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Theatre in the Bush, 2018 PHOTO: Ramshackle Theatre

Isolation, underwear fights and hanging around the house Theatre in the Bush turns 10

by Heather LeDuc

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onderful things can emerge from isolation.

Just ask Brian Fidler about the summer he came up with the idea of Ramshackle Theatre’s Theatre in the Bush, which turns 10 this year. The popular

multi-disciplinary show takes place every fall on the property Fidler shares with his family.

“Theatre in the Bush began when our youngest son, Jacob, was just a baby and I had taken a lot of time off,” Fidler says. “I was just around the house for summer and hanging around with him and trying to get him to sleep. And so it was interesting because it was a time of isolation for me. I found myself walking around the property here and looking at spots and thinking ‘That would make a great spot for a little show.’”

When fall came around and Fidler didn’t have any work and wanted to do something close to home, the idea was born.

The first year, Fidler invited people he knew to participate in a show on the property. The audience members were mostly friends of the performers. That night, and every show since then, there have been many memorable moments.

“Miche Genest did some lovely stuff with food down at the wall tent … mixing ingredients and getting people to create recipes to give to each other,” Fidler says.

Another special memory involved Fidler’s partner, Emily Woodruffe.

“Emily was in a show and she never does any public performance. But her friend Susan Walton

convinced her to do a synchronized swimming piece and she just had so much fun doing it. It was really fun and neat to see her performing.”

One year, when performer Hazel Venzon divided the audience into two groups and invited them to sling (clean) underwear at one another, the ensuing ruckus became a highlight for Fidler. “It was delightful,” he says. “People were so into it.”

Some performances are poetic and beautiful rather than madcap. In 2019, one of the outdoor “stages” had a pile of leaves from which dancer Chris Green slowly and unexpectedly emerged, while Karen Zaidan sang. “It was super powerful,” Fidler says.

Theatre in the Bush was also showcased at national events.

These were significant milestones for a Yukon show with humble beginnings.

In 2016, Theatre in the Bush was part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival when it came to Whitehorse. As Fidler says, Magnetic North is “a really big deal in the theatre world.”

Magnetic North led to Ramshackle Theatre being invited to take the show to Ottawa for Canada Scene, a national cultural festival for Canada 150 celebrations.

Thirteen Yukoners presented three sold-out shows in McKenzie King Estate in Gatineau Park.

In Ottawa, Fidler said the Ramshackle crew was constrained by estate rules, which restricted them from altering the grounds in any way. This is in sharp contrast to the show’s Yukon setting.

“If we need a little brush cleared (here), I get my chainsaw out and we clear it,” says Fidler.

Theatre in the Bush also has

very few creative constraints.

Artists are limited only by the amount of time they have (10 minutes), and the space they have to do it in.

“I don’t tell them what they’re going to do, and they don’t tell me what they’re going to do,” Fidler says. “That’s part of the magic of it for me.”

Could Theatre in the Bush go on for another 10 years?

“Yeah, so long as Emily allows me and is interested in doing it,” Fidler says. “There’s always new people coming to the territory who have interesting perspectives and who want to perform and experiment.”

As for the impact of COVID on the 2020 version of Theatre in the Bush, Fidler has adjusted by offering two nights of live shows instead of one. He’s also broadcasting a film version on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Fidler is philosophical about Theatre in the Bush’s 10th year coinciding with a pandemic.

“It’s an interesting parallel for our 10th year that we’ve all had to spend so much time around our houses. So for me it makes sense to celebrate the 10th anniversary around the house.”

The line-up for the 2020 show is available at RamshackleTheatre. ca.

While ticket sales for Theatre in the Bush live shows are closed, folks can request a link to the broadcast version by emailing Fidler at ramshackletheatre@ gmail.com.

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Rehearsal for Mr. Burns: a post-electric play PHOTO: Brian Fidler, the Guild Hall

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The shows must go on!

The Yukon fall theatre round-up

by Heather LeDuc

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uring this very strange year, Yukon theatre companies are finding creative ways to present work. Many have adapted shows and developed unique formats to fit with our new reality.

Some projects are going outside while others are going online. In-

door venues are being redesigned for smaller audiences. Perennial favourites are returning, with some adjustments and modifications. Thanks to the inventiveness of the people who present them, the shows will go on.

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The Guild Hall in Porter Creek Colin Wolf is mastering the has headed outdoors with ‘Round art of adaptation. Wolf, artisBack. The fall series takes place tic director at Gwaandak Thebehind the Hall, in a location atre, has piloted six projects, where things have historically from live to online formats, since “gone to rot,” according to artistic COVID-19 hit. He feels confident director, Brian Fidler. that Gwaandak can continue to be The series runs Thursday to flexible and adapt as necessary, Saturday from late August to early with programming planned into October. The rustic outdoor the- July 2021 and a whole stash of atre was “slapped together” from branded pandemic masks, handpieces of previous sets, so Guild made by Wolf’s wife, Sydney.

First up this fall, Gwaandak is regulars might recognize a piece or two. Designed by Al Loewen, contributing to ‘Round Back at the space features 12 islands as the Guild Hall with a variety show audience seating, and a stage in called Have You Tried This?

Wolf describes it as an “a la the middle of the round. There’s carte” evening featuring rants, also an outdoor bar.

