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abin fever kicking in? Why fly south when you can visit a friendly neighbour? With Winter Fest happening this weekend, Haines Alaska is the place to be if you’re feeling like a road trip out of Territory.

“The best part of this festival is that we have all these different parts of the community bringing their event to this one weekend to celebrate snow, winter and the fun things we do,” says Leslie Ross, director of tourism for Haines Borough in Alaska.

Ross says that she has been looking at starting a winter recreation celebration over the past few years, “to celebrate all of the winter activities that we have in Haines. From Nordic, cat, heli, backcountry skiing to snow machining, snow shoeing, or sipping cold drinks at the brewery and distillery.”

The festival aims to encompass all of that and more.

“Start out Friday night with the Telluride Film Festival at Harriet Hall at the fair. Here you can register for the Klehini Nordic Race or the Koot to Kat adventure race while watching award winning outdoor films and dinner,” Ross suggests. “There’s something for everyone at the festival.”

There are family events such as the Klehini ski race for children and the Winter Olympics family event. This includes fun things like a dog sled race “meaning that a dog pulls a child behind on any kind of sled,” a fire building contest, a “gear up and run race,” and more.

“The Nordic race can be as serious as you want it to be,” says Ross. “Dress up and ski or put on your lycra and go for it. The Koot

vice (phone or GPS) and the ability to get yourself up and over Mount Ripinski.

The Winter Fest runs from Friday, March 3rd to Sunday, 5th. The Haines “First Friday” event also takes place on March 3, kicking off downtown with an art walk on Main Street and around Fort Seward businesses and on to the fairgrounds. There, the Southeast Alaska State Fair and Takshanuk Watershed Council present the Telluride Mountain Film Festival from 6 p.m. to 9p.m. at Harriett Hall.

On Saturday the Haines Ski and Hike Club presents the Miles Klehini Ski Classic. This cross country ski race PHOTO: Andy Hedden starts at 11 a.m. and is followed by a barbecue at mile 25 on the Haines Highway.

Kids race at the Klehini Ski Sunday features the Koot to Kat Classic last year (the pug won) Alpine Adventure Race presented

by Haines Huts and the Haines Ski to Kat is for the seasoned or ad- and Hike Club. The race starts at 8 a.m. at mile 6.5 on Lutak Road. venture spirited.”

Ross insists that Winter Fest The weekend wraps up with the Haines Winter Games presented isn’t just for fitness enthusiasts.

“If you do not want to do any by the Southeast Alaska State Fair athletics you can watch the films, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Southjoin the aprés-ski barbecue at east Alaska State Fairgrounds. The mile 25 after the race or watch event features fun and games for the Winter Olympics and eat all ages, including snow machine demos, the Winter Olympics and a chili.”

Travelling Yukoners in search chili feed at the fair.

The Winter Fest is sponsored of good times should bring a few things along with them to Haines by the Southeast Alaska State Alaska this weekend: “A sense of Fair, the Haines Convention and adventure, the ability to adapt to Visitor’s Bureau, Haines Ski and weather and only your fun pants… Hike Club, Hains Huts and Takshano grumpy pants,” Ross says. nuk Watershed Council. For more “Seriously, if you plan to take part information about Winter Fest go in the Nordic or Koot to Kat races, to VisitHaines.com. bring your gear… you just need your Nordic gear and perhaps a Michael Bramadat-Willcock good costume.” is editor at What’s Up Yukon.

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Thoughtfully Thrifty

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Student carpenters build new extension for thrift store in Watson Lake

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he Anglican Church thrift store in Watson Lake has nearly doubled in size thanks to carpentry students from the Skills for Employment program run through Yukon College.

The project, which started in October 2016 and ended in January 2017, saw the completion of a 480 foot extension on the store. The eight participating students were drawn from both Watson Lake and the surrounding community of Lower Post. They worked in conjunction with the St. John The Baptist Anglican Church, who supplied $18,000 in building materials for the project.

The thrift store started in the ‘60s and is very popular in the community – so much so that they have been “victims of their own success,” says Jenny Skelton. The store, she says, is so well-used within the community that they simply didn’t have enough room to meet demand and so the extension was badly needed.

Skelton volunteers at the store and is chairperson for the Yukon College Campus Committee. The shop sells used clothing, as well as furniture, toys and household

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items at reduced prices.

“People who can’t afford to buy new things come and shop here,” she says. “With the economy so down, lots of people use the store. This way, things get used instead of being thrown out.”

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which allow them to go on to full apprenticeship programs and fulltime employment, as well as fulfilling needs within the community – an arrangement that Skelton describes as “win-win.”

“We knew we had a college that offered this program and had done similar projects… we spoke to the college about getting this project going and away we went,” Skelton says. “The program helps our communities where the communities need help, and helps people find employment along the way.”

The space created by the project was definitely needed, says Ryan Alaric, the instructor coordinator for the project.

“To have local students take part in the project gives us something to be proud of,” he says.

“Yukon College is always trying to meet the needs of the communities and having input from them is always helpful.”

Five females and three males ranging from ages 18 to 61 participated in the project.

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The store is a not-for-profit organization, which is usually open only on Saturdays and is run and staffed by volunteers, Skelton says. “(The store is) really very very grateful for the opportunity to have this extension built… students got to learn valuable skills, we had our project finished and the college was amazing,” she says.

The St. John The Baptist Anglican Church Thrift Store is located on Frank Trail in Watson Lake. It is closed during the winter, opens in April and operates through to Oct. 31.

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Making her Own Trail

Singer-songwriter Claire Ness launches her new country-jazz album this Saturday at YAC

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“What I’m working on now, that Claire Ness will introduce her I would like to be my identity, is latest CD, On The Trail, with a like a traveling kind of show that concert this Saturday on the includes comedy and circus and Yukon Arts Centre’s main stage theatre, but is musically-based.

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A one-woman variety show.

For now, though, Ness is concentrating on the singer-songwriter part of her persona as she prepares to launch her third CD, On The Trail, with a concert at the Yukon Arts Centre this Saturday.

Ness describes the album as “old time country meets jazz cabaret,” citing such predecessors as Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In,” and some of the jazz recordings by country legend Willie Nelson.

“It’s sort of like a straightforward country approach to oldschool, ‘30s vocal jazz,” she says.

“I would say it’s got folk roots, a bit of blues and bluegrass, but jazz is sort of where I draw inspiration from and is probably the top of my influences.”

Producer Bob Hamilton of Old Crow Recording Studio selected the 10 cuts on the CD from about 30 songs Ness brought to him.

“A couple of them are newer songs, and a few of them are written about my husband, who I only met two and a half years ago. So they can’t be that old,” she says.

In fact, the album’s eighth song, “Mechanic”, is the cheeky ditty she used to serenade her husband, Pascal, while he fixed Hamilton’s car on a parking lot in Watson Lake the day they met (see “Another Field, Another Fest” published in the June 17, 2016 issue of What’s Up Yukon).

Ness admits that encounter and its aftermath, including the birth of the couple’s son, has affected

her writing style a lot.

“I was kind of worried once I got into a loving relationship that I wouldn’t have any material any more, because I’ve written so many angsty songs about getting over relationships, or blues songs about a**holes I’ve been with,” she laughs.

“All of a sudden, I’ve got all these light, frothy love songs.

But it’s really been nice to write those, because they’re always sort of what my audience wants to hear.”

The album’s romantic fare includes mellow, danceable tunes such as “The Cave” and “Dance Me Through Life.”

Another of her passions, the out-of-doors, is reflected in the first two numbers, “Lake and River” and “Cheer Up Sky.” Ness thinks their message will resonate even with urban dwellers.

“When I lived in the city, I needed an escape. I needed to go to the woods. I don’t know if most city people feel that way, or if it’s because I was born in the woods,” she says.

“I think it’s important for people to be in touch with nature, and if you can’t get out into nature, then music is a way you can visualize it, and I think this probably takes people there.”

Her two previous CDs, Hopeless Romantic (2013) and Jackfish Girl: Live (2014), offered a variety of Yukon-themed songs that seemed aimed primarily for northern audiences.

This time, she hopes to appeal to more national and international

audiences, with songs that are “a bit more timeless and a bit more universal, but still keeping the sort of Yukon-like perspective.”

For those who prefer a darker, more sardonic tone, there is the ballad of “Low Ball Louie” and the sad tale of “Ruthie T.”, a country girl who falls under the sway of a bad dude named Ace. Thematically, Ness says, the 10 tracks provide a pastiche of “love, death, travel, revenge and simpler times.”

The album features a who’swho of local musicians, as well as Toronto clarinetist John D. Williams, who sent his riffs in electronically, and whom Ness has yet to meet. She hopes to do so this fall when she tours for the official eastern release of On The Trail.

This week’s launch concert will include all the songs from the album, as well as a few cover tunes and some new songs.

The ensemble backing her will include Hamilton (mandolin, guitar and pedal steel), Grant Simpson (keyboards), Paul Bergman (stand-up bass), Lonnie Powell (drums) and Olivier de Colombel (sax).

Whitehorse silks acrobat Johanna Goossens will make a guest appearance for the final song of the evening.

The concert will take place on the Yukon Arts Centre’s main stage, on Saturday, March 4, starting at 8 p.m.

Ken Bolton is a former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon, who now lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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A Provocative Gold Rush Mystery with Sky-High Designs

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A review of novel The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, available at the Whitehorse Public Library

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Catton’s use of old-world syntax successfully transports the reader to another time with opium, prostitutes, bad moonshine and gambling habits abound, while the variety in her tone, playing between matter-of-fact, politely distanced and pointedly whimsical, creates

a tangible world of characters rich in both faults and virtues.

Fictional and historical, Catton nimbly braids an astrological component into the novel as well.

