The Atlin Whisper, May 26, 2021

Wednesday May 26th, 2021

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

Margaret Mead

Hello Everyone Over the past week, Atlin RCMP have been advised of a number of phone scams calling around to local residents, myself included. I wanted to reach out to you folks to advise that these scams are very well put together and the people involved are well rehearsed.

There are many types of scam phone calls which involve fraudsters attempting to pass themselves off as someone in authority, such as a police officer or an employee of a business, financial institution or government agency. A recent scam has been a person identifying themselves from a Police Department, Bail Agent or Lawyer requesting money for the release of a loved one who has been arrested. They will even pose as a loved one like a Grandchild pleading for you to send the money so they can be released.

Other scams involve credit card / banks or computer companies calling you advising of a security breach and requesting your information or pin codes.

Do not be fooled and protect yourself. These people will request personal and financial information. Take a minute and ask questions. Do not give them any information and hang up the phone. Please call us here at the Atlin Detachment (651-7511) should you have any questions before offering any information to these people.

I have spoken with a few residents who use a free service from Telus called, Call Control. It is very effective with stopping the majority of scam calls from actually getting through and dialing your home phone. The service can be researched on the Telus website or by calling them directly.

Below are some tips and advice should you be the recipient of these unwanted phone calls, which usually occur in the late to early morning hours when you may be awakened and caught off guard.

Recognize •

Unsolicited scam calls use urgent or threatening language; callers ask for personal information and demand payment by e-transfer, pre-paid credit cards, gift cards (ie. iTunes) or online currency (ie.

Bitcoin). If you are asked to pay a fine using any of these payment methods, it is a scam.

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Caller ID spoofing is when fraudsters use software to change their display name or phone number. Even the local RCMP number is often “spoofed” by fraudsters so callers think they are receiving a call from the police.

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Remember that the police, a bank, or the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will never call you and ask for personal information such as: Social Insurance Number, passport, health card or driver’s license.

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Some prevalent phone scams include: the CRA Scam where fraudsters pretend to be an employee of the CRA and pressure you to make a payment on a fictitious tax debt by threatening you with an arrest warrant.

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The police impersonation scam is where fraudsters claim to be a police officer or a Canadian Border Services (CBSA) officer and will request a sum of money (often in Bitcoin) in exchange for criminal charges being waived.

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Report

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Report the scam call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or call them at 1-888-495- 8501.

Contact your local police to report the call.

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If you have given payment over the phone and believe you are a victim of fraud, contact your financial institution and credit bureau to have fraud alerts placed on your credit reports: Equifax 1800-465-7166 and TransUnion 1-877-525-3823.

The police impersonation scam is where fraudsters claim to be a police officer or a Canadian Border Services (CBSA) officer and will request a sum of money (often in Bitcoin) in exchange for criminal charges being waived.

Report Report the scam call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or call them at 1-888-495- 8501.

Contact your local police to report the call.

If you have given payment over the phone and believe you are a victim of fraud, contact your financial institution and credit bureau to have fraud alerts placed on your credit reports: Equifax 1-800-465-7166 and TransUnion 1-877-525-3823.

Protect When in doubt, hang up immediately. Call the organization (Police, CRA, CBSA, etc.) yourself using publicly accessible contact information.

Never send money or provide personal/banking information over the phone to someone you do not know.

Regularly check your bank, credit and debit card statements to ensure that all transactions are legitimate.

Talk to friends and family who may be vulnerable to phone scams so they are aware of the tactics being used by scammers.

Change your personal passwords regularly.

Block your phone from receiving phone calls from ‘unknown callers’.

For more information as well as tips to avoid current frauds and scams, visit the Competition Bureau, Interac and Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre websites.

THE STUFF OF DREAMS On Meeting Fate in Alaska’s Inside Passage Paul Lucas The glacier calved, sending a small mountain of faceted ice into the frigid green water. Even the seasoned sailors on deck stared, the light of thousands of years of glacial history reflecting in their eyes. For us first before the mast, it was a religious experience - like most of the journey had been, and would continue to be, both in the flesh and in dreams.

From the water, to the ice, to the mountains; to the towns and the people; the sights and sounds rained on our senses like a monsoon. You could feel Russians here, in the buildings and on the streets of Petersburg and Sitka; gold seekers in Juneau and Skagway; and the Tlingit nation everywhere.

