approx 940 sq ft) Partially furnished Central downtown location All operational costs included (tax, heat, air conditioning, power, & janitorial). $1,900 per month 335-3123 FURNISHED ROOM in condo, Riverdale, share with 2 others and small dog, avail immed, N/S, N/P, refs & dd reqĘźd, $550/mon all incl. 333-9492 CAPITAL OFFICES 103 Main St. â&#x20AC;˘2 x 225 sq ft. â&#x20AC;˘Adjoining door. â&#x20AC;˘Rent one or both. â&#x20AC;˘Utilities included. â&#x20AC;˘Very reasonable rates. â&#x20AC;˘New in 2013.

Call 668-2648

2-BDRM 2-STOREY cabin, Marsh Lake, power, water, satellite TV, telephone, wood & propane heat, furnished or not, avail October 1, $900/mon + utils. 867-660-4806 3-BDRM EXECUTIVE home, Copper Ridge, many extras, avail October 1, N/P, N/S, refs & dd reqĘźd, $2,250/mon. 689-8483

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2-BDRM FURNISHED suite, incl Sat TV & all utilities, avail Sept 1, $995/mon. 668-5559 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, Riverdale, well kept, sep ent, avail immed, N/S, N/P, includes lights, heat, laundry, responsible tenant. 667-2808 1-BDRM SUITE, Hillcrest, incl heat, utils, elec, Internet, TV, hypoallergenic pets considered, $1,000/mon. Call/text 334-3044 SMALL CABIN, no plumbing, electric extra, 30 mins north of Whitehorse, avail September 1, $650/mon. 335-6885 2 ROOMS in 4-bdrm house, Riverdale, N/S, N/P, avail September 1, $500/mon & $550/mon. 335-6885

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.

1-BDRM APT, downtown, N/S, no dogs, utils included, handicapped accessible.

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1-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek, responsible tenant, washer/dryer, close to bus, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd, $1,000/ mon & dd, heat, light, parking, plug-in incl. Call/text 335-8111 2-BDRM 2-BATH newer house w/loft, fully furnished, yard, all appliances, N/P, N/S , lease negotiable, refs reqĘźd, responsible tenants, $1700/mon + utils. 335-6005 3-BDRM BSMT suite, Crestview, across from park/greenbelt, avail October 1, lots of parking, 6 appliances, big kitchen, separate arctic entrance, $1,800/mon, utils incl.

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Lots of parking for customers or clients

334-5038 ROOM AVAILABLE for responsible tenant, N/S, N/P, $750/mon all inclusive. 393-2275

3-BDRM HOUSE, Riverdale, incl stove, fridge, w/d, bbq, large shed, recent renovations, N/S, dog considered, avail Sept 14, $1,650/mon + utils. 418-809-3682

3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Copper Ridge, garage, lots of storage, avail Sept 15, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907

3-BDRM TRAILER, 15 Maple St, Porter Creek, fenced yard, pets welcome, $1,400/mon + utils + dd. Paul @ 633-5414

3-BDRM DUPLEX, TAKHINI, renovated, lg fenced yard, newer furnace, lots of parking, trails, dog ok, avail in Sept, $1,450/mon + utils. Contact 332-3535, rob.yeo@gmail.com 1-BDRM APT, ground level, Porter Creek, bright, newly renoĘźd, separate entrance, full bath/kitchen, coin laundry, N/P, N/S, avail Oct 1, $975/mon + utils & dd. 334-5491 ROOMMATES WANTED, duplex, Takhini North, near College, downtown, trails, bright, renovated, N/S, N/P, heat, power, internet & laundry included, refs & dd reqĘźd, available October, $650/mon. 335-4393 3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, downtown, 1,550 sq ft, newer construction on quiet street, fenced yard, avail Oct 1, $1,750/mon + elec.

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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

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3-BDRM MOBILE trailer in Tahkini Trailer Court, N/S, pets allowed, $1,000/mon + lot rent, heat & utils. 336-8910

2-BDRM BASEMENT suite, newly built, furnished, 10 mins to downtown, N/S, good for shared accommodations, $1,500/mon + utils.

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APT FOR rent to January 1, downtown, new, fully furnished, bright, self-contained, w/d, dishwasher, private entrance, available immediately until January 1, $1,000/mon + utils. Karen @ 668-2117 eves

1-BDRM LAKEFRONT suite, MĘźClintock Bay, 30 minutes from Whitehorse, great area for land, water recreation, furnished, $1,250/mon incl utils. 333-0050 to view ONE ROOM cabin, has all amenities, fridge, stove, full bath, 15 mins from town, N/P, N/S, refs reqĘźd, $1,000/mon. 334-9230

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.

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For more information, please contact: 336-0028

Real Estate 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 160 ACRES, Indian River south of Dawson, $1,500/acre. 668-4963 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 3-4 BDRM house, Hillcrest, attached garage, rental suite w/separate entrance, pays half the mortgage, family neighbourhood, close to elementary school, viewing/offers after September 15th 3-BDRM 2-BATH home, Whistle Bend, 1,450 sq ft, single level, walk-in closet through ensuite, hardwood flooring through kitchen, dining, living area, 6 appliances, large deck off rear laundry room. 334-2802 1-BDRM MODULAR home, complete w/4 appliances, large sundeck, an affordable alternative, economical high efficency heating system, Takhini Park, $105,000. 393-1891

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21 - 5 Klondike Road Whitehorse 867-668-6147

81 Northstar Drive Whitehorse 867-668-7157

88 Wilson Drive Whitehorse 867-334-8392

95 South Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clintock Road Marsh Lake, YT 867-333-9990

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HOUSE HUNTERS

TAGISH, TAKU SUBDIVISION

Change your address change your lifestyle

2 bedrooms plus loft, 1 bathroom, open concept, electricity, no water.

Reduced Watson Lake

ON 2 ACRES BY THE AIR PORT

147,000

$

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Offers Close September 15th!

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

Beautiful home on an acreage, only a 5 minute walk to Golden Horn Elementary School. House totals approximately 2450â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 3 stories (on a 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; crawl space), 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, on 3 ha (7.4 acres). There is a 900â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrap around deck with a garage a carport. There is a large fenced area with a lawn, vegetable garden, ďŹ&#x201A;ower garden and areas that contain raspberry bushes, Saskatoonberry trees, red and black current bushes and a greenhouse. There is also a shed and dog run/ chicken coup with storage up top. The well is about 150â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep with good water, and there are 360 degree mountain views!

Contact Rose Sellars @ 867-334-3463

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ATLIN, BC

ATLIN, BC

ATLIN, BC

MLS #9806

512,000.00

$

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We have loved our white and blue two-bedroom, onebathroom home for four years. It is in a quiet area with neighbours we wish we could take with us. Completely reconstructed in 2009, this cozy home has an arctic entrance, spacious bathroom with stackable washer/ dryer and large living room. Electric heat, a metal roof, ample parking space, walking trails and mountain views complete the picture!

CABIN FOR SALE

New home in Hidden Haven by High Calibre Contracting, 4-8 Alusru Way $428,000 +gst www.hiddenhavenyukon.com Call 335-6200 or hiddenhavenyukon@gmail.com for details

Please see http://www.kijiji.ca/v-housefor-sale/whitehorse/tagish-cabin-forsale/1095667368 for more information.

189,000.00

$

Call 867-334-6210

ATLIN, BC

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LAKEFRONT RETREAT IN ATLIN !!!

Newly renovated home on LARGE waterfront lot - ATLIN TOWNSITE!

134 Lake Street, Atlin, BC

769,000

$

T: 778-938-5599 or E: tmatson@eastlink.ca Sutton Group Seafair Realty TammyMatson.com

NORSEMAN RV PARK & MARINA

UPDATED LOG HOME ON 5 ACRES

Owner retiring - 2.5 acre lot - 1000â&#x20AC;&#x2122; water frontage - ATLIN TOWNSITE! 99 Mill St, Atlin, BC

with extra large workshop & guest cottage VIEWS of lake & mountains!!!

Lot 849B Atlin Hwy $

Tammy Matson 778-938-5599

Tammy Matson 778-938-5599

$1,500,000

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

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOME IN ATLIN!!!

Good information ensures a smooth transaction.

Updated home on acreage with mountain views. ATLIN TOWNSITE!

910,000.00

182 Discovery Avenue, Atlin, BC

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

T: 778-938-5599 or E: tmatson@eastlink.ca Sutton Group Seafair Realty TammyMatson.com

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Help Wanted HELP WANTED Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred.

Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $14.25/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpeting & area rugs Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1

Seasons is hiring...

OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANT If you are... t Detailed and organized t Multi-tasker t Reliable, punctual t Computer literate, t Shipping, receiving We offer... t Paid ofďŹ ce 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

YUKON NEWS POWER JUICER, Jack Lalanne, new, $45; new P.C. 1.4L ice cream/dessert maker, $18. 660-4321

FUEL TANKS, 1-200 gal, 1-250 gal, older home heating tanks, great for extra fuel or oil storage, no leaks, both for $225. 633-4656

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

334-8318

4-DRAWER M E T A L filing cabinet, 18â&#x20AC;?Wx27â&#x20AC;?Dx52â&#x20AC;?H, exc shape, $325.

332-6565

6 BOTTLES perfume, Guess, Chloe, etc, $20 for all. 867-456-4109 eves.

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

yukon-news.com KEROSENE SPACE heater, $50. 336-4898

HELP WANTED: Looking to hire Laborers for a home construction company.

Ideally living in the Hamlet of Mt Lorne or with reliable transportation.

Wages will depend on experience, call 334-2994 or email at lornemountainbuilding@gmail.com

Community Mental Health and Wellness Counsellor

s HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AND BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO ETHICAL NORMS AND APPROPRIATE BOUNDARIES s BE COMFORTABLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS

INCLUDING GRIEVING TRAUMA ISSUES AND COMPLEX OR DUAL DIAGNOSIS CASES s BE FAMILIAR WITH &IRST .ATIONS TRADITIONS s BE FAMILIAR WITH "# MENTAL HEALTH 0RIVACY REQUIREMENTS s BE SELF MOTIVATED AND COMFORTABLE WORKING IN A SMALL NORTHERN COMMUNITY A clear RCMP Record Check is required.

Submit application by 3:00pm, Monday, September 21st, 2015.

Submit letter with documentation to: BWSOCIETY BIGWATERSOCIETY ORG OR CONTACT US AT PH FX ANS FOR MORE INFORMATION

8' X 20' Sea-can, best offer. 633-7680

LORNE MOUNTAIN BUILDING

CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN BEAUTIFUL ATLIN, BC

Candidates must be: s EXPERIENCED AND HOLD AN -37 OR EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE AND BE REGISTERED WITH "##37 OR EQUIVALENT REGULATORY BODY

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PROPERTY MANAGER We are seeking a motivated team player who is committed to building a successful career in real estate management. Property management experience is recommended, though not necessary if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the right stuff. Applicants with a proactive attitude and strong customer service skills will be highly considered.

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responsibilities will include: Managing a portfolio of approximately 75 apartments in the Whitehorse area.

Liaising with landlord and tenants Conducting open inspections, and performing incoming, outgoing and periodic inspections Collect and deposit the rents, pay the bills and bookkeeping.

Preparing an annual budget Marketing rental properties Overseeing rental arrears control Performing rental application reviews Managing repairs and maintenance of rental properties Preparing lease agreements Maintain property by resolving tenant complaints, enforcing rules of occupancy,

You will need: t Solid communication skills t Good computer literacy t Current drivers licence and your own reliable transport t Desire and capacity to build solid client relationships t Ability to work effectively unsupervised and as part of a team t Professional presentation This position is part time, averaging 20 hours per week, with a ďŹ&#x201A;exible schedule, and including some call outs. Excellent payment package.

Please submit your resumes to: resumes@whitehorseproperties.com by September 10, 2015.

Miscellaneous for Sale WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: â&#x20AC;˘ Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. â&#x20AC;˘Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames.

Now selling: â&#x20AC;˘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 â&#x20AC;˘ SELL PERSIAN NAIN carpet, beige with blue trim, bought in Middle East, $1,700, appraised much higher.

204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154 MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $50. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 DELUXE HAND-HELD shower massager, new in sealed case, 3 settings $20.

336-4898 GET-A-GRIP ULTRA traction on snow, casual, dress, athletic footwear, WomenĘźs SML-MED, 5-9, menĘźs 3-7, Euro 36-41, 2 replaceable spikes incl, $10. 336-4898 HANDICAP SHOWER chair, unused, white w/rubber suction cups, clean & exc cond, $85 obo. 336-4898 CANON PRINTER, PIXMA MP560, like new, memory card compatibility, print from camera, $150 obo. 336-4898 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154

Be part of one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Be part of one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes and work with an energetic, progressive organization. We are committed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.

We are an impar al, eďŹ&#x20AC;ec ve and eďŹ&#x192;cient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.

We are an impartial, eďŹ&#x20AC;ective and eďŹ&#x192;cient organization that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.

ASSESSMENT OFFICER Dawson Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Full-Ć&#x;me, 6-month Term

Located in Dawson, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce and is responsible for assis ng in conduc ng environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes iden fying project eďŹ&#x20AC;ects and mi ga on measures for adverse eďŹ&#x20AC;ects, determining the significance of any residual eďŹ&#x20AC;ects 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 OďŹ&#x192;ce, 705 Church Street in Dawson YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

MANAGER, DESIGNATED OFFICE Teslin Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Full-time term position (13 months)

Located in Teslin, this position reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for managing the daily operations of the designated oďŹ&#x192;ce. This position conducts and leads environmental and socioeconomic assessment of projects within the designated area to identify environmental and socio-economic impacts while incorporating traditional knowledge of First Nations and local knowledge into assessments. This includes identifying project eďŹ&#x20AC;ects and mitigation measures for adverse eďŹ&#x20AC;ects, determining the significance of any residual eďŹ&#x20AC;ects and developing recommendations.

The annual salary range for this position is $82,066 - $94,876 based on 75 hours biweekly.

If you feel you have the qualifications and desire to meet the challenges of this position please forward a cover letter and resume outlining how your experience and qualifications relate directly to the position.

A job description is available at the YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, the Teslin Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce at 8 McLeary Street, Teslin, or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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

Please submit applications to: Finance and Administration Manager, YESAB Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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.

Resumes must be received by September 24, 2015.

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Friday, September 4, 2015

YUKON NEWS

TO GIVE away, 300 gal fuel tank. 633-5569 2 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL freezer & fridge combination, $4,000 for both.

633-2119

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

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

Must be available evenings and weekends

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

SALES CLERKS

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

The Yukon News is looking for help at its print plant.

It is a permanent position up to 25 hours a week, spread over the day and evening. The candidate will be willing and able to learn on the job. Heavy lifting will be required.

Experience is an asset but not required.

Send your resume to Mike Thomas at 211 Wood St., Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2E4 or email mthomas@yukon-news.com.

The law firm of Austring, Fendrick & Fairman is looking for a is looking for a permanent, full-time

No phone calls please.

Applicant must have:

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Effective organization and time-management skills and the ability to prioritize work assignments.

Excellent keyboarding and communication skills.

The ability to proofread and edit is essential as accuracy is a must.

Good working knowledge of office procedures, Word and Outlook is necessary.

Experience working in a legal field would be an asset, but we will train the right person.

This position is full time and salary will correspond with experience.

We provide an attractive benefit package along with a progressive vacation plan.

www.blackpress.ca

www.yukonnews.com

Interested candidates must apply in person with their resume by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 18th, 2015 at our offices at 3081 Third Ave. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Z7, Attention: Greg LeBlanc, Manager.

No phone calls please.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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** TTCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HIRING POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com

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 PLACER GOLD, jade & mineral claims, Cassiar area.

867-333-9087, rob_hamel@hotmail.com

KING-SIZE DOWN filled mattress pad, new, still in pkg, 233 thread count, paid $104, asking $50. 667-6587 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 DUST COLLECTOR, General brand, still in box, $225. Kevin 689-8483 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

The successful candidate will have to pass a criminal record check If you have taken office administration courses, have worked as an administrative assistant, or have alternative post-secondary education that has equipped you with the skills detailed above, we would be interested in hearing from you.

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

PHONE SYSTEM, 3-way, miscellaneous items, stereos, etc. 689-0445

Legal Assistant â&#x20AC;˘

WATER COOLER with 2 water containers, $50. 336-2106

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:

SNOW THROWER, cleans 30â&#x20AC;? wide path, electric start, exc cond, canopy, $750.

333-9020 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 SNOWSHOES, MENS, never used, new $270, asking $175, womens, $75. 689-8483

â&#x20AC;˘ Consent to a preliminary criminal background check by the shareholder and any further due diligent the shareholder deems appropriate; â&#x20AC;˘ Be nineteen (19) years of age or older; â&#x20AC;˘ Be an individual; â&#x20AC;˘ Never have, or controlled a company that has, met the definition of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;bankruptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;insolvent;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ Not have been convicted of a criminal offence.

