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THE MUSIC FESTIVAL ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD From June 10–12, the Chickenstock Music Festival will take place in Chicken, Alaska. The bad news—it’s already sold out. The good news—there’s a waiting list.

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he pandemic isn’t over. The Atlin Arts and Music Festival was canceled because of it. But in Chicken, Alaska, the organizers are sure that the Chickenstock Music Festival will take place. “We had our festival last year and will have it again this year. It’s an outdoor event with plenty of space, if people feel the need to separate themselves,” said organizer Josea Busby.

During the first year of the pandemic, they postponed it a few times, hoping things would let up with restrictions, but eventually had to cancel the official festival altogether. “We did hold a small barbecue and had music coming from the stage, just without bands,” Busby added. The Chickenstock Music Festival is so popular that tickets sold out quickly, but there is a waiting list. “Don’t go there without a ticket,” Busby stated.

The festival is a family event.

Busby’s parents, Mike and Lou Busby, own and operate Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost and donate their grounds for the event each year. Every year, the population of Chicken (which is about 17) swells to 1,000 music-loving people who are coming from all around the country.

Busby is originally from Chicken, born and raised there seasonally, she said. She lives there six months out of the year and co-ordinates the festival as a bonus to her lifestyle there. The 50-member “event flock” (volunteers) are mostly from Fairbanks, although some are seasonal Chicken residents, as well. The planning takes place year-round.

It was 2007 when Busby first

had the idea to create the festival. She was helping out at the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (in Nome, Alaska), when she discovered a bluegrass band in town. The idea was born when somebody said to her that she was definitely not from Chicken. The accusation of her “Chicken-ness” made her think, and 15 years later the festival is still running.

There is no internet or phone service in Chicken.

Visitors have to camp.

Chicken is a popular spot for tourists to pass by, to go gold panning. Only insidThe 2022 Chickenstock Music Festival ers know about the festiis a go in Chicken, Alaska! val. This year’s main act is Cousin Curtiss. “He has been Chicken again. “It is so much fun with us since our fledgling years, when they do the Chicken Dance,” and he is a crowd favourite. He Hunter said. Rick Sward, on vocals plays during our Peep Drop, which and guitar; Gabor Nagy, on drums; is an event where we drop 3,000 Adam Crippe, on bass; and Dave marshmallow peeps out of an air- Parks, from Fairbanks, on guitar, plane over the crowd. This is a will be there with him. Hunter kid-favourite event,” Busby ex- added, “The Chickenstock Festiplained. val is the best festival.”

Curtiss O’Rorke Stedman is The Roland Roberts Band will “Cousin Curtiss.” This will be his be another festival act. Musician eighth time performing at Chick- Roland Roberts is “Memphis-born enstock. “Crazy to think my first and Alaska-rooted,” as it says on year was in 2012. I just showed up his website. He recorded his debut and asked Josea for a set, when- album, All About the Timing, in ever she could fit me in. I think I Whitehorse, and soon made acplayed three songs to start off the quaintances with bassist Alvin Ferday that Saturday. This coming nandez, and drummer Matthew summer tour is pure chaos, with Wallace. They formed The Roland shows spanning Colorado, Pennsyl- Roberts Trio and, after adding vania, Virgina, D.C., Alaska, Mich- multi-instrumentalist Matt Fauigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and back bion, the Roland Roberts Band was to Colorado, a couple times in the realized. The Jephries is another middle there. Can’t wait,” Sted- Alaskan band, from Anchorage, man said. He and his girlfriend that will be performing at Chicklived on the road in a self-made enstock. tiny house, for just over a year, It is not all about the music; back in 2015–16, and since then it is about the feeling. Other acthey have been living on the west tivities, like a 5-kilometre run slope of Colorado. on Sunday morning, are also fun, King Swardfish (a.k.a. Rick and there are yoga classes. And if Sward, from the Yukon) will Yukoners cannot make it to Chickalso be another of the festival’s enstock, this year, they may want highlights. Singer Roxx Hunter to book tickets early for next year. said that he is excited to play in n

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Aimée Dawn Robinson Aimée is a dancer, writer, visual artist, curator, dance teacher, director and creator who has been living in the Yukon since 2012.

Aimée is grateful to live and work on the lands of Kwanlin Dün First Nation, Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, and Carcross/Tagish First Nation.

On the Cover After a night of rain, fog begins to dissipate to reveal the Samuel Glacier

An International Artist Continues to Shine

at Chuck Creek, Yukon.

Mary Caesar’s illuminating and luminous works inspire people across the globe

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plashes of lavish roses, the bared teeth of an outraged woman, purple light bouncing off a moonlit lake, portraits of people happily stick gambling, and scenes of the horrors of residential school—all appear in the paintings of Mary Caesar. Her artwork has visual, thematic and international range.

“I create art to tell my story about my experience in the resi-

from her parents Alfred and Minnie who were also instrumental in re-enforcing the teachings as a whole of the Kaska Dena.

In her artwork, Caesar combines these traditional studies with travel and academics in the south. “I studied Fine Art for four years at Malaspina UniversityCollege, in Nanaimo, and received my Fine Art Diploma,” Caesar reflects. “I learned discipline, how

ing to the Wolf Clan. Her works with acrylics and oils often portray traditional and contemporary Kaska Dena people and lifestyles, still life, images from her days in the Lower Post Residential School, in B.C., and her experiences as a First Nation woman. Caesar’s vivid and glowing landscape paintings are her observations of the Yukon—her home. “The artists that influenced me were Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Emily Carr.

I have painted for the past twenty years,” Caesar shared. “My art is a part of my healing journey in the

residential school system, how it has affected my life.

“I feel it’s important to tell my story. It’s part of Canada’s history and it should never be forgotten.”

Traumfänger Verlag, which is a German publishing company, agreed that this part of history should not be forgotten and, in 2014, published Caesar’s book, My Healing Journey, meine Reise zur Heilung: Überleben in der Residential School.

“My connection with Germany and Switzerland started in Sepcont’d on page 4 ...

