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Mega mine will undergo mega review Casino’s massive copper and gold project faces an unprecedented panel review by assessors.
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member of Haines Junction’s volunteer EMS team says the Yukon government needs to develop a territory-wide plan for rural communities without paid ambulance staff. Dave Weir is one of 17 volunteer paramedics in the community. Like many Yukon communities, Haines Junction’s emergency medical service is run by a crew of volunteers, who sign up to be on call in case of an emergency. Filling shifts in Haines Junction during the summer months has been particularly challenging in the past. In July 2014, for example, only two shifts had full coverage, while two-thirds of the shifts had no coverage at all. That left residents depending on service from Whitehorse in the event of an emergency. Last summer, the Yukon government launched a pilot project to assess whether having full-time staff through the summer months would address the community’s concerns. It hired six paid emergency responders to work in the community with the goal of giving existing volunteers a “booster shot,� according to the government’s review of the project. The pilot, which lasted from the end of May until the end of September, was a success, by all accounts. Haines Junction had 100 per cent EMS coverage during that time, up from an all-time low of 19 per cent in July 2014. Four participants even continued to work with the Haines Junction EMS team in a volunteer capacity. But the government ultimately decided that it was too expensive to have paid ambulance staff in the community. It determined that each of the 37 calls addressed during the pilot program cost $4,077. In comparison, calls addressed by paid teams in Whitehorse average $475, while calls in Teslin and Carmacks cost $925 and $1,163, respectively. In its review of the program, the government concluded that a full-time staffing model wasn’t “financially advisable� in any com-
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The Yukon government says it’s too expensive to have paid ambulance staff based in Haines Junction. munity where call volumes average less than one call per workday. It also stated there wasn’t enough EMS work to support permanent employment of this type. Weir said health care is a territorial responsibility, not a municipal one. “Staffing is an essential part of that responsibility,� he said. “The reality is the volunteer model works well in some places, but it doesn’t work well here.� The issue has nothing to do with the number of volunteers in the community, Weir said. In fact, Haines Junction has the largest volunteer base among Yukon communities. The heart of the issue, he said, is the way the system is set up. It makes it difficult for volunteers to juggle their EMS work with other responsibilities. During the pilot, shifts were 10 hours long in a three days on, six days off schedule. According to the government’s review of the program, it’s a superior schedule as it “allows for improved holiday, weekend and after-hours coverage while still encouraging volunteer involvement.� But Weir said volunteers typically spend four to seven hours responding to a single call. “It starts to have an impact on what people volunteer for,� he said. “If you get a call in the morning you could be gone all day and miss a day of work.� Yukon EMS director Jeff Simons said the program was successful because it increased the volunteer base in Haines Junction to 17, up
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The proposed Casino mining project requires a panel review, the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board announced on Thursday. The major issue at play here is Casino’s proposed tailings dam, News Reporter which would be the highest tailings dam in the world. At 286 metres, ukon’s largest proposed mine it would stand just slightly shorter has been bumped up to the than the Eiffel Tower. It would be 2.5 highest level of environmental kilometres wide, and would retain a assessment in the territory, over tailings pond expected to cover 11 concerns about its tailings pond square kilometres. The pond would and possible impacts on caribou. hold 950 million tonnes of tailings The Yukon Environmental and and 650 million tonnes of waste Socio-economic Assessment Board rock. announced on Thursday that the “From a stability perspective, Casino mining project requires a a facility or a dam that’s retaining panel review, which will include water as well as tailings has a high public hearings in various comrisk with regards to possible physimunities. cal failure,” said Nathan Aasman, a This will be the first panel review lead assessor on the project. “So this that YESAB has undertaken. requires long-term inspections and Ken McKinnon, YESAB’s monitoring and maintenance.” spokesperson for the executive Aasman explained that tailings committee reviewing the Casino dam technology has come under Mining Corporation’s proposal, said scrutiny since the failure of B.C.’s the decision was made because Mount Polley dam in 2014. He the project “involves technology said there’s growing debate among that is controversial in Yukon” and experts about how to safely store because it might have significant mine tailings “in perpetuity.” adverse environmental or socioMcKinnon pointed out that economic effects. while most of the material released According to the Yukon Environ- during the dam failure at Mount mental and Socio-economic Assess- Polley was benign, some of the ment Act, each of those factors is mine waste at Casino would be enough to require a panel review. potentially acid-generating, which The Casino project is a copcould have much more serious per, gold, molybdenum and silver environmental impacts. deposit located 300 kilometres He said a dam failure at Casino northwest of Whitehorse. It would could release tailings into the Donbe accessed along a 120-kilometre jek, White and Yukon rivers. extension of the Freegold Road, YESAB is also concerned about which runs northwest out of Carpossible impacts on the Klaza macks. The project is designed to caribou herd, whose range includes process 120,000 tonnes of ore per most of the project’s footprint. Aasday over a 22-year mine life. man said the project could reduce Maura Forrest
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caribou habitat and could fragment some parts of their range. Since the Casino Mining Corporation first submitted its proposal in January 2014, it hasn’t provided enough information to address those concerns, McKinnon said. The company has responded to two information requests from YESAB, in March and December 2015, but both responses have been met with questions and criticism from First Nations and the territorial and federal governments. “There isn’t one of those contributors (that) didn’t say that they need further information,” McKinnon said. Now that the proposal is going to a panel review, YESAB has three months to put together a panel of three board members. The executive committee will also work on guidelines that outline the information Casino must submit to the panel. The panel will also organize public hearings, which are one of the most important elements of the review process. McKinnon said he wouldn’t be surprised if every community in the Yukon ended up wanting its own hearing. Mara Pollock, YESAB’s legal counsel, said the panel also has “quasi-judicial authorities,” meaning it can subpoena witnesses, call evidence and make orders. YESAB will have 15 months to complete the review, not including the time it takes Casino to provide the information it’s asked for. That fixed timeline was set out in Bill S-6,
which made controversial changes to Yukon’s assessment act when it was passed last year. McKinnon said the timeline will be “really tight,” but added that YESAB has met its deadlines in the past. He also said that Casino has been very cooperative in the assessment process so far. Once the review is complete, YESAB will recommend that the project be approved, with or without conditions, or rejected. McKinnon said he expects the review will cost $1 to $2 million, though he said that will depend partly on the number of communities that want public hearings. He said YESAB has spent $500,000 on consultants for the Casino project so far. Paul West-Sells, president of Western Copper and Gold, the company that owns the Casino project, said there are “pluses and minuses” to YESAB’s decision. “It was certainly a little bit surprising if you look at the last round of questioning,” he said, pointing out that none of the agencies providing comments were asking for a review at that point. He said the company was preparing for a third information request, rather than a full panel review. But he’s also glad the decision was made now, rather than later in the process, when a panel review might have meant a significant delay. As for the public hearings, he said the company will “encourage any additional public interaction on
this project.” He said the company has already hosted public meetings in Whitehorse, Carmacks, Pelly Crossing and Dawson, before and after the proposal was submitted. Still, he said he believes the single, large tailings pond is the best option for the project. “If you look at the potentially acid-generating material that we have, the best available technology for storing that material is under water cover.” West-Sells said the company has spent $90 million on the Casino project so far, and he feels confident the company will get the financing it needs to complete the assessment. “It’s an important project. It’s important that it’s done right and we’re committed to that,” he said. “And if it takes a little longer because of this panel review, then that’s fine.” Lewis Rifkind, with the Yukon Conservation Society, said he didn’t foresee YESAB’s decision either. But he said it shows the assessment board is “taking the time to do it right.” Rifkind said mining companies should be moving away from wet tailings altogether and should look more seriously at dry stacked tailings instead. And as for this project, he said, the size is a major concern. “I think it’s too big. They’re trying to do too much with technology that’s very dubious. That tailings dam is a show-stopper. And I don’t think it can be built safely or built in such a manner as to last forever.” Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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MC Minerals has committed US $14 million to continue exploration and to complete a pre-feasibility study at its Kudz Ze Kayah mining project in southeast Yukon. The company made the commitment at the end of January, shortly after announcing a new mineral discovery from its 2015 exploration season. Kudz Ze Kayah is a base metals project, with deposits of zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold. CEO Scott Donaldson said the new discovery is about five million tonnes of ore and represents a “significant increase” from the existing mineral resource base. The total resource base is now close to 22 million tonnes. “We’re pretty happy with the success we’ve had in 2015,” he said, adding that the 2016 drilling program will be similar to last year’s. Donaldson said he hopes to have a pre-feasibility study completed by the middle of the year, and plans to have a project proposal submitted to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic
Alberta company wins Faro mine clean-up contract Calgary-based Parsons Corporation has been chosen to look after the abandoned Faro mine site for the next four years. The company will take over from Tlicho Engineering & Environmental Services, from the Northwest Territories, which was awarded the
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Assessment Board by early 2017. In a news release, the company states that “the majority of the project’s major contracts for the 2015 season were awarded to northern B.C.- and Yukon-based service providers” and that 2016 will be no different. The Kudz Ze Kayah site is located just south of the Robert Campbell Highway, between Watson Lake and Ross River. The site is just west of the Wolverine mine, which shuttered one year ago. The original deposit was discovered in 1994 by Cominco, which later merged with Teck Resources. BMC bought the project from Teck in January 2015. Donaldson said he’s confident about the project’s future, despite current low commodity prices. “The reality is that we are going through a slightly more prolonged downturn than other cycles,” he said. But because BMC isn’t planning to develop a mine for several more years, he’s not too concerned about market conditions right now. “We’re really looking at what’s happening on the upside and trying to get all our ducks in a row on the downside,” he said. “It’s business as usual, really.” Donaldson also said the recent
agreements signed by the Yukon government and the Kaska Nation are a positive step forward. Some of those agreements set out a process for the two parties to discuss how to implement a 2012 Yukon Court of Appeal decision. That decision found the government has a duty to consult with the Ross River Dena Council before allowing mineral exploration on its traditional territory. Last year, the Ross River Dena Council and the Kaska Dena Council both opposed the Kudz Ze Kayah exploration drilling program because they said it “would constitute a flagrant and very serious infringement of the recognized aboriginal title and rights of the Kaska to the land in question.” Donaldson insisted that the relationship between BMC and the Kaska is “fantastic” and that the dispute had to do with “the process that the government takes” and not with the mining company. He said he expects the planned discussions between the government and the Kaska will help resolve those issues. “I think it’s a completely different game now.”
previous care and maintenance contract in 2012. That contract will expire on March 31. Parsons was one of 10 companies that bid on the contract, and at $14.4 million, its bid was one of the lowest. Two of the other companies were based in the Yukon – Castle Rock Enterprises and Dena Cho Environmental and Remediation. Parsons was chosen because of its “experience, leadership and costcompetitiveness,” wrote Energy, Mines and Resources spokesperson Jesse Devost in an email. Devost said the care and maintenance contractor provides on-site services around the clock at the Faro mine site. “Often, a large part of care and maintenance can be monitoring water quality, collecting/treating
contaminated water and making sure that water leaving the site meets acceptable standards and is safe for the environment,” he wrote. The contractor also keeps roads, buildings, dams and stream channels in safe working condition, and cares for idle infrastructure and machinery. Devost said the contract also specified that training and employment opportunities for Yukoners and Yukon First Nations should be maximized. The Faro mine produced lead and zinc for about three decades, until it closed in 1998. It was once the largest lead-zinc mine in the world. The federal government took over the site when the owner went bankrupt, and the mine has become one of Canada’s largest remediation projects. Under the devolution agreement, the Yukon government has since taken over management of the mine site, with federal funding. The territory is now working on a closure plan for the site.
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he chair of the Porcupine Caribou Management Board says Northern Cross never met with the board to discuss possible impacts of drilling in the Eagle Plain basin on the caribou herd. Joe Tetlichi said he would gladly have sat down with the oil-and-gas company to share long-term data and discuss how best to protect the herd. But he said Northern Cross never approached him. “Since they’re the ones that want to do activity on the habitat, on the winter habitat range of the Porcupine caribou, you would think they would send us an invitation to sit down,� he said. “We’re very disappointed ... (in) their lack of interest in working directly with PCMB to address caribou management concerns.� Last week, the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board sent Northern Cross’s proposal back to the drawing board by referring it to executive committee screening, a higher level of assessment. Northern Cross must now decide whether or not to resubmit a proposal. In its report, YESAB said it was “unable to predict how the Porcupine caribou herd will interact with the project and as such is unable to determine the significance of adverse sociocultural effects related to the access to and use of the Porcupine caribou herd.� According to the report, more information should have been provided about how First Nations and the Inuvialuit use the caribou in the project area and how access to the caribou might be affected by industrial activity. It should also have
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A Northern Cross site at Eagle Plains. The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board referred the company’s exploration plans to a higher level of assessment last week. included a process to establish safe operating distances and critical numbers for the herd. In the worst-case scenario, YESAB found, the drilling might cause the herd to abandon a large portion of its winter habitat in the area. The report quotes a Vuntut Gwitchin citizen who said the project “could lead to the permanent destruction of what I hold most closely to my heart.� But Tetlichi said the management board has data dating back from the 1970s that might have helped Northern Cross fill some of the information gaps. “We’re not against development. We’re a neutral body,� he said. “Our doors are open to giving out information to proponents.� Still, it’s unclear whether all the necessary data actually
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exist. Matt Clarke, a regional biologist with the Yukon government, said the Porcupine Caribou Management Board’s technical committee made a push to deploy GPS collars on caribou starting in 2013, “with this project on the horizon.� The collars can provide information about habitat use and how it changes after a disturbance. But that kind of research takes time. “Some of the information is still being collected to enable those analyses to happen,� he said. He said industry and government share the responsibility of providing all the information that’s required for a project to proceed. But he said the government and the management board have taken
steps to provide more information that would be useful to Northern Cross. “I think there’s a responsibility on industry through an environmental assessment process to do some of those analyses,� he said. He said Northern Cross recently had the option to participate in a study that involved putting out remote cameras to study how caribou use linear disturbances, but that “didn’t materialize.� But not all fingers are pointing at Northern Cross in the wake of this decision. YESAB has also come under criticism for bumping the company back to the start of the assessment process after reviewing the project for nearly two years. Rich Thompson, chair of the
Yukon Chamber of Commerce, said inefficient assessment processes are making the Yukon “an impossible jurisdiction to do business in.� “We’re extremely worried that people are simply throwing up their arms and saying ‘Forget about it,’� he said. He said uncertainty about the outcome of an evaluation and how long it could take is a problem. “If YESAB rejected the file for an understandable set of reasons, that would at least bring some finality to the process.� Thompson said he’s heard from “multiple sources� that YESAB is plagued by a lack of resources and too few experienced people. Still, in this case, YESAB’s hands may have been tied. A project in the lowest level of assessment, as Northern Cross’s proposal was, can only be referred to executive committee screening at the end of an assessment – not partway through. And YESAB can’t just kick a project out of assessment because of a lack of information. It can issue information requests to a proponent – Northern Cross received four separate requests – but as long as the company makes some kind of response, YESAB has to complete its assessment. When asked what YESAB’s decision means for Yukon’s fledgling oil-and-gas industry, Premier Darrell Pasloski had little to say. “Fundamentally, what we have to offer as a primary economy is a resource-based economy,� he said. “Resources will create opportunities for great-paying jobs for Yukoners.� Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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utgoing Rendezvous Queen Shirley Chua-Tan is seeking votes once again – this time to become the NDP candidate for Riverdale North. Chua-Tan said her time as Rendezvous Queen has shown her that she needs to “step up to the plate” to help the people around her. “As a wife, working mother, volunteer and immigrant, I understand the real struggle of anyone who’s trying to put food on the table, a roof over the top and education for their children,” she said during her campaign announcement on Wednesday. She said she wants to focus on diversifying Yukon’s economy, particularly through tourism, mining, education and immigration. “I want to work with Yukoners to be creative, competitive and resourceful,” she said. “I believe I have the people skills to do the job. I want to be a voice for the Yukon.” Chua-Tan was born in
which closed last year. “Many individuals and families are losing hope,” she said. “I want to do something about this situation.” Chua-Tan said she chose to run in Riverdale North because the population is diverse – “a bag of everything,” she called it. However, she currently lives in Takhini-Kopper King, a riding held by NDP MLA Kate White. White announced last week that she plans to run for re-election. Riverdale North is currently held by Energy, Mines and Resource Minister Scott Kent, who won the 2011 election with 37 per Joel Krahn/Yukon News cent of the vote. Chua-Tan is the NDP’s second Shirley Chua-Tan, the 2015 Rendezvous Queen, wants to become new candidate to announce the NDP candidate for Riverdale North. a nomination bid. Last week, Singapore, where she worked developmental disabilities. former principal Pat Berrel anas a medical technician before In 2015, she told the CBC she nounced he would be seeking switching to a career in sales and was inspired to run for Rendezthe nomination for Porter Creek marketing. vous Queen by her adult son, Centre. Riverdale South MLA Jan She moved to Canada in 2000 who has autism. She said she Stick has also announced she will and to Whitehorse in 2010. Here, wanted to use the title to do more be seeking re-election. she works as a realtor and has for youth with special needs. Chua-Tan said she expects her been active with various nonDuring her announcement nomination bid to be contested profits, including Autism Yukon, this week, she criticized the by another potential NDP canthe Yukon Council on Disability Yukon government for cutting didate. and Teegatha’Oh Zheh, which funding to non-profits like the Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com provides support to people with Yukon Council on Disability,
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rancis van Kessel announced yesterday she wants to be the NDP’s MLA for Porter Creek North. The riding is currently held by the Yukon Party’s Doug Graham. Van Kessel is the first to express interest in representing the riding for the New Democrats. Van Kessel, who grew up in Teslin, is currently the manager of the Days Inn hotel in Whitehorse. If elected she said she’d focus on issues such as food security and affordable housing. “We grew up just below the poverty line,” she said yesterday, speaking in the parking lot of the Porter Creek Mall. “Food security was a big issue for our family. If it wasn’t for my family growing its own vegetables, I don’t know what my parents would have done to feed us.” Van Kessel and her parents moved to Whitehorse when she was 15. They quickly realized that affordable housing and food were
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“Because of that, she suffered through the system to find access to proper drug and alcohol healing programs,” she said. Last fall van Kessel spearheaded a project at the Days Inn where food was grown instead of planting flowers. The potatoes, carrots, beets, Swiss chard and kale were donated to the Whitehorse food bank. “I did this, pretty much, because we as people need to change our society and the change comes from within,” she told CBC at the time. “There’s hungry people in the city of Whitehorse and we need to start fixing that,” she said. Van Kessel said she is running in the Porter Creek North riding because it’s “near and dear” to her heart. “It’s a great place to be,” she said. No date has been set for the next territorial election. Premier Darrell Pasloski must call it by this fall. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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anadian Olympian Jeane Lassen has announced she is seeking the Liberal nomination for Takhini-Kopper King. The riding is currently held by NDP MLA Kate White. For the past 20 years, Lassen has been travelling the world while representing Canada and the Yukon at various weightlifting competitions. In 2008 she became the first Yukon athlete to participate at a Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing eighth in the 75-kilogram division. She also coached Christine Girard, who went on to win a bronze medal at the London Games in 2012. Now, Lassen says she’s ready to start giving back. “Serving the people of Takhini-Kopper King by representing them at the legislative assembly would be the greatest privilege,” she said from the Yukon Arts Centre yesterday. “Sandy Silver has a leadership style that resonates with me. I appreciate he’s looking to build a team of diverse candidates.” Lassen said her biggest priority is community engagement
and making Yukoners feel like they’re being listened to. A lot of people don’t go to the polls, but she wants to change that by getting people more engaged, she added. Growing up in the Takhini Trailer Court, Lassen was always involved in physical activities. Tobogganing, climbing the clay cliffs, biking to school, delivering newspapers, stacking firewood and playing street hockey were some examples she gave. But it was in the summer of 2014, when her friend Tamara Goeppel joined the race to become the Yukon’s next Liberal MP, that she decided she wanted to make a foray into politics. “That seed was planted then and it’s been on my mind ever since,” she said. Lassen also wants to advocate for people who live in trailer parks. Those people face different barriers, she added, and she’d like to help address that. “There’s a cycle of debt that can occur when you’re paying a
