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untut Gwitchin MLA Darius Elias has announced he plans to seek re-election in Old Crow during this year’s territorial election.

But questions remain about whether Elias has addressed the drinking problem he admitted to having after he was charged with refusing a breathalyzer test in 2014.

Elias made his announcement during the Northern Premiers’ Forum in Old Crow on Friday. “It’s been an honour and a privilege for me to help carry our vision forward on your behalf,�

Elias told an audience in Old Crow’s community centre. “Over the years as your MLA, I have gained so much experience‌. I believe in this community and I believe in each and every one of you.â€?

In an interview with the News on Tuesday, Elias said he has focused on building “a healthy, vibrant community� in Old Crow since he was first elected in 2006. “I take this job very seriously,� he said. “I’m going to ask them to rally around me one more time.�

Elias was elected as a Liberal MLA in 2006 and 2011, but quit the party in 2012 to sit as an independent. In 2013, he crossed the floor to join the Yukon Party, where he now sits as House Leader.

In 2014, Elias was arrested for refusing to give a breath sample to police after he was pulled over for talking on his cell phone while driving. He pleaded guilty to the offence, and was fined $1,000 and banned from driving for a year.

At a news conference in May 2014, Elias admitted to struggling with alcohol addiction and said he was seeking professional help, but wouldn’t provide any details.

Premier Darrell Pasloski said Elias would stay with the Yukon

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Vuntut Gwitchin MLA Darius Elias says he will be running again in this year’s territorial election.

Party caucus while he worked through the issue. “People can and do make mistakes,� he said at the time.

On Tuesday, Elias told the News that he has dealt with his drinking problem “very significantly,� but refused to explain how. “That’s a bit of a private matter. I’ll just keep that to myself,� he said. “I haven’t disclosed any of that publicly.�

However, during a media tour of Old Crow last Friday morning, Elias’s breath appeared to smell of alcohol. When the News mentioned this to him on Tuesday, he paused and said “Oh� before his

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That’ll be up to him and his constituents,� said cabinet spokesperson Dan Macdonald. “We’ve done publicly the extent of media we’re going to do on this. And there’s no further comments.�

The News followed up with an email to Macdonald asking what has been done to address Elias’s alcohol addiction since 2014. No response was received by deadline.

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untut Gwitchin MLA Darius Elias says work is scheduled to start on a new community recreation centre in Old Crow this summer.

However, there is still no firm funding commitment from the federal government for the project.

Elias said three buildings on the site of the future recreation centre are to be torn down this summer, including the existing community centre, to make way for the foundation of the new facility.

“This is a priority for the community,” he said.

This recreation centre has been a long time coming. Elias pushed for the Yukon government to pitch in money for the project while he was sitting as an independent MLA in 2012.

The territorial government has since committed $2.7 million for the new recreation centre. Elias said the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation has also set aside about $2 million.

“Now we’re just waiting for the federal infrastructure funding to come in, and then it’ll be complete,” he said.

But it’s unclear whether federal funding is on its way. Elias estimates that the project is still about $2.5 million to $3 million short, but he wasn’t sure what federal fund might kick in the

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The community centre in Old Crow. Work on a new community recreation centre is scheduled to start this summer, says MLA Darius Elias. But federal funding for the project still hasn’t been secured. extra cash. The recreation centre was not among the projects submitted to the federal New Building Canada Fund this year.

Still, Elias said he had an understanding with the previous Vuntut Gwitchin chief and council that construction would start this year. But he said he still needs to discuss the project with Chief Bruce Charlie, who was elected on Monday. Elias said there’s no planned completion date for the building.

The recreation centre is just one of a number of important new infrastructure develop-

ments in Old Crow.

The Yukon government has also committed $250,000 in this year’s budget to plan for the replacement of the Old Crow health centre. The existing health centre was built in the early 1970s, with a two-storey addition in 1986.

A new building would “accommodate visiting staff and specialists, additional exam rooms and … will also permit installation of new technology,” according to a government news release.

Old Crow has seen a number

of new facilities completed in recent years. A new water treatment plant was opened in 2013 and a new Co-op grocery store opened one year ago. Charlie said the store has been very popular, since it returns profits to community shareholders.

The John Tizya Cultural Centre, built in 2009, and a new research centre, built in 2010, are both equipped with solar panels that help reduce the community’s dependence on diesel. Together, the two arrays are estimated to offset about 1,700 litres of diesel fuel each

year. The 11.8-kilowatt array on the research centre is the fifthlargest grid-tied solar system in the territory, according to a spokesperson for the Yukon government’s energy branch.

Elias said the First Nation has also worked on a riverbank stabilization project along the shore of the Porcupine River for the last eight years. The project has involved hauling rocks from a nearby quarry and covering the steep riverbanks to prevent erosion. He said the project has received Building Canada funding.

Still, there are infrastructure needs that have yet to be met in Old Crow. Charlie said many residents are living in inadequate housing, and he expressed concern that the health centre hasn’t been renovated in 30 years.

Elias also said the community’s Anglican church has been out of use for at least three years, thanks to rotten wood in the bell tower and the foundation.

“It’s not safe for people to be in there now.” He said people have been using the John Tizya Cultural Centre instead.

Elias said the First Nation has laid a foundation for a new church just beside the old one, and volunteers have offered to help build it. But he said the First Nation has yet to commit funding for the project.

Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com

Liard First Nation headed to court over third-party management chief and council.

“There hasn’t been any conNews Reporter tact and no information sharing.”

The Liard First Nation claims he Liard First Nation’s emGanhada hasn’t spent funds that battled relationship with had been earmarked for housits third-party manager will ing renovations, and that its continue in court. accounting practices had been It’s been almost two years questioned by an auditor. since Ottawa appointed a manIt took more than seven ager to straighten out the First months for the third-party manNation’s financial mess. ager to be allowed inside the First Yesterday morning, the First Nation’s band office, according to Nation sent out a news release Liard First Nation citizens. announcing it was seeking a The Department of Aboriginal federal judicial review of the Affairs and Northern Developdecision to re-appoint the same ment Canada describes the manager to oversee the First Na- measure as a last resort, to be tion’s affairs. taken as a temporary measure Chief Daniel Morris claims to ensure the continued delivery the manager, Ganhada Manageof programs and services to the ment Group, has breached its community. legal obligations to both the First Morris said legal action was Nation and the Department of not the preferred path for the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern First Nation. It would much Development Canada. rather speak with Carolyn Ben“The third-party manager is nett, minister of Indigenous and supposed to work with the First Northern Affairs, to “see how we Nation and AANDC on a mancan work through this.” agement action plan,” Morris “It’s easier to go down that said yesterday. road than to spend money going “They didn’t fulfill those duties to court,” he said. with us. They’ve never met with When the parties met in Myles Dolphin

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Whitehorse in January, Morris said, he explained the First Nation’s situation to her.

His understanding was that Bennett was sympathetic to the First Nation and that she said third-party management wasn’t beneficial to First Nations.

Morris also suggested the third-party manager be replaced with Deloitte Canada, a firm with which it already has a positive relationship.

But the same manager was re-appointed to oversee the First Nation’s affairs on April 1, the news release stated.

“We’re trying to get her to live up to her words,” Morris said.

“I think it’s the bureaucrats’s fault, they’re the same ones as the previous government.”

As of late 2014 the First Nation still owed Aboriginal Affairs over $400,000. It has yet to provide its financial statements for 2014-15.

The First Nation claims it’s been left in the dark about its financial affairs. But Liard First Nations citizens have been saying the same thing about their chief and council for years.

In Jan. 2014, in one of the ad-

ministration’s first moves, about 40 people were laid off without prior warning. The band office was closed without explanation and everyone was sent home.

In early 2015 some Liard First Nation elders claimed they weren’t receiving their usual quotas of wood and oil during the winter. They blamed Morris for ignoring the needs of elders and refusing to communicate with them.

In February this year, a group of Liard First Nation citizens – the Kaska Concerned about Land Protection and Good Government – spoke out against their council’s lack of consultation prior to signing a resource agreement with the Yukon government.

The agreement in question, signed between the Yukon government and the Kaska Nation, sets out a plan for negotiating resource management and economic development on Kaska territory.

Morris said the First Nation has been working to improve communication with its citizens.

That includes holding more

meetings, sending out a newsletter and updating its website.

“You have to understand that when we were elected, the First Nation government wasn’t in a good situation,” Morris said.

There has also been talk the First Nation’s business arm, the Liard First Nation Development Corporation, had been dissolved.

But Morris said that’s not the case.

It’s just “idling” for the time being, he said.

The corporation was responsible for collecting rental payments from Liard First Nation citizens, but Morris wouldn’t answer where the money is going now.

“There’s no work and no money within the development corporation,” he said.

“It owes more money to creditors than anything.”

Morris said he hopes Tuesday’s news release will “wake some people up” in Ottawa.

“Maybe they’ll be serious about moving forward,” he added.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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tough time finding out more information about the liquor store, News Reporter and felt like the petition would be a good way of opening up a he Teslin woman who dialogue in the community. started a petition against She said she wrote a letter to the idea of allowing a Premier Darrell Pasloski in Deliquor store in the community cember about it but didn’t hear admits she would stand to lose out financially if the project goes back. “It’s a huge white elephant in through. this town.�

Juanita Kremer and her Kremer said she participated husband, Steve, run the Yukon in the process that led to the Motel and Restaurant in Teslin. creation of the Teslin ComIt’s the only establishment in munity Development Plan last the community where alcohol is year, which outlines capital and available.

Their petition, which collected infrastructure projects for the next decade.

186 signatures, was tabled at the Her petition calls on the govlegislative assembly on April 21.

Kremer said the idea of having ernment to consider investing in other projects that could be more a liquor store in Teslin has been “whispers in the wind� for a long beneficial to the community, as outlined in the plan. time.

A new pool is one of the items She conceded that she listed. wouldn’t be able to compete “The pool was huge but it fell against a government-run liquor by the wayside because they said store in town. it would be too expensive,� she “If anybody wants to go and said. do the things that we were re“Somehow, despite our quired to do to open up and keep consultations and dialogue, the our liquor off-sales until now, biggest discussion we’re having that’s up to them,� she said. “But now is about a liquor store. That’s it’s not fair to compete against the government because I can’t.� the most unfortunate part. “A pool would unite us, that’s Kremer said she was having a Myles Dolphin

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Government releases new O&M estimate for Whistle Bend care facility The Yukon government says it has provided an official estimate of $26.9 million per year for the operations and maintenance of the Whistle Bend continuing care facility.

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estimate for the facility.

The government insists it has done nothing wrong.

The $26.9-million estimate was provided to the management board, which oversees the government’s budgeting process, according to an email from the Health Department.

That figure doesn’t quite match up with the $28-million estimate that Health Minister Mike Nixon mentioned in the legislative assembly two weeks ago.

Nixon said that estimate was based on current costs at the Copper Ridge continuing care facility.

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The community expects a new pool would cost about a half million dollars, and anywhere between $35,000 and $317,000 per year to maintain, according to past research.

Last week, Pelly-Nisutlin MLA Stacey Hassard said he’s been told the community doesn’t want a pool anymore. “When the First Nation or the local municipal government is approached with the idea of a swimming pool they say, “No, absolutely not. We can’t afford it. We’re not interested. Please don’t approach your government about building us a swimming pool.�

Kremer said she doesn’t know if the idea for a liquor store came from the Yukon government or somewhere else.

Earlier this week Teslin Tlingit Council Chief Carl Sidney told the News it didn’t come from the First Nation. He said he also wanted to see more public consultation in the community. On Monday cabinet spokesperson Dan Macdonald said Hassard was still busy consulting Teslin residents about the liquor store.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

wash.� She said Whistle Bend costs will likely be higher than those at Copper Ridge, because the new centre will offer more services, including a palliative care ward and a mental health ward. It’s not sufficient to estimate the costs of the new facility based on an old one, she argued.

In the legislative assembly, she questioned whether the government had provided an operations and maintenance estimate to the management board. Though she didn’t get a clear answer at the time, the government later released the new $26.9-million figure.

No explanation has been given as to the discrepancy between the two figures, or why it took so long to provide a clear answer to questions from the opposition parties.

However, the email from the Health Department did suggest it’s not unreasonable to think that operations and maintenance costs at the Whistle Bend facility will be similar to those at Copper Ridge. “The new facility will have some economies of scale with it being a larger building,� it reads, “but will have some of the savings offset by more complex/ expensive programming such as palliative care and mental health services.�

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Bruce Charlie elected chief of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation The petition referred to a “loss of confidence and good News Reporter standing” in the First Nation’s leadership. ruce Charlie has been David Frost, the resident elected chief of the Vunwho circulated the petition, tut Gwitchin First Nation said at the time that it had in Old Crow. nothing to do with a sexual The community of about assault charge filed against 245 people went to the polls on former chief Roger Kyikavichik Monday. According to unofin December. ficial election results posted Charlie said his first priority on the First Nation’s website, will be to rebuild the governCharlie was elected with 78 ment. “It’s been falling,” he votes, giving him a sizable lead said. “It collapsed last year.” over Howard Linklater, Stanley He said that after the former Njootli Sr. and Tracy Rispin, chief and council decided to who received 43, 42 and 41 step down, the administration votes, respectively. essentially stopped working.

Paul Josie, Dana Tizya“If you go around here Tramm and Margaret Smith right now, there’s no directors, were acclaimed as councillors. there’s no managers,” he said.

Charlie moved back to Old “There’s people in social proCrow in March, after having grams that were here that need lived for 18 years in Whitehorse to be there because members to raise his two children. need counselling. People need “The people, they want a everyday help in their lives. good government. And I can Well, there’s no one to see.” give them that, I know I can Charlie said that budgeting give them that,” Charlie told has also been a challenge for the News in Old Crow last the First Nation this year, beFriday. “That’s why I wanted to cause there’s been no director come back to be the leader.” of finance in place.

