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“I think sometimes that some of our straight allies, they feel like they need to be invited to an event, which I totally understand,” says Rian Turner who, along with Fi Griffin, Chase Blodgett and Stephanie Hammond, is one of the co-organizers of this year’s Pride celebrations, taking place June 10 and 11.

“But we’re a community that’s about inclusivity, absolute inclusivity. We’re celebrating ‘come as you are,’” she says, stressing that everyone is welcome – to support, watch, cheer, dance and enjoy the weekend, which is in its fifth year.

Turner says it’s amazing to note how far the event has come in such a short time. In 2013, she says it was 40 people waving flags from a truck. Last year, between spectators and participants, there were roughly 1,000 people.

For the anniversary this year, the celebration has grown as well.

Yukoners can expect flagship events, including the Pride Parade and Picnic on Saturday afternoon.

Parade floats gather at 12:30 p.m. at the Whitehorse United Church before heading down Main Street and along the River Trail to Rotary Park for a 1:30 p.m. picnic.

There, Turner says, a new addition to the picnic is a booth staffed by Yukon EMS. EMS will be participating in the parade for the first time and the ambulance will be parked at the picnic for the kids.

Turner says that, in addition to being something fun for families and kids, the booth will hopefully help bridge a gap Turner sees between the medical and queer communities.

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“We thought it would be really great for (EMS) to come out and support Pride,” she says, noting it

Starting at 7 p.m., Yukon Swing will give an hour of dance instruction before playing a few sets of swing standards. They’ll then be followed by DJ Steve, who will spin Pride anthems and dance music for the rest of the night.

The weekend will close with a Pride Paddle at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Up North Adventures is supplying canoes and kayaks at a discounted price ($15 for a rental, plus a shuttle back downtown from Takhini River Bridge).

Turner says the support from local groups, PHOTO: Chase Blodgett businesses, and organA rainbowmobile drives izations has been incredible. In addition to the partnership with down Front Street during last Up North, the Roller Derby team is year’s parade dressing up as cigarette girls and selling candy cigarettes, shooters, should be a casual, friendly way and glow sticks at Gin & Jazz. for people to meet local paramedBe the Change is doing valet ics on a personal level. parking by donation at the event, Another new addition to the and a buffet that night will fea2017 celebration is a contingent ture food from Antoinette’s, Fine from Pride Vancouver, which is Culture Cheeses, Atlin Coffee coming up for the weekend to Roasters and Blackbird Bakery. help spread spirit – and swag, Mayor Dan Curtis and MP Larry Turner says.

Bagnell have made several apFor homegrown spirit, the pearances at past parades and at City of Whitehorse is painting the various fundraisers. Turner says crosswalks at Main and 3rd Ave. that people often also travel into with rainbow and transgender town from Yellowknife and across Alaska. flags.

“The community is growing, The biggest difference though, is the Saturday night party, called but also the allies are growing and Gin & Jazz. Turner says the week- it’s really important for us to have end’s sole evening event (also the allies,” she says. “It’s nice for only 19+ event) is usually a dance the queer community to see how party at a bar downtown. This many people are supporting them year though, it’s a 1920s-themed and to have this moment where night at the Transportation Mu- they get to actually physically see the support… I think that’s imseum.

It will be similar to a speak- portant in this day and age.”

Visit QueerYukon.com for more easy experience, Turner says. The Museum will be outfitted with a information and to buy tickets for faux back alley entrance (built by Gin & Jazz.

YuKonstruct) and a secret passAmy Kenny is a writer and word you only find out when you artist living in Whitehorse. buy your ticket. There will be She likes books, bikes and a photo booth onsite for “mugbeing outside. shots.”

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Tee Time in the Town of Faro

Sean Secord with his daughter Sienne Secord at the Yukon Transportation Museum during last year’s Ride for Dad event.

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The Faro Open Golf Tournament runs July 12th to 15th celebrating 20 years on the green

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aro Golf Club President Gary Jones remembers when it all started. “For our first tournament we drew circles on the soccer field to serve as holes,” he says. “There wasn’t much to do and not a lot of jobs. We used to hit golf balls around.” Established in 1997, the Faro Golf Club incorporated in 2001 as a non-profit organization. Jones is proud of how far they’ve come and says that the Town of Faro supported them all the way.

Jones says he’s seen good turnout to past events and this year he’s hoping to host a record of 40 teams. Organizing the tournament is a community activity in itself.

“Lots of people volunteer, the event takes thousands of volunteer hours to put together – it’s a lot of work and a lot of fun.”

Tournament co-ordinator Helen Wagantall says that she loves seeing the same people coming back year after year for the Tournament. She says that the event has had a strong, positive impact on the Faro community by bringing people together and attracting new visitors.

“Tourists from as far as England come to participate in the golf tournament as well as try out our unique course that runs through

national playdowns for either seniors or juniors.”

The 20th annual Faro Open Golf Tournament runs July 12th to 15th and features two rounds of nine hole golf followed by a Prime Rib and Salmon dinner.

Golfers have two chances to win a Hole in One prize and the chance to win one of four round trip tickets from Whitehorse to anywhere that Air North flies. Everyone who plays gets a door prize.

Space is limited to 40 teams and teams are eligible for a 10 PHOTO: Jim McMynn per cent refund if both First place winners along with the president Gary Jones and tournament rounds of golf are completed beco-ordinator Helen Wagantall. The golf cart trophies they are holding fore noon on July 14th.

This year’s event features an were made by local artist Dale Gibson optional Saturday morning breakthe town landscape,” Wagantall this unique golf course,” she says. fast along with extended conces“Bring a willingness to have fun sion and bar. says.

For further information and to The 20 year anniversary is im- and meet new people… whether portant to her because it proves you are a seasoned golfer or not.” register contact Helen Wagantall The event is open to people of by phone at (867) 994-3277 or the resilience of her community.