The program features a variety poetry, music and interviews with of shows, ranging from comedy to a knowledge-holder and a knowmusic to dance. The first perform- ledge-seeker. There’s also an apance of the series was Mr. Burns: a pearance from a specialist whom Post-Electric Play, which was can- Wolf describes as someone with special skills, such as a trapper. celled earlier this year.

Gwaandak is commissioning The Guild Comedy Night features a line-up of women comed- new pieces for the show, which ians. Other weekends highlight is meant to challenge performers local musicians including Ryan to try new things and to do someMcNally, Blues Cargo and Café des thing the audience wouldn’t exVoix. Claire Ness is releasing her pect. For example, Wolf says, imlatest record, Broccoli Farm, on agine eSharon Shorty doing a rant MONDAY NIGHT sav than telling a story. a Sunday afternoon with a kid- rather $ sushi Have You Tried This? is a trial friendly show. any 2 familycompany, sushi boats, assorted varieties run to see if the variety show forA new choose theatre Sigil Theatre, is presenting a piece by mat will be viable as a monthly $ director Brandon gathering through the winter, with playwright Getand both for Wicke. Yukon Theatre for Young indoor shows slated to take place People is showcasing teen talent at the Old Fire Hall in November (and the TUESDAY teen lockdown experi- andsaDecember.

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The shows must go on! ... continued from page 5 be presented each weekend from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. The shorter episodes allow for three shows a night and smaller audiences.

The Born-Again Crow will also be live-streamed and filmed, to be shared with a wider audience.

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Nakai Theatre Fall is a quieter time for Nakai, but that doesn’t mean artistic director Jacob Zimmerman hasn’t been busy. Zimmerman, along

with other Nakai staff, have been trying to lay the foundation for future programming, at a time when the future is uncertain.

Right now, Nakai has plans for something similar to its annual 24Hour Challenge, likely for the first weekend of November. Zimmerman isn’t sure exactly what it will look like this year, but Nakai is “committed to the spirit of the event,” which gives people 24 hours to get creative and share the results with one another.

Certain traditions (including the event-ending communal meal) might be impossible this year, but, on the bright side, Zimmerman says more people might be able to participate if the event is online.

The forced downtime has also given Nakai the chance to focus on long-term plans, which include a partnership with Gwaandak Theatre.

Nakai is also offering workshops in digital literacy for the arts sector. Online skills are important for artists, who need to be comfortable with the digital reality, says Zimmerman, a selfprofessed geek. Proficiency with Excel may not seem very exciting, but he says it helps when it comes to making theatre happen.

Brave New Words is also being reconsidered for the fall. The monthly gathering for writers may go ahead as an web-based event, but Zimmerman is conscious that some people are experiencing online fatigue. Nakai is also building towards the Pivot Festival in early 2021, locking a few things down, while recognizing that even the best-laid plans may need to change.

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Brandon Wicke in Mr. Burns: a post-electric play at ‘Round Back

It’s the 10th anniversary of Ramshackle’s Theatre in the Bush.

Brian Fidler, artistic director, says the event will bring back a few folks from that first year, includ-

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ing Whitehorse poet Michael Reynolds, who read T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” for the inaugural event in 2010.

As for new presenters, Fidler says some great submissions are coming in, but it’s too early to announce the line-up. For people who can’t make it to the shows, Theatre in the Bush will be filmed

by Brendan Preston, with Elyssia Sasaki directing.

Fidler is also planning to workshop a new piece called A Crazy Little Puppet Show About Death,

featuring Death as a finger puppet. Death will debut in a snippet with Velvet Antler Productions at the Guild’s ‘Round Back series, with the full piece being presented later in the year.

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Old dog, new tricks

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ercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective of Agatha Christie’s novels, said “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I was a bit surprised recently, to find that I can indeed learn new things even when I feel like an old dog.

When I retired, the little grey cells were feeling stagnant (I’d love to borrow some of Poirot’s little grey cells, though he can keep his moustache). I often imagined retirement as an opportunity for endless learning and reading.

Instead, my days were dissolving into the seemingly endless and definitely mindless puttering abyss. You may know what I mean—start with one thing, start another, go back to the first thing, watch TV, surf the web and so on.

Aside from learning the new language of bridge, it was definitely time to wake up. I decided to explore the online world of education. I dabbled in some of the YouTube learning videos, but there wasn’t quite enough structure for me. That’s when I discovered Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. MOOCs are generally offered by well-known and lesser-known universities. There are video lectures, related readings and quizzes that you can take (or not).

Many of the courses have set start dates, but during the week you can go at your own pace. If you fall behind, some courses will let you restart the due dates. Some will even let you download the lectures and the course materials so you can learn at leisure. I tend not to do that as otherwise (see above note about puttering).

If you want to engage more with other students around the world, or send questions for clarification, there are forums associated with the courses. I don’t use these features as I am not aiming for a grade or a certificate, but the option is usually open.

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Never too late to learn some new tricks to break those down into videos ranging from six to ten minutes.

You can start again from where you left off, which is a great boon when it’s time for online bridge, or the phone rings, or the timer chimes, or the smoke from the oven tells you something is burnt.

Many of the MOOCs are free if you do not want a certificate.

Some of the more popular courses which require more engagement with the prof do cost; creative writing is one example. After the courses, you will often be asked to do a short survey, whether or not you finished the course. To me doing the survey is an easy way to pay back the institution.

The best way to access a MOOC is by downloading an application (or app), but you can often just use your web browser. Some of the better-known MOOC providers are edX, Coursera, Khan Academy and Udacity. I have never tried the last one, but I have tried the first three.

