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prominently in this sitting, with the NDP and Liberals frequently challenging the government on its “divisive approach” to working he last fall sitting of the legislative assembly before with First Nations on issues like the next territorial election the Peel watershed land use plan and Bill S-6, federal legislation wrapped up this week. that introduced controversial It was a sitting that was fairly amendments to the Yukon Envilight on legislation, but fairly ronmental and Socio-economic heavy on partisan bickering, as Assessment Act. all three parties gear up for a But the Yukon Party has re2016 election. cently supported a NDP motion An election must be held by to consult with Yukoners about next October at the latest. declaring National Aboriginal Premier Darrell Pasloski Day a statutory holiday. It has said he was especially happy also committed to work with First about amendments to the Land Nations to implement recomTitles Act that were passed this mendations from the Truth and fall. Those amendments allow Reconciliation Commission. Yukon First Nations to register Looking back on the sitting, settlement land without losing aboriginal title. The move was the both NDP and Liberal MLAs criticized the government’s record on first of its kind in Canada. consulting with Yukoners. “That was very important to Health critic Jan Stick referred (the First Nations’) long-term to the planned 150-bed continuprosperity,” Pasloski said in an ing care facility in Whistle Bend, interview with the News. which the NDP says Yukoners The assembly also unanidon’t want. mously passed amendments to “This fall, the real difference the Oil and Gas Act. However, between the Yukon Party governthat only happened after three ment and the Yukon NDP Official Yukon First Nations wrote to Opposition was that we are going the government, saying they out and listening to Yukoners,” hadn’t been consulted about a she said in a news release. change that would have allowed Liberal Leader Sandy Silver the government to indefinitely extend oil-and-gas licences. That criticized the government’s decision to hold community meetamendment was later modified. ings, but to invite guests instead The assembly also passed of opening them to the public. amendments to the Municipal So far, Pasloski has held meetAct, the Elections Act, the Educaings in Whitehorse, Haines Junction Act and the Travel for Medition, Watson Lake and Dawson cal Treatment Act. City. The Yukon Party’s relationship with First Nations featured Both Opposition parties have Maura Forrest News Reporter
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Peel case could head to the Supreme Court of Canada Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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ukon First Nations and environmental groups are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case over the Peel River watershed. Their lawyer, chiefs from three First Nations, along with representatives from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Yukon Conservation Society made the announcement Tuesday. Last month the Yukon Court of Appeal ruled “Yukon undermined reconciliation by failing to honour the letter and spirit of its treaty obligations” when it released its plan for the 68,000 square kilometres of mostly undisturbed Yukon wilderness. That plan was dramatically different from the 80 per cent protection recommended by the Peel land use planning commission. It protected only 29 per cent from new mineral staking. While much of the public attention around the case has been focused on the environmental protection of the area, the Peel case focuses on the rules for planning laid out in Yukon’s Umbrella Final agreement with First Nations. Both the original Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale and the appeal judges agreed the Yukon government failed to live up to its end of the bargain when its plan came out. But the two courts don’t agree on when the mistake happened and what should be done to make up for it. Veale’s original ruling put some restrictions on the government. He said it could go back and make some changes to the recommended 80 per cent protection, but these changes could not alter balance between protection and development, or
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Representatives of First Nations and environmental groups announce plans on Tuesday to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the Peel watershed case. allow building new roads or other surface access into the area. Veale said the government didn’t provide enough detail about the changes it wanted earlier in the process, so those points were off the table. The Court of Appeal rolled things back even further, saying the government could make any changes it wanted so long as it properly consulted with everyone and provided a more detailed explanation of what it wanted to do. It’s that remedy that the First Nations and environmental groups are appealing. “This ability for a do-over works to the great advantage of the government and the great disadvantage of First Nations, Yukoners and the process contemplated under the final agreements,” said their lawyer, Margaret Rosling. “Such an approach to interpreting land use planning agreements would mean it would be open to either party to say they want to restart the process and
dial the clock back to an earlier stage. “There would be no certainty or predictability in the land use planning process. There would be little motivation for First Nations and Yukoners to bother participating if at the end of the day the government would have the untrammelled ability to roll the matter back to the earlier stage.” The groups have until early January to file their application but say they expect to have it done by Christmas. “We’re willing to take this stand not only for the Peel but to ensure certainly for all future planning processes in the Yukon,” said Roberta Joseph, chief of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation. Only about 10 per cent of the cases that apply to the top court are heard. When applying to be heard, lawyers have to convince the court their case is worthwhile because the issues it raises are nationally significant. In the case of the Peel, the interpretation of the Umbrella
Final Agreement has that kind of national significance, according to Rosling. It’s an example of a modern treaty between nonaboriginal governments and aboriginal people, she said. “It’s the interpretation of those treaties and that dialogue that has the application throughout Canada.” According to the most recent statistics, it usually takes about three to four months for the Supreme Court to decide if it will hear a case. Judges don’t provide reasons, just a simple yes or no. It then typically takes another eight or nine months before a hearing. Arguing a case in front of the Supreme Court of Canada is not cheap. So far the First Nations and environmental groups have refused to say how much they have spend on the case up to this point. Chief Simon Mervyn of the Nacho Nyak Dun said the First Nations were willing to cover the cost alone, if it came to that. “But with the help of our out-
side interest groups we appreciate that everybody is sharing the costs,” he said. Premier Darrell Pasloski said he is disappointed that the First Nations and environmental groups have decided to go this route. “I don’t think this is a necessary step. The Court of Appeal really did provide clarity around the process that is described in the Umbrella Final Agreement,” he said. “And it reaffirmed that democratically-elected public governments have final say on public land, which also means that on settlement land the First Nation should have final say on First Nation land as well.” In a statement the Yukon government said it “remains open to finding an out-of-court agreement, as it has through all phases of the process.” But the plaintiffs say the Court of Appeal decision needs to be challenged, even if there is a change of government after the next territorial election, which must be held by the autumn of 2016. “It’s the highest court of Yukon and if we aren’t permitted to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, that decision will stand and it will guild land use planning processes in the Yukon,” Rosling said. “That’s why we believe that this case has to be brought forward, not only in the interest of the land use planning process for the Peel watershed but also for land use planning processes in Yukon under the final agreements.” Once the application for leave to appeal is filed with the Supreme Court of Canada the Yukon government will have 30 days to respond. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
Wolves killing dogs near Whitehorse Maura Forrest News Reporter
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Yukon conservation officer is warning people in the Whitehorse area to keep a close eye on their pets, since wolves have killed at least five dogs in recent weeks. Incidents have been reported on Annie Lake Road, in the Robinson subdivision, along the Alaska Highway toward the Lewes River Bridge, and elsewhere around Whitehorse. Dave Bakica said it’s not unusual for wolves to take dogs, since they’re fairly easy prey. But he said these wolves seem to be getting a real taste for pets. “These guys are getting a little bit much. (They’re) getting more comfortable at it.” He said there’s no indication that the wolves are malnourished
or unhealthy. Hans Kolaritsch, who lives on Annie Lake Road, said his dogs narrowly escaped a wolf on the Sunday before last. He said they were acting strange outside and his wife eventually let them in the house. As soon as they were inside, he said, a wolf came up onto the porch and put its paws up on the front door. He said the wolf then came around the house to where he was working out back, and came directly toward him, to within five metres. He then shot the animal. “It didn’t seem afraid, that’s for sure,” he said, adding that he’s never seen anything like it in the 33 years he’s lived here. But Bakica said it’s very rare for wolves to approach people as Kolaritsch described.
“Wolves are extremely skittish of people,” he said. “That is extremely unlikely.” He said people should avoid leaving their dogs outside unattended, particularly when it’s dark out. Any attack should be reported to Yukon conservation officers.
Kwanlin Dun creates tip line to improve safety The Kwanlin Dun First Nation and Northwestel have created a new phone line to help people report suspected crimes and other safety concerns without having to give their names. The move is part of a broader goal to improve safety for Kwanlin Dun citizens. The new TIPS line allows people to anonymously report concerns about issues that include drug trafficking, bootlegging,
domestic abuse, child protection and motor vehicle violations. And because the phone line is anonymous, callers cannot be required to testify in court. Marie-Louise Boylan, communications manager for the First Nation, said that’s an important consideration for Kwanlin Dun citizens. “It’s a very intimate community, so people feel uncomfortable having to step forward. This is an opportunity just to say what’s on their mind.” The TIPS line will be manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by Kwanlin Dun’s director of justice and justice service coordinator. They will pass information on to the RCMP or other authorities when necessary. Boylan said this initiative is a way of getting past the mistrust some First Nation citizens feel toward the RCMP. “The speed of building trust
can be understandably slow,” she said. “Statistics have really shown that when First Nations are doing work with other First Nations, they’re more likely to get engaged... and come forward.” Kwanlin Dun has undertaken a number of other safety measures in recent months, including improving outside lighting, clearing brush on trails and removing junk vehicles and other debris from the community. The First Nation also plans to hire a security coordinator and security guards. The new initiatives come in the wake of the high-profile murders of Brandy Vittrekwa and Allan Waugh in the McIntyre subdivision in 2014. The TIPS line number is 867456-TIPS (8477). All emergencies requiring fire trucks, ambulances or the RCMP should still be called in to 9-1-1.
