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When Environment Yukon staff made it to the crash, at kilometre 1105 near Canyon Creek, there was no visible gas left on the scene, said John Ryder, acting director of environmental programs for Environment Yukon. That means all of it had either evaporated or soaked into the ground.

“It’s a large spill. We need to get a handle on exactly how far down it goes,” he said.

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the site. The crash closed a long stretch of the highway, stranding travellers for nearly 24 hours.

The driver, who works for Pacesetter Petroleum, was taken to the hospital but was not seriously injured, said company dispatcher Dave Geoghegan.

Organizing and paying for the cleanup is Pacesetter’s responsibility. Geoghegan said the company has insurance to cover these kinds of costs.

He said the driver was reaching for something on his passenger seat when the tanker went onto the shoulder.

“With all that liquid on, 57,000 litres (total), he couldn’t bring it back on the highway, so it rolled

over,” Geoghegan said.

The crash is still being investigated by the RCMP. This is the second time in about two months that a Pacesetter tanker has crashed and started leaking.

In June, about 6,000 litres of fuel spilled in a crash at the intersection of the Alaska and North Klondike highways.

Geoghegan defended the company’s record. He said drivers move about five million litres of fuel a month.

“Our track record is impeccable really, for all the miles that we put on.”

Ryder said the company has done a good job responding to both spills.

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It’s too early to know for sure, he said. Crews have dug test pits and taken away five loads of dirt.

Water samples have been taken from the Rancheria River, about 120 metres from the crash, but there are no signs of contamination, Ryder said.

There’s no timeline for when the cleanup could be complete. For now crews are not touching the soil on the south side of the road. That’s where the territory’s fibre optic line is buried. They want to consult with Northwestel before they start digging, Ryder said.

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ukon firefighters helping out in British Columbia are “busy” but doing “very well,” Wildland Fire Management director Mike Etches said Thursday.

“What we hear from our agency rep (is) that everybody’s busy, everybody’s making a difference and they’re all, well, they’re firefighters, so they’re enjoying the action,” Etches said.

Wildland Fire Management currently has about 50 staff spread throughout British Columbia assisting the province in its fight against wildfires burning throughout its interior.

That includes a team stationed at the Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake and an air tanker

stationed in Abbotsford that’s dropping retardant on fires in the interior and on Vancouver Island.

All staff are either assigned to active fires or initial attack targets, Etches said. Of the original 34 firefighters and four incident management staff that were sent down in mid-July, seven have returned to the Yukon but the remaining 31 are resting in Prince George and will soon be back on the front lines for a second round that’s expected to last 14 days. The second deployment of 16 initial attack firefighters and an air tanker group are expected to return to the Yukon sometime between Aug. 13 and 16, depending on fire conditions in the territory and transportation.

“I wouldn’t think B.C. is going to be done any time

soon, they’ve got a lot of fire on the landscape (and) their fire season only typically gets going in the start of August, so I suspect that we could be helping out for a while,” Etches said, adding that this time of year is typically when the Yukon’s fire season starts to wind down.

However, the WFM is waiting to see, given the recent warm, dry weather, how the territory’s fire situation develops over the next few weeks before sending any more staff to British Columbia or extending the stays of the crews already there. The fire danger has “crept up” in Whitehorse recently, Etches said, but there are currently no active fires near any communities across the Yukon right now and temperatures have been gradually dropping

while humidity has been on the rise.

“We’re just waiting to see about the break in weather we’re expecting to see here… But I think the rain’s coming and as we can, we like to support our sister agencies because they have been here and helping us before,” Etches said. He added that British Columbia sent an incident management team and 20-person crew to help fight fires near Dawson earlier in the summer.

“Now it’s our turn to give back a little bit and help them out,” Etches said.

As of Friday morning, there were 126 active wildfires larger than 100 square metres burning across British Columbia.

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Ross River School woes a result of moisture miscalculation, contractor says Rhiannon Russell News Reporter

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tructural problems at the Ross River School are likely a result of a miscalculation of the soil’s moisture content when the building was constructed in 1999, according to the company that installed its underground cooling system at the time.

“We believe that the soil was much drier than was anticipated and so the degradation goes deeper … and that’s what causing the movement of the school,” said Bill Watt, vice-president of Arctic Foundations of Canada Inc. The building was constructed on permafrost. If soil is moist, it takes longer to thaw out because it holds more latent heat — heat that allows water to turn to vapour. If it’s dry, though, there’s a lack of latent heat and the thaw extends deeper into the ground.

Temperature monitoring equipment has shown that despite a thick layer of frost under the school in the winter, in the summer, it thaws out, said Watt.

“And it thaws out to a much greater depth than was ever anticipated. The only explanation for that is that the soils are much drier than what was anticipated.”

Two geotechnical reports by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. completed in 1998 show that moisture content readings were taken from 30 soil samples. To determine ground conditions, the company drilled four holes into the permafrost and excavated one test pit to determine the potential for frost heaves.

Both reports recommended a thermosyphon system be installed to freeze the ground in the

wintertime, when heat from the building would otherwise cause it to thaw.

The Ross River School has been plagued with structural issues, including cracks in the walls and sloping floors, since shortly after it opened in the fall of 2001. In 2015, it closed for five months and the whole building was relevelled.

In May of this year, after a series of earthquakes, an engineering company assessed the school and recommended it be relevelled again this summer, at an estimated cost of about $1.2 million.

This month, two engineering firms stated in a memo to the Yukon government that the building is structurally safe to occupy, but “continued foundation movements (heaving and settlement) have affected the functionality of the school” and “further remediation is needed as part of a long-term strategy to ensure the continued structural safety of the school.”

At the time of construction, Watt’s company was hired to install the system underneath the school. He describes thermosyphons as a “passive refrigeration device,” because they don’t require power.

Instead, they rely on a cyclical process of evaporation and condensation. A refrigerant — carbon dioxide, in the case of the Ross River School — is added to the system’s radiators. Vapour condenses on the cold pipes and the condensate runs back down into the piping underground.

“What happens is that the heat that goes through the floor of the building will boil the liquid carbon dioxide, change it into a vapour, then the vapour goes back to the top and condenses,” Watt explained.

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One proposed fix for the Ross River School is adding refrigeration during the summer months to keep the ground cold. Such a system is shown here in Inuvik. that it freezes the ground enough to remain frozen in the summer. During the warmer months, a thick layer of gravel — what’s called a “thaw-stable material” — helps to contain any heat coming from the building.

“We’ve done hundreds of installations all across the Canadian Arctic and this is the only one that we’ve run into this kind of a problem with,” Watt said.

In 2006, as it was clear the ground was not remaining frozen throughout the summer, Arctic Foun-

dations returned to install more thermosyphons around the perimeter of the building. “I think that helped somewhat but it didn’t completely resolve it,” he said.

While the school is set to open on time at the end of August, work on the building will have to be ongoing, according to engineers’ assessments.

One proposed solution is adding refrigeration devices to cool the ground in the summer months.

In hindsight, Watt says, this type of system should

probably have been installed in the first place.

“That’s the only solution that I can think of,” he said.

“If it’s thawing out in the summertime, then cool it in the summertime.”

A March 2017 report includes a loose estimate from Arctic Foundations for the installation of these devices to the existing thermosyphon system — $500,000.

At a press conference earlier this month, Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn said the government would

focus on stabilizing the ground underneath the school first, rather than trying to fix the structure.

“It doesn’t make sense to relevel and then deal with the ground because as you deal with the ground, you change the conditions and the school has to be relevelled again,” he said.

The structural engineer who wrote the May report, as well as a geotechnical engineer hired by the government, support this approach, Mostyn said.

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New Salvation Army building to open in fall Rhiannon Russell News Reporter

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he new Salvation Army building in Whitehorse is slated to open at the end of September or beginning of October, a year later than initially planned.

The centre is in the process of being furnished, said Pat Living, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Services. The exact opening date has yet to be determined.

“Health and Social Ser-

vices has been completing our negotiations with the Salvation Army: when do you take over, programming,” said Living. “Between the two of us, we’re trying to figure out a date.

One of the things too is we want to have a bit of an opening and so we’re just trying to match everybody’s schedules.”

The building, called the Centre of Hope, is much-needed. The existing shelter, across the street at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Black Street, is over capacity, and has

been for years. The shelter has 14 beds, which are full every night, and staff put mats on the dining room floor overnight to accommodate more people.

The new centre, which will have 25 shelter beds and 22 transitional housing apartments, was announced in March 2015 and was scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. That date was pushed back to allow more time to clean up fuel and other contaminants in the soil. The site was previously home to a gas station and a car-repair

shop.

During demolition, crews also found hazardous material, including asbestos. The government said at the time that construction was expected to be completed by April. And it was, Living said.

Then the building had to inspected and any outstanding structural or aesthetic issues — missing items or nicked paint, for example — were fixed.

This wrapped up in July, she said. The next step is outfitting the building with beds, chairs, tables,

curtains, and more.

“The tenders have been let for furniture,” she said, meaning that the contracts have been awarded already. She said she didn’t know if there was any furniture in the building yet.

Ian McKenzie, executive director of the Salvation Army in Whitehorse, said the existing shelter continues to run its programs as usual. “We have seen a small increase in the service that we’ve provided over the last couple of years, but not beyond what we’ve been able to manage

in the current facility,” he said.

McKenzie said he didn’t yet know how long it would take to transition staff and residents into the new building. “These are things that we’re working on right now but don’t have any hard and fast numbers.”

At the time the project was announced, the Yukon government said it would be contributing $10.2 million. That was all spent on construction, Living said.

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ichelle Stimson’s choice to not have a publication ban put on her name is a rare move when it comes to sexual assault court proceedings, legal experts say.

Stimson is the complainant in the ongoing sexual assault case against former Yukon Speaker and Porter Creek Centre MLA David Laxton. The two-day trial concluded this week.

Under Canada’s Criminal Code, a presiding judge in a case involving an alleged sexual offence has the authority to ban the media, and anyone else, from broadcasting or publishing any details that may identify the complainant. Typically, the Crown lawyer on the case will bring forward a motion at the accused’s first court appearance requesting a publication ban on the complainant’s name, which the judge then approves.

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Former MLA David Laxton leaves the courthouse earlier this week. something Porteous said she’s only seen happen a “handful” of times before in her eight years of practicing criminal law.

“In my experience, it’s quite rare that that happens…. I can only speak to what I’ve seen, and that’s that it’s pretty rare,” she told the News in a phone interview Aug. 10.

In sexual assault cases, the Crown generally asks for a publication ban by default, Porteous said, and would only refrain from doing so if the complainant shows they “fully understand the implications” of not having one put in place.

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“We would generally err on the side of caution and ask for it early on rather than risk the name getting out if they didn’t want (it) to,” Porteous said, noting that publication bans can always later be lifted on request of the complainant.

Stimson did not respond to a request for comment for this story.

Yukon Court Watch volunteer coordinator Reem Girgrah said that in her time with the project, she can’t recall a sexual assault case where a publication ban wasn’t put in place. Court Watch has volunteers attend court cases involving

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sexual violence, violence against women and spousal abuse to note things like the language used and atmosphere of the courtroom.

“It’s pretty rare to not see a publication ban,” Girgrah said of Court Watch’s observers’ notes, adding that privacy concerns usually play a big role in why someone would want a publication ban put in place.

“A lot of times when you’re in court, there’s a lot of private information that comes out and becomes very public….

And being in the Yukon, it’s a very small community, it’s very easy to make those links,” Girgrah said. “If in court you’re going to be asked very personal, in-depth questions and questions that make people really uncomfortable with having to speak about, you may not want your name attached to that in any sort of public file.”

The shame, victim-blaming and myths associated with people who experience sexual assault may also contribute to why complainants want to keep their name out of the public sphere, she added.

There has been at least one other recent high-profile sexual assault case in Canada where the complainant did not want a publication ban in place.

In a trial in Toronto in February 2016, complainant Mandi Gray also waived a publication ban on her name, instead sending out press releases and holding news conferences to share her experience with the court system and advocating for people who have experienced sexual assault.

The accused, Mustafa Ururyar, was convicted in July 2016 but the ruling was later overturned and a new trial has been ordered.

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Survey opens on territory’s pot plans Ashley Joannou News Reporter

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he territorial government wants to know what the public is looking for in upcoming marijuana legislation.

In an online survey, open until Sept. 30, the government is asking Yukoners to answer questions about where cannabis could be consumed in public, how it will be sold, the legal age for consumption, and whether any changes need to happen to the territory’s occupational health and safety or driving laws.

It’s all being done in anticipation of the federal legalization of recreational cannabis on July 1, 2018.

Legislation proposed by the federal government would allow adults aged 18 and older to possess up to 30 grams of dried marijuana.

Canada’s provinces and territories have the option of tweaking those rules. Yukon will have to come up with its own set of laws detailing exactly what cannabis sales in the territory are going to look like.

Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said the government expects to have some form of its own legislation in place

by July 1. The law would be introduced in the spring 2018 sitting, she said.

As for what exactly that law might look like, the minister said it’s too soon to say. A government

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The Yukon government wants the public’s input on its marijuana legislation which can be done through an online survey until Sept. 30. working group is still putting together recommendations, she said.

“Part of what they’ll come back to us with is the information that will be gathered in this survey, among other things.”

In the survey Yukoners are being asked if they think the age restriction in the Yukon should be bumped to 19, to line up with the territory’s liquor laws. Higher restrictions,

either to 21 as recommended by the Canadian Pediatric Society or to 25 as recommended by the Canadian Medical Association, are also on the list of options to discuss.

Yukoners are being asked whether the territory should establish retail stores that would be operated only by the government, allow private retail stores, or come up with regulations

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that would allow for some combination of the two.

McPhee said she’s anticipating that the territory will have “a phased in approach” to its new laws.

“Between now and July of 2018 is not that far away, and what we want to do is gather every piece of information that we can,” she said.

That means certain laws, like those surround-

ing brick and mortar locations, could come into effect after July 1.

“The questions in the survey, things like should this be government selling? Should private industry be able to deal with it? We just haven’t gathered that information.”

If the federal law goes through as is, Yukoners would still be able to get legal cannabis through

a federally run online or mail order delivery system.

The survey touches on whether some regulations should be left up to local governments “even if it means the potential for different rules from community to community in Yukon.”

Yukoners can also weigh in on whether the territory needs more laws to regulate drug-impaired driving or impairment in the workplace.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act already allows for workers and employers to be fined if the worker is found to be impaired in the workplace.

The survey doesn’t provide specific options for what changes might look like. In May the Yukon Party introduced a motion in the Yukon Legislative Assembly calling on the government to develop post-incident drug and alcohol testing for Yukon government employees involved in serious workplace incidents.

The motion was not discussed last sitting.

The government’s survey is online at: www. survey.gov.yk.ca/Cannabis-Consultation.Survey It can also be completed over the phone by calling 1-866-527-8266. McPhee said the government plans to consult with First Nations, municipal governments, the business community and non-governmental associations.

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ear jobbank.gc.ca, I have four little words that you’re desperately trying not to hear: update your digital strategy.

Has anyone who works at the job bank actually tried to, you know, use its website?

It’s bad.

What’s worse, it’s virtually impossible to give feedback. I spent a large part of my morning scanning your website for a feedback link or contact information of any kind. After finally finding the “Contact Us” page buried somewhere on a generic Government of Canada website, I formally submitted a comment that then yielded the message: “403 Error - Forbidden Access.”

So while my intention at first was to not express this advice in a public forum, the lack of willingness to cultivate data on your user’s experiences has left me with limited avenues. In short, the online federal job bank platform is failing to meet the needs of the user (in this case, also the taxpayer).

As a result, it’s more difficult for some of the most vulnerable members of our society to find jobs, and for small businesses and organizations to find workers.

Annually, I hire for a six-month internship that is open to young Canadians across the country. It is an opportunity that pays a living wage in an industry where unpaid internships are commonplace, and focuses on skill development over coffee fetching.

In order to conduct my annual hire, I rely on multiple job listing sites that put my organization’s opportunity in touch with talented candidates from across Canada. With most of the stronger job listing platforms, a posting fee can range anywhere between $50 to $500 per job post. As a non-profit organization, every dollar really does count.

The federal job bank would appear to be a strategic and beneficial service, as a free platform that connects opportunities with Canadians across the country, and can be filtered via industry, skill level, and region.

However, what I came to find during this year’s search, is that the federal job bank (jobbank.gc.ca) demanded far too much background information and too many

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In order to provide the level of mandatory information to simply register my organization, I had to fill out a long and complex form, contact my accounting department, wait for them to look up and forward me the financial information.

Then I had to submit said financial information. Then wait for a five-day approval period. Then be told even more financial information was needed. Then contact accounting again. Then apologize to accounting for the extra work. Then submit extra financial information. Then be told it didn’t match their records.

