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Conservatives promise new digs for Yukon cadets Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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he federal Conservatives are using the military to get Yukoners to the polls next month.

With about three weeks to go before Canada elects its prime minister, Defence Minister Jason Kenney made a campaign stop in Whitehorse yesterday.

Kenney promised a newlyelected Conservative government would build a winterized facility for Yukon’s cadets in Whitehorse.

The announcement comes on the heels of his boss, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, coming to town three weeks ago to promise Yukoners their own Canadian Armed Forces reserve unit. “I think there will be a great synergy, a great connection between the expanded cadet program here in the Yukon and the new army reserve unit an-

nounced by the prime minister,�

Kenney said. “We’re going to explore the possibility of having the army reserve unit use the same facility.�

No location has been settled on for the 500-square-metre facility. Kenney estimated it will cost $1 million to build it but the government has set aside $5 million to cover anything extra that comes up.

The territorial government has committed $250,000, he said.

The existing Whitehorse cadet summer training centre will still be up and running. Boyle Barracks is a 180-hectare site 20 kilometres south of Whitehorse, designed for summer use only.

Because of a lack of storage space, training equipment is currently kept in a sea can.

The new place will have secure storage, Kenney said.

Whitehorse has two cadet corps, with a total of about 60

young Canadians aged 12 to 18.

In the winter the cadets parade in Whitehorse Elementary School. Target shooting with pellet guns is done at a variety of locations – right now a garage with a cardboard target, said David Laxton, national vice president (Western Arctic) of the Army Cadet League of Canada and Yukon’s Speaker of the House.

Laxton said the new facility, which was advocated for by the territorial government, will allow cadets to get more practice and could encourage more people to join. “It’s free for the kids to participate in the junior rangers, the air cadets and the army cadets, and it’s a great launching point for the primary reserve unit,� he said. “Yukoners want to serve. They want to serve their country, but they want to live in the Yukon.�

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ew poll results show Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell in the lead in the Yukon with just over three weeks to go until the federal election.

Thirty-nine per cent of those polled said that they would vote for Bagnell if the vote were held tomorrow, or that they were leaning toward voting for him.

Twenty-nine per cent of respondents said they favoured the NDP’s Melissa Atkinson, while 27 per cent supported Conservative incumbent Ryan Leef.

Four per cent of respondents chose Green Party candidate Frank de Jong. “It’s very exciting news,�

Atkinson said. “It’s a validation of all of our hard work.� In the 2011 federal election, NDP candidate Kevin Barr garnered just 14 per cent of the vote.

Bagnell chose not to comment on the poll results. “The only real poll is on election day,� he said.

Bagnell was narrowly defeated by Leef in the 2011 election, though poll results prior to the election gave him a 20-point lead. He has previously said he believes part of the reason he lost was that people assumed he would win, and didn’t bother to vote for him.

The poll was sponsored

by Leadnow, an organization aiming to help oust the Conservative government. Leadnow commissioned polls for 31 swing ridings across the country to give people the information they need to vote strategically and ensure Conservative candidates are not elected.

But de Jong hopes the poll results will have the opposite effect, and will show Yukoners that they don’t need to vote strategically in the coming election. “The poll shows that the Conservatives will not win this riding,� he said. “Presumably a fair number of people will be able to revert back to who they originally wanted to vote for.�

Still, that logic could be

exactly what led Leef to triumph during the last election.

In 2011, Green Party candidate John Streicker took 19 per cent of the vote with 3,037 votes, the second-best result for the party after Leader Elizabeth May’s win in Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C. At the time, the Green and NDP candidates were accused of taking votes from Bagnell.

The poll was conducted by Environics Research, which surveyed 497 voters in the Yukon between Sept. 19 and 21. The results have a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

Research associate Brenda Sharpe said respondents were not told that the poll was sponsored by Leadnow, and were not given information about Leadnow’s agenda.

Still, it’s difficult to say how accurate the results are, since the polling firm only surveyed those with directory-listed phone numbers and postal codes.

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Twenty six seek seats on Whitehorse city council Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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here was a flurry of activity at Whitehorse City Hall yesterday morning as eight residents hurried to submit their nomination papers for the upcoming municipal election before the noon deadline.

That brings the total number of candidates running for mayor and council to 26 people.

By comparison, 27 people ran in the 2012 election and 14 in the 2009 election.

Wilf Carter and Mandeep Sidhu both filed their papers yesterday, joining incumbent Dan Curtis in the mayoral race.

Sidhu ran for the position of mayor in 2012, finishing last out of five candidates with 480 votes.

Councillors Jocelyn Curteanu, Dave Stockdale and Betty Irwin are seeking re-election on Oct.

15.

Stockdale has served 11 consecutive terms since 1983, while Irwin is seeking a third consecutive term and Curteanu a second.

Both Mike Gladish and John Streicker have announced they won’t be seeking another term.

Former councillor Kirk Cameron, who was elected in 2012 but resigned in March over the firings of two senior city managers, won’t be running.

Cameron said he doesn’t believe he could fulfill his duties on city council because of his commitments to his consulting business.

“I treated my time on council very seriously,” he said, “and I put in a lot of time to giving citizens of Whitehorse the best service I possibly could.”

Samson Hartland, who served on city council from 2000 to 2003, is seeking a second term.

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Whitehorse City Hall saw a number of candidates file their paperwork just before the deadline yesterday to join the municipal election.

Helen Geisler, Patrick Singh, Roslyn Woodcock, Cam Kos and Garth Brown are taking a second

stab at the position of councillor after running unsuccessfully in 2012.

Woodcock was the closest of the bunch, losing a recount to Gladish by three votes.

Kos received 916 votes, Geisler had 660, Singh had 628 and Brown had 256 in 2012.

There are a number of rookie candidates in this year’s election.

Louis Gagnon, Rob Fendrick, Philippe Praprotnik, Mike Travill, George Arcand, Ken Giam, Micah Quinn, Peter Jickling, Dan Boyd, Jens Nielsen, Francine Thivierge, Serge Michaud, Keith Ellert and Christine O’Connor are running for the first time.

The overall voter turnout was 43 per cent in 2012, up by more than six per cent from the 2009 election.

The official list of candidates will be posted at noon on Monday, Sept. 28, per the provisions of the Municipal Act. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

Territory mum on details about plans to build second fibre link deep, depending on the terrain, said Northwestel spokesperson News Reporter Adriann Kennedy. “I don’t know that there’s any evidence to bear henever the Internet goes down in the Yukon, needing to bury them deeper,” she said. talk inevitably turns to Shortly after service was the territory’s utter dependency restored, Yukon’s premier Daron a single fibre-optic line to rell Pasloski issued a statement transmit data to the outside promising a plan “in the coming world. months” to make things better.

This week has been no differThe Yukon has spent years and ent. When construction workers multiple studies looking at buildnear Upper Liard accidentally ing a second fibre-optic line that damaged the only fibre-optic could serve as a back-up. But few line that runs to the territory on details are on offer.

Wednesday, it cut all broadband Even basic information, like data, long distance and cellular how the government spent services across the Yukon. Ac$600,000 earmarked last year for cording to Northwestel, which studying the matter, was unavailowns the line, the accident also able. triggered similar outages in the Cabinet spokesperson Elaine Mackenzie Delta and the N.W.T’s Schiman said Pasloski will not be satellite-served communities, doing interviews on the subject and as far afield as Nunavut. until an official announcement is The outage lasted for about made. “The statement stands for five hours, starting at 10 a.m. itself at the moment,” she said.

During that time, retail busiThe Department of Economic nesses had to rely on cash or antiquated credit card imprinters. Development also refused to comment, referring instead to the Any company that depended on online sales would have been out premier’s statement.

There are two routes that have of luck. been looked at repeatedly for a Lines formed inside Whitesecond line. horse banks. Debit cards and One is a link to Alaska. The ATMs stopped working. And other would extend the fibrebusinesses with telephones that optic cable up to Inuvik, and condepend on the Internet were unnect it to a line that the Northable to make or take calls. west Territories government has The cable is buried along the highway between six to 12 inches committed to build on its side.

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Leef responds to questions from CYFN Conservative candidate Ryan Leef has responded to a list of questions from the Council of Yukon First Nations about his stance on key issues for aboriginal people in the run-up to the federal election.

Leef was late out of the gate – the Liberal, NDP, and Green Party candidates all responded last week. The council had requested answers from all candidates by Sept. 15. Earlier this week, Leef told the CBC he needed time to make sure the letter was legitimate, since it was “absolutely void of any First Nation leadership

signature.”

The letter asked the candidates about their positions on an inquiry for missing and murdered aboriginal women, recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, self-government agreements, and Bill S-6, which made controversial changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act. In response to the question about Bill S-6, Leef wrote “The changes to YESSA (sic) came about through a five year legislated review. Most of the recommendations were agreed to and designed to improve our regulatory review in a manner that ensures

The Yukon government has always seemed to lean towards the Skagway route. Ideas on how to actually accomplish that have been batted around for years.

In early 2014, a report commissioned by a group of First Nations development corporations suggested the First Nations could use a privately-owned company to run a Whitehorse–Juneau fibreoptic link with connections to Seattle.

The startup costs would be split between a Yukon government grant and the company, Dempster Energy Services. It would cost each side about $12.8 million, the report said, assuming there were also capacity-sharing agreements with Northwestel, and a 10-year commitment from the territory to buy from the new company.

That idea never got off the ground.

Executive director Ron Daub said it just wasn’t feasible from the First Nations’ perspective at the time. “$12.8 million, the return on investment, the risk and everything else, we had other things going on,” he said.

Though that project didn’t work out, Daub said the group still supports the need for a second line and believes the government is on the right track.

“I think it’s a no-brainer to

build it. I think it’s more of a government responsibility to get it done regardless of private industry. For me I’d rather look at the opportunities that it brings as opposed to owning the line,” he said.

The most recent public report on the issue came from Stantec in February 2015. It estimates a new fibre-optic link between Whitehorse and Lena Point, Alaska (near Juneau) can be constructed in one season at an estimated cost of $26 million.

A new Canadian fibre-optic route between Whitehorse and Inuvik would cost $54 million and take two seasons.

The Stantec report recommends that government investigate the feasibility of a privatepublic partnership to build the Alaska route.

Weeks after the Stantec report was released, Alaska Power & Telephone announced plans to run undersea fibre-optic cable from Juneau to Skagway, which would shorten the distance the Yukon cable would need to travel.

By May in the N.W.T., 430 kilometres of the 1,154-km fibreoptic route that government is planning had been completed.

Klondike MLA Sandy Silver has been a vocal critic of the government’s speed coming up with a solution. He brought the issue up again in the last week of the

legislature in late May. “Both options have their advantages. The Juneau link will likely cost less and could create competition in the Yukon telecommunications market,” he said.

“The Dempster option is likely to be more expensive but would provide much-needed redundancy for communities beyond Whitehorse, which the Skagway route will not do, and it will also be an all-Canadian option.”

During that discussion, Economic Development Minister Stacey Hassard confirmed the two options were both still on the table and had been moved forward to “phase two.”

Much like his boss this week, Hassard told the legislature in May that more planning and analysis would be happening “in the coming months.”

“The project team expects to recommend a procurement option, develop budget estimates and timelines and focus on the development of the YDFL (Yukon diverse fibre link) project business case,” he said.

“Going forward, the project will naturally go through permitting, procurement and construction.”

As for how many months away that is, no one is saying.

socio-economic potential and our environmental integrity.”

Regarding missing and murdered aboriginal women, Leef wrote that an inquiry “would provide value to our nation and to the families and victims who have suffered the most.”

However, he added that an inquiry was not a solution on its own, and he would support “all other measures to reduce violence.”

Leef was the only Conservative MP to vote for an NDP motion that called for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women earlier this year.

The responses from the other three candidates were all fairly similar

on the four issues highlighted by the council. All three said their parties would launch an inquiry for missing and murdered aboriginal women, and would repeal at least the four controversial amendments of Bill S-6.

Atkinson wrote that an NDP government would repeal the bill outright during the next session of Parliament.

Atkinson also promised that an NDP government would provide “expanded access to shelter and transition houses to support women fleeing violence.”

De Jong wrote that Green Party MPs would push for “the swift and full implementation of all recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation

Commission.”

Bagnell said his party would implement the Kelowna Accord, an agreement introduced by Paul Martin’s Liberal government in 2005 that was never endorsed by the Harper government. The agreement would have provided more funding for First Nations education, housing, health services, and economic development.

“We will make up for 10 long, lost years,” Bagnell wrote.

All four candidates have confirmed they will attend a forum hosted by the Council of Yukon First Nations on Sept. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m.

(Maura Forrest)

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News Reporter “I do think we can do it. It may require several smaller-scale he Yukon Conservation Soprojects around the grid, but ciety is hosting a workshop that’s a good thing,” she said. next week to discuss the “That makes a lot of sense on our potential for small-scale hydro independent grid. It can provide development in the territory, fantastic economic development, and to showcase low-impact revenue streams, and energy hydroelectric projects from other security.” jurisdictions.

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Darren Belisle, a manager of power operations with Alaska Power & Telephone, will speak at next week’s workshop. He said the Goat Lake project made sense economically and environmentally.

“Since both communities, Skagway and Haines, were on 100 per cent diesel, we were always looking for an alternative that’s more stable for our customers,” he said.

Goat Lake is considered lowimpact largely because it doesn’t have a dam. Instead, water is siphoned from a high-altitude lake down into a power plant.

The force of gravity gives the water the power it needs to rotate turbines.

The Goat Lake project received certification from the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, an American non-profit organization, in 2007.

Belisle said there is likely potential for similar projects in the Yukon, but cautioned that it can be tricky to find an ideal site.

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Still, Middler is optimistic about the future of small-scale hydro in the Yukon, and hopes the workshop will show people “that it’s viable, that it’s possible, that it’s doable.”

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Yukon transgender man wins ‘hollow’ victory his licence in the mail – the one that listed him as female News Reporter – he noticed he’d been issued the wrong class of licence. He Yukon transgender man contacted the Motor Vehicles who was recently told Branch to have the problem he needed to have sex fixed, and picked up his new reassignment surgery before licence from the Whitehorse changing his gender on official office on Sept. 17. It wasn’t until documents has won a small viche got back into his car and tory. Last week, he was quietly opened the envelope that he reissued a new driver’s licence alized the gender on the licence that lists him as male. had been changed to male. He Earlier this month, Shaun said no one from the branch LaDue complained publicly that ever contacted him to tell him the Yukon’s legislation is disthe change was being made. criminatory toward transgender “Nothing was said at all.� people. LaDue was born with a Allan Nixon, assistant deputy female body, but identifies as minister of the Department of male. He made his story public Highways and Public Works, after he moved back from B.C. said the first licence was always to the Yukon with a driver’s meant to be temporary, to buy licence listing him as male, and the department some time to was told he was only allowed review the issue. to have a Yukon driver’s licence “My understanding is we that listed him as female. had informed Mr. LaDue that According to the Vital we were looking at options,� he Statistics Act, transgender said.

Yukoners can only have their LaDue insists that convergender changed on their birth sation never happened. And certificate after undergoing sex though he’s pleased with the reassignment surgery. Passports, new licence, he called the vicwhich are federal documents, tory “bittersweet.� are subject to similar rules. A “I feel like this is sort of a birth certificate or a passport one-off to shut me up,� he said. is required to obtain a driver’s He has filed a complaint with licence. the Yukon Human Rights ComSeveral provinces, including mission, and plans to push for B.C., Alberta, and Ontario, have legislative change to bring the changed their Vital Statistics Yukon in line with other jurisActs in recent years to remove dictions that have already upthe requirement for sex reasdated their Vital Statistics Acts. signment surgery, but the Yukon Justice Minister Brad Cathers has not. said after LaDue was issued his LaDue said when he received first licence, officials from the Maura Forrest

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AYC joins call to aid Syrian refugees The Association of Yukon Communities has added its voice to a growing number of organizations pledging to help Syrian refugees come to Canada. “Municipalities are critical

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Shaun LaDue received a driver’s licence last week identifying him as male after originally getting one listing him as female.

Department of Highways and Public Works and the Department of Justice conducted a review of the legislation and found that the Motor Vehicles Branch has the authority to change a person’s gender on his/her driver’s licence without requiring an updated birth certificate or passport.

Cathers pointed to the Motor Vehicles Regulations, which state that “the registrar may waive the requirement for an applicant for an operator’s licence to provide some or all of the documents‌ if the registrar is otherwise satisfied as to the identity of the applicant.â€? “We think in this case, the situation has been addressed,â€?

said Cathers. He explained that the Motor Vehicles Branch is continuing to review policies in other Canadian jurisdictions to develop a “clearer standard� for similar situations in the future. He expects other transgender people will not have to go through the same process as LaDue. But none of this addresses the Yukon’s Vital Statistics Act, which remains unchanged. LaDue’s birth certificate, passport, and status card still list him as female.

Cathers said that act will not be changed in the fall sitting of the legislative assembly, but added that the government “is continuing to look at this issue.�

Wayne Potoroka in a statement.

Potoroka is also Yukon’s representative on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board of directors.

The board announced this week it would be establishing a task force on refugee resettlement. Once it’s created, the task force will allow mu-

nicipalities across Canada to share information on helping refugees.

It will also provide a way of coordinating with provincial, territorial and federal counterparts to meet immediate and urgent resettlement targets, the AYC said.

Locally, Yukoners have been

“The government has limited policy and drafting resources,� he explained. “We can’t consult on everything at once.�

But Jerald Sabin, a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Toronto who has recently published a commentary comparing the Yukon’s record on transgender issues with other Canadian jurisdictions, said he doesn’t see a convincing reason why the Yukon can’t change its legislation now. “At this point, it’s a fairly standard legislative change. The Yukon would not be stepping outside of any kind of norm in Canada in changing its Vital Statistics Act,� he said.

Sabin argued that the Yukon has traditionally been progressive on issues of LGBT rights.

He pointed out that the Yukon was one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to include sexual orientation in its human rights code and to legalize same-sex marriage.

But on transgender rights, he said, the Yukon is falling behind.

He’s never heard of a jurisdiction switching someone’s gender on a driver’s licence without first updating the Vital Statistics Act. “It seems to me unjust, if you recognize something as discriminatory, to not change the law,â€? he said. “It’s a victory personally for Mr. LaDue‌ but it’s a hollow victory for transgender Yukoners in general.â€?

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

working to sponsor at least one family of Syrian refugees fleeing the war-ravaged country.

A fundraising campaign has been set up. The Yukon government has agreed to help out if the group makes it further along in the sponsorship process.

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Curteanu seeking second term on city council Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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t took her all summer and part of the fall but Jocelyn Curteanu has decided to seek re-election as councillor for the City of Whitehorse.

Curteanu, who became the first person of Filipino descent to sit on council in 2012, said it was a tough decision to make.

“One of the most important things I learned is you really do have to invest a lot of time and energy, and be willing to make sacrifices to be on council,” she said.

“This term gave me a more realistic perspective about what the demands of the position are. I believe the citizens deserve a council that is receptive and engaged, and I just needed to feel confident I could do that.”

Curteanu said one of the common misperceptions about serving on city council is that you can change the world

overnight.

But you need a lot of patience and you won’t get your way all the time, she added.

For example, Curteanu was one of three members of council to vote in favour of giving the Yukon government permission to build an outdoor sports complex in the Whistle Bend neighborhood.

But a 3-3 tie resulted in the bylaw being defeated.

During her three-year term, Curteanu said she’s proud of the work she’s accomplished to help prevent racism and encourage diversity in the city.

In March 2013, she proposed the creation of the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination advisory committee.

The committee’s purpose is to advise city council and administration on best practices to eliminate racism and discrimination when it comes to developing and implementing city plans and policies.

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Whitehorse city councillor Jocelyn Curteanu is seeking re-election.

Curteanu said she’s also proud of the fact city council was able to keep taxes “at a reasonable level.”

Property taxes in Whitehorse went up 1.7 per cent this year, the same as in 2014.

“I think we did a pretty good job,” she said.

“It’s a balancing act. We literally went line by line on many evenings and we’d look at whether the item was regulatory or not.

“Then, we looked at whether it was what citizens wanted, and if it was part of our strategic priorities.”

If re-elected, Curteanu said she wants to continue developing relationships with other levels of government.

For example, the City of Whitehorse’s relationship with the Kwanlin Dun First Nation has “blossomed,” she said.

“You get more accomplished if you work together, as opposed to working in your own silos,” she added.

Originally from the Philippines, Curteanu moved to Canada when she was six, settling in Vancouver.

In 2006, she moved to Whitehorse to take a job managing the local Canada Revenue Agency office.

Three years later she moved to Alberta, but came back to the territory in 2011 and bought a house in Cowley Creek.

The upcoming municipal election will be held on Oct. 15.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

Cab owner wants to speak up for people with disabilities Myles Dolphin News Reporter

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en Giam grew up with a sister who had a mental disability, and the challenges she faced are the main reason why he made a last-minute decision to run for a seat on city council this week.

The owner of Premier Cabs and Grizzly Bear Taxi said if elected on Oct. 15, he would make disability issues his top

priority during his term.

“I feel there isn’t enough that’s being done to help people with mental or physical disabilities,” he said.

“People still have a stigma against people with disabilities.”

Giam didn’t have any specific examples of how he wants to help disabled people in Whitehorse. But he does have the energy and passion to listen to them and find ways to help, he said.

“I know that I’m not going to

be a cure-all, but I’m going to try my best to be a voice,” he added.

And when other issues come up before city council, he’ll put the same energy and passion into addressing those, too, he said.

If elected, Giam also wants to see the City of Whitehorse’s bylaw staff take sensitivity training courses. It would help them come across as friendlier people, he said.

