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group of students and staff at Yukon College are working to bring a Syrian refugee to study in the territory. The plan is the latest example of Yukoners working to sponsor refugees from the devastated country and bring them to Canada. The college group is applying to partner with World University Service of Canada, a national organization that has sponsored more than 1,500 refugees from 37 countries since it was founded in 1978. This would be the first time a school in the North has participated. Yukon College’s adult basic education coordinator, Gabriel Ellis, worked for a different branch of the organization six years ago in Malawi. He got a chance to see how the education program was changing refugees’ lives, he said. “I got to see the students and meet them, the ones that got placed in Canadian colleges and universities,� he said. “I just saw the big smiles on their faces and the hope that they had for this great opportunity. Otherwise they’re just stuck there.� The college’s planning group estimates they’ll need $24,000 to support one student for one year. Yukon College Student Union has voted to donate $5,000 from its reserve fund and the college has agreed to cover tuition for two semesters. The Yukon Employee’s Union has also agreed to contribute. Details of that donation haven’t been finalized yet. That means a total of at least $10,000 in cash and in-kind donations has been raised so far, Ellis said. Once the application is completed, the organization matches students, usually between 18 and 25, with Canadian schools based on their skill and interest. They then go through the same intensive federal screening process
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Gabriel Ellis, centre, is spearheading a group of Yukon College staff and students that plans to bring in a Syrian refugee to study at the school. as any other refugee looking to come to Canada. The plan is to have someone here by the end of August, in time for the beginning of the school year in September, Ellis said. “Yukon has a history of helping folks in need and I think, specifically at Yukon College, to help somebody through school. That’s what we do.� The rest of the college’s fundraising committee is made up of instructor Martha Burkle, student engagement coordinator Allison Furniss and liberal arts students Ulrich Trachsel and Matthew Landry. Education Minister Doug Graham said the Yukon government hasn’t talked to the college’s committee about helping out. But he’s open to having that conversation, he said. The government has committed to donating up to $18,500 to each of the two other groups working to bring refugee families to the Yukon. A Whitehorse-based group called Yukon Cares has been raising funds to sponsor a family of 10 Syrian refugees. The Riverdale Baptist Church is also in the early stages of completing a sponsorship application, Graham said. There are no details yet about the family they would be supporting.
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Graham said the government money would match the cash that is being raised by both groups. He said the sponsoring groups are signing up for a long-term commitment to the refugees and “helping out with the money was the least we could do.� In Canada sponsorship groups are responsible for supporting the refugees, both financially and with acclimatizing to life in Canada, for the first year. Graham said he’s happy the federal government decided to reinstate a program making Ottawa responsible for a refugee’s health care for the first year they’re in the country. “That’s a big load taken off the provinces and territories,� he said. After the first year, any refugee that stays in the territory would be covered by Yukon’s health plan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised during the recent election campaign that Canada would resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the year. He has since admitted that Canada will not meet that deadline and bumped the deadline to February. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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Tempers flare over hot springs development plans Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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empers flared and accusations flew during Brad Cathers’ constituency meeting last night, as residents of his riding slammed doors and yelled at each other over ongoing development at the Takhini Hot Pools. Around 35 people crammed into the community centre at the Hootalinqua Fire Hall for a meeting that was supposed to last from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., but ended at 10 p.m. On a night where multiple shouting matches took place across the room, most people in attendance were seeking answers on residential development plans at the Takhini Hot Pools. The underlying issues are complicated, leading one resident to refer to the controversy as a “rat’s nest.” Residents of the area accuse Garry Umbrich, president of Takhini Hot Springs Ltd., of failing to consult them over his development plans. In turn, Umbrich accuses residents of holding secret meetings and meddling in his affairs. “It should not be up to area residents to decide where we build our homes, that is the prerogative of the property owner,” he said in a past e-mail. Other residents blame the Yukon government’s lands services branch for failing to answer their questions, while some also point the finger at Cathers himself for not bringing any solutions to the table. While few details are so far available, Umbrich plans on expanding the number of residences on the lots he currently owns. He says the Takhini Hot Pools are currently made up of 10 lots,
six of which have already been sold to individuals who have their own corporations. Because the lots are zoned commercial, land owners must build a business on the property before they apply to build a residence, he added. Umbrich’s corporation has spaces for nine residences on the remaining four lots, although there are no definite plans to build them yet, he said. According to the Hot Springs Road local area plan, up to two residences are allowed on a single lot. But the zoning also allows for the owners of adjoining lots to transfer this allowance, resulting in more than two residences on a single lot. One point of contention has been whether Umbrich has the right to cluster a large number of residences on a single lot. At last night’s meeting, several residents also pointed out that no public consultation had been held about the plans. Umbrich’s wife, Carla Pitzel, was at the meeting and said there were only a handful of residences on the lots so far. “My issue isn’t with the hot springs, it’s with the government, they got us into this mess,” one resident said. “It hasn’t responded to us properly.” At times, Cathers seemed overwhelmed by the amount of yelling and arguing going on in the room. He sat quietly and waited for an opportunity to jump into the discussion. He said he had been told that letters were sent out to residents about the development plans, and he would continue to meet with officials from the lands services branch. He has also offered a list of suggestions for improving communications between the branch and residents, to prevent this type of
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Garry Umbrich is the president of the Takhini Hot Springs Ltd. Some residents of the area oppose his residential development plans. issue from happening in the future. It included informing all property owners within one kilometre of an application for subdivision or rezoning by registered letter, and ensuring all similar applications are posted on the department’s website. Last week, a petition signed by 11 residents of the area was signed and delivered to the legislative assembly. Umbrich said he was disappointed that residents chose “petition over dialogue.”
“None of the residents who signed the petition have ever approached us on the issues they are now bringing forward,” he wrote in an e-mail. “We have maintained friendly relations with them, and have always felt we are approachable, and they have never come forward with any issues or concerns to us over the past six years or so.” Umbrich claims that public consultation should only take place when the total number of
residences exceeds the maximum of 20. He said he’ll be organizing an open house to discuss his development plans with area residents. A public meeting is also scheduled to deal with the corporation’s re-zoning application, he added. “As such, area residents will have at least two opportunities to come out and learn about what is happening at Takhini Hot Springs,” he wrote. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
NDP slams government on Campbell Highway spending Maura Forrest News Reporter
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he Yukon NDP is raising questions about the amount of government money invested in upgrades to the Robert Campbell Highway over the last several years. The opposition party says the government has poured millions of dollars into highway improvements largely to help with the development of Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine mine, which closed in January. “Let’s stop pretending that the decision to improve the highway was made for any other reason than supporting Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine operations,” NDP Leader Liz Hanson said in the legislative assembly on Monday. She argued that taxpayer dollars have supported a failed mine whose legacy is “zero dollars in royalties, millions in unpaid bills to Yukon businesses and
the environmental liabilities left behind.” To prove her case, Hanson pointed to a report obtained by the NDP through an access-toinformation request that appears to have been published around 2005. The report outlines the work needed on the Campbell Highway specifically to allow for the development of the Wolverine mine. It found that 155 kilometres of the highway between Watson Lake and the mine access road at kilometre 185 needed upgrading, at a cost of nearly $46 million. “All of the expenditures... are made necessary by the development of a single mining project,” it reads. “Before the Yukon government commits to make a major investment in highway improvements there must be a clear commitment for the development of the mine.” Wolverine achieved commercial production in 2012, with an
estimated mine life of nearly 10 years. It shuttered less than three years later. Between 2005 and 2014, the Yukon government spent $25.6 million on upgrades to the Robert Campbell Highway. The most recent budget estimates that an additional $8.8 million was spent during the 2014-15 fiscal year, and another $9.7 million will be spent during this fiscal year. The 2014-15 budget also announced that $32 million from the federal Building Canada fund had been spent on the highway. That amounts to a possible total investment of $76 million in the last decade. That figure roughly lines up with a letter written by Highways and Public Works Minister Scott Kent in April, which stated that “the government has budgeted more than $70 million for reconstruction work” on the highway since 2002. At the time, Kent argued it was misleading to suggest that all of that investment was for
the benefit of Yukon Zinc, and that upgrades had been made all along the Robert Campbell Highway between Carmacks and Watson Lake, not just on the southern portion to the Wolverine access road. In fact, 2005-06 is the only fiscal year in the past decade when the budget address explicitly referenced upgrades to the stretch of highway between Carmacks and Faro. In most years since then, all specific references were to the South Campbell Highway. In several years, upgrades were targeted to the section of road between kilometres 10 and 190, right around the Wolverine turnoff. The question, then, is whether or not the investment is justified, given that the mine failed so quickly. In the legislative assembly this week, Kent argued that the improvements will help the region’s tourism industry and that they have provided much-needed
jobs. He also said the upgrades will pave the way for future mines in the area. “The existing road would potentially have been a safety concern, so we want to make sure that anyone using that road is safe and has confidence in that road... when there’s industrial traffic on there,” he said. Kent referred specifically to Selwyn and Kudz Ze Kayah as projects that will make use of that road if they go into production. The Selwyn site can be accessed via the Nahanni Range Road, which splits from the Campbell Highway south of the Wolverine access road. The company has proposed a partnership agreement with the Kaska Nation for a lead-zinc mine that will be voted on in February 2016. Kudz Ze Kayah is a proposed lead-zinc mine just north of Wolverine. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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ukon’s NDP Opposition is accusing the government of a lack of transparency
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more localized option.� He said the company was “quite perturbed� when it realized it hadn’t been taking advantage of the Whitehorse facility. But Dirks also said other types of contaminated waste cannot be treated in the Yukon. Instead, things like batteries, glycol or drums of used oil are delivered to KBL, which then arranges for them to be transported out of the territory to an appropriate facility. He said it’s unlikely that those types of hazardous waste would ever be treated in the Yukon. “The territories would never ever have the waste volumes to substantiate a processing or receiving facility,� he said. “The economics aren’t there.� Northern Cross CEO David Thompson said that the company’s future wells will be “much shallower� than the four wells drilled during the 2012-13 season, and will produce fewer cuttings. Meanwhile, the NDP has also raised questions about how Northern Cross plans to dispose of its drilling waste in the future. In its YESAB application, the company says it plans to bury waste in underground sumps on its site. This week, NDP MLA Jim Tredger pointed out that old sumps in the Northwest Territories were found to be leaking waste into nearby lakes a couple of years ago. That’s because those sumps relied on permafrost to keep the waste frozen in place. But as the permafrost began to warm up, the sumps started to leak. However, based on Northern Cross’s YESAB application, it appears that all sumps will be lined with at least one metre of clay to contain the waste. Steve Kokelj, a permafrost scientist with the government of the Northwest Territories, said a clay liner should be enough to prevent leaking, though he has not dealt with Northern Cross. He said the problem with the older sumps is that they relied solely on permafrost. “They were using permafrost as the primary containment medium,� he said. “If that thaws, it’s like the bottom of your bucket starts to move.� Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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Outdoor sports complex heading back to city council Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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ne of the most polarizing issues to come before Whitehorse city council in years will make its comeback in a few weeks. Coun. Samson Hartland introduced a notice of motion at Monday’s meeting to discuss the Whistle Bend outdoor sports complex in two weeks’ time. Hartland had said he would bring the issue back to the table during his election campaign in October. “Yes, I’d be concerned about inheriting costs, but I weigh that against the benefits of having a facility like that in our community,� he said at the time. “When you look at it at face value, it’s just a zoning application.� Earlier this year, the Yukon Outdoor Sports Complex Association presented its plans to build a sports complex in the Whistle Bend subdivision to Whitehorse city council. The Yukon government had committed financially to the first phase of the project, which would have featured two full artificial turf fields, a rubberized track, bleachers and changing rooms. The facility would have been leased to the association, which would have managed its day-
to-day operations. They also would have been on the hook for the operations and maintenance costs. According to a proposal submitted by Associated Engineering, the cost to operate two fields and one track was estimated at $50,778 per year. Members of council raised several concerns with the project from the start. A big one is whether the city could end up on the hook if the newly formed group running the facility wound up in debt. The Yukon government has promised to financially backstop the facility’s operations, but councillors raised doubts about whether that promise would hold under future governments. In response to council’s concerns, the government indicated it was willing to scale down and scrap the second phase of the project, which would have featured a 2,000 square-foot multi-purpose building and courts for various user groups. But that wasn’t enough to sway a majority of councillors, who ultimately voted in late April against the zoning amendment that would have given the government permission to build the facility. In October, YOSCA President Tony Gaw held an open house to present site-specific plans to the public. Yesterday, he said the government was still on board
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Councillor Samson Hartland introduced a notice of motion at Monday’s city council meeting to discuss the proposed Whistle Bend sports complex in two weeks. to cover the costs for the first phase of the project. “The ultimate goal would
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y the time you read this, the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board will have been working with Northern Cross Yukon for over a year to assess the company’s proposal to explore for oil at Eagle Plain. The plans include up to 20 oil wells and associated infrastructure, including a new 80-kilometre all-season access road. The Yukon Conservation Society thinks this is a bad project. YCS is submitting comments to assessors detailing the project’s flaws and unacceptable impacts. Our comments will be available on the YCS website. But really, our big issue is that Yukon should not be exploring for and developing fossil fuels at all. Yes, Yukon society is utterly dependent on a steady supply of fossil fuels. Yes, we currently import 100 per cent of these fuels. And yes, we should be developing local energy sources instead. But no, we should not pursue this vision of self-reliance and sustainability by drilling Eagle Plain. The science journal, Nature, has stated that if we are to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, most fossil fuels must remain in the ground – and while we are moving away from fossil fuels, we should concentrate on lowerimpact sources and shelve extreme petroleum. Nature specifically calls for Arctic and remote sources to be left alone. Eagle Plain definitely falls into this category. Some say Eagle Plain could be developed to supply Yukon’s needs and reduce our dependence on imported oil. The thinking here is that we could develop a small field and a micro refinery and trickle the oil out for decades. This claim does not withstand scrutiny. If a viable oil field is discovered (50 years of effort in Yukon has produced a grand total of four barrels of oil), it will take at least a decade of development before any oil reaches the market. The cost to develop an oil field is fixed but the cost per barrel is reduced as more oil is produced. The fixed cost for an oil field would be high enough that the revenue per barrel consumed in Yukon if the production was only for local use would never pay back the investment. So, to recoup development costs, oil production would have to be maximized with most of the oil being exported. Thus the oil field would be more quickly exhausted, and Yukon needs would only be met over the short term. Oil from remote fields like Eagle Plain, lacking any infrastructure, needs high prices to be economic – closer to $150/barrel than $50, the price for most of the past year. Unfortunately, $150 oil is unaffordable for most applications. At those costs, people cut back on fuel consumption or switch to alternatives, demand falters and the price of oil falls again. Once it falls, places like Eagle Plain are no longer viable. Much bigger and more accessible fuel sources than Eagle Plain are being mothballed right now. A good local example is the huge
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Northern Cross drilling equipment is seen here stored in 2008 at an old camp along the Dempster Highway at Eagle Plain. gas reserves, fully identified and drilled, in the Mackenzie Delta. Gas and oil are similar in that they are both energy sources. All it would take to use this gas is to hook it up to nearby Inuvik, which was purpose-built to use natural gas. Yet it’s cheaper to pipe gas from Alberta to southern B.C., turn it into liquefied natural gas and then truck it all the way to Inuvik than to run a few kilometres of pipeline to town. Clearly, Eagle Plain oil will never make eco-
nomic sense. Northern Cross Yukon should leave Eagle Plain to the eagles. It’s increasingly obvious that intact ecosystems are far more valuable than the fossil fuels we can wring from them. Let’s speed up the transition to local renewable energy sources, using initiatives like the independent power production policy instead. Sebastian Jones is the Yukon Conservation Society’s energy analyst.
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Sizing up radon’s risk it. So it is certainly something we want to avoid. Thankfully there are ways to remediate radon that range from the very basic (like plugging by Kyle cracks in your foundation) to Carruthers the more complicated (installing ventilation systems that remove the gas from your home). OINTED IEWS This push to remediate radon recently got me wondering about how dangerous radon actually is. he Yukon government After all, not all cancer risks were wants you to check the created equal, and before we dole radon levels in your out money for radon mitigation home and is even offering some it is good to have a clear idea how limited assistance in determinbad this stuff is. ing whether or not you have too Readers will recall that several much of it. Radon is radioactive gas. It has weeks ago news media across the no smell and you can’t see it. It is country carried ominous headlines about the purported danformed by the decay of radiogers of processed and red meat. active rocks in the ground and The headlines followed the Interseeps into our basements and national Agency for Research on crawl spaces. Cancer decision to re-categorize There is radon gas in your these two food item favourites. home right now. In fact there The IARC recently determined is radon gas everywhere. But that processed meat “definitely” like most other things the dose causes cancer and red meat makes the poison. The problem is that many of our homes here in “probably” causes cancer. Some media outlets ramped the territory have too much of it. In fact, according to officials here up the sensationalism by reportin the Yukon 30 per cent of tested ing that the cancer agency had put processed meat in the “same homes exceed guidelines set by Health Canada for radon concen- category” as smoking and asbestos – a pretty frightening statetrations of 200 Bq/m3. ment for those who are unfamilWhy is that a problem? Beiar with the IARC’s categorization cause radon causes lung cancer, system but are well acquainted and unfortunately most people who get lung cancer will die from with their own love of cold cuts.
