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Farewell to Yukon’s top cop Peter Clark is leaving to become the RCMP’s assistant commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Zeb Blower, left, and Hunter Long kiss the Stanley Cup at Sky High Wilderness Ranch on Wednesday. Members of the Scotiabank peewee house league team received a surprise visit from the cup at Fish Lake during the Scotiabank Surprise and Delight event. The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is in Whitehorse this weekend.
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Education Minister Doug Graham said the federal government’s job bank provides a better service to employers and job seekers than the YuWin job board. “When I listen to Kate, I think ‘talk about uninformed comment.’ She never bothered to check if we did an evaluation or if we were getting better value from the job bank.� Graham said the decision to cut YuWin’s funding was made after an evaluation of the website was completed last year. Up until 2014, YuWin seemed like a better option for the department, employers and job seekers, he said. But the results indicated the department should favour the federal government’s job bank. The new job bank website has a number of features that YuWin doesn’t offer, Graham said. It allows job seekers to create a profile while they’re looking for a job. It also does skill matching, by attempting to match employers with job seekers who have the skills they’re looking for. Finally, it offers a wider range of data to the department’s advanced education branch. “Those are the kinds of things YuWin simply couldn’t provide,� Graham said. The cut doesn’t automatically mean YuWin will disappear after March 31. The board is still in discussions with the department to find ways it can remain open and of-
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Correction In a Jan. 20 commentary by the Yukon Conservation Society about the Yukon’s hard rock royalties, it stated that royalties from the Minto mine were calculated using a net smelter royalty and not a profit royalty calculation. In fact, both are used. The Yukon government calculates a profit-based royalty (and then transfers it to the Selkirk First Nation) and there is also a net smelter royalty between the mining company and the Selkirk First Nation.
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he Yukon Department of Education is facing criticism for cutting the funding to the YuWin job board. For the past four years, the department’s advanced education branch has been funding the website. Last year, it received $125,000 from the territorial government. But that funding agreement ends on March 31. Rick Karp, vice-chair of YuWin’s board of directors, said the website is “absolutely critical� to the Yukon’s business community. “We have small businesses here and in fact, 83 per cent of them have eight or less employees,� he said. “For a lot of these businesses it’s tough to post on a national job bank. They need something that gets posted locally, is userfriendly and quick. “YuWin is where people have traditionally gone to for the past 15 years, they’ve relied on it.� Karp, who runs a small business, said he’s found it difficult to navigate the national job bank’s website. He said YuWin gets between 50,000 and 60,000 searches per month, and had 3.3 million hits in 2015. According to him, it only costs between $18,000 and $20,000 per year to run YuWin’s website. The rest goes towards a salary for an executive director, funding job fairs and partnerships, and advertising. Yukon NDP MLA Kate White is calling for a review of the website’s funding. “The Yukon Party government should not be cutting funding to the most popular job board in the Yukon while our economy is so sluggish,� she said in a news release this week. “Why is the Yukon Party making it harder to find work by defunding Yukon’s go-to online job board?� Education Minister Doug Graham responded to the criticism by saying the comments were misguided. He said the decision to cut YuWin’s funding was made a year ago. “He (Karp) sat in my office on Jan. 28 at which time I told him the cut was coming,� Graham said.
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Business donations offset dollar’s slide for food bank Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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ou may think that gloomy warnings about food prices growing even steeper in 2016 would mean tough times for the Whitehorse Food Bank. But clients are actually enjoying a windfall of food, thanks to donations by local businesses. Over the last few months, Whitehorse’s Superstore and Independent grocery stores, as well as G-P Distributing, have been freezing fresh food as it nears its best before date. The meat, bread and baked goods that are unlikely to sell are donated to the food bank and then given to those in need. Instead of having to increase its budget, the amount the nonprofit spends buying food has actually gone down. “Our actual order cost has gone down a couple of hundred dollars a week because these people are wonderful and make my life easier and make the clients’ lives better,” said the food bank’s executive director Kyla Merkel. “Now they get a tray of cookies, and a loaf of bread, and a thing of buns, and a steak when they walk out the door as opposed to a frozen loaf of bread and a can of ham.” Every day volunteers collect boxes of miscellaneous food from the grocery stores. That includes baked goods and meat like steak and chicken. As things stand, all food bank clients receive some sort of meat in their hampers. Every Tuesday, 200 loaves of bread get dropped off by G-P. That’s about $300 worth of bread, Merkel said. “They’re giving us the bread that they couldn’t sell and that they want to get used before it goes bad.” Along with its familiar nonperishable food drives, the Whitehorse Food Bank fills its shelves
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Kyla Merkel, executive director of the Whitehorse Food Bank, is crediting local businesses with helping the food bank keep its costs low. by buying bulk items online through a national service. Merkel said she always keeps an eye out for sales, but prices were beginning to climb. Before the local businesses stepped in, the food bank was considering ways to cut back on pricier items. “Meat itself was $1.60 or more a can and so it was equalling out to an insane amount,” she said. Food prices in Canada have been climbing for at least the last year. Those who keep an eye on the numbers suggest that 2016 is going to get worse. A report released last month by University of Guelph re-
searchers says food prices across Canada are expected to increase two to four per cent, above the general rate of inflation. Meat prices, which rose five per cent in 2015, could rise by up to 4.5 per cent in 2016, the report says. Vegetables could see a bump of between two and four per cent. “The biggest factor could be the Canadian dollar,” the report’s lead author, Sylvain Charlebois, said in a statement. “For every cent the dollar drops, foods that are imported likely increase one per cent or more. For fruits and vegetables, unlike with meats, it’s more
challenging to find substitutes in Canada, so shoppers will have to cope with higher prices.” The Canadian dollar has been hovering around 70 U.S. cents for the last week or so. The all-time low for the loonie is just under 62 cents. That happened in 2002. Whitehorse Food Bank clients get three days worth of emergency food once a month. The businesses involved say that stepping in to help was the right thing to do. “I think it’s important for us, in the position that we’re in, that if we can help that we do,” said Mark Wykes, owner/operator of
the Independent. In 2012 the Yukon legislature passed the Donated Food Act. It says if someone makes a charitable food donation in good intentions, they are not liable if someone gets sick from eating that food. Tyler Doll, operations manager with G-P, said the company often offers food to non-profits in need. “I think a lot of people need help within the Yukon, and it’s businesses like ours that should be reaching out and lending a hand where we can.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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he first step in the planning phase for the construction of a francophone high school in Whitehorse is now underway. The Yukon government and French school board announced yesterday they had awarded a functional planning contract to Thibodeau Architecture and Design, a firm that has offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Whitehorse. That contract includes developing space and site requirements, such as the number of classrooms in the school and the size of the gym. It also includes establishing a
preliminary construction schedule and budget for the building. Marc Champagne, the school board’s executive director, said it’s a big step for both parties. “For us it’s important because it’s a concrete step and it brings us closer to building a new school,” he said. The architectural firm will also come up with a suitable construction delivery method, Champagne said, and make a recommendation. That could be a design-build agreement where both services are contracted to a single company, like with Clark Builders and the new F.H. Collins School. Or it could be a traditional build where the design and construction are contracted to different companies.
The planning of a francophone high school in Whitehorse has been in the works for years. The idea of combining a high school with a community centre has been floating around since 2007, the year the school board first proposed a new high school. Champagne presented conceptual plans of what a new school could potentially look like at the board’s annual general meeting in October. It would include classrooms, a library, a theatre space for over 200 people and offices for Association franco-yukonnaise staff. The theatre would be available to all Yukoners. As it stands, space is running out for high school students at Academie Parhelie. The Grade 9-10 and 11-12
classes have been using portable classrooms for over a year. In May 2015, the school board picked the site of Riverdale’s skate park for a future high school among three options presented by the Yukon government. If built, it would be the sixth school in Riverdale. Education Minister Doug Graham has committed to building the school but hasn’t formally announced it would be built in Riverdale, nor has he talked about a completion date. In an interview yesterday Graham said the site still hasn’t been finalized. “But this (contract) helps us along that road,” he added. “We’re trying to hurry because we know it’s a real priority for them.”
No timeline has been set for the construction of the school, but a newly created construction committee has indicated it would like to see it completed by the fall of 2018, in time for the start of that school year. Champagne said it’s still possible to stick to that timeline. “We’ve very pleased that we’ve gotten to this stage of the process,” he said. Work is anticipated to be complete by the end of March 2016. At that point, the French school board needs to apply and obtain funding from Canadian Heritage to help cover the costs of the project. It also needs to apply for a development permit to the City of Whitehorse. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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o you wonder where your imported beer bottles, pickle and pasta sauce jars end up once you put them in your recycling bin? Look no further than the Whitehorse landfill. That’s a practice that has never changed, according to Danny Lewis, Raven Recycling’s education coordinator. “We’ve never kept that a secret,� he said. “Glass is one of the very few items that we feel comfortable allowing to go to the landfill.� The issue surrounding glass’s final destination surfaced at a city council meeting a few weeks ago, when Mayor Dan Curtis commented it wasn’t worth putting glass containers in recycling bins because it all ends up in the landfill anyway. This came as a surprise to some who believed our glass containers were shipped south to facilities where they would be washed and re-used. Although a lot of glass does get reused – about 40 per cent, Lewis estimates – the majority does wind up in the landfill. There are a few reasons for this. When glass is collected at Raven it’s separated into multiple categories, one of which is refillable bottles, Lewis explains. Some domestic beer bottles
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are sent south, where they are re-used, and some are sent to Yukon Brewing, which washes and re-uses them. The territory’s beverage container regulations fund this process. Consumers pay a refundable deposit and a recycling fee on purchases of designated beverage containers. When they return the empty beverage containers to a recycling depot, they receive the refundable deposit. The recycling fee goes to the Yukon government, which uses the funds to pay for handling, processing and transportation fees for the empty containers. Other glass is separated into two categories: refillable wine bottles are washed and stored for customers to purchase, while everything else (imported beer bottles, liqueur bottles and jars, for example) is crushed into three different sizes. Raven uses an Andela Glass Pulverizer machine, which grinds glass into pebble and sand size. That’s used for landscaping and gardening, Lewis said. A local company even uses it in its concrete table tops and counters. The sand can be used for sandbagging or spread on roads near the landfill, Lewis said. The bigger chunks of glass – 50 to 60 per cent of all glass Raven collects – is sent to the landfill, where it is mostly used as clean fill to weigh garbage down and prevent it from flying away. Shipping glass south would be too costly, Lewis said, and can’t be justified considering the small volume Raven gets. Lewis said people often ask
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him why they should bother rinsing out jars and bottles, if it’s going to end up in the landfill anyway. “We appreciate when people do that because when it comes to putting it through the machinery to crush it, you can imagine if it’s covered in peanut butter or jam,� he said. The City wants to implement its own curbside recycling program and charge ratepayers about $15 a month, which would cover the cost of collecting and processing recyclables. But some criticism was levelled at the City when it was revealed that Styrofoam and glass wouldn’t be collected as part of the service. Lewis said very few Canadian jurisdictions collect glass as part of their curbside recycling programs. That’s because there are safety issues for blue bin staff. “Glass gets broken in bins and it’s especially dangerous when it has to be hand-sorted on a conveyer belt,� he said. “Once the bottles are broken you can’t get a refund for them.� Glass is also extremely tough on Raven’s machinery, he added. The Andela machine requires upwards of $10,000 per year in maintenance. “It’s an uncommon thing for glass to be acceptable in a blue bin system and I believe that’s where the mayor was going when he made those comments,� Lewis said. “We encourage people to bring their glass to the recycling centre because we’ll crush it and it gets used more effectively that way,� he said.
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Events planned to help understand the impacts of residential schools damage left behind by residential schools. Ross said the impact of taking thousands of aborigihen Rupert Ross nal children away from their started law school no one was talking about families and culture can still be felt generations later. residential schools. Kids who went to residenWhen he started working in aboriginal communities no one tial schools grew up in a place where no one wanted to hear was considering a First Nations’ perspective on healing or them talk at all, never mind what the history of colonialism talk about their feelings, Ross said. had done to destroy the comThey sometimes grew up munities. to be parents who have had “We were just sent up north to numb themselves and are to take our legal system to unable to model emotional those primitive people and bring them up to date,� he said. health for their children. That includes the basics like recog“That was never directly nizing different emotions and said, but that was the impresunderstanding how to manage sion that I went north with. It them, Ross said. came as a shock to find myself “Everything gets buried until learning while I was up there, it explodes, and it explodes instead of just imposing our with the violence that I prosway of doing things.� ecuted for 26 years.� As a Crown attorney, Ross Ross said he frequently conducted criminal prosecuprosecuted people for violent tions in more than 20 remote, crimes like murder who had fly-in First Nation communilittle to no criminal record. ties in northwestern Ontario, The people in their lives including more than 20 homiseemed surprised, usually cides. blaming the violence on someHe witnessed the extent of social breakdown in many First thing like alcohol. But it’s more complicated than that, he said. Nation communities. “It’s all the other stuff that “It was clear that they was boiling around inside. couldn’t have survived for thousands of years showing the They didn’t know how to mansame symptoms, so something age it, they didn’t know what happened to change them,� he was there, and they didn’t know how to control what was comsaid in an interview this week. ing into their emotional skill “That became my question. sets and so they just exploded How can communities be rein what we think of as mindless duced to this level of dysfuncviolence. tion and violence and every“It’s not mindless, it goes thing else. What did it?� Ross will be Whitehorse and back several generations.� During his career Ross has Carcross next week along with had posts with both the federal two other leading experts, Dr. Department of Justice and Lee Brown and Tonya Gomes, talking about the psychological Health Canada, travelling the Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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Former crown attorney Rupert Ross is coming to the Yukon next week to speak about the long-lasting impacts of residential schools. country looking at indigenous approaches to healing. He said he’s seen the positive impact of programs that connect people with the cultural roots that were taken from them. “If you read the responses of people who’ve been through
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opposite.� Next week’s events start on Tuesday with a discussion titled “Exploring the psychological damage of residential schools,� from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. The other events will be held from Wednesday to Friday at the Carcross Tagish First Nation capacity building in Carcross. Ross said the events are open to anyone, with the goal of community healing in mind. “People have to recognize that what goes on that’s negative is not because of individual failure, it’s rather a cultural dynamic that has put them in a situation where their behaviour was virtually predetermined,� he said. “If people stop holding themselves to blame for the stuff they’ve done and then if they start to find out that there are ways to overcome those cultural factors, the historical factors, then they can become healthy again.� He said anyone who works with First Nations, including teachers and lawyers, can benefit from these kinds of events, “to gain an understanding of children who are coming in front of them. How did those children get built?� The events have a $75 registration fee. Both the Carcross Tagish and Kwanlin Dun First Nations are willing to help members with that cost if they are interested in attending. More information can be found on both First Nations’ Facebook pages. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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year after Yukon got its first gold at the figure skating nationals, the territory got its first pairs medal at the championship this week. Whitehorse’s Bryn Hoffman and her Alberta skating partner Bryce Chudak won silver in junior pairs at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Halifax on Wednesday. “It’s actually bitter-sweet,” said Hoffman. “We’re really happy to have placed well and won a silver, obviously. It feels amazing. But in our long program we didn’t skate as well as we could have and we did make some mistakes.” Hoffman, 18, and Chudak, 20, placed second in both programs out of nine teams. They scored a personal best of 51.25 in the short Tuesday and an 87.90 in the free Wednesday for a combined 139.15. “Although the (free) program wasn’t going how we wanted it to go … As the program went on we focused on all the details, our spins and choreography sequence – doing all the easier elements really, really well to try to get as many points as we could,” said Hoffman. With their silver placing, Hoffman and Chudak are now waiting to learn if they will be selected to represent Canada at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary this March. It wouldn’t be the first time they skate for Canada at an international competition. The two placed fourth at International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix competitions in Colorado and Poland so far this season. The Hoffman-Chudak team, who placed seventh at last year’s nationals, live and train in Calgary where Hoffman attends the University of Calgary. Also competing in Halifax was Whitehorse’s Rachel Pettitt, the winner of Yukon’s first gold at last year’s championship in novice women. The 16-year-old, who now competes in junior women, placed sixth out of 18 skaters on Thursday. “I’m really very pleased with how I finished for my first junior nationals,” said Pettitt. “I didn’t have the best free program, but I’m proud of finishing seventh in the free with not my best skate.
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Whitehorse’s Bryn Hoffman, right, and partner Bryce Chudak perform their free program at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Halifax on Wednesday. Hoffman and Chudak won silver in junior pairs.
