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September 22, 2016

A Matter of Taste

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usical talent is over-rated, and taste is underrated. At least, that’s how Canadian-born sax player Grant Stewart sees things.

“I know many, many, many players who can play anything they hear, and that’s kind of what you’re told is the ideal to shoot for,” he says.

“But if you don’t develop the things that you’re hearing, and you don’t develop your taste, then it doesn’t matter, because you’ll be hearing horrible and distasteful things and playing them.”

The question of taste comes up in relation to Paul Sikivie, a native of Gainesville, Florida who has been the bassist in the Grant Stewart Trio since its formation about six years ago.

“A lot of guys just have talent, or they just have taste, but he’s got a combination of the two that’s hard to find,” Stewart says.

“There were lots of trumpet players who were better trumpet players than Miles Davis. He’s the most obvious example to go to.

He had great taste, and of course great talent.”

So how does the band leader define something as elusive as taste?

“It’s just as much what you don’t play as what you do play.

It’s that thing of developing an esthetic. If you look at a great painter, what they don’t have on the canvas is as important as what is on the canvas. It’s the same way with music, or writing, or anything.”

Stewart’s own playing has earned him a huge international reputation, often drawing comparisons to 86-year-old sax legend and Grammy Hall of Fame member Sonny Rollins.

“That’s a real compliment, and there’s no denying that I’m heavily influenced by Sonny Rollins.

Originally, I had been into Bird (Charlie Parker) and some of the older players, and then kind of moved, got into (John) Coltrane,” he says.

“I’d heard Sonny, but I wasn’t really that into him, and then when I got into my late teens, I started listening to Sonny, and he kind of had the rawness of Col-

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New York City-based tenor sax player Grant Stewart will bring his trio to Whitehorse on Sunday, September 25

trane, but also the rhythm and harmony and melody that I like of the older guys, too. So that drew me more into him.”

Stewart himself has been a major fixture on the New York City jazz scene since he arrived there at the age of 19, fresh out high school in Scarborough, Ontario.

“Without ever having been in New York, I knew that was a place I needed to go. When I look back on it, I’m kind of amazed that I did it,” he admits.

“New York in 1990 was much, much different than it is today. It was still kind of a concrete jungle down there, a lot more drugs and crime and everything back then.”

But the Big Apple was also an irresistible magnet for jazz musicians, which it still is.

“You go there, and it’s everybody from all over the world that wants to be the best at what they do. It’s very intense.”

In 1990, New York was home to many of the great names of jazz Stewart had admired for years people such as sax players Clifford Jordan and Junior Cook, “hard bop” trumpeter Tommy Turrentine and drummer Art Taylor - who have all since passed on.

“Oh God, everybody was around. It was an amazing place.

There are still a lot of those guys around. On a regular basis, (89-year-old pianist) Barry Harris comes down to my Monday night gig and sits in. It’s still a great, great place to be.”

When Stewart moved to the Big Apple, his goal was to study and play, just as he was already doing in Toronto. He didn’t go to music school, but hooked up with musical mentors such as Harris, Donald Byrd, Joe Lavano and George Coleman.

Within two years, at the age of 21, he had recorded his first of many albums as a band leader, Downtown Sounds, on the Criss Cross label.

In 1998, his younger brother, Phil, followed him to New York and became the drummer in the Grant Stewart Trio.

Ironically, Grant’s instrument of choice when he was younger had been the drums. When his father “obliged” him to take up the sax instead, he started taking lessons with Toronto big-band leader Pete Schofield.

“I’m still grateful that my father made me play saxophone. Being a drummer is a lot more work, packing up after gigs and setting up,” he laughs.

The Grant Stewart Trio is currently on a Western Canadian tour organized by Chicago musician and impresario Cory Weeds. That tour will bring them to Whitehorse to open the 2016-17 Jazz on the Wing series at the Yukon Arts Centre.

The bill will include material they plan to include on an upcoming album, although Stewart isn’t sure exactly what will be on the program.

“We’ve got a pretty vast repertoire to pull from, so I never know. I never make set lists, I just call tunes on the bandstand. With other musicians, I might use a set list, but with these guys I don’t have to.”

The Whitehorse concert is on Sunday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. More information and samples of the trio’s music are available at www.jazzyukon.ca.

Ken Bolton is a former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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September 22, 2016

Imagination & Artistry at the Whitehorse Etsy Sale

by Els Lundgaard

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tsy.com’s coast-to-coast pop-up event is back in Whitehorse for a second year, celebrating local artisans.

Over a dozen vendors will be there with wares for you to touch, smell, see and drool over, and buy.

The event takes place in 38 communities across Canada on the same day.

Etsy.com is a online forum where artisans, crafters and makers from all over the world post wares -- cloaks from Ireland, kimonos from Japan, forest dolls from Australia, soap from the

Yukon – and more. People around the world buy from Etsy.com.

Etsy started in Brooklyn, New York in 2005 to bring together crafters and buyers. To date, according to the Etsy website (www. etsy.com/ca/about), there are 1.7 million vendors and 26.1 million buyers using the forum.

The Etsy: Made in Canada event started three years ago, with more communities getting involved each year.

“This is our second year back at Etsy: Made in Canada and we plan on making it bigger and better,”

says Judy Matechuk, team captain for the Whitehorse marketplace.

“The marketplace has given Whitehorse a successful platform for local artisans and each maker is so passionate about their craft.

We can’t wait to share it with our community.”

There will be at least 15 vendors in Whitehorse. The handmade and vintage items on display have a definite northern flair and flavour. Artisan Jane Seawell will be selling recycled sweater clothing under her label Gisook, and Elena Joss, of Pretty, Neat Yukon, which

sells jewelry. Cristi Frittaion sells original cheeky cards called Three Sheets Cards.

On Friday, September 23, the day before the sale, artists will leave pieces of work and gifts on the streets for people to find.

The sale takes place on Saturday, Sept. 24. at The Old Firehall, 1105 Front St. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Els Lundgaard is a Whitehorse-based writer.

13th Century Music

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Clark and Ryning have toured across Europe and North America.

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Canadian musicians Katelyn Clark and Julie Ryning perform as Musica Fantasia aka Duo Corvi on Sept. 23 and 24 in the Yukon these songs were performed for royalty or visiting dignitaries.

The duo’s performances include improvisations.

“The nice thing about improvising, is that our performance becomes extra exciting because you don’t know exactly how it will turn out,” Clark says.

The audiences definitely approve. After shows, audience members comment on how they felt they have been transported through time.

Clark and Ryning, as musica fantasia, released their first album, Under der Linden, last month.

They are stopping in Yukon as part of the album tour. The first show is during the day on Friday, September 23 at St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction.

The second show in Haines Junction is at 8 p.m. at the St. Elias Convention Centre. On Saturday, Sept. 24 they will perform in Whitehorse at 8 p.m. at the Yukon Arts Centre.

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n Saturday, Sept. 24, patrons of Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall in Dawson City are in for a treat as Gertie and her gals put on the final show of the season.

Throughout the summer, the casino offers three different stage shows each evening at 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight. Each show is different and more risqué as the night goes on, however coming up on the final Saturday, the midnight show will be something no one has seen before.

Considered the most anticipated show of them all, Terrie Turai, producer and choreographer of Dynamite Stage Productions, the company that puts on all the performances, says don’t expect the usual.

“It’s the last hoorah,” says Turrai. “We’re going out with a bang.”

Doing something different with the last show of the season started off many years ago with playing practical jokes on each other on stage, says Turrai, who has either danced, choreographed or produced shows at Gertie’s since 1998. But the finale has evolved over time and has become its own entity.

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On the day of the final show, Turai usually feels quite nervous.

“I’m so excited the day of, I could puke,” she says. “I can’t eat at all and can’t sit still – I’m nervous for everybody.”

But in the end, it’s totally worth it.

“I feel blessed to have such great people to work with,” she says. “Even though most of our performers are summer people, they feel at home in Dawson and supported by the community. They are totally willing to give back by preparing a fun half hour show of ridiculous energy and excitement.

That means a lot to me, and I’m one lucky lady.”

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It’s a goodbye production.”

While normally there are four dancers and two musicians per show, there’s more during the finale: six dancers, Gertie and her understudy, the male lead and his understudy, the piano player, drummer and their back-ups, and some floor staff, along with local musicians and singers added in who normally don’t appear in the show.

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September 22, 2016

Better Together

Comics are the People’s Medium

Roundtable discussion for filmmakers

Comic launch and artist talk in Dawson City

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ommunity in the Yukon is small. For filmmakers, it’s even smaller. That sometimes causes competition between people in the territory who try to make it in the industry.

But, filmmakers can’t be islands.

That’s what filmmaker Naomi Mark thinks -- it should be about collaboration; bringing a small group of people together to push projects to the next level. “You need people around you who you can trust, who can support you.”

As well as making films, Mark is the executive director of the Screen Production Yukon Association, called SPYA. She has teamed up with Andrew Gilbutowicz, who’s from the Yukon Film Society, to organize a Yukon Filmmakers’ Roundtable on September 22.

The roundtable is meant to be led by filmmakers -- they’ll chose what to talk about. It is a place for people to come to meet other people in the industry, to share stories, ideas, and skills. The idea is to “gather people together to share their knowledge based on their experience so far,” according to Mark.

The film landscape in the territory has changed over the past

five years. There used to be an environment of commercial productions from the south coming to the Yukon to make feature films or commercials. The Yukon government bought film equipment, and formed the screen production association -- SPYA is a branch of the department of economic development. According to Mark, there’s been a shift; less productions come north. Now, Mark says there’s a push for local filmmakers to fill the vacuum. The is intent is to create big production within the territory, so the services offered by SPYA are used.

There are two industry organizations in the territory, SPYA and the film society, and Mark says there shouldn’t be a divide between them. The roundtable is meant to create a stronger community -- “Strong collaborations make better films,” says Mark.

Everyone interested in film production should come to the roundtable. It’s being held on September 22 in the SPYA office 204D Strickland St. That’s on the third floor. It goes from 7 pm - 9 pm.

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PHOTO: by Naomi Mark

Filmmakers at a March training session held by SPYA. From left to right: Karl Blattmann, Marty O’Brien, Lee Carruthers, Bill Kendrick, Nina Reed, Alistair Maitland and visiting producer and Assistant Director course instructor Ingo Lou

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Samples from artist Jonathan Rotsztain’s daily practice, Dreary Diary

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nyone can make comics, and they are mass produced and traded for

cheap.

