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yan Leef says plans in the federal Liberals’ platform on guns make it “crystal clear� the party wants a return to some type of a gun registry – even if they refuse to call it that. The Conservative MP says Liberal’s plans to sign a UN international arms treaty as well as their new domestic promises essentially equate to the same thing. “A registry by any other name is a registry,� he said. Leef said the Liberals have not changed, even though they’ve stopped talking about the registry they once championed. “They have no intention of backing away from deeply held values that have been embedded in that party since the ‘90s and the ‘80s,� he said. “They just find today that its decidedly inconvenient for them to talk about a long gun registry because they know it’s not popular.� Yukon Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell says that’s not true. His party has repeatedly said it won’t bring back the gun registry. Leef’s comments come days after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was called “anti-gun� by Canada’s National Firearms Association. But the fight between Leef and Bagnell over the issue dates back long before that, to the last election. Many people blame Bagnell’s vote to keep the registry, even after telling voters he would oppose it, for his loss. Leef has taken out full-page ads this election claiming Liberals will bring back a registry. Bagnell’s campaign has spent considerable time denying it. Leef points to two parts of the Liberal’s platform as signs of an impending registry if they win Oct. 19. First is a promise to “require firearms vendors to keep records of all firearms inventory and sales to assist police in investigating firearms trafficking and other gun crimes.� The second is a promise from leader Justin Trudeau to sign the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty. The treaty is meant to regulate the international trade in weapons, everything from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and
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Conservative MP Ryan Leef, right, insists that if elected, the Liberals would bring back some form of a gun registry. Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell, right, maintains his party would not reintroduce one. warships. It’s supposed to help prevent those things from ending up in the illegal market overseas. “The big concern about this treaty, for countries like Canada is our country being used as a transfer site,� said UBC professor Michael Byers. “So weapons, let’s say, being exported from the United States, through Canada, to a conflict zone.� The United States signed the treaty two years ago. So far, Canada’s Conservative government has refused to do so, although Prime Minister Stephen Harper lately hasn’t ruled out signing the treaty either. “Canada agrees with almost all of the elements of that treaty, and we’re consulting with industry,� he said during a debate last week. The treaty specifically states it does not control the domestic use of weapons in any country, only international trade. Leef points to a section of the treaty that requires signatories to maintain a list of firearms. “This agreement would then require Canada to maintain a list of parts, components, ammunitions or firearms and make that list public,� Leef said. In fact, much of what Leef describes is merely encouraged by the treaty, rather than required. “There’s no legal requirement to have a gun registry,� said Byers. The national control list that
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Accusation taints mayoral candidates forum Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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he audience had barely settled into their seats at the Whitehorse mayoral forum on Wednesday evening when one candidate had already accused another of being responsible for someone’s death. Mandeep Sidhu, Wilf Carter and incumbent mayor Dan Curtis were on hand to answer some questions at the Gold Rush Inn. The first question to candidates addressed ways in which they would enlist the help of the business community during their term on council. “As a person who manages a business, it’s amazing to hear Dan Curtis talk about talking to the business community, as he’s been provided information and gone directly against it,” Sidhu began his answer. “He’s led to the death of one individual, even though he had information which could have stopped that from happening.” Sidhu continued on with his answer without providing details to support his accusation, leading to many perplexed looks from the audience. After the forum, Sidhu explained he was talking about the death of a pedestrian last year at a crosswalk on Fourth Avenue. Sidhu said he had sent emails to Curtis outlining several problems, including the need for overhead lights at the same crosswalk on Fourth Avenue. Curtis replied he’d look into it, Sidhu said, adding that he stood by his accusation. “He’s responsible – as mayor you have to understand that your decisions do have ramifications,” he said. “That could have been completely avoided if they (the city) had taken action.” Curtis said it’s the first time anyone had ever accused him of being responsible for some-
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Whitehorse mayoral candidates Mandeep Sidhu, left, Wilf Carter, centre, and incumbent Dan Curtis speak at a forum at the Gold Rush Inn on Wednesday. one’s death. He admits he did receive a long list of requests from Sidhu, and he passed those on to the city’s traffic committee, who determined the crosswalk was adequate. Curtis said he’s most disappointed about the accusation “taking up all the air time” instead of the important initiatives discussed at the forum. “I think it’s a disservice to the citizens, and our community, to address this kind of Jerry Springer stuff,” he said. “I thought it was very disappointing and in poor taste to bring up something like this.” The candidates were on their
best behaviour for the rest of the evening. Affordable housing featured among the most discussed issues, as did the relationship between city council and other levels of government. Some of the evening’s bigger proclamations included Sidhu’s promise not to raise property taxes for three years, if elected. Addressing the city’s relationship with other levels of government, Curtis said he could pick up the phone and call any number of ministers, all of whom would take his call because of their positive relationship. To promote the city’s culture
and artists, Carter suggested an annual festival where all of Whitehorse’s cultures are represented. Candidates were also asked for their solutions to help relieve the stresses of downtown parking. Carter said the city should offer more incentives to get people to ride the bus. A parkade is another possibility, he added. Sidhu said vacant lots located in the downtown core, such as the old Dairy Queen building and the former Esso station on Second Avenue, could be turned into parking lots. “We could have a bus loop-
ing around Second and Fourth Avenue all day, as well as a centralized area for bicycles,” he said. Curtis said ridership was over 440,000 by Sept. 10, with the city anticipating over 600,000 rides by the end of the year. He anticipates that by next year, all high school students will be using public transit to get to school. The municipal election takes place on Oct. 15. Find a roundup of candidate profiles at the Yukon News website. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
Candidates trade laughs, not barbs, at forum Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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hat last night’s city council forum lacked in accusations and zingers compared to the previous evening’s mayoral forum, it made up for in laughs. The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce held the second of two candidate forums at the Gold Rush Inn, with 18 of the 22 running for city council in attendance. Brought up in waves of four or five at a time, they had 30 seconds to introduce themselves and then answer individual questions in less than two minutes. Topics ranged from the most
pressing issues for city council, to fiscal responsibility, to property tax increases. Unlike the mayoral forum, where one candidate accused another of being responsible for the death of a person, this event was more lighthearted. Long-time councillor Dave Stockdale, who is seeking a 12th consecutive term, opted to “use a lifeline” and ask the audience to help him answer his question about team building experiences. “At council, I’m very open to other people’s ideas,” he added. “I won’t carry a grudge if I don’t win an argument, and I’ll do things for the good of the city.” Peter Jickling drew one of the evening’s biggest laughs
explaining how he would make Whitehorse more attractive for business investment. “I think the first thing to do is recognize the assets that we already have,” he said. “I’d also like to keep doing ad campaigns and come up with a plan based on people’s opinions. “Brevity is considered a virtue in some cultures, so I’ll stop now.” Roslyn Woodcock, who lost a recount vote to Mike Gladish in the last election, was asked what she’d like to accomplish before the end of her term. She said she wants to see less traffic downtown, as well as less single-use travel in vehicles. “I think the city is already doing a number of good things,
such as its Transportation Demand Management Plan,” she said. The plan provides a set of programs and policies geared at making the city more efficient when it comes its transportation network. One of the goals is to reduce the number of residents driving to work from the current 75 per cent of trips, to 50 per cent by 2036. “Some of the stuff is already in the works and I’d like to see that continue,” she added. Jens Nielsen was asked whether he endorsed the city’s idea to install 70 new parking meters in the downtown core. The new meters, meant to ease the downtown parking situation, will allow parking for
three hours, unlike most of the others which only allow for two. Before moderator Tim Kucharuk had finished asking the question, the audience groaned. “By show of hands – who is for more parking metres?” Nielsen asked. Very few people, if any, raised their hands. “I’m a big fan of town hall meetings,” Nielsen said. “I think we could get more people to participate online. Those solutions will come from us.” Garth Brown, Helen Geisler, George Arcand and Keith Ellert were absent. The municipal election is on Oct. 15. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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andidates vying to be Yukon’s voice in Parliament sparred with each other by testing their knowledge of the alphabet. It was one of the few moments of unscripted conflict during last night’s election forum hosted by the CBC. Incumbent Ryan Leef, Liberal Larry Bagnell, the NDP’s Melissa Atkinson and the Green’s Frank de Jong answered questions from people in the audience, over the phone and on the Internet during the debate broadcast across the territory. The off-book moment hap-
pened following a question about Bill C-51. That’s the law passed earlier this year that is framed as an anti-terrorism bill, but which some have claimed could erode personal freedoms and privacy. Leef denied those assertions, insisting the bill does respect personal privacy but gives Canadian law enforcement tools to do their job up against an evolving terrorism threat. He accused Atkinson of fearmongering and telling people C-51 could prevent protesting against something like the development of the Peel watershed. “Our fight is not with the RCMP and CSIS, it’s with ISIS. You’ve got your letters mixed up,” Leef said.
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during the exchange. Bagnell said a Liberal government would rescind parts of C-51. It would also create an allparty oversight committee so politicians would know what the agencies are doing, he said. De Jong took most of his 60 seconds as an opportunity to make a pitch for electoral reform. “If we had a system of proportional representation we wouldn’t have had a Conservative government in the first place.” Incumbent Leef said electoral reform is not something the Conservatives are considering. He also accused the other parties of championing change, but only when they lose. “I say you can always vote
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Union sounds alarm over the lack of community nurses Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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he Yukon Employees Union and NDP say the territorial government is putting Yukoners at risk by requiring nurses in the communities to work long stretches alone. Most health centres outside of Whitehorse ideally have two registered nurses on staff, the Department of Health and Social Services confirmed. Centres in Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay are the territory’s only single-nurse centres. But nothing in the department’s policy prevents nurses from doing the job solo in any community if they have to. Both sides admit that happens, but they paint dramatically different pictures of just how bad things are. Health Minister Mike Nixon insists the longest stretch anyone’s ever gone working alone in a community is five days. YEU president Steve Geick, a former community nurse, says he’s spoken to people who have done it for weeks. “Nurses, first responders in general, will do what they have to do, right? So if they have to be up three nights in a row, or whatever, or on call 24/7 for three weeks at a time by themselves, they’ll do it. They won’t look after themselves,� Geick said. “But there is a point where they’re going to hit the wall and make mistakes. I bet my bottom dollar community nursing and the Department of Health is not going to stand up and say, ‘Oh no, that’s our fault. It’s the nurse’s license that’s on the line.�
NDP Health critic Jan Stick is also critical of the department’s numbers. “If that were true nurses would have days off and would have vacation leave. But I spoke recently to a nurse who worked five days a week and three weekends in a row. So if you add that up, that’s over 20 days.� In the communities, health centres have regular office hours and a nurse on-call 24/7. Nurses are the front lines in many communities where doctors come in only periodically. It’s unclear whether the government’s numbers include working on weekends, where one nurse is always on call but might not be at the health centre. Spokesperson Pat Living said she didn’t know. The two sides can’t even agree on how many nursing jobs there actually are outside of Whitehorse. The union says 22. Nixon originally said 40. Department staff later admitted to giving him incorrect information. Now they say 32. It appears the department counts nurses at the hospitals in Watson Lake and Dawson – four people total – who are not part of the union’s number. But that doesn’t completely close the gap. Nixon said there are 11 vacancies right now. All of those are being filled with auxiliary staff while the department recruits, he said. He accused the NDP of instilling fear in people for claiming that five nurses quit in the last few months. He said only one person resigned and another retired.
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Steve Geick, president of the Yukon Employees Union, says many community nurses are being required to work long hours by themselves. Stick is standing by her number. If anyone’s afraid, it’s the nurses, she said. She’s calling on the government to find an independent person to come in and speak to the nurses to assess their needs. “The nurses are afraid to speak up, they feel they are gagged, they feel if they speak up it will make their lives not good. So maybe someone needs to come in and say, ‘What is
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dumping around Whitehorse. If elected, Travill said he also wants to work on improving the city’s transit system. That means making it more available to people living outside the downtown core. As it stands, there is no bus service on Sundays, which prevents certain people from
getting to church, he said. “With downtown being revitalized it’s pushing out some of the residents into the suburbs,” he said. “They have their services and community downtown but they don’t always have vehicles. “We need more buses, more routes and longer times.”
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Whitehorse city councillor hopeful Mike Travill says one of his plans if elected would be to lower tipping fees at the city’s landfill.
Travill concedes it would be a huge investment. But improving the transit system would have a ripple effect on downtown parking, he added, as fewer people would need to use their vehicles. Another issue he wants to tackle is accountability. He mentioned the city’s plan to spend $56 million over the next three years to build two new headquarters for its staff. Contracts with the city traditionally run over budget, Travill said, with all kinds of add-ons and missing pieces appearing later in the process. “In my opinion that’s completely unacceptable,” he said. “Contractors should be bidding on the full project. And if they aren’t fulfilling their obligations, we should be looking at recouping those costs. “When we approve a project, it should be coming in on budget and on time, otherwise someone should be held accountable.” Travill has lived in Whitehorse for the past 17 years. This isn’t his first foray into politics, however. Travill ran for the leadership of the Yukon New Democratic Party in 2002 before becoming campaign chair for the Yukon Liberal Party in 2006. He also ran twice for the leadership of the Yukon Employees Union, losing twice.
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that hope.” For example, Kos questions the city’s decision to spend $56 million over the next three years to build two new headquarters for its staff. He said he’s concerned about whether the city has taken enough care of the buildings it plans on tearing down. “If we’re just going to build more and let them run down, are we learning anything from this?” If elected, Kos also wants to tackle the issue of illegal dumping. He believes the city should focus on cleaning up hot spots such as McIntyre Creek, where people dump kitchen appliances and bikes, he said. “Let’s focus on that stuff rather than worrying about whether people are putting organic mat-
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ter into their garbage cans.” Last month, two city employees began looking into people’s bins to make sure residents are separating garbage from compostables. Kos said the pair would be better put to use if they were cleaning up certain areas of the city. If the tipping fees at the Whitehorse landfill were lower, Kos said, then fewer people would be taking their garbage to the Marsh Lake or Mount Lorne landfills. “We’re not solving the problem, just diverting it,” he said. “To me it gets to the point where we have to make the dump no cost, so let’s look at the option of having no tipping fee there.” Tipping fees at the Whitehorse landfill increased on Feb. 1 this year, from $87 to $94 a tonne.
Originally from Saskatchewan, Kos moved to the North in 1991. He’s lived in Whitehorse for the past five years. Kos is the manager of transportation and communications for the supply services branch of Highways and Public works. His duties include managing the government’s fleet of vehicles. In 2011, he ran for the NDP nomination in Porter Creek Centre but lost to Jean-Francois Des Lauriers. In the past, Kos has also held positions with Correctional Service Canada, Environment Canada and the Department of Education in the Northwest Territories. The municipal election will take place on Oct. 15. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Thivierge aims to make Whitehorse more eco-friendly a new detox centre and inpatient drug and alcohol treatment News Reporter centre in downtown Whitehorse, to replace the aging Sarah Steele or people like Francine Building on Sixth Avenue. Thivierge, retirement Thivierge said it’s “disgracedoesn’t mean slowing ful� to see people living on the down, it means life gets busier. streets. The 64-year-old is running for An avid outdoorswoman a seat on Whitehorse city counand hunter, she wants to work cil in the upcoming municipal towards turning Whitehorse into election. “Greenhorse.� For more than 20 years she One idea would be to double ran a financial planning busithe size of the existing bike lanes ness, helping people invest their in the city. money and prepare for retireNot only would it encourment. age people to bike with friends “I was starting to get bored,� but schools could create reward she said, 18 months into her programs to encourage students retirement. to bike to school, she added. “I’m really good with numbers Thivierge also wants the city and I want them (council) to take to create a bylaw that makes evadvantage of that. I’m a solution ery new home an R-2000 home. finder, that’s what I love doing.� R-2000 is a set of benchmarks Thivierge, who recently reto judge the energy efficiency of a turned from a trip to India, said house. It breaks down for ratings she has ideas on how to help the on certain parts of a house, such city’s most vulnerable people. as the walls and ceiling. She suggested partnering “You need to make that inwith Yukon College’s carpentry formation available to residents, programs to build tiny houses – how they can improve their approximately 10 by 10 metres homes,� she said. – for the homeless. Ideally, the She also believes the city houses would be located someshould do a better job of commuwhere downtown, next to a future nicating its decisions to residents detox centre. – for example, how it arrived to a The Yukon government has 1.7 per cent increase in property announced it plans on building taxes for 2015. Myles Dolphin
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Former financial planner Francine Thivierge says that if elected to city council, she would use her experience with fiscal matters to benefit Whitehorse. “They should put an ad in the paper or use the community television station (WHTV) more,� she said. “The city isn’t doing a good job of communicating how smart
they are.� Originally from Quebec City, Que., Thivierge lived in Vancouver for 30 years before moving to Whitehorse in 2004. “I don’t miss it for a day –
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n a nasty turn, it looks like the outcome of the federal election could be tilting in favour of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, thanks to his knack for preying on the ignorance and insecurities of some Canadians when it comes to Muslims. So much for Canada being a tolerant country that championed diversity. The Conservatives have lately doubled down on efforts to ban the niqab – a facecovering worn by a tiny fraction of Muslim women that leaves not much more than the eyes exposed – from citizenship ceremonies. No matter that it turns out that only two women have ever declined to participate in the swearing-in ceremony because they were unable to cover their faces. It’s incredible that an issue of such little real-world significance would end up outweighing, by a huge margin, any election-time discussion about, say, missing and murdered aboriginal women. No matter that the courts have already ruled in favour of one of these women, finding that the government broke its own rules by denying her request to participate in the ceremony while veiled, and that future court decisions look sure to lean the same way, due to Constitutional protections of religious freedom. No matter that the popular support for banning the niqab during citizenship ceremonies is founded, in part, upon a false premise – that there are legitimate concerns about identifying the women behind the veils. In truth, women who wear the niqab are already expected to remove the veil in private before an official before the ceremony. No matter that it’s not the place of the government in a free, open society to tell women what items of clothing they should be allowed to wear, and that individual liberty and religious freedom are sometimes thought to be conservative values. No matter that the government’s conclusion that the niqab is inherently oppressive to women raises the question, if we’re taking this objection seriously, of what other sexist religious beliefs – and let’s face them, there are plenty – should be banned by govern-
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worn by winter sports enthusiasts to ward off frostbite. But here we have our own fear-based campaign, in which Conservative candidate Ryan Leef is warning that the Liberal plan to sign on to a global arms treaty is a sneaky conspiracy to bring back the long-gun registry. No matter that the Liberals and NDP both insist they won’t bring back the gun registry. And no matter that the United Nations and any number of experts on the treaty are all clear that it certainly does not require a domestic gun registry. Rather than aiming to restrict the use of guns within countries, the purpose of the treaty is to halt the flow of such weapons to places like Syria. It could result in Canada tracking its import and exports of firearms, but it’s totally misleading for Leef to suggest this would affect end users, as the gun registry did. Some paranoid gun-lovers in the United States once worried the treaty would lead to gun registration, and that this would invariably lead to confiscation. That led the U.S. to demand the exclusion of such requirements several as a condition to it participating in talks a few years ago. But in the Yukon, that ill-founded rumour continues to live on, thanks to our own Conservative MP. (JT)
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LETTERS Child care should be treated as an essential service My partner and I have tried to work less in order to spend more time with our kids, but out of economic necessity we’ve had to rely more on the services of child care professionals. Every month we pay over $1,000 for child care and after school care, one of our largest monthly expenses. It costs us a pretty penny, but no one is getting rich from us – the child care workers are loving and professional, the spaces are bright and cheerful. We are fortunate to be able to afford this quality care, which isn’t the case for many Canadians. Child care is an essential service, but it isn’t treated like one.
