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aturday in Dawson’s Waterfront Park means it’s time for a couple of markets to open for business.

The Farmers’ Market has been running for many years. While it began with growers selling produce, vegetables, garden plants and bushes, it has expanded in offerings to the point where the name might be better rendered as a Vendors’ Market.

These days, stalls offer Tupperware goods, jewelry, snacks, clothing and art, as well as plants and vegetables.

There was some fuss in the late winter when it appeared that the limited number of stalls available had been sold out early and that some long time vendors were not going to get stalls. This turned out to be a mistake.

An older version of the bylaw establishing the site had specified eight stalls, but a newer one had removed that restriction and apparently staff were not aware of that change. So there was the possibility of more stalls.

The question then was where to put them.

The greensward between the inside of the dyke and Front Street also accommodates the landing area for the paragliders, as defined in another city by-

law. Flying from the top of the Midnight Dome, gliding over the town, across the Yukon River, and back to land on the grassy strip just past the market is a popular sport, and actually brings a number of Yukon flyers here on a regular basis, as well as some from farther away.

The paragliding fraternity probably turned up the heat on the local discussion by expressing on Facebook their concerns about losing their space, but the conversation here remained civil and productive, and involved all of those locals who were concerned and wanted to be part of finding a solution.

There were various new site designs put forward. Most involved some version of twinning the available sites. Up to this year, the stalls were all directly off Front Street, leaving quite a bit of open space up next to the dyke.

This year’s set up features a double row of vendors, with an open grassed space between them, making a sort of market village effect that is easy on the eye and offers an opportunity for wandering past the stalls and canopies without being next to the traffic on the street.

This market isn’t the only draw to the area. For the last three

years, the town’s picnic shelter has been home to a Saturday Artists’ Market, where local artisans display their goods for sale: pottery, more jewelry, paintings and some textile products. This was initially created by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) as a spin-off from the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in economic development study.

While this plan was only recently approved, parts of it have been in place now for three years. KIAC ran the Artists’ Market’s planning and scheduling for its first season, and then handed it over for the artists themselves to manage.

The two markets run from about 11 in the morning until the middle of the afternoon. While it would be possible to set up for sales on other days of the week, some vendors have tried this and found that other days don’t seem to work, so it’s likely that Saturday will remain the only Market Day for the foreseeable future.

Dan Davidson retired from 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues writing about life in Dawson City.

Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Time for Birds

Lena Wolki poses with her kamngit at the 2015 Great Northern Arts Festival.

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Summer Birding: It’s All About the Kids

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n summer, birding is all about the kids.

Or, chicks.

After the spring blitz of migration and mating, many birds are rearing offspring and staying closer to their nests.

It’s a time when many Yukoners stop birding.

“Our forests are usually more silent and less colourful as males no longer have to advertise for mates or rivals,” explains expert birder Jukka Jantunen.

“But even if you don’t hear birds you can see them. They’re going after food very actively.

“In that sense it’s actually a good time for birding.”

Juvenile birds and male birds transitioning to winter plumage also present new identification challenges to birders, notes Yukon Bird Club President Cameron Eckert.

Wondering where to go for good birding? Wetlands and ponds, which attract both waterbirds and forest birds are good places. McIntyre Marsh off the Fish Lake Road, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and hotspots like Paddy’s Pond in Hillcrest are all recommended.

“They’re always interesting places. There will be some shorebirds that have stayed, and ducks with their ducklings, as well as passerines (songbirds),” according to Jantunen.

Bird feeders are also a good place to see a variety of birds and their young, notes local birder

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Eckert suggests visiting uplands – alpine or subalpine areas – to hear and see species like goldencrowned sparrows and Townsend’s solitaires.

And while parents and fledglings may be distracted by feeding and may not pay attention to you, don’t disturb them, advises Eckert. “And never, ever pick up a baby bird.”

Further afield, the Teslin Lake Bird Observatory, which is also a bird banding station, opens in late July, offering a chance to get a closer look at many migrating birds up close – species usually hard to see in their spring habitat.

This includes marsh birds, like yellow warblers, and, most commonly, Alder’s flycatcher, which is a drab-coloured bird well-camouflaged in forests. American redstarts – uncommon around Whitehorse – are regulars here.

The site is open daily by July 26 until October 10, from sunrise for six hours. The best time to see birds - here or anywhere - is early morning.

As well as catching and banding birds, on-site manager Jantunen with volunteers monitor fall migration by visually counting birds passing by and by lake counts (loons, gulls, terns, grebes).

More than 185 species have been observed at the site, with highest numbers in late August.

Migration patterns vary by species and molting phases. In some cases, the young head south first, says Jantunen.

He goes on: “In some shorebird species the juveniles can take care of themselves early, and will migrate early. In August, 80 to 90 per cent of the shorebirds that visit are juveniles.

In many gull species, the adults leave Yukon by early August, and most ducks, except dabbling ducks – like mallards – are out of here as soon as they’re done with their family duties.”

For more info on the Teslin Lake Bird Observatory and volunteer opportunities, check out YukonBirdObservatories.org/projects-TLBO. Happy (summer) birding!

Jennifer Trapnell has a passion for birding. Please send comments about her articles to birds@whatsupyukon.com.

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Even at home there are things we can do to prevent fire – most people in the Yukon live in forested areas, so the risk of wildfires is a reality.

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Etches describes Fire Smart as, “a big term, turned into a kind of catch-all term for fuel management, to reduce the risk of wildfires to people’s properties and the community.”

Create a wildfire safety zone around your home by removing fuel for a fire. Start with a general yard clean-up. Remove anything that can fuel a fire like branches, needles, underbrush and mature trees. Get rid of anything that has the potential to cause a ground fire that will climb up into the forest canopy.

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Although it seems a daunting task, Wildland Fire Management can’t do their job without help from the public. Don’t start a wildfire. Be safe, be responsible, and Fire Smart your home.

“If you take the steps to protect your home then there will be no disaster. Fire is just a natural ecological process. If there are no values at risk, we can let the fire burn naturally, however in cases, like the Fox Lake fire, when values are at risk efforts to suppress the fire must be taken,” says Etches.

Together with Wildland Fire Management, you can work to minimize the impact of fire on your home, on your community and on your Yukon.

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The Return of Bushwhacker: Wiser, Stronger, and Ready to Party The Vagitarians open for Bushwacker July 16 at Lizards Lounge

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ext week sees the triumphant return of a woefully under-represented genre in the Whitehorse music scene – heavy metal – brought in the form of the progressive metal four-piece Bushwhacker.

The group has been hard at work in Vancouver over the past five years; they will be returning to their home turf on July 16th for a one-off show at Lizards, along with locals The Vagitarians, in support of Kona’s Coalition.

When Cavan Egan, Geoff Woods, Sean Komaromi and Keenan Dennehy played their last show at Foxy’s and hit the road to Vancouver in 2011, they knew that immersion in the larger Vancouver metal scene would be a shock. The reality proved to be more harrowing and more inspiring than they’d anticipated.

“Moving to Vancouver and observing the scene was a real shock that made us get our act together as fast as possible,” says Egan.

“Going to a dive bar and seeing bands like Galgamex, Neck of the Woods and Archspire shred as hard and precisely as any extreme metal band we had ever listened to was a real kick in the butt... I think we all started to practice a lot more.”

A year into their Vancouver career, fellow Yukoner Rory O’Brien replaced Dennehy on bass, and things really began to take off. In short order, Bushwhacker released

Just another day at the Bushwackers’ Vancouver headquarters ma showcases an important stage in the band’s development, Egan explains, as they were focused on being as musically tight as possible.

“The dark mood of the songs really demonstrates our psyches at the time...” he says. “Coming to Vancouver and realizing we weren’t as hot as we thought, and being broke musicians, definitely brought out a different and edgy side to us that we didn’t know existed.”

Egan adds that the new material the band is working on takes a bit of a return to the Fish Guy

to show our old friends how much we have improved as a live unit, but also how much our songwriting has progressed,” says Egan, who himself hasn’t been back to visit for three years. “I know a lot of people have listened to Fish Guy and The False Dilemma online, but we also have newer songs with a more unique direction. I’m certain that playing with our buds in The Vagitarians and drinking some brews with everyone after the show will be a party like no other.”

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membered underage Heavy Metal Halloween gigs at The Old Fire Hall, where Bushwhacker and their contemporaries got their start.

“The Yukon not only shaped who we are as individuals, but I think musically it made it much easier to be ourselves,” Egan says.

“In the Yukon, when someone put on a show, they didn’t worry too much about (genre)... we played a lot of shows with punk bands, rock bands, metal bands or whatever.

It didn’t matter because people came for the music.”

Nostalgia for that era of Whitehorse counterculture is not limited to Bushwhacker; many locals, myself included, fondly remember those underage metal shows as our introduction to what is now our main identity and community.

It is in this vein that I ask Egan my final question: Why is it important for any city to maintain a metal scene or counterculture in general?

His answer is thoughtful: “Counterculture is an art form... I think that art is always a psychological reflection of the societies we live in. So if art is silenced or not robustly present in any given society, then minds become narrowed and obedient. In my opinion, a healthy and free society exists when individuality is recognized, encouraged and treasured.

A metal scene is probably one of the greatest examples of such a counterculture... Individuality and personal sovereignty grow when young minds are shown this kind of unbound expression.”

Bushwhacker plays Saturday, July 16 with The Vagitarians at Lizards Lounge in the Town and Mountain Hotel, located at 401 Main St. All proceeds from the door will go to Kona’s Coalition.

Willow Gamberg is a traveling music writer and editor who is currently working in Whitehorse. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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hey say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, we’ll have to make do with 500, since that’s all this space allows.

The picture in question shows a young woman sitting under a bright yellow umbrella, playing a harp.

The sky is brilliantly blue, with enough frothy white cloud to declare it a perfect day in Lawrence, Kansas.

The harpist is facing away from the camera, like the Spanish cellist Pablo Casals in that famous portrait by Yousuf Karsh.

What she sees - and what we see - is row upon manicured row of blue-purple blossoms stretching toward the horizon on what the caption explains is a lavender farm.