This thread not only shows the work she laboured into the story, but adds a dreamlike quality to the more distinct mysteries already in contention.

Intricately layered with opportunity, betrayal and scandal, The Luminaries is a book that warrants the thickness of its spine (and the Man Booker Prize it won in 2013) and I would recommend giving it a go; however, the one caveat is the takeaway message: there isn’t really one.

Don’t be deterred: the plot is deliciously satisfying, the skill in how it is unfurled absolutely supreme and the entertainment value very high, but, after reading, your world will likely remain unchanged.

We all seek different things from the books we read, and Catton has created a real masterpiece in this work of art, but if you’re a reader who requires more intensive social scrutiny or subversive commentary, I’d caution you to quit those expectations before you flip the cover. Instead, enjoy the ride—it’s truly a fantastic one!

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton is available at the Whitehorse Public Library and at several other community libraries, as well.

Vanessa Ratjen is a reader and a writer. She’s done both in Nova Scotia, the Yukon, and on Vancouver Island, where she currently resides in a yurt.

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“Mannering was in the august high noon of his life. He was prosperous, and well dressed, and he owned the largest and most handsome building on Revellstreet. There were gold nuggets hanging from his watch chain. He ate meat at every meal. He had known a hundred women — maybe even a thousand — maybe more. What did he care about friends?”

he Luminaries is a story of drama and mystery of the best variety; it will delight both those brainier sorts with a very calculated attention to detail, but also dreamers of the astrological sort— as long as you’re willing to work through its more-than-800 pages. (Truth be told, I failed my own first attempt at reading it, but feel well-rewarded upon finishing!)

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

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ou never quite know how the monthly coffee house/ open mic sessions in the KIAC ballroom at the Odd Fellows Hall are going to go.

For several months recently the evenings have started out with Peter Menzies leading a group of young fiddlers in an increasingly complicated set of tunes. Sometimes this is followed by one of the rock groups that have been gestating in music classes at the Robert Service School.

Sometimes there are women ranging from their late teens to middle age providing a selection of tunes that range from current radio fare (Taylor Swift is popular) to ballads from the 40s through to the 90s.

But then there was the opening act on February 4, which was a fellow named Jimmy on an feedback electric guitar presenting a

medley of his favorite riffs from Metallica. After that, everything else that night was a little louder than usual.

Even my set of acoustic tunes borrowed from Traffic, Dylan and Cat Stevens echoed back a bit more strongly than I am used to hearing.

Sometimes the hall is crowded and all the tables filled. Other times there aren’t that many folks because a lot of other things are going on. The February 4 event had to compete with a curling bonspiel and two nights of burlesque shows.

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Closing Jam – Three members of River Bends, Nijen on acoustic and vocals, Clive on drums and vocals and Jim on bass and vocals, are joined by Jeff and Jimmy on electric guitars for a Neil Young medley to round out the evening on February 4th Park off Front Street and carry on.

The River Bends foursome of Nijen Holland, Clive Betts, Jim Taggart and Ian Nyland is the anchor group for these gatherings, always doing a set of covers and originals, as well as providing a backing band for those who don’t play for themselves, and handling the sound system.

The majority of the performers are guitar playing singers – like me – though a number of them write their own catchy material.

We’ve also had piano recitals on Parks Canada’s Bechstein

grand, as well as electronic music and drum performances.

Admission is by donation in the jar at the door, while other funds are raised by the sale of donated goodies at the concession window, staffed by volunteers.

Since I usually arrive just in time to sign up on the whiteboard for a spot in the lineup, I’m not entirely sure what goes into setting the place up, but I can testify that everyone left at the end of the evening pitches in to clean up and put the chairs and tables away.

Aside from having a lot of fun, we use these evenings to raise money for worthy causes. The last one pulled in $124 to help fund the Dawson City Music Festival’s Girls’ Rock Band. In December we took in $210 for the Women’s Shelter, while January’s raised $255 to help the Dawson Food Bank.

The next event is scheduled for March 4 at 7 p.m., and we’ll be raising cash to help with the expenses of running this wonderful venue.

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

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Wasting Away in Geezerville with Ken Bolton

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n previous columns in this space, I have offered various suggestions of ways to improve life for those who roam the earth on two legs, especially those of us who do so burdened by creeping senescence.

The recent holidays provided an opportunity to put my brain in idle mode, where it often does its best work. Accordingly, I herewith advance a new round of lifeenhancing hacks for the current crop of 14-year-old brainiacs to consider developing.

How about a cash register that automatically adds $10 to the bill if a customer takes more than 45 seconds to produce a debit or credit card once their purchases are scanned?

Or, maybe one that voids a debit or credit card if the owner tries to sneak more than the specified number of items through the express lane?

How about parking meters that issue cash refunds or credit vouchers if you vacate the spot before your time has expired?

Let’s have telephones that emit mega-squeals when an auto-parts clerk thinks an anonymous person phoning in is more important than

the one who has been waiting 20 minutes for counter service.

Why not a scanning device that activates a chemical in every can or box of dog food at point of purchase - coupled with a feces-reader that makes it possible to identity dog owners who fail to scoop their pet’s poop?

Here’s a simple one: a mandatory breath-analyzer that prevents an airline pilot from coming within 1,000 metres of a plane for 24 hours after said pilot’s last alcoholic beverage.

I’d like to see an algorithm that prevents any online recipe whose list of ingredients includes kale or tofu from showing up on my computer.

How about a face-recognition app that blocks any picture of a cat from my Facebook feed? I don’t necessarily want to unfriend anybody; I’m just not a devoted

fan of their feline menagerie.

Along the same lines, it should be mandatory for Facebook’s privacy policy to include optional settings to screen out any, or all, of the following: mouth-watering photos of meals from restaurants you will never be able to afford; vacation photos from tropical locales if the outside temperature in your current location is below -5ºC; articles offering a foolproof anything, especially the promise of large sums of money with little or no effort; any video or gif featuring someone who does not respect the implications of gravity, rapid deceleration, or the combustibility of inflammable materials; any feature that includes the words “celebrity”, “red carpet” or “Kanye”; news articles about any politician whose surname consists of only five letters.

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Fri, Mar, 3, Art Reception: Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun! 6:00 pm Northern Front Studio Gallery Opening night of a strange art exhibition. there will be wine, snacks, and an art auction.

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Wed, Mar, 1 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Mar, 1 Deconstruct/Reconstruct, DKD Dancers and DJ DASH 7:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre The Dakhká Khwáan Dancers and DJ DASH present a ground breaking performance that fuses Tlingit dance, and song with electronic music, light and video.

Wed, Mar, 1 Karaoke with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Mar, 2 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, Mar, 2 Jazz in the Hall - Guitarist Jim Holland 7:00 pm The Old Fire Hall Guitarist Jim Holland’s Wes Montgomery tribute project. Jazz jam. 867-334-2789 info@ jazzyukon.ca Thu, Mar, 2 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu, Mar, 2 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Mar, 2 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, Mar, 3 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Mar, 3 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Fri, Mar, 3 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fri, Mar, 3 Housecats Blues Band 10:00 pm Rising Sun Lounge Sat, Mar, 4 Allo Gang at the Folk Society Open Mic 7:00 pm Whitehorse United Church Allo Gang, a bilingual group led by Jordan Patrick, performs original compositions and covers. 633-4255 Sat, Mar, 4 Paris Vagabond Gypsy 7:00 pm Antoinette’s Restaurant Paris will be performing solo with her ukulele, keyboards and bass, to get the stage ready for more to come! No cover.

Sat, Mar, 4 Coffee House & Open Mic Night - Featuring Jordan Lincez 7:30 pm Whitehorse United Church In the basement of the United Church, 633-4255 Sat, Mar, 4 Claire Ness: On The Trail CD Release 8:00 pm Yukon Arts Centre Described as old-time country, meets jazz cabaret On The Trail is full of wild northern spirit.

Sat, Mar, 4 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Mar, 4 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Mar, 5 Open Mic Night 3:00 pm 98 Hotel Mon, Mar, 6 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar, 7 Patrick Jacobson 5:30 pm Tony’s Pizza Local singer/songwriter performs acoustic versions of his original songs and a variety of covers every Tuesday night. patrick@patrickjacobson.com Tue, Mar, 7 Classical music by Michael Cameron 6:00 pm Earls Restaurant Tue, Mar, 7 Ryan McNally 7:00 pm Dirty Northern Pub Acoustic jazz and blues, sometimes electric rockabilly and swing, even old time banjo/fiddle tunes and Cajun.

Tue, Mar, 7 Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar, 7 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, Mar, 8 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Mar, 8 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon

Until Sun, Mar, 12, Exhibition - From Vimy to Juno MacBride Museum An education campaign, travelling exhibition, and web portal that explores the legacy of Canada’s role in both world wars, including themes of remembrance and commemoration. 667-2709 Wed, Mar, 1, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar, 1, Creativity Unbound — The Science and Art of Entrepreneurial Thinking with Judah Pollack 1:00 pm (co) space coworking space` Judah has worked with and designed for the US Army’s General Staff, Special Forces, and officers on how to lead inside complex, emergent systems.

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Wed, Mar, 1, The Walrus Talks 7:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Will feature eight speakers: four youth leaders and four members of the Order of Canada. As a Signature Initiative of the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, this tour will recognize and promote the exceptional Canadian people, places, achievements, and events that continue to shape our country.

Wed, Mar, 1, Chamber Choir Rehearsal 7:45 pm Vanier Catholic Secondary Spring 2017 session for this auditioned a cappella choir for mixed voices, call, or email to schedule an audition or for more information.