“I’m walking away proud and ready to train and be ready for the next one.” Like Hoffman and Chudak, Pettitt notched a personal best in her short with a 48.87 for third place on Wednesday. She then placed seventh in the free with a 79.08 on Thursday for a combined score of 124.95, about five points from her personal best. “I just did everything the best I could,” said Pettitt of her short. “I
just performed very well, got all my jumps done, and just enjoyed it a lot.” Pettitt, who skates for Yukon’s Arctic Edge Skating Club and trains in Kelowna, also won Yukon’s firstever gold in figure skating at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Both Hoffman and Pettitt skated for Yukon at the 2011 Canada Winter Games that, like this week’s nationals, took place in Halifax. “I love it here in Halifax – I
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he Yukon RCMP’s commanding officer is preparing to leave the territory after six years spent leading the Yukon’s police force. Chief Superintendent Peter Clark will leave the Yukon in the coming months to head up the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador, where he will be appointed assistant commissioner. “This territory has been our home since 2009 and it will be difficult for my wife and I to leave the Yukon,� Clark said in a news release on Thursday. “We have had many wonderful experiences and have come to know friends and colleagues that we will miss.� During his time as commanding officer, Clark worked to improve the relationship between the RCMP and local communities and First Nations. He took over in June 2010, shortly after the Yukon division had been tested by two major police scandals. In 2008, Raymond Silverfox died of sepsis and pneumonia after spending 13 hours in police custody. A tape of the incident showed officers mocking Silverfox as he lay in his own vomit and excrement. A year later, two Watson Lake officers were charged with sexual assault, though they were later acquitted. Clark acted as co-chair during a
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Chief Superintendent Peter Clark, seen here in 2011, is leaving the Yukon to take a post as assistant commissioner of the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador. review of the Yukon’s police force in 2010, which was in part a response to these and other incidents. After months of public consultation, the review led to a report called Sharing Common Ground, which made 33 recommendations for strengthening the relationship between the RCMP and the public. In an interview with the News, Clark said the consultation “set the tone for improving relationships and better understanding the needs of the community.�
Clark said the most important changes made in response to the report include the construction of an arrest processing unit at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. Intoxicated people are now brought there instead of to the police station, and they have access to medical services. Another important recommendation, Clark said, was to have external police agencies conduct investigations when the Yukon RCMP are involved in a serious
injury or death. The Yukon RCMP has also set up a specialized response unit to deal with cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault and child welfare, as a result of the report’s recommendations. Clark said the RCMP now makes more of an effort to introduce officers to their communities. Yukon’s police officers have also been required to take cultural training classes at Yukon College. “Our responsibility is to provide
a police service in partnership with the community. We police with the community,� Clark said. “We can’t be successful unless we have the support and involvement of other groups.� Giving police officers the time to talk to people and build relationships is critical, Clark said. In 2015, for instance, Whitehorse experienced a rash of break-ins and theft. Clark pointed out that police relied on tips from the community to solve those cases. “Most of the investigations that have been concluded... did not happen because we found somebody with a hammer in their hand and leaving a store with a bunch of stolen property.� Looking ahead, he said the Yukon RCMP must continue to look at the root causes of crime, including drugs and homelessness. He also said police must have the time to stop and talk to people instead of going straight from call to call. But he stopped short of saying the territory needs more officers. “I think there’s always that kind of belief that more will solve a problem. It’s more complicated than that.� Clark still hasn’t chosen a departure date. According to the news release, “the RCMP process to identify the next commanding officer for Yukon is in its early stages and will unfold in the following weeks and months.� Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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he real problem with the City of Whitehorse’s curbside recycling scheme is that it ignores the Yukon capital’s unique history. Back in the 1970s, as the city’s sustainability webpage notes, our waste management solution was to take the community’s trash and throw it off a cliff into McIntyre Creek. Why is it that we no longer embrace this proud tradition? Because a bunch of busy-body bureaucrats are sticking their noses in other people’s business, that’s why. First they come and roll out a plan pretty much akin to socialism, by building a landfill and forcing residents to pay for curbside garbage pickup. Then they sneakily introduce a similar service to composting. Now they plan to do the same thing for recyclables! And, as if that ain’t bad enough, their plans could step on the toes of Whitehorse Blue Bin Recycling, a local business that currently offers curbside recycling pickup to about 800 households. The current system seems to work just fine, thanks. Who cares that Raven Recycling, which processes the bulk of the territory’s recyclable waste, including everything that Blue Bin carts away, says it will eventually go broke under the current arrangement? Or that P&M, the city’s other processor, admits it would be quickly overwhelmed without Raven? Or that both processors depend on considerable city and territorial funds to stay afloat? What we should be talking about is freedom. That is: our freedom to take our precious half-washed yogurt tubs to the depot ourselves. And if the processors follow through on threats to charge fees for drop-off service? Well, they can stop whining and find something else to do. We’ll just go back to throwing our junk off a cliff. The above is an admittedly less-than-generous gloss of the less-than-reasoned opposition to the city’s proposed curbside recycling scheme. But if throwing our garbage off a cliff seems silly today, it’s also worth keeping in mind that nobody in their right mind would develop Whitehorse’s current kludgy recycling system if they were asked to design something from scratch. And, if the city succeeds in replacing it with something better, after a few short months it’s unlikely that many people will miss it. With that said, the city could be doing a better job selling the merits of its plan to the public. It could start by making it easier to find on the city’s website a report prepared by Morrison Hershfield in Dec. 2014, since it provides the business case for what the city seeks to put in place: roll out a curbside recycling program that would cost residents about $15 per month. Skeptics may well wonder whether that is a reasonable fee for a city of our size and location. The consultants who wrote the report conclude it is on the steep side, but probably the best a city in our position could pull off. The consultants reviewed 14 municipalities with curbside collection programs across Canada – from tiny Grand Forks, B.C. to the big city of Vancouver – and found an average
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annual cost for residential complete curbside pickup of $207. As things stand, Whitehorse charges $124 for garbage and compost. That means for Whitehorse to match the average cost of an all-in curbside service, the city’s recycling program would need to cost just $84 per year, or $7 per month. It turns out that’s also the estimated cost of a municipal pickup program – but that excludes the cost of processing. As things stand, both Raven and P&M earn money from beverage container refunds but take a loss on pretty much everything else. So both operations are beholden to annual sums, called diversion credits, paid by the territory and city. Last year the Yukon government paid $641,000 in diversion, while the city paid $207,300, well above the $150,000 set aside for this in the budget. The trouble is these credits often still don’t cover the full cost of processing and shipping recyclable commodities down the Alaska Highway. Our processors told the consultants their costs work out to $350-400 per tonne. Of that, $100-150 per tonne goes towards transporting waste, either by barge or transport truck, to commodity purchasers. That means we pay between $50-100 per tonne more than you would if dealing with a large Lower Mainland processing facility – a difference that the consultants say is explained by how our two smaller processors both lack automated sorting machines and other fancy equipment. Whitehorse’s plan would result in residents paying about $25 per month, or $300 annually, for a pickup service that included garbage, compost and recycling. That’s at the high end of the municipalities covered by the consultants’ review, but none of the underlying cost estimates sound particularly extravagant when held up against a variety of comparisons. Critics of the city scheme say it shouldn’t be mandatory. The report justifies this approach because doing so would ensure more recyclables end up diverted from the landfill, and more money goes towards supporting processors. The city envisions hauling in about $700,000 annually for the processor that held the contract, to help process an
estimated 1,750 tonnes of waste. As we’ve noted before, hauling your own recyclables may not seem so appealing if Raven follows through with plans to introduce tipping fees. Fine, some huff: we’ll go to P&M. But all parties involved envision a day when diversion fees disappear – in which case, it’s hard to imagine free drop-off remains a viable business plan for anyone. Until recently both P&M and Blue Bin expressed support for the city’s curbside plans. Now both have gotten cold feet and worry they may not win the contract. Well, maybe this is a sign they are not the best ones to do the job. After all, is the municipal government in the business of delivering public services efficiently, or in propping up businesses so that people have jobs for life? Of course, if residents are truly dead-set against paying the price of recycling themselves, there’s also another option: use someone else’s money. After all, that’s the current approach, with the city and territory both paying diversion fees. If the Yukon government covered, say, half the processing costs for the city’s curbside program, that could shave $5 off residents’ monthly fees, bringing the program much closer to the average rate identified by the city’s consultants. As things stand, the city’s plan envisions the Yukon government pulling less weight in offsetting recycling costs than it currently does. So why is it, if some residents are in a big huff about having to pay more money themselves, that our territorial ministers have succeeded so far in staying hunkered away in their bunker while the debate plays out? Government officials say they’re busy working on a territory-wide scheme. That’s not a bad idea, but let’s remember that the city has had these plans on the books for a full year now, and we’re still waiting to learn what role the territory sees itself playing. And let’s also remember that Raven’s recent shutdown was largely because of government dithering on this file. For lack of a minister speaking to the matter, this just feels like more of the same. (JT)
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What will you do with your share of the Yukon’s $58-million windfall? economic news for places such as Turkey, Singapore, Japan or the Yukon. What do I mean by “big bucks” in the Yukon’s case? In 2012, Statistics Canada estimated we used 137 million litres of fossil fuel a year. In June 2014, just before falling oil prices became big news, the Yukon Statistics Bureau says regular unleaded cost $1.42 and half a cent per litre in Whitehorse. Just before Christmas, that figure was 99.8¢, a difference of roughly 42¢. If a similar reduction happened across all the kinds of fossil fuels we use, that would be a savings of $58 million. That’s around $1,500 per Yukoner per year. You don’t even have to pay tax on it. Even better, you didn’t need to do anything. You didn’t have to buy new bulbs for the house, get to work by snowbike instead of car or even wear a sweater and turn down the thermostat. The Yukon isn’t immune to the downside of low energy prices. If the Alberta-powered Canadian economy stutters, that will flow through into our transfer payment eventually. Some of the forces powering lower oil, such as weakening emerging markets economies, also negatively affect the mining industry.
If your retirement savings were invested in the Canadian stock market, and therefore likely in oil stocks, your portfolio is likely taking a beating. And if you were working on a renewable energy project here, your business case now faces a higher bar. It’s even worse if you’re worried about climate change (which you probably should be). For all the talk about carbon taxes, keep in mind that B.C.’s much praised carbon tax works out to about 7¢ per litre. That won’t encourage cutting fossil fuel usage if it’s matched by a 42¢ fall in the starting price per litre. Nonetheless, Yukoners are large net beneficiaries of lower energy prices. This is natural, since we use a huge amount of energy by global standards to power our northern lifestyles. So what are you going to do with your share of it? Not every Yukoner will benefit by $1,500 exactly. In what will strike some as spectacular cosmic unfairness, you’ll see a smaller benefit if you already walk to work, live in a small and well-insulated house, and don’t fly very much. For those who drive big trucks, live in over-sized and poorly insulated houses, and like to spend the weekend in Vancouver, low oil prices are great news.
You have a few options. Option 1 is the Spinal Tap option: just spend it. To paraphrase one of the members of Spinal Tap, if you get a windfall then you should spend half of it on having a really memorable party and then just fritter the other half away. 2015 data showing surging purchases of full-size pickups and sport utility vehicles in the United States suggests that many of our American friends have picked this option already. Option 2 is to pay down debt. With the Canadian economy struggling due to low oil prices, it’s become less likely that interest rates will start going up as soon and by as much as economists thought six months ago. Nonetheless, if you’re running a balance on your credit card or have high consumer or car loans, you could do much more foolish things with your savings than pay off a few bucks of debt. It’s a boring option, but gets more interesting once you do the math and realized how much compound interest costs you over the course of a multi-year loan. Option 3 is to invest the money to save even more on energy in the future. If you’re driving a clunker with bad mile-
age but couldn’t afford to swap it for a new car, perhaps this is the moment. I’d suggest getting the most fuel economic vehicle you can. Even at 99.8¢ per litre, it’s still expensive to fill up a Suburban. And low prices may not last forever. A similar logic applies to buying those expensive low-energy light bulbs or getting some work done on the draftiest holes in your house. Just make sure your investment is actually an investment, not just wishful spending. Look for things where the investment pays back within five years or less. Many people report even better results than this with energy-efficient bulbs, for example. Re-insulating your forty-year-old administration building may be a different story. If you do end up choosing the Spinal Tap option, be sure to invite some Alaskans, oil company investors or neighbours who just spent $20,000 re-insulating their homes. They may need some cheering up.
to make money as they continue their operations without continuously whining, like some The Utilities Consumers’ Group other operations. Let them has been reading and hearing all expand and look after those sorts of rhetoric, including the citizens who so chose this accurbside recycling report precommodation. The city does not pared for the City of Whitehorse, have to become involved as that regarding the necessity for the only drives up rates due to unCity to implement universal necessary management. Let the curbside recycling and increase free market dictate the price. the funding diversion for recyTo help out the recycling cling operations. One such operation has even operators, continue with the City diversion funding as this stated they may charge a dropsaves on the future developoff fee in their depot. How preposterous! And the gall to claim ment and costs of a new landfill site. If it works now why fix it? that they subsidize recycling Just expand on the positives of services. As recipients of grants the existing programs. The terand diversion costs, how can ritorial government has serious they claim “they” subsidize? funding environmental obligaWhitehorse residential contions in this matter as well. sumers pay more than enough Here are some novel ideas: for solid waste disposal as it is. Why not formulate a bylaw that Even the City report and one makes all Yukon businesses rerecycler clearly identify that sponsible to receive and recycle residential recycling is a small all their packaging. This has portion of the waste stream. To been done in many European increase residential waste rates cities for years! When corporaonly punishes those citizens tions have to pay for their own who have been consciously mess, they may even start to recycling and composting for package more responsibly with many years prior to the city far less styrofoam and plastics, becoming involved. or even better none of these It is the same old adage: undesirables. the lowest common denominAnd require more products ators always drive City costs to include a refundable deposit up because they are too lazy or too busy to do what is practical. and recycling fee on purchases, i.e. all cans and plastic containWhy are some people still coners. tinuously wasting black plastic Don’t listen to those who bags in their garbage cans? want to initiate higher rates We already have a private through new programs for their blue box supplier that appears
own benefit nor condone whining or threatening to close shop. If your goal is to achieve “user pay,” then this universal curbside collection idea is not the answer. Leave the present curbside business and offer extended service to those who wish the convenience! One more question to mayor and council: How many of you will honour your election commitments to hold taxes and utilities fees stable and not continue with the yearly increases we have experienced for 10 years? Or how many will fold to the ever-encroaching bureaucracy’s smoke and mirrors?
Trail users have indicated that they are seeing more people on the Millennium Trail than in previous winters. Perhaps this is because clearing has made the trail more accessible than ever before, especially to those with mobility issues. In addition to mayor and council, we would also like to thank Athletics Yukon for bringing the issue forward for public discussion in November 2014, the city’s parks and community development department, and the operations (public works) staff who actually do the work. Finally, we would like to thank the Klondike Snowmobile Association for its past efforts in packing the Millennium Trail in often difficult conditions.
This is a website that receives thousands of hits per day, so it is very actively being used in the Yukon. I can personally attest to its success, as in the past, I have been able to find work very quickly from the site. This is absolutely the best place to go to see what work is available all over the territory, as no other resource, including the Canada job bank, is so comprehensive and specific to our territory. This resource is a very important part of the Yukon work force, and whatever the decision to shut it down is based upon, there is a lack of understanding of what resources need to be kept available to Yukoners. I hope that there will be somewhere else that YuWIN can apply for funding, as this resource has been invaluable to myself and thousands of other people in the Yukon.
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lummeting energy prices made a lot of smart people look dumb in 2015. The “peak oil” pundits who said we were running out of the stuff now make sorry spectacles on the business news channels. Business cases have been blowing up all over the place, and not just for multi-billion dollar oil projects. If heating oil prices go any lower, we probably don’t want to know how many decades it will take to pay off the $5.5 million the Yukon government is spending re-insulating its headquarters. The mayhem is making people do the unthinkable, like propose income taxes in Alaska or – amazingly – a sales tax in Saudi Arabia. You can save big bucks, however, if you are an oil importer. Low energy prices are good
Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. He won this year’s Ma Murray award for best columnist. You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show.
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Thanks for keeping our city trails clear Open letter to Whitehorse mayor and council: Active Trails Whitehorse Association would like to thank mayor and council for providing the necessary funding to allow the clearing of snow on the Riverfront Trail from Rotary Peace Park to Spook Creek Station. This activity commenced in February of 2015 and will be continued this year. In addition, the city has now included the clearing of the Millennium Trail in the current year’s capital budget. Apparently, the work will be done once a week depending on snowfall.
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Don’t shutter YuWIN I feel that the decision to cut funding to the YuWIN online job board is an egregious error.