64KW GENERATOR, new, powered by Deutz Diesel, 6,000 hrs, fully automated, c/w 6â&#x20AC;? Flygt pumps & cage. James @ Ind. Electrical Services, 867-668-2759

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.

8Ęź OUTDOOR decorative lamp stand, no light fixture, $100 obo. 332-7879

MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT womenĘźs med rain pants, new, $80; Arcteryx Gortex jacket, menĘźs sm, $50. 311B Hanson St, eves 5.5Ęź BROAD leaf Ficus, $50; Spider plant, $10. 311B Hanson St, eves TEAPOT, VENICE Scene Blue, new, $99; Polish pottery mugs, hand made, $20 ea, purchased from Coffee Tea & Spice, not opened. 667-6587

BULOVA WOMEN'S diamond accent rose gold-tone stainless steel watch, $350.

335-5036 STARBUCKS DOUBLE-WALLED large glasses, paid $16, asking $8 ea; Mexican Margarita glasses, green stripe, from Coffee Tea & Spice, paid $44 set, asking $25.

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INVERSION THERAPY table, not been used, bought from Amazon, $75 obo.

335-8772 BINDER OF Canadian and worldwide postage stamps, $25. 633-3154 TREADLE SEWING machine, $350 firm.

668-4240 MEC WINTER jacket, kids size 16, $40.

311B Hanson St, eves

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EDDIE BAUER 3/4 coat, womenĘźs large, $40; MEC down coat, womenĘźs xs, $65.

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REGULAR FULL-TIME TKC WAGE SCALE 8

ARGO AVENGER parts, new axle bearings & gaskets, new drive train, new drive belt, new hood. 334-6101

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BOX OF Nevil Shute paperbacks, 38, some duplication, $25. 633-3154 BADGER 3/4 hp Garburetor, new $235, asking $130. 668-4724 OLDER FLOOR polisher in great cond, $50.

332-7797

Electrical Appliances 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 30" ELECTRIC stove, 5 years old, works great, very clean, am selling to upgrade, $250. 778-985-6525, Riverdale

Friday, September 4, 2015

TVs & Stereos SONY TV, 50" corner to corner, 40â&#x20AC;? screen, c/w TV stand & Sony 5-changer DVD/CD player, exc cond, TV & stand set, DVD player optional, $200 obo for all. 335-0026

Computers & Accessories FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154 NEW DELL XPS 12 computer, OS Windows 8.1 64-bit, memory, 4GB, HD, 128GB, processor, 4th generation Intel Core, MS Office Home & Business 2013, security, McAfee Livesafe. 336-4898 QUAD CORE i7, 3TB of storage, sporting power 860m gpu, 1080p IPS panel 17" screen, ultimate gamerĘźs laptop, $1,400.

334-4898 SAMSUNG GALAXY S II Virgin Mobile 4G Smartphone, like new, 16gb, $125. 334-6087 BROTHER 565 personal plain paper fax, incl answering machine, $25. 336-4898 2 MPI monitors, Model #2400, 27x29x14 inches, $300, Model #2200, 26x21x13 inches, $200, both excellent working condition. 688-6771

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

YUKON NEWS 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

Erica Heyligers * luthier 104 Tungsten Rd., Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6T9

867-668-3408 erica@northwestel.net 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 PIANO, GOOD condition, played daily, $1,900. 667-6668 BLUE FLORAL Fender Telecaster guitar w/case, exc cond, $1,300. 456-4110 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, pristine condition. Call 668-2889 for quick sale YAMAHA KEYBOARD, large, $125 obo.

668-2216 7-PIECE CB drum kit, barely used, $450.

332-7797

Firewood

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 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

WANTED: THOMSON Centre has an opening for a volunteer to run our small in-house store, Fridays from 12noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30pm. Criminal records check required. Please call Kathy 393-8629

2001 P.T. Cruiser, runs good, estate sale, $3,500. Call 667-2322 or 333-9402

Kluane Community Development Corporation

WANTED: 2000/2001 Polaris Sportsman 6X6 with faulty motor so as to glean drive parts. 332-7797

Store Manager

WANTED: 18HP Kohler engine in good running cond for Argo ATV. 332-6565

Burwash Landing, YT

WANTED: USED silver metal roofing to buy or take away for shed projects. 334-6087

Cars LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL HUSQVARNA COMMERCIAL M96 bolt action rifle, 8 mm calibre, Norma peep sight, walnut stock, good to vg cond, includes partial box of ammo & reloading dies, $495.

633-2443 16 GAUGE Dominion Arms Backpacker shotgun, new in box, 30â&#x20AC;? barrel, unfired, blued, hardwood stock, $150. 633-2443

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

SW 629 44-mag S.S., 5" barrel, 3 grips, $800. 867-994-2626

2012 Kia Sportage EX Luxury

MARLIN 17HMR, synthetic stock, bull barrel, $250. 867-994-2626 SAVAGE .308 Model 10, bull barrel, L.H., $500. 867-994-2626 12-GAUGE REMINGTON Wingmaster pump shotgun, needs PAL to purchase, $275.

336-3474 MAVERICK, MADE by Mossberg, 12-gauge pump shotgun, 18â&#x20AC;? barrel, good cond, $175.

667-2607 or 334-1102 REMINGTON 11/87 shotgun, 18â&#x20AC;? rifled barrel, great bear gun, red dot laser sight, comes with lots of ammo, $600. 336-3865 REMINGTON MODEL 1917 30-06, Hensoldt Wetzlar 3 X scope, sporterised, black Walnut stock, $300 obo. 633-3810 REMIGNTON NYLON 66 brown, $250, close to new Ruger SR-22 with red dot $600, Browning Auto-5 made in Belgium in 1971, $1,200 obo, need PAL. 333-1715 7MM RUGER rifle with mounted scope, PAL required, $750 obo. 668-2216 WINCHESTER MODEL 37 16-gauge single shot shotgun, vg cond, $275. 633-2443

Wanted WANTED: WOODEN hot tub approx 6Ęź-7Ęź diameter, prefer if neglected, leaking or otherwise needing work for a project I have.

334-6087 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: 30â&#x20AC;? double wall oven, black.

Francis @ 668-6481 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 WANTED: MULTI-USE day adult back pack in good condition. 633-4135

t Minimum ďŹ ve years of relevant experience in restaurant/ store management t Accountable for ďŹ nancial objectives, maintaining merchandising and operational standards t Design, implement and follow policies and procedures t Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licence with clean driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract t Ability to coach and motivate colleagues t Strong communication, leadership and organizational skills

Contact Colin Asselstine (867) 841-4274 ext.251 gm@kluanecorp.ca

Due to the nature of this condition, the part time position will naturally transition to full time live-in care in the foreseeable future.

All applicants MUST possess a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and own vehicle.

ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED APPLICANTS KINDLY EMAIL RESUMES TO: YUKON.SE80@GMAIL.COM.

2011 Kia Sorento LX V6 STOCK #7596A

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

Part time in-home daycare needed for 72 year old woman with dementia.

MicMac

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

RUGER INTERNATIONAL, Mannlicher stock, bolt action, .358 Win, Burris Fullfield 1.75x5 power scope, very accurate, exc cond, meets bison hunt requirements, $850.

667-2607 or 334-1102

Stringed instrument repair and fine furniture restoration

WANTED: THOMSON Centre has openings for the following volunteer positions: Bingo support, 1:1 visits, one to two hours/week.

Criminal records check required. Kathy 393-8629

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2013 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe, 2.0T, fully loaded, 6-spd standard w/cargo tray, winter front mats, new winter tires/rims, oil pan heater, 14,000 kms, $22,500 obo. 334-9039 2012 BUICK Lacrosse, 21,000 kms, full warranty, loaded, original owner, $18,000 firm.

333-9056

Education Advanced Education

SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE LISTINGS: Northern Vision Development LP

â&#x17E;Ľ ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK

Town and Mountain Hotel

â&#x17E;Ľ FRONT DESK AGENT Whitehorse Motors Ltd.

Staples

â&#x17E;Ľ DAY TIME STOCKER & SALES REPRESENTATIVE Northwestel Inc.