667-7049 Until March 18 Evil Dead: The Musical 8:00 pm The Guild Hall Based on Sam Raimi’s 80’s cult classic films, Evil Dead unearths the old familiar story: boy and friends take a weekend getaway at an abandoned cabin Wed, Mar, 1, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu, Mar, 2, Absolute Justice Kindness and Kinship Meeting 5:00 pm Whitehorse United Church Thu, Mar, 2, Language & Sewing Sessions 5:30 pm Church Of The Northern Apostles Three weeks of language inclusion and traditional sewing with fellow CAFN citizens and elders. Learn to make canvas mukluks, light dinner included. Call 634-8573 for more information Thu, Mar, 2, 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, Mar, 2, Ladies Night at Fassy 7:00 pm FASSY an evening of fun activities and socializing for women of all ages. 393-4948 girls@ycommunityliving.com Thu, Mar, 2, Jazz in the Hall - Guitarist Jim Holland 7:00 pm The Old Fire Hall Guitarist Jim Holland’s Wes Montgomery tribute project. Jazz jam. 867-334-2789 info@ jazzyukon.ca Fri, Mar, 3, Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches 12:00 pm Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are welcome!

Sat, Mar, 4, - Wed, Mar, 8, Yukon Wildlife and Aurora with Jeff Wendorff Whitehorse, Yukon A set of photography workshops in the wilderness, take pictures of beautiful scenery, aurora and wildlife with instructors Kevin Allen Pepper and Jeff Wendorff. Call or email to register or for more information. 519-221-5249 Sat, Mar, 4, Biodiversity Forum Recent Research Results 9:00 am Yukon College The purpose of the forum is to give an opportunity for a broad cross section of exposure to current field projects that relate to biodiversity assessment and monitoring in the Yukon. Posters, coffee and lunch breaks are normally provided. Registration is free but required.

Sat, Mar, 4, Learn German 10:00 am Alpine Bakery Learn German in a fun way with Renate - beginner to intermediate. No charge. Info 334-6948 Sat, Mar, 4, Over 18 Documentary 7:00 pm Riverdale Baptist Church Educate youth on the realities of the industry, help parents understand the growing epidemic of porn usage, and propose solutions for preventing exposure and addiction. Youth 16+ and adults. Free childcare for children 0-12 will be available. 667-6620 Sun, Mar, 5, “A New Moon Over Tohoku ( �����)” Yukon Arts Centre A story of the people and the community affected by the Great Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami and the

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subsequent nuclear power plant disaster in March 2001. The award winning film director, Linda Ohama in attendance. Email Fumi, president of JCAY, at jcayukon@gmail.com for more information.

Sun, Mar, 5, Japanese Conversation Classes Whitehorse, Yukon Email Fumi Torigai the Instructor at jcayukon@gmail. com for more info. Fumi Torigai, Instructor.

393-2588 Sun, Mar, 5, Whitehorse Wedding Expo 11:00 am Westmark Whitehorse Local vendors showcasing the products and services to help make your big day into the wedding of your dreams! Brides to be and kids under 12 are free.

Sun, Mar, 5, Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are you a wordy person, put your words to the test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Sun, Mar, 5, Boston Pizza Paint Party 1:00 pm Boston Pizza Create a masterpiece, all supplies to paint provided and a step by step technique! Only 20 seats!

Sun, Mar, 5, 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, Mar, 5, Cougars: The ecology of an adaptive carnivore 7:30 pm Beringia Centre A discussion on how cougars and humans can live side by side, and what management actions will best help us coexist. 867-6672979 Mon, Mar, 6, 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: 888668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon, Mar, 6, Pelvic Floor Basics - In french 12:00 pm Physio Borealis Learn about your pelvic floor for a lunch talk, with the experienced Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Sophie Villeneuve. The talk will be 20-30 minutes, starting at noon, followed by questions. Cost is by donation.

Call for more information. 633-6395 Mon, Mar, 6, 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, Mar, 6, Euchre Night 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, Mar, 6, NFB Film Club: The Dance of Words 7:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Meeting room, FREE, All welcome. Call 6675239 for more information, Refreshments will be served, and discussion before and after the film is encouraged.

Tue, Mar, 7, Knitting Circle & Fibre Arts Classes 7:00 pm Heart Of Riverdale Free Drop-in & Minimal Cost Workshops. Crochet, work on your own special fibre arts projects ‘in community’ Wed, Mar, 8, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar, 8, 8 Things: 8 Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Advice 7:00 pm Baked Cafe A fun and informative evening of 8 local business women each sharing 8 minutes of advice that they have learned over the years. Featuring guest speaker Dr. Alexandra Greenhill.

Wed, Mar, 8, Chamber Choir Rehearsal 7:45 pm Vanier Catholic Secondary Spring 2017 session for this auditioned a cappella choir for mixed voices, call, or email to schedule an audition or for more information.

667-7049 Wed, Mar, 8, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mondays - Friday Family Free Play Dropin 12:30pm Saturdays 10-2pm. Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome.. .Wed, Mar, 1, Girls Group 5:00 pm Heart Of Riverdale Dinner at 6 with Jess Stone Bus tickets are available. Come by and share your ideas and we’ll put them into action!

Thu, Mar, 2, La Leche League Meeting 10:30 am Family Literacy Centre Discuss topics such as parenting, feeding, night time routines, for new parents, or parents adding to their families.

Fri, Mar, 3, Pre-School Drop In 10:00 am Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Fri, Mar, 3, Parent-Child Mother Goose 10:30 am Heart Of Riverdale No Cost for these sessions, but registration is required.

Register online or call 867-393-2623 if you need assistance. Age: Birth to 18 months.

Sat, Mar, 4, Family Free Play Drop-in 10:00 am Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes story time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Sat, Mar, 4, Ball Pit Fun 10:00 am Heart Of Riverdale The play area features tonnes of climbing and scurrying equipment for playful monkeys. Parental Supervision Required.

Sat, Mar, 4, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:30 am MacBride Museum 867667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Sun, Mar, 5, Sunday Matinee: Enchanted Kingdom 1:30 pm Beringia Centre Come see the BBC Earth film that challenges our perceptions about wilderness and see why, when it comes to painting fantastical realms, fiction is still a distant second to the real thing. Free with regular admission or family membership Mon, Mar, 6, Pre-School Drop In 10:00 am Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Mon, Mar, 6, Youth Open Mic 7:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Share writing, poetry, or songs in a fun safe environments. Tea and snacks available.

Tue, Mar, 7, Science Magic Shipyards Park All ages. Have fun with science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Lets stretch our minds and grow, free and drop in!

Two times during the day at 1:30 - 2:30 pm and 3:15 - 4:00 pm.

Tue, Mar, 7, Hip Hop Workshops 5:00 pm Splintered Craft Learn how to produce hip hop, scratch a record, beatbox, freestyle, try out styles of beats. Cypers, jams and production training.

Wed, Mar, 8, Girls Group 5:00 pm Heart Of Riverdale Dinner at 6 with Jess Stone Bus tickets are available. Come by and share your ideas and we’ll put them into action!

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

Wed, Mar, 1, Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 am Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Wed, Mar, 1, Put Busy to Rest: Coaching For Women Taking on the World! 11:00 am Whitehorse, Yukon 5 week Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Workshop.

Learn how to prioritize what’s most important to you and gain the best value out of your time and commitments. For more information and to register by phone 334-1989 or email tara@pursuitcoaching.ca Thu, Mar, 2, Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 pm Sport Yukon A lunch time session to learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Thu, Mar, 2, Entrepreneurs Speaker Series 5:00 pm (co)space coworking space` Hear hard won start up successes and laugh out loud blunders. Drinks and appetizers served.

Thu, Mar, 2, Midnight Sun Toastmasters Club 5:30 pm Yukon College Room A2714.

An after work meeting to help you gain confidence in public speaking, improve communication and add to your leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Sat, Mar, 4, The Future of Arctic Entrepreneurship Westmark Whitehorse The two-day event will feature round-table discussions, based around the foundational dimensions that make a successful renewable energy project. Participants will facilitate a much-needed best practice sharing of how to move the Arctic towards a green, innovative economy.

Fri, Mar, 3, Reconciliation Begins with Me! 8:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A one day workshop with great guests! It is a great opportunity to develop your cultural competencies!

Sat, Mar, 4, 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, Mar, 4, Solstice Haiku Discussion Group 3:30 pm Family Literacy Centre Mon, Mar, 6, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Meeting 7:00 pm Emergency Measures Organization Prospective hams are welcome.

Tue, Mar, 7, Executive Meeting 5:15 pm Sport Yukon We produce many newsletters a year, plan and lead river trips, organize the annual whitewater rodeo, and are the Yukon’s sport governing body for flatwater and slalom racing.

Tue, Mar, 7, YuKonstruct Open House 7:00 pm YuKonstruct Makerspace Tue, Mar, 7, Busy 7:00 pm YuKonstruct Makerspace Wed, Mar, 8, Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 am Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Wed, Mar, 8, SMRT Women Keynote Luncheon with Dr. Alexandra Greenhill 12:00 pm (co)space coworking space` At the Keynote Luncheon, you will get valuable advice from My Best Helper CEO and co-founder Dr. Alexandra Greenhill and established Yukon female entrepreneurs.

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Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Sarah Steele Building, 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Sarah Steele Building, 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Hospital Meeting Whitehorse General Hospital (OM NS) 7:00 pm - Hospital Board Meeting.

Sunday Detox Meeting (OM NS) 1:00 PM Sarah Steel Bldg. 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Hospital Meeting (OM NS) 7:00 PM Whitehorse General Hospital Monday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave. Phone: AA 1-877-364-7277 (24 hours a day)

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

The Trekkers Will Soon be Here

The riders check in and check with Canada Customs at the Yukon Government Visitor Information Centre

T

he Trekkers are coming again, and this year’s Trek Over the Top from Tok Alaska to Dawson City, will have a substantial increase in numbers over the last two years.

