Wednesday April 16th,2025
The Atlin Whisper
“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”
Margaret Mead
Be prepared and stay safe: tips for wildfire season
Summer is just around the corner. With it comes the potential for wildfires. Now is the time to get prepared and understand what to do before, during and after a wildfire.
Prepare your home
There’s no better time than now to FireSmart your home and property Complete the FireSmart home assessment to find out what changes will make the biggest difference in lowering your home’s wildfire risk. Learn more at FireSmartBC.ca or contact Dani McNeil in Atlin at 867-335-2557.
Research insurance coverage
Home insurance policies in British Columbia cover fire damage and losses. Discuss your coverage with your insurance representative. You can also contact the Insurance Bureau of Canada at 1-844-227-5422.
Disaster Financial Assistance is not available for losses due to wildfire, so it is important to make sure you have the right insurance coverage in place.
Stay informed
During a wildfire, follow these trusted sources for up-todate information:
• EmergencyInfoBC.ca
• BCWildfire.ca
• And follow @EmergencyInfoBC on X
Learn about what happens during an evacuation, including what happens before, during and after an Evacuation Order is issued.
Make an emergency plan
Having a plan helps keep you and your family safe. Learn more at PreparedBC.ca/Wildfires and make your emergency plan at PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan
William (Bob) Ewing
1952 - 2024
When you only have the portrait
His warm embrace is gone
When you only have the portrait
His voice fades away
When you only have the portrait
I love you is never heard
When you only have the portrait
The keys are never played
When you only have the portrait
The tools are never used
When you only have the portrait
The conversation is not heard
When you only have the portrait
No one greets you at the door
When you only have the portrait
There's no footprints in the snow
When you only have the portrait
The tractor remains still
When you only have the portrait
Even the dog is forlorn
When you only have the portrait
Memories will have to do
I'm so grateful for the portrait
And the memories too!
Life was too short
Forever missed!
Trudy
“The
Salt of The Earth”
There are some in the community and others in our extended family who are the salt of the earth and can always be counted on.
We look up to them as models, treasured gifts and for inspiration. We keep them in our heart.
They won’t toot their own horn about being old-fashioned honest or how they stand up for justice.
We should tell their stories to the young ones who follow us so, they’ll have examples of people to look to as the salt of the earth and who they may wish to emulate.
Jeff Salmon
Save the Date: May 10
The Whitehorse community choir to perform at the Globe Theatre. The Museum opens for the Season. Details to follow.
Festival in the Sky
John Kilmer Celebration of Life
We will be having a celebration to remember John on June 20th, 2025. This event will be casual with the theme of music jamming with friends and a pot luck style shared meal, BYOB.
This event will be to honour John but also to honour the many people we have lost who have been part of the music scene in the north, whether they were musicians, technicians, or were an integral part of the appreciative audience.
If you would like to join us, please RSVP so the best venue option can be secured. RSVP Heather Keny at john.kilmer.sales@gmail.com, PO Box 145 Atlin BC, V0W1A0
Please share some details:
Would you like to join in on the jamming Y/N Any instruments with requirements we should be aware of?
How many musicians will be in your group ___________ How many audience will be in your group ____________
Will you bring a dish to share in the potluck? Main Side Dessert Other COMMENTS: ________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Heather Keny - Friend to John Email john.kilmer.sales@gmail.com
LANDFILL
*WINTER DAYS*
*Effective – Sunday, November 3, 2024*
SUNDAY & MONDAY
11 AM - 4 PM … PST
CLOSED at temperatures -28 C & below
CLOSED ON ALL BC STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Remembrance Day (Monday) - Open Nov 10, 12
Christmas (Wednesday) & New Year (Wednesday)
Family Day (Monday) - Open Feb 16, 18
Easter (Good Friday)
Open Apr 20, 21
Operated by the Atlin Community Improvement District
Sunday May 18, 2025
2pm
Globe Theatre
The Atlin Historical Society is pleased to invite you to the book signing & launch of Atlin’s latest book!
Come and join both authors for a brief talk. They will share images and stories from the making of the book.
Tales, Trials and Triumphs: Echoes of Atlin, a hardcover book, is a pictorial journey into Atlin’s history full of stunning images. The 304-page book will be available for purchase: $50 + GST. Cash, cheque (payable to AHS) & visa accepted.
Refreshments served. Hope to see you there.
BIG WATER SOCIETY
We are pleased to announce a new counsellor!
Big Water Society is pleased to have Laurie LarkinBoyle, RCC, DVATI, and MEd, as our new mental wellness counsellor for all people in Atlin. This is a FREE professional and confidential service that Big Water Society provides to the community.
Laurie brings a wonderful blend of mental wellness counselling as well as Art Therapy for those that prefer to keep their hands and brain busy.
Laurie is available every Wednesday from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm by phone, video and email.
For more information and to book an appointment: Website: Crocuscreativearttherapy.com Phone: 431-813-2756
Email: crocuscreative@gmail.com
NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE
Discovery Avenue
Perfect location, at the entrance to town, this 31.4 x 90 ft lot, prepped and ready for development.
Ideal for that business you have been thinking to develop. Take the first step!
$160,000
4th Street
400 sq.ft., one bedroom cabin plus a large workshop on two adjoining 50x100 lots, fully fenced. Quiet location with lots of room for expansion, or keep one lot and sell the other!
