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Dawson is gearing up to celebrate Canada Day with both new and old traditions.

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he biggest change in the Canada Day Parade, this year, is where it will end. With traffic being directed along Fifth Avenue as a main thoroughfare (as a result of sewer and water reinstallation blocking the use of Front Street), the City of Dawson has requested that the parade not end in front of the Dawson City Museum, as it has for some years.

The route will still run at 11 a.m. from the Recreation Centre on Fourth Avenue, to Front Street, along to Princess Street and up to Fifth Avenue, but will actually fin-

ish in Minto Park, just past the museum. That way, traffic will not be blocked on the street.

Events this year are being coordinated and organized by the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA), and KVA marketing manager, Paul Robitaille, who says the three main groups in charge of the day—the City of Dawson, the Dawson City Museum and KVA—are making an effort to centralize events around Minto Park and the museum grounds.

“Actually, this is a return to how it used to be,” Robitaille said.

The opening of the new concession in the park makes this easier to organize. It will work for food service, and there is also some useful outdoor space.

After the parade, there will be a flag-raising and National Anthem Ceremony in Victory Garden, led

by Diamond Tooth Gertie and her Gold Rush Gals and assisted by the RCMP. There will, of course, be speeches and parade awards.

Profits (by donation) from the community barbecue will go to the museum, and there will be live music courtesy of a visiting band, Ten Souljers, who will be in town to play at a wedding the day before.

Free birthday cake and watermelon will be followed by kids games and activities.

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What’s Inside Klondike Korner ................... 2 Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day ...................... 4 Step Outside ........................ 5 Aussie Girl .......................... 6 Raven Vessels ...................... 9 Yukon College Research ....... 10 Plastic Free July ................. 13 Campfire Recipes ................ 14 Grandpa’s RV Hotspots Pt. 2 .. 18

rive along the waterfront between June 28 and 30.

Saturday will have the usual Farmers’ Market and Artists’ Market at Waterfront Park.

That evening, there will be a new event, the Frontier Ball, at

the Palace Grand Theatre. It is billed as a fusion of culinary, visual, performing and fashion arts.

Organized by a new group called Solid Gold Events, it will be a fundraiser for the annual (S)hiver Winter Arts Festival that takes place in late January each winter.

Canada Day-related events are being sponsored by the Klondike

The bicycle parade is popular with the kids

Some local Beavers had one of the more unique floats in 2017

The crowd gathers for the Maple Leaf raising and “O Canada” in 2017 at the pool.

At four o’clock, Parks Canada will offer a free performance of The Greatest Klondiker Canadian show.

Even before Canada Day Sunday, there will be events: the Canada Day Classic Golf Tourney will tee off on June 27 and run through to Sunday.

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Institute of Art & Culture, Klondike Gold Corp., the Yukon government, Air North, KVA, Dawson City Museum, Gammie Trucking, Victoria Gold Corp., BMO, Parks Canada, and Canadian Heritage.

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The Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations are highlights during the summer.

Everybody is looking forward to the celebrations, and preparations have already started,” said festival coordinator, Esther Winter.

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ince 2007, Esther Winter has been organizing the Mayo Arts Festival. “During the Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations, everyone in the community is happy,” said Esther Winter in a press release. There will be a lot to see and do on the J.V. Clark School soccer field. One of the

PHOTO: Esther Winter highlights will be a Swing Dancing Workshop made possible by dance instructor Virginia Mitford.

“It is the first time we will host this workshop. I have taken a couple of workshops with her and it’s a lot of fun. You don’t need to bring a dance partner; just show up, and by the end you will have the basics of swing dancing under your belt,” Winter recommends.

Virginia Mitford has been teaching swing dance at Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture during the year.

Another highlight will be Mayo’s favourite band, Retrospect. “We always love to end the Mayo Arts Festival with a lively set by Retrospect, which is played during the steak dinner the Volunteer Fire Department is hosting,” Winter said.

Celebrations will begin with a Canada Day Pub Night on Friday, June 29 at 6 p.m. at the Mayo Curling Club. People can enjoy burgers and beer.

Canada Day will start with a parade and a bike-decorating contest at 11 a.m. at the YTG administration building. At noon, the event moves over to the school soccer field, and the Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day events begin. At 2 p.m. the Northern Tutchone Fash-

ion Show will begin. It is always a colourful event where people show off their beautiful clothing— vests, dresses, slippers, barrettes and drums.

If you get inspired by the fashion show to bead your own necklace or try traditional sewing, there will be artists who offer traditional sewing and beading in one of the tents. Visitors can also learn about knitting and weaving.

Furthermore, there will be a lot of music coming from the main stage. The J.V. Clark School Choir will kick off the show on Canada Day, followed by the Little Jiggers Dance Group and Mayo kids music camp participants.

“We are expecting there to be around six-hundred people. It is an amazing experience for tourists and locals ... I really think it’s one of the most fun Canada Day celebrations in the country,” Winter says.

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A Canadian product that looked good was a “Canadian Style” made in Quebec. It’s wooden handled, 2 ¼ pound, with a handle about 24” and priced at about $43.

I closely examined – but fought off the temptation to buy – one of the made-in-Finland “Fiskars” models. I have been in camp a number of times where one of these axes was used and available to me to try.

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Everybody has at least one tucked away somewhere. I recently did an inventory and found that I had 11 or so, including mauls, splitters and chopping heads.

I was a bit surprised by that number, but one in the truck, another in the boat, one one on the snowmobile and one in the meat care bag leaves me only seven or eight to justify.

Those remaining are split between the cabin and our home.

One thing I do not have is a hatchet, as I’ve never thought them to be very useful and always found them easy to injure myself with.

Also, a light, longer handled axe will do more than a hatchet and is less likely to hurt yourself with. Good quality axes or splitters/mauls are common at garage sales and cost next to nothing.

I recently did a review of what is available in Whitehorse and found products from Mexico, China, Canada, the U.S. and Finland. Replacement handles were commonly a product of Mexico and did not identify the type of wood used.

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ince I was 18 years old, I have been an immigrant 12 times.

My entire adult life has been spent as a foreigner to those I live and work with. Always being different. Never quite fitting in.

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I knew when I was 18 I didn’t belong in the hot, sub-tropical Queensland sun of Australia. My freckled skin and blue eyes with distant British blood was destined not to live in a hot place. But it wasn’t just the heat and constant

day. I stood in the airport terminal at 18 years old, with everything I owned packed into a suitcase and saying goodbye to my family as I walked to my flight.

Feeling nothing special, but excitement as though it was all a holiday. It wasn’t until I changed flights in Germany to a Spanish airline that it dawned on me. The only language spoken was Spanish and my heart began to sink.

The realisation that I was actually going alone to another country. A country I didn’t know anyone, not even the language. I stared at the sunrise as the plane descended into Madrid and gathered my one suitcase with all of my earthly possessions. I came to border security, where the officer observed my passport, asked me a question in Spanish. As I stared at him blankly, he realised I couldn’t understand, stamped my passport and I entered the country. That’s it. Bienvenido a España!

I exited to the tourist information and asked in English “How do I get to this address?” It must have sounded like gibberish; I realised that no one could understand me.

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sunny days; it was the people. Not quite feeling like I fit in with the people around me.

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Every second I thought to myself, “I can go back to the airport now and get on the next plane home.” It repeated in my head on a loop.

That was 13 years ago, and I’ve since lived in 12 countries. As the years progressed and I moved often, these differences were no longer terrifying, but became exciting. I thrived on discovering a new place and the challenges that would come from living in countries that had widely differing

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The perpetual immigrant ... cont’d cultures. It became a challenge to start immigrating and travelling to those places that weren’t frequented by Westerners. Living and working in Russia or the Republic of Georgia, travelling to Iran and Belarus. I quickly realised that the country I was born in afforded me many privileges and one of those is my ability to travel and live and work in so many other countries around the world without the restrictions imposed on other nationalities.

At 31 years old, I finally made it to New York City. It had always been a place that both intrigued and frightened me. The movies, the stories, and the history – would it be as I suspected?

There was certainly a sensory shock when I arrived; my eyes, ears and nose were in constant overload. The streets bustled with people, vehicles and bicycles.

Everywhere was lit up and it felt as though there was never night time; you couldn’t see a single star. But the bright lights of the big city wasn’t what had always drawn me to New York City. It was what it stood for: an immigrant’s dream.

The largest immigration in human history has been through New York City, with about 40 per cent of Americans being able to trace one of their ancestors through Ellis Island. Over 12 million immigrants ventured to their new foreign home via the immigration station located there before it closed in 1954.

The Statue Cruises boat was overloaded with tourists from all over the world, speaking all different languages. As we first approached the Statue of Liberty on nearby Liberty Island, many grabbed their cameras and shuffled to the side of the boat for the best view. I stood there wondering how many people have crammed onto a boat stared up into her face telling themselves, “I made it.”

The boat continued toward Ellis Island, we docked, and, like salmon swimming upstream, tourists unloaded, scurrying to get inside. I wondered how it would’ve been for an entire ship and thousands to descend. After weeks of arduous ocean travel, surviving sickness, departing family and arriving to this building - your last road block to your freedom. To your dream.

I watched the tourists and imagined having all my earthly objects in my possession, hoping and praying that the immigration officers would allow me in.

As I stepped into the main building on Ellis Island, that now houses the American Museum of Immigration, and walked through

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the doors, intense emotions pulsed through my body. It was sensory overload.

Hearing stories and songs, reading letters and experiences, seeing pictures of those that ventured far away from everything they knew and understood in the hopes of a better life was amazing.

I’ve immigrated 12 times, but a 100 years ago was another world.

Internet and social media and cheap flights have made travel almost common practice rather than a life-altering decision. Yet the freedom of immigration felt even 15 years ago has lessened, as the world creates more hurdles to emigrate and restrictions are imposed. There seems to be fear, hate and distrust from the West, while the East is curious and wel-

Interesting statistics from the Canadian immigration website 2015/2016 years coming, but less culturally diverse.

When I arrived in Canada in 2016, I had no plans to stay here indefinitely. However, once I crossed that B.C. border and ventured to this territory, I knew I had found the second place I have ever wanted to call home.

One day, hopefully soon, I can be a permanent resident of Canada to officially join this community. And, perhaps one day, even

• In 2015 the Express Entry for Skilled Workers federal program had 100,214 people submit eligible applications, and in 2016k there were another 183,009 submitted.

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• Of these invited applications only nine were for the Yukon in 2015 and 19 in 2016. And of those, only five were admitted to the country for the Yukon in 2015 and 15 in 2016. The odds aren’t great. further in the distant future, I will become an official Canadian.

I am calculating my points, preparing my paperwork, hoping and waiting to be accepted by a country, a territory and a city that I want to call home. The stress and processes involved can be daunting, but the end result means staying here. It’s worth the requirements of medical exams, extensive document gathering, many many fees and of course

having to take an English exam.

So a girl born in the too-hot, too-touristy Gold Coast of Australia sits in the vast, frozen North of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

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CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS JUNE 27 - JULY 1

Ring in Canada Day in Dawson City! With live music, parades, Golf, BBQs, Cake, and so much more there is sure to be fun for the whole family!

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‘Make me a vessel and I will paint a raven on it’

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I have also been painting on porcelain. This fall, supported by the Yukon Advanced Artists Award, I travelled to Montréal to work collaboratively in Marie Côté’s studio. Marie and I met when she was in the territory to

undertake a residency at McAuley House, in Dawson City, with the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture. Marie was using clay she found along one of the gold creeks to make drawings. When I visited her at her studio in Montréal, Marie showed me how it had fired to a dark red. I also observed two Inuit artists from Nunavik, in northern Québec, painting onto vessels that she had thrown.

Before travelling to Montréal, I collected small amounts of clay from a few places in Whitehorse, with the help of Tagish sculptor Sandra Grace Storey. Marie asked me what kind of pieces I wanted to paint on.

“Make me a vessel and I will paint a raven on it,” I replied.

Marie threw the beautiful porcelain bowl forms she has perfected over her years of practice, and then some cups that I modified by applying raven feet.

On each of them I painted ravens using Yukon clay.

