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WH TSUP TSUPYUKON YUKON All Northern. All Fun.

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At the Yukon Wildlife Preserve

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How We See Things Odile: Look at the beautiful trees!

Allan; Where‛s my chainsaw?

Odile: Look at the cute fox!

Allan: Where‛s my trap?

Odile: Look at the adorable rabbit!

Allan: Where‛s my snare?

Odile: Look at the magnificent Caribou!

Allan: Where‛s my rifle?

Odile: Look at the cute fish!

Allan: Where‛s my fishing rod?

Odile: Look at the cuddly squirrel!

Allan: Where‛s my slingshot?

Odile: Look at the lovely ptarmigan!

Allan: Where‛s my bow and arrow?

Odile: Look at the fuzzy porcupine!

Allan: Where‛s my spear?

Odile: Look at the precious beaver!

Allan: Where‛s my sling?

Odile: Look at all the nasty mosquitos!

Allan: Where‛s our bug repellant?

When I was a kid this Elder gave me a Gwich‛in name”CHIH AHAA” Translated it means”walking ahead” Allan Benjamin CHIH AHAA

Allan Benjamin is a poet, a cartoonist, a fiddle player and a snowshoe racer from Old Crow, Yukon. Allan is a Vuntut Gwich‛in artist who provides cartoons and poems to What‛s Up Yukon. He introduces us to two sets of characters who represent Allan‛s family and traditional Gwich‛in life growing up in Old Crow.

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PHOTOS: Jesse Devost

JESSE DEVOST’S SUPERPOSITION

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n Superposition, Jesse Devost’s new exhibition at Arts Underground, the artist explores how to give visual representation to invisible subatomic states. In doing so, Devost offers an apology to the quantum physicists who might take issue with his interpretation of a complex concept.

“I am not a physicist,” Devost admits. “And so, I need to apologize to anybody who is because I’m probably getting parts of this wrong.”

With that caveat out of the way, Devost defines superposition as “the physical paradox of two distinct states, when added together equal a new valid state…

The superposition state exists until it interacts with or is observed by an external viewer, af-

A pause

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Vertical holding

Quasidimensional efficiency

ter which the superposition collapses and a single state or outcome remains.”

“It’s totally beyond my understanding,” Devost admits.

Superpositions may be beyond Devost’s comprehension, but it is within his reach to imagine and to represent what they might look like. In doing so, he typically starts with an image or symbol we find familiar – old buildings in Dawson, for instance, or Mount Everest. Then, Devost adds seemingly unrelated elements onto the surface of the image to convey the idea of multiple states.

For two of the works – A pause and Quasidimensional efficiency – Devost had photos of Dawson City street scenes enlarged and printed onto large pieces of wood.

He then used a marker to write randomly-generated words and to draw zig-zag waves on the image surface. His additions represent

sub-atomic particles called neutrinos that rapidly fly through the universe in the trillions.

The themes and the methods Devost uses in Superposition are similar to some of his earlier work.

For instance, he has often used hands-on manipulation of surfaces to explore unstable or uncertain states in the human mind or, in the case of Superposition, in the universe itself.

“A lot of the art I make is about the ephemeral nature of a thought, or trying to remember something, and I feel that fits into this as well,” Devost explains.

“You’re looking at a moment but there’s so much more going on in that moment than what you’re seeing, and I think this is an extension of some types of art that I’ve been exploring for a long time.”

However, there is one difference in his approach to Superposition compared to earlier work.

In the past, Devost took a funda-

mentalist approach to art-making, using as rudimentary methods as possible and eschewing the use of technology. With Superposition, Devost decided to ease off a bit on this hard-core, DIY approach, especially when it stood in the way of his imagination.

“This time I took a step back because I was really struggling with making the images I was thinking of in my mind,” Devost says. This admission led to the large photos on wood, which Devost had printed for him.

Whether he uses technology or not, art-making provides Devost with a way to “nerd out” and explore complex concepts that can’t be visualized otherwise. In doing so, he creates a world that is vaguely familiar, but also strangely beautiful and askew.

Superposition will be at Arts Underground until June 26. Check out work from all Devost’s exhibits at jessedevost.com. n

On the Cover A prickly but friendly porcupine poses for photographer Mark Kelly. If you look very carefully, you can see Kelly captured in the porcupine’s eye.

PHOTO: Mark Kelly Photography CORRECTION: The story “Summer of Sports” which ran in the June 9 edition of WUY contained several errors.

Sport Yukon is not responsible for the COVID protocol plans of its members.

Sport Yukon does not do programming for kids, nor run programming itself, but facilitates and supports programming from its member organizations.

The Klondike Road Relay is a foot race, not a bike race. This year’s edition is called the “Kinda-Klondike” Road Relay not the “not-so Klondike.”

WUY regrets these errors.

What’s Inside Didee Didoo ............................2 ‘Superposition’ at Arts Underground ........................3 Gazebo Concerts in Dawson ........4 Seasonal Recipes ......................8 ‘2020 Landscapes’ at Arts Underground ...................... 10 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Summer 2021 ..................... 12 Feel Good Foods ..................... 17 Art with Maya ........................ 18

Events Whitehorse Listings ................ 6 Community Listings .............. 14 Highlights .......................... 15 Active Listings .................... 16

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Most Fridays this summer, whether there is rain or shine, it will be concert time at noon at the Front Street Gazebo.

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he first of these events, organized by the Klondike Visitors Association, kicked off in spite of a very light sprinkling of rain, on June 4.

Featured performers for the first event were the Fiddle Club.

While some locals were fooled into thinking this might be young-

sters from the Dawson’s Youth Fiddlers, who can sometimes be found busking around town in the summer, this was a trio from Whitehorse, Ryan McNally, Sarah Hamilton and Ellorie McKnight delighted an audience that grew to about 50 over the hour with a mixture of country and traditional instrumental tunes and songs, featuring the three of them interchangeably on fiddles, guitar, double bass and vocals.

As noted in his introduction to the band, the KVA’s Andy Cunningham said, “Fiddle Club isn’t a club, it’s a band… of fiddle nerds. Fiddle Club just had a better ring to it! Sarah Hamilton is Artistic Director of the

Fiddleheads and also released an amazing old time & western swing solo album.

“Ellorie McKnight’s fiddle playing and angelic voice is probably one of the Yukon’s best kept secrets. She’s also a scientist.

“They are joined by some guy named Ryan who seems unable to put an instrument down even though he doesn’t know how to play it.”

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Ryan McNally, Sarah Hamilton and Ellorie McKnight The Artist Line Up for the summer will be: June 11- Joey O’Neil: June 18- Whoa! Bear; June 25Gordie Tentrees; July 2- The Lucky Ones; July 9- Sophie Noel; July 23- Ryan McNally; July 30- Megan Abel; August 6 – Hammondhoffer; August 20- Paris Pick; August 27Evrytt Willow.