Chickenstock ............................ 2 Artist Profile: Mary Caesar ........... 3 Yukon Driving School: Attitudes .... 5 YANSI ..................................... 7 Seasonal Recipes ....................... 8 Gratefulness........................... 10 Party in the North.................... 13 Didee Didoo ........................... 14 Rick Massie: Second Solo LP ....... 18

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Artist Mary Caesar dential school, and art helps me to heal”, said Caesar. “I also create art because it’s my passion.”

Caesar’s creative passion has many outlets. “I work in acrylics. I also create other styles and forms of art: Kaska Dena culture, landscapes, portraits, abstract …”

Caesar also sews traditional beaded garments, skills she learned

to persevere with completing my art assignments.” While at school she studied sculpture, ceramics, painting, photography and Earth art.

Caesar has never been limited to one medium; she is an artist and a published writer and poet. She is a Kaska Dena, Liard First Nation mother and grandmother belong-

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An International Artist Continues to Shine... cont’d from page 3

Kaska women making moose hide tember 2005,” recalled Caesar.

“I traveled to Switzerland with ten other Yukon First Nations artists and exhibited my art at Nordamerika Native Museum in Zurich, Switzerland”. The connections with Europe continued in 2010, when Caesar traveled to Germany “with three people from the Yukon, for a six-week art project.” She added, “In March 2014, I was invited to go to Germany by my publisher.”

Other publications by Caesar include “Northern Sky Dancers” in Poetry For Northern Learners.

Theytus Books, League of Canadian Poets, Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and the Yukon University library have also published her poems.

Perhaps Caesar’s work goes far and wide, not only because it is beautiful and powerful but also because Caesar has strong intentions: “My work is my personal response to my past and present environment.

“It’s really important for me to paint my personal struggles.”

Caesar has participated in sev-

Switzerland), in 2005; Nanghághinda (Watch Over the Earth) at Yukon Arts Center Public Art Gallery (Whitehorse, in 2003); and in Raven Trix, also at the Yukon Art Center Public Art Gallery (2001).

I had to ask Caesar about her connection to another beloved Yukon painter, Ted Harrison (1926–2015).

Harrison was one of Caesar’s earlier art teachers. Caesar remembers him fondly.

She said, “Ted Harrison was a gentle, humble human being, artist and teacher. He treated us First Nations artists with respect and kindness.”

Carrying this respect and kindness forward, Caesar shared this

Kaska people playing hand games never give up!”

Caesar is active in the Yukon’s Artist in the School program— meaning your child’s school could invite Caesar to teach art as a guest teacher! She is also a member of the Yukon Art Society—meaning you can purchase Caesar’s artwork at Arts Under-

ground at 15-305 Main Street in Whitehorse. She often has both beadwork and paintings available there, or available by commission.

You can also find Mary Caesar on Facebook or through Travel Yukon (also on Facebook). n

Flashbacks & Memories of Lower Post Residential School eral major exhibitions, including Traditions of Change (Nordamerika Native Museum in Zurich,

encouragement: “To other artists, my advice would be to persevere with your art, work hard and

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LESSONS FROM THE ROAD

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Scott was professionally trained by Safety Services Nova Scotia to be a driving instructor in 2010 and afterteaching for 2 years there, moved back to the Yukon in 2012. In January 2020 he launched Yukon Driving Academy. Scott has a love of driving and takes pride in seeing his students succeed on their journey to becoming safe drivers and wants to see the roads used in a safe and defensive way.

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here is a lot going on while we are driving: we are controlling the car, scanning for pedestrians, watching for traffic lights and signs, and anticipating what other drivers are doing, but the decisions we make, as drivers, on how we are going to drive, are the most-important decisions we can make.

There are four ways we can drive; we can be passive, aggressive, asThe decisions we make, as drivers, on how we are going to sertive or defensive. drive, are the most-important decisions we can make Passive driving is driving overly cautious, driving too slowly, being fearful of and red lights. Aggressive driving making a turn or using the gas pedal. Driving in also includes drinking and driving a passive manner can make the or texting and driving. Aggressive driver, themselves, a hazard. A driving can have serious consepassive driver can slow traffic in quences for others, as well as for a way that can make other driv- the driver.

Assertive driving is driving ers become aggressive. Passive driving can be very common for with confidence and control—mak“Passive driving may be common ing the left turn when we have with less-experienced or nervous the appropriate space, without hesitation; making a smooth lane drivers.”

Aggressive driving is driving change and not slowing down. An in a manner that is reckless and assertive driver uses the space unlawful and that can cause colli- available safely and confidently.

Defensive driving is driving sions that can be fatal. Aggressive driving is speeding, cutting other in a way that we do everything drivers off and running yellow reasonable to prevent a colli-

sion, in spite of the actions of others or the conditions around us. It is yielding the right of way when needed.

If it looks like you are going to be cut off, slow down and let the other person cut you off. They may be 100 per cent in the wrong, but at least you never got into a collision. Defensive driving is also driving to the road conditions. Slow down in bad PHOTO: PIXABAY weather. And at night, turn your lights on and slow down a bit.

So … we want to avoid driving passively and we never want to drive aggressively. We want to drive in a defensively assertive manner, to drive with confidence but be willing to give up the right of way to avoid a collision. We all want to get home at the end of the day; we want to be able to say, “That was a good day” (getting into a collision would make for a crappy day). Let’s all remember to drive in that defensively assertive manner so we can all get home in a safe and timely way (and continue having a good day).

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ART SHOWS Until Jun 21 Makalu: The Story Behind the Panels by Esther Bordet Arts Underground Gallery Hours Tue-Sat 12 - 5 Until Jun 21 An Exhibition by Sullivan Bond Arts Underground Gallery Hours Tue-Sat 12 - 5

LIVE MUSIC Wed Jun 1 Arts in the Park: Remy Rodden 12:00 PM Lepage Park Familyfocused entertainment, free celebration of local arts and community! For more info email artsinthepark@musicyukon. com!