This election was called He said the new government after about 40 Vuntut Gwitchin will have to do a lot of hiring to members signed a petition get those positions filled again. to have the former chief and “We know we haven’t been council ousted in February. working together. We have to Maura Forrest

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Ramesh Ferris withdraws Liberal nomination bid Polio survivor and accessibility advocate Ramesh Ferris has withdrawn his bid to become a Liberal candidate in Porter

Creek North during this year’s territorial election.

In a news release, Ferris said he made the decision due to “unforeseen family circumstances.”

Ferris initially sought to

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Bruce Charlie was elected chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Monday’s election in Old Crow. do that – it’s time,” he said.

“This is the time they have to work together or else we’re go-

ing to keep collapsing.”

Charlie said health care and housing are also priorities

become the Liberal candidate in Whitehorse West, but lost the nomination to former journalist Richard Mostyn.

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on Monday he withdrew.

So far, no other potential Liberal candidates have put forward their names for Porter Creek North.

The seat is currently held by Yukon Party Education Minister

for him. Living in an isolated community, he said, Old Crow residents often don’t have easy access to good health care.

“Our young people are pressured to challenge alcohol and drugs and of course those two issues … come with a lot of health problems if they’re not careful,” he said.

He also said that many elders are living in inadequate housing in the community.

Charlie said people want more accountability from their government, and he will work “to rebuild, to restructure, and to get the community working together again.” Though he lived in Whitehorse for many years, he said he’s kept up with all the local issues.

“It’s my community. I was born here, I was raised here.

My great-grandparents, my grandparents, my parents’ family were here. This is our way of life,” he said. “It has to be protected, it has to go on. I think for the last 20 years, our traditional way of life has been suffering.

“And people do deserve a good life. They deserve better than what they have right now.”

Contact Maura Forrest at maura.forrest@yukon-news.com

Doug Graham, who won nearly 50 per cent of the vote in 2011.

Hotel manager Francis van Kessel is seeking the NDP nomination for the riding.

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Reception/ ClassiďŹ ed Ads I raised the point that if location matters the most, why is there a plan to build a long-term care facility in Whistle Bend, a location which does not appear to meet most of the criteria for “location mattersâ€?? My loved one and many friends and family who would visit on a regular basis don’t drive or feel comfortable traveling independently on public transit, so visitor access would be limited, especially in winter. Our loved one would be unable to access services such as the bank, doctor’s office, pharmacy, stores, church, coffee shops, etc. It is also a long way from the hospital. “Isolatedâ€? is the word that comes to mind.

If size is another important criterion, I wonder why this facility will house 150 residents, with the possibility of adding 150 more, for a total of 300 residents under one roof? From my perspective this seems to be placing a large group of vulnerable people with a large group of staff.

Will our loved one be able to form meaningful relationships within this large group of people?

The research project describes the ideal size of a home having about 100 residents divided into smaller units. I don’t see this.

My family did an online “fly through� of the Whistle Bend continuing care facility. It appears to be a very beautiful and impressive structure and it is very large. One person’s observation was, “It looks like a mall!� I thought it seemed very in-

stitutional. Maybe it was designed as a university campus dormitory? I cannot imagine my loved one feeling comfortable living in this space.

Have staff been consulted throughout the planning of and programming for this new facility?

A few years ago an elderly friend’s family began researching housing options for her and they were told, “Your mother will be dead before she gets into seniors’ housing in Whitehorse.� A year later she had a stroke. After the stroke she was no longer able to live independently in her apartment and was “living� in the Whitehorse General Hospital, which demonstrates the urgent need for various levels of long term care in our community. How unfortunate that her story isn’t that uncommon.

I think we all agree that there is a desperate need for more options for continuing care, and that there is no “one-size-fits-all� solution. I remain hopeful that you will take the time to consider and to put into place the “promising practices� from the current research (some of which I have outlined above) before proceeding further with the construction of a long-term care facility that does not appear to be able to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable Yukoners.

things are usually happening.

Just 11 minutes after my 911 call the first RCMP vehicle pulled up in front of our house and within minutes a second and third RCMP vehicle pulled up. I was spoken to at the front door and then three of the four attending officers went into the rear yard and located the now docile youth, lying on the ground.

I want to compliment the officers on their professional approach to this situation, their attitude with me at the front door and how they handled the young man and his hopefully temporary problem.

I do believe that the public tends to take the RCMP for granted and base a lot of their conclusions on the contrived situations created for TV. I am now and have always been totally supportive of our police as they deal with so many problems that society is just pretending do not exist. The public’s lack of support and the media’s obvious anti-cop bias must have a demoralizing effect in the long run.

Just try a day without the police and see how that goes.

Grace Snider lives in Whitehorse.

LETTERS Kudos to the cops On Saturday night just after midnight I made my second-ever 911 call to the RCMP. We had been awakened by an apparently intoxicated (by drugs or alcohol) screaming youth inside our fairly small back yard.

Hoping he would open the gate and leave the yard, I watched for about 10 minutes before deciding to call 911 before this person did something dangerous to himself or our property. I expected a fairly long wait as it was just after midnight on a Saturday night, when lots of

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Grace Snider Open letter to Health Minister Mike Nixon: ontinuing care is a new topic of conversation at our dinner table as we have recently begun to investigate future care options for a loved one. It all feels a bit overwhelming. What are the long-term care options in our community?

To get answers to our questions, some family members and I recently attended a free videoconference on long-term care. I walked in the door feeling hopeful and optimistic. The videoconference was called Reimagining Long-Term Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices.

Perfect. This is exactly what we needed. What are the “promising practices� for long-term care?

What is working for the care of the most vulnerable people in our society? And where is this offered in our community?

I learned about a recent research project that was conducted by a group of 25 international, interdisciplinary researchers who spent seven years visiting long-term care residences in six countries.

Here are some of their findings for “What Matters?� in long-term care: First: location matters. A facility should be near a hospital, public transit and shopping centres. It should be integrated with other services, residences and generations.

Second: size matters. Larger facilities should be broken into smaller units, with easy connections among units, sight lines for staff, and way-finding for residents. Avoid long hallways.

Allow wandering. Provide space for hairdressing and doctor visits. Include combined living/eating areas, fitness rooms, therapy pools and gardens.

Third: staff matter. They should be involved with the facility design. Staff should be given adequate space to get away, do their charts, change and meet. And the facility should be appropriately staffed to provide a continuity of care to residents.

Aside from location, size, and staff, the “matters� go on to other important details such as clothes/laundry, food/dining, cleaning, dying and debates. The researchers reiterated several times that they did not find a “one-size-fits-all� longterm care residence.

After the presentation there was a Q & A session, and that’s when I began to feel confused.

There appears to be a serious disconnect between the findings of this current research and what is happening here in Whitehorse.

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by Kyle Carruthers

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une 6 is just around the corner and if Parliament doesn’t act by that time assisted dying will be legal in this country without the guidance of any sort of federal legislative framework.

It has now been well over a year since the Supreme Court unanimously determined that this country’s prohibition on physician assisted death was in violation of the Constitution’s guarantees. The original deadline expired in February. The court agreed to give Parliament a little more time to introduce legislation on account of the intervening federal election but suggested that it would not entertain any further extensions.

Yet it has only been within the past few weeks that legislation was finally introduced in Parliament setting out the government’s response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling. At this point it will take

lightning fast action on the part of our notoriously slow legislators to actually get anything passed in time.

A good chunk of the blame for the 11th hour start can be properly laid at the feet of the former Conservative government, which dithered and ultimately elected to punt the issue until after the election – wasting two-thirds of the court’s original one-year grace period.

But the Trudeau Liberals are not off the hook either.

The government’s response on this issue has, for me at least, been a disappointment.

It has now been more than six months since the federal election, and first reading of this new bill only took place on April 14, just over a month and half before the court’s alreadyextended deadline. Given the importance of this issue and the long lead time provided by the court it is not clear what took so long.

Then there is the bill itself. It is quite limited.

One might be willing to forgive the narrow scope of the new law to a certain extent.

It does not allow a person to specify their wishes for assisted death in an advanced directive signed at a time when they still had the mental capacity. It also excludes mature minors.

The government reasonably points out that it is facing a deadline, and since none of these matters were actually ruled on by the court that it ought to take more time to ensure that these more complicated issues are subject to more extensive study and debate – which it has committed to do. Whether it ultimately tosses that hot potato remains to be seen.

What is less forgivable is the attempt to roll back the court’s ruling. The government’s bill imposes a requirement that – before assisted death is permitted – “natural death has become reasonably foreseeable taking into account all of their medical circumstances, without a prognosis necessarily having been made as to the specific length of time that they have remaining.” This is a requirement the Supreme Court never mentioned.

The government calls the language “flexible,” but I’d call it hopelessly unhelpful and vague for those charged with interpreting it. In a sense all death is “reasonably foreseeable,” but that obviously can’t be what the government intends. The government is clearly trying to impose some sort of requirement that the person receiving assistance in dying is nearing the end of his

or her days – in defiance of the Supreme Court’s ruling.

The family of Kay Carter – whose case was one of the two brought before the Supreme Court of Canada and which sparked this legislation – have taken issue in the media with this requirement. Ms. Carter suffered from spinal stenosis – a narrowing of the spinal column that left her in severe pain and unable to even move.

She required assistance just to feed her and use the bathroom.

She had expressed a clear wish that she wanted to die, and the Supreme Court ruled specifically on her case.

But she wasn’t dying. And it would seem that under the new legislation she would not be eligible.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould attempted to defend the requirement before Parliament stating that “Kay Carter … who was 89 and according to the court suffered from spinal stenosis, which itself does not cause death but can become life-threatening in conjunction with other circumstances such as age and frailty” would be eligible.

I find that argument less than compelling. A medical practitioner faced with Carter’s situation – where she might last for years suffering in pain – could just as easily conclude

that her case does not meet the government’s requirements as proposed.

As the minister notes, Carter’s spinal stenosis would not have killed her, and as her daughter Lee has told the media, “her death wasn’t necessarily foreseeable on account of her spinal stenosis.

It may have taken her many years before she died from some other cause.”

It is curious that with almost a year and a half to chew on this ruling, and six months in government, that legislation would be introduced so obviously at odds with the court’s ruling. The government ought to consider amendments to ensure there isn’t another show-down with the court, while more people like Kay Carter are forced to live in agony and suffer the various indignities that conditions like hers entail.

I expected better from this government. Perhaps if the federal government prefers to limit the Supreme Court’s ruling it would be better to have no federal legislation at all and leave the matter to the courts and provincial regulators to sort out.

borrowed significantly. According to government documents, right now there is $189 million in debt. Ultimately this is a debt we owe as Yukoners, and it is a shell game to say otherwise in a budget speech.

The third thing I found disingenuous in the budget speech was with regards to our made in the Yukon strategy to address climate change. He stated that our strategy was on track to reduce emissions? I will acknowledge that the government’s climate change strategy has several good initiatives; however, there has been no analysis to measure the overall effectiveness on reducing emissions.

In fact the two times Yukon greenhouse gas emissions have dropped since 1990, the reductions have coincided with the closing of mines. It is spin to frame our recession as a success in reducing emissions.

(Full disclosure: following the budget speech I decided to take a leave from my position at the Yukon Research Centre as the climate change science advisor, so that I could speak more frankly about government policies.)

I think we all recognize that this budget speech is being presented in the context of an upcoming election. Still, it is important for all elected officials

and candidates seeking office, and especially for our finance minister and premier, to be more forthright with information for Yukoners.

In a democracy, it is not the political parties that matter, it is the people.

require a little more work.

There are some trench lines where sprinkler systems are being put in but are leveled off and pose no real threat that I can see at Elijah Smith and Whitehorse Elementary north part of field.

I think they start watering these fields about May 10, once most of the frost is out of the ground and it quits freezing at night. I’ve seen kids in Mexico playing soccer on the beach when the tide is out, and they would think they were in the big leagues if they had a chance to play on fields such as we have.

Things have really progressed since the days of soccer at recess on a gravel field with hobnailed boots at the old Porter Creek school around where Stan McGowan Place is. No one got injured that I can recall.

This proposed $8-million boondoggle shows the financial irresponsibility of the incumbent

Yukon Party, who are doing their best to waste this money that could really be used elsewhere.

This unneeded facility would be unsustainable on its own and become another tax drain when we have enough of those already. The minor soccer season is far too short, with most kids still around town for the summer, and by the time the grass is healthy the season is over.

The proposed, unneeded facility would have AstroTurf which the pros say cause way more injuries than natural grass.

The projected operations and maintenance figures are like something riding a pogo stick.

I am also wondering why we don’t hear this caterwauling from the communities about wherever they have played soccer for decades.

Kyle Carruthers is a born-andraised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.

LETTERS No new taxes? Try telling that to rural homeowners Recently the territorial budget came out. I went to the legislature to hear the premier’s budget speech. I found several of the things he stated to be misleading to all of us as Yukoners, all of them to do with our economy.

Here they are.

First, the premier stated that his government has (again) not raised taxes? For those of us with homes outside of the City of Whitehorse, we know full well our property taxes have gone up.

The four communities around the Southern Lakes make up the biggest population outside of municipalities (by far). Since Premier Pasloski took his job in 2011 property taxes have been going up between two per cent to four per cent per year. This outstrips both inflation and the City of Whitehorse. Since the Yukon Party took office in 2002, property taxes in Southern Lakes have gone up more than 50 per cent.

How then does the premier then declare that he has not raised taxes?

Second thing I found misleading was when the premier stated in the budget speech that we have no debt… While it may be technically true that the government is not in debt, the hospital and energy corporations have

John Streicker, Marsh Lake

Whitehorse’s soccer leagues just need simple field repair This letter is in response to the April 20 article “Plans for outdoor sports complex still alive, says proponent” by Myles Dolphin.

I take issue with the paragraph quoting Tony Gaw: “With the start of the new outdoor season only one week away, he said only a few of the city’s 16 fields are adequate for soccer.”