“Things are still moving for- all ages. “We encourage juniors. (867) 334-4582 (cell) or by email ward in a town that the Yukon Children are welcome to accom- at FaroGolfClub@hotmail.com.

The deadline to register is July thought would eventually be a pany their parents at the dinner ghost town,” she points out. “The and the presentation ceremony up 10th. town is still here even after mul- to a certain time, because of bar tiple closures of the Faro Mine regulations.”

Michael Bramadat-Willcock Wagantall hopes that the event Site.” is editor at What’s up Yukon.

Wagantall says she’s excited to will continue to breathe life into He’s a journalist based in her community by attracting more host new visitors, too.

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has already survived a morbid medley of racism, sexual assault and murder. And as the narration shifts through their perspectives, the truth about the crime expands to show the history and lives of the people involved.

The stories that emerge are heavy with feelings of guilt, shame and pain. And “the Break,” the barren plot of land where the story begins, becomes a physical reminder and metaphor of the divisive traumas that haunt us.

Thematically driven by the astounding multifaceted power of its female characters — to heal, to hurt, to reconcile with misfortune and, yes, to also be the cause of pain and suffering, The Break is bare and raw and, at times, hard to read.

While fictional, Vermette’s novel is a very realistic story for some indigenous peoples in Canada. The historic (and continued) racially-driven intrusions on their rights interrupted a way of life, causing complicated and sometimes devastating situations that “She thinks of each time, every instance. continue to extend past the generations immediately affected.

One by one. It’s really the past. Not even And while this is a transparent hers. Just stories that really belong to other motif in the novel, Vermette isn’t pointing fingers. The Break is not people, but were somehow passed to her for about blame as much as it is about tracing the painful fractures in a people’s culture and how they safekeeping, for her to know, forever.” can be transferred throughout the --excerpt from The Break by Katherena Vermette family tree.

A secondary strength of the novel is Vermette’s writing style: Stella, a young Metis mother, she does not suppose or demand vicious attack leaves two girls hospitalized. Their lives next to a vacant swath of any comfortable empathy with families, reeling, draw Hydro land in Winnipeg’s North the story. Empathic storytelltogether, looking for answers. In End. “The Break” she calls it, and ing can be misleading by creather arresting debut novel, The it’s there, from her window, that ing the idea that we identify with another’s reality, whereas Break, author Katherena Ver- Stella witnesses a bloody attack.

Oblivious to the fact that it’s sometimes there’s more value mette, a Metis writer from Treaty One territory, weaves together her cousin, Stella calls the police. in understanding our inability to the stories of people affected by One of the officers racially type- truly comprehend another’s situacasts the ensuing investigation as tion. Without asking for empathic the crime.

Written from alternating char- “...just nates beating on nates. permission, Vermette maintains a sharply autonomous and authenacters’ perspectives — mother and Same old.”

But no incident is isolated from tic voice, stripping the story of daughter, victim and perpetrator, any potential romance that would witness and police officer — Ver- a source.

The family at the centre of the soften its depth or sincerity. mette crafts a vivid account of Lauded by many national litintergenerational trauma, healing attack, chronicled through four generations of indigenous women, erary institutions and shortlisted and resilience.

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t occurred to me while watching the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians with my grandchildren – their first World Series – that I wasn’t doing a very good job of explaining the game to them because we were all too busy watching the historical action while eating bad food and there was too much to learn in too short of a timespan.

I decided these kids needed to take a course called “Baseball 101” before their second World Series in a year and it was my duty, as a 70-year-old retired sportswriter, to author it for them.

Thus was born the idea of a kiddie book about baseball, a work in progress. In my first part of this series, we covered Chapters 1 and 2. Here, we jump into Chapter 3.

Chapter 3: Positions Since there are nine players on each team, there are nine positions when it’s your team’s turn to go out in the field to play defense and try to stop the other team from hitting and scoring.

They are: 1. Pitcher This is the player who tries to throw the ball over the plate for you to try to hit.

2. Catcher Plays behind the plate wearing a chest protector and face mask (because of foul tips) and throws the ball back to the pitcher. Often says things like “Hey! Batta, Batta, Batta!” when he wants you to swing at a bad pitch not over

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7. Left Fielder All three outfielders need good arms because of the long throws and lots of speed to chase down fly balls and line drives.

8. Centre Fielder Should be the fastest outfielder because he has the most ground to cover and should have the best PHOTO: Pixabay arm because of the long throws to home.

9. Right Fielder I decided these kids needed to Usually the slowest outfielder, take a course called “Baseball 101” but still needs to be quick to cover before their second World Series his area and a good arm because he has the longest throw to third in a year and it was my duty, as a base.

70-year-old retired sportswriter, to Bullpen author it for them This is where the other pitchers hang out and warm up if the starting pitcher gives up too many hits the plate. If you answer “Catcha, and has to be relieved.

Catcha, Catcha!” he might stop Bench doing it.

Usually about 10 more players 3. First Baseman waiting to get into the game if the Guards and protects First Base, manager needs them. They’re all usually somebody tall to catch really good at mouth-shelling sunhigh throws from third base. flower seeds and spitting out the 4. Second Baseman husks. This is considered cool, beGuards second base and turns cause they used to chew tobacco double plays. Has the shortest and drip-spit like drooling horses throw to first and doesn’t need the eating alfalfa cookies, which was strongest arm. very uncool and kind of gross.

5. Short Stop Some even chew bubble gum Plays deep between Second and nowadays and blow bubbles like Third, the spot that gets the most kids to remind themselves they’ve ground balls and is often the best all become millionaires playing a athlete on the team because of kids game. That’s called talent… the territory he/she has to cover or good luck. and the long throw to first.

6. Third Baseman Doug Sack is a retired writing Has to have the best arm in the junkie who can’t seem to kick infield because of the long throw the habit. He lives to first and quick fielding hands bein Whitehorse.

