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remier Darrell Pasloski has declared his opposition to a carbon tax for the Yukon, after news last week that the federal government plans to set a national minimum carbon price of at least $15 per tonne in the next six months. “We don’t support a new tax that’s going to raise the cost of living for Yukoners, where it’s already an expensive place to live,” he told the News. This isn’t the first time the premier has taken this stance. A year ago, Pasloski came out swinging against then-Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s promise to put a price on carbon. He argued that consumption of fossil fuels in the North is a necessity, not a luxury. But the issue is more pressing now, since a report in the Globe and Mail last week revealed that the Trudeau government is poised to establish working groups to agree on a national strategy by September. The plan would set a national base price of $15 per tonne, which would increase each year. The provinces and territories that don’t currently have their own carbon pricing schemes would be expected to develop them. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has since emerged as a dissenting voice, arguing that it’s not the right time for a carbon tax, given the state of Canada’s energy sector. Pasloski now seems to have allied himself with Wall, though he said there are other jurisdictions that also oppose a tax. Pasloski’s main argument against the tax is that it would increase the cost of living for Yukoners, specifically by making home heating more expensive. B.C., however, has had a revenue-neutral carbon tax in place since 2008. There, the revenue from the tax is returned to citizens through tax reductions. But Pasloski said that design is problematic, because it unfairly targets people with low
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Premier Darrell Pasloski says he doesn’t support a carbon tax in the Yukon. income. “If they’re not paying tax now, what would happen is they would pay more for fuel, but because they’re not paying any taxes, they’re not getting anything back,” he said. “That is a big part of my argument as to why that doesn’t work in the Yukon.” However, B.C. does have a refundable low-income climate action tax credit intended to offset the carbon tax for lowincome individuals and families. Still, Pasloski said it makes more sense for the Yukon to focus on advancing new technology instead of taxing consumption. “That is another way that we can look at making our contribution to climate change and greenhouse-gas reductions without adding a new tax for people to pay.” He also argued, as he has in the past, that 95 per cent of the electricity consumed in the Yukon is already renewable, thanks to the territory’s hydro power resources. But NDP environment critic Kate White said that statistic is misleading. “It’s disingenuous, because 78 per cent of Yukon’s overall energy dependence is on fossil fuels. And that comes from
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Yukon government hopes for a bump in biomass Highways and Public Works has agreed to consider using biomass News Reporter whenever it plans a new building or a retrofit of an old one, Andre he Yukon government said. has released a plan it On top of that, there are two hopes will help create more of a biomass indus- pilot projects on the way that are going to involve using biomass, try in the territory. he said. But both projects are still Biomass energy is basically heat or power created by burning in early stages, so Andre wouldn’t provide any details. organic material. In the Yukon Right now, the Yukon has two that means wood heat. pieces of public infrastructure Nearly $60 million a year that use biomass. The Whitehorse is spent in Yukon on fuel and electricity to generate heat. About Correctional Centre has been running its furnace on wood 75 per cent of that is spent on pellets, shipped in from Outside, imported fossil fuels, according since it opened its doors in 2012. to the government’s biomass The Dawson City wastewater strategy released last week. treatment facility uses a biomass “And if we can convert some of fuel boiler for generating heat usthat through a biomass strategy ing locally produced wood chips. and see some of that money stay Both of those facilities contribin this territory, I think that that uted to increasing the amount of would be very favourable,” said renewable energy in the territory Premier Darrell Pasloski yesterby 20 per cent since 2009, Andre day. said. Approximately 13,000 cords The government’s original of wood are harvested annually plan was to hit that target by in Yukon, mostly from beetle-kill wood in the Haines Junction area, 2020. In 2009 about 1,700 terajoules to heat homes and buildings, the of renewable energy were generreport says. That’s about 17 per ated in the Yukon each year. Cord cent of Yukon’s total consumpwood and wood pellets used for tion of energy for heat. heating made up about approxiRight now the focus is on immately 400 TJ of that total. proving the market for biomass Now the territory generates in the territory, said Shane Andre, director of Yukon’s energy branch. about 2,000 TJ. Most of that increase hap“You can’t have much of a production industry unless you have pened in 2011 and 2012 through hydroelectric generation, Andre somewhere to sell it to,” he said. “So that’s going to be the focus said. That’s thanks to the Mayo B for the next little while, how do hydro facility and the addition we create a market?” The Yukon Department of of a third hydro turbine at the Ashley Joannou
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The Whitehorse Correctional Centre ships in wood pellets to feed its furnace. The Yukon government recently released a plan that will attempt to grow the territory’s biomass industry. Aishihik hydro facility. Aside from hydro power, more than 600 people have used the Good Energy rebate program, which offers cash back to
residents who buy clean-burning wood and pellet-heating appliances or solar-water heaters for their homes. Andre estimates 53 kilowatts
of new solar generation have been installed off-grid since 2009. That includes a solar electric system at Northwestel’s Engineer Creek telecommunications site installed in 2013. Since then, Northwestel has installed three more solar power systems, he said. Andre said the government will be looking to other jurisdictions to see how the biomass industry here can grow. In the Northwest Territories, he said, there is significant biomass heat generation and there don’t seem to be air quality concerns. “It seems at this point, that they don’t have significantly different regulations than we have currently,” he said. “But what they do have is a very modern industry. They’ve imported a lot of European technologies and boilers that are very efficient and have low emissions.” Andre said a common misconception is that a healthy biomass industry in the Yukon means local forests will have to suffer. “Just five per cent of what naturally burns every year could heat every building in the territory, and certainly the biomass industry we’re envisioning wouldn’t heat every building, but you get a sense of where we’re at,” he said. “Maybe one per cent of the annual forest fire kill would be a very healthy biomass industry.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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our typical Whitehorse homeowner will pay another $39 in property taxes this year, provided that the city passes its 2016 operating budget. An average household would pay $2,304 in taxes under the proposed budget, which received first reading at Monday’s council meeting. The average Whitehorse business, meanwhile, would pay an extra $250 in taxes this year, for
Firefighters free worker pinned in semi-trailer mishap A woman was taken to hospital in Whitehorse yesterday morning after being pinned inside a semi-trailer. Yukon’s occupational health and safety officials are investigating the workplace accident at the Canadian Freightways trucking company on Calcite Rd. OHS spokesperson Richard Mostyn said the woman was inside the trailer helping to either load or unload the truck when the items on the forklift shifted, fell and pinned her inside. Whitehorse firefighters were
a total of $14,830. For both households and businesses, it’s a 1.7 per cent increase, the same as in 2015. The City is anticipating a 1.7 per cent increase in 2017 and a 2.3 per cent increase in 2018. The city’s 2016 operating budget has grown to $70.6 million. That’s up $1.6 million from one year ago. Water and sewer fees would increase by four per cent. That means monthly rates would rise from $73.02 to $75.94. Last year, those rates rose by 6.3 per cent. The city has undergone “belttightening” efforts to keep op-
erating costs as low as possible, Mayor Dan Curtis said during his budget speech. About half of the operating budget is funded through taxes, which help pay for everything from snow clearing to recreation facilities to transit. “Taxes in Whitehorse remain lower than many other comparable municipalities and our modest tax increase will keep it that way,” Curtis said. Landfill tipping fees will increase from $94 to $97 per tonne next year. Residential curbside waste and organic collection costs
would increase by 6.8 per cent in 2016, raising rates by $0.70 per month. There was no increase for these services in 2015. The City also plans to introduce curbside recycling collection sometime this year. It’s estimated that households would pay $15 a month for this weekly service. The capital budget includes the City’s biggest infrastructure project ever, a $56-million plan over the next two years to build itself two new headquarters for its staff. The City contends that once the buildings are constructed,
it will save approximately $500,000 per year in energy and heating costs, which will alleviate pressure on the operating budget. The city is now asking for residents to give their input on the proposed operating budget. A public input night is scheduled at city hall on March 14 and a report on that input will be presented to council the following week. Second and third reading of the operating budget will be held on March 29.
able to rescue the woman and she was taken to hospital. There is no word on her condition. CBC News reported that she was conscious and talking with firefighters during the rescue. The workplace was temporarily closed so safety officials could investigate. Canadian Freightways has since been approved to resume work.
magazine Fortune. Yukon’s airline was surpassed only by Korean Air, and it was the only Canadian airline in the top 10 list. “We are extremely proud of this accolade,” said Air North president Joe Sparling in a news release. “It is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our employees and the loyalty of our customers, both of which are vital to our success.” The survey was conducted by Florida-based marketing agency Fractl on behalf of charter company Stratos Jets. The agency looked at 1.3 million tweets sent during the last American Thanksgiving and Christmas
holiday season for 70 airlines around the world. It used a sentiment analysis algorithm to determine how people felt about each airline. The top 10 list also included Air France, Icelandair and Air New Zealand. In contrast, the list of the 10 most-hated airlines was dominated by American carriers, including Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Air North credits the meals it provides as a “major source of positive customer feedback.” “We treat the flight kitchen like a restaurant,” said Air North chef Michael Bock in the news release. “We’re always trying
new menu items and we feature Yukon products as much as possible, like coffee from Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters and beer from the Yukon Brewing Company.” And, of course, the airline highlighted the warm cookies it serves at the end of flights, which it says are its most popular menu item. Fortune reported that comfort matters to fliers, with the word “seat” showing up 5,286 times in the tweets. Profanity appeared 14,490 times, but the words “thank you” appeared 101,798 times.
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aving the airport runway in Dawson City would have positive economic impacts on the community, according to a new report. The Dawson City Chamber of Commerce released a business case evaluation of the project last week. It found that the project would have a net benefit of about $4.7 million over the next 12 years, and would create about 76 jobs during construction. “It’s a very positive outcome,” said Dick Van Nostrand, president of the chamber of com-
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merce. “I want to get a phone call from the premier or the minister to say, ‘We’ve looked at the report and it makes sense... and we’re putting this into gear.’” The report estimates it would cost $11 million to pave the runway and that operations and maintenance would cost about $800,000 each year after that. But it also calculates that operations and maintenance of the existing gravel runway cost about $560,000 each year, so the increase would only be about $240,000 per year. The $11-million price tag would include cement apron panels at either end of the runway, to help aircraft maneuver. Without those aprons, the project would likely cost about $8 million. The study also found that reduced costs for aircraft operators and growing tourism revenue, particularly from the Holland America cruise line, would more than make up the difference, leading to that $4.7-million net benefit. It also found that increased Holland America traffic would
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A new report released last week by the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce says that paving the city’s runway would have a positive economic impact. help create nearly 40 new jobs a year, starting a few years after the runway paving is finished. Van Nostrand said jets flying into Dawson will be able to hold more passengers if they can land on a paved runway. He also said the situation will soon come to a head, because Air North’s single Boeing 737-200, equipped to land on gravel, is coming to the end of its lifespan. “Maybe at the max a year and a half to two years,” he said. If the runway isn’t paved by then, he worries, the Holland America traffic may dry up. Van Nostrand said the Yukon government needs to make a
decision about the runway soon, because it will likely take about two years for the project to be complete. “We need to get our asses in gear and get it done,” he said. He said he was “blind-sided” when the Yukon government announced last month that it will fund a functional plan to look at the costs of the airport project this year. “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “It’s not an announcement. That’s just what governments do every day. Everybody’s dreaming and planning.” But Highways and Public Works Minister Scott Kent said
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nology and its co-owner, Martin Lehner, for comments made during a November interview on CBC Radio. Orange Technology filed its statement of defence in Yukon Supreme Court on Feb. 10. In the statement, Lehner and his company “deny each and every allegation” made against them by Northwestel. According to the lawsuit, Lehner told the CBC that one of his clients has an Internet connection that “goes out between three to six minutes about a dozen times a day on average.” He also said the company has clients in the McRae area who have “regular outages every single day.” He said they’d been told by Northwestel that there are no plans to fix the problem. Lehner was arguing that the redundant fibre-optic line planned for the Dempster Highway will not resolve all of the Yukon’s Internet problems. Northwestel alleges that most of Lehner’s statements are untrue and that Lehner knew they were false. The company says the interview was defamatory be-
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the functional plan is still needed to look at a number of factors, including the disruption to airport services during paving and geotechnical work around the permafrost beneath the runway. He also said the department is still waiting for written approval of the runway approach from Transport Canada. Kent said the government’s plan will also look at other possible upgrades, including rebuilding or relocating the Dawson airport terminal building. “It’s more than just the paving of the runway, the actual putting down of pavement, that has to be taken into account,” he said. “There are a number of other factors that we’re committed to work on over the next year. If all goes well ... then we’ll be in a position to pave the runway in the 2017-18 fiscal year.” But Van Nostrand said other upgrades, like relocating the terminal building, aren’t needed right now. His report doesn’t address those other projects. After Kent spoke with the News, a cabinet spokesperson called back to say the minister had just called Van Nostrand to discuss the report and the functional plan. Department staff will also arrange a meeting between Kent and the chamber of commerce. Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
cause it “discredits Northwestel by suggesting that it is unresponsive to complaints made by its clients,” exposes the company to “contempt or ridicule” and damages Northwestel’s business. But in its statement of defence, Orange Technology argues the statements are not defamatory because they “refer solely to Northwestel’s goods and services” and because they are true. The IT company also denies that Lehner was implying that Northwestel is unresponsive to complaints. If that defence fails, the company will argue that the innuendos in Lehner’s statements are fair comments. Under that defence, the company would have to show that the statements were an opinion based on facts, that the issue is a matter of public interest and that there was no malice underlying the comments. Orange Technology also denies any improper motive in making the statements. The company is asking that the claim be dismissed.
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fire in a Riverdale home led police to an apparent methamphetamine lab this weekend. Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man in connection with the investigation. The Whitehorse Fire Department was called by residents of a house on Alsek Drive at approximately 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Fire Chief Kevin Lyslo said. Once the fire had been put
out, “indicators at the scene led responders to believe that an illegal drug production facility was set up in the residence,” according to an RCMP news release. Lyslo wouldn’t say what it was that caught firefighters’ attention. Police were called to the house shortly before 2 a.m. Investigators determined the risk to the public was considered low and no homes in the area had to be evacuated, police said. A specialized RCMP team that investigates clandestine drug laboratories came to Whitehorse on Sunday to process the scene.
They’ll be heading back home today. RCMP Insp. Archie Thompson said the suspected drug lab in the house was “smaller in nature.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Lyslo said. Trevor Mendham, 23, has been charged with production of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and a nuisance charge for endangering life. He is scheduled to be in court tomorrow. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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A fire line surrounds a Riverdale home on Monday morning. Police were called in early Sunday morning to investigate a suspected drug lab in the basement.