I could only find 13 fields that are bookable and they were all fairly close to the same condition with the more heavily used fields, having a few divots, a little mud in the keepers area and brownish grass with green coming through. Most repair areas were something that a couple of five-gallon pails of black dirt and a spade could not fix in minutes, with the south part of the Whitehorse Elementary field being the exception. That area has some major scoops missing and would

John Birmingham Whitehorse

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Residents evacuated as fires threaten Canada oil sands town Canadian Press FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. raging wildfire emptied Canada’s main oil sands city, destroying entire neighbourhoods of Fort McMurray, Alberta, where officials warned Wednesday that all efforts to suppress the fire have failed.

About 88,000 residents successfully evacuated as flames moved into the city surrounded by wilderness in the heart of Canada’s oil sands.

No injuries have been reported.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said there is significant destruction and estimated 1,600 structures have been destroyed or damaged.

Unseasonably hot temperatures combined with dry conditions have transformed the boreal forest in much of Alberta into a tinder box.

The wildfire threat ranged from very high to extreme in different areas.

An overnight update from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said the Beacon Hill suburb in the south end has suffered the most damage from flames with 80 per cent of the homes lost. A dozen trailers on one street in the neighbourhood of Timberlea have gone up in flames, with serious losses are reported in the Abasand and Waterways suburbs.

Some homes have been lost in four other neighbourhoods.

“This is a nasty and dirty fire,” Fire Chief Darby Allen said.

Official estimated the fire at 7,500 hectares (18,500 acres) and said they expect it to be worse Wednesday as strong winds and high temperatures “will again create explosive conditions.”

Allen earlier said parts of wooded areas of the city are still burning but no structures were currently on fire. Firefighters were working to protect critical infrastructure,

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A wall of fire rages outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Tuesday. including the only bridge across the Athabasca River and Highway 63, the only major route to the city in or out. The downtown remains largely untouched.

“It’s a possibility that we may lose a large portion of the town,” said Scott Long of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.

Forestry manager Bernie Schmitte said there was still danger from “very high temperatures, low relative humidities and some strong winds.”

Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, in a conference call from Germany early Wednesday, confirmed a formal request for assistance has been received from the Alberta government. What form that will take – at least on the military side

– is still being determined and they are expecting to hear soon about the kind of equipment and personnel required.

“We’re making all assets available,” he said.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley called it the biggest evacuation in the history of the province. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while the full extent of the damage isn’t yet known he called it “absolutely devastating” and said there’s a loss on a scale that’s hard to imagine. He said his thoughts are with Alberta and said he’s offered the premier the federal government’s full support. He encouraged Canadians to support friends and donate to the Red Cross.

“We will be there for them,” Trudeau said, adding that the military

breathe as little as we could because the smoke was so intense and we could feel the heat from inside the vehicle,” she said.

Former National Hockey League player Doug Sulliman said he could see from his apartment balcony that both sides of the highway south were engulfed in flames and estimated hundreds of homes in Beacon Hill suburb over the hill were destroyed.

“You could hear the pop, pop, pop because of the propane tanks.

The fire was just consuming these houses. It just destroyed the whole community,” he said.

He decided the best place to stay was the apartment, but he was forced out three hours later.

“I woke up just in time,” he said in a phone interview. “Smoke had come into the apartment, but not bad. When I opened the door to the hallway it was burning my eyes and when I went outside it was burning my throat.”

Terry Reith/CBC/CP He said the highway opened and it was bumper to bumper and said there were many cars on the side of aircraft are being mobilized to help the road because service stations fight the blaze. were out of fuel. He said RV campMost oil sands projects are well sites were destroyed. north of the community, while the “There was a Shell gas station that worst of the flames were on the city’s blew up and a Denny’s next door. south side. Allen said he’s not aware There was nothing but the foundaof any threat to oil facilities but tion and it was still smouldering in called the fire a “moving animal.” flames,” he said.

Suncor, the largest oil sands The blaze had burned since operator, said it is reducing producSunday and seemed on its way to tion at its regional facility – about 15 being neutralized Tuesday morning, milesnorth of thecity – so as “to allow but it overwhelmed firefighters when employees and their families to get winds shifted quickly and drasticto safety.” ally mid-afternoon Tuesday. Pictures Resident Breanna Schmidt said and video on social media depicted evacuating almost felt like “an apoca- a hellish scene of fire jumping roads lypse.” and burning debris pitched into “We had to literally drive through the paths of cars as frantic resismoke and fire, vehicles littered all dents, lined up bumper to bumper, over the sides of the road, and we scrambled and fumbled to find their way through the thick grey haze. had to drive as fast as we could and

Yukon NDP addresses ‘misinformation’ about plan to help victims of domestic abuse Lauren Kaljur News Reporter

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he NDP’s Kate White wants to address what she says are misconceptions related to her push to assist victims of domestic violence through changes to Yukon’s tenancy laws.

The proposal would allow victims to break a lease early and remove an abuser’s name without penalty.

White has been hearing con-

cerns that this could result in undue “victimization” of landlords. White said there are concerns that allowing renters who are victims of abuse to break lease early could leave landlords in the lurch.

White said that one solution being floated could see Yukon Housing Corp. help landlords fill vacancies in these circumstances, or help provide emergency funds for landlords.

“I think it is important that we don’t let the misinformation circu-

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late,” said White. “This is not against landlords, it is for domestic violence victims.”

“I think when you have conversations with organizations in town there are still lots of barriers for victims, and this is a way to remove those barriers.”

Some concerns held by landlords may be valid, but they could be addressed through consultations with stakeholders and community interest groups, said White. That’s part of the plan, after White’s motion on the matter, introduced on April 20, was amended by Community Services Minister Currie Dixon.

The original version called on the government to “introduce amendments,” while the amended version simply called on the government to “consult” on the matter.

White said her proposal could be accomplished through simple regulatory changes made by cabinet, rather than having legislators go through the more burdensome

task of amending the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This route may also remove the burden of paperwork formal changes to the act can create for landlords, she said.

The Yukon has a high prevalence of domestic violence. In 2014, 3,583 violent incidents were reported, which includes sexual assaults and robberies with a weapon.

This translates into a rate of 120 violent incidents per 1,000 people aged 15 years and older, according to Statistics Canada. The rate for non-violent incidents – including property damage, theft and vandalism – is around double that rate.

Yukon’s statistics on domestic violence sit at a staggering four times the national average. Statistics Canada estimates that about 70 per cent of spousal violence is not reported to police.

White pointed out that from 2013 to 2014, 288 adults and 171 children went through Kaushee’s Place emergency shelter. “In a

population of around 35,000 this is a really high number,” she said.

While there are currently measures within Yukon Housing Corp. to help prioritize victims of abuse, White pointed out that given the shortage of affordable housing, any measures to help keep victims of domestic violence in their homes is good for housing supply. Securing housing helps victims move forward with their lives beyond temporary solutions such as shelters.

According to White, the NDP based the motion on an Alberta bill that recently passed unanimously.

Many provinces have made similar amendments to their tenancy laws, including Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia and more recently Ontario and British Columbia.

White said she looks forward to conversations with other stakeholders like women’s organizations and First Nation governments to help come up with solutions.

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Long-form census forms return to mailboxes this week after absence Jordan Press Canadian Press

OTTAWA all it the start of the government’s biggest big data push.

Monday marks the start of mailings from Statistics Canada of census surveys, including the return of the mandatory, long-form questionnaire that was replaced with a voluntary survey five years ago.

Statistics Canada says more than 15 million households will receive census letters over eight days, along with reminders to either fill the form out by hand or online, which half of Canadians did five years ago.

Every home will receive a short-form questionnaire. One in every four homes will receive the long-form census.

So far this year, about 1,700 Canadians have subscribed to an online reminder from Statistics Canada to fill out their form, which the agency says requires no registration or lengthy download processes. And census officials have visited more than 60 per cent of First Nations communities since the start of April to help residents fill out the questionnaire.

The census gives a statistical snapshot of the population once every five years, collecting demographic information on every man, woman and child living in

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A Statistics Canada 2016 Census sits on the keyboard of a laptop after arriving in the mail at a home in Ottawa on Monday. the country, as well as Canadians living abroad on a military base, or part of an embassy.

For provincial coffers, the population estimates in the census determine how much per capita funding they will receive in transfers from the federal government.

For local governments and community groups, the demographic details in neighbourhoods help with decisions on where to place new schools, transit routes, seniors’ housing and emergency services.

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“Some people wonder, well, why do you even need a census when we have big data?” said Jan Kestle, president of Environics Analytics.

“When you combine the kind of data we now can collect with census data, you can really get a more integrated view of what consumers want both in terms of products and services and that’s also true in terms of what citizens want from government.”

It’s a massive undertaking that is estimated to cost $715 million for the seven-year period that it takes to prepare, collect, analyze and distribute results. The final cost isn’t known until two years after census day.

The previous Conservative government replaced the longform census with the voluntary survey five years ago in a move that caught many by surprise and lit a political fuse over the depth of data Statistics Canada collected through regular population counts. The results from the 2011 count prevented comparisons to previous years, left out some small communities over quality concerns, and raised reliability questions around response rates of immigrants and aboriginals.

As one of its first acts in government, the Liberals brought back the mandatory, long-form questionnaire.

Kestle said there will remain gaps in the data collected five years ago, but the return of the long-form census this year should bridge many of them created by the one-time absence.

“To be realistic, of course there will be breaks (in data), but I think missing one (census) is not nearly as bad as if we hadn’t had it come back,” she said.

The long-form questionnaire will go out to one of every four households, instead of the one in every three that received the voluntary survey. Failure to fill out one of the forms could lead to a fine of $500, up to three months in jail, or both.

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aikus are way less rigid than your English teacher led you to believe.

Take everything you thought you knew about those short poems and their required fiveseven-five syllable structure and throw it out the window. “Some people will still write five-seven-five haiku and they’re really connected to that and that’s fine,� says Whitehorse poet Katherine Munro. “But generally speaking most people publishing in English are not going to count.�

It turns out haikus don’t need to have a structured syllable count. They can even be one or two lines instead of three. “It’s true that traditionally in Japanese, that a haiku generally speaking would have been a fiveseven-five syllable structure,�

Munro says. “But in Japanese they count syllables really differently than we count syllables in English.

So just transferring that on to English really never worked in the first place.�

Instead of focusing on syllables, haiku poets think about writing short poems that put ideas together to entice readers’ imaginations, she says. “It’s the idea of putting two concrete images together in a way that makes you think about other things further and further out. It’s like a ripple effect.�

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If all of this has you confused, fear not, the experts are on their way. Haiku Canada has chosen Whitehorse to host its annual conference May 20-22.

About 40 poets from around North America will be in the territory for their annual general meeting and to chat about what’s new in the world of haiku.

When Whitehorse papermaker and artist Helen O’Connor heard about the conference she started planning an art show honouring paper and the written word.

Words will be on display at the Northern Front Studio Gallery at Waterfront Station on Second Avenue from May 9 to 31. “I was really looking for not just words on paper because I think that’s what we tend to think, paper is a vehicle,�

O’Connor says. “I wanted the paper to be part of the expression. This show is really about how handmade paper is a medium as opposed to a vehicle.�

O’Connor, with some funding from the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists, put out a call to artists from around the world looking for art.

Her only stipulation was that the art be made of handmade paper and include words – whether they be English or otherwise – in some form.

Munro put out the same call to Haiku Canada’s membership. “So we had this really interesting cross section of art forms and

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Whitehorse papermaker Helen O’Connor organized an art show to coincide with Haiku Canada’s conference that will be held in Whitehorse towards the end of the month. mediums,� O’Connor says. “So some of the artists that submitted work are primarily poets and some of them are pri-

marily visual artists.�

Now her downtown Whitehorse studio is holding boxes with postmarks from around the

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globe: Australia, Chile, Argentina, Germany, Canada, just to name a few.

About 40 pieces will be part of the show.

Every time O’Connor opens a new box, she gets an expression on her face like it’s Christmas morning.

She picked these pieces based on photos but now she’s getting her hands on them.

A bookmaker from Austria has submitted a handmade paper book that opens like an accordion to reveal a haiku inside.

O’Connor brings the piece to the window of her studio and shows how the light shines through the thin paper like a stain glass window. “You know how you see a reproduction and then you see the original? It’s such a surprise usually, and so beautiful.�

In another box, an artist from Chile has taken pulp, formed it into twine and weaved the twine together to create paper. Words and figures of women have been transferred onto the paper to create three delicate pieces. “I love the concept of people around the world working in the same medium,� O’Connor says. “It just has this cohesion. It has a feeling of ‘We are all on the same journey together.’�

It will cost $40 to attend the Haiku Canada conference. More information can be found online at www.haikucanada.org Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Participants move to the music during a tai chi gathering in Whitehorse on Saturday. Tai Chi Yukon hosted the event for World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

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The Yukon Trappers Association, on behalf of the Government of Yukon, is managing the “Sealed Bid Sale of Hides, Furs, Antlers and Horns� acquired through seizures, problem wildlife control, and road kills. All proceeds from the sale, less a commission to the Trappers Association, will go to the Yukon Government’s Conservation Fund under the Wildlife Act.

will be held on May 27th, 2016 at 2:00 PM at The Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.

The public can view these items at the Yukon Transportation Museum, 30 Electra Crescent, Whitehorse, on Saturday, May 7th, 2016, from 11am to 4pm. Items not selected by bidders will be sent to auction and tanning houses.

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‘No shortage of stories:’ North’s past, present and future found in comic books Bob Weber Canadian Press

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t was one of the most successful cultural exports from the North since someone suggested southerners might like those little carvings.

Thirty years after amazing and entertaining audiences at Expo 86, Arctic Comics with its mythological heroes, tall tales and meditations on what it means to be Inuit is back. “There’s no shortage of stories up here,� said Nicholas Burns, one of the artists behind the 88-page, full-colour comic book being published this month.