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The IARC maintains a list various “agents” and categorizes them based on the state of the evidence regarding their cancer causing effect. Group 1 agents are those which have been conclusively linked to cancer. Group 2A agents are “probably” carcinogenic, while Group 2B agents are “possibly” carcinogenic. Processed meat is now a Group 1 agent which does (technically) put it in the same category as radon and as I’ve already noted, cigarette smoke. But how much does each increase your risk? The thing is that the IARC’s categorization system wasn’t intended to tell us how much we are increasing our risk if we choose to munch on some processed meats while lighting up a cigarette in our radon inundated basement. It just tells us that we are definitely increasing our risk. Studying whether something causes cancer is inherently difficult due to the sheer number of cancer causing agents we are exposed to in our daily lives. Quantifying the degree to which something causes cancer is many orders of magnitude more difficult. It turns out that you can probably keep eating some processed foods in moderation. Eating two slices of bacon a day will increase your risk of developing colorectal
cancer by about 18 per cent – not a number to ignore, but one that must be placed in context with the myriad other risk-taking behaviours we all engage in. Contrast that with smoking – a well known carcinogen – which, according to Health Canada, increases your risk of dying from lung cancer by 2,500 per cent. You can see now why I say it was alarmist and misleading to say that smoking and processed meat are in the “same category.” So where does radon fit in? Unfortunately, while the simple answer is “something in the middle,” quantifying the risk has been challenging for experts. While we can self-report our smoking and eating habits, telling researchers how much radon we’ve been exposed to in the various residences and workplaces we’ve spent time in during our lifetime isn’t really possible. Radon is often touted as the second leading cause of lung cancer but it is a distant second to smoking. According to Health Canada smoking is linked to 90 per cent of all lung cancers while radon is linked to 16 per cent. These numbers add up to more than 100 per cent because it turns out radon takes things from bad to worse for smokers as the gas tag-teams with cigarette smoke to cause lung cancer. In a study published in 2005
in the British Medical Journal researchers estimated that exposure to a lifetime of high levels of radon – 400 Bq/m3 – increases your cancer risk by a bit more than 50 per cent. That is bad news for smokers. Why? Because increasing a big number by 50 per cent is worse than increasing a small one. According to the study exposure to such levels increased the risk of developing lung cancer increases from 10 per cent to 16 per cent. With non-smokers that risk increases by a similar amount – from 0.4 per cent to 0.7 per cent – but the risk remains much smaller. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control uses more ominous numbers which suggest that the odds of developing lung cancer double as dosage doubles, but the theme remains – that is very bad news for smokers. So what is the take away? If you want to avoid lung cancer your best bet is to quit smoking. That isn’t exactly surprising news. But if you’re not convinced that you have the willpower to pull it off you should definitely take the Yukon government up on its offer of a free radon testing kit, because unfortunately that invisible gas could be making matters much worse.
some communities carry with them. For example, by fostering the development of White Ribbon Yukon and encouraging men to be involved in the fight to end gender-based violence, our message was suddenly able to travel to places it had never been. Men have the privilege of not being statistically as likely to face outright (or subtle) acts of gender-based violence on a daily basis, and as a result, are less likely to feel personally impacted by the quest to end this injustice. Is it easier for this community to take action? No one wants gender-based violence to continue. Now is the time to be more inclusive, creative, and strategic about how we do it. Engage your communities, but start with yourself.
Whitehorse Star (Nov. 13) was fully supporting oil and gas development and flies in the face of the reality of climate change. What you really should have said is that you will from now on pull our tax dollars from any more oil and gas development, and put it towards building energy efficiency and a renewable energy economy. It is also time that you reconcile with First Nations and help them build renewable energy so that they can grow our new economy. Our focus with the mining companies should be to feed them with renewable energy so they can leave us with a positive legacy. The Yukon will become a leader in building this renewable energy economy. I sincerely hope that the COP 21 meeting in Paris will change your mind. Please think about our children.
Northwestel blames the Mexican telephone system. The locals down here point out that you can make calls to the 668, 633, 667 and 334 plus out of Whitehorse numbers. They say that Northwestel has not done the necessary work to register the new prefixes. All I know is that the people given these prefixes were not informed of these shortcomings and pay the same rates as ratepayers who do get the full service. How many other countries do the same customers not get? Will it take a loved one in an emergency in a strange country to discover the next hole? Northwestel has long had an association with the largest carrier in Canada (Bell) and sucked enough money out of a monopoly to take care of administrative issues like this. I called a friend in Laos from here and they definitely have less resources than Northwestel. Fortunately other avenues of communication exist, but unfortunately we have vested control of these in the same company that gave us this problem. I predict that sooner or later we will start losing access to the Web as this company forgets to do its homework. PS: It costs .85 cents a minute to call the Yukon on a cell phone from here. Ask why it almost 10 times the rate for less service there.
LETTERS Everyone has a role to end violence against women Every year, a group of Yukon women’s organizations and community partners sit down to scheme up a “new angle” on the prevention of violence against women in order to draw attention to this critical issue for the annual 12 Days to End Violence Against Women campaign from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6 in the Yukon. As we put our minds to the task of organizing this year’s campaign, we made direct requests to some key organizations in Whitehorse, including Yukon College, Yukonstruct, Splintered Craft, and the Yukon Network of Older Adults. The response was phenomenal. With no hesitation, these organizations jumped on board, planned their own events, and helped us frame the conversation about what violence against women in Yukon looks like. Consequently, the theme we chose for this year’s campaign is “the community coming together to end violence against women.” We are all the friend, family member, or colleague of a victim or an abuser, so we must all take action. A beautiful concept, right? But we must be cautious. Although there is no question that gender-based violence is worthy of – no, requires – a community response, we need to clarify what we mean when we use these words. “Calling on the community” has been criticized as an excuse
for us to offload our individual responsibility to others. It is not an excuse to put down our signs, silence our voices, or cease our front-line efforts to support women. We cannot be lulled into complacency by thinking that because ending gender-based violence is the community’s responsibility, someone else is handling it. Community is merely a group of individuals. It means that each of us must do something, according to our ability, to shift the culture that still allows genderbased violence to happen every day. Think about what community means to you. When I think about my community, I think about my friends, my colleagues, and the people I interact with every day in Whitehorse. I know that I can be a part of change in each of these communities. Some will be easier than others. My community in the women’s movement might be open to hearing about new ways of approaching an issue, or perhaps how to use more inclusive language. In my social community, I might be able to start a discussion about the political inaction on an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. But as we call on each community to take action, we also need to be careful. We need to be aware of power dynamics in our communities and the privilege
Hillary Aitken Program coordinator Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre
JP Pinard, PhD, PEng Whitehorse
Think about our children
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Open letter to Resources Minister Scott Kent: I wrote last year that 2015 was going to be the year that we turn this big energy ship around. Our new federal government has recognized the climate problem and are now taking action to reduce our carbon footprint. Canada is joining the rest of the world to fight climate change, which everyone knows is caused by our burning of fossil fuel. Your recent comment in the
I live in Mexico for the winter. I thought some of your readers would find it interesting that they effectively have a secondclass phone number. What I mean is that they cannot be contacted from most of Central America if they have certain prefixes assigned by Northwestel. I have found that if your phone number starts with 335, 336 or 385 then you cannot receive phone calls from south of the Rio Grande.
Kyle Carruthers is a born-andraised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.
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The police are looking for DanWarrants issued for Whitehorse shooting suspects iel Joel Mason and Sean Kenneth Broadley and warning the public they could be armed. Mason, 31, of Yukon and Broadley, 40, of no fixed address,
Whitehorse RCMP has issued Canada-wide warrants for two men after shootings last week in downtown Whitehorse.
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ous purpose in connection with the Sept. 8, 2014 shooting that injured a man in Saskatoon. The victim, who identified Broadley in a police interview as the man who shot him, changed his story when he got to court. Instead, he testified at first that he had no memory of getting shot, then that he had no idea who shot him, according to reports in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. When he picked Broadley from a photo lineup, the victim described him as “muscle for bikers� collecting debts, according to reports of the trial. (Ashley Joannou)
Canada-wide warrants for Daniel Mason, left, and Sean Broadley, right, were issued for their involvement in shootings on Nov. 14.
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are both facing a string of charges including two counts each of attempted murder, as well as charges of kidnapping, possession of a firearm while prohibited, careless use of a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The charges come after two people were shot on Nov. 14. Officers responded to a report of shots being fired near Sixth Avenue and Main Street. When they got there police found one man shot. A second man was also found shot a short time later. At the time police said the shootings were believed to be a “targeted event.� Both men were taken to the hospital and were expected to survive. Investigators are not saying much about what happened. According to a news release, members of the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team searched a local
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Lobbyist, Liberal strategist gets house arrest, fine for tax evasion “Canadians have to trust that our self-assessment system is working and that it is fair.” “Herb is no longer involved with the Capital Hill Group or its OTTAWA operations,” account manager Joanna Carey said in an email. prominent Ottawa lob“We continue to move ahead byist and federal Liberal with business as usual. party strategist has been Metcalfe pleaded guilty in sentenced to house arrest and the Ontario Court of Justice to a fined $396,259 for tax evasion, single count of tax evasion after the Canada Revenue Agency a revenue agency investigation. says. The court was told that Herb Metcalfe was given a Metcalfe received payments and conditional sentence of two benefits from 2002 to 2006 totalyears less a day, including 12 ling $1,366,411 that he did not months house arrest, plus the report on his personal income fine, which equalled the taxes tax returns. evaded. The revenue agency said MetMetcalfe is a co-founder of Capital Hill Group, a well-known calfe prepared his returns each year by hand, and knew – or was lobbying firm. The firm said he has left the company. wilfully blind to the fact – that Canadian Press
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Trudeau, premiers aim to rebrand Canada, shed image as environmental pariah ensure the eventual plan doesn’t unduly hurt the energy industry on which his province’s economy OTTAWA depends. “As we are meeting, there are rime Minister Justin Trudeau literally tens of thousands of and the country’s premiers Canadians who have been laid off launched a rebranding of their jobs in (the oil and gas) campaign Monday aimed at transsector,” Wall said. forming Canada’s image on the “So, as we prepare for Paris and world stage from environmental to present a constructive and napariah to climate change chamtional front to the world, we need pion. to be mindful of that fact, we need The first ministers ended their to work hard to ensure that we’re first formal meeting in nearly doing no further harm to an indusseven years professing a united try that’s facing great difficulty.” front as they prepare for next He added: “I don’t think those week’s opening of a United Nathings are necessarily mutually tions climate summit in Paris. exclusive.” “We’ll demonstrate that we are Earlier Monday as they arrived serious about climate change,” for the meeting, premiers exTrudeau said following a four-hour pressed optimism that the advent working dinner with provincial of new leadership in Ottawa and and territorial leaders. Alberta will allow Canada to shed “This means making decisions based on science, it means reduc- its international reputation as an environmental laggard. ing carbon emissions, including They applauded Alberta Prethrough carbon pricing towards mier Rachel Notley for unveiling a climate resilient economy. It Sunday a climate strategy that means collaborating with our provincial and territorial partners, includes a hard cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands, supporting climate change efwhich have become a symbol of forts in developing countries and investing in sustainable economic Canada’s alleged environmental neglect. Notley’s plan also inprosperity.” cludes imposition of a carbon tax As expected, the meeting did not produce a new national target and phasing out coal-fired power plants. for reducing emissions or policies British Columbia Premier for achieving it. The gathering was Christy Clark said the international aimed more at demonstrating a focus on the oilsands has obscured new tone in the run-up to the Paris measures provinces have been summit. The premiers also sought – and taking to combat climate change, including B.C.’s carbon tax which received – Trudeau’s reassurances she labelled the best in the world. that the influx of 25,000 refugees “We have had a black eye for a from Syria would be handled with long time on environmental issues Canadians’ security top of mind. and we have not deserved it,” she Within 90 days of the summit, said. Trudeau has promised to hold “But now we’re getting a chance another first ministers conference to show the world really what to hammer out a national climate we’ve been doing all these years strategy. He’ll undoubtedly find it harder and I think they’ll be a little bit surprised.” to maintain a united front as he Under former prime minister gets into the nitty gritty of setting Stephen Harper, Clark said Canada a national emission reduction tended to “talk about economic target and mediating conflicting growth more than the environprovincial demands over how to disperse the billions he’s promised ment on the international stage.” She predicted Trudeau will do a in funding to help reduce their carbon footprint. Saskatchewan Premier Brad The Yukon home of Wall, who was noticeably less enthusiastic than his fellow first ministers about tackling climate change, signalled that he’ll fight to Joan Bryden
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Unqualified consultant, or experienced hand? Duffy pal back on the stand Those are the two pictures emerging at Duffy’s fraud, breach Canadian Press of trust and bribery trial, which has waited seven months to hear OTTAWA the details of the unusual Senate as Gerald Donohue an contracts with Donohue. unqualified consultant He suffers from failing kidwho made roughly neys, heart failure and diabetes $20,000 for using Google, talking and can only testify for a few to Sen. Mike Duffy on the phone hours a day, a few times a week, and cutting cheques to subvia video link. This delayed his contractors? appearance several times over Or was the ailing Ottawa-area the course of the trial. man a well-meaning, highly Six of the 31 charges against experienced former union and Duffy are linked to $65,000 in broadcasting executive who Senate contracts awarded to was executing legitimate Senate Donohue between 2009 and contracts? 2012. Jennifer Ditchburn
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But there were a few very odd things about the contracts. For one, the money went to two companies owned by Donohue’s wife – he was never an employee of the firms, nor did he ever have cheque signing authority. More importantly for this trial, Donohue paid out tens of thousands of dollars to service providers who did work for Duffy – such as a makeup artist, speech writers and an intern. Donohue testified that his company kept between $19,000 and $22,000 – he wasn’t exactly sure of the amount. He said he did some research on the Inter-
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Prosecutor Mark Holmes, right, looks on as Gerald Donahue testifies via video in an artist’s sketch at the Mike Duffy trial in Ottawa on Monday. net on the aging population for Duffy and would give the senator his opinion on things like website content and the proper length of a speech. He never set foot on Parliament Hill. Donohue sometimes had only vague recollections of why he signed cheques to others at Duffy’s behest. Prosecutor Mark Holmes took Donohue through a series of payments, such as the one made to personal trainer Mike Croskery. He was paid more than $10,000 for consulting services. “This first invoice that came in was signed or initialled by Duffy instructing me to pay it and that’s the extent of what I remember,” Donohue said. Was he familiar with Croskery? “Never met the man, wouldn’t know him if I fell over him,” Donohue responded. The defence has taken the position that Duffy’s way of handing out Senate contracts might have been unorthodox, but was not criminal – all the firms and individuals involved performed services that were for real Senate business. Defence lawyer Donald Bayne began his cross-examination of
Donohue Monday, first beginning with a long series questions on his health – emphasizing that years of treatments and medication have impacted the man’s memory. “I’d like to say that my memory issue was not a big issue until I had the kidney (problems), but a lot of what’s transpired in the last two or three years had an affect on me emotionally, which has affected my memory,” Donohue testified. Bayne then asked Donohue to describe his professional life in detail, from his years as an international representative and regional director with the National Association of Broadcasting Employees and Technicians. It equated to just shy of 30 years in collective bargaining and arbitration, Bayne noted, before the court adjourned for the day. The trial is scheduled to resume Wednesday with testimony from independent Liberal Sen. George Furey, who sits on the steering committee of the powerful Senate internal economy committee. Donohue is to return to the stand on Thursday afternoon.
