What's Up Yukon - August 8, 2013

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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

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Kn ow Good a L V E Sto r y ?

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f you can satiate yourself with simple pleasures, your chance at a happy life increases. If, for example, a well-timed cupcake can make your day, a contented existence awaits you.

For me, the inevitable sticky hands that result from cupcake consumption ruin this effect; hut but I have my own simple satisfactions.

During the course of a hot, sweaty day — and there have been plenty of those this summer — my anticipation builds.

“When I get home,” I say to myself, “I know exactly what I am going to do.”

True to my word, upon arrival I march upstairs to the living room beer- fridge, grab a bottle of suds, and return downstairs to my bathroom. Then I strip and jump in the shower. As the faucet springs into action I twist off the cap and invert the beer bottle so its contents flow river-like into my parched mouth. Oh, glory.

It’s a beautiful little ritual that cleanses my body of its grime and my soul of its sourness; after

After a shower- beer I feel both light-headed and light-hearted.

a shower-beer I feel both light headed and light-hearted.

Note: I mean “light-hearted” in a figurative sense; in a literal sense the research I’ve done indicates this activity might not actually be that great for your ticker. Consider this a try-at-yourown-risk disclaimer.

Both the highfalutin and the hoi polloi can enjoy the classic beer-in- shower technique, but I don’t want to give the impression that it is all leisure.

If one casually luxuriates in the shower for an hour, serious concerns arise re: energy use and water consumption. If a shower drinker wants to both enjoy the

ritual and maintain one’s environmental credibility, efficiency is called for.

But here is the happy paradox: the very efficiency that would seem to make drinking a beer in the shower more trouble than it’s worth, ends up increasing the pleasure of the activity.

By employing quick consumption, the alcohol content of the beer provides the consumer with more bang-for-the-buck. In working efficiently one achieves greater happiness — isn’t that what the Germans have always told us?

I first discovered the beauty of shower-beer towards the end of my career at the University of Lethbridge; it never failed to put me in a great mood for my afternoon classes. Today — maturity prevailing — I am far more likely to use shower-beer as a tool for winding down, rather than revving up.

But regardless of changing purposes, an empty beer bottle in my shower remains the aftermath of simple bliss.

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Free Fun Centre

The Family Literacy Centre offers crafts, activities, books and good times

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by Tamara Neely

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he little heritage building beside the river in Whitehorse might be sardinepacked with kids if the sign out front said Free Fun Centre instead of Family Literacy Centre.

The centre has activities scheduled from noon to 5:30 p.m. every day — free activities to make cool stuff. Last Monday participants made cultural crafts such as beadwork bracelets. On Tuesday they made drawings using little pieces of felt. On Wednesday they created art using pieces of white fabric and natural dyes made from beets and curry. Thursday was make-aboard-game day. And every Friday is olde tyme photo booth day — photos are printed in sepia tone for the suggested donation of $1.

“We have a room full of costumes from the Frantic Follies and The Guild — they graciously loaned them to us for the summer,” says Khristiane Woods.

Woods is one of five family literacy coordinators who welcome and support guests at the centre.

She has a master’s degree in education and Montessori training, and like the other facilitators, she is serious about learning.

But the vibe at their space in the Pioneer Hotel is relaxed and ready for spontaneous fun.

The idea is that literacy is not just knowing how to read. It’s about understanding the world around you and engaging with it.

“If you have previous knowledge of what a natural dye is, and then you read a historical story about natural dyes and they’re cooking up beets, then all of that falls into place for you,” Woods says.

The centre also uses the theory that tactile activities that enable kids to try out ideas and engage with people of all ages helps them learn about the world.

Woods calls it myelinating. And she loves to see the connections being made.

“It’s a worldview, a schema, that learning is something that kids want, and (that teaching is) not just discipline.”

Five-year-old Margaret Ross spends the afternoon moving from colouring, to making a natural dye flag, to reading, to having a snack, and back. She has been coming to the Family Literacy Centre since she was two years old. Her

Khristiane Woods, left, and Harinderjit Kang hold up a flag that Kang made for her yoga class in Vancouver. Sat Nam means Truth is My Identity in Punjabi.

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Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Family Literacy Centre............. 3 Cycling to Inuvik..................... 4 A Klondike Korner................... 5 Didee & Didoo........................ 5 Yukon Icon............................ 7 Living with Wildlife.................. 8 Seeking Beervana.................... 9 Arts in the Park.....................10 Riverside Arts Fest.................11 Plant Walk............................13 Step Outside.........................17 Frost to Frost........................18 Edible Yukon.........................19

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Five-year-old Margaret Ross gets a helping hand from Family Literacy Centre summer student Caleigh Farrow. They are using natural dyes made from beets (pink) and curry (yellow) to make a flag. grandmother, Barb Carty, says the centre has had a big impact on Margaret’s socialization and selfconfidence.

“It’s been a godsend,” Carty says. “Every child is brilliant, but some are brilliant and difficult – and she’s brilliant and difficult.”

Margaret already knew how to read when she first came but Woods and the other facilitators helped Margaret expand past her fixations to become more involved with people.

“Literacy is so much more than just reading,” Carty says. “It’s understanding context, and if you don’t get the social interaction, you don’t get what you’re reading.”

Margaret says one of her favourite activities is reading out on the lawn.

The centre hosts Literacy on the Lawn Monday through to Saturday over noon-hour lunch. This activity generally attracts two to seven kids.

It only takes two hands to count up to seven — would there be more if more parents knew what a tickle trunk of activities

this place is?

And everyone at any age is welcome.

Vancouver flight attendant Harinderjit Kang spent a creative afternoon at the centre last week.

On a stopover, she wandered down to the park and saw the sign inviting people to make art with natural dyes.

“I thought, ‘Wow, there’s a place like this and anyone can come in and be creative and express themselves?’” Kang says.

“It’s awesome that it’s here — and in such a beautiful location. And I felt so welcomed right away… I just felt at home.”