That’s the message Jonathan Rotsztain brought to Dawson City during his art residency with KIAC. Rotsztain describes himself as a “graphic designer who makes comics.

“I’m a writer before a drawer, but I never found writing on its own that compelling as a pursuit.”

But, he found when he combines writing with drawing, his creations take on a life of their own -- “I find it a much more exciting way to express myself.”

Based out of Toronto and Halifax, Rotsztain shared the KIAC residency with artist Rebecca Roher, but she left early due to “an exciting employment opportunity.”

Rotsztain spent his month in Dawson writing and drawing a fiction and a non-fiction comic. He also creates a comic diary every-

day called Dreary Diary. There are lots up about Dawson at DrearyDiary.com.

Roher created a comic about the Trondëk Hwëchin’s scrapbook, Finding Our Way Home. That comic is on display at the Dӓnojà Zho Cultural Centre. She also painted landscapes.

Both artists taught comic making workshops at the youth centre and schools.

The comics created in the workshops will be published in a newsletter Rotsztain is creating called the Dawson Comics Crier.

The workshops showed people how to use symbols to tell stories that they can share. The steps were broken down to essential aspects, to show people they already have the skills required to tell stories with graphic symbols.

The workshops aimed to show that a person doesn’t have to be gifted as a drawer in order to create art. Just as comics are available to the masses, so is the abil-

ity to make them. The real intent of the workshop is to “empower people to express themselves,” says Rotsztain.

The only requirement of this residency is to give an artist’s talk, says the artist. Rotsztain will launch the Dawson Comics Crier at his talk on September 27. The Crier is a crowdsourced newsletter, like a “year book of who’s around making art right now.”

As well as finished products from the workshops, the newsletter will contain art from community members, as well as people who used to live in Dawson City. There will be several hundred copies printed and distributed in Dawson and Whitehorse.

The Dawson Comics Crier launch, and Jonathan Rotsztain’s artists talk, takes place on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 pm at the KIAC Ballroom.

Meagan Deuling is the editor.

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On Living With Things That Might Want to Eat You In which our heroine encounters a woodland predator

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ou just take a cup full of piss,” he says, “And then you throw it up high – like, splash it around on your roof, up in the trees, as high up as you can get it. Then, when the bear comes by, he’ll smell it way, way up and be like ‘holy crap, that girl is huge – I better not screw with her,’ and mind his own business. They’re always gunna be around, but you really just want ‘em to mind themselves polite-like.”

The man giving me this advice is Little Joe; he is approximately five feet tall with a bristly, untrimmed moustache and a ragged-rimmed, oil-smeared ball cap. He has been working in the bush all his life and is giving me this tip based on the fact that there is a monstrous, steaming, berry-filled bear crap about 10 feet from the door of my camper.

A long workday and a sunburn later, after a dinner of bannock and tuna, I am laying in my bunk on my back with a can of Lucky Lager and Hemingway’s Winner Take Nothing when my dog suddenly lunges up from his place on the couch and flies into a frenzy.

I take the flashlight and shine it through the window, where it illuminates the clearing like a streetlamp.

And there’s the bear. He is standing on all fours, head cocked slightly to the side, telltale hump like a half-folded jack knife marking him a grizzly. This close – perhaps eight feet, with the screen of the window between us – he looks impossibly large, out of proportion to the real world.

He listens to my dog Herman – a 65 pound pit bull mix. Herman has his face right up against the window and is barking so fiercely that spittle flies out from between his black lips and clings to the screen in white flecks.

The bear considers this for a moment before turning his head and ambling idly off into the bushes again with a slow deliberateness that denotes boredom.

I can hear him crashing through the undergrowth for a moment and then silence. He hasn’t gone far; I can feel him out there in the darkness, watching. My mouth is dry and I find my own fear curious, because when I’ve seen bears in the bush before, I’ve never been afraid. It’s just that he’s so close.

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It’s entirely up to you to decide what’s in this cup I light a candle and set it on the table. The flame is much more soothing than the flashlight, so I shut the latter off. My dog has calmed down and I motion to him to sit. I am trying to think, but nothing is coming and so after a moment – and I don’t know why I do it – I carefully open my door a hands width. The candle casts a ring of soft light across the scrub grass.

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middle of the night with no pants on.

“It’s just that I’m out here all by myself and it’s very frightening to have you crashing around back there at this hour.”

There’s the sound of sticks snapping, something moving; it might be the bear, or it might just be a porcupine. My dog lets out a popping, warning bark and I hold up a hand to shush him.

“I’m going to bed now. If you could just not come around like that, I’ll make sure my dog doesn’t bother you. Thanks.”

I quietly shut the door; as a gesture of good faith I don’t lock it. I feed my dog a cookie, for being such a good boy, and crawl into bed. I finish my beer and my story, blow my candle out and go to sleep.

A few days pass, other people report seeing the bear – a large, older male – nosing through their camps, but he never comes back to mine. It might be that he didn’t like my dog, but it would be nice to think he responded to good manners; I was polite enough not to go throwing my own urine around, so that has to count for something.

Lori Garrison is the editor of What’s Up Yukon. That’s what they tell her, anyways.

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September 22, 2016

Coho

The Coho are coming... The Coho are coming...

The Coho are here! by Paul Rath

S

eptember is harvest time.

Berries are juicy and ripe for picking; root crops need to be dug and stored. The shortening days are a clear indicator that it is nearly time to put the garden to bed. September also marks the return of the coho and provides anglers not only the thrill of the catch, but also the chance to gather some tasty fish for the table.

Coho do not reach the enormous size of the chinook salmon, known as king salmon to our American friends. Unlike their sleek cousins the sockeye, anglers don’t need finesse to “floss” coho.

Flossing involves the patience and skill to deftly run a line and hook

through the open mouths of sockeye as they hold in pools, resting before continuing their journey upstream.

Coho are not as easy to catch as pink salmon, who seem to bite out of sympathy for fishermen standing waist deep in the icy water.

But coho do bite and they put up a grand fight.

Coho seem to enter the river in a party mood. They have come back to their hometown for the reunion, and the infectious attitude of celebration passes like magic to those on the shore – including four-legged fisherbears.

Coho want to eat and dance, find a partner, and well, you know

the rest. Coho tend to bunch up in schools and enter the river like a raucous Brazilian street party, going somewhere to dance the night away, gathering people, musicians and more dancers along the way.

In fact, some two-year-old juvenile coho, called jacks, join their four-year-old cohorts in schools at sea, and come along for the ride.

“Where are we going? Is it a party? Can I come, too?”

The jacks are swept up in the excitement of the crowd, even though they do not feel the biological forces that motivate the more mature members of the group to return to the waters of

Coho are fish who like to party. It’s the end of the party for this one

their youth, to complete the circle.

Catching coho is challenging.

Coho may bite on bright days, but prefer shade and seem to come closer to shore on rainy or overcast days.

Fish are more prone to move when it rains or high tide affects the river.

Some say coho bite out of excitement, the movement of the lure entices them to strike. Others say the prospect of an easy meal is what motivates them. People have success with a wide variety of lures ranging from pixies to spin and glows.

Fresh from the sea, coho are

PHOTO: Paul Rath bright silver in colour, which is why they are known as “silvers” to our American neighbours.

Coho have white gums and a black tongue. They range in size from 1.5 to 14 kg. The tail base is wide, and it’s a square shape.

Coho have small black spots on their back and on the upper lobe of the tail fin.

As always, review the regulations for specifics on the water you are fishing. Enjoy the coho.

The party won’t last forever. Tight lines.

Paul Rath is an avid fisherman and freelance writer, who lives on the Haines Highway.

Eye on the Outdoors with Murray Martin

Gone Fishing A

s a Conservation Officer in Ontario in the late 1950s through the 1960s, I patrolled the St. Lawrence River to the Quebec border. I came upon a very strange group of people between five and 90 years old. They were in search of a specific species whose ancestors date back 100 millions years ago and whose modern species have evolved over the past 600 millions of years, to now be known as fish. These group of people are fishers.

I have read pages of literature to discover the urge responsible to make these sit in a boat, in the drizzling rain, fog or burning sun for hours upon hours. They spend countless dollars on boats, motors and fishing rods when they could simply drive down to the market, buy one of these sea creatures and in less than a half hour be home enjoying dinner.

Instead, the fishers flail rods back and forth, casting away the good line they paid big bucks for. At the end of the day their arms are sore from all the waving of the rod.

In my creel census, I ask, “Did you come here to catch a fish for supper?” Generally they say “Oh, not really.”

I have even watched someone fish for hours in search of the monster muskellunge, which is the largest member of the pike family,

and after they have fought it for half an hour, they bring it into the boat, give it a kiss and then put it back into the water and watch it swim away. Truly, there is no logic to their mannerism.

The more than 1,000 pages of Fish Encyclopedia failed to give me the understanding of what makes fisher-people stand out from all others.

In my search of understanding, under the old saying “if you can’t beat them, join them,” I bought a river craft, rod and reel and went fishing. Soon, as I guided my Ojibwe canoe along the waterways, casting that rod that sent the line and bait into the still waters, for no other reason than to complete my initiation into the world of fishing, a cherished moment of peace and serenity, a moment of contentment filled me with peace of mind, took hold of me. The hustles and bustles of a busy world was gone now and I realized that I really did not come out here to catch a fish for supper, but rather I came out here just to go fishing. Truly I have been blessed.

Murray Martin is a former Ontario Conservation Officer and a long standing member of The Outdoor Writers of Canada.

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September 22, 2016

Whitehorse EVENTS ARTS SHOWS

Thu, Sep, 29 – Oct 13 Finding Happy Camp Emma Barr MacBride Museum This exhibition will feature 12 new paintings created by Emma Barr, while residing at the Ted Harrison Cabin.

Photographs, on-location paint set up and original sketches will also be on display, highlighting the artists process.

Until, Sep, 30, Art Show: Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land Arts Underground Indigenous artists who honour bush women who continue to maintain and protect our traditional way of life on the land. This group exhibition emphasizes the bush woman hunting, trapping, fishing, and preparing meat through twodimensional work.

Until, Sep, 30, Art Show: Mary Caesar - My Healing Journey Arts Underground Mary Caesar, her artistic works based on her experiences at Lower Post Residential School. Creating art has contributed greatly to her healing journey. She paints in contemporary and representational styles and forms to depict her many experiences at the school. Painting her experiences is a way for her to cope and heal from the memories of the trauma and abuse that she suffered.