Paul Robitaille, marketing and events manager with the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA), reports that the Tok Chamber of Commerce has taken over the promotion and booking from the Alaska Trailblazers Snowmobile Club on the Alaska side of the event and that 215 places have been reserved for the March 9 to 12 Trek.

The last several years have peaked at 147.

“There are no rooms left for them to book that weekend,” Robitaille says, “which is a great problem to have.”

It’s the largest Trek since the KVA took over organizing the Dawson side.

“This is the biggest we’ve been involved in, which is awesome.

For the town, Trek has the biggest economic impact of any winter event.”

The Trek Over the Top is the mid-winter 200 mile (322 km) ride on a groomed tail from Tok to Dawson, and then back over the Taylor/Top of the World Highway route. It has been has been going on since 1993, so this makes year 24.

At one time there were three 200 rider weekends, but many of the Trekkers were U.S. military personnel, and border problems, as well as the “War on Terror,” cut into the numbers substantially reducing the event to two treks and eventually to one.

Robitaille credits the lower Canadian dollar and the attention of Tok and Chicken based business owners for the increased promotion and interest. He is also glad to see a new generation of riders signing up. Some of the originals have been doing the run for over 20 years and new blood was needed as the demographic aged.

They’ll be arriving sometime in the afternoon on Thursday, March 9, will enjoy two days of events in the Klondike, and will head back

PHOTOS: Dan Davidson – tired but happy – on Sunday, March 12.

Trek events available for the $599 per person price tag are: • 6 meals: Breakfast in Tok before departure, two luncheons in Dawson City, two banquet dinners at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall in Dawson City, and dinner in Tok upon return.

• Three nights lodging in Dawson • Gasoline fill-up 75 miles from Tok in Chicken, each way • Nightly can can shows and gambling at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s • Chance to win door prizes • Entry into the Poker Run and chances to win cash and prizes • There will be performances by Dawson’s Boardwalk Burlesque group and the Whitehorse based Snowshoe Shufflers, a comedy can can troupe.

The Sled Drop is a popular event with visitors and locals One crowd favourite for everyone is the ever popular sled drop, in which a derelict snowmobile (completely drained and scrubbed clean) is hoisted above the frozen (this year, partly frozen) Yukon River by helicopter and dropped onto a target site riddled with marker stakes.

If the sled lands close to one of the stakes you bought, you win half the take from the stake sales.

This event is carried out by Dawson’s Sled Dawgs, who also groomed the highway trail and provided this year’s long version of the ice bridge across the river.

The large numbers do present a challenge: you can’t actually feed 215 people in Gertie’s, so some will have to settle for vouchers to the local restaurants.

Robitaille says the Trek is a great opportunity to appeal to the market in Alaska, and the KVA knows that many of the people who make this winter run come back again for a taste of the summer season.

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

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

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Bush Gypsy’s Banquette S Three meals from one pot

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it spoils. It’s ideal for high-energy bush work, such as back-country hunting, morel picking or wood cutting.

Always store your leftovers in as cool a place as possible, with bear safety in mind.

Bush Gypsy’s Banquette Serves two people, three times INGREDIENTS Part I 2 cups brown rice 1 cup lentils 6 cups water or broth 1 onion 1 clove of garlic 4 carrots Spices to taste Part II 2 eggs Bacon (optional) Part III 2 eggs 1 cup potato flakes METHOD

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or dinner the next day with a minimum of work.

Instructions call for a fire, but it works equally well on a camp stove. This recipe is cost effective (a few dollars for all three meals) and flexible, so feel free to add extras (meat is not advisable, as

Part 1: STICKY POT RICE AND LENTILS • Dice onion, garlic and carrots (and other vegetables, if available and desired).

• Heating a heavy bottomed pot over the fire, brown vegetables in butter for a few minutes until onions caramelize, then add water and rice.

• Cook rice and lentils together with the water. Add a bouillon cube, broth or spices to taste if desired as it cooks.

• Once the rice and lentils are cooked and all liquid is absorbed (time will vary depending on heat of fire, a low simmer is best) remove pot from fire.

• Serve with hot sauce or condiment of choice.

• When fully cool* set aside leftovers Part II: BACON AND EGG STIR FRY • Put a heavy-bottomed pan or skillet in the morning fire and allow to heat.

• If using bacon, cook in the skillet, remove when crisp.

Pour off grease and reserve for later use.

• Oiling the hot skillet (either with butter, oil or, even better, some of the remaining bacon fat) throw in half of the remaining rice and lentil mix.

Stir frequently until rice is nice and crisp.

• Make a “nest” in the centre of the pan by pushing the rice away with a metal spoon, crack one egg per person in the pan. Cover the pan to baste until cooked to over medium or over hard **.

• Reserve the remaining rice.

Part III: BUSH GALETTES • For the remaining meal, add the potato flakes and eggs to the remaining rice and lentils.

Add in any additional spices or condiments you have available or desire (hot sauce, mustard or balsamic vinegar, for example).

• Mix together until it forms a “dough” - it will be loose, but should hold it’s shape when rolled into a ball, not unlike

a raw oatmeal cookie. If the batter is too dry, add a little water. If too wet, add more potato flakes.

• Roll into balls and press into palm-sized cakes. While the cakes are being made, put a skillet on the fire. Bacon fat or butter works best here, but oil will also do. Grease pan generously.

• Fry the cakes in the oil until they are very crisp, turning once. Cakes should be cooked all the way through, quite hot on the inside, about 7 minutes per side over medium flame.

• Eat very hot. Especially good as an accompaniment to freshcaught fish. *Never put away hot rice, as is it can cause dangerous food-borne pathogens to grow. Always practice safe food handling, just as you would at home. **Eggs will keep unrefrigerated outdoors for 1-2 weeks if kept in the shade in a reasonably cool place.

However, it is not advisable to eat them “runny” at this stage.

Part I – Sticky Rice and Lentil Pot – done with curry powder and turmeric, onions, carrots and zucchini PHOTO: Lori Garrison

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For the Love of Potatoes L

et’s go back in time, say 60 some years ago. Potatoes in those days, in my mother’s kitchen, were an everyday vegetable and cooked in some tasty remarkable different ways. Here are some recipes for you to try.

MOM’S HASHBROWN CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds of frozen hash browns ½ cup melted butter 2 cups sour cream 1 tsp salt 2 cups old cheddar cheese pepper to taste 2 cups crushed corn flakes Topping: 1 cup undiluted cream of chicken soup ½ cup butter ½ cup chopped white onions METHOD: Melt butter and pour over hash browns. In another bowl mix the rest of the main ingredients. Pour this mixture over potatoes and mix well. Put in a 9x13 inch pan.

Mix together topping ingredients and spread over hash brown mixture. Bake at 350ºF for one hour or until topping is brown and casserole bubbles.

POTATOES ROMANOFF INGREDIENTS: 6 good sized potatoes 1½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 bunch green onions 2 x 10 oz. cartons sour cream 1½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp pepper paprika

Potatoes in those days, in my mother’s kitchen, were an everyday vegetable and cooked in some tasty remarkable different ways

METHOD: Cook potatoes in skin until tender. Peel, shred potatoes into large bowl. Stir in 1 cup of shredded cheese and remaining ingredients, except paprika. Turn into a 2-quart casserole, buttered. Top with remaining cheese; sprinkle with paprika. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Bake uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes.

Makes eight good servings.

CRAB STUFFED BAKED POTATOES INGREDIENTS: 5 large potatoes, baked ½ cup light cream ¼ cup butter a pinch of cayenne 1 x 7 oz. can crab meat 4 tsp finely chopped onion ½ tsp paprika 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 tsp salt METHOD: After baking the potatoes slice in half, scoop out the potato and mash. Whip in cream and butter until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except cheese. Stuff back into potato skins, garnish with cheese. Bake in hot oven for 14 minutes.

CHEESE POTATOES INGREDIENTS: 1 kg bag of frozen hash browns 1 can cream of mushroom ½ cup chopped onions 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup butter 1 can Durkee fried onions 2 cups sour cream onions

METHOD: Mix all of the above ingredients together and put into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes. Sprinkle Durkee fried onions on top and bake for 10 minutes.

Can be made ahead and frozen uncooked. Thaw completely before cooking.

POTATO PUFFS INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups mashed potatoes 2 eggs, well beaten ¾ tsp salt ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp grated onions ¼ tsp nutmeg METHOD: Mix ingredients together. Deepfry by dropping by the spoonful.

Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towel and serve.

SCALLOPED POTATOES SOUP INGREDIENTS: 3 medium white onions, chopped 2 Tbsp butter 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 cups boiling water 2 chicken bouillon cubes ½ tsp salt pepper to taste 3 cups milk 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese METHOD: Cook onions and butter together in saucepan until soft but not browned. Add potatoes, water, bouillon cubes, salt and pepper.

Cover and boil until potatoes are cooked – that should be around 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and blend in food processor or blender. Return to saucepan and add milk and cheese. Heat slowly until cheese melts, but do not boil. This should provide for six large servings.

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Seasonal Recipes with Sydney Oland

Honey Panna Cotta with Pineapple Amenu I always order it because of how simple and satisfying it is. Panna cotta is sweetened milk set with gelatin to give it an almost lthough I’ve spent most of my career around sweets and pastries, I don’t often eat dessert. And yet whenever I see panna cotta on a

pudding-like consistency. It’s a great dessert for a dinner party because it’s best when made a day in advance. Think of it as an adult

pudding cup. Feel free to change up the fruit to whatever fits your fancy, or top it with chocolate sauce if you’re feeling really decadent.