Through the summer the Family Literacy Centre is located in the Pioneer Hotel in Shipyards Park. The centre is open Monday to Saturday from noon to 5:30 p.m., with hours extended to 8 p.m. on Thursdays.

The centre re-opens in the Canada Games Centre during the winter. For more information look for “Yukon Family Literacy Centre” on Facebook.

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Cycling to Inspire Young cyclists ride to Inuvik to promote environmental awareness

by Denise L. Norman

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ritish Columbia teen Saskia Vaisey writes in her blog, “A human connection is the most powerful way to affect people.”

She is one of four young people finding their way to the Yukon to do just that. Vaisey, along with Gavin Rea (California), Jessica Magonet (Quebec) and Graham May (British Columbia) will be teaming up with Allison Furniss of B.Y.T.E., Yukon’s own organization of youth activists, to trigger dialogue between southern and northern Canada, on the issue of climate change.

Oh yeah, they’ll also be cycling from Whitehorse to Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

The trip is an initiative from Grass Routes, which is a collective of globally-conscious youth who have been embarking on cycling missions since 2012 to raise awareness about environmental and social issues.

The Inuvik team will come together to deliver interactive

workshops about climate change, youth leadership, and bike maintenance in Whitehorse, Pelly Crossing and, if all goes according to schedule, Dawson City.

They will also be fundraising along the way to support the Purple Bike Project, which is a partnership with BYTE, the Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse and local entrepreneur Philippe LeBlonde to refurbish and rent out bikes on the cheap.

This is a demonstrable example of how to move from dialogue into environmental action.

The group will also be filming a short documentary and sharing their story by way of social media, profiling diverse geographical perspectives, and building Canadian awareness of environmental sustainability.

The individuals in this group of young activists have some pretty weighty résumés given their tender years.

Saskia Vaisey and Jessica Magonet have both been Toyota Earth

British Columbia youth Graham May, standing, left, and Saskia Vaisey participate in a youth workshop in Powell River last month. On August 11 they are cycling through Whitehorse on their way to Inuvik to raise environmental awareness.

PHOTO: courtesy of Powell River Peak PHOTO: Chris Rider, BYTE

Allison Furniss, an outreach coordinator with Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE), is joining youth from California, British Columbia and Quebec on a cycling trip to Inuvik to connect with Yukon youth about environmental issues.

Day Scholarship winners on the weight of their activism within their schools and communities, Magonot having been inspired at a very young age by her elementary school science teacher.

May and Magonet were youth

delegates to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012. Rea is an adventurer from California attending Mount Allison University in Nova Scotia, where he is a frequent contributor to the school’s

Maintaining Eligibility for Publicly Funded Yukon Health Care

Maintien de l’admissibilité au régime public d’assurance-santé du Yukon

It is important that Yukoners have fair access to publicly-funded health care coverage. And as our health care costs grow, it is essential we spend our collective health care dollars wisely.

Il est important que les Yukonnais aient un accès équitable au régime public d’assurance-santé du Yukon. Les frais liés aux soins de santé ne cessent d’augmenter et il est par conséquent essentiel de planifier judicieusement les dépenses publiques en soins de santé.

The Yukon government is reviewing health care insurance laws and would like to hear what you have to say about the future of our health care.

You need to have lived in Yukon for three months to be eligible for health care coverage. This requirement is standard across Canada and will not change. What we are looking to clarify are the requirements for coverage while Yukoners are away from the territory.

A short survey is being circulated to mail boxes throughout Yukon, but you can also provide your input online at www.hss.gov.yk.ca/hcinsurancesurvey.php.

As part of the survey, you will find an overview of how other jurisdictions deal with maintaining eligibility for publicly-funded health care and a list of frequently asked questions to provide you with more information. Please share your thoughts about a subject that is important to all of us.

For more information, or to fill out the survey, please go to www.hss.gov.yk.ca/hcinsurancesurvey.php by August 30.

Le gouvernement du Yukon entreprend un examen des dispositions législatives qui régissent le régime d’assurance-santé et il vous invite à faire part de votre opinion quant à l’avenir de notre système de soins de santé.

Vous devez avoir vécu au moins trois mois dans le territoire avant de devenir admissible au régime d’assurance-santé. Cette condition est la même partout au Canada et nous n’avons pas l’intention de la modifier. Nous désirons toutefois clarifier les exigences auxquelles les Yukonnais qui s’absentent du territoire devront satisfaire pour maintenir leur admissibilité au régime.

Nous avons préparé un court sondage que vous recevrez bientôt par la poste. Vous pourrez aussi remplir le sondage en ligne, à l’adresse www.hss.gov.yk.ca/fr/ hcinsurancesurvey.php. À titre d’information, nous vous présentons en annexe au sondage une liste de questions et de réponses et un sommaire des conditions prévues par les autres administrations canadiennes en ce qui concerne le maintien de l’admissibilité au régime public d’assurance-santé.

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Yukon born-and-raised Allison Furniss, BYTE’s Whitehorse outreach coordinator, is a graduate in kinesiology and nutrition. She has just returned home after four years living and working in different parts of Africa for a youth driven sport-for-development organization.

Despite their focus on climate change, the group is also embracing the adventure of their undertaking.

“The days on the road with the group, the actual cycling… and arriving in Dawson City, that will be the best feeling ever,” says Furniss.

Expect to see the group heading out of Whitehorse on August 11 for Pelly Crossing, then Dawson City and if all goes as planned, arriving in Inuvik on August 17.

From the energy evidenced by their collective history, this is just a taste of their adventurous lives to come.

For more information about the workshops the riders will be presenting in the Yukon contact the BYTE office by email at info@ yukonyouth.com or by phone at 667-7975.

To check out Saskia Vaisey’s blog or for more information about the Grass Routes cycle trips, go to www.GrassRoutesBiking.com Denise L. Norman started riding bicycles as well as motorcycles, in 2001. She currently rides a BMW 650GS for adventure and a 750 Honda Shadow for comfort. On the motor-less wheels she can be found on a Specialized Rockhopper for adventure and a Giant OCR2 for speed. She may be contacted at summitheart@hotmail.com.

