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ukon artist Lawrie Crawford imagined a gallery, an airy space with high ceilings and big beautiful windows.

She could picture Suzanne Paleczny’s sculpture of Icarus hanging there.

With that vision an idea was born. Crawford and her colleagues in the the Southern Lakes Artists Collective were inspired to create a gallery space filled with a wide range of Yukon art for visitors to behold and be inspired.

And now, the vision has become reality, and Art House Carcross lies between the switching tracks of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in the Carcross Commons.

It’s an airy space with high ceilings and windows. The second show at the new gallery, the fall exhibit, opens Thursday, August 11. It will include bead work and sculpture by Teresa van der MeerChassé, printmaking by Joyce Majiski, clay sculptures by Don Watt, paintings by Nicole Bauberger in various media, watercolours

by Rosemary Scanlon, fibre art by Josée Carbonneau, traditional sewing and beading by both Lena White and Karen Nicloux, as well as moose antler carving and deer skin burning by Dennis Shorty.

This gallery project brings together the Yukon Arts Centre, the Carcross Tagish First Nation, the Carcross Tagish Management Corporation and several departments of the Yukon Territorial Government.

Economic Development provided funding, Tourism and Culture supported it, and Highways and Public Works is providing the lease cost-free.

It’s an example of what can be done when various groups pool their resources.

The space is a showcase for Yukon artists, many of whom have careers that extend beyond the territory. The gallery does not make sales, but directs interested viewers to the artists themselves or to galleries where artists sell their work.

The art gallery is funded to operate as a two-year pilot project. There were challenges to get the door open on time this first year. Consequently, the first show was curated by Sandra Grace

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Storey. She’s a sculptor based in Tagish, and a member of the Southern Lakes Artists Collective.

The inaugural show was of work by members of the collective.

A general call for submissions for the second show went out in mid-July. Next summer, there will be two more exhibitions, with calls going out further ahead of time, with openings on Victoria Day for the first half of the summer, then in August for the last half.

Members of Southern Lakes Artists Collective staff the gallery, interact with viewers and share enthusiasm for art. “(The) opportunity for connection is phenomenal,” Crawford says. “It’s great having us in the gallery as professional artists, able to talk to people.”

As time goes on, members of the collective will carry out another part of the project’s vision, which is to mentor young First Nations student artists who are employed by the Carcross Tagish First Nation.

The pilot project has so far been a success; traffic through the Art House Carcross far outstrips expectations. As of the end of July, an average of 180 visitors per day were coming through the gallery.

The average visitor stays in the gallery for about 10 minutes; bus tours spend 20 minutes in Carcross, total. This is the only time many visitors spend in the Yukon.

If the artwork they see resonates, they can take away information on how to find it at galleries or on the web.

Perhaps it will inspire another visit.

Art House Carcross excites Yukon Arts Centre Curator Mary Bradshaw.

“It’s a taste of what’s happening – the sheer diversity of the Yukon Art scene, from the very traditional to the super contemporary,” Bradshaw says.

Art House Carcross is open from 9:30 am to 4 p.m. daily through the summer.

Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse.

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rom beading to working with hide and hair, “Textile and fashion endeavours are followed by a huge number of locals,” says Heiko Haehnsen. He’s the director of the Junction Arts and Music, or JAM, an organization that “nurtures the arts”, according to its website, and is hosting Haines Junction’s first Hands-On Craft Weekend.

Given that traditional textile and fashion endeavours are followed by many people who live in and around Haines Junction, it’s not surprising that the JAM’s first artist-in-residence is a fashion designer. The motto of designer Jacquelyn van Kampen’s residency is, “Sewing Through a Landscape.”

The craft weekend could be a first step in linking traditional crafts with haute couture. “There are only five fashion-oriented artistic residencies in the world and haute couture fashion designer Brenda Asp already lives in our community,” Haehnsen points out.

“It’s exciting to think we could put Haines Junction on a world map for something so unexpected like fashion.”

To give artists such as Asp and van Kampen an opportunity to interact with locals, JAM organizers came up with the festival format for the weekend.

Van Kampen will share techniques on pattern drafting and origami to create clothing with unique folds.

Her relation, local artist and scholar of Yukon First Nation fashions, Ukjese van Kampen, will present research in three workshops – early Yukon fashion, floral bead designs, and changes influ-

What’s Inside Art House Carcross ................. 2 Hands On Crafts ..................... 3 Klondike Korner ..................... 4 Yukon Astronomical Society ...... 5 Horticultural Exhibition ..........10 Well North ........................... 11 First Nations Languages ..........13 Alex VanBibber Award ............14 Wildflower photo essay ...........15 Reboot ...............................17 55+ Games...........................19 Cello Project ........................22 Culinary Festival ...................24 Emma’s Birth Story ................25 Ideologies of the Slide ............26

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A young artist illustrates Turtle Island on a pillowcase enced by contact over the course of time. Ukjese took up the study of Yukon First Nation art styles in high school and continued his research through a master’s degree and doctorate. It brought him to the study of fashion “since the art was on the clothing,” he says.

The workshop Canvas as Fabric will be presented by Kuentina. She will show how to create everything from the hottest of high-tops to the hippest of hoodies. Kuentina is the owner of the clothing brand Qaqtis, which is based out of British Columbia, and is currently on

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Locally-renowned artist and storyteller Rhoda Merkel inherited from her mother and grandmother a lifelong passion for beading, regalia, and paint. She will pass on her knowledge in free workshops for children and youth. Merkel will tell tales of creation, and then help participants re-create images from the tales on to pillowcases. They will create “their own dreamworld to take home,” says Merkel.

Jutta Holtkamp, owner of the Calgary-based École Holt Couture, a school of couture sewing and design, will be in attendance. Artists wishing to learn ways in which their art can progress will have the chance to speak with her.

The craft weekend is also a chance for vendors to set up tables in a marketplace. Trappers, geologists, and gatherers can buy a spot in the marketplace. It’s an opportunity for them to build new relationships with artists looking for suppliers. Vendor places are still available for jewellers and

clothing makers.

The weekend will host free street art and entertainment, evening campfires, and a three dimensional costume photo booth.

On interpretive nature walks with artists, participants will learn how the land and its traditional uses - such as foraging for medicinal plants - translates into creative inspiration.

The festival takes place in Haines Junction at the Da Kų Cultural Centre from August 12-14.

Aside from knowledge, most workshops offer a take-home element and materials are included in session fees.

Visit http://www.junctionjam. ca/tickets-information/ or www. yukontickets.com to buy tickets or register online. Visit the Little Green Apple grocery store, or FasGas, in Haines Junction, and Arts Underground or the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse for weekend passes.

Jessica Simon is a Whitehorsebased writer.

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riska Wettstein’s love affair with photography began in 2008 when husband Paul presented her with a camera.

“I don’t know why he did that,” she says, “but ever since then, I’m just hooked. So whenever I go for a walk, or drive out of town, or just need some time to myself, I grab my camera and just go.”

In her native Switzerland, before moving to Canada in 2011, her favourite subjects were flowers.

“I used to go into flower shops… and buy just one nice flower, but that’s not possible here.”

Now, winter scenes and the northern lights are among her favourite subjects.

These are challenging subjects, but the selftaught photographer enjoys a challenge.

The resulting digital images soon found their way into her computer where she makes extensive use of Photoshop to alter colours and emphasize textures, building layers to come up with a finished product that she likes to think of as a photopainting.

Wettstein sells her art online and they are also displayed in the Aurora Inn, which she and Paul own.

She is now having her first public show: her art is currently on exhibit in the audio-visual room at the Dawson City Museum. Glenda Bolt, manager of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, suggested the idea to museum director Alex Som-

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In the end, she designed the display herself.

There are five clusters of photographs in the room. Each set is anchored by one large image, and then bookended by smaller works in various sizes. There is a flow of

theme and colour through the sets that ties them together.

There is a set of wilderness images, showing stark trees and caribou. Another set features animals and flowers. A set of late wintery landscapes contrasts the land with cloud patterns. Another set shows iconic Dawson buildings and landscapes. A final set is focussed on ravens, one of Wettstein’s favourite subjects.

As she says, they are not quite photographs and not quite paintings.

People often ask just what they are.

This batch of images has been printed on lightweight metal, through a process that enhances the colours and textures, and can be completed with either a gloss or matte finish.

“The metal (printing) is just so sharp and clear. It’s just ready to hang; you don’t need a frame.”

The prints are so light that those at the museum are just suspended from finishing nails.

Priska Wettstein’s photo show is on display at the Dawson City Museum until the end of the Riverside Arts Festival in late August.

The museum is located at 595 Fifth Ave. Dan Davidson retired from 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues writing about life in Dawson City.

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Yukon Astronomical Society wants to make Whitehorse the Science-Centre of the North

Anthony Gucciardo is a founder of the Yukon Astronomical Society. The society is hoping to see an observatory built near Whitehorse. This will make it easier to watch, and learn about, the sky

by Selene Vakharia Zsohar, an amateur astronomer for almost 30 years, first discovered his love for the sky in his home country of Hungary. In October 2015, he began the Society with Anthony Gucciardo and Catheryne Lord, both of whom have taught astronomy for over five years and are members of the Société d’astronomie du Planétarium de Montréal. Gucciardo and Lord shared Zsohar’s dream of an observatory and together they began to work toward it.

“We would like to help make Whitehorse the science capital of the north,” Zsohar says.

That’s one of the key goals behind the observatory.

“Besides the Yukon College, the presence of an astronomical observatory would lift the level Whitehorse is seen as a centre of science in the north.”

Presently, there are no public astronomical observatories in operation above the 60th parallel throughout the north, which, Zsohar explains, has left the north without a base for astronomy and space science.

The centre would provide a place where community members of all ages could discover and learn about the universe. In particular, Zsohar anticipates great benefits to students.

“We see great potential in astronomy and science education

in Whitehorse. Especially, for the K-12 students, as they will now have the chance to discover their universe through first-hand experience.”

Getting students interested in science at a young age can help promote a choice of science- and technology-related careers later in life, Zsohar says.

“Pupils who engage in astronomy-related educational activities at a primary or secondary school are more likely to pursue careers in science and technology.”

The Chadburn Lake observatory and centre is only the first stage in YAS’s plans for bringing the universe to the Yukon.