“I’ve personally dealt with a lot of those (enforcement) of-

ficers,” he said. “And I’ve always felt, after interacting with them, that it would make Whitehorse a better place if they adopted less intrusive measures. Some are very professional but some are very intrusive.”

Giam has also worked for the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, investigating claims of discrimination against people with disabilities.

In Nunavut, he worked as a social worker in Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk for

several years.

He moved to the Yukon in 2001 and did social work in Pelly Crossing and Ross River before moving to Whitehorse in 2005.

He started his taxi company two years later.

“We’re blessed and now we want to give back,” he said, referring to himself and his wife.

Twenty-two other candidates are running for six councillor positions.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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Atkinson and Leef spar at first federal campaign debate for an inquiry. “If you’re the lone Conservative that votes for it, News Reporter does that vote really matter?” she asked.

DP candidate Melissa AtOn Bill S-6, Leef maintained kinson came out swinging that the amendments made to at Conservative incumYESAA did not violate the rights of bent Ryan Leef during the Yukon’s First Nations under the Umbrella first federal candidates’ debate Final Agreement, and argued that at Yukon College on Wednesday, the dispute hasn’t done irrepawhile Liberal candidate Larry rable damage to relations with Bagnell mostly floated above the First Nations. fray.

“One area of disagreement Green Party candidate Frank does not a bad relationship de Jong, who was supposed to make,” he said. conference in from Dawson City, Both Atkinson and Bagnell, was unable to participate due to who say their parties would repeal Wednesday’s Internet outage. the four controversial amendThe debate focused on three ments to Bill S-6, were on the issues selected by Yukon Colattack here. lege’s student body: an inquiry for “Further uncertainty to Yukon’s missing and murdered aboriginal economy is what you were able women, student debt, and relato deliver – thanks,” Atkinson told tions between the government Leef. and First Nations in the wake Responding in kind, Leef acof Bill S-6, which introduced cused the NDP of thinking the controversial amendments to the Yukon’s mining industry exists Yukon Environmental and Socio- only to buy “lettuce and toilet economic Assessment Act. paper,” a dig at a comment made The responses to two of those

by Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson questions were fairly predictable. this spring.

Bagnell and Atkinson both said But on student debt, the topic their parties would launch inquiwe’ve heard least about during ries for missing and murdered this campaign, the candidates aboriginal women. Bagnell prom- had little to offer. ised to put an inquiry forward as a Leef focused on the need to private member’s bill if the Liberal “produce students for fields that Party were not elected. have opportunities,” and plugged Leef emphasized that he was previous Conservative investthe lone Conservative who voted ments in the Centre for Northern for an NDP motion that included Innovation in Mining and the a national inquiry earlier this year. Cold Climate Innovation Centre.

But he said his party is focusing Bagnell said his party would on “action,” including violencecommit $50 million for postprevention programs, housing, secondary education for First Naand anti-poverty measures. tions students, and a further $2.6 To that, Atkinson responded billion for aboriginal education. that Leef should have done more He also got in a quick jab at the Conservative Party for cutto persuade fellow MPs to vote Maura Forrest

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Federal candidates Larry Bagnell, left, Ryan Leef, centre, and Melissa Atkinson participate in a debate held at Yukon College on Wednesday. ting funding to the Kluane Lake Research Station.

Atkinson focused on criticizing the Conservatives’ track record, but offered little in terms of concrete policy.

There were some light moments. At one point while Atkinson and Bagnell sparred, Leef pulled out a Yukon College toque and put it on, commenting on the sudden chill. It was clearly a planned gimmick, and was largely met with groans from the audience.

Atkinson’s antics seemed to capture the most laughter and applause from the audience. But not everyone was impressed by the verbal warfare.

“A lot of it I’ve kind of heard before,” said Shyloh van Delft, a Yukon College student.

She was most impressed by a commitment from Bagnell’s Liberal Party to create a youth advisory council of Canadians aged 16

to 24 to advise the prime minister on issues relevant to them.

Van Delft said the most important issues for her during this election campaign are youth engagement and environmental protection. She also said she’s very concerned about student debt.

“I would not be able to afford going out to university,” she said.

“It’s too expensive.” Van Delft said she currently spends about $6,000 in tuition per semester, not including textbooks.

And when it comes to student debt, she said, the debate didn’t convince her that any particular candidate has the best solution.

In an interview on Thursday, Green Party candidate Frank de Jong said his party plans to abolish tuition at the college and university levels. It would also ensure that no student graduates with more than $10,000 of debt.

“It benefits all society when we have an educated population, and education shouldn’t be the purview of the wealthy members of society.”

De Jong said the party would fund this initiative with a carbon tax and by cutting spending elsewhere, but said it would not raise income or corporate tax.

The Green Party candidate also said First Nations should “absolutely” have veto power over proposals like Bill S-6, and should not have to go to court.

Several more debates and forums have been scheduled for the remainder of the election campaign. All four candidates have confirmed they will attend a forum hosted by the Council of Yukon First Nations on Sept. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coast High Country Inn Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com

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t may not be well understood that the Yukon suffered from not one, but two big-time communication breakdowns this week.

The first, of course, occurred when construction workers accidentally snipped the only fibre-optic cable that connects the territory to Outside late Wednesday morning. Anyone who depended on an Internet connection for work was out of luck for the following five hours.

We’re not just talking about the many government workers who could be seen milling around coffee shops with lost looks on their faces. Retailers struggled to process debit and credit card payments. Businesses that depended on telephone systems with voiceover-Internet setups were simply unable to make or take calls. Putting out a newspaper wasn’t exactly easy, either.

Periodic Internet outages may quality as a First World problem, but these too-frequent interruptions take a real toll on the territory’s productivity. The Yukon suffered a similar outage in 2014. And in 2012. And in 2011.

And four times in 2010. And in 2009.

Many residents are understandably ticked off about it. And, increasingly, they are blaming our political leaders, who have promised for years to do something about it, but have, so far, very little to show.

That explains why Premier Darrell Pasloski’s office took special interest in the matter that day. It ensured that the public knew very little about what his government has accomplished to date on this file, by refusing to answer any questions and ordering his officials in the Department of Economic Development, who have been in charge of the file, to do the same.

The premier did issue a statement, promising that a plan would be forthcoming in the “coming months.� How many, pray tell?

Three? 18? 294? It should be noted that a minister offered a similar promise of a plan “in coming months� back in May. If the premier wants to reassure the public, he could start by offering a more specific time frame.

It’s understandable that our leaders will be tight-lipped about some details of their plans until they’ve been nailed down. But that doesn’t explain why the government refuses to explain what work it’s done to date.

It has spent public money on this project, and, at the moment, it is unwilling to pub-

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Myles Dolphin licly explain how, and to what effect. There is no justifiable reason for this idiocy, beyond the fact that our cabinet, who have been dragging their feet on this file for years, now seek to minimize their own embarrassment.

The government has spent years pondering the best route to run a second fibre-optic line. Some have touted connecting to Juneau or Skagway, and on to existing undersea cables to Outside. Others, notably Northwestel, the owner of Yukon’s existing fibre-optic line, have pushed for a new cable to be run up the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. That would connect with another fibre-optic line currently being built up the Mackenzie Valley by the Northwest Territories government.

Each route has its advantages and drawbacks. Those who tout the Dempster route note that it has the benefit of offering backup to every community, by offering Internet connectivity in either direction of a massive loop of cable around northern Canada, whereas the Alaska route would still leave Yukon communities north of Whitehorse vulnerable to outages.

It should be noted that nearly all of the fibre snips, for whatever reason, have occurred south of Whitehorse. More to the point, the Alaskan route looks considerably cheaper. And a big piece of it is already being put into place. It’s been nearly a year since Alaska Power & Telephone announced plans to run undersea cable from Juneau to Skagway. Provided that the Yukon could broker a deal to piggyback on this line, all we’d need to do is run a new cable from Carcross to Skagway.

If our leaders had their act together, this work would be well underway already. It’s a simple enough job to be completed in a single season. Its cost should be modest, at least when compared to some infrastructure plans

kicked about by the Yukon government, such as the goofy, $200-million scheme to twin the Alaska Highway past Whitehorse. And its economic impact should be considerable, by making it easier for the territory to lure hightech workers here – an avowed goal of our territorial government. Instead, we have a big pile of studies on the subject, and a commitment from our leaders to plan to make a plan – as they have promised for years.

Admittedly, there are some complicated questions beyond which route to pick. One is who owns and maintains the line. Will it be the government itself? A private company?

Or some mix of the two? But officials have spent years dwelling on all this. They should have answers by now.

And if you’d like to know the details of how public money has been spent working on this file? Sorry, but it looks like the premier believes it’s none of your business.

Last year the Yukon government budgeted $600,000 toward planning a second fibreoptic line. How has this money been spent?

The government won’t say.

A consortium of First Nations have expressed interest in partnering with the government to help build and maintain a second fibre-optic line. Where do things stand with these plans? Again, the government won’t say.

Contemptuous of the public? Certainly.

But it fits Pasloski’s playbook: when an embarrassment presents itself, kick it under the carpet.

The next time the Internet conks out, be sure to remember our premier says it’s a priority of his to fix the situation. And also remember that there can be a big difference between saying something is a priority, and treating it like one.

(JT)

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Some things to consider this municipal election

by Keith Halliday

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ince our municipal election on October 15 is in danger of being overshadowed by all the federal electoral mayhem, let’s have a look at what promises to be one of the key municipal election issues: the City of Whitehorse’s finances.

The city recently released its 2014 financials, and a comparison of the key elements going back to 2012 allows a view of the trends.

Overall, the city is in robust financial health. City council raised taxes in each year of its three-year term, so the tax revenue line has gone up despite the shrinking Yukon economy in 2013 and 2014 (we haven’t seen the final figures for 2015, but this year isn’t looking good either).

The marvellous thing about property taxes, from the city’s point of view, is that – unlike income taxes – you have to pay the increases even if your own income or small business profits went down during the recession.

Total revenue in 2014 was $69 million, excluding the $52 million one-time accounting item for the “donation” of Whistle Bend from the Yukon government to the city.

Meanwhile, despite the grumbling one hears around town about new trucks and growing numbers of staff at city headquarters, expenses have been relatively flat. The bill for 2014 was $66 million, which was 3.3 percent higher than 2013 (more than inflation) but actually lower than 2012.

That left the city with an annual surplus for 2014 of $2 million. It also had surpluses in 2012 and 2013. In fact, the surplus in 2014 was bigger than the increase in tax revenues from 2013 to 2014. This means that the tax increase wasn’t actually needed in order to have a balanced budget for 2014.

So what is the city doing with this extra money? It is growing its

reserves and paying down debt.

Long-term debt was $11 million in 2012 and was $2 million less at the end of 2014. Meanwhile, net financial assets grew from $16 million to $24 million over the same period.

The city could be building up this money to make the down payment on the big megaplex project of new city buildings it is planning. New debt or perhaps some government infrastructure funding would pay for the rest of the construction bill.

One can debate whether new office space for city employees is really the kind of productive “infrastructure” that improves long-term social well-being and economic productivity, but it seems to qualify under the relevant federal programs.

It’s also worth pointing out that the city financials only became available recently, nine months after the 2014 year ended. If you run a company or a non-profit, you have 90 days or less to give your financials to key stakeholders. Try telling the Canada Revenue Agency that your financial statements won’t be available until September.

The city should really get these to citizens much sooner, so we can use them when we think about all those tax-and-spend proposals that go to city council all year. Big companies, with much more complex legal and accounting structures than the city, manage to do it within six weeks. We should expect as much from public government.

The same applies for the annual report for 2014. As of last Monday, it was still not available on the city’s website.

When the municipal campaign gets going in earnest, I think two big issues will be on the table.

The first is the megaplex.

Should it proceed as the massive construction project proposed by the current administration in late 2014? Or should it be skinnied down into a less grand repair and maintenance centre, with the city’s office space needs met by a combination of vacant downtown office space (of which there seems to be a growing amount) and a smaller new build?

Given the outlook for the mining and energy sector, is now a good time for our city govern-

absolutely guarantee that so many more will end up dead, face down on beaches. Another 28 just today, while you “pause…to think about it.”

I think most Christians are open to that most human quality of empathy. Their actions of reaching out a helping hand to those in need, wherever they may reside on this Earth, attest to that.

But you (and Stephen Harper) subscribe to that most unsettling brand of fundamentalism that is cold, judgmental and so devoid of empathy.

If only there was something that could be done to liberate you from the intolerant and judgmental confines of your cold-hearted brand of fundamentalism, and unshackle your heart to the true experience of empathy that knows no bounds. But there is not. For fundamentalism, by its very nature, is closed and unreasoned.

Let’s be honest, Rick. Isn’t the reason you (and Harper) don’t want these people here is because they are Muslim? Why else the decision that the few we take will come from the minority communities (i.e.: Christians)?

Dennis Edney, the lawyer for Omar Khadr, singularly spoke the truth when he stated that Stephen Harper is a bigot and he doesn’t like Muslims.

Yes, bigotry, Rick. Discrimination of any kind (including your favourite peeves, religious differences and sexual orientation), is bigotry. And bigotry is always based in fear and ignorance.

This is one planet, Rick Tone.

We all came from the same

place. The facade of culture (and religion) is merely the cloak we don by the dictates of geographic locale and era of our birth. We are all one people.

Perhaps one could just pity you as a frightened and ignorant little man if your intolerant fundamentalist beliefs weren’t so potentially devastating to so many people. But intolerance, wherever it may raise its ugly head, must be exposed and opposed. Shame on you, Rick Tone!

ate and elect Melissa Atkinson to represent us in Ottawa. She will better explain Yukoners’ concerns with any bill to be passed by Parliament.

ment to borrow large sums that will involve decades of debt repayments?

The second issue is tax and fee increases. Should city tax revenues grow faster than inflation? Faster than our economy?

If so, for how long? Sewer and water fees have grown substantially faster than inflation over the last 25 years. Is our plan to continue this into the future? If not, what is it about the way the city does business that will have to change?

These two issues are closely linked, since a smaller megaplex project may require a smaller city surplus to be plowed into it.

The deadline for candidates to submit their papers was yesterday. I suggest they immediately download the 2014 financials and get out their calculators, since the debate is sure to focus on them.

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.

LETTERS Intolerance must be exposed and opposed Although Rick Tone’s Sept. 11 letter (“We cannot become swamped by a tidal wave of refugees”) began encouragingly by recognizing the severity of the Syrian refugee crisis, his concluding statements exposed his empathetic ramblings as a pretentious sham.

Only Stephen Harper has taken a “measured and balanced” approach on this issue, with his action of… Of what, Rick? You never stated what his action is. Because you can’t. There is no action, other than expediting the original commitment of 10,000. The exponential increase of fleeing refugees dictate a more serious response.

You even have the audacity to claim that opposition parties and your fellow Canadians that have responded with compassion to the immediate need of these people so desperate for a helping hand, are doing it to “score political points” and are just “Harperhaters.”

When our government responded to the compassion expressed by so many Canadians, and rescued so many of the Vietnamese boat people, were we “overwhelmed by that tidal wave of suffering humanity”? The Vietnamese people have become upstanding contributing Canadians, so richly adding to the beautiful fabric of our multi-cultural society.

Your desire for Canada to callously turn its back on the suffering of tens of thousands of our fellow human beings will

S-6, which has further hurt the federal government’s relationship with Yukon First Nations and, as one mining executive said, will effectively kill mining in the territory.

Stella McPherson He voted to support Harper’s Whitehorse drastic cuts to Parks Canada that The Liberals are not planning have hurt Yukon so much, and removed search and rescue from to bring back the gun registry Kluane.

He also voted to close the Earlier this week Yukoners may Canada Revenue Agency office in have been surprised to find a Whitehorse. flyer in their mailbox claiming When you look at what Ryan Jimmy Borisenko that Larry Bagnell and the Liberal Tagish Lake Leef has done while in office, it Party are bringing back the long gun registry. They have also heard is no wonder that he is trying to Liberal senators scare Yukoners into voting for radio ads telling them the same helped pass Bill S-6 him. He has nothing else to stand thing. behind.

The Liberal Party is not bringLiberal candidate Larry Bagnell So, one last time for the record: ing back the long gun registry and states that he briefed his party’s Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Ryan Leef already knows that. caucus leaders on Yukoners’ conParty will not be bringing back It is unfortunate that Leef feels cerns with Bill S-6. Well, he did the long gun registry. What we his campaign has to resort to not do a very good job with that! will bring back is funding for misrepresenting the platforms of It is true that the Liberal MPs Parks Canada, service offices for other parties, instead of running voted with the NDP to oppose veterans and funding for environthe bill... But the Liberal senators on his own record. This is the kind mental research. All things Ryan of politics Harper’s Conservatives voted with the Harper ConserLeef has shown he does not think have brought to Ottawa, and that vatives for it. Oops, Larry. You are important to Yukoners.

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Jewish groups ‘astonished’ that NDP candidate not aware of Auschwitz Leaders in the Jewish community reacted with dismay on Canadian Press Thursday after it was revealed HALIFAX that Alex Johnstone, the NDP candidate in Hamilton, Ont., reewish groups said they were ferred to fence posts at Auschwitz astonished that an educated school trustee running for the as being phallic on Facebook in 2008.

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“It’s disappointing that you still seem to have people who are living in some cocoon of a lack of general knowledge,” said Jon Goldberg, executive director of the Atlantic Jewish Council.

“It’s just an ignorance that’s surprising for someone who’s running for office.”

Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, was equally incredulous at the admission and said it may signal the need for greater education about the Holocaust.

Both Fogel and Goldberg say they saw no malice in Johnstone’s remarks, but stressed the importance of elected officials knowing their history so that they might work to prevent it from being repeated.

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“We’re more than surprised that that wouldn’t be one of the thousands of things that holds a memory chip in a federal candidate’s memory bank, which means that some of the onus is on to make sure people are better informed.”

Johnstone and her campaign officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A spokesman for B’nai Brith, a human rights and anti-Semitic advocacy group, said they had reached out to Johnstone and hoped to speak with her sometime Thursday.

Johnstone issued an apology on her Facebook page after her comments surfaced via a satirical web-based publication. She conceded that her remarks were inappropriate, but not meant to cause harm.

The Facebook posting from April 2008 featured a friend’s photo of part of Auschwitz’s electrified fence and its curved, concrete supports at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

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After the remarks came to light, Johnstone said in an interview with the Hamilton Spectator that, “I didn’t know what Auschwitz was, or I didn’t up until today.”

A social worker by training, Johnstone is vice-chairwoman of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, having been first elected as a school trustee in 2010. She has a Master of Social Work degree, according to her campaign biography.

People commenting on her Facebook page expressed disbelief that someone with a strong background in education might not have known the role Auschwitz played in the decimation of six million Jews in the Second World War. “How the heck can a person get to your age and not know what Auschwitz was! Your ignorance is mind boggling,” wrote one person.

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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and the Bloc Quebecois’ Gilles Duceppe have both been running provocative television ads saying women who wear the veil should be made to remove it during the ceremony.

“We’re talking about a fundamental question, it’s the question of equality between men and women in our society,” said Duceppe, who promised legislation to extend a ban on the veil to other areas, such as public servants.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who are going head to head for seats in Quebec, wound up on the same page on the issue – they don’t believe a woman should be told how to dress.

“I understand it’s a question that makes many people uneasy, but for me, the state is there to defend minority rights, and to defend the rights of women,” Trudeau said.

That led to a tense face-to-face confrontation between Harper and Mulcair.

“Mr. Mulcair, I will never tell my young daughter that a woman should cover her face because she is woman. That’s not our Canada, that’s not acceptable for me,” Harper said.

“Attack the oppressor, don’t attack the woman, Mr. Harper … have the courage to do that,” Mulcair said. “It’s not by depriving these women of their citizenship and their rights that you’re going to succeed in helping them.

“You’re playing a dangerous political game.”

Green party Leader Elizabeth May called the issue a “fake debate” that has nothing to do with important questions on climate change, unemployment and the economy.

“For women’s rights, where is the inquiry on missing and murdered aboriginal women?”

Other lively moments came during a discussion on constitutional issues, where Trudeau challenged Mulcair’s position that a simple majority in a referendum would be enough for Quebec to separate from Canada.

“Mr. Trudeau says it will take much more than simple majority, but he refuses to say how much,” Mulcair said.

Trudeau said Mulcair’s own party constitution would require more than just 50 per cent-plusone of voters to remove “new” from the name of the New Democratic Party.

“A prime minister should fight for the unity of the country, and it won’t surprise anyone that’s what I intend to do,” said Trudeau.

Harper – whose presence was much more low-key than in previous debates – simply repeated that he wasn’t interested in reopening constitutional talks.

Duceppe, meanwhile, seemed to lend the entire event an extra electricity. His positions matched and clashed with the others on stage depending on the issue, and with the exception of May he went after the other leaders with elan.

During an exchange on Canada’s military mission in Syria and Iraq, which Duceppe supports, he demanded that Harper explain why Canada is selling military vehicles to Saudi Arabia.

Harper defended the contract as one of the biggest in Canadian history, and called Saudi Arabia an ally.

“So Saudi Arabia is your ally.

Oh good, I’ve taken note,” shot back Duceppe.

Later, Duceppe pressed the subject of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, raising the case of jailed blogger Raif Badawi and another man who faces public beheading for protesting the government.

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That doesn’t make sense.”

On the environment, most of the firepower was directed at Harper, who was slammed by his rivals for not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gases and properly vet energy projects.

Duceppe also criticized Trudeau for not opposing the Energy East pipeline project that will run through the province.

“We need to restore confidence in a government that will be a referee and not a cheerleader for pipeline projects,” said Trudeau.

Harper accused his rivals of not being in favour of replacing foreign oil with Canadian oil.

“That’s false!” exclaimed Duceppe, who was backed by May. “That oil is neither consumed nor refined in Quebec.”

The leaders also debated the plight of Syrian refugees, and Canada’s military mission in the region.