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remier Bob McLeod has recaptured his seat in the Northwest Territories general election, easily defeating his two opponents to claim a third term in Yellowknife South. Whether he will stay on as premier has yet to be determined; under the territory’s consensus form of government, candidates run individually instead of under a party banner, and the 19 successful candidates meet shortly after the election to choose a premier and cabinet. Several sitting cabinet ministers won re-election Monday night, including Tom Beaulieu in Tu Nedhe-Wiilideah; Robert C. McLeod in Inuvik Twin Lakes; and Glen Abernethy in Great Slave. However, cabinet ministers went down to defeat in a couple of ridings, including Kam Lake where Dave Ramsay lost to Kieron Testart; and Thebaca, where Louis Sebert defeated former finance minister J. Michael Miltenberger. Cabinet minister Jackson Lafferty had been acclaimed in Monfwi. In the riding of Deh Cho, Michael Nadli weathered some controversy to win re-election; he was sentenced earlier this fall to 45 days in jail for assault but applied for and got early release in time to file his nomination papers. In Nunakput, Herbert Nakimayak edged out Jackie Jacobson by just four votes, while in Range Lake, Caroline Cochrane won with a 10-vote lead. Other winners included Rocky Simpson in Hay River North; Wally Schumann in Hay River South; Alfred Moses in Inuvik Boot Lake; Shane Thompson in Nahendeh; Cory Vanthuyne in Yellowknife North; Julie Green in Yellowknife Centre; Daniel McNeely in Sahtu; Kevin O’Reilly in Frame Lake; and Frederick Blake Jr. in Mackenzie Delta. McLeod had allowed there were serious challenges to be addressed during the election campaign, including unresolved land claims. The territory’s resourcedriven economy is stagnant, becalmed by low commodity prices and uncertainty over land rights. Its population growth is just as sluggish. Demands for social spending and infrastructure such as roads are rising. Until now, the N.W.T. has managed a string of balanced budgets but those days may be ending. The N.W.T. and Nunavut Chamber of Mines have also expressed serious concerns about access to land, saying that 30 per cent of the territory
is already closed to exploration. An all-weather road up the Mackenzie Valley would dramatically reduce costs to develop the region’s known reserves of oil, gas and minerals, as well as for those living along its route. Cost is a factor – the previous government has asked
Ottawa to double the territory’s legal borrowing limit to a total of $1.8 billion. But without it, resource investment may well remain stuck at the same level it’s been since 2010. That $100 million a year is the lowest of the three territories.
Still, a telephone poll conducted by Ekos Research for Ducks Unlimited last week found that 20 per cent of respondents listed the environment as a top-of-mind issue, outpolling economic development at 14 per cent.
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Russia conďŹ rms its jet was downed near Turkish border, Turkey says it ignored warnings work toward “extinguishing the fire that is burning in Syria.â€? Turkey said the Su-24 ignored Associated Press several warnings that it was nearing, then intruding, into ANKARA, TURKEY Turkish airspace. Russia insisted urkey shot down a Rusthe plane stayed over Syria, sian fighter plane Tuesday where it was supporting ground – a long-feared crisis in action against rebels. Syria’s civil war and apparently “We will never tolerate such the first time a NATO member atrocities as happened today has downed a Russian plane in a and we hope that the internahalf-century. At least one of the tional community will find the pilots was reported killed. strength to join forces and fight Russian President Vladimir this evil,â€? Putin said. Putin called Turkey’s action a Rebels said they fired at the “stab in the back by the terrortwo parachuting pilots as they ists’ accomplicesâ€? and warned descended, and that one had of “significant consequences,â€? died. A rebel spokesman said and Russian Foreign Minister they would consider releasing Sergey Lavrov cancelled a visit to the body in exchange for prisonTurkey which had been planned ers held by Syria. The fate of the for Wednesday. second pilot was not immediAt Turkey’s request, NATO’s ately known. governing body called an emerDespite harsh words, some gency meeting. analysts believe that Russia and Turkish Prime Minister Turkey have reasons not to let Ahmet Davutoglu insisted his the incident escalate. country has the right to take “Relations have been very “all kinds of measuresâ€? against strained between Russia and border violations, and called on Turkey of late so Moscow will the international community to be trying its utmost to contain the damage this might cause,â€? Your Community Connection Suzan Fraser & Nataliya Vasilyeva
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Syria. Turkey has been concerned over Russia’s bombing of Turkmen areas and the fact that the Russian operations have complicated the possibility of creating a safe zone in northern Syria to protect civilians as well as moderate rebels fighting Assad. The creation of a safe zone has been a long-term Turkish goal. Turkey has long been seeking the ouster of Assad – an important Russian ally. The Russian plane was supporting Syrian troops which have been on the offensive in an area controlled by several insurgent groups including al-Qaida’s branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, and the 2nd Coastal Division and the 10th Coast Division that includes local Turkmen fighters. Jahed Ahmad, a spokesman the 10th Coast Division, said its forces fired at the Russian pilots as they descended. One died, Ahmad told The Associated Press. A Turkish military statement said the plane entered Turkish airspace over the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province. Turkish officials released what they said was the radar image of the path the Russian plane took, showing it flying across a stretch of Turkish territory in Turkey’s southern-most tip, in the region
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In responding to Paris attacks, doctors say only four of 302 injured died but one of the patients was less than 40 years old. Associated Press Dr. Philippe Juvin, head of the emergency department at BRUSSELS Georges Pompidou hospital, hen extremists began said that the youth and good their bloody attack health of most of the patients on Paris on Nov. 13, it helped them to survive. triggered the activation of an In a strange twist, many docemergency response plan to tors and firefighters had taken treat the injured and while 302 part in an exercise simulating people were rushed to hospitals, the organization of emergency only four died, according to a report published Tuesday in the responders in an imagined multiple shooting event in Paris journal, Lancet. About one hour after the first on the morning of Nov. 13; when the events began to unfold in suicide bomber blew himself reality that evening, some of up outside the Stade de France, them thought it was another health officials decided to put simulation. their “White Plan” into action, a disaster response plan developed two decades ago that had never been used in such circumstances. “We did not know how and when this nightmare would end,” doctors wrote in their report. More than 40 medical teams and the fire department were divided between the attack sites and 15 more were kept on standby. The co-ordinated attacks across the city claimed 130 victims, but most died instantly and never made it to the hospital. Most of the victims had gunshot wounds and health workers were so desperate for tourniquets to stop the bleeding that the mobile response teams returned to the hospitals without their belts. To avoid overwhelming emergency rooms in the area closest to the two restaurant shootings, health workers conducted triage at the hospital entrance. “Never before had such a number of victims been reached and so many wounded been operated on,” they said. “A new threshold had been crossed.” The doctors said that all necessary operations on the injured were conducted as quickly as possible and that they were never short of supplies. They were helped by the fact that all
When doctors had time to sift through what had happened that night, they discovered that all of the “upper limb fractures” were so devastating they had to to be treated externally because the broken bones had pierced the skin or there was extensive bone loss. The doctors warned that if the attacks had happened during the day, the response might have been worse since hospitals would have already been busy. “Unfortunately, the current situation requires us to be prepared to face even more difficult situations in the future,” they said.
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After starting construction in April of last year, Peter Harms recently opened up the Tails and Trails Dog Hotel to its canine guests. Trails will have 24 doggie suites, each with a glass-paned door and News Reporter a window to the outside. Each room has its own doggie door hen Gypsy wakes up in that opens onto an individual the morning, she pads open-air run, so nervous guests across the heated floor can spend time outside without of her hotel room and heads having to play with the others. outside for a quick stretch. There are also two larger Then she heads back in and corrals where the visitors can lounges on her raised bed for a mingle, run and... sniff each while. Later, she might go for a other, presumably. run through the snow. And yes, the floors are heated. She misses her family, sure. Harms’ hotel has been a long But she also has a heated floor. time in the making. He started And snow to run through. And construction back in the spring kibble. Things could be worse. of 2014, and he’s still only finGypsy is the inaugural guest ished half of the rooms. He’s out at the Tails and Trails Dog Hotel, of money at the moment, and Whitehorse’s latest luxury dog he’s hoping to attract some busiaccommodations. And since she has the place to herself, she gets a ness so he can finish the rest. And there are some things that lot of one-on-one attention from haven’t quite been worked out the hotel’s owner, Peter Harms. yet. The centre part of the hotel is “The personalized service is what people are looking for more two storeys high, because Harms decided a single-storey buildso than just four walls and a cage,” Harms said. “These are no ing would be ugly. But he hasn’t quite decided what to do with the longer simply family pets. These second floor yet. It might be an are family members.” indoor playroom for the smaller And this is not simply a kendogs, or it might be a grooming nel. When it’s finished, Tails and Maura Forrest
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salon. Even the hotel’s name is subject to change. As upscale pet housing becomes more and more popular Outside, unique names are getting harder to come by. There’s already a Tails & Trails Country Pet Resort in Ontario. Still, a dog hotel seems like a good fit for Harms, who readily admits that he “never grew up.” He’s in the process of retiring after 35 years as an elementary school teacher and a coach. In fact, one of his sports teams – the Hidden Valley Huskies – tested out the doggie digs before the official opening. Harms said the 20 kids spent a night at the hotel recently, with up to six kids squeezing into a single room. “How many times are you going to get a sleepover in a dog hotel?” he joked. And once Harms finishes the construction, that’s when the fun will really start. Harms lights up when he talks about making this dog hotel into more of a doggie camp.
He’s got a lot of plans. He’s hoping to collect some discarded playground equipment from local schools and fashion it into a doggie playground, complete with a little doggie slide. He’s already dug a trench behind the hotel that will act as a tunnel for the dogs to play in, and plans to build a bridge over it. And he wants to keep the dogs happy when they’re indoors, too. He’s bought a dozen computer monitors, and he wants to set them up in the dogs’ rooms and screen a Yukon version of the fireplace channel. Instead of a brick fireplace, he wants to film a campfire out by Lake Laberge. Instead of a hand adding logs periodically, he’d like to have the odd squirrel running by. But for the moment, that particular plan is on hold. “I have all those TV monitors and it’s wired for it, but... the chief executive officer of Tails and Trails (his wife) has vetoed it,” he said with a smile. His wife is also unaware that he’s hiding an enormous satel-
lite dish in the bush somewhere nearby. He found it while driving past a junk pile, and thought it would make the perfect doggie fountain. He wants to install a fire hydrant in the middle of the dish, he said, that would spray out water over the dogs. “This is a dog’s dream,” he said. “So I’ve got that hidden in the bush. Eventually, I will have my beautiful fountain.” His wife might have other ideas. After all, she didn’t let him build the zipline he envisioned for their own backyard when the kids were growing up. But Harms doesn’t seem that concerned about whether all of his plans come to fruition. For him, this is as much about playing as anything else. “I never got tired of playing,” he said. “The playing has never stopped.” The Tails and Trails Dog Hotel can be reached at 867-333-5501. Doggie accommodations cost $24/night. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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Cats on the Job book: Dogs do what you want, cats do what they want in 2011, watched crossing guard Monti Franckowiak for a while, Associated Press then what Franckowiak did on one side of the street, Sable did on LOS ANGELES the other. ogs work. Cats sleep, purr Sable was there twice a day, evand preen. At least that is ery day. The school presented him what dog people would with an official orange safety vest. have you believe. Author Lisa If it was snowing, the cat would Rogak set out to discover what watch from the top of a snowpile. cats really spend their time doing. And if a student should fall, he The result is her book called Cats would be right there to lick away on the Job. the tears, Franckowiak said. She found that dogs do what Rogak said she laughed all the you want, but cats do what they way through her research. “It was want. Dogs will follow your job very therapeutic.” description, cats create their She even went to a book signown. That’s why so many cat ing with one of the cats she projobs are one-of-a-kind. Basically, filed, Boswell the Fifth, who lives with dogs, you get the help you in Boswell’s Books in Shelburne wanted. With cats, you get help Falls, Massachusetts. (She’s the you didn’t know you wanted. fifth cat named Boswell to hold After all, a lot of people swear court at the store over the years.) the Internet was saved when But when it came to signing memes came along, celebrating books, Boswell wanted none of it. cats for being catlike – Grumpy So the store got a signature stamp Cat’s frown (8.1 million Facebook in her name while she curled up followers) or Nora’s piano-playing in the front window or recycle prowess. bin. Welcome cats greet you if they When Rogak visited Rusty, CEO are in the mood, she said. “That’s of Rusty’s Heirloom Tomatoes, why some people are afraid of in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, cats. They don’t suck up to people she met owner Ken Cook and got like a lot of dogs will do.” a tour from Rusty. Then Rusty Rogak’s first chapter tells the bowed out for a cat nap. story of Sable, a crossing guard In her introduction, Rogak says cat from West Richland, Washa lot of cat-lovers believe the best ington. Sable showed up one day job for a cat is CMO – Chief MousSue Manning
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Cat, with over 25,000 followers. The photos show off his many sleeping perches on the firetruck and battalion chief’s SUV, said Mikel-Bertolini, but she also posts pictures of other cats sent in by fans, some of them also firehouse residents. Carlow went missing about a month after he arrived. Signs were posted, neighbours joined the hunt, the media got involved and people called offering help. He was found on a nearby street. Firefighters spent a few weeks then training Carlow to make sure he didn’t leave the firehouse again. When the alarm sounds now, he heads to the back of the building and waits for his crew’s return. Rogak’s next book is about Jan Louch and the cats she cared for Jessica Mikel Bertolini via AP at the library where she works. Rogak met them while researchCarlow the cat is seen perched on a fire truck in New York. ing Cats on the Job, but they Carlow’s job is one of 50 showcased in Lisa Rogak’s new book were so special, they deserved titled “Cats on the Job.” their own book. It’s due out next spring: The True Tails of Baker ing Officer. tolini, is one of the cat’s buddies and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Mousing was Carlow’s first job at the station on the Upper East Left Their Pawprints on a Small when the tabby with an orange Side of Manhattan. moustache first took up residence They took him to the firehouse, Town … and the World. “Time and time again,” said at a New York firehouse. Firefight- named him for a nearby bar and Rogak, “people said having a ers on Engine 22, Ladder 13, were put him to work. At first they on a call in the spring of 2011 found a lot of dead mice. Now the cat in the library or workplace softened the work environment, when they found the kitten in a mice are long gone and Carlow’s car tire, said Jessica Mikel-Bertogot a new job as an up-and-com- not only for employees, but for customers.” lini, whose husband, Thomas Ber- er on Instagram: Carlow FDNY
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Hot jazz heats up fire hall for concert fundraiser
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Danielle Bonneau, left, and Renald Jauvin started Anacrouse, a French jazz band that will be performing at a fundraising concert on December 3 at the Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse. last year, while Jauvin has played with a gypsy jazz band called Trio Manouche for almost eight years. Also known as hot club jazz, hitehorse fans of French gypsy jazz was popularized in the jazz won’t have far to go 1930s by Django Reinhardt, who next week to enjoy some is widely regarded as one of the toe-tapping tunes. greatest guitarists of all-time. The Yukon Anti-Poverty CoaliThe style is characterized by tion is putting on a fundraising its distinct percussive technique, concert at the Old Fire Hall on where the rhythm guitar replaces Dec. 3, featuring Anacrouse and the drums. The Bennett Sun. Jauvin, who also plays the Danielle Bonneau and Renald ukulele and the accordion, said Jauvin created Anacrouse last it’s a style of music he grew up year over a glass of wine and a listening to in Quebec, where he common interest in jazz. was raised. The pair, who performed to“I listened to a lot of Joni gether at Baked Cafe in October, Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius and will play alongside Gord Miller Weather Report,” he said. and Michel Valliere in their first “Our band doesn’t exactly play big gig. gypsy jazz but that doesn’t mean Both Bonneau and Jauvin certain songs won’t be played in have been involved in the local that style.” music scene for years. Anacrouse, or anacrusis in Bonneau sang with a choir for English, is a musical term meana dozen years before it disbanded ing a note or series of notes that Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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precedes the first downbeat in a song. Bonneau was searching the Internet last year with Jauvin’s wife when they discovered the term and felt it sounded nice. Inspired by French artists such as Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf, Bonneau said she’s excited to interpret their songs for a wider audience. Growing up in a small village near Quebec City, she moved to Whitehorse about 13 years ago with her husband and two kids in an attempt to learn English. “We sat down, closed our eyes, pointed to the map and wound up in Whitehorse,” she said. “Nine months later we packed the kids up, sold the house and drove across the country. We’ve been happy ever since.” Bonneau’s son Jerome, who is away on a holiday, had been the band’s bass player. She said she’s been learning a