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president of the Klondike Active Transport and Trails Society, wrote in an email to the News. She said her organization is hoping to meet with Carey to discuss the future of the trails. In the legislative assembly last week, NDP mining critic Jim Tredger questioned why the government didn’t include these claims in the 2014 agreement that will see the Slinky mine wrap up operations by 2017. “The government’s settlement is next to useless and the people of Dawson are right back where they started, wondering whether there will be a new mine operating in their backyard once again,” he said. Mines Minister Scott Kent did not answer Tredger’s question directly, instead pointing out that the YESAA process is ongoing and the public comment period for the new proposal will be open until Dec. 22. He also challenged Tredger to come up with a better way of dealing with mineral claims inside municipal boundaries. “One of the things we won’t do is expropriate claims or buy out claims,” he said. “I would certainly be interested in the New Democrats’ position with respect to that issue and whether or not they would take the claims away from the claimholder or buy out the economic opportunity that exists with those claims.” The 2014 deal saw the Yukon government agree to reroute the Dome Road around Carey’s claims, so that he didn’t have to wait until gold prices were high enough to make it worthwhile for him to dig up the road himself. In exchange, Carey agreed to finish mining the area by Dec. 31, 2017 and to surrender some or all of the claims after that “to ensure that no mining activity can be carried out on the claims to the west of realigned Dome Road,” according to the agreement. The government committed $1.3 million for the rerouting of the road. It also has plans to develop a residential subdivision on that same piece of land once
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the mining is finished. But Carey’s claims on the east side of the road were never included in that agreement. Dawson resident Jim Taggart said the 2014 agreement seems like a form of expropriation, even if the government doesn’t call it that. That being the case, he said, the government should have found a way to include the claims on the east side of the road in the agreement. “Why not just give him a million dollars and let the claims lapse?” he suggested. Taggart said residents of the new subdivision being planned for the Slinky site will now find themselves “living directly across the road from an active placer mine.” However, this wouldn’t be the first time the area on the east side of the road has been mined. Energy, Mines and Resources spokesperson Sue Thomas said Carey is simply applying for the relicensing of an area where work was already happening. “Some people think it’s a new operation, but it’s just a relicensing of an existing operation,” she said. Of the 31 claims, six have been owned by Darrell Carey since 1998. The remaining 25 were transferred in 2013 from Vicbi Placers Inc. to 47162 Yukon Inc., whose two directors are Carey and Rod Adams. According to Carey’s YESAA application, “both Vicbi Placers and recently Darrell Carey have mined in this eastern bench area without objections from the residents.” The proposal says that “limited” placer mining has occurred in the area for the past 10 seasons. Klondike MLA Sandy Silver, who lives near the area, said it “hasn’t been mined in earnest.” Still, Silver said the community is divided on this issue. On one hand, he said, Dawson residents know how important placer mining is for their economy. And he knew full well that his property was on an active mining claim when he bought it. But he also believes the government could have tried harder to get these 31 claims included in the 2014 agreement. “It’s a dividing issue. But I honestly believe the Yukon Party had a chance to solve it,” he said. “I think we missed an opportunity.” Carey did not respond to a request for comment. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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City council rejects bid to pursue outdoor sports complex Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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or the second time this year, members of Whitehorse city council have shot down a plan to build an outdoor sports complex in the Whistle Bend subdivision. The 4-3 vote on Monday night was identical to the one on April 27, when the Yukon government was denied permission to build two full artificial turf fields, a rubberized track, bleachers and changing rooms on four hectares of land. This time, Coun. Samson Hartland had introduced a notice of motion to bring the issue back to the table. He needed three more councillors to support him in order to have the bylaw discussed at second and third reading at a meeting next month. But councillors Betty Irwin, Roslyn Woodcock, Jocelyn Curteanu and Mayor Dan Curtis all said it was too early to bring the project back to the table. “I think the timing isn’t right,” said Curtis. “My concern is that given the past six months, nothing new has come forward. I would have preferred to let this (bylaw) die and a new one come forward.” It was standing room only inside council chambers as more than 75 people crammed inside to hear several delegates speak about the proposed project. Former councillor Mike Gladish, who had voted against the
bylaw amendment in April, said he was disappointed the motion was brought back so soon after being defeated. “This isn’t a zoning question, it’s about spending $8 million on a complex without consulting Whitehorse taxpayers,” he said. “Council was right to question the sustainability of a large project that could become the city’s responsibility in five to 10 years. If it’s not written in a long-term lease then the current council should be concerned.” Gladish referred to history to help prove his point. In 1979 the Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club requested $250,000 to build a chalet in preparation for a big race, he said. The Yukon government gave the club $1 million provided it build a larger facility. But it became a burden the club couldn’t manage, he added. Curlers, skiers and others tried in vain for 15 years to run the facility, without much success. Facing bankruptcy, the club turned the facility over to the city, which has run the recreation centre for over 15 years. “The soccer complex project is similar,” Gladish said. Tony Gaw, chair of the Yukon Outdoor Sports Complex Association, said the group had hired a sports architect as part of the design stage. They ran their numbers by him and he agreed the facility could be run for about $50,000 a year, Gaw said. “We were able to confirm our
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capital budget with him, as well as the operations and maintenance costs,” he said. “This is a Yukon government project, tendered by them, paid for by them. They already confirmed they would cover any operations and maintenance costs above what we can’t.” Lenore Morris, a treasurer with the Whitehorse Recreational Co-ed Soccer Association for the past 12 years, explained how she believed the operations and maintenance costs would be covered. For the past three years, the
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Quote of the Day “We’re willing to take this stand not only for the Peel but to ensure certainly for all future planning processes in the Yukon.� Tr’ondek Hwech’in Chief Roberta Joseph on the decision to take the Peel watershed case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Page 3
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am a psychiatrist, fully qualified under both the American and Canadian systems with an additional subspecialty qualification in addiction medicine. I am an examiner for the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. I teach medical students and residents in psychiatry. I have been working in the Yukon initially part time and now full time. I have been helping out here now for three years, at Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services, and lately Klondyke Medical Clinic and Whitehorse General Hospital.
I would like to provide some further clarification as to your article which does raise a number of valid and important points. It should be noted that modern mental health care systems are not just measured by a psychiatrist here or a psychiatrist there. The system is best measured by providing the appropriate level of care at the right time in the right place to the right person in the right and culturally appropriate way. Let’s start with the communities. Telepsychiatry is a very useful tool for anxiety or depressive disorders. It is not a very good technique to appropriately assess and address how a psychotic person is doing out in the community. For that I need, not just want, a trained psychiatric nurse and a supports worker in that community to help support the person and their family in the best manner. Some of the mental health nurses are forced to drive to some very isolated places, which does not provide them with adequate hours of contact with some very seriously ill people. This job is very demanding, and in certain situations could be very dangerous for a nurse who is working alone. The commute alone could injure or kill the mental health nurse. Then they have a limited
amount of time to assess the patient and support me in making the right diagnosis and change to the treatment plan, and in making sure that nobody wanders out into the bush and dies of exposure, for example. There are some people who are labelled with a schizophrenia who are really more properly diagnosed with multi-generational complex post-traumatic stress disorder. The treatment for the two disorders is very different. For example, you don’t amputate a leg for a lung/breathing problem! It is a team effort to make sure the community person is cared for properly. It’s not just the psychiatrist, it’s the mental health nurse, the community worker, the family doctor, the psychologist, the addictions counsellor and many different players to really care for the patient. It is also the education system providing effective in-classroom interventions as to intervene with at-risk youth to ensure they never get into the substance abuse that perpetuates the cycle that started with the residential schools or other risk factors. We need to reconcile this issue, for the betterment of all of us. The Whitehorse General Hospital’s secure medical unit provides important support for
people with acute mental health needs, but it is not the linchpin in this whole process. There are a number of other issues which are being looked at within the departments I work in. It is also a problem that NIHB drug benefits, especially in the areas of addiction and mental health, are not equivalent to what a non First Nation person could receive as a benefit. This needs to be addressed as part of the truth and reconciliation process. I think we all inhabit this land, and we should all be treated equally. I know that given the medications I am allowed to use, Fist Nations care is below where it should be. This needs to change. So, as you can see, mental health delivery is a complicated issue. This issue is not best addressed by passing so many dollars to one particular position in one particular location. It is my unreserved opinion that we need to look at many different choke points in the system, ascertaining what would be best standard of care, and then resourcing it properly. This should be thought out carefully. Leo Elwell is a consultant psychiatrist who lives in Whitehorse and Edmonton.
LETTERS More on animal abuse Re: Time to get serious about animal abuse (Dec. 4): I just want to thank Mike Grieco for having the backbone and commitment to say it exactly like it is. Dogs are not the problem, people are. Just what does one expect for a living being to do if it is neglected, abused or not fed? It it tries to survive just like a human would if put in the same situation. It is the year 2015 and nothing has changed. Blame the innocent dog for trying to survive a abusive owner. When humans are in an abusive situation we provide safe shelter and laws to deal with the abuser. If people are serious about solving this problem then go to the
source: charge the owners that do not take the responsibility of providing food, water, shelter, spay/neutering and compassion. If these people don’t fulfil these responsibilities then they should be barred from having dogs. They should be charged, arrested, jailed or fined. If we don’t do the right thing and get serious with these owners then it will only be a matter of time before an adult or child is seriously hurt or killed, and destroying the dog will not make it better. If we don’t go to the source it will happen over and over again, and years from now where will we be? Right in the same boat and have solved nothing. Richard Oziewicz Teslin
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hether in daily life or global politics we pick and choose our friends for complicated reasons. But few among us would keep a friend in our own lives with the personality flaws of Saudi Arabia. For years western leaders have turned a blind eye to the worst excesses of this brutal dictatorship for fear that it might cut off the taps that provide the lifeblood to our economy. But after a decade of high oil prices has demonstrated that the world can get by without Saudi oil has the time come to stop excusing the inexcusable? Last week, the price of oil plunged below $37 a barrel, its lowest price since 2009. The causes of this steep decline are complex, but really it boils down to too much supply. With Iran about to “rejoin the world community” and further flood the market with oil after years of pariah status there is some speculation that things will only get worse. And Saudi Arabia isn’t helping the situation. Our “friend” in the Persian Gulf refuses to cut production to offset the supply glut and stabilize prices. It is no secret that this has been a
deliberate strategy to stamp out competition and hurt its western “friends” in the process. Despite increases in production in various places over time Saudi Arabia is still one of the world’s largest producer of oil and gas. Saudi Arabia also has a distinct advantage in the oil producing game. Unlike elsewhere, where extracting the fuels from the ground is expensive and energy intensive, Saudi oil is easy to access. A barrel of U.S. shale oil costs about $70-$77 a barrel to produce, while it only costs the Saudis about $10-$17 to pull a barrel out of the ground. As a result, Saudi Arabia is able to stay profitable at a much lower level than places like the United States or Canada. So while falling prices have visited significant economic damage on oil producers here in the West, the Saudis are still rolling in the dough. It also creates an incentive for the Saudis to keep oil prices low to kibosh the development of new reserves, which take time to develop – which ultimately is what it is up to. Some friend. And it is no secret that Saudi Arabia has a brutal human rights record. For many years our relationship with Saudi Arabia has been a black eye for western liberal democracies. We publicly rebuke countries big and small for their abuses while turning a blind eye to those of our “friend.” Military interventions – including the current campaign against ISIS – are often justified, in part, on the basis of poor human rights records. Yet Saudi Arabia is seen as a
friend. This despite the fact that this is a country that uses lashes, floggings and beheadings as forms of punishment. And not just for serious crimes like rape and murder, but lesser offences like drug crimes and in some cases even for thought “crimes” like blasphemy and apostasy. Dissent is not tolerated and democratic participation is minimal at best. Freedom House, in its annual ranking of countries’ human rights records, grouped Saudi Arabia among the “worst of the worst” with such human rights winners as North Korea and Syria. Now, when the battle with ISIS is raging, the stench of hypocrisy is particularly rancid. The contrast was especially stunning with our last prime minister who called Saudi Arabia “an ally in the fight against the Islamic State” while defending a deal to sell military armaments to the Gulf state. When public outrage towards ISIS’s brutality plays such an important role in driving public support for yet another round of military action in the Middle East, such pronouncements reek of double standards and self-interest. There was certainly a time when cozying up with this repugnant regime was at least understandable as a cold, rational political and economic consideration. But why does that continue to this day? There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia still has considerably clout in global affairs. But if the last 10 years have shown anything it is that we don’t need them like we once did.
treatment while remaining aloof from having to explain what they are doing or why? The Second Opinion Society was formed by people who really knew directly how abusive these “authorities” can be and how hard it is to get anywhere when they try to press serious complaints against them. Any progress that comes from fighting back against psychiatric oppression ends up being too little and too late. But when people get together to make a group effort, what do you think happens? The movement itself gets oppressed and pressured to function under the control of some other organization with totally different priorities.
the debate. Not as a result of the actions by the two Opposition parties, but by the actions of the Yukon Party and their failure to listen and allow capable, informed older adults to speak for ourselves and to be consulted on matters that directly affect us. I believe what is lacking in this whole discussion about various levels of care for older adults is a broader and more creative view of the future direction and services required for older adults. The aim would be to maintain their health and independence as long as possible and to do it in a fiscally and socially responsible way. We need a seniors strategy for the Yukon. What are ways that we can put our heads together to look to the future? And could we do it in a way that respects our ability to speak for ourselves and recognizes our wisdom as older adults?
