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Multi-instrumentalists Aaron Jonah Lewis and Ben Belcher performed in Dawson on February 10

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he second half of the Aurora Trail lineup of the Home Routes program began in February, with three house concerts planned between Feb. 1 and April 14.

Home Routes sends performers out to do about a dozen house concerts, six times a year, in 11 different touring zones from the Maritimes to the Yukon. We are part of the Aurora Trail, which includes a bit of northern British Columbia and the western tip of the Northwest Territories.

This season, living rooms are being filled with good music in Dease Lake and Atlin in B.C.; Crag Lake, Marsh Lake, Haines Junction, Faro, Mayo, Dawson City, Old Crow and Whitehorse in the Yukon; and Inuvik in NWT. In February, the Corn Potato String Band came up to Dawson.

Normally a trio, the band was whittled down to a duo for this tour, including Aaron Jonah Lewis (fiddle, guitar, banjo and beard) and Ben Belcher. (guitar and banjo.)

These guys are specialists in obscure banjo tunes, often reclaimed from an era before jazz became the dominant genre in America, when the banjo was more than bluegrass and country. The banjo as a clas-

sical instrument may seem odd now, but this pair makes you believe in what they have reclaimed from what they call “the dustbins of history.”

There were lots of lively fiddle and guitar tunes and some vocals as well. It was quite an evening at the Hakonson’s lovely home.

The pair also worked with a local fiddle group and spent some time in the Robert Service School while they were here.

Between Feb. 28 and March 15, Winnipeg-based Madeleine Roger was on the Aurora Trail. She is described as a contemporary folk singer who uses multiple tunings on her guitar and sometimes sounds a bit like a young Joni Mitchell.

Her website says the following: “A former thespian and a lifelong traveler, she is prone to absorbing stories and questioning the way that things are, creating songs with imaginative melodies and honesty that bares truths about being alive.”

Her website also links to a number of videos and simple live performances that persuade me she will be worth seeing and hearing in person. She will no doubt be travelling with copies of her debut album, Cottonwood, which came out

last October.

Alberta-raised fiddler Daniel Gervais will round out the season between March 31 and April 14.

He will be travelling with guitarist Graeme Poile.

Gervais was Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion in 2011 and again in 2016. He plays classical violin as well as the fiddle. He currently teaches as sessional faculty at MacEwan University in the jazz and popular music program.

Gervais performed at the 2012 London Olympics as a cultural ambassador of Alberta. He has toured with Zéphyr, a French-Canadian dance group, and at numerous festivals in Canada, the USA and France. He has taught in many settings, including with the Suzuki Strings and Fiddleheads in Whitehorse.

His website also includes several dozen of his tunes, both interesting covers and original material.

After three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro and Dawson, Dan Davidson retired to continue writing, as he had been all those years.

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

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After you have landed the fish, kill it immediately. Split the belly, and clean and draw the gut. If the head is to be left on, remove the gills. Wipe the fish dry, inside and out. Never wash it. If you don’t have an ice box, wrap each fish in brown paper. If you have multiple fish, make sure their skin doesn’t touch.

During the summer, on a hot or warm day, when fishing from shore, kill the fish immediately.

Gut and clean (rubbing your finger down the spine of the fish) and remove all throwaway contents.

Dry (do not wash) with a cloth and hang the fish in the shade of a tree until you are ready to go home. It all helps to preserve the fine taste.

EASY FISH STEW 1 pound cleaned fish 2 tsp salt 1 medium chopped white onion 1/2 tsp dill weed 4 cups water

4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2 cups milk 2 Tbsp butter Chives or fresh dill Cut fish into 2-inch pieces.

Place the fish, salt, onions and dill weed in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Turn down to simmer until fish flakes with a fork. Drain, reserving the stock to boil potatoes until tender. Return fish and add milk to potato stock. Simmer slowly for about 20 minutes. Pour into tureen dish and dot with butter.

Garnish with cut chives or fresh dill. Serves 6.

ATLIN POACHED LAKE TROUT IN WHITE WINE 2 pounds lake trout fillets 1/2 cup sliced brown mushrooms 1 sliced green onion 2 Tbsp butter 1 cup dry white wine 1 Tbsp flour 1 additional Tbsp butter 1 cup water 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese salt and pepper to taste lemon juice to taste

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Add mushrooms and onion. Stir until cooked. In another saucepan, layer fish fillets with cooked mushrooms and onions. Pour over cont’d on page 5 ...

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You’ve caught your lake trout, now what? wine and water and bring to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove fish and keep warm in shallow baking dish. Strain poaching liquid and reduce to half the volume. Beat 1 Tbsp of butter and flour into a paste and slowly add to sauce until thickened. Add cream followed by salt, pepper and lemon juice. Sauce should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.Pour sauce over fillets in baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler until lightly golden. Serves 4.

LAKE TROUT ON THE BBQ 1/2 cup butter 1 Tbsp barbeque sauce 1/2 tsp garlic salt 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup white wine Fillet lake trout, leaving skin on. Preheat barbeque and add a chunk of hardwood for smoke.

Mix ingredients together. When barbeque is hot and smoking, place trout on rack, skin down.

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Remove steaks carefully to hot platter. Serve with tartar sauce.

Good for half a dozen hungry fishermen.

AN EASY SALMON SUPPER WITH PEPPERS AND ONION This is not only easy and fast but also one of my favorite fish dishes 4 salmon steaks 1 cup seasoned flour 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 green pepper, thinly sliced 1 red pepper, thinly sliced 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced 1 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley salt and pepper to taste Oven should be preheated to 350 F. Season steaks and dredge in flour. The oil should be heated in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the steaks and cook for no more than 4 minutes on each side. Remove fish and place in a pan. Continue cooking for another 6 minutes. When done, place steaks on a platter and keep warm. Add peppers and onions to a frying pan and cook for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

If you want more fish recipes, I wrote a small booklet for the Yukon Fish and Game Association.

It has some great trout recipes, as well as some fine batters to go along with the fish. I understand they still have a limited number left. The Association is located at 509 Strickland St. in Whitehorse.

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Until Apr. 4 Art Exhibit - Boreal Reverie Arts Underground The desire to capture the vast and dynamic landscapes of the Kluane region. Each piece interprets the feeling of a specific part of the region and ties an animal to its habitat.

Until Apr. 4 Art Exhibit - It’s a Beadiful World Arts Underground A dedication to a lifelong Love for Beads, and the beauty they add to making our world beadiful.

Until Mar 30 Reviving Dena Style Masks Yukon Arts Centre Our Journey: Reviving Dena Style Masks is a community project led by master carver Dennis Shorty.

Until Apr. 2 Within City Limits: Landscapes of Whitehorse Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Virginia Wilson - Her paintings are an attempt to capture moments on the trails when she has stopped and looked and been filled with pleasure at what she sees.