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Ingredients for panna cotta

Chopping pineapple

INGREDIENTS Honey Panna Cotta with Pineapple Serves 6

2 packets unflavoured gelatin ⅓ cup cold water 4 cups (1 quart) half and half cream ¼ cup honey ¼ cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple

The gelatin is ready

Dividing the panna cotta between the serving dishes

METHOD

1. Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold

Ready to eat

water and let sit until gelatin has absorbed all the water, about 10 minutes.

2. In a pot combine half and half

cream, honey, sugar and vanilla extract and place over medium high heat and stir often until just a bit of steam is coming off the half and half, then pour over bloomed gelatin and whisk until gelatin is fully melted and smooth.

3.

Divide milk mixture between 6 containers and let sit until set, at least two hours but ideally overnight. Serve topped with chopped pineapple.

Delicious

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Bingeing on Brassicas

Even the humble cabbage has variations on a theme

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otatoes, kale and cabbage is a pretty common answer to the question, “What can you grow up there, anyways?”

For those of us who get excited about growing, however, it is easy to go kind of crazy even within the parameters of a single vegetable family and the brassicas (also known as coles or crucifers for their cross-shaped flowers) are no exception.

Seed catalogs begin showing up in the mail this time of year and we get greedy for names and features – just like any enthusiast we sit around poring over descriptions of foliage, colour, days to maturity, flavour and, of course, size.

New names make us ooh, ancient lineages make us ahhh and debates over hybrid versus heirloom get heated.

Just how many brassicas are there? Well, more than I am willing to tackle – but to start off with the most familiar characters, let’s investigate Brassica oleracea. I turned to the Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org) for the most recent in cole crop systematics. In this one species we have plants selected for for their flowers (broccoli, cauliflower and romanesco), their buds (brussels sprouts and cabbage), leaves (kale and collards) and stems (kohlrabi). How utterly

fermented into that staple side, sauerkraut.

Which gets my vote for favourite? That isn’t something I’m prepared to say – each has their own specialty. Quickly steamed romanesco with it’s outer-space fractal spirals is up there, but I can also eat cabbage salad everyday. So instead I’ll just make this a shoutout to all the Brassicas, and thank them for their variety and hardiness.

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Side one: Roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower

Broccoli, one of the many artful forms taken by the genus Brassica bizarre that the same species has been coaxed into so many shapes and flavours… I suppose the same could be said for Canus domesticus – at least on the shape front. I cannot speak to the flavour.

Other familiar crucifers are Brassica napus, which encompasses both plants grown for their oily

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seeds – such as rape and canola – and those grown for their roots, like rutabagas and swedes. Brassica rapa gives us field mustard, chinese cabbages like bok choi and tat soi, napa cabbage, and turnips.

I have to admit that even my eyes can glaze over with too much categorization, so let’s go back to the seed catalogues. They use more fun names to entice the gardener – Imperial! Orbit! Grepala!

Galleon! If that doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will.

Brassicas are indeed very hardy,

and are easy to store. I blanche my broccoli-types before putting them in ziplocs in the freezer, but kale and brussels I leave in the field and harvest with a hatchet once they freeze solid – but before they are buried in snow.

They hang in the porch or in insulated pails to ensure they stay that way in our oft-wonky fall temperatures for easy access – I would hazard that it is a rare supper in the winter that doesn’t include one brassica or another.

Cabbages of course store very well in a cool cellar, and can be easily

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Side two: Steamed Romanesco drizzled with garlic-infused oil Main: Sautéed cabbage with ground moose overlain with mashed potatoes Dessert… haven’t quite figured out that part. Email me via editor@whatsupyukon.ca if you have suggestions!

Kim Melton is an enthusiastic forager and gardener, inspired by all things that make up good, local food.

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May the Force Be With You at This Year’s Hut to Hut Ski Event on Saturday

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by Michael Bramadat-Willcock The EDI Hut to Hut, taking place this Saturday, is a family, social event that aims to encourage skiers of all ages and ability to participate while discovering new trails and three trail huts – and those huts will be heated and stocked with snacks, drinks and special treats.

Fireweed Hut volunteer and EDI employee Brodie Smith has been doing this for a year now.

“It’s a fun way to interact with community out on the trails where everyone is enjoying themselves,” he says. He suggests that every-

marked if you stick to the trails.

Doetzel likes the event because “you don’t have to be an expert to have a good time out on the trails.”

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Lee Hawkings, Ben Snow and Graeme Pelchat serve up hot chocolate and snacks to event participants at the Fireweed Hut during the EDI Hut to Hut event

is enthusiastic about the sponsorship and loves the accessibility of the event. “The entire day is just a great time and a wonderful experience for those who just want to enjoy a day cross country skiing at Mt. McIntyre. It doesn’t matter if you’re experienced or a beginner – this is the day to get outside and cross country ski and really enjoy the skiing community.”

one check out the Fireweed hut “for all the sweet games, prizes and snacks! Play fish and wildlife games while enjoying some hot chocolate, cookies and orange slices.” Brodie says he was surprised at how busy the event was last year. “It’s great to see so many people out on the trails.

The event is a great way to get to know some of the trails at Mt. Mac. Everyone should attend!”

EDI employee Lyndsay Doetzel, who also volunteers at the Fireweed Hut, has been at the event for the last two years. She started because EDI was a sponsor and was looking for volunteers. “But now I take my daughter, who is just learning to ski,” Doetzel says.

She suggests that more adventurous types bring a map if they plan on taking any shortcuts. Organizers say that the route is well

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Chalet/Wax Room in the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre and organizers made it clear that you can start any time during the event.

There will be a barbeque lunch provided beginning at 1 p.m.

There will be a draw at 3 p.m., so plan to be back before that if you want to enter. Draw prizes include ski club memberships, spring passes and other small prizes.

Entry forms and information will be available online and at the Ski Chalet.

Huts are hosted by EDI Environmental Dynamics Ltd., Coast Mountain Sports and the Steele Family. All snacks and drinks are supplied by the hut sponsors.

Pulks and snowshoers are welcome. Dogs are also welcome at Harvey’s Hut and organizers ask that guests please use the tie up area to avoid unwanted encounters.

Michael Bramadat-Willcock is editor at What’s Up Yukon. He’s a journalist based in Whitehorse.

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“Get out to each hut and experience the hospitality showcased at each site. Volunteers make this event shine. There are fun prizes, snacks, and warm drinks,” he says. Tobler was attracted to the

at Tobler is a branch manager at EDI Environmental Dynamics Ltd, which has been the main sponsor for the EDI Hut to Hut event for the past three seasons. He says the great thing about Hut to Hut is that, “You don’t need to bring anything but your skis! You just have to ski to each hut to get rewarded with tasty treats and drinks.”

Noting this year’s Star Wars theme he says, “it would be fun to see some costumes or whatever comes to the imagination.”

The three trail huts, Harvey Hut, Fireweed Hut and Sarah Steele Hut will be open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tobler encourages people to come out on Sat-

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A Long Race for a Big Finish

Registration is now open for the inaugural Yukon Ski Marathon on March 5

by Lori Garrison that runs between Mount Sima and Mount Mac. Food and first aid stations are spread out across the checkpoints along the way. The club is expecting about 100 participants, although the numbers are not capped.

The race draws its inspiration from the cross country marathons of Europe, says organizer Colin Abbott.

“It’s very common for people to ski these distances in these events in Europe. Most people in these races are citizen racers, not professionals, and will take all day to do it. Many people who don’t consider themselves athletes will do it just to say they’ve done it,” Abbott says. He adds that the longest race in Europe is 90 km, a distance which even non-professional skiers compete in a single day, sometimes taking more than 12 hours to finish.

Abbott says he expects the first people to finish the 50 km race in about three hours. If racers haven’t crossed the finish line after eight hours they can still complete the race, he says, but they won’t’ be given a finishing time.

Racers start the day at 8:30 a.m., when they are to meet at

Mount Mac to take the shuttle to Mount Lorne (or Mount Sima, if doing the shorter race). The race is expected to be all finished by 5 p.m. and there will be a party held in the upstairs lounge at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. There will be food, prizes, music and drinks available.

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“We want people to have a good time after they finish the race… and to cheer other people on as they cross the finish line,”

Colin Abbott, organizer

The race gives people initiative to get outside and be active and is an opportunity to see the landscape of the Whitehorse area in a new way, says Abbott.

“The race gives people a different perspective on the White-

horse Valley… it’s very cool to see Golden Horn Mountain in the distance and approach it slowly… there are lots of trails many skiers haven’t skied on (in this race) and this is an opportunity for people to try them. You don’t have to go very far in the Whitehorse area to have an amazing experience,” he says.

Both the 50 km and 20 km races have entry fees, which go back to into the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club and help pay for transportation of racers, food and renting the space for the after-party.

Registration for this event is available online at www.Zone4.ca.

Registration is open until March 2.

There will be no same-day registration permitted. If it is below -25ºC on the day of the race, the race will be postponed until March 12.

For more information and a complete list of rules and scheduling, visit the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club website at www.

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The 50 km race is being held on Sunday, March 5 and begins at

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DROP-IN PAINTING WITH NEIL GRAHAM

Get feedback from a professional artist as you work on your own projects Dates: Every second Tuesday: March 7, 21 Time: 7-10pm Cost: $10 with membership (bring your own supplies)

LIFE DRAWING

No instruction, hosted by Andrew Sharp, nude model Dates: Every first Sunday of the month (does not run on holidays) Time: 7-9pm Cost: $5/hour (bring your own supplies)

POTTERY OPEN STUDIO

No instruction provided.

Must have pottery experience.

