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here will be a mosque in Whitehorse in the near future.

This week the Yukon government announced it’s giving $75,000 to the Yukon Muslim Society through community development funding. The funding is to help convert the old Canadian Freightway building on 2nd Avenue into the Whitehorse Islamic Community Centre and Mosque.

The Muslim society is currently in the process of purchasing the building and they are confident that they will have the property by September, said Muhammad Javed, the society’s organizer.

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Muhammad Javed, organizer of the Yukon Muslim Society, says he is confident the group will have purchased a property for a new mosque in Whitehorse

by September. ety currently rents an office space on Front Street that is not very visible. Javed

hopes that once they are on 2nd Avenue it will help them integrate further into the community.

The society has been working with Zubaidah Tallab Foundation, a Manitoba-based Islamic charity to help with fundraising for the mosque and community centre. The foundation has also helped set up mosques in other northern communities.

The hope is that having a mosque in the territory will help build the Islamic community in Whitehorse by offering would-be residents a place for their children to get cultural and religious education, said Javed.

“It gives the opportunity for people to move here, but not only move here but stay here,” he said.

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ety. It will still have to raise more funds to help with the renovations but the money from the government helps, said Javed.

With the extra funding, the society plans on having the community centre and mosque ready by March 2018.

“This is not only a mosque, this is a community centre we’re building,” he said.

It will be a little bit different than a regular mosque, said Javed. The space will be open to non-Muslims too, and the society is working with other organizations to set up a soup kitchen and a food bank.

“We’re open to anything that we can do to make the community a better place,” said Yusuf Legere, a volunteer with the society.

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he Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research worries that rising rates of poverty and increasing food costs put more Yukoners at risk of food insecurity.

Food insecurity is inadequate access to food due to financial constraints.

While the most recent data from the 2012 Canadian community health survey said that 17 per cent of Yukoners are food insecure, these numbers may actually be rising, said Molly Pratt, a spokesperson for AICBR. There are many reasons why people become food insecure, but one of the driving issues is

affordability, said Pratt.

“Poverty plays a huge role in that, so we want to be looking at food security from a variety of different issues, ensuring that food is healthy, ensuring that food is culturally appropriate,” she said.

Food security in Yukon is “our people having enough access to good, healthy, affordable food that they want to eat,” said Pratt.

Food insecurity can have public health, economic and social impacts on the territory.

The AICBR and the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition are working with Food Secure Canada to talk about food security in the Yukon.

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happening in the Yukon already with regards to food security planning, said Prat. It’s also a time for Yukoners to tell the federal government what the food priorities are in the territory.

“As Northerners we’re defining our own needs,” said Pratt.

At the federal level, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada is working to develop a food policy for Canada. AICBR and YAPC want to talk to the community about Yukon food security and how the territory will fit into the national policy that’s being developed.

There has already been some work done on food security in the Yukon, including the construction of gardens in multiple communities. Some

communities have been looking into food security and planning a way forward, said Pratt.

Last year the Yukon government released its food policy, which focuses mainly on increasing local growing and local food production, she said.

AICBR and YAPC hosted a booth to field questions about food security July 20 at the Whitehorse Fireweed Market.

There will also be a free public meal at the Old Fire Hall July 31 to take questions and have a facilitated conversation about food security.

For more information about these policies and events, people can visit aicbr.ca or yapc.ca.

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lthough the chinook salmon numbers coming out of Alaska look promising, officials on this side of the border are warning Yukoners not to get too excited yet.

As of July 17, the Pilot Station sonar site on the west coast of Alaska had logged nearly 259,000 chinook salmon entering the Yukon River from the Bering Sea since May, far more than the 140,000 to 194,000 forecasted in the preseason. But from there, the fish still have to make a roughly month-long journey before they reach the Eagle sonar site, near the Yukon border. And it’s the numbers from that station that inform management decisions in Canada.

“I am cautiously optimistic, but again, emphasis on the caution,” Fisheries and Oceans Canada fishery manager Mary Ellen Jarvis said July 18.

A lot can happen to the fish between Pilot Station and Eagle, Jarvis explained. For example, the U.S. has opened up its subsistence fishing schedule after seeing the larger-than-forecasted number of fish coming in,

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A salmon swims in the Whitehorse Fish Ladder in 2015. Numbers for chinook salmon in Alaska are up, but it’s too early in the season to see if Yukon’s salmon run will be as strong, say officials. and Jarvis said the impact of that decision is “quite unpredictable” when it comes to how many chinook will make it across the border. This week the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced king salmon fishing would open

July 22 in the area around Skagway, with a bag limit of four per angler, and no annual limit.

The first chinook salmon crossed into Canadian waters July 1. As of July 17, it’s been joined by more than 26,000 of its compa-

triots, which is estimated to be anywhere from 21 to 36 per cent of the run, according to Alaskan officials. They estimate Pilot Station has seen about 99 per cent of the run already.

Jarvis said some fish may have made it as far as Lake

Laberge by now, but she emphasized that it was still too early in the season to tell the strength of this year’s run in the Yukon or if it will meet the escapement goal of 42,500-55,000 fish. But even if the upper end of the goal is met, it’d

still be roughly a third of the historic average of 150,000.

“We’re watching it very carefully and obviously taking a precautionary approach until such a time that we have reasonable assurance that the species is returning in a more healthy manner,” Jarvis said, adding the that compared to historical averages, the run has been in a “somewhat depressed state” for the past decade or so.“The next week is going to be critical in terms of us being able to make any kind of forecast and determining the run into Canada.”

Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee (YSSC) executive director Jesse Trerice was also weary of being too optimistic about the Pilot Station numbers.

“The YSSC is concerned that the positive news coming out of Alaska is being misinterpreted by some Canadians and Yukoners and that there is an expectation that we will see a similar outcome in the Yukon,” Trerice wrote in an email. “There have been tremendous gains made but we are not out of the woods yet.”

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he Yukon Rideshare program, an online service that connects passengers, drivers and commuters across the territory, has only 224 active users more than a year after it was launched.

According to statistics from the City of Whitehorse, which partnered with the Yukon government to launch the program, 741 people have signed up for Yukon Rideshare since April 2016 but accounts are automatically deleted if they’re inactive for several months.

“I’m not actually sure what the target was when this program was initiated,” said Glenda Koh, environmental coordinator with the city’s Department of Planning and Sustainability Services. Koh said the city had signed a three-year contract with tech company RideShark to provide the program’s

software, website and help line at the cost of $6,000 a year.

“I think the idea was to see how far we could go in three years and then make a decision about continuing (the Rideshare) from there…. I would say that we’re fairly happy with the uptake so far,” Koh said.

RideShark also launched an app for the program in early 2017. As of Friday morning, it had approximately five downloads on the Google Play Store (the number of App Store downloads was not immediately available).

Koh said she’s a Yukon Rideshare user herself, and gave a Spanish tourist a ride to Haines Junction last year.

“This being Yukon, we happened to know the people she was staying with both in Whitehorse and Haines Junction and it was a very easy and pleasant experience,” Koh said.

“I was happy to fill that extra seatbelt in my SUV and at the end of the ride,

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City of Whitehorse statistics show there are currently 224 active users of the Yukon Rideshare program. she invited us to visit her in Spain.”

Currently, the majority of active Yukon Rideshare users are clustered around Whitehorse, according to city data, with a smaller number of users in Marsh Lake, Carcross, Carmacks and Dawson City. As of Friday morning, there were

three single trips posted to the website: one from Whitehorse to Dawson City, another from Whitehorse to Haines Junction and a third from Dawson to Whitehorse.

Not all Yukoners are sold on the program, though.

Dawson resident James Boddi, 37, said he created

a Yukon Rideshare account last fall when he was living in Carcross, posting his commute to Whitehorse as well as individual trips to Dawson and Mayo on the website.

“There was no response whatsoever,” Boddi said, recalling that there was “very little activity” on the

website in general. Between the time he joined Rideshare and this summer though, Boddi estimated he’s given at least 40 rides to people he found through other means — mainly, hitchhikers.

“Rideshare is always a good idea. It gets people to carpool, it’s better for the environment, it gets people to and from places when they’ve got limited means…. I just find that the development of this rideshare website is kind of redundant,” Boddi said. “(Using the website is) a tad more inconvenient than using social media because everybody’s on it, and it’s definitely way more inconvenient than just going out to the side of the road and sticking out your thumb.”

He added that he hasn’t met anyone else who has, or had, a Yukon Rideshare account.

“Nobody knows about it, nobody uses it,” he said.

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he results of the 2017 City of Whitehorse citizens survey are in and apparently people like living here.

According to the survey, 94 per cent of adult Whitehorse residents feel the city “is a great place to live.”

The same number would also “speak positively about the City of Whitehorse,” to their families, friends and co-workers.

“Generally, Whitehorse citizenry like living here,” said Coun. Dan Boyd said at the July 17 standing committee meeting. “People speak highly of Whitehorse.”

The Yukon Bureau of Statistics conducted the survey between April 19 and May 18, 2017. It was done primarily over the phone, although some were completed online.

Of a possible 1,554 households, 1,080 respondents were selected. Of those, households with incorrect

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contact information were eliminated. Of the possible participants, approximately 62 per cent completed the survey.

The survey was presented to council by Edward Duru, a policy analyst for the city, and Bishnu Saha from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.

Among the most positive responses to the survey, 89 per cent of respondents feel Whitehorse has a great multi-use trail system, 82 per cent said Whitehorse is welcoming to new residents and 73 per cent said Whitehorse is a clean city.

“I think that word ‘multiuse’ would stand out to council,” said Boyd. “Here at council, we see a lot of questions about the type of trail — not the the quality or the location, but the type of trail— and there are a lot of comments about multiuse trails.”

“A take-away is that Whitehorse residents are quite happy with our multiuse trails.”

Whitehorse residents province in its fight against wildfires burning across its interior.

“Our fire situation has begun to moderate significantly and the forecast is calling for that to continue,” Wildland Fire Management director Mike Etches said in a statement July 20. “With B.C. in need and some of our resources available, we are happy to provide support.”

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“Our transit system ridership is constantly increasing, which is different from across Canada,” Curtis said.

“It does stand out that a good number of people are not satisfied with our transit system,” said Boyd.

You can see full survey results at whitehorse.ca/ city-council/citizen-survey.

numbers but expects to send 34 firefighters and four incident management staff down to British Columbia July 24. They are expected to stay for 14 days, but can be recalled to the Yukon within 24 hours if needed in the territory. They may also return earlier if the situation in British Columbia “moderates significantly,” Etches said.

The Yukon also shipped off 40 pumps to British Columbia earlier this week.

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issues and “addresses recommendations from the Chief Coroner to improve public safety,” the government said a statement. Those recommendations came after the October 2015 death of Shane Glada, who was killed by a pack of semi-feral dogs in Ross River.

“The Yukon government supports responsible pet ownership across the territory,” Environment Minister Pauline Frost said in the statement. “Humane Society Yukon plays a crucial role in rehoming dogs and cats, and in educating the Yukon public about what it means to be a responsible pet owner.”

Humane Society Yukon president Brent Slobodin said the additional funding will help the society “address operational challenges and increase our capacity to receive and rehome animals.”

“The society will continue to work with the Animal Protection Officer to support programs aimed at reducing the number of unwanted dogs in communities,” Slobodin said in the statement.

The additional funding brings the society’s total annual core funding to $110,000.

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also identified some problem areas, with only 40 per cent of respondents stating they felt Whitehorse has a diverse economy and only 66 per cent stating they felt Whitehorse was a “environmentally responsible” city.

Council expressed surprise that only 31 per cent of people said “Whitehorse has a great public transit system.”

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hitehorse city staff are looking for an extra $1 million to be added to the budget for the Marwell lift station repairs and upgrades. If granted, it would bring the bill for the project, initially slated to cost $880,000 when it was first approved in May 2016, to $3.5 million.

The project has been hampered by unforeseen damage and degradation to the pipes and concrete.

Delays in work resulting in further complications have driven up the bill. Despite the extra cost, city engineer Taylor Eshpeter assured council that this would all be money well spent, because the station is integral to the city’s water and sewage system. This had some councillors — and some taxpayers — asking what exactly the lift system does.

Constructed in the 1970s, the Marwell lift system essentially acts a conduit for 80 per cent of the city’s waste water and sewage, said Eshpeter. Channeled to the lift system, the waste is then pumped eight kilometres under the ground in a system of pipes that run beneath the Yukon River.

Those pipes were found to be in need of replacement, and that’s what prompted the first budget increase to $2.5 million back in December 2016. Further complications arising from these pipes, including higher than estimated costs of replacement, make up $300,000 of the recent request for another $1 million.

Eshpeter said it is critical that the pipes be replaced as soon as possible, as delays run the risk of causing “major pipe failures,” which would allow raw sewage to

leak into the Yukon River.

The waste is pumped into the environmental control facility, where it is filtered into lagoons, then down two inlet channels, said Eshpeter, into the wet well.

“The wet well is basically a big concrete holding tank where the waste water sits, allowing for the pumps to draw it out,” said Eshpeter.

The waste is then pumped into primary and secondary holding cells which operate a bit like a large composting outhouse, allowing material to degrade and be treated. Once it is fully treated and safe to re-enter the environment, it is held until the tank is discharged, once a year, into the Yukon River.

The wet well and hasn’t been inspected or cleaned since it was first installed in the 1970s. Part of the requested budget increase — $400,000 — is to pay for

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Whitehorse’s Marwell lift station is a conduit for the majority of the city’s waste water and sewage. a liner spray which would extend the life of the wet well by 20 years, but only if it isn’t already too badly degraded. Adding the spray liner “would prevent costly repairs in the future,” Eshpeter said, but would require renting a temporary pumping system so the well could be emptied and cleaned.

Cleaning the system also requires a “full system

bypass,” he said. This requires rerouting everything around the lift station so crews can get inside to work on it. Part of this involves building a bypass vault, which was supposed to be completed this spring, to partially reroute sewage.