mortgage and a pad rent at the same time,” she said. In 2014, tenants of the Takhini Trailer Court were notified of a $25 per month pad rent increase, up to $410 per month as of June of that year. That’s on top of the mortgage most homeowners pay on their trailer. Lassen was born in Victoria, B.C. and moved to Whitehorse while in Grade 4. She took up weightlifting a couple years later at age 12. She won silver at the 1995 Canada Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta. at the age of 14. She graduated from F.H. Collins Secondary School in 1998 and studied Education at McGill University in Montreal, Que. She retired from competitive weightlifting in 2009. Lassen has also taught at Whitehorse Elementary and worked as a physical literacy Joel Krahn/Yukon News coordinator at Sport Yukon. Olympic weightlifter Jeane Lassen announced yesterday she will Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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he Yukon Chamber of Commerce is understandably steamed over a big setback that Northern Cross faces in its plans to dig more oil-and-gas wells in Eagle Plains. Assessors, after spending nearly two years mulling these plans, have sent the company back to square one, deeming that they simply don’t have enough information to make a decision about whether to allow the project to proceed. If the company wants to plough ahead, it will now have to go through an expensive, time-consuming executive review, starting at the very beginning. In a way, this outcome could be worse than an outright rejection, in which case the company could at least hope for the government to overturn the decision and permit the project. Cue the critics of Yukon’s environmental assessment regime, who maintain that this system is too slow and pokey. They may have a point: it does seem odd that the project review wasn’t punted up to the executive committee at an earlier point, if such a course were needed. But, as things stand, designated office assessors aren’t able to make that call until a project works its way through a long procedural pipeline. That could be worth changing. However, business leaders may also want to think a little harder about what exactly they are demanding. After all, assessors withheld a decision for a good reason: for lack of any solid information to show otherwise, they fear that the company’s oil-and-gas plans could permanently alter the migration route of the Porcupine caribou herd, making the animals far more difficult to hunt. That would have a profound, wrenching impact on northern aboriginals who consider hunting the herd a central part of their culture. “It could lead to the permanent destruction of what I hold most closely to my heart,� is how one Vuntut Gwitchin citizen put it to assessors. What’s the likelihood of the caribou dramatically altering their migration route? How long would such a change last? What could be done to minimize the risks? To these and other questions, assessors concluded the answer is that nobody really knows. Given this paucity of information, it would be one hell of a gamble to proceed. While oilmen have been drilling around Eagle Plains since the late 1950s, and nearly 40 wells currently exist, Northern Cross’s new plans would introduce an unprecedented level of development. The company plans to drill 20 new exploratory wells across an area of about 700 square kilometres. During testing that could last up to two years, up to 2
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priority of the government, according to recent annual reports on the implementation of the North Yukon Land-Use Plan. (That’s the only regional land-use plan that’s been completed, and one signed by the Yukon Party, as the government loves to note.) But, more than six years after the plan was signed, assessors found they still didn’t have baseline data to help them understand how the herd would be impacted by oil-and-gas development. Nor has the government yet produced best management practices for oil-and-gas work near the Porcupine herd. This isn’t to say that nothing is being done. In one study, government researchers have put GPS collars on caribou to see how they respond when they approach disturbed areas. In another, motion-triggered cameras have been used to track wildlife activity along roads and cutlines. A hodge-podge of information about industrial disturbances in the area is being cobbled together. But it seems this work hasn’t yet led to clear conclusions that could be used by oil-and-gas proponents or assessors. It is strange, to say the least, that a government as bullish as the Yukon Party is about the oil-and-gas industry hasn’t pushed harder to ensure this groundwork was laid by now. Another missing piece of the puzzle – also identified as a priority in land-use planning annual reports – is to craft an access management plan to help guide oil-and-gas companies working in caribou habitat. Yet this task has been put on pause by the Vuntut Gwitchin until the long-running court battle over the Peel watershed is resolved, which of course shows no sign of ending. So the premier’s pie-in-the-sky promises that a megamine will be built in the far-flung Peel may end up helping derail a far more plausible plan to pump oil and gas from the ground near the Dempster. (JT)
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Asteroid mining and the future of the Yukon economy to be fool’s gold. There are now several companies looking apparently seriously at asteroid mining. One is called Deep Space Industries and is by Keith based in California. Planetary Resources, based in Redmond, Halliday Washington, has big-name investors including top figures from UKONOMIST Google. Both hope to launch prospecting missions in the next steroid mining sounds like few years. The idea starts with the fact a crazy idea. But let’s think that the Earth’s crust is relatively in the long term. When my barren of valuable minerals, grandparents grew up a century ago in the Yukon, air travel was a since most of them sank to the novelty and space travel unthink- planet’s core as it cooled a few billion years ago. Volcanic erupable. tions and meteorite strikes since If we want to think about the then have given us what we mine long-term future of the Yukon, we today. As any exploration geolohave to keep the mining industry gist can tell you, these deposits in mind. It is on most shortlists of can be hard to find and often in industries that could contribute very low concentrations. to an economically sustainable An X-type asteroid, on the Yukon economy. other hand, can have incredibly It is not surprising that mining dense mineral resources. Planeis a hot topic among space extary Resources estimates that one ploration enthusiasts right now. of these, only about 500 metres Over the last few thousand years, across, could have enough platihopes of mineral wealth has ofnum for almost 200 years based ten been what lured humans over on our current consumption the next hill. Mineral exploration patterns and 1.5 times the known was a big part of European misworld reserves of platinumsions to explore Canada. Remem- group metals such as palladium, ber elementary school and the iridium and rhodium. textbooks describing how excited These companies claim that Frobisher was when he discovmining in space may be easier ered huge amounts of gold on than you think, since the minerBaffin Island? als are so densely packed and there is no gravity or need to Never mind that it turned out
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worry about polluting an asteroid. It also takes less energy to send minerals from asteroids in near-earth orbit than from the Moon, since you don’t have to escape that body’s own gravity. Mars missions have already shown that we can send probes with complicated equipment and run them successfully despite being so far away that it takes minutes for radio messages to travel to and from the probe. Picture a swarm of robots headed to a likely near-Earth-orbit asteroid with all the sensors and extractive gadgets required, as well as one robot making rocket fuel for the return trip out of water and solar power. So what does this mean for the Yukon? This is a classic “disruptive” technology, and has the potential to totally discombobulate the planet’s mining industry. It would certainly not be good news for Earth’s platinum mines if a year’s supply of the metal floated down out of the sky on parachutes one day. The bullish scenario involves an infrastructure of space ships and refueling stations orbiting the Earth, and robot or even human-led missions to nearby asteroids. Of course, proponents have many problems to solve before this becomes reality. Boosters predict it could be happening on a small scale within 20 years. It
may take longer. One problem that has already been solved is ownership of the resources. Last November, President Obama signed a bill into law that recognizes asteroid resource property rights. It’s apparently one of the few things Obama and the Republicans in Congress could agree on. The idea is that space will be like the ocean. You can’t own the ocean, but you can own the fish you catch in it. The Obama administration presumes the asteroids have no current occupants with title to the minerals. If Planetary Resources discovers the contrary, future generations of lawyers could be studying “Alien Title.” You might be wondering about Canada’s position on asteroid property rights. I don’t think Obama or the U.S. Congress are. Asteroid mining could solve some big environmental problems on Earth. Carbon emissions could be much lower, since once the robots were launched the rocket fuel for travel to and from the asteroid and the energy for mining could be manufactured in space. Nor would we have to deal with tailings pond ruptures and acidic run-off. However, there could be trouble if dense chunks of platinum started falling out of the sky in the wrong places or if a ship containing toxic minerals blew
up while entering Earth’s atmosphere. Or if wilder schemes to move asteroids closer to earth got out of control. Imagine the YESAB application where the potential adverse effect is a kilometre-wide asteroid impacting the Earth at several thousand kilometres per hour. Perhaps the biggest challenge is economic. Bringing a year’s worth of platinum to Earth would cause the price to collapse, causing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (as rocketeers say) of the business case. The other threat is that the terrestrial mining industry keeps finding new deposits and continues its century-long success in reducing cost per tonne. Robots can work on Earth too, as experiments with driverless mining trucks have shown. It’s way too early to say, and the threat to Yukon jobs is decades away at least. Mid-career Yukoners probably don’t have much to worry about. For those still in school, however, there’s probably a career in mining robotics waiting for you. It might even be on Earth. 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 or Twitter @hallidaykeith
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Doctor-assisted dying a charter issue, all Liberal MPs must support coming law taining that doctor-assisted dying is a charter issue – meaning Liberal MPs will have to support eventual legislation on the matter. OTTAWA The Supreme Court last year n the first test of Justin struck down the prohibition on Trudeau’s vow to give backphysician-assisted dying, ruling benchers more freedom, Liberthat it violated the right to life, libals MPs are being told they must erty and security of the person as vote in favour of whatever legislaguaranteed under the charter. tion the government comes up It has given the federal governwith on medically assisted dying. ment until June 6 to come up with The prime minister promised a new law recognizing the right of during last fall’s election campaign clearly consenting adults who are that he would make free votes in enduring intolerable physical or the House of Commons “standard mental suffering to seek medical practice.� help in ending their lives. However, he spelled out three “It’s a charter issue and we big exceptions to that rule: Liberal respect the right of the Supreme MPs would be required to support Court to give guidance to the Parthe government on any vote to liament of Canada,� Liberal whip implement elements of the Liberal Andrew Leslie said Wednesday. platform, traditional confidence “The Supreme Court has made matters such as the budget and the decision. It’s our role to support any vote that addresses “our shared that.� values and the protections guaranBut while the court laid out the teed by the Charter of Rights and broad parameters of a new law, it Freedoms.� did not specify how the government should deal with issues like Now, the government is mainJoan Bryden
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Liberals juggling calls for more spending and restraint during budget prep money has failed to flow to First Nations communities since Canadian Press funding was capped in 1996 OTTAWA – not including another $3.3 billion in the upcoming budget, s the pre-budget sprint gets underway, the Liberal LeClair said. The potable water pledge, government finds itself meanwhile, will require an adsqueezed between calls to invest ditional initial investment that more public cash and spreading is going to be “quite large,” he jitters about the wobbly ecoadded. nomic outlook. All of the Liberal vows are With the budget expected supposed to fit within promised late next month, a parliamendeficit ceilings designed by the tary committee started fielding party to reassure voters that formal pitches Tuesday from expenditures would not spin out lobbyists, First Nations leaders of control. and experts on what they think Last week, however, Prime should be included in the plan. Minister Justin Trudeau acSome witnesses called for a knowledged in an interview with bump in government spending Montreal’s La Presse newspaper this year for projects such as improving public transit and en- that his government would no longer fulfil its pledge to keep suring clean water starts to flow in more aboriginal communities. the 2016-17 deficit under $10 billion. Others used the forum to In that same interview, stress the importance of fiscal restraint during tough economic Trudeau also raised doubts whether the Liberals would live times. up to its other vow to balance Caught in the middle is the Liberal government, which faces the books within four years – a central pledge in the election the challenge of drawing up their first budget in an economy platform. On Tuesday, Finance Minister dragged down by stubbornly low commodity prices, especially oil. Bill Morneau appeared to back further away from a commitThe budget prep work is ment Trudeau had called “very” further complicated by the set in stone. billions of dollars in spending “We still have the goal to balcommitments – some of them ance the budget, but we also recas yet uncosted – the Liberals ognize that the task will be difmade during the fall election ficult in our economy,” Morneau campaign. told the House of Commons For example, Dale LeClair of during question period. the Assembly of First Nations Instead, the government has gave the hearings a sense of the potential cost of Liberal promis- been emphasizing its other, es to lift the two-per-cent cap on more flexible “fiscal anchor,” federal funding for First Nations which is to continue lowering Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio durcommunities and ending all boil-water advisories on aborigi- ing its mandate. Morneau reiterated the govnal reserves within five years. ernment’s intention to prioritize The AFN estimates a total of about $25.5 billion in federal spending measures that will Andy Blatchford
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks to reporters following a Liberal cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 2. help boost the economy and create jobs. To generate growth, the government is banking on increased infrastructure investments, tax-bracket changes to provide relief on the middleincome bracket and changes to child benefits. “We are going to make investments in the short term that are going to help our economy, but we’re going to focus on investments that, over the long term,
will ensure a more productive Canada,” Morneau said as the hearings took place down the hall. Those investments, he said, “will help Canadians today and
Canadians tomorrow and will get us, over the long term, back into budget balance.” It remains unclear how much fiscal room Morneau’s budget will have left for other initiatives. As the consultations got underway Tuesday, MPs heard a wide variety of requests from witnesses – from beefing up the employment insurance program and invest in a “green” jobs skills program. “Canada has a comparatively strong fiscal position and has ample fiscal room to undertake significant, long-term investments in public, physical and social infrastructure,” said Angella MacEwen, senior economist for the Canadian Labour Congress. Targeted investments could improve long-term productivity while helping to fix the country’s social safety net, she added. Other witnesses, such as John Williamson of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, called on the government “not to become hooked on chronic deficit spending.” The committee is scheduled to hear pre-budget requests from some 90 interest groups over a four-day blitz that ends Friday. Morneau is expected to appear next week.
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Inquiry must address spectrum of violence against indigenous women: activist en’s Association of Canada for decades, said president Dawn Canadian Press Lavell-Harvard. “We don’t have the same OTTAWA supports as other communin Ojibway activist is callties and then the increased ing on the federal governvulnerability when our women ment to include domestic abuse in a forthcoming inquiry go to urban and rural settings and level the communities and exploring the issue of missthings are even worse,” Lavelling and murdered aboriginal Harvard said. women. The inquiry will need to exJoan Jack, a retired lawyer amine the complete picture in who ran to lead the Assembly order to be effective, she added. of First Nations in 2012, says On Tuesday, Indigenous Afthe inquiry should include the fairs Minister Carolyn Bennett entire spectrum of vulnerabiliemphasized that the inquiry ties faced by aboriginal women would need to examine the root both on- and off-reserve. “At one end you have domes- causes of the violence, going beyond a mere tally of missing tic violence and at the other end you’ve got the serial killer,” and murdered women. The issue of domestic vioJack said in an interview. lence is still “almost routinely Some women in indigenous linked” to the effects of resicommunities are reluctant to come forward to talk about the dential schools, as well as the effects of child abuse and the abuse, which is a product of child welfare system, she noted. colonialism and the legacy of “Unfortunately in some residential schools, said Jack, families, you will end up with who is from Berens River First the perpetrator and the victim,” Nation in Manitoba. “I think the only way women Bennett said. “Even though the statiswould talk is if their comments tics will show that indigenous were kept anonymous,” she women are slightly less likely to said. “They’re scared because when you’re being beaten up, it be killed by an intimate partner or former partner, all of these is scary.” issues have to be dealt with. Perpetrators may be related “The bottom line that I to people in power in tight-knit heard the most often was, ‘Hurt communities, she added. people with hurt people.”’ “If you decide to talk … it Lavell-Harvard said the just doesn’t affect your personal government should take imsafety,” Jack said. “It affects mediate action to provide more your ability to benefit from the limited resources that we have.” shelter spaces for indigenous women in crisis. Jack also said she would like “That needs to be addressed to see aboriginal leaders focus right away,” she said. more on teaching indigenous Bennett said the government men about sexism, in addition to giving them the opportunity is aware of a need for more safe houses and additional shelto build self-esteem. ter space both for indigenous The high levels of violence in many communities has been communities and in the urban on the radar of the Native Wom- centres. Kristy Kirkup
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Germany revives calls for no-fly zone in northern Syria before the end of February. But those efforts have been clouded Associated Press by a major government offensive north of Aleppo, where various DAMASCUS, SYRIA forces backed by regional and ermany revived calls this international rivals are clashing week for a no-fly zone in over a crucial strip of land linking northern Syria Syria’s largest city to the border an idea that once might have with Turkey. greatly helped the beleaguered The violence in Aleppo, which rebels and protected civilians has sent tens of thousands of from bombardment but now is people fleeing toward the border, more complicated, dangerous led to the collapse of indirect and unlikely due to Russia’s air talks between the Syrian governcampaign supporting President ment and its opponents earlier Bashar Assad. this month. The proposal came amid It appears also to have revived international efforts to coax at a longstanding proposal to least a temporary truce and as establish a no-fly zone in norththe government allowed humani- ern Syria, which was floated tarian aid to head for besieged repeatedly by Turkey and other areas around the country, part Assad opponents throughout the of an effort described by a Rus5-year-old war. sian official as a first step toward A no-fly zone would potenimplementation of an agreement tially create a safe haven for tens reached among world powers in of thousands of displaced Syrians Munich last week. and help stem the flow of refuU.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura gees to Europe. But Washington has been trying to secure aid has long rejected the idea, fearing deliveries and to improve the it would draw U.S. forces further chances of restarting peace talks into the civil war. Albert Aji And Zeina Karam
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An aerial image shows an air strike on a militant base in the province of Latakia, Syria. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed support Tuesday for the idea and repeated it Wednesday in parliament. She said it could be done by an agreement with Assad, his backers and the coalition fighting the Islamic State group – a proposal that
analysts say is now unrealistic and more an attempt to appease Turkey. At a news conference, Merkel said such an agreement would be “a sign of good will,” suggesting she was referring to a more informal deal to halt aerial attacks, and that this could help lead to the overall cessation of hostilities agreed upon in Munich. Enforcing a no-fly zone has become considerably more difficult since Moscow began its air campaign in Syria on Sept. 30. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minis-
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ter Gennady Gatilov shrugged off Merkel’s proposal, saying it would require Damascus’ consent and U.N. Security Council approval. Asked by reporters about Merkel’s initiative, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov snapped: “It’s not Merkel’s initiative, it’s Turkey’s initiative.” Kristian Brakel, an expert with the German Council on Foreign Relations, said Merkel’s idea could be directed at Turkey, which sees “all their stakes in the Syrian war are just floating away.” Olaf Boehnke, a political scientist with the MERICS thinktank in Berlin and former head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, said the idea could even be more for a domestic audience in Germany, where Merkel has been under increasing pressure to slow the flood of asylum seekers. “My gut feeling is there’s not even a lot of conceptual thinking behind it,” he said. “Maybe it’s even wishful thinking, because if you look into the technical details of a no-fly zone like we’ve seen in Libya, it’s quite complicated.” A U.S.-led bombing campaign helped oust Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, but that came with a resolution from the U.N. Security Council and agreement among NATO’s
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28 members. Such a scenario is almost impossible to imagine in Syria. Moscow has made it clear that it won’t sign off on any such mission and has exercised its veto to block all efforts at the Security Council to sanction Damascus, its closest ally in the Middle East. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the U.S. for not backing his country’s proposals, adding that a no-fly zone would have prevented Russia’s air campaign in the region and saved the lives of thousands of civilians. “Oh America! You did not say ‘yes’ to ‘no-fly zone.’ Now the Russian planes are running wild over there, and thousands and tens of thousands of victims are dying,� Erdogan said. “Weren’t we coalition forces? Weren’t we to act together?� His words reflected the resentment felt by Syrian rebels, who believe a no-fly zone would have
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robbed Assad of his biggest asset, the aerial bombardment. Christopher Harmer, a senior naval analyst at the Washingtonbased Institute for the Study of War, said not enforcing a no-fly zone is the “single biggest mistake� the West has made in Syria. “Had the West intervened early on and denied Assad the ability to bomb his own citizens, the moderate opposition would have been ascendant and the radical opposition would not have gained as much traction,� he said. Five years later and with the Russian air campaign, it is “more difficult, more complicated, more expensive and less likely,� he said. The U.S., Russia and other world powers agreed Feb. 12 on a deal calling for the ceasing of hostilities within a week, the delivery of urgently needed aid to besieged areas of Syria and a return to peace talks in Geneva.