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Bridge between around 4pm. 336-1561 Ramblers 11:30 AM LePage Park Free lunch Wed, Jun, 7, Spanish Conversation Group Sun, Jun, 11, Whitehorse Scrabble Club hour concert at the park 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are Thu, Jun, 8 Jam Night with Scott Maynard Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633- you a wordy person, put your words to the 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 6081 Terry or Michèle test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Thu, Jun, 8 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Wed, Jun, 7, Book Launch - Paradise by Sun, Jun, 11, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 Jarvis Street Saloon Patti Flather 6:30 PM Baked Cafe Readings PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open Thu, Jun, 8 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam by Patti Flather and Lillian Nakamura studio. Participants are welcome to use 10:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully Maguire. Music by Jordy Walker. Mingle 6:30 the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and electric jam session with PA system, drum kit pm, readings begin 7 pm some tools are available for purchase. Every and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring Wed, Jun, 7, Chamber Choir Rehearsal Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour. guest co-hosts and performers.

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High Adventure

Retired Whitehorse physician, mountaineer and author Dr. Peter Steele tells his story in two richlydetailed volumes

by Ken Bolton

A

t the age of 82, Peter Steele says he has very little memory of his own parents. That’s partly why he decided a few years ago to write his autobiography.

“I didn’t want my own kids to able to say the same,” he explains. “I thought I had enough interesting stories that I’d like them to know.”

Steele’s life story (so far) is now available in two self-published volumes. The first, Over the Hills, was joined this earlier this spring by And Far Away.

The 17th-century folk tune reflected in the dual title is particularly apt, given the retired Whitehorse physician’s lifelong obsession with climbing mountains and travelling to far-flung destinations.

Steele was born in pre-war England, the son a well-respected surgeon. Despite a five-year evacuation in Wales during World War II, away from their parents, he and his older brother seemed destined for the relative comfort of upper-middle class life.

Their idyllic childhood crashed suddenly when Steele was 11.

Within a six-month span, both parents committed suicide. The trustees of their estate decided the boys should be raised by a maternal aunt and uncle with whom they were far from compatible.

To make things even worse, the mores of their time and class meant they were not allowed to show their grief, or even speak about what had happened.

“That was a chilling experience. Stiff upper lip; you’ve got to put all this away. And I never really grieved my parents until quite late on, with pretty devastating results, when I got to Cambridge.”

In a recent interview, Steele admitted that was the hardest

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part of his autobiography to write.

“I just remember it so vividly.

Every word that was written about it was how I felt at the time. I didn’t have to search, or try to find it. I remember one line saying, ‘Grief ungrieved will never go away.’ And I think it’s true, even in later years.”

The first volume traces Steele’s life from boyhood through his studies at Cambridge University and various hospital posting en route to becoming a full-fledged doctor, up to his marriage in 1961 to a beautiful and adventurous nurse named Sarah Fleming.

That narrative arc, however, comprises just a partial portrait of the first third of his life. At times, in fact, the pursuit of medicine seems almost secondary to his increasing passion for climbing.

Steele caught the climbing bug even before university, during a stint at the Eskdale Outward Bound School in England’s Lake District. The school’s warden was the renowned British climber, Eric Shipton.

Shipton would become a lifelong mentor and friend, and subject of Steele’s 1998 book, Eric Shipton: Everest and Beyond.

Later, as a member of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club, Steele took on increasingly challenging ascents in various corners of Europe and Asia.

“Once I got in with the mountaineers and had a really strong purpose, things improved in me hugely. I made some wonderful and very close friends. It became the pivotal point of my life,” he says.

Steele writes with elegant lucidity and an amazing recall of specifics, but doesn’t shy away from the odd sly, even ribald, anecdote. One of these concerns the culmination of his lengthy courtship with Sarah Fleming.

Steele hits his most vigorous stride as a writer in the second volume, And Far Away, particularly in his detailed descriptions of four particular adventures.

The first three chapters describe a lengthy trip he and Sarah took by van (and other conveyances) from England to Nepal in the first year of their marriage.

In Chapter Four, a poetic pulse underlies the telling of a challenging dog-sled journey down the Labrador coast from Nain to Hopewell, during a year Steele spent running a small Grenfell Mission hospital in a former French trading post in central Labrador.

The next big adventure for the Steele family – which by then included two very young children – was to cross the width of Bhutan, a mysterious kingdom surrounded on all sides by the Himalayan mountains, reputed to be the happiest country in the world.

The full story of that journey is told in Steele’s 1970 book, Two and Two Halves to Bhutan, but even the condensed version presented here contains enough harrowing – and enticing – detail to leave the reader occasionally gasping for breath.

Steele calls his experience with Norman Dyhrenfurth’s International Everest Expedition in 1971 the “zenith” of his climbing career.

From the excitement of being invited as one of two doctors on the expedition, through the

82-year-old autobiographer Peter Steele on a recent road trip through Atlantic Canada

PHOTO: Ken Bolton months of preparation, to the actual assault, Steele tells an unblinking tale of how the whole thing unravelled in chaos following the death of Indian climber Harsh Bahuguna.

Steele chronicled this ill-fated attempt on the world’s highest mountain in his 1972 book, Doctor on Everest. The shorter re-telling here is a gripping account of how failure of leadership can have disastrous results.

Back home in England, Steele found himself “unsettled and difficult to live with,” on the cusp of deciding to give up surgery. The cure to his “grumpy” mood lay in a quick decision to tour South America with his 9-year-old son.

The story of their three-month odyssey provides a warm and charming penultimate chapter for his autobiography.

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Northerners hoping to learn about Steele’s life as a family physician in the Yukon will have to wait a bit longer. The second volume ends in 1975, at the moment he and Sarah (now deceased), decided to make Canada’s top left corner their new home.

Over the Hills and its companion, And Far Away, are available at Mac’s Fireweed Books in Whitehorse, and through Amazon. ca in both paperback and Kindle formats.