Until, Oct, 4, Art Show: Beyond Focus Leslie Leong Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Leslie’s practice began with photography but expanded into multidisciplinary work, often involving nontraditional materials and techniques. 393-4848 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.

Until, Nov, 25, Our Home is Our Gallery Yukon Arts Centre. Yukon Arts Centre will host a guest curator for the September 8 November 26 exhibit entitled Our Home is Our Gallery.

LIVE MUSIC

Thu, Sep, 22 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 pm Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre.

Thu, Sep, 22 Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 pm 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Sep, 22 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu, Sep, 22 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Sep, 22 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Fri, Sep, 23 A CARE Affair: Celebrating Little Footprints Big Steps 5:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse This early evening event features the incredible music of Fawn Fritzen and Daniel Janke; Nicolas Mah; the Taggart-Cox Trio. Delicious hors d’oeuveres. Cash bar. Huge Silent Auction.

Fri, Sep, 23 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Sep, 23 Ryan McNally 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Sep, 23 Nicole Edwards (Genre Bender) Cd Release 8:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre Her 5th album, as the title implies, features a variety of styles that she loves including jazz, Latin, roots, gospel, and rock. It is both a retrospective of her work and a departure; the release party promises to be an evening you won’t soon forget!

Fri, Sep, 23 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Fri, Sep, 23 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Sep, 24 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, Sep, 24 Ryan McNally 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Sep, 24 Music Fantasia 8:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre The ensemble draws inspiration from courtly life, particularly music performed by noble women. Pairing voice with clavicimbalum and organetto, they transfix audiences with a rare glimpse into the musical world of secular medieval performance.

Sat, Sep, 24 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Sep, 24 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Sep, 25 Open Mic Night 3:00 pm 98 Hotel

Sun, Sep, 25 Saxophonist Grant Stewart Trio 7:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre 45-year-old Toronto native, plays as much tenor saxophone as anyone, anywhere and has has parlayed this into his own distinctive sound. Doors open at 7:00 show at 7:30 667- 8574 Sun, Sep, 25 Saxophonist Grant Stewart Trio 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall From New York City, this saxophonist Grant Stewart Trio will bring down the house with swingin’, melodic, bold sound.. 6678574 info@jazzyukon.ca Sun, Sep, 25 Cribia with Jona Barr 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon, Sep, 26 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Sep, 27 Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Sep, 27 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Wed, Sep, 28 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Sep, 28 Karaoke with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Sep, 29 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 pm Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre.

Thu, Sep, 29 Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 pm 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Sep, 29 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu, Sep, 29 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Sep, 29 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

GENERAL EVENTS

Thu, Sep, 22, 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, Sep, 22, Yukon Filmmaker’s Roundtable 7:00 pm Screen Production Yukon Association Join us for the Inaugural Yukon Filmmaker’s Roundtable hosted at SPYA where we will be launching the Yukon Filmmaker’s Calendar Year online calendar and Ross Burnett, our very first guest presenter, will be delivering an info session for Tourism and Culture’s Advanced Artist Award. 496-2978 Thu, Sep, 22, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Thu, Sep, 22, Stringband’s Bob Bossin “Davy The Punk” 8:00 pm The Old Fire Hall Returning to the Yukon with songs and stories of Davy the Punk, his outlaw father. Gregory Bryce at 6672161 Proceeds to Yukon Cares Society, which is responding locally to the global refugee crisis Fri, Sep, 23, 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!

Fri, Sep, 23, Season 2016-17 Registration 5:00 pm Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Come in and join us for an open house and registration, information for new curlers, food and bar service.

Fri, Sep, 23, A CARE Affair: Celebrating Little Footprints Big Steps 5:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse This early evening event features the incredible music of Fawn Fritzen and Daniel Janke; Nicolas Mah; the Taggart-Cox Trio. Delicious hors d’oeuveres. Cash bar. Huge Silent Auction.

Fri, Sep, 23, Softball Radio TV Bingo 7:15 pm Softball Yukon For more details contact Softball Yukon at 867-667-4487 or email softball@ sportyukon.com Listen on CKRW 610 AM/96.1 FM, CHON FM 98.1FM, 90.5 in the communities, Northwestel Cable-Channel 209 and 709 Fri, Sep, 23, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Sat, Sep, 24-25 Kaladesh Pre-release TItan Gaming & Collectibles Kaladesh where optimism, innovation, and the spirit of creativity fuel a renaissance of innovation. Now, during the celebration of Inventors’ Fair, we invite you to invent your tomorrow…today, join us for our prerelease party!

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Sat, Sep, 24, Centered Creativity Theatre Workshop 10:00 am The Guild Hall Centered Creativity is a four-hour workshop designed to help us create from our artistic core with Toronto artist Clare Preuss. The workshop will focus on daily, weekly and monthly self-care rituals that can help us go deep into the creative self. To register call or email 8673932676 Sat, Sep, 24, Yukon Etsy Made in Canada Market 11:00 am The Old Fire Hall Yukon Etsy Made in Canada Market is a market for Etsy artists, makers & sellers. Local artists will be demonstrating and selling their wares.

Sat, Sep, 24, Season 2016-17 Registration 1:00 pm Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Come in and join us for an open house and registration, information for new curlers, food and bar service.

Sat, Sep, 24, Support Ciara: A Fundraiser For Recovery 4:00 pm Epic Pizza Our dear friend, Ciara, was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer. In an effort to support Ciara as she embarks upon her journey towards recovery. A family-friendly fundraising event showcasing live music, a silent auction, and tasty treats.

Sat, Sep, 24, Hops N’ Grub 7:00 pm Coast High Country Inn Includes pre-dinner canapés and 4 course family style long table dinner. All courses are served with a perfectly paired cocktail or beer.

Sat, Sep, 24, Matt Falk Comedy Night 7:00 pm Bethany Church A delightfully funny comedian act.

World class entertainment!!

Sat, Sep, 24, Theatre in the Bush 8:00 pm Whitehorse, Yukon Theatre in the Bush takes the ritual and mad magic of a bush party and distills it into an interactive, multidisciplinary event.

Featuring a line up of the best and brightest Yukon creators, offers playful, daring theatre,dance, underwear fights, spoken word, gourmet food, bonfires and music mixed with a healthy dose of folksy charm. For tickets and location email: ramshackletheatre@gmail.com Sat, Sep, 24, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Sun, Sep, 25, Stringband’s Bob Bossin “Davy The Punk” 1:00 pm Well Read Books Returning to the Yukon with songs and stories of Davy the Punk, his outlaw father.

Sun, Sep, 25, 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.

Sun, Sep, 25, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Mon, Sep, 26, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 am Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon, Sep, 26, 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, Sep, 26, Euchre Night 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, Sep, 26, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Tue, Sep, 27, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests! 456-4792 Tue, Sep, 27, Season 2016-17 Registration 5:00 pm Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Come in and join us for an open house and registration, information for new curlers, food and bar service.

Tue, Sep, 27, Talk on Permafrost and Contaminants in a Changing Climate: Jean Marie River, NWT 7:00 pm MacBride Museum A talk with Fabrice Camels and Cyrielle Laurent on working primarily with First Nations communities on permafrost mapping and land claim negotiations.

Tue, Sep, 27, Drop In Improv 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Drop in Improv with George Maratos and Brian Fidler, admission by donation, bring your funny bone and an extra pair of pants - just kidding!

Tue, Sep, 27, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Tue, Sep, 27, Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Wed, Sep, 28, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Sep, 28, Author Tour: Cea Sunrise Person 12:00 pm Burwash Landing Cea Sunrise Person’s bestselling first book, North of Normal, chronicles her wilderness childhood and dramatic move into a decades long modeling career at age thirteen.

Her second memoir, a follow-up to North of Normal entitled Nearly Normal, will be released in 2017.

Cea will be touring the Yukon speaking in libraries.

Wed, Sep, 28, Klondike Cruiser Night! 6:30 pm A&W Restaurant Join Yukon Automobile Enthusiasts as they admire hot cars and talk the talk Wed, Sep, 28, Salt Baby 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall What is it like to grow up as a contemporary First Nations person who doesn’t look like a typical ‘Indian’?

Wed, Sep, 28, Author Tour: Cea Sunrise Person 7:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Cea Sunrise Person’s bestselling first book, North of Normal, chronicles her wilderness childhood and dramatic move into a decades long modeling career at age thirteen. Her second memoir, a follow-up to North of Normal entitled Nearly Normal, will be released in 2017.

Wed, Sep, 28, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

Wed, Sep, 28, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu, Sep, 29, Interfaith Dinner 6:00 pm Whitehorse United Church Interfaith potluck supper and discussion in Lewis Hall . All faiths in Whitehorse are invited to come, bring some food to share (Please avoid pork products and seafood) Thu, Sep, 29, 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, Sep, 29, Salt Baby 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall What is it like to grow up as a contemporary First Nations person who doesn’t look like a typical ‘Indian’?

Thu, Sep, 29, Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mondays - Saturdays Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 pm Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /6686535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Thu, Sep, 22, Monthly Family Evening Hikes 7:00 pm Grey Mountain Primary School 668-8360 We will practice our night vision as we play games, learn about nocturnal animals, tell stories, observe the night sky, go on scavenger hunts and much more. Family groups of up to five (5) participants can register together. Call or email for more information.

Sat, Sep, 24, Saturday Kids Nature Exploration 10:00 am Grey Mountain Primary School 6688360 Get ready for wilderness awareness games, extended survival challenges, naturalist studies, wildcraft projects and exploratory play. Call or email for more information.

Sat, Sep, 24, 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, Sep, 24, Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Family Day 1:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Traditional Games, Storytelling, Elders Present. Meals provided with refreshments. All ages welcome. Location changes call 633-7688 for details.

Sun, Sep, 25, Making a Point of It 10:00 am Beringia Centre This program will introduce participants to various paleo points and provide them with a chance to craft their own!! Admission to the Centre, as well as this program, will be FREE of charge (In celebration of Science Literacy Week).

Mon, Sep, 26, Parenting in the 21st Century 9:30 am Yukon College 667-8794 An 7 week group on Monday Mornings or Evenings from 7 pm to 9 pm.

Call or email to register.

Tue, Sep, 27, Pokemon Go Pizza Nights 4:30 pm Epic Pizza 456-4792 Pizza, outside charging stations, prizes and contests!