Until May. 18 Jane Isakson: Points of Reference Yukon Arts Centre New body of work exploring our place in the North brings together her semi-abstracted paintings of the arctic and an interactive video installation.

Until May. 18 Kaisu Koivisto: Topophilia Yukon Arts Centre Incorporates photography, sculpture and video into installations. Her work focuses on the narrative of places, buildings and objects in a state of transformation.

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Wed. Mar. 27 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed. Mar. 27 Karaoke with DJ Carlo 9:00 PM The Local Bar Thu. Mar. 28 Gold Rush Jam 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu. Mar. 28 Ginger Jam 8:00 PM Epic Pizza Fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Thu. Mar. 28 Lucie D 8:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Fri. Mar. 29 Donovan Woods & the Opposition 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre For more information contact the Box Office at 667-8574 or yac. websales@yac.ca Fri. Mar. 29 The Shaggy Manes 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri. Mar. 29 Never Summer 9:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Fri. Mar. 29 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fri. Mar. 29 Paris Pick & The Supreme Convenience 10:00 PM The Local Bar Opening act: The multi-talented powerhouse Selina Heyligers Sat. Mar. 30 Vice and Virtue 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat. Mar. 30 The Shaggy Manes 7:30 PM 98 Hotel Sat. Mar. 30 Jack Straw 9:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Sat. Mar. 30 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat. Mar. 30 Paradise Music Festival Fundraiser! 9:30 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center Dance your heart out to Master Hand, Purple Teeth, Red Eye and Mega Krahn, all for a good cause!

Sat. Mar. 30 DJ Alec Luna 10:00 PM The Local Bar Electro Latino, Salsa, Cumbia Merengue,Deep House, Techno Sun. Mar. 31 Open Mic Jam Hosted by Rixx & Roxx 6:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Sun. Mar. 31 Jam Session 6:00 PM 98 Hotel Bring your instrument and have fun!

Sun. Mar. 31 Paris Pick 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Wed. Mar. 27 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Mar. 27 Annual Paddlers Potluck, Video/ Photo Sharing & Used Drysuit Sale 5:00 PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Network with other paddlers, look at river maps, lets talk paddling for the 2019 Season. Email info@ yukancanoe.com for more info. Admission by Donation Wed. Mar. 27 100 Women Who Care 5:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Women commit to donating when attending - the fun part is deciding which presentation makes your heart sing the most! No tickets or registration required!

Wed. Mar. 27 Pasta 101 6:00 PM Well Bread Culinary Centre Inc. Learn how to make your own pasta dough using fresh, local eggs and ingredients found at the local grocery stores.

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Wed. Mar. 27 Raven Workshop with Nicole Bauberger 6:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Work with Nicole Bauberger to add smaller ravens to our model train exhibit, make some ravens and meet one of the artists behind the project!

Wed. Mar. 27 Spring Has Sprung - Paint Party 6:00 PM Boston Pizza An evening of painting with friends, a fun night out. All materials provided with cost of class. Call for more details.

336-4567 Wed. Mar. 27 For the Love of Whisky 6:30 PM Yukon Brewing Drop in for an evening showcasing Two Brewers Single Malt whisky and be prepared for whisky cocktails, whisky pairing with our finest local chef’s creations made with our whisky.

Wed. Mar. 27 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Wed. Mar. 27 Beginner Salsa and Bachata Class 7:45 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Pre-requisites: A fun, positive & polite attitude. Email salsayukon@gmail.com for more information.

Wed. Mar. 27 Hump Day Trivia 8:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu. Mar. 28 YC Talent Show 11:30 AM Yukon College Thu. Mar. 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. Mar. 28 Uke On Ukulele Club! 7:00 PM Music Yukon Email us at ukeonukuleleclub@ gmail.com for more information.

Thu. Mar. 28 Basic and Beginners Ukulele Group 7:00 PM Music Yukon Email us at ukeonukuleleclub@gmail.com for more information.

Thu. Mar. 28 2019 Banff Mountain Film Fest 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings Banff to audiences around the globe. A selection of the best films go on tour across Canada, Tickets online or at the door.

Thu. Mar. 28 Christ Church Cathedral Choir Practice 7:30 PM Christ Church Cathedral Fri. Mar. 29 Floor Curling Games 9:00 AM Golden Age Society Beginner players are welcome.

Fri. Mar. 29 Whitehorse Yukon Community Thrift Store Silent Auctions 12:00 PM Whitehorse Community Thrift Store Silent Auctions for valuable, unusual and unique items.

Bids taken Friday and Saturday at the store.

Bidding Closes 2:00 PM Saturdays, each week.

See FB for this weeks items Fri. Mar. 29 Cribbage Games 1:00 PM Golden Age Society Beginner players are welcome.

Fri. Mar. 29 TGIF Mixology & Snacks - Spring Fling! 5:30 PM Well Bread Culinary Centre Inc. Free Pour Jenny and Chef Cat have a fabulous class in store for you. Call or email to register or for more info. 335-4133 Sat. Mar. 30 Whitehorse Yukon Community Thrift Store Silent Auctions 12:00 PM Whitehorse Community Thrift Store Silent Auctions for valuable, unusual and unique items.

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Sat. Mar. 30 Dirty Pours with Kathy Piwowar 1:00 PM Arts Underground Suitable for ages 14+, All supplies included, to register call 6674080 Sat. Mar. 30 Whole Poultry Butchery 6:00 PM Well Bread Culinary Centre Inc. Learn the tricks to succulent, roasted poultry which you’ll carve and take home to enjoy. Call or email to register for more info. 335-4133 Sat. Mar. 30 Crib Tournament 6:15 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Crib tournaments every Saturday - Member and non-members welcome.

Sat. Mar. 30 2019 Banff Mountain Film Fest 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings Banff to audiences around the globe. A selection of the best films go on tour across Canada, Tickets online or at the door.

Sat. Mar. 30 Square Dance! 8:00 PM MacBride Museum Marvelous Sarah Hamilton on fiddle, beginners welcome!

Sun. Mar. 31 Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are you a wordy person, put your words to the test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Sun. Mar. 31 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.

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Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon. Apr. 1 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. Apr. 1 Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon. Apr. 1 Available Light Cinema: Apollo 11 6:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Never-beforeseen footage and audio recordings take you straight into the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embark on a historic Mon. Apr. 1 Burlesque Class with Chérie Coquette 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Learn the classic art of the Burlesque. No experience necessary, all levels welcome. To register, email at cheriecoquettecabaret@gmail.com Mon. Apr. 1 Available Light Cinema: Birds of Passage 8:15 PM Yukon Arts Centre Business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s. Tickets online or at the door.

Tue. Apr. 2 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. Apr. 2 The Underachievers 6:30 PM Arts Underground A club for painters of all skill levels.