But the work was delayed when crews started to dig into the vault and discovered a pipe in the way, which, like much of

the piping system, was too degraded to be repaired. As a result the planned bypass vault had to be moved closer to the river. The delay complicated the construction of the vault because ground level waters have since risen, and now work has to be done to reduce this before the work can go forward.

Installing the bypass vault will allow for other bypasses in the future, making repairs and upgrades easier to do, Eshpeter said.

Eshpeter said at the council meeting that there are “lessons to be learned” from the Marwell lift upgrades and that in the future the city will be conducting more tests in order to better predict the lifespan of critical infrastructure like the Marwell lift station.

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

Proposed business bylaw amendment tightens criminal record checks bylaws at the standing committee meeting July 17.

There are multiple proposed changes, but the most significant ones revolve around tightening up criminal record provisions for owners of taxi businesses and pawn shops.

Under the proposed changes, the city could revoke business licenses if “a business owner is convicted

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potential public interest and safety concerns,” said Wyers.

The changes also clarify the definitions of these types of businesses under the bylaw.

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“I find the standards high,” said Coun. Samson Hartland. “And rightfully so.”

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into it.

Wyers said owners of affected businesses, as well as the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, have been notified of the proposed changes.

The amendments will go before council for first reading at the July 24 regular council meeting.

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n August 2014 my wife and I packed up our belongings in a U-haul trailer and left Yellowknife for Dawson City.

We barely made it out. The year was one of the worst summers for forest fires in the Northwest Territories in recent memory. Highway closures were so frequent that grocery stores started to run low on fresh produce. The day we hit the road, the Yellowknife Highway closed — again — to traffic about an hour after we made it through.

With good reason. The landscape around Tu Nedhe (Great Slave Lake), mostly flat Canadian Shield covered in scrubby little jack pines, looked like it had been nuked. Trees were scorched to almost nothing. The dirt was on fire. Thick, acrid smoke burned the eyes. We drove the three hours to Fort Providence with the windows up, even though the weather was hot and sunny.

That summer, more than 2.8 million acres — an area equivalent to half of Nova — went up in smoke. Things grew so dire that for a while, rumours circulated that the city was planning for the worst case scenario: a desperate last stand with the residents huddled inside two large recreation buildings buttressed with dirt ramparts and firehoses. This was quickly shot down by civic officials. Still, people were rattled.

These worries were only partly the figment of a runaway public imagination. It has become an annual summer ritual in much of the Canadian West and North: Whose turn is it to face an existential threat from forest fires?

In 2011 a third of Slave Lake, Alta., burned down, leaving more than 700 people homeless and causing $700 million in damage.

Much the same thing, of course, happened to Fort McMurray last summer, and for a couple of days it looked like a distinct possibility that a city of 100,000 might burn to the ground completely. In the end “The Beast” torched 2,400 buildings and caused $3.6 billion worth of damage.

This summer’s fires in British Columbia are the latest chapter in this story. This year’s blazes have displaced 45,000 people in B.C.’s interior, and burned more than 3,200 hectares.

The financial cost will not be known for a while, but the psychological strain is already apparent. Recently, in Williams Lake, a 44year man threatened firefighters conducting a back burn with a handgun. Last week a tense standoff took place after RCMP officers (foolishly) threatened to take away children from the Tl’etinqox First Nation, which had trained firefighters ready to battle the flames.

The threat is not new to Canada’s so-called hinterland, of course. The Yukon has had plenty of major fires of its own, like Fox Lake in 1998, which torched 45,000 hectares. The Great Fire of 1922 in the Timiskaming region of Ontario totally destroyed four whole towns and killed 43 people. Indigenous people in North America have long known how to manage the risk of out-

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A fire burns 21 kilometres south of Dawson City in June. of-control forest fires by burning underbrush, a practice that’s been adopted by contemporary forestry officials everywhere.

But climate change is making the frequency and intensity of forest fires ever more serious as temperatures rise and the woods become more dry. Writing for The Conversation, Merritt Turetsky, a biologist with the University of Guelph, warns that the changing forest fire regime could alter the very makeup of the boreal forest itself.

We know fire in moderation is good for forests. It’s part of the cycle of decay and regrowth.

But in areas where coniferous trees (the ones with needles) dominate, Turetsky writes, intense fires encourage deciduous trees (the ones with leaves) to encroach.

“There is no doubt that such an important shift in the makeup of Canadian forests will have winners and losers. Some animals may thrive with the better forage quality produced by deciduous species, while others will lose important habitat,” she writes.

“A loss of conifer forest area would mean big changes for how the boreal biome interacts with the Earth’s climate system. The consequences of fire-induced shifts in the structure of boreal forests would be far ranging from small-scale changes in biodiversity to global-scale changes in albedo (the amount of the sun’s energy reflected back into space) and greenhouse gas emissions.”

In other words, wildfires would become part of the dreaded climate change feedback loop, where the symptoms of climate change in turn cause even more climate change.

Perhaps you don’t believe in all that hippie climate change crap. Al Gore made it up to take more of your hard-earned money or whatever.

Roll that coal. Drill baby drill. Nothing I’ve written here will change your mind.

Even so, you might want to make sure you have a good quality hose nearby. One of these days, you’re going to need it.

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peril of writing on economics and finance is that friends from Outside who visit you on their summer holidays tend to gather around the campfire, crack open a beer, and ask questions like, “How do incomes and the cost of living in Whitehorse compare to Vancouver?”

Fortunately, the kind souls at the Yukon Bureau of Statistics put out their much awaited (by me, anyway) annual Yukon Statistical Review the day before the Canada Day long weekend.

It’s an interesting question that highlights some commonly held, but not always accurate, beliefs

about the Yukon. Regular tourists may think we live in igloos and get chased by polar bears, but visiting econometricians seem to think we are poor and pay a lot for breakfast cereal.

The average weekly earnings in the Yukon in 2016 were $1,053.75. That’s 10 per cent higher than the national average. It’s also better than all the provinces except oil-rich Alberta, which clocks in at $1,118.57. The next two provinces in line after the Yukon, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan, also have big energy industries.

The Yukon doesn’t have much oil and gas production at the moment, but we’ve hit a gusher of another kind: transfer payments.

As of December 2016, the sector with the highest average weekly earnings was public administration.

Workers in this sector took home $1,344.25 on average, almost 30 per cent higher than the overall Yukon average.

Yukoners in the ac-

commodation and food services industry, at the other end of the scale, earned $448.12 per week on average.

Income inequality is a big issue these days. If you look at a different source of data based on tax returns, Yukoners turn out to be more closely bunched in the middle of the income distribution than Canada overall. Only 0.9 per cent of taxfilers in the Yukon have total incomes over $200,000 per year, based on Statistics Canada definitions, compared to 1.5 per cent nationally.

Meanwhile, there were about 4,000 Yukoners who filed total incomes below $15,000 in 2016. That is a big number of people with incomes that make it very hard to make ends meet given the cost of living here. In statistical terms they are 14.8 per cent of our population compared to a significantly higher 21.5 per cent across Canada.

So, remembering the

big caveat that averages hide a lot of people on low incomes and not all people file tax returns, Yukoners do relatively well compared to the rest of Canada on income.

However, as the denizens of Iqaluit could tell you, a higher wage isn’t much use if prices are higher too. So how much higher is the cost of living in the Yukon than in the provinces?

Contrary to tales from the old days, the cost of day-to-day goods in Whitehorse is not that much higher than Vancouver. Improvements to the Alaska Highway, improved truck performance and the amazingly efficient supply chain practices of outfits like Walmart and Amazon have made a big difference.

To calculate its isolated post allowance, the federal government calculates a living cost price index based on a basket of typical household goods. In October 2016, Whitehorse was less than 15 per cent

more expensive than B.C.’s biggest city. We don’t know exactly how much, since workers in cities below 15 per cent don’t qualify and the details aren’t published.

The communities, on the other hand, are significantly more expensive than Vancouver. Carcross is estimated to be 15-19 per cent more costly, while Old Crow tops the chart at 70-74 per cent harder on the wallet.

The figures above are just for routine household expenses. They don’t include what is probably your biggest expense: housing. While nowhere near Vancouver levels, Whitehorse housing is considerably more expensive than houses in roughly similarly sized towns in central and northern B.C., at least for those who purchased after the surge in prices over the last decade or so.

So if you collect an above-average Yukon salary, shop in Whitehorse, and bought your house before

about 2005, you should consider yourself fortunate.

The next campfire question that came up was about taxes.

We don’t have a territorial sales tax, compared to a levy of 6-10 per cent in your typical province, and our gasoline tax is the lowest in the country.

The Yukon income tax rate for someone making the median Yukon income of about $45,000 is 6.4 per cent. For example, the rate for that income level is 7.7 per cent in B.C., 9.15 per cent in Ontario, 10 per cent in Alberta and 16 per cent in Quebec.

I think our campfire chat almost convinced my friend to move here, until he woke up the next day and saw the thermometer on one of our recent “summer” mornings.

Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. He is a Ma Murray award-winner for best columnist.

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House backs road in remote Alaska wildlife refuge Matthew Daly Associated Press

WASHINGTON he House has approved legislation allowing a proposed road through a remote national wildlife refuge in Alaska that was rejected by the Obama administration.

A bill approved Thursday would grant a land exchange allowing Alaska to build the long-disputed road between two rural communities, King Cove and Cold Bay, near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula, 600 miles (965 kilometres) southwest of Anchorage.

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Alaska’s sole representative, Republican Don Young, was approved on a vote of 248-179. It now goes to the Senate.

Supporters say the road is needed because strong winds and mountains make air travel in the region unpredictable, creating a life-threatening problem in medical emergencies. Critics counter that the road, located within the sprawling Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, threatens migratory birds and other animals, including caribou, brown bears and sea otters.

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ect in 2009, but then-Interior Secretary Sally Jewell rejected the plan in 2013, saying a road over a narrow isthmus in the refuge could cause irrevocable damage to birds and other wildlife.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said last month that the Interior Department has granted Alaska permission to survey wilderness within the wildlife refuge for the long-sought road, which would extend about 30 miles (48 kilometres), including about 11 miles (18 kilometres) within the wildlife refuge.

Young called the road a

matter of life or death for King Cove’s 900 residents.

“Sadly, this legislation is only necessary because of the heartless actions of the previous administration, which … placed the interests of environmentalists and wildlife over human life,” Young said, calling Jewell’s rejection of the road “one of the worst government actions I’ve seen in all my years.”

Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee said in a report this week that at least 19 people have died as a result of plane crashes or

waiting to be medically evacuated to Cold Bay, the nearest town with an all-weather airport. At least 55 people have required medical evacuations in the past three years, the report said. Many of the evacuations have required services of the U.S. Coast Guard, costing taxpayers up to $30,000 per trip, the report said.

Environmental groups say the rural community has other, better alternatives, such as boats, and for decades have fought an intrusion into the refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge

Association, an advocacy group, said the “real reason behind the road” is “economic development, plain and simple.”

The proposed road could be used to quickly transport seafood from King Cove’s large salmon cannery to the Cold Bay airport for distribution around the world, the group said.

Young and Alaska’s two senators, Republicans Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, have vowed to work with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to approve the road.

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The confirmation is based on the characteristics of the vessel — the length, the beam, the shape of the pilot house and the fact that there were crab pots on board,” Jonathan Shannon, a NOAA spokesman, said Thursday.

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Images collected this month will be presented during the Seattle hearings.

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Liberal-Tory common front on NAFTA negotiations frayed by Khadr quarrel Joan Bryden Canadian Press

OTTAWA he bipartisan common front to defend Canadian interests in crucial NAFTA negotiations is being tested by a cross-border Conservative campaign savaging Justin Trudeau for making a generous federal payout to Omar Khadr.

Some senior Liberals, including the prime minister’s principal secretary, have taken to social media to accuse the Conservatives of fanning anti-Trudeau sentiment in the United States just as Canada is preparing for the Aug. 16 launch of talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement.

However, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was unrepentant Thursday, arguing that if there’s any American backlash over the Khadr payment, Trudeau has only himself to blame.

He dismissed any linkage to the NAFTA talks as a desperate Liberal tactic.

“It’s no surprise that they’re desperately trying to latch onto another angle of the story to deflect attention from the core of the matter which is that this (Khadr payment) was a personal decision by Justin Trudeau to go above and beyond what any court order ever indicated was the responsibility of the government,” Scheer told a news conference.

Fifteen years ago, the Canadian-born Khadr was imprisoned in the notorious U.S. detention facility Guantanamo, accused of killing an American soldier/ medic during a firefight in Afghanistan. Khadr was just 15 years old at the time.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2010 that Canadian authorities violated Khadr’s charter rights when they interrogated him there, despite the fact he was a minor, had no legal

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Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, 30, is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on July 6. The federal payout to Omar Khadr had received meagre attention in the U.S. media, until now. representation and had been tortured.

Khadr subsequently launched a $20-million civil suit against the Canadian government. That was settled earlier this month when the government agreed to pay him compensation — reportedly $10.5 million — rather than pursue what officials said would have been a costly court battle that the government had no hope of winning.

Several Conservative MPs have taken to the airwaves and newspapers in the U.S. to denounce the payment, starting Monday with a scathing column by Peter Kent in the Wall Street Journal entitled “A Terrorist’s Big Payday, Courtesy of Trudeau.”

On Thursday, Trudeau did not directly link the two issues when asked if the Conservative campaign in the U.S. is hurting Canada’s position as it prepares to enter NAFTA negotiations.

The trade talks are “too important to fall into partisanship for most people,” he said during a news conference in Barrie, Ont. “Canadians expect their

representatives, whatever party they be part of, to be standing up for Canadian interests and making sure that we are creating the right deal for Canada as we move forward on modernizing NAFTA.” However, Trudeau’s principal secretary, Gerald Butts, has engaged in a Twitter war with several Conservative MPs over the past few days in which he has directly linked the two issues.

“Conservatives mount aggressive anti-PM campaign in the US on the eve of NAFTA renegotiation,” he tweeted at one point.