Of course, I already knew lavender’s blue, dilly, dilly, lavender’s green. But thanks to that photo on a friend’s Facebook post, I learned a valuable bit of trivia: they grow lavender on farms. Who knew?

That picture did what all good pictures do. It told a story, without the need of a single word, let alone 1,000.

But it did more than that. It triggered what may have been a low-grade form of synesthesia, the phenomenon in which some people’s brains are cross-wired to produce a kind of sensory stew.

For instance, a person with synesthesia (“union of the senses”) might hear colours, or see sounds, or smell music.

I don’t actually have that fascinating condition, although as a child I once blurted out that a particular hard Christmas candy tasted the way Snap smelled.

Surely you remember Snap, that grey, gritty hand cleanser in a can.

This pronouncement met with a chorus of derision from my older siblings. You can’t taste a smell, they insisted.

Back to my friend’s photo.

I know I only imagined hearing what the harpist was playing, but I swear I actually smelled that field of blue-purple. Not with my nose, but with my eyes. And with my memory.

closet always managed to hold its own against the more acrid odours of mothballs and incontinence. And since smell is the most memory-inducing scent, lavender has been with me ever since.

The longer I looked at that photo from Lawrence, Kansas, the more senses it seemed to engage. I found myself seeing and tasting Sultana biscuits, those flat, bland wafers we called “squashed fly biscuits”.

They were Granny’s favourite indulgence.

PHOTO: wikipedia.com Once a week, she would dispatch me to Joe VezEvocative lavender ina’s market on Tecumseh Avenue for a packet. They cost 33 cents.

She would give me 35 cents and Squeezed among the drab wool- insist that I keep the change.

For fields of lavender, for len dresses of a lengthy widowhood was the inevitable handful photos, and for memories, that’s of conical raffia sachets, silently my two cents’ worth for this week. giving off the sweet blue-purple fragrance I would later “see” in a Ken Bolton is a freelance writer photo of a field in Kansas. who lives southeast For all its delicateness of tone, of Whitehorse. somehow the lavender in Granny’s That field of blossoms instantly transported me back to my grandmother’s closet in Windsor, Ontario.

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Whitehorse EVENTS Sun, Jul, 17, Open Mic Night 3:00 PM 98 Hotel Sun, Jul, 17, Lara and Dan 8:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Until Aug 27 Art Show: Bremner, Cote and Mon, Jul, 18, Arts in the Park - Joey O’Neil 11:30 Hurcomb Yukon Arts Centre Three photoAM LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the based exhibitions exploring the North including park circumpolar video installations, striking portraiture Mon, Jul, 18, Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 9:00 PM discussing mental health in our community Jarvis Street Saloon and a retrospective of a Northwest Territories Tue, Jul, 19, Arts in the Park - Lucie D4 11:30 AM photographer.

LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Sat, Jul, 2,-23 Art Show: Colour Theory Arts Tue, Jul, 19, Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel Underground A collection by Yukon Art Society 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon members Tue, Jul, 19, Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam Until - Aug 30 Exhibit/ Exposition : Lettre à un 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully coureur des bois Waterfront Trolley Capture electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and the spirit of the Coureur des bois and all those guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest cowho made the North their home. Enjoy Lettre à hosts and performers. un coureur des bois, a bilingual art installation by Wed, Jul, 20, Arts in the Park - Nadine Landry & Cécile Girard and Sylvie Binette. Open Daily 10-6 Sammy Lind 11:30 AM LePage Park Free lunch Mon, Jul, 11- Fri, Jul, 15, Arts In Park Visual hour concert at the park Artist: Harreson Tanner LePage Park Wed, Jul, 20, Music at MacBride - Nadine and Wed, Jul, 13- Sun, Jul, 17, Arts Up Front Sammy 5:00 PM MacBride Museum they alternate Whitehorse waterfront wharf A five-day outdoor between fiddle, banjo, guitar and accordion, they festival featuring art classes, artist demonstrations, play true to the roots of American music with energy live music, breakdancing and a fine art gallery and respect. featuring the work of Yukon artists.

Wed, Jul, 20, Arts in the Park - Major Funk and Mon, Jul, 18, Arts In Park Visual Artist: Françoise the Employment 7:00 PM LePage Park Free lunch La Roche LePage Park hour concert at the park Thu, Jul, 21, Yukon Art Tasters with Jeanine Wed, Jul, 20, Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Baker 1:00 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Create Your Own Art Piece as you work with local Wed, Jul, 20, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM artists. This week try a glass workshop.

Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Jul, 21, Arts in the Park - Steve Slade 11:30 AM LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the Thu, Jul, 14, Arts in the Park - Kim Beggs Band park Thu, Jul, 21, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s 11:30 AM LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman the park playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every Thu, Jul, 14, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s style and genre.

Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every Thu, Jul, 21, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon style and genre.

Thu, Jul, 14, WW JamFest 7:00 PM Epic Pizza So Thu, Jul, 21, Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam here we are celebrating 20 years of the Whitewater 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and Wednesday Jam and in order to fit as many guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest cojammers as possible, we are making this a three hosts and performers. day event! Prizes and freebies all thru the 3 day festival.

Thu, Jul, 14, Arts in the Park - Allo Gang 7:00 PM LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Mon, Jul, 11-15 Indoor/Outdoor Art hosted by Thu, Jul, 14, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Barb Hinton 8:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Street Saloon Wed, Jul, 13-17 Arts Up Front Whitehorse Thu, Jul, 14, Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam waterfront wharf A five-day outdoor festival featuring 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully art classes, artist demonstrations, live music, electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and breakdancing and a fine art gallery featuring the guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest cowork of Yukon artists. hosts and performers.

Thu, Jul, 14, Fireweed Community Market Fri, Jul, 15, Arts in the Park - The Whiskey Dicks Outdoor Mark 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local 11:30 AM LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, the park Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Fri, Jul, 15, Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 Thu, Jul, 14, Music Trivia Thurday 7:00 PM Royal PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Come test your Fri, Jul, 15, WW JamFest 7:00 PM Epic Pizza So music knowledge, all genres, all age groups. Good here we are celebrating 20 years of the Whitewater fun with good people.

Wednesday Jam and in order to fit as many Thu, Jul, 14, Plants and Peshmerga: Botanizing jammers as possible, we are making this a three in Iraqi Kurdistan 7:00 PM Beringia Centre Her day event! Prizes and freebies all thru the 3 day presentation will include an overview of Kurdish festival. history, as well as the joys and challenges of Fri, Jul, 15, The Sunday Night Jam Band 8:00 PM chasing plants in a region that shares much of Best Western Gold Rush Inn the same habitats as the western United States.

Fri, Jul, 15, Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 667-5331 PM Town & Mountain Hotel Fri, Jul, 15, Moms and Kids Program 11:00 AM Fri, Jul, 15, Root Sellers CD Release Party 8:30 Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre The summer PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Enjoy a night packed 2016 Moms and Kids Program is a recreational with music including a dinner instrumental set at program for moms and their kids up to age 8.

8:30pm followed by an evening dance set with the Summer activities are held for mothers and children Root Sellers and DJKJ. every Friday. It is an opportunity to enjoy nature, Fri, Jul, 15, Whiskey Dicks and Steiner Recliners meet others, talk, eat, play, relax and laugh 9:00 PM Lizards Night Club We will be playing a Fri, Jul, 15, Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches rare Yukon show with original front man Ryan Enns. 12:00 PM Duska Head Start and Family Learning with opening band The Steiner Recliners” Tickets Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern at the door.

Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Fri, Jul, 15, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin Boiler Room citizens and staff are welcome!

Fri, Jul, 15, The Lack Family Live! 10:00 PM Fri, Jul, 15, Escape the Ordinary 2:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon The Lack family performs Whitehorse Public Library Summer Program for cover songs by many different musicians such as; Teens. Each week try out something new! To Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Adele, Zepplin and register for this free program drop by the library, many more! call 667-8900 or 667-5239, or email yplevents@ Sat, Jul, 16, Jarvis Street Saloon Saturday gov.yk.ca Sociable Jam 3:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Bring Fri, Jul, 15, Cypher Fest 2016 Dance Battles at your own gear and we’ll plug you in or just play on The Wharf 4:00 PM Whitehorse waterfront wharf ours! (867) 668-4567 Ext: 300 inspiring showcases, competitions, and cyphers in Sat, Jul, 16, WW JamFest 7:00 PM Epic Pizza So breakdancing and other street dance genres, that here we are celebrating 20 years of the Whitewater unites families, youth, and art/sport enthusiasts Wednesday Jam and in order to fit as many Sat, Jul, 16, Magic: Eldritch Moon Prerelease jammers as possible, we are making this a three Weekend! TItan Gaming & Collectibles We are day event! Prizes and freebies all thru the 3 day doing 2 Pre-Releases on the Sat, and 1 on the festival.

Sunday. Eldritch Moon continues where Shadows Sat, Jul, 16, The Sunday Night Jam Band 8:00 over Innistrad left off. It expands its horror theme PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn into Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror.

Sat, Jul, 16, Bushwhacker & The Vagitarians 9:00 Sat, Jul, 16, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: PM Lizards Night Club Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Sat, Jul, 16, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the Boiler Room A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon Sat, Jul, 16, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis often join.

Street Saloon

ARTS SHOWS

LIVE MUSIC

GENERAL EVENTS

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Sat, Jul, 16, Dog Wash Fundraiser 10:00 AM The Feed Store Pet Junction All profit goes to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Sat, Jul, 16, Imagination Station 10:00 AM Family Literacy Centre Drop-in for some snacks and activities inspired by the Yukon Imagination Library books! All Ages Welcome 668-8698 /668-6535 Sat, Jul, 16, Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Mark 11:00 AM Whitehorse waterfront wharf Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Sat, Jul, 16, Campground Cookout 2:00 PM Wolf Creek Campground BYO: family, BBQ, and beer.

Event will host fun, games, and surprises.

