What's Up Yukon, December 17, 2025 by What's Up Yukon

PHOTO: Chris Colbourne

EXHIBITION REVIEW

SHARED TERRITORIES

way— YVR to YAC

Among the four exhibitions that opened Nov. 27 at the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC), the works in Shared Territories have probably been seen by the most people, however ﬂeetingly.

cohort awarded their prizes in 2023.

Elizabeth Kyle, CEO of the YVR Art Foundation (yvraf.com), in attendance at the opening, to the millions of people who travel through the Vancouver Airport every year and who can enjoy works made by emerging and mid-

However, there are also works from previous cohorts, including Upper Tanana artist Ddhälh kït Nelnah (Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé), who received her scholarship in 2016 and 2019. She is a member of White River First Nation. Her 2019 work studies her family history using two photographs by Joe Langevin : one of her greatgrandpa, Little John (also known as White River Johnny); and one of her great-great-grandma, Skookum Lucy.

She has transformed their figures into black-velvet silhouettes, with beaded edges. Each figure holds snowshoes. Ddhälh kït Nelhah frames these figures with snowshoe frames held together with actual moose backstrap sinew. Most sinew used today is waxed-imitation ‘sinew’ in nylon. Both the framing snowshoes and the ones the figures are holding are adorned with pompoms in acrylic yarn.

Violet Gattensby, of the Carcross/Tagish First Na-

career First Nations artists, created as part of the foundation’s scholarship program.

Every year, the YVR Art Foundation offers scholarships for B.C. and Yukon Indigenous Emerging or Mid-Career visual artists to work with a mentor or attend an art school. As part of this process, they create an artwork to ﬁt into a display case at YVR.

Award recipients gather in late May at the beginning of their yearlong award period, and then also the following year for the beginning of their works’ display at the airport.

Most of the artworks currently on display at the YAC are from the

tion, received her scholarship in 2016 and 2022. Shared Territories includes her 2016 piece, Fog Woman Bentwood Box Design, loaned to the exhibit by the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. Gattensby works on two almost symmetrical panels in formline design. The greyedblue and darkred acrylic paint play against the shimmering birch wood grain. Also from the Permanent Collection, you can visit Jared Kane’s

greeting cards designed by local artist Makisha.

Column with Nicole Bauberger

Nicole Bauberger is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, writer and performer of settler heritage who makes her home in Whitehorse. She has contributed to What’s Up Yukon since our ﬁrst issue on Feb. 9, 2005.

PHOTO: Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre

Eila Vallevand, Shaggin’ Wagon, 2024

PHOTO: Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre

PHOTO: Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre Karra MacIntosh, Dancing with Spirits in the Sky, 2024

Raven and Creek Woman (2021). Kane, from the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, created this work supported by a 2020 YVR Mid-Career Artist Scholarship. Kane accents his wooden carving of Fish, Raven and Creek Woman (also known as Raven and Creek Mother), with black paint and operculum shell teeth. He created the piece working with Master Carver Keith Wolfe Smarch.

Adanchilla Pauls Lepine, of Champagne and Aisihik First Nations, created a large beaded, wearable chest piece with her scholarship: My voice is carried with the feather (2025).” The piece is in the form of an eagle feather. Beadwork on the surface depicts ﬂowers and a mountain, expressing what she feels when she holds an eagle feather. The piece supports long leather fringes.

Karra Macintosh, of Kwanlin Dün First Nation, made a cape entitled Dancing with Spirits in the

Sky (2024). She uses beadwork on melton cloth, with black fox fur on the neck piece. This piece would wrap the wearer in a winter night. Fox footprints, a silvery moon and snow-capped mountains adorn the front while three skirted women dance their own shawls on the back, among the northern lights. The long burgundy fringe makes me want to see this piece moving in a fashion show, or in dancing.

Also from Kwanlin Dün First Nation, Eila Vallevand’s Shaggin’ Wagon (2024) uses a looser approach. She made a backless top that laces up the back, using layered strands of beads as a choker. The top features a block print of her late-father’s well-loved van, into which Vellevand has beaded. Cap sleeves made of coyote fur complete the look.

Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre Shared Territories opening reception. Olivia Cox, home, 2024

friends and family” walking in a Yukon winter landscape. Cox adds transparent edits, layering in cut spruce, landscape from a moving vehicle, and feet walking on railroad tracks over the snow. The snow becomes something like a screen.

Dustin Sheldon, of the Teslin Tlingit Council, shows a canvas called E C L I P S E (2024). He adorns its black surface with stars, masks, traditional Tlingit houses, boxes and so on, rendered in ﬁne copper lines. Among them gather stars, rendered in silver lines.

At the Vancouver airport, last May, the scholarship recipients for 2025 gathered along with those from 2024 who were returning with their completed works.

Olivia Cox, of the Teslin Tlingit Council, is also a 2023 scholarship recipient. Her black-and-white silent ﬁlm differs in media from the rest of the works. It layers scenes of herself and her “close

If you are travelling internationally, make a point of seeing the 2024 cohort works at gates E74, D62 and D66. You can’t get in there without a boarding pass, for that part of the airport, so do make a point to look if you have time in-between connecting ﬂights. Anyone past security at the airport can also see the works in the Domestic Flights area at

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gates B14 and B15.

In 2024, there were no participants from Yukon First Nations; and in 2025, only Elijah Morberg (Tahltan, Tlingit). So if you’re an emerging or mid-career Yukon First Nations artist, 2026 might be a good time to apply. Visit yvraf. com to watch for the call for applications in mid-January.

You can see Shared Territories in the Main Gallery at the YAC, along with David Garneau’s Dark Chapters, until Feb. 20.

The Spirit of Guiding, a collection of watercolours created around Girl Guides badges, remains up in the ATCO Electric Yukon Youth Gallery until the same date. If you visit before the end of January, you will also see Superbloom: A Climate Resilience Project, made by many hands guided by Nicole Schafenacker and Krystle Silverfox, in the Community Art Gallery.

The Yukon Arts Centre Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and before shows in the theatre. ■

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PHOTO: Courtesy of Yukon Arts Centre Jared Kane, Raven and Creek Mother, 2021, Yukon Permanent Art Collection

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Dustin Sheldon, ECLIPSE, 2024

CHRISTMAS ON MILLER CREEK

A Letter from Madame Tremblay regarding her Christmas dinner experience on Miller Creek in the late 1800s

“Using some birch bark for paper, I sent an invitation to all miners to attend our supper on Christmas Day at 6 p.m. At the bottom of the invitation I added: ‘Bring your own spoon, fork and knife.’

“The biggest problem for me was to cook enough meat for all those men. My stove measured only 22” x 22” and, in the narrow

then fashionable, a skirt I had never worn, and cut it up and used it as a tablecloth.

“One prospector was missing when all our guests had arrived at the cabin. Some said he had been gone for three days. We sat down to dinner. At the end of the meal, who should arrive but the missing guest who put a bottle of rum on

oven, I could place a pan only six inches wide.

“AsI was the only woman at Miller Creek during that winter of l894–95, I decided, with my husband, to invite all the miners and prospectors living in the neighbourhood, for Christmas. They were about a dozen.

“All our winter’s supplies had been brought in by Jack and his men on their backs. Those supplies therefore were limited. As for the kitchen utensils, we had only the minimum: two plates, two spoons, two forks and two knives.

“We had plenty of meat. Caribou was plentiful and the jackrabbits abounded in the valley. The meat question was settled, although we had not enough dishes to serve it.

“As for vegetables, I would prepare a big pot of beans; and for dessert, I could have a prune pudding.

“It was not a question of money—we had plenty of it—but of transport. How could you bring a big stove over the mountains to a place like Miller Creek?” And here is the menu of that famous dinner shared by 12 men:

Stuffed Rabbit & Caribou Roast Brown Beans au Bacon King Oscar Sardines Evaporated Potatoes Butter and Sourdough Bread Prune Pudding Cake

“The pudding was made of dried prunes with a blueberry sauce. We had to use powdered eggs instead of fresh eggs.

“In my wardrobe I took one of those long skirts whose use was

the table. He had walked thirty miles in the snow to go and get that bottle, and had walked thirty miles back to bring it to us and enhance our little celebration.

“After dinner, we played cards and I gave the miners permission to smoke. They all hastened to ﬁll up their pipes, for there were no cigarettes in those days. And, they smoked so much that the whole cabin was ﬁlled with blue smoke.

“Happy to have spent such a nice Christmas dinner and evening together. All the miners went home late, taking with them their own utensils.”

Editor’s Note: Sam Holloway would like to acknowledge the help he received for this story from the notes provided to him from the late Father Bobillier of Dawson City. ■

Column with Sam Holloway

Madame Tremblay outside her store, in 1894

PHOTO: Courtesy of Yukon Archives

THAT’S OLD!

How old does something have to be, before it’s recognized as an antique?

In this internet era of quick and dirty information, I’m harbouring a Microfiche Reader. When was the last time you had to use one of those to fix yer motorcycle? Better yet, I also have a microfiche reader with an internal photocopier. So you pre-internet Luddites could generate yer own hard copy of yer parts and repair info. I think there might be an issue with finding ink and paper to make it work, but it’d be an adventure in antique tech, as far as I’m concerned. (Not that I’m about to embark on that particular adventure.)

I can’t bring myself to call my ’54 Norton Model 7 an antique. It’s kinda timeless. Not quite as timeless as the ’51 Vincent I used to own. If anyone dared call that one an antique, they’d have a bunch of the Vincent H.R.D. Owners Club guys on their butts. An antique to the VOC has bicycle pedals, hand ignition advance, and tyres of the size that ﬁt current mountain bikes.