His tweets Thursday suggested Tories should confine their criticism of the Khadr payment to Canadian soil, advising one Tory MP that even when Liberals “disagreed with your government’s approach to the U.S., we supported you while in the U.S.” But Scheer dismissed that argument, saying, “It’s not credible to think that somehow the news and commentary somehow stops at the border.”

He said the Khadr issue

is completely separate from NAFTA, on which Conservatives will continue to “present a united front” in the U.S. with the governing Liberals on the benefits of free trade.

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Dakota Access developer’s new pipeline rankling regulators John Seewer Associated Press

NEW WASHINGTON, OHIO he company that developed the Dakota Access oil pipeline is entangled in another fight, this time in Ohio where work on its multi-state natural gas pipeline has wrecked wetlands, flooded farm fields and flattened a 170-year-old farmhouse.

The federal commission that oversees gas pipelines told Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners last week to clean up its mess before it will allow the Rover Pipeline to flow. New drilling on unfinished sections also remains halted after two million gallons (7.6 million litres) of drilling mud seeped into a wetland in the spring.

While the $4.2 billion pipeline that will carry gas from Appalachian shale fields to Canada, and states in the Midwest and Gulf Coast, hasn’t been besieged by protests that erupted in North Dakota, opponents say the spills and snags highlight the risks that come with build-

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ing huge pipelines needed for growing the natural gas and oil industries.

Much of the 700-mile (1,126-kilometre) Rover Pipeline is being built across Ohio and will extend into Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Ohio’s environmental regulators and landowners say construction crews have been laying pipe at warp speed since March to meet the company’s ambitious plan of finishing the first phase this month and the entire project by November.

“As soon as they started, they began having problems,” said Craig Butler, director of Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency.

“It’s just a function of them moving too quickly, trying to meet a deadline and cutting corners.”

The state EPA has proposed nearly $1 million in fines over violations that include allowing drilling mud to spill into wetlands, ponds and streams along with pumping storm water into streams and fields.

Most of the violations were

in March and April but some problems continue.

Just last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered Energy Transfer Partners to clean up and restore six acres (2.4 hectares) of wetlands coated with more than a foot (30 centimetres) of drilling mud, remove mud contaminated with diesel fuel from two quarries and monitor water wells near those sites.

The federal agency is continuing to investigate and could issue more orders. It also accused the company of not being truthful about its intention to demolish a 170-year-old farmhouse that stood in the pipeline’s path.

Energy Transfer Partners later agreed to pay $3.8 million to Ohio’s historic preservation efforts for knocking down the house last year.

The company now is working to comply with regulators on the cleanup orders, said spokeswoman Alexis Daniel. But doing that will delay completing the pipeline’s first phase until later this summer,

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Doug Phenicie, who farms about 1,800 acres in northern Ohio, talks about the damage caused to crops because of construction of a multi-state natural gas pipeline in New Washington, Ohio, July 12. she said Wednesday.

“Our pipelines are always constructed to the highest standards, so I would unequivocally deny any assertion to the contrary,” Daniels said.

In Michigan, the state’s two U.S. senators want federal regulators to pause construction and consider moving the path of the pipeline away from a popular lake and summer camp for children.

Dozens of Ohio farmers have complained that their fields have been flooded

after heavy rains by crews pumping storm water out of open trenches. Some have asked a federal judge to tell the company to stop doing it, arguing it violates their land agreements.

Those agreements compensate the owners for putting the pipeline on their land, but farmers say it doesn’t give the company the right to flood their adjacent land. Energy Transfer Partners said it has been dealing with unprecedented rainfall and is trying to avoid and mini-

mize impact on crops.

Doug Phenicie, whose family farms about 1,800 acres (728 hectares) near New Washington in northern Ohio, said he watched this spring as a bulldozer pushed standing water onto a neighbour’s field.

“It looked like waves at the ocean,” he said.

A muddy, brown stream rippled across his soybean field last week following another big storm as crews pumped out more water.

It’s become a common sight, he said.

The concern for farmers is that not only will some of this year’s crop be ruined, but that it will be hurt for years to come in areas where the floodwaters have coated the ground with heavy clay and the heavy equipment has packed down the soil.

They’ve been told that the pipeline company will fix the fields and broken drainage tiles and reimburse farmers for future losses, Phenicie said, but he’s not convinced.

“Who’s going to answer the phone when they’re gone?” he said.

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Trudeau pushed for details on government vetting of Payette for viceregal role Jordan Press Canadian Press

OTTAWA rime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew — and when he knew it — about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for Governor General.

Julie Payette is calling the six-year-old incident a case of an “unfounded” allegation for which she was “immediately cleared” without any prosecution.

The second-degree assault charge doesn’t appear in Maryland court records, but is accessible through American-based background check websites that provide the charge, dates, case number, location and reason for its dismissal. It provides no further details about the reasons for the charge.

The incident, first reported by the political news website iPolitics, has raised questions about whether Trudeau knew about the potentially embarrassing information during the selection process that took

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place behind closed doors in the Prime Minister’s Office. And if he did know, why he didn’t see it as an issue towards making Payette the next viceregal.

Trudeau twice said Wednesday he had no comment when asked about the deleted charge against Payette, echoing comments he made a day earlier.

He said that before any appointment to such a high-profile political post, the government conducts a thorough background search on the candidate’s past. Trudeau wouldn’t say if he had been made aware of the incident prior to her appointment.

“I know that Mme. Payette is going to make an extraordinary governor general. She represents the very best of Canadian values, openness to the world, curiosity, intellectual rigour and inspiration.

She will continue to inspire generations of Canadians as she represents us at the very highest level,” Trudeau said at an event in Quebec City.

Political appointees normally are run through

a detailed vetting process that includes looking for details that could become damaging for the candidate and government should they become public. The candidate is also usually asked to volunteer any embarrassing details in their personal lives before an appointment is finalized.

Depending on the severity of the what is found, the appointment could be killed.

The final decision usually rests with the prime minister who can decide to overlook the details because the person is an exemplary candidate, or give them a pass after hearing a reasonable explanation.

“Generally, security vetting and/or interviews would catch a situation like this,” said Penny Collenette, who was Jean Chretien’s director of appointments for four years and is now an adjunct law professor at the University of Ottawa.

“Obviously, this situation is personally disquieting, both for Julie Payette and for the prime minister.

We don’t have the full context or all the facts, but

it is worth remembering that appointees always have a human dimension, separate and distinct from qualifications and accomplishments. We should not be surprised when that human dimension comes to light.”

An online background check search shows that Payette was charged with second degree assault on Nov. 24 2011. The prosecutor formally dismissed the charge about two weeks later on Dec. 8, 2011.

The online records don’t detail what led to the charge. The records also don’t turn up in official Maryland records searches, suggesting they were expunged from the public record.

In a statement issued through Rideau Hall, Payette declined to comment on the event.

“For family and personal reasons, I will not comment on these unfounded charges, of which I was immediately and completely cleared many years ago, and I hope that people will respect my private life.”

At the time, Payette was living with her then

husband William “Billie” Flynn, a retired Air Force pilot who now is a Lockheed Martin test pilot for the F-35 fighter jet.

Payette and Flynn went through lengthy divorce proceedings that closed in late June when Payette withdrew a motion for child support, based on online Maryland court records. The records also show that a motion to seal the proceedings and accompanying affidavits was filed in Maryland court Tuesday.

Trudeau made Payette the next Governor General without the help of an ad hoc committee of experts.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper struck such a committee seven years ago when his government tapped David Johnston for the position.

At the time, Harper had a minority government, meaning that whoever held the post of Governor General was essential to maintaining the stability of government.

The names of those on the selection committee weren’t published until after Johnston’s nomination, but Harper would go on to make the committee a permanent body, saying a process to ensure a non-partisan approach to viceregal appointments was important.

Trudeau was non-committal about maintaining the committee when asked about it last year, even though he is essentially using the same process

to select Supreme Court justices and identify candidates for various federal appointments.

“I’m not going to change things just to reinvent the wheel,” Trudeau said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press about how he would select Johnston’s successor.

“If there is a good process that we can improve by making (it) more open and transparent and more diverse, that I will probably do.”

NDP ethics critic Nathan Cullen said the selection process for the Governor General worked out well in this case — he called Payette over-qualified for the job. But he warned the process could go off the rails in the future, citing the recent controversy around the government’s nomination of Madeleine Meilleur to the role of official languages commissioner.

Meilleur withdrew her candidacy after heavy criticism for her Liberal connections and her donation of about $3000 to the federal Liberals since 2009.

“This prime minister recently politicized the process of appointing independent watch dogs of Parliament, by choosing a lifelong Liberal and big donor,” Cullen said.

“I have complete trust in Ms. Payette’s ability to fulfil the role, but that doesn’t mean the appointment process should be kept behind closed doors going forward.”

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ENVIRONMENT Invaders: Many common wildflowers are invasive species

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Karen Walker pulls white sweet clover, an invasive plant, along Nisutlin Drive in Riverdale July 19.

Lori Garrison News Reporter

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n a disappointing turn of events, I recently learned that one of my favourite wildflowers is actually not a flower, but a marauding invader.

Narrow-leaf hawksbeard are, according to the Yukon Invasive Species Council website, an invasive plant which “once established is hard to remove.” Not knowing their proper name, I had been calling them tall dandelions because their small, bright yellow flowers have a mild resemblance to the native plant and because their blossoms also turn to white fluff when the plant goes to seed. I routinely pick large bouquets of them to brighten up my cabin because they last a few days when cut and seem to be everywhere which is unsurprising, since each plant produces around 49,000 seeds.

While pretty in its own

way, narrow-leaf hawksbeard, along with thistle and sweet clover, is one of the most troublesome invasive plants in the Yukon, said Andrea Altherr, program coordinator for the YISC. “They impact our agriculture tremendously,” Altherr said. “If you get them in your farm field, they can reduce productivity. They also negatively impact biodiversity, pushing out native species.”

The YISC lists 21 invasive species of plants in the Yukon. You often see these plants every day and probably don’t know they’re non-native.

Environment Yukon also has a list of invasive plant species on its website, and lists hawksbeard, a member of the sunflower family, as common and highly invasive in the Yukon. It was first introduced accidentally in 1957 via transportation routes.

Many of these plants are introduced through seeding projects, Altherr

said, especially where certified weed-free seed isn’t used. The invaders simply hitch a ride along with the species intended to be seeded.

“We often create perfect environments for these invasive species with roadside work and spreading gravel around.”

Another common source is hay, said Altherr.

“If you’re importing hay … from the south, it’s probably got weeds in it,” she said. The only real way to prevent this is by buying from local producers, she said.

Many invasive plants come from careless gardeners growing southern ornamentals, which then escape and colonize wild areas where people never intended them to grow, says Altherr. A widespread example of this is the creatively-named greater butter and eggs, a flower which closely resembles snapdragon. The plant was first introduced to the Yukon through horticul-

ture in 1970, and has since become endemic.

“They were brought up as an ornamental,” Altherr said. “And now that they’re established, they’re really hard to get rid of.”

Education is one of the most important tools in fighting invasive species, Altherr said, especially for farmers.

“If you have an invasive species in three fields,” she said, “and farmers A and B don’t do anything about it, but farmer C does, it doesn’t do anyone any good, because the seeds just blow back in from farmer A and farmer B’s fields.”

Altherr said that, despite invasive species concerns, the Yukon “does not have any invasive species regulation.” There are regualtions in the territory’s forestry and quartz mining acts meant to control invasive species.

Environment Yukon could not muster anyone to comment for this story.

While accidental trans-

portation and agriculture have brought in some invasive species, Altherr said that climate change has also had a huge impact on invasive species in the Yukon.

“You know, some people, they sometimes say ‘why wasn’t this a problem 10 years ago?” she said.

“The answer is climate change. New species spread like crazy (in the new climate). Species make their way up from down south much faster than they used to.”

Once invasive plants are established, they are very difficult to eradicate or control, said Altherr.

One of the most invasive plants in the Yukon, white sweet clover, has recently been the target of YISC-hosted community weed pulls, which are aimed at reducing the species in certain areas by physically removing it. White sweet clover is exceptionally resilient, with each plant capable of producing 300,000 seeds,

which can germinate for up to 30 years. The most recent weed pull was held in Riverdale July 19, but people in the Takhini Valley area can participate in a similar event July 25.

YISC is also hosting a weed-pull at the old dump where a invasive species of vetch — which can push out other species and change nitrogen compositions in soil — has taken root. The infestation is limited to this area for the time being, Altherr said, but this particular species is still a threat.

“This plant is only growing in disturbed areas, but it can grow into forests (and spread) that’s what makes it so special,” she said.

“We like to try to tackle these things before they get out of hand.”

For more information on the YISC and its community events, people can visit yukoninvasives.com or the YISC Facebook page.

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

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LIFE Don’t rely on bear spray in the back country, experts say

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Bear spray doesn’t help much if it’s at the bottom of your pack or if you don’t know how you use it.

Jamie-Lee McKenzie News Reporter

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hat’s the deal with bear spray?

If you have it, are you safe?

Bear spray is known to be a valuable tool in bear encounters. It contains capsaicin and it’s not lethal. The nasty symptoms experienced by the bear are said to be enough to stop an attack.

It can be a great tool to help protect you and it can actually work if you run into a bear. But bear spray alone will not necessarily save your life.

“I don’t recommend it to people and say ‘Here you go and everything will be fine,’” said Jesse Cooke, owner of the Klondike Experience in

Dawson City. “I recommend they take it as long as they know how to use it and understand bear safety in general.”

The problem is that many people think that just having bear spray means they’re safe, say people with experience in the back country. People need to know how to use bear spray properly, because not understanding how it works it can be more dangerous than not having bear spray at all.

A lot of people feel very comfortable with it and it’s an extra deterrent, says Cooke. Bear spray is just one little part of the puzzle. But bear spray is not going to make your journey any safer unless you know how to use it and unless you’re able to use it, he said. It can be dangerous,

you can end up hurting yourself with it and if you don’t know how to use it, it’s no good.

“Bear safety goes a lot deeper than just carrying bear spray with you,” said Cooke.

