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he ennui of being a 20-something in Oslo. The devastating impacts of a dam built in B.C. a half century ago. The world premiere of a documentary about a Yukon “communications pirate” in pursuit of a CRTC license. These are a few of the films demonstrating the diverse offerings at the 2022 Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) happening online, and maybe a bit in-person, from Feb. 11 to 28. The programming team for ALFF this year includes Andrew Connors, Yukon Film Society artistic director, Kinga Binkowska, programmer, and Siku Allooloo, associate programmer. I spoke with Connors and Binkowska and asked them what they considered to be the “must-see” films of the festival. “Obviously we’re excited about all the films,” Binkowska says. “Every film is unique and everyone will find something different and will learn a lot.” Still, Binkowska and Connors did highlight a few favourites that festival-goers won’t want to miss, beginning with a few exceptional international dramas: uThe Worst Person in the World is a Norwegian film directed by Joachim Trier that is winning awards at many of the big festivals. Cast member Renate Reinsve won Best Actress at Cannes. “It’s a really entertaining film,” Binkowska says, “I would say it’s a romantic comedy for people who don’t like romantic comedies.” uBrighton 4th is a Georgian drama that follows a father on his journey from Georgia to Brooklyn to get his son out of a gambling debt. “It’s a really great, complex film,” Binkowska says.
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ALFF-co-programmers Kinga Binkowska and Andrew Connors in the Yukon Theatre There are also many independent Canadian narrative films featuring unique stories and complex characters.
thought-provoking, eye-opening environmental documentaries. Connors highlights two related films by Indigenous filmmakers in B.C.
uScarborough is a story about the struggles of three children from different communities who meet in daycare. Directed by Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, who is Filipino Canadian, the film had a mostly BIPOC cast and crew. “It’s really deep and touching and a really impressive first-time feature from two diverse filmmakers.” Binkowska says. “It’s really remarkable, the way they made it. It’s beautiful, a really important story.”
uDƏNE YI’INJETL | The Scattering of Man reveals the devastating environmental, social and cultural impacts of the WAC Bennett Dam, which was built on the Peace River in 1968. It was built on the traditional territory of the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. The story is told from the perspective of the community. Luke Gleeson, the filmmaker, is a member of the First Nation.
uWildhood, the festival opener, is a queer coming-of-age story. The film is written and directed by Two-Spirit L’nu filmmaker, Bretten Hannam. “It’s really beautifully made,” Connors says. “It’s a journey film, a journey on foot. It’s a stunning, stunning debut.”
uWochiigii lo: End of the Peace comes to audiences from Heather Hatch, Haida filmmaker. It returns to the same river and the megaproject known as Site C Dam, which is currently underway. Hatch follows the efforts of members of the West Moberly First Nation as they battle with the B.C. government against the dam’s construction.
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Wildhood ALFF is also a champion of northern film, including homegrown Yukon fare. uJessica Hall’s Rob is Analog, chronicles Rob Hopkin’s “quixotic quest to attain a CRTC license for an over-the-air community tv license.” It will have its world premiere at the festival.
uThere are also numerous northern shorts, including the northern premiere of Arctic Song, a stunning animation based on the graphic work of (and co-directed by) Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok), a Yellowknife-based Inuk artist.
The commitment to presenting northern and Indigenous films has created a following for ALFF beyond the Yukon. The unique programming is what distinguishes ALFF from other film festivals, says Binkowska, who works for the Vancouver International Film Festival as well. “I’ve been following ALFF’s program for a few years and I always love it because I kinda feel that sometimes, on the Canadian film circuit, there are films that repeat themselves and I always enjoy finding new films by filmmakers from the North.” “Honestly, it’s very unique that ALFF puts a focus on Indigenous films and diverse films, which is really great.” “That’s been our intention for the last half dozen years,” Connors says. “We really made that our focus. You know, I’ll credit Vivian Belik, co-programmer and producer for many years, for helping build that.”
While Connors admits that “it’s a bummer” that most of ALFF has been moved online, Binkowska says there’s a silver lining in that the festival will be more accessible to folks who don’t live in Whitehorse, whether they’re in other communities or across the country. And if the pandemic situation changes, ALFF organizers might be pivoting to present some films in the theatre this year. Ultimately, ALFF could be a hybrid festival that can be enjoyed by audiences both inside and outside of Whitehorse. “We’re looking for the day we can do films both on-screen and online,” says Binkowska. Get all the info you need about ALFF schedule, tickets and more at https://alff2022.eventive.org/ welcome. n
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North Node Collective’s Tongue Wag by Whitehorse-based artist Rebecca Manias, in the Softcore exhibit in the Yukon Energy Community Gallery at the Yukon Arts Centre which wrapped Feb 3. Follow North Node Collective at www.instagram.com/ northnodecollective/ PHOTO: Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre
What’s Inside Available Light Film Festival.........2 New Album by Erica Mah.............4 Fitness by Firewood...................5 YAC Showcase...........................6 Rendezvous Sneak Peek..............8 Didee Didoo.............................9 Travel to Tuk: Part Two............. 10 Seasonal Recipes .................... 14 KDFN Citizen Profile................. 19 Arts Underground.................... 20 Grey Matters.......................... 26 Yukon See It Here.................... 27 Talisman Making...................... 29
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uKelly Milner’s documentary Not About Me tells of Morgan Weinberg’s work with Haitian orphans and her journey “to become a more meaningful partner to Haitians working to build a better future.”