When we opened the kiln, I didn’t know whether we would just get knowledge and experience out of it, or something beautiful. Fortunately the surprise was a good one.

You can find the glass vessels on display at Lumel Studios, and vessels in both glass and porcelain at Art House Carcross until midJuly.

PHOTO: courtesy of Nicole Bauberger

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or the past year or so, I have been collaborating with the makers of vessels to co-create unique raven-adorned cups and bowls. They were released at a reception on May 4 at the Lumel Glass Studio in Whitehorse.

It began here, in Whitehorse, and the glass artists at Lumel Studio and I tried a variety of methods of making ravens on vessels and came up with the technique that I favour right now. I use powdered glass, or frit, mixed with gum arabic to paint on the vessels—mostly painted ravens, sometimes with simple Yukon landscapes. On white vessels, I use powdered black glass; and on black, I use white and paint the space around the raven and its details.

Lumel glass artist Tyson Istead and I developed a technique of “fire polishing” this painting to make it permanent. We bring these painted vessels up to about 515℉ in a “hot box.”

Then we pick up the vessel on a blob of hot glass and work it between the torch and the glory hole, until all the gum arabic burns away and leaves the glass fused to the vessel’s surface. Into the annealer it goes, to cool down gradually, leaving an original painting you can also drink out of, that’s even dishwasher safe.

Recently, I have also been playing with masking out raven forms in glue, and sandblasting around them, and Lumel has both vessels that have been treated this way, and pendants with ravens sandblasted onto found shards of broken glass, with the edges pol-

A fire polished vase blown by Lumel Studios with a raven painted on it in glass powder with gum arabic by Tyson Istead and Nicole Bauberger

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

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In the North; by the North; for the North: Science and Research Stories from Yukon College

Sun, water and wind

Researchers explore how renewable energy can fuel the North in the future

by Leighann Chalykoff

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urning one litre of diesel fuel produces about 2.7 kilograms of carbon dioxide. So, for example, Grise Fiord (Ausuittuq), a community of 150 located on the southern shore of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, is dependent on burning diesel to provide heat and power to its citizens. And that means it produces more than 2,700 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually.

Currently, there are more than 80 remote northern communities across Canada that depend on diesel fuel for electricity and heat through cold winters. Together they produce hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.

Reliance on diesel is not only taxing on the ecosystem, it’s also costly and difficult to manage as every litre of that fuel must either be trucked up—in the case of communities with road access—shipped in bulk on summer barges to fly-in communities, such as Grise Fiord, or flown in to communities that are not accessible by road or barge, such as Old Crow.

Territorial governments and industries are trying to change this by exploring the potential to integrate renewable energy—things like solar, wind, biomass and hydro—into the stand-alone grids in these remote communities. And they’ve partnered with a team of young researchers, at the Yukon College Yukon Research Centre, to find some answers.

The team—led by Dr. Michael Ross, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

(NSERC) industrial research chair for colleges in Northern Energy Innovation since 2015—is made up of college and university students and early career professionals in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and physics. Since January 2017, they have been collaborating on a project under the pan-territorial Northern Energy Innovation program that explores how renewable energy sources can be integrated into northern communities.

“Our number-one goal is to ensure that the power stays on,” said research assistant Spencer Sumanik. “You can’t just hook up a renewable resource and flip a switch because there are so many factors that influence how it will perform … you don’t want to cause a blackout or overload the system.”

Sumanik grew up in Whitehorse and is now pursuing his Masters in Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. He has been working on the Northern Energy Innovation Project since it began in 2017.

The researchers are performing what they call grid impact studies, which are basically computer models that simulate a full year of ups and downs in an electrical system. These studies look at how much of the community’s energy could be produced from renewable sources while still keeping the grid stable and reliable.

“We provide computer models of what might happen to the system,” Sumanik said. “What happens if the solar plant is disconnected, for example, or if a tree falls on the line?”

PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon College

Student researchers analyzing models for integrating renewable energy sources. They are working in the lab at the Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College Their overall goal is to reduce the need for diesel, not eliminate it entirely.

“Completely coming off diesel is not impossible, but it is very difficult and can be very expensive,” Sumanik explains.

Although much of the work is done in an office, analysing charts and graphs on screens, at its heart this project is about people. To that end, researchers visit the communities, when possible, to talk to citizens and see the generators in person.

“Community and First Nation partnerships and engagement are critical to the project’s success,” said Ross. “It is the communities that will benefit in the long-term from the research and its implementation.”

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This project began in 2017, with Old Crow, a fly-in settlement of 300 located above the Arctic Circle in northern Yukon, which currently relies wholly on diesel fuel for power. In partnership with the Vuntut Gwitchin Government (VGG), researchers explored the potential of integrating solar energy into Old Crow’s grid. The team has submitted its report to VGG and it will be made public once final approvals are in place.

This year they are studying options for Grise Fiord and Cape Dorset in Nunavut, and Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. Data from each new community they examine adds to a greater picture of the potential for integrating renewables in the North.

“Last year was a building year— last year we were developing the models and figuring things out,” Sumanik said. “Now, we have that foundation, we have a slightly larger team and we know which questions to ask.”

The researchers plan to eventually have enough data gathered, so they can go into a new community that may be similar to one already modelled, and have recommendations for that community at their fingertips.

“I feel good about doing this job because we’re doing something that can really make a difference,” said Sumanik. “If we can reduce diesel consumption by 200,000 litres, that’s taking away 600,000 kilograms of CO2, and it can be a significant cost savings for the community.”

Yukon College is dedicated to answering northern research questions, supporting local innovation, and increasing student research capacity. This series explores the depth and breadth of northern research at the College. For more information visit www.YukonCollege.yk.ca/ Research.

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CANADA DAY

2018

La FÊTE DU CANADA à Whitehorse

SUNDAY, JULY 1ST

DIMANCHE 1ER JUILLET

2018 CANADA DAY PROGRAM

PROGRAMME DE LA FÊTE DU CANADA 2018

9 AM

Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast at Shipyards Park until 11 AM

10 AM

Parade Forms up on Main St between 6th & 4th Ave

11 AM

Parade Starts: From 4th Ave & Main St to Shipyards Park via 2nd Ave & Ogilvie St With the Whitehorse Legion Colour Party and the music of the Midnight Sun Pipe Band

NOON

O Canada and Raising of the Canadian Flag

9h

Déjeuner des Chevaliers de Colomb au parc Shipyards, jusqu’à 11 h

10 h

Formation du défilé sur la rue Main entre les 4ème et 6ème Avenues

11 h

Défilé: part de la rue Main, suit la 2ème Avenue et la rue Ogilvie en direction du parc Shipyards, avec la garde d’honneur de la Légion et la musique de Midnight Sun Pipe Band

Midi

O Canada et lever du drapeau canadien Cérémonie d’ouverture par Son Honneur Angélique Bernard, commissaire du Yukon

Official Opening Ceremony by the Honourable Angélique Bernard, Commissioner of Yukon Cutting of the Official Canada Day Cake by the Commissioner (provided by the LA to the Legion) 1 PM

Main Stage Entertainment until 9:00 PM Produced by Claire Ness

1 PM

Beer Garden opens until 9:30 PM Operated by the Whitehorse Legion

3 PM

Rotary Club Great Canadian Yukon River Duck Race Food Court and various Activities from Noon to 9 PM at Shipyards Park

Children and Youth Activities throughout the day

13 h

Spectacle musical de Claire Ness et compagnie, jusqu’à 21 h

13 h

Service de Bar tenu par la Légion de Whitehorse, jusqu’à 21 h 30

15 h

Grande course canadienne de canards sur le fleuve Yukon par le Club Rotary du Yukon Kiosques de nourriture et autres activités pour les familles, de midi à 21 h au parc Shipyards

Displays by various Local Community Volunteer Organizations Firemen Skill Competition for kids presented by the Whitehorse Fire Department

Coupe du gâteau de la Fête du Canada par la commissaire

Expositions tenues par diverses associations bénévoles Compétition pour les jeunes, par les pompiers de Whitehorse

BYTE Skateboard Competition registration at 11:30 AM at Second Heaven Skate Park

Compétition de BYTE au parc Second Heaven, débute à 11 h 30

Performances by

Prestations de:

Dakhka Khwaan Dancers, The Canucks with Hank Karr, Filipino Dance Group, The Snowshoe Shufflers with Gillian Campbell, Rendezvous Can Can Line with the Prince & Princess Crowning, Carole Mulin’s Scottish Dancers, Brigitte et Ryan, Dena Zagi, Gurdeep’s Bhangra, Parker Thomas Jazz, Northern Light School of Dance, Lara Lewis, Breakdancing Yukon Society, Brandon Isaak Trio, Soul Migration, Velvet Steamroller.

This celebration is funded in part by the Government of Canada and Cette fëte est financée en partie par le gouvernement du Canada et

2018 CANADA DAY SPONSORS | COMMANDITAIRES DE LA FÊTE DU CANADA 2018

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Whitehorse EVENTS ART SHOWS

GENERAL EVENTS

Monday to Friday, Arts in the Park presents Visual Artists 11:30 am, June 25-29 Josée, July 1-6 Marie Hélène Comeau . Musicyukon.com for more info.

Until Sat. June 30 Unfurled - The Yukon in Fur Arts Underground Exhibit held in the Hougen Heritage Gallery. The rich history and current culture of trapping in the Yukon.

Until Sat. Jun 30 Art Exhibit - Suki Wellman Yukon Arts Centre Until Sat. Jun 30 Art Exhibition - Heart of Riverdale Yukon Arts Centre Until Fri. Jun 29 Art Exhibit - Chilkoot Trail Yukon Arts Centre Inspired from her 2014 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency, Daphne Mennell’s Chilkoot Trail features paintings and sketches of the landscapes she encountered.

Until Fri. Jun 29 Art Exhibit - Audible Landscapes Yukon Arts Centre Explores the diversity of works the trail has inspired. From graphic novels to film, the Chilkoot Trail’s ecology and history is a constant muse.

Mon. Jul. 2 Do You See What I See? 5:00 pm Baked Cafe Modern works that challenge the viewer to see beyond simply the Tlingit art form of form line design, and allow you a deeper insight into the mind and perspective of a modern First Nation artist.

Wed. Jun. 27 Author Presentation - Sandy Pool 7:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Reading / presentation by Berton House Writer-in-Residence Sandy Pool.

Wed. Jun. 27 Hapa Zome 7:00 pm Arts Underground Instructed by Vanessa Ægirsdóttir, Ages 10+ Japanese art of creating imprints of plants onto fabric or paper. To register call 867-6674080 or drop in on mainstreet..

Wed. Jun. 27 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed. Jun. 27 Midday Church Service 12:15 pm Whitehorse United Church A time to relax, refocus.

Music, silence, readings.

Wed. Jun. 27 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Jun. 27 Stories of Silver 7:00 pm MacBride Museum Yukon Silver storytelling evening.

Wed. Jun. 27 The Alpha Course 6:30 pm Yukon Bible Fellowship Alpha is a series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith and it runs all around the globe. Call 668-5689 or email mail@yukonbiblefellowship.com for more information.

Wed. Jun. 27 Wayback Wednesdays - Music and Storytelling 7:00 pm MacBride Museum Tales of silver mining in the Yukon, its discovery, and the boom town days of Keno City and Mayo, with a short performance by Alex Johnston.

Wed. Jun. 27 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 pm Whitehorse United Church Jun. 27, Yukon RIver Quest, 20th anniversary!

World’s longest annual Paddling race, 715 km/444 miles from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Begins at Rotary Peace Park with ceremonies at 11:15am. To volunteer or enter call 333-562 Thu. Jun. 28 Chess Corner 6:30 pm Yukon College Chess played in room A2101, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board. Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy.

Thu. Jun. 28 Christ Church Cathedral Choir Practice 7:30 pm Christ Church Cathedral Thu. Jun. 28 Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Market 3:00 pm Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Fri. Jun. 29 Adäka 2018 Opening 5:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Welcome our artists from across the territories and the Circumpolar North, and show them our legendary Yukon hospitality!

Cake and tea to follow! All are welcome. Free admission.