Awareness supersedes any sort of deterrent, says Mike Taras, a wildlife education and outreach specialist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Recognizing bear signs, proper behaviour and being aware that there could be more bears in an area will all help prevent bear encounters, he says.

Although Taras does recommend bear spray as a deterrent against bears, he still stresses to everyone the importance of knowing how to handle yourself in a bear encounter — and

knowing how to properly use bear spray is just as important.

For many people who understand bears well enough, bear spray is often a last resort. It’s their knowledge of bear behaviour that they rely on to protect them in bear encounters., said Cooke, adding that there are many other ways to get out of a bear situation long before you’d have to use bear spray.

Alexandra Morrison was born and raised in the Yukon. Her family hiked the Chilkoot Trail often and someone always packed bear spray, but they also had a strong awareness of bears.

Morrison still spends a lot of time in the wild, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing and camping.

Morrison carries bear spray with her, but she’s never had to use it in any encounters with a bear.

During a hike a couple of years ago, Morrison and her partner were on a trail southeast of Whitehorse when they noticed a “beautiful grizzly” just ahead of them.

Rather than panic or pull out her bear spray, Morrison decided to quietly climb further up the mountain and let the bear pass them. When the bear eventually did catch wind of their presence, she began making loud noises and yelling until the bear finally moved on.

“Bear spray and bear awareness and safety seem to go more hand in hand,” said Morrison.

Cooke said he’s never had to use bear spray

during bear encounters either. Instead he’s relied on his knowledge and used other techniques, like making a lot of noise to scare the bear away.

Bear spray can give you false confidence, and it’s no good if it’s at the bottom of your backpack, said Cooke.

What’s important is knowing how to use bear spray. Hikers need to understand how it works to use it properly. That starts with not relying only on bear spray alone when during bear encounters.

“I would hope that if you go out into the woods you are aware of the dangers and you would educate yourself on how to avoid them,” said Morrison.

Contact Jamie-Lee McKenzie at jamielee.mckenzie@yukon-news.com

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Keeping those batteries charged

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e all know we have a battery in our vehicle but most people don’t really give them much thought until they don’t work. Proper maintenance of your battery will increase the lifespan of the battery and reduce potential breakdowns.

Early cars didn’t have electrical components, so they had no need for batteries. They started with a hand crank, the horns were squeeze balls like you’d find on a bicycle, and headlights were gas powered. It wasn’t until electric start came along in the early 1920s that batteries became necessary.

Without getting too technical, a basic lead acid battery is made up of plates, lead, and lead oxide with a solution of around 35 per cent sulfuric acid and 65 per cent water. The solution is called electrolyte, which causes a chemical reaction that produces electrons. When you test a battery with a hydrometer, you are measuring the amount of sulfuric acid in the electrolyte. If your reading is low, that means the chemical balance that makes electrons is off.

Over the years, as the number of electrical components continued to increase in vehicles, batteries evolved into the more powerful sealed batteries we now have.

It’s been said that batteries are like piggy banks.

If you keep taking out and never put back, it will end up empty. If you end up with a dead battery, you can be in big trouble.

Vehicles today have a lot of electrical devices and components that can have a large constant need for power. This large draw on batteries has decreased the average life of batteries to somewhere between two and four years. In fact it’s estimated that only 30 per cent of batteries will reach the four-year mark. With this in mind you should have your battery tested every fall when you swap to winter tires. It will be much cheaper to replace the battery then, rather than later, with a tow bill added to the cost and down time without your vehicle.

Winter temperatures make engines harder to start and saps your battery’s power, so you want to make sure you have a healthy, fully charged battery. A battery that’s only 40 per cent charged will freeze at around -26 C, while a fully charged battery won’t freeze until well under -60 C. This is another reason to have a battery blanket on your vehicle in colder climates.

A warm battery also has more cranking power than a cold one.

Even while your vehicle is parked there is a small drain on your battery.

Most vehicles have clocks, engine management computers, alarm systems and other devices using small amounts of power. If your vehicle is not started for even as little as two weeks your battery can become low on charge. If your vehicle will be parked for a considerable time then unhook the battery or keep it on a trickle charger. A battery that is constantly

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low and not fully charged will have a much shorter life.

If you are getting a battery charger always get a good one. Cheap battery chargers can have incorrect charging levels and can actually do more harm than good. Make sure you purchase the correct charger to suit your battery’s needs.

Always keep your battery clean. This includes the top of the battery, and the battery terminals and posts. There are battery terminal brushes available that make the job easy, or just make sure it’s done while having your vehicle

serviced.

Make sure your battery is strapped down snuggly.

This is usually done with some form of strap or clamp that was installed at the factory. They may just need to be tightened properly. Your battery can quickly become damaged if allowed to bounce around.

Always put safety first when doing maintenance or repairs on your vehicle.

Always wear eye and skin protection and remove all jewelry. Older clothes are also recommended. If you are not totally comfortable doing the work yourself, have a repair shop do it.

There are lots of hazards under your hood. Batteries can explode and do serious harm. The risk of potential harm can greatly outweighs any potential savings. Unless you are a qualified technician, never go under the hood while the vehicle is running.

It’s important to understand that the alternator is designed to maintain your battery and run the electrical devices and components. It does not really charge your battery. If your battery goes dead, boosting it, and letting your car run will not charge up the dead battery. If you can clearly determine why the

battery went dead (say, you left the headlight on) you need to put the battery on a charger and fully recharge the battery. If you are not able to determine why the battery went dead you should have it checked by a shop that you trust.

Maintaining a healthy battery will help ensure trouble-free driving.

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Plastic straws suck

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f all the plastic products we use and take for granted, plastic drinking straws are among the most unnecessary.

Designed to be used once and discarded, their only real purpose is to keep your mouth from touching a glass or ice. It

like grass or plant. That changed in the 1880s when Washington, D.C., resident Marvin Stone was drinking a mint julep through a rye grass stalk.

He didn’t like the residue it left in his drink, and so he wrapped paper around a pencil, removed the pencil, glued the paper together and a straw was born! In 1888, Stone patented a version made from manila paper coated with paraffin.

Forty years later, Joseph B. Friedman saw that his daughter was having difficulty drinking though a straight straw.

He inserted a screw into a straw, wrapped dental floss around the ridges, removed the screw and invented the flexible or “bendy” straw, which he patented in 1937.

The explosion of plastic’s popularity in the 1960s and into the ’70s spelled the demise of the paper straw. After

made more sense in the days when contaminated vessels were more of an issue.

Now, there’s a movement to get people and businesses to ditch the straws. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is.

In the U.S. alone, people discard 500 million straws every day, or more than 180 billion a year.

That’s about 1.4 million kilograms of plastic sent to landfills and into the oceans every day!

Drinking straws have a long history and weren’t always a big problem.

The first ones were made from straw, or any straw-

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that, most drinking straw innovations were as much about marketing as function — including the twisty Krazy Straw and the wide straw-andspoon combo used to drink slushy drinks.

Plastic straws are now ubiquitous. Whether you’re ordering a takeout drink, cold coffee beverage, bar cocktail or glass of water in a restaurant, you’ll likely get a plastic straw unless you request your drink without it. And you should. As a Treehugger article notes, they don’t biodegrade, they’re difficult to recycle, they leach toxic chemicals into the ground and they can end up in oceans. Often, they’re incinerated, which puts toxins into the air.

Numerous campaigns have sprung up to get people to forgo drinking straws — or at least to use less environmentally damaging alternatives.

Some restaurants have stopped automatically putting them in drinks, and others are using compostable straws, but most still offer plastic.

International spirits company Bacardi has joined with the Surfrider Foundation for a “no-straw

movement” as part of its Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future program. Surfrider, which has led campaigns against plastic bags, discarded cigarette butts and other ocean threats, has a “Straws Suck” campaign that encourages businesses to get rid of straws. In doing so, bars, restaurants and stores can save money as well as reduce environmental impacts.

As for alternatives, several companies sell re-usable and biodegradable straws made from metal, glass, bamboo, straw or paper. Some come with cleaning brushes. One company is even making straws from pasta, which can be cooked later!

According to the anti-straw group the Last Plastic Straw, 80 to 90 per cent of marine debris is plastic, and as much as 80 per cent of that came from plastics discarded on land. Researchers estimate eight million tonnes of plastic garbage enter the oceans from land every year. Plastic straws are among the top 10 litter items picked up during beach cleanups, with thousands picked up

every year. Cigarette butts are the most numerous items picked up, with plastic bottles and caps, food wrappers and bags also in the top 10.

Avoiding plastic straws won’t save the oceans or the world on its own, but as we’ve seen with plastic bags and public smoking, when people start thinking about their habits and making small changes, they can bring about shifts in consciousness that lead to wider societal changes. Ordering your drinks without straws is a small sacrifice but a big step to reducing the amount of plastic we produce and waste. Giving up disposable drink bottles, plastic grocery bags and other unnecessary plastic items, and encouraging businesses to offer alternatives, will also help.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and cofounder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

David Suzuki’s latest book is Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do (Greystone Books), co-written with Ian Hanington.

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suspected my brief dogless period was coming to an end when my wife and daughter were looking at puppies on the Internet.

We had a few months earlier lost Poops, a Labrador retriever mix, to a tumour on a front paw.

Though it was strange not to have a creature greeting you with socks in its mouth, I was enjoying the break from responsibility.

But Kristen and Anna found a crop of puppies being given away to a good home. One day we surprised Anna by taking her to the home of John Eichelberger. There was a floor full of wriggling black bodies. Some of them were hovering over the pee pads at the right moment.

Anna chose the smallest dog and identified her by tying blue yarn around her collar. Cora first showed us her big voice as John carried her from her siblings and handed her to Anna in the car.

I wasn’t sure what I thought about the puppy.

Her nose was stubby, like a boxer’s, even though she was the product of a Lab mom and a neighborhood blue heeler who was there when opportunity called.

And she remained the runt, not topping 40 pounds even after a year of growth. Plus, she was remarkably loud,

especially when she saw another dog through the window or heard a knock on the door. She has cost us a few measures in our range of hearing with that piercing bark.

But those traits are nice in some situations.

And she is small enough to sleep with Anna without crowding her. I found her to be a great canoe dog — her weight shifts on the boat are easy to compensate for. She clings to the gunnels like a housefly, even when I try to instill a lesson by rocking her off.

I have had a good number of human partners on this summer’s walk along the path of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. But only Cora has been there for every step.

I can’t imagine the trip without her.

She is now pressing against my lower back as I type while sitting next to a mountain stream.

She prefers to be on your lap. Some nights, when it’s chilly, she will wake me up. I open the sleeping bag flap and she crawls in, somehow turning around at my feet.

That is not the protective position in which I prefer her. I like to turn off my radar and depend on her nose and ears to alert me to gravel scuffs outside the tent. But sometimes she’s in the bag, or just too tired from a day of chasing hares and squirrels.

And that’s what she gets out of the deal.

Total freedom, every day, except when we’re close to trucks or groups of people, or we have to walk the highway. Then, she gets on the leash.

But she’s a leader who will pull Anna skijoring, so she keeps the line tight as we walk down

these big creatures are not to mess with.

We have not seen a porcupine in a few hundred miles. But the last one she saw, she barked at but did not chase.

She got pets and a good girl after that one. Good decision you made.

She has short hair and loves the water. This keeps her clean and cool on the hot days.

She suffers in the bugs, but when it’s real bad I’ll squirt deet on the back of my hand and apply it to the bridge of her nose. She takes it with stoicism.

She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. I carried her pack in my hand a few weeks as she healed from the first. I pulled the thorn with tweezers.

She is just 3, at the peak of life. I see an energy contrast between she and Jane, the chocolate Lab who accompanied me on this trip 20 years

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Frank ‘Paddy’ Slavin: The ‘Sydney Cornstalk’

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f the many colorful and interesting people who to the Klondike, details are often sketchy and conflicting. Such was the case with Australian heavyweight boxing champion Frank Slavin. I have pieced together what I hope is an accurate rendering of his boxing career.

Frank “Paddy” Slavin was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, Feb. 15, 1864. He started his career as a bare-knuckle fighter, then later switched to glove fighting. He fought in 40 matches in his early years, between 1882 and 1889, during which time he developed the skills that elevated him to a world-class pugilist.

Lithe and muscular, standing over 186 centimetres tall (6-foot-1), he was an aggressive boxer with plenty of skill and a killer instinct.

He could deliver punishing blows with either hand, yet he could take punishment in the ring. In his early bouts in Australia, he had two matches with future world heavyweight champion Bob Fitsimmons. Neither came away with a win from these encounters.

In 1888, he sailed to New Zealand, where, after winning five straight matches, he obtained the New Zealand heavyweight title, defeating reigning champion Harry Laing by a knockout in the sixth round. He returned to Australia a short time later and quickly dispatched Mick Dooley by a

knock-out in the first round, to obtain the Australian heavyweight title.

Setting his sights higher, he sailed to England, where he won a series of matches until he faced British Empire champion Jem Smith in December 1889. The battle with Smith was controversial. By the 14th round, it appeared that Slavin had the upper hand, until Smith grabbed Slavin around the waist and held him onto the ropes while Smith supporters beat and kicked him in a most despicable (and illegal) manner while the crowd booed in protest.

The referee clearly objected to the foul play and withdrew from the match, calling it a draw, although the crowd clearly treated Slavin as the victor.

Slavin married Edith Florence Slater in England a few months later in February 1890. He defeated Joe McAuliffe, winning the Police Gazette Championship belt, then defended his title against Jake Kilrain in Hoboken, New Jersey, June 16 1891.

He returned to England undefeated, where, on May 30 1892, he faced his most formidable opponent yet for the Commonwealth heavyweight championship: black boxer Peter Jackson.

They squared off in the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England on May 30 1892. The men seemed equally matched in the early rounds, but as the fight wore on, Jackson, the more scientific boxer, gained the upper hand and knocked out Slavin in the 10th round.

Slavin apparently did not take the defeat well. He began drinking excessively, and his fight record from this point on was spotted with more losses than before. Canadian Joe Boyle became his manager in 1896, and the following year,

the two men were drawn north to the Klondike ahead of the big stampede.