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A NEW DIRECTION Whitehorse multiinstrumental musician Erica Mah is trying something different with her newest record
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rica Dee Mah’s new album isn’t exactly a new album. Titled The Sargasso Season, it’s made up of songs Mah wrote roughly a decade ago, but shelved after recording some demos. “It wasn’t until lockdown days I revisited it,” Mah told What’s Up Yukon. “I gave it a listen with fresh ears and thought, ‘I would really like to finish this project.’” Mah enlisted long-time collaborator Jordy Walker, with whom she had recorded the original demos of what would become The Sargasso Season, obtained some funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Yukon Government and Culture Quest, and set about turning her old ideas into a new record. Though Mah and Walker have worked together on several occasions before, this project was different than anything they’d done before, for many different reasons. “On this project, I feel like I’m leaning into my classical training a bit more,” Mah said. “A lot of it is just really exploring the possibilities of a traditional instrument as a songwriting instrument.” The traditional instrument in question here is the guzheng— a Chinese plucked zither, which usually has 21, 25 or 26 strings. The Sargasso Season is Mah’s first record featuring the guzheng as the main songwriting instrument. In exploring the possibilities of the instrument, Mah found herself connecting unexpectedly to her heritage. She equates it to
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Erica Mah learning a language. Her intention was not to show off with the instrument, but to find a way to build songs around it that explore its potential and demonstrate its possibilities. “I’m not a virtuoso player,” Mah admitted. “So, it’s not about showcasing really fancy techniques, but more about how we can wrap these songs really artfully and really enhance that imagery that goes with the songs.” Mah was happy to work with Walker again, given the strong working relationship and creative chemistry the two have built up over the years “I love Jordy’s approach,” she said. “He’s just very curious about the possibilities of sound and he’s very easy to work with in that way. He brings such a creative ear to the process and I think he and I really feed off each other’s ideas.” Mah performs guzheng and vocals, while Walker handles Rhodes, percussion, bass and piano. Additional musicians include Mah’s husband, Darcy McCord, on cello and vocals, Alana Martinson on violin and Toby Moisey on alto flute. Mah praised the work of all her collaborators,
saying the record, though it was her project, also felt like a team effort. Part of the reason Mah shelved this project for such a long time was out of worry that it was too different from anything she’d done before. Though she is a multi-instrumentalist and has played in several different styles before, she felt The Sargasso Season was a complete departure from the rest of her catalogue, and those familiar with her past work might not understand it. “I toyed with coming up with a band name or a pseudonym to separate it from my singer-songwriter work,” she said. “But, if anything, this album is even more me and I didn’t want to separate it from who I am.” “The songs are rooted in my ancestry,” said Mah. “The music is rooted in the way I hear music. Some people may be surprised, but I think that’s a good thing.” In some ways, The Sargasso Season is Mah’s most personal work to date. It will be available on all streaming services Feb. 1, with physical copies available at Whitehorse’s Road Dogs Music Supply. To keep up with Erica Dee Mah, visit www.ericamah.com. n
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Doug Sack, 75, is the former sports editor of the Yukon News and the Whistler Question and longtime columnist for Ski Canada magazine. Before that, he was young.
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ukon firewood is sold by the cord which, as everybody knows, is 4’x 4’ x 8’ or 128 cubic feet. Big companies such as sawmills, pulp mills and lumber producers buy and sell wood by weight using a very simple universal formula to calculate the value of the wood. Professional scalers know exactly how much each kind of tree is worth, from the heaviest (white oak at 5,580 lbs per cord) to the lightest which are larch pines weighing about ten pounds each. According to Wikipedia, you will find the most common trees sold as firewood in the Yukon Taiga described thusly: “Boreal forests occur in the more southern parts of the taiga ecoregion that spreads across the northern parts of the world. The boreal forest zone consists of closed-crown conifer forests with a conspicuous deciduous element. The proportions of the dominant conifers (white and black spruces, jack pine, tamarack larch and balsam fir) vary greatly in response to interactions among climate, topography, soil, fire, pests, and perhaps other factors including floods.”
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mid-septuagenarian Yukon retiree, 75, has three readily apparent options for a productive summer fitness program: 1. Fishing, 2. Golf or 3. Firewood. For the purposes of this piece, your participatory journalist chose the latter because he felt certain he needed at least a 10cord pile of good firewood close to the front door of the funky old cabin located northwest of Whitehorse, in the electoral district known as Grizzly Valley, within the considerable shadow of Pilot Mountain. The contractor, 38, who supplied the raw 16” logs over the
course of the cutting season is a total marvel at his chosen profession and a Rembrandt in the ancient artform of shrinking dead trees to fit into pits and/or stoves. For the fair price of $250 a cord, he delivered nine cords, one at a time, in his modified one-ton wood wagon. That fee is a rarity in this remote northern territory, well-known for speculative woodcutters, many of whom charge far more for tinder-dry swamp wood that burns like cardboard. The fitness fun begins when the wood flies off his trusty truck upon delivery. It takes this old splitter/stacker 20 hours of slow, steady work to process each cord.