Wed Jun 1 Whitewater Wednesday Night Jam 7:00 PM The Local Bar This is a great night of Music, laughter and all around good times. It’s an open-mic kind of show and all you have to do is bring in your instrument, find Jack and/ or Peggy and we’ll set you up!

Thur Jun 2 Arts in the Park: Brigitte Jardin 12:00 PM Lepage Park Lunch hour live performances by local bands and performers alongside visual art demonstrations.

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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 Jun 1 thru Jun 9 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Yukon Theatre Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including otheruniverse versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. Advance tickets online. https://bit.ly/3LLk0Bx Wed Jun 1 Yukon Venture Angels Launch Event 7:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace The Yukon Venture Angels are interested in engaging with everyone in the Yukon who would like to invest in and support local enterprises, food, drinks, networking and to learn more about this exciting movement to invest LOCALLY! Wed Jun 1 Meet & Greet – Gwich’in Council International 7:00 PM MacBride Museum Thu Jun 2 Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local artisans sell their wares, email info@ fireweedmarket.ca for more info.

Thu Jun 2 Yukon Convention Bureau AGM 3:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Call 668-3555 for more info.

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Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

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Many women were affected by the Indian Act’s discriminatory policies; for example, they lost Indian Status under the Indian Act when they married a non-Indigenous person, or an Indigenous

children lost their status, they had no education rights, they had no rights at all,” Adeline said.

“And a lot of them lived in very deplorable conditions and there was no assistance for them. They were basically like ‘the forgotten people.’”

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they would speak for the nonstatus people; however, YANSI insisted on having their own representation.

Eventually, YANSI and Yukon Native Brotherhood amalgamated to become the Council for Yukon Indians, now the Council of Yukon First Nations. After amalgamation, YANSI’s “role disappeared and a lot of people don’t know the history and all the struggles that the non-status people had to fight for to ensure that everyone was included in the land claims.”

The association also did other work related to housing, education, justice and health. But since YANSI no longer exists, not everyone knows about their significant contribution to the lives of Yukon Indigenous people. That’s where the book comes in.

“We always felt it was important to have [the] role of nonstatus people, the struggles of non-status people, documented,” Adeline explained.

“To me, it’s acknowledging that the organization was actually in place and that they did really good work, and that because of their good work, so many people are enjoying the land claims settlement,” Adeline said.

“Although the organization was

only around until 1980, it played a really important role for ensuring the equality of everyone. And they brought in a lot of programs for the people.”

It wasn’t always easy, and YANSI’s young founders often learned the ropes as they went along.

“When we first organized, before the founding conference, we had to have a constitution to present,” Adeline explained.

“So, we’d never ever dealt with a constitution before, so we pulled together constitutions from other organizations across Canada, who had already organized, and we had a draft for the founding meeting. And my sister typed it up on an old typewriter and made copies with carbon paper.”

“When you need something to be done, when something’s really important, you find a way to get it done.”

Adeline has never stopped working for the rights of Indigenous people in the Yukon. She’s been involved with the WAWC since it was founded in 2004, after she retired from her federal government job.

“The ladies thought I needed something to do,” she said, laughing.

She said she hopes to retire

someday, but shows no sign of slowing down. She initiated the creation of Finding Our Faces, a history of the Whitehorse Indian Mission School, which was published in 2015. Adeline is now chairing the Chooutla Residential School Working Group. In addition, she was selected to be the Yukon representative of the Assembly of First Nations delegation, which has traveled to Vatican City to meet with His Holiness Pope Francis.

And, of course, she’s excited to see the YANSI project unfold.

“We’re just pulling everything together now and we have a very competent person [Linda Johnson] leading the charge, and I know it will be successful. I have no doubt, and I’m really happy about that.”

Adeline seems unfailingly optimistic. Still, I ask if she ever gets discouraged.

“Yes, sometimes, but I’m just really resilient,” she said. “When you get discouraged, you then find a way to do what you need to do.

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Kay Deborah Linley

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.

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continued to scroll through the newsfeed. Stories of doom and gloom. I didn’t even have to read the content. The photo and headlines were enough to drag me down. Switching back to Facebook and Instagram didn’t help. It felt like people showing off their perfect lives. An image of life that was only partly true but kept me trapped on a hamster wheel of trying to do more, have more and be happier.

Suddenly the phone rang, snapping me out of my catatonic state.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Kay.” “Oh, hey Dad.” It didn’t take me long to tell him how I was feeling. “Dad, it’s just really hard right now.”

“You know, Kay, one of our big problems is that we don’t realize how much we really have.”

I had heard this statement over and over again in my life. It wasn’t new.

“You mean gratefulness?”

“Yes.” I couldn’t agree more with my dad. I mean, every time someone said “Remember to be grateful,” I would always nod my head and smile and reply, “Yes, yes. It’s all about perspective.” But for some reason, it didn’t fully sink in and I always ended up back in a “wanting” feeling, like my life wasn’t enough.

“Dad, I have to get going. I have planned a solo trip out on the land to try and reset.” I was

heading to the land for a night, to stay in a small cabin near Atlin. It would be me and the three dogs—Tin, Junip and Diamond—no other people, and there would be no cell service or internet.

We said our goodbyes and I hung up the phone to start packing.

During the drive to the cabin, my mind chatter was loud. As I left Internet Land and drove into the shadows, without cell service, I immediately felt an irritation of withdrawal. No longer existing to the outside world, I continued to drive down winding roads, past the last electricity pole and house, and into the wild.

As I arrived at the end of the road, there were two full-grown caribou pawing at the minerals and salts in the gravel. One had fully formed antlers, the other without. “What an amazing treat to see these two beauties right at the beginning of our adventure, hey guys?” (The dogs seemed to agree, with growls and wide eyes.) “We’re going to have to wait.” The pair of caribou slowly moseyed off the road and made their way up a snowmobile track into the mature forest.

I left the dogs in the truck, to give the caribou some more time, and walked to the spring to fill up my water bottle. Bright-green watercress danced happily on top of the surface, and the spring was warm to the touch. I dipped my bottle into the mouth of the cav-

ern where it exited the mountain.

While I stood by the water, I immediately felt better. It felt like a wave of relief and calm washing over my body.