Bring your own supplies, we have easels and plenty of space. There is no instruction. Cost is free with a membership.

Tue. Apr. 2 Brave New Words 7:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center We encourage writers and storytellers from all genres to come read what you have written.

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Wed. Mar. 27 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. 27 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. 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. Mar. 27 Mommy Barre 1:00 PM Long, Lean & Mean Fitness 334-3479 Focuses on strength, posture, core and flexibility. Inspired by a blend of ballet barre work, strength training, Pilates and yoga. Register online.

Wed. Mar. 27 Hidden Valley Fiddle Lessons 3:30 PM Hidden Valley School Learn to play fiddle with Amelia Rose, call 336-3119 for more info.

Thu. Mar. 28 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.

Thu. Mar. 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. Mar. 28 Warhammer Evenings 4:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Every Thursday Thu. Mar. 28 Youth Drop In Gymnastics 7:30 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.

Fri. Mar. 29 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.

Fri. Mar. 29 Preschool Drop-in Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information.

Fri. Mar. 29 Mommy Barre 1:00 PM Long, Lean & Mean Fitness 334-3479 Focuses on strength, posture, core and flexibility. Inspired by a blend of ballet barre work, strength training, Pilates and yoga. Register online.

Fri. Mar. 29 Standard Format - Magic: The Gathering 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Legal sets = Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria, Core Set 2019, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance.Banned Cards = Rampaging Ferocidon

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

Sat. Mar. 30 Young Explorers’ Preschool Program 10:30 AM MacBride Museum 6672709 Designed for parents and children to explore the animal gallery together. Call or email for more information.

Sat. Mar. 30 fit4two Prenatal Fitness 12:00 PM Long, Lean & Mean Fitness 334-3479 Connect with other moms-to-be in your community while reducing prenatal discomforts like lower back ache, fatigue and swelling. Register online.

Sat. Mar. 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. Mar. 30 Family Drop In Gymnastics 3:00 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Call 668-4794 for more information.

Sun. Mar. 31 Wee Moves 2:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum AGES 3-5, learn about transportation through play, craft, and songs!.

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Tue. Apr. 2 Executive Meeting 5:15 PM Sport Yukon We produce many newsletters a year, plan and lead river trips, organize the annual whitewater rodeo, and are the Yukon’s sport governing body for flatwater and slalom racing.

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Violence 101

PART SIX OF SIX

Twenty defined techniques of violence

by Serge Harvey-Gauthier

TIME TO GET OUTSIDE PHOTO: Pixabay

The last five articles have informed the Yukon about the cycle of violence, as well as its categories, forms and foundations. This scourge generates a high level of suffering among its victims who, when possible, must distance themselves and seek protection and help so that one day they can be happy and without violence in their lives. Next, and in order of cowardice, here are the eight most effective ways out of 20 that I call “techniques.” These are the techniques used by those who seek to create, develop, feed and propagate violence until they can act with impunity, which is the dream of every aggressor.

Of 20 known techniques, we have just explained, with concrete examples, eight principal means to develop, provoke and propagate violence with impunity. This knowledge is useful because it helps properly identify and deconstruct past and present violence. To understand violence is to combat it.

Everything must be implemented to maintain and multiply these very constructive efforts.

The laissez-faire technique is well articulated by the three monkeys. I see nothing. I hear nothing. I say nothing

T

he following principles are generally accepted by the majority of experts and are unavoidable in all information or treatment of the phenomenon.

1. ZERO EFFORT

[already shared in the article #5, resumed here]

It is the ease of not doing anything instead of engaging in self-reflection and seeking out healthy answers to one’s personal and social needs. It is the status quo, which could be in place for years, for a lifetime, or even for generations.

It is also evidently a tangible sign of pride, that poison which stifles any chance of happiness.

Category : social violence Forms : physical, psychological violence Category : affective (conjugal) violence Form : physical violence

2. ROSE-COLOURED GLASSES It is a psychological thought filter that allows the aggressor to erase all individual responsibility. The rosy tint transforms colours into one individual colour and, by extension, into a single thought once filtered. With a rosy perception of the world, all violence unquestionably becomes justified. Say goodbye to nuance and the aggressor’s efforts to take responsibility.

Category : affective (conjugal) violence Form : psychological violence

3. LAISSEZ-FAIRE It is the abstinence of words or actions that could clarify a situation. It’s the abstinence of words or actions that would re-establish the facts to the detriment of an aggressor, who might not have any real power or who might be very powerful. The laissez-faire technique is well-articulated by the three monkeys. I see nothing. I hear nothing. I say nothing.

Categories : organizational/professional and social violence Form : financial violence Category : Organizational/professional violence Form : sexual violence

4. OMISSION The omission technique is the control of information by withholding important facts with the belief that the violent person decides that those facts are unimportant… and even less so for his victim or victims. How ? (i) They mentally “forget” what would tangibly confront them; (ii) In conversation, by silences added between verbal affirmations and omissions in phrases that evidently become lies;

(iii) By the omission of gestures and actions, when they are expertly controlling people.

Categories : affective, organization al/professional, social violence Forms : psychological, physical, sexual, financial violence Category : organizational/professional violence Form : sexual violence

5. OUTRAGE Regardless of whether arguments appear rational or outlandish, this technique requires that an aggressor be outraged by everything and nothing. Unending outrage using all possible media platforms.

Then, seeking to multiply this outrage as many times as possible, rebroadcasting it on “anniversaries” of one month, one year, or during a similar moment of outrage.

Category : social violence Forms : psychological, physical violence

6. THE BOILING FROG It’s like boiling a frog, but very slowly so that the abnormal becomes habitual. That banalization is accepted by several people with authority, up to the powerful people of the world. This begins with small requests, which, together, result in the control of a majority of peaceful, benevolent and (let’s say it) sometimes naïve people.

As social violence, we observe that democracy is quite fragile, since it is easily undermined to the point of control.

Category : social violence Forms : psychological, physical violence

7. THE GIFT-WRAPPING WOW This technique accompanies all aggression. In the eyes of a violent person, looking good is more important than the violent acts themselves. An effective giftwrapping disguises the misdirection, lies, injustice, fraud, murders and fanaticism.

Under false pretenses of love, kindness, pious tradition, etc., violence is hidden behind the notion of superiority. The simple goal of controlling the victim or victims is at the heart of the acts.

Category : familial (affective) violence Form : physical violence

8. DISSIMULATION (TAQIYA) It is a technique that allows violent people to hide their true beliefs and values, up to violent acts.

Dissimulation is also called taqiya

by Salafists to hide the true values of the jihadists who live in our democracies.

Generally, to openly demonstrate their beliefs and violent values would put them in immediate danger of being identified and arrested.