Thu, Sep, 29, Dusk’a Head-Start - Monthly Luncheon 11:30 am Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Please join us to celebrate our children’s success each month! The food is GREAT, our salmon have hatched and the children will be signing a traditional Southern Tutchone song. All families are welcome - “It takes a community to raise a child” For more information call 393-3775

MEETING & WORKSHOPS

Thu, Sep, 22-25, Wilderness Advanced First Aid Up North Adventures Train and consult to both medical and non-medical professionals and recreationalists for practical health and patient care in low resource and unconventional settings. Call or email to register 667-7035

Thu, Sep, 22-30 Wilderness First Responder Up North Adventures Train and consult to both medical and non-medical professionals and recreationalists for practical health and patient care in low resource and unconventional settings. Call or email for more information. 667-7035 Thu, Sep, 22, Legion General Meetings 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Thu, Sep, 22, Yukon Filmmaker’s Roundtable 7:00 pm Screen Production Yukon Association Join us for the Inaugural Yukon Filmmaker’s Roundtable hosted at SPYA where we will be launching the Yukon Filmmaker’s Calendar Year online calendar and Ross Burnett, our very first guest presenter, will be delivering an info session for Tourism and Culture’s Advanced Artist Award. 496-2978 Sat, Sep, 24, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 am Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join.

Sat, Sep, 24, Centered Creativity Workshop 1:00 pm The Guild Hall We will look at ways to carve out time, space and energy to nourish our artistself every day. Through techniques such as yoga, visualization, meditation, journaling and solo artistic excursions, we can encourage our creative self to be available and ready for artistic play. 393-2676 Mon, Sep, 26, Young Women of Wisdom Workshops 5:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre All awesome girls aged 9-13! This new group mirrors the Women of Wisdom, but is tailored just for girls. Girls meet every Monday evening.

Every second week is a Traditional Teachings week! Call 633-7683 to learn more.

Mon, Sep, 26, Regular Council Meeting 5:30 pm City Of Whitehorse City Hall Council Chambers Mon, Sep, 26, Nakai Theatre AGM 5:30 pm Nakai Theatre All welcome, snacks and refreshments served. Email or call for more information. 3936040 Tue, Sep, 27-30 Wilderness Bridge and WFR Recert Up North Adventures Train and consult to both medical and non-medical professionals and recreationalists for practical health and patient care in low resource and unconventional settings. Call or email to register 667-7035 Tue, Sep, 27, Women of Wisdom Workshops 6:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre If you’re an Aboriginal woman who is looking to share or learn Traditional Teachings, the Women of Wisdom program may be a good fit for you.

Tue, Sep, 27, Amnesty International Writing Circle 7:00 pm Whitehorse United Church Writing letters to support and protect human rights worldwide. 667-2389 Tue, Sep, 27, Talk on Permafrost and Contaminants in a Changing Climate: Jean Marie River, NWT 7:00 pm MacBride Museum A talk with Fabrice Camels and Cyrielle Laurent on working primarily with First Nations communities on permafrost mapping and land claim negotiations.

Wed, Sep, 28-30 Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Gathering Yukon Convention Bureau Whitehorse Welcomes 150 Delegates!

Wed, Sep, 28-30 Kwä̀ n Mày Dáyè Dàátthʼi Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre “Sit by the Fire with Us” examines how Indigenous artistic production and exhibition continue to transform and grow within our communities and among our membership.

Wed, Sep, 28, Toastmasters 7:00 am Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. Drop ins welcome. 204-880-7245 Wed, Sep, 28, Toastmasters 12:00 pm Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication.

Drop ins welcome. 204-880-7245 Wed, Sep, 28, Toastmasters 5:00 pm Yukon College Fear of public speaking? Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication.

Drop ins welcome. 204-880-7245 Thu, Sep, 29, Make Marriage Work Long Term Workshop 12:00 pm Ignite Counselling Learn practical tools and skills to help you communicate more effectively and solve the perpetual problems plaguing your marriage. Whether you’re about to get married or looking to save your marriage from divorce, this workshop promises helpful advice, tips and strategies for making your marriage work for the long-term.This is a free lunch hour workshop call for more information. 668-5498 Thu, Sep, 29, Lunch & Learn: Energy- how to stay energized at work and in life 12:00 pm (co)space coworking space` Discussing some of the common reasons behind low energy, energy crashes, cravings and how to keep your energy balanced during the work day. There will also be tips, recipes and strategies to help you stay energized!

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September 22, 2016

Step Outside with Larry Leigh

Trail Snacks: GORP and Fruit Leather

G

ORP, aka Good Old Reliable Protein, and fruit leather are can be bought.

Quality varies depending on how much you pay.

They’re both easy to make and satisfy hunger pangs. Kids can make them; it’s a good rainy day project.

GORP Read store bought GORP for tips on what you will make at home. It typically contains raisins, cranberries, apricots, bananas (chopped if necessary), unsalted peanuts or other unsalted mixed nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and granola. Smarties or M&Ms are also a good addition, but will melt

if the product is exposed during a hot day.

Making GORP requires a large bowl or Ziploc bag, and clean hands or large spoon. Add ingredients in equal amounts and stir.

When mixed, lift out a handful and see if the ratio of contents looks good. There should be more granola than any other ingredient, but the mix should contain a lot of each except for the Smarties, which should be a smaller quantity.

GORP is eaten by the handful on rest stops or snack breaks, but if carried in a handy pocket, can be munched on as you walk.

It is also a high energy breakfast

when eaten from a bowl or cup with milk or some hot herbal tea (do not use hot tea on GORP containing Smarties as they melt and the gooey chocolate may or may not be what you like for breakfast.)

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one wanted to head into the forest right away and one wanted to go directly back along the route we had originally planned on. We decided to go the middle route, the original one. Yes, this is how I remember it too.

As we got closer to where we thought we had seen the bears, we were quiet and watchful. The terrain was mostly alpine tundra with a lot of dips and bumps. For some reason, we looked to the right and there were the bears; not a mother with small cubs, but four bears, all large!

They were fairly close. I thought they were very far off, and did not realize their largeness at that point.

At first, the bears didn’t see or smell us. We quickly moved across the terrain away from the bears, towards the grassy slope we had come up. We found a large boulder, which we stopped behind to have some water and eat something. The bears had not seen us at all. We watched them for a few minutes as they wrestled and played. I don’t remember this,

otherwise I would have been more alert, right? We decided that we’d pushed our luck enough and started down the grassy slope. Jane and I were in front of Jozien. Jane had my dog, Tess, on a leash between us and there was a long patch of snow to the left of us.

When we were about halfway down the slope, Jozien was about 100 feet or so behind us. I remember hearing the thundering of hooves – the sound horses make when they are galloping. I looked back in time to see the four bears crest the slope above. One bear went on running and slid down the snow patch on our left. I’m sure it had a look of glee on its face. The other two took off in the other direction. The last bear, I assume the mother, began to charge.

Jane grabbed her bear spray right away and put her arms in the air, saying, “Whoa.”

I Immediately put my arms up too and began to say, “Whoa bear, whoa bear.” Meanwhile, Jozien continued to come towards us and I don’t know if she understood that the bear was moving towards

her. Indeed I did not.

I yelled, “Jozien come!!” And as I wrote above, I remember her shouting, ‘Stop’, otherwise I would have ran.

Tess was on the leash and she had her eyes on the bear and Jozien continued towards us. I walked backwards for a long ways.

I have a memory of this huge furry bear and thin Jozien haha merging as the bear charged towards her. There was a feeling of total fear and paralysis in anticipation of what might happen.

Suddenly, we were alone. The bear veered off to the side.

The walk back to the vehicle was noisy and quick to say the least. I kept singing, thinking the tune I carry keeps bears away No matter how we got there, needless to say, we were very happy to have made it to the car at the foot of the mountain safely.

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

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

On memory, and bears

by Jozien Kiejzer

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his is a story from many years ago, about the day I was followed by four bears - a close-call bear encounter kind of story.

I was on a solstice hike up Kelvin Mountain with Allison Morham and Jane Vincent. Jane and I see each other regularly, but I only run into Allison every few years. When we do see each other, we laugh, because we think of the story I’m about to tell, about a mother griz and three grown cubs.

Jane’s birthday was a few weeks ago. Allison was at the birthday gathering and we talked about the memory of the bears. Allison mentioned that the three of us might remember the event quite differently.The essence of my story is that Allison saved my life. But, as it turns out, maybe not in the way I remember it. I clearly remember hearing her shout ‘stop!’, which made me face the bears and retreat slowly in a safe manner. If it hadn’t been for this, I would have run for my life, the thing you are never supposed to do.

Here is Allison’s version of the

story (with my comments in italics): The way I remember that day was that as we crested a grassy bank, we noticed movement in the distance. It appeared there was a bear lumbering around, with what we thought were two little cubs. I remember seeing one bear, but my eyesight was never very good.

After some discussion about what to do, we decided to give the bears a wide berth, taking a much longer route around the Pond Creek side to the peak of the mountain. This added several hours to our hike. I actually remember this as a small detour.

I suppose this is a small detail, but it shows we all see things differently. We reached the peak by about three in the afternoon. We both remember it as being a gorgeous day and so clear we were able to see the St Elias Range.

After an hour or so, we decided it was time to head down.

Discussion ensued as to which route would be better to avoid the bears. One of us wanted to go back the route we had come in,

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Enter “wild yeast”. Once I learned that anyone can make sourdough – a slow-rising bread using yeasts found naturally in the air – and that the process of fermentation actually helps bread to become more digestible, I had to try it.

After some research, I realized many recipes online were adaptations of the Basic Country Bread from the book Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson, published in 2010.

So I went to the source and checked out one of the copies available at Yukon Public Libraries.

Tartine Bread is an ode to this simple food, with a spare design featuring black and white photos

by Eric Wolfinger, a former apprentice of Robertson’s, and a writing style that reads like a memoir.

But Tartine Bread is anything but simple.

Baking with Tartine Bread is not a weeknight project. It’s less of a cookbook and more of a journey.

This book for me has been the perfect combination of intellectual, political and domestic. I have learned terms like “leaven” and “autolyse”. I have a new appreciation for the time and effort needed to make real, good food.

My kitchen has a growing collection of bannetons, which are wicker baskets for proofing bread that, while not entirely necessary, leave a beautiful pattern on the loaf.

And the bread? Oh dear.

There is a delicious reward waiting for you if you take the time with this book. On baking day, I just accept I will eat a whole loaf.

I am returning Tartine Bread for now; I have reached the renewal count. If you happen to check out the Carmacks Public Library copy, I apologize in advance for any flour residue on page 48.