â&#x17E;Ľ PAYROLL CLERK â&#x17E;Ľ IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER-SATELLITE

2010 MUSTANG GT convertible, V8, 5-spd, loaded, sacrifice price $20,000. 336-0505

Andreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hotel

2009 CHEVY Cobalt SS, 70,000kms, 2L turbo-charged, 2 sets tires & rims, summer & winter, 5-spd, sunroof, tinted windows, $8,500. 335-0421

Antoinetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Cache

â&#x17E;Ľ HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT â&#x17E;Ľ PREP COOK/DISHWASHER

â&#x17E;Ľ WEEKEND RECEPTIONIST City of Whitehorse

â&#x17E;Ľ INSTRUCTOR/LIFEGUARD Yukon News

â&#x17E;Ľ PRESSROOM ASSISTANT Starbucks Coffee Canada

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Fast & Hassle-Free

PAYDAY LOANS Get up to $1,500â&#x20AC;Ś IN CASH!

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

Cheque, Cash 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

WANTED: AT least 8 cement dĂŠcor blocks, snow fencing at least 4Ęź, chain link fencing at least 6Ęź, reasonably priced for a senior.

667-4526 lv msg WANTED: ANY pottery dinner plates, side plates or bowls that you are no longer using, mix and match is fine. 333-2980 WANTED: TRANSMISSION for Chevrolet S10, 1995, and spare tire. 633-2236 WANTED: ANY kind of plywood, 4X8 or larger, will pick up. 633-2236 WANTED: 15' Swift Prospector kevlar or carbon fusion canoe. 633-5575

WHITEHORSE MONEY MART 2190 Second Avenue 867-668-6930 Open 7 Days A Week

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

633-6019

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER: 5VFT 'SJ QN QN t 4BU BN QN $-04&% 4VOEBZT .POEBZT Help control the pet overpopulation problem

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

2015

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

CALLING FUR MOMMIES & DADDIES! Get your furry best friend to show us how happy they are in their fur-ever home. The HSY Board of Directors will vote on their favourite success story and the lucky fur-baby will be featured in our annual newsletter.

Our newsletter will be sent to all Humane Society Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valued members this September! How do you become a member and get in on exclusive HSY info?

It is just $20 and a click away!

https://humanesocietyyukon.wildapricot.org/join-us

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E-mail your before and after pictures to Catherine.Newsome@humanesocietyyukon.ca with your preferred contact information.

Become a Humane Society Yukon member Watch out for our annual newsletter, coming soon!

DID YOU KNOW????? ...that you can donate credit at The Feed Store for us so we can purchase food and other items for the animals?

...that we have accounts with both P&M Recycling and Raven Recycling? You can drop off your recycling with them, tell them that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a donation for us and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll add your recycling to our account!

LOST/FOUND

LOST

t MCINTYRE, FEMALE PITT BULL LABX, 13 WEEK OLD, tan and black features. Wearing a purple collar, name is Ketza. If found please call Keisha @689-0986! t GOLDEN HORN, BLACK FEMALE LAB wearing a bright pink collar. Super friendly and will come to most people! If found please call the shelter @6336019 or Bruce @335-6060 t NORTHLAND AREA 7 MONTH OLD, MALE, GERMAN SHEPHERD/COLLIE X. Black, with white patches on chest and blonde patches around eyes and on shoulders. If found please call Zack @335-2592 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

FOUND t TAKHINI RIVER BRIDGE ON THE MAYO ROAD. LARGE MALE BLACK LAB CROSS with white on its chest and a little grey around its muzzle. Finders figure heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s around 4-6 years old. If this is your dog, please contact Sage at: 456-7500! t BETWEEN DESTRUCTION BAY AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN. Young black male Pit Bull X Lab, wearing a thin blue collar. If this is your dog, please phone us at: 633-6019! t COPPER RIDGE. Young male terrier cross. Grey with white paws and a white chest. Scruffy looking. If this is your dog, please call us at: 633-6019!

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

2008 JEEP Patriot North Edition, 100,000km, great condition, 2nd owner, great on gas, work done by dealership, well maintained, $8,000. 334-4272

2008 PONTIAC G5, offers. 633-3088

2001 DODGE Dakota Sport w/aluminum Delta box, 150,000kms, good shape, $3,500 obo. 336-1451 after 5pm

68,200 KM

2007 KIA Sportage 79,000km, new tires, 4 cyl, very fuel efficient, auto, immaculate interior/exterior, seats 5, great storage space, $10,000. Call 668-3493 or email linley812@hotmail.com

Extended Cab, 4x4, Vortec Engine, Bed liner, Tow controls, Running Boards, Block Heater, and other extras!

2007 TOYOTA Yaris, 4-dr sedan, manual, summer & winter studded tires, new windshield & battery, exc fuel economy, 118,000kms, $5,700. 334-3717

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

2006 SUBARU Outback, blue, AWD, remote start, good summer & winter tires, exc cond in & out, $7,500. 667-7386 2005 BUICK LaCrosse CXL, 125,000kms, 2nd owner, awesome, a must see, summer & winter tires, $9,500. 668-4058 or 393-2868 2005 T O Y O T A Echo, exc cond, 114,000kms, remote start, c/w snow tires, $4,200. 668-7705 2005 VW Jetta, black, 2.0L gas engine, 98,000 kms, c/w winter tires & rims, exc cond, $9,800. 668-2259 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 PT Crusier, 142,000 km, 4-cyl auto, 5-dr hatchback, red w/flames, P/W, P/DL, cruise, air, 6 rims new tires & battery, $4,499 obo. Wayne 333-0867 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.

2001 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, V6 auto, P/W & doors, cruise control, A/C, 140,000kms, new tires, $3,300. 336-2029 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 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 1997 CHRYSLER Intrepid, P/W, air, cruise, back seat heater, good glass, great gas mileage, 211,000kms, $2,150 obo. 332-7879 1996 PLYMOUTH Breeze, auto, 2 sets tires, exc glass, very fuel efficient, 190,000km, $1,600. 333-9020 1990 CADILLAC, 2-dr, full power, A/C, cruise, 80,000kms, $2,395. 336-2029 1989 CADILLAC Deville, sedan, 4-dr, great condition, never smoked in, $9,900 obo.

332-9457

$27,500 867.634.5251

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 2011 FORD F150 4X4, super crew, platinum, 3.5 Eco-boost engine, fully loaded, incl navigation & trailer brakes, under 42,000kms, good price. 335-7208 2010 JEEP Compass 4x2, auto, 2.4L dual VVT, great cond, fully maintained, under 51,000 kms, remote start, separate mint winters on rims, $11,000, 667-2276 2009 CHEVROLET 1/2 ton 4X4, ext cab, full power, A/C, cruise, $6,300. 336-2029

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And more....

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

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

You can also check out our award winning website at:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA

1998 F150 XL, ext cab, 4x4, 200,000kms, trailer package, box liner, chrome rims, good cond, $3,900. Call 332-3774 1994 CHEVY Astro van, cargo model, runs and drives, best suited to a mechanically inclined owner, $600 obo. 334-3375 1994 FORD Ranger 4X4 w/canopy, $500.

Jim @ 335-3628 1993 PATHFINDER AT, well maintained, needs starter & transmission work.

334-4550 1992 FORD Ranger 4X4, extended cab, runs good, great for parts, needs steering column, $500. 689-8506 1988 TOYOTA truck, 4x4, V6, comes with spare set of rims, 450,000 km, still runs well, $650 obo. 667-7684 1979 GMC 5-ton, 5-gear split speed, 316 engine, good running, needs work, $750.

689-8506

2007 CADILLAC Escalade, low mileage, no accidents, dealer maintained, transferable warranty, very well maintained. 335-6299

Auto Parts & Accessories

2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311 2007 DODGE Ram quad cab 4X4 SLT Limited Edition, mint, 200,000kms, custom 35â&#x20AC;? wheels, tool box, cargo liner, perfect for hunting season, must sell, $16,000 obo. c.mitch@live.ca 2007 FORD Explorer, Eddie Bauer, new tires, new routers, low kms for age @ 147,205, $10,500. 334-7028 to view 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 6-SPD TRANS for 2003 Dodge diesel, $800 obo. 633-6502 2004 DODGE Ram 2500 crew cab 4x4, 8' box, 188,000km, needs front end & brake work, engine burns oil, fix up or parts, new tires winter 2015, $3,800 obo. 867-993-3468 2004 FORD F350, ext cab 4X4, diesel, 224,000km, good running, everything works, $7,000 obo. 867-993-3038 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 CHEVROLET 4X4, heated seats, trailer tow, sunroof, box liner, good cond, $6,500. 335-1055

For sale AS NEW Emtek Products Inc. Limit 1500 lbw 27" w x 12' h aluminum uminum u loading loa oadi dingg ramp ram ampp $ 45000 Call 332.6565

cost $75000 asking

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 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 ALUMINUM PICK-UP truck tool box, like new, $150 obo. 633-5196 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 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER lift gate, new, never installed, $995 obo, fits 1996-2002. Call/text 333-0100 TRUCK TIRES (4), 265/70 R18, Goodyear Wrangler, $200; Thule roof ski rack, $100.