The nice thing about MOOCs is the range of interests you can explore. For example, I’ve taken the following courses and finished most of them: • History, structure and challenges of the European Union (University of Paris) • Origins of Common Law (University of London) • Greek philosophers (Wellesley College) • Greek and Roman sculpture (Yale University)

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• History of Christianity in North Africa (can’t remember the university) I am currently working on renewing my acquaintance with sociology through an introductory course from the University of Amsterdam. I’m almost finished, although I am dreading a rather massive final exam. No consequences if I fail, other than a blow to the little that remains of my pride, but I would like to know if I retained anything from the eight-week-stretched-intotwelve-week course.

There are courses in data, sciences, health, humanities, arts, philosophy, history, computer science/information technology, business, math and logic, governance and society, law and the list goes on. I suspect that many providers will increasingly charge for the courses, but for now it’s so much fun to explore my rather eclectic interests at no, or low cost.

Next on my list is the Yukon First Nations course offered by Yukon University. It costs a bit more than other MOOCs, but in this case the offering is unique and important. After that maybe I’ll brush up on my algebra, or dive into the history of medieval Europe, or who knows what? The world of learning awaits!

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Until Sat Sep 26 Stone Dragons in my Garden and Other Creations in Wool by Carolyn Steele Lane Arts Underground Inspired by everyday objects and need to create something unexpected. These pieces combine my love of masks and a fondness for teddy bears and dolls. It is a fantastical place, full of dragons and mischievous ravens.

Until Sun Sep 27 Continuous by Monique Martin KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Linocut prints by Saskatoon artist Monique Martin. Largescale prints transform the gallery space into a beehive that gallery visitors can walk through.

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Mondays GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tuesdays Common Threads 9:00 AM Christ Church Cathedral Chat, Coffee, Knit, Crochet, for more information call the Prayer Shawl Ministry at 393-8005

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Thu Sep 24 Christmas in The Park Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Thu Sep 24 Bingo Night 7:00 PM FASSY Please call 332-4478 for more information.

Thu Sep 24 - Sat Sep 26 Round Back - Yukon Theatre for Yukon People: Things I Learned On My Summer Vacation 8:00 PM The Guild Hall A variety show showcasing the various new skills and stories that our company members learned over the long 2020 summer break.

Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. Dress warm, coats, mitts, hats and blankets all recommended! 667-8574 Fri Sep 25 Culture Days Architecture Tour 12:30 PM Old Log Church Learn more about our historic site and how it was built. *Weather dependent *Space limited call 668-2555.

Sat Sep 26 Culture Days: Urban Photo Walk With Mark Kelly 1:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Award-winning photographer and instructor Mark Kelly to stretch your mind and legs with a FREE, 2-hour photo-walk downtown Whitehorse . Register: https://form.jotform. com/202576544080252 Sun Sep 27 Culture Days: Airings and Endlings: Readings with Joanna Lilley and Ellen Bielawski 4:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Readings will take place in the lobby, share in their explorations of extinction and climate change in a tribute to the northern land. Register: https:// form.jotform.com/201775566117257 Sun Sep 27 Culture Days: Ginko (haiku walk) with Kjmunro 4:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre A walk along the Yukon River & transform your experience into poems. Register: https://form.jotform. com/202576045960255 Mon Sep 28 The Gathering Bible Study 6:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral For more information call 668-5530 Thu Oct 1 International Day of Elder Persons 9:00 AM Canada Games Centre Yukon seniors 55 years and older are invited to participate in a variety of free activities. Register online Thu Oct 1-Sat Oct 3 Round Back - Brandon Wicke’s Sigil Theatre: Ideas at Play 8:00 PM The Guild Hall A World-Premiere blurring the lines between Meaning & Magic, Chaos & Creation, Rehearsal & Ritual. Led by Playwright and Director Brandon Wicke.

Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. Dress warm, coats, mits, hats & blankets recommended! 667-8574 Sun Oct 4 Life Drawing Drop-in 7:00 PM Arts Underground Life Drawing is every first Sunday of the Month and is noninstructional. Andew Sharp is the host. A live model will pose each session. Cost is $5/hour to help pay for the model.

Saturdays Family Drop In 2:45 PM Polarettes Gymnastic Club Best suited for athletes 12 and under, but all ages are welcome. Must be accompanied by an adult. call 668-4794 for more info.

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

Fri Sep 25 Bike Skills with C.M.B.C Dirt Girls 3:15 PM Whitehorse, Yukon Call 334-8718 or email courtney.terriah@kdfn. net to register. All participants must wear a helmet and sign the C.M.B.C waiver forms.

Fri Sep 25 Magic:The Gathering Pioneer Format 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Weekly MTG Pioneer Format Cards starting from Return to Ravnica forward - Banned Cards: Fetch Lands.

Each person receives a booster pack for participation with additional prizes given out during the event.

Sat Sep 26 Culture Days Yukon Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre All events are great for families, with lots of hands-on experiences for the children and adults alike.

Sat Sep 26 Culture Days: Midnight Sun Moppets Children’s Festival 10:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Many different arts & crafts workshops, live children’s performers and a bike decorating workshop. More details online.

Sat Sep 26 Adventure Social and Play Skill Sessions 10:00 AM Canines & Company Provides a quick burn out and interactive play activity while you go for coffee, shop, or just sit and relax. Call 333-0505 or email caninesandcompany@ northwestel.net for more info.