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Category : organizational/profes sional violence Form : sexual violence

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Seasonal Recipes with Sydney Keddy

Bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers INGREDIENTS

❑ 4 ounces cream cheese ❑ 1 cup grated cheddar ❑ Salt and pepper, to Filling ingredients

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❑ 5 large jalapenos, halved (seeds removed if you like it a bit milder)

❑ 10 strips bacon PHOTOS: Sydney Keddy

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Music to warm your soul

Donovan (comes to our neck of the) Woods on March 29

by Megan Skarnulis

H

is music soothes the soul like that first warm beverage on a busy morning; his lyrics surround your senses with the sort of calm that’s equivalent to a warm, lingering hug from someone you love. Once described as “Canada’s best kept secret,” Whitehorse will be privileged to welcome Donovan Woods and his band, The Opposition, to the territory on March 29, when they play a 7 p.m. show at the Yukon Arts Centre.

Woods describes himself as “a folk/singer-songwriter guy, but there is some other stuff in there … there is definitely some country in there too.”

Regardless of the musical genre though, Woods has a noteworthy musical resume. He released his first album The Hold Up in 2007.

Since then he has experienced significant success as both a recording artist, and as a songwriter for other artists. His song “Brand New Gun” can be heard in the movie Numb. Another song, “Wait and See,” was featured in Degrassi: The Next Generation. Moreover, Woods co-wrote the song “Portland, Maine,” which was recorded and performed by Tim McGraw.

He also won the 2019 Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year for his record, Both Ways.

As a recording artist, Woods

has performed all over Canada and the United States, hitting tiny towns such as Liverpool, Nova Scotia, as well as cities including Toronto and Vancouver. This will be his first trip to the Yukon though.

“I’m looking forward to it very much … In fact, really everyone I talk to in the Canadian music industry says, ‘you have to go to the Yukon, you just have to go, it’s so beautiful.’”

Some of the members of his band have been. Having recorded or worked with all of them in the past, Woods speaks fondly of them. He jokingly called them “old road dogs,” adding that they’ve toured everywhere, seen it all and done it all. As he spoke, he sounded grateful to have a group of musicians (literally) behind him who are “very calm and confident in all situations. Say at big concerts or pushing the tour van up a snowy hill.” (that last skillset should prepare them for the slushy climb to the Yukon Arts Centre.)

Woods looks like he belongs in the Yukon, comfortable in a toque and plaid. When people first hear Woods’ smooth, acoustically-driven music, they’re often perplexed when they see an image of the artist. He looks like the kind of fellow you’d go to if you wanted to buy some quality cords of firewood to

PHOTO:Danielle Holbert

Woods looks like he belongs in the Yukon, comfortable in a toque and plaid keep you warm in the winter and you definitely wouldn’t look twice if you saw him standing amongst some coffee-sipping locals over at Midnight Sun. In an interview, Woods admitted that , for a long time, he thought his look would prevent him from succeeding as a recording artist. In 1996, he typed “Is it possible to be just a songwriter as a job?” as an Internet search.

Fast-forward to present day and Woods has certainly surpassed

his own expectations. This musical underdog is now celebrated as both a songwriter and a prominent Canadian musician, playing prestigious venues including Massey Hall and, of course, the Yukon Arts Centre.

When he comes to Whitehorse it will be the ninth consecutive night of his current tour, which spans western Canada and the northwestern United States. He said he maintains momentum by relying on an excellent tour man-

ager, but added he has a “fun job.” When he gets overwhelmed, he just thinks of all the other jobs he’s had in the past. I guess that means we won’t be buying firewood from this bearded man in plaid anytime soon!

Megan Skarnulis is a Yukonbased writer who makes every effort to balance the craziness of motherhood, a career, and maintaining a beautiful home in the country.

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Nobody gets put in the corner

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PHOTOS: courtesy of Velvet Antlers /GBP Photography

Velvet Antler shows students how to feel good

Kate Fitzgerald teaches and performs cabaret and burlesquestyle dance through her company, Velvet Antler

Rebecca Reynolds is co-owner of Velvet Antler Productions

by Amy Kenny

S

ome ladies show up in high heels and lipstick; others roll into the dance studio right after having rolled off the couch.

There’s no right way to come to class, said Kate Fitzgerald over the phone in late February. Her voice was low and sultry—the result of a cold rather than any concentrated effort to sound as sexy as the business she runs with coowner Rebecca Reynolds.

“We’re advocates for doing what feels good. Just ignore your life for an hour and practice some self-love,” she said of Velvet Antler Productions, a Whitehorse-based company that offers private, corporate and commercial entertainment (as well as dance classes), often in the form of cabaret and burlesquestyle dance.

In 2012, neither Fitzgerald

nor Reynolds had been planning to get into production, though both had dance backgrounds (Reynolds in ballet and modern dance and Fitzgerald in jazz and contemporary) and both had been involved with the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Can-Can Line.

That was the year however, that Fitzgerald was working at The Dirty Northern, which needed a New Year’s Eve event.

She and Reynolds put together a performance. When it was a success, they decided to start producing their own shows at venues, and at conferences and events for out-of-towners.

“There’s a demand to bring that kind of Yukon-y atmosphere to an event when you come up here,” said Fitzgerald. “The way people do business and run corporations, there is always that

little bit extra they want to bring to events here and we were the extra that people wanted.”

The dance classes grew naturally out of the production side of Velvet Antler. In 2015, Fitzgerald and Reynolds started offering classes, which have evolved to include introduction, intermediate and diva-level heels classes, as well as an urban heels class—though Fitzgerald is quick to point out that heels are optional in all classes.

“The (dance classes) were the catalyst to make it a business and start marketing it,” said Fitzgerald.

Classes usually run for eight weeks in spring and fall, and typically have anywhere from eight to 15 students. While the focus is on fun, Fitzgerald said she and Reynolds teach true

dance technique, with proper posture and alignment in mind, so everyone is learning safely.

She said most dancers are nervous in the beginning, because they come to class with little to no experience, but they fall in love quickly.

“There are a few diehards that have danced with me for three years. Most had never taken a class until then. Now it’s their life!”

Some do it for fun. Others do it to prep for the Can-Can Line, or to hone their skills after joining the line. Still others take it with an eye toward doing their own solo or group burlesque shows. Last year, Velvet Antler arranged for a show that focused on providing a performance opportunity for the women who had taken classes.

“That really sparked an interest

in a lot of people to dance and to get involved in that kind of thing more, purely because it’s fun.”

“No one’s saving the rainforest,” Fitzgerald said, laughing. “But I think people are becoming more aware of the importance of taking care of themselves in a holistic sense. Doing things that make you feel good.”

For more information on class registration and on dropin punch card passes, visit VelvetAntlerProductions.com

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Atlin coffee is burning up the market

by Amy Kenny burner they have now—the only one in Canada and one of only two in North America, they said.

Leandra said they had to relearn everything about their craft when the heat source was wood.