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

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Set oven to 375ºF degrees. In a large bowl whisk 1¼ cups sugar and cornstarch together, toss with frozen rhubarb and place in a baking pan. Cook covered for 45 minutes, or until rhubarb has fully softened. Remove from oven and uncover while you make cornmeal biscuit crumble.

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He bustled about, handing us a menu together with a large, laminated card that described what we could expect in each dish.

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red chili powder, minced garlic and minced fruit) and wakame, a seaweed salad.

I saw a vegetarian combo being prepared for a to-go order and decided it would be perfect for me: an order of 24 sushi rolls made up of eight avocado, eight vegetable and eight cucumber, together with wasabi and pickled ginger cost me $11.95.

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A Sushi Roll prepared by Yong Kim with wasabi and ginger on the side

which is steamed rice topped with vegetables, bulgogi beef, cooked eggs with miso soup on the side,

My companion settled on her favourite dish, Korean bibimbap, which is steamed rice topped with vegetables, bulgogi beef, cooked eggs with miso soup on the side, all together in a beautiful bowl at a cost of $13.00

all together in a beautiful bowl at a cost of $13.00. My friend is vegetarian so she substituted the

beef for tofu strips and topped the dish with spicy chili pepper sauce.

The green tea we ordered arrived in cups decorated with turtles, a creature that can only go forwards, never backwards, and it seemed the perfect symbol for the venue.

I thought I would be taking some of my lunch home, but it was so oishi that I ate it all, right then and there.

People came, ate and went in the hour we were there, obviously familiar and on short lunch breaks. But the absolutely busiest part of the space was by the order corner where the to-go business

The man’s name is Hyejung Chung and the woman’s is Yong Kim. They are the owners and Yong Kim does most of the food preparation while he assists PHOTOS: Els Lundgaard

The green rolls of sushi substitute fish with avocado. This is the vegetarian combo that I ordered displayed with the chopsticks

simply flew.

We visited, we nibbled, we sighed with delight. The food was fresh, tasty and well-prepared.

The service fast and friendly.

Their green tea was different than what I was accustomed to and very good.

When it came time to pay, I was pleasantly surprised with the bill. I order by desire rather than price and never know what to expect when it comes time to pay. The prices at Oishi Sushi are very affordable, ranging anywhere from $3.95 to $13, depending on

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Oishi Sushi is located at 211 Main Street, second floor, and features Japanese and Korean cuisine. They are open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Els Lundgaard is a Whitehorsebased writer and food lover.

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What Happened to the Kids?

Men’s Issue

with Jozien Keijzer

Class of 2009:

Colby Heynen

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n May 2017, Colby Heynen drove up the highway to Whitehorse from Southern Alberta.

He and his girlfriend, Karin Wall, from Coaldale, Alberta will be renting an apartment here in Whitehorse and moving in the first of June.

Colby has been back in Whitehorse for two years, working at Whitehorse General Hospital as a nurse. He is fortunate to already have a full-time term position on the surgical ward.

Karin still had to finish her studies down south. Now that she has her Bachelor of Education, she will be looking for an elementary school teaching job. Colby met Karin at the University of Lethbridge (U of L),

where he had gone to further his education after graduating from Porter Creek Secondary School.

In 2015, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. To become a Registered Nurse ( RN) he did the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN), in Calgary.

He had to do it twice to pass.

“The U of L Nursing program had known four years in advance that we were switching to NCLEX (new exam) from the CRNE (old exam), but did not change the curriculum significantly to reflect this exam switch,” Colby explains.

“As a result, many budding nurses had great difficulty with this test – including me. After my first failed attempt I knew what to expect, so

by my second try I was prepared.”

He describes the testing centre: “It is a semi-circle shaped room. Writing the test in a cubicle, you are monitored by cameras and microphones. This makes cheating impossible.”

Colby was able to do his clinical preceptorship at Whitehorse General Hospital. A clinical preceptorship is a practicum where you work with a preceptor, which is a nurse who teaches you. And after he successfully finished the program Colby was hired as a casual nurse.

You might have met Colby on the east or west units of the hospital: the surgical and medical wards. I asked a friend who was recently hospitalized, if

she had met him. And, yes, she remembers Colby. She said, “He’s a good nurse! He was very easy going, and one day when I happened to be crying, feeling awful, he came into my room and proved to be very supportive.”

My friend asked me to tell him “Thank you Colby, for your awesome ‘active listening’ skills, it helped me a lot.”

Colby himself says, “I can be likeable to a fault, but I am medically sound.”

Despite having quite a few relatives in the medical profession, Colby didn’t know from the onset he was going to be a nurse. After graduating from Porter Creek Secondary School, he went to U of L and did a year of Biochemistry.

“A Biochemistry degree is the recommended program for those who want to go to med school and helps you do well on the MCAT (Medical College Admission test.) exam.”

Someday, this first year of Biochemistry might come in handy if, or when, he wants to become a doctor or, as he said, to be a nurse practitioner. “I would have killed myself finishing that degree in Biochemistry with high marks,” Colby said. He wanted to switch into the nursing because he has always wanted to help people and loves the medical field. “And I also wanted a good job,” he says.

“With a biochemistry degree a lot of people end up getting laboratory jobs doing research. Not my cup of tea.” By the time he realized this, he had missed the deadline to enroll in the nursing program.

He changed to neuroscience, and took electives for the nursing program. In 2011 he got into nursing and in 2015 he graduated.

Colby loves being a nurse, especially in a small rural hospital like ours. The work is often fascinating and exciting, and also more diverse than in a big hospital, like the five floor hospital

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in Lethbridge.

Also he loves Whitehorse, his hometown.

“Lethbridge is too windy for me,” he smiles.

“The nursing profession prides itself on continuing competency, which means we regularly update our skills and knowledge and foster an attitude that it is important to continue to learn and improve ourselves and our practice in order to keep our patients safe.”

In 2016 Colby took an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course. In the future he will take Advanced Critical Care Nursing courses. These are courses for advanced studies in critical care and emergency nursing. There are also intern and mandatory educational days. They have to take N95, which is mask-fit testing, every year, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) every two years.

