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ut before I even see their ents as an incentive to get good Paul’s lifelong penchant for costumes, I realize that not grades in school. The basement is sci-fi and action comics led to an only are they huge Star Wars a collector’s dream, with a mind- interest in costuming. His first with alfans, but that they share a love for boggling array of action com- ter ego was Captain America, from KDFN all things sci-fi. ics, miniature Lego figures, from The Avengers. When he and Kerri “I’m not a one-trick pony,” said Abe Lincoln to Lisa Simpson, and met members from the 501st LePaul. “I’m a sci-fi nerd.” countless model space vessels, in- gion, it was only natural that he ThisThis is made pretty obviousby Kwanlin cluding aDün greyFirst monstrosity which joined them.featuring For Kerri,Citizen costuming story was provided Nation as part of its series sucby an entire wall display of Star Paul Han Solo’s new. cess stories.

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‘Vader’s Fist’ in the Yukon ... cont’d from page 2 of many garrisons, based on geographical areas. The legion website states that its members have “spread the magic of the Star Wars genre, worldwide, through its authentic-looking costumes, and has become the leading force in fanbased charity events. The 501st, also known as ‘Vader’s Fist,’ is truly dedicated to brightening the lives of those less fortunate.”

The legion members wear movie-ready costumes that meet strict standards. Once in costume, members make public appearances to raise money for charities.

There are five Yukon members, all of whom belong to the Badlands Garrison, which includes Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Kerri and Paul first became familiar with the 501st Legion when they attended Ptarmicon, a

gaming and popular culture convention in Yellowknife, in July 2019. Members of the Badlands Garrison who attended that event were also participating in YukomiCon (Yukon’s comic convention) that August. With accommodations being hard to find, the garrison members stayed with the Scholzes.

“We had a blast,” Kerri said.

Their garrison guests loaned costumes to their hosts—Kerri was a Jawa, and Paul was a Tusken Raider. The costume helped Kerri come out of her shell.

“I’m a very shy person,” she said, “so I was very happy to be behind a mask.”

It wasn’t long before Kerri made her own Jawa costume from monk cloth supplied by their garrison friends from Alberta. Paul bought a stormtrooper costume,

Kerri, as a Jawa, and Paul as a stormtrooper in their neighbourhood

On the Cover Clockwise from bottom: Yukoners and Star Wars fans Kerri Scholz as the Jawas, Cain Stewart, 9 as a First Order Flame Trooper, Paul Scholz as a Stormtrooper, Jeremy Locke as Revan (Sith), Cain Stewart as Boba Fett and The Madalorian and Gary Sidney Johnson as a Carcross/Tagish First Nation Jedi.

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What’s Inside A Star Wars Christmas second-hand, for $1500. He wanted to be a stormtrooper partly because the Yukon already had three Jawas, who “by themselves look like monks, with glowing eyes— kind of scary looking.” Having a stormtrooper next to the Jawas helps put them into context, he said.

The stormtrooper also appeals to Paul’s youthful side.

“Every time I put this on, I’m eight years old again. I’m a kid who plays Star Wars.”

By the time Paul had his stormtrooper costume in June, the pandemic had hit. This curtailed the garrison members’ ability to attend indoor events and to raise money for charity. However, they’ve made several informal outdoor public appearances to entertain unsuspecting Yukoners. They occupied the sidewalk on 12th Avenue, for example, and waved at the Porter Creek grad class as students toured by in buses. One driver was so surprised, he literally slammed on his brakes and took pictures.

“It put smiles on peoples’ faces, which is the goal here,”

said Paul.

It’s not all fun and games, though. The masks are hot and have little built-in fans to cool the costumers’ heads. It’s difficult to navigate in the costumes, and the Jawas and the stormtrooper require a handler so they don’t fall off a curb.

Still, it’s clearly worth it to the Scholzes, who look forward to a pandemic-free Yukon where they can perhaps visit kids at the hospital. They’d also like to participate in the Pride and Canada Day parades, for which they both have themed bandoliers for their costumes.

As members of the Badlands Garrison of the 501st League, they are part of a global community who bring smiles to faces wherever they go. It’s a pretty good gig for these sci-fi fans who embrace their Star Wars “bad guy” alter egos with gusto.

“Sometimes we’re a bit introverted, but with these costumes— we’re a different character,” Paul said. “I’m not that quiet guy.” ■

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to-back-to-back showings of the column with Davidson three movies Dan in the original trilogy, and a young Paton watched them After three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro and Dawson, Dan Davidson retired to continue writing, dawson@whatsupyukon.com. as he had been all those years. Please send comments about his stories toall, straight through, except for the commercial breaks, in amazement. column with “I used the extended play format VINO Peter Turner and recorded all three Star Wars BOREALIS movies onto one cassette,” said.

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I still have lots to he learn!” his life-long love of wines to growing up in Montreal with wine-loving parents, who let him“I start tasting at about age two. just loved it, right from the start.”

As an adult, Paton began to concolumn with nect more with the spiritual componHeather LeDuc FROM THE ARTS ents of the Force, which he sees as a Heather has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic. She enjoys sharing stories about useful metaphor for living life.

He’s Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business. column with even found the lessons in groundedDennis Allen DELTA ness that he takes from Star Wars RAMBLER have helped him as a parent. AnDennis Allen is an award-winning filmmaker, forlorn songwriter and hopeless storyteller. He’s the only guy he knows who’s never seen the Stones. other thing Star Wars has done is to create something forcolumn Paton’s family with Heather LeDuc FROM to bond over, as he has been able to THE ARTS introduce kids to stories the movies that Heather has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic. She enjoyshis sharing about Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business. came out when he was a kid, and to enjoy the new movies and shows with them.

“We’ve all been family-watching The Mandolorian and the Boba Fett show,” he said. “The last few movies that have come out have been big events for us.”

When The Force Awakens came out, the Patons and their entourage essentially took up three entire rows at the Qwanlin Cinema Centre. At least one of Paton’s kids also seems to be on his same path to superfandom, as his eldest daughter memorized the opening sequences to the movies before she could even read.

Josh Paton and his daughter “It really showed her interest Iliana in their Stormtooper in something I was interested in,” Chalk drawings of Star Wars characters by Iliana Paton helmets (circa 2007) he said. “My kids have always been good about that. They usually are willing to enjoy some of the same things as me.” on display in his own business place.

Though he has more Star Wars from Paton’s personal collection.

Paton was born five years after merchandise than most people “It gave me an opportunity to the original Star Wars movie came would ever want, there is one item show and share my love of Star Wars out, and he first saw it on the sci- Paton has always had an eye on—a and the cool stuff I’ve gotten over fi channel outside of Dawson City, coffee table made to look like Han osh Paton has always been What’s Up Yukon. “People just give the years,” he said. “There’s definwhere he lived at the time. known as a Star Wars guy. When them to me for birthdays, Christ- itely a lot of really neat things.”

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sidering, When would JP be ready to watch it? I knew in advance all the parts he would find funny.”

Mackenzie turned to JP and asked him, somewhat rhetorically, “Do you remember a world without Star Wars?” JP reported being into Star Wars since about age four, perhaps a little unsure if he could remember life without Star Wars.

I was a little older than JP was when Star Wars entered my life, but it still made a huge impact, especially the concept of The Force, which, for me, was and is very real. For those of you who are unfamiliar, in the words of ObiWan, to Luke, “The Force is what gives a Jedi his [or her] power.

It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.” In Star Wars, characters are either “force sensitive” or not, and those who are force sensitive tend to have rather-exciting lives

FN-2187 (or “Finn,” for short) showing off his Grogu (Baby Yoda) outfit enzie noted enjoying and appreciating the themes of light versus dark/good versus bad, and a love of the mind-blowing artwork. Everyone expressed their love for the range of the toys, from die-cast to the deep and detailed world of Star Wars Lego. We chatted about the thrill of the hunt for SW toys and the exciting ever-shifting market for SW collectibles.

Chatting with the Grants, I felt the warmth of being in a non-judgmental space. When I expressed some criticism for the prequels, Mackenzie offered, “I’m never going to criticize these movies; you can’t criticize it. I love them all. A bad Star Wars movie is still a Star

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JP weighed in on the fun of watching space battles that are exciting but never too scary. JP Also reflected on the power of friendship, in the SW world, and a desire to see sneaky George Lucas cameos in the films. We all marvelled at the depth of the worlds created. We also talked about the pitfalls of hiding your kids from the bad guys on other planets, and about the excitement for the new Obi-Wan video game. You know, we “got our fan on” … though some of us weren’t always fans.

“I didn’t start liking Star Wars until I married Mackenzie,” said Geneviève. “I’m not usually a sci-

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I asked the Grant family if they think The Force is real or how it plays a role in their lives. JP has not been able to lift spaceships using The Force, yet, but offered, “I think The Force could be real. I think The Force could be like air, because air is in all living things.”

Geneviève quipped, “Well, The Force is not in my life, not the way I want it to be … I’d like to be able to move boulders and stuff! So, it’s not real to me in that sense, but in the way JP describes it, ‘like air’ or connection between us.”

Mackenzie agreed he would also like the handy ability of using The Force to move things or get stuff done. On a more mystical level, he offered, “I was born and raised Catholic, so it’s as real to me as Jesus.” ■ dy to watch it? I knew in adva

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Geneviève reflected, “I like how it’s something the family does together; it’s part of our day-today. I like to talk about it with my son, and I love the story of good versus evil, a lot. I love the really powerful female characters in the series lately, with Rey, and especially Ahsoka Tano.”