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That means 10 days total because here is the secret to success with old, life-battered muscles: If you only work at it two hours per day, you can go all summer, May through October, from Monday to Friday with Saturdays optional and Sundays a mandatory day of rest, no exceptions. The pudding’s proof is in the pics. Remember this: Firewood is a marathon, not a sprint. n
After researching several other wood-buying sites, we averaged everything out and came up with these figures for the approximate weights of a cord of Yukon firewood: 4,250 lbs for green and 4,050 lbs for seasoned. Any wood cut down between April 1 and Oct. 31 and dried for a minimum of two months can be sold as seasoned. Everything else is considered green. Any wood dried over six months under the midnight sun in summer is considered aged. All that coffee shop chatter about firekill vs beetle-kill is just Joe-talk between sips and bites. It doesn’t matter what killed the tree as much as when it happened. The optimum amount of moisture content in firewood for maximum heat is 20 to 25 per cent depending on which source you trust. In summary, our almost 11 cords of split and stacked firewood for the winter of 2022 weighed in at slightly more than 23.75 tons or 47,500 lbs. That should satisfy just about anybody’s definition of a good summer workout …at least for a 75–year–old former working man with a worn-out Yukon back. n
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Do you know someone who has made a difference to the Yukon’s agricultural sector? We are now accepting nominations for the Yukon Agriculture Award. The award is to recognize an outstanding individual farmer, farm family, agri-food producer or processor, or a farming advocate who is making a significant contribution to the Yukon’s agriculture community. Learn more on how to prepare your nomination at yukon.ca/yukon-agriculture-award. Submit your nominations by email to agriculture@yukon.ca by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
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SHOWCASE AT THE YUKON ARTS CENTRE Feb. 9, 2022 Softcore is the first exhibition by the Whitehorse-based North Node Collective, featuring Courtney Holmes, Rebecca Manias, Katie Newman and Heather Von Steinhagen. According to the artists, the medium of soft sculpture, humour and discomfort, are employed as a challenge to tired, stubborn body standards and harmful social constructs. “Connecting the ways we feel in our bodies—silly, anxious, divine—to the tactile nature of textiles creates a soft space for self-love and acceptance. Despite a lighthearted approach, we remain engaged in the ways in which our bodies have been oppressed, celebrated, critiqued and policed. We exist outside of the ways our bodies are objectified and celebrate the journey to find softness within.”
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es, keep growing the beard and your leg hair, and dig out your garters and feathers—the Yukon Rendezvous Festival returns! The 58th annual event takes place in Whitehorse from Feb. 11 to 27. The storied festival, founded in 1964, has planned four possible versions of the festival this year, to quickly adapt to changing health regulations. Fittingly, the theme this year is The Great Outdoors. Rendezvous plans a robust schedule of events and contests, including familiar favourites such as Pet Parade, Snow Carving, the mobile Can-Can line, Style and Strength contests, the Wrap-up Parade, Sourdough Sam show and the Fiddle Show. Your dog will be happy to hear there will be no fireworks this year. Midnight Sun Fireworks Producers have released a statement saying, in part, “we’d like to thank Yukoners for all the support over the years, as well as our crew, whose countless hours of volunteer work have made it possible for us to create award- quality shows.” The one-hundred per cent volunteer fireworks specialists “look forward to providing you with the best pyro-musical in the Yukon yet in 2023.” There are lots of ways to get
involved in Rendezvous this year and win cash prizes too! Trot out your trashy side with the Upcycle Fashion Challenge, where folks are invited to transform household waste and reusable treasures into upcycled high-fashion designs. Finished products will be published online, voted upon by the public and potentially shown live to a panel of judges on the Main Stage.
Gender. New to Rendezvous this year is Abondance: A Burlesque Extravaganza, to be hosted at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre and/ or online. Also new to the festival this year, is executive director to the Rendezvous Society, Devin Knopf. Knopf is working with direction from the Rendezvous volunteer board of directors for this year’s festival and is already setting the
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Cancan performers walk along the wrap-up parade route in 2021 The list goes on! More entertainment and divertissements include The Love of Drag III, Performance Stage, Snowpad, KIDSFEST and the Rendezvous Raffle, with over $20,900 in prizes. Tuck Entertainment is returning with an extravagant drag show featuring a very special guest, Kendall
stage for the 60th anniversary edition in 2024. “I am excited to be joining the Rendezvous team to help execute this truly iconic Yukon event,” says Knopf adding he loves the passion that everyone in the community has about the festival, coming from the rich history Rendezvous
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has in Whitehorse and the Yukon. “All in all, my favourite part is the community.” Regarding taking on this role, Knopf says it’s an honour. “I do not take this opportunity lightly. The Yukon can rest assured this is not my event to take and run with— Rendezvous is run by its board of directors and volunteers, and I am just here to help execute a great event for everyone who comes out.” He added, “It has been great and a lot of fun! Getting to work with many of our fantastic sponsors, dedicated board of directors and staff to bring their vision of the festival to life has been an honour.” Unfortunately, this year won’t return to the full-blown Rendezvous of old, but he is hopeful it can be ramped up in the future, especially for the 60th anniversary festival. As for the current situation, the Rendezvous team states that they cannot predict exactly how COVID will impact venue capacity. According to the official website, Rendezvous will be enacting a policy for this Festival that will give the earliest in-person ticket purchasers seating priority in the cases of reduced capacity. For now though, tickets are for sale based on 50 per cent occupancy at all the venues. Knopf advises that festivalgoers prepare for the unknown. “In all seriousness, the COVID situation is changing very quickly,” he says. “Especially with the new variants. That means we really don’t know what our regulatory situation will be like for the last
half of February.” Whatever happens, Rendezvous will be ready! “Currently we have at least four different Rendezvous planned depending on the regulations we might be in come festival time,” says Knopf. “Keep up to date on the most recent festival plans and a watchful eye on our website (www.yukonrendezvous.com), or follow us on our various social media platforms.” Festival-goers are advised to book early and prepare their proof-of-vaccination QR code on paper or electronic device. Rendezvous planners advise that live shows are already planned to run at a limited capacity and should the situation require a further reduction in seat count, first sold tickets will have priority and oversold tickets will be refunded. All Yukon Rendezvous 2022 shows will require proof of vaccination to enter and masks must be worn by all guests. Knopf seems to take the stresses of co-planning a big festival during a global pandemic in stride. “I send my personal gratitude to all levels of government working with us on the event,” he says. “It’s great to see all the many volunteers that want to help out and the dedicated volunteer board of directors who pull off the festival every year with the help of government and corporate community support and sponsorship.” To check out all the mid-winter entertainments and distractions Rendezvous offers, visit the festival’s website at: www.yukonrendezvous.com. n
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Aussie Girl columnist Kylie Campbell-Clarke is an Australian writer and photographer living in the Yukon. She adventures in the Yukon with her Canadian husband, two Yukon dogs Phil and Charlie and cat Howie.