Kevin Barr to run again for the New Democrats vocal about calling for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the territory. A temporary DP community services ban on shale gas developcritic Kevin Barr has an- ment was implemented in the nounced his plan to run Whitehorse Trough – a tract of for re-election in Mount Lorne- land stretching from Tagish to Carmacks – in 2012. Southern Lakes in this year’s In December he presented a territorial election campaign. petition signed by 650 people Barr made the announceasking for National Aboriginal ment on Sunday afternoon Day to be made a statutory in front of the Carcross Comholiday, starting this year. mons. An amended bill was passed “When I first ran I always felt unanimously agreeing to conI’d run for two terms,” he said sult with Yukon First Nations, this morning. employers, employees and the “The work has to continue. public about the possibility of I’ve especially enjoyed being making that happen. out with the people. That’s Barr said he’s also proud of what I get the most out of this the push he’s made to bring position.” Early on in his term Barr was civic addresses to rural areas Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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such as Tagish. The Department of Community Services has been working with the local advisory councils of Mount Lorne, Ibex Valley, Tagish, Carcross and Marsh Lake with the hopes of making that happen. If he were re-elected, Barr said he’d continue to focus on renewable energy. “People are still concerned about the possibility of fracking in the territory,” he said. He also wants to continue to develop tourism opportunities for residents in his riding, he added, and to make sure the final agreements of First Nations are respected. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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n the course of one short week that will impact opportunities for Yukoners throughout the territory for decades to come, the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board demonstrated its systemic flaws and its lack of capacity to review applications with procedural consistency and clear timelines. We are referring to two significant projects that would provide Yukon individuals and communities with multi-generational social and economic benefits – the proposed Casino mine near Carmacks and the Northern Cross’ oil-and-gas project in the Dempster-Eagle Plains area. Both companies were referred to an increased level of scrutiny after spending two years of their company’s, and Yukon taxpayer’s resources, in the YESAB process. That’s two years for YESAB to determine what level of assessment was needed. Two years in which a company could have been contributing the resources it spent on time for the YESAB process and its administrative costs to important community initiatives and environmental baseline research. Are Yukoners aware that a referral to a panel review does not bring in Outside expertise, as it would have done in the previous Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency process? For YESAB, a panel review is made up of the same individuals on YESAB (three, determined by YESAB itself ) who review a project on the YESAB executive committee level. Yukoners’ hard-earned resources that go in to YESAB’s payroll versus making our Yukon more socially and environmentally strong. And these are only two examples from this past week – other similar examples unfortunately abound throughout the territory. The Yukon Chamber of Mines and its membership support a robust environmental and socio-economic assessment process that legislates responsible resource development practices: we too live here; we raise our families here; we treasure our unmatched environmental and cultural values. As such, we are committed to playing our part in the process by ensuring adequacy of information is provided to YESAB and other regulators in a comprehensive and timely manner. However, YESAB desperately needs improvements in the areas of efficiency, consistency and procedural fairness when reviewing applications if there is to be any certainty for proponents, for individuals, for investors and for governments and if there is to be any public trust in the YESAB process. All Yukoners will suffer from last week’s announcements, which demonstrated the
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Advertising Representatives YESAB board’s lack of capacity and inability to determine a project’s scope and therefore, the assessment level it requires (before spending two years in the process). If Yukoners only associate YESAB with mining, may we remind you of a YESAB decision that gravely impacted our territory’s tourism industry, which is a foundational pillar of our territory’s economy? According to a report by CBC North, cruise ship “giant� Holland America announced in April 2012 it would be pulling the “Yukon Queen II out of the Yukon River for good� in Dawson City. The executive vice-president of Holland America (now Holland America-Princess) at the time stated that with the departure of the boat, the company had to be less invested in Dawson City and “the assessment process [YESAB] was one of the reasons for the (company’s) decision to remove the boat.� YESAB had been reviewing the Yukon Queen II application for two years. Four years later, the Westmark Klondike Inn (now The Day’s Inn) and most recently, the Westmark Whitehorse have been sold. Investment in the Yukon – across all sectors – continues to decrease. The Westmark Beaver Creek is shuttered, which had significant impact on that community, as well as Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay and Haines Junction. What the Yukon Chamber of Mines and its membership hope can resonate with Yukoners that are not directly employed by the mineral exploration and development industry and the service and suppliers, which support its efforts, is that all individuals, industries and investment require certainty surrounding the parameters required when entering the YESAA process. YESAB needs skilled, competent administration in order to review applications effectively and efficiently to the benefit of
all Yukoners and our environment. As a matter of history, YESAB was born out of the Umbrella Final Agreement. YESAB worked well upon its enactment in 2003 following Yukon’s devolution from Canada and was considered across the country at that time as “groundbreaking legislation� and a hallmark of certainty, responsibility and fair process. However, the past five years have been one of deteriorating process, a lack of certainty and “moving goal posts.� That is not good for Yukoners. We, as Yukon residents, employers and employees, are suffering from the interpretation of legislation by a few individuals that was created to reflect the spirit, intent and vision of the UFA for a review process that reflects our shared values. We hope for a Yukon development assessment process that can provide opportunities for our children and for our grandchildren. What we are asking for is a fair, transparent, and efficient process where the ground rules, expectations, and timelines are clear for proponents across all sectors upon entering a review through to evaluation and issuance of a decision document. In the coming weeks, the chamber of mines will be raising its concerns with all orders of government and seeking solutions to ensure that review timelines and procedural fairness are upheld. If our territory is to rely on anything further than transfer payments from the federal government, we must all work together for a YESAB that is procedurally fair, administratively sound and clear for any proponent – from mining to energy to tourism – before they enter the review process. A YESAB that protects all Yukoners and the values we share and work together to uphold. Samson Hartland is executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
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Social media is making our politicians more boring ‘The need to stay on message has produced a generation of politicians that could easily be replaced by a recording that plays a short list of sanitized talking points interspersed with the occasional predictable partisan jab set on repeat.’
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s social media begins to mature there is a sense that the 2015 federal election was a new high-water mark for the number of unfortunate old postings by candidates and aides that surfaced over the course of the campaign. Now that sites like Facebook and Twitter have been around long enough, more and more people – particularly those with a passion for politics – are accumulating a collection of statements they might want to take back, or at least in hindsight express in a more thoughtful and articulate manner. In fact, an October Globe and Mail article entitled “Gaffes: When candidates accidentally tell the truth” catalogued no fewer than 20 candidates in the 2015 election who had old Facebook posts and tweets that came back to haunt them over the course of
the campaign. Some resigned, while others were disavowed by their respective parties. It will be interesting to see if the phenomenon starts to migrate north for the 2016 Yukon territorial election. Yes, it is election season again in the Yukon and the candidacy announcements are noticeably picking up pace. The governing Yukon Party holds 12 of 19 seats in the legislature, so it has the advantage of having a lot of people who are already known quantities. It seems likely that most of its incumbents will take a crack at another term so it has few empty ridings to fill. The NDP and, to an even greater extent, the Liberal Party on the other hand have to deal with the challenge of putting forward some fresh faces before the next election later this year while doing their best not to muck up the party message. The lead up to an election is a challenging time for party leaders who want to stay on script. Leaders would prefer not to have to deal with any mavericks, so-called “bozo eruptions” and whatever skeletons might get dragged out of the closet. And in a small jurisdiction with only 19 ridings every seat
counts. It isn’t like federal politics where giving up on one out of 338 potential seats is unlikely to be fatal and can be viewed as the cost of containing the damage. At this early stage of the campaign there isn’t much that a leader can do. The reality is that under the Yukon Elections Act just about anyone who has reached the age of 18 is qualified for office. Anyone can hold a news conference and declare that he or she intends to seek the nomination of a particular party in a particular riding. Whether or not the leader and party insiders want to be associated with a particular person and his or her views is a separate question. Even if potential candidates have managed their social media profiles, they often come to politics with baggage from years in the community or pet causes that may or may not be fitting with the agenda of the party. The party will unavoidably (and unfairly) be tainted by whoever comes out of the woodwork. While a party leader has the authority to veto a particularly candidate, the practice is viewed negatively by many. Before going nuclear the leader will typically take a wait-and-see approach
with fingers crossed that natural selection will take care of the problem. But even if the party does a decent job vetting candidates and is willing to throw the occasional person under the bus, the Internet’s long memory is clearly making matters increasingly more complicated. As profoundly cynical as it might sound, for a young person with hopes of a career in politics now is probably the time to start choosing your public pronouncements carefully – if you didn’t already blow it at some point in the past. That was a lesson learned the hard way in the last election by a young Liberal candidate in the riding Calgary-Nosehill who was brought down by offensive comments she had made about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Twitter four years prior, when she was all of 17 years old. Her Conservative opponent, Michelle Rempel, gave her no quarter on account of her young age or the vintage of the tweets. Yes, as much as I loathe the kind of bland, scripted political communication that we have become accustomed to, it seems to have evolved into an occupational requirement in today’s
politics. Those who excel at it seem to prosper. It is too bad in a way. Yes there are offensive statements that legitimately disqualify a person from office. But the need to stay on message has produced a generation of politicians that could easily be replaced by a recording that plays short list of sanitized talking points interspersed with the occasional predictable partisan jab set on repeat. Believe it or not, most politicians are not nearly as boring as they sound. Get one comfortable with the idea that what they tell you is truly ‘off the record’ and you often find a new depth. Many have independent thoughts of their own: a vision for government and society that goes beyond the mundane status quo, incrementalist policies in their platform, and ideas they’d love to have an opportunity to implement but realize would be political suicide to even mull over in public. Put the smart ones in a setting where anything they say can be thrown back in their face, and you get to listen to them drone on with the same tired lines and platitudes. Kyle Carruthers is a born-andraised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.
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Orange Technology, co-owned by Martin Lehner, left, and Martin Lawrie, acquired two local IT companies within the last year, helping to double their client base. Maura Forrest News Reporter
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ix years ago, Martin Lehner was designing websites for local businesses out of a home office. At the time, the co-owner of Orange Technology said, it wasn’t his plan to build a technical support company at all. But then, a few clients started asking if he could fix their computers. And then they kept coming back for more. “It wasn’t completely planned like that, but there was obviously a need,” Lehner said. These days, Lehner and his business partner, Martin Lawrie, have their hands full. In the last year, they’ve acquired two other local IT companies – Mid Arctic Technology Services last July and Quest Computers at the end of January. The two deals have more than doubled their client base, which now numbers upward of 150. And they’re no longer working out of Lehner’s home. They now have an administrative office in Marwell and a retail
space at NVD Place on Fourth Avenue and Ogilvie Street. Orange Technology provides all kinds of IT support for local businesses and non-profits. That means they help companies manage desktop computers, servers, data storage and cloud backup, among other things. They also sell IP phone systems, which route phone calls over the Internet so that clients don’t have to pay for landline phone service. Lawrie said he and Lehner started looking to grow their business a couple of years ago, after they realized that some northern businesses were hiring IT firms from Outside. “IT support is always better if it’s local, so obviously there’s something in the industry that’s missing,” Lawrie explained. He said there were limited options for IT support services in the North, and with advancements in technology, it was getting easier for clients to look outside the territory. “We realized that there’s probably a bigger opportunity in the space, and we started to get a little more aggressive in
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our marketing,” he said. “We started to see more growth just from that.” Lawrie and Lehner agreed that the biggest issue they face in Whitehorse is a lack of trained technicians. They said that’s been exacerbated by the fact that a two-year online course offered through Yukon College, called Northern Collaborative Information Technology, was cancelled in 2011. The college says a one-year version of the course is still being offered under a different name. “Even nationally,” Lehner said, “it’s hard to attract anybody who would be willing to move up here.” That means Orange Technology often takes on employees with nothing more than highschool education and trains them on the job. Lehner said that process can take months. “We’ve gotten to a point where we need to look at attitude and drive more than qualifications and education,” he said. And after the technicians are trained, Lawrie said, they’ll often move to some of the “larger
players in town,” like the city or the Yukon government. “And we start again with new guys. So that’s been a sore spot and it definitely impacts some ability to grow the sector here for sure.” Those challenges could give pause to those who say the Yukon should diversify its economy through its IT sector. “You can’t just decide that this is a sector that you want to be in,” Lawrie said. “It’s not like next year we can be an IT hub, by any means.” He said the territory should focus on education, and should start teaching students about IT in high school, or even younger. But both Lawrie and Lehner said there is potential for the Yukon’s IT sector to grow. “It’s an industry that’s growing and will just continue to grow, between the Internet of things and all these things that we’re making smart – everything from fridges to washing machines to houses. There’s lots of opportunity,” Lehner said. For the moment, Lehner
and Lawrie plan to spend some time sorting out all the new clients they’ve acquired. And they don’t have plans to take over the territory’s technical support sector anytime soon. “For client satisfaction, choice is probably the most important piece,” Lawrie said. They also have a legal battle looming. Northwestel has recently sued the company for libel, over comments Lehner made to local media about Northwestel’s service. Orange Technology’s defence statement claims that everything Lehner said was true. Lehner and Lawrie said they’re not sure how the court case will affect their company. But they said the Yukon is still a good place to do business. “We have a quality of life that I would say is unparalleled,” Lehner said. “If I had the choice between living in Silicon Valley and here, I will choose to live here. Because I’ve been to Silicon Valley and I’ve seen the traffic. Forget that.” Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com
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From military to mainstream: experts say drones taking off in many industries pier. “It was incredible,� he says after safely landing the 1.28 kg BURNABY, B.C. machine. “It was a lot easier than I thought. And a lot of fun.� vast smile breaks out Once thought of as the stuff across Wyatt Travis’ face as the machine he’s operating sci-fi movies, pilot-less flying tilts slightly and whirrs upwards, machines are booming both recreationally and commercially an omnipresent buzz echoing from the four dizzying propellers. as tech-enthusiasts and different industries explore their capabiliIt’s Travis’ first time flying a ties. drone and he couldn’t be hapGemma Karstens-Smith Canadian Press
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau participates in a town hall meeting ahead of pre-budget consultations in Ottawa on Monday. fiscal monitor numbers, which showed a budgetary surplus of $3.2 billion over the first nine months of 2015-16 – from April to December 2015. Morneau’s calculations are based on an average projected oil price of $40 for 2016, down from $54 in the government’s fall update, and projected growth of 1.4 per cent, down from two per cent in the fall. Finance says the fiscal projections are about $2 billion lower per year because recent developments have been accounted for, including the Liberals’ changes to the incometax brackets and Canada’s operations in the Middle East. Ottawa also adjusted its deficit forecast for 2015-16 – a shortfall is now projected to be $2.3 billion rather than the previous estimate of $3 billion. The fiscal downgrades are largely due to the combination of lower oil prices and weaker-than-expected growth in the United States and world economies, Finance said. The government traditionally bases its fiscal predictions on the average forecasts of private-sector economists,
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s the world continues to move toward digital music, movies and photography, Anthony DeLorenzo is going against the tide. The Whitehorse photographer has lugged his film cameras around since 2012, after going digital for several years. He was recently shortlisted in a global photography competition, FotoFilmic’16, which is devoted to film and analog practices. The final winners will have their photographs displayed in a travelling exhibit that will go to Los Angeles, Melbourne and Vancouver. As vinyl records and board games continue to enjoy a resurgence in popularity, so does film photography. DeLorenzo said he decided to give it a shot when he realized the art form wasn’t going to be around forever. “I played around with it at first and then switched completely,” he said. “I don’t even own a digital camera anymore, except for the one on my phone.” Today he owns about a half dozen film cameras. His favourite is a large-format Speed Graphic that takes four-by-five inch photos, which he uses primarily for landscape shots. With today’s smartphones and digital cameras, it’s become all too easy to snap and delete pictures at will. A 32-gigabyte memory card can hold upwards of 10,000 pictures. But with the Speed Graphic, as DeLorenzo explains, it’s all about being methodical and setting up the shot. A typical roll of film only holds 24 exposures. DeLorenzo’s medium-format Fuji camera uses 15-exposure film. “It takes a long time and I have to use a tripod with it,” he said. “But the prints I make with it are the best.” DeLorenzo built his own darkroom at home, which also doubles as his laundry room. Through trial and error, he learned how to develop his own photos. Learning how to operate the cameras was difficult at first, he said. “I’ve screwed up everything at least once,” he said. “I haven’t loaded the film properly into the camera and into the development tank. I’ve ruined sheets of film by exposing them to light. “But I’m getting more and more consistent.” DeLorenzo takes his film cameras along when he goes on adventures. His favourite spot is the Carcross area, and especially Montana Mountain,
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Photos that Whitehorse photographer Anthony DeLorenzo made during a trip on the Keele River were shortlisted for a global film photography award.