Mackenzie fondly remembered watching A New Hope, when JP was a new baby, and said, “Holy smokes, this movie is still amazing as an adult.” Then he continued, “Watching it from the angle of con-

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Thu May 5 Live Music Fiddle Night 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Thu May 5 & 12 Thursday Night Throwdown with Gnomes at Night DJ’s 8:00 PM The Local Bar Fri May 6 & Sat May 7 Water Music: Songs of Seas and Rivers 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Featuring live performances of our mixed voice choir, treble choir and advanced choir. Tickets online. https://bit.ly/3MfCE4R Fri May 6 Kingswardfish 9:00 PM The Local Bar Sat May 7 & 14 Music at The Breakfast Club 9:00 AM 98 Hotel Sat May 7 BC/DC Live 9:00 PM The Local Bar For one night only, BC/DC is here to rock the way only Yukoners know how. Opening act Hashknife Pony Express. All proceeds to Yukon T1D Support Network. Tickets online. https:// bit.ly/3uYqUhF Fri May 13 The Naysayers Vinyl Release Show with The Sweeties 8:00 PM 98 Hotel The Naysayers vinyl and merch for sale (cash only) come ready for what’s going to be a special night of music!

Sat May 14 The Funk is Tight 7:00 PM Yukon Theatre Part game show part funk show, tickets online https://bit.ly/3ELo9Dj Sat May 14 Gordie Tentrees 7:00 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre Gordie Tentrees & Kieran Poile will perform music from Gordies

8 records. Tickets online https://bit. ly/3MwWhpd Sun May 8 & 15 98 Hotel Jam Session Open Mic Nite 8:00 PM 98 Hotel Sun May 8 & 15 Music from the Edges: Sarah Smith & David Gogo 9:00 PM Online Music from the Edges is a national music series of 11 Live Streaming Concerts hosted in four Theatres from the edges of Canada. Be part of a special live-in-theatre concert experience to be broadcast across the Nation. Tickets online Mon May 9 & 16 Maniac Mondays - Live Music 6:00 PM The Local Bar Featuring Roxx Hunter on Bass and Lead Vocals. JP Erickson on Guitar. Delmar Washington on Drums. Marg Tatam on Keys. 6-8pm and no cover!

GENERAL EVENTS Wed May 4 & 11 Community Kitchen 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info.

Wed May 4 & 11 Texas Hold’em for Members and Signed in Guests 6:30 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Masks are mandatory and must be worn. To join in the fun, you must have a valid 2021 membership.

Wed May 4 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 6:30 PM Yukon Theatre A dark and intense as the final Potter films, but it centres on adult characters rather than teens. Tickets online or at the door.

Wed May 4 Yukon Transportation Museum AGM 7:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Looking for board members, presentation of financial statements, elect directors and renew memberships. Email info@goytm.ca for more info.

Wed May 11 This Much I know to be True 8:00 PM Yukon Theatre A doc about Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums. Tickets online or at the door.

Sat May 7 & 14 Cribbage - Members and Signed in Guests 2:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Masks are mandatory.

Members must have a valid 2021 membership and they may sign in 2 guests MAX Sat May 14 Auditions for Dogtown: The Musical 8:00 AM The Guild Hall Audition for Michelle FisherMayr in group singing and choreography, and individual scenes or monologues. Email ness.claire@gmail.com for more info.

Sat May 14 Maker Academy: Weekend Sewing 9:00 AM Yukonstruct Makespace A 6 week bootcamp to build your sewing skills and confidence. Register online https://bit.ly/3Mw4Mkl Sun May 8 & 15 Whitehorse United Church Worship Service 10:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Interested in Online service? You must sign up in advance by phone or email to the church office. The office is open Monday – Friday, 9 am to 2 pm. Phone 667-2989: email wuc@klondiker.com Sun May 8 & 15 Seniors Bingo 1:00 PM Golden Age Society Sun May 8 & 15 Secondhand Clothing Bizarre 2:00 PM Whitehorse SeventhDay Adventist Church Clean clothes needed and donations accepted if in good condition. Please call before dropping clothes off and for more info 633-3463.

Sun May 15 Maker Academy: Weekend Welding 10:00 AM Yukonstruct Makespace A 6 week bootcamp to build your welding skills and confidence. Register online https://bit.ly/3kho9l7 Mon May 9 & 16 Clothing Room 10:00 AM Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene Free of charge to anyone and everyone.

Mon May 9 Welding 101 Yukonstruct Makespace 5:00 PM Learn about different metals and how to weld mild steel, gain hands on experience with welding equipment. Register online https://bit. ly/3rVQ4eR Mon May 9 DIW – Mother Daughter Build a Planter Box 6:00 PM Yukonstruct Makerspace Learn how to cut and assemble a planter box. All materials provided. Email Kristen@yukonstruct.com

Thu May 5 Author Reading and Talk: Tim Falconer 6:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Tim Falconer will talk about his book and dispel some of the myths about Dawson City’s Stanley Cup challenge. For more info call 667-5239

Mon May 9 & 16 Euchre - For Members and Signed in Guests 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Euchre a trick-taking card game for four players, two on each team, As a member you can sign in 2 guests MAX

Thu May 5 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 6:30 PM Yukon Theatre A dark and intense as the final Potter films, but it centres on adult characters rather than teens. Tickets online or at the door.

Tue May 10 & 17 Chess Club 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles Love Chess? Want to learn? Looking for Competition? Join us!

Thu May 12 Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local artisans sell their wares, email info@ fireweedmarket.ca for more info.

Fri May 6 & 13 Seniors Crib 1:00 PM Golden Age Society Fri May 6 & 13 Legion TGIF Dinner Night 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Sat May 7 & 14 Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion Group 8:45 AM A&W Restaurant Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome to join us in this casual event.

Tue May 10 & 17 Weekly Shuffleboard Tournament 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 For members and signed in guests. A double knockout style competition and games are limited to 6 ends or 15 minutes. Covid precautions are in effect.

Tue May 17 Introduction to Welding – Weld a Rose 6:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Create a rose while learning to weld. Register online https://bit.ly/3EOKEay Tue May 10 Woodshop Orientation 6:30 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Learn how to handle the equipment safely and how to access and put away the gear. Participants will get hands-on experience with some of the machines. Register online https://bit. ly/3xhskoL

Tue May 10 & 17 Seniors Bridge 6:30 PM Golden Age Society Yukon Bridge players come join us for competition or fun or both Tue May 10 Friends Of McIntyre Creek AGM 7:00 PM Hellaby Hall Seeking enthusiastic individuals to assist with Event & Project Planning and Fundraising.

Tue May 10 & 17 Trivia Tuesdays! 7:00 PM Polarity Brewing Prizes for our top 3 teams, and a guaranteed fun time for everyone! First come first served basis, check out facebook for weekly hints..

KIDS & FAMILIES Mon thru Fri Story Time and Drop-in Free Play Yukon Family Literacy Centre 1:00 - 3:30 pm Drop in and enjoy sensory stations, puppets, make your own music, hear some fun stories, whatever your little heart desires!

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

Tues & Fri Story Time and Drop-in Free Play Yukon Family Literacy Centre 9:00 - 12:30 pm Drop in and enjoy sensory stations, puppets, make your own music, hear some fun stories, whatever your little heart desires!

Tuesdays Baby Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library An early literacy drop-in program (songs, stories, rhymes and movement) for children and caregivers. Free.

Tuesdays Free Super Smash Bros.

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

Wednesdays Warhammer Wednesdays - Age of Sigmar 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Every Wednesday Thursdays Toddler Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library An early literacy drop-in program (songs, stories, rhymes and movement) for children and caregivers. Free.

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.

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

Saturdays Drop-In and Free Play 10:00 AM Yukon Family Literacy Centre Free, drop-in, everyone welcome programming for you and your child. No registration or wristbands required.

Fri May 6 & 13 Youth Drop In Bouldering 5:00 PM Porter Creek Secondary School Covid protocols in place, please sign up pre register for drop in as we have limited participation. Sign Up Here; shorturl.at/ klvCQ Sat May 7 Youth Hand Tool Making with Doug Smarch Jr. 9:30 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Create a rabbit whistle out of bone. The whistle can be used for hunting or worn decoratively as a pendant.

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ONLINE EVENTS Wednesdays 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.

Wednesdays 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.

Fridays 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 Fridays AA Yukon Unity Group 1:30 PM Online For Zoom Room address Contact 334-7693 Saturdays AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693.

Mondays 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 Tuesdays Restorative Online Healing Circles 7:30 PM Online Check-in, Q&A, connect and feel the results. No experience necessary. Register online, or call 335-0078 or email alison@ alisonzeidler.com for more info.

Tuesdays Mental Health Awareness and Support it is essential that people build capacity to support those with mental health concerns. https://bit. ly/3GTz6T5 Thu May 5 Emergency Preparedness Session 12:00 PM Online Learn how to prepare for all hazards, register online and receive the Zoom link. https://bit. ly/3MwC2Z0 Mon May 9 Restorative Online Healing Circles 7:30 PM Online Relax and go through a grounding meditation, and group healing. Register online.

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he Star Wars franchise really needs no introduction. Created by George Lucas, the first film was released in 1977 and has generated a very loyal and growing fan base. Nine films later, plus two anthology films, and you could say that Star Wars is one of the longest-running and mostsuccessful franchises out there. In addition to all of the movies, there is even a dedicated day for Star Wars franchise: May 4th (“May the 4th be with you!”).

But what about those who are not familiar with the story? Well, I happened to fall into that category—but I am not completely aloof. I am aware of most of the characters and have a general idea of what Star Wars is all about.

