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Peter Jickling’s published anthology of original poetry, Downtown Flirt, launches at an event on Feb. 26 at the Woodcutter’s Blanket

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eter Jickling has a casualness about him. He sits, relaxed, sipping a beer as he relates the inspiration for his new book of poetry, Downtown Flirt. The book itself reﬂects a period in his life where he explored moving to Toronto to see what was possible outside the Yukon. “I knew I wanted to move to Toronto to write,” Jickling said. “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I’d hit a bit of a slump. “The stuff I wrote, 95 per cent of the stuff that is in the book, I wrote while in Toronto.” Jickling admits the title was meant to be a bit provocative, so it would be catchy and memorable. It also reﬂects the double entendre of a young man seeking romance in Toronto, while also be-

ing out of his element and unsure of if downtown Toronto is where he should be. “Under it all is this undercurrent of a guy unfamiliar with the big city and charting a course within that,” he said.

Jickling describes the collection itself as a “variety of urban vignettes of Toronto interaction.”

He’s a bit self-deprecating that he kind of stumbled upon the idea. The first poem was about an incident he saw take place on a street car. One passenger had accidentally knocked a woman with his cart and she was very upset and letting him know it. “Everyone else was like, ‘It’s an accident!’” he said with a laugh. “And I thought to myself, that’s a poem. “I decided to do this (kind of writing) until the real inspiration. Then I realized this was the real inspiration.” There are a number of developing storylines that carry through many of the 60 poems. Jickling relates how, in one sublet, he was responsible for taking cont’d on page 3 ...

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Come on baby, let’s go downtown... cont’d care of an orchid. The ﬂower is a bit of a recurring theme. Likewise, the aforementioned streetcar incident reﬂected an important part of his downtown life, so there are some strange interactions on public transit. But underneath it all remains that exploration of new, unfamiliar surroundings and finding out where you fit.

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Whitehorse singer Fawn Fritzen plans to live-record her next CD at a Jazz in the Hall show on March 7 by Ken Bolton

Danny Macdonald is the editor of What’s Up Yukon. He is a lifelong Yukoner who is active in sports, community organizations and the Yukon’s events scene.

Whitehorse poet Peter Jickling has published a book of poetry PHOTO: Alistair Maitland

What’s Inside Peter Jickling: Downtown Flirt ..2 Jazz in the Hall: Fawn Fritzen ...3 My Camino Experience ............5 Takhini Elementary Musical .......7

The 84-page book is being oﬀicially launched at a free event on Feb. 26 at the Woodcutter’s Blanket. Jickling wants to invite friends and colleagues to come chat about the book and celebrate being published. The event is open to anyone who wants to stop by and learn more about the anthology, or what Jickling is up to next. He’s already working on his next collection. “I’m about one or two-thirds of the way through a book of the same length,” he said. “My new poems are a bit shorter than in Downtown Flirt. I’ve become more minimalist.” The Yukon is certainly a little more calm than downtown Toronto, so being more of a minimalist here just seems right.

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Fawn Fritzen and the Fellas in a relaxed mood at last year’s Atlin Arts and Music Festival. They are drummer Kelby MacNayr (left), singer Fawn Fritzen, pianist David Restivo and bassist John Lee

awn Fritzen hasn’t always considered herself a feminist. The Whitehorse jazz singer/ songwriter wasn’t using that term in 2013 when her first CD, Bedroom Voice, came out. Or in 2016 when she released her second album, Pairings. She certainly didn’t think of herself that way in 2011. That’s

when an invitation from Jazz Yukon gave her ﬂedgling career a boost—the organization asked her to perform in the inaugural season of Jazz in the Hall. When she returns to the Old Fire Hall on March 7, with a new set of musical collaborators and an original program of songs and stories, she’ll do so with increased confidence and an altered aware-

ness of herself as both a woman and an artist. “From day one, the intention of Jazz in the Hall has been to highlight a local musician, but to ask them to stretch and do something they haven’t done before,” Fritzen explained. In her previous performances,

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spent 10 intensive weeks in Toronto learning about the nitty gritty of the music business. It happened during a “dark time” when she was feeling trapped by family obligations. Although the “wife and mom” part of her felt guilty about doing something just for herself, “it was the artist part of me that really needed to go and the woman and human part of me that needed to go,” she admitted. “That is a reality that has been really clear to me for a long time—that sometimes the needs of the family and the needs of the woman are in direct conﬂict. That’s just reality.” Since that time, Fritzen and her husband reached an amicable end of their marriage. She also released Pairings and entered a new romantic relationship with pianist David Restivo, who now lives in Nelson, B.C.