Ultimately, I gave up on posting the position. It is no exaggeration when I say that the unnecessary bureaucratic demands of this service took up literally hours of work between my colleague and me. Again, for an organization like mine, that time could have been much better spent serving our community.

After about a week and a half from initially attempting to register an account, I received a personal call from someone at job bank HQ requesting me to verify my financial information before proceeding. While the call was appreciated, and I was able to post the position for the final days of the competition, I was left to ponder how many tax dollars could be saved by just having a user-friendly system in the first place.

My frustration is not with the extra work, or even with bureaucracy, for that matter.

The failure of the federal job bank’s digital strategy is that the amount of mandatory information required creates barriers to accessing the service. Organizations like mine, and most small businesses, do not have the human resources or annual budgets to pay

private job search platforms, and therefore seriously rely on public digital services like the federal job bank to connect us to potential candidates.

The result is missed opportunities for those unemployed and underemployed and a waste of money for business and non-profits.

Within any digital platform, a focus on being user friendly means that users are more likely to engage with your platform.

And for a digital job bank, more users participating means the service becomes stronger.

In regions like the Yukon, we rely heavily on community based job banks like YuWin. ca. Our local job bank is not only non-profit run, and therefore free, but it is well organized, clear, quick to load, and puts significant emphasis on being a platform focused on the user. Funding for YuWin.ca has been challenged as redundant due to the existence of the federal job bank. Local sites make up for the failures of the federal job bank and do better at meeting local employment needs.

So federal job bank, I ask you to re-evaluate the needs you were created to meet, and to consider how the unnecessary barriers on your website are ultimately hindering your effectiveness. I ask you to assess why you feel organizations need to provide such an absurd amount of financial information. Is collecting that information worth preventing so many users from taking advantage of a publicly funded service?

Lastly, I ask you to include literally any method for users to provide feedback, so that I no longer have to rely on publishing an op-ed in the newspaper to give you advice on your digital strategy.

Sarah Frey is a writer, activist, and chair for Equal Voice Yukon Chapter based in Whitehorse.

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hose who follow the new Alaska Marijuana News section of Anchorage’s Alaska Dispatch News will know that Alaska hit a new milestone in June.

Marijuana revenues for the state topped US$500,000 per month for the first time.

Colorado, whose legalization went into effect more than a year before Alaska’s, hit a milestone of its own in May: Over US$500 million — yes, million — in government revenue has been raised since legal marijuana sales began on Jan. 1, 2014.

All of which raises the question of how much money weed will generate for the Yukon’s governments, assuming legalization occurs as planned in Canada next year.

If you annualize Alaska’s June revenues, it works out to about $10 per resident (all figures in Canadian dollars unless noted). Annualizing

Colorado’s revenue so far in 2017 produces $50 per resident. This is a big difference, and is probably driven by the industry’s earlier start in Colorado and differences in tax rates (more on that in a minute).

Multiplying those per-resident figures by the Yukon population gets a range from roughly $400,000 to $2 million.

In the US, the federal government still considers marijuana illegal so doesn’t share in the tax revenues.

Both Colorado and Alaska share revenues with other levels of government in various ways.

Colorado shares 15 per cent of its retail marijuana sales tax with local governments. Forbes magazine reports that Aurora City spent $1.5 million fighting homelessness and Pueblo County put $420,000 towards college scholarships.

In Alaska, Anchorage has its own five per cent marijuana sales tax, which generated around US$70,000 in April for the city.

The differences between the Alaska and Colorado tax models show the kind of choices we have to make in Canada. According to the Alaska Department of Reve-

nue, the state has an excise tax of US$50 an ounce for “any part of the bud or flower” and US$15 an ounce for any other bits of the plant.

Colorado, on the other hand, put in place a complex system with several parts: the 2.9 per cent general sales tax, 10 per cent retail marijuana sales tax, 15 per cent wholesale marijuana tax and various license and application fees. Colorado then allocates the revenues to lower levels of government, as noted, as well as to public school capital and operating budgets.

You’ll notice that Colorado levies its taxes as a percentage of value on marijuana products, an approach known as “ad valorem,” while Alaska charges a fixed sum per ounce. The percentage method exposes the government to lower revenues if competition forces marijuana prices down, but also gives the government a share of the upside if retailers start selling more expensive “value added” marijuana products.

The Yukon will also have to coordinate how the revenue will be shared with the federal as well as Yukon First Nation and municipal governments. First Nations

deliver health and justice programs that will be affected by the marijuana business in their traditional territories, and municipalities also have responsibilities around bylaws controlling how marijuana is treated within city limits.

Gasoline shows how complicated things can get when you mix several levels of government and both per-unit and ad valorem taxes. The feds charge 10 cents per litre. Provinces and territories charge from 6.2 cents (the Yukon) to 33 cents (Newfoundland).

Cities like Whitehorse charge zero, but Vancouver charges 17 cents per litre.

Federal GST of five per cent is collected nationally, with some provinces charging provincial sales tax on fuel and others not.

Further complicating the choices is the black market.

Like tobacco, governments have to balance between setting taxes too low and not collecting much revenue, or too high and inadvertently encouraging the black market. Since the marijuana black market is well established in the Yukon, it may make sense to charge lower taxes at first and only gradually ratchet them up.

So how much money could weed generate for our governments? We won’t know for sure until the negotiations are completed, but let’s look at gasoline and tobacco as examples and then make some assumptions to get a rough sense.

Most provinces have higher gasoline excise taxes than the feds and get a majority of gasoline excise tax. Some charge sales taxes higher than the GST, but others don’t charge sales tax on gasoline at all. So it’s roughly an even split, although varying significantly by province.

As for tobacco, another good example, figures from Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada show that in 201516 provinces kept 61 per cent of federal-provincial tobacco tax revenue, and the federal government kept 39 per cent.

So let’s assume the feds keep, say, 40 per cent of marijuana revenues. The Yukon would then have 60 percent to split between the territorial, First Nations and municipal governments.

Assuming also that we had Colorado levels of revenue generation, that would work out to $1.2 million per year.

To put that in perspec-

tive, the Yukon government makes about $4.6 million a year from liquor tax and $10.5 million from tobacco tax.

If each level of government kept a third, that would mean $400,000 for the territorial government.

Then $400,000 to be divided between First Nations, and the last $400,000 to be divided between the Yukon’s municipalities.

That’s before considering the cost of administering marijuana taxes and regulating the industry, as well as any cost savings for the police and court system from prosecuting fewer smalltime marijuana offenses.

So while marijuana taxation raises lots of complex issues for politicians and finance officials to wrestle with, it is unlikely to be a new cash cow for our governments. The main beneficiaries may be marijuana consumers, retail entrepreneurs as well as tax consultants.

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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erritories will clash in a fight to avoid last place on Friday.

Yukon and N.W.T., in both the male and female volleyball divisions, will meet in their final matches Aug. 11 at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

The winners will take 11th, the losers 12th.

“They have some taller, bigger blockers, and if we can run our offence quickly we can avoid getting doubled blocked or triple blocked,” said Yukon male team head coach D’Arcy Hill.

“On the defensive end, we’re just going to try to make sure we get the ball up and give ourselves a chance to attack on any situation.

“Win or lose, we just want to play well.”

N.W.T. didn’t field volleyball teams — male or female — at the Canada Summer Games in 2009 and 2013, but that doesn’t mean the two territories haven’t crossed paths at other Games.

For Yukon’s male team, today’s game will also be about keeping a decade-long win streak over N.W.T. going.

Yukon has defeated N.W.T. in male volleyball at least the last 10 times the territories

have met at major Games.

Yukon defeated N.W.T. the last five Arctic Winter Games and the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games. (N.W.T. didn’t enter a male team in the 2011 westerns.) The win streak might even extend farther, but information peters out at the 2006 Arctics.

It’s a different story for Yukon’s female team; they’ll be trying to end a losing streak against the rival territory. Yukon went winless against N.W.T. at the last two Arctic Games and the western Games in between.

A Yukon female team hasn’t logged a win over the neighbours to the east at a major Games since the 2012 Arctics.

Yukon’s male team went winless in the round robin this week with straightset losses to B.C., Quebec, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and P.E.I. They then lost to Newfoundland 25-10, 25-21, 25-13 to start the placement round yesterday. N.W.T., who are also winless, lost in four sets to P.E.I. in their first placement game.

“We’ve actually had a really good week, we’ve played really well,” said Hill. “Obviously the competition has been very tough and now we’re ending up in a game where it’s going to be a back

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Yukon’s Quinn Howard rips a spike against Saskatchewan at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg on Aug. 9. Both Yukon volleyball teams will face N.W.T. to end the Games on Friday.

Yukon’s Kendra Peters sets the ball during her team’s loss to B.C. on Aug. 8.

and forth match, I think.”

Yukon’s female team is also winless, but they came pretty darn close to putting a check in the ‘W’ column earlier this week.

They went the distance against P.E.I., losing 21-25, 27-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-4. It marks the first set wins for

playing P.E.I.), Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia in pool play this week, and lost 25-21, 2512, 25-20 to Newfoundland to start the placement round on Thursday.

“They have been absolutely terrific in the sense that they haven’t been negative about the experience

Yukon in female volleyball at the Canada Games since 2005, getting shut down in straight sets in every match in 2009 and 2013.

Also of note: Yukon defeated N.W.T. in female volleyball at the 2005 Games.

Yukon lost in straight sets to Manitoba, B.C. (after

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at all, they keep trying, they do what they’re supposed to do, and every game they’re learning, doing new things, improving things,” said Yukon female team head coach Melissa Laluk in an interview Aug. 8.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Da-Lite heavy duty fast fold deluxe projection screen, 11’ wide x 7’ 6” high, exc cond, transport case included, $800. Call 668-5014

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

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

Furniture 1 set pine bunk beds w/mattresses, $100. 867-821-4521 6-drawer chest of drawers, good condition, $20. 456-4554 Dining room table, 7 chairs, almost 2 yrs old, solid wood, very good condition, paid $1,400 new, asking $650.

667-7840 Elegant home/office desk, 60L”x28D”x30”H, with matching wooden office chair, purchased at Ashley’s less than 2 years ago, too large for condo, $400.

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6-cyl Deutz diesel, 6,500hrs, c/w 65kw Stamford generator 600V, 2 6” submersible Flygt pumps, HD suspension cage for 8” discharge, auto switch gear engine on float system, in Mayo as package, $31,000. 867335-6649

Elliptical trainer, cardio style, barely used, $500 obo. 633-4311

Misc. for Sale

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!

200-225 CD’s, wide selection, $60 obo. 393-2780

Head mounted wolf rug, exc shape, $450 obo. 633-3050 or 334-1693

2 Mustang floater coats, cruiser class, X-large, $50 ea. 668-2885 eves & weekends, 667-3950 day

Indoor/outdoor plants, trees, shrubs, purple Lilacs, Honeysuckle, Mayday, Sea Buckthorn, Potentilla, Caraganas, perennial flowers, starting $5 to $100. 668-4186

Complete 24” sluice box & Lister diesel pump w/approx 250’ of 4” aluminum Victaulic pipe. 332-2246

4-person Arctic Spa hot tub, exc cond, c/w lid & chemicals, will assist in transport if necessary, $3,500.

667-7236 Acetylene torch, c/w tanks, hose, tips, etc; acetylene & oxygen cylinders, both full. 456-4927 Bear Cat chipper/shredder, model SC3305E, with blower, only used for 25 hrs, great condition, $1,100. 6334375 Blue cowboy boots, size 7.5, made in US. 867-634-2880

Queen size mattress w/box spring, in excellent condition, comes with bed protection cover, $300 obo.

393-2630

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

Single mattress in good condition, $45. 668-1944

Coffee table; steel bathtub; 2 45-gal steel drums. 667-6649

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Ted Harrison Painting Paradise books, soft cover @ $40, retail $80, or limited edition signed hard cover @ $250, retail $500. 633-4311 Tool chest, electrician working tools, testers, etc, belonged to working mine electrician, $200. 668-2772 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

Men’s & women’s Vasque hiking boots, floater jacket, hip waders, metal frame glass door with lock, FREE. Call 667-7144 Ongoing yard sale, Mile 932.2 Old Alaska Highway near Scout Lake Rd, 9am-4pm daily, follow orange signs, lots of quality items. 336-0908 Pendleton Xtra-Large jacket, perfect shape; Bombardier Skidoo belt. Offers. 668-5188 Shop Vac, 10 gal, like new, $35.

668-2885 eves or weekends, 6673950 day.

Woods 3-star sleeping bag, canvas shell, goose down liner w/snap-in wool blanket, $350 obo. 332-0067

Misc. Wanted Wanted: HD iron board. 332-7797 Wanted: Lumber, 2X6 & 2X4 plywood. 86-399-3031

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Help Wanted

Does being a part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes interest you?

We are actively seeking candidates for the following positions for the Eagle Gold project:

YESAB is an independent, arms-length body responsible for carrying out the assessment responsibiliƟes under the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA).

Our commitment is to be an imparƟal, eīecƟve and eĸcient organizaƟon that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.

• Heavy Equipment Operators • Dozer Operator; Grader Operator, Loading Tool Operator • Haul Truck Operators • Heavy Duty Fuel and Lube Technicians, must have airbrakes endorsement • Site Office Administrator • Safety Coordinator • Labourers • Blaster with current YT blasters certification • Driller • Surveyor The proposed Eagle gold mine will produce doré from a conventional open pit operation with a three-stage crushing plant, in-valley heap leach and carbon-in-leach adsorption-desorption gold recovery plant.

More information on the project can be found on the Victoria Gold Corp website at https://www.vitgoldcorp.com/

Head Oĸce - Whitehorse Full-Ɵme - Permanent

The Legal Counsel is responsible for providing a full range of legal services to the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board. This posiƟon provides legal advice and counsel on maƩers such as corporate issues, aboriginal law, environmental and socio-economic assessment law, resource management law, contract law, access to informaƟon and privacy law, conŇict of interest, and administraƟve law. This posiƟon also aƩends Board and assessment team meeƟngs as requested to provide advice.

The annual salary range for this posiƟon is $110,231 – $147,449 If you have the qualiĮcaƟons and desire to meet the challenges of this exciƟng opportunity, please apply by forwarding a cover leƩer and résumé which clearly demonstrate how your background and experience make you the ideal candidate for this posiƟon.

A comprehensive job descripƟon is available at: YESAB Head Oĸce, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

Please submit applicaƟons to: Finance and AdministraƟon Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 ApplicaƟons must be received by end of day August 13, 2017.

WHITEHORSE

SUMMARY: This individual will aid in and oversee the daily operaƟons of the business in regards to Inventory, accounts payable, invoicing, reconciling, payroll, and other duƟes as assigned by the General Manager. This posiƟon has three direct reports. May be required to perform other duƟes as directed.

SALARY: DOE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensure accurate and Ɵmely monthly and year end reporƟng, prepare and issue documents related to accounts such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other Įnancial statements using computerized and manual systems and other duƟes as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS: CompleƟon of College or other courses cerƟĮed by the CerƟĮed General Accountants AssociaƟon of Canada or Canadian Bookkeepers AssociaƟon or relatable work experience. Flexible, adaptable and willing to accept new challenges.

For further informaƟon on this posƟng please see out posƟng at www.yuwin.ca or indeed.ca

Pelly Construction Ltd. is a privately owned and operated contract mining company based in Whitehorse, Yukon. Over the past 30 years Pelly has successfully completed many substantial earth moving projects, mine development & infrastructure, environmental reclamation projects, as well as an isolated airstrip and port facility in Rothera, Antarctica.

LEGAL COUNSEL

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

At this time, we are accepting resumes from candidates who have previous experience working in an open pit mine setting, completing site prep work. Operators who have finishing work experience will be shown preference.

Our wages are Yukon competitive and dependant on experience. Camp accommodations will be provided. Work schedule to be determined.

We offer a generous employee benefits package which includes medical, dental, life and travel insurance coverage. We also offer a matching RRSP program.

As Pelly is a company with deep roots in the Yukon, we are committed to providing our local residents opportunities any chance we get and therefore local applicants will be given preference.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please apply with an updated resume which outlines all of your past experience. While we like to see our applicants in person, you are also welcome to email your resume to us at resume@pelly.net or send it by fax to 867-667-4194.

If you are in the area, please stop into our office at 111 Industrial Road, which is right beside Integra Tire. We are open from Monday to Friday, 8AM until 5PM. If you have recently applied to work for our company, please give us a quick call to ensure your resume is still on file!

Thanks for your interest and we hope to give you a call in the near future!