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Savings at the pump not offsetting soaring produce prices, experts say tor in the loonie’s slide, in turn nudging the cost of fresh proCanadian Press duce – which is predominantly imported – higher. TORONTO The price of fruits and vegeanadians may be pockettables climbed between 9.1 and ing a little extra change 10.1 per cent last year and that at the gas pump and on is expected to continue rising, their heating bills thanks to the according to a report by the Food plummeting price of crude, but Institute at the University of experts say soaring food prices Guelph. are more than offsetting those “So much of what we buy savings. as a consumer is imported,” “The percentage of our budget says Perry Sadorsky, associate that goes to transportation is professor of economics at the much smaller than the percentSchulich School of Business at age of our budget that is conYork University. “A lower dollar sumed in food,” said Ian Lee, an just makes the cost of importing economics professor at Carleton more expensive.” University’s Sprott School of Meanwhile, gasoline prices Business. have not fallen as dramatically as “Yes, we’re saving at the pump, the price of crude, which is down but the savings are more than roughly 75 per cent from its peak offset by what we’re paying in the in June 2014. food stores.” “When you hear about lower The Bank of Canada’s efforts oil prices, it does not necessarto stimulate the economy last ily translate into lower gasoline year by slashing its overnight prices,” Sadorsky says. “The lending rate has been one facintegrated oil companies have Alexandra Posadzki
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Liberal tax changes to drain about $100M more per year than expected: watchdog billion in 2020-21. The numbers were crunched after New Democrat finance critic Guy Caron asked the budget office to examine the fiscal impact of the Liberal tax changes. He also made a request to the
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Tennis stars, past and present, want names of match fixers BuzzFeed titled its story, “The Tennis Racket,” and said that half Associated Press of those 16, including a Grand MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Slam winner, were at this year’s Australian Open. round the world, players, “This really casts a very dark commentators and fans shadow on our sport right now,” echoed the call of Roger Mary Jo Fernandez said on Federer, who wants to know ESPN, as part of a panel discusnames of those suspected of sion Wednesday on the contromatch-fixing in a growing scanversy. dal that one ex-pro described “Hopefully because the world as a “major wake-up call for the is watching, something will be world of tennis.” done about it. We need to flag Many called for clarity, saying who these players were,” said the public and players have a Fernandez, a three-time Grand right to know who is suspected Slam finalist, winner of two of cheating. Others warned that the match-fixing scandal has the Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and two Olympic gold potential to damage the reputation of tennis, just like doping or medals. Federer was among the first corruption scandals have hurt to demand more information: professional cycling, athletics, “I would love to hear names,” baseball and soccer. the Swiss star said Monday Martina Navratilova, the at a post-match news confer18-time Grand Slam champion, ence. Referring specifically to tweeted: “We need facts, not the claim about a former Grand suppositions.” Slam winner, he asked, “Was it The scandal broke Monday the player? Was it the support when the BBC and BuzzFeed team? Who was it? Was it before? News published reports – timed Was it a doubles player, a singles for the start of the Australian player? Which Slam? It’s so all Open – alleging that tennis over the place. It’s nonsense to authorities have ignored widespread evidence of match-fixing answer something that is pure speculation.” involving 16 tennis players who His comments have resonated have ranked in the top 50 over with those who say not knowing the past decade. Jocelyn Gecker
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Roger Federer of Switzerland makes a backhand return to Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday. leads to dangerous speculation. “This is turning into a witch hunt,” said Patrick McEnroe, a former French Open doubles champion and captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team who was in Melbourne commentating. No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic was put on the spot Wednesday at a post-match news conference, where a reporter told him an Italian newspaper had just reported that he “wanted to lose” a match in Paris in 2007. “You can pick any match that you like that the top player lost, and just create a story out of it,” Djokovic said. “This is now the main story in tennis, in the sports world, there’s going to be a lot of allegations,” he said, calling it “just speculation” and saying “it is not true.” Until now, the average fan may have had little idea that ten-
nis is one of the most gambled on sports in the world, with bookmakers actively taking bets mid-match. Between matches at the Australian Open, tennis experts have explained the mechanics of match-fixing, spelling out that it doesn’t necessarily mean throwing an entire match, but could involve taking money just to double-fault or lose a set. “We in the tennis world have all heard the stories about this going on at the low levels. No one knew it was happening at the Grand Slams,” McEnroe said. “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. This is a major, major wakeup call for the world of tennis.” The BBC and BuzzFeed report prompted an immediate news conference by tennis’ governing bodies Monday in Melbourne Park, where representatives denied allegations that any evidence about match-fixing had
been suppressed. Officials noted that the sport’s anti-corruption division, the Tennis Integrity Unit, has pursued 18 disciplinary cases that resulted in life bans from the sport for five players and one official. It was set up in 2008, after a surge of suspicious betting activity in tennis. The problem for investigators, they said, is that match-fixing is very difficult to prove. Many fans have also been shocked to learn that some of the sport’s top players have been approached and offered big money to throw matches. Djokovic confirmed earlier in the week he was offered money to intentionally throw a match. The 10-time Grand Slam champion said that he was not directly approached but members of his support team were offered the money in Russia in 2007, an offer the player said was immediately rejected. During a break in commentating for ESPN, Chris Evert said the scandal had deeply affected her. “I have been so sad about this the last few days,” the 18-time Grand Slam winner said. “We as tennis players have always been so proud about the integrity of our sport.” “Hopefully the truth will come out,” she said. Andy Roddick thinks it will. The 2003 U.S. Open winner tweeted that he and another retired pro have been engaged in a guessing game: “Text I got from another former tour pro ‘we should see how many of the 16 betting guys we can name. I think I got at least 8-9.” It’s bound to come out, Roddick said in another tweet: “In the age of leaks and social media, I don’t think secrets exist.”
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Pivot Festival brings destruction to a Whitehorse stage Maura Forrest News Reporter
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here’s a new show coming to Whitehorse, and it’s almost impossible to describe. It might make you cry. It will probably make you laugh. And then it might leave you wondering how you can laugh at something so tragic. L’Immediat is a highly acclaimed blend of slapstick circus and physical theatre that follows a group of people as their world quite literally crumbles around them. And it’s making its North American debut in Whitehorse next week, as part of the annual Pivot Theatre Festival. Created by French performer Camille Boitel, L’Immediat is a story told without words by a group of seven acrobats, dancers and actors. “They try to speak,” explained Boitel, “but all the time they have problems, so they cannot.” The play’s characters are trying to complete simple tasks on a stage piled high with old furniture and other odds and ends – all the junk that crowds into everyday life. But as they move, those odds and ends begin to topple, break and fall to pieces around them. Boitel said the show is comic and tragic at the same time. “If it was in real life I think it would be very sad. But on the stage, it’s like this magic trick. The worst can be the best.” For the most part, Boitel said, the actors show very little emotion amidst all the destruction. “Most of them, they are a bit lost,” he explained. “It’s not that they are paralyzed. It’s more that they... it’s their life. Maybe they are always living like that, so they are used to it.” Even after years of touring this show in Europe and Asia, Boitel doesn’t seem entirely sure what it’s all about. There’s something about these characters we can all relate to, he explained. They’re looking for something, but they don’t necessarily know what it is. They share a certain fragility as they move through their lives. “I think it’s about us, maybe. Or about the world.” But what is perhaps most remarkable about this show is what it took to bring it here. Boitel has been in contact with Norman Armour, the artistic director of Vancouver’s PuSh festival, for several years, but the two never managed to or-
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The Association Immediat is performing at the Nakai Theatre’s Pivot Festival from Jan. 27 to 29. ganize a North American trip. Recently, after touring L’Immediat for five or six years, Boitel decided it was time to move on to other things. Jokingly, he told Armour he would come to Canada for a final tour, but only if he could come to the North. So Armour contacted Eric Epstein, the artistic director of the Yukon Arts Centre, and together they applied for a grant to make it happen.
“There were a lot of logistics to work out,” Epstein said. “There was a lot to take on, but I thought it was such a special show.” Getting the grant was just the beginning. Boitel and his company travel with a 40-foot container that holds everything they need to build the set. That trailer has to travel by ship across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal and up the west coast of North America to Van-
couver. It’s now being trucked up to Whitehorse. The whole process is kind of absurd, Boitel said, since nothing in the container has any value. “All the furniture is from the streets, so nothing costs money,” he said. “It’s junk. It’s like things from real life that nobody wants.” Still, he said it’s easier to bring everything with them than to try and collect new set
pieces at every stop. Once the container gets here, the stage will take three days to set up. And after every show, it will take five or six hours to rebuild everything for the next performance. “It’s the worst idea that you can have to do that,” Boitel joked. “And people want to see it because of this. Because we are stupid.” The Whitehorse stop is just the beginning. After the show wraps up next Friday, the set will be immediately disassembled and trucked back down to Vancouver for the next stop on the tour. The group will then head out east, to Montreal and New York. And because the container will be crossing the U.S. border, one of the other performers, Celine Schmitt, had to prepare a list of every single item it’s carrying – all 12,000 of them. “It was one week’s work,” Schmitt said. “Three people working on it for one week.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, therefore, Boitel said this will be L’Immediat’s only North American tour and its final encore. Originally, he wanted to burn the whole set once the New York shows wrapped. “But we cannot, because it’s importation,” he explained. “So we have to take it out to burn it in France.” Once they get home, they plan to perform the show one last time, and then light the whole set on fire. Evidently, this will be Yukoners’ only chance to see this unique performance. But L’Immediat is only one of the shows on offer at the ninth annual Pivot Festival. David Skelton, artistic director of the Nakai Theatre, said all the Pivot performances explore new forms of expression. Another show, called Mouthpiece, will be quite different from L’Immediat. It features two women with just a single set piece. “So it’s very austere,” Skelton explained. “And it’s more centered around the voice and text. So it’s voice-based more than (about) physicality.” The Pivot Theatre Festival runs from Jan. 24 to 31 at various venues around town. Tickets and information can be found at www.pivotfestival. com. L’Immediat will be performed at the Yukon Arts Centre from Wednesday to Friday. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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Tech at the symphony: Boston orchestra loaning patrons iPads Philip Marcelo Associated Press
BOSTON night at the symphony usually means silencing cellphones and mobile devices before the music starts. But as part of an effort to draw in a younger audience, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is loaning select patrons iPads loaded with content specific to each performance. They’ll be able to view sheet music for the pieces being played, video interviews with musicians, podcasts about the composers and analysis on the works themselves. They’ll also get a close-up view of the conductor from the musicians’ point of view from video monitors set up in the hall. The storied orchestra, which was founded in 1881, is the first to offer audience members use of customized iPads, according to Kim Noltemy, the group’s chief operating and communications officer. But other orchestras are also trying to incorporate technology. The Philadelphia Orchestra is among a handful that has developed its own mobile application to let audience members follow along with program notes, like translations of vocal parts, in real time from their personal devices. The Los Angeles Philharmonic rolled out “VAN Beethoven,” a
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An iPad with a Boston Symphony Orchestra interactive program is displayed on the conductor’s stand at Symphony Hall in Boston. customized van that gave residents last fall a chance to enjoy a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony using virtual reality headsets. And the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Virginia Symphony Orchestra are among those offering “tweet seats,” specially designated sections where concertgoers are encouraged to interact on Twitter with a concert official as they gave running commentary during select performances. Jesse Rosen, president and CEO of the League of American Orches-
tras, an approximately 800-member group based in New York, says orchestras are trying to appeal to a new generation’s changing expectations for the concert experience. “It’s about enhancing the visual experience of listening to a symphony orchestra,” he says. “It’s also about making the experience more intimate and creating a more visible contact between the performer and the audience, which is something younger audiences really seem to value.” The Boston orchestra is rolling out the iPads as part of a broader effort to draw patrons, particularly
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younger ones, to their underperforming Friday concerts. During “Casual Fridays,” symphony tickets are being offered at significantly lower prices, ranging from $25 to $45, down from as much as $145, patrons are being encouraged to dress casually, and the hall is hosting pre- and post-concert receptions with live music, snacks and a cash bar. The first performance was Jan. 15; two others have so far been scheduled for Feb. 12 and March 18. Efforts to appeal to new audiences are not without opposition from symphony traditionalists. “There’s been resistance all along to screens in concert halls” observes Rosen, of the League of
American Orchestras. Jeremy Rothman, vice-president for artistic planning at the Philadelphia Orchestra, says concerns over its LiveNote app, which debuted this season at select concerts, have diminished as concertgoers and musicians alike saw the technology in action. The app, he says, has helped some patrons become more informed and therefore more engaged in the performance while the app’s design -- greyscale text on a black background -- minimizes the impact on others. “No one is more concerned about preserving the live concert experience as we are,” Rothman says. “This is absolutely at the core of what we do. So we asked a lot of the really hard questions up front and are continuing to listen to feedback now that we’ve put it in people’s hands.” In Boston, Noltemy says the symphony orchestra has taken steps to make sure it isn’t alienating its core audience. For now, the iPads will be offered only to the 110 people seated in the rear orchestra. That section is under the balcony overhang, she notes, helping limit the impact of screen glow on other audience members. The devices will also be on a dim setting, and patrons will be given headphones to tune into the video and audio segments. “We’d prefer people watch the iPad podcasts before the concert during the pre-concert reception,” Noltemy says. “But, as you can imagine, we have no control over that.”
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New evidence points to giant 9th planet on solar system edge than 150 years, there’s good evidence that the planetary census Associated Press of the solar system is incomplete,” Batygin said, referring to CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. Neptune’s discovery as Planet 8. he solar system may have a Once it’s detected, Brown inninth planet after all. sists there will be no Pluto-style This one is 5,000 times planetary debate. Brown ought bigger than outcast Pluto and to know; he’s the so-called Pluto billions of miles farther away, say killer who helped lead the charge scientists who presented “good against Pluto’s planetary status evidence” for a long-hypothein 2006. (Once Planet 9, Pluto is sized Planet X this week. now officially considered a dwarf The gas giant is thought to be planet.) almost as big as its nearest plan“THIS is what we mean when etary neighbour Neptune, quite we say the word ‘planet,’ ‘’ Brown possibly with rings and moons. said. It’s so distant that it would take Brown and Batygin believe it’s a mind-blowing 10,000 to 20,000 big – 10 times more massive than years to circle the sun. Earth – and unlike Pluto, domiPlanet 9, as the pair of Calinates its cosmic neighbourhood. fornia Institute of Technology Pluto is a gravitational slave to researchers calls it, hasn’t been Neptune, they pointed out. spotted yet. They base their Another scientist, Alan Stern, prediction on mathematical and said he’s withholding judgment computer modeling, and anticion the planet prediction. He is pate its discovery via telescope the principal scientist for NASA’s within five years or less. New Horizons spacecraft, which The two reported their rebuzzed Pluto last summer in the search Wednesday in the Astrofirst-ever visit from Planet Earth. nomical Journal because they He still sees Pluto as a real planet want people to help them look – not a second-class dwarf. for it. “This kind of thing comes “We could have stayed quiet around every few years. To date, and quietly spent the next five none of those predicts have been years searching the skies ourborne out by discoveries,” Stern selves and hoping to find it. But said in an email Wednesday. “I’d I would rather somebody find be very happy if the Brown-Batyit sooner, than me find it later,” gin were the exception to the astronomer Mike Brown told The rule, but we’ll have to wait and Associated Press. see. Prediction is not discovery.” “I want to see it. I want to see Brown and Batygin shaped what it looks like. I want to untheir calculation on the fact that derstand where it is, and I think six objects in the icy Kuiper Belt, this will help.” or Twilight Zone on the far reachBrown and planetary scientist es of the solar system, appear to Konstantin Batygin feel certain have orbits influenced by only about their prediction, which one thing: a real planet. The vast, at first seemed unbelievable to mysterious Kuiper Belt is home even them. to Pluto as well. “For the first time in more Brown actually discovered Marcia Dunn
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This artistic rendering shows the distant view from Planet Nine back towards the sun. one of these six objects more than a decade ago, Sedna, a large minor planet. “What we have found is a gravitational signature of Planet 9 lurking in the outskirts of the solar system,’ Batygin said. The actual discovery, he noted, will be ‘’era-defining.“ Added Brown: “We have felt a great disturbance in the force.” Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington said Brown and Batygin’s effort takes his own findings to “the next level.” Two years ago, he and a colleague suggested a possible giant planet. “I find this new work very exciting,” Sheppard said in an email. “It makes the distant Super-Earth planet in our solar system much more real. I would say the odds just went from 50 per cent to 75 per cent that this
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distant massive planet is real.” Depending on where this Planet 9 is in its egg-shaped orbit, a space telescope may be needed to confirm its presence, the researchers said. Or good backyard telescopes may spot it, they noted, if the planet is relatively closer to us in its swing around the sun. It’s an estimated 20 billion to 100 billion miles away. The Caltech researchers
prefer calling it Planet 9, versus the historical term Planet X. The latter smacks of “aliens and the imminent destruction of the Earth,” according to Brown. Who knows, there could even be a Planet 10 out there well beyond No. 9, but there aren’t enough data at this point to guess, Brown said. The last real planet to be discovered in our solar system was Neptune in 1846. Pluto’s discovery came in 1930; humanity got to see the small icy world and its main moon Charon up close for the first time last July thanks to New Horizons. The spacecraft, unfortunately, is in the opposite direction of Planet 9, according to the researchers, and thus unable to help in its detection. Brown realizes skepticism will exist until the planet is actually observed. History is packed with mistaken planet-seekers, he said, and so “standing up and saying we’re right this time makes us almost look crazy – except I’m going to stand up and say we’re actually right this time.” He couldn’t resist this jab on his @plutokiller Twitter account: “OK, OK, I am now willing to admit: I DO believe that the solar system has nine planets.”