What about sports? I remember Colby from the basketball team in high school. He says in university, sports were not a priority for him.

He did participate in activities such as wall climbing, working out in the gym and he loved fencing.

Now he is picking up sports more seriously again, and he plays badminton and softball – one of his childhood sports.

“I am loving it” he says.

Also, his family has some rural property - a hideaway where they love to camp out and play: quadding, kicking up mud and jumping in the river to get clean.

Colby plans to get outside more this summer “to enjoy our beautiful Yukon!”

Jozien Keijzer is a mom of a grown-up child. Her son was born and raised in Whitehorse.

He graduated from high school in 2009. It ended an era of sitting on the bleachers watching all those kids grow up.

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Communication is the Key

Unlock the door to generous, connected, authentic relationships

by Michael Vernon

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first attended a Nonviolent Communication workshop because I wanted a way to make people communicate better - with me and with each other. You might notice I didn’t see myself as the problem here. My communication was just fine.

I attended a second Nonviolent Communication workshop because I understood the change I was seeking begins with me.

Nonviolent Communication is a powerful, empowering process that helps people uncover the feelings and needs underpinning every single word and sentence we utter, and those uttered by people to us.

It builds a space between our triggers and how we react. A space in which we can consciously choose to respond generously, with love and kindness, to everyone we encounter.

Developed as a conflict resolution tool by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg. Nonviolent Communication’s core tenet is that every human action is the expression of an underlying need. Conversely, every criticism, judgement, diagnosis and expression of anger is the expression of an unmet need.

Knowing, understanding and appreciating the needs present for yourself and others can dissolve any conflict, any emotional responses triggered by the actions of another human being.

Using Nonviolent Communication methods to communicate creates win-win situations.

Rosenberg stated that once two people can openly hear the underlying need behind the other’s action, any conflict can be resolved in less than 20 minutes. During his lifetime, Rosenberg showcased this time and time again. Of course the real challenge, which he readily admitted, is getting two people to openly hear each other’s underlying need. That could take hours, days, or even years.

For me, the true power of Nonviolent Communication is how it has reshaped the way I communicate with myself.

Many of us do not possess tools to understand and articulate our feelings and needs. Attending my first workshop I struggled to even comprehend what my needs were.

I was grappling with a foreign language. My mouth and tongue thick and awkward with unfamiliar words.

I was frustrated and impatient (remember, I still felt that “I’m not the problem here!”). I bristled at the terminology (“how exactly are my words violent?”).

What shifted for me, was truly hearing, almost for the first time, how I spoke to myself in that moment: “You’re stupid… Useless…

Worthless!”

Not only were my words violent, I reserved the most vicious, angry, hurtful words for myself.

Humbled, I dug into this most important, introductory work. For, how can we expect to understand and appreciate the feelings and needs of others if we cannot comprehend our own?

That day, I learned that underpinning some of my most painful conversations with my friends, coworkers, siblings and parents was a need for love, for acceptance, for connection, for forgiveness – needs that were present on both sides.

This is the phenomenal genius of this work. At the root of our most challenging conflicts, we are all seeking the same things, we all have the same needs.

What’s incredibly difficult to overcome are the emotions, the blame, the stories we use to bury those needs. We bury our needs so deep we no longer realise they are what is driving our responses, reactions and patterns of behaviour.

Nonviolent Communication offers the tools to dig deep within ourselves and rediscover who we

really are.

Over time, the words Nonviolent Communication uses to pinpoint exactly how I am feeling and exactly what I am needing, have become more familiar, more trusted. Like learning a foreign language, with practice, I am now more at ease with the phrasing.

I am also more at ease with the world, more compassionate with others and much more compassionate with myself. Rather than attribute how I am feeling to the actions of others, I am curious about the needs of others and curious to explore what is underneath this new feeling of excitement, irritation or hurt that has arisen in me.

Learning these tools has transformed the way I receive the world and the way the world receives me – opening the door to relationships that are much more honest, open, loving, genuine and connected.

If this sounds like something you could use in your life, here are some resources to explore further: The book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is available at the library or via online bookstores.

The Centre for Nonviolent Communication is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their website (www.cnvc.org) contains an abundance of resources and ways to connect with instructors, workshops and practice groups.

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Michael Vernon is a flawed human being on journey toward becoming a better man. He leads a men’s circle in Whitehorse, is on the board of White Ribbon Yukon and is working to create greater empathy and compassion in our community.

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t’s impossible to ignore 200 motorcycles ripping down the road. That’s kind of the point, says Sean Secord, board member of the Yukon chapter of Ride for Dad. Ride for Dad is a national event that raises funds and awareness around prostate cancer, and it takes place in Whitehorse on Saturday, June 10.

“It’s the most common cancer in men, and 90 per cent of cases are treatable, but you can’t treat what you do not know,” says Secord, noting that 65 new cases are diagnosed daily in Canada. “And men are terrible at preventative health care.”

Keeping the issue alive and up for discussion will be part of the goal when dozens of bikes take to the street in Whitehorse on June 10.

This year marks 19 years since the ride was founded in Ottawa, and eight years since it came to Yukon.

In 2009, 80 riders raised $20,000 in the territory. Last year, says Secord, more than 200 riders raised $40,000 at the summer ride, with an additional $40,000 raised at a January comedy night held at the High Country Inn. Secord says the ride grows steadily each year. The goal is to keep the numbers moving in that direction.

To that end, there are a few new features this year.

At the Friday night registration

at Shipyards Park, there will be a “motorcycle rodeo” including music and socializing, as well as a bit of a motorcycle show.

On the Saturday morning of the ride, riders are invited to a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast at Shipyards Park. A chorus line of can-can dancers will (literally) kick things off. There will also be speeches and recognition, including an acknowledgement of Yukoner Al Verishine who died last year. It was Verishine and his wife Leah who brought Ride for Dad to the territory eight years ago.