Submit resumes by September 1, 2017 to: Tallulah Lamerton-McCullough HR Manager, North 60 Petro Email: tmccullough@north60petro.com Fax: 867-633-8841

We are currently seeking an experienced

Accounting Manager/ Controller Our ideal candidates will be excellent communicators, will possess exemplary attention to detail and have strong organization abilities. The best candidates will understand that the efficiency of our accounting department is paramount to our success and will work hard to ensure that the department performs with consistent timeliness, accuracy and efficiency.

Key role responsibilities include: • Responsible for the financial control of the dealership • Provide leadership, training and direction to the accounting department personnel to ensure attainment of business objectives • Preparation of financial statements, posting deals, payroll • Year-end working paper preparations • Monitor reports to manage the health & profitability of the departments and their teams • Other miscellaneous accounting and administrative duties as required related to accounting Essential Skills & Qualifications: • Skilled in the analysis and creation of dealership financial statements • Operates with the highest of integrity • Previous leadership experience with a franchised automotive dealer an asset • Process driven with impeccable organization and prioritization abilities • Technical/Computer skills are essential • Comfortable with Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets • Thorough understanding of expense control & well-developed business acumen • Minimum 3 years of financial experience This position is permanent and full time. Wages $50,000 -$65,000 DOE. Excellent benefits and pension plan available.

How to Confidentially Apply: Please submit your résumé to: work@whitehorsemotors.com

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Wanted: approx. 150 sq feet of tongue and groove interior siding, cedar/spruce/pine/other, can be in shortish (4’) pieces, willing to buy for reasonable price. Call/text 335-3514

2005 Ford Taurus, 4 door, power equipped, 83,000kms. $5,500. 6677777

2003 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic, $14,500. 668-1315

Wanted: Boy’s clothing for school, size 8-10 and size 6, also size 6 girl’s clothing for school, mainly dresses, in good shape, willing to pay reasonable price. 667-2440 or lv msg Wanted: Kitchen chairs, will look at anything even needing repairs. 6335177 Wanted: Rim with tire, pre-1970 GM 14” 5 stud x 4.75” rim with tire for spare on Chev. 334-6087 Wanted: Smaller size woodworking tools for younger boy, 10 oz hammer, small handsaw & drill. 6681944

Musical Instruments Castiglione full-size piano accordion, excellent shape. 867-634-2880 PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 Email: bfkitchen@hotmail.com

2005 Honda Accord Coupe, auto, great car, $5,000 obo.

867-6342888

2010 Yamaha V Star 650 Silverado, 314kms, ridden very little due to health, very nice motorcycle, $6,500 obo. 335-1445

2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 S, 4-dr, 170,000kms, P/S, P/W, P/L, no leaks, doesn’t burn oil, c/w 4 winter tires on rims & spare, clean & reliable. 334-7162

2012 CRF250X, one owner, low hours, well maintained. New Maxxis tires, Trailtech computer, rad guards, skid plate, new levers and rear fender, forks just serviced. Nathan 335-3935

2007 Pontiac G6, 4 door, auto, good shape, $5,000 obo. 867-634-2888 2010 Dodge Charger, great shape, heavy duty vehicle, excellent on gas, good tires, nice ride, $7,900 obo. 334-3456 2011 Nissan Sentra 2.0L luxury model, white, only 80,000 kms, exc cond, sunroof, keyless entry, lots of extras, $10,000. 668-6534 or 3347534.

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120 lb cast iron weights, includes barbell, dumbbell, EZ curl bar. 4564927 btwn 10am & Noon

AGENCY MANAGER

Invertrac exercise machine for sore back, $100. 333-3369 Speed bag, gloves & hanger; Everlast heavy bag. 456-4927 btwn 10am & Noon

Blizzak WS80 235/50/18, 80% tread left, $600 obo. 633-6684 Set of stock rims for 2000 Jeep Cherokee. New spare tire on new rim. 668-6297 Sliding bed-extender for Frontier, $150. 668-5014

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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 Wanted: 4 x 16” 6-hole rims for GMC Canyon. 667-6649

Cars - Domestic

DAWSON

SUMMARY: The Agency Manager directs and oversees general operaƟonal and administraƟve acƟviƟes of the agency ensuring a safe, eĸcient and producƟve operaƟon. The successful incumbent takes all necessary steps to ensure the agency remains proĮtable and operaƟonal to the standards of North 60 Petro Company management. May be required to perform other duƟes as directed.

SALARY: DOE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Agency management, operaƟons, maintenance, inspecƟons, inventory, oversee personnel, customer service, safety, environmental and other duƟes as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS: CompleƟon of Secondary School as well as a Class 1 Driver’s License is required. Several years of experience in transportaƟon operaƟons, including supervisory experience is an asset A college diploma or university degree in business or transportaƟon administraƟon is an asset. Several years of clerical, operaƟonal or administraƟve experience related to freight traĸc is an asset

1976 Impala, 4-dr, 305 auto, gray/red interior, runs/drives, cool car, $500. 633-3819 1999 Toyota Camry LE, excellent condition, low kms, auto, $2,000 obo. 633-3982 2001 Chevrolet Impala, recent inspection, 4-dr, auto, $2,500. 3351681

Help Wanted

For further informaƟon on this posƟng please see out posƟng at www.yuwin.ca or indeed.ca Submit resumes by September 1, 2017 to: Tallulah Lamerton-McCullough HR Manager, North 60 Petro Email: tmccullough@north60petro.com Fax: 867-633-8841

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Are you interested in employment with Yukon Government?

Cheryl Berkers from Corporate Human Resources & Diversity Services with the Yukon government will be available to provide informaƟon about the YG e-recruitment system and answering quesƟons about YG’s employment process.

Where: Yukon College Mayo Campus When: Tuesday, Aug 15th, 2017 Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

For more informaƟon, please contact Greg Blackjack at 667-5306.

For viewing employment opportuniƟes, please go to

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2011 Polaris Ranger Crew 800, low mileage, no off road, power steering, covered top, front & back plexie wind screens, $10,000 firm. 3323734

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2015 Yamaha Grizzly 550 with tub trailer, like new, 300kms, sacrifice at $10,000. John @ 336-0908

Total Gym 1,000 exercise unit, $75.

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2017 Honda Rebel 300, posted last week with wrong price, should read $4,000 firm instead of $4,800 obo, it has 0 kms & full warranty. 390-2244

Thule cargo roof top carrier, approx 3’ x 2’, $100 obo. 393-2780

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Pelly Construction Ltd. is a privately owned and operated contract mining company based in Whitehorse, Yukon. Over the past 30 years Pelly has successfully completed many substantial earth moving projects, mine development & infrastructure, environmental reclamation projects, as well as an isolated airstrip and port facility in Rothera, Antarctica.

Pelly Construction Ltd. is actively seeking an experienced, ticketed First Line Supervisor for our Eagle Gold Project.

The proposed Eagle gold mine will produce doré from a conventional open pit operation with a three-stage crushing plant, in-valley heap leach and carbon-in-leach adsorption-desorption gold recovery plant. More information on the project can be found on the Victoria Gold Corp website at https://www.vitgoldcorp.com/ Under the general guidance of the Project Superintendent, the first Line Supervisor serves as the first line of supervision within a mining environment. The incumbent will supervise the work activities and assigned employees in any combination of construction and mining duties.

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Prepares safety topic daily for morning toolbox meeting Ensures crew is advised of the hazards for the day and advised of their work tasks Set up of crew and provides further instruction when requested Maintains constant contact with crew to ensure work is completed as required Review of all safety and equipment paperwork and ensures that equipment is safe to operate or requests repairs and maintenance from the mechanic department • Coordinates training of employees with the safety department • Anticipates and reacts to shortages of material, equipment, personnel and space to meet schedule.

• Recommends actions such as hiring, transfers, promotions, discharges, assignments and discipline employees.

• Understands the profit aspects of the department and meets or exceeds the budgetary objectives in relation to labor, waste, indirect labor and expenses.

• Aids in the establishment of safety rules and instructions in the proper use of safety equipment.

The Ideal Candidate Outside of the skills and necessary qualifications, our ideal candidate must be committed to achieving superior results with integrity and sustaining our safe and positive work environment while having the ability to embrace working side by side others in a diverse culture.

Skills: • You bring a strong commitment towards safety and foster a strong positive safety culture.

• You have the ability to multitask and proactively manage tasks and commitments.

• You possess excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills.

• You are accountable for your areas of operation, including all direct and indirect reports.

Qualifications: • Grade 12 education or equivalent.

• Post-secondary education would be considered an asset.

• Multi Equipment experience is necessary.

• Knowledge of Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

• Previous Open Pit Mining and construction experience.

• Valid First Aid Certificate.

• Current and valid First Line Supervisor Certification.

• Current Leadership for Safety Excellence certificate would be an asset.

• Valid Driver’s License.

We pay a competitive wage along with an overtime rate after 8 hours daily and 40 hours weekly. Camp accommodation will be provided. Work schedule to be determined. We offer a generous group benefits package including medical, dental, life and travel insurance as well as a group RRSP program where we will match your contributions.

To apply for this position, please bring your resume to our office at 111 Industrial Road, beside Integra Tire. We are open from Monday to Friday, 8AM to 5PM. You may also email your resume to resume@pelly.net or fax it to 867-667-4194.

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Transportation

Transportation

Services

Announcements

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Off Road Vehicles

Trucks & Vans

Boats

Carpentry/ Woodwork

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Argo Conquest, model V899-37, green, winch, only 31 hrs used, like new, 3 yrs old, $12,800. 250-6517650

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

Recreational/Sale

2003 F250 Triton V10, 288,000kms, 4X4 auto, c/w 1979 camper, #9 cylinder has misďŹ re, runs/drives just low on power, $5,900. Call/text 867333-0375 for more info

Inatable 9’ raft boat, like Zodiac, suitable for ďŹ shing, hunting, transport etc, 3 separate airtight chambers for safety with Boston valves, $415. 334-6087

1991 Dodge Ram 250 camper van, 318 motor, a/c, cruise, p/windows, awning, furnace, fridge, stove, bathroom, 2 dinettes, everything works great, located in Golden Horn, $8600 obo. 633-3050 or 334-1693 1991 Ford F-250 4X4, 190,000kms, 1981 Okanagan Camper, sleeps 4 comfortably, propane 3 burner cooktop, furnace and fridge, c/w extra jacks, great hunting or wood hauling truck. 335-1349 2000 National Dolphin Class A, 26’, 2 slides. V-10 Triton engine (Ford), 77,342 miles, sleeps 6, incl’s car dolly, $25,000. 250-869-7110 2002, 25.5’ Westwind 5th wheel, 1 slide, well maintained, 1/2-ton towable, sleeps 4-6, tub, shower, good appliances, good tires/spare, $9,500. 334-7709 2008 Northern Lights Special Edition, 10’2� long, exc cond, $24,000.

393-3630 2009 Pleasure-Way 20’ class B RV, generator, TV, microwave, rear, air ride, w/compressor, fridge, furnace, onboard toilet, new windshield, clean, well maintained, 74,000 mi, Ford chassis w/V10, $58,000. 4562055 2013 Ever Light 26’ trailer, fridge, stove, freezer, shower, queen bed, TV, leather seats, pull-out couch, A/C, can send pics, $27,000. 6333113 Truck & 5th wheel, $12,500, or $6,000 for 2002 Silverado 2500 4X4 crew cab, 246,000kms, $7,500 for 1993 Triple E BB 26’ model, good shape. 335-6551

2004 Dodge Durango LTD, 4X4, one owner, new tires, $3,500. 6605360 2007 Chev 2500HD crew cab 4x4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery, $13,500. 633-4311 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 4-dr, removable hard top, A/C, cruise, very reliable, runs smoothly, 175,000kms, $17,500 obo. 6334131 2011 BMW X5 turbocharged Diesel AWD SUV, full options incl. command start, 360d camera, panoramic sunroof, navigation, dual dvd players, too much to list. 333-9020 2011 Dodge Ram 1500, 4X4, reg cab, outdoorsman package, air, tilt, cruise, Nav, power everything, running boards, new tires, 260K recent mechanical/oil change, no issues, $9,800 obo. 334-2802

Utility Trailers 20’ at deck trailer, good working order, double 5-ton axles with electric brakes, c/w loading ramps, $4,750.

667-4858 Heavy duty utility $2,150. 334-4209

Trucks & Vans 1973 Ford 1/2 ton pick-up, strong mechanical, body rough, in May, $700; 1973 Ford 3-ton, good body, motor runs, needs brake work, in Mayo, $2,200. 335-6649 1993 Chevy Suburban, $2,500 obo.

633-2218 1994 Ford F250, 4WD, Turbo diesel, runs well, great work or wood truck, $1,850 obo. 633-2218 1995 Chevrolet S10, automatic, no reverse, no rust, engine runs well, 259,780kms, canopy, c/w 2 sets of good tires, best offer. 633-4826 1995 F-150 1/2-ton, 163,064 miles, 300, 6-cyl, 5-spd trans, canopy, new battery, front brakes & alternator, tires 80%, spare 80%, good on gas, minor body damage, $2,000. 3350242 1996 Chev Astrovan, good condition, some rust, technically sound, new tires, located in Tagish, can send pics, $1,800 ďŹ rm. 332-6025 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4L, auto, 4X4, 242,000kms, daily driver exc YTG Jeep, $2,750. 667-4563 2000 Mazda MPV van, great shape, must see, reduced to $3,300. 3343456 2002 Chev 3/4 ton, x-cab, 4x4, headache racks, bush bumper winch, 219,000kms, $8,200. 6677777 2009 Chev 2500, 3/4 ton, 4x4, extended cab, $9,200. 667-7777

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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

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 Jeep Cherokee, Special Edition, complete power, inďŹ nity sound system, heated leather seats, sunroof, remote start, new tires, 216,000kms, $5,500. 667-7777 2003 Jeep Liberty 4X4, 1 owner, good body, glass, winter tires, saftied, must be seen, 131,000kms, $5,900. 334-6393

trailer,

Boats 19’ Lymann motor boat, model Fisherman w/inboarder 150hp, 4,200 RPM, and 21’ trailer, $3,000 obo.

633-4826 9.9 hp Johnson, long shaft in exc shape, $1,275. 667-6525 Canoe inatable SOAR 16’. Top quality, vg cond. Sturdy, great for white water. Equipped with D-rings, c/w a pump, a tool + repair kit box, & paddles. Sold for $890. 334-7275 Esquif Rangeley 17-foot square stern royalex recreation/ďŹ shing boat in olive by Esquif. 51â€? beam, 3 seats, comes with oars, rated for 8hp short shaft, excellent condition, $2,600. 668-5014 Houseboat, 50’ long, 8’ wide, on trailer, all equipment must be seen, sleeps 6 adults. 867-399-4002

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

Cars - Domestic

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Tel: (867) 667-7777 Carpentry/ Woodwork

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Not a day goes by without thinking about you. It’s been TWENTY LONG YEARS. We miss your guidance, your judgment, your laugh, your singing ‌ we miss YOU.

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Love you always, from your husband Roy, children: Susan, Marion, Roy Jr. (Bucky), Sandy, Sherry, Angie, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

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November 23, 1971 May 23, 2017

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Always in our hearts

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God saw you getting tired, a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you, and whispered, “Come with me.�

With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you fade away, Although we loved you dearly We could not make you stay.

A Golden Heart stopped beating Your tender hands at rest, God took you home to prove to us He only takes the best.

Wake: Friday August 11, 2017 at 9:00pm-11:00pm Lower Post Catholic Church.

Funeral Service: Saturday August 12, 2017 at 1:00pm at the Watson Lake Rec Center.

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How are you doing?

How are you doing?

Family and friends please join us in a Celebration of

Gordon Andrew Duncan and his life.

Saturday, August 12, 3:30 PM at the

Old Shack Ranch We request that you find pictures, memories or write a story to read or share in our collection.

Outdoor Potluck and Potato Harvest … don’t ask, just bring what you want.

Thanks to all those who showed their support and love.

“It’s 1:30 am and I am in my housecoat sitting in a double lawn chair out on the deck having a cigarillo and tea.There is still a bit of light, can definitely see the fields and trees; ah the Yukon midnight sun.

The odd bird chimes in. Thinking about a lot of things. Number one is health, with prostate cancer the issue, sometimes submerges for a bit but never leaves completely. The cigar tea/coffee thing has been a bit of touchstone for me over the past couple of months. A goto for a bit of contemplation, alone, with a hit of nicotine and caffeine. Been a bit rough as a new regime of meds takes on the quest.Two things with this.

One, been having joint/bone pain which ranges from severe to chronic in the background to movement inhibiting to pretty much gone. On the drug side, mood swings, bouts of tears, lack of sleep, in ability to get to sleep.

The cigar and coffee a ritual allows me to back out of things for a bit … do a bit of a reset if you will; I have had this is as a go to for some time either as a celebration (bought the new car! that was a horrible scrap! what am I going to do to solveX?) The cigar and coffee or tea a chance to form a perspective, not jump at the first notion that pops into my head. Suffice to say this ritual has a long and significant history.