Sat, Jul, 16, Cypher Fest 2016 Dance Battles at The Wharf 4:00 PM Whitehorse waterfront wharf inspiring showcases, competitions, and cyphers in breakdancing and other street dance genres, that unites families, youth, and art/sport enthusiasts Sun, Jul, 17, Every Season Of Life Whitehorse Baptist Church Two Times: 10:30 AM or 5:00 PM. Focusing on God’s view of each generation and why the church needs every generation Sun, Jul, 17, Cypher Fest 2016 Presented By Breakdancing Yukon Society (BYS) 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre inspiring showcases, competitions, and cyphers in breakdancing and other street dance genres, that unites families, youth, and art/sport enthusiasts through the common enjoyment and love for street dance and hip-hop culture Mon, Jul, 18-22 ACT NOW! Outdoor/Indoor Theatre Camp with Susie Anne Bartsch 8:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Jul, 18, Cuts For A Cause 9:00 AM Hello Gorgeous Our whole staff working together to raise money for Gabriella and her family. Please stop in for a cut, a wash and style, anything will help us raise money for a very good cause. 667-6721 Mon, Jul, 18, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon, Jul, 18, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Mon, Jul, 18, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Tue, Jul, 19, Knee High Nature 10:30 AM Middle McIntyre Creek Bring your youngsters out for a different nature-based activity each week. Activities and games are designed for kids ages 4 - 6, but siblings are welcome.

Tue, Jul, 19, Summer Barbecues 11:30 AM Christ Church Cathedral Proceeds to local Food Bank and International Refugee Relief. 867-668-5530 Tue, Jul, 19, Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Wed, Jul, 20, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Jul, 20, Klondike Cruiser Night! 6:30 PM A&W Restaurant Join Yukon Automobile Enthusiasts as they admire hot cars and talk the talk Wed, Jul, 20, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu, Jul, 21, Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Mark 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mon, Jul, 11-15 Indoor/Outdoor Art hosted by Barb Hinton 8:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Jul, 13, Arts Up Front Whitehorse waterfront wharf A five-day outdoor festival featuring art classes, artist demonstrations, live music, breakdancing and a fine art gallery featuring the work of Yukon artists.

Thu, Jul, 14, Ferocious Furious Fun - Day Camp 9:30 AM Beringia Centre Travel back in time to the last ice age. Be the top predator. Sharpen your stalking skills and hunt our creatures with your own handmade atlatl.

Thu, Jul, 14, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Thu, Jul, 14, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 8-12 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 6678900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited. For more info or to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 667-8900.

Thu, Jul, 14, Music Trivia Thursday 7:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Come test your music knowledge, all genres, all age groups.

Good fun with good people.

Fri, Jul, 15, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Fri, Jul, 15, Moms and Kids Program 11:00 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre The summer 2016 Moms and Kids Program is a recreational program for moms and their kids up to age 8.

Summer activities are held for mothers and children every Friday. It is an opportunity to enjoy nature, meet others, talk, eat, play, relax and laugh Fri, Jul, 15, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Fri, Jul, 15, Free Summer programs for teens Ages 13-17 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-8900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited.

For more info or to register email yplevents@gov. yk.ca or call 667-8900.

Fri, Jul, 15, Escape the Ordinary 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Summer Program for Teens. Each week try out something new! To register for this free program drop by the library, call 667-8900 or 667-5239, or email yplevents@ gov.yk.ca Sat, Jul, 16, Imagination Station 10:00 AM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 Drop-in for some snacks and activities inspired by the Yukon Imagination Library books! All Ages Welcome Sat, Jul, 16, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:00 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes story time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Sat, Jul, 16, Campground Cookout 2:00 PM Wolf Creek Campground BYO: family, BBQ, and beer.

Event will host fun, games, and surprises.

Mon, Jul, 18-22 ACT NOW! Outdoor/Indoor Theatre Camp with Susie Anne Bartsch 8:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Jul, 18, Cuts For A Cause 9:00 AM Hello Gorgeous 667-6721 Our whole staff working together to raise money for Gabriella and her family.

Please stop in for a cut, a wash and style, anything will help us raise money for a very good cause.

Mon, Jul, 18, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Mon, Jul, 18, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 4-5 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 6678900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited. For more info or to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 667-8900.

Mon, Jul, 18, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tue, Jul, 19, Knee High Nature 10:30 AM Middle McIntyre Creek Bring your youngsters out for a different nature-based activity each week. Activities and games are designed for kids ages 4 - 6, but siblings are welcome.

Tue, Jul, 19, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Tue, Jul, 19, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 5-7 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 6678900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited. For more info or to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 667-8900.

Tue, Jul, 19, Wandering for Wolves 6:30 PM Takhini Arena Join the Wolf Management Program Coordinator, Peter Knamiller for an evening of wolf discovery.

Wed, Jul, 20, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Wed, Jul, 20, Baby Talks - July 1:30 PM Whitehorse Health Centre Come in and relax with baby while taking in our sessions and conversations about topics new mothers care about.

Wed, Jul, 20, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 6-8 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 6678900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited. For more info or to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 667-8900.

Thu, Jul, 21, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Thu, Jul, 21, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 8-12 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 6678900 REGISTRATION required. Space limited. For more info or to register email yplevents@gov.yk.ca or call 667-8900.

MEETING & WORKSHOPS

Wed, Jul, 13-17 Arts Up Front Whitehorse waterfront wharf A five-day outdoor festival featuring art classes, artist demonstrations, live music, breakdancing and a fine art gallery featuring the work of Yukon artists.

Thu, Jul, 14, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce AGM 7:45 AM Coast High Country Inn The business portion of the meeting will take place between 8am and 9am – a lightbreakfast will be available from 7:45am. The business portion of

the AGM will be followed by an informative and important keynote address to the membership.

Thu, Jul, 14, 68th General Meeting of the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce 7:45 AM Coast High Country Inn Breakfast buffet, door prizes, first nations panel discussion with Mr Andy Gaul moderating, please RSVP by email or phone.

667-7545 Thu, Jul, 14, AGM People First Society of Yukon 5:30 PM Yukon Association for Community Living here will will light snacks, reports and elections. If interested stop in, all welcome.

Sat, Jul, 16, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join.

Sat, Jul, 16, PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know. Everyone welcome Sun, Jul, 17, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio.

Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Mon, Jul, 18, Standing Committee Meeting 5:30 PM City Of Whitehorse City Hall Council Chambers Wed, Jul, 20, Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. For info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 204 880 7245 Wed, Jul, 20, Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. For info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 204 880 7245 Wed, Jul, 20, Toastmasters 5:00 PM Yukon College Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. For info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 204 880 7245 Thu, Jul, 21, Whitehorse Trail & Greenways Committee Meeting 4:45 PM Sport Yukon Observers are welcome! Meet in the Sport Yukon Building Boardroom

Alcoholics Anonymous

Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Sunday Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Monday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

Sizzling Summer

TAKE A HIKE with the

Yukon Conservation Society It’s free, fun & informative!

Rain or shine so dress for the weather.

For avid hikers, history lovers and families alike.

June 11th to August 20

th

SAVE 5-75% Store Wide Sale runs Friday July 8th - Saturday July 23rd.

6 6 7 - 2 2 2 9 • Tu e s - Fr i 1 0 - 6 , S a t 1 0 - 5

HORWOODS MALL

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Highlights

Vive la fête nationale de la France!

14 juillet | Café Baked

5 à 7 vins et fromages Wine and Cheese +French music

MAKE YOUR OWN PIKE FISHING LURES! JULY 14

LINDSEY TYNE JOHNSON FLUŌ July 14 – August 6

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Boys and Girls Club of Yukon

What:

Free Teen Drop In Ages 11 to 18 Free snack and meal

When: Wednesdays to Saturdays 3 PM to 9 PM Where: 306A Alexander Street Look for the big green door!

Contact: Web: bgcyukon.com Facebook: bgcyukon Twitter: @bgcyukon

afy.yk.ca

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

Ph. (867) 393-2824

CORE MEETING JULY 19

Regular Gallery hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 3 - 7 pm

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

YUKON RIVERSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL Thursday August 11 – Sunday August 14

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE JULY 19

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WELDING 101 JULY 20

Various Venues – Including the Riverside & Gazebo on Front St. Many FREE events

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WOOD SHOP ORIENTATION JULY 21

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

JOI ARCAND THROUGH THAT WHICH IS SCENE June 30 – July 28

HOURS

Monday Closed, Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm, Saturday & Sunday 1-9pm

www.yukonstruct.com info@yukonstruct.com 135 Industrial Rd.

Tel: (867) 993-5005 Fax: (867) 993-5838 Website: www.kiac.ca

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: Exhibi�ons

>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS “How Does it Felt” Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

20 Years Strong

>> in the Hougen Heritage Gallery: YUKON ARCHIVES

FREE Concerts & Visual Demonstrations Monday - Friday

>> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm $5 per hour

12-1pm Lunch Hour Wednesday Evenings Lepage Park

VISUAL ARTISTS July 11-15

Haresson Tanner July 18-22

Françoise La Roche WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY

JULY 13 - 20 EVENTS Wednesday July 13

Leg Up Hands Down Wednesday July 13 (7pm)

Allo Gang

FOCUS GALLERY COLOUR THEORY Open Studio Sessions

Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault Exhibi�on closes January 26, 2013

Yukon Art Society Members July 2-30

>> Acrylic Pain�ng Open Studio << with Neil Graham every first and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session

HOUGEN HERITAGE GALLERY THE ART OF THE ORDINARY: US-CENTRIC PHOTOGRAPHY

To register call: 867-667-4080 Email: recep�on@artsunderground.ca

Friends of the Yukon Archives Society July 2 – October 29

Heart of

A place to live, learn, grow...and be awesome ❤

Thursday July 14

Kim Beggs Band Friday July 15

The Whiskey Dicks Monday July 18

Joey O’Neil

Tuesday July 19

Lucie D4

Wednesday July 20

Nadine Landry & Sammy Lind Wednesday July 20 (7pm)

Major Funk and the Employment

The 2016 ARTS IN THE PARK season RUNS until AUGUST 5

Riverdale

DROP-IN & OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS - AGES 14+

approach to learning through the arts. Along with a huge

CERAMIC OPEN STUDIO

theatre space. We have regular free groups such as an

Every Sunday except long weekends From 2:30-6 pm $5/hr paid to Studio Tech

Programs Arts Underground / Yukon Art Society 867-667-4080 ext 22

The “Heart of Riverdale” uses an intergenerational

selection of incredible arts programming for kids, we also are home to the famous “Ball Pit”, and “The Courts”

Intergenerational Knitting Circle, a Monthly Book Club, our own Girls Group, and plenty of space available for use by

Workshops

Thurs.