$249,000
Surprise Lake Road
6 acres along the Spruce Creek with a fabulous meadow surrounded by the woods and the roaring creek, room for several guest cabins if you chose. Main house is 2 story and a main level cozy self-contained mother-in-law cottage is perfect for guests. So much potential to expand.
$350,000
Lot F Fulton Street
Quiet street with just a short walk to the lake, great views of mountains and water, power in and ready for you to develop as you wish ... or simply park your RV. Vacant lots like this are hard to find ... this one is waiting for you!
$180,000 SOLD … more buyers seeking same!
Seeking True Remote?
Above Jade City on the old Cassiar Highway, in the middle of the gold fields, 0.5 hectares (not surveyed) on the banks of Troutline Creek, License of Occupation, 10-year terms with current term good until 2032. Story and half cabin plus outbuildings. Current holder has had a small farm with goats and chickens. Telephone service. 4.4 km from main highway.
$89,900
First Street
Rare opportunity for good building lot (two adjoining lots being sold as one parcel), just steps away from Atlin Lake, close to center of community, accessed from lane. 50x100’, no records of previous development on the land.
$195,000
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.
$45,500
Second Street
100x30 foot lot, sloping between the lake and mountain view. Great central location waiting for you. Develop your new home at your own pace.
$135,000
Call Myrna at (250) 775-1019 or Katie Suter at (250) 500-1915 myrnablake1@gmail.com .or myrnablake1@zoleo.com when travelling Go to northernhomesbc.ca for more details.
Trust Leap
She stands all alone
Peering down
Into the deep, dark unknown.
Fear grips her
As she clings to the familiar Not daring to let go.
Fear wants her to freeze
To do nothing
To remain immobile, Stuck in paralysis.
Somehow though, Summoning the courage Deep Deep within She lifts one foot Slowly And steps forward
One Small Step…
...and she is in freefall…
At first there’s nothing, Nothing But fear
The great void
And the utter silence of deep space. She falls through space…….
She faces fear in the face… And the lifeline holds!
And she lives
And she goes on living
Stronger than ever before
- InhonourofG.,2016
In loving memory of G., 2025
Flying High pianissimo, solenne/grave
I hold you
For the very, last, time
I hold you tight For I will never, see you, again For a long, long, time
I cradle you in my arms And I look into your face
And for the first time Since you were a child You are at peace
Total, utter, peace
Your body is here
But your spirit, is soaring Your soul, has risen
You are at peace You are with God
Creator made you And back to Creator you have returned
God is Love
You are now in the cradle of love
And you are at peace
And I, have some degree, of closure
And thus, some degree of peace
- pennedbyStephenBadhwar,March 28,2025
- inspiredbyoneverystrongmother
39 Lake St, Atlin
Restaurant and Saloon - Winter hours
Kitchen Hours at the Atlin Mountain Inn
Now until summer:
Tuesday Lunch: 12-2pm Thurs, Fri & Saturday: Dinner 5:30-8pm (in the Saloon)
Bar food available Wed night. Saloon opens at 5pm Wed-Saturday (Restaurant Dinners Closed)
Coffee in Restaurant 7am to 5pm. Various meals,
Submarine Sandwiches, Hamburgers etc. available 24/7 in the lobby Deli vending machine.
Cash only.
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
Home Heating Fuel, Bulk Fuel Available
Phone 250-651-7463
Email garypumpsltd@gmail.com Box 147
Atlin BC V0W 1A0
Office hours – Monday to Friday
8 am – noon
Closed all Statutory Holidays
With thanks, Gary McNeil and Jody Smallwood
~Weekly freight truck run on Mondays and freight runs available upon request~
~Weekly freight truck run on Mondays and freight runs available upon request~
Gary Pumps Ltd.
Atlin Christian Centre Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Service and Sunday School Sunday 11 a.m. Come join us! 250-691-0128
Mountain Shack Café Restaurant Fast Fancy Food Great Service 110 Discovery Avenue In Atlin, B.C. EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 250-651-7789
MECHANIC WANTED
Everyone welcome!
MOBILE WELDING
SERVICE
AVAILABLE
Contact: Alain Vanier 250-651-0037 Reasonable Rates!
No man can hold another man in the gutter without remaining there himself.
Booker T. Washington
Atlin Community Library
Atlin Community Library has 30 NEW BOOKS ready to be borrowed. The Library is open Friday and Saturday from 2pm to 4pm. We're located in the Courthouse on Second Street between Trainor and Pearl. Not a member of the Library? Come in and sign up. It's free. You can borrow books and tapes for 3 weeks for free. Come on in! It could become a habit. A very good habit.
Smallwood Enterprises Ltd
Looking for a full-time licensed heavy-duty mechanic in Atlin, BC.
Wage is negotiable depending on experience. Accommodation can be provided if needed. Please send resume to bobscontracting2020@gmail.com
The next Whisper is April 30th
We provide Concrete, Drain Rock, Screed gravel, Sand, Topsoil and Septic systems.
We also provide Equipment Rentals, Excavations, Covered Storage, and Snow Removal.
Please call (250) 651-2488 or email bobscontracting2020@gmail.com
Submissions are due no later than Sunday April 27th 6pm
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. Compiled and edited by Lynne Phipps. Paper for printing courtesy of Northern Homes Real Estate Printing courtesy of Dani McNeil and the RCMP Atlin. Delivery by Bobbie Whelan and Gary Hill. Classifieds, news, upcoming events Contact 1-867-334-7949 or lynnephippsatlin@gmail.com if you have, pictures or articles you would like to submit.
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