Mostly because I have seen all the fan gear, in stores and commercials, with the characters. I suppose the reason I never became fully interested in Star Wars is because the first few films came out before I was born. Also, the people in my family were more into James Bond, Jurassic Park and Batman; so, growing up, I did not know too much about Star Wars. In fact, my earliest memory of Star Wars is when The Phantom Menace was released in 1999. But I did not watch it because I was more interested

in The Mummy, which came out around the same time. I did finally get around to watching The Phantom Menace, about a month ago.

Star Wars does have an impressive list of characters. For all of the good characters, there are as many evil ones. My favourite character is the psychologically disturbed Sith Lord, Darth Maul. His first appearance is in The Phantom Menace, where he causes all sorts of havoc.

The first thing I was drawn to was his face. He looks really badass, with the black designs placed on his blood-red face. Then there are the little horns coming out of the sides of his head, which make him look even more sinister.

Aside from the cool way Darth Maul looks, I really admire his determination. I won’t go into great detail, as I don’t want to give away too many spoilers for those who have never seen Star Wars. Let’s just say that Darth Maul is one of those characters who is always scheming. He finds himself getting betrayed, a few times, which drives him mad with rage, and consumed with getting revenge on his enemies. I also feel that the evil Darth Sideous played a huge part in causing most of Darth Maul’s strife.

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he would have had a much more peaceful life, possibly. I suppose he could have decided to go on a quest for galactic domination, and rival Darth Sideous, but that’s a different conversation.

What also amazes me about Darth Maul is how resourceful he is. He reinvented the famous Star Wars lightsaber by wielding two saber handles together, to create a double-edged saber. Also, when Darth Maul was cut in half by Obi Wan Kenobi, he survived! His body parts were cast down a deep shaft, with his upper torso being carted away to a planet that is essentially a junkyard. While focusing on his hatred for Obi, he was able to channel the dark forces and survive by using metal trash to create spider-like legs that attached to his body. From there, he went on a continuous quest to try and destroy Obi. Even though Darth Maul is considered to be one of the bad guys in Star Wars, he will always be my favourite. Although Yoda would be a close second, because his voice and wisdom are priceless. But I suspect that Yoda would not be so welcoming to those who cheer on a dark Sith Lord, even if the Sith Lord is more intelligent than him (insert slick smile here). ■

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Traditional teaching “Sadly, I broke a lot of his toys andrealistic the ways tools forof change and re-balancing. Read all about it, book readings, workshops, and gift certificates online at: www.bowandarrowtarotandastrology.com that would be worth lots now,” he said with a chuckle. But those the Jedi Order are memories of playing, with that collection of toys, engrained themvery much aligned, selves into Johnson’s mind. “I according to one swear to God I cannotcolumn remember a with time without Star Wars, because of STEPPING Dan Davidson Carcross/Tagish my uncle.”

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son’s passion for the movie scores itting in the afternoon light, of Star Wars (created by John WilAfter three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro and Dawson, Dan Davidson retired to continue writing, amongst a steady flow of So today, Johnson asks what dawson@whatsupyukon.com. as he had been all those years. Please send comments about his stories toliams). people setting up tables and better way to help children learn, chairs in Haa Shagóon Hídi (Our Anduring songwriting workshops, than cestors House), in Carcross—a new to incorporate Star Wars music into facility built with towering timtraditional drum songs? He even bers, grand windows and adorned does an indigenized version of “The column with with traditional Carcross/Tagish Imperial March.”

Peter Turner First Nation artwork—I speak with a In a more-modern setting, Johnquiet, thoughtful 30-something man son has also begun to see the world dressed in full Daklaweidi (Killer of Star Wars as not just action and Whale) regalia. His name is Gary adventure andhave dynamics between Peter lives on a lake just north of Whitehorse, and says “I’m a ‘wine enthusiast’, not a ‘wine connoisseur’…

I still lots to learn!”

Sidney Johnson, and he is a Jedi. student and master, or even good In addition to that, he is also He also sees it age as a love his life-long love of wines to growing up in Montreal with wine-loving parents, who let himversus start evil. tasting at about two.

Tagish, Tlingit, Cree, Swedish and story. When he would tell stories to French. Johnson also describes people, many of them would say himself as a “Cultural Consultant,” they thought he was a romantic, for the Learning Centre. There he he said. “And then I realized the column with teaches traditional music, dance, stories I most cling to, have a really Heather LeDuc drumming (and drum-making) and strong message of love.” language (Tlingit and some Tagish).

He credits this, in part, to his Gary Sidney Johnson lives in Carcross and identifies as Tagish, Tlingit, Cree, Swedish and French (oh, and as a Jedi) wife Felishia, who is 10 years his “Whenever anything needs to be done here, in this hall or this cenjunior and did not have any real Heather has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic. She enjoys sharing stories about tre, I am usually the person to call,” power to do everything right, you time he returned to the Yukon, connection to the Star Wars uniI started seeing the cultural stuff, Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business.

Johnson said. “Or I can point you in can become a spiritual guide.” He when he was 25, that he started to where I’m like, we are Jedis!” he verse. So the plan was to share with the direction of someone to call.”

TV history, added, “I feel like they are still look more closely at his own culsays with a smile and adding, “You each other’s film andcolumn When I asked him if he minds guiding me from the grave.” (A nod tural history. When he was growof what the Dennis Allen look at an Elder and that’s a Jedi to get a better sense having all that responsibility heaped to the movie franchise’s Jedi mas- ing up, he identified more with his other liked. council member, you know?” upon him, he replied with a smile ters, who continued to guide and European roots and saw only the “My wife did not know Star When it comes to his personal and said, “No, actually. It keeps me instruct Jedi and padawans, even in negative aspects of his Indigenous Wars,” Johnson said. “So we had to teaching method, Johnson looks to a humble.” Johnson said that before death.) culture, as pointed out by others. style he calls “C-3P0-esque” where do a trade-off. I had to watch all Allen isJohnson an award-winning filmmaker, songwriter andable hopeless He’sthe thefamous only guy he knows who’s never seenTree theHill Stones. the pandemic began he Dennis was someof the seasons of One and But thankfully, he was to ex- storyteller. said the plan, going forlorn he channels protocol one who wouldn’t say no to people, forward, is to build up as much plore his First Nation roots and soon Hannah Montanna!” he said with droid whose role was to assist in etialways taking on more and more and information as possible so he can realized how important it all was, quette, customs and translation, to a laugh. “In exchange, she had to felt he was being “worn thin” and continue to share knowledge, even he said. the benefit of the other characters watch every Star Wars [film]. column with had to put up some boundaries for after he has passed on.

The verdict?

“Why am I ignoring this beautiful in the film franchise. Like C-3P0 Heather LeDuc himself. But in the two-and-a-half “She loved it,” he said, adding “So the main goal, for me, is to thing?” Johnson added. “The more (who claimed to be able to comyears since the pandemic began, attain as much teachings as I can so and more I learned, the more I saw that she got turned on to it, right municate in over six-million differJohnson began to miss the public that one day, when it’s my time to the equivalent things you can see in ent ways), Johnson uses animated away, and [she] said, “‘Oh my God, interaction, speaking and sharing his go, I can be that ‘blue ghost’ that Star Wars.” movements and vocalization in his this is the best love story ever!’”

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That love also transitions to the land. Johnson compares The Force to the way Indigenous cultures have always treated the environment in which they live. From the Star Wars standpoint, Johnson talked about a Jedi’s power in relation to The Force and how, originally, it was about how an individual experiences all that is around him or her, allowing them to draw on its power. In later films, it became more about Midichlorians inside a Jedi (intelligent microscopic life forms that live symbiotically inside the cells of all living things) that dictate the strength of their relationship with The Force.

“The way Obi-Wan describes it, in A New Hope, is the best way because that’s the Indigenous way of thinking. Everything surrounds us, is a part of us.”

Johnson points out that Jedi are protectors of peace and are not soldiers. Another comparison he sees with his cultural history.

“That’s what Indigenous people really are. If you think about it, anytime we have issues or protests, it’s for the land. It’s never for personal reasons. It’s never to benefit us [individually]. It’s to keep the land safe. We are land guardians. We are [the] Jedis of the land, is what I think we are.”

The land also has the potential to help with healing, Johnson said.

In today’s world, that is harder and harder because there are many vices that are available to people that can be destructive and turn them away from making that connection to the natural environment. He touches on alcohol and drug abuse, as major factors, but also video games, TV and movies, which are all examples of escapism that can skew the perception of reality, as he experienced

as a younger man who went through his own “party phase.”

Johnson said, in many ways this helps him appreciate the story of DarthVader/Anakin Skywalker, and he sees how that same story plays out over and over in society—both for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Anakin wanted to be a Jedi so badly that he ended up losing his way and, after straying from the path of the Jedi, eventually became a Sith (the traditional opposite of the Jedi).

“So many of us are ‘Anakin.’

Anakin Skywalker is us. We are always battling those inner demons, whether it be with religion, whether it be on social media, whether it be peer pressure or following peers.”

Johnson said it’s much more difficult to follow the Jedi way.

“To be a Jedi is to do what’s right and stand up for those in need. Not many people want to be a Jedi, so to speak. It’s so easy to be a Sith.”

Johnson said First Nations have faced these issues for a long time, but there is always hope for things to improve. He added he’d like to see more Indigenous Peoples get back in touch with the land, in order to better heal.

He compares that with the cycle of Anakin Skywalker who, after falling from the path, continues to make mistakes but has a chance for redemption and to return to where he began, with the help of his son Luke. Johnson said it’s been a difficult journey for Indigenous Peoples, too. The path has not always been clear.