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Besides his role as pianist in the foursome Fritzen has assembled for her March 7 show (and various B.C. dates to follow), Restivo provided the initial melodies for several of her new songs. One of these (she describes it as a “bittersweet goodbye”) re-

calls their unsuccessful attempts to step away from a complicated long-distance relationship. Another, written as a birthday gift, is a “love song about the connection we have,” she said. “There’s another one I wrote that’s called ‘Gaslight,’ which I wrote completely on my own, so far. It’s not done yet. It refers to that psychological, manipulative technique of making somebody doubt their own reality,” Fritzen explained. There’s another one that’s really about finding your voice as a woman. It’s called, ‘Make a Little Noise’. That one started with a melody David wrote for me that just turned out to be the perfect vehicle for this idea.” Fritzen admitted that other songs in the works haven’t yet borne fruit, including one about “saying yes to things I didn’t really want to say yes to and how I lost a little bit of me every time I did that until I became somebody I didn’t even recognize.” In addition to Restivo on piano, the ensemble she’ll be fronting for Jazz in the Hall includes Victoria-based bassist John Lee and drummer Kelby MacNayr. “They’re wonderful musicians. I just love their energy and the sense of humour and humanity they bring,” Fritzen said. Fawn Fritzen and the Fellas will perform Thursday, March 7 at the Old Fire Hall. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with an educational vignette by Steve Gedrose. It will end with an open jam session after the feature act.

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

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Fri. Mar. 1 Girls Club 7:30 PM Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information. Sat. Mar. 2 Free Day in the Clothing Room 10:00 AM Church of the Nazarene Children’s, Mens and Womens clothing that was freely received, freely we want to give. Call 633-4903 for more information. Sat. Mar. 2 Young Explorers’ Preschool Program 10:30 AM MacBride Museum 667-2709 Designed for parents and children to explore the animal gallery together. Call or email for more information. Sat. Mar. 2 Family Drop In Gymnastics 3:00 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Call 668-4794 for more information. Sat. Mar. 2 Kids & Parents Yoga 4:00 PM Grace Space 335-6216 Work with breathing, holding poses for longer time, rapidity and coordination with sun salutations, relaxation and meditation. Call or email for more info. Sun. Mar. 3 Sima Sunday’s for Youth 12 - 17 9:00 AM Mount Sima Includes transportation to and from, gear, lift pass, rentals and lunch! Space is limited and weekly registration is required. For more info and to register, contact Kaitlyn Charlie at 334-8728. Mon. Mar. 4 Learning Together 9:00 AM Elijah Smith Elementary School Ages 3+, play time, games, songs, snacks included. Drop in anytime, call 667-5992 for more info. Mon. Mar. 4 Preschool Drop-in Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information. Mon. Mar. 4 Baby Sign and Sing 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre Up to 18 mths. Through fun songs, rhymes and activities you and your baby can learn and practice basic baby sign language. Call 668-8698 for more details. Mon. Mar. 4 Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for ages 6 - 36 months & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 667-5239 for more information. Mon. Mar. 4 After School Sports + Activities 3:15 PM Nakwataku Potlatch House Whitehorse Outdoor and indoor activities, skills and snacks, call 334-8728 or email kaitlyncharlie@kdfn.net for more information. Mon. Mar. 4 Juniors Tennis (ages 11-15) 4:30 PM Yukon College Register online or email TennisYukon@ gmail.com for more info. Tue. Mar. 5 Learning Together 9:00 AM Elijah Smith Elementary School Ages 3+, play time, games, songs, snacks included. Drop in anytime, call 667-5992 for more info. Tue. Mar. 5 Little Chefs 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre For ages 2+ A blend of story, food, cooking, activities and crafts. Call 668-8698 for more details. Tue. Mar. 5 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Ages 9 – 18 3:45 PM Nakwataku Potlatch House Whitehorse Please wear clothing you are comfortable in. Wrestling boots provided. For more info, please contact Kaitlyn Charlie at 334-8728. Tue. Mar. 5 Dungeon Draw Artist Night 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Food and drink specials, watch for special event theme nights. Tue. Mar. 5 Youth Drop In Gymnastics 7:45 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Whether you’re perfecting your skills, looking for a new work out idea, or trying your ﬁrst cartwheel, Call 668-4794 for more information. Wed. Mar. 6 Learning Together 9:00 AM Elijah Smith Elementary School Ages 3+, play time, games, songs, snacks included. Drop in anytime, call 667-5992 for more info. Wed. Mar. 6 Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 for more information. Wed. Mar. 6 Parent Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Whistle Bend Place Learn the power of songs, rhymes and stories as a positive parenting tool call 322-5990 for more information. Wed. Mar. 6 Hooked on Stories 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre All ages - Explore storytelling using hands-on, interactive play. Call 668-8698 for more details. Wed. Mar. 6 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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n a Thursday afternoon at Takhini Elementary School, a class played dodgeball in the gym, seemingly unaware that, on the other side of the heavy blue curtain pulled across the school’s stage, was Paris. It was obvious as soon as you stepped behind the curtain. There was a tree-lined street with tall, black gas lamps leading to a yellow chateau. In front of it sat Kamryn Ukrainetz, dressed in a black-and-white striped shirt with a beret and red ascot. Oh, and cat ears. “I’m Toulouse,” she said, referencing her role in Takhini’s production of The Aristocats, about a crew of pampered felines who are unceremoniously relocated from their chateau to the countryside by a jealous butler and have to team up with some outdoor alley cats to get home. The school is putting on a 30-minute adaptation of the Disney story on March 6. It’s something Takhini does every year, said teacher Amanda Bartle. As far as she knows, it’s one of the only elementary schools to mount a production outside of a Christmas concert. It’s a massive effort that begins with October auditions and ends with two March performances - a matinee that invites other local schools and a 6 p.m. performance for friends and family. Of the 144 students at the school, Bartle said around 110