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Trade the latest hot election issue vellous job at public relations. Even many Canadians who don’t get anywhere near cashing the supply management cheques tell pollsters they are in favour of the by Keith scheme. A Martian economist would Halliday find it even stranger that the support for supply manageUKONOMIST ment often comes from the progressive end of the political spectrum. The world’s first major f elected, I promise to raise the price of all foods “free trade” political battle was containing wheat so that in England in the 1840s, when every Canadian family has to pay urban progressives attacked the an extra $276 per year, which will Corn Laws for keeping bread go to Canadian wheat producers. prices high to benefit landed interests at the expense of comAnd I promise that poor people mon people. won’t get a break. They’ll pay There is a weird sort of cogniexactly the same as rich people. tive dissonance that hangs over “As for people in isolated Canadian meetings about povcommunities up North, they’ll erty alleviation, when the moose probably pay even more once in the room no one talks about is you factor in the mark-ups. Furthermore, I believe so strongly in how the government deliberately high food prices that I am willing keeps milk and cheese prices high for Canadian families. to risk the success of our export Former Liberal leadership industries in international trade candidate Martha Hall-Findlay negotiations. Oh, one more thing, caviar and sushi prices will made an attempt to raise the issue in a thoughtful paper she not be affected.” wrote at the University of CalSeem bizarre? It is. gary in 2012. It didn’t work. Her And yet if you replace the name is not on the ballot this word “wheat” with “dairy,” you time around. would have pretty close to the The Conference Board of policy espoused by all of the major Canadian political parties Canada also put out a paper no for years. Protection of the dairy one read advocating reform. It’s their paper the $276 figure above industry, or “supply managecomes from. ment” as it is euphemistically All three major parties were known, has long been the “third content to let the napping cow rail” of Canadian politics. The industry has done a mar- lie. However, the federal govern-
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ment’s hand has been forced by the 11 other countries negotiating with Canada in the TransPacific Partnership trade deal. A deal was announced earlier this week after five days of aroundthe-clock haggling among trade diplomats. The Conservatives are in favour. The NDP has signalled strong opposition. And the Liberals say they are pro-trade in general but will review the deal and decide what to do after a “fulsome and responsible” discussion. The TPP is big and important. It gives Canadian exporters more access to 11 countries, 800 million consumers and 40 per cent of the world economy. But let’s keep things in perspective. Canada has fought a rear guard action against liberalization. According to the National Post, the deal will be phased in over five years and will allow duty-free access to an equivalent of a mere 3.25 per cent of Canada’s dairy production. For broiler hatching eggs, the figure is just 1.5 per cent. This isn’t exactly Ayn Rand gone bonkers with the tariff code. Even the much-feared changes to drug patent rules, which benefit patent owners but may cost Canadian health plans, appear relatively minor based on what we know now. Another item of note is a reduction in the local-content requirement for cars from today’s 62.5 per cent to
45 per cent. In the weird culture of trade negotiations, these are labelled “concessions.” What they actually mean is that 35 million Canadians would get somewhat cheaper food and vehicles. In return, Canadian exporters would get access to more fast-growing Asian markets. The cost, which is real, would be borne by Canada’s 12,000 dairy farmers and their equivalents in the auto sector. The transition costs are real and painful. However, the benefits spread across 35 million Canadians are bigger. This allows the government to fund transitional support. A typical dairy farmer will receive $165,600 over the next 15 years, for example. If you put a regional lens on it, the Yukon does very well on the dairy and automotive liberalization given how many car factories and dairy farms are located here. So much for the national interest. How about electoral tactics? The federal NDP had been doing a very good job convincing people they were a reasonable choice to run the Ottawa machine. They committed to balance the budget, unlike the Liberals, and ran former Saskatchewan NDP finance minister Andrew Thomson against Tory finance chief Joe Oliver. Thomson was the Saskatchewan energy minister who reduced royalty rates to stimulate drilling. As fi-
nance minister he cut corporate tax rates by 3 points and lowered the capital tax. Now, perhaps because they are sagging in the polls, they’ve come out hard against the TPP. It always strikes me as strange when Canadian politicians attack free trade, especially since freer trade has played such a huge role in our growing prosperity since the 1950s. Especially when the trade deal in question isn’t being pushed by George Bush, but by Barack Obama and the nice people who run the New Zealand government. However, it may turn out to be good politics for the NDP. Hilary Clinton, who is under pressure from Bernie Sanders on the left in the Democratic primaries, made the same call this week when she broke with Obama to come out against the TPP. On most Canadian wedge issues, the blues are on one side and the reds and oranges on the other, fighting for the anti-blue vote. In this case, the oranges own the anti-free-trade issue. I think that’s bad policy for the country, but we’ll see how that works out for them electorally. 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 In fact, if you were using the ‘most likely to win’ criteria, you would have worked against the vast Among Yukoners looking for majority of the NDP candidates change in the coming election who got elected, let alone those there’s evidence of a disturbing who came closest to defeating a trend. Some influential voices Conservative. Elections matter. are calling on their friends and Polls are increasingly unpredictcommunity members to engage in able. And candidates or parties strategic voting to ensue that Ryan who argue that you should ‘hold Leef is defeated, along with the your nose’ and vote based on some Harper government as a whole. calculation of what is ‘strategic’ It’s little wonder that left-ofare both factually misguided and centre voters are engaged in disare asking you to use elections as cussion on how best to defeat the cynical tools devoid of principles. Conservatives. After years of corBoth of these aspects are bad for ruption, job loss, attacks on demo- democracy and establishing good cratic rights, elevation of corporate government.” interests above human rights and Yes, we want to get rid of Harper preservation of the environment, and his local mouthpiece. But it’s and all the policies of division more important to ask what kind and fear mongering, we naturally of a government we really want to want the best chance to elect a take their place. I’m looking for real truly progressive government. But transformative change, not more of strategic voting is fraught with risk the same old, same old. This time and often creates the opposite of around I hope we’ll give the NDP what’s desired. the chance to implement policies To start with, polls are notoribased on a heartfelt commitment ously unreliable. No one predicted to universal social justice, equality, what happened in 2011, not even and thoughtful stewardship of our the most experienced political anafinite, wounded planet. lysts. Who could have anticipated For me, Melissa Atkinson is the that the NDP would take three clear choice, but whoever you detimes as many seats as the Liberals cide to vote for, ensure that person and come in second in most of the really embodies your core values other tight races? and vision for the future. Strategic This is a good time to revisit voting undermines and cheapens the sage words of Ken Neumann, our election process, and may well director of the United Steelworkers, who noted in the Toronto Star: backfire in ways that can never be undone. “The 2011 federal election surely is proof that strategic voting is Jan Forde misguided and counterproductive. Whitehorse
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is that most who have the courage versation. The best solutions are to make incredibly dangerous always arrived at by consensus. travels from their homelands, Currently, our system is based on I couldn’t wait to open the next leaving behind all they know, are the politics of polarization. The Yukon News. After reading Jimmy parties fight each other and trum- also going to be a very resilient Borisenko’s Sept. 25 letter (“Inand resourceful people. Our duty pet their differences while never tolerance must be exposed and giving consideration to their com- is to be ready to accept them and opposed”) I had to see Rick Tone’s mon ground. Statistics and stories include them in our society while reply (“One mighty mind-reader,” are spun to support any position, modelling the behaviours that we Sept. 30). value. and the public are played against Rick, your reasonable and The good news is that our speone another, complicit in our reasoned response was great. I’ve cies has developed the knowlacceptance of simple answers to been reading your letters in the edge, skills, technologies and complex issues. News for the past several months, creativity to make things right. Everything we do as individuhowever, and I’ve found your It’s all there. But our adversarial als and as a society, whether it is voice to be very much like that of political system must change. We building an LNG plant (or a wind our current federal government. turbine) to going through a drive- need to build out a framework for That is, heavy with ideological decision-making based on the thru for dinner, to helping others slogan-slinging, and light on pragfundamentals that I hope we’ve in need, has human, economic matic and compassionate ideas agreed on: humanity, economy and environmental costs. There and policy. and environment. Sure, mistakes are also benefits to these activiNot that there aren’t elements and misjudgements will always be ties. Similarly, along with the criof clarity in what you say. But, made, but we are making plenty ses that loom large, there are opyour tone Rick, (pun irresistible, now! With a bit of luck, this planet portunities to re-design the things sorry) left little room for debate or could be a paradise for all life. that no longer work and haven’t movement. Sound utopian? You bet! But it scaled as the world’s population Now, here’s the thing; the might also be within the realm of has grown in size and reach. world’s problems are no longer possibility. So of course we need to help contained by borders or even people fleeing terrible conditions Adam MacCannell geography. We are all affected by the plights of others. In truth, this in their home countries. My guess Atlin Road planet is facing crisis on many fronts: humanitarian, economic and environmental. In order for us to survive and The Yukon News welcomes letters from its readers. thrive, we need to care for each Letters should be no longer than 500 words and must be other, have a vibrant economy signed with your full name and place of residence. A daytime and a healthy environment. No phone number is also required for verification purposes only. We matter your political stripes, I reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, length, accuracy and think we can all agree on that, legality. You can send submissions to editor@yukon-news.com. can’t we? They can be faxed to 867-668-3755 or mailed to 211 Wood St., If the answer is yes, let’s start Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2E4. there and have a respectful con-
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Government review of Syrian refugees didn’t include those from church groups out only on government-assisted refugee cases, including those already in Canada and those still in the queue, forcing a halt to OTTAWA processing those files for several rivately sponsored refuweeks. gees were exempted from “The processing of privately the Conservative governsponsored refugees continued ment’s security audit of the Syrian throughout this period,� said refugee resettlement program, Chris Day, a spokesman for Immiraising questions about whether gration Minister Chris Alexander. it’s because most probably aren’t Neither Day nor the departMuslim. ment explained why one group’s The Conservative government files were reviewed while the ordered a review of some Syrothers weren’t, nor what specific ian refugee cases this summer concerns triggered the audit. as a result of intelligence reports U.S. security officials have suggesting refugees could pose a raised concerns in recent weeks threat. about the potential for Islamic “Our government has adopted militants to be among the mila generous approach to the lions of people pouring out of admission of refugees while Iraq and Syria and seeking asylum ensuring the selection of the most around the world. Existing intelvulnerable people and keeping ligence on the ground in Syria in our country safe and secure,� particular makes identifying those Prime Minister Stephen Harper people a challenge. said during a campaign stop in All refugees undergo securVancouver Thursday after news of ity and medical checks before the review surfaced. being approved for a visa to enter “The audit we asked for earlier Canada; the difference between a this year was to ensure that these government-assisted refugee and policy objectives are being met.� a privately sponsored one is how Of the 11,300 Syrian refugees they are selected. the government has committed The government program to resettling since the start of the admits only people chosen by the Syrian war, the vast majority are United Nations High Commisbeing resettled by private groups, sioner on Refugees. The UNHCR mostly churches. would not comment on the security review of their cases. But the June audit was carried Stephanie Levitz Canadian Press
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on the actual religious make-up of Canada’s refugee population, nor whether churches do typically tend to select Christians or other particular minorities. While the majority of Muslims in the region are Sunni, there are Muslim minority groups as well. “Refugee sponsorship should be on humanitarian grounds and not be affected by politics,� said Alexandra Kotyk, the project manager for Lifeline Syria, a Torontobased initiative to resettle 1,000 Syrians in that city over the next two years. Harper rejected a report that his political staff were involved in Petros Giannakouris/CP/AP the refugee selection process. A Syrian family walks after they arrived with other refugees from “Political staff are never Turkey to the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos, on an inflatable involved in approving refugee dinghy, Friday, Sept. 25. applications,� he said. “Such decisions are made by officials in the They assign files to Canada government to resettle refugees department of Citizenship and based on a specific set of criteria are churches. They have more Immigration.� that does not include the Conflexibility to select who they want The review included cases servative government’s stated – and in turn, the government being handled by two nonpreference for religious minorities has more flexibility to approve or governmental organizations who from the region. reject those applications. assist the government in refugee An estimated 90 per cent of That’s the reason the governresettlement: the Danish Refugee refugees in the region identify as ment isn’t worried about those Council and the Aga Khan FounMuslim so it’s likely the majority files, suggested Faisal Alazem, a dation. No issues were uncovered. of the people referred to Canada spokesman for the Syrian CanBut the review itself may be the by the UN are Muslim as well, adian Council. reason that only 287 government though hard numbers aren’t avail“They know that through the assisted refugee files were closed able. churches, it’ll be Christians or between January and August of Meanwhile, two-thirds of the minorities to come,� he said. this year, compared to 1,513 priprivate groups approved by the There are no statistics available vately sponsored refugees.
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Harper’s proposed ban on niqab in civil service ricochets through campaign further, lauding Quebec’s Bill 64, which requires those who Canadian Press wear face coverings to remove them if they want to work in OTTAWA the public sector – or do busitephen Harper took the ness with government officials. politics of niqabs to a Although tabled in the National higher level this week, Assembly, the bill has yet to be suggesting a re-elected Condebated. servative government would He called the Quebec Liberal consider legislation banning government’s approach meathe Muslim face covering for sured and pledged that when anyone dealing with – or work- it came time for federal legislaing for – the federal governtion, he would follow their lead. ment. “I believe the Quebec govHe opened the door earlier ernment has been handling this in the week with a CBC televicontroversial issue in a responsion interview, saying niqabs sible manner and we will do excould be nixed in the public actly the same thing in Ottawa,” service – echoing similar comHarper said during a campaign ments last week in the Frenchstop in Saskatoon. language leaders’ debate. As if to hammer home But on Wednesday, the the point, the Conservatives released online attack ads in Conservative leader went Murray Brewster
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French Wednesday, going after Justin Trudeau’s position on the niqab. A proposed ban on niqabs in the federal civil service would affect an infinitesimally small number of bureaucrats – if any at all. Statistics from 2011 show only 1.8 per cent of 257,000 federal employees are Muslim women and only a small subset of them is likely to wear face coverings. The Conservatives have already tried to require Muslim women to show their faces at citizenship ceremonies, but those rules are being challenged in the courts. Harper’s comments on Wednesday make clear he is eyeing additional legislation to require women to unveil every time they want services from the federal government. Harper insisted his government has been “saying the same thing for several months” on the issue. While the prime minister may have been consistent in his comments that niqabs are contrary to Canadian values, that doesn’t mean members of his own cabinet are all on the same page about a wider ban. Asked last spring whether the Conservatives would consider implementing measures similar to those in Quebec, Treasury Board President Tony Clement said the federal opposition to niqabs was limited to citizenship ceremonies. “That is what the prime
minister said and that is a point of view that one can hold,” Clement said on March 11, 2015. “That doesn’t mean that you can impose that view in the workplace or in the private sphere. The one place where I think we have a right and an obligation to stress Canadian values is in the act of obtaining one’s citizenship” Both Trudeau and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair condemned the latest proposal as an attempt to distract voters from serious questions about Conservative management of the economy. Mulcair said what Harper was doing as “bizarre” and “dangerous” and part of a broader political strategy aimed at getting the Conservatives re-elected by accentuating differences rather than bringing people together. “Stephen Harper is reminding us every time he does this why he doesn’t deserve to be prime minister,” Mulcair said in Enoch, Alta., as he highlighted his party’s $4.8 billion plan to improve aboriginal education Trudeau, in London, Ont., said Harper’s divide-and-conquer approach “is unworthy of the office he holds and he needs to stop.” “No election win is worth pitting Canadians against Canadians.” The niqab debate comes as a Liberal candidate in London blamed divisive politics for the defacing of his election signs
with ethnic slurs. A photo posted online shows the words “ARAB scum” scrawled across one of Khalil Ramal’s signs. Elsewhere on the campaign, Trudeau promised a Liberal government would sign a landmark global treaty to regulate the arms trade – something the Conservatives have refused to do. “Mr. Harper hasn’t seemed to notice that the fact that he shouts loudly on the world stage doesn’t offset the fact that nobody’s listening much to Canada any more,” Trudeau told a rally. Mulcair outlined his indigenous peoples platform in front of skeptical First Nations leaders in Alberta. He pledged to forge a new relationship with aboriginal governments. “For 148 years, successive Liberal and Conservative governments have failed indigenous communities in Canada,” Mulcair said. “And Stephen Harper has made it worse.” The Conservatives announced, if re-elected, they will improve parental leave benefits, offering extended job protection, a chance to stretch EI benefits over 18 months and a pilot program to allow new parents to earn self-employed money while collecting EI.
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Documents show Environment Canada knew in 2014 about Montreal raw sewage plan clear officials knew as early as September 2014 about the city Canadian Press of Montreal’s plans, the minMONTREAL ister only learned of the plan last week,� Laking wrote in an hile the federal environment minister says email. “Upon hearing of this plan she found out only rethe minister instructed Envicently about Montreal’s plan to ronment Canada to explore dump eight billion litres of raw options to prevent this sewage sewage into the St. Lawrence dump while we receive further River, documents obtained by science-based information and The Canadian Press show her analysis on the environmental department has known since impacts of what Montreal is 2014. planning.� Leona Aglukkaq tweeted Laking said the immediate Wednesday that her office concern is ensuring the St. Lawlearned last week of the wasterence is protected. water dump plan, which has Coderre reiterated on become fodder in the federal Wednesday that his invitation to election campaign and also been panned by environmental Environment Canada officials to meet with his administration activist Erin Brockovich. “Last week my office learned by week’s end to discuss the matter remains on the table. of Montreal’s plan to dump bilHe said the initial plan was to lions of litres of raw sewage into streamline the approval process the St. Lawrence,� Aglukkaq through an agreement between tweeted. “This plan is conQuebec and Ottawa that would cerning and we have done the require just a single environresponsible thing by exploring mental assessment from the options to prevent it while we province. The agreement was get more information.� But documents show the fed- never adopted. The mayor said experts have eral Environment Department warned the real danger could has been copied on corresponcome if the work isn’t comdence since 2014, with details pleted during a roughly 30-day in full, including the expected period between mid-October start date for the work in Octoand mid-November. ber 2015. Coderre has accused the That is in line with the verConservatives of playing sion of events Montreal Mayor “cheap� politics after they called Denis Coderre gave earlier this on the city to suspend the work, week. which is expected to start the In another document, an day before the Oct. 19 election. Environment Canada official “Don’t play politics on the confirmed in an exchange last backs of Montrealers,� said the week the federal department was aware of the project in Sep- former Liberal MP. The sewage dump became tember 2014. Ted Laking, a spokesman for a federal campaign issue this week when Conservative canAglukkaq, later maintained she didate Denis Lebel weighed in, was only told last week. “Notwithstanding that it is prompting accusations from Sidhartha Banerjee
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ment would never allow sewage to flow into the river. On Wednesday, Coderre suggested Mulcair explain a sewage dump that occurred in the fall of 2003. Mulcair served as Quebec environment minister from April 2003 to February 2006. “Who was minister at the time? Who gave the authorization? Ask the question,� Coderre told reporters. In Quebec City, Premier Philippe Couillard reaffirmed support for Coderre’s plan, saying experts have gone over numerous scenarios and that he agrees with the mayor that,
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while unappealing, the shortterm dump remains the best scenario. “Mayor Coderre asked the federal representatives to come to the table right away and they should do this,� Couillard said. “If somebody has an idea of genius that has not been mentioned until now, fine. “But until now each time we’ve looked at this and Mayor Coderre and his team have looked at this, we always come to the same conclusion.� The provincial Environment Department approved the plan in February and Coderre has said it isn’t the first time the city has proceeded in this manner – similar dumps were done in 2003 and 2007 – with federal blessing. The story has made the rounds, with Brockovich contributing to the debate on her Facebook page on Tuesday. “Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre wants to take a big dump in the Saint Lawrence River,� wrote Brockovich, whose true story about taking down a major California power company despite a lack of any formal legal training was the subject of a Hollywood box-office smash in 2000. She called the plan “ridiculous and shameful� and urged people to call Montreal city hall. Asked about her comments, Coderre was terse. “I loved the movie, Julia Roberts was extraordinary,� he replied. The one-week sewage dump is aimed at relocating a snow chute that runs under a major downtown expressway that is being razed to build an urban boulevard.
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The election that could kill TPP trade deal: No, not the Canadian one congratulatory press release. A little blue car parked outside Canadian Press the convention site hinted at the opposition ahead. ATLANTA It was covered in presidential here was plenty of chatter campaign signs for Bernie Sandat international free-trade ers, who’s doing the squeezing talks about the election that from the left. A passenger held up could kill the new Trans-Pacific a printed cutout of the surprisPartnership deal. ingly competitive socialist senator No, not Canada’s. who’s upended the Democratic From the protesters outside, race, pushing Hillary Clinton to to the lobbyists indoors, the gaze take a stand against the Keystone at this convention site was cast pipeline, and is now urging her to a little farther ahead to the 2016 oppose TPP. United States election. “TPP will have a very difficult Political forces from the left and road ahead,� said Melinda St. right are squeezing in on those Louis, who helped organize a sidefateful few swing votes in the U.S. walk protest when the SandersCongress. In the Senate, about mobile pulled up to the curb and 10 votes separate the deal from joined in. failure. Nearby, cancer patient Zahara In a few months, those memHeckscher held up an IV bag and bers could decide whether TPP said longer patent-type protecbecomes the biggest trade zone in tions could make the cutting-edge history, or a soon-forgotten, selfmedicines she uses unaffordable Alexander Panetta
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in poorer countries. St. Louis said there’s already talk of primaries to oust congressional Democrats who supported the recent fast-track vote to facilitate trade deals, and they’re nervous: “None of them want to take . . . a difficult vote (next year).� Inside the hotel, pressure mounted from the other side. The chamber-of-commerce types fretted about Republicans. A letter floated around, signed by GOP establishment figures who urged a pause in the talks. They feared American pharmaceutical companies wouldn’t get a goodenough deal. Orrin Hatch and Paul Ryan demanded 12 years of patent-style protection on hyperexpensive, cell-based biologics. Negotiators settled at a compromise between five and eight. Hatch, who received about $834,000 in campaign donations from the pharmaceutical-and-health industry in the last election cycle, later issued a statement: “I am afraid this deal appears to fall woefully short.� And then there’s the candidate who defies political categorization. Donald Trump isn’t heavily funded by industry; he’s hated by the establishment; he’s certainly not left-wing. But he’s the Republican front-runner. And he apparently hates this deal as much as
picture. He said the Obama administration needs to persuade key members – Democrats Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Ron Wyden of Oregon. Republicans to watch, he said, are Hatch, Ryan and Senate leader Mitch McConnell who represents tobacco-growing Kentucky. Tobacco got smoked in the deal. Having been sued over cigarette-packages, Australia forced the U.S. to exempt tobacco from the right of companies to challenge laws in special courts. In the other chamber, McConnell’s counterpart is quitting. It was actually a dispute over trade that started the domino-effect that toppled John Boehner from the leadership. The chamber leader stripped members of caucus positions after they voted against him on trade ago, I’d have said it’s very likely,� fast-track. They joined a rebellion, said Keeler, a partner at Mayer and forced Boehner out. Brown. A Canadian opponent of the “I think with the rise of Donald deal says the U.S. will be key. Trump, and Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Hanlon was there at the the resignation of Speaker John Atlanta protest, as the head of a Boehner, that’s certainly lowered union involved in the fight. the chances. I still think this Con“The biggest fight in the world gress will approve it . . . I can see right now with regard to TPP is in it happening eight, nine months from now. And I can see it happen- Washington,� said O’Hanlon, a former editor for The Canadian ing in a lame-duck session (after Press who’s left to head the nathe presidential election).� tional branch of Communication What are the telltale signs – Workers of America. the swing votes to watch and see “You’ve got all these things where TPP’s headed? coming together. It could be a Keeler offers two answers. perfect storm for Obama and the There’s the simple one: “Let’s see how long Donald Trump stays TPP.� He predicted it would stall in in the lead – that’s something to Congress. And without approval in keep an eye on.� all 12 countries, the deal dies. Then there’s the more detailed
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THE ARTS Guild offers up a profane version of Peanuts
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Toronto-based director Clinton Walker sits at the set of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. The play runs at the Guild theatre until October 17. characters are, says Walker. “However, be prepared for News Reporter something completely different.” Childhood activities give ex, drugs, and rock and way to pot-smoking, partying, roll are probably the last and promiscuity. things you’d expect to find Indeed, the characters have in Charles Schulz’s timeless such a wild side to them that comic strip, and the trailer for Walker found it difficult the upcoming Peanuts movie to root for them. “For me, is as G-rated as they come. The I kind of struggled,” he Guild Hall’s latest production: says. “I was like, ‘Gosh, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a how do I like these Teenage Blockhead, however, people?’” And with such isn’t family-friendly fare. bad-apple roles, Walker Toronto-based director Clin- also faces an uphill battle ton Walker describes the play as to make sure the audi“Peanuts meets Degrassi, lateence could connect to night-style.” Filled with mature the teenage punks. topics such as sexual abuse, It’s easy in parody to drug use, and suicide, Dog Sees distance yourself and God loses the naive innocence laugh at characters or of four-panel puns and holiday situations rather than empaTV specials. thizing, he says. “I always find It’s not all heavy, though. As that the funniest experiences a parody, the play does have the I’ve had in the theatre as an requisite humour sprinkled in. audience member is when we There’s a good balance between actually care about the people heavy-hitting drama and comthat we’re watching.” To forge that connection edy, says Walker. between high-school hooliFans of the comic will be gans and the audience, Walker able to recognize who the Joel Krahn
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tries to keep the characters grounded and sincere. If you portray your shortcomings in an honest way, there is room for that rapport, he says. Everyone has faults and issues they are dealing with. “Bringing those to life on stage in the most honest
thought those children were strange. I didn’t identify with them.” No matter the audience’s affections to the venerable daily strip, it’s good to have a foundation to build on, says Walker. Parody is becoming more in vogue, he says, as familiar characters and settings help audiences delve in quicker and deeper to the performance. “This really is on trend right now for theater,” he says. Dog Sees God isn’t Walker’s first time north of 60 – the Guild veteran already has come up for five plays, the most recent being The Book of Esther back in 2014. “Any time the Guild asks me to come I always say yes,” Walker says. “I like the way my brain works up here.” And while he’s in town, Walker endeavours to use the opportunity to bolster the Guild’s (already impressive) acting talent. Teaching and
“Any time the Guild asks me to come I always say yes. I like the way my brain works up here.” way is the best way to connect in a meaningful way,” says Walker. Hopefully the audience is able to associate with these messed-up teens more than Walker could with the original Peanuts. “There was something really sedate about it that I didn’t get,” he admits. “I
mentoring the local actors is something Walker enjoys bringing to the table. “For me it’s really important that this isn’t only a theatre, but it’s a training ground,” he says. One way Walker aims to teach is by cultivating an ecosystem where actors feel encouraged to experiment and try new things. That could be particularly important for this production, as the play does have a certain edge to it. “The language is really racy,” says Walker. “I thought I would be chased out of town on the opening night.” Dog Sees God premiered on Oct. 1 and continues until Saturday, Oct. 17. Tickets are $23 for Wednesdays and Thursdays and $25 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are available at Whitehorse Motors, at the door or online at guild.brownpapertickets.com. All shows start at 8 p.m. Contact Joel Krahn at joel.krahn@yukon-news.com
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LARRY KNOWS THE YUKON LARRY KNOWS PARLIAMENT • Voted Hardest Working MP and Best Constituency MP by all parties in the House of Commons • Whitehorse Volunteer of the Year • Parliamentary Secretary for Indian and Northern Affairs and also Natural Resources • Parliamentary Committee experience in Transport, Defence, Industry, Veterans Affairs, Justice and Human Rights and Aboriginal Affairs • Co-winner of the Legislator of the Year award for creating and co-chairing Parliament’s large Outdoor Caucus
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An historic investment plan to strengthen the middle class, create jobs, and grow our economy. • Increase the residency component of the Northern Residents Deduction by 33 percent to a maximum of $22 per day • Invest $6B in affordable housing and seniors facilities, early learning and child care, and cultural or recreational infrastructure • $750M annual increase in skills training programs delivered in partnership with the provinces and territories. • Invest $200 million annually to create sector-specific strategies that support innovation and clean technologies in the forestry, fisheries, mining, energy, and agricultural sectors. • $100 million annually for clean technology producers, so that they can tackle Canada’s most pressing environmental challenges, whether in our air, in our water, or on our land.
• Bring back the long form Census and make Statistics Canada independent • Invest an additional $100 million per year, in each of the next three years, in the Industrial Research Assistance Program. • A more flexible and accessible Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefit • $6B in the next 4 years in green infrastructure. This will create greener energy, cleaner land, and more good jobs for Canadians, including 5000 youth jobs • Youth Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister • Invest $150 million in new annual funding for CBC/Radio-Canada and $25M for Telefilm Canada and National Film Board.
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Harry Potter e-books come to life, even for Muggles, with enhanced edition for Apple devices devices, including Amazon’s Kindle, standard electronic editions are available through Rowling’s Pottermore site. NEW YORK The makeover offers readers ou don’t need to be a wizyoung and old a new way to enard to see the Harry Potter gage with the story. It also gives books come to life. Rowling and her publishers The seven books are getting an opportunity to resell these a makeover with more than 200 bestselling books, the last of new illustrations in enhanced which came out eight years ago. e-books made for Apple devices. It’s akin to Hollywood releasing More than half of the illustrathe same movies in new formats tions are animated or interacand with bonus materials. tive, with such touches as a While the illustrations are golden snitch from Quidditch new and exclusive to the enmatches flying away as you tap hanced editions, Rowling’s anit on the screen. Series creator notations aren’t necessarily so. J.K. Rowling also goes deeper Rowling has been regularly postinto some of the characters and ing new essays on Pottermore. story lines with a handful of She has traced Harry’s roots to pop-up annotations. a 12th-century wizard and has The editions, released Thurswritten about the origins of an day, are exclusive to Apple’s invisibility cloak that appears iBooks Store and require an throughout the series. Rowling Apple Inc. mobile device or a has also penned supplemental Mac computer to read. For other Anick Jesdanun Associated Press
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Text and an illustration from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are displayed on an iPad on Sept. 30 in New York. books, including The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a children’s book that was referenced in the last Harry Potter book. Until recently, the Pottermore site also had a game that took readers through the books chapter by chapter, with riddles and other discoveries along the way. That game incorporated clips from the Harry Potter movies. The new e-books do not. Instead, the new editions offer full-colour illustrations and animation from Pottermore artists. In one animation, you see
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multiple letters fly in through the fireplace with news of Harry’s acceptance to Hogwarts wizardry school. In another, an owl, a cat and the fog come to life on Platform 9 3/4, where a Hogwarts-bound train awaits. On the train, you see landscape moving by through a window. In one scene of a feast, you can slide left and right to see the rest of a long table covered with food. It’s not obvious which illustrations are interactive. The idea is to get readers to explore. There’s no sound, though. When Harry’s friend, Ron, gets
an angry audio letter from his mother, you see steam coming out, but you don’t hear her screaming, as you do in the movie. You can access Rowling’s supplemental materials by tapping a quill icon embedded in the text. For instance, you learn how students arrived at Hogwarts before train service began: Some rode on broomsticks, but that was tough with trunks and pets to bring along. There aren’t many annotations, though. You get more backstory at the Pottermore site, but you need the e-books for the full text. The books also get new digital covers to reflect each book’s theme – serpents for the second book, for instance. Artists also designed a new font with each letter incorporating a lightning bolt – the shape of a scar on Harry’s forehead. This font – named Fluffy, for a threeheaded dog in the first book – is used for the opening letter of each chapter. The books cost $10 each, or $70 for the series. There’s no discount if you already own standard electronic editions. English editions are available in the U.S. and 31 other markets right away. Editions in French, German and Spanish are coming Nov. 9.