Dates: Every Sunday (does not run on holidays) Time: 2:30-6:00pm Cost: $5/hour

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

MARSH LAKE

Wed, Mar, 1, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 am Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Mar, 1, Carving with Peter Kazda 3:00 pm Yukon College Faro Campus Will be doing carving with wood, and if there is an interest, with soapstone.

Wed, Mar, 1, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu, Mar, 2, Old Timers Hockey 7:30 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more details.

Fri, Mar, 3, Seniors Crib and Cards 2:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details.

Fri, Mar, 3, Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 pm Del Van Gorder School Sat, Mar, 4, Art Sessions 1:00 pm Yukon College Faro Campus Where people gather to paint, crochet, knit etc.

Sat, Mar, 4, Public Skate 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Every Wednesday from 5-7 and Saturday from 1-3. Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 9942575 for more details.

Sun, Mar, 5, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 am Church of Apostles Sun, Mar, 5, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 am Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Mon, Mar, 6, Learn to Skate 4:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details.

Mon, Mar, 6, Old Timers Hockey 7:30 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more details.

Wed, Mar, 8, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 am Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Mar, 8, Carving with Peter Kazda 3:00 pm Yukon College Faro Campus Will be doing carving with wood, and if there is an interest, with soapstone.

Wed, Mar, 8, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Wed, Mar, 1, Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri, Mar, 3, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri, Mar, 3, Drop-in Volleyball 8:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Sat, Mar, 4, Tot Group 10:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Mar, 4, PUMP Bootcamp 11:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Sat, Mar, 4, Knitting Circle 1:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Sat, Mar, 4, Ice Hockey 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Sat, Mar, 4, Pick-Up Hockey 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Ice hockey season is upon us!

We welcome all players of all skill levels to drop by the rink. We use small modified nets.

Sun, Mar, 5, Drop in Badminton 11:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 7, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Tot Group 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Yoga with Richard 5:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Tue, Mar, 7, Yoga 5:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Drop in Yoga info@yogawhitehorse.ca

HAINES JUNCTION Wed, Mar, 1, Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu, Mar, 2, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu, Mar, 2, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Mar, 2, Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu, Mar, 2, Open Mic 7:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre Fri, Mar, 3, Story Hour 10:00 am Haines Junction Community Library Sun, Mar, 5, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 am St Christopher’s Church Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere 867-634-2360 Mon, Mar, 6, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Mon, Mar, 6, Cougars: The ecology of an adaptive carnivore 7:00 pm Yukon College Haines Junction Campus A discussion on how cougars and humans can live side by side, and what management actions will best help us co-exist. 867-667-2979 yukonscienceinstitute@gmail.com Tue, Mar, 7, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 pm Takhini Hall Wed, Mar, 8, Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Wed, Mar, 8, Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 pm St Elias Convention Centre

MAYO Fri, Mar, 3, Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 3, Patrick Jacobson 5:00 pm Tony’s Pizza Local singer/songwriter performs acoustic versions of his original songs and a variety of covers patrick@ patrickjacobson.com Sun, Mar, 5, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 am St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, Mar, 7, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE Sun, Mar, 5, 5 Weeks of Women’s Wellness 6:00 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre Facilitated

by Karen Baxter, Women of all ages and abilities welcome, Yoga, healthy snacks, Free events just drop in - register if you can please. For more info, contact Agnes 667-7083 or Email lmca@northwestel.net

OLD CROW Thu, Mar, 2, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Sun, Mar, 5, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 am St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue, Mar, 7, Gym Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Mar, 1, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, Mar, 1, Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Sat, Mar, 4, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

CLAY SCULPTURE WITH SANDRA STOREY

Dates: Every second Tuesday: March 14, 28 Time: 6:30-9:30pm Cost: free with membership (bring your own supplies)

FARO

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE MARCH 7

Dates: Saturdays, March 4-25 Time: 1-4pm Cost: $200 + GST (bring your own paints and masking fluid)

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Highlights

Dates: Tuesdays, April 18-May 30 Time: 7-10pm Cost: $325 + GST (all supplies included)

Dates: Saturday and Sunday April 1 and 2, 10am-4pm Surface finishing Thursday April 13 6-8pm Cost: $225 + GST (clay, oxides and firing included)

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

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

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Ph. (867) 393-2824

LASER CUTTER 101 MARCH 9

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE 101 MARCH 9 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

WOMEN IN THE WOODSHOP MARCH 11 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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

Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial Creativity with Judah Pollack March 1, 1-4pm * Leadership Guru, Judah Pollack, Book Signing March 1, 4:30-6pm * Entrepreneurs Speaker Series featuring Jeremie Matrishon March 2, 5-6pm * Effective Group Work March 14, 6-9:30pm www.cospacenorth.com/events

March 1, 2017

Active Interest LISTINGS

Community EVENTS continued...

Sun, Mar, 5, Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 7:00 pm Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 633-4903 tagishcc@gmail.com Mon, Mar, 6, Carcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council 12:30 pm Tagish Community Centre All welcome to attend.

Wed, Mar, 8, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Mar, 8, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

TESLIN Wed, Mar, 1, Bootcamp in the Mezzanine 6:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Lee Randell joins us every Wednesday, come down for a fantastic workout!

335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Thu, Mar, 2, Badminton 7:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Every Thursday, bring your racket or just bring yourself for some swift fun! 335-4250 teslinrec@ teslin.ca Fri, Mar, 3, Jason Fowler Teslin Rec Center Master Guitarist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Songwriter, 3902553 for more information.

Fri, Mar, 3, Youth Club 8:00 pm Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Tue, Mar, 7, Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:15 pm Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Wed, Mar, 8, Bootcamp in the Mezzanine 6:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Lee Randell joins us every Wednesday, come down for a fantastic workout!

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, Mar, 2, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar, 2, Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Thu, Mar, 2, Drop in Curling 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Drop in rates apply, so please stop at the front desk before you head to the ice.

Sat, Mar, 4, The Sweaty Yeti Watson Lake Recreation Centre Winter run, register at recplex, contact Meaghan for more information at 536-5023 Sun, Mar, 5, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 am St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Mar, 6, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Mar, 7, Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Tue, Mar, 7, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 pm Town of Watson Lake Tue, Mar, 7, Drop in Curling 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Drop in rates apply, so please stop at the front desk before you head to the ice.

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Daily Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM. No Swim Sundays Mon-Thu Haines Public Library Open 11:00 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 Haines Winterfest!

Fri, Mar, 3 - 5 Winterfest - Haines Borough Alaska Weekend fun with the Telluride Mountain Film Festival, Miles Klenhini Ski Classic, Koot to Kat Alpine Adventure Race and the Haines Winter Games. Lots of fun for the whole family!

Fri, Mar, 3, Telluride Mountain Film Festival 6:00 pm Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Lots of fun for the whole family!

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Sat, Mar, 4, Miles Klenhini Ski Classic 12:00 pm Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Lots of fun for the whole family!

Sun, Mar, 5,Koot to Kat Alpine Adventure Race Haines Borough Alaska Wed, Mar, 1, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Mar, 1, Tai Chi 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 1, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 pm Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Mar, 1, Game Time @ Library 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 1, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 1, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 1, Sword Class 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 1, Dusty Rose Rehearsals 7:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 1, Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Thu, Mar, 2, Strength and Stretch 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Mar, 2, Tai Chi 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 3, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri, Mar, 3, Tai Chi 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 3, Story time @ Library 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 3, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 3, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 3, Homework Help @ Library 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 3, Dusty Rose Rehearsals 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat, Mar, 4, Family Workshops 2:00 pm Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Family workshops we will explore the history and art of the Chilkat Valley using stories, songs, snacks, guest speakers, collection examples and hands-on activities.

Sun, Mar, 5, Clara Weishahn Movement Class - Dance Studio 10:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Mar, 5, Sunday Worship 11:00 am Haines Presbyterian Church Sun, Mar, 5, St Michael’s - lobby 11:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Mar, 5, Bible Club & Christian Education 12:30 pm Haines Presbyterian Church Sun, Mar, 5, Dusty Rose Rehearsals 7:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon, Mar, 6, Tai Chi 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Strength and Stretch 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Mother Goose Stories and Songs @ Library 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 6, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Private Jujutsu Clas 4:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Game Time @ Library 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 6, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 6, Adults Jujutsu 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 6, Dusty Rose Rehearsals 7:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 7, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Tue, Mar, 7, Women’s Fellowship 3:00 pm Haines Senior Center Tue, Mar, 7, Tai Chi 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 7, Youth Movement BASEMENT 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 7, Legion Monthly Membership Meeting at Legion Hall 6:00 pm American Legion Tue, Mar, 7, Rhythmic Future 8:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts

Wed, Mar, 8, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Mar, 8, Tai Chi 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 8, Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 8, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 pm Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Mar, 8, Game Time @ Library 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 8, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 8, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 8, Homework Help @ Library 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 8, Sword Class 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 8, Dusty Rose Rehearsals 7:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 8, Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar

SKAGWAY Wed, Mar, 1, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 1, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Mar, 1, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Thu, Mar, 2, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 2, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Mar, 2, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 2, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 2, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 3, Spinning w/ Dena 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 4, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sat, Mar, 4, Bouncy House Fun Time! 12:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under.