633-5038 HOLLY STREET Demon carburetor, new, 625-750 CFM, never installed, $400.

334-4800

INGER

Come on down & visit with ALL OF US at the shelter.

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

Our Wish List...

GOOD ALUMINUM canopy w/4 side cabinets & lift hatch door. 332-7797

Puppy and Kitten Formula Surgical Vinyl &/or Rubber Gloves (Med & Lg) Pure $BOOFE 1VNQLJO t 4MPX 'FFE %PH %JTIFT #MFBDI t %PH #FET t $BU -JUUFS )FBWZ %VUZ BOE &YUSB -BSHF (BSCBHF #BHT -BVOESZ %FUFSHFOU t 1PPQ #BHT t 5PXFMT *OTVMBUFE %PH )PVTFT t .PQ )FBET 5PJMFU 1BQFS t 4UBNQT t 8IJUF 3BXIJEFT 1SP 1FU "EVMU %PH 'PPE t 4VNNJU 1VQQZ 'PPE

Our Big Item Wish List! " 8BTIJOH .BDIJOF t " 4BOJUJ[JOH %JTIXBTIFS " NJDSPXBWF

Items can be dropped off at the Shelter during operating hours.

633-6019 126 Tlingit Street

www.humanesocietyyukon.ca

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

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

2001 FORD Explorer Sport, 152,580kms, $6,500. 633-4212

2009 GMC 3500HD, low kms at 68,200, Vortec V8, 360hp, extended cab, 4WD, bed liner, running boards, trailer brake control, great cond, great price, $27,500. 332-7128

Pet of the Week!

Viktor

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.

2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4X4, big tire kit, undercoating, canopy, cold air intake, well maintained, 240,000km, $9,800. 335-0038

2009 GMC 3500 HD LE

2007 CHEVY Cobalt, offers. 633-3088

NISSAN 350Z, red, call for details, $13,500.

335-5035

Roman

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

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

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

Athena

We Sell Trucks!

Trucks

SOLD! 2004 Dodge Dakota Club Cab 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.

Archie Knill, Atlin 250-651-7622

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TRUCK CANOPY, fibreglass, 70â&#x20AC;?x100", side windows, sliding front window, medium duty roof rack installed, easily hauls 14Ęź boat on rack, older but solid, $400. 667-2276 3 TIRES, Michelin LT265/70 R17, good tread. 633-4311 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

ATV & UTV Rentals Our Honda ATVs & Side by Sides are available at any time Trailer Rentals Delivery Service For more information call: (867) 393-2111 info@yukonwide.com

www.yukonwide.com

2010 CUSTOM chopper, 1300cc, Super Cycles Engine, show bike, $30,000. 334-7535

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

2011 POLARIS Pro RMK 800 long track, 2 1/2â&#x20AC;? track, mint, 750kms, always stored inside, $7,200 obo. 335-1106

HUGE SALE!!!

2004 ARGO Avenger, 450 hours, good used shape, ready to go, $8,000. 633-4315

As Low As $199.00 Come Early!!

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

Clearing out all OLDER VEHICLES! IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE!

2007 Chev 1500 S/C 4x4

2012 Ford F150 Crew 4x4 XLT

Black

Mint! Dark Green

$

8,995

$

29,900

2015 Wildwood RV Trailer 23RBS Double Slide, Island Kitchen, Power Jacks, Awning, Hitch

REG: $34,900

$

25,995

2013 13 Ford Focus ST Model

SOLD!

4 Door, Low w Kms, Yellow ow

$

21,995 21 995

2015 Chev Silverado 1500 Crew 4x4 LT 5.3 Litre, Loaded!! Grey

$

39,995

*VEHICLES MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN

2010 KAWASAKI KLR 650 dual sport motorcycle, 7,400 kms, Panier rack & touring bags, $4,500 obo. 334-8289 2010 POLARIS 6X6 Ranger, side by side, 800 EFI, c/w winch, windshield, roof, spare tire & side racks, only 191kms, $13,000 firm.

334-6101 2011 YAMAHA BW 125cc scooter, 22,000km, excellent shape, new tires/brakes, fuel efficient, 100 miles/gal, windshield & storage box, $1,500 obo.

334-9435 2008 HARLEY Ultra Classic, like new, 1500kms, selling due to health. Call 667-2322 or 333-9402 5 ATV tires, Duro 26X12.00 R14, $250; snow blade from an ATV, 46X16, $100 obo.

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For Quick Approval call: 668-5559 #4 Fraser Road, McCrae, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S8 EMAIL: woloshyn@northwestel.net

Pets Has your fur buddy slowed down?

Return 'spring' to your dogĘźs step.

Older or injured dogs benefit from Glucosamine and MSM. Tasty pharmaceutical grade powder.

Dosage based on weight.

332-7828 BLACK WOLF/SHEPHERD mix, free to good home, excellent with kids, 6 months old. 334-4485 WANTED: KITTENS for mousers on acreage. 633-3088 NORTHERN CATTITUDE GIFTS The local online store for cats and cat lovers.

All about cats - from cat trees to cat themed umbrellas! www.northerncattitude.ca Phone: (867) 333-0558 10-HOLE DOG box, offset construction, can accommodate 15 dogs, very good condition, $450. 633-3608

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

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

by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com

PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 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 14Ęź ALUMINUM MirroCraft boat, 9.8 mariner gas motor & electric motor, rod holders, seat, does not leak a drop, $3,000. 336-3865 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 2010 6HP 4-stroke Yamaha outboard motor, used twice, $1,100. 334-4800 1991 3058 Bayliner twin 305, Alpha One legs, needs work, new parts, c/w new diesel cabin heater, VHF radio & more, $35,000.

333-9402 or 667-2322 EZ-LOAD BOAT trailer, 21Ęź, single axle, with bearing buddies, good tread on tires, light use, $1,500. 667-7684 1993 2452 Bayliner, 350 momtor, Bravo Two leg, needs work, c/w trailer, $9,500.

333-9402 or 667-2322

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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

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Aircraft

TAITĘźS 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

BALLANCA SCOUT, exc cond, TT-1,800 hrs, engine 900 hrs, floats & wheels.

667-2075

2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,000. 633-2580

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

KOMFORT MOTORHOME, Class A, 27Ęź, awesome floor plan, many features, 1986 with 454 Chev chassis, 100,000kms, $13,500. 633-4796.

BOBCAT S185, less than 700 hrs, hand & foot controls, sound dampening cab, great shape, locally purchased & maintained, $25,000. 334-6413

10.5Ęź BIGFOOT camper, fridge, stove, microwave, shower, slide out, TV, view @ 11 Ebony Dr. 633-5132 1989 24Ęź Ford Travelaire Class C motorhome, 7.5L auto, full bath, bed at back, exc cond, 125,000kms, $12,500. Call/text 780-232-6602 2011 JAYCO Eagle Superlite 26' fifth wheel, slide-out, low miles, very clean, $30,000. To view contact 668-7595 5TH WHEEL trailer hitch for pick-up truck, made by DSP, exc cond, $500. 633-4656 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 1984 DODGE camper, sleeps 2 adults & 2 children, has $1,500 in new parts to upgrade, $3,800 obo. 334-1056

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7.5 OLDER Mercury engine/day tank, $495; 6.0hp older Mercury twin tank, $595; 2000 15hp 4-stroke, low hrs, $1,900 firm.

333-0717 14Ęź FIBREGLASS boat, light duty, 6Ęź wide at front, Roadrunner trailer, new paint, $1,900 firm. 333-0717

Heavy Equipment

RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment.

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg

â&#x20AC;˘2008 CAT 740 Rock Truck SN CAT00740PB1P03886 â&#x20AC;˘2010 Bucyrus R30C Hydra-Trac Rock Drill SN TRX33H30DNAE0030 â&#x20AC;˘1989 Cat D10N Crawler Tractor SN2YD01092 â&#x20AC;˘2008 Volvo EC460CL Hyd Exc SNVCEC460CL00110148 All Excellent Condition Ready to work Located in Watson Lake Call for Pricing: 604-541-1362 ext 102

2009 YAMAHA V Star 1300 touring cruiser, new tires, leather saddlebags, recent tune-up/oil change, windshield, passenger back rest, $4,900. 333-9020

OLDER CAT 955 track loader, runs good, no major problems, converted to electric start, $7,000 obo. Darryl @ 867-634-2321 evenings

2006 V-STAR 1100 Yamaha, fully dressed, low miles, well maintained, $5,200 obo or trade. Don @ 334-1056

1975 CAT 966C, spade nose bucket, spare tire & rim, many extras, $20,000 obo. Atlin 250-651-7542

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Richard Oakley Godson June 1958 - September 2009

2009 ROYAL Cargo utility trailer, V-nose, 5ĘźX10Ęź white, original tires 90% & new spare, plywood walled, padded floor w/4 anchor spots, $3,600. 334-7535

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.