What about an old claw-foot bathtub? Ours has been put out to pasture, in a manner of speaking. Hard to see now, since it’s ﬁlled with spruce cones and pine needles, but I’m pretty sure it had undergone a new enamelling. It didn’t look original. It came with the house and I don’t know where the previous owner got it. Could be from somebody’s granny.

And then there’s the TV cabinet that the parents had for their 19-inch set. I don’t know if that was a measurement of screen diagonally, or the dimension front

to back. Makes a damn nice rum cabinet, but is it an antique?

Vilas Maple Furniture! OMG, every government-owned or subsidized house in Whitehorse, and probably across the entire North, had Vilas’s maple furniture. A whole bunch of it has survived. We have three pieces and our friends in Atlin have some too. It’s an arti-

fact from the era when this was largely a government town. Would you call that an antique?

I’ve been playing around with hydraulic rams for a few years now, and talk about antique tech … these have to be the very best examples. Eighteenth century for sure. Making water run uphill with only the force of the ﬂowing water

(And a really old

PHOTOS: Carl Maguire

maple furniture chair

A Vilas maple couch

’54 Norton

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ART SHOWS

Until Jan 3 Chromatic by Yukon Art Society Members Arts

Underground An annual tradition, the Yukon Art Society Members’ winter exhibition features new works in a variety of mediums by artists from across the territory. https://www.artsunderground.ca

Until Feb 20 Shared Territories

YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery

Celebrate the YVR Art Foundation Scholarship Recipients, brings together past and present YVR Art Foundation Scholarship Recipients from Yukon and BC First Nations. https:// yukonartscentre.com/

Until Feb 20 The Spirit of Guiding YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery a celebration of connection, growth, and community. https:// yukonartscentre.com/

Until Feb 20 Dark Waters by David Garneau YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Rocks and books and bones, shadows and light, and the balance between these things and presented through the dual lens of publication. https:// yukonartscentre.com/

Until Feb 20 Superbloom: A Climate Resilience Project

YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery

Inspired by the fireweed blooming like a river in Ethel Lake following the fire, community members created this visual art project. https://yukonartscentre.com/

LIVE MUSIC

Mon Dec 15 All City Band: Music for a Winter’s Eve 7:00

PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre

Warms your heart and toes with this delightful celebration of community music making with the students of Porter Creek, FH Collins and St. Francis of Assisi Secondary Schools and our wonderful adult musicians. https:// yukonartscentre.com/

Tue Dec 16 + Wed Dec 17

Whitehorse Winter Classic

7:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre https://yukonartscentre.com/ The Hamilton based band Whitehorse will be joined by drummer John Steven Obercian for their special Christmas performance, Whitehorse Winter Classic.

Franklin, Sanktuary, Hoarfrost and many more!

Sat Dec 20 + Sun Dec 21 The Creative Lives of StoriesProblematic Orchestra 7:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Featuring some favourite works from over the years, as well as the premiere of a major work by Problematic Orchestra Composer-inResidence Nicolas Hyatt. https:// yukonartscentre.com/whats-on/ the-creative-lives-of-stories/

Wed Dec 24 Christmas Eve Jazz 7:30 PM 98 Hotel 2nd Annual

Christmas Eve Jazz with Selena Savage & Graeme Peters hitting the stage with many very special guests!

Wed Dec 31 New Year’s Eve with The Leesiders 9:00 PM MacBride Museum Dance with east coast style band the Leesiders. Snack bar at 11pm https://whatsupyukon.events/al1

Monthly

First Saturday Folk Society Coffeehouse 6:30 PM Whitehorse United Church. an all ages event that provides a venue for audiences to enjoy emerging local performers. Bring cash to buy coffee, tea, and tasty treats!

Weekly

Tuesdays

Live Music 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well

Wednesdays

Intermediate Jam - Bluegrass & Old Time 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion bi-weekly Hosted by the Yukon Bluegrass Society Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM 98 Hotel

Karaoke 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well Thursdays

Muster Point 6:30 PM Baked Cafe Muster Point live and featuring a rotating lineup of local guest artists.

Ginger Jam 7:00 PM Lefty’s Well

Fiddle Night 8:00 PM 98 Hotel

Fridays

Live Music 6:00 PM Tony’s Pasta & Seafood House

Live Music 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well

Live Music 8:00 PM 98 Hotel

Saturdays

Live Music 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well

marketplace offering Yukon hand-crafted and grown products from over 100 local vendors. Find unique art and crafts, farm products, specialty foods, preserves, spices, baked goods, body products, photography, books, and much more. https:// fireweedmarket.ca/

Until Dec 21 2025 Spruce Bog Christmas Boutique 10:00 AM

Old Firehall Christmas shop and browse the Yukon made crafts, art, baking, and much more! https://www.sprucebog.com/

Mon Dec 15 CYFN Holiday Open House 1:00 PM CYFN Council Of Yukon First Nations Enjoy refreshments, appetizers, and door prizes

Tue Dec 16 Choose your craftMini Gift-Making Night 6:30 PM Ricky’s All Day Grill Whitehorse Choose from painting, candlemaking, or resin jewelry — and wrap your handmade treasures to take home. https://whatsupyukon. events/88ab3f

Wed Dec 17 Yukon Chamber of Mines Christmas Open House 4:30 PM Yukon Chamber of Mines Everyone is welcome and encouraged to stop by and join the team for some holiday cheer. Wed Dec 17 Northern Haiku Book Launch 5:00 PM WellRead Books Local haiku poets will read from the anthology ,“caught in a beam of light”.

Wed Dec 17 Indigenous Storytelling 6:00 PM An evening of traditional storytelling, history, language and music. Everyone is welcome, snacks and refreshments provided.

Wed Dec 17 Words Out LoudDecember 6:30 PM Multicultural Centre of the Yukon Open mic event series for writers and readers alike, featuring Tom Lips & Peter Heebink.

Wed Dec 17 Ecumenical Choir Service 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral All are welcome at an ecumenical readings and carol service, following the service, everyone is invited to enjoy some cookies and warm drinks. Call 668-5530 for more info.

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Thu Dec 18 Evening of Opera with Tessa Fackelmann 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church https:// yukonartscentre.com/ Emerging as a distinctive voice among the next generation of operatic talent, praised for her expressive tone, compelling stage presence, and emotional depth.

Thu Dec 18 Sadie Skinner + Ellorie McKnight 7:00 PM Trinity Evangelical Church Live folk music, tea and snacks.

Fri Dec 19 + Sat Dec 20 Black

Christmas 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well

Black Christmas featuring Yukon’s select metal bands such as

Sundays

Open Jam 8:00 PM 98 Hotel

GENERAL EVENTS

Until Dec 15

Holiday Book

Drive Horwoods Mall Accepting books in great used condition to bolster our winter programs and events. All donated books will be dispersed to children and families both in Whitehorse and the communities.

Until Dec 18 The Fireweed Winter Market - 12 Days of Christmas 10:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A local indoor

Wed Dec 17 Holiday Wreath Workshops 7:00 PM Decora A festive and creative event where you can create a stunning holiday wreath to add a touch of seasonal charm to your home, or as a great gift for friends and family.https:// decoragrown.ca/

Thu Dec 18 Autism Yukon Christmas Open House 3:00

PM Autism Yukon Drop-in for hot chocolate and treats!

Thu Dec 18 Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition Open House 3:00

PM Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition Join us for our Solstice Open House! Everyone Welcome! Food, refreshments, and prizes!

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AUSSIE GIRL

A HOT CHRISTMAS

Christmas in Australia … fun, frantic, and festive

Landing in Australia, in December, feels like being drop-kicked while being powered by eucalyptus and nostalgia.

The plane touched down and I was already sweating through my travel leggings, and regretting every layer of my Northern Hemisphere existence. The air was too bright and too hot, and ﬁlled with bird sounds.

Christmas in Australia—the great southern experiment. And this year was all in, full-tilt

Mum was in the kitchen, orchestrating 12 things at once and pretending not to be stressed. “Just relax,” she said, peeling prawns. My mum, even though they’ve downsized their home, does Christmas big, with tinsel and a clipboard. She had been planning this reunion for months— and, by God, we were going to have a good time, even if it killed us.

There was no snow, sleighbells or eggnog; instead there was sunburn, sweat and citronella for mosquitos. And at one point, someone screamed “Snake!” and ﬁve people jumped into the kiddie pool. False alarm (it was a hose). Classic.

We took photos that made us look far more relaxed than we were. There’s one of the sisters,

family-reunion style, with mum (Judy Campbell) as the warrior of patience and pavlova; my sisters, Rachel, Chloe and Lucy, the power trio, each with their own ﬂavour of chaos; and our cousins, Shiloh, Charli and Olli, operating like a rowdy gang with sticky hands.

wearing sunglasses, in front of a plastic Santa: Rachel looking angelic, Chloe mid-laugh, Lucy giving the camera her full rockstar energy, and me—smiling and half-melted as I wrangled a plate of cold sausages. Shiloh made up a dance routine and forced everyone to watch, Charli fell asleep in a beanbag covered in fairy bread, and Olli accidentally squirted tomato sauce on someone’s dog. It was festive carnage!

But somewhere in the middle of it all—between the wine, the bug spray and the laughter—something settled in my chest. This is family … the real stuff, with love that was loud and imperfect and drives you crazy and saves your

life in the same breath. And I missed it.

On Christmas night, mum sat on the deck with her feet up and a glass of “something strong” in her

This … this is the memory I’ll keep when I’m back home and the air is cold, and everything feels a

May this holiday season be ﬁlled with joy, peace, and hope.

Wishing you and your loved ones all the best.

Que cette période des fêtes soit remplie de joie, de paix et d’espoir.