Again, Harper was criticized by the four others for not doing enough to bring in refugees.

Duceppe pointed out that the military helped bring thousands of people fleeing Kosovo into Canada in a matter of weeks in the late 1990s.

But the Bloc leader agreed with Harper once more, on the military mission.

“There are moments in history when we have to intervene militarily…We can’t just knock on the door of the Islamic State and say, ‘We’re here to bring humanitarian aide,”’ said Duceppe.

May said bluntly it was “useless to bomb the Islamic State.”

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Harper, Mulcair blast Trudeau for promising to scrap stealth fighter jet be spent on upgrades for the navy, which he characterized as being in a state of “crisis.”

Leslie is one of the Liberals’ OTTAWA star candidates, and the party he politics of military procurement preoccupied activated him Monday as the campaign trail debate focused the federal leaders this on military procurement. week as they fired rhetorical The F-35 saga has been missiles at each other over the fraught with controversy, future of Canada’s ill-fated atplagued by malfunctions and tempt to buy new fighter jets. cost overruns. The project is on Stephen Harper and Tom hold after the auditor general Mulcair both blasted Justin offered a scathing critique of Trudeau for announcing a the procurement. day earlier he would scrap the The Harper government has multibillion-dollar purchase of since said it will extend the 65 F-35 stealth fighters to relifespan of the current CF-18 place the current aging fleet of CF-18s, and reinvest the savings fleet to 2025 and it’s unclear if and when it intends to continue into the navy. with the stealth fighter proThe Conservative and NDP gram. leaders both said it showed a Harper has stopped short of lack of judgment by the Liberal endorsing the F-35 in recent leader. days, but appeared incredulous The heightened rhetoric was on Monday that Trudeau would reflective of the high stakes at play with military procurement: scrap the program, accusing him of living in a “dream it is a political hot potato beworld.” He said the domestic cause it usually represents the government’s biggest capital ex- economic spinoffs in Canada for the F-35 would be “critical” penditure of taxpayers’ money. for the aerospace industry and Asked Monday about what the manufacturing sector. they thought of the Liberal “Our aerospace industry has leader’s plan to scrap the F-35, received literally hundreds of Harper questioned “what millions of dollars of contracts planet” Trudeau was living on, while Mulcair said Trudeau was … with literally billions of prejudging the public tendering dollars of possibility down the road,” Harper said. process.

“The single biggest direct Experts say the F-35 purthing the government of Canchase would cost taxpayers ada does in the manufacturing about $44 billion over the fourdecade lifespan of the Lockheed sector is we do government procurement and particularly Martin jets. we do defence procurement.”

Trudeau, however, stood his Trudeau maintained that ground, saying there are other, Canada is under no contractual less expensive, proven options obligation to buy the F-35, acalready flying that would meet the requirements to replace the knowledging that the previous Liberal government committed CF-18s. to an international partnerOne of Trudeau’s foreign ship to develop a prototype of policy advisers, the retired the new jet fighter more than a Lt-Gen. Andrew Leslie who is decade ago. running as a Liberal candidate “What we’re seeing now, with in an Ottawa riding, said any of the other aircraft options would costs skyrocketing for a plane that has been plagued with cost 15 to 30 per cent less than troubles after troubles during the F-35.

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At the same time, the New Democrat leader also criticized Harper for endorsing the project in the first place, while suggesting there are cheaper and better options for the air force.

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Compared to past waves, migrants seeking new lives abroad face less welcome, more danger cluding natural disasters tied to climate change or the difficulty of making ends meet in a new country.

After Wajih al-Zouhairy finished high school in Damascus in 2013, he fled to avoid being forced into the army. At first he stayed close, choosing, like nearly 2 million other Syrians, to seek refuge in neighbouring Turkey. He worked 16-hour days selling cheese and eggs in an Istanbul market, but still found himself unable to put away enough money to start university studies. So this summer, he pulled up roots again, and paid smugglers to take him by boat to the Greek island of Kos. The 22-year-old eventually ended up in Berlin, where he was waiting in temporary housing, among swarms of migrants.

“It’s very bad in Syria, we have no systems,” he said in English.

“In Syria, we think Germany has the best systems, but how it looks here is like Syria!”

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he people streaming into Europe are the faces of a world on the move, more so now than at any other time in recent history. Last year, the United Nations announced that the number of displaced people worldwide had surpassed 50 million for the first time since the end of World War II. It’s now nearly 60 million.

Yet migration is also a story as old as man – and in this case, woman and child. Here is a snapshot of today’s migration to Europe in the context of history and geography.

A world at war Today’s migration, a wave that has grown since the Arab Spring in 2011, is perhaps most often compared with the flight of refugees after World War II. It’s impossible to calculate accurately, mainly because we now have much better data and tracking systems than even a decade ago. But the U.N. reports that the number of displaced people during World War II exceeded 50 million – which is less than now, but at a time when the world’s population was smaller.

However, it’s not just a question of numbers. The post-war migrants were largely considered assets and welcomed by much of the public – in stark contrast to the suspicion most migrants flowing across Europe’s borders

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A migrant carries a child through a field on no man’s land at the Sid border crossing between Serbia and Croatia near Sid on Thursday. are greeted with today.

Anthony Messina, author of a book on migration during the war, says that’s in part because northern Europe had severe shortages of labour. But it’s also because the post-war migrants were largely white and European, unlike those now from Africa and the Middle East.

“After World War II, there

was an acceptance for taking in displaced populations, there was a finding of solutions,” says Susanne Schmeidl, an expert in international migration with the University of New South Wales in Australia. “And now we have a couple of massive displacements with an increasing attitude of, ‘Go back to where you came from.’ And that I find is the scary part – how to negotiate that.”

The warm welcome in many cases did not extend to Jewish refugees, many of whom left Europe altogether for the United States, Israel, Canada and Australia, among other countries.

That sense of deja vu While World War II’s mass migration was linked to, well, a massive world war, today’s migration is largely driven by a variety of drawn-out internal conflicts. That means people are being displaced not once, but over and over again.

In the past five years, at least 15 conflicts have erupted or reignited, and the U.N. says more than a quarter of Palestinian refugees alone have been displaced a second (or third, or fourth) time by the Syrian war.

Others are displaced more than once for different reasons, in-

The floating population The focus now is on migrants who leave for other countries.

However, more than half of the internally displaced people in the world are on the move within their own countries, according to the U.N. One of the largest mass movements in the world is within China itself, which is home – and in many ways not home – to 253 million internal migrants.

These are rural Chinese who have moved to cities, attracted by the increased demand for cheap labour and pushed out by development encroaching on rural lands. These internal migrants are generally poor, transitory and not entitled to the same benefits as city dwellers, which has led to

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Geneva-based migration expert with the Lowy Institute for InterThe defining images of Eunational Policy. rope’s migrant crisis have been Economic migrants, asylum of dead children washed up on The boat to freedom seekers, refugees and victims of beaches, corpses floating in the trafficking increasingly make use sea and rows of coffins lining an The images of desperate miairport hangar. Statistics vary, but of the same routes and means of grants in rickety boats have betransportation to get overseas, come all too common, but it was figures from the International and it can be difficult to distinOrganization for Migration and the Vietnam War that provided the U.N. show that around 8,880 guish between them. the first real opportunity for the migrants have died on the Medi“In the ‘70s or ‘80s, you could public to see displaced people on their TV screens. That led to a terranean Sea route, possibly the come to Europe as a migrant most dangerous in the world, or a refugee. Now, the only way huge boom in humanitarianism or on land routes within Europe is to pretend you’re an asylum in the West and a welcoming atsince 2011. Experts warn that titude toward people fleeing Viet- many migrants simply vanish en seeker,” Koser says. “So you have nam by boat, says Tim Hatton, route, and that for every dead author of a book on global migra- body found, there are at least two tion and the world economy. others never recorded.

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, The lack of data limits any the U.S. accepted more than a comparison of death rates to million refugees from Vietnam, the past. But one reason for the Cambodia and Laos. Europe took large number of deaths could be that some migration routes are them in, too, on a smaller scale: France alone accepted more than new and untested, and there128,000 refugees. In an emotion- fore very dangerous, Messina says. Another could be the role al response, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre unusually joined and increasing organization of people-smugglers who care with a committee of the wellabout profit rather than migrant known of all political stripes, safety. Although people smugincluding crooner and actor Yves gling has been around for a long Montand, in the name of humantime, migrants in past decades ity. “I am taking the side of man,” more often made their way to Sartre said at the time. “What Europe on their own, in small counts here is that this is about groups and as families. … men in danger of death.”

During the Cold War, refugees A breakdown in asylum were particularly welcomed by After the oil crisis of 1973, the U.S. because they were fleea number of legal routes into ing from communism, which was Europe were closed, and more seen as a politically important people began trying to arrive ilstance to take. But by the 1980s, legally. The same thing happened the goodwill began to dwindle, following the global financial and immigration policies tightcrisis. A breakdown in Europe’s ened in particular after the terasylum system exacerbated the rorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. problem, says Khalid Koser, a

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large numbers of people whose only way in is to apply for asylum even though they’re not asylum seekers.”

Not child’s play More than half of the world’s refugees are now children, the U.N. found last year.

It’s difficult to accurately count these children, and experts say the only real gauge is to look at those who apply for asylum – which is just a tiny fraction of them. Between 2011 and 2014,

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about 60,000 unaccompanied children crossed into Europe, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency. Over the same period, around 150,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the southwest borders of the United States, though that’s an uneven comparison with Europe since only a small fraction of the U.S.-bound migrants applied for asylum.

U.S. federal officials say around 65 per cent of unaccompanied children who applied for asylum in 2014 got it.

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Fossils of new duck billed, plant eating dinosaur species found in Alaska, researchers say tology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, said Associated Press by email that it was plausible the animals lived in the high Arctic ANCHORAGE, ALASKA year-round, just like musk oxen and ossils from a unique plantcaribou do now. It’s hard to imagine, eating dinosaur found in he said, that the small, juvenile dithe high Arctic of Alaska nosaurs were physically capable of may change how scientists view long-distance seasonal migration. dinosaur physiology, say Alaska and “Furthermore, the climate Florida university researchers. was much less harsh in the Late A paper published Tuesday conCretaceous than it is today, making cluded that fossilized bones found sustainability easier,” he said. along Alaska’s Colville River were Most of the fossils were found in from a distinct species of hadrosaur, the Liscomb Bone Bed more than a duck-billed dinosaur not con300 miles (480 kilometres) northnected to hadrosaurs previously west of Fairbanks and a little more identified in Canada and the Lower than 100 miles (160 kilometres) 48 states. south of the Arctic Ocean. The bed It’s the fourth species unique is named for geologist Robert Listo northern Alaska. It supports a comb, who found the first dinosaur theory of Arctic-adapted dinosaurs bones in Alaska in 1961 while mapthat lived 69 million years ago in ping for Shell Oil Co. temperatures far cooler than the Liscomb thought they came tropical or equatorial temperafrom mammals. They remained in tures most people associate with storage for about two decades until dinosaurs, said Gregory Erickson, someone identified the fossils as professor of biological science at dinosaur bones, said Pat DruckenFlorida State. miller, earth sciences curator at the “Basically a lost world of dinoUniversity of Alaska Museum. saurs that we didn’t realize existed,” Researchers over the next 25 he said. years excavated and catalogued The northern hadrosaurs would more than 6,000 hadrosaur bones, have endured months of winter far more than any other Alaska darkness and probably snow. dinosaur. Most were from small “It was certainly not like the juveniles estimated to have been Arctic today up there – probably in about 9 feet (2.7 metres) long and 3 the 40s (5 to 9 degrees Celsius) was feet (90 centimetres) tall at the hips. the mean annual temperature,” “It appears that a herd of young Erickson said. “Probably a good animals was killed suddenly, wipanalogy is thinking about British ing out mostly one similar-aged Columbia.” population to create this deposit,” The next step in the research Druckenmiller said. program will be to try to figure out They initially were thought to how they survived, he said. be Edmontosaurus, a hadrosaur Mark Norell, curator of paleonwell-known in Canada and the U.S., Dan Joling

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Curator Pat Druckenmiller digs for dinosaur bones along the Colville River near Nuiqsut, Alaska in 2013. including Montana and South Dakota. The formal study of the Alaska dinosaur, however, revealed differences in skull and mouth features that made it a different species, Druckenmiller said.

Researchers have dubbed the creature Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis (oo-GROO’-nah-luk KOOK’-piken-sis). The name means “ancient grazer” and was chosen by scientists with assistance from speakers of Inupiaq, the language of Alaska Inupiat Eskimos.

The dinosaurs grew up to 30 feet (9 metres) long. Hundreds of teeth helped them chew coarse vegetation, researchers said. They prob-

ably walked primarily on their hind legs, but they could walk on four legs, Druckenmiller said.

The Liscomb Bone Bed during the Cretaceous Period was hundreds of miles farther north in what’s now the Arctic Ocean, Druckenmiller said.

University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Hirotsugu Mori over five years completed his doctoral work on the species. The findings were published Tuesday in “Acta Palaeontologica Polonica,” an international paleontology quarterly journal.

Researchers are working to name other Alaska dinosaurs.

“We know that there’s at least 12 to 13 distinct species of dinosaurs on the North Slope in northern Alaska,” Druckenmiller said. “But not all of the material we find is adequate enough to actually name a new species.”

They have found no evidence of crocodiles, turtles, lizards or other ectotherms, the cold-blooded animals that depend on the sun or another external source of heat to regulate their body temperature.

“It tells us something right there about the biology of these dinosaurs,” Erickson said, an indication they were more like birds and mammals.

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Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility but denies wrongdoing; shares rise $28 billion) was wiped out in the first two days of trading after the U.S. Environmental Protection Canadian Press Agency revealed that VW has been violating the Clean Air Act and BERLIN could be subject to fines of as olkswagen CEO Martin much as $18 billion.

Winterkorn resigned Winterkorn, VW’s boss since Wednesday, days after 2007, had come under intense admitting that the world’s toppressure since the EPA’s disclosure selling carmaker had rigged diesel Friday that stealth software makes emissions to pass U.S. tests durVW’s 2009-2015 model cars powing his tenure. ered by 2.0-litre diesel engines run No replacement was ancleaner during emissions tests nounced, and VW still has no than in actual driving. easy exit from a scandal that has The EPA accused VW of installsuddenly dented a reputation for ing the so-called “defeat device” trustworthiness that took decades in 482,000 cars sold in the U.S. VW to build. The smog-test trickery later acknowledged that similar has wiped out billions in VW’s software exists in 11 million diesel market value and raised the spec- cars worldwide and was setting tre of criminal investigations and aside 6.5 billion euros to cover the billions more in fines. costs of the scandal.

Winterkorn took responsibility Huber said “Mr. Winterkorn for the “irregularities” found by had no knowledge of the maU.S. inspectors in VW’s diesel ennipulation of emission values,” gines, but insisted he had person- and praised the departing CEO’s ally done nothing wrong. “readiness to take responsibil“I am doing this in the interests ity in this difficult situation for of the company even though I Volkswagen.” am not aware of any wrongdoing Stephan Weil, the governor of on my part,” his statement said.

Lower Saxony state, which holds “Volkswagen needs a fresh start … a 20 per cent stake in VolkswaI am clearing the way for this fresh gen, said VW is filing a criminal start with my resignation.” complaint, “because we have Winterkorn, 68, resigned the impression that criminally following a crisis meeting of the relevant actions may have played Volkswagen supervisory board’s a role here.” executive committee. Its acting Weil, also a VW director, chairman, Berthold Huber, said promised to “clear up these events company directors are “resolved with all the possibilities we have to embark with determination on inside the company and ensure a credible new beginning.” that those involved are punished Huber said a successor will be severely.” discussed at a board meeting on The prosecutors’ office in Friday that was originally intend- Braunschweig, near VW’s Wolfsed to approve extending Winterburg headquarters, confirmed korn’s contract through 2018. that it is weighing an investigation VW reversed its market slide, of VW employees. closing up 6.9 per cent at 118.90 Other governments from Eueuros. But VW’s share price has rope to South Korea have begun a long way to go to recoup this their own inquiries, and law firms week’s losses. have already filed class-action Nearly 25 billion euros (around suits on behalf of customers.

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Volkswagen ornaments sit in a box in a scrap yard in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday.

There is no immediate way of restoring VW’s reputation, but only total transparency can resolve the scandal and salvage its brand, said Jeremy RobinsonLeon, chief operating officer at Group Gordon, a New York-based corporate and crisis PR firm.

“The most important thing is that VW comes out and tells the public what happened, who was involved and make sure that it doesn’t happen again,” he said.

U.S. regulators raised questions about VW’s diesel emissions in March 2014, and insisted on answers for another 18 months before the company finally acknowledged installing the stealth software.

The company has yet to reveal what its digital records show about who developed, wrote and tested the code, under whose direction, and why.

German authorities also insisted on answers Wednesday as they sought to limit the impact on Europe’s largest economy.

Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said it’s important the scandal is cleared up quickly and “the consequences are drawn.” But he cautioned against casting doubt on the quality of Volkswagen as a

whole or the rest of the country’s auto industry.

“The damage that some people have unleashed for the company and its employees is huge – but I think we should take care not to make a general debate about the quality of Volkswagen or the whole German auto industry out of this,” Gabriel said at the Frankfurt auto show. “’Made in Germany’ stands for excellent products,” insisted Ulrich Grillo of the Federation of German Industries.

Still, economists are raising concerns about an impact on German growth.

Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany, said the on-

going refugee crisis and now the “Volkswagen shocker” pose new risks. While the impact remains unclear, VW is “one of Germany’s most important global champions” and an “important growth driver for the German economy.”

Another unanswered question is whether Volkswagen was alone in trying to dupe emissions testers. Wah okorries about wider malpractices have depressed the share prices of many other European automakers, though not on VW’s scale.

Some of those stocks recovered slightly from early session losses Wednesday. BMW’s closed up 0.6 per cent, while Daimler’s was up 0.3 per cent. French carmakers Peugeot Citroen and Renault fared worse though, down 2.6 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively.

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Publishers try to speed up pages, make ads more relevant to combat growth of ad blocking Ryan Nakashima Associated Press

LOS ANGELES hen you visit a website, you often find yourself waiting and waiting for advertisements to load. Video starts playing automatically, and animated ads jump in front of what you were there to see. The seconds tick by.

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be this way.

There are easy ways to block such annoyances, and Apple is now permitting apps that block ads in its Web browser for iPhones and iPads.

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Over the years, websites have been more aggressive at delivering ads that break through the noise and target specific customers more precisely. But websites are also filling unsold ad space by turning to ad brokers to deliver pitches that are less and less relevant.

Every little bit can slow down or freeze your browser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think publishers got very out of hand in terms of what they put on,â&#x20AC;? said Dean Murphy, 28, a Yarm, England, app developer who responded by creating Crystal, a $1 ad blocker for Apple devices.

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per cent in the U.S., 37 per cent in Greece and 25 per cent in Germany. PageFair estimates these tools will block nearly $22 billion in ad revenue this year and $41 billion next year.

The threats to websites are about to get bigger. The ability to block ads, long available on traditional computers, arrived on Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile devices with a recent software update, iOS 9.

Apps with these capabilities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; going by such names as Purify Blocker and Blockr â&#x20AC;&#x201C; quickly became top sellers. These tools affect only the Safari browser and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t block ads inside apps such as Twitter, Facebook and Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own News app.

Googleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Android system also allows ad blockers in Web browsers such as Firefox, as long as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect unrelated apps.

Many websites already have countermeasures for ad blockers.

Hulu, for instance, simply replaces commercials with an unskippable message prompting you to turn your ad blocker off. Or, you can pay Hulu $12 a month to go ad-free.

Meanwhile, some companies are paying developers of ad blockers such as Adblock Plus for the right to bypass them.

Companies that benefit a lot from search ads, like Google and Microsoft, pay for the privilege, the Financial Times reported. Microsoft declined to confirm the report. Google didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond to requests for comment, although the list of Web addresses that get a pass includes many from Google.

Hulu declined comment.

All this raises questions about the role of ad-blocking companies. Ad blockers streamline the user experience without contributing back to the digital economy, even as they seek to make money by charging websites for the right to nullify their impact. Smaller websites can get a free pass from ad blockers, but only

if they forego revenue from video ads or other display ads deemed intrusive.

Perhaps thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a truce, of sorts.

Some companies are trying to create a smoother experience to get at the root cause of consumer frustration.

Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s News app, Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Instant Articles and SnapChatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discover all seek to speed up online journalism and cut back advertising, while sharing revenue with news outlets.

The New York Times has ads in Apple News, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for ways to make them less obtrusive. For instance, the Times says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selling ads by time of day and encouraging marketers to tailor their messages accordingly, like making ads that help readers prepare for the day in the morning, but entertain them at night.

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The Washington Post has been testing whether visitors with ad blockers installed would respond to being redirected to a page that asks them to pay for a subscription. And on Tuesday, the Post said all of its articles will be available through Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new service for â&#x20AC;&#x153;lightning-fastâ&#x20AC;? reading, sharing and commenting from Apple devices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The market wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ro-

bust for ad blockers if some ads werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intrusive, creepy, hold you hostage or slow down your experience,â&#x20AC;? said Jed Hartman, the Postâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief revenue officer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything should be on the table: fewer ads, different types of ads, no ads.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, the industry group Interactive Advertising Bureau is pushing for â&#x20AC;&#x153;viewableâ&#x20AC;? ads that load only when that part of the page is visible.

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Randall Rothenberg, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO, called ad-blocking practices â&#x20AC;&#x153;definitely immoral and unethical,â&#x20AC;? yet he acknowledged that consumers turn to blockers because they are fed up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers are speaking and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to listen to them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Apple security breach could impact Canadians with iPhones and iPads Chinese news reports said others affected included banks, an airCanadian Press line and a popular music service.