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My Older Brother

A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Authors on Eighth An Enjoyable Writers’ Block

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aking a stroll along the Writers’ Block — from the corner of 8th Avenue and Hanson Street to the corner of 8th and Firth — you find yourself sandwiched between Berton House and Robert Service’s Cabin at the top end. Moving south and then west, you close the block at Jack London Square, with the museum that was founded by Yukon journalist, Dick North.

My term for it is a terrible pun, of course, since this block commemorates the careers of four very prolific authors, each of whom created a great deal of their work as a result of their Klondike experiences.

On August 15 this street will be the site of the annual Authors on Eighth Walking Tour, as well as the culmination of the writing contest that accompanies it.

This is a splendid example of cooperation between Parks Can-

published in the Klondike Sun. The 2012 stack of submissions took until early spring to finish being printed.

It was a bumper year.

The walking tour begins at the London Museum, where Dawne Mitchell gives a presentation and invites her audience to participate in a group writing exercise that always produces hilarious results.

Then it’s a short walk to the Service cabin, which the poet rented for several years just before World War I, and where he produced several volumes of poetry and a novel before saying farewell to the Yukon. Here one of the Parks guides gives a presentation on the poet’s life. Folks are invited to peek into the two rooms that have been drawing visitors to Dawson for about a century.

The tour ends at Berton House, where current writer-in-residence Colleen Murphy reports a steady flow of people circling the place

Allan Benjamin , Old Crow, Yukon

WE GREW UP IN OLD CROW YUKON ME AND MY FRIEND WILLIAM NUKON. HE WAS LIKE MY OLDER BROTHER AN’ HE WAS LIKED BY MY MOTHER. WILLIAM ALWAYS TELLS FUNNY JOKES AN WE ALWAYS WORK FOR OLD FOLKS. WE ALWAYS SAW AND PACK WOOD AND THEY ALWAYS FED US GOOD. WE WERE JUST TWO POOR SOULS AND OUR CLOTHES HAD HOLES. WE WERE IN OUR TEENS AN’ WE WORE BELL BOTTOM JEANS.

IN HIS DAD’S CACHE WE PLAYED AN’ OUR LIVING WE MADE. ALL SOMMER WE STAYED ALONE LIKE WE WERE NOBODIES ‘ OWN WHEN WE PLAYED GUITAR AN’ FIDDLE HENRY USED TO SING IN THE MIDDLE. AT CROW POINT WE HUNT WITH GUN AN’ KNIFE AND WE ALWAYS ENJOYED LIFE. WILLIAM IS LIKE MY OLDER BROTHER ‘CAUSE MY MOTHER NEEDED ANOTHER.

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ada, which owns and operates Service’s Cabin, and the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA), which owns and operates the London Museum. The KVA is also a partner, along with with the Writers’ Trust of Canada and the Dawson Community Library Board, in the Berton House Writers’ Retreat program.

The annual writing contest asks contestants to submit work in the style of one of the four writers. It can be prose, fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Some sort of theme is suggested. Last year it was animals.

This year it is luck.

Judges for the contest include local writers and the current Berton House resident.

The winners (who receive books, naturally) will all have their work

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Peeking in at the Robert Service Cabin in Dawson City in 2012.

After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City.

Q Spend some time and take a look at the wildlife wherever you go, many species you see will be indigenous to the area.

Q Don’t rush! Trying to cram in as many countries as possible in two weeks means you miss out on the places that you actually go. Talk to the locals, you’ll learn about their culture, pick up some of their language, and get a lot more out of your trip!

Take your time and enjoy yourself - you can always go back!

Q Contrary to popular belief, regular scheduled flights RARELY get cheaper closer to departure, so if you know you have to fly somewhere, book EARLY. There is the odd one-off seat sale, but more often than not the prices just go up, up, up!

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this year. It is not generally open to the public, but the exception is the day of the walking tour.

There is always a reading by the resident and sometimes the winning contest entries are read, too.

The KVA provides an assortment of goodies and drinks, and a canopy or two if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Recent years have seen from 40 to 50 folks tagging along for the entire tour. Hope to see some of you there.

PHOTO: Dan Davidson

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Whitehorse Happenings Fri, Aug 9 Free Hike: Dead Trees and Living Forests 2:00 PM Miles Canyon Bridge YCS Executive Director Karen Baltgailis will until Sat, Aug 5 James Jerome - Fish Camps introduce you to the important ecological role of through a Gwich’in Lens Arts Underground natural disturbances in the boreal forest.

Sat, Aug 10 - Fri, Aug 23 “The Artist’s Fri, Aug 9 Going Batty! 9:30 PM Gazebo at Journey” Chilkoot Trail International the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Residency All Day Chilkoot Trail Kara Eby / Phone: 667 8291 / email: linea.eby@gov.

Sievewright has exhibited her comics and yk.ca Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat books internationally viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat, and Fri, Aug 16 & Sat, Aug 17 Inspired by the conservation with Environment Yukon biologts.

Canyon Miles Canyon Bridge hikes@ycs.yk.ca Tue, Aug 13 Mushroom Power Up 7:00 / yukonconservation.org / (867)668-5678 Hike PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake along the Miles Canyon to Canyon City trails road Name: Linea Eby / Phone: 667 8291 / and watch Yukon artists creating interpretive art email: linea.eby@gov.yk.ca Sam Skinner will that is inspired by their surroundings! lead this walk and talk about the biology and until September Reflections Of The North identification of Yukon Mushrooms.

Northend Gallery 393-3590 Featuring Yukon Fri, Aug 16 - Sat, Aug 17 Inspired by the Artists Originals.