Tous mes vœux à vous et à vos proches.

e Honourable Pat Duncan Senator of the Yukon

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hand. The lights twinkled, and so did the stars.

little too quiet. Family is a beautiful kind of mess. I’ll be back. (Next time I’ll bring more bug spray.) ■

Kylie Campbell is an Australian writer and photographer exploring the Yukon.

PHOTOS: Kylie Campbell-Clarke Santa with the cousins

Selfie with the Christmas lunch gang

Maverick with his great-grandma

Thu Dec 18 New Year’s Eve

Vision Candle Workshop

6:30 PM Ricky’s All Day Grill

Whitehorse Set your intentions for 2026 with a night of light and reflection, pour your own soy candle, infuse it with crystals, shimmer, and scent. https:// whatsupyukon.events/sdd

Sat Dec 20 2025 Law

Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge 11:00 AM Elks Lodge

306 The Polar Plunge challenges people to bravely jump into an icy bin filled with water from the mighty Yukon river to raise funds for Special Olympics Yukon. https://soy.crowdchange. ca/127558?fbclid

Sat Dec 20 Paint & Sip Night

6:30 PM The Mini Makerspace

Get into the festive spirit with Meghann Atina with an evening of laughter, painting, and holiday cheer! https://www. theminimakerspace.com/

Wed Dec 24 Christmas Eve

Gathering 4:00, 5:30 & 7:30 PM

Mountainview Church Christmas carols, Scripture reading, multimedia elements, and a short reflection on Jesus as the Light of the World. Family friendly, share warm drinks and treats!

Sat Dec 27 The Folklore of Yule - A Ritual of Shadow & Light 7:00 PM Horwoods Mall A special gathering in the magical time between Christmas and New Year’s. Pull back the veil on the ancient origins of our traditions, from the food we eat to the decorations we hang.

Sat Dec 27 Trivia Night

(Members and Signed in Guests) 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 TopicsChristmas music, movies, toys and games! Cash prizes and bragging rights! Bring an electronic device to play on!

Sun Jan 4 For Science! A Study in Comedy 4:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Join The Professor and her Lab Assistant on a hilarious behavioural science adventure!

Monthly

First Thursdays Pinetree Quilters 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church.

2nd Monday Ukulele Group 6:00

PM Golden Age Society salvin@ northwestel.net

2nd Monday Whitehorse Slow Jam 7:00 PM Golden Age Society

Last Thursdays Repair Cafe 6:00

PM Yukonstruct Makespace Bring it in and see if it is fixable using soldering irons, multimeters, and other tools. This easy introduction to electronics and small home appliance repair is a useful evening of DIY learning that you can take home.

2nd Thursday Music Trivia 7:00

PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Come on out and test your music knowledge! Teams of no more than 6 people.

Last Friday Pioneer Women of Yukon 12:00 PM Golden Age Society

2nd & 4th Sundays Grade 8 –12 High School Youth Group 6:00 PM Mountainview Church A positive place for your teen to hang out on the weekend. Take part in games and activities, learn about the Bible, and deepen faith. https://mountainview.church/ connect/youth Monthly

Weekly

Mondays

Mtg: Competitive Commander 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Women’s Bible Study 6:00

PM Women’s Bible Study. Refreshments are served followed by the study. For more info check out www.mountainview.church or email rachel@mountainview.

church.

Ukulele Group 6:00 PM Golden Age Society

Euchre - For Members and Signed in Guests 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Euchre a trick-taking card game for four players, two on each

team, As a member you

Beginner ASL Class & Social Hang 6:15 Queer Yukon SocietyThe Cache Drawing Club 6:30 PM Arts Underground Join like minded artists in the studio for a free drawing club. Bring your own supplies and be creative in a group environment. https://www. artsunderground.ca/events Tuesdays

Common Threads Prayer Shawl Ministry 9:30 AM Church of the Northern Apostles.

Bridge 12:00 PM Golden Age Society Café de l’amitié 2:00 PM Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) Le Café de l’amitié est un rendez-vous hebdomadaire et une occasion de rassemblement pour les francophones de 50 ans et plus.

QYS Drop-in 2:00 PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache Language Skills for Ukrainians 5:15 PM Yukon Learn A discussion group workshop provides a relaxed and friendly environment where learners can practise and learn English conversation skills.

Weekly Shuffleboard

Tournament 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 For members and signed in guests. A double knockout style competition and games are limited to 6 ends or 15 minutes

Chess Club 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles Love Chess? Want to learn? Looking for Competition? Join us!

SuperSmash Bros, Mtg: Commander 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles 10 Card Crib - Members & Signed In Guests 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Whether you are a seasoned crib player or a beginner, come play! Learn tips and tricks and have some fun! https://bit.ly/3KP0B5s Wednesdays

Keep Fit 10:30 AM Church of the

Northern Apostles.Come stretch and breathe with us!

Multicultural Connection Group 11:00 AM Multicultural Centre of the Yukon – MCY Connect with other parents and caregivers, learn about parenting in different cultures. A free lunch program for immigrants and refugee families. Lunch and transportation provided. Call 332-1803 for more info.

Spanish Conversation 12:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Call 333-6081 for more info.

Sew & Tell All – Elders Hangout 1:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Facilitated by Kwanlin Dün Elder-in-Residence Shirley Smith, everyone welcome. Feel free to join and start a beading project or work on something that you’ve already started! For more info email culturalprograms@kdcc.ca

QYS Drop-in 2:00 PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache Drop-in Sewing 4:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Facilitated by Donna Norman, bring your own projects, connect with others, and finish those works-in-progress. Open, welcoming space to sew, share, and create together.

Texas Hold’ Em 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 For sign in members and guests. Bragging rights!

Mtg: Modern, Warhammer Age of Sigmar 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Thursdays

Public Speaking TrainingToastmasters 12:00 PM Decora Guests are always welcome. There are many roles to learn at Toastmasters. Practice 2 minute table topics

QYS Drop-in 2:00 PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache Pathfinder Role-Playing Game for Youth 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Find out what role playing games are all about! Registration is encouraged, but

drop-ins are always welcome.

Mtg: casual Commander, Warhammer 40k & Kill Team 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Mountainview Church Community Group 7:00 PM 16 years or older? Mountainview Church Community Group! We’ll share some snacks and talk about what the bible has to say about discipleship.

Fridays

Coffee & Chat 11:00 AM Golden Age Society Coffee and chat is a way to connect with your community, develop friendships, and have fun.

QYS Drop-in 2:00 PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache Mtg: Pioneer, YuGiOh Casual 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Saturdays Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion Group 8:45 AM A&W Restaurant Hams from outside the Yukon and those interested are welcome to join us in this casual event. Cribbage - Members and Signed in Guests 2:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Masks are mandatory. Members must have a valid 2021 membership and they may sign in 2 guests MAX.

Pokemon, Mtg: Youth Magic, Lorcana 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Sundays Mountainview Church Sunday Service 9:30 AM Church In The Building 9:30 AM, 11AM or Church At Home 7 AM, 9:30 AM, 11 AM Mountainviewwhitehorse. ca/Watch

Anglican Worship Service 10:00 AM Christ Church Cathedral. Clothing Room 10:00 AM Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene Free of charge to anyone and everyone Whitehorse United Church

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GREETINGS, GOODWILL & GRATITUDE

To our neighbours, customers, friends and associates throughout the North Thank you for making our year memorable and bright. Your kindness and friendship warms us with cheer.

We’re proud of our last 42 years building better solutions, and we’re not stopping to serve you better year after year. We send you best wishes for a happy, healthy and wonderful holiday! May your New Year bring peace, joy and well-being all year through.

YUKON

LIGHT IN THE BUSH

Have you ever stared into a fire and been not easily drawn away from it? Doesn’t it seem ancient, that pull? I think it is in our intuition, from way way back, when someone in the tribe or group was assigned to not let the fire go out. There must be an eternal flame; do not let it extinguish, otherwise we’ll all be freezing!

Cave dwellers used stone bowls, a wick and animal fat; Coast Peoples used shells to make lamps. The Romans developed the ﬁrst candles with beeswax, and beeswax is still the most soughtafter candle wax, pure and smelling of honey. We enjoy burning a thick beeswax candle during the darker weeks of winter, but the candle is not lit as much for light as it is for its smell and its golden, glowing atmosphere.

Cabin lights

So what kind of light do we use out on the trapline, in our cabin?

Twenty-eight years ago we took over the installed propane lights but used them only for a short while, ﬁguring they were burning too much propane. Camp-fuel lanterns were used in all our cabins, making rooms very bright, but they’re noisy so we switched mainly to kerosene lamps and parafﬁn candles. We’ve used those for quite a few years, to read at the table during the long, dark evenings. Once solar panels were more widely available, we bought those, some batteries and an inverter; now we use just kerosene lamps at our line cabin.

At a hunting camp, Paul met a fellow worker who presented him with two tiny LED lamps that ran with three AAA batteries. We hung them above the bed, snuggled in and read the most-recent James Rollins or Harlan Coben.

Light sources

“Fire ﬁrst” — It is a delight (when it’s minus 40 Celsius) to sit at the living-room table with the ﬁrst cup of coffee and watch our very own “TV”! Yes, it’s a Blaze King wood stove, with a window in the door. Nothing better than slowly waking up, staring into that amber glow, and planning the day.

candles for a warm and lovely orange glow, or at least get scentless ones,which are gentle to your respiratory system. From Nov. 30 until Christmas, we’ll have the candles of our Advent wreath, which sits in front of the picture window, to brighten up our evenings.