Many of the affected apps TORONTO were only available on the App pple announced a rare secuStore in China, yet some that rity breach over the weekend were reportedly infected by the that means some Canadians may malware â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including WeChat, have unwittingly infected their business card rolodex CamCard iPhones and iPads with malware and file extractor WinZip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are that could expose their iCloud available in Canada. passwords and other personal Users are advised to uninstall data. the affected apps or update to the Apple Inc. has removed some latest version released after the applications from its app store malware was discovered, and to after developers in China were change their iCloud passwords. tricked into using software tools The malicious code spread that added malicious code to through a counterfeit version of their work.

Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xcode tools used to create Apple hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provided details apps for its iPhones and iPads, about which companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; apps according to the company. It said were affected. the counterfeit tools spread when But Tencent Ltd. said its developers obtained them from popular WeChat app was hit; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;untrusted sourcesâ&#x20AC;? rather than company released a new version directly from the company. after spotting the offending code.

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took advantage of public frustration with Beijingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internet filters, which hamper access to Apple and other foreign websites.

That prompts some people to use copies of foreign software or documents that are posted on websites within China to speed up access. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes network speeds are very slow when downloading large files from Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s servers,â&#x20AC;? wrote Claud Xiao, a Palo Alto Networks researcher, on its website.

Due to the large size of the Xcode file, â&#x20AC;&#x153;some Chinese developers choose to download the package from other sources or get copies from colleagues.â&#x20AC;?

Companies with apps that Chinatopix via AP were affected include taxi-hailing Chinese women try iPhone sets at a newly-opened Apple Store in service Didi Kuaidi, Citic InNanjing in east Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jiangsu province on Sept. 19. dustrial Bank, China Southern Airlines and the music service of lects information from infected Networks, a U.S.-based secuNetEase, a popular Web portal, devices and uploads it to outside rity firm. The company said the according to the newspaper breach could result in fake passservers, according to Palo Alto Yangcheng Evening News. word prompts aimed at harvestThe incident is the only the ing iCloud details or other logins.

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The creators of the malware cording to Xiao.

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How a Canadian adventure helped create the Donald Trump family story Alexander Panetta Canadian Press

WASHINGTON anadians amused by the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role their own country played in shaping his story.

Trump’s grandfather started the family fortune in an adventure that involved the Klondike gold rush, the Mounties, prostitution and twists of fate that pushed him to New York City.

Friedrich Trump had been in North America a few years when he set out for the Yukon, says an author who’s just completed a new edition of her multi-generational family biography.

That Canadian chapter proved pivotal for the entrepreneurial German immigrant, says Gwenda Blair, author of “The Trumps: Three Generations That Built An Empire.”

“It allowed him to get together the nest egg he’d come to the United States for,” the author and Columbia University journalism professor said in an interview.

“Whether he could’ve accumulated that much money somewhere else, in that short a period of time, as a young man with no connections, and initially not even English, is certainly … unlikely.”

He’d left Europe in 1885 at age 16, a barber’s apprentice whose father died young.

Trump wanted a life outside the barber shop, far from the family-owned vineyards his ancestors had been working since they’d settled in Germany’s Kallstadt region in the 1600s carrying the soon-altered surname Drumpf.

He sailed in steerage to join his sister in New York.

Within five years he’d anglicized his name to Frederick; moved to the young timber town of Seattle; and amassed enough cash to buy tables and chairs for a restaurant.

His next big move was heralded by the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of July 17, 1897, and its exclamatory headline: “Gold! Gold! Gold!”

It described a resplendent scene at the port involving mountains of yellow metal and men returning from the “New Eldorado” with fortunes as high as $100,000.

Trump sold everything and headed north.

The move to Canada spared him financial disaster. He not only sold off two Seattle eateries, but also land in nearby Monte Cristo, Wash. – right before floods and avalanches destroyed the nearby railroad and development plans for the town were scrapped.

Blair describes his perilous northward journey in early 1898.

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The Arctic Restaurant and Hotel, seen here on the right in a photo in Whitehorse ca. 1899, was co-owned by Donald Trump’s grandfather, a German immigrant named Friedrich Trump, who began the family fortune with ventures in the Klondike Gold Rush. mountains, through Canadian customs, and to the Yukon River where he had to build a boat from scratch and transport a year’s worth of personal supplies.

The worst was a notorious mountain pass. The U.S. National Parks Service estimates 3,000 animals died on the White Pass, with many bones still visible today in its so-called Dead Horse Gulch.

“Owners whipped horses, donkeys, mules, oxen, and dogs until they dropped. The bodies were not buried or even moved,” Blair writes.

“Travellers … had no choice but to walk over the remains. As the months went by, the walls of the pass were stained dark red from the blood.”

Trump smelled opportunity.

He opened a canteen along the route, Blair says, where weary travellers likely stopped for a bite of Arctic roadkill. There are records for similar establishments along the route, Blair writes: “A frequent dish was fresh-slaughtered, quick-frozen horse.”

This established a pattern for Trump’s Canadian business model.

It’s summed up in one chapter title: “Mining the Miners.”

Unlike other gold-crazed migrants, Blair wrote, “(Trump) realized that the best way to get (rich) was to lay down his pick and shovel and pick up his accounting ledger.”

In his three years in Canada,

Trump opened the Arctic Restaurant and Hotel in two locations with a partner – first on Bennett Lake in northern B.C., and then moving it to Whitehorse, Yukon.

Their two-storey woodframed establishment gained a reputation as the finest eatery in the area, Blair said – offering salmon, duck, caribou, and oysters.

It offered more than food.

“The bulk of the cash flow came from the sale of liquor and sex,” Blair wrote. She cited newspaper ads referring obliquely to prostitution – mentioning private suites for ladies, and scales in the rooms so patrons could weigh gold if they preferred to pay for services that way.

One Yukon Sun writer moralized about the backroom goings-on: “For single men the Arctic has the best restaurant,” he wrote, “but I would not advise respectable women to go there to sleep as they are liable to hear that which would be repugnant to their feelings and uttered, too, by the depraved of their own sex.”

The Mounties initially tolerated the rowdiness. There were exceptions, according to the legendary Canadian writer Pierre Berton. People faced forced labour or banishment from town if they cheated at cards; made a public ruckus; or partied on the Lord’s Day. “Saloons and dance halls, theatres and business houses were

shut tight one minute before midnight on Saturday,” Berton wrote in “Klondike Fever.”

“Two minutes before twelve the lookout at the faro table would take his watch from his pocket and call out: ‘The last turn, boys!”’

Trump acted as cook, bouncer, waiter.

But Blair cautions: “I wouldn’t call him a pimp.”

She said backroom ribaldry was part of the restaurant package in those towns, and it’s not clear how the arrangement worked: “As somebody trying to attract business to his restaurant, of course he would have liquor.

Of course he would arrange easy access to women. A pimp is, I think, a different business model.”

By early 1901, trouble was brewing.

The Mounties announced plans to banish prostitution, and curb gambling and liquor. Trump quarrelled with his partner. Gold strikes were getting scarcer.

“The boom was over, Frederick Trump realized,” Blair wrote.

“He had made money; perhaps even more unusual in the Yukon, he had also kept it and departed with a substantial nest-egg.”

He returned to Germany with US$582,000 in today’s currency, and found a wife. But he was greeted as a draft-dodger for being away and becoming a U.S. citizen during his military years.

So he was deported from his own country. He boarded a ship for New York, his wife pregnant with Donald’s dad.

The elder Trump died of pneumonia in 1918, leaving behind some real estate. His son built the empire, his grandson the global brand.

Ironically, their heir is now running for president on a platform of mass-deportation. But Donald and grandpa share some traits – an entrepreneurial spirit, and formative youthful adventures in Canada.

Donald met his first wife, Ivana, at the Montreal Olympics.

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Matthew Good explains limiting social media sharing: ‘They think they know you’ solo records in the early 2000s and to multi-platinum success Canadian Press with the Matthew Good Band in TORONTO the decade prior.

It’s his first album on Warner atthew Good was once Music Canada after a brief excuran early adopter and sion into indie territory with eager sharer on social media, but somewhere along the 2013’s Arrows of Desire. To hear Good tell it, it wasn’t an entirely way his feelings soured.

In May, he tweeted that social productive period.

Prior to that record, Good had media was a great thing, but been on Universal Music for 13 also “a stalker, a bully, a racist, a thug.” On his new album Chaotic years, but he felt the support of the label eventually started to Neutral, the stormy song “Army wane. of Lions” touches on the danger “I was sold a bill of goods. But of true public candour and the at the same time – I’m not going way information can be misconto lie – you’re a Canadian artist. strued.

While he once publicly shared The money they threw at me … was more than any bidding-war details of dealing with bipolar band in the States would have disorder, his Twitter and Facegot,” he explained. book posts have since become decidedly less personal.

“They were like: ‘Well, we’re “There’s a certain uncomfortgonna do this and we’re gonna able familiarity that people start do that.’ Unfortunately, the case to talk to you with,” he said in a was you get into bed with people, recent telephone interview. “It’s some people who know what not the kind of familiarity that they’re doing, and other people someone who knows you talks who are new to it. to you with. It’s kind of like they “And all of a sudden, some think they know you. of them want their money back “After a while, that gets very because they don’t want to be disconcerting and entirely uninvolved anymore, which, of comfortable.” course, is ridiculous.”

A few moments later, the VanArrows of Desire hit No. 6 on couver native adds with a laugh: the Canadian chart but failed to “Personally, I think the whole find its legs the way Good’s previthing is a bloody distraction.” ous records had. Further, he had Well, Good has indeed been to scrap an announced U.S. tour, focused lately. which he says now was “quite an He completed the new Chaembarrassment.” otic Neutral – out Sept. 25 – after Ultimately, he figures the trashing an entire album’s worth album never “got its due.” of material, which was composed of “better ideas than songs,” he said.

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new set of paws have started padding their way through the halls of Yukon College this year.

Allegra, an eight-month-old British golden retriever, is the second dog to be hired by the college to offer animal-assisted therapy to students.

Alongside counsellor Angela Neufeld sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available once a week for a cuddle or a comforting pat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As research indicates, for many people just being able to pet a dog can reduce the heart rate, reduce respirations and help slow down the nervous system,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Allegra started this September making classroom visits and helping out in Neufeldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sessions.

With her on the scene, the college has doubled the number of dogs on campus.

Neufeldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other pup, Magnus, was the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural therapy dog when he started about two years ago.

Magnus isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going anywhere, Neufeld said. But with Allegra on the job there will dogs available twice a week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love Magnus, and I was curious to see what would happen to have a second optionâ&#x20AC;Ś potentially one that would turn out to have a different personality.â&#x20AC;?

The two are definitely different.

Even as a puppy Magnus was a mellow guy, she said. Allegra is a little more lively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She wants to kind of get right in there. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laps and stuff if they let her.

Whereas Magnus is very respectful and just kind of sits back,â&#x20AC;?

Neufeld said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not interested heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just go to sleep. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit more like, no, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to pay attention to me.â&#x20AC;?

Two personalities can be useful depending on what kind of situation youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with, she said.

Magnus has been known to help people who want to conquer their fear of dogs and is perfectly happy to hang out with a group of kids from the daycare.

Sometimes a more cuddly dog is whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly boundary issues are something that we talk about a lot in counselling sessions and what is it like not just to set boundaries for a person but what about this dog that now is trying to get in your face,â&#x20AC;? Neufeld said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That can kind of mirror things that happen in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.â&#x20AC;?

Using the dogs as a way in for people to talk about their situation is helpful, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That can sometimes be what sort of softens that first contact or makes it a little bit easier.

Sometimes the dog, they do the work for me a little bit.â&#x20AC;?

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Twenty-eight students participated in formal sessions with Magnus last year.

That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include the people he met visiting in classes, in the halls or in campus housing.

According to the college 143 students sought out counselling help for personal or mental health issues in the 2014/15 academic year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big bump from the 84 who used the services in 2012/13.

When Neufeld first brought Magnus to school she assumed most of his impact would happen inside her office.

But a dog â&#x20AC;&#x153;changes the energy in the buildingâ&#x20AC;? just by walking down the hall and greeting people, she said.

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Allegra pays a visit to a classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you see more of is just the impact of having him on campus, like just walking through the halls, the number of staff that come visit with him.

Even students who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to counselling are happy to see him.â&#x20AC;?

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy pardoned by president in Egypt Diana Mehta Canadian Press

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early two years after his arrest in Egypt on widely denounced terrorism charges, Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy walked out of prison a free man Wednesday following a presidential pardon.

Fahmy and his colleague and co-accused Baher Mohamed were among 100 people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including dozens of prominent human rights activists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pardoned by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am free! This time for real!

Cops dropped me at CAC my old high school in my prison garb. Party Time! #FreeAJStaffâ&#x20AC;?

Fahmy tweeted moments after his release.

Speaking later to reporters, Fahmy said he still â&#x20AC;&#x153;canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have not digested the fact that we are free, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about anything else,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our families have suffered so much since the beginning of this trial and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very happy that el-Sissi took this action and released us.â&#x20AC;?

His wife, Marwa Omara, said she was visiting Fahmy in prison when she learned the news of his pardon from a TV set that was on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was scared for his health from too much joy,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that the first thing they plan to do is have a large wedding party to celebrate their recent marriage.

Fahmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer said she was delighted that the journalist was finally free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a long ordeal, and we are grateful to President Sissi for exercising his power to pardon the two journalists,â&#x20AC;?

Amal Clooney said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a historic day in Egypt where the government has finally corrected a long-standing injustice, and set two innocent

men freeâ&#x20AC;?.

Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said he was pleased to hear about Fahmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a priority of the government,â&#x20AC;? Nicholson said at an event in Toronto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can tell you that in my conversation with the Egyptian foreign minister a couple of weeks ago I was both optimistic and encouraged by the comments that he made, and so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to see that has come to fruition and pleased to hear of the pardon.â&#x20AC;?

An emailed statement from the Egyptian presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said the pardons were given to people â&#x20AC;&#x153;who have received final prison verdicts in cases related to breaking a protest law or infringing on the police forcesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; actions, in addition to a number of health-related and humanitarian cases.â&#x20AC;?

The pardon also came a day before el-Sissi is to travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Fahmy was given a three-year sentence last month after his second trial â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an outcome that shocked international observers.

The 41-year-oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubles began in December 2013 when he was working as the Cairo bureau chief for Qatar-based satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English.

He and two colleagues were abruptly arrested and charged with a slew of offences, including supporting a banned organization and with fabricating footage to undermine the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national security.

The trio maintained their innocence throughout, saying they were just doing their jobs, but after a trial that was internationally decried as a sham, they were found guilty and sentenced to prison terms.

An appeal of their convictions resulted in a second trial, although one of them, Australian Peter Greste, was abruptly deported under a law which allows for the deportation of

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Canadian Al Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy hugs his wife Marwa Omara after being released from Torah prison in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday. foreign nationals convicted of crimes.

Fahmy gave up his Egyptian citizenship while behind bars in the hopes that he could follow the same path, but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen.

He and his other colleague, Egyptian Baher Mohamed, were, however, granted bail during their retrial, which culminated in last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprising verdict.

Following the verdict, Ottawa had formally asked Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president to pardon Fahmy or allow his deportation to Canada.

The court that convicted Fahmy said he and his colleagues were, by default, members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group â&#x20AC;&#x201C; considered a terrorist organization by Egypt

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because their employer, Al Jazeera, â&#x20AC;&#x153;dedicated its broadcasting to the service and support of the Muslim Brotherhood faction.â&#x20AC;?

Al Jazeera is owned by Qatar, which has had a tense relationship with Egypt ever since the Egyptian military ousted the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former president Mohamed Morsi amid massive protests. Qatar is a strong backer of Morsiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Muslim Brotherhood.

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Al-Jazeera did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, but the network said in a report on its English-language website that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;continues to demand all charges and sentences against its journalists are droppedâ&#x20AC;? despite plans to release the two journalists.

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the journalistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pardons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this is just a first step,â&#x20AC;? the CPJ statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Egypt can begin tackling its shameful record of press freedom by releasing all journalists imprisoned for their work in the country.â&#x20AC;?

According to the group, Fahmy was one of 12 journalists imprisoned in Egypt in 2014.

Fahmy moved to Canada with his family in 1991, living in Montreal and Vancouver for years before eventually moving abroad for work, which included covering stories for the New York Times and CNN. Once he leaves Egypt, Fahmy has said he plans to take up a position as an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school of journalism in Vancouver. He is also writing a book about his experiences.

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It’s time to talk about a new vision for the economy

by David Suzuki

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he federal leaders’ debate on the economy focused on important issues – jobs, deficits, infrastructure spending, pipelines, climate change – but no one talked about a different vision for Canada’s economy. What if we challenged our leaders to answer the dilemma posed by American journalist Charles Bowden: “Imagine the prob-

lem is that we cannot imagine a future where we possess less but are more”? Not being able to even imagine an economy without continual growth is a profound failure.

A better economic vision would support the right of all Canadians to live in a healthy environment, with access to clean air and water and healthy food. It would respect planetary boundaries and provide the moral imperative to decrease growing income disparities. Businesses would be required to pay for environmental damage they inflict, capital would be more widely distributed and ideas, such as employee shareholder programs with ethically invested stocks, would be the norm.

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In Canada, we don’t question our emphasis on constant growth. Our economic system favours short-term profits at the expense of our long-term health and survival. Despite more than five decades of trying to fix our environmental challenges, forests are still threatened, deserts are spreading and climate change is creating more frequent and intense storms, floods, forest fires and droughts.

We’re also left with income inequality that threatens our democracy. Since the 1980s, the top one per cent of Canadians has increasingly enjoyed the biggest share of income growth and the least pain during economic downturns.

Since 2009, the top 10 per cent

have seen half of all income growth. The bottom 50 per cent of Canadians have not only seen declines in income growth, accounting for just three per cent of income gains, they’ve also been hardest hit during recessions.

In a statement that applies equally to Canada, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once noted, “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.”

A cornerstone of our current economy, consuming goods, may give us fleeting pleasure, but it isn’t making us happier.

Studies show the pleasure derived from food, sex, exercise and time with loved ones or doing meaningful work takes much longer to fade. Worse, consuming stuff is not only addictive, it also feeds rivalry and societal overconsumption.

The Canadian Index of Wellbeing uncovered some troubling truths about the connection between the economy and well-being.

When Canada’s economy was thriving, Canadians saw only modest improvements in their overall quality of life, but when the economy faltered our wellbeing took a disproportionate step backward. This is troubling, given predictions for an upcoming extended period of

weak economic growth. Why are we so reluctant to talk about how we can get out of this cycle of endless buying and unsatisfying consumption by considering steady-state economies or even de-growth alternatives?

Despite this failure to imagine a better way, we may finally be seeing a change in course.

The climate crisis is creating a global consciousness shift, with hundreds of thousands marching to demand change, and Pope Francis’s Encyclical warning that economic growth and technology can’t continue to trump all other concerns.

Throughout Europe, North America and beyond, support is growing for confronting income and wealth inequality.

Imagine a Canadian election in which leaders gave us economic visions aimed at caring for people and the planet. It’s time we talked about a future when we can live with less and be happier.

I’ll be joining Peter Victor, one of Canada’s most respected ecological economists, to talk about these ideas at a public event for the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics conference in Vancouver on October 1. I hope to see some of you there.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Environmental Economist and Policy Analyst Michelle Molnar. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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Wood bison ďŹ nding home in Alaska seeing the territory since they were airlifted and boated to their former stomping grounds during a few complicated 2015 missions.

By monitoring satellite transby Ned mitters clinging to massive necks by belts designed for elephants, Rozell Seaton has watched the bison make huge clockwise loops LASKA through the Innoko National CIENCE Wildlife Refuge and beyond. One cow has swum the Yukon and is hese nights, Tom Seaton is north of Russian Mission. A few dreaming less about redbulls also crossed the big river brown, steaming, humpand almost made it to Unalakleet backed hulks. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also getting on the Bering Sea coast. more sleep, knowing dozens Seaton is pleased to see most of wood bison that galloped to of the bison circling back to near freedom behind his snowmatheir introduction points near the chine last spring are wandering village of Shageluk. new country, munching grass and â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my biggest worries having babies. So far so good in was theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go away to where they the attempt to stock Alaska with couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find each other again,â&#x20AC;? a giant that vanished from the he said. He got a bit nervous swamps not long ago. when he watched some of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turning out better than collared animals dispersing as far I could have hoped for,â&#x20AC;? said south as the Kuskokwim River.

Seaton, a biologist with the Alaska â&#x20AC;&#x153;But then they did a big loop Department of Fish and Game in back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were just exFairbanks. He is head of a project ploring. Now they know the hills, in which 130 wood bison are now the flats, where the good vegetaroaming the low grass and sedge tion is.â&#x20AC;? country near the village of ShageThe quiet country where the luk. Shageluk is a village of 130 Innoko runs next to the Yukon people on the Innoko River. is now home to bulls the weight In this â&#x20AC;&#x153;intense monitoring of 10 men, smaller but more stage,â&#x20AC;? Seaton recently flew out to numerous cows, and a few calves the new herd to sample portions born on the muskeg this sumof their bison patties, in order to mer. This modest population is see what they are eating. He isthe only group of wood bison in sued this report on the creatures, the United States (plains bison most of which had been living for that live in other areas of Alaska, years in captivity at the Alaska the Lower 48 and Canada are a Wildlife Conservation Center in different, smaller species). Seaton Portage. expects the herd will grow to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen them on somewhere between hundreds to the landscape for a few months, several thousand animals.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m confident they can do anyWood bison were in Alaska thing a wild bison can do,â&#x20AC;? Seaton before. Adapted to low, wet areas, wood bison lived in Yukon Flats said in his Fairbanks office.

