There is a new space in town at Arts Underground, until Nov. 1, and it contains a show of
The team at Arts Underground figured that the room that had been used for the executive director’s office was being underused, so they moved the printers and ordered track lighting.
The space’s future is still being figured out. It may extend their art supply store, where artists can pick up materials. It may be used, primarily, to extend the members’ showing space, where staff maintain a year-round group show of Yukon-artist members, in addition to programming in their two feature galleries.
In the meantime, the organization put out a call, asking Yukon youth aged 13 to 18, from across the territory, to submit one piece each that they are proud of, in any medium.
From such an open request, it’s a coherent show. I encountered a strong presence of surrealism and anime, as well as other aesthetics. The show includes works on paper, canvas and board, as well as ceramic and one garment. The young artists have used collage, digital drawing, ink, pencil, acrylic, watercolour and markers.
Danee Marsh’s pencil portrait of Leon spends over half the face’s height on an enormous mouth. The ceramic face by Josie Kuzel, from Dawson City, also features a wide-open mouth.
Jean-Christophe A. Ménard’s à la récherche du colouleur uses multiple faces, but just from the nose down. Mikhaela Aljano’s Face also reveals only nose and lips, with a well-rendered hand among swirling white paint strokes. Lily Masserey’s anime-influenced Time Traveller’s wide blue eyes seem dazzled by what they can see. Intriguing.
Adolescence is awhile ago for me, but I remember its discomforts and the struggle of evolving identities. Many of the works include faces or heads modified for expressive purposes, which seem to speak to this theme. Natalie Slykhuis’ Donut Worry faces drip like the glazed icing evoked by the title. Élise L’Hereux’ Dans ma tête draws a transparent red bandeau across eyes, as part of a composition that includes storm clouds and scribbles.
Digital illustrations by Riley Cyr and Isis Van Bibber also alter the face; the former with design elements that seem painted on, and the latter with bangs falling down from the horns on the crown of the head.
Watercolours on paper by Fin Doll, Sebastien O’Mara and Alyssia Lauzon all make unsettling and original changes to a head or face.
PHOTOS: Nicole Bauberger
Naki Ama Nartey’s African Royal Attire seems to host the show
Leah Crammond’s pop art moth
OThe 10-minute athlete portrait focuses on the challenges of redefining life after stepping away from competitive athletics
n Oct. 2, Etienne GeoffroyGagnon hosted the premiere of his newest passion project at the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC). Visions of the North is a 10-minute documentary short that delves into the Yukon athlete’s journey from a life of competitive skiing to navigating uncertainty in new beginnings.
“I’d been competing with Team Canada for about six years; last ski season was my first season deciding to step away from competitive skiing and take skiing down a different route with more filmmaking and that type of stuff,” Geoffroy-Gagnon says. “I wanted to capture all those emotions, and everything I was going through in real time, and this was a perfect
opportunity to do that.”
Geoffroy-Gagnon is careful not to give too much away from the
film, as watching it is the only real way to get the full picture of the athlete’s experiences and the
reasons for his decisions, including that of stepping away from a life of competitive skiing and his growing interest in filmmaking.
“There was a lot of internal dialogue there, and a lot of the classic competitive pressures,” he says. “I chose to start pursuing a different route and open up other options, but the movie goes into that in more detail.”
Visions of the North was Geoffroy-Gagnon’s first foray into longer-form video storytelling. He teamed up with Vancouver filmmaker Ty Ulrich and got Mount Sima involved as well.
“I got a bunch of the locals to help me out and we did a nice park shoot at Sima,” Geoffroy-Gagnon says. “The rest of the shooting happened in the backcountry in Squamish and Whistler [B.C.].”
The backcountry shoots took place outside ski resorts, so in addition to plotting out how to properly film the action shots they needed, Goeffrey-Gagnon and Ulrich had to be cognizant of their safety in regards to their travel and the weather. They even built their own jumps for the project.
“We started planning it throughout the summer,” Goeffrey-Gagnon says (meaning the summer of 2024). “And then winter came, and I’d say within the first few months of winter we got
PHOTOS: Anatole Tuzlak
PHOTO:
Etienne skiing in the backcountry between Whistler and Squamish, B.C.
The
Erin Neufeld grew up in Whitehorse, where, after 15 years living in Aotearoa, she
returned. She lives with her husband, three children, and various animals. She loves exploring the world around her and learning about the connections that make us who we are.
FIRST HUNT, AND MY SON’S FIRST GROUSE
We awaken to a world touched by Midas—the aspen trembles with golden rays, and the sunbeams slant through the pines in gleaming shafts of light. The air prickles with thoughts of snow, carrying that heady aroma of ripe berries and decaying leaves. It is autumn. Time for berrypicking, harvesting the garden, and—this year (for the first time in our family)—hunting.
When my son turned 10, we gave him a gun, a Stoeger Airgun .177 Air Rifle. He shot beer cans and paper targets. Once, after Halloween, he shot the pumpkins after they’d done their dash as jack-o’lanterns. It became a weekly activity, through the winter and into spring, to compete with his siblings and us, to see whose aim was improving (his) and whose was not (mine).
Neither my husband or I had come from a hunting family. We both ate meat and had our experiences with raising and harvesting chickens and turkeys, but we’d never gone out and harvested wild game. It was something that interested us—the opportunity to be out in the environment, observing the world around us, increasing our food security by providing for ourselves and, most importantly, teaching our kids about the need to care for our planet and all the
creatures that live within it, by respecting and caring for the world around us. We saw hunting as a way of connecting with our place, sustaining ourselves and teaching our children. But we didn’t know where to start.