JulyJuly 7th: 21: Savings Seeds Drying Thurs., Honey Bees& in your Flowers Garden RoseGlass & Mike Stockhill BanjoStudios Duo Thurs.Amelia July 7th: Blowing with~Lumel Sat., July 9th: Learn to play ukulele 23: Traditional Hand Games

various community groups. Check out our website to see what we have going on, or stop by for a visit on the corner of Lewes and Klondike.

P: (867) 333-2255 E: info@fireweedmarket.ca

www.fireweedmarket.ca

www.theheartofriverdale.com

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Dispatches

Iceland Adventure Part 3 0f 5

with Willow Gamberg

On The Benefits of Hot Pools, Mostly

PHOTOS: Willow Gamberg

Reykjavik sprawls out from the harbour The houses are made of turf

S

pring in Iceland is a mostly cold, grey affair, strikingly suited to the harsh, rugged landscape.

The road into the capital city, Reykjavik, from the airport in Keflavik, cuts through rocky, volcanic terrain, reminiscent of Martian landscape in its arid, reddish desolation. Tall, snowy mountains rise behind the city, which itself is

an organic sprawl, emanating out from the harbour centre.

For this foreigner, the street names alone present a near-insurmountable challenge; was the best way to our hostel via Suðerlandsbraut, or Kringlumýrarbraut?

Once situated, my travel companion (who also happens to be by mother, Mary) set out to explore the city.

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Locally Owned and Operated Come see us at our discreet location 211 Black Street • Noon to 9 pm • 393-3360 Must be 19 years

Known for being exorbitantly expensive, Reykjavik lives up to its reputation. A restaurant meal will run you about CAD$30 and up, while a pint of the cheapest Icelandic beer cashes in at between $10 and $18.

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Thank you for another fantastic year!

Checkpoint #1 Kathleen Fair Aid Society Afan Jones Aynslie Ogden Courtney Quinn Glenda Koh Jeff Spiers Joanne Leung Joyce Sward Kathleen Coventry Mike Ellis Scott Heron Sue Langevin Tess Lawrence Checkpoint #2 St Elias Suzuki Strings and Hands of Hope Amoree Briggs Anna Falcioni Bernard Briggs Brian Kitchen Bryn Knight Gaetan Cyr Huxley Briggs Jeanine Baker Karen Baxter Kat Bunker Ken Briggs Kippen Briggs Liesel Briggs Lucy Baxter Marguerite Kitchen Matt McConnell Mckenzie Briggs Michael Svoboda & Family Rosemarie Briggs Shari Worsfold Checkpoint #3 Pringle Extremely Moving Youth Society Catherine Wood Ellen Bielawski Iris Binger Kelly-Anne Malcolmson Nautasha Morehouse Richard Price Sabine Morehouse Checkpoint #4 Mansfield Breakdance Yukon Society Andrea Simpson-Fowler Ben Robinson Grace Simpson-Fowler Jamie Fowler Karly Fredrickson Kate Fitzgerald

Les Hudson Riley Simpson-Fowler Timber Schroff Tomas Mills Tristan Inglis-Comeau Checkpoint #5 - Summit Deana Selby Jane Pattimore Jillian Rodgers Jim Wilson John Carlson John Pattimore Lew Lowrey Madeline Witek Marian Carlson Michael Stark Molly Sturdevant Mori Hayes Spencer Douthit Yuko Hayes Checkpoint #6 Russell Hospice of Haines Beth MacCready Carolyn Ganner Diz Kistler Julie Rae Mardell Gunn Mari Noles Michael Smith Mike Noles Susan Yamada Zoey Stave Checkpoint #7 Eagle Preserve Ann Klausner Ashley Sage Carole Goodman Cathy Warner Cheryl Stickler Dan Egolf Eric Ferrin Gabe Sage Gina Erny Greg Goodman Greg Rasnussen Jenny Smith Jerry Erny Jim Schnabel Julie Ferrin Kim Cunningham Natalie Jobbins Sophia Cunningham Terry Sharnbroich Tomi Scovill

Tyler Scovill Finish Line Haines Venture Scouts Alan Heinrich Autumn Gross Denise Sherman Destinee Cowart Eli White Greg Podsiki Hudson Sage Inez Gross Jeanette Heinrich Jenae Larson Keri Ewing Kim Larson Pam Sloper Parker Blair Russ White Tiana Taylor Walker Blair Race Officials Andrew Finton - Race Official Anika Kramer - Race Official Assistant Anne Marie Dasilva - Assistant Timing/Results Beth Hawkings - Chief of Timing/ Results Jake Finton - Race Official Assistant Jim Hawkings - Assistant Timing/ Results Joel Luet - Race Official Ken Sylvestre - Registrations Official Krista Mroz - Race Official Mia Lee - Race Official Mikayla Kramer - Race Official Assistant Mike Kramer - Race Coordinator Web Master Evan Wise Alaska EMT Brian Clay Chuck Mitman Jacob Malone 2016 T-Shirt Design - Bryan

McCrae

And anyone else we might have missed!

See you next year at the 25th Annual KCIBR on June 17, 2017!

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On the Benefits of Hot Pools, Mostly ... continued from page 9 longhouse and a nearby oasis of waterfalls, streams, vibrant green moss and breathtakingly geometric basalt formations.

We finished that particular day with a desperate dash to the nearest hot pool, further reinforcing their very obvious necessity (and our country’s sad lack) of these amazing institutions.

Tomorrow sees us leaving Reykjavik to drive through the remarkably Yukon-esque midlands, where the grassy tundra and looming mountains are near indistinguishable from areas on the Dempster Hwy. We will be tackling the Ring Road, a highway that circles the entire country, for the next week, checking out geysers, ruins, glaciers and (at Mom’s insistence),

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The eerily clear water between the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates is supposed to be some of the cleanest in the world, filtered for a hundred years or more through porous underground lava fields.

At the urging of our guides, we sipped cautiously at the sweet blue stuff as we swam through (very counterintuitive, that - every Yukoner knows never to drink lake water); it tasted incredible.

Swimming the glacial waters of the Silfra was only one of the many times we found ourselves immersed in Iceland’s fabled waters – geothermal hot pools are a national pastime here, and we quickly found out why. The one nearest our room was Laugardalslaug – a tiled complex of differently heated pools ranging from 38ºC to 42ºC, a 5ºC cool-down pool, a giant laneswimming rectangle, a seawater pool and a steam room. Icelanders from all walks of life congregated there, socializing, exercising, or

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So I’ve gotten to know the food In bag #2 combine the following ingredients: dryer really well. I’ve had it for ¾ cup (180 mL) granulated white sugar years, but the most I’ve dried ‘til ½ cup (125 mL) brown sugar now is mushrooms. The jury’s out 4 Tbsp (60 mL) unsweetened cocoa on the results, but I’ve tried Moroccan moose stew with preserved Pack with you: lemon, mushroom paté, white ½ cup (125 mL) milk *or, in camp, mix ½ cup (125 mL) water with bean, lemon and rosemary dip and 2 Tbsp (30 mL) whole milk powder chicken tetrazzini, to name a few ⅓ cup (80 mL) butter experiments.

1½ tsp (7.5 mL) vanilla extract The really exciting thing is A baking pan that fits into your Dutch oven (Store-bought alumwe’re taking a Dutch oven, and inum ones work well, and can be reused several times.) are looking forward to baking on Parchment paper, pre-cut to fit your baking pan. our rest days. I’m new to this, too, though I did cook some ciaMETHOD batta successfully a couple of years ago. For this trip I’ve made • When ready to cook, prepare your Dutch oven. Light 21 charup homemade chocolate pudding, coal briquettes in a charcoal chimney. lemon cake, wacky chocolate • Line the baking pan with parchment paper and butter it. Pour cake, homemade custard powthe contents of bag #1 into a bowl or pot. der and, the pièce de résistance, • Melt the butter. Combine with the milk and vanilla and stir into a chocolate pudding cake – that the contents of bag #1. Mix thoroughly and spread out evenly gooey, delicious, chocolate mess across the bottom of the baking pan. Place pan in Dutch oven. remembered from childhood that we never get tired of.

• Boil 1¼ cups (310 mL) water and reserve. Pour contents of bag During the long hours of drying #2 over the top of the cake mix and distribute evenly with a food it struck me that it’s too bad spatula or the back of a spoon. Don’t stir or mix it in. Pour hot you can’t dry wine. I read somewater evenly over top. Again, don’t stir or mix. Place the cover where, or possibly dreamt, that on your Dutch oven. desiccated wine is in the works.

• In your prepared, safe, cooking spot, place six hot charcoal But in the meantime, boxed wine briquettes in a circle and 1 in the middle. Set your Dutch oven is the solution, or, your favourite over top. Distribute 14 hot briquettes evenly over the top of red or white decanted into colthe Dutch oven. lapsible plastic bottles.

That’s what we’re doing, and • Bake for 35-40 minutes. Check if it’s done by inserting a knife crossing fingers that we’ll come or a toothpick into the centre and pulling it out; if it comes out in under the weight restriction. clean the cake is ready.

We’re prepared to leave the wine • Remove the Dutch oven from the heat and take off the cover. behind, but not the whiskey. The Let the cake rest for 15 minutes and then serve, right from best accompaniment to a Dutch the oven. (You can remove and clean the baking pan later.) As oven chocolate pudding cake is a you serve each piece of there will be chocolate pudding in the small shot of peaty single malt, pan underneath. Spoon this over top of each serving. It will be with a splash of water. But no messy and delicious. more than a splash! Leave the flow to the river.

