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Yukon firefighters battle 2,100-hectare fire northeast of Watson Lake Sharon Nadeem News Reporter

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he Yukon has its first major forest fire of the season.

Yukon Wildland Fire Management said May 31 that it is monitoring a 2,100-hectare fire in the wilderness 133 kilometres northeast of Watson Lake.

The fire, which was sparked by a lightning strike, is the largest in the territory this year but doesn’t pose an immediate risk to any communities.

Crews are removing brush and debris and placing sprinkler kits around a lone cabin approximately 15 km north of the fire cabin, said spokesperson Catherine Spence.

Otherwise, officials will be keeping a close eye on the fire, which is the first in the Tintina region this year.

It grew from 700 hectares to 2,100 in a day, spurred by high winds, Spence said.

Firefighters are also battling a fire 40 kilometres northwest of Haines Junction, near the Alaska Highway.

The human-caused fire near Haines Junction was first reported the evening of May 27, prompting an immediate response from the crew and the Haines

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Smoke from a lightning-caused fire billows into the sky in southeast Yukon May 29.

Junction volunteer fire department.

“The initial burning conditions of this fire were very challenging due to the dry fuels in the area and the gusty winds at the time,” said duty officer Kris Johnson in a news release.

But the firefighters, supported by two helicopters and two air tanker groups, managed to box the fire in, preventing any substantial growth. More firefighters joined the effort Sunday.

The fire was still active May 29. Officials expect crews will have to keep

fighting the fire for the rest of the week.

George Maratos, a spokesperson for Yukon Wildland Fire Management, said the officials revised their estimate of the fire’s size to 13 hectares from the initial estimate of 23 hectares.

“This doesn’t necessarily mean that the fire has shrunk but it’s a more accurate estimation as sometimes it’s hard to size a fire with all the smoke burning,” he said.

Traffic controls are in place along the Alaska Highway as a safety mea-

sure. Motorists should be prepared for possible delays and are advised to check yukon511.ca for the latest road conditions.

Firefighters continued to battle a smaller fire near Lake Laberge Monday. Crews also snuffed out a small fire at Canyon Creek, 29 km northest of Haines Junction.

So far this fire season, 11 fires have burned more than 2,100 hectares of land. The fire hazard is high to extreme in most of the southern part of the territory.

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Cost of relevelling Ross River School pegged at $1.2 million Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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ngineers estimate it will cost another $1.2 million to repair the Ross River School only two years after the government spent nearly $2 million doing similar work.

The school is safe to occupy but engineers recommend it be relevelled this summer, according to the latest structural report released by the Yukon government May 26.

Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn said he needs to gather more information before deciding whether to put more money into the school that has been plagued with problems since it was built.

The Ross River School was constructed on permafrost between 1999 and 2000. It was already showing signs of trouble within a few

years of going up.

The department estimates it has spent approximately $3 million on various repairs and studies since 2002, Mostyn said.

Reports from earlier this year say permafrost under the school continues to warm, causing the building to move.

The minister said he is “skeptical” of doing the same sort of levelling that has been done in the past.

He said he wants to know all the options that are available.

“We need some sort of structure. Then we have to find out if we can pull together the finances to build a new school or if this one can be salvaged in some way,” he said.

“Can it be moved? I don’t have all the answers. There are smart people who do and we have to gather this information so we have all our options going forward.”

Even with Yukon’s short construction season, Mostyn said he’s been assured by his department that there is enough time this summer to do the relevelling if that is the direction the government chooses.

He couldn’t say when a final decision would have to be made in order to get the work done in time.

“We don’t have all the time in the world.”

Cash for relevelling isn’t the only bill the government is going to have to consider.

A thermosyphon system under the school is supposed to pull heat away from the building foundation and surrounding soil.

Mostyn has said the system isn’t working.

A report from earlier this year said to get any sort of permanent stability, the permafrost needs to refreeze.

One option is to install refrigeration units that would refreeze the ground.

The price tag for that is $500,000.

A geotechnical study looking at the ground under the school hasn’t been completed yet. Mostyn has said the government has to wait for the weather to get warmer.

The latest structural report was completed after two earthquakes shook the territory in early May The earthquakes did not play a significant role in the damage that was found in the building, Mostyn said.

Stacey Hassard, the MLA for Pelly-Nisutlin, said the government needs to come up with a clear plan with refined numbers.

“We can’t leave the community without a school,” he said. “They have to do something.”

Engineers are recommending another inspection of the school this July.

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women speak out in Whitehorse Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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fter only one day of testimony, the chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls already knows she’ll be coming back to the territory to hear more.

Marion Buller told reporters May 31 that it’s becoming clear the national inquiry is going to need more time to gather information from around the country, though she didn’t know how much.

“We’ll be coming back to Yukon, definitely. Will it be Whitehorse? It’s too soon to tell,” she said.

Three days of Whitehorse public hearings started May 30 inside a large white tent along the banks of the Yukon River.

The emotional day included tears but also a sense of responsibility to tell the stories of women who are often forgotten.

“Every fibre in my body is shaking right to my boots,” Frances Neumann told the five commissioners. “Please see this through.”

Neumann spoke about years of searching for her sister-in-law Mary Johns, who left the territory and disappeared into Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after the death of one of her children.

Johns died in 1982 and was buried in an anonymous grave reserved for those whose bodies are not claimed. It wasn’t until six years after her death that Johns’s family learned what happened to her.

Johns is believed to have been murdered by suspected serial killer Gilbert Paul Jordan, also known as the “Boozing Barber,” who targeted mostly Indigenous women and killed them with a lethal amount of alcohol.

She was the fourth woman to die in this man’s company, Neumann said.

Jordan was linked to at least eight deaths, according to an APTN report played at the inquiry.

Jordan was never charged with Johns’s death. He was eventually convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of another woman in 1988.

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Frances Neumann wipes a tear away as she tells a story about her murdered sister-in-law Mary Johns at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse May 30. vulnerable, they had no protection. They were lost, but each of those women had families that loved them. We let them down,” Neumann said. “We did not protect them because they were weak and because they were weak no justice came to their aid.”

Families told the commissioners about the damage done to those left behind when a woman disappears.

Johns’s son Charlie-Peter struggled without his mother.

“He always felt displaced and was always searching for that meaning in his life,” said family member Tracy Camilleri.

Charlie-Peter died of a drug overdose. Like his mother he was living in the Downtown Eastside when he died.

“For me, my presence here is for him, for his closure,” Camilleri said. * * * About 40 family members have signed up to speak with the commissioners over the three days that the hearings are in Whitehorse. Others have the option to give statements privately.

The hearings have some hallmarks of a conventional inquiry: those testifying were asked to

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Commissioner Marion Buller said during a press conference the inquiry would be returning to the territory in the future to gather more stories. promise to tell the truth, and various exhibits were numbered and organized.

In other ways organizers have made efforts to avoid the courtroom feel. The families and five commissioners sat in two half circles facing each other. A qulliq lamp was lit in the middle of the room.

Cotton blankets — made by women in Saskatoon — lined the walls.

Outside the main tent elders and health staff are available to anyone who might need support.

* * * The enduring trauma of residential schools was a common theme in many of the stories heard on the first day of testimony.

Many who spoke were either survivors themselves or the children of survivors.

May Bolton told the commission she went into “residential school survival mode” and shut down all her feelings when she found her mother, Elsie Shorty, who had been shot and killed in 1992.

“I just don’t know why something like that could happen to my mother,” she said.

Bolton’s father was originally blamed for the crime but the family insists the case was mishandled by the police.

Her father only spoke Dene, she said, and would answer “Yes, sir” to any question he was asked in English.

Police at the time considered that a confession.

Officers wouldn’t listen to the family’s pleas for an

interpreter, she said.

“They never did any investigation.”

Her father, who has since died, denied killing his wife. He was in jail for a few weeks and had to check in with RCMP on a regular basis after he was released, the commission heard. No one who testified could say whether he ever stood trial.

Ivan Bolton testified that officers investigating the case called Elsie Shorty “just another native woman.”

An emotional May Bolton made it clear she was much more than that.

“She was not ‘just another native woman’ she was my mother and a wife.”

The lack of information on the case has been one of the hardest parts, the family said. They requested copies of police records about a year ago. Those still haven’t arrived.

The hearings were about more than remembering the people who weren’t there to speak for themselves. Families were given a chance to make suggestions to the commissioners for how to prevent deaths like these in the future.

Shorty’s family wants improved communication and for anyone involved in the justice system to get better training in Indigenous cultural protocols.

They also suggested a mentoring program for younger children particularly while their families are grieving a tragedy.

Camilleri called for more education so non-Indigenous Canadians can learn about the country’s Indigenous history.

“The Indigenous people of Canada are emotionally exhausted from being the educators,” she said.

The Whitehorse hearings are slated to wrap up on June 1.

“Today is a turning point in our national history,” Buller said at the opening on the hearings “Now there is a national stage for the stories and the voices of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls through their families.”

Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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Man killed in two-vehicle Alaska Highway collision P olice, firefighters and paramedics responded to a two-vehicle collision on the Alaska Highway just after 11:30 p.m. on May 28.

At the scene, just north of Two Mile Hill, RCMP located the body of a 32-year-old man in an embankment next to the truck he was driving. The Ford F-350 pickup was sitting overturned on its roof and the flat-deck trailer it had been towing was also upside down in the ditch.

In a news release, police said the truck collided with a Nissan SUV which had pulled over on the shoul-

der of the south-bound lane of the highway. The truck came from behind SUV and struck the driver’s side of the vehicle. The impact destroyed the truck’s front tire, causing it to lose control and go off the road, where it rolled over, landing on its roof.

The driver of the truck, the only occupant of the vehicle, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle on impact, while the driver of the SUV was not injured, RCMP said.

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Lynn Building reopens after quake Government workers are in the process of moving back into the Lynn Building after engineers gave the all-clear May 29.

The Lynn Building has been empty since May 1, when a pair of earthquakes caused the exterior stucco and drywall to crack. There were concerns the structural integrity of the building might have been compromised.

It has since undergone three inspections.

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The move requires the Yukon government to renew an order in council that lays out the ban.

On May 25, NDP Leader Liz Hanson filed a motion in the legislative assembly calling on the government to renew the staking ban.

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City council votes to extend staking ban

Public surveys open on proposed new Whitehorse lots

Residents can also submit comments to housinglots@whitehorse.ca.

The surveys include questions on the type of housing that may be allowed in the different areas.

The surveys are open until June 18. Participants who submit a name or email will be entered into a draw to win a $50 Canada Games Centre gift card.

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Whitehorse city council voted May 23 to authorize a five-year extension of the ban on quartz claim staking inside city limits.

The moratorium does not affect existing claims.

It was set to expire in July.

“This is a bit of a tough one… a lot of Whitehorse history revolves around mining,” said Coun. Rob Fendrick. “I feel compelled to support the recommendation with some misgivings on the other side.”

Coun. Samson Hartland excused himself from the vote due to a declared conflict of interest.

Hartland is the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines, which does not support the moratorium.

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The City of Whitehorse is looking for public input about the possibility of creating more housing lots in some of the city’s more established neighbourhoods.

Earlier this month city council announced it was considering 13 parcels of land in eight different Whitehorse neighbourhoods that could be developed for housing.

Seven of the locations are owned by the Yukon government and six by the city.

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Investigators from the RCMP and the Yukon Coroner’s Service determined the identity of the body after recovering it following a call from a person in the area.