are involved somehow. And while all 25 staff at the school also participate, it’s really led by the kids. “Our biggest thing is to make it as student-centred as possible, so the students are running the lights, the students are running the audio, the students are running choreography, the students are dancing, they’re the actors and the singers, they’re painting the sets.” Not only does that build skills and a sense of community, the play helps accomplish another goal the school has. “One of our big school goals for the last, well, eight years, has been increasing literacy in the school,” said Bartle. “And literacy comes in so many forms and this has been one of them, especially when you think of the kids learning their songs and learning how to read a script, learning how to read where they are onstage.” “The arts have been proven over and over again to be something that brings a school together and helps some of those kids who don’t always succeed in the classroom and the academics, they tend to shine with the dance or they tend to shine with the technology portion.” Bartle said there’s so many moving parts involved in putting the play together, that there’s a role for everyone. “So I think people jump at that

opportunity.” Ukrainetz has been jumping at it for the last six years, first as a singer (where primary students start) and now as an actor, a role she enjoys. This is only the second year for Aven Sutton, who’s taking on the role of an alley cat as well as the role of what Bartle describes as “a courageous mouse.” She said she gets a little nervous before performances, but handles it by reminding herself that she has studied her lines and knows them well. Both Sutton and Ukrainetz agree there’s something of a rush that comes with the March performances. It’s nice to see all the effort that’s been poured into the play over the course of the year (mostly recesses and lunch breaks) come together. Bartle said families really seem to appreciate the effort as well. Some kids, she said, have family ﬂying in from outside Whitehorse to attend the evening performance. “It’s a big community-builder,” said Bartle.

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There is more to Raven mythology than clamshells and Odin Digging into the significance of a northern symbol

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ne of my many favourite Bill Reid carvings, Raven and the First Men, is part of a Haida creation myth which is permanently displayed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. It depicts the exact moment, on a remote Pacific beach, when Raven found a clamshell full of tiny human beings desperate to be released from their eternal prison and freed to roam the Earth forevermore. Not long after that dramatic moment of human creation, Raven found the sun, moon and stars locked away in an old man’s box of treasures. Raven distributed them up into the universe, thus creating daylight, moonlight and beacon stars, so we could see where we were going and know where we’d been. Thus, all mankind, according to Haida and other Indigenous mythologies, owes a debt of gratitude to Raven for giving us the gift of life on the planet now known as the beautiful Blue Marble. Not long ago, that was pretty much the extent of your narrator’s knowledge on the subject of raven mythology, which now needs to be explored more deeply for another project. It became necessary to dive into the raven archives and become a mini-expert on the subject, which brings us to the exact definition of what constitutes mythology. It derives from two Greek words. “Mythos” means “story of the people” and “logos” means “spoken or written words.” Until the invention of the world’s first cuneiform tablets by the Sumerians in roughly 3,300 BC, human beings throughout all of prehistory passed on their stories orally, commonly around campfires inside caves and huts while eating the evening meal. Since then, written mythologies have replaced oral traditions, but not at the expense of ravens, which are ubiquitous around the northern hemisphere. In other words, this subject is

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Raven and the First Men, a Bill Reid carving, is permanently displayed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia far deeper and more common than ever imagined, to the point where I wondered what kind of Herculean task I had taken on here? I just wanted to write a simple children’s book for my grandkids about a talking raven. I’ve now discovered that the black bird has been a serious player on the world stage since before the (true) dawn of man, making Reid’s magnificent sculpture and the Haida’s quaint myth a drop of water in an ocean of ravenology. I have uncovered so much worldwide mythology about the Yukon’s beloved territorial bird, the current quandary is where to start. It can’t be at the beginning because ravens go back to the dinosaurs, according to yet another myth. So let’s begin with a couple facts: Common raven populations increased across our continent between 1966 and 2014, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight

estimates their global breeding population to be 20 million, with 18 per cent living in Canada, 9 per cent in the U.S., and 3 per cent in Mexico. They rate a six out of 20 on the continental concern score (established by Partners in Flight) and are not on the 2014 watchlist. It’s a virtual toss-up to scientists which of the three smartest animals in the world, ravens, chimpanzees or dolphins, are second only to humans. Ravens are easily the smartest birds according to ornithologists. “To have a raven’s knowledge” is an Irish proverb meaning to have a seer’s supernatural powers. Ravens were the favorite bird of Lludd, the Celtic god of artists and artisans. Like Odin, he was said to have two ravens to attend to all of his needs. Speaking of Odin, here is our second raven myth after the historical Haida clambake:

THE RAVENS OF ODIN

Odin, Thor’s father and the greatest of the Norse gods, had two ravens, Huginn (thought)