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Director Avi Lewis, right, and author Naomi Klein of the film This Changes Everything, stand for a photo on the red carpet during the Toronto International Film Festival press conference on August 5. countries and five continents to profile seven communities forced Canadian Press into action by burgeoning environmental threats. TORONTO They include the controvern tackling an issue as big as sial Alberta oilsands; northern climate change, journalistsGreece mining projects that turned-activists Naomi Klein threatened mountains, seas, and Avi Lewis knew they needed and tourism; and a proposed more than Klein’s 2014 book This coal-fired power plant in Andhra Changes Everything: Capitalism Pradesh, India where villagers vs. The Climate to inspire action. feared for the safety of crucial There would have to be a webwetland. site and a companion documenAll over the world, Lewis says tary, “This Changes Everything,â€? this issue “is the big one.â€? directed by Lewis. “The climate crisis is the issue And the film’s theatrical that connects the dots among all rollout should include special the other issues, especially when community screenings, complete you look at ‌ the economic syswith audience discussion. tem that put it there,â€? he says. What about a headline“This is the fight of our lives.â€? grabbing manifesto, signed by Joining the fight are several celebrity supporters including celebrity backers: This Changes Rachel McAdams, Ellen Page and Everything is executive produced Leonard Cohen? by Gravity director Alfonso And all this, of course, should Cuaron, actor Danny Glover, unfold in tandem with the camand Family Guy creator Seth paigning of Canada’s political MacFarlane, with co-executive leaders in advance of the Oct. 19 producers including actress Paelection. mela Anderson, fashion designer Thus, an expansive multiplat- Vivienne Westwood and fellow form campaign was born. filmmaker and philanthropist With all these elements now in Susan Rockefeller. play – the doc hits select theEven more are signatories to atres Friday – Lewis noted their the “leap manifestoâ€? released last environmental call-to-arms has month, which called on the next turned into an all-consuming federal government to transition endeavour. Canada entirely off fossil fuels in “We have a conviction that as little as 35 years. if you want to introduce new Lewis says the major politiframings, new narratives, new cal parties are out of touch with ideas, we need multiple points of Canadians. entry,â€? Lewis explained recently “Scratch the surface and by phone from New York. people know that there’s some“We conceived of it ‌ more thing fundamentally wrong with than five years ago.â€? the underpinning logic of our That was when the husbandwhole system,â€? he says. “There is and-wife team began researching an enormous audience, an indeindividually in their respective scribably broad audience that is mediums, sharing their discover- just yearning for that message.â€? ies along the way. Meanwhile, he says their “For a number of years I was multipronged approach to reach making a film about a book that audiences is a growing phenomhadn’t been written yet,â€? notes enon, noting that “funders are Lewis, who enlisted Klein as the increasingly pushing filmmakers film’s narrator. to look at impact and to bake that “The film is my interpretation into the whole process.â€? of Naomi’s core thesis, and her “It can feel tacked on, those narration is her selecting one big engagement campaigns, so it’s idea from a book ‌ to inform great to consider that from the these particular stories that I beginning,â€? he says. decided to shoot.â€? This Changes Everything hits They covered the globe in select theatres Friday, followed by making the film, visiting nine an iTunes release Nov. 3. Cassandra Szklarski
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‘OK Blue Jays’ song written at time when the Jays were just ‘kind of OK’ Jennifer Graham Canadian Press
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t was written as an homage to baseball and an anthem of sorts for a team that was new and struggling. More than 30 years later the “OK Blue Jays” song is a rallying cry being sung from coast to coast as the team begins its quest for a third World Series championship. Jack Lenz, who co-wrote the song with Tony Kosinec, remembers Blue Jays executive Paul Beeston being excited about the song back in the early 1980s. “The funniest thing about it was that he said, ‘Look, we’re an expansion team. We’ve only been around for a few years. We don’t want to promise too much, but we want the song to be fun and be something people can sing along. “Because we don’t want to
promise too much, we should just kind of say they’re kind of OK,”’ Lenz laughed in an interview with The Canadian Press. “That was how it got started and, of course, it was great that OK rhymed with Blue Jays.” The song was recorded in 1982. That was the year starter Dave Stieb led the league in innings pitched and complete games while winning a club record 17 matchups. But the team finished 78-84, six games below .500 and dead last in the American League East. There’s a reference to the former Jays ace in the song: “Dave’s put down a smoker. A strike. And you’ve got no doubt. You’re out!” Lenz doesn’t think most people realize that the “OK Blue Jays” song has several verses that begin by laying out the basics of the game. Most people just know the echoing chorus: “OK! Blue Jays! Marta Iwanek/CP
Jack Lenz, who wrote the Toronto Blue Jays “OK Blue Jays” song poses for a photo holding a vinyl of the single, in Toronto on Wednesday. Let’s Play Ball!” “You know, what song starts with the lyrics ‘You’ve got a diamond. You’ve got nine men?”’ said Lenz. “It’s still funny to me when you think about ‘OK, we’re going to explain baseball to Canadians.’ That was our mission in a sense, was to explain baseball.” It wasn’t all bleak for the franchise in the years ahead. The Jays made the playoffs three years later and won the first of back-toback World Series in 1992. Musician Keith Hampshire, who recorded the song, said it’s a wonderful feeling to see the Blue Jays doing well. He said he still gets to the ballpark a couple of times a year with his grandson. “OK Blue Jays” is still played during the seventh
inning stretch. “He turns around and looks at me and he says, ‘Is that you poppa?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, that’s me.”’ It’s great to hear fans still singing along, Hampshire added. “Would’ve thought all those many, many years ago … that the song would last this long and be the Blue Jays anthem? Even though the wording in it is dated, still the fans love the song. It was a great song.” It’s a simple, fun melody, said Lenz. But like Hampshire, he’s surprised the song has endured. “Who would know that the song would last for 33 years and they’d still be playing it at the ballpark?”
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Dramatic cougar chase in Victoria ends with big cat felled by tranquilizer dart crows led the chase from the sky. Relieved neighbours and byCanadian Press standers clapped and cheered after one shot from a tranquilizer rifle VICTORIA immobilized the big cat Monday t was the perfect Hollywood morning. ending to a guns-drawn pursuit About a half dozen officers of a cougar bounding across surrounded the cougar as it lay on backyards, over fences and through the grass with a dart in its side, its garages in a downtown Victoria chest heaving, before it was lifted neighbourhood steps from British into the back of a pickup truck and Columbia’s legislature. placed in a steel barrel. Dozens of residents peered “I was hoping they wouldn’t kill over fences or stood on balconies it,� said Sonja Edwards, who lives watching the drama as police and in the James Bay neighbourhood conservation officers with dogs ran where the cougar was on the loose. through alleys and along sidewalks “We decided to tranquilize it with their pistols drawn as noisy Dirk Meissner
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A B.C. Conservation officer tranquilizes a cougar in the backyard of an apartment building in the community of James Bay in Victoria, B.C. on Monday. quiet as police sirens wailed, tracking dogs howled and crows screeched from above. Two Layser panting hounds named Jim and Phoebe, their noses to the ground, had the cat’s scent and were just steps behind the cougar. They followed it across a parking lot and into a yard on Michigan Street, but the cat spun around, leapt about two metres into the air and ran past a group of reporters and photographers who were part of the chase. A police officer screamed, “Look out,� as the cougar charged out of a parking lot. A resident named Tim Van Alstine said he planned to take a photo of the large cougar but when he saw it run out into the street, he realized he was in danger. “When I saw the size of the cat, I said, ‘It’s time to get out, like get away quick,’ and I did,� he said. “I just forgot the picture. I just took off. I started running backwards. Big. Big. Much bigger than anticipated.� Opposition New Democrat MLA Carole James, who represents the Victoria-Beacon Hill riding where
the cougar was roaming, said her husband took photos of the animal running through their backyard. Pauwels said he suspects the cougar has been in the Victoria area for a about a week, based on recent reports of cougar sightings in nearby Oak Bay. He said cougars sometimes leave the wilderness areas that surround Victoria and end up lost in the urban zone, unable to find their way out. “Cougars, when they get into these areas, they’re scared and they are trying to find a way out. I don’t think this thing was ever inclined to attack anybody.� Cougars are not strangers to James Bay and Victoria’s downtown area. In 1992, a cougar was spotted on the grounds of the Fairmont Empress Hotel, where it was tranquilized in the hotel’s underground parking lot. Six years later, a cougar walked into a business in James Bay, where an employee locked the animal in a room until conservation officers arrived and tranquilize it. Vancouver Island is believed to be home to up to 800 cougars.
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Scientists blame climate change, El Nino for devastating coral bleaching spreading across the globe 10 to 20 per cent of the coral reefs this year,� NOAA coral reef Associated Press watch co-ordinator Mark Eakin WASHINGTON said. “The bad news for the U.S. is we’re getting hit disproporhe bleaching of colorful tionately just because of the coral is spreading into a pattern of the warming.� worldwide, devastating He called bleaching a crisis, crisis, scientists say, and they especially with worsening predict it will likely get worse. global warming forecast for the Triggered by global warmrest of the century: “If that’s not ing and the El Nino, record hot a crisis, what is?� ocean water is causing fragile Eakin said he’s especially coral to go white and often die, concerned about Hawaii, which threatening picturesque reefs that are hotspots of marine life, already suffered through bad bleaching in 2014. experts say. “Hawaii is getting hit with The spread of sickly white started more than a year ago in the worst coral bleaching they Guam, then devastated Hawaii, have ever seen, right now,� Eakin said. “It’s severe. It’s infected the rest of the tropical extensive. And it’s on all the Pacific and the Indian oceans islands.� and has now infested Florida In one part of northwestern and the Caribbean. On ThursHawaii, “the reef just completeday, the National Oceanic and ly bleached and all of the coral Atmospheric Administration and international reef scientists is dead and covered with scuzzy algae.� pronounced it a global coral Florida started getting hit bleaching event, only the third in August. The middle Florida in recorded history. No place with coral has been Keys aren’t too bad, but in southeast Florida, bleaching spared, though some regions has combined with disease to – such as Hawaii – have been kill corals, Eakin said. It has hit harder than others, experts said. Excessive heat stresses the also hit Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic and is living coral, which turns white about to hit Puerto Rico and the and then becomes vulnerable Virgin Islands, he said. to disease. Warm water causes bleach“We may be looking at losing somewhere in the range of ing and ocean temperatures Seth Borenstein
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XL Catlin Seaview Survey via AP
Coral after bleaching in American Samoa is seen in February, when the XL Catlin Seaview Survey responded to a NOAA coral bleaching alert. are at record high levels, partly because of steady manmade global warming and partly because of the El Nino, which is an occasional warming of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide, Eakin said. Add to that Hawaii’s “blob,� a pool of warm water that has stagnated in the northeast Pacific. The last super El Nino, in 1997-1998, was the first global bleaching event. A smaller El Nino in 2009-2010 was the second.
So far the 1998 bleaching was worse, but that was the second year of an El Nino and we’re in the first of two years now, Eakin said. Oceans worldwide are by far the warmest on record – August 2015 was four-tenths of a degree warmer than in August 1998. Next year, he said, may
be as bad as this year or even worse. NOAA produced forecasts of bleaching that show it as a giant red blob moving across the globe again. And what worries marine ecologist Gregor Hodgson, who heads the group ReefCheck, is the forecast that the blob will hit the Great Barrier Reef in Australia next spring. The computer model forecasts “this horrendous dramatic� impact on the Great Barrier Reef, Hodgson said. “It’s truly terrifying.� This isn’t just a problem for divers and fish; coral reefs are crucial globally, Eakin said. Coral reefs protect shorelines, produce tourism dollars and help provide food for 500 million people around the world, he said. Even though coral reefs are one-tenth of 1 per cent of the ocean floor by area, they are home to 25 per cent of the world’s fish species, Eakin said. “You kill coral, you destroy reefs, you don’t have a place for the fish to live,� Eakin said.
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Fellowship of Engineers Canada Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon
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ngineers Canada is the national federation of the twelve provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada. It serves the associations by delivering national programs that ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and professional practice.
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ach year, the Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY) presents up to two Education Awards to Yukon students entering into the second, third or fourth year (or fifth year if enrolled in a five year program) of a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board approved university engineering program. These awards are named in the memory of two important engineers in Yukon history; and include a monetary award of $2,000 to assist the recipient student with their school expenses. APEY is pleased to announce that the 2014 John D. Scott Memorial Educational Award and the Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Educational Award were presented to two exceptional Yukon engineering students: Robyn Fortune received the Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Award and Elliot Berg received the John D. Scott Memorial Award. Robyn just completed her 3rd year of a Mechanical Engineering Program at McGill University. Elliot just completed his first year at Carleton University in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering program, and is doing a minor in Industrial Economics.
By Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon - Awards Committee Engineers innovate, protect our health and safety and shape and influence our future by bringing us new technology and forward thinking design. The products and results of engineering are everywhere around us. When we take a drink of water, turn on a light, tweet, use a snowmobile, or cross a bridge, we benefit from the results of an engineer’s work. Every day we rely upon the work of engineers and yet the designation P.Eng. (Professional Engineer) and the engineering career is generally less understood than other careers. The Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY) Awards Committee program goals include recognizing achievements of Yukon Professional Engineers and promoting excellence in engineering in Yukon. By doing so we also hope to raise awareness of engineering and our members’ achievements by advertising our awards programs and celebrating our awards recipients. APEY hosted our annual awards luncheon in June and it is a good time to reflect on a year of engineering achievements in Yukon with a year in review. The engineering awards summarized in this article highlight the awards presented between the APEY February 2014 and February 2015 Annual General Meetings.
ELLIOT BERG John D. Scott Memorial Award
ROBYN FORTUNE Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Award
In 2007, Engineers Canada created the Engineers Canada Fellowship to honour individuals who have given noteworthy service to the engineering profession through long service to the national body at a senior level or in a volunteer capacity for an Engineers Canada constituent association. Recipients of the Fellowship are entitled to use the designation “Fellow of Engineers Canada” and the letters “FEC” following their names. The recipients of this award are presented to those who have given significantly to the professional engineering association, and have typically represented the organization as the face of the organization as its President, or on the Engineers Canada Board of Directors. Past recipients Fellowship include the following individuals: (just a comment – if everything won’t fit in the newspaper article, you could just list name & the year they received it) Year Awarded
Award Recipient
2008
Tim Koepke, P.Eng.
2008
Richard Trimble, P.Eng.
2009
Catherine Harwood, P.Eng.
2009
Bob Lorimer, P.Eng.
2010
Wally Hidinger, P.Eng.
2010
Glynnis Horrel, P.Eng.
2011
Bob Baxter, P.Eng.
2012
Keith Byram, P.Eng.
2012
Vern Haggard, P.Eng.
2012
Cord Hamilton, P.Eng.
2013
John Cormie, P.Eng.
2013
Ross Dorward, P.Eng.
These students, and others like them, represent a bright future for the engineering profession here in the Yukon.
2013
Ryan Martin, P.Eng.
For information about the annual APEY Educational Awards and our other awards, visit the APEY website at www.apey.yk.ca
2014
Carl Friesen, P.Eng.
Noteworthy Long Service Record President 1974 and 1975, Past President 1976, 1977 and 1978, Secretary 1973 - 1993 Vice President 1984, President 1985 and 1986, Past President 1987 and 1988, Registrar 1998 - present Vice President 2000, 2001 and 2002, President 2003 and 2004, Past President 2005, 2006, 2007, Engineers Canada Director 2012 – present President 1996 and 1997, Past President 1998, 1999 and 2000, Engineers Canada Director 1999 - 2008 Vice President 1989, APEY President 1990 and 1991, Past President 1992. Contributed significantly to Act Revisions Vice President 1986, APEY President 1987 and 1988, Past President 1989 Contributed significantly to Act Revisions President 1991 and 1992, Past President 1993, Councillor 1994 - 1998, Engineers Canada Director 1996 - 1998 Vice President 1971, 1976, 1977 and 1978, President 1972, 1979 and 1980, Past President 1973, 1980 and 1981 Engineers Canada Director 1986 to 1990, Councillor 1980 to 1991 Vice President 2003 and 2004, President 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, Past President 2008 and 2009, Engineers Canada Director 2009 -2011 Vice President 1979, President 1980, 1981, Past President 1982, Registrar 1985 - 1992 Vice President 1996, 1997, President 1998, 1999 and 2000, Past President 2001 and 2002 Vice President 2007, President 2008 and 2009, Past President 2010, 2011 and 2012 Vice President 2010, President, 2011 and 2012, Past President, 2013 and 2014
APEY Engineering Excellence Award
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he Yukon Engineering Excellence Award was established by APEY to recognize eminent engineering achievements by Yukon Professional Engineers and to promote excellence in engineering applied to Yukon’s northern climate and terrain in the areas of applied research, design, innovation, construction and project management. Nominations are evaluated on the following criteria: • Northern innovation/adaptation; • Sustainability - services that make environmental consideration of and/or increase the sustainability of northern communities; • Service to the community including enhancement of community services; and, • Enhancement of the quality of life through engineering and other works.
There were two submissions for the 2015 Engineering Excellence Award: • Dawson District Heating Project - Stantec Architecture Ltd. • Innovative Method to Upgrade Difficult Gold Concentrates – Randy Clarkson Both submissions were excellent. The evaluation process involved individual grading of each submission using a scoring matrix based on the evaluation criteria. The evaluations were very close! The 2015 APEY Engineering Excellence Award was announced at the February 2015 AGM, and
presented at a subsequent lunch awards event to Randy Clarkson for his Innovative Method to Upgrade Difficult Gold Concentrates. Mr. Clarkson was nominated by Mr. William Dunn, who wrote the following: Randy Clarkson has developed a new innovative method of upgrading difficult gold concentrates by taking advantage of a gold particle’s malleability. A small rod mill is used to grind the brittle waste minerals to powder in 6 to 10 minutes while only flattening gold particles. The ground slurry then is washed through a fine (0.3 mm openings) screen. The flattened and polished gold particles remain on top of the screen while the finer ground waste minerals are washed through the screen. The procedure has been tested on many types of gold concentrates including those with high density minerals such as galena (mineral containing lead), cassiterite (tin), hematite (iron), illmenite (iron) and pyrite (fool’s gold) as well as more durable minerals such as garnet (used in sandpaper). The cleaned concentrates are generally 97% or purer native gold and are suitable for direct sale to a gold buyer. Many Yukon placer miners have been storing these difficult concentrates on site in coffee cans, peanut butter jars and other containers for years waiting for an efficient method of upgrading to be developed. Previously the concentrates would have to be sorted by hand, one by one, a tedious
Randy Clarkson “Grinding for Gold”
Niels Jacobsen, P.Eng., FEC.
and very time consuming process. The small rod mill can also be used to grind up gold furnace slag to recover any lost gold and to regrind concentrates which have become cemented together due to oxidation of the contained minerals. A small rod mill can be fabricated using a piece of steel pipe, rolled rods and an adapted portable cement mixer for a total cost of less than $2000. The concentration process does not use any chemicals or substances harmful to the environment and would have applications in any placer or hard rock gold mine using gravity recovery techniques such as sluiceboxes or centrifugal concentrators. It could also be used in the developing world at artisanal mines to help
eliminate any harmful chemicals used to upgrade gold concentrates The two year field and metallurgical research program was funded by contributions from CanNor, Government of Yukon’s Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development, the Yukon College Cold Climate Innovation Fund and the Klondike Placer Miner’s Association.
Randy Clarkson receiving Engineering Excellence Award from APEY President, Rod Savoie, & Awards Committee Chair, Carol Campbell
Mr. Niels Jacobsen was the 2015 recipient of an Engineers Canada Fellowship.
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iels graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1970; and completed a Master’s degree in Sanitary/Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1972. He subsequently completed post graduate studies in Arctic Engineering from the University of Alaska in 1977. In addition to being a registered professional engineer in Yukon, NT/NU, and BC; he is a member of the American Water Works Association and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His Yukon working career started in 1972 with DIAND, and he then switched to the private sector in 1976 with EPEC Consulting Western, then Boreal Consulting Services in 1984, and finally his own consulting firm from 1989 to present – all based in Whitehorse. He has over 40 years of northern engineering experience and is a valuable resource to the local engineering community. During this period he made the time to put in nine years as the APEY Secretary Treasurer, helped out with bridge building a number of times, and made presentations in various schools prior to the bridge breaking event -- including a trip to Old Crow. He was chair of the APEY environmental committee in 2003 and did some work related to the Climate Change Action Plan on behalf of APEY. He also spent four years with the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, and 12 years as Secretary/Treasurer of the Yukon Fish and Game Association. With his wife Laurie, he has helped coach the Yukon’s Snowshoe Biathlon teams at the last several Arctic Winter Games. Niels has provided a significant contribution to the Yukon’s engineering profession and outdoor activitie community, and APEY is pleased to recognize him with this Fellowship in Engineers Canada for 2015.
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Yukon Engineering ACCOLADES
n i r a e Y A Review
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ngineers Canada is the national federation of the twelve provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada. It serves the associations by delivering national programs that ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and professional practice.
APEY Education Awards
E
ach year, the Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY) presents up to two Education Awards to Yukon students entering into the second, third or fourth year (or fifth year if enrolled in a five year program) of a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board approved university engineering program. These awards are named in the memory of two important engineers in Yukon history; and include a monetary award of $2,000 to assist the recipient student with their school expenses. APEY is pleased to announce that the 2014 John D. Scott Memorial Educational Award and the Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Educational Award were presented to two exceptional Yukon engineering students: Robyn Fortune received the Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Award and Elliot Berg received the John D. Scott Memorial Award. Robyn just completed her 3rd year of a Mechanical Engineering Program at McGill University. Elliot just completed his first year at Carleton University in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering program, and is doing a minor in Industrial Economics.
By Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon - Awards Committee Engineers innovate, protect our health and safety and shape and influence our future by bringing us new technology and forward thinking design. The products and results of engineering are everywhere around us. When we take a drink of water, turn on a light, tweet, use a snowmobile, or cross a bridge, we benefit from the results of an engineer’s work. Every day we rely upon the work of engineers and yet the designation P.Eng. (Professional Engineer) and the engineering career is generally less understood than other careers. The Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon (APEY) Awards Committee program goals include recognizing achievements of Yukon Professional Engineers and promoting excellence in engineering in Yukon. By doing so we also hope to raise awareness of engineering and our members’ achievements by advertising our awards programs and celebrating our awards recipients. APEY hosted our annual awards luncheon in June and it is a good time to reflect on a year of engineering achievements in Yukon with a year in review. The engineering awards summarized in this article highlight the awards presented between the APEY February 2014 and February 2015 Annual General Meetings.
ELLIOT BERG John D. Scott Memorial Award
ROBYN FORTUNE Jim Y.C. Quong Memorial Award
In 2007, Engineers Canada created the Engineers Canada Fellowship to honour individuals who have given noteworthy service to the engineering profession through long service to the national body at a senior level or in a volunteer capacity for an Engineers Canada constituent association. Recipients of the Fellowship are entitled to use the designation “Fellow of Engineers Canada” and the letters “FEC” following their names. The recipients of this award are presented to those who have given significantly to the professional engineering association, and have typically represented the organization as the face of the organization as its President, or on the Engineers Canada Board of Directors. Past recipients Fellowship include the following individuals: (just a comment – if everything won’t fit in the newspaper article, you could just list name & the year they received it) Year Awarded
Award Recipient
2008
Tim Koepke, P.Eng.
2008
Richard Trimble, P.Eng.
2009
Catherine Harwood, P.Eng.
2009
Bob Lorimer, P.Eng.
2010
Wally Hidinger, P.Eng.