Back at the truck, the caribou were nowhere in sight.

I readied my heavy backpack, let the dogs out and put the pack on. Then I toed my boots into the ski clips with a quiet click. “Alright guys, let’s go!” The dogs excitedly led the way; they knew where we were going.

Luckily, there was an old Tin looking out onto Atlin Lake snowmobile track to jump in front of me, until I althat I could follow. It was packed enough for me most ran into her, then bounded to stay on top of the snow’s sur- out of the way just in time to avoid a collision. face.

I then started breaking trail to The last hill down to the cabin was nearly too much to handle, the cabin. The snow had a thick so I got creative. Instead of trying crust of ice, over its surface, from to ski it standing up, I sat down the freeze-thaw cycles of early on the backs of my skis, like they spring. I broke through its crust were a sled, and careened down with each slide of the skis. Underthe hill toward the huskies. Junip neath the snow it was soft and thought I was playing a delightful powdery, and the dogs struggled game of Chicken, so she continued to stay on top. Tin, the youngest,

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The cabin looked humble yet inviting amongst the towering trees.

“Nearly there, guys,” I called out.

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“Time for lunch, guys.”

I rummaged through the bag and pulled out my miniature cookstove, a can of beans and a can opener, and a Ziploc of hot-chocolate powder.

I set up a small kitchen outside. The little cookstove worked like a charm, heating the beans up in no time. I added cheese sticks to the bottom of my bowl and poured the hot beans over top. Junip supervised (in exchange for some cheese).

As I ate the beans, I realized how different they tasted out here.

It was funny to me because, back home, I believed eating a can of beans was unhealthy. They were packed full of sugar and were a pretty basic meal. But out here, the beans actually felt good for me somehow. I hastily gobbled down the superfood and melted some snow to clean out the pot.

“Now for hot chocolate!” In the clean pot, I melted some more snow until it came to a rolling boil. I added the steaming water to the hot-chocolate powder at the base of my blue tin cup. Then I stirred in some milk and sat down with the warm drink on the cabin step.

As I sat there quietly, with the sweet, hot drink. I looked down at its surface and noticed these incredibly beautiful bubbles forming. “No way … they look like little rainbows.” I looked closer and marvelled at the beautiful colours radiating across the bubbles, and thought, I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this before.

After lunch, I left the gear behind and skied down to Atlin Lake. The trail was icy, in spots, and Diamond gave me lots of distance for my inevitable falls at the base of each hill.

Eventually, it flattened out and merged onto the massive expanse

Open river water of Atlin Lake.

I left the trail and ventured out along the shoreline. The ice of the lake had formed a crumpled fringe along the snow-covered beach.

The surface underneath the ice shelves was dark brown in colour as it had collected the earthy pebbles from the shore. Small icicles formed underneath in miniature caves. Farther along, a section of the crumpled ice glowed in an aquamarine colour similar to that of Llewellyn Glacier. I skied over

Junip with an open lead to this especially beautiful section of the ice and was drawn into its colourful caverns and intricate expressions. The dogs sat with me patiently as I marvelled at the

smallest details in the tiny caves. Eventually, I came to and decided to ski out, on top of the lake ice, and continued down the lake.

Tin, and then Junip led the way and stopped at the outlet of a small river. I headed back into shore and skied over to the pockets of open, flowing water intermixed with shelf ice.

The sound of the running water was melodious and reminded me of summer. The sun glared down on us and its light echoed off the lively liquid. I looked up and out across the lake. The snow and ice went on and on and ended way out on the horizon against the base of dark mountains.

I stood amidst the grandiosity and started to reflect. My surroundings didn’t care about my shortcomings. I was allowed to be part of the picture just as I was. I relaxed into this feeling of being fully accepted, which allowed me to simply be.

Curiously, in this moment of presence, I started to feel grateful.

It wasn’t a superficial gratefulness, like the smile and nod from before; but, rather, I felt a grateful energy in my body. It wasn’t a nervous energy, like how the online media made me feel; instead, it was soothing and somehow felt more real, like I was present in the life before me. It was a similar feeling that I had tasted in different ways throughout my day, with the caribou, the cabin, the hot chocolate, the lake ice … but this time, it felt more permanent.

I squinted and smiled at the stark, yet beautiful landscape before me. And this time, when I said it, I truly meant it. “Thank you. Truly, thank you.” n

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PARTY IN THE NORTH! Diamond Tooth Gerties is set to begin its summer season

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iamond Tooth Gerties is open for the summer. Now that Covid-19 pandemic restrictions are mostly lifted, it’s back to having loads of fun and barrels of laughs at the famous party spot in Dawson City. Known for its casino games and entertaining vaudeville shows, people from all over come to check out this must-see entertainment destination in the great North.

The building that is used to house Gerties is not hard to miss.

It is a large white building with dark-green accents and a pointed roof. Before this building became home to a gambling hall, it used to be home for a different social scene called the Arctic Brotherhood.

Many know that Dawson was a key city during the gold-rush days, between 1896 and 1899. Shortly after the peak of the gold rush, the building that now houses Gerties was built in 1901. It was built as a space for the Arctic Brotherhood, a social club for men living in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Northern B.C. The brotherhood was first founded in 1899 by Captain William Connell, while he was sailing from Seattle to Skagway. The ship was always full of jovial men seeking gold. The captain thought a social club would be a great way for men from the Northwest to meet one another and exchange stories over drinks and food.

The first club location, or Camp Skagway No. 1, as it was called, was located in Skagway, Alaska.

By the end of the first month, over 300 men had joined the association. Shortly after, more clubs were created in surrounding cities such as Atlin, B.C. (Camp Atlin No. 3), and Bennett, B.C. (Camp Bennett No. 2). Camp Dawson No. 4 was founded in Dawson City. The brotherhood would go on to form

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an additional 28 club locations.