2002 19Ęź 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

PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, September 14, 5:15 pm at the Guild Hall. All Welcome. Come show your support. Info 633-4829

2014 JAYCO 18Ęź travel trailer, fully equipped, exc cond, $16,500 obo. kendall@northwestel.net 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 11Ęź 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

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.

1984 FORD F350 wth camper, Vanguard, clean, dry, everything works perfectly, engine runs great, frame is good & strong, can go anywhere, $4,200. 334-8430

YUKON KENNEL Club AGM is on September 17 at Canada Games Centre boardroom at 6:30pm

PULL TRAILER 20ĘźL, 8ĘźW, open deck w/side rails, new lights & springs, trailer brakes work great, 2 spare tires, 3,500lb dual axles, $4,200. 335-0026 to view 20Ęź 5TH wheel flat-bed trailer, 11,500 lb capacity, new tires, 5th wheel or goose neck hitch compatible, exc cond, will deliver in Whitehorse, $3,500. 250-767-3385

Coming Events It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our father,

Albert

Bondarchuk Born on December 12, 1937, Albert passed away on August 30, 2015 in Whitehorse at the age of 78 years old.

He is survived by three daughters and two sons, numerous grandchildren, brothers and sisters.

There will be a Celebration of life at the Heritage North Funereal Home, 412 Cook Street, Whitehorse on Saturday, September 19th at 2:00 PM. We welcome all those who would like to pay their respects.

In lieu in flowers, please donate to the Canadian Cancer Association.

ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS â&#x20AC;&#x153;your quiet get awayâ&#x20AC;?

Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca YUKON LEARN Society free computer drop-in lab every Monday excluding holidays from 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm. Self-Directed computer studies, instructor on site, 2158-2nd Ave 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 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

August 3 1971-September 6 2011

for the late

Dave Smith will take place Tuesday, September 8th @ 2:00pm at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre Everyone welcome. Refreshments to follow.

In leu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers donations can be made to: Shriners Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital C/O Gizeh Shrine Centre, 3550 Wayburne Drive Burnaby, BC V5G 3K9

Missing you is easy.

We do it everyday.

Missing you is a heartache.

That never goes away.

Deeply missed from family & friends

COFFEE HOUSE October 3, featuring Kim Melton + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show, $5, United Church, 6th & Main. 633-4255 JAPANESE FILM NIGHT: FREE ADMISSION, Monday September 14, 7:00pm, Old Fire Hall. "Tug of War" by Mizuta. In Japanese with English subtitles. Snacks served.

For more info: Fumi jcayukon@gmail.com or at 393-2588 WHITEHORSE G E N E R A L Hospital Women's Auxiliary monthly meeting Monday September 14, 7:30pm, at WGH. New members very welcome. Info: 667-2087 SENIORS INTERESTED in floor curling, come to Golden Age Centre Friday September 18, 9:30am, give it a try. Regular league begins Friday September 25. Sign up at Golden Age or phone 668-5977

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

5 Ă&#x20AC; 7 All In Music, One Thursday a month, French-speaking musicians perform at Baked Cafe, September 10th, Brigitte Desjardins and Ryan McNally, Old Time Country Blues. zik-o-baked.afy.yk.ca

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

YUKON WOMEN In Music Concert, French Edition September 11, 7pm, Centre de la francophonie. Some of YukonĘźs most beautiful female voices in song for an evening of French language singing & music. afy.yk.ca

SALSA YUKON'S Latin Dance Classes, beginner and intermediate Salsa and Bachata, starts September 30, 2015. salsayukon@gmail.com for info

SOCCER DROP-IN for men over-35, no cost, Saturday Sept 19 and 26, 10am, Canada Games Centre. Indoor season info at yukonsoccer.yk.ca/whitehorserapids.html, 668-7592, rapids.contact@gmail.com

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 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 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.

ADHD "EPIDEMICĘźS roots in psychiatry & the pharma industry, Public Lecture + Workshop by journalist Robert Whitaker. Mt McIntyre, Tue Sept 29, 7-10pm & Wed Sept 30, 9am-4pm. Free. To pre-register: 667-2037 ATHLETICS YUKON Annual General Meeting at Sport Yukon on Tuesday, October 6, 7pm. All are welcome, especially members of Athletics Yukon. Drinks and pizza will be provided.

Michael John Duquette

FREE FEED The People Labour Day BBQ, 21st Annual, Shipyards Park, Monday September 7, 11:am-2pm, burgers, corn, cake, Bouncy Castle, face painting, prizes. Sponsored by Local Y010 of Yukon Employees Union

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

YUKON BROOMBALL AGM, September 19 @ Sports Yukon, 1pm. All welcome

In Memory

A Celebration of Life

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

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

18Ęź CAR hauler trailer, 2 5/16 ball, two 3,500lb axles, hidden ramps, rock guards, spare tires, heavy frame, $4,000 obo.

334-6101

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

Lovingly missed by family and friends.

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

EMR LIBRARY book sale for the Food Bank, September 9 to 11, Room 335, Elijah Smith Building, kick-off ice cream social Wednesday, September 9, 12noon-2pm. Info 667-3111

CANADIAN SKI Patrol is hosting an information/registration evening on Tuesday, September 15 from 7-9 pm, Boardroom 1 at Sport Yukon for the upcoming season. Deb Jonasson for more information, 334-9521 YUKON ORIENTEERING Association sprint event, September 9, downtown Whitehorse map. Start at SS Klondike 6pm. For info call Jim at 668-2639 SUNDOGS TOASTMASTERS, supportive members club to improve speaking, listening & leadership skills, 12noon-1pm, Thursdays, Yukon Sports Bldg, 4061-4th Ave. Text/call 204-880-7245 YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tuesday Sept. 8, 9:30am, 506 Main Street Grill. All welcome. Info: 667-2644

A Headstone Potlatch for our beloved son, grandson, and brother

Collin A. Johnson will be held at Burwash Landing on

Saturday, September 5 at 3pm.

We will be happy to see you there.

ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association Hike and Social, September 13. Meet at 10am at the GNML Research Forest. Info: www.activetrails.org YUKON HOME Education Society AGM, September 29, 3- 5pm at Whitehorse Public Library meeting room. Planning for the coming year, sharing resources. Anyone interested in homeschooling is welcome. More info: 660-5347 SOCCER. MEN'S Over-35 indoor season starts Oct 3. Games are Saturday mornings, Canada Games Centre. Register online by Sept 27 at yukonsoccer.yk.ca/whitehorserapids.html, 668-7592, rapids.contact@gmail.com CHILDRENĘźS WISH Wishmaker Walk, Saturday September 26, Rotary Peace Park.

Registration at 10am, walk at 11am. BBQ, silent auction & fun activities afterward. www.wishmaker.ca. 1-800-264-9474 HOSPICE WALKING Group Wednesdays September 9 to 30, 6-7:30pm. Walk the Millennium trail with others on their grieving journey. To register: 667-7429 or administrator@hospiceyukon.net YUKON GUILD of Needlearts starting fall session Sept 10 @ 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Meet friends, learn techniques hand embroidery. Contact Doris 633-4026 YUKON BIRD Club, Sunday September 20, Whitehorse. Trip to the Whitehorse sewage ponds with Devon Yacura. Meet at SS Klondike, 10am, (2 hrs). Everyone welcome YUKON BIRD Club, Sunday September 13, Whitehorse. Birding trip to Swan Lake. Call Boris Dobrowlsky at 633-6404 to register.

Bring lunch & rubber boots. Everyone welcome YUKON BIRD Club, Saturday September 12, Teslin. Autumn bird walk with Ben Schonewille and Jukka Jantunen. Meet at Yukon motel 3pm, (2 hrs.) Everyone welcome YUKON FILM Society extraordinary general meeting to be held at 212 Lambert Street on Sept. 22, 2015 at 5:15pm. Info: 393-3456 YUKON LEARN Society is offering free computer courses, Introduction to Computers, Internet & Email, Word & Excel. Instructor on site. Call 668-6280 xt 223 for details A NIGHT of Coffee, chocolate and jazz with Nicole Edwards & Annie Avery in the Sanctuary at United Church Friday, September 25, 7pm. Tickets will be on sale shortly.