2010
Glynnis Horrel, P.Eng.
2011
Bob Baxter, P.Eng.
2012
Keith Byram, P.Eng.
2012
Vern Haggard, P.Eng.
2012
Cord Hamilton, P.Eng.
2013
John Cormie, P.Eng.
2013
Ross Dorward, P.Eng.
These students, and others like them, represent a bright future for the engineering profession here in the Yukon.
2013
Ryan Martin, P.Eng.
For information about the annual APEY Educational Awards and our other awards, visit the APEY website at www.apey.yk.ca
2014
Carl Friesen, P.Eng.
Noteworthy Long Service Record President 1974 and 1975, Past President 1976, 1977 and 1978, Secretary 1973 - 1993 Vice President 1984, President 1985 and 1986, Past President 1987 and 1988, Registrar 1998 - present Vice President 2000, 2001 and 2002, President 2003 and 2004, Past President 2005, 2006, 2007, Engineers Canada Director 2012 – present President 1996 and 1997, Past President 1998, 1999 and 2000, Engineers Canada Director 1999 - 2008 Vice President 1989, APEY President 1990 and 1991, Past President 1992. Contributed significantly to Act Revisions Vice President 1986, APEY President 1987 and 1988, Past President 1989 Contributed significantly to Act Revisions President 1991 and 1992, Past President 1993, Councillor 1994 - 1998, Engineers Canada Director 1996 - 1998 Vice President 1971, 1976, 1977 and 1978, President 1972, 1979 and 1980, Past President 1973, 1980 and 1981 Engineers Canada Director 1986 to 1990, Councillor 1980 to 1991 Vice President 2003 and 2004, President 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, Past President 2008 and 2009, Engineers Canada Director 2009 -2011 Vice President 1979, President 1980, 1981, Past President 1982, Registrar 1985 - 1992 Vice President 1996, 1997, President 1998, 1999 and 2000, Past President 2001 and 2002 Vice President 2007, President 2008 and 2009, Past President 2010, 2011 and 2012 Vice President 2010, President, 2011 and 2012, Past President, 2013 and 2014
APEY Engineering Excellence Award
T
he Yukon Engineering Excellence Award was established by APEY to recognize eminent engineering achievements by Yukon Professional Engineers and to promote excellence in engineering applied to Yukon’s northern climate and terrain in the areas of applied research, design, innovation, construction and project management. Nominations are evaluated on the following criteria: • Northern innovation/adaptation; • Sustainability - services that make environmental consideration of and/or increase the sustainability of northern communities; • Service to the community including enhancement of community services; and, • Enhancement of the quality of life through engineering and other works.
There were two submissions for the 2015 Engineering Excellence Award: • Dawson District Heating Project - Stantec Architecture Ltd. • Innovative Method to Upgrade Difficult Gold Concentrates – Randy Clarkson Both submissions were excellent. The evaluation process involved individual grading of each submission using a scoring matrix based on the evaluation criteria. The evaluations were very close! The 2015 APEY Engineering Excellence Award was announced at the February 2015 AGM, and
presented at a subsequent lunch awards event to Randy Clarkson for his Innovative Method to Upgrade Difficult Gold Concentrates. Mr. Clarkson was nominated by Mr. William Dunn, who wrote the following: Randy Clarkson has developed a new innovative method of upgrading difficult gold concentrates by taking advantage of a gold particle’s malleability. A small rod mill is used to grind the brittle waste minerals to powder in 6 to 10 minutes while only flattening gold particles. The ground slurry then is washed through a fine (0.3 mm openings) screen. The flattened and polished gold particles remain on top of the screen while the finer ground waste minerals are washed through the screen. The procedure has been tested on many types of gold concentrates including those with high density minerals such as galena (mineral containing lead), cassiterite (tin), hematite (iron), illmenite (iron) and pyrite (fool’s gold) as well as more durable minerals such as garnet (used in sandpaper). The cleaned concentrates are generally 97% or purer native gold and are suitable for direct sale to a gold buyer. Many Yukon placer miners have been storing these difficult concentrates on site in coffee cans, peanut butter jars and other containers for years waiting for an efficient method of upgrading to be developed. Previously the concentrates would have to be sorted by hand, one by one, a tedious
Randy Clarkson “Grinding for Gold”
Niels Jacobsen, P.Eng., FEC.
and very time consuming process. The small rod mill can also be used to grind up gold furnace slag to recover any lost gold and to regrind concentrates which have become cemented together due to oxidation of the contained minerals. A small rod mill can be fabricated using a piece of steel pipe, rolled rods and an adapted portable cement mixer for a total cost of less than $2000. The concentration process does not use any chemicals or substances harmful to the environment and would have applications in any placer or hard rock gold mine using gravity recovery techniques such as sluiceboxes or centrifugal concentrators. It could also be used in the developing world at artisanal mines to help
eliminate any harmful chemicals used to upgrade gold concentrates The two year field and metallurgical research program was funded by contributions from CanNor, Government of Yukon’s Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development, the Yukon College Cold Climate Innovation Fund and the Klondike Placer Miner’s Association.
Randy Clarkson receiving Engineering Excellence Award from APEY President, Rod Savoie, & Awards Committee Chair, Carol Campbell
Mr. Niels Jacobsen was the 2015 recipient of an Engineers Canada Fellowship.
N
iels graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1970; and completed a Master’s degree in Sanitary/Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1972. He subsequently completed post graduate studies in Arctic Engineering from the University of Alaska in 1977. In addition to being a registered professional engineer in Yukon, NT/NU, and BC; he is a member of the American Water Works Association and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His Yukon working career started in 1972 with DIAND, and he then switched to the private sector in 1976 with EPEC Consulting Western, then Boreal Consulting Services in 1984, and finally his own consulting firm from 1989 to present – all based in Whitehorse. He has over 40 years of northern engineering experience and is a valuable resource to the local engineering community. During this period he made the time to put in nine years as the APEY Secretary Treasurer, helped out with bridge building a number of times, and made presentations in various schools prior to the bridge breaking event -- including a trip to Old Crow. He was chair of the APEY environmental committee in 2003 and did some work related to the Climate Change Action Plan on behalf of APEY. He also spent four years with the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, and 12 years as Secretary/Treasurer of the Yukon Fish and Game Association. With his wife Laurie, he has helped coach the Yukon’s Snowshoe Biathlon teams at the last several Arctic Winter Games. Niels has provided a significant contribution to the Yukon’s engineering profession and outdoor activitie community, and APEY is pleased to recognize him with this Fellowship in Engineers Canada for 2015.
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Rare black-footed ferrets find new home on Denver area refuge reclaimed from toxic site – a milestone for the highly endangered animals and for the Associated Press former toxic waste site on the industrial edge of Denver. DENVER The U.S. Fish and Wildlife are black-footed ferrets Service released 30 ferrets at the chattered angrily before site, part of a program to reindashing out of pet carritroduce them in 12 states where ers and ducking into burrows they once thrived, from Montana Monday at the Rocky Mountain to Texas. “They’re a native species. Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Dan Elliott
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A black-footed ferret looks out of a crate used to take it to a site to be let loose on Oct. 5, 2015, at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo.
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Unreleased government-funded report suggests $50 carbon price in Alberta through offsets, and is already compatible with the existing wholesale electricity market.” By 2017, Alberta plans to EDMONTON require large emitters to reduce acking up Alberta’s carbon tax is the best way to reduce their emissions by 20 per cent per unit of production. Emisthe province’s greenhouse sions over that level are to cost gas emissions from power generation, says a government- $30 a tonne. The Brattle report says refunded analysis obtained by duction targets should increase The Canadian Press. to 50 per cent. It says exCharging large emitters ceedances should cost at least up to $50 a tonne for carbon $40 per tonne and $50 would be emissions – an almost 70 per better. cent increase – would produce The so-called 50-50 option, it the best result, says the report says, would create a 15 per cent by an international economic cumulative reduction in emisconsultancy. sions by 2034 – more than any But that price would also raise electricity costs more than other option other than early any other option considered, retirement of coal-fired plants. the Brattle Group concludes. The report suggests it would The study, which has not also be the most effective at inbeen released publicly, was de- creasing renewable generation livered to the province’s Energy by about a third. Ministry and electrical regulaThe 50-50 option would tor in July 2014, before the last also cost consumers the most. provincial election. It is now Including the price of new before a panel charged with transmission lines, power costs designing an overall climatewould go up by 14 per cent. change policy for Alberta in Forcing coal plants to retire advance of talks in Paris this early would cut more carbon December. and cost consumers less, the Coal-fired power generareport says. But that option tion is Alberta’s second-largest source of greenhouse gases and the 64-page main report weighs Your nine different ways to reduce Com munity them. The options include variNew spa per. ous carbon prices, early shutdown of coal-powered plants, One mandated emissions caps and Click regulated targets for renewable Away. energy. The best answer is to beef up Alberta’s current system, the www.yukon-news.com report suggests. “Doing so builds on the existing regulatory framework, can be designed to be effective in reducing emissions, supports WEDNESDAY UÊFRIDAY the development of renewables Bob Weber
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the recent announcement to double carbon costs to $30, together with tax changes brought in by the province’s New Democrat government, could add nearly $800 million to industry costs over the next two years. Ben Thibault of the clean energy think-tank Pembina Institute said the report downplays the benefits of legislation requiring a set amount of renewable energy. Most of those would appear after the report’s cutoff date of 2034, he said. “They don’t have a long enough time frame.”
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Professional golfer Andrew Jensen was in Whitehorse this week to take part in a funding announcement for the Mental Health Association of Yukon. Jensen has battled depression and anxiety for most of his life. sions,” said Juliette AnglehartZedda, a certified counsellor and News Reporter program director with the Mental Health Association of Yukon. rofessional athletes, while “Identifying what’s going on, seemingly larger-than-life what my tools are, and what’s figures, are not immune to in the way of making my goals mental illness. happen. The fact is I’m there as a Canadian golfer Andrew facilitator, not there to do therapy Jensen knows this firsthand. He with people.” struggled with depression and The program is an anxiety for most of his life, and eight-session, 12-hour had attempted suicide three course delivered in times by the age of 27. small groups and modNow 31, he’s an ambassador erated by a facilitator. for the Bell Let’s Talk initiative, a Participants aren’t program designed to break the expected to “empty their silence around mental illness. bags,” Anglehart-Zedda Jensen was in Whitehorse this said, but rather to eduweek to take part in a funding cate themselves about announcement for the launch of the tools available to manage the Living Life to the Full protheir daily challenges. gram. Each session addresses a new The interactive program, topic such as understanding your offered for the first time in the mood or improving your selfterritories, is designed to give esteem. people the right tools to deal with Nine booklets accompany the their addictions, obsessions and course, with titles such as “Why does everything go so wrong?” phobias. and “The things you do that mess “It’s about knowing how your mind is working and what makes you up.” Ray Wells, chair of the assoyou have addictions or obsesMyles Dolphin
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“After that, we’ll work to make it a permanent program offered throughout the territory,” Wells said. Jensen said he knows how beneficial programs like these can be. Reaching out for help isn’t easy, but it’s one of the first steps towards healing. As a teenager, he fell into depression but wasn’t aware of it. “I thought it was teenage angst – I was overweight, I couldn’t get a girlfriend and I hated my parents,” he said. “I attempted to take my life when I was 16, but I thought it was a phase that I’d grow out of.” Things temporarily improved for Jensen, who turned pro at the age of 23. But a doctor he had around that time recognized the symptoms and suggested Jensen might be depressed. “I dismissed it right away,” he said. It wasn’t until he was 27 and finding himself in high stress,
“That was 11 years removed, so I felt like an alcoholic thinking about a drink again.” the more it will reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and move this cause forward.” The Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund, Yukon government, Yukon’s Community Development Fund and Northwestel collectively contributed $85,000 for the program. The association will pilot the program for a year and offer it around the territory, as well.
high pressure situations that things took a turn for the worse. He was hospitalized after attempting to take his life twice in a short amount of time. “That was 11 years removed, so I felt like an alcoholic thinking about a drink again.” That’s when he reached out to his girlfriend and talked about his issues for the first time. He enlisted the help of a good therapist and found the right medication for him, but it took a while. “It’s a bit of trial and error, but the community is a big part of my recovery,” he said. “Meditation has helped immensely, too. It’s a very holistic process, which stems from a desire to be healthy. “The shame isn’t there anymore – this is who I am.” More information about the local Living Life to the Full program can be obtained by calling 867-668-6429 or by emailing mhayukon2015@gmail.com. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Government has tarnished views of Muslims, says woman at heart of niqab debate women, and as a whole the Muslim community, has been Canadian Press damaged by this.” The Conservative party did TORONTO not immediately respond to a he woman whose fight request for comment. to wear a niqab during The niqab controversy stems her Canadian citizenship from a 2011 government policy ceremony has unexpectedly banning new Canadians from become a dominant election iswearing face coverings while sue fears the raging debate has taking their citizenship oaths. tarnished Canadians’ views of Ishaq refused to do so on her fellow Muslims. religious grounds, and her efZunera Ishaq said much of forts to challenge the new rules the discussion swirling around have resulted in a spate of legal the issue in recent weeks has wrangling. been based on misconceptions The Federal Court of Canada about Islam, the niqab and the found the policy unlawful in women who embrace both. February, and the Federal Court The university-educated of Appeal recently upheld the Ishaq, 29, attributed much of ruling. that misinformation to the The government has refused Conservative government, acto back down, however, saycusing Prime Minister Stephen ing the issue will now be heard Harper of turning her personal before the Supreme Court of choice into a national voteCanada. getting strategy. She fears the Harper has consistently tactic may be working. argued that showing one’s face “(The public) is not inat the moment of becoming formed,” she told The Canadian a Canadian citizen is consistPress in an interview. ent with Canada’s values and a “They are being misguided necessary measure to ensure by the government on this par- national security. ticular issue. They were of the “The reality is that we recview that Muslim women who ognize that from time to time, are wearing the niqab objected we must not hide our idento show their identity for secur- tity,” Harper recently said in a ity purposes, but that’s not the French-language debate. “We case …. The image of Muslim do that for reasonable reaMichelle McQuigge
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ingly removed her face covering in the presence of a female official. The debate has contributed to unfair stereotypes about the Muslim community, she said, adding she takes exception to claims that the niqab is a symbol of female repression that is forced upon poorly educated women being dominated by their male family members. Ishaq said she initially didn’t wish to wear a niqab while living in Pakistan, but changed
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her mind at the age of 15 after observing some inspiring female teachers doing so. She added she was the one in her family who researched its religious significance, concluded that it was in accord with her beliefs and ultimately persuaded some family members to join her in wearing it. Canadians have been largely accepting of her niqab in the seven years since she moved to Ontario, Ishaq said, but there’s been a shift since the niqab debate took centre stage. “When we are there and we are talking with them, there has never, ever been any difficulty to communicate with us and they have no negative attitude towards us. But now a situation has been created by saying very targeted wording like ‘this comes from the anti-women culture’ and stuff like this which has no grounds at all,” she said. Ishaq, who expects to be formally made a citizen in time to cast a ballot on Oct. 19, said she fears the current rhetoric could shatter Canada’s image as a multicultural society. She hopes, however, that educating Canadians on the facts of both her case and her faith will be enough to keep that image alive. “If we’ll go in public and tell them what is the truth, they’ll be convinced that this is not reality, actually, and what they are being given, the information is not right.”
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Canadian Arthur McDonald shares Nobel Prize in physics for work on neutrinos academy said. Three years later, in Canada, while working at the Sudbury Canadian Press Neutrino Observatory, McDonald found that neutrinos comSTOCKHOLM ing from the sun also switched professor emeritus at identities. Queen’s University in “A far-reaching conclusion of Kingston, Ont. – the the experiments is that the neuformer director of the Sudbury trino, for a long time considNeutrino Observatory in northered to be massless, must have ern Ontario – is a co-winner of mass,” the academy said. the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics McDonald said that scienfor his work on tiny particles tists would still like to know the known as neutrinos. actual masses of the various Arthur McDonald was roused forms of neutrino. And experifrom sleep at about 5 a.m. today ments are looking at whether by a phone call from the Nobel there are other types of neuPrize committee telling him the trinos beyond the three clearly news. observed. “I was a little surprised,” he The idea that neutrinos said in a telephone interview could transform from one from Kingston, laughing with type into another was first put joy. “I am overwhelmed, but forward by the Italian physicist excited.” Bruno Pontecorvo in the late The first thing he did as a 1950s, but scientists’ underNobel Prize winner was hug his standing of the process was wife. rather vague until Kajita an“Thank you,” he told her. nounced his discovery in 1998, McDonald and Japanese scisaid Antonio Ereditato, director entist Takaaki Kajita were cited of the Albert Einstein Center for the discovery of neutrino for Fundamental Physics at the oscillations and their contribuUniversity of Bern, Switzerland. tions to experiments showing “This was a big shock bethat neutrinos change identicause he proved in a statistically ties. Fred Chartrand/CP significant manner … that neu“The discovery has changed Eminent scientist Arthur McDonald, of Kingston, Ontario, is invested as Officer to the Order of Canada trinos oscillate,” said Ereditato. our understanding of the in“Then Art McDonald explored nermost workings of matter and by Governor General Michaelle Jean during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa in 2008. another channel using solar can prove crucial to our view of another in travelling from the the Order of Canada in 2006. mystery-solving.” neutrinos. It came after Kajita the universe,” the Royal Swedsun to the Earth. McDonald and Kajita, the Neutrinos are minuscule parbut he also proved neutrino ish Academy of Sciences said “Neutrinos are among the director of the Institute for Cos- ticles created in nuclear reacoscillation in another channel. in announcing the award early fundamental particles (that) we mic Ray Research and profestions, such as in the sun and the The two deserved this award.” Tuesday. do not know how to subdivide sor at the University of Tokyo, stars. Neutrinos are the secondMcDonald said being named any further. Therefore, their will split the prize money, the For decades the neutrino most abundant particles in the by the committee is a “very position within the models of equivalent of about $1.3 million remained a hypothetical paruniverse after photons, “so any daunting experience, needless physics at the most fundamenCdn (8 million Swedish kronor). ticle until American researchers property of neutrinos can have to say.” tal level is very important,” he Kajita seemed flummoxed at proved that it was real in 1956. dramatic repercussions on the “Fortunately, I have many said. a news conference organized There are three kinds of life of the universe and on its colleagues as well who share “When you do not know by his university. “My mind has neutrinos, and the laureates evolution,” he said. “This is rethis prize with me.” whether they have mass, it’s gone completely blank,” he said showed they oscillate from one ally one of the milestones in our McDonald said they have otherwise difficult to underafter taking the stage. “I don’t type to another, dispelling the understanding of nature.” put in a “tremendous amount stand how to incorporate them know what to say.” long-held notion that they were The University of Tokyo said of work” and that he benefited into those theories that give us After getting his composure massless. in a statement congratulating from having a “very friendly a more complete understanding back, he stressed that many Kajita showed in 1998 that Kajita that he was one of the collaboration among scientists people had contributed to his neutrinos captured at the from Canada, the United States, of the world of physics at the students of 2002 Nobel physics most fundamental level. Diswork, and that there was much Super-Kamiokande detector in Britain and Portugal.” winner Masatoshi Koshiba, who covering this property helps us work still to do. Japan underwent a metamorHe said that group will help also has contributed to Japan’s tremendously in this regard.” “The universe where we live him “enjoy the moment” when phosis in the atmosphere, the neutrino research. McDonald, 72, is a native in is still full of unknowns,” he he has a chance to speak with of Sydney, N.S. who studied at said. “A major discovery cannot them. Dalhousie University in Halifax be achieved in a day or two. It McDonald said there was a in the mid-60s and later at the takes a lot of people and a long “eureka moment” when they California Institute of Technoltime. I would like to see young discovered that neutrinos were able to change from one type to ogy. He was made an officer of people try to join our pursuit of Liam Casey & Alan Black
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‘My car does what?’ New auto safety technology leaves some drivers confused dered drivers sometimes just turn them off, defeating the Associated Press safety potential. “If people don’t understand WASHINGTON how that works or what the car any Americans buying is doing, it may startle them new cars these days or make them uncomfortare baffled by a torrent able,” said Deborah Hersman, of new safety technology. president of the National Safety Some features will automatiCouncil. “We want to make cally turn a car back into its sure we’re explaining things to lane if it begins to drift, or hit people so that the technology the brakes if sensors detect that that can make them safer is it’s about to rear-end someone actually taken advantage of.” else. There are lane-change and The council and the Uniblind-spot monitors, drowsiversity of Iowa, along with the ness alerts and cars that can Department of Transportation, park themselves. Technoloare kicking off an education gies once limited to high-end campaign Wednesday to inform models like adaptive cruise drivers on how the safety feacontrol, tire-pressure indicators tures work. The effort includes and rear-view cameras have a website, MyCarDoesWhat.org, become more common. with video demonstrations. The features hold tremenIn a survey by the university, dous potential to reduce deaths a majority of drivers expressed and injuries by eliminating uncertainty about the way collisions or mitigating their many of the safety technoloseverity, safety advocates say. gies work. About 40 per cent But there’s one problem: reported that their vehicles had Education on how to use them behaved in unexpected ways. doesn’t come standard. BewilThe least understood technoloJoan Lowy
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gy was adaptive cruise control, which can slow or speed up a vehicle in order to maintain a constant following distance. That technology has been available in some models for at least a decade. The features vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, from model to model, and from one options package to another. Joe Kraemer, 70, a retired accountant from Arlington, Virginia, said the first time he drove his wife’s 2015 E-Series Mercedes he nearly jumped out of his seat. He was beginning to change lanes when suddenly there was a piercing “beep beep beep beep. …” Now when that happens, his wife tells him: “Relax. It’s just that you have somebody in your blind spot and you’re about to kill us.” Kraemer’s wife, who has been driving for 50 years, has been back to the dealer twice for hour-long lessons on how to use the car’s features. “She’s really learning a computer,” he said. But as the technologies become more available in lowerpriced models, dealers may not be willing to spend as much time with drivers as Mercedes has with Kraemer’s wife. Owner’s manuals are also falling short, safety advocates say. They have become “documents written by lawyers for lawyers,” said Clarence Ditlow, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety. “From perhaps a 50-page understandable document 20 years ago, they have gone to a 500-page opus that is intimidating to all but the most studious car buyer,” he said. CHECK OUT THE JOB SECTION IN THE
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Senior Research Engineer David Aylor in the drivers seat at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Va. Some manufacturers offer CDs or DVDs on how to use safety systems, but “most of the time drivers don’t actually take the time to review them,” said Peter Kissinger, president of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. A study by the foundation of early safety technology adopters found that some drivers believed collision warning systems would brake to stop their vehicles for them, when actually the systems only alert drivers to an impending collision. It’s still up to the driver to hit the brakes. “That’s a dangerous scenario,” Kissinger said. Some collision mitigation systems, increasing in availability, do more than warn, actually applying the brake if the driver doesn’t act quickly enough. Ray Harbin, 67, AARP’s state volunteer co-ordinator for driver safety courses in Montana, said the frustration seniors experience learning new-car technology is similar to what they feel when they are forced to adapt to software changes in
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Microsoft unveils impressive hardware in fall products, but heavy competition looms be a long road for Nadella as Miup after a rocky start. Just two years ago, Microsoft wrote down crosoft plays major catch-up,” Associated Press $900 million for losses related to said Daniel H. Ives, an analyst its first-generation Surface RT at FBR. NEW YORK tablet. In the most recent quarThe new Microsoft Band he success of Microsoft’s ter, revenue from tablets and fi tness tracker, meanwhile, will fall lineup of devices will accessories more than doubled now track elevation and work ride on the company’s from a year ago to $888 million. with the company’s Cortana virability to convince people who Although the Surface still repretual assistant. It will be available got free Windows 10 software sents a small part of Microsoft’s for $249 starting Oct. 30. upgrades this summer to spring overall business, it provides Microsoft also teased Xbox for new devices – specifically, a window into the company’s One games and console bundles Windows devices. various ad-supported services, and demonstrated its upcoming Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday including search and maps. HoloLens virtual-reality device unveiled a new laptop, a tablet, Microsoft also sought to use by showing a “mixed reality” three phones and a fitness trackTuesday’s event to revive its game that combines animation er meant to keep people tied struggling phone business. Over with real-world objects. Attackto its array of online services. the summer, the company wrote ing robots know how to break Many of the products have down $8.4 billion for the value of through walls and go around impressive hardware features, Nokia’s phone business, which furniture. Developers will be but they face heavy competiRichard Drew/AP it bought just a year earlier. It able to buy a prototype early tion from Apple and Android Microsoft vice president for Surface Computing Panos Panay talks also announced 7,800 job cuts next year for $3,000. products. in the phone business. The new about the new Surface Pro 4 tablet during a presentation in New The HoloLens represents With the new lineup, MicroLumia 950 and 950 XL are the York on Tuesday. an opportunity to get a head soft appears to be targeting profirst high-end Windows phones start in a nascent market. Rival fessionals, people more likely to the Lumia 550, for $139. These apps on the phone just like you from Microsoft since February have Windows already in their systems are just starting to come would on a Windows 10 desktop. prices do not require two-year 2014, which was around the office computers. The Redmond, out. That means you can leave your time Nadella became CEO and service contracts. 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Brain freeze: Can putting faith in cryonics deliver life after death? possible in the future because that’s arguing about what future Canadian Press technology is capable of.� The notion that a person TORONTO could be frozen and later “rehen it comes to death, animated� was initially posited there’s traditionin the 1964 book The Prospect ally been two forms of of Immortality by American eternal rest: going into a coffin physics teacher and sci-fi writer or ending up as ashes inside an Robert Ettinger. urn. The first person to be cryoniBut some are embracing a cally preserved was Dr. James third way – having their body or Bedford, a 73-year-old California brain frozen in liquid nitrogen psychology professor, whose in the hope of some day being body was suspended in liquid brought back to life, with memo- nitrogen in 1967 at Alcor Life ries, personality and sense of self Extension Foundation in Scottsintact. dale, Ariz. “I believe that my identity is Alcor’s most famous “patient,� stored inside my physical brain,� as they’re called, is Red Sox says Carrie Wong, president of baseball legend Ted Williams, the Lifespan Society of British whose head was detached from Columbia, an advocacy group his body and cryopreserved after that works to promote and prothe slugger’s death at 83 in 2002. tect access to cryonic preservaAfter a person is declared tion. legally dead, the body is cooled “So if I can somehow preserve in an ice bath and hooked up to that, maybe at a future time a machine to artificially restore technology and medical science blood circulation and breathing, will advance to such a point that and infused with blood thinners it may be possible to repair the and other medications to protect damage of freezing me in the the brain from lack of oxygen. first place and also what killed Blood and other fluids are me back then,� says the 27-year- later drained from the body old, who concedes such a feat and replaced with a cocktail could be hundreds of years in of cryoprotectant chemicals. the future. These antifreeze-like agents are “It’s not possible now, but intended to prevent the formanobody can really argue it’s not tion of damaging ice crystals Sheryl Ubelacker
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A view of the Cryonics Institute, a non-profit organization founded in 1976 which operates a preservation facility near Detroit, where about 100 pets and 135 humans are suspended in tanks called cryostats. in cells, in a process known as vitrification. The body is then further cooled before being suspended in a tank of liquid nitrogen at a bone-chilling -196 C. The Cryonics Institute, a non-profit organization founded in 1976 by Ettinger, operates a preservation facility near Detroit, where about 100 pets and 135 humans are suspended in tanks called cryostats. “The actual cryostats are just giant thermos bottles with liquid nitrogen, there’s no electricity to fail,� says president Dennis Kowalski, a 47-year-old Milwaukee firefighter and paramedic who became interested in cryonics in his 20s after reading K. Eric Drexler’s 1986 book The Engines of Creation, about the coming era of nanotechnology. About 1,250 people, including a number of Canadians, are signed up for CI’s service. Membership costs US$28,000, which is typically paid for through lifeinsurance policies. While acknowledging that he and others who intend to be frozen are often “looked at as a bunch of kooks,� Kowalski views
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president of the Cryonics Society of Canada, an educational and advocacy organization. “My parents and my sister are also signed up. It took me about five minutes to convince my father and it took me about 15 years to convince my mother and my sister, but I finally got it done. “I actually cryopreserved my cat two years ago (for a fee of US$5,800),� Gaspar confides. “I know it sounds extraordinary, but if it’s something that you believe in philosophically, then you do it for what you love and who you love.� She’s part of a Toronto-area group on standby for any dying Alcor or CI member, so initial preservation can begin soon after death and before a cryonicstrained funeral director arrives to continue the process. The deceased is then transported to the Michigan or Arizona facility, where vitrification is completed. Neither Alcor nor CI provide this service in Canada. Cryonics, she proposes, is merely an extension of emergency medicine. “What cannot be repaired today may be able to be repaired tomorrow. And instead of making a referral to a doctor in another city, you’re making a referral to a doctor in another time.� Gaspar, who along with her family members is opting for whole-body preservation, has no idea what kind of society she may come back to should science discover a way to revive her in the future – and she doesn’t care. “I can learn. I can adapt.� Adherents aside, few selfrespecting neuroscientists will even touch the topic of cryonics, given its speculative nature. One who does is Ken Hayworth, a senior scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus in Virginia, who maps neurocircuits, the wiring in the brain where memory is stored at the most fundamental level. “If there was some way to preserve people so they could get to the future, that would be a nice alternative to death as we know it,� says Hayworth, co-founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation, formed to promote scientific research in the field. “A lot of people are dedicated to doing it right,� he allows. “At the same time, though, if you look at the level of evidence in the scientific literature –which is almost non-existent – there seems like there’s a tremendous gap between how good it should be in the year 2015 and what is actually being done.� The foundation is offering a prize, currently at US$106,000, to advance brain-saving technology. A quarter of the money will be awarded to the first international team to successfully
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preserve a whole mouse brain, with complete synaptic structure intact. The remainder will go to scientists able to preserve the brain of a large animal, such as a pig, “in a manner that could also be adopted for humans in a hospital or hospice setting immediately upon clinical death.� Hayworth says current cryo techniques don’t provide proof that synaptic circuitry is maintained, and for lack of evidence, he’s given up his Alcor membership. Of course, the next step would be finding a way to undo the effects of vitrification and return a person to life. “The revival aspect is very far off in the future; I would put it at least 50 to 100 years off,� says the neuroscientist, who believes memory, identity and personal-
ity are all encoded in the brain’s circuitry, just as information and operating instructions are stored on computer chips. “If we’re talking about 100 years from now, I think people will have been almost forced by practical considerations into becoming more and more wedded with machines,� he predicts. “We’ll have machines implanted in our brains, we’ll have body parts that are replaced with mechanical parts and we will say forget biology altogether.� Tim Caulfield, a health law expert at the University of Alberta, says putting a person’s body on ice in the hopes of future rejuvenation raises all kinds of legal and ethical issues. “What if the company goes bankrupt, 10 or 15 or 25 years from now? What happens to those bodies? Who has control
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over those bodies?� And if future scientists do thaw out and manage to return their very first human to life, what would be the quality of that life? What if that person ended up cognitively or physically disabled? Could they sue the company? “The science is very speculative at this point,� insists Caulfield. “That raises some interesting questions about marketing these services to people and having them invest significant portions of their money, their estate to these projects. “People can do whatever they want with their money. But they should go in with their eyes open.� In a bid to protect consumers, B.C. became the only jurisdiction in North America to prohibit the marketing of cryonic
services based on the expectation of resuscitation at a future date – a regulation the Lifespan Society is challenging in provincial court. Wong of Lifespan says the law has had a chilling effect on cryonic-related services, which her group hopes to help expedite in the future. “It’s deterred some funeral directors from working with cryonicists in B.C.,� says Wong, who has signed on with Alcor for a “neuro.� “It hinges on what people mean by expectation. You would have some expectation or some belief that it could work or we wouldn’t be doing it.� Keegan Macintosh, the coplaintiff in the case that is yet to be heard, believes he has the right to decide what happens to his body after death.