The first Arctic Comics began almost as a lark when the Northwest Territories government realized it would need northern material to sell at its pavilion at Vancouver’s world party. “I put in a proposal saying I’ll do up this comic and do up stories of Inuit past, present and future and they thought it was a great idea,� said Burns, who was then living in Rankin Inlet, now part of Nunavut. “I essentially self-published and sent them down and they sold like hotcakes.�

The N.W.T. pavilion turned out to be one of the hits of the fair. Eager visitors snapped up 60,000 copies of Arctic Comics. “It was round-the-block lineups all the time.�

The plan was to do it again for Expo 92 in Seville, Spain. But the team missed the publication window and Arctic Comics languished.

Until now.

With the same past, present and future focus as the original, the new Arctic Comics features a trip with a legendary Inuit Ulysses in “Kiviuq versus Big Bee.� The fantastical adventure of the long-ago traveller, drawn from Inuit myth, was written by the late Jose Kusugakm, one of the founders of Nunavut, and illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok, who drew the drum dancer on the back of a specialedition toonie.

There’s a romp entitled “The Great Slo-Pitch Massacre� and a science-fiction yarn called “Blizzard House� – aficionados will recognize artist George Freeman who drew Captain Canuck.

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Thirty years after amazing and entertaining audiences at Expo 86, “Arctic Comics� with its mythological heroes, tall tales and meditations on what it means to be Inuit is back.

Vincent make an appearance and the theme of southerners inventing their own version of the North comes in for some teasing in “Film Nord.�

And then there’s Michael Kusugak’s “On Waiting,� a setting of a poem about a boy lying on a beach waiting for a seal. Almost nothing happens – except for everything.

The boy dreams, watches the tide and thinks of his dead grandfather playing walrus-head soccer with other spirits among the aurora’s dancing lights. “There have been so many misconceptions about Inuit for a long, long time, ever since people started writing about us, that we just lie around and wait until we’re hungry again and go get another (seal),� said Kusugak. “A simple, hand-to-mouth existence. “It’s not true. It’s never been true. “I thought it was time we

started producing things that tell you what it really feels like to be there.�

Burns agrees that the biggest audience for Arctic Comics is likely to be in the south. “I thought European audiences in particular – they romanticize First Nations communities and peoples and culture. But most people in southern Canada have very little knowledge or understanding of the North either.�

Arctic Comics will be first published in both French and English. Burns said he looked for a publisher that could produce an Inuktitut version, but the sales were unlikely to justify the expense.

But he added an Inuktitut version will follow, funded by revenue from the other editions. “I’m going to be fascinated by the responses we get from the North.�

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New government campground boasts historic past

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Men stand around the Vancouver Hotel in Conrad City in 1905. A new campground is opening adjacent to the historic site, which is about 16 kilometres south of Carcross. after the mining town was dismantled and abandoned, some News Reporter new visitors are set to visit the area. ong before John Conrad’s The Yukon government is million-dollar investment opening a new campground turned a quiet area just adjacent to the historic site on south of Carcross into a boomMay 20. ing town, ancestors of the TagAccording to the governish Kwan people hunted, fished ment’s website, Conrad campand camped in the area. ground is located on a “scenic Tagish Kwan is a Tlingit 45-hectare park reserve” about word that means people, and 16 kilometres south of Carrefers to the Tlingit group that cross, on the shore of Tagish once lived in the Tagish area.

Lake’s Windy Arm. By 1909 the area looked “The campground will help much different than it once meet the growing demand for did. Conrad City had reached recreational opportunities near its peak and between 300 and Whitehorse for both Yukoners 3,000 people lived there, deand visitors,” the site adds. pending on who you ask.

The site at Conrad was The town boasted several picked after the Taku River restaurants, hotels, grocery Tlingit threatened to sue the stores, churches, a butcher, Yukon government if it contina hospital, a newspaper, a ued to push forward with plans telegraph office and a Mountie to build a campground at Atlin detachment, according to local Lake. historian Les McLaughlin.

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Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the Atlin, B.C.-based Taku River Tlingit First Nation. The project is still on hold due to legal action, according to the government’s website.

Last year the territorial government invested $576,000 towards the development of the Conrad campground.

That included construction of a gravel road, 29 campsites, camping facilities and walking trails.

When John Conrad arrived in the Yukon in the early 1900s he probably didn’t expect to be gone within 15 years.

Born in 1855 to an aristocratic family in Virginia, Conrad packed up and headed to Alaska after an economic recession in 1893, according to an article that appeared in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum magazine in 2014. Conrad did well in Alaska, capitalizing on gold strikes across the state,

and soon got word of a silvergold-lead find near Carcross, the article states.

Conrad arrived in 1903 and began pouring money into the site. Development of the Windy Arm claims began in 1905, according to McLaughlin.

Conrad was faced with a daunting challenge. He needed to find a way to get the ore from the mountain down to the lake.

Known for his extravagance, he spent $80,000 on an aerial tramway system – the most expensive in the world at the time – that carried ore from the mountain down to Windy Arm, where it would it could be picked up by river boat and shipped to Carcross for loading onto the White Pass rail cars.

McLaughlin writes Conrad boasted his town would soon dethrone Dawson City as the capital of the territory.

By 1907 more than 350 men worked at the mines, while

150 more scoured the hills in search of further mineral deposits, McLaughlin adds.

At peak production, the mill produced 10 tonnes of silver ore concentrate per day.

But it was soon discovered the ore was of lower grade and the cost of transporting the mineral to market on the White Pass railway was hugely expensive.

Conrad took White Pass to court, according to McLaughlin, saying the carrier’s rates were five times those of any other outfit on the continent.

The legal battle took years and Conrad eventually lost.

In April 1912, “Colonel” John Conrad called it quits and left the territory for good. Much of Conrad City’s infrastructure was shipped to Carcross.

Today, some of the remnants of Conrad’s aerial tramway can still be found in the area.

Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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U.S. stops trying to ban trade in polar bears at international talks real threat to the bears is from climate change. Hunting quotas for populations in particularly unstable habitats, such as those along Hudson Bay, have been significantly reduced.

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nuit hunters may have just brought down their biggest quarry ever.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to stop pushing for an international ban on the trade in polar bear parts – an effort that has been strenuously opposed by Inuit and the Canadian government.

The U.S. agency has been trying for years to have skins and other parts put in the same category as elephant ivory. It sponsored votes at the last two meetings of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species that would have prevented Inuit hunters from selling hides or teeth even after eating the meat.

Late last week, the service quietly dropped its campaign.

“Though we remain concerned about the commercial use of polar bear hides as an additional threat to the species, we are not pursuing increased … protections at this time,” says a statement on the service’s website.

“We are putting our resources into working in collaboration with other polar bear range states to address climate change and mitigate its impacts on the polar bear as the overwhelming threat to the long-term future of the species.”

The decision was immediately welcomed by Natan Obed, head of the national Inuit group Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

“This is a very good thing for Inuit,” he said. “It’s great to see that other countries are taking a step back and respecting science on the issue rather than other in-

that about 300 Canadian polar bears enter the international market every year. That figure has not changed much in recent years and represents about two per cent of the total Canadian population of about 16,000.

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A polar bear sits along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Man. in November, 2007. terests that have more to do with people’s perception.”

Obed said six different Inuit groups, in addition to territorial, provincial and federal governments, have been fighting restrictions on polar bear trade for nine years.

“We knew that if the U.S. was successful … that our ability to have sport hunts, our ability to respectfully and sustainably harvest and benefit from polar bear harvesting would be diminished.”

The U. S. service abandoned the campaign even as it appeared to be winning.

The European Union went from supporting Canada at the 2010 convention vote to abstaining in 2013. Major countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom opposed Canada’s position.

The U.S. motion was co-sponsored in 2013 by Russia, which

argued that poachers from that country were using Canadian bear permits to launder their own illegal kills.

The Americans were also supported by groups such as Humane Society International, the Natural Resources Defence Council and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. They all warned that allowing Canada to continue trading in the bears was contributing to more hunting at a time when their sea-ice habitat is shrinking because of climate change.

Global concern was strong enough that an international review was conducted in 2014 into Canada’s bear management.

Canada – along with Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund, influential scientific bodies and other NGOs – said the Canadian hunt is sustainable and that the

Is your child starting Kindergarten this fall?

If so, please come and see us at the Pre-Kindergarten Health Fair.

Thursday, May 5 or Friday, May 6 U 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Whitehorse Health Centre (9010 Quartz Road) A fun, fair-like atmosphere where nurses will check height, weight, vision, hearing and immunizations in preparation for starting Kindergarten. Other agencies will provide information about dental care, nutrition, safety, growth and development.

If you have questions, please call the Health Centre at 667-8864.

No appointment necessary Plan to be there about 1 hour Please bring immunization records if your child has been immunized outside of Yukon.

Our dear friend David passed away, living the life he dreamed, full of adventure and living each day as it comes.

We are having a Yukon Celebration of his Life for all who knew him to come together and share memories and reminisce about our time with David.

Please join us to celebrate his extraordinary life on Friday, May 6th, anytime after 4:00 pm at: Fireweed Helicopters hangar, 60 Lodestar Lane (just before you get to Alcan Air’s hangar).

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Zone enfants Il y a 10 ans déjà, la commissaire du Yukon à l’époque, Geraldine Van Bibber, proclamait pour la première fois le 15 mai « Journée de la francophonie yukonnaise » (JFY). C’est avec plaisir que l’Association franco-yukonnaise, le Partenariat communauté en santé et Les EssentiElles vous offrent un circuit de trois activités gratuites pour les tout-petits et les enfants de 12 ans et moins afin de souligner le 10e anniversaire : lecture de contes, yoga et éveil musical parents-enfants.

Samedi 14 mai, à 15 h 30, au Centre de la francophonie.

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Réception 10e JFY

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Celebrate Yukon 2016 Mining & Geology Week with Our Yukon, In It Together.

Discover some of the people, and their very special stories, who sustain our territory’s mining industry.

Our Yukon Campaign Video Launch

Yukon Government Tribute to Mining

Our Yukon Campaign Video Launch and Reception

Thursday, May 5 12:15 to 12:45 pm

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Yukon Legislative Assembly YG Main Administration Building Second Avenue Whitehorse

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For information about the 6th annual Mining & Exploration Discovery Camp activities being held at the S.S. Klondike on Friday, May 6, please visit the Yukon Chamber of Mines at www.yukonminers.ca

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Vous êtes invitées et invités à célébrer le 10e anniversaire de la Journée de la francophonie yukonnaise lors d’une réception 5 à 7 haute en couleur, au musée MacBride. De nombreuses activités spéciales vous attendent, notamment le dévoilement d’une capsule du temps scellée en 2011. La réception sera également votre unique chance de voter pour l’un des deux croquis de l’œuvre collective Mosaïque (au)2, qui sera réalisée en septembre 2016. Samedi 14 mai, dès 17 h, au musée MacBride.

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SPORTS AND RECREATION

New champions emerge at badminton tournament Tom Patrick News Reporter

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he territory got two new open singles badminton champs on Saturday.

Whitehorse players Lukas Kobler and Caroline Thibeault rode undefeated streaks to their first singles crowns at the Yukon Badminton Championships over the weekend at Porter Creek Secondary School.

Kobler entered the open men’s singles for the experience and came away with the gold.

“I’m surprised. I kind of joined it to learn … and I just kind of won it,” he said.

Kobler was the only player to bring home four medals over the weekend. In addition to the open singles, the 16-year-old won the under-19 male singles, silver in the open mixed doubles with Nora Vincent-Braun and bronze in open men’s doubles with Carl Knickle.

Kobler and Vincent-Braun both played for Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland this past March.

“I made the Arctics team and I was one of the older guys. The other one (Marek Boulerice) wasn’t here and he definitely would have been competition for me,” said Kobler.

“How I played against Carl in the (U19) gold medal game – I was surprised by the score,” he added of his 21-5, 21-6 win in the final. “I thought it would be way closer.”

Thibeault went undefeated in five matches – without dropping a set – to win gold in the open women’s singles division, which was combined with the under-19 and under-16 female divisions.

“I’m so happy. This is the second time I participated at the Yukon championship. Last year was my first time and there were only two women, so I really appreciate the younger girls coming into the open (division) to play with us,” said Thibeault.

“I know the girls went to Greenland (for the Arctic Games) so they have good technique and they go on the court very well.”

She also took gold in the open mixed doubles with John Kremer and silver in open women’s doubles with Gabrielle Belanger.

Thibeault, who played badminton for Universite de Sherbrooke, won a silver in mixed doubles last year for her only previous medal at the Yukon championships.

“When I came here I said, I need to improve my badminton, because I stopped for 10, 15

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Open women’s singles champ Caroline Thibeault keeps her eyes on the birdie at the Yukon Badminton Championships on Saturday at Porter Creek Secondary School. Thibeault won two gold medals at the championship. years,” said Thibeault. “When I found the club at Takhini (Elementary) … I started last year playing there.

“I’m very happy with the badminton club in Yukon.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Results Open women’s singles 1st Caroline Thibeault 2nd Abigail Cuenza 3rd Nora Vincent-Braun Open men’s singles

1st Lukas Kobler 2nd John Kremer 3rd Carl Knickle Open women’s doubles 1st Abigail Cuenza/Nora Vincent-Braun

2nd Caroline Thibeault/ Gabrielle Belanger 3rd Sandy Ganesan/Macy Li Open men’s doubles 1st John Kremer/John Pan 2nd Eri Boye/Ethan Allen 3rd Lukas Kobler/Carl Knickle

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Whitehorse’s Lukas Kobler plays in open men’s singles en route to the title.

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Jackie Chen leaps for a backhand in men’s doubles.