The big question that almost always arises and this is the question that I contemplated with the cigar was “What would you do if you knew you were going to not be here in X, where X denotes a period of time. Well, we are all not going to be here just turns out X is different for everyone. Solve for X is one of the eternal questions it would seem.

Well, probably not a whole lot different than I am doing right now with the exception of sharing a bit better … letting at least the close folks in my life in on my challenge and thinking.

I am inherently private person and with a code of conduct that does not allow me to transfer/share any pain or grief or bad news.

It is naturally pretty difficult to have a conversation and adequately capture how I feel. When I meet someone on the street most have no idea of my medical situation and why should they? Doesn’t seem right to me to share or bring it into the conversation … if a casual acquaintance (And there are a ton of them I know from business, sports and living in the same place for ever) knows I have prostate cancer I am guessing that this will become the central/focal point for our discussion forward … some can talk about themselves and share that info … I for better or worse can’t. I have come to peace with that part … for the most part. There is of course a spectrum of relationships and each probably needs a bit different approach.

While having my late night cigar I had the insight that I needed to change the dial a little in terms of communication with family and hence the writing.

First the facts as known at this moment. My initial diagnosis in December of 2014 not so great with super high PSA and the cancer spread to the bones.

That said, prostate cancer not as aggressive as many and quite a few bullets in terms of treatment options. Chemo and hormone therapy initially. Chemo was a bitch. As the Doc said the reason we only give you 6 sessions is that 7 might kill you. Hairless, an emotional wreck; down in weight, strength, spirit and capacity. Other than the wild ride that is steroids and poisoning I did real well ‘til treatment 6 when I basically became a baby. The reason I mention this is my pattern is to get to a point have an ah ha! moment and move things along. For me the after chemo ah ha moment was in a fitness room in a hotel in Vancouver where I could barely lift the smallest of weights for an exercise regime. I had always gone to the gym and worked out so to see my skinny reflection not able to lift a 10lb dumbbell was a testament to how far down I had sunk. The upshot was that I vowed to get back to some semblance of shape. That was My moment that launched me on a path to keep up the shape, I also vowed to swim to the float out on Mary Lake on Salt Spring Island.

And I did. For the better part of 2 years I was pretty much “normal”.

Swimming in the river, getting wood, up early for a coffee and meditate, at the gym 3-4 days a week. The hormone treatment saw me grow some breasts but other than that pretty little side effects.

In January of 2017 I started noting some joint pain after exercise, skiing, swimming, kick sledding, etc. It was pretty random and seemed to go away. Regular blood checks saw PSA on the rise and the liver number associated with the bone part of things also on the rise. Watched if for a bit and Doctors made the call to shift meds.

Not an unexpected or irregular course of events. Keeping on top of things a bone scan was done as well as XRays. For two months while the diagnosing was going on the pain escalated and PSA climbed.

Usually in the hips it moved between the right and left leg with me

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going up stairs like an old man with one leg bearing weight the other not.

New meds prescribed, X-rays revealed that there was certainly evidence of the cancer in the bones but not a significant worry at this point “you have the young man’s cancer, no the bone snappers that the older folks have. All your load bearing bones are in good shape … go do whatever you want … chainsaw, whatever, see you in three months.

The pain will take some time. have a shot of whiskey.

Was at the local doctor last Wednesday and PSA trending down, rest of the blood work good or headed in the right direction. Biggest needs; manage sleep, manage pain.

All this to say yes I can buy winter tires and nobody has their finger on the panic button.

So that is part of the story to date.

The other part of the story is the emotional, spiritual and physical realities that come with this turf. And this is the part where it gets a bit tougher to describe and a lot tougher to live.

By turns I feel this is the way it is accept it, it was all meant for a reason, what will be will be etc. etc. to I am having a pretty decent cry in the shop wracking sobs to let out the contained emotions some known and some not. I think about the emotional side of cancer … what did or did not happen to me that saw me draw the prostate cancer card?

Plan super A is complete remission, Plan A is manage to remission, Plan B is get your shit together in case somebody jumps on the cancer gas pedal.

So clinging desperately and trying to get through this by holding onto things (especially the cancer) with clenched hands and fists really isn’t the way to go. Not for me anyway.

All of this to say it is pretty much a fuck up of a situation with an awful lot of paths in the maze.

Not sure who handed out the challenges we all face; feels like maybe I could request a redraw.

On balance I do pretty well … turns out being stubborn, pedantic Taurus is probably a pretty good personality type for this sort of position.

I have found that in 90% of the situations just getting on with it to the very best of my ability makes the most sense. Life does just go on. I love living in the country, I love my partner and my kids, my grandkids, I love jumping on the tractor and putting in spuds or knocking down an old shack. I love going to work two days a week. I try to make it as normal as possible … what the hell are the options anyway? It has been hell on Ang but we seem to be working through it, with her I try to share everything, everything that I know anyways.

Yes I have also been made to look at things differently and with a gratitude/insight that can only come from staring down the gun barrel.

Some times I laugh, sometimes I cry, sometimes I beg for mercy.

I find that I can articulate my feelings much better by writing them down. To try and explain to someone close to me how I feel usually ends up with me in tears so I try to avoid that. My best insight on why that is? A reflection of a childhood where I ended up pretty much going it alone. Nobody’s fault but I ended up without a whole lot of ability to confide anything to anyone and I note that as a background for why I am writing … I just can’t seem to get past the emotion when I open up and I end up either reverting to a half story or a shortened optimistic spin on the situation.

And I am basically optimistic. I see others in way worse shape than I am.

I continue to experiment with alternative therapies such as dandelion root, chagga tea, meditation, etc. I do believe in remission, spontaneous and otherwise, I do believe that a person is better off not getting too wrapped up in the whole numbers game and the predictions that there is but one course for this to follow. What good does it do anyone to live focused on something bad? (This is by no means willful ignorance, I get my blood work done regularly and I am under very close supervision.)

So … have taken a few hits over the past couple of months and some side effects that are less than thrilling I am fortunately headed for the foreseeable future in the right direction.

This past weekend I knocked down an old shack on the property, fenced with Angela, planted spuds, hit the nurseries, took a dip in the river (see if cold therapy would help with the hip thing), cooked a delicious salmon filet on the barbecue, went to dinner with friends, struggled with pain that did not want to get chased away, wrote a bit and ended up with a super sore hip and inability to sleep on Monday night.

Life does indeed go on … and in the immortal words of Kevin Costner from “Bull Durham” “some days you win, some days you lose and some days it rains” So while we all solve for X, where X represents the time left, love each other, don’t hold onto shit too tightly and have a little fun along the way.

For those of you who want a redraw on the challenge card … think again.“

Love Gord.

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Services

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Pets & Livestock

Announcements

Announcements

Carpentry/ Woodwork

Livestock

Coming Events

Coming Events

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

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

Grimm’s Yukon, GP Distributing & Wykes Independent Grocery are teaming up to host a Summer BBQ Fundraiser for Autism Yukon this Saturday, August 12, starting at 11am while supplies last at Wykes Independent Grocery on Ogilvie St.

Weaving Voices, a C150+ community art project, audio installation located at rear of the Commissioner’s Residence and Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre in Dawson City is open for the season

Cleaning Services

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

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

References available upon request.

Call 335-1088

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 PAINTING, RENOVATIONS & MINOR REPAIRS Phone John Harding 336-2931

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

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

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

Pets & Livestock

Livestock 5 chickens, Sussex Red layers, 2 months old, eggs by fall, half bag of feed, will deliver, $50. Jim @ 3334094

Hope Community Church meets each Saturday at 1pm for Worship Service. All are welcome in the log church across from the RCMP station in Carcross. Come as you are!

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

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

Multicultural Centre of the Yukon, After School ESL Tutoring Program Kindergarten to Grade 12 begins September 11th. Register now at 4141D-4th Avenue. For more information call 667-6205 or email info@mcyukon.com Packing our stories over new trails Future travel with Rick Steele Aug 15, 2-4pm, Yukon Transportation Museum. Storytelling, live music, bannock and tea.

Pets Looking for a new home for my two bonded cats, very well behaved and well trained, they hate my toddler, inside only, must stay together. 3330260

Packing our stories over new trails, Whitehorse 911 with Max Fraser, Sept 11, 2-4pm, Yukon Transportation Museum. Storytelling, live music, bannock and tea.

LOST: Black cat with white chest, chin & upper lips, more white on right upper lip, 4 white paws, medium/long hair, possibly downtown, pics on Kijiji. 456-7890

Wee Moves - Kid-Friendly Sundays.

Bring your bike & learn all about the rules of the road! Sept 10, 2-4pm, Yukon Transportation Museum. $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

Wee Moves - Kid-Friendly Sundays.

Launch straw rockets to the Moon!

Aug 13, 2-4pm, Yukon Transportation Museum. $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

Whitehorse General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary monthly meeting: Monday, August 14, 7:30 p.m. @ WGH. New members always welcome! Info: 667-2087 Whitehorse will experience a 50% partial solar eclipse. Yukon Astronomical Society will be handing out 200 free solar viewers to observe this event safely on August 21, Shipyards Park, 9am-11am.

YCKC’s whitewater rodeo is Wednesday, August 16. Kayaking, raft flip races, slalom, boogie-boarding, any age or skill, BBQ too. Registration at 5:30. Events start at 6:00pm at the Millenium Trail Pedestrian Bridge. Participants can win a Werner whitewater paddle.

Tennis-Mountain bike camp, August 22-25, 9am-4:30pm daily, 7-13 years old, $240, spots open! Need your own bike. Contact: tennisyukon@gmail.com or www.tennisyukon.com

Wanted: Akita puppy and Pug puppy for a decent price. 393-4630 or email: theyoung1983@gmail.com

Tenders 8292125

Announcements

Coming Events Al-Anon Meetings, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someone’s drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ new Sara Steele Bldg, main entrance. Friday beginner’s meeting, 7pm, regular meeting 8pm at Lutheran Church, 4th and Strickland.

Good Night!

Wind up your day with everything you need.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

2017

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER: Tues - Fri: 12:00pm-7:00pm Sat 10:00am-6:00pm CLOSED Sundays & Mondays

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

633-6019

E L S D YARD R A I S E R FUN

August 12 & 13

9:00 - 3:00 PM

Mae Bachur Animal Shelter parking lot

Come by and shop for an assortment of household goods & animal equipment.

RAFFLE, BBQ & FIREFIGHTER CALENDARS!

Any items you wish to donate can be dropped off at the a animal shelter 10:00-4:00PM, All proceeds go Thursday & Friday towards the care August 10th & 11th of our homeless

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Natural Resources Department

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in is advancing land use planning for Settlement Land parcels. A geotechnical analysis is now required for parcels C-3B and C-42B. TH is looking for a high-level geotechnical analysis to inform the development of conceptual land use plans for these parcels.

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KEY REQUIREMENTS • Previous work in and knowledge of the Klondike Valley • Resume of completed projects and geotechnical experience • Ability to complete the field work and provide the final report in the 2017 field season.

Come celebrate Discovery Day at the Old Log Church Museum on Monday, Aug 21, 10am-5pm. Kids’ crafts and guided tours all day, free refreshments. Corner of 3rd and Elliott.

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Tendering process ends on August 25 at 4:00 p.m.

Pacific Daylight Saving Time. Proposal with bid can be received by mail, email, fax or handed in person at reception.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS COMMUNITY TRAILS MAP AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The Village of Haines Junction proposes to create a community trail map and implementation plan for the municipality. This project consists of two distinct rounds of work, including conducting a public consultation process to help establish appropriate recommendations to be made to Council, and the creation of an implementation plan along with a cost-beneƤt analysis.

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CHAMPAGNE AND AISHIHIK FIRST NATIONS

REQUEST FOR BIDS ANNUAL SERVICING OF WOOD/OIL/PROPANE HEATING EQUIPMENT Property Services is seeking bids from qualified contractors to service the space heating appliances in CAFN’s offices, community buildings and rental residences. This includes the Whitehorse office, Klukshu Hall and our communities of Takhini River, Champagne, Canyon and Haines Junction.

Bids must be submitted in the evaluation form specified in the invitation, and sealed in an envelope or package that cannot be seen through and delivered by hand or mailed to: CAFN Property Services Department, #1 Allen Place Box 5310, Haines Junction, YT. Y0B-1L0 Request for Bid packages are available on the CAFN website at www.cafn.ca Bids must be received at the location specified above, before the specified closing time, as determined by the clock at the closing location. Bids received late, or not received completely by the closing time will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened.

The closing time is: Friday, August 18, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

For further information, contact: Terry Rufiange-Holway CAFN Property Manager 867-634-4200, ext. 225 tr-holway@cafn.ca

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MAJOR ARTWORK PROJECT REQUEST FOR BIDS

2017 - 2018 HEATING FUEL DELIVERY SERVICE Bids will be received at the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) offices located at #1 Allen Place, Haines Junction, Yukon; or #304 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, or by mail at Box 5310, Haines Junction, Yukon Y0B-1L0 until: 3:00:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017 Tenders must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope clearly marked: “CAFN Heating Fuel Delivery Services 2017 - 2018” in accordance with the instructions within the tender documents.

Tender documents may be obtained at the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Property Services Department, #1 Allen Place, Haines Junction, Yukon, or on the website at www.cafn.ca The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders, or to accept the Tender which the CAFN deems to be in its own best interest. Tenders submitted by fax will not be accepted nor considered.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS YUKON GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL BANKING SERVICES AND RURAL COMMUNITY BANKING SERVICES

PUBLIC TENDER EXTERIOR ENERGY UPGRADE AND SITE DRAINAGE UNIT 030100, HAINES JUNCTION Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 29, 2017.

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

Documents may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at robert.kostelnik@gov.yk.ca.

Project Description: The Department of Finance is seeking to establish pre-qualiÀed vendors for a planned future procurement to The Government of Yukon, Department of Finance is requesting Statements of QualiÀcations from contractors to establish a QualiÀed Source List for the provision of commercial banking and rural community banking services.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title and will be received at the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101-104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385.

The closing date for submissions is before 4:00 PM on September 7, 2017.

Technical questions may be directed to Elaine Carlyle at (867) 667-5346.

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T #122 Northland Trailer Court, 986 Range Road, Sunday August 13, 11am-4pm, ongoing sale, lots of items

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T 14 Beech St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 8:30am-2pm, something for everyone T 55 Cedar Crescent, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 9am-12Noon T 40 – 11th Ave, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 9:30am-1:30pm, something for everyone T 514 Grove St, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 9am-1pm, moving sale, household, furniture, exercise equipment, outdoor gear, gardening tools, clothes, hardware, tools & more T 2 – 17th Ave, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 9am-1pm, moving sale, rain or shine, everything must go T 5 Evergreen Crescent, Porter Creek, Saturday August 12, 9am-1pm, no early birds please

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EDMONTON he finance critic for Alberta’s new United Conservative Party says there is nothing wrong with using his taxpayer-funded housing allowance to make money.

Derek Fildebrandt said he has been renting his subsidized Edmonton apartment through Airbnb when he isn’t using it.

“I confirmed that letting out my Edmonton home while it is not being used is compliant with the rules,” Fildebrandt said Thursday in an email. “Letting out an unused residence is reasonable and a part of the modern sharing economy.”

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He noted the information was leaked to the media the day after he said he would not be voting for former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean, who is now campaigning for the leadership of the UCP. “I hope that my stance two days ago concerning the UCP leadership race in no way influenced the timing of this story.”

Mike Ellis, a UCP deputy caucus leader, said the party is carefully reviewing what Fildebrandt has been doing.

“We take fiscal responsibility seriously,” Ellis said in an email.

NDP Finance Minister Joe Ceci, who has been the target of years of criticism from Fildebrandt over

Alberta’s budget deficits and growing accumulated debt, took to social media to chide the UCP finance critic.

“Yes, Derek, it’s the 21st century and reasonable people don’t Airbnb their tax funded apartment for personal profit,” Ceci wrote in a post on Twitter.

Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark said he has asked the Speaker of the legislature to review Fildebrandt’s rental of the apartment. Clark said Fildebrandt should face penalties if he has broken the rules.

Clark has also asked for a full review living expenses claimed by all members of the legislature.

“If Derek Fildebrandt was earning money and claiming his full reimbursement, he’s breaking

the rules,” Clark said in a release.

“It’s deeply hypocritical for someone who’s been such a fierce critic of government waste to take advantage of a loophole for personal benefit.”

Fildebrandt is the member of the legislature for Strathmore-Brooks and launched a group called United Liberty to advocate for the recent merger of the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties — now the United Conservative Party.