Hepner was reported missing to the RCMP on May 8 and was last seen in Whitehorse on April 13.

Local RCMP had been searching for Hepner for over two weeks by the time of the discovery, last asking for the public’s assistance in a tweet on May 23.

Investigators don’t suspect foul play in the case, which Yukon Coroner’s Service will continue to investigate.

Two bodies have already been recovered from Whitehorse-area waters this month.

The body of Django Clark, 53, was also recovered from the Yukon River north of downtown, and the body of Donald Richardson, 28, was found near Lake Laberge.

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Former CFLer urges men to speak out on violence against women Lori Garrison News Reporter

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.R. LaRose stood at the front the room at the Old Fire Hall on May 30 with his broad back to a screen that displayed, in all capital letters, the reason for his visit to Whitehorse: “BREAK THE SILENCE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.” “How many people in this room,” he asked the crowd, “know a woman who has been abused?”

All the hands in the room go up. LaRose is unsurprised. The board behind him displays a series of numbers: One in three women in Canada have been sexually assaulted and fully half of all women in the country will experience sexual or physical violenceat some point in their lives after the age of 16.

“The stats don’t lie,” said LaRose.

LaRose is a big, burly man with a self-assured step and commanding way of speaking with his hands.

Given that he played safety for the BC Lions until 2014, his physical size and confidence shouldn’t be surprising. His admission that he himself has seen firsthand sexual and physical violence against women — a topic men, especially men in the macho world of professional sports, aren’t typically heard talking about — might be.

LaRose and his mother are members of One

Arrow First Nation, a Cree reserve in Saskatchewan.

His mother, a residential school survivor, often turned to drugs and alcohol, he said, to deal with the trauma of that experience, which left her in unstable and sometimes dangerous situations.

LaRose said that, as a child, he would often see his mother abused by her boyfriends.

“You can imagine the hurt and anger my mother was dealing with at such a young age,” he said.

This abuse also extended to his sister, who was 10 years older than him. When she was 18, he said the family got a phone call to say that her boyfriend had beaten her so badly she was in hospital.

“When we went to see her, I wasn’t able to recognize her,” he said. “My own sister … her face was so swollen.”

LaRose himself is also a survivor of sexual violence.

As a young child, he was abused by a male caretaker his mother routinely left him with. The experience, he said, left him angry and violent and he lashed out at school. Instead of expelling him, his principal suggested he take up a sport, which is how he began playing football, a passion which would not only lead to a CFL career, but change the trajectory of his life.

“Football is one of the few sports where you can go around and hit people

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Former CFL player J.R. LaRose speaks at the final event of Sexualized Assault Prevention Month, organized by The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre and Les Essentielles. and not get in trouble,” he said with a laugh. “I said, ‘Really? I can run into a guy full-force and not wind up in (the principal’s office)?

Sign me up.’”

LaRose would go on to win a Grey Cup with the BC Lions. Now happily retired, he still works with the Lions, giving talks about his experiences and speaking out against violence through the Be More Than A Bystander campaign. The program aims to “break the silence around violence against women and girls,”

according to its website.

May was Sexualized Assault Prevention Month in Whitehorse. The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre and Les Essentielles brought LaRose up as the finale to their Flip the Script campaign, which sought to raise awareness about victim blaming and issues of sexual consent.

Having a man — particularly one from a traditionally masculine field such as professional sports — speak out about sexual and physical violence

against women is important, said executive director of Les Essentielles, Élaine Michaud.

“I think it helps to shed those stereotypes of masculinity that football holds,” she said. “You can be a sensitive person and still be a man, and starting with a football player is a great way to smash those stereotypes.”

LaRose agreed with this sentiment. More men need to speak up about violence against women, and stand up for women when

they see violence enacted against them. This doesn’t always have to be confrontational, he said, and everyone should engage with a situation in a way that makes them feel safe.

“If you want to be a dick, I’ll expose you in front of everyone, see if you’re the big man on campus then — but that’s just me,” he said.

LaRose’s talk coincided with the Yukon hearing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

“This violence comes down to the objectification of women,” he said. “It’s that dog-like mentality that gets ingrained in men and boys at a young age and we have to stop it.… It’s disgusting.”

LaRose said as a football player he often heard some men talk about their “conquests” in the locker room, something which bothered him, because it’s part of the the objectification of women which leads to violence.

“This is a touchy subject — we’re talking about violence against women,” he said. “It’s not easy to be a whistleblower on a football team, it’s not easy to be that guy.”

Through dialogue, this is starting to change, he said.

“I’ve seen a huge change in the culture of the locker room,” he said. “We wouldn’t even be having this conversation.”

Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

City plans new facilities at Schwatka Lake Lori Garrison News Reporter

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ew docks at Schwatka Lake are ready for takeoff.

City council voted to add $43,000 to the budget to pay for two new docks at Schwatka Lake on May 23.

The additional money for the project will come from the federal gas tax and Canada 150 community infrastructure programs.

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The plane and boat launch — a concrete slab in the water — had become worn and cracked, with rebar sticking out at one end. It was identified in 2015 as a priority for repair, said city planner Erica Beasley.

“It was just old,” she said. “I think it was built in the 1960s. It just reached the end of its service life.”

“We are replacing it because it is no longer safe for public use.”

The city will also be adding a boat tie to the docks there, to avoid potential conflicts with

planes, Beasley said.

One of the new docks will be on the western shore of Schwatka Lake, with the new plane launch. The other will be on the eastern side, at the recreation and day use site. This area is popular with boaters and the city is installing the additional

dock to reduce congestion, she said.

The plane launch is expected to be completed by the end of June. The two new docks have not yet gone to tender, but are expected to be installed by the end of summer.

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he Conservatives dodged two potentially deadly bullets at their leadership “event” over the weekend.

They dodged the Maxime Bernier bullet.

By the slimmest of margins, they avoided turning their party over to a man determined to dance along every political third rail he could find: undermining medicare, defunding the CBC, scrapping supply management … and on and on. It would have offered a feast for their opponents.

And they dodged the Kellie Leitch bullet.

By relegating her to seventh place with just a hair over seven per cent of the vote, Conservatives showed to their credit that they have little time for Leitch’s brand of nativist race-baiting. She was never going to win, but a strong showing would have been a terrible sign for the party, and indeed for our national politics.

In the end, thanks to the mysterious alchemy of their ranked ballot voting system, they ended up with a young, personable leader who is presenting himself as firmly in the tradition of Stephen Harper — in substance if not in style.

Andrew Scheer will get the benefit of the doubt for a while from many Canadians who barely knew who he was before Saturday evening, and still have only a fuzzy notion of what he stands for. But as he comes into focus, they aren’t going to like everything that they see.

Scheer may not be the right-wing extremist that Liberals are trying to paint him as. But there’s no escaping the fact that his voting record is firmly on the social conservative side of contentious issues like abortion. More importantly, he owes his victory to supporters of the unapologetic so-cons who showed such unexpected strength in the weekend voting.

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old-tyme religion of social conservatism — opposition to abortion and gay rights in particular. While many were sounding the alarm about a rightist threat from Leitch, it turned out the real surprise was the resurgence of the so-con wing of the party.

That’s always part of the Conservative coalition but under Harper they were told to pipe down and sit in the back row, lest they spook liberal-minded voters the party needed to win power. The risk for Scheer is that they will feel so emboldened by the weekend’s results that they will pressure him to at least let social conservative MPs speak out again on their pet issues. Lemieux, in particular, is talking that way.

That would be a dream come true for the Liberals, who are already dangling the spectre of a reinvigorated religious right pulling Scheer’s strings in front of voters.

And it would be a nightmare for Scheer and the Conservatives. Surely, if the party has learned anything from the past decade and a half it is that it wins only when it stays united and fights the other parties for the political middle ground. Re-visiting old debates on abortion and same-sex marriage would be

suicidal.

Scheer clearly know all this, which is why he is parrying every attempt to get him to talk about social issues and the influence of the religious right. Still, he can’t run from his own contributions to the so-con theme — notably his odd suggestion that the federal government withhold funds from universities that fail to uphold free speech, presumably by right-wingers. How that would work is anyone’s guess.

The country needs a strong opposition party with a leader wise enough to avoid divisive distractions. It needs a Conservative party with a leader far-seeing enough to concentrate on putting together a strong alternative policy agenda that draws from the best traditions of Canadian conservatism.

Andrew Scheer has been handed an opportunity to be that leader and forge that party. He will succeed only if he heeds the hard-won lessons of the conservative movement and focuses on core issues like the economy and ensuring prosperity for all.

Scheer’s infectious smile shows he’s already got the style part right. Now it’s time to work on the substance.

are struggling to provide for their families.

This decision was based on significant analysis — two years worth, in the case of Ontario — that showed not only benefits for low-wage earners, but broader positive economic impacts for those provinces.

While critics of a wage increase often lament the impact it would have on small businesses, the reality in Yukon is that most minimum wage earners are employed by big-box stores and franchises like WalMart, Canadian Tire and McDonalds. This is not to say that small business owners would not feel the pinch if minimum wages were increased, but that the extra dollars in the pockets of workers — who are also consumers and contributors to our economy — may have a bigger economic impact.

Will a minimum wage increase also

increase household spending for low-wage earners? Would a wage increase help some low-income families reduce their dependence on social services? Would an increases in the minimum wage lead businesses paying slightly above that rate to also increase their wages, creating a “trickle up” effect in the local economy? Should Yukon’s minimum wage continue to be based on the consumer price index, despite the wide gap between the wage rate suggested by this index and the living wage required for working families to make ends meet?

These are important questions. It’s too bad the government isn’t interested in the answers.

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Recent research by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition has shown that Yukon’s current minimum hourly wage of $10.25 is far below the “living wage” that is needed needed to provide food, shelter, transportation, clothing, and other necessities. For a family of four living in Whitehorse, with two parents working full-time, an hourly rate of $19.12 per hour is required to make ends meet.

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amping season is upon us again. And in the leadup to the May long weekend I wanted to take my threeyear-old son out to one of our favourite Yukon Campgrounds at Kusawa Lake. I suspected that media coverage of proposed changes to the rules regarding vacant sites might spook the campground-going public this year so I wanted to be on top of my game and make sure that I arrived early enough to occupy a spot.

Knowing that Kusawa would be opening for the season on the Friday preceding Victoria Day I called Yukon Campgrounds to inquire as to the precise time that they would be opening

the gates so my hour-plus drive out with an impatient and restless preschooler wouldn’t be followed by a tearful drive of an equal length in the opposite direction. The person I spoke to on the phone was vague, informing me that they had been telling people that they would be open “in the morning.” She cautioned me that the first loop (which had already opened) was already full and that she had heard that people had been crossing over the gate at loops two and three to place various items to lay claim to the sites.

Worried about the prospect of going out there only to find a full campground I discussed this information with a friend who would be spending the weekend with us. We decided that it would be best for me to take the day off and take a shot at it. It was our only hope.

So we packed up and headed out, arriving at Kusawa just before 11 a.m. on Friday morning to find

that all but three spots in the entire campground (of 53 sites) were already being occupied or ostensibly reserved by tents, trailers and, for those who like to live dangerously, some camping chairs. A couple who arrived immediately after us snagged one of the two remaining sites leaving only one open in the entire campground.

Before noon.

On the day the campground opened.

The weather wasn’t even that nice.