In December 1898, Slavin was drinking in the Monte Carlo saloon in Dawson City, when he got into an altercation with Archie Hoffman, a man who styled himself the heavyweight champion of the Pacific Coast. Hoffman knocked Slavin to the floor.

“My man,” said Slavin, “you can knock me about a saloon when I’m drunk but I’ll show you what I can do in a ring when I’m sober.”

Wilson Mizner and Tex Rickard, who were working behind the bar in the Monte Carlo, saw an opportunity and quickly arranged a match. They set up a ring on the tiny stage of the Monte Carlo and charged $15 and $25 admission to the bout.

It wasn’t much of a fight.

Slavin entered the ring wearing a pair of white flannel trousers and a long white sweater with rolled-up collar, in contrast to his opponent, who was in boxing trunks and bare chested. It didn’t take long; in the first round, Slavin bobbed and weaved a little bit, then with a single swing, punched Hoffman in the jaw. Hoffman went down like a sack of potatoes, without ever having touched Slavin.

In 1900, Slavin, now 36 years old, went into the ring with an Australian named Will Perkins. Ten years younger than Slavin and in good physical condition, Perkins was heavy set and well proportioned. Perkins lasted 14 rounds before his manager “threw in the sponge.” Slavin administered a brutal beating to Perkins, who had a broken rib and internal injuries that are said to have led to a premature death 18 months later.

A year later, Slavin was matched in Dawson with a wrestler named Frank

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Frank “Paddy” Slavin was an aggressive boxer with plenty of skill and a killer instinct. Like thousands of others, he was drawn to the Klondike during the gold rush.

Gotch. Gotch was not well matched to Slavin, and eventually resorted to a wrestling hold to throw Slavin out of the ring. The referee called it a draw, but it was clearly a Slavin victory. Slavin then dispatched opponent Billy Mansen at the Palace Grand Theatre in two rounds, and a few weeks later did the same to Frank Smith in one minute, 16 seconds.

Slavin entered the ring again in the Orpheum theatre May 24 1902, against a younger and much shorter Nick Burley. The battle continued for nine rounds before Slavin, threw up his hands and the referee declared Burley the winner.

Two months later, Slavin retired from boxing officially, but he and Burley weren’t finished yet. The two men met again in exhibition matches in the goldfields the following year, and had one final match in December 1907 (which Slavin lost).

Slavin prospected and mined over the next few years. “He was a good neighbour and willing to help anyone,” said old time Yukoner Andrew Baird. In 1916, Slavin entered one final battle, during World War I, when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force August 26, 1916. He was 52 years of age.

Slavin came back after the war a physical wreck

and settled with his wife and three daughters in Victoria.

A final tragic blow for the aging fighter was that his son, Frank Charles Slavin, who also enlisted in 1916, was killed near Cambrai, France during the finals days of the war, on Sept. 29, 1918.

Slavin died October 16, 1929, at the age of 65. He is remembered as one of the Yukon’s great fighters.

In 2005, he was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame.

Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. His new book, From the Klondike to Berlin, is now available in stores everywhere

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Frotten reaches new high at para worlds

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Whitehorse’s Jessica Frotten hangs out next to the track at the World Para Athletics Championships in London, England on July 15. Frotten placed sixth in the women’s 200-metre.

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hitehorse’s Jessica Frotten has set herself a new high water mark on the world stage.

The para wheelchair racer sped to a career-best sixth place finish at the World Para Athletics Championships this week in London, England.

“It wasn’t my best race, but it wasn’t my worst,” said Frotten in a message to the News. “It was good to get one out of the way….

The atmosphere is crazy here. The stadium is so loud! It’s unreal. I’ve never been in anything like it.”

Frotten took sixth place in the women’s 200-metre T53 final with a time of 31.81 seconds on July 15.

She roared over the finish line behind American Kelsey Lefevour and ahead

Canadian teammate Ilana Dupont. Great Britain’s Samantha Kinghorn set a world record of 28.61 in the event.

Frotten also logged a lamentable first in London, which marks her second world championship. The 29-year-old was disqualified in the 400-metre following the semifinal on July 18.

“I had a great race in the semi. Good start, strong finish. I qualified for the final on time, but when I was looking at the results later in the day it said I had been disqualified,” said Frotten. “The team managers looked into it and I was disqualified for a lane violation. You are not allowed to touch the inside lane line in the corner and I touched in the first corner — heartbreaking! The 400 is my favourite race and I was out of it for a silly

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Jessica Frotten speeds into a turn during the 400-metre on July 18. mistake.”

Frotten made two finals at the 2015 world championships in Qatar, placing seventh in the 200-metre and eighth in the 100-metre.

Frotten, who also raced for Canada at the 2015 Parapan American Games, has two more events in London with the 100- and 800-metre events on July 23, the final day of compe-

tition.

“I’m looking forward and focused on those next races,” said Frotten. “All in all worlds have been great so far. A tough lesson to learn in the 400, but I’m

not going to dwell on it.”

Frotten won four medals at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa, July 3-9. She captured gold in the 200- and 800-metre events — the same two events in which she won her first national titles in 2013. Frotten, who races for the Saskatoon Cyclones, also bagged silver in the 1,500 and the 400 at the start of the month.

The Whitehorse-born athlete secured a spot on the worlds team with exceptional performances at three consecutive meets in Switzerland in May and June.

Frotten set her first Canadian record at the Daniela Jutzeler Memorial on May 25 in Arbon.

She placed seventh in the 800-metre with a Canadian record time of 1:58.30.

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Faro golfers celebrate 20 years with record-sized tourney Tom Patrick News Reporter

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f you could go back 20 years to tell Gary Jones and his friends as they started to construct a golf course, using spray paint to outline greens and PVC pipes for pins, they’d host the 20th annual Faro Golf Tournament in 2017, they’d be skeptical.

“When we first started it was all for fun, just to give us something to do,” said Jones. “Originally this was not in the picture — none of this was in the picture.

“It’s not a designed course by Greg Norman or Jack Nicklaus or anybody, but we have some golfers in this town with some vision and here’s where we are 20 years later — it’s unbelievable.

It’s all by evolution and a little madness.”

The Faro Golf Course has indeed reached its 20th year, as has the Faro Golf Tournament.

The 20th annual tournament, which wrapped up on July 15, saw a

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Dawson City’s Walter Tindall putts on the fifth green during the Faro Golf Tournament on July 14. The course and the tournament is now in its 20th year. record turnout with 148 players on 37 teams.

“I don’t want to tell you too much because it’s the best kept secret ever,” said Whitehorse’s Val Pike, who played on the winning team. “I tell you, they put on a fabulous tournament. The course was in fabulous shape.

They do a great job.

“You really feel like part of the community because you’re actually in the community while you’re golfing.”

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Jones, who is club president, compares the course to a par 3 executive course, but it can be tougher than some “with the narrow fairways and small greens and a lot of the trees that jump out in front of you when you shoot — and bears,” he said.

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occasionally bears — the scariest of natural hazards. There were four or five furry spectators watching play last week.

“Kudos to the conservation officer who was very busy keeping everyone safe all weekend,” said Pike. “We only had one bear incident ourselves. We were on the second hole … I was on the hill taking my shot and just glanced over as I was swinging and there was a little bear right there. But he didn’t bother us, he just kept on going.”

The joke of the weekend: “What kind of stroke do you have to take if you pick up your ball and run because there’s a bear behind you?” said Pike.

Pike, along with husband Mark and fellow Whitehorse couple Stu MacKay and Cindy Fleischman, took first place in the best-ball scramble tournament with four-under par after 18 holes.

They tied a Whitehorse team of Rob Fordham, Scott MacDonald, Steve Wort and Kevin Chowen, but the tie was broken using front-nine scores.

Communities from throughout Yukon were represented in this year’s tournament, as was Edmonton and even the U.K. thanks to a couple from England who summer in Haines Junction.

“This year we did encourage people to golf early if they could by giving them a 10 per cent rebate if they could do their second round before noon on Friday to free up Friday afternoon and all day Saturday for the out-of-town teams,” said club treasury secretary June Hampton.

The tournament included two hole-in-one prizes, one for $20,000 and the other Polaris Ranger UTV, neither of which was won.

Over 80 people and businesses helped make the event possible with donations ranging from $20 up into the thousands.

“Luckily Lotteries Yukon helped us out this year to help us buy four brand new carts, so we had a total of 10 carts this year,” said tournament coordinator Helen Wagantall.

“Golf carts are put aside for seniors and (people with) mobility (issues) — they get the first kick of the cat with the golf carts.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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hitehorse orienteers Leif Blake and Caelan McLean have competed across Canada, in Iceland, Switzerland and more. But they still faced a learning curve at last week’s Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) in Tampere, Finland.

“The terrain was not quite like anything I’d run in before, with lots of intricately mapped bare rock and many boulders,” said Blake in an email to the News. “The forest was generally quite easy to run through, though thick moss often made it physically challenging. For me, it was a great mix of incredibly detailed areas as well as some more vague ones.”

“I found the terrain quite difficult,” said McLean, also in an email. “It was much different then Yukon terrain with many rocks and small features.

The footing was also often uneven with moss on top of rocks and some debris on the ground from logging.”

This year’s JWOC, which was Blake’s second and McLean’s third, marked the 11th straight year Yukoners were present on Canada’s national team.

Blake placed 17th in the B final (77th overall) in the middle distance final on July 11. He also took 147th in the sprint and 116th in the long (third on the Canadian team) over the next two days.

“This being my second JWOC, I was excited to re-engage with the highly competitive atmosphere,” said Blake. “Overall I had a great time, both during competition and spending time with my teammates, as well as orienteers from

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Whitehorse’s Leif Blake heads into the finish chute in the relay race on July 14.

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Whitehorse’s Caelan McLean races at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Finland on July 13. McLean was competing at his third junior worlds. other nations.

“I am neither thrilled nor disappointed with the week of racing as a whole.

I had some good moments, but unfortunately some mistakes that cost me quite a bit of time as well.”

McLean took 15th in

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“I did not do as well as

I had hoped I would in the races but they were still good fun. The races that went the best for me personally were the middle final and the relay,” said McLean.

“The race that stands out most in my mind is probably the long. It was definitely not my best race but it was more that made me realize how important it can be to try to look at all the possible route choices before making a decision.”

This year’s JWOC wrapped up with the relay races on July 14.

Blake — with teammates Jan Erik Naess

and Michael Svoboda — placed 32nd. McLean — with teammates Christian Michelsen and David Bakker — took 42nd.

“This year at JWOC every athlete had a GPS tracker on them,” said McLean. “I appreciated this as it gave you the opportunity to see exactly where you went and also be able to compare your routes with anyone else running that day. I personally found this helpful in being able to evaluate your own route choices and see where you may need to improve on you navigation.”

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Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

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Employment Employment Opportunities Opportunities Yukon College is a small and innovative institution with 13 campuses, 11 of which are located in smaller rural Yukon communities. As the only post-secondary institution in Yukon, we prepare our students to succeed in the North. Grounded in northern expertise and strong partnerships, we are poised to be a leader in Indigenous self-determination, climate change DQG UHVRXUFH GHYHORSPHQW 6RRQ WR EH WKH ÀUVW &DQDGLDQ university North of 60 – Yukon University. Come join us as we blaze trails and build a healthy and prosperous north through unique, relevant and inclusive education and research.

Instructor/Coordinator Student Transition Support Communities, Innovation & Development Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) Campus Term Position from Aug.14, 2017 to June 30, 2020 Hourly Rate: $39.89 to $47.48 (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 17.105 Initial Review Date: July 24. 2017

Communications and Marketing Coordinator College and External Relations Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term Position from Aug.15, 2017 to June 30, 2020 Hourly rate: $33.49 to $39.87 (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 17.106 Initial Review Date: July 24, 2017

For more information, please contact:

Christina Sim, RN

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Employment Employment Opportunities Opportunities Yukon College is a small and innovative institution with 13 campuses, 11 of which are located in smaller rural Yukon communities. As the only post-secondary institution in Yukon, we prepare our students to succeed in the North. Grounded in northern expertise and strong partnerships, we are poised to be a leader in Indigenous self-determination, climate change DQG UHVRXUFH GHYHORSPHQW 6RRQ WR EH WKH ÀUVW &DQDGLDQ university North of 60 – Yukon University. Come join us as we blaze trails and build a healthy and prosperous north through unique, relevant and inclusive education and research.

Casual On-Call Custodian(s) Student Infrastructure and Support

Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Salary: $22.55 per hour Casual from: September 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 Competition #: 17.107 Initial Review Date: July 24, 2017

Permafrost Researcher Yukon Research Center

Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term position to: March 31st, 2018 Salary: $28.87 to $34.37 per hour (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition#: 17.108 Initial Review Date: July 26, 2017

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Yukon Research Centre Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Salary: $60,653 to $78,004 per annum Based on 75.0 hours bi-weekly Term position to March 31, 2019 Competition#: 17.109 Initial Review Date: July 26, 2017

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Appliances

Firearms

Firearms

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

Weatherby 300 WinMag with Leupold VX-1 3-9x40mm scope in excellent condition, c/w hardcase and lots of extras, $1,050 obo. Call 3357640.

Table set, 4 chairs, mechanical leaf, bar height, exc cond, $1,400 new, asking $425. 335-2038 or 336-0995

International 252 forklift, 3-stage boom, lifts up to 20’ or more, runs good, powerful, turns sharp. 3339400

Firewood/Fuel DON’S FIREWOOD * Year round harvest/supply * Beetlekill stockpiled in Whitehorse “Firewood When You Want It!” New Phone #: 333-1508

Remington CDL classic deluxe 7mm magnum, bolt action, leather sling, 90% good, $550 obo; Marlin 22 model 56-22 cal, micro groove, lever action, $300 obo. 668-5776 Remington model 700 in .300 ultra mag, lots of power for bison, etc., no scope, but rail attached, box of ammo, PAL required, $350. 456-2207

EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery * Dry accurate cords *1/2 Cord Orders Accepted *Clean shavings available *VISA/MC accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Assoc Costs will rise ORDER NOW 456-7432

Restricted firearm safety course at Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol club July 30. For more info please call 6676728 or 334-1688 Tikka T3 Superlite, 300 wm, ss, fluted barrel, Bell and Carlson stock w/Pachmayr pad, aluminum bolt shroud, factory/custom bolt handle, extra magazine, scope mounts, vg condition, $1,375 obo. 633- 4322.