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Wood bison near the Innoko River in western Alaska. and other areas of Alaska from about 10,000 years ago until they disappeared.

In 1991, a Fort Yukon resident told now-retired Fish and Game biologist Bob Stephenson his mother had stories about bison living near the village. Elders interviewed from 1991 - 2000 in Beaver, Birch Creek, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Venetie, Minto and Nenana shared stories of bison or at least knowledge of them. Some mentioned seeing herds of bison near Eagle, Circle and Fort Yukon in 1916 or 1917.

Stephenson knew the rare creatures existed in Canada, so he proposed re-introducing wood bison to Yukon Flats. Yukon Flats is one of three areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with Yukon/Innoko and Minto Flats â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with ample grasses, sedges and forbs for bison.

Twenty years after Stephensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggestion, Seaton took over the program. Amid a blur of activity, he remembers a lot of meetings bringing people together from the three potential areas. Of

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the three largest habitats, Seaton focused on the Innoko River area even though it was farthest from the road system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even the barge trip is 1,000 miles to get to the Innoko,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Innoko people consistently supported the project.â&#x20AC;?

While people in other areas thought the introduction of bison might interfere with potential oil and gas development, Shageluk and lower Yukon residents always said yes when asked about the return of wood bison.

Seaton found that others liked the idea too. With a budget too small to get 130 animals from south of Anchorage to the middle of western Alaska, he begged for help.

Safari Club International donated $100,000 biologists used as

matching funds added to federal grants for wildlife restoration.

Linden Transport discounted their C-130 bison-airlift flights by $100,000. Steelfab of Anchorage donated more than $30,000 in modifying conex containers to hold bison. Inland Barge of Nenana discounted their bisonmoving odyssey on the Tanana, Yukon and Innoko rivers by $13,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People stepped up in every way,â&#x20AC;? Seaton said.

Why? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everybody likes wood bison,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People like the idea of restoring a native species to Alaska, filling that hole in the ecosystem. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the last big animal to come back to the U.S.â&#x20AC;?

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A few animals died after relocation: some from stress, others fell through rotten spring ice. Big snowfalls or ice storms in the area could make it hard on animals that reach their food by sweeping away snow with their woolly faces. But the stately beasts are back on the landscape, in one of the few places on the globe that could accommodate them.

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A Dawson girl in the war zone

by Michael Gates

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t is well known that Martha Black took an active role in the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overseas wartime activities. She helped attend to the wounded, sick and homesick Yukon boys. She spoke widely about the Yukon and was even made a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

What is less well known is that there were other Yukon women who entered the war â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as nurses.

One was Mrs. L.G. Bennet, whose husband, a Dawson City lawyer, had enlisted as an officer November 28, 1916. A few months later, in the spring of 1917, she was selling their Seventh Avenue Dawson home, hoping to close the deal by the break-up of the Yukon River.

She then planned to go overseas as a nurse.

Marie Louise Thompson, daughter of Dr. W.E. Thompson of Dawson City, signed on as an officer in the nursing corps in London, England on July 17, 1916.

She had already been in charge of an American Ambulance hospital ward in France since 1916. She had served in France and Flanders since the outbreak of the war, and

in October 1918, was preparing to ship out to Siberia.

The third was Zowitza Nicholas, daughter of John and Jennie Nicholas, of Dawson. John, a barber, came to the Klondike during the gold rush, and operated a barber business at 108 Queen Street until his death December 23, 1917. These facts I was able to uncover from material I found while doing research on World War I. Zowitza, or Zoe, attended to school in Dawson and moved to Seattle in 1913 to study nursing when her parents divorced. In 1918, America was fully engaged in the war; Zoe volunteered to go to France as part of a nursing unit out of Seattle.

At the beginning of August, she had just left Fort Riley army base in North Central Kansas and wrote her mother from New York City. She described the roll-call, constant drilling (just like the soldiers), plus getting her passport and other paperwork in order.

Three nights a week, they studied French. She was fitted for her uniform: a dark blue Norfolk suit, blue sailor hat, brown gloves and shoes, which, she was told, had to be worn continually. She looked very elegant in the photo taken of her wearing this uniform.

In her spare time, her passion for travel is revealed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York,â&#x20AC;? she wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is just one of the realizations of my dreamsâ&#x20AC;ŚThere are many of our girls who could have come and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what they are missing.â&#x20AC;? She

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Next on her list were the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island. It was, she said, an education she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get in school.

She soaked up the atmosphere and her enthusiasm is evident in every word: â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York is a city of such life, and activity, of business; of Italians, Jews, French; of aggressiveness, of boldness, of good will, good cheer; with all and every form of human emotions; peoples, dress, and anything you can ever conceive; all can be found here in this little spot. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful.â&#x20AC;?

Zoe was shipped overseas and stationed at Base 50 Red Cross Hospital at Mesves, France. It was one of more than 100 established by the United States Army to tend the wounded. After the Armistice, she was granted leave and travelled widely through occupied Germany, Belgium and France, a trip she described in another lengthy letter to her mother. She travelled from Nantes to Paris, then Metz, Koblenz, Cologne and Brussels, visiting cathedrals, art galleries and museums. She travelled to Nice with another nurse, where they spent several days enjoying the warm Mediterranean climate, even taking an excursion to Italy by car. She visited ancient Roman ruins and even careened along the hairpin turns of a coastal highway in an automobile, clinging to the road high up on the side of the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean.

But it is the description of her journey from Brussels to Paris by train that stirred my emotions.

The 10-hour journey took her through the battlefields of France and Belgium. There, she saw the barren wasteland that had been created by war. She saw countless bridges destroyed by the conflict; she witnessed overturned locomotives in the ditches beside the railroad tracks. She saw the wire entanglements, mowed down trees, and the shell holes, big and small. She saw trenches, trenches and more trenches. Small white wooden crosses populated the

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Zowitza, or Zoe, Nicholas was raised in Dawson City but went to Seattle the year before the First World War began. She trained to be a nurse and served in a hospital camp in France, where she was known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angel of Ward 7.â&#x20AC;? landscape, some single, others clustered together. One had a helmet hanging from it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hard to believe that the mass of stone was once a town or a house or that people ever lived there and worked,â&#x20AC;? she wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are rods of twisted ironâ&#x20AC;Ś and then there is the inevitable pile of stone. Stone and red bricks; perhaps a piece of wall standing, perhaps not, and more piles of stone. Town after town is like this â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no people there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not a sign of The Focus Gallery Arts Underground 15-305 Main Street Whitehorse YT

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lifeâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;At one place I saw a man with a long stick or rake â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which â&#x20AC;&#x201C; digging and pushing and scraping aside a mass of stone.

I wonder if he was intending to build himself a home, or if he was only looking for riches that were once his treasures.â&#x20AC;?

In her letters, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t describe the horrors she saw in her hospital. Sixty years later though, she remembered her work. Many soldiers died of influenza in the closing weeks of the war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The room was so full of coffins that we had to step over them,â&#x20AC;? she recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could never get over the terrible things that happened to those poor boys.â&#x20AC;? She was remembered as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angel of Ward 7â&#x20AC;? by William Roper, one of the soldiers she nursed back to health the winter of 1918. Sixty five years later, he tracked her down in suburban Los Angeles, to say thank you. She was married twice and continued to nurse until 1979.

She was 88 years old at the time, and she lived to be 90. Working in the wards during the war couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been a pleasant experience, but her travel while overseas could well have been one of the highlights of her life.

Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. His three books on Yukon history are available in Yukon stores. You can contact him at msgates@northwestel.net

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The fat fuzzy assassin returns

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he gypsy cuckoo bumblebee is an assassin at risk.

The chubby, woolly parasitic bees hadn’t been spotted in Canada since 2006.

Many bee experts and entomologists assumed they were gone for good, until a surprising specimen was captured this summer near Stewart Crossing, by Yukon scientist and longtime bee champion Syd Cannings.

“It’s kind of hard to high five yourself, or else I would,” said Royal Saskatchewan Museum bee biologist and entomologist Cory Sheffield, who identified the gypsy cuckoo specimen. “Few people are aware of the status of these bees,” he said. “But when several species go from common to not common at all, we begin to wonder how this will affect us.”

The gypsy cuckoo – a freeloading bee that relies on other bumblebee species for its survival – is especially vulnerable. Most of the Yukon’s 23 bumblebee species start off in the spring with a single queen that lays enough eggs to build up a staff of worker bees – sterile females who gather pollen, tend to the queen’s everexpanding cache of hatching eggs, and guard the colony. If the bees get chilly, they are able to detach their wings, flexing their wing muscles to warm themselves and their eggs. Come fall, the queen begins to hatch fertile females and males, who go on to mate with bees from other colonies. The fertilized females then seek out winter lodgings, burrowing into the soil or under compost piles. To stave of the frigid temperatures, the females buff up their blood with glycerol, a sugar alcohol compound that acts like antifreeze, allowing them to survive temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees.

Gypsy cuckoo bumblebees overwinter in much the same way, but come spring they don’t bother with the drudgery of colony building and egg-laying usually carried out by the queen.

Instead the fat, fuzzy assassins wait until a queen has hatched a healthy, but not too healthy workforce, then sneak in for the kill.

It is a delicate balance. The gypsy cuckoo wants enough existing worker bees to care for its eggs, once it kills the queen and starts laying. But it doesn’t want a workforce strong enough to protect a queen against attack, putting it a risk. The gypsy cuckoo is also choosy about its colony.

It is only known to infiltrate the nests of three species of bumblebee, the Western bumblebee, the yellow-banded bumblebee and

the rusty-patched bumblebee. A decline in any of these host species means gypsy cuckoo populations, which rely on them, take a hit.

The Western bumblebee is one of several host species that began to decline rapidly in the mid-1990s, dropping off drastically across much of Canada and the US. No one is certain exactly what is taking a toll on the bees, though Sheffield suspects a combination of climate change, pesticide use, large-scale agriculture usurping natural food sources and urban sprawl are all playing a part.

“The status of our bee populations are warning flags for us,” he said. “Most of our crops are pollinated by bees, not to mention wild plants and berries, which feed wildlife, like bears – everything is affected.”

In northern areas, things aren’t so dire, yet. In fact, the Yukon’s Western bumblebee populations remain strong, despite declines across the rest of Canada and the US. “We wanted to look at the reason for that,” said Sheffield.

“This led us to evaluate the species and we found the Western bumblebees in the North have molecular and morphological differences from the populations further south.” In other words, the Yukon’s Western bumblebees are genetically different from their southern counterparts, have different colour variations and are hairier.

Sheffield is unsure if these subtle genetic differences between northern and southern populations are playing a role in Western bumblebee survival rates. It is more likely that Yukon bees don’t face the same environmental stress as their southern counterparts, he said. There is less large-scale agriculture, less chemical use and less urbanization in the North. Sheffield also suspects there are fewer farmed bumblebee colonies.

In the south, greenhouse agriculture has been relying on commercially raised bumblebee colonies native to Ontario and Quebec to help with pollination. These bees, now being

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An endangered gypsy cuckoo bumblebee capture near Stewart Crossing, Yukon this summer. shipped across the country, may carry pathogens and parasites which could be spreading to wild bumblebee populations, said Sheffield.

For some bumblebees, pathogens and parasite levels are high, and may be affecting populations in the south, while northern bumblebees with the same high rates of parasites appear to remain unaffected for the time being. “It may be the cumulative impact of further stressors in the south, in addition to the parasites,” he said.

The drop in Western bumblebee populations across most of western Canada is mirrored in the gypsy cuckoo’s other host species, which are both at risk.

The rusty-patched bumblebee may no longer exists in Canada at all, while the yellow-banded bumblebee is in dramatic decline in parts of its range. The gypsy cuckoo is already a delicate species, said Sheffield. “There have never been that many of them, because if there were, they would end up exterminating their hosts.”

The Yukon specimen is only the second gypsy cuckoo found in Canada in the past decade.

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“It still looks pretty bleak for this bee,” said Sheffield. “But because there is a healthy host community in the Yukon, they might be more abundant than we think.”

It will be another decade before this species is reviewed again. Resources and funding limit intensive monitoring for most species at risk. Sheffield, who is one of several members of the federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, urges the public to help

keep tabs on Canada’s bumblebees by taking pictures of the plump, hairy insects, documenting where and when they are spotted and posting the info and photos to the website Bumble Bee Watch, so scientists can identify the bees and add the sightings to their growing database.

“There are 800 different species of bees in Canada, and for 750 of those species, we don’t have a lot of data,” he said. “We are hoping to get more data from parts of Canada where we wouldn’t have a lot of data otherwise.”

Bumblebees are among the champions of the bee world, said Sheffield. “They are major pollinators, and in the North you can see them flying in frigid temperature when other bees aren’t flying.” To help out the North’s fuzzy fliers, responsible for much of our food, Sheffield urges people to curb pesticide use and ensure there are lots of natural environments where native plant species can grow. “In the Yukon bumblebees are widespread and you’re not seeing the same declines as elsewhere in Canada,” he said.

“So, ultimately, just keep doing what you’re doing.”

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

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Leaving lengthy dinner party requires a ďŹ rm approach Another is to train your husband to stand up when you thank your hosts.

But you also need a firmer tone of voice. Miss Manners recommends that you practice saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excuse me! I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to break up this delightful evening, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid we really must go.â&#x20AC;?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@ gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

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SPORTS AND RECREATION Miss Yukon overcomes adversity to represent territory

Tom Patrick News Reporter

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hile her competitors at the Miss Canada Globe Pageant were picking out shoes and having their hair done, Miss Yukon was still struggling just to get to Toronto.

But a late arrival to the pageant is far from the worst hindrance Whitehorse’s Naomi Geddes-Helm has faced over the last few years.

Geddes-Helm made it to the recent pageant to officially receive the title of Miss Yukon despite financial hardships and even long-term injury.

“It was tough for me because I had to work really hard for the sponsor money, as I was a student,” said Geddes-Helm. “I spent my graduation money – $1,200 – just to get there, to go do something positive with my life.”

In a way, Geddes-Helm’s journey to Toronto started three years ago. The 20-year-old model applied to compete at the pageant in the Miss Teen Canada category at 17 when disaster struck.

Geddes-Helm was injured in a car accident and still suffers from a prolonged neck injury.

“This is me just going back into modeling after my accident,” said Geddes-Helm.

“My mom, she’s a hairstylist in Red Deer, and I was four years old modeling hairstyles. She even had my brother on the runways.

“I’ve always been interested in modeling. I began modeling as a career when I was 17 … That’s when I applied for this Miss Canada Globe Pageant.”

It wasn’t the only time her injury kept her out of the spotlight. Two years ago she had to withdraw from the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood.

“I wasn’t able to work, to save money, to go to Hollywood be-

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Whitehorse’s Naomi Geddes-Helm, a.k.a. Miss Yukon, represented the territory at the Miss Canada Globe Pageant recently in Toronto. Geddes-Helm plans to try for a charity title next year. cause I was hurt in a car accident right after I found out I was going, so I had to go to Hollywood with whatever money I had,” said Geddes-Helm. “I had to drop out when I made it to top 10 and that was really sad for me.”

Geddes-Helm, who is originally from Carcross and is Tlingit, had difficulty securing support from her First Nation government.

The Carcross/Tagish First Nation initially agreed to sponsor her up to $5,000, then withdrew the offer, and finally – at the very last minute – offered her half the

original amount, she said. That was the day before the start of the pageant.

“I used my $1,200 from graduation money that my mom was giving me for a down payment on a car,” said Geddes-Helm. “When I finally got to Toronto it was 11 o’clock at night and I had missed the first day of the pageant.”

Geddes-Helm competed in the petite category for contestants under five feet, six inches in height.

Other contestants wore dresses worth thousands while Geddes-Helm bought hers for

about $40 in Vancouver on a layover on her way to Toronto, she said.

For the talent portion she gave a presentation of her modeling and he photography skills with a slideshow.

“I am looking to start my own business in photography looking to work with First Nations, especially youth,” said Geddes-Helm.

“I would say that is my mission and to raise awareness on not only my (neck) condition but on mental health the Yukon needs to recognize that our people were not just introduced to the new

age but put through a lot of hurt.

I am living proof you can turn negatives into positives – to turn your hurt into strengths.

“Whether it is to just inspire youth to get into modeling or they want to take up photography for themselves... I would like to create photography workshops to help youth … Anything I can do to help others I will try my best.”

Geddes-Helm isn’t the first Miss Yukon in recent years.

Whitehorse’s Jennifer Perrin competed at the same Miss Canada Globe Pageant – also in the petite division – in 2012. The next year she went for the Miss Canada Charity title and was named First Princess (runnerup). However, last year she was promoted from princess to queen when the 2013 winner was stripped of her crown for failing to fulfill the duties that come with the title. Perrin has since gone on to represent Canada at two international pageants.

Following the 2013 pageant, Perrin set out to find a successor to represent the territory.

She found Whitehorse’s Alissa Budzinski, who was named Miss Teen Canada Charity at the Miss Canada Globe Productions last September.

Geddes-Helm plans to go for her own charity title at next year’s pageants in Toronto. In the meantime she is required to make two public appearances each month as Miss Yukon and to search for a possible successor.

“I didn’t win any titles, but I’m OK with that,” said GeddesHelm. “I feel like a winner already and I’m more than happy with myself.

“I did my best, really gave it my all, but it was a tough experience. I learned a lot, I can do a lot with my title as Miss Yukon, but it was really tough.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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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.

FRIDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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

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

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

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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: consisting of two things or parts.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Sustained dull pain 5. Hoover Dam Lake 9. An earnest appeal 10. Tree trunk used in sport 11. Close by 12. Indicated horsepower (abbr.)

13. Delaware 14. Makes in salary 16. Fringe-toed lizard 17. Two-year-old sheep 18. = to 198 liters in Egypt

19. Barnum & Bailey 21. Destruction 25. Shock treatment 26. A priest’s linen vestment 27. Consumed 28. Etymology (abbr.)

29. Doctors’ group 30. Tsetung or Zedong 31. Subroutines 35. Maintenance 36. Sacred shrine in Mecca

40. Mutual savings bank 41. The cry made by sheep 42. Fell back from flooding 43. Farm state 44. British Isle in the Irish Sea 45. Georgian monetary unit 46. Turkish rulers 48. Utter sounds 49. Mains 50. Fashionable water resorts

16. Fiddler crabs 17. A large cask 20. Adult male swan 22. Of the whale & dolphin order 23. Frozen water 24. Metric ton 27. Marine or parasitic protozoas 28. Cologne 29. Built by Noah 30. Indicates physician 31. Parts per billion (abbr.)

32. Environmental Protection Agency 33. Supplement with difficulty 34. Dark fur coat animals 35. Utilization 37. Unit = to 10 amperes 38. Stalin’s police chief 39. Almost horizontal mine entrances 40. Missing soldiers 44. More (Spanish) 47. Express surprise

CLUES DOWN 1. Temporary cessation of breathing 2. Not cloudy 3. Listened 4. Acquired by effort 5. Chart of the Earth’s surface 6. Eastbound 7. Yellow-fever mosquitos 8. Small amount of residue 10. With great caution, warily 12. One who copies behavior 15. One point E of due S

WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: having no beginning or end : eternal.

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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 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

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2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, only 2 yrs old, avail Oct. 15, heat, lights & water incl, laundry, responsible tenant, N/P, no parties, $1,500/mon. 668-5558

2-BDRM APTS, Riverdale & downtown, avail immed, secure entry, laundry, clean, quiet, Kontiki Apartments, $1,100/mon incl heat.

334-1458 or kontiki.coconut@gmail.com

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

1-BDRM 1-BATH suite, new, sep ent, fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, 1 powered parking stall, electric heat & HRV separate meter, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail Oct. 1. 334-5266

1 BDRM legal bsmt suite, Riverdale, N/S, N/P, no parties, shared utils, refs reqĘźd, $975/mon, 667-6219

OFFICE/WORK STUDIO for rent or lease, downtown, $350/mon all inclusive. 393-3309

2-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, 1,000 sq ft, lots of parking/storage, available Oct 1, N/P, N/S, refs reqĘźd, $1,425/mon + electric. 456-4926 1 ROOM in Granger, avail immed, close to grocery, pub & bus, shared bathroom, kitchen & laundry, N/S, no parties, $635/mon + $317.50 dd. 335-1616 BACHELOR APT, Riverdale, LR, kitchen & sleeping in one area, bathroom separate, no dogs, no parties, $1,000/mon all inclusive, rent negotiable. 667-4626 after 6pm 3-BDRM, 1.5-BATH house, Logan, avail November 1, N/P, refs required, $1,600/mon + utils. 335-7178 or golusekhon@yahoo.com.

FURNISHED ROOM in large home, incl Wifi internet, TV w/cable, double bed, all bedding, kitchen & laundry facilities avail, parking or on bus route, $650/mon. 334-3456

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1-BDRM LEGAL suite, lakefront, new, furnished, garage, Sat TV, BBQ on private deck, canoe, ski/hiking trails, 30 mins from town, avail now, $1,100/mon incl utils.

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FURNISHED BACHELOR apt, 15 mins from downtown, nice, bright w/loft, parking, winter plug in, small deck, responsible tenant, N/S, N/P, avail Oct 15, $1,000/mon. 322-3116

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FURNISHED ROOM in condo, Riverdale, share with 2 others and small dog, avail immed, N/S, N/P, limited parking, refs & dd reqĘźd, $550/mon all incl. 333-9492

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FURNISHED ROOM, Porter Creek, close to Super A, laundry & cooking privileges, cable & Internet, $500/mon. 633-2837 1-ROOM C A B I N , Wolf Creek, full kitchen/bath, is on water delivery, has a high efficiency oil monitor to heat, $950/mon + oil.

334-9230 to view 1-BDRM BASEMENT suite, Copper Ridge, private entrance, $950/mon + elec.