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DeLorenzo carried close to 40 rolls of film during his 500-km trip. where he’s taken an interest in its silver mining history. “I could happily takes pictures there and nowhere else, and be happy.” For this competition, DeLorenzo submitted pictures that
were taken at Kluane National Park and during a trip he took with some friends to the Northwest Territories last summer. He and three of his friends traveled over 500 kilometres as they paddled the Tsichu, Keele
and Carcajou Rivers before hiking the Canol Heritage Trail to Norman Wells. DeLorenzo packed about 40 rolls of film for the trip and estimates that he shot an average of two to three rolls per day.
He kept his cameras in dry bags, often having to multi-task between adjusting the settings and making sure he wasn’t drifting into rapids, he said. “It meant a lot of time in the darkroom when I got back but it was relaxing,” he said. “It’s also surprising to look back at the images you took.” One of the benefits of film photography, DeLorenzo said, is having a tangible record of the pictures he’s taken. Technology isn’t meant to last forever – a simple knock on an external hard drive could destroy thousands of files. “I go through the whole process of shooting the film, developing it and making a print,” he said. “You feel like you’ve actually made a photograph there.” DeLorenzo’s passion for film photography has even transferred to his family. In November, he and his wife Sierra had a son. They named him Kodak. DeLorenzo will be making a presentation to the Whitehorse Photography Club next Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., at the Whitehorse Public Library, about shooting film in a digital age. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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SPORTS AND RECREATION Dawson teams win two divisions at soccer championships
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Riverstone Dental’s Lachlan Wood attempts to score on a free kick in the U-7 final. were a golden team. We’re all close and know each other.” The DCHJFC included two Haines Junction players who made their presence known in the final. Junction’s Joshua DuLac scored twice and Dawson Weir once. Dawson’s Jack Amos added the other two. “They really come together and work well as a team – you can see their passing was awesome,” said DCHJFC coach Irwin Gaw. “One thing that was great to see out there was that they trust each other. In any circumstance, they weren’t afraid to pass it. They were never worried someone would lose the ball.” All-Terrain Mineral Exploration took the bronze with a 9-6 win over Coates Services in the third-place match.
Dawson Lions roar in U-7 Dawson’s Johnny Nunan is getting a haircut. The Dawson Lions coach promised his team if they won gold, he’d let them give him a Mohawk. Time to get those scissors out. The Lions went undefeated and won gold in U-7 on Sunday. “At practice on Thursday there’ll be some scissors and clippers there,” said Nunan. The Dawson team captured gold with a tight 2-1 win over Tom Patrick/Yukon News Riverstone Dental in the final. Jeb McGlaughlin and Katie Dawson City/Haines Junction Football Club’s Sam Crocker, left, and Sellars Realty’s Jake Charlton McCloud scored for the Lions vie for possession in the U-16 final of the Northwestel Indoor Soccer Championships at the Canada and Jessie Johnson scored for Games Centre on Sunday. Two Dawson City teams won gold at the championships. Riverstone. The Lions squeaked into the ship and won the U-16 title won their division at the Tom Patrick final with a 3-2 overtime win with a 5-0 win over Sellars championship that saw 48 News Reporter over Marble Slab in the semiRealty in the final. teams compete in five age final. Tigoni Nunan scored the “Feels amazing. It’s not divisions. nly one-eighth of the game winner. something that happens all Klondike teams won the teams at the North“They’re learning how to the time,” said DCHJ goalkeep- play as a team. It’s important youngest and the oldest age westel Indoor Soccer er Sandy Dubois. “Last year divisions ending with a shutChampionships were from to get lots of games in this we did really well, won every Dawson City, but they claimed out win in the U-16 final. tournament and they just game except for the semifinals. played their hearts out,” said The Dawson City/Haines two of five available gold medSo that was disappointing. Junction Football Club went als on Sunday. Johnny. “They just played like “But this year was great. We lions.” undefeated at the championTwo of six Dawson squads
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The Deli carves up gold The Deli sliced through the competition in U-9. The Whitehorse team went undefeated and pocketed gold with a 2-1 win over the Collective Good in the final. “The kids played really well together. I can’t really say more than that,” said Deli coach Mark London. “They played well together all year, got better as a team and they won as a team. “They all like each other and respect each other, which is great to see.” Scoring for The Deli in the final were Cameron Bringsli and Chris McCarron. Lexi Zaidan put one in for Collective Good. Riverstone Dental went 1-0 over Yukon Yamaha for bronze.
Campground crew claim U-11 crown The Robert Service Campground team pitched their tents in the winner’s circle Sunday. The camper contingent went undefeated to win the U-11 division. “The nice thing is we didn’t have any weak players,” said Robert Service coach Bruce Bennett. “We had two full lines and I could play them equally. I just had to watch the clock. It was easy for a coach. “And we had a super goalie. Max Zimmerman, I think, was our star.” Robert Service capped their win streak with a 5-3 win over Tim Hortons in the final. Gavin Howell scored a hat trick while teammates Isaac O’Brien and Pierre McKinnon added two more. Scoring for Tim Hortons was Daniel Phillips-Freeman
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with two and Peyton Mason with one. Creative Works Psychological Services topped Sale Salvage 10-4 for bronze.
Alpine Aviation takes off in U-13 Alpine Aviation won U-13 gold with little turbulence over the weekend. The flight crew had a tie and won their other four matches for the title. They downed the Yukon Pump Sharp Shooters 5-3 in the final. Alpine’s Nathan Scully posted a hat trick and teammate Daniel Wilberforce added the others. Alex Schultz, Kierra Smeeton and Clayton Chapman scored for Yukon Pump. “U-13, all the coaches are great, all the kids are friends,” said Alpine coach Bruce Bennett – the same coach as Robert Service Campground. “This is the best age group. I’ve coached for five years now and I love this group this of kids! This whole flock, they’re all really good.” Alpine Aviation’s one tie came against the Haines Junction Eagles, who shut out Dawson City 2-0 for bronze. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Dawson Lions’ Jeb McGlaughlin celebrates his gold in the U-7 final.
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The Deli’s Jack Nixon, left, and Collective Good’s Beau Yurchak-Lovelace fight for the ball in the U-9 gold medal match.
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ukoners unfamiliar with the liveliness and warmth of Newfoundland’s kitchen parties may soon become acquainted with the famous tradition. The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival is hosting a concert on Feb. 27 dubbed East Meets North Kitchen Party. Three acts will take the stage at Shipyards Park to replicate the makeshift jam sessions that unfold in kitchens, living rooms and basements across Newfoundland. Kevin Barr and Benjamin Boyd will be joined by Yukon band Celtic Tyde, as well as legendary fiddler Donnell Leahy. It’s part of this year’s festival theme, “Rendezvous around the world,” explained president Reba Parris Beckett. Since Leahy and his wife, Natalie MacMaster, were already headlining the festival’s fiddle shows, the organizers invited them to stay a bit longer to take part in one more concert. “By virtue of who it was it was a natural fit,” Parris Beckett said.
“Our Saturday night tradition is to have a ramped-up, highenergy show. We asked them and they were down with it.” The kitchen party will also feature some familiar maritime snacks including oysters, lobster rolls and seafood tacos. Concert-goers, especially nonNewfoundlanders, will also have the opportunity to take part in a tradition known as the “screechin.” The ceremony, similar to the Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City, generally involves taking a shot of Newfoundland Screech rum, reciting a short passage and kissing a cod. The particulars of a screeching-in ceremony varies from pub to pub and from community to community. This year, participants need to buy a membership to the Yukon East Coast Cultural Association in order to take part in it. Members of the organization will be selling them on site, Parris Beckett said. Whitehorse resident and YECCA member George Green will preside over the ceremonies, which ends with participants receiving a certificate and becom-
ing honorary Newfoundlanders. Green started a Newfoundland Association in Faro when he lived there, explained Hiedi Cuppage, president of YECCA. “He even has his own original oath, to boot,” she said. But participants won’t be kissing any cods this year. The husband of a YECCA member tried getting one during a recent trip to the Maritimes but it didn’t work out, Cuppage said. Green will be using a capelin instead, she added, “a real East Coast fish.” Cuppage said the organization was thrilled when Rendezvous organizers approached it about being part of this year’s festival. “Especially considering that we’re still a fairly new organization in town,” she said. There will also be a do-ityourself photo booth set-up with a series of east-coast themed props – from fishing nets to sou’wester rain hats, she said. The East Meets North Kitchen Party is sold out. It will be held at the Shaw Direct Entertainment Tent on Saturday, Feb. 27 starting at 9 p.m. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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oxing has Ali. Basketball has Jordan. Hockey has Gretzky. And, in the Yukon during Rendezvous, we have Charlie. He is the four-time champion – the top dog, if you will – of Rendezvous’ one-dog pull. Each year dogs from around the territory, in three different weight classes, test their mettle by pulling a sled stacked with bags of dog food 16 feet through the snow. They’ve got to cover the ground in 60 seconds or less. The dog that is able to pull the most food relative to their weight wins a trophy. Other prizes include a share of the chow. When Charlie retained his crown last year the 130-pound rottweiler pulled 880 pounds of food at one time. His owner, Fred Last, says Charlie is a friendly and gentle dog who just has “no reverse.” “When he’s in a competition I have to hide him from the rest of the dogs because he gets so jealous when the others pull and he can’t pull,” Last says. “He wants to do it.” Charlie has won the heavyweight category of the Rendezvous event, for dogs that are more that 100 pounds, since 2012. Handlers cannot touch the dogs once they are harnessed and ready to pull. There’s no
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are allowed. “He does what I tell him to do and he listens to me, not my wife,” Last says laughing. Like the biped athletes we admire, Charlie trains to be at the top of his game as competition day approaches. In his case that means dragging tires around Last’s property off the Hot Springs Road. He started with a car tire in January and has since moved on to a truck tire, Last said. Charlie had signs of athletic prowess from the moment he was born in Germany six years ago. According to the breeder, Charlie was more than 50 per cent bigger than his brothers and sisters in the same litter, Last said. “Normally they weigh about half a pound and he was 370 grams (0.8 pounds).” He was so big that after delivering three puppies naturally, Charlie’s mom had to be rushed in for a C-section to get him out safely. He was followed by three more siblings. From there, he just kept growing. The plan is to defend his title again this year, Last says. “Right now he’s feeling good and we’re going to be in it.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Local, national and international snow carving teams compete from Feb. 23–27. Judging takes place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with awards handed out at 3 p.m. on location. Location: Shipyards Park Superstar! 7:00 PM Presented by Yukon Energy Cheer on talented Yukoners as they vie for the top prize in the competition! This year will once again feature an Audience Choice Award! Tickets: $25 per person. Tickets are available at Arts Underground in the Hougen’s Centre, Yukon Arts Centre Box Office or at yukontickets.com. Location: Yukon Arts Centre The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools
THURSDAY, FEB. 25 2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Location: Shipyards Park Friends & Family Public Snow Carving Presented by Lotteries Yukon & Air North It’s an opportunity to carve like the pros! First come, first serve! Pre-registration required and group registration recommended. Register online at yukonrendezvous. com. Carving takes place on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 20. Blocks not claimed by Friday at 10 a.m. will be released to accommodate other requests. Tools and teacher provided! Location: Shipyards Park Rendezvous Queens Yukon College Queens Luncheon 11:30 AM Presented by Yukon College and the Culinary Arts Program Join the 2016 Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen Contestants and their special guests at the annual luncheon at Yukon College. Students in Yukon College’s Culinary Arts Program will prepare the meal. Open to the public. Tickets are $15/adult, $10 youth/seniors/child and available at the Rendezvous Office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Yukon College Gymnasium Royal Canadian Legion Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament 6:30 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 This is a bragging rights tournament; show your poker skills and rule the table! Sign up by 6:00 p.m. Sign-up and more information available from the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Sweet Soul Burlesque 8:00 PM Presented by Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Enjoy a fantastic evening of dance and entertainment presented at the KDCC. Tickets start at $35. Limited VIP seating is available for an extra charge. Tickets are available at the YSR office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. (This is a 19+ event.). Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Whitehorse Motors Sourdough Sam Show Dance Fever 8:00 PM Sam can dance! Watch your favourite Sourdough Sam bust out his signature dance moves! Or, maybe not… $5.00 admission. Location: Jarvis Street Saloon Lions Club Rendezvous Casino 8:00 PM Organized by the Whitehorse Lions Club Society Blackjack, roulette, crown and anchor! Place your bets at this popular event. Location: Fireside Room, Yukon Inn License # 2016-018 The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools
FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Aircraft Arrivals Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Friends & Family Public Snow Carving Presented by Lotteries Yukon & Air North Location: Shipyards Park 2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Location: Shipyards Park 2016 Yukon Literacy Coalition Rendezvous Spelling Bee 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented by YG Department of Education, TD Canada Trust Champions from across the Yukon compete for bragging rights and cash prizes! Categories: English, French, and Francophone. Location: YTG Administration Building, Main Foyer Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Tournament begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust The Boys & Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST will be an exciting weekend of entertainment and activity designed for Yukon children and youth to take part for FREE. Come to the KidsFest village and you will not want to leave! Events include: dog sledding (courtesy of Muktuk Adventures); Minute-To-Win-It games; snow creature building, carving, and colouring; and special guests performers. Plus, the Animals & Wildlife Tent, Klondike Kostume Picture Booth, and more! KidsFest is FREE and most importantly FUN! Location: Shipyards Park Mt. Sima Snow Terrain Park 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Organized by Mt. Sima Time to shred! Enjoy the straight box, kink box and butter box; green run ability level and helmets are mandatory. Equipment not provided. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent 11:00 AM FREE for all to attend! Entertainment includes Fiddleheads, Gillian Campbell, Air North Cancan Line, and the YSR Queens’ Variety Show. Location: Shipyards Park Caricaturist Mark Siermaczeski 11:00 AM Back by popular demand! Mark returns to the festival this year to draw you a one-of-a-kind Rendezvous memory! We know he’s going to be popular, so make sure you get there early in order to get your cartoon done. (Also appearing Sat & Sun) Location: Frank Slim Building Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Rendezvous Family Fun Fair Noon–5:00 PM Organized by the Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games. Admission is $1. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School Rendezvous Fiddle Show (Matinee Performance) 1:30 PM Presented by Mic Mac Toyota Featuring master fiddler Donnell Leahy. Donnell Leahy is an extraordinarily gifted fiddle player whose professional career spans over 30 years. “Those that watch the mesmerizingly strident, exultant and high-energy performance from Donnell are quickly converted into believers.” Tickets are $30 and available at Arts Underground, Yukon Arts Centre Box Office, or at yukontickets.com. Location: Yukon Arts Centre
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Grad Challenge Traditional Events 3:00 PM Presented by Canadian Tire Cheer on our high school grad classes as they compete for prize money! Traditional events include: Bed Races, Partner Pack, Axe Throw, Chainsaw Chuck, Smoosh-Boarding and Log Toss. Location: Shipyards Park
ATCO Electric Flour Packing 10:00 AM This event showcases some of the life skills necessary to survive the Yukon at the turn of the century. Competitors pack hundreds of pounds of flour on their backs and head for the finish line. Location: Shipyards Park
Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent 11:00 AM FREE for all to attend! Entertainment includes Chunday K’anat’a Dancers, Gillian Campbell, Air North Cancan Line and Pet Parade/Dog Howling. See page 42 for more information. Location: Shipyards Park
Around the World Cultural Celebration 6:30 PM Presented by Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Celebrate the diversity of our territory at this familyfriendly event. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and tantalize your taste buds at our Cultural Tastes of the Yukon concession, showcasing a variety of foods from local vendors. Featuring the Lantay Folk Dance Ensemble, Origami/Calligraphy demo by JCAY, and Sassi Band. Hosted by the energetic GAD-ukes! Tickets $15/adult or $10/youth and seniors. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent
Broomball Tournament 3-on-3 11:00 AM Organized by the Yukon Broomball Association Check out the Yukon’s coolest sport! Sticks and balls are provided by the YBA with the fun being provided by YOU! For more information, contact Craig Mitchell at business. craig@hotmail.com. Location: Shipyards Park Great Northern Heli Sports Heli Tours 11 AM–3 PM Experience Rendezvous from the sky! Enjoy a helicopter tour showcasing beautiful views of Whitehorse and Shipyards Park. $65.00 for a city tour. Long tours available at discounted rates. For additional information, please call 668-6200 or go to greatnorthernheli.com. Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport
Whitehorse Motors Sourdough Sam Show Talent/No Talent & Sam Knighting 8:00 PM The Sam contestants will pull out all the stops as they show off their hidden talent or lack thereof! Special appearances by the Snowshoe Shufflers, Queen candidates, and the Cancan Dancers!! Dance Sonic will keep you grooving all night as well! With all your YSR characters under one roof, you don’t want to miss the most EPIC Sam show yet! Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door. Location: Coast High Country Inn
Junior One Dog Pull 11:30 AM Presented by Velvet Antler Productions It’s the handlers who are the juniors, not the dogs! Come watch these mighty K9s pull their weight and earn their supper! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Lions Club Rendezvous Casino 8:00 PM Organized by the Whitehorse Lions Club Society Location: Fireside Room, Yukon Inn License # 2016-018
Senior One Dog Pull Immediately following juniors Presented by Wykes Independent Grocer Now it’s the adult handlers’ turn! Come watch these mighty K9s pull their weight and earn their supper! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Steampunk Ball 2.0 Tesla Boogaloo 8:30 PM Presented by Premier Cabs Featuring music from Yukon band Ukes of Hazard and DJ Dash. Dress up in gears, corsets, top hats and goggles. Come celebrate what could have been! Light catering provided by The Claim. Tickets available at yukonrendezvous.com or in the YSR Office in the Yukon Inn Plaza. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre
Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Rendezvous Family Fun Fair Noon–5:00 PM Organized by the Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games. Admission is $1. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School
The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.ca Location: Takhini Hot Pools
Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8 AM–1 PM Organized by the Knights of Columbus Start your day the right way! A staple of the Rendezvous festival since the 1960s, dedicated volunteers will be serving up delicious pancakes. Support this annual fundraiser and fuel up for the day’s events! Location: CYO Hall (corner of 4th Ave. & Steele St.)
The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Location: Shipyards Park
Mt. Sima Snow Terrain Park 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Organized by Mt. Sima It’s time to shred! Enjoy the straight box, kink box, and butter box; green run ability level and helmets are mandatory. Equipment not provided. Location: Shipyards Park
Royal Canadian Legion Dinner & Dance 6:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Time to get all decked out in your Rendezvous costumes! Enjoy an evening of great food and entertainment with Hank Karr and The Canucks. More information available by calling 667-2800. (Event time subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St.
2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Judging will take place Saturday morning, with awards handed out Saturday afternoon on location. Location: Shipyards Park
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Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey Association Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Tournament begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre
Royal Canadian Legion Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 AM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Sign up your team by 6:00 p.m. sharp on Friday, Feb. 26. Warm winter gear is expected and gloves are a must! Entry fee is $20.00/team. For more information, contact the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. (Sign-up/event time is subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St.
Registration/Weigh-in for One Dog Pull 9–11:30 AM Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Mad(am) Trapper Contest 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Presented by Blue Wave Energy Who will be dubbed the athlete of all athletes?! Enter this competition and you automatically enter the Flour Packing, Axe Throw, Chainsaw Chuck, Swede Saw, and Log Toss events. Scores are combined to find the ultimate athlete, plus you can win the prizes of all these events and the grand prize for the Mad(am) Trapper! Categories for men and women. $1,500 in prizes!
YSR Cultural Craft & Vendor Fair 10:00 AM Re-introducing the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Craft Fair! Come down to the KDCC and browse some of the best crafts the Yukon has to offer! FREE admission. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre
Community Challenge 1:00 PM Presented by RP Singh A fun-filled contest based on a humorous theme. Got a team? Come on out and show what you’re are made of!! Register in advance online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Ice Oval Gazebo in Shipyards Park Grad ChallengeBroomball Tournament 2:00 PM Presented by Canadian Tire Watch as high school grad students compete in this robin tourney, including finals. Each school will submit two teams of four (each team must have minimum one female participant). Location: Shipyards Park The Trans Canada Trail Hard Water Canoe Races 4:00 PM Canoe racing in frigid temperatures is anything but easy. Watch as teams of four or five compete alongside each other in this crazy event. This exciting event sees the original Yukon mode of transportation transformed into a Rendezvousstyle competitive sport. Location: Ice Oval in Shipyards Park
Log Toss 3:00 PM Presented by Arctic Star Printing Test your strength and see how far you can toss a log! Categories for men and women! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Pet Parade 3:00 PM Presented by The Feed Store *NOTE: To enter your pet you must register at yukonrendezvous.com by Wednesday, Feb. 24. Dress your pet in their favourite outfit! Prizes awarded for best entries. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent Dog Howling Contest Immediately following the pet parade Presented by The Feed Store *NOTE: To enter your pet you must register at yukonrendezvous.com by Wednesday, Feb. 24. Bring your furry friends down to the tent and have them sing and howl to compete for the title of best howler! Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent Royal Canadian LegionChili Contest 4:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Have a sure-fire chili recipe guaranteed to please the taste buds of the Snowshoe Shufflers? Sign-up with Anne or Leanne! Entries are limited. For more information, contact the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. (Sign-up/ event time is subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Partner Pack 4:00 PM Presented By Wykes Independent Grocer Couples compete in a gruelling obstacle course. Great prizes to be won! Open to all couples! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Grad Challenge Minute-To-Win-It 4:30 PM Presented by Canadian Tire High school grad students compete in a variety of 60-second games at that test different skill levels. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools Rendezvous Queens YSR Queens’ Crowning 5:30 PM Presented by the Hougen Group of Companies Enjoy a special evening of entertainment with the candidates and see the crowning of the 2016 Rendezvous Queen & Court! Tickets are $20/adult, $15/youth and senior and available at the YSR office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Royal Canadian LegionDinner & Dance 6:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Time to get all decked out in your Rendezvous costumes! Enjoy an evening of great food and entertainment with Hank Karr and The Canucks. More information available from the Royal Canadian Legion by calling 667-2800. (Event time subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Pyro Musical 8:00 PM Produced by Warren Zakus and Kiara Adams Witness a spectacular display of pyrotechnic art as the Yukon Pyro Crew facilitates a musical of epic proportion. Music broadcasted by CKRW. Location: Shipyards Park Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Folklore Show 8:00 PM Since 1973, the Folklore Show has been an annual celebration of both local (Yukon) and national First Nation performing artists. This year’s theme is “Our Rising Talent.” The night will feature the best in local young talent, as well as the annual Keish Elder/Youth Recognition Awards, and Vancouver-based hip-hop duo Dani & Lizzy. Tickets are $15/adults, $10/seniors/youth. Doors open at 7p.m. Location: Yukon Arts Centre
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SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8 AM–1 PM Organized by the Knights of Columbus Start your day the right way! A staple of the Rendezvous festival since the 1960s, dedicated volunteers will be serving up delicious pancakes. Location: CYO Hall (4th Ave. & Steele St.) Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre Royal Canadian Legion Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 AM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Warm winter gear is expected and gloves are a must! Entry fee is $20/team. For more information, call 667-2800. Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Location: Shipyards Park Family Fun Day Sunday 10:00 AM–NOON Presented by RBC and RBC Dominion Securities Get ready for a magical Sunday where you’ll be the star in The Amazing Mr. J’s comedy magic show! Also featuring the dazzling Claire Ness and Grant Simpson! Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent YSR Cultural Craft & Vendor Fair 10:00 AM Re-introducing the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Craft Fair! Come down to the KDCC and browse some of the best crafts the Yukon has to offer! FREE admission. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Mad(am) Trapper Contest 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Presented by Blue Wave Energy. Who will be dubbed the athlete of all athletes?! Chainsaw Chuck 10:00 AM This event is about physical strength and technique, but it also helps you to relieve your frustration on a busted chainsaw. Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Swede Saw/Log Split 10:45 AM Presented by Builders Supplyland. How fast can you saw a log? Location: Shipyards Park Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Great Northern Heli SportsHeli Tours 11 AM–3 PM Organized by Great Northern Heli Sports Enjoy a helicopter tour showcasing beautiful views of Whitehorse and Shipyards Park. $65.00 for a city tour. Long tours available at discounted rates. For more information, call 668-6200 or go to greatnorthernheli.com. Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Maternity and Baby Fair NOON–5:00 PM Organized by The Community Midwifery Association Local businesses will showcase their must-have maternity and baby items; health practitioners will be on hand to chat about self-care during pregnancy and postpartum. Location: Old Fire Hall Axe Throw 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Sponsored by Solid Gold Communications This event features men and women competitor divisions. Spectators: stay in the bleachers for this one! Gold nuggets to be won! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park What’s Up Yukon Aurora Colour Wars! 1:30 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Come out and enjoy this magical colourful experience. Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Rendezvous Wrap-Up Parade 3:00 PM Presented by Yukon College Featuring Rendezvous character floats. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School Float Staging Area
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Local, national and international snow carving teams compete from Feb. 23–27. Judging takes place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with awards handed out at 3 p.m. on location. Location: Shipyards Park Superstar! 7:00 PM Presented by Yukon Energy Cheer on talented Yukoners as they vie for the top prize in the competition! This year will once again feature an Audience Choice Award! Tickets: $25 per person. Tickets are available at Arts Underground in the Hougen’s Centre, Yukon Arts Centre Box Office or at yukontickets.com. Location: Yukon Arts Centre The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools
THURSDAY, FEB. 25 2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Location: Shipyards Park Friends & Family Public Snow Carving Presented by Lotteries Yukon & Air North It’s an opportunity to carve like the pros! First come, first serve! Pre-registration required and group registration recommended. Register online at yukonrendezvous. com. Carving takes place on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 20. Blocks not claimed by Friday at 10 a.m. will be released to accommodate other requests. Tools and teacher provided! Location: Shipyards Park Rendezvous Queens Yukon College Queens Luncheon 11:30 AM Presented by Yukon College and the Culinary Arts Program Join the 2016 Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen Contestants and their special guests at the annual luncheon at Yukon College. Students in Yukon College’s Culinary Arts Program will prepare the meal. Open to the public. Tickets are $15/adult, $10 youth/seniors/child and available at the Rendezvous Office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Yukon College Gymnasium Royal Canadian Legion Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament 6:30 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 This is a bragging rights tournament; show your poker skills and rule the table! Sign up by 6:00 p.m. Sign-up and more information available from the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Sweet Soul Burlesque 8:00 PM Presented by Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Enjoy a fantastic evening of dance and entertainment presented at the KDCC. Tickets start at $35. Limited VIP seating is available for an extra charge. Tickets are available at the YSR office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. (This is a 19+ event.). Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Whitehorse Motors Sourdough Sam Show Dance Fever 8:00 PM Sam can dance! Watch your favourite Sourdough Sam bust out his signature dance moves! Or, maybe not… $5.00 admission. Location: Jarvis Street Saloon Lions Club Rendezvous Casino 8:00 PM Organized by the Whitehorse Lions Club Society Blackjack, roulette, crown and anchor! Place your bets at this popular event. Location: Fireside Room, Yukon Inn License # 2016-018 The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools
FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Aircraft Arrivals Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Friends & Family Public Snow Carving Presented by Lotteries Yukon & Air North Location: Shipyards Park 2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Location: Shipyards Park 2016 Yukon Literacy Coalition Rendezvous Spelling Bee 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented by YG Department of Education, TD Canada Trust Champions from across the Yukon compete for bragging rights and cash prizes! Categories: English, French, and Francophone. Location: YTG Administration Building, Main Foyer Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Tournament begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust The Boys & Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST will be an exciting weekend of entertainment and activity designed for Yukon children and youth to take part for FREE. Come to the KidsFest village and you will not want to leave! Events include: dog sledding (courtesy of Muktuk Adventures); Minute-To-Win-It games; snow creature building, carving, and colouring; and special guests performers. Plus, the Animals & Wildlife Tent, Klondike Kostume Picture Booth, and more! KidsFest is FREE and most importantly FUN! Location: Shipyards Park Mt. Sima Snow Terrain Park 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Organized by Mt. Sima Time to shred! Enjoy the straight box, kink box and butter box; green run ability level and helmets are mandatory. Equipment not provided. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent 11:00 AM FREE for all to attend! Entertainment includes Fiddleheads, Gillian Campbell, Air North Cancan Line, and the YSR Queens’ Variety Show. Location: Shipyards Park Caricaturist Mark Siermaczeski 11:00 AM Back by popular demand! Mark returns to the festival this year to draw you a one-of-a-kind Rendezvous memory! We know he’s going to be popular, so make sure you get there early in order to get your cartoon done. (Also appearing Sat & Sun) Location: Frank Slim Building Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Rendezvous Family Fun Fair Noon–5:00 PM Organized by the Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games. Admission is $1. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School Rendezvous Fiddle Show (Matinee Performance) 1:30 PM Presented by Mic Mac Toyota Featuring master fiddler Donnell Leahy. Donnell Leahy is an extraordinarily gifted fiddle player whose professional career spans over 30 years. “Those that watch the mesmerizingly strident, exultant and high-energy performance from Donnell are quickly converted into believers.” Tickets are $30 and available at Arts Underground, Yukon Arts Centre Box Office, or at yukontickets.com. Location: Yukon Arts Centre
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Grad Challenge Traditional Events 3:00 PM Presented by Canadian Tire Cheer on our high school grad classes as they compete for prize money! Traditional events include: Bed Races, Partner Pack, Axe Throw, Chainsaw Chuck, Smoosh-Boarding and Log Toss. Location: Shipyards Park
ATCO Electric Flour Packing 10:00 AM This event showcases some of the life skills necessary to survive the Yukon at the turn of the century. Competitors pack hundreds of pounds of flour on their backs and head for the finish line. Location: Shipyards Park
Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent 11:00 AM FREE for all to attend! Entertainment includes Chunday K’anat’a Dancers, Gillian Campbell, Air North Cancan Line and Pet Parade/Dog Howling. See page 42 for more information. Location: Shipyards Park