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Rick Griffiths remembered Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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ick Griffiths, a longtime Whitehorse resident whose advocacy helped spur changes to the safety rules governing Yukon’s oil-burning furnaces, passed away from cancer on Tuesday morning at the age of 86. Griffiths and his wife, Diana, moved to Whitehorse in 1967. Within two years he had started his own business, Griffiths Heating & Sheet Metal, out of his garage on the corner of Third Avenue and Rogers. He ran that business until he sold it in 1975 when he moved to Quesnel, B.C. But he ended up returning to Whitehorse 12 years later. When Griffiths first arrived in Whitehorse he felt that hockey needed more regulation and standardization, so he travelled to Grande Prairie, Alta. to become a certified referee, according to the Sport Yukon website. Upon his return he trained others to become referees and also served on the executive for minor hockey. It was on a winter night in 1971 that he and several other concerned Yukoners met in his basement to create the Yukon Sports Federation. The group would normally meet at the Jim Light Arena, close to where Griffiths lived, to play shinny hockey late at night. They would hang around after the game and talk about a number of things but “eventually the conversation would come around to the Games and the government rec guy who controlled the whole thing,” Griffiths recalled in a 2013 interview for Yukon Sport. According to the book, the group was tired of having the territorial government dictate
policy on events such as the Canada Games and Arctic Winter Games. The Yukon government resisted the idea of the group forming. “This place was all government control,” Griffiths recalled. “And it was their control that bothered us. ‘You do it our way. We’re paying for it and providing all the expertise, so you just do what you’re told and shut up.’” Griffiths was also involved in coaching hockey. Yukon Sport tells a story that took place during the 1971 Winter Games in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, when the Yukon’s minor hockey team was being badly beaten by a team from Ontario. After the first period, Griffiths told the Ontario coach they’d already won and suggested they mix the teams for the rest of the game. The Ontario coach agreed. Griffiths and his wife were both inducted in the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 1993 for their contributions to hockey, swimming and the Yukon Sports Federation between 1968 and 1974. After a short period of time living in Prince George and on Vancouver Island, Griffiths and his wife returned to the territory in 1987. That’s when Florian Lemphers met him, and the pair became good friends. Lemphers would invite Griffiths to his Lake Laberge home where they would sit on the front deck, enjoy the scenery and chat. “He would talk about his days as an outfitter in B.C. and what it was like to live in downtown Whitehorse during the 1960s,” Lemphers said. “He was just a very likable guy who had all kinds of different stories to tell.” One time Griffiths came over and asked his friend how his new furnace was doing. “It’s working fine,” Lemphers remembers telling him, “but why
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“He pushed for that for over 15 years,” said Jim Duncan, Griffiths’s son-in-law. “He was very personable and would talk to anybody about anything but things would always revert back to mechanics.” Griffiths, who was one of the very first oil-burner mechanics in the territory, shared that passion with students at Yukon College over the past four years. He lived in the senior residences nearby so he would teach the courses when Dan Scobie couldn’t make it, or he would simply drop by to talk about the industry. “He loved that the college was getting back into training oil-burner mechanics,” Scobie said, referring to the courses that resumed in Aug. 2013. As one of the first oil-burner instructors in the territory, Griffiths also offered workshops in the communities, Scobie said. “He was so easy to get along with and my class always enjoyed having him come in,” Scobie added. In his later years, Griffiths also became involved in the push to ban hydraulic fracturing from the territory. As an active member of the Yukoners Concerned about Oil and Gas Development group, he urged the legislative committee studying fracking to visit all Yukon communities, which it eventually did. Griffiths also had a green thumb. He would never return from a trip to Saskatchewan, where he grew up, “without a truckload of twigs,” Duncan said. That would usually mean cuttings from berry bushes that he would plant in Duncan’s flower beds. He was also one of the first to bring haskap berries to the territory, Duncan said. “I’ve got them in my garden and I’ll keep them going.” Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Interior, even though Canada was the only home we’d ever known. A lot has changed since my grandparents arrived, and since I was born in 1936. Women were not considered “persons” with democratic rights until 1918. People of African or Asian descent, including those born and raised here, couldn’t vote until 1948, and indigenous people didn’t get to vote until 1960. Homosexuality was illegal until 1969! In 1960, John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservative government enacted Canada’s Bill of Rights, and in 1982, Pierre Trudeau’s Liberals brought us the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with equality rights strengthened in 1985. We should celebrate those hard-won rights. I’m happy to have witnessed much of the progress my country has made. But there’s room for improvement. And in some ways Canada has gone backward. When I was a boy, we drank water from lakes and streams without a thought. I never imagined that one day we would buy water in bottles for more than we pay for gasoline. Canada has more fresh water per capita than any nation, but many indigenous communities don’t have access to clean drinking water. When I was growing up in Vancouver, Dad would take me fishing for halibut off Spanish Banks, sturgeon on the Fraser River and salmon in English Bay. Today I
can’t take my grandchildren fishing in those places because the fish are gone. As a boy, I never heard of asthma. Today, childhood asthma is as common as red hair. And half of all Canadians live in places with unacceptable air pollution. I also remember when all food was organic. I never thought we’d have to pay more not to have chemicals in our food. Today we can’t avoid the toxic consequences of our industrial and agricultural activities. We all have dozens of toxic pollutants incorporated into our bodies. We may think the highest rate of deforestation is in the Amazon but in 2014 Canada became the world leader in loss of pristine forests. Surely, in a nation with so much natural wealth, we should expect better appreciation, treatment and protection of the air, water, soil and rich biological diversity that our health, prosperity and happiness depend on. The right to live in a healthy environment is recognized by more than 110 nations – but not Canada. That inspired the David Suzuki Foundation and Ecojustice to launch the Blue Dot movement a little over a year ago. It’s exceeded our expectations, with more than 100 municipalities passing environmental rights declarations and a number of provinces considering or committing to the idea. The next step
is to take it to the federal level, by calling for an environmental bill of rights and, ultimately, an amendment to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The environmental rights campaign is also about human rights and social justice – something recognized by the United Nations, which has appointed a special rapporteur on human rights and the environment. A country and its values are measured not by the number of extremely wealthy people but by the state of its poorest and most vulnerable. Many environmental problems are tied to societal inequities – hunger and poverty, chronic unemployment, absence of social services, inadequate public transit and often conflicting priorities of corporations and the public interest – as people at the lower end of the socioeconomic scale are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards and toxic pollution. Canada has come a long way, but we can’t be complacent. We must work to maintain and strengthen the rights of all Canadians, to build an even better Canada. That means giving all Canadians the right to a healthy environment. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
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Every picture tells a story by Michael Gates
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y wife Kathy recently acquired a small collection of old Yukon photographs that included one of a group of men posing in front of the Territorial Administration Building. Today, that restored building houses the Dawson City Museum. The 120 men in the photograph are wearing jackets and ties. They are all sporting hats; 12 of them are holding rifles. There are leaves on the trees on either side, so we know it was taken during the summer. The administration building was not completed until 1901, so we also know that the photo was not taken during the gold rush. The image is evocative, but without more information, it is devoid of context or time frame. Fortunately, the photographer inscribed some information on the picture, which identifies the event, and the date when the photo was taken. The caption reads: “Second Yukon Contingent, Dawson June the 8 1916.” The First World War had raged for two years before this photo was taken. The opposing forces had reached a stalemate in a system of trenches that faced each other for hundreds of kilometres across Belgium and France. The only thing not stagnant about this conflict was the dreadful growing body count. Britain was reaching out to her colonies for a continuing supply of new soldiers to replace the dead and wounded. The Yukon had already sent a contingent overseas; in 1914, Joe Boyle, the Klondike mining king had sponsored a detachment of 50 men from the Yukon to be sent overseas. Hundreds more left the Yukon individually or in small groups and enlisted in Vancouver, Victoria and Ottawa. Now a second contingent was being raised to join their Yukon comrades overseas, and Commissioner George Black was the driving force behind the enlistment campaign. On June 8, the commissioner and Mrs. Black had just returned from a trip Outside that had begun the previous fall. Commissioner Black, though still pale and weak from recent surgery, spoke to the waiting crowd and the volunteers who had been assembled to greet him. Black wanted to raise a company of 250 brave men to join him in France. Enrollment began in January of 1916, and one of the first to join was his stepson, Lyman. The men who signed the provisional roll had their first muster and drill the evening of February 11 in the south court
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On June 8, 1916, 120 men posed for this photograph on the steps of the Administration Building in Dawson City. The following day, they sailed away to form the Yukon Infantry Company. By the end of October, the ranks had swelled to 225 men, led by George Black, the commissioner of the Yukon. room of the old courthouse. Drill was to be held once a week, though later on, they planned to increase to two a week. The volunteers included another student, Norton Townsend as well as long-time barber Joseph Dubois, Lawyer J.A.W. O’Neill, former territorial councillor Andrew Smith and Frank Thompson, son of local doctor W.E Thompson. There was a former amateur boxing champion, a French teacher, a waiter, a piano tuner and a boiler maker. Edward A. Dixon, territorial council member for Whitehorse, would join them in Whitehorse. Before the end of the summer, he would be followed by William Radford and Norman Watt, leaving the council with barely enough sitting members to form a quorum. A few hours after arriving back in Dawson, the commissioner and his wife assembled on the front steps of the school with various dignitaries and eight student volunteers for a photograph. Their son Lyman was among the students who posed for that photo. Later that day, 120 men, all volunteers for the second contingent, assembled on the steps of the Territorial Administration Building and posed for the group
photograph that is the subject of this week’s column. The evening of the next day, these men and the students fell into formation in front of the old court house, and with much pomp and ceremony, marched down Front Street to the steamer Casca, followed by Mrs. Black and the wife of Captain Hulme, in a carriage. George Brimston, who acted as parade Marshall, led the home guard at the head of the procession. Then the Boy Scouts, and the Girl Guides, all in uniform, followed. Next were members of the Yukon Order of Pioneers, two abreast. Pat Penny carried the banner of the Order. Other members carried the flags of Britain, France and other allied nations. Next came the Dawson brass band playing stirring patriotic marches. One of the volunteers then led the company mascot, a handsome grey malamute. Finally came the volunteers, who were, according to the Dawson Daily News, “stalwart, rugged, lithe, firm of step, resolute and ready for come what may. At the head walked Captain Black, presenting a splendid appearance in his khaki uniform…the men presented a stirring sight and as they marched past the large crowd of friends, mingled
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emotions of sadness and pride struck every heart.” At the wharf, the Yukon Rifle Association parted ranks and presented arms. The Guides, Scouts and Pioneers stepped aside on the wharf and the men marched through and onto the deck of the steamer. “The brave boys destined for the front swarmed over the boat from the Texas deck to the lower deck and soon were bidding a fond adieu to old friends… Husbands were embracing wives and little children, sweethearts were tearfully expressing their last well-wishes, and old pards of the trail and camp were giving the firm hand and ’God Bless you Bill and good luck.’” Soon, the Casca was steaming up river as the men waved their final farewells from the decks of the hardy little riverboat. The Yukon saw similar departures month after month, as her best and finest men marched off to war. When Commissioner (now Captain) Black, who remained behind to continue the
recruitment campaign, finally left Dawson City in October, he was joined in Victoria by 225 other men of the Yukon Infantry Company. By war’s end, nearly a thousand men and women from the Yukon had gone overseas to fight for the Empire. Most came from Dawson City, but the volunteers came from far and wide across the territory. Almost a hundred came from Whitehorse. Of these braves souls, a hundred lost their lives in the service of their country. Of the thousand who left, only a tenth of them returned to the North at war’s end. The glory days of the gold rush were washed away, and a generation would pass before the economy of the territory would be rekindled during another world war. And that is the story behind the photograph. Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. He is currently writing as book on the Yukon in World War I. You can contact him at msgates@northwestel.net
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Pliocene pollen grains reveal a warm, wet Klondike the academic journal Palynology: “Palynological evidence for a warmer boreal climate in the Late Pliocene of the Yukon Territory, Canada.� by Erling The most intriguing surprise from the Klondike research, for the Friis-Baastad paper’s lead author, Northumbria University palynologist (pollen OUR UKON scientist) Matthew Pound, is how warm the boreal Yukon was during he Yukon’s gold fields are fa- the epoch just before the Pleistomous for yielding up the re- cene. Trees and other plants of the mains of large creatures that time and place were those of today’s temperate regions, not of our roamed the mammoth steppes of familiar, if threatened, frigid North. Beringia during the Pleistocene – These plant species, as indithe chilly epoch that lasted from cated from fossilized pollen, show about two and a half million years that annual temperatures in the ago to 11,700 years ago. But scienPliocene were warmer by about six tists are hard-pressed to describe degrees than today, and that global Yukon mammals of the epoch mean temperatures were two to that immediately preceded the three degrees warmer, says Pound. Pleistocene. That may not sound like much, “We know very little about but such a rise is sufficient to alter the physical environment of the our present world in ways we Pliocene� – about 5.3 to 2.6 million might not like, he adds. years ago – says Grant Zazula, Yu“Pliocene climates may provide kon paleontologist. “We have tons plausible comparative scenarios and tons of bones from the Pleisto- for interpreting the path of future cene – mammoth, bison, horses climate warming during the 21st and all these guys – but we know century,� Pound writes in the nothing about what mammal life introduction to the paper. was like during the Pliocene.� The U.K. palynologist has not We are, however, beginning to yet visited the Yukon, but a small learn about Pliocene plants and but significant bit of the Yukon the climatic conditions that would came to him in 2013, when his have supported them, according friend Robert Lowther, of the University of Leeds, returned from to a paper published last year in
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A Selaginella spore from the Klondike Pliocene sediments. Canada with samples of dark finegrain earth found in the Klondike gold fields. Lowther had been surveying the distribution of gold and White Channel Gravel in the central Yukon. Much of what he found was coarse gravel, which doesn’t hold pollen grains well, but a dark band of earth running through that gravel stirred his curiosity. He turned to Pound for help. Palynology is a branch of paleontology that focuses, literally, on microscopic fossils with organic walls, especially pollen and spores, says Pound. “Most plants produce them in large amounts, so they easily get into sedimentary systems, are easily fossilized and are wonderfully resistant to decay,� he says. By taking a sample from that dark band in Klondike and dissolving the enveloping minerals and clay in hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid, these pollens can be concentrated and viewed individually under a microscope. Pollen grains display characteristic features, depending on the species. “For instance, birch pollen has a sort of rounded triangular
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shape, with three openings in the corners of these triangles, with little chambers ‌ Whereas pine pollen has a central body that carries genetic material and has tufts, like Mickey Mouse ears, that allow it to drift in the wind quite easily.â€? Beneath his microscope Pound found pollen from vegetation that lived in a much warmer Klondike than we have known since the mammoth heyday. That warmth plays havoc with Pliocene animal research. If a mammal drops dead in a warm, damp landscape, explains Zazula, its bones are going to be more readily weathered, crushed and redistributed by water than the bones of a creature that has been encased in ice wedges and permafrost, such as those from the chilly, drier Pleistocene. During the Pliocene, the bones of anything that died on the landscape were probably destroyed, Zazula says. “The kind of soilformation processes that can take quartz bedrock and crumble it to bits probably did a number on the bones as well.â€? “But there are a number of things we can learn from the Plio-
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cene,â€? adds Pound. From observing densities of pollen and spores in samples, looking at the climate tolerances of each plant, and then reconstructing an “envelopeâ€? in which these plants co-existed, scientists can tell if the region was predominantly forested or open tundra. Corylus, or hazel, a temperateregion tree, has been especially significant in helping scientists date the mud and soil samples from Cheechako Hill. Pine was predominant in the Pliocene in central Yukon but disappeared with the onset of the ice age. With the current warming trend, we will likely see pine forests moving north again, says Pound. Spores from some plants, like Sphagnum moss, reveal the presence of bogs, lakes or rivers or an inland sea, as well as a higher and more geologically active water table. Vegetation is what we’ve got the biggest grasp on for the Pliocene; it would be fantastic to be able to make predictions about what animals lived then, such as Pliocene equivalents of mammoth, or beaver, says Pound. Soil samples from the Klondike (Cheechako Hill, Adams Hill and French Hill) have so far revealed no animal matter at all, to Pound’s surprise – no chitinous bits of insects, no tiny rodent teeth, just grains, spores and a few slivers of wood. But the palynologist hopes to be included in any upcoming research into animal life in the Pliocene. The more we can learn about Yukon’s Pliocene plants, climate and ecosystems, the more we can dare to speculate about the fate of mammalian life in a warm North ‌ and about the climate challenges we may face in a not-so-distant future, says Pound. This column is co-ordinated by the Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College with major financial support from Environment Yukon and Yukon College. The articles are archived at www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ research/publications/your–yukon
Friday, January 22, 2016
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Staring is permitted, but only if undetected by Judith Martin
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Friday, January 22, 2016
SPORTS AND RECREATION Four Yukon sledders make Alcan 200 podium
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Race offical Wade Istchenko gives Whitehorse’s Justin Peterson the green flag at the halfway point of the Alcan 200 International Snow Machine Road Rally last Saturday near Dezadeash Lake. Peterson was one of two Yukoners to win a division at the event. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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ace officials stood at the halfway point with pens and clipboards ready to record times and bib numbers as an ominous rumble from snowmobiles, kilometres away, crept out from the horizon. It is no simple task recording the bib number of a sledder whipping by at over 160 kilometres an hour. Sometimes the colour of the machine and helmet would have to suffice until they figure out the bib number later. But the race has been going on for 47 years, so organizers of the Alcan 200 International Snow Machine Road Rally have learned to deal with such hiccups. One apparently gets used to the ridiculous speed. “Every year it becomes less stressful and less scary,” said Whitehorse’s Justin Peterson. “As you can imagine, going those speeds can be a little nerve-racking at times … “It is a thrill. As you do this race more and more, you get more
comfortable and that allows you to focus more on racing and trying to go faster, instead of being nervous about crashing or hitting patches of bare asphalt where you can’t steer or break.” Peterson was one of six Yukoners in last Saturday’s race, billed as the longest on-road snowmobile race in North America. Of the six, two won, two placed second and two did not finish. Peterson and Haines Junction’s Ken Schamber both defended their titles in their respective divisions. Peterson took first in the 0-440cc liquid-cooled class on his 2003 Arctic Cat 440 Sno Pro. Saturday was his sixth Alcan and his third time taking first. “Every year I learn more and more about the race and about my machine,” said Peterson. “Every year I make changes to go faster, have it handle better. This year I made a change to my gearing – the gear ratio, basically – and I have to do some additional tuning to get it to go as fast as I did last year. But there should be some potential to
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Haines Junction’s Ken Schamber roars towards the halfway point.
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North Pole, Alaska’s George Juhlin rides ahead of Justin Peterson during the race in this photo taken by a GoPro camera on the front of Peterson’s machine. go even faster.” Peterson completed the 250-kilometre course from the CanadaU.S. border outside of Haines, Alaska, to Dezadeash Lake and back in one hour, 32 minutes and 24 seconds. The 28-year-old posted an average speed of 161.9 kilometres an hour – including two fuel stops each way – and a top speed of 185 kilometres per hour, according to his GPS device. Believe it or not, he was even faster last year with a personal best time of 1:29:45. “The times in general were a little bit slower this year, just because of the conditions,” said Justin. “The conditions this year were average, for sure, but between that and the tuning differences, that’s what slowed me up three miles per hour. It’s not a whole lot in the scheme of things, but it’s the difference between winning and losing.” Schamber notched his fifth win in six years, taking first in the 441ccopen fan class. The 45-year-old and his Ski-Doo 550 Summit completed the course in 1:49:45, about three minutes off his personal best time set last year. Peterson’s brother Nathan was the fastest Yukoner on the day – and fifth overall in the race – with a second place finish in the 551-650cc liquid class at 1:32:04. Nathan roared through the course with an average speed of 162.5 kilometres an hour. Whitehorse’s Mario Poulin, who has been racing the Alcan for more than two decades, was the other second-place finisher for Yukon. He rode his 1980 Polaris TX 440 – yep, 1980 – to the finish in 1:46:44, just 40 seconds behind the division winner Phil Wood of Fairbanks in the 0-440cc fan class. Whitehorse sledders Robby King and Steve Chambers suffered engine failure and were among five racers in the field of 24 to not finish.