Those years have shown that our economies can withstand high oil prices and even thrive in oil producing regions. Human rights and economics will always be uncomfortable bedfellows in the complex realm of global politics. If we only dealt with those countries that are squeaky clean it would be a lonely world. None are perfect, including ourselves. But I’ve never subscribed to the view that a country that lashes and beheads people is in the same realm as those seen in liberal democracies. This isn’t to minimize our own failings, but simply to recognize the various shades of grey. We don’t lose our right to criticize the “worst of the worst” offenders
simply because we aren’t perfect ourselves. Frankly the time has come to say enough is enough, and give the Saudis the option of either cleaning up their act or being cut off economically from the western world. We can live without their oil. Sure, they will be able to continue selling it to countries which are indifferent to the cause of human rights. But at least we could hold our heads a little higher by bringing some semblance of coherence to our approach to the world.
this letter based on “my limited understanding” of current compensatory factors respecting his services to Yukoners. I learned of these circumstances due to his availability (or lack thereof) when I was in hospital. I support his current refusal to provide services at the Yukon General Hospital. As a patient of Dr. Heredia I wanted to write to you and express my concern regarding the inequities concerning his treatment by the establishment responsible for ensuring his compensation and thus the good care of the mental health and wellbeing of Yukon’s populace. I have known him to be a concerned physician, extending himself to emergency calls and fitting me into an already jam-packed schedule so that I received the care I needed to mend. It is my understanding that he has extended himself in such a manner for many years now and for all his patients and the many others that had no mental health practitioner available to them. He has been Yukon’s only psychiatrist at times over the past 12 years, and yet he still managed to find time for me in his schedule. To the best of my knowledge he also found time to assist Yukon
in securing other mental health practitioners. Dr. Heredia is not a dial-up medication dispensary. He provides therapy that is adaptive and carefully monitored. He creates and modifies a treatment plan that incorporates (for this patient) behavior modification techniques, writing and artistic expression, yoga and other exercises that focuses on breathing and improving overall health along with medications. Furthermore, he has worked in concert with my general physician and surgeon on diagnosing, providing prognosis and continuing to assist in the management of my overall health. It is my understanding that despite his years of experience in Yukon and his dedication to the provision of excellence in mental health care and overall health care provided to Yukoners he is not being compensated in a manner respecting these factors. I strongly encourage the government to review whatever discrepancies and concerns there may be and ensure that this dedicated physician remains in our territory and that he is treated with the deference his dedication and service should receive.
Kyle Carruthers is a born-andraised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.
LETTERS Psychiatry has done more harm than good How many psychiatrists does it take to hang a light bulb? That’s easy. None! You don’t need a psychiatrist to do that. You probably don’t need a psychiatrist for anything. When I read the Dec. 9 article saying the Yukon has only two psychiatrists and we supposedly need four, I think back to a time when the Yukon had no psychiatrist at all. Some people were sure we needed one. But the Second Opinion Society was trying to persuade everybody that we are better off without any. Let’s have a psychiatrist-free zone! Now I have no doubt that the two shrinks here are overworked. I also believe they are over-estimated. I’ve been concerned with issues pertaining to this subject for most of my life, and I’m quite sure that psychiatry has done more harm than good. They have a lot to answer for because of their worse-than-useless treatments and their bad reputation for human rights abuses. And it’s a growing problem. Who else gets away with subjecting anyone to forcible confinement and controversial
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The Yukon needs a seniors strategy I have been following the debate on the proposed continuing care facility and palliative care services not only in the community but also in the legislative assembly on Nov. 25 and Dec. 1. I am an “alarmed senior” as Premier Pasloski described in
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Trudeau tells TRC his government is ready to act the commission’s preliminary findings, but not the Conservative government. Conservatives remained OTTAWA skeptical Tuesday. Indigenous teary Prime Minister Justin affairs critic Cathy McLeod called Trudeau is vowing his government will go beyond the Liberals “irresponsible” for acceding to all 94 of the TRC’s the 94 “calls to action” cited in recommendations “with no dethe final report of the Truth and tailed impact analysis or compreReconciliation Commission into hensive costing.” Canada’s residential schools But Wilson pointed out “just system. how capable of responding” The commission formally Canadians are, using the example wrapped up its six-year-plus of Syrian refugees over the past odyssey Tuesday with another number of weeks, adding she emotional ceremony in Ottawa, this time to deliver the complete, hopes Canadians “will look close seven-volume, 3,766-page report to home in considering what we deem to be urgent.” that supports the three-member For a prime minister with a commission’s recommendations. very full plate facing Canada’s “We need nothing less than a longest-running policy debacle total renewal of the relationship between Canada and indigenous – an assimilationist education model that pre-dates Confederapeoples,” Trudeau told a packed tion, characterized by the comconvention hall in downtown mission as “cultural genocide” – Ottawa. Trudeau waded into the fray with “I give you my word that we a soft-spoken speech that was will renew and respect that relapart lament, part apology and tionship.” Trudeau, whose Liberals came part promise. The goal of government to office in October, was pointactions, he said, “is to lift this edly reminded before speaking that he was about to become the burden from your shoulders, from those of your families and first prime minister to formally communities. It is to accept fully address the commission, which our responsibilities and our failwas born out of a 2007 class-action judgment won by residential school survivors. Commissioner Marie Wilson noted that all other parties to the court-ordered agreement responded formally last June to Bruce Cheadle Canadian Press
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ings as a government and as a country.” His father, Pierre Trudeau, also attempted to tackle the long-festering relationship between the Crown and First Nations in his first term as prime minister. The 1969 federal government white paper on “Indian policy” proposed to abolish the 1867 Indian Act and remove the distinct legal status of indigenous peoples, including treaty rights, in an effort to end what it called a discriminatory relationship. The elder Trudeau abandoned the policy in 1970 after a massive outcry from First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples. More recently, the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples expressed many of the same themes and concerns as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, complete with recommendations for action. The final TRC report dryly notes the 1996 study was largely ignored; “a majority of its recommendations were never implemented.” But Trudeau the younger said his government’s work has already begun with the start of on an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women,
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prompting one of the four standing ovations he earned. He also said the government will begin following up on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, another bone of contention with the previous government. Trudeau announced he’s creating a multi-stakeholder “national engagement strategy for developing and implementing a national reconciliation framework,” which will respond to the commission’s many calls for change. “We will remember always that reconciliation is not an indigenous issue,” said the prime minister. “It is a Canadian issue.” But the story of Canada’s residential schools, commission head Justice Murray Sinclair told the gathering, is really the story of the resilience of children. “It is a story about surviving.” As part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, more than 80,000 survivors of residential schools were
awarded compensation from a $2 billion fund, as well as receiving a full report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission it spawned. Some of those survivors were in the hall Tuesday, and a trio spoke of the commission’s work. Eugene Arcand, who spent 15 years in residential schools, said he was among those chosen to serve as advisers to the commission, but ended up in another role. “It gave us a chance … a chance to become children again,” said Arcand, choking up. “We shared our tears, we shared our laughs, but we dug deep inside and we dug out the demons.” Madeleine Basile was sent to a residential school in Quebec at age six after her father died, only to have her 11-year-old sister die at the school. “Today I can hear my heart beating,” said Basile. “I am alive, megwich, I am alive.”
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he shop floor at Duncan’s Ltd. is buzzing with activity as dozens of employees man the loud, industrial machines that feed Whitehorse’s steel needs. Country music is barely audible over the sounds of latches closing, torches welding and men giving each other instructions. Although the family-owned business is largely known for its mechanical contracting, plumbing and ventilation services, it also does custom metal fabrications on a CNC (computerized numerical control) plasma cutter. The $30,000 machine, which is connected to a desktop computer, is roughly four feet wide by 12 feet long and can cut just about any pattern into steel. “You could draw a doodle on a napkin and I can throw it on the scanner, and it’ll cut it out,” said Dilan Parker, shop manager. There are almost 2,000 images on the computer, Parker said. In the past decade they’ve produced everything from decorative fence toppers to gun range targets to Christmas presents. Some people come in with just a concept in mind. More recently they’ve used the machine to produce three eyecatching bus shelters for the City of Whitehorse and the Kwanlin Joel Krahn/Yukon News Dun First Nation. The shelters, located along Dilan Parker, shop manager at Duncan’s Ltd., stands with the company’s plasma cutter, a large computer-controlled machine that has McIntyre Drive and Range Road been used to create elaborate designs in some city bus shelters. North, are adorned with a large crow and wolf at either end. He pointed out that none of “Hopefully as that happens, KDFN artist Justin Smith is the three shelters have been vanwe’ll replace them with metal behind the designs, and his work dalized in the year since they’ve panels. Then it’s just a matter is also featured on the lampposts been up. of bending the panel back into near the Kwanlin Dun Cultural shape with a hammer and touchParker has worked at Duncan’s Centre. ing up the paint. Parker said it’s a project that for just over 20 years. “It’ll save the city a good was first suggested by Whitehorse He started out on the shop chunk of money.” transit manager Cheri Malo floor as an apprentice, before he One of those shelters is about two years ago. The idea was even out of high school. planned for the bus stop near the stems from the fall 2014 intergovHe worked his way through Greyhound bus depot on Second the sheet metal trade, became a ernmental forum between the Avenue. First Nation and the City. safety supervisor and then a shop The City also commissioned The process to create the foreman. the company to design a large panels takes several hours but is Nowadays, he mostly deals panel – seven feet tall by 11 feet relatively simple. with customers and makes sure long – for the shelter near the The images are sent to Parker, “everyone’s happy at the end of A&W restaurant, which should go who then creates a stencil from the day.” up in the New Year, Parker added. the design and feeds it into the “The equipment has come a It features a fisherman relaxing in computer. This part is the toughlong way,” he said, pointing at a boat on a peaceful pond. est and most time-consuming, the company’s older, larger CNC And yesterday, he received he said. plasma cutter which is used to an e-mail from Yukon College, Once the machine cuts it out, create ducts. which inquired about the posit is sanded down, sandblasted “Our old computer only had sibility of creating two designs for and painted. a bus shelter near the institution. 256 megabytes of RAM and it was Parker said the company typitop of the line at the time. One is an intricate butterfly cally does signage, but this was With two machines, the comwhile the other features a face in the first time it was asked to do pany is a lot more versatile, he the centre of a sun, surrounded this type of design. adds. by rays. Since then, the City has asked “People come to us with just “They stand out really nice for more bus shelters with steel about anything these days. The and it makes me happy that we panels. can put our mark on the town,” possibilities are almost limitless.” “The glass shelters are getting Contact Myles Dolphin at Parker said of the shelters. smashed on a regular basis,” he myles@yukon-news.com “It makes the place look nice.” said.