Around the World Cultural Celebration 6:30 PM Presented by Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Celebrate the diversity of our territory at this familyfriendly event. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and tantalize your taste buds at our Cultural Tastes of the Yukon concession, showcasing a variety of foods from local vendors. Featuring the Lantay Folk Dance Ensemble, Origami/Calligraphy demo by JCAY, and Sassi Band. Hosted by the energetic GAD-ukes! Tickets $15/adult or $10/youth and seniors. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent
Broomball Tournament 3-on-3 11:00 AM Organized by the Yukon Broomball Association Check out the Yukon’s coolest sport! Sticks and balls are provided by the YBA with the fun being provided by YOU! For more information, contact Craig Mitchell at business. craig@hotmail.com. Location: Shipyards Park Great Northern Heli Sports Heli Tours 11 AM–3 PM Experience Rendezvous from the sky! Enjoy a helicopter tour showcasing beautiful views of Whitehorse and Shipyards Park. $65.00 for a city tour. Long tours available at discounted rates. For additional information, please call 668-6200 or go to greatnorthernheli.com. Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport
Whitehorse Motors Sourdough Sam Show Talent/No Talent & Sam Knighting 8:00 PM The Sam contestants will pull out all the stops as they show off their hidden talent or lack thereof! Special appearances by the Snowshoe Shufflers, Queen candidates, and the Cancan Dancers!! Dance Sonic will keep you grooving all night as well! With all your YSR characters under one roof, you don’t want to miss the most EPIC Sam show yet! Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door. Location: Coast High Country Inn
Junior One Dog Pull 11:30 AM Presented by Velvet Antler Productions It’s the handlers who are the juniors, not the dogs! Come watch these mighty K9s pull their weight and earn their supper! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Lions Club Rendezvous Casino 8:00 PM Organized by the Whitehorse Lions Club Society Location: Fireside Room, Yukon Inn License # 2016-018
Senior One Dog Pull Immediately following juniors Presented by Wykes Independent Grocer Now it’s the adult handlers’ turn! Come watch these mighty K9s pull their weight and earn their supper! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Steampunk Ball 2.0 Tesla Boogaloo 8:30 PM Presented by Premier Cabs Featuring music from Yukon band Ukes of Hazard and DJ Dash. Dress up in gears, corsets, top hats and goggles. Come celebrate what could have been! Light catering provided by The Claim. Tickets available at yukonrendezvous.com or in the YSR Office in the Yukon Inn Plaza. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre
Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Rendezvous Family Fun Fair Noon–5:00 PM Organized by the Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games. Admission is $1. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School
The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.ca Location: Takhini Hot Pools
Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8 AM–1 PM Organized by the Knights of Columbus Start your day the right way! A staple of the Rendezvous festival since the 1960s, dedicated volunteers will be serving up delicious pancakes. Support this annual fundraiser and fuel up for the day’s events! Location: CYO Hall (corner of 4th Ave. & Steele St.)
The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Location: Shipyards Park
Mt. Sima Snow Terrain Park 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Organized by Mt. Sima It’s time to shred! Enjoy the straight box, kink box, and butter box; green run ability level and helmets are mandatory. Equipment not provided. Location: Shipyards Park
Royal Canadian Legion Dinner & Dance 6:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Time to get all decked out in your Rendezvous costumes! Enjoy an evening of great food and entertainment with Hank Karr and The Canucks. More information available by calling 667-2800. (Event time subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St.
2016 International Snow Carving Competition Organized by Whitehorse Snow Sculpture Association Judging will take place Saturday morning, with awards handed out Saturday afternoon on location. Location: Shipyards Park
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Rendezvous Queens Variety Show 3:00 PM Check out our 2016 Queen candidates as they entertain the crowd and showcase their talents! Open to the public. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent
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Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey Association Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Tournament begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre
Royal Canadian Legion Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 AM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Sign up your team by 6:00 p.m. sharp on Friday, Feb. 26. Warm winter gear is expected and gloves are a must! Entry fee is $20.00/team. For more information, contact the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. (Sign-up/event time is subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St.
Registration/Weigh-in for One Dog Pull 9–11:30 AM Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park
Mad(am) Trapper Contest 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Presented by Blue Wave Energy Who will be dubbed the athlete of all athletes?! Enter this competition and you automatically enter the Flour Packing, Axe Throw, Chainsaw Chuck, Swede Saw, and Log Toss events. Scores are combined to find the ultimate athlete, plus you can win the prizes of all these events and the grand prize for the Mad(am) Trapper! Categories for men and women. $1,500 in prizes!
YSR Cultural Craft & Vendor Fair 10:00 AM Re-introducing the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Craft Fair! Come down to the KDCC and browse some of the best crafts the Yukon has to offer! FREE admission. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre
Community Challenge 1:00 PM Presented by RP Singh A fun-filled contest based on a humorous theme. Got a team? Come on out and show what you’re are made of!! Register in advance online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Ice Oval Gazebo in Shipyards Park Grad ChallengeBroomball Tournament 2:00 PM Presented by Canadian Tire Watch as high school grad students compete in this robin tourney, including finals. Each school will submit two teams of four (each team must have minimum one female participant). Location: Shipyards Park The Trans Canada Trail Hard Water Canoe Races 4:00 PM Canoe racing in frigid temperatures is anything but easy. Watch as teams of four or five compete alongside each other in this crazy event. This exciting event sees the original Yukon mode of transportation transformed into a Rendezvousstyle competitive sport. Location: Ice Oval in Shipyards Park
Log Toss 3:00 PM Presented by Arctic Star Printing Test your strength and see how far you can toss a log! Categories for men and women! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Pet Parade 3:00 PM Presented by The Feed Store *NOTE: To enter your pet you must register at yukonrendezvous.com by Wednesday, Feb. 24. Dress your pet in their favourite outfit! Prizes awarded for best entries. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent Dog Howling Contest Immediately following the pet parade Presented by The Feed Store *NOTE: To enter your pet you must register at yukonrendezvous.com by Wednesday, Feb. 24. Bring your furry friends down to the tent and have them sing and howl to compete for the title of best howler! Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent Royal Canadian LegionChili Contest 4:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Have a sure-fire chili recipe guaranteed to please the taste buds of the Snowshoe Shufflers? Sign-up with Anne or Leanne! Entries are limited. For more information, contact the Royal Canadian Legion at 667-2800. (Sign-up/ event time is subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Partner Pack 4:00 PM Presented By Wykes Independent Grocer Couples compete in a gruelling obstacle course. Great prizes to be won! Open to all couples! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Grad Challenge Minute-To-Win-It 4:30 PM Presented by Canadian Tire High school grad students compete in a variety of 60-second games at that test different skill levels. Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent The Hair Freezing Contest Organized by Takhini Hot Pools. For more information, check out takhinihotsprings.com. Location: Takhini Hot Pools Rendezvous Queens YSR Queens’ Crowning 5:30 PM Presented by the Hougen Group of Companies Enjoy a special evening of entertainment with the candidates and see the crowning of the 2016 Rendezvous Queen & Court! Tickets are $20/adult, $15/youth and senior and available at the YSR office or online at yukonrendezvous.com. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Royal Canadian LegionDinner & Dance 6:00 PM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Time to get all decked out in your Rendezvous costumes! Enjoy an evening of great food and entertainment with Hank Karr and The Canucks. More information available from the Royal Canadian Legion by calling 667-2800. (Event time subject to change.) Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. Pyro Musical 8:00 PM Produced by Warren Zakus and Kiara Adams Witness a spectacular display of pyrotechnic art as the Yukon Pyro Crew facilitates a musical of epic proportion. Music broadcasted by CKRW. Location: Shipyards Park Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Folklore Show 8:00 PM Since 1973, the Folklore Show has been an annual celebration of both local (Yukon) and national First Nation performing artists. This year’s theme is “Our Rising Talent.” The night will feature the best in local young talent, as well as the annual Keish Elder/Youth Recognition Awards, and Vancouver-based hip-hop duo Dani & Lizzy. Tickets are $15/adults, $10/seniors/youth. Doors open at 7p.m. Location: Yukon Arts Centre
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SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8 AM–1 PM Organized by the Knights of Columbus Start your day the right way! A staple of the Rendezvous festival since the 1960s, dedicated volunteers will be serving up delicious pancakes. Location: CYO Hall (4th Ave. & Steele St.) Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM Organized by the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League Take in the action at this adult recreational hockey tournament featuring men’s A and B divisions, as well as a women’s division. Includes a beer garden sponsored by WMHA Mustangs. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre Royal Canadian Legion Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 AM Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 Warm winter gear is expected and gloves are a must! Entry fee is $20/team. For more information, call 667-2800. Location: Royal Canadian Legion No. 254 at 503 Steele St. The Boys and Girls Club of Yukon KIDSFEST! 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Location: Shipyards Park Family Fun Day Sunday 10:00 AM–NOON Presented by RBC and RBC Dominion Securities Get ready for a magical Sunday where you’ll be the star in The Amazing Mr. J’s comedy magic show! Also featuring the dazzling Claire Ness and Grant Simpson! Location: Shipyards Park Shaw Direct Performance Tent YSR Cultural Craft & Vendor Fair 10:00 AM Re-introducing the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Craft Fair! Come down to the KDCC and browse some of the best crafts the Yukon has to offer! FREE admission. Location: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Mad(am) Trapper Contest 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Presented by Blue Wave Energy. Who will be dubbed the athlete of all athletes?! Chainsaw Chuck 10:00 AM This event is about physical strength and technique, but it also helps you to relieve your frustration on a busted chainsaw. Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Swede Saw/Log Split 10:45 AM Presented by Builders Supplyland. How fast can you saw a log? Location: Shipyards Park Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise Location: Shipyards Park Great Northern Heli SportsHeli Tours 11 AM–3 PM Organized by Great Northern Heli Sports Enjoy a helicopter tour showcasing beautiful views of Whitehorse and Shipyards Park. $65.00 for a city tour. Long tours available at discounted rates. For more information, call 668-6200 or go to greatnorthernheli.com. Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Yukon Sourdough Kingscote Air Display Presented by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Int. Airport Maternity and Baby Fair NOON–5:00 PM Organized by The Community Midwifery Association Local businesses will showcase their must-have maternity and baby items; health practitioners will be on hand to chat about self-care during pregnancy and postpartum. Location: Old Fire Hall Axe Throw 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Sponsored by Solid Gold Communications This event features men and women competitor divisions. Spectators: stay in the bleachers for this one! Gold nuggets to be won! Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park What’s Up Yukon Aurora Colour Wars! 1:30 PM Presented in part by TD Canada Trust Come out and enjoy this magical colourful experience. Location: Snow Pad in Shipyards Park Rendezvous Wrap-Up Parade 3:00 PM Presented by Yukon College Featuring Rendezvous character floats. Location: Whitehorse Elementary School Float Staging Area
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The Keystone Kops will be out patrolling again during this year’s festival, locking up beardless men and garterless women. Ryan Leef, but people didn’t seem jackets, drive them across town as keen to pay money to set them and leave them to make their own News Reporter free. way back. Graham and Huston explained “They did a lot of picking t first glance, Val “Kinky that most of the bribe money goes people up at the airport, too, Kopper� Graham and Lil back to the community, to groups I heard,� Graham said. “They “Little Kopper� Huston like the Glacier Bears Swim Club would just pick them up and take don’t seem all that threatening. and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Last them downtown and leave their But if you give them bobby luggage up at the airport.� hats and a couple of batons – well, year, they donated about $4,000. But the best part of the Keyyou better watch out. Not everyone took kindly to stone Kop tradition is seeing what “We’re rebels in our own little this treatment. Graham said there people will do to get out of jail. hearts,� said Huston. “I might be are still some in Whitehorse who Graham likes when they sing her little, but I’m mighty.� hold a grudge against the Kops, love songs. Huston prefers dirty Huston and Graham are two even though that kind of thing of Whitehorse’s most experienced jokes. doesn’t happen anymore. “And it has to be something Keystone Kops. And they’re about But for her and Huston, donto take to the streets once again to that we like,� Huston said. “It’s not ning their hats and climbing into easy to get out. Your song, your keep the city’s beardless men and joke, your dance, whatever, better the paddy wagon is a great way of garterless women in check. getting into the Rendezvous spirit. be good.� The Keystone Kops – named “When you get that costume The Keystone Kops haven’t for the incompetent policeon and you get in that big old always had such a wholesome men of early 20th-century silent beast,� Huston said, “you’re like a reputation around town. Years films – have been a staple of the ago, they were a rowdier bunch whole different person.� Rendezvous Festival since 1965. with a tendency to seize people Contact Maura Forrest at And these days, it’s not just the in downtown bars without their maura.forrest@yukon-news.com beardless and garterless that run the risk of incurring their wrath. From Wednesday to Sunday, all residents can order a hit on a person of their choosing – their boss, for instance – as long as they can cough up a $30 bribe for the Kops. The unfortunate targets will end up locked in a cage behind the original 1965 paddy wagon until they sing, dance, joke or bribe their way out. Over the years, the Keystone Kops have nabbed a few highprofile prisoners. They got Rick Mercer years ago, just as he was finishing dinner at the Edgewater Hotel. “We dragged him out and he sang to us and told us a couple of dirty jokes,� Graham said. They’ve taken Premier Darrell Pasloski a few times, too. Huston said he likes to plead with onlookers until they pay the Kops enough to get him out. Last year,
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Noel Sinclair takes part in a tournament in Whitehorse this past fall. The Whitehorse Disc Golf Association will host a charity tournament this Sunday during Sourdough Rendezvous. 10:30 a.m. with tee-off a little after 11. An entry fee will be waived for golfers who bring a donation pledge of $25 or more. There will also be novice tee-pads for less experienced or
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rusty players. “The layout will be special for the event,� said Norquay. “The lap of 10 – it might even be 11 – gives us a really good loop, quick enough to do in an hour. “For the players who haven’t been out through the winter and want a second chance at a hole, they get to go out again right away. By doing two rounds of 10 – maybe 11 – it’ll go quick and not keep us there all day. “I think it’ll be a good format for everybody. Hopefully not too overwhelming for people who haven’t been out for a while.� While the goal of the event is to help feed the less fortunate, participants will get some grub too. The event will include a chili cook-off. “We’re going to have a couple extra baskets set up and do some side games as well, like a putt challenge or a CTP (closest to the pin) challenge, a 50/50 draw and a chili tasting,� said Norquay. “We’re going to have a chili cook-off so everyone will have a hot lunch by donation.� For more information visit the WDGA Facebook page or email whitehorsedga@gmail. com. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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with a 51-43 win over the Vanier Crusaders in the final for the team’s first title won at its school that opened in January. “Throughout the year we’ve had great games between the two teams,” said Warriors head coach James Shaw. “One game one team wins, one game the other wins. We had a triple overtime game back in early February. So we had a pretty good idea this was going to be the match-up in the final.” The Warriors’ only loss of the championship was to the Crusaders during the round robin, but they were fairly in control of things in the final. After finishing the first quarter up by just a point, the Warriors expanded the lead to 28-19 by half. Warriors’ Ralph Hermosa made back-to-back blocks with one at the buzzer. Going into the fourth at 40-28, Crusaders’ Josh Rumbaoa twice kept the Warriors’ lead to single digits with three pointers but the home team stayed out of reach.