Canyon 10:00 AM Miles Canyon Bridge until Mon, Sep 2 “Second Season” Yukon Arts hikes@ycs.yk.ca / yukonconservation.org / Centre Simon James Gilpin explores the Yukon (867)668-5678 Hike along the Miles Canyon seasons to Canyon City trails and watch Yukon artists until Wed, Sep 4 Nicole Bauberger “Between” creating interpretive art that is inspired by their All Day Yukon Artists at Work 393-4848 surroundings! featuring new landscapes and clay sculptures.

Sat, Aug 17 - Sun, Aug 18 Nonviolent until Sat, Sep 7 Jim Robb’s Colourful Five Communication training Golden Age Society Percent 9:30 AM MacBride Museum The mitch.miyagawa@gmail.com 250-538-7696 exhibition will feature components of the Compassionate, Non Violent Communication Colourful Five Percent along with items from Training Introduction and practice with Penny Jim’s extensive private collection.

Wassman and Mitch Miyagawa, register by until Sat, Sep 7 30 Years of the Yukon July 31 Quest International Sled Dog Race 9:30 AM MacBride Museum This exhibit celebrates the mushers, dogs and the 1,000 volunteers that work together to make this race happen each year. until Tue, Sep 24 LAFY Art Exhibition Centre Free Lunches 11:30 AM at Victoria Faulkner De La Francophonie Genevieve Gagnon 668Women’s Centre 2663, ext 850 Visit our Community Hall to French : Zumba or / Zumba Gold 12:00 PM discover the artworks which normally grace the Centre De La Francophonie 668-2663 walls and offices of the Centre.

Spanish Conversation 12:00 PM Golden Age until Thu, Oct 31 The History Behind the Society. ¡Bienvenidos!

Street Names in Downtown Whitehorse Arts Whitehorse String Ensemble rehearsal 6:15 Underground Paved with Stories.Current OffPM at Hellaby Hall, 668-5530. New members Site Exhibit of the MacBride Museum. welcome. Violin, viola, cello and bass Texas Hold ‘em 6:30 PM at 503 Steele, Royal Canadian Legion. Steven Grossinger Royal Wed, Aug 7 Hump Day with Steve Slade 5:00 Canadian Legion - Texas Hold ‘em Tournament. free poker tournament, all skill levels welcome.

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Training available from 6-6:30 PM Thu, Aug 8 MacBride Museum’s Outdoor Free English Classes 7:30 PM 108 Wickstorm Concert Series 5:00 PM MacBride Museum Road in Whitehorse. For more information Thu, Aug 8 An Evening with Roxx 6:00 PM call:335-5443.

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Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Public Thu, Aug 8 Fishead Stew 8:30 PM Dirty Access 7:00 PM 633-4003 Located on Gray Northern Pub high energy blend of swingin’ Mtn Road Range officers on duty country blues, bluegrass, celtic, western swing, Acrylic Painting Open Studio 7:00 PM Arts gypsy, oldtimey, ....and whatever else suits Underground easels and water containers Fri, Aug 9 Hunny Badger 6:30 PM Edgewater on site. Please bring your paints, brushes, Hotel supports and rags. Contact: 667-4080 Fri, Aug 9 Sarah MacDougall & Co 9:00 PM Yukon R/C 7:00 PM Mud Bog Motor-Cross Gold Pan Saloon 668-4500 .

Track Bring your R/C and meet other hobby Sat, Aug 10 Tagish Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish enthusiast Community Centre Come and Perform your Favourite Songs, or Just Come and enjoy The Entertainment. Coffee, Tea, Pop, Juice & Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park local Snacks Available. produce and arts & crafts (starts May 16th) Sat, Aug 10 Hunny Badger 6:30 PM Feminist Book Club 5:30 PM Victoria Faulkner Edgewater Hotel Women’s Centre a book club for feminists Wed, Aug 14 Hump Day with Steve Slade 5:00 PM Paddy’s Place .

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Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza Peggy 668-7448 goes till we are done!

Jamaoke with Ashley & Jackie 8:30 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Thursdays

Thursday Night Jam 7:00 PM Bailey’s Pub 456-4742 open-mike night with Dave Haddock 7:30 PM Gold Pan Saloon Bring your voice or an instrument and perform a few song

Fridays

Friday Fandango at the Airport Chalet 7:00 PM Airport Chalet. Jam night with Peggy Hanifan

Tuesdays

Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn 667-2527 fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats

Events

Wed, Aug 7 Wandering for Wolves 7:00 PM Takhini Arena Join Environment Yukon biologist Peter Knamiller for an evening of wolf discovery. We will try our voices at wolf howling.

Wed, Aug 7 Comedy Night Live 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon open mic stand-up

Potluck Food Co-op - Info-Market 4:00 PM 5th Ave, between Wood St. and Jarvis St.

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Sally & Sisters Lunch Noon at Food Bank, 633-3729 Free Hot Lunch for Women (children welcome) ESL Conversation Club - 5:30 PM MultiCultural Centre on a drop in basis TGIF - Dinner 6:30 PM at 503 Steele, Royal Canadian Legion Steven Grossinger. Dinner and entertainment on Friday nights, with a variety of menu and entertainment formats.

Saturdays

Yukon Amateur Radio Association 9:30 PM A&W Informal breakfast with YARA members, Hams from outside the Yukon often join

Sundays

Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Gold Rush Inn Micah 336-4643 Adult Pottery Drop-in 2:30 PM at Arts Underground, 667-2159. Clay is available for purchase. Equipment and tools are provided.

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Mon, Aug 5 - Fri, Aug 9 CopperKids Summer Camp All Day Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum Melanie 667-6198 Ages 4-10.Be outdoors & learn about metallurgy, mining History, botany Railways and motion.

Mon, Aug 5 - Fri, Aug 9 Kids Summer Camp - Young Masters Camp 9:00 AM Arts Underground Ages: 8-12. Entry fee required,all supplies included. Must bring own lunch.

Wed, Aug 7 Summer Fun for Kids - Ages 6-8 - Travel in Style 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library The program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer.(register for one day per week only).