lot about jazz from Jauvin, whom she’s known for over a decade. “We’re the same age so we like a lot of the same music,” she said. “It’ll be nice for the audience to get to listen to two completely different bands.” Many of Charles Aznavour’s songs have been translated to English, making them more accessible. Jauvin became a musician in his teens, teaching himself how to play the guitar and playing in local bands for fun. But when he got married and had kids the hobby was pushed aside, he said. After turning 30 he picked it up again and started taking jazz more seriously. “Music is universal,” Jauvin said. “Even when it’s sung in other languages – it touches everybody.” Kristina Craig, coordinator of
the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, said the funds will go towards running Whitehorse Connects. The program, which normally runs three times a year at the Old Fire Hall, offers free food, clothing and services to people with lower incomes. Some of the services include haircuts, portraits and immunizations, she added. “We’re always hopeful we can do more than three a year,” she said. “The last one was held in October and over 250 people attended. It’s a very welcoming and warm place for people to come and feel a little bit more human for a while.” Tickets for the show are available at Dean’s Strings. Doors will open on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7 p.m. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Needle felting: a fast and easy way to make cute critters for gifts, decorations purse on ferryboat rides and in no! That’s not the idea . you’ll break your needle.”’ airplanes. “There’s an art to the delicacy “People stop and stare all the of it,” Sharp adds. “You can’t be time and they ask, ‘Just what are or holiday decorating and too aggressive.” you doing?”’ she says. gift-making, fast and easy The foam pad protects the For Reynolds, needle felting always win. Adorable doesn’t work surface, anchors the wool helped her envision her other hurt, either. and helps keep fingers from beNeedle felting hits all three artwork more three-dimensioning poked by the sharp needle. targets. ally. (Avoid poking your finger by “It’s got one of the least “Before I was needle felting, I working the needle up and down bumpy learning curves of anywould say, ‘That’s not my thing thing I’ve ever seen,” says Wynne into the wool but not all the way – I’m not a sculptor.’ But now I through it, says Reynolds.) Reynolds, a mixed-media artist am,” she says. Sharp, a school speech who teaches needle felting at Kevin Sharp/Wool Pets and Creative pathologist, takes small needleFancy Tiger Crafts in Denver. Publishing International via AP felting projects to school meet“It can pretty quickly resemble Two needle-felted sheep ings; the quiet, gentle work keeps something,” says Laurie Sharp, are seen from the book her hands busy so she can listen. of Suquamish, Washington, who “Wool Pets” by Laurie Sharp. She also takes a project in her has written three needle-felting project books. “A blob with wings becomes an owl. A pink blob and four smaller blobs become a pig.” The craft is forgiving. Make a mistake? Pull the colours apart and start over. With a few instructions gleaned from a good book, YouTube tutorial or teacher such as Reynolds, crafters can fashion cute critters for the Thanksgiving dinner table or to give as gifts. Needle felting is portable, and requires few supplies: wool, a needle and a foam pad. Getting started is inexpensive. Wool roving costs a few dollars an ounce at craft stores and online, and 1 ounce generally lasts a long time, depending on your project, says Reynolds. She says it’s easy to get sucked ! into needle felting’s simple charms. “It’s really soothing,” she says. “It gets your mind in such a dif!fe `e$jkfi\ d\iZ_Xe[`j\ \oZcl[`e^ E@B< ferent space. You can’t really be J\c\Zk\[ gif[lZkj# Jgp[\i# 9iffbj# JXlZfep Xe[ \c\Zkife`Zj >f Gif# =`kY`k Xe[ dfi\ % thinking about anything else.” Sharp writes about the materials, tools and basic techniques in “Wool Pets” (Creative Publishing International), which includes 20 projects, from an owl to a border collie. The book launched a business: She and her husband, ! Kevin, sell needle-felting kits via their Wool Pets website and at craft stores nationwide. !fe `e$jkfi\ d\iZ_Xe[`j\ \oZcl[`e^ E@B< Felting has two methods: J\c\Zk\[ gif[lZkj# Jgp[\i# 9iffbj# JXlZfep Needle felting uses a barbed Xe[ \c\Zkife`Zj >f Gif# =`kY`k Xe[ dfi\ % needle that pokes dry wool roving – unspun wool – into a sculptural form atop a foam pad. Wet felting uses hot, soapy water and agitation – usually in a toploading washing machine – to tightly enmesh wool fibers that cannot then be separated. ! Needle felting is not as permanent as wet felting, but a crafter can enmesh the wool fibers tightly to mould solid forms. !fe `e$jkfi\ d\iZ_Xe[`j\ \oZcl[`e^ E@B< J\c\Zk\[ gif[lZkj# Jgp[\i# 9iffbj# “With needle felting you just JXlZfep Xe[ \c\Zkife`Zj >f Gif# =`kY`k Xe[ dfi\ % take a ball of wool and you start poking, and that’s all there is to Jfiip# [l\ kf k_\ eXkli\ f] k_`j \m\ek# n\ ZXe efk [f _fc[j fi i\kliej fe 9cXZb =i`[Xp% it,” says Sharp. “You can do as much or as little as you want. It’s instantly gratifying. It’s so simple but it has endless possibilities.” @e k_\ ?fl^\e :\eki\# N_`k\_fij\ Poking a sharp needle into a *', DX`e Jk# /-.$--/$-/+/ rolled ball of fluffy wool to tangle its fibers into a firmer mass does MXc`[ Efm\dY\i ).# )'(,# fe `e$jkfi\ d\iZ_Xe[`j\# \oZcl[\j `k\dj Xci\X[p dXib\[ [fne# j_fg j\im`Z\j# ^`]k ZXi[j# ^`]k Z\ik`ÔZXk\j# gi\m`flj gliZ_Xj\j# k_`i[ gXikp require some finesse, says Sharp: f]]\ij# cXpXnXpj# jg\Z`Xc fi[\ij Xe[ \m\ek k`Zb\kj% :Xeefk Y\ ZfdY`e\[ n`k_ X[$ “People always say to me, ‘Oh, [`k`feXc f]]\ij fi gifdfk`fej% Ef ZXj_ mXcl\% fb/SportsExpertsYukon what a great way to work out jgfikj\og\ikj%ZX your aggressions,’ and I say, ‘No, Jennifer Forker Associated Press
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Dinosaur claws and quick folding trampoline make consumer group’s list of dangerous toys year these lists have repeatedly shown to be full of false claims Associated Press and needlessly frighten parents BOSTON and caregivers.� WATCH President Joan Siff inosaur claws inspired said 3 million units of toys have by the movie “Jurassic been recalled just in the past World� and a quick-foldyear for defects that could ining trampoline are among the items on a consumer watchdog jure children. Many of the toys group’s annual list of hazardous were still on store shelves when recalls were issued, she said. toys. “The $22 billion-a-year toy The Massachusetts-based industry should be asking what World Against Toys Causing they can do better to protect Harm says the toys singled out children instead of making as the 10 most dangerous for blanket statements that ‘toys Christmas this year represent sold on U.S. toy shelves are common problems and aren’t safe,�’ she said. the only potentially dangerous Many of the toys on this products on the market. year’s list can be found at major The Toy Industry Association says all toys for sale on U.S. retailers such as Toys R Us, Wal-Mart and Kmart. They also shelves go through some of the can be bought from online sites strictest safety requirements in the world, including more than such as Amazon.com and ebay. The velociraptor claws are 100 safety tests and standards and certification by an indepen- child-sized dinosaur gloves dent, federally approved testing made of foam and can cause eye and facial injuries, WATCH lab. The trade group says WATCH said. And the trampoline can lead to injuries during use and doesn’t even test the toys it assembly, the advocacy group names. WATCH doesn’t dispute this, saying it’s simply providing said. A Play-Doh-like substance easy ways for parents to identify that looks like poop also made toy risks. this year’s list. WATCH says the “Their allegations are based “Poo-Dough� contains wheat on pure conjecture and opinand could cause allergy-related ion,� the toy association said injuries such as hives, headin a statement. “When examined and reviewed, year after aches and difficulty breathing. Philip Marcelo
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New game processing plant brings traditional Native meals for elders in Alaska nursing home taste of it in early September. Until then, they had to wait for monthly family potlucks for a taste of the subsistence food they grew up with. Most recently, the plant processed caribou meat for the nursing home, called Utugganaat Inaat – Inupiat for “a place for elders.” Some of the meat went into caribou stew with potatoes. “It was wonderful,” said resident Mary Reed, 80. “I haven’t had it in a while.” Before opening the plant in July, Maniilaq officials had to work through a maze of regulations with various agencies. Initially, Maniilaq officials figured they had to get USDA approval. As it turned out, USDA provisions did not directly address such game as moose and caribou, just buffalo, bison and elk, Kreil said. Ultimately, the USDA deferred the food safety oversight to the
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA irst it was musk ox stew. Then the Alaska nursing home served up musk ox meatloaf to its elderly Inupiat residents and their visiting family members. The reaction at the long-term residential senior care facility was immediate. “’It was the bomb!”’ is how home administrator Val Kreil recalled one young relative describing it. “You don’t hear that every day about meatloaf.” The facility in Kotzebue, a commercial hub of 3,100 people in northwest Alaska, is incorporating traditional foods donated by hunters into the regular menu – a practice that’s gaining interest nationally under a new federal law. The measure, passed last year, was largely modeled after an Alaska law and allows donations by approved sources to nursing homes, child nutrition programs and other public and non-profit facilities, including those run by Indian tribes and tribal groups. Traditional foods that can be obtained commercially, such as corn and bison, already have been served in some facilities, but the new law will allow access to a wider selection of foods, including game like venison, moose and caribou. “It opens doors for our tribes and their citizens to continue having access to traditional foods,” said Leslie Wheelock director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s office of tribal relations. “It eases the way, I think, tremendously.” The Birds Springs chapter of the Navajo Nation in Arizona is developing a 20-bed nursing home it hopes to open next year, and the tribe hopes the menu will include elk, deer and other staples like squash and beans from Navajo farmers.
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Friend’s invitation for coffee is only for one I also know more are coming (I only one of the showers? Am I exloose, it is perfectly reasonable for manner? believe the count is up to five pected to give a gift at each party? you to attend only one of these GENTLE READER: In the case showers total). While I am not a bridesmaid, I showers and bring one token gift, you mention, it would be odd not This is in addition to an engage- have been asked to be the mistress as that is all that should have been to express your pride in your son. ment party and a bachelorette par- of ceremonies. expected in the first place. What you must avoid is interpretby Judith ty. All of these have been thrown GENTLE READER: How fitting, ing the guest’s statement as an by members of her family or her since this event sounds like quite DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son open-ended invitation. Martin friends. One of the bridal invites a circus. has started a successful nonprofit Think back to when your son was for a “Stock the Bar Party,” What is trendy or expected in and, naturally, I am very proud was a toddler. He charmed the ISS which asked to bring a bottle of li- these cases – as Miss Manners of him and the work he is doguest who read him a bedtime ANNERS bation, in addition to listing where relentlessly proclaims – has absoing. At events, many other guests story when he enthusiastically the bride had registered. lutely nothing to do with what is involved in his work will come up asked for an encore. By the fourth DEAR MISS MANNERS: After The bride’s mother went so far polite. It has only to do with greed. to me and tell me how much they repetition, the guest was looking watching my son’s high school It is permissible to have one admire him and often add, “You longingly at the door. musical, my partner and I chatted as to call my mother to ask if my family would be hosting showers. bridal shower, voluntarily hosted must be so proud of him.” When invited to praise your with various parents. While waitThis task was then assigned to by a friend (not a relative, as that To respond, “Yes, I am,” sounds own progeny – be he or she a toding for him, I unexpectedly saw me (however, with work commitlooks like the family is fishing for to me like I am bragging. On the dler, a teenager or an adult – Miss my friend Jenny, whom I hadn’t ments, I had to regretfully decline). gifts – a look that this particular other hand, I don’t want to dismiss Manners allows one response seen in a while. She has had some How many bridal showers are family seems to have no problem the work he is doing or make it – one anecdote, one picture, one difficult times, and I gave her a hug too many? Is it now a trend to host donning), preferably with no gift seem insignificant. I am very new comment. And then remember and told her I was glad to see her. a “Stock the Bar Party,” expecting registry at all. at this public arena. What is a that you have outgrown the days My partner, Lauren, who is guests to fill the wedding bar? Will So yes, given that shower proper response that recognizes when “Again!” could be forgiven as better at small talk than I am, it look tacky if I choose to attend pandemonium has already broken his accomplishments in a humble a developmental stage. spoke to Jenny and they started talking together. I wasn’t sure how to participate in the conversation, so I left and chatted with another friend. When that conversation ended, I went over to see Jenny and Lauren still talking. I stood near Lauren for maybe 30 seconds. I didn’t participate in the conversation and remained listening quietly. Jenny then said to Lauren, with me there, “Let’s go out and have coffee and talk sometime.” I was not included in the offer. I felt dissed, but I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to sound petty. I was hurt, though. th I wondered if because Jenny is straight, and straight women usually hang out with the female partners of their friends, that it was just a straight woman just not thinking about a female partner. Maybe I am making an excuse. However, what about Lauren? I was mad that she didn’t acknowledge me and bring me into that offer to go out. Such as, “We haven’t seen you in a while, Jenny, and we’d love to get together for coffee.” I was more annoyed with Lauren. What’s your viewpoint on this, and was it best to just say nothing? How should I have handled it? GENTLE READER: Just as you did. Although Miss Manners concurs that it was rude to not acknowledge your presence – and Jenny could have waited to extend the invitation to Lauren out of earshot – the fact that the two wanted to have coffee on their own was not an etiquette transgression. Couples are allowed to separate and have their own friends – and inviting a couple out together is not a requirement. Further (in the interest of your own domestic peace), Lauren was *Excludes Burton equipment and electronics not the one issuing the invita*Excludes Burton Equipment and electronics (Go-Pro & more). *Excludes Burton Equipment and electronics (Go-Pro & more). (Go-Pro & more) tion, so the onus wasn’t on her to include you. 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t’s going to be Whitehorse versus Whitecourt next month in the Yukon capital. The Nuway Crushing Whitehorse Huskies have booked a twogame weekend series with Alberta’s Whitecourt Wild, it was announced this week. The two senior men’s AA hockey clubs will meet for the first time Dec. 12 and 13 at Whitehorse’s Takhini Arena. “The guys are all really excited,” said Wild general manager Mitch Ternan. “I don’t believe anybody on our team has been to Whitehorse before. One player has some family up there who he’s never met. “We’re definitely excited – hope to see a good turnout at the games.” The Huskies are doubtlessly breathing a sigh of relief with the series being set. The club’s season was thrown into disarray at the end of October when the Fort Nelson Yeti, with whom the Huskies had four games scheduled, announced the cancelation of their season. The Huskies’ main goal for the season was to play for the Coy Cup – British Columbia’s AA championship trophy. With the collapse of the Yeti organization, it was beginning to look as if the Huskies wouldn’t secure the six mandatory, B.C. Hockey-recognized games to be eligible for the Cup. “With Fort Nelson having folded it made it quite a bit more challenging, so I essentially fanned out across Alberta and B.C., talked to pretty much all the leagues and most of the teams,” said Huskies president and general manager Matt King. “We’re pretty happy to get Whitecourt on board. They’re excited to come up here and see the Yukon and have hockey games … “We have some more certainty with the season. We didn’t really realize how important Fort Nelson was for us. They’re easy to get to, it’s an easy four games – we could even play more with them. We had four games lined up – we would have had two of the games completed by now.” The Whitecourt Wild is playing its third season in Alberta’s North Central Senior Hockey League and are currently sitting with a 2-6 record. (The town of Whitecourt, which has a population of about 10,000, is approximately 150 kilometre northwest of Edmonton.) The Wild lost in the league’s semifinal in last season’s playoffs. “It’s starting to come together for us now. We had a bit of a slow start,” said Ternan. “It’s senior hockey and a lot of the guys are working and away, so we’ve been slow getting our core group back together for the past couple weeks.” “We have a couple players on our roster who have some pro experience in Europe and the U.S. … Maybe the East Coast Hockey
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Whitehorse Huskies goalie J.J. Gainsforth reaches for a deflected puck against the Powell River Regals last season. The Huskies have scheduled games with Alberta’s Whitecourt Wild for Dec. 12 and 13 in Whitehorse. League, the Central Hockey League,” he added. “The majority of the team is made up of ex junior and college players.” The Huskies are also in talks with the North Island Capitals, a senior AA team from Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, for a series in early January. The Whitehorse club then hopes for a third series soon after to reach the magic number of six and qualify for the Coy Cup. “The third series – the fifth and sixth games – we’re tentatively booking for mid to late January,”
said King. “We’re just talking to B.C. Hockey to make sure that’s going to be OK for their deadline. We have a couple options for later in January.” “What we’re trying to do is have them all as home series here in Whitehorse,” continued King. “There are a lot of logistics and costs and the rest of it. It’s not easy to get teams to travel and a lot of the teams in B.C. and Alberta are in leagues, so they don’t have many holes in their schedule.” The Huskies were scheduled to play the Yeti in Fort Nelson Nov. 13 and 14 and then host the Yeti Dec.
11 and 12. A “player shortage” was the main cause for the team’s decision to scrub the season, said Yeti captain and general manager Ryan Carter. “Senior hockey is quite like this: a few key guys missing and it really changes the landscape, especially in a town of ours that is only 3,000 people,” said Carter in a recent interview. “The economy is really hurting. A couple guys get laid off or a couple guys move away, it really changes the landscape.”