Odin with his ravens and wolves PHOTO: Manual of Mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and Old German, Hindoo and Egyptian Mythology (1874)

and Muninn (memory), which ﬂew around the world every day and reported back to Odin every night about what they saw. Odin can be recognised by his hat and cloak, long beard and one eye. His spear, Gungnir, is one of the main foundation myths of the Viking Age. Others include his ring, Draupnir, which drips to form eight new rings every nine nights, and the horse, Sleipnir, which is mentioned early in Old Norse literature. With eight legs, Sleipnir was not a horse to bet against. Odin’s two ravens are very old, as evidenced by their appearance on ornaments and ancient rune stones. Odin is also known as “the raven-god.” If you have ever seen a battlefield after combat, it becomes clear how Odin’s ravens tied in with his role as god of war—a battlefield is a feast for ravens and other scavengers. The Chinese said ravens caused bad weather in the forests in order to warn people that the gods were righteous on Earth. There are many Tibetan murals depicting ravens, which says something about the bird’s holy connotations. In Japanese and Korean mythologies, there is a tripedal raven or jungle crow, known as Yatagarasu and Samjokgo. The creature is known to be associated with the sun, and represents divine intervention in earthly, human affairs. In Chinese mythology, the crow is associated with the sun. Here too, it is a three-legged bird named Sanzuwu. According to the myth, there were originally ten “Sun Ravens.” Only one of them rose in the sky at a single point of time. However, one day they decided to rise all at once, blotting out the sun like an eclipse. The effects of this were devastating to the Earth, so the gods sent an archer to shoot down nine of them. One remained and the Earth returned to normal. The Chinese myth portrays how the life-giving sun may also be dangerous to humankind. Next time, I’ll explore Edgar Allan Poe’s fascination with The Raven.

“There is wisdom in a raven’s head.”

Doug Sack is busy translating ravenese into English such as “Kronk! Kronk! Kronk!” which means: “Give me food!”

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Exhibi�ons 305 Main Street, Whitehorse

February 26 Metal Shop Safety orientation 6 - 8pm ……………………….. Wood Joinery Workshop: Drawers 6 - 9pm ……………………….. February 28 Mentor Night: Metalwork, Laser and Vinyl Cutting, Sewing, Electronics ……………………….. March 1 3D Printing Mashups 6 - 8pm ……………………….. March 3 Mentor Night: CNC Router, Laser Cutting, Woodworking, Programming ……………………….. March 5 New Member Orientation 5 - 6pm ……………………….. Woodshop Orientation sponsored by Home Hardware 7 - 9pm ……………………….. ALL MENTOR NIGHTS: 6-9PM OPEN HOURS: WED-SUN 1PM-9PM

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Wed. Feb. 27 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Atlin Sun. Mar. 3 St. Martins Anglican Church Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church Atlin Sun. Mar. 3 Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 AM Atlin Christian Centre Atlin Sun. Mar. 3 Hidalgo 6:30 PM The Globe Theatre Biographical western ﬁlm based on the legend of the American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo. Atlin Wed. Mar. 6 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

BEAVER CREEK

Mondays and Fridays Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Tuesdays and Saturdays Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club

BURWASH LANDING

Wed. Feb. 27 Do You Know Your Numbers 11:45 AM Jacquot Hall A blood pressure clinic, screen for those with undetected high blood pressure, identify those at future risk and educate the public about the importance of knowing their numbers. Thu. Feb. 28 Wellness and Education Adult Activity Night 5:30 PM Jacquot Hall Call 841-4274 ext. 250 or email reception@ kfn.ca for more information..

CARCROSS

Until May 3 Art Exhibit - A Closer Look Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building An exhibition showcasing five new works by Yukon artists, recently acquired for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. Wed. Feb. 27 Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Feb. 27 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed. Feb. 27 Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Feb. 27 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed. Feb. 27 AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Feb. 28 CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Feb. 28 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 399-3321 Thu. Feb. 28 Sewing Nights 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Carcross Thu. Feb. 28 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Fri. Mar. 1 AA Meeting Carcross 1:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sat. Mar. 2 Traditional Handgames 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Mar. 3 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviour’s Church 867-6683129 Sun. Mar. 3 Sewing Sessions 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Mar. 4 CTRRC Mtng 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Mar. 4 Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Mar. 4 AA - Tagish 7:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Mar. 5 Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Mar. 5 C/TFN Communication Team Mtng 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Mar. 5 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 399-3321 Tue. Mar. 5 Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue. Mar. 5 Excellence Group 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Mar. 5 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue. Mar. 5 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed. Mar. 6 Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Mar. 6 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed. Mar. 6 Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Mar. 6 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed. Mar. 6 AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Mar. 6 School Council 7:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building

CHAMPAGNE

Sat. Mar. 2 Champagne - Naloxone Training 3:30 PM Champagne Hall Learn how to administer Naloxone and to determine is someone has overdosed symptoms. All are welcome to come to the Champagne Community Hall for the training, an early supper will be provided for participants

DAWSON CITY

Wed. Feb. 27 Tomáš Kubínek - Miracle Man 7:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art