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Wed, Aug 7 Science Break: Let’s put dinosaurs in their place! 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca Earth’s history is loooooooooooooooooong! So long it’s hard to imagine, but we are going to try and put everything in place!

Wed, Aug 7 Wandering for Wolves 7:00 PM Takhini Arena Join Environment Yukon biologist Peter Knamiller for an evening of wolf discovery. We will try our voices at wolf howling.

Thu, Aug 8 Summer Fun for Kids - Ages 6-8 - Travel in Style 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library The program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer.(register for one day per week only).

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Fri, Aug 9 Kids Art: Help us make an illustrated book 11:00 AM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca We are making an illustrated book, and we need your help! Come colour and write some sections of our Ice Age illustrated book!

Fri, Aug 9 Going Batty! 9:30 PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea.eby@gov. yk.ca Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat, and conservation with Environment Yukon biologist.

Sun, Aug 11 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Building Workshop 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler. kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca time to get ready for the atlatl golf challenge. We’ll learn how to make atlatls and then get a chance to try them out!

Mon, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 16 Clay for Kids 9:00 AM Arts Underground Jean Gilpin 667 4080 Instructor Patrick Royle will Teach students how to hand-build with clay. students to provide their own lunch. Entry fee.

Tue, Aug 13 Mushroom Power Up 7:00 PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea. eby@gov.yk.ca Sam Skinner will lead this walk and talk about the biology and identification of Yukon Mushrooms.

Wed, Aug 14 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Golf 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca Are you longing for a lazy afternoon of mini-golf? We have our own version here at Beringia. Come and give it a try!

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10 - 14 6209 - 6th Avenue, 393-2824 Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8 - 12 BYTE radio 4:00PM CJUC 92.5FM Young Explorers Preschool Program 10:00 Youth Lounge 6:00 PM Canada Games Centre AM at MacBride Museum AfterShock Youth Group 7:00 PM Church of the Nazarene 633-4903 Ages 12 to 18

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Boy’s & Girl’s Club 3:00 - 9:00 PM Youth Chef Night we teach recipes for healthy food from scratch. Ages 11-18. 6209 - 6th Avenue, 393-2824 Fencing for Youth and Adults 10:00 AM at Takhini Elementary

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Coach, Mary Binsted 334-2944 Improve Learning Together Program 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Caregivers and children 3-4 years old. Mon- your snowboarding under the supervision of trained coaches. Two Levels available for Thurs 667-3006 snowboarders ages 10+ Art Smarts Kids After School Art Club Canoe and Kayak Club Youth Group Night 3:30 PM Arts Underground Marlene Collins (mcollins@northwestel.net) 667-4080 Ages 7-9 7:00 PM pre-registered course for information contact current@yckc.ca YCKC Bins 668-4236 Shiroumakai Judo Club 6:30 PM at Vanier School, judoyukon@gmail.com. Ages under 15 Wed, Aug 7 Science Break: Let’s put dinosaurs in their place! 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca Hiroshikai Judo Club 5:00 PM at Holy Family beringia@gov.yk.ca Earth’s history is School, judoyukon@gmail.com Ages under 15 loooooooooooooooooong! So long it’s hard 551 Whitehorse Air Cadets 6:30 PM to imagine, but we are going to try and put Youth Shooting Program 7:00 PM Whitehorse everything in place!

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PM Takhini Arena Join Environment Yukon Parental permission required. biologist Peter Knamiller for an evening of wolf Twoonie Race 7:00 PM alternating Mt Mac or discovery. We will try our voices at wolf howling. Chadburn with Contagious Mountain Bike Club Fri, Aug 9 Kids Art: Help us make an YFC/Youth Unlimited 7:30 PM LePage Park illustrated book 11:00 AM Beringia Centre Melissa Teeuwsen 335-8809 Hang out in the tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca park every Tuesday night, rain or shine. All We are making an illustrated book, and we youth are welcome. need your help! Come colour and write some sections of our Ice Age illustrated book!

Fri, Aug 9 Going Batty! 9:30 PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea.eby@gov. yk.ca Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat Blood Pressure Clinic 10:30 AM at viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat, and Greenwood Place. Lois at 667-6149 conservation with Environment Yukon biologts. Elder/Active Bingo 6:00 PM at Elk’s Hall Sun, Aug 11 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Building Workshop 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.

kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca time to get Wed, Aug 7 PSAC Racially Visible Committee ready for the atlatl golf challenge. We’ll learn monthly meeting 5:00 PM YEU Hall 667-2331 how to make atlatls and then get a chance to Thu, Aug 8 YEU Executive meeting 6:30 PM try them out!

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Tue, Aug 13 Mushroom Power Up 7:00 PM Tue, Aug 13 YEU Local Y010 (Yukon Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea. Government) monthly meeting 5:30 PM YEU eby@gov.yk.ca Sam Skinner will lead this walk Hall 667-2331 .

Thu, Aug 15 Yukon Transportation Museum and talk about the biology and identification of AGM 7:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Yukon Mushrooms.

Wed, Aug 14 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Golf 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca

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Yukon Icon with Colin Alexander

Adventure and Opportunity

How Enid and Rod Tait made their way to the Yukon

Enid Tait was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1931.

She was born prematurely, weighing only one pound at birth, and was kept alive during her first days by the care of her grandmother. When she was five years old her leg was badly injured and her father promised that when she walked again he would buy her a pony. Two years later Enid earned her pony and she has owned horses ever since.

When Enid was 16 her family moved to Strathmore, Alberta.

It was there that she graduated from high school and met her future husband, Rod Tait. Due to his father’s early death, Rod worked as a farmer from a young age. He and Enid shared a love of animals, the land, and adventure, and over five years the two formed a bond that would sustain their marriage for more than five decades.

After attending nurse’s training in Calgary, Enid traveled to England as a companion to an English lady. They crossed the Atlantic by boat, and for two years Enid made friends and revelled in exploring England. She celebrated her 21st birthday there in 1952.