We decided that, despite falling outside the required age for taking the Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) course, offered by Environment
PHOTOS: Erin Neufeld
First Hunt, And My Son’s First Grouse
Yukon, we should probably start there. Taught by Jim Walsh, the course looks at basic gun knowledge and safety, animal identification and the territorial rules and regulations around hunting various game animals, as well as the importance of hunting in an ethical way. Filled with stories of his own and friends’ experiences, Jim Walsh provided an entertaining and engaging evening. And despite the three-hour length, he kept our 11-year-old son entranced. We all managed to pass the final exam at the end. This course, combined with an online component, gave us the ability and confidence to go grouse hunting with our son’s air gun.
My husband and son began going out for walks each evening and morning, before school, with the gun.
They would wander quietly through the forest, listening for the quiet chuk-chuk of a grouse, stopping to orient themselves to it, every so often, and making sure there could be a safe shot taken from the angle of approach. Sometimes I would join with our other kids and the dog, and we
would all try to quietly listen and look for any signs of the stealthy “forest chickens” … only to have the dog bound into some nearby bushes and flush out a trio of birds that would all fly off in wide arcs to land on nearby spruce trees. We all really enjoyed this new way of walking, often off the normal trail, and really actively listening to the world around us.
It’s amazing how I’ve walked these trails for decades and have never seen the places I have since taking up hunting, or at least walking around with a gun.
One afternoon, after a couple of weeks of twice-daily “hunts,” we were on our way home, after following a grouse from tree to tree, through the forest, until it had lost us in a dense bog of black spruce. I admired the way my son carefully walked with his gun, managing the muzzle to ensure it was never pointed at anyone, or the dog, with the safety always on. He answered his younger siblings’ questions about the gun and had his eyes and ears on the forest around him
It was a really proud moment for me to witness his learning in
BLUES VIBES
Brandon Isaak Trio
action, and his earnestness at learning a new skill. He was walking out front on the trail, while I hung back with his siblings, when he stopped and slowly backed up. He looked back and signalled for us to stop. He had seen something. We all quietly stopped on the trail and looked to see what he had seen. I took a couple of careful steps forward to find the grouse, and there it was, standing right at the junction of the trails—head up, feathers out, chuk-chuking to itself. I whispered to my son to be mindful of the hill behind the bird, and he dutifully crept through the bushes to take a safer shot. He carefully sat down, then laid on the ground and lined up his gun.
I watched him take a breath and then ease it out, and all of a sudden the bird was a ball of fluff and feathers on the ground. I quickly walked over and made sure it was dead (my son has taken that shot so many times and then watched as the bird flew off, startled by the noise). This was his first hit. His first success. His first kill. And I could see all of that “shifting” across his face—pride, happiness,
confusion, and sadness.
The kids and I gathered around the bird and gently put our hands on it. We said thank you to the forest—and to the animal, for giving its life, and we promised to treat it with respect. My husband was coming up the trail to us, and the kids all ran off excitedly to tell him about the grouse. On the way home, my son wanted to carry the bird and to help his dad clean it up and put it in the fridge. I pulled out some recipe books and we looked through them together, then settled on one of Miche Gen-
est’s recipes for cooking it.
At bedtime, our son was sad. He couldn’t stop thinking about the grouse and how he had killed it. So we talked about how that grouse had had a wonderful, happy life, right up until it died, and how we would be careful to use as much of the bird as we could, to be respectful of the life it had given us.
My husband asked if he still wanted to hunt. Our son thought for a bit and said, “Yeah … but maybe not tomorrow.” ■
On the lookout for grouse, with Mount Sumanik in the distance
Walking down the trail, looking for grouse
Hector lining up his shot
PHOTOS: Erin Neufeld
TWO CHOIRS, ONE VISION
Celebrating northern music
When the Vancouver Chamber Choir takes the stage at the Whitehorse United Church on Saturday, Oct. 18, they will bring a program crafted to celebrate the North. The event is organized by Whitehorse Concerts. The Vancouver Chamber Choir will join forces with the Whitehorse Chamber Choir in three works, says Kari Turunen, artistic director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
The Vancouver Chamber Choir is Canada’s longest-running professional choir, founded in 1971. It was honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, by Chorus America, among other awards, and presented concerts all over the world. For Turunen, a native of Finland, coming to Whitehorse is something special.
“Our Yukon program was definitely constructed around a theme … the North. This means that most of the composers presented are from the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including Canada and the Baltic countries. Many of the works also feature natural phenomena from the North such as snow, northern lights and even the cold that sets in during the fall,” explains Turunen.
It’s a program that resonates very well in communities where such visits are rare cultural events. “I often feel that the most meaningful concerts are the ones in places where the visit of a professional choir is the exception, not the rule,” he adds. “There is often a stronger connection to the audience and a stronger feeling of presence from the singers
as well.”
The connection runs even deeper: one of the featured composers, Carmen Braden, was born in Whitehorse and raised in Yellowknife. She is a lifelong northerner whose compositions capture the landscape and feeling of Canada’s Sub-Arctic. Her award-winning work has earned national recognition.
“And the fact that we join forces with the Whitehorse Chamber Choir, in three works, creates additional ties to the community,” he says. The focus on meaningful connections reflects what makes the Vancouver Chamber Choir unique among other ensembles. The choir has premiered nearly 400 works by Canadian composers. At just 16 core members, it is smaller than most choirs, but the size leaves room for flexibility.
When Turunen became artistic director in 2019, he made one objective change by bringing the number of core singers down to 16, but then allowing for the group to expand or contract, according to the music.