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Animal cruelty charges dropped against Marineland Liam Casey Canadian Press

NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. nimal cruelty charges that had been laid against Marineland were dropped Thursday after prosecutors said there was no reasonable chance of conviction on most of the 11 counts faced by the Ontario tourist attraction.

During a brief hearing in a Niagara Falls, Ont., courtroom, the Crown said it could have proceeded on three of the charges — which related to failing to comply with standards of care for a peacock, guinea hens and a red deer — but did not believe it was in the public interest to do so, citing potential court costs and a weak case.

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Galbraith said prosecutors had instead come up with an alternative solution that included ongoing monitoring of the amusement park and zoo.

“The Crown’s case is more circumstantial than direct evidence,” Galbraith told the court. “The photographs and video provided preserves observations, but there was no independent examination of the animals. The veterinarian’s report was not able to determine the cause of issues related to the animals.”

The justice of the peace hearing the case accepted the Crown’s submission and withdrew the charges.

The 11 charges against Marineland were the result of an investigation by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that was launched last

November after the animal welfare agency received a complaint.

Marineland was initially charged with five counts of animal cruelty late last year in connection with the treatment of peacocks, guinea hens and black bears. In January, the OSPCA laid six more animal cruelty charges against Marineland relating to elk, red deer and fallow deer.

In a statement issued after Thursday’s court hearing, Marineland said it had suffered “reputational damage” as a result of the charges that were withdrawn.

“The Crown conducted its own independent review of the OSPCA charges and has effectively agreed with Marineland by determining all the charges ought to be withdrawn,” the compa-

ny said.

The OSPCA said it was surprised the charges were withdrawn.

“We are extremely disappointed in this outcome and feel that this matter is of public interest as all animals rely on humans for appropriate care for their general welfare and the public demands this,” said OSPCA chief inspector Connie Mallory.

“If anyone has any concerns for the welfare of the animals at Marineland, we encourage the public to contact 310-SPCA to report the new information.”

The 35-page complaint that prompted the OSPCA investigation in November was filed by a California-based animal rights group called Last Chance for Animals. It contained allegations of animal abuse

along with photographs and videos from a former Marineland employee.

The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the group’s complaint, as well as copies of the photos and videos from the former employee with metadata indicating they were taken on Marineland property last summer.

Marineland said at the time that the complaint was part of a smear campaign by a former employee who had been fired for poor performance and inappropriate behaviour. It also argued the images and videos may be doctored.

The former employee, who requested anonymity for fear of being sued, told The Canadian Press he quit on good terms and is not an animal activist and doesn’t want the park

to close.

Last Chance for Animals, meanwhile, has said its goal is not to shut down Marineland, though it does believe “wild animals should be left in the wild.”

On Thursday, Marineland reiterated its previous position that the OSPCA laid the charges to appease animal rights groups that have criticized it for not doing enough to protect animals.

“The OSPCA literally prepared the first of these charges on site, after spending a single afternoon executing a search warrant and viewing more than 4,000 animals across more than three hundred acres at our park,” Marineland said. “The OSPCA did not remove or isolate any of the 4,000 animals, despite laying multiple charges.”

B.C. tourism businesses feeling affects of wildfires, reporting cancellations Canadian Press

KAMLOOPS, B.C. ourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in British Columbia and have received mixed feedback on the toll so far on the travel sector.

Maya Lange of Destination BC, the province’s tourism planning and marketing corporation, said businesses outside the fire zone have complained of cancellations.

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Most evidence of a slow down in tourism has been anecdotal and Lange said data reflecting the financial implications won’t be ready for another two to three months.

But the number of tourists coming into the province week-to-week has remained on track.

That may mean visitors are changing their travel plans within the province rather than cancelling their trips entirely, Lange said.

“We also want to make sure that tourism operators outside the impacted zones do not suffer due to a lack of understanding as to where the fires are or an assumption that it is too dangerous to travel in B.C.,” she said.

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been working to inform potential and current visitors about the areas of the province impacted by wildfires, and Lange said the message appears to be getting through that not all of B.C. is burning.

Jeff Leahy with BC Parks said officials understand restrictions and closures to the backcountry and parks, especially in the hard-hit Cariboo region, can have a significant impact on businesses that rely on access to those areas.

“Any decision to close a park has not been taken lightly and has been made based on the current threat we are facing as a province,” he said.

Destination BC plans to increase its marketing for areas that have been affected by the fires once the regions are safe to trav-

el to in an effort to hasten economic recovery, Lange said.

There are 150 fires burning in the province, 22 of which started on Tuesday by lightning.

BC Wildfire Service spokesman Kevin Skrepnek said a change in weather coming Friday has the potential to bring some relief if significant rain falls in the right regions.

The low pressure system is expected to bring cooler temperatures and a chance of rain, while inflow winds from the ocean will help clear smoke hanging over the south coast.

He said the changing weather could also bring winds and lightning that may hinder the situation, and the public is asked to continue following open fire and off-road vehicle

restrictions.

The B.C. Conservation Service said it handed out 19 tickets and fines of $1,150 each over the long weekend to people who flouted a campfire ban that covers much of the province.

Chris Doyle, the deputy chief with the service, said ignorance isn’t an excuse because the campfire ban and fire danger has been very well promoted

through the media, on social media and with signage.

He said it would be difficult for anyone heading into the woods not to know about the campfire ban.

The wildfire service says on average, 40 per cent of fires are caused by humans and preventing those helps direct more resources toward naturally-occurring lightning caused fires.

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Canadian pastor freed from North Korean prison ‘on his way home’: family Paola Loriggio Canadian Press

TORONTO elatives of a Canadian pastor released this week after more than two years in a North Korean prison said Thursday he is “on his way home” and they are anxious to be reunited with him.

The Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday that North Korea’s central court had decided to free Hyeong Soo Lim, who was serving a life sentence for anti-state activities.

The pastor’s release was described as “sick bail,” but no other details were given.

In a statement Thursday, a spokeswoman for his family said they look forward to his return.

“We are relieved to hear that Rev. Lim is on his way home to finally reunite with his family and meet his granddaughter for the first time,” Lisa Pak said on the family’s behalf.

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healing, therefore, in the meantime we ask the media for privacy as he reconnects with his loved ones and receives medical attention.”

Pak also said the family is grateful to the Canadian government and the Swedish embassy in North Korea for working behind the scenes to secure the pastor’s freedom. She did not say when he was scheduled to arrive in Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he was “pleased and relieved” that Lim had been released.

“Pastor Lim’s health and well-being remain of utmost importance to the government of Canada, and we are working to ensure that he receives any required medical attention,” Trudeau said in a brief statement.

The prime minister also thanked Sweden for its assistance in the matter but said “operational security considerations” prevent the government from discussing the case further.

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Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, center, is escorted to his sentencing in Pyongyang, North Korea on Dec. 16, 2015. A decision from North Korea’s central court freed Hyeon Soo Lim from the prison where he was serving a life sentence for anti-state activities. gation led by Daniel Jean, Trudeau’s national security adviser, was in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang this week to discuss Lim’s case.

Family members had raised concerns about Lim’s health in June fol-

lowing the death of Otto Warmbier, an American student who lived only one week after being released from North Korean custody due to health concerns. Lim’s family had said the pastor needed medication to manage his

blood pressure.

Lim, a pastor with the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ont., had been sentenced by a North Korean court to life in prison with hard labour for what it called crimes against the state.

Charges against him included harming the dignity of the supreme leadership, trying to use religion to destroy the North Korean system, disseminating negative propaganda about the North to overseas Koreans, and assisting American and South Korean efforts to help people defect from the north.

Lim, who has a wife and son living in the Toronto area, started the Light Korean Presbyterian Church nearly three decades ago, shortly after he emigrated from South Korea.

He grew the congregation from about a dozen people in 1986 to more than 3,000 members. He also runs a smaller church in downtown Toronto that caters to young people.

The church has taken on numerous humanitarian projects in North Korea, one of which prompted Lim’s last trip there in January 2015.

Members of the congregation celebrated news of his release Wednesday.

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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall retiring from politics after decade in office Canadian Press

REGINA rad Wall says he is retiring from politics after a decade as premier of Saskatchewan.

He made the announcement in an online video posted Thursday morning saying it’s time for renewal for his Saskatchewan Party and the province.

“This November will mark 10 years since I had the incredible honour of being elected as Premier of this wonderful province that I love. I’ve always thought that the 10-year mark — should I be so fortunate to serve that long — might be the right time to re-evaluate,” he said.

“It’s time for me to retire from politics.”

Wall says he will stay on until his successor is chosen.

“And until then, there’s still a lot of work to do,” Wall said.

“Saskatchewan needs renewal, a fresh perspective in leadership. This was such a difficult decision to make. It is hard

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Wall and his Saskatchewan Party have won three consecutive provincial elections, the last in 2016 where they took 51 of 61 seats. The party, which formed 20 years ago out of an alliance of disaffected Tories and Liberals, took more than 50 per cent of the popular vote in each of the contests.

Wall, who is 51, routinely places high in opinion polls ranking the country’s most popular premiers and his knack for the zinger soundbite has made him a national political figure.

But he’s faced headwinds in recent months, especially after his government tabled an austerity budget this spring.

With a bottom line battered by low resource prices, the budget cut library and education funding, as well as grants to municipalities, although cash for libraries was later restored.

It raised the provincial

sales tax and added it to things that were previously exempt, such as children’s clothing and restaurant meals.

The government also shut down the provincial bus company to help tackle a $1.3-billion deficit.

In May, a Mainstreet Research poll suggested Wall’s party had dropped steeply in voter support and had fallen nine points behind the leaderless Opposition New Democrats.

Observers called the poll a sign of a ”a sea change” and the results breathed life into an otherwise stagnant NDP leadership race.

With trouble at home, Wall has been training his political guns afar, railing against opposition to pipeline projects that would see central Canada’s crude oil pumped to the coasts and markets overseas.

He’s also waged war with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the federal government’s plan to force provinces to put a price on carbon, pledging to take his fight all the way

to the courts if necessary.

Wall said he is leaving the province in better shape than it was in when he first took office.

“Saskatchewan is growing and vibrant and strong,” he said. “And I will be forever grateful that I had the opportunity to play some small part in all of that.”

Wall graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in public administration and has spent much of his time since in politics.

He was a backroom guy at first. In the 1980s, he worked in Ottawa in the office of Swift Current Tory MP Geoff Wilson. He returned to Saskatchewan and worked as a ministerial assistant in Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservative government.

He was first elected in 1999 under the banner of the newly formed Saskatchewan Party and made a successful bid for the party’s top job after it lost a 2003 election many felt it should have won.

In 2007, Wall led the Saskatchewan Party to victory in the provincial

election.

A tape from his time in the Tory backrooms came back to haunt him soon after he was elected. The provincial NDP unearthed a video cassette of Wall yucking it up with fellow Tory staffers, criticizing NDP leader Roy Romanow in a thick Eastern European accent. Romanow is of Ukrainian heritage.

Wall apologized and said he wasn’t trying to slight a particular group.

The controversy didn’t stick.

Four years later, he cruised to his second

mandate as the Saskatchewan Party took more than 60 per cent of the popular vote along with 49 of 58 seats in the legislature. The largest popular vote before that had been 57 per cent by the Liberals in 1912.

Wall and his wife, Tami, still keep their home in Swift Current. Their son Colter, who has a budding country music career, and two daughters Megan and Faith aren’t children anymore.

Still, Wall makes the two-hour trip home from Regina most nights.

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Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port Dan Joling Associated Press

ANCHORAGE cruise ship reached an Alaska port with a surprise on its bow: the carcass of a humpback whale.

The Grand Princess, a 949-foot (290-meter) ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, pulled into Ketchikan on Wednesday morning with the marine mammal lodged on its submerged, bulbous bow, a device designed to avoid wave-making.

Princess spokesman Brian O’Connor said the company was surprised and saddened to discover the whale.

“It is unknown how or when this happened as the ship felt no impact,” he said in a statement. “It is also unknown, at this time, whether the whale was alive or already deceased before becoming lodged on the bow.”

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said, spotted no whales near the ship as it sailed overnight toward Ketchikan, which is near the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle just north of British Columbia. Photos indicated that the whale might be a juvenile. The Ketchikan Daily News reported the whale was about six metres long.

The ship, with a capacity of 2,600 passengers and a crew of 1,150, was starting its third day of a 10-day round-trip cruise that originated in San Francisco. The Grand Princess was expected to leave Ketchikan later Wednesday.

The cruise line has a comprehensive whale avoidance program, O’Connor said. Ship crews have guidelines on how to operate after spotting whales and alter courses and reduce speed to avoid them.

Ships must not approach within 100 yards (91 metres) of humpback whales and must limit observation time to 30

minutes, O’Connor said.

Vessels near humpback whales are required to proceed at a “slow, safe speed” of 10 knots or below, he said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating the incident.

Three distinct popula-

tions of humpbacks swim in Alaska waters, said Julie Speegle, NOAA Fisheries spokeswoman. The Western North Pacific population remains endangered.

The Mexico population is listed as threatened and the Hawaii population is no longer listed. Whales from the three populations

overlap in feeding grounds, Speegle said.

A necropsy was planned to determine the cause of death. Steve Corporon, Ketchikan director of ports and harbours, said a tugboat towed the whale 13 kilometres to Blank Inlet on Gravina Island for the procedure.

It’s the second time in two years that a whale has been carried on the bow of a cruise ship into an Alaska port.

An endangered fin whale was spotted on the bulbous bow of Holland America’s Zaandam in May 2016 as it prepared to dock in Seward.

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Why North Korea has no interest in talking to the South Associated Press

SEOUL ith liberals back in charge in South Korea, Seoul is making peace offerings to its archrivals, but the North isn’t biting.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes the best way to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis is engagement of the sort that two past liberal leaders used to win historic summits with Pyongyang.

The problem, as clearly demonstrated during the last several chaotic days, is that North Korea doesn’t want to talk.

Instead, it has been testing missiles at an unprecedented pace and threatening to launch some of those toward Guam. Pyongyang may be looking to eventually use the existence of its nuclear weapons to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States to officially end the 1950-53 Korean War and remove U.S. troops from the South. Until, and unless, that happens, Seoul probably will have little luck building bridges.

This puts Moon in a bind, forcing him right when his inclination is to go left.

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‘Sunshine’ redux The Koreas last held formal talks in December 2015.

Since then, North Korea has conducted a torrent of missile tests and two nuclear tests, boosting its efforts to make nuclear weapons small enough to fit on long-range missiles.

Moon, who took office in May, made his most ambitious plea for engagement two days after North Korea test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile last month.

In a July 6 speech in Berlin, Moon vowed to build on the legacies of late liberal leaders Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun and their so-called “Sunshine Policy.” Seoul’s economic inducements resulted in two historic summit meetings and temporary rapprochement between the Koreas in the 2000s.

Moon said the Koreas should start off with “easy” subjects. He proposed talks for reducing animosities across their heavily armed border and a resumption of meetings between aging relatives separated by war.

He invited the North to participate in next year’s Winter Olympics, which South Korea is hosting. And he pro-

posed ambitious longer-term projects, such as reconnecting an inter-Korean railway and building a gas pipeline connecting the Koreas with Russia.

Moon said he wasn’t offering unconditional co-operation. He condemned the ICBM launch and said the North could guarantee its security only through “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.” He said he was willing to meet with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, but only under the right conditions.

The North Korean response was blunt. It ridiculed his comments, ignored his proposals and conducted its second ICBM test on July 28.

Eyes on washington Reopening dialogue with Pyongyang is crucial for Moon, who says the South should take the lead when it comes to solving the North Korean nuclear problem.

But analysts say the ICBM tests show that Pyongyang is focused on Washington and uninterested in what Seoul brings to the table.

Pyongyang needs more tests before it can produce a fully functional ICBM. It seeks a real nuclear deterrent to undermine the alliance between Washington and Seoul and eventually force the United States into negotiations for a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War, which was stopped by an armistice.

North Korea wants an end to annual military drills between the United States and South Korea that it condemns as invasion rehearsals, and the removal of tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in the South. It will also be looking to breathe new life into an economy hammered by years of heavy international sanctions, and to find more markets for its cheap products and labour.

These clearly are of greater significance to Pyongyang than anything Seoul can provide.

‘One-sided love affair?’

Moon has harshly criticized the hard-line policies under a decade of conservative rule in Seoul, which he says did nothing to stop Pyongyang’s weapons advancements and only diminished Seoul’s voice in dealing with its rival. But North Korean intransigence may leave Moon in the same policy rut as his predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who also initially vowed more flexibility.

Following the North’s second ICBM test, Moon

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South Korea’s conservatives want still more sanc-

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Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification, said there’s still a chance that Pyongyang could eventually accept Seoul’s proposals for talks if recently strengthened U.N. sanctions are

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SARAJEVO, BOSNIA osnia is marking the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s visit, her last overseas tour before she died in a car crash in Paris.