In 1953, not long after she returned to Canada, Enid and Rod were married, and moved to Westward Ho, Alberta. Enid worked night shifts at a nearby hospital and during the day she and Rod searched for a farm.

For 10 years they rented land, but with children arriving and money tight, renting became discouraging. In 1964, Rod saw an ad looking for a foreman to manage an experimental farm near Haines Junction. Rod traveled North,

as a philosophy of communication and patience kept them going strong together for 54 years, until Rod’s passing in 2007.

At 82 years old, Enid is vibrant and busy. She recently went to Nashville for a country music festival, and in the fall she’s planning a camping trip on the Baja Peninsula — travelling by mule.

She’s had her current horse since he was a two-day-old colt,

and with him she often takes part in competitive trail riding. As she left our interview, she was on her way to drive the truck for the workers baling hay on the farm.

Enid describes coming to the Yukon as a blessing.

“It was the best thing that ever happened to us,” she says.

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At 82 years old, Enid Tait is vibrant and keeping busy. alone over the dusty, gravel Alaska Highway to check out the Yukon.

He was excited by what he found, and not long after the birth of their son Russell, Enid and the family moved North.

She was immediately thrilled by the surrounding landscape, going from one window to the other absorbed by the mountains outside. At first it was challenging to raise their children with family so far away, but the couple made friends that would quickly become as close as family.

“Those were the days when everybody looked after everybody,” she says.

The children took part in badminton and figure skating, volleyball, basketball, and hockey.

Often there were dances and shows at which the whole town would gather.

At the farm, Rod researched what crops and livestock would

fare best in the Yukon and what agricultural techniques would work in the harsh climate and short growing season.

When the experimental farm shut down in 1976, Rod and Enid bought cattle and started clearing a farm of their own. Enid remembers how the ranging cattle would invariably arrive home three or four days before the temperature plunged in the fall.

“Animals are a lot smarter that we give them credit for,” she says with a smile. The Taits also grew potatoes, oats, and hay.

Enid fell in love with riding the trails around Haines Junction.

For the 1996 Sourdough Rendezvous Rod and Enid were named Mr. and Mrs. Yukon.

The sense of adventure that she and Rod shared was stimulated by the old Yukon of horses, bad highways, and tight communities.

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Seeking Beervana with Lara Lewis

Beer vs. the Law M

aking something illegal that used to be legal is a tricky road to manoeuvre.

Opium? Sure, I understand.

DDT? Makes sense.

But making booze illegal after being freely produced and imbibed for hundreds of years in North America — what idiot dreamed that one up?

Prohibition was heavily supported by the women of Canada and U.S.A. I apologize for my sex.

Sadly, it has taken decades to undo the tightening of that temperance screw.

In 1920, the United States outlawed the manufacture and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Millions of gallons of alcohol were poured down the drain. Breweries, vineyards and distilleries all shut down or devised new non-alcohol bevvies to push — near-beer became popular.

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In Canada, Prohibition came into full effect as part of the War Measures Act on April 1, 1918 — a mean April Fool’s day joke.

Most provinces repealed the ban in the 1920s, but Prince Edward Island kept it on the books until 1948.

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I have never heard of anyone being busted for breaking this law, but the fact that it still exists is a vestige of those dark years.

During American Prohibition, a ruling allowed folks to make of modest amounts of wine and cider, but somebody forgot to add beer to the list so brewing beer at home remained an illicit practice until 1978.

Jimmy Carter’s legacy in my household is that he signed a federal bill that made homebrewing legitimate. As a result, homebrewers were no longer required to pay

excise taxes on their caches. The law also exempted homebrewers from posting an expensive penal bond.

But prior to July 1, 2013, homebrewing in Alabama was legally classified as a felony, right up there with stabbing somebody in the face.

We may feel our liquor laws are restrictive, but imagine living in Japan, where it is only legal to brew beers at home up to 1% alcohol by volume, or a Muslim country like Malaysia where homebrewing is illegal.

Comparatively I am grateful to be living in North America. Let’s just hope Prohibition remains a distant memory, where it belongs.

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Packing the Park Arts in the Park packs it in for another year – last performance is Aug. 9

by Chris Vainio The Steve Brokley band perform July 24.

Northern Impact Dance perform June 10.

Members of the Whitehorse band Soir de Semaine make space on the stage for a child, June 1 at Arts in the Park.

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oes Lepage Park have a maximum seating capacity? Arts In The Park Production Assistant Kasey Rae Anderson doesn’t think so.

“We broke 500 today,” she boasts after the July 24 demonstration by Leaping Feats dancers and performers from the Yukon Circus Camp.

That sure seems like a lot of people to cram onto three small rows of stands and 30 plastic chairs. One day last year they had more than 1,000 people come through during a lunch hour show.

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“Well, the wind blew a guitar off a stand once,” Anderson says.

As always, Arts in the Park isn’t just about the music. Each week, a different artist demonstrates their techniques for the public, in some cases inviting them to share the experience.

“We’ve had painters, someone did felting – a bunch of the kids were doing clay pottery one day and they just loved it,” Anderson says.

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“It’s good music and friendly people – what’s not to like?” says Ben from NCES, taking a break from working on a carving called “Two Frog Mask.”

Wednesdays host the more kid friendly entertainment, such as performances featuring youth; the family friendly musician Remy Rodden; and an all-ages Zumba class. On these days the grass is filled with children and their parents, as well as groups from probably half of the city’s day cares. A few of the braver kids even get up and dance along.

Occasionally there are special guest appearances by groups from down south passing through on the way to festivals or other events in

Marlene Collins shares her love of clay on July 24 at Arts in the Park. the territory or Alaska. And there is some room for flexibility in the schedule, so if ever there’s a cancellation, the show will go on.

“There are lots of friends of Arts in the Park,” Anderson says.

Someone is always willing to step up, plus, artistic director Steve Slade keeps his guitar handy.