“This season, in addition to the
regular grouping of sixteen singers, we will perform as a choir of ten, twenty-four and thirty-two … or, actually, eighty if you count the volunteer singers!” But flexibility in size is just one feature. Other things that set the choir apart are that they have a continuous local presence through both the number of concerts in
Vancouver and the outreach programs. “Our programming profile tends to be a little broader than that of many peer organizations,” Turunen says.
This broad programming approach is evident in Turunen’s focus on contemporary music from the Nordic and Baltic countries, since becoming director. “I also be-
lieve that the music we sing is more diverse, both in style and as far as the creators of it are concerned. I am very determined to build bridges and cooperate, and I hope that brings about something of a change in how people see the choir nowadays.” Community is another part of the success of the choir: “I think we are quite happy together, and that is a huge achievement in itself.”
The concert is exactly the kind of meaningful connection Turunen values most: bringing music that celebrates the North to an audience that lives in this unique place every day.
The concert will take place Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Whitehorse United Church, promising an evening where northern themes, local connection and world-class performance come together in a musical celebration. Visit eventbrite.ca to purchase tickets. ■
Elke Reinauer is a freelance writer, based in Germany, with strong ties to the Yukon.
Freelance with Elke Reinauer
PHOTOS: Diamond’s Edge Photography
The Vancouver Chamber Choir
The Vancouver Chamber Choir will perform on Oct. 18
Kari Turunen, artistic director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir
RAISING THE ROOF ON HOUSING
THE YUKON PARTY IS COMMITTED TO A DECISIVE, COLLABORATIVE PATH TO SOLVE THE YUKON’S HOUSING CRISIS AND PRIORITIZE AFFORDABILITY, SUPPLY AND COMMUNITY NEED.
SUPPORTING BUILDERS
The Yukon Party will support builders to construct the homes Yukoners want and need by accelerating construction and reducing costs by:
• Reforming the Land Lottery System
• Modernizing the National Building Code Adoption Process
• Developing a Rural Land Development Strategy
CHANGING HOPES INTO HOMES
The Yukon Party will tackle the housing crisis head-on to help ensure affordable, accessible homes for all by:
• Cutting Development Permit Timelines by 50% and Eliminating Their Cost
We recognize the housing affordability crisis is not limited to one type of housing and will ensure that supply and planning account for all types; from affordable and country residential to commercial and recreational.
BUILDING & BRIDGING
The Yukon Party will Plan for Growth in Whitehorse by:
• Building Homes in Whitehorse by Accessing More Land
• Creating Tools to Acquire Vacant Land or Abandoned Lots
• Creating Incentives to Demolish Derelict Buildings and Remediate
• Planning the Next Phases of Whistle Bend and Expanding Mountainview Drive
• Working with the City of Whitehorse for a Second Whitehorse Bridge
The Yukon Party will also respect the enormous contributions seniors have made to enriching our territory, working to ensure a sufficient stock of housing options are available to them. We will also ensure every community has sufficient staff housing to support health care workers, teachers, social workers and other essential staff. By providing stable housing, the professionals Yukon communities rely on can be attracted to live, work and put down roots in the territory.
CURRIE DIXON
Yukon Party Leader
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ART SHOWS
Fri Oct 17 - Oct 19 Of This Place – Paintings by Halin de Repentigny The Old Fire Hall, 1105 Front St., Whitehorse Friday, October 17, 5-9pm. Saturday 18, 12-8pm. Sunday 19, 10am-2pm, Opening Reception: Friday, October 17, 5-9pm
Until Oct 19 Youth Art Showcase Arts Underground https://www. artsunderground.ca/
Until Nov 2 Mammoth Dreaming by Joyce Majiski Arts Underground https://www. artsunderground.ca/
Until Nov 14 Yukon Prize 2025 Finalists YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery This exhibition brings together the work of 6 contemporary artists shortlisted for the 2025 Yukon Prize for Visual Arts. Experience the vision and creativity of the finalists, each offering a powerful lens on the world around us. https:// yukonartscentre.com/
Until Nov 14 Held in Motion - New Acquisitions to the YPAC YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery An exhibition for the 20242025 Yukon Permanent Art Collection acquisitions.. https://yukonartscentre.com/
Until Nov 30 2025 Longlist Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Arts Underground View work from artists Michel Gignac, Megan Guná Jensen, Jeffrey Langille, Matthew Lien, Joyce Majiski, Helen O’Conner, and Omar Reyna. https://www.artsunderground.ca/
LIVE MUSIC
Sat Oct 18 Vancouver Chamber Choir
7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church
Enjoy a mesmerizing performance by the Vancouver Chamber Choir with beautiful harmonies and soul-stirring melodies.
Sat Oct 18 Loon Town - Case235 + Toby Moisey - DJ Girly Yellow 8:00 PM Leftys
Well Synth rock weirdos Loon Town kick off their record release tour - joined by electronic/ambient duo of case335 & Toby Moisey and a DJ set from the one and only Girly Yellow. A night full of synths, beats and good vibes.
Sat Oct 18 Barn Dance 7:00 PM The Guild Hall
Sat Oct 25 Tyler Shaw - Community Concert 5:00 PM Whitehorse FREE all-ages community concert featuring Canadian artist Tyler Shaw!
Sun Oct 26 Jazz on the Wing - Phil Dwyer Trio 7:30 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Jazz on the Wing - Phil Dwyer Trio. It would be difficult to over-estimate the natural talent and commitment of this artist.
Fri Oct 31 Halloween Night 8:00 PM Lefty’s
Well Featuring The Pissfits, Sanktuary doing Metallica and Badger Legion doing Bad Religion. Come down for a frightful night of live covers, spooky drinks and a costume contest!