As the club progressed, it became super exclusive. Members included business men, lawyers, doctors and politicians. The club also boasted an impressive honorary member list that included King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, U.S. presidents Warren Harding, Teddy Roosevelt and William McKinley. As the exclusivity and popularity grew, rules and mandates were drawn up. Members could only gain entry if they were nominated by an existing member. There was even a membership committee that would have the final say on prospective

members being accepted or declined. There were also badges that the members could wear to indicate various achievements, such as the extent of their drinking habits.

However, all good things must come to an end, and in 1925 the brotherhood ceased to exist. In 1971, Diamond Tooth Gerties was opened by the Klondike Visitors Association. The hall is named after Gertie Lovejoy, who was a singer during the gold-rush era and was known for having a diamond in-between her two front teeth.

While the Arctic Brotherhood

is no more, there is plenty of fun for everyone at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Viki Paulins is the current manager of Gerties, and she could not be more excited about what the summer season holds. “This summer, there will be shows five nights a week, being held three times each night. Each of the shows will be different, so patrons stand to be wowed three times in one visit for only $20.”

During the pandemic, Gerties was closed from March to July in 2020. “Our biggest hardship during this time was not being able to provide our staff with work and not being able to offer the space

to the community. Aside from the gambling and entertainment, Gerties is very much a community space, and we were devastated not to be able to host our local community members for such long periods of time,” said Paulins.

With the reopening of Gerties (on May 13), a few Covid protocols are strongly recommended, such as wearing a mask in parts of the building where there cannot be physical distancing, as well as sanitizing hands regularly and not visiting if you are feeling unwell.

In addition to the shows, Gerties also has several casino-style games to partake in, such as poker, roulette, black jack, red dog and money wheel, as well as slot machines. For detailed information about musical acts, hours and show times, you can visit the Diamond Tooth Gerties website at www.diamondtoothgerties.ca.

If you do go to Dawson to enjoy the festivities at Gerties, take a stroll over to the Sourdough Saloon (located inside the Downtown Hotel) and try the infamous Sourtoe Cocktail. The cocktail consists of a shot of whiskey in a glass with a very-well-preserved severed toe. Story has it that the toes came from a few northern explorers, in the 1920s, who lost their toes due to frostbite.

Apparently there are about 10 toes in rotation—and accidentally swallowing one will land you a hefty fine of $2,500. The rule is your lips must touch the toe while you drink the cocktail. Upon successful completion, you will get a certificate. “I have done the cocktail four times,” said Paulins. “It’s honestly not gross, and it makes for a great story when you are trying to humour folks travelling outside of the Yukon!”. n

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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 1-250-6517900 Ext. 315

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.

CARCROSS 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.

CARMACKS Sat Jun 3 Gentle Yoga 1:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat Jun 3 Intense Yoga.2:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat Jun 3 Pickleball 19+ 3:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info.

Sat Jun 3 Pickleball 50+ 4:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info.

Sun Jun 6 Kids T-Ball Sign Up 5:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Registration includes shirt & hat.

For more info call coach Matt at 332-1517 Mon Jun 5 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 Jun 5 Nerf Battle Dome - Group 2 Ages 1218 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.

Until Jun 12 Expanded Field Exhibition Klondike Institute of Art KIAC The Confluence Series at the SOVA Gallery is a community exhibition series which offers a space for KIAC members working in any medium to exhibit their artwork throughout the summer months.

Until Jun 15 Anthology of Weeds WildFlowers by Alex Murphy ODD Gallery KIAC Viewing hours Tue – Fri 10-5 Sat 12-4 Wed Jun 1 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..

Wed Jun 1 Groove Dance with Natasha Henderson 5:15 PM Minto Parkside Room Get your groove on and dance your heart out.

Wed Jun 1 Beginner Muay Thai 6:30 PM Minto Park Drop-In Thu Jun 2 Lunch Hour Boot Camp 12:00 PM Minto Get fit on your lunch hour with Lunch Hour Bootcamp! Email recreation@cityofdawson.ca for more info.

Thu Jun 2 Campfire Sessions 5:00 PM Minto Park Gazebo Family fun, sing-alongs, stories, skits & snacks. Email recreation@cityofdawson.ca for more info.

Thu Jun 2 Drop-In Tennis with Dave Ezzard 5:00 PM Minto Park Free, all ages, try tennis. Email recreation@cityofdawson.ca for more info.

Thu Jun 2 Adult Soccer 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Fri Jun 3 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 9937400 ext 299.

Fri Jun 3 Paris Pick Live 9:00 PM Bombay Peggy’s A very special and intimate performance Pick will be flying solo and debuting songs off her unreleased upcoming third record “Third Time’s a Charm” Sat Jun 4 Yin Yoga with Allison Paprocki 8:15 AM Minto Park Yin Yoga is a slower paced more meditative yoga. 6 weeks. Register online.

Sat Jun 4 HÄN GHẢ CHUKĖT TRÄÄTÄTSEY Artist Markets 2022 11:00 AM KIAC Call 993-5005 for more info.

Sat Jun 4 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School Sat Jun 4 AA North Star Group Dawson City 7:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion In person or Videoconference option available Call 867-993-5095 or 867-993-3734 for more information Sun Jun 5 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School Sun Jun 5 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 Jun 5 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 Jun 5 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 Jun 5 Adult Co-Ed Volleyball 7:15 PM Robert Service School Register Sun Jun 5 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 Jun 6 Groove Dance with Natasha Henderson 4:30 PM Minto Parkside Room Get your groove on and dance your heart out.

Mon Jun 6 Advanced Muay Thai 6:00 PM Minto Park Drop-In Mon Jun 6 Adult Basketball 7:30 PM Robert Service School Register online Mon Jun 6 Young Peoples Talking Circle 7:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Tue Jun 7 Romp & Run 10:30 AM YOOP Hall Email Jen.Suttis@cdcyukon.ca for more info.

Tue Jun 7 Hand Building Pottery Drop-In 6:00 PM KIAC Space is limited to 6 participants, first come first served.

Tue Jun 7 Fitness Bootcamp with Strive HQ 6:00 PM Minto Park An outdoor functional fitness class using bodyweight calisthenics, weights, strength, agility and endurance. Call 993-7400 ext 299 or email recreation@cityofdawson.ca Tue Jun 7 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 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info.