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Above: Redmond, Oregon’s Creighton Lapp works on his sled. Right: Haines’ George Campbell dons tape on his face to pretect from frostbite. “When you’re running full throttle for an hour and a half, nothing lasts very long,” said Justin. Haines, Alaska’s Chris Brooks was the fastest on the day, taking the overall title and the winner’s cheque for $1,000. Brooks finished in 1:23:14 with an average speed of about 180 kilometres an hour. “The most amazing part, and I’ve heard them say this time and again, they get up there and started and it’s like, ‘Whoa, I can go as fast as I want!’” said organizer Kathi Lapp. “They can never do that. I think that’s something that really amazes them, especially the first time.” The Peterson brothers, who are both hooked on the race, hope to
raise awareness of the rally and introduce it to the next generation of sledders. They and members of their pit crews plan to bring their machines to a “sled-ed” mechanical class at Vanier Catholic Secondary School early February. “We’re going to talk to them about racing and show them our machines, what it takes to race,” said Justin. “Hopefully that’s one step in the right direction of getting some more interest drummed up in the race. “If people are more interested in learning more about it, they can go on the Alcan website (www. alcan200.org).” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
Results 651-800cc liquid class 1st Chris Brooks (Haines) – 1:23:14 2nd Jack Smith Jr. (Haines) – 1:25:14 3rd Steve McLaughlin (Haines) – 1:32:06 551-650cc liquid class 1st George Juhlin (North Pole) – 1:30:04 2nd Nathan Peterson (Whitehorse) – 1:32:04 3rd Zach Ferrin (Haines) – 1:32:29 0-440cc liquid class 1st Justin Peterson (Whitehorse) – 1:32:24
2nd Dan Dickerson (Fairbanks) – 1:35:07 DNF Shane Horton (Haines) 441cc-open fan class 1st Ken Schamber (Haines Junction) - 1:49:45 2nd Tyler Ferrin (Juneau) – 2:19:19 3rd Dave Zugel (Haines) – 3:09:02 0-440cc fan class 1st Phil Wood (Fairbanks) – 1:46:04 2nd Mario Poulin (Whitehorse) – 1:46:44 3rd Lyn Campbell (Haines) – 2:03:28
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Whitehorse hockey player piling in goals down south Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hitehorse’s Dylan Cozens has fast become a thorn in the side of goalies down south. The winger is a force to be reckoned with on his new Delta Hockey Academy team, based out of Delta, B.C. “I’m enjoying it a lot. It’s a lot of fun,” said Cozens. “My all-around play has benefited from being down here.” It shows. In recent weeks Cozens has led the academy’s bantam prep squad to two tournament finals, burying more rubber than any other player. This past weekend Delta made the final of the John Reid Memorial bantam AAA hockey tournament – western Canada’s premier bantam tournament – in St. Albert, Alta. They lost 4-1 to Abbotsford’s Yale Hockey Academy in the final. Cozens led the tournament in scoring with 15 points (nine goals and six assists), was named a tournament All-Star and his team’s MVP in three games. The six-foot, 150-pound forward pulled off a similar feat at the Pat Quinn Classic – another premier tourney – in Burnaby, B.C. end of December. There too he led the team in scoring with 12 points, helping the team reach the final where they lost 5-3 to Chicago Mission, the third-ranked AAA bantam team in the U.S. No wonder the 14-year-old first-year player is already an assistant captain. The Delta team is currently third out of six teams in the bantam prep division of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. After
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Dylan Cozens is having a standout season playing for the Delta Hockey Academy in B.C.
15 regular season games Delta has 12 wins, two losses and one OT loss. Cozens is leading the team in goals and is second in points – by one point – in league play with 12
goals and eight assists. He is also 12th in the league’s scoring leaders standings. In 14 games Cozens has given two hat trick performances, including a five-pointer versus Shawnigan Lake School in
December. The hard work and long days are clearly paying off. “I’m waking up early every day,” said Cozens. “I wake up at like six o’clock, drive to school for an hour, do three classes, and for my fourth class it’s hockey … Mondays we do dry-land (training) as a team. I do other dry-land too.” Cozens’ scoring prowess is far from secret. Last year he was ranked second in the Western Elite Hockey Prospects for 2001born players, based on reports from WEHP and Western Hockey League scouts. Already this season Cozens was called up to play major midget for Prince George, B.C.’s Cariboo Cougars. In his two starts, Cozens logged a goal and assist. This season’s achievements are simply the latest entries on an already impressive hockey resume. He played forward for the
Whitehorse Bantam Mustangs last season, the first Yukon team ever to win gold at the B.C. Hockey Championships, and for Team Yukon at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George. In September 2014, he all but carried the Canada Cowboys – an elite AAA squad from Alberta – at the Czech Challenger Cup in the Czech Republic. He finished the tournament with 19 points, including five goals in the final to propel the Cowboys to gold over a U.S. team. The Delta bantam preps, who will start playoff play in March, also won a tournament in Chilliwack, B.C. at the start of the season. “I’m getting along with everyone great. We’re all really close,” said Cozens. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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own 2-0 with 10 minutes left to play, things weren’t look all too good for the Christ the King Wolverines in the final of the Whitehorse Elementary Hockey Tournament. But the team was becoming a more cohesive unit with each minute of ice time and it all came together when it mattered most. “They are all really good kids, all friends and throughout the day – this was the first time they were really playing together as a team – they kept getting tighter and tighter,” said Wolverines co-head coach Ron Billingsley. “We had speed and we had some good shooters, for sure. They were able to feed off each other, had some nice passes made, and it was fun.” The Wolverines scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Golden Horn Glaciers 4-2 in the final of the 12th annual tournament at the Canada Games Centre on Wednesday. Christ the King won the tournament, which had 15 schools compete Wednesday, for the first time in 2014 before coming up short last year. Joey Schultz got the ball rolling for the Wolverines halfway through the 20-minute final. He outpaced two defenders and found a gap between the post and skate of Glaciers goalie Dawson Smith to make it 2-1. Two minutes later Johnny Timmins put a shot off Smith’s facemask that bounced up and over for 2-2. Wolverines’ Austin Larkin onetimed a pass in front to take the lead and Schultz added his second of the game with basically a replay of his first goal. “Joey is a really good player, got a lot of our goals,” said Billingsley. The Christ the King team, which was buttressed by goalie Quinn Howard, went 2-2-1 in
the round robin to finish third in their pool. They then played three back-to-back playoff games including the final. It was the same for Golden Horn, a team with four less players at just 10. “We played pretty good, we just lost a little in the end. Other than that it was a pretty good game,” said Glaciers head coach Orion Cruikshank. The Glaciers scored their first of the final on a breakaway by Connor Cooper two and a half minutes in. Teammate Seth Sheardown-Waugh addd the second nine minutes in, hacking in a rebound from in front. The team from Golden Horn Elementary, a school of just 204 students, was just happy to reach the final, said their coach. “The best we’ve ever done
Left: A Christ the King player and a Golden Horn player collide during the gold medal game at the Whitehorse Elementary Hockey Tournament on Wednesday at the Canada Games Centre. Christ the King took gold in a 4-2 win. Above: Golden Horn goalie Dawson Smith prepares to make a save in the final. Below: A Golden Horn player clears the puck. other than this was to make it to the bronze medal game, but we lost that game,” said Cruikshank. “We’re a pretty small school, so we’re happy that we made it to the gold medal game.” Cruikshank, who is a Grade 7 student at the school, would have been on the ice with his team if not for an injured leg. Christ the King reached the final with a 3-0 win over Holy Family in the semifinal. Holy Family went on to take bronze with a 3-2 shootout win over Whitehorse Elementary School. The shootout went through eight sets of shooters before Paige Stockley finally sealed the deal for the Holy Family team. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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n unfamiliar course, poor visibility and unforgiving conditions didn’t keep four members of the Yukon Alpine Ski Team from strong finishes at the Teck GS/SL Okanagan Zone Races at Sun Peaks in Kamloops, B.C. over the weekend. Three of them sped into the top half of the field that included U14, U16, U18, para and masters (adult) skiers. Team veteran and Arctic Winter Games medalist Katie Vowk really crushed it in the slalom. She placed third out of 11 for under-16 females, and 10th overall out of 35, in the first slalom on Sunday. The 15-year-old then placed seventh overall and fourth for U16 in the second race. “At the start of that race I was feeling pretty good compared to all my other races. I was in the zone, I guess you could say,” said Vowk. “At the start I just took it easy, got the rhythm, made sure I didn’t get disqualified or anything. At the end, when you see the finish line, you sort of let it go and go all out.” Vowk also placed sixth in U16 in a giant slalom race Saturday. In fact, all four Yukon skiers produced better results in the slalom races. “I train them more in slalom … But now we’ll focus a little
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Whitehorse’s Katie Vowk races in Yukon’s alpine ski team trials for the Arctic Winter Games two weeks ago at Mount Sima. Vowk produced a third place finish at the Teck GS/SL Okanagan Zone Races in Kamloops, B.C. over the weekend. more on giant slalom for the Arctic Winter Games,” said Yukon head coach Yves Titley. “For GS, you have to set up a course that’s longer, it’s wider. And because we train while the public is skiing, it’s always a question of safety. That’s
why we train more slalom.” “Actually, I prefer giant slalom more,” said Vowk. “It’s just difficult to get back on GS skis because they are a lot longer, and get back used to them in a short period of time. I didn’t do any warm-up runs in my GS skis because we didn’t have a lot of time.” Yukon’s Charlie Hawes had some stunningly consistent results for his age group at Sun Peaks. Hawes placed fifth for U16 in both GS races Saturday. After being disqualified in Sunday’s first
slalom, he then took fifth again for his age and sixth overall out of 46 racers. Teammate Shane Orban placed sixth for U16 in the GS races, 20th and 24th overall, and fifth in the slalom, 13th overall. Manas Toews came seventh in a GS and sixth in a slalom, for U16. All four skiers are in line to represent the territory at the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland this March. The team will be announced next week.
“I thought it was a very good race. One of the reasons why I chose that race at Sun Peaks was because they had the opportunity to race two separate giant slalom races and two separate slalom races. So a total of four races,” said Titley. “This is all in preparation for the Arctic Winter Games because the only time they did a race (this season) was at the Arctic Games trials. It’s always good to see where you are compared to other teams.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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he Yukon Freestyle Ski Team was a little short on practice before taking on the best in the country. Not a great combination. Four member of the Yukon squad faced the best at the Canadian Open last week in Whistler, B.C. “The national team was at this event,� said Yukon coach Steven Harlow. “These guys are really good. So we knew going into it it was going to be a pretty tough competition. Obviously the results didn’t pan out as much as we would have liked, but still, I’m pretty happy with how they did overall.� The Yukon team competed in slopestyle in an open division. Kyran Allen took in the best results with 41st in the field of 65 skiers. Skiing with a thumb injury, teammate Dylan Reed finished one spot back of Allen. “He couldn’t even grab his skis,� said Harlow. “He was just doing as much as he could down the hill.� Yukon’s Niko Rodden took 46th and Etienne Geoffroy 58th. Whistler was the first competition of the season for the Yukon team that has had so much success on the national
stage in recent years. The team usually gets the season going with a railjam at home at Whitehorse’s Mount Sima, but it was cancelled this year. The team also hasn’t yet been able to set up its huge air bag – like those used by Hollywood stuntmen – to practice big jumps with. “They’ve been lacking a lot in the training department,� said Harlow. “So coming into this we didn’t have incredibly high expectations, but I still think they did awesome for how little training they’ve done.� “We still have a lot of competitions coming up, but this was a good one to start of on,� he added. “It was a high-level competition and really shows where they have to shoot for if they want to get to that national level. It’s eye-opening, but a great experience.� Allen won a silver medal in big air for males 18-and-under at the Canadian Junior Freestyle Ski Nationals last April in Vernon, B.C. Reed won gold in big air and silver in slopestyle for males 20-and-under at the nationals. Allen also claimed fourth in big air at the Canada Winter Games last February – a record result for Yukon at the Games in freestyle skiing. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Yukon Freestyle Ski Team’s Kyran Allen soars during a competition at Mount Sima last season. Allen was Yukon’s top finisher at the Canadian Open competition last week in Whistler, B.C.
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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: strength, vitality.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Cronkite’s network 4. Fire insect 7. Gas usage measurement 10. Express pleasure 11. Humbug 12. Every 13. Capital is Valletta 15. Copycat 16. Bound book sheets 19. Steps to an upper floor 22. Local school organizations 23. Old English 24. Atomic #73
25. Cheerless 26. The bill in a restaurant 28. Singer ___ Lo Green 30. Domesticated 33. Mammary gland of a cow 37. Honorable title (Turkish) 38. Alias 39. Emblem of a clan 42. Edouard __, Fr. painter 44. Short-term memory 46. Used to speak to the Queen 47. Vertical spar for sails 50. Expresses surprise
52. Morning 53. A long narrative poem 57. Minor punishment 61. Ice or roller 62. GE founder’s initials 63. Moses’ elder brother 64. Beak 65. A major division of geological time 66. Fuss & bother 67. Young women’s association 68. Feeling sorrow 69. Straggle
21. A baglike structure in a plant or animal 27. Date 29. I, Portuguese 30. Design on the skin 31. Time before 32. Free from gloss 34. V.P. Quayle 35. Supplement with difficulty 36. Tell on 40. Landed properties 41. Metric ton 42. One thousandth of an ampere 43. Former __ Hess, oil company 45. Siemans conductance unit
46. Woman (French) 47. More (Spanish) 48. Request 49. Group jargon 51. Stakes 52. In advance 54. Yiddish meat pie 55. Equal, prefix 56. Box (abbr.) 58. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates 59. Scarlett’s home 60. S. branch of the Lower Rhine
CLUES DOWN 1. Bog arum lily 2. Thin plain-weave cotton fabric 3. Thick rough piled carpet 4. A way to lessen 5. Amazon river tributary 6. Larceny 7. Make ale 8. Begged 9. White of egg 13. Road travel guide 14. Aircraft tail 17. Italian monk title 18. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.) 20. Goblin
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 2 ROOMS to rent, large house, incl laundry, cable, furnished dining & living room, all cooking utensils & appliances, project room for the creative. Ken @ 667-4816 1-BDRM BASEMENT apartment available immed in Whistle Bend area. Walkout with separate entrance, $1,100/mon incls heat & hydro. 689-4564 3-BDRM HOUSE, Ingram, walk-in closet, ensuite, avail immed, min 6-month lease, pets negotiable, dd & refs reqĘźd, N/S, $2,000 + utils. 335-5352 OFFICE OR retail 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 1-BDRM, BASEMENT suite available immediately in Copper Ridge, separate parking. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer. Heat inclĘźd. DD & lease, reqĘźd. N/P, N/S, no parties, $1,150/mon + hydro. 335-4448
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2-BDRM APT, 19 Summit Rd, Hillcrest, $1,300/mon, heat incl, $700 dd, avail Feb. 1, N/S. Email BrunBen33@yahoo.ca, 519-616-2763 or 667-7935
3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Riverdale, avail Feb. 1, 6 appliances, fenced yard, $1,500/mon + dd & fuel deposit. 668-2006 lv msg
ROOM FOR rent, Riverdale, female preferred, N/S, N/P, $500/mon. 393-2313 or 334-9926
BACHELOR SUITE 15 mins from town, beautiful views, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd, $1,400/mon, heat & power incl. 333-0317
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1-BDRM APT, Riverdale, heat, lights & hot water incl, laundry facilities, only 1 yr old, N/S, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, avail immed, $1,200/mon. 668-5558
NEW OPEN-CONCEPT legal bachelor suite in Riverdale w/access to greenbelt. Partially furnished, ensuite laundry. N/S, N/P, responsible tenant, $1,250/mon + elec. 334-3370
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YUKON APARTMENTS, 2-bdrm apt, c/w heat & elec, secure building, dd & refs reqĘźd. 667-4076
2.5-BDRM, 1-BATH top floor duplex in Porter Creek, available February 1st. RenoĘźd, upgrades, greenhouse, deck & fenced yard w/lots of sun, $1,500/mon + utils or $1,800/mon for both floors. 332-5533
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3-BDRM, 1.5-BATH condo in Riverdale, updated, spacious 1200 sq ft, 6 appliances, storage, parking, close to transit, schools, trails. N/S N/P, $1,590/mon + utils + DD. Available Feb 1. 335-3349
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 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 4 connected offices (approx 940 sq ft) Partially furnished Central downtown location All operational costs included (tax, heat, air conditioning, power, & janitorial). $24 per sq ft. 668-4479 BRIGHT OFFICE/STUDIO Space Available 1,300 sq. ft. 129 Copper Road. Space includes Kitchen area with stove & fridge. 667-2614 Ask for Brenda or Michelle totalfire@northwestel.net
PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE Ideal for ➜ Tourism Business | Professional | Medical
FOR LEASE: Two Suites available. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one. 1ST TVJUF JT TR GU t ND suite is 1,380 sq. ft. (2,628 sq. ft. combined)
MOVE-IN READY. For more information, please contact: 336-0028 Located in the KLONDYKE BUILDING, downtown Whitehorse Close to Main Street and the Yukon Tourism Centre.