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For the Love of Northern Art

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by Selene Vakharia Every year for 10 days, northern artists and art lovers gather in Inuvik, a small town of 3,400 in the NWT, to celebrate culture and creativity.

Entering its 28th year, the Great Northern Arts Festival features almost 60 artists from the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Running from July 15 to 24, the activities include music performances, a fashion show representing every facet of Northern culture and workshops where participants can learn from the artists.

What to See

The northern art disciplines range from carving to traditional kayak building and more. Artists come from all over the North to participate in the festival and exhibit their crafts and pieces.

Kevin Floyd, an artist from Inuvik, creates traditional Inuvialuit qayaqs and pautiks, which are traditional boats and paddles used

to hunt seals, used for thousands of years by hunters travelling across the arctic waters.

Koomuatuk Curley is a Cape Dorset, Nunavut carver whose commissioned sculpture of an Inuit soccer player carved from a 26-tonne granite boulder was recently unveiled in honour of Aboriginal Day at York University in Toronto.

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For the Love of Northern Art ... cont’d that allow you to learn from the artists themselves. If you see an artistic medium you like at the festival, chances are there is a workshop in which you can learn how to try it. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive deep into the world of arts and crafts. You are sure to come out of it with new skills - and art you made yourself.

If you love the look of traditional moccasins, you may want to take the Beaded Uppers workshop with Margaret Vittrekwa, who’s from Fort McPherson, NWT. You will learn to bead as you create the top, decorated portion of moccasins.

There are various stone carving workshops with different artists who will offer full-day introductions into the art form. Learn about which tools to use and leave the session with a unique carving of your own.

Tackle a larger project and weave a Saori scarf on a loom, carve your own pautik – a qayak paddle – over multiple sessions, or craft your own rawhide drum and mallet in the Cree style.

Abraham Ruben hard at work in the carving demonstration tent

Festival Information

The Great Northern Arts Festival runs July 15 to 24 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, at the Midnight Sun Complex. Full festival information and a schedule are available online at www.GNAF. org.

Getting There

Getting to Inuvik by car is an opportunity to enjoy an iconic Yukon road trip along the Dempster Highway. The Dempster starts at Dawson City, stretches right past the Arctic Circle and ends in Inuvik and offers travellers endless scenic views on the way.

If you don’t have unlimited vacation time, you can also fly there. More than one airline offers flights between the Yukon and Inuvik.

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Journeys That Open the Heart

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hitehorse musician and adventurer Thorin Loeks is off on another

journey.

On June 4th, Loeks started to hitchhike from his home just outside of Whitehorse up to Dawson City where began a cycling trip.

His initial plan was to bicycle south to Montana. There, he was going to switch his bike for a paddle, and canoe the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, a journey that would have been over 8000 km long.

Now, his cycling trip will take him to Vancouver. Along the way, he’ll interview people in different communities, asking what are the greatest challenges and strengths to the places they live. He will use the trip and interviews as inspiration to write new songs. After that, he’ll head back to school, to finish the final year in a communications program.

Loeks says he wants to spend more time in western Canada -“There is so much to learn, love, and explore about what is right at our fingertips,” he wrote in an email.

He says the Missouri River will just have to wait for a better suited time. And, it will. Loeks has been doing epic journeys for the past few years.

Four years ago, he backpacked through South America for five months. There he had a dream that he was going to bicycle across the U.S.A and Canada. Instead of going back to the Yukon after that trip, he did just as he had dreamed.

He bicycled from Astoria, Oregon across America and up through Canada, concluding the journey in Portland, Maine carrying his guitar on the back.

“It just really opened my eyes to how many amazing people there are out there,” Loeks says. “Everyone has a story and there is just these beautiful people and beautiful talents that really, you don’t

hear about on mainstream media and CBC.” The trip was a pivotal point for him, creatively.

“It really just opened my eyes and that was a foundational experience for my music and that’s when I started writing music. “ Two years ago, Loeks had another adventure. In the summer of 2014 he canoed down the Mississippi. He hitchhiked to Minnesota and paddled from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.

“That really opened up my eyes as well,” Loeks says. “I did a videography project about happiness.

So I interviewed dozens of people going down the river, probably hundreds, and asked them questions about their life and their stories and just having conversations with people... I was videotaping it and asking them questions about what brought them to where they are

Thorin Loeks fills the air with songs and stories, based on his travels PHOTO: Maria Gruninger in life, what was happiness being for them, what are qualities that they really liked in other people and what is advice that they would give the next generation – it was a really enriching experience.”

He released the videos on Youtube in 12-part series called “A search for happiness”.

Loeks believes people should do what they love.

“The two most important things that we can do with our life is meaningfully connect with other people in the world around us and do things that we are passionate about,” he says. “I think there are many people doing that, but there

are also many people who aren’t, but have that potential. We all are so much more capable than what we realize. We all have those talents and gifts inside of us in our own unique ways and I just want to see that come out of people and I want to go meet more people who are doing the things that they love and learn from them and spread their message to a larger audience.”

Last year’s adventure was to canoe down the Wind River and the Peel River Watershed to Fort McPherson. From there he hitchhiked to Inuvik, then bicycled to Dawson City on the Dempster Highway. It

was an experience of connecting with nature.

He is now embarking on a trip that is one part adventure, one part video project and one part learning through living.

“I wanted this next trip that I am doing this summer to be a way of tying all these other stories together,” he says. “This time it’s about community. It’s about what brings people together to do the things that they love to do” Loeks does what he loves.

He was in Whitehorse in June.

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Hearts, as well as some of his unpublished songs, covers and his brand new song, written just a couple of days before. Between playing the guitar, harmonica and singing, Loeks told stories from his adventures and the stories behind the songs. Loeks is going to perform and share his music along the way of his journey.

I am sure when he comes back home from this summer’s adventure he will have more stories and more music to share with the people around him.

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Thursdays / Saturdays Adult Swim: Beaver Creek Pool 6:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club Swim to your hearts content!

Thu, Jul, 14, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul, 14, Beaver Creek: Library 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Fri, Jul, 15, Kids Soccer Ages 9+ 9:30 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Fri, Jul, 15, Kids Soccer Ages 6-8 10:15 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Fri, Jul, 15, Kids Soccer Ages 2-5 11:00 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Jul, 16, Family Softball Beaver Creek Community Club 7:00 PM Family 8:00 PM Adult Sat, Jul, 16, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, Jul, 16, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Jul, 16, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sun, Jul, 17, Kids Soccer Ages 9+ 9:30 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Sun, Jul, 17, Kids Soccer Ages 6-8 10:15 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Sun, Jul, 17, Kids Soccer Ages 2-5 11:00 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Jul, 18, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Mon, Jul, 18, Beaver Creek: Library 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Jul, 18, Community Walk 3:30 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Jul, 19, Family Softball Beaver Creek Community Club 7:00 PM Family 8:00 PM Adult Tue, Jul, 19, Beaver Creek: Library 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Jul, 19, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, Jul, 19, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Wed, Jul, 20, Beaver Creek: Library 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul, 21, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul, 21, Beaver Creek: Library 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

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Mondays and Wednesdays Carcoss Public Swim 2:00 PM-5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00PM at the Carcross Pool Tuesdays and Thursdays Carcoss Public Swim 3:00 PM-5:00 PM and 6:00 PM 8:00PM at the Carcross Pool Thu, Jul, 14, Executive Council Carcross/ Tagish First Nation administration building Thu, Jul, 14, CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Jul, 14,19,21 Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door.

Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, Jul, 14, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Jul, 14, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With

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Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sun, Jul, 17, St. Saviour’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129 Mon, Jul, 18, AA - Tagish 7:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Tue, Jul, 19, Management Board 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Tue, Jul, 19, Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Tue, Jul, 19, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Jul, 19, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Jul, 19, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Jul, 20, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Jul, 20, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Jul, 20, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Wed, Jul, 20, AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Thu, Jul, 21, CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation administration building Thu, Jul, 21, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Jul, 21, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator

DAWSON CITY Art Events

Until - Jul 30 Joi Arcand “Through That Which Is Scene” Kiac A multi-media installation that centres around miniature cardboard cutouts created from several decades of Arcand’s family’s photos.

The First Nations artist uses the cutouts to reconstruct memories and present family history as a tongue-in-cheek display of supposed curiosities. Colonized assumptions about “The Indian” fall into disarray through her blend of nostalgia and pop culture.

Thu, Jul, 14, Art Show: Opening Night Confluence: Fluo 7:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Fluō explores our relationship with water in a fantastical way. Lindsey Tyne Johnson is a preschool teacher, writer, podcaster and artist living in Dawson City. Lindsey also performs slam poetry and bad ukulele covers on the side. Her podcast, That Time I Slept Naked Under the Apocalypse is available on iTunes.

Daily Events

Strange Things Done” Walking Tour Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Two Tour Times: 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Find out how much stranger than fiction the truth really is while wandering through the historical core of this amazing town.

Camp Cheechako 3:00 pm Dawson City Museum In this interactive live theatre program, visitors become a part of history as they take on the role of Klondike Stampeders in the second wave of the Klondike Gold Rush circa 1899.

Commissioner’s Residence Tour 1:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Experience the grandeur of the official residence of the Commissioner of the Yukon restored to its 1914 splendour.

Throughout the decades it also served as a hospital, and as the home of one of the

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Yukon’s most intriguing and influential Dawson Behind the Scenes Tour 3:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre you will have the opportunity to step behind the facades and see and touch the objects which inform the history.

Dawson City Then & Now Walking Tour 9:30 am Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Explore this unique town with your Parks Canada guides, and get a sense of what life is and was like here. See the spots where life really happens in Dawson City, both in gold rush times, and in present day.

Diamond Tooth Gerties Can Can Shows Diamond Tooth Gerties Three shows a night: 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and Midnight Film: City of Gold (1957) Dawson City Museum Three Show Times: 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Gold Bottom Mine Tours Gold Bottom Tour a working mine, try your luck at gold panning. 3 hour tours two start times: 8:15 AM & 1:15 PM Gold Panning 10:00 am Claim 33 Try gold panning (gold guaranteed), and museum Gold Panning -- Free Claim Claim #6 Pan for gold on our free claim! Bring your own equipment and try your hand panning on a real claim, anytime.