Her crusade against land mines led to her three-day visit to Bosnia from Aug. 9, 1997, during which she met victims who sustained injuries from devices planted during the country’s savage civil war in the 1990s.

Three weeks after her visit, which coincided with news of her romance with millionaire Dodi al Fayed, the pair died in a car crash in Paris when their driver lost control of his car as they were pursued by photographers.

British Ambassador Edward Ferguson said Thursday during a memorial conference in Sarajevo that Diana would be saddened by the fact that mines still kill people in Bosnia. “What I think 20 years ago Princess Diana did is that she shone a light on this problem with mines, and she really brought it into public attention in an enormous way, in a way, perhaps, that only she could have done,�

Ferguson said. “By walking through a mine field in Angola, by visiting Bosnia-Hercegovina just a few days before she sadly died. She really got the public attention and therefore political attention as well.�

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On August 10, 1997 Britain’s Diana, Princess of Wales chats with Bosnian muslim girl Mirzeta Gabelic, a 15 year-old landmine victim, in front of Mirzeta’s home in Sarajevo, while Diana was on a visit to the region as part of her campaign against landmines. sent a danger in Bosnia despite some recent progress. A half-million people, or about 15 per cent of the population, live with this fear of mines, Ferguson added.

The princess’ trip to Bosnia was organized by The Land Mines Survivors’ Network, a group founded in 1995 by two American victims of land mines, Ken Rutherford and Jerry White.

As part of the visit, Diana made a surprise visit to the Suljkanovic family in their modest home in the small village of Dobrnja near Tuzla.

Several weeks earlier, the father of the family, Muhamed Suljkanovic, had lost both his feet after stepping on a land mine in the forest outside

his house, a remnant of Bosnia’s three-year war.

Diana took him some cake on Aug. 9, his birthday, his wife Suada remembered. “Diana and her friend Ken (Rutherford), the American, they brought the birthday cake, and they sang happy birthday to him, and we were in shock. How did they know?�

But the Suljkanovic family’s joy turned to shock and disbelief when, just a few weeks after Diana’s visit, they heard on the radio that the princess had died. “What? I said to myself. How? Where? I could not believe it. Immediately after that I named my newborn daughter Diana, after the princess. They

say we have to somehow remember good people, and we remember her like that,� Muhamed Suljkanovic said.

During her visit, Princess Diana promised financial support for Muhamed for a new prosthesis. Just a couple of months after she died, the family say they received a donation from the royal family, the exact amount promised by Diana.

Another land mine victim, Malic Bradaric, was only 13 in 1996 when he stepped on one while playing in his village of Klokotnica. The incident left him without most of his right leg.

When Diana came to visit, he said this week that he expected a royal in a shiny dress wearing a crown. Instead, she arrived on his doorstep wearing jeans and a white shirt.

Bradaric and his friends, who had a chance to meet Diana, said she was “a light at the end of the tunnel� for them. He now remembers the shock when he heard that the princess was killed. “That light that we saw at the end of the tunnel just turned off,�

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Haines Junction’s Augusto! Children’s Festival is designed specifically for kids

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Flyin’ Bob will be performing at the festival.

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Peter Upton tests out the boat he built for this weekend’s Augusto! Children’s Festival in Haines Junction.

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he kind of childhood imagination sparked by an oversized cardboard box is being channelled into the territory’s newest art and music festival this weekend in Haines Junction.

Events at the Augusto!

Children’s Festival, which runs from August 11-13 at the St. Elias Convention

Centre, are all focused on some of the territory’s youngest residents: kids 12 and younger.

“Festivals are good for communities and there’s no dedicated children’s festival in the Yukon,” said Darlene Sillery, one of the festival’s co-organizers. “We have all these festivals with great kids zones, but no dedicated kids festival.”

A pass to Toddler Town,

for kids from two to four years old, means crafts, stories and a chance to play on multiple cardboard structures built by organizers.

So far they’ve constructed contraptions ranging from a ship and a bulldozer to a post office.

“It’s still expanding,” said organizer Marty Ritchie earlier this week. “We’ve sort of delayed setup until the very last minute so we can

keep working.”

“If the kids have half as much fun as the five of us had (building the creations), it’s going to be a blast,” Sillery added.

A weekend pass for the older kids means they can sign up for as many as six workshops.

That includes the chance to take an introductory judo class, learn circus skills, build a robot or learn to felt.

Many of the weekend’s events include a focus on recycling or creating zero waste. Ritchie is running a Be a Recycling Superhero workshop where kids can decorate their own cape made out of a t-shirt.

“I think a win is that people come and have fun,” she said.

“Another win would be that we do it again next year and the word will be out.”

Many of the organizers of Augusto! were involved in the annual Alsek Music Festival in Haines Junction which ended in 2008 after 17 years.

Haines Junction is the ideal location for this type of event, Sillery said.

“Our community has seen a really major demographic change in the past 10 years.

We are now a community of young families and grandparents.”

The festivities begin Friday evening with a performance by the Dakwäkäda Dancers. That will be followed by a kids dance for kids 12 and younger, featuring Clare Ness and the Swing Sets.

Saturday’s evening show is for all ages and will feature performances by Tippy Agogo and Flyin’ Bob Palmer.

Both musicians are also

putting on workshops over the weekend.

Palmer has performed his Articulate Nonsense Show, which includes tightwire walking, unicycling and juggling, at children’s festivals across North America.

He said young audiences are honest audiences.

“If they don’t get it, you know instantly that they don’t get it. If they’re laughing like crazy you know it’s honest laughter,” he said.

“You have a very real relationship with your audience when they’re young.”

Younger audiences mean they are often seeing circus tricks for the first time, he said.

“They may have never, ever, seen somebody ride a tall unicycle or walk a tight wire or juggle pingpong balls with their mouth. This is something brand new.

“A performer loves to have an audience which responses enthusiastically, so I like performing for adults but I prefer performing for children.”

Children at the festival must be accompanied by an adult. For more information about the weekend’s schedule and ticket prices visit: www.augustokids.ca Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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“It’s impossible for us to determine the validity of a ticket purchased from an unauthorized reseller before the event,” said spokesman Philip Vanden Brande in an email. “The validity will be confirmed at the door, at the moment of the event.

“Buying tickets from unauthorized vendors and resellers (scalpers) means putting your trust and your money in the hands of a stranger and that it represents a risk of fraud,” he added.

As for Romano, she won’t being purchasing tickets through the site again.

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Solar eclipse could create once-in-a-lifetime road hazards Jenni Bergal Stateline.org

WASHINGTON he moon will block out the sun, and day will plunge into night. Birds will stop singing, crickets will start chirping, and many people will gasp, weep, or even howl when they see the sun’s corona shimmering in the darkened sky.

And some drivers, inevitably, will stop in the middle of the road to take a selfie.

The Aug. 21 total eclipse will cut directly across 14 states, from Oregon to South Carolina.

About 200 million people live within a day’s drive of the “path of totality,” and millions are expected to flock there for the event.

Every other state, including Alaska and Hawaii, will see a partial eclipse.

Transportation officials are worried not only about massive traffic jams but potential crashes that could result from drivers focusing on the skies, not the road.

Officials across the country say they’re doing all they can to put out the word to eclipse-watchers, using press releases, videos, public appearances and social media. But in the end, they caution, it’s up to locals and visitors to follow common sense rules to stay safe.

“Don’t stand on the interstate. Don’t pull your car over. Don’t take a selfie from a bridge,” said Doug Hecox, a Federal Highway Administration spokesman. “The risk of driver distraction from this once-in-a lifetime event has never been greater. We don’t want anyone to have an ‘eclipse in judgment.’”

Lloyd Brown, spokesman for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, agreed that “an eclipse is clearly a transportation issue. We’re concerned that people will be driving down the road and just stop their cars and look up. They need to be safe in a situation like this.”

Officials are urging motorists to plan ahead and find a safe spot to view the eclipse. They say pulling onto the shoulder of a highway is a bad idea because it could block emergency vehicles from getting through and put drivers who get out to

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watch the event at risk of being struck by a car.

And motorists on local streets need to pay special attention to pedestrians and cyclists, who may themselves be focused on the eclipse.

State transportation officials recommend that people find an event or designated location to safely watch the eclipse.

Many state parks, for example, are hosting events or reserving areas to accommodate campers and day visitors.

But drivers, whether they follow that advice or not, could find themselves stuck in place for many hours, well after the eclipse has ended.

“People are thinking they’re just going to pop in, see it, and then turn around and head back home. They’re not,” said Dave Thompson, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation. “They need to be prepared for long backups and have a full tank of gas and stuff in their car like water and food and medications they might need.”

State transportation agencies are working with police and emergency management officials to plan for the major traffic jams many areas are

expecting.

“The best advice is to find a safe location, arrive there early, stay put, and leave late,” said Matt Hiebert, a Missouri Department of Transportation spokesman who is heading up an eclipse task force for the state transportation officials association.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon completely blocks the sun. In the 14 states, there will be darkness for a few minutes in most areas of the eclipse’s direct path. In other parts of the country, the sun will be partially eclipsed by the moon. All phases of the eclipse from beginning to end will last up to three hours, depending on the area.

For many, the coastto-coast total eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime event. The next one won’t occur until 2045.

The last time a total eclipse was visible across North America was 1918.

That year, there were only 6 million cars in the U.S. In 2015, the latest year data are available, there were nearly 264 million.

Twenty-one interstates are going to be in the total eclipse’s band, the socalled path of totality.

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As a safety precaution, many of the 14 states in the direct path plan to suspend road construction projects, according to Hiebert. But motorists who pass through them still need to be alert because there may be merged lanes, cones, barrels and other equipment on-site.

Another concern is that people may want to take photos of the eclipse while they’re driving, which officials warn would be extremely dangerous.

For anyone viewing the eclipse, the only safe way to observe it directly is by using special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or hand-held solar viewers. Officials worry some people may wear the glasses while driving — another no-no.

“These glasses are designed to look at an intensely bright light, and you can’t wear them and drive,” Hiebert said.

“It’s almost like wearing a blindfold. You won’t be able to see out of them.”

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Students and faculty prepare to test launch a cameracarrying balloon at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday. The team from the University of Bridgeport and the University of Hartford are part a project that will send cameras into the stratosphere to photograph this month’s solar eclipse.

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Blanket exercise aims to show impact of colonialism Rhiannon Russell News Reporter

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hen Aurora Hardy was growing up in Calgary, her class began a oneweek unit on First Nations history. The teacher asked her, the only Indigenous girl in the room, to get up and teach the class. “I thought, aren’t you supposed to be the teacher?” she recalls.

Teagyn Vallevand’s experience at a Yukon school wasn’t much better. Her high school class focused on Indigenous people for three days. “The teacher tried to make everybody feel bad about residential schools, and I felt really awkward as one of the Indigenous kids in the class… and then after that, it was back to the European view.” She didn’t learn about the Yukon’s land claims agreements and First Nations self-governance.

Hardy, 19, and Vallevand, 21, are members of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. It was their experiences at school, in part, that made them realize the importance of educating others about the history of Indigenous people in Canada — a history that has often been glazed over and sugar-coated in schools.

As co-founders of an organization called Youth for Lateral Kindness, the young women organize blanket exercises, an interactive workshop that teaches participants about Indigenous history through the eyes of Indigenous people. This summer, they hosted two public exercises in Whitehorse. The third and final one will be held Aug. 14 at Kwanlin Dün’s Nàkwät’à Kù ˛ (Potlatch House).

First, 20 to 30 colourful blankets are laid out on the ground to represent Canada’s land prior to colonization. Participants stand on them, signifying Indigenous people.

Vallevand narrates the story, which sees Hardy arrive on the land, representing a European. As the story goes on, blankets are taken away. Some participants sit down, to symbolize their deaths.

In all, the one-anda-half-hour workshop encompasses 500 years of history, leading up to the present day and current reconciliation efforts. “It’s so you can walk in our moccasins,” something

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A blanket exercise, shown here at Nàkwät’à Kù ˛ (Potlatch House), is an interactive workshop that teaches the history of Indigenous people in Canada from an Indigenous perspective. that’s especially important this year, Canada’s 150th anniversary, says Vallevand.

“Yes, Canada has been in Confederation for 150 years but as Indigenous people, we were here before Canada,” she says.

“That doesn’t necessarily get recognized…. I think if we want to look at reconciliation and helping with that process, then we should be doing workshops like this where we’re educating people on the history.”

At the end, depending on the number of participants, Vallevand and Hardy hold a sharing circle, where people can talk about how the exercise made them feel. It can be an emotional process, both for the organizers and the participants.

At one event, a woman who was seated stood up and walked among those who were still standing.

She said she represented the ancestors who watch over the living.

The blanket exercise was developed by the international advocacy organization KAIROS in the late ‘90s in response to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which recommended increased education of Indigenous history in Canada. It has since been held in communities across the country.

“It’s necessary,” says

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Aurora Hardy and Teagyn Vallevand are the co-founders of Youth for Lateral Kindness.

Hardy. “And it’s extremely powerful and positive that it’s coming from us as youth. Being able to teach adults new things is an incredible feeling.”

She and Vallevand met through a youth initiative at Kwanlin Dün called V2K (Violence to Kindness) Warriors. Both were members of the project, which began last year with the purpose of educating young people about lateral violence. This includes bullying, gossiping, spreading rumours, and name-calling.

A 2011 factsheet released by the Native Wom-

en’s Association of Canada describes lateral violence as “a cycle of abuse and its roots lie in factors such as: colonisation, oppression, intergenerational trauma and the ongoing experiences of racism and discrimination.”

This type of violence is categorized by a person feeling powerless as a result of these factors, and then trying to take power from the people closest to him or her, Vallevand explains.

When the V2K initiative ended last fall, she and Hardy decided to start their own venture. Both

felt it was important for young people in their community to have a source of peer support.

When Hardy was living in Calgary, she felt separated from her culture and history. But upon her return to the territory in 2014, she started to reconnect with her family and community. “It wasn’t until the V2K project that I actually got that in-depth crash course in my ancestors’ history,” she says.

In her teen years, Vallevand, too, struggled with feeling lost. “I couldn’t see a good future for myself as a First Nations person, just

because of all the negative stereotypes I saw and statistics that were out there,” she says. “I never really had a strong connection to my culture because of how intergenerational trauma affected my family.”

It was the job she got at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre after high school, she says, that helped her start to feel proud of her identity.

“It’s just cool to see how now we’re starting to reclaim all of our histories.”

Through Youth for Lateral Kindness, Vallevand and Hardy can be hired to host blanket exercises for organizations and workplaces. They’ve held workshops in Mayo, Teslin, and Dawson.

All are welcome at Monday’s event, though due to mature content, it’s recommended that attendees be over the age of 12. Referring to her high-school experience, Vallevand says white people are often made to feel guilty for what their ancestors did. The exercise isn’t about that. “There is no shaming, only understanding.”

The workshop is free, held at 6 p.m. at Nàkwät’à Kù ˛ (Potlatch House) at 35 McIntyre Dr. For more information about the group, visit www. youthforlateralkindness. com.

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hen travelling with children in the vehicle you want to take every precaution possible to see that they are safe, especially in the event of a crash.

That statement may seem pretty obvious to many people, however I come from a generation where there were no child car seats. As a matter of fact on long trips we just laid across the back window of the car or stood on the seat. This was in vehicles with no anti-lock brakes or any of the other built-in safety features vehicles have today.

Child seating is generally broken down to four stages based on your child’s size and age.

Stage 1: Rear-facing seats. Rear-facing seats are normally placed at about a 45-degree angle so that your baby’s head is supported, making it easier for them to breathe. A snug harness will keep them safe in a crash or sudden stopping.

Stage 2: Forward-facing seats. Forward-facing seats usually have harness straps that are a bit narrower than a vehicle’s seat belt to fit children’s small shoulders.

Stage 3: Booster seats.

Booster seats allow seat belt use by children who no longer need a forward facing seat. The seat positions your child so that the seat belt fits properly over the lap and shoulder.

Stage 4: Seat belts. Your regular vehicle seat belts are used when your child is tall enough to use a seat belt that is positioned over their lap and shoulder

without the need for a booster seat.

It is important to choose the right stage of child car seat for your child and keep them in that stage until they are ready to move to the next stage. It’s likely safest to keep your child in each stage for as long as possible.

We are very fortunate in the Yukon that Highways and Public Works has a child car seat safety program. Located in the Yukon motor vehicles branch, certified child seat technicians are available at no cost to assist you with all aspects of child seat safety.

They will come right over to the hospital and assist new parents with proper installation of the car seats and even help you put your newborn into a car seat properly your first trip home.