This summer has been a successful year for Arts In The Park. Even the weather has cooperated.

“We’ve only had to go under the tent a couple times,” Anderson is happy to report.

Singer songwriter Claire Ness will be performing at Arts in the Park on Thursday, Aug. 8 and the whole event will wrap up this year on August 9th with an extended

program and free community meal.

“It will be a big party, lots of food, and beverages,” Anderson says. “We will have several performers, Emily Ross, Kim Rogers, Jona and Kevin Barr, and more.”

The 17th annual Arts in the Park takes place in Lepage Park every week day from noon to 1 p.m., with evening shows on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The park is located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Wood Street in Whitehorse.

For more information go to www.musicyukon.com/ artsinthepark Chris Vainio is a writer based in Whitehorse.

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The Word is Art

Arts festival and publishing symposium take place in Dawson next weekend

by Gabriela Sgaga day night during the Grand Ole Soapbox event, held at the Palace Grand Theatre.

A kick-off exhibition will be held on Friday, August 16 at the Dawson Daily News, featuring a kitchen party-style variety of Atlantic print work, hand-printed wallpaper and books by Michael McCormack. There will also be a reading by current writer-in-residence Colleen Murphy.

Throughout the weekend, symposium goers are also invited to participate in open studios, hands-on demonstrations, and discussions on design, print culture, publishing, printmaking and writing.

The 13th Annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival will take place from August 15-18. The Second Annual Dawson Daily News Print and Publishing Symposium will be held from August 16-18.

For more information on both events, please contact KIAC at 993-5005, or visit their website at www.kiac.ca/artsfestival.

PHOTO: Dan Dowhal

Attendees do some hands-on experimentation in a Typography Letterforms and Overprinting workshop at the 2012 Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium.

T

he festival season isn’t over yet in Dawson City. From August 15-18, the 13th Annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival will take place at various venues around town.

The Festival features workshops, live music, guest lectures, artist talks, exhibitions, special events, public art projects and a gallery hop throughout the downtown core.

Writers will also have a place in Dawson that weekend.

Supported by the Yukon Arts Fund in a collaborative effort with the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC), the Dawson Community Library and Parks Canada, the 2nd annual Dawson Daily News Print and Publishing Symposium will be held simultaneously with the Arts Festival.

The symposium will focus on printing as an art form by featuring hand cut wood block printing, hand binding, print and printmaking, letterpress printing, and poster making. Workshops will be offered on subjects like writing, alternative printmaking and selfpublishing. All these events will

take place in the Dawson Daily News heritage building, with permission from Parks Canada.

Dan Dowhal, committee member for the symposium and participating artist, says it’s exciting and creatively stimulating to hold the symposium in an historic building.

“The combination of traditional crafts and printing in a heritage building makes for an interesting vibe,” Dowhal says.

Dowhal will be hosting a workshop on self-publishing using digital media.

“While the spirit (of the event) is using traditional artisanal printing methods, we also want to be modern and contemporary, so digital is included,” he says.

Dowhal, a former Berton House resident, will also be writing a daily blog about the symposium.

Two new events will be added to this year’s symposium.

A historic, late 1800′s Chandler & Price press machine owned

by Parks Canada, was mostly restored during last year’s symposium; this year it will be finished and used throughout the weekend for a letterpress demonstration.

The second event is a postcard competition. Participants will be asked to write a short story of 150 words or less on a regular sized postcard, using the theme “Up North.”

Dowhal, who is one of three judges for the competition, says even just a few words is acceptable.

“It’s the idea of quality, not quantity,” he says. “And the theme Up North creates a unique Klondike stamp and makes it special.”

The competition is open to all Canadians and the deadline is August 16. The winner of the $250 prize will be announced on Sun-

Gabriela Sgaga lives off the grid in her West Dawson cabin with her eight sled dogs. She enjoys mushing, skijoring and writing about everyday life in the Yukon.

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A Charming Guide Down Nature’s Path Beverley Gray leads free herb walk in Whitehorse on Aug. 15

PHOTO: courtesy of Beverley Gray

Beverley Gray, far right, is hosting a free walk to teach how to identify edible and medicinal wild plants found around Whitehorse.

The walk takes place on Aug. 15, departing from the Fireweed Community Market around 4 p.m

by Carl Christensen

B

everley Gray knows plants.

They’ve intrigued her since early childhood and she has since accomplished a lot in the name of green-

ery.

Gray opened her herb shop, Aroma Borealis, in Whitehorse 15 years ago and has continued to expand her knowledge. She’s studied herbalism, yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, spiritual healing and reflexology. She’s also written a very successful book, The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North. Published in 2011, the success of her book brought opportunities to travel and share her knowledge abroad in places like Ireland and Norway.

In early August she is teaching throughout Alberta before returning to Whitehorse where she will be leading an herb walk for us, free of charge.

Gray credits the Yukon’s community for supporting her endeavours, so she’s happy to return the favour.

“I love to give back to my community,” says Gray. “I feel like I can empower people to get out and be able to identify and gather plants for themselves. I think it’s really important because herbal medicine is the people’s medicine.”

The walk will begin between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at

Gray’s booth in the Fireweed Market at Shipyard’s park on Thursday, August 15.

Gray welcomes everyone and isn’t worried about numbers.

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“I can teach any size group. I’ve given workshops outside where I’ve had 60 people and I’ve given talks to a room full of 300 people. I can talk endlessly about wild plants and their uses because that’s what I do.”

The group will follow her along the river, learning identification and collection techniques for helpful herbs, trees and berries found along the way. Back at the market she will demonstrate how to properly store and create medicines from the foraged plants.

The hike will last about two hours, but she encourages everyone to check it out, whether they have to join in late or leave early.

“It’s casual,” says Gray. “You know — it’s the Yukon.”

Those who stick around should be able to walk away with something fresh and edible to try for themselves.