They were initially worried about efficiency, but found the roaster burns two pounds of wood per 22 pounds of roasted beans. They also wondered about the beans potentially taking on a smoky flavour, but the roaster protects against that. After that, they worked to figure out how to bring forward the flavours they wanted to focus on.

“There was some trial and error,” said Philippe.

“You (already) have to think about the origin of the beans, the temperature in the drum and then, roasting with wood heat, there’s how pitchy the wood is,” said Leandra, noting they mostly use dead stand wood. “We had to learn through experimentation.

The propane makes instant changes to heat input. With this, we always have to think a step ahead because it’s not instant. This is a different type of heat that’s applied too. It’s a dry heat.”

So far, they seem to have a handle on it. Philippe works parttime on the business in the winter and full-time in the summer.

Leandra is full-time year-round, roasting a couple times a week.

In addition to selling at various events around the Yukon and B.C. each summer (if you’ve been to Atlin Music Festival they’ve likely helped you wake up after

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Coffee beans aged in whisky barrels are a new addition to the Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters offerings at least one poor night’s sleep in a tent), they sell through grocery and specialty stores as far south as Kelowna. Leandra credits word of mouth for their popularity.

They get their beans (there are 12 varieties) from Peru, Nicaragua, Columbia, Sumatra and Ethiopia. All are certified organic, fair-trade and come with rainforest alliance certifications.

They say their personal favourites change all the time. So do their techniques. They’re constantly experimenting, trying to have fun and find new flavours.

“You can really be in tune with the coffee beans,” said Leandra.

“It’s complex. A lot of things affect the roast of the bean.”

One of those things is how the beans are stored, They recently started aging them beans

PHOTOS: courtesy of Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters

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aving a wood-fired coffee roaster is more than just a gimmick—it’s good business sense for Philippe and Leandra Brient, co-owners of Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters.

Sure, it fits with the idea people have of Northerners, all woodstoves and plaid lumberjackets, and it fits with the personal ethos of the couple, who try to limit the footprint they leave on the Earth, but it’s more than that.

Despite the learning curve that came with the machine, it’s just more reliable for the Brients than the alternative.

Because the couple’s home and roastery is located 12 kilometers outside of Atlin, they didn’t want to deal with a propane-powered roaster and the associated running back and forth to town for more fuel. Because they’re offgrid (while talking to What’s Up Yukon for this story, their phone dropped the connection a couple times), they didn’t want to rely on anything electric. When they started researching wood-burning options, they found one in Italy.

They knew it would be a change from what they’d learned on.

The Brients are self-taught. Six years ago, while running a coffee shop in Atlin, the hunt for fresher and fresher beans led them to try roasting themselves.

“We enjoyed that so much we closed our doors and went for the roasting part,” said Leandra.

They worked for a year with a small machine, until they outgrew it and ordered the 750 kg wood-

Philippe and Leandra Brient are self-taught coffee bean roasters in whisky barrels, something that doesn’t result in whisky-flavoured coffee, said Leandra.

“They take the oak and vanilla notes from the whisky ... it adds a lot of character.”

They‘re curious to see what happens when they start doing the same with wine barrels later this year.

Amy Kenny lives in Whitehorse.

Among other things, she works as a copy editor for What’s Up Yukon. If she’s not inside writing, she’s outside running mountains.

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>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE ARTISTS To SEVEN registerTEXTILE for any of the “How Does it Felt” following workshops, Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

visit Arts Underground or >> in thecall Hougen Heritage Gallery: 867-667-4080.

YUKON ARCHIVES

Members receivefrom a 10% Archival Gold: Favourites the Vault 305 Main Street, Whitehorse Exhibi� on closes January 26, 2013 discount To register for any of the Open Studio Sessions

following workshops, >> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions visit WORKSHOPS Arts Underground or << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm call$5 867-667-4080. per hour Members receive 10% << >> Acrylic Pain� ng OpenaStudio withdiscount Neil Graham Pysanky Easter Eggs every first and third Wednesday of For Adults each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session Sheelah Tolton

WORKSHOPS

To register call: 867-667-4080 April.

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Screen Printing 101

Creative Screen Printing

Rebekah Senko

Rebekah Senko April 26 & 27 Feb. 23

Summer Skirt Workshop Intro to Pottery Audrey Sawyer Larry DuGuay Saturday May 3

April. 3 - May. 15

Mother’s Day Painting in Pairs

Pysanky Easter Eggs

Maya Rosenberg Sheelah Tolton May 12 April. 13

Printmaking

March 26 Metal Shop – Safety orientation 6 - 8pm ………………………..

March 27 CAD for beginners: Making a keychain wrench 6 - 8pm ………………………..

March 28 Repair Café 6 - 9pm ………………………..

March 28 Mentor Night: Metalwork, Laser and Vinyl Cutting, Sewing ………………………..

March 31 Mentor Night: CNC Router, Laser Cutting, Woodworking, Programming ………………………..

April 2 New Member Orientation 5 - 6pm ………………………..

Beginner’s Sewing: Totes!

6 - 9pm ………………………..

Woodshop Orientation sponsored by Home Hardware 7 - 9pm ………………………..

ALL MENTOR NIGHTS: 6-9PM OPEN HOURS: WED-SUN 1PM-9PM

Screen Printing 101 Martha Ritchie

Art & Nature Summer Camp for kids Kids Summer Camps Mayacoming Rosenberg details soon June 24 - 28

Natural Dyeing Caroline Forde July TBD

For For a a complete complete list list of of our our winter workshops visit, winter workshops visit, artsunderground.ca

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126 Tlingit St, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6J2 | Tel: 867 633 6019

Open Hours Mon- Fri 9am-5pm

NorthLight Innovation Building 2180 2nd Ave

Innovation

March 7th – April 17th Gabriela Jolowicz (Berlin) Saturday, March 30th, 8pm Corn & Friends n the KIAC Ballroom

April 3rd, 5:30pm KIAC AGM 2019 n the KIAC Ballroom

April 7th, 7pm C.J. Boyd In the ODD Gallery

April 18th-21st Dawson City International Short Film Festival KIAC

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Tel: (867) 993-5005 Fax: (867) 993-5838 Website: www.kiac.ca

Boys and Girls Club of Yukon

What:

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

Free Teen Drop In Tuesdays to Saturdays 3When: PM to 9 PM

April 2 LUNCH & LEARN: Overview of City services for businesses

by City of Whitehorse 12 - 1pm

NorthLight

Tuesdays - Fridays 12pm-6pm Saturdays - 10am-6pm

Ages 11 to 18 Free snack and meal When:

Rebekah June 8 Senko &9 April. 26 & 27

METTRE ENA VALEUR S MUSIQUE

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

Where: 306A Registration: Alexander Street Contact KhoiLook Truong,for ad@bgcyukon.com the orbig 867-393-2824 ext. 202 green door!