Kerosene — There are so many different kerosene lamps and each one needs a master who has learned how high to set the wick so the glass won’t turn black at the ﬁrst lighting, and to know when to cut back the wick to remove the blackened sod part on top of the wick. They’re so retro,

Yukon

inspiring city slickers to buy one just for show.

Camp-fuel lanterns — These illuminate a big area, glaring brightly, but are noisy.

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) lights — Up here, in the North, where it’s pretty dark for about eight weeks during December and January, many people who “feel the blues” and/or are couch potatoes, might want to buy one such SAD light. For us, out here, it’s imperative to go outside at least once a day and really look at the beautiful land that surrounds us … and to smell the air and hear the crunch of snow under our boots.

LED, by way of solar — Three places in our cabin have 60-Watt LED bulbs installed: one in the kitchen, one above the livingroom table and one behind the recliners. We’re glad to have this excellent light (which uses hardly any power at all) because eyesight doesn’t typically get any better with age.

Headlamps — These are carried everywhere: they’re needed on the trail, in case it gets dark before getting to a line cabin. And they’re used daily for cooking, mending, ﬁxing equipment, getting food (or beer!) out of the cellar, and to skin our marten and squirrels properly.

Two snippets to finish off my light (pun intended) story

You might have read Velma Wallis’s book Two Old Women,

which could be gifted in a stocking stuffer. Velma writes about how migrating bands were able to preserve hot coals in hardened containers made from animals, and used the embers to create new ﬁres. Velma is from the furtrapping country of Fort Yukon, Alaska, on the Porcupine river, where the Gwich’in Peoples live. Ötzi (the Iceman) was about 5,300 years old when he was found in the South Tyrolean Alps, in a retreating glacier. He carried a birchbark container layered with maple leaves and grass, to insulate the embers.

For me, it’s absolutely delightful to have light from home guide my steps. So remember to have a light source near your window so that a weary trapper or hiker or lost soul will ﬁnd a caring, warm place to rest. ■

Candles — Get beeswax

Column with Sonja Seeber

Sonja Seeber and her husband Paul are Yukon trappers who live in the Pelly Mountains and have developed a lifelong passion for the trapping lifestyle in the North.

PHOTOS: Sonja Seeber Reading and writing by the light of a kerosene lamp

Paul needs a headlamp to fix the chain

(L–R) Propane light, LED bulb and a solar lamp

An unlit tealight holder and an old Aladdin-looking oil lamp with the hunter smoking (not at present) an incense cone

Worship Service 10:30 AM

A caring community of faith, based on a foundation of Biblical teaching and spiritual truth

Secondhand Clothing Bizarre 2:00 PM Whitehorse Seventh-Day Adventist Church Clean clothes needed and donations accepted if in good condition. Please call before dropping clothes off and for more info 633-3463.

Sunday Gatherings 3:00 PM The Northern Collective Church The Gathering (Anglican Indigenous Service) 5:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral A celebration of faith, reconciliation, and hospitality.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Fri Dec 19 Snow Sculpture Workshop 5:00 PM Shipyards Park Open to newcomer Youth - Learn how to shape snow into creative winter art, meet new friends, and enjoy a fun outdoor experience. No experience needed!

Mon Dec 22 Elf - Holiday Movie Screening 1:00 PM Yukon

Beringia Interpretive Centre The holiday classic Elf is back to the big screen for one day only.

Admission to the movie will be by donation to the Whitehorse Food Bank.

Sat Dec 27+ Sun Dec 28

Stocking Pick Up - The Great Stocking Experiment 12:00 PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Did you or your kids participate in the Great Stocking Experiment? It’s time for the most exciting step of the experiment: checking the results.

Monthly

1st & 3rd Saturdays Grades 5 - 7

Junior Youth Group 7:00 PM Mountainview Church Passionate about giving kids opportunities to have fun & make new friends, while teaching them about Jesus & His great love for our world https://mountainview.church/ connect/youth

2nd and 4th Saturdays Grade 8 - 12 High School Youth Group 7:00 PM Mountainview Church A positive place for your teen to hang out on the weekend. Take part in games and activities, learn about the Bible, and deepen faith. https://mountainview.church/ connect/youth

Weekly

Tuesdays

Parent-Child Mother Goose

10:30 AM The Child Development Centre Celebrates the power and pleasure of songs, rhymes and oral stories. Bonding time with your little one or to learn for later.

Thursdays

Transformations Along The Chu Nikwän 1:30 PM Yukon Visitor Information Centre Join Amber for a free walking tour every Thursday along the Whitehorse waterfront to learn about the Yukon First Nations people and the history of the Yukon.

Pathfinder Role-Playing Game for Youth 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Youth 11-17 are invited to join, no experience necessary.

Saturdays Science Saturdays 11:00 AM Whitehorse Public Library Free Drop-In Science and STEM Activities - no need to registerFor children to compete with a parent or guardian!

MEETINGS

Sun Dec 21 Chinese Canadian Association of Yukon AGM 3:00 PM Golden Age Society All members in good standing are invited to attend. AGM to include reports from the board, financial updates and the opportunity to discuss association activities.

Weekly

Tuesdays

Rendezvous Rotary 6:30 PM

Tony’s Pasta and Seafood House Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at Tony’s Pasta and Seafood. Come and join us for fun, and fellowship.

Thursdays

Toastmasters Decora 12:00 PM Sundogs Toastmasters Club. The club is open to all interested parties and we provide constructive feedback to help develop public speaking skills.

Monthly

First Monday Klondike Snowmobile Association Board Meeting 7:00 PM Sport Yukon https://ksa.yk.ca/coming-events/ First Monday Yukon Amateur Radio Association Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM EMO Building Discussion of club business. Prospective hams are welcome. Third Thursday Yukon AntiPoverty Coalition Monthly Meeting 5:00 PM Lewis Hall (Whitehorse United Church). For more information: 334-9317 or info@yapc.ca. Everyone is

welcome.

Third Thursday ASAY board monthly meeting 7:00 PM Sport Yukon

ONLINE EVENTS

Tuesdays

Anglican Men’s Remote Chat 10:00 AM Zoom don_ cheeseman@msn.com for the link. Regular churchgoer or just curious, this is a welcoming, nopressure time for conversation AA Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (C) 5:00 PM, Zoom ID 833 9614 4061 mot de passe 0 ou telephone 1-587-328-1099

Restorative Online Healing Circles 7:30 PM Online Checkin, Q&A, connect and feel the results. No experience necessary. Register online, or call 335-0078 or email alison@alisonzeidler.com for more info.

Thursdays

AA Yukon Unity Group (O) 1:30 PM Online Zoom ID 868 3045 2752 pc 6y2K8a or phone 1-587-328-1099

Fridays

AA Yukon Unity Group @ 1:30 pm (O) Zoom ID 868 3045 2752 passcode 6y2K8a or phone 1-587-328-1099

Saturdays

AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693.

AA Yukon Unity Group (O) 1:00 PM Online Zoom ID 868 3045 2752 pc 6y2K8a or phone 1-587328-1099

Sundays

AA Yukon Unity Group 1:00 PM Online By zoom – Zoom ID 868 3045 2752 pc 6y2K8a or by phone Phone 1-587-238-1099

HORNS AND ANTLERS …

… and the truth about Santa’s reindeer

On December 24th, children around the world will be avid wildlife viewers as they lift their eyes to the night sky, searching for signs of ﬂying reindeer pulling a magic sleigh ﬁlled with toys.

For all intents and purposes, reindeer and caribou are the same thing: Rangifer tarandus. This circumpolar species is found across the North but has regional differences such as size, colour, migration habits, food preferences and herd size. With so much variation, scientists are constantly debating whether the species should be divided into sub-populations or a different species entirely. If that were to happen, “Flying rein-

often larger and more robust. Female horns are more slender, used for defence rather than open combat.

By contrast, antlers on Yukon ungulates are branched and are made entirely of bone. They grow each year, usually bigger than the last, and then fall off after the rut in the fall. Unlike with horns, only males grow antlers, except for caribou. Both male and female caribou (reindeer) grow antlers;

“On Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen. On Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen!” Don’t forget our nasally-maligned most famous reindeer of all: Rudolf. In old story books and cartoons, Christmas cards and decorations, these reindeer are all depicted with antlers as they whizz around the world in 24 hours. And since this phenomenon is entirely scientiﬁcally accurate, the presence of antlers has made us inclined to think of these reindeer as male. But that is an incorrect assumption!

deer” or Rangifer tarandus aeronauticus, would certainly receive its own classiﬁcation.

Caribou are one of the Yukon’s nine species of ungulate. In addition to having hooves, ungulates in the Yukon have either horns or antlers. People often use the terms interchangeably, but they are quite different appendages.

Horns have a bone core with a sheath of keratin (the same material as your ﬁngernails) and grow continuously throughout an animal’s life. Both males and females have horns, though male horns are

however, female antlers are much smaller than the elaborate racks of males.

Ungulates use their horns or antlers for similar things. Their size is a display of power and can decide the social order. They will also use them in defence against predators, sometimes delivering lethal wounds. Most famously, they are used to challenge other males for dominance during the mating season. Males expend huge amounts of energy during the rut and after they have served their purpose, antlers are shed as the

ﬁrst snow ﬂies.

Female caribou, however, don’t drop their antlers in the late fall after the rut. They will keep their antlers well into the winter and continue to use them as defence against predators. Females will typically shed their antlers in the spring around calving season.

This season, as you train your eyes to the sky and think of magic reindeer ﬂying around on Christmas Eve, remember that male reindeer have already dropped their antlers by December 24th. So those reindeer doing all the

heavy lifting are actually female.