From there, beginning at 11 a.m., participants will parade along Front Street and Main Street before heading along Miles Canyon Road for a staging of the bikes and a photo opportunity at Schwatka Lake. They then complete the Jake’s Corner/Tagish/Carcross loop.

Ten sponsors along the route will welcome riders. For each sponsor visited, riders receive a ticket to enter a draw for a 2017 Honda Rebel 300.

Additionally, a number of door prizes have been donated by local businesses in town. The top three fundraisers will also take home prizes. These include Air North tickets, a TV donated by The Brick, and a foosball table from Waterstone Products.

Last year’s top three were John Gullison with $1,532, Pierre Allard with $1,120, and David Hett with $1,050.

The prizes will be awarded at the post-ride barbecue which, like the pancake breakfast, is included in the $35 registration fee paid by each rider.

While the public is invited out to watch at any time (registration is Friday night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the ride takes place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), the pancake breakfast and barbecue are limited to riders.

The best way to get involved as a non-rider is to pledge to one of the participants or come out to support them as they ride by.

Secord says the funds raised in the Yukon stay in the Yukon. A portion is spent on raising awareness of prostate cancer in the territory, and a portion goes into a nest egg the board is saving to help fund research and treatment once the best avenue for that is identified.

This October, for example, the Yukon chapter of Ride for Dad will host the National Ride for Dad summit. More than 100 chapter representatives from across Canada will meet to share stories and ideas about awareness, research, and treatment, as well as to facilitate collaboration on screening and treatment options.

For more information, visit www.RideforDad.ca/yukon.

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Sun, Jun, 11, Nutrition, Yoga & Essential oils for Pregnancy 1:00 PM Breath of Life Collective Discussing how to bring wholesome food into our routine, trimester by trimester, to alleviate pregnancy ailments, big and small, so that you can focus on growing a healthy baby enjoying yourself along the way.. Email for more information thebreathoflifestudio@gmail.com Sun, Jun, 11, Grief Walking Group 6:30 PM Whitehorse Millennium Trail Share some of your grief experience, of simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others as we walk at an easy pace in groups of twos and threes with trained Hospice volunteers around the Millennium Trail. 667-7429 info@hospiceyukon.net Mon, Jun, 12, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Jun, 12, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Jun, 12, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

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grief experience, of simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others as we walk at an easy pace in groups of twos and threes with trained Hospice volunteers around the Millennium Trail. 667-7429 info@hospiceyukon.net Tue, Jun, 13, Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 blong@weightwatchers.ca Tue, Jun, 13, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Tue, Jun, 13, Grief Walking Group 6:30 PM Whitehorse Millennium Trail Share some of your grief experience, of simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others as we walk at an easy pace in groups of twos and threes with trained Hospice volunteers around the Millennium Trail. 667-7429 info@hospiceyukon.net Tue, Jun, 13, Summer Reset: Acupuncture and Yoga Nidra 7:15 PM Breath of Life Collective Yoga nidra and acupuncture work together to release obstructions and energetic stagnation that can hold us back from our own healing capacity. Email for more information thebreathoflifestudio@gmail.com

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Nature Art Camp with Helen O’Connor Ages 7-12 (5 days) July 3-7, 9am-4pm $325 + GST

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STORIES ARTFULLY TOLD WITH MESHELL MELVIN Ages 7-12 (5 days) August 7-11, 9am-4pm $325 + GST

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Experiencing Theatre in Namibia

Teaching acting to kids in a Namibian township

by Elke Reinauer

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t’s 15 minutes before our performance starts and one of my actors has a meltdown.

“No, I am not gonna play,” he says avoiding eye contact.

Philo is 12 years old and usually confident. I would never have expected that from him. It’s Valentine’s Day and we rehearsed for our little performance the whole week.

At first, I don’t know what to say to Philo, then I think about telling him that I feel like this every time I have to go on stage.

But before I can, he runs away.

I am teaching drama at Bernard Nordkamp Centre (BNC) in Katutura, a township of Namibia’s capital, Windhoek.

The BNC is an after-schoolprogram, run by Marybeth, an American who has been leading it for 12 years. Here, kids get a lunch and tutoring in Math, English and other subjects. Social workers take care of them and there is a playground, toys and books. Everything is founded on sponsors and donations.

I have been to Namibia before as a journalist, I saw the conditions children live in in this township and had the idea of giving them acting lessons.

Having studied drama and given acting workshops to kids in Germany, I had the idea to try the same here. The idea is to

help children develop life-skills through acting and art.

But on this day I am not prepared for Philo’s meltdown.

While I was running around, searching for a volunteer to help me change his mind, the kids in my drama class managed to calm Philo down by themselves. When I return to the “stage” – a corner with a roof tent in the open – I find my actors standing in a circle praying for a great performance; Philo in the middle.

Prayer and faith – two things one needs in this country.

Eventually we have our little Valentine’s Day show and everybody is happy.

I am not the world’s best actress, but I am a good teacher and able to give drama workshops in Namibia for three months in different locations.

I am in Namibia with a vision: I will found my own art school with an after-school- program in Katutura. There are 20,000 kids living here and they often have no place to go after school; they hang around in the streets and get into trouble and crime.

The BNC only takes 250 children, Marybeth tells me. I watch her organizing everything, putting up with difficulties every day. I observe parents coming in, asking for space for their kids, but Marybeth puts them on her

waiting list. “ T h e r e should be a centre like this on every corner in Katutura,” she tells me and my idea grows.

I want to create a place where kids can go after school, have lunch, learn visual and performing arts and music, and have space to do homework. Through art they can heal, transform and develop skills like discipline, strength, self-worth and creativity.

The idea turns into action: I have already connected with artists and friends who are willing to help me in Windhoek. I will start a non-governmental organization (NGO) and maybe I will get support from Canada as Marybeth does: students of the University of Waterloo in Ontario come to volunteer at the BNC every year.