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Tournament 11:00 AM Titan Gaming Cafe Please bring a set up and your own controllers! Pay-out per event % 60/30/10 Masks are required in the playing area at all times.

Sat Sep 26 Yukon Bear Day! 1:00 PM Whitehorse, Yukon Talk about the status of bears in Yukon, different activities for kids! Call 335-7335 for more info.

Tue Sep 29 Walk and Harvest 3:15 PM Kwanlin Dun First Nation For ages 5 18, berry picking, plant identification and playful walk. for more info call 334-8718.

Thu Oct 1 Learn How to Quilt 3:15 PM Bear Paws Quilt Shop For students in grade 8-12 and all materials and equipment is provided. Email sam@ skillscanada.com or at 668-2736 for more information or to register.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Wednesdays Yukon Toastmasters Clubs - Northern Voices 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Improve your public speaking skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail.com for more info.

Thursdays Yukon Toastmasters Clubs Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail.com.

Wed Sep 23 Yukon Energy 10-Year Renewable Electricity Info Sessions 2:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn For more information email communications@ yec.yk.ca Wed Sep 23 Communication Skills after Separation or Divorce 5:30 PM Yukon Inn Plaza Understand the impact of conflict on children, To register call 4566721 or email FLIC@gov.yk.ca

Daily Yukon Literacy Coalition Book Drive 8:00 AM Horwood’s Mall We are having a book drive to assist with our programs, drop books off at the Pioneer Hotel, or Horwoods Mall.

Mondays Outdoor Activity Mondays 10:00 AM Pioneer Hotel Free, drop-in, everyone welcome activities for the whole family. Different activities every week!

Take-home arts and crafts! Free books, snacks and drinks!

Mondays & Fridays Preschool Dropin Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarettes Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information Tuesdays Free Super Smash Bros.

5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own controller, and if you have a Nintendo Switch and/or Gamecube controller adapter please bring them so that we can have multiple setups.

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Tuesdays Foundations Program 2:00 PM Coast High Country Inn Learn valuable skills to live your best life. No registration required, free, *first come first served. For more information call MWSU at 456-3838.

Wed Sep 23 Ski Patrol Info Session 7:00 PM Virtual Online Information for people interested in joining the ski patrol. We are volunteers that provide rescue services for downhill and cross country ski areas.

Thu Sep 24 Arts Underground AGM & Special Meeting 6:00 PM Virtual Online Meet our board members, and learn about some future plans for Arts Underground and Yukon Art Society. Register online.

Fri Sep 25 Yukon Women in Music (YWIM) AGM 5:30 PM Virtual Online Open to all members and newcomers!

Register online, email for more info. 3353259 Sat Sep 26 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 AM A&W Restaurant Casual event.

Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Thu Oct 1 Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Sonny Gray 4:00 PM Yukonstruct Innovation Hub Sonny Gray is a Business Strategist & Developer, Entrepreneur; Farmer, and CEO of North Star Agriculture. FREE event, but please register online.

Sat Oct 3 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 AM A&W Restaurant Casual event.

Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Sat Oct 3 Workshop: Set Design with Donald Watt 2:00 PM The Guild Hall Learn the basics of set design with Guild Hall designer extraordinaire, Donald Watt! Call 633-3550 or email guildhall@ northwestel.net for more info or to register.

Mon Oct 5 Yukon Amateur Radio Association 7:00 PM Emergency Measures Organisation BDG Prospective hams are welcome.

Tue Oct 6 Renewables in Remote Communities 2020 8:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Financial solutions, energy policies, and regulations necessary to further accelerate the transition of clean energy in remote communities to prioritize Indigenous-owned and led projects.

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Tue Oct 6 Executive Meeting 5:15 PM Sport Yukon We produce many newsletters a year, plan and lead river trips, organize the annual whitewater rodeo, and are the Yukon’s sport governing body for flatwater and slalom racing.

Tue Oct 6 Snowboard Yukon AGM 7:00 PM Virtual Online Everyone is welcome to attend, only members with current memberships may vote. Memberships available online. Email norm@ snowboardyukon.com for more info.

Wed Oct 7 Lunch and Learn Podcasting 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started and Doing it Right 12:00 PM Northlight Innovation Learn everything from scoring big-name guests to determining exactly how long an episode should be, RSS feeds to microphones, audio editing to digital marketing, data analytics to content planning.Register online.

ONLINE EVENTS

Mondays & Thursdays Online: Grounding Pilates Flow - Level 2 Original Pilates matwork to find fluidity, strength, and control so you can feel grounded and refreshed at the end of your day. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?ow ner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay 00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Thursdays Online: Polar Group Email aapolargroup@gmail.com for more information.