Gatilov said “the implementation of the Munich agreements on (the) Syrian settlement has started.� A working group on humanitarian access to the besieged areas has met and is to again meet Thursday to take stock on the status of access to the areas under siege., according to de Mistura’s office. Moscow expects that another working group to deal with specifics of the planned truce would start working this week, according to a Russian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because the envoy was not authorized to talk to the media due to the sensitivity of the discussions. The diplomat said the Russian side is ready for that. Hopes of a temporary cessation of hostilities – due to start Thursday, according to the
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Munich agreement – have all but faded. At least 25 people have been killed in an airstrike on a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders in northern Syria, the group said. The U.N.-facilitated aid operation was going ahead, a development that U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York was “an incredibly important first step.� “We’ve had a lot of conferences, we’ve had a lot of speeches and commitments,� Dujarric said. “I think the Syrian people want to see hard evidence that these conferences serve a purpose.� After a delay, more than 100 trucks headed to the besieged areas. Convoys of food, medicine and other assistance reached the rebel-held towns of Madaya and Zabadani, northwest of the capi-
tal, while a 35-truck convoy was to deliver aid to the rebel-held suburb of Moadamiyeh southwest of Damascus. According to the agreement, aid would simultaneously be delivered to two communities in the northern province of Idlib that are under sieged by rebels. “Today, we reached five besieged towns in urgent need of humanitarian assistance,� said Yacoub el-Hillo, the U.N.’s humanitarian co-ordinator in Syria. The aid was expected to reach over 100,000 people, said Dujarric, spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The convoys represent the third aid delivery to the blockaded communities after two other efforts last month. The U.N. estimates that 18 Syrian communities are under siege, affecting about half a million people.
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Scalia: Where his legal originalism came from, and whether it exists in Canada It’s like a manifesto for judicial originalism. Scalia brought Canadian Press that legal philosophy from the margins to the forefront WASHINGTON of American civic life, based ne of the earliest influon the belief that modern-day ences on Antonin Scalia judges should hew as closely was a Sicilian-born to the U.S. Constitution as it father who applied a particular would have been understood by philosophy to the scholarly the public in the 18th century. task of translating poems from Biographer Bruce Murphy Italian: Learn the original poet’s cites several influences on the point-of-view, and don’t muck judge, including his dad. Othit up with new ideas. ers were Scalia’s deep religious A biographer of the just-defaith, and frustration over the ceased Supreme Court justice 1960s modernizing and abancites his father as one of several doment of Latin-language mass sources for the philosophy that by the Catholic Church. helped Scalia shape American Finally, as an editor of the legal history. Harvard Law Review in the The biography, ‘’Scalia: A 1950s, Scalia was exposed to Court of One,� quotes the elder emerging conservative writers Salvatore Eugene Scalia, a like William F. Buckley and legal scholar of romance languages, thinkers like Herbert Wechsler warning fellow translators who promoted judicial selfagainst covering old meaning in restraint. shiny linguistic paint. He stewed over the perceived “(The translator’s) most emi- activism of an Earl Warren nent quality is the rare faculty Supreme Court that approved of reproducing the lyric vision abortion; de-segregated schools of a poet,� the elder Scalia is in a decision Scalia said he quoted writing. supported, but found flawed; ‘’He must always seek to and affirmed rights for criminal transfer bodily the image from suspects. one language into another Scalia helped push back. without sacrifice of glow or He was one of the original warmth, and not attempt to 1982 founders of the Federalist reconstruct it with dictionary in Society – the conservative legal hand.� group now flush with donaAlexander Panetta
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tions, and with 45,000 participants, 196 chapters in U.S. law schools, and three members on the Supreme Court. In Canada, it has two chapters. An expert on Canada’s judiciary says that approach is mostly shunned north of the border. Emmett Macfarlane says the quasi-consensus in Canadian law schools and courtrooms is that legal texts should be reinterpreted to fit the times. ‘’You’d never have a Canadian Supreme Court judge refer to themselves as an originalist,â€? said Macfarlane, a professor at the University of Waterloo and author of ‘’Governing from the Bench: The Supreme Court of Canada and the Judicial Role.â€? ‘’Law schools in Canada are homogenously moderate-to-left-of-centre‌ There’s less ideological diversity.â€? Canada’s dominant theory uses the living-tree metaphor – constitutions should grow with time, and be reinterpreted through contemporary eyes. Same-sex marriage is a textbook example. The Charter of Rights guaranteed equality based on religion, race and sex – courts later extended that to sexuality and marriage. The living-tree metaphor comes from a landmark 1929 decision that granted Canadian women status as people. The British Privy Council cited the writings of former prime
minister Robert Borden and said: ‘’The (1867 Constitution) planted in Canada a living tree capable of growth and expansion.� To Scalia, that kind of decision-making is undemocratic and tyrannical. But Scalia and his dad could take heart – even in Canadian rulings, there are traces of the originalist method. One example is a 1994 case involving drinking-and-driving. A more recent case involved the eligibility of Marc Nadon to sit on the Supreme Court. The verdict examined parliamentary debates from 1875 leading to the Supreme Court Act. ‘’The Supreme Court does dabble in originalism – and probably more than Canadians might realize,� Macfarlane said. Another scholar says one of the best-known liberals on Canada’s Supreme Court consistently used originalism. In rights-expanding rulings of the 1980s and ‘90s, Bertha Wilson leaned on one stated intention of the framers of the 1982 Constitution – that judges have latitude to interpret rights, says Adam Dodek of the University of Ottawa. Two reported originalists on the Ontario Court of Appeal, appointed by Stephen Harper, have even argued it was the dominant philosophy of Canadian legal thinking until Pierre Trudeau. In writings before they became judges, Grant Huscroft and Bradley Miller argued
that the 1929 living-tree reference had gathered dust until it was later misinterpreted and abused by a future generation of jurists. Americans have their own debates about the origins of originalism. Jack Balkin of Yale says it’s a recent, uniquely American phenomenon. He says mid-century conservatives rebelled against big government and Roosevelt’s New Deal, seizing upon the country’s special reverence for that founding generation that overthrew British rule and wrote the Constitution. But in a retort, George Mason University’s Ilya Somin said many countries’ jurists seek clues for original intention. He also argued that originalism goes way back, pointing to one of the most disgraceful moments in American history: the 1857 Dred Scott decision, where the Supreme Court quoted the Founding Fathers and agreed African-Americans were noncitizens and undeserving of human rights. Scalia was often confronted with such examples – and with his own contradictions. Legal scholars pointed to his approval of search-and-seizure policing that might have mortified the founders. ‘’My burden is not to show that originalism is perfect,â€? Scalia once said. ‘’But ‌ it beats the other alternatives, and that, believe me, is not difficult.â€?
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Whitehorse man’s homemade zamboni keeps hockey rink alive
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Above: The outdoor rink in Hillcrest boasts some of the best ice around, thanks to Buster Clare and his homemade zamboni. Right: Inspired by a similar design he found online, Clare sourced parts from local hardware stores. Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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ne of the best ice surfaces in the territory can be found on a small outdoor rink in the heart of the Hillcrest subdivision, far away from the road and nestled among spruce trees. Three or four mornings a week, Buster Clare wheels his homemade barrel zamboni to the rink and gets to work. He spends about 15 minutes walking around the surface, making sure every inch is covered with just the right amount of water. Clare built his zamboni over the Christmas holidays, using parts he bought from Home Hardware and Canadian Tire. He got the idea one day while surfing the Internet, when he came across the story of a guy in Saskatoon, Sask. who had built his own. It’s also similar to the hand flooders that were often used before the invention of the mechanized ice resurfacer in the late 1940s. So Clare went out and bought a cart with wheels, a 45-gallon drum and some plumbing parts. He enlisted the help of a friend, Dan Norwood, “who can fix or build
anything.” “I told him my vision and he told me what parts to get,” Clare said. “After that it only took about an hour to put together.” Altogether, it cost him about $200 to build. Clare explained how his zamboni works. He fills up the drum with water and uses a valve to regulate how much comes out through a PVC pipe onto a blanket. Using warm water is the key, he explains, as it makes the ice harder and prevents it from becoming brittle. That’s because warm water slightly melts the layer of ice below it, forming a stronger bond when frozen. The towel ensures a smooth, controlled distribution of water. It took him a few times to figure out just the right amount of water, he said. “The first time I did it there were a lot of lumps on the ice because I went too fast,” he said. “I hadn’t figured out that I needed to go nice and slow.” Growing up in Dawson City, Clare remembers seeing a similar zamboni being used to flood the local rink, except it was on a sled. Clare works seasonally and has the winters off. He said the main
reason he became so involved with taking care of the ice is his seven and nine-year-old grandsons, who are “die-hard hockey players.” “And I also get a good sense of satisfaction when I see a nice sheet of ice out there.” Ray Marnoch, another Hillcrest resident, wrote about Buster’s story on Facebook last Friday. Since then, it’s been shared over 150 times. “Everyone is super happy and we’re really proud of him,” Marnoch said. “It’s the best ice we’ve ever had here and I’ve lived in Hillcrest since 1983.” Marnoch said the number of players and skaters on the rink has increased dramatically over the past few months. In the past, only a handful of people would show up at the rink on the weekend to play shinny. But last Saturday, over 20 kids showed up with their parents, Marnoch said. Clare maintains the ice “like it’s his baby,” he added. “We now have people coming from all over town to skate on our rink. He deserves a lot of credit.” Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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CRTC reminds telecoms they must promote basic TV packages to customers he said in an interview. Under the deadline set by the Canadian Press CRTC, all Canadian TV providTORONTO ers must offer a basic package of channels – priced $25 or n less than two weeks, Canada’s TV-service providers must less a month – and either a la carte channel selection or small all start offering so-called pick bundles of channels. By Decemand pay cable service. But, so far, ber, these companies must offer most have been mum on what all three options. those new packages will look like, The new CRTC regulations much to the disappointment of arose from consultations with the country’s broadcast regulator. The Canadian Radio-television Canadians about TV choice and affordability. and Telecommunications ComBut so far few of the telecoms mission issued an information have announced what their basic bulletin Wednesday to remind the packages will include. telecoms that they must proVMedia announced its skinny mote this service in some way to consumers by March 1, said CRTC package in June with 28 channels for less than $18 a month. Shaw chairman Jean-Pierre Blais. “(It) was a shot across the bow,� now offers a $25 limited-TV packAleksandra Sagan
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Air pressure: clamour for federal help for Bombardier grows amid layoffs Andy Blatchford Canadian Press
OTTAWA he pressure on the federal government to pull Bombardier Inc. out of its latest nosedive mounted this week as the struggling Montreal aerospace giant slashed more than 10 per cent of its Canadian workforce. The gloomy layoff news came with a silver lining, however: Air Canada’s agreement to buy 45 planes from Bombardier’s struggling CSeries aircraft line, with an option to purchase up to 30 more. Nonetheless, the CSeries – behind schedule, about US$2 billion over budget and with fewer-thanexpected buyers – is the primary reason for Bombardier’s request for financial aid from the federal government. The appeal to Ottawa came as the Quebec government pledged about US$1 billion in October to help complete the CSeries and reassure would-be buyers. Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust said last fall he would ask Ottawa to match that amount. The Ontario government could also find itself chipping in for Bombardier. Sources say the Ontario, Quebec and federal governments have been discussing possible financial help from the province, but stressed that nothing had been finalized. They say Bombardier has not yet asked for any assistance from Ontario, where company documents say it employs more than 5,000 people. Meanwhile, since coming to office, the new Liberal government in Ottawa has been mulling the Bombardier request, which has significant political ramifications in Quebec where most of
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the company’s 24,000 Canadian workers are based. The job-cut announcement Wednesday included 2,830 layoffs in Canada – 2,400 of which were in Quebec – and 7,000 overall. “It’s always a sad moment when jobs are lost in this country,â€? said federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau. “These are people, these are families and this is an unfortunate moment.â€? Garneau, however, did not provide any updates on the status of Bombardier’s request. He repeated the message that the government was still doing its due diligence by examining the manufacturer’s business case. The federal government’s plan is widely expected to be in its first budget, due late next month. “It is, after all, a great deal of money ‌ that we are entrusted with from the taxpayer, and we will make a decision in due course,â€? Garneau said. On the Air Canada deal, Garneau said he was encouraged by the progress and that Ottawa wants Canada to carry on its tradition of being a global leader in aviation and aerospace. He insisted the government had nothing to do with Air Canada’s decision to buy Bombardier’s planes. The federal government considers Bombardier an “anchor firmâ€? to Canada’s aerospace industry because it supports a supply hub that employs tens of thousands more workers, according to internal documents prepared for Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains. The briefing material was obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act. Ottawa has lent money to
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Bombardier in the past. Last fall, Industry Canada said Bombardier had received $1.3 billion in repayable contributions since 1966 and had repaid $543 million as of Dec. 31, 2014. That amount includes $350 million in loans Ottawa gave to Bombardier in 2008 for CSeries-related research and development. Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare continued to press Ottawa on Wednesday to come through once again. Bellemare said that Bombardier may have borrowed about $1 billion since the mid-1980s, but it generated more than $15 billion in government tax revenue over that period. “You can do the math – that is the reason why countries around the world invest in aerospace,� Bellemare told The Canadian Press in an interview in Montreal. “I don’t think that Bombardier is sucking money from anybody.� Once the company starts delivering the CSeries aircraft, it will be in a position to repay any outstanding loans to Ottawa, Bellemare insisted. Back on Parliament Hill, opposition MPs assailed the government over the controversy – but for diametrically opposed reasons. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair accused the Liberals of being silent and urged them to step up with assistance. “If over the last four months we had even the slightest signal from the Liberals, maybe we wouldn’t have lost these 7,000
jobs,� Mulcair said. And while Quebec Conservative MP Maxime Bernier called the layoffs “very tough news� for affected families, he said over the long term it might make the company more competitive. The best way to help a company like Bombardier is to lower taxes for all businesses and allow the market to decide its fate, Bernier argued. The Tories are opposed to any direct subsidy for Bombardier, he added. Bernier, an ex-cabinet minister, was part of the former Conservative government that, along with the Ontario government, bailed out the sputtering auto industry in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Earlier Wednesday, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard compared that multibilliondollar lifeline for the auto sector to the Bombardier situation and demanded Ottawa invest in the company. “If the auto industry has been supported by taxpayer money, which is fine, then the aeronautical industry of Montreal needs also to be supported,� Couillard said in Quebec City. If the federal Liberals ultimately decide to provide more cash to Bombardier, they could attempt to sell such a contentious decision to taxpayers by highlighting the CSeries’ environmental advantages. It could also provide political cover. One of the jet’s selling points is that it burns 20 per cent less fuel
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Study shows beluga whales dive to great depth to catch cod muscular bodies with distinctive, bulbous structures on the Associated Press forehead and a thick blubber layer that can be 5 inches thick, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA according to the Alaska Departeluga whales off Alaska’s ment of Fish and Game. northern coast target Male belugas grow as long Arctic cod and will dive as 15 feet and females to 12 to great depths to reach them, feet. They feed on salmon, crab, according to data collected over shrimp, squid, clams and small 15 years that provides insight schooling fish such as herring, into their foraging patterns in capelin, smelt and cod. They are the remote region undergoing hunted by Alaska Native subsisprofound changes from climate tence hunters. warming and a loss of sea ice. Alaska has five populations The dive information on two of beluga whales. Two spend U.S. Arctic Ocean beluga popuwinters in the Bering Sea, lations showed the white whales and when sea ice melts head in the Chukchi and Beaufort through the Bering Strait into seas diving as deep as 900 methe Chukchi or Beaufort seas. tres – or more than 2,950 feet. During the study, researchers The lead author of the study applied tags linked to satellites says it adds to the limited inforto whales. When tagged belugas mation scientists have on the surfaced to breathe, the tags diet and behaviour of the two would transmit locations and whale populations. dive depths. “In the context of a changing Hauser and other researchers Arctic with changes in sea ice looked at data collected from in particular, but also changes 30 whales tagged over 15 years in anthropogenic interest, it’s from 1997 to 2012. One retained sort of important to get some a tag for 18 months. benchmarks and some baseline Polar bears and Pacific walinformation,” said lead aurus need sea ice as a platform thor Donna Hauser, a doctoral for hunting. Beluga whales can student in the University of move around it. Washington’s School of Aquatic The researchers tracked and Fishery Sciences. belugas into feeding areas that Belugas are small, toothed formerly had been covered whales born grey that turn year-round with sea ice, trying white as they age. They have Dan Joling