FURNISHED BEDROOM, queen bed, internet, laundry, shared kitchen, shared living area 1 other person, cable TV, 10 min to town, N/S, N/P, $600/mon. 334-4024 2.7 ACRES, near comp, enclosed 1000sq/ft house, two car garage in Wolf Creek North. 1/rm rental cabin on property. Plumbing, electrical, septic completed, waiting dry wall, floors & app, $420,000. 335-8089 QUIET CABIN, 1/2 acre lot, Tagish Rd, no power, water or neighbours, wood heat, pet ok, $300/mon. 867-399-3920 2-BDRM APT, Riverdale, clean & quiet, well managed and secure, responsible tenants, $1,250/mon + utils. Maria @ 668-3167
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20Ęź YURT, lovely rural location, off-grid, wood stove heat, partly furnished, N/S, $500/mon. 334-3308 1-BDRM, FULLY furnished apt in Copper Ridge, available immediately. Walk out with separate entrance, N/S. Heat & hydro inclĘźd. DD & refs reqĘźd, $1,100/mon. 335-8089 1-ROOM MODERN cabin in Wolf Creek North, 15 min from town, available immediately. Has all the amenities, N/S. DD & refs reqĘźd, $900/month + heat, hydro & water delivery. 335-8089 ROOM IN Riverdale house, fully furnished, 3 minutes to bus station, N/S, (due to allergies), available immediately, $500/mon + utils & DD. 336-0368
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Friday, January 22, 2016 LARGE GARAGE, Copper Ridge, good for 1 car or smaller vehicles, insulated, cement floor, storage, 20 shelves, long work table, refs reqʼd, $400/mon. 668-2889 PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from January to June, very reliable and trustworthy woman, lots of good references in Yukon, California, BC, etc. Contact me at PellerinMV@gmail.com LARGE FURNISHED bedroom, all included, use of kitchen, internet, cable, on bus route, N/P, N/S, $650/mon. Call 334-3456, e-mail jenskel@hotmail.com
Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871
Real Estate 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.
YUKON NEWS PRESTON HI-BOY oil furnace model OL280, 280,000 BTU, extra burner & fan motor, any 3 phase power, $800. 667-6752 or 332-8706
Native Brain-Tanned MOOSE HIDES At Reasonable Prices Tanned beaver & other furs also available. Phone (780) 355-3557 or (780) 461-9677 or write: Lodge Fur & Hides Box 87, Faust, AB. T0G-0X0
2 YORK 3-ton air conditioning units w/horizontal coils. Any 3 phase power, $1,100/ea. 667-6752 or 332-8706
SELF PROPELLED SNOW Blower, clears 30" wide path, electric start, 6 forward & two reverse speeds, excellent condition, canopy available extra, $650. 333-9020 PROPANE STOCK pot cooker, $30. Call 633-4375 STAINLESS STEEL commercial kitchen sink, 50" x 25" x15" deep, $200. Call 633-4375 800 GALLON water holding tank, $800. Marsh Lake area. 335-1088 GUESS MEN'S cologne, full bottle, $9. 204-880-7245 AIR NORTH Aurora pass, 5 segments. Good until April 30, $750. 821-2938
4 NEW boxes Armstrong acoustic ceiling tile, 2ʼX4ʼ, 32 sq ft per box, 1/2 price $384. 667-6752 or 332-8706 SEARS CRAFTSMEN tractor with front facing 42" snow blower attachment, reverse, electric start, tire chains, weights, exc condition, $1,500 or trades considered. 333-9020
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Erik’s Audio Video Unlimited ➥ SALES ASSOCIATE Blackbird Bakery ➥ BARISTA Central City Contracting ➥ PAINTER
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TRI OMNI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Requires Light Duty Cleaner NOC #6661 Minimum 6 months experience Own transportation required Contact: Dean Philpott Box 31386, Whitehorse, YT Y1A-6K8 email: admin@triomni.ca 867-668-6900 Fax: 867-456-4847
Advertising Sales Representative The Yukon News, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.
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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 BRASS WALKER, used very little, no wheels, good cond, $20; Honeywell oil-filled heater, good cond, $25. 334-8318 BOLLARD POST, 7ʼ long, 6” inside diameter, 1/4” wall, new 1/2 price, $90. 667-6752 or 332-8706 YUKON GEM AZURITE Rare * Exotic * Beautiful Pendants, earrings, gems, polished specimens, tumbled stones, museum quality. 867-336-3425
4-5 week day nights needed. This is an ideal placement for a student taking either, The Health Care Aide or The Practical Nurse Program. Any other qualified and compassionate candidates are encouraged to apply. Kindly email resumes to yukonse80@gmail.com
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HUSQVARNA 61 chainsaw with 20" bar, new chain, air cleaner, ignition switch & brake band, $290 obo. 668-5644
$125,000 FOR 18% share in cooperative housing on 20 acres, 340 sq ft private space with full bathroom & many shared spaces, 30 min. drive to Whitehorse. 332-5832
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.
Overnight live-in care required for 73 year old woman with dementia.
3 TRIPLE pane awning windows, All Weather, vinyl frames, rough opening 45" x 36", $490 ea; bread making machine, $50. 633-5470
20+ ACRES, Henderson Corner, Dawson, $199,000 obo. 867-633-2218
HELP WANTED Hotel Front Desk Clerk NOC #6525 Qualifications: Completion of college program in front desk operations or hotel management required. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours per week Wage: $15/hr Duties: •Register arriving guests, assign rooms •Answer telephone enquiries •Compile and check daily records Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A-2H1
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The successful candidate will have sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary coupled with a strong benefit package. Black Press has more than 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter to Mike Thomas Publisher, Yukon News, 211 Wood Street, Whitehorse, Y.T. Y1A 2E4 or email to mthomas@yukon-news.com No phone calls please.
(Term Full Time – 3 years) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CHIEF AND COUNCIL POSTING DATE: JANUARY 18, 2016 SALARY: LEVEL 13 STEP 1 ($118,999.87 ANNUALLY) CLOSING DATE 4:00PM (PST): FEBRUARY 12, 2016 Reporting to Chief and Council, the Executive Director is responsible for leading, planning, managing and implementing Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in programs, services and policies and legislation. The position is also responsible for the provision of administrative expertise and overall direction to Directors including but not limited to Finance and Capital, Heritage, Tr’inke Zho Daycare, Human Resources Education & Training, Natural Resources, Administration, (Communications, Implementation), Housing and Infrastructure and Health & Social. The position is responsible for monitoring and ensuring that Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in programs remain within established budgets by maintaining a close working relationship with the Departmental Directors and Chief and Council. The position is also responsible for effective liaison, on behalf of Chief and Council, with officials of the Federal, Territorial, Provincial Governments and other agencies in support of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in strategic plans, goals and objectives. If this opportunity interests you, please submit a cover letter & resume clearly demonstrating the qualifications below, as selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide: Essentials r Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or transferable degree or equivalent of a minimum of 4 years of experience working with First Nations governments at a senior level; r Sound knowledge of TH social structure, traditions, language and cultural values preferred; r Sound knowledge of government program requirements and specifically, First Nation government program requirements preferred; r Understanding or knowledge of TH Final and Self Government Agreements; r Experience with staff supervision and general management; r Knowledge of Federal and Territorial Government programs, regulations and procedures; r Good knowledge of funding agencies and associated requirements; r Experience conducting or participating in negotiations; r Financial management skills; r Ability to plan, direct, develop, implement and evaluate programs, policies and procedures; r Experience in conflict management, mediation and problem solving; r Experience working at the senior management or executive level including the ability to direct, supervise and evaluate the performance of all levels of personnel; r Ability to manage budgets; r Ability to lead, direct and manage program and policy development and delivery; r Strong decision making and problem solving skills working within tight timelines; r Ability to manage high levels of stress effectively; r Well-developed organizational and time management skills; r Computer literate. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; r Ability to maintain discretion, tact, diplomacy, compassion and good judgment at all times under demanding circumstances and in a dynamic working environment; r Ability to resolve conflicts and foster unity; r Ability to make difficult decisions exercising cultural sensitivity; r Ability to work effectively as part of a management team in a leadership role; r Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with staff, citizens, general public; r Ability to provide strong leadership and motivate people; r Ability to work flexible hours. Conditions of Employment r Mandatory confidentiality is a condition of employment for all Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in personnel. Failure to meet this requirement could result in dismissal; r Ability to maintain confidentiality; r Criminal Record Check including finger print checks; r Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with clear Driver’s abstract; r Attendance at the General Assemblies is a requirement of this position. A detailed job description is available upon request. A detailed job description is available upon request For more information, contact Human Resources Phone: (867) 993-7100 – EX: 112 or 126 Fax: (867) 993-6553 Email: hrjobs@trondek.ca Mail: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government, P.O. Box 599, Dawson City, Yukon, Y0B 1G0
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3 PORCELAIN vanity sinks, new , 20" long $15 ea; Vermont Castings Defiant woodstove; $400; Triptych mirror, $60; coiled steel decorator wine rack, $80. 633-5470 WORK BOOTS, new, Cat & Dakota, various sizes, going cheap. JP858950@gmail.com Canvas Tents and Wood Stoves Lowest Prices in Canada Tents will ship by Greyhound from Castlegar, B.C. Canvas Tent Shop, www.Canvastentshop.ca 1-800-234-1150 Call for Prices IRONMAN INFRARED fir carbon tech 4-person sauna, built in CD player w/radio, lights, timer, vent, must pick up, 57 x 57 & 75� high, $2,000. 633-3959
Friday, January 22, 2016
YUKON NEWS GODIN ANTIQUE round woodstove from gold rush era, original condition, needs some work, $1,950 obo; also barrelstoves, wall tent stove, kitchen stove, range from $95 to $195. 867-399-3920 LOADING RAMP, 3 fold, $80. 633-4375
MENĘźS BLACK shoes, sz 9, new, $15. 334-8318
WOOD-CABINET INFRARED heater, black. Watts 1,500, like new, $80. 668-6303 after 7 pm
AURORA HORIZON Pass 5 segments Whitehorse-Ottawa return, advantages, reserve up to 2 hours ahead, cost $1,500, save the GST, great for spring break. 332-2078
BISSELL FULL Revolution System, extends dual suction power, powerful upright reduces to portable canister, press to detach. Extra roller. Works fine, $75 obo. Priced for quick sale, Hoge/4th. 867-689-5907
WHITE KITCHEN Cabinets 17', $250. 633-4375 TO GIVE AWAY, single hospital bed, crank style, good shape, is very heavy. 334-5199 5 ONE-WAY segments Air North from Inuvik, Whitehorse or Old Crow, 2 passengers, to Vancouver or Ottawa, $1,500, save GST. Travel must be completed by April 30. 668-5701 or 332-2078
Electrical Appliances KENMORE ENERGY Saver dishwasher, good working condition, free. 668-6446 or 336-1406 after 3pm
Computers & Accessories
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com 2005 GIBSON Les Paul studio guitar & case, vg cond, $1,350 obo. 332-0067
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HP NOTEBOOK, 15� scrn, HD, 4GB, 500 GB HR, $160. JP858950@gmail.com
ELECTRIC RANGE, Kenmore, flat glass top, clean condition, $100. 633-2837
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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon) forges a common voice and actions to influence, promote and assist the development of tourism in the Yukon.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Champagne and Aishihik First Nation is seeking expressions of interest and the submission of Proposals of professional qualifications for the position of:
We’re seeking a dynamic and qualified individual to join our team!
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Office Manager
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations is seeking an individual or a Firm to provide Chief Financial Officer Services. This is a contract that provides strategic and tactical financial advice as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and reporting obligations. This contract will provide financial management and operational support to the government.
The Office manager provides comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the office of the Executive Director and is often the first point of contact for individuals contacting TIA Yukon via telephone, email, or in person. This position is responsible for administering all TIA Yukon programs.
The Chief Financial Officer will report directly to the Chief and assist the Executive Director on financial structures and functions and provides recommendations of financial systems to increase effectiveness and to maximize efficiencies. Contract to March 31, 2016 with possibility of extension. Travel to administration offices in Haines Junction will be required. Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Closing date for proposals February 8, 2016 For questions, further information or to submit Proposals please contact: Fran Asp, CAFN Human Resources Department Fax: (867)667-6202 867-456-6880 fasp@cafn.ca
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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 BEAUTIFUL FOX LAKE FIREWOOD Not burned or rotten Decent cords, stove ready, delivered 1 cord: $240 2 cords or more: $230 each Call 334-3979 while stock lasts ANDYʟS FIREWOOD SERVICE Quality standing dry Haines Junction Full stacked, measured cords Scheduled deliveries Serving Yukoners for over 15 years Satisfaction guaranteed $245/cord 667-6429 msg or 335-0932 DRY STANDING FIREWOOD $220 - $250/cord depending on length 7 cord loads of 13ʟ, $200/cord Pick up in Haines Junction, $120/cord *Clean limbed *No rot, no green •20 years service in Yukon 334-9464 DJG CONTRACTING •Delivering logging truck loads •Single/multiple cord loads Call David at 867-332-8327
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HOLLAND AMERICA LINE is now accepting
GRANT APPLICATIONS
Applications are now being accepted by the Holland America Line Community Advisory Boards (CABs) for grants to local service and non-proďŹ t groups in six communities within Alaska and Canada: Juneau, Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Sitka, Seward, and the Yukon. The CABs consists of civic and business leaders who advise Holland America Line on local corporate contributions and community involvement projects. Each CAB distributes corporate grants twice annually and prefers to provide support for projects that will beneďŹ t the community as a whole. Funding for special projects or occasions is favored over general operating expenses and travel. Grant requests between $200 and $2,000 have the best chance of being funded. The CABs plan on awarding grant applications in mid to late April, 2016. Applications are due in Anchorage by Tuesday, March 1st and can be mailed or emailed to Allison Hovanec, Holland America Line 745 W 4th Avenue Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501. To request an application, or for more information on the Holland America Line Community Relations Program, please contact Allison Hovanec at (907) 264-8043 or e-mail ahovanec@hollandamerica-princess.com.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY February 20th and February 21st, 2016
SGA Coordinator – February 1-25, 2016 Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for coordinating, communicating and facilitating the Special General Assembly of Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.
One Cook – must have Food Safe CertiďŹ cate Two Cooks Helpers
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0ROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS GUARDIANS ATTENDING '! MEETINGS 0ROVIDING CHILDCARE IN A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT THE MEETINGS $EVELOP ACTIVITIES THAT KEEP THE CHILDREN ENGAGED -AINTAIN ORDER AND ENSURE THE CHILDREN ARE NOT PLAYING IN OR AROUND THE KITCHEN '! TABLE
As per policy, preference will be given to those TKC Citizens who self-declare 0LEASE E MAIL YOUR INTEREST AND OR MENU BY January 29, 2016 to Bobbie +UFELDT AT RKUFELDT TAAN CA OR DROP OFF AT THE 4A AN +WĂ‹CH Ă‹N #OUNCIL &RONT $ESK
CJʟS FIREWOOD Cut to length. $220 per cord. Contact Bill at 867-335-4065 DONʟS FIREWOOD Forestry Permit #2015 FWL 027-02 •Junction Beetle Kill •Stockpiled in Whitehorse •Quick Daily Deliveries Social Services •$240/Cord City Limits Phone 393-4397 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 CRL FIREWOOD/WHITEʟS WOOD Standing dry spruce from Haines Junction. Stove length 16�-22�- $240 + gst 12 foot lengths - $200 + gst U-Cut Serving Whitehorse since 2007 Cutters wanted. Contact Joel 335-1934
Guns & Bows RUGER MODEL 77, 270 Winchester cal, as new, only fired 10 rounds, green/brown laminated stock, c/w Ruger scope rings, $900 obo. 335-4749 or 668-4726 LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
Friday, January 22, 2016 30-30 WINCHESTER Model 94, 1970, exc cond, $650. 667-6752 or 332-8706 7 MM Barnes Triple-Shock 150 grain (50), 140 grain (50), Nosler e-tip 150 grain (50), Nosler Partisian 150 grain (100, Nosler Balistic tip 150 grain (50). 689-6169 BROWNING LEVER action, 22 LR caliber, vg cond, $700 obo. 668-4726 or 335-4849 RUGER 77-22, as new, 22 LR caliber, c/w scope mounts & 4-power Leupold scope, $1,000 obo. 668-4726 or 335-4749
YUKON NEWS 2007 SUBARU Impreza 2.5i w/5-spd manual & AWD, 114,000kms, good condition, c/w extra set of wheels, $9,200. 633-6799
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2004 MAZDA 3, 5-spd standard, FWD, 235XXX, exc car, engine/trans in great cond, 3 sets of tires, winter/studded on rims w/summer & Klasse racing rims, R16s, $3,500 obo. 334-0264
2011 FORD Ranger Sport, remote start, 4X4, canopy, winter package, ready to go, very clean, one owner, only 35,000 kms, $18,000. 332-1042
2001 FORD Taurus 4-dr, V8 auto, 4 new snow tires, $1,995. 336-2029
Wanted
1999 TOYOTA Sienna, well maintained, new windshield, front brakes, CV boots & summer tires, $3,500 obo. 633-5943
TOOLS, ARTIFACT, gun, used or broken. Free or low price. For trapping museum project. 867-862-7047
1997 TOYOTA Camry V6 5-spd, might need some transmission or clutch work, $500. 335-1088
COPPER RIDGE Place is looking for volunteers to share time with seniors by assisting with bus trips. Please phone Catherine at 393-7508
Trucks
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Copper Ridge Place store. No cash register experience required. One shift/week, Mon, Wed, or Fri, 12:00-2:30pm. Phone Catherine at 393-7508
We Sell Trucks!