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Campbell-Clarke says goodbye to the Dempster Highway as she and husband Ryan enter Inuvik, NWT Tuk and to circle back to Inuvik! We pack up our camp area and start our journey into Inuvik. We drive through and are surprised how big the town is, however, we decide to return to explore later in the day. We aren’t sure of the road conditions and, as it’s quite arduous along the Dempster Highway, we don’t want to take any chances. Once out of Inuvik, we are on the official Tuk Highway to the Arctic Ocean. Instantly the trees
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disappear and only tundra and brush seem to be able to survive the harsh weather of the Arctic. It feels like an alien planet as the windy road maneuvers through the permafrost landscape. The road is in incredible condition as we start to approach the outside of Tuk’s town limits, where it quickly turns into a rutted nightmare. Again, I’m thankful I’m not driving and that we have a truck. Once we arrive in Tuk, we note the drastic differences for those living in the Arctic. All the buildings are built on stilts due to permafrost heaving. The town has this eerie feeling of being on the edge of the world. To make it even more difficult, it’s Sunday, so nothing appears to be open. We find a small building with information. It isn’t open yet. We decide to head to the Arctic Ocean and it’s absolutely freezing cold! The winds are a brutal force with nothing to stop them. There’s two other vehicles. Another tourist takes a snap of Ryan and I officially at the Arctic Ocean. “So? Are you going to jump in?” Ryan asks. “Maybe later,” I tell him. We head to the information centre and get a map of Tuktoyaktuk and some tips on things to see and do in the town. Here’s the top list:
formed hill due to permafrost. What is really cool is there’s estimated to be 11,000 pingoes in the world, but Tuktoyaktuk peninsula is supposed to have the largest number—1,350! I had no idea the little hills we saw along the way were pingoes! Nor did I have any idea we literally drove past one several times in town. So it was time to “hike” up the pingo and get a slightly higher view of Tuk.
the earth to provide protective and warm housing with the horrific cold and windy weather conditions. The house would be dug out in the ground and protected with sod and snow. The entry into the house was through a tunnel built below the level of the floor. The cold air is denser and heavier than warm air, so it gets trapped inside the tunnel, which keeps heated air inside. The original arctic entrance!
2. Visit the original Arctic houses The modern stilted house isn’t the only interesting architecture in the Arctic. There are still original Arctic houses you can visit while in Tuk. This includes the Sod House. It basically involved using
3. Visit the Arctic Ocean In Canada, you can go to all three of its oceans by vehicle.
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A tasty snack of seal and dried muktuk (also known as boiled beluga whale blubber) after a long day of travel
1. Climb a Pingo A pingo is basically an ice-
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Tuktoyaktuk ... cont’d decide to eat in the truck. The muktuk is interesting. It doesn’t really have any distinct flavour, but the texture is chewy. I’m not a fan, but I’m sure it’s like when someone eats Vegemite from Australia! After our visit in Tuk it’s time to head back to Inuvik to explore! The most famous landmark is
the igloo church, known as Our Lady of Victoria Church. Unfortunately, you cannot go in to visit, but we got to admire the interesting architecture. We decide to park the truck and wander around the town, trying to locate something for dinner. As we walk, we note that they also have a community centre that looks eerily
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4. Try muktuk at Grandma’s kitchen Tucked away we find Grandma’s kitchen (which is actually a little trailer). The kitchen is boarded up and we wonder if it’s not open because it’s Sunday. A man is standing there awkwardly and says, “my wife just went to go ask.” Minutes later the wife appears and says,”I just woke her up so she will be out soon.” It’s 2 p.m., but when you own your
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“Just take your time with these things and believe in yourself. You’re capable of more than you give yourself credit. It’s like bungee jumping. You’ve got to take that first leap. That’s the most terrifying, but once you do it, it’s amazing.”
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“I think it’s amazing timing right now for a film like this because it’s such a positive story and it’s about healing, it’s about community, it’s about culture, it’s about healing through your culture. And I think it’s a good time, especially with the children being found right now, to have a positive message. And even my own personal healing journey, the majority of my healing has been done through ceremony and First Nations culture.” Kiri and the Girl was a low budget, independent production. As such, it came with its own unique set of challenges. “Our biggest challenge, I think, was filming in the time of COVID,” says Kiri. “We had a lot of safety precautions and a lot of planning to make sure everybody was safe because we did have Elders and children on set. But it worked to our advantage.” “I might sort of call it a COVID opportunity because we got the crew we wanted because the whole industry was shut down.” Kiri’s dream cast and crew included director Grace Dove, an established First Nations actress who has been featured in The Revenant and Monkey Beach. And Whitehorse actor Tahmoh Penikett, who was a series regular on Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse. Up-and-coming actor Isla Grant plays the main character, Kiri. The film may have an extremely talented and respected cast and crew, but its existence was never a guarantee. “When we applied for the grant to the Canada Arts Council, we never thought we’d get it,” says Kiri, “But we spent five months researching which grant would work best for us.” The hard work and dedication paid off. And, Kiri has some advice for those looking to pursue their dreams. “Just take your time with these things and believe in yourself because you’re capable of more than you give yourself credit for,” she says. “It’s like bungee jumping: You’ve got to take that first leap. That’s the most terrifying, but once you do, it’s amazing.” So far, Kiri and the Girl has screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Victoria Film Festival, the American Indian Film Festival, the San Francisco Film Festival and the St. Johns International Women’s Film Festival. n
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FROM THE ARTS
Heather LeDuc
Heather has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic. She enjoys sharing stories about Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business.