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One of Canada’s top ballerinas, Chan Hon Goh, will be teaching a master class in Whitehorse next week at Northern Lights School of Dance. of the story and be able to touch people,” she said. The visit north is part of a national tour Goh’s been running or ballet dancers, certain since 2014. Whitehorse is the last routines, steps, techniques stop on this year’s eight-city run. and exercises are burned “Each city is a new experience. into muscle memory. Even though the days go by fast it Those who want to excel at the really feels like a lot has been accraft spend years in classes and in complished,” she said. front of mirrors learning how to One of the country’s most gracefully bend, hold and lift their recognized and respected balbodies. lerinas, Goh retired in 2009 after For Chan Hon Goh, a former dancing with The National Ballet prima ballerina at the National of Canada for more than 20 years. Ballet of Canada, the ability to layGoh joined the company in er emotions into those moves can 1988 and became principal dancer make a big difference on stage. in 1994. She was the first-ever “You can’t just be doing straight principal dancer of Chinese heriexercises on stage,” she said. tage in the company’s history. “All of a sudden, on stage, She was also the first Canadian you’re expected to perform and be to receive the silver medal at the a character, tell a story or personi- Genee International Ballet Comfy the music.” petition in London, England. Goh will be in Whitehorse next Whitehorse’s master class is week giving a master class in balhappening at Northern Lights let to local dancers. The class will School of Dance on Tuesday, Feb. focus on putting emotional ele23. ments into their everyday training. Dancers taking part range “That’s a major difference, I in age from 10 to 18. Two small find, when you have a dancer on groups of about 10 dancers each stage just doing dance steps and will get an hour with Goh, meanan artist on stage who can actually ing there will be time for one-onmake people cry or give people an one attention. emotional attachment, feel part The idea of connecting with Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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emotions on stage is not a new concept and is usually part of good instruction, she said. But younger dancers learning ballet often want to see improvements that are tangible. That means being able to go from doing two turns to doing three turns or getting your leg from 90 degrees to 120 degrees, she said. “That’s something you can see. Whereas the emotional thing, that’s something that the audience and your teacher probably can see and you yourself don’t even really realize it, but you need to have that be nurtured and cultivated.” In her class a 12-year-old dancer isn’t going to be asked to go too deep into a personal life experience to bring out the emotion, Goh said. The idea is to just get them thinking along that line when they dance. “What I would do with them is have them tell me, ‘What do you hear in this music?’ Using music as the key to draw out certain emotions.” Since retiring, Goh runs the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver. It’s a prestigious school her parents, ballet stars themselves, founded in 1978. Any student who takes one of
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Goh retired from the National Ballet of Canada in 2009 after dancing with the company for over 20 years. Goh’s master classes as part of this tour could earn a $5,000 scholarship for the summer intensive program at the academy. Goh said she’s looking for students with talent and the right positive energy. “Time and time again you’re always being told what you can do
better and how you can improve,” she said. “So I want to make sure that within all of this they are able to still retain and gain this spirit, this level of belief in themselves that can’t be suppressed.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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Blind photographers hope exhibit of work will expose talent, shatter stereotypes sight,” said Miller, now a professional commercial photographer in Winnipeg. “There’s no difference with us WINNIPEG being visually impaired or legally hen amateur photogblind photographers. If we’re comrapher Tara Miller lost fortable in what we’re shooting, most of her vision in we’re going to get that same result high school, she did what most people would expect – she put her as someone who’s fully sighted.” Blind photographers like camera away. Miller are hoping a new exhibit It wasn’t until years later that at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum Miller picked up a camera again for Human Rights, opening to the and discovered a much richer public this weekend and runexperience. She used her keen hearing, the feeling of the lens fo- ning until September, will help showcase talent and break down cusing on a subject and even her stereotypes surrounding the visusense of smell to frame an image. ally impaired. “When I’m composing an imThe exhibit entitled “Sight Unage, I’m not really using my eyeChinta Puxley Canadian Press
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seen: International Photography by Blind Artists” features over 100 works but also uses 3-D technology to allow those with vision loss to feel some select photos with their fingertips while touch sensors in the prints set off descriptive audio. One photographer’s work is embedded with braille while another is accompanied by a topographical print-out of the photo which can be touched by visitors. “It does a great job of expanding the perception, the expectations and pre-conceived biases that people would have,” said Corey Timpson, the museum’s vice-president of exhibitions, research and design. “The more people can be exposed to this, the more there’s just a general awareness.” Pete Eckert didn’t turn to photography seriously until after he completely lost his sight. He picked up an old mechanical camera from the 1960s and started taking pictures. He uses a long exposure and a series of flashlights to create a fiery silhouette around his subject. Like Miller, he relies on his hearing and other senses to immerse himself in his work. If
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Co-founder of 3DPhotoworks, John Olson of New York, shows off his new 3D printing technology heralded as a breakthrough for people with vision loss at The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. anything, Eckert said he is more in synch with his subjects and medium than before. “You can’t see behind your head so we’re all visually impaired. When I had vision, I had 210 degrees of vision,” said the California-based photographer, whose work is featured in the exhibit. “Using sound, you hear the
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world in 360 degrees.” Eckert never gets to see his finished prints. For him, the art form is in the “event” of taking the photo. “I say I build photos,” he said. “Your brain, especially your imagination, fills in the gaps that you can’t see. So I’m basically investigating the world like a baby learns to see.” Eckert, a trained martial artist who used to spar against opponents using sound, said he hopes the exhibit challenges people to think about the concept of ability. If people look at his work and wonder “How did he do that?” Eckert said perhaps they will question what other talents blind people may have. “I’d like them to question their own assumptions of what they think – not only blind people can do – but all disabled people.” Pete Haertel, a legally blind professional pet photographer in Winnipeg, said people are constantly surprised at his work. The exhibit is a chance for people to see beyond the white cane or guide dog, he said. “Just because somebody’s holding a white cane doesn’t mean they can’t take a photograph.”
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wo Inuit go hunting. One hands the other his rifle and the recipient says “ma’na.� His partner, though, has no idea what he’s just heard. The word for thanks in his dialect is “qujannamiik.� There are only 60,000 Inuit in Canada, but they are divided between nine different dialects and wildly varying forms of writing. On Friday, language experts are to meet in Ottawa to help bridge that gulf. “People can generally understand each other, but there are
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Syrians not the only ones facing adversity at home, say non-Syrian refugees contrast to the welcome offered to the thousands of Syrian refugees arriving in the country. The TORONTO earliest arrivals were greeted by none other than Prime Minister olomon didn’t face a welJustin Trudeau, who offered them coming committee with handshakes, hugs and winter cameras clicking when he apparel. landed in Toronto as a refugee. People fleeing the raging war Instead, he got a send-off. in Syria went through an accelerThe smuggler who had ated screening process before brought him into the country boarding flights that would take gave him a lift into one of the them to a country that has pulled city’s predominantly Ethiopian out all the stops for their arrival. neighbourhoods, wished him The medical care, transportawell and left him to fend for tion costs and warm national himself. welcome are all readily available With the help of his fellow thanks to a Liberal government countrymen, the 16-year-old initiative targeted specifically found his way to a youth shelter, toward Syrians. which then passed him off to Solomon, who requested other community organizations that his real name not be used, that were largely ill-equipped applauds Canada for offering to help a newly arrived refugee a helping hand to those fleeing seeking sanctuary in Canada. His experience stands in stark persecution. But he also cautions Michelle McQuigge Canadian Press
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Solomon, an Ethiopian refugee who requested that his real name not be used, poses for a photo in Toronto on February 11.
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that Syrians are not alone in facing adversity in their homelands. “Our (Ethiopian) government has trouble distributing everything to the people,� he said in a telephone interview. “Apparently on paper we have what appears to be a democratic country, but when you live there it’s totally different.� Differences lie at the heart of the concerns voiced by organizations supporting the thousands of refugees that seek asylum in Canada each year. While they commend the government’s efforts to support a population in crisis, they lament that others in similar circumstances don’t have access to the same resources. Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, fears recent government initiatives have created a two-tier system. Gaining refugee status in Canada is a complex and bureaucratic process fenced about with rules, quotas and government restrictions. Dench said many of those barriers have been removed as part of the Syrian refugee resettlement program. The country’s sponsorship agreement holders, for instance, are allowed to bring in as many Syrians as they wish while the number from other regions is still subject to government-imposed caps. Smaller private sponsorship groups, too, are typically only allowed to support those who have been formally recognized as a refugee by either the United Nations High Commission for Refugees or the country in which they were residing when they filed their application. That lack of recognition was what prompted the then-Conservative government to reject a refugee claim from Mohammad Kurdi, the uncle of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who drowned along with his brother and their mother when their boat capsized before reaching the Turkish shore. A photo of Alan’s lifeless body face down on a Turkish beach is widely credited with galvanizing Canada’s efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. Dench said official recognition is no longer necessary for those fleeing Syria, a fact that she said
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highlights the disparity between the way other populations are treated during the application process. “The whole system is really set up to discourage people, and to make it difficult, if not impossible, to sponsor other refugees,� she said. One Montreal church discovered the disparity first-hand after deciding to sponsor a refugee. John Docherty, pastor of the Menonite Fellowship of Montreal, said the congregation was torn between sponsoring a Syrian family or one from another part of the world where demand is high. The East African country of Eritrea, for instance, is the original home to a third of the world’s refugees, according to the UNHCR. Docherty and his parishioners began looking into the issue and soon encountered a fact that may prove decisive – processing times for non-Syrian refugees are often years longer than for those who are part of the government’s current target program. John McCallum, the federal minister of immigration, refugees
and citizenship, said the current focus on Syrian refugees has not diverted resources from efforts to bring in refugees from other countries. “The problem is that the immigration department that we inherited, people have been waiting for years for many things,� he said after a panel discussion in Toronto. “You cannot have any area where there’s not a backlog,� he said. “One of our major challenges is to reduce those backlogs and to bring down the processing times and that’s what we will be doing. You cannot do it overnight.� According to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the average wait time for private sponsorships originating in Africa and the Middle East in 2015 was 45 months, a marked contrast to the quick turnaround expected for the incoming Syrian refugees. In some visa offices, waits can reach up to 69 months – or just shy of six years. Docherty said the lengthy wait times are making his group more
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He believes his initial trials made him “more of a man,� adding that the playing field tends to level out for all refugees once the crucial claim documents have been secured and government support tapers off. “Once you have a good decision about the (refugee) hearing, you don’t really care about what you’ve been through in my opinion,� he said. “Paper is the most important thing in Canada. You know, documents. So once you are allowed to have that, you don’t care what you’ve been through because it’s only a matter of time to make everything in the right direction.�
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Traditional Canadian lumberjack sport axe throwing enjoying popularity in Canada 1800s, when woodsmen would pit their skills against one another, usually at the end of a river drive when logs were being brought to the sawmill. At the time, Nova Scotia woodsmen were the best in the industry and were often invited to places like New York and Boston to show off their craft, said Hudson. “(Axes) have been around for 10,000 years. If technology was to fail and we could only have one thing, this would be the thing that would sustain humanity. It keeps you warm by chopping wood for fire, it can help make shelter, and it can even procure game.�
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Energy storage gives renewables a jump-start by David Suzuki
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teries and other energy storage methods, along with power-grid improvements, make renewables competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear power – and often better in terms of reliability, efficiency and affordability. With storage and grid technologies advancing daily, renewable energy could easily and relatively quickly replace most fossil fuel– generated electricity. In Canada, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator contracted five companies to test a number of storage systems, including batteries, hydrogen storage, kinetic flywheels and thermal systems that store heat in special bricks. Ontario is aiming to get about 50 per cent of its installed generating capacity from renewable sources by 2025. The main renewable-energy storage methods are thermal, compressed air, hydrogen, pumped hydroelectric, flywheels and batteries. Some are better for large scale and some for small scale. As electric cars become more popular, their batteries could be connected to grids to supply and balance power, which could offset costs for owners. Harvard University researchers have been working on a flow battery that uses abundant, inexpensive organic compounds called quinones rather than expensive metals. Renewable energy with storage has a number of advantages over fossil fuels. It can discharge
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Ice worms: enigmas of the North by Ned Rozell
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An ice worm on Bering Glacier. paper. Ice worms live on glaciers overlooking the Pacific coast from the Kenai Peninsula all the way down to Oregon. There is an unexplained absence of the worms in what seems like suitable habitat on the Juneau Icefield and glaciers near there. The farthest north ice worms Dial found live in the Chugach Mountains behind Anchorage. After hearing mountaineers’ reports of seeing ice worms in the Alaska Range, Dial visited the reported locations and other likely spots. He squinted at patches of wet snow on the glaciers in similar places he’d seen worms on other
glaciers. He and his partners saw no worms on the entire traverse. Dial and his colleagues figured they found no worms on Alaska Range glaciers because those glaciers and others farther north are too cold. They wrote worms “do not inhabit glaciers with over-winter temperatures below - 7 degrees C (19.4 degrees F) on the previous summer surface.” Using tissue samples from a few of the worms Dial and others collected from their survey of 200 glaciers, they found ice worms have been around for at least a couple million years. Way back when, they may have diverged from a freshwater worm and
adapted to life on ice. Their DNA suggests ice worms belong to three groups so unlike the other they might be different species. Northern worms live in the Chugach Mountains. Central worms live in the Glacier Bay Region. Southern worms live in the British Columbia Coast Range, the Cascades of Washington and Oregon and the Olympic Mountains of western Washington. The southern worms are longer than their northern cousins and resemble black hairs. Using the DNA results, Dial saw an oddity: Chugach-type worms crawling on glaciers near Sitka, Vancouver Island and the Olympic
Peninsula of Washington. Since the worms don’t move very fast on their own, Dial and his coauthors figured birds might have spread them. How? Migrating rosy finches and snow buntings probably feed on ice worms during late summer and fall after nesting in the alpine. When eating the worms, the birds may walk over the worms’ cocoons, which stick to their feet or bills. When the birds fly south, winds might force them to land on glaciers farther south. In this way, worm larvae might take a fabulous ride from southeast Alaska to Vancouver Island or the Olympic Peninsula. Dial concludes the paper, published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, with thanks to all the graduate students who helped him during the past decade. One of those was his son. The 27-yearold disappeared while traversing Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula in July 2014. “This study is dedicated to the memory of Cody Roman Dial, who helped with fieldwork as a teenager (counting worms on Harding Icefield) and with genetic analysis (writing a paper on ice worms’ biogeography) as a young man.” Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.
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4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm. Saturday 5 pm Sunday: 9 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English
Whitehorse
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 p.m. Confessions before Mass & by appointment. Monday 7:00 PM Novena Prayers & Adoration Tuesday through Friday: Mass 11:30 a.m.
ALL WELCOME
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 4th Avenue & Strickland Street
668-4079 tlc@northwestel.net pastor.tlc@northwestel.net EVERYONE WELCOME!
10:00 AM
Riverdale Baptist Church 15 Duke Road, Whse 667-6620 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am Pastors: REV. GREG ANDERSON MICHELLE DREWITZ
www.rbchurch.ca Affiliated with Canadian Baptist Ministries and Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Baptist Church 2060 2ND AVENUE • 667-4889
www.whbc.ca Family Worship & Sunday School
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St. Nikolai Orthodox
Christian Mission
Saturday Vespers 5:00 pm Sunday Liturgy 10:00 am FR. JOHN GRYBA 332-4171 for information www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org
403 Lowe Street Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 PM
www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951
Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Dean Sean Murphy, Rector
TAGISH Community Church
Our Lady of Victory (Roman Catholic)
Meditation Drop-in • Everyone Welcome!
OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 12 Noon
PASTOR NORAYR (Norman) HAJIAN 633-4903
Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society
1609 Birch St. (Porter Creek) 633-5385 “We’re Open Saturdays!” Worship Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer Meeting All are welcome.
10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.
www.whitehorsenazarene.org
Rigdrol Dechen Ling,
(Roman Catholic)
Bethany Church
Early Morning Service 9:00 - 10:00 am Family Service 10:30 am - Noon Sunday School Ages 0-12 STARTING DEC 6, Services @ 8:30 AM,10:00 AM & 11:30 AM
91806 Alaska Highway Ph: 668-4877
4TH AVENUE & ELLIOTT STREET Sunday Communion Services 8:30 & 10:00 AM Thursday Service 12:10 PM (Bag Lunch)
668-5530
Meets 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month Details, map and information at:
www.tagishcc.com 867-633-4903
Calvary Baptist 1301 FIR STREET 633-2886 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089
ECKANKAR
Religion of the Light and Sound of God
For more information on monthly activities, call (867) 633-6594 or visit www.eckankar-yt.ca www.eckankar.org ALL ARE WELCOME.