2006 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta, 2.5L, gas, automatic, 93,500 kms, new tires, clean, $8,500 obo. 867-660-5693
WANTED: 45-70 rifle, Marlin or Henry. Call 668-7691
2007 FORD F250 pick-up, V8 auto, Posi-track, $4,900. 336-2029
2008 C H E V R O L E T Tahoe 4X4, 184,000kms, must be seen to be appreciated, $14,000 obo. 336-2982 2008 FORD F-450, 50 XL, regular cab, long box dump body, dually diesel, 2WD, Marlene @ 333-1058 after 6pm 2007 TUNDRA 4X4, heavy duty bumpers, 10,000 lb winch, heavy duty springs & shocks, headache rack, $8,900 obo. 334-6094 2001 YUKON XL, 6L, 3/4 ton, barn doors, vinyl floor, 4x4, 162,000kms, rust free, $9,100. 867-821-2938
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MAYO, YUKON
JOB OPPORTUNITY
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Job Summary: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Executive Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to Chief and Council to ensure the effective and smooth flow of information and adherence to operational policies and procedures. A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT: www.nndfn.com Salary Range: $29.60 to $35.27 per hour (75 hours bi-weekly); plus benefits. Please submit resumes by: January 29, 2016 @ 4:30 p.m. to: Ronalda Moses Manager, Human Resources Tel: (867) 996-2265 ext. 138 Fax: (867) 996-2267 Email: humanresources@nndfn.com
EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLOR (Full-time, 37.5 hours/week)
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 2.4L Mivec 5 speed manual transmission. Power everything, A/C, aftermarket stereo & headlights, front strut tower bar, tinted windows, carbon fiber spoiler. Comes with winter tires on aluminum rims. Very clean. NEW... brakes, timing belt, all pulleys, water pump & coolant. Transmission serviced, oil & filter changed. 170,000k No leaks anywhere. Bright yellow! $8,000 obo.
Call or Text 867-335-7997
The Employment Counsellor must have: t experience working in a helping environment, preferably in the career development ďŹ eld t strong interview, assessment, and communications skills t knowledge of the labour market t knowledge of community resources/services t relevant post-secondary education or a combination of education and experience related to counselling and career development t strong computer skills For a job description contact Employment Central at 393-8270.
2014 CHEVROLET Cruze LT, loaded, 1.4 ltr turbo auto, white/blk interior, 10,623km, shows like new, $12,000. 668-7455
First Nation of Na-cho Nyäk Dun
Employment Central provides services to job seekers. Services include computer workstations, labour market information, needs assessments and referral to a range of programs and services that assist individuals in becoming employed.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Employment Central at Suite 202-204 Black Street or email sarah-ec@northwestel.net by January 29, 2016.
2010 FORD Fusion, 92,000kms w/leather heated power seats both driver & passenger. 2 sets of tires, new battery. Blue tooth audio streaming, $10,000 obo, quick sale. 335-0545
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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 specifications, 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. Salary Range: $36.28 to $44.01 per hour (75 hours bi-weekly); plus benefits.
CELEBRATE! 211 Wood Street, Whitehorse
JOB OPPORTUNITY
A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT: www.nndfn.com
2008 SATURN Vue, new winter tires, excellent interior/exterior condition, well maintained. 336-2982 for more info
Phone: 867-667-6285
MAYO, YUKON
Please submit resumes by: January 29, 2016 @ 4:30 p.m. to: Ronalda Moses Manager, Human Resources Tel: (867) 996-2265 ext. 138 Fax: (867) 996-2267 Email: humanresources@nndfn.com
Community Services
SUMMER POOL STAFF We are now accepting applications for Yukon summer aquatics staff in Yukon communities.
Pool Managers
Please submit your resumĂŠ and a copy of your current certiďŹ cations by March 1, 2016 to:
1 column x 3 inches ............. Wed - $ s &RI $35.10 2 columns x 2 inches ........... Wed - $ s &RI $46.80 2 columns x 3 inches ........... Wed - $ s &RI $70.20 2 columns x 4 inches ........... Wed - $ s &RI $93.60
Marie Cairns Government of Yukon Sport & Recreation Branch C-10 PO Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6 FAX: (867) 393-6416 E-mail: marie.cairns@gov.yk.ca
Pool Manager Applicants must possess the following current awards or certiďŹ cations: National Lifeguard Service, Water Safety Instructor, Lifesaving Society Instructor, Pool Operator Level I, CPR “Câ€? and Standard First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care. CertiďŹ cation in Pool Operators II, Aquatic Emergency Care Instructor/ Examiner, Water Instructor Trainer and NLS Instructor/Examiner would be an asset. Wages range from $20-24/hour and many communities offer extra beneďŹ ts, such as accommodations and a travel subsidy.
Lifeguards / Instructors Minimum qualiďŹ cations for a Lifeguard/Instructor are a current National Lifeguard Service Award, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, CPR “Câ€? and Standard First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care.
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YUKON NEWS 2003 GMC Sierra, 4x4, running boards and tunnel cover. Approx 270,000 km, hwy miles. Parked for half the month, well cared for. Call/text Naomi 334-5249. shawn_triplett87@live.ca
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Spay or Neuter Your Dog You may qualify to have one family dog spayed or neutered for FREE or at a reduced amount if you fall into one of the following categories:
1. You live in an outlying Yukon community 2. You qualify as having a low income (Whitehorse included) 3. Your local First Nation, town or village council has agreed to cost share with Humane Society Yukon For more information contact Linda Priestley at 1-867-633-6019 or email linda.priestly@humanesocietyyukon.ca RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box
2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4-dr 4X4, lift kit, dual exhaust, canopy, undercoating, bed liner, hitch, driving lights, cold air intake, 200,000kms, $9,000 obo. 336-8200
Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100 16" BF Goodrich light truck tire, P265/70R16 BFG Rugged Trail T/A, gently used, less than 6,000 km, $125. 867-634-3887
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, February 1, 2016. Contact Irving Collision Repairs (867-667-6315) for viewing appointment & information. YEAR 2006 2005 2014 2003 2009 2007 2003 2003
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1953 F100, project truck, Mustang front and 4-link rear, air ride, lots of parts, needs assembly, best offer. 667-4540
MAKE Hyundai Nissan Toyota Nissan Dodge Subaru Toyota Buick
MODEL Accent Altima Rav4 Sentra Journey Forester Corolla Century
WHEELCHAIR ELECTRIC lift for mini van or full size van, worth $10,000, asking $5,000 obo. 333-2857 WARN 8,000 lb winch, as new, never used, bought in 2014, paid $1,100 +, offers. 333-0100 BD TURBO charger for Common rail Cummins engines, was in ʝ03 Dodge truck, supports stock to 500 and over H.P. 40 psi, low hours. 633-6502 WARN WINCH carrier for winches up to 10,000 lbs, fits 2� receiver, as new, never used, paid $425, offers. 333-0100
FILE NUMBER BRANDING 1006790 Salvage 997845 Salvage 993458 Salvage 949274 Salvage 981485 Salvage 996952 Non-Repairs 1002994 Salvage 9972191 Salvage
KYB EXCEL-G gas shock absorbers, new, model 344296, fits Kia Sedona 2002-2005 year or possibly other vehicle, reasonable offer accepted. 334-6628 2' FIBERGLASS truck canopy with aux lights, kayak rack, sliding side windows fits 90's full sized Ford truck, $600. Mike 333-2945 GABRIEL ULTRA G Force Strut for front right side, for a KIA Sedona 2002-2005 year or other vehicle, new, model number G52035. Any reasonable offer accepted. 334-6628 ARE MAX truck cap, fits Toyota Tundra, walk-in back door, back lifts up, roof racks, screen-vented sliding side windows, glass sliding front window, carpeted interior, $3,500 new, asking $1,500. 334-1636
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Help control the pet overpopulation problem
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
1996 PLYMOUTH Voyager van, vg condition, clean and smooth, 280,000km, tinted windows, $2,200 obo. 322-1476
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Come on down & visit with ALL OF US at the shelter.
2005 Mercedes-Benz C-240
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4-door Sedan 248,649 km. Loaded, all options, new snow tires. $11,966 tel. 336-2029
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If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.
Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member!
Has your fur buddy slowed down? Return 'spring' to your dogĘźs step. Older or injured dogs benefit from Glucosamine and MSM. Tasty pharmaceutical grade powder. Dosage based on weight. 332-7828
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SEEKING DOG sitter for lovable, friendly medium sized dog. Starting late Feb to May. Possibly longer. Text only: 332-1656 MISSING: ON North Alaska Highway, male neutered cat, black & white, long fur, 4 white paws, answers to Tuck or Bert. If found contact Mae Baechur shelter
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PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
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SNOWMOBILE LIFT from Princess Auto, keeps track off ground, new in box, paid over $80, asking $60. newellrt@yahoo.ca
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Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend
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Dearly missed, forever loved –
your family.
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
2012 SKIDOO Free Ride rotec, 800 e-tec, revXP, 137" track, $9,000. 335-6458
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RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
2013 SKANDIC Wide-track 600 E-TEC, full under-body skid plate, front bush bumper & rear HD bumper, good cold-weather start, exc cond, $11,000. Frank 390-2075
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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
TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
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
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September 20, 1952 - January 23, 2004 It has been nine 12 years since your unexpected parting. Thoughts about you are often by family, friends and community. Your brush strokes are always on our hearts and minds. You will always be missed amongst all of us, and the memories of you and your wonderful contributions will linger with us. We know that your passion for painting is being well displayed as we walk through life and see the wonders that surround us that remind us of you.
Jane Aggie Sheldon August 4, 1953 January 24, 2011
16' MAD River Canoe folding model, new, hypalon skin over tubular aluminum frame, 800 lb capacity, packs into 1 large duffel bag, $600. 633-5470
Richard Aldean Griffiths April 1, 1929 – January 18, 2016
He is and will be a treasured part of our lives. Rick passed away at home surrounded by love and family.
The day God took you home A million times I’ve needed you A million times I’ve cried, If love alone Could have saved you You never would have died. In life I loved you dearly; In death I love you still. In my heart you hold a space, Where no one can ever ďŹ ll. It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn’t go alone Part of me went with you, The day god took you home.
Diana Alice Sibley eyy Diana Alice Sibley, age 85, died peacefully on Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Macaulay Lodge, following a stroke. Diana had been ailing for some time. A long-time Yukon resident, Diana was born on December 19, 1930, in Hanna, Alberta, the youngest of the eleven children of Christian and Magdalena Quast.
Remembered by, sons: Keith Sheldon (Joyce), Fabian Sheldon (Laverne); daughter, Jolene Mullett (Jordan); and grandchildren, sisters and brother; nephew, niece, any relatives and friends.
In tears we saw you sinking We watched you fade away You suffered much in silence You fought so hard to stay It broke our hearts to lose you But you did not go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home.
Rick leaves behind his Wife, Diana; Children: Christine and husband Angus McIntyre; Rick and wife Julia Griffiths; Janet and husband Jim Duncan; Sister, Frances Mehan
Raised on a farm, she attended high school in Hanna before working in the town as a telephone operator for Alberta Government Telephones (AGT). Her petite size, lively personality sonality and insistence on always being well-dressed d attracted Albert Cameron Sibley of the nearby town of Drumheller. They married in Hanna on December 17, 1950. Together, they had four children. Over the course of their marriage they moved numerous times, living in Hanna, Red Deer, Calgary, Inuvik, Fort Nelson and Leduc before finally settling in Whitehorse in 1967. Diana began working for Canadian National Telecommunications, the predecessor to NorthwesTel, shortly after the family came to the Yukon. She eventually became the company’s chief telephone operator. There are many in the Yukon and elsewhere who will remember being hired by her and working with her. When Diana and Al weren’t working or enjoying life at home – Diana loved her garden, her dogs and was a marvel at making German kuchen – they liked to camp throughout BC, the Yukon and Alaska and travel to places as widely separated as Hawaii and England. She was preceded in death by Al in 1984, as well as by her parents and her ten brothers and sisters. Left to remember Diana are her four children, Robert (Margret), of Ottawa; Stanley, of Calgary; Darra (Mark), of St. Albert; and Donna (Craig), of Whitehorse, grandchildren Daniel, Brett and Kelsi, as well as her brother-in-law Bob Dylke of Lethbridge, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Grandchildren: Melissa Duncan-Roelof (Kent); LeeAnn Duncan-Jorgenson (Tyler); Quinton and McKayla Craig Duncan (Sandy), Emma, Aiden and Brynlee Alia McIntyre-Miltenberger (Leif); Anders and Gregor Brendan McIntyre (Ateca), Erin McIntyre-Gilberds (Chris) and Kendra Justin Griffiths (Olivia); Daniel Griffiths; Jessica Griffiths-Tempke (Byron)
The family wishes to extend its thanks and gratitude to Dr. Sally MacDonald and the staff at Macaulay Lodge for having looked after their mother with such concern and compassion during her final years.
Thank you to the wonderful Home Care nurses; Occupation Therapist; Drs. Kanachowski and Avery. To all of Rick’s many friends that have sent loving and caring. The family has appreciated all your cards and thoughts. As Rick requested, there will be no formal service. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Food Bank would be appreciated.
The Hildebrand Family Peter, Meghan Holly, Riley Peter; Meghan&&Tony, Tony; Holly&& Mark, Declan, Oliver & Riley
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Heavy Equipment
HORAIRE PISTE Chilkoot/Log Cabin: Multi-usage sauf du 8 au 10 et du 29 au 31 janvier. activities non motorisees. 867-667-3910
Campers & Trailers
SKIDDER 550 Timberjack, fresh motor, has 4000L water tank, large winch, full blade, $20,000. Can be leased. 335-5192 2009 BOBCAT CT 440, 44hp tractor w/backhoe & many other attachments, $25,000. Can be leased. 335-5192 WATER TRUCK, 1984 W900 and 4000 gal tank Bowie pump, fire hose manifold, new tires, certified, $22,200. Can be leased. 335-5192 1981 CAT 235 excavator, boom separated, missing undercarriage, low hours on rebuilt engine & hydraulic pump, boom & stick available, selling for parts. 306-421-9080, jabberwockyexploration@hotmail.ca CATERPILLAR 241-8268 D10R reman transmission pump, still in box, $6,500, half price. jonathanganter@hotmail.com 780-289-4989 CATERPILLAR 980F reman fuel injection pump, Finning 1X0173, still in box, $3,500, half price. jonathanganter@hotmail.com 780-289-4989 CATERPILLAR D6N, c/w 6-way blade and winch or ripper. About 6,300 hours, in like new condition. $105,000 fob Edmonton. jonathanganter@hotmail.com 780-289-4989 FORD 2000 tractor, c/w front-end loader, disc, plow, snow plow, 3 pt. hitch & PTO, like new tires, new seat, $8,500 obo. 633-2218 FOR RENT Clark C25 indoor forklift, 4,500 lb capacity, 15ʼ lift & side shift; Hyster 4,000 lb power jack, 27”X48” forks. Both for rent, weekly or monthly. Call Kevin at 633-5274
Friday, January 22, 2016
YUKON NEWS
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
CHILKOOT TRAIL/LOG Cabin: Non-motorized weekend: Jan 8-10 & 29-31. Other weekends & weekdays: Multi-Use. For info: 867-667-3910
Coming Events
SHARE THE LOVE Feb 13. Gala event supporting Little Footprints Big Steps work in Haiti. Morgan Wienberg will be sharing, youth musicians, silent auction. Tickets Deans Music & Strings or 334-3928.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, January 26 from 7:00pm 9:00pm at Whitehorse United Church, upstairs. Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org
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
NON-RESTRICTED FIREARM safety course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club January 23 & 24. For more info please call 334-1688
HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneʼs drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʼs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting KIDS KREATE, free family art class at the Yukon Arts Centre, January 24 from 1–4pm, watercolour painting, registration not required. Call 393-7109 for more information SLIDE INTO German, free lessons every Saturday from 10am-11am. Join us at the Birch & Bear. Info Renate @ 334-6948
PARENTING OR caring for a child, youth or adult with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? Share your experiences, wisdom & knowledge Thursday, Jan 28, at the FASSY office 4041B 4th Ave, 6:30pm. KLUANE MOUNTAIN June 10-12. Weekend Super Passes ($350) Strings, Whitehorse, Haines Junction yukonbluegrass.com
Bluegrass Festival, Passes ($140) and on sale at Dean's Kluane Machine, and online:
COFFEE HOUSE Sat. Feb 6. Featuring: Yk Women in Music + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show. $5 bsmt United Church, 6th+ Main. 633-4255 COFFEE HOUSE Folk Night Fundraiser: Jan 23, 7 pm @ Whitehorse United Church. Support local musicians and the Girl Guides of Canada at this relaxed acoustic music night. Tickets $5 at door.