Contact: Web: bgcyukon.com Facebook: bgcyukon Twitter: @bgcyukon

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6pm – Apollo 11 Apollo 11 is an exceptional achievement in vérité filmmaking. Impeccably composed, it gives audiences a behind the scenes view of the landmark space mission using myriad archival sources, including footage within NASA’s mission control and the Apollo 11 spacecraft itself. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes! Dir. Todd Douglas Miller 2019, USA 93 min.

“Utterly astonishing...takes your breath away” ~Indiewire 8:15pm – Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) This beautifully crafted drug cartel thriller of Shakespearean proportions depicts the true-to-life rise and fall of rival Wayuu clans in northern Colombia.

From the filmmakers of the Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent. In Spanish, English, Wayunikee with English subtitles. Content warning for mature themes and graphic violence. Dir. Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra 2018, COL/DEN/MEX/ FRA, 125 min.

“Imagine The Godfather made by dazzling Latin American directors who combine bravura filmmaking with political awareness and a probing social conscience.” ~Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Tix: yukontickets.com

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March 27, 2019

2019 Special Olympics Festival Dinner Auction

FOR THE BENEFIT OF

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April 13, 2019

Yukon Convention Centre Doors Open at 5:00 pm and Dinner Starts at 6:30 pm

Yukon Special Guests include:

Over 100 Live and Silent auction items including:

• 2 Time Olympic Swimming Medalist Ryan Cochrane • Special Olympics Yukon Athlete Ambassador Jessica Pruden

• Autographed sports memorabilia • Quilts and Artwork • Lovely Jewelry made locally and beyond

• Special Olympics Yukon Champions Network

• Terrific Housewares

• Master of Ceremonies – Bobby Ferris and Special Olympics

• Trips for 2 to Los Angeles, Banff, Las Vegas and the Grey Cup

Yukon Athlete Ambassador Gaetan Michaud

All guests have a chance to win 2 return flights to BC or Alberta with Air North.

• Parker Thomas Jazz • Peggy Hanifan

Ticket Prices:

• Jerry Woolridge and Gord Miller

$760 Table for 8 $125 Single

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Community EVENTS ATLIN

Wed. Mar. 27 Drop In Counselling 4:00 PM Atlin For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Wed. Mar. 27 Weekly Parenting Group 5:30 PM Atlin Focus on parenting for parents or caregivers of ages 12+ For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Mon. Apr. 1 Mens Group 7:00 PM Atlin For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Tue. Apr. 2 Womens Support Group 7:00 PM Atlin For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Wed. Apr. 3 Drop In Counselling 4:00 PM Atlin For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Wed. Apr. 3 Weekly Parenting Group 5:30 PM Atlin Focus on parenting for parents or caregivers of ages 12+ For more information call 651-7965 ext 4 Wed. Mar. 27 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Sun. Mar. 31 St. Martins Anglican Church Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church Sun. Mar. 31 Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 AM Atlin Christian Centre Sun. Mar. 31 Marley: Bob Marley 6:30 PM The Globe Theatre Documentary-Biography - Showing the life and musical career of Bob Marley, seen through the eyes of those who knew him.

Wed. Apr. 3 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

CARCROSS

Fri. Nov. 16-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. Mar. 27 Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Mar. 27 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed. Mar. 27 Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Mar. 27 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed. Mar. 27 AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Mar. 28 CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Mar. 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. Mar. 28 Sewing Nights 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Mar. 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. 29 AA Meeting Carcross 1:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sat. Mar. 30 Traditional Handgames 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Mar. 31 Sewing Sessions 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Apr. 1 CTRRC Mtng 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Apr. 1 Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Apr. 1 AA - Tagish 7:30 PM Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Apr. 2 Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Apr. 2 C/TFN Communication Team Mtng 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Apr. 2 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. Apr. 2 Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue. Apr. 2 Excellence Group 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Apr. 2 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue. Apr. 2 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed. Apr. 3 Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Apr. 3 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed. Apr. 3 Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Apr. 3 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed. Apr. 3 AA Carcross 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wed. Apr. 3 School Council 7:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building

CARMACKS

Thu. Mar. 28 Winterlude 2019 Carmacks Recreation Centre A Community Dinner and Variety Show, followed by great planned activities for the whole family, 863-6271 Thu. Mar. 28 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) 9:00 AM Carmacks Provides practical help for caregivers seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Free call 456-8589 to register.

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DAWSON CITY

Thu. Mar. 7 Art Exhibit - Sentimental Value by Gabriela Jolowicz KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Woodblock prints in two parts an earlier series of large-scale prints and new series that revisits a former project.

Fri. Mar. 29 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Mar. 29 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Mar. 29 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri. Mar. 29 Jesse Smith in the Tavern 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel Fri. Mar. 29 Roberts & Klein in the Lounge 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Fri. Mar. 29 The Executives in the Lounge 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Sat. Mar. 30 Sled Dawgs Diamond Dempster Daze Dawson City Snowmobiles ride along the frozen Dempster Highway and rip through Tombstone Territorial Park.

Celebrations at Diamond Tooth Gerties to follow!

Sat. Mar. 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. Mar. 30 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun. Mar. 31 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon. Apr. 1 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Apr. 1 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Apr. 1 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Tue. Apr. 2 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Wed. Apr. 3 KIAC 2019 AGM 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Become a member, join a committee or run for Board of Directors. Everyone Welcome.

Wed. Apr. 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building

FARO

Wed. Mar. 27 Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu. Mar. 28 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Thu. Mar. 28 Faro Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre All welcome.

Thu. Mar. 28 Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu. Mar. 28 Adult Hockey 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri. Mar. 29-31 Ice Worm Squirm Winter Carnival Faro Recreation Centre Faro’s fun winter carnival involves skating, artmaking, games, and movies. It’s great fun for the whole family! Call 994-2375 for more information.

Fri. Mar. 29 WII Mario Kart Tournament 5:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Includes snacks, lunch, refreshments, awesome prizes. Call 994-2375 for more information.

Fri. Mar. 29 Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sun. Mar. 31 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun. Mar. 31 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Tue. Apr. 2 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Tue. Apr. 2 Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wed. Apr. 3 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. Mar. 27 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed. Mar. 27 Rock Band for Teens and Pre-teens 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 27 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 27 Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Mar. 27 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Mar. 27 Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Mar. 27 Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar Thu. Mar. 28 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu. Mar. 28 Fun Science 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Thu. Mar. 28 Noises Off 7:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts A British comedy farce, rated PG 13, directed by Todd Sebins.

Tickets at the door and Moosterious Emporium.