Can’t remember the difference between horns and antlers? Here’s a small ditty that will become your new favourite ear-worm:

(To the tune of “Frère Jacques”) Horns and antlers, horns and antlers, On your head, on your head. Antlers they will fall off, every year they fall off; Horns stay on, ‘til you’re gone. ■

PHOTO: Carrie McClelland

A female caribou in the snow. Notice the small, slender antlers

PHOTO: Kirby Meister/Yukon government On the left, the female’s horns on this pair of Dall’s sheep are much smaller than the male’s

PHOTO: Breanne Johnson

Discovering a male caribou shed in the alpine. Every year, caribou shed their antlers and regrow them the next spring

Carrie McClelland is the Lead Education and Outreach biologist at the Government of Yukon’s Department of Environment. She believes in magical ﬂying caribou, so long as they are scientiﬁcally accurate.

Column with Carrie McClelland Department of Environment

CCROWD-SOURCED CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST

hristmas breakfast—ask someone what they eat now or ate as children on Christmas morning and the stories come tumbling out. Every household has its tradition.

For my neighbour, when his kids were young, it was a breakfast loaf studded with fruits and nuts. “It had to be fast,” he says. I canvassed my siblings and, unusually in a family of ﬁve kids, the memory was unanimous: scrambled eggs, toast, bacon and Habitant Chow Chow, after church and before presents.

My oldest brother reminded us of the year the bacon was replaced by spicy venison sausage patties (our dad had been hunting that fall). “I think it was my ﬁrst intro to spicy heat,” he says. I remember us all feeling rather sophisticated that Christmas morning.

Searching further aﬁeld, I queried another family I’m proud to be part of—the gang at What’s Up Yukon

Editor Chris Colbourne recalls, “For us it was always these kinds of mini buffets of eggs and fruit and some kind of meat, usually peameal bacon if we could get it. But we also do Belgian wafﬂes with homemade whipped cream, fruit, confectioner’s sugar and, of

BREAKFAST STRATA

Also known in some circles (like my extended family) as “Christmas Morning Wife Saver” or simply “The Wife Saver,” this is a savoury bread pudding you prep the night before and bake in the morning. (Hence saving the “wife”—how about we say “the cook”—time and energy for turkey dinner preparation.)

It’s cheesy, rich and packed with ﬂavourful nuggets of onion, bacon, cheese or whatever you fancy. I would not say no to roasting a tray of mushrooms and one of sausages at the same time as the strata. And yes—even though there’s bread in the strata, you

might want toast. Preferably with lots of butter.

INGREDIENTS

• 10 cups cubed, sturdy day-old bread like French, ciabatta or sourdough

• 1 lb thick-sliced bacon or leftover cooked ham

• 1 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 Tbsp butter

• 1 large onion, diced (about 2 cups)

• 1 red pepper, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tsp oregano

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

• 2 cups grated old cheddar

cheese

• 1 cup grated Parmesan

• 10 eggs

• 2 cups milk

• 1 cup 35% cream

METHOD

Grease a deep 9- x 13-inch pan with butter.

If using bacon, slice rashers into thin strips. Cook in a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, until crisp but still meaty. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. (If you’re using cooked ham, dice into bitesized pieces and reserve.)

Pour off the bacon fat from the pan, add oil and butter and, when the butter has melted, add onions

to the pan. Cook until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes, then add red pepper, garlic, oregano and salt and pepper. Cook until red pepper is softened, another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.

In a large bowl, toss bread cubes, bacon or ham, sautéed vegetables and cheeses (reserve some cheese for the topping).

In a separate large bowl, beat eggs with a whisk until lemony yellow in colour. Whisk in milk and cream until thoroughly combined.

Spread bread mixture in the prepared pan and pour egg mixture evenly overtop. Sprinkle with the reserved cheese. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper fol-

lowed by a sheet of tinfoil, and refrigerate overnight.

Next morning, preheat oven to 375F. Bake strata for 30 minutes, remove cover and bake for another 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown and set in the middle. (If you’re roasting mushrooms and sausages, put them in the oven for the last 30 minutes.) Remove strata from the oven and wait 10 minutes before cutting and serving. Turn off the heat and leave the sausages and mushrooms in until you’re ready to serve.

Makes one 9- x 13-inch pan, enough for 9 generous or 12 moderate servings.

PHOTO: Miche Genest

BEAVER CREEK

Sun Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent 6:00 PM St. Our Lady of Grace Church

CARCROSS

Sun Dec 14 Third Sunday of Advent

3:00 PM St. John the Baptist Church

Sun Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent 3:00 PM St. John the Baptist Church

Second Sunday of Every Month St.

Saviour’s Church Services 2:00 pm

St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129

First Friday of the month Mother

Goose Group 11:00 AM Haa

Shagóon Hídi (Our Ancestors House)

Carcross/Tagish Learning Centre

Learn stories, songs, and rhymes, lunch provided. Suitable for babies and children 5 and under. Please bring along a water bottle and blanket to sit on. To register, call 332-2389.

info email yogajessyukon@gmail. com.

Sundays

Sunday Mass 3:00 PM St. John the Baptist Church

CARMACKS

Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:

• Sunshine Restaurant

• Carmacks Rec Centre

• CDC / CIBC Bank

• Tatchun Center General Store

Sun Dec 14 Third Sunday of Advent 10:00 AM St. Jude Church

Sun Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent 10:00 AM St. Jude Church

First & Third Tuesdays of Every Month Carmacks Regular Council Meeting 7:00 PM Carmacks Municipal Building Weekly

Mondays

https://whatsupyukon.events/jwf

Weekly

Wednesdays

Yoga with Richard Mueller 12:00 PM Carcross Firehall Free for everyone some fitness required.

Thursdays

Yoga with Jess Ghùch Tlâ

Community School Beginners welcome, all equipment provided. Drop-in, Free admission! For more

DAWSON CITY

Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:

• Dawson City General Store

Wed Dec 17 The Darkest Night - RSS Holiday Concert 7:00 PM Robert Service School Share in the spirit, kindly bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the food bank.

Thu Dec 18 Dawson City RCMP Open House 5:30 PM Dawson City RCMP Detachment Enjoy a festive evening at the Dawson City RCMP Open House!

Sun Dec 21 Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament 3:00 PM Crocus Bluff Disc Golf Course

All interested people are invited to play. Discs can be provided. A fun tournament that is very family friendly. Entry is by donation - suggested donation is $20 + food donations, with all food donations going to the Dawson City Food Bank.

Wed Dec 31 New Year’s Eve

Glow Skate 6:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre

A fun and free event for all ages! Enjoy great music, fun glow-in-the-dark accessories, and a welcoming atmosphere to celebrate the last night of 2025.

Weekly

Mondays

Handbuilding Pottery Drop-in

6:30-9 PM Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with pottery. Newcomers are welcome, though little instruction is provided. KIAC Classroom, back door

Drop-In Pickleball 5:30 PM

Robert Service School

Adult Drop-In Basketball 7:45

PM Robert Service School Ages 16+ -Free Call 993-7400 ext 299 for more info.

Tuesdays

St Paul’s Anglican Church

Morning Prayer 9:00 AM St

Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live)

St Paul’s Anglican Church

Evening Prayer 5:00 PM St

Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live)

Hand-Building Pottery Drop-In

6:30 PM Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Self-guided group studio time for those with some experience with pottery. Newcomers are welcome, little instruction is provided.

Wednesdays

St Paul’s Anglican Church

Morning Prayer 9:00 AM St

Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live)

St Paul’s Anglican Church

Evening Prayer 5:00 PM St

Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live)

Welcome Wednesday Supper and Games 6:00 PM St Paul’s Anglican Church

QYS Drop-in 1:00 PM DCMF Office

Screen Printing Drop-in 6:00

PM Klondike Institute of Art & Culture KIAC Classroom (enter via backdoor) Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with screen printing.

Dawson City Disc Golf League

8:00 PM Crocus Bluff Disc Golf

Course simple, welcoming league for all skill levels

Thursdays

CDC Toddler Program 10:00

AM Klondike Institute of Arts & Culture KIAC Free drop-In for kids 5 & under with parent/ guardian Story time & free play!

Drop-in Volleyball 7:30 PM

Robert Service School Ages 13+ - Free

Fridays

Cards & Conversation 1:00 PM

Royal Canadian Legion Branch

1 Dawson City Free! DropIn! No registration necessary. whatsupyukon.events/dawsonlegion-8336c3

Open Studio Drop-in 1:00 PM

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Enjoy KIAC’s bright, air-conditioned space to create and focus on your artistic practice. Even better- we’ve waived the drop-in fee this day.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 4:30 PM Saint Mary Church

Drop-in Bouldering 6:00 PM Robert Service School Freedrop-in - all ages

Saturdays

Youth Parkour Tumbling 12:30

PM Robert Service School

All Ages - Free – Drop-In. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Open Studio – Drop In 1:00

PM Klondike Institute of Art & Culture KIAC Classroom (enter via backdoor) Space to create and focus on your artistic practice.

Saturday Mass 5:00 PM Saint Mary Church

AA North Star Group (O, A)

Dawson City 7:00 PM Royal

Canadian Legion

Sundays

Anglican Church Service 10:30

AM Anglican Church Service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Dawson City. Corner of Front and Church Streets at St. Paul’s

Anglican Church in Dawson City

Sunday Mass 10:30 AM Saint

Mary Church

Adult Drop-In Basketball 6:00

PM Robert Service School Ages 16+ - Free - Call 993-7400 ext 299 for more info.