“We’re so hurt,” he said about intergenerational trauma. “And it’s hard to sometimes find people in your family—those ‘bright lights’ to guide us—because they’re broken

as well.”

Johnson said he feels like we have all been on that journey, like Anakin, adding that some people don’t find themselves until they are much older (though a few may be lucky enough to find themselves when they are younger). But so much is lost, for so many people at such a young age, and not many can find their own identity.

“A lot of children don’t know their identity. Don’t know their language. Don’t know their culture.”

But he harkens back to his point about healing from the land and the ways of the Jedi. Johnson said the biggest way for people to heal is through traditional teachings and self-discovery.

Johnson said he had his doubts about his role as a leader, when he was younger, but has since come to accept and welcome the role. He points out that it’s like that transition from Sith to Jedi.

“It’s like I took off that Darth Vader mask.”

Johnson said that combining Jedi with cultural learning has taken him to many places, both physically and mentally.

“It’s taken me into a new, ideal way of thinking.”

It has helped him forget about taking the easy way and take the time to learn and grow and reach for your goals.

Going forward, he would like to see more and more Indigenous Peoples go after cultural learning and celebrate it personally in the arts, storytelling, in dance, and even in the world of TV and film. He added, if people realize, they can be masters of their own career.

“Everybody always needs a story to tell.” ■

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I watched the first trilogy and fell last trilogy—the trilogy of trilogies— “I was pumped on the new films! in love. Even though the first three never done before.

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Who were you with? What do you improved because it felt rushed.

Then the second trilogy came think makes Star Wars so awesome “[The TV series] I fell in love out in theatres, even family though physician and intergenerational?

What do you with was for Thethe Clone Wars.

Susan Clark is and a retired who has been living in Whitehorse past ninePeople years there were Spanish subtitles, I abso- think of the newer andfilms has and, three adult may sonsthink and it’s twoagranddaughters. now, children’s animalutely loved it! The moment Anakin the TV shows? Who is your favourite tion show, but it has so much depth takes his first breath as Darth Vader, character, and why? to it, you would be surprised, cause the chills, sadness, compassion—all Here’s what they said …

I sure was. If you haven’t seen it, column with overwhelmed, as you watched the DARRYL TAIT I’d highly recommend it because Murray Martin downfall of this character. Many “My first time watching Star the new live-action Star Wars disliked the newer movies, and I Wars was with my parents, prob- shows, coming out from Disney Plus, have a lot of the characters from that series.

“Ashoka Tano is by far my favourite character!

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“I think the grandeur, mystery and sheer awesomeness of the technology is what makes it such an amazing story that captivates K so many. There’s so many relatable characters, and it’s easy to envision oneself in the universe of SW (Star Wars), which leads to a desire to be a part of it. is an Australian writer a Aussie Girl columnist Kylie Campbell-Clarke “The trilogy I husband, wasn’t a two Yukon. She adventures in the Yukon withrecent her Canadian big fan of because I found they didn’t seem like they had a wellpadawan (a.k.a. new Jedi student) thought-out timeline of what is gostudying under her master, Anakin ing to be happening and how it all Skywalker (who will later become affects each other. It also felt like Darth Vader). they were trying to tell way too Lil “In the beginning she seems like many stories in too short of a time, a cocky teenager, but throughout which in turn cheapened everyone’s the series you grow with her—see- character, which sucked because it ing the maturity, the heartbreak seemed like they had some seriously is the a retired family physician who has been living in andSusan loss ofClark faith in Jedi order— amazing characters and stories to Whi and has three adult and she becomes something of her tell … but I just never felt like I had own. Her journey shows us [that] enough time to connect and care what we thought we were meant to about any of them. I do have to say, be might not be the case, but it’s though, [that] the three movies are okay to change and leave what we extremely visually amazing! As for love behind, to better ourselves for the TV shows, I’ve been loving them our future.” and I can’t wait for Kenobi to come LUKE SUGDEN out and for them to continue with “I watched Star Wars mostly more! with my brother. We loved the Bat“For my favorite character, it tle of Hoth, the epic snow battle would either have to be Grand Adre-enacts well for Yukon miral biologist Thrawn, or of the clones Scott Dudiak is a kids.

Whitehorse based andany sustainability advoca “[As for] theenvironmental new movies, I doom like towards from The Clone agency Wars cartoon. away from community for change.

Rey and her story, but the rest I Thrawn, because I love his intel- tha and other overlooked creatures could do without. I haven’t gone ligence and that he isn’t really a back to watch them and, if I did, bad person, but that he does what I would be leaning heavily on the he does for strategical reasons of fast-forward button. I was so an- the Chiss Ascendency and what noyed at the last one; it took me the Empire can offer them. As for a long time to watch Mandalorian.” the clones, I love the growth arc of CONRAD KIRKWOOD them and their internal struggles of “The first time I remember doing what’s right, even though they watching Star Wars was with my are basically slaves to the Republic/ This story Dünknow First…Nation asfeels part of aunt and uncle atwas the provided movie the-by Kwanlin Jedi. I don’t it almost cess stories.

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too, still waiting for the series to the start. The first series, set in the tion. This is especially true, given to with endgrab me. I’m not a particular movie future, promised that there would we are already subjected column STEPPING Dan Davidson less Star Wars propaganda, every snob; I like most things fine enough. be a day when the world would OUT and Star Wars as an adult.

This is a But 20 hours and 39 minutes of my move on from injustices being felt couple of years, as new films are After three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro and Dawson, Dan Davidson retired to continue writing, as he had been all those years. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com. significant strength in my ability to life, spent trying to give Star Wars a at the time. In the middle of the released. The Star Wars propajudge both, because I am not hin- chance, and it’s failed every time.

Civil Rights Movement, the series ganda machine knows no limits in column with home dédered by nostalgia. And let’s face Star Trek is science fiction, creator put a Black woman, Lieu- the quest for profit, from VINO Peter Turner braced myselfBOREALIS before writing it, nostalgia is most of what Star whereas Star Wars is science fan- tenant Uhura, in an officer position cor to sponsored fast-food meals. the film series’ foundhas going tasy.

The Star Trek on enthusiast’, the bridge. The Cold War had no It has made this. But like anyone telling truth Wars Peter lives for on it. a lake just north of Whitehorse, and universe says “I’mema ‘wine not a ‘wine connoisseur’…

I still have lots to learn!”

George Lucas, billionaire, and Most fans his of the series love love of be-wines ploys futuristic up technology that in sight, and tensions withletthe to “power,” I told myself that I life-long to growing in Montreal withend wine-loving parents, who himer, start tasting at a about age two. need to be strong. So, for the May ing transported back in time to solves (and creates) many of hu- USSR were high—and the series fea- May the Fourth only lines his pockcolumn with the Fourth–themed issue of What’s the moment when, as children, manity’s problems and barriers to tured Russian navigator Lieuten- ets further.

Heather LeDuc FROM May the Fourth has also been Up Yukon, I’m throwing thisARTS down: they first enjoyed the movies. This space exploration. It imagines how ant Chekov. Only 20 years before, THE that the sim- humanity might tackle poverty and anti-Japanese racism was rearing used by political interests who like Star Trek is better than Star Wars, makes sense, given 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. make themplistic morality of the original Star emerge from a racist past. It asks its head, with Japanese Americans to pander to fans andcolumn in every way. with Dennis Allen selves more relatable.

In fact, that Wars film is in-line with what one us to challenge our ingrained nohaving their homes and livelihoods Some people say you shouldn’t DELTA “yuck” someone RAMBLER else’s “yum.” might read in a children’s story. tions of human superiority by pair- erased and being forced into in- may be how the tradition got its start—the first-recorded reference Star Trek is philosophical ing human space explorers with thestoryteller. ternmentHe’s camps, and guy Japanese Dennislike AllenWhere is an award-winning filmmaker, forlorn songwriter and hopeless the only he knows who’s never seen the Stones.

They tell us to just let people what they like. But you know what? social commentary on how human- technologically and intellectually character Lieutenant Sulu was put of the phrase being used was in with Britishcolumn Conservative People confuse FROM and conflate and ity progresses into the future, Star superior Vulcans. Meanwhile, Star at the helm of the USS Enterprise. 1979 when the Heather LeDuc compare Star Wars and Star Trek Wars reduces everything to that Wars is about uncomplicated hero Roddenberry tried to make the first Party ran an ad stating, “May the THE ARTS Fourth be sharing with you, Maggie” (reLight andhas Dark.

It writing characters who harness magic. since the officer a woman, well, but stu- She all the time. People who are too primordial duo, Heather been for What’s Up Yukon early days of as the pandemic. enjoys stories about Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business.

Star Trek characters are com- dio executives put their foot down. ferring, of course, to newly elected cool for nerds even purposefully doesn’t get any more nuanced or mix up the two, just to get a rise sophisticated than that. On top of plex, flawed and they change and In a later series, the show explores Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher).

I would contend that commemgrow—and only more so in the later other themes, including gender, out of fans. Fairly or unfairly, the all that, the acting isn’t great.

When a friend sat me down to series. This makes them seem more sexuality, religious tolerance, arti- orative days that we celebrate as two are connected by more than just a name, and I am going to be watch all of the Star Wars mov- real. By comparison, Star Wars ficial intelligence, poverty and a society should not be celebrated furthering that association by stat- ies, in a marathon session (in re- characters are very much in the more. But tragically, Star Trek has just because a pun happens to work with the given date—and esing my case: Star Wars does not lease order), I found the first film tradition of your basic hero story- no commemorative day.

Star Wars is undeserving of a pecially when the topic being feted deserve a day of recognition when boring. But I gave it some grace; lines—predictable and not relatit was released in 1977, after all. able. commemorative day. It’s clear that is so overrated. ■ Star Trek has none.