Wednesdays & Thursdays Online: Rise and Thrive Matwork A moderately challenging and progressive class, with the exercises being layered and with modifications being offered, suiting a variety of experience levels. Register

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Thu Sep 24 Arts Underground AGM & Special Meeting Meet our board members, and learn about some future plans for Arts Underground and Yukon Art Society. Register online. http://www. shorturl.at/lqCEZ Fri Sep 25 Yukon Women in Music (YWIM) AGM Open to all members and newcomers! Register online, email for more info. http://ywim.ca yukonwomeninmusic@gmail.com Mon Sep 28 Online: Sunshine Pilates Levels 1 & 2 An open-level Pilates class beginning with a mindful and peaceful 20-minute stretch and warm up, leading into a 40-minute Pilates workout. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/ schedule.php?owner=18778401&fbcli d=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Mon Sep 28 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?ow ner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay 00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Mon Sep 28 Online: Visual Arts Industry Series: Navigating the Art Industry For more information call 332-6543 or email Virginie.Hamel@ gov.yk.ca https://www.facebook.com/ YukonUniversityTeslin Tue Sep 29 Online: Energy Matwork Original matwork and your body control, fortitude, and balance will be tested, and we will continue to progress through the classic matwork to build an advanced practice over time. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/ schedule.php?owner=18778401&fbcli d=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Tue Sep 29 Online: Kind Movement - Level 1 A combination of Pilates, stretching and gentle movement. It is designed to help you check in with yourself, release tight muscles and fascia. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?ow ner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay 00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Wed Sep 30 Online: Beginner Meditation with Ruth Lera Suitable for beginners and for people with some experience with meditation, in this 6-week course participants will be introduced to the practice of sitting meditation. email to ruth@ruthlera.com to be sent the ZOOM link to attend.

Wed Sep 30 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?ow ner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay 00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Wed Sep 30 Your Core and Your Floor Call 667-2138 to register for our fun and interactive class! Fee is voluntary donation to Hospice Yukon.

Fri Oct 2 Online: Yukon Unity Group Call 334-7693 for more information.

Tue Oct 6 Online: Protocol and Procedures: Working with Indigenous Communities in Art For more information call 332-6543 or email Virginie.Hamel@gov.yk.ca https://www. facebook.com/YukonUniversityTeslin

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Chicken with cilantro and ginger C

old weather recipes that still feel bright and light are hard to come by in a world of rich stews and heavy casseroles. This simple simmered chicken recipe is soothing , satisfying and steadying enough for the cold days that have arrived, without making you want to take a nap after eating. Serves 2 INGREDIENTS ❑ 3-inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced ❑ 1 bunch cilantro chopped, divided ❑ 1 dried chili pepper

Aromatics before they’re topped with chicken thighs

❑ 1-star anise pod ❑ 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs ❑ 1 tbsp powdered

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Chicken with cilantro and ginger ... cont’d METHOD

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Place sliced ginger in the bottom of a pot with a lid, followed by cilantro, chili pepper and star anise. Place chicken thighs skin side up on top.

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Cocktails with Latitude with Jennifer Tyldesley

Crisp, colourful autumn cocktails T

he inspiration for this column started back in the early days of this pandemic, when a friend challenged me to create cocktails with the obscure bottles that one often finds in the back of one’s liquor cabinet. That fun, 14-day social media challenge has now become a monthly recipe round-up here in What’s Up Yukon.

In this, my sixth column, I am officially re-naming the series to match Free Pour Jenny’s official tagline, which I dreamed up last year: Cocktails with Latitude. I founded my small business in 2016 after retiring from a career as a military pilot and airline pilot. In flying, latitude is, as you might expect, really important. These days, I look at latitude in a different way, from here on the ground. I’m passionate about creating products that contain the unique ingredients of our northern climate and reflect its character.

Along these lines, in most of the country it’s still summer, but here in the Yukon, we all know that fall has arrived. Although that won’t be official until late October, these cocktails are inspired by the crisp, cool colours of autumn.

Birch Apple Mule Here’s my riff on the wellknown Moscow Mule. This version uses some of my favourite fall flavours, including birch syrup, apple cider and cranberry.

Ingredients • 1 1/2 oz vodka • 1/2 oz birch syrup • 8 drops FPJ Cranberry Bitters • 1 oz apple cider • 3-4 oz ginger beer • Apple slice (soaked in lemon juice)

Instructions Place vodka, syrup and bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice.

Stir until well chilled.

Strain into a mule mug with fresh ice. Top with apple cider and ginger beer.

Stir gently. Garnish with an apple slice.

Archangel This cocktail was created in 2006 by Michael McIlroy and Richard Boccato of NYC’s Milk & Honey. It is inspired by pink gin, another one of my favourite liba-

Yukon Birch Syrup • Preserved sour cherry or edible flower for garnish

tions. It’s a strong drink and, as you might suspect, it is bitter. I have increased that attribute with the addition of some Fireweed Bitters.

Instructions Shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with a preserved cherry or edible flower.

Ingredients • 2 ¼ oz gin • 3/4 oz Aperol • 2 slices cucumber • 5 drops FPJ Fireweed Bitters • Lemon peel Instructions Add Aperol and cucumber to a mixing glass. Muddle the ingredi-

Mooseberry Mocktail

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If you don’t have a muddler, you can use the back of a wooden spoon to bruise the cucumber).

Add gin and bitters, along with some ice. Stir until well chilled.

Double strain into a chilled coupe.

Garnish with a piece of lemon peel.

Autumn in the Yukon I have adapted this lovely creation by using Canadian ingredients. The original is called “Autumn in the City,” by Moody Mixologist, Amy Traynor.

Birch apple mule PHOTO: Archbould Photography

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Garlic in the Yukon: It’s a Thing!

Planting garlic early April in our raised bed.

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PHOTOS: Meredith Winkelaar

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re you sick of buying the bland garlic that comes from overseas? Do you seek out the nice rosey BC garlic when it occasionally makes its way into our grocery stores? Then it’s time to grow your own garlic. It’s possible here in the Yukon to plant a clove in the spring and have a beautifully cured bulb by mid August! We’ve tried a couple of different ways and found that the following works for us. Garlic is a rewarding plant to grow and fun to show off.