334-9230 3-BDRM SUITE, Crestview, available Oct 1, big kitchen/master bedroom, Arctic entrance, pets negotiable, $1,650/mon utils incl. Craig 335-1515 or kungfoocraig@Gmail.com 2-BDRM NEWLY built basement suite, all appliance included, furnished, N/S, $1,400/mon, half deposit down. 334-4024 2-BDRM DUPLEX, Takhini North, 5-year old energy efficient home w/beautiful hardwood floors & finishing, N/S, N/P, avail Nov 1 or possibly sooner, $1,500/mon + utils.

336-4694 3-BDRM DUPLEX, Copper Ridge, garage, avail Oct 1, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907 to arrange viewing 3-BDRM HOUSE, Copper Ridge, huge garage, quiet street, avail immed, $1,650/mon + utils. 334-1907 PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from December 2015 to May 2016, very reliable, trustworthy woman. Lots of good references, Yukon, BC, Alberta, Hawaii, etc. Call Valerie at 336-2848 or email PellerinMV@gmail.com 3-BDRM 2.5 bath executive home, new appliances, garage, laundry, security, large yard/parking, storage, lots of extras, reduced to $2,000/mon. Kevin @ 689-8483 3-BDRM 1-BATH trailer in Lobird, 1500 sq ft, great views, vacant neighboring lot, bus, N/P, N/S, dd & refs reqʼd, $1,390/mon. + utils. Contact unit29100@gmail.com

ROOMMATE WANTED, semi-furnished, everything included except for cable, internet & phone, N/P, $900/mon. Text 333-4304 or call 334-0599 SHARE HOUSE in Porter Creek. Why settle for dingy basement room or noisy apartment, N/S, everything incl, $750/mon. Info http://timmit.ca/share, tollfree 1-855-628-7138x99 BACHELOR SUITE, Crestview, avail November 1, 1 bedroom, kitchen, full bathroom, own laundry, own entrance, garden use, $750/mon + 1/3 utils. 336-0903

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 SEEKING ROOM, apartment or cabin to rent, male, mid-30s, very clean, 2 dogs and 1 cat. 667-2037 SENIOR MALE on budget needs room and cooking facilities or room and board, downtown or Riverdale. 250-488-4979

LOG HOME IN WATSON LAKE for sale.

Situated on two Flat Lots.

Beautiful View.

Contact: Dave @ 604-897-1396

DAWSON HERITAGE home, prime location, large lot, rental suite, 2,400 sq ft, 3-bdrm, 2.5 bath, open kitchen/dining/living room, pantry, 2 decks, confluence views. 867-993-3787

2-BDRM TOWNHOUSE, Hillcrest, modern, washer/dryer, avail Nov 1, $1,500/mon + elec heat. 633-5868

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY for sale or lease, Watson Lake, 8,000 sq ft building on 1.5 HA of land.

David @ 604-897-1396

2-BDRM 1-BATH trailer, large yard, wood stove, avail October 1, $1,500/mon + utils.

335-9542

TESLIN LAKESIDE home, garage, large shed, built to code, 1,460 sq ft, $255,000.

Sharron @ 867-334-1875, lv msg

ROBINSON SUBDIVISION lot #6-1, 6.2 acres w/cleared building site & access road, trails up Mt Lorne from property, $209,000 or $20,000 down w/terms, 30 mins from town.

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3.0 HECTARES, Hot Springs Rd, 1,000ʼ gravel driveway, 46ʼX36ʼ excavated basement, approved septic system to accommodate 5-bdrm house, well & electric in, partly built studio cabin, $269,000. 334-8939

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3-BDRM 2-BATH single level home, new, 1500 sq ft, ensuite, walk-in closet, hardwood, modern black kitchen appliances, concrete driveway. 334-2802

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3-BDRM 2-BATH house, Porter Creek, 49 Redwood, corner of Larch, has basement suite, office, large corner well treed lot, 2 driveways, across from green- space, view at 49 Redwood St. 633-6553

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➥ FRONT DESK CLERK Challenge Disability Resource Group

➥ PROGRAM JOB COACH TrueNorth Respiratory Therapy Services

➥ RECEPTIONIST Integraphics Ltd.

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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

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3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, 402 Baxter St, downtown, 1,780 sq ft, avail Nov 1, dd & refs reqʼd, N/S, N/P, $2,000mon & utils.

334-6685

Real Estate PROPERTY FOR sale, 3-bdrm 2.5-bath, million dollar view, 15 acres incl 3 greenhouses, main residence approx 3,700 sq ft, 2-car garage, partial bsmt, $750,000. 633-2119

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Closing Date: October 9, 2015 Requisition: #8675

For viewing all jobs and to apply, please go to

www.employment.gov.yk.ca “Committed to employment equity” Public Service Commission (867) 667-5834

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Employment Opportunity

Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.

Anticipatory Hire Industrial Research Chair, Northern Energy

Yukon Research Centre Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term position from: April 1st, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (with possibility of an extension) Salary: $92,860 to $110,528 per annum (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 15.110 Initial Review Date: September 30th, 2015 Yukon College and the Yukon Research Centre invites applications for a proposed Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Industrial Research Chair in the area of future Energy in the North.

The goal of the program is to develop technologies that will enhance the future of Northern Canada’s energy issues as it moves toward creation of new and innovative practices.

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Working closely with the Northern Energy Consortium, the Chair will establish a business focused applied research program; coordinate researchers, increase student research capacity, work with other Post-secondary Institutions and Industry, while providing outreach services across Canada’s north.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering, Power Systems (or a related discipline) with relevant industrial experience in the areas of energy generation and distribution.

This position is contingent upon the applicant being accepted

by NSERC under the Industrial Research Chair Program (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca) With the possibility of future funding through NSERC and industry, this position may be extended to 2021.

Applicants must also provide 2 to 3 letters of support from industry as part of their resume submission.

For more information, please contact: Stephen Mooney, Director, Cold Climate Innovation smooney@yukoncollege.yk.ca Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

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Full-Time Permanent Education Wednesday, September 30, 2015 $17 to $25/hour plus benefits

For complete details, visit www.kwanlindun.com/employment

Administrative Coordinator Polarettes Gymnastics Club is looking for a part time to full time (hours to be determined with successful applicant) administrative coordinator to work in our Club office.

Responsibilities would include banking, deposits, website maintenance, online registration maintenance, funding applications, arranging travel and general office duties.

This position requires excellent communication skills both oral and written as well as computer and basic bookkeeping experience.

For a more detailed job description and requirements please email polarettes at polarettesgymnastics@gmail.com.

All applications can be emailed to this address as well.

CLOSING DATE: September 30, 2015 POLARETTES AND POLAR TUMBLERS GYMNASTICS CLUB IS THE ONLY FULL TIME GYMNASTICS PROGRAM AND FACILITY OPERATING IN THE YUKON. OUR CLUB IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RUN BY A VOLUNTEER-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE RUN THREE RECREATIONAL SESSIONS PER YEAR AVERAGING 200 – 275 KIDS EACH SESSION AS WELL AS A COMPETITIVE WOMENS PROGRAM THAT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 30 TALENTED KIDS. IN THE SUMMER WE RUN A VERY POPULAR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM THAT RUNS FOR TEN WEEKS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SELKIRK FIRST NATION

THE VALLEY B & B 150 Dawson Drive P.O. Box 306, Faro, Y0B 1K0 Guest Service Agent (3 vacancies, NOC 6435) Job description, call 867-994-2122 Apply by mail or email thevalleybandb@gmail.com

Miscellaneous for Sale KIMCHI YEONGJAE Home made Korean style Kimchi now available at Riverside Grocery (downtown), and Patthara in the Porter Creek Mall.

For information call 867-335-2829

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SUPPORTIVE CHILD CARE WORKER Position Type: Department: Closing: Salary:

Full-Time Casual Education Wednesday, September 30, 2015 $17 to $25/hour

For complete details, visit www.kwanlindun.com/employment

We are looking for: Executive Advisor to Chief & Council – Salary Negotiable – depending on experience This is the most senior management position in the Selkirk First Nation organization providing strategic advice to leadership as well as full management oversight for the successful delivery of Selkirk First Nation administrative services, operations, programs and services.

Senior Director Operations – Salary Negotiable – depending on experience Reporting to the Executive Advisor, this position leads and manages the operations and delivery of programs and services for SFN citizens including executive management of corporate services as well as providing management and supervision to Branch Directors, including Health and Social, Capital Works, Citizen Development (Education), and Lands Resources & Heritage.

Director Governance – Salary Negotiable – depending on experience Reporting to the Executive Advisor, this position manages the First Nation’s Governance services, including; organizational strategic planning and legislative/policy development; citizenship and enrollment, inter-governmental relations, administration and support for Chief & Council as well as other Councils, Boards and Committees (including elections, referendums and assemblies)Self-Government Agreements implementation; and communications.

For more information including required qualifications and job descriptions, contact Denise L Norman at normand@selkirkfn.com or by calling 867-334-2555.

Please submit all applications via email to Albert Drapeau at drapeaua@selkirkfn.com Be advised that Selkirk First Nation hiring policies will apply.

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2015

We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo.

G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL PERSIAN NAIN carpet, beige with blue trim, bought in Middle East, $1,700, appraised much higher.

204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com GET-A-GRIP ULTRA traction on snow, casual, dress, athletic footwear, Womenʼs SML-MED, 5-9, menʼs 3-7, Euro 36-41, 2 replaceable spikes incl, $10. 336-4898 DELUXE HAND-HELD shower massager, new in sealed case, 3 settings $20.

336-4898

WHITEHORSE MEDICAL CLINIC 406 Lambert St. Whitehorse

Seeking A Clinic Manager FULL-TIME or PART-TIME We are a clinic of 12 physicians and need an experienced manager who will be responsible for our day-to-day operations.

Duties include supervising staff, scheduling, office accounting and working with physicians for smooth and efficient operations of the clinic.

Qualifications: Minimum three years of relevant experience.

Needs excellent interpersonal skills, accounting experience, computer skills, small business skills and ideally EMR experience.

Email your resume to clinic@wmsl.net or drop off at the clinic by October 2nd, 2015.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest but only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Selkirk First Nation is a culturally oriented traditional community located in Pelly Crossing Yukon. It is a perfect place for someone who enjoys the outdoors whether on the river in the summer or by snowmobile in the winter.

The First Nation is currently looking to fill three key leadership positions that will be responsible for implementing the strategic priorities of Chief and Council and for achieving the goals and objectives of SFN Government. Current key priorities include the development of safe and appropriate housing, protecting and respectfully using Selkirk First Nation lands, supporting healing in the community, and education of community members across all ages.

WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: • Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows.

•Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames.

Now selling: •Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets.

333-0717

Do you have a lot to offer? So does Yukon Energy. Situated on the banks of the Yukon River, we are a renewable energy company committed to providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable power. We offer a wide-range of work experiences, a positive and supportive work environment and a well-rounded work/life balance. So take the next step in your career path and join our team of skilled and dedicated employees.

Powerline Technician Mayo, Yukon Permanent, Full Time Position This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled professional to join our Transmission and Distribution team. The primary focus of this position will be in the construction and maintenance of electrical transmission and distribution systems, including substations, and street light systems to maintain continuous and satisfactory service to customers.

Travel throughout the territory and periods of on-call coverage are required.

We are looking for someone with: Journey level Powerline Technician certification and several years of experience with overhead transmission and distribution systems. Rigging and hoisting certification; minimum of two years’ experience operating equipment; and a class 3 driver’s licence are also required.

To apply, submit a covering letter and resume by 5:00 pm October 7, 2015 to Human Resources at hr@yec.yk.ca.

We appreciate all responses; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

CANON PRINTER, PIXMA MP560, like new, memory card compatibility, print from camera, $150 obo. 336-4898 BRASS WALKER, no wheels, good cond, $25; Honeywell oil-filled heater, $30.

334-8318 WOOD STOVE, medium to large size, 6” chimney, w/glass door, $400. 660-5545 6 BOTTLES perfume, Guess, Chloe, etc, $20 for all. 867-456-4109 eves.

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

633-2119 TOSHIBA BARCODE label printer plus various printing stock, $3,500. 633-2119 ADULT HALLOWEEN costumes, size 1X/2X, Eskimo Cutie, Dream Girl, Red Riding Hood, size 1X/2X, Coquette costume, new, never opened, still in package, $90 ea.

667-7467 JACUZZI BELLAVISTA hot tub, like new, $1,500. 1-907-612-0708, Skagway, for more info FREE STANDING wood stove Ardent MK4 RSF, suitable for location outside city limits, not EPA approved, $400 obo. 633-5625 REFRIGERATED BAKERY display case, 48L x 30W x 72H, adjustable shelves, 2 glass doors, additional 15.4 cu ft storage, $2,995. 456-4010 100 @ 34" x 2 1/2" new fence pickets, $50; 300 @ 6" plastic concrete chairs, $100.

Phone 334-5879 THOUSAND GALLON water tanker on trailer bed, includes water pump, $1,200.

633-2119 CEMENT MIXER, electric, $300. 633-2236 PROPANE TANK, 420 lbs, great shape, located in Copper Ridge area, offers.

633-5005 X-BADGER D O G training trail groomer/cross country ski trail groomer, exc cond, makes exc trails, can be used behind snowmachines, $1,950.00 US new plus shipping, asking $1,800 obo. 633-6502 GRINDER FOR sale, $200 obo. 633-6502 VERMONT CASTINGS Resolute wood stove, glass doors, good condition, $600.

Mark @ 334-3539 JOINTER, GENERAL, 6” closed base, exc cond, $800; wood lathe, General Maxi-Lathe 10 x 15 with extension, exc cond, $550.

668-4976 HORIZONTAL EDGE belt sander, General, 6” x 89”, 220 volt, $900; bandsaw, Delta, 14”, c/w guide upgrade kit, exc cond, $700.

668-4976 ORTHOPEDIC BOOT, used in foot surgery, womenʼs size 9, $20. 633-5009 RUBBER PLANT, 5 1/2ʼ, $50. 311B Hanson St. STUDY CENTRE, new, still in box, c/w chair, blue in colour, $40. 668-6049 KAUAI-GOLFERS PARADISE, 2,000 sq ft condo, 2 bdrm, sleeps 6, on edge of Princeville Golf Course, $6,000 Cdn, @ Wyndham Kaeeo Kai Resort, Princeville Kauai, selling due to age & health. 667-7944 DRILL PRESS, Samona, 16.5” with 3/4”chuck, exc cond, $650; radial arm saw, Craftsman, 10” cabinet makerʼs model, $350.

668-4976 FILTER QUEEN canister vacuum cleaner, $100; Simplicity 20 dehumidifier, $50; Nikken Aqua Pour water purifier, $50; Pressure canner, $100. 668-2407 3-BURNER PROPANE heater with line & regulator, was used for warming airplane engines, $125. 332-6565

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SPACE SAVING cabinet, new, still in box, $15. 668-6049

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

QUEEN-SIZE BED, fireplace, chesterfield, desk, microwave, reasonable prices.

335-1622 KNITTED WOOL & cotton cardigans from Iceland, Equador, India, Indonesia, Nepal, etc. Silk jacket/Thailand & denim/India.

667-2583 after 6pm GARMONT MEGA Star AT boots, new, unisex size 27.0, Dynafit compatible, very warm, comfortable, $175. 335-7330 SET OF party lite wall sconces with candle cup, new, never on the wall, $25 for set.

633-3416

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SIMON CHANG brown suede jacket, medium, lined, slash pockets, exc cond, $75 obo. 633-4565, lv msg ABOVE FUEL oil steel tank, capacity 1137L, year 1999, $100. Location km 66 Atlin Rd. Ph: 250-483-1276 leave message or email: heidiwirth47@gmail.com DREMEL 16â&#x20AC;? variable speed scroll saw with extras, model 1680, $150. 333-2729 GOOD SELECTION of carpentry tools, 393-3292 COUNTERTOPS, BIKE trailer $20, rain barrel $50, 2 screen doors $35, deck chairs & table $40, Creda dryer $195. 780-278-7899.

FALL/SPRING MENĘźS jacket, 3XL, new, FXR Outdoor Gear brand, $100 obo.

393-2630

Electrical Appliances FRONT-LOADING FRIGIDAIRE washer & dryer, white, stackable, approx 15 years old, dryer needs minor repair, otherwise good condition, $275. Mark @ 334-3539 APARTMENT SIZE stoves in great condition, $50. 336-0444 7.0 CHEST size freezer, $100 obo.

334-2693 PORTABLE DISHWASHER, Maytag heavy duty model, exc cond, barely used, attachments included, $250 obo. 335-1833 CREDA ECO Dry Series dryer, 23.5"W x 33"H x 23"D, $195. 780-278-7899 TO GIVE away, 20-yr-old Frigidaire washer & dryer, needs some service. 660-5325 for more info

Computers & Accessories 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 IPHONE 4S, Bell, good condition, $160 firm.

334-6087 DELL DESKTOP Optiplex 760 + printer, Acer screen 23â&#x20AC;?, $200. 867-333-3402 Carcross HP AMD Quad-core A4-6210, 500 gb, incl free upgrade to Windows 10, new, in pkg, $250. 867-333-3402 Carcross

Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com MUSIC MAN 2012 HD, 150 combo amp, like the one Mark Knopfler and Johnny Winter used, serviced, exc, $1,250. 660-4826 MARSHALL AMP JTM60 combo, 60 watts, exc, $800. 660-4826 FENDER COMBO amp, Blues Deville 212, 60 watts, tweed, exc, $800. Thomas 660-4826 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 OLD UPRIGHT piano, great for student, needs tune-up, $1,000 firm. 633-5289 YAMAHA ALTO Sax with case, $375 obo.

334-8806 FENDER SQUIRE Telecaster bass, excellent condition, with case, $395. 660-4826 SQUIER STRAT guitar, $150; Cort G-Series 250, red & white, $300. 393-8001

Firewood 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: 633-3664

MONITOR or Toyo stove.

WANTED: ATV log arch skidder, looking to buy or build one. Call/text 334-2861 WANTED: OLD 1/2" rebar, anything larger than 18" in length, I will pick up, you can avoid tipping fees at dump. Call/text 334-2861 WANTED: OLD broken axes, debarking spuds, peavey or cant hooks, multiple sheave blocks, old RSF-type wood stove, door must be operational. Call/text 334-2861 WANTED: FIRE rated bricks & clay chimney flu to build my own masonry wood stove, just experimental project, nothing too pricey.

Call/text 334-2861 HOUSESITTER REQUIRED from January 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016. Must have references, no smoking, no pets. Reply to the following email address; tamarac@northwestel.net

MasterCard

Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.

Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL LEE ENFIELD No4 Mk1*, professional conversion to .308 win, new .308 bbl, no finish, new bolt parts & synthetic stock, scope mount, no sights, no magazine, $450 firm, PAL req'd. 667-2276 8 MM 338 Magnum Mauser rifle w/4 power scope & ammo, PAL reqĘźd, $475.

867-660-4826 22 LONG rifle, Savage, PAL reqĘźd, $175.

867-660-4826 12-GAUGE OVER & under Valmet shotgun, PAL reqĘźd, $700. 867-660-4826 PRE-64 WINCHESTER M 70 in .270 cal, good cond, $750 obo. 332-8881 BENELLI NOVA 12-gauge pump action shotgun, 28â&#x20AC;? barrel, 3 1/2â&#x20AC;? chamber in camo, $450 obo. 332-8881 RUGER SR-22, semi-auto .22 rifle with holographic sight, almost new, PAL reqĘźd, $500 obo. 333-1715 MODEL 1400 Winchester 12-gauge shotgun, semi-auto, c/w 3 chokes & rifle choke, very good shape, $300. 633-2488 BROWNING AUTO-5, 12-gauge semi-auto, 1971 Belgian made, engraved receiver, wood stock, good looking, PAL reqĘźd, $1,200 obo. 333-1715 WINCHESTER DEFENDER 12-gauge shotgun, comes with lots of #8 ammo, camouflaged, PAL required, $500. Call/text 867-335-7381 or email sebastienbach@outlook.com TRISTAR 12-GAUGE shotgun, new, less than 25 rounds put through it, PAL reqĘźd, $370. Call/text 334-9924 WANTED: MARLIN .444, 45-70 lever action, also interested in 303 British. 335-8413

RUGER INTERNATIONAL, full length stock, bolt action, .358 Win, meets bison cartridge standards, Burris Fullview, 2-5 power scope, exc cond, $850. 667-2607

NEED TO try your clip in my Remington model 788, caliber .308. Mine is not feeding properly. 668-2802

WANTED: SOMEONE to transport a piece of art from Vancouver to Whitehorse. Will pay for a tank of gas. 668-2929 WANTED: 35' + pine or spruce, must be > 10" diameter at small end, to be used for building logs. Call/text 334-2861

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

JOB OPPORTUNITY REGULAR FULL-TIME SALARY: $72,025 - $84,259 LOCATION: HAINES JUNCTION, YUKON CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2015 AT 4:30 PM

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

2003 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED

Loaded, even with rain-sensor wipers.

Flawless performance. Gentlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Limo. $

4,995/OBO

867-536-7206 2013 NISSAN Murano, fully loaded, like new, $29,500. 334-6799 2012 BUICK Lacrosse, original owner, 21,000kms, loaded, mint condition, $18,000 firm. 393-2274

Class 5 Drivers Licence with a clean driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; abstract will be required; Criminal Records Check required; Ability to travel when required; Valid Standard First Aid/CPR certification will be required CAFN Human Resource Policy will apply. Please contact for further information on this posting and a job description: Champagne & Aishihik First Nations www.cafn.ca Fax (867) 667-6202 Attn: Human Resources sbreithaupt@cafn.ca We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

2012 NISSAN Leaf electric car, low kms, white, $17,900. email madaknitt@gmail.com or phone 456-4316 2011 GMC Terrain, AWD, black, 48,000kms, sunroof, heated leather seats, vg condition, $22,000. 335-8772 2010 T O Y O T A Venza hatchback, 36000kms, smart key push button start, ivory leather interior w/black trim, backup camera, panorama dual moon roof, $29,500.