Monthly
First Saturday Folk Society Coffeehouse
7:30 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
8:00
GENERAL EVENTS
Oct 14 - 17 Atlantis - A
cardboard clown show 7:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Created by Brian Fidler and the Ramshackle Collective. Intrigue, chaos and so much cardboard!
Wed Oct 15 Words Out Loud - October 6:45 PM Multicultural Centre of the Yukon Open mic event series for writers and readers alike, this month featuring KJ Munro and Arlin McFarlane.
Wed Oct 15 Hunter Education Course 6:00PM Yukon University Held in Rm A2206 Review rules and regulations around hunting, as well as providing hunting tips and techniques to help ensure ethical harvest and optimal meat care. https://yukon.ca/en/hunter-education Wed Oct 15 Intermediate Jam
Bluegrass - Old Time 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 A fun intermediate level jam of bluegrass, old-time and related genres (americana, classic country, etc). Medium tempos, lots of opportunities to take a solo
if you want, but not at all required.
Thu Oct 16 DIY Fall Centrepiece 6:00 PM
Ricky’s All Day Grill Design a beautiful fall centerpiece for your home! We provide all faux flowers, greenery, and containers, plus one drink. https://majesticvp.wixsite.com/
Fri Oct 17 Yukon’s Territorial Leaders
Debate 4:30 PM Hyatt Place
Fri Oct 17 Braeburn Art Auction 5:00 PM
Robert Service Campground Amazing art donated by local artists, food and refreshments, and great times. All for a great cause - all funds to support Braeburn Lake Christian Summer Camps! For more info call 332-2290
Fri Oct 17 Japanglish - Calligraphy 5:30 PM Yukon Family Literacy Centre We welcome all levels, from beginners to experts! We’ll be doing calligraphy (書道) this time! Light refreshments will be served.
Fri Oct 17 + Sat Oct 18 VIMFF 2025 6:00
PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Celebrate the beauty of the mountains and the spirit of exploration with an evening filled with thrilling outdoor adventures, inspiring stories, and breathtaking cinematography. https://whatsupyukon. events/ph6
Fri Oct 17 + Sat Oct 18 Winefest 7:30 PM SPYA Studio A curated selection of wines from 20 distinguished wine agents. Each sip takes you on a journey through a whimsical world of flavours.
Sat Oct 18 Cultural Gathering MacBride Museum 10:45 AM Explore cultures from around the world, experience a Chinese Tea Ceremony and discover the beauty of Indian Henna Art! Call 668-6535 for more info.
Sat Oct 18 International Archaeology Day 12:00 PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
A full afternoon of archaeology themed activities in celebration of International Archaeology Day. Free admission
Sat Oct 18 Rocks in the LandscapeIntermediate Acrylic Painting 10:00 AM
Arts Underground Join accomplished artist Virginia Wilson in an intermediate-level acrylic painting workshop. Review painting techniques and assist with methodologies. https://www.artsunderground.ca/
Sat Oct 18 solstice haiku discussion group 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Engage with fellow poets in the solstice haiku discussion group. Share and discuss your favorite haiku works monthly. https:// kjmunro1560.wordpress.com/
Sat Oct 18 The Bad Apples - Comedy Show 7:00 PM 98 Hotel A comedy show like no other, featuring the comedic talents Nelson Mayer and Clayton T. Stewart (the dynamic duo behind The Bad Apples) with Special Guest Chris Basso! https://www. jumpcomedy.com/
Mon Oct 20 Small Business Week - Coffee & Kickoff 8:30 AM Yukonstruct Makespace
Set the stage for three days of learning,
networking, and inspiration under the theme The Economic Revolution is Here. https://www.whitehorsechamber.ca/smallbusiness-week-2025
Mon Oct 20 Navigating Workforce Challenges - Creative Strategies - Real Success 11:30 AM Yukonstruct Makespace An engaging and solutions-focused panel discussion, where industry leaders and business innovators come together to share real-world insights, proven strategies, and inspiring success stories.
Tue Oct 21 From Doing to LeadingBuilding a business that runs without you 11:30 AM Yukonstruct Makespace An engaging panel discussion, hear from entrepreneurs and experts who have made the transition from “doing it all” to building businesses that run smoothly without them. Tue Oct 21 Business Speed DatingInsights in Minutes 5:30 PM Baked Cafe A fast-paced evening of one-on-one
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college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Fri Oct 24 Live Comedy - Nick Burden and Noah Brodeur 7:00 & 9:30 PM Boiler Room Lounge Featuring internationally touring headliner, Nick Burden, and one of Canada’s fastest rising stars, Noah Brodeur! Don’t miss out on an unforgettable night of comedy!
Fri Oct 24 Pinetree Quilter’s Tea 7:00 PM
Whitehorse United Church
Sat Oct 25 Workshop - Felted Landscapes with Toos Omtzigt 9:30 AM Arts Underground Learn how to use both needle and wet felting techniques to make a 2-dimensional wall hanging. All materials are supplied. Email programs@ artsunderground.ca for more info.
Sat Oct 25 Haunts and Holly Craft Fair
10:00 AM Jack Hulland Elementary School Come support over 100 local vendors and shop local. Carpool if you can and bring your reusable bags!
Sat Oct 25 Fall Fur and Craft Sale 11:00 AM Elks Lodge 306 Call 1867 667 7091 or email yukonfur@yknet.ca for more information.
Sat Oct 25 Nakai Theatre - 24 hr Challenge 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn A night at the Gold Rush Inn, solidarity with other creators, soup and a chance to create!
Sat Oct 25 Yukon Theatre - Bride of Frankenstein 6:00 PM Yukon Theatre Halloween Classic! Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Sat Oct 25 Rocky Horror Paint N’ Sip 6:00 PM Ricky’s All Day Grill Whitehorse Create a Rocky Horror–inspired painting while sipping your favourite drink and enjoying a night of spooky glam fun. All supplies provided.