The Huskies went undefeated in eight exhibition games with four wins over the Fort Nelson Yeti, two over the Powell River Regals and two over the Yellowknife Flyers last season. Whitehorse then lost two straight in a best-of-three playoff series to the Fort St. John Flyers in March, ending the team’s Coy Cup run. The Flyers went on to win the Coy Cup, defeating the Terrace River Kings in the final. The 2016 Coy Cup will be held this March in Terrace. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Whitehorse’s Emily Nishikawa speeds through the course at an International Ski Federation skate race in Gallivare, Sweden, on Sunday. Nishikawa produced two top-10 results to start the season.
of the World Cup season next Canadian teammate Alex ski on Sunday in Gallivare. Advertising weekend.” Contact Tom Patrick at Harvey of Quebec captured It’s good for you. News Reporter Nishikawa, who was the only silver in the 15-kilometre skatetomp@yukon-news.com Canadian in the women’s races, ith the start of the FIS kicked off her European race World Cup season less than a week away, season with a sixth place finish in the one-kilometre clasWhitehorse’s Emily Nishikawa appears ready for another great sic sprint race Saturday. She posted the fifth fastest qualiseason. fying time, won her opening The 26-year-old produced round and placed second in the two top-10 results against a field of blue-chip cross-country semifinal. World championship gold skiers in a pair of International medalist Jessica Diggins of the Ski Federation races over the U.S. took first, American Olymweekend in Gallivare, Sweden. pian Sophie Caldwell placed The FIS event featured the second and Czech Olympian final races before the start of the World Cup season this com- Karolina Grohova in third. Nito all the SCHOOLS, and VOLUNTEERS that assisted in this year’s shikawa placed ahead of 2015 ing weekend in Ruka, Finland. world championship bronze “I was happy to start the medalist Caitlin Gregg of the season with a good race! I’ve U.S. in seventh. had a good summer of trainAND, a great big thank you to… Nishikawa then claimed ing and feeling strong coming 10th in the women’s 10-kilomeinto the race season so I was NORTHERN VISION DEVELOPMENT tre skate-ski race on Sunday, really excited to race today (on posting a time of 27:43.9. Saturday),” said Nishikawa in for loaning us the space to store and sort the collected food!! The Sochi Olympian proa news release. “I felt strong in my quarter- and semifinal, but duced three top-30 results on We could not have done it without everyone’s help. not as good in the final. I made the World Cup tour in Europe The people we feed are very grateful last season. some poor lane choices at the Nishikawa also raced at her start and got myself boxed out second world championships on the first climb and wasn’t FoodBankSocietyOfWhitehorse Food Bank Society of Whitehorse in March before hurrying back able to really do much after @whitehorsefoodb 306 Alexander Street • Whitehorse • YT Y1A 2L6 that. Overall, I was really happy to Canada to win gold in the 867-393-2265 • office@whitehorsefoodbank.ca whitehorsefoodbank.ca women’s 10-kilometre classic at with how I skied today. I’m looking forward to … the start the Haywood Ski Nationals. Tom Patrick
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Bitches Be Gretzky goalie Stacey Bowden has a shot clip her glove during the final of the seventh annual Whitehorse Women’s Hockey Jamboree at Takhini Arena on Saturday. Bitches Be Gretzky defeated Toews & Confused 2-1. rammed a shot past Toews goalie Abbie Turner from point blank News Reporter range. It wasn’t until halfway through he seventh annual Whitethe third the Toews crew got on horse Women’s Hockey the board when Coralie Ullyett Jamboree wrapped up with buried a cross-ice pass from Erin two very different games: one a Bochrane on a two-on-one rush. bit of a blowout, the other a tight With just seven minutes left in battle for gold. regulation, Megan Seiling roofed In the end, Bitches Be Gretzky the puck in the top of the Toews took first with a 2-1 win over Toews & Confused in the final on net on a breakaway. Teammate Georgie Townrow picked up an Saturday at Takhini Arena. assist on the play. Gretzky goalie Only one of the other nine games at the jamboree, hosted by Stacy Bowden got the win. Toews & Confused reached the the Whitehorse Women’s Hockey final undefeated having beaten Association, ended in a one-goal the Gretzky team 3-1 in the round score. robin. “It was fun. It was a nice The jamboree, in which teams hard, fast game,” said Bitches Be are assembled with players from Gretzky captain Kylie Bird. the Whitehorse Women’s Hockey “We all played well together. Good pressure. We didn’t give up.” League as well as Outside players, featured four teams of 13 players The Gretzky squad drew this year. In addition to Whitefirst blood in the final. Midway horse players were six from Dease through the first their captain stormed up the middle and Lake, B.C. and two from Haines Tom Patrick
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Junction. “It’s the same players that play in the league, but we have players from the communities come out and we mix them all up and we play with different people. So that makes it fun,” said Bird. The third place game, which also featured two awesomely named teams, wasn’t as close. Moves Like Jagr defeated Booby Orr 9-2 in it. “Anybody can play in this jamboree, which is really nice,” said Moves Like Jagr captain Cheryl Rivest. “People who have decided to do other things for this hockey season, whether it’s broomball or skiing or whatever, they can come back just pay the insurance and play this weekend. “You get to play with a whole lot of people, not just everybody you play with in the league. It mixes things up a bit and it’s fun.” Despite only having 10 players in the final, Moves Like Jagr
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Clockwise from top: Booby Orr’s Lindsay Keaton puts a wrist shot on net in the bronze game; Bitches Be Gretzky’s Georgie Townrow tries to make contact with a bouncer in front of Toews & Confused goalie Abbie Turner in the gold game; Moves Like Jagr’s Nikki Belanger attempts to score on Booby Orr during the bronze game. moved out to a 4-0 lead by the end of first period and scored five more in the second for a 9-1 lead. Nikki Belanger racked up four goals and an assist, Stephanie Hedley had two goals and two assists, Chase Blodgett had two goals and Rivest a goal and two assists in the game. Ashtyn Sandulak scored the first one for Booby Orr and Lynsey Keaton the second.
“The level is picking up in women’s hockey,” added Rivest. “When the league first got rolling again after many years it was more beginner-intermediate players. Now we’re seeing players coming out who played university level in the league. What that does is brings the whole level of the league up.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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2-BDRM LEGAL suite, Porter Creek, available Dec 1, 6 appliances, off-street parking/plug ins, economic heating, N/S, N/P. Refs & DD reqĘźd, $1,200/mon. 667-7128 2-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, 1,000 sq ft, lots of parking, storage, refs reqĘźd, N/P, N/S, $1,425/mon + elec. 456-4926 3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex with garage, Copper Ridge, lots of storage, great views, avail Dec 1, N/P, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-1907 2-BDRM HOUSE, Carcross Rd, 15 min f/town, pellet stove, elec heat, refs & dd required, $850/mon + utils/water. Kim @ 668-2706 or text 335-0519 1-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek. Bright, separate entrance, washer/dryer, fridge, stove, N/S, N/P, DD reqĘźd, $1,100/mon incl heat & power. Stephanie @ 335-2090 2-BDRM + den, top floor of triplex, Porter Creek, energy efficient, attached garage, deck, w/d & dw, avail Dec 1, N/P, N/S, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,350/mon + utils. 333-0866 2-BDRM NEWER mobile home, oil heat/water delivery/Satellite dish, washer/dryer, fully furnished, great view, available immediately, $1,100/mon + utils, Ford Rd, Mile 4.8 Hot Springs Rd. Call 633-4342 3-BDRM 2-BATH townhouse, Porter Creek, avail immed, N/S, N/P, 5 appliances, curtains, storage, 2 parking stalls, close to schools & bus, 1-yr lease, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,650/mon + utils. 633-5129 1-BDRM + den Copper Ridge walk-out basement suite, large windows, own laundry, half block to bus stop. N/P, N/S. $1,050/mon + utils. 334-4556 1-BDRM GROUND floor apt in Crestview on greenbelt. Open living room/kitchen layout. Full bath. Lg storage rm. Laundry room with W&D. Private entrance. Avail Dec 1, $1,200/mon. 456-7861 RIVERDALE 2-BDRM house + den & mud room. RenoĘźd & sunny. Deck, backyard, greenhouse. Quiet location, close to trails, transport. Avail Nov 15, $1,300/mon + own heat & shared elect. 334-4965 5-BDRM RIVERDALE house, available Dec 1. Exc location, spacious living room & kitchen, possibility of being furnished, insulated garage, $1,950/mon + utils. Simon 333-9922 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 1,200 sq. ft. on two levels, 3 upstairs and large open space on main level. Located in the Calcite Center. Terms Negotiable. Call 393-2181 APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN, $900/mon including utils. 633-5868 1-BDRM, 1-BATH, 700 sqft home on 2.87 acre lot in Wolf Creek w/mountain view, 15 min from town. Single level, appliances, open kitchen/dining/living room, utils inclĘźd, N/P, $1350/mon. 334-4477 TOWNHOME, NEW, beautiful, small, energy efficient, wood/electric heat, propane cook stove, N/S, N/P, $1200/month, includes wood, tenant pays propane & electric, refs reqĘźd. 633-6770 1-BDRM, 300 sq ft cabin, wood stove, electricity, new. Blue jug, outhouse. Gentian Lane on Yukon River, 22 min from downtown. N/S, N/P, $650/mon + elec. Avail Dec. 1. 668-2703 2-BDRM FURNISHED in Copper Ridge, hardwood flooring, very clean, N/S, N/P, dd & refs, close to bus, $1,250/mon incl heat, elec, cable TV. 334-7872 OFFICE/WORK STUDIO for rent or lease, downtown, $350/mon all inclusive. 393-3309
3-BDRM 3-BATH penthouse apt, Riverdale, incl hot water, $1,300/mon + utils. 668-6110 SMALLER CABIN with power & phone, 25 mins from town, stove & fridge, wood stove, N/S, refs & dd reqĘźd, $650/mon. 633-2218 OFFICE SPACE, nice, quiet location, parking & waiting area, great space for health professional including, chiro, RMT, acupuncture or counsellor. Please contact for more details 332-3258 1-BDRM CONDO, downtown, newer, bright, avail December 1, N/S, N/P, $1,200/mon + utils. 393-3924 2 ROOMS in furnished house in Riverdale, heat & power included, N/S in house, $650/mon for small room, $750/mon for larger room, avail Dec 1. Call/text 335-4508 WANTED: ROOMMATE to share house in Riverdale, clean, friendly, dog and cat in house, no other pet allowed, $700/mon all inclusive, avail Dec.1st or before. E.thibeault.maloney@gmail.com 2-BDRM TOWNHOUSE, Copper Ridge, includes clubhouse with gym equip, N/S, N/P, no parties, $1,450/mon + utils. 332-5185 2-BDRM, SELF contained in Granger. Deck, own laundry, gas fireplace, large kitchen, very clean, bright, responsible tenants. Refs & DD reqĘźd, $1,200/mon inclusive utils. 633-6332 FURNISHED CABIN 25 mins north of Whitehorse available Dec 1. Power & satellite. Must buy own heating oil & propane for stove. Has telephone, no running water, $400/mon. 867-333-0236 4-BDRM, 2-BATH newer duplex for rent in desirable Takhini North. Available immediately. DD & refs reqĘźd, $1,800/mon exclusive. Email pan.ashley@gmail.com or text 335-7267 2-BDRM, 1.5-BATH, downtown townhouse available immediately. New paint, flooring, lighting, counters. N/S, refs & lease reqĘźd. Pets (dogs only) negotiable. $1,500/mon + utils. 336-3976
Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE year-round, professional, non-smoking, non-partying, mature female, offering unequalled care for pets, plants, yards, and house, references. Tracy @ 334-2882 LOOKING FOR SMALL OFFICE SPACE in the Ogilvie Street area to rent on an hourly basis in the evenings for professional practitioner who sees clients by appointment only. Office must have wifi, bathroom access, desk and comfortable seating for clients. careerpointnorth@gmail.com RELIABLE HOUSESITTER available. Email: karenmunro@live.ca. LOOKING FOR cabin, small house or 1-2 bdrm apt for January 1. Older professional woman, long-time Yukoner with an older cat. Exc refs. 335-4150 or 633-2057
Real Estate 3-BDRM, 2-BATH new single level home, walk-in closet, large ensuite, hardwood floors, modern black kitchen, lit interior cabinets, appliances, concrete driveway, 405,000 obo. 334-2802 4-BDRM, 2-BATH older house with big yard, downtown, good location, good condition. In-law suite w/kitchen. Large shed for storage. $439,000. 250-408-4838
20+ ACRES, Henderson Corner, Dawson, $199,000 obo. 867-633-2218 2-BDRM, 1-BATH log home, Atlin, recently renoĘźd 790 sq ft, kitchen, large living/dining room, full bsmt. Huge wrap around balcony, spectacular view of Atlin Lake & mountain. 867-823-6963 FOR LEASE: 401 WATERFRONT STATION This exceptional office space is available for long term lease. 2,143 sq ft with balcony overlooking the Yukon River. Currently undeveloped but awaiting your plan for finishing. Contact ceo@selkirkdevcorp.com or at 393-2181 to view and discuss terms and opportunity.
Help Wanted MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! HUGE DEMAND for Medical Transcriptionists! CanScribe is Canada's top Medical Transcription training school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1.800.466.1535. www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com
WATKIN MOTORS FORD, Vernon, B.C. immediately requires an experienced Ford Diesel Technician. Go to watkinmotors.com About us, Employment, to apply and review required qualifications HELP WANTED Hotel Front Desk Clerk NOC #6525 Qualifications: Completion of college program in front desk operations or hotel management required. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours per week Wage: $15/hr Duties: •Register arriving guests, assign rooms •Answer telephone enquiries •Compile and check daily records Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A-2H1
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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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
YUKON NEWS NEW COMPOST toilet, call for details. 633-6502 DUAL STAGE Sears Snowblower, 8HP, 24�, runs but needs a starter motor, $300. 668-2919 MENʟS WINTER North Face coat, XL, red & black, exc cond, $250. 689-2191
MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $40. Ross 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 BRASS WALKER, no wheels, good cond, $30; Honeywell oil-filled heater, used very little, $25. 334-8318 BOX OF Nevil Shute paperbacks, 38, some duplication, $25. 633-3154 TOILET, 668-2919
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BINDER FULL of baseball cards, $20. 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 SELF PROPELLED SNOW Blower, clears 30" wide path, electric start, 6 forward & two reverse speeds, excellent condition, canopy available extra, $800. 333-9020 4 WOOD window blinds, 22 3/4� x 59� and 22� x 30�. Hardware inclʟd, $10/ea. 335-4768 PORTABLE 02 Concentrator, 110 & 12 volt w/car lighter plug in, 2 chargeable batteries, on wheels w/extendable handle, great for travel. Paid $3860 US, asking $2,500 CDN. 336-4747
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WOMENĘźS SHOES & boots, size 10, purchased from Shoes R Us, all new, never worn, selling at 50% off retail prices. 667-7467 to shop
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HAND CROCHETED kitty & small dog blankets, pretty colours, buy 4, get one free, $10 ea. 456-4554
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Habitat for Humanity: Homes for Christmas’ Habitat for Humanity needs your help to finish two new homes in time for Christmas. Join Habitat Yukon volunteers at the duplex on Eldorado Drive in Whistle Bend, to install insulation and drywall, and paint; every Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 am to 3 pm. If you have some time, please help the two families be ‘Home for Christmas’. This year’s Christmas will be a new beginning for them, in a new affordable home. Stop by the duplex to lend a hand, call Habitat Yukon at 456-4349, email info@habitatyukon.org or visit www.habitatyukon.org to register to volunteer.