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FARO

Wed. Feb. 27 Public Skate 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@ faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Wed. Feb. 27 Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting. Thu. Feb. 28 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Thu. Feb. 28 Faro Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre All welcome. Thu. Feb. 28 Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu. Feb. 28 Adult Hockey 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri. Mar. 1 Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sat. Mar. 2 Public Skate 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@ faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Sat. Mar. 2 Sticks and Pucks 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2728 for more information. Sun. Mar. 3 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun. Mar. 3 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Mon. Mar. 4 Adult Hockey 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue. Mar. 5 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Tue. Mar. 5 Faro Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre All welcome. Tue. Mar. 5 Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wed. Mar. 6 Public Skate 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@ faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Wed. Mar. 6 Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

HAINES

Until Sat. Mar. 30 Art Exhibit - Attu75: War Came to a Wilderness Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Showcasing the work of three artists, this traveling exhibit reﬂects on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Attu through artistic expression. Daily Haines Public Library Open Hours: Mon-Wed 11-8 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 1:304:30| Thurs/Fri Closed #907-766-2545 Mondays and Wednesdays Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Feb. 27 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Library Wed. Feb. 27 Rock Band for Teens and Pre-teens 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Feb. 27 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Feb. 27 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Feb. 27 Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Feb. 27 Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar Thu. Feb. 28 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu. Feb. 28 Fun Science 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library

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Thu. Feb. 28 Intro to Knitting 6:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Mar. 1 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri. Mar. 1 Tai Chi - Advanced 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Library Fri. Mar. 1 Touch Base -- Pam, Tracey, Laura 11:00 AM Haines Chamber Of Commerce Fri. Mar. 1 Story Time 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Fri. Mar. 1 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Mar. 1 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Mar. 1 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Mar. 1 American Legion Burger Night 6:00 PM American Legion Sat. Mar. 2 Tai Chi 11:00 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat. Mar. 2 Kids’ Ice Fishing 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Sun. Mar. 3 Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Sun. Mar. 3 Bible Club - Sunday School 12:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Mon. Mar. 4 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon. Mar. 4 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Mon. Mar. 4 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Mar. 4 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Mar. 4 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Mar. 4 Adults Jujutsu 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Mar. 5 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Mar. 5 Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue. Mar. 5 Fun Science 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Mar. 5 Legion Monthly Membership Meeting at Legion Hall 6:00 PM American Legion Wed. Mar. 6 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed. Mar. 6 Rock Band for Teens and Pre-teens 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 6 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 6 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 6 Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Mar. 6 Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar

HAINES JUNCTION

Wed. Feb. 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. Feb. 27 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu. Feb. 28 Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome! Thu. Feb. 28 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu. Feb. 28 Women’s Circle 5:30 PM Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information. Thu. Feb. 28 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri. Mar. 1 Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Sat. Mar. 2 Public Skate 12:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Tues/Wed 3:15 - 4:45 pm Fri 3-6 pm - Sat 12-4 pm and Sun 5-7:30 pm Sat. Mar. 2 Painting workshop w Maya Rosenberg 2:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Spend and afternoon painting with your instructor Maya Rosenberg. Includes all supplies and all skill levels welcome. To register email Holly at hainesjunctionjam@ gmail.com Sun. Mar. 3 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church Service - Info: Mark Ritchie 634-2943 Mon. Mar. 4 2019 NHL Indigenous Alumni Tour 2:30 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Everyone is Welcome! Tue. Mar. 5 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Mar. 5 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed. Mar. 6 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. Mar. 6 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Wed. Mar. 6 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre

LORNE MOUNTAIN

Fri. Mar. 1 Youth Hockey Night 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Pizza will be provided, Open to all youth. Everybody welcome! Just drop in. For more info call 667-7083 Mon. Mar. 4 Yoga with Jess Sellers 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For more info call 667-7083 or Email lmca@ northwestel.net Tue. Mar. 5 Creative Dance Classes 5:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For ages 4-7, Drop in - Free

MARSH LAKE

Wed. Feb. 27 Open Hours 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Wed. Feb. 27 Pump Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Feb. 27 Marsh Lake Community Society Meeting 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre All Welcome to attend. Thu. Feb. 28 Choir 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri. Mar. 1 Friday Night Dinner & Drinks 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Mar. 2 Bridge club 12:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Mar. 2 Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue. Mar. 5 North of 60 Seniors Cafe. We heat the beverages, you heat the air. 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Mar. 5 Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Mar. 6 Open Hours 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Mar. 6 Pump Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Mar. 6 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Fri. Mar. 1 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sun. Mar. 3 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Mon. Mar. 4 Minor hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena For ages 6 and up. Please have ur kids ready to go on the ice at 6 pm sharp. They will need full gear to able to participate on the ice. Mon. Mar. 4 Yoga Classes 7:00 PM Mayo Curling Arena Bring your own Yoga mat or borrow ours. Classes are free of charge and drop-ins are welcome. 8979962043 Tue. Mar. 5 Mayo Winter Carnival Mayo Yukon Mayo celebrates the end of the winter with events such as dances, cards, bingo, a pool tournament, and a variety of fun competitions! Tue. Mar. 5 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