TAI CHI Yukon classes resume the week of September 14 including five classes for beginners.

For more info see www.taichi-yukon.ca, email info@taichi-yukon.ca or call 668-3814.

WHITEHORSE SCOTTISH Country Dance Club wants you to kick up your heels Tuesday nights, Jack Hulland small gym, 7pm-9:30pm. Come solo or bring friends. https://www.facebook.com/ScottishCountryDancingWhitehorse

Friday, September 4, 2015

Services BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta.

Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc.

Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘General Handyman Services â&#x20AC;˘Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount September Sale 10% off all jobs booked through October 332-7879

YUKON NEWS BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 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

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER NEW INTERIOR STAIRWELL, SENIORS RESIDENCE, HAINES JUNCTION, 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.

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

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

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.

PURCHASE OF BARCODE THERMAL LABEL PRINTERS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Germaine George at (867) 6675139.

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/

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

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LOTTERIES YUKON CUSTODIAL SERVICES Project Description: Custodial services for 2200sq ft office space with 5 employees.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Colleen Parker at (867) 6337899.

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

PURCHASE OF SCOTT SCBA AP75, 4500 AND ACCESSORIES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at (867) 3936387.

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

PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT (SOA) FOR THE SUPPLY OF WILDFIRE MARK 3 PUMP PARTS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at (867) 3936387.

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/

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The closing date for submissions is September 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Bill Stonehouse at (867) 6678281.

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/

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PUBLIC TENDER

ROSS RIVER SOLID WASTE SITE ATTENDANT SERVICES

BUILDING ENVELOPE UPGRADE MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - BLDG. #1259 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2015/2016

Project Description: This RFP is intended to procure a contract for site attendant services at the Ross River Solid Waste Disposal Facility. this includes having an attendant on site during all hours of operation, promoting waste diversion, and other duties described herein.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 23, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Rob Anderson at 867-334-8326.

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Mike Otto at (867) 667-3004.

Site Visit Scheduled for September 15, 2015 at 1:00 PM 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.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

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PUBLIC TENDER

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FREELANCE WRITER & EDITOR No writing or editing job too big or too small: Business proposals, Bids, Advertising, Journalism, Resumes, Queries, Musical Reviews, Rewrites, Court Pleas, Ghost Biographies, Songs, Poems, Histories, Love Letters, Absentee Excuses, Geological Summaries, etc.

"If you want it to flow, hire a pro."

50 years experience.

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867-689-1998 (Talk or Text) dougsack@outlook.com

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FH COLLINS SUPPLY AND INSTALL OF PAGING SYSTEM AND BELL SCHEDULE 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 Shannon Trott at (867) 667-3483.

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/

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Friday, September 4, 2015

YUKON NEWS

BOBCAT SERVICE with high-sided dump trailer available for Whitehorse South.

Driveways, tree & brush removal, debris clean-up.

Call Doug at 332-2151 for information.

Liquor Corporation

LIQUOR ACT â&#x153;&#x201C;New Licence â?&#x2018; Existing Licence â?&#x2018; 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 ďŹ le 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 ďŹ rst 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 speciďŹ c notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

KLONDIKE WOODWORK Finishing Carpentry & Renovations For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, â&#x20AC;˘Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage â&#x20AC;˘Wood & Laminate, Stairs.

EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed 633-2156 or cell 334-2156 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

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

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

Long Time Yukoner looking for long time clients.

ELLIPTICAL TRAINER, professional model, hardly used, $1,600 new, asking $350 obo.

667-6668 THULE ROOF box, no lock, but in good condition, 7' X 18" X 12", $50. 668-2506 THULE RACEWAY platform 2-bike rack, $200. 335-5036 RIVAL BOXING shoes, size US10; 147cm Ride snowboard with Technine bindings, $200. 335-5036

Business Opportunities INSPIRE 2 weight machine, perfect condition, purchased at Waterstone for over $2,000, barely used, doesn't fit in new house, must sell immediately, $1,000 obo.

668-4073 ROSSIGNOL ALLTRACK 100 ski boot, size 26.5, $280; Nordica Dead Money ski boots, size 27.5, $200. 335-5035

MIDNIGHT PERMITTING LTD. Placer Mining Water Use Licences â&#x20AC;˘New â&#x20AC;˘Renewals â&#x20AC;˘Amendments Bud Davis midnightpermitting@gmail.com 867-334-5641

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 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218

Sports Equipment EXCELLENT STARTER board, mid-range quality, adj bindings, 54" long, excellent edges/bottom, top like new with stomping pad (req no finishing), appraised at $250, asking $150. 336-4898

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 â&#x20AC;˘ 335-5192 BROME-GRASS HAY for sale $11.00 per bale Call 668-6564

COLLECTORS BIKE, rare, 1990 Honda Pacific Coast Touring 800, mechanically excellent, new tires, 22km, $1,900. 333-9020

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2015-045

Professional Service

FARRIER Since 1992 867-333-0744

Email: caribouwild@gmail.com TWO WELL broke horses for sale, one mare and one gelding, serious inquiries only.

335-2625 2 SWINE farrowing pens @ $200. 633-2119 HAY FOR SALE â&#x20AC;˘Dry bales kept under a shelter â&#x20AC;˘Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com ARENA/CORRAL PANELS, 35 pieces and 1 gate, serious Inquiries only. 335-2625 HAY FOR SALE Current year crop.

Timothy/Brome mix.

Square bales, $10 each.

Partridge Creek Farms.

Phone 867-996-2570

Livestock

Lost & Found $1,000 REWARD for return of 2013 Bearcat missing from Deep Creek, no questions asked. 867-334-0254

DEBWild

PLYMOUTH ROCK rooster, 5 months old, $20. 333-9020 MEDIUM SZ stock saddle, good cond, natural leather, sheep fleece, sound tree & gd stirrups, $200. 456-2633 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 SET OF two leather draft horse harnesses complete with collars, bridles & lines. Will fit 1,200 to 1,400 lb horses, $750 for all.

633-2443

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

Furniture

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LEATHER BURGUNDY swivel chair, good cond, $25. 334-8318

Yukon Energy is inviting proposal submissions from qualiďŹ ed consultants for the development and results analysis of an electricity generation values market survey. The survey will be a key component of the Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engagement activities with Yukoners during preparation work for its 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2035 Resource Plan. Work is to be completed no later than May 31, 2016.

Sealed proposals, clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;RFP # 2015-045 Electricity Values Market Surveyâ&#x20AC;? will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m.

Yukon time, Friday September 25, 2015, at Yukon Energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate ofďŹ ces, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail.

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STORAGE CABINET, cedar, 4-dr, 32.5â&#x20AC;?L x 11.5â&#x20AC;?D x93â&#x20AC;?H, $75. 660-4321 ANTIQUE HUTCH, 72â&#x20AC;?X42â&#x20AC;?X14â&#x20AC;?D, $900.

633-2119 ANTIQUE TABLE, 62â&#x20AC;?X36â&#x20AC;?, comes with 7 chairs & 2 leaves, $1,800. 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 MISC. HOUSEHOLD furniture, small couch, end tables, TV stand, curio cabinet, table & chairs. 633-4139

To obtain a Request for Proposal package contact Matthew Sills at 867-393-5335 or at matthew.sills@yec.yk.ca.

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STORAGE BENCH, $30; vintage chairs (2), $30 ea; Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table, $175.

311B Hanson St, eves

SOLID LIGHT oak pedestal kitchen table, round with extension to oval, $200.

336-2106

Yukon Water Board â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Avis de demande

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PM15-054

Norex Mining Inc.

Jarvis Creek, Tributary of Mayo Creek

Placer

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

Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.

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

September 30, 2015

Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations Ă lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office avant la date limite indiquĂŠe sur le prĂŠsent avis.

Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrĂŠtariat de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Office au 867-456-3980.

Friday, September 4, 2015 ANTIQUE HUTCH w/glass front, 67”H, 33”W, 12”D, $500. 633-2119 PINE ROLL-TOP desk with drawers, $250.