Open mixed doubles 1st Caroline Thibeault/ John Kremer 2nd Nora Vincent-Braun/ Lukas Kobler 3rd Abigail Cuenza/Carl Knickle U19 boys singles 1st Lukas Kobler 2nd Carl Knickle 3rd Daniel Kim U16 boys doubles 1st Tanner Ulrich/Kenny Hyatt 2nd Antoine Giguere/ Thibault Lohergne 3rd Lou Samson/ Romeo Champagne U16 mixed doubles 1st Morgan Iskra/Austin Au 2nd Gabrielle Belanger/ Antoine Giguere 3rd Ljubica Tokic/Lou Samson U14 girls singles 1st Ljubica Tokic 2nd Gabrielle Belanger 3rd Jasmine Sealy U14 boys singles 1st Tony Kim 2nd Anton Menzel 3rd Thomas Janzen U14 girls doubles 1st Ainslie Spence/Morgan Iskra 2nd Ljubica Tokic/ Tom Patrick/Yukon News Gabrielle Belanger Nora Vincent-Braun reaches for a shot on her way to bronze in 3rd Emma Lohergne/Elizabeth A player smashes the birdie in women’s singles. open women’s singles.

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Junior Huskies unstoppable in Kelowna

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Junior Huskies’ Nash Holmes crosses sticks with a Prince George player.

Huskies in a losing situation for the first time in five games.

“You never know how they’re Richelle Bierlmeier/Yukon News going to react and it’s easy to stop The Whitehorse Junior Huskies celebrate after winning the 2016 Heat Blast Tournament on Sunday trying if you’ve never been in that in Kelowna, B.C. The Huskies went undefeated in five games for gold. situation,” said Johnstone. “But they kept going and we came out in the Maybe next year we’ll go into that ing in the 2006-birth-year A diviTom Patrick second period, proved to be back in top division just to see how we do. sion, might just have to try the AA News Reporter form and scored four goals.”

“If we keep improving like this, division next year, said head coach The Huskies got back on track in you never know where we can go.” he Whitehorse Junior Huskies Derek Johnstone. the second with goals from Tyson The Huskies cruised over three “It was just a great tournament. had a rather ideal start to the Matthews, Conner Labar, Gavin of the four teams they faced, but the spring hockey season over the We played really well,” said JohnMckenna and Luke Cozens with Kelowna Red Heat provided more of stone. “There were four teams we weekend. the game-winner late in the period. beat quite handily, but it was a good a challenge.

The club went undefeated and Kelowna notched two in the third Whitehorse hung on to a oneclaimed gold at the 2016 Heat Blast tournament. but couldn’t quite catch up. goal lead for a 5-4 win over Kelowna “There’s something we can look The Huskies roared into the Tournament in Kelowna, B.C. in the final. final with a 9-3 win over the Prince The Huskies, who were compet- at: there’s one more division up …

“It was a good finish. They had George Junior Whalers in the semi a lot of opportunities towards the Sunday morning, jumping out to a end,” said Johnstone. “(Goalie) Tay3-0 lead by the end of the first. lor (Bierlmeier) made a couple great Tuton, Kaelen Halowaty, Landon saves to keep us in it. They had a Cowper, Labar and Mckenna each couple missed opportunities, but contributed goal, while Cozens we just kept on plugging away.” completed a hat trick of hat tricks: The final saw the Huskies having he scored three goals for his third to fight back for the first time in the game in a row. season. Whitehorse’s Chayce Tuton “He was by far one of the best opened scoring before two firstplayers,” said Johnstone. “He was period goals for Kelowna put the really skating well, it was good to see.”

The Huskies kicked off the tourThe Yukon home of nament with an 8-6 win over the Kelowna Red Heat, who they’d later meet in the final.

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much different from how it ended with the Huskies establishing a 5-1 lead in the first period.

“They took a time out, changed their goalie and did come back to make it 7-6 in the third,” said Johnstone. “Their goalie who came in was pretty good; he really kept them in it.

“Taylor (Bierlmeier) made some key saves down in our end too. Taylor played all five games as goalie.”

Cozens and Labar each scored twice while Matthews, Zander Underhill, Mckenna and Cowper knocked in singles. Jase Johnstone helped with two assists.

The Huskies then downed the Tri City Americans 7-4 with Bierlmeier stopping a penalty shot in the first with a glove save. Matthews, Mckenna. Halowaty and Kayden Smith added goals to Cozens’ three.

Whitehorse capped the round robin with an 8-2 win over the Kamloops Ice Pirates.

Mckenna had his best game of the tournament with four goals and an assist. Cozens had his hat trick and Cowper also scored.

The Whitehorse Junior Huskies plan to knock it up a couple notches and play a AAA tournament in Edmonton next month.

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Members of Judo Yukon took possession of the cup at the 57th annual Alaska State Judo Championships over the weekend in Anchorage.

Never before has the Sato Cup, the trophy for the junior male team competition, left the state of Alaska.

“We’re really pumped about that. I know the Alaskans might be a little bit ticked,” said Judo Yukon president Richard Zebruck. “Hopefully next year we’ll have a bigger team with a female team, and then we can take their other cup.”

Judo Yukon took the trophy with a 3-2 win over Anchorage’s Mountain View Judo Club, winning three out of five junior male age divisions in fights between the Yukoners and Mountain View competitors.

Yukon clinched the cup with a win by Jaydon Leenders in the 13-14 age division. Teammate Ove Maxfield won the 11-12 division, beating Gavin Melon, who placed fourth at a U.S. national tournament last year.

Yukon’s Damon Tonner claimed victory in the 7-8 division by default. The Yukon team returned the favour in the 9-10 division since it didn’t have a fighter to enter.

Yukon’s Rowen Kingston took a loss in the 15-16 division against Darion Melon, a larger, more experienced competitor.

In addition to taking the Sato Cup, the Yukon team captured seven gold, a silver and a bronze and placed second overall in team standings behind the Mountain View club. That’s up from a total of five medals at last year’s state championship.

“I was very impressed by our athletes – I always like being impressed,” said Zebruck.

“We did really good, the team fought really hard, everyone had tough fights. I’m really proud of them, they did a really good job.”

Daniel Tonner, a green belt with Whitehorse’s Shiroumakai Judo Club, was a standout, winning gold in two separate divisions.

Daniel won two fights for gold up a division in U15 under-88 pounds, twice defeating a judokas who travelled from Las Vegas for the event.

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Whitehorse’s Daniel Tonner pins Eban Basnett at a meet earlier this season. Tonner won two gold medals to help Judo Yukon’s team place second at the Alaska State Judo Championships over the weekend in Anchorage. tor for an ippon (an automatic win) in the final.

“Daniel has been training hard all year with numerous competitions. He’s been to more competitions than anyone out there – other than Cassi (Jensen), she’s been to quite a few as well,” said Zebruck. “He worked hard all year and you get out what you put in.”

Cassi Jensen kept a win streak going in Anchorage, taking home a gold for a fourth straight year. Jensen won three straight bouts for gold in the girls U13 under-114 pounds division.

Leenders went 2-0 in the U15 over-144 pounds division to take gold.

“Jaydon just dominated his division. He was just a beast,” said Zebruck. “I hope to see him out at more tournaments in the future.”

Maxfield went undefeated for gold in the U13 under-114 pounds for gold.

Damon Tonner overcame an opponent who defeated him last year to win gold in the U9 under-66 pounds division.

Kingston fought up a division to a silver in U18 under-145 pounds.

“He had a really stacked division, but he fought and did well in all his matches,” said Zebruck. “I’m proud of him for sticking in there.”

Zebruck won two fights on his way to gold in the senior men’s over-220-pounds division. He also pocketed a bronze in the masters open division.

“We were actually hoping to have more come with us to Anchorage,” said Zebruck.

“Hopefully, by bringing home all those medals, the other kids see that and know how good of a time we had, how well we did, and next year we get a few more competitors come with us.”

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Delivery in 2 to 4 weeks. www.solargrowingweebly.com Call Bob at 867-668-4965

HEAVY DUTY Champion generator, 7800 starting watts, 6500 maximum rated watts, 120/240 volt electric start, 486 hours, $500.

633-6920 or 689-1952

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon

SET OF 2 speakers, Boze 901 series 6, comes with equalizer 21”W x 12”D x 12”H, excellent condition, call/text 335-8831

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

MANAGER, MENTAL HEALTH & SUPPORT PROGRAMS is looking for a

RELIO M3 burner for oil furnace or boiler, $175. 667-6752 or 332-8706

Full-time DISHWASHER $12 PER HOUR Apply with resume ~ NOC 6711

TIGERLOOP FOR oil furnace or boiler, $100. 667-6752 or 332-8706 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee.

1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca Canvas Tents and Wood Stoves Lowest Prices in Canada Tents will ship by Greyhound from Castlegar, B.C. Canvas Tent Shop, www.Canvastentshop.ca 1-800-234-1150 Call for Prices

Job Postings Issue Date: April 25, 2016 The Village of Haines Junction is looking to hire:

Pool Supervisor Executive Assistant (Exempt, Term Position) Administrative Assistant (Permanent, Full-Time Position) Please send your résumé and cover letter to: Cao-vhj@yknet.ca

MENʼS BLACK shoes, sz 9, like new, $15.

334-8318

Chief Administrative Officer, Monika Schittek

SINGER SEWING machine, 99 stitches, comes with all attachments & extension table. 668-5786

Village of Haines Junction, Box 5339, Haines Junction, YT Y0B 1L0

SLIDE PROJECTOR and stand. Good working order. Cannon Canner 4200F, $200.633-3113

No later than: 2:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, May 13, 2016 More information is available at: http://www.hainesjunctionyukon.com/ index.php/village-services/jobs-tenders-rfps

THE JOB: Reporting to the Director of Health, Social, this position is responsible for providing personal and family counseling, and delivering the National Native Alcohol & Drug Addiction Program (NNADAP). This position is responsible for supervising Family Support Worker and the Justice Coordinator/ Native Court Worker. This position also coordinates all Therapists coming into the community through the use of Client Case Conferencing.

THE CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate will hold a degree or diploma in social work, psychology, psychotherapy, or a related field, or the equivalent in training and experience. The candidate must have at least 2 years direct and successful counseling experience; knowledge of social issues affecting First Nation peoples both locally and nationally; knowledge; of public and private agencies associated with alcohol and drug abuse programs; knowledge of a variety of treatment programs and therapeutic approaches.

The ability to resolve conflicts and to problem solve; ability to analyze community and client needs and develop policies and procedures to meet those needs; and ability to organize and facilitate workshops and presentations. The ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically, both verbally and in writing, with clients, co-workers, community members, and with outside agencies, partners and business associates is essential. Experience working with a First Nations community is an asset. Successful candidate will require a mandatory criminal record check and maintain a substance-free lifestyle.

PAY RANGE: $45.44 per hour to start, with a benefits package This is a full-time term position based on 65 hrs. bi-weekly (6.5 hour workdays – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.)

A minimum one-year commitment is required.

A detailed job description is available at: www.vgfn.ca/employment CLOSING DATE: May 4, 2016 @ 4:00 p.m.

We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please submit resume that include job experience related to position to: Brenda Frost, Manager, Human Resources Vuntut Gwitchin Government Box 94, Old Crow, Y.T. Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-3800 Email: hrd@vgfn.net While qualified VGFN citizens will be given preference, all interested and qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

Posted: April 01, 2016

YUKON INDIAN Hockey Association T-shirt, size L, $25. 322-2505 LONG MULTI-COLOURED kitchen counter, $50; 2 new kitchen delta faucets, $100 ea; wooden stand for afghan or bedspread holding, bedspreads in different sizes/colours, 393-1992 or fossilpoint@northwestel.net

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon

BLACK TUXEDO, great for grad, will fit someone 5' 1" - 5' 3" with slight build, approximately 36" chest, $150. 335-1426.

POULAN 3314 chainsaw, Good cond, $55.

667-4563 AWING, 12ʼX 8ʼ, new, never used, excellent condition, $100. 333-9020 YELLOW CEDAR Mask, Salish Interpretational Mask, 14" x 9”, carved by Metis, Ian Texmo, can send photos, open to offers.

334-1254 TWO 19” x 19” steer hide footstools with steer horn legs, $50 ea. 633-6920 CUSTOM BUILT log picnic table, 3x8' one of a kind, stained. Can be disassembled & delivery arranged, $ 650. 668-5511 2 STEAMER type storage trunks, no keys, $30 each, dimensions: 35"W x 20"D x 18"H, and second, 43"W x 21"D x 23"H. Call 335-2675 MINING CART, complete with track & switch, great yard display, $750.

403-915-6992 2-PERSON INFLATABLE boat with paddle; canoe paddle, new, Grey Owl. 660-4321 FLAVORWAVE OVEN, $45; Jack Lalanne power juicer, $45; ice cream/dessert maker, new, mint cond, $18. 660-4321 USED HEARTH pad to protect floor under wood stove, surface is matte black, size is approx. 4 x 5 feet. some scratches & dents, otherwise fine. 335-7555 HOT TUB, excellent condition, $5,900.

689-2191 YUKON MADE bird houses. Call 332-6565 MASSEY FERGUSON disk seed drill in working order, offers; 12ʼ cultivator, offers.

633-3608 YARDWORKS 10" 25CC Roto-tiller, used once, too small for our needs, $150. Call 335-2223 BELL DISH, 2 heads, 2 receivers, wires/manual included, $100 obo. 633-5463 MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT womenʼs clothes, down vest, sm, $50; rain pants, med, new, $80; shell jacket, med, $25; Lands End Prima Loft jacket, large, $30. 311B Hanson St.

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51 HUSQVARNA chain saw with 18” bar, $200 obo. 668-7748

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

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FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT The Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre is seeking an

Acting Events Manager 12-14 month contract The Acting Events Manager (AEM) would be responsible for booking, organizing, planning and implementing events in the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre including receiving and directing rental inquiries, managing the overall bookings calendar, conducting rental client tours and initial meetings, conducting event intakes, creating event sheets, quotes and contracts, organizing event plans and schedules, maintaining and updating event paperwork, and communicating with clients. The AEM will also be responsible for the development and implementation of rental event and network marketing, responding to Requests for Proposals, and collaborating on the organization of internal events.

This position requires an individual who is outgoing and able to maintain a positive attitude at all times when dealing with clients, customers, staff and other guests of the facility. The successful applicant will have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and a strong ability to work as part of a team as well as independently. This position requires exceptional attention to detail and time management skills, as well as strong organization and information management skills. The incumbent will possess strong knowledge and experience in event planning and management, and have a passion for providing outstanding customer service and ensuring the success of every event. This position requires an individual who is extraordinarily reliable, diplomatic, and confident, and who is able to work well with initiative under extreme pressure and multiple tight deadlines.