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Comment on Environment Act permit renewals The Whitehorse Upper Tank Farm permit holder is seeking renewal of Land Treatment Facility 24-039 and air emissions permit 60-051, which authorize remediation activities at the Upper Tank Farm property in Whitehorse. The property lies between Hamilton Boulevard and the Hillcrest and Valleyview neighbourhoods. The Upper Tank Farm property is contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and was designated a contaminated site under the Environment Act in 2011.
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The proponent of this site is 46447 Yukon Inc. The renewed permits would authorize continued activity from January 1st 2016 until December 31st, 2017.
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THE ARTS Bite-sized cinema Dawson City is hosting a short film festival full of award-winning films just in time for winter solstice
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Bacon and God’s Wrath, seen in this frame from the film, is one of eight productions screening at The Shortest Day film festival in Dawson City on Sunday. hospitals around the country. This is a good time to be News Reporter interested in shorts, says John Dippong with Telefilm Canada, one of the festival’s sponsors. he dwindling daylight in “I think people are watching Dawson City is being used more shorts now than ever before as an excuse to embrace because they’re watching them Canada’s best short cinema. on all kinds of platforms. People On Dec. 20, the day before the are watching web-based things, shortest day of the year, Dawson’s people are watching them on Klondike Institute of Art and Cul- their mobile devices,” he says. ture is hosting The Shortest Day “I think shorts are more on film festival. people’s radar now and more Part of an international move- widely viewed and well received ment to promote short films, The than they’ve ever really been.” Shortest Day started in France Eight films will be shown in nearly four years ago. Dawson, running a total of about Now more than 50 countries 90 minutes. take part, according to organizDippong says putting together ers. In Canada about 80 venues a short film can be deceptively will be holding film nights some difficult. time between Dec. 18 and 21. “You are trying to tell a story That includes screenings in cofthat’s not too big a story, not too small a story and you’re telling fee shops, shopping malls and Ashley Joannou
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it in a very condensed period of time.” Topics for the Dawson night include a werewolf masquerading as a French teacher and a 90-year-old woman’s internal struggle over bacon. Many of the short films making an appearance in Dawson have already garnered attention elsewhere. Two of them – Bacon and God’s Wrath by Toronto filmmaker Sol Friedman and The Little Deputy by Edmonton’s Trevor Anderson – both made the Toronto International Film Festival’s list of the top 10 shorts of 2015. In nine minutes, Bacon and God’s Wrath tells the story of a 90-year-old devoutly Jewish woman trying to decide if she will try bacon for the first time. “She’s kosher and has never had that. She’s thinking about
doing that, at this stage of her life and it opens up a whole lot of other questions that she’d never really grappled with before,” Dippong says. Friedman’s film is scheduled to be screened at next year’s Sundance Film Festival. Anderson’s was part of this year’s festival. Overpass, the most recent movie by Quebec screenwriter Patrice Laliberte, won the Shorts Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film at TIFF 2015. The 19-minute French movie with English subtitles is the story of a 17-year-old boy who decides to spend a night drawing graffiti on an overpass. The Wolf Who Came to Dinner is a 15-minute film by Jem Garrard about a girl convinced that her mom’s new boyfriend is a werewolf. In February, Garrard won the
Crazy 8’s Film Competition in Vancouver, where she shot and edited her short film in eight days. “The cool thing about shorts, I think, is it really is where a lot of Canada’s well-known filmmakers now started,” Dippong says. “So if you’re looking to see where talent is coming from you look at a shorts program like this and you can start tracking people.” The films on the Dawson schedule range from four minutes to 19 minutes long. The event is free and starts at 7 p.m. A full list of the movies being screened in Dawson can be found online at www.theshortestday.ca Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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We know that we have probably missed someone! So many local heroes help us with the campaign that it is hard to keep track. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2015 United Way Yukon Workplace Campaign WORKPLACE COORDINATORS
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Tracey Anderson Phaedra Idzan Kirstine Laluk Stephane Aube Jennifer MacGillivray Gillian Mckee Donna Milne Betty Monahan Claudia Morgan Cathy Morton-Bielz Christian Nordin Michiko Profeit Miriam Smith Laurette Sylvain Natalie Wing Brian Bonia Aletta Leith Amanda Teel Amy Law Bonnie Law Ed vanRanden Frank Annau Jean Beckerton Sylvia Bailey Vanessa Stewart
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Northwestel - Leslie McRae Yukon Energy - Delilah Pillai CIBC - Christopher Tessier BMO - Vincent Shenk Royal Bank - Sabine Morehouse TD - Stephanie Brown Scotia Bank G&P Distribution Kiwanis Club - Stan Marinoske Auklands Grainger
FLAG RAISING s Premier Darrell Pasloski s Mayor Dan Curtis s Councillor Jocelyn Curteanu s Councillor Dave Stockdale s Councillor Mike Gladish UNITED WAY OF YUKON BOARD OF DIRECTORS s President Dave Whiteside s Leslie McRae, Chair CEIC s Mathew Hall, Director s Colette Acheson, Director s Joanne Oberg, Secretary s Peter Woodruff, Treasurer s Brian Bonia, Campaign Chair
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And our top workplaces by donations total: s Yukon College s Energy Mines and Resources s Northwestel HONORARY CAMPAIGN CHAIR s Honourable Doug Phillips, Commissioner of Yukon MEDIA AND PROMOTION SUPPORT s Mike Thomas - Yukon News s Eva Birdman - CKRW s Dion Zdunic - VBY Art Department s CBC Yukon s Integraphics s Raven’s Ink s Arctic Star Printing
Your donations during the United Way of Yukon workplace campaign support local programs and services here in Yukon.
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Wedding gifts, not guests, are welcome at private ceremony by Judith Martin
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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am having a small private wedding. Would it be appropriate to send announcements to everyone else saying it is a private ceremony but let them know that we are registered? GENTLE READER: Like what? “Your presents, but not your presence, are kindly requested�? DEAR MISS MANNERS: My children attend a public high school where they are two of the eight students in the school who are not African-American. This was pretty much the case in middle school as well, and was never a problem then. Now, however, the atmosphere seems to be different. They are seldom addressed by their actual names; instead, their fellows call them by monikers having to do with their race. “Whitey� is the most common, and while I don’t think it’s in the best of taste, my children tell me it is usually said casually and often with affection. My daughter is also assailed with “Snowflake� by some of the young men with whom she is not familiar, which concerns me more. I could deal with all that, but there exists a minority of students who emphatically do NOT speak with affection. They call my son names such as “cracker,� “honkey� and “white boy,� all in a context of outright aggression. My son tries to avoid these people, but they do cross paths from time to time. I have spoken to the principal and asked him to tell the students in question to mind their manners. He replied that the young men had a right to express their grievances against what he called “the ruling classes,� and that they were simply using the
common vernacular. He said it was a sign of prejudice on my part to judge their “simple speech� as less worthy of serious consideration than what he termed “the vocabulary of the privileged.� He also claimed that I and my children “owe a debt to the black community� because our race oppressed theirs. Therefore we ought to accept any and all recriminations. When I said that that sounded like racial discrimination, he got quite agitated and told me that “racism doesn’t work that way.� I have always tried to treat people decently. I am not aware of having oppressed anyone, and my children certainly haven’t. I’ve already reported the principal to his superiors and have yet
to get a response. In the meantime, what ought I to do, and how should my children respond to racial taunts? GENTLE READER: Do not let them tolerate it. Racial discrimination does, in fact, work that way. The solution to the abomination of racism, historic and current, is not to fight back with taunts when none are provoked -- especially not with innocent children. This does not promote tolerance on any level. That this principal is condoning and even encouraging this behavior is appalling and calls into question his agenda, his profession and his morals. Tell your children to respond, “I’m sorry, but I would never call you a derogatory name based on race,
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and I ask that you treat me as you would want to be treated.� And continue to report this principal until action is taken. DEAR MISS MANNERS: A mom takes lots of pictures of her daughters. The baby is almost 1 year old; the other is 5. She posts the photos on social media with captions such as “Baby versus girl.� The baby’s thighs are often mentioned with the nickname “Pork Chops.� The mom often refers to the differences in her girls’ body sizes. The photos that sent me over the edge were two pictures of the mom measuring the girls’ thighs, showing the baby’s thigh was as large as the girl’s. I wrote the mom a private message saying I
wished she wouldn’t do that, and the mom blew up. So many females have negative body images, and I was afraid the mom was sending the wrong message to her daughters. Now what do I do? GENTLE READER: Abusive actions call for sterner interventions than those available to etiquette. But failing such extreme situations, Miss Manners notes that it is just as difficult to discipline other people’s parents as it is to discipline other people’s children. Part-time parenting from third parties is usually as futile as it is unwelcome. You owe her an apology -- not for your view, but for interfering.
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SPORTS AND RECREATION Gritty Huskies fight to the end to split series with Wild Tom Patrick News Reporter
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oth nights the home team got better and better, the score got closer and closer, and fans got louder and louder. The most crashing cheers came just after 118 minutes of play in the two-game series between the Nuway Crushing Whitehorse Huskies and the Whitecourt Wild when the home team took their first lead of the weekend. “I just got to a loose puck there and, unlike my college days, I tried to make a move through the defenceman and it happened to work out,” said Huskies assistant captain Derek Klassen. “We just kept pushing and it worked out for us.” Klassen sent a backhand shot that found a gap between pad and post to give the Huskies a 6-5 lead with 1:45 remaining in the third. They held the Wild off in the final seconds to win the game and split the series on Sunday at Takhini Arena. “You’d think we just won the league championships or something,” said Huskies head coach Michael Tuton, describing the scene in the locker room after. “We’ve been working all fall and to get in a series like that – I can’t say enough of how good that series was for us as a club to get moving forward. “It brought everybody together and got the boys fired up for the rest of the season.” The one-goal win came for the Huskies came after a one-goal loss, losing 7-6 to the Wild on Saturday. Not only did the series mark the first time the two senior men’s AA hockey clubs met, the games were the Huskies’ first of the season. The Wild, who are from about 150 kilometres outside of Edmonton, had already logged 10 games in Alberta’s North Central Senior Hockey League before the trip to Whitehorse. They came out firing while the Huskies struggled to get the rust out on Saturday. Whitecourt finished the first period up 4-1 with three power play goals. “It was a slow start for us both nights and I think that’s just a testament to it being our first competitive action of the season,” said Huskies centre Kevin Petovello. “I think we got better tonight than last night and that’s the goal, to try to get better every day. “We’re just missing a bit of chemistry and gelling together. Some of our systems and systematical things, special teams, struggled early on and that kind of stuff wins hockey games. We got down early last night, especially because of that.”