Fri. Jun. 29 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. Jun. 30 Chilkat Warp Spinning 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the ancient techniques of spinning goat wool. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sat. Jun. 30 Crib Tournament 6:15 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Crib tournaments every Saturday - Member and non-members welcome.

Sat. Jun. 30 Eco Weaving 2:00 pm Arts Underground Instructed by Vanessa Ægirsdóttir, Ages 10+ Using found materials and a small amount of cotton warp thread, participants will explore the trails and make nature weavings using flowers, sticks, and other found material. To register call 867-667-4080 or drop in on main street.

Sat. Jun. 30 First Nations Design & Technique 2:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn how to draw Wolf and Crow formline design with local, Tahltan artist Ben Gribben. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sat. Jun. 30 Hide Medicine Bag 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn how to prepare and create your own medicine bag! With instructor Diane Olsen. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sat. Jun. 30 Local Language Use in Tourism Settings 10:00 am Association franco-yukonnaise A fun and lively discussion of this critical issue. Lunch will be provided. Register online.

Sat. Jun. 30 Mi’Kmaq Inspired Clay Pinch Pots 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Work alongside Mi’Kmaq potter, Nancy Oakley as she guides you through the process of making beautiful, handmade clay pots Register online or call 6677698 for more info.

Sat. Jun. 30 Tlingit Cedar Headband Weaving 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn about the various plaits, weaves and twinning. Adorn your headband with shells and beads. Register online.

Sat. Jun. 30 Traditional Sami Band Weaving 2:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Join Inga for three hours and weave your own Sami inspired bracelet.

All materials and supplies provided Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

LIVE MUSIC

Wed. Jun. 27 Arts in the Park - Borealis Soul 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Wed. Jun. 27 Music at MacBride Summer Concert Series 7:00 pm MacBride Museum Wed. Jun. 27 Arts in the Park - Antarticus 7:00 pm LePage Park Free evening concert at the park Wed. Jun. 27 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Thu. Jun. 28 Arts in the Park - Hip Hop Show 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Thu. Jun. 28 Jam Night with Hayley Warden and Alex Johnston 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu. Jun. 28 Ginger Jam 8:00 pm Epic Pizza Fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest cohosts and performers.

Thu. Jun. 28 Jack Straw 8:30 pm Whisky Jacks Pub & Grill Thu. Jun. 28 Yukon Jack Live 9:30 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Fri. Jun. 29 to Sat. Jun. 30 Graham Poile 9:00 pm Whisky Jacks Pub & Grill Fri. Jun. 29 Arts in the Park - Sarah MacDougall 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Fri. Jun. 29 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri. Jun. 29 Retro Space Party 8:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon A Retro Space Costume contest feat.

Prizes!�An Epic Dance Party!

Fri. Jun. 29 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Fri. Jun. 29 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat. Jun. 30 to Sun. Jul. 1 Stockstill & Rose Northern Gypsy Bluegrass 9:00 pm Whisky Jacks Pub & Grill Sat. Jun. 30 Nive & the Deer Children 7:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Join us as we head east across the Arctic Circle, one of Greenland’s hottest indie folk bands.

Sat. Jun. 30 Kraig + KJ - Canada Day & Paradise Pre-Party 9:00 pm Miner’s Daughter Restaurant Playing all styles of House, Breaks, Hip Hop, Ghetto Funk and DnB, they’re teaming up to bring you an evening of funk-soul madness on 4-decks.

Sat. Jun. 30 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat. Jun. 30 Paris Live 9:00 pm Earls Restaurant Paris will be performing solo with her electric ukulele mixing it up between original songs and upbeat unique cover tunes.

Sat. Jun. 30 Yukon Jack Live 9:30 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Sun. Jul. 1 Jam Session 5:00 pm 98 Hotel Sun. Jul. 1 Sunday Jam and Open Mic 7:00 pm Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Hosted by local musicians, until late, drink specials.

Sun. Jul. 1 Ben Mahony 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon. Jul. 2 Music at MacBride Summer Concert Series 7:00 pm MacBride Museum Mon. Jul. 2 Monday Night Jam 8:00 pm The Social House Bring your own instrument or play one supplied. Sing some tunes for your friends or sit in and play along.

Tue. Jul. 3 Arts in the Park - Brandon Isaak 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park

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Sat. Jun. 30 Youth - Drop-in Rubber Stamping 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the basics of rubber stamping their own design onto a card.

Sat. Jun. 30 Acrylic Painting 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn various painting techniques and will provide one on one instruction to her students. Register online.

Sat. Jun. 30 to Mon. Jul. 2 Grand Northern Tournament 11:00 am Whitehorse, Yukon A 3 day Medieval Combat Tournament over the Canada Day long weekend. Involving Duels, 3v3 Melee’s, Combat Games.

Sun. Jul. 1 Baby Mocassins 10:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the process from start to finish, including cutting out your pattern, beading a simple design, and sewing the moccasins together.

All skill levels welcome, ages 16 and up. All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Beaded Cabochon Pendant 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Diane Olsen will teach you the skill of bead weaving, All skill levels welcome, ages 16 and up. All materials provided.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Beaded Hair Barrette 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Students will receive a beading kit with barrette template, colours, thread and wooden hair pin to fashion the hair piece into place. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Beginner Stained Glass 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn various skills and techniques such as cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering. You will finish with a lovely piece to hang in your window. Register online or call 6677698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day at the Old Log Church Museum 12:00 pm Old Log Church Come after the Canada Day parade for facepainting, kids’ crafts, coffee and baked goods. Guided tours all day. As always, kids get in for free! 668-2555 Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day Celebrations Shipyards Park 9:00 AM Pancake Breakfast, 11:00 AM Parade, Noon Canada Day Ceremony, 12:30 Main Stage Entertainment, 3:00 Rubber Duck Drop Sun. Jul. 1 Cedar Carved Feast Spoon 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Spend one full day designing and carving a traditional cedar “Feast Spoon” with Sto:lo Nation Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 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. Jul. 1 Dene Style Birch Bark Basket 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Work with Karen Cumberland and make your own birch basket as she retells the story of how baskets have been used for centuries. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Kids Cartooning 2:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Kids will learn basic techniques of cartooning with local Cartoonist Blair Thorson.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Life Drawing Drop-in 7:00 pm Arts Underground Life Drawing is every first Sunday of the Month and is non-instructional. Andew Sharp is the host. A live model will pose each session. Cost is $5/hour to help pay for the model.

Sun. Jul. 1 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. Jul. 1 Youth Round Beaded Earrings 2:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Bead a pair of stylish round earrings with Northern Tutchone artist Janelle Hager. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Advanced Porcupine Quillwork 10:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn various techniques of Métis quillwork with Carmen Miller Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Beaded Hide Business Card Holder 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Hide and beads will be provided, no previous experience necessary. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Carved Mammoth Ivory Earrings 9:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Use various power tools to form Inukshuk earrings with mammoth ivory and silver hardware.. Register online or call 6677698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Euchre Night 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon. Jul. 2 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. Jul. 2 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 pm Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com

Mon. Jul. 2 Intro to Metal Smithing - Bowl Forming 9:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Work hands on with smithing tools to form a 4” flat disc into a bowl, where the participant can add a base of their choosing.. Register online or call 6677698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Tlingit Cedar Rose Bouquet 10:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Heather Callaghan will guide participants through the teachings and the creation of a cedar rose boquet. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Toddler Seal Skin Booties with Fur Trim 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Participants will be provided with pre designed and pre cut baby bootie kit, everything included.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Wet Felted Slippers 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Discover the magic of felting in this introductory class with local artist Velma Olsen.

Ages 14 and up. All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Mon. Jul. 2 Youth Beaded Patch Work 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre All materials provided.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Beaded Brooch 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn to bead and sew a beaded pin. Ages 10+ Materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Brave New Words 7:30 pm The Social House We encourage writers and storytellers from all genres to come read what you have written.

Tue. Jul. 3 Cult Cinema: Scanners 8:00 pm The Social House Free admission + popcorn Tue. Jul. 3 Intermediate Moosehair Tufting 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre This class is designed for the experienced artist looking to develop their Tufting skills. Materials provided.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Intermediate Stained Glass 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Beginner experience is required, ages 16 and up. All materials provided.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Intro to Inuit Lino Cut Print Making 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn how to design and cut lino for printmaking. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Mini Paddle Carving 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Carve your own mini canoe paddle out of cedar. All skill levels welcome, ages 18 and up. All materials provided.Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Round Beaded Earrings 5:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Bead a pair of stylish round earrings with Northern Tutchone artist Janelle Hager. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Sami Antler Engraving and Pattern Design 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 2 day Sami Antler Engraving and Pattern Design.

Materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Seal Skin Card Holder 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn how to sew a beaded, sealskin business card holder. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Seal Skin Gauntlet Mitts with Fur Trim 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Participants will be provided with pre designed and pre cut Seal Skin Gauntlet mitten pattern, everything included.

Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Second-hand Clothing Bazaar 5:30 pm Whitehorse Seventh-day Adventist Church Donations of clean clothing in good condition welcome. All proceeds go to charitable causes. For more info. call 633-3463.

Tue. Jul. 3 Soapstone Carving 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 Youth First Nations Design & Technique 2:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn how to draw Wolf and Crow formline design with local, Tahltan artist Ben Gribben. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jun. 27 Father’s Group Meeting - Drum Making Part 2 5:30 pm Kwanlin Dun First Nation Drum painting with Jared Kane, children welcome, dinner provided. For more info call 668-7289 Thu. Jun. 28 Dusk’a Head-Start - Monthly Luncheon 11:30 am Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Please join us to celebrate our children’s success each month! The food is GREAT, our salmon have hatched and the children will be signing a traditional Southern Tutchone song. All families are welcome - “It takes a community to raise a child” For more information call 393-3775 Thu. Jun. 28 Youth Drop In 5:30 pm Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 10 - 17 yrs. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Limit of 25 participants, arrive early.

Fri. Jun. 29 Parent and Tot Drop In 10:00 am Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 0-4 yrs. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Limit of 25 participants, arrive early.

Fri. Jun. 29 Mommy Barre 1:00 pm Long Lean Mean Fitness Focuses on strength, posture, core and flexibility. . Register online or call 334-3479 for more information.

Fri. Jun. 29 Girls Club 7:30 pm Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information.

Sat. Jun. 30 Youth Magic League 11:00 am Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Cards from all Magic sets are legal. 60 card format. Ages 18 and under.

Sat. Jun. 30 Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Family Day 1:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Traditional Games, Storytelling, Elders Present. Meals provided with refreshments. All ages welcome. Location changes call 633-7688 for details.

Sat. Jun. 30 Family Drop In 3:00 pm Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 9 and under, must be accompanied by a parent. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information.

Sat. Jun. 30 Gaming Open House 6:00 pm Titan Gaming Cafe Try out Rocket League and Fortnight, Hockey, Hoops, or Dropshot modes, as well as traditional Soccar!

Sun. Jul. 1 Prince and Princess Contest 1:00 pm Shipyards Park The Prince and Princess contest is an opportunity for the younger generation to be representatives of Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous.

There will be a Prince and Princess crowned in each age category (4-7 and 8-12) Enter online.

Mon. Jul. 2 Summer Dice: A Summer Camp for Dragon Slayers! 8:00 am Titan Gaming Cafe 6685750 A week-long Dungeons & Dragons-themed summer camp for ages 8-12. Call for more details.

Mon. Jul. 2 Baby Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for ages 6 - 24 months & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 667-5239 for more information.

Tue. Jul. 3 Dungeon Draw Artist Night 6:00 pm Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Food and drink specials, watch for special event theme nights.

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

Wed. Jun. 27 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. Jun. 27 The Yukon Women’s Transition Home and Kaushee’s Place Housing Societies AGM 12:00 pm Association franco-yukonnaise Refreshments provided!

Thu. Jun. 28 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. 867-6896363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Thu. Jun. 28 Yukon Film Society AGM 5:00 pm Yukon Film Society Office A great opportunity to meet YFS staff/board, members, check out our office, and learn about the society’s plans for the coming year. A free BBQ all members are welcome to attend. 393-3456 Thu. Jun. 28 Midnight Sun Toastmasters Club 5:30 pm Yukon College Room A2714. An after Wed. Jun. 27 Toddler Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. work meeting to help you gain confidence in public of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 speaking, improve communication and add to your leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 for more information. toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Wed. Jun. 27 McIntyre Field Sports 12:00 pm Thu. Jun. 28 Legion General Meetings 6:00 pm McIntyre Field Equipment and food are provided!

Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Consent form is required. Contact Kaitlyn at 334Sat. Jun. 30 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: 8728.

Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 am A&W Wed. Jun. 27 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Restaurant Casual event. Hams from outside the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those Yukon and those are interested are welcome Mon. Jul. 2 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all Meeting 7:00 pm Emergency Measures pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, Organisation BDG Prospective hams are welcome. expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Tue. Jul. 3 Executive Meeting 5:15 pm Sport Wed. Jun. 27 Baby Talk Session: Adjustment to Yukon We produce many newsletters a year, Parenthood 1:30 pm Whitehorse Health Centre plan and lead river trips, organize the annual Bring your baby, let us inform and discuss topics related to the health and concerns you may have as whitewater rodeo, and are the Yukon’s sport your baby reaches milestones. governing body for flatwater and slalom racing.

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Yukon Montessori School battles plastic pollution Solving environmental issues through Cosmic Education.

Plastic Free July kicks off on July 1

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Plastic Free July is an international initiative that challenges people to avoid using as much single-use plastic as they can for the month of July

W

hen discussing the global plastic pollution, things can often seem bleak.

That is not the case at Yukon Montessori School, where, in Kelly Scott’s Lower Elementary class, the future looks bright. Very bright. Through Cosmic Education, the class is utilizing their creative energy to imagine solutions to global plastic waste.

What is Cosmic Education? It is one of the pillars of the Montessori system and is referred to as the path through which children develop a global vision. By developing gratitude for the universe and their own lives within it, children can begin to understand their role, purpose and responsibility in society.

After learning about the growing problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, and learning about 4 Ocean, an initiative to clean up marine plastic pollution, Scott’s class decided to create a project that could illustrate the dangers of plastic pollution to others. What they came up with was a plastic artwork show that showcases not only the harmful effects of plastic pollution, but also imagines potential solutions to the crisis.

I spoke with students Luca, Tammo, Elliott, Ben, Asher and Owen (ages 6–9) about their art pieces and was blown away by their depth of knowledge and creative ideas for solving this global problem.

Using recycled plastic, most of it from their school lunches, they created incredible models of ma-

chines and vivid scenes of plastic pollution, complete with explanations and up-to-date facts.

Several students created machines designed to remove plastic debris from the ocean and recycle it. One was even designed to take ocean plastic and convert it into water—a million dollar idea if I ever heard one! Some pieces showed the extent of plastic pollution and its effects on wildlife and ecosystems, calling for the viewer to take action against garbage.

One of my favourites was a rocket ship created to remove garbage from space and return it to Earth to be recycled.

Accompanying the art pieces were informational posters providing the facts about plastic pollution, and speaking to the boys it was clear that they knew their stuff. We talked about where plastic comes from and the backwards logic of creating single-use items out of a material that lasts forever. We discussed how plantbased alternatives to plastic could play a role in decreasing plastic waste, but most importantly we talked about ways we can use less plastic in our lives.

“We’ve really come a long way with our classroom waste,” says Scott.

“We recycle a lot, and only fill a small garbage bin once every few weeks. Next up is student lunches, and I’m hoping we can get everyone on board for plasticfree lunches in the fall.”

The class’ timing is great, as

Zero Waste Yukon is kicking off a campaign to promote Plastic Free July, an international initiative to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to challenge people to refuse as much single-use plastic as they can for the month of July.

Throughout the month they’ll be celebrating people that are refusing single-use plastic, and providing tips for living with less.

“These kids are our future Zero Waste champions,” says Sarah Preiksaitis, program manager for Zero Waste Yukon.

“They’re out there reminding people that there are so many easy little things we can do, whether it’s bringing a reusable water bottle or coffee cup, or saying no to straws when we dine out. These small behaviour changes have an impact.”

Plastic Free July kicks off July 1, visit zerowasteyukon.ca/plasticfreejuly for more info on how to sign up and all the ways you can choose to refuse single use!

Ira Webb is the project coordinator for Zero Waste Yukon. When not advocating for waste reduction and recycling, he enjoys fishing and adventuring in Yukon’s pristine wilderness.

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Campfire Recipes with Sydney Oland

Foil-wrapped cheesy eggs in peppers

A

satisfying breakfast is so important to a good camping trip; it should be simple but filling—and, ideally, piping hot.

Don’t try and feed me granola if I’m waking up in a tent.

It will just set me off on a day of chasing snacks and being cranky.

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M OST EVENTS A R E FR EE!

P R O U D LY P R O D U C E

Tickets for select evening shows available at: adaka-cultural-festival.myshopify.com and at the Festival Info Booth during the festival. $

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS S U N D AY July 1

TU ES D AY July 3

CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS

CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS

11:00 AM

Soapberry Ice Cream

12:00 PM

Hip-Hop Show #14 hosted by Jona Barr,

12:00 PM

Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell:

12:00 PM

Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell:

1:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: Remembering Who We Are

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: Yukon First Nations Land Claims Cultural Identity and the Arts

Knowledge Seekers: The Benefits of Being Bilingual with Bessie Cooley Curators Talk: Contemporary Art as a catalyst for Climate Change

3:00 PM

Artist Talk: Beading the Cosmos

5:00 PM

with Frances Neumann with Piona Keyuakjuk

with Phil Gatensby

2:00 PM

Photos: Allan Ogilvie

3:00 PM

with Inga-Wiktoria Påve

with Margaret Nazon

M A I NSTAG E 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:35 PM 2:20 PM

FR I D AY June 29 M A I NSTAG E 5:30 PM 6:10 PM 6:25 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

2:50 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM

Ò Longhouse

Opening Ceremonies Circumpolar Drum Welcome Madi Dixon Diyet and The Love Soldiers Public Reception

CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS

with Martha Cerny

7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:15 PM

Community Jigging and Square Dance, Old Crow Style! Hosted by Stanley Njootli,

CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS 12:00 PM

CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS

1:00 PM

Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell: Story of Sugiya Dena with Mary Caesar Knowledge Seekers: Living as a Queer/ Two Spirit/Transgender Person

10:30 AM

Circumpolar Reel – Curated Film Series

2:00 PM

by Kerry Barber

12:00 PM

Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell: Decolonizing the Sami Drum

3:00 PM

1:00 PM

Cross Cultures, from Siberia to Switzerland

1:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: Tlingit History

2:00 PM

5:00 PM

2:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: How We Heal

The Enigmatic Sirtya, the Mysterious first inhabitants who lived underground on the Siberian Tundra

2:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: Lighting the Quilliq

7:00 PM

3:00 PM

Artist Talk: Reawakening our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing

5:00 PM

with Carole Geddes

M A I NSTAG E

Presented by:

SHARING OUR SPIRIT CELEBRATION 12:00 PM

Moment of Silence for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children

12:10 PM

Mathew Nuqingaq Olga Letykai Rising Sun Singers Taku Kwan Dancers Daghaalhaan K’e Dakhká Khwáan Dancers Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Hän Singers Dakwäkäda Dancers Vuntut Ch’adzoh

with Starr Drynock

12:20 PM 12:40 PM 1:05 PM 1:50 PM 2:20 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

ADÄKA WELCOMES OUR GUESTS TO YUKON TERRITORY

Nature is our First Medicine Series

with Blake Lepine

M A I NSTAG E 2:35 PM 3:00 PM 3:35 PM

4:15PM 7:00 PM 7:10 PM 8:00 PM Presented by:

with Mathew Nuqingaq

with Hovak Johnston 5:00 PM

3:00 PM

Aasiva Nive & the Deer Children $

with Evgeniy Salinder

2:00 PM Presented by:

with Alissa Csonka

9:00 PM

Knowledge Seekers: What Makes a Person an Elder with Bessie Cooley Artist Talk: Inuit Art: A Family Legacy with Koomautuk (Kuzy) Curley

Knowledge Seekers: Indigenous Perspectives on Education Nature is our First Medicine Series with Blake Lepine

M A I NSTAG E 8:00 PM

Presented by:

Selkirk Spirit Dancers Greyson Gritt

TH U RS D AY July 5 CULTU RA L PRESENTATIONS

Sunrise Tu Lidlini Youth Drummers Tahltan Sacred Headwaters Aasiva Songs of the Earth from the Chukchi Peninsula, Olga Letykai & Alissa Csonka Nive Nielsen & Diyet

10:00 AM

Book Reading: Price Paid: The fight for First Nations Survival

11:00 AM

Knowledge Seekers: First Nations Regalia Walking Lightly: The Art of the Moccasin Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell: Dog Blankets: How We Dressed Our Dogs

with author Bev Sellers, and Chief Bill Wilson

12:00 PM 12:00 PM

with Joe Tetlichi and Shirlee Frost

Dedication to Doris Mclean Kevin Barr & Boyd Benjamin Dena Zagi World Premier of “GUNA” – music video, with the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Chukchi

Greenland

Sami

Yamal

Alaska

Alberta

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Newfoundland & Labrador

Q & A to follow with the artist, SlinCraze

with Greyson Gritt

Presented by:

Díndal Kwädindür | Stories We Tell:

Artist Talk: with Michael Massie Community Feast

Presented by:

M O N D AY July 2

12:00 PM

3:00 PM

N’We Jinan Project: Whitehorse, Liard, and Selkirk First Nations Youth Showcase John Stosh & Highrolla’Graffik SlinCraze, with DJ Freya

WED N ES D AY July 4

4:00 PM

with Phil Gatensby

Nature is our First Medicine Series

with Blake Lepine

Film Series: Arctic Superstar

with Fredrik Prost

with Joe Tetlichi

Artist Talk: Indigenous Art in a Modern World

with Anna Hoover

12:00 PM

Presented by:

S ATU R D AY June 30

with Nakhela Bunbury

M A I NSTAG E

O ‘Canada Sean of the Yukon Daghaalhaan K’e Madi Dixon Dena Zagi Josh and Jamie Tetlichi Jerry Alfred and ShunDun

with Harold Frost and Josh and Jamie Tetlichi

Adäka turns 8 this year: Join us for cake and tea. All welcome!

2:00 PM

featuring Yukon hip hop artists!