Even though Star Trek preceded it is only celebrated because “May Ready your phasers, we’re going But it never redeemed itself. A few years later, when the most-recent Star Wars by more than a decade, it the Fourth” is a pun, and this is in for a closer look.

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Tue May 5 & 12 Coast Mountain Sports Trail Run Series 6:15 PM Whitehorse Various Locations Venue changes from week to week so check athletics yukon website for location each week or you can run virtually.

Thu May 5 & 12 Spin with Amy 6:30 AM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@gmail.com for more info Thu May 5 & 12 30 min Insanity Live Friday Lunch Hour Classes 12:00 PM Avalanche Athletics Whether you’re an extreme athlete or a beginner, you can go at your own pace and successfully complete this workout! Register online Thu May 5 & 12 Adult Drop in Bouldering Nights 6:30 PM Porter Creek Secondary School Covid protocols in place please sign up ahead of your drop in on our facebook or website, as we have limited space for participation Fri May 6 & 13 Gym Buds 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy a fun, positive, accepting environment where everyone can feel inspired to achieve their goals.

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Mon May 9 & 16 Kids Muay Thai 4:45 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai teaches combat skills that are good for self-defense along with positive holistic effects like respect, discipline, focus, and confidence. Open to ages 8 - 12.

Wed May 4 & 11 Women’s Strength Class 5:30 PM Northern Strength Academy learn and train with foundational functional movements, working to gain strength, power, improve mobility, movement and coordination.

Wed May 11 Fit to Run Workshop 7:30 PM Whitehorse Physiotherapy Learn effective prevention and correction and all about running shoes. Register in person or online.

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Mon May 9 & 16 Noon Strength and Conditioning with Ben McPherson 12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy This class consists of dynamic, functional, but progressive movements that will improve your strength, balance and mobility for whatever you do.

Wed May 4 & 11Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy

Wed May 4 & 11 Table Tennis 7:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net

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Mon May 9 & 16 Running Class 5:30 PM Northern Strength Academy Join coach Ian Weir as he helps to improve technique, pacing, cadence, breath, power and more in these evening run sessions! All Levels Welcome

Wed May 4 & 11 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, and ends with more fun games! For kids 4 - 12 years old.

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Fri May 6 & 13 Kids BJJ 5:30 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! For kids approximately 4 - 12 years old.

Fri May 6 & 13 Zumba 6:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online Fri May 6 & 13 Table Tennis 7:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net Sat May 7 & 14 Table Tennis 1:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net Sat May 7 & 14 Spin with Adrienne 10:00 AM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@gmail.com for more info Sun May 8 Run for Mom 12:00 PM Rotary Peace Park Registration in person at noon and walk-run starts at 1:00 PM Mon May 9 & 16 Gym Buds 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy a fun, positive, accepting environment where everyone can feel inspired to achieve their goals.

Mon May 9 & 16 Multisport Strength and Agility 11:00 AM Northern Strength Academy

Mon May 9 & 16 Go-Gi Jiu Jitsu 7:30 PM Eight Days Martial Arts This class is very similar to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, only the students typically practice in shorts and a rash guard t-shirt. There is also typically a little more wrestling and leg locks due to the rules in tournaments being less restrictive.

Mon May 9 & 16 Spin with Maria 7:00 PM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@gmail.com for more info Tue May 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 4 - 12 years old.

Tue May 10 & 17 Spin with Amy 5:30 PM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@gmail.com for more info Tue May 10 & 17 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6:00, 12:05 & 7:30 PM Eight Days Martial Arts 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 known as “rolling”.

Tue May 10 & 17 Sports Experts 5 KM Fun Run Walk 6:15 PM FH Collins High School Run or walk a 2.5 or 5 Km course on the Millennium Trail.

Every Tuesday until the end of September Tue May 10 & 17 Adult Drop in Bouldering Nights 6:30 PM Porter Creek Secondary School Covid protocols in place please sign up ahead of your drop in on our facebook or website, as we have limited space for participation

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 Counseling 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 May 4 & 11 Gentle Strength Yoga Grace Space 9:00 AM A slow-paced vinyasa flow harmonizing body, mind & spirit to help you feel grounded, safe and whole. Wonderful for beginners, and those who prefer a more gentle pace. Register online.

Wed May 4 Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health 12:00 PM Whitehorse Meet in downtown Whitehorse at the totem pole on Front Street and Main and walk together to the office of our federal MP, Brendan Hanley to raise awareness.

Wed May 4 & 11 Samurai Brotherhood Men’s Circle: Porcupine Squad 7:00 PM Location TBA After Pre-Registration A weekly, action-focused circle of fire + fellowship for those who identify as male aged 21+. A safe + brave space for men to share their wins and challenges, dig deeper into what’s really holding you back, set goals and be held accountable. More info: call/text Michael at 867-332-4722 or email mjvernon@gmail.com.

Wed May 4 & 11 Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Overeaters Anonymous For more information contact oayukon@gmail.com for more information

Thu May 5 & 12 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 May 5 & 12 KDCC Walking with Our Sisters Sewing Group 5:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.

Thu May 5 & 12 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 668-6429 or email programs@yukon. cmha.ca for more info.

Thu May 5 & 12 AA Polar Group - O/M 7:30 PM Christ Church Cathedral Join our support group in person or for our zoom room address email aapolargroup@gmail.com Fri May 6 & 13 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 May 6 & 13 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.

Fri May 6 & 13 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal.

Fri May 6 & 13 Sacred Breathwork 7:00 PM Alpine Bakery Join Derek Endress for powerful breathwork with sight isolation and sound healing. To register email wallymaltz@ mac.com Fri May 6 & 13 Pilates Roots Beginner Intensive 7:00 PM Root and Reach Pilates Work on your body awareness and understanding necessary Pilates skills, and take you through some mild to moderately challenging exercises. Register online Fri May 6 & 13 AA Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Looking for support with your relationship with alcohol? Join the AA Whitehorse Group..

Fri May 6 & 13 Men’s Support Group for Indigenous men 18 and over CYFN Council Of Yukon First Nations Family Preservation Services is hosting a Snaring & Trapping Workshop as part of its ongoing Support Group for Yukon First Nations and Indigenous men. Register now as space is limited!

Sat May 14 Quantum Touch Healing Level 1 Workshop 8:00 AM Whitehorse In this 2-day workshop, you will learn how to harness the life force energy – a universal vibration of love and well-being and help yourself and your loved ones. Register online Sat May 7 & 14 AA Hospital Meeting 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Sun May 8 Mother’s Day Restorative 10:30 PM Alpine Bakery To register email wallymaltz@mac.com Sun May 8 & 15 AA Hospital Meeting 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Sun May 8 & 15 Yoga with Amber 7:15 PM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@gmail.com for more info Mon May 9 & 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 Mon May 9 & 16 Sally and Sisters Hot Lunch 11:00 AM Whitehorse United Church Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Mon May 9 & 16 Smart Recovery Addictions Support 6:45 PM Sarah Steele Building Mon May 9 & 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.

Mon May 9 & 16 AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Tue May 10 & 17 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal.

Wed May 4 & 11 No Puffin Group (CM) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral

Tue May 10 Eco-Art Group 6:30 PM Whitehorse Various Locations Learn about the creative process and ecopsychology to nurture self-discovery and holistic wellbeing.

Email admin@yukon.cmha.ca for more info.

Thu May 5 & 12 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal.

Tue May 10 & 17 Yoga by Amber 7:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A yoga class that is for all levels and abilities, register online.

Thu May 5 & 12 Hatha Noon Yoga Class 12:00 PM Grace Space Fall Noon 1 hour Yoga class and 1 hour individual psychosomatic session.

Register online.

Tue May 10 & 17 AA UglyDuckling Group (C/M, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral New members always welcome, this is a non smoking group.

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There are the classic favourite spots, of course, but this brunch column with roundup will focus on three newer Dantried Davidson spots you might not have yet.

GATHER CAFE & TAPHOUSE Gather’s name is a term for one After three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro andof Dawson, Davidson retired to continue writing, the Dan processes in glass-blowing— dawson@whatsupyukon.com. as he had been all those years. Please send commentsfitting, about his since stories tothis lovely spot is in Lumel’s glass-blowing studios.

You can expect your drinks to be served in gorgeous Lumel glassware. Between that, the cocktails column the with and the food, this is easily most-beautifully presented Peterbrunch Turner in town. Gather has a brunchspecific cocktail menu that features breakfast themes—coffee Peter lives on a lake just north of Whitehorse, and says “I’m a ‘wine enthusiast’,and not aorange ‘wine connoisseur’…

I still havefeature lots to learn!” juice both as ingredients. Don’t miss the Muffin his life-long love of wines to growing up in Montreal with wine-lovingin parents, who let himhearty start tastingand at about age two. a Glass—a delicious

blueberry concoction.

The brunch menu features classics, such as Huevos Rancheros and columnand with a classic breakfast with eggs bacon. The hashbrowns think beHeather LeDuc yond the potato, featuring additional vegetables, such as plantains, fried up hashbrown-style.

Heather has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic.

She enjoys sharing storiesToast about Try their Enamorados French Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running Sandwich, featuring breada business. from Alpine Bakery, caramelized apples, column with and Brie.

Dennis Allen Gather offers brunch to go, which is great since seating is limited (though there is a patio in the summer). Don’t forget to order too (theirs one Dennis Allen is an award-winning filmmaker, forlorn songwriter and hopeless storyteller. He’syour the onlyto-go guy hecoffee, knows who’s never seen theisStones. of my favourites in town).