The Vancouver public-speaking and drama instructor sees his reasons for assigning Alcor US$80,000 of life insurance benefits to have his brain cryopreserved as strictly pragmatic. “It’s as simple as the fact that I love life. For now I don’t foresee a time in the future where I won’t want to wake up for another day,� says Macintosh, though he dismisses the idea that cryonicists are seeking immortality. “I don’t view the other alternative as having any chance of resulting in some continued life after I’m dead,� he says of burial or cremation. And although the science of cryonics is still in its infancy, Macintosh thinks it’s worth the gamble. “Maybe the chances aren’t very big, but they’re big enough for me to place my chip there.�
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Vet offers free music to reduce stress at animal shelters Pamela Fisher has put music in over 1,100 animal shelters, saying Associated Press that it calms dogs and cats, and LOS ANGELES even cuts down on barking. Fisher started the non-profit an music tame the savage beast? Can it hush puppies Rescue Animal MP3 Project nearly four years ago by asking artists and calm kitties? A veterinarian thinks so. Dr. around the world to donate Sue Manning
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she said. She and her husband had to buy a second player for the cats. “When they play songs they like, they go and sit by the speakers,” Gunther said. No one has studied the impact of Fisher’s specific music recipe. But others have looked at how music and noise in general affect animals. A 2012 Colorado State
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University study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior found that dogs were more likely to sleep and less likely to bark when Mozart, Beethoven and other classical artists were playing, but not when heavy metal, altered classical and other sounds were. Fisher’s website features many testimonials about the positive effects of her MP3 players, including a video from the Tuscarawas Humane Society in Dover, Ohio, that shows dogs relaxing and settling down after hearing the music. Tuscarawas shelter director Lindsey Lewis says on the video that the music has calmed the atmosphere and lowered the noise level. A survey of more than 500 shelters conducted by Fisher also validated her approach, finding barking reduced by half and animals on average more relaxed. “It just de-stresses them. They are still happy and wiggly, they just aren’t barking,” explained Tania Huycke-Phillips, the foster and facilities co-ordinator at Bay Area Humane Society in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Beyond the music, the shelter staff does all it can to reduce stress for the dogs, including toys, treats, food and spending time with them. “Reducing stress shows off their personalities and they get adopted quicker,” she said. To buy the MP3 players, Fisher applies for grants, collects donations and holds fundraisers. The music also helps relax staff members and that benefits the animals too, said Fisher, who grew up singing and playing folk music on the guitar. The project brought Fisher a new best friend, but it took a look, not a sound, to seal the deal. She was installing the music system at Summit County Animal Control in Akron, Ohio, in 2012 when a mutt named “Lili stole my heart with her glance.”
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ModiFace began to surge. At the time, he said, there were about 20 brands using the software. Now, he said, 52 brands have TORONTO anadian technology orig- licensed his technology that appears in more than 200 apps, inally developed years with a total of more than 60 ago to enhance speech million downloads. recognition is now being used “I don’t know what the cataby some of the world’s biggest lyst was, but everyone is rushbeauty brands. ing to have augmented reality University of Toronto enas part of their apps, websites gineering professor Parham Aarabi designed lip-reading software more than a decade ago that initially garnered interest from the military community. “The goal was to read lips and combine that with audio to do better speech recognition,� Aarabi said. “The idea was that in certain environments – noisy environments or very far away from the person you’re trying to listen to – audio doesn’t work, so you have to use computer vision to read someone’s lips to guess what they might be saying.� The technology worked about half the time, he said. “You could eavesdrop on someone from very far away and based on the image zoomed in on their face guess as to what they were saying.� But the algorithms he built to track contours of lips proved adept in the beauty industry. That’s when his company, ModiFace, was born. The company grew slowly since launching in 2007. Aarabi says the technology is now used by cosmetics companies from L’Oreal to Unilever and Yves Rocher for different applications, such as adding different shades of lipstick to an image of a face uploaded by a user. About a year ago demand for
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Lick the plate: The ecological and economic costs of food waste by David Suzuki
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hanksgiving is a time to gather with friends and family to appreciate the bounty of the fall harvest. Eating is both a highly social and personal part of our lives, and food preferences can even make for lively dinner table conversations. In North America we tend to focus on how food is grown and harvested. Consumers face a myriad of labels when they shop for Thanksgiving feasts – organic, free range, cage-free, Marine Stewardship Council, fair trade, non-GMO, vegetarian-fed and locally grown among them. From a sustainability point of view, though, the most important question is missing from these labels: Will this food be eaten or will it end up contributing to the world’s growing food-waste problem? We’re hearing a lot about food waste lately. Every year a staggering one-third – 1.3 billion tonnes – of the world’s food is wasted
after it has been harvested: 45 per cent of fruit and vegetables, 35 per cent of fish and seafood, 30 per cent of cereals, 20 per cent of dairy products and 20 per cent of meat. Food waste ends up in landfills, increasing methane emissions and contributing significantly to climate change. A recent study found Americans waste close to $200 billion on uneaten food while Canadians throw away $31 billion. These figures only account for 29 per cent of the full cost of waste. They don’t include factors such as labour, fuel to transport goods to global markets, inefficiency losses from feed choices used to produce meat and fish, or food left unharvested. As methodologies are improved and accounting becomes more inclusive, we’re likely to find even higher waste figures. Dozens of studies across many countries with different methodologies not only confirm the increase in food waste but suggest food waste is even higher and on the rise. In Canada, food waste cost estimates increased from $27 billion to $31 billion between 2010 and 2014. In a world where one in nine people doesn’t get enough to eat – many of them children – this is unconscionable. According to the World Food Programme, poor
nutrition kills 3.1 million children under the age of five every year. It’s the cause of almost half of child deaths in that age range. When it comes to feeding the world, distribution and waste appear to be greater problems than population. And yet we continue to destroy more forests, drain more wetlands and deplete the oceans of fish to meet the needs of a growing world population. Not only that, the monumental economic losses from food waste represent money that could be used to fund muchneeded social and environmental programs. Money lost in North America would cover most of Canada’s federal budget. Food waste in Metro Vancouver homes adds about $700 a year to a household’s grocery bill. Every morsel of food wasted represents unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural lands and disruptions to marine food webs. Based on 2007 data, the UN estimates that the equivalent of 3.3 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions globally can be attributed to food waste. Canada’s total emissions, in comparison, are about 0.7 gigatonnes. If food waste were a nation, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter. We need to tackle food waste
at all levels, from international campaigns to individual consumption habits. In September, the UN agreed to an ambitious global goal of reducing food waste by 50 per cent by 2030 as both an environmental and humanitarian imperative. Earlier this year, Metro Vancouver joined the international effort Love Food Hate Waste to meet municipal waste goals and encourage individual behavioural change. A similar U.K. campaign led to a 21 per cent cut in food waste over five years. Grocery stores in France and other countries are offering discounts for misshapen produce under an “ugly fruits and vegetables” campaign. Businesses are using audits to map
out where food waste is affecting bottom lines. Food waste is a crime against the planet and the life it supports. Reducing it not only addresses food insecurity, it benefits everyone. This Thanksgiving dinner, whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, locavore or pescetarian, plan for a zero-foodwaste meal. Show thanks for ecosystems, growers and harvesters by buying only what you will eat and eating all that you buy. Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and cofounder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Research Scientist Scott Wallace. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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Church Of The Nazarene 2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details
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4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm. Saturday 5 pm Sunday: 9 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English
Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 p.m. Confessions before Mass & by appointment. Monday 7:00 PM Novena Prayers & Adoration Tuesday through Friday: Mass 11:30 a.m.
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Whitehorse
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10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.
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Calvary Baptist 1301 FIR STREET 633-2886 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089
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Urban ermine inspires weasel-related questions by Ned Rozell
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hile talking with two friends just inside a university entranceway, I saw a creature scampering in our direction just outside the glass doors. My first though was of a misdirected red squirrel running on the concrete. But this guy was longer, and bounded like a Slinky. A weasel! We went outside and staked out the area, waiting for it to emerge from a crack between metal trim and the concrete. After a few minutes, it poked its head and torso from the 2-inch gap. Then it squeezed out, paused between us without fear and boinged past us to greenery. Since then, I have heard of several more weasel sightings. Bob, who was there at the university, saw one in his woodpile a few days later. Link Olson is not calling this the year of the weasel, but the curator of mammals at the University of Alaska Museum has gotten “a ton” of calls from people reporting lots of voles, including the easy-to-identify yellow-cheeked vole. An abundance of the weasel’s frequent meal makes Olson think perhaps there might be a good population of weasels out there. And who is this fierce little cylinder? The one I saw was an ermine, also known as a shorttailed weasel (a stoat in Europe). There is something appealing
about a weasel’s sleek spunkiness that makes people want to keep one as a pet. Behind that cuteness is a killing machine. In the same family as wolverines and badgers, weasels are one of the busiest predators out there. In the basement of the museum, Olson held up the jaw of a weasel that came to the collection from 15,000 feet on Denali. He showed how the weasel’s jaw, unlike ours, is designed to move only up and down. The lower jaw is locked into the skull to strengthen the force of its bite. “They have fewer molars than us,” he said, noting that their all-meat diet does not require much grinding. “They’ve evolved to use their mouth to catch, kill, slice and swallow.” Searching for pika recently in Denali National Park, Olson saw a weasel hopping by with a vole in its mouth. He squeaked like a rodent to see if he could stop the weasel. It stopped and “appeared to be struggling to make up its mind – flee with the meal it already had or go nab another one?” Polish researchers have studied “surplus killing” in weasels, in which weasels sometimes kill more voles than they can eat and cache them in the vole tunnels they commandeer. The scientists concluded that weasels did indeed go on killing sprees. But they found weasels did it more in cold temperatures, and in extreme cold temperatures they would harvest their caches more and hunt less. They wrote that rather than a “behavioral aberration,” the weasel’s excess vole killing was an adaptation to life in the far north. While holding the ermine skull between his index finger and thumb, Olson noted how
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An ermine, or short-tailed weasel, outside the Akasofu Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. the weasel is designed to plunge into holes no larger than its head. “They can follow voles and pikas into really tight confines,” he said. “But it’s a trade off.” The weasel’s long body leaves it more vulnerable to heat loss than animals like pikas, which are almost spherical. Weasels don’t hibernate, so like their relative the wolverine they are always on the move. “Weasels can’t just hunker (to
stay warm),” Olson said. “They have to be out hunting all the time.” Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical
Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.
October is Women’s History Month
Message from the Minister October is Women’s History Month and together we celebrate the achievements of great women throughout history - from the “Famous 5” to First Nations leaders to Gold Rush heroines and many other mentors, activists and community members. As the Minister Responsible for the Women’s Directorate, I am pleased to take this occasion to celebrate another important milestone in the Yukon’s History, the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Women’s Directorate. Since 1985, we have been working with governments, organizations and individuals to further gender equality. Over the last 30 years, we’ve collectively contributed to many milestones that have improved the lives of Yukon women and girls. This month, we celebrate a number of special events, such as International Day of the Girl (October 11) and Persons Day (October 18), to publicly acknowledge the contributions of the women and girls who inspire and challenge us. I encourage everyone to take time this month to recognize and celebrate the contributions of women and girls, as well as women’s organizations and their important work in support of our territory. Elaine Taylor Minister responsible for the Women’s Directorate
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Link Olson holds the skull of an ermine collected from 15,000 feet on Denali.
Women’s Directorate
For more information, visit the Women’s Directorate at 1-404 Hanson St. in Whitehorse or online at www.womensdirectorate.gov.yk.ca. See www.facebook.com/womensdirectorate for events and updates throughout Women’s History month.
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People help put a human face on the past exotic places. Then my wife Kathy came across a reference to her on a genealogical website on the Internet that included an attractive image by Michael of her in her nursing uniform. There was a contact listed and so I Gates sent a message of inquiry. What followed was an invaluable exchange ISTORY of e-mails and information. David UNTER Cann, her great nephew living in Virginia, had assembled family hisever underestimate how tory, but hadn’t seen these newsimportant a personal contact is when hunting for paper articles, so we exchanged information. He also sent me a story from the past. Sometimes, photographs. Now Ms. Nicholas the best source of information regarding some individual or event took form. Many years ago, when I had from bygone days comes from been working for just a few months a family album, genealogical reas a curator for Parks Canada in search, or just talking to someone. Dawson City, I had a drop-in visit This is an especially valuable way to put a human face on individuals from Dick and Julia Kavet, from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They from the past who weren’t promiwere inquiring about Dick’s grandnently featured in newspapers or father, Joseph Walter Kavetzki, biographies. who was a harness maker of Polish Two weeks ago, I wrote a piece ancestry, living in Dawson. about a young lady, Zowitza I was able to arrange a visit to Nicholas, from Dawson City who the old shop where his grandfather volunteered as a nurse during the had worked on Third Avenue. At First World War. I came across the the time, the building was filled name while conducting research with the dusty abandoned remains about the Yukon and World War I. of a business that had closed down At first, I learned little more than more than a half century before. the fact that she had enlisted as It has since been demolished. The a nurse, but then I came across a couple of interesting articles in the Kavets were most excited to see the relics of his grandfather’s past. Dawson Daily News. Each fact that they provided me The newspaper had reprinted led me to another reference, direcletters that she had sent to her tory or old record that answered mother after she signed up. One more questions about Dick’s described her preparations, while stationed in New York City awaiting grandfather. I mentioned that I had found a metal harness fitting upon transportation to France; another which was embossed Kavetzki’s described her travels through name and announcement of a war-torn Germany, Belgium and patent pending. This was news France after the war had ended. It was clear that she was an eloquent to the family, and they were later able to obtain a copy of the patent writer with great curiosity about
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Thanks to a family contact, Zowitza Nicholas became more than a name in a newspaper article to me. Photographs added the face to the name. The family remembers that “She loved little children… animals… and bugs.” documents. It was mutually rewarding encounter on both our parts, and they later sent me a compilation of facts about J.W. Kavetzki consisting of more than 100 pages, to which I had been able to make a substantial contribution. This collaboration had an interesting bonus. A year later, we recovered a collection of old photographs from one of our old buildings, but there was no information as to what they represented or who the individuals in the photograph were. Perhaps it was my own Polish ancestry, combined with the large walrus moustaches on the men wearing sashes and standing in front of St. Mary’s church in one of the photos, that made me suspect that the people captured in these images were also Polish. I photocopied the images and mailed them off to the Kavet family. It was a classic case of serendipity; in due course, they returned the photocopies to me, and they had written in the names of the people they could identify in the photographs. More history revealed. And that is the way it works. The names and faces, more or less forgotten for generations take on shape and substance from these fortunate collaborations. And the history becomes human. During the 1980s and 1990s, I met numerous people who had returned to Dawson, often after an absence of more than 40 years.