Northwest Territories

Place Based Fashion with Henry Navarro Fashion Forward: with Joleen Mitton,

Founder of Indigenous Fashion Week in Vancouver

Artist Talk with ShoSho Esquiro Film: Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos Nature is our First Medicine Series with Blake Lepine

Presented by:

M A I NSTAG E 7:00 PM

Fashion Show: Dà Ze Tsàn, From our Hearts featuring live music performance and our Circumpolar Collaboration $ Presented by:

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P R E S E N T I N G PA R T N E R S :

KWANLIN DÜN CULTURAL CENTRE

Front & Black Street, Whitehorse, Yukon

WORKSHOPS

S ATU R D AY June 30 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

TU ES D AY July 3

Cedar Weaving, Rose Bouquets

$75

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Acrylic Painting (2 days)

$75

10:15 AM - 5:45 PM

Beaded Hide Key Chain

$45

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Sami Antler Engraving & Pattern Design

Hide Medicine Bag

$60

Intermediate Moose Hair Tufting

$120

Mi’Kmaq Inspired Clay Pinch Pots (4”)

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

$45

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Intermediate Stained Glass

$100

First Nations Design & Technique

$25

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Intro to Inuit Lino Cut Print Making

$50

Traditional Sami Band Weaving

$45

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sealskin Card Holder

$50

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Mini Paddle Carving (2 days)

$80

G I FT S H O P

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Beaded Round Earrings

$45

Saturday – Thursday, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

with Heather Callaghan with Jean Taylor

with Elizabeth Kyikavichik with Dolores Scheffen

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

with Nancy Oakley

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

with Ben Gribben

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

with Inga Wiktoria

S U N D AY July 1 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Dene Style Birch Bark Basket (5”)

with Karen Cumberlandn

Cedar Carved Feast Spoon

with Amanda Hugon

$100

Seal Skin Gauntlet Mitts (2 days) with Fur Trim with Catherine Cockney Beaded Broach with Melanie Bennett with Fredrik Prost

with Carmen Miller with Amy Tessaro

with Piona Keyuakjuk with Hovak Johnston

with Duran Henry & NCES with Janelle Hager

$80

WED N ES D AY July 4 with Jared Kane

with George Roberts & Mathew Nuqingaq

$300 $70 $65

Drum Making (16")

$225

Woman's Knife (Ulu)

$200 $140

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Baby Moccasins

$80

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Beaded Cabochon Necklace

$60

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Beaded Hair Barrett

$70

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Adult Stroud/Fur Trim Mitts

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Beginner Stained Glass

$45

10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Traditional Grass Sewing

$75

FREE

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Beading the Cosmos

$60

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Birch Bark & Porcupine Quill Earrings

$45

with Dolores Scheffen with Diane Olsen

with Lena Sanford

with Amy & Tony Tessaro

K I DS Cartooning (Ages 6-10) with Blair Thorson

M O N D AY July 2 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Intro to Metal Smithing/Bowl Forming with Michael Massie

$85

with Brenda Asp

Cuff Bracelet/Assorted Furs

$50

Introduction to Loom Beading (Bracelet) with Shirley Kakfwi Moosehair Tufting

$70 $45

Mi’Kmaq Black Ash Basketry (5”)

$50

Beaded Hide Key Chain

$45

with Karen Cumberland

Toddler Seal Skin Booties with Fur

$100

with Lena Moon

Cedar Weaving, Headband (2 days)

$125

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

$85

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

with Catherine Cockney with Heather Callaghan

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Advanced Porcupine Quill Work Wrapped Bracelet with Carmen Miller Beaded Hide Business Card Holder

$85 $75

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Warp Spinning (Mountain Goat Wool & Bark) with Ricky Tagaban Wet Felted Slippers with Fur

$45

with Koomautuk (Kuzy) Curley

with Lena Moon

with Velma Olsen

5:00 PM Acrylic Painting (2 days) - 10:00 PM with Jean Taylor

with Nancy Hager

with Nancy Oakley

with Elizabeth Kyikavichik

Saturday – Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Presented by:

Visit our professional gallery to see, and perhaps take home, some exquisite original works of art and traditional fine craft.

Beside the Main Entrance Friday, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Visit our gift shop for a great selection of Festival merchandise and giftware!

Kids Tent Saturday – Thursday, 11:00 PM – 4:00 PM A crafty and creative space for children and youth to explore arts, craft and storytelling accompanied by a parent or guardian. Open to kids 12 and under. Full schedule on site!

A RTI ST STU D I O VI LLA G E Waterfront Tents Daily, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Adäka artists are working on site throughout the festival to demonstrate their art and skills. Immerse yourself in this creative process and take the opportunity to chat with our artists on a daily basis!

Presented by:

Presented by:

Riverside Saturday – Thursday, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM $45

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Multipurpose Room Friday, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

FI S H CA M P

Miniature Birch Bark Canoe

Carved Mammoth Ivory Silver Earrings $100

with George Roberts

10:30 AM - 2:20 PM

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

with Margaret Nazon

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Soapstone Carving

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

with Anna Hoover

TH U RS D AY July 5

10:15 AM - 5:15 PM

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

with Dolores Scheffen

G A LLERY

KI DS CO R N ER

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

DAILY PROGRAMMING

Stories come to life at the Fish Camp! Watch traditional fish smoking or listen to a story told by an Elder. Fish Camp is an intimate area to learn about indigenous culture.

ELD ERS TENT Outside the Longhouse

Presented by:

Saturday – Thursday, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Elders and Seniors are invited to drop in for tea, bannock and conversation in this cozy Ft. MacPherson wall tent on the waterfront.

O U R C O M M U N ITY AT T H E F E ST I VA L

$85

D A I LY Drop In

$75

Intro to Moose Hair, Porcupine Quill or Fish Scale $45

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM o r 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

with Nancy Hager

EXPLO R E M A NY FO R M S O F A RT A N D CR A FT Register for workshops onsite at the Festival Information Booth or online at adaka-cultural-festival.myshopify.com. Onsite registration ONLY starting June 30.

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Help fill the digital void and contribute information about significant Yukon First Nations people and their accomplishments to Wikipedia online encyclopedia.

Add YOUR piece to the puzzle!

Yukon Archives Needs You!

The Yukon Archives First Nations Photo identification project will be at the festival all week. Stop by their display to view some photographs, share stories and learn more about this project.

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Grandpa’s Favourite

RV Hotspots Part two of six

in the North

ALASKA West coast of Kenai Peninsula and Dyea tidal flats N.W.T. The Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk via Dempster Highway NORTHERN B.C. Atlin YUKON Kluane Park: Slim’s River, Sheep Mountain and the Donjek Top of the World: an oasis of scenery, serenity and solitude Southern Lakes: including Yukon’s newest campground (Conrad) on the Windy Arm of Tagish Lake

ATLIN: Boom town to burnt down … to boom, burn, bust and boom again f all the cities, towns and villages in northwestern Canada, Atlin’s journey through the turbulent 20th century was more dramatic than most. It went from a golden boom town, in 1898, to a burnt-down town in 1901, then another boom until the fire of 1914, which destroyed the downtown core a second time, followed by a tourist boom that lasted from 1917 into the 1930s Depression, before WWII and the end of the White Pass excursion boats, which almost made it a ghost town before the road was built, from 1949–51, which secured a future but not a prosperous one.

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of the Roaring Twenties of the Great Gatsby era, Atlin was a premier domestic travel destination for the wealthy, who were denied their usual jaunts and haunts in war-ravaged Europe. The 1914 fire, which wiped out the downtown area, led to the construction of the grand three-storey Atlin Inn, which opened in 1917, the same year the Tarahne was built and a year after White Pass began stopping at Ben-My-Chree on Tagish Lake.

A 2.25-mile narrow-gauge railway, the Taku Tram, built in 1900 at the end of Graham Inlet, hauled visitors to Scotia Bay, on the west side of Atlin Lake, and the tourist boom was underway. It slowed down dramatically during the Depression, and the Tarahne was beached in 1936 but didn’t completely shut down until the Atlin road was built and the start of RV visits that continue to this day.

Although a February, 1949 editorial in the Whitehorse Star accused the various governments (B.C., Yukon and Ottawa) of “inanition” (death by starvation), for not building a road into Atlin, the community was never actually isolated and cut off from the outside world completely. In the years between the world wars, during her tourism heyday, Atlin was connected in summers by the lake boats, and in winters by the Fantail Trail: “In 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Route built the Fantail Trail from Log Cabin to Atlin. The 45-mile/70-km sled trail was used for many years. Passengers and freight travelled on horse-drawn sleighs, while dog teams carried the mail.

“One enterprising butcher even drove cattle over the trail in the late spring. The Fantail Trail was only used in the winter; in the summer, passengers and freight travelled to Atlin on lake steamers,” as explained by a sign at Log Cabin where the Skagway Road crosses the railroad, near the Fantail starting point. The name comes from Fantail Lake, an east/ west finger-like waterway covering about half the distance from Log Cabin to Atlin.

(Note: The sign is in error: Tarahne was not a “steamer.” It was powered by twin six-cylinder

PHOTO: Kirk Miller via Wikimedia Commons

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Allison Bay on Atlin Lake is one of many spectacular views Wisconsin gas engines with a top speed of 12 knots.)

The road from Atlin to Tagish Junction, near Jake’s Corner on the Alaska Highway, was built from 1949 to 1951, but the Tarahne was mothballed in 1936 and the Atlin Inn was boarded up. The high point was 1928, when 9,627 visitors came across the lake from Scotia Bay; and 1929, with 9,094 customers. Black Friday, the Depression and WWII killed Atlin tourism but also saved it with the Alcan construction in 1942–43.

There is no question the road gave Atlin a future and at least a chance to join the second half of the 20th century. Without it, Atlin would surely have gone the way of all the other boom-and-bust mining towns in the North.

Nowadays, the area has plenty of beautiful, peaceful places to RV camp, from the ballfield park in town, to Surprise Lake, Pine Creek and Warm Bay, a short distance downlake from the townsite.

“The Switzerland of the North” moniker was simply an overused and inaccurate White Pass advertising slogan that was also used in other mountain towns like Ouray, Colorado, which calls itself “The Switzerland of America.” As one who spent several winters all over Switzerland, writing ski racing stories, the mountains around Atlin bear little or no resemblance to the Swiss Alps; nor is it “the most beautiful place on Earth” as claimed by Discover Atlin’s website, but it is the largest natural body of water in B.C. and one of the more beautiful places in a big, beautiful province.

Although it’s a difficult thing to explain to touring visitors, Atlin is as much a feeling or sensation as it is a photo op. The place just has an enduring aura about it, and a

quiet charisma you won’t find anywhere else. Maybe it has something to do with the “Boom, Burn, Bust, Boom” history, or maybe it’s just a mysterious place by geographical definition. On a map, Atlin and the long-abandoned BenMy-Chree (Manx for “Girl of My Dreams”), the two tourism stars of the 1920s look like provincial orphans that tried to run away to the Yukon or Alaska, but never got there.

Atlin is a must-see RV destination in northern Canada, but one that is bypassed by too many visitors because of the “dead end” angle. You can’t pass through Atlin accidently on your way to the Klondike, although many stampeders did just that in 1898. You have to want to go there and, if you do, you won’t regret it.

In many ways, Atlin today presents a more realistic portrait of an old gold-rush town than even Dawson City, despite the fires.

Modern Dawson resembles a retired madam, covered in makeup and lipstick, trying to relive her glorious and prosperous youth.

Atlin is more like a frisky cancan dancer who aged gracefully without losing her beauty, dignity or charm.

But that could just be one old writer’s jaded opinion. Check it out and come up with your own.

And, oh yeah, there are still big fish in B.C.’s biggest natural lake— lots of them. Try the north end at a depth of 50’ near the mouths of feeder streams.

Doug Sack lived in Atlin from 1977 to 1984, yet still feels awestruck and gobsmacked when he visits.

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ave you ever been seized by the sudden urge to don a suit of plate armour and bludgeon other armoured people with a mace?

Perhaps your answer is a hearty “Yes!,” but it certainly wasn’t for Land Pearson, at least not before he strapped on the armour. After, however, it was a different story entirely.

Pearson is one of the founders of the Company of the White Wolf, Whitehorse’s own full-contact medieval combat company.

He and his co-founders had their interest piqued by a presentation at the first Yukcomicon, in 2014, by José Martinez-Amoedo, a fighter who lives in Mayo and competes on an international level for Spain. Martinez-Amoedo was looking for more fighters to train with in the North, so Pearson and a group of others decided to try it out.

“The first time I got fully into armour, I was fully prepared to be like, ‘Nope, this is not for me,’ because I never did any combat sports growing up,” said Pearson.

“I was a biathlete, a skier and a runner, but I had never had exposure to [combat] at all, and instead I was like, ‘This is amazing, I want to do more of it.’”

The emphasis of this practice is indeed on training and combat—while efforts are made to remain historically accurate (most armour is created in the style of the 14th – 16th centuries), there is no role-playing or storylines to follow, so it is not to be confused with live-action role-playing (LARPing). Instead, participants focus on strength and technique training, battle formations and the proper use of weapons.

At present, the Company of the White Wolf has about 35 members, and they meet twice a week.

“During the week [we do] a strength workout and technique work, fighting a stationary tar-

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get, working on striking, then we’ll get into soft kit (it’s a mix of hockey armour), and we’ll do some practice there,” said Pearson, describing a standard practice regimen.

“Every few practices, we’ll get fully into armour and actually do full drills and actual duels and

Wolf had just returned from a European campaign that saw them compete in Italy, for Battle of the Nations; and Scotland, for World Championships. Closer to home, the company hosts their own tournament in Whitehorse on the Canada Day weekend, which has attracted companies from Al-

Range, which is still pretty close to town, but we’re out in the woods, so that helps with the suspension of belief that you’re out in a [more medieval] setting; we’ll have tents and stuff set up, so it’s more historical.”

