The Atlin Whisper, August 31, 2022

Wednesday August 31st, 2022

The Atlin Whisper “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”

Margaret Mead

The Historic Globe Theatre

Victoria Parker and Colin Dorward as The Follower Saturday September 10, 2022 Follow a cinematic journey of sound and music with The Follower, aka Victoria and Colin.

Drawing from their diverse practices, the duo has crafted a moody exploration of underground electronic-music. Their vocal -lead performance promises to deliver a unique sonic experience.

Presenting a unique, hybridization of lyrical song writing and dance-floor infused electronica.

With an ear for the experimental, we challenge listeners with haunting vocals, edgy, modern sounds, and compositions that take listeners through abrupt turns and unexpected resolutions https://youtu.be/WTJlcjKFPWg https://commissionerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/lucky-raver

Doors Open 7:30 Concert Starts 8:00 Tickets $15 in advance, $20 @ the door https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/409640956127 Email exploreatlinsales@gmail.com

Coffee/Tea Service Available by Donation We are respectfully asking that everyone who attends comes in good health, and is not required to be in quarantine

Facebook: @ExploreAtlin Email exploreatlinsales@gmail.com Presented by Heather Keny

September Summary The Historic Globe Theatre

Movies Sunday September 4:

Beasts of the Southern Wild Doors Open 7:00 Runs 7:30 – 9:15 Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry Directed by Benh Zeitlin Fantasy Drama: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by sprawling levee, 6 yr old Hushpuppy exists on the brink of orphan hood. She believes the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world, this tiny hero must learn to survive an unstoppable catastrophe of epic proportions.

Sunday September 11:

The Truth about Cats & Dogs Doors Open 7:00 Runs 7:30 – 9:30 Romantic Comedy: Abby, a savvy, witty veterinarian who hosts her own radio talk show, is anything but confident when it comes to love. A petite brunette, she describes herself as tall & blonde when Brian, a caller who is smitten with her radio persona, asks her on a date

Musicians Saturday September 10

Wednesday October 5

Victoria Parker & Colin Dorward as The Follower

Paul Lucas & Tom Keenlyside

Paul Originals Orchestrated

Underground Electronic Music https://youtu.be/WTJlcjKFPWg https://commissionerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/lucky-raver

Saturday October 8 Erica Dee Mah Piano

Saturday October 22 Patrick Jacobson

Saturday October 29 Annual HALLOWEEN DANCE & BBQ

ON THE ROAD VI “What’s that up in the road ... a head?”

By Paul Lucas

Alaska Hwy.Enroute-Ft Nelson. I was starting to nod. This was a long drive. A pair of tail lights from a big transport loomed ahead – the perfect beacon for a weary traveler. Stray thoughts drifted through my addled brain as I tracked those two red dots of light leading me east - memories of previous trips in band vehicles large and small.

--Dease Lake,1982. The best vehicles for transporting a band and equipment in the North are the vans.

Sticking your gear in the back of a truck is far from optimal. In the winter, everything freezes, then thaws – not a great idea for either instruments or electronics. So, every now and then, we would rent a big old van so both our carcasses and equipment could ride in comfort.

These vans don’t come cheap though. You’ve got both the rental and the gas to contend with. Then you have the problem of mileage, and on one particularly long trip to Dease Lake, we managed to overlook the mileage charge.

Poring through the rental agreement in the glove box on our way east, (reading materials were in short supply), Ilene made a nasty discovery.

“You’ll never guess how much we are paying per mile for this thing. It’s going to cost us half of what we make tonight.”

“Let’s see,” Stecker said, leaning over. Then, “Madre de Dios, this is highway robbery! There is no way we can afford this. We are going to have to figure something out.”

Well, that something became known far and wide as the ‘Ozone Ranger Time Manipulation System’.

The components of said system were simple: One cordless power drill set on reverse and one long suffering band member willing to lie under the van in the cold.

The process consisted of disconnecting the speedometer cable at the transmission, inserting the free end into the chuck of the drill, and hitting the switch. It was, as the scientists say, the elegant solution.

We weren’t sure it was going to work at first, so we waited. With bated, steaming breath puffing out of the hoods of our parkas, we stared at the speedometer through the open windows of the van. It took a while but then, sure enough, the numbers started spinning – backwards … faster and faster ... and suddenly we were flying back in time. As the mileage melted away, we cheered. We were back in business.

But then things got a little out of hand. The drill trigger stuck in lock position and it looked as if we might end up arriving back home before we left – a suspicious detail that might have caught the attention of those car rental folks who didn’t believe in time travel. Fortunately, we caught it before it got out of hand, but we did have to drive around Whitehorse for a few hours after we returned to make sure it didn’t look like we had rented a van for three days just to go down to the corner store to buy a pack of cigarettes.