Wednesdays Kids Indoor Soccer 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Individual soccer skills and drills that emphasize, trapping, passing, footwork, shooting, headers, throw-ins, trap/pull backs and goal tending. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@ faroyukon.ca Wednesdays Archery 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wednesdays 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.

Wed Jun 1 Faro Market 3:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Centre Support local artists, find baking, locally grown produce, crafts and art.

Tue Jun 7 Town of Faro Council Meeting 6:00 PM Town of Faro Chamber Attend in person or by zoom

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.

Wed Jun 1 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] Fri Jun 3 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. Fri Jun 3 Summer Music Series: Brigitte Jardin 6:00 PM Village Bakery Live music by local performers. Tickets online.

Sat Jun 4 Summer Music Series: Parker Thomas Jazz 6:00 PM Village Bakery Bakery Live music by local performers. Tickets online.

Mon Jun 5 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 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 Jun 1 Mount Lorne Craft Night 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Thu Jun 2 Learn to Run 3:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Association Get some guidance on how to run happily! Everyone is welcome!

Fri Jun 3 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 11:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre Mon Jun 6 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Mon Jun 6 Learn to Run 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Association Get some guidance on how to run happily! Everyone is welcome!

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

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.

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

Thu Jun 2 Drag Queen Bingo 7:30 PM Skagway Brewing Company Kicking off PRIDE month with a fabulous game of Bingo with prizes NOT to write home about, a lip-sync contest, and a good time promised for all.

Fri Jun 4 & Sat Jun 5 Skagway Pride Celebration 2022 The Dedman Stage Various businesses are participating; take in live music & entertainment, Juneau drag, pride trivia, karaoke and much more.

TAGISH Wed Jun 1Seniors 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 Jun 1 Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu Jun 2 Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN Wed Jun 1Pickleball 12:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Wed Jun 1 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 Jun 1 Community Art Program 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Meet in the Mezzanine Wed Jun 1 Pickleball 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Thu Jun 2 S.T.E.M Club 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Ages 6-12 Fri Jun 3 Drop In Basketball 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh Community School Sat Jun 4 Parent & Tot Play 10:00 AM Teslin Recreation Centre Held in the Foam Room at the daycare, for ages 1 to 2.5 years. Call 689-6375 for more info.

Sun Jun 5 to Jun 8 Paddle Leadership Skill CampTrip Teslin Recreation Centre For those interested in gaining skills related to planning trips and navigating moving water by canoe. Call 390-2530 for more info.

Mon Jun 6 Volleyball 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh Community School Mon Jun 6 Kids Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Mon Jun 6 Adult Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Tue Jun 6 Youth in the Kitchen 3:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Sign up in advance.

Tue Jun 6 Parents and Tots 6:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Held in the Foam Room at the daycare, for ages 1 to 2.5 years. Call 689-6375 for more info

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 Fri Jun 3 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 Jun 4 Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mind-sculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music.

Sat Jun 4 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM Sun Jun 5 Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM Watson Lake Secondary School Tue Jun 7 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM

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WUY:Link+Logo Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Dawson City, YT

KIAC & KVA present: SORTIE EN VÉLO DE

May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3

June 6 WELDING 101 5:00pm - 9:00pm ………………………..

June 6 DO IT WOMEN SEW A HAMMOCK 6:00pm - 9:00pm ………………………..

June 7 NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION 5:00pm - 6:00pm ………………………..

June 7 WOODSHOP ORIENTATION 6:30pm - 8:30pm ………………………..

June 13 BUILD A CEDAR PLANTER BOX 5:30pm - 9:30pm ………………………..

June 7 DESIGN WOOD AND LEATHER EARRINGS 6:30pm - 9:00pm ………………………..

Open Hours: Wed-Sun 1pm-9pm

Sadie Sergriff with Elijah Bekk Elaine Schiman Trio Remy Rodden 7 pm: TBA Brigitte Jardin Paris Pick

June 6 June 7 June 8

All City Band Keitha Clark & Annie Avery The Slade Boys 7 pm: The Sweeties & SquirrelHunter June 9 Anneky & Dana Sipos June 10 Vanstones

MONTAGNE 11 Juin 10 h à 15 h 30 Au mont McIntyre Gratuit

June 27 Gordie Tentrees & Mponda Kalunga June 28 Songwriter’s circle with BJ MacLean, Joyce Grennan, & Roger Gabriel June 29 Relative Harmony 7 pm: Garbageman June 30 Ryan McNally July 1 The Lucky Ones

June 1 Yukon Venture Angels Launch Event 7:00pm - 8:30pm ………………………..

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

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

July 4 July 5 July 6

July 7 July 8

Bria Rose & Jasmine Netsena Dena & the Bazuka Bingo Bongo Boogie Band 7 pm: North Gold Entertainment Showcase w/ Princess Melia, Mobb Diggity, and Pumpskii The Naysayers Lis Pilon & Ellorie Mcnight and Erica Dee Mah & Darcy McCord

Celebrating 26 Years

Please see Yukonstruct. com for more info

LIVE performances & visual art demonstrations

Lepage Park

NorthLight Innovation Building 2180 2nd Ave

Shows every Friday at noon Gazebo & 8pm (doors 7:30): KIAC Ballroom / Dënäkär Zho Fri June 3: NOON AT THE GAZEBO: JOHN FROM DAWSON 8pm show at KIAC: John from Dawson and Kirkland Tickets & more info at kiac.eventbrite.ca

June 13 Lucie D June 14 The Big Band June 15 Come What Mae: Drag Monarchs that Slay! (Family friendly drag story time!)

7 pm: Speed Control & Shotgun Wedding June 16 The Bennett Sun June 17 Rick Sward & Roxx Hunter June 20 Fawn Fritzen & David Restivo June 21 Dena Zagi June 22 Claire Ness 7 pm: LOCAL BOY June 23 Joey O’Neil June 24 Daniel Janke

DAWSON CITY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

YUKON RIVERSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL AND PRINT & PUBLISHING FESTIVAL

June 9 - 12, 2022

in Dawson City Artist Installations, Demo Tents, Music, Performances & More!