“The development of an observatory at the Takhini Hot Springs will be our next stage of our growth,” Zsohar says. “Later, our hopes will be to develop the Grey Mountain Observatory along with the Chadburn Lake Park project. Both observatories will run simultaneously offering both Yukoners and tourists a variety of experiences and activities.”

The project is in its early planning phase. The society is a nonprofit organization and is looking to partner with local businesses, funding agencies and other organizations such as Yukonstruct to move the plan forward and bring it to life. The development of the observatory and centre is ex-

PHOTO: Josh O’Brien pected to take three to five years from the time the Chadburn Lake Park project is approved.

Even without the observatory, YAS is actively teaching others about astronomy and nurturing the community’s love for the stars.

With its 38 members, YAS holds bi-weekly astronomy workshops at the Yukon College every Monday between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

YAS offers programming to local organizations and has conducted public astronomical outreaches, such as the 2016 Mercury Transit event during the International Astronomy Week at Shipyards Park, the live broadcasting of the Juno spacecraft’s Orbital Insertion from the Yukon College and guest speakers including a planetary scientist

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and orbital dynamicist from the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics on Exoplanets.

The membership fee for the Society is $90 per year and comes with free access to all of YAS’s workshops, observation sessions and events, as well as publications.

To learn more about the society, follow it on Twitter @YukonAstronomy and Facebook: Yukon Astronomical Society, or check out their website at www.YukonAstronomicalSociety.com.

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targazing has long been part of the human psyche. For thousands of years, we – and our ancestors before us – have turned our eyes upward and wondered. With myths and legends, we have explained the sky’s magic with demons, heroes, gods and goddesses. Ancient Greek astronomers observed the heavens and began to explain the science behind how the universe operates.

Four hundred years ago, a Dutch eyeglass maker, Hans Lippershey, invented the first telescope. Galileo turned it to the sky and changed our view of the earth and universe forever – we were no longer the centre of the universe.

Telescopes grew in size and power and the first observatories were built. With them, our understanding of the universe and our interest in it grew.

With the help and direction of the Yukon Astronomical Society (YAS), Whitehorse is on track to have an observatory built less than 10 minutes from downtown.

The observatory and an accompanying nature and science centre is part of the Chadburn Lake Park Draft Plan.

“The idea of establishing an observatory here in Whitehorse has been in my heart for a number of years, ever since I moved to Whitehorse in 2007,” said Victor Zsohar, one of the co-founders of YAS.

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Whitehorse EVENTS ARTS SHOWS Thu, Aug, 11, Yukon Art Tasters with Cat Jamnicky 1:00 pm Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Create Your Own Art Piece as you work with local artists.

Thu, Aug, 11, Art Show Opening Reception: Cloud Hands by Meghan Hildebrand 7:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre In a new body of work, Meghan Hildebrand explores the deep space of the imagination. Paintings, based roughly in landscape, offer a bird’s eye view of worlds just beyond the probable, inviting viewers to invent narratives.

Thu, Aug, 11, Yukon Art Tasters with Cat Jamnicky 1:00 pm Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Create Your Own Art Piece as you work with local artists. Whitehorse Until -Aug, 27, Community Gallery Exhibition: Cloud Hands by Meghan Hildebrand Yukon Arts Centre In a new body of work, Meghan Hildebrand explores the deep space of the imagination. Paintings, based roughly in landscape, offer a bird’s eye view of worlds just beyond the probable, inviting viewers to invent narratives. Whitehorse Until - Aug 27 Art Show: Bremner, Cote and Hurcomb Yukon Arts Centre Three photobased exhibitions exploring the North including circumpolar video installations, striking portraiture discussing mental health in our community and a retrospective of a Northwest Territories photographer.

Until Sat, Aug, 27, Art Show: Yukon Imagined Arts Underground A beautiful exhibition of small-scale landscapes. Both artists explore their own unique styles through rendering landscape with brush.

Until Sat, Aug, 27, Art Show: Double Vision Arts Underground Christian Bucher and Jackie Dowell-Irvine. Images depict scenes from along the CANOL, the Yukon’s wilderness road. For both artists this area has been an endless source of peace, joy, wonderment, and inspiration. It is their hope that the viewer will experience some of these same feelings Until - Aug 30 Exhibit/ Exposition : Lettre à un coureur des bois Waterfront Trolley Capture the spirit of the Coureur des bois and all those who made the North their home.

Enjoy Lettre à un coureur des bois, a bilingual art installation by Cécile Girard and Sylvie Binette. Open Daily 10-6 Until- Oct, 29, The Art of the Ordinary: uscentric Photography Arts Underground The images in this exhibit, drawn from a number of collections of Yukon Archives, are collectively known as “vernacular” photographs.

Vernacular photography is a term that encompasses a wide range of photographic practices and is essentially everything that fine art photography is not – ordinary, popular, everyday images.

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Thu, Aug, 11 Black Iron Blossom 5:00 pm MacBride Museum original blues and roots music.

Thu, Aug, 11 Klondike Karaoke Competition Main Stage 5:30 pm Yukon Arts Centre Thu, Aug, 11 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 pm Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak LazeoFairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre.

Thu, Aug, 11 Klondike Karaoke Competition 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall Thu, Aug, 11 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu, Aug, 11 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Aug, 11 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians.

Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Fri, Aug, 12 Patrick Keenan Live 12:00 am Woodcutter’s Blanket Come on down to get the best drinks in town and to hear a selection of Patrick’s running list of hundreds of selfpenned tunes as well as some choice covers.

Fri, Aug, 12 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Aug, 12 Jeff Andrew 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Aug, 12 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Fri, Aug, 12 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Aug, 13 Jarvis Street Saloon Saturday Sociable Jam 3:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Bring your own gear and we’ll plug you in or just play on ours! (867) 668-4567 Ext: 300

Sat, Aug, 13 Jeff Andrew 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Aug, 13 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Aug, 13 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Aug, 14 Open Mic Night 3:00 pm 98 Hotel Sun, Aug, 14 Marco Claveria 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon, Aug, 15 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Aug, 16 Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Aug, 16 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians.

Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Wed, Aug, 17 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Aug, 17 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Aug, 18 You Knew Me When 5:00 pm Baked Cafe The music of You Knew Me When parades between a fusion of progressive indie-rock and folk compositions all infused with a myriad of pulsing and stirring beats.

Thu, Aug, 18 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 pm Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak LazeoFairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre.

Thu, Aug, 18 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu, Aug, 18 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Aug, 18 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians.

Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

GENERAL EVENTS

Until Aug, 12, Harvest Camp Burwash Landing All are welcome to come out and enjoy camping, cooked meals, participate in the cultural activities about the harvest.

Thu, Aug, 11, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 10:00 am Whitehorse Food Bank 867-393-2265 Thu, Aug, 11, Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Mark 3:00 pm Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Thu, Aug, 11, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 3:30 pm Whitehorse Food Bank 867393-2265 Thu, Aug, 11, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests! 456-4792 Thu, Aug, 11, Klondike Karaoke Competition Main Stage 5:30 pm Yukon Arts Centre Thu, Aug, 11, Chess Corner 6:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Chess played upstairs at the Library, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board.

Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy.

Thu, Aug, 11, Music Trivia Thurday 7:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Come test your music knowledge, all genres, all age groups. Good fun with good people.

Thu, Aug, 11, Klondike Karaoke Competition 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall Fri, Aug, 12, Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches 12:00 pm Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are welcome!

Sat, Aug, 13, 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, Aug, 13, Guild Auditions for Myth of the Ostrich 1:00 pm The Guild Hall Contact us via email to set up an audition time “Myth of the Ostrich had me laughing from start to finish the first time I read it. Filled with quirky wit and rooted in heated political topics, the play has the power to move minds and hearts.

Sun, Aug, 14, Guild Auditions for Myth of the Ostrich 1:00 pm The Guild Hall Contact us via email to set up an audition time “Myth of the Ostrich had me laughing from start to finish the first time I read it. Filled with quirky wit and rooted in heated political topics, the play has the power to move minds and hearts.

Sun, Aug, 14, 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.

ENTER YOUR EVENTS ON-LINE It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy.

Or email them to: events@whatsupyukon.com

Mon, Aug, 15, 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. 867668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon, Aug, 15, Foot Prints for Gabby 10:00 am Zen Salon and Spa All proceeds will go to Gabriella Gingras, a local 4 year old girl just diagnosed with a rare brain stem tumor. Call or e-mail us ASAP to reserve your spot for EXPRESS PEDICURES with Billie and Krystle 667-7936 Mon, Aug, 15, 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, Aug, 15, Euchre Night 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Tue, Aug, 16, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 10:00 am Whitehorse Food Bank 867-393-2265 Tue, Aug, 16, Summer Barbecues 11:30 am Christ Church Cathedral Proceeds to local Food Bank and International Refugee Relief.

867-668-5530 Tue, Aug, 16, Summer Lecture Series 12:00 pm Taylor House This series features the stories and historical photographs from local families who have impacted the development of the Yukon over the past century through their service, entrepreneurship, and ingenuity.

All talks are free and everybody is welcome Tue, Aug, 16, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 3:30 pm Whitehorse Food Bank The food bank is only open certain hours. 867393-2265 Tue, Aug, 16, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests! 456-4792 Tue, Aug, 16, Dine YTM: Drive-In Dinner 6:00 pm Yukon Transportation Museum It’s 1950s night at Dine YTM! Come make the scene dressed in your best retro outfits and burn rubber over to coolsville for a night full of hot cars, cool cats, and boss music. You’ll flip for our Greaser-themed tour and get jazzed by our photo booth. This event is 19+ and will feature a cash bar. Call or email for more details. 668-4792 Tue, Aug, 16, Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Wed, Aug, 17, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Aug, 17, Seed-saving Workshop with Ingrid Wilcox 6:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Learn how to harvest seeds from plants you grow, save them for next year, and share them with other Yukon Gardners. No registration required. Seating is limited. Free.

Wed, Aug, 17, Klondike Cruiser Night! 6:30 pm A&W Restaurant Join Yukon Automobile Enthusiasts as they admire hot cars and talk the talk Wed, Aug, 17, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu, Aug, 18, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 10:00 am Whitehorse Food Bank 867-393-2265 Thu, Aug, 18, Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Mark 3:00 pm Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Thu, Aug, 18, Whitehorse Food Bank food pick-up 3:30 pm Whitehorse Food Bank 867393-2265 Thu, Aug, 18, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests! 456-4792 Thu, Aug, 18, Chess Corner 6:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Chess played upstairs at the Library, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board.

Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mondays - Saturdays Family Free Play Dropin 12:30 pm Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Until Aug, 12, Giant Puppet Fiesta! 8:30 am Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Aug, 11, Stay and Play 12:00 pm Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Thu, Aug, 11, 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, Aug, 11, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 8-12 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.

Thu, Aug, 11, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza 456-4792 Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests!

Fri, Aug, 12, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 am MacBride Museum 867667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Fri, Aug, 12, 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, Aug, 12, Stay and Play 11:00 am Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Fri, Aug, 12, 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, Aug, 12, 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, Aug, 12, 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, Aug, 13, 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, Aug, 13, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:00 pm Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /6686535 This drop-in includes story time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Sat, Aug, 13, Kids Ed-Venture Drop-In 12:30 pm YCS Guided Hikes & Kid Ed-Ventures 668-5678 Drop-in for a fun filled afternoon of nature and conservation themed activities and games for children of all ages! Ed-Ventures run every Saturday Call for more information Mon, Aug, 15, Discovery Day Beringia Centre Come celebrate Discovery Day and Yukon’s history at the Beringia Centre! Admission is FREE all day Mon, Aug, 15, Stay and Play 11:00 am Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Mon, Aug, 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 Mon, Aug, 15, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 4-5 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.

Aug 16-Aug, 19, Comic Book Art with Barb Hinton 8:30 am Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Aug, 16, Stay and Play 12:00 pm Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Tue, Aug, 16, 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, Aug, 16, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 5-7 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.

Tue, Aug, 16, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza 456-4792 Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests!

TAKE A HIKE with the

Yukon Conservation Society Dr. Mélanie Lachapelle | Dr. Brenna MacPhail | Dr. Jonathan Hawkins Services Available: spinal manipulation & mobilization, soft tissue therapy, acupuncture, custom orthotic, rehab

All are welcome: infants/children, pregnant women, women & men of all ages

For more details: (867) 667-2272 or chilkootchiro.ca

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

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Wed, Aug, 17, Stay and Play 11:00 am Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Wed, Aug, 17, 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, Aug, 17, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 6-8 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.

Wed, Aug, 17, The Beary Interesting Hike 7:00 pm Hidden Lake A hike through bear habitat discussing bear biology and life history.

Thu, Aug, 18, The Big Bison Bone-anza Day Camp 9:30 am Beringia Centre Come join us for a day of amateur palaeontology as we search for bones, piece together a bison, create some fossils casts, and excavate a bison graveyard! Ages 7 to 12 years old. Cost: $30 Space is limited, to register please come to the Bering Centre between 9AM-6PM. Only 12 spots available and they go fast!

Thu, Aug, 18, The Big Bison Bone-anza 9:30 am Beringia Centre 667-8855 Come join us for a day of amateur palaeontology as we search for bones, piece together a bison, create some fossils casts, and excavate a bison graveyard!

Ages 7 to 12 years old, Call to register.

Thu, Aug, 18, Stay and Play 12:00 pm Shipyards Park 689-8349 Free use of outdoor toys and goodies plus a staff member to help assist in playing a variety of fun games and activities. Hula Hoops, parachutes, bocci ball, ribbons, paddles, and much more!

Thu, Aug, 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 Thu, Aug, 18, Free Summer programs for kids Ages 8-12 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.

Thu, Aug, 18, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza 456-4792 Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests!

MEETING & WORKSHOPS Sun, Aug, 21, Yukon Yoga and River Whitehorse, Yukon Explore the Frontier of the Inner & Outer Landscapes with Noelle Bovon & Sarah Harvie & Ally Bogard. We take care of almost everything! You just need to pack your bags and meet us in Whitehorse.

Sat, Aug, 13, 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.

Wed, Aug, 17, 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, Aug, 17, 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, Aug, 17, 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 Wed, Aug, 17, SUP Yoga Flow 6:00 pm SUP Flow Come Flow with the best instructor Jessica Read who has over 10 year experience as Yoga instructor and business owner of Breath of Life 335-9787 Wed, Aug, 17, Seed-saving Workshop with Ingrid Wilcox 6:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Learn how to harvest seeds from plants you grow, save them for next year, and share them with other Yukon Gardners. No registration required. Seating is limited. Free.

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Highlights

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Dawson City, YT

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WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT PAINTING WITH COLD WAX AND OILS Instructor: Ontario-based artist Janice Mason Steeves

Corn Roast

September 1 - 6,

9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Boys and Girls Club of Yukon

Cost: KIAC Members - $365, Non Members - $390 Supplies included

Yukon

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Free Teen Drop In When: Wednesdays to Saturdays 3 PM to 9 PM

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CORE MEETING AUGUST 16

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 16

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

Ph. (867) 393-2824

Exhibi�ons CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:

>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS “How Does it Felt”

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

MEMBER’S BBQ AUGUST 24

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM HOURS

Monday Closed, Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm, Saturday & Sunday 1-9pm www.yukonstruct.com info@yukonstruct.com 135 Industrial Rd.

Workshops

THE NATURAL AND THE MANUFACTURED

Thurs., Aug.18: Fermented Drinks, LeatherSeeds Stamping Thurs. July 7th: Savings & Drying Flowers Last Market of 2016 Thurs. July 7th:Sat. Glass Blowing with Aug. Lumel20!Studios Cooking with Boreal Foods Sat., July 9th: Learn to play ukulele Yukon Culinary Festival at the Wharf

August 11 – September 17 ODD Gallery & Ruby’s Place (next to KIAC)

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

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

www.fireweedmarket.ca

Riverdale

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

approach to learning through the arts. Along with a huge

Open Studio Sessions

also are home to the famous “Ball Pit”, and “The Courts”

August 5-27

theatre space. We have regular free groups such as an

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

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

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 23

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DOUBLE VISION

>> in the Hougen Heritage Gallery: YUKON ARCHIVES

WELDING 101 AUGUST 18

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

August 11 - 27

The theme of this year’s show is Latitude / Longitude in recognition of the expansiveness of both our interior and exterior worlds.

Exhibition will be at the SOVA Gallery.

FOCUS GALLERY

Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WOOD SHOP ORIENTATION AUGUST 18

KIAC MEMBERS EXHIBIT

Heart of

Christian Bucher and Jackie Dowell-Irvine >> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions <<

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

For more information contact: Marie-Claire programs@kiac.ca Full details: http://www.kiac.ca/coursesoutreach/ communityworkshops/

Business Forum

Ages 11 to 18 Free snack and meal

Where: 306A Alexander Street Look for the big green door!

*Sept 4 will be a day trip up the Dempster for inspiration.

Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm $5 per hour

EDGE GALLERY

YUKON IMAGINED

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

Jane Isakson and Alice Park-Spurr

August 5-27

HOUGEN HERITAGE GALLERY

THE ART OF THE ORDINARY: US-CENTRIC PHOTOGRAPHY Friends of the Yukon Archives Society

July 8 – October 29

DROP-IN & OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS - AGES 14+ CERAMIC OPEN STUDIO 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

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

www.theheartofriverdale.com

RAFFLE!

A chance to win one of four iTunes cards worth $500.00 1st prize $500.00 iTunes gift card plus large Teddy Bear (Donated by Yukon Liquor Corp)

2nd prize $500.00 iTunes gift card plus gift basket 3rd prize $500.00 iTunes gift card 4th prize $500.00 iTunes gift card

Tickets Cost $ 10.00 each (only 1000 printed) Draw date: September 9th 2016 @ 1 pm

To raise money for the FASSY lunch program Call 393-4948 Or come by our office between 9-5 weekdays 4141 B 4th Ave (Whitehorse Performance Building) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon

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THANK YOU to everyone who supported the

Faro Golf Club 19th Annual Tournament A-1 Delivery

Mic Mac Toyota

Air North

Midnight Sun Drilling

Ajax Steel

Northern Industrial Sales

Anonymous

Parson’s

Archer Cathro & Assoc.

Real Canadian Superstore

Arctic Backhoe

Shopper’s Drug Mart

Bonanza Market

Sunrise Services

Canadian Tire

Total North Communications

Coal Mine Campground

Trans North Helicopters

CH2MHill

Tu-Lidlini Petroleum

Chequered Flag Recreation

Winmar

Coast Mountain Sports

Yukon Brewery

Dave’s Trophy

Yukon Energy

Denison Environmental Discovery Store Eagle Fuels/Pacesetter Petroleum EMCO Faro Studio Hotel

Thank you to all who supported us, whether by playing in the tournament, coming out for the dinner and concession or all the wonderful donations

Independent Grocer

To our fabulous volunteers – Once again a huge THANK YOU for all your help

Jackie Dowell-Irvine

You were AWESOME

Kal Tire

A special THANK YOU to the Town of Faro for your support in so many ways &

Fountain Tire

Ketza Pacific Construction Locksmith Services Marsh Lake Tents & Events

The Town Shop Crew for the awesome job of setting up and getting everything we needed

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAMS – YOU ARE ALL WINNERS TO US. 1ST PLACE: Ornithologists (Shane Lyle, Alex Peach Mike Fraser, Cory Waters) 2ND PLACE: Crowe Mackay (Val Pike, Mark Pike, Stu MacKay, Cindy Fleischman) 3RD PLACE: Dawson City Shooters (Paul Robitaille, JJ Flynn, Nathan Dewell, Ricky Nawunganidze) Harry Meers Memorial Trophy: Closest to the pin in 2 shots for Hole #9 – Ornithologists – (Shane Lyle, Alex Peach Mike Fraser, Cory Waters) Mens Closest to the Pin in one shot for Hole #1 – Ron MacLellan from East Coast Hackers Ladies Closest to the Pin in one shot for Hole #1 – Kerri Ellis from The Mayo Crew Mens Longest Drive for Hole #5 – Dave Durand from The Fore-Midables Ladies longest Drive for Hole #5 – Jody Power from The Bushwackers Hole in One – Unclaimed for the 9th year in a row

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Open 11:30-7pm weekdays and 11:30-4pm on weekends

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Late breakfast Weekends SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 11AM - 2PM

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Keep your pets happy while the kids head back to school!

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hether you have a green thumb or not, you’re invited to the Horticultural Exhibition in Dawson City on Aug. 13.