Carmacks Library 1:00 PM

After School Club 3:30 PM

Carmacks Recreation Centre

Open Court 5:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre

Floor Hockey 5:30 PM Carmacks Rec Centre

Bakers & Makers 6:00 PM Carmacks School 14+ Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre

Tuesdays

Carmacks Library 1:00 PM

Open Court 1:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre After School Club 3:30 PM

Carmacks Recreation Centre Open Court 5:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre

Adult Social 5:00 PM Carmacks Rec

Carmacks Minor Hockey

5:00 PM Carmacks Rec

Drop-in Basketball 5:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre Volleyball 7:00 PM Carmacks Rec

Family Play Group (Ages 0-5) 10:00 AM Carmacks Rec Centre

CHRISTMAS SONG

John Mason Neale, who was a priest, published the carol Good King Wenceslas in 1853

Kindness and Generosity Throughout The Christmas Season

Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even. Brightly shown the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gathering winter fuel.

Hither, page, and stand by me. If thou know it telling: Yonder peasant, who is he?

Where and what his dwelling?

Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain, Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes fountain.

Bring me ﬂesh, and bring me wine. Bring me pine logs hither. Thou and I will see him dine When we bear the thither.

Page and monarch, forth they went, Forth they went together

Through the rude wind’s wild lament

And the bitter weather.

Sire, the night is darker now, And the wind blows stronger. Fails my heart, I know not how. I can go no longer.

Ark my footsteps my good page, Tread thou in them boldly: Thou shalt ﬁnd the winter’s rage Freeze thy blood less coldly.

In his master’s step he trod, Where the snow lay dented. Heat was in the very sod Which the saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor Shall yourselves ﬁnd blessing.

*Good King Wenceslas is public domain ■

PHOTO: Pixabay

Recreation

Pickleball 2:30 PM Faro Recreation

3:00 PM

Gym 4:30 PM Faro Recreation

Court Basketball 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sunday Mass 11:00 AM or 2:30 PM Catholic Church of the Apostles

HAINES JUNCTION

Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:

• Little Green Apple

Sun Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent 10:30 AM Our Lady of the Way Church

Sun Dec 21 Yoga with Sarah 6:00

PM St. Elias Community School Drop-in yoga sessions blending vinyasa movement and hatha-style stretching. Bring your own mat, blocks and straps provided. For more info: 689-1168

Second and fourth Wednesday of every month Village Council

meetings 7:00 PM St. Elias

Convention Centre Village Council meetings are also held the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. [Remote attendance only]

Weekly

Mondays

Fun with Food 3:30 PM St. Elias

Community School Learn new skills, share recipes and take food home! Drop-In Basketball 6:00 PM St. Elias Community School Meet in the school gym

Tuesdays

Romp & Run 11:30 AM Bill Brewster

Arena Drop in. Programming is for kids 4 and under and their parents/ caregivers.

Tea & Bannock – Haines Junction 1:00 PM https://whatsupyukon. events/tea-bannock-68ab07

Men’s and women’s sewing group 1:00 PM Mun kų

BGC Game Night 3:30 PM St. Elias

Community School Play, have fun, build skills and challenge your friends

Wednesdays

Seniors and Elders Refreshments and Games 2:00 PM Haines Junction

Seniors Residence

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 3:00

PM Haines Junction Health Centre

Girls Club 3:20 PM St. Elias

Community School Held in the art room, open to Girls and identifying as Girls from Grade 8 to 12.

BGC Rec in the Gym 3:30 PM St. Elias Community School

Haines Junction Hoobeedoo 6:30

PM The Mezzanine

Thursdays

Romp & Run 11:30 AM Bill Brewster

Arena Drop in. Programming is for kids 4 and under and their parents/ caregivers.

Seniors Activities 2:00 PM St. Elias Community Centre Floor curling, carpet bowling and indoor walking

group.

Adult Volleyball 7:00 PM St. Elias

Community School Meet in the school

gym

Fridays

Stories and STEM Activities 10:00

AM Haines Junction Library

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:30

PM Haines Junction Health Centre

Saturdays

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:00

PM Haines Junction Health Centre

Sundays

Anglican Church Service 10:30 AM

St. Christopher’s Church Anglican

Church Service at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church in Haines Junction https://anglican.yukon.net/services.

html

Sunday Mass 10:30 AM Our Lady fo the Way Church

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:00

PM Haines Junction Health Centre

MARSH LAKE

Last Wednesday of every month

MLCS board meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Weekly

Tuesdays

Play Bridge 1:00 PM Marsh Lake

Community Centre

North of 60 Seniors Coffee and Chat 2:00 PM Marsh Lake

Community Centre

Yoga with Richard Mueller 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Free for everyone some fitness required.

Wednesdays

South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake

Community Centre

Thursdays

Shuffleboard 6:00 PM Marsh Lake

Community Centre

Fridays

Beginner Yoga 10:00 AM Marsh

Lake Community Centre

Youth Gym Drop-In 6:00 PM Marsh

Lake Community Centre

Saturdays

Pickleball Outside 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Sundays

Pickleball Outside 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:

• Haldane Services

Sun Dec 21 Mayo Christmas Cookie Exchange 2:00 PM Mayo Community Hall A cozy afternoon of laughter, holiday cheer, and (of course!) homemade cookies! Bring your holiday spirit and your favorite cookie recipe to share. Text Michelle at 780834-8232 for more info.

MOUNT LORNE

Fri Dec 19 LMCA Sparkler Skate 6:30 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre All ages invited - bring a cup for hot chocolate. If -20C or colder, the event will be postponed.

1st Tuesday Monthly LAC Meeting Lorne Mountain Community Centre

Weekly

Mondays

Run Club 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain

Community Centre

Yoga with Jess 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Yoga is for everyone, join a community class, beginners welcome and all equipment provided. Drop in by donation. Email yoga.jessyukon@gmail.com

Tuesdays

Active Fun Fitness Class - Drop

In 6:30 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Improve your balance, flexibility, strength and endurance in this indoor class led by Colleen Ennis. Drop in, admission by donation. Suitable for mature youth & adults. https://whatsupyukon.events/fhm

Thursdays

Community Drop In 11:00 AM Mount

Lorne Community Centre

Run Club 6:00 PM Mount Lorne

Community Centre

LMCA Tennis Drop-In 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre All equipment provided, all ages and abilities welcome!

OLD CROW

Mondays

Men’s Night At The Rec Centre 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Tuesdays

Kids Gym 3:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Adult

Youth Gym 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Wednesdays

Stroller Walks 10:00 AM Kih Tsal Parent and Tots 4:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Call 966-3015 for more info.

Adult Card Game Night 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Sundays

St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381

ROSS RIVER

Sun Dec 14 Third Sunday of Advent 6:00 PM St. Michael Church Weekly Mondays Adult Softball 7:00 PM Baseball Field Ages 16+ Bring your glove, and friends - no experience needed. Tuesdays

Sewing Night 7:00 PM The Hope Centre

Street Hockey 7:00 PM Ross River School Open to all ages and skill levels

Wednesdays Family Bible Study 8:00 PM The Hope Centre Thursdays

Community Softball Nights 7:00 PM Baseball Field Come out and have some fun, fitness and community spirit! All ages welcome.

Fridays Family Game Night- Coffee House 9:00 PM The Hope Centre

Sundays Church Service 12:00 PM The Hope Centre

Sunday Mass 2:30 PM or 6:00 PM Saint Michael Church

TAGISH

First Monday of every month Carcross Tagish Renewable Resources Council 1:00 PM Tagish Fire Hall

First Monday of every month Tagish Advisory Council 8:00 AM Tagish Fire Hall

Dawson City Holiday Gift Guide

Third Wednesday of every month

Tagish Community Association

7:00 PM Tagish Fire Hall

Every 2nd Wednesday Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Held every 2nd Wednesday at the Rink

Second Thursday of every month

Tagish Local Advisory Council

7:00 PM

Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday

Tagish Wheely Great Community Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Site

Weekly

Thursdays

Tagish Local Advisory Council

Meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Fire Hall

TESLIN

Wed Dec 31 New Year’s Eve House Party 9:00 PM Teslin Recreation Complex. Ring in the New Year with a house party, dress up and bring snacks, the classic midnight toast, dance to a live DJ, cash bar!

Weekly Mondays

Teslin Tigers Cross Country Ski Club 3:15 PM Teslin Recreation Centre

Co-Ed Curling League 6:30 & 8:00

PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

AA: Teslin Group (O) 7:00 PM Catholic Church Rectory (Basement)

Tuesdays

Rookie League 3:15 PM Teslin

Recreation Complex

Open Gym 7:00 PM Teslin Arena

Come hang out or play some sports during our open gym times!

Wednesdays

Pickleball 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Youth Pickleball 3:15 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Thursdays

Dominos 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Drop in seniors

Fridays

Open Arena 7:00 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Saturdays

Parent & Tots 2:00 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Sundays

Sunday Mass 20:30 Immaculate

Heart of Mary Church Adult Volleyball 4:00 PM School Gym

WATSON LAKE

Sat Dec 20 Skate with Santa and the Grinch 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Skate into the holiday spirit! Enjoy free admission, hot chocolate, music, and tons of festive fun, everyone welcome!

Sun Dec 21 Christmas Posada 12:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre A beautiful celebration with a traditional Posada procession, piñata, Christmas carols, karaoke, potluck and lots of festive fun for all ages.

Daily Northern Lights Space & Science Centre Shows 11:00 AM

The spectacular dancing Northern Lights are showcased, a video that is broadcast in the NLC’s domed 100-seat theatre daily throughout the summer season. Plays daily on the hour starting at 11:00 AM

Second Saturday of the month

Watson Lake Direct Aid 2:00 PM

Northern Lights Centre

Weekly

Mondays

Badminton Night 7:00 PM Watson Lake Secondary School No skill or equipment required - just come out and have fun.