Miners’ Meeting 12:00 pm Dawson City Museum This 20 minute piece of theatre, happening every day in the North Gallery, tells the true life trial and sentencing of suspected murderer Frank Leslie. Don’t miss your chance to help bring history to life!

Nature Walk with the Poetry of Robert Service Robert Service Cabin You’ll learn about Service’s quirky personality and hear some of his unforgettable poems as you go. Two Tour Times 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM. Rockerbox & Gold Pour Demonstration Dawson City Museum Two Tour Times: 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM Come see a demonstration of one of the important steps in the placer mining process, and maybe give it a try for yourself!

Self Guided Audio Walking Tour 9:00 am Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Take a self guided tour through Dawson with a mp3 player that is available in English, Francais and Deutsch.

S.S. Keno 12:00 pm S.S.Keno Steampowered riverboats like the Keno fueled the gold rush, burning thousands of cords of wood stashed at riverside camps, pushing cargo-laden barges until roadways retired them in the 1950s. The S.S. Keno is a riverboat typical of that era.

The Adventurous Life of Robert Service 1:00 pm Robert Service Cabin Meet a costumed guide who will enthral you with Service’s lilting verse and fascinating tidbits about the humble yet extraordinary man’s life. Ask questions, and step into Service’s cabin.

Train Shelter Tour Dawson City Museum Three Tour Times: 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM Interpretive staff are available in the train shelter to answer any questions you might have about these delightful relics of Dawson’s golden age.

What a RUSH! Walking Tour 4:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Klondike Gold Rush 101: A must for history buffs- all you ever wanted to know about the event that forever changed the land and people, fuelled by the desire for GOLD. You may think you know all about Dawson, just as those first intrepid rushers did…

Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays Public Swim 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM Dawson City Pool Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Public Swim 3:30-5:00 And 6:00 - 8:00

Other events:

Sat, Jul, 16, Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Community Shelter on Front Street Sat, Jul, 16, Dawson City Artist Market 11:00 AM Community Shelter on Front Street Thu, Jul, 14, Ladies Golf Day Dawson City Golf Course All day is ladies day Thu, Jul, 14, Kids Swim Movie Night 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool Swim, eat popcorn and watch a movie!

Thu, Jul, 14, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 PM Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Fri, Jul, 15, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Join us for lunch every Friday, from 11:45 am until 1 pm, at the Health and Social Building.

Fri, Jul, 15, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Aquafit 12:00 PM Dawson City Pool Fri, Jul, 15, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Harmonica George McConkey 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel In the Tavern Sat, Jul, 16, Special Parks Day Hike 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Jul, 16, Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Jul, 16, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Parks Day Potluck Supper 6:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Jul, 16, Parks Day Music Coffeehouse 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sun, Jul, 17, Diamond Tooth Gerties Can Can Shows Diamond Tooth Gerties 9935575 Three shows a night: 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and Midnight Sun, Jul, 17, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Jul, 18, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Aquafit 12:00 PM Dawson City Pool Mon, Jul, 18, Men’s Golf Night 5:00 PM Dawson City Golf Course Stop in anytime after 5pm Tue, Jul, 19, Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at) me.com Wed, Jul, 20, Aquafit 12:00 PM Dawson City Pool Wed, Jul, 20, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Jul, 21, Ladies Golf Day Dawson City Golf Course All day is ladies day Thu, Jul, 21, DCMF Kickoff Concert 4:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 993-5584 Kick off the Dawson City Music Festival with a special show at the Palace Grand.

Thu, Jul, 21, Kids Swim Movie Night 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool Swim, eat popcorn and watch a movie!

Thu, Jul, 21, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 PM Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe

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FARO

Until Wed, Aug, 31, Faro Art Show Anvil Range Arts Society Open Daily 1-5 Local artists’ ware on display and for sale Tuesdays - Saturdays Faro Public Swim Hours: Tues-Fri 4-6, Sat 3-5 at the Faro Pool Thu, Jul, 14, Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Fri, Jul, 15-16 Annual Faro Golf Tournament Town of Faro Contact Helen Wagantall at 867-334-4582 or 867-9943277 for registration.

Sat, Jul, 16, Cookshack Sessions 7:30 PM Johnson Lake Campground Yukon Parks Cookshack Sessions Join us for music around the campfire. Bring your chair and mug for tea. Musicians—bring your instruments! Meet at the cook shelter Sun, Jul, 17, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Jul, 17, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 9942442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Wed, Jul, 20, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Jul, 20, Faro Market 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 867-994-2728 Ext 5 Handmade crafts and art, garden grown produce, and homemade baked products Wed, Jul, 20, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu, Jul, 21, Fireside Chat and Bocce Tournament 5:30 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Free BBQ, Fun Bocce Ball Tournament for people of all ages ($5)

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Daily Shakwak Pool - Family Swim 10:00 am Haines Junction Community Centre Daily Shakwak Pool - Lane Swim 7:00 am Haines Junction Community Centre Daily Shakwak Pool - Public Swim 6:00 pm Haines Junction Community Centre Also Open for the public Daily 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Mon, Jul, 11-15 Speed Control - Youth music workshop St Elias Convention Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 AM Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Thu, Jul, 14, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul, 14, Tone & Stretch 12:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Thu, Jul, 14, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Jul, 14, YOGA 5:15 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Thu, Jul, 14, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Jul, 15, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 AM Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Fri, Jul, 15, Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Fri, Jul, 15, JAR Residency Starts 5:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Jammin’ Salmon Sarah MacDougall 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli 8676342867 Take in the fresh mountain air and gorgeous scenery while enjoying our summer line up of Yukon Musicians Sat, Jul, 16, Cookshack Sessions 7:30 PM Pine Lake Campground Yukon Parks Cookshack Sessions Join us for music around the campfire. Bring your chair and mug for tea. Musicians—bring your instruments! Meet at the cook shelter Sat, Jul, 16, The Lacks 8:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Classic Rock & Folk Rock From California Sun, Jul, 17, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Jul, 18, Pilates Mat 12:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Mon, Jul, 18, Get Up And Go Yoga 2:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Mon, Jul, 18, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Mon, Jul, 18, YOGA 5:15 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Tue, Jul, 19, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 AM Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Tue, Jul, 19, YOGA 12:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Tue, Jul, 19, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Tone & Stretch 5:15 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Tue, Jul, 19, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Jul, 20, YOGA 12:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus

Wed, Jul, 20, Haines Junction Community Market 4:00 PM Church of Our Lady of the Way 867-335-9769 Local growers, bakers, crafters and more gather together to sell their wares Wed, Jul, 20, Junction Open Mic Night 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Wed, Jul, 20, Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu, Jul, 21, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 AM Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Thu, Jul, 21, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul, 21, Tone & Stretch 12:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Thu, Jul, 21, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Jul, 21, YOGA 5:15 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Thu, Jul, 21, Open Mic 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu, Jul, 21, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

MARSH LAKE

Fri, Jul, 15, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Knitting circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Bring your needles, yarn and knit with us every Saturday at 1p.m Sun, Jul, 17, Drop in Badminton 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time? Marsh Lake seniors socialize, play cards, have coffee, tea and home made goodies. C’mon down!

Tue, Jul, 19, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Yoga 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Drop in Yoga

MAYO

Sun, Jul, 17, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, Jul, 19, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE

Fri, Jul, 15, Learning Lions Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sun, Jul, 17, Mt. Lorne Growers Group 1:00 PM Wheaton River Gardens 667-7083 A seasonal approach to gardening skills that will help you grow food. To register, contact Agnes 667-7083 or Email lmca@ northwestel.net

OLD CROW

Thu, Jul, 14, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Jul, 17, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, Jul, 21, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH

Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell.

Sat, Jul, 16, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Jul, 16, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Sun, Jul, 17, Pancake Breakfast with Sunday Morning Trivia: Tagish 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Third Sunday of every month. September 20th - Trivia Theme is “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?’

Tue, Jul, 19, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 3993407 for more info.

Tue, Jul, 19, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jul, 20, Foot Wellness Clinic 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, Jul, 20, Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca

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Thu, Jul, 21, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN

Sun, Jul, 17, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission

WATSON LAKE

Daily at 1, 2, 3, 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30 pm Yukon`s Northern Lights Showtimes Northern Lights Center Features the amazing phenomena known as the ‘Northern Lights’ or ‘Aurora borealis’, the Northern Lights Centre boasts state-of-theart panoramic video and surround-sound systems.

Thu, Jul, 14, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Watson Lake Sat, Jul, 16, Watson Lake Farmers Market 12:00 PM Wye Lake Park Crafts, baking, local produce, food vendors, home based businesses, and lots of fun to be had by everyone.

Sun, Jul, 17, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, Jul, 17, Liard Evangelical Free Church Service 10:00 AM The Little Brown Log Church Sunday morning services, then fellowship time with coffee after the service Very friendly!

Mon, Jul, 18, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Jul, 19, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Watson Lake Thu, Jul, 21, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

HAINES

Daily Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM. No Swim Sundays Mon-Thu Haines Public Library Open 10:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Haines Borough Public Library Hours: MonThu 10-9 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 12:30-4:30 | 766-2545 Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays Totem Pole Carving 10:00 am Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Thu, Jul, 14, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Jul, 15, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Jul, 15, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jul, 15, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Haines Alaska Farmers Market 10:00 AM Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Check out the organic produce, local art and clothing, homemade baked goods and specialty products.

Sat, Jul, 16, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Jul, 18, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Jul, 19, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre

Wed, Jul, 20, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul, 21, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul, 21, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre

SKAGWAY

Thu, Jul, 14, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Jul, 14, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Easy Does it YogaRestorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul, 14, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Spinning w/ Dena 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul, 15, Dance Dance Dance Night at the Red Onion Saloon 9:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Dance dance dance, shake it, boogie until you can’t, dance at the Red Onion Saloon Sat, Jul, 16, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sat, Jul, 16, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Jul, 16, Volleyball For Adults 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Jul, 17, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Jul, 18, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Easy Does it YogaRestorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Jul, 18, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Jul, 18, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Jul, 18, Windy Valley Boys 7:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Tue, Jul, 19, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Back/Hip Yoga with Myofascial Release and Acupressure 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Jul, 19, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Jul, 19, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Jul, 20, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Jul, 20, Humpday 4:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Great BIG Pizza Wednesday nights.