GlutenA delicious offering of Brisket Benedict and Beignets free and vegetarian options are on with Coffee at the Railwork Lounge. offer.

Brunch on Saturdays and columnSunwith hen planning a Mother’s ual of queer culture. As a member days.

Heather LeDuc Day outing in Whitehorse, of the queer community and as once thing is certain: a brunch enthusiast, I’ve sipped CRÊPERIE LA PETITE MAISON the ceasars, burst the yolks and There are a “brunch” of options.

Across the street from Gather Spring turns many appetites buttered the toast at the newest is the newestShe“kid” on the Whitebeen writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of the pandemic. enjoys sharing stories about brunch spots in Whitehorse—and to sunny, lazy Sunday brunch. Heather For has horse brunch scene, La Petite MaiYukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a business. some folks, this is fuel for Sunday- I’m ready to share my findings. son.

Whether you’re making brunch afternoon outdoor adventures, A Parisian crepe place is an while others prefer to snooze off plans for Mother’s Day, looking to ideal spot for brunch. If savoury their brunch cocktails with an cure a hangover after a drag show, and sweet crepe options, as well as afternoon nap. Both are equally or looking for a more COVID-caua brunch cocktail offering, aren’t tious takeout option, the Whitevalid and delicious.

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Whitehorse Brunch Roundup ... cont’d from page 19 enough, they have gorgeous pastries for sale on weekends as well.

I like a savoury brunch, and so my go-to is the Klondike crêpe.

With its Brie, prosciutto, caramelized onions, and walnuts, it’s a bundle of my favourite things.

The café has a bright, clean and open vibe. The air smells delicious and fills the energetic space.

Like Gather, La Petite Maison also offers to-go orders and has a great online ordering portal.

Bring a cooler bag (they keep things warm too!) and pick up your brunch and enjoy it in Rotary Park, or in farther-flung locales.

There’s a spot on the Miles Canyon Road that I’ve had my eye on for when the road opens back up for the summer.

Brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

RAILWORK LOUNGE The third brunch spot in our trio is next door to the first two.

Over at the Raven Inn, the Railwork Lounge is serving up sourdough pancakes.

These aren’t just any sourdough pancakes—they’re made with sourdough starter that can trace its lineage back to 1898.

If you’re not a pancake person, sourdough beignets are on the table as well.

Folks who prefer a savoury brunch will enjoy a selection of eggs benedict varieties, including one featuring brisket; and a waffle breakfast with avocado, eggs and bacon, or salmon. All of these pair well with a light and fresh brunch cocktail offering.

I absolutely swoon over the lime-green chairs in this place; the furniture and the vibe is bright and cheerful. The best table in the house is partially inside of a wall tent that’s set up indoors. It’s the indoor “blanket fort” we all wanted as kids.

Brunch at the Railwork Lounge is a Sunday-only affair, though they do serve their daily breakfast menu on Saturdays. Some items are available to go, and the sidewalk patio should be reopening this summer. ■

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A view of Crêperie La Petite Maison’s bright and open dining area

A colourful and brightly decorated window seat inside Gather

A sweet offering topped with bananas, strawberries and fresh whipped cream

A unique space for socializing with friends at the Railwork Lounge

Brunch never tasted so good. Sunny Field Berry French Toast Sandwich and Huevos Ranchero

Where the wild things always are Celebrate Mom! May 8th, Mom’s are FREE! Immerse in nature, honour life, Spring and the maternal bonds in your life and in the natural world.

Open daily May 6th 10:30am-6:00pm. yukonwildlife.ca

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HIGHLIGHTS Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Dawson City, YT

15-305 Main Street, Whitehorse (867) 667.4080 artsunderground.ca

May 7 MAKERS ACADEMY : WEEKEND WOODWORKING 9:00am - 12:00pm ………………………..

May 10 MAKER KIDS: SENSATIONAL SCIENCES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AGES 8-11 3:30pm - 5:30pm ………………………..

WOODSHOP ORIENTATION 6:30pm - 8:30pm ………………………..

Open Hours: Wed-Sun 1pm-9pm

May 4 HOW TO SELL ONLINE 6:00pm - 9:00pm ………………………..

May 5 MASTERCLASS: FROM PARALYZED TO PRIORITIZED 12:30pm - 1:30pm ………………………..

May 11 MASTERCLASS: BUILDING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY 12:30pm - 1:30pm ………………………..

Weekly WELCOME WEDNESDAY NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 11am ………………………..

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Please see Yukonstruct.com for more info!

The Best Things in Life are… Rescued!

Meet Ace!

Opening Reception May 6, 5pm-7pm

Ace is a 2-year-old, male, cane corso and mastiff mix.

This lovable guy is very playful and loves to be with his people. He enjoys playing with the other dogs here, especially the females. He can be wary of new people, so socialization and training are important. He is very large and strong! He will need an experienced owner that is familiar with this kind of strong breed. He will need lots of daily exercise. He knows the basics like sit, shake a paw, lay down, and will settle quickly and patiently wait for his treat. He would do well in an active home without kids, and with proper introduction another dog.

He can be selective about other male dogs, we do not know how he is with cats.

If you are interested in adopting Ace please fill out an online application at humanesocietyyukon.ca. If you already have a pre-approved application with us within the last year, call 633-6019 to put your application towards him.

March 1 - June 30 In the Hougen Heritage Gallery

Shelter Hours: Tues.- Fri. 12pm-6pm • Sat.-10am-6pm 126 Tlingit St, Whitehorse, YTY1A 6J2 Tel: 867 633 6019 humanesocietyyukon.ca

Exhibitions May 6 - 28

Mary Caesar A Retrospective of My Journey Julia Cottle Elevated Ground

MacBride Museum Presents

All visitors are required to wear a mask while visiting the gallery.

Youth Drop-In Centre

Recreational program for teen-years youth When: Tuesday to Friday 3pm to 9 pm & Sat 1-9 pm Ages: 12-18 years old For more info: See Facebook page for schedule & activities, or email Oliver: obulpitt@bcgyukon.com

AllStars After School Program

Workshops For the most up to date information on workshops and events, please visit our website.

NorthLight Innovation Building 2180 2nd Ave

13 mmi 18 h 45 à 21 h rattit - Repas inclls SSrrrrrt rrr IIc.

June 9 - 12: Yukon Riverside Arts Festival / Print & Publishing Festival yraf.ca

Tel: (867) 993-5005 Email: kiac@kiac.ca Website: www.kiac.ca

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Yukon Animal Rescue Network

MacBride Museum: 70 Years Please note:

May 11: AUTHORS’ TALK with Tim Falconer & Rick Taylor An evening about Dawson City’s History and Environment.

Co-presented: Dawson City Museum and Archives Free or by-donation Dënäkär Zho- KIAC Ballroom May 28: DRONE DAY at the Palace Grand Join us to create a blanket of immersive sound.

Contact events@kiac.ca to participate. droneday.org for more info

An affordable, quality after school program When: Monday to Friday 3-5:00 pm following the school calendar.

Ages: Ages 6-11 years old Cost: Tuition fees as follows: $315/month allstars@bgcyukon.com for inquiries Location: Downtown/Takhini Elementary

Learning Tree Early Years Centre

An affordable, quality, licensed childcare program When: Monday to Friday 7:30am-5:15pm Ages: 18 months - 5 years of age Cost: Tuition fees as follows: Toddler: $160/month, Preschool: $150/month Emily Howard at 393-2824 ext 206 or eypd@bgcyukon.com Location: Riverdale

Got Puppies…?

Did you know that if you surrender all the pups to YARN, we’ll raise the pups, pay for all their care and veterinary costs, find them homes using a responsible adoption process – and spay your mama dog for free and give her back.

We are trying to reduce the future over’PUP’ulation in the North, by adopting to family’s that will spay & neuter. Each female dog that is not spayed could produce up to 67,000 descendants in her lifetime.

Unwanted dogs - suffer.

For more information or to send us a message visit our

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FREE Gardening Workshops with Organic Market Gardener, Bart Bounds Thursdays: 5:30- 7pm at the Learning Garden in Shipyards Park May 5: Planning & Designing Your Garden May 12: Seed Starting May 26: Garden Preparation No registration required!

Maximum capacity 10 people

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Parker: 867 668 6535 or stephanie.literacy@northwestel.net W: yukonliteracy.com Yukon Family Literacy Centre @ yukonfamilyliteracycentre

YUKON THEATRE MAy 6-12 2022 TITANE (CULT CINEMA) FRIDAY, 9:30 P.M. Dir. Julia Ducournau, 108 minutes.

A woman who has a titanium plate fitted in her head embarks on a bizarre journey involving her fetish for cars.

THE NORTHMAN FRIDAY - THURSDAY, 6 P.M. Dir. Robert Eggers, 137 minutes.

An action-filled epic from visionary director Robert Eggers that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder.

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT FRIDAY - THURSDAY, 8 P.M. Dir. Tom Gormican, 107 minutes.

Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage In this action-packed comedy.

WED., 8 P.M. THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE (NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS DOC)

Visit yukonfilmsociety.com for more information

YukonFilmSociety

Do you have a fear of PUBLIC SPEAKING? Would you like to improve your public speaking skills, build confidence and hone your listening skills?  Feel free to attend with no obligation, any Toastmaster (TM) meeting.  You can attend 3 meetings as a guest while deciding to join.  You can just show up at a meeting before we begin (11:55am).

Actually, great value for the benefit, private public speaking professionals charge hundreds of dollars for courses, TM is much more affordable.