Bahá’Í Faith Box 31419, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8
For information on regular communityactivities in Whitehorse contact: whitehorselsa@gmail.com
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Meeting Times are 10:00 AM at 108 Wickstrom Road
The Salvation Army 311-B Black Street • 668-2327
Sunday Church Services: 11:00 AM EVERYONE WELCOME!
www.bethanychurch.ca
The Temple of Set The World’s Premier Left Hand Path Religion
A not-for-prophet society. www.xeper.org canadian affiliation information: northstarpylon@gmail.com
Church of the Northern Apostles
An Anglican/Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School during Service, Sept to May
THE REV. ROB LANGMAID 45 Boxwood Crescent • Porter Creek 633-4032 • All Are Welcome
Yukon Muslim Association 1154c 1st Ave • Entrance from Strickland
www.yukonmuslims.ca For further information about, and to discover Islam, please contact: Javed Muhammad (867) 332-8116 or Adil Khalik (867) 633-4078 or send an e-mail to info@yukonmuslims.ca
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It’s no use cursing over spilled crude by Erling Friis-Baastad
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n March 1989, an oil tanker sailing south from the Alaska pipeline port of Valdez struck a reef in eastern Prince William Sound. At least 11 million gallons (42 million litres) of crude oil spilled into the sea and onto the shore. Anger, fear and heartache quickly spread around the world, as images of oil-soaked birds, otters, seals and shorelines hit the TV screens. “Exxon Valdez!” We are still haunted by the big ship’s name (at least the name it bore back when it hit the rocks) and dogged by the question, who or what was to blame for that environmental disaster? “As with most of our technological disasters there was a combination of mistakes that occurred,” says Scott Pegau, research program manager for Oil Spill Recovery Institute of Cordova, Alaska. Pegau will visit the Yukon early next month to talk about those mistakes and how they were addressed, what the current status of Prince William Sound is, and the state of spill prevention and recovery elsewhere in the world. One of the first official steps after the spill was to form the institute. It was called for after the accident under the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Pegau joined nine years ago. OSRI supports research, education and demonstration projects that improve understanding and response to oil spills in Arctic and subarctic marine waters. There is good and bad news about the Prince William Sound recovery. Some species have rebounded, but others have not. “One of the programs I work on is herring research – one of the big unrecovered species,” Pegau says. “I describe them as ‘bacon of the sea,’” he says. “All other creatures seem to feed on them at some point, from the egg stage all the way up.” Herring serve as an example of how complex and frustrating oil-spill research can be. For instance, did the herring collapse just because of the oil or did they collapse because of something else in the oceanic system? Were destructive natural factors exacerbated and prolonged by the technological disaster? Herring, like many other creatures, go through cycles. “You tend to get a lot of fish in one year and then you don’t get as many fish for three or four years. That big year is called a “recruitment,” says Pegau. A healthy recruitment of herring in the sound last occurred in 1989. Another is way overdue. Clean-up methods have also
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Scientists continue to study the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill to learn how to prevent and deal with future disasters. caused frustration and further damage. “Among lessons from the Exxon Valdez is that some of the clean-up techniques are actually worse than the oil itself,” Pegau says. “The primary shore clean-up technique was to spray the rocks with high-pressure hot water. This sterilized everything and caused more damage.” Hot water is now authorized only for cleaning man-made shore objects, he adds. One of the reasons post-spill research has been going on as long as it has is that many of the sound’s animals – such as ducks and otters – have long life spans and take a long time to recover, Pegau says. Researchers can measure a compound in harlequin ducks
that indicates oil exposure. “It is only in the last four years that the indicator level has gone down to the same as it would be in unoiled areas,” he says. “With otters they are basically looking at the age of carcasses they are finding on the beaches. Typically, you find young otters that have died and old ones, but those in their prime, as showed up post-spill, you don’t expect to find. It has taken 25 years for that to get back to normal.” Much of the area affected by the 1989 spill looks “normal” to a visitor, he says. “If you were a local you probably would know things are different than they used to be, but it takes time and a lot of skill to detect the real direct effects.” Oil has leached down through layers of gravel – out of site, but
not out of the minds of scientists. “That oil will probably be there 100 years from now,” Pegau says. “It’s just not going away. And it’s not going away because it is not in contact with the ocean and so is not biologically available for microbial degradation. “People really want to see oil removed from the beach. The heart says, ‘You gotta get it out,’ but the head says, ‘We’d probably do more damage taking it out of gravel than leaving it in place.’” Yes, disasters can be educational, he adds. They’re obviously not the preferred way of learning things, but studying them is better than remaining unprepared for the next disaster
to come along. “I tend to stress what we have learned,” he says. “A lot of people don’t realize how much our ability to respond has improved since 1989.” On that March 24, with oil pouring into the sea, would-be cleanup crews found themselves without necessary tools and background knowledge. Snow covered some containment equipment and other essential gear was out for repairs. Meanwhile, a big storm blew in, pushing oil to the west and south. Recovery efforts have to start right away, Pegau says. “When I first took this job, someone said, ‘It takes three days to get started on a spill … the less you have to think in the first three days, the better off you are.’” The knowledge, skills and tools should be immediately available. Prince William Sound is much better off in 2016 than it was a quarter-century ago, says Pegau. “Of all the places in the U.S. and probably the world, I would say that that Sound is one of the bestprepared. The amount of equipment available is very impressive. I wish more places had such capabilities.” Scott Pegau will be speaking as part of the Yukon Science Institute lecture series at the Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse on Wednesday, March 2 , at 7:30 p.m. and again at the Danoja Zho Cultural Centre in Dawson City on Thursday, March 3, also at 7:30. 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
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Recipients honoured with annual Yukon Heritage Awards by Michael Gates
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ach year, to honour the territory’s unique heritage, the Yukon Historical and Museums Association presents the Yukon Heritage Awards. They are given to deserving individuals and organizations for the contributions that they made to preserving and celebrating Yukon’s heritage in the preceding year. This year, four awards were presented in an awards ceremony at the Yukon Archives last Tuesday evening before an appreciative crowd of 60 people. Sally Robinson, the president of the YHMA, welcomed guests, and YHMA executive director Nancy Oakley introduced the keynote speaker for the evening, David Neufeld. From the mid-1980s until his recent retirement, Neufeld had been Parks Canada’s Yukon historian. Growing up in a multigenerational Mennonite home, he was inspired by the stories told by his Groszma (grandmother) of her early life in the Ukraine and ultimate expulsion from the home there that she likened to paradise. Neufeld presented a short talk about three stories, and the view of the world which they present: one American, one Canadian, and one Athabascan. Each frames the land within a different perspective. Bryan Clayson, the first recipient of the evening, accepted the
Regular Council Meeting February 22 At 5:30 pm in City Hall Council Chambers: Public Hearing – Bylaw 2015-09 – Zoning Amendment – Castle Rock Quarry; Operating and Maintenance Budget Address; Sale of Land and Building – Sport Yukon; Contract Awards – Expansion Areas Pre-Feasibility Assessments. Various Bylaw Readings. For more details, visit:
Helen Couch Volunteer of the Year Award. Janna Powell, director of the Yukon Transportation Museum, and Angela Drainville, executive director of the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society, both attested to the hours of volunteer work he committed to keep the running stock of the railway society operating smoothly. According to the citation for his award, “Bryan has been an integral part of the Miles Canyon Historical Railway Society for many years, and his love for streetcars and his mechanical skills have lovingly kept the 90-year-old Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley functioning for over 15 years. … Every summer, he mentors young staff in the mechanics of the diesel generator and general maintenance and operations in the Roundhouse… This attraction continues to bring smiles to everyone who sees it. And thanks to the tireless work of Mr. Clayson, it is one that we will enjoy for years to come.” The Innovation, Education and Community Engagement Award is a new honour. The first recipient is “The Hidden Histories Society Yukon.” They earned it for “outstanding or innovative contribution to heritage education or interpretation through social media, publications, displays, exhibits, or other products or activities that promote heritage conservation.” Through a series of projects that span 15 years, Hidden Histories has brought to light aspects of the Yukon’s rich social cultural communities through exhibits and special events. It has reached out to people in all corners of the territory to engage and involve them in celebrating the Yukon’s rich heritage together. Their work has included producing and circulating portable display panels and online exhibits on Black and Asian Yukon history. They have offered oral history workshops, coordinated CBC book discussions, and speakers and films for Black and Asian history months. They have also offered
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Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture Elaine Taylor, left, and Rebecca Jansen of the historic sites branch display the award honouring the Yukon Diocese for its efforts to restore St. Paul’s Anglican Church National Historic Site in Dawson City. Taylor will be travelling to Dawson City next week, where she will personally present the award to the Dawson congregation. school presentations and cemetery visits to respect Yukon Black and Asian pioneers. They have worked with a broad group of community partners to undertake these activities, from the Yukon Human Rights Commission to the National Association of Japanese Canadians. In expressing her thanks on behalf of the society, Lillian Nakamura Maguire singled out Peggy D’Orsay and other staff at the Yukon Archives for the special support they have given to the society over the years. The Diocese of Yukon was awarded this year’s Heritage Conservation Project of the Year. Sponsored by the Yukon’s Tourism and Culture Department’s historic sites unit, the award was presented for the continued conservation and restoration of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Dawson City. Built in 1902, St. Paul’s Anglican Church is a significant example of frontier mission architecture in the Gothic Revival style. It has been in continuous use as a church since its construction and was designated a National Historic Site in 1989.
Experiential Programs for the 2016/17 School Year Are you interested in learning more about the experiential programming available for Grade 9 – 12 students at Wood Street Centre. If so, we invite your family to attend an information meeting on Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 pm at 411 Wood St. Teachers will be on-hand to answer any questions you may have about the ACES, FACES, CHAOS, ES, MAD, OPES or PASE. Applications will be available at this meeting, at your school or at www.yesnet.yk.ca/woodstreet.
whitehorse.ca/agendas whitehorse.ca/CASM
Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 667-8413
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The diocese showed tremendous commitment to the preservation of this important landmark through 30 years of conservation and maintenance. In the past year they undertook extensive repairs to the roof, eaves troughs and exterior sidings as well as restoration of the historic wood windows according to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. Though not able to attend the awards, Betty Davidson of Dawson City responded to the award on behalf of the congregation in Dawson in a message thanking many groups and individuals for their financial support. Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture Elaine Taylor, who attended the ceremony Tuesday night, will be taking the award to Dawson City, where she will be presenting it in person next week. Pat Ellis received the Annual Heritage Award. For 25 years she has been tireless in preserving, documenting, and presenting some of the lesser-known stories of Yukon’s history. Over the past five
years Pat has produced a series of informative small books on different aspects of Yukon history and organized events at the MacBride Museum. Most recently in 2015, Pat published a book titled The Squatters of Downtown Whitehorse. It was the culmination of years of research and hard work. For two years she scoured the Yukon Archives, City of Whitehorse Archives and the Lands Branch Archives. She drew upon her own memories and collected anecdotes and photographs from former squatters and their families. In November 2015, she selfpublished her book, which was launched at a special, well-attended event at the MacBride Museum. The 60-page paperback outlines the political and social events leading up to the squatter settlements and it tells of the personal struggles of the people who lived in Whitehorse at the time. Ellis’s book brought these and other lesser-known stories to the forefront. People who lived in the squatter areas are now able to see their stories in print, and newcomers who did not know about that part of the history have a valuable reference to turn to. Introducing Ellis, MacBride Museum spokesperson Leighann Chalykoff said that Ellis has given “above and beyond the call of duty.” Chalykoff went on to describe Ellis, with whom she has collaborated on many special events at the museum, as her secret weapon. Chalykoff said that Ellis frequently gives her ideas that make her look like a genius when she presents them to her board of directors. Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients for their commitment, dedication, and accomplishments. 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
SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY To address Constitutional Amendments Saturday, February 20 & 21, 2016 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM 14th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday evening, 4:30 PM
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Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 1171-1st Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Meals and refreshments will be provided.
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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was attending the engagement party of a cousin’s daughter, which was very nice. Over the course of what seemed like maybe 10
minutes, I became very ill. While trying to get to the bathroom, I, err, expelled the contents of my stomach all over the floor and the back of the mother of the groom-to-be, whom I do not know. She was in an expensive, light-colored suit. I had eaten tomato soup, so, well, I don’t think she will be able to wear that suit again. After my explosion, I apologized profusely to the woman who looked at me in horror. I also apologized to my cousin and asked for the woman’s contact
information, so that I might write a letter and offer to pay for dry cleaning. My cousin says the woman is rich and snooty and can pay for her own dry cleaning, and is rather pleased over the fact that I did this, as she doesn’t like the family. What should I do? I will no doubt encounter this woman again at the wedding. My cousin is full of horror stories about her, but I have nothing against her and feel like I should do something.
GENTLE READER: Is your cousin’s argument that because the woman is rich and snooty, that she is a deserving subject upon which to be vomited? Miss Manners is not in the habit of punishing people for their questionable character. Yes, you should do something. Find the contact information with or without your cousin’s help. Write a letter and offer to pay for dry cleaning, as was your original instinct. And tell your cousin to leave the etiquette advice to Miss Manners.
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Property Tax Administration Arrears at Charge January 31/16 2,587.10 258.92 2,246.84 224.86 2,645.25 264.74 360.65 36.02 463.66 46.40 2,435.15 243.72 1,571.72 157.31 2,245.38 225.17 6,062.88 606.79 188.23 25.00 2,439.17 244.12 1,023.00 102.38 2,715.05 271.73 953.24 95.39 2,345.04 234.69 3,273.63 327.63 1,206.12 120.71 2,329.62 232.96
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SPORTS AND RECREATION Glacier Bears team swims to sixth at B.C. championship
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Whitehorse Glacier Bears swimmer Amelia Ford races in November. Ford won three medals to help her team place sixth at the 2016 B.C. AA Swim Championships over the weekend in Penticton. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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t was a weekend of gold and silver for the Glacier Bears in Penticton. The Whitehorse swim club collected 16 medals – all gold and silver – at the 2016 B.C. AA Swim Championships between Friday and Sunday. With the medal haul, the Bears rose to sixth out of 38 clubs in the team standings at the short course championship. “It was great. We were obviously very happy,” said Glacier Bears swimmer Thomas Bakica. “We had 12 people on our team and we got more medals than teams that had 20 or 25 or even 30 people on their team. I think we did really well and I was really happy with all of our performances. It was a great meet.” “I’m feeling proud of myself, proud of my teammates,” said teammate Aidan Harvey. “It was a great time watching everyone succeed and watching most of the team go up on the podium.” The Glacier Bears also tied for second for the most gold medals
with nine, a third of which came from Bakica in the boys 12-13 division. The 13-year-old qualified for eight A finals and came away with five medals in all. He won gold in the 100-metre breaststroke (1:21.39), the 200-metre individual medley (2:40.94) and the 400-metre individual medley (5:37.73) – the last of which stands out in his mind. “That was a good race for me,” said Bakica. “I am a breaststroker, so my coach said to stay with them in the fly, stay with them in the back, and go ahead of them in the breast. And in the freestyle keep the lead. I think I pulled that off exactly how she wanted.” Bakica also captured silver in the 200-metre breaststroke (2:57.70) and the 50-metre breaststroke (38.07). “The team supported me to get those results, and my coaches and my physiotherapist,” said Bakica. “I had a shoulder injury a few weeks before the meet and my physiotherapist helped me out with exercises and I was able to get back in the water.” Swimming in the same division, Harvey collected two gold and two
silver over six A finals. The 13-yearold won gold in the 50-metre backstroke (33.85) and silvers in the 100-metre backstroke (1:13.24) and 400-metre freestyle (5:03.86). Harvey also won gold in the 200-metre backstroke (2:35.25), which settled a friendly rivalry with competitor Matthew Tymos from the Pacific Sea Wolves club. “He won gold in the 100 back, I won gold in the 50 back, and we talked to each other before the 200 – it was friendly – and we said whoever wins the 200 back was the victor,” said Harvey. “I won, so I feel pretty proud about that.” Glacier Bear Amelia Ford, 11, posted all personal bests on her way to three medals in girls 11-and-under. The sprint racer grabbed gold in the 50-metre butterfly (35.16) and the 50-metre freestyle (32.19) and silver in the 100-metre freestyle (1:12.38). “I just sprinted it and tried to do my best,” said Ford. “I was really happy for our team.” Whitehorse’s Kassua Dreyer didn’t know what to expect at her first B.C. championship. “I had never been to the AAs before, so I didn’t know how it
was going to be. I thought people might be faster than me,” said Dreyer. No one was in two of her events. Dreyer secured two gold and a silver in girls 11-and-under. She took gold in the 200 free (2:35.12) and the 400 free (5:25.44) and silver in the 800 free (11:27.35). “That’s my favourite race,” said Dreyer of the 800. “I think I’m strong in long distance because when other people are tired, I feel I can sprint at the last 50 (metres).” Dreyer thanks the Ross River Dena Council and the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund for financial support this season. “It was really fun. I enjoyed it a lot,” she added. Glacier Bears’ Brooklyn Massie made eight A finals and eventually claimed silver in the 200 back (2:35.67) in girls 12-13. Alex Petriw reached five A finals in boys 12-13, placing fifth in the 100 back and sixth in the 1,500 free. “Alex swam over 3,500 metres during the weekend because he had all the long events,” said Glacier Bears head coach Malwina Bukszowana. “You could see on
the last day he was really tired.” Cassidy Cairns made two A finals in girls 12-13 and almost picked up a medal placing fourth in the 100 free, just 0.32 seconds from bronze. Other Glacier Bears results include: Luka Bakica sixth in the 200 breast for boys 14-and-over; Ella Pollock Shepherd 14th in the 200 breast in girls 12-13; Donovan Bielz 13th in the 100 free for boys 14-and-over; and Liam Diamond 16th in the 200 free in boys 12-13. Thomas Gishler was the only member of the team to break a club record last weekend. He broke the record in the 50 fly at 39.98 seconds to place sixth in boys 11-and-under. Thomas Bakica, Diamond, Harvey and Petriw also teamed up for sixth in the 4x50-metre freestyle relay. “The kids swam really, really well,” said Bukszowana. “I could talk about every kid because they all did a really good job. It was just a pleasure to watch them because they were winning medals, making finals … It was a really good weekend.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Yukon biathletes shine at B.C. championships with medals, sportsmanship Tom Patrick News Reporter
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embers of Biathlon Yukon’s Velocity Squad won seven medals at the B.C. Biathlon Championships at Whistler Olympic Park over the weekend. But it was the selfless act of one Yukon competitor that really created a buzz. During the sprints on Saturday Yukon’s Marika Kitchen put her race ambitions on hold to help a racer from another club who was in distress. “Marika heard someone crying out at a point in the course where there is a difficult turn after a hill. Many other racers were skiing by. Marika realized that someone had gone over the edge,” said Velocity Squad head coach Laurie Jacobsen. “She stopped, took off her skis and went to the youth woman who was stuck there. She had hit a tree, broken a ski and was doing very poorly. Marika alerted the next racer to get the Ski Patrol and stayed with the girl, making her comfortable and talking to her until they came. She then put her skis back on and continued her race! We wondered why she was taking so long coming in for her second bout! “She had lots of attention from the volunteers and race organizers the next day for her selfless actions.” Kitchen, who was competing in senior girls, placed seventh on Saturday – shooting eight out of 10 – and moved up to fifth in the 7.5-kilometre pursuit on Sunday. Her selfless act might have taken her out of the running for a medal, but a teammate managed to make the podium both days in senior girls. Micah Hildes won bronze in