Wanted: Hunting, fishing, camping gear/equipment, will pay cash for good used kit. Email info on items/price to helpshare@hotmail.com Wanted to buy: Lee Enfields, must be matching & correct, especially snipers. 867-393-3911 or email thirtypound@hotmail.com

Help Wanted 8262238

Taupe love seat, good shape, $250; recliner, deep red/burgundy, good shape, $250; wooden shelving unit, 6’x2’6”, $40 obo. 668-5776

Heavy Duty Machinery

Misc. for Sale

1988 JCB backhoe, running good, many accessories, $18,000 obo.

867-994-3022 1992 N14 Cummings International cabover, air-ride dolly, complete w/gim poles & winch, very low kms on truck. Email henley@northwestel.net

Help Wanted 8259266

250 Gal stove oil tank, $250 obo.

Honda high pressure washer, gd working cond, $400 obo. 668-2216 4 crab traps, 3 are rings, 4 shrimp pots, all come with buoy and rope.

633-2671

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Furniture

is looking for a

2 sets of bunk beds w/mattresses, $100/set. Ikea pine table & 4 chairs, $100. Carcross 821-4521

LEVEL 3 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

Corner desk, metal with glass top, 61”x30”Hx24”D each side, great condition, can be sectioned into 2 smaller desks, $60. 335-5388

SALARY: $22/hr

Single bed springs & mattress fold up cot, $100. 668-2216

Help Wanted

HOURS: full time with benefits

Please apply in person at 312 Strickland Street

Oak desk, $400 obo. 335-9272

For further information please call Laura at 667-2761

Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Public Works 28.88/hr 40 hrs/week

Qualifications: This position is responsible for operating heavy equipment which includes trucks, front-end loaders, dozers, graders, snow plow truck, and other pieces of equipment. The incumbent must also clean, complete basic maintenance and secure all equipment as directed by the Public Works Manager.

Main Duties include: • Operate all heavy equipment in a safe and efficient way according to all relevant bylaws, policies and procedures.

• Perform daily safety and maintenance checks.

• Clean heavy equipment as scheduled and/or required.

• Ensure heavy equipment is safely and securely stored.

• Advise the Public Works Manager of any requirements for maintenance or repairs.

• Participate in routine maintenance and clean-up of public works shop.

• Practice workplace safety at all times.

• Assist with the maintenance of inventory.

• Deal with residents and members of the public in a courteous and respectful manner. This includes making note and reporting complaints about schedules, levels, and quality of service to pass on to the Public Works Manager.

• Maintain roads in order to ensure safe roadways within the municipality.

• Ensure access to houses, water supply and waste sites.

• Maintain easements.

• Perform pre-winter, winter, spring and summer maintenance on roads.

• Use equipment for snow removal.

• Use equipment to level roads and ensure proper drainage Education: • Minimum Grade 12 graduate or grade 12 equivalent Experience: • Minimum 5years experience in the operation of heavy equipment.

• Minimum 3years experience in the operation of a grader with a wing attachment.

• Minimum 3years experience in the operation of a plow truck.

• Knowledge of truck and equipment safety.

• Knowledge of water, sewer and garbage truck operations.

• Knowledge of equipment maintenance and storage.

• Ability to operate tandem axel trucks in a safe and responsible manner.

• Knowledge of road construction and maintenance techniques.

• Knowledge of workplace safety requirements and procedures.

• Knowledge of record keeping systems.

Licenses, Certificates and Courses Required: • Valid Class 3 Drivers License with air brake endorsement.

• Heavy Equipment Operators Certificate.

• Standard First Aid and Level C CPR (or willingness to obtain) Standby and Callout duties apply.

The Town of Watson Lake is unionized. The successful applicant will be obligated to become a union member under the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

Closing Date: Friday, August 01,2017 at 4:00 pm Please apply directly to Watson Lake Outreach by the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Help Wanted

Da Daghay Development Corporation is looking for business minded individuals to fill vacancies on the board. If you are interested in getting involved in the Ta’an Kwach’an development corporation, please contact us. TKC citizens are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants call for an information package.

E. dadaghay@northwestel.net T. (867) 667-6609 C. (867) 332-7898

4-drawer filing cabinet, beige, $100.

633-3050

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Town of Watson Lake Job Title: Department: Salary:

Trommell with sluice, pump, hoses, 20 yard hr, $1,200; gold smelter & attachments, $1,000 obo. 867-3347305

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FULL & PART-TIME

• Housekeepers • Bartenders & Servers • Front Desk Clerk Town & Mountain Hotel Please apply with references 401 Main Street, Whitehorse Email: info@townmountain.com

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Firewood/Fuel Acetylene torch, c/w tips, regulator, full tanks, dolly, will sell separately, $1,550. 456-4927 Basswood Blinds, 1.5” horizontal, 45 3/8 x 42 3/8, oak colour, aluminum headrail, decorative valance, hardware & instructions incl, exc cond, $50. 335-3316.

Danier leather jacket, blazer style, sz 8, perfect condition, $60. 3353316

Firewood/Fuel

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

Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed Everything over 8" split Prices as low as $245 per cord Single and emergency half cord deliveries Scheduled or next day delivery

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Tools

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

4 Performance all season radials, 195/65R15, excellent tread, $270 obo; 4 Goodyear Wrangler tires, P275/65R18, as new, not installed, $360 obo. 456-7030 6 Top Gun country tires, LT 235/85R16, good tread left, $80 ea or $300 for all. 456-7030 Front passenger side fender for Toyota Forerunner, ‘96-;02 with molding, $200. Ron @ 667-2168

1997 Cougar XR7, showroom condition, never winter driven, immaculate, 153,000kms, $5,400. 334-3160

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

2004 BMW X5ii SUV, 4.4L V8, 157,000kms, rear or AWD, auto, 8-spd trans, 0-60mph=7.4 seconds, 21 mpg average, fully loaded, 5 heated seats, 2 keyless entry alarms, $10,950 obo. 667-6726

Sportees Activewear polarshield fabric jacket, wind and water proof, sz 6, custom made with zipper pockets, nicely fitted, hardly worn, $50.

335-3316 Steel garage or shop, 25’Wx32’Lx12.9’H, new in original package, certified for Yukon, $15,000 obo. Peter 867-994-3022 Two 4-person tents, nylon with full fly, clean, good screens & zippers, asking $150 for both or $80 each separately. 456-7030 Weslo Cadence 927 electric treadmill, $250. 633-2332 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 Winchstar winch, 1,750 lbs, $450 new, asking $200. 393-3797

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S.A. vouchers accepted.

Misc. for Sale Brooks dry suit, older model in good shape, full body dry suit, c/w head mask & gloves, $175 obo. 8679933468 Canon Pixma MG 5420 printer, as new, Mac & Windows 7 compatible, copies, prints, scans, photos, $60 obo. 456-7030 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 Elliptical trainer, cardio style, barely used, $500 obo. 633-4311 Fat tire bike, rim/tire/brake disc assembly complete, 26” x 4”, $100.

633-4311 FOR YOUR CANOE TRIP shuttles and fishing trip requirements give www.nisutlinoutfitting.com in Teslin a call this summer at 1-867-334-7364 Fishermen are the best people!

Husqvarna 2000 sewing machine & stand, Sweden model 64 40, all attachments, $600; Kenmore Overlock 3 thread serger, $200. 633-2332 Hyundai generator, HHD6250, nearly new, use 3 hrs, located in Porter Creek, $600 obo. kleincarcross@hotmail.com, 867-633-6017 Indoor/outdoor plants, trees, shrubs, purple Lilacs, Honeysuckle, Mayday, Sea Buckthorn, Potentilla, Caraganas, perennial flowers, starting $5 to $100. 668-4186 Iridium Satellite phone, c/w all charging accessories & hard cover case, exc cond, $850 obo. 333-0018

Wanted: 1958 Chevrolet car, running or not, or parts. 334-6087 Wanted: Looking for black & white professionally done family photos sold from storage unit at Kulan a few years back, box of negatives, pictures in frames. 667-4526 lv msg Wanted: Temporary electrical service with meterbase and weather proof breaker box to set up electrical power on building lots Whitehorse/ Dawson. 867-333-4653 or email: helpshare@hotmail.com

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

Sporting Goods Classic 3-speed bicycle, circa 1980s, $30; adult size mountain bike, $40. 633-4379 Horizon elliptical $500. 667-2601

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E500,

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

Tools Rockwell Sawbuck frame and trim saw, $500 obo. 335-9272

1987 Jaguar XJ 12 Classic, collector’s item, auto, original interior, leather seats, sunroof, original exterior colour & chrome, $4,500 obo.

456-4456 or 333-4498 1988 Volvo 240 DL station wagon, 34,631kms. Vehicle has good rubber, very little rust, runs well, 3-yr old radiator, $1650 obo. 399-3920 evenings 1990 Chrysler Intrepid, gd cond, mechanically certified, 155,000 kms.

Well maintained, new water pump & timing chain replaced. 4 winter studded tires on separate rims, $290. 867-332-9975 1991 Honda Civic. Runs well but needs new battery and starter, $200 obo. 633-5470 1991 Toyota Corolla, needs struts and exhaust system, mechanically sound, good all-season tires, new battery, buy it for parts or fix it up and drive, $500. 633-5526 2005 Nissan Xterra 4X4, great condition, $6,500 obo. 334-3456

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Auto Accessories/Parts 1989 Ford Probe for parts. Offers.

667-2601 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 parts, like new, complete exhaust system, manifold, catalytic converter, pipes, muffler, stainless steel tips, $1,750 obo. 334-7535 305 Chevy engine. 633-6502

Queen Duvet Cover, 2 Pillow Shams, Croscill La Jolla Iris pattern, Luxurious feel, minimally used, vg cond, $75. 335-3316.

Cars - Domestic

SALES • BODY SHOP • PARTS • SERVICE 2017 GMC Terrain SLE

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CATERPILLAR D-8K (1978)

c/w ripper, two blades, angle + “c” frame & straight with hardware

Tel: (867) 667-7777

2005 Ford Taurus, 4 door, power equipped, 83,000kms. $5,500. 6677777 2006 Ford Focus wagon, 160,000 kms, runs but tie rods need replacing. Comes with extra set of tires on rims, $200 obo. 633-2479 2011 Ford Fusion, great condition, $6,500 obo. 334-3456

SLT Cargo Van, Auto, command start, white, shelved

$22,900 Convertible, V8, Charcoal with Black Top

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20,995

USED VEHICLE CLEARANCE! $ 2008 Toyota Tacoma X RUNNER S/C, 4X4, BLACK 2014 Ram 1500 Crew 4X4 SLT, WHITE 2012 Jeep Liberty 4X4, RED 2017 New 16’ Jon Riverboat 60/40 YAMAHA JET 1999 Buick Century 4-DOOR 2012 Ram 1500 QUAD, 4X4, OUTDOORSMAN 2012 Hyundai Veloster, BLUE, AUTO 2016 Ram 1500 Crew 4X4, 3K MILEAGE, BLACK 2008 Suzuki M108 1800CC TOURING BIKE 2013 Ford F150 S/C 4X4 XLT WHITE 2002 Honda Accord 4-DOOR

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2007 Pontiac G5, auto, no dents, good on fuel, 185,000kms, $4,500 obo. Call/text 333-0018 2007 Toyota Yaris, + winter tires, 140,000kms, 4-dr, runs well, A/C, $5,000. 668-4539 btwn 4-8pm or lv msg 2008 Nissan Versa SL. Auto, grey, loads of options, economical, perfect working order. Low mileage 57,000 km. $6,700 obo. 633-4239 2010 Camaro SS, 430 HP LS3, 6-spd standard, 23,000kms, silver w/black interior, new windshield, new Pirelli tires, $25,000. 335-6867 2010 Chevy Cobalt, sunroof, fog lamps, XM stereo, all bells & whistles, very nice car, $7,000. 335-5766 2010 Dodge Charger, police package heavy duty brakes, pozi rear end, gets 40 mpg, working great, electric windows and seats, $7,900 obo. 334-3456

Cars - Domestic 2013 Ford Fusion Titanium, fully loaded, tech pkg incl pos crash system, lane keep, driver assist, c/w new studded winter tires/street gear rims, $19,500. Call/text 332-3886

2014 Ford Focus Titanium, 4-dr hatchback, like new, 26,500kms, $12,500. 334-3160

Motorcycles 1981 BMW, R 100, nice classic touring bike with full fairing & paniers.

Runs well, good runnber, needs new battery soon.

Original paint, 94,222kms, $4,600 obo. 399-3920

1987 BMW, K 100 Lt, project bike.

Approx 8700 miles, does not run but is complete, c/w parts & repair manual, $1,450. 399-3920 evenings

2011 Ford Escape XLT, white, 167,000kms, new windshield, $8,200 obo. Call/text 867-334-3549, Karim

2010 Yamaha V Star 650 Silverado, 341kms, very nice motorcycle, $7,000 obo. 335-1445

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2002 FORD AMBULANCE 82,000 KM, 7.3L Diesel.

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The following insurance salvage is up for bids.

Salvage vehicles may have significant collision damages. Listed salvage is currently located at Irving Collision Repairs. GST will be added to all bids. It is offered on an “as is, where is” basis.

The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

Bids close at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 26th.