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

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Yukon Animal Rescue Network

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.

Mon-Fri: 12-1pm Wed: 7pm-8pm

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Gardening Workshops with Organic Market Gardener, Bart Bounds Thursdays: 5:30- 7pm at the Learning Garden in Shipyards Park June 2: Soil Fertility Management June 16: Garden Preparation June 23: Water- Irrigation & Conservation 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 June 3-9, 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Friday to Thursday Matinees on Saturday and Sunday Dir. Sam Raimi, 126 minutes.

Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl to travel across multiverses.

Friday to Thursday. No screening Monday.

Dir. Alex Garland, 100 minutes A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.

Opening June 10 Dir. Joseph Kosinski, 137 minutes After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

Visit yukonfilmsociety.com for more information

YukonFilmSociety

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

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

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.

The Best Things in Life are…

Rescued!

Meet Dixie!

She is a 6-year-old, female, domestic shorthair. This sweetheart is shy in new places, but once she warms up she is very affectionate and a joy to have around! She loves to come to you for cuddles. She would do well in a quiet home.

If you are interested in adopting Dixie 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.

Shelter Hours: Tuesdays - Fridays 12pm-6pm Saturdays - 10am-6pm 126 Tlingit St, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6J2 | Tel: 867 633 6019 humanesocietyyukon.ca

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ACTIVE LISTINGS Wed Jun 1 Gym Buds 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy a fun, positive, accepting environment where everyone can feel inspired to achieve their goals.

Wed Jun 1 Multisport Strength and Agility 11:00 AM Northern Strength Academy Improve your agility, balance, running economy, coordination and strength Wed Jun 1 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 Jun 1 Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy Wed Jun 1 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 Jun 1 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 Jun 1 Habit Cycle 5:30 PM A 50 min indoor cycling (spin) class, drop in or purchase 5-10 class pass.

Wed Jun 1 Zumba 6:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online Wed Jun 1 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 Wed Jun 1 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.

Wed Jun 1 Vinyasa Flow 7:00 PM Classic Vinyasa class, seamless string together poses, quiet the body and mind. Drop in or register.

Wed Jun 1 Table Tennis 7:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net Thu Jun 2 Habit Cycle 7:00 PM A 50 min indoor cycling (spin) class, drop in or purchase 5-10 class pass.

Thu Jun 2 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 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.

Thu Jun 2 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 Jun 2 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 Jun 2 Hatha Yoga 12:00 PM Grace Space Find alignment mental and physical during this hour of inspiring hatha yoga,. Register online. https://bit. ly/3kFowWQ Thu Jun 2 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 Jun 3 Gym Buds 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy a fun, positive, accepting environment where everyone can feel inspired to achieve their goals.

Fri Jun 3 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 Jun 3 Zumba 6:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online Fri Jun 3 Table Tennis 7:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net Fri Jun 4 Yukon’s Annual Golf Tournament for Literacy 8:30 AM Mountain View Golf Course Funds raised through PGI tournaments enable Yukon Learn society to offer one one one literacy services, offer group classes, purchase materials for the learning library, and training for volunteers.

Sat Jun 4 Yukon Energy Haeckel Hill Run 10:00 AM Icy Waters Road off the Fish Lake Road This annual AY run tests your legs by running up Haeckel Hill starting at the wildlife viewing ending at the windmills.

Sat Jun 4 Table Tennis 1:30 PM Whitehorse École Whitehorse Elementary School For more info email TheMurf@northwestel.net Sun Jun 5 Habit Cycle 10:00 AM A 50 min indoor cycling (spin) class, drop in or purchase 5-10 class pass.

Sun Jun 5 Spirit Bear Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate10:30 AM Heart of Riverdale Located in the Pink Studio Includes a challenging warm-up to increase your physical strength, stamina and endurance, followed up by learning basic movements and how to apply them to effective techniques.

Mon Jun 6 Gym Buds 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy a fun, positive, accepting environment where everyone can feel inspired to achieve their goals.

Mon Jun 6 Multisport Strength and Agility 11:00 AM Northern Strength Academy Improve your agility, balance, running economy, coordination and strength Mon Jun 6 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.

Mon Jun 6 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.

Mon Jun 6 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 Mon Jun 6 Women’s Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Mon Jun 6 Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions. This is due to its use of all available weapons. Fists, elbows, knees and shins are all used to attack your opponent.

Clinch work is also another defining element of this exciting fighting style Mon Jun 6 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 Jun 6 Habit Cycle 7:00 PM A 50 min indoor cycling (spin) class, drop in or purchase 5-10 class pass.

Tue Jun 7 Total Body HIIT 12:15 PM Habit Yukon 30 min lunchtime high intensity interval training. All levels welcome, drop in and first time try it rates available.

Tue Jun 7 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 Jun 7 Habit Cycle 5:30 PM A 50 min indoor cycling (spin) class, drop in or purchase 5-10 class pass.

Tue Jun 7 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 Jun 7 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 Jun 7 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

contact oayukon@gmail.com for more information Wed Jun 1 Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Classes with Nancy 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery Email whitehorsekundalini@gmail.com to register for 5class series or check for availability to try a drop in.

Wed Jun 1 No Puffin Group (CM) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Thu Jun 2 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal.

Thu Jun 2 Hatha Noon Yoga Class 12:00 PM Grace Space Fall Noon 1 hour Yoga class and 1 hour individual psychosomatic session. Register online.

Thu Jun 2 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 Jun 2 KDCC Walking with Our Sisters Sewing Group 5:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.

Thu Jun 2 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 Jun 2 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 Jun 3 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www. rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Fri Jun 3 Morning Yoga Stretch 9:00 AM 7th Ray Studio Easing into the day with gentling warming up and stretching. All levels are welcome Register online.

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by Wyndham A safe place for women and children to access a meal.