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WHITEHORSE EVENTS ART SHOWS Wed Jun 16 thru 18 Maya Rosenberg - colourful painting technique with text 11:00 AM YAAW Yukon Artists at Work There will also be displays of her work for you to enjoy. Whether you feel comfortable inside or outside the gallery, we’re happy to have you!

Until Sat Jun 26 2020 Landscape Series: A Path Forward by Karen Thomas Arts Underground The calm regeneration of season in a Yukon landscape is offered as a sweet solace in these pieces, but with the materialization emerging of 2020’s panic, curiosity, global upheaval, advocacy, https://bit. ly/3oPV9T0 Until Sat Jun 26 Superposition by Jesse Devost Arts Underground Embracing technology, seeking the assistance of others and more stringently questioning my approach or motivation. https://bit.ly/3ukmxK1 Until Aug 27 Drawn Together; embroidered portraits 2003-2021 by Meshell Melvin Yukon Arts Centre Until Aug 27 Intimate Pandemic Images

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LIVE MUSIC Wed Jun 16 Whitewater Wednesday Jam Night 7:00 PM The Local Bar Missing performing, or want to try out a new tune come join us every Wednesday. https://bit.ly/351vP3s Fri Jun 18 Gordie Tentrees Live 12:00 PM MacBride Museum Live at arts in the park MacBride Museum Free Event Live performance with COVID seating guidelines in place https://musicyukon. com/artsinthepark/

GENERAL EVENTS Wed Jun 16 Yukon Fish & Game Association 2020/2021 AGM 6:00 PM Online Meeting will take place via zoom, link will be on yukonfga.ca https://bit. ly/3yH4tNR Wed Jun 16 Cruisin The Dub A&W Restaurant 6:00 PM Meet up with other car enthusiasts and enjoy the show.

Neighbourhood Cruises (Map on FB) start at 7:00 PM. Wed Jun 16 Spanish Conversational Group Yukon Government Administration Building 12:00 PM Join us inside at Bridge Cafe Wed Jun 16 Seniors Choir Practice Golden Age Society 7:00 PM https://bit. ly/3utKjnF Wed Jun 16 Seniors Line Dancing Golden Age Society 2:00 PM Seniors Line Dancing! Join us every Tuesday for beginners, and every Wednesday for intermediate line dancing fun. https:// yukon-seniors-and-elders.org/index.php/ ga-home Wed Jun 16 Seniors Tai Chi Golden Age Society 10:00 AM Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-andelders.org Thurs June 17 Ivan Coyote’s CARE OF: Letters, Connections and Cures 5:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Ivan Coyote and some very special guests for a Yukonstyle hybrid book launch extravaganza to celebrate the launch of their thirteenth book, Care Of: Letters, Connections and Cures. Tickets online https://bit. ly/3pLnhYd Thurs Jun 17 Introduction to Bicycle Maintenance 6:30 PM Icycle Sports Participants must pre-register for this ticketed event at this website: https:// bit.ly/3bwgwTZ Minimum 48 hours notice required. No previous experience needed, bring your own tools/bike or we can supply.

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It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy. or email them to: events@whatsupyukon.com Thur June 17 & 18 Indigenous Summer Play Readings 2021 7:00 PM Old Fire Hall Presented by Gwaandak Theatre This Is How We Got Here by Keith Barker and directed by Jeszika Mae. Honour Beat by Tara Beagan and directed by Jordan Hope Kaltenbruner Thurs Jun 17 Legion Music Trivia Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 7:00 PM Enjoy an evening of music trivia, for Legion members and signed in guests, masks are mandatory, limited participation.

Thurs Jun 17 Latin Dancing Golden Age Society 6:30 PM https://bit.ly/3utKjnF Thurs Jun 17 Seniors Bingo Golden Age Society 1:00 PM https://bit.ly/3utKjnF Thurs Jun 17 Seniors Tai Chi Golden Age Society 10:00 AM Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukonseniors-and-elders.org Thurs Jun 17 Sundog Toastmasters Club Sport Yukon 12:00 PM 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. https://www.facebook.com/ toastmastersyukon/?ref=page_internal Thurs Jun 17 Lonnie Powells Drumming With Seniors Golden Age Society 7:30 PM https://bit.ly/2Szh0lK Thurs Jun 17 Fireweed Community Market Shipyards Park 3:00 PM Come join us and shop for local art, crafts, grown/raised food, baked goods, and prepared meals! Order ahead online for pick up. www.localline.ca/fireweedcommunity-market https://www.facebook. com/events/164518705449515 Fri Jun 18 Seniors Crib Golden Age Society 1:00 PM https://bit.ly/3utKjnF Sat Jun 19 Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion Group A&W Restaurant 8:45 AM Hams from outside the Yukon and those who are interested are welcome to join us in this casual event. http://www.yara.ca/index. html Sat Jun 19 Klondike Cruisers - Cars and Coffee Territorial Auto Parts 11:00 AM Saturday morning coffee with other car people - bring your own coffee. https://cutt.ly/DbAZRiF Sun Jun 20 Under the midnight SunInternational Yoga fest and Ride 1:00 PM Northern Nomad Join us for a day of yoga, experiencing different classes with different teachers, followed with dinner and horseback ride into the non sunset.

Celebrate International Yoga Day and the Summer Equinox. Beginners welcome Sun Jun 20 Secondhand Clothing Bizarre 2:00 PM Whitehorse SeventhDay Adventist Church Secondhand Clothing Bizarre, proceeds go to charity.

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Please drop off donations on Sunday afternoons only. Call 633-3463 for more info.

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KIDS & FAMILIES Weekdays Learning Together Elijah Smith Elementary School Morning sessions 9-11:30 am, Afternoon sessions 1-2:30 pm, indoor fun, snacks, crafts and play-based activities.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays LAB Drop-In 12:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale For grades 8+, make beats, write, eat food.

Mondays & Fridays Preschool Dropin Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarettes Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information Tuesdays Parent Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM The Guild Hall Learn the power of songs, rhymes and stories as a positive parenting tool call 322-5990 for more information Tuesdays Power UP! Winter Term 3:30 PM Yukonstruct Innovation Hub Power Up! is a program for Grade 8-12 girls to explore skilled trades sessions during 8 weeks of after school workshops.

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Wednesdays Warhammer Wednesdays - Age of Sigmar 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Every Wednesday Mondays-Saturdays Family Literacy Centre Drop-In 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM As a part of keeping safe through the pandemic, the FLC capacity number is lower than usual.

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Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Land-based Afterschool Programming Ages 10-14 3:15 PM McIntyre Field Call 334-8718 or email courtney.terriah@kdfn. net to register or more info.