As an employer, KDCC is a dynamic, busy facility that hosts clients from all over Canada and internationally, tourists from around the world, and serves a variety of needs for the community. We are seeking dedicated, reliable, outgoing and diplomatic people to join our team.

For more information and to review the full Job Description, please visit our website at: www.kdcc.ca/about-us/employment-opportunities or email Meredith Kenzie, Marketing and Events Manager, at meredith@kdcc.ca To apply: please email a Resume, Cover Letter, and References to Meredith Kenzie, Marketing and Events Manager, at meredith@kdcc.ca or deliver an application to the Front Desk of the KDCC at 1171 Front Street, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 0G9.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday, May 16, 2016 at 9:00pm PST.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR (TERM POSITION) THE JOB: Reporting to the Executive Director, this position manages the Education department team in delivering programs and support services to VGFN citizens enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and post secondary students. These programs include the cultural education programs; homework tutor program; Elder in school program; student allowances programs; student incentive programs; school hot lunch program among other programs. The Director also represents VGFN in education related business with governments, partners and professionals and assists with developing and implementing strategic goals and work plans. This position also supervises the Sports & Recreation Program.

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will have a diploma in an academic field or the equivalent in experience and relevant training; Broad knowledge of government legislation regarding education; Knowledge of Yukon Education system, programs and services; Knowledge of educational issues affecting First Nation peoples both locally and nationally. The ideal candidate will need to be creative and innovative; culturally sensitive and possess management experience that includes financial and supervisory skills. Experience working in a First Nation community is an asset.

PAY RANGE: $72,491 to $94,238 ($47.66 - $61.96) per annum plus an excellent benefit package This is a full-time term position based on 32.5 hours per week.

(6.5-hour workday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 to 4:30 p.m) A detailed job description is available at: www.vgfn.ca/employment CLOSING DATE: May 2, 2016 @ 4:00 p.m.

We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information about this position, please contact: Brenda Frost hrd@vgfn.net or by calling 867-966-3261 Ext 256.

Please submit resumes that include job experience related to position to: Brenda Frost Human Resources Manager Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-3008 Email: hrd@vgfn.net While qualified VGFN citizens will be give preference, all interested and qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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ROLL OF 3” blue lay flat hose, 300ʼ, 100; 3” clear suction hose, 3 30ʼ sections 3” green suction hose, all 1/2 price of new. 334-6101 DRESS FORM, new. Adjustable size, $50.

821-2953 HUSQVARNA 375, $300; Coleman 5000W generator; Yamaha 2600W generator; Pentax 35mm with lenses, $200 obo. ‚àè334-6043 CAST IRON fondue set based with enamel, 6 skewers, $50; 334-3043

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

TVs & Stereos DIGITAL VIDEO Recorder (DVR), Motorola DCT3412, record up to 70 hrs of digital TV or 15 hrs of HD, $150 obo. 633-6961

Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

Computers & Accessories

✔ 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

IPHONE 5S, with case & attachments, excellent condition, $200. 334-3043

Electrical Appliances

ASUS 7" Tablet Model: ME173X. A few light scratches on the screen from normal use.

Hipstreet case & USB charging cable inclʼd, $60 obo. 633-3485

ALADDIN LAMP, Heritage brass lamp with Aladdin glass shade, blue dogwood pattern, electric & oil, $75. 667-2389

OTTERBOX DEFENDER armoured case for Ipad AIr, hardly used, great condition, no scratches or marks, $40. 332-1281 MasterCard

KENMORE FRIDGIDAIRE fridge, sxs fridge & freezer, 32 3/4' wide, 65" tall, 30" deep, white, water dispenser on outside, works fine, $150 obo; microwave, white, above stove model, free. 334-6724 MEDIUM BAR fridge, $85; medium size freezer, $125; apartment size stove/oven range, like new, $125; large coffee cambro, 90 cups, $175 firm. 403-915-6992 WHIRLPOOL DUET washer/dryer, automatic front-loading washer w/heating element, Energy Star certified, dark grey, regular size, both in vg cond, stackable, $500 obo. 335-7555 GE MATCHING washer/dryer set, good working order, both for $250. 633-2837 BREVILLE SOUS Chef large capacity food processor, never used, retail $450, asking $225. 667-4418

Cheque, Cash

Musical Instruments

S.A. vouchers accepted.

PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com

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

MARSHALL MINI Stack amp & boss foot wah pedal, $500 obo. 667-4892 NATIVE DRUM, wolf, $200. 334-6043

Firewood DONʼS FIREWOOD •Year round harvest/supply •Beetlekill stockpiled in Whitehorse •$235/cord delivered city limits U-Cut available “Firewood When You Want It!” 393-4397

Guns & Bows 308 WINCHESTER, Ruger M77 composite stock/stainless steel with Bushnell scope, exc cond, accurate. Only 3 boxes of ammunition have gone through this rifle, $800.

332-1065

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Coyote Video Goody’s Gas Green Garden Restaurant Super A Porter Creek Trails North

38 Famous Video Super A Riverdale Tempo Gas Bar

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

LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL 30-30 WINCHESTER Model 94, 1970, exc cond, $650. 667-6752 or 332-8706 RUGER REDHAWK 44 magnum stainless steel, like new, two boxes fired through it, $900. 336-0783

WANTED: COLLECTOR wants badges & patches from law enforcement, fire department, conservation officers, aircraft & firefighters etc throughout the Yukon. Contact 927 Atlantic Ave, Winnipeg Man, R2X 1L5 WANTED: USED or new pot belly stove, bamboo blinds in different sizes, 2 large papazon cushions, light teal coloured sun umbrella; also cedar, small amount. 393-1992 or fossilpoint@northwestel.net WANTED: MOCCASIN overshoe, size 10 or 11; also single shot gun. 334-5435

SMITH & Wesson 500 magnum, 8 3/8 barrel, 40 rounds fired through, like new. Paid $1700, asking $1,300. 336-0783

WANTED: OLD pop machine, must be in working condition. 332-1999

RUGER BISLEY 45 Long Colt, single action, blued/wood. 5 boxes fired through, c/w new rcbs dies, $900. 336-0783

WANTED: ELECTRIC fence solar energizer, preferably Parmak Solar Pak 12. Christina at 335-4806

WOOD LONGBOW with quiver of wood arrows, handmade in the USA, fully functional, also looks good for decoration or medieval role playing, $150. Call or txt Matt 332-1281 NORINCO JW-20 .22 cal. semi auto take-down rifle. Copy of the Browning .22 take down, $100. 667-4563 WHITEHORSE RIFLE & Pistol Club is having a restricted firearms safey course on Saturday, May 7, 8:30am PRE-64 MODEL 88 Winchester in 308 calibre, $650 firm. 399-3791 WANTED: WINCHESTER model 94 or model 64 30-30 or 32 special. Call/text 334-5666 REMINGTON MODEL 700 left hand, 30-06, $550. 667-4563

Wanted WANTED: POLYCARBONATE greenhouse, looking for 8 x 10 or 6 x 10 asap. 335-2962

Cars 2014 TOYOTA Corolla LE CVT. Fully loaded with heated leather, sunroof, command start & extʼd warranty. Only 18,547 kms, $21,450.

334-2152 2012 SUBARU Impreza, 2.0I, 4-dr wagon, 4WD, only 41,000kms, 2L, 4-cyl, CVT auto, A/C, clean, 2 sets of tires, $12,500.

668-7455 or 667-4463 2011 TOYOTA Corolla sport model, 49,000 kms, auto, extended warranty to March 31, 2021 or 120,000 kms, $16,000. 633-5943 2007 CHRYSLER 300, custom chrome rims, tires & stereo system. Well maintained, 164,000 kms, $7,100 obo. 333-3457 or 334-3456 2007 MATRIX, blue, no rust, 2 sets tires on rims, 250,000 kms, motor 130,000, standard, clutch 70%, spare alternator & pwr steering pump, new fluids, gd interior, $4,500.

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Responsibilities: All volunteers will be required to attend a volunteer orientation session in early June (location and time TBD) Skills needed: Any prior experience or training that you feel may be relevant (i.e. First Aid, Paddling Experience, Serving it Right, BARS, class of driver’s license etc) Time commitment:Variable, based on volunteer availability and chosen job Incentive for the volunteer: • Invitation to our Opening Night Reception & Volunteer Appreciation Party • Collectible Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival T-Shirt • Every four (4) hours of volunteering gets you a ticket to one of the performances (based on availability) • Access to other Festival productions and Magnetic Encounters events on a stand-by basis Staff position that will supervise the volunteer: Vanessa Epp, Volunteer Coordinator Contact Information: Vanessa Epp Magnetic North Theatre Festival volunteer@magneticnorthfestival.ca

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 2007 TOYOTA FJ cruiser, fully loaded, 190,000 kms, 5-spd auto, winch & other great features, part time/full time 4WD. Call 333-9277 2006 FORD Focus, 93,000kms, fully loaded, leather, 4-dr sedan, $7,500 obo.

867-536-7206 2005 KIA Magentis, 4-dr sedan, auto, tinted windows, well maintained, $3,000. 334-2262 2001 PONTIAC Grand Prix, 115,000 kms, runs great, great condition, power windows, $4,300 obo. 334-3456 1999 FORD Taurus 4-dr, V8 auto, new tires, $1,895. 667-7777

YUKON NEWS 1997 GMC Yukon, 2-dr, 350 V8 motor, 138,000 km, $5,800. 667-2976 or 333-0901 1994 JEEP Grand Cherokee, good condition, engine runs great, new transmission 120 k, 400,000km, $1,250 obo. 393-2111 1991 CHEVY Blazer, 0:1 charge, new brakes, $900. 334-6043 1968 CHEV 3-T dump truck, 350 2-speed, 12Ęź dump box, runs great, $3,500. 633-2433 WANTED: DOUBLE axle flatbed trailer to build mini home on, will pay up to $3,000.

Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

778-350-2085 Veronica

1999 SPORTY Pontiac Sunfire, automatic, 4-door, very clean and mechanically fine, $1,400. Call 393-1992

Auto Parts & Accessories

1996 PONTIAC transport 3400 cc motor, 213,000kms, needs minor repairs, $950 obo.

334-6101

TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box

1990 TOYOTA Hiace, diesel, 4 wheel drive, mechanically excellent, $2,500. 333-9020 1986 OLDS Ciera, 4 door sedan, vg shape, 77,000 kms, new battery, remote start, safety , $2,000. Call 633-4311

Trucks 2014 DODGE Ram 1500 ST, quad cab, short box, 4WD, only 118,000kms, gas, remote start, new tires, exc cond, $19,900.

668-7455 or 667-4463

2011 FORD F-150 4X4 3.7 Litres V6 automatic, 114,500Km 6 speed transmission, $15,500 obo. 867-456-2121 2009 1 ton GMC diesel, performance package, lift kit, new tires, flat deck/winch, low mileage, $29,000. 334-4134

4 MOTOMASTER AW all seasons, P185/70 R14, like new, w/rims, 5-stud, $100 ea or $350 for set. 867-862-7047 4 TRUCK tires on rims, P235/75 R17 108S, 6 bolt, $50 obo. 633-6961

2008 TOYOTA Tacoma, access cab, V6, 155,000 km, nice shape, new brakes, new tires, summer and winter tires on rims, undercoated, tonneau cover, command start, open to offers. Vernon 335-8530

2006 TOYOTA Tacoma RWD, 129,000 km w/ color match canopy, no accidents, runs great, $9,800 obo. Call or text for more info 334-8539 2005 CHEV Silverado 1500, ext cab, tonneau cover, spare tire all P265, 4 DR V8, rear tow receiver & wiring, power driver seat, great condition, $7,500 obo. 334-3456 or 333-3457 2005 F150 Ford p/u, new tires, front end rebuilt last fall, needs spark plugs changed but have them, $4,000. 335-3237 2003 HONDA Odyssey, 7-seater, 239,000 hwy kms, fully serviced, mechanical inspection, set of winter tires on rims, exc cond, $5,000 obo. 667-2067 2002 FORD F150 4x4 8Ęź box with canopy, 234452 km, mechanical inspection certified, excellent condition, $5,500. 867-993-6736 or email hdwell@yahoo.ca 2002 GMC Safari Cargo, fuel efficient 4.3 L 6 Cyl, white, AM/FM radio, shelving included, very well maintained, runs great, 280,000 highway kms, $4,300 obo. 660-4646 2002 TOYOTA Tundra 4-dr 4X4, lift kit, dual exhaust, canopy, undercoating, bed liner, hitch, driving lights, cold air intake, 200,000kms, $8,000 obo. 336-8200 2001 CHEVROLET Tracker, 164,991kms, near new tires, small oil & coolant leak, runs & steers good, black, has been driven up to April 25 2016, $1,650 obo. 333-9084 1998 DODGE 1 ton hydraulic tilt deck, 17,8000kms, runs good, $5,500 obo.

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SETS OF tires, 80% tread on most.

195-60R15, 245-75R16, 255-70R17, 275-65R18, 275-60R20. Other sizes, prices vary. 393-3598 GABRIEL ULTRA G Force Strut for front right side of KIA Sedona 2002-2005 year, model #G52035. $25; KYB Excel-G gas shock absorbers, model #344296, fits Kia Sedona 2002-2005, both $50. 334-6628

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Help control the pet overpopulation problem

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

...that you can donate credit at The Feed Store for us so we can purchase food and other items for the animals?

Pets 2 DOG carriers, Dimensions: 13.5"W x 18"L x 14"H, $20; 19"W x 29"L x 22"H, $30. Call 335-2675

...that we have accounts with both P&M Recycling and Raven Recycling? You can drop off your recycling with them, tell them that it’s a donation for us and they’ll add your recycling to our account!