I must reiterate the sentiment I expressed in a previous column: This is a silly problem to have in a territory with trees, mountains and lakes for hundreds of kilometres in every direction. Simply securing a camping spot after a work week in Canada’s “True North” should not be a stress inducing hours-long gamble that requires taking a day off work.

The people who hold our camping fate in their hands in our territorial government don’t appear to

see expanding capacity as a priority — stating that they are focusing on improving infrastructure and expanding accessibility. At best they are looking at reducing the amount of time that one can leave a campsite vacant from 72 hours to 24 hours which does nothing to alleviate the weekend crunch.

The problem, as any Yukoner who frequent campgrounds near to Whitehorse knows, is that “back up plans” are difficult to make. If you can’t land a spot at Kusawa or the Takhini River Campground you are looking at a long drive down the road to Aishihik, or similar uncertain chances at the quick-to-fill Pine Lake campground. After that you’re heading past Haines Junction.

And this all presents significant logistical problems (since cell service doesn’t extending far beyond municipal boundaries) in coordinating with friends and family who are camping with you, not to mention the sunk costs of

time and gas heading down long gravel roads.

Yukon Campgrounds made a point of noting that the Yukon has 1,000 campsites at 42 different campsites, encouraging residents of the capital to travel further afield to improve their chances.

That’s great and all but the reality is that those sites are spread across a territory that is larger than Germany with over 60 per cent of its population centred in Whitehorse. Our summers are short, time is precious and there is a mere 50 hours between close of business Friday and the commencement of work on Monday.

I appreciate the frustration of those who drive over 100 kilometers from home only to find spots being occupied by an unattended trailer or, worse, a Canadian Tire camping chair. But the principle of first come, first serve — which many seem to feel epitomizes fairness and equity — works against those without the workplace

flexibility some of us have.

Reservations present their own challenges and I don’t think many of us want to go there. Real time information about available spots would be nice but I can appreciate the logistical problems implementing such a system would pose in our remove territory.

A campsite is little more than a few dump truck loads of gravel, a picnic table, and a metal cylinder to contain a campfire. If the million-dollar-a-bed Whistle Bend Continuing Care facility has taught us anything it is that the Yukon government can find a way for that kind of infrastructure to cost more than a brand new Ferrari. But I’d be curious to know what is holding the Yukon government back from building more campsites.

I’m ready to give up and buy a cabin if I can find one. There aren’t many of those either. But that’s a column for another time.

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

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Dakhká Khwáan Dancers celebrate 10 years T heir rhythmic drums and powerful shouts of “hoo-haa!” have resonated with audiences across the globe, but the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers chose to return to their home town to celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary.

On May 27 the Tlingit dance group gave a free public performance at the Carcross Commons to mark a decade of dancing. Approximately 200 people surrounded the totem pole in the middle of the commons and watched the

Above: A young audience member checks out a drum during a break in the dancing. Right: Gordon Reed dances during the opening song.

Dancer Jessy Allan wears a mask.

Bright sunlight shows the hand-painted patterns on a drum.

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hour-long show.

Group leader Marilyn Jensen said the plan for the day was to “just go for it.”

And like always, they went for it, delivering their signature blend of staccato drums and chanting, storytelling and audience involvement.

Also performing with the dancers for a few songs was DJ Dash, who brought a hip-hop twist to the show.

See more photos and video of the event at www.yukon-news.com (Joel Krahn)

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Tragically Hip strikes partnership with medical marijuana company Michael Oliveira Canadian Press

TORONTO soon-to-be publicly traded medicinal marijuana producer has partnered with the Tragically Hip in anticipation of the drug’s legalization and a burgeoning recreational market.

Newstrike, which will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on Thursday under the symbol HIP, said Tuesday that it “believes we are developing the brand that adult consumers who choose to use cannabis will turn to.”

While fans were quick to dream up names for possible Hip-related marijuana products — some social media users suggested “Tragically Hemp” or “Chronically Hip,” or plays on song titles like “Budcaygeon” or “Weed Kings” — company CEO Jay Wilgar said that’s not the plan right now.

“This partnership with the band is not a marketing partnership, this is a business partnership, the band are shareholders in the company,” Wilgar said.

“So when we talk about creating strains and anything like that, right now we have absolutely no intention of creating strains or doing anything directly associated with the Tragically Hip, at this point.”

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The proposed law also prohibits “a testimonial or endorsement, however displayed or communicated” and “a depiction of a person, character or animal, whether real or fictional.”

The band declined an interview request. In a release, the group said it would be “contributing creatively” to the company and called the government’s legalization plans “common-sense-policy” and ”a change for the best.”

The band said it likes Newstrike because “they’ve hired pre-eminent scientists and growers, developed large, well-structured sites and have the wherewithal and expertise to take this on.”

The Hip previously partnered with the Vineland, Ont.-based Stoney Ridge Estate Winery for wines named after its album “Fully Completely” and the song “Ahead by a Century.”

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NDP gets Green support to form minority government in British Columbia Dirk Meissner Canadian Press

VICTORIA ritish Columbia’s New Democrat and Green party leaders shook hands Monday in the legislature on a deal to pave the way for the formation of a new minority government, but Premier Christy Clark signalled she wasn’t ready to immediately release her grip on power.

NDP Leader John Horgan and Andrew Weaver of the Greens said the deal between the parties would allow for a stable minority government for the next four years.

A Green party team has been negotiating with the NDP and the Clark’s Liberals since the May 9 election didn’t produce a clear winner.

At a news conference outside the gates of the legislative chamber Monday, Weaver said the two parties are committed to showing they can work together and provide certainty for the province.

“In the end, we had a difficult decision to make,” he said. “The decision was for the B.C. Greens to work with the B.C. NDP to produce a stable minority government for over the four-year term.”

The Liberals have been in power for 16 years and won the most seats in the election, but fell one short of a majority in the 87-seat legislature. They took 43 seats, compared with 41 for the NDP and three for the Greens.

For the first time in Canadian history, the results of the election left the Green party holding the balance of power.

Horgan said the agreement represents the will of about 60 per cent of British Columbians who voted in the election.

“We now have, with our 41 members and the three Green members, the majority support in the legislature,” said Horgan. “We will be making that known to the lieutenant-governor in the next few days and we’ll proceed from there.

The premier will have some choices to make, without a doubt.”

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is not ready to walk away from office, announcing today that she will recall the legislature to see if she can get support to continue governing.

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the first time since the NDP and Greens announced a deal on Monday to topple the Liberals from power after no party won a majority of seats in a provincial election three weeks ago.

Clark said she plans to bring the house back in early June and made the decision to test the will of the legislature after consulting constitutional experts.

Weaver said the Green caucus has voted in favour of the agreement and the NDP is scheduled to hold a vote Tuesday, but Horgan doesn’t think the deal will find any opposition among New Democrats.

Details of the agreement won’t be released until it is approved by the New Democrat caucus.

Clark, as the incumbent premier with the most seats, would normally be given the first chance to form a government by the lieutenant-governor and it’s unclear if the Liberals would still try to get the support of the legislature for its own agenda.

A spokesman for Lt.Gov. Judith Guichon said Clark would have the opportunity to recall the legislature and introduce a throne speech.

The Greens went into negotiations with the other two parties making three key demands: getting official party status in the legislature, an electoral system based on proportional representation and political fundraising reform.

The Greens and NDP have supported a system of proportional representation that accounts for the number of seats each party gets in the legislature based on their percentage of the popular vote.

Horgan has said he wouldn’t want to change the electoral system without a referendum. Weaver has said his preference is to implement proportional representation and then after two elections hold a referendum on whether people want to keep it.

Two previous referendums on proportional representation have failed in B.C. On Monday, Weaver said showing how a minority government can work effectively is a way for the Green party to show proportional representation is a viable option for the province.

Under terms of the

agreement, the Greens will support the NDP’s legislative agenda on supply and budget issues, but there are no plans for anyone in Weaver’s caucus to serve in cabinet.

“We specifically did not ask for there to be a coalition,” said Weaver.

“We wanted to maintain a minority situation to show British Columbians that it could work.”

Horgan said the idea of forming a coalition government wasn’t ever part of the negotiations.

“The absorbing of the Green caucus was not an agenda item. In fact, it was explicitly not an agenda item,” he said.

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B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver and B.C. NDP leader John Horgan speak to media after announcing they’ll be working together to help form a minority government during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C. May 29.

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The ball is in B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s court, political scientists say Geordon Omand Canadian Press

VANCOUVER ll eyes are on Premier Christy Clark after Monday’s announcement that British Columbia’s New Democrats have reached an agreement with the Green party to form a minority government, experts say.

NDP Leader John Horgan and Andrew Weaver of the Greens appeared outside the legislative chamber in Victoria to share the news. They said details of the agreement would be released Tuesday after the NDP caucus has had a chance to ratify the deal, which is expected to last four years.

“The ball is really in Christy Clark’s court at this point,” said Max Cameron, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia.

“The question will be, does she do the elegant thing, which would be to resign and let John Horgan and the NDP form the government … or does she attempt to go it alone.”

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British Columbia Premier Christy Clark addresses MLAs during a caucus meeting at a hotel in Vancouver May 16.

In a statement, Clark said her party has a responsibility to carefully consider its next steps

and that she would have more to say Tuesday after consulting her caucus colleagues.

Weaver has been negotiating with both parties since his party held the balance of power in the legislature after the provincial election on May 9.

The Liberals won a plurality of seats with 43 compared to the NDP’s 41 and three for the Greens, so parliamentary tradition gives Clark the first chance to form a government.

Prof. Hamish Telford, who teaches political science at the University of the Fraser Valley, explained that the NDP-Green col-

laboration was far from a done deal.

“Just because they have an agreement today to govern doesn’t mean they will actually form a government,” he said.

Telford pointed out how in 2008 the federal Liberals failed to form a government after approaching the governor general with a coalition agreement signed by the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Green party to overthrow the Conservatives led by then-prime minister Stephen Harper.

Telford said he expects Clark to test her luck in the legislature with a throne speech rather than admit defeat, given the NDP and Greens only have one more seat between them than the Liberals.

“I don’t think … the NDP-Green majority is sufficiently great to cause her to concede,” Telford said.

After all, he said it would only take one New Demcocrat to miss the ferry to Vancouver Island for the vote in the legislature in Victoria and ”the Liberals could survive a confidence vote on the throne speech.”

Clark would likely be defeated, Telford added.

He predicted she would then approach Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to ask for another election, at which point it would be up to Guichon to decide whether to send voters back to the polls or ask Horgan to form a government.

“I don’t know what she would do in those circumstances,” Telford said.

A minority NDP government propped up by the Greens would have “the narrowest of majorities,” said Kathryn Harrison, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia.

“There is no room for error. There is no room for backbenchers to bolt.

There’s no room for sickness,” she said, adding that governments can lose a single vote any number of ways.

“People misbehave.

They get thrown out of caucus. They get sick or resign. Rebellious backbenchers threaten to vote against legislation and break party discipline,” Harrison said. ”It would be a challenge to govern for very long.”

Minority governments have only occurred three times in B.C. history, most recently in 1952.

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SPORTS AND RECREATION Big youth presence at Tour de Whitehorse

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Expert men winner Marc LaPointe leads cyclists on the Alaska Highway during the Tour de Whitehorse on May 28. About 28 riders took part in the three-stage tour hosted

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bunch of youth skiers more used to swooshing down slopes were cycling up them over the weekend.