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Whitehorse Huskies forward Kevin Petovello is toppled as he scores a goal on the Whitecourt Wild on Saturday at Takhini Arena. The Huskies split the two game series, losing 7-6 Saturday and winning 6-5 on Sunday. Though the Wild took a twogoal lead to start Sunday’s game, it was a different story in terms of the Huskies’ special teams. Whitehorse scored three power play goals in nine chances and went six for seven on the penalty kill, surviving two full minutes of five-on-three for the Wild. “They were our first games and I think we were a little rusty,” said Huskies forward Ted Stephens. “Once we got into it we started playing our game, got more comfortable and just got better and better as the weekend went on. “We didn’t make it easy on ourselves but I’m happy to get the win tonight.” “In the first game I think our penalty kill kind of cost us the game,” he added. “Tonight we had a little meeting before the game and kind of fixed a few things and tonight it was a lot better. I think that’s one of the big reasons we won tonight.” Down 3-0 on Saturday in the first, forward Kane Dawe put in the Huskies’ first goal of the season on a tight angle shot. Petovello added two more in the second to pull within one at 4-3. Following three goals from Whitecourt in the second,
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Huskies captain Evan Campbell rifles a shot on net on Saturday. Huskies forward Ryan Gleason scored early in the third and defenceman Colin Dendys added another in the middle of the period. On the power play, and with
goalie J.J. Gainsforth pulled for the extra man, Stephens knocked in a rebound with 35 seconds left to make it 7-6. “Even when we were down in the first game Saturday night,
everyone just kept on pushing, going out shift after shift trying to get it done,” said Tuton. “I had the feeling we were going to crawl back into it (Sunday) and the guys got the job done.”
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Left, Ted Stephens gets a chance in close against Whitecourt goalie Kirk Irving during Sunday’s game. Below, Greg Shrode flips a backhander just wide during the third period. Below right, Kaleb Dawe rips a point shot.
The Huskies nipped at the heels of the Wild for most of Sunday. After falling behind 2-0, they narrowed the gap to a goal at 2-1, again at 3-2 and again at 4-3. Finally Dawe tied it 4-4 on a rebound from Klassen, who had three assists in the game on top of the game-winner. Down again, the Huskies tied it 5-5 on a one-timer from defenceman Simon Nugent on a cross-ice pass from Joe Densmore. “It was fun. We weren’t quite sure what to expect, what team we were going to get here,” said Wild defenceman Darcy Charrois. “It seemed like there was a bit of a rivalry right off the start with big checks. Both games were right down to the wire, so it was exciting for everybody. The fan support was nice – we don’t play in front of that many fans back home.” For Stephens and Densmore, who are both new to the Huskies team this season, the series was a bit of a homecoming.
Stephens played four seasons for the Moncton Wildcats in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and then four with the St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Densmore last played competitive hockey with the Peninsula Panthers in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League a few years ago. Neither had played in front of a hometown crowd since representing Yukon at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse – a team that included Huskies Dawe, Rob Stuckey, Daniel Clethroe, Dendys and captain Evan Campbell. “It’s been a long time – eight or nine years – so it’s pretty exciting to be back out in front of the home fans,” said Densmore, who notched five assists over the weekend. “Not only that, a lot of the Canada Games team is now on this team. It’s pretty special, pretty fun. We’ve all been close friends our whole lives, our whole hockey careers.” For Stephens and Densmore’s
line mate, Petovello, it was simply a whole new experience all together. The former pro, who played in the CHL and ECHL, had never played men’s AA before. The 29-year-old moved to Whitehorse in July. He came for a friend’s wedding, “and just never left,” he said. “It was new to me. I’ve never seen senior hockey before and it was fun. It was fun to be competitive again,” said Petovello. “We’ve got a good group of guys in our room. Whitecourt came up and … gave us a great test both nights. “It was fun to play in front of the Whitehorse fans here – they’ve been great.” A little over 400 fans attended Saturday evening’s game – doubtlessly competing with countless Christmas parties in Whitehorse – and a little under 400 on Sunday. The Huskies will next host the Port Hardy North Island Capitals, a senior AA team from Vancouver
Island, on Jan. 8-9 and then the Powell River Regals Jan. 22-23 – the same weekend Whitehorse hosts Rogers Hometown Hockey. By reaching the magic number of six regular season games, the Huskies will qualify to play for the Coy Cup – British Columbia’s AA championship trophy. “I’m excited in the direction we’re going. I’m super excited by the series that we had,” said Tuton. “I don’t think we could
have scripted anything better than what we got this weekend. I mean, what a great series. “We don’t have a lot of time, we don’t have a lengthy season to get our stuff together. The coaching staff, we saw good things on the bench and things we need to work on. Overall I’d call the weekend a huge success and a really good step in the right direction going forward.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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iathlon Yukon’s Velocity Squad was as fast as ever, with some sharpshooting to boot, over the weekend. Yukoners captured three bronze medals and posted numerous top-10 finishes at the NorAm/Calforex Cup No. 1 in Canmore, Alta. Whitehorse’s Emma Marnik, who claimed bronze in both of her races, didn’t expect to climb the podium both days. “I was quite honestly surprised by it,” said Marnik. “They were interesting trails – I really enjoyed the snow. I was actually really happy the whole weekend, with skiing – everything. “I didn’t crash. I was very tired coming up some of the hills, but it was great courses, great people and everyone was in a great mood, so it was lots of fun.” The 13-year-old placed third out of 13 in Saturday’s threekilometre sprint and third out of eight in Sunday’s five-kilometre individual for Dev 1 girls. She hit four out of five in both trips to the range on Saturday. Shooting at 80 per cent was “undoubtedly” her best in a competition. “I usually get stuck in the penalty lap a lot during competitions,” said Marnik. “But in this one I didn’t feel too different than in a practice. “When I shoot well, I ski fast because I’m happy with my shooting.” Making her medals all the more remarkable is the fact Marnik is in just her second season of competitive biathlon. Not only that, Yukon biathletes don’t rest their rifles on blocks, like the Dev 1 division – or “development 1” division – allows. “We actually had a very good weekend,” said Yukon coach
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Velocity Squad’s Emma Marnik takes part in Biathlon Yukon’s Arctic Winter Games team trials on Nov. 28. Marnik won two bronze medals at the NorAm/Calforex Cup over the weekend in Canmore, Alta. Dennis Peters. “Emma came through big time with two bronze medals. Her shooting was astounding. “In the Dev 1 category, most of the kids shoot using a block … they rest their rifles on a block. None of our kids use a block, so they are shooting with an armband, supporting the rifles themselves. “So it was great to see Aidan (Hupe) and Emma be top shooters when they were really at a handicap.” Yukon’s third bronze medal came from Nadia Moser, placing third in the youth women six-kilometre sprint on Saturday. Moser, who trains full time at Biathlon Alberta Training Centre in Canmore, didn’t race Sunday.
A Yukoner also placed top-five in the biggest field of the weekend in Canmore. Liam Adel hit 15 out of 20 to take fifth in the senior boys 7.5-kilometre on Sunday. Teammate Jake Draper placed 19th and Daniel Sennett 25th in the field of 37 biathletes. “On Sunday Liam just took off. He skied fast, he shot well,” said Peters. “The shooting wasn’t the easiest because the wind was changing and the light was changing.” The previous day Draper shot 80 per cent to take ninth out of 35 in the senior boys six-kilometre sprint. In that one Sennett, who also shot 80, placed 13th and Adel 15th. Yukon’s Maria Peters also notched 80 per cent at the range
on Saturday, placing 10th out of 15 in the youth women sixkilometre sprint. She then hit 15 out of 20 to place seventh in the youth women 7.5-kilometre mass start race Sunday. Velocity Squad’s Aidan Hupe placed 11th out of 23 racers in Dev 1 boys three-kilometre sprint on Saturday but did not start on Sunday. Yukon’s Bruce Wilson placed 21st in the 7.5-kilometre sprint Saturday and 22nd out 27 in the 10-kilometre Sunday in the youth men’s division. Bernard Johnson took 12th Saturday and ninth Sunday in the master men division while Judith Hartling took fourth and fifth in the two masters women races. Johnson and Hartling are both part of Biathlon Yukon’s adult
program that has grown to about 30 biathletes this season. “Masters in biathlon is 35 and above, so when you get to the age of over 50, it’s pretty tough to compete with those guys. But they both had great races and it was wonderful to have them along,” said Dennis. Moser took Sunday’s race off to rest up for Biathlon Canada’s junior world trials beginning later this week. She won two silver at the Canadian Biathlon Championships last March, just a couple weeks after becoming the first Yukon biathlete to capture a medal at the Canada Winter Games with a silver and two bronze. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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mile, a five-mile, a seven-mile, a nine-mile, a 12-mile, a 15-mile and a whole assortment of loops you can do. A lot of the trail overlooks Takhini River. “Eventually we’d like to have a club house out here.” Sarrazin, who lives in the Ibex Valley, was the top skijorer in the 12-mile race at 48:03, placing third overall among the sleds. The next DPSAY race will be the Carbon Hill Sled Dog Race at Mt Lorne on Jan. 17. “It’s a really good turnout. I’m surprised because it was really cold this morning,” said Sarrazin. “We have new faces too, so that’s pretty awesome.”
Results
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Virginia Sarrazin speeds towards the finish line during the Yukon Brewing Twister Race #1 on Sunday in the Ibex Valley. Eighteen dog sled and skijor teams took part in the season opening event. Top right, Magnus Kaltenborn and his team take off from the start line. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Yukon Brewing Twister race season kicked off in a nostalgic setting. The Dog Powered Sports Association of the Yukon (DPSAY) began the season on trails that hadn’t been used for a winter race in years at the Yukon Brewing Twister Race #1 on Sunday in the Ibex Valley. The trail system was once used by the now-defunct Yukon Dog Mushers Association and was originally put in 40 years ago in 1975. “Armin (Johnson) and I knew about the trails and we thought we should start using them because they are great,” said DPSAY president Virginia Sarrazin. “They are great for a community. We go place to place but there’s nowhere for us to meet outside of the races and train together. So the idea is to make the trails known by people because they haven’t been used for so long.” “We’re trying to revive these trails out here,” said Johnson. “That’s one of the reasons why we had it here – these trails are made for dog mushing, by dog mushers. They are very flat trails, so you don’t need a lot of snow to run on them … There’s a lot of history out here.” Despite a wind pushing the Tom Patrick/Yukon News temperature down to about miErin Stevens mushes on the final straightaway. nus 20, a total of 18 dog sled and skijor teams came out to ride the historic trails. Johnson, of Fox Lake, outpaced 11 other teams to place first in the 12-mile, six-dog race Friends of the Peel Watershed with a time of 42 minutes and 57
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seconds. Dave Johnson placed second with a time of 45:34 and Marine Gastard third at 49:50. Armin also won the 3.5-mile recreation class in 13:25. Skijorer Katherine Sheepway, who won skijor titles at the Carbon Hill Sled Dog Race and the Silver Sled last season, placed second overall at 18:58. “It’s a beautiful windy trail,” added Armin. “There’s a four-
Sled (12 miles) 1st Armin Johnson – 42:57 2nd Dave Johnson – 45:34 3rd Marine Gastard – 49:50 4th Krystina Young – 52:37 5th Mathieu St-Jean – 53:55 6th Anthony Joannes – 54:18 7th Yasmine Mahdhaom – 56:13 8th Magnus Kaltenborn – 58:18 9th Nathaniel Hanlyn – 58:35 10th Adam Robinson – 1:03:20 11th Krys March – 1:04:28 12th Erin Stevens – 1:05:32 Skijor (12 miles) 1st Virginia Sarrazin – 48:03 2nd Jess Wood – 55:31 Recreational (3.5 miles) 1st Armin Johnson – 13:25 2nd Katherine Sheepway (skijor) – 18:58 3rd Deb Knight – 20:55 4th Yasmine Mahdhaom – 21:15 5th Janet Keller – 21:48 6th Maren Bradley (skijor) – 23:42
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Kilrich goalie Kennedy O’Brien and teammate Adam Ireland scramble to cover the net as Booster Juice’s Cache Leonard, left, prepares a backhand in a five-minute novice game during an intermission at the Whitehorse Huskies-Whitecourt Wild game at Takhini Arena on Saturday. Kilrich won 2-1.