PB REG, Norwegian Elkhound, male, 18 months old. Available to an active family or person. He is well started, healthy & smart.

Approved home only, $1,000. 668-3885

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...that you can submit your Independent Grocer receipts to help Mae Bachur Animal Shelter? Drop them off at the Shelter for every $5000 in receipts, Independent Grocers give the Shelter a donation

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To Our Sweet Sunshine!

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2008 TOYOTA Highlander SUV, 7 passenger seating, power door locks and windows, cruise control, AC, tow package. 4 wheel drive, power starter, great condition, $17,900. 456-4291

2007 FORD F250 pick-up, V8 auto, posi-track, was $4,900, reduced to $3,600.

667-7777

PARTS FOR 2007 GMC, 4x 245/70 R17 all terrain tires on black iron rims w/locking lug nuts, F/N air cleaner, 5.3 engine, white Chevy truck rim, pickup box trailer. 667-2619

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2008 FORD F350 Lariat, 4X4, crew cab, diesel, 141,000 kms. 335-6560

2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4x4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311

PARTS FOR 2004 Dodge Mini van 3.3, pass side axle, headlights, tail lights, starter, alternator, 4 x 215/65 R 16 studded tires, new 215/65 R16 all season tire, etc. 667-2619

2 NOKIA winter tires, 175/70 R13, used 20%, set for $100. 862-7047

4 WINTER Nokian extra load, 195/65R 15 RX, like new, $100 ea or $350 for set.

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ALUMINUM HEAD ache rack for full size p/u, $500; P/u box off 2001 F250 full size, $500. 334-3237

Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100

2013 CHEVY Silverado, 4WD, ext cab, 5.3, blue, remote start, runs great, great condition, 60,000 kms, $33,500. Call 332-4098

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Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member!

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If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382 If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.

You can also check out our award winning website at:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA

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CANINE GOOD Neighbour test, presented

by Yukon Schutzhund Association, Sunday August 21, 2016 at 1pm. Register @ Yukon.Schutzhund@gmail.com, or 333-0505

2004 SUZUKI V-Strom 650 Adventure Touring. 22,000kms, blue, new tires & chain, signal lights in hand guards, side & centre stand, $4300 obo. 334-5799

1984 14ʼ Zodiac MKII with 25hp Mercury motor, windshield, seats, 12V pump, accessory kit, sale by original owner, $4,850 obo. To view call 667-2667

DOG TRAVEL kennel, 40-60lbs size, $150; Western saddles, 1-$250 & $350.

403-915-6992

2008 HARLEY Davidson Ultra Classic, loaded, lots of extras, lots of chrome, 44,000 kms, $18,000. 334-6657

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles

SNOWMOBILE/ATV RAMP, aluminum bifold, 6ʼx4ʼ, $50. 667-4563

18ʼ LUND boat, gal. trailer, 50hp Honda & 4hp Yamaha shocks, center consul, electric downriggers, floor boards, travel cover, S.S. bow rails, $14,700. 667-6752 or 332-8706

TAITʼS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles

by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com RONʼS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVʼs, Small industrial equipment.

Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2009 YAMAHA V Star 1300 touring cruiser, new tires, leather saddlebags, recent tune-up/oil change, windshield, passenger back rest, $4,500. 333-9020 RECREATIONAL POWERSPORTS AND MARINE (RPM) REPAIRS Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates!

Call Patrick at 335-4181 2012 NINJA 250 •Practically new, 458kms.

•Never dropped.

•Great condition. $3,500.00 Call 334-5660 LEATHER CHAPS, size 31” waist, 31” long; motorcycle jacket, Joe Rocket, size med, like new, selling together, $200. 399-3033 JOE ROCKET leather pants, waist size 28, black with hip & knee armour. Zips to your jacket. Like new but for one ankle zipper that's come adrift, $225. 667-4563 2001 HONDA VLX600 Shadow, 7600 kms.

Ridden gently, $3,000. Saddlebags & backrest to fit a 750 Shadow, $200. 667-4563 FRANK THOMAS street boots, mens 6.5, but not gender specific. $100. 4 helmets, 2 swing jaw, one open face, one beany. Good shape. Offers. 667-4563 FIELDSHEER TEXTILE riding jacket, padded, zip out lining, black with orange piping, size small. Practically new, $200. 667-4563 1998 SUZUKI King Quad 300, excellent shape, $4,000. 334-3237

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YUKON NEWS

2009 SUZUKI Boulevard trike, like new, 3730 kms. Triked by Lehman, always stored indoors. Parked last three years. 5 coats triple pearl white paint, $18,000 firm. 633-6920

65HP MERC outboard with controls, $200.

668-7748 WANTED: OLD canvas canoe for landscaping project. Can be damaged or very old.

335-2479

2005 YAMAHA 15 HP, 4 stroke long shaft.

Less than 20 hours. Starts and runs awesome, c/w adapter to charge battery.

333-1002

GLASS FLOTATION balance, used years ago by Japanese fishermen, floated in the West Coast of Vancouver Island, great item for collectors. 668-5786

Marine

Heavy Equipment

PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467

MINI-EXCAVATORS and skid steer loaders for rent, Dawson area.

With or without operator, mob/de-mob available.

Great for landscaping, mining, general construction.

Call Joe 867-993-3914

30HP TOHATSU, short shaft, 4 stroke, electric tilt, start, as new, minimum hours, c/w remote controls inclʼg steering, tank, hose & extra prop, $3,200. 633-2118 YUKAN CANOE 2016 Paddling Courses.

•Canoe, Kayak, Rescue and SUP courses.

•Whitewater Canoes, Kayaks, SUP Boards, Voyageur Canoe and Drysuits rentals.

Book On-line: WWW.YUKANCANOE.COM OR email info@yukancanoe.com For more info: 667-2628 ROUGHNECK 1960MT riverboat, 2007 model, comes with EZload trailer & 2011 4-stroke Yamaha 90 HP, excellent running condition, $15,000. 333-5531 16ʼ CEDAR and canvas Faber canoe, canvas, gunwales & shoe keel replaced, $1,000; 40 lb thrust Minn Kota motor & mount, $150.

667-2389 CEDAR AND canvas Chestnut Canoe, 19.5ʼ, weighs 120 lbs. Includes removable ash floor boards, vg cond, ribs & stern replaced, new canvas. Rated for 7.5HP long shaft motor, $2,500. 667-2389

CAT D11N, D10N, D9N, Cat 400D 40 Ton Rock Truck 8"X6" Self-Priming Cornell Water Pump, Cyl JD Engine, 6"X8" Berkley Pump on 4 Cyl Yanmar, 1500 Hrs. Complete with Suction For Sale, Rent or Rental Purchase All Sitting In Dawson City, YK A1 Cats Grande Prairie 780-538-1599 or Website www.a1-cats.com 30ʼ GOOSENECK flat deck trailer. Tri-axle 21,000lbs, near new, $12,000. 334-2150 HIGHWAY BRUSHING equipment. M125X Kubota tractor, rear duals, Schulte 15ʼ batwing HD mower, c/w 10ʼ flex arm, 4 hydraulics, spare tires & parts. Exc cond, $81,000 obo. 334-3881 2009 MITSUBISHI dump truck Fuso FG 140 4x4, is diesel, does not take DEF, 40,000km with tow hitch & trailer brakes, electric hydraulic dump. 250-634-2811 3406B CAT motor & retarder, has new fan hub & injectors, needs oil cooler rebuilt, $5,000 obo. 334-6101

BELL PROSPECTOR 16 canoe in vg cond, river canoe, royalex, green with 2 paddles; $1400. 334-7580

100 BARREL truck water tank, c/w 3” Bowie water pump air lines & controls, $4,500.

334-6101

9.8 HP marine long shaft outboard motor, $1,000. 667-2976 or 333-0901

150 GAL Tidy Tank, c/w electric pump, $650 obo. 334-6101

1988 MARINER boat engine, 25 hp, long shaft, motor runs great, needs lower unit, $500 obo. 335-8937

Aircraft

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father

Alfred “Fred” Herzog March 28, 1943 - April 10, 2016

Survived by his daughter Jaua House of Whitehorse, daughter Eleo-Moia Brigham of Leduc, Alberta and brother Ludouit Herzog of Slovakia.

Predeceased by his son Alfred Herzig, brother William Herzog of Slovakia, Ludouit Herzog, mother Agnesa Herzog of Slovakia Cremation to take place April 20, 2016 at Heritage North Funeral Home, Whitehorse Rest in peace, Dad

FREE CLASSIFIEDS

1995 MAULE MXT-7-180-CS, TTSN E&A 930, exc cond, recent mods. See ad at www.controller.com 867-634-5115 C-GJPH PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28 140 aircraft & logs are lodged @ Rodan Air Maintenance in Whitehorse. 867-993-5423 LORD DYNAFOCAL type 1 engine mounts for Lycoming O-320 E2D d2a . I am looking to purchase low or mid time mounts for my project. 334-6087

Campers & Trailers TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2002 CORSAIR truck camper, Excella, 9'2" w/shower, queen bed, N/S, fantastic fan, tinted windows, rear awning, well kept, $11,500. 668-4876 2009 27ʼ Jayco trailer, excellent condition, queen & Jack&Jill beds, AC, TV, full bathroom w/shower, automatic awning, used very little, call to view, #18,000 obo.

334-6724 1997 BOUNDER motorhome, 35ʼ, 99,000 miles, new fridge, hot water tank, toilet & tires, $23,000. 334-2150

2008 15' Hi-Lo travel trailer, perfect shape, small light weight, easy to tow, 3-way fridge, gas stove/oven, gas heat, toilet/shower, duel deep cycle batteries, A/C, electric brakes, 20,000kms, $9,000. 335-2223 18ʼ CAR hauler, dual 3,500lb axles, 2 5/16” ball hitch, heavy frame, slide in ramps, 8,000lb winch, $4,500 obo. 334-6101 2008 39.5ʼ Tahoe toy hauler 5th wheel trailer, back room 12ʼX8ʼ, electric bunks, ramp c/w full gazebo, sat TV, Onan generator, outside body work needed, $16,000 obo.

333-0464 2008 16ʼ Continental cargo trailer, good condition, side man-door, rear barn-style doors, interior e-track on both sides for tie-downs, rubber mat floor, $4,950 obo in Tagish.

867-399-3042 or 399-4244

Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail glacierviewcabins@gmail.com www.glacierviewcabins.ca MARSH LAKE Solid Waste Management Society will hold its AGM on May 4th, 2016 7pm at the Marsh Lake Community Centre.

PORTER CREEK Community Association Annual General Meeting Monday, May 2nd, 7pm, Guild Hall, Porter Creek. All Welcome.

Spread the word & come show your support.

Info 633-4829 ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association AGM Thursday May 26, 7pm, Sport Yukon, 4061-4th Ave, Boardroom #1, all welcome YUKON PRIDE: Saturday, June 25. Parade, Picnic and Dance for the LGBTQ + allies community. Tickets for Queer as Funk at KDCC on sale now. www.queeryukon.com FERMENTED FOODS WORKSHOPS! Get hands-on instruction for making sauerkraut, curtido, kimchi, pickles and kefir, while learning how they can benefit your gut, health and pocketbook!

First one is on April 7.

More info at www.katherinebelisle.com/classes AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneʼs drinking?

Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerʼs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting YUKON WHOLISTIC Health Network Annual General Meeting, 7pm, Thursday, May 12 at the Whitehorse Public Library. Everyone welcome! Contact 667-6030 for more info.

ELECTRIC FENCING technique workshop for small and large scale food producers, May 28th. Limited availability, fills quickly.

Contact WildWise Yukon for more info.

335-5212, info@wildwise.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 MT LORNE Spring Fair May 7, 10am-3pm, LMCC, km 1, Annie Lake Road, bedding plant sale, needle felting class, kids activities, garage sale, tables @ $10. Register 667-7083 LORNE MOUNTAIN Community Centre AGM, May 19th Thursday 7pm followed by fun, community games and BBQ info www.mountlorne.yk.net SLIDE INTO German. Join our group, learn and/or practice German over coffee every Saturday at the Birch and Bear, Waterfront Station, 10am-11am, no charge. Call 334-6948 for info.

TUNGSTEN, NWT 30 Year Reunion, invitation to all former Tungstenites, June 24-28, 2016, Mount Robson Provincial Park, Valemount, BC. Join the group on Facebook or call/text: Ingrid Hillgren (867) 689-4969

WANTED: NEWER 5th Wheel hitch. Tagish.

867-399-3031 Lv msg

"SOUNDS OF Africa" a concert by Whitehorse Community Choir, 8:00 pm, May 6th and 7th, Yukon Arts Centre. Tickets on sale now through Yukon Arts Centre and Arts Underground.

2010 JAYCO Feather Light, used about 6 times, slideout, sleeps 6, TV, radio, air cond, $25,000. More info @ 333-9507

YUKON RIVER Trail Marathon. Sunday August 7th, Filling fast. www.yukonmarathon.com

Book your FREE 30 Word Classified ONLINE!

OPEN PIT Performance League AGM, Wednesday, May 4, at 5:30pm, Whitehorse Public Library.

DANCE G A T H E R I N G , a monthly, let-loose-shake-it-move-stretch-sweat-smile evening. Mix of world beat, rock, blues, electronica. May 7 @ 302 Strickland, 800-930pm. Adults & mature teens. Entrance by donation.

BRAEBURN LAKE Christian Camp now accepting registrations for the 2016 Summer Camping season. Children ages 6 - 14. See www.braeburncamp.ca for forms and information. Discounts for early birds and multiple children.

FREE BALL Pit Drop In May 14th at the Heart of Riverdale from 11am-3pm, sponsored by Due North Maternity and Baby.

Parental Supervision is required. No Ball Pit May 7th FELTING WORKSHOP, Saturday May 7, 9am. Needle felting & wet felting to make a picture in wool, $110. Contact Susan Ross for more info @ 633-4201 KLUANE MOUNTAIN Bluegrass Festival June 10 to 12. Weekend passes on sale: Dean's Strings (Whitehorse), Kluane Machine (HJ) and online: www.yukonbluegrass.com. Buy now to avoid disappointment!