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MENTAL HEALTH Caregiver Support Group for those caring or supporting a friend or family member with a mental illness, third Thursday each month. 7-9pm #4 Hospital Road, 1st floor. Call 667-8346 VOLUNTEERING WITH Yukon Distress & Support Line @ Many Rivers. Interested in supporting the community through confidential telephone counselling? If so, email at ydsl@manyrivers.yk.ca to find out more. YUKON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY SOCIETY announces Yukon IT Student Scholarship. If you are 25 or under, and a Yukon resident attending a college, university or tech institute studying in the IT field, you may qualify for a scholarship of up to $1,000. See our web page at www.yitis.ca/blog. Or contact info@yitis.ca. DEMENTIA INFORMATION session. Overview of types, symptoms, interventions and self-care. Saturday, January 30th, 10am 12:30 at Whitehorse United Church. Beverages and snacks provided. Info: Laura 393-7516 CANCER SUPPORT Group Appreciation for Life, past or present, Yukon peopleʼs gathering. Next meeting is Feb 15, 6pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Contact Dawn 335-0009 CONNECTING THROUGH Stories wrap-up luncheon Monday January 18 at Golden Age Centre, Sport Yukon Building 4th Ave, noon till 2:00. Project participants invited to attend. FEAR OF public speaking? Fine tune your presentation skills? Toastmasters Open House Thursday February 4, 7pm-8:30pm, Main Library, snacks/bev. All welcome to observe. 204-880-7245 WEEKLY STAYING Alive Group starting Wednesday, January 27. Great opportunity to connect, breathe, practice, and integrate your learning from the Haven. To register phone Gisela at 335-4150. STAYING ALIVE Intensive. Join us for a weekend of connecting, sharing, breathing, building on your leaning from your time at the Haven. For info/registration contact Gisela 335-4150
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THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info/register call Joanne 668-7713 ALL-CITY BAND presents Dessert & Dance featuring the Big Band & All-City Jazz Band, Saturday, February 13, 7pm, Mt. McIntyre Rec Centre. Home-baked desserts. 667-8044, ext 251, for more info TODDLER STORY TIME: Wednesdays until Wed Mar 2 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., 2 & 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Whitehorse Public Library. Free drop-in VOCAL JAZZ in the Hall. Lucie Desaulniers with a stellar 8 piece group, Strictly Bossa, delightful to your ears. Thursday, February 4th, 7pm, Old Fire Hall. Sponsored by Jazz Yukon. THE ROTARY Music Festival invites Yukon youth aged 5 to 18 to create an artwork for its program cover. Check out the rules at www.rmfestival.ca. Deadline: February 1, 2016 BABY STORY TIME: Mondays until Feb 29, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., ages 6 - 24 months & caregiver, Whitehorse Public Library. Free drop-in SWING DANCE lessons Wednesdays Jan. 27 - Feb 24th @ Leaping Feats 7:45-9:00. 6 lessons $120. We will also teach some 2 step and Cha Cha. 668-3408 to register. Erica@northwestel.net. THE SPACE Wants You, dance improvisation workshop with local artist Aimee Dawn Robinson. Part of Gwaandak Theatreʼs Ensemble Theatre Training Series. All levels welcome. Feb. 1, 6-8:30pm, YAC Studio. Register at 393-2676 HABITAT-FOR-HUMANITYʼS NEW ʻBrick for Brickʼ campaign; Kids need a solid foundation to grow and they need stability. Find out more at: www.habitat.ca/brickforbrick SUMMER SALSA Dancing Party, 9:15pm to 12:30am. Free dance lessons at 9:15pm. Saturday, January 30th at The Wheelhouse Restaurant, 2237 2nd Ave. salsayukon@gmail.com OPENING DOORS solo exhibition of modelling clay paintings by Dee Bailey. Opening reception at Hilltop Bistro, Yukon College. Thurs Jan 28, 5-7pm. GRAND ÉVÈNEMENT flash mob (concours national) avec souper spaghetti (levée de fonds) et jeux pour toute la famille. École Émilie Tremblay, 17h-19h, vendredi le 22 janvier. Démontrons ensemble notre fierté à la francophonie. LA NOCTURNE, during the night of January 30 to 31, Yukon ʻfaunaʼ of artists will light up Whitehorse with their works, opening doors to their most secret studios. 867-668-2663 | nocturne.afy.yk.ca ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting Whitehorse Rifle & PIstol Club. Sunday January 31, 2016. Meeting starts at 2 pm. Doors open at noon. Location: Clubhouse Grey Mountain Road.
WHITEHORSE MONEY MART 2190 Second Avenue 867-668-6930 Open 7 Days A Week
3RD ANNUAL Indoor Community Garage Sale. Hosted by Zero Waste Yukon & North Star Mini Storage. Saturday February 13th at Canada Games Centre. Sign up at 633-5402, $30 per booth. F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting is being held at 6:30p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Everyone welcome
Services BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755
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LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632
ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •General Handyman Services •Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʼs Discount 334-0974
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TLC Continuing Care & Homecare Services Certified, licensed, bondable, safe, reliable Works with all ages Certified nursing home attendant Also available for escort services to appointments and shopping 334-7405
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The following Orders-in-Council were issued during the period January 1 to 15, 2016:
Name of Regulation
2016/01
Appoints a vice-chair of the Yukon Child Care Act Child Care Board
2016/02
Revokes the appointment of a member of the Yukon Child Care Board
Child Care Act
2016/03
Revokes the appointment of a member of the Health and Social Services Council
Health Act
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2016/04
Appoints and revokes members of the Yukon Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues
Yukon Advisory Council on Women’s Issues Act
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2016/05
Establishes the regulation to Amend the Fees and Conditions Regulation
Financial Administration Act
2016/06
Establishes accommodation reimbursement amounts
Legislative Assembly Act
Sports Equipment FREE MOTION 955R elliptical, purchased new in 2015, used less than 5 hours, $750 obo.. 633-5804
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Livestock HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com
REQUESTS FOR QUOTATION
Act
Dated at Whitehorse, Yukon January 15, 2016.
Supply and Delivery of 15000 kg Sodium Chloride RFQ 2016-WWS0001 Supply and Delivery of 700 kg Acti-Zyme
Government
RFQ 2016-WWS0002 Septic Pump-out Services RFQ 2016-WWS0003 Closing February 18 at 4:00:00pm View more information at whitehorse.ca/procurement
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2016-2017 Call for Proposals
www.whitehorse.ca
Cecilia Katherine Smoler,
BY: Russel Smoler c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
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MISSING: ON North Alaska Highway, male neutered cat, black & white, long fur, 4 white paws, answers to Tuck or Bert. If found contact Mae Baechur shelter
NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on December 7, 2015, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 31st 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.
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Available for Lease Restaurant Space The Na-Cho Nyak Dun Development Corporation (NNDDC) is seeking Expressions of Interest for the lease of NNDDC Restaurant located on Front Street in Mayo, Yukon. ࡄ ࡄ ࡄ
Available in March or April Private residence included $2,500 per month
Expressions of Interests will be accepted up to the 12th of February 2016. Proposals should include: ࡄ Resume ࡄ Operational plan ࡄ Proposed Menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Submit proposals to: Na-Cho Nyak Dun Development Corporation Suite 2 - 4230 – 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1K1 or email coo@nnddc.ca 867- 456-4340
The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust is a public registered charity with the objective to: “restore, enhance and protect fish and wildlife populations and their habitat in the Yukon, so as to achieve the objectives of Chapter 16 (Fish and Wildlife) of the Umbrella Final Agreement including initiating, sponsoring, funding, directing and carrying out measures to achieve those objectives”. The Trust is accepting project proposal submissions that meet the Trust’s objective and are prepared according to the Trust Proposal Guidelines, which may be obtained at http://yfwet.ca/. Requests up to a maximum of $15,000 are encouraged, however, any amount may be considered.
DEADLINE: Proposals submitted electronically by 4:00 p.m. March 1st, 2016. For more information or to submit a proposal - email: info@yfwet.ca Trust’s Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31022, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5P7 Physical Address: 409 Black Street, Whitehorse, YT. Phone: Dennis Zimmermann, Trust Manager at (867) 335-9422 ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Trust is looking for Lake Trout projects! The Trust anticipates focusing some of the funding for 2016-17 on projects that assist in rebuilding Yukon’s Lake Trout stocks. __________________________________________________________________________________ As a registered charity we welcome all donations. The Trust shall provide donors with a charitable tax receipt, recognition on our website and on our widely distributed free calendar. 100% of donation dollars are spent directly on fish and wildlife projects.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS HOUSING FORUM YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION Project Description: Plan and execute a forum for housing stakeholders across Yukon Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 28, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Blake Buckle at blake.buckle@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROVISION OF COMMUNITY AERODROME RADIO STATION (CARS) SERVICES-DAWSON CITY AIRPORT Project Description: Provision of weather observations; flight information to aircraft; emergency services; flight planning assistance; radio navigation aids monitoring; airport and facility status reporting; building systems monitoring; site security; and related administrative duties. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 10, 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 Darren Ronaghan at darren.ronaghan@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/
Friday, January 22, 2016
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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
NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
SURVEY NOTICE Section 87(1) Quartz Mining Act
Heather Lynn Klassen, of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on November 18, 2015, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 1st day of February, 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: Geraldine Van Bibber c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
PUBLIC TENDER PRE-TENDER NOTICE OF CONCRETE AGGREGATES REQUIREMENTS IN FUTURE TENDERS Project Description: The Transportation Engineering Branch will be including requirements for concrete aggregates in the tender documents for Nares River Bridge, Fox Creek Bridge, Yukon River Bridge, and future Transportation Engineering Branch bridges. Interested parties should review the requirements at http://www.hpw.gov. yk.ca/tenders/tms.html. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 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 Robert Stilwell at robert.stilwell@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
BOXED PORK FOR SALE •Free range •No hormones, steroids or additives •Cut and wrapped •Hams and bacon have been cured •40 to 50 pounds per box $6.50/pound 867-537-3458
Take notice that a survey has been made of the following mineral claims shown in Schedule A under instructions from the Surveyor General, and that at the termination of sixty days from the date of this notice the said survey shall be accepted as defining absolutely the boundaries of the said claims, unless in the meantime it is protested as provided in Section 75 of the Quartz Mining Act.
Dated at Whitehorse, Yukon this 12th day of January, 2016
Name Nod 1 Nod 2 Nod 3 Nod 4 Nod 5 Nod 6 Nod 7 Nod 8 Nod 9 Nod 10 Nod 11 Nod 12 Nod 13 Nod 14 Nod 16 Nod 18 Nod 20 Nod 22 Nod 29 Nod 30 Nod 31 Nod 32 Nod 33 Nod 34 Nod 35 Nod 36 Nod 37 Nod 38 Nod 39 Nod 40 Nod 41 Nod 42 Nod 43 Nod 44 Nod 45 Nod 46 Nod 47
Grant No. YB49365 YB49366 YB49367 YB49368 YB49369 YB49370 YB49371 YB49372 YB49373 YB49374 YB49375 YB49376 YB49377 YB49378 YB49380 YB49382 YB49384 YB49386 YB49393 YB49394 YB49395 YB49396 YB49397 YB49398 YB49399 YB49400 YB49401 YB49402 YB49403 YB49404 YB49405 YB49406 YB49407 YB49408 YB49409 YB49410 YB49411
Highways and Public Works
CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
Furniture CLASSIC SOLID wood bedroom dresser and drawers, 69” long w/large mirror, 9 drawers, will forward picture, $375. 633-3113
PINE COFFEE table, 24" x 48", $60; drop leaf oak table, 1920's era; 30" x 60" long, $150; velvet-topped oak gaming table, 36" x 36". 633-5470
SCHEDULE A Lot Quad 38 105 I/11 39 105 I/11 40 105 I/11 41 105 I/11 42 105 I/11 43 105 I/11 44 105 I/11 45 105 I/11 46 105 I/11 47 105 I/11 48 105 I/11 49 105 I/11 50 105 I/11 51 105 I/11 52 105 I/11 53 105 I/11 54 105 I/11 55 105 I/11 56 105 I/11 57 105 I/11 58 105 I/11 59 105 I/11 60 105 I/11 61 105 I/11 62 105 I/11 63 105 I/11 64 105 I/11 65 105 I/11 66 105 I/11 67 105 I/11 68 105 I/11 69 105 I/11 70 105 I/11 71 105 I/11 72 105 I/11 73 105 I/11 74 105 I/11
Name Nod 48 Nod 49 Nod 50 Nod 51 Nod 52 Nod 53 Nod 54 Nod 77 Nod 78 Nod 79 Nod 80 Nod 81 Nod 82 Nod 85 Nod 86 Nod 83F Nod 84F Nod 87F Nod 108F Nod 107F Nod 90F Nod 91F Nod 92F Nod 93F Nod 94F Nod 95F Nod 96F Nod 97F Nod 103F Nod 104F Nod 101F Nod 102F Nod 98F Nod 99F Nod 100F Nod 105F Nod 106F
Grant No. YB49412 YB49413 YB49414 YB49415 YB49416 YB49417 YB49418 YC74017 YC74018 YC74051 YC74052 YC74053 YC74054 YC74025 YC74026 YC74055 YC74056 YC74057 YF47356 YF47355 YF47338 YF47339 YF47340 YF47341 YF47342 YF47343 YF47344 YF47345 YF47351 YF47352 YF47349 YF47350 YF47346 YF47347 YF47348 YF47353 YF47354
CAPTAIN'S BED w/mirror in headboard, 6 drawers, c/w 5.5” new foam mattress, 53" wide x 82" long, $485 obo. 668-5644 EDWARDIAN ERA mahogany buffet w/mirror, approx 80 yrs old, vg cond, 60”L, $790; 2 heavy glass-topped coffee/end tables, metal frame/legs, rococo style, circular, 28" diameter, $60 ea. 633-5470 SERTA ICOMFORT Memory Foam mattress & frame, double. Allergic to foam, used once. Paid $1500, asking $1000 firm. 332-3058
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Rose Donalda McPhail Deceased, late of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, who died on
November 25, 2015. All persons having claims against the above-mentioned Estate are requested to file a claim, supported by Statutory Declaration, with Anna J. Pugh, on or before February 5, 2016, after which date the said Estate will be distributed, having reference only to claims which have been so filed. All persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment to: AUSTRING, FENDRICK & FAIRMAN Attention: Anna J. Pugh Barristers & Solicitors 3081 Third Avenue Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Z7
Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Application Number Numéro de la demande
Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire
Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu
Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise
Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h
PM15-046-1 (Amendment #1 of PM15-046)
Jabberwocky Exploration Ltd.
Unnamed tributary of Kluane Lake and Kluane Lake
Placer
February 17, 2016
Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice.
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BLACK FUTON, exc cond, hardly used, easily folds from sofa to bed, $150. 333-9020
Gabriel Aucoin Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Agent for Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. SCHEDULE A Lot Quad 1 105 I/11 2 105 I/11 3 105 I/11 4 105 I/11 5 105 I/11 6 105 I/11 7 105 I/11 8 105 I/11 9 105 I/11 10 105 I/11 11 105 I/11 12 105 I/11 13 105 I/11 14 105 I/11 15 105 I/11 16 105 I/11 17 105 I/11 18 105 I/11 19 105 I/11 20 105 I/11 21 105 I/11 22 105 I/11 23 105 I/11 24 105 I/11 25 105 I/11 26 105 I/11 27 105 I/11 28 105 I/11 29 105 I/11 30 105 I/11 31 105 I/11 32 105 I/11 33 105 I/11 34 105 I/11 35 105 I/11 36 105 I/11 37 105 I/11
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 REGISTERED PAINT horse, big, beautiful, 2 in April, buckskin, she is super easy to handle and could go any direction, a stunning filly, $2,000 obo. 336-3388
Situated in the Watson Lake Mining District in Quad 105 I/11 near Don Creek, Yukon
The plan of survey can be viewed at the office of the Mining Recorder, Watson Lake, Yukon.
HAY FOR SALE Small square brome bales, $12. Call 668-2407
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.
Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquée sur le présent avis. Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.
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3-PERSON SOFA, suede finish, sage green, very comfortable, in exc condition, $180. 668-6303, after 7
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PUBLIC TENDER
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CAMPGROUND FIREWOOD Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 11, 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 Troke at barry.troke@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
HOUSING DATA COMPILATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION Project Description: To gather all relevant data sources available that relate to housing with services, rental housing and home ownership across Yukon. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 28, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Blake Buckle at blake.buckle@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.
Environment
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TOGETHER TODAY… FOR OUR CHILDREN TOMORROW
COUNCIL OF YUKON FIRST NATIONS 2166-2ND AVENUE, WHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 4P1 TEL: (867) 393-9200 FAX: (867) 668-6577
REQUEST FOR BOARD MEMBERS The Council of Yukon First Nations is requesting applications from Yukon First Nation Citizens for nominations on the following Boards and Committees:
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Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) (1 seat) Yukon Land Use Planning Council (YLUPC) (1 seat) Yukon Water Board (YWB) (2 seats) Crime Prevention Victim Services Trust Board of Trustees (2 seats)
For application forms and/or for more information, please visit our website at www.cyfn.ca or contact Wendy Risby at (867) 393-9204 or by e-mail at boardsandcommittees@cyfn.net
DEADLINE for applications is January 29, 2016, at 4:30 PM
WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB January 19, 2016 1st - Jan Ogilvie & Darwin Wreggitt 2nd - Bill Curtis & Chic Callas 3rd - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless / Noreen McGowan & Lorraine Hoyt We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society. New players are welcome. For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.co
PUBLIC TENDER ROSS RIVER WATER TREATMENT FACILITY - OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 10, 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 Rob Anderson at rob.anderson@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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PUBLIC TENDER PURCHASE APPLE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 10, 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 David Knight at david.knight@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/
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS HOUSING EDUCATION PLAN YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION DESCRIPTION: Project Description: Development and implementation of housing educational program. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 28, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Blake Buckle at blake.buckle@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.
Highways and Public Works
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
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Community Services PROVISION OF COMMUNITY AERODROME RADIO STATION (CARS) SERVICES - WATSON LAKE AIRPORT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS HOUSING COMMUNICATION PLAN YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION Project Description: Develop and implement a communication plan and marketing strategy for various portions of the Housing Action Plan for Yukon. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 28, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Blake Buckle at blake.buckle@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.
Project Description: Provision of weather observations; flight information to aircraft; emergency services; flight planning assistance; radio navigation aids monitoring; airport and facility status reporting; building systems monitoring; site security; and related administrative duties. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 10, 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 Darren Ronaghan at darren.ronaghan@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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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