Thursdays Kill Team Thursdays 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Units can be drawn from both the core book, elite book, Kill team annual and white dwarf.

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.

Saturdays Pokemon Saturdays 12:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Call 668-5750 for more info.

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

Fridays Standard Format - Magic: The Gathering 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Legal sets = Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria, Core Set 2019, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance.Banned Cards = Rampaging Ferocidon Sat Jun 19 Pokemon: Chilling Reign PreRelease 12:00 PM Titans Gaming & Collectables Every player gets a Build and Battle pack to use for the tournament.

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Sun Jun 20 Father’s Day Cruise 1:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yukon There will not be a Father’s Day Show N Shine this year due to Covid 19 Restrictions.

Instead we are going to take the cars to the streets and to the people. Please see routes and times online. https://www.facebook.com/ events/492419632081875

Sun Jun 20 For the Sake of the Children 5:30 PM Yukon Inn Learn the effects of separation or divorce on adults and children, to resolve issues and conflict.

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ONLINE EVENTS Thru June 2nd Annual Be Active 30 Day Challenge Online All you have to do is track your steps and raise a minimum of $100 for Special Olympics Yukon and you’ll be eligible for over 50 incredible prizes.

Wed Jun 16 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are and able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

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Thurs June 17 Ivan Coyote’s CARE OF: Letters, Connections and Cures 5:30 PM Online Ivan Coyote and some very special guests for a Yukon-style hybrid book launch extravaganza to celebrate the launch of their thirteenth book, Care Of: Letters, Connections and Cures.

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Sydney [Oland] Keddy is a recipe developer who lives in Whitehorse. Her work can be found in The Boston Globe, Seriouseats.com as well as in other publications.

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INGREDIENTS ❑ 8 slices of bread ❑ 4 slices of bologna ❑ 4 slices of American cheese ❑ Butter or oil for toasting ❑ Ketchup and mustard, for serving Bread circles

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aren Thomas takes a lighthearted approach to artmaking. This makes for a joyful experience for folks who take in her exhibit 2020 Landscape Series: A Path Forward which is currently showing at Arts Underground in Whitehorse.

“I don’t want to take anything too seriously, especially as I get older,” Thomas says. “It’s so liberating because you stop worrying about pleasing other people and you allow yourself to just have fun. And I want to keep it playful, and I don’t want to tie myself down to one certain style or expectation of anything – I just want it to keep evolving and have a playful, childlike approach where you can do anything you want. It doesn’t have to have any rhyme or reason to it.”

In spite of the exhibit title, Thomas says that her original intention was not necessarily to create a series of landscapes. The body of work began with Thomas’s desire to experiment with 4’x4’ canvases, and the landscapes emerged from there.

“I don’t usually plan what I do,” Thomas explains. “It just sort of fell into place that there were landscapes coming into the scene in that square format.”

One of the first works that Thomas completed in the series is a scene on the Dempster Highway.

Wildflowers and grasses burst from the front of the canvas in myriad colours and shapes. Meanwhile, a grey mountain lurks in the background, and seems to play second fiddle to the floral celebration taking place in the foreground.

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Midday Meeting mourous and engaging. A peaceful gathering of wild animals in The Midday Meeting suggests the potential for unity and overcoming differences. An amply-bosomed Sasquatch strolls furtively through Miles Canyon, a rare representation of a female of the elusive creature.

As playful as many of the paintings are, Thomas was impacted by the events of 2020, and her troubled subconscious erupted in unexpected ways in her work.

In one large canvas, a small bear stands in a burnt forest peering out at the viewer. Thomas created the painting at the beginning of the pandemic. She was “in a

daze” as people around her were doing unusual things like stocking up on toilet paper, making bread at home, and placing hearts in windows. Thomas realized in hindsight that the bewildered bear is a self-portrait. It’s expression is as if to say “Oh my goodness, what’s happening?” Thomas says.

The two final pieces are not paintings, but collages composed of images from previous works from which Thomas cut out what she liked, and discarded the rest.

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Come and see the wildlife! ... cont’d “We’re open the entire summer, which is exciting compared to last year,” said Lindsay Caskenette, manager of visitor services at the Wildlife Preserve.

Last summer, the facilities were not able to open until June, but this year, the Wildlife Preserve has been off to a strong start already, even without tourists being able to enter the territory. According to Caskenette, the Wildlife Preserve has received a huge level of local support, with Yukoners coming out to see the wildlife, despite the less-thanstellar weather so far.

“Members and locals are diligent in visiting,” she said. “We have some members that come almost daily, rain or shine.”

The Preserve offers daily interpretive bus tours, spanning an hour and a half, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., for patrons who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the Yukon’s wildlife and their habitats. Visitors are also free to walk around the facilities on their own timeline, or even bike.

Memberships for individuals and families can be purchased for the Wildlife Preserve. Members receive admission during regularly scheduled hours and can take part in bus tours, as well as receiving other benefits.

“We’ve really seen a huge uptake in memberships in the last year,” said Caskenette. “That’s been really fantastic.”

One of the most exciting things about this summer in particular is the new baby animals. The Yukon Wildlife Preserve is home to 11 different species now, and recently welcomed two bison calves a couple months ago.

“We are hopeful to see a few more baby animals join our collection of animal residents,” said Caskenette, noting that it’s possible a few caribou calves and lynx kittens may be born this summer. “We’re still keeping an eye on those species for any offspring to be born in the next little bit.”

The Yukon Wildlife Preserve offers a safe and respectful way to get up close with the wildlife that can be found in the Yukon, and keeps its animals in humane conditions. The Wildlife Preserve also cares for orphaned and injured wild animals, rehabilitating them so they can be sent back into the wild. To raise funds for these efforts, they put on a 5-kilometre fun run each year.

“That’s always a well-attended event every year,” said Caskenette. “It’s a great supporting event to all the animals that come through.”

Luckily, the preserve is large and mostly outdoors, so there aren’t many restrictions that change the visitor experience.

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“Us Yukoners know we need to get outside any time of year, and if you wear the right clothing, that can make all the difference.”

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY EVENTS EVENTS ENTER YOUR EVENTS ON-LINE It’s ATLIN Fri Jun 18 Atlin Community Library Atlin Community LIbrary 2:00 PM Open two days per week, Fridays and Saturdays, covid protocols apply.

Sat Jun 19 Atlin Tailgate Sale 10:00 AM Tarahne Park To book a table contact Jane Curry 250-651-7697. Tables cost $5 and last minute vendors are welcome. Poor weather and covid conditions apply.

Sat Jun 19 Atlin Community Library Atlin Community LIbrary 2:00 PM Open two days per week, Fridays and Saturdays, covid protocols apply.