You can get more information and help by going into the Yukon motor vehicles branch. You can call the child car seat safety program at 867-667-5832.

The branch’s website at www.roadsafety.gov.yk.ca also offers lots of good information.

There are lots of things to consider when purchasing a child car seat. First is make sure the seat has the national safety mark that indicates it is certified to Canadian safety standards, which are different from other standards. It is illegal to import, sell, or use child car seats and booster seats in Canada that do not have this mark.

Always register your child car seat by filling out and mailing the card that came with the seat or going to the manufacturer’s website. That way you will get any safety recall notices affecting your seat as soon as they are issued. You can also check for potential recall notices on the Yukon motor vehicles website.

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While you may save a few dollars you may be sacrificing safety. If you have no other choice but to purchase a used child car seat, keep in mind a few important things. Child car seats have a service life, so always check the expiry date. You will find it somewhere on the seat.

Check for any damage on the shell or webbing.

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Once you have your child properly secured in the car seat take a look throughout the vehicle for any potential projectiles.

Hazardous things left over from a camping trip or other obvious big items need to be removed. Also look for other small items like tools or toys. If the vehicle is involved in a crash or rollover situation, anything not secured will be flying around inside the vehicle, and can do very serious damage to passengers, including the child you just spent a lot of time and money to protect while in the vehicle.

Always put safety before cost. Use the child car seat safety program to help you get started or to get a checkup on your existing seat. You have a lot riding on this.

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We only have one Earth, and we’re overshooting its capacity

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ug. 2 was Earth Overshoot Day. Unlike Earth Day or Canada Day, it’s not a time to celebrate. As the Earth Overshoot Day website explains, it marks the time when “we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year.” That is the definition of unsustainable and means we’re using up the biological capital that should be our children’s legacy. We would require 1.7 Earths to meet our current annual demands sustainably.

It doesn’t have to be this way. “Our planet is finite, but human possibilities are not. Living within the means of one planet is technologically possible, financially beneficial, and our only chance for a prosperous future,” says Mathis Wackernagel, CEO of the Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that uses UN statistics and other sources to calculate when overshoot day falls every year. This year marks the earliest overshoot date yet.

(Wackernagel was a student of University of British Columbia ecologist William Rees. They popularized the footprint concept in their 1996 book, Our Ecological Footprint. Andrew Simms of the U.K.’s New Economics Foundation conceived Earth Overshoot Day,

partnering with the Global Footprint Network in 2006 on the first campaign, and with conservation organization WWF starting in 2007.)

According to the website, overfishing, overharvesting forests and emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than natural sinks like forests can sequester are among the ways we overshoot Earth’s capacity. The consequences are serious.

“Impacts of ecological overspending are apparent already in soil erosion, desertification, reduced cropland productivity, overgrazing, deforestation, rapid species extinction, fisheries collapse and increased carbon concentration in the atmosphere,” it notes. “Natural capital constraints also pose a threat to economic performance and economic

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stability.”

Climate change is the most serious result. The Global Footprint Network says our carbon footprint makes up 60 per cent of our total ecological footprint, and it’s increasing rapidly. Basing its calculations on “the land area required to sequester carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement production”, the network says our carbon footprint has more than doubled since 1970.

The network also offers a mobile-friendly personal footprint calculator.

Be warned: If you live in North America, your footprint will likely be much higher than 1.7 Earths, no matter how ecologically aware you consider yourself. We use far more energy and other resources than people in many parts of the world.

The site includes a range of solutions in four areas: food, cities, population and energy. In North America, reducing the carbon footprint by using less energy — especially fossil fuels — is major, but so is changing food habits.

Food demand makes up

26 per cent of the global footprint. Because raising animals for food requires far more resources and creates more emissions than growing plants, reducing the amount of meat and animal products we eat decreases our footprint. According to Oregon State University researchers, if Americans ate beans instead of beef, the U.S. could meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions goals, even if the country did little else and if people continued to eat other animal products.

Food waste is another major problem. One-third of the food produced worldwide is wasted or lost — as much as 40 per cent in the U.S. Population is an obvious concern. More people require more space and resources. Strategies to stabilize population growth also have social benefits. “Educating girls and providing access to safe, affordable, and effective family planning” and “empowering women” are essential to reducing population growth and result in better economic development and health

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HAVE YOUR SAY / JULY 28-SEPT 8 The RSW planning study is reviewing options for the future of this key gateway into our city. An online survey will be available for public input from July 28-September 10.

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Because humans are increasingly urban dwellers — with 70 to 80 per cent expected to live in cities by 2050 — things like “energy-efficient buildings, integrated zoning, compact cities, and effective options for people-powered and public transportation” are crucial to reducing our footprint.

Some have criticized the Earth overshoot concept, arguing it’s not accurate or that it underestimates resource overuse.

Wackernagel admits the calculations are only as good as the available data, but argues that it remains a useful way to put our unsustainable ways in perspective.

Demanding constant economic growth on a finite planet with limited ability to renew resources is a recipe for overshoot.

We can and must do more to reduce our growing impact on the only home we have.

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.

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SAGANAVIRKTOK RIVER ugust, here so soon.

And we just passed Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, which means that distance remains on our summer hike from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay. My dog Cora and I started walking on April 30, which means we’re in our fifth month of sleeping outside.

For this week, I’m hiking with Eric Troyer, who ran the White Mountains 100 race in less than two days this spring. I did the same thing a year before. I guess that means we can wrap this journey up by the weekend.

Not really. We’ve been walking about 10 miles each day. So, about 10 more days should do ‘er.

There are incentives to finish. Like when the wind dies, and the North Slope mosquitoes swarm and the gnats kamikaze your eyes and mouth. We were not late enough for the first freezes

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of arctic fall to thin out the herd. Instead, we’ve had days reaching 15 C, when the convertible pants again revert to shorts. I did not think that would happen out here.

Now, it’s warm and spitting rain on the bank of the aquamarine Sagavanirktok River. The wind is strong enough to push the insects beyond my eddy. My seat is a cushion of moss, lupines, bearberry and nearby blueberries now ready to pick.

Looking across the river, I see a bench covered with the variety of plants that make up tundra. It’s a carpet with a dozen shades of green.

Crossing it is a group of 17 caribou. Their dark, moving dots resemble bison on the Great Plains.

Thirty miles away at Toolik Field Station, where manager Justin Johnson of UAF’s Institute of Arctic Biology hosted Cora and me for two nights, more than 100 scientists are studying tundra and other living things of the north. Donie Bret-Harte and her crew were about to do their annual harvest and analysis of tundra plants.

In the recent past, she has found a great increase in the biomass of this northern life.

The thickening of tundra plants has been one of many

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Ned Rozell at Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, meaning that many miles remain to Pump Station One near Prudhoe Bay. changes that have happened since I walked this route 20 years ago. Like many other differences, it has escaped my notice, too subtle for me to detect. I’ve forgotten many things since then, except for places I photographed and have looked at a few times over the years.

But some things long buried in my brain spring

back, like the name of Oil Spill Hill on the Dalton Highway. It came to me just as we descended the pipe’s parallel path. I had not thought of that phrase for 20 years.

This big, burly river has cut a V to the south that allows one last glimpse of the Brooks Range. Today, we will perhaps outwalk the view of

those gray-purple mountains. Then, there will be the chalky bluffs of the river and the endless green-turning-yellow of tundra on all sides.

Soon, we will run out of even the infinite tundra.

And then it will be time to go home.

Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska

Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute. This summer, he is hiking the path of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay. He also did the trip 20 years ago.

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he first theatre came to the Yukon valley in 1894 when George T. Snow, an actor who had prospected in the Yukon in 1888, came from Juneau with his wife, two children and a brother, to open a theatre in Forty Mile. This was appreciated by the miners, especially because Snow also brought a troupe of music hall girls from San Francisco.

One observer described the troupe: “The entertainment was really excellent, especially the dancing of one or two of the girls….

After the performance, the audience and performers could adjourn to the nearest saloon and continue to make things ‘a bit lively’ in the course of the night. But although they were noisy — often boisterously so — and there was a rough and ready unconventionality about some of the subsequent proceedings, I never

saw anything the least bit objectionable take place.”

One of the actresses boasted of receiving a gold nugget from a miner for a date with him. To her embarrassment, the nugget weighed out at a value of 85 cents, and she was forever after known as “Six Bits.” Another, the youngest of the troupe, was lovingly known as “The Virgin” because, the miners thought, she had seen one.

When the gold at Forty Mile started to peter out, a new discovery was made several hundred kilometres down river at Circle City, Alaska. Circle had several theatres in the winter of 1896-97. Snow brought his troupe to Circle, operating out of the Grand Opera House, which he and his partner, Byron Allison, started building in the spring of 1895. Patrons were treated to Snow, his wife, and son performing such classics as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “Old Kentucky,” and “Camille.”

In addition, the Circle City Miner’s Association had their own log “opera house,” where they sponsored minstrel shows and other entertainment presented by such people as Jim Daugherty (unfor-

Veazie Wilson photo, Gates collection

This log building was the first theatre ever built in the Yukon, at Forty Mile in 1894. It was a far cry from the grand establishments that lined Front Street in Dawson City a few years later. tunately nicknamed for his blackface performances), and Casey Moran.

The Tivoli was constructed in March of 1896.

The first professional troupe to play there was a group of six women and five men who had been hired to play the winter.

The Tivoli was touted as being the most northerly “temple of amusement” in

the world. The price of admission was $2.50. Despite the novelty of having live theatre in Circle, the patrons soon tired of the monotony of the performance, which never changed for seven months.

One evening, the audience took it upon themselves to change the performance: “It was agreed by all to encore a different way. At a climax of a scene the Malamute howl was given by nearly every bean eater in the audience. Fiddle, piano and Xylophone were put out of the running. Soon quiet returned and at it they go, when another ki-yi stopped the works.

But here the leading lady showed to be in fine tragic form.” Someone yelled: “‘You sons of bitches, look at that girl cry. You like it do you?’ And, sure enough, the Virgin was crying.

‘Gumboot, bean bellied scrawny Malamutes, we’re doing our best to give you an evening of amusements, and now to be Malamutes!’”

Communication between Circle and a new gold discovery on the Klondike River, in 1896, was difficult, and a full realization of the incredible values of gold in this new district was slow to sink in.

Meanwhile, the new mining camp of Dawson City grew slowly. During the winter of 1896-97, it was a settlement with a scattering of 30 log cabins and an ever–changing cluster of tents.

Life was hard and monotonous for the miners.

There was very little to purchase with their new-found treasure, but with the coming spring, all of that would change. The steamer Bella was the first vessel to arrive

in Dawson on June 3 1897, carrying with it liquor and gambling supplies.

The population grew steadily, with more people arriving every day. The first theatre performances in Dawson were improvised affairs, put on in crudely erected dance halls of canvas and log. At first, they lacked footlights, scenery, or any other theatrical paraphernalia, including a stage upon which to perform.

But most of all, they lacked talent. The first recruits to the theatrical performances were “waitresses, box-rustlers, scales men, tin-horn gamblers and the usual hangers-on of a mining camp.” The only professional troupe to speak of at first was that of George Snow, who had just arrived from Circle with such luminaries as Gussie Lamore (later to become the object of Swiftwater Bill Gates’s affection), the aforementioned Virgin and “Sweetie the Pig.” Despite a shortage of talent, these improvised vaudeville performances played to full houses night after night.

The early theatrical offerings were part of multi-purpose operations.

Liquor was served in abundance at the bar while gambling continued nonstop. At the back of the hall was space set aside for entertainment, and after the actors had left the “stage,” the benches were cleared away, and dancing continued till the early hours of the darkless mornings.

The first custom-built theatre in Dawson was the Opera House, a log building constructed in the fall of 1897. The program was advertised on sheets of wrapping paper, daubed in black paint. It consisted

of “half a dozen songand-dance ‘artists,’ a clog dancer, a wrestling match, and a boxing match.”

The raucous crowd consisted of men in “gaudily colored Mackinaw clothes and fur coats and caps.” With standing room crowds, unwashed bodies and the dense fog of tobacco smoke, the room was an assault on the nose.

“The orchestra consisted of a piano, a violin, and a flute, and the footlights were tallow candles, whose faint light was reinforced by oddly shaped reflectors made from stray bits of tin.”

The low log ceiling was flanked on both sides by boxes, and the narrow stage was sandwiched between a denim drop curtain and the back wall of the theatre. After the orchestra had played a few numbers, the main performance began, interrupted shouts and cheers from the rowdy audience, which only seemed to fuel the efforts of the performers.

After singing the more popular songs of the day, one of the more well liked song and dance artistes was showered with nuggets by an appreciative audience. The program concluded with the prize fight, which usually ended in a draw, after which, the floor was cleared and the dancing began.

If the theatre provided a form of distraction from the harsh realities, the labour and the heartbreak, they would go into overdrive during the gold stampede of 1898.

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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Whitehorse whitewater siblings win national titles

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Whitehorse’s Mael Pronovost races at the Whitewater National Championships in Ottawa over the weekend. Pronovost and sister Luanda won a national title in C2 slalom.

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addling skills run in the Pronovost family.

Whitehorse siblings Mael and Luanda Pronovost are proof of that.

The two teamed up for a Canadian title at the Whitewater National Championships, July 31-Aug. 6, in Ottawa.

The Pronovosts paddled to gold in the C2 (tandem canoe) slalom event in the junior mixed division. They also won silver in the C2 downriver classic and the downriver sprint.

“I’m happy with it,” said Luanda. “I really like that I got gold with my brother in C2 because we worked really hard for it and in the other C2 races we got silver.

“It was just a really fun event and I enjoyed it. It was well organized and fun and challenging.”

Luanda also dominated the C1 (solo canoe) events in the girls cadet divisions, winning in the downriver classic, downriver sprint and slalom.

The 13-year-old won a national title — a fifth, in case you’ve lost count — in K1 (solo kayak) with gold in the downriver classic. Luanda also won silver in the downriver sprint — an event she took gold in last year — and silver in the slalom. This was Luanda’s third appearance at the nationals and her last in the cadet division. “(The course) was good, I liked it,” said Luanda. “It was much easier than last year (in Quebec).”

Paddling in his fourth nationals, Mael also nabbed C1 silver in the downriver classic, bronze in the downriver sprint and bronze in the slalom, all in the junior male (under-19) division. The 16-year-old didn’t pick up

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Luanda Pronovost tries to stay up during a K1 event in Ottawa. hardware in the K1 events, but did take ninth in the classic, fourth in the sprint

and 11th in the slalom.

“It was a lot of fun, I’m really happy with all my

results,” said Mael. “I did better than I thought I would.”

Mael notched a final medal with silver in the team run for U23 men on an interprovincial team with Ontario’s James Risk and Quebec’s Yannick Laviolette.

The nationals were hosted by the Ottawa River Runners. It doubled as the grand opening of a new clubhouse and boat storage facility, a decade-long project with a price tag of $350,000, on a tributary of the Ottawa River, nestled in downtown Ottawa.

“It was Canada 150, that’s why they wanted them in Ottawa, so there was a lot of people,” said Mael.

“Now competition is getting a lot harder because (I’m) in higher categories and the other people are getting faster. I’m also getting faster, but so is everyone else.”

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Yukon soccer team downs N.W.T. in nail-biter, will play for historic finish at Games Tom Patrick News Reporter

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t took seven shooters and a diving save from goalkeeper James Russell, but Yukon did it.

Yukon’s male soccer team has set up a historic finish in dramatic fashion at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

They secured a spot in the ninth/10th place match with a penalty kick-win over N.W.T. on Aug. 10.

The achievement comes a week after Yukon’s female team placed 10th in Winnipeg, a record finish for the territory, male or female.

“We’re proud to achieve that record,” said Yukon male team head coach Edgar Musonda. “At the same time the boys are really pumped up to beat (the female team’s) record as well, finish even better.”

“It was a tense one,” said centre midfielder Tyler Milton, minutes after the thrilling win. “I’m feeling pretty, pretty good right now. Yeah, really good right now. It’s an incredible feeling to tie the girls’ record, maybe even beat it if we can pull one off tomorrow.”

After finishing 90 minutes of play tied 1-1, it took seven shooters from each team for Yukon to win the shootout 6-5.

Simon Kishchuk, Matthias Hoenisch, Cody Amaral and Milton each scored to put Yukon up 4-3 in the shootout.

Then an audible gasp spewed from the stands as Yukon midfielder Ewan

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Yukon goalkeeper James Russell makes a save during the shootout.

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Yukon Yukon’s Marek Boulerice heads the ball as teammate Ewan Halliday looks on during Yukon’s win at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg on Aug. 10. Yukon will face Saskatchewan for ninth place on Friday.

Halliday put his shot off the post. N.W.T.’s Austin Sleno responded by burying his shot into a top corner to even it out.