Wed, Jul, 20, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Jul, 20, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Thu, Jul, 21, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre

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Beaver Creek Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 AM - St. Anne Church - Yukon Unity group Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Carcross Wednesdays 7:30 PM. Library Lightwalkers group Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Carmacks Fridays 1:30p PM Health Centre Dawson City Thursday 8:00 PM New Beginnings Group Richard Martin Chapel - New Beginnings Group Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Saturdays 7:00 PM Community Support Centre - North Star group 993-5095 Destruction Bay Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Faro Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Haines Junction Wednesdays 8:00 PM Public Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Mayo Wednesday 7:30 PM RRC Building 9962825 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Old Crow Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Pelly Crossing Wednesday 7:00 PM Pelly Band Office 537-3461 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Ross River Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group Tagish Mondays 7:30 PM Bishop’s Cabin, end of road along California Beach Telegraph Creek Tuesdays 8:00 PM Sewing Centre, Soaring Eagles Group 235-3350 Teslin Wednesdays 7:00 PM G Building, 4 McLeary Street Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Watson Lake Thursdays 12:30 PM St. Anne Church Spirit of Fellowship Group Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre, downstairs - Yukon Unity group Tuesdays 12:30 PM St. Anne Church Spirit of Fellowship Group

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Thu, Jul, 21, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Jul, 21, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul, 21, Easy Does it YogaRestorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul, 21, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul, 15, JDot and Jess Live 6:00 PM Skagway Brewing Co. 907-983-2739 JDot and Jess perform live, come for the music and grab a bite!

Thu, Jul, 21, Junior Ranger Day Skagway Historic Moore Homestead A day of games & fun at the Historic Moore Homestead.

TAROT CARDS OR ASTROLOGY Ellen E. Brian

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HAINES JUNCTION

Parks Day

Come celebrate Parks Day at Kluane National Park and Reserve!

Bring your family for an afternoon of fun at the beautiful Kathleen Lake, located just a 20 minute drive south of Haines Junction along the Haines Highway. People of all ages are welcome to attend this free event.

We hope to see you there!

For more information, contact Parks Canada at 867-634-7207.

4 p.m. – Let the fun and games begin!

Explore the park and learn more about this special natural place, while playing.

Meet at the Kathleen Lake Day Use Shelter.

6 p.m. – Gather round the campfire and roast yourself a tasty hot dog. Be sure to save some room for dessert!

8 p.m. – Stick around following supper and settle in for some storytelling by one of our Parks Canada interpreters. Tea and hot chocolate await.

9 p.m. – End the evening with a good ol’ sing-along to some classic campfire tunes!

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Step Outside with Larry Leigh

PFDs are Only Good if You’re Wearing Them I have often wondered just how I would feel if after falling out, I was 30 feet away from my drifting boat where my life jacket was draped over the driver’s chair.

I have always been a strong swimmer, but the Yukon water is very cold and we are often bundled up in layers to stay warm.

Both of those factors make an unplanned dip in one of our lakes or rivers a possibly fatal event.

Until children came into my life I was prone to using my life jacket, also called a personal floatation device (PFD) as a cushion and rarely had it on. Of course, back then our PFDs were very bulky and restrictive so it was more convenient to leave it off but handy in case it was needed. For an eye-opening experience, just try to put on any kind of PFD while you are in the water. Some, like the carbon dioxide-charged inflatables can be put on in the water but any kind of floater coat or other bulky PFD cannot be donned in the water.

In any of our typical fishing or recreational activity boats, a PFD should be worn at all times by everybody.

PFDs are now designed so that in many of them, the floatation padding does not extend up over the shoulders. This is especially important to paddlers and boating hunters as the old padding-overthe-shoulders made it impossible to paddle easily or mount the rifle so that the sights could be used. Hunters who were dressed for the elements could not wear

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Enjoying the water responsibly the old-style PFD if they had any hopes of shooting accurately.

Things have changed in the PFD world as designers have realized that in order to get people to wear PFDS all the time, they had to be made so that they were more convenient to use.

PFDs designed for paddling are now common with no bulk up over the shoulders and often have Velcro closable pockets for small gear.

Other general use PFDs also have minimal to no floatation

bulk up over the shoulders, making them much more convenient for all-day wear.

The PFDs that are the least intrusive (read: bulky, prone to getting in the way) are the carbon dioxide-charged inflatable types, which typically are just like a fat pair of suspenders which you can wear all the time because they are not the least bit in the way.

All the old style and even the new “bulky” type of PFDs have a great advantage over the newer carbon dioxide devices, because

the bulky ones will keep you afloat whether you are conscious or not. The carbon dioxide devices generally have to be triggered to inflate and keep you afloat, so if you are injured or unconscious you will likely sink.

However, the industry has come up with a water actuated trigger for carbon dioxide inflatables. If you have one of these units and you are in the water, the water actuates a switch that causes the PFD to inflate and keep you afloat.

Please remember that PFDs are only good if you are wearing them.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself.

He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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Sat, Jul, 16 Summer at Sima 12:00 PM Mount Sima Mountain biking, paragliding & single panoramic chair rides, come for an adventure!

Sat, Jul, 16 Campground Cookout 2:00 PM Wolf Creek Campground BYO: family, BBQ, and beer. Event will host fun, games, and surprises.

Sat, Jul, 16 Dad’s Golf Event 5:00 PM Meadow Lakes Golf Club Yukon Association for Community Living presents Golf with Dad, call for more information on registration. 667-4606 Mon, Jul, 18 Roller Skiing 5:00 PM Biathlon Range Mon, Jul, 18 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Jul, 18 Youth Summer Archery Classes 6:00 PM Biathlon Range July classes are drop-in classes. You must fill out a registration sheet and bring it to the first class you attend.

Mon, Jul, 18 Kids WW Kayaking 7:00 PM City Intake Instruction covers basic kayak strokes on lakes and rivers, river reading, ferrying and basic river rescue techniques, river travel, stroke improvement, running rapids and safety.

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Tue, Jul, 19 Handgun Match 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, Jul, 19 Trap Match 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, Jul, 19 Contagious Mountain Bike Club: Dirt Girls 7:00 PM Multiple Locations Dirt Girls rides are group rides for any cyclist who is born as, or who identifies as, a woman. All riders must be club members!, bring your membership number to sign-in before each ride.

Wellness LISTINGS Fri, Jul, 15, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Sat, Jul, 16, PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know. Everyone welcome Mon, Jul, 18, Morning Bliss 6:45 AM Breath of Life Collective Begin the day with restorative yoga, and awaken to the morning slowly, creating space for a calm and focused mind.

Mon, Jul, 18, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Jul, 18, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Jul, 18, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Mon, Jul, 18, Cyclic Meditation 6:30 PM Canada Games Centre at the wellness studio Mon, Jul, 18, The Jogging Yogi 6:30 PM Breath of Life Collective In this course we will enjoy half the class jogging and the other half moving through yoga.

Mon, Jul, 18, Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Overeaters Anonymous Meeting every Monday Please ring the buzzer if the door is locked.

Tue, Jul, 19, Morning Bliss 6:45 AM Breath of Life Collective Begin the day with restorative yoga, and awaken to the morning slowly, creating space for a calm and focused mind.

Tue, Jul, 19, Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-4730645 Tue, Jul, 19, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Wed, Jul, 20, Morning Bliss 6:45 AM Breath of Life Collective Begin the day with restorative yoga, and awaken to the morning slowly, creating space for a calm and focused mind.

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Wed, Jul, 20 Roller skiing 6:00 PM Biathlon Range Wed, Jul, 20 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul, 20 Klondike Cruiser Night!

6:30 PM A&W Restaurant Join Yukon Automobile Enthusiasts as they admire hot cars and talk the talk Wed, Jul, 20 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul, 20 Youth WW Kayaking 7:00 PM City Intake Instruction covers basic kayak strokes on lakes and rivers, river reading, ferrying and basic river rescue techniques, river travel, stroke improvement, running rapids and safety.

Call to Register Age 13 + 689-9958 Wed, Jul, 20 Rifle Silhouette Match 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Thu, Jul, 21 Men’s Tennis Night 5:30 PM Mt Mac Tennis Courts For details email tennisyukon@gmail.com.

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Wed, Jul, 20, The Counselling Drop-In Clinic: Yukon Distress and Support Line 10:00 AM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed, Jul, 20, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Jul, 20, YCS Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Miles Canyon Bridge All are welcome, admission by donation to YCS. If you have the time, bring your lunch and stay afterwards. Bring a mat if you have one.

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JULY 28-31 - MOOSEHIDE GATHERING

Join us for a three-day celebration at Moosehide Village, where we will honour Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (Hän) culture and traditions! Enjoy performances, guest speakers, feasts, dancing, drumming, singing and much much more.

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Spotlight on

Kids at Vaudeville Camp

by Joanna Sharp

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chool’s out for the summer, which means that summer camp is IN! An exciting new day camp is taking centre-stage this year in Whitehorse – specifically, it is taking the stage at the Frantic Follies Theatre, home to the Frantic Follies vaudeville revue.

For almost 50 years, Frantic Follies has been delighting Whitehorse audiences with a variety show reminiscent of the Klondike Gold Rush era. After the success and popularity of the class they taught as part of Yukon Summer Music Camp last year, Grant Simpson and Lyall Murdoch, co-owners of the Frantic Follies, along with some of their performers, decided that sharing the art of vaudeville with kids was something they wanted to pursue in a bigger way.

Vaudeville brings together theatre, dance, singing, instrumental music, juggling, and mime in a variety show that prides itself on being fun – and funny – for audiences of all ages.

At vaudeville camp, kids from age six to 15 get to dabble in all of those art forms, learning new skills and sharing their talents with the rest of the group in a collaborative, interactive and supportive setting.