When: Thursdays at noon till 1 pm Where: Sport Yukon, 4th Ave, Whitehorse Questions: herbeeking@hotmail.com

We follow current Covid guidelines per Yukon Government.

G R I Z Z LY S Q U A D

A weekly, action-focused circle of fire + fellowship for those who identify as male. A safe + brave space for men to share their wins and challenges, dig deeper into what’s really holding you back, have honest conversations, set goals and be held accountable.

Grizzly contact info: Call/text Shaun at 867-335-3514 or email shaunldcooke@gmail.com

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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!

Tuesdays 5 Mile Group (OM) 7:30 PM Tutan Hit building Next to Centre for Culture Call 1-250651-7900 Ext. 315 Thu May 5 Cinco De Mayo Celebration 6:00 PM Atlin Recreation Centre Drink specials, snacks, come down for some festive fun!

BURWASH LANDING

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

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Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

First Sunday of Every Month St. Saviours Church Services 2:00 pm St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129 Mondays Light Walkers Group (OM) 5:00 PM Fire Hall meeting room 1137 Austin St. Until May 19 An Exhibition of Traditional Art – Returning Carcross/Tagish Learning Centre Haa Shagóon Hídi (Our Ancestors House) A celebration of the art and the artists that graduated from the Yukon First Nation Fine Arts Program in collaboration with Yukon U.

CARMACKS

Sat May 14 2022 Carmacks Open Co-Ed Doubles Pickleball Tournament 10:00 AM Carmacks Recreation Centre Register by calling 332-1517 or email recreation@ carmacks.ca Sat May 7 & 14 Gentle Yoga 1:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat May 7 & 14 Intense Yoga.2:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat May 7 & 14 Pickleball 19+ 3:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info.

Sat May 7 & 14 Pickleball 50+ 4:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info.

Mon May 9 & 16 Nerf Battle Dome - Group 1 Ages 8-12 6:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Personal blasters must be approved by recreation staff, form to complete and strict safety rules.

Mon May 9 & 16 Nerf Battle Dome - Group 2 Ages 12-18 7:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Personal blasters must be approved by recreation staff, form to complete and strict safety rules.

DAWSON CITY

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 Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

Wed May 4 & 11 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..

Thu May 5 & 12 Zumba with Katie Pearse 6:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Thu May 5 & 12 Advanced Muay Thai 7:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In

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

Please visit whatsupyukon.com for up to date event details.

Some events may be postponed or cancelled after we print.

Thu May 5 & 12 Adult Soccer 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Fri May 6 & 13 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 May 6 & 13 Adult Pickleball 5:15 PM Robert Service School Register 16+ Sat May 7 & 14 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School Sat May 7 & 14 AA North Star Group Dawson City 7:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion In person or Videoconference option available Call 867-9935095 or 867-993-3734 for more information Sun May 8 & 15 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School Sun May 8 & 15 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 May 8 & 15 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 May 8 & 15 Adult Cricket 5:00 PM Robert Service School Register Sun May 8 & 15 Screen Printing Drop-in with Dan Brown 6:00 PM Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) Includes: use of screens*, emulsion, and ink! There is a refundable deposit of $20 per screen though participants are welcome to bring their own.

Sun May 9 & 15 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 Sun May 8 & 15 Adult Co-Ed Volleyball 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Sun May 8 & 15 Household Badminton 6:00 & 7:00 PM Robert Service School Pre-register with the Rec Dept to book your time slot for your household. Call us at 993-7400 ext 299 to register.

Mon May 9 & 16 Beginner Muay Thai 7:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Mon May 9 & 16 Adult Basketball 7:30 PM Robert Service School Register online Mon May 9 & 16 Young Peoples Talking Circle 7:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Tue May 10 & 17 Romp & Run 10:30 AM YOOP Hall Email Jen.Suttis@cdcyukon.ca for more info.

Tue May 10 & 17 Hand Building Pottery Drop-In 6:00 PM KIAC Space is limited to 6 participants, first come first served.

Tue May 10 & 17 English Conversation Club 7:00 PM YukonU A weekly English Conversation Club for immigrants in Dawson City.

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 994-2375 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 994-2375 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 Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

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 9942375 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 Bootcamp Fitness Camp 4:45 PM Faro Recreation Centre Join Cindy Bekk, if you have any questions call 332-9011 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 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info Fri May 6 – Sun May 9 Crane & Sheep Festival Town of Faro Celebrate the wildlife native to our land in Faro, the crane migration along with the famous sheep of Faro!

HAINES JUNCTION

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

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

MAYO

Weekdays Lunchtime Lengths 12:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre Weekdays Mayo Mornings Parent and Tot Time 10:00 AM Mayo Recreation Centre 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 Tuesdays Drop-in Art Night 7:00 PM Mayo Curling Lounge If you can bring a photo that you would like to work from that would be great. No experience necessary.

Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

MOUNT LORNE

Wed May 4 & 11 Mount Lorne Craft Night 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Fri May 6 & 13 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 11:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre Mon May 9 & 16 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre

Wed May 4 & 11 Village Council meetings 7:00 PM St. Elias Convention Centre Village Council meetings are also held the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.

[Remote attendance only]

OLD CROW

Fri May 6 & 13 HJL Story Time 10:00AM Haines Junction Library Registration is required but the program is still run as a drop in. There is no commitment to come each week. https://bit. ly/3KmBdBC.

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

Sat May 7 The Office Sessions – Breaking & Living Live Music: A Freestyle Experience 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre All ages show, email hainesjunctionjam@gmail.com Turning their own work environment into a creative space, the staff explored styles of music that are unusual for breakdancing.

Mon May 9 & 16 Smart Recovery Meetings 8:00 PM Munku Hall Everyone welcome, call 334-5688 for more info.

MARSH LAKE

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

Thursdays Shuffleboard And Games Night 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Jackalope Members & guests 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

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.

SKAGWAY

Wednesdays Women’s Morning Worship 7:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway All are welcome. Part of the Alaska Presbytery and the PC U.S.A. Wednesdays Windy Valley Babies 10:30 AM Skagway Public Library Stories, Songs, and Fun with Ms. Anna! Designed for ages 0-3.

Fridays Skagway Teen Night 6:30 PM Skagway Public Library Sundays Sunday School 4:00 PM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway Sundays Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway Wed May 4 Skagways Buffalo Soldiers: Company L 10:00 AM Skagway Development Corporation A virtual zoom session with author and historian Brian Shellum.

Thu May 5 Dance Night: Cinco De Mayo Celebration 7:00 PM Skagway Brewing Company Come dance the night away!! DJ Che Money will be spinning the Latin-themed danced tunes in the downstairs pub!

Fri May 6 Skagway Spring Stroll 3:00 PM Skagway Chamber of Commerce Participate in the annual Spring Stroll between various businesses seeing what they have to offer, collect stamps along the way to have a chance to win.

Sat May 7 Perk Up, Pianist! Sara Hage: Comedic Pianist 7:00 PM Skagway Arts Council Expressive Comedic Pianist Sara Hagen, a show that has been in the planning stage for over 2 years and is not to be missed!

Sat May 7 Steve Hites, The Alaska Show, Songs about Skagway and the Gold Rush 7:00 PM Skagway Brewing Company Call 907983-BREW for more info.

TAGISH

Wed May 4 & 11Seniors Computer Tutoring with Yukon Learn 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Computers, tablets phones, internet, email, social media, zoom... we can answer any of your questions. For more information call 1-888-668-6280 Wed May 4 & 11 Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu May 6 & 12 Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue May 12 Tagish Local Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Sun May 15 Pancake Breakfast 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre A Tagish tradition, pancake breakfast!.

TESLIN

Wed May 4 & 11 Pickleball 12:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Wed May 4 & 11 Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

Wed May 4 &11 Community Art Program 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Meet in the Mezzanine Wed May 4 & 11 Pickleball 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Thu May 5 & 12 S.T.E.M Club 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Ages 6-12 Fri May 6 & 13 Drop In Basketball 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh Community School Sat May 7 & 14 Drum Fit with Patti 10:00 AM Teslin Recreation Centre Do you have 50+ lbs to lose – this class is for you!

Sat May 7 & 14 Parent & Tot Play 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre For ages 5 and under with a parent Mon May 9 & 16 Adult Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Tue May 9 & 17 Youth in the Kitchen 3:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Sign up in advance.

Tue May 10 & 17 Kids Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Tue May 10 & 17 Adult Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre

WATSON LAKE

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, 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 Thu May 5 National Day of Awareness and Action for MMIQG2S 11:00 AM Watson Lake A Memorial walking beinggining from the MMIQG2S to the signpost forest. Lunch and the unveiling of the Witnessing Blanket for the MMIWG Red Dress to follow at Watson Lake Secondary School Fri May 6 & 13 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 May 7 & 14 Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mindsculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music.

Sat May 7 & 14 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM Sun May 8 & 15 Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM Watson Lake Secondary School Tue May 10 &17 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM

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THE ROAD TO A LONG LIFE STARTS WITH A SHORT TEST. A simple blood test could lead to the detection of prostate cancer before it’s too late. #GetTheBloodTest

With the generous support from Yukoners, the Yukon Ride For Dad has raised over $1 million in the fight against prostate cancer. Your generous pledges to our Riders and the great work done by the current and future members of our Captain’s Club is making a difference.

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Kay Deborah Linley

HEALING AND CONNECTION

Kay has lived in the North for eight years. She is interested in spiritual practice, healing, creativity and land connection. Between painting and writing, Kay makes sure to spend quality time in the wilderness that surrounds her. She is currently working on her first book, inspired by a kayaking pilgrimage she did in 2018 from Atlin to Dawson City.