Planting One fun fact about garlic is that it does not produce trueseed; it is sterile. It is reproduced vegetatively (similar to potatoes)

by harvesting and planting the cloves from the parent plant.

There are two types of cultivated garlic (Allium sativum): hardneck garlic and softneck garlic. They can be differentiated by the stiffness of the stalk growing in the center of the cloves. Imported garlic is typically of the softneck type whereas domestic garlic production is largely hardneck. Hardneck varieties such as ‘Music’ are cold-hardy, make large cloves, have great taste, and store well.

In warmer climates hardneck garlic is planted around Thanksgiving and harvested the next summer. Up here the winter is too cold and the spring freeze/thaw cycle too harsh to do that successfully. We try to get our garden

bed ready in the fall so that we can plant our cloves in the spring as soon as the snow has melted and the ground is not frozen. We aim for early April. Raised beds help as the soil warms up faster in the spring. Break your bulbs apart into cloves shortly before planting and make sure to leave the skin on! This is called ‘cracking’ the garlic.

Plant the clove, pointy side up, about 2” below the soil surface. Plant cloves 6” apart and rows a foot apart. We build a plastic low-tunnel over our beds and this heats everything up a bit more and gives the garlic a boost.

We take the plastic off once the garlic is 4-6” tall and it’s warmer outside.

Watering Garlic is not a plant-it and forget-it vegetable. It needs regular watering throughout its growing season. If they don’t get enough water, you’ll end up with smaller bulbs. It’s important to stop watering a couple of weeks before harvesting. Too much water at the end prolongs the drying and curing stage.

Removing Scapes Hardneck garlic produces a long, hard stem with a spearshaped flower at the end called the scape. It starts to grow loops and once there are 1-2 loops it’s good to snap these off. It lets the

plant put its energy into producing a bigger bulb.

Garlic scapes taste great, I love cutting them up and putting them into a stir-fry or making a pesto out of them.

Harvesting It’s time for the most exciting part, the harvest. Your garlic is probably ready to harvest if the scapes were removed 2-3 weeks earlier and the bottom 4-6 leaves have turned brown. Loosen soil with a shovel and pull straight up on the lower stem. If you leave your garlic in the ground too long, it will start rotting.

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Diyet and the Love Soldiers Unable to perform regularly right now, Diyet and the Love Soldiers have turned their attention to recording and releasing new music

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Diyet van Lieshout, singer, bassist and band leader for Diyet and the Love Soldiers Robert van Lieshout, who plays acoustic guitar, drums and percussion, and Juno award-winning producer Bob Hamilton on electric guitar, pedal steel guitar and mandolin. The group had been exploring ideas for a music video to complement and capture the essence of “Brave Face” when Robert had the idea to create a compilation of close-ups of people’s faces. The band members liked the idea and enlisted the help of well-known local photographer and visual storyteller Allistair Maitland.

From there, [Maitland’s] creative mind took over and created a stunning montage of living portraits, according to the frontwoman.

The simple yet powerful video project shows faces of people from many different walks of life, of different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. Van Lieshout’s own background is an important part of her artistic presence, as her Southern Tutchone, Tlingit, Japanese and Scottish heritage all hold sources of inspiration for her when it comes to creating music and telling stories.

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That connection is an undeniable force,” van Lieshout said in a press release for the video. “The lyrics in ‘Brave Face’ acknowledge my own feelings around loss and trauma, but serve as a reminder that joy is literally right in front of us too. I wanted to extend that to others who were hurting. You aren’t alone.”

While van Lieshout says her band hopes to be able to get back out on the road to tour and perform again by the end of the year, or at least early on in 2021, they refuse to sit idly until then, and hope to record some new music in the meantime. While their 2018 record was the first release under the Diyet and the Love Soldiers moniker, van Lieshout had previously released two other albums, 2010’s The Breaking Point and 2013’s When You Were King, simply under the name Diyet. “Brave Face” was preceded by two other singles, titled “We’re Still Here” and “Two Little Birds.” For van Lieshout, music is more than just a career. Her creativity shapes everything she does. Her life is defined by her art.

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“I’d say I’ve always been looking at life from a creative lens,” she said. “I have so many influences that are musical and nonmusical and they continue to shape and inspire me to sing.”

The music video for “Brave Face” is available on YouTube, on Diyet and the Love Soldiers’ channel.

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

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his July, Diyet and the Love Soldiers released a video project to accompany their song, “Brave Face.” The track was the third single and opener from the multi-stylistic group’s recent studio album, 2018’s Diyet and the Love Soldiers. The album had already received recent accolades including winning the Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year and landing the band nominations for the Indigenous Music Award for Folk Album of the Year and the Western Canadian Music Awards for Indigenous Artist of the Year.

Though Diyet and the Love Soldiers had their year’s touring plans scrapped, like many other bands and artists, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the changes that have come with it, singer, bassist and band leader Diyet van Lieshout says it’s as important as ever for artists to continue creating.

“Music and art is what sustains the enduring human spirit when we are facing difficult challenges,” she said. “When our fears begin to subside, we will see a surge in new music, art and words.

It will be exciting and I’m looking forward to it.”

Diyet and the Love Soldiers is rounded off by van Lieshout’s husband and long-time collaborator

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Drop-ins are welcome. For more info call 996-2043 8979962043 Mondays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

MOUNT LORNE Tuesdays Mt Lorne Summer Market 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Food vendors only, call 6677083 for more information.