Scratching my head had become a habit. How did I end up in this magnificent place? Finishing high school really shouldn’t have been enough to qualify me for a trip such as this. Being reasonably good in biology and indicating an interest in all things marine really shouldn’t have either. Yet here I was, on the good ship Endeavour, sailing with Picard, the famous cold temperature physicist, titrating for oxygen, dining with the Captain, (don’t forget your jacket kid), and swimming in sensations that would become part of my genetic makeup.

The surroundings couldn’t have been more different from those I had left. Vancouver was growing rapidly, and the once friendly skyline was sprouting skyscrapers at an alarming rate, along with the inevitable congestion and pollution.

When I was a kid, the Vancouver Sun building was the tallest building in the city. Its architecture suggests it was designed and built by human beings. There is a sense of flesh in those bricks and that mortar.

Today it stands like a naive and slightly apologetic athlete from an earlier era who finds, upon looking around, that a host of steroid driven monsters has diminished him with their sheer mass - the physical manifestations of unbridled growth, greed and a hunger for the new.

On the North Coast, that reality seemed light years away. Here, the past seemed to continually feed the present.

Our trip took us from Vancouver, through the narrow waterways of northern Vancouver Island, across Queen Charlotte Sound, through the Hecate Strait and into the Inland Passage of Southeast Alaska. This route is well travelled by cruise ships today, but in 1965 it was a wild and wooly voyage that ended in Skagway AK - the emerald in the transportation corridor that led to the gold - Dawson City.

I love ghosts. I love being surrounded by history, especially the meat and gristle variety spawned by adventurers following their dreams. The gold seekers of 1898 fit that bill to a T, and I wallowed in the historical grit that surrounded me as I paced the streets of Skagway in 1965.

Everything about this town captivated me. The old docks, the buildings, the wooden sidewalks, the rough and ready bars. It felt like something out of an old movie, but it was real, and there were ghosts everywhere. You could feel them in the air, in the water, and in the wood.

And there was one more bonus that I couldn’t have anticipated. The UK of my youth was a country connected by rail.

I love railways. My grandfather worked in the shunting yards of South Shields. We travelled on trains- steam trains when I was a kid. Those locomotives were a sight to behold: blustering, come of age young heroes flexing new muscle and strutting their stuff - it was heart stopping. And that sound!

For me, the only thing that ever competed with a steam engine was the Black Watch pipe and drum band. They marched in our local parade every year, and I would push my way through the crowd to stand on the curb to wait with bated breath for their arrival.

The sight of those warriors striding with fierce grace down King street was enough to put a young man’s heart in his mouth. That easy lope, that sway of the kilt, the riveting motion of those white spats – it was mesmerizing.

But it was the pipes that sealed the deal. My word! Could anything be more visceral than the pipes? And those the drummers! - ripping off double stroke rolls, paradiddles and ratamacues on high tuned snares, wrists snapping in synchronous motion - the whole thing made me want to gird my loins and stride into battle. But I digress.

Skagway had a railroad. But not just any railroad - a narrow gauge railroad – a railroad designed to conquer country that was difficult to travel on foot - country that featured high rugged mountains soaring up from the ocean, glaciers, narrow canyons, and sheer rock faces. Skagway needed a railroad capable of conquering the White Pass and reaching the Yukon Territory, and I’ll be damned if they didn’t build one.

I stared at the slightly miniature engines and rolling stock; at the narrow gauge track; at the station and loading docks, and found myself grinning from ear to ear. One thing was certain. I was coming back. I was going to ride that White Pass Railroad one day, and that day couldn’t come too soon.

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Tailgate Sales Location: Tarahne Park ball diamond.

Saturday Dates: May 29, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 11 Time: 10 – 2PM Barring really bad weather conditions or extreme events, we will hold to these dates.

If you would like a space reserved, please message or contact Jane Curry 651-7697. There are also spaces for last minute vendors. $5 for a table or by donation. Check the posters around town and on facebook: Atlin Community Buy and Sell.

LANDFILL RECYCLING CHANGES Recycling requirements change as downstream reycling facilities modify and adjust their requirements.

Sorting changes have taken effect at Raven Recycling.

This change effects the Atlin Landfill recycling requirements.

Thank you for doing your part to help Atlin’s recycling efforts!

Effective Immediately All boxboard to be separated from corrugated cardboard.