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2-BDRM + family room 1.5 bath home, beautiful, 45 mins from Whitehorse, lake view, washer/dryer in entrance way, refs reqĘźd, 1st/last months rent, $1,500/mon + utils. 660-4022 1-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Granger, bright & spacious, own parking, no laundry, N/S, N/P, no parties, refs & dd reqĘźd, avail November 15, $980/mon incl heat & hydro. 335-5890 ROOM, DOWNTOWN, everything included except food, price $700 - $950/mon, dd reqĘźd. 334-9531 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 + den ground floor apt in Crestview on greenbelt, quiet, great access to trails, washer/dryer, pets negotiable, $1,200/mon. 456-7861 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 3-BDRM HOUSE, Ingram, walk-in closet, ensuite, avail January 1, min 6-month lease, pets negotiable, dd & refs reqĘźd, N/S, $2,000 + utils. 335-5352 1-BDRM BSMT suite, Ingram, ground level, private laundry, min 6-month lease, avail January 1, pets negotiable, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon + utils. 335-5352 LARGE FURNISHED room with double bed, wifi internet, cable tv in room. Laundry & kitchen shared. Parking or on bus route, $650/mon. 334-3456 2-BDRM UPPER level suite, Copper Ridge, laminate/carpet flooring, avail January 1, $1,200/mon + shared utils & dd. 393-3823 2-BDRM BSMT suite, avail January 1, very nice, all appliances, 8 mins from town, N/S, N/P, no parties, $1,400/mon + utilities & dd. 334-4024 1-BDRM SUITE, North Klondike highway, laundry, private entrance, pets considered, N/S, excellent trails, fishing, scenery, dd & refs reqĘźd, $650/mon all inclusive. 667-2390 1-BDRM DOWNTOWN, fully furnished, available immediately, $975/mon all inclusive. 668-5558 2-BDRM APT, downtown, secure entry, laundry, heat included, $1,101/mon. Kontiki.coconut@gmail.com
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1-BDRM OPEN concept suite in Riverdale. Available immediately. N/P, N/S. Refs & DD reqʟd, $1,100/mon inclʟg electricity & utilities. Call/text 867-334-9087 3-BDRM, 2-BATH, 2-storey, like new townhouse in Porter Creek. Spacious 1750 sq feet. 2 parking spots w/plug in. Energy efficient, private deck. 334-5946 3-BDRM DUPLEX with Garage in Copper Ridge. Available immediately. Beautiful mountain views. Lots of storage. Dishwasher, $1650/mon + utils. 334-1907 2-BDRM DUPLEX in Granger, 5 appliances. Available Jan 1. N/P, N/S. Refs reqʟd, $1200/mon + utils. 334-5632 CAPITAL CORNER OFFICE •103 Main St. •Nice window views. •244 sq ft. •Utilities included. •Available January 1. •Very reasonable rent. 668-2648
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 RELIABLE RENTER looking for long-term 2-3 bdrm starting March 1st. GovĘźt employed adult with one youth & 1 small dog. Prefer wood stove. Non smoking, non drinking. Exc local refs. 334-4001
NEW SINGLE level 3-bdrm home, large ensuite , walk-in closet , hardwood floors , electric heat, high insulating values, 6 appliances concrete driveway, 1450 sq ft. 334-2802
FULL-TIME WORKING, professional, responsible female with 2 well-behaved dogs looking for affordable smaller place to housesit or rent, in town or out, good references. Call 335-3420
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BRIGHT COMMERCIAL OFFICE 101 Titanium Way, Unit 105. Aprox. 880ft, corner location, ground floor, lunch room, accessible washroom, mezzanine, hydronic heat, HRV. Also includes 160 sq ft workshop. Call Julien @ 335-1484
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.
20+ ACRES, Henderson Corner, Dawson, $199,000 obo. 867-633-2218
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!
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3-BDRM DUPLEX, Takhini North, available January 1, N/P, N/S, $1,600/mon + utils. 689-9009 TWO BDRMS in Riverdale. Utils & internet inclĘźd. Furnished or non-furnished. Amazing bathroom w/Jacuzzi, bright sunny living space + a cute dog. Available Jan 1. $550/ea. 335-8616 ATLIN LOG cabin retreat with mountain & lake views. 2 bdrms, well equipped kitchen, short term rentals, 2 day minimum, $200 per night, discount for weekly rentals. 668-6147 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, MacPherson, avail immed, N/P, N/S, 6-mon lease, $1,200/mon all included. 334-7227 ROOM IN 2-bdrm apt downtown, avail immediately, $750/mon all inclusive. 334-3549
Must have experience in a Auto Body Repair Shop doing polishing and final detailing/clean up for delivery, some paint preparation as well. Experience in yard management and organizing vehicles is needed. Must have a polite, courteous demeanor, and good communication skills when dealing with customers and co-workers. Job entails heavy lifting and strenuous work, so it is necessary to be in good physical condition. Must be willing to work in dusty, noisy body shop environment and have a great work ethic. Other duties include shop custodial work as well as shuttling customers and delivery of vehicles, a drivers license with clean abstract is required.
1-BDRM, BASEMENT suite available Jan 1 in Copper Ridge. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer. DD & lease, reqĘźd. N/P, N/S, no parties, $1,150/mon + hydro. 335-4448
Phone days 867-667-6315 • Fax 867-668-6977 Email: irving@northwestel.net
RETAIL OR office space dt, available end of March, possibly earlier. 1350 sq ft, wheelchair access/bathroom, kitchenette. Incls property taxes, bldg/fire insurance, S&W, garbage collection. 667-7144
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Heavy Equipment Mechanic
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3 bright ofďŹ ces + small waiting area. Good parking on 7th Avenue across from the community gardens. 650 sq ft. Available now. Call Pat- 250.215.7943.
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NAZARENE DAYCARE is seeking to hire a part or full-time caregiver. Must have all government requirements and be over 18 prior to applying. Call Clayton @ 633-5520 or apply online @ www.nazarenedaycare.org.
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
NAZARENE DAYCARE is seeking to hire a supported childcare worker full-time. Must have all government requirements. Call Clayton @ 633-5520 or apply online @ www.nazarenedaycare.org.
HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALISTS in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Contact us now to start your training day. www.canscribe.com. 1.800.466.1535. info@canscribe.com
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MANAGER, CAPITAL AND HOUSING JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Operations Director the Manager, Capital and Housing is responsible for the overall administrative administration, management and delivery of all capital and housing programs, services and properties of the FNNND Capital and Housing Department. The Manager is responsible for the provision of all property and housing units (i.e. Housing Policy and Tenant Agreement) and is responsible for researching, planning, executing, and delivering development of a capital and housing plan ensuring projects are on time, within budget, and in accordance with speciďŹ cations, and upward reporting to Council on critical tasks that must be performed throughout each project’s lifecycle and is expected to do appropriate proposal writing to ensure that funding is available for planning purposes. A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT: www.nndfn.com Salary Range: $34.88 to 42.32 per hour (75 hours bi-weekly); plus beneďŹ ts. Please submit resumes by: January 4, 2015 @ 4:30 p.m. to: Ronalda Moses Manager, Human Resources Tel: (867) 996-2265 ext. 138 Fax: (867) 996-2267 Email: humanresources@nndfn.com
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Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for Big Brothers! Task description: Big Brothers are urgently needed for both our In-School Mentoring and our Community Mentoring programs. If you have anywhere between 1-4 hours a week or bi-weekly that you can dedicate to spending with a young person, this opportunity might be for you! There are currently 8 Little Brothers waiting for their mentors! Responsibilities: You and your Little Brother get to decide on activities together. Go hiking, biking, play video games, watch movies, etc! Skills needed: • • •
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In-School Mentoring: 1 hour a week/bi-weekly from January un l June, must be available during school hours Community Mentoring: 2-4 hours a week/bi-weekly for 1 year, availability a er-school, evenings or weekends
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A chance to be a kid again! Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon supplies volunteers with movie ckets, Canada Games Passes, pizza gi cer ficates, etc to use with your Li le This year, we are also able to oer snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing/snowboarding opportunities for all Bigs and
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HELP WANTED NOC 6731 Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $15.50/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpets. Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1 SIRIUS SECURITY NOC 6551 Upcoming positions available: •Onsite, foot patrols, static watch, mobile patrols. •Experienced applicants preferred, but willing to train. Applicants must: *Be 19 years of age or older. *Pass vulnerable sector check prior to applying. *Have clean Class 5 drivers licence. *Have cell phone. *Have own vehicle. *Be physically fit, able to be on your feet up to 12 hours. Contact 867-334-5973 Schwalm.sirius@gmail.com LIVE-IN CAREGIVER required to provide personal care, home support, and companionship to Elderly woman in Pelly Crossing. Home care certificate or equivalent experience. Remuneration negotiable. Marilyn: 250-228-0420 Email resume: mvanbibber@shaw.ca
Miscellaneous for Sale 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 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154 MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 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 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. 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, used very little, no wheels, good cond, $25; Honeywell oil-filled heater, good cond, $30. 334-8318 BOX OF Nevil Shute paperbacks, 38, some duplication, $25. 633-3154 BINDER FULL of baseball cards, $20. 633-3154 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. OIL STOVE, new, 56,000 BTU, very efficient, gravity fed, Geostove, $800. 334-8335 POP-UP ISLAND fan, new in box, call for dimensions, $600 obo. 334-6799 3ʟX4ʟ OVAL kitchen table, $40 obo; 4 Starbucks coffee tumblers, $73 obo. 322-2505 SELECTIVE PLATING equipment. Includes power pack, turning lathe, and all equipment and supplies required to repair worn shafts, bores & flat surfaces. $6,000 obo. 633-5274 ATV TIRES on rims, 2 25-8-12 Maxis front tires on black painted rims, 2 25-10-12 Maxis rear tires on black painted rims, low mileage, 75% tread, exc cond, $400. 867-993-3762 800 GALLON water holding tank, $800. Marsh Lake area. 335-1088
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CEDAR SIDING/1X8 bevelled rough one side. 2 lifts avail. 1 St lift 1200 sq ft random lengths from 16'-12', $1800. 2nd lift 1350 sqft, $2000. 335-1088 SUPER BACKPACKER camera bag, LowePro Super TrekkerAW2, new, never used, excellent for very large lenses & everything you need for expedition style shooting. 334-4701, haywire6@icloud.com BISSELL PROHEAT carpet cleaner, $50 obo. 668-3968 BLOOD PRESSURE monitor: Brand New, given to us as gift, $10. Text/call 204-880-7245 NEW GOLF bag, $100. 25 piece socket set, still in original pkg, $40. Floor lamps, great cond, $100/ea. Wireless mouse & keyboard, $25. IBM laptop, $80. 668-4186 MASSAGE TABLE. New 31" adjustable height Catalina Salon LX Lift-Back Portable w/accessories came from Amazon. Pd $599 + $100 shipping. Asking $500. 335-6163
SEARS 10 cu ft freezer, apartment size, new, still in box, moving, must sell, paid $293, offers. 322-2505
PROPANE CLOTHES dryer, Frigidaire make, heavy duty, new, $1,000. 334-8335 WHIRLPOOL TOP freezer refrigerator, cash & carry, 30"W, 66"H, 33"D, well maintained, exc cond, clean, Porter Creek, $100. 393-2588
KENMORE 1.3 cu ft microwave oven, $25 obo. 668-3968 STOVE, DISHWASHER, over-range microwave, all vg cond, $100/ea. 633-3114 lv msg FREE WORKING Maytag washer & dryer. 335-0573
COAST MOUNTAIN shoes, new, sz 7.5, $75 obo. 668-5185 days/667-7840 eves
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WOMENʼS WINTER coat, brown, sz small, $35 obo. 668-5185 days/667-7840 eves
OLD STYLE computer, fits on 33”X16”X30” cabinet, offers. 322-2505
WOMENʼS WINTER jacket, purple/white, very clean, medium loose-fit, $25. 668-5185 days/667-7840 evenings
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MEN'S JACKET, black, lg, $50; men's ski jacket, grey, avalanche finder built in, lg, $90, both never used, smoke free home, can discuss delivery. 867-689-5907
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com
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 LARGE BULL musk ox head/hide rug, inclʼg feet, exc cond. Wildlife permit 6045, $2,000. 633-4135
BACH TRUMPET, used one season in HS, band, new $675, asking $500 firm. 332-7797
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GUITARS FOR sale, with cases, all like new. 332-1360
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
Firewood 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
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HAND-KNIT GREEN men's sweater, sz L, $55 obo. 668-5185 days/667-7840 eves
6ʼ CHRISTMAS tree, 300 multi-coloured pre-strung lights, $45; 5ʼ inflatable Santa, indoor/outdoor use, not used, $25; we moved, no room. 334-3698 lv msg
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LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL ENFIELD PATTERN 1914 sporter in 303 British, completely refinished, vg, D&T for scope, PAL req'd, $300 firm. 667-2276 LEE ENFIELD No4 Mk1*, 10 rd mag, sporterized with monte carlo stock, scope mount, no sights, VG, $300 firm, PAL req'd. 667-2276 H&R HANDI-RIFLE in .243. Great little single shot rifle. Less than 100 rounds through it, $270 obo. 332-3726 ASSORTED 30 cal & 7 mm bullets, Barnes & Nosler, assorted 3006 brass, new & used. 689-6169
Wanted WANTED: TWO pairs of figure skates, size 2, need to be Jacksons or Reivell. 335-8833 WANTED: WOOL finger puppets sold last year at Coast Mountain. 668-5188 WANTED: SPANISH tutor to teach conversation classes for two people in the new year. 335-6426
If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
2007 TOYOTA Matrix, 250k, std, replacement engine w/140k on it. 2 sets rims, 1 yr on both sets tires. Blue, good shape, $4,900. 633-4315
WANTED: 633-4666
2006 C H R Y S L E R Sebring, power windows/locks, great cond, 173,000kms, $3,900 obo. 334-3456
1990ĘźS Subaru for parts.