Tarie Castellarin and Helen Dewell have been involved in organizing the exhibition since 2013. The event itself dates back to the early 1900s.

“In the past, the exhibition was huge and used to be four days long. It featured not only vegetables, but furs, grains, grasses, pressed wallflowers and wood carving,” says Castellarin. “It’s part of our history.”

Castellarin, an avid gardener, grew up in Dawson City. She says her whole family was always heavily involved in community events; her mom especially, loved competing in the horticultural exhibition.

“I would get up at 6 a.m. the day of the show to help my mom cut flowers and veggies,” she says.

In 2013, Rea Tyerman, who had organized the event the previous year, had too much on her plate to continue. Castellarin and Dewell were on a walk through their neighbourhood when the idea came up that they themselves could take it on.

“It all started with a walk between two friends,” Castellarin says.

As there were no written notes or instructions on how to run the exhibition, the two women decided to use an old program from a 1946 show as a guide.

“We’d never done this before and had nothing to go on,” says Castellarin. “That old program had everything and helped us to develop the different classes for

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She also mentions the 18-pound kohlrabi that was entered one year.

“We started a ‘gigantic’ category after that.”

Everyone who enters gets a participation ribbon.

Participants can enter in as many classes as they wish.

There are first, second and third place winners in each class. The person who wins the most overall ribbons receives the grand aggregate ribbon and is the big winner. Louise Piché, last year’s aggregate recipient, won in 20 different classes.

“It’s all about a celebration of produce, handicrafts, summer, and what we can grow here in the PHOTO: by Tarie Castellarin Klondike,” sums up Castellarin. “So many neat things come in. We all inspire each Some of the entries other.” in the 2015 All gardeners are welcome to Horticultural Exhibition submit entries on Saturday, August 13, at the tent on Front Street by the Artists Market in downciation helps with the advertising. town Dawson City. Contact Helen The two women also partnered Dewell (993-6736) or Tarie Castelwith the museum to make signage larin (993-6441) for more informaboards describing the history of tion. Children are also welcome to gardening in the Klondike, which participate. they display during the exhibition.

They also rely heavily on volunGabriela Sgaga lives off the teers for set-up and for judging. grid in her West Dawson cabin There are usually six to eight with her sled dogs. She enjoys judges, all gardeners from the mushing, skijoring and writing community. On the morning of the about everyday life in the exhibition, participants have beYukon. Please send comments tween 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to about her articles to drop off their entries. Each entry dawson@whatsupyukon.com. is then numbered, and judging takes place at 11 a.m. Participants can then pick up their entries afSo Much to Do ter 3 p.m. in Dawson What the judges are looking for, This Weekend says Castellarin, are things like size, conformity and colour. For From Aug. 11 to 14, Dawson the baked goods and preserves, City also celebrates Discovery judges sample the entries.

Days, featuring family-friendly There are about 45 classes to events such as crafts, face enter. Along with flower and vegepainting, writing competitable classes, also included are tions, walking tours, a golf handicrafts, photographs, beaded tournament and lots more. work, quilts, knitting, crocheting, The Yukon Riverside Arts quilting, bouquet and wild flowers, Festival happens at the same and potted plants, to name a few. time, taking place in open-air Every once in a while, though, tents along the Yukon River in something different comes along Dawson City, as well as other and a new class needs to be added. venues around town. This fes“Last year, someone entered tival features a wide range of peanuts,” Castellarin says. “We events, including exhibitions, definitely had to start a new class workshops, lectures, public for that one. We called it the exotart, live music, an art market ic class. Tourists really love that and more. class – they’re always surprised at what we can grow up here.” judging.”

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KEEPING YOUR GREENS, WELL, GREEN Some simple advice when it comes to storing root vegetables and having them last longer in your fridge: cut the leafy tops off immediately when you get the vegetables home and store them separately. This will extend the life of your food as otherwise the greens will draw moisture from the root. Store the greens wrapped in a paper towel or clean tea towel and in a plastic bag.

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Learning Her Mom’s Language

by Christine Genier

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änch’á Éh ma,” I begin the conversation with my mother in a standard Southern Tutchone greeting, uncertain and nervous about my speaking abilities. “Éyigē shrō kwäthän,” she replies. “My feelings are very good.”

We are closing a generational gap that transpired in the last century in Northwestern Canada, as colonization took hold in the territories.

As we sit on the banks of Chū Nį Quän, or The Yukon River, my mother explains to me that there are different names for this river depending on where you are from.

“In our language, for this section of the river, we call it Chū Nį Quän. It translates into: Chū is water, Nį is face, and Quän is shining, or bright. So when you look at the river, you can see how beautiful and shining and bright the water is.”

We are Tà’än Kwàch’än and the language group is Southern Tutchone. The dialect my mother is teaching me is Tà’än Kwàch’än Kwįnjé.

“Generically, we would call a river täghá. This is a big river, so it would be täghá shrō.” Mom continues her lesson. She laughs and adds, “Johnny Cash would appreciate that.”

While Southern Tutchone was used in my home growing up, the words were often peppered into the English that was the main language. I don’t think I realized I was hearing words that were not English until well into my schooling. I would hear my mother and her siblings speak with each other and my grandparents in Southern Tutchone, though the fact that I did not understand this language was not as big a concern to me as was getting out of my homework and playing with my sisters.

The assimilation of First Nations people in Canada included a concerted effort to abolish the language and cultural practices of the people through the residential and public school systems.

Why the language was not taught directly and explicitly in my childhood home is my mother’s story to tell.

In 1980, French immersion was first introduced in Whitehorse. I was in kindergarten and my parents were quick to register me, and later my younger sister. They wanted to ensure we had every advantage our education could offer.

This is also the language of my father, who spoke only French until he was 18 years old. That aboriginal languages weren’t given the same consideration at that time did not seem to be on the radar of the board of education. This has since changed, with most schools in the Yukon now offering aboriginal language classes.

It is May, and we use this opportunity to discuss the birds that are returning to the area. “We are going to start with a root word,” Mom explains. “t’ūá. It means bird, and it generally encompasses all the small birds. And it is spring, so what do we do? We are out there looking for birds nests, so we just add the word t’òe.”

I repeat the word. At least, I think I do. “Tow.” “T’òe,” Mom says again. “You have to pop the ‘t.’”

The language rules are different from anything I know in English or in French. The language is guttural in places, nasal in others, with popping sounds differentiating one word from another. That isn’t the only difference I notice.

The language is very poetic and descriptive in nature, as with the

ne words is included in the Latin alphabet spelling as well as phonetic.

The goal is to offer a friendly conversational experience, as the listener learns along with me. The hope is that the angst and anxiety of making mistakes that can stop so many of us in our tracks will be lifted as I make my mistakes on the record. There is always laughter and reassurance that I’m progressing well.

The internet has changed the way language is accessed over the last 20 years. Many Indigenous languages in Canada are available online with larger language groups such as Anishnabee and Cree offering online lessons and dicPHOTO: by Rick Massie tionaries. This is the same for the Indigenous language groups Language lessons on the in the Yukon, with Facebook pages banks of Chū Nį Quän devoted to encouraging users to speak their language while postname of the river. ing phrases and words.

“If you only know two words, A more comprehensive format use those words,” Mom says often. can be found through the web“Teach them to somebody.” site of the Yukon Native Language Her tone is always encour- Centre, www.YNLC.ca. There are aging, and there is never a sense eight aboriginal languages used that you are going to embarrass here. Seven are from the Athaher or anyone else. Nonetheless, paskan family, which spreads from she is quick to underscore the im- central Alaska through northportance of proper pronunciation. western Canada to Hudson Bay. If you change the pronunciation of The website lists those seven as any word even slightly, you end up Gwich’in, Hän, Kaska, Northern having a very different conversa- Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, tion.

Tagish, and Upper Tanana.

Our conversations are recorded Their interactive website inand transcribed to our website, cludes descriptions of the eight www.CGenRadio.com, on a fea- language groups in the Yukon, as ture we call “Coffee with Mom.” well as languages related as AthaThe audio track is updated and a paskan languages, such as Navajo, transcript of the Southern Tutcho- Tanacross, Tahltan, Ahtna.

On each language page, the Yukon Native Language Centre website offers lessons where the user can learn at their own pace.

When the cursor is hovered over the word written in the language, an English translation pops up.

When the word is clicked on, the user can hear the word spoken by a traditional speaker.

“We are currently updating our website,” explains Mary Jane Allison, faculty advisor with the Yukon Native Language Centre. “We’re making it easier for people to access. It used to be that you required a computer in order to engage the interactive voice. Now, using a handheld device such as a phone or tablet, people can go to our website and access the language as well.”

The Yukon Native Language Centre, located at the Yukon College Ayamdigut Campus in Whitehorse, also has hard copy lessons in books and audio.

There is also the option of pursuing post-secondary studies in aboriginal languages.

“The Yukon College offers an Introduction to Native Languages,” Allison says. “In the recent past they have been focusing on Southern Tutchone and it offers the participants the opportunity to learn about Southern Tutchone – and the other aboriginal languages in the Yukon.”

Mom and I wrap up our language lesson by the river. “Shrō nį thį, nį k’än tá,” I say to my mom by way of thanking her and saying, “Look after yourself.”

I’m sure to pop that “t.”

“Tah,” Mom corrects me. “You don’t pop the ‘t’ in that one.

I repeat my mistake. “T’ah.”

“You’ll get it.” Mom says, and we end by breaking into laughter at my effort. There is always laughter, the most common of aboriginal languages.

Christine Genier is a local writer. Her mom is Shirley Adamson.

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he late Alex VanBibber had a favourite refrain: “An outdoor life is a healthy life.”

This is according to his friend, Harvey Jessop. Jessop wrote some remarks about VanBibber’s life for the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, pertaining to a new scholarship it is offering in VanBibber’s legacy.

The Alex VanBibber Sharing the Land Scholarship is available for any Yukon post secondary student whose studies allow them to make connections between people and the land.

Students may be pursuing a degree in science to research wildlife. Or, less obviously, the student may be enrolled in an arts program, and hopes to write or draw about the land. Further, the scholarship may be awarded to a business student whose aim is to create a company that works to create stewardship with the land.