Currently I am in Germany to start this larger-than-life project.

For more information go to www.creabuntu.de.

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Elke Reinauer teaches kids at the BNC

Kids during drama class in the Bernard Nordkamp Centre (BNC) in Katutura, a township of Namibia’s capital, Windhoek q

Elke Reinauer is a writer based in Germany with strong ties to the Yukon. Please email comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Community EVENTS ATLIN Wed, Jun, 7, Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wed, Jun, 14, Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

BEAVER CREEK Fri, Jun, 9, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Sat, Jun, 10, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, Jun, 10, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Jun, 12, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, Jun, 13, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, Jun, 13, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

CARCROSS Until Jul, 31, Donald Watt - White Raven Lady Art House Carcross Donald Watt may have retired from snow carving, but he is still working the large! This lady has an eight-foot wingspan!

Wed, Jun, 7, Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed, Jun, 7, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed, Jun, 7, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Jun, 7, AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Wed, Jun, 7, School Council 7:00 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Thu, Jun, 8, CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Thu, Jun, 8, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Thu, Jun, 8, Sewing Nights 6:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Thu, Jun, 8, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sat, Jun, 10, Traditional Handgames 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon, Jun, 12, Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon, Jun, 12, AA - Tagish 7:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Tue, Jun, 13, Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue, Jun, 13, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Tue, Jun, 13, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Jun, 13, Excellence Group 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue, Jun, 13, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Jun, 13, Tlingit Language Game Nights 6:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue, Jun, 13, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Jun, 14, Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed, Jun, 14, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed, Jun, 14, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Jun, 14, AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building

CARMACKS Mondays-Fridays Kids Club After School Program 3:30 pm Carmacks Recreation Centre Ages 5-12, snacks provided

DAWSON CITY Until June, 22, Art Exhibit: Eyes Water Fire - Tomoyo Ihaya KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture This mixed media installation and suite of drawings express thoughts and feelings about the suffering of people who have lost their homelands and dignity through forced migration.

Wed, Jun, 7, - 11, Print & Publishing Festival Dawson City Passionate printmaking and wordsmithing pros bring words, music and art.

Wed, Jun, 7, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Jun, 8, Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 PM Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Thu, Jun, 8, Poetry at the Pit 10:00 PM Westminster Hotel Share your original poetry, short prose or song with your fellow wordsmiths!

Please have your reading prepared and timed to 3-5 minutes. Sign-up will be at the event

Fri, Jun, 9, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jun, 9, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jun, 9, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Jun, 9, Harmonica George McConkey 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel In the Tavern Fri, Jun, 9, Happy Hour with Jesse Smith 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel Sat, Jun, 10, The Commissioner’s Tea and Klondike Ball Dawson City The tea takes place at the Commissioner’s Residence during the day, and a ball takes place at the Palace Grand at night with dancing, food, and drinks. Call or email for more information. 993-5575 kva@dawson.net Sat, Jun, 10, Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Jun, 10, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Jun, 11, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Jun, 12, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Jun, 12, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Jun, 13, Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Tue, Jun, 13, Dawson City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12.

Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting.

This provides the public an opportunity to ask Council questions. 867-993-7400 Wed, Jun, 14, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

FARO Wed, Jun, 7, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Fri, Jun, 9, Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sun, Jun, 11, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Jun, 11, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Tue, Jun, 13, Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Jun, 14, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

HAINES JUNCTION Wed, Jun, 7, Seniors - Drop-In and Activities 1:30 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Arts, craft, fitness, pool tournaments, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, and card and board games. Refreshments.

Wed, Jun, 7, Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu, Jun, 8, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jun, 8, Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome!

Thu, Jun, 8, Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu, Jun, 8, Women’s Circle 5:30 PM Mun Ku Bringing women from the community together to build each other up while having dinner and doing activities.

Thu, Jun, 8, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Jun, 9, - 11, Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival St Elias Convention Centre Email for more information. Tickets available at Deans Strings and Little Green Apple festival@ yukonbluegrass.com Fri, Jun, 9, Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Fri, Jun, 9, Friday Night Salmon Bake 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Delicious food, live music, call 634-2867 or email villagebakeryyukon@gmail.com for more information.

Sun, Jun, 11, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere 867-634-2360 Mon, Jun, 12, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Jun, 13, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Jun, 13, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Jun, 14, Seniors - Drop-In and Activities 1:30 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Arts, craft, fitness, pool tournaments, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, and card and board games. Refreshments.

Wed, Jun, 14, Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Wed, Jun, 14, Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre

MARSH LAKE Wed, Jun, 7, Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri, Jun, 9, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri, Jun, 9, Drop-in Volleyball 8:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Jun, 10, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Jun, 10, PUMP Bootcamp 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Jun, 10, Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Jun, 10, Pickleball 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Jun, 11, Drop in Badminton 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Jun, 11, Happy Hour with Flowshine 3:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre We’ll be serving appetizers and the bar will be open!

Tue, Jun, 13, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Jun, 13, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Jun, 13, Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue, Jun, 13, Yoga 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Drop in Yoga info@ yogawhitehorse.ca Tue, Jun, 13, Local Advisory Council 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre followed by hot apple cider and refreshments. 660-4999

MAYO Fri, Jun, 9, Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sun, Jun, 11, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, Jun, 13, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE Sat, Jun, 10, Beekeeping Intro Session 9:00 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Focus on basics and northern challenges with Etienne Tardif this workshop is to help you get ready for the following bee season and plan ahead. Please register lmca@northwestel.net OLD CROW Thu, Jun, 8, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Jun, 11, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue, Jun, 13, Gym Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jun, 7, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jun, 7, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, Jun, 7, Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Sat, Jun, 10, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Tue, Jun, 13, Pickleball 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis.

Wed, Jun, 14, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jun, 14, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

TESLIN Thu, Jun, 8, Boot Camp 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Everyone Welcome!