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Rumbaoa, who was named an All-Star, led his team with 23 points. Hermosa led the game with 34 and was named league MVP. “It’s great. I wasn’t expecting it, actually,” said Hermosa. “They have a lot of stars on Vanier so it was really difficult for us, but somehow we got it.” “Ralph had the best day today. It was the battle between Ralph and Josh (Rumbaoa), who are probably the best two players in the league,” said Shaw. “Ralph played just a little bit better today and did a great job at facilitating his teammates, getting them open shots so they could score and have success.” Warriors’ Rafay Magsi was second on the team for scoring in the final with 13 and was named an All-Star. The Porter Creek Rams lost in the semifinal and came away with the bronze. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
All-Stars Broden Cull (Rams) Josh Rumbaoa (Crusaders) Chad Williams (Crusaders) Liam Russell (Warriors) Rafay Magsi (Warriors) MVP Ralph Hermosa (Warriors)
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Vanier Crusaders’ Heather Perez takes a shot during the Grade 8 girls final of the Yukon Basketball Championships at F.H. Collins Secondary on Saturday. Two Vanier teams fought for gold. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Vanier Crusaders were guaranteed a gold medal before the tip-off on Saturday. It was classmate versus classmate, teammate versus team-
mate, as two Vanier teams met in the Grade 8 girls gold medal game at the Yukon Basketball Championships at F.H. Collins Secondary School. “Throughout the year we did everything together as a team,” said Crusaders head coach Stefans Jackson. “I told them beforehand it doesn’t matter who wins
the medal because everyone is responsible for getting that banner we’ll be getting for winning the Yukon champs. “I told them today everyone is a winner.” Vanier 2 took the gold with a 22-19 win over their Vanier 1 teammates. The Vanier 2 team took the
lead midway through the first quarter on a jump shot from Juulia MacDonald at 7-6 and held the lead to the end. But the game came within inches of going to overtime. Vanier 1 pulled to within three points on a free throw from Emma Pater at 22-19 with under a minute left, and teammate Tara Magsucang almost drained a tying three-pointer with 10 seconds left. “That would have been very intense,” said Jackson. “She’s made three-pointers in practice, which gave me hope it would have gone in.” Vanier 2 went undefeated in the championship and reached the final with a one-point win over the F.H. Collins Warriors,
who took the bronze. Alyssa Cuenza led the Vanier 2 team with eight points in the final while MacDonald had five. Cuenza was named league MVP following the medal ceremony. “I don’t think I’m the MVP,” said Cuenza. “All of Vanier, we’re all a team. There doesn’t need to be an MVP because we all played together and we all played well.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
All-Stars Jaici Fobe (Rams) Maren Bilsky (Warriors) Juulia MacDonald (Crusaders) Heather Munro (Crusaders) Tara Magsucang (Crusaders) MVP Alyssa Cuenza (Crusaders)
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Left: Vanier Crusaders’ Isabel Magsucang looks for a teammate while covered under the rim in the Grade 9/10 girls final of the Yukon Basketball Championships at F.H. Collins Secondary School on Saturday. The Crusaders beat the F.H. Collins Warriors 51-50. Right: Cruasders’ McKenna Lyslo looks for a basket. Tom Patrick
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n the closest final on the day, the Vanier Crusaders junior girls won the Yukon title without a point to spare. The team narrowly pulled off a 51-50 win over the hosting F.H. Collins Warriors in the Grade 9/10 girls of the Yukon Basketball Championships on Saturday. “We played them last night and beat them 70-50, so this game was way closer,” said Crusaders head coach Jane Londero. “I told the team, ‘Both teams want this, so you have to go out there and fight for every point.’” The two finalist teams traded the lead through the first half and went into halftime tied 27-27. The Crusaders, who went undefeated at the championship, eked out a one-point lead by the end of the third but fell behind briefly in the fourth quarter. Down 47-42, the Warriors moved to within one with four
straight successful free throws from Dylan Massie. Massie then took a pass from teammate Emily Johnson for the lead. The Crusaders took back the lead on an offensive rebound from Aleshia Kramer for 49-48. “Aleshia was one of our posts and was fantastic under the net and was really using her height to her advantage,” said Londero. “She was getting points all the time. This game was the first time there was someone the same height as her.” Vanier’s KC Mooney then put in what became the winning basket on a pass from point guard Krysha Rubio. Down 51-49, Massie drained her fifth straight free throw with 17.8 seconds on the clock before missing the second from the line. With the Warriors in possession and the final seconds ticking away, Crusaders’ Abby Cuenza stole the ball mid court to seal the deal. “We’re really proud of ourselves. We worked really hard for this and I think hard work
pays off,” said Cuenza, who was named league MVP. “I think everyone stood out, to be honest.” Kramer led the Crusaders with 14 points in the final while Mooney had 12. Teammate Isabel Magsucang put 10 on the board and Cuenza six. “She’s the most consistent player,” said Londero of MVP Cuenza. “When she goes for the basket we’re pretty sure we’re going to get the points. And she’s a very unselfish player.” Massie led the game with 17 points in the final and All-Star Sheridan Curteanu contributed 13. The Porter Creek Rams, the defending junior girls champs, took the bronze. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
All-Stars Sheridan Curteanu (Warriors) Emily Johnson (Warriors) Aleshia Kramer (Crusaders) Jennifer Combs (Cougars) Landyn Blisner (Rams) MVP Abby Cuenza (Crusaders)
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Rams’ Seth Carey drives to the net in the final. cluding league MVP Wyatt Peterson and All-Stars Riel Scarff and Abdi Sayid. “It feels really good. We worked hard all season and it feels good to have the win at the end of the season,” said Peterson. “Everyone on the team is a hard worker and it’s just a strong team overall. Good defence too.” The Rams took a 37-27 lead into the fourth quarter in Saturday’s final, but the Crusaders weren’t ready to give up. Vanier tied the game 43-43 on a pair of free throws from Sebastian Cuenza. The Rams pulled away again with baskets from Seth Carey and Scarff – both putting in their own rebounds – to make it 47-43. Following a drive to the net by Chris Sabio for Vanier’s final basket, a fast break from Peterson to Carey gave the Rams all the breathing room they needed. “The difference today is they played solid defence for three quarters,” said MacDonald. “They let
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Porter Creek Rams’ Grayson Turner tries to get a shot by the Vanier Crusaders defence during the Grade 9/10 boys final at the Yukon Basketball Championships at F.H. Collins Secondary on Saturday. The Rams won 52-45 for the title. Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Porter Creek Rams junior boys have an extremely lopsided season record. They won seven straight games to finish the season undefeated and capture the Yukon title. Not bad for a school that tends to have more success in volleyball
than basketball. “We’re not known for having great basketball players at our school,” said Rams head coach Paul MacDonald. “We have great athletes and kids who work hard. Some of the kids who go to Vanier and F.H. (Collins), they live basketball. We don’t really. They live sports and play basketball because we’re here. “They make a commitment, they
don’t miss practice, they work their butt off.” The Rams capped their unblemished season with a 52-45 win over the Vanier Crusaders in the Grade 9/10 boys final of the Yukon Basketball Championships at F.H. Collins Secondary School on Saturday. The team will likely be hard to beat next season. Four of its five starting players are in Grade 9, in-
them back in (in the fourth). Vanier has exceptional talent with ball handling and getting to the basket … I knew the push back was coming because they are a great team and coached well.” Peterson led the game in scoring with 25 points and Scarff added 10. Sabio was the Crusaders’ top scorer with 14 while Cuenza was second on the team with eight. “We got a little worried and frantic when they were catching up there, but we refocused and got back together,” added Peterson. Vanier’s No. 2 team took the bronze for 9/10 boys. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
All-Stars Riel Scarff (Rams) Daniel Kim (Crusaders) Abdi Sayid (Rams) Keto Bi (Crusaders) Angus Clarke (Warriors) MVP Wyatt Peterson (Rams)
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he Bantam Mustangs weren’t able to find one last tournament to enter before the B.C. championships, so they did the next best thing. The Yukon rep team instead hit the road for exhibition games in Edmonton, Feb. 12-14. “We wanted to get one more tournament in, but we just couldn’t find anything,” said Mustangs head coach Kirk Gale. “This worked out well for us. We got five games in over a weekend when we can usually only get four.” The Mustangs faced three teams in five games and came away with two wins. They won their first two games before fatigue and injury took its toll. The team travelled with just eight forwards, four defence and played the last three games in a span of only 18 hours. “That’s a lot of hockey,” said Gale. “And then one of our forwards – Bryce Anderson – ended up pulling a muscle in the second shift of the first game and he was done for the trip. So that just left us with seven forwards. “He’s one of our top players, for sure.” While Anderson’s road trip was cut short, he did manage to make a mark. The forward notched the first goal of the trip in a 3-2 win over the Seera Icemen. He was assisted by Isaac Williamson and Josh Austin. Forward Josh Zacarelli added the next, from Wyatt Peterson and Oscar Sawicki, and Austin got the game winner from Williamson and Saul Gale. The Mustangs then downed the NWZ Outlaws 5-4. Forward Eric Potvin scored twice and had an assist and Williamson had two goals – including the game winner – and two assists. Austin got the first goal and assisted the game winner with defenceman Liam Hudson. Peterson, Saul and Aimery Barrault also had assists in the game. The Mustangs fell 4-2 to the
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Bantam Mustangs forward Wyatt Peterson carries the puck during a road trip in Edmonton the weekend before last. The Yukon rep team went 2-3 in five games. Outlaws the next game. Williamson and Peterson both scored. Peterson and Austin also scored the goals in a 6-3 loss to the KC Voyageurs. The Mustangs ended the trip with a 6-2 loss to the Seera Icemen. Williamson and defenceman Kyle Schwantz put Yukon on the board. “I think we could have won all five games, it just came down to fatigue,” said Kirk. “Bryce is a goal scorer too, so he could
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PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from January to June, very reliable and trustworthy woman, lots of good references in Yukon, California, BC, etc. Contact Valerie at PellerinMV@gmail.com
SMALL HOUSE, 1-bdrm, 5 mins drive from DT Whse, quiet neighbourhood, washer, dryer, wood floors, N/S, N/P, $1,000/mon + utilities (average $120/mon). deb7banks@gmail.com 456-4459
Suitable for retail, office or commercial. 1,145sq. ft. or larger if units combined. Handicap accessible. Lots of parking for customers or clients
3-BDRM DUPLEX, Copper Ridge, available March 1, $1,500/mon + utils. 633-5854
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
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
ROOMMATE FOR nice house in Riverdale, available March 1, must be friendly & tidy, responsible tenant, N/P, $700/mon all inclusive + dd. Call or text 581-994-4565.
PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER available from February to June. Very reliable and trustworthy woman. Lots of good references. Contact me at PellerinMV@gmail.com
2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Granger, includes utils except phone & cable, avail in March, $1,350/mon. 336-1406 or 668-6446, 2-6pm
FURNISHED ROOM, Mountainview area, responsible tenant, everything included, N/S, N/P, no parties, $600/mon. 336-4387
FURNISHED ROOM, Ingram, new home, responsible tenant, $750/mon, everything included. 334-3186
ROOM IN 2-bdrm apt in Hillcrest, shared accommodations, available immed, furnished, cable, internet, $700/mon, all included. 335-0009
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871
LARGE SINGLE car garage, Copper Ridge, insulated, 20 shelves, carpenterʼs work table, good for storage, can be heated, refs required, 668-2889 after 5pm
2-BDRM APT, downtown, upper level of house, available now, $1,500/mon + utils. 668-6900
WANTED TO rent: 1-bdrm for woman & cat, reasonable rent, for February 29, do not party or do drugs. 332-0016
1-BDRM, COPPER Ridge, private washroom, refs reqʼd, N/S, $500/mon includes all utilities. 336-1406 LARGE 2-BDRM bsmt suite, Granger, big kitchen, stainless steel appliances, large fenced yard, shared washer/dryer, ample parking space, rerliable tenant, N/S, no parties, refs & dd reqʼd, $1400/mon inclusive. 336-3751
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$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
Help Wanted 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
ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Are you looking for volunteer opportunities? Please check www.volunteeryukon.ca to find more volunteer opportunities.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Communications and Research Coordinator
Yukon Learn is looking for Volunteer Computer Instructor to run our drop-in computer lab Task description 1: Yukon Learn Society is seeking a Volunteer Computer Instructor to run our drop-in computer lab every other Monday from 10am to 12pm. The drop-in lab is a place where learners come to seek help on basic computer functions. Responsibilities: To assist drop-in learners with their computer questions from 10am to 12pm every other Monday (2 hours every 2 weeks). Skills needed: Excellent computer skills and the desire to teach beginners.
Yukon Learn is looking for Volunteer Computer Instructors to teach one or more of our four introductory level courses Task description 2: We are also seeking Volunteer Computer Instructors to teach one or more of our four Introductory level courses: Basic Introduction to Computers; Introduction to Internet and E-mail; Introduction to MS Word (MS Office 2010); Introduction to Excel (MS Office 2010). Responsibilities: Instructing a 12 hour course over four sessions of 3 hours each to classes of approximately six learners. Skills needed: Excellent computer skills and the desire to teach beginners. Time commitment: To instruct one of the courses on four consecutive days (Tuesday to Friday) either mornings from 9:00 to noon, or afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 each day. Location: The drop-in computer lab is held in our office lab at Suite B, 2158, 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse. Incentives for volunteers: An opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills, help improve peoples’ lives and give back to your community, volunteer recognition and certificate, and free coffee/tea ϑ
You work for a non-profit organization and you would like to add your volunteer opportunities? Please click on http://www.volunteeryukon.ca/.
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. Position: March 1st to August 31, 2016; 20-25 hours per week. The position may be extended by mutual agreement. Compensation:
$24-$27/hour, commensurate with experience.
Application deadline:
5:00 PST February 25, 2016.
PLEASE EMAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO INFO@AICBR.CA, OR FAX TO 867-668-5543.
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Real Estate
HOBAH APARTMENTS: Clean, spacious, walking distance downtown, security entrance, laundry room, plug-ins, rent includes heat & hot water, no pets. References required. 668-2005
Contact: Julie Anne Ames, phone: 867-668-6280 ext. 223, or e-mail: community@yukonlearn.com
FOR LEASE PRIME LOCATION ON 2ND AVE.
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.
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YUKON NEWS 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
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
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
HELP WANTED 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
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
Ta’an Kwäch’än Council 117 Industrial Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T8 Telephone: 867.668.3613 Facsimile: 867.667.4295
E M P LOY M E N T O P P O R T U N I T Y
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
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.
HELP WANTED NOC 6731 Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $15.50/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpets. Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1 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 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 The Kluane Dana Shaw Corporation is accepting applications for two (2) full-time employment positions: Administrative Coordinator and Finance Manager. Closing Date: March 31, 2016. For complete details please email gclark@kluanecorp.ca
Miscellaneous for Sale We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL BINDER FULL of baseball cards, $20. 633-3154 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $40. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $900. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. 633-3154 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
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 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.
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 BOX OF 40 mysteries, paperbacks, various authors, $25. 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154 YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 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 100 LB propane tank, $50. 633 5569 CANADA GOOSE Arctic winter coat, full length, wolf hood. Size L, barely worn. Paid $1000, asking $400. 335-0009 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
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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NEW PORTABLE sluice aircraft metal, new water pump, new venturey tube with hoses. View at 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek.
Firewood
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 INFRA-RED SPACE Heaters, electric plug-in type, energy saver technology, rated for 900 sq ft, furniture quality, have 2, $90 ea. 332-7355 SPACE HEATER, Noma, electric, oil-filled, new, replica of 1930s radiator, $40. 332-7355 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
HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782
✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ Prices as low as $245 per cord ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery
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SPLIT FIREWOOD 16” lengths 3-cord loads $220/cord Delivered in city limits 333-5174 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
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
WINCHESTER MODEL 37 16-gauge single shot shotgun, vg cond, $250. 633-2443
Guns & Bows
RUGER REDHAWK 44 magnum stainless steel, like new, one box fired through it, $1000. 336-0783
FIFTY-FOUR ROUNDS of 7.62 x 54 Privi Partizan brand hunting ammunition + six fired cases for $65.00 or trade for same number of .270 Win or .303 Br. rounds. 633-2443
DONʼS FIREWOOD •Year-Round Harvester/Supply •Junction Beetle Kill •Daily Deliveries from Whitehorse •Competitive Pricing Phone 393-4397 firewooddon@outloook.com
RUGER 77-22, as new, 22 LR caliber, $900 obo. 668-4726 or 335-4749 BROWNING LEVER action, 22 LR caliber, vg cond, $500 obo. 668-4726 or 335-4749
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
LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
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10” ORION telescope, exc cond, c/w carry bag, $200 obo. 334-4910 LAMINATE FLOORING to cover 24x24 area, still in box from the store. Price reduced. 867-399-4002
MasterCard
Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.
Computers & Accessories
THOMASʼS FIREWOOD From Fox Lake •Long, hot burn •$220 per cord Call 334-3979
FREE, HEWLETT Packard scanner model ScanJet 3400C w/software, works fine, I upgraded. 633-3154
DJG CONTRACTING •Delivering logging truck loads •Single/multiple cord loads Call David at 867-332-8327
ASUS LAPTOP, TP550L, Windows 10, new cond. Bell turbo stick. 334-3098 IPHONE 4S 16GB Telus, black, good cond, c/w charge cord, $130 firm. 334-6087
FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle-killed pine, dry Stored in Whitehorse Call for prices 867-689-5797
SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 smart phone, Bell/Virgin, 16GB, good cond, $130. 334-6087 HP NOTEBOOK 15 SCR, 4GRam, 500 G HD 14D, $150. 334-9287, email JP858950@gmail.com
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com
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
IBANEZ HOLLOW body electric guitar, birdʼs eye maple body , like new, $800. Godin electric plus acoustic guitar, built in one, c/w hard case shell, made in Montreal, $1,200. 332-1360 BLUE FLORAL Fender Telecaster, excellent condition, comes with case, $1,300. 456-4110
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
Nakwaye Ku Child Care at Yukon College
Early Childhood Educator CASUAL POSITION Wage commensurate with level Closing date: Friday, March 4, 2016. NAKWAYE KU CHILD CARE Box 2799,Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4 E-mail: nakwayeku@yukoncollege.yk.ca | Fax: 668-8890 (Attn: Daycare)
105 Lodestar Lane, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6E6 867-668-2107
Position Available:
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
WHERE DO I GET THE NEWS?
The Yukon News is available at these wonderful stores in Whitehorse:
HILLCREST
PORTER CREEK
RIVERDALE:
Airport Chalet Airport Snacks & Gifts
Coyote Video Goody’s Gas Green Garden Restaurant Heather’s Haven Super A Porter Creek Trails North
38 Famous Video Super A Riverdale Tempo Gas Bar
GRANGER Bernie’s Race-Trac Gas Bigway Foods
DOWNTOWN: Canadian Tire Cashplan Coles (Chilkoot Mall) The Deli Edgewater Hotel Your Independent Grocer Fourth Avenue Petro Mac’s Fireweed Books Ricky’s Restaurant Riverside Grocery Riverview Hotel Shoppers on Main Shoppers Qwanlin Mall Superstore Superstore Gas Bar Tags Walmart Well-Read Books Westmark Whitehorse Yukon Inn Yukon News Yukon Tire
AND …
Kopper King McCrae Petro Takhini Gas Yukon College Bookstore
THE YUKON NEWS IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE IN ALL YUKON COMMUNITIES AND ATLIN, B.C.
Requirements, Education & Training: High School Diploma or equivalent. Send resume to: admin@alkanair.com or fax to 867-667-6117 Closing date: March 3, 2016 NO PHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE
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2003 OLDSMOBILE Alero. Needs new head gasket, has a few dentsl, $1,200 obo as is. 334-3174
Guns & Bows
1996 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass Supreme, exc cond, 190,000kms, $1,900. 332-9975
LEUPOLD FX-3 25*40mm target scope, little use in great shape, box, scope cover, scope, and sun shade included, $800 obo. 332-2354 RUGER BISLEY 45 Long Colt, like new, 2 boxes fired through, $1,000. 336-0783 RUGER M77 Varmint, 22-250, 2 sets of rings, good cond, accurate, $800 obo. 332-2352 SMITH & Wesson 500 magnum, 8 3/8 barrel, 1 box, 20 rounds fired through, like new, $1,500. 336-0783 HUNTER ARMS “The Fulton� model, 12 gauge sxs shotgun, 2 3/4� chambers, good solid gun built by same company that made L.C. Smith guns, $400. 633-2443
WANTED: REFRIGERATOR in good working order, reasonably priced. 399-3031 for messages WANTED: SBX11 or 11A bush radio. Email scott@ranchernet.com WANTED: 78 rpm record collections, big or small. Will pick up. 335-3344 LOOKING FOR "City of Whitehorse Klondike Dollar" Brass Token. Has horse head, plane and mountains on one side. Email me at cliveeelyot.com WANTED: WEIGHT bench with weights, cheap. 689-8676
Cars
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
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
2.4L Mivec 5 speed manual transmission. Power everything, A/C, aftermarket stereo & headlights, front strut tower bar, tinted windows, carbon ďŹ ber spoiler. Comes with winter tires on aluminum rims. Very clean. SEE KIJIJI FOR MORE INFO. Bright yellow! $8,000 obo.
Trucks
2003 CHEVROLET Cavalier 5-speed manual 2.2L DOCH Ecotech engine, p/l,p/w, a/c,abs, remote start, aftermarket sound system, sunroof. new windshield, brakes & wheel bearings. In great shape, 210,000 kms. 332-3040 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 2009 NISSAN Altima 4-dr, 2.5s, air, cruise, tilt, cloth, custom wheels & winters, $6,500. 333-0186 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
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-door Sedan 248,649 km. Loaded, all options, new snow tires.
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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
2002 FORD Sport Trac for parts, exc cond, new tires, well maintained, automatic, 4L engine is blown, interior & body is mint, $500 obo. 334-4910 1999 FORD F-250 Super Duty. Automatic V10 Triton engine, new windshield, brakes, battery & starter. Front & rear receivers, 5th wheel ready $6,000. 332-3040
1993 CHEVY Silverado 4X4 half-ton, needs some work such as new transmission, about 300,000kms, good for rebuild or for parts, make an offer. 393-2630
2001 Ford F-450 Flat-deck Truck 7.3 Diesel 5-speed Manual Trans, 180,000 Kms, 13-foot Deck with Haydraulic Tailgate & Hinged Side Racks
$11,975.00 | TEL 336-2029 2015 GMC SLT 3500HD, dual 4x4, crewcab diesel, black, 81,000km, $51,000. 633-4375 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 2011 RAM SLT 1500, Hemi, quad cab, 123,000km, $22,500. 333-0186
1991 FORD Explorer, grey, 4WD, A/C, P/W, P/L, air, sunroof, 4-dr, new winter tires, battery, alternator, brakes, $1,500. 334-2862 1976 CHEVY wheelchair school bus, 25ĘźL, no seats, compact side-mount wheelchair lift, vg multi-purpose vehicle, automatic trans. 334-8083
Auto Parts & Accessories TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box
2009 CHEVROLET Colorado 1/2 ton 4X4 pick-up, 5-cyl auto, $3,850. 336-2029
Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
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
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
2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311
DRIVERĘźS SIDE window of a 6Ęź canopy truck cap, $75. 334-5199
2007 FORD F250 pick-up, V8 auto, Posi-track, $3,450. 336-2029 2007 GMC 3500 HD, CC, LB, 4X4, 6.0L, 6-spd auto/man, all records etc, $12,000. 333-0186 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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1996 PLYMOUTH Voyager van, vg condition, clean and smooth, 280,000km, tinted windows, $2,200 obo. 322-1476
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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
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2001 FORD Taurus 4-dr, V8 auto, 4 new snow tires, $1,895. 336-2029
WHITEHORSE RIFLE & Pistol Club is having a restricted firearm safety course on Sunday, March 6. Be there by 8:30am. Call 633-2488
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TYC BRAND starter for Chevy 4.3L V6 motor, new in box, $140. 633-4590 4 STEEL rims from 2006 VW Passat, 5-bolt pattern, $90 obo. 633-4590 1991 CHEVY S-10 pick-up, 2 wheel drive, transmission seized, rest in good condition, $250. 332-7355 3 TIRES, almost new, LT 245/75 R16, $100 for all. 334-7405
Pets 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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2001 ARCTIC Cat, Mountain Cat, 600 EFI/LE, mint condition, $3,500 obo. Scott @ 336-3636
Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 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
Heavy Equipment GOLD WASH Plant, 36ʟ long, 48� diameter, is on a 53ʟ triaxle high-boy, c/w extras, $95,000, open to offers. 780-916-4247 lv msg COMPLETE PIONEER crusher, belt power units, rolls & jaw crusher unit, feeder unit, $6,000. 633-4606 SMALLER SET of rolls, powered by two 20 horse electric motors, 440 power, $2,000. 633-4606 WANTED: KOMATSU or Hitachi 200 to 300 & 350 to 450 size hydraulic excavators. Mid-life hours preferable. jonathanganter@hotmail.com. 780-289-4989
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 20Ęź FLAT deck trailer, rated for 6,000 lb load, $4,200. 668-2804
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
FREE TO good home. 4 year old husky male, neuter. Very friendly, good with kids and other dogs, good skijoring dog. 332-3711
Coming Events
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles
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M8 ARCTIC Cat snow machine, 162� track, new skidplate & other accessories, only 1,200 miles, great cond, $4,200. 660-5545
PET SITTER needed for rabbit, $10/day for approx 16 days, March 6-22. Will supply everything. Friendly, likes kids & dogs, 334-5199
DOG WALKER available. For reasonably well trained dog. Tuesday and Thursday mornings - 10:30 to 11:30. No charge. E-mail: vaughan@northwestel.net
1 column x 3 inches ............. Wed - s &RI 35.10
1999 POLARIS 700 RMK 3,400 kms, $2,500 firm. 633-5569
CANOPY FOR full-size Ford long box pick-up truck, $225. 332-7355
FREE TO go home, 8 year old husky, neuter male. Retire sled dog . Needs lots of space to run. Friendly. 332-3711
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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
GUINEA PIG with cage and all included. 335-6042
TWO YEAR old Havanese cross, spayed female, all shots up to date. Free to good home, kennel inclĘźd. 660-5858
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JO'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR •Repairs to snowmobiles, snowblowers , chainsaws, outboards, lawnmowers and more. •Shop rate $70 per hour, •Lawnmowers and chainsaws $60 per hour. Call Steve @ 633-6314 or 334-1628
TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away� Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail glacierviewcabins@gmail.com www.glacierviewcabins.ca HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net KIDS KREATE, free family art class at the Yukon Arts Centre, March 13, 1–4pm, crafting effigies for Burning Away the Winter Blues Parade. 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 CHILKOOT TRAIL/LOG Cabin: Non-motorized weekend: Feb 19-21. Other weekends & weekdays: Multi-Use. For info: 867-667-3910
RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
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
2011 BMW R1200 RT, 35,000km, loaded from the factory, lots of after market extras, show room condition, $16,500. Ron @ 334-1222
QUEER YUKON: upcoming events for the LGBTQ community and allies, Out North, Yukon Pride and more! www.queeryukon.com
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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.