Yukon Hospital Foundation: Northwestel Festival of Trees! The Yukon Hospital Foundation is looking for volunteers to complete our Volunteer Team for our biggest fundraiser of the year – the Northwestel Festival of Trees, November 19th – November 28th, 2015! If you want to experience a fun and festive volunteer opportunity all for a good cause, we would love to have you. Proceeds from this year’s Festival will go towards helping to purchase medical equipment for the Operating Rooms at Whitehorse General Hospital. Thank you so much for your support and consideration. We can do a lot if we all do a little! Friday, November 27th, Seniors’ Soiree, Yukon Convention Centre, shifts from 3 pm to 11 pm, - set-up, door greeters, raffle ticket sellers, help setting up and running silent auction tables, etc. Saturday, November 28th, Yukon Convention Centre, shifts from 10 am – 3 pm, - general event set-up, decorating, setting up tables, setting up silent auction, etc. Sunday, November 29th, Yukon Convention Centre, 10 am to 3 pm – helping to wrap trees and clean up event For more information, please contact Harmony Hunter, 867-393-8931 or email Harmony.Hunter@wgh.yk.ca
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GERMAN TRADITIONAL-MADE leather pants. Never worn. Women sz 8, inseam 32:, $150. 334-6948 IN-HOME XMAS shopping experience, large selection of Xmas decor items & great gift ideas, all items are new from high-end stores, selling at 50% off retail. 667-7467 to shop CANADA GOOSE Parka, new, XL but fits small, $250. l667-2688 RANCILLO SILVIA espresso machine, exc cond, $100. Text 334-2693 LARGE SELECTION of crystal, pinwheel & Princess House (German company), all at reasonable prices, great for holiday gifts or personal collection. 667-7467 to shop CERTIFIED ORGANIC red Russian garlic from the Okanagan, $16/lb. 332-0417 WOMENʟS 14+ fashions, (14, 16, 18, XL), large selection including business attire, casual wear, outerwear, lingerie, formal gowns, dress pants, tops perfect for the upcoming Xmas & New Yearʟs parties. 667-7467 to shop PROFORCE ELECTRIC generator, 2875 max watts/2300 running watts, $175 obo. 334-8030 MASTERCRAFT 14� cut-off saw w/laser line, $125; Mastercraft 10� heavy duty table saw, $175. 334-8030 GENERAL WOODWORKERS bench vise w/purple heart jaws, $50; Purox oxy/acetelyn gauges c/w cutting & welding torches, $125. 334-8030 VICTORIAN-STYLE TABLE lamps w/matching floor lamp, custom made shades in patterned cream fabric make these an elegant addition to any room, paid $950, asking $350. 667-7467 to view RIELLO BURNER for an oil furnace, $100. Text 334-2693 2 BI-FOLD doors, solid, new in box, 2-6 doors x 6-8, $40/ea. A 4-0 door x 6-8, $60. 2 interior doors, solid, 36�, $60/ea obo. 335-0806 HOT WATER system for wood stove, tank, fittings, gauges, $150; 110ʟ free-standing tower with windmill, $5,000. 633-9022 HITACHI SLIDING compound mitre saw, 6 mos old, paid $720, asking $400 obo; Deluxe mitre saw stand, $225 obo. 334-8030 NIKON D3100 DSLR camera, body only, c/w Vello battery grip & 2 EN-EL14 rechargeable batteries, battery charger, accessories, mint, $400. 668-4732
is inviting applications for
Request for Proposals
Lands & Resources Department
Facilitator/ Strategic Planner
Administrative Assistant This is a 9 month Term Position
In pursuit of our Vision, the Teslin Tlingit Council is mandated to cooperatively continue to preserve and develop social, economic, political and cultural wellbeing of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation, to maintain our pride and independence based on trust and to conserve the wildlife, fish, their habitat and our traditional territory for the well-being of future generations. Under the direction of the Lands and Resources Director, this position manages and coordinates the department’s administrative records; provides a wide range of secretarial and administrative support; provides meeting arrangements and secretarial support for meetings, including minute taking and transcribing The successful candidate shall have Grade 12 supplemented with a certificate in Administrative Services or equivalent in training or experience. The successful candidate shall have knowledge in the TTC Final Agreement, Self-Government Agreement and Implementation Plan. The successful candidate shall have excellent oral and written communication skills, be able to work independently and as team player. We encourage those who are interested to call for more information and a full job description. For a job description please call 867.390.2532 ext 317 To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume HR & Staff Development Officer Workforce Development Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com
Council of Yukon First Nations; Self Government Secretariat, Evaluation of the Self Government Secretariat November 30, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Scope of Project: The purpose of this project is to conduct an evaluation to review the mandate and objective of the Self Government Secretariat (SGS) with Self Governing Yukon First Nations (SGYFN), Canada and Yukon. The evaluation will review the mandate and objective of the SGS while identifying the successes and areas for improvement. Furthermore, the evaluation could identify the roles of each of the parties involved in the SGS, and identify a terms of reference for decision-making for political and administrative interactions. Deliverables include: • Work with an advisory group of the parties and develop a survey for the intended audience and assist with community presentation and feedback. • Review survey results and develop the context of a two-day workshop for the parties. • Develop a strategic plan to inform the SGS work-plan for the next 5 to 10 years. • Write a final report on all the findings. Requirements: • Proven ability to produce survey/ questionnaires, facilitate workshop and develop written analysis and report • Knowledge of the of visioning and strategic planning • Knowledge of Self-Governing Yukon First Nations • Ability to meet timelines Proposal Submission • The proposal should include the following: • Current resume • Summary of your related work or initiatives you have conducted or participated in • Level of knowledge and expertise of strategic planning, reporting and facilitation • Complete timeline and total cost breakdown to be included in your response Please submit proposal no later than Thursday, November 26, 2015 by 4.00 pm to:
Closing Date: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 **no later than 4pm**
Name: Title: Address:
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Phone: Fax: E-mail:
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Emmie Fairclough Self Government Secretariat Director Council of Yukon First Nations, 2166-2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4P1 (867) 393-9219 (867) 668-6577 emmie.fairclough@cyfn.net
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8 BOXES of vinyl records, approx 1050 albums, exc shape, take all for $1,000. Text 334-2693 DIESEL GEN set, also used for welding, 180 amp, $750 obo. 633-2760 TRACTOR WITH snow blower attachment, electric start, tire chains & weights, exc cond, $1,800.00. 333-9020
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YUKON NEWS SIZE 10 Aircast, used 4 weeks, always wore a sock & indoors only, $200. 335-3331 SILVER PENDANT with French lily, $100; Book, Part of the Land, Part of the Water, $100; Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous, 1988, signed by Cris Caldwell, #3 of 500, $100. 633-2236 ERZGEBIRGE SPIELUHR, new, in box & papers, worth $200, asking $100. 633-2236
NGC Builders Ltd. Seeking experienced
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Competitive Salary based on experience. Please forward resume with references to:
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SAVE 30% on our Greenland and Wild Labrador Voyage until December 18, 2015 - See Labrador as it was meant to be seen - By Sea - Aboard the comfortable Ocean Endeavour. No extra charge for singles! Quote Community Newspapers! CALL TOLLFREE: 1-800-363-7566 or visit: www.adventurecanada.com. (TICO # 04001400). PHANTOM BEAVER fur coat, sheared, fits plus size 3-4X, knee length, worn only about 5 times, $,3500 firm. 633-3416 or 334-2041 26" CRAFTSMAN snowblower, self propelled, electric start. Works great, $ 675. 867-333-0916 WOODTURNING LATHE, Nova DVR 3000. professional quality, no vibration, lightly used, exc cond, Cole jaw for bowls, 4 jaw chuck or centers, several turning tools, $2,500 firm. Andy @ 668-5871 INSULATED STAINLESS steel stovepipe, 7", w/2" insulated walls (Canadian Tire style). 2 pieces 36" long, one piece 24", rain cap, & 2 pieces of 36" single wall pipe, $120. 668-5511
Electrical Appliances KENMORE WASHER & dryer, matching set, 5 yrs old, great cond, $250 for pair. 633-2837 HD MAYTAG washer in good condition, $200. 667-4789 GE PROFILE top load washer & dryer, 4 yrs old. Good cond, $450 obo. 335-2282
Taku River Tlingit First Nation EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Senior Financial Officer Finance Department SUPERVISOR: WAGE:
Chief Administration Officer/Clan Directors Council $70,000 to 80,000 year, dependent upon experience, knowledge and suitability STATUS: Permanent Full-Time Position in Atlin, British Columbia CLOSING DATE: November 27, 2015 4:00 pm (Position Start Date January 4, 2016)
JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Spokesperson, the Senior Financial Officer is responsible for tracking the Taku River Tlingit First Nation’s financial resources. Responsible for implementing and monitoring financial control systems in accordance with the Financial Administration Law, co-ordinating annual audit requirements, budget preparation and forecasting, providing financial expertise to the Clan Directors and Spokesperson through the Finance and Audit Committee. Keeping the Finance and Audit Committee and Clan Directors informed on any budget variances that occur. MAIN DUTIES: • Preparing budget allocations, financial reports and financial proposals for Government departments. • Reporting variances and making recommendations for adjustments and advising on corrective measures. Preparing monthly financial statements for Leadership decision making purposes. Preparing quarterly financial reports to Leadership, providing up to date program’s financial status and making recommendations to Leadership, Administration on existing systems to ensure that the services meets the needs of the programs. • Implementing sound financial control systems for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and the General Ledger. Delegating and assisting when required the completion of cheque requisitions, payroll deductions, remittances are forwarded to WCB, Great West Life and Standard Life and Revenue Canada. Supervising payroll data entry and reconciliations. Monitoring finance clerks accuracy in maintaining and updating financial control systems. • Approving cash flow requests from managers by examining all pertinent data to ensure the requests are accurate and justified. Checking that proper procedures are followed in purchase order usage, monitoring travel claims and advances, providing monthly income and revenue statements. Interacting and liaising with banks and other financial agencies by reviewing bank statements, applying for a line of credit when required. • Co-ordinating the year end audit with the independent auditor and TRTFN Administrator. Ensuring that all ledgers, files and any other financial records are in order, following up on recommendations from the auditor, by reviewing, analysing and evaluating the process and reporting any discrepancies, making recommendations to improve efficiency of the system. • Reviewing and administering salary increases for employees, recommended and implemented by Managers, ensuring that increases are within budget and are realistic. • With TRTFN Administrator, reviewing all supervised employees performance appraisals to ensure that the assessment and performance criteria are met, identifying career paths and work related training needs are developed and implementing career plans and training programs to develop employees skills and promotional opportunities. To be responsible for developing own skills and professional expertise for the position. Making recommendations for staff training to TRTFN Administration. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary program in accounting, or finance, or business administration, or commerce or some other specialty relevant to the position. Experience working with First Nations. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: • Class-5 Drivers Licence • Criminal Record Check • Willingness to travel • Willingness to undertake ongoing training • Willingness to work overtime when work requirements dictate APPLICATION PROCESS: To obtain a more detailed job description or to submit a resume contact: Vickie Cowan, Executive Assistant to the Spokesperson at (250) 651-7904 Fax: (250) 651-7908 Email: spoke.assist@gov.trtfn.com or mail to TRTFN, Box 132, Atlin, B.C. V0W 1A0. We thank all those who apply but only those who are being considered will be contacted.
GE CONVECTION stove, 1-yr old, stainless steel, exc cond, ceramic top, came with new house, must sell, $350. 689-2327
TVs & Stereos SONY TV, 27”, c/w stand, $100 obo. 668-2919
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com 7-PIECE CB drum kit, 7 years old, barely used, just sitting, $400. 332-7797
LG SURROUND sound system, 4 tower speakers, 1 center, 1 base, receiver with dvd player, $300 obo. 335-3331
2014 BACH trumpet, used 1 season, $500. 332-7797
26 PS3 various games, retail over $1000, take all for $400 or $20 each. 331-3331
Firewood
HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.
Computers & Accessories FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154 IPHONE 4S Bell/Virgin, black gd cond, c/w charge cord, $150. 334-6087 MAC MINI Apple Computer, adaptable & linked to TV screens via HDMI or Thunder Bolt Cable, works with computer screens, usb or blue tooth keyboards & mice, $510 obo. 335-5911
Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782
✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ Prices as low as $245 per cord ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery
COMPLETE WII system with 8 games incl balance board, 2 Wii fit and instruction manuals, $400 obo. 335-3331
Ta’an Kwäch’än Council 117 Industrial Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T8 Telephone: 867.668.3613 Facsimile: 867.667.4295
E M P LOY M E N T O P P O R T U N I T Y
Office Manager Regular Full-Time TKC wage scale 9 Reporting to the Executive Director, the Office Manager provides administrative assistance and support to, management and leadership and staff. The Office Manager will supervise and work as part of the administrative team that includes the clerical and administration staff. The Office Manager ensures that the TKC office is running in an efficient and effective manner For a complete job description, contact: rkufeldt@taan.ca. As per policy, preference will be given to TKC citizens who self- declare in their cover letter and/or résumé Closing date: Monday, December 7, 2015. Please submit a cover letter and résumé to: Human Resources Department Email: human.resources@taan.ca
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EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise. ORDER NOW 456-7432 DONʼS FIREWOOD Forestry Permit #XY06 •Spruce/Pine mix •Stockpiled locally for quick delivery •Kwanlin Dun & Social Services Phone 393-4397 FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge 668-6564 Leave message CJʼS FIREWOOD Cut to length. $240 per cord. Phone 867-335-4065 STANDING DEAD PINE FIREWOOD Smaller diameter. Cut to length, split and delivered. $250/cord 393-2728 FIRE-KILLED SPRUCE Firewood Very dry, clean burning $250/cord 16”x3-cord load Larger loads available $190/cord if you cut & haul from my yard in town 333-5174 DJG CONTRACTING •Delivering logging truck loads •Single/multiple cord loads Call David at 867-332-8327
Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL 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 .357 MAGNUM Ruger Security 6, 4” stainless barrel, Hogue rubber grips, $450. 633-2488 or 333-5640 (cell). LEE ENFIELD No4, professional coversion to .308 win, new bbl/bolt parts/syn stock, scope base, no sights, no mag, PAL req'd, $450 firm. 667-2276 ENFIELD PATTERN 1914 sporter in 303 British, completely refinished, vg, D&T for scope, PAL req'd, $300 firm. 667-2276 BENELLI MR-1 .223 Remington carbine/w 3.9x40 Redfeild scope, 4 magazines, extra ammo, $1,700 obo. 335-1467 RUGER MINI-THIRTY 7.62x39, ATI Strikeforce stock, 5rnd magazine X4, 5/30rnd magazine & ammo, $1,200 obo. 335-1467
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RUGER M77 (tang safety) Varmint. Heavy BBL, .308, exc cond, c/w two sets of rings, (1 in/30mm), $800 obo. Work shift work so pls text 332-2352
We Sell Trucks!
TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box
LEE ENFIELD No4 Mk1*, 10 rd mag, sporterized with monte carlo stock, scope mount, no sights, VG, $300 firm, PAL req'd. 667-2276
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Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
2 BOXES of (50) 180 grain 30 cal. Nosler Accubond bullets. $40/ box. 1 Box of (50) 180 grain 30 cal. Nosler partition bullets. $40/ box. 335-8925 WHITEHORSE RIFLE & Pistol Club is having a restricted firearm safety course on Saturday, Dec 12. Be there at 8:30 am. Call 633-2488 or 333-5640 WHITEHORSE RIFLE & Pistol Club is having a non-restricted firearm safety course on Dec 5 & 6. Be there by 8:30am. Call 633-2488 or 333-5640 NOSLER TROPHY Grade 30-06 165 gr Accubond 1box @ $40. Federal Premium 7mm rem mag 160 gr tsx 2 box @$45. Remington Core-lokt 30-06 220 gr 1 box @ $20. PAL reqĘźd. 335-8925 SAFARILAND LEATHER duty holster. Vg cond, $65. Colt 7rnd mag, $20. Colt 10rd mag, $30. $100 for all. 334-2209 .38-40 BRASS & bullets, price to be determined. 633-2443
Wanted WANTED: SPIRAL staircase. 867-390-2566 WANTED: CONTINENTAL cylinder to fit o-200 o-300 c-85. Prefer low to mid time with piston. 334-6087 WANTED: A winter project, looking for wooden furniture that needs fixing or refinishing. Dressers, tables, chairs, etc. 335-1681 WANTED: ANY kind of curtains, will pick up. 633-2236 WANTED: LADIES snow pants size 14 in good shape. Lve msg 667-4526 WANTED: OLD 015L Stihl chainsaw for parts. 332-7797 WANTED: 689-8370
CARIBOU antlers donated.