Sun Jun 20 St. Martins Anglican Church Sunday Service St. Martins Anglican Church 10:00 AM Everyone is welcome.

CARCROSS Sundays St. Saviours Church Services 2:00 pm St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129

CARMACKS Tues Jun 22 Drop In Badminton Carmacks Recreation Centre 6:00 PM Free event. Signin is required upon arrival. Covid protocols in place. https://bit.ly/3b0hcRp

DAWSON CITY Tuesdays Music & Me: Baby & Toddler Parented Program 10:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A singing and dance program for babies and toddlers. Registration must be done in advance, weekly, by emailing Jen.Suttis@cdcyukon.ca Sundays St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 .

Wed Jun 16 CFYT Trivia Night 8:00 PM CFYT 106.9 FM Radio Test your knowledge about a variety of subjects and play for a variety of amazing prizes each week! Proceeds go towards CFYT Dawson City’s not for profit community radio station.

Wed Jun 16 Beginner Ballet w/ Jen Kehoe 6:00 PM Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) This Beginner class is open to anyone looking to learn the basics of Ballet! Students will build on their knowledge each week throughout the 8-week session, improving muscle memory, strength and musicality. Class will begin with a warm-up, sequences at the barre and progress to center work to a mix of modern and classical music.

Wed Jun 16 Intermediate Ballet with Jen Kehoe 7:30 PM Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Students will build on their knowledge each week throughout the 8-week session, improving muscle memory, strength and musicality. https://kiac.ca/ calendar-of-events/intermediate-ballet-w-jenkehoe-2021-05-12/ Wed Jun 16 Fastball 8:00 PM Minto Park Drop in free event for adults 18+ Prayer https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/ beginner-ballet-w-jen-kehoe-2021-05-12/ Thu Jun 17 Women’s Slo-Pitch 7:30 PM Minto Park hosted by the Snatchers, drop in 16+ Join us for this free event Thu Jun 17 Whoa! Bear live 9:30 PM Diamond Tooth Gerties sisters Lolita Hughes (Fiddle/ vocals), Lana Rose (Guitar/vocals), with Basia Barb Hinton (drums), and George McConkey (bass).

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Fri Jun 18 Alcoholics Anonymous Dawson City 1:30 PM Dawson City Health Centre In person or Videoconference option available Call 867-993-5095 or 867-993-3734 for more information Fri Jun 18 Can Can Show 9:00 & 11:00 PM Diamond Tooth Gerties Diamond Tooth Gertie will dazzle you with her wit, charm and powerhouse vocals. Wowing with you highkicks and splits, the Gold Rush Girls will certainly keep you captivated with their colourful skirts and hootin’ & hollerin’. https:// bit.ly/3yXigj7 Fri Jun 18 Summer Concert Series - Whoa!

Bear 12:00 PM Dawson City Gazebo sisters Lolita Hughes (Fiddle/vocals), Lana Rose (Guitar/vocals), with Basia Barb Hinton (drums), and George McConkey (bass). This Dawson City act is a little folk, a little country, with sweet harmonies and good times. Also aired live on 106.9FM – the Spirit of Dawson and online at CFYT.ca https://bit.ly/3yTQOTz Sat Jun 19 Midnight Sun Golf Tournament 6:00 PM Dawson City Golf Course Teams of 4 duke it out under the midnight sun in a game of best ball. Followed by a hot dog and marshmallow roast at Midnight.

Sat Jun 19 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 Sat Jun 19 Can Can Show 9:00 & 11:00 PM Diamond Tooth Gerties Diamond Tooth Gertie will dazzle you with her wit, charm and powerhouse vocals. Wowing with you high-kicks and splits, the Gold Rush Girls will certainly keep you captivated with their colourful skirts and hootin’ & hollerin’. https:// bit.ly/3yXigj7 Sun Jun 20 Cricket 4:30 PM Minto Park Tues Jun 22 Hand-Building Pottery Drop-In 6:00 PM Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Space is limited to 6 participants, first come first served. Very little instruction is offered, however first-timers are welcome to come try it out. Any youth under 15 must be accompanied/supervised by an adult.

Drop-In fees are $10 for KIAC members and $12 for non members. https://kiac.ca/ calendar-of-events/drop-in-hand-buildingpottery-9-2021-05-18/ Mon Jun 21National Indigenous Peoples Day Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre join the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in to celebrate their vibrant culture with traditional songs, drumming, dancing, artwork and food. https://bit.ly/2S5pGAq Mon Jun 21 Coed Drop In Volleyball 8:00 AM Victory Gardens Free event next to the Dawson City Museum Mon Jun 21 Alphabet Soup Drop-in Youth Group 6:00 PM True North Company A chance for youth to drop by, chat about queer topics, learn together, ask questions, and create connections. For more info contact Kiki Barua (they/them) – Kiran.Barua@gov.yk.ca or 993.4300 and Crickett Wilder (she/her) by email shelterevents@northwestel.net. https:// bit.ly/2Rp4u8j

FARO Wed Jun 16 Open Swim 3:30 PM Faro Swimming Pool Call 994-2375 for more info Wed Jun 16 Outdoor Walking Group Faro Recreation Centre 6:30PM

Wed Jun 16 Adult Lane & Stroke Workshop 5:00 PM Faro Swimming Pool Thu June 17 Seniors AquaFit 1:00 PM Faro Swimming Pool Thurs Jun 17 Faro youth lounge Faro Recreation Centre 5:30 PM Thurs Jun 17 Adult Floor Hockey Faro Recreation Centre 7:00 PM Thurs Jun 17 Faro Open Gym Faro Recreation Centre 4:30 PM Thurs Jun 17 Seniors Yoga Faro Recreation Centre 1:30 PM Thurs Jun 17 Parent and tot Faro Recreation Centre 10:00 AM Enjoy a fun hour together with community parents and tots.

Fri Jun 18 Open Swim 3:30 PM Faro Swimming Pool Call 994-2375 for more info Fri Jun 18 Adult AquaFit 5:30 PM Faro Swimming Pool Call 994-2375 for more info Fri Jun 18 Adult Soccer Faro Recreation Centre 7:00 PM Fri Jun 18 Seniors Cards and Walks Faro Recreation Centre 1:00 PM Sat Jun 19 Open Swim 2:00 PM Faro Swimming Pool Call 994-2375 for more info Sat Jun 19 Adult Lane & Stroke Workshop 5:00 PM Faro Swimming Pool Sat Jun 19 Basketball Drop in Faro Recreation Centre 3:00 PM Sat Jun 19 Faro Open Gym Faro Recreation Centre 4:30 PM Sat Jun 19 Pickleball Faro Recreation Centre 8:00 AM Tues Jun 22 Seniors Yoga Faro Recreation Centre 1:30 PM Tues Jun 22 Parent and tot Faro Recreation Centre 10:00 AM Enjoy a fun hour together with community parents and tots.