Sat, Mar, 4, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 4, Volleyball For Adults 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 5, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Mar, 6, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 6, Easy Does it Yoga- Restorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 10:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 6, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Mar, 6, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Back/Hip Yoga with Myofascial Release and Acupressure 10:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Mar, 7, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 7, Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 8, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 8, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Mar, 8, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, Mar, 1, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

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3pm The Red Turtle A Robinson Crusoe-like man, a speck in a large vista, swims to a remote island alone. There’s not a soul in sight but birds and turtles punctuate the sky and sand. A woman is spawned from nature’s erosion. An amalgamation of ancient Eastern tales and the Genesis narrative, The Red Turtle has the scope of a Greek myth in this Oscar nominated animation from Japan’s Studio Ghibli. (M. Dudok de Wit, 2015, 80 m) 5:30pm I Am Not Your Negro This prescient documentary envisions the book that intellectual James Baldwin didn’t get to finish: Remember This House, a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. (R. Peck, 2016, 90 m) 8pm Paterson Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer. He goes home to his wife, Laura (Golshifteh Farahani). Beautiful and elliptical cinema. (J. Jarmusch, 2016, 120 m) Tix: yukontickets.com

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Wed, Mar, 1 Ultimate Frisbee 12:00 pm Canada Games Centre Ultimate is a sport played with a disc (frisbee). Points are scored by passing the disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone. Players from the Yukon Ultimate Frisbee Association are often present to help facilitate games and teach new-comers, so don’t be shy!

Wed, Mar, 1 Velocity Practice 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed, Mar, 1 Aikido Yukon Kids Advanced Classes 4:30 pm Aikido Yukon Dojo Level: Yellow+ belt. Sessions now has several elements, one every 4 weeks. Each element covers physical skills, techniques, cultural aspects and stories. First class is always FREE, feel free to come try anytime (we will lend you an uniform). (867) 667-4690 info@aikidoyukon.ca Wed, Mar, 1 Pursuit Practice 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed, Mar, 1 YASC hosting Lacrosse drop in 4:30 pm Canada Games Centre Join us in the flexihall. Participants must be 12 years old or older, have a day pass from CGC and participants are encouraged to bring a helmet and gloves.

Wed, Mar, 1 Scottish Country Dancing 5:30 pm Elijah Smith Elementary School Adults of any age. Families welcome. No experience necessary. For more info call Pat at 668-4976 or Kat at 334-1547.

Wed, Mar, 1 Adult Biathlon 6:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed, Mar, 1 Adult Drop In 7:45 pm Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Call 668-4794 or email info@ polarettes.org for more information.

Wed, Mar, 1 AquaRunning 8:40 pm Canada Games Centre Run with zero impact! Swimming ability not required. Comfort in deep water recommended.

Thu, Mar, 2 Velocity Practice 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Thu, Mar, 2 YASC hosting Arctic Sports drop in 5:30 pm Canada Games Centre Join us in the flexihall. Participants must be 12 years old or older, have a day pass from CGC. Thu, Mar, 2 Bouldering with ACC 7:30 pm Yukon College Email for location, membership details info@accyukon.ca Thu, Mar, 2 Youth Drop In 7:45 pm Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 10 - 17 yrs. Call 6684794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Limit of 25 participants, arrive early.

Fri, Mar, 3 Pickleball 9:00 am Canada Games Centre Pickleball is paddle sport combining elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis.

Pickleball is played on a doubles badminton court over a slightly lowered badminton net.

The wiffle ball is played back and forth over the net using a hard paddle. Though it is similar to tennis, it is about 1/3rd of the court size and speed of tennis.

Fri, Mar, 3 Pre-School Drop In 10:00 am Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Fri, Mar, 3 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 pm Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Mar, 3 Aikido Yukon Teenager Class 13+ 4:00 pm Aikido Yukon Dojo Sessions now has several elements, one every 4 weeks. Each element covers physical skills, techniques, cultural aspects and stories. First class is always FREE, feel free to come try anytime (we will lend you an uniform). (867) 667-4690 info@ aikidoyukon.ca Fri, Mar, 3 Adult Drop-In Volleyball 7:00 pm Porter Creek Secondary School Men and women welcome Fri, Mar, 3 Kayak Polo (age 16+) 8:00 pm Canada Games Centre Paddle with members of the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club. Some gear is available subject to attendance rates; please bring your own if available.

Sat, Mar, 4 Learn to Play Table Tennis 1:30 pm Whitehorse Elementary Enter through the back door, Saturdays until March 18, Call 668-3358 or 333-0299 for info.

Sat, Mar, 4 Rugby Drop-In 3:30 pm Canada Games Centre Join other rugby enthusiasts for a game of non-contact rugby scrimmage Sun, Mar, 5 Cdn Nationals-Prince George Biathlon Range Sun, Mar, 5 Dawson Overland Group Ride 8:00 am Whitehorse, Yukon On the historic Dawson Overland Trail, pending adequate snow and trail conditions. All riders are welcome but please note this is a long day, please email klonsnow@ yknet.ca or call 667-7680 for more information or to register.

Sun, Mar, 5 Adult Soccer Drop-In 9:00 am Canada Games Centre Join in a pickup game of soccer or practising soccer skills or start a game.

Sun, Mar, 5 Yukon Ski Marathon 10:00 am Whitehorse, Yukon An original point to point ski in the Whitehorse Valley. Ski either 30km and 50km the race links together the well-loved ski trails of Mount Lorne and Mount Mac with an exceptional course for skate skiing and classic skiing.

Sun, Mar, 5 Velocity Practice 10:30 am Biathlon Range Sun, Mar, 5 Pursuit Practice 10:30 am Biathlon Range Sun, Mar, 5 Disc Golf 3:30 pm Canada Games Centre Come and practice your Disc Golf game with our driving targets. A time to work on different discs and throws Sun, Mar, 5 Ultimate Frisbee 5:00 pm Canada Games Centre Ultimate is a sport played with a disc (frisbee). Points are scored by passing the disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone. Players from the Yukon Ultimate Frisbee Association are often present to help facilitate games and teach new-comers, so don’t be shy!

Sun, Mar, 5 Pickleball 6:00 pm Canada Games Centre Pickleball is paddle sport combining elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis.

Pickleball is played on a doubles badminton court over a slightly lowered badminton net.

The wiffle ball is played back and forth over the net using a hard paddle. Though it is similar to tennis, it is about 1/3rd of the court size and speed of tennis.

Mon, Mar, 6 Pre-School Drop In 10:00 am Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Mon, Mar, 6 Velocity Practice 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Mon, Mar, 6 Pursuit Practice 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Mon, Mar, 6 Aikido Yukon Kids Beginner Classes 4:30 pm Aikido Yukon Dojo Up to Yellow Belt. Sessions now has several elements, one every 4 weeks. Each element covers physical skills, techniques, cultural aspects and stories.

First class is always FREE, feel free to come try anytime (we will lend you an uniform). (867) 6674690 info@aikidoyukon.ca Mon, Mar, 6 AquaRunning 8:40 pm Canada Games Centre Run with zero impact! Swimming ability not required. Comfort in deep water recommended.

Tue, Mar, 7 Disc Golf 12:00 pm Canada Games Centre Come and practice your Disc Golf game with our driving targets. A time to work on different discs and throws Tue, Mar, 7 Junior and Adult Tennis Lessons 4:00 pm Yukon College Junior lessons Tuesdays 4-5 pm and 5-6 pm, adult lessons 6-7 pm.

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Tue, Mar, 7 Junior Shooting Program 7:00 pm Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Youth aged 10-20, parent permission required, Registration fee applies. Participants will learn about gun safety and marksmanship. 667-6907 or 689-5967 Tue, Mar, 7 Youth Drop In 7:45 pm Polarette’s Gymnastics Club Ages 10 - 17 yrs. Call 6684794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Limit of 25 participants, arrive early.

Tue, Mar, 7 Rugby Drop-In 9:15 pm Canada Games Centre Join other rugby enthusiasts for a game of non-contact rugby scrimmage comers, so don’t be shy!

Wellness LISTINGS Sun, Mar, 5, 5 Weeks of Women’s Wellness 6:00 pm Lorne Mountain Community Centre Facilitated

by Karen Baxter, Women of all ages and abilities welcome, Yoga, healthy snacks, Free events just drop in - register if you can please. For more info, contact Agnes 667-7083 or Email lmca@northwestel.net Wed, Mar, 1, The Counselling Drop-In Clinic: Yukon Distress and Support Line 10:00 am Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed, Mar, 1, Put Busy to Rest: Coaching For Women Taking on the World! 11:00 am Whitehorse, Yukon 5 week Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Workshop.

Learn how to prioritize what’s most important to you and gain the best value out of your time and commitments. For more information and to register by phone 334-1989 or email tara@ pursuitcoaching.ca Wed, Mar, 1, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Thu, Mar, 2, Ladies Night at Fassy 7:00 pm FASSY an evening of fun activities and socializing for women of all ages. 393-4948 girls@ ycommunityliving.com Thu, Mar, 2, Beginner Yoga with Tammy 7:30 pm Alpine Bakery Increase flexibility and strengthen body and mind. Thursdays from January 12 to March 2 -eight sessions. Call or email to register.

336-4461 tammy.reis37@gmail.com Fri, Mar, 3, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Fri, Mar, 3, Body Talk - Art Therapy 2:00 pm Whitehorse, Yukon Art therapy group for women 19+, examine and learn about body image through art. To register call Kim at 667-2970 ext 234

Fri, Mar, 3, Yarn Yoga 6:30 pm True North Massage & Yoga 30 minutes of yoga, an hour of crochet/knitting, and then more yoga! Suitable for beginners in crafting and in yoga. Call 393-2628 for more information.

Sun, Mar, 5, Booty-Core Bootcamp 10:45 am Peak Fitness This strength based Bootcamp is specifically designed to target your glamour muscles: The booty, arms and abs. To reserve your spot pre-registration is required, and payment is to be made in full! Drop in is not guaranteed as space is limited. Call 668-4628 for more information.

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Part 5

The Cancan Under Arrest

The cancan raids of the 1870s

by Grant Simpson ways been resistance to the Victorian rules for women. As Paris’s biggest cancan star of the 1860s and ‘70s, Rigolboche wrote: “The cancan ignores, distains and eliminates all that recalls rules, regulations and method. It is above all, a dance of liberty.”