Sat Oct 25 2026 YR Sam Search 6:30 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Want to be a Sam? This might be your year! Throw your hat in the ring and be part of the fun. Let the shenanigans begin!
Sat Oct 25 The Thinning of the VeilAn Evening of Protection & Ancestral Connection 7:00 PM Horwoods Mall
Explore the rich history of this season, learn vital techniques for spiritual protection, and create a safe, sacred space to connect with our beloved ancestors and guides.
Sat Oct 25 Live Comedy - Nick Burden and Noah Brodeur 7:00 PM Boiler Room Lounge Featuring internationally touring headliner, Nick Burden, and one of Canada’s fastest rising stars, Noah Brodeur! Don’t miss out on an unforgettable night of comedy!
Sat Oct 25 Yukon Theatre - The Rocky Horror Picture Show 9:30 PM Yukon Theatre A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter. Props are welcome and there will be a costume contest with prizes to kick off the night!
Sun Oct 26 Pints and Pumpkins 3:00
PM Winterlong Brewing Co. Join us at Winterlong for the Pints & Pumpkins event! Enjoy beer and pumpkin carving while supporting the food bank.
Sun Oct 26 Yukon Theatre - Monsoon Wedding 5:00 PM Yukon Theatre Diwali at the Cinema! Celebrate Diwali amongst friends and community members! Monsoon Wedding - The Rain is coming... and so is the Family.
Mon Oct 27 The 98th Crafty Monday 9:00
AM 98 Hotel All Crafters Welcome! Bring your project, get social, share ideas, meet friends! Come celebrate our 98th Monday of joy and crafts! Wear your ‘98 pin/badge of honour and show us what you got! DIY kits available for purchase!
Tue Oct 28 2025 Volunteer Management
Hybrid Conference 9:00 AM Yukon Learn Participants will learn practical tools and approaches to make stronger cases for budget protection, program growth, and greater organizational recognition.
Wed Oct 29 Safe Tool Use 101 6:00 PM
Raven ReCentre This workshop is designed for women and gender-diverse people, but everyone is welcome to attend. Learn to use a variety of power and hand tools in a supportive environment
Fri Oct 31 Halloween Karaoke & Costume Party 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Annual Halloween Karaoke and costume party - Sing your favorite songs - Enter the costume challenge - Try the specialty drinks and mocktails!
Fri Oct 31 Babes in the Bush Boolesque 8:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Yukon’s finest Burlesque, Drag and Circus Performers with Special Guests: Bettie Bombshell from Australia, Scarlett Delirium from Vancouver, hosted by Yukon’s sweetheart, Claire Ness!
Fri Oct 31 The Ridge Halloween Party
10:30 PM The Ridge Pub Hit the dance floor and party with us until the witching hour!
Drink Specials all night long, Open LATE! A spooky night full of chills and thrills!
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 Society - The 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-inprogress. 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 Training - Toastmasters 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
Fireweed Summer Market 3:00 PM Shipyard Park Grab a picnic dinner and get that special gift. Enjoy local live music and other amusements from buskers.https:// fireweedmarket.ca/
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.
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 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
Sat Oct 18 Special Guest Story Time
- Whitehorse Concerts 10:30 AM
Whitehorse Public Library Listen to stories brought to life with classical music from Katie Avery and Whitehorse Concerts!
Sun Oct 19 + 26 Science Sundays 1:00 PM
Whitehorse Public Library All activities are hands on, free to come, welcome to dropin, children to complete with parent or guardian. Sundays in October Sun Oct 19 Drag Story Time 2:00 PM The Guild Hall A family friendly event with songs, snacks and story time featuring two wonderful performers Mother Grimm and Boréale.
Sat Oct 25 The Haunted Halls of Booringia 12:00 PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Everyone is invited to join in on the family-friendly fun - with a haunted house and movie - The Witches.Come in costume and receive free admission and Halloween treats!
Sun Oct 26 Wild Trick or Treat 10:00 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Special animal feedings at Carnivore Corner - Candy Corn Trick or Treat Guessing Game - Wildly tricky Scavenger Hunt - roast a marshmallow or hotdog! Fun for the whole family!
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 Oct 19 Yukon Kennel Club AGM 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library New members welcome!
Mon Oct 27 BGC Yukon AGM 6:00 PM Boys & Girls Club Yukon Come see the impact of our programs, meet the Board and engage with our team. RSVP to od@bgcyukon.com
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 Anti-Poverty 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, no-pressure 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 Check-in, 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
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HOMEMADE HAMBURGER HELPER
This recipe is really quick, adaptable and cheap (like borscht)
Ithink it would, in fact, be safe to say that this is cheaper than borscht!
When we were kids, Mum would sometimes do up the classic Hamburger Helper™ dinner dish. We didn’t mind it at all, although I’ll admit, it wasn’t necessarily our favourite. Of course, back then, as I remember, they didn’t have the myriad of flavours that they offer today.
I’d never even heard of “Struggle Meals” or “Poverty Menus” until CBC News ran a cover page story on them the other day. I was actually shocked—and quite disturbed by the whole concept.
According to their article, one in four Canadians are struggling with food-insecurity issues, and sales of Hamburger Helper™ are up 14.5 percent in the U.S., over the last year alone. The article went on to talk about processed foods and how they are not as nutritious as regular diets.
Being honest, I’d already prepared this meal and had written the recipe before I saw that article, and I felt compelled to rewrite it, just to put a few things into perspective.