Tuesdays

Smart Recovery Meetings 3:00 PM

Wye Lake Cabin Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services

For more information, email joey. mitchell@yukon.ca or call 332-3187

Pickleball & Badminton 7:00 PM

Watson Lake Secondary School

Wednesdays

Drop-In Ninja Tumbling 5:30 PM

Watson Lake Secondary School All ages welcome. Adults are welcome too, come to do some stretching or try some handstands etc.

Rookie League 5:30 PM Watson Lake Ball Diamond

Fridays

Bowling League 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre For more info Call 335-7979 or frontdesk@ watsonlake.ca

Saturdays Saturday Mass 5:30 PM Saint Ann Church

Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mindsculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music.

Sundays

St. John’s Church Service 10:00

AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

Sunday Mass 10:00 AM Saint Ann Church

Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM

Watson Lake Secondary School

B.C.

ATLIN

Tue Dec 16 Atlin School Christmas

Concert 12:00 PM Atlin School Get into the festive spirit and join us at our school gym for a Community Lunch at 12:00 PM and Student Performances at 1:00 PM.

Sun Dec 21 Christmas Bake Sale 12:00 PM Atlin Library

Sun Dec 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent 3:00 PM St. Joseph Catholic Church

Sun Dec 21 Community Christmas Candlelight Service 7:00 PM St. Martin’s Anglican Church A service of lessons and carols, everyone welcome

Thu Dec 25 Christmas Nativity of the Lord Mass 11:00 AM St. Joseph Catholic Church

Thu Dec 25 Potluck Christmas

Dinner 2:00 PM Atlin Recreation Centre For more info call 250651-7663, please bring a dish!

Weekly Sundays

St. Martins Anglican Church

Sunday Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church Everyone is welcome.

Atlin Christian Assembly 11:00 AM

St. Atlin Christian Centre Everyone is welcome.

St. Joseph Catholic Mission

Holy Mass 3:00 PM St. St. Joseph Catholic Mission.

Mondays

Caregiver & Tot Drop-in 10:00 AM

Atlin Recreation Centre This is an unstructured hour for You and your Littles to get social and run wild. This IS NOT a drop off, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Call or email 993-4102 atlinarc.coordinator@ gmail.com for more info.

Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

Tuesdays

Tuesday Lunches 11:00 AM Atlin

Recreation Centre Not A Set Menu, Every Tuesday Lunch Will Be Different.

Fridays

Atlin Community Library 2:00 PM

Saturdays

Atlin Community Library 2:00 PM

Yukon Communities:

Wednesdays AA Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. Online users’ sign in info: yukonbcdistrict52@gmail.com

SKAGWAY

Monthly

First Wednesday of the month First Wednesday Community Dinner 5:30 PM First Presbyterian Church check in on your neighbors over a filling meal. If you have a dish you would like to share, you are welcome to bring it

Weekly

Wednesdays

Windy Valley Babies 10:30 AM

Skagway Public Library Stories, Songs, and Fun with Ms. Anna! Designed for ages 0-3.

Thursdays

Morning Women’s Prayer 9:30 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway

Saturdays

Music Saturday 3:00 PM Skagway Public Library Music Saturday is open to all. Any instrument that is available, people are free to try.

Sundays

Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway Sunday School 4:00 PM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway

Clayton’s CAR CARE Tips

ENGINE OIL

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course, 100 percent maple syrup (none of those imposters).”

He adds, “Then there’s [the] Baileys and coffee …”

What’s Up’s Marketing Advertising ‘Lady’, Chelsey MacDonald, heartily agrees.

“First thing is always coffee and Baileys,” she says. A transplanted Aussie, when she’s here, MacDonald’s go-to breakfast, Christmas or not, is toast and Vegemite, the beloved Australian spread made from brewer’s yeast extract, vegetables and spices.

But it’s a different story when she’s home.

“When I am in Oz, my mum and I usually start out with seafood.” She says seafood is a common Christmas meal in Australia— it is summer, after all.

“A lot of families crank up the barbie (unless it’s a total ﬁre ban). So, the seafood consists of crayﬁsh, king-sized prawns and sometimes oysters Kilpatrick— oysters with crispy bacon and a sauce made from ketchup and Worcestershire sauce.”

For the prawns and crayﬁsh, MacDonald’s mum makes a sauce (that sounds both bizarre and delicious to this Canadian cook) containing vanilla ice cream, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, a splash of tabasco and tomato sauce.

“We then just sit outside and enjoy,” says MacDonald.

At copy editor Josephine Holmes’s house, the tradition is perhaps more familiar.

“Christmas morning begins, always, with coffee, followed by bacon and eggs and toast.

The Holmes family, like all of us, have evolved their own unique practices.

“One of our most loved traditions is to ask: What is one thing you are leaving behind, this year, and what is something you are taking with you?”

And then the music starts. “We sing together, with our son on jembe, our daughter on guitar, and my husband playing the spoons. We are a lively bunch!”

For the rest of the day, the food is festive and fun, she says, “As colourful as we can make it. Everybody brings what they love to make.”

Mark Beese, publisher and CEO (a.k.a. Grand Potentate and Thinker) at What’s Up Yukon, grew up with a tradition of a big Christmas brunch. It always included an important feature: an orange and a boiled egg on every plate.

“My mother grew up in postwar Netherlands, and a boiled egg was a huge once-a-year kind of treat,” he says. These days, Beese and his sister continue the brunch tradition, including that reminder of when times were tough.

Beese loves to make Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve.

“Mark cooks it all,” says his partner, Tammy Beese, founder, co-owner and Goddess of Chaos at the paper.

“Turkey, ham and, for the vegetarian in the family, a roasted cauliﬂower head that gets carved like the meats. Brussels sprouts roasted with bacon, whipped mashed potatoes and roasted mini potatoes with a wee bit of turmeric and oil. His stuffing is delicious too. He always makes extra—everyone gets to take some home. Ideal for the young adults who now live on their own.”

The Beeses, like so many of us, have suffered losses. Three years ago, right around Christmas, Mark’s dad died. The family was in and out of hospital for weeks. There was no time to cook, but they did their best. And friends rallied round.

“They surprised us with pies and treats and hors d’oeuvres that just tied it all together. We literally had nothing to start with,” says Tammy.

“We think we need everything just right. That year we all saw we just needed each other.”

Traditions sustain us (when they don’t trip us up)—they invoke friends and family no longer here, they connect us to our past and to each other, and they bring us together into the future.

These days, Mark’s dad is still present at the family brunch.

His multi-pocketed vest “that he wore literally every day” has a place of honour in a chair at the table.

TIP TOP GRANOLA

Because sometimes, as my neighbour says, breakfast has to be fast.

Years ago, I found a recipe (I’ve lost the original but thank you to that smart cook) that spelled out the basic proportions for a good granola—3 cups oats to 3 cups nuts and fruits to 1 cup oil and sweetener combined. I tweaked it a bit, increasing the nuts and fruits, and have followed it ever since.

Feel free to tweak it too—I like whole nuts and chunks of dried fruit; you might want smaller pieces. You might want more oats. Here’s the very-forgiving template.

TIP: Granola makes a great present!

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups rolled oats

• 3 cups mixed pecans, walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts

• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

• 1/4 cup birch syrup

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• 1 cup ribbon coconut

• 2 cups mixed raisins, craisins, chopped apricots and/or dates

METHOD

Preheat oven to 300F. Place oats and nuts in a large roasting pan and toss to combine. In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, syrups and salt.

Pour over the oats mixture and stir until all the ingredients are evenly coated. Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and stir; repeat twice, checking at the 50-minute mark, until granola is golden brown. Stir in the coconut and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from oven and stir in the dried fruit. Cool on a rack to room temperature. Once cool, transfer granola to glass jars or resealable bags. If it’s hard to scrape oats from the bottom of the pan, return it to the still-warm oven, brieﬂy, and try again.

Makes about 9 cups. ■

PHOTO: Miche Genest

Tip Top Granola

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ACTIVE LISTINGS

Fri Dec 19 Solstice DJ Party on the Trails 6:00 PM Whitehorse Nordic Centre Get outside and cross-country ski to Harvey’s Hut to dance and enjoy a glass of mulled wine around a campfire! https://www. whitehorsenordiccentre.ca/ calendar

Sat Dec 20 Winter Solstice Run 10:00 AM Grey Mountain Road, upper parking lot. Celebrate Winter Solstice with Athletics Yukon! Please wear your most festive gear. Run or walk up to the towers on Grey Mountain Road approx. 12 km return. https://www. trackie.com/event/winter-solsticerun/1019086/

Sun Dec 21 Solstice Sunrise Yoga 9:30 AM Grace Space A gentle sequence to support deep rest and reconnection. Starting with restorative poses and intuitive stretching, with savasana is in the middle of class to drop inward before we shift into an accessible, grounding flow.

https://www.earth-and-ember. com/yogaclasses

Sun Dec 21 Easy Like Sunday & Live Music 12:00 PM Whitehorse Nordic Centre Ski out to Harvey’s Hut, this week featuring Ellorie McKnight and Selina Heyligers-Harehttps://www. whitehorsenordiccentre.ca/

Tue Dec 23 Boreal Cup Series

- Holiday Heroes 12:00 PM Whitehorse Nordic Centre An afternoon of fun before Christmas with a mass start skate race, with post race event at Mt McIntyre, cash bar and food available. Cash Prizes https:// www.whitehorsenordiccentre.ca/ calendar

Tue Dec 23 The Game for 55Charity Hockey Game 7:00 PM Takhini Arena Enjoy great local hockey talent, Junior and College players versus our top men’s hockey players! Including silent auction and prizes! This game honours the memory of Travis Adams.