Seventeen junior cyclists, many who are members of the Yukon Alpine Ski Team, took part in the Yukon Energy Tour de Whitehorse hosted by U Kon Echelon May 26-28.

“We have all these fantastic kids out,” said U Kon coach Trena Irving. “Hats off to Stefan Gladwin, the downhill (ski) coach, because he brought all of his downhill skiers and now they’re joining our team and some of them are really, really good.

“Mollie Fraser started it off last year, but now I have like nine or 10 downhill skiers.”

With a large presence of youth riders, a total of 28 cyclists took part in the 18th annual threestage event that featured a criterium in the Marwell

Industrial Area Friday, a time trial on the North Klondike Highway Saturday and a road race from Jakes Corner to Miles Canyon Road on the Alaska Highway on Sunday. All three stages doubled as the Yukon championships for the respective disciplines.

“It’s nice to see a lot of youth coming out,” said Whitehorse’s Marc LaPointe. “Trena has been a tour de force in that.

She’s doing a whole lot of work and is really passionate about this stuff.

She really gets the kids motivated and I think in a couple years we’re going to see a lot of kids doing really well in cycling.”

LaPointe won his first expert men division over the weekend. The 44-yearold, who placed second last year, placed first in the criterium, finished the 20-kilometre time trial in 1:49:20 and the 75-kilometre road race in 2:21:44.

“It was a good race from the beginning. We had a good tailwind on the way out and relatively

pretty good weather,” said LaPointe of the road race.

“We had five in our group and we kept attacking each other and eventually it whittled down to Micah (Taggart-Cox) and I at the end, sprinting it out for first and second.”

LaPointe used to ride at the semi pro level in Ottawa, from where he moved to Whitehorse from three years ago.

But he wasn’t the fastest in each stage. Whitehorse’s David Jackson clocked the fastest time in the time trial (out of those who did the 20-kilometre distance.)

The 20-year-old, who won the U23 men division, finished it in 31:21.

“I beat my personal best from the Skagway tour by a few seconds and I was also a kilometre (per hour) faster than both the Skagway and Haines Junction tours,” said Jackson.

“In Haines I was going for 35 kilometres an hour average, Skagway was 37 and this one was 39.”

Jackson also won the expert men’s division the

previous weekend at the Tour of Skagway and the weekend before that at the Tour de Haines Junction.

He’s hoping to make it on Yukon’s cycling team for the upcoming Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

“I think it’s going really great,” said Jackson. “I’ve been breaking every personal record I’ve ever made.

“I think this weekend was really awesome,” he added. “I had lots of fun competing against everybody and breaking personal records. I hope the season continues going well like this.”

Irving, who will be Yukon’s cycling coach at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, won the expert women title.

It’s not too late to make Yukon’s cycling team for the Games, she said.

“If someone is super fast but haven’t come and shown us what they can do, we’d still be open to (adding to the team),” said Irving. “We want to see

that people can race and they should be coming to a southern race to show they can race safely.”

“David is doing fantastic this year, Mollie is doing fantastic this year — there are a lot of kids who are. Just looking at improvement from last year to this year, that stands out for me,” she added. “It’s just a solid group of kids and a pleasure to work with.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

General classification results Under-13 girls 1st Asha Newman Dar — 1:06:05 2nd Anna Potvin — 1:08:23 3rd Atlin Potvin — 1:24:41 Under-13 boys 1st Lucas Taggart-Cox — 1:05:56 2nd Kaden Gregory — 1:06:57 3rd Johna Irving Staley — 1:30:54 Under-15 girls 1st Mollie Fraser — 2:06:18 2nd Veronica Porter —

2:07:32 3rd Ava Irving Staley — 2:09:04 4th Greta Gladwin — 2:54:30 Under-15 boys 1st Clayton Chapman — 2:07:57 2nd Orin Gladwin — 2:47:27 Under-17 boys 1st Micah Taggart-Cox — 2:23:23 Under-17 boys (short distance) 1st Noah Wright — 2:44:23 Sport men 1st Denny Bohmer — 2:25:29 2nd Mike Setterington — 2:41:02 3rd Malcolm Taggart-Cox — 2:54:19 Expert women 1st Trena Irving — 2:55:15 Expert men 1st Marc LaPointe — 2:21:44 U23 men 1st David Jackson — 2:21:50

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Geof Harries, right, leads the peloton during the crit May 26.

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Left: Expert women champ Trena Irving, right, sprints to the finish with Andrew Hall during the road race. Right: Greta Glawin powers through a corner during the crit on May 26.

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Seasoned Yukon team set for B.C. Special Olympics Games Tom Patrick News Reporter

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ukon will be represented by a big team chock-full of previous Games experience at a major event this summer.

Twenty-two athletes will compete for the territory at the 2017 Special Olympics B.C. Summer Games, July 6-9 in Kamloops, Special Olympics Yukon announced last week.

“It is a very experienced team,” said Yukon Chef de Mission Brettanie Deal-Porter. “A lot of these athletes have competed in both summer and winter Games and I’m definitely looking forward to traveling to Kamloops, B.C. with them to see how they do.”

The team, which will compete in six sports, is the largest from Yukon to attend the Games — one more than at the quadrennial event four years ago.

Track star Darby McIntyre is always one to keep an eye on. McIntyre won four medals at the B.C. Games in 2013 and went on to medal at the 2014 nationals and the 2015 Special Olympics worlds.

Athletics teammate Jessica Pruden won three medals at the 2009 and 2013 B.C. Games. She also went on to claim hardware at the 2014 nationals.

The soccer team will attempt to keep a medal streak going in Kamloops.

Yukon won silver in soccer for the second B.C. Games in a row in 2013 with six of the same players as this year’s team. Eight players from Yukon’s soccer squad won the territory its first-ever gold at the national Games in 2014.

Back for another dip in the pool are two team veterans. Swimmer Ernest Chua won three gold at the 2013 Games and Kevin Spofford swam to three silver and a bronze four years ago. Both went on to win hardware at the 2014 national Games.

Trevor Beemish, Taylor Pooyatak-Amundson and Theresa Roberts rolled their way to bronze at the last B.C. Summer Games and at nationals in 2014.

Aimee Lien will be the first Yukoner to represent the territory in rhythmic gymnastics at the upcoming Games. Lien was on the bronze-winning bocce team four years ago.

“We’re very excited about that,” said Deal-Porter. “It’s neat to be able to participate in a new sport, and it’s a growing sport

Tom Patrick/Yukon News Special Olympics Yukon swimmer Kevin Spofford takes part in a team practice earlier this year. Spofford is one of 22 Yukon athletes who will compete at the 2017 Special Olympics B.C. Summer Games this July in Kamloops. here in Yukon.

“She’s training hard and there’s a couple different events she’s looking to compete in in B.C. We’re looking forward to see how she does.”

Tijana McCarthy has traded her skates for golf clubs. McCarthy competed on the links at the last B.C. Summer Games. She and soccer player Michael Sumner competed in figure skating at the Special Olympics World Winter Games this past March in Austria. Chua also competed in Austria in cross-country skiing. Also three won medals.

All members of Team Yukon are training three times a week with additional boot camps and fitness training.

The team includes eight coaches and five mission staff.

“We have a lot of the same coaches going as well,” said Deal-Porter.

“Ken (Binns) — this will be his first time going as head coach of the soccer team.

Leah Greenway — this will be her first time coaching athletics in a head coach role. In bocce we have Deb (Sumner) who has been a head coach before.

“In gym we have Kelsey Quinn … who is a newer coach in the organization. (Swimming coach) Annie-Claude Letendre is new as well.

“Janine Peters, of course, has travelled with the team a few times in different roles.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Team Yukon Athletics Darby McIntyre Jessica Pruden Coach — Leah Greenway Bocce Trevor Beemish

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Yukon soccer team member Rachel Dawson shows off some fancy footwork during a recent practice.

Taylor PooyatakAmundson Theresa Roberts T. Carrie Rudolph Coach — Deb Sumner Golf Tijana McCarthy Coach — Janine Peters Rhythmic Gymnastics Aimee Lien Coach — Kelsey Quinn Soccer Kenny Atlin Rachel Dawson Teddy Jackson Chris Lee Duncan McRae Gaetan Michaud Owen Munroe Stefan Oettli

Jasmin Stange Michael Sumner Anna Thompson Coach — Ken Binns Coach — Mike Achtymichuk Coach — Thayna Wasiliw Swimming Ernest Chua Sara Lee Edmonds Kevin Spofford Coach — Annie-Claude Letendre Mission Staff Brettanie Deal-Porter — Chef de Mission Tanya Sage — golf and rhythmic gymnastics Jerome McIntyre — athletics Janice Moor — bocce

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Eikelboom regains Haeckel Hill title Tom Patrick News Reporter

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thletics Yukon doesn’t let runners and walkers ease into the race season.

The Haeckel Hill Run, the first big race on the calendar, took place May 27 in Whitehorse. Fifty runners and walkers hit the gruelling 6.4-kilometre course, climbing 584 metres in elevation, at the 21st annual event.

Whitehorse’s David Eikelboom is preparing for another arduous event in just over a month — the Reckless Raven 50-mile (80-kilometre) ultra — and was first to the top.

“It was good. I’ve been training a lot of hills this year with that Reckless Raven race coming down the pipe, so it was a chance for me to put in a good hill effort,” said Eikelboom. “I was really happy with how it went. I felt like I didn’t go out like an idiot, I stayed relaxed and calm and ran how I wanted to run.”

Eikelboom, who was running his first race of the season, finished in 33 minutes and 44 seconds.

The 30-year-old was first to the top two years ago at 35:17.

“I didn’t realize my old time was that different, so that’s exciting to see,” said Eikelboom. “It tells me I’m doing something right.”

Eikelboom’s time on Saturday was the fastest since Whitehorse’s Colin Abbott set the course record of 33:24 in 2012.

No stranger to wins, Eikelboom won the Yukon River Trail Marathon last summer for his second time and also took his fourth straight title at the Mount Lorne Mis-Adventure Trail Race.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Runners and walkers leave the start line at the Haeckel Hill Run in Whitehorse on May 27. David Eikelboom, centre, was first to the top at the 21st annual event.

Results Male runners 1st David Eikelboom — 33:44 2nd Jonathan Zaugg — 37:57 3rd Jason Mackey — 41:30 4th Tedd Tucker — 43:00 5th Petr Polivka — 43:31 6th Bill Greer — 43:34 7th Keith Maguire — 43:59 8th Scott Gilbert — 44:52 9th Ross King — 44:54 10th Ben Harper — 46.51 11th Ben Yu Shott — 47:17 12th Wayne Smyth — 48:20 13th Michael Edwards — 50:32 14th Isaac O’Brien — 51:19 15th Chester Kelly — 51:37 16th Corey Roussell — 54:30

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17th Francis Whiteman — 56:04 18th JF Roldan — 56:08 19th Nigel Allan — 57:26 20th Chris Widrig — 59:43 21st Cody Magun — 1:01:09 22nd Keith Lay — 1:02:18 23rd Ed McLean — 1:05:11 24th Mark Newman — 1:07:22 Female runners 1st Kristy Petorello — 47:17 2nd Sarah Johnson — 48:01 3rd Lorrie Greer — 48:11 4th Janet Clarke — 48:32

5th Hayley Henderson Thur — 48:42 6th Sonjaa Schmidt — 51:30 7th Ilana Stehelin — 51:49 8th Lindsay Hutchinson — 52:13 9th Polly Thorp — 55:25 10th Maureen Johnstone — 55:55 11th Aisha Roldan — 56:08 12th Cheryl Klippert — 56:37 13th Joanne Van Bibber — 59:43 14th Valerie Girard — 1:01:14

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Yukoners help B.C. high school make provincial tennis final

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Whitehorse’s Ewan Halliday plays for St. Michael’s University School this spring. Halliday and fellow Yukoner Matthias Hoenisch helped St. Michael’s reach the final of the B.C. High School Tennis AA Championships over the weekend in Burnaby.