DREAMLAND UNDERGROUND Process and progress
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ometimes the key to appreciating art is understanding the process behind it. For example, there is a misconception that “anybody could make” a Mondrian painting because it seems like such a simple concept. To grasp what Mondrian was trying to do with all the squares, rectangles and primary colours, it’s useful to follow his gradual progress from figurative art to purely abstract painting. These days, at least in the Yukon, there is a similar misunderstanding about digital illustration. For folks who aren’t familiar with the digital artist’s process, it may seem like the computer simply does all the work. It may seem like anybody could do it and it’s not “real” art. For artists in the Yukon Illustration Coalition (YILCO), this misconception means their art might not be taken as seriously as fine artists, says Teagan Beemer, coalition member. It can impact everything from illustrators’ success in selling work, to their ability to obtain grants and exhibitions.
mented their pieces at different stages of completion. Then, in the exhibition, the various stages are exhibited next to the final version, so the viewer can see how the artist used the digital medium from beginning to end. At the time of writing, I had access to images of the dreamland theme as interpreted by three of the artists: Beemer, Asia Hyde and Sheelah Tolton. All three of the artists take various explorations in fantasy, including a girl in the garden with friendly toadstools (Beemer); fairies in flight (Hyde); and a man discovering dragon eggs (Tolton). In comparing the work, it’s clear that the artists have unique artistic visions and distinguishable styles. In Beemer’s “In the Garden,” the first stage of her process is a sketch with very simple lines and shapes. Beemer used a stylus to draw the sketch in her tablet, just as another artist might use a pencil. As the work progresses, more and more detail is added, including bright colours and dapples of light. The final piece is a charming illustration reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Hyde’s piece, “Fragments Made
That’s why Beemer pitched the idea to the coalition of having an exhibition that revealed the processes involved in creating digital illustrations. The show, Dreamland: Demystifying Digital Illustration, can be seen at Arts Underground from Feb. 4 to Feb. 26. “Fine artists don’t have to explain how their work is created for it to be understood,” the coalition says in its online statement. Dreamland is the coalition members’ efforts to explain their practice in order to be understood. The exhibition is meant to help audiences see that making art in a digital format requires the same artistic skill and individual creativity as when using more traditional media such as oils, acrylic and watercolours. For the exhibition, Beemer chose a broad subject theme (dreamland) so artists could have fun and interpret the idea however they wanted. As the artists created their work, they docu-
Image of Sheelah Tolton’s completed “The Poacher” PHOTO: courtesy of Sheelah Tolton
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The Nelson Project (TNP) is a group of people in Yukon working to support men. We know that men need to feel respect, from themselves and others. We come to you with that respect. We need advice from men who have experience with significant risk factors. You have the expertise we need. The purpose of this event is for men to help us design our approach. This event is not a healing circle where participants will be required to share intimate details of their lives or tell their “trauma stories”.
Thu Feb 10 & 17 Kids BJJ 4:45 & 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Children’s classes are focused on self defense Jiu Jitsu. A typical class starts with a warm up game, stretching, technique/ drilling, then ends with more fun games! These classes are appropriate for kids approximately 4 - 12 years old.
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Thu Feb 10 & 17 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal. Thu Feb 10 & 17 Fall Noon Yoga Class 12:00 PM Grace Space Fall Noon 1 hour Yoga class and 1 hour individual psychosomatic session. Register online. Thu Feb 10 & 17 Mantra and Relaxation 4:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary This class is about developing awareness of your inner Light through the practices of chanting mantra and deepening relaxation Thu Feb 10 & 17 KDCC Walking with Our Sisters Sewing Group 5:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. Thu Feb 10 & 17 Family & Friends Support Group 7:00 PM Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) A drop-in support group for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. Call 6686429 or email programs@yukon.cmha.ca for more info. Fri Feb 11 & 18 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www. rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Fri Feb 11 & 18 Morning Yoga Stretch 9:00 AM 7th Ray Studio Easing into the day with gentling warming up and stretching. All levels are welcome Register online.
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Whole,” begins with a simple sketch as well. However, her process differs from Beemer’s in that she began her sketch on paper before moving her work onto the computer. Hyde gradually added more detail, such as facial features and shadows, in the progressive versions of the work. Then she integrated muted blues and purples. Tolton painted her piece using Photoshop on her tablet. You can see the different techniques that Tolton has used, similar to painting with a brush on canvas. Beemer points out that while she uses
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simple, defined lines, Tolton uses a more painterly approach with visible brushstrokes creating shadows, shading and depth. The tone of the works is also unique to each artist. Beemer’s illustration is marked by its cheerful, playful vibe, while Tolton’s is more realistic, with earthy colours and a darker mood. Hyde’s piece has a dreamy quality, with the fairies floating in a magical, moon-lit landscape. The diversity of the artists’ work shows that they each take a very different approach to their digital practices. Just like artists
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working in charcoal, paint or clay, members of YILCO have distinct styles, sensibilities and interpretations of the same theme. The display of the progressive stages of their work juxtaposed with the final versions accomplishes the purpose of the exhibition: to demystify digital art. Hopefully that will lead to a greater appreciation of the artists and their illustrations. Read more about the exhibition and YILCO at https://www. artsunderground.ca/exhibitions/ dreamland-demystifying-digitalillustration.