The moral reformers put a great deal of pressure on civil authorities to stop the cancan and this resulted in a series of raids and arrests across the country. A detailed account of one such raid appeared in the New York Times on Feb. 11, 1875 and tells of a typical raid.

The police rush into the theatre during the cancan and all the dancers run and try to get out the side doors. Police are waiting outside to gather them up. Other dancers hide in the theatre and are rounded up one-by-one. They are all arrested along with the actors, band members, producers and stage hands and taken down

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The cancan raids and arrests of the 1870s

Illustration: Shauna Jones

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ppearing nightly in vaudeville, burlesque, ballets and operas, on tiny rustic stages of the Wild West mining camps and in the frontier theatres of the Pacific Coast, by the 1870s the cancan was in North America to stay.

When the cancan first became a part of the entertainment fabric, it was celebrated in newspaper reviews and advertisements across the country. By the mid-1870s however, the tone and the tide began to turn on the cancan. By 1874 the dance was the target of the moral reform movement, which was determined to not only eliminate the cancan dance, but to preferably close all vaudeville, variety and burlesque theatres before they ruined America.

It must have been as confusing for the dancers then as it is now when the cancan got labelled as a vulgar indecent dance. From the very beginning, the dance has al-

to the station. They are followed by most of the people who were at the performance who cheer for the dancers and jeer the authorities.

At the court, the judge charges all the dancers who defend themselves by demonstrating the dance thinking they are doing nothing wrong. The judge fines them and sends them on their way with a stern warning to keep their kicks down.

Outside the courtroom, the crowd has grown to over 2,000 people that cheer, shout and holler as the dancers came out of the station. The whole affair guaranteed that the theatres would be full to

capacity every night.

The police raids became a part of the entertainment where the audience would cheer and urge the dancers to kick higher and higher, knowing that it would result in another raid.

Before long the vaudevillians had capitalized on the entertainment value of it all and wrote the raid and arrests into the act.

At the hands of male writers who were quick to judge and condemn the cancan, the perception of the dance was one of low class. A dance of low moral character that plunged women into a life of sin.

The fact is that there is nothing farther from the truth. By becoming professional performers (who danced the cancan as part of their repertoire) many women in the 1800s were pulled out of lives of prostitution, they escaped enslaved marriages, they avoided the drudgery of farm work or the notorious conditions of the workhouses and factories.

Accordingly, dancers were prepared to stand up for themselves, sometimes facing off with newspaper editors, judges, policemen and clergymen. In the 1870s, being financially independent professional women shattered the perception of what women should or should not be and it showed in the press.

Coming up next, two chorus dancers learn the ropes on the vaudeville stages of Coney Island and Chicago of the 1890s. Both of them are about to embark on journeys that will take them to the Paris of the North.

Grant Simpson is the producer, director, composer and performer in the Frantic Follies Vaudeville Revue.

Shauna Jones is a performer, visual artist and set designer.

This story is part of a multi-part series, tracking the cancan dance from its origin to its present iteration in Whitehorse and Dawson. The series is a result of historical research conducted by Grant Simpson through the years.

POSTER CONTEST: International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is March 8, 2017. To celebrate, several women’s organizations have come together to hold a poster contest open to youth ages 13 to 18.

Theme: Solidarity across Identities.

International Women’s Day is usually described as a day to celebrate women or highlight the continued fight for women’s rights. But our gender identities (woman, man, trans etc.) cannot be separated from our other identities, including our race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and more.

Create a poster that shows how you think we can all work together across these identities to celebrate our diversity and ensure equal rights for all.

CONTEST RULES: 8 ½ x 11 size poster In any language (please provide translation on separate sheet) Artwork must be original PRIZES: The top three posters will be displayed throughout the city, and the winners will receive cash prizes: 1st Prize - $250.00 2nd Prize- $150.00 3rd Prize - $100.00 Winners will be announced at an event at International Women’s Day. Details to be announced.

Submit in person or via email to by March 6th at 1pm: Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre 503 Hanson St. coordinator@vfwomenscentre.com

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Yukon’s Best Friend:

DOG CULTURE

Meet our dogs, they live for us, we live for them, the Yukon would not be the Yukon without Dog Culture. Send us photos of Yukon dogs and their people!

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I had a recreational dog team for the past 12 years. My dogs are not racing dogs or Quest dogs but touring/ trekking dogs. We used to (most of them are old now) go on sledding trips in the winter and hiking trips in the summer and I liked to take pictures of them. .What’s Up Yukon is pleased to partner with the Yukon Transportation Museum’s Dog Culture Display, “Yukon’s Best Friend: Doggedness in Love and Labour”. Your photos will be on display at the dog culture exhibit so be sure to stop in. We are open everyday from 10-6 and Tuesdays from 10-8.

Selected submissions may appear on both partners social media and inside What’s Up Yukon’s printed issue and website! That’s right your pooch could be appreciated by all!

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Gender Equality

by Tess Casher

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he more scientists, experts, and the general public collectively study the concept of gender, the more questions arise. And in the realm of high school, these questions become more poignant and utterly colourful.

Hence, when the panellists who came to the Yukon for the “Because It’s 2017: Gender Equality and Diversity” event at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre expressed an interest in spreading their message to students, the Social Justice Club of F.H. Collins Secondary School leaped at the opportunity to bring the gender discussion into the high school.

The Social Justice Club is composed of students who have an interest in making our world a bit of a better place and an indefatigable yearn to bake for an never ending line of fundraising bake sales. These intentions – and passions – are channelled to varying levels of productivity under the heroic leadership of Mike Toews and Meera Sarin (these are adults, who actually choose to spend their lunch hour and weekends with twenty-odd teenagers).

These students all have their own reasons for volunteering with the Social Justice Club. Eleventh grader Lizzy Sparling participates in the Social Justice Club because “It’s for a great cause and I like to give back to the community.” Sigourney Whipple-Grantham says, “It’s a great way to have thoughtprovoking conversations.” And put most succinctly by Joe P. “It makes school more bearable.”

When I asked club members to write down their personal ques-

tions on gender equality, I received the following: “How is gender equality truly measured?” one student wrote. “What are some good ways to improve gender equality in schools?” asked another. “In my mind and in the minds of many others, gender equality is a nonanswerable question.”

But still, with posters made with Crayola marker and the best artistic abilities they had to offer, the Social Justice Club members raced into the F.H. halls, slapping posters onto water fountains and classroom doors with the intensity of advertising the cure for a viral pandemic. Only, in this case, the virus is ignorance.

And that is how, on February 9th, 350 students spanning from Porter Creek Secondary to Vanier Catholic Secondary schools sat together on the F.H. gym floor, a floor where most often they posed as sports rivals. But on this day they sat together to learn – learn from the student poets, emcees and an astounding group of panellists.

These panelists included Alaa Murabit, MD, the UN High-Level Commissioner; Neena Sachdeva, the Canadian Red Cross Gender Equality Consultant; Rae Marquette, the Communications Director for the Kwanlin Dun; and Yukon-born Ivan Coyote, acclaimed writer and storyteller.

Alaa Murabit, making her first high-school debut since she graduated at the age of 15 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, brought the complexity of gender issues to a fascinating light. Her main point is that “it’s vitally important to have women in the decision-mak-

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Panellists in the Because it’s 2017: Gender Equality & Diversity event at the Beringia Interpretive Centre Ivan Coyote, left, Rae Marquette , Neena Sachdeva and Alaa Murabit address the questions during the evening event ing room.”

Murabit also delivered the message that if you’re looking to create real change, sharing a Facebook post and protesting on the odd day per year isn’t enough.

Real change, she said, comes from keeping policy makers motivated and accountable. That’s done through deliberate strategies and using statistics to prove to them that it’s economically viable and a political necessity for them to hear your issue.

Murabit left the audience with a call-to-action to “occupy your space.” If you’re coming to the table as a minority, occupy that space. Become a leader and become the person in the room who knows the most about your stance. Her ideas expanded to the privileged. According to Murabit, if you’re a white, heterosexual male, occupy that space! As good as it is for them to be in women’s marches, gender equality needs them to shut down locker-room talk and snuff the issue when it comes into their space.

Neena Sachdeva brought facts

and numbers to the table. In the 2005 Southeast Asia tsunami, there were 80 times the number of women fatalities compared to men. This, she said, was on account of the women haven’t been denied the opportunity to learn how to swim or receive first aid training. In addition, the women were at home in their villages by the shore while the men were at work. And after the disaster women were waiting at home for their husbands to come and rescue them. Since then, she and the Red Cross have been working vehemently to ensure equal numbers of men and women are partaking in their first aid and swimming courses.

Rae Marquette said she was impressed that this gathering and discussion was taking place with high school students. In her experience, she never would have envisioned students to be this passionate, open-minded, asking questions and taking the responsibility to tackle such an issue.

Ivan Coyote, shared his experiences as a transgender individ-

ual, in his frank and humorous style. From bathrooms to medical check-ups, he had the entire school laughing – but the laughter hushed to reflective thought when he asked the students to envision that experience for a month, a semester – a lifetime.

Additionally, it’s one of Coyote’s missions to raise more feminist men and construct a masculinity that does not put down women.

And that is how on a cloudy Thursday afternoon, thanks to the dedication of a Social Justice Club, four experts came to sit in a Yukon gymnasium amongst a sea of students.

And this conversation was neither the beginning nor the end of the topic of gender and diversity.

It was another blip in the radar, but maybe, just maybe it was a blip that started another ripple of change, right here, in the Yukon.

Tess Casher is a high school student and new Yukoner interested in exploring the north.

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