“We were up in the shootout, so we knew we could afford a little mistake there and still have a chance,” said Milton.

The two teams’ goalkeepers then scored on each

other before Yukon’s Carl Knickle put in the go-ahead goal in the bottom right corner.

Russell secured the win with a diving right-handed save on a shot from N.W.T.’s Ethan McKay. Yukon will face Saskatchewan on Friday in the ninth/10th place match.

The prairie province tied

B.C. 1-1 and lost 4-0 to Nova Scotia to finish third in their pool, and defeated P.E.I. 2-0 to earn the chance to play Yukon for ninth.

“Saskatchewan is traditionally a very good (team), so we’re definitely going to have to be up for it,” said Milton. “I talked to some of the Saskatchewan guys in the hotel — they’re staying on the same floor as us — they’re nice guys and we’re looking forward to playing them.”

Yukon took a 1-0 lead over N.W.T. just 10 minutes in on a goal from Milton, volleying a long shot from

outside the box into the top right corner of the net. It was his team’s first of the Games and Milton didn’t expect it, he said.

“It felt pretty good to score in regulation,” said Milton. “I’m not usually the goal scorer, so it’s a rare occurrence. I just have to enjoy it.”

“He did exactly what I asked him to do — to shoot from far,” said Musonda. “It was a fantastic goal as well.”

N.W.T. scored in the 66th minute to tie it.

Yukon faced two-time defending champion Quebec to start the tournament,

losing 11-0 on Aug. 7. The Yukon squad then managed to keep Manitoba scoreless for a half before allowing five second-half goals in a 5-0 loss on Aug. 8.

“After two heavy losses, the boys did a fantastic job to defend well but also attack as much as possible,” said Musonda of the win over N.W.T. “We didn’t attack much in the first two games, but I think today we had a better game plan — getting the midfielders up, like Ewan Halliday and Tyler Milton. I think they did a good job pushing for a goal.”

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US, Canada preparing for NHL-less Olympics very differently Stephen Whyno Associated Press

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ormer Vancouver Canucks coach Willie Desjardins turned down offers to work in the NHL this season so he could be behind the bench for Canada at the Winter Olympics. Tony Granato gets to keep his day job at the University of Wisconsin and still coach the United States.

Six months from the start of the Olympics in South Korea, picking coaches is just one of the many contrasts between Hockey Canada and USA Hockey. Their rosters will be more similar to each other’s than Russia’s star-studded group, but the two North American countries are embarking on drastically different approaches ahead of the February tournament that will be the first without NHL players since 1994.

Canada is taking no risks with its thorough preparation as it tries to win a third consecutive gold medal, while the United States sees a benefit in a less-is-more approach in trying to return to the podium. “There’s no guarantee, so that’s why you get yourself prepared as well as you can,� Canada assistant general manager Martin Brodeur said.

The best way to prepare is a matter of opinion.

The U.S. and Canada will each rely heavily on professionals playing in European leagues and

mix in minor leaguers on American Hockey League contracts . While Russia will likely have a team with former NHL stars like Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk and Andrei Markov , who went home to join the Kontinental Hockey League, Canada has former NHL players like Derek Roy, Max Talbot, Mason Raymond, Kevin Klein and Ben Scrivens to look to in Europe. The U.S. has Nathan Gerbe, Keith Aucoin and former AHL goalies David Leggio and Jean-Philippe Lamoureux.

Because there are fewer experienced American players in Europe, the U.S. is far more likely to call on recent world junior and current college players, skewing younger at skill positions. Boston University’s Jordan Greenway and Denver’s Troy Terry, who led the U.S. to gold at the world juniors last year, could be among the selections.

Canada GM Sean Burke began preparing a year ago for a no-NHL Olympics, scouting to find potential fits to fill the positions previously held by Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Drew Doughty and Carey Price. U.S. GM Jim Johannson began touching base with players on a serious level in June, after roster rules were set . He doesn’t plan to put a lot of mileage into in-person scouting over the next couple of months. “In many cases we know what those players are,� said Johannson, who has been in charge of recent

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Hockey Canada hired a full-time coach and has already begun playing exhibitions with five tournaments on the docket before February, while USA Hockey picked Tony Granato, a college coach with an everyday job and figures less is more with pre-Olympic completion.

U.S. world junior and world championship teams. “I don’t think our goal is prior to December go running all across the world to see what do these guys got. Let their season get going.�

Canada has already gotten started as a group on the ice, playing this week in the Sochi Hockey Open and taking another group of prospective Olympians to St. Petersburg, Russia, next week for the Tournament of Nikolai Puchkov.

Those are the first two of five tournaments in which Canada will participate before the final 25-man team goes to Pyeongchang, along with the Karjala Cup in Finland in November, the Channel One Cup in

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Russia in mid-December and the Spengler Cup in Switzerland at the end of December.

Vice president of hockey operations Scott Salmond said Hockey Canada is “not starting at ground zero� and plans to fine-tune its Olympic roster over the next several months. That’s not all that will come together in those five tournaments. “We will have a better understanding of the players we have, what system we can put in and adjustments we need before it starts,� said Brodeur, who serves as assistant GM of the St. Louis Blues.

Burke believes he’ll have a good idea of what Cana-

da’s Olympic team will look like by the Moscow-based Channel Cup, which also includes teams from Russia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and South Korea. “That’ll be the majority of our team that we’ll head into February with,� Burke said. “That’ll depend on guys, the way they play early in the season. Some guys may emerge. Other guys may drop off. But I do feel that when we get to December, we’ll have put enough work and enough effort into this to have narrowed what we think will be most of our Olympic team down.�

The U.S. has all its focus on November’s Deutsch-

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Johannson considered a more comprehensive pre-Olympic schedule but ruled against extra evaluation time to balance out possible fatigue. “The NCAA programs, to me, just do an unbelievable job of developing players,�

Johannson said. “I don’t need to fly the guy across the world for an event when he’s going to get great competition that weekend at school and we know him as a player.�

Developing familiarity is a challenge for the U.S. and Canada, and Burke said team-building will get going right away. It’ll be easier for Canada than the U.S., so Granato expects he and his assistants will have to “get creative� to establish relationships with players — whoever they may be. “We don’t want to leave any stones unturned,�

Burke said. “We’re going to use all our resources. And we’re going to make sure that when we head to South Korea, we haven’t left anything to chance and we’re going to be as prepared as we can possibly be.�

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Sudoku Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

AQUARIUS

Jan 21/Feb 18 Many people need your help, Aquarius. Direct all of your good energy toward assisting others for the time being. This help will eventually be reciprocated.

Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you need to figure out how to turn great ideas into workable projects that will earn you some money. Start drafting that plan.

PISCES

ARIES

Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, help out around the house or the office this week and the effort will benefit both you and the people with whom you interact.

Reinforce close relationships.

Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, when you set your mind to something, the results are often spectacular. Stick with what you have been doing of late and keep enjoying the great results.

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TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

CLUES ACROSS 1. Protective crust 5. Federal poverty level 8. “NCIS” network 11. This many makes a trio 13. Geological time 14. Populous Colombian city 15. Interviewer Morgan 16. More (Spanish) 17. Not close 18. Confined 20. __ Farrow, actress 21. One point east of southeast

22. Kinetic and elastic are two 25. Taking possession of a property 30. Associate of same rank 31. Uganda 32. Heads the department 33. Assistants 38. I (German) 41. Small vessel 43. Home to Deadwood 45. Vetoed 47. Wings 49. Vestment

50. Heavy cavalry sword 55. Deer native to Japan 56. Spy agency 57. Was hurting 59. Famous New Yorker film critic 60. Liquefied natural gas 61. Jewish spiritual leader 62. Male offspring 63. Sense of self-esteem 64. Cheek

LIBRA

SCORPIO

CLUES DOWN 1. Engine additive 2. Fashionable 3. Region 4. “Friday Night Lights” director Peter 5. __ fatale, French seductresses 6. A treeless grassy plain 7. Large flat rectangular strips of pasta 8. Eating houses 9. Divulge a secret 10. Beget 12. Midway between east and southeast 14. Container for shipping 19. Deceased basketballer Bison __

23. Neither 24. Large lizard 25. Licenses TV stations 26. Express delight 27. Refusal of medical assistance 28. Upon 29. Bright or deep red 34. A way to sign 35. Zhou Dynasty state 36. Shock therapy 37. Ocean 39. Basketlike boat 40. Irish sport

41. Doctor 42. Middle day 44. Autonomous island 45. Made of wood 46. Meat from a calf 47. Inquires 48. Chinese dynasty 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. “The Wire” actor Idris 54. Resistance fighters 58. Criticize

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

May 22/Jun 21 Change may be all around you this week, Gemini. You may not be overly excited about all the things that are unfolding, but realize this change of pace is essential to your career.

Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you are willing to put in extra effort this week, the results will be well worth it.

Hunker down and commit to going the extra mile in the days ahead.

Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, romance is on your mind, so you have to make sure you get together with that special person in the next few days. Otherwise, the mood may pass.

Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a surprise visit from a friend or family member lifts your spirits in the coming days.

Enjoy this chance to catch up and share a few laughs with a loved one.

Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, unless someone helps you corral your focus, your energy is bound to spread all over the place. Find a friend who can keep you on the right track.

Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, expect to expend a lot of energy this week if you want the job to get done correctly.

You’re not one for slacking, so this shouldn’t be a problem.

Nov 23/Dec 21 Focus on the bigger picture, Sagittarius. With the end goal in mind, you can better map out the steps that need to be taken to get to the finish line.

Dec 22/Jan 20 Serve as a sounding board and let a friend vent his or her frustration without interrupting, Capricorn. Your patience and willingness to listen will be noted and appreciated.

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The Town of Faro is offering the following residential properties for sale to the highest bidder!

Sealed bids to purchase a property will be accepted at the town office until 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Bids must be at least the minimum bid and be accompanied by the required deposit, as specified below, pursuant to the Town’s property disposition policy.

The offeror of the highest bid for a property as of the closing time will have the opportunity to purchase that property for their bid amount.

See http://faroyukon.ca/housingsale.cfm for property details and to download a bid form.

For further information, please contact the town office at 867-994-2728 or cao-faro@faroyukon.ca

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Dwelling Units

Street Address

Minimum Bid

Deposit Required

6

4

402-408 CAMPBELL ST

$ 6,150.00

$ 615.00

11

5

417-425 CAMPBELL ST

$ 8,000.00

$ 800.00

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4

2-8 OGILVIE CRES

$ 7,050.00

$ 705.00

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4

280-286 CAMPBELL ST

$ 7,050.00

$ 705.00

46

6

308-318 DAWSON DR

$ 9,150.00

$ 915.00

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1

245 DAWSON DR

$ 4,250.00

$ 500.00

70

6

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$ 8,550.00

$ 855.00

120

4

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$ 6,350.00

$ 635.00

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22-28 HARPER ST

$ 6,350.00

$ 635.00

157

4

2-8 HARPER ST

$ 7,500.00

$ 750.00

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$ 9,450.00

$ 945.00

Successful bidders will enter into a sales agreement with the town that contains conditions including a requirement to develop the property by substantially renovating or demolishing the existing building(s) on it within a certain period of time. Development of the properties must be in compliance with local zoning and property maintenance bylaws. A grant equivalent to a portion of the property taxes payable over the next four years will be available to eligible buyers.

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COYOTE ENTERTAINMENT Full-time Sales Clerk Wages $15.70/hr High School Graduate Operate computerized inventory system; Provide product advice; Prepare product sales; Process payments.

Effective interpersonal skills & team player Resumes: coyotevideo007@gmail.com

YELLOW CABS is looking to hire a full-time AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC/ TECHNICIAN $26/hour 10-15 years experience 867-689-9694

Browning 30.06 stainless steel rifle, comes with a Bushnell Elite 3200 stainless steel scope, case, sling & swivel, hardly used, $900 obo. 3331901

GAS BAR CASHIER (NOC 6611) Full time permanent $15.00/hour Please apply by email: takhinigas@gmail.com

Appliances

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

Solar panels, quality, 250 watt panels selling for $290 each, 10 year warranty. 633-2533.

Wanted: M1 Garand rifle. James @ 867-336-1292

Merchandise for Sale

Wanted: Washer & dryer. 667-6726 or 335-9309

Computer Equipment

KITCHEN HELPER (NOC 6711) Full time permanent $15.00/hour Please apply by email: takhinigas@gmail.com WORSLEY GATEWAY HOTEL Experienced restaurant cooks, shift work, newer hotel in Worsley, Alberta.

Shared staff accommodation or rental homes available.

Starting wage $15/hr.

Salary evaluated after training.

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867-689-5879

Weatherby .300 WinMag with Leupold VX-1 3-9x40mm scope in excellent condition, c/w hardcase and lots of extras, $1,025 obo. Call 3357640.

Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club nonrestricted firearms safety course August 12 & 13. Info: 633-2488

Help Wanted

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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HOURS: full time with benefits

Please apply in person at 312 Strickland Street For further information please call Laura at 667-2761

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667-7681 or cell 334-4994 23 Lorne Rd. in McCrae

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Dell Inspiron computer, Dell 20” flat screen monitor, Lexmark 1200 inkjet printer & scanner, $250 for all, good for back to school. 633-4379

Older refurbished office computer, 4GB Ram, 160GB hard drive, Windows 10 Pro, slight cosmetic damage to top front of case, everything runs fine, $80. 867-689-5879

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Minute Taker Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) is calling for expressions of interest for the position of minute taker for Chief and Council Meetings.

Chief and Council Meetings take place 2-4 days per month.

Expectations: • Travel will be required for meetings which take place in Haines Junction, Whitehorse or CAFN communities.

• Possess a valid Yukon driver’s license and own vehicle.

• Responsible for providing their own laptop for transcribing minutes.

Application process: The expression of interest should include your skills for the position, an updated resume and any references. Please include an amount you would expect for the contract.

Deadline: 4:30 pm on August 18, 2017 Send current resumes and supporting documents to: Attn: Doreen Williams, Executive Council Office Box 5310, Haines Junction, YT Y0B1L0 Fax: (867) 634-2760 | drwilliams@cafn.ca

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THEN WE HAVE THE JOB FOR YOU!

Help Wanted

Raven is looking for a PaperSave Driver Raven Recycling Society is looking for a responsible individual for our PaperSave program. The driver will collect office paper from local businesses and educate customers on how to reduce, reuse and recycle their office paper.

MILE 923.4 ALASKA HIGHWAY, WHITEHORSE YT Y1A 0J9 Tel 867-668-3004 Fax 867-668-7762 jobs@cobaltconstruction.ca www.cobaltconstruction.ca

Cobalt Construction is looking for the following people to come join our team: Mechanics Hoe Operators Shift Foreman Off Highway Truck Drivers Dozer Operators Serviceman Grader Operators The project is the development of a new mine in the Yukon. Positions will be full time for the next 18 months with a with a short shut down in the winter. Candidates should have at least 5 years road building / mining experience. Cobalt has a strict no drugs or alcohol policy. Excellent wages for the right candidates.

Please send resumes to jobs@cobaltconstruction.ca, stop by the main office located at Mile 923.4 on the Alaska Highway just north of Porter Creek, or fax 867-668-7762.

For more information about us and the work we do, please see our website WWW.COBALTCONSTRUCTION.CA

Job Title: Rate of pay: Duration: Days: Hours:

PaperSave Driver $22 to start permanent part-time Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 4 PM (36 hrs/ wk)

Duties: • Collect paper from Whitehorse business and government offices.

• Follow routes and time schedules.

• Load, sort, unload and operate a delivery vehicle.

• Maneuver trucks into loading and unloading positions • Enter data for invoicing and generate schedules • Comply with all regulations, company policies and safety standards Requirements: • A valid Yukon Driver’s License with a safe driving record.

• Good interpersonal skills, with a desire and ability to work with the public.

• Experience working in a physically demanding job (able to lift 75lbs) • Experience inspecting vehicle for mechanical items and safety issues • Demonstrated environmental commitment.

Drop off resume in person at 100 Galena Rd. Ask to see Joy

Settlement Worker Multicultural Centre of the Yukon Permanent Full-Time Position Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Assist immigrants with general inquiries and/or specific concerns; provide forms and applications to clients for immigration programs and explain requirements and application process; provide information and printed forms or material to clients on various issues to assist with settlement needs; schedule English assessments; maintain and update client files and records (paper and electronic) using several database applications; participate in community outreach; ability to work independently and with a team.

Applicant should have excellent customer service skills and previous work in administration; excellent verbal and written communication skills; multilingual an asset; advanced ability with Google applications; a valid Yukon Driver’s License; willingness to travel; a current Police Record Check (Vulnerable Sector).

Deadline for Applications: August 16, 2017 Email cover letter and resume to: apply@mcyukon.com or drop off your application at 4141D 4th Avenue.