The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board is offering two $1000 scholarships in VanBibber’s name. To apply, students must write a 1000-word (one dollar per word) essay about the significance of the Yukon wilderness to their life, and how their studies will “enable you to continue sharing the land with fish and wildlife in

Alex VanBibber lived on the land until he was 98 years old.

He taught people about the connection between humans, the land, and wildlife whenever he had the chance to.

PHOTO: courtesy of the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board a significant way.” This is according to the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board’s scholarship application information sheet.

Along with the essay, students must submit copies of transcripts and proof of post-secondary enrolment to the management board by August 19.

VanBibber lived to be 98-years old. He “lived a lifetime on the land,” says Jessop. He was a member of the Champagne Aishihik First Nation, and he never turned down an opportunity to teach about the land, wildlife, and “how people are linked to and benefit from a healthy ecosystem.”

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trapper-training program that is still running today. His passion for passing on knowledge through education is carried on in the spirit of the scholarship.

Students should submit scholarship applications to officemanager@yfwmb.ca with the subject line: Sharing the Land. They can drop them off in person at on the second floor of 509 Black Street in Whitehorse, or mail them to Sharing the Land Scholarship, Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, Box 31104, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 5P7.

Meagan Deuling is the editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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Wildflowers on the Mountaintop ... continued Saxifraga bronchialis, subspecies funstonii This is Funston’s saxifrage. The name saxifrage indicating its rock breaking qualities, saxum - rock and frago - to break. Prickly saxifrage is very common on the hillsides and this alpine variety bears a resemblance to its more common cousin

Gentiana glauca Not so common, but included here because of its amazing bluegreen colour and rarity: a gentian. Glaucous gentians get no bigger than a pinky finger

Dryas octopetala Mountain avens are hard to miss due to quantity; they cover whole slopes in early summer

Oxytropis nigrescens The little blackish locoweed, blooms early in summer, and, later in the season, the long red pods – almost 3 cm – are a common find on the mountaintops here

Myosotis asiatica And last but not least, the alpine forget-me-not

Silene acaulis The brightest one of all: the moss campion – and it’s fragrant!

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For those who have been academically dismissed or are on probation, personalized help is available.

By taking a maximum of three of their courses along with cohorted classes on study skills, time management, exam preparation, exam anxiety and personal budgeting, they will be guided back to where they need to be to finish their education.

Perhaps they chose the wrong program and are floundering. Or they have kids at home to worry about, or jobs that require too many hours away from studying.

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“You have to be doing well, or at least mostly well, to be able to stay at the college.

“Students who have not been performing well after two terms on academic probation can not come back for one year.

“So we say to them, ‘You are on dismissal anyway, so why not give this a chance?’”

The response from students who have been given this second chance has been encouraging.

Birgit Martens, an education support facilitator, says, “Some of the registered students at the initial intake have indicated excitement about having the accountability, a place to come in to study or chat about where they stand this semester.”

Moorlag adds: “My team has extremely welcoming people; and the Learning Centre is getting new carpet and a new paint job, so it will be a much more welcoming space.

“That’s what we want for the students: a place they can see themselves in.”

This is the first year for this program. It was patterned after an outside university’s Back On Track Program and Moorlag doesn’t anticipate many growing pains.

“There will be some tweaking, but there won’t be a huge amount of trial and error,” she says.

“These people, working with the students, are experts in their field and they know how to interview students and they know how to develop academic improvement plans and they know how to drill down to what the students need and that key piece in connecting the students with the services we have.”

But, since prevention is the best cure, the Learning Assistance Centre is launching its third year of Academic Success Boot Camp.

During the evenings from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, any student planning to attend college or university can attend this workshop to prepare for academic life.

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Off to the Races with Allan Benjamin

The Old Crow resident is among 97 Yukoners competing at the 2016 Canada 55+ Games in Ontario

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Just ask the 97 Yukoners aged 55 to 91 who will be participating in the 2016 Canada 55+ Games in Brampton, Ontario from Aug. 16 to 19. For four days, they will jump, swim, compete in pickleball (which is a cross between ping pong and tennis) and run. They will compete with seniors from across Canada.

Allan Benjamin from Old Crow is one of these athletes who’s been getting ready to represent the Yukon Territory in the races.

He will run in the 100-, 200-, 400and 800-metre races as well as the five kilometre race.

While it is Benjamin’s first time competing in the Canada 55+ Games, he isn’t new to racing.

“I have competed extensively in snowshoe races throughout the years,” says Benjamin, “and have been blessed with several first place winnings.”

Benjamin has competed in snowshoe races in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and all over the north. In 1993, he won the Iditashoe – a 100mile snowshoe race in Anchorage – by one second. He established a new record while defeating multitime winner Shawn Lyons.

Benjamin’s race training incorporates the environment and aspects of a lifestyle that are unique to Yukon. Four days a week he runs up hills and cycles daily while also running the airport loop in Old Crow. He also works on his cabin regularly. It took a while to get in touch with Benjamin for this interview. We played phone tag because he was on top of his cabin, repairing the roof.

He strives for a healthy diet even when not training for a race.

“I have always watched my diet and don’t eat sugar, salt, or fat,” Benjamin says. “I eat a lot of fresh fruit, which constitutes the majority of the food I eat daily. I eat meat, but it is not a staple in my diet. Also, I drink a lot of water and herbal tea.”

Showing the benefits of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle is one of the main reasons Benjamin is participating in the games.

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Benjamin feels that we can keep our bodies healthy well into old age and decrease the prevalence of health problems that we face today: “Our ancestors did not have the health issues that people have today such as diabetes and heart disease. I am not saying that no one was ill, yet it was not to (the) extent that these health problems are present in people’s life today.”

He is hoping to meet new friends at the races. He will show pride in his First Nation culture and heritage. Doing so, he hopes to encourage other First Nation to, “Never give up and do their best each day regardless of their circumstances.”

PHOTO: by Sue Meikle “It makes me sad when I hear people say, for example, I used to ski or snowshoe,” Benjamin says. “People should stay active even if they don’t compete anymore. Do some form of physical activity daily and you feel better

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Community EVENTS ATLIN

Wed, Aug, 17 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

BEAVER CREEK

Wednesdays/Fridays/Sundays Adult Swim: Beaver Creek Pool 8:00 am Beaver Creek Community Club Swim to your hearts content!

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

Thu, Aug, 11, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 am Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug, 13, Women’s Yoga 9:00 am Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, Aug, 13, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 am Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug, 13, Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug, 15, Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, Aug, 16, Women’s Yoga 7:00 pm Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, Aug, 16, Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Aug, 18, Parent And Tot Swim 10:30 am Beaver Creek Community Club

BURWASH LANDING

Wed, Aug, 10-12 Harvest Camp – Harvest Activities Burwash Landing All are welcome to come out and enjoy camping, cooked meals, participate in the cultural activities about the harvest.

CARCROSS

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 Until Aug 14 Tlingit Language Gathering Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tlingit Language Gathering with Lance Twitchell, all levels of speakers welcome. For info contact Deborah Baerg 867-821-4251 ext 8207 or email Deborah.baerg@ ctfn.ca Thu, Aug, 11, Executive Council Carcross/Tagish First Nation Thu, Aug, 11, CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Thu, Aug, 11, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Thu, Aug, 11, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Aug, 11, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sat, Aug, 13, Carcross Enduro Carcross Visitor Information Centre A weekend of biking for all skill levels and ages in Carcross info@cmbcyukon.ca Sat, Aug, 13, Kids Fest Carcross Community Centre All ages are welcome to join us for Kids Fest at Montana Mountain, more information to come. info@cmbcyukon.ca Mon, Aug, 15, AA - Tagish 7:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tue, Aug, 16, Management Board 9:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tue, Aug, 16, Elders Breakfast 10:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tue, Aug, 16, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Tue, Aug, 16, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Aug, 16, Sports Night 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Aug, 16, Women’s Group 7:00 pm Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Aug, 17, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed, Aug, 17, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Aug, 17, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Wed, Aug, 17, AA Carcross 6:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Thu, Aug, 18, CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Thu, Aug, 18, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Thu, Aug, 18, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Aug, 18, 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 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 Leisure Viewing 1:30 pm 4:30 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 Yukon’s most intriguing and influential. Interrupter available.

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: 8:00 AM & 1:00 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. 7:30 PM. Public Swim 1:15 pm Dawson City Pool Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays 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 12:30 pm S.S.Keno Steam-powered riverboats like the Keno fueled the gold rush, burning thousands of cords of wood stashed at riverside camps, pushing cargoladen 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

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Thu, Aug, 11, Yukon Riverside Arts Festival Community Shelter on Front Street An accessible environment for community members and visitors to interact directly with the arts and explore their creativity. 993-5005 kiac@kiac.ca Thu, Aug, 11, Ladies Golf Day Dawson City Golf Course All day is ladies day Thu, Aug, 11-14 Discovery Days Celebrations Dawson City Visitor Information Centre A weekend of special events celebrating Dawson City including exhibitions, arts & crafts fair, a parade and much more! 993-5575 kva@dawson.net Thu, Aug, 11, Authors On Eighth Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Authors on Eighth Literary Walking Tour and Writing Competition combines an interpretive tour with a writing contest. 993-5575 kva@dawson.net Thu, Aug, 11, Kids Swim Movie Night 6:30 pm Dawson City Pool Swim, eat popcorn and watch a movie!

Thu, Aug, 11, Goldensides Guided Hike 7:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Aug, 11, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Fri, Aug, 12-14 Discovery Days Fastball Tournament Minto Park 993-6294 spruce_g@hotmail.com Fri, Aug, 12, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Aug, 12, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Aug, 12, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Aug, 12, KPMA BBQ 5:30 pm Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 667-2267 lclarkson@northwestel.net Fri, Aug, 12, Harmonica George McConkey 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel In the Tavern Fri, Aug, 12, Campfire Program 7:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug, 13, Horticultural Exhibition 12:00 am WaterFront Park Come see the delicious and impressive stuff that gets grown in Dawson City! 993-6736 or 993-6441 hdewell@ yahoo.ca Sat, Aug, 13, Discovery Day Run Dawson City Visitor Information Centre 993-7400 ext299 rundawsonclub@ gmail.com Sat, Aug, 13, Discovery Days Golf Tournament Dawson City Golf Course 2pm shotgun start. Teams of 5. Best ball 993-2500 dawsongolf@hotmail.ca Sat, Aug, 13, Alpine Hike 10:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Sat. Aug, 13 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 am Community Shelter on Front Street easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Aug, 13, 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 Sat, Sat, Aug, 13, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Aug, 13-14, Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium The Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium, will feature a series of workshops, artist talks, open studios, demonstrations, and publication projects featuring artists representing many facets of Print & Publishing from across Canada. 993-5005 kiac@kiac.ca Sun, Aug, 14, Klondike Valley Mud Bog Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Monster trucks and other vehicles attempt to race from one end of a mud pit to the other!