If a camper already plays an instrument, for example, he or she is invited to bring it in and incorporate it into the show.

Older campers are encouraged to take on leadership roles, helping younger campers and helping to organize and lead various activities, including planning the end-of-session show.

“One of the unique things we hope the kids get out of the camp is the experience of putting together a show,” says Nicole Murdoch, who is an instructor at vaudeville camp by day and a dancer with Frantic Follies by night. “We want to give them the opportunity to put together everything they can do, everything they learned and create something.”

Murdoch compares the program at vaudeville camp to the MAD program (the popular music, art and drama program at Wood Street school that students can start in Grade 9), allowing kids to get a taste of performance and fine arts at a younger age.

On top of the performance skills and experience in various media of the arts, vaudeville camp also nourishes the development and practice of various valuable life skills, transferable well beyond the bright lights of showbiz. Confidence, for example, is a huge one.

“We have a mix of personalities at camp, but even the more introverted kids come out of their shells,”says Murdoch. “You can already see a difference on the second day.”

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Celebrate

Canada’s Parks Day in Yukon!

Connect to nature and culture through Canadaʼs parks and historic sites.

Join a Parks Day event or create your own adventure!

Thursday, July 14

Created at the Canyon Miles Canyon, Chadburn Lake Park, Whitehorse.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Visit the Miles Canyon area to meet and watch artists creating original work in the park.

Friday, July 15

Guided Hike, Potluck and Music Tombstone Interpretive Centre, Tombstone Territorial Park (Kilometre 71.5 on the Dempster Highway). 10 a.m. hike, 6 p.m. BBQ/potluck, 7 p.m. music.

Parks Day Booth at the Fireweed Market Shipyards Park, Whitehorse.

Drop by between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. to learn about Yukon parks and conservation and win prizes!

Created at the Canyon Miles Canyon, Chadburn Lake Park, Whitehorse.

2 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Visit the Miles Canyon area to meet and watch artists creating original work in the park.

Artist on the Chilkoot Lindeman City, Chilkoot Trail. 7 p.m.

Adventure photographer Dan Hudson will share practical tips for capturing the best images of your friends and family in the outdoors.

Saturday July 16

Free Guided Hikes to Canyon City Miles Canyon, Chadburn Lake Park, Whitehorse.

Tuesday-Saturday. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. starts.

Meet at the Miles Canyon suspension bridge, rain or shine, for an easy two-hour interpretive hike.

Family Fun Day Kathleen Lake, Kluane National Park & Reserve.

4 p.m.

Boat Trip to Fort Selkirk Historic Site 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Join Selkirk First Nation and Yukon Historic Sites on a free boat trip from Pelly Farm to historic Fort Selkirk.

Call 667-5386 to reserve your spot.

Cookshack Music Session Johnson Lake Campground, 7:30 p.m.

Set up camp at Johnson Lake for an evening of music around the campfire.

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Spotlight on the Kids at Vaudeville Camp ... cont’d The children put on a vaudeville performance at the end of the camp

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The camp also fosters professionalism and respect for your work and the work of others, including being a respectful, receptive audience.

The camp runs for five sessions

throughout the summer. Each session culminates in a performance in the Frantic Follies Theatre where campers get to show off what they’ve been working on to their families and friends.

Anyone who is interested is welcome to come check out these performances, which occur every second Friday, for a small donation that goes towards materials for the camp.

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The remaining three sessions of vaudeville camp run from July 18-29, August 1-12, and August 15-26. For more information, check out the camp’s website: http://franticfollies.wix.com/

Joanna Sharp is a Whitehorse-based writer.

Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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July 14, 2016

Learning to Fry

at the McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility

by Glenda Koh

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small assembly of structures along Mountainview Drive has been quietly housing 45,000 young salmon each year for the past 25 or so years.

The McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility is located midway between Range Road and Porter Creek. Now an educational facility under Yukon College, it was previously operated by Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Northern Research Institute and the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

The incubation facility is not to be confused with a hatchery, guide Jake Montgomery explains.

“We use eggs from other projects that people bring to us and we raise them to be used in those other projects,” he says.

The facility receives fertilized eggs at the “eyed egg” stage, so named because eyes are the first features to develop and can be seen at approximately 50 days, give or take, depending on the water temperature.

Most of the fish come from Whitehorse Rapids, the hatchery run by Yukon Energy, which has been an important contributor to the facility over the years.

The fish are released at a young enough age that they imprint on the creek into which they’re released.

The current batch of fish have recently been tagged — 10,000 fish individually tagged in just a few short days — and will be released into Fox Creek as part of a Ta’an Kwach’an project.

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After over 50 years without salmon, the successful return of fish to Fox Creek comes slowly, but surely. Montgomery says this project began in 2007 and is just now seeing results.

“In 2013 they had three salmon come back and in 2014, there were nine, and last year there were over 20, so this year, everybody’s pretty hopeful that they’re coming back.”

More importantly, he says, last year was the first year that naturally emerging fry were found, meaning that released fish have then spawned and that next generation of fish are returning naturally.

The incubation facility is able to operate year-round with virtually no power. This is because the tanks are fed by two small natural springs. The water is very clean.

Being ground water, there are no fish already living in that water to generate bacteria.

It’s also warm. The temperature fluctuates minimally from 4 degrees in winter to 6 degrees in summer. Because the water is gravity-fed, no pumps are required.

Even the feeding is nearly automated. Staff top up a small box with food once a day. Inside the box, a belt attached to a spring is set to slowly wind down over the next 24 hours, dropping food into the box as it releases. Imagine a tiny pizza oven filled with fish food.

Yukon College is committed to operating the facility as an educa-

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New round tanks result in a bigger fish at the McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility in Whitehorse p

tional environment where staff — who are all students — along with volunteers get hands-on experience with manager Darrell Otto.

The facility also supplies fish to classrooms and conducts tours for school-age children.

This year the facility completed more than $60,000 in upgrades, increasing their capacity from 20,000 salmon eggs to a potential 200,000. Among the upgrades was the installation of a new round tank system, which has resulted in larger fish.

The old oblong tank left the water largely stagnant, while the new round tanks result in a vortex that constantly moves the water and gives the fish a current to swim against.

The next batch of fish will be chum from the dwindling stocks of the Porcupine River. They’ll be fertilized up north, then shipped down to be raised. The fry will be helicoptered back north and released into the Porcupine River, making them possibly the most well-travelled salmon in the world.

For more information about the McIntyre Creek Salmon Incubation Facility call 867-668-8887 or email Science@YukonCollege.yk.ca.

Glenda Koh is a Whitehorsebased writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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THE OFFICIAL

Photo CONTEST SKAGWAY

Categories

Wildlife Skagway Life Scenic

Adventure History Fun

2015 Grand Prize Photo by Bryan Johnson

Do you have a great photo of Skagway, Alaska?

Enter our contest and you just may win a cash prize!

Skagway Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to participate in our Annual Digital Photo Contest. We are looking for striking digital images to celebrate your Skagway experience!

Your images should highlight the action, adventure, history & romance of Skagway.

Cash Prizes

Grand Prize ... $200 1st Place (each category) ... $100 2nd Place (each category) ... $50

Enter online at skagway.com/photocontest Deadline is December 31, 2016 Photographs must be taken in and around Skagway or Dyea and should be at least 2.5mb. Open to participants 18 years of age or older. For details, official rules and prize descriptions, visit skagway.com/photocontest.

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Rooms as Low as $90 US/Night

BAR & GRILL

Best Fish & Chips in Southeast Alaska!

Prime Rib Every Saturday Night!

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All Hotel Guests receive 10% off food at the Station, Bar & Grill

444 4th St. Skagway (907)983-2200

Wildlife cruise with whale watching, bus tour of Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier, free time for shopping, lunch and sightseeing. Continental breakfast and light dinner provided.

Day cruise package from skagway or Haines $165

1-800-320-0146 • 907-766-3395 www.alaskafjordlines.com

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Best Milkshakes in Alaska!

Huge bin candy selection,

Your stop for Ice Cream, fresh fudge, gourmet chocolates Milkshakes, Fine Chocolates & Candies, Fudge & Drinks.

Check Facebook for specials! www.konekompany.com

5th & Broadway 907-983-3439

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Skagway’s Largest Shoe Selection

COME SHOP SKAGWAY’S GREAT LITTLE GEAR SHOP WITH BIG HEART

NEW ARRIVALS from

Shop our Famous Sale Loft where there is always a great deal!

5th & Broadway 907-983-2370 Open Everyday

OPEN EVERYDAY

5th Ave, off Broadway - Skagway AK

907-983-3562

4th and Spring St. 907-983-3663 You COULD fly to Thailand. Or just drive to Skagway.

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great Thai food and so much more!

www.starfirealaska.com

Saturday, July 16th & Saturday, August 6th

9:00pm

Thursday, July 21st

9:00pm

Gnat King Kong Taylor

Saturday, July 23

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Cameron

Brother Brother Friend

Friday, July 29th

9:00pm 9:00pm

Casey & the Bad Tenants

Fridays Mondays

9:00pm

Windy Valley Boys

7:00pm

Gluten Free Pizza & Gluten Free Beer UPCOMING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK PAGE

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BATH EXPO! JULY 16/17, 2016 Vendors On Site:

building centre

LED LIGHT BULBS - FREE!* *AFTER INCHARGE REBATE

ENERGY STAR® LEDs

will be eligible for a $7 rebate on your electricity bill.

The program resets July 1. 88811 & 88818

ONLY $5.99 In Charge rebate will cover up to 8 bulbs!

15% OFF THE ENTIRE PLUMBING DEPARTMENT SAVE 50%

Solita showerhead

020SoCC

Reg. $79.99

NOW ONLY

$39.97

SAVE 30%

Broan Sensonic Fan 3854-853 Reg. $199.99

NOW ONLY

$139.97

MORE GREAT PRICE BUSTERS IN STORE, UP TO 50% OFF! OFFER NOT VALID ON PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED MERCHANDISE. JULY 16TH & 17TH ONLY. SPECIAL ORDERS DO NOT QUALIFY.

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