Tue June 22 Seniors AquaFit 1:00 PM Faro Swimming Pool Tue June 22 Open Swim 3:30 PM Faro Swimming Pool

HAINES JUNCTION Wed Jun 16 Get Fit With Nick Bill Brewster Arena 6:15 PM By donation Wed Jun 16 St Elias Tone and Stretch Bill Brewster Arena 12:00 PM Please confirm classes will be taking place before attending as schedule is subject to change on a weekly basis Thurs Jun 17 Get Fit With Nick Bill Brewster Arena 6:15 PM By donation Thurs Jun 17 St Elias Restorative Yoga Bill Brewster Arena 12:00 PM Please confirm classes will be taking place before attending as schedule is subject to change on a weekly basis Thurs Jun 17 St. Elias Seniors Society Indoor Walks Bill Brewster Arena 10:30 AM Enjoy friends and stay healthy classes will be taking place before attending as schedule is subject to change on a weekly basis Thurs Jun 17 Zumba 6:30 PM Bill Brewster Arena Fun Fitness for everyone, donations welcome.

Fri Jun 18 2021 Summer Music Series: Lorène Charmetant 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli Enjoy some of the best Live Yukon music on the patio, rain or shine: bluegrass, rock, jazz, classical, call 634-2867 for reservations.

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Sat June 19 2021 Summer Series: Paris Pick & the Supreme Convenience 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli The best Live Yukon music on the patio, rain or shine: bluegrass, rock, jazz, classical, call 6342867 for reservations.

Mon Jun 20 St Elias Adult and Seniors Fitness Bill Brewster Arena 12:00 PM Tues Jun 21 Get Fit With Nick Bill Brewster Arena 6:15 PM By donation Tues Jun 21 St. Elias Yoga Bill Brewster Arena 12:00 PM Please confirm classes will be taking place before attending as schedule is subject to change on a weekly basis Tues Jun 21 St. Elias Seniors Society Bocce St. Elias Convention Centre 2:00 PM weather permitting; Free

MARSH LAKE Thurs Jun 17 Shuffleboard And Games Night Marsh Lake Community Centre 6:00 PM Jackalope Members & guests Thurs Jun 17 Jackalope Open for drinks and snacks Marsh Lake Community Centre 5:00 PM Fri Jun 18 Jackalope Open for drinks and snacks Marsh Lake Community Centre 5:00 PM Fri Jun 18 Pickleball Tagish Community Centre 10:00 AM Sat Jun 19 Family playtime and open gym Marsh Lake Community Centre 3:00 PM Sat Jun 19 Knitting Circle Marsh Lake Community Centre 11:00 AM Everyone wielding a hook, needle or pin is welcome.

Sat Jun 19 Jackalope Open for drinks and snacks Marsh Lake Community Centre 3:00 PM Sat Jun 19 Pickleball Outdoors Drop In Marsh Lake Community Centre 11:00 AM Everyone welcome. Please drop by the Community Centre at 80 Doehle Drive, Judas Creek to play!

Tues Jun 22 Yoga With Richard Marsh Lake Community Centre 5:00 PM 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 Tues Jun 22 North of 60 Seniors Coffee and Chat Marsh Lake Community Centre 2:00 PM

MAYO Mondays Video Yoga Classes 5:15 PM Mayo Curling Arena Yoga Videos are used for leading each class. Bring your own Yoga mat or borrow ours. 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

OLD CROW Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Wednesdays Parent and Tots 4:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Call 966-3015 for more info.

Mon Jun 21 Bonfire On Front Street 5:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre

TAGISH Wed Jun 16 Seniors Computer Tutoring with Yukon Learn Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Computers, tablets phones, internet, email, social media, zoom. We can answer any of your questions. For more information call 1-888-668-6280 Wed Jun 16 Lunch Is Served 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed Jun 16 Coffee And Chat Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Wed Jun 16 After School Program 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thur Jun 17 Carpet Bowling Tagish Community Centre 10:00 AM Thur Jun 17 Tagish Local Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Fri Jun 18 Pickleball 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat Jun 12 Youth Night Tagish Community Centre 5:30 Sat Jun 19Tagish Community Library Annual Spring Highway Clean Up 10:00 AM Tagish Community LIbrary YTG will supply vests and bags Bring your own gloves please!!

Sun Jun 20 Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre Dad’s eat free

TESLIN Tuesdays & Thursdays Yoga 12:15 PM Teslin Rec Center Mats provided just bring your zen.

Tuesdays & ThursdaysTeslin Running Club 5:00 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex For more info call Judy 390-9053 Wednesdays Teslin PickleBall 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wednesdays Adult Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Fridays Teslin Youth Club 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 10-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks!

WATSON LAKE Wednesdays Sewing 1:00 PM Watson Lake Family Centre Thursdays Parent-Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Watson Lake Family Centre You and your little one will learn new songs and rhymes, revisit old favourites. Ages newborn - 1 year 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 Fri Jun 18 Rainbow Paint 12:00 PM Wye Lake Park Sat Jun 19 Arts in the Park & Summer Market Wye Lake Park

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June 15 NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 5 - 6pm ………………………..

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June 18 MAKERS’ MARKET DAY 2 5 - 8pm ………………………..

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Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 5pm We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you at the new time!

YAAW: Artist in the Window

Exhibitions

Fridays 12:15pm-12:45pm FREE

Jesse Devost Superposition

Jun 28 - 29

Copper Pendants with Glenn Piwowar

NorthLight Innovation Building 2180 2nd Ave

August – September Sangmin Lee - How to Fix a Broken Home Programming in conjunction with Yukon Riverside Arts Festival September 23 – October 28 Kimberly Edgar | New Work

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November 12 – December 16 Ursula Handleigh & Anna Heywood-Jones Gathering | Tethering

June 16-18: Maya Rosenberg June 23-25: Janet Patterson

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Karen Thomas 2020 Landscape Series: A Path Forward

Lundi 28 juin 17 h 30 à 20 h 30

2021 Exhibition Schedule

Week June 14-18 Monday: Ryan McNally Tuesday: Lorène & Malorie Wednesday (Noon): Remy Rodden

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Thursday: Simon Crelli (Dawson City)

Week 4: June 21 – 25 Monday: TBA Tuesday: Steve Slade Wednesday (Noon): Annie Avery and Manfred Jansen Wednesday (7p.m.): Soda Pony

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Ages: Ages 6-11 years old Cost: Tuition fees as follows: $295 for full months allstars@bgcyukon.com for inquiries Location: Downtown/Takhini Elementary