Tuesdays Seniors In the Garden 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre

Thursdays Tagish Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling, Wednesdays Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A great opportunity to get out of the house and catch up with other community members. A lunch program which will include such things as soup/stew/chili and homemade rolls/bread plus some tasty treats! Covid-19 precautions apply.

Saturdays Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Library Call 399-3418 or email tglib@ klondiker.com for more info.

Saturdays Youth Night 5:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Fun, games, snacks, for ages 10+, call 399-3407 for more info

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Tuesdays Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mats provided just bring your zen.

Tuesdays Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 PM Teslin Healing Centre, For more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext.

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Wednesdays Teslin PickleBall 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wednesdays Community Art Program 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center 390-2530 Fridays Teslin Youth Club 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 10-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks!

Fridays Friday Night Nerf Wars! 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE Tuesdays Parent-Child Mother Goose - Ages 0-1 9:30 AM Watson Lake Family Centre You and your little one will learn new songs and rhymes, re-visit old favourites. Ages newborn - 1 year are welcome and a light snack is provided!

Thursdays Parent-Child Mother Goose - Ages 2-4 11:00 AM Watson Lake Family Centre You and your little one will learn new songs and rhymes, re-visit old favourites.

Ages Ages 2-4 years are welcome and a light snack is provided!

Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

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Spring Conserve INGREDIENTS • 1 1/2 cups of canned, crushed pineapple, including juice • 1 1/2 cups of crushed hulled strawberries • 1 1/4 cups of finely chopped rhubarb • 1/2 cup of golden raisins • Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon • 1 package of regular powdered fruit pectin • 6 1/2 cups of granulated sugar • 1/2 cup of chopped pecans INSTRUCTIONS Combine pineapple, strawberries, rhubarb, raisins, and lemon

zest and juice together in a large pot.

Whisk in pectin until dissolved.

Bring to boil over high heat, stirring frequently.

Add sugar all at once and return to full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard, stirring constantly, for one minute.

Stir in pecans.

Remove from heat and skim off foam.

Ladle into hot jars leaving a 1/4-inch of headspace.

Process in a water bath or steam canner for 15 minutes.

Rhubarb BBQ Sauce INGREDIENTS • 8 cups of rhubarb sliced into 1/4-inch pieces • 1 1/2 cups of raisins • 1/2 cup chopped onion • 3 1/2 cups of loosely packed brown sugar • 1/2 cup of white vinegar • 1 tsp allspice • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp ginger • 1 tsp pickling salt • 3 tbsp lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS Combine rhubarb, raisins, onion, sugar and vinegar together in a large pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, uncovered. Let simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes until broken down into a coarse, relatively thick purée.

Add the allspice, cinnamon, ginger, salt and lemon juice.

Ladle into hot jars leaving a 1/2-inch of headspace.

Process in a water bath or steam canner for 15 minutes.

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Back to (online) school

University students homeschool themselves

by Tess Casher

The beginning of many readings for this semester new normal. Each course introduces The Great Camera Debate. By staring at a screen of classmates, or blank initials, students negotiate the peer pressure to turn their

cameras ‘on’ or ‘off.’ Group projects are reduced to a series of loving, but increasingly passiveaggressive, texts. While many students already wore sweatpants

to lectures, the online environment has taken pajama day to unexplored heights. In the midst of these happenings, I would like to formally propose the Yukon as

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n a Friday night in midMarch, I was lingering in the cafeteria at my school in New Brunswick when a chorus of buzzing cellphones bounced through the room. Like many students, we learned the university ended in-person classes for the rest of the year. With visions of sleeping in and cancelled exams, we welcomed this news with applause and gleeful whoops. Little did we know that this Friday was our last day of pre-COVID normalcy for the rest of our university experience.

The following week, said applause was replaced with socially-distanced tearful goodbyes.

Arriving in a fleet of minivans, concerned parents flooded the campus to move their kids out of residence. Meanwhile, I scrambled to find summer storage, packed two bags to the brim and, after an unsuccessful battle with Expedia, woefully booked a new flight home to Whitehorse.

After finishing the last school year online, university students are once again cracking open their computers to start the fall semester. This has led to a fascinating

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Firstly, I’m spending an outrageous amount of time online. I’ve deleted the ‘Screen Time’ function from all my devices because, quite frankly, at this point, I just don’t want to know. While everyone’s social and academic life is confined to a 13-inch screen, as Yukoners, we have the best opportunity to escape to the outside world. I have the Yukon River in my backyard and an endless number of hikes and adventures in front of me. With heaps of trails and space, Yukoners have been socially distancing in the woods before it was cool (and a necessity). Between the stress of backto-back essays, I’ve developed my own therapeutic outdoor education curriculum.

The Yukon is also the best place for students like me who are enrolled in schools in a later time zone. Although the time change turns 8 a.m. classes into presunrise, caffeine-induced feats of strength, it is the perfect way to prove your commitment to the course to your professor and ace your participation marks. Furthermore, midnight deadlines in the student’s local time zone add precious free hours to complete lastminute assignments.

In addition to objectively being the perfect location to take online classes, the Yukon has the simple, but powerful, allure of being home. While I’m saying this in September and not in November’s dark drudgery, I’m excited to be in the territory for longer than a two-week winter break. I get to be here for the first snowfall, the twinkling lights in Shipyards Park and giant northern lights in the sky. This semester will have its unique challenges, but I’m grateful I get to experience those challenges north of 60.