the six-kilometre sprint and then silver on Sunday. “I’m really quite happy and surprised. I wasn’t expecting to podium on my way there,” said Hildes. “I was happy with my shooting this weekend. I think the other two girls who podiumed were faster skiers than me, but I kept my place shooting.” The 15-year-old shot 17 out of 20 on Sunday – better than she though she did. “I thought I shot 16 out of 20 and then I did an extra penalty loop, which was a little disappointing but I don’t think that effected my time much,” said Hildes. “I guess I didn’t look properly when I left the range.” Velocity Squad’s Jake Draper also pegged off two medals over the weekend, in senior boys. The 15-year-old won silver in the six-kilometre sprint (just 11.2 seconds behind the gold medalist) and gold in the 7.5-kilometre pursuit. He won the same two medals in the same races last year. And like last year’s championships, also held at Whistler, the conditions were rainy and slushy. “The conditions weren’t ideal and I wasn’t expecting to do too well,” said Draper. “I still had a great race on both days.” The prone shooting position was particularly good for him. Draper, who like Hildes is in the first year of his age division, cleaned in all three shoots in prone. “I felt great. I shot well and my skiing was just really good both days, despite the weather,” said Draper. “I was real excited to have a good race like that.” Teammate Francis Reid was close behind on Saturday. Reid crossed the finish just 10 seconds
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Velocity Squad’s Micah Hildes competes at the Arctic Winter Games team trials in November. Hildes won two medals at the B.C. Biathlon Championships in Whistler over the weekend. behind Draper for bronze with eight out of 10 at the range. He also placed fifth on Sunday. Daniel Sennett, who was also in senior boys, placed seventh both days. Bronwyn Goodwin-Williams added a fourth medal for Yukon
Saturday. She shot at 90 per cent and captured the bronze in the junior girls 4.5-kilometre sprint. Less than a minutes behind was teammate Emma Marnik in fourth. Marnik missed out on a medal Saturday but came roaring back for a gold in Sunday’s pursuit, shooting at 86 per cent and winning by just 7.7 seconds. Yukon’s Dana Sellars took sixth Saturday and Amelie Latour 10th Sunday in junior girls. In junior boys, Yukon’s Aidan Hupe placed seventh Saturday, Romeo Champagne seventh Sunday and Aidan Adel 10th both days. Despite being one of the newer members of the team, Veronica
Porter placed seventh Saturday and fifth Sunday in juvenile mixed. “She’s on our Arctic Winter Games team this year, but she’s just brand new,” said Jacobsen. “She did so well down there.” Yukon’s Judith Hartling placed fourth and Bernard Johnson seventh in their respective masters divisions on Saturday. “It’s always really fun to be on a trip with your team and get to know everyone better,” said Hildes. “I always look forward to races. They make me really nervous, but it’s good to get over that and get out there. It was a great experience.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Yukon snowboarder nabs medal in North Van Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hitehorse snowboarder Samuel Mather has an excellent memento from his first competition outside the Yukon. The 12-year-old won a silver medal at the Like Me Snowboard Series at Mount Seymour in North Vancouver on Saturday. “I was really happy. I had never really competed in a big competition like that and it felt really cool,â€? said Mather. Mather placed second out of 14 boarders in the 12-and-under division in the slopestyle competition that is part of the B.C. Snowboard’s provincial series. He also finished 22nd overall in the field of 63 boarders, with some in their early 20s. Mather threw down a clean run despite some soppy conditions on the slopes. “It was a very hard day for putting down the tricks we had practised because the weather was really, really bad,â€? said Mather. “The jumps were really slow so I just tried to do a safe run ‌ Did stuff I was sure I could land.â€? “One trick I was glad I landed was my backside 360 melon grab. That was a trick I had a bit of trouble landing in practice and it felt good to get it under the belt in competition.â€? Mather placed first overall at Yukon’s team trials for the 2016 Arctic Winter Games this past January. He also won his division in slopestyle the last two Yukon Snowboarding Championships. “He did really well. He’s got amazing potential and he wasn’t that far from being first, so we’re all super proud of him,â€? said Yukon coach Gabriel Rivest. “The conditions were absolutely awful, so it was good that he managed to do so well.â€? Mather was one of nine Snowboard Yukon team members to compete Saturday, but the only to win a medal. Ethan Davy placed sixth for males 13-14 and 30th overall; Ben Machtans eighth for U12; Kaleb Zaliauskas-Swan 13th for U12; Matthias Clyde-Lien 13th for U19 and 25th overall; Marek Henderson Pekarik 17th for U19 and
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Yukon’s Samuel Mather does a backside boardslide during an event at Mount Sima last season. Mather won a silver medal at the Like Me Snowboard Series event in North Vancouver on Saturday. 27th overall; Ben Shrier 18th for males 13-14; Asher Brault 19th for males 13-14; and multi-time Yukon champ Tim Schirmer 22nd for U19. “It was rainy, windy and foggy, and sticky snow started falling, so
it was making conditions really slow,� said Rivest. “A lot of people had a hard time clearing the jumps, so it was basically as hard as it gets for a competition. “They are definitely conditions we’re not used to in the
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Sebastien Dos Santos Borges and his team leave the start line of the Yukon Quest on Feb. 6 in Fairbanks. One of Borges’ dogs died during the race, it was announced Wednesday. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has experienced its first canine death in two years. A dog named Polar on the team of France’s Sebastien Dos Santos Borges died Wednesday, Quest officials announced in a series of news releases. Borges, a rookie in the race, was in Carmacks when head veterinarian Christina Hansen was notified of the death. Soon afterwards it was an-
nounced that Borges, 43, decided to scratch from the race. A news release cited “personal reasons” as the reason to drop out. He was in 19th place at the time. A preliminary necropsy indicated Polar died from an “acute gastric hemorrhage,” a release on Thursday said, adding: “The dog was in excellent body condition and appeared to have been well cared for.” Borges’ race profile includes a statement that reads, “My dogs come, for the greater part, from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. By participat-
ing in the Yukon Quest, I hope to pay tribute to them.” The previous canine death in the 1,600-kilometre race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse took place in February 2014 with a dog belonging to veteran Dave Dalton of Healy, Alaska. A gastrointestinal hemorrhage (bleeding in the intestines) was determined to be the cause of death. The Yukon Quest also experienced a canine death in 2013 and two in 2011. The worst Quest for dog deaths in the last decade was in 2007 when three perished. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Sudoku Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: a person of great wealth or importance.
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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: to assert without proof or before proving
CLUES ACROSS 1. Point one point E of due S 4. Slithered 8. The brain and spinal cord (abbr.) 11. Direct the steering of a ship 13. Chops with irregular blows 15. Plural of hilum 16. Incline from vertical (geo.) 17. Simple word forms 18. Paddles 19. Roman garment 21. Meat skewers 23. Ethiopia (abbr.) 25. The cry made by sheep
26. Beatty-Bening movie 30. Concealed 33. Political action committee 34. High rock piles (Old English) 35. Scottish County (abbr.) 36. Goat and camel hair fabric 37. A very large body of water 38. Fabric stain 39. Israeli city ___ Aviv 40. Shoe’s underside 42. Military legal corps 43. Patti Hearst’s captors 44. Undecided
48. ‘__ death do us part 49. Supervises flying 50. Many headed monsters 54. Literary language of Pakistan 57. Halo 58. Hawaiian hello 63. Lubricants 65. Mild exclamation 66. Greek fresh-water nymph 67. Nickname for grandmother 68. A restaurant bill 69. Automaker Ransom E. 70. A young man
22. Swiss river 24. Protects head from weather 25. Lava rock 26. Designer identifier 27. 34470 FL 28. Petrified ancient animal 29. Gas used in refrigeration 30. Journeys to Mecca 31. Eighth month, Jewish calendar 32. Small indefinite quantity 33. Taps 41. Extremely high frequency 44. Iguanidae genus 45. From the Leaning Tower’s city
46. Cologne 47. Moses’ elder brother (Bible) 50. A minute amount (Scott) 51. Hindu name for 4 epochs 52. Faded and dull 53. Radioactivity unit 55. The face of a clock 56. The inner forearm bone 59. Tai language of the Mekong region 60. Embrocate 61. Possessed 62. Public promotions 64. Sorrowful
CLUES DOWN 1. Schenectady County Airport 2. Small water craft 3. Opposite of ecto 4. The woman 5. Skeletal muscle 6. Devoid of warmth and cordiality 7. Decameter 8. Italian goodbye 9. Mediation council 10. Impudence 12. A desert in S Israel 14. Japanese seaport 15. Nob or goblin 20. Ingested
Puzzle B
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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: tmarked by sluggishness and lack of vitality : groggy
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37 YEARS, Yukon resident, willing to house-sit, look after your property. Marcel@madidi-amazon.com 2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Riverdale, open concept, N/S, N/P, laundry facility, shed, $1,100/mon + utils + $1,100 dd, close to schools & hospital, photo: madidi-amazon.com/38_suiteb_photo.htm. 322-1476 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
ROOM AVAILABLE for responsible tenant, N/S, N/P, $750/mon all inclusive. 393-2275 OFFICE/WORK STUDIO for rent or lease, downtown. Heat & gst inclĘźd, $350/mon. 393-3309 SHARED TRAILER, wood fuel, rent negotiable. 334-9636 OFFICE OR retail space, Ogilvie St, 1,350 sq ft, wheelchair access, leasehold improvements, move in time, kitchenette. 667-7144 BACHELOR SUITE 15 mins from town, beautiful views, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd, $1,275/mon, heat & power incl. 333-0317
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
ROOM IN Riverdale house, fully furnished, 3 minutes to bus station, N/S, (due to allergies), available immediately, $480/mon + utils & DD. 336-0368
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2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Granger, includes utils except phone & cable, avail in March, $1,350/mon. 336-1406 or 668-6446, 2-6pm
Above Starbuck’s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 536' ft. office space on Main St c/w kitchette. Competitive lease rates offered.
SMALL COZY cabin, great view, quiet neighbours, $800/mon + utils, 20 minutes from town, also have smaller cabin $450/mon + utils. 668-6885
Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966
PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 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.
ROOM IN Porter Creek home, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, $600/mon incl utils. Alison @ 334-9282 FURNISHED ROOM, Ingram, new home, responsible tenant, $750/mon, everything included. 334-3186 2-BDRM BSMT suite, avail March 1, newly built, all appliances, 10 mins from DT, N/S, N/P. Refs & DD reqĘźd, $1,400/mon. 334-4024 1-BDRM APT, Crestview, newly renoĘźd, avail immed, quiet, sunny, 2nd room for office, laundry room with washer/dryer, located on greenbelt, parking, pets negotiable. 456-7861
LARGE ROOM in Kopper King, share living room & kitchen, share food or buy your own, N/S, available immediately, $700/mon. 667-6060 www.yukoncollege.yk.ca
HOBAH APARTMENTS: Clean, spacious, walking distance downtown, security entrance, laundry room, plug-ins, rent includes heat & hot water, no pets. References required. 668-2005 LARGE SINGLE car garage, Copper Ridge, insulated, 20 shelves, carpenterĘźs work table, good for storage, can be heated, refs required, 668-2889 after 5pm 5-BDRM 2.5-BATH house with basement suite, 2 kitchens, private entrance, large fenced yard, close to schools & transit, pets ok, wood & electric, avail March 1, $3,000/mon. 335-1377 PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from February to June. Very reliable and trustworthy woman. Lots of good references. Contact me at PellerinMV@gmail.com
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LOOKING FOR roommate, fully furnished clean space, heat, internet & water included, $650/mon. 334-2445
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.
2-BDRM BSMT apt, Riverdale, 4 appliances, fireplace, heat & light included, 1 off-street parking spot, NS, N/P, no parties, quiet place. Call 334-5466.
Anticipatory Hire - Casual, Temporary Instructor/Coordinator, Clean Energy Program
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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)
OFFICE SPACE, 870 & 920 sq ft, bright, open spaces, lots of natural light, reasonable rent. 334-2345
FOR LEASE PRIME LOCATION ON 2ND AVE. Suitable for retail, ofďŹ ce or commercial. 1,145sq. ft. or larger if units combined. Handicap accessible. Lots of parking for customers or clients To view or for more information call
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School of Community Education and Development Carcross Community Campus From: March 28, 2016 to May 27, 2016 Bi-weekly hours: 75 Competition #: 16.15 Initial Review Date: March 4, 2016
Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
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YUKON NEWS FURNISHED ROOM, Mountainview area, responsible tenant, everything included, N/S, N/P, no parties, $600/mon. 336-4387 ROOM IN 2-bdrm apt in Hillcrest, shared accommodations, available immed, furnished, cable, internet, $700/mon, all included. 335-0009
Be a part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes; working with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development. Our commitment is to be an impar al, effec ve and efficient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.
All posi ons available for immediate occupa on. Clearly iden fy the posi on of interest to you. For our Teslin Designated Office: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
1-BDRM APT, Valleyview/Canada Games area, private, modern, furnished, dishes, linens, electricity & heat incl, avail now, N/P, responsible tenants, $1,450/mon. 333-4778.
Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 WANTED TO rent: 1-bdrm for woman & cat, reasonable rent, for February 29, do not party or do drugs. 332-0016
$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 2 PLACER claims on Iron Creek off the South Canol road. 3 hours from town. Coarse gold found in the area, $5,000/ea. 333-9084
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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
NAKWAYE KU CHILD CARE Box 2799,Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4 E-mail: nakwayeku@yukoncollege.yk.ca | Fax: 668-8890 (Attn: Daycare)
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2-BDRM APT, downtown, upper level of house, available now, $1,500/mon + utils. 668-6900
NEW SINGLE level 3-bdrm 2-bath home, Whistlebend, 1,450 sq ft open concept, ensuite, walk-in closet, hardwood floors, laundry rm, 6 appliances, $399,000. 334-2802
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Early Childhood Educator CASUAL POSITION Wage commensurate with level
Permanent part-Ɵme posiƟon (45 hours bi-weekly) Located in Teslin, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the staff of the Designated Office. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. The hourly salary for this posi on is $27.25 – $31.29 and is 45 hours biweekly. Flexible work arrangements may be considered.
ASSESSMENT OFFICER Full-Ɵme – One year term
Located in Teslin, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for assis ng in conduc ng environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes iden fying project effects and mi ga on measures for adverse effects, determining the significance of any residual effects and developing recommenda ons. The annual salary range for this posi on is $67,987.78 - $78,384.94 based on 75 hours biweekly. Job descrip ons are available at the Teslin Designated Office, 8 McLeary Street in Teslin, YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.
For our Head Office: ASSESSMENT OFFICER Full-Ɵme – One year term
Located in Whitehorse, this posi on is responsible for being part of a team reviewing, analyzing and evalua ng project submissions from proponents. This posi on supports Senior Assessment Officers, the Execu ve Commi ee and YESAB Panels in environmental and socioeconomic assessments. This support includes iden fying project effects and mi ga on measures for adverse effects, determining the significance of any residual effects and developing recommenda ons. The annual salary range for this posi on is $67,987.78 - $78,384.94 based on 75 hours biweekly. A job descrip on is available at the YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and ambi on to meet the challenges of any of these posi ons please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your suitability and creden als relate directly to the desired posi on. Submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes for all of the above must be received by end of day March 13, 2016.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Office Manager Burwash Landing | Full Time (3 year term) | $55,000 per annum This position is responsible for the organization and co-ordination of office operations, procedures and resources to facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This position will provide a full range of financial and administrative support services to the Chief Administration Officer (CAO) and Board of Directors of the Kluane Community Development Corporation (KCDC) to ensure the efficient operation and effective functioning of the KCDC. This position is responsible for providing guidance and assistance to the CAO and Board of Directors in the areas of financial, contracting, records management and a variety of key office management services. The position provides functional supervision to casual office staff. Essential Qualifications • Coursework in Accounting or Business Administration with focus on Finance; • Diploma in Business Administration; • Experience performing a broad range of financial functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliations; • Experience performing a broad range of contracting functions including but not limited to, preparation and monitoring of contracts and budgets; • Experience in applying or administering resource and/or financial policies and legislation; • Experience using computerized financial systems and computer software for word processing, spreadsheets and database management; • Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written). • Candidates who have post-secondary education combined with significant experience in the above mentioned demonstrated abilities will be equally considered. Key Deliverables & Expectations • Candidates should have and may be assessed on: • Ability to understand and appreciate First Nation culture, context and relationships; • Ability to learn and apply culturally sensitive greeting and etiquette to communicate and interact with Citizens and other stakeholders appropriately and effectively; • Excellent ability to establish effective internal and external relationships through collaboration and cooperation; • Excellent client service skills; • Enthusiastic, motivated and results oriented; • Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines; • Excellent analytical and organizational skills; • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a results driven environment; • Attention to detail is critical; • Ability to work in a confidential manner; • Acts in the best interests of the KCDC, the Kluane First Nation Government, citizens and the community. Additional Information Preference may be given to Kluane First Nation Citizens and/or a qualified candidate residing in Kluane First Nation traditional territory. Candidates not residing in KFN traditional territory will be required to travel as needed. Conditions of Employment • Conflict of Interest Declaration • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Criminal Records Check • Willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate evening & weekend activities For a detailed job description please contact Chair, Diyet van Lieshout at diyetvan@gmail.com. Applicants may submit resume and cover letter to: Attn: Board of Directors, Box 61, Burwash Landing, Yukon Y0B 1V0 or email to diyetvan@gmail.com. Application Deadline:
February 29, 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016 HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALISTS in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Contact us now to start your training day. www.canscribe.com. 1.800.466.1535. info@canscribe.com MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! LEAD CSR NOC#6551 $13 up to $17 per hour 40 per week Duties: to provide wide range of cash based products and services Email taunya.hirschl@moneymartdr.com THE CLAIM CAFE requires a senior baker. Two years commercial food experience is necessary. Passion for food and baking schooling are pluses. Apply with resume to 305 Strickland Street or info@theclaim.ca LIVE-IN CAREGIVER required to provide home & personal care to elderly woman in Pelly Crossing. Home Care Certificate or equivalent experience required. Contact Adam: 867-689-4892 mvanbibber@shaw.ca FULL-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED for busy dental practice. Experience an asset (CDA I/II), but would train the right applicant. Please apply with resume to Whitehorse Dental Clinic, 406 Lambert Street or fax resume to 667-4488. Email questions or resume to jdo899@gmail.com DENTAL HYGIENIST required at busy dental practice. Full-time/part-time (flexible hours). Please apply with resume to: Whitehorse Dental Clinic, 406 Lambert St. (behind Medicine Chest Pharmacy) Attn: Dr. Colin Nash. Please email any questions to: whitehorsedental@northwestel.net
Miscellaneous for Sale
YUKON NEWS WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca 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
POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com. WALL HEATER, new, used lightly for 1 month, 1500 W, built-in thermostat, c/w remote, good for heating L/R or bedroom. 456-4459. BLOOD GLUCOSE test strips, 48 strips, $30, brand is One Touch. 456-4459 COLEMAN ON-DEMAND portable hot water heater, $125 obo. 334-6600 BISSELL LITTLE Green spot & stain remover machine, new, $40; Bissell 3-in-1 vac, new, $25. 311B Hanson St. after 6pm WANTED TO buy: Travel book Nicaragua, ie Lonely planet. 204-880-7245 CANADA GOOSE Arctic winter coat, full length, wolf hood. Size L, barely worn. Paid $1000, asking $400. 335-0009 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154
CRAFTSMAN TABLESAW, 12, 220 volt, $200. 633-5569 HEAVY CANVAS tarp 12x16, yellow in colour, new in pkg, $150. Canvas tarp 12x16, yellow in colour, used, $120. 633-5569 BOX OF 40 mysteries, paperbacks, various authors, $25. 633-3154
SPACE HEATER, Noma, electric, oil-filled, new, replica of 1930s radiator, $40. 332-7355 INFRA-RED SPACE Heaters, electric plug-in type, energy saver technology, rated for 900 sq ft, furniture quality, have 2, $90 ea. 332-7355 NEW PORTABLE sluice aircraft metal, new water pump, new venturey tube with hoses. View at 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek.