An annual Dawson City tradition. 993-5053 srtyerman@ hotmail.com Sun, Aug, 14, North Klondike River Walk 10:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Mon, Aug, 15, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug, 15, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug, 15, Campfire Program 7:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Tue, Aug, 16, Healthy Cooking Classes 5:30 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Community Support Centre Join the Health & Social Department for Healthy Cooking evenings in August.

Learn a new vegetarian recipe each week. Contact Jen Gibbs for information at 993-7100 ext. 184.

Tue, Aug, 16, Step n Strong 7:00 pm Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Tue, Aug, 16, Goldensides Guided Hike 7:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Wed, Aug, 17, Bannock Making! 3:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Wed, Aug, 17, CFYT Trivia 8:00 pm The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

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Thu, Aug, 18, Ladies Golf Day Dawson City Golf Course All day is ladies day Thu, Aug, 18, Goldensides Guided Hike 7:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Aug, 18, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe

MARSH LAKE

Fri, Aug, 12, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Aug, 13, Tot Group 10:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Aug, 13, Knitting circle 1:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Bring your needles, yarn and knit with us Until Wed, Aug, 31, Faro Art Show Anvil Range Arts Society every Saturday at 1p.m 660-4999 marshlake@gmail.com Open Daily 1-5 Local artists’ ware on display and for sale Sun, Aug, 14, Drop in Badminton 11:00 am Marsh Lake Tuesdays - Saturdays Faro Public Swim Hours: Tues-Fri Community Centre 4-6, Sat 3-5 at the Faro Pool Tue, Aug, 16, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Thu, Aug, 11, Environment Club 3:45 pm Del Van Gorder Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time? Marsh School Lake seniors socialize, play cards, have coffee, tea and Fri, Aug, 12, Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 pm Del Van Gorder home made goodies. C’mon down!

School Tue, Aug, 16, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 pm Marsh Wed, Aug, 17, Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 am Faro Lake Community Centre Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will Tue, Aug, 16, Tot Group 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community be provided Centre Wed, Aug, 17, Faro Market 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Handmade crafts and art, garden grown produce, and homemade baked products 867-994-2728 Ext 5 admin- Tue, Aug, 16 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus faro@faroyukon.ca Wed, Aug, 17, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Fri, Aug, 12, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Meeting.

Thu, Aug, 18, Fireside Chat and Bocce Tournament 5:30 Together 3:00 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 pm Campbell Region Interpretive Center Free BBQ, Fun Sun, Aug, 14, Mt. Lorne Growers Group 1:00 pm Wheaton Bocce Ball Tournament for people of all ages ($5) River Gardens A seasonal approach to gardening skills that will help you grow food. To register, contact Agnes 667-7083 or Email lmca@northwestel.net 667-7083 lmca@ Daily Shakwak Pool - Family Swim 10:00 am Haines northwestel.net Junction Community Centre Daily Shakwak Pool - Lane Swim 7:00 am Haines Junction Tue, Aug, 16, Cature the Flag 3:00 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre Group game - the more the merrier - just Community Centre drop in.

Daily Shakwak Pool - Public Swim 6:00 pm Haines Tue, Aug, 16, Market Days 4:30 pm Lorne Mountain Junction Community Centre Also Open for the public Daily Community Centre Join us and get some real local products 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM or come and sell what you have. Learn about the Mt. Thu, Aug, 11, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 am Lorne Commons Project. Just drop in and chat - meet the Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays neighbors - the coffee is on. 667-7083 and Fridays Thu, Aug, 11, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu, Aug, 11, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Thu, Aug, 11, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Crow Community Center Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Aug, 18, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Thu, Aug, 11, Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community Crow Community Center School Thu, Aug, 11, Campfire Talk - Living Ice 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Campground Dive into a sea of mountains, icefields Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 and glaciers with Parks Canada interpreter, Katarina and discover how the ice has been shaping Kluane’s cultural and AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Aug, 11, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish natural world for the past thousands of years.

10:00 am Tagish Community Centre Fri, Aug, 12-14 Craft Workshop Weekend Da Ku Cultural Sat, Aug, 13, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Friday August 12: Noon - 6 pm, Saturday August Centre 399-3418 13: 9:30 am - 6 pm and Sunday August 14 9:30 am to 4 Sat, Aug, 13, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 pm pm! Haines Junction transforms into a buzzing hub for all ages. Featuring in-depth workshops, hands-on experiences, Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Tue, Aug, 16, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 pm Tagish engaging activities for kids, a bustling craft market, Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info. interpretive walks, and more, the Haines Junction Craft Workshop Weekend will display the talents of many and will Tue, Aug, 16, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 pm Tagish Community Centre inspire the creative minds of all those who take part. 1 867 Wed, Aug, 17, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community 335 2304 Junctionjar@gmail.com Centre 399-3418 Fri, Aug, 12-14, JAR Workshop Weekend St Elias Wed, Aug, 17, Foot Wellness Clinic 1:30 pm Tagish Convention Centre Community Centre Fri, Aug, 12, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 am Wed, Aug, 17, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked and Fridays goods every Wednesday.

Fri, Aug, 12, Story Hour 10:00 am Haines Junction Wed, Aug, 17, Tagish Community Association meeting Community Library 7:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.

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Sat, Aug, 13, Campfire Talk - Southern Tutchone – Wed, Aug, 17, Teslin Community Canoeing 7:00 pm Teslin Survival Through the Seasons 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Tlingit Heritage Centre All minors must have life jackets Campground The Southern Tutchone First Nation People and be accompanied by an adult. Adult size life jackets will have lived here for generations. Join Amber to discover be provided and must be worn. 390-2532 Ext 333 Melaina. some of the ways people use what the land provides for sheldon@ttc-teslin.com them to survive through the seasons.

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Sun, Aug, 14, Campfire Talk - The Flow of Water 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Campground Join Janice as she talks about all things water - where the fresh water comes from, and where it flows - what lives in the water and how the park staff monitors the health of these environments.

Mon, Aug, 15, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Mon, Aug, 15, Campfire Talk - Reconnecting to my land and my heritage 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Campground Join Amber for an intriguing talk about her journey gaining knowledge. Hear about the coming of the Alaska Highway and the changes that it brought to the people, land and animals of Kluane.

Tue, Aug, 16, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 am Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Tue, Aug, 16, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug, 16, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 pm Takhini Hall Tue, Aug, 16, Campfire Talk - A Journey Into The Past 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Campground Venture back in time with Parks Canada Interpreter Katarina. Discover the fascinating history of Canada’s National Parks System and learn the story behind the establishment of Kluane National Park and Reserve.

Wed, Aug, 17, Haines Junction Community Market 4:00 pm Church of Our Lady of the Way Local growers, bakers, crafters and more gather together to sell their wares 867335-9769 info@sprucecottagefarm.com Wed, Aug, 17, Junction Open Mic Night 6:00 pm Village Bakery and Deli Wed, Aug, 17, Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu, Aug, 18, Shakwak Pool - Moms and Tots 9:00 am Haines Junction Community Centre Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays Thu, Aug, 18, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu, Aug, 18, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Aug, 18, Open Mic 7:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre Thu, Aug, 18, Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu, Aug, 18, Campfire Talk - Living Ice 8:00 pm Kathleen Lake Campground Dive into a sea of mountains, icefields and glaciers with Parks Canada interpreter, Katarina and discover how the ice has been shaping Kluane’s cultural and natural world for the past thousands of years.

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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-ofthe-art panoramic video and surround-sound systems.

Thu, Aug, 11, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Aug, 11, Youth Activites 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Beat the summer boredom, come and join us for outdoor fun at the recplex. Be prepared rain or shine. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays all summer long! 536-8023 Fri, Aug, 12, Watson Lake Annual Buddy Taylor Slo Pitch Tournament Town of Watson Lake Come out and join us or spectate Watson Lakes Annual Buddy Taylor Slo Pitch Tourney, lots of fun for the whole family! 336-1011 Fri, Aug, 12, Discovery Days Town of Watson Lake Community parade, recreation centre activities, slo-pitch tournament, skate boarding competition, and a family dinner.

Sat, Aug, 13, 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.

Mon, Aug, 15, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Aug, 16, Parents and Tots 10:00 am Watson Lake Recreation Centre Join us in song, socializing, play and lots of giggles and fun. 536-2125 Tue, Aug, 16, Youth Activites 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Beat the summer boredom, come and join us for outdoor fun at the recplex. Be prepared rain or shine. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays all summer long! 536-8023 Tue, Aug, 16, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 pm Town of Watson Lake Wed, Aug, 17, Youth Activites 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Beat the summer boredom, come and join us for outdoor fun at the recplex. Be prepared rain or shine. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays all summer long! 536-8023 Thu, Aug, 18, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

HAINES Art Show:

Until Sat, Jul, 30, Mud Bay Artist Spotlight Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre

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: Mon-Thu 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, Aug, 11, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Aug, 11, Outdoor Skills for Youth 3:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Aug, 12, Haines Totem Trot Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Saturday half marathon and 5K fun run/walk events start .

Fri, Aug, 12, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri, Aug, 12, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Aug, 12, Story time 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Aug, 12, Guided Bird Walks 4:00 pm American Bald Eagle Foundation We will have some bird guides and binoculars, but please bring your own if you have them. All ages are welcome 907-766-3094 Fri, Aug, 12, Pasta Feed and Silent Auction 5:30 pm Haines Senior Center Don’t miss out on your chance to win while eating some delicious pasta in support of the Museum!