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
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.
F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting is being held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Everyone is welcome
GROWERS OF Organic Food YukonGoOFY AGM Wednesday, March 2nd, 5pm at Whitehorse Library. 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. 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 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 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 CANADA 55+ Games in Brampton August 15-19. Twenty-four sports & activities. Preregistration deadline for “I Might Go� form is February 25. Submit to ElderActive Recreation 456-8252
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AGM NOTICE for Predators, Dog Puller Sport Athletic League, Sunday April 17th 1-3 pm at the Whitehorse Public library. General Membership fees $25.00 also due at this time. yukon.predators@gmail.com FREE BOARD Game Drop-In @ Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room, Saturday March 5th, 12-5pm. Games provided, all are welcome. Hosted by the Yukon Comic Culture Society. More info: info@yukomicon.com
BARN DANCE featuring Gord Stobbe on Saturday Feb 27th, 7:30p.m. at the Old Firehall. No experience necessary. Everyone welcome. Adults $10, children $5, families $25
JAZZ IN the Hall with Leith Hill & The Sudden School. A 12 piece band. Thursday, March 3, 7 pm. Old Fire Hall.
WORLD DAY of Prayer, ecumenical prayer service Friday March 4th, 2pm, Sacred Heart Cathedral. This service was written by the women of Cuba. The theme is Welcome Children, Welcome Me
YUKON P R O S P E C T O R S Association March 8th, 7 pm, monthly meeting is 2nd Tuesday of each month at Yukon Chamber of Mines 3rd and Strickland St: Check out www. yukonprospectors .ca
INTĘźL FOLK Fest, 30th Annual, Skagway, Friday April 15, 7pm AK time, EagleĘźs Hall, on Broadway at 6th. Skagwayartscouncil.blogspot.com, 907-983-3222, bring Passport.
WHITEHORSE CONCERTS presents RonĂŠe Boyce, solo piano at The Yukon Arts Centre on Saturday, March 5. Concert begins at 8:00 pm. steve@whitehorseconcerts.com
ELIJAH SMITH School Council is holding it's regular meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 6:30pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome
YUKON RESIDENTIAL Landlord Association Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Whitehorse Public Library meeting room. 6:00 pm. All landlords encouraged to attend.
SERIES OF 7 Gospel Services, High Country Inn boardroom. Feb 28, March 6 & 28, 3:30 pm. March 2 & 9, 7:30 pm. March 4 &11, 7:30 pm. 403-336-2428
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Mondays 7:30 p.m. 4071 4th Avenue
SUNDOGS TOASTMASTERS 35th Anniversary, calling past members, planning a reunion/fun night late March. Whether short/ long term member, let us know if you might be interested, herbeeking@hotmail.com 204-880-7245 SATURDAY SALSA Dancing, 8:00pm to 11pm. Lessons at 8pm, Saturday April 2nd, Bd Party Room, use the door behind Epic Pizza, Leaping Feats studio, 38 Lewes Boulevard. HAMLET OF Mount Lorne Local Advisory Council meeting Mar 1, at Mount Lorne Community Center 7pm. Agenda on web site. DIRECT A Play In A Day Theatre Workshop with Director Clare Preuss. Presented by Gwaandak Theatre with YAC. March 13. YAC Studio. Register: 393-2676 or event@gwaandaktheatre.ca
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS in Whitehorse
MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (CM) 4141B - 4th Avenue & Jarvis 8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm No PufďŹ n Group (CM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm Porter Creek Step Meeting (CM) 1607 Birch Street THURSDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:30 pm Polar Group (OM) (Porter Creek) Seventh Day Adventist Church 1609 Birch Street, downstairs FRIDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 1:30 pm Yukon Unity Group (OM) #4 Hospital Rd. (Resource Room) 8:00 pm Whitehorse Group (OM) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Detox Meeting (OM) Sarah Steele Bldg, 6118-6th Ave. (left side door) 2:30 pm Women’s Meeting (OM) Whitehorse General Hospital #5 Hospital Road (Board Room) 7:00 pm Hospital Meeting (OM) Whitehorse General Hospital #5 Hospital Road, boardroom SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Detox Meeting (OM) Sarah Steele Bldg, 6118-6th Ave. (left side door) 7:00 pm Hospital Meeting (OM) Whitehorse General Hospital #5 Hospital Road, boardroom OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking
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WEDNESDAY
12:00 Noon Anglican Church on 4th & Elliott, Back Door Entrance
FRIDAY
7:00 PM Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg (4th & Strickland) 8:00 PM Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg (4th & Strickland)
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.
ATLIN, B.C. Thursday
7:30PM 5 Mile Group (OM) Tlingit Cultural Centre 1-250-651-7799
BEAVER CREEK, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
CARCROSS, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
CARMACKS, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
DAWSON CITY, YT Thursday Friday Saturday
6:00PM Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 7:00PM North Star Group (Open) Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave. (1st Floor) 1 -867-993-3734 or 993-5095
DESTRUCTION BAY, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
FARO, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
HAINES JUNCTION, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
MAYO, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
OLD CROW, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
PELLY CROSSING, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
ROSS RIVER, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
TESLIN, YT Wednesday 7:00PM Soaring Eagles Group (Open) G Bldg, #4 McLeary Street 1-867-390-2065 Friday 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre
WATSON LAKE, YT Friday
1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre (Downstairs)
YK-AK COFFEE House Saturday April 16, 2016. To get on Open Stage call 633-4580, bring potluck 4:30pm, help set-up 5:30pm, 7:00pm show, $5 United Church bsmt, 6th + Main.
Business Opportunities HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372 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 Skagway Tour Business for Sale Garden City Glassworks, Blown Glass Studios, Gift Shop, Cruise Tour Contracts Unique Opportunity Retiring, motivated to sell Our tours rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction. Potential for growth Turn key operation Allows off season travel, beach time or time for glass production. Located Jewell Gardens jewellgardens.com, Call/text Charlotte 907 612-0115 jewellgardens@yahoo.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755
BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 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 PASCAL REGINE PAINTING PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES “Country Residential Snow Plowingâ€? All Subdivisions & acreages off Mayo Rd, MacPherson, Hidden Valley, Pilot Mountain & Hot Springs Rd. Honest & Prompt Service Call 667-4981 or 334-6369
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Sports Equipment ROSSIGNOL SKIS & poles, sz 7 ski boots, new, good for -30, $200 for all. 334-7405 DOWNHILL ROSSIGNOL skis with bindings, $40. 633-6711 after 4:30
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LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632
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All claims against the Estate of Clive Nicholson, who died on or about March 14, 2010, must be filed with the undersigned personal representative of the Estate on or before March 20, 2016 thereafter the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said Estate having regard only to the claims then filed. February 28, 2016 Dated The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company Attn: Pari Christides Exchange Tower 130 King Street West, 20th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5X 1K1
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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
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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS YUKON HOUSING UNITS WHITEHORSE, YUKON
PAINTING SERVICES YUKON HOUSING UNITS WHITEHORSE, YUKON
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 15, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 15, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.
If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at robert.janits@gov.yk.ca.
If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Lester Balsillie at lester.balsillie@gov.yk.ca.
FOUND: KEYS at Whitehorse Liquor Store, GMC key with other keys on yellow tag. Text 334-0121
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.
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
The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.
The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.
View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
EXPERT CARPENTRY •All types of projects •Commercial & residential •New construction & renovations •Interior & exterior •Fine finishing 334-5231 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
Lost & Found
LOST: KEYS with small silver pen knife on key chain with pig pendant, silver, reward. Call 667-4759 or 633-4949
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
YUKON NEWS CAR (TODDLER) bed, exc condition, $60 obo. 393-2630
Livestock
1-PC BOYʼS snowsuit, size 3T, Molehill brand, used twice, paid $120, asking $40. 393-2630
HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218
Furniture CLASSIC SOLID wood bedroom dresser and drawers, 69” long w/large mirror, 9 drawers, will forward picture, $375. 633-3113
QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished. Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192
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
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.
SURVEY NOTICE Section 87(1) Quartz Mining Act
CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
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PUBLIC TENDER PLUMBING AND HEATING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS YUKON HOUSING UNITS WHITEHORSE AREA, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 15, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at robert.janits@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a 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/
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. 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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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
DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm 404A Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office
PUBLIC TENDER ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS YUKON HOUSING UNITS WHITEHORSE AREA, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 15, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at robert.janits@gov.yk.ca.
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
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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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PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF MOTOR OILS AND LUBRICANTS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 16, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
All tenders and proposals are subject to a 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/
Gabriel Aucoin Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Agent for Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. SCHEDULE A Lot Quad 1 105 I/11 2 105 I/11 3 105 I/11 4 105 I/11 5 105 I/11 6 105 I/11 7 105 I/11 8 105 I/11 9 105 I/11 10 105 I/11 11 105 I/11 12 105 I/11 13 105 I/11 14 105 I/11 15 105 I/11 16 105 I/11 17 105 I/11 18 105 I/11 19 105 I/11 20 105 I/11 21 105 I/11 22 105 I/11 23 105 I/11 24 105 I/11 25 105 I/11 26 105 I/11 27 105 I/11 28 105 I/11 29 105 I/11 30 105 I/11 31 105 I/11 32 105 I/11 33 105 I/11 34 105 I/11 35 105 I/11 36 105 I/11 37 105 I/11
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DYNASTY COUCH & chair, good shape, $175; coffee table w/2 end tables, like new, $150; Oak coffee table w/tinted glass & 2 end tables, $150; 2 ceiling fans w/lights, $50 ea. 332-1360
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DOUBLE BED, exc cond, mattress, box spring & metal frame, $150. 633-6711 after 4:30pm
Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) seeks
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
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FRENCH PROVINCIAL girl's desk w/chair. Solid wood but well worn, $70. 633-6711 after 4:30 pm
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HAY FOR SALE •Dry bales kept under a shelter •Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com
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FUTON, EXPRESSO colored frame, taupe coloured mattress, 81“ long, magazine storage at both ends, used only for guests, N/S house, $100. 668-6147
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PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES AND STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE TUCHITUA 2016
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.
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.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is the date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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Offers available from January 11, 2016 – February 1, 2016. ĘœPayments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. +Offer is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (NCESI) and applies to any MY15 Micra/Sentra/Murano and MY16 Versa Note/Rogue/Pathfinder models (each, an “Eligible Modelâ€?) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc., on approved credit, between Jan 11 – Feb 1, 2016 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Eligible only on leases through NCF with subvented rates. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visitâ€?) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Serviceâ€?). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. The service period (“Service Periodâ€?) will commence on the purchase or lease transaction date (“Transaction Dateâ€?) and will expire on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the maximum number of Service Visits has been reached; (ii) 36 months from the Transaction Date; or (ii) when the Eligible Vehicle has reached 48,000 kilometers. All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited. The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. Ask your retailer for details. Ę’Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00)/2016 Rogue SV Special Edition FWD (Y6SG16 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder S 4X2 (5XRG16 AA00). 1.49%/1.49%/2.99% lease APR for a 60/60/60 month term equals monthly payments of $278/$339/$384 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,708/$20,317/$23,013. *Representative monthly lease offer based on a new 2016 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG16 AA00). 0% lease APR for a 24 month term equals monthly payments of $433 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $10,387. ‥$3,250/$5,500/$6,500 NCF standard finance cash (includes bonus cash) available on new 2015 Micra 1.6 SR (S5SG55 AA00/AA10)/(S5SG75 AA00/AA10)/2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4LG55 AA00)/2015 Altima 2.5 SL (T4LG15 AAOO)/(T4TG15 NV00)/(T4SG15 NV00) models when financing with NCF at standard rates. VModels shown $37,008/$25,998/$52,708/$18,438 Selling price for a new 2016 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG16 BK00)/ 2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2016 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00)/2015 Micra 1.6 SR AT (S5SG75 AE10). XPurchase financing price of $9,998 for a 2015 Micra 1.6 S (S5LG55 AA00) is available when financing whith NCF at standard rates. The price includes $1,150 NCF standard finance cash, $650 non-stack cash and $500 bonus cash. Freight and PDE charges, air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation (where applicable) are included. License, registration, specific duty on new tires ($15) and insurance are extra. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer or visit Nissan.ca/Loyalty. *X“ʒVFreight and PDE charges ($1,760/$1,600/$1,760/$1,600) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, www.alg.com. 2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. ^Ward’s Large Cross Utility Market Segmentation. MY16 Pathfinder vs 2016 and 2015 Large Cross/Utility Class. The Nissan Sentra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. Š2016 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.
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