The public is also more than welcome to drop by the com-

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The Company of the White Wolf awaits visitors to their Great Northern Tournament, open for public viewing, from June 30 to July 2 at the Grey Mountain Biathlon Range group fights ... things like that.”

He assures those interested that injuries, which might be expected in full-contact sport, actually occur much less frequently than in more common sports like hockey or football.

Medieval combat is practised worldwide, with championships of varying sizes held in nearly every country. At the time of this interview, the Company of the White

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“We normally walk in the Canada Day parade, and we hand out flyers to invite people to come up and check it out,” he said. “[The tournament] takes place at the Grey Mountain Biathlon

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pany’s practices—Pearson emphasizes that this sport is not just for extreme fighters, gamers or history buffs. The benefits of medieval combat extend far beyond simple strength or combat techniques, and are beneficial to any and everyone.

“What’s really awesome about our club is that a lot of the people that have started with it haven’t really done a lot of sport be-

fore, even at all,” Pearson said.

“There are people that were just gamers, and now they’re getting really fit ... in that way, it’s a new avenue of active living.”

For Pearson, personally, combat training has rapidly improved his health, both mental and physical.

“Before we started this, I had two kids, a ‘dad bod,’ and in the first year I lost 20 pounds, got myself back in shape,” he said, adding, “It’s also just the team camaraderie that you start to build, having that group of friends to do things with is awesome—being able to travel the world and face challenges.”

The Company of the White Wolf have a busy summer season coming up. After the Canada Day weekend Tournament, they will be headed to a medieval fair in Alberta that hosts one of the larger Western Canadian competitions.

The Company will be returning for their third time to defend their title as one of the strongest clubs in the West. They also have hopes of competing in Russia this winter, at one of the most challenging events in the world.

For now, they will be practising hard, and they hope that the public will come to view the tournament and maybe even participate in a practice.

“Medieval combat is a lot of fun,” said Pearson in closing.

“We encourage anyone to stop by our practices and check it out; they’re totally open and we’re very welcoming.”

The Grand Northern Tournament is from June 30–July 2, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit www.whitewolves.org or the Company of the White Wolf Facebook page for more info.

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CANADA DAY As summer heats up again, Canada Day is on the way

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The very mention of Canada Day can conjure up memories and build anticipation for just about any Yukoner. Like any other year, 2018 is promising the fun Yukoners have come to expect from the national holiday.

Following last year’s gigantic Canada 150 celebration may be a tough task, but with summer finally here, Yukoners are looking to get out under the sun, at last, and add another Canada Day to their collection. With a holiday that never disappoints, why should this year be any different?

As per usual, a host of special events and celebrations put on by the Whitehorse Legion will be taking place on Canada Day. In addition to being an occasion for festivities, the Whitehorse Legion’s second vice president, Red Grossinger, says Canada Day marks a time to consider what it means to be Canadian.

“Canada Day is a day to reflect on what Canada is, for each of us,” said Grossinger. “A day to be proud of what Canada has achieved in the past and what we are as a nation.”

With a heavy focus on entertainment in the events of Canada Day, emphasis will be placed on showcasing local talent. In a place with a multicultural and diverse population, showing off local talent can mean presenting a wide array of forms of artistry.

“We are lucky, here in the Yukon,

to have so many talented people,” Grossinger said. “We could hold a show for three days without an artist performing twice, because of our large number of performers.”

The Canada Day concert in Shipyards Park continuously attracts fans of live music and entertainment, throughout the day, to see a span of acts, with something for everyone bound to be present. In the past, local solo artists, bands and dance groups have all taken part in the all-day spectacle, which runs from 1 p.m. all the way until 9 p.m. and is produced by Claire Ness.

As well as the entertainment aspects of the holiday, several other events will be happening over the course of the day. The Canada Day celebrations in Whitehorse will start off with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus, at Shipyards Park, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Following the breakfast, the annual parade will start at 11 a.m.

One hour earlier, the parade will start forming up on Main Street between 4th and 6th Avenue. The parade runs from 4th Avenue and Main Street, to Shipyards Park via 2nd Avenue and Ogilvie Street. It will feature the Whitehorse Legion Colour Party and the music of the Midnight Sun Pipe Band.

At noon, the official opening ceremony by the honourable Angelique Bernard, Commissioner of Yukon, will take place. This will feature the raising of the Canadian flag and the singing of “O Canada,” as well as the cutting of the official

Canada Day cake by the commissioner.

At 1 p.m., a beer garden operated by the Whitehorse Legion will open and remain open until 9 p.m.

At 3 p.m. the Rotary Club Great Canadian Yukon River Duck Race will start, and many more activities will be available throughout the afternoon, including a food truck court at Shipyards Park; displays by various local community volunteer organizations; a firemen skill competition for kids, presented by the Whitehorse Fire Department; a BYTE skateboard competition at Second Heaven Skate Park (registration at 11:30 a.m.); and nonstop children’s and youth activities, such as a new bouncy castle for younger kids.

Canada Day this year is an occasion no Yukoner should miss. There are activities and events to satisfy all and to remind each person what being Canadian means.

“When we follow the news and see what is happening to our southern friends, we should be proud to say we are Canadian and we do things in a Canadian way,” Grossinger concludes.

For more information check out the Whitehorse Legion’s website, www.whitehorselegionbranch254.ca.

Manus Hopkins is a Whitehorseand Toronto-based journalism student, musician and lover of heavy metal and cats.

PHOTOS: Erik Pinkerton

The Canadian Filipino Association of Yukon carried colourful streamers in the 2017 Canada Day parade

The 2017 Canada day concert featured special guests who were performing at the Adäka Cultural Festival, Te Arawa Waka, haka dancers from New Zealand

The Legion organizes the Canada Day events and Canadian Forces veterans wore their colours for the 2017 Canada Day parade

The Chinese Canadian Association of Yukon carried their dragon team in the 2017 Canada Day parade

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Richard Beaudoin pours maple syrup into empty whiskey barrels to age

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Maple Rush is bringing authentic maple products north of 60

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he maple leaf is an iconic symbol that comes to mind whenever “Canada” is mentioned.

But, aside from being on our national flag, the maple leaf also makes its way to our breakfast tables—in the form of maple syrup. Typically used to pair with pancakes or French toast, this sugary, delicious condiment can always be found in souvenir shops across Canada. Whether you are in Charlottetown, Niagara Falls, Winnipeg or Vancouver, you will find Canadian maple syrup somewhere.

Even here, in the cold Yukon, you can find Canadian maple syrup. I’m not talking about the generic syrup

found in grocery stores. Typically, those syrups are made with corn starch and sugar and are not 100 per cent maple syrup.

To find authentic maple syrup, made from Canadian maple trees, you go to Richard Beaudoin. This Yukoner has taken up the task of introducing Yukoners to authentic Canadian maple syrup. But how?

There are no maple trees in sight, anywhere near the Yukon.

Beaudoin gets his maple product shipped from a maple farm in Quebec. When it arrives in the Yukon, he begins to work his magic to create not only an authentic syrup that is

made from 100 per cent pure maple, but also another product called Whiskey Maple Butter. Whiskey and maple? At first you may think that is an unusual pairing, but, after tasting Beaudoin’s product, you will think it is the most fantastic-tasting maple product in the Yukon.

Beaudoin takes great pride in crafting things together. He started his brand of maple products, in 2015, under the name The Maple Rush. After making pure maple syrup, Beaudoin started to think about other products he could make that no one else has made in the Yukon. One day he thought about letting pure maple

syrup sit in an empty whiskey barrel, to age. He pitched the idea to the Yukon Brewery and, in exchange, was able to use their empty whiskey barrels. After some trial and error, he figured five months was the perfect aging time. The finished product is a beautiful Yukon Whiskey Maple Butter.

Sales to tourists has been good, but not all Yukoners are keen on the idea of a pure maple product that is available up north. According to Beaudoin, people do not always understand what he is trying to create. He gets questioned all the time about the authenticity of his products because there are no maple trees in the Yukon.

Also, he admits to having some challenges when it comes to marketing his products. Beaudoin’s objective is to create high-quality artisan maple products. Unfortunately, some people are so used to the “fake” commercial maple syrups that they don’t quite get the angle Beaudoin is coming from. However, Beaudoin does offer tasting/table samples and explains the process involved to prospective consumers,

as well as explaining how to pair his maple creations with other products. In the winter, Beaudoin also offers maple taffy, made on the snow.

The most-recent launch is a maple butter made with brandy, wild berries and maple syrup. Maple Rush products are sold on the Carcross Commons, in Carcross and also at the following retailers in Whitehorse: Midnight Sun, Yukon Brewery and Riverside Grocery.

You can follow The Maple Rush on Facebook to get more information about upcoming market/festival events where the products will be featured.

Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorsebased writer. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

The Maple Rush has partnered with Yukon Brewing to age maple syrup in their empty whiskey barrels.

Allen Hansen, co-owner of Yukon Brewing helps with the process PHOTO: courtesy of The Maple Rush

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Wed. Jun. 27 Velocity summer training 4:30 pm Biathlon Range Thu. Jun. 28 Archery 6:00 pm Biathlon Range Thu. Jun. 28 Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Thu. Jun. 28 Insanity Live Mornings 6:00 am Peak Fitness Extreme cardio conditioning program that will transform your body. Drop in or sign up call 335-4281 or email brittyfit@ gmail.com for more info.

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Thu. Jun. 28 Muay Thai 7:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Thu. Jun. 28 YASC 5:30 - 7 Biathlon Range Fri. Jun. 29 COBRA FS 8:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Fri. Jun. 29 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 pm Golden Horn Elementary Fri. Jun. 29 Ladies Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts

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Fri. Jun. 29 Strong by Zumba with Lynda 6:00 am Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Combines high intensity interval training with the science of Synced Music Motivation. Call 633-5245 for more info.

Sat. Jun. 30 zFit with Jennifer 10:00 am Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Call 6335245 for more info.

Sun. Jul. 1 Carcross Kickboxing 12:30 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 1 Carcross Kids Kickboxing 11:30 am N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 1 COBRA FS 8:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 1 Ladies Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 1 Pre School Martial Arts 3:30 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 1 YASC 10:00 am Biathlon Range Tue. Jul. 3 Archery 6:00 pm Biathlon Range Tue. Jul. 3 Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Ladies Kickboxing 5:00 pm N60 Combative Arts

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Tue. Jul. 3 Mountain Fitness Training 5:45 pm Biathlon Range Call 336-0007 for more info or register online.

Tue. Jul. 3 Muay Thai 7:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Pilates for Men 6:15 pm Long Lean Mean Fitness Pilates an excellent technique for whole-body fitness, as well as a foundation for cross training with other kinds of sports and exercise. Register online or call 334-3479 for more information.

Tue. Jul. 3 YASC 5:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed. Jul. 4 Bike Nights 4:00 pm Mount Sima Chairlift is running for mountain biking, paragliding & single panoramic chair rides 867668-4557 info@mountsima.com Wed. Jul. 4 Dancefit 12:00 pm Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Workout dance rooted in jazz, hip hop and Latin styles will take you away from your stresses. Wednesdays with an extra class on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m Call 6335245 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Mtn Bike Biathlon 6:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed. Jul. 4 Velocity summer training 4:30 pm Biathlon Range

Wellness LISTINGS Wed. Jun. 27 Pineapple Chakra! Acroyoga & Conditioning 7:45 am Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Develop strength and form for handstands, and find length, strength, and stability with this energetic multi-person conditioning series. No partner required. 334-8599 rootedtreemassage@ gmail.com Wed. Jun. 27 The Counselling Drop-In Clinic 10:00 am Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed. Jun. 27 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed. Jun. 27 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Jun. 27 All Levels Yoga 5:30 pm Alpine Bakery To register call or email 393-4440 wallymaltz@mac.com Wed. Jun. 27 Bikram Heated Yoga 7:15 pm Grace Space Bikram Yoga is a Hatha yoga style including pranayama and 26 asanas in a heated environment. Open to all levels, email davlaferriere@gmail.com for more details.

Wed. Jun. 27 Hips Hams Better Backs 7:30 pm Alpine Bakery Beginner/experienced beginner – stretch, standing poses, back healing work.