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Casserole dish. Mix soup, milk, salt and heat, stirring constantly.

Add cheese and stir until melted.

Add all remaining ingredients (except 1/2 cup almonds) and pour over noodles.

Add 1 cup buttered bread crumbs and remaining almonds.

Bake, uncovered, in oven at 400 F for about 1/2 hour. Enjoy!

HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN Ingredients 1 large pack chicken wings 1 tsp oil 1 egg cornstarch 1 tsp water 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 can jellied cranberry sauce 2 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 cup vinegar Instructions Cut tips from chicken wings and separate wings and drummies.

Mix egg, water and oil together, then roll in cornstarch.

Deep fry in a frying pan until the chicken coating is crispy.

Dissolve cranberry sauce on the stove.

Add remaining ingredients.

Bring sauce to a boil for 5 minutes, then pour over chicken and bake at 350 F for 30 to 45 minutes.

MOM’S PARMESAN CHICKEN Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup Italian dressing 1/3 cup bread crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten 2 tbsp parsley flakes 1/4 cup water 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper Instructions Marinate chicken in Italian dressing for 3 to 4 hours in the fridge, turning every hour.

Take out of fridge and combine the egg with water. Dip chicken pieces in egg.

Combine the Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley flakes, and salt and pepper in a plastic bag.

Shake the chicken in a bag and place on a 9x13-inch ungreased glass pan.

Bake at 325 F for approximately 45 to 50 minutes, till golden brown.

Excellent with tossed salad and pasta.

IN-HOUSE PINEAPPLE CHICKEN Ingredients 1 lb chicken breast, skinned and cubed 1 small can pineapple chunks 1 tsp cornstarch 2 bell peppers, 1 green and 1 red, cut in strips Ground ginger oil 1 garlic clove 1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp water Soy sauce Instructions Mix first tbsp of cornstarch with pepper, ginger, garlic and 1 tsp soy sauce.

Drench chicken pieces in it. Fry chicken in oil until done.

Drain pineapple, reserving juice.

Simmer bell peppers and pineapple approximately 5 minutes, then set aside.

Mix the cornstarch and water with 2 tsp soy sauce and pineapple juice. Add sauce to chicken and stir until thick.

Add pineapple and peppers and serve on rice.

ONE PAN POTATOES AND CHICKEN DIJON Ingredients 4 medium potatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 lb boned and skinned chicken breasts, sliced 1/2-inch thick 1/4 cup prepared honey Dijon barbecue sauce 1 tsp dried tarragon Instructions Microwave potatoes for about 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.

While potatoes cook, toss chicken in a large skillet brown in oil over high heat for 5 minutes.

Add potatoes, saute and toss until potatoes are lightly browned.

Add barbecue sauce and tarragon. Toss until heated through.

Serves 4.

CHICKEN BREAST MILANO Ingredients Boneless chicken breasts 3/4 cup melted butter 2-1/2 cups stuffing 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 tsp dry mustard 1/4 cup parsley flakes 3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp salt Instructions Mix stuffing, Parmesan cheese, parsley and salt. Set aside.

Mix butter, garlic salt, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Dip chicken breast in butter mixture, then coat with stuffing mixture.

Roll up, fasten with toothpicks and place in a buttered baking dish.

Pour remaining butter over top.

Cover with foil and bake at 325 F to 350 F for 1 hour.

Remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes.

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La piste d’athlétisme de l’école F.-H.-Collins est maintenant ouverte!

Consignes d’utilisation :

Portez des chaussures propres et sans

crampons de métal ou de crampons vissés.

Ne laissez entrer aucun chien (ou autres animaux) sur la piste, à l’exception des animaux d’assistance.

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Curing Once you’ve harvested your bulbs, loosely brush off the dirt and tie them together with string in bunches by their leaves. We put

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MAKE IT A HABIT Having good visibility on snowy roads can make all the difference. You will be able to see things clearly and avoid accidents and injuries. Here are a few tips to sharpen your vision and ensure a safe drive at night. First, check your lights. It is important to check your headlights that includes fog lamps, driving lights and brake lights if they are working properly before heading out. It is also important to visit your local mechanics if your vehicle requires to adjust or change your headlight bulb or if it requires some cleaning in order to have a safe and enjoyable drive.

10 bulbs in a bunch. Hang them somewhere warm and breezy but protected from the rain and direct sun. Good air circulation is important. It takes about 2-3 weeks for them to cure and the wrappers to dry. Our covered deck serves us well.

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When the garlic is cured, it’s time to remove the tops, leaving 2-3” of stalk. Then peel off any dirty wrapper leaves and trim the roots if you like.

We store our garlic in mesh bags in our basement. It’s a bit cooler than room temperature and relatively dry. Garlic that is well-cured should last over the winter. We were enjoying our last cloves in April!

Planting and harvesting garlic is very satisfying and not as difficult as you may think. Make that bland garlic a thing of the past!

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The 2020 Fall Sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly will convene on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

La séance d’automne 2020 de l’Assemblée législative du Yukon est convoquée le jeudi 1 er octobre 2020.

The Assembly sits Monday to Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

L’Assemblée siège du lundi au jeudi, de 13 h à 17 h 30.

The first hour of the proceedings is telecast the following day on Northwestel Cable.

La première heure des travaux est diffusée le jour suivant sur le service de câblodistribution de Northwestel

Live audio is available on 93.5 FM and

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