WANDERING INTO THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN

eous version of myself, I decided that it was time for me to get back out into the world, if only for a local excursion. I would revisit the trip I had made to Haines Junction, years prior, as a known starting point.

The clouds were low as I drove into Haines Junction, so it was hard to see the impressive backdrop.

Even so, I could still make out the base of the mountains and could sense their grandeur.

I had rented the same small cabin that I had rented nearly a decade prior, The Wolf’s Den. I drove through town and found its location by memory. The cabin was almost exactly as I had left it, and I could almost feel my old dog’s spirit greeting me at the door as I entered. I started a fire in the wood stove, tucked into some food and snuggled with my two dogs. Returning to a place that I knew felt like a comfortable way for me to revisit my

relationship with wandering.

It was evening, but my dogs didn’t let me rest after the drive.

I looked down at their eager faces and put on their leashes. “Well guys, let the wandering begin!” We trundled back into the truck and headed down the Haines Highway in search of a hiking trail. Within 10 minutes, we came across the Auriol cross-country ski trail. I stopped the truck and we headed down the well-packed trail and into the rolling hills. The weather cleared and the setting sun glowed reassuringly through the trees, soothing my anxieties about being in a new country.

The next morning brought cold weather and lark-blue skies. Although it was brisk, I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to check out the area. Today, I would make extra effort to leave the places I knew and venture more into the unknown.

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May 16, 2022 is the next intake for Cultural Industries Training Fund

Cultural Industries Training Fund provides training funds for Yukon workers in the cultural or creative industries that will enhance people’s abilities to work in the sector and advance the economic impact of the creative sector in Yukon.

There are four deadlines per year: 15th of March, May, September and January.

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Wandering ... cont’d from page 25 Burwash Landing and the Donjek River, I drove back down the Haines Highway and continued on past the Auriol Trail. The new surroundings unfolded all around me. Every corner and horizon brought with it a unique, never-seen-by-me collage of frozen lakes, trees and mountains.

As I entered Kluane National Park, the mountains grew in size and splendour. Their stark white bodies contrasted sharply against the vibrant blue of the late-morning sky. They were radiant, and I could imagine bright, haloed light jumping off their peaks and ridges and into the blue. Some mountains grew together in clusters, as impermeable walls of beauty, while others held on to their unique characters by rising alone.

I stopped at a pullout, overlooking the Tatshenshini River Valley, and read the information boards. They told of how the Tutchone used to live in the valley, harvesting salmon, and about the extensive trade relationships with the coastal Tlingit. That very highway itself had been a well-used overland trade route from that era.

I felt humbled to know that my apparent “wandering” was on a wellestablished historic trail. The road may have been new to me but was so intimately known by the people who established the trade system, hundreds of years prior.

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A cozy fire inside The Wolf’s Den

Sunset along the Auriol cross-country ski trail dotted with dark-green subalpine fir trees. I stopped the truck and walked out into the middle of the open valley with my dogs. Without many landmarks, the distances seemed deceivingly close. As I walked to what I thought was a nearby creek, I had lots of time to observe my surroundings.

I noticed how each tree had a snow mound on its leeward side.

The prevailing wind had deposited the snow in noticeable mounds behind each tree, creating a hummocked pattern across the landscape. I finally got to the creek and walked up a small hill on the other side, for a better view of the area.

Pristine white mountains lined the horizon in all directions around the wide, snow-covered valley. In awe of the beauty, I snapped panoramic photos of the scenery before heading back to the truck.

The highway continued between mountain ranges and through narrow valleys, before peaking at

Haines Summit. I decided to end my journey on this high note, immersed in white mountains and blue sky.

Thankfully, I turned around just in time to get ahead of the snowplow.

As I headed back along the highway, I noticed that the surroundings still looked beautiful but, for some reason, felt less magical. I began to realize that when I first ventured out, the surroundings were all new to me. Because they were unknown, I had been more present to take in their newness. When I was more in the moment, I was better able to see how truly beautiful and magical the surroundings were. As I retraced the way I had come, it felt like my surroundings were known to me, so I engaged less with them and no longer saw them for what they truly were.

Recognizing this, I tried to bring my attention to the mountains directly in front of me, to see them again, as if for the first time. For a moment, I saw how truly magical and beautiful they were, but as I relaxed my effort, they faded away into a backdrop. I wonder if I could experience my life as new, in each moment, as if it were unknown?

Well, maybe it is unknown, each moment is new to me. I continued along the highway, mulling over these realizations. Eventually, the dramatic mountainous landscape changed back into thick forest and rolling hills.

An hour passed and I descended the hill into Haines Junction. Mount Martha Black rose dramatically on the horizon to my left. Unlike yesterday, when it was invisible and covered in clouds, today it looked astounding. I thought back to my contemplations on the drive, about how the newness of the unknown helped me see things as they truly were.

I wonder how I would feel waking up to this mountain each morning?

Would I come to know the mountain so well that I would no longer see her magic? Or does the mountain wander often enough behind the clouds and into the unknown that, upon her return, I would continue to greet her as if for the very first time? ■

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to all the wonderful artists, businesses and community for the support of our auction in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month.

Air North Airlines Ajax Steel Alpine Health Amy Taylor Angellina’s Toy Boutique Arktos Wellness Arleigh Hierlihy Ash & Arbour Audrey Twardochleb Aurora Wellness Group Badger Bobcat Services Bonanza Gold Motel & RV Park Bullet Hole Bagels Candy’s Fruit Stand Carlie Graef Carolyn Steele Lane Cate’s Yukon Creations Chief Isaac Inc Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty Colette Acheson Colleen Kormos Courtney Macleod C’s Crafts & Creations Cultured Fine Cheese Darcy McDiarmid Deanna Paquin Deano’s Electric Due North Maternity and Baby Ellen Johnson Felix Robitaille with RE/MAX Firebean Coffee Roasters

Fireweed Creations Fireweed Phoenix Cleaning Service Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association G & P on Main Gammie Trucking Ltd Glo’s Art Gravy Train Han Lux Creations Heart to Home Hooked on Ewe Ideal Protein Jan Gammie Jasmine Dumlao JJ Designs K’Änächa Wellness & Counselling Karen & Christine’s Crafting Karen’s Krafts Kate Swales Kicksled Revolution King’s Choice Riding Stable Klondike Kettle Corn Klondike Rib and Salmon Klondyke Cream & Candy Kutters Hairstyling Lashtastic Laura McIntyre Little Chickadee Cheesecake Little Green Apple Little Tiger’s Preschool

Lotus Esthetics Studio Lumel Studios Maggie Leary Marianna Picard Maureen Caron Photography MEADIAsolutions Meg Hoegler Megan Garrett Melia Gammie Metal Beard Design and Fabrication Midnight Sun Emporium Monarch Mountain Villas Monique Levesque Murdoch’s Gem Shop Ness Monster Nisutlin Trading Post North End Gallery North of 60 Petro Northern Lights Bowling Parker Gammie Polarettes Gymnastics Club Polaris Checkered Flag Recreation Prestyn Gammie Pyper Gammie Rambles Kitchen Home & Gifts Rapid Restoration Raven’s Rest Inn RC Crane Construction Shawna & Hanna Ryan Shayla Jeanine Handcrafted

Simply Significants Skoehoeteen Matthies Smoke & Sow Sportees Stacey McDiarmid Super A Foods Riverdale Tavis Hierlihy Terry Funk The Collective Good The Franchise The Hair Lounge The Yukon Window Syl Tokyo Sushi Triniti Technology Tucker Carruthers Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Whitehorse Motors Wild Yukon Furs by V. Aegirsdottir YU Create Yukon Art Creations Yukon Asian Market Yukon Brewing Yukon Built Yukon Clean Yukon Cocktail & Bar Supplies Yukon Employees Union Local Y010 Yukon First Nation Education Directorate Yukon Reddy Jewellery Yukon Yamaha

Also a special thank you to Yukon Brewing for the Give Back Tuesday donation in support of Autism Acceptance Month.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Victoria Gold Congratulates Yukoner Anne Lewis on National Award On behalf of the entire Victoria Gold team, throughout our operations, we extend our sincere congratulations to Anne Lewis, founder and President of Yukon Women in Mining (YukonWIM) upon receiving the prestigious Women in Mining Canada 2022 Trailblazer Award.

Anne, who is also the Executive Director of the Yukon Mining Alliance (YMA), received this national award for her diligent commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the Yukon’s, and the country’s, mineral exploration and development sector.

Established in 2012, Women in Mining Trailblazer Awards recognize women who ‘embody the trailblazing spirit, which refers to the leadership mindset needed to make extraordinary personal strides to navigate the Canada mining industry.’

A born and raised Yukoner, Anne has 15 years’ experience in the mining industry on the local, national and international stage.

As Executive Director of the YMA, she collaboratively developed the globally-recognized Invest Yukon brand to connect investors with the territory’s competitive advantages through innovative capital attraction initiatives. She is also the President of Whitehorse-based CSR Management, in addition to her founding/ leadership role in YukonWIM, is co-founder of the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference and most recently, on International Women’s Day this year, launched WE.ArcticImpact with co-founder Lynn Hutton – a new initiative to support inclusive and diverse economies which enhance the economic empowerment of women and girls throughout the Arctic. Anne was also instrumental in Kate Carmacks’ 2019 induction into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.

Anne is the second Yukoner to receive this award in its 10-year existence. In 2017, geologist and YukonWIM Champion Sue Craig garnered the recognition.

Sincerely,

John McConnell President & CEO Victoria Gold Corp

The Eagle Gold Mine is situated within Victoria Gold’s 100 per cent-owned 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.