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An affordable, quality, licensed childcare program When: Monday to Friday 8:15am-5:15pm Ages: 18 months - 6 years of age Cost: Tuition fees as follows: Toddler: $860/month, Preschool: $850/month Kindercare: $550/month Emily Howard at 393-2824 ext 206 or eypd@bgcyukon.com Location: Riverdale

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ACTIVE AND WELLNESS COMMUNITY EVENTS EVENTS ENTER YOUR EVENTS ON-LINE It’s ACTIVE LISTINGS Wed Jun 16 No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Submission Wrestling Elite Martial Arts Academy 6:00 PM This class is very similar to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, only the students typically practice in shorts and a rash guard t-shirt, rather than a Gi. There is also typically a little more wrestling and leg locks due to the rules in tournaments being less restrictive. https:// eliteyukon.com/ Wed Jun 16 Muay Thai Kickboxing Elite Martial Arts Academy 7:45 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions. This is due to its use of all available weapons. Fists, elbows, knees and shins are all used to attack your opponent. Clinch work is also another defining element of this exciting fighting style https://eliteyukon.com/ Wed Jun 16 Klondike kickboxing with LeeAnne Better Bodies 5:30 PM An intense class using a variety of Muay Thai and MMA style training techniques. This non contact class uses gloves, pads and bags for an awesome sweat and workout!

Leeanne will make you work! https://www. betterbodieswhitehorse.ca/schedule Wed Jun 16 Habit Yoga - Gentle Flow Habit Health And Wellness 7:15 PM A yoga class that focuses primarily on gentle movement, intuitive flow, and breath awareness.Register online. https://www.mindbodyonline.com/ explore/locations/habit-health-and-wellness Thu Jun 17 Total Body HIIT Habit Health And Wellness 12:15 PM Register online.

Thur Jun 17 Coast Mountain Sports Trail Run Athletics Yukon 6:15 PM Come join us and explore the trails around Whitehorse in a fun, safe, non-competitive environment.

Venue changes from week to week so check in often to see where this weeks run is. No earbuds. Follow flags and stay on trails. Advised to carry cell phone with Race Organizer’s phone number (Usually Nancy: 333-0983) Carrying bear spray and whistle may be appropriate Thur Jun 17 Youth classes self defense Jiu Jitsu Elite Martial Arts Academy 7:15 PM TUE/THU CLASSES: 4:30 - 5:30 PM, 4 - 7 years, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, 8+ years, 7:15 - 8:15 PM, open ages and Fridays at 5:30 for 5 - 12 years. A typical class starts with a warm up game, stretching, technique/ drilling, then ends with more fun games! Youth classes are focused on self defense Jiu Jitsu https:// eliteyukon.com/

Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy. or email them to: events@whatsupyukon.com

Thur Jun 17 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Elite Martial Arts Academy 8:30 PM Often referred to as the game of human chess, BJJ is a grappling based art that utilizes takedowns, sweeps, joint locks and strangle holds to subdue your opponent or attacker. BJJ emphasizes a lot of drilling and live sparring also know as “rolling”. https://eliteyukon.com/ Thur Jun 17 Spinning workout Better Bodies 5:00 PM This workout is slow, steady with an emphasis on hard resistance work.

The work is hill specific with the goal of building power!

Thu Jun 17 Habit Cycle + HIIT Habit Health And Wellness 7:00 PM Register online.

Fri Jun 18 Muay Thai Kickboxing Elite Martial Arts Academy 6:45 PM & 8:15 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions. This is due to its use of all available weapons.

Fists, elbows, knees and shins are all used to attack your opponent. Clinch work is also another defining element of this exciting fighting style https://eliteyukon.com/ Fri Jun 18 Indoor Cycle Habit Health And Wellness 6:30 AM A fun, inclusive, 50 minute indoor cycling class that combines rhythm and classic cycling techniques. Register online. https://www.mindbodyonline.com/ explore/locations/habit-health-and-wellness Mon Jun 21 Regatta Ready Schwatka Lake Day Use Area 9:00 AM Learn more paddling skills and learn to compete in sprint canoe and kayak. Register online. http://www. flatwaternorth.ca/regatta-ready.html Tues Jun 22 Youth classes self defense Jiu Jitsu Elite Martial Arts Academy 7:15 PM TUE/THU CLASSES: 4:30 - 5:30 PM, 4 - 7 years, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, 8+ years, 7:15 - 8:15 PM, open ages and Fridays at 5:30 for 5 - 12 years. A typical class starts with a warm up game, stretching, technique/ drilling, then ends with more fun games! Youth classes are focused on self defense Jiu Jitsu https:// eliteyukon.com/ Tues Jun 22 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Elite Martial Arts Academy 8:30 PM Often referred to as the game of human chess, BJJ is a grappling based art that utilizes takedowns, sweeps, joint locks and strangle holds to subdue your opponent or attacker. BJJ emphasizes a lot of drilling and live sparring also know as “rolling”. https://eliteyukon.com/ Tues Jun 22 Indoor Cycle Habit Health And Wellness 7:00 PM A fun, inclusive, 50 minute indoor cycling class that combines rhythm and classic cycling techniques. Register

Clayton’s CAR CARE Tips

BRAKE FLUID

Regular brake fluid changes ensure that a car’s braking system operates safely and effectively.

Modern braking systems use brake fluid to transfer the application of the brake pedal down to the front and rear brakes, to bring the vehicle to a stop.

The fluid is usually silicone based, which does not compress, giving a solid pedal feel and an increased temperature rating. The downside to using this style of fluid is that it absorbs moisture from the air.

Constant braking causes massive amounts of heat to be generated by the braking components, which is then transferred into the fluid. If there is moisture in the fluid, this will decrease the temperature rating of the fluid, and can result in a soft brake pedal and increased stopping distance.

online. https://www.mindbodyonline.com/ explore/locations/habit-health-and-wellness Tues Jun 22 Sports Experts 5km Fun Run Walk FH Collins High School 6:15 PM Free for Athletics Yukon members; $5 nonmembers Run or walk a 2.5 or 5 Km course on the Millennium Trail. Meet at FH Collins Track.

WELLNESS LISTINGS Elder and Counsellor available Emotional and Spiritual support, free to Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirited in Yukon, Northern BC: Phone, video appointments or in person.

Call Toll Free 866 667 6162 or visit www. yawc.ca for info.

Tuesdays & Saturdays Counselling Drop-In and Short Term Counselling Service 11:00 AM Canadian Mental Health Association, Yukon Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Tuesday 11am - 4pm and Saturday from 11am - 3pm. Call 668-6429 for more info.

Wed Jun 16 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Wed Jun 16 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 Wed Jun 16 Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Overeaters Anonymous For more information contact oayukon@ gmail.com for more information Wed Jun 16 Seniors Tai Chi 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-and-elders. org Wed Jun 16 Alcoholics Anonymous NO Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall Are you finding you need help with your relationship to alcohol? Join our nonsmoking support group.