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ever before had St. Michael’s University School made the final of the B.C. High School Tennis AA Championships.

Perhaps the Victoria private school just needed some Yukon talent.

Whitehorse’s Ewan Halliday and Matthias Hoenisch helped St. Michael’s post its best-ever finish at the championships May 25-27 in Burnaby.

“I think the whole team has to be proud,” said Halliday. “It’s such a great result for the school, something that’s never been done.”

The 20-player St. Michael’s team cruised through the first three rounds, outscoring opposing schools 27-6 in sets.

They then topped rival Vancouver Island school Shawnigan Lake 8-3 in the semifinals.

“We have a bitter rivalry with them and in the semifinals we won pretty easily,” said Halliday. “That felt good.”

St. Michaels then lost 6-5 in the final to multitime defending champs Collingwood School from West Vancouver.

“We’re definitely a bit disappointed because we came so close and we feel like on another day we maybe we could have pulled off the win,” said Hoenisch. “But we’re really, really proud of ourselves and we got a pretty good reception back here at the school.”

Halliday played boys doubles with partner Nirov Mehta, an internation-

al student from Egypt, winning five out of eight matches.

Hoenisch played boys singles, and mixed doubles with partner Lucia Morales from Mexico. He went 3-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles, with their only loss in the final against Collingwood. With the loss being their only of the entire season, Hoenisch and Morales won an award for best mixed doubles team.

With Halliday and Hoenisch, St. Michael’s also won the Vancouver Island high school championships for the first time at the end of April.

Halliday went undefeated to win the men’s singles title at the 2016 Yukon Tennis Championships, becoming the first junior player to win the title since Tennis Yukon was founded

in 2007. He represented Yukon in tennis at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Quebec and the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games in Alberta. Hoenisch also competed in tennis at the 2015 westerns.

Halliday, who is in Grade 10, and Hoenisch, who is in Grade 11, are both finishing their first year of study at St. Michael’s.

“It’s going really well. I really enjoy it,” said Hoenisch. “It’s a really good living experience and I’ve met a lot of international people, which has been really cool.”

“It’s awesome. We get the chance to play every day outside in the sun,” said Halliday.

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1860 Munich in chaos after shame of relegation to 3rd tier Ciaran Fahey Associated Press

BERLIN ormer Bundesliga champion 1860 Munich’s relegation to Germany’s third division has plunged the club into chaos amid recriminations over who is responsible for its demise.

“Nobody around the club ever expected or wanted that we dropped to the third division,” 1860 said on its website Wednesday. “We know that this scenario is not acceptable for the whole ‘Lions’ family. In such a situation, there are only losers unfortunately.”

Equipped with the third most expensive squad in the second division after Stuttgart and Hannover, which both secured their return to the Bundesliga, 1860 finished third from bottom.

It was relegated Tuesday after a playoff defeat to Jahn Regensburg, a team that had been playing fourth-tier football the season before.

1860’s 2-0 defeat at home in the second leg was marred by violence from angry fans, shouting “we’re fed up,” as objects, including seats, were flung onto the pitch toward the end of the match. Around 1,000 riot police lined up to prevent the situation escalating

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as the game was held up for 15 minutes. Munich police said 10 officers were slightly injured.

“A shameful evening in Froettmaning,” Kicker magazine said of the neighbourhood where 1860 shares its stadium with city rival Bayern Munich.

1860, which won the Bundesliga in 1966 and had played in the top flight as recently as 2004, returned to the third level for the first time in 24 years.

It’s just the latest in a series of embarrassing setbacks for the club, funded primarily by Jordanian investor Hasan Ismaik, who had promised to lead it to the top levels of European football.

“We’re on the right path to turn 1860 into one of the best clubs in Europe,” Ismaik said last September. “Then the players will also be proud to be part of this club.”

Those aspirations after years of mismanagement had fueled 1860’s summer spending spree. Only Stuttgart spent more, though that was offset by sales after its relegation from the Bundesliga.

1860 brought in players like Stefan Aigner from Eintracht Frankfurt and Brazilian forward Ribamar from Botafogo.

Croatian veteran Ivica Olic joined on a free

transfer from Hamburger SV, believing, like many, that 1860 was a club on the way up.

But the season didn’t go as planned. Kosta Runjaic was fired as coach amid acrimony in November after seven defeats and just two wins from 12 league games.

1860 was also knocked out of the German Cup in the second round.

Sports director Thomas Eichin followed Runjaic out of the club; chief scout Peer Jaekel was next to go. All three subsequently brought proceedings against 1860.

Daniel Bierofka took over as interim coach, the latest at a club where no coach had seen through a whole season since Rainer Maurer from July 2010 to November 2012.

Former Porto coach Vitor Pereira was eventually appointed in December to turn 1860’s season around, but even he had no answers when the worst was confirmed on Tuesday.

“It pains me immensely that the project failed,” Pereira said. “My conscience is clear that I did all I could.”

Pereira is unlikely to hang around in the third division.

The Portuguese coach received sympathy from Jahn counterpart Heiko

IAAF rejects 28 Russians for competition, approves 3 James Ellingworth Associated Press

MOSCOW he IAAF rejected bids from 28 Russians to compete as neutral athletes on Wednesday and approved only three.

Russia was banned from all international track and field competition in 2015 amid allegations of widespread doping and a coverup orchestrated by government officials.

Former European javelin champion Vera Rebrik, who competed for Ukraine until 2014, was approved to compete Wednesday along with 400-meter runner Ksenia Aksyonova and hurdler Vera Rudakova.

A total of 15 Russians have now been cleared to compete internationally as neutrals, while the IAAF

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has rejected 45 others.

“I’m grateful to the members of the Doping Review Board for the dedication and diligence they are giving to this on-going review process,” IAAF president Sebastian Coe said in a statement.

“The importance of this huge task should not be underestimated. There can be no time constraints or deadlines when the protection of clean athletes everywhere is at stake.”

Those already approved include high jump world champion Maria Lasitskene, 110-meter hurdles world champion Sergei Shubenkov and doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, an 800-meter runner.

Lasitskene recorded the biggest win yet for a neutral athlete at last week’s Diamond League meet in

Eugene, Oregon, leaping 2.03 metres to take first place in the high jump.

The Russian track federation published a list of the 28 athletes who were rejected Wednesday. It didn’t include any big names, but there were some promising younger competitors such as Konstantin Kholmogorov, who ran the fastest 800-meter indoor time in Russia this year, according to IAAF records.

No reasons were given for the rejections by either the IAAF or the Russian federation.

Another 27 cases remain under review with decisions expected soon, the IAAF said. There was no update on more than 40 other applications out of the “more than 130” which the IAAF says it has received.

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Police officers and orderlies secure the pitch after Munich fans started to riot during the first half of the German Bundesliga 2nd division relegation soccer match between 1860 Munich and Jahn Regensburg in Munich, Germany, May 30.

Herrlich, who said, “1860 is a historic club. I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart for the club, which actually belongs in the Bundesliga.”

1860 president Peter Cassalette resigned after the match. The club announced that chief executive Ian Ayre, the former Liverpool chief executive who only took up the position in April, had already tendered his resignation before the game.

Ayre was scathing in his criticism of 1860’s backers, telling the Liverpool Echo newspaper: “Unfortunately, during

my short eight week tenure I have found an organization in which the shareholders are not aligned in a common interest, nor have a shared vision for the future of the club.”

Ayre said Ismaik’s investment in the club “will not bear fruit unless all shareholders align behind shared objectives for the future with respect for each other.

Currently this is not the case.”

The German football federation is investigating the disturbances that marred the end of the game and 1860 faces

heavy consequences.

“It’s a catastrophe,” 1860 midfielder Michael Liendl said.

Whether the club continues to share a stadium with unpopular neighbour Bayern remains open. TV revenues are also set to go down. To make matters worse, 1860’s under-21, under-19, under-17 and under-16 teams were all also relegated this season.

Ismaik didn’t attend the game Tuesday and his intentions remain unclear. Many fans would rather he left the club altogether.

They used to take pride in reminding Bayern counterparts that their club won the Bundesliga before Bayern ever did. On Tuesday, due to a catering mishap at the game, they were served beer in Bayern glasses. It was just another insult added to injury for 1860 fans.

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22 placer claims, equivalent to 30, Victoria Creek, Mount Nanson, new 10-yr water license, some equipment included, $250,000 obo, serious inquiries only. 633-2218 for more info

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LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R NEW & USED 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY * SELL

250 sq ft thinstone ledgestone rock from Van Island, 3 pallets; 16 linear feet corners, 100 sq ft hanging mesh, for outside house accents, or inside feature wall/fireplace, great deal. 334-7635 2 5/16 ball solid steel 2” receiver hitch with attached broom rock guard, $25. 633-5575 4’ culvert 30’ long, 2 # pieces. 3346285 9’ solid wood picnic table, $40; box of 33 VHS tapes, $20; 14’ Lund aluminum boat, $1,000. 667-2601

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HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

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Furniture Dining hutch, solid wood with glass shelves, immaculate condition.

86-3/4”high, 69”wide, 19”deep, $500 obo. 334-2149 Large dresser with mirror, exc cond, matching headboard, $250. 6332602 Sealy king size mattress only, 768 coils, flipable, lux firm, no pillowtop, in plastic bag, you pick-up, vg cond, $100. 633-3114 lv msg Set of 2 bedside tables, dark brown, c/w 2 large drawers, $75 for set.

633-2602

Heavy Duty Machinery 10x6 CORNELL PUMP MODEL: 6RBEM18 6 CYLINDER JD ENGINE ENGINE & PUMP JUST REBUILT; NEW SUCTION HOSE, SCREEN, FOOT VALVE. 3800 GALLONS PER MIN. AT 100 FT T.D.H. SEE PICTURES ON WEBSITE FOR RENT, SALE, OR RENTAL PURCHASE Email: a1cats@telus.net or call 780-538-1599 2007 Peterbilt 378 Tridem 1,000,000 km, 550 Cat 13 speed, air ride, $45,000 firm. 332-8337 2013 Toolcat by Bobcat, a/c, aux hydraulics, heavy duty battery, c/w forks, general bucket, snow bucket, V plow, 1500 lb lift, 2000 dump box, 550 hrs, exc cond, $45,000. 3347635 3 D7 Cat rollers, 2 top rollers, 1 double flange track roller, $200 obo.