BOXBOARD Boxboard - Includes cereal boxes, cracker boxes, toothpaste boxes and other small rigid paper containers as well as brown kraft paper (Rule of thumb: If it’s coloured, it probably belongs in mixed paper.)

CARDBOARD Cardboard - AKA Corrugated cardboard

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Atlin Hydro Expansion project advances with funding and First Nations support The proposed Atlin Hydro Expansion project is several steps closer to development after a number of critical milestones were reached by Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership (THELP) and Yukon Energy in the last several months. When complete, the Atlin Hydro Expansion project will increase the amount of dependable renewable hydroelectricity available in Yukon.

In August 2020, THELP and Yukon Energy signed an Agreement in Principle outlining both parties commitment to work collaboratively to advance the project and negotiate an Electricity Purchase Agreement for the project.

Since then, THELP has secured $2.5 million in federal funding to complete preliminary design and engineering for the project.

THELP and Yukon Energy continue to work collaboratively to seek additional government grant funding for construction of the project.

On December 23, 2020, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) issued a clan directive outlining that, subject to successful permitting approval by the BC and TRTFN environmental review processes, TRTFN supports the Atlin Hydro Expansion project advancing to financing, construction and operation.

In follow-up, in January of this year, THELP submitted environmental permitting applications to BC authorities for the planned expansion of its Atlin facilities. THELP has also submitted permitting applications to the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board for the project’s transmission connection to Jakes Corner in Yukon.

Today, THELP and Yukon Energy continue to negotiate an Electricity Purchase Agreement which will outline the price Yukon Energy will pay THELP for the electricity generated and additional capacity made available by the planned project. Both parties aim to have an agreement in place this spring.

NEWS RELEASE Quotes: “TRTFN began operating its first hydro project in 2009. For over a decade, it has shut down polluting diesel generation and provided clean energy to Sunny Atlin. As our community moves toward clean energy, citizens in our homeland have also made personal decisions and investments to move from oil fired furnaces to utilize this clean energy to heat their homes. Our first project was a small step towards reconciling our collective history and this expansion project will be another significant step in that direction. Socially, culturally, and economically we are Yukoners and so we are honoured to be able to share our resources to provide a cleaner energy future for Yukoners and a brighter future for our citizens and all Atlinites.”

Peter Kirby, President & CEO, Taku Group of Companies “Purchasing power from the planned Atlin Hydro Expansion project is another way that Yukon Energy is working hard to make more renewable electricity available to Yukoners and to reduce our reliance on diesel in the near future. This project is also special because of the opportunity it provides us to work directly with yet another First Nation government and development corporation to build the clean energy future that Yukoners need and want.”

Andrew Hall, President & CEO, Yukon Energy “The Government of Yukon is pleased to support this partnership between Yukon Energy and the Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership. The Atlin Hydro Expansion project will address Yukon’s growing demand for energy and help us meet the 97 percent renewable electricity goal in Our Clean Future, our government’s climate change, energy and green economy strategy for the territory. Collaborating with First Nations to expand renewable energy capacity will create economic opportunities and keep our economy strong and resilient.”

Ranj Pillai, Minister responsible for the Yukon Energy Corporation NEWS RELEASE Quick Facts: • The proposed Atlin Hydro Expansion project would expand the infrastructure and power production capacity on Pine Creek from 2.1 megawatts to approximately 10 megawatts. The additional energy generated would be exported entirely to Yukon to increase the territory’s supply of renewable electricity and dependable capacity when it is needed most, in the winter.

• The project is expected to add 8.5 megawatts of dependable capacity to Yukon’s grid. That’s about the same as increasing the size of Yukon’s electrical system by about 8 per cent. It is also expected to generate about 45 gigawatt hours of hydroelectricity annually – roughly the same amount of electricity used by 3,750 Yukon homes each year.

• The Atlin Hydro Expansion project will be built and owned by Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership. Yukon Energy will buy the hydro power and capacity generated by the project and make it available to Yukoners.

• The proposed project is projected to be complete in 2024.

• Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited is a company 100% owned by TRTFN citizens.

• Yukon Energy is the primary generator and transmitter of electricity in Yukon.