456-4010 2009 NISSAN Altima, air, cruise, tilt, CD, 4-cyl, 147,000kms, $8,500 obo. 333-0186 2008 KIA Sportage, auto, 2 sets of tires, one set studded, $4,800. 332-4303 2008 M A Z D A 3 Sport hatchback, 132,000kms, manual, fully loaded w/auto start, second owner, regular maintenance done, c/w winter tires, $8,300. Call/text 335-3412 2007 CADILLAC CTS Sport, fully loaded leather interior, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6-spd manual, 115,000kms, very clean, good cond, reduced to $10,000.

333-9100

MicMac USED VEHICLE SPECIALS!!

2013 Toyota Sienna CE 7 Passenger #1516 .................... $26,499 2014 Toyota Matrix #7567A ............................................... $17,999 2008 Toyota Avalon XLS #7720A .......................................$15,495 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR 6 spd #7724A ........................ $17,995 2015 Mazda Cx-5 GT #7763A ........................................... $29,995 !

2012 Kia l Pending Sportage EX Dea STOCK #7710A

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.

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ASSESSMENT OFFICER Watson Lake Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Full-time - Permanent

Located in Watson Lake, this position reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce and is responsible for assisting in conducting environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. 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 $66,818 - $77,037 based on 75 hours biweekly.

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2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD STOCK #7622A

PRICE: $

22,995

2007 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner STOCK #1505A

Wanted

2004 PONTIAC Grand Prix, 4-dr, loaded, auto, 3.8L V6. 334-4210

2003 TOYOTA Corolla, auto, 170,000kms, basic model, no power windows or doors, clean & nice, incl spare set of tires & rims.

633-4607

Cars

REMINGTON SEMI-AUTO 30-06 with scope, $450. 335-7021 REMINGTON 11/87 shotgun, 18â&#x20AC;? rifled barrel, black synthetic, red dot lazer sight, less than 100 rounds through it, mint condition, $600. 335-3865

2006 NISSAN Xterra off-road 4WD, includes winter tires on rims, Thule case & light bar, 139,000kms, dark grey, good cond, $13,000.

780-805-0226

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2005 FORD Escape, great condition, no accidents, 173,000km, extra set of rims w/new winter tires, 4-cyl, great on gas, 5-spd FWD, tow hitch, new brakes, have all records, $6,500. 335-6802

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Luxury

REMINGTON WOODSMASTER 742, 30-06, exc cond, with scope and box of cartridges, PAL reqĘźd, $515. 334-4704

2006 NISSAN Altima, 4-dr, auto, loaded, CD player, 3.5L, V6, has winter tires on.

334-4210

WANTED: COLOUR photocopier. Donna @ 393-8024

FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge 668-6564 Leave message J.O. FIREWOOD SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘$350 split cord â&#x20AC;˘$220 cord â&#x20AC;˘$110 half-cord $150 log cord Will deliver.

Call for other info Jordan @ 250-719-9070 Josh @ 867-335-7179

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15,995

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A job description is available at the Watson Lake Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce, 820 Adela Trail, Watson Lake YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

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 October 18, 2015.

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2002 SUBARU Impreza, 251,000kms, exc cond, winter & new summer tires, new windshield, well maintained, $5,200 obo. Monika @ 634-2085 for more details

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

633-6019

2001 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, V6 auto, P/W & doors, cruise control, A/C, 140,000kms, new tires, $3,300. 336-2029 2001 OUTBACK, 243,000kms, winter tires on rims, good cond, $3,000; optional kayak pads & ski box. 667-4743

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

1994 VW Jetta, 241,930 kms, manual, gas, great reliable winter vehicle, $1,450.

334-8806

633-6019

1993 NISSAN Sentra XE, 4-dr sedan, runs well, good condition, good on gas, $1,000.

667-7239

Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Fundraiser

1990 CADILLAC, 2-dr, full power, A/C, cruise, 80,000kms, $2,395. 336-2029

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

2015

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

The Puppy Petting

Zoo

tthh

Saturday, September 26 11:00am -2:00pm

Rain or Shine!

Entrance fee by donation.

The shelter is ABOUNDING WITH PUPPIES right now!

Come on down and hang out with all the adorable four-legged fuzzies and give them lots of love!

LOST

t MALE ORANGE & WHITE TABBY CAT, 10 years old, very large and round. Has tattoo in ear. If found please call Amber @335-7381. Reward $100 . t PORTER CREEK, 1.5 YEAR OLD MALE PUG, light beige. Please call Holly at 333-9315. t GRANGER, BLACK AND WHITE MALE CAT, 2 years old, large. Is micro chipped and his name is Tyblat. If found please call Clancy @514-754-4157 t PORTER CREEK (PONDEROSA), BROWN AND WHITE MALE HUSKY, NAMED TANGO. Has 1 floppy ear and one ear with a bite taken out of it. He has a limp on his right front leg. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this dog, please call Peter or Dave at: 667-6391.

t GENTIAN LANE, JUST PAST GOLDEN HORN, male Husky, 7 year old, grey in colour. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this dog, please call Suzy at 668-2703. t RIVERDALE ON BLANCHARD ROAD. TWO CATS, 3 yo female, very small, 3lbs, mostly white with black on her head and back, answers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zenaâ&#x20AC;?. 4 yo male cat, 14lbs, gold tabby colour, answers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lukeâ&#x20AC;?. If you have seen either of these two cats, please phone Lynn at: 334-7023. t PORTER CREEK, MALE, GREY & WHITE HUSKY. 8 years old, wearing a purple collar. Is limping. If found please call Karine @334-8196.

FOUND t GRANGER, GREY LONG HAIRED FEMALE CAT. If this is your cat please call Michelle at 335-4307. t PORTER CREEK, SMALL, FEMALE SIAMESE CAT, young with no collar. Chocolate+cream colouring and blue eyes. If this cat is yours please call Riley at 867-334-4136.

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

Arielle

VW JETTA, 4-dr, auto, a/c, CD player, 2.0L. 334-4210

Trucks

Duncan

Tianna

Hulk

Ginger

And more....

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

Mingus

Mooney

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

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

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

You can also check out our award winning website at:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA

1979 FORD F350, 148,000kms, manual, gas, 4X4 drive train, 6-cyl, 4-spd, 8Ęź dump box, snowplow, needs minor repair, PTO, great work truck, $5,600. 633-2119 1978 GMC 6500 Series, 5-spd split, 16X8Ęź box, stock truck, great for farm, $800.

689-8506 1972 INTERNATIONAL 5-ton with flat deck, 264 gas engine, 1600 Loadstar, $800.

633-2119 JAPANESE 4X4 Mini Truck, can register for road, right hand drive, 5-spd w/extra low gear for snow plowing, fold down box, 2 sets tires, frt hitch, cd/radio, heater, $7,900 obo.

334-7098 MECHANIC SPECIAL, 1996 Ford Ranger 4X4, 5-spd, incl canopy, needs radiator work otherwise great truck, $750 firm. 633-5289

Auto Parts & Accessories

CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy obedience classes starting October 20 Puller training starting October 21 For full schedule visit caninesandcompany.ca Full service training school, certified trainers 333-0505 7 YEAR old husky, free to good home, retired sled dog due to wrist injury, neutered, good companion, friendly, good with other dogs, needs lots of space. 332-3711 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 NEW PET Mate 'Navigator' Dog kennel, suitable for a 30-50 lb dog, used only once, high end model, dimensions 32X21X23, new $200, asking $100 firm. 667-4463

We Sell Trucks!

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

Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100

MOOSE MEAT for sled dogs to give away, some meat ruined by bullet, looking to give scraps away. 456-7490

2014 RANGE Rider canopy for 2007 and newer Toyota Tacoma, 6.5' bed length, new condition, white, higher roof model, sliding windows, $1,600. 335-0033

HEAVY-DUTY HEADACHE rack for Dodge pick-up, like new, black, real Skookum, $300 obo. 660-4516

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles

2011 FORD Ranger extĘźd cab, 4X4, auto, like new cond, canopy, 33,000 kms, $20,000. 332-1544

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, $300. 667-2276

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

2010 JEEP Compass 4x2, auto, 2.4L dual VVT, great cond, fully maintained, under 51,000 kms, remote start, separate mint winters on rims, $10,500, 667-2276 2009 CHEVROLET 1/2 ton 4X4, ext cab, full power, A/C, cruise, $6,300. 336-2029

2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311 2007 DODGE Quad Cab 4X4 SLT Limited Edition, loaded, custom tires & wheels, tool boxes, cargo racks, perfect for winter, solid truck, mint cond, $15,500 obo. c.mitch@live.ca

WINTER TIRES on rims, 195/65/R15 Wanli Winter Challenger, awesome traction, studded, 70% tread, rims fit 2001 Jetta, $350, spare included. 689-5866 COMPLETE SET of new winter tires mounted on rims for Nissan Versa, $400.

Mike at 633-2980 HOOD FOR Argo Avenger, new. 334-6101 LACLEDE CABLE truck chains for radial & bias tires, new, $125. 332-6565 HANKOOK WINTER truck tires, LT265 70R17, used 2 winters, lots of tread left, great shape, $400. 456-7026 1992 FORD Festiva, 4-cyl, auto, complete for parts, $500. 333-4653

2006 F150 4X4, 4.6L V8, auto, custom regular cab w/matching canopy, 6-CD player, 32,000 miles, $9,800. 633-2580 2006 TOYOTA Tacoma, ext cab, blue w/matching canopy, fender flairs, new BFG all terrain tires, prerunner front bumper & lights, standard, well maintained, 400,000kms, $13,500. 250-833-2756 5-TON 1970 GMC truck with HIAB, 16Ęź deck, good tires all around, $2,000. 633-3608 2005 FORD F150 4X4, 4-dr, short box, 121,259kms, $10,000. Steve @ 335-0797 2004 CADILLAC Escalade, very nice condition, winter ready, loaded, 4 heated seats, well maintained, 190,000 kms, $12,200 or might consider interesting trade. 336-0995

4"-&4 t #0%: 4)01 t 1"354 t 4&37*$& 2007 Dodge Calibre - ORANGE ........................................................................ $6,495 2007 Ford Focus Sedan - GREEN................................................................. $6,995 2012 Yamaha Grizzly 700cc ATV .............................................................. $8,995 2011 Chev Equinox LT AWD ............................................................................$18,995 2015 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Car Hauler - NEW!! ............................................................................$4,495 2006 Nissan Titan SEV6..................................................................................$13,995 IN-HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE!

Auto, 4.0 Litre, Black

13,900

$

Double Slide, Island Kitchen, Power Jacks, Power LED Awning, Power Hitch

REG: $34,900

2012 Fordd F150 V8 Crewcab 4x4 FX4

SOLD!

Our Honda ATVs & Side by Sides are available at any time

$

31,995

1998 FORD F-150 pickup, extended cab, 3-dr, long box w/canopy, 233,000kms, $3,900. 335-8242

$

5.3 Litre, 1,100 Kms, Loaded!! Grey

33,995

For more information call: (867) 393-2111 info@yukonwide.com

1981 BMW R100 RS, nice classic touring bike with fairing & pannier liners, 94,221kms, $3,950 obo. 867-399-3920 1983 BMW RT 100 w/sidecar, windshield & leather saddlebags, good rubber, $5,600 obo. 867-399-3920

Green

2015 Chev Silverado 1500 Crew 4x4 LT

*VEHICLES MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN

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For Quick Approval call: 668-5559

1995 FORD F150 ext cab pick-up, V8, auto, radio, canopy, new tires, $1,600. 336-2029

#4 Fraser Road, McCrae, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S8 EMAIL: woloshyn@northwestel.net

1994 TOYOTA p/u, 4WD, 4-cyl, canopy, roof rack, bed liner, 181,000kms, $7,000.

335-1993

2 WINTER tires on 4 bolt chrome rims, used 1 winter, $60 obo. 668-3968 1979 FORD F250 cab rear window w/rubber liner & chrome trim, good cond. 668-3153

Pets

1984 CHEV Silverado C10, new brakes, rotor, radiator & Edelbrock carb, $1,000 obo.

667-7239

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

1984 DODGE Ram Charger, 360 V8 auto, 4X4, 120,000 miles, good engine & drive trail, SUV 5-seater, $1,500. 333-4653

GLASS TERRARIUM, 48x18x24, on custom cabinet stand, paid $1,400, asking $400.

633-5289

1990 FORD F150 crew cab, new rubber, $1,000. 660-5545

ATV & UTV Rentals

www.yukonwide.com

25,995

1999 SUBURBAN 1500LT, 4X4, air, cruise, tilt, CD, leather, $5,500 obo. 333-0186

1991 GMC 2500 4x4 ext cab long box, 350 V8 auto, 273,000km, runs good, $2,800 obo.

332-8881

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

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg

Trailer Rentals Delivery Service

$

2003 FORD Ranger 4X2 pick-up, Supercab, 1 cylinder cracked, good winter tires incl, $1,250. 334-6092

1992 FORD Ranger 4X4, extended cab, runs good, great for parts, needs steering column, $500. 689-8506

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

2010 Ford Ranger Extracab Sport

2015 Wildwood RV Trailer 23RBS

2001 FORD F250 Super Duty XL diesel, 295,395kms, 4-dr, 7.3L, V8, 444CI. ODO 298,472, serviced 09/18/2015, copy available. 667-7239

PET MATE dog kennel, good cond, suitable for a 20-50 lb dog, dimensions are L28XW20XH21, $60. 667-4463

2009 YAMAHA Venture MP 4-stroke, exc cond, rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover & spare carbide runner, reduced to $5,500. 660-4516

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

1998 NISSAN Frontier 4X4, 233,000kms, matching canopy, $4,500. 332-4303

Diamond

1984 FORD Ranger, 4-cyl, 4-spd, standard, runs good, needs battery, $1,600. 333-4653

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

2009 TOYOTA Tacoma, 142,000 kms, 4-dr, 4X4, TRD Sport, Tonneau cover, $21,000.

334-2558

LOST/FOUND t LOBIRD. MALE CAT, HIMALAYAN SIAMESE CROSS. His name is Hemi. He is a neutered male who gets frightened outside. Large white triangle covering most of his face, large white paws, blue eyes, long hair and no collar. If found, please call: 867-335-5626 or 867-334-0141.

Friday, September 25, 2015

YUKON NEWS

2006 ARCTIC Cat 500 TBX quad, good shape, $3,550 firm. Text or call 332-5322 2003 MOUNTAIN Cat 800, 151 x 2.5 track, good condition, $2,500 firm. 334-7374 for more info 1973 HONDA CB350 motorcycle, 18399 miles, good condition but needs paint, prime candidate for restoration or cafe racer, $1,500. Mark @ 334 3539 2-PLACE SNOWMOBILE/ATV trailer tilt deck, rock guard, 2 new tires & 2 spares, good condition, $1,200. 633-5881 1987 BMW K 100 LT, project bike, complete but not running, needs ignition module & some work, $1,200 obo. 867-399-3920 2005 570 Panther Arctic Cat with 2-up seat, $2,500. 334-6799

Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467

Friday, September 25, 2015

YUKON NEWS

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 WANTED: OLD beat up 14 or 16 ft aluminum boat. 335-8413 2009 16ʼ Alumacraft tunnel welded hull with 40/30 hp Yamaha Jet, in Watson Lake, was not purchased until 2011, good cond, $9,800. 780-805-0226 NOVA CRAFT Prospector 17ʼ, good cond, paddles well, tough boat, very stable, great boat for all round paddling, wilderness river trips, hunting, $950. Text 604-862-4671 14ʼ ALUMINUM boat on trailer, 9.8 gas motor & electric motor with battery, rod holders, seat and life jackets, $3,000 obo. 335-3865

Heavy Equipment FOR RENT, 3 Hitachi ZX450 excavators, close to Whitehorse. 604-226-1965 KOMATSU DOZER D85E, 18 Sr. #25000, good cond, solid unit, angle blade/ripper, Cummins 220, recent overhaul, must sell, reduced to $25,000 obo. 867-993-3038 2003 JOHN Deere 270C LC excavator.

633-5833

Aircraft CESSNA 150/150, low hours, LR fuel, tail dragger. 332-8393

Campers & Trailers

ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca YUKON LEARN Society free computer drop-in lab every Monday excluding holidays from 10am–2pm. Self-Directed computer studies, instructor on site, 2158-2nd Ave THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info call Joanne 668-7713 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.

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 ADHD "EPIDEMICʼS 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 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

TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon

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

2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,000. 633-2580 2002 10.5ʼ Bigfoot camper, fridge, stove, microwave, shower, slide out, TV, view @ 11 Ebony Dr. 633-5132 lv msg 18ʼ CAR hauler trailer, 2 5/16 ball, two 3,500lb axles, hidden ramps, rock guards, spare tires, heavy frame, $4,000 obo.

334-6101 STORAGE FOR VEHICLES AND RVS over the winter starting October 1, 2015.

Hi Country RV Park, $45 per month.

Phone 867-334-4994 or email reservations@hicountryrv.com EAGLE CAP truck camper, includes rear awning, electric happy jacks, 2 propane bottles, fridge, stove, solar panel, air conditioner, sleeps 4, $21,000. 668-6746 2002 CORSAIR Excella 9'2" truck camper, queen bed, bathroom w/shower, fantastic fan, $12,000 obo. 668-4876 1988 TRAVEL Mate, fits on imports, 3-way fridge, forced air furnace, 3-burner stove, $3,000. 332-4303

Coming Events OVER-RELIANCE ON medication is a problem in current psychiatric practice. Public lecture & workshop by acclaimed journalist Robert Whitaker, Mt McIntyre, Monday September 28, 7-10pm, & Tuesday September 29, 9am-4pm. Free. 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.

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 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 WELL READ BOOKS is having a BONANZA SALE of quality used books.

Join us in celebrating Culture Days September 25-27.

Entire store is buy 2 books, get 1 free!

CHILDRENʼS 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 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 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

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Deutz Diesel New condition Only 2000+ hrs.

New tires.

$5,500

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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

THE VIEW from Here, paintings by Erin Dixon, opens with reception, 5pm-8pm, October 2nd at Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery, 4129-4th Ave. Show runs until Oct 25th.

NAKWAYE KU Childcare Society AGM Friday, October 2, 6pm, Yukon College.

668-8860

YUKON ORIENTEERING Association final event Night-O September 25 on Wolf Creek map. Register at Wolf Creek Campground 7:30pm. Bring good headlight/flashlight. Stay for snacks after the event. Info call Eric 633-4403.

HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net U KON Echelon Bike Club is holding its AGM on Wednesday September 30, Porter Creek Secondary School, 7pm. For info: 393-4700 QUEER YUKON, upcoming social events and news for the LGBTQ community and allies. www.queeryukon.com AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneʼs drinking?

Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʼs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting NAKAI THEATER AGM Wednesday, September 30, 6pm, White Pass Building boardroom, 2nd Floor, 1109 Front St. Snacks provided. 667-2646 for more info YUKON MULTIPLE Sclerosis Assoc. AGM will be Oct 6, 2015 7pm. Whitehorse Public Library. All are welcome. Interested in a position on the board, Email: jiroberts@gmail.com for an application WHITEHORSE CROSS Country Ski Club will host Annual AGM on October 7, 2015, 7pm in wax room. All public are welcome to attend

YUKON CURLING Association AGM. All are welcome to attend on October 6, 2015, 7pm, at the Whitehorse Curling Club TODDLER STORY Wednesdays, September 30–December 2, 10:30 -11:30 am, Whitehorse Public Library, ages 2-4 and caregiver(s) free, drop in. 667-5239 JOIN US at the ski hill for Friends of Mt Sima Society's AGM, Wednesday October 14, 7pm. Hear about all the great happenings.

Lounge will be open for refreshments READING & Talk with Berton writer Kim Fu, Thursday Oct 1, 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library, free. 667-5239 JAZZ, COFFEE and Chocolate, Nicole Edwards & Annie Avery, September 25, 7pm, the Sanctuary, United Church. Doors open at 6:30, tickets $20 at Dean's Strings. Support Hands of Hope. www.facebook.com/booksandbasics

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CALL FOR Applications: Yukon Voices Rising Fall 2015. Mentored group for Indigenous and northern artists who are passionate about writing for performance. To apply: voicesrising.gwaandaktheatre.ca or call 393-2676.

SALSA YUKON'S Latin dance classes, beginner & intermediate Salsa & Bachata starts October 1, 2015. salsayukon@gmail.com for info I SPY: Joyce Majiskiʼs Curiosity and Discovery display at Whitehorse Public Library, see what you can find, enter to win until September 27. 667-5239 BABY STORY Time Mondays, September 28–November 30, 10:30–11:30am, Whitehorse Public Library, ages 6-24 months and caregiver(s), free, drop in. 667-5239 THE COMMON Cup Company Workshop, Saturday October 3, 2015, 12noon-5pm, Whitehorse United Church, 601 Main St. Fee: $5, includes music & snacks. Elevator access. Please RSVP 667-2989 MT. LORNE Volunteer Fire Department open house/AGM Tuesday, October 13th at 7pm at firehall on Robinson Subdivision Rd. New volunteers and board members always welcome. Info Judy 668-2849

LINE DANCING at the Golden Age Centre, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, every Wednesday starting September 30.

OPEN HOUSE at Habitat Yukonʼs ʻSuperGreen Buildʼ on World Habitat Day, Monday, October 5, from 10am-3pm, at #13 Eldorado Drive in Whistle Bend. Phone 456-4349 or email info@habitatyukon.org

SOCCER, MEN over-35, preseason free drop-ins Saturday September 19 & 26, 10-11:30am, CGC. Season begins Oct 3.