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Alaska Hwy.Enroute-Ft Nelson. Finally, the lights of town came into view and the hotel loomed on my left. I was tired, but I wanted to get my stuff out of the car and loaded into the venue before it froze. I also wanted to check the place out before I ate and hit the hay.

The Fort Nelson Hotel boasts a palatial hall that consists of a main floor with balconies all around. The walls are covered in hunting trophies. Everything is there – Grizzly and Black Bear, Sheep, Goat, Caribou, Moose, Wolverine – you name it. It was some sort of cross between amazing and bizarre.

As far as gigs in northern hotels and bars went this one was pretty typical. The place had both a lounge and a main room. I was playing the lounge, (being a single on this gig), and a couple of folks were playing the main room. I poked my head in on a break one night, and they were making a fine old racket for two people.

We got to know each other over the following week, and ended up swapping stories and laughing the week away. These two were a married couple from Newfoundland - Gerrie and Aggie Formanger. They were a talented pair. And kind.

My gig was for one week, theirs for two. On my last night, I wished them both farewell, told them I needed to be up at 6 a.m. for the long drive back to Atlin, and started packing. They insisted that they wanted to cook me breakfast in the morning before I left.

I laughed and said, “I don’t think you are going to want to get up at 5.30 and start cooking after a night in the tavern.”

“Oh yes we do,” replied Aggie, “and if you leave without coming by we will haunt you”.

And so it was. Newfies! Bless their hearts.

--Alaska Hwy.Enroute-Atlin. Gig done, it was time to go home. The whole business - the booking, the driving and the playing always seems like such a fine idea at the start, but in the end, there you are - at the far end of the line, facing a long drive back through trying conditions.

I slapped on my seat belt and paused before pulling out on to the highway.

“Right,” I thought to myself, “Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch?”

There are lots of parts in an operation like this, but I was pretty sure I hadn’t forgotten anything. I was all set. Once in motion, I reached behind the front seat and pulled out my thermos of coffee.

“Now where did I put that Sherlock Holmes tape ...”

TRTFN Joint Visioning Process Update The TRTFN is currently planning a Joint Visioning Process with BC and Canada to develop a shared vision for advancing their government-to-government relationship over the next 20+ years.

Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in participating as an Atlin community representative at the facilitated joint visioning session taking place in Atlin September 20th, 21st, and 22nd. The ACID and Chantelle Schultz will be following up in the coming weeks to confirm attendance.

Please note that there will be a community dinner open to all TRT citizens and Atlin residents the evening of Wednesday, September 21st. More info to come!

TRTFN looks forward to continuing to update and include Atlin residents in this process. Stay tuned for further information and opportunities for involvement. Any questions can be directed to ACID representative Annette Giesbrecht (annettelg@hotmail.com).

Hay For Sale Km 19 Atlin Road Round Bales From the field $150 Call Ken: 1 867 399 7011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Atlin Community Library would like to extend a Big Thank You to summer patrons Julia and Greg Arehart for refurbishing our bedraggled Book Box which resides on the Courthouse front porch: waterproofed, repainted and re-screwed. Many Thanks you two!

Story of Adam & Eve's Dog Adam and Eve said, 'Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you anymore. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.'

And God said, I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves.

And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve And it was a good animal and God was pleased .

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail.

And Adam said, 'Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal..'

And God said, 'I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG. And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them.

And they were comforted.

And God was pleased.

And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

24’ Aluminum BOAT FOR SALE 1998 L&J Marine Enclosed 3/8" thick Aluminum hull, 2' swim deck beyond 24' enclosed length. Inboard John Deere Marine diesel with a closed engine cooling system, 15 hp gas Suzuki 4 stroke kicker. 2019 Sunbrella canopy on stern deck.

Interior 3/4" hickory flooring on ceiling & walls, Trex flooring. Interior LED lights, custom-built woodstove with double insulated chimney. Queen & twin bed.

Interphase Probe forward scanning fish finder, marine radio. Includes spare brass prop (value $800), two anchors, 250' line.