Or email them to: events@whatsupyukon.com

Fri. Mar. 29 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri. Mar. 29 Tai Chi - Advanced 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Mar. 29 Touch Base -- Pam, Tracey, Laura 11:00 AM Haines Chamber Of Commerce Fri. Mar. 29 Story Time 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Fri. Mar. 29 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Mar. 29 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Mar. 29 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Mar. 29 American Legion Burger Night 6:00 PM American Legion Fri. Mar. 29 Noises Off 7:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts A British comedy farce, rated PG 13, directed by Todd Sebins.

Tickets at the door and Moosterious Emporium.

Sat. Mar. 30 Tai Chi 11:00 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat. Mar. 30 Noises Off 7:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts A British comedy farce, rated PG 13, directed by Todd Sebins.

Tickets at the door and Moosterious Emporium.

Sun. Mar. 31 Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Sun. Mar. 31 Bible Club - Sunday School 12:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Mon. Apr. 1 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon. Apr. 1 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Mon. Apr. 1 Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Apr. 1 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Apr. 1 Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Apr. 1 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Apr. 1 Adults Jujutsu 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Apr. 2 Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue. Apr. 2 Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue. Apr. 2 Fun Science 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Apr. 2 Legion Monthly Membership Meeting at Legion Hall 6:00 PM American Legion Wed. Apr. 3 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed. Apr. 3 Rock Band for Teens and Pre-teens 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Apr. 3 Board Games 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Apr. 3 Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Apr. 3 Homework Help 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Apr. 3 Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed. Apr. 3 Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar

HAINES JUNCTION

Wed. Mar. 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.

Haines Junction Wed. Mar. 27 Drop in Sewing at Da Ku 6:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Come in and finish projects or start a new one. Call 6343309 or email rsmith@cafn.ca for more info.

Everyone is Welcome!

Wed. Mar. 27 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu. Mar. 28 Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome!

Thu. Mar. 28 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu. Mar. 28 Women’s Circle 5:30 PM Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information.

Thu. Mar. 28 Learn to Sew - Ski Anoraks with Fur Trim 7:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Receive a completion certificate, take home the pattern, call 634-2501 for more information.

Thu. Mar. 28 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri. Mar. 29 Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Sat. Mar. 30 Public Skate 12:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Tues/Wed 3:15 - 4:45 pm - Thurs 6 - 7:45 pm - Fri 4:30 - 6 pm - Sat 12-2 pm and Sun 5-7:30 pm Mon. Apr. 1 Learn to Sew - Ski Anoraks with Fur Trim 7:00 PM Yukon College Haines Junction Campus Receive a completion certificate, take home the pattern, call 634-2501 for more information.

Tue. Apr. 2 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Apr. 2 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed. Apr. 3 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. Apr. 3 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Wed. Apr. 3 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre

LORNE MOUNTAIN

Sat. Mar. 30 Youth Music Jam 5:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Come drop in with your instrument and play a tune, learn a tune. For more info call 667-7083

Mon. Apr. 1 Yoga with Jess Sellers 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For more info call 667-7083 or Email lmca@ northwestel.net

MARSH LAKE

Wed. Mar. 27 Open Hours 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Mar. 27 Pump Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Mar. 27 Marsh Lake Community Society Meeting 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre All Welcome to attend.

Thu. Mar. 28 Choir 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri. Mar. 29 Friday Night Dinner & Drinks 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Mar. 30 Bridge club 12:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Mar. 30 Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue. Apr. 2 North of 60 Seniors Cafe. We heat the beverages, you heat the air. 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Apr. 2 Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Apr. 3 Open Hours 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Apr. 3 Pump Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Apr. 3 Waste Mgmt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Fri. Mar. 29 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sun. Mar. 31 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Mon. Apr. 1 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. Apr. 2 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

OLD CROW

Thu. Mar. 28 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun. Mar. 31 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue. Apr. 2 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. Mar. 27 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Mar. 27 Basic Techniques of Acrylic Pouring 2:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Take home 4 beautiful handmade cold beverage coasters created by you! Sign Up Required. For ages 14+ Limited to 6 participants per class Wed. Mar. 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. Mar. 27 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu. Mar. 28 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Thu. Mar. 28 Senior Weights 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu. Mar. 28 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri. Mar. 29 SpinYOGA 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat. Mar. 30 Ballet with Mary Thole - 4-5 yrs old 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must register directly with Mary.

Sat. Mar. 30 Ballet with Mary Thole - 3 yrs old 9:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must register directly with Mary.

Sat. Mar. 30 Bouncy House Fun Time!

1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under.

Sat. Mar. 30 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun. Mar. 31 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Apr. 1 Restorative - Yin Yoga ALL Levels 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Apr. 1 Hatha Yoga w/Sherry- ALL Levels 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Apr. 1 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue. Apr. 2 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Tue. Apr. 2 Senior Weights 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue. Apr. 2 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. Apr. 2 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Apr. 3 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Apr. 3 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. Apr. 3 SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

TAGISH

Wed. Mar. 27 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed. Mar. 27 Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed. Mar. 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. Mar. 28 OsteoFit 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu. Mar. 28 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

Fri. Mar. 29 Pickleball 11:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis.

Sat. Mar. 30 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Mon. Apr. 1 Carcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council 12:30 PM Tagish Community Centre All welcome to attend.

Tue. Apr. 2 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

Wed. Apr. 3 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed. Apr. 3 Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed. Apr. 3 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. Apr. 3 Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca

TESLIN

Thu. Mar. 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. 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. Mar. 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.

Tue. Apr. 2 After School Sports K - Gr. 4 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue. Apr. 2 Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue. Apr. 2 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

Mondays-Fridays Youth Activity Club 3:15 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre For grades 5-11, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Meaghen 5368023 for more info.

Thu. Mar. 28 Community Kitchen 10:00 AM Watson Lake Recreation Centre A afternoon of being in the kitchen, cooks some nutritious meals and bake some goodies to take home.

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

Thu. Mar. 28 Youth Activity Club 3:15 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre For grades 5-11, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Meaghen 5368023 for more information.

Thu. Mar. 28 Body Fit 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Fri. Mar. 29 Youth Activity Club 3:15 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre For grades 5-11, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Meaghen 5368023 for more information.

Sat. Mar. 30 Practice Well Being with Yoga, Qi Gong & Tai Chi 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Free - Donations Welcome, call 250-415-8270 for more information.

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Thu. Mar. 28 Tai Chi at WGH 4:15 PM Hidden Valley School Fri. Mar. 29 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Fri. Mar. 29 Slow, Flow + Resto 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery Combination of restorative, moving into accessible Level 1 flow, then toning back down to stretch and restorative.

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Jane Isakson’s ‘’Moment in time above’’ and ‘’Underwater imaginative exploration’’ uses observation and imagination to explore the edge between ice and sea

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an uninhabited fishing village in Greenland. Another series of photographs shows old painted murals, mostly peeling off the walls.