WANTED: COLLAPSIBLE metal medium size dog kennel, reasonable price. Lve msg 667-4526
Cars 2012 T O Y O T A Matrix, one owner 45,000kms, 1.8L 5-speed, roof racks, hitch, remote start, 2 full sets of tires on rims, $16,000 obo. Colin at 335-1522 2009 NISSAN Rogue SL, 3-spd auto, new winter tires, 133,000km, great gas mileage, $12,000 obo, better than Cdn Black Book. 633-5155 2007 DODGE Caliber SXT hatchback, automatic, black, 157,000kms, brand new tires, sunroof $9,499. 334-7256 2006 CHRYSLER Sebring touring 4 Dr sedan, 175,000 kms. Power windows & door locks, a/c, maintained with regular oil changes, $4,300 obo. 333-3457 2006 C H R Y S L E R Sebring, power windows/locks, well maintained, great car, $3,900 obo. 334-3456 2005 BMW 325i, heated seats & mirrors, p/seats, xenon headlights, rain sensing wipers, sunroof, winter & summer tires. Very fun to drive. Lots of recent work, $7,950 obo, 334-5315 2005 NISSAN Xtrail, 200,000kms, auto/lock 4wd, 2 sets rims & tires winter/summer, large sunroof, $3,500 obo. 393-3474 2003 TOYOTA Matrix, standard transmission, vg cond, runs flawlessly, recent valve rebuild. Clean interior. Some paint scratches, 295,000 kms, $3,800. 456-4153 2001 CHRYSLER Sebring, 4-dr, runs good as is, $750 obo. 633-2760 1999 FORD Mercury Sable, 4-dr sedan, exc cond, well maintained, 185,000 kms, $2,700 obo. 332-9975
2008 NISSAN X-terra SUV, excellent condition, rare 6 speed 4wd, navy blue, reduced to $14,499. Ted @ 333-0038 2007 FORD Ranger Sport, 3.0L V6, 2 sets of tires + canopy, no problems, no accidents, $5,500. 250-886-4001 2005 F350 Turbo diesel 1-ton, 4x4, white, crew cab, 420,000 kms, runs good, new batteries & alternator. Tires 80% winters, great work truck, $6,900 obo. 335-1088 2005 GMC crew cab 4X4, c/w new tires, battery & glass, headache rack, airbags on the back, well maintained, $12,000 obo in Tagish. 867-399-3031 2005 GMC Sierra SLT, great shape, runs well, 20� wheels, $8,000. Text 335-1868. 2005 NISSAN Pathfinder. Automatic, great shape. 7 seater, 4wd, 165,000kms, runs well, keyless entry, sun roof. newer tires. Needs nothing, $8,150. Call/text 334-6413 2004 FORD F150 XLT, ext cab, only 41,900kms, mint condition, black w/beige interior, 4.6L engine, BFG all terrain tires, $15,000 obo. 336-8737 2004 TOYOTA Sienna LE, 7 passenger, 5-spd automatic, V-6 180,853 kms. Sliding door, new tires, bucket seats, 3rd row folding seat, a/c & more, $10,000. 334-2771 2002 CADILLAC Escalade, leather, sunroof, heated seats throughout, black, 4wd, command start, good shape, low kms, $8,000. Call/text 334-6413 2001 FORD Expedition, runs awesome, needs tires, has two fixable dents, $1,200. 335-1088 1999 CHEVY Silverado 1500, new brakes, new tires worth $1,500, runs great, $3,800 obo. 334-3456 1998 DODGE Ram 1500, 2.5L, new windshield, tires & wheel bearings, 223,000kms, matching canopy, box liner, tow pkg, no rust, 1 owner, $4,800. 667-4930 1998 DODGE RAM 1500, black, 81,000km, 5.2L V8 318 gas engine, excellent condition, 4x4, towing package, $6,000. 334-2602 1996 FORD Explorer, fixer upper, runs, 4x4, newer tires, brake pads changed recently, needs new rear brake line, $700. 334-5776 1996 GMC Serria 2wd, 8' box c/w 2 sets of tires and rims, s&w, 305 Vortec, runs great, $1,500 obo. 334-5768 1995 CHEVY 3500, reg cab, 180,000km, new tires, brakes, lines, rotors, front end work, winter and summer tires, runs great, $5,600 obo. 335-3331 1994 FORD F250 4X4, manual, King cab, long box, winter tires & spare set, $4,500. 667-2791 btwn 3 & 6pm 1971 GMC 3500 service truck, dually, Chev 350 motor, runs & drives great, project truck, clean, minimal rust. Offers. 334-1343 WANTED: LOOKING for a Jeep or Tracker 2-dr standard 4x4 to pull behind motorhome. Claude @ 867-399-4002.
Auto Parts & Accessories 7 NEW recap gripper tires 11 by 24.5, $2,100. 2 steering tires, 70% on rims, 11 by 24.5, $700. 3 new recap gripper tires 245 70R 19.5, $750. 333-1482 1984 350 engine, $350. 633-2760
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1997 FORD Contour V6, blue, 150,000 kms, very clean, imitation leather interior, sunroof, new tires, runs great, $2,500. 335-1088
Our Wish List...
1987 NISSAN, 4 cyl motor, Z2, 4 L.633-2211
Trucks 2003 CHEV Silverado 1500LT 4x4, great condition, 165,000 kms, custom options, hard top, Bose speakers, heated leather seats, summer & winter tires, $9,000 obo. 335-5306
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FULL BOX aluminum canopy w/4 side cabinets & lift hatchback. 332-7797
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
STUDDED WINTER tires 235/85/R16, 1-2 winters remaining tread. Hankook I-Pike, $120 obo. 335-4729 MODIFIED TURBO for 5.9 Dodge Cummins engine, supports over 400 hp, vg condition, inter cooler pipes & air intake. 633-6502
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Help control the pet overpopulation problem
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
633-6019
Spay or Neuter Your Dog You may qualify to have one family dog spayed or neutered for FREE or at a reduced amount if you fall into one of the following categories:
1992 5-LITRE Ford engine, runs good, doesnĘźt burn oil, still in truck, $200 obo. 633-2760
1. You live in an outlying Yukon community 2. You qualify as having a low income (Whitehorse included) 3. Your local First Nation, town or village council has agreed to cost share with Humane Society Yukon
1985 GMC 4X4 1/2 ton for parts, engine sold, rest of running gear is good, 16� rims, white spoke, 6-hole. 633-2760
For more information contact Linda Priestley at 1-867-633-6019 or email linda.priestly@humanesocietyyukon.ca
NEW TRUCK cable chains for radial or bias tires, $125. 332-6565
Pets 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 STANDARD POODLES puppies ready to go November 12th. 4 male (1 white, 3 apricot) and 1 female (brown). One male has bright blue eyes, $900. 867-993-3633
LOST/FOUND LOST t RIVERDALE AREA, SMALL BLACK, BEIGE, & GREY MALE TERRIER. 3 years old, answers to Tonto. Missing since Sunday. If found please call Janey @332-3686 t COUCH ROAD, BLACK AND WHITE CORELIAN BEAR DOG. White socks and tip of tail, not wearing a collar. If found please call Martine @332-6830 FOUND t IN THE YUKON RIVER, FEMALE BLACK AND BRINDLE TAN ROTTIE X. Looks as though she’s recently had puppies. Very friendly. If yours please call the shelter @633-6019
RUNNING AT LARGE...
If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
BLACK LAB puppy, female, good disposition, $50. 633-2837
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
BLUE-NOSED PIT bull puppies, $1,500. 633-4590
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
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Zeus
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Bears
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RONʟS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʟs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2004 ARCTIC Cat, Mountain Cat, 800 cc, series M1, 151� track, vg cond, well maintained, $3,500 obo. 633-5825 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 YAMAHA Venture MP 4-stroke, like new, rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, spare carbide runners, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover, reduced to $5,500. 660-4516
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Come on down & visit with ALL OF US at the shelter.
1997 TOYOTA Camry V6 5-spd, might need some transmission or clutch work, $500. 335-1088
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HEAVY-DUTY HEADACHE rack for Dodge pick-up, like new, black, $300 obo. 660-4516
GOODYEAR NORDIC tires, set of 4, 205/55/R16, used sparingly for 2 weeks, regular $140, selling for $90 obo. 633-2192
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1998 TOYOTA Corolla, extra set of studded winter tires, $700 obo. 633-9022
1997 FORD Festiva, 2-door, red, $1,000 firm. 336-1312
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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.
Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member! Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.
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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, $5,700 firm. 633-5495 2014 SKI-DOO Scandic, 600 liquid cool e-tec, 20" wide track, LT, extras, $10,500. 334-1692 DRIVE PARTS for 2001 Sportsman 6x6 or complete unit if ʻdeadʼ. 332-7797 WANTED: MOTO-SKI Mirage II or Ski-Doo Citation 4500 running or for parts. Need track, hood & misc. Mark 689-5457 TIMBERSLED SNOWBIKE kit 2012, on 2010 KTM 530. 15 hrs on kit, 150 hrs on bike. Kit like new. Dirt bike is street legal, exc cond, many upgrades. $11,950/pr. 668-2703 2005 SPORTSMAN 800efi. Lots of work done. Good bike. 550hrs. Clean plastic, 26" ams slingshot rubber. Lots of life left, $5000. 334-2209 2011 SUZUKI 4X4, 400 ASI w/tow winch & snow plow, $3,500. 334-0264
2009 GRIZZLY ATV w/tracks, $7,000. 335-4237
1994 SKI-DOO Formula Stx 583, 136"x1.5" track, good condition, runs well, serviced, ready to ride, $2,000 obo. 334-5757
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2000 SCANDIC 550 snowmobile, low hrs, $2,000. 334-2150
TENT HANGAR at YXY, $25,000 obo. Bruce 334-3153
Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
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Aircraft
Campers & Trailers TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2 PLACE tilt-deck snowmobile or quad trailer. 8'X10' w/security bars for sleds, well built. 7 pin plug, good lights & tires w/spare. Could use a new deck, $900 obo. 633-5495
Cecil Howard Fehr on November 28, 2015 at the Golden Age Society
UTILITY TRAILER, Dodge box, 2 5/16” ball hitch, $200 obo. 633-2760
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Coming Events
2:00 to 5:00 PM Snacks Provided Everyone Welcome
ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail glacierviewcabins@gmail.com www.glacierviewcabins.ca
Cecil passed away peacefully in Stettler, Alberta on May 20, 2015 at 80 years old.
THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info call Joanne 668-7713
Alex Wilken Passed away September 26, 2015
There will be a celebration of Life on November 28, 2015 at the Gr8ful Suds, 102 Wood Street at 1:00 pm Come share your wonderful memories of the “Big Guy”
James Gerald Lutz Sr. Mar. 2, 1954 - Nov.19, 2015
Funeral Service:
Thursday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m. Watson Lake Recreation Centre Death leaves a heartache no one
“YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION” WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
Heavy Equipment HEAVY CEMENT mixer, electric, $300. 633-2236
38 Famous Video Super A Riverdale Tempo Gas Bar
Canadian Tire Cashplan Coles (Chilkoot Mall) The Deli Edgewater Hotel Your Independent Grocer Fourth Avenue Petro Mac’s Fireweed Books Ricky’s Restaurant Riverside Grocery Riverview Hotel Shoppers on Main Shoppers Qwanlin Mall Superstore Superstore Gas Bar Tags Walmart Well-Read Books Westmark Whitehorse Yukon Inn Yukon News Yukon Tire
1984 ZETA 24' Hard Top, 350/260 leg, 15hp kicker, dingy, barbecue, galley, head, canvas enclosure, GPS chart plotter fishfinder, radio, sleeps 5, tandem trailer, rough water boat, bottom paint, many extras, reasonable offers. 332-1374
2004 ARCTIC Cat Mountain Cat 800 EFI, rebuilt motor, new drive drain, many other new parts, good condition, runs great, $2,800 obo. 334-5757
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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 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 Julie Anne Ames, Yukon Learn 668-6280 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 LEARN GERMAN over a cup of coffee at the Birch & Bear Cafe (Waterfront Station) Saturdays, 10am-11am. Call Renate 334-6948 YUKON LEARN Society free Computer Drop-in Lab every Monday, excluding holidays, from 10 am – 2 pm. Self-Directed Computer studies; Instructor on site. Visit 2158 2nd Ave or call 668-6280 YUKON OUTFITTERS Association annual fall round-up, wild game dinner & dance on December 5th with the Lee Dunwoodie Band. Contact us for ticket information 668-4118 or info@yukonoutfitters.net CHRISTMAS CRAFT Fair, basement of 600 College Drive Senior Residence, Saturday November 28, 9am to 2pm. Crafts, baking and much more. FIDDLEHEADS AGM, November 30, 2015, 6pm, at Selkirk Elementary School. For more information, please call Gisela at 821-4344 or email giginiedermeyer@gmail.com. HEART OF Riverdale Kids TV club ages 9-14, Nov4-Dec16 @ 38 Lewes Blvd. Info@theheartofriverdale or call at 667-6700. Free Program. HEART OF Riverdale Community Centre AGM 7PM Sunday, November 29th @ 38A Lewes BLVD upstairs. All welcome. Info@theheartofriverdale.com. 667-6700 WHITEHORSE CURLING Club 2016 Cash Calendars, $20 each, a winner every day of the year. To Purchase Call 332-0303 or 667-2875. Licence # 2016-001 NAUGHTY OR Nice Pajama Salsa Dancing Party, Saturday November 28, 9:15pm to 12:30am, The Wheelhouse Restaurant, 2237-2nd Ave, free dance lessons, salsayukon@gmail.com QUEER YUKON: upcoming social events for the LGBTQ community and allies. www.queeryukon.com THE ANNUAL Food Bank AGM is on December 2nd, 6pm, at the Food Bank. It is open to the public. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 393-2265. COFFEE HOUSE Saturday December 5, 2015. Featuring Lianne Cranfield + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show, $5, bsmt United Church, 6th + Main. 633-4255
JOIN U S at the Second Annual Share-The-Spirit Pancake Breakfast, Porter Creek Secondary School, Thursday, December 3rd, 7am–10:00am, $5.00/plate. All proceeds go to Share-The-Spirit Campaign to provide Christmas gifts/hampers to needy families. FASSY PARENT/CAREGIVER Support Meeting, Thursday November 26 at 6:30pm, 4141B 4th Ave. Come and share your experiences, wisdom and knowledge. 393-4948 KIDS KREATE, free family art class at the Yukon Arts Centre, December 13, from 1–4pm, Holiday Crafts. Call 393-7109 for more information STARLITE NORTH ARTWORKS presents Poinsettias Under the Midnight Sun. Beginners acrylic painting class December 9th, 6 to 9 p.m. $75.00/ supplies provided, snacks and coffee. Instructor Wendy Thompson 456-2140 HEART OF Riverdale Flea Market and Open House Sunday December 6th, 1-5pm. $20/space or $30/space & table. Email: info@theheartofriverdale.com or (867)-667-6700 2016 YUKON Grad Extravaganza and Autumn Moon Festival Dancers and Models. Sun Matinee, 2 pm Nov 29th. Grad Musicians in the Lobby at 1pm, Yukon Arts Centre, $17. FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Meeting weekly, no charge. For more information please call 667-6336 SUNDAY BRUNCH at the Marsh Lake Community Centre on Sunday, November 29th at 10am. Southwestern style menu with Christmas flair. Adults $15, kids $5. To reserve, call 660-4999 SNOWBALL CHRISTMAS Dinner and Dance at Marsh Lake Community Centre on Saturday, December 5th. Great meal, live music with Soul Migration. Tickets $25. 660-4999 NAUGHTY OR Nice Pajama Salsa Dancing Party, 9:15pm-12:30am. Free dance lessons, Saturday November 28th, The Wheelhouse Restaurant, 2237 2nd Avenue. salsayukon@gmail.com 12 DAYS of Christmas Market, December 11th-22nd. Daily workshops available from 3 to 5 pm, Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Open daily from 10 am to 7 pm or 9 pm on Thursday & Friday "FROM BURNOUT to Boundaries" free lunchtime seminar offered at Many Rivers for women of all ages who face challenges around self-care. Friday Nov. 27th 12-1:30. Call Kim to register, space is limited. 667-2970 YUKON ANTI-POVERTY Coalition Fundraiser Thursday December 3, 7pm, Old Fire Hall. Two bands: Anacrouse and The Bennett Sun. Tix at Deanʼs Strings or the door. BLUE CHRISTMAS, a service of understanding and quiet hope. Sunday, December 6th, 7pm at Whitehorse United Church, 6th & Main. All are welcome. 667-2989 PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, December 7th, 5:15 pm at the Guild Hall. All Welcome. Come show your support. Info 633-4829 ENJOY THE Christmas season by viewing International Nativity Sets on display at 108 Wickstrom Rd. Open House: Dec. 4th & 5th, 6-9pm and Dec.5th, 1-5pm. To book a group daytime tour call Maryanne 456-2060 FEAR OF Public Speaking? Try Grace Toastmasters. Thursdays @ noon hour. In Sport Yukon Bldg. 4061-4th Ave. Guests always welcome, no obligation. Just show up. Contact Glenn 204-880-7245 MUSIC ON A Sunday Afternoon by The Whitehorse String Ensemble Sunday November 29, 2pm, Christ Church Cathedral, 4th Ave & Elliott. $10/door $5/Youth, Free/under 10. 393-2588 MINI CONCERT, Whitehorse String Ensemble, Yukon Government Building (Legislature) , 12:15- 12:45 Friday, November 27. Free. Call Fumi 393-2588 'HOMES-FOR-CHRISTMAS'. JOIN Habitat Yukon at the duplex on Eldorado Drive in Whistle Bend, every Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am-3pm. info@habitatyukon.org or www.habitatyukon.org or call 456-4349 CHRISTMAS COOKIE Walk, Saturday, December 5, 10am-2pm. New prices: Small box $5. Large box $15. Pies, preserves & other treats for sale. Whitehorse United Church (downstairs), 6th & Main. Elevator Access. 667-2989 LADIES CHRISTMAS Tea Benefit, Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Friday, December 11th, 7:30-10pm. Contact Sandi for tickets, $5, 667-2671. Hosted by Whitehorse Baptist Church THE YUKON Astronomical Society final free Open House @ Yukon College, Rm A2402 Monday November 30, 7-9pm. Larn about astronomy. All are welcome.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
FILM SCREENING, The Hunting Ground. Dec 2, 7pm, Splintered Craft. A documentary that uncovers the serious issue of rape and violence against women on campus. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. DÎNER CAUSERIE, Comment soutenir une femme victime de violence, Jeudi 26 novembre, De midi à 13h, Centre de la francophonie, 302, rue Strickland. www.endviolenceyukon.com TAKE BACK the Night March/La rue la nuit les femmes sans peur, Thursday November 26, 5pm, Meet at the Pit, Yukon College, Men meet at Roddyʟs Camp, firepit behind College. www. endviolenceyukon.com PRIVILEGE UNDER Patriarchy: A transman's perspective with Chase Blodgett, Friday, November 27, 12pm-1pm, Whitehorse Public Library meeting room. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. FREE FAMILY Skate November 29, 12:30-2:15pm, Canada Games Centre. Join your neighbours to support the 12 days to End Violence Against Women Campaign. Free skates available. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. CONNECTING THROUGH Stories. We are all affected by violence in our communities. Learn how we are connected in this intimate story telling setting Monday, November 30, 7pm, Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre. MONIQUE LEPINE shares her story about how she and her community found hope and resilience in the face of violence after the Montreal Massacre. December 1, 7pm, KDCC Multipurpose room. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. ELDER ABUSE, It's Not Right Workshop. Dec 2, 1pm, VFWC, 503 Hanson St. Discussion about the abuse and neglect of elder women, and how bystanders can prevent it. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. YDEC SPEAKER Series. Natasha Harvey, White Water Rafting Instructor. Challenging gender stereotypes, training girls as rafting guides in Nepal with "Himalayan Adventure Girls". Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Thursday November 26th @ 7:00pm. CEREMONY FOR the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, December 4 , Elijah Smith Building, 12pm. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details. WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY Choir presents "A Holly Jolly Christmas", Yukon Arts Centre, December 4th & 5th at 8:00pm. Tickets on sale now through the Yukon Arts Centre and Arts Underground. WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY Choir presents "A Holly Jolly Christmas" matinee at 2:00pm, Saturday December 5th, Yukon Arts Centre. Tickets on sale now through Yukon Arts Centre and Arts Underground. YUKON WOMEN in Music presents Baker's Dozen Christmas Concert. Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8:00p.m., upper level United Church. Tickets $15 at the door. Silent auction, baked goods. PADDLE FOR the North film screening at Marsh Lake Community Centre Saturday November 28, 4:30pm. Pay what you can. Paired with Happy Hour. Call 660-4999 for info. BUD HAYNES WARD'S Firearms Auction. Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton. Estate John V. Abrey of Coaldale, Alberta. Collection firearms, rare RCMP items, 12 saddles, uniforms, memorabilia. Estate Elmer (Tom) Stehr of Swift Current, SK. Phone Linda 403-597-1095; Brad 1-780-451-4549; www.budhaynesauctions.com. www.wardsauctions.com. COUP DE cœur francophone November 28, 7:30 pm, Kwanlin Dßn Cultural Centre. Storyteller Fred Pellerin will present "De peigne et de misère" with opening act, Stef Paquette, Franco-Ontarian singer-composer. CCF.afy.yk.ca 5 À 7 All in Music. One Thursday a month, French-speaking musicians perform at Baked Cafe. November 26th: Fawn Fritzen, original compositions and popular songs. zik-o-baked.afy.yk.ca
ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association monthly meeting, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015 Sport Yukon Boardroom #1, 7pm. All welcome. www.activetwa.org
SNOW CLEARING Driveways • Sidewalks Reasonable Rates 333-9084
HAMLET OF Mount Lorne Local Advisory Council meeting Dec 1, 2015 at Mount Lorne Community Centre 7pm. Agenda on website.