Sarah Gallagher is a professional librarian and amateur human living in Whitehorse. Find her on Instagram @highsofminus.

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There is a fine layer of allpurpose flour on surfaces in rooms nowhere near the kitchen.

A person suffering from celiac disease might keel over at the threshold of my front porch. (Sorry, Aunt Pat.) Who gets obsessed with baking bread in the middle of one of the most beautiful Yukon summers in recent memory? Me, apparently.

Here’s how it happened: After devouring every other cooking documentary on Netflix, I was excited to see Cooked, produced and narrated by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules. The show is a four-part documentary on the human relationship with food and fans of food or the David Attenborough series Life would like it.

What struck a chord with me was the episode on bread. Bread is the whole package: it’s comforting, nutritious and has an infinite number of variations based in tradition and culture.

I learned that making bread used to be much more time-consuming.

Before the industrialized food industry made instant yeast a ne-

nspired by the Yukon winter and the road closures that lead to a feeling of isolation, Elle Wild her first crime novel and set it in Dawson City.

The novel, called Strange Things Done, ­won the Arthur Ellis Award 2015 for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada.

Based in Bowen Island, B.C., Wild is a writer and former host of the CBC Radio One Vancouver program Wide Awake. She named her debut novel after a line from Robert Service’s poem, “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” Like all cheechakos, Jo, the main character, doesn’t know what she is getting herself into.

She is surprised by local customs, such as getting a coffee with alcohol in it at 9 a.m. from The Pit. She learns what it means to become a sourdough and that it leads to getting a little sour on the inside. As a journalist coming from The Vancouver Sun, she expects her new workplace at Dawson Daily to have other co-workers, but there is only one editor, the

others are just pen-names.

Author Elle Wild, was working as a journalist herself and drew from her experience for the book.

“I was interested in the problems of objectivity and truth in storytelling, which is something that I wrestled with myself as a journalist,” Wild says. “I liked the idea of the story within a story that you could have, with a premise based on a character who tells stories.

“I wanted the plot to be like an onion, where you could peel back layers of story and find another, alternate presentation of the ‘truth.’ I hope that readers will keep thinking about the story after they’ve finished reading and question everything again.”

Jo is looking for the truth about the one night she can’t remember, because she drank too much.

That night, a body was found in the Yukon River. She finds herself on a journey to the truth. Byrne, a very charming guy, was with her that night and holds a secret. Jo is attracted to him, but feels that he is not a good guy – yet is unable to resist his northern-charm.

Then the journalist herself becomes the murder suspect. Would she kill to get a good story? A story, that can bring back her success as a journalist? But as things get worse, she becomes the one in danger and

Byrne shows his true self to her.

Wild writes suspense well and she catches the atmosphere in Dawson during wintertime. She was fascinated by it.

“Dawson City looks like a set from a Western film, but with snow drifting through town instead of tumbleweed,” Wild says. “The most extraordinary experiences I had in Dawson, though, had more to do with the people than the physical location. Toque-adorned, well-mittened strangers showing up with warm bread and spare parkas, welcoming me into their community. These moments stay with me. Also, I have fond memories of a particularly rocking trailer party where I met almost the entire village in one night.”

The characters in this book are well-developed; the descriptions of the atmosphere and winter are poetic. Wild knows how to keep her readers up all night and Strange Things Done is a good book for a long, dark winter night.

The book will be released on Sept. 24. Check out the book trailer on YouTube.

Elke Reinauer is a writer based in Germany with strong ties to the Yukon.

Please email comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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hen I was a teenager, I took karate twice a week. One year, my instructor got really into throws.

Given that he never really taught proper falling technique, combined with the class having a lot of young people in it, it is not surprising that I ended up with a concussion.

It was one of those slow ones that came on after months of falling incorrectly on both my back and, in some instances, directly on my head.

One day, it caught up with me and I spent the summer before university with vertigo when I looked up, not seeing objects that were in front of me, and walking whenever traffic lights turned red.

It was not a major trauma, and eventually the symptoms faded.

Moving to Whitehorse was like an eye-opener in just how frequently concussions could occur given the right environment. In one week, two people I knew were in fender benders and both had been concussed.

Shortly before, another friend and a co-worker’s partner were also concussed – one in a raucous game of “no contact” ultimate frisbee, the other from slipping on ice in her own front yard.

Concussions are everywhere, and their effects are greatly disruptive. Even minor ones can get in the way of work, fun and even just managing your day. There seems little to be done other

than to rest lots and pretend that you’re not missing out on all the good TV while you’re on a screen diet.

In a recent review article, Dr. Michael D. Lewis, president and founder of the Brain Health Education and Research Institute in Maryland presents emerging science that points to the possible benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for those suffering from concussions.

Omega-3s have long been recognized for their essential role in neurodevelopment and function.

They are linked to everything from mental wellness to brain development in infancy and as a fetus.

Their anti-inflammatory abilities have also been praised throughout the health science world. In short, they are needed for a healthy, happy brain.

Dr. Lewis’s review article looks at three brain injury cases including a mining accident, a motor vehicle accident and a near drowning. In all three cases, high levels of supplemental omega3s helped to speed recovery and improve the outcomes from traumatic brain injury with no noticeable side effects.

At this stage, there have been no clinical trials as to the effectiveness of omega-3s for treating brain trauma. Dr. Lewis’s review is based on anecdotal cases and the scientifically demonstrated benefits of omega-3s for the brain.

While the research is in its preliminary stages, whether you are

suffering from a concussion or just want to help out your brain, you may want to up your omega-3 intake.

We can only get these wonder fats through diet – our bodies are unable to create them. With our standard Western diet, deficiency of omega-3s is widespread. Not only are we not getting enough of them, but we are consuming far more omega-6s. The ideal ratio is two to four omega-6s for every omega-3. In actuality, we are at a much higher ratio at around 15 to 16.7 omega-6s to every omega-3.

Omega-3s can readily be found in wild caught cold-water fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines, herring, Arctic char and trout. It is also available in flax seeds, walnuts, chia seeds and hemp seeds.

Supplements are a great way to increase your intake and will have a higher content and quality than most foods. Look for high quality fish oils or vegetarian versions that are derived from algae oil and contain the omega-3 DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid).

Selene Vakharia is a holistic nutritionist, freelance writer and whole foods cook who loves showing people how easy, fun and delicious being healthy can be. Contact her with your nutrition questions and concerns via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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A Strong Indigenous Female Presence

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Strength and tenderness come through in Arlene Ness’ carefully rendered ‘Defenders of the Land’ watercolour; Blair Thorson’s drawings on maps are visible further down the wall

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wo new exhibitions curated

by Jennifer Bowen Allen, of the Cree Nation, opened Sept. 2 at Arts Underground. In the Focus Gallery, a group show called Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land honours the way that women who live on the land have supported cultural continuity by maintaining their traditional practices.

In the Edge Gallery, Mary Caesar’s solo exhibition, My Healing Journey, tells her stories of residential school.

Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land In “Hands of Time” Inland Tlingit artist Heather Callaghan’s mixed media portrait of her mother combines a variety of styles to create a figure with an arresting gaze and a rifle in her hands.

Callaghan’s mother was clearly a hunter, and the rifle is the tool of her work, with the head of a moose or caribou supporting her.

Her eyes reveal an animé influence, Northwest coast style

patterns adorn the antlers and run down one cheek, and a real feather earring flutters from her ear.

Iroquois artist Blair Thorson draws women carrying, cutting and drying fish in his trademark style on topographic maps. In “Pelly River fish cleaning”, a meandering stream and the numeral 70 link up in the form of droplets to suggest the sweat on this hardworking woman’s brow.

Arlene Ness is a Giskaast of the Gitxsan Nation. Her watercolours render in beautifully delicate strokes the strength of women as “Defenders of the Land”, holding drums close to their hearts.

Working in a Hän tradition, Dolores Scheffen’s gorgeous beadwork adds another dimension to the images of bush women in this show. Scheffen depicts “Jijuu of Kwinttluth Kakawiteudui (Grandma of Abundant Knowledge)” in beads. Jijuu is depicted working on a hide with a knife, wearing a blue headscarf. Scheffen has

used contrasting beads to show the smile lines around her mouth, conveying patience and a merry gentleness.

A wide variety of portraits by Kaska Dena artist Mary Caesar rounds out this group show.

Titles include “Bernice working on Moosehide” and “Mom making drymeat”. Associating particular names with the women doing this kind of work, like “Bernice”, or even in relationship, like “Mom”, makes their stories personal and heroic. Naming the women presented doing this kind of traditional work reverses the problematic pattern of leaving First Nations people unnamed, as is too often the case in Pierre Burton’s writings, for example.

Mary Caesar’s solo show, A Healing Journey, includes a book of poetry and paintings that were published in Germany in both German and English. Caesar tells horrifying truths about residential schools in this book. Her poems channel her outrage.

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‘Not Broken’ and ‘Defiant’ by Mary Caesar use a highimpact expressionist style of portraiture In the paintings, she uses selfportrait a great deal, sometimes depicting three stories in one canvas. Larger canvases - “Not broken” and “Defiant” - use a more expressionist strategy, faceon. The former shows a grown woman, with her hair long, no longer in the school haircut bob.

Her face is bruised, one eye closed with injury, the other bloodshot.

But she still holds your gaze with her one good eye. This hangs beside “Defiant”. In this one, the lines of this woman’s neck rise up like a volcano and she bares her teeth.

At the opening, Caesar mentioned she admired both Picasso

and Frida Kahlo. Viewing her artwork with these two other artists in mind sheds a different light on her painting style.

These exhibitions were timed to coincide with the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s national gathering at the end of September.

My Healing Journey and Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land continue at Arts Underground until Oct. 1. You can see an earlier, web version of Hands of Time at this link BushWomenontheLand.com.

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September 22, 2016

Healing Through Art

For Kaska artist Dennis Shorty making art is a spiritual connection to his ancestors

by Jessica Simon

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ennis Shorty created his first sculpture when he was eight years old. It was a moose carved out of poplar with a burbot fish skull for antlers and a bit of “fish glue” to hold them in place.

He was proud of the sculpture and showed his father, Alec Shorty.

Alec told the young carver in the Kaska language that, “The head’s too small,” and with that commenced Shorty’s apprenticeship under one of the last traditional toolmakers in Ross River. Among other things, Shorty learned to choose balsam for short arrows and black spruce for long.