Contacts: Peter Kirby President & CEO Taku Group of Companies 867-689-8258 corporatetlingitpeter@gmail.com Stephanie Cunha Manager, Communications and Customer Service Yukon Energy 867-334-7760 Stephanie.Cunha@yec.yk.ca Renee Francoeur Cabinet Communications 867-334-9194 renee.francoeur@yukon.c

Yukon Energy provides update on proposed 8.5-MW expansion of Atlin Hydro

By Hydro Review Content Directors 3.2.2021

In a recently released update, Yukon Energy said it is negotiating an Electricity Purchase Agreement with the Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership (THELP) for the 8.5MW Atlin Hydro Expansion project. Both parties aim to have an agreement in place this spring.

The proposed project would expand the infrastructure and power production capacity on Pine Creek from the current 2.1 MW. The original Atlin project, in Atlin, British Columbia, Canada, was completed in 2009. This expansion would increase the size of Yukon’s electrical system by about 8%. The additional energy generated, about 45 GWh annually, would be exported entirely to Yukon to increase the territory’s supply of renewable electricity and dependable capacity when it is needed most, in the winter.

The Atlin Hydro Expansion project will be built and owned by THELP. The project is anticipated to be complete in 2024.

Several critical milestones were reached by THELP and Yukon Energy in the past several months. In August 2020, THELP and Yukon Energy signed an Agreement in Principle outlining both parties’ commitment to work collaboratively to advance the project and negotiate the Electricity Purchase Agreement.

Since then, THELP has secured $2.5 million in federal funding to complete preliminary design and engineering. THELP and Yukon Energy continue to work collaboratively to seek additional government grant funding for construction of the project.

On Dec. 23, 2020, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) issued a clan directive outlining that, subject to successful permitting approval and TRTFN environmental review processes, TRTFN supports the Atlin Hydro Expansion project advancing to financing, construction and operation. THELP is 100% owned by TRTFN citizens.

In January 2021, THELP submitted environmental permitting applications for the planned expansion of its Atlin facilities. THELP has also submitted permitting applications to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board for the project’s transmission connection.

“TRTFN began operating its first hydro project in 2009. For over a decade, it has shut down polluting diesel generation and provided clean energy to Sunny Atlin,” said Peter Kirby, president and chief executive officer, Taku Group of Companies. “As our community moves toward clean energy, citizens in our homeland have also made personal decisions and investments to move from oil fired furnaces to utilize this clean energy to heat their homes. Our first project was a small step towards reconciling our collective history and this expansion project will be another significant step in that direction. Socially, culturally, and economically we are Yukoners and so we are honoured to be able to share our resources to provide a cleaner energy future for Yukoners and a brighter future for our citizens and all Atlinites.”

Atlin Community Improvement District Atlin Community FireSmart Assessment & Education Project The ACID is pleased to announce the Community Resiliency Investment - FireSmart Community Funding & Supports Program for 2020 has been extended through 2021!

The funding is intended to develop the

Atlin FireSmart Assessment & Education Project ➢ Encourage citizens through education to adopt and conduct FireSmart practices to mitigate negative impacts of wildfire ➢ Help willing homeowners by conducting FireSmart home and property assessments ➢ Offer homeowners a local rebate program for eligible FireSmart activities

Local Rebate Eligibility Requirements The FireSmart Team is ready to meet with you on your property practices to mitigate negative impacts of wildfire.

to discuss

The team must assess your property before July 16, 2021 Required FireSmarting must be completed by October 15, 2021 The assessment team must complete the 2nd assessment of your property between October 16-31, 2021

Apply Now! Lessen the threat of wildfire damage to your property AND receive up to $500!

Don’t Delay - Applications are Limited

More information will be posted in the coming weeks.

Lessen the threat of wildfire damage to your property AND receive up to $500!

FireSmarting is NOT clear cutting your property!

Learn which mitigation measures are most helpful to protect your property in the event of a wildfire.

What happens after registering for the FireSmart Assessment? ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Two members of the Atlin FireSmart team will meet with you on your property.

You will accompany the team for the FireSmart Assessment of your property.

During the assessment you will learn which mitigation measures are most helpful to protect your property in the event of a wildfire.

You will receive two information pamphlets: ▪ BC FireSmart - FireSmart Begins at Home Manual ▪ FireSmart Guide to Landscaping You FireSmart your property using eligible FireSmart activities.

The assessment team will revisit your property and complete a 2 nd assessment.

You increase the chances of your property surviving a wildfire AND you receive up to $500!