MAKE Honda Chevrolet Toyota Chevrolet Chevrolet

2004 Honda Civic SI coupe, manual tranny, power group with cruise, clean inside & out, well maintained, new battery, struts, windshield, serviced, $7,200 obo. 456-7030

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2002 Jeep Wrangler, c/w hardtop & softtop, winch, Bosch stereo system, 4X4, 40,000kms on new engine, 2” lift, $7,000 obo. 456-4456

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AWD Silver, 2K, SUV

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2001 Dodge Neon,, standard, clean, good motor, 4 extra tires, new battery, $2,600 obo. 336-3368

$7,700.00 • Call 667-7777

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4 tires & chrome rims, 215/55R/16, continental. 633-3116 or 334-3160

Heavy Duty Machinery

Cars - Domestic

Musical Instruments

Large cabinet antique 1942 radio, works, w/antenna. Offer 668-2216

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smart phone, 32 gigs, blue, $550 obo.

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Get up to $1,500… IN CASH! WHITEHORSE MONEY MART 2190 Second Avenue 867-668-6930 Open 7 Days A Week

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Off Road Vehicles

Cars - Domestic

Sport Utility Vehicle

Trucks & Vans

Motorcycles

Cars - Domestic

1968 Antique original Volkswagen dune buggy, restored, valid papers, original Manx body, gel coat, blue paint, street legal, stereo, lights.

336-0620 for info/photos

1999 Ford F250 with 2000 Venture camper, $8,000. 393-3797

2000 Jeep Cherokee, Special Edition, complete power, infinity sound sytem, heated leather seats, sunroof, remote start, new tires, 216,000kms, $5,500. 667-7777

2002 Ford ambulance, 82,000kms, 7.3L diesel, all emergency equip, sirens, lights etc work, $7,700. 667777

2008 F-350 Lariat s/c long box srw diesel, 160,000kms, 5th wheel hitch, $24,900. 334-9258

2013-14 Bombardier 800 quad, used 2 seasons, will be fully serviced and ready for the season, paid $13,000, asking $5,500. Phone/text 334-7071, lv msg

2007 Adventurer camper, 8.10SW, clean unit, north/south queen bed, fridge, stove, shower, everything works. 333-0018

1979 2wd pick-up, red, $800 obo; GMC pick-up, blue, $1,000 obo; 2005 PT Cruiser FWD, electric blue, $1,200 obo; 1992 Toyota 4WD & canopy, $3,700 obo. 335-5664 1989 Bronco 2/4WD, silver/maroon/red interior, $2,000 obo. 3355664 2002 Chev 3/4 ton, x-cab, 4x4, headache racks, bush bumper winch, 219,000kms, $8,200. 6677777

Recreational/Sale 1997 24.5’ Prowler fifth wheel camper with slide, sleeps 4-6, pet free & never smoked in, rear kitchen, tub/shower combo, great condition, $7,500. 633-6973.

2000 20’ Ford Vanguard F360 motor home, vg cond, $18,500. 633-2332

2008 Kingsport 32’ bumper pull trailer, 2 slides, sleeps 6, vg cond, Whitehorse location, $14,000. 780915-3291 2 each RV or camper air vents, $15 ea; Hi-Jacker 5th wheel hitch, no rails, $220. 456-4927

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Headstone Potlatch for

Frances Joe Kusxkatin - Agunda (Wolf)

Trucks & Vans 1956 Chev short box, step sides, big back window, 3100 pick-up truck, $7,000. 335-6867

Obituaries 8262358

It is with great sadness and remorse that we announce the passing of

Saturday, July 22 | 4PM

Frank Sias

(Shaky Brian)

January 23, 1960 – June 28, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Brian John Oveson announce his passing on June 28, 2017, at Vancouver General Hospital after a brief illness to Cancer.

Celebration of Life for

Klukshu Community Hall, Klukshu, YT Please Bring Your Potlatch Dishes

In memory of our father

Brian John OVESON

on Saturday, July 15 at the age of 73. Phil passed away surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. Phil had a huge circle of friends and family which are to numerous to list, but who all will miss him dearly.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 | 1:00 pm

Brian is survived by his son Justin (Crystal) and daughter Tania. He is also survived by his siblings, Linda (Larry) Augustine, Dale (Elizabeth), Brenda (Doug) Bauman and Barb (Cecil) Glasgo, nieces and nephews, and his many friends of Carcross.

(1947-2017)

WHITEHORSE LEGION 503 Steele Street

Obituaries IN MEMORY

Phil (Felix) Smith

Robert ‘Bob’ Cassel Snyder

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2004 Ford Ranger XLT Level II 4x4, black w/matching cap, extended cab, jump seats, power group/cruise, trailer hitch, new brakes, well maintained, sprayed-in box liner, $8,100 obo. 456-7030

Please join us for a celebration of life on Sunday, July 30th at 3:00 pm at the Carcross Community Hall.

He touched the hearts of those he knew.

All are welcome.

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Mary Joanne Nnwnl Nne Knobke

2009 Chev 2500, 3/4 ton, 4x4, extended cab, $9,200. 667-7777

Legal Notices 8259487

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS The Estate of PHYLLIS MARY WALTHERS

All claims against the Estate of PHYLLIS MARY WALTERS, late of Whitehorse, in the YukonTerritory who died on or about the 6th day of February, 2017 must be made by filing a statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the day of 1st day of September, 2017 after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice.

Ronald Lowe, Administrator of the Estate of Phyllis Mary Walters c/o Tucker Carruthers 301-303 Alexander Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2L5 Attention: Kyle J. Carruthers DATED at Whitehorse Yukon, this 17th day of July, 2017.

Tenders

May 10, 1932 - July 17, 2017

Loving mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother.

Please join us at his home in Silver City to honour and share his life story.

Friday, August 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Obituaries 8262027

Obituaries

Margaret E. Joe (Maggie) Passed away in Whitehorse, age 88, on Saturday, July 15, 2017.

Celebration of life will be held at the Learning Centre in Carcross Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 12:00 pm.

Tea and refreshments to follow at the Carcross school gymnasium.

Funeral Services for the late

ELMER Leonard JOE February 14, 1944 – July 10, 2017

Her Journey’s Just Begun Don’t think of her as gone away her journey’s just begun…

Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one.

Just think of her as resting from the sorrows and the tears, in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days or years.

Think how she must be wishing that we could know today, how nothing but our sadness can really pass away.

will be held at the

Anglican Church on Friday July 21th, 2017 at 1:00 pm.

Final resting place will be at the Family Plot at Marsh Lake.

Celebration of Life Potluck Reception will take place at Marsh Lake after the internment.

And think of her as living in the hearts of those she touched, for nothing loved is ever lost and she was loved so much. ~ Author Unknown

Joanne was predeceased by her father Neil Keobke in 1992, her mother Daisy Keobke in 1998, Her brother David in 1961 and her sister Linda Buick in 2012.

She is survived by her son Allen Newell, daughter Sheree Newell, daughter Michele Eby, and son David Newell.

Her brothers Bucky Keobke and Donald Keobke.

Her devotion to family and friends knew no bounds. She loved Àshing with her Grandchildren. She loved to garden.

She made blossoms bloom wherever she went. Sitting around campÀre with family and friends, a glass of wine, a good story always made her happy.

She leaves behind many who love and will miss her. The only comfort is knowing she is now in the welcoming arms of family gone before her.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Westmark Whitehorse in the garden patio July 22, 2017. Start 4:00 p.m.

All who knew her are welcome.

PUBLIC TENDER CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED BUILDING ENGINEERING AND SCADA Project Description: Architecture and Related Building Engineering services for: building condition assessments, hazardous materials assessments, code analysis, architectural and related mechanical, electrical and structural design, feasibility and costing, SCADA hardware and software systems.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 10, 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 Micheal Ukrainetz at micheal.ukrainetz@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/

Community Services

Friday, July 21, 2017

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In Memoriam In loving memory of

Josephine (Jo) Murray MacDonald July 22, 1923 - July 21, 2016 Death lleaves a h heartache no one can heal Love leaves a memory no one can steal Thanks for all the love and memories.

With undying love to you from all your family.

Celebration of Life

June Hurd June passed away ay on February bru ru ry rua ry 21 21, 1 2 2017 2017.

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A celebration of life will be held at Bethany Church

Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

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Seeking Public Input on Pounds Act Amendments (Livestock Control)

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Yukon’s Agriculture branch is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Yukon Pounds Act for livestock control. This act does not include the care of domestic animals such as cats and dogs.

The proposed changes will ensure consistency between the Pounds Act, the Highways Act and the Animal Protection Act. Changes proposed to the act are intended to contribute to improved safety for motorists by making all areas of Yukon subject to livestock control activities, making all species of livestock subject to livestock control activities, and improving accountability of livestock owners for stray livestock.

The deadline for comments is August 11, 2017.

Comments received during this period will be compiled and considered in the amendments.

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

Phone: 867-667-5838, E-mail: agriculture@gov.yk.ca Mail: Agriculture branch regulation amendments, Government of Yukon, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

Humane Society Yukon

GOLF TOURNAMENT August 26th

Mountain View Golf Club

INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM REGISTRATION Packages at Humane Society Yukon or Mountain View Golf Club

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

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Public Notice of Subdivision Applications Pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Subdivision Regulations made pursuant to the Subdivision Act, the Yukon government gives notice of the following subdivision applications:

Bindi

Ms. Finster

Tweedle Dee

Pepper

Salt

Mew

Chewey

Falcor

Kaci

File No. 2020-60-IV79: Kevin & Shanna Mather have made application to subdivide Lot 1542, Quad 105 D/14, Plan 2012-0155 LTO, to create two rural residential lots, Ibex Valley Development Area.

File No. 2020-60-LM63: Carolyn Campbell has made application to subdivide Lot 1006, Quad 105 D/10, Plan 54885 LTO, to create two rural residential clustered lots, Mount Lorne Development Area.

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Brenda Sam, Claude Bourque & Richard Johns invite family and friends of

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Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 1:00 pm Lake Laberge Cemetery Potlatch at 4:00 pm at Nakwataku Hall.

Wolf people gift giveway.

Please, no one under the influence of alcohol or drugs!

File No. 2020-60-IV80: Myles & Diane Carey have made application to subdivide Lot 1205, Quad 105 D/14, Plan 89-108 LTO, to create two rural residential lots, Ibex Valley Development Area.

File No. 2020-60-TH81: Barbara Evans-Ehricht has made application to subdivide Lot 9A, Pilot Mountain Subdivision, Plan 2006-0203 LTO, to create two rural residential lots, Hotsprings Road Development Area.

File No. 2020-60-ML77: Joanne Johnson has made application to subdivide a home site severance of agriculture Lot 1024, Quad 105 D/9, Plan 75790 LTO, M’Clintock Valley Road, Marsh Lake.

File No. 2020-60-MR35: Scott Dickson & Jacquelin McBride-Dickson have made application to subdivide Lot 1382, Quad 105 D/14, Plan 2000-0024 LTO, to create three rural residential lots, Mayo Road Development Area.

633-6019

IN THE RUFF 2017

Learn more about the regulation amendment process and view a discussion paper online at

Please contact the Agriculture branch in Whitehorse for more information or to get a copy of the discussion paper.

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

2017

www.agriculture.gov.yk.ca.

If desired, as per June’s wishes, donations to Camp Yukon may be made through Bethany Church.

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER:

FRIDAY, JULY 21

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

Check out our website at:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA Kakuro:

Puzzle Page Answer Guide Sudoku:

File No. 2020-60-DW57: Mark Elliott & Naomi Headdy have made application to subdivide Lot 101, Group 2, Plan 6451 LTO, to create two lots, Sunnydale.

Crossword:

Comments on these applications will be accepted until August 19, 2017. For further information or to comment on these applications please contact the Land Planning Branch at 667-8877 or call toll-free 1-800-661-0408 ext. 8877.

Word Scramble A: Yawp B: Edacious C: Crucible

07.21.2017

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Off Road Vehicles 2010 Ford F150 XLT, 4X4, super cab, 8’ box, 5.4 Triton 3-valve engine, P/S, P/B, auto, air, cruise, new rear tires, 178,300kms, $15,000 obo. 633-2567 2011 F-350 XLT 4x4, auto, 6.7L diesel, crew cab, 8’ box, P/L, P/M, P/W, trailer package, 5th wheel compatible, many extras, tonneau cover, 88,000kms, $32,000. 335-7454

Utility Trailers 30’ tandem axle flat deck trailer, 25,000 lb capacity, $8,500 obo. 6336502 5X8 enclosed trailer, heavy duty frame, new tires, wired for generator, HD door, exc cond, easy towing, recent inspection, $2,500. email northernprospect@gmail.com Custom utility trailer, new tires, must see, $800 obo. 393-3797 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

Boats 1984 Zeta 24’ Hard Top, 350/260 leg, 15hp kicker, dingy, BBQ, galley, head, canvas enclosure, GPS chart plotter fishfinder, radio, sleeps 5, tandem trailer, rough water boat, bottom paint, reasonable offer accepted. 332-1374 or 633-6506 9.8 outboard engine, $1,900 obo.

456-4927 btwn 10am-12Noon 9.9 hp Johnson, long shaft in exc shape, $1,275. 667-6525 Advanced Systems Inflatable Kayak.

Top rated inflatable on the market.

Includes frame/rib & pump. Easily fits in a trunk. Only in the water once, $700. 633-4239 Pontoon boat, propane fridge, stove, double bed, 28’, 12’ 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 Thule Hullavator Pro 897XT Lift Assist Kayak Rack. Does not fit our new vehicle. Like new. $500 - save $289 +gst. 633-4239

Carpentry/ Woodwork 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 SMITH’S CONTRACTING RENOVATIONS *New building renovation. *Windows, doors, siding, decks & fences. *All home repairs from footings to roof. *Over 30 years experience.

Phone 867-689-2899

Cleaning Services Cleaning Lady and Car for Hire with Driver to help with daily chores. $20 per hour.

References available upon request.

Call 335-1088

Contractors 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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Home Repairs HANDYMAN SERVICES 24-7 *Renovations * Repairs *Restorations * Maintenance

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

393-2275

Misc Services 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 FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house.

Windows & wall cleaning Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work, etc. references available 867-335-9272 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

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

Coming Events

Coming Events

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Sunday, August 6, 10:30 am Whitehorse United Church 601 Main Street (downtown) Elevator access available Welcome all 2, 4, (6 & 8?) legged guests & their humans, or bring a photo or ashes.

Well behaved stuffies can come too.