Thu, Jun, 8, Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Thursday, bring your racket or just bring your self for some swift fun! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Fri, Jun, 9, 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, Jun, 13, Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:15 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue, Jun, 13, Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 PM Teslin Healing Centre Every Tuesday evening, for more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext. 333 or Melaina.sheldon@ ttc-teslin.com

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 surround-sound systems.

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Thu, Jun, 8, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Jun, 8, Body Fit 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Sat, Jun, 10, Arts in the Park 12:00 PM Sign Post Forest Every Saturday, live music and entertainment.

Sat, Jun, 10, Volunteer Appreciation Dinner & Dance 6:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghen at 536-8023 for further information.

Sun, Jun, 11, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Jun, 12, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Jun, 13, Parents and Tots 10:00 AM Watson Lake Family Centre Join us in song, socializing, play and lots of giggles and fun.

536-2125 Tue, Jun, 13, Body Fit 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Wed, Jun, 14, Breastfeeding Support Group 1:00 PM Watson Lake Family Centre

HAINES 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 Until Jul, 30, Alaskan Members Show Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Features 7 Alaskan artists, 4 of which are from Haines.

Wed, Jun, 7, AKtive Basketball Camp Haines Community Centre Will focus on fundamentals, attention to detail, mindset, and an array of drills that campers can take away and work on with others or on their own. Call for more information.

907-314-0481 Wed, Jun, 7, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Jun, 7, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Jun, 7, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Jun, 7, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Jun, 7, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Jun, 7, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Jun, 7, Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Jun, 7, Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar Thu, Jun, 8, Tai Chi 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Jun, 9, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri, Jun, 9, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Jun, 9, Story time @ Library 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jun, 9, Story time 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jun, 9, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Jun, 9, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jun, 9, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Sat, Jun, 10, Haines Farmers Market 10:00 AM Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Sun, Jun, 11, Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Sun, Jun, 11, St Michael’s - lobby 11:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Jun, 11, Rainbow Glacier Company Meeting 4:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Jun, 12, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon, Jun, 12, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Jun, 12, Mother Goose Stories and Songs @ Library 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Jun, 12, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Jun, 12, Private Jujutsu Clas 4:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Jun, 12, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Jun, 12, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Jun, 12, Ultimate Frisbee 6:30 PM Haines Borough Alaska For more information call or text Ryan 907-314-3014 Mon, Jun, 12, Adults Jujutsu 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Jun, 13, Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Jun, 13, Tai Chi 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Jun, 14, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Jun, 14, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts

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une 10 will be a doublebarreled day of action in Dawson City, as it always is during what could be called Commissioner’s Day. The two events on this day – the Commissioner’s Tea and the Ball – are always held on the Saturday closest to June 13, which was the date in 1898 when the Yukon Act was proclaimed, separating this piece of the North from the rest, which was still known as the North West Territories.

The Commissioner’s Tea is held on the spacious front and side lawns and veranda of the Commissioner’s Residence. This was once

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The lawn is the main venue for the Commissioner’s Tea exactly what its name proclaims, but is now owned and maintained

by Parks Canada.

Official notices trace this event back to the teas Martha Black used to hold as chatelaine of the mansion back in 1912 when her husband, George, was the Commissioner, but the reality is that those events died off when the territory’s administration contracted after the First World War, and the teas were revived by the IODE in 1975, making this the 42nd tea in an unbroken string since then.

These days the IODE ladies and a host of volunteer bakers and servers run the event with the participation of Parks Canada and some input from the Commissioner’s Office.

A typical tea will see speeches by the Commissioner, the local head of the IODE and the Superintendent of Klondike National Historic Sites, as well as a bit of Robert Service’s poetry.

There will also be some music.

During Commissioner Doug Phillips’ term of office, the music has come from young people selected to be part of his Youth Showcase.

This year, all of those performers will be from Dawson: Alysha Soliguin, Nicci Favron and Erin Hilliard.

There may be Commissioner’s awards and other formal presentations, though the office is keeping mum on that score for now.

The afternoon event, held between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. is open to the public and is a favourite

Soul Migration, who are described as playing “soul, R&B, reggae, rock, blues and many shades in between,” One of the highlights of the Ball is always the group photograph, which will, once again, be in front of the Residence.

Of special note is that this is the last Tea and Ball for Commissioner Phillips, who has held the post for an extended run since December 2010. His initial fiveyear appointment was extended to take him into the Canada 150 celebrations. He has had a busy time during his term, having toured the territory and its schools several times while celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Canada’s Maple Leaf flag and the Canada 150 preparations.

Weather for the Commissioner’s Day events has been variable over the years, but the Tea has never been rained out and the tent proved to be ample protection from last year’s evening downpour. To purchase tickets for the Commissioner’s Tea and Ball you can visit dawsoncity.ca.

For more information contact the Klondike Visitors Association at 867-992-5575 or at kva@dawson. net.

with visitors to town. Although many of the Commissioner’s official guests will be sporting 19th century or early 20th century daywear, there is no required dress code for this event.

One of the highlights of the afternoon is a tour of the residence. The ground floor was restored to its full glory during the Gold Rush Centennial celebrations in the late 1990s, while the upper floors reflect some of the uses to which the building was put after its heyday. In the late 1940s and early 1950s the Sisters of St. Anne used it as a residence and senior citizen’s home. After that it sat empty for decades.

The evening gala, the Commissioner’s Ball, is a more formal event, and guests – who do need to buy tickets for this one – are encouraged to dress in period or fancy costume.

The Klondike Visitors Association assists in planning and executing this event.

The usual venue is the Palace Grand Theatre, but it’s still undergoing renovations, so the Chamber of Commerce’s brand new large event tent will be erected on the Fort Herchmer grounds (once the home of the North West Mounted Police) behind the Commissioner’s Residence and the gala will be held there, as it was last year.

It will be an evening of speeches and fine food, catered by Aloha Catering, with more music by the youth performers and dance music from the Whitehorse band

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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