Wed Jun 16 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House – 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Thurs Jun 17 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Thurs Jun 17 KDCC Walking with Our Sisters Sewing Group Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 5:00 PM Thurs Jun 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.

Thurs Jun 17 Yin Yoga (Pre-registered Drop-in) 10:30 AM Elks Lodge 306 Join certified yoga instructor, Beverley Avano, in a pre-registered drop-in class of Yin Yoga held in downtown Whitehorse. Yin yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga which involves holding poses for longer periods of time. It’s appropriate for everyone, but is especially suited for older adults as it targets the fascia, ligaments, tendons, joints and even the bones in the body. These are great classes for every skill level (no experience necessary!), and they are appropriate for everybody and every person. https://cutt.ly/ obFRWpp Thurs Jun 17 Sally and Sisters Hot Lunch 11:00 AM Whitehorse United Church Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Thurs Jun 17 Seniors Tai Chi 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-and-elders. org Thurs Jun 17 AA Polar Group (O/M) 7:30 PM Hellaby Hall Join our support group at Hellaby Hall – 4th and Elliott St. Or for our zoom room address email aapolargroup@ gmail.com Thurs Jun 17 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House – 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Fri Jun 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 Jun 18 AA Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall Looking for support with your relationship with alcohol? Join the AA Whitehorse Group.

Fri Jun 18 AA Yukon Unity Group 1:30 PM Online For Zoom Room address Contact 334-7693 Fri Jun 18 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House – 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Sat Jun 19 AA Hospital Meeting 1:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Sat Jun 19 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693 Sat Jun 19 AA Hospital Meeting 1:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Sat Jun 19 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693

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Sat Jun 19 & 20 A Safe Place -Drop-In 4:00 PM Golden Age Society For low-barrier individuals of any age who identify as female, peer support, workshops, hot meals to go. call 667-2693 for more info.

Mon Jun 21 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 Mon Jun 21 Sally and Sisters Hot Lunch 11:00 AM Whitehorse United Church Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Mon Jun 21 Seniors Tai Chi 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-and-elders. org Mon Jun 21 AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th; Elliott Street Mon Jun 21 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House – 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Mon Jun 21 Gentle Yoga 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery All levels of yogis welcome. To register email wallymaltz@mac.com Tues Jun 22 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are and able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Tues Jun 22 Yin Yoga (Pre-registered Drop-in) 10:30 AM Elks Lodge 306 Join certified yoga instructor, Beverley Avano, in a pre-registered drop-in class of Yin Yoga held in downtown Whitehorse. Yin yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga which involves holding poses for longer periods of time. It’s appropriate for everyone, but is especially suited for older adults as it targets the fascia, ligaments, tendons, joints and even the bones in the body. These are great classes for every skill level (no experience necessary!), and they are appropriate for everybody and every person. https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/yin-yoga-drop-intickets-149752673277 Tues Jun 22 AA Ugly Duckling Group (C/M, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall New members always welcome, this is a non smoking group.

Tues Jun 22 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House – 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Tues Jun 22 All Levels Yoga 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery All levels of yogis welcome.

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FEEL GOOD FOODS

with

Tara Klippert

Tara Klippert is a born and raised Yukoner and Registered Health and Nutrition Counselor who provides 1-on-1 health coaching, premade and customized meal plans at foodsandfeels.com

3. Blend until completely smooth.

4. Pour into a large cup or mason jar and enjoy.

Makes 1 serving.

 Banana substitutions: instead of using a fresh whole banana, you can also use frozen banana slices (about ¾ cup worth). 

Coconut milk substitutions: instead of using coconut milk, you can use unsweetened or vanilla oat milk to bring out more of the oat flavour.

 Peanut butter substitutions: If you have an allergy to peanuts, you can swap it out for sunflower seed butter or any other type of nut butter.  Oat flour substitutions: instead of using ground oat flour, you can also use rolled or quick oats. You may want to soak the oats first so you don’t end up with little oat chunks in your smoothie.  Maple syrup substitutions: inPHOTO: Tara Klippert

Peanut butter banana oat smoothie recipe

Below, I also provide options for ingredient substitutions, as well as directions on making it peanut-free, lower in calories, sugar-free and higher protein.

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his peanut butter banana oat smoothie is a fast and nutritious snack or breakfast. It is high in calories, protein and fat so it won’t leave you feeling hungry soon after. It is also gluten-free, dairy-free/vegan and soy-free.

Ingredients • • • • •

1 fresh or frozen banana ¼ cup oat flour 1 ¼ cup coconut or oat milk 1 tbsp maple syrup 2 tbsps peanut butter (or sun-

flower butter) • ⅛ tsp vanilla extract Instructions 1. Add all liquid ingredients into your blender.

2. Add your banana and oat flour on top of the liquid ingredients. Adding the oat flour at the end will ensure that it doesn’t get stuck to the sides of the blender (or at least not as bad!)

stead of maple syrup, you could also use honey. Alternatively to make this recipe sugar-free, simply omit the maple syrup altogether.

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Make this recipe higher protein: Add one scoop of protein powder or collagen powder to increase the amount of protein in this smoothie.

Nutritional information Carbohydrates: 69.4 g Protein: 13.6 g Fat: 24.3 g Fiber: 11.3 g Show me your feel-good food!

If you try my recipe, feel free to post a picture of the dish to Instagram and tag me at @foodsnfeels n

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June 16, 2021 column with

Maya Rosenberg

ART WITH MAYA

Maya is a visual artist and art teacher, based in Whitehorse, Yukon. She was born and raised in Israel, and has traveled to the United States, Canada and Europe. She teaches art classes and workshops across Yukon in varied frameworks, for painting, drawing, crafts and more. She is also exhibiting in varied art galleries across Canada. Her work reflects the connections of art, love and nature, through colours, and how it empowers us and our communities through colours.

Her website is mayaart.ca and you can find her on social media at “Art by Maya”.

MINI WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES Hello artists!

Our art: Today’s art is inspired by the beauty of a single colour—blue!

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love blue colours. Our work today will be a great example of how we can make a beautiful landscape, even if we only have one colour. We will be inspired by monochromatic colours/blue hues and perspective. I encourage you to explore blue hues with me, but also to keep exploring many other colours after today, whatever you love best. Remember, we can’t make mistakes in art! Today we’ll make our little mountain landscape. Let’s start!

1. Design mountain lines on your paper as in the picture—bonus point to be inspired by your favorite hiking places!

Take one blue (I used ultramarine, but anything works) and add white to make a lighter color for the sky. Colour the sky above the mountains.

3. Take another blue (I used phthalo, but, again, anything works!) and add it as on the first, closest, layer of mountains.