Gray has also recently released A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada, a pocket guide for those interested in pursuing their own wild medicine. It can be picked up at Aroma Borealis on Main Street.

Inside you will find general tips for any newbie herbalist looking to try foraging, along with specific information and techniques for making use of over 20 wild plants.

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Board Games 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the From art auctions to film screenings, its a Teen Centre Bring games and snacks weekend full of art!

Everyone Welcome Thu, Aug 15 Adventure Days 9:00 AM 5:00 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling PM KIAC Gold Fields Extravaganza. Fee Recreation Centre required.

Saturdays Fri, Aug 16 - Sun, Aug 18 Discovery Days M.V. Tarahne Tea 12:00 PM & 2:30 PM 12:00 AM Throughout town. KVA (867) 993M.V.Tarahne Atlin Historical Society 250-651- 5575 Celebrate the day gold was discovered 7522 Enjoy tea on the historic M.V.Tarahne in the Klondike in August of 1896. Enjoy our Carcross territorial holiday with a variety of events!

Fri, Aug 16 Family Fun Day 1:00 PM 4:00 Wednesdays PM Dawson City Visitor Centre Free Swim, Thrift Store 11:00 AM Carcross Thrift Store face painting, cookie decorating,games, BBQ Healthy Lunches cooking class 11:00 & much more.

AM Old Daycare across the bridge open to Fri, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 19 Dawson Daily pregnant moms and parents with children from 0-3 years old Programming will resume News Print & Publishing Symposium, 2nd Edition KIAC Featuring an collaboration of on Aug 20th various items by various artists from around Sewing group 6:00 PM Capacity Building the country.

Thursdays Sat, Aug 17 Chad VanGaalen Live 8:00 PM Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. Palace Grand Theatre A celebrated visual Sewing group 6:00 PM Capacity Building artist From Calgary.

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Fridays

Open Gym Night 7:00 PM

Sundays

Waterbabies parent and tot swim Carcross pool 1:00 PM. Open to pregnant moms, and moms and dads with kids 0-3 years of age.

Programming will resume on Aug 20th

Mondays

On-Going Events

Daily Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sunday-Thursday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Beside the Bonanza Market

Wednesdays

Early Bird Lane swim 6:30 AM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson. ca Public Swim 9:00 AM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Tuesdays Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM TH Hall Tots N Strollers 11:00 AM Meet at the Ya Dak Du Hidi Daycare, walk through town and 993-5370 Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:00 PM Crocus return to daycare for some snacks. open to Bluff Soccer Field age 11 & under pregnant moms and parents with children from 0-3 years old Programming will resume Public Swim 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca on Aug 20th Dawson City Minor Soccer 7:30 PM Crocus Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM at the Old Bluff Soccer Field age 14 & under Daycare CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat a Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. fundraiser for CFYT local radio Community Softball 7:00 PM Carcross Community School Bring a glove if you have Thursdays 1 your own water and snacks. Everyone Early Bird Lane swim 6:30 AM Dawson City welcome Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.

Women’s Group Carcross Community ca Campus 7:00 PM Geraldine James 867-821- Public Swim 9:00 AM Dawson City Pool 4251 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Toddler Painting 10:00 AM KIAC A parented activity for kids aged 2-5.Fee required Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool Tuesdays & Thursdays 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Indoor Soccer 6:00 PM Hatha Yoga with Joanne 5:45 PM KIAC Public Swim 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool Tourist Tours (from the Visitor Information 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Adult drop in soccer 7:45 PM Crocus Bluff Centre): Soccer Field Babies N Books 11:00 AM Ya Dak Du Hidi daycare Snacks provided. open to pregnant moms and parents with children from 0-3 years old Programming will resume on Aug 20th

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Hatha Yoga with Joanne 5:45 PM KIAC Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:00 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field age 8 & under Public Swim 6:00 PM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Public Swim 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers Heather Favron .

Adult drop in soccer 7:45 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field

Faro

Thu, Aug 1 New Issue of The Frozen MukLuk Town of Faro website Wednesdays

Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Seniors Painting Workshop 1:00 PM CRIC with Jackie Irvine Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 (Grades 1-8) Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM DVG School 994-2760

Tuesdays

Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Takhini Hall Sewing Circle 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Dä Ku Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall

Hamlet of Mt. Lorne

Sat, Aug 10 Circus Camp Workshops For Kids! 1:00 PM Annie Lake Road KM 1 Followed by Circus Fair Sat, Aug 10 LMCA Circus Fair 4:00 PM presented by Sunshine Art Events Series at LMCA Sat, Aug 10 Evening concert with Aurora Cherian-Kuni & Zipline 6:00 PM Wednesdays Kids Craft time 3:00 PM HJ Public Library Northern Circus Art projects 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Center making all kinds of arts and craft projects, playing music, dancing, juggling, and sharing ideas.

Thursdays

Sat. Aug 10th Society of Yukon Bird Observatories Fundraiser Diner Six Mile River Resort 399-4121 Sat, Aug 10 Softball Game between Tagish and Marsh Lake 2:00 PM spectators welcome Sun, Aug 11 Pancake Breakfast 10:00 AM

Wednesdays

Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 NOON Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Community Centre 399-3407

Thursdays

Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Rec. Hall Fridays

Pre-school Playdays 10:30 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407

Saturdays

Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 NOON

Sundays

Tagish Community Church 7:00 PM Playgroup for parents & tots 10:00 AM Tagish Estates Road. tagishcc@gmail.

Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994- Noon Lorne Mountain Community Centre call com Monthly community church service in Agnes 667-7083 for more information Tagish 2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Fridays Mondays Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon. Learning Lions Homeschoolers Get Community Biking 6:00 PM meet at Rec. ca Together 1:30 PM Lorne Mountain Hall Environment Club DVG School 3:45 PM Community Centre Questions contact Alternating Thursdays Ruth Lera 668-5871 or email ruthlera@ Crafting Club 12:30 PM Alternating northwestel.net Mon Aug 5th - Fri Aug 9th science camp