Call 660-4516
SALVAGE SALE
Bodhi
Dakota
Patsy
Bridget
Peggy
Buddy
Diamond
MAKE Toyota Ford Nissan Nissan Chevrolet GMC Honda
MODEL Rav 4 Taurus Versa Sentra Tahoe Sierra CRV
FILE NUMBER 967172 990799 977828 992347 979576 981700 967172
BRANDING Salvage Salvage Salvage Salvage Salvage Salvage Salvage
Diga
Pet of the Week! Hope
Milky
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Rosie
And more... Twix
Woody
Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member!
Trucks
We Sell Trucks! 1-866-269-2783 • 9039 Quartz Rd. • Fraserway.com
2010 SUBURBAN, black on black, heated leather, Bose sound, sunroof, air, power everything, trailer pkg, additional 20" custom rims, mint condition, reduced to $16,500. 334-2289 2009 GMC 3500 HD, 4x4, extĘźd cab, gas engine. Lots of extras, inclĘźg bed liner, running boards, Onstar, power everything, 72,000 kms, exc cond, $24,900. 334-1859 2008 JEEP Compass North 4wd, 2.4 ltr auto sunroof, heatted seats, 83,000km, very clean, reduced to $9,000. 668-7455 2008 JEEP Patriot Sport, 4X4, green, manual, 1 owner, no accidents, very clean, 174,500 km, everything is in order, $7,700. obo. Contact Nicolas at 418.955.6017 or lemieuxcreative@gmail.com 2007.5 NEW body style 1500 5.3 Silverado 4X4, 6" BDS lift on 35" nitto tires, command start, bullydog chip, AFE cold air intake, magnaflow exhaust, sound system, $18,000 obo. 334-2347
1999 F 150 XLT, 5.4L engine, many new parts, transmission, rear seals and rear breaks, new starter, c/w matching canopy, $4,800. 336-3023 1998 FORD Explorer, 4x4, in gd shape, runs good, spare tire, $2200. 334-2906
633-6019
Our Big Item Wish List!
Items can be dropped off at the Shelter during operating hours.
1994 CADILLAC Concourse, 4-dr, new tires, stereo, every option, near mint, $3,500. 333-9899
2002 GMC 1500 4x4, 152,000km, auto V8, ext cab, 6'5" box, in great shape, $7,500 obo. 332-3726
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1997 FORD Escort, 235,000kms, great cond, fully winterized, studded & summer tires. Leaving Yukon, $1,500 obo. 514-971-2566
2003 GMC Sierra 4X4, burgundy, 4 door, running boards, tunnel cover, great truck for winter, $8,000 obo. 335-7799
Our Wish List...
Bears
2001 CHRYSLER Neon Mechanic's Special or for parts, blew a timing belt, good 195/65R15 snow tires, first $200 takes it away. 633-3126 or 667-6677
2006 FORD F350 4-dr super duty 4X4, ARP head, 300,000 kms, MBRP exhaust, lots of extras, $8,800. 334-6857
Come on down & visit with ALL OF US at the shelter.
Zoie
2003 PONTIAC Sunfire, good condition, leather bra, rain guards etc, recent oil change, new tires, $2,800. 335-9223
1993 CHRYSLER Concord 4-dr sedan, 6-cyl, 34 mpg, good body & glass, 211,000kms, set of winter & summer tires, $1,200 obo. 334-2365
The following insurance salvage is up for bids. Salvage vehicles may have signiďŹ cant collision damages. Listed salvage is currently located at Irving Collision Repairs. GST will be added to all bids. It is offered on an “as is, where isâ€? basis. The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Bids close at 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 21, 2015. Contact Irving Collision Repairs (867-667-6315) for viewing appointment & information. YEAR 2013 2000 2009 2009 2008 2008 1997
2008 TOYOTA Corolla, manual, all season and winter studded tires, 184,000km, great condition, good on fuel, $7,000. 333-4014
WANTED: ATV/QUAD trailer or utility trailer. Must hold two quads. Needs to be in good shape. Not wanting 2-place tilt deck. 334-7669
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
Shylo
2013 NISSAN Murano, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, AWD, exc cond, $26,000. 334-6799
2007 PONTIAC G5, 80,400kms, 2-dr, 5-spd, 4cyl, new battery & thermostat, 2 new sets of tires, great cond, $5,500 obo. 334-8102
LIKE NEW: Rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, spare carbide runners, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover, $5,500.
RUNNING AT LARGE...
2014 CHEVROLET Cruze LT, loaded, 1.4 ltr turbo auto, white/blk interior, 10,623km, shows like new, $12,000. 668-7455
WANTED: 1983 to 1990 Toyota p/u 4x4 long box, 4 cyl for parts. 633-4666
2009 Yamaha Venture MP 4-stroke
For more information contact Linda Priestley at 1-867-633-6019 or email linda.priestly@humanesocietyyukon.ca
Cars
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1996 GMC Serria 2wd, 8' box c/w 2 sets of tires and rims, s&w, 305 Vortec, 300,000kms, runs great, some electricql work needed, $1,500 obo. 334-5768 1996 PLYMOUTH Voyager van, vg condition, clean and smooth, 280,000km, tinted windows, $2,600 obo. 322-1476
Auto Parts & Accessories JERRY CANS, $12 obo. 668-5085
If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.
Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.
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TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 LEER TRUCK cap. Fits midsize 4dr pickups (Canyon/ Tacoma or similar) with 5.1ʼ bed. Exc cond, rear gate locks, factory installed roof rack rails, $1000 obo. Must sell. Call/text 332-2352 bet 6-9pm
Pets CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy training classes January 19 Basic obedience class January 19 Private Lessons Dog Puller Coacing www.caninesandcompany.ca 333-0505
YUKON NEWS 2005 KNIT 900, 162 rip saw track, needs bearings changed, have parts but no time, $3,000. 336-3922
CLIMB YUKON will host its AGM on December the 17th at 6pm at Sport Yukon, 4061-4th Avenue.
Marine
CANDLE LIGHT service at Trinity Lutheran Church, Strickland Street, Christmas Day service at 10am. All are welcome.
PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
FREE BOARD Game Drop-In @ Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room, Saturday December 19th, 12-4pm. Games provided, all are welcome. Hosted by the Yukon Comic Culture Society. More info: info@yukomicon.com 5 À 7 All in Music, one Thursday a month, French-speaking musicians perform at Baked Cafe. December 17th: Nadine Landry and Sammy Lind, Country and Cajun. zik-o-baked.afy.yk.ca
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
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 BLUE-NOSED PIT bull puppies, 1st shots, dewormed, $1,000. 633-4590 BLUE HEELER X Border Collie X Terrier pups, ready late December, both parents good farm dogs, $75. Shiela 668-5964
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles TAITʼS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com RONʼS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʼs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2005 570 Panther Arctic Cat snow machine with skimmer, elec start & reverse, exc cond, $2,500. 334-6799 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 2001 SKANDIC wide track, 2,500 original kms, 300km on new pistons, rings & head gasket, $5,900. 689-5288 2009 GRIZZLY ATV w/tracks, $7,500. 335-4237 2012 ARCTIC Cat HCR 800, 153", good running condition, 3,600km, aftermarket skis, running boards & can, $5,500 obo. 332-0665 2000 ARCTIC Cat 600 EFI powder special, only 1,545 miles, good condition, $2,100 obo. Call 667-7102 or 334-7831 2 TWIN tracks Ski-doo for sale, 1 long track, 1 short track, more info call 867-993-6765 2002 TUNDRA R, good condition, $3,500 obo. 399-3571 2013 ARCTIC Cat M 1100 4-stroke, 1,450km excellent condition, skid plate, front bumper, cover, mirror, hitch, high windshield, google bag, 153x15x2.25 track, good reliable machine. 668-7275 RECREATIONAL POWERSPORTS AND MARINE (RPM) REPAIRS Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates! Call Patrick at 335-4181 WANTED: 2001 6x6 Polaris Sportsmen 500 for parts. 332-7797 2013 POLARIS 900 XP, sxs, c/w windshield, roof & back window, $14,000. 335-4237 2006 SUMMIT 800, mint, well maintained, Ski-doo brand cover, cargo bag, Jerry can w/mount incl, $4,100 obo. 334-3416 WANTED: 2 person seat for a Ski-Doo Tundra. Or trade for a new 2016 single seat. Rev -XU platform. 334-7669
20 HP Johnson with electric start & 14ʼ aluminum lake boat, needs seat work but floats good, $1,200. 336-3922
LIVING LIFE to the Full. Learn to manage low moods, depression, anxiety, 8-week educational course, beginning first week in January, Mondays or Wednesdays from 12-1:30, Thursdays 5:15-6:45pm, $200. 668-6429 or mhayukon2015@gmail.com
Heavy Equipment 1987 385 Peterbilt tandem hwy tractor, 370 M11 Cummins, 10 spd, 12/40 axles, 165” wheel base, air ride, 690,000kms, c/w 17,000lb SKB folding crane. Invested $19,500 obo. 633-5274 D6C TILT Blade & winch $19,800. Will include brush rake for $3,500. 689-5288
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 2007 TRAILTEC dump trailer, 2-7000lb axles, exc cond, $8,500. 334-2150 WANTED: USED one or two place snow machine trailer. 334-7669
Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail glacierviewcabins@gmail.com www.glacierviewcabins.ca THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info call Joanne 668-7713 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 FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Meeting weekly, no charge. For more information please call 667-6336 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 '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 CHILKOOT TRAIL/LOG Cabin: Non-motorized weekend: Dec 18-20. Other weekends & weekdays: Multi-Use. For info: 867-667-3910 CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS at Santa's Studio, Yukon Artists at Work. Nicole Bauberger will be hosting a stab-bound notebook making workshop from 1-3, Saturday, December 19, $7 per person, 8 maximum. 4129-4th Avenue HORAIRE PISTE Chilkoot/Log Cabin: Multi-usage sauf du 18 au 20 decembre: activities non motorisees. 867-667-3910 SANTA'S STUDIO at Yukon Artists @ Work Nov. 27-Dec. 24 for a wide variety of small art works, holiday baking, preserves by Rock Island Bakery & natural body products by Berry Bluetoes. 4129 4th Avenue
YUKON SCHUTZHUND Association AGM Saturday, February 6, 2016, 4pm-6pm, Whitehorse Public Library meeting room. Dog enthusiasts welcome.
COFFEE HOUSE! Sat. Jan. 2. Featuring: Liz Pilon + the Open Stage. Help set up 6PM + open stage sign-up, 730PM show. $5 bsmt United Church, 6th+Main, 633-4255 PADDLERS ABREAST Open House & AGM/regular meeting January 14th 2016, 5:30-7:30, CGC board room. Everyone welcome. Potluck appies. New members (survivors/supporters) welcome. YRQ/recreational paddlers: pool training starts January 16 KLUANE MOUNTAIN Bluegrass Festival 2016. Tickets on sale starting Dec. 8th at Dean's Strings (Whitehorse), Kluane Machine (Haines Junction), and online: www.yukonbluegrass.com. Go to website for 2016 lineup. NEW YEARS Mardi Gras Party, Yukon Convention Centre with Soul Migration. Doors open 8pm. Tickets $25. Discount room rates with ticket purchase. Tix at YukonTickets.com, Arts Underground, Arts Centre box office WHITEHORSE SCOTTISH Country Dance classes for ALL levels of experience is every Tuesday in the Small Gym at Jack Hulland, 7pm-9pm. Come one, come all for fun and exercise. GRANDMOTHERS DO old-fashioned Christmas: stories, tea and goodies. Free event Saturday December 19 at YACL, Suite 7, Yukon Inn Plaza on 4th Ave. 1:00 - 4:00. SALSA YUKON'S Latin Dance Classes, Beginner & Intermediate Salsa, Bachata & Rueda de Casino. Starts January 7th. Info: salsayukon@gmail.com U14 STRIKERS soccer team bottle drive fundraiser Sunday, January 10, 10am-2pm in Porter Creek to lessen cost of travel to Calgary & ultimately Greenland.
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
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
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Celebration of Life for
Sybil Brittin December 20th, 2015 Join us at the Tagish Library There will be a bonfire with hotdogs, marshmallows, candies and other favourite things of Sybil. Please come to share your Sybil stories and celebrate her wonderful self.
Cecilia Katherine
“Toots”
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February 6, 1919 – December 7, 2015 Toots arrived as a newlywed in Whitehorse in January 1945. Toots’ 70 years of broad and varied Yukon experiences with family and friends will be fondly remembered. Special thanks for the care and comfort provided at Macaulay Lodge in her final years. A summer gathering will be planned to celebrate and remind us all of Toots’ sense of humour!
France Brazeau Mayer
Services
Little Footprints, Big Steps was founded to provide ongoing care and protection for the children of Haiti. We welcome and greatly appreciate your support. Please check our website to donate, fundraise or to get involved. An account at Raven Recycling has been set up for Little Footprints, Big Steps. People may donate their refundable recycling to help continue Morgan’s work in Haiti.
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France was born in Montreal, Quebec on December 29th, 1946 and peacefully passed away in Whitehorse, YT on December 13th, 2015 at the age of 68. France moved to the Yukon in 1982 and has been a proud Yukoner ever since. She loved her family very much and was a very proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed travelling and driving down the Alaska Highway to escape the Yukon winters. She would drive all the way to Mexico to enjoy the sun. France was also a very proud original member of Grace Community Church in Whitehorse. Her Church Family supported her in many ways. We will always be grateful for all of your support, especially in the last few months. France is survived by her daughter Lyne Hallman (Terry), grand children, Sarah Yuill and Daniel Yuill, step grand daughter Annabelle Hallman, and great grand daughter Charlee Lock, all from Grande Prairie, Alberta. She is also survived by her “Yukon Family”, Carina, Yuranty and Frejean Pourier, Shandra, Frank and Spencer Ursich. A special thank you to all of the Whitehorse General Hospital staff, your dedication and care was very impressive. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday December 17th, 2015 at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre at 1:00 PM with Pastor Jim Jo officiating, followed by a light lunch. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Grace Community Church (for the purchase and installation of equipment for wheelchair accessibility to the church), located at 801 Wheeler Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2P8
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Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice. Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FIRST NATION OF NA-CHO NYĂ„K DUN FNNND is inviting proposal submissions from qualified professionals to draft Lands & Resources Legislation that protects our rights & interests as identified in our Final Agreement. The deadline for submission is Dec. 28th, 2015. Please contact landsmanager@nndfn.com for detailed info.
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Sports Equipment FISCHER CLASSIC skis, waxable, 180cm, older model, great shape, c/w Salomon binding, size 8, European 40 shoes, $75. 333-9604
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 YUKON HORSE Enthusiasts: Check out www.horsinaroundyukon.com. This is a community site for all those living, working, playing or competing with horses in the Yukon. List your horse related activities here.
Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
Susan May SKAALID, of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on September 15, 2015, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 15th day of January, 2016, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below. BY: Virginia Skaalid and Darrell Moore c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
YUKON NEWS SECRETS OF the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers, $12. What to Expect the First Year, $10. Parenting: Guide to Your Baby's First Year, $10. The toddler's Busy Book, $4. All obo. 334-3698
Childcare WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals & bathe. 40-hr work week (full time). Salary, $13/hr. Reside in private Whitehorse residence. Completion of Secondary school and minimum of 1 year full time caregiving work experience required. First Aid/CPR training and criminal record check is required. Apply by phone: (867) 334-5351, (867) 456-2081, or email karen.minguito@yahoo.ca
WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals & bathe. 40-hr work week (full time). Salary, $13/hr. Reside in private Whitehorse residence. Completion of Secondary school and minimum of 1 year full time caregiving work experience required. First Aid/CPR training and criminal record check is required. Apply by phone: (867) 334-1765, or email arlene_deleon2001@yahoo.com
DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office
Furniture 3 PIECE cabinet, adjustable shelves up & down, center piece has 5 opening drawers & shelf, lights up top & bottom, all wood, call for dimensions, $800 obo. 660-5942
2 PIECE display case 70x20x20, 70x50x12, $50. 668-3968 BLUE/BLACK COMPUTER chair, gd cond, $10. 667-7840 LARGE 68X19X30” dresser & 2 night tables, $75 obo. 668-3968
LATE 1800ʼS Mission style quarter oak desk, exc cond, $800. 633-4135
Personals CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community? Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime. Info: RCMP 867-667-5555 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
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Craft Fairs FIREWEED COMMUNITY 12 Days of Christmas Market Friday, December 11 to Tuesday, December 22, Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, 10am-7pm daily, Thursday & Friday to 9pm, opening day December 11, 12noon-9pm
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PUBLIC TENDER TRANSPORTATION FOR PROCESSING OF SCRAP TIRES (WHITEHORSE ONLY) Project Description: Scrap tires are to be loaded and transported from the Whitehorse Landfill to a registered tire processor for recycling Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 6, 2016. 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 Darrin Fredrickson at darrin.fredrickson@gov.yk. 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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MODEST AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT DAWSON CITY, YUKON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION
MODEST AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT WHITEHORSE, YUKON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION
Yukon Housing Corporation is requesting information for affordable rental housing units in Dawson City, Yukon
Yukon Housing Corporation is requesting information for affordable rental housing units in Whitehorse, Yukon.
This EOI is not a tender and will not be used to evaluate, select, or pre-qualify vendors for a future competitive procurement process, if any.
This EOI is not a tender and will not be used to evaluate, select, or pre-qualify vendors for a future competitive procurement process, if any.
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title and will be received at:
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title and will be received at:
Hard copies only may be mailed or hand delivered to Yukon Housing Corporation, (867) 667-5759, 410H Jarvis St. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H5
Hard copies only may be mailed or hand delivered to Yukon Housing Corporation, (867) 667-5759, 410H Jarvis St. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H5
The closing date for submissions is before 12:00 PM on December 31, 2015.
The closing date for submissions is before 12:00 PM on December 31, 2015.
Technical questions may be directed to Mary Cameron at (867) 667-3773.
Technical questions may be directed to Mary Cameron at (867) 667-3773.
Interested parties may obtain information from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/ tenders/tms.html
Interested parties may obtain information from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/ tenders/tms.html
Interested parties may obtain the information package from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/ or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre.
Interested parties may obtain the information package from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/ or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre.
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SOLID PINE 3-drawer chest, 31”H, 17”W, $50; wicker chest, 31”L, 16”W, 15”H, $25. 311B Hanson St.
WOOD STORAGE chest, 45”L, 23ʼW, 18”H, $50. 311B Hanson St. CHILD CARE SERVICES in downtown home Up to 3 children Includes evenings & weekends 332-1721
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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 12, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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PUBLIC TENDER DUCT CLEANING & EFFICIENCY STUDY DEL VAN GORDER SCHOOL - BLDG #6700 FARO, YUKON - 2015/2016 Project Description: Cleaning interior of all ductwork, air handling units and associated equipment. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 5, 2016. 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 Barry Drury at barry.drury@gov.yk.ca. Site visit & time: December 22nd, 2015 @ 2:00 pm All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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