Register online by September 27. yukonsoccer.yk.ca/whitehorserapids.html. rapids.contact@gmail.com. 668-7592

STARTING WITH Us, 2-day creation workshop with internationally acclaimed Theatre Replacement. Presented by Gwaandak Theatre. All levels welcome. Oct. 2-3, 10am-4pm, Old Fire Hall. To register at 393-2676

JAZZ IN the Hall season opener, Learn, Listen and Jam, Thursday Oct 1, 7pm. Featured act, guitarist Paul Lucas & Friends

POLARETTES & Polar Tumblers Gymnastics Club AGM, Thursday October 22, 6pm, at the gymnastics gym in Riverdale

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In Loving Memory

Shelagh Holmes (nee Horner) December 28, 1962 - September 24, 2006 The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.

They must be felt with the heart.

Glenn, Douglas, family and so many friends

WHITEHORSE-LANCIEUX 15TH Anniversary September 25, 5pm, City Hall + Trolley Roundhouse Station. YouĘźre invited to the celebration of the Whitehorse-Lancieux Sister City connection. lancieux.afy.yk.ca

THE KLONDIKE Highland Dancers are taking registration for the 2015-2016 year. If interested, check out our site klondikehighlanddancers.weebly.com for more information.

THE MULTICULTURAL Centre of Yukon is holding an Information Session on October 15 from 6:30-8:00pm for its free Career Pathing for Healthcare Professionals Program. For more information, please contact 667-6205

33RD AGM of AFY, September 26, 9am-5pm, Coast High Country Inn. Learn more about our main achievements, be part of the discussions, contribute to important decisions for the Association in French only

SALSA DANCING at the Wheelhouse, Saturday October 3, 9:15pm-12:30am, The Wheelhouse Restaurant, 2237-2nd Ave, salsayukon@gmail.com for info

THE WHITEHORSE Photography Club is presenting a Photography Workshop with Sherman Hines October 2-4 at Yukon College - "Expand Your Vision". Details at http://whitehorsephotoclub.ca CNIB NIGHT Steps, join us Saturday October 3rd, 4pm, Rotary Park, Whitehorse for a fun, 5km walk under the stars to support services for blind/partially sighted community members. Register today: cnib.ca/NightStepsYukon FREE DIGITAL Skills for the Work World program November 23 to December 4. Learn computer/workplace skills for finding and keeping employment. 2 week program. Call Yukon Learn 668-6280

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OCTOBER 23, Hank Karr, Red Lewis, Ray Park, Ed Isaak, Wayne Smyth play the Freeze-up dance at the Ice Palace, Yukon Transportation Museum, 8-11 pm. $25 Tickets soon. www.facebook.com/booksandbasics

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I have lived a good life With direction strong and true As I tip my Stetson hat and bid farewell to you I will sit tall in the saddle on a horse that is the best of the pick On faithful companion that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spook, buck or kick I will make that last long ride Off into the sunset and toward the great divide

TOURING WORKSHOP with internationally acclaimed Theatre Replacement. Presented

by Gwaandak Theatre. Geared to performing artists & companies October 3, 6-9 pm, Old Fire Hall. To register: 393-2676

ELECTORAL FORUM in French September 26, 10:45am, Coast High Country Inn. We invite you to put your questions to the four Yukon candidates in French only. afy.yk.ca SLAC TALKS, Panel discussion with Southern Lakes Artist Collective about their collaborative project Rock Paper Scissors, Friday September 25, 5:30pm at Arts Underground, 15-305 Main Street, 667-4080 MT MUSIC artist development day at LMCC, Sunday October 4, 5-8pm with Nicole Edwards, for all new & experienced musicians.

Interested in joining us for free afternoon jam/workshop call 667-7083 SEED SAVING basics for northern backyard gardens at LMCC, October 3, 12noon-3pm.

Building seed screens & workshop with Sage North seeds folks, cost $20. Register 667-7083,lmca@northwestel.net AUSTRALIAN FOLKSINGER Andy Gordon at LMCC, October 2, 7pm, tickets $22 at door, house concert style info 667-7083, www.mountlorne.yk.net

CELEBRATE CULTURE Days & Doors Open September 25, 26 & 27, a weekend long celebration of arts, culture and heritage. www.yt.culturedays.ca WOMENĘźS AUXILIARY to Whitehorse General Hospital will change the regular meeting day to Monday October 5, 7:30pm, at WGH. Regular monthly meeting is therefore cancelled. Barb @ 667-2087 THE MACBRIDE Museum and Yukon Bird Club invite all birders to a showing of Birds of Fall and Winter at the Museum, Tuesday September 29, 7pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30pm HARVEST PRESERVATION and cooking classes at LMCC foodie club, fermenting with Kim, September 23, 7pm, pressure canning with Shiela, October 7th, 7pm, cost $ 20. Register at lmca@northwestel.net or 667-7083 HOOTALINQUA FIRE Hall AGM, Tuesday October 6, 6pm, Hootalinqua Volunteer Fire Hall on Mayo Rd, free chili & silent auction.

Come & support our community volunteers GOLDEN AGE Society Potluck Supper 55+, Monday September 28, doors open at 5pm, dinner at 6pm. Bring a dish to share enough for about 6 people GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, October 21, Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room, 5:15pm, all invited. 393-2676, info@gwaandaktheatre.com

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George Alexander Van Bibber â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Celebration of Life

passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Thanks to the First Nation Health Workers, emergency staff, and all Doctors and Nurses who cared for him.

Funeral Service will be held at Pelly Crossing at 2:00pm followed by a Potlach at the Link Building on Monday, September 28.

Forever in our hearts.

George will be missed by his Daughters Ashley (Corey) and Jessica, Grandson Aiden, Mother Maria, Sisters Jean (Graham), Marilyn (Paul), Joanne (Chris) and many cousin and friends

Bannock Boy Ron Morberg Oct 18, 1947 - Sept 21, 2015

Service will be on Oct 3, 2015 @ 3pm Na Kwa Ta Ku Potlatch House Potlatch to follow @ 5 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre

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*In lieu of Flowers, please feel free to make a Donation to the Canadian Transplant Society

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A fond farewell to

Louis Andre March 7, 1923 to September 22, 2015

he family of Louis Andre are immensely saddened to announce the passing of their beloved father Louise Andre on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Copper Ridge Facility.

Louis leaves behind his children, Delmer, Kenneth, Judy and Ellery and is pre-deceased by his wife Victoria (2006) and his son Fredrick (2001).

Louis also leaves behind greatly loved grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The family would like to express their thanks at this time to the wonderful staff at the Copper Ridge Facility for their incredible compassion and assistance in caring for Louis during his time there.

A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date and internment of Louis and Victoria will also be announced at a much later date.

Louis will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

PUPPY PETTING ZOO at Mae Bachur Animal Shelter, Saturday September 26, 11am to 2pm.

Entrance fee by donation.

Rain or shine.

Hosted by Humane Society Yukon.

F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting is being held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 in the School. Everyone welcome.

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 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 ELECTRICIAN 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 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

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

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

PAINTBALL GEAR, upgraded Tippman A-5, 2 masks, tactical vest, plus a lot more, selling as package, $450 obo. Call/text 334-9924 OUTBOUND 3-PERSON tent, rarely used, $30. 311B Hanson St.

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.

50 cents per word.

867-689-1998 (Talk or Text) dougsack@outlook.com PROFESSIONAL BUTCHER •Will cut your wild meat to your preference •Will come to your home •35 years experience •$300 Moose and $125 Caribou Ken (Buck) @ 336-1701 with voice mail

BOWFLEX EXERCISER, like new, $1,800 new, asking $700 obo. 633-6718 SALOMON ESCAPE XC boots, sz 10.5; Fischer XC sport boots, EU 43; Salomon Slam 5 TR SC boots, sz 6, $40/pr. 311B Hanson St. LADIES GOLF clubs, $50; Stepper, 43” long, $30. 667-4090

Livestock HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218

MIDNIGHT PERMITTING LTD. Placer Mining Water Use Licences •New •Renewals •Amendments Bud Davis midnightpermitting@gmail.com 867-334-5641 PATTHARA HAIR STYLING Haircuts, Thai massage, manicure, pedicure 29 Wann Road, Porter Creek Mall Over 30 years experience For information call 867-332-0784

Lost & Found LOST: $440 in cash in front of Riverside Grocery, if found please call 667-2037. Reward!

LOST: 2 keys on a Camaro keychain with fob at Walmart. 1-888-867-1191 LOST: SET of keys Sept 10 or 11, connected to a blue climbing carabiner, $50 reward. 668-2979 LOST: SEPTEMBER 19, South Canol Rd, ATV/snowmobile ramp/rack. Call 633-5881

Business Opportunities

QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished.

Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery.

Whole, half or custom order.

Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 BROME-GRASS HAY for sale $11.00 per bale Call 668-6564 HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com

PORK FOR SALE Grass/grain fed, sold in the half $5.00 lbs, delivered to Whitehorse Call 867-537-3458 or email hjkplusappaloosa_fun@msn.com

FLEMISH GIANTS, born July 1, ready to go to new homes, are large rabbits so please research before considering, $75 ea.

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KIDSʼ TRAIN tracks, 1 wooden, 1 battery-operated, $40 for all. 867-399-3031 CAR SEAT, 2009, excellent shape, $25.

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LARGE BIN of Duplo, $15; large bin of Bratz dolls & accessories, $30. 667-4090

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Furniture Sports Equipment

ANTIQUE HUTCH, 72”X42”X14”D, $900.

633-2119

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 BROOMBALL GEAR, shoes menʼs sz 7, stick, helmet, shin pads, elbow pads, $125 for all. 689-5866 UGLY STIK Shakespeare fishing rod, new cond, $80 obo; Coleman 34L 3-day cooler, $25 obo. 335-8915 PT FITNESS Smag 315R recumbent exercise bike, like new, $180 obo; Bauer Vapor menʼs skates, sz 9.5, never used, will throw in 3 hockey sticks, $130 obo. 332-7879

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

SUPPLY OF CAMPGROUND FIRE PITS

PURCHASE OF UTILITY VEHICLE 4X4

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 15, 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 germaine.george@gov.yk.ca.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 15, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Sandy Brown at sandy.brown@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

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

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HAY FOR SALE Current year crop.

Timothy/Brome mix.

Square bales, $10 each.

Partridge Creek Farms.

Phone 867-996-2570

2012 MAVERICK steel horse/stock trailer, $8,000; light riding horse, well broke 13 yr old gelding, $500; 8 portable trailer corral panels, $1,300. 456-2249

Looking for NEW Business / Clients?

MOVING OUT sale, everything must go by September 30, coffee & end tables, custom-made 3-pc set of Victorian lamps.

667-6587 SOFA, BROWN, new condition, $250 obo.

633-5283 KITCHEN TABLE with 4 chairs, exc cond, $200. 399-3710, Tagish COMPUTER DESK, Whittier solid Alder wood, 26” x 60”, clear finish, double pedestal, 2 file drawers, pullout keyboard tray, exc cond, $450. 668-4976 CHINA/CURIO CABINET, 60”Wx76”Hx15”D, exc cond, $175. 399-3710, Tagish

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PUBLIC TENDER SNOW REMOVAL - VARIOUS LOCATIONS #2 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2015-2017 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 13, 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 Kevin Poyton at kevin.poyton@gov.yk.ca.

Mandatory Site Visit Scheduled for September 29, 2015 9:00 AM. Meeting at Copper Ridge Place at 60 Lazulite Drive All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

SNOW REMOVAL - VARIOUS LOCATIONS AREA #1 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2015-2017

S2015/07 GOVERNMENT SURPLUS VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, SNOWMOBILES & MISC.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 13, 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 Kevin Poyton at kevin.poyton@gov.yk.ca.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 13, 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 Stan Dorosz atstan.dorosz@gov.yk.ca.

Mandatory Site Visit Scheduled for Monday October 5, 2015 at 9:00 AM. Meeting at Facilities Management Building - 113 Industrial Road.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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

Viewing Location: 9029 quartz Road-Asset Compound

Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER INSTALLATION OF PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) SYSTEM - MAYO AERODROME – YUKON 2015-2016

Viewing Dates: October 01, 2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, October 08, 2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm & October 13, 2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Project Description: Installation of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system at Mayo Aerodrome, Mayo, Yukon Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 15, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Chris Toleman at chris.toleman@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

Highways and Public Works

Highways and Public Works

Now 2 locations: Porter Creek & Kulan.

Onsite & offsite steel containers available for rent or sale.

Phone 633-2594 Fax 633-3915

OFFICE LOCATED BESIDE KLONDIKE WELDING, 15 MacDONALD RD., PORTER CREEK, info@lowcostministorage.ca

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DRESSER, WHITTIER solid Alder wood, 6 drawers, 60â&#x20AC;? x 17â&#x20AC;? x 30 1/4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;, clear finish, good cond, $400. 668-4976

Friday, September 25, 2015

YUKON NEWS ROLL-TOP DESK, Pine, 41â&#x20AC;? x 19â&#x20AC;? x 43.5â&#x20AC;?, clear finish, 4 drawers in base, cubbies in top, exc cond, $300. 668-4976

BETTER BID NORTH AUCTIONS/APPRAISALS

AUCTIONS Saturday, September 26th s 1:00PM-4:00PM Saturday, October 3rd s 1:00PM-4:00PM Saturday, October 10th s 1:00PM-4:00PM LOCATION: #24 LABERGE ROAD, KULAN INDUSTRIAL PARK

Liquidating Goods/Materials from 6 Estates!

Viewings will be Friday from noon - 6:00 pm prior to sale date We will try our best to make these sales fast & fun!

Like the good old days!

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OAK ROUND coffee table & oval end table, $150 for both or $75 ea; 2 person infrared sauna, $600; inversion table, $75. 668-2407

DINING TABLE, 6-10 persons, hardwood Maple with built-in leaf extensions, rustic antique, light colour, no chairs, $1,400.

333-4653

OFFICE FURNITURE, large wood desk with matching credenza, two large metal filing cabinets, one with drawers the other with shelves, view at 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER

PATIO SET, rectangular glass top table, 4 chairs, umbrella, exc cond, $150. 399-3710, Tagish

DAWSON GOLDFIELDS MOOSE CENSUS SURVEY

ALSEK MOOSE CENSUS SURVEY

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 20, 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 Robin Chambers at robin.chambers@gov.yk.ca.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 20, 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 Robin Chambers at robin.chambers@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

Uwe Werner Ponisch Deceased of Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing, YT who died on September 13, 2015.

All persons having claims against the above-mentioned Estate are requested to file a claim, supported

by Statutory Declaration, with James Clark, on or before October 30th, 2015, after which date the Estate will be distributed having reference only to claims which have been so filed.

All persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment to: Executor: James Clark Box 115 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

Environment

PUBLIC TENDER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS - DAWSON LOTS Project Description: Land Management Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, is seeking the services of a debris removal/clean-up contractor to remove and dispose of debris on 6 lots in or near the City of Dawson.

The work involves the removal of debris and disposal at the City of Dawson Landfill.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 13, 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 Kevin Fisher at kevin.fisher@gov.yk.ca.

Environment

PUBLIC TENDER CARMACKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE PROJECT

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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 October 6, 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 Jack Bowers atjack.bowers@ gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

Bidders and/or Proponents 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/

Energy, Mines & Resources

Community Services

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 1st Tender â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 Oil Burning Appliance Replacement 2nd Tender â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Servicing & Repairs to Oil/Wood Burning Appliances TENDERS are available at CAFN offices in Haines Junction and Whitehorse (304 Jarvis St., Yukon) Tender Closing: 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Download RFP: www.cafn.ca Click on: Doing Business >Bids-Tenders Tenders must be submitted accordance with the instructions within the tender documents.

The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders, or to accept the Tender which the CAFN deems to be in its own best interest.

Tenders submitted by fax will not be accepted nor considered.

All enquiries to: Joan Graham Champagne and Aishihik First Nations A\Property Manager (867)634-4220 jgrahm@cafn.ca

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PINE 4-DRAWER desk, 43”X21”, $100; assortment of unique table lamps, all under $20; several small shelving units. 667-4090

QUEEN-SIZE MATTRESS & boxspring bed, good shape, wrapped in plastic, $250, Marsh Lake. 333-4653

COUCH & loveseat, $250; recliner, $100; coffee table & 2 end tables, oak, $200.

633-5569

FREE, OAK TV/entertainment centre. Must be picked up by Sept 30. 667-6587

Your Community Newspaper.

One Click Away.

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Personals DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WATER DELIVERY TRUCK, ROSS RIVER Project Description: This tender is intended to procure a contract for routine maintenance and additional repairs to the potable water delivery truck in the community of Ross River.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 30, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Rob Anderson atrob.anderson@ gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

•TAROT/TEACUPS •INTUITIVE READINGS Over 35 Years Experience Please email for appointment dawnrenem@gmail.com or phone 689-9885

WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB September 22, 2015 1st - Nick Smart & Andrzej Jablonski 2nd - Ken Schick & Chris Hemmings 3rd - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society.

New players are welcome.

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

PUBLIC TENDER REPLACEMENT OF RCMP DETACHMENT, FARO, YUKON 2015/2016 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 15, 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 Zubair Qureshi at zubair.qureshi@gov.yk.ca.

Site Visit Scheduled for October 1, 2015 at 12:30 PM All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

Bidders and/or Proponents 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/

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SITE VISIT TO OBSERVE SITE CONDITIONS AND CONTAMINATED SOIL AND COLLECT REPRESENTATIVE SOIL SAMPLES FOR TREATABILITY TESTING, MARWELL TAR PIT, WHITEHORSE, YUKON The Department of Environment is requesting information for The Department of Environment offering an opportunity to visit the Marwell Tar Pit site to observe minor excavation and collect soil samples to facilitate treatability testing.

This EOI is not a tender and will not be used to evaluate, select, or pre-qualify vendors for a future competitive procurement process, if any.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title and will be received at: Electronic copies may be sent by e-mail to Rick Seaman, Rick.

Seaman@gov.yk.ca, (867) 667-8271.

Hard copies may be delivered or mailed/ couriered to, Environment, Respondents are requested to provide responses to Rick Seaman, Project Manager, Marwell Tar Pit Project in PDF through email at the following address Rick.Seaman@gov.yk.ca The closing date for submissions is before 4:00 PM on October 9, 2015.

Technical questions may be directed to Rick Seaman at (867) 667-8271.

Interested parties may obtain the information package from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/ or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre.

Supply of 2015/2016 Skid Steer Loader RFT #2015-OPS0004 The City of Whitehorse is inviting bids in writing from bonD ¿de bidders for the supply and delivery of one (1), new, 2015/2016 Skid Steer Loader.

Tender documents with complete speci¿cations may be obtained from the 2f¿ce of the Manager of Financial Services at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Interested bidders must submit tenders in writing as speci¿ed in the invitation to tender documents. Bids will be received at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1C2, before 3:00.00 p.m. PST, Tuesday, October 27, 2015.

Tender documents may be obtained by emailing procurement@whitehorse. ca or picked up at City Hall on or after 12:00 PM PST on Monday, September 28, 2015.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH TAKHINI M YUKON COLLEGE GYM, Friday September 25, 12noon-8pm & Saturday September 26, 8am4pm. Community garage sale hosted by Zero Waste Yukon. Register for table by emailing info@ zerowasteyukon.ca or 667-7269 ext 27.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH ARKELL M 47 SANDPIPER DR, Arkell, Saturday September 26, 10am-12noon, clothing, misc items COPPER RIDGE M 6 CARNELIAN COURT, Copper Ridge, Saturday September 26, 8am-11am, tools, camping, women’s clothes, garden, kitchen, appliances, etc DOWNTOWN M 705 OGILVIE St, DOWNTOWN, SATURDAY September 26, 10am-1pm, great clothes, bike, musical instruments, CDs, goodies M 508C TAYLOR ST, downtown, Saturday September 26, 10am-2pm, large & small furniture, household items M 404 HOGE ST, downtown, Saturday September 26, 9am-2pm, household items, light fixtures, dishes, craft supplies, clothing, ornaments, cancelled if raining

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MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson, Saturday September 26, 10am-4pm, Sunday September 27, 10am-4pm PORTER CREEK M 1107 SPRUCE ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 10am-3pm, children’s clothing incl winter wear, baby items & toys, household items, tools, women’s clothing M 134 PONDEROSA DR, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 9am-1pm, household items & furniture M 36 BARANOV TRAILER PARK, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 10am start, estate sale, unique interesting new & used items, something for everyone, tools, jewelry, craft stuff, winter stuff, household items M 12 - 12TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 9am-2pm in the house, moving out sale, almost everything must go, furniture, dishes, pots & pans, DVDS etc

M OUR LADY OF VICTORY, 1607 BIRCH ST, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 8:30am-12:30pm, rain or shine, household items, books, clothing, furniture, electronics, jewelry etc M 22 WANN RD, Porter Creek, Saturday September 26, 9am-2pm, dressers, shelves, coffee tables, interior door, kids stuff & clothes, plant pots, jackets, bikes, shoes, bike helmets etc RIVERDALE M 41B ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday September 26, 9am-4:30pm, Sunday September 27, 9am4:30pm, many various items, something for everybody

REMEMBER....

WHEN placing your Garage Sale Ad through The Yukon News Website TO INCLUDE:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is October 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 Laura Markle at laura.markle@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.

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

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

Public Service Commission

Puzzle Page Answer Guide

Sudoku:

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

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CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community?

Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime.

Info: RCMP 867-667-5555

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M SENIOR’S COMPLEX, lobby, 600 College Dr, Takhini, Saturday September 26, 10am-2pm, White Elephant sale, lots of good items

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