Please ensure that pets are on leads or in carriers for their comfort & safety.

Water & treats provided.

Join us for coffee after the service.

All are welcome!

867-667-2989

Christine & Dennis McClure book launch, We Fought The Road (A History of the Alaska-Canada Highway) Isabelle Pringle Library (Carcross), Fri. July 28, 7 pm. Free.

Falun Gong meditative practice, always free to all, meeting outdoors for the summer. Please call 6676336 for more information, or email whitehorse@falundafa.ca

Camino! St. James Day walk, Monday July 24, start between 5 & 6:30 on wharf, Front & Main, choice of 3 loops, social event after. 335-4512 more info

Tenders

EXTERIOR REAR DECK UPGRADE, 372 TURNER ST., DAWSON CITY

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

Roofing & Skylights Need A Roof?

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

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 3, 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 Janits at robert.janits@gov.yk.ca.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.

Christine & Dennis McClure book launch, We Fought The Road (A History of the Alaska-Canada Highway) Whitehorse Public Library, Thurs. July 27, 7:30 pm. Free.

Tenders 8263677

PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT (SOA) FOR METAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED ITEMS

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

Pets & Livestock

Livestock 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 field

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 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

PUBLIC TENDER

PUBLIC TENDER KETZA RIVER SITE CAMP FACILITY

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 10, 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 Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@gov.yk.ca.

Project Description: Delivery, installation and monthly lease of a modular camp facility to support the care and maintenance operations at the Ketza River Site.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 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 Leigh Adamsky at leigh.adamsky@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.

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

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

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

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

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

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

Highways and Public Works

Energy, Mines and Resources

PURCHASE OF NETAPP FAS8200 HYBRID ARRAY AND PARTS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 9, 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 David Knight at david.knight@gov.yk.ca.

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

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

This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

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

PUBLIC TENDER DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES/ WORKSHOPS ON RESILIENCY, WELLNESS AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 10, 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 Sarah Crane at sarah.crane@gov.yk.ca.

Tenders

Tenders

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

THOMAS’S ROOFING SERVICE *Shingle Replacement *Metal Roofs *Tile Installation *Repairs (867) 334-8263

Heston 540 Round baler, ready, like new. 393-3477

Coming Events

PUBLIC TENDER

Painting & Decorating

Friday, July 21, 2017

PUBLIC TENDER CLEARING AND SALVAGE - GRANULAR PIT AT KM 1589.8 (MCINTOSH) ALASKA HIGHWAY #1 - YUKON 2017-2018 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 9, 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 Kisa Elmer at kisa.elmer@gov.yk.ca.

Advertising It’s good for you.

PUBLIC TENDER HAINES JUNCTION LAGOON UPGRADES AND SEPTAGE RECEIVING STATION Project Description: Upgrades to the existing sewage lagoon in Haines Junction, YT, including berm restoration, removal and replacement of control structures, vegetation control, construction of an emergency overÁow cell, and other works. Supply and installation of a solar-powered circulator. Construction of geotube dewatering area and desludging of anaerobic cells. Construction of a new septage receiving station, including water/sewer main extension, water/sewer services, site grading, and electrical service.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 10, 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 Nick Rodger at nick.rodger@gov.yk.ca.

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

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

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

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

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

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy may apply to this project.

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

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

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

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/

Public Service Commission

Highways and Public Works

Community Services

Tandem axle horse trailer, new condition, $4,200. 667-7777

Pets Free to good home, 7 yr old spayed female Puggle, god with cats and children, loves to cuddle, if interested please contact 456-7178

Highways and Public Works

Friday, July 21, 2017

Sport Utility Vehicle

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Tenders

Tenders

FH Collins 1997 Grad 20-year reunion, let’s get together and catch up, August 13, 2017. Picnic, potluck, family friendly fun. Elizabeth @ 250505-4103 FREE summer cooking program for teens ages 12-16 at Whitehorse Public Library on July 21, August 4 &11. For more info/to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 6678900.

T 905.91 ALASKA HIGHWAY, first driveway off highway past Mary Lake, Saturday July 22, 9am2pm, huge moving out sale, motorcycles, toys, clothes, furniture, kitchenware etc

ARKELL

T 18 SANDPIPER DRIVE, Arkell, Saturday July 22, 9am-12Noon, sporting equipment, electronics, housewares, toys, free boys/girls/women’s clothing, weather permitting T 36 HERON DRIVE, Arkell, Saturday July 22, 8am start time, lots of junk

Listen & share your stories, memories, and tales of the Alaska highway at a gathering designed for seniors Fri. July 28, 1 pm at Whitehorse Public Library. Free.

Shaolin Wushu Masters Performance, Yukon Arts Centre, Saturday July 29 at 7pm, Sunday July 30, at 2pm & 7pm. Call 668-4277 for more info

COPPER RIDGE

Skagway Burlesque presents Christmas in July at the Red Onion Saloon in Skagway. Tickets at www.skagwayburlesque.com Wee Moves, Kid-friendly Sundays.

Find out if cardboard flies! July 23, 2-4pm, Yukon Transportation Museum. $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers Whitehorse Summer Gun & Hobby Show, Gold Rush Inn, Saturday July 29, 10am-4pm. Any questions call Donovan at 667-2278 YACL Peer Mentor group free youth acting workshop July 22nd and 23rd, 10am-3pm. If you are between 13-19 years old we want you there!

Seats are limited.

Contact (867) 667-4606 or executive@ycommunityliving.com Y.Q.F.A. AGM is Wednesday, July 26 at 6:30pm at the Canada Games Centre. For more info call 456-4071 Yukon Orienteering Association August 2 meet set for Copper Ridge map. Register at 6:00 pm Winze Place cul-de-sac off Drift Drive, Copper Ridge. For information contact Craig: craig3(at)gryphonweb.net

Information GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 101 newspapers in just a few clicks.

Reach almost 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad.

Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1866-669-9222

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REQUEST FOR QUOTES The Kwanlin Dun Judicial Council is accepting quotes for the

DESIGN AND SEWING OF 5 MELTON CLOTH VESTS for their Judicial Council members.

For further details on the quote submission please email kdfnjudicialcouncil@gmail.com or call (867)335-6726.

The deadline for submission of quotes is August 23, 2017.

Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club July 18, 2017 1st - Chic Callas & Bill Curtis 2nd - Lynn Daffe & Bruce Beaton 3rd - Chris Hemmings & Ken Schick We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society.

New players are welcome.

For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.com

Lost & Found Found: Bag at Hidden Lake parking lot, call 335-2927 to describe contents & claim.

Found: Cell phone in Dawson City campground. Call Joe at 332-8870 Found: Ladies nugget ring found downtown. To identify call 667-6579 LOST Black cat with white markings.

Four white paws, white chest, white upper lips, more white on right lip, has kittenish-like meow. $100 reward offered. 456-7890 or text 3356067 Lost: iPhone (purple case) in WH on July 8. Reward. If found please call 668-2265.

Lost: Keychain with Suzuki key & black FOB on Wednesday in Riverdale between Tagish Rd & on millennium trail paths behind old F.H. If found, call/text Sandy 334-7250 Lost/Missing: Surface 604 Boar e350 electric fat bike. If you have info please call 336-3549 Left hand, man’s golf set. 10 clubs, 50 plus golf balls. One of a kind Casino Rama golf bag, $100. 633-3113

T 15 ADIT LANE, **FREE** Copper Ridge, off North Star Drive, Saturday July 22, 8:30am12Noon, left over from last garage sale, kid/adult clothing, older TV, stuffed animals, odds & ends, **FREE** T 19 LAZULITE DRIVE, Copper RWidge, Saturday July 22, 8:30am-12Noon, misc household items, books, home décor, furniture, clothing T 66 GARNET CRESCENT, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 22, 9am-12Noon, something for everyone T 70 DRIFT DRIVE, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 22, 9am start, furniture, kids items, etc T 65 GARNET CRESCENT, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 22, 10am-2pm, backyard sale, DVDs, electronics, kitchen stuff, luggage, new clothes, ice fishing tent, Christmas decorations, etc, cancelled if raining, no early birds

FALCON RIDGE

T 58 FALCON DRIVE, Saturday July 22, 9am12Noon, Falcon Ridge community garage sale, come and see what condo owners have to offer, drive carefully, lots of people including kids and pets, weather permitting

GRANGER

T 15 HAYES CRESCENT, Granger, Saturday July 22, household goods, kids/toddler bed/clothes, DVDs, FJ bike rack, gazebo (12x12) etc T 41 WILSON DRIVE, Granger, Saturday July 22, 9am-1pm T 8 TABOR CRESCENT, Granger, Saturday July 22, 9am-2pm, new items

HILLCREST

T 110 PARKLANE, Hillcrest, Saturday July 22, auto parts, blender, hotwater heater, scroll saw, seat warmers, electrical supplies etc

Personals N.A. Meetings - Wed 7pm-8:30pm 404A Ogilvie St, BYTE Office; Friday 7pm-8:30pm, 4071 - 4th Ave, Many Rivers; Sunday 7pm-8:30pm, BYTE Office, 404A Ogilvie St.

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Hospice Yukon: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement.

Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F, 11:30-3.

667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net

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Expression of Interest

Construction Contractors FOR THE 2017 BUILDING SEASON

Selkirk First Nation is looking for contractors interested in Residential and Commercial Construction work in Pelly Crossing, YT. Submit Expression of Interest no later than July 28, 2017 Contact: Darcy Marcotte email: marcotted@selkirkfn.com Scott Sawyer email: sawyers@selkirkfn.com

CALL FOR TENDERS Tenders are invited for the construction of the Good Hope Lake Transfer Station for Dease River First Nation.

Tender package can be downloaded at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca.

Tender closes at 4pm PST, JULY 27, 2017 All inquiries are to be directed to Nathalie Maurer at nmaurer@morrisonhershfield.com

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T 86 PROSPECTOR ROAD, Kopper King Trailer Park, Friday July 21, 6pm-9pm, Saturday July 22, 1pm-5pm, variety of men’s & women’s clothing, kitchen wares, bikes, lots of good stuff

MACPHERSON

T 15 MACPHERSON, Saturday July 22, 10am-4pm

MARSH LAKE

T 61 BEECH ROAD, Marsh Lake, Saturday July 22, 10am-5pm

MARWELL

T 106 TITANIUM WAY, North Star Mini Storage, Marwell, Saturday July 22, 9am-2pm, multifamily

PORTER CREEK

T 36A STAN MCCOWAN PLACE, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 9am-12Noon, multi-family yard sale T 5 – 17TH AVENUE, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 9:30am-12:30pm, women’s med-7X, costume/silver jewelry, purses, scarves, shoes, TV stand, household items, DVDs T 1306 CENTENNIAL STREET, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 9am-1pm, moving & pottery second sale, multi-family T 71 TAMARACK DRIVE, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 8:30am-12Noon T UNIT 20, 25 WANN ROAD, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 9am-1pm, moving out sale, adult/children’s clothes, books, toys, bunk bed, stools, TV stand, drawers, treadmill, DVDs & player etc, rain or shine T 28 OAK STREET, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 9am-1pm, clothes, fabric, craft items, household items, tools, etc

T 28 – 12TH AVENUE, Porter Creek, Saturday July 22, 8am-2pm, household/handyman items, 4 tires w/5-hole rims, kerosene lanterns, dragon water fountain, bike rack, spray painter, ladders, paint gun, king bed frame etc T 11 STAN MCCOWEN, Porter Creek. Saturday, July 22, 9am-1pm. Baby items, girl clothes, household items, womens clothing.

RIVERDALE

T 30 BELL CRESCENT, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 9am-12Noon, something for everyone T 96 ALSEK ROAD, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 10am-12Noon, adult/children’s clothes, household items, toys, tools, bicycles, BBQs & more T 20 TAGISH ROAD, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 9am-12Noon, rain or shine T 16 TUTSHI ROAD, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 10am-2pm, clothing, knick-knacks etc T 31 GREEN CRESCENT, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 10am-3pm, something for everyone T 8 TAY STREET, Riverdale, Saturday July 22, 8am start, rain or shine, small furniture, household items, misc & free stuff, good prices

SOUTH MCCLINTOCK

T 8 BAYVIEW ROAD, South McClintock Subdivision, 20 mins south, Saturday July 22, 9am-4pm, multi-family

TAKHINI

T UNIT 101, 504 RANGE ROAD, Saturday July 22, 10am-2pm, family items, toys, antiques, a bit of everything

TAKHINI - NORTHLAND MHP

T 21, NORTHLAND TRAILER COURT, 986 Range Road, Saturday July 22, 9am-1pm, rain or shine, furniture, tools, household items, plants, many dollar items T 90, NORTHLAND TRAILER COURT, 986 Range Road, Saturday July 22, 10am-3pm, downsizing sale, dishes, household items, Christmas items, sports, something for everyone

TAKHINI - TAKHINI MHP

T UNIT 80, TAKHINI TRAILER COURT, 833 Range Road, Saturday July 22, 9am-2pm

SUNDAY, JULY 23RD ALASKA HIGHWAY

T 905.91 ALASKA HIGHWAY, first driveway off highway past Mary Lake, Sunday July 23, 9am2pm, huge moving out sale, motorcycles, toys, clothes, furniture, kitchenware etc

KOPPER KING

T 86 PROSPECTOR ROAD, Kopper King Trailer Park, Sunday July 23, 10am-1pm, variety of men’s & women’s clothing, kitchen wares, bikes, lots of good stuff

MACPHERSON

T 15 MACPHERSON, Sunday July 23, 10am-4pm

MARSH LAKE

T 61 BEECH ROAD, Marsh Lake, Sunday July 23, 10am-5pm

RIVERDALE

T 4 TAKHINI AVENUE, Riverdale, Sunday July 23, 10am-2pm, no early birds, lateral filing cabinet, small moto-cross gear, musical instruments, many items

TAKHINI - COLLEGE

T 316, 600 COLLEGE DRIVE, Ring #313, Sunday July 23, 9am-12Noon, dresses, coats, boots, books, dishes, small tables, wall unit, misc items

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