I was really surprised to learn, after doing some digging, that things like Hamburger Helper and Mac and Cheese use highlyprocessed noodles and flavour packets. I’ve always made my Hamburger Helper and Mac and Cheese from scratch, using the least-processed noodles that I can find. It’s so much easier, way more nutritious and so much cheaper in the long run.
I recently received a vacuum sealer as a gift from a friend. I don’t know how I ever lived without one (100 percent recommend!). One of the first things I used it for was ground beef—on sale. I got a three-pound bulk pack for $12 and split that into six 1/2-pound portions—so, $2 each. You can add whatever you want for seasonings to this recipe: different cheeses, chili, vegetables, etc.
I made it very plain and it landed on our plates for less than $1 a plate and was ready in about 20 minutes, start to finish. We didn’t consider it a “Struggle Meal”; it was just good!
INGREDIENTS
• Ground beef (about 1/4 pound per person)
• Onion
• Garlic
• Elbow noodles
• Cooking oil
• Red wine
• Beef Bisto
• Flour
• Salt and pepper, to taste
METHOD
1. Start by filling a medium-large saucepan with water, add a little salt and oil and then set on a burner to boil.
2. Finely dice the garlic and onion. Put these, with a little oil, into a frying pan and turn on to medium heat. Add the ground beef, as the onions start to caramelize (to brown). Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent burning or sticking.
3. When the noodle water starts to boil rapidly, add about a half cup of elbow noodles per person, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
4. Whisk a smallish tablespoon of Beef Bisto and flour into about a cup of cold water. Add this and about a 1/2 cup of red wine to your beef mixture. Stir as it thickens. You don’t want it too thick, just to have enough texture to stick to the noodles. Add some ground sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste. Remove from heat once you reach your desired consistency.
5. When the noodles are done (I prefer al dente), drain with a colander.
6. Stir the beef mixture right into
the drained noodles, then plate immediately. Sprinkle a little paprika, as a garnish—or, if you were lucky enough to have had a great harvest this year, some fresh basil leaves are lovely. You can also sprinkle grated cheese, chili peppers or parmesan, if you like.
Chef’s Note: Leftovers will keep up to a week in the fridge and can be reheated in the microwave. A fresh dinner roll and a beer round out this “Struggle Meal” very nicely! ■
Dice the onion and garlic
PHOTOS: Unknown Chef
Garnish and serve hot
Caramelize the onion and brown the beef
The head in Rebecca Fico’s watercolour is full of blue birds. Monica Velasquez’ Les Étoiles reminds me of an Art Nouveau book plate. In Emily Toth’s A fairy tale in the Yukon, the whole head is replaced by a book with animal tracks on the pages and with sheep, moose, salmon and a raven leaping from it.
Along the theme of animals, two grey whales or porpoises touch snouts in Carl Turcotte’s oval acrylic painting. Lillia Larson paints a butterfly, perhaps emerging from a chrysalis on a heartshaped wooden panel. Saralyn Hissink paints an emerald-eyed wolf into a snowy stroke of paint on a background of aurora borealis. Léah Crammond balances popart evoking abstract zigzags with a realistic painting of a moth. Molly Charbonneau’s abstract Ink blot, hanging nearby, also evokes the feeling of an insect.
Another abstract composition, A flame’s heart by Jana Lojang, uses expressive mark-making that evokes, for me, feelings I remember well from adolescence and still encounter today. Izzy Massery’s Earth and Sky abstracts the landscape in a low relief paper collage with cheerful shooting stars.
Chloé Cashaback St-Laurent takes us to a stream on a hiking trip in Europe with Randonée à Madeira. Cora renders the forest for us in blue calligraphy ink. Loreto Mateo Sotil paints us a warmcoloured wall with a door, window and vines.
Two landscapes with figures identify themselves as Ted Harrison studies. A winter morning, by Sadie Warren, includes brightly-coloured buildings with wavy edges, and a running child with a dog. The large brown rectangle of a building dominates Stephanie Nemeth’s Caribou Hotel, against a pink sky, with a more complex mood that reminds me of Jim Logan’s work.
I am grateful to Arts Underground for bringing to us these young voices and the humanities they share. Spend some time with them.
The galleries at Arts Underground are open from 10 a.m to 5
It is Naki Ama Nartey’s African Royal Attire that makes the first impression of the show. This sleeveless dress, with a long back skirt in African cotton, welcomes viewers and draws us in to the rest of the pieces, almost as a host would.
p.m. Tuesday to Friday and from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Saturday. For the month of October, you can also see Mammoth Dreaming, by Joyce Majiski, in the two focus galleries; and the Yukon Prize Longlist artists show in the Hougen Heritage Gallery, until Nov. 30. ■
PHOTOS: Nicole Bauberger
A Flames Heart by Jana Lojang
Cora’s landscape in blue
Donut Worry by Natalie Slykhuis
Yukon Arts Centre and Chérie Coquette present:
With Yukon’s finest burlesque, drag & circus performers
BABES IN THE BUSH BOOLESQUE
Hosted by Claire Ness
31 8PM
Visions Of The North Premieres In Whitehorse ...
a pretty good idea of how difficult it was and that it was definitely not going to be an easy route.”
Completing the gruelling shoots was far from the end of the work, though, and Geoffroy-Gagnon says he and Ulrich have been handling the editing, voice-overs and other post-production work since the shooting wrapped.
“I’ve been used to doing some shooting in the park and on the resort, but never really in the backcountry setting, so I had to take a bit more of a production kind of view of things and help my filmer set up and figure out what our vision was and go a bit more over what we wanted things to look like and take a different perspective rather than just be the skier,” Geoffroy-Gagnon explains. “That was definitely a huge learning opportunity.”