To register for a FireSmart Assessment complete the application form below and ACID - PO Box 388 - Atlin BC - V0W 1A0 - put in drop box at: the Atlin Trading Post - or email your information to: atlincid@gmail.com

- mail to:

Name: ____________________________________________________ _ Phone & Email: _____________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________ Physical Address or detailed description of property location: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE Coming Soon Once the snow is gone and access is possible, this gem is off grid, well maintained and absolutely the perfect retreat. Hopefully should be available for viewing May long weekend.

Food Basket A great opportunity for the whole family to be involved. A thriving business in Atlin! The building, land, rental suite, and grocery store are all included. A great way for the whole family help make a comfortable living. Lots of room to build your house on site, with a great view of the lake, if you wish. $300,000 plus stock 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. Was lived in year around for many years with well established raised garden beds. Possible to be totally self sufficient in this hide away! Truly unique with perfection evident throughout! $350,000 2nd Street Stunning custom built home featuring fabulous open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, 2 bedrooms, full bath, a lift that takes you to the lower level with pantry, storage and a 16’x28’ heated shop with 10’ ceilings. R40 walls, R60 ceiling!

Soffit has been completed and heated floors installed in the spacious bathroom! Private location with guest cabin included. Cross country ski trail out your door! $295,000 SOLD Third Street 2 bedroom, bright home on a quiet 75x100 lot with a 24x40’ shop with 12’ ceilings. Some updating needed but most rooms are 15’+. Major foundation and roof work already done. $189,900 SOLD 3rd Street Gold rush cabin on 33x100 lot plus a storage shed, right downtown. $59,700. SOLD $62,000 Warm Bay Road 12.4 acres with great mountain views, log home, several outbuildings and shop. Well on site. Off grid. Two titled lots. $195,000 SOLD for full price 4th July Bay Half acre lakefront property with log home that has one BR on main level and 2 more in walk out lower level. Well, large garage, greenhouse and wood shed completes the package. $299,500 FIRM SOLD First Street 2500 sq.ft. basement entry home with 4 bedrooms, 24x24’ garage, 60’ shed for wood, quads or whatever you need, very private 2 acres. $187,000 SOLD Wilson Street Quiet mountain views from this four-bedroom, 1600 sq.ft. home on two acres. Open yard with raised beds and greenhouse. Where else can you find a kitchen like this at this price? Great value at $197,500 SOLD Call Myrna at (250) 775-1019 Leave message via text or email myrnablake1@gmail.com Go to northernhomesbc.ca for more details.

Perception and Delusion Compilation007, March 2021

Diversion The magician pulls a rabbit from his hat Then another Then another.

Then, for his next trick There is a bright flash And the audience glances For a split second At the source of light While the magician’s sleight of hand Produces an elephant.

Delusion Freight Train.

You hear it You feel it You smell it But you don’t yet see it So you don’t believe it So you stay on the tracks

Illusion You see them all Right there in front of you One tree, two trees, fifty trees But you see not the forest For your focus is locked On each tree Intuition We think we know Because we see And we hear And we interpret But if we don’t also feel And use our instinct, and our intuition And our common sense We don’t really know Connection One dot here, one dot there Two dots more way over yonder On their own they make no sense at all

Dawdling along

But connecting the dots

Till it’s too late.

They form and image

Perception You and your best friend are walking down the

Vital for our survival Stephen Badhwar, March 2021

tracks as you do every Sunday. The weeds poke their heads through the rotten rail-ties. The rusty rails haven’t seen a train in many years. The two of you start to cross the old trestle bridge at Miller’s Canyon. You tell your buddy that you think you hear a train in the far distance. Your friend dismisses it immediately and changes the subject. A quarter-way across you turn to your friend and report that you hear a train whistle a way’s away. Your friend laughs and says that there hasn’t been a train on this line in over half a century. The two of you keep walking. Half-way across you think you see a plume of smoke around the next bend. Your friend says that you must be nuts. Three-quarters of the way across you sense the impending rumble of a freight train and try to pull your friend off the tracks onto the guard rail. Your friend resists, you jump clear, and your friend is pulverized.