CREEKSIDE WOOD SUPPLY is now available for Bobcat snow clearing. Residential & Commercial. Fully insured, reasonable rates. Servicing Whitehorse South. Contact Doug at 867 332-2151 or creekside@northwestel.net
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, December 8 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Whitehorse United Church (upstairs). Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org YDEC SPEAKER series, Al Alcock administrator of a Canadian Red Cross hospital in a Nepalese mountain village after the Nepal earth quake. KDCC December 3rd @ 7:00pm
Services NEED A LOAN? Own Property? Have Bad Credit? We can help! Call toll free 1 866 405 1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 OFFICE PROFESSIONAL •28 Years Experience •Set up Balance Ledger/Spreadsheet •Bookkeeping, Accounting, Payroll •Tax preparation/Filing/Notice of Assessment •Consultant/Research •Willing to travel Issues large or small welcome. Phone 334-5499 PASCAL REGINE PAINTING 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 IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES “Country Residential Snow Plowingâ€? All Subdivisions & acreages off Mayo Rd, MacPherson, Hidden Valley, Pilot Mountain & Hot Springs Rd. Honest & Prompt Service Call 667-4981 or 334-6369 PROFESSIONAL BUTCHER •35 years experience •Will come to your home and cut your Bison meat to your preference for $350 Wrapping extra - $150 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
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7:00 PM Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg (4th & Strickland) 8:00 PM Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg (4th & Strickland)
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FIRESIDE CHAT for 12 Days to End Violence Against Women Campaign. Hosted by White Ribbon Yukon and Moosehide Campaign, December 3, 7pm, KDCC Firepit. Chili and Bannock served. www.endviolenceyukon.com for details.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.
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BEAVER CREEK, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
CARCROSS, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
CARMACKS, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
DAWSON CITY, YT Thursday Friday Saturday
6:00PM Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 7:00PM North Star Group (Open) Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave. (1st Floor) 1 -867-993-3734 or 993-5095
DESTRUCTION BAY, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
FARO, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
HAINES JUNCTION, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
MAYO, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
OLD CROW, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
PELLY CROSSING, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
ROSS RIVER, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
TESLIN, YT Wednesday 7:00PM Soaring Eagles Group (Open) G Bldg, #4 McLeary Street 1-867-390-2065 Friday 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
WATSON LAKE, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre (Downstairs)
LOST: GOLD chain with a flower pendant. Craft in Dawson city. Lost at the swimming pool November 23. Sentimental value, reward assured. 668-5701
Business Opportunities HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372 GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year. All Cash-Locations Provided. Protected Territories. Interest Free Financing. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM. LONG TIME operating Day Care Business in Whitehorse for sale. Owner is retiring. Call 335-8640 for details
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Livestock QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished. Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218 HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com YAK MEAT YUKON RAISED. •Tasty lean red meat. •High in protein, minerals and vitamins. •Low in saturated fats and cholesterol. •$5/lb by the side or $12/lb mixed pack cut and wrapped. Call 332-7173 or meggyhanna@yahoo.ca
Baby & Child Items CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 CHILDRENĘźS COLUMBIA winter coat & matching snow pants, sz 4T, turquoise, exc cond, $50. 689-2191
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Evaluation Planning Services The Skookum Jim Friendship Centre invites qualified business to submit proposals for the purpose of an evaluation plan. The plan will be focused solely on the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre’s Youth Employment Centre.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Annual Audit Services Required
The plan is not an evaluation, but provides the necessary backdrop in which an evaluation can later occur. The evaluation plan must be completed in full by March 31, 2016.
The Skookum Jim Friendship Centre invites qualified firms to submit proposals for assisting Skookum Jim Friendship Centre with our annual audit. A call for proposals is required once every three years.
Request for Proposal containing detailed deliverables and terms and conditions must be obtained no later than December 10, 2015. Sealed proposals in accordance with procedure spelled out in the Request for Proposal must be submitted no later than 5:00pm, December 15, 2015, to:
Proposals must be received at the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre located at 3159 – 3rd Avenue by 5:00 p.m. on December 15, 2015.
Skookum Jim Friendship Centre 3159 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1G1 Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Marney Paradis, Executive Director at sjfcexecutive@northwestel.net
A copy of the requirements and specifications may be obtained from Skookum Jim Friendship Centre and questions regarding this notice should be directed to Adrienne Hill at sjfcfinance@northwestel.net or front desk at (867) 633-7680.
Please submit questions in writing via email.
Please submit questions in writing via email.
FIRST NATION EDUCATION COMMISSION
Expressions of Interest Yukon First Nations preferential hiring policy is applicable and must be clearly identified on application.
COUNCIL OF YUKON FIRST NATIONS
YFN EDUCATION CULTURAL INCLUSION STANDARDS
Request for Proposals Yukon First Nations preferential hiring policy is applicable and must be clearly identified on application.
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.
PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT Under the supervision of the CYFN Education Director and in the context of a team environment the YFN PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTOR will play a lead role in the Parent and Community Engagement project by way of: reviewing the outcomes of the 2014-15 pilot project; overseeing the solicitation of a Parent’s Committee with two representatives from all 14 Yukon First Nations and; facilitating a two day working session to develop locally defined Parent’s Clubs for roll out in each community. The contractor will travel to all YFN communities to implement the project with local teams. The project will also include the co-development of a Parent’s Handbook with contributions from community members for which the contractor will be responsible. Deliverables: 1. A work plan. 2. Locally defined Parent’s Clubs with timeline, planned activities and an evaluation framework. 3. Community visits to all YFN communities: planning, organizing and rolling out Parent’s Club activities with local teams. 4. A Parent’s Handbook. 5. Twenty to 25 page report on the results of the project (hard and electronic copies). Location: Time Frame: Closing Date:
CARCROSS / TAGISH STRATEGIC PLAN FOR K-12 EDUCATION Under the direction of the CTFN Capacity and CYFN Education teams, the contractor will compile and review the results from a community consultation process (surveys and clan, council and community discussions) and develop a 5 year strategic plan. The plan will be community driven, will incorporate and reflect CTFN virtues and values, and will comprise a vision statement, statement of purpose, goals, objectives, actions and performance indicators based on the collected data and with further direction from the CTFN team. The contractor will be a strong yet sensitive facilitator and will demonstrate best practices and expertise through active listening in work to prepare a polished document.
Location: Time Frame: Closing Date:
Whitehorse and Carcross / Tagish On or before January 31, 2016 December 7, 2015
Location: Time Frame: Closing Date:
YFN EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT PROTOCOL FRAMEWORK DEVELOPER
Deliverables: 1. A protocol framework determining/defining: i) Yukon Education initiatives requiring YFN involvement, engagement, consultation and partnership; and ii) a process for seeking involvement, engagement, consultation and partnership in regards to the above-mentioned initiatives. Location: Time Frame: Closing Date:
For further information on project deliverables, please contact Jennifer Wykes at 867-393-9239 or email at jennifer.wykes@cyfn.net
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Whitehorse On or before February 15, 2016 December 7, 2015
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.
Yukon-wide On or before March 20, 2016 December 7, 2015
Deliverables: 1. A CTFN Strategic Plan for K-12 Education. 2. Implementation / Work Plan.
Deliverables: 1. A Cultural Inclusion Standards Template for Yukon Schools including Minimum Standards 2. An Evaluation Framework / tool to determine level of Cultural Inclusion 3. A hard and electronic copy of deliverables.
Whitehorse On or before February 15, 2016 December 7, 2015 Expressions of Interest and Proposals can be sent 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
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Furniture COUCH/HIDE-A-BED, SIMMONS, pink/grn floral, folds out to double bed, exc cond, $350. 633-5774 BASKETBALL BEANBAG chair, like new, $40. 668-5882 ANTIQUE DANISH sleeping/storage bench, great cond. Solid wood, +120 yrs old. Dimensions, 71” long x 40” high x 21” deep, $1,700 obo. 335-4729 38” ROUND glass top coffee table w/matching end tables, dark stain, ornate design, very elegant looking, paid $950, asking $350. 667-7467 to view WOODEN DINING room table, seats 8, c/w 4 chairs & leaf, $500 obo. 336-1312 SOLID OAK round dining table, whitewash with Celtic design on top, table is 4ʼ across, seats 4 comfortably, exc shape, no chairs, must sell, $280 obo. 689-2327 QUEEN SIZE mattress & box spring, c/w mattress cover & comforter, $100 firm. 633-3923 KITCHEN TABLE, round, c/w 4 chairs, $400 obo. 689-6398
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 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 CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment
Craft Fairs CHRISTMAS CRAFT Fair Lorne Mountain Community Centre, December 6th Sunday, noon-4pm, tables $10. Reserve lmca@northwestel.net or 667-7083 CHRISTMAS CRAFT Fair Saturday, November 28th 2015, Atlin Recreation Centre, 11am-3pm. Contact Lynn Turnbull to book a table, 250-651-7663 FIRST NATIONS Christmas Craft Fair, Saturday, December 12, 10am-4pm, Elijah Smith Elementary School, 1399 Hamilton Blvd. Table bookings by donation, Melanie @ 667-5992 or melanie.bennett@gov.yk.ca KWANLIN DUN Cultural Centre & Whitehorse Public Library invite you to our Christmas Craft Fair & Open House on Saturday, November 28th, 10am-4pm. Crafts, snacks, Santa! Find out more on our webpage. TAGISH CHRISTMAS Craft Fairs, Wednesday November 25, December 2, 9, 16 , 2pm-4pm, $5 for a table. 399-3407
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CHRISTMAS CRAFT Fair in support of The Child Development Centre. December 5, 10am-3pm at The Child Development Centre. Have your picture taken with Santa 11-12 & 1-2. For tables contact Rhonda 456-8182
CHRISTMAS MARKET at the Old Fire Hall Friday, December 4, 12noon-7pm. 1 day only with 29 vendors. We have candy, kale, condiments, sewing, knitting, woodworking, pottery, arts, print, ornaments, natural bodycare, cards and much more.
BY THE Book Craft & Art Sale at Well-Read Books. Saturday, December 5, 10am-5pm and Sunday, December 6, noon-5pm.
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CRAFT FAIR at the Marsh Lake Community Centre on Sunday, November 29th from 11am-3pm. Vendor tables $15. To reserve, call 660-4999
106 JUDAS Creek Dr, Marsh Lake Saturday & Sunday, November 28 & 29, 11am-2pm. Big moving out sale. Everything must go.
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ARTISANORD – Christmas Market ,Saturday, November 28, 10am-4 pm, Centre de la francophonie (302 Strickland). Local fine arts and crafts with a French touch. Win instant gift certificates. artisaNord.afy.yk.ca
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CHRISTMAS CRAFT & Bake Sale, Saturday, November 28, 9am-2pm at Seniors Residence, 600 College Drive, downstairs. Door Prizes. ART SALE and Christmas Baking Fundraiser, Saturday December 5, 10am-3pm, Hellaby Hall, 4th & Elliot. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support African grandmothers raising their grandchildren. LAST MINUTE Christmas Sale, Saturday December 5, 2015, 10am-3pm, Golden Age Society, 4061A Fourth Avenue, off the parking lot of Sport Yukon
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION COURSE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS Project Description: The creation of a Yukon focused economic development orientation course for elected officials in Whitehorse and Yukon communities. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 17, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Elise Pendlebury at elise.pendlebury@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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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR HIDDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLDG. #1333 WHITEHORSE, YUKON
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 17, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 6675385. Technical questions may be directed to Bill Stonehouse atbill. stonehouse@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/
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 16, 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 Stanley Bode at stanley.bode@gov.yk.ca. Mandatory Site Visit Scheduled for December 4, 2015 at 3:30 PM All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
The following Orders-in-Council were issued during the period November 1 to 15, 2015: Order #
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2015/216
Revokes the appointment of members of Assessment Review Boards
Assessment and Taxation Act
2015/217
Appoints a secretary of the Executive Council
Government Organisation Act
2015/218
Appoints members of the Carcross Housing Advisory Board
Housing Corporation Act
2015/219
Appoints a member of the Teslin Housing Advisory Board
Housing Corporation Act
2015/220
Appoints a member and alternate member of the Yukon Municipal Board
Municipal Act
2015/221
Revokes the appointment of a member of the Yukon Municipal Board
Municipal Act
2015/222
Appoints a deputy minister
Public Service Act
2015/223
Appoints a deputy minister
Public Service Act
2015/224
Appoints a deputy minister
Public Service Act
2015/225
Appoints a deputy minister
Public Service Act
2015/226
Revokes the appoint of deputy ministers
Public Service Act
2015/227
Appoints and revokes deputy clerks
Supreme Court Act
2015/228
Establishes a highway closure
Highways Act
2015/229
Proclaims the Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act in force
Motor Vehicles Act
2015/230
Establishes the Regulation to Amend the Motor Vehicles Regulations and Summary Conviction Regulations
Motor Vehicles Act and Summary Convictions Act
The following Ministerial Orders were issued during the period November 1 to 15, 2015: Order #
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2015/27
Appoints a marriage commissioner Marriage Act
2015/28
Amends Local Rule 11-802
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TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE FROM SWIFT RIVER HPW GRADER STATION
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Project Description: Supply and transportation of household waste bins from Swift River to an approved receiving facility on a as needed basis Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 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 Rob Anderson at rob.anderson@gov.yk.ca.
PUBLIC TENDER PURCHASE OF MEDIUM TRUCK SIZE CONVENTIONAL CAB & CHASSIS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 16, 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.
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