But, the carver’s connection to family, tradition, art and language broke when he was taken from their Pelly River settlement to residential school.

His art lay dormant then and during the hard years that followed, after he left school at 14.

It wasn’t until several years later, when carving became part of Shorty’s own healing journey, that he earned recognition for his art in 1991.

“Artwork brought me out of depression and hallucinations,” Shorty says. “The only thing that was ‘real’ was the art. Carving a real antler from a living being gave me a spiritual connection to my ancestors.”

In 2007 Shorty took up carving, painting and jewellery-making in horn, copper and antler as a full time job.

In 2008 he won the people’s choice award in the First Nation Art Festival in Whitehorse and in 2010 he was one of 10 artists chosen to exhibit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

“I didn’t get to see much of the Olympics, but we did bring awareness of the diversity of our

talents to the public.”

That year and 2011, with the assistance of his partner, Berliner Jenny Froehling, Shorty took part

Much of Shorty’s work relates to ideas of transformation and legend. When depicting humans, he incorporates the person’s power animal or totem.

For larger projects, he’ll leave antlers sitting around the yard until inspiration comes. “Squirrels and porcupine are my creative collaborators,” he says, as he works their chew marks into the carving. He uses home-made dyes from coffee and tea, and cranberries for sacred red.

Gathering materials, “I go out on the mountains to reenergize,” he says.

“To be there, reconnecting with my ancestors and the land.”

Today, in honour of his grandfather and father, Shorty shares traditional knowledge through healing, art, music and language workPHOTO: Fritz Mueller shops for youth to learn skills for coping with mental health issues. He’s one of the first in the territory to participate in this Health Canada Dennis Shorty and Jennifer pilot project supporting comFroehling hold The Eagle has munities to use their own menLanded. Inspired by the legend of tors and resources to improve Soguya (Good Person) who tamed mental health.

Shorty also leads Dena Zagi the eagles. The sculpture, made (People’s Voice), a Kaska-lanof muskox, polar bear, bison guage band he hopes will inspire and moose antler represents interest in the traditions and language of his First Nation. the return of Dena pride.

To see Dennis Shorty’s art, check out the group show called Our Past is Our Inspiration at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, running Sept. 21 to in two group exhibits and a solo Dec. 16 with the opening recepshow in Germany. As Yukon am- tion on Sept. 21. Or, visit www. bassadors, they earned the Yukon Dennis-Shorty.com.

“Every day, if I’m not working, Tourism Champion Award, and his work has been commissioned for my mind is,” says Shorty. presentation to the premier of Jessica Simon is a British Columbia and the GovernWhitehorse-based writer. or General of Canada.

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September 22, 2016

Never Again

In this two-part series Alexander Weber writes about competing in his first Ironman triathlon. In Part One he told us about his race preparation and his feelings before the competition. We left him three days before race day...

Part Two

by Alexander Weber RACE DAY: y alarm goes off at 4 a.m.

I eat a single slice of toast with butter and a banana.

I’m all jitters, but I’m focused.

I drive myself and my sleepy girlfriend to Whistler. Once there, I board a shuttle to the starting line. The morning is cold, but promises a clear and sunny day.

For once, on the west coast, I pray for clouds. At 6:50 a.m. people begin to make their way into the water. People are “selfseated,” in the sense that people who expect to swim slow will start later. I opt for this strategy.

The water is a pleasant temperature, compared to the brisk ocean I have been training in.

Within the first 300m I have not been able to find a pace and start panicking.

“There are too many people in the water,” I’m thinking. I can’t catch my breath; I’m breathing all wrong. I start to wonder if I should call for help.

Focus. Close your eyes. You can do this.

I make my way a little farther from the crowd, and begin to swim at ease. Keep this pace. My breathing is normal. I feel buoyant. I find my stride and mildlysuffer my way through the 3.8k swim.

Once on land I look at my watch: 1hr 17mins. Whoa! I’m doing alright.

Volunteers – at least I assumed they were volunteers – strip me of my wet suit. I literally had two middle-aged women tell me to lie on my back, and then proceed to pull my wetsuit off in one fell swoop.

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Off I run into the change tent – which is dark and kind of weird/ full of naked men. I don my biking gear and exit the tent, to be mauled by more volunteers who apply sunscreen to every visible inch of my skin.

From here I make my way to my rickety steel-frame, and clippity-clop run to the bike-loading zone.

Weeeee, off I go on my mechanical steed.

The bike ride is a blur to me. There are at least two sections of long uphill, and one very long section of flats. I remember being yelled at twice – both times I thought were unfounded – for drafting. Whoever this lady official was who rode around on the back of a motorcycle, she took her job very seriously, and was not one to shy from screaming rule violations in her crusade against cheating.

After 6 hours and 15 minutes of cycling, 10 revolting energy goos, and 180 km of hilly terrain, I was done the bike portion of the race. I never want to sit on a bike again.

I immediately find myself in running shoes and starting the final portion of the race: a full marathon. I push these daunting

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Alexander Weber is never doing another Ironman words – full marathon – out of my mind and concentrate at the task at hand.

I feel good. I feel liberated to

be off the bike. Maybe this won’t be so bad.

I’m running up some of the hills.

Holy crow! I’m doing awesome!

Nothing can stop me! WOOOOO! I feel this manic jubilance for about 10 solid kilometers, and then I hit a wall. Not a literal one (although I did run into a port-o-potty door as someone was exiting at one point), but an “oh-my-God I am not made for this heat” one.

I don’t know what the actual temperature was for the day, but on a scale of This-Is-Nice to TooF$%#ing-Hot, it was up there. I was pouring equal measures of water into my mouth and onto my head at every aid station.

And I was walking. Oh how I loath walking. But there I was.

My brain was screaming obscenities to my legs, but my legs weren’t listening. They were on strike. Every now and then I would give myself a Braveheart-type speech, and begin to run. Only to find myself leisurely walking not two minutes later.

This went on for too long.

Eventually the clouds came out and I found strength again. I managed to run a large portion of the ending and found myself close to tears while approaching the finish line.

And what a glorious finish line it was! Not that I actually remember anything about the ending, other than it ended! Hallelujah!

Never again!

And I mean it. As funny and inspiring as it would be for me to tell you I signed right up for another one for next year, I’m not going to do that; not to you, and not to me. Good riddance.

Alexander Weber is an adventurer and writer currently living in Vancouver.

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Exploring Identity

The play Salt Baby takes a warm and funny look at a First Nations woman’s search for her heritage

by Ken Bolton

F

alen Johnson doesn’t know where the expression “salt baby” came from, but it’s a moniker the First Nations actorturned-playwright acquired at birth.

“I don’t remember being called that when I was a kid, but I remember hearing stories that I was called that as a baby, because I was really white-looking. It may have just been an off-handed comment someone made that somehow stayed,” she suggests.

Johnson is the daughter of a Mohawk mother and a father from Cayuga/Tuscarora heritage.

She grew up in southwestern Ontario, alternating between the reserve of the Six Nations of the Grand River and the nearby city of Brantford.

Even as a child, she was aware of looking different. One day when she was about four years old, she and her older sister got into a tiff with a playmate who lived next door, with insults hurled back and forth.

“The winning volley was my neighbour saying to my sister, ‘Well, at least my sister isn’t white.’ That just shut down the entire argument.”

A few years later, as a teenager in Brantford, she was sitting with a friend who didn’t know her background, when the friend suddenly unleashed a string of antiFirst Nations epithets.

“I just sat there in silence. I didn’t tell him. I didn’t out myself, because it was so confusing and so hard. I didn’t know how to handle it,” Johnson says.

It wasn’t until she moved to Toronto to study acting at George

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A scene from the current tour of Falen Johnson’s play, Salt Baby, which will play at the Old Fire Hall September 28-30 Brown College that Johnson started to explore what she calls her “Indianness” or her “indigeneity” in a serious way.

“There are tons of indigenous and First Nations and aboriginal people in the city, but we’re dispersed and we’re harder to see, so in a context where I’m not necessarily surrounded by other indigenous people, I could stand a little firmer and felt like who I was,” she says.

In 2007, Johnson started writing a one-woman play based on her own experience as a “whitelooking Indian.” She showed an early script to Yvette Nolan, then

artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto, who agreed to provide dramaturgical support.

What eventually emerged was a four-character play called Salt Baby, about a First Nations woman in a big Canadian city who starts dating “a lovely white guy” whose nickname is Alligator.

“Through her relationship with him and her own questions about her upbringing and her heritage, she decides to take a DNA test to try and figure out how much First Nations blood she has,” Johnson explains.

But before taking her “blood

quantum” test, she decides to explore other avenues to figure out who she is, as Johnson did in real life.

“It was fun researching it. I did a lot of genealogy research. I did some work with family historians on our bloodlines, going back as far as I could get. And I did a lot of research into DNA tests,” she says.

She even visited a psychic, as the title character does in the play.

“The scene that’s in the play is pretty much verbatim what happened. It’s pretty hard to keep a straight face through that scene,

through that interaction with the psychic.”

Despite the serious questions Salt Baby addresses about the search for identity, the play has earned a reputation as a very funny piece of theatre.

“Humour is a thing that a lot of indigenous people use. We go for laughter, definitely. It is a coping mechanism, but also humour in my work is the way that I engage with people,” she says.

“A lot of my work is about education, and education can be a hard pill to swallow. For me, humour and teaching go hand in hand. Those things are incredibly powerful tools when used together.”

This summer saw the production of Johnson’s second play, Two Indians. She is now working on an “almost operatic” tale about the African American-Cherokee journalist who gained notoriety in the early 20th century under the pseudonym of Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance.

The latest production of her debut work will take place in Whitehorse next week.

“It’s like the little play that could, it just keeps going,” she says. “It surprises me that it’s still happening, but I think it’s because it has something to say that people are still reacting to it.”

Salt Baby will run from Wednesday to Friday, Sept. 28 to 30 at The Old Fire Hall. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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CARCROSS

Thu, Sep, 22, Executive Council Carcross/Tagish First Nation Thu, Sep, 22, CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Thu, Sep, 22, 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, Sep, 22, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Sep, 22, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sat, Sep, 24, Youth Drop In! 8:00 pm Carcross Community Centre Mon, Sep, 26, Family Archery 7:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Children 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Anyone 12 or older may attend Family Archery.