On an included Easy-Load Trailer in Atlin, BC. Price $75,000 OBO Email: 1dcthayer@gmail.com or Phone: 250-651-0012

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HOUSE FOR SALE IN ATLIN

2.5 acres on Warm Bay Rd==160 degrees view of Atlin Lake and surrounding mountains through floor to ceiling windows==. One bedroom plus loft.-==16’x28' outbuilding with electricity,R60ceiling, unfinished 8" walls.== Interior & Exterior of home cedar finished with impressive cedar molding. ==Triple pane Low E - Double Argon windows== Wrap-around deck== Registered summer-use creek water for irrigation== Artesian well for domestic water== Heat Recovery Ventilator installed== Wood heat with electric back-up.==Option to buy furniture and mattresses with price negotiable $495,000. Contact Diana Thayer 1dcthayer@gmail.com or phone 250-651-0012 / 605-421-0749

LANDFILL NEWS

BRUSH AND OTHER BURNABLES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE LANDFILL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

SATURDAY-MONDAY CLOSED ON ALL BC STATUTORY HOLIDAYS BC Day - Closed Monday, Aug 1st …..… Open July 30, 31 & Aug 2 Labour Day - Closed Monday, Sept 5th ……….. Open Sept 3, 4, 6 Thanksgiving Day - Closed Monday, Oct 10th ... Open Oct 8, 9, 11 HOURS 11 AM - 4 PM Operated by the Atlin Community Improvement District

NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE Warm Bay Road This gem is off grid, well maintained and absolutely the perfect retreat. 2 bedrooms, large open dining/living room, galley kitchen and spacious pantry. Storage in walk out cellar plus numerous outbuildings. Off grid. $239,000 43.6 Acres Beautifully maintained, inside and out, this cozy 2 bedroom home is so private with a second cottage with sleeping loft (often used as B&B), a third cabin for guests, great garage/workshop, plus various other craft/work shops and much fencing. Mountain views in every direction plus short walk to Atlin Lake sandy beaches. Just waiting for you! Viewing by appointment ONLY! $597,000 5 Acres With power, small log cabin, tenant occupied near the upper end of the acreage, application for subdivision has been submitted/approved to create two 2.5 acre parcels. Slope facing Atlin Lake. Build your dream home to take advantage of the view and keep the tenant as caretaker! $259,000 Fourth of July Basic lake side cabin, 3 bedrooms, lots of big windows, hidden in the trees, on .544 acres, leased lot until 2042. Very private! $97,000 4th of July .78 acres of Crown Land lease, gated, partly cleared, the perfect spot to keep your RV and recreational necessities, there for year around enjoyment. Lease term to 2042. $53,500 HIDDEN GEM This stunning gem in an Enchanted Forest has been lovingly crafted by the hands of this talented owner – never to be duplicated! On 4 acres with guest cabins and a short walk to hidden lakes plus easy access to the highway, $399,000 SOLD STUNNING – Inside and Outside Incredible views, quiet location and fabulous home. 1700 sq.ft. on main level, beautifully renovated with gyproc interior, lots of updated windows, open floor plan, kitchen, dining area, living room, bar/games room plus 2 bedrooms. Basement offers 3 more bedrooms, two baths, kitchenette and large living room with ground level access. One of a kind waiting for you. $349,000 SOLD Atlin Highway 72 acres along the Atlin Highway with fabulous view of the mountains and lake, overlooking Surprise Lake Road as well. Not suitable for subdivision but offers an incredible homesite. $185,000 SOLD $187,500 Trond Gulch In a pastoral setting, backing onto Munro Mtn, this one-bedroom, 715 sq.ft. off-the-grid home on 9.88 acres is surrounded by Crown Land and extremely private. Sauna and guest cabin.

Truly unique with perfection evident throughout! $350,000 SOLD Mi 43 Atlin Highway 34+ acres of land, surrounded by grazing lease, with 1700 sq.ft., 2 BR, full basement home, great well, septic field, solar and generator plus lots of extras. If you wish, will come with 2 loveable nags who consider this home. Quick possession is possible. $535,000 SOLD Call Myrna at (250) 775-1019 Leave message via text or email myrnablake1@gmail.com Go to northernhomesbc.ca for more details.

FOR SALE – Atlin Property at corner of 3rd Street and Pearl Avenue In the middle of the Atlin townsite but tucked away for tranquility and privacy.

Spacious backyard with greenhouse (6x12 feet) and three raised garden beds, various fruit trees and shrubs (cherry, apple, haskap, saskatoon, raspberries etc.) and an outhouse. Property right next to the Alkali slough with great accessibility to walking and cross-country ski trails and with a view of Atlin Mountain General info: •

Total property size fully fenced: 3 lots (125 x 200 feet, ~0.5 acres)

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Finished area: 1050 sqft – living space all on one floor

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Interiors extensively renovated in 2009

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Cistern with 2300 litres capacity

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Septic tank and field – redone in 2020

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Wood heat with Pioneer Princess wood cook stove hand-crafted by the Amish; back up oil and electrical heating

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R65 insulation in ceiling/attic

Features: • 2 arctic entrances •

2 bedrooms

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1 full bathroom (and 1 outhouse)

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Open kitchen, dining and living area

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Storage room with cedar wood infra-red sauna

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Large root cellar below

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Oversized garage with ample parking and storage space

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Large woodshed with some wood

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2 additional storage sheds

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Appliances: washing machine, stove, fridge, dish washerPrice: $350,000

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Serious inquiries at cziegler@unb.ca

SALE****SALE END OF SEASON

COURTHOUSE GALLERY THUR. thru MON.12-5PM SEPTEMBER 1,2,3,4&5

10% TO 20% OFF EVERYTHING

The Atlin District Board of Trade “Serving the Community of Atlin since 1904” New members welcome Meeting’s 1st Tuesday of every month 7 p.m.