Big Water Society Accessing Remote Free Counselling Services, Jan Forde, Community Counsellor for Big Water Society, Atlin, BC Jan Forde, MSW, RSW Cell: 867-333-6829 Email: bannyforde@gmail.com Areas of experience and expertise: PTSD, trauma (childhood and residential school), domestic violence, addictions, grief and loss, relationship and family issues, anxiety and depression, sexual assault and harassment. Work place issues and lateral violence, meditation and mindfulness.

NEW COUNSELLOR KATIE ISRAEL @ BIG WATER SOCIETY

“Chosen”

Do you experience mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, substance use and addiction? Maybe you are at a crossroads and feel stuck?

Come and let’s join hands in creating new pathways to increase wellness and inner peace.

CONTACT: bwscounsellor@bigwatersociety.org Office: (250)651-2189 Cell: (867) 334-9524 Mondays and Wednesdays

Once we are born and granted the first breath of air, we have been chosen for the glorious gift of life.

Atlin Pet Care

Other gifts are showered upon us as we age enhancing our lives and those around us.

Your pets home away from home!

The gratefulness we feel for these gifts encourages us to be hopeful and inspires our generosity.

Jeff Salmon

287 Tatlow Street

Indoor/Outdoor Runs Heated Kennels Boarding-Grooming-Pet Supplies Emergency Care-Veterinarian Referrals SPCA AGENTS George Holman 250-651-7717 Marj Holman 250-651-7758

HELP WANTED Driver - Class 3 with Air Brakes To do Water Delivery and Septic Pump outs for the community.

Monday – Friday hours Wage Negotiable Potential for Year Round Employment APPLY TO DANA OR MARY AT 250-651-7463 GRIZZLYHOMESERVICES@GMAIL.COM OR STOP BY THE SHOP

Mountain Shack Café Restaurant Fast Fancy Food Great Service

Please note that requests for same day water delivery must be received no later than 11 am of said day. Thank you!

Water delivery and Sewer Removal are available Monday through Friday

110 Discovery Avenue In Atlin, B.C.

Did you know we sell and service Toyo Stoves? We offer competitive pricing on the latest models. Call the office for more information

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT

Phone 250-651-7463

250-651-7789 Closed Tuesdays

Email grizzlyhomeservices@gmail.com Mailing address is Box 318, Atlin BC V0W 1A0

Summer Office hours – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8 am - noon

With thanks, Dana and Mary Hammond

Fishing Charters

SVOP Licence, 24 ft. Boat, Transport Canada Commercial Registration – Insured Gary Hill, Atlin B.C. V0W 1A0 Licensed, B.C. Guide Call -250 651-7553 Email garyphill59@gmail.com $850.00 per day - $550.00 per 1/2 day LOOKING TO RENT

I am looking to Rent a house, or a spot to put my 28ft Travel Trailer for the summer. I will need access to Power. (Septic, and water would be a bonus) I will be there from May or June until September 2021.

Or, if anyone needs a Caretaker for their property? I am a Licenced Security Guard.

Contact info: Cell# 778-882-3394 Facebook: Flashatlin Email: atlinflash@yahoo.ca MOBILE WELDING SERVICE AVAILABLE Contact: Alain Vanier 250-651-0037

Reasonable Rates!

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

GARY HILL’S – CUSTOM, FISH REPRODUCTIONS PHONE 250 651 7553 EMAIL – garyphill59@gmail.com 7 MONARCH Drive – ATLIN – BC. V0W 1A0 WEB SITE – http://gary-hill.com

Atlin Lot for Sale Downtown Atlin Right beside The Gold Claim (Jessica’s café) On 6th street across from the Rec Centre • 50’wide x 100’deep • flat level gravel pad • Clear of any obstructions • Room for parking along 50’ frontage • Great site for business or home REDUCED from $90,000 to $75,000 Contact: Elissa Miskey atlinwellness@gmail.com

Message: 604-265-5700

Sewing Machine

Atlin Community Library

Cleaning, Repair, & Setup

Open Every

Friday and Saturday

Terry 250 651-7769

2-4p.m.

Everyone Welcome

St. Martin’s Anglican Church 10 a.m. Sunday

CLOSED

Spread love everywhere you go.

By the living expression of God’s kindness.

Mother Theresa

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

FOR RENT Fully furnished, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite for rent in downtown Atlin . Walking distance to all and across from the Tarahne park.

Looking for long term rental ... for more information, viewing or additional pictures, please contact: Rob Motley rtmotley@gmail.com Phone (250)651-2241

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