Mon, Sep, 26, AA - Tagish 7:30 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Mon, Sep, 26, Adult Archery 8:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Sep, 27, Management Board 9:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tue, Sep, 27, Elders Breakfast 10:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Tue, Sep, 27, 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, Sep, 27, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Sep, 27, Sports Night 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Sep, 27, Women’s Group 7:00 pm Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Sep, 28, The Royal Visit to Carcross Carcross Commons Come on out to Carcross Commons for a day of royalty, entertainment and local food vendors. Treat yourself like royalty in Carcross!

Wed, Sep, 28, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed, Sep, 28, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Sep, 28, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Wed, Sep, 28, AA Carcross 6:30 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Thu, Sep, 29, CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Thu, Sep, 29, 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, Sep, 29, Sewing Group 6:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Sep, 29, 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

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- Last Show Sept 24 Film: City of Gold (1957) Dawson City Museum Three Show Times: 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 5:00 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. 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 cargo-laden barges until roadways retired them in the 1950s. The S.S. Keno is a riverboat typical of that era.

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

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

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

Art Events

Thu, Sep, 29, Art Show Opening: Shelley Hokanson Perpetual Curiosities 7:30 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Hakonson’s paintings blend influences from pop music, textiles, feminist thinking, myths and fairy tales, and linguistic play. She creates canvases that are at times entertaining, at times twisting darkness, and always subtly challenging.

Thu, Sep, 29-Nov 3, Art Show: Shelley Hokanson Perpetual Curiosities KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Hakonson’s paintings blend influences from pop music, textiles, feminist thinking, myths and fairy tales, and linguistic play. She creates canvases that are at times entertaining, at times twisting darkness, and always subtly challenging.

Thu, Sep, 22, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Fri, Sep, 23, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep, 23, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep, 23, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Sep, 23, Harmonica George McConkey 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel In the Tavern Sat, Sep, 24, Gerties Last Show Diamond Tooth Gerties The final can-can show of the season!

The most anticipated show of them all is always unpredictable, impressive and hilarious. 993-5575 kva@dawson.net Sat, Sep, 24, Painting 1:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Sep, 24, Drop-in Saturday Painting for Adults 1:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists.

Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Sep, 24, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre

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Mon, Sep, 26, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Sep, 26, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Mosaics Workshop KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Participants will learn about the history of Mosaics and various styles/techniques while designing and creating their own project using 6x6 wood base.

Tue, Sep, 27, Drop-in Screen Printing 5:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Student quality inks and other materials may be accessed for beginners or those wishing to experiment.

KIAC’s screens are available to use, providing they are well maintained Tue, Sep, 27, Mosaics Workshop 6:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Participants will learn about the history of Mosaics and various styles/techniques while designing and creating their own project using 6x6 wood base.

Tue, Sep, 27, Step n Strong 7:00 pm Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Tue, Sep, 27, Reading by Bob Bossin 7:00 pm Dawson City Community Library Reading by Bob Bossin, author of “Davy the Punk”. Admission free, refreshments served, everyone welcome. 867-9935571 dclib@klondiker.com Wed, Sep, 28, CFYT Trivia 8:00 pm The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Sep, 29, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe

FARO

Thu, Sep, 22, Kids Club After School Program 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Parents of kids aged 7-12, call 994-2375 or stop by to register your children.

Fri, Sep, 23, Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 pm Del Van Gorder School Tue, Sep, 27, Kids Club After School Program 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Parents of kids aged 7-12, call 994-2375 or stop by to register your children.

Wed, Sep, 28, Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 am Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Sep, 28, 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-faro@faroyukon.ca Wed, Sep, 28, Kids Club After School Program 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Parents of kids aged 7-12, call 994-2375 or stop by to register your children.

Wed, Sep, 28, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu, Sep, 29, Kids Club After School Program 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Parents of kids aged 7-12, call 994-2375 or stop by to register your children.

Thu, Sep, 29, Author Tour: Cea Sunrise Person 6:30 pm Faro Community Library Cea Sunrise Person’s bestselling first book, North of Normal, chronicles her wilderness childhood and dramatic move into a decades long modeling career at age thirteen. Her second memoir, a follow-up to North of Normal entitled Nearly Normal, will be released in 2017.

HAINES JUNCTION

Thu, Sep, 22, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu, Sep, 22, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Sep, 22, Community BBQ 4:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Free food, activities and door prizes to be won, let us say thanks for a great season!

Thu, Sep, 22, Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School Fri, Sep, 23, Story Hour 10:00 am Haines Junction Community Library Mon, Sep, 26, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 pm Takhini Hall Tue, Sep, 27, Author Tour: Cea Sunrise Person 7:30 pm Haines Junction Community Library Cea Sunrise Person’s bestselling first book, North of Normal, chronicles her wilderness childhood and dramatic move into a decades long modeling career at age thirteen. Her second memoir, a follow-up to North of Normal entitled Nearly Normal, will be released in 2017.

Wed, Sep, 28, Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu, Sep, 29, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu, Sep, 29, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Sep, 29, Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School MARSH LAKE Fri, Sep, 23, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Sep, 24, Tot Group 10:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Sep, 25, Marsh Lake Brunch 10:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre After a fun summer, brunch at the community centre is back! Please call to reserve seats (and please let us know what sitting you are booking). 660-4999 Sun, Sep, 25, Drop in Badminton 11:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Sep, 27, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time? Marsh Lake seniors socialize, play cards, have coffee, tea and home made goodies.

C’mon down!

Tue, Sep, 27, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Tot Group 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Tue, Sep, 27, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE

Fri, Sep, 23, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sun, Sep, 25, Beginner Meditation Retreat 1:30 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre This afternoon mini-retreat is suitable for people who have never meditated before, are beginner meditators or for people who would like a reminder in a supportive setting about the foundations of the meditative practice. Will be facilitated by Ruth Lera and will include sitting meditation, walking meditation, body scan and discussions about how to bring the practices we will learn into everyday life.

OLD CROW

Thu, Sep, 22, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Tue, Sep, 27, Gym Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Thu, Sep, 29, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH

Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Sep, 22, Carpet Bowling For Everyone 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Learn the technical indoor game of carpet bowling.

Sat, Sep, 24, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Sep, 28, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Sep, 28, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Thu, Sep, 29, Carpet Bowling For Everyone 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Learn the technical indoor game of carpet bowling.

Thu, Sep, 29, Author Tour: Cea Sunrise Person 2:00 pm Tagish Community Library Cea Sunrise Person’s bestselling first book, North of Normal, chronicles her wilderness childhood and dramatic move into a decades long modeling career at age thirteen. Her second memoir, a follow-up to North of Normal entitled Nearly Normal, will be released in 2017.

TESLIN

Daily Teslin Lake Bird Observatory Teslin Lake Government Campground 15 km north of Teslin.

Open at sunrise for 6 Hours. Get up close and personal with a variety of migrating birds while watching the bird banders at work. Park at the large brown cook shelter, follow the adjacent foot trail down to the lake shore and follow the sign-age.

Thu, Sep, 22, Soccer Grades 4-7 3:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Thu, Sep, 22, Badminton 7:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Fri, Sep, 23, Born To Fly 6:00 pm Teslin Rec Center pre-teen and teen girls group Sat, Sep, 24, Youth Club! 8:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Tue, Sep, 27, After School Sports - Kindergarten to Grade 3 3:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Kelsey 3354250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue, Sep, 27, Soccer Grades 4-7 3:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Tue, Sep, 27, Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:15 pm Teslin Rec Center Wed, Sep, 28, After School Sports - Grade 4-9 3:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Kelsey 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca

WATSON LAKE

Daily at 12-4pm & 6-8pm Yukon`s Northern Lights Showtimes -Two scheduled shows /day 1pm and 6:30 pm – will show on request for large groups as well.Northern Lights Center Features the amazing phenomena known as the ‘Northern Lights’ or ‘Aurora borealis’, the Northern Lights Centre boasts state-of-the-art panoramic video and surroundsound systems.

Thu, Sep, 22, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Sep, 22, Kids Running Club 4:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre A club for kids interested in running or jogging, call Meaghan for more details.

536-8020 Sat, Sep, 24, Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 am Dragon’s Den Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Mon, Sep, 26, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Sep, 27, Kids Running Club 4:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre A club for kids interested in running or jogging, call Meaghan for more details.

536-8020 Thu, Sep, 29, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Sep, 29, Kids Running Club 4:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre A club for kids interested in running or jogging, call Meaghan for more details.

536-8020

HAINES

Daily Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM. No Swim Sundays Mon-Thu Haines Public Library Open 10:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Haines Borough Public Library Hours: 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 Until, Oct, 1, Art Show: Terra/Mare: Land/sea inspired gut & fibre works Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre In the Elisabeth Hakkinen Gallery we have terra/mare: land/sea inspired gut & fibre works by Lyn Fabio. Lyn, a mixed media artist from Whitehorse, Yukon, has become known for the vessels and art garments she makes with animal intestine – mainly hog-gut – inspired by traditional clothing fashioned from seal intestine, which she discovered on trips through Alaska.

Until Nov, 5, Art Show: Sarah Bishop Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre

Until Nov, 5, Haines 50 Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre highlights 50 objects from the Sheldon Museum collection. Each object tells its own story while together they tell a brief snapshot of the history of the Chilkat Valley from its geological origins to the many peoples and industries of the area.

Thu, Sep, 22, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Sep, 22, Strength and Stretch 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Sep, 22, HAC - Chris Proctor 8:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Sep, 23, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Sep, 23, Story time 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Sep, 23, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Sep, 23, 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, Sep, 23, Afterschool Outdoors 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Sep, 23, Homework Help 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Sat, Sep, 24, Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat, Sep, 24, Haines Public Library Open 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Sun, Sep, 25, St Michael’s - lobby 11:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Sep, 25, Haines Public Library Open 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Sep, 26, Tai Chi 10:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Sep, 26, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Sep, 26, Strength and Stretch 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Sep, 26, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Sep, 26, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Sep, 26, Afterschool Outdoors 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Sep, 26, Homework Help 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue, Sep, 27, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Sep, 27, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Sep, 28, Tai Chi 10:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Sep, 28, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Sep, 28, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 pm Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Sep, 28, Afterschool Outdoors 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Sep, 28, Homework Help 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Sep, 28, Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Thu, Sep, 29, Morning Muscles 7:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Sep, 29, Strength and Stretch 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts

SKAGWAY

Thu, Sep, 22, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 22, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Sep, 22, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 22, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 22, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Sep, 23, Spinning w/ Dena 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Sep, 24, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sat, Sep, 24, Autumnal Acrobatics 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre A special performance

by Skagway Aerial Tissu Co. and Skagway Acroyoga Group, admission by donation. 983-2629 Sat, Sep, 24, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Sep, 24, Volleyball For Adults 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Sep, 25, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Sep, 26, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Sep, 26, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Sep, 26, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Back/Hip Yoga with Myofascial Release and Acupressure 10:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Sep, 27, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Sep, 27, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Sep, 28, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Sep, 28, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Sep, 28, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Thu, Sep, 29, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 29, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Sep, 29, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 29, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Sep, 29, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre

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September 22, 2016

A Little Off the Top with Ken Bolton

Those Gregorians Should Have Done the Math T hirty days hath September, April, June and November.