To register call or email 393-4440 wallymaltz@ mac.com Thu. Jun. 28 Full Moon Meditation - SelfEmpowerment 8:00 pm Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga This group meditation focuses on building your confidence, increasing your self-love, and helping you grow into the person you want to be.

334-8599 rootedtreemassage@gmail.com Fri. Jun. 29 Morning Yoga 7:00 am Alpine Bakery Email wallymaltz@mac.com or call 335.9385 to register or for more information.

Fri. Jun. 29 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Sat. Jun. 30 Red Tara Practice 12:30 pm VajraNorth Everyone welcome. For more info contact 667-6951 (Cheryl Buchan) 633-3715 Sat. Jun. 30 Gaming Open House 6:00 pm Titan Gaming Cafe Try out Rocket League and Fortnight, Hockey, Hoops, or Dropshot modes, as well as traditional Soccar!

Mon. Jul. 2 AcroYoga Morning Conditioning 6:45 am Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Develop strength and form for handstands, and find length, strength, and stability with this energetic multiperson conditioning series. No partner required.

334-8599 rootedtreemassage@gmail.com Mon. Jul. 2 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon. Jul. 2 Shamata Meditation 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon. Jul. 2 Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Mon. Jul. 2 Hospice Walking Group 6:30 pm S.S.Klondike An opportunity to share your grief experience, or simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others who are grieving.

Call or email for more details. 667-7429 info@ hospiceyukon.net Mon. Jul. 2 Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 pm 4071 4th Ave (Many Rivers Bdg) Overeaters Anonymous Meeting every Monday Please ring the buzzer if the door is locked.

Meeting every first and third Monday of the Month Tue. Jul. 3 Morning Yoga 7:00 am Alpine Bakery Email wallymaltz@mac.com or call 335.9385 to register or for more information.

Tue. Jul. 3 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 Wed. Jul. 4 The Counselling Drop-In Clinic 10:00 am Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed. Jul. 4 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed. Jul. 4 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

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Mondays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - 6th Ave Tuesdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - 6th Ave. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave. Phone: AA 1-888-453-0142 (24 hours a day)

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Wed. Jun. 27 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 pm Atlin Rec Centre Sun. Jul. 1 St. Martins Anglican Church Service 10:00 am St. Martins Anglican Church Sun. Jul. 1 Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 am Atlin Christian Centre

BEAVER CREEK

Fri. Jun. 29 Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Sat. Jun. 30 Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club Mon. Jul. 2 Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Tue. Jul. 3 Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club

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Wednesdays Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wednesdays Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wednesdays AA Carcross 6:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tuesdays and Thursdays 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 Wed. Jun. 27 Pole Raising Ceremony 9:00 am Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Everyone welcome! Lunch will be provided!

Thu. Jun. 28 CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Jun. 28 Executive Council Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Jun. 28 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu. Jun. 28 Sewing Nights 6:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Fri. Jun. 29 AA Meeting Carcross 1:30 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Sat. Jun. 30 Traditional Handgames 1:00 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Jul. 1 Sewing Sessions 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Jul. 1 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 am St. Saviour’s Church 867-668-3129 Mon. Jul. 2 Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Jul. 2 CTRRC Mtng 10:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 3 C/TFN Communication Team Mtng 1:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 3 Elders Breakfast 10:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 3 Excellence Group 5:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 3 Sports Night 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue. Jul. 3 Tlingit Language classes 5:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Tue. Jul. 3 Women’s Group 7:00 pm Carcross Community Campus 821-4251

DAWSON CITY

Wed. Jun. 27 The Beading Circle 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Learn a few basic beading techniques and see what it takes. You will come away with a whole new appreciation for this timeless art form. Limited to 6 seats.

Wed. Jun. 27 Bannock 3:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Wed. Jun. 27 Latin Rhythm - Beginner 7:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Latin music and move your body with salsa, bachata and merengue! Call 9935005 or stop by the office to register Wed. Jun. 27 CFYT Trivia 8:00 pm The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Wed. Jun. 27 Latin Rhythm - Intermediate 8:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Latin music and move your body with salsa, bachata and merengue! Call 993-5005 or stop by the office to register Thu. Jun. 28 Wild and Rosie Apothecary Program 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Explore how to create beautiful, natural products with plants from our traditional territory.

Thu. Jun. 28 Nature Walk 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu. Jun. 28 Youth Art Series - Exploring Printmaking 6:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Free, Snacks, and no registration required.

Thu. Jun. 28 Guided Hike: Goldensides Trail 6:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu. Jun. 28 Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Thu. Jun. 28 to Tue. Jul. 31 Emily Jan KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Part natural history and part invention, and the shifting boundaries between Self and

Other by combining species and objects in hallucinatory and oneiric ways.

Thu. Jun. 28 Artist Talk and Reception with Emily Jan 7:30 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Part natural history and part invention, and the shifting boundaries between Self and Other by combining species and objects in hallucinatory and oneiric ways.

Thu. Jun. 28 to Fri. Jun. 29 Open Mic with Alex Hallbom 10:00 pm Westminster Hotel Fri. Jun. 29 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Jun. 29 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Jun. 29 Tombstone Plants 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Fri. Jun. 29 to Mon. Jul. 2 Tombstone Bioblitz discovering the biological treasures of Tombstone Tombstone Territorial Park Fri. Jun. 29 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri. Jun. 29 Jesse Smith in the Tavern 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel Fri. Jun. 29 Harmonica George in the Tavern 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel Fri. Jun. 29 Bio Blitz Welcome & Special Presentations 7:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Fri. Jun. 29 Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Maliseet Songs) 7:30 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Delicate, sublime vocal melodies ring out atop piano lines that cascade through a vibrant range of emotions.Tickets at KIAC or at the door.

Fri. Jun. 29 to Sat. Jun. 30 Roberts & Klein in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Sat. Jun. 30 to Sun. Jul. 1 The Executives in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Sat. Jun. 30 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. 30 Natural Dyeing Workshop 1:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Sat. Jun. 30 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat. Jun. 30 Cocktail Night 5:00 pm Eldorado Hotel In the Sluice Box Lounge, from classics over hot/desert drinks, to a featured special.

Sat. Jun. 30 Cloning and De-Extinction 7:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Sat. Jun. 30 The dual nature of flies 8:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day Classic Dawson City Golf Course Call or email for more information. 993-2500 dawsongolf@hotmail.ca Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day Celebrations Dawson City A Parade, pancake breakfast, live music, free recreational activities throughout town…Fun for the whole family! 9937400 lana.welchman@cityofdawson.ca Sun. Jul. 1 Morning Bird Walk 7:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Sun. Jul. 1 Plants of the tundra and subarctic environment 10:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Sun. Jul. 1 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 am St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun. Jul. 1 to Mon. Jul. 2 The Sweet Nuggets in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Mon. Jul. 2 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Jul. 2 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Jul. 2 Nature Walk 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Mon. Jul. 2 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 pm Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Mon. Jul. 2 Guided Hike: Goldensides Trail 6:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Tue. Jul. 3 Bannock and Sourdough: Food of the trail 11:30 am Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Learn about the history of these hardy foods of the north and enjoy a cup of campfire coffee or bush tea. Free!

Tue. Jul. 3 Wild and Rosie Apothecary Program 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Explore how to create beautiful, natural products with plants from our traditional territory.

Tue. Jul. 3 Step n Strong 7:00 pm Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867993-2520 Tue. Jul. 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 pm YTG Property management building Tue. Jul. 3 Campfire Program 7:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park

FARO

Wed. Jun. 27 Faro Parent & Tot Swim 10:00 am Faro Recreation Centre Wed. Jun. 27 Floor Hockey 7:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Wed. Jun. 27 Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu. Jun. 28 Shuffleboard 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 for more information.

Fri. Jun. 29 Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 pm Del Van Gorder School Sun. Jul. 1 Faro Canada Day Celebration Faro Sun. Jul. 1 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 am Church of Apostles

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Sun. Jul. 1 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 am Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Tue. Jul. 3 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 am Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Tue. Jul. 3 Shuffleboard 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 for more information.

HAINES JUNCTION

Wed. Jun. 27 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. 27 Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Wed. Jun. 27 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 pm St Elias Convention Centre Thu. Jun. 28 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu. Jun. 28 Seniors Tai Chi 1:30 pm Haines Junction Thu. Jun. 28 Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome!

Thu. Jun. 28 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu. Jun. 28 Circuit Training 5:00 pm Haines Junction Call Steve at 296-6097 for more information.

Thu. Jun. 28 Women’s Circle 5:30 pm Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information.

Thu. Jun. 28 Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School Fri. Jun. 29 Story Hour 10:00 am Haines Junction Community Library Fri. Jun. 29 Friday Night Salmon Bake - Stockstill & Rose 6:00 pm Village Bakery and Deli Delicious food, live music, call 634-2867 or email villagebakeryyukon@gmail. com for more information.

Sat. Jun. 30 Teen Swim 8:00 pm Shakwak Valley Pool Sun. Jul. 1 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 am St Christopher’s Church Service - Info: Mark Ritchie 634-2943 Mon. Jul. 2 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Jul. 3 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Jul. 3 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 pm Takhini Hall

MARSH LAKE

Wed. Jun. 27 Pump Fitness 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Jun. 27 Marsh Lake Community Society Meeting 7:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre All Welcome to attend.

Thu. Jun. 28 Choir 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri. Jun. 29 Friday Night Dinner in the Jackalope.

Three course menu, $17 - $30, Licensed. 6:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Jun. 30 Bridge club 12:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Jun. 30 Knitting Circle 1:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@ gmail.com Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day Celebrations 10:00 am Marsh Lake Community Centre Everyone is welcome. Fun Run, Parade, Beer Gardens, Live Music, Cake Cutting, and FREE BBQ! Call 667 7083 or email lmca@northwestel. net for more info.

Tue. Jul. 3 North of 60 Seniors Cafe. We heat the beverages, you heat the air. 2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Jul. 3 Yoga with Richard 5:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Jul. 4 Pump Fitness 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Jul. 4 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Thu. Jun. 28 Circuit Training 5:30 pm J.V. Clark School Fri. Jun. 29 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sun. Jul. 1 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 am St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Sun. Jul. 1 2018 Mayo Arts Festival & Canada Day Celebration 11:00 am J.V. Clark School Enjoy Stewart River Valley artisans at the Arts and Craft Fair and listen to our talented homegrown musicians on the Main-Stage!

Mon. Jul. 2 Video Yoga 5:00 pm Mayo Curling Arena Mats are available and it is free of charge.

Tue. Jul. 3 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus Until Fri. Jun. 29 Na-cho Nyak Dun 38th Annual General Assembly NND Government House Dinner will be served for participants of the meeting. Call 996-2265 ext 113 for more information.

OLD CROW

Wed. Jun. 27 Parent & Tot Playtime 2:00 pm Old Crow Community Center For babies to age 6.

Wed. Jun. 27 Parent & Tot Gym 3:30 pm Old Crow Community Center For babies to age 6.

Thu. Jun. 28 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center

Fri. Jun. 29 Bike Club 3:30 pm Old Crow Community Center Sun. Jul. 1 Celebrate Canada Day Old Crow Sun. Jul. 1 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 am St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue. Jul. 3 Gym Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Tue. Jul. 3 Community Ball Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH

Wednesdays, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Mondays AA - Tagish 7:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Jun. 27 Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Thu. Jun. 28 Carpet Bowling 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

Sat. Jun. 30 OsteoFit 10:00 am Tagish Community Centre Sat. Jun. 30 Pickleball 11:00 am Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis.

Sat. Jun. 30 Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sun. Jul. 1 Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 7:00 pm Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 6334903 tagishcc@gmail.com Mon. Jul. 2 Carcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council 12:30 pm Tagish Community Centre All welcome to attend.

Tue. Jul. 3 Carpet Bowling 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

TESLIN

Thu. Jun. 28 Badminton Nights 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. 29 Girls Club 6:00 pm Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Fri. Jun. 29 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.

Sun. Jul. 1 Teslin Canada Day 9:00 am Teslin Rec Center 9-12 Pancake Breakfast, 12:30 Parade, followed by games and bbq Tue. Jul. 3 After School Sports K - Gr. 4 3:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Tue. Jul. 3 Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen.