OLD CROW

Thu. Feb. 28 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun. Mar. 3 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue. Mar. 5 Gym Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community 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 & Fridays Group Cycling 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Feb. 27 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Feb. 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. Feb. 27 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu. Feb. 28 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles. Thu. Feb. 28 Senior Weights 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Thu. Feb. 28 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri. Mar. 1 SpinYOGA 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat. Mar. 2 Bouncy House Fun Time! 1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under. Sat. Mar. 2 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun. Mar. 3 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Mar. 4 Restorative - Yin Yoga ALL Levels 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Mar. 4 Hatha Yoga w/Sherry- ALL Levels 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Mar. 4 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue. Mar. 5 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles. Tue. Mar. 5 Senior Weights 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Tue. Mar. 5 Let it Roll - Hatha Flow with Foam Roller 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Hatha Flow practice followed by foam roller and pinky balls. Tue. Mar. 5 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Mar. 6 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Mar. 6 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. Mar. 6 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

TAGISH

Wed. Feb. 27 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Tagish Wed. Feb. 27 Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish

Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday. Wed. Feb. 27 Catch Kids Club 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Snacks, crafts, ﬁeld trips and lots of fun games. Email recreation@tagishyukon.org for more information. Thu. Feb. 28 OsteoFit 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu. Feb. 28 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling. Fri. Mar. 1 Pickleball 11:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis. Sat. Mar. 2 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sun. Mar. 3 Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 4:00 PM Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 633-4903 tagishcc@gmail.com Mon. Mar. 4 Carcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council 12:30 PM Tagish Community Centre All welcome to attend. Mon. Mar. 4 Nordic Walking 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info. Tue. Mar. 5 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling. Tue. Mar. 5 Get and Stay Fit 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info. Wed. Mar. 6 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed. Mar. 6 Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday. Wed. Mar. 6 Catch Kids Club 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Snacks, crafts, ﬁeld trips and lots of fun games. Email recreation@tagishyukon.org for more information. Wed. Mar. 6 Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca

TESLIN

Thu. Feb. 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. Mar. 1 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. Mar. 1 Youth Club 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information. Tue. Mar. 5 After School Sports K - Gr. 4 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue. Mar. 5 Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue. Mar. 5 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

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The reluctant senior citizen

hen I was first asked if I wanted to join the talented group of writers at What’s Up Yukon and contribute a column that would provide a perspective as a male “senior,” I thought, “I don’t know. I don’t feel like a senior. I don’t even like to admit that I am a senior.” These reluctant, even renouncing thoughts, became the seed for a mini-journey. Am I a senior? If so, why am I reluctant to say so? So what is a senior citizen? According to Collins English Dictionary: “A senior citizen is an older person who has retired or received an old age pension.” According to Merriam Webster’s definition, a senior citizen is: “…an older person, usually over the age of 60 or 65, especially one who is no longer employed.” According to FindLaw Canada’s website, the age at which senior

discounts generally start is 55. However, for many government benefits, you have to be at least 60 or 65 years of age in order to qualify. Most commonly, for the purposes of government benefits, the age of qualification for senior benefits is currently 65. Recently, there have been changes made to Old Age Security (OAS) eligibility. Starting in April 2023, the OAS age of eligibility will rise from 65 to 67. Yet, if you are 55 and you visit an Arby’s and some McDonald’s locations, you can get a senior discount. (Burger King requires you to be at least 60.) If you move to the United States and join the American Association of Retired Persons, you are entitled to some discounts at the young age of 50. So whether you are a senior citizen or not depends on what year it is, what country you are in and where you are having lunch.

Let’s break this down a bit. According to both of the above noted dictionaries, a senior citizen is an older person. The average life expectancy for a male in the Yukon is 75, so potentially being in the last quarter of my life appears to put me in the “older” category. I am now receiving an old age pension, so that puts me in the senior citizen category. Am I retired and no longer employed though? Not really. After working full-time in the same profession for thirty years in greater Vancouver, I now live in Whitehorse. Soon I will receive T4s from five different employers for 2018, but I still seem to have time for volunteer work and my domestic duties. My age? Even though I lived most of my life in Vancouver, somehow I ended up celebrating my 60th birthday in Tok, Alaska, this past May. Therefore, by at least a couple of age standards I am a senior citizen. What is my conclusion based on these definitions and standards? There is enough evidence to conclude that I am a senior citizen, but still enough ambiguity for me to remain a reluctant one. In terms of my personal experiences, the following are things that have definitely made me feel like a senior: • Realizing that the people who were training me for one of my new jobs in Whitehorse were easily young enough to be my grandchildren! • Going to an elder active activity and having trouble keeping up. • Not being able to continue with the “oh, my aching body” classes at the Canada Games Centre due to my aching body. • Having arthritis in multiple parts of my body. • Realizing all my favorite music is 40 years old or older!

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PHOTOS: courtesy of Barry Waitt experienced yet. • At 60 years old, being the fastest in my leg of the walking teams in the Klondike Trail of ‘98 Road Relay. • Embarking on new … ok. • Now, wait! I’m struggling to add to this second list while the list of why I am a senior keeps growing in my head. Hmmm, I guess I am a senior citizen. Okay, I admit it. I want that senior discount at the drugstore, I just don’t want to say it out loud to the clerk. Barry is a transplanted big city guy, having moved north for the love of a Yukon woman, exploring the land and his options in semi-retirement.