I met Emile Fournier, whose family once operated a roadhouse at Bear Creek. The building was gone by the time of his return, but the memories were still strong. I took out my tape recorder and prepared to interview him, when we ran into Henri Thibault, who was, I believe, his cousin. They knew each other well, and I invited Henri to join us. It didn’t take much effort on my part to prompt them to talk. Each stimulated the other’s recollections of past people and events. The interview practically ran itself. It was a remarkable opportunity to learn about earlier times in the Klondike. The Yukon Consolidated Gold Company (YCGC) dominated the Yukon economy during the decades after World War I and II – it was known simply as “The Company.” I talked to Matt, a man who had worked as a flunky (cook’s assistant) for “The Company” and also on a bull gang at a dredge camp in the late 1930s. The summers he worked (during the depression, not everyone could find a job) were memorable for him, and moved him to tears as he thumbed through the old photos that he had brought with him. He was not the only man who responded this way when reconnecting with his Yukon past. I drove John Calam, another former “Company” employee out to the now-vanished dredge camp at Granville, 100 kilometres south of Dawson, where he, too, had worked on a thawing crew. There,
he pulled a harmonica out of his pocket and played a tune he used to blow when he sat on the steps of his bunkhouse after work. He too had moist eyes as he remembered the time when he was working his way through university. John King, the former superintendent of the Gold Room at Bear Creek, was confined to a wheelchair when he returned to Dawson for a visit in 1993. His son and son in law, in an obvious act of respect, carried John and his wheelchair up a steep flight of stairs on Dredge No. 4 so that he could explain how they set up, and later cleaned up, the sluice boxes that captured the gold. His determination to share his memories, and the strong emotional expressions of the others who I mention here are just a few examples of the many people I have met over the years who instilled me not only with the facts of the past, but also with the emotions. These encounters are every bit as important – and interesting – as hunting for old cabins or gathering facts from old documents and books. They put the flesh on the bones of history and give meaning and life to the people and events to which they refer. They make history come alive. Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. His new book, Dalton’s Gold Rush Trail, is now available in stores. You can contact him at msgates@northwestel.net
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The DNA of climate change than animal remains, he said, so finding good specimens meant digging through hundreds of decrepit nests, keeping them frozen until they reached his lab in Australia. Once there, Rabanus-Wallace was faced with a new challenge – how to get the DNA out of the OUR UKON seeds without splattering the high-tech lab gear with gobs of decaying permafrost. The Genesee Keevil best technique turned out to be grinding the plant specimens nside a pristine DNA labora- in rattling tubes of ball beartory in southern Australia, ings cooled with liquid nitrogen, two biology students struggle before chemically isolating the to keep stinky Yukon permafrost DNA. Manipulating this chemifrom mucking up the millioncal cocktail further increased the dollar machines. The mud, DNA yield, allowing Rabanuswhich reeks of compost and ma- Wallace to sequence the prehisnure, is dripping from thawing toric plant DNA. ground squirrel nests more than The trouble with sequenced DNA is that it is only useful in 30,000 years old. Tim Rabanus-Wallace, a biol- correlation. After searching onogy PhD at Australia’s University line databases, Rabanus-Wallace realized he had very few modern of Adelaide, collected many of floral DNA sequences for comthe nests himself just outside parison. Teaming up with Yukon Dawson City. “You see these frozen cylindrical tubes of ice or biologist Bruce Bennett, whose what look like tufts of hair,” said private herbarium is considered the second largest in Canada, Rabanus-Wallace. The nests are Rabanus-Wallace is in the exposed during placer mining process of sequencing modern operations, as high-pressure plant DNA to collate with his anwater cannons blast permacient flora, some frost from muddy creek banks. Working with Yukon paleontolo- more than 80,000 years old. gist Grant Zazula and his team, His prelimiRabanus-Wallace found himself nary findings dodging water cannons and reinforced much mudslides, during mad dash attempts to unearth the ancient of Zazula’s work. During the nests. Rabanus-Wallace wasn’t massive climate only after ground squirrel DNA. changes trigHe wanted the ice age seeds the gered by the ice squirrels collected and stashed age, Arctic plants for food. coped through rapid adaptation “There hasn’t been much and hasty evolution. Hybrids research done on ancient emerged, flowers grew taller, or plants,” said Zazula. “Plants changed colours, while other aren’t as sexy as wooly mamplants adapted by becoming moths.” Zazula knows, because stout. Today, Turner’s butterhe too was roped into studying ice-age plants for his PhD thesis. cup, greyleaf draba, and alpine bistort still exist in the Yukon, His work looked at how climate but they may not be quite the changes, occurring roughly same species as their prehis30,000 years ago, affected the toric cousins. “In the past when evolution of Yukon flora. Back I was looking at plant seeds, we then the climate was shifting thought we were looking at the radically every few hundred same species today, because years, fluctuating between arid, they look the same,” said Zazula. dry steppe and dense forest. To Rabanus-Wallace’ DNA sequencsurvive this perpetual oscillaes tell a more detailed story. tion, northern plant species “Now we’re seeing they’re exwere continually forced to tremely closely related to several adapt. “Breeds were constantly modern species still inhabiting changing and evolving,” said the area,” said Rabanus-Wallace. Zazula. Despite some drastic changes in Rabanus-Wallace is taking the climate, these species have Zazula’s research a step further. not been replaced with betterUsing methods that didn’t exadapted species from elsewhere. ist during Zazula’s grad school The survival mechanisms they days, he is looking at ice age evolved to help them cope with plant genetics by extracting their cyclical climate shifts over the DNA. Braving the stink of rotting last few million years have also permafrost full of prehistoric seen them through the natural poop and pee, Rabanus-Wallace global warming and human sorted through his cache of colonization of the last ten thouground squirrel nests for recsand years. ognizable seeds, honing in on Unlike many of the ice age three common species still thrivmammals, much of the flora ing in the Yukon today: Turner’s in northern regions has not buttercup, greyleaf draba, and changed over the last 80,000 alpine bistort. His choices were years, possibly because these limited not only by the seeds plants are so well adapted to the ground squirrel’s favoured climate changes, said Rabanusfor food but also to relatively Wallace. But this could soon unspoiled specimens. Plant mat- change. During the Pleistocene ter deteriorates 10-times faster
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different genes, then there are more chances of at least one that can help the organism adapt to something unexpected. But if we have a small population, without much diversity, like today’s bison herds, they are not well equipped to survive rapid change.” Soubrier is not aiming to help preserve modern bison populations with his genome work. “I simply want to understand the impact of climate change on the genomes of big mammals,” he said. Zazula hopes to link Soubrier’s studies more directly to Yukon bison populations. The current herd was transplanted Tim Rabanus-Wallace/Yukon News here from down south, but Tim Rabanus-Wallace and Alan Cooper unearth an ancient bison used to be native to the squirrel nest from the stinky permafrost at a placer mine Yukon, he said. “So if we look at outside Dawson City. their past record, maybe we will understand why them seem to era, from 1.9 million to 10,000 fected by climate change. Only be suddenly exploding again.” years ago, drastic climate shifts Soubrier’s studies involve huge Tying this research together with were common, but happened mammals that munched the del- Rabanus-Wallace’s plant analysis in regular cycles over millenicate flowering flora Rabanuswill offer a much broader histornia. Current human-driven Wallace is analyzing. ical perspective, added Zazula. climate change “may be much Like plants some 30,000 to “The Arctic is a natural experimore catastrophic, and far less 50,000 years ago, ice age bison mental space to be looking at all predictable,” said Rabanuswere forced to evolve rapidly as these kinds of questions.” Wallace. “The combination of the climate oscillated. “The preZazula credits Dawson gold forces driving anthropogenic liminary results suggest the geminers for helping to advance climate change has no precnetic diversity of bison survived northern genetic sciences. early climate changes,” They’re the ones moving all the said Soubrier. But there dirt, revealing the bones and were bottlenecks. The ground squirrel nests, he said. ice age saw a big drop “It’s a neat relationship between in bison numbers, while the scientists arriving in their human overhunting matching gumboots and the roughly 150 years ago miners,” he said. “You couldn’t triggered a second, find more opposite types of more dramatic crash. people.” Zazula has seen cleanThis second collapse cut science students blasted took a toll on genetic by water cannons, or covered diversity, limiting bison completely in stinking permaedent. The Arctic environment to one, or possibly two groups in frost. “It’s just a typical day at the has long been a battleground North America. There is debate office,” he said, with a chuckle. with northern tundra advancing about whether wood and plains This column is co-ordinated by the then retreating from a frontline bison are separate sub-species Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College with major financial of southern forests, with neior not, said Soubrier. The more support from Environment Yukon ther completely replacing the genetically diverse a species, the and Yukon College. The articles other. But there is no reason this better able it is to adapt to enare archived at http://www. can’t change.” Zazula agrees. vironmental change, he added. yukoncollege.yk.ca/research/ “The warming periods used “If you have many versions of publications/newsletters_articles to span hundreds of years,” he said. “Now, it is happening over decades.” Arctic plants do much better in harsh conditions, added Zazula. “As the climate grows warmer and there are more forests, it will get worse for them.” At Well Read Books Rabanus-Wallace hopes his research will help predict the effects of climate change on Arctic flora, but if it gets so warm new species begin migrating north the whole eco-system will be turned on its head. “These Arctic plants have not been sensitive to invasion by sub-Arctic species,” he said. “It is predictable only if it remains the way it is.” Sharing the pristine Australian lab with Rabanus-Wallace, Julien Soubrier is pulling Yukon authors Michael Gates ancient Yukon bison DNA from (History Hunter) and powdered prehistoric bone. In rubber boots, Soubrier, like Roy Ness (Rutting Season) Rabanus-Wallace, collected his will read from their recent works. stinky samples between water cannon blasts at Dawson placer THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE AND mines. And like Rabanus-WalREFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. lace, he is studying the evolution of a species, how and why they The Stories Project is brought to you by the Yukon Association split to become sub-species or for Community Living BUILDING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES new species, and how this is afFunding Support from: Employment and Social Development Canada - New Horizons for Seniors.
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Chummy wait staff is simply to be endured My sister-in-law just told me that twice now, she has had various people come up to their family gathering and start taking pictures of her children by Judith while they play. This seems rude – am I Martin wrong? My brother’s family is a large one, nine children, and ISS they do play very energetiDEAR MISS MANNERS: I ANNERS have become friendly at church cally and creatively, but still, it seems weird. Since when!? with a gay couple who moved DEAR MISS MANNERS: GENTLE READER: Since into the area. They have a I have to reveal a pet peeve: society decided that everyone 4-year-old child who is always Waiters and waitresses who with them at parties and events wants free publicity. ask questions of my dining Miss Manners begs to differ. where they are in attendance. party such as, “Are we ready to I like this couple and want to While technically legal if it is order?� and, “Did we save room done is in a public place, taking invite them to my home. I enfor dessert?� pictures of children that are tertain a lot and quite formally. This inclusive questioning not one’s own is extremely rude Would it be rude to ask them seems to occur at both casual – and potentially dangerous. not to bring their child? and high-end restaurants. Do Your sister-in-law would do GENTLE READER: Not if you you agree that this is poor well to stop these photographrase it correctly. “We would form? Is it appropriate to mention this annoyance to the love to have the two of you over phers by saying, “May I help you?� while blocking the shot at a dinner party.� And they server? I am a former waitress and telling the children to go are properly referred to as “a and a generous tipper! off and play. Perhaps their idea couple,� not “a gay couple.� GENTLE READER: That of play will be to exercise their If they balk at leaving their wait staff use odd phrases own photographic rights by child, Miss Manners authorizes and strange terminology may taking pictures of the offending you to continue: “I’m afraid it unfortunately be a mandate strangers. coming from the establishment won’t be interesting for Madeleine – and our house isn’t itself (or its focus groups), and DEAR MISS MANNERS: really equipped for a child. But not the individual. Miss Manners supposes that you are new here, and I’m sure Over the years, I have been at a dinner table when the person that we could help introduce the inclusive questioning you on my right is speaking with you to some wonderful baby describe is in keeping with the the person on their right; the unfortunate trend of servers at- sitters in town.� person on my left is speaking tempting to be the customers’ DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it with the person on their left; friends, and not their temporary employees. She agrees that acceptable behavior for strang- and the people across from the tone is condescending and ers to come up on a family in a me are engaged in their own park and take pictures on their conversation. has the opposite effect. I don’t consider that anyone phones of the children playing? However, as a former is being rude; it is just happenstance. I do not know what I should do in this circumstance. I put a pleasant to mildly happy look on my face and attend to my dinner, but feel I either look
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foolish to those sitting at other areas of the table who see my situation and wonder why I have that strange look on my face, or just plain seem pathetic. In other words, I am very uncomfortable. Any recommendations you have for these situations would be greatly appreciated. GENTLE READER: Yes, but no one would listen. There is an etiquette rule specifically designed to prevent this awkwardness, but it was laughed at, dismissed as being “artificial� and, by now, probably forgotten. The rule is that every other person at the table begins by talking to the person on his or her right. Halfway through the meal, the hostess is supposed to “turn the table,� signaling that it is time for every second person to turn left. Ignoring the rule, expressly intended to correct the problem of “happenstance,� did not solve it, as you have discovered. So the best you can do is to lean in one direction, hoping to catch a few words so that you can enter the conversation, or to concentrate on chasing your peas around your plate. Miss Manners is pleased to know that you maintain the properly cheerful expression. Should anyone stare at you, you should shrug your shoulders to signify coping with a situation with which they are probably only too familiar. DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should formal letters be addressed to married gay couples? GENTLE READER: Using
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two lines to address two people is such a simple solution that Miss Manners is surprised at the frequency of this question, whether in regard to oppositesex couples with different surnames or professional titles, or same-sex couples. However, when the latter share a surname, you may save a line by addressing them as The Messrs. (or Mmes.) Casey and Kelly Oglevy. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a co-worker who has been in the hospital for weeks. We have just found out that she has Stage 4 cancer. I have not been to see her, as everyone else in the company has. I am a member of management. I know I should go and visit. I do, however, have some underlying reasons for not going. Last October, my husband was seriously ill in the hospital for three months. No one came to visit, not even the owner of the company for whom I have worked for 21 years. Another issue is that when my in-laws passed 14 years ago, no one offered condolences. Should I just be the bigger person and let it go, and go visit her? GENTLE READER: Yes. Now that you know how hurtful that behavior is, Miss Manners is surprised that you would consider adopting it. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister and I are unusually divided over an issue concerning some behavior by a dear friend whom we’ve known for years. Upon leaving for college, he changed his email address and, most recently, his cellphone number. However, he has mentioned this only to a couple of people, and as a result, numerous people have called us complaining about his disconnected number and their returned emails. I am not opposed to giving out this information, but I am wondering if perhaps it’s a little rude to change such contact information without letting close friends know and to expect others to get the word out. Should I confront my friend? GENTLE READER: Assuming that you intend to publicize your friend’s new email address and telephone number –rather than the numerous complaints about his behavior – Miss Manners must first ask: Are you sure that it was his intent to share? It is this question that you should pose to your friend, as it will allow you to determine what to do next without directly criticizing his behavior. If he agrees that the information is for distribution, you may then suggest that he notify people from whom he wishes to hear. If, however, he is making a fresh start, the most you can promise the discarded would be to forward their messages.
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Whitehorse’s Michelle Eshpeter stand-up paddleboards near McBride Glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park last month. Eshpeter and her friend Lee Pasker completed a first-of-its-kind expedition on thier paddleboards. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hen Whitehorse’s Michelle Eshpeter told friends of a backcountry expedition she was planning, they weren’t very supportive of the idea. When she searched for outfitters to work with, they too were wary. “I got so much of that I started to worry about what I was thinking about doing,” said Eshpeter. Eshpeter was, after all, attempting something that had never been done before. The skeptics are now eating crow. Eshpeter led a successful stand-up paddleboard expedition in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, starting and ending in the community of Gustavus, at the end of September. “When I was phoning the community of Gustavus and the national park … People said, ‘You want to do what? When? You can’t do this. The weather will be awful. Nobody has ever taken
a stand-up paddleboard backcountry here before. It’s probably not safe.’ And a lot of people just outright refused to work with me on it. “I really felt like I could do it, so I just kept pressing on and I honestly feel like I found the only two people in Gustavus who were willing to support this crazy idea.” Eshpeter and her friend Lee Paskar of Edmonton piled stacks of dry bags full of gear on their boards, camped out three nights, and traveled a distance of about 50 kilometres over four days in Glacier Bay among the Beardslee Islands. “The whole trip kind of got started after taking paddling courses in B.C. and my instructor asked if I could explore for some cool paddle spots in Yukon and Alaska. So I started asking in the paddling community what their favourite all-time destination was and people said Glacier Bay National Park,” said Eshpeter. “So I decided to go there and when I started planning it I found out this was going to be the first
backcountry adventure on a stand-up paddleboard through there.” They started a little late on their first day to catch high tide and paddled two and a half hours to Kidney Island. The next day they doubled that to five hours on the water to get to the most northern Beardslee island in the bay. After spending a day at camp there, they were picked up by a boat in order to spend time paddling at the McBride Glacier before heading back to Gustavus. Overall the journey went smoothly, but it wasn’t without its dicey moments. Eshpeter, 33, and Paskar, 48, weren’t intending to camp the day at the top of the bay, but Mother Nature had other plans. The water was choppy at Bear Track Cove, an area known for rough waters. Eshpeter rose to the challenge, leaving Paskar – an inexperienced paddler – behind to get drinking water before returning. “When it was our day to cross there it was four-foot waves and 20-knot winds, so there was a lot
of wind-chop on the water,” said Eshpeter. “For my friend, it was absolutely not OK for his level of experience to go across. So we decided not to cross, but we were out of drinking water, so I had to cross because that’s where the water source was, which ended up being a bit of an adventure that day. I crossed the waterway and came back and that ended up being the pinnacle of excitement on the trip … He said while I was crossing there was all these humpback whales around me, coming up surfacing to get air. I was paddling really hard so I didn’t see them.” Surprisingly, Eshpeter doesn’t have a long history paddleboarding – or paddling, in general. She took paddling courses in B.C. and just before moving to Whitehorse from Edmonton in July 2014, after a friend who had taken it up while in New Zealand convinced her to give it a try. The rest, as they say, is history. Eshpeter continued to paddleboard after moving to Whitehorse. On just her fifth time on one, she was already riding down
the Yukon River with camping gear in tow, seeking out adventure. She has since become a certified instructor and teaches stand-up paddleboard yoga at Whitehorse’s Canada Games Centre where she works as a fitness instructor. “It’s just been a year, but it’s been full-on,” she said. “I’ve been taking courses to get all my Paddle Canada certifications.” In Glacier Bay, Eshpeter wasn’t just looking for adventure, she was scoping out the area for possible guided trips she could lead. She might have already found a partner for guided trips in Jim Kearns of Fairweather Adventures, who delivered Eshpeter and Paskar to McBride Glacier on the last day of their trip. “Nobody in Gustavus or in Glacier Bay had ever seen this before. Most people have never seen an expedition done on a paddleboard before. It ended up being really interesting to lots of people,” said Eshpeter. “Once Jim, the boat operator, took us …continued on page 49
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Michelle Eshpeter, who has been stand-up paddleboarding for just a little over a year, enjoys the ride in Glacier Bay. ‌continued from page 47 Paskar saw humpback whales, orcas, a wolf, moose, sea lions, harbour seals, grizzly bears, sea otters, eagles and harbour porpoises (a relative of dolphins). There was also a black bear they got more acquainted with. “We had a bear on our campsite for two nights, which was really interesting,â€? said Eshpeter. “I swear that bear was just watching us all day because as soon as we got in the tent we’d hear him come out and start eating barnacles off the rocks right in front of our tent.â€? With her first-of-a-kind journey complete, Eshpeter is already planning her next paddleboard adventures. She is currently
out to the glacier and saw how this all worked, how nice paddleboarding is around the glaciers, how easy the equipment is on and off the boat, he was really keen. He called me that night to see if I would work with him on a tour next summer where he’d be a boat operator taking me and a group of paddleboarders to a different area each day ‌ and back to the bed and breakfast each night. “That’s where this is going from here.â€? Trips to the area have a lot to offer in addition to adventure and breathtaking scenery. There’s abundant wildlife. Eshpeter and
searching for a location where she can paddleboard to the base of a mountain, climb it, ski down and paddleboard back this winter. She also wants to lead a group of paddleboarders over Atlin Lake before running up a down a mountain next summer. “When I did the trip, the community was so into it, they were so excited,â€? said Eshpeter. “The day we were coming back, the national parks office closed at five o’clock ‌ and all the parks staff stayed behind late so they could see us in and they were so excited that we completed the trip.â€? 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.
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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
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24. Single-reed instrument 25. Volcanic mountain in Japan 26. Bon ____: witty remarks 28. Competitors 31. Republic of Ireland 32. Late Show host 34. Parrot nostril membrane 35. Moves into action 37. Back talk 38. A pointed end 39. British Air Aces 41. 1st weekday
42. Sound in mind 43. Hypothetical original matter 45. Head covering 46. Classical musical dramas 49. God of war & sky (Germanic) 50. Beginnings 53. Coarse fabric used for bags 55. High legislative assembly 56. What a ghost does 57. Pats gently 58. Ceases to live
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3-BDRM 2.5-BATH executive home, Copper Ridge, close to schools, quiet cul de sac, new appliances, lots of extras, partly furnished, $1,850/mon negotiable with term of lease. kbrewer80@hotmail
YUKON APARTMENTS, 1 & 2 bdrm apts, heat & electric included, refs & dd reqĘźd. 667-4076
3-BDRM 2.5-BATH townhouse, Takhini, energy efficient, laundry, HRV, fireplace, single car garage, available Nov, dd & refs reqĘźd, $850 bi-weekly + utils. 333.9715
OLDER MOBILE home for rent to handyman, needs some minor renovations, available now, $850/mon. 332-9975
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
2-BDRM LEGAL suite, Porter Creek, avail Nov 1., refs & dd reqĘźd, view lot, 6 appliances, $1,250/mon. Call 667-7128 for details
FURNISHED BACHELOR apt, 15 mins from downtown, above ground w/small deck, responsible tenant, N/S, N/P, avail Oct 15, $1,000/mon incl utils. 322-3116
2-BDRM VIEW apt, downtown, 4030 4th Ave, avail Nov 1, new renos, balcony, private entrance, 5 appliances, off-street parking w/plug in, N/P, $1,300/mon + utils. 668-5919 lv msg
1 BEDROOM in Riverdale house, fully furnished, close to bus, N/P, N/S, avail immed, $450/mon + dd. 334-3280 2-BDRM TRAILER, Kopper King, new flooring & paint, N/S, N/P, responsible tenants, avail Oct 1, $950/mon + utils & dd. 334-8088
ROOMMATE WANTED, Marsh Lake, quiet waterfront location close to community centre & ski trails, N/S, animals welcome, $480/mon. 660-4321 2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, with balcony, only 2 yrs old, avail Oct. 15, heat, lights & water incl, laundry, responsible tenant, N/P, no parties, $1,500/mon. 668-5558 PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from December to June, very reliable, trustworthy woman. Lots of good references, Yukon, BC, Alberta, Hawaii, etc. Call Valerie at 336-2848 or email PellerinMV@gmail.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 3-BDRM HOUSE, Copper Ridge, energy efficient, garage, green belt, fenced, quiet street, avail Nov 1, $1,650/mon + utils. 334-1907 BACHELOR SUITE, Crestview, avail November 1, 1 bedroom, kitchen, full bathroom, own laundry, own entrance, garden use, $750/mon + 1/3 utils. 336-0903 3-BDRM 1.5 bath house, Porter Creek, avail now, quiet street near school, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,600/mon + utils & heat. 335-1145 4-BDRM HOUSE with garage, Granger, $2,200/mon includes utilities, will consider pets. 633-6054 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 BRIGHT OFFICE/STUDIO Space Available Up to 2000 sq. ft. 129 Copper Road. Space includes Kitchen area with stove & fridge. 667-2614 Ask for Brenda or Michelle totalfire@northwestel.net
1-BDRM APT, Porter Creek, very clean, quiet building, close to bus stop, looking for long term tenants, $975/mon + utils & dd. 334-5491 CONDO PENTHOUSE, 602 Main, 1,290 sq ft, private deck, parking, storage locker, custom hardwood, marble, kitchen, cabinets, lighting, responsible tenants, all electric, 6 appliances, minimal expenses, avail now, $2,000/mon. 660-4106
2-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, 1,000 sq ft, lots of parking, storage, avail Oct. 15, refs reqĘźd, N/P, N/S, $1,425/mon + electricity. 456-4926 1,100 SQ ft off-grid cabin, no running water, available November 1, dd & refs reqĘźd, $800/mon + utils. 334-7296 for more info COSY CABIN on beautiful property 25 minutes south of Whitehorse, Carcross Road, fully furnished, electricity, woodstove, access to main house for shower/laundry, $600/mon. 667-8889 2-BDRM CONDO, downtown, available December 1, $1,500/mon. 334-5231 ROOMS, COPPER Ridge, available immediately, responsible non-cooking tenants in vegetarian household, dd & refs reqĘźd, N/S, N/P, $550/mon incl. utils. 335-8640
3-BDRM SUITE, Porter Creek, $1,200/mon + first monthĘźs rent. 334-9469
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2-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek, bright, washer/dryer, N/P, N/S, avail Nov. 1, $1,250/mon incl heat & elec. 668-3737
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871
ROOM IN Copper Ridge, everything included except food, refs reqĘźd, pet friendly, available immed, $700/mon. 334-4134
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
2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Riverdale, own laundry, driveway, refs & dd reqĘźd, N/P, N/S, avail Nov. 1, $1,200/mon & elec. 334-9087 ROOM IN 4-bdrm house, Porter Creek, avail immed, $450/mon + utils. 333-0052 COZY COUNTRY cabin, avail October 31, electricity, outhouse, phone/internet, wood heat and Toyo stove, responsible tenant. 668-1045 1-BDRM CONDO, downtown, bright, modern, conveniently located, powered parking, extra storage, N/S, N/P, $1,450/mon incl. heat & electricity. Call/text 334-3428 for more info
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Real Estate TOWNHOME IN Central Park, Takhini, too many features to list, only 3 years old with many extras, priced to sell at $389,000. Call 335-1410 for details INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY for sale or lease, Watson Lake, 8,000 sq ft building on 1.5 HA of land. David @ 604-897-1396 LOG HOME IN WATSON LAKE for sale. Situated on two Flat Lots. Beautiful View. Contact: Dave @ 604-897-1396 ATLIN TERRACES Thanksgiving Weekend Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 1 - 5 PM 6.4 km on the Warm Bay Rd. in Atlin Come and see the new Terraces Rd, also Lots for sale and the Show Home. An attendant will be on duty. Contact Ewald Lemke Realty 250-651-2112 elemke@lemke-realty.com
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LOG HOUSE, newly renovated, great mountain views, 15-20 mins northwest of downtown, spacious 1,800 sq ft, 2-bdrm, 2-bath, hardwood floors, granite countertops, $495,000. 456-7852
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Job Summary: Under the general direction of the First Nation Education Commission (FNEC) and reporting to the Education Director of CYFN, this position is responsible to work with the FNEC, Education Director and Education Coordinator with regards to achieving the mandate of the FNEC. The position will be the primary position responsible for meeting the needs to the FNEC. This position will complete background research and formulate briefing notes for the FNEC, as well as coordinate projects under the FNEC. Additional Information: Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information and job description, please contact Renie Bruton at 867-393-9206 or email at renie.bruton@cyfn.net.
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Please submit applications and/or resumes to: Renie Bruton, Council of Yukon First Nations, 2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 Phone: (867)393-9206 | Fax: (867)668-6577 E-mail: renie.bruton@cyfn.net
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Miscellaneous for Sale WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: • Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. •Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames. Now selling: •Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets. 333-0717
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Located in Watson Lake, this position reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹƒce and is responsible for assisting in conducting environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes identifying project eects and mitigation measures for adverse eects, determining the significance of any residual eects and developing recommendations. The annual salary range for this position is $66,818 - $77,037 based on 75 hours biweekly. If you feel you have the qualifications and desire to meet the challenges of this position please forward a cover letter and resume outlining how your experience and qualifications relate directly to the position. A job description is available at the Watson Lake Designated OďŹƒce, 820 Adela Trail, Watson Lake YESAB Head OďŹƒce, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applications to: Finance and Administration Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by October 18, 2015.