Fri Dec 26 5 Days of Christmas

Yoga 5:30 PM Centred - Yoga

Breath Sound Chant Drum Dance

For all levels - holiday special, stretch, flow, strengthen, explore, hints of Chi Gong, breath, hum, relax! 5 days in a row.For more info email wallymaltz@mac.com

Sat Dec 27 Shred Sisters

Snowboard Camp 10:30 AM Mt

Sima Develop your snowboarding skills, and build a supportive community for female riders! Open to all women and nonbinary novice riders ages 13 and up. https://snowboardyukon.com/

Mondays

Judo For Jiu Jitsu 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts

AM Spinning classes 6:15 AM

True North Spinning at Better Bodies

Strength & Conditioning 7:30

AM Northern Strength Academy

Elderactive CGC Flexihall 9:00

AM Canada Games Centre Yukon

Elderactive has the Flexihall is Booked for you! Some activities

get your heart pumping, while others get your mind engaged

Elderactive Pilates level 1

9:30 AM Northern Lights School of Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement

Elderactive Pilates level 2 10:40

AM Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement!. http://cuts2.com/jiacg

Noon Strength & Conditioning

12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy

Elderactive Pilates level 1

12:00 PM Northern Lights School of Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement

Indoor Cycling 12:05 PM

Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/ Muay Thai Kickboxing Eight Days Martial Arts 12:05 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Kids Muay Thai 4:45 PM Eight Days Martial Arts KIDS MUAY THAI a dynamic and engaging martial art that can be traced to the middle of the 18th century.

Open to ages 8 - 12.

PM Spinning classes 5:15 PM

True North Spinning at Better Bodies

Strength & Conditioning 5:30

PM Northern Strength Academy Broga - Yoga for Men 5:30 PM Centred - Yoga Breath Sound Chant Drum Dance Breathing, stretching, moving, strengthening, decompressing, inverting, balance work, manly self-care at its finest. Email malbacph@hotmail.com for more info.

Ladies Kickboxing 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 7:30 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Tuesdays

Strength for Endurance 6:00 AM

Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts

Ladies Lift 7:00 AM Northern Strength Academy opportunities for women to find community, learn to lift, improve performance, and build strength.

Lifting for Longevity 10:00 AM Northern Strength Academy

Specifically designed for the retired population, but open to anyone.

Yoga with Barbara 10:00 AM

Whitehorse United Church Drop-in, no registration required, everyone is welcome. Call 3351996 for more info.

Strength for Endurance 12:00

PM Northern Strength Academy

Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - drilling 12:05 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Strength & Conditioning 1:00PM Northern Strength Academy

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 4:45 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts Indoor Cycling 5:00 PM Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/

Ladies Lift 5:30 PM Northern Strength Academy opportunities for women to find community, learn to lift, improve performance, and build strength.

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Whitehorse Archery 6:30 PM Takhini Elementary Whitehorse Archery is a non-profit club for the recreational shooter, hunters, and those who just want to work on their skills. whitehorsearchery. com/schedule

Yoga with Jess 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Yoga is for everyone, join a community class, beginners welcome and all equipment provided. Drop in by donation. Email yoga.jessyukon@ gmail.com

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu 7:30 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Wednesdays

Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout. AM Spinning classes 6:15 AM True North Spinning at Better Bodies

Indoor Cycling 6:30 AM Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/ Morning Strength & Conditioning 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/ Elderactive CGC Flexihall 9:00 AM Canada Games Centre Yukon Elderactive has the Flexihall is cont’d on page 21 ...

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Booked for you! Some activities get your heart pumping, while others get your mind engaged

Elderactive Pilates level 1

9:30 AM Northern Lights School of Pilates tailored for seniors.

Elevate wellness with gentle movement

Keep Fit 10:00 AM Church of the Northern Apostles Come stretch and breathe with us - only $5.00

Elderactive Pilates level 2 10:40

AM Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement!. http://cuts2.com/jiacg

Noon Strength & Conditioning

12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/ Elderactive Pilates level 1 12:00

PM Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement!

Ladies Kickboxing 12:05 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout.

Elderactive Intermediate Hiking

1:00 PM ElderActive Recreation

Association Leisure Walking is similar to Nordic walking but is suitable for those who prefer a slower, more relaxed pace

PM Spinning classes 5:15 PM

True North Spinning at Better Bodies

Strength & Conditioning 5:30

PM Northern Strength Academy

Functional strength class teaches compound multi-joint lifts that improve athleticism, strength, coordination, power and more.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00 PM Eight

Days Martial Arts

Indoor Range Night 7:00 PM

Whitehorse Rifle and Pistol Club

Muay Thai Kickboxing 7:45 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Thursdays

Strength for Endurance 6:00 AM

Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels

Winter Power Hour Series 6:00

AM BrittyFit 95 Lewes Blvd Ignite your fitness regime in 50 minutes with Brittyfit

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts

Ladies Lift 7:00 AM Northern Strength Academy opportunities for women to find community,

learn to lift, improve performance, and build strength.

Lifting for Longevity 10:00 AM

Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels.

Strength for Endurance 12:00

PM Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach.

Inclusive for all levels

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu - drilling 12:05

PM Eight Days Martial Arts

Strength & Conditioning 1:00

PM Northern Strength Academy

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 4:45 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts

Ladies Lift 5:30 PM Northern Strength Academy opportunities for women to find community, learn to lift, improve performance, and build strength.

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts

Whitehorse Archery 6:30 PM

Takhini Elementary Whitehorse Archery is a non-profit club for the recreational shooter, hunters, and those who just want to work on their skills. www.

whitehorsearchery.com/schedule

No-GiJiu Jitsu 7:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts

Fridays

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00 AM Eight

Days Martial Arts

Indoor Cycling 6:30 AM

Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/

Morning Strength & Conditioning 7:30 AM

Northern Strength Academy northernstrength.ca/

Strength & Conditioning 12:00

PM Northern Strength Academy

Muay Thai Kickboxing 12:05 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 4:45

PM Eight Days Martial Arts

Strength & Conditioning 5:30

PM Northern Strength Academy

Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 PM

Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout.

Saturdays

Ladies Lift 9:00 AM Northern Strength Academy opportunities for women to find community, learn to lift, improve performance, and build strength.

Strength & Conditioning 10:00

AM Northern Strength Academy

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu - drilling 11:00

AM Eight Days Martial Arts

Open Mat 12:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts

Sundays

AM Spinning classes 10:00 AM

True North Spinning at Better Bodies

WELLNESS LISTINGS

Elder and Counselor available

Emotional and Spiritual support, free to Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirited in Yukon, Northern BC: Phone, video appointments or in person. Call Toll Free 866 667 6162 or visit www.yawc.ca for info.

Monthly

Every other Tuesday Sharing Circle 12:00 PM Old Justice

Building KDFN Every other Tuesday for recovery focused sharing circles. Connect, share challenges and gains, and access support and wisdom. Snacks and refreshments served. whatsupyukon.events/4en

Mondays

Sally and Sisters 11:00 AM

Salvation Army 311 Black St

Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM 305 Wood St. Captain

Martin House

Infant Feeding Mondays 1:00

PM Yukon Midwifery ProgramYukon Health and Social Services

AA Life Ahead (O, A) 7:00 PM 509 Hanson St. Held in person or by zoom – ID 251-363-5766, call 778-907-2701 for more info.

Smart Recovery 7:00 PM

509 Sarah Steele Building a supportive meeting with others seeking recovery help.

AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Sacred HeartRear Entrance - basement

Tuesdays

Sally and Sisters 11:00 AM

Salvation Army 311 Black St Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

VFWC - Drop-In 11:00 AM

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Drop-In includes Laundry and Shower.

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM 305 Wood St. Captain

Martin House

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 6:00 PM 100 25 Firth Rd Want to improve or maintain a healthy weight? Join us! Every Wednesday morning. Call or text 867-334-1725 for more details

AA Happy Hour Ladies Group (W, A) 6:15 PM Inclusion Yukon Ugly Ducklings Group (O,A) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Held in person or Zoom ID 251 363 5766 no passcode or by phone 1-778-907-2071

Wednesdays

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 8:00 AM Closeleigh Manor Common Room Want to improve or maintain a healthy weight? Call or text 867-334-1725 for more details

VFWC - Drop-In 11:00 AM

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Drop-In includes Laundry and Shower.

Community Kitchen 11:30

AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM 305 Wood St. Captain Martin House (Back Entrance)

Al-Anon 12:00 PM 407 Black Street, downstairs Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.

AA No Puffin (C, A) 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral (Hellaby Hall)

AA Porter Creek Step Meeting (C) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory Thursdays

Sally and Sisters 11:00 AM

Salvation Army 311 Black St Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

VFWC - Drop-In 11:00 AM

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Drop-In includes Laundry and

Shower.

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM 305 Wood St. Captain Martin House (Back Entrance)

Polar Group (O, A) 7:30 PM

311 Elliott St. & 4th Ave. Held in person or Zoom ID 251 363 5766 no passcode or by phone 1-778907-2071

Fridays

Moth & Flame - Bright Light Morning Meditation Series 9:00

AM Queer Yukon Society - The Cache

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM 305 Wood St. Captain Martin House (Back Entrance) VFWC – Drop-In 1:30 PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre FREE! Drop-In. A safe welcoming space. Drop-in includes laundry and shower access.

Community Kitchen 5:00 PM

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info.

AA Whitehorse Group (C, A) 7:00 PM 407 B Ogilvie Street

Saturdays

AA Morning Joe Group (C, A) 11:00 AM Inclusion Yukon

AA Detox Meeting (O, A) 1:00 PM 609 Steele St VFWC – Drop-In 1:30 PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre FREE! Drop-In. A safe welcoming space. Drop-in includes laundry and showers.

Community Kitchen 5:00 PM

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693

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