335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue. Jul. 3 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

Weekdays Youth Activity Club 3:15 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre For grades 5-11, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Meaghen 536-8023 for more info.

Wed. Jun. 27 Infant Massage 1:00 pm Watson Lake Family Centre Infant massage, to improve bonding, sleeping periods, colic, and much more. Oil, snack and refreshments provided.Please call 536-2125 for more info.

Thu. Jun. 28 Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Thu. Jun. 28 Community Kitchen 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre A afternoon of being in the kitchen, cooks some nutritious meals and bake some goodies to take home.

Thu. Jun. 28 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu. Jun. 28 Parents and Tots 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Join us in song, socializing, play and lots of giggles and fun.

Sat. Jun. 30 Arts in the Park & Farmers Market 12:00 pm Wye Lake Park Every Saturday, live music and entertainment.

Sun. Jul. 1 Canada Day Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun. Jul. 1 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 am St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon. Jul. 2 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue. Jul. 3 Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Tue. Jul. 3 Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 pm Town of Watson Lake

HAINES

Daily, Wednesdays to Mondays Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre, Mon/Wed/Thur/Fri 11-12:30| Mon/Wed/Fri 5:30-7 | Sat/Sun 1:30-3 #907766-2666 Daily Haines Public Library Open Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-8 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 12:30-4:30| #907-7662545 Mondays and Wednesdays Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wednesdays Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Until Sat. Jul. 14 From Forest to Finish: A Story of Wood in the Chilkat Valley Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre The exhibit celebrates our forests, the role the trees play in our valley, and the people who are supported by our vast and beautiful timber resource.

Wed. Jun. 27 Detective Time 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jun. 27 Nature Walk 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jun. 27 Sword Class 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Jun. 27 Teen Whatever Club 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jun. 27 Ukelele Jam 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Thu. Jun. 28 Adv. Beginner Tai Chi 7:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu. Jun. 28 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu. Jun. 28 Fun Science 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Thu. Jun. 28 Kids Garden Club 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Thu. Jun. 28 Tai Chi - Beginning 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Jun. 29 Amateur Magicians 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jun. 29 American Legion Burger Night 6:00 pm American Legion Fri. Jun. 29 Fairytale Theater 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jun. 29 Spanish FUn 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jun. 29 Story Time 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Fri. Jun. 29 Tai Chi - Advanced 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Jun. 29 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat. Jun. 30 Haines Farmers Market 10:00 am Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Sat. Jun. 30 Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun. Jul. 1 2nd Annual Chilkat Challenge Triathlon Haines Borough Alaska A 40-mile paddle/cycle/run along Southeast Alaska’s Chilkat River through the heart of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. Register online or to find out more details.

Sun. Jul. 1 Bible Club - Sunday School 12:30 pm Haines Presbyterian Church Sun. Jul. 1 Sunday Worship 11:00 am Haines Presbyterian Church Mon. Jul. 2 Adults Jujutsu 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Jul. 2 Build a Better Body, Brain, and World 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 2 Gardner’s Club 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 2 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Mon. Jul. 2 Mother Goose Stories and Songs @ Library 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 2 Puppets 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 2 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Adv. Beginner Tai Chi 7:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Aquatic Rangers 2:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Jul. 3 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Legion Monthly Membership Meeting at Legion Hall 6:00 pm American Legion Tue. Jul. 3 Polish Language and Culture 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Jul. 3 Tai Chi - Beginning 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Jul. 3 Women’s Fellowship 3:00 pm Haines Senior Center

SKAGWAY

Daily, Mondays to Fridays, Mom, Dad & Me Toddler Time 9:00 am Skagway Alaska Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 907-983-2679 for more info.

Mondays & Wednesdays SpinFlex w/Katherine 6:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Jun. 27 Acro Jam 6:30 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Playful practice that combines acrobatics and yoga. This is an unstructured class to work on things you would like to improve on or trade Wed. Jun. 27 Karaoke Jam 9:00 pm Bonanza Bar & Grill Thu. Jun. 28 Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Thu. Jun. 28 Mat Pilates 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Thu. Jun. 28 Senior Weights with Dana 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

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by Kylie Campbell Our Instructor Calvin Gillings shows us the pre-checks of the plane

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t’s always been a dream of mine to learn how to fly. Having spent so much time travelling in planes I always wondered what it would be like if flying was my job.

Fortunately, I learned that Alkan Air offers the chance to try flying through their Discovery Flights.

Alkan Air Flight School opened three years ago and Jenna Collee, chief flight instructor, said the Discovery Flights get people interested in flying.

“Many people have never been in a small aircraft and the Discovery Flights allow people to try and see if it’s something they want to invest time and money into getting their license.”

The school has expanded Alkan’s level of service from providing medevacs throughout the Yukon. It has also given the opportunity to train local pilots and their commercial ground school has six students at the moment.

“It’s a lot different flying up here,” Collee said. “There are not as many airports, so flight planning is vital when fuel is not as accessible as down south.

The Yukon weather can be challenging, too. So to train people up here enables better pilots to handle the conditions of the Yukon.”

About 70 to 75 per cent of people who take the Discovery Flight are already considering getting their license, but many cont’d on page 30 ...

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Learning to fly ... continued from page 29 just want to experience what it’s like. “Learning to fly is a very large investment and if you don’t know if it’s going to work for you then spend the $99 to try it and see.”

Alkan Air Flight School has also recently obtained a new flight simulator and compared to their older version, it’s bringing the Yukon to the 21st century for flight training. A flight simulator is a device designed to resemble an aircraft cockpit that artificially re-creates aircraft flight.

It is used in training to create many different scenarios, including emergency situations, that cannot be safely or effectively create in the actual aircraft.

“It’s very good for procedural training as you get more advanced in a safe, controlled way,” Collee said. “It saves students money and you can also do a lot of simulations for emergencies that you wouldn’t be able to do in real life for training purposes.”

The old simulator is a desktop

model with limited switches and controls and does not really resemble an aircraft cockpit. “[The old simulator] was only slightly better than one you might have at home with your own computer,” said Collee. “It was approximately 15 years old.

The new simulator was installed in November 2017.”

The new simulator is a 4D experience with a shifting box as you manoeuvre a computer generated 3D screen that has mapped replicas of all of Canada’s airports including the Yukon. For more information about the Flight School go to AlkanAir.com and click on “Flight Training.”

Kylie Campbell is an Australian writer and photographer exploring the Yukon.

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t’s an overcast April day with snow flurries in the distance as my friend Nicole and I walk out to the tiny plane near Alkan Air’s hangar at the Whitehorse Airport. Our instructor Calvin Gillings from Sarnia, Ontario who has been in the Yukon for eight years introduces us to the plane we are going to be flying.

We are both really nervous and excited as he shows us the pre-checks done on the plane every time you get in one. After the first pre-checks, it’s time to then move the plane so we can start it up: we push the plane back by hand and then pull it into a position to start the engines. Who knew I would ever be moving a plane; it’s a surreal experience.

We hunch into the plane and watch the large number of pre-flight tasks Gillings completes and the engine starts. I sit in the front seat; it’s an instructing plane, so the instructor has complete control as well as me.

He describes how to move the plane forward and turn, which is actually using your feet and the pedals.

It’s an odd sensation, when there is a “steering wheel” in front of me.

I realise my muscle memory wants to drive the plane like a car. As we are maneuvering to get on the take off point of the runway, my goal is to try and keep the plane centred to the yellow line on the tarmac. It proves more difficult than it seems, as the careful constant pushing of my feet keeps the plane moving – from side to side – but also to keep moving slowly at a crawl and not too fast.

Eventually we take off, my hand lightly on the wheel as Gillings is in full control. It’s my first time in the cockpit, and in such a small plane. I can feel the pedals move and the maneuvering required on the wheel as the plane lifts off of the runway. It’s terrifying and impressive to see and feel what it takes to get a plane into the air.

As we get into the air, the snow flurries have become a white out condition towards Grey Mountain and moving fast with the winds, and we are advised to turn back and land.

The plane starts to slow as we loop around around Whitehorse into position to come in for a landing.

Gillings lowers the plane towards the runway, I feel the pedals and wheel maneuvering radically to line up the plane to the ground as it battles against the wind.

As we get closer to the runway, I start to tense up, seeing the runway coming at you from the front of a plane is terrifying. I close my eyes as we touch down smoothly and eventually the plane comes to a slow speed. Not quite flight experience just yet, but incredible nonetheless, so we reschedule our flight for next week in hopes of better weather.

Gillings has been flying since he was 10 years old, even though he was too little to reach the pedals and the instructor had to pedal for him. He recently certified as an instructor and loves the consistent hours.

“It’s rewarding and exciting to help people achieve their goals,” Gillings said. “We want to see students who are successful; as an instructor it’s vital to have successful candidates.”

The Discovery Flights are run all year round, with winter being a smoother time to fly than the common turbulence in summer. However, the planes don’t fly when it’s colder than -25ºC. Enjoy a 30 minute flight with one of Alkan Air’s instructors, take the controls of the airplane and see if flight lessons are for you.

Discovery Flights are made by appointment; contact Alkan Air Flight School at 867333-9793 or FTUinfo@ AlkanAir.com.

The new flight simulator has reallife graphics, shifting ability to mimic flight situations

PHOTOS: Kylie Campbell

Me getting ready to fly! caption

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BBQ SPARE RIBS WITH WARM POTATO SALAD INGREDIENTS 1 RACK ST LOUIS STYLE SPARE RIBS, TRIMMED, MEMBRANE REMOVED 1 TSP KOSHER SALT 1/2 TSP BLACK PEPPER 1 LB NEW POTATOES 2 TBSP OLIVE OIL 4 HARD BOILED EGGS, QUARTERED 1/2 CUP SOUR CREAM, ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 TBSP DILL, CHOPPED 1 TBSP PARSLEY, CHOPPED 3 GREEN ONIONS, SLICED 3 TBSP WHITE WINE VINEGAR

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To make the ribs: Season all sides of the ribs with Traeger pork and poultry rub.

When ready to cook, start the Traeger grill on Smoke with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes). Set the temperature to 250 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.

Place ribs directly on the grill grate meat side up or in the Traeger rib rack with the bones leaning against the rack. Cook for 3 hours.

After the first hour, spray the ribs with the apple juice. Spray every hour after that with apple juice.

After cooking for 3-4 hours, brush the ribs on all sides with the barbecue sauce.

Return to the grill for 30 minutes to an hour to “tighten” the sauce.

For the potatoes salad: Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper and place on a cookie sheet.

Place cookie sheet directly on the grill grate and cook for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Remove from the grill and place hot potatoes in a medium bowl. Drizzle with vinegar and toss with hard boiled eggs, sour cream, dill, parsley and green onions.

Slice rib rack into individual ribs and serve with a heaping scoop of warm potato salad. Enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS 2 TBSP OLIVE OIL 4 PEACHES, FIRM BUT RIPE, HALVED AND PITTED 2 SMALL WHITE ONIONS SLICED 1/2” THICK 2 SCALLIONS HALVED LEGNTHWISE 1 1/2 CUP HIGH WEST WHISKEY 1 CUP ORANGE JUICE 3/4 CUP SHERRY VINEGAR 1/2 CUP MADEIRA 1/2 CUP HONEY 1 TSP BLACK PEPPER 4 DOUBLE CUT PORK CHOPS 3 TBSP TRAEGER PORK AND POULTRY RUB

When ready to cook, start the Traeger grill on Smoke with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes). Set the temperature to 375 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.

For the Whiskey Reduction: Add the whiskey, orange juice, sherry, madeira, honey and black pepper to the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until it is thick and syrupy, about an hour. Reserve.

For the Peaches: Heat a cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Place the peaches, onion slices, and scallions, cut side down in the skillet. Griddle them until the peaches and onions caramelize and the scallions have just begun to soften, turning the onions and scallions as needed, about 20 minutes. Reserve and warm up when ready to serve.

For the Pork Chops: Season pork chops generously with pork and poultry rub. Place chops directly on the grill grate and cook for 25 minutes each side or until the internal temperature reaches 140°F. Remove from grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

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