While the film largely focuses on Geoffroy-Gagnon’s decision to move on from competitive skiing and into a new life path, the experiences he had in his six years, representing Canada on a global scale, will always hold a special place for him.
“The last six years with the Canadian team, being able to travel the world and literally pursue the dream I had when I was a little kid, that’s been a huge highlight of mine and I definitely wouldn’t trade that for anything in the world,” he says. “I got to meet some amazing people and see some great places and really push my limits in the sport.
“All good things need to come to an end, eventually, and it just so happened that it worked out that way. With all that being said, those six years are going to be some of the best memories I’m going to have for a long time.”
To describe the atmosphere of his film in one word, Geoffroy-Gagnon chooses reflective
“Some of the stuff that it goes into is me coming back home and resetting, and the Yukon giving me the opportunity to do that throughout my life, being able to come back to the Yukon and reset and get away from the noise to think about what my next endeavour is going to be,” he says.
“So, I’d say it’s a pretty reflective mood but there are a lot of voiceovers of me thinking and talking about the whole experience. But there’s also some pretty epic skiing in there, and that’s obviously my background, so I got a lot of opportunities to showcase that in the film and it definitely makes for a pretty visual piece.”
Geoffroy-Gagnon and Ulrich
Catching some late-afternoon air
continuously made tweaks to the project throughout its post-production work, so much that Geoffroy-Gagnon felt he would see the completed version only when everyone else did.
“We’re obviously super happy
with what we’ve got, but there’s always more to be done until the timeline pops up,” he says.
The premiere event in Whitehorse took place in early October and featured screenings of some other short films by friends of
Spectacular scenes in Visions of the North
Geoffroy-Gagnon’s, in addition to his own film, plus speaking introductions and a Q&A by GeoffroyGagnon. Visions of the North was also shown at Montreal’s iF3 Festival, which screens primarily freeskiing- and snowboardingbased movies. Following these screenings, Geoffroy-Gagnon is travelling down to Whistler to present the film there, and has started working on ideas for his next visual piece. To keep up with Geoffroy-Gagnon, follow him on Instagram@etienne_geoffroy.
“I think at the end of it, people should just be stoked about embracing change and not being able to switch things up,” he says. ■
PHOTOS: by Anatole Tuzlak
Building the jump
ACTIVE LISTINGS
Sat Oct 18 Zumbathon Pink Party
2025 5:30 PM Canada Games
Centre Yukon Dance to raise funds for Breast Cancer - All proceeds go to Karen’s Fund (YHC). All are welcome, silent auction on site. https://www.zumba.com/.../view/ party-in-pink-zumbathon-1943
Thu Oct 23 K.S.A. Season Opener
Snowmobiler Social 5:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Get together for the Snowmobile social. A perfect event to connect and learn more about snowmobiling in Yukon.
Fri Oct 24 Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club Assessment
Are you interested in joining the Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club for the upcoming season?
We’re excited to welcome new athletes to our team and are holding an Athlete Assessment Session in the Canada Games Centre (main lap pool). 4-5:15pm. To register wgb.poolq.net/ program-info/new-athleteassessment
Mondays
Judo For Jiu Jitsu 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts
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.
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 335-1996 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.
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 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
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
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
WELLNESS LISTINGS
Sat Oct 18 Ecstatic Dance 7:00 PM
Centred Move to music without specific steps, focusing on presentmoment awareness and expressing emotions through movement, in a safe, sacred, and sober environment. Open to all levels and people.
Sun Oct 19 Care of Active Feet 1:00 PM Root and Reach Pilates
Learn from Jeddie Russell, a 2-hr workshop to learn about how to take care of our feet. Everyone is welcome.
Mon Oct 20 Indoor Grief Walking Group 3:30 PM Canada Games Centre Yukon A gentle walk around the track with trained volunteers. Moving through grief can be supported by exercise and a listening ear. No cost, wristband included.
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 Program - Yukon 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 778907-2701 for more info.
AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Sacred Heart - Rear 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 1-778907-2071
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
SENIORS' SOIREE
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 1-778-9072071
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
Carmacks Rec Centre
Fridays
After School Club 3:30 PM Carmacks
Recreation Centre
ATLIN
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.
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
CARCROSS
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 3322389. https://whatsupyukon.events/jwf
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 info email yogajessyukon@gmail.com.
CARMACKS
Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:
Sunshine Restaurant Carmacks Rec Centre CDC / CIBC Bank Tatchun Center General Store
First & Third Tuesdays of Every Month
Carmacks Regular Council Meeting 7:00 PM Carmacks Municipal Building
Mondays Carmacks Library 1:00 PM
Centre
5:00
Bakers &
Open Court 5:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre
Teen Night 6:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre
Volleyball 6:30 PM Carmacks Rec Centre
Ping Pong + Foosball Night Carmacks
Recreation Centre
Saturdays Tiny Toes Tea Time 1:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre
Open Court 3:00 PM Carmacks Rec Centre
FARO
Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at:
Campbell Region Interpretive Centre
Liquor Store Van Gorda Wed Oct 15 & 22 Mindful Movement for Seniors 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Gentle flowing movements to balance and strengthen the body, followed by guided relaxation. First and Third Tuesday of every month Faro Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Faro
Tuesdays Parent & Tot 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Open Gym 1:00 PM Faro Recreation
Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Drop-in Archery 6:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Free, drop-in, equipment provided, call 994-2375 for more info. Adult Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre
Wednesdays Seniors Games & Walks 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre. The gym is open for seniors who would like to improve their fitness goals.