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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 4-DRAWER CEDAR storage cabinet, 32.5�Lx11.5�Dx93�H, $75; beige armless sofa chair, $50; large matching ottoman, $45. 660-4321 FUEL TANKS, 1-200 gal, 1-250 gal, older home heating tanks, great for extra fuel or oil storage, no leaks, both for $200. 633-4656 100LB PROPANE bottle, fully certified 06-2015, full, $140. 333-1010
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10-HOLE DOG box, offset construction, can accommodate 15 dogs, very good condition, $450. 633-3608 VERMONT CASTINGS Resolute wood stove, glass doors, good condition, $600. Mark @ 334-3539 RUBBER PLANT, 5 1/2Ęź, $50. 311B Hanson St. KNITTED WOOL & cotton cardigans from Iceland, Equador, India, Indonesia, Nepal, etc. Silk jacket/Thailand & denim/India. 667-2583 after 6pm
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 FALL/SPRING MENĘźS jacket, 3XL, new, FXR Outdoor Gear brand, $100 obo. 393-2630
Friday, October 9, 2015 METAL CUT-OFF chop saw, sml table saw, bench drill press, drills, grinders, C-clamps, sml compressor, portable cutting set, many other items. Offers. 334-9757 3� HONDA pump, flanged intake, 100ʟ, lay flat; 1 section scaffold wheels & platform; 1-12ʟ-1 1/8� choker, 22,000 lb straight, 44,000 lb. basket, never used, c/w tag. 334-9757 MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT womenʟs down coat, XS, $65; pile lined womenʟs jacket, $45; winter jacket, kidʟs sz 16, $40; Eddie Bauer 3/4 coat, sz L, $30. 311B Hanson St 4 FOLDING camp cots with metal frames, heavy canvas covers, exc shape, $50 ea. 332-6565 5 FOLDING camp beds, $15 & $20 ea; 6 folding camp chairs, nylon covers, $10 ea. 332-6565 GOOD USED kidsʟ bicycles, $30-50. 393-2313
YUKON NEWS AUTUMN PLATTER & jug, $20 ea; ceramic pumpkin, $40; Party-Lite pumpkin candle, $50; silk flower table centrepiece, $15. 667-7467
Electrical Appliances MONITOR 441 heater, 250 gallon oil tank, all parts included, needs to be moved, $500 obo. Stella 668-4629 APARTMENT SIZE dryer, $50. 333-0916 GE WASHING machine, still runs, offers. 667-6649
SELFIE STICKS with remote control fits any cell phone, $15. 333-9020
500 GAL metal tank, $60. 633-4018
SAMSUNG TELUS Galaxy Ace ll X Smartphone, black, good condition, $90. 334-6087 CELL PHONE BlackBerry Curve 9320 Virgin Mobile, $80. 334-6087
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com
BARREL WOOD stove (45 gal), $275 obo. 333-0100
BOSS RC-3 Looping Station, $175; Zoomz R16 Recorder/Interface/Controller w/Cubase LE6, $375, both units never used, still in box. 336-0083
FROM HOME renos, 16 new glass decorator tiles 3�X12�, sand colour, $80; Jacuzzi tub 70�x35� with faucets, $240; white vanity with backsplash 68�x23�. Call 633-5002 RYOBI 10� table saw w/stand, $50. 335-8485
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
WANTED: READERĘźS Digest, small paperbacks. 667-4540
MV155 MCMAHON student viola, new, will sell cheap. 335-9998
TOILET, LOW flush, like new, $60; Yukon Parka, long, size 16, exc cond, $200 obo. 668-2919 KITCHEN 633-4375
L-SHAPE, 88" x 97", $450.
BURLAP FOR sale to wrap up your outdoor plants, various lengths. 660-4321 6 MEMORY Foam pillows, new, $15 ea. 633-4827 CLARE OIL furnace, runs well, replacing with different system, $300. 333-0394 BOAT PLANS, 518 illustrated DIY boat plans, master boat builder with 31 years of experience releases archive of 518 illustrated, step-by-step boat plans. Visit http://www.Myboatplans.up.to IKEA GLASS shelf with brackets, 40"l x 8"w, $40; small computer desk, $50; Bionaire cool-mist humidifier with spare filter, $40. 668-2836 OLD YUKON books/mining reports, Keele River 1910, Mt. Freegold 1937, Jack London Smoke Bellow 1916, $25 ea; Robert Service 5-volume set, $125. 336-3425 GYM LOCKERS, 6 high, $250; 2 commercial prep tables. 335-8582 for more info BRADFORD WHITE 40-gal propane water heater, Consul propane fridge w/small freezer, little used cond, $1,000 ea or $1,800 for both, in Carmacks, can deliver to Whitehorse for right buyer. 456-2633 HUNDREDS OF Rock & Gem, Rocks & Minerals & Lapidary journal magazines, 1960s to 2000Ęźs, $2.50 ea or 5 for $10. 336-3425 COLLECTION OF antique typewriters. Anyone interested? 456-2633 COLLECTION OF antique Yukon/Alaska maps, framed, ready to hang, vintage 1890s to 1900s, Yukon/Alaska, Yukon, Klondike, Keno Hill, Whitehorse Copper, $75 to $150 ea. 336-3425 2014 TRI-AXLE Heavy Hauler utility trailer, 21,000lbs, $13,500. 867-334-2150 CHESS BOOKS; craft/hobby supplies; menĘźs button Levis, 36X30. 667-7144 1964 HOMELITE XL 12 and Homelite C-51 chainsaws, they need nothing, are rare to find, $200 for both obo. 867-634-5292 after 3pm PLANTS, RUBBER plant, split-leaf philly, spider plant, $15, $25, $50. 311B Hanson St. MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT pile-lined jacket, womenĘźs LG, $45; MEC kidĘźs winter jacket, sz 16, $30. 311B Hanson St. TWO MEDIUM-SIZED healthy spider plants, $10 ea. 633-5009
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CITIZENSHIP REGISTRAR Position Type: Appointee Full-Time Department: Executive Council Office Salary: $59,344 to $71,213 plus benefits (after 3 months) Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, October 14, 2015 @ 4:30 pm.
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HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782
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2X 90-GAL L-Shape Tidy Tanks for sale w/12v GPI pump & hose, $1,400 ea. 3x Challenger full size truck toolbox, $400 ea. 668-6096
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Firewood
SONY TV, 27�, c/w stand, $100 obo.
HOUSE PLANTS for sale, large Spider plant, Begonia, small Umbrella Tree. 660-4321
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CJĘźS FIREWOOD Cut to length. $240 per cord. Phone 867-335-4065
VIOLIN, PETROV small 1/2, exc condition, beautiful tone, c/w hard case & shoulder rest, no bow, valued at $1,000, asking $800 obo. 334-2755
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4-6V DEEP cycle batteries for use in RV, new $300, selling for $175 firm. 867-994-3322
YAMAHA RGX electric guitar & Roland Cube X20 amp, humbucking neck, bridge pickups, amp-clean & overdrive channels, great shape, perfect beginner setup, $400 for both, will sell separately, offers. 334-1718
KENMORE AUTOMATIC washer & dryer, matching set, late model, good cond, $200 for pair. 633-2837
COLEMAN 4 burner BBQ with side burner, used very little, great shape, $300 obo. 333-0380
3-18W COLEMAN solar panels, 1/2x13 1/2x 381/2, complete with all wiring, $175 obo. 867-994-3322
PIANO, HOWARD upright 1920, new adjustable bench, music books, great condition, needs tuning & playing, exc soundboard, appraised $1n200 in 2009, Marsh Lake. 334-2755
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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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J.O. FIREWOOD SERVICES •$350 split cord •$220 cord •$110 half-cord $150 log cord Will deliver. Call for other info Jordan @ 250-719-9070 Josh @ 867-335-7179
Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
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HUSQVARNA COMMERCIAL M96 bolt action rifle, 8 mm calibre, Norma peep sight, walnut stock, good to vg cond, includes partial box of ammo & reloading dies, $495. 633-2443 DOMINION ARMS 16-gauge single shot shotgun, new in box, unfired, blued, hardwood stock, $150. 633-2443 WINCHESTER MODEL 37 16-gauge single shot shotgun, vg cond, $275. 633-2443 VORTEX NOMAD 20-60 X 60 spotting scope, c/w lightweight tripod, used once, over $400 new, asking $275 obo. 333-0380 WANTED: RELOADING dies & brass for .338 H&H Magnum. 334-7717
Soutien administratif - gĂŠnĂŠral, CR-04, Tenures divers Affaires autochtones et DĂŠveloppement du Nord Canada WHITEHORSE, YUKON
Clerical Support, General CR-04, Various Tenures Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development WHITEHORSE, YUKON
IAN15J-013650-000132 Ouverte aux personnes rÊsidant au Canada ainsi qu’aux citoyennes et citoyens canadiens rÊsidant à l’Êtranger. La prÊfÊrence sera accordÊe aux citoyens canadiens et citoyennes canadiennes et les anciens combattants canadiens.
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303 BRITISH, Lee Enfield No4, sporterized with Monte Carlo stock, scope mounts, no sights, 10 rd mag, vg overall, $300 firm. 667-2276 RUGER 350 Mag Simmons scope, nice rifle, shoots awesome, $1,000 obo. 336-3922
Wanted GERMAN SPEAKING teacher wanted for a family of 4 young children, in our home twice a week, after school, 1.5 hours each session. Call 393-2110
Divers profils/exigences linguistiques.
Open to persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and Canadian veterans.
Salaire: 45,189$ – 48,777$ plus indemnitÊs de postes isolÊs.
Various language requirements.
Pour de plus amples renseignements sure ce poste, y compris les critères de mÊrite supplÊmentaires et pour savoir comment poser votre candidature, visitez notre site Internet au http:emplois.gc.ca ou composez notre numÊro Infotel 1-800-645-5605.
Salary: $45,198 – $48,777 plus Isolated Post Allowance.
WANTED: L O O K I N G to purchase small, older Scamp travel trailer with single axle. 334-6087
For more information on this position, including screening and assessment criteria, and how to apply, please visit www.jobs.gc.ca or
WANTED: 5-GALLON aquarium, no accessories. 334-7405
La date limite de rĂŠception des candidatures est le 19 octobre, 2015.
call the Infotel line at 1-800-645-5605.
WANTED: 4-CYLINDER vehicle, late 80s or 90s. 633-2837
The closing date for this competition is October 19, 2015.
WANTED: BEGINNER economics teacher, price negotiable. 667-2882 eves
WANTED: PIECES of "Blue Heron" metal roofing for a shed. 667-2467 or 332-1065
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This information is available in English.
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JOB SUMMARY Under the direct supervision of the Chief Financial OfďŹ cer , the Human Resources Manager is responsible for managing the delivery of a full range of integrated Human Resource Management services, as well as leading the management of complex staff relations matters for Carcross/ Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and for integrating the four elements of the values and virtues of life ( mental, emotional, spiritual and physical) into Human Resources. The Hr Manager will ensure that, where possible, HR programs delivered reect life’s four stages- child, youth, adult and elder. The HR Manager must be willing to change with the ongoing evolution of CTFN circle governance. QUALIFICATIONS t 3FMFWBOU QPTU TFDPOEBSZ FEVDBUJPO QSFGFSBCMZ XJUI DPVSTFXPSL JO IVNBO resources management, organizational behaviour, labour law, industrial relations, or other relevant discipline; t &YQFSJFODF QSPWJEJOH )3. TFSWJDFT JODMVEJOH MBCPVS SFMBUJPOT KPC BOE organizational design, stafďŹ ng, disability management , HRM strategic planning, organizational development, etc ; t &YQFSJFODF EFWFMPQJOH QMBOJOH FWBMVBUJOH JNQMFNFOUJOH BOE NBOBHJOH B range of HRM programs and services; t &YQFSJFODF MFBEJOH PS TVQFSWJTJOH )3 EFQBSUNFOU t .VTU DPNNVOJDBUF FGGFDUJWFMZ CPUI XSJUUFO BOE PSBM t $)31 EFTJHOBUJPO PS FOSPMNFOU JO $)31 QSPHSBNT XPVME CF BO BTTFU t ,OPXMFEHF PG 'JSTU /BUJPOT FOWJSPONFOU t .JOJNVN PG UP ZFBST XPSL FYQFSJFODF JO )VNBO 3FTPVSDFT CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT t 7BMJE :VLPO $MBTT ESJWFS T MJDFODF t 8JMMJOHOFTT UP USBWFM t 4VQFSWJTPSZ TLJMMT t $SJNJOBM 3FDPSET $IFDL For Job Descriptions please contact the Hr Department at Email: humanresources@ctfn.ca Candidates’ applications/resumes should clearly demonstrate their related qualiďŹ cations, since selection for further consideration will be based on the information provided. "11-*$"5*0/4 3&46.&4 .645 #& 3&$&*7&% #: 1. 0/ 5)& $-04*/( %"5& Please apply to: Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Finance Department #PY $BSDSPTT :VLPO : # # ] 1IPOF &YU 'BY ] &NBJM UBOZB KBNFT!DUGO DB
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Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. Yukon College 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 and Canada’s northern capacity through education and training.
Instructor/Coordinator, Drop-In Centre School of Academic and Skill Development (ASD) Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term Position to December 6, 2016 Salary: $38.53 to $45.87 hourly (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 15.107 Initial review date: October 19, 2015
Reporting to the Chair, School of Academic and Skill Development, this position will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and conducting lessons in various adult basic education subjects with a strong focus on English, Communications, and ESL. Duties will include developing, assigning and reviewing work of students and maintaining accurate records. This position also includes coordination, administration and marking of Yukon College assessments and following up with prospective students. In addition, this position is responsible for a substantial amount of student advising and the coordination of staff schedules, self-study course materials, and general communications (handouts, website updates, brochures, etc.). We are looking for applicants who enjoy working in a studentcentered, multi-tasking environment as well as being part of a dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor degree in a UHODWHG ÀHOG L H (GXFDWLRQ &RPPXQLFDWLRQV (6/ DQG H[SHULHQFH teaching in an adult basic learning environment, with a strong emphasis on Adult Basic Education (ABE), program development, coordination and administration in teaching in a post-secondary environment, administering and analyzing College assessments, and advising students on academic requirements. A Master’s degree in (GXFWLRQ RU D UHODWHG ÀHOG ZRXOG EH FRQVLGHUHG DQ DVVHW Candidates with an acceptable combination of education, training and H[SHULHQFH PD\ DOVR EH FRQVLGHUHG 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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2013 HONDA Civic, LX model, 25,000kms, loaded, P/W, P/D, still under warranty, $15,000. 867-335-9295 2009 TOYOTA Corolla, great gas mileage, very responsive, clean, great reviews, winshield no cracks, 5-spd manual, roof rack w/bike supports, 115,000kms, 2 complete sets of tires, $10,500. 334-4727 2007 KIA Sportage, 114,145 kms, 4WD, winter tires, leather, heated front seats, roof rack with cross pieces, USB CD player & sunroof, $6,500. 332-0273 2007 TOYOTA Corolla, very clean, well maintained, highway driven, standard transmission, moon roof, extra snow tires on rims, command start and more, 245,000km, $6,500 obo. 660-4103 2006 CHEVY Monte Carlo, 2-door, low kms @ 107,000, new tires @ less than 50km, new windshield, recently serviced, $6,000 obo. 335-1984 2006 NISSAN Sentra, 79,131 kms, manual, winter tires, 6CD disc changer, CD/Radio, sunroof, $5,500. 332-0273 2000 FORD Focus, $1,600. 334-3243
Friday, October 9, 2015 2006 NISSAN X-Trail AWD, 5MT, white, 138,000kms, summer & winter tires both on rims, new muffler this summer, new clutch plates @ 100,000kms, $11,000 obo. 332-4499 2006 SUBARU Outback, blue, AWD, remote start, good summer & winter tires, exc cond in & out, $7,500. 667-7386 2005 FORD Taurus SE, 4-door, good condition, $5,500. 668-2216 or 689-1999 (cell) 2005 VW Jetta, exc, cond, black, lumbar seats set of winter tires w/rims, all mechanical/service records, gas engine, 98,000km, $8,500 obo. 336-4896
YUKON NEWS 2008 SILVERADO extended cab 4x4, clean, runs & handles like new, $12,000 obo. 633-5236 or 333-0437 2007 FORD F150 4X4, 4-dr, short box, King Ranch, leather, sunroof, new tires, every option, 163,000kms, runs, looks & drives great, $13,500. 333-9899 2007 MAZDA B4000 pick-up, 4.0L V6, 4x4. Manual transmission with auto locks/windows, aftermarket sound system, Duratrac tires, Lightforce lights, and more, great condition. 334-2374
WANTED: USED Honda Element in good condition. 393-3578
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2003 DODGE Caravan Sport, 3.3L, 5-dr, all power, overhead console, good glass & tires, runs well, $2,000. 334-5408
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2002 SUBARU Impreza , great winter car, AWD, 252t-km, newly replaced windshield & rear wheel bearing in July, good winter tires, new summer tires, $4,800 obo. 634-2085
2006 F350 diesel 6.0L Lariat Fx4, ARP head studs, positive air shutoff, new batteries, all available options, crew cab, long box, two-tone brown, chrome trim, service records, 218,000km, $15,500 obo. 334-1942
1994 4-RUNNER, great mechanical cond & tires, body not in good shape, $500 firm. 334-7405
2001 CHEV Cavalier, vg cond, 152,700kms, command start, c/w winter tires on rims, one driver, serviced twice yearly, $3,000. 667-7153
5-TON 1970 GMC truck with HIAB, 16Ęź deck, good tires all around, $2,000. 633-3608
1993 CHEV Silverado 3500 1-ton dually, club cab, 6.5l turbo diesel, 134,000 kms, new rubber, c/w $2,000 5th wheel hitch, never winter driven, $7,000. 633-2188
2001 HONDA Civic LX, 4-door, manual, green, 168000 km, well maintained, fuel efficient, no accidents, includes 4 winter tires & rims, $3,900. 633-5193
2004 CHEVY Silverado 1500 4x4 extended cab, one owner, power door locks, windows, new battery, remote start, many new parts, $8,500 obo. 334-1772
1993 DODGE D250 Club Cab, Cummins diesel, 5-spd standard, 4X2, bumper pull & gooseneck trailer hitches, box liner, well maintained, good condition, 425k. 334-3775
2000 CHEVROLET Cavalier, good shape, runs well, c/w full set of winter tires on rims, $3,500. 456-7207
2003 CHEV Silverado LT ext cab 4x4, great condition, heated leather seats, Bose speakers, flat box cover, only 160,000kms, $9,500. 336-0879
1971 3500 V8 1-ton pick-up with the rear 9' wooden bed camper special, good for farming or mining, can haul big load, new windshield still in box, $6,500 obo.
2000 FORD Taurus wagon, V6, auto, P/W, P/D, 216,000kms, seats 8, recent safety, summer & new winter tires, good cond, $2,700 obo. 333-0380
1997 CHRYSLER Intrepid, 6-cylinder, auto, 143,000kms, runs well, good tires, offers. 667-6649 1996 PLYMOUTH Breeze, auto, 2 sets tires, exc glass, very fuel efficient, 190,000km, $1,600. 333-9020 1986 OLDS Ciera, 4 door sedan, vg shape, 77,000 kms, new battery, remote start, safety, $2,000. Call 633-4311
Be part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes and work with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.
Located in Haines Junc on, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹƒce and is responsible for assis ng in conduc ng environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes iden fying project eects and mi ga on measures for adverse eects, determining the significance of any residual eects and developing recommenda ons.
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The annual salary range for this posi on is $66,818 - $77,037 based on 75 hours biweekly.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Dawson Designated OďŹƒce Full-Ć&#x;me, Term to March 4, 2016
Located in Dawson, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹƒce and is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the sta of the Designated OďŹƒce. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access.
6.2L V8 Gas Engine, 85,000kms $22,000.
The annual salary range for this posi on is $52,390 – $60,161 based on 75 hours biweekly.
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2014 CHEVY Silverado work site edition, 27,000 kms, fully loaded, excellent condition, $37,000 or take over payments. 334-5731 2011 F150 SC 4X4, long box, new tires, $22,500 obo. 335-3243 2009 GM 3500 diesel, long box crew cab. 335-0879 2009 GMC 3500 HD LE, 1-ton, low kms @ 68,500, tow kit, running board, bed liner, lots of extras, gas engine, great condition, great price, $26,500. 334-1859 2008 F250 SD 4X4, new tires & windshield, headache rack, tank & pump, $12,500 obo. 335-3243
Kwanlin DĂźn Cultural Centre Consultant Required for the Development of a Kwanlin Dun Cultural Society Collections Policy Contract Timelines: November 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016 The successful Consultant will be required to create a Collections Policy for the KDCS through a comprehensive document review and a community consultation process.
Submit RFP responses in person or by email to: Krista Reid, Cultural Programs Coordinator Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 1171 Front Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0G9 867-456-5322 | krista@kdcc.ca Please visit our website for the full RFP document and more details: www.kdcc.ca - About Us - Employment Opportunities
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AMERICAN MOTORS Safari, AWD, 1996, clean, good running condition, must be seen, $1,000. Paul @ 780-690-8770
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Full-time Permanent Community Services Until filled Level 5 - $59,344 to $71,213 plus benefits
Previous experience in policy development and facilitation is required, as well as knowledge of the heritage and cultural values of First Nation communities and museological processes.
1999 FORD Escort, auto, sedan, 170,000 km, new timing belt, tie rods, front pads, thermostat, just aligned, runs well, dent on front driver fender, $2,700 obo. 334-7373 1999 TOYOTA Sienna, well maintained, new windshield, front brakes, CV boots & summer tires, $3500 obo. 633-5943
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2002 GMC Envoy SUV, burgundy, auto, 174,150 km, remote start, seat warmers, c/w 2 sets of tires, good & reliable, $3,500.. 334-9469 1998 DODGE RAM 1500, black, 81,000km, 5.2L V8 gas engine, excellent condition, 4x4, towing package, $7,500. 334-2602
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2003 FORD Ranger 4X2 pick-up, Supercab, 1 cylinder cracked, good winter tires incl, $1,250. 334-6092
2006 F150 4X4, 4.6L V8, auto, custom regular cab w/matching canopy, 6-CD player, 32,000 miles, $9,800. 633-2580
2003 HONDA Element, AWD, 217,000kms, $5,500 obo. 633-8470
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Job descrip ons are available at the Dawson Designated OďŹƒce, 705 Church Street in Dawson Haines Junc on Designated OďŹƒce, 100 Steele Street in Haines Junc on YESAB Head OďŹƒce, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by October 26, 2015.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SELKIRK FIRST NATION 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. 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.