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ell … I have to admit, I may whine a little. The straw has finally broken the camel’s back. It’s the mountains of snow that have played havoc at our place. There have been so many challenges and setbacks to deal with COVID. Like many Yukoners, I’m eager to escape to another planet, or tempted to hibernate for the rest of the winter. We keep asking ourselves when this will all end. My friends and family have brightened my day with words of encouragement, emails, funny YouTube links and phone calls. There are lots of valentines that go out to them. After last month’s record snowfall, my husband used the ATV to plow the driveway on our rural property. He plowed for about two or three days in a row and the driveway got more narrow with each pass of the blade. Twice, our neighbour came to push the snow back with his truck plow, but the accumulated snow was too much for the plow to have much impact. Valentines to them for their best efforts to clear the driveway. Then we heard from a friend that Yukon Highways and Public Works provides a (schedule permitting) driveway clearing service for rural Whitehorse area seniors. Of course, top priority goes to clearing the highways and side roads and we thought we’d be waiting for a long time. We
the sourdough starter mix. Some days, the “brain fog” settles in and I lack motivation to do much. I whine a lot and feel sorry for myself, but then I watch the news and give myself a reality check. I’m lucky to be living in the Yukon countryside where I can go out for a walk (even if it’s only daylight for about seven hours— three hours less than San Diego where a relative lives). Think positive! Every day brings about five more minutes of daylight and we’re only about two months away from spring! I even have an amaryllis blooming in my living room, providing more reminders of spring. A valentine to my friend for giving me the bulb at Christmas. But a huge valentine must go out to all those “behind the scenes” helpers in our community who provide services to us every day to keep us healthy and safe. At the start of COVID, we were “banging pots,” expressing our thanks to PHOTO: Lillian Maguire health care and support workers in our hospital, long-term care facilities, health Valentines to friends and care centres, doctor’s offices family for their best efforts and vaccination centres. Daycare workers and teachers have to clear the driveway provided support to children and parents. First responders have A valentine out to Dan and High- rallied to provide emergency aid. ways and Public Works for helping Grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacists, transportation workers, seniors to “age in place.” A friend gave us a gift of sour- cleaners and others have condough starter for Christmas, so tinued to operate following COVID I’m back into baking bread. With guidelines. Valentines to all of you an easy overnight rise of the bat- under these unsettling times. Now is the time to take heart. ter, and mixing of the flour and oil in the morning, one rise in the To join with family, friends and pan—violà—freshly baked sour- community to support each other dough bread in three hours! A val- in ways that are appropriate. Stay entine to my friend who provided calm, be kind and be safe. n called them at 667-5322, filled in the third party work order and the supervisor checked our driveway to assess that it was possible. He pushed back the snowbanks to accommodate further plowing with our ATV plow when it snows again. This was all done within five days!
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It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy. or email them to: events@whatsupyukon.com ATLIN Fridays Atlin Community Library Atlin Community LIbrary 2:00 PM Open two days per week, Fridays and Saturdays, covid protocols apply. Sundays St. Martins Anglican Church Sunday Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church 10:00 AM Everyone is welcome. Tuesdays Craft Dinner 5:00 PM Atlin Mountain Inn Craft and eat with good company, special meal discounts for crafters. Finish an old craft or start something new!
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Sun Feb 13 & 20 Saint Mary’s Sunday Service 10:30 AM Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Join Father Emanuel each Sunday for service. Everyone is always welcome. Sun Feb 13 & 20 St Paul’s Anglican Church Sunday Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live) Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4pm Yukon Time for Evening Prayer. Sun Feb 13 & 20 Adult Cricket 5:00 PM Robert Service School Register Sun Feb 13 & 20 Adult Co-Ed Volleyball 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Mon Feb 14 & 21 Open Gym 3:30 PM Robert Service School Supervised free play in the RSS gymnasium for 4 weeks. Register online, or call 993-7400 ext 299 Mon Feb 14 & 21Adventures in Art & Stories 4:00 PM Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) A fun program for kids 0-5, circle time, stories, art explorations, movement activities and more to help support your child’s development of creativity, speech language, social-emotional and motor skills. Mon Feb 14 & 21 Groove Dance with Natasha Henderson 4:30 PM Minto Park Drop-In Mon Feb 14 & 21 Intermediate Tap Dance 5:30 PM KIAC To register call 993-5005 Mon Feb 14 & 21 Household Badminton 6:00 & 7:00 PM Robert Service School Preregister with the Rec Dept to book your time slot for your household. Call us at 993-7400 ext 299 to register. Mon Feb 14 & 21 Beginner Muay Thai 7:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Mon Feb 14 & 21 Adult Basketball 7:30 PM Robert Service School Register online. Mon Feb 14 & 21 Young Peoples Talking Circle 7:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Tue Feb 15 & 22 Romp & Run 10:30 AM YOOP Hall Email Jen.Suttis@cdcyukon.ca for more info. Tue Feb 15 & 22 Hand Building Pottery Drop-In 6:00 PM KIAC Space is limited to 6 participants, first come first served.
Wednesdays Faro Seniors - Games and Walks 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wednesdays Basketball (Open Court) 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Shoot some hoops, practice your skills on the open court. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Wednesdays Kids Indoor Soccer 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Individual soccer skills and drills that emphasize, trapping, passing, footwork, shooting, headers, throw-ins, trap/pull backs and goal tending. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@ faroyukon.ca Wednesdays Archery 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wednesdays Female Hockey 7:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Thursdays Archery 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fridays Family Crafts and Boardgames 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Saturdays Open Gym 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Unstructured activity time where the gymnasium is available to students, families, and/or community members to play pick-up sports. Call 9942375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info Tuesdays Faro Cross Country Skiing 4:00 PM Del Van Gorder School No registration or experience required, snacks provided, enjoy the ski trails! For more info email gnstaveley@gmail.com.