Sat, Aug, 13, 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, Aug, 13, Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat, Aug, 13, Haines Public Library Open 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Sun, Aug, 14, St Michael’s - lobby 11:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Aug, 14, Haines Public Library Open 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug, 15, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon, Aug, 15, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug, 15, Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Aug, 15, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue, Aug, 16, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Aug, 16, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Tue, Aug, 16, Garden Club 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Aug, 17, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Aug, 17, Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Aug, 17, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Aug, 17, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 pm Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Aug, 17, Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Thu, Aug, 18, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Aug, 18, Outdoor Skills for Youth 3:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library

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Thu, Aug, 11, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 11, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/ Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 11, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 12, Spinning w/ Dena 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 12, 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, Aug, 13, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sat, Aug, 13, Skagway Garden City Market 11:00 am Elks Lodge Skagway Skagway Products: Jewellery, Hot Sauce, Candles, Spices, Lip Balms & Salves and more!

Sat, Aug, 13, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Aug, 13, Volleyball For Adults 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug, 14, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Aug, 15, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 15, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Aug, 15, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 15, Windy Valley Boys 7:00 pm Red Onion Saloon Tue, Aug, 16, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 16, Back/Hip Yoga with Myofascial Release and Acupressure 10:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 16, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Aug, 16, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 16, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 17, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 17, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Aug, 17, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Thu, Aug, 18, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 18, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Aug, 18, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 18, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/ Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 18, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 17, You Knew Me When 8:00 pm Skagway Brewing Co. The music of You Knew Me When parades between a fusion of progressive indie-rock and folk compositions all infused with a myriad of pulsing and stirring beats.

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Yukon Life a Little Better!

Active Interest LISTINGS Until, Sat, Aug, 13 2016 Men’s & Women’s Canadian Slo-pitch Championship Whitehorse Pepsi Softball Centre More than 100 games will be played on the Pepsi Softball Centre diamonds when Whitehorse welcomes the 2016 Men’s and Women’s Canadian SloPitch Championship in August. Come on out and spectate an awesome sport!

Until Aug, 19 2016 Yukon Tennis Championships Mt Mac Tennis Courts For competition details email tennisyukon@gmail. com Thu, Aug, 11 Mens Tennis Night 5:30 pm Mt Mac Tennis Courts For details email tennisyukon@gmail.com.

Thu, Aug, 11 Trail Run 6:30 pm Miles Canyon Bridge Miles Canyon Bridge, shuttle (Leg 2 YRTM 10km moderate) For more information call Nancy Thomson 333-0983 Thu, Aug, 11 Public Night 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Fri, Aug, 12 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 pm Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Aug, 13 Summer at Sima 12:00 pm Mount Sima Mountain biking, paragliding & single panoramic chair rides, come for an adventure!

Sat, Aug, 13 Summer Shred at Sima 12:00 pm Mount Sima If you haven’t checked out Joes flow trail - you should.

Mon, Aug, 15 Run Wild Yukon Wildlife Preserve A family fun 5K run/walk around the preserve, call or email for more information.

456-7400 Lindsay@yukonwildlife.ca Mon, Aug, 15 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.

Call to Register. Ages 12 and under. 689-9958 Mon, Aug, 15 H20 Run For Fun 7:25 pm Canada Games Centre Tue, Aug, 16 YCS Free Guided Hike: Mushrooms 2:00 pm Miles Canyon Bridge Free guided hike with Guest Sam Skinner to learn about the world of mushrooms. Meet at Miles Canyon Bridge, 3.5 km of easy walking.

Dress for the weather and bring your water and snacks. 668-5678 hikes@ycs.yk.ca Tue, Aug, 16 5 Km Fun Run/Walk 6:00 pm F.H. Collins Secondary 2.5 - 5 km’s, for more information call Don White at 633-5671 Tue, Aug, 16 Mushroom Power Up 6:00 pm Whitehorse, Yukon Free guided hike with Guest Sam Skinner to learn about the world of mushrooms. Dress for the weather and bring your water and snacks. Register www.env.gov. yk.ca/events Tue, Aug, 16 Yukon 10 Km Championships and Fun Run/Walk 6:00 pm F.H. Collins Secondary Yukon 10 Km Championships and Fun Run/Walk Call Don White 633-5671 for more information.

Tue, Aug, 16 Handgun Match 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, Aug, 16 Trap Match 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, Aug, 16 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.

Wed, Aug, 17 Summer at Sima 5:00 pm Mount Sima Mountain biking, paragliding & single panoramic chair rides, come for an adventure!

Wellness LISTINGS

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Mon, Aug, 8-12 Morning Bliss Breath of Life Collective A gentle hatha flow will gradually take the place of restorative poses, rejuvenating the body for the day ahead.

Check out our website for more information on registering.

Thu, Aug, 11, Dragon Boat Drop In City Intake To sign-up please email Dan Girouard.

Thursday night sessions 5:30-7pm or 7-8:30 pm flatwater@yckc.ca Thu, Aug, 11, Prana flow Yoga Breath of Life Collective Wed & Fri 12:05, Tues & Thurs 5:30 Thu, Aug, 11, Yin and Tonic Yoga 5:30 pm Breath of Life Collective Please Pre-register before attending this weekly class Fri, Aug, 12, Yukon Yoga and River Whitehorse, Yukon Explore the Frontier of the Inner & Outer Landscapes with Noelle Bovon & Sarah Harvie & Ally Bogard. We take care of almost everything! You just need to pack your bags and meet us in Whitehorse.

Fri, Aug, 12, Prana flow Yoga Breath of Life Collective Wed & Fri 12:05, Tues & Thurs 5:30 Fri, Aug, 12, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Fri, Aug, 12, Yin and Tonic Yoga 5:30 pm Breath of Life Collective Please Pre-register before attending this weekly class Mon, Aug, 15, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Aug, 15, Shamata Meditation 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Aug, 15, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Mon, Aug, 15, Yoga Foundations 5:45 pm Breath of Life Collective Mon, Aug, 15, Cyclic Meditation 6:30 pm Canada Games Centre at the wellness studio Mon, Aug, 15, 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, Aug, 15, 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, Aug, 16, Prana flow Yoga Breath of Life Collective Wed & Fri 12:05, Tues & Thurs 5:30 Tue, Aug, 16, Hatha Flow 12:05 pm Breath of Life Collective Tue, Aug, 16, Weight Watchers 5:00 pm Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 blong@weightwatchers.ca Tue, Aug, 16, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 pm Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631

Wed, Aug, 17 SUP Yoga Flow 6:00 pm SUP Flow Come Flow with the best instructor Jessica Read who has over 10 year experience as Yoga instructor and business owner of Breath of Life 335-9787 Wed, Aug, 17 Seed-saving Workshop with Ingrid Wilcox 6:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Learn how to harvest seeds from plants you grow, save them for next year, and share them with other Yukon Gardners.

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Wed, Aug, 17 The Beary Interesting Hike 7:00 pm Hidden Lake A hike through bear habitat discussing bear biology and life history.

Wed, Aug, 17 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, Aug, 17 Rifle Silhouette Match 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Wed, Aug, 17 H20 Run For Fun 7:25 pm Canada Games Centre Thu, Aug, 18 Mens Tennis Night 5:30 pm Mt Mac Tennis Courts For details email tennisyukon@gmail.com.

Thu, Aug, 18 Trail Run 6:30 pm Miles Canyon Bridge Miles Canyon Bridge, shuttle (Leg 2 YRTM 10km moderate) For more information call Nancy Thomson 333-0983 Thu, Aug, 18 Public Night 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club

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Wed, Aug, 17, Prana flow Yoga Breath of Life Collective Wed & Fri 12:05, Tues & Thurs 5:30 Wed, Aug, 17, 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, Aug, 17, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Aug, 17, Sharing Circles 5:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Youth only, Dinner provided Call 633-7688 Wed, Aug, 17, Breath and Flow Yoga 5:30 pm Breath of Life Collective Wed, Aug, 17, SUP Yoga Flow 6:00 pm SUP Flow Come Flow with the best instructor Jessica Read who has over 10 year experience as Yoga instructor and business owner of Breath of Life 335-9787 Wed, Aug, 17, Yin Yoga 7:45 pm Breath of Life Collective Thu, Aug, 18, Dragon Boat Drop In City Intake To sign-up please email Dan Girouard.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Beaver Creek Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 AM - St. Anne Church Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Carcross Wednesdays 7:30 PM. Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Carmacks Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Dawson City Thursday 8:00 PM New Beginnings Group Richard Martin Chapel Church St. Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Saturdays 7:00 PM Community Support Centre 993-5095 Destruction Bay Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Faro Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Haines Junction Wednesdays 8:00 PM Public Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Mayo Wednesday 7:30 PM RRC Building 996-2825 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Old Crow Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Pelly Crossing Wednesday 7:00 PM Pelly Band Office 537-3461 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Ross River Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre

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 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre, downstairs Tuesdays 12:30 PM St. Anne Church

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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.

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Cello Lessons in the Communities

The Yukon Cello Project is a way for Nico Stephenson to stay North

by Clare Devenish

“T

hey just don’t stop!”

That’s the coordinator of the Yukon Cello Project, Nico Stephenson, describing the energy and enthusiasm his students bring to music class each day.

“Whether that’s playing cellos, or playing outside, they just don’t stop.”

While it means that some youngsters struggle to sit still, it also means there is a collective well of excitement and possibilities.

“We can push them indefinitely.

These kids are going to be challenged until the very end.”

The Yukon Cello Project is Stephenson’s brainchild. He is a Vancouver-based cellist and was initially drawn to the Yukon after years of living in cities and attending music school. After graduating from the University of Montreal he decided on a foray into the north. This led to a summer managing the swimming pool in Ross River.

The Yukon worked its magic.

This past winter Stephenson devised the Yukon Cello Project as a way to combine his love of music with his love of the Yukon. He wanted to bring an enriching experience of learning to play cello in a group setting to remote northern communities.

He recruited friends and

fellow-cellists Isidora Nojkovic and Roland Gjernes as instructors, assembling a project proposal earlier this year, and raised funds and awareness.

Dozens of calls and emails later, with donors and sponsors on board and in partnership with the organization Whitehorse Concerts, the Yukon Cello Project was able to offer a free five-day music camp for children and youth aged between about six and 15 in Ross River, Mayo and Dawson City.

The main goals were to provide a positive shared experience, transferable life-skills and an introduction to playing this beautiful, rich-sounding instrument.

During their time at cello camp in July, students learned the basics of cello techniques and care. Students also honed their pitch and rhythm, and played together in small ensembles. There was classical and pop music – ranging from an excerpt of Pachelbel’s Canon in D to tunes from the Star Wars soundtrack.