WARN WINCH carrier, fits in receiver for winches up to & incl 10,000 lbs, new, never used, worth $425, make an offer. Call/text 333-0100 WARN ZEON 8,000 lb winch for SUVs, Jeeps, bought late in 2014, never used, $1,100 new, make an offer. Call/text 333-0100 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER shop manual set, like new, over $300 invested, 1994 edition, covers 1990 +, body, electrical, power train, diagnostic & fault finding, $100. 333-0100
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WINCH BUMPER, ShrockWorks brand, 3 yrs old, fits 1996-2002 Toyota 4-Runner, $1,900 new, make an offer. 333-0100 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER lift gate, new, never installed, fits 1996-2002, make an offer. 333-0100 1986 PLYMOUTH Reliant, 2.2L, new plugs, wires & fuel filter, runs, fix or for parts, $500. 334-5408 HAYNES REPAIR manual, Dodge Colt & Plymouth Champ FWD, 1978-1987, $15. 335-8485 BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK LT265/65/R17 truck tires , 75% tread depth remaining, great for Jeep Wrangler, $400 for set. 334-2602 TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
Pets LOST: LARGE, white, female dog, Mt. Sima area, purple collar, no tags. "Luna" is a Komondor with closely clipped white coat. Missing since September 18. Please call if you think you might have seen her. 332-1160 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 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 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
SMALL DOG pen, 6ĘźX6Ęź, $250. 335-8582 FRIENDLY COUPLE looking for pet or house sitting, both working full time, non-smokers, extremely clean, respectful, huge animal lovers, several dates available. nauruan24@gmail.com. DOG HOUSE, new, fully insulated with styrofoam, finished exterior & interior with asphalt shingled roof, ideal for a medium sized dog, will email picture if interested, $325. 333-9013
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates! Call Patrick at 335-4181 WANTED: TRACK for older long-track Tundra snowmobile. 334-7717 TAITʟS 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 RONʟS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʟs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2009 YAMAHA V Star 1300 touring cruiser, new tires, leather saddlebags, recent tune-up/oil change, windshield, passenger back rest, $5,200. 333-9020 2011 POLARIS Pro RMK 800 long track, 2 1/2� track, mint, 750kms, always stored inside, $7,200 obo. 335-1106 JO'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR •Repairs to snowmobiles, snowblowers , chainsaws, outboards, lawnmowers and more. •Shop rate $70 per hour, •Lawnmowers and chainsaws $60 per hour. Call Steve @ 633-6314 or 334-1628 2009 HONDA 500 quad, loaded, power steering, windshield w/storage, heated handgrips, newer mudbug tires, electronic shift, winch, trailer hitch, cold weather start, skid protection, great condition, $6,000 firm. 633-5495
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Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Health and Social Director the Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating directives stemming from the Health Table discussions and other initiatives that require coordination. Key Responsibilities: • Coordination of partners of the Health Table • Coordinate the development and implementation of identified tools and resources • Identify existing learning opportunities and adaptations required for implementation • Assist to coordinate the Health Table meetings • Work with and assist any sub working groups from the Health Table. • The Coordinator will prepare briefing notes, activity reports, annual reports, and respond to correspondence as required • The Coordinator will also work to assist on other projects such as: the research project underway for information dissemination, coordination required for community visits, etc. • Other related duties Additional Information: Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information and job description, please contact Renie Bruton at 867-393-9206 or email at renie.bruton@cyfn.net. Please submit applications and/or resumes to: Renie Bruton, Council of Yukon First Nations, 2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 Phone: (867)393-9206 | Fax: (867)668-6577 E-mail: renie.bruton@cyfn.net
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2-PLACE SNOWMOBILE/ATV trailer tilt deck, rock guard, 2 new tires & 2 spares, good condition, $1,200. 633-5881 1986 YAMAHA FJ1200, good cond, runs great, needs rear tire, everything else in good working order, $1,400 obo. 335-1106 SSR 125CC Pitster bike, like new, electric start, auto, $850. 867-996-2113 SET OF 18" rubber Argo tracks with spacers, fits Argo 750 HDI, vg cond, can send pics, $2,650 obo. Call/text 867-334-3881 2005 POLARIS 550 Trail RMK, $3,500. 668-2407 2004 YAMAHA VK540III snowmobile, 630km, excellent condition, $4,000. 867-996-2113 2004 XS Viper snowmobile, good shape, $2,500 obo. 335-4237 2007 YAMAHA Raptor 700R, lots of new parts, runs good, $3,200 obo. More info @ 334-6776
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YUKON NEWS TAITĘźS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,000. 633-2580 KOMFORT MOTOR home, reduced price, first offer above $12,000 takes it. Larry @ 633-4796 for details 5TH WHEEL trailer hitch for pick-up truck, made by DSP, exc cond, $500. 633-4656 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 2008 PALOMINO Popup truck camper, fits 6.5Ęź box & most 1/2 tons, exc cond, hot water tank, fridge, 3-burner stove, heater, awning, 25-gal water tank, $8,500. Richard 456-7758 after 5pm 2005 TRAILTECH 30Ęź gooseneck trailer, triple axle with ramps & sides, $7,800. 867-333-9976 1984 NOMAD 22' travel trailer, $2,500. 336-0083 18Ęź HEAVY duty car hauler, used once, like new, ramps, spare tire carrier, removable fenders, $3,250. 867-996-2113. 2014 DOUBLE A snowmobile/atv trailer, drive on/off, 18Ęź deck, ramp, spare tire, electric brakes, tandem axle, used once, $3,500. 660-4000
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2006 HAULMARK enclosed 4ĘźX6Ęź trailer, 2 new tires & rims, $1,400. 867-996-2111
Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away� Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca 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 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 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net
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Help control the pet overpopulation problem
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
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Warm up with Humane Society Yukon at the Independent Grocer
Saturday, October 10th, 11am - 3pm for a delicious and piping hot BBQ!
AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneĘźs drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerĘźs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting
Hamburger ....................$3.50 Hot Dog ........................$3.50 Pop..............................$1.00 Hot Apple Cider .............$1.00 Chips ...........................$1.00 Meal Combo ..................$5.00
LINE DANCING at the Golden Age Centre, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, every Wednesday starting September 30. 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 YUKON K-9 AGM October 22, Public Library Meeting Room, 7pm to 8:30 pm. 633-4952
PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
Talk to Shelter and HSY staff about how you can make a change in the lives of Yukon’s animals in need. All proceeds go to helping ones who cannot help themselves, homeless animals in the Yukon
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
RUNNING AT LARGE...
2008 20Ęź Ripple Runner jet boat, canopy, 2 swivel seats & rear bench seat, c/w 200 Mercury motor & EZ loader trailer, low hrs, $30,000. 333-3790
If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
10' PELICAN kayak with paddle, like new, $350. 867-996-2113
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Heavy Equipment SKIDDER 550 Timberjack, fresh motor, has 4000L water tank, large winch, full blade, $20,000. 335-5192
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WATER TRUCK, 1984 W900 and 4000 gal tank Bowie pump, fire hose manifold, new tires, certified, $27,500. 335-5192
COME JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OPEN HOUSE
2009 BOBCAT CT 440, 44hp tractor w/backhoe & many other attachments. 335-5192 CATERPILLAR 955 track loader, older model, runs great, converted to electric start, lots of new parts, $7,000 obo. Darryl @ 867-634-2321 evenings
SHAKER SLUICE box on skids, moves 4-5 yards per hour, 5HP Hona motor, fits on 1/2 ton truck, needs 3� pump, $6,400 obo. 633-5362 1975 CAT D8K w/U-blade & multi-shank ripper, $45,000. 867-651-7773 1983(?) 975 Bobcat w/backhoe, snow blower, 2 buckets, forks & blade, $18,000. 456-2633 1975 INTERNATIONAL dump truck, new tires, Cummins diesel engine, $7,500. 456-2633 HEAVY DUTY 3-axle trailer, $4,000. 456-2633
Campers & Trailers
1991 FORD F350 crew cab truck & camper. 667-2046 31Ęź 5TH wheel, new under carriage, 1 slide, upgraded to bigger unit, will consider any reasonable offer. 867-994-3322 for further info
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Items can be dropped off at the Shelter during operating hours.
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Portraits by Gerry Steers, courtesy of Gerry’s Computer Magic
1977 12Ęź foot travel trailer, upgraded wheels, tires & axle 1 yr ago, bed, table, sink, 2-burner stove, propane heater, water tank w/hand pump, everything works well, $3,000 obo. 333-0380
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Saturday, October 17 1:30 - 4:30pm
TRACTOR TRAILER unit looking for backhauls, Whitehorse to Edmonton or Whitehorse to Vancouver. 333-0834 2012 BOBCAT S-205, 190 hrs, dual controls, fully loaded w/heated cab & AC, 2 buckets, amber strobe light, sound dampening kit, deluxe key pad, $38,000 obo. 335-1106
Crystal
Nico
Mingus
Portraits by Gerry Steers, courtesy of Gerry’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.
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YUKON NEWS 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 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
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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. 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 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 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 POLARETTES & Polar Tumblers Gymnastics Club AGM, Thursday October 22, 6pm, at the gymnastics gym in Riverdale THE KLONDIKE Highland Dancers are taking registration for the 2015-2016 year. If interested, check out our site klondikehighlanddancers.weebly.com for more information. GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, October 21, Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room, 5:15pm, all invited. 393-2676, info@gwaandaktheatre.com YUKON COUNCIL on Aging, semi-annual general meeting is on October 16 at 9:30am, Golden Age Society. There will be a presentation by Paramedic Council of Yukon. F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting is being held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 in the School. Everyone welcome. BRAEBURN LAKE Christian Camp Annual General Meeting October 20, 7pm, basement of United Church. We want to see new people interested in making the camp experience great. Stella 668-4629 THE YUKON Literacy Coalition invites you to attend their Annual General Meeting on Saturday, October 17th, at 12:00pm, Suite 207 in the Horwoods Mall. Contact 668-6535. JAZZ ON the Wing. The Cookers Quintet. October 18 cabaret, Yukon Arts Centre, 7:30pm. Tickets @ yukontickets.com or 667-8574. Info: jazzyukon.ca THE-MEANING-OF-HOME, A national writing contest for grades 4, 5, & 6 students. Great prizes while supporting Habitat for Humanity. Starts on October 1st. Learn more at: www.meaningofhome.ca MENTAL HEALTH Caregiver Support Group for those caring or supporting a friend or family member with mental illness, third Thursday each month. 7-9pm, #4 Hospital Road, 1st floor. Call 667-8346
To fulďŹ l f lďŹ l Joey’s wishes h a private graveside d burial was held and a Celebration of Life will be planned in Whitehorse for the spring of 2016 when his sons are able to attend. Our Family would like to thank the many family members, friends, doctors and nurses for their support and kindness through this very difficult time.
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ARCTIC INSTITUTE of Community-Based Research AGM will be held on Wednesday October 21, 12:00-1:00pm at 308 Hanson Street. Looking for a treasurer, e-mail katelyn@aicbr.ca for details NEED TO talk? The Yukon Distress and Support Line is here. Confidential and Anonymous Support. 7pm-12am, 365 days a year. Toll-Free 1-844-533-3030 PROFESSIONAL DROP-IN Counselling Clinic at Many Rivers. Counsellors are available for confidential, one-time sessions on Wednesdays from 10am-4pm, 4071-4th Avenue. 3 DAYS only, Halin de Repentigny show & sale, Old Fire Hall, Whitehorse, Friday October 16 5-9pm, Saturday October 17 11am-4pm, Sunday October 18 Noon-4pm YUKON BIRD Club trip Oct. 10. Loon migration, Marsh Lake with Jim Hawkings. Meet SS Klondike 10 a.m. Dress warmly and bring a lunch, 4 hrs LAKE LABERGE Lions Christmas cakes & cookies are in. Leave a message to order, 668-7979
“CONNECTING THROUGH Storiesâ€? at Well Read Books 1pm, Sunday Oct. 11. Yukon writers Michael Gates and Roy Ness will read from their own books. Free event. Refreshments served. SWAZILAND EDUCATIONAL Trust Society Chili Fundraiser Dinner, October 17th, 5pm, at Hellaby Hall. Contact Kathy Pritchard to reserve your tickets, pritch@northwestel.net or 334-4473 HUMANE SOCIETY of Yukon BBQ fundraiser at Independent Grocer, October 10, 11am-3pm. All proceeds go to helping the ones who canĘźt help themselves, homeless animals of the Yukon. KLUANE QUILTERS Guild will be having their AGM on Monday, November 9, 2015 @ 5pm at the Whitehorse Public Library boardroom F.H. COLLINS School Parent-Teacher-Student conference Thursday, Oct 22, 5pm-7pm & Friday, Oct 23, 10am-1pm. No classes on Friday Oct. 23 for students, but they may attend either conference. No appointment necessary WHITEHORSE CONCERTS presents CanadaĘźs premier classical piano quintet, Ensemble Vivant on Saturday, October 17 at The Yukon Arts Centre. Concert begins at 8pm. For more information please contact: steve@whitehorseconcerts.com FRIENDS OF Mt Sima Society AGM Wednesday October 14, 7pm, at the ski hill. Members and non-members welcome. Lounge will be open ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association Meeting Tuesday, October 13, 7pm, Sport Yukon Boardroom #1 All welcome. Info: www.activetwa.org YUKON EAST Coast Cultural Association (YECCA) AGM & Potluck 7pm, Friday, November 13, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 503 Steele Street. All East Coasters and friends welcome COFFEE HOUSE November 7, Featuring: Keitha Clarke, BJ MacLean + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm, open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show. $5 bsmt United Church, 6th +Main, 633-4255 STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 16, Ross River Library, 10am. All ages welcome. Free STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 15, Faro Community Library, 7pm. All ages welcome. Free STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 14, Haines Junction Library, 7pm. All ages welcome. Free YUKON ROLLER Girls AGM, White Pass Building Board Room, 1109 Front St, Thursday November 5th @ 6pm PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding it's regular council meeting on October 14, 2015, at 6:30pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tuesday October 13, 9:30am, at 506 Main Street Grill. All welcome! Info: 667-2644 STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 14, Burwash Landing Library, 12pm, & lunch. All ages welcome. Free STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 17, Tagish Library, 2pm. All ages welcome. Free PINE TREE Quilters Annual quilt show & tea October 16, 7pm-9pm. Enjoy beautiful handmade quilts. Refreshments will be provided. Door Prizes. STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 18, Whitehorse Public Library, 3pm. All ages welcome. Free STORYTELLING & Talk with author Reneltta Arluk, Oct 13, Beaver Creek Library, 2pm. All ages welcome. Free. ONE NIGHT SALE. Award-winning herbal products made with Yukon Wild Rose Hips and more. Free samples. Door prize draw. Thursday Oct 15, 5 – 9 pm Hellaby Hall. Come see what the fuss is about! More info at Botanicbliss.com
CANUCKS DANCE Yukon Transportation Museum. October 23. Doors open 7pm, music 8pm. Tickets Dean's Strings or the door, $25. Hands of Hope 10th anniversary for details: www.facebook.com/booksandbasics
BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER For all your finish carpentry. Many years in the trade. Call Don, 334-1693 (cell) or 633-3050 (home) LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 PATTHARA HAIR STYLING Haircuts, Thai massage, manicure, pedicure 29 Wann Road, Porter Creek Mall Over 30 years experience For information call 867-332-0784 BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •General Handyman Services •Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʟs Discount September Sale 10% off all jobs booked through October 332-7879 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 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 QUALIFIED INTERIOR Painting Contractor Licensed and insured. Reliable, friendly service. Call Megan 336-4271 or email klondikegoldbrush@gmail.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 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 KLONDIKE WOODWORK Finishing Carpentry & Renovations For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR •Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, •Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage •Wood & Laminate, Stairs. EXTERIOR •Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed 633-2156 or cell 334-2156
LOW COST MINI STORAGE
MOVING SALE, too much to list, #201, 100 Lambert St, ongoing, buzz between 9am & 4pm, downtown across from VisitorĘźs Centre. Seriously interested only. AWG TABLE tennis 2016, squad identification, Saturday October 10, Whitehorse Elementary School, registration 9:30 am, cost $10. B/G born 1998, B/G born 2001. Info Dave Stockdale, 668-3358, stockdale@yknet.ca
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Friday, October 9, 2015
YUKON NEWS
Lost & Found
Livestock
LOST: FAVOURITE scarf, one side is green & black plaid, other side is soft blue denim, reward for return. 633-4772
AG. GRADE prilled sulphur, almost 1000kg, all offers entertained. Call 332-0343
FOUND: DR. James Gordon McLeod circa: 1938 Kit bag. Contains license #5512, Resident Vancouver General Hospital 1938. 332-1040 LOST: CHROME & silver cane with ice pick missing from Raven Recycling Free Store on Saturday October 3rd. I need my cane! Please call 668-7865 FOUND: AT Six Mile River resort bundle of jewelry, along with 2 other items. Call 399-4121 or 333-4121 to identify and claim LOST: 10 x 12 wall tent poles in black bag, with blue bungee strap on highway between Teslin and Watson Lake. Please call 334-1034 LOST: AT Super A, Riverdale, Saturday between 4pm & 7pm, set of approx. 8 keys, has bottle opener from Yukon Brewery, reward offered. 336-2437
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Sports Equipment COLLECTORS BIKE, rare, 1990 Honda Pacific Coast Touring 800, mechanically excellent, new tires, 22km, $1,900. 333-9020 OUTBOUND 3-PERSON tent, rarely used, $30. 311B Hanson St. 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.
HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218
BROME-GRASS HAY for sale $11.00 per bale Call 668-6564
MF FOUR furrow, 3 pt hitch plough, 14" boards, good straight plough, $700. Call 332-0343
www.yukon-news.com SET OF two leather draft horse harnesses complete with collars, bridles & lines. Will fit 1,200 to 1,400 lb horses, $750 for all. 633-2443 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
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PURCHASE OF LOADER MOUNTED RIBBON SNOW BLOWER
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is November 2, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Bill Stonehouse at bill.stonehouse@gov.yk.ca.
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is November 2, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@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/
10-40' 2” aluminum irrigation pipes with sprinklers, 2-20' 2” pipe with sprinklers, 2-boxes sprinklers and connectors. 333-0916
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PUBLIC TENDER FOREST RESOURCE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEARING IN THE MACKINTOSH EAST TIMBER HARVEST PLAN Project Description: The Forest Management branch (FMB) of the Government of Yukon wishes to hire a contractor to clear 7.4km of road right-of-way and 17 landings in the Mackintosh East Timber Harvest Plan (THP) near Haines Junction. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 27, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to David Swinson at david.swinson@gov.yk.ca.
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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADE - YUKON ARTS CENTRE - BLDG # 1313, WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2015/2016 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jim Newnham at jim.newnham@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/
Site Visit Scheduled For: October 20th, 2015 @ 2:00 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. The Yukon Business Incentive Policy may 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/
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EX-59 HORIZON Elliptical, $375. 333-0916 ADVANTAGE 668-2919
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GOLF CLUBS, complete set with leather carrying bag, $250 obo. 667-2226
Evaluation Plan – House of Learning: Education and Employment Training Program Kwanlin Dün First Nation
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The Kwanlin Dün First Nation is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to develop an evaluation plan for its Education and Employment Training Program. Your qualifications should include, but not be limited to, • Experience and expertise in developing evaluation plans for the public sector, preferably in the areas of education and employment training • Experience with First Nation engagement The services to be performed shall include, but not be limited to, • Develop an evaluation plan for the House of Learning: Education and Employment Training Program • Consult with members of Kwanlin Dün’s House of Learning Program Evaluation Steering Committee • Revise and draft as necessary and prepare final Evaluation Plan The Evaluation Plan is being developed to guide the subsequent, separately contracted, evaluation.
Proposals are due Friday, October 30 by 4:30 p.m. PST. To receive the Request for Proposal package please email therese.lindsay@kdfn.net or stop in to the House of Learning at #5 O’Brien Place in the McIntyre Subdivision in Whitehorse or call (867) 633-8422.
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SINGLE ROW, 3 pt hitch mount, multi purpose transplanter, will transplant cell plugs, soil blocks & canes, $500. Call 332-0343
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QH GELDINGS, 6 yr. Palomino 15.2, broke 1.5K, 4 yr. Dunn 15.2, not started 1K, priced to sell. 333-6376
1-PC BOYĘźS snowsuit, size 3T, Molehill brand, used twice, paid $120, asking $60. 393-2630
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2015-048 Pumped Storage and Small Hydro Options
Yukon Energy is inviting proposal submissions from qualiďŹ ed consultants to complete an inventory of potential seasonal pumped storage sites within 125 km of its existing infrastructure and an inventory of small hydro sites (less than 20 MW). This information will be used to support Yukon Energy’s planning process of to meet the load forecast for 2016–2035. The work is to start on November 9th with the ďŹ nal report submitted on January 31st, 2016. Sealed proposals, clearly marked “RFP #2015 048 Pumped Storage and Small Hydroâ€? will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time, October 30th, 2015 at Yukon Energy’s corporate ofďŹ ces, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail. To obtain a Request for Proposal package contact Lynda Harlow at 867-393-5302 or at lynda.harlow@yec.yk.ca.
CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
PATIO SET, rectangular glass top table, 4 chairs, umbrella, exc cond, $150. 399-3710, Tagish KITCHEN TABLE with 4 chairs, exc cond, $200. 399-3710, Tagish
Furniture CHINA/CURIO CABINET, 60�Wx76�Hx15�D, exc cond, $175. 399-3710, Tagish
DINING SET, 1930's antique, dark hardwood rect. table w/built in leaf, 6 chairs, side buffet 3dr/2 drawer, china cabinet w/glass door/1 drawer, good cond, $800 for all. 334-2755
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WOODEN DRESSER, 3-drawer, chocolate brown, 33.5�Hx16�Wx15.5�L, $35; 2 chocolate brown faux leather dining chairs, $12 ea. 660-4321 SINGLE-SIZE LOFT bed, solid wood, $350; large wooden desk, $150. 335-8582 OAK DINING table & four oak & cloth chairs, $300. 333-0916
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STORAGE CABINET, cedar, 32.5�L x 11.5�D x 92�H, $75; beige armless sofa chair, $50; large ottoman, $45. 660-4321
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SOLID OAK dining & coffee tables, excellent condition, paid $900, asking $350. 667-7467
Yukon Energy has begun work on its next integrated resource plan. A part of this process is to look at potential resource options to meet the load forecast to the year 2035. The Corporation would like to better understand energy storage technologies to support integration of renewables and increase capacity during periods of shortage. To that effect, Yukon Energy is inviting proposals from qualiďŹ ed consultants to complete a review of energy storage technologies and how they could be applied in Yukon. The work is to start on November 9th with the ďŹ nal report submitted on January 31, 2016. Sealed proposals, clearly marked “RFP # 2015-049 Energy Storage Technologiesâ€? will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time, October 30th, 2015 at Yukon Energy’s corporate ofďŹ ces, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail. To obtain a Request for Proposal package contact Lynda Harlow at 867-393-5302 or at lynda.harlow@yec.yk.ca.
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2015 Vehicle/Equipment Disposal RFT #2015-OPS0005
ANTIQUE FOLK Art buffet with hutch, $550. 668-5882
FIRST NATION EDUCATION COMMISSION
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Yukon First Nations preferential hiring policy is applicable and must be clearly identified on application.
PUBLIC TENDER MAINTENANCE - PELLY CROSSING SOLID WASTE FACILITY Project Description: To provide ongoing maintenance services at the Pelly Crossing Solid Waste Facility. 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 Rob Anderson at rob.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/
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YFN EDUCATION CULTURAL INCLUSION STANDARDS Under the supervision of the CYFN Education Director, with direction from the First Nation Education Commission and in partnership with Yukon Education, the YFN EDUCATION CULTURAL INCLUSION STANDARDS CONTRACTOR will develop a general template for cultural standards and an evaluation framework determining depth, breadth and level of cultural inclusion in Yukon public schools as well as a minimum standard that must be met by all schools.
YFN EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT PROTOCOL FRAMEWORK DEVELOPER Under the supervision of the CYFN Education Director, with direction from the First Nation Education Commission and in partnership with Yukon Education, the YFN EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND PROTOCOL DEVELOPER will develop a protocol framework that details expectations, processes and procedures for Yukon Government engagement with Yukon First Nations as pertains to education matters.
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Additional Information: For information on project deliverables, please contact Jennifer Wykes at 867-393-9239 or email at jennifer.wykes@cyfn.net. Expressions of Interest can be made to: Jennifer Wykes, Council of Yukon First Nations, 2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 Phone: (867)393-9239 | Fax: (867)668-6577 E-mail: jennifer.wykes@cyfn.net WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH
the Humane Society? Become a volunteer and join the Board, walk dogs or help with a fundraiser; it all helps! Call 633-6019 today to find out how you can become involved!
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SHINTO STOOL, $30; bevelled mirror, 22�X28�, $15; storage bench, $30. 311B Hanson St.
Personals DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office •TAROT/TEACUPS •INTUITIVE READINGS Over 35 Years Experience Please email for appointment dawnrenem@gmail.com or phone 689-9885
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
WOULD DAVID Malcolm please contact George at 633-7621 for an urgent message.
WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB October 6, 2015 1st - Lynn Daffe & Irene Szabla 2nd - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 3rd - Diane Emond & Don Emond 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
12 GRAYLING Place, Cowley Creek, Sunday & Monday October 11 & 12, 10am-3pm both days, everything must go, tools, furniture, kitchen accessories, collectables, camping gear/clothing, draperies etc
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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Mark Fletcher at mark.fletcher@gov.yk.ca.
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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is November 3, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@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/
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ESTATE AUCTION Sale, Sunday October 11, 1pm-4pm, #24 Laberge Rd, Kulan. Goods from 6 estates. Inside heated/outside. 25% of proceeds go to Salvation Army. Come have some fun. 333-0717
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 5TH & ROGERS, BLOCK 338 MASTER PLANNING EXERCISE Project Description: Land Management Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, is seeking professional planning services to develop a planning brief for a large, strategically located land parcel in downtown Whitehorse. The work will involve collecting information about the site, evaluating different interests in it, and detailing the planning and preliminary engineering work to assist the Government of Yukon and the City of Whitehorse in the future development of these lands. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 27, 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. 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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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/
PUBLIC TENDER HAINES JUNCTION FUEL ABATEMENT TREATMENT BLOCK 3
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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is October 29, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Bill Stonehouse at bill.stonehouse@gov.yk.ca.
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Supply of 2015/2016 Skid Steer Loader RFT #2015-OPS0004 The City of Whitehorse is inviting bids in writing from bonD Âżde bidders for the supply and delivery of one (1), new, 2015/2016 Skid Steer Loader. Tender documents with complete speciÂżcations may be obtained from the 2fÂżce of the Manager of Financial Services at City Hall, 2121 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon. Interested bidders must submit tenders in writing as speciÂżed 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. 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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AUCTIONS Sunday, October 11th 1:00PM-4:00PM FUNDRAISER...25% of ďŹ nal proceeds will go to SALVATION ARMY!
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