The mountains that are closer to you will be darker. This helps to create perspective and depth.

5. Blend a bit more white in with your blue and add it to the next layer of mountains.

Repeat with as many mountain layers as you have.

What you’ll need:  Watercolour paper  Watercolours  Brushes and a water container  Pencil

2. Get two blue colors ready

Enjoy! Bonus: add a bird/other animals in your landscape.

4. Add a little white to the same blue you used in the mountains and add it to the next layer of mountains.

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Hope you enjoyed this time’s art and feel free to send me pictures of your artworks through “contact me” at mayaart.ca. I love seeing your art!

Follow up with art by Maya on Facebook, Instagram or my mail list (at mayaart.ca) and stay tuned for Arts in the Park art projects, summer art classes and projects coming up!

Colourfully yours,

Maya Rosenberg

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Paul David Rath Paul David Rath was born in Brazil on November 4, 1957 to Canadian Lutheran missionaries Ernest and Crystal (Hutchison) Rath. He passed away suddenly at home on June 4, 2021, at the age of 63 years.

Paul was a devoted father, grandfather, brother, son and husband, as well as a hunter, a fisherman, a joker, a toastmaster, a punster, a poet, a storyteller, a book collector, and a tremendous friend. He was the pet of two dogs, Bear and Boo, back seat drivers who also thought he was great fun.

Paul is survived by his wife Lisa Douglas, his son, Jonathan, his son Aaron and his wife Hollie (MacIntosh) and beloved grandchildren George and Emerie, by his siblings, sisters Rosemarie (Richard) Klein and Katharine (Cecil) Howell and brother Daniel (Lily) Rath, and their families, and by Laureen Baker, the mother of his sons.

Brazil couldn’t keep Paul long enough to even begin his compulsory military service as a Brazilian. Ernest and Crystal brought him to the North — Alberta’s Peace River Country — at the age of five and then to Kelowna, in the Okanagan Valley, where he learned to scout Okanagan Lake for the legendary Ogopogo instead. Later, Paul made homes of his own in Victoria, Oliver, Prince Rupert and the uppermost northwest corner of British Columbia, where he learned to scout the roadside for moose made out of trees twisted by cold and wind. It helped the miles fly by.

In addition to laughing with delight at life, Paul committed himself with respect and diligence to many jobs over his life: People’s Food Mart in Kelowna, Revenue Canada, Canada Post, and selling life insurance. When the last of those didn’t work out, he devoted 25 years to the Canada Border Service Agency and retired at the rank of Superintendent.

In retirement, he was a maintenance contractor. When there was work that needed to be done, Paul always stood up to do it. His sense of ethics was of the highest order. He loved all parts of his job, except maybe shovelling snow. To him, that just didn’t seem fair. Such might just be the mysteries that attend Canadians born in Brazil. Paul shovelled the snow.

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Paul was an avid traveller and rejoiced in seeing the world with Lisa. In recent years, they travelled to Antarctica, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Tanzania and Amsterdam. Yes, to him it was a country in itself! A 2020 cruise to the Caribbean was cut short by the pandemic.

Gifted storyteller that he was, he turned even that slow trip into an adventure.

Paul especially loved his journeys across Canada. One of his favourite destinations was a birthday trip to Churchill, Manitoba to see the Polar Bears, which, he agreed, were just as good as the grizzly bears back home in the North, who ate dandelions off his lawn. One of his favourite Canadian treasures was a collection of red and white tulips, the colour of the Canadian flag, which he brought back from Ottawa.

They had been a gift to Canada from a grateful Dutch nation for liberation in World War II. Paul was so proud to be Canadian that he dug his tulips free of the snow every spring so they could bloom before winter.

Paul came from Russian-German farmers on the Black Sea and he loved the earth. He delighted in everything

that grew from the soil and loved to sink his hands into it. He was passionate about gardening, always keeping his grandfather’s antique tools polished and ready for work.

Even the North couldn’t stop him. He invented bear-proof ways to compost and was intensely proud of his Halloween pumpkins. Every fall, they could be seen ripening on the windowsill, so big he never could quite wrap his farmer’s hands completely around them.

Paul was an accomplished writer. From studying poetry and short story writing at the University of Victoria in the 1970s, he wrote occasional poems and ballads for many people. He never gave up his dream of being published himself and became a contributing writer of the Arts and Entertainment Magazine What’s Up Yukon.

Paul’s greatest dream was to be a father and grandfather.

In February of 2021, his second greatest dream also came true, with the publication of a memoir of white fishing on Okanagan Lake: Fishing With My Fathers. The book’s warm and wise portrait of fathers, sons, God and fish was a bestseller through the spring. To be able to share his stories with the world brought Paul great joy.

Paul had all the gifts of a pastor, a talent he turned into an active life on Facebook, bringing friends and family together from across the continent with silly puns, heartwarming sayings and, every time he travelled, enthusiastic animal reports, richly illustrated with photographs. Pandemic isolation from Coast to Coast was lightened by Paul’s devotion to keeping everyone focussed on joy.

Paul touched many people in his life. He was a friend, a counsellor, a champion and a protector to so many people, and caught everyone up in his care. He left no-one out.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to one of Paul’s favourite Canadian charities: World Vision, Operation Smile, the Heart and Stroke Society, the MS Society, and the Red Cross.

A memorial will be held in November in Penticton.

Following the service, his ashes will be spread at the fishing point across from Ogopogo’s lair, where many of the stories from Fishing With My Fathers came to life and he learned his greatest lesson, to pass on the gifts and care given to him. He did it so well.

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Message from the President National Indigenous Peoples Day On behalf of the entire Victoria Gold team, I extend my best wishes to all Yukoners as we come together to reflect upon and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, June 21.

This very important day provides us all with an opportunity to recognize the rich histories, cultures, voices and traditional knowledge of Yukon First Nations here in the territory and of Indigenous peoples from coast to coast to coast.

We are very proud of our company’s long-standing partnership with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun and its citizens, within whose traditional territory the Eagle Gold Mine is located and operates. We look forward to the ongoing dialogue this partnership brings and to continued meaningful and respectful working relationships throughout, and beyond, the life of the mine.

Partnerships are key to the success of the Eagle Gold Mine. (L to R): Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, Victoria Gold President & CEO John McConnell, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun Chief Simon Mervyn at the mine’s ground breaking ceremony, prior to the mine’s construction, in August 2017.

My family and I will be honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day and the longest day of the year from home this year and encourage everyone to enjoy exploring Indigenous culture, experiences, diversity and achievements in a safe, physically-distanced manner.

Sincerely,

John McConnell President & CEO Victoria Gold Corp

VICTORIA GOLD is the owner and operator of the Eagle Gold Mine northwest 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.