Computers & Accessories FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154 ASUS LAPTOP, TP550L, Windows 10, new cond. Bell turbo stick. 334-3098
WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 BINDER FULL of baseball cards, $20. 633-3154 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 STEEL BUILDING SALE...”REALLY BIG SALE-YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca SAVE 30% on our Greenland and Wild Labrador Voyage until December 18, 2015 - See Labrador as it was meant to be seen - By Sea - Aboard the comfortable Ocean Endeavour. No extra charge for singles! Quote Community Newspapers! CALL TOLLFREE: 1-800-363-7566 or visit: www.adventurecanada.com. (TICO # 04001400). SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $900. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. 633-3154
Communications and Research Coordinator The Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research is currently seeking a part-time term Communications and Research Coordinator. In collaboration with other staff, this position will ensure dynamic and ongoing communications with partners and others, be responsible for preparing plain language reports, newsletters, press releases, fact sheets and promotional materials, as well as implementing the organization’s social media strategy. Additionally, this position will assist with coordinating the organization’s research activities, primarily those related to food security. Activities will include ongoing partnership development, liaising with other organizations and communities, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and collaborating to contribute to existing food security-related initiatives.
IPHONE 4S 16GB Telus, black, good cond, c/w charge cord, $130 firm. 334-6087
Position: March 1st to August 31, 2016; 20-25 hours per week. The position may be extended by mutual agreement.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 smart phone, Bell/Virgin, 16GB, good cond, $130. 334-6087
Compensation:
$24-$27/hour, commensurate with experience.
Application deadline:
5:00 PST February 25, 2016.
HP NOTEBOOK 15 SCR, 4GRam, 500 G HD 14D, $150. 334-9287, email JP858950@gmail.com
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com BLUE FLORAL Fender Telecaster, excellent condition, comes with case, $1,300. 456-4110
PLEASE EMAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO INFO@AICBR.CA, OR FAX TO 867-668-5543.
For additional information, please visit our website:
www.aicbr.ca VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon
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 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $40. Ross 633-3154
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEWALT SAW, case & blades, router set & case, small grinder & accessories, DeWalt biscuit joiner & case, DeWalt palm sander incl disks & base, router bits, screws. 332-3114
Musical Instruments
100 LB propane tank, $50. 633 5569
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12” TABLETOP oscillating fan, Bionaire electric heater, Cube ceramic electric heater, sanding blocks, sand paper, industrial floor model drill press, assorted plumbing hand tools & case. 332-3114
TWO-BAG DUST collector on wheels, General, with 4” hose, floor model 13” General band saw & blades, has 1” blade with carbide teeth, sliding drafting machine & vinyl cover. 332-3114
MENʼS BLACK shoes, sz 9, new, $15. 334-8318
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Advertising Sales Representative The Yukon News, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person. 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.
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THE JOB Reporting to the Director of Finance, this position is responsible for the dayto-day management of the finance department. This includes maintenance of the general ledger, and supervision of three clerks; accounts receivable, accounts payable/payroll, and general finance. THE CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Accounting or Business Administration and is pursuing an accounting designation with at least three years experience working through a full cycle of accounting functions in an organization including supervision of staff. Experience working with computerized accounting systems such as ACCPAC and Payroll Software such as Easy pay and associated payroll reporting requirements. Previous experience in a First Nation community is an asset. A diploma in accounting with over six years relevant experience will also be considered. A detailed job description is available at our website: http://www.vgfn.ca/ employment Visit: www.oldcrow.ca to learn more about our community. PAY RANGE $69,114 - $82,937 per annum plus an excellent benefits package CLOSING DATE: February 21, 2016 We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please forward your covering letter and resume, preferably by email, to: RE: VGFN - Resumes Crowe MacKay LLP Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Suite 200 – 303 Strickland St Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Whitehorse.Resume@CroweMacKay.ca
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Integra Tire Whitehorse requires a full time permanent
Service Station/Propane Attendant The Applicant must be able to work weekends and evenings. Driver’s License & Propane Certification is required. Wage is $12.50 - $15.00 / hour depending on experience. Group Insurance Benefits available. Drop resume off at 107 Industrial Road Attn: Cal Murdoch or email to Cal@yukontire.com
Full time | Permanent | 8 am – 5 pm Monday to Friday, some overtime Candidates must be mature, responsible, reliable and able to work in a fast-paced team environment. We are looking for a cheerful, detail-oriented, multi-tasking individual who would be involved in many aspects of the business, from front end duties to eyewear sales. Extended health and dental benefits are available; probationary period is 6 months. All necessary training will be provided in-office. Experience in computer and cash transactions is an asset. Wages: to be discussed.
SPECIALIZED CLEANER Full time Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week. Must have experience in a Auto Body Repair Shop doing polishing and final detailing/clean up for delivery, some paint preparation as well. Experience in yard management and organizing vehicles is needed. Must have a polite, courteous demeanor, and good communication skills when dealing with customers and co-workers. Job entails heavy lifting and strenuous work, so it is necessary to be in good physical condition. Must be willing to work in dusty, noisy body shop environment and have a great work ethic. Other duties include shop custodial work as well as shuttling customers and delivery of vehicles, a drivers license with clean abstract is required. Phone days 867-667-6315 • Fax 867-668-6977 Email: irving@northwestel.net
Apply in person, email or fax with resume and cover letter, Attn: Deanna. No phone calls please. Closing date for this position: February 22, 2016 2093 Second Ave, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1B5 eyes@northernlightsoptometry.ca
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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Admin Asst./Tech Records Clerk. Description: Under the direction of the Director of Maintenance, this position involves tracking and updating aircraft records in addition to providing administrative support to the department. õĘ Strong administrative skills õĘ Interest in aviation õĘ Strong Word/Excel Skills õĘ Attention to detail
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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”.
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EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise. ORDER NOW 456-7432
Closing date: March 3, 2016 NO PHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Executive Director
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FRANKʼS FIREWOOD •Top quality, stacked cords for best value •8 foot & stove length •1/2 cord, single cord & multiple cords •Also offering rough cut lumber Phone 334-8960 FIRE-KILLED SPRUCE FIREWOOD Very dry, clean burning $250/cord 16”x 3-cord load Larger loads available $200/cord if you cut & haul from my yard in town 333-5174 DJG CONTRACTING •Delivering logging truck loads •Single/multiple cord loads Call David at 867-332-8327 DONʼS 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 ANDYʼS 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 FIREWOOD FOR SALE Approx 20 cord Logging truck loads Will sort big or small $150 per cord + GST Call 867-335-0894 or 867-335-1088
The Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) in Dawson City, Yukon is seeking an Executive Director. Candidates should have a degree in business administration or significant work experience in a management capacity of a multi-faceted organization.
FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle-killed pine, dry Stored in Whitehorse Call for prices 867-689-5797
The duties include management of a Tourism Destination Marketing Organization and overseeing its business operations, including Diamond Tooth Gerties Casino, with an overall organization budget approaching $3M.
SPLIT FIREWOOD 16” lengths 3-cord loads $220/cord Delivered in city limits 333-5174
Candidates should have: • Experience working in a not-for-profit organization with a board of directors • Experience handling contract administration and industrial relations management in an organization with 7 year round employees and 60+ seasonal employees • Business operational skills with demonstrated management skills and the ability to interpret financial reports • Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities Salary & Benefits: Compensation is commensurate with qualifications and KVA policy Competition Closes: Friday March 11, 2016 at 5 pm (pst) A detailed job description is available upon request. For further information, or to submit a résumé, please contact: Brian Stethem: Chair, Klondike Visitors Association at bstethem@northwestel.net
Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL KEL TEC Sub2000 in 9mm with custom picatinny rail and aftermarket sights $850; restricted HK416 in 22lr. with two extra mags and hard case, $850. Must have PAL. 335-7154 REMINGTON 11/87 shotgun 18" rifled barrel semi auto, laser sight, great bear gun, comes with soft case & lots of ammo, mint condition, $700. 336-3865 WHITEHORSE RIFLE & Pistol Club is having a non-restricted firearm safety course on Sunday, March 6. Be there by 8:30am. Call 633-2488
Friday, February 19, 2016 LEUPOLD FX-3 25*40mm target scope, little use in great shape, box, scope cover, scope, and sun shade included, $800 obo. 332-2354
Wanted WANTED: WOMEN who have had C-sections at least 6 months ago to participate in Osteopathic study. Participants will receive free treatments. Treatment can have multiple benefits to overall health. 336-0252 WANTED: REFRIGERATOR in good working order, reasonably priced. 399-3031 for messages WANTED: 78 rpm record collections, big or small. Will pick up. 335-3344 WANTED: SBX11 or 11A bush radio. Email scott@ranchernet.com LOOKING FOR "City of Whitehorse Klondike Dollar" Brass Token. Has horse head, plane and mountains on one side. Email me at cliveeelyot.com
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2012 LAGUNA Seca Boss Mustang, only 180 miles from new, black and red striped 2-seat street/race car, production of only 350 in this model, $67,500. 334-7500 2010 FORD Edge, blue, 85,000 kms, vg condition, c/w remote start, 2 sets of summer/winter tires with aluminum wheels, $22,750. 334-7500 2008 SATURN Vue for sale, new winter tires, excellent condition, well maintained, $8,000. Call 587-335-3057 for more info. 2005 MERCEDES Benz C-240 4-dr sedan, 249,000km, loaded, all options, 4 new snow tires, $8,350. 336-2029 2003 CHRYSLER PT Cruiser, 181,560 kms, front wheel drive, a-t, good mechanical cond, exc winter car, c/w winter studded tires on steel rims, sold as is, $2,800 obo. 334-0294 2003 OLDSMOBILE Alero. Needs new head gasket, has a few dentsl, $1,200 obo as is. 334-3174
1999 TOYOTA Tercel, manual, well maintained, good tires, $1,000. 335-4334 1998 HONDA Accord, very clean, new windshield & winter tires, command start, electric sunroof, heated seats, must be seen, $3,000. 334-8347 1994 FORD Escort 4-dr station wagon, approx 210,000 km, manual, runs great, c/w 3 full sets of tires all mounted on rims, $1,000 obo. 333-0484
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2005 Mercedes-Benz C-240 4-door Sedan 248,649 km. Loaded, all options, new snow tires.
$11,966 $11, $1 1 96 1, 966 6 | TEL 336-2029 Trucks 2013 FORD F-150 crew cab, low kms, 60,000, on V6 eco boost engine, automatic, 4x4, transferable warranty, excellent condition, $35,000. 334-4616 2009 CHEVROLET Colorado 1/2 ton 4X4 pick-up, 5-cyl auto, $3,850. 336-2029
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – maternity leave
Conservation Programs and Communications Coordinator CPAWS Yukon is one of 13 Chapters of the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS). The Yukon Chapter was founded in 1993 by a group of Yukon citizens committed to the protection of our natural systems. Currently our major focus is protecting the Peel River Watershed in central Yukon. As part of the CPAWS team, the Conservation Programs and Communications Coordinator reports to the Executive Director. The position coordinates critical aspects of the Peel legal and public campaign including an ongoing communications and social media strategy, event and meeting coordination. Contributes to select environmental policy issues and coordinates the Yukon chapter’s involvement with CPAWS National programs.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SELKIRK FIRST NATION Selkirk First Nation is a culturally oriented traditional community located in Pelly Crossing Yukon. It is a perfect place for someone who enjoys the outdoors whether on the river in the summer or by snowmobile in the winter. A short three hour drive from Whitehorse, it is the best of both worlds with access to the wilderness and the services of Yukon’s capital. Employees work 35 hours per week and enjoy a comprehensive leave and benefit package. The First Nation is currently looking to fill the following key position: Director Human Resources – Salary Negotiable – depending on experience Reporting to the Senior Director Operations, this position is responsible for the management and administration of the HR department, and for providing senior level human resource service and advice. Activities include development and implementation of policies, procedures, tools and processes, organizational design reviews, staff relations, salary and benefits administration, recruitment and retention, position creation, review and classification, occupational health and safety, and staff training. For more information including required qualifications and job descriptions, contact Denise L Norman at normand@selkirkfn.com or by calling 867-334-2555. Please submit all applications via email to the same address. Selkirk First Nation hiring policies will apply. CLOSING DATE: MARCH 7, 2016 Please be advised that the primary method of communications with applicants will be by email, and only those who are being considered will be contacted.
2001 FORD Taurus 4-dr, V8 auto, 4 new snow tires, $1,895. 336-2029 2001 VW Golf 2L gas engine, auto trans newly replaced, heated seats, power everything, serviced for winter, good rubber, 170,000km c/w mechanical inspection, $4,500 obo. 335-0884
for cleaning of approx. 9500 sq feet, office & meeting space. Please contact lhureau@yeu.ca for more detail and to submit a proposal before 5pm Friday March 4, 2016.
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Ta’an Kwäch’än Council 117 Industrial Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T8 Telephone: 867.668.3613 Facsimile: 867.667.4295
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Manager Lands, Resources and Heritage Regular Full Time TKC wage scale Level 9 As the Manager you will be accountable to the Executive Director to plan, develop, implement and review laws, regulations, policies and standards specific to lands, water, resources (mineral, forest, etcetera), the flora and fauna and human activities. This requires analysing self-government powers in the context of tri-party legislative requirements. As well, this position is responsible for ensuring that Ta’an Kwäch’än Council government initiatives and policies are developed pursuant to the TKC Final Agreement, TKC Constitution and meet approval by the Councils. To access the job description please call Human Resources Department or contact by e-mail rkufeldt@taan.ca Closing date: Monday, March 7, 2016. As per policy, preference will be given to TKC citizens who self- declare in their cover letter and/or résumé Please submit a cover letter and résumé to: Human Resources Department
Email: human.resources@taan.ca
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One year maternity leave (starting in April 2016) 30 hours/week Compensation: $24–$27/hr (commensurate on experience) 4 weeks vacation Please visit www.cpawsyukon.org for the detailed job description with qualifications Resumes and cover letters must be received by 4pm Monday, February 22nd Email to ltaylor@cpawsyukon.org or fax to 867-393-8081 For additional info. contact Lisa at 867-393-8080 ext 5 Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon FINANCE DEPARTMENT
An Experience in Canada’s True North
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THE JOB Reporting to the Chief, this position is responsible for the administration of the consolidated revenue fund, the integrity of the financial reporting system of Vuntut Gwitchin Government and ensuring that the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation operates within the approved annual budget. This position oversees development and implementation of financial internal control policies and procedures to ensure Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation assets are safeguarded and provides support to departments in managing budgets. This position also serves as a member of the Management Committee and the senior management team. THE CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will hold a degree in either Finance or Business Administration or a professional accounting designation with at least seven years relevant work experience at a senior management level. Substantial knowledge (both in depth and breadth) of accounting practices in both the public and private sectors is required as well as several years experience in a supervisory role. Strong interpersonal, mediation, analytical and written communication skills are a must. Knowledge of Yukon First Nations and their government systems is an asset. A detailed job description is available at our website: http://www.vgfn.ca/ employment Visit: www.oldcrow.ca to learn more about our community. PAY RANGE $88,133 - $114,573 plus an excellent benefits package. CLOSING DATE: February 21, 2016 We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please forward your covering letter and resume, preferably by email, to: RE: VGFN - Resume Crowe MacKay LLP Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Suite 200-303 Strickland St Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Whitehorse.Resume@CroweMacKay.ca
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2008 TUNDRA SR5, double cab, long box, 147,000km, over load springs, 3� lift racks & rails, new Duratrac tires, remote start, box liner, winch bumper, $16,800 obo. 335-5718 2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311 2007 FORD F250 pick-up, V8 auto, Posi-track, $3,450. 336-2029
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2004 TOYOTA Tacoma double cab. Truck was rolled. Engine runs great, everything has been tested. Runs & drives. Low kms. Selling complete or will part out. 335-8413
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1985 HONDA Big Red 250 E 3-wheeler, good shape, new battery, nice machine, $1,250 obo. 333-9084
TINTED DRIVERĘźS side canopy window for 8Ęź canopy, $75. 867-821-5199
1999 POLARIS 700 RMK 3,400 kms, $2,500 firm. 633-5569
HONDA 4-BOLT aluminum wheels with P185/65 R15 tires, tires are all season & in good shape, $400 obo. 334-6600
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
TOYOTA TACOMA 4Runner parts 96-04. Lots of parts, locking diffs, transmissions, 3.4l complete engine, some early toyota parts as well 79-96 . 335-8413 DRIVERĘźS SIDE window of a 6Ęź canopy truck cap, $75. 334-5199
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FOR RENT Clark C25 indoor forklift, 4,500 lb capacity, 15ʟ lift & side shift; Hyster 4,000 lb power jack, 27�X48� forks. Both for rent, weekly or monthly. Call Kevin at 633-5274 2008 KUBOTA L39 backhoe, very clean, $36,000. 334-8446 HEAVY DUTY 120 barrel water tank on skids, man door, no fuel in for long period of time. 334-9636 SMALLER SET of rolls, powered by two 20 horse electric motors, 440 power, $2,000. 633-4606 COMPLETE PIONEER crusher, belt power units, rolls & jaw crusher unit, feeder unit, $6,000. 633-4606
Campers & Trailers TAITĘźS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon
1991 CHEVY S-10 pick-up, 2 wheel drive, transmission seized, rest in good condition, $250. 332-7355
M8 ARCTIC Cat snow machine, 162� track, new skidplate & other accessories, only 1,200 miles, great cond, $4,200. 660-5545
20Ęź FLAT deck trailer, rated for 6,000 lb load, $4,200. 668-2804
TYC BRAND starter for Chevy 4.3L V6 motor, new in box, $140. 633-4590
2001 ARCTIC Cat, Mountain Cat, 600 EFI/LE, mint condition, $3,500 obo. Scott @ 336-3636
2005 TRI-AXLE 33Ęź Weekend Warrior toy hauler, damage to back door & gooseneck, valued at $8,000 with damage, asking $5,000 obo. 633-4342 CANOPY FOR full-size Ford long box pick-up truck, $225. 332-7355
PET SITTER needed for rabbit, $10/day for approx 16 days, March 6-22. Will supply everything. Friendly, likes kids & dogs, 334-5199
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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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4 STEEL rims from 2006 VW Passat, 5-bolt pattern, $90 obo. 633-4590
CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy training classes: March 1 Basic obedience class: March 1 Private Lessons Come When Called & Street Manners www.caninesandcompany.ca 333-0505
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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
2011 BMW R1200 RT, 35,000km, loaded from the factory, lots of after market extras, show room condition, $16,500. Ron @ 334-1222
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AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneʟs drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʟs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting KIDS KREATE, free family art class at the Yukon Arts Centre, February 21 from 1–4pm, lace stencils. Registration not required. Call 393-7109 for more information HORAIRE PISTE Chilkoot/Log Cabin: Multi-usage sauf du 19 au 21 fevrier: activities non motorisees. 867-667-3910
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Friday, February 19, 2016 CHILKOOT TRAIL/LOG Cabin: Non-motorized weekend: Feb 19-21. Other weekends & weekdays: Multi-Use. For info: 867-667-3910 THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. Group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info/register call Joanne 668-7713 CANCER SUPPORT Group Appreciation for Life, past or present, Yukon peopleĘźs gathering. Meetings are Feb 15, 6pm, and March 16, 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Contact Dawn 335-0009 SLIDE INTO German, free lessons every Saturday from 10am-11am. Join us at the Birch & Bear. Info Renate @ 334-6948 BURNOUT TO Boundaries, free 6-session support group for adult women/men, Many Rivers, Fridays 11am-12:30pm, Feb. 12, 19, March 4, 18, April 1, 8. Call to register, space is limited. Kim 667-2970. COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY Association Yukon Annual General Meeting Monday, February 29 from 6pm-8pm at the Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room
YUKON NEWS WORMS TO Weevils - what invasive species are on the horizon? Join the Yukon Invasive Species Council March 3rd at Yukon College for a Forum and Workshop. Registration/info: www.yukoninvasives.com SWAZILAND EDUCATIONAL Trust Society spaghetti dinner fundraiser, March 5, Hellaby Hall. Dinner 5-6:30pm, loonie auction 6:30pm. Tickets $12. Proceeds to educate children in Africa. Reserve tickets: 633-2580 or 334-4473 YUKON MULTIPLE Sclerosis Association invites you to come meet the board, share your ideas and have a coffee on us. March 12th 2016 at 2pm Starbucks across from Walmart MS SOCIETY of Canada is hosting a community consultation in Yukon on March 5, 2016, at the Kwanlin Dunn Cultural Centre, 10:30am-1:30pm. This will include a presentation, then looking for feedback/input. F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting is being held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Everyone is welcome
KLUANE QUILTER'S Guild is bringing award winning quilter Elaine Quehl to Whitehorse. Registration for workshops from April 6-7, and 8-10 is open - all levels. Call Wendy at 633-5191 kluaneguild@gmail.com.