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Violence 101

February 27, 2019

PART FIVE OF SIX

The technique of violence by Serge Harvey-Gauthier

In the last four articles … The last four articles have described the Cycle of Violence, including its sweet honeymoon phase, its three categories (affective, organizational/ professional and social), its four forms (psychological, physical, sexual and ﬁnancial), as well as the ﬁve principles of this scourge that is constructed by society, but chosen by all violent people. Both the act of “gift-wrapping” violence and a strong sense of superiority on the part of the aggressor stokes a drama-triangle relationship of persecutor, victim and saviour. You also got to know several Yukon support resources such as the Les EssentiElles shelter (668-2636) and the Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868).

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gressor, no matter who or where they are. The status feel worthless VICTIM quo, as it has always been, complain from generation to genfeel hopeless eration, is much easier to maintain than working to THE KARPMAN adapt to anything. It’s a DRAMA clear-cut sign of recidivTRIANGLE ism. And it’s evidently a concrete sign of pride, the RESCUER poison that muffles comhelp at any cost mon sense in the human sacrifices theirself too much for intellect. others “Power is what Pride really enjoys … For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, “techniques” is to look good in or contentment, or even common the eyes of everyone else. It’s the sense … The real black, diabolical old stereotype of the benevolent pride comes when you look down dictator who cares about their on others so much that you do not people. It’s the image of the lover care what they think of you ...” who adores their spouse and their (Clive Staples LEWIS, Mere Christichild (the victims) more than any- anity, NY, 1943) thing in the world … until their At the individual level, the lack murder. Like a winning recipe, of introspection is easier than there can be mixed and rebinding making the least effort to get inof these means such as the “rose- formed, ask questions and find ancoloured glasses” technique, swers on one’s own. Recognizing “boiling frog” syndrome, etc. and accepting personal shortcomNow, in increasing order of ings, and, above all, making oncowardice, here are the means to going efforts to grow are not habcreate, develop, stoke and propa- its found in aggressors who do not gate violence that is used by every take charge of themselves. Withaggressor, from the most solitary out that effort, nobody will ever to the most powerful. Associat- be able to do anything to help! TECHNIQUE ing this irrational behaviour, like Here are a few examples. The word technique is used “2+2=3” to well-known public fig- “Zero effort” is enough to create here in the sense that, systemures is not forbidden. Humour is “orbiting” that consists of sudatically applied, these concepts an excellent way to destabilize denly ignoring the phone calls, give desired results or work well, any aggressor who believes they text messages and other messages or even very well, for a violent are in a position of power and con- from a victim while they enter an person, to the detriment of all trol over their victim(s). “orbit” around the rejected pervictims. The zero-effort technique is son and like their Facebook photos These means, the how, seek to an obsession found in every ag- (a frequent occurrence among adolescents). More seriously, “ghosting” a victim might take place, which consists of abruptly cutting off all contact and disappearing into the abyss. Talk it over with the parWe Invite You To Join The Yukon ents of a missing child who do not know if they are still alive. Talk Chamber Of Commerce it over with grandparents whose children eradicated them from the pleasure of watching their grandchild grow up. 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Together We Can: and/or social malaise. How Is The Board Structured? √ remove barriers inhibiting the growth of The full Board, which meets every other month, the private sector includes the Board Executive, a representative from √ provide input to governments each of the five community chambers of commerce on a full range of issues and five business-and-industry representatives. The √ form and lead business delegations full Board is rounded out with non-voting ex-officio to engage local business interests representatives from a number of sector-specific confuse facts and create chaos to the point that sane humans cannot properly judge them … even judges!1 Now that’s efficiency. It is like food poisoning, but in this case the poison affects healthy thinking and judgment, and intelligence is relegated to cri�cize everything the 10th basement floor devalue of an enormous building despise under deconstruction. This is the principle of the “Invisible Gorilla” applied through day-to-day illusions and deformed [beliefs] that influence our lives. With these techniques, we no longer see the gorilla that appears at a basketball game (C. Chabris, D. Simons, 1999)2 since everyone is focused on the violent explosions that now regularly appear the world over. And although Yukon is absolutely not excluded from this scourge, would there be fewer violent incidents here without investigative journalism of the sort found in Québec? The simple goal of these techniques is that violence (i) becomes and then (ii) remains a banal fact that is endorsed and legitimate (iii) to the point of going unpunished. This goal is reached once we observe one or more victims completely submitted to the aggressor, both mentally and physically. For example, a romantic partner who alleges conjugal violence could later seek to minimize and protect their aggressor. The secondary goal of these

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Means to propagate violence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

The “zero-effort” technique Rose-coloured glasses The “laissez-faire” Omission Isolation Negation Projection Indignation The “always-or-never” technique The paradox of the liar Detachment The “boiling frog” “Fake news” (falsehoods) Demonization The gift-wrap wow! Dissimulation (taqiya) Workplace mobbing / Schoolyard bullying Impunity3 Cargo cults Anonymity