Fri Jun 3 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 Jun 3 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 Jun 3 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 Jun 4 AA Hospital Meeting 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Sun Jun 5 AA Hospital Meeting 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Sun Jun 5 Yoga with Amber 7:15 PM Habit Health and Wellness book online or email habitcommunity@ gmail.com for more info Mon Jun 6 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www. rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Mon Jun 6 Sally and Sisters Hot Lunch 11:00 WELLNESS LISTINGS AM Whitehorse United Church Free Hot Lunch for Elder and Counsellor available Emotional and Women & Children Spiritual support, free to Indigenous women, girls, Mon Jun 6 Smart Recovery Addictions Support 2 spirited in Yukon, Northern BC: Phone, video 6:45 PM Sarah Steele Building appointments or in person. Call Toll Free 866 667 Mon Jun 6 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 6162 or visit www.yawc.ca for info.

AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken Tuesdays & Saturdays Counseling Drop-In your body and focus the mind. We will follow one and Short Term Counselling Service 11:00 AM sequence until you are able to find yourself in the Canadian Mental Health Association, Yukon Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Tuesday 11am - flow, before moving on.

4pm and Saturday from 11am - 3pm. Call 668-6429 Mon Jun 6 AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral for more info.

Tue Jun 7 Sally & Sisters/Soeurs 11:00 AM Days Wed Jun 1 Samurai Brotherhood Men’s Circle: Inn by Wyndham A safe place for women and Porcupine Squad 7:00 PM Location TBA After children to access a meal.

Pre-Registration A weekly, action-focused circle of fire + fellowship for those who identify as male aged Tue Jun 7 Yoga by Amber 7:00 PM 7th Ray Studio 21+. A safe + brave space for men to share their A yoga class that is for all levels and abilities, register wins and challenges, dig deeper into what’s really online. holding you back, set goals and be held accountable. Tue Jun 7 AA UglyDuckling Group (C/M, NS) 8:00 More info: call/text Michael at 867-332-4722 or email PM Christ Church Cathedral New members always mjvernon@gmail.com. welcome, this is a non smoking group.

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Manus Hopkins Manus Hopkins is a Whitehorse- and Toronto-based journalist, musician and lover of heavy metal and cats.

GUIDED TO AN IMPERFECT LIGHT

Whitehorse prog-metal master Rick Massie is set to release his second solo LP on June 3

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ick Massie’s new album isn’t exactly a new album, at least not to him. It’s made up of tunes that came off the tail end of the writing and recording process of his 2020 release, Eclipse–but that isn’t to say these new songs are just leftovers from a previous record.

“When I wrote Eclipse, I knew what was going to be on the album,” he told What’s Up Yukon.

“But every weekend during that time after it was written, I was coming up with new stuff. Ideas were just flowing.”

Though Massie’s songs are often long, complex and multi-stylistic, they usually start with one riff or idea and grow from there. The first two singles from his upcoming album, Guided to an Imperfect Light, both followed this formula.

Titled “Counting the Stars” and “Need,” each song boasts a variety of inspirations, with different styles, from extreme metal to almost synth-pop, being heard between the two.

“I’d write a riff and I’d just totally hear what needed to come next,” he said. “I can’t really explain it; I just knew what kind of mood I was going for.”

Massie went on to say he isn’t too concerned with repetition and

gained more skills and knowledge in these areas, with each release since, including multiple singles and this new record.

“I can’t really talk about any formal training,” he said. “You just get better as you go.”

Working on his music by himself, it can be difficult for Massie to step away and accept that a song is finished, as he always finds something he wants to tweak— even if it’s a small detail nobody else would notice.

“It’s nearly impossible,” he said. “It was an endless process of tweaking and fixing and adding new little embellishments.”

PHOTO: AILA MASSIE

Rick Massie would rather his songs flow naturally, as if they are telling a story.

His prog-metal music is perfectly suited to storylike song structures, and with this in mind, he was able to craft Guided to an Imperfect Light to feel like a journey to listeners.

Though Massie considers his music a passion project that he does simply for his own love of cre-

ating, he has found it has helped him build friendships and connections in the music world, including several strong relationships with bloggers and website runners who also work out of pure passion for supporting underground and lesser-known artists.

“It kind of shocks me that there’s so many people out there willing to help out, and they’re

not asking for any money,” said Massie. “They’re doing this out of their love of metal and the goodness of their hearts.”

Massie has now found his footing as a solo artist, handling the writing, production, promotion and more of his music. When he first started work on Eclipse, lots of the production aspects were new to him, but he feels he has

Guided to an Imperfect Light will be released online and physically on June 3. To keep up with Rick Massie and to hear the singles from the upcoming record, as well as previous releases, head over to https://rickmassie.bandcamp. com.

Massie said he is still surprised and grateful for the positive reception his work continues to receive.

“There’s so much good support for underground metal out there,” he said. n

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MINE UPDATE Site Safety at the Eagle Gold Mine A culture of health, safety and wellness at the Eagle Gold Mine is a core principle of the Victoria Gold team.

As of May 1, the Eagle Gold Mine had achieved over 560 days and 2,000,000 hours without a Lost Time Incident (LTI).

On April 28, site personnel reflected upon fallen and injured workers across the country on Yukon’s Day of Mourning and renewed their commitment to health and safety in the workplace.

This day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the federal Workers’ Compensation Act; the result of the Meredith Report, which was tabled by Sir William Meredith in 1913 laying the foundation for workers’ compensation in Canada.

Victoria Gold’s Occupational Health and Safety policy is available on the Company’s web site. At the mine, the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHCS) provides leadership and direction to promote and sustain the health and safety of all workers and serves as a resource to all site departments by engaging and supporting education, training and health and safety awareness to ensure a positive safety culture.

The Company’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) – or Mine Rescue Team – is made up of volunteers from various departments across site. ERT members are a dedicated group which take part in weekly training sessions. These individuals are required by Yukon Occupational Health and Safety to be certified in various skills such as first aid, rope rescue and firefighting.

“At Victoria Gold, we respect our employees and contractors, the environment and the communities in which we operate,” continues McConnell.

Members of Victoria Gold’s Emergency Response Team practice their skills at site.

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.