Fitness Fun for Seniors 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Pickleball 2:30 PM Faro Recreation
3:30 PM Faro
Pick
Second and fourth Wednesday of every
7:00
Convention
Village Council meetings are also held the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. [Remote attendance only]
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
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Tuesdays
COMMUNITY EVENTS... cont’d
DAWSON CITY
Pick up your copies of What’s Up Yukon at: Dawson City General Store
Wed Oct 15 Vancouver Chamber Choir - Live Concert 7:30 PM Dënäkär
Zho KIAC Ballroom Canada�s longestrunning professional and award winning choir has presented concerts to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada and the world. kiac.ca/
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! Drop-In! No registration necessary. whatsupyukon.events/ dawson-legion-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.
Drop-in Bouldering 6:00 PM Robert Service School Free - drop-in - all ages
Saturdays Youth Parkour Tumbling 12:30 PM Robert Service School All AgesFree – 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.
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
Adult Drop-In Basketball 6:00 PM Robert Service School Ages 16+ - Free - Call 993-7400 ext 299 for more info.
Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381
ROSS RIVER
Mondays
Drop In 11:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre
Club 6:00 PM Mount Lorne
Centre
Tennis Drop-In 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre All equipment provided, all ages and abilities welcome!
OLD CROW
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 Sewing 6:00 PM John Tizya
Centre & Old Crow Community Centre
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
Adult Softball 7:00 PM Baseball Field Ages 16+ Bring your glove, and friendsno 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
SKAGWAY Alaska
Wednesdays
Women’s Morning Worship 7:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway
All are welcome. Part of the Alaska
Presbytery and the PC U.S.A.
Windy Valley Babies 10:30 AM
Skagway Public Library Stories, Songs, and Fun with Ms. Anna! Designed for ages 0-3.
Fridays Skagway Teen Night 6:30 PM Skagway Public Library
Sundays
Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First
Presbyterian Church of Skagway
Sunday School 4:00 PM First
Presbyterian Church of Skagway
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
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
Thursdays
Tagish Local Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Fire Hall
TESLIN
Sat Oct 18 + 25 Parent & Tot Play 11:00
AM Teslin Recreation Complex
Mon Oct 20 Arctic Winter Games
Community BBQ 5:00 PM Teslin
Recreation Complex Learn about AWG, team trials information and meet the official mascot Michael Jay the Fox! Thu Oct 23 Community Art Night 6:00
PM Teslin Recreation Complex
Tue Oct 28 Season Kick Off Registration
Parent Meeting - AGM 6:30 PM Teslin
Recreation Complex All youth who are interested in hockey this year should have an adult rep at the meeting. Dinner provided.
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
Saturdays Parent & Tots 2:00
Teslin Lake Recreation Complex
Sundays Adult Volleyball 4:00 PM School Gym WATSON LAKE Sat Oct 25 Spooktacular Halloween Party! 9:00 AM Watson Lake Recreation Centre A Boo Bash — a not-so-spooky Halloween celebration filled with costumes, crafts, treats,
IWas that ever dumb!
have 33 exotic pines that I carefully grew from seed, nurtured and carefully identified as to species and variety, until they escaped from the living-room nursery and met the great outdoors.
I should have labelled them. I should have made a rudimentary map.
Some of them I’m pretty sure of: the Scots pine and the ponderosa pine, for example. The Scots pine because it’s the only twoneedle pine that I planted, and its bark differs from our native lodgepole pine. I think the seeds were a bonus gift included with seeds I actually ordered (waste not, want not).
The ponderosa because it’s a three-needle pine.
Wait a minute … What’s with the focus on the number of needles?
Well, they’re a distinguishing feature. Pluck the needles off yer pine. If they’re short and come off one at a time, you’re probably lookin’ at a spruce. If they’re long and come off in pairs, that’ll likely
be yer lodgepole pine. In threes or fives, they’re exotic to the Yukon. And along with bark and cones, a forester or nursery operator can
figure out the species. It’s a selfevident obviosity that I am neither. And I only have one tree out of the 33 that has a cone. I’m gonna send its picture to the UBC Botanical Garden Forums and see what they say.
Or if there’s a forester reading this, yer welcome to come out and give me yer best guess.
Wandering in the old plantation one day, I spied this wee cone high up in one tree. At first I thought it was a cone from one of the larches that I planted at about the same time as my pines. Aggressive buggers those larches. They grow about two feet a year and, unlike my
pines, they’re not shy about producing cones … or seed. I think they’re about to become a weed species in my forest. I digress. The cone turned out to be attached to the as-yet-unnamed pine. It’s real!
I should admit up front that I’ve forgotten almost everything I thought I learned in a year of forest technology, other than a lasting appreciation for pine trees. I managed to score a job, for a couple of years, with federal forestry, a lot of which was spent at the Kananaskis Forest Experiment
Station, with access to the high ridges of the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
That’s where I discovered the limber pine and the whitebark pine, the first five-needle pines I’d ever seen.
As far as I know, all the nut pines (as in the pine nuts you put in yer salad) are five-needle pines. Take it as a given that the cones are fairly big.
Anyhow, that’s why I grew ’em. Besides salads, pine nuts are really good in koftas.
As best as I can remember, I started with 12 different species, in about 2006, thinking it’d be great to corner the local market in pine nuts, or at least have my own source. Reality struck in about 2015 as we were walking along the driveway admiring the trees: “Jeez, I’ll be dead and gone by the time these things grow any cones.” Ten years later, a bunch of them have pollen cones and some even have what I assume might actually turn into seed cones, if I can pollinate them.
But I don’t know what they are anymore, dammit! ■
Carl Maguire is the Old Guy best remembered for taking a school bus through the McDonald’s drive-through, in about 1997, and
PHOTOS: Carl Maguire Needles
A seed cone
Lodgepole
Pollen cones
The mystery cone
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