Thursdays Jackalope Open for drinks and snacks 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fridays Jackalope Open for drinks and snacks 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Saturdays Knitting Circle 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Everyone wielding a hook, needle or pin is welcome. Saturdays Family Playtime and Open Gym 3:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Saturdays Jackalope Open for Drinks and Snacks 3:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tuesdays North of 60 Seniors Coffee and Chat 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tuesdays Yoga With Richard 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre This is a New Horizons/Lotteries Yukon/Marsh Lake Community Society sponsored program which is being offered free of charge to participants. If you have a yoga mat, bring it. If not, no worries, we have some available
Wed Feb 9 & 16 Pickleball 12:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Wed Feb 9 & 16 Community Art Program 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Meet in the Mezzanine Wed Feb 9 & 16 Afterschool Winter Sport 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre A mix of outdoor games and activities, for ages 6+ Wed Feb 9 & 16 Pickleball 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Thu Feb 10 & 17 Cross Country Ski Club 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Meet at Rec Plex, for ages 5+ Thu Feb 10 & 17 S.T.E.M Club 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Ages 6-12 Fri Feb 11 & 18 Public Skating 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Sat Feb 19 Teslin Lakespiel Teslin Lake Recreation Complex Family friendly curling on the lake, there will be food vendors and prizes for best tailgate set up. To register, call 390-2530 or email teslinrec@teslin.ca. Sat Feb 12 & 19 Drum Fit with Patti 10:00 AM Teslin Recreation Centre Do you have 50+ lbs to lose – this class is for you! Sat Feb 12 & 19 Parent & Tot Play 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre For ages 5 and under with a parent Mon Feb 14 & 21 Adult Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Tue Feb 15 & 22 Kids Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Tue Feb 15 & 22 Adult Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre
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Tue thru Thur St Paul’s Anglican Church Evening Prayer 4:00 PM St Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live) Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4pm Yukon Time for Evening Prayer. Tue thruThu Saint Mary’s Weekday Mass 5:00 PM Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Join Father Emanuel for weekday mass Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Wed Feb 9 & 16 55+ Virtual Fitness Class 2:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Rec Centre A 6-week strength class for Dawsonites over Zoom Call 993-7400 ext 299 for Zoom link.. Thur Jan 27 & Feb 3 AA Beginners Group 6:00 PM Dawson City Hospital In person or Video conference option available Call 9935095 or 993-3734 for more information Thu Feb 10 & 17 Zumba with Katie Pearse 6:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Thu Feb 10 & 17 Advanced Muay Thai 7:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Thu Feb 10 & 17 Adult Soccer 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Fri Feb 18 & 25 Cards & Conversation 12:30 PM Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 Dawson City Free! Drop-In! No registration necessary. Proof of double vaccination required for anyone ages 12+. For more info email recreation@cityofdawson.ca or call 993-7400 ext 299. Fri Feb 18 & 25 Adult Pickleball 5:15 PM Robert Service School Register 16+ Sat Feb 19 & 26 Drop-In Groove Dance w/ Natasha Henderson 10:00 AM KIAC Groove is for everyone. We all dance simple moves or rhythms... and you add your own creativity to them. Sat Feb 19 & 26 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School Sat Feb 19 & 26 AA North Star Group Dawson City 7:00 PM Dawson City Community Support Centre In person or Videoconference option available Call 867-993-5095 or 867-993-3734 for more information Sun Feb 13 & 20 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School
FARO Monday thru Friday Open Gym 1:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Unstructured activity time where the gymnasium is available to students, families, and/or community members to play pick-up sports. Call 9942375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Tuesdays & Thursdays Parent & Tots 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Spend quality time with your child while you both have fun and learn and socialize. Call 9942375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more information. Tuesdays & Thursdays Senior Yoga 1:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Carve out some time on the mat for this relaxing and gentle Yoga practice. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Tuesdays & Thursdays Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre For ages 6 to 13 - Registration required, stop in or call 994-2375
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WATSON LAKE Mon & Thur Drop-in Pickleball & Badminton 7:00 PM Watson Lake Secondary School Come try out pickleball and badminton, ideal for ages 13+, more info at the rec centre. Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Wed Feb 9 & 16 Drop-In Beading Watson Lake Family Centre 9:30 AM Beading for everybody. Email watsonlakecpnp@gmail. com for more info. Wed Feb 9 & 16 Beading with Delores Watson Lake Family Centre 1:00 PM Learn beading from Delores from healthy families, this beading program will require participants to be double vaccinated. Email watsonlakecpnp@gmail.com for more info. Fri Feb 11 & 18 Watson Lake Bowling League 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre 4 players per team, teams must be pre-registered. To sign up, call Karalee at 335-7979. Sat Feb 12 & 19 Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mind-sculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music. Sun Feb 13 & 20 Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM Watson Lake Secondary School Tue Feb 15 & 22 Curling 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Open to everyone, pay at the front desk and register.
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Kay has lived in the north for eight years and is interested in spiritual practice, healing, creativity and land connection. She is currently working on her first book inspired by a kayaking pilgrimage she did in 2018 from Atlin to Dawson City.
Talisman Trinity Symbol PHOTO: Kay Linley
Attracting a way through difficulties
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hings haven’t been all that easy for us. We are years into a pandemic and well into the depths of winter. We are waking up to uncertainty and may feel afraid of that reality. This may leave us feeling fearful and stuck in our lives, unsure of the best way to move forward.