All the rest have 31, except for stupid February.

Apparently, February didn’t get the memo, or just doesn’t care.

Every four years (or, to be precise, whenever the year’s number can be evenly divided by four), it even changes its mind about how long it wants to be.

And who’s to blame for this boondoggle? Jolly old Pope Gregory XIII and those pesky Gregorians, that’s who. Not content just to chant their days away, they insisted on fiddling with how their Julian forebears had divvied things up.

Among other things, they demoted the delightful month named for the Greek goddess, Maia, a couple of notches from its position as Month #3. They simply slipped two new months (January and February) willy-nilly to the head of the queue.

At least, that’s how some folks explain how May became the fifth month. I can’t say for sure, because I wasn’t around in 1582 when Pope G. and his cronies

foisted their new calendar onto an unsuspecting world.

Their motivation, we’re told, was to address the fact that Easter kept bouncing from one end of the year to another, causing major heartache and grief.

What I want to know is, didn’t these birds have a calculator? Or even an abacus?

Where is the logic in having seven long months, four short ones and an itty-bitty one to round things off? I mean, do the math, guys.

We all more or less agree the year is 365 days long. Except for Sadie Hawkins Year, when it puffs up to 366, give or take the odd millisecond that only earnest young nerds domiciled in their parents’ basements give a fig about.

Had anyone on Team Greg sought my advice, I would have proposed a simple solution.

Take 365 and divide by 13.

Presto, 13 months of 28 days each.

A dream for calculating when payday falls, or the mortgage is due, since every month would start on the same day of the week.

Yukon Music with a Side of Lychee

Nicole Edwards performs off her new album on Friday at the YAC

by Angela Szymczuk

A

dd a fruity kick to your fall with a lychee martini!

Try the cocktail at the CD release party and concert for Yukon musician Nicole Edwards. On Sept. 23 the songstress releases Genre Bender at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse.

The first single off her new CD is called “Lychee Martini” and was co-written with fellow Yukon musician Grant Simpson.

The house band features Paul Bergman on bass, Andrew McColeman on keys, Jim Holland on guitar, Olivier de Colombel on saxophone, as well as Lenny Graf, Sylvie Painchaud, Duncan Sinclair and Gary Lachance.

Fox Foxworthy will MC, and Alvaro is the bartender (serv-

ing lychee martinis). Those are both puppets, part of Nicole Edwards and the Puppet Affair.

Rob Pelletier is the puppeteer.

Genre Bender is Edwards’ fifth album; her last one, Sage and Wild Roses, was released in 2011.

Edwards’ new album features 13 original songs and aims to deliver a bit of everything including, jazz, blues, R&B and gospel – hence the name Genre Bender.

Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer.

Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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We could even pay homage to the G-men by naming the new month Gregorius or something.

“But,” you interject, “365 divided by 13 is more than 28. It’s actually 28.076923!”

To which I reply, “Big deal.

Those point-somethings only add up to one extra day a year. Just tack that on after December 28, but don’t count it as part of a month. Sort of a year-end bonus

for good behaviour. With pay, of course.”

“But what about leap year?” I hear you protest.

“Fiddle-dee-dee,” I rejoin.

“Just take a second bonus day whenever the year is divisible by four. Kind of like it is now, except without lengthening the most miserable month of all.”

As for those free-floating milliseconds, let the brainiacs at M.I.T.

sort that out.

If all else fails, the National Research Council could quietly add or subtract a smidgeon on the 10-second pause before the beginning of the long dash.

I rest my case, Your Honour.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

Credit: Alistair Maitland Photography

Left to Right: Len Williams, Kyle Doll

Kluane Freight Lines Ltd Announces New Shipping Agreement with G-P Distributing Inc. Kluane Freight Lines Ltd (Kluane Freight) is pleased to announce the creation of a new shipping agreement with G-P Distributing Inc. This agreement will facilitate shipping services between food wholesaler G-P Distributing, and Whitehorse based shipping company Kluane Freight over the next 5 years. Kluane Freight Lines is part of the Chief Isaac Group of Companies, the Development Corporation for the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation.

“I am delighted to announce this new expansion in our services”, says Kluane Freight Manager, Len Williams. “This partnership gives our company the opportunity to expand services to Edmonton, Alberta, as well as to Fort St. John in British Columbia. G-P Distributing is a successful Yukon-based company with a reputation for professionalism and efficiency, and we believe our partnership will only increase our standing as strong local businesses who take great care in contributing to and helping to grow our local economy.”

“There is an ever increasing demand on our food distributing services in Yukon, and we are pleased to partner with Kluane Freight, to provide efficient and cost-effective services to Yukoners”, says Kyle Doll, President of G-P Distributing. “This is an exciting opportunity to invest locally while also allowing two long standing Yukon-based businesses to grow and expand their services. I look forward to working with Kluane Freight for years to come.”

Kluane Freight Lines has over 30 years’ experience in providing Yukon with timely and dependable transport services. Based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Kluane Freight can haul anything and everything while serving a range of industries including food distribution, mining, oil & gas and tourism.

Kluane Fright is First-Nation owned and part of the Chief Isaac Group of Companies. Chief Isaac Group of Companies was established in 1984 to own and operate the business interests of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, which is a self-governing Yukon First Nation serving the Han people located in Dawson City. The mandate of the Chief Isaac Group of Companies is to operate a for-profit corporation to create sustainable wealth for the First Nation.

G-P Distributing has been in operation in the Yukon for the past 20 years. They specialize in food and equipment supply, and are committed to providing outstanding customer service and support. They offer a huge range of products, ranging from baked goods, to frozen and fresh foods, to large and small appliances.

For more information, please contact: Len Williams Manager Kluane Freight Lines Ltd 867-667-7447 E: lwilliams@kluanefreight.ca

Kyle Doll President G-P Distributing Inc. 867-667-4500 E: kyle.foodservice@northwestel.net

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Recognizing Amazing Art

Whitehorse galleries feature First Nation art during the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Gathering, Sept. 28 to 30

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ur community will soon welcome an expected 100+ Indigenous curators, artists, and academics participating in the first northern gathering of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. The collective is a national service organization of Indigenous curators and artists from across this land now known as Canada.

The collective was created in response to the dominating nonnative curatorial practice across North America.

Over the past 10 years, the collective’s membership has grown, representing many indigenous curators and artists. People in the collective have chosen Whitehorse, the traditional territory of the Ta’an Kwäch’än and Kwanlin

Dün First Nations, to hold its seventh bi-annual gathering, which takes place Sept. 28 to 30 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.

With the intention of honouring northern nations, the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective decided to call this year’s gathering Kwän Mày Dáyè Dàátth’i, which in Southern Tutchone means Sit by the Fire with Us. This theme, Kwän Mày Dáyè Dàátth’i, embodies the collective’s intention of making this gathering open to non-members, inviting each of the 14 Yukon First Nations to participate.

The fire has always represented a meeting place for many cultures.

Using the symbol of the fire, this conference in Whitehorse will

During the 2015 Toronto gathering participants toured the Art Gallery of Ontario be the first gathering of the collective with a focus on community engagement with Indigenous ways of teaching. This means that Indigenous conversational models will be used, such as sharing circles and witnessings. Topics up for discussion include economics in cultural and artistic production, communities as places of production, inter-generational communication and portable cultures.

The collective’s press release states “the focus of this event is on North and South coming together to share and exchange

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ideas about Indigenous curatorial practices, cultural production and art-making.

With this, the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s Gathering will unite southern Indigenous curators and academics with northern Indigenous curators and artists. It will draw in new audiences into a greater conversation about what it means to be Indigenous and how this can be represented in art, art-making, curation, exhibition, and installation. Whether you are an aspiring Indigenous curator or a local artist - join us in

Gatherings include development sessions, to warm participants to each other and conversation

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Kwän Mày Dáyè Dàátth’i: Sit by the Fire With Us opens with an honouring feast to acknowledge invited Elder curators, artists and makers.

For more information on how to attend the feast or register for the gathering go to www.KwanMay-

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The Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s sister organization, Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance, will take place October 1 to 3 on the Traditional Territory of Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, in Haines Junction. All are invited to attend.

The collective gathers in Toronto in 2015. Conversations are conducted in circles

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As this is a gathering of curators and artists, it is fitting that local galleries participate in this event by showcasing Indigenous curators and art.

Local galleries participating include: The Yukon Arts Centre is exhibiting Our Home is Our Gallery, curated by New BC Indian Art and Welfare Society Collective. This show features works from both the Yukon Government’s and Yukon Arts Centre’s Permanent Art Collections, as well as personal items on loan from private collectors.

Arts Underground is exhibiting two shows curated by Jennifer Bowen (Dene): Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land, which is a group show featuring Blair Thorson, Arlene Ness, Dolores Scheffen, Amber Walker, and Heather Callaghan; and the solo show My Healing Journey, featuring works by Kaska artist Mary Caesar.

The Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre is exhibiting a show called Our Past is Our Inspiration, curated

by Ukjese Van Kampen (Tutchone) highlighting the works of Yukon Indigenous artists that use an aspect of their cultural past in their present-day artworks. This exhibition will feature Jackie Olsen (Gwich’in) from Dawson City, Dennis Shorty (Kaska) from Ross River, Doug Smarch Jr. (Inland Tlingit) from Teslin, Frances Oles (Southern Tutchone) from Haines Junction, and the curator himself.

The Northern Front Studio gallery space is exhibiting Shelley Niro: Buffet curated by Lori Beavis (Hiawatha First Nation), which features work created by Haudenosaunee artist Shelley Niro from the years 2012 to 2016.

Finally, the Yukon Legislative Assembly Lobby is exhibiting a portion of the Yukon’s Permanent Art Collection chosen by students of the University of Victoria Curatorship course offered this past February in Whitehorse.

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