YUKON CANOE and Kayak Club Paddleswap and Barbecue May 11, 6pm. Buy and sell boating gear at Old City Intake Selkirk St. MOTHERS DAY Brunch at Marsh Lake Community Centre Sunday May 8th 10am & 11:30 sittings. Live music & great menu starring eggs benny. Reserve at 660-4999 or marshlake@gmail.com.

ANNUAL GALA Garage Sale fundraiser for Haiti. May 28 at Whitehorse Elementary gym. Want to help? Items to donate?

334-3928 karen@littlefootprintsbigsteps.com YUKON TABLE Tennis Championships May 14 & 15, Saturday school event & junior competition, Sunday Menʼs/Womenʼs singles & doubles. For more info contact 668-3358 YUKON ORIENTEERING Association first meet of 2016 Wednesday May 4 at 6pm on Ear Lake map. Park at Miles Canyon Rd off highway at railroad tracks. Info call Karen 335-0191 HIDE AND Horn Sealed Bid Auction, Saturday May 7th, 2016, Transportation Museum, 11am-4pm. 667-7091 ANYONE INTERESTED in joining an architecture/environmental science club here in Whitehorse email me at rs24dust@yahoo.com PRIVATE ART SALE Fredrick W. Lemke Saturday, 14 May 2016, 10 am-3pm, 108 Lobird Trailer Court.

Watercolour Originals 40% off.

Limited Edition Prints 50% off.

668-7001 YOU ARE invited to the Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair, Thursday, May 5th at the Yukon Transportation Museum. Public viewing of the FABULOUS 48 Entries is from 1-2 pm.

Coordinated by YHMA. JACK HULLAND School Council is having a regular council meeting May 4, 2016 at 7pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

GARAGE S A L E Saturday May 7th 9am-1pm, Golden Age Society 4061A Fourth Avenue. Accepting donations of good quality items, no clothing please THE YUKON Beer Festival Society is holding its annual general meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at 7pm at the T&M. All are welcome to attend PORTER CREEK Secondary School is looking for people who are interested in participating in a community garden located at the school. Please call 667-8044 or email: kyla.greve@yesnet.yk.ca for more information.

YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents A Meeting of Northern Worlds: Indigenous Peoples and the Norse in Arctic Canada with Pat Sutherland, Friday, May 6, 7:00pm, Westmark Whitehorse. Free.

I WOULD like to connect with those who have/had brain tumours to start a Brain Tumour walk next year & support group. If there is any interest contact me at thetraveleryt@yahoo.ca YUKON BIRD Club Trip Sunday May 8, Sheep & Crane Fest bird walk with Scott Cameron, meet at the Campbell Region Interpretive Centre at 9:30am, 2 hrs.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 YUKON ORIENTEERING Association meet May 11 on Downtown Map to celebrate World “O” Day. Registration starts 6:00pm at SS Klondike. For information call Jim at 668-2639 THE YUKON Art Society will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday May 10, 5:30 pm at Arts Underground, 15-305 Main Street, Whitehorse YT. YUKON BIRD Club Trip May 5 Thursday, Quartz Road Wetlands with Jim Hawkings, meet at Boston Pizza parking area 5:30pm, 1.5 hrs, family friendly event CANADIAN EVALUATION Society, networking evening with Wendy Rowe from Royal Roads speaking on "Performance measures: links between planning and evaluation" 10 May 7pm at KDCC. All welcome. Info 668-3164 GET TOGETHER en français. Painless French for everyone in Dawson! Pot luck, entertainment for kids, and live music. May 13th, 5:30 pm, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture. dawson@afy.yk.ca THE YUKON Astronomical Society invites everyone for our International Astronomy Week event, on Monday, May 9th between 08AM and 1PM in the Shipyards Park. Observe Mercury transiting the Sun! PUCK POCKET AGM will be held June 6, 2016 at 7pm, Location 17 - 9th avenue Whitehorse Yukon.

CALLING ANYONE who would like to volunteer and anyone who want to join in the 2016 Mud Boggs. Meeting @ the Bogg grounds@7pm on May 27th.

CONSENT TRAINING. Learn consent through an interactive, law-based workshop.

Monday, May 9, 6pm or Friday, May 13 at noon at 503 Hanson Street. Info/RSVP: gnorth@vfwomenscentre.com or 667-2693 SATURDAY, MAY 21, 10am-12noon, Dawson City Community Hospital, front entrance. CCA Yukon Support Group awareness drop-in meeting for Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

WHITEHORSE G E N E R A L Hospital Womenʼs Auxiliary monthly meeting: Mon. May 9th, 7:30 p.m. at WGH. New members welcome! Info: 667-2087 YUKON QUEST AGM, Thursday May 12, 7pm, Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Artist's Room. For nomination forms call 668-4711.

Refreshments, door prizes. All welcome.

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 11am-2pm, Whitehorse Public Library, downstairs meeting room, CCA Yukon Support Group drop-in meeting Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity or Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

STEINER STUDY group meetings Tuesdays at 7 pm, in Hillcrest. Explore the spiritual science of anthroposophy. Free. 335-2300 or email: jgraf5@yahoo.ca YUKON PROSPECTORS Association April 12th 7 pm, last monthly meeting til Sept.

13th at Yukon Chamber of Mines 32d and Strickland St. www. yukonprospectors. ca YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tues. May 10th, 9:30 am at 506 Main Street Grill. Guests welcome. Info: 667-2644 U KON Echelon bike club is putting on criterium races at Titanium Way on May 4, 18, June 1, 15, 29, July 1, 6 & 13. 393-4700

YUKON NEWS 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

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)

WRESTLING ASSOCIATION of Yukon Annual General Meeting May 17th @ 5:30pm at Holy Family Elementary. Anyone interested in Olympic Freestyle wrestling is welcome.

For information call 332-1065 or theodore.hupe@gmail.com

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LDAY AGM: Join the Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon for our AGM - Tuesday, May 31, Whitehorse United Church, 7pm. www.ldayukon.com

TOPSOIL

Services 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 LICENSED ELECTRICIAN •Quality Work •Affordable Rates •Residential & Commercial •Free Estimates James at 335-3873

Need A Roof?

ALPHA ROOFING CONTRACTOR Residential • Commercial New roof • Roof inspection Re-roof • Leak repair Shingles Torch-on • Tin roof • Journeyman High quality workmanship 332-4076

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755

ELECTRICIAN •Licensed •Spring Renovation Sale •No GST April or May •Free Estimates •10% Seniorʼs Discount •Light Carpentry, Drywall, and Tiling also available 334-0974

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 Puffin 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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PUBLIC NOTICE

in Whitehorse

The Yukon government gives notice of the following application to amend the Carcross Development Area Regulation (C.O. 1976/231): Rezone lots 1-31, Quad 105 D/02, Plan 69576 CLSR, 74408 LTO in Choutla Subdivision to allow for up to four dwelling units per lot, including single family dwellings and duplexes, and enable residential buildings to have a living area of less than 576 square feet.

Comments on these applications will be accepted until June 6, 2016.

For further information or to comment on this application please contact the Land Planning Branch at 667-3734 or call toll-free 1-800-661-0408 ext. 3734.

CITY OF DAWSON TENDER NOTICE The City of Dawson will be accepting sealed bids for the:

City of Dawson Minto Park Concession Building Design-Build Tender Dawson City, Yukon TENDER PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING: pwadmin@cityofdawson.ca Public Works Administration 867-993-7400 EXT 405 OR

BY PICK UP AT: City of Dawson Office, 1336 Front Street, Dawson City, YT

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MEETINGS contact 667-7142

Has your life been affected by someone’s drinking???

WEDNESDAY

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is May 11, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

12:00 Noon Anglican Church on 4th & Elliott, Back Door Entrance

Documents may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Technical questions may be directed to Gerri Thomas at gerri.thomas@gov.yk.ca.

8:00 PM Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg (4th & Strickland)

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

FRIDAY

7:00 PM Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg (4th & Strickland)

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FOOD?

View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

Meetings PUBLIC TENDER

Mondays 7:30 p.m.

4071 4th Avenue

EROSION PROTECTION AND SINKHOLE INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR, KM 84.0 TO KM 123.5 DEMPSTER HIGHWAY #5, YUKON 2016-2017 Project Description: The project includes the construction of approximately 250 metres of rip rap revetment and excavation and backfill of 34 sinkhole test pits within the Klondike Maintenance Section of the Dempster Highway from kilometre 84.0 to kilometre 123.5.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 24, 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.

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PUBLIC TENDER STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ADMIN BUILDING MAYO Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 18, 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.

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PUBLIC TENDER LOADING AND TRANSPORTATION OF SCRAP TIRES (TERRITORY WIDE EXCLUDING WHITEHORSE) Project Description: Loading and transportation of scrap tires from various waste management facilities within Yukon Territory (excluding the City of Whitehorse Waste Management Facility) to a registered scrap tire processor for recycling.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 24, 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.

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PUBLIC TENDER GENERATOR FUEL SYSTEM UPGRADE ,YUKON COLLEGE, BLDG #1227, WHITEHORSE, YUKON Project Description: To supply, install and commission a new fuel oil piping system, new fuel day tank and controls for the emergency diesel electric generator to Yukon College.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 19, 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.

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Sports Equipment COLLECTORS BIKE, rare, 1990 Honda Pacific Coast Touring 800cc, mechanically excellent, c/w new windshield, $1,850.

333-9020 DELTA EXPEDITION tandem kayak, fiberglass, 20Ęź, very stable, great for kayaking with children, lots of storage, $1,900.

333-9034 for more info DIRT JUMPER Norco one25, new in 2012, excellent shape hardly any scratches, $600 obo. Text only to 333-4114 HYBRID KAYAK, very sturdy, stored indoor over winters, seats 3 with option of rudder in front and/or back, $900 obo. 333-0933 WANTED: CRUISER bike or racing style bike. 660-4321 BASKET BALL stand and net, permanent structure to give away. U pick up. 668-2506

Livestock 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218 4-YEAR-OLD GELDING Percheron X Canadia, ground work started, wants training ASAP, Zephyr has much potential, black, correct conformation, bombproof, almost 16h, $3,500 obo, Tagish, 399-3042 or 399-4244

PUBLIC TENDER COMPLETE EXTERIOR REPAINTING PELLY CROSSING HEALTH CENTRE BUILDING Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 12, 2016. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

Technical questions may be directed to Robert Murray at Robert.Murray@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre.

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Site Visit & Time: May 12, 2016 All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre.

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Site Visit & Time: Thursday May 5 at 11:30 a.m All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy may apply to this project.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished.

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Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 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 HAY FOR SALE If you pay more than 10 cents a pound for your hay, you are paying too much.

1,000 pound bales, $100 each.

633-3388 8-YEAR-OLD QUARTER horse for sale. Call 867-536-2633

Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903

Furniture BLACK FUTON, exc cond, hardly used, easily folds from sofa to bed, $100.

333-9020 SERTA EUROTOP queen bed & box spring, 1 year old, clean, new condition, paid $1,100, asking $500 obo. 633-2125

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ESTABLISH STANDING OFFER AGREEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 25, 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 Amanda Price at amanda.price@gov.yk.ca.

YUKON NEWS CHESTERFIELD AND chair, 2 years old, $2,000 new, asking $550. Could email pic.

633-3113 WOODEN DRESSERS, $45; beige lounge chair, $50; matching ottoman, $50; cedar storage cabinet, 32.5”Lx11.5”Dx92”H, $75.

660-4321 FUTON, LIKE new, $125; antique double bed frame w/head & foot board, Hickory, $100. 403-915-6992 DINING ROOM set, table 44” x 6ʼ, w extensions to 9ʼ, comes with 8 chairs. Call 667-4418.

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PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT(S) (SOA) FOR SUPPLY OF AUTOMOTIVE AND HEAVY DUTY BATTERIES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is May 26, 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 highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (NON-BINDING PROCESS) DESIGN BUILD SERVICES FOR NEW BUILDING The closing date for submissions is Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 4:00pm.

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Notice of Type A Application and Public Hearing Avis de demande de permis et d’audience publique CARCROSS WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY Application Number / Numéro de la demande: MN10-082-3 Applicant / Demandeur: GY – Government of Yukon, Community Services Type of Undertaking / Type d’entreprise: Municipal Water Source/ Point d’eau: N/A Location / Emplacement: Carcross, YT Public Hearing Date / Date de l’audience publique: To be determined Public Hearing Location / Endroit de l’audience publique: To be determined Intervention Deadline / Date limite d’intervention: May 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat a Telephone: 867-456-3980 - Fax: 867-456-3890 - Email: ywb@yukonwaterboard.ca Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au Téléphone: 867-456-3980 - Télécopieur: 867-456-3890 - Courriel: ywb@yukonwaterboard.ca

PUBLIC NOTICE Rezoning Application Lots 2-7 and Lot 12, 24094 LTO in the Louise Lake area The Yukon government is proposing to amend the Whitehorse Periphery Development Area Regulations (O.I.C. 2013/207) as follows: • to amend the regulation to allow existing non-conforming lots to be enlarged through either subdivision or consolidation with an existing parcel, to less than the minimum lot size; and • to allow a zoning designation boundary to follow a new or existing parcel boundary when a survey is registered at the Land Titles Office for an approved lot enlargement or lot consolidation.

The proposed amendment is required to facilitate lot enlargements and consolidations for Lots 2-7 and Lot 12, 24094 LTO in the Louise Lake area.

The amendment will also make the regulation consistent with other development area (zoning) regulations by allowing future lot enlargements to be processed without the need for rezoning and to allow lot enlargements that are less than the minimum parcel size of 6 ha.

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Comments can be mailed to: Land Planning Branch (K320LP), Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Box 2703 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6, or by fax: (867) 393-6340 For more information, please contact Doris Dreyer, Land Use Planner at (867) 667-5299; toll-free 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5299; or by email: doris.dreyer@gov.yk.ca.

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