Koivisto’s video installation uses the room in an interesting way. A bench faces into the corner where a two-channel video installation is projected on the corner’s two walls. On the left, a video shot from one point looks out over the prow of a sailing ship onto a coastal, summer landscape.

It pans slowly across a glacier and back again. The corner of the room mimics the boat’s prow. The righthand landscape image, when I was there, remained still. One challenge I face when writing about video art is that it’s often hard to tell if something like this still image is an artistic choice or a glitch.

I experienced a similar challenge in the video installation “Here and there/Far and near”

by Whitehorse-based artist Jane Isakson. Seated on a bench in the room, there are still images to the left and the right. They change like slides, but in a twitchy way. Sometimes they zoom in and out. They have been made to pass through cardboard frames, which softens two or three edges of the images.

A shadow fell at the upper right corner of one of the projections though. It appeared to be cast by a piece of tape, but again, did the tape just let go accidentally? Or is this something to be considered when viewing the images?

In the main gallery, Isakson’s large-scale paintings blend an adept intimacy with painting landscape, a sensitive investigation of acrylic paint, and a geometric exploration of location within the

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landscape. In the works that make up her show, Points of Reference/ Fracturing the Sublime, Isakson draws lines across the landscape.

They mimic the beams of light one sometimes sees in wide, open northern places. They offset the image, so mountain slopes don’t quite line up. In “They are there, Svalbard,” the lines converge on a heap of stuff surrounded by poles, giving me the impression of a garbage dump surrounded by an electric fence to keep bears out.

In “I am here, Svalbard,” the lines converge on a point in the nearmiddle ground. The orange underpainting that peeks out makes the spots where the lines meet feel like a bonfire.

Taken as a whole, this exhibit takes us to different “norths” than we usually inhabit here in Whitehorse. At the same time, our experiences as fellow northerners give us common ground to connect with these artworks.

Topophilia and Points of Reference/Fracturing the Sublime will be on display at the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery until May 18. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and before performances.

Kaisu Koivisto’s ‘’Protector I’’ and ‘’I’’ makes mask-like sculptures of bike helmets 

 Jane Isakson’s ‘’They are there, Svalbard’’ uses lines that unsettle the landscape, shifting the images so the slopes don’t line up, and converge on what seems to be a dump

Are they plants or flames, Kaisu Koivisto’s green metal structures growing up and out from this log as part of ‘’Northern Gardening?’’ 

Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse. She is one of our Original 12 writers and has contributed to What’s Up Yukon since our first issue February 9, 2005. Along with her many freelance articles she has had a number of columns.

Jane Isakson uses lines drawn across images of the landscape to navigate a sense of where she is in ‘’I am here, Svalbard.’’ 

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cool, open feeling struck me as I walked into the current show in the main gallery at the Yukon Arts Centre. An aqua-blue wall, a glimpse of glaciers painted on spacious canvas and metal sculptures evoked this feeling.

The gallery features the work of two circumpolar artists, mostly responding to time spent in Svalbard.

A chain of islands belonging to Norway, located between 74 and 81 degrees north, Svalbard’s history includes industrial resource extraction and serving as a jumping-off point in the race to get to the North Pole.

In Topophilia (it means “a love of the land”), Finland artist Kaisu Koivisto creates sculptures that draw inspiration from the openwork metal crane-like structures used to load boats. Her sculptures adorn, protect or grow from utilitarian objects, including dishes, a boot, a pink child’s croc, or bicycle helmets. In “Protector I” and “II” Koivisito’s metal rods trace the vents in the helmets, making them seem like masks. Two ear-like structures point upwards from the oval face-like forms, suggesting the ears of, perhaps, a bear and a rabbit.

Koivisto’s photographs are nostalgic. Three large prints look back at a place left behind. “Leaving Pyramiden” (Pyramiden is a place in Svalbard) shows the viewer, over two sheets of paper, the sea and land on what seems like a misty, cool summer day.

“Leaving Qoornok” shows the turquoise, frothy wake of a boat as we leave a snow-cloaked mountainous landscape in Qoornok,

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Pawsitive Tails And baby makes five from cat in a wolverine suit

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aving our second child was an interesting event. My lap had always been owned, lock stock and barrel, by Farley, our cat. As my pregnancy progressed and his lap space got smaller, he relocated his perch to more of a cross-belly lounge. He only became mildly disgruntled if baby got crowded and kicked. When Dougie came home from the hospital though … now that was a whole new ball game. Suddenly Farley had to compete for what was rightfully his.

Farley’s ability to communicate with me was always clear and to the point.

I’d been home from the hospital for about a week and was still trying to work out the baby’s schedule (and completely restructure my life!). My friend Vince, who’d recently moved into the trailer court, dropped by for a

visit. We settled ourselves with coffees and baby to chat. Farley was a fairly sociable guy, but usually kept his distance from visitors.

He would approach them and acknowledge t h e i r existence with a casual tail stroke as he moseyed past them on his way to my lap. He enjoyed having lap and rubs when people came by, spreading his body along the length of my thighs with a paw on each knee, observing the visitor with half-lidded eyes as he purred and drooled while alternately puncturing my kneecaps with his kneading claws.

This day, he strolled in to the living room and surveyed the offending object in my (his) lap and frowned. With a great stretch and a flip of his tail, he dismissed the baby and I, turned to Vince and leapt into his lap! Vince is a cat person, so it wasn’t a big deal for him. But I was surprised as Farley never snuggled with casual acquaintances. And snuggle he did. He made a huge production of kneading Vince, bunting his chin with the top of his head, then sprawling in Vince’s lap like a Vargas Girl, belly up, with a satisfied smirk on his face. The entire time he kept me fixed with his penetrating green stare

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as though to say, “See, you’re not the only one. I can get my loving somewhere else if I so choose.”

From that day forth he always had a kind of love/hate relationship with Dougie. He loved to sleep in the crib, loved to eat teething biscuits fed to him from Dougie’s chubby fist. He kept watch on the baby and let me know that he expected the squalling brat to be tended to before he started to cry, not after.

As Dougie grew older, Farley submitted to an equal sharing of attention between us and basically decided that Dougie would be his pet. Farley tolerated almost any indignity that the tot put him through except the face-inthe-belly snuggle. Farley had the softest fur, thick and fine like a prime lynx pelt. His top colours were a blend of charcoal, gray and tawny beige, which gave him a wolverine-like appearance. His belly fur was a luxurious pillow of creamy softness flecked with little black spots. Dougie couldn’t resist shoving his face into that fat, cottony belly at any opportunity.

This action would immediately result in Farley seizing the boy’s entire head in a grip like a beartrap. I’d have to extricate the shrieking child with a smack to Farley’s behind.

Needless to say, all throughout his childhood, Dougie’s school photographs would feature a handsome little blond boy who looked like he’d been in a street brawl. You’d think the kid woulda learned, but he always went back for more! Fortunately there was no permanent scarring.

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