Watch for notices ADBoT is currently working on the following: Cell Service, Senior’s housing and Health services, Roads, TRT/Atlin Joint ventures – Community Plan, Mining Activity, THELP Hydro Expansion project, etc.

We advocate to ensure that the whole community receives fair and equitable representation!

PO Box 106, Atlin, BC V0W 1A0

Land for Sale by Owner

“Neighbors”

Three 30x100 lots in central Atlin, near Tarahne Park. One lot includes an historical cabin and garage. Would prefer to sell the three lots together. $275,000

I am heartened by those who live nearby when they smile at neighbors to brighten their day.

I admire those who laugh with neighbors by sharing stories in a funny way.

Drive by at the corner of Munroe and Second St. to view.

If interested, call 250 651-7502.

I treasure those who discover ways to be kind to neighbors that lighten their way.

I cherish those who value neighbors by reaching out to hear what they have to say.

Jeff Salmon

True happiness is of a retired nature and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversations of a few select companions.

Joseph Addison 1672-1719

Fishing Charters

Custom Fish Art- Fiberglas and Wood GARY HILL’S FISH ART

SVOP Licence, 24 ft. Boat, Transport Canada Commercial Registration – Insured

GARY HILL’S – CUSTOM, FISH REPRODUCTIONS PHONE 250 651 7553 EMAIL – garyphill59@gmail.com

Gary Hill, Atlin B.C. V0W 1A0 Licensed, B.C. Guide Call -250 651-7553 Email garyphill59@gmail.com

7 MONARCH Drive – ATLIN – BC. V0W 1A0

$850.00 per day - $550.00 per 1/2 day

WEB SITE – http://gary-hill.com

Atlin Pet Care 287 Tatlow Street

Your pets home away from home!

Indoor/Outdoor Runs Heated Kennels Boarding-Grooming-Pet Supplies Emergency Care-Veterinarian Referrals SPCA AGENTS George Holman 250-651-7717 or Marj Holman 250-651-7758 Sincerely Yours General Store & Canada Post Location OPEN Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm Closed for lunch 12:30 – 1:30 CLOSED weekends and Statutory Holidays

CANADA POST CONTACT INFORMATION Inquiries or concerns? sebastien.bernier@canadapost.ca www.canadapost-postescanada.ca

Atlin Mountain Inn Restaurant Hours (now licensed!)

Breakfast 7:30 am-4 pm every day (coffee & continental, self-serve) Lunch 12:00 pm-2 pm every day except Friday Dinner 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Wednesday Wing Night 6-8 pm Sunday Dinner 6:00-8:00 pm Friday Take Out Pizza Night 5:00 pm-8:00 pm Follow us on Facebook for deals and specials!

St. Martin’s Anglican Church 10 a.m.

Sunday

Atlin Christian Centre Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Service and Sunday School Sunday 11 a.m.

Come join us!

Everyone welcome!

(778) 721-0710

Grief can take

Sewing Machine

care of itself, but

Cleaning, Repair, & Setup

to get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide

Terry 250 651-7769

it with.

Mark Twain

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE AVAILABLE Contact: Alain Vanier 250-651-0037

Mountain Shack Café Restaurant Fast Fancy Food Great Service 110 Discovery Avenue In Atlin, B.C.

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT Wednesday thru Sunday 250-651-7789

Reasonable Rates!

Smallwood Enterprises Ltd

Atlin Community

We provide Concrete, Drain Rock, Screed gravel, Sand, Topsoil and Septic systems.

We also provide Equipment Rentals, Excavations, Covered Storage, Firewood and Snow Removal.

Please call (250) 651-2488 or email bobscontracting2020@ gmail.com

Open Every

Library

Friday and Saturday 2-4p.m.

Everyone Welcome

The next Whisper is Wednesday September 14th Submissions are due no later than Sunday 6pm September 11th The Purpose of the Atlin Whisper is to encourage, build-up and inform the people of Atlin concerning ongoing community events and happenings. The Whisper is not a political mouthpiece.

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