633-2119 OVERSTUFFED ANTIQUE chairs, need repair, $300 ea. 633-2119 BEACHCOMBER HOT tub model 715, hybrid model energy efficient, sound system, LED lights, 6 person w/lounger, 6ʼx7ʼ, cover, easy access to motor, well maintained, $7,600. Olivia @ 335-0026

YUKON NEWS WHITEHORSE CURLING Club August cash calendar: $100, Caroline Roy; $50, Desley McLeod, Mark Evans, Christine Vandenberghe, Corey Weibe; $25, George Lapushinsky, Lucille Hudow, Bob Barry, Benjamin McCristall, Sam Wallingham, Shirley Rudniski, Ernie Berken, Joyce Fuller, Gayle Corry, Richard Hancock, Tamra Shank, Monty Hopkins, Maureen Belcourt, Berend Schonewille, Maura Glenn, Erin Schultz, Jaime Hewitt, Ray Park, Anne-Marie DaSilva, Janine Arey, Clarence Jack, Jody Smallwood, Theresa Tosczak, Amy Mallatratt, Nora Sumner, Nick Paquet & Carolyn St. Pierre

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

WHITE YOUTH desk complete with hutch, $200. 668-5882

ANTIQUE PAINTED wooden rocking horse with real horse hair mane, leather saddle and metal stirrups, $175. 335-1426

HILLCREST

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Personals

PUBLIC TENDER AUXILIARY LANE CONSTRUCTION AT COUCH ROAD AND SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF RECESSED REFLECTIVE MARKERS KM 193.5 AND TAKHINI RIVER BRIDGE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY #2 YUKON 2015-2016 Project Description: The project includes grubbing; saw cutting and removal of existing asphalt; construction of subgrade; construction of granular base and sub-base; production, delivery and placement of warm mix asphalt pavement; preparing and paving an existing highway access; removing an existing highway access; constructing a new highway access; line painting pre-marking; supplying and installing recessed reflective centreline markers; traffic control; and environmental compliance.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 23, 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 Lucas Knowles at (867) 3324418.

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

2015 Bus Disposal RFT 2015-OPS0003 The City of Whitehorse is inviting bids in writing IURP ERQD ¿GH ELGGHUV WR compensate the City of Whitehorse for various surplus buses.

Tender documents with FRPSOHWH VSHFL¿FDWLRQV may be obtained from the 2I¿FH RI WKH 0DQDJHU RI Financial Services at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Interested bidders must submit tenders in writing as VSHFL¿HG LQ WKH LQYLWDWLRQ to tender documents. Bids will be received at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1C2, before 3:00.00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, September 29, 2015.

For general information purposes, the following units are to be disposed of: One (1) 1997 NOVA RTS One (1) 1997 NOVA RTS One (1) 1997 NOVA RTS One (1) 1997 NOVA RTS One (1) 2003 THOMAS BUS One (1) 2003 THOMAS BUS Tender documents may be obtained by emailing procurement@ whitehorse.ca or at City Hall on or after 12:00 PM local time Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

Tenders will be EVALUATED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF WHITEHORSE. Tenders submitted by facsimile will not be accepted or considered.

All enquiries to procurement@ whitehorse.ca

www.whitehorse.ca

Applicant Tracking System

M 20 SUNSET DR N, Hillcrest, Friday September 4, 3pm starting time, Saturday September 5, 8am-3pm, moving sale, 2 families, big one

RFP# 2015-HRS0001

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH

Available on biddingo at 4:00:00pm PDT Friday, August 28.

M 63 SANDPIPER DR, Arkell, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon, rain or shine

Proposals will be accepted until 4:00:00pm PDT Friday, September 18, 2015.

For more information visit whitehorse.ca/rfp

www.whitehorse.ca PUBLIC TENDER TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUOR WITHIN YUKON NORTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY RETENDER Project Description: The Yukon Liquor Corporation invites interested parties to bid on the transportation of liquor on either one of two or both routes: a) North Klondike Highway north of Carmacks and Silvertrail: including Dawson City Liquor Store and Mayo Liquor Store; b) North Klondike Highway south including Carmacks, Braeburn and Robert Campbell Highway; including Faro Liquor Store and Ross River.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 23, 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 Jorn Meier at (867) 667-8927.

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/

Yukon Liquor Corporation

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH

MOVING CARTONS for sale, 16-2 cu ft, 10-4 cu ft, 6-5 cu ft, 1 wardrobe, 3 cartons packing paper, $165. Call/text 867-333-1254

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

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

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

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COPPER RIDGE M 7 KEEWENAW DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday September 5, 8am-1pm, household items, clothing, sporting goods, furniture, toys DOWNTOWN M 4159 - 4TH AVE, Downtown, Bocelli’s Pizzeria, Saturday September 5, 10am-2pm, mixer tables, freezer, ice machine, kitchen supplies. 333-0653 M FLEA MARKET (yard next to Pizza Hut) GARAGE/ESTATE SALE Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September 5, 6 & 7, 12noon-4pm, New/used tires, quads, tools, bricks, tiles, household, boats.

Moving out.

GRANGER M 23 TABOR CRES, Granger, back yard, Saturday September 5 & Sunday September 6, 8am-1pm, rain or shine, many items including kitchen sink HILLCREST M 20 SUNSET DR N, Hillcrest, Friday September 4, 3pm starting time, Saturday September 5, 8am-3pm, moving sale, 2 families, big one

M 18 TAKHINI AVE, Riverdale, Saturday September 5, 9am-1pm, household items, clothes, some baby/kids, carboy for brewing beer, bottles to make wine, books, yarn, outdoor gear, rain or shine TAKHINI NORTH M 35 NORMANDY RD, Takhini North, Central Park townhouses, Saturday September 5, 10am-2pm, multi-family, sporting goods, baby items, household items, new meat smoker, park on street only VALLEYVIEW M 349 VALLEYVIEW CRES, Valleyview, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon, treadmill, computer desk, household items TAGISH M 48 TAGISH RIVER RD, Tagish, Saturday September 5 & Sunday September 6, 10am-2pm, wide variety of items, some furniture

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH DOWNTOWN M FLEA MARKET (yard next to Pizza Hut) GARAGE/ESTATE SALE Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September 5, 6 & 7, 12noon-4pm, New/used tires, quads, tools, bricks, tiles, household, boats.

Moving out.

GRANGER M 23 TABOR CRES, Granger, back yard, Saturday September 5 & Sunday September 6, 8am-1pm, rain or shine, many items including kitchen sink MCINTYRE

M 108 FINCH CRES, Logan, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon

M 4 O’BRIEN PL, McIntyre area, Sunday September 6, 10am-1pm, kids winter clothes sz 4+-6, sweaters, jackets, boots, green North Face jacket

PORTER CREEK

PORTER CREEK

M 1601B DOGWOOD ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 5, 9am start, BBQ with propane tank & accessories, 18-speed mountain bike & accessories, various items

M 1716 HICKORY ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 5, 9am-2pm, Sunday September 6, 10am-2pm, something for everyone, may cancel if raining

M 19 BALSAM CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday, September 5, 9am-12noon, hunting equipment, household, kids toys, youth hockey equipment, art, clothing, etc

TAGISH

M 16 OAK ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon, furniture, clothes, household

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

LOGAN

M 1716 HICKORY ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 5, 9am-2pm, Sunday September 6, 10am-2pm, something for everyone, may cancel if raining M 7 WILLOW CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday September 5, 9am-2pm, snowblower, plus size clothing, household items, rain or shine RIVERDALE M 7 KLUHINI CRES, Riverdale, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon, neighbourhood sale, household items, sports, camping, clothes, toys, furniture and more. All proceeds to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada M 31 ALSEK RD, Saturday September 5, 9am-12noon, household items, jewellery, clothes, shoes, night stands, coffee table, lamps, hockey bag, girls skates

M 48 TAGISH RIVER RD, Tagish, Saturday September 5 & Sunday September 6, 10am-2pm, wide variety of items, some furniture

DOWNTOWN M FLEA MARKET (yard next to Pizza Hut) GARAGE/ESTATE SALE Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September 5, 6 & 7, 12noon-4pm, New/used tires, quads, tools, bricks, tiles, household, boats.

Moving out.

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ADVENTURER, EAGLE CAP & NORTHERN LITE TRUCK CAMPER SALE

Vacation Certified ALP Adventurer 89RB Truck Camper STK#35460

NEW ALP Adventurer 86FB Truck Camper STK#45947

NEW ALP Adventurer 86SBS Truck Camper STK#45946

FW Value Price: $19,823

FW Value Price: $36,995

FW Value Price: $39,995

NEW ALP Eagle Cap 995 Truck Camper

NEW Northern Lite 10.2 Truck Camper

NEW ALP Eagle Cap 1160 Truck Camper

FW Value Price: $46,995

FW Value Price: $49,995

FW Value Price: $60,995

STK#41411

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9039 Quartz Road

Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5:00 / Sat - 9:00 - 4:00 / Sun CLOSED

Toll Free: 1-866-269-2783

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