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GROWERS OF Organic Food YukonGoOFY AGM Wednesday, March 2nd, 5pm at Whitehorse Library.
BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755
QUEER YUKON: upcoming events for the LGBTQ community and allies, Out North, Yukon Pride and more! www.queeryukon.com PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding it's Regular Council Meeting February 10, 2016 at 6:30pm in the School Library. Everyone is welcome. HEALING TOUCH Yukon Association AGM, Thursday Feb 25, 5:30 pm at 412 Cook Street. Members and newcomers welcome. Email jenniferg@northwestel.net for info. CARMACKS CURLING Club 44th Annual Bonspiel, Carmacks, Yukon, February 19 to 21. Banquet and live band Saturday, $200 entry fee. Call 867-863-6134 to enter KLUANE MTN Bluegrass Festival June 10-12; check out the 2016 lineup at yukonbluegrass.com. Get your tickets online, or at Dean's Strings, Whitehorse, or Kluane Machine, Haines Junction STORYWEAVING THEATRE Workshop with Yvette Nolan & Michelle Olson. Presented by Gwaandak Theatre with YAC, KIAC, DZCC. All levels welcome, February 21, Odd Fellows Hall, Dawson City. Register at 393-2676 PLEASE JOIN the effort to support Yukon potter Lynne Sofiak while she recovers from treatment for cancer. Make a donation at: https://www.gofundme.com/8vk256e4 COFFEE HOUSE Saturday March 5, featuring: Katie Avery + the Open Stage, help set up 6pm, + open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show, $5, bsmt United Church, 6th + Main, 633-4255 FREE BOARD Game Drop-In @ Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room, Saturday February 20th, 12-5pm. Games provided, all are welcome. Hosted by the Yukon Comic Culture Society. More info: info@yukomicon.com DO YOU need help to prepare for your Citizenship exam? The Multicultural Centre of the Yukon has a free program for immigrants starting Saturday, February 27th. Call 667-6205 for information. YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents Science and Scenes along Canol Heritage Trail with Linda & Peter Kershaw, Sunday, February 21st, 7:30pm, Beringia Centre, Whitehorse and Monday, February 22nd, 7:30pm, Northern Lights Centre, Watson Lake. Free. SUGAR SHACK. Come indulge your sweet tooth with our famous maple taffy on snow from February 26 to 28 at Shipyards Park. cabane.afy.yk.ca MARCH 3, 7-10pm, Yukon Wild Sheep Foundation is hosting an Open House at the Royal Canadian Legion, 503 Steele Street. Cash bar, door prizes and more. Yukonwsf@gmail.com for more info. HOSPICE WORKSHOP: LIVING with Loss, Wed Feb 24, 6:30-8:30pm at WPL for anyone living with grief or supporting others who are grieving. To register: 667-7429
BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 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 GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 110 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach more than 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222. PASCAL REGINE PAINTING PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 EXPERT CARPENTRY •All types of projects •Commercial & residential •New construction & renovations •Interior & exterior •Fine finishing 334-5231 IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES “Country Residential Snow Plowingâ€? All Subdivisions & acreages off Mayo Rd, MacPherson, Hidden Valley, Pilot Mountain & Hot Springs Rd. Honest & Prompt Service Call 667-4981 or 334-6369 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com
JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER/PAINTER 30 years experience Commercial-Residential •Renovations •Repairs •Kitchens •Bathrooms •Drywall Tiles •Decks •Fine Finishing and Painting No job too small Local references available Phone 393-4937 bradmre@gmail.com
Lost & Found FOUND: SINGLE band wedding ring found at Motor Vehicles during the week of January 25-29, 2016. Please contact Robb at 667-8224 to identify. LOST: SET of keys on Saturday, January 30 on 4th Ave near Sport Yukon bldg, Ford car key plus other. 334-2345 LOST: IN Watson Lake, blue nose, red nose pit bull, fixed female, Dog Tag #158, last seen on the Alaska Highway in Watson Lake on January 29. 334-6486 FOUND: KEYS at Whitehorse Liquor Store, GMC key with other keys on yellow tag. Text 334-0121
Business Opportunities HAVE YOU been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal. Call 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca info@dcac.ca BRAEBURN LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMP now accepting resumes for Director and Assistant Director for 2016 camp season. Honorarium. Deadline Feb 29 and April 1, respectively. www.braeburncamp.ca Questions, job descriptions and resumes to stellamartin1981@hotmail.com 668-4629
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Dillys Ann Ranson DOB: AUG. 13, 1941 DIED FEB 14, 2016
A nurse of the north. Dillys was a well known community nurse who worked throughout the N.W.T, Nunavit, and the Yukon. Her last posting, for several years was in Destruction Bay. She retired to Whitehorse over 10 years ago. She was very much loved and respected for her dedicated service to others. Dillys was born and raised in England and received her nurses training there. She moved to Canada when she was in her 20s. Her love for Canada’s north kept her here. She is survived by her sister Pamela Ranson of England and various cousins living in England and B.C. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. In particular Maurice, Maura and Ev. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE MIDDLE OF APRIL, WITH DATE AND LOCATION TO BE POSTED IN THIS PAPER.
Patrick Cashin MAY 18,, 1953- FEBRUARY 16,, 2016
Patrick James Cashin was born on May 18, 1953 to parents Patrick and Catherine Cashin in Gander, Newfoundland. During his childhood, Patrick enjoyed playing backyard hockey, pond fishing, being a goalie for soccer games, and biking. Patrick attended St.Paul’s Academy in Gander, Trades and Tech in St. John’s, Acadia University in Nova Scotia and Clarenville College in Newfoundland. Patrick first came to Whitehorse in 1982, and later moved back to Newfoundland. In 1989, Patrick met Doreen in Marystown, Newfoundland and they were married on July 20, 1993 in Gander. In 1998, Patrick and Doreen returned to Whitehorse where Patrick began working as a support worker for Supported Independent Living (SIL). In his spare time Patrick was a board member for Yukon Association for Community Living (YACL), he coached hockey and youth darts, went fishing and camping, enjoyed his photography, and loved to regale friends and family of his adventures in wild bolognas hunts. Patrick will forever be in the hearts of his wife Doreen, daughter Marie, sisters Alice, Patricia, Madonna, Genevieve, Nancy, Julie, and Kelly, brothers James and Gerard, and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday February 20, 2016 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at Heritage North Funeral Home, located at 412 Cook Street. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Yukon Association of Community Living (www.ycommunityliving.com).
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Clara Helen Buyck December. 28, 1932 – February 13, 2016
After battling cancer, our dear mother passed peacefully at home on February 13, 2016. Beloved mother of Larry, Cathy, Donald, Joanne, Joseph, Gerald and James; grandmother to Michelle, Teresa, Jeremy, Teri, Andrea, Tiffany, Crystal, Shelly, Geri-Lee and Jodie; great-grandmother to Rylee, Tyrell, Josh, Liam, Harlynn and Luella; many, nieces, nephews and friends. Helen was born in Mayo and lived there all her life. She was predeceased by her husband, Don; father Edwin Hager, mother Mary Hager, brothers: Julius, Peter and Neil; survived by brothers, Robert (Christine) and Jimmy; sisters: Bella and Mable, and sister-in-law Connie McBeth (nee Buyck) and her husband Alex. She will be remembered as kind, humble, tough, gentle, a good friend, hard-working and a devoted mother. She fully enjoyed traditional pursuits up until Glaucoma progressed and greatly limited her vision.
YUKON CIRCLE of Change AGM Thursday, February 25th, 7:30, Kwanlin Dunn Cultural Centre. New members welcome. Creating spaces where people feel safe, loved and celebrated. PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, March 7th, 5:15 pm, Guild Hall. All Welcome. Come show your support. Info 633-4829
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We wish to thank Dr. Bakri and the staff at the nursing station in Mayo for their care and kindness, as well, the kind optometrists at Northern Lights that cared for her vision over the years. A funeral service will be held Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Village of Mayo Community Centre with burial to follow at the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation Cemetery. A dinner at the Community Centre will take place around 5:30 pm.
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PUBLIC TENDER PURCHASE OF 6 – 40’ BRIDGES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 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 Bill Stonehouse at bill.stonehouse@gov.yk.ca.
SINGLE ROW, 3-pt hitch mounted transplanter, will transplant veg plugs, blocks & cells, $500 obo. Call 332-0343
MASSEY FERGUSON 4 furrow mouldboard plough, 4 x 14" bodies, good straight plough, 3 point hitch, needs 50hp+ to pull, $1,000 obo. Call 332-0343
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HAY & STRAW FOR SALE Excellent quality hay Timothy/grass mix 60+lb $14.50 Alfalfa/grass mix 60+lb $15.50 Straw bales (baled in spring - not prime) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615
AGENCY OF RECORD FOR OUT OF TERRITORY RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING SERVICES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 3, 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 Donna Cebuliak at Donna.Cebuliak@gov.yk.ca.
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PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT (SOA) TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT OF YUKON WITH AVIATION FUEL AND DRUM FUEL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 14, 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 Jo-Anne Tingley at joanne.tingley@gov.yk.ca.
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Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
1-PC BOYʼS snowsuit, size 3T, Molehill brand, used twice, paid $120, asking $40. 393-2630
6 CHAIRS, 1 table, solid ash, table 40"x40" w/2 12" leaf extensions, 2-piece hutch w/wine rack, $700. 456-4926
CAR (TODDLER) bed, exc condition, $60 obo. 393-2630
6 CHAIRS, 1 table, 64"x41" w/3 9” leaf extensions, table has ink stains but otherwise exc cond, $700. 456-4926
HIGH CHAIR, excellent condition, $20. 335-1123
SOFA, SUEDE-FINISH, sage green, seats 3, very comfortable & firm, exc cond, $120. 668-6303 after 6pm or lv msg
Furniture OFFICE FURNITURE incl lots of cabinets, 2 desks, credenza, misc, good cond, priced to sell. 334-2345
PUBLIC TENDER PRE-TENDER NOTICE OF CONCRETE AGGREGATES REQUIREMENTS IN FUTURE TENDERS
5-PC SANTA Fe Rusticos dinette set, from Brick for over $1,300, solid pine, pictures online at the Brick, like new, immaculate, $700. 633-2998 or email: bellis@klondiker.com FUTON, EXPRESSO colored frame, taupe coloured mattress, 81“ long, magazine storage at both ends, used only for guests, N/S house, $100. 668-6147
BUNK BEDS Lifetime Warranty Yukon Made! Yukon Owned! Eco Friendly 1-800-Bunkbed
Good Night! Wind up your day with everything you need. 867-667-6283
PUBLIC TENDER TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUOR WITHIN YUKON - CARCROSS AND/OR WHITEHORSE
PUBLIC TENDER TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUOR WITHIN YUKON WHITEHORSE TO EAGLE PLAINS
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.
Project Description: The Yukon Liquor Corporation invites interested parties to bid on the transportation of liquor on either one of two or both routes: a) Whitehorse Carcross b) Whitehorse YLC Warehouse to Whitehorse Liquor Store Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 4, 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 Jorn Meier at jorn.meier@gov.yk.ca.
Project Description: The Yukon Liquor Corporation invites interested parties to bid on the transportation of liquor from the Whitehorse Central Warehouse to the Eagle Plains Hotel (Dempster Hwy Km 371). Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 4, 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 Jorn Meier at jorn.meier@gov.yk.ca.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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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Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Application Number Numéro de la demande
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Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h
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Assignment from Alfredo Aimola to Tim Coles Enterprises Ltd.
Gold Bottom, Upper Gold Bottom, Soap & West Gold Bottom Creeks, Trib. of Hunker Creek
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February 29, 2016
Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice. Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.
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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Personals DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm 404A Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB February 16, 2016 1st - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 2nd - Bob Walsh & Bill Grandy 3rd - Chic Callas & Bill Curtis 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
Announcements Dan and Georgia Kliever are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter JENNA BETH TO JOSHUA HANRATH son of Joseph and Patricia Hanrath of Whitehorse, Yukon. Home wedding to take place May of this year.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
Daisy Helen GIESLER, of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on November 23, 2015, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 29th 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 Allen Giesler c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, Y.T. Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Residential Curbside Recycling Collection and Processing Service RFP 2016-ENV0001 Closing April 15, 2016 at 4:00 pm PST. For details visit whitehorse.ca/procurement
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SURVEY NOTICE Section 87(1) Quartz Mining Act Situated in the Watson Lake Mining District in Quad 105 I/11 near Don Creek, Yukon 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.
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SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES AND STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE TUCHITUA 2016
ERIK NIELSEN WHITEHORSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(ENWIA) AIRPORT RENOVATION
Project Description: Provision of catering services and maintenance of staff quarters at Tuchitua Camp, KM 110.5 Campbell Highway. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 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 Ken Geddes at ken.geddes@gov.yk.ca.
Project Description: Consultant Services for preparation of Schematic design, design development/ Issued for Tender documents and Construction Administration for Erik Nielsen International Airport Renovation Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 2, 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 Tim Ekholm at tim.ekholm@gov.yk.ca.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
The plan of survey can be viewed at the office of the Mining Recorder, Watson Lake, Yukon. Dated at Whitehorse, Yukon this 12th day of January, 2016
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Gabriel Aucoin Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Agent for Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd.
REQUESTS FOR QUOTATION Supply and Delivery of Wastewater Grinder RFQ 2016-WWS0004 Closing March 23 at 2:00pm PST 15-Passenger Van Lease for Summer Day Camp RFQ 2016-REC0001 Closing April 6 at 2:00pm PST Bussing for Summer Day Camps and Field Trips RFQ 2016-REC0002 Closing April 6 at 2:00pm PST View more information and request procurement packages at whitehorse.ca/ procurement
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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
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
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
LAND LOTTERY 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
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Dawson City and Haines Junction Energy, Mines and Resources, Land Management Branch is holding a land lottery for: • One country residential and five residential lots in Dawson City • One residential lot in Haines Junction Information packages and application forms are available at the EMR District offices in Dawson City and Haines Junction; from the Land Management Branch, 3rd Floor, Room 320 Elijah Smith Building, 300 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon; or online at: www.emr.gov.yk.ca/lands Deadline is before 4:30 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2016. Lottery Applications for the Haines Junction lot must be received in Whitehorse before the deadline. Applications for the Dawson lots must be received in Whitehorse or Dawson City before the deadline. Lottery Draw: All applications will be drawn in the Dawson City Council Chambers at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Applicants and the general public are welcome to attend the draw. All successful applicants will be notified the next day. For more information contact the Land Management Branch at (867) 667-5215 or Toll-free 1-800-661-0408 local 5215
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We Bought These Units At A Favourable Exchange Rate. Enjoy Those Savings Now! $9,495 SALE $10,983 SALE $19,983 SALE
STK#37820 Reg. 37,995
NEW! MOUNTAINEER 358RLT STK#36708 Reg. $74,995
$31,995 SALE $59,995
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NEW! COUGAR 24RKS
Today’s Exchange Rate Replacement Price: $94,350
NEW! MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY 305RL SALE STK#37589 Reg. $75,995
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$61,995
Today’s Exchange Rate Replacement Price: $98,250
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