It wasn’t just children and youth who wanted to learn. Adults also expressed interest and participated in evening classes.

All three instructors with the Yukon Cello Project began learning cello at an early age and have each played for about 18 years.

Outside of the project, Gjernes and Nojkovic are pursuing studies

at the Manhattan School of Music, and Stephenson is teaching music in Vancouver schools.

Yukon Cello Project students hone their pitch and rhythm. t

Yukon Cello Project instructors Roland Gjernes, left, Isidora Nojkovic and coordinator Nico Stephenson. t PHOTOS: by Clare Devenish There is time for fun, too.

Members are in a metal cello quartet, and folk ensembles.

All three take teaching seriously. They speak in glowing terms of their own teachers and instructors over the years.

After wrapping up the Yukon Cello Project in Mayo in late July, Stephenson says he is overwhelmed by the positive feedback and is looking forward to next year.

He plans to extend the programs into two-week camps, adapt and tweak the format and hopefully add another community.

For more information go to www.YukonCelloProject.org.

Clare Devenish is a Dawson Citybased writer.

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The Yukon Culinary Festival TELLS A STORY of the YUKON, Through

FOOD

by Lily Quan Miche Genest serves meat at last year’s dinner in Whitehorse’s Rotary Peace Park

August 11, 2016

If you had a “last meal” made with local ingredients, what would it be?

Premier Darrell Pasloski: BBQ sheep from a hunting trip of his own, garden potatoes, peas and carrots, and the rhubarb crab-apple crisp made that my lovely wife Tammie makes.

Sandy Silver, leader of the Yukon Liberals: Moose tenderloin barely cooked over a camp fire, with morel mushrooms in wine sauce, veggies from Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in learning and working farm. Fresh blueberry pie for dessert.

Liz Hanson, leader of the Yukon NDP: Arctic char, Swiss chard and potatoes. Prepared as simply as possible: grilled, steamed and fresh. Raspberries for dessert.

Larry Bagnell, MP: Spruce tip appetizer, Yukon mountain sheep marinated in Yukon wheat beer with Yukon high-bush cranberry sauce, and Yukon lamb’s quarters vegetables. Beverage: Yukon scotch. Dessert: soapberry ice cream.

Carson Schiffkorn, owner of Inn on the Lake: Leafy garden greens salad with fresh herbs, wild, foraged mushrooms with roasted spruce and carmelized onions, King crab cooked in ocean saltwater + butter, cheesecake with wild cranberries soaked in Yukon gin, sugar and garam masala Eric Pateman, owner of Edible Canada: Elk heart tartare, wood-fire roasted moose tenderloin, wild mushrooms & cranberries, copious amounts of Yukon whiskey!

T

he Yukon is filled with culinary hidden gems, according to Eric Pateman. A culinary expert, Pateman had no idea how rich the Yukon food scene was until Debra Ryan, manager of strategic planning for Air North, finally persuaded him to visit.

Now he is a main organizer of the Yukon Culinary Festival, running from August 19 to 21.

The festival highlights local foods and culinary talent. The event is hosted by Air North and the Tourism Industry Association of Yukon (TIA).

Pateman runs a culinary tourism company in Vancouver. It took Ryan five years to convince Pateman to come to the territory. On his first visit, he couldn’t believe the produce and the variety of game meats and fish. He was also struck by the passion Yukon producers had for their food.

The Yukon food culinary scene epitomizes “everything that is local, seasonal and sustainable,” he says.

Pateman now also runs the an-

nual Yukon Whiskey Tours, hosted by chef Miche Genest.

Now in its fourth year, the Yukon Culinary Festival allows growers and producers to celebrate what they do.

In that time Pateman has seen an evolution.

“Locals are learning to tell their story better,” he says.

In previous years, the festival was seen as a way of bringing the outside into the Yukon. Now it’s a way of getting the story of the local food scene out.

The festival this year consists of four events. It starts off with the Ultimate Seafood Feast, cosponsored by the East Coast Cultural Society.

Billed as “The Battle of East vs. North”, the dinner features an array of seafood infused with northern flavours. There will also be live music, local brews and oysters from the Whitehorsebased pop-up outfit Wayfarer Oyster House. The dinner takes place at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on Friday, August 19 at 7 p.m.

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On Saturday, August 20, Fireweed Community Market turns into an outdoor tribute to local foods with growers, restauranteurs and food experts setting up shop. People can sample foods for $5 to $8 per dish.

On Saturday evening, Carson Schiffkorn of Inn on the Lake at Marsh Lake hosts a special heritage dinner based on an original menu from the S.S. Klondike.

When Schiffkorn first saw the 1930s menu, he thought he had struck gold: The dishes represented the best of local foods from the Yukon; a genuine farmto-table dinner.

Passionate about local food, Schiffkorn wanted to recreate a meal with these same dishes, updated for modern-day tastes.

In white tents next to the sternwheeler, guests will dine by candlelight on oyster bisque served with birch-scented bannock, a tomato cup stuffed with Marsh Lake whitefish and sirloin of Yukon elk roast, among other delicacies. Guest chefs include

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This year’s dinner at Rotary Park will be inspired by an original steam ship menu Schiffkorn, Pateman, Genest, Marco Desmond from Starfire in Skagway and Troy King from Inn on the Lake. Yukon Brewing will provide its version of a Prohibition Cocktail. A Parks Canada interpreter will lead guests on a culinary-themed tour of the S.S. Klondike. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m.

On Sunday evening, the Inn on the Lake hosts a sumptuous multicourse dinner to conclude the

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A shuttle will transport guests to and from Whitehorse.

Come to the Yukon Culinary Festival and celebrate the best of Yukon food. For more information, go to www.YukonCulinaryFestival.ca.

Lily Quan is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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August 11, 2016

My First Baby: Emma

by Christina Kaiser

W

e moved into our newly built log house one week before my due

date.

We were racing against time, because we planned our home to be one where I’d have my child, and wanted our first baby to be born in the house we built together.

She took her time. I had my first contraction seven days past my due date. It was 1:00 a.m. but I was so excited to meet my baby that I stayed up all night, even though the contractions didn’t get serious until daylight.

The house had power, but the running water and phone line hadn’t been set-up yet. We drove a ways towards town (we lived 70 km away), until we got reception with the car phone, because I absolutely had to tell my Mom that I was in labour.

Contractions in the car were a killer; I hated not being able to move around like I wanted to. It got worse, because in the middle of nowhere I had to go to the bathroom – number two.

So I was out there alone but for one million mosquitos to keep me company and my contractions in between. It was so nice to get back home.

We filled the tub with warm water from our temporarilyhooked-up hot water tank.

The it was extremely nice in the water. I lost track of time and just laboured away at my own speed in the birthing tub, watched and waited on by my wonderful husband, my two mid-

wife friends and sometimes the video camera, held by another close friend. My baby was posterior so things got quite painful during transition, but when I was fully dilated she turned and that made everything easier.

I was amazed at how good it felt to push and feel the baby come lower, but it also took courage and a lot of power.

F i n a l l y, the last push.

Out came the baby with outstretched arms, diving up to the surface like she wanted to say Here am I catch me if you can!

And I caught her, held her close, looked at her chubby cheeks and found out that she is a girl. Daddy cried while our little girl took her first breaths, still attached to me, slowly transitioning to life in this world of air and light.

We greeted her in the tub and let her float in the warm water close to us. She opened her eyes and looked at her parents. We praised God for this wonderful birth and this beautiful little miracle.

Emma was born after 14 hours of

PHOTO: courtesy of Christina Kaiser

Emma was born in a newly built home active labour, weighed 8 lbs and tact me through editor@what15 oz and she was 20.5 inches supyukon.com to arrange an interview. long.

The birth was painful but I enjoyed every minute of it. Giving birth is the most amazing, empowering thing a woman can do.

We get pushed to our limits, yes, but we are made to do this and I would encourage every woman to embrace her experience with all she has.

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Christina Kaiser is a midwife and mother of six children.

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by Chris Hanlin

A

ristotle famously noted that humans are political animals. As I see it, human behaviour can be viewed in its most primal and pure state whilst observing children. Rotary Park, specifically the yellow triple slide, is a toddler cultural melting pot which, when observed from a political perspective, is a microcosm of the much larger political landscape which is our polis.

I have observed unique tendencies from the far left to the far right of the political spectrum and in a nutshell noted as follows.

Anarchists

These are the kids that refuse to use proper climbing apparatus to get up the slide and insist on finding alternative ways up and alternative uses for the slide.

Once they make their way to the precipice they look down reflectively, seemingly questioning why kids are so intrigued by the slide,

The Politics 0f Rotary Park and ponder why society needs to build such artificial play things in a the Yukon’s lush environment, anyway.

Communists

They are always cramming to the top together and like to stand unified once up there. They don’t partake in impromptu races setup by parents and daycare workers, rather choosing to slide down together or carefully one at a time. They display exemplary patience in lineup situations and are never rattled by weather or mosquitoes. When the slide is wet they all stand and look at it and are content to let the sun dry it out, there’s no rush.

New Democrats

They are very pre-occupied with ensuring all kids, big and small, get universal access to the slide and are always giving up their spot in line and letting people by them at the top. When

PHOTO: by Chris Hanlin

It is bumpy on the middle slide

order begins to break down they often take their grievances as high as possible, usually parents or daycare workers, and when their grievances go unheard, they get bummed.

Liberals

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They appreciate all of the contrasting views on the slide, but are keen on making sure they get their fair share of the sliding in.

Their passion for pluralism and inclusion often finds them dragging unwilling kids up and onto the slide and giving the occasional nudge down.

Conservatives

They intentionally move at a little slower pace than many of the other kids. When there is water on the slide they all gather around and really do some thinking about what to do. They show extra caution when ascending and once they’ve had their turn, they are content with trying everything else in the park once.

Fascists

Order is the rule of the day and they don’t much like the slide.

They are very suspicious and always keep an eye on the kids whose behaviour deviates; like

the random dinosaur junkie who runs around hissing like a velociraptor at everyone.

It is amazing that with all of these varying views towards what the ideal society should look like – aka slide etiquette – order rules the day and society goes on. It’s very rare that non-resolvable disputes arise, but when a dust up occurs, such as an Anarchist throwing sand into a Liberal’s face, it is usually resolved with a hug and, “I’m sorry.”

Chris Hanlin is a Whitehorsebased writer.

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