668-3675 42” Trommel, 4” diesel water pump, 12’ sluice run, located in Whitehorse. 780-915-3291 Complete portable Pioneer crusher, good for processing bed rock plaser, or processing hard rock for a mine; semi loads to move, $5,500 as is, where is. Peter @ 633-4606 Norwood portable edger with 13 hp Honda motor & portable rollers, $2,800 obo. Call 334-6101 after 6pm

Misc. for Sale 10 sheets of stucco wire, 3’x8’ plus 240 kg premix finish coat stucco, white, $50. 456-4087 16’ Old Town Camper canoe, new, used once, $1,200; 2 sets of golf clubs & bags, $100 ea. 633-3113 16’ trampoline, 14’ round mat, gd cond, $350. 334-5500

Canvas Tents & Wood Stoves Lowest Prices in Canada Tents will ship by Greyhound from Castlegar, BC Canvas Tent Shop www.canvastentshop.ca 1-800-234-1150 Call for Prices Coca-Cola memorabilia & collectibles, 1930-2000, by the piece or an entire collection. Lv msg 867334-7780 or 667-7478 Da-Lite heavy duty fast fold deluxe projection screen, 11’ wide x 7’ 6” high, exc cond, transport case included, $800. Call 668-5014 DeWalt 12V cordless drill with 1 battery, charger & case, good cond, $45. 668-5014 Double sized blow up mattress with pump. Only used twice for visitors.

Never outside, $50. 667-7715 Dress & sport fabric by the bag; various dishes including baking dishes.

Call 633-3463 for more info Front wheel only, rim/tire/brake disc assembly, for fat tire bike, 26”x4” complete, $100. 633-4311 Fuel tank cradle for up to 250 gal tank, 4’ high, steel construction, exc cond, paid $375, asking $200. 6334656 General Products manual deli meat slicer, industrial grade, for home use, exc cond, $150. 335-3589 Hood for 2008 or older Argo, new $800, asking $300. 334-6101 after 6pm Iridium sat phone, new condition, comes with external antenna and other attachments, $800. 335-3331 Kitchen cupboards complete with sink & taps, nice, $250; wood stove, $50. 250-488-4979 Kodak 4600 slide projector. 6677715 One 150 gal. Tidy Tank $ electric pump, $600; locking Somona Job Box, 2’x2’x4’, $200. 334-6101 after 6pm One 5 fold-up camper step, $200 obo. 334-6101 after 6pm One white wood door frame to fit door size 79” x 3’, $50. 668-2919 Party Lite, large variety of candle holders, new, never used. 668-4186 Plastic water tank, never used, 30”Wx36”Hx56”L, $350; 1 300’ roll 2” blue lay-flat water hose, $150; 1 300’ roll 3” blue lay-flat water hose, $250, never used. 334-6101 Ron’s Small Engine Services Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATV’s, Small industrial equipment.

Light automotive & welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 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 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING SALE ...”MEGA MADNESS SALE!” 20X23 $5,780.

25X25 $6,312. 30X31 $8,175.

33X35 $9,407. One End Wall Included. Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1855-212-7036 Storage shed, 9’x12’, wood frame & floor, metal clad, $600; Lincoln 150 amp Power Weld welder on wheels, $250. 250-488-4979, Faro Thule box, Combi 250, circa 6’ long, 1.4’ wide, $200. 456-4087 Underground miner’s lamp, new in box, $150 obo; 6 lamp charging station, $100 obo; backpack diamond drill, gas powered engine, 4 new bits incl, $700 obo. 668-3675 Viessmann Vitodens 200 Propane heating system, ultra efficient German made, 2 years old, excellent condition. Call/text 332-9292 Woods 3-star sleeping bag, canvas shell, goose down liner w/snap-in wool blanket, $175 obo. 332-0067

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

TRUCK CANOPIES in stock *New Dodge long/short box *New GM long/short box *New Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100

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Cars - Domestic

The Teen Parent Centre is hiring for 2 full time/1 part-time positions for Early Childhood Educators for the summer. Must have level designation from CCSU and required documentation. Level 3 starting wage $24.75.

2002 Ford Taurus LX, 4-dr sedan, A/C, P/W, P/B, seats 6, under 117,000km, clean & good condition, $3,600. 456-4696

Wanted: 1958 Chevrolet car, running or not, or parts. 334-6087

2005 Taurus SE, automatic transmission, remote start, great condition, $3,000. Call/text 335-0870

Wanted: Crab or Prawn traps. 6334493 Wanted: Outhouse in good condition. 633-2533 Wanted: Portable folding table with a solid wooden top, approx 3’x6’.

668-1944 Wanted: small non shedding dog or puppy, willing to pay, prefer cross breed; also looking for house plants.

Call 334-3774 Yukon Learn is looking for Volunteers to sell Raffle Tickets. If you would like to volunteer, please call Yukon Learn at 668-6280.

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

Sporting Goods Double kayak, skirts and paddles not included, $350. 334-5297 MSR Microzoid 1-person ultralight tent. 1.4kg incl’g extra footprint, inner well vented with mosquito netting, watertight fly, exc cond, $110.

668-5014 Norwegian 4-season tunnel tent, Helsport Isfjell 4, large entrance bell, snow flaps, roomy for 3 people fits 4, weight 5kg, $250. 668-5014.

Tandem spraydeck for 17’ canoe by Totem Outfitters, rugged PVC coated polyester, large cargo hatch, fits Old Town/Prospector etc, good cond, $350. 668-5014 Two sets of golf clubs and carry bags, one left and one right handed, a few dozen golf balls with each, $100 each. 633-3113

2005 Mercedes-Benz, 248,649kms, loaded, all options, new snow tires, $6,500. 667-7777

2006 Ford Focus Wagon, set winter & summer tires (new) 4 cylinder, great gas mileage, hatchback with good storage, great condition, ready to drive away, $4,500 obo. 3343456 2010 Camry, one owner, 128,000kms, remote start, 8-way power driver seat, block heater, loaded, great cond, upgrade package. 667-2966 2010 Mustang GT convertible, V8, 5-spd, manual, heated leather seats, gold/black, 59,000kms, price reduced to $23,000 obo. 336-0505 2012 Dodge Gran Caravan, 187000Km, loaded, excellent condition, $13,999 obo. 322-2404

Motorcycles 1998 Virago II Hundred Special addition, 37,000kms, black, all original, $3,200. 667-7223 2009 Honda CRF150R Special Edition dirt bike, excellent condition, Pro Taper bars, FMF Power core II pipe, almost new tires, c/w stand and full parts bike, including plastics, $2,700 obo. 393-3564.

2009 Yamaha 1300cc street cruiser, low kms, serviced, last fall, new windshield, leather saddle bags, tires, plug in for heated accessory, reduced to $4,500. 333-9020 2010 Yamaha 250 Virago Star, like new cond, always stored in garage, 2,200kms, recently serviced at Yamaha, $5,400 new, asking $3,500. 335-1410 2011 HD Road King Classic, 103 engine, 6-spd, heated seats, back rest, luggage rack, 22” detachable windscreen, well maintained, service records, shop manual, 117,000 highway kms, $12,800. 332-4160

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Suzuki 1500cc Boulevard. Windshield, saddle bags, less than 5000kms, $8500. 633-3638

Aircraft

Trail bike, MX Yamaha 80, $295.

456-4087

McCulloch 4318 Drone engine complete, 72hp, 77lbs, 4,100RPM, 4-cyl, 2-stroke, 20:1 mix, $550 obo. 6683675

Auto Accessories/Parts 1996 Pontiac Transport for parts, car or fixer-upper, 3400 cc motor, $600 obo. 334-6101 after 6pm 2001 Volkswagen Golf for parts, $500. 335-1947 4 Michelin LTX A/T M&S 265-75R16.

Good shape lots of wear left, $200. Lockable white tailgate fits F350 Lariat 2003/2004 short box, $300 obo. 667-2232 Starter for 4.3L Chevy Blazer or GMC Jimmy, new in box, $120 obo.

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Off Road Vehicles 2002 Argo Conquest, c/w canopy, window shield & tracks, 190 hrs on it, $14,000 obo. 332-3814

Recreational/Sale 1980 Dodge high top camper van, 318 motor, 200,000kms, needs minor work, good for single person, $3,200 obo. 334-6101 after 6pm 1993 Coachmen 29’ Class A motor home. 454 Chev engine & chassis. four speed auto trans. Air ride new batteries. 85% tires, 148,230 kms, $12,500 ready to go. 633-3257 1996 truck camper, 10’ 6”, fridge with freezer, stove with oven, toilet, sink, shower, north/south bed, furnace, lots storage, well maintained, $8,000 obo. 660-4103

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Trucks & Vans

2000 Toyota 4-Runner & 2002 Streamline 22’ trailer, excellent condition, ready to drive away, $13,000.

668-2919 for more info

2011 F150 King Ranch, loaded, metallic black/gold, one owner, exc cond inside & out, all maintenance records, $26,000. 633-3388

2006 19’ Wildwood travel trailer, full kitchen, toilet/shower, furnace,, new tires & bearings, well maintained, exc cond, $11,500 obo. 633-2318 2008 F350 Lariat Superduty 6.4 Diesel 4x4, auto, crew cab, 75,400kms, with Adventurer camper 86 SBS w/dinette slide, well maintained, fridge/freezer, bath/shower, stove/oxen sleeps 4, exc cond, $42,500. 335-1128.

2013 26’ Evergreen trailer, leather seats and chesterfield upholstery, lightweight, easy to haul, large frig, stove, oven, TV, multiple storage areas, $27,000. 633-3113 Spacious, bright tiny house on wheels. 20 ft long and 10 ft wide. Lot of low-e windows, well insulated.

Can’t compare it to other tiny houses. Must see. Priced to sell. 3353477

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 Jeep Cherokee, Infinity Gold Limited Edition, $5,300. 667-7777 2012 Dodge Journey RT, AWD, V6 auto, most options, 2 sets of tires & wheels, must sell, $17,745 obo.

333-0186 or 667-7774

Utility Trailers 2016 Rainbow HD equipment trailer, 7,000lb tandem axles, stake pockets, headache rack, slide away ramps, loading stabilizers, new spare tire, ex cond, $5,500. 6334656.

30’ PJ fifth wheel trailer, 2-10,000 lb tandem axles with dual wheels, ready to haul, tires & brakes are good, $9,000 obo. 633-6502 4 ST235/85R-16/14 Geostar G574 trailer tires, 14 ply, steel belted sidewalls, 2 already on 16” trailer rims w/8 on 6-1/2” bolt pattern, $750, near McQuesten. email us3wards@q.com TAIT’S 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 Trailer for ATVs or Ski-doos, $500 obo. 633-3388

Trucks & Vans

Boats

1994 Ford F-150 XLT 4X4 5L V8 p/u truck, $3,500, great cond, runs awesome, no rust clean, ready to drive.

Come see it. 335-5843

1.2 hp Gamefisher gasoline-powered outboard motor, new, never used, suitable for canoe, inflatable boat, trolling, $400. 668-3532

1995 Chevrolet S10, automatic, no reverse, no rust, engine runs well, 259,780kms, canopy, c/w 2 sets of good tires, best offer. 633-4826

14’ aluminum boat, 20hp Johnson outboard motor, $2,200 obo. 6683675

1995 Chevy, K-3500, 4x4, 180,000 km, many new parts, new tires, runs great, $5,500. 335-333119 1997 Toyota Tacoma extended cab, c/w canopy. 332-3814 1999 Hiace Van with truck body, ex firetruck, 3y engine, RWD, great condition, 62kms on odometer but in reality less, little wheels, new muffler, wearable parts, $7,500, serious inquiries only. 334-1859 2007 Ford 1/2 ton, extended cab, 4x4, $12,000. 667-7777 2007 GMC 3500 4X4 standard cab dually, duromax 6.6L turbo diesel, Allison auto transmission, remote start, 12’ flat deck with stakeboards, 82,000kms, great condition, $30,000. 334-7635 2007 Sierra 1500 4x4, 5.3l vortec, exc cond, ext’d cab, long box, tow pkg, tonneau cover, 250,000km.