There are many approaches we can use to navigate these difficulties. We can go within to connect with our inner knowing through practices such as meditation. We can reach out to friends, counsellors and healers for additional support. We also have the option of reaching out to physical
objects for help. For instance, a culturally universal and age-old practice is the use of talismans. A talisman is a physical object that holds specific meaning and intention. They are considered to have magical powers and can attract desirable qualities into a person’s life, including love, peace and abundance. Most talismans are for personal use. Think a necklace pendant, ring, or pocket-sized stone. However, talismans can also be found in bigger settings and spaces, including inside buildings or in architecture, to attract a group or community’s desire. Talismans are man-made objects and can be made from a variety of materials, even paper. That being said, many believe it is important for talismans to be made from materials aligned with their intended meaning. The idea is that the material itself brings about the manifestation. As such, the talisman maker may choose to use specific plants, metals or gemstones, or create the talisman in a specific colour. Others believe that talismans can be made from any material and that it is the charging of meaning into the talisman that is more important. In addition to what it is made from, there are many ways in which an owner can be empowered by using a talisman. When the owner believes in the talisman’s power, it can provide them the additional courage and commitment they need to move toward their goal. The physicality of the talisman also reminds the owner of their desire, increasing their focused attention on what they want to manifest. This focus
of awareness can change the owner’s perspective and can activate their intentions through the subconscious mind. Where on the body one wears a talisman is also of significance. The act of wearing a talisman as a necklace pendant, for example, keeps the intention close to the heart. In addition, the talisman shows respect to the unseen world, through embodiment of meaning. The owner’s effort itself to honour and communicate with the unseen can attract a favourable response from the spiritual realm. Some talisman makers even infuse astrological content into talismans. Similar to how we have astrological charts, based on the date and time we were born, an astrological talisman is thought to embody its own astrology. This kind of talisman is believed to come into the world with specific astrological energy that ripples out into the owner’s reality, attracting certain attributes. Those who make these kinds of talismans will create the object on a specific day and time to reflect the purest form of the desired astrological meaning. Although very similar, an amulet, which is also a physical object of meaning, is commonly used to keep away unwanted qualities from the owner. Talismans may, like amulets, prevent unwanted energies from approaching the owner, but the talisman does so by attracting protective energy to the wearer, rather than deflecting the unwanted energy away like an amulet. Another way of describing the difference is that an amulet repels unwanted energy and a cont’d on page 30 ...
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PHOTO: Kay Linley
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Talisman: Family Heirloom
Talisman: Labradolite
Talisman: Rose Quartz Pendant PHOTO: Naomi Raven Borisenko
talisman impels or enhances the owner’s powers. Today, the word talisman is used more broadly and may include amulets. The word talisman originated in the 1630s and refers to a magical engravement in the object that is made under certain observances. Its origins speak to consecration ceremony and rite of passage, inferring that talismans were used in transformative ceremonies. The Ancient Greek root tilsam, for example, means “initiate into the mysteries.” Given that talismans have magical and mystical origins, many believe that it is important not to take the creation and wearing of talismans lightly. Out of respect for their potential power, there are many resources one can read to learn more about talismans before advancing. Interestingly, talisman also has Greek roots in teleos, meaning the end, or fulfillment and completion, and kwel from Indo-European origins, meaning to revolve, move around and dwell. Ancient language origins of kwel, such as Sanskrit and Norse, describe the word’s meaning as cycle of events, wheel, road or way through. Based on these ancient origins, it appears that, in addition to attracting and nurturing our desired experience of the world, talismans may also help us find our way through difficulties. The talisman reminds us that events are cyclical and the magic of life remains available to us, no matter where in the mix we may find ourselves. n
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WEBINARS Talking Tough (Topics): The skill and practice of navigating difficult conversations.
Feb 17 (Thurs) 10:00am-11:30am CRN: 90043 COURSE CODE: JUST CE112 FREE Instructors: Erin Legault, M.Ed, C.C.C. & Megan Grudeski, MACP Delivered: Remotely via Zoom Registration Deadline: Feb 14
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Coping During Crisis
Feb 23 (Wed) 9:00am-10:00am CRN: 90044 COURSE CODE: JUST CE103 FREE Instructors: Liza Manolis and Brenda Jenner Delivered: Remotely via Zoom Registration Deadline: Feb 16
Sit in My Puddle: The art of empathy and holding space.
Mar 10 (Thurs) 10:00am-11:30am CRN: 90049 COURSE CODE: JUST CE111 FREE Instructors: Erin Legault, M.Ed, C.C.C. & Megan Grudeski, MACP Delivered: Remotely via Zoom Registration Deadline: Mar 7
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RESILIENCY Resiliency - The art of living, working and connecting in uncertain times
Feb 28 (Mon) & March 2 (Weds) 8:30am-12:00pm CRN: 90181 COURSE CODE: JUST CE113 FREE Instructors:: Florian Boulais and Katrine Frese Delivered: Remotely via Zoom Registration Deadline: Feb 21
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MINE UPDATE Yukoners are encouraged to sign up to receive Victoria Gold’s regular email updates at vgcx.com
2021 Eagle Gold Mine Results 2021 resulted in numerous achievements at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Mine as the team continued to navigate challenges brought on by the global pandemic. Last year, annual gold production at the Eagle Gold Mine, which employs hundreds of Yukoners, many of whom are women and Yukon First Nations citizens, was 164,222 ounces; a 41 per cent increase over 2020. “COVID-19 has had a significant impact on operations at the Eagle Gold Mine in 2021, however our team has been very innovative adjusting to conditions and we achieved record annual gold production,” says Victoria Gold Corp President & CEO John McConnell. “This year will undoubtedly present new opportunities and challenges and I look forward to working with our team to continue the steady growth we have realized since the mine began operations.” Eagle Gold Mine’s mining rate was 67,000 tonnes per day; a 24 per cent increase over the previous year. “Moving forward, we plan to release quarterly production highlights within two weeks of the end of each quarter,” continues McConnell. “The quarterly production updates will highlight production for the most recent quarter and year-to-date and compare
Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Mine achieved record annual gold production in 2021.
results to the previous year.” Yukoners are encouraged to sign up to receive the company’s regular email updates at vgcx.com
The Eagle Gold Mine, now in production, is situated within Victoria Gold’s 100 per centowned Dublin Gulch Property located approximately 375 kilometres north of Whitehorse and 85 kilometres north, northeast of the Village of Mayo, within the traditional territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND). The company employs over 500 workers and contractors; half of which are Yukoners At Work and many are FNNND citizens. If you are a Yukoner with mining experience, Victoria Gold encourages you to become a Yukoner At Work. Visit the “Work For Us” page at vgcx.com/contact/work-for-us/ and send your resume to greatpeoplework@vgcx.com.