In conclusion, the phenomenon of violence is no longer a secret to you, including its cycle and characteristics, such as control and a total lack of effort: those are strong incentives for all aggressors. Today, I discussed one of 20 techniques by which violence becomes banal, endorsed, legitimized and eventually unpunished: the “dream” of every aggressor. Write to me if you are interested in any of these means in particular, and in future articles I will describe the violent techniques that generate the greatest interest from you. Serge Harvey-Gauthier is a social worker and passionate about helping people. To contact him, email editor@whatsupyukon.com. FOOTNOTES 1 In Yukon and in Québec, there are many court rulings handing down a lighter sentence to a violent man because he was in an inebriated or intoxicated state. Question: Who decided to drink and become drunk before he became drunk and before he committed a violent act? We are not drunk 24 hours a day … 2 The Invisible Gorilla is a book describing six commonplace illusions that profoundly inﬂuence our lives: those affecting our attention, memory, conﬁdence, knowledge, causal awareness and potential. These are deformed beliefs regarding our own minds that are not only false, but also bad to the point of being dangerous. 3 Impunity in the form of repeated and organized events. When the abuses are well-aligned, in order from the smallest to the largest, well-connected (like a spiderweb), the unpunished abuses are diffused in a perpetual loop, like a CNN news item, until it creates “the perfect storm.” Like in England, France and Belgium, with false Muslims: true fundamentalists who orient their lives toward violence without any effort at all.

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Patsy & Misty: ugliest and cutest dog, respectively by Monica Garcia looked like she had, not quite a grin, but something akin to that. Her coat was generally short except, right down the side of her head, from front to back, all the way, she had finger-length long hair! A top knot like a mohawk. The neighbour across the road said that Patsy was the dog God made with the leftover parts, and that fit!”

Patsy: Skagway’s Ugliest Dog winner 5 years in a row.

That neighbour is now 92 and Patsy is long gone. She lived in the preOur editorial policy prevents us from cell phone and digital camera era so, unfortunately, Frank could not easily actually showing her, out of respect find a photograph of this iconic dog. towards sensitive, animal loving readers. Our sincere apologies to those Perhaps some things are better left to we disappointed and to all others who the imagination. appreciate that some things cannot be Almost all of Frank’s pets have unseen, you’re most welcome. come from shelters or “in package he story of Skagway’s ugliest deals” with the many foster kids that dog is best told by one of her have come through the home of Frank owners. You may remember and his late wife, Nancy. Where Patsy Frank Wasmer from January’s Pet is an example of the latter (she came Page. Frank is a treasure box of with their foster daughter Tina), Misty “pawsitive tails.” As he puts it, “I’m is an example of the former, having old; I’ve had a lot of pets.” Two more come from the Mae Bachur Animal honourable mentions in his repertoire Shelter at the request of Jenny, a foster are Misty, a very cute dog by Frank’s daughter who yearned for a pet.

own conclusion, and Patsy, Skagway’s ugliest dog by “official” town judgement.

“Patsy won the ugly animal contest five years in a row. They used to have a spring festival called Winfest and one thing they did at Winfest was the ugliest animal contest. The first year they had it, Patsy won it. And the second and the third and the fourth! And on the fifth year, the judges were not going to give it to her. The judges were Buckwheat and a woman. I forget her name. Anyway, when they announced that they were not going to select Patsy that year, Patsy tried to pee on the woman’s foot and they decided that was so ugly, she won it the fifth year too.” “That’s not true!” I said, but Frank sticks to his story. Having known Frank for years, I’ve heard many amazing tales that I know are rooted in fact. He’s lived a long life. Interesting things happen. Desperate for a visual, I asked Frank what type of dog Patsy was. He just chuckled. “Patsy was a mutt. Wirehaired fox terrier and chihuahua and something else snuck in. So she had a massive underbite. Her lower jaw stuck out probably three-quarters of an inch past her upper jaw. She

Small dogs are less common at Mae Bacher, so the family had kept a close eye on the website. When Frank met Misty, he knew right away she was a winner. She didn’t have a mean bone in her body.

“She was a really, really smart dog. It took me 10 minutes to teach her to sit and stay. She sat peacefully all the way home, driving to Skagway … When she got home, she took one look at Nancy and said ‘Nancy, I’m your little dog and you are my person.’ So she was really attached to Nancy. Patsy was the same way,” Frank reminiscenced affectionately.

As she got older, Frank repaid Misty for her years of tricks and loyalty by patiently taking her out to pee at all hours of the night and making her as comfy as possible. She lived to be 19; almost as impressive as Patsy’s preceding record of 21! As he got older, Frank’s life has been enriched by all his canine friends (so have the lives of his family members.) Never one to shy away from adding another mouth to the table, or dog to the dog bowl, he has an endless supply of both vet bills and seemingly tall, but all too true, “pawsitive tails.” Very different in appearance from one another, both Misty and Patsy were two of those colourful souls that provided companionship to his family and warm, comical memories. Is this not the common dog’s greatest purpose?

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“Misty was a mix. She had lots of different things in her. She had some springer spaniel in her, but that long hair, I don’t know where that came from.”

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