867-993-3134 2009 Chev, 3/4 ton, extended cab, $12,000; 2009 Chev extended cab, $9,000. 667-7777 2009 Chev Uplander extended sports van, V6, FWD, keyless entry, p/windows & doors, tinted glass, a/c, cruise, 2nd & 3rd removable seats, onStar ready, low mileage 141,000km, $7,900 obo. 334-3456 2009 Ford Taurus X Limited AWD SUV, air, cruise, tilt, AM/FM/CD, P/W, P/L, mirrors, seats, tailgate 7-passenger, heated leather, memory seats, moon roof, must sell, $9,975 obo. 667-7774 2011 BMW X5, diesel, AWD SUV, command start, 4-way cameras, backup camera, panoramic sunroof, navigation, dual DVD players, reduced to $29,800. 333-9020

Misc Services

16’ Hourston Glasscraft. good condition, spare parts, reconditioned seats, 60hp motor in excellent condition, with EZload trailer, downriggers, 2 gas cans, $4,500. 335-3331 18’ Ally folding canoe in green with spray skirt, stable, high load capacity, 47 lbs, compact for portage or floatplane, $1,200. 668-5014 18’ square stern fibreglass canoe, $450; 4.5 hp Merc outboard motor, $400. 250-488-4979 1998 Bayliner Capri 2050 LS, great shape, new 5.0 Mercery inboard motor, 4 blade prop, 2016 Garmin Striker 5 fish finder, seats 8, great family boat, $11,500. 334-1020 or 334-1019.

Misc Services

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Transportation

Services

Services

Pets & Livestock

Boats

Contractors

Roofing & Skylights

Livestock

19’ Lymann motor boat, model Fisherman w/inboarder 150hp, 4,200 RPM, and 21’ trailer, $4,000 obo.

633-4826 Grew 21 runabout with 250 V8 inboard-outboard, EZ-Loader tandem trailer, 9.9 Johnson kicker, ready for the lakes, many spare parts, $6500.

334-5959

Yukon Wood and Steel Contracting Construction, Renovations, Decks, Bathrooms, Flooring, Ceiling, Plumbing, Greenhouse.

We offer a all inclusive home improvement service.

Please call for a free estimate.

867-399-3671 sangerer@hotmail.com

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ALPHA ROOFING CONTRACTOR Residential * Commercial New Roof * Shingles Roof Inspection Re-roof * Leak Repair Torch-on * Tin Roof Journeyman High Quality Workmanship 332-4076

Infiniti whitewater kayak, 11.5’, paddle, spray skirt. $600 obo. 633-4311

Home Repairs

QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished.

Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic pork - $5/lb Domestic wild boar - $6/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery.

Whole, half or custom order.

Samples available 668-7218 * 335-5192

HANDYMAN SERVICES 24-7 *Renovations * Repairs

Kayak, 16’ Cosma TX Sea Kayak by Seaward, plastic thermoform construction with rudder, yellow and white, c/w sprayskirt and cockpit cover, responsive, maneuverable, suitable for experienced paddler.

332-4073

*Restorations * Maintenance

*Furniture Repair *Small Appliance Repair *Interior/Exterior Painting *Gutter Cleaning *Pressure Washing *Window Washing

Pontoon boat, propane fridge, stove, double bed, 28’, 14’ wide control inside cabin, new motor w/70 hrs on it, good price. 867-399-4002 PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49 MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467

393-2275

Misc 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 FOR SALE NATIVE BRAIN-TANNED HIDES and Tanned Beaver Pelts at reasonable prices.

Phone (780)355-3557 If no one available please leave message or call (780)461-9677

Wanted: Teslin freighter canoe, 22’ or 24’, preferably in poor condition.

Tim @ 250-715-5109 or hcc.tom@me.com YUKAN CANOE Canoe Instruction Courses Learn to Canoe with Yukan Canoe.

We provide a safe, supportive and fun environment for you to learn or perfect your paddling skills.

Many courses available: Intro, Whitewater, Lapie River, Swift Water Rescue, solo or tandem.

We provide all needed gear.

Check out our schedule at WWW.YUKANCANOE.COM

FROSTY’S PLUMBING, HEATING, GAS and FIREWOOD SERVICES Plumbing repairs and installations.

Special on firewood: May 1 - July 31, $200 per cord, Fox Lake burn wood.

Call Frosty @ 867-689-8671 frostysfirewood@gmail.com LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6M9 668-3632

Services Carpentry/ Woodwork JOSEF GRAF PAINTING Certified Journeyman for 20 seasons Residential & Commercial Free estimates & Consultations 335-2300 Master quality in the Yukon 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

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Thomas’s Roofing Service Shingle Replacement Metal Roofs Tile Installation Repairs (867) 334-8263

Painting & Decorating PASCAL REGINE PAINTING PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior - Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368

In Memoriam 8180666

In Memoriam

Derek (Deek) Charles Loyst Derek passed away peacefully, at the age of 58, in Whitehorse, Yukon on May 21, 2017 after a lengthy illness.

Deek was a proud parent to Randy (Whitehorse), Nancy Jane (Whitehorse), Mercedes (Dawson City) and Dillan (Dawson City).

He is also survived by his wife, Rosanna (Whitehorse), his mother, Merle (Vancouver), his sister, Arlene (Vancouver) and his niece, Morgan (Vancouver).

Derek was predeceased by his beloved father, Charles Loyst.

BCWF brothers; “Onward through the fog” Special thanks to supportive family, friends, Dr. Stuart, Dr. Kanachowski and incredible Thomson Centre Staff.

Pets & Livestock

Pet Services

Livestock 2 electric fencers, 1 solar powered, one is 110V, includes lots of wire, $200 obo. 668-3675 Case David Brown 885 tractor, good cond, diesel, 47.3hp, PTO & drawbar, 3-pt hitch, quick detach Allied front end loader, incl John Deere 503 brush cutter, $8,000 obo. 6683675 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 springnot prime) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615

Saturday,

633-6019 WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER:

2017

Tues - Fri: 12:00pm-7:00pm Sat 10:00am-6:00pm CLOSED Sundays & Mondays

Help control the pet overpopulation problem have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED.

CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Classes Starting: May 23 and June 27 Tracking & Dog Puller Intro May 20-21 Private Lessons School Rental for Groups For info call 867-333-0505 www.caninesandcompany.ca

FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

Pets Announcements

Coming Events 2017 Predators Dog Puller Sport Championship. June 3, Shipyards Park, 9 am-3 pm. Spectators welcome! More info 668-3556 or email yukon.predators@gmail.com 2017 Predators Dog Puller Summer Championship Saturday, June 3, 2017, 9:00-3:00 at Shipyards Park.

Running, jumping, puppies, newbies. Fast, fun, exciting. Spectators welcome. More info Carol Foster 668-3556.

Two x one-year-old black Orpington roosters, healthy birds, just too many, $25 ea or both for $40. 6672276

HEADSTONE POTLATCH

8181967

Medium to large size hard plastic dog crate, $50 obo. 334-1846

HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lbs Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 * 668-7218

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Test drive a new Ford vehicle during Whitehorse Motors’ Drive One event.

For every eligible test drive Ford Canada will donate $20 to the Humane Society Yukon. Drive4UR Community with WHITEHORSE MOTORS LTD & Drive One for the HUMANE SOCIETY YUKON!

Saturday, June 10, 2017 + 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at Canadian Tire Parking Lot, 1001 Lewes Blvd, Whitehorse, YT

+ To pre register please go to the following URL: www.forddrive4ur.ca/en/driveonefortheyukonhumanesociety/Register

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

Elijah Smith School Council regular council meeting is Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 6:30pm in the school library.

Everyone is welcome.

In Memoriam

David Jonny Silverfox

Cypriss

Mew

Pepper

Zohan

Moody

Jigz

Missy

Salt

Master Shifu

Blackie Chan

Oscar

Reba

Chief

Emmie

Dayze

June 17th 3:00PM Link Building Pelly Crossing, YT Grave site service at 2:00PM

Obituaries 8183418

Obituaries

Celebration of Life for the late

Brian Peter Young June 3rd 2:00 PM

And more...

Mayo Community Hall Tea & Sandwiches to follow Thank you to: Kelowna General Hospital Whitehorse General Hospital Mayo Nursing Station Nurse Valerie Red Cross Mayo Ambulance Service

Max

Lydia

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

RUNNING RUNN NING AT LAR N LARGE RGE...

If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382

Check out our website at:

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Announcements

Announcements

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Announcements

Announcements

Announcements

Tenders

Coming Events

Coming Events

Coming Events

Coming Events

Coming Events

Are you interested in reducing human-wildlife conflict? Looking for a dynamic board to join? Come to our AGM. We look forward to seeing you there, June 1st, 7:30pm, Whitehorse Public Library

Attn: All artists and crafts people.

Cranberry Fair is now accepting applications for Nov. 26th sale. Info and application: cranberryfair@live.com or visit our new website: www.cranberryfair.com Application deadline July 31st.

Bird festival hosted by Friends of Dempster Country & Yukon Parks, Tombstone Campground, FridaySunday, June 2-4. Info friendsofdempster@gmail.com

Book launch of Patti Flather’s play Paradise. Readings by Flather and Lillian Nakamura Maguire. Music by Jordy Walker. Wednesday June 7, Baked Cafe. Mingle 6:30 pm, readings 7 pm. Free.

Corey Hirsch, former NHL goaltender, now mental health advocate to speak at Mental Health Association Yukon annual dinner on Thursday, June 8. For tickets call 668-6429

Tenders

Tenders

Advertising It’s good for you.

Tenders

Gigantic Wolf Creek Community garage sale, Saturday June 3, 9am2pm, in Wolf Creek. Follow the balloons.

Tenders SUPPLY OF EDUCTION SERVICES CARCROSS AREA YUKON, 2017-2018

PUBLIC TENDER

Yukon Water Board Office des eaux du Yukon

Updated Notice of Type A Application and Public Hearing Avis de demande de permis et d’audience publique

APPLICATION TO AMEND WATER LICENCE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Application Number / Numéro de la demande: Applicant / Demandeur: Type of Undertaking / Type d’entreprise: Water Source/ Point d’eau: Location / Emplacement: Public Hearing Date / Date de l’audience publique: Public Hearing Location / Endroit de l’audience publique: Intervention Deadline / Date limite d’intervention:

MN10-086-3 City of Dawson Municipal N/A Dawson To be determined To be determined June 23, 2017 @ 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

Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise

Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h

Indian River & Bertha Creek, Tributary of Yukon River

Placer

June 26, 2017

John Charles Sigurdson

Bonanza Creek, Adams Gulch, Spring Gulch, UNRLT to Upper Bonanza Creek & Groundwater

Placer

June 26, 2017

Assignment to Kurt Wainman from Larry Old

65 Pup & Groundwater, Tributary of Clear Creek

Placer

June 14, 2017

Application Number Numéro de la demande

Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire

PM17-025

M2 Gold Mines Ltd.

PM17-042

PM16-026-1

Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu

MS17-041

YG – Hwys and Public Works, TEB

Unnamed Creek km 227.9 Dempster Hwy and unnamed Creek km 237

Miscellaneous

June 14, 2017

MS17-047

YG – Hwys and Public Works, TEB

Unnamed wetland/floodplain km 375 and km 378, Tributary of Eagle River

Miscellaneous

June 14, 2017

Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice.

Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.

Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquée sur le présent avis.

Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.

8183090

Yukon Water Board Office des eaux du Yukon

Updated Notice of Type A Application and Public Hearing Avis de demande de permis et d’audience publique

APPLICATION FOR MUNICIPAL SUPPLY, TREATMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION, AND STORM WATER COLLECTION AND DISCHARGE Application Number / Numéro de la demande: MN16-053 Applicant / Demandeur: City of Dawson Type of Undertaking / Type d’entreprise: Municipal Water Source/ Point d’eau: Groundwater adjacent to Yukon River Location / Emplacement: Dawson 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: June 23, 2017 @ 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 TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER SELECTIVE DEMOLITION, 204 ROBERT CAMPBELL HIGHWAY, WATSON LAKE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 14, 2017.

Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

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

Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at robert.kostelnik@gov.yk.ca.

INTERIOR RETROFIT UNIT #130700 - 605 A&B LIARD, WATSON LAKE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 15, 2017.

Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

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

Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at robert.kostelnik@gov.yk.ca.

Site Visit: May 31, 2017 at 11:00am All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.

Site Visit: May 31 at 12:00pm

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

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.

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

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

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

PUBLIC TENDER AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Project Description: The Government of Yukon is soliciting proposals for the provision of aquatic and terrestrial environmental services related to Yukon mine remediation projects.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 19, 2017.

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 Leigh Adamsky at leigh.adamsky@gov.yk.ca.

PUBLIC TENDER DESTRUCTION BAY HEALTH CENTER CRIBBING AND SKIRTING REPLACEMENT Project Description: Replacement of the cribbing and skirting at the Health Centre in Destruction Bay, Yukon.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 14, 2017.

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 Ryan O’Donovan at ryan.o’donovan@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/

Site Visit: June 6th, 2017 @ 12 PM 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.

Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine CertiÀcate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

Energy, Mines and Resources

Highways and Public Works

Project Description: To provide all labour, equipment, and material required for the supply of eduction services for the Government of Yukon outhouses, holding tanks, and septic tanks.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 20, 2017.

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 Myran McLaughlin at myran.mclaughlin@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/

Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY OF EDUCTION SERVICES NORTHERN AREA YUKON, 2017-2018 Project Description: To provide all labour, equipment, and material required for the supply of eduction services for the Government of Yukon outhouses, holding tanks, and septic tanks.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 20, 2017.

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 Myran McLaughlin at myran.mclaughlin@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/

Highways and Public Works

YUKON NEWS

Announcements

Announcements

Announcements

Coming Events

Coming Events

Personals

City of Whitehorse Downtown and Marwell Plan-a-Thon, June 7-8, The Old Fire Hall, 1105 Front Street. Visit www.whitehorse.ca/downtown or www.whitehorse.ca/marwell for more event details.

DO YOU HAVE a dish that you know is a winner? Why not serve it on a platter at the Canadian Food Championships? Apply to compete today at canadianfoodchampionships.ca.

FH Collins Grads of 1977 are having a 40th Grad Reunion July 14 to 16, 2017 in Whitehorse. If you are interested in attending please email: 40thGradReunion2017@gmail.com Golden Horn School Community Garage Sale Saturday June 3, 9am3pm. Rent a table for $10 to sell your items or donate to the school for fund raising. Contact ameliakenny1@gmail.com Hospice Walking Group: Mondays May 29 - June 19, 6:30-8pm. Walk the Millennium trail with others on their grieving journey. To register: 667-7429 or administrator@hospiceyukon.net Jack Hulland School Council meeting is Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 7pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

Live History presents: Robin’s Redemption - an interactive mystery theatre performance at the Old Log Church Museum, June 16th & 17th.

Visit robinsredemptionolcm.eventbrite.ca for more info!

LOOKING FOR donations of household items for Humane Society sale. Please drop off at the Shelter, 126 Tlingit Road, any day of the week. No televisions or computers please.

Porter Creek Secondary School Council regular council meeting is Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:30pm in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

Puck Pockets will hold their AGM on Saturday June 03, 2017 at 13:30 hrs at 17-9th ave Whitehorse, Yukon.

Queer Yukon: upcoming events for the LGBTQ+ allies community.

Community Clean Up, May 13.

Yukon Pride, June 10. www.queeryukon.com.

R & B and Latin Jazz evening with Lucie D & the Immortals June 10th, 7:30pm. 517 Grove Street (Back yard tent). chezlucielifevie@gmail.com Seniors amateur dart shooting starting October 3, 2017. Bring your own beverage. For more info contact Allan at 867-689-4946, phone or text Summer gun show, July 29, Gold Rush Inn. Interested? Call 667-2278 Ted Harrison Artist Retreat Society is holding its AGM on Tuesday, June 6 at 12Noon at the MacBride Museum. Everyone is welcome!

Teen Parent Centre summer daycare now has open registration for toddlers to school-age. Program pamphlets will be available soon.

Fore more info call 667-3421 or email info@teenparentcentreyukon.ca The Reuse & Repair Fair is happening June 3rd. This Free event features workshops on repair, artwork created from redesigned materials, live music and a beer garden. From noon - 5pm at Winterlong Brewery on Mt. Sima Rd. The Teen Parent Centre is now offering New Summer Childcare to the Whitehorse Community. Registration now open for preschool to school-age through June 15th to Aug 18th. For info: info@teenparentcentreyukon.ca The Yukon Child Care Association will be hosting its annual general meeting on June 2 at 1pm . Location Whitehorse Westmark banquet room.

Thursday June 29, Yukon Film Society AGM, YFS Office 212 Lambert Street 2nd Floor. Free BBQ 5pm, AGM 6pm. Info 393-3456 or email: gm@yukonfilmsociety.com.

Yukon Bird Club field trip, Tuesday June 6, meet at Whitehorse Fish Ladder, 6:30pm, wheelchair accessible, 2 hrs. Everyone welcome.

Yukon Bird Club is hosting early bird walks along the Yukon River every Monday until July 3. Meet at Shipyards Park at 7 am. (1 hr) Everyone welcome.

Yukon Bird Club trip Tuesday, June 1, 1pm, Spruce Hill walk to Cowley Creek with Betty Sutton & Clive Osborn. Register at 335-3232 Yukon Kennel Club 46th Annual Dog Show & Trials June 9 - 11, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm daily at Mount McIntyre.

Yukon Food for Learning Association AGM, Wednesday, June 14, noon at 2064 2nd Avenue, Whse.

Everyone welcome. 633-5352 or email ykfoodforlearning@gmail.com

CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer Employment/Licensing loss? Travel/Business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon.

US Entry Waiver. Record Purge.

File Destruction. Free Consultation 1800-347-2540.

Yukon Orienteering Association meet June 7 on Copper Ridge map.

Register at 6:00pm in Lo-Bird Subdivision. All members are welcome to this Middle Distance Yukon Championships event. For info call Afan at 335-2287 Yukon Science Institute presents The Sinking of the S.S. Princess Sophia: Would it happen today? with David Leverton, Sunday, June 4, 7:30pm, Beringia Centre, Whitehorse. Free.

Yukon Trappers Association’s AGM will be held June 3rd at 11am at 175A Titanium Way in Whitehorse.

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N.A. Meetings - Wed 7pm-8:30pm 404A Ogilvie St, BYTE Office; Fri: 7pm-8:30pm - 6210 - 6th Ave; Sunday 7pm-8:30pm, BYTE Office, 404A Ogilvie St.

Lost & Found $500 reward for return of 2001 Honda ATV TRX500Fa in good cond, serial #478TE262514002557 missing since March in Whse. Cracked headlight with Honda Foreman Rubicon in white on gas tank. 6333616 or 332-7228 Found: Blue denim bag with leather straps left on the riverfront wharf downtown on Thursday, May 25.

Bag contains mostly baby clothes and lunch bag. Pick up at the Yukon News, 211 Wood Street between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Found: camera bag with camera on Alaska Hwy between airport and Valleyview Monday May 15. Call to describe the bag, list it’s contents and identify the make/model of camera. 336-3000 LOST: Male tabby cat with white belly, paws, green eyes, Rowdy, approx 200 miles south of Whitehorse on Alaska Highway en route to Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. 907-3106688

ALCOHOLICS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS MEETINGS in Whitehorse

MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM) 6210 - 6th Avenue (Downtown) TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (CM) 4141B - 4th Avenue & Jarvis 8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM) 6210 - 6th Avenue (Downtown) WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) 8:00 pm No Puffin Group (CM) 6210 - 6th Avenue (Downtown) 8:00 pm Porter Creek Step Meeting (CM) 1607 Birch Street THURSDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) 7:30 pm Polar Group (OM) 6210 - 6th Avenue (Downtown) FRIDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) 1:30 pm Yukon Unity Group (OM) #4 Hospital Rd. (Resource Room) 8:00 pm Whitehorse Group (OM) 305 Wood Street (back entrance) SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Detox Meeting (OM) Sarah Steele Building, 609 Steele Street, Main Entrance 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 Building, 609 Steele Street, Main Entrance 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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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 6:00PM Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 FRIDAY 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Dawson City Hospital Room 2160 SATURDAY 7:00PM North Star Group (Open) Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave. (1st Floor) 1-867-993-3734 or 993-5095

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WEDNESDAYS 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 404A Ogilvie Street < BYTE Office> FRIDAYS 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 4071 - 4th Avenue <Many Rivers> SUNDAYS 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 404A Ogilvie Street < BYTE Office>

PUBLIC TENDER FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT - PORTER CREEK SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHITEHORSE , YUKON 2017/2018 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 19, 2017.

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 Patrick Holahan at Patrick.Holahan@gov.yk.ca.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WHISTLE BEND SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 4 -- UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND SURFACE WORKS Project Description: Project Description - Construction of Water Main, Sanitary Sewer, Shallow Utilities, Road Subgrade Preparation, Granular Courses, Roadworks, Concrete Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Asphalt Surfacing, etc.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 15, 2017.

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 Laura Prentice at laura.prentice@gov.yk.ca.

Site Visit: June 7th, 2017 @ 9:00 am 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.

Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine CertiÀcate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

INFORMATION MEETING about the PROCUREMENT PROCESS under this RFP will be held 1:30 pm, Monday, June 5, 2017 in the 1st Floor Boardroom of the Berska Building, 307 Black Street.

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.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine CertiÀcate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

Highways and Public Works

Community Services

DESTRUCTION BAY, YT Friday

1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre

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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 (Closed) G Bldg, #4 McLeary Street FRIDAY 1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre

WATSON LAKE, YT FRIDAY

1:30PM Yukon Unity Group (Open) Health Centre (Downstairs)

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GYMNASIUM FLOOR RESURFACING AND REPAINTING ON THE LARGE AND SMALL GYM FLOORS - VANIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 15, 2017.

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 Ben Hancock at ben.hancock@gov.yk.ca.

Site Visit: Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 2:00 pm 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.

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

Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER SHAKWAK HIGHWAY PROJECT REPLACE CULVERTS TWIN LAKES KM 130.9 HAINES ROAD #3 YUKON 2017-2018 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 22, 2017.

Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.

Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Bill Stanley at bill.stanley@gov.yk.ca.

Funding is provided by the United States of America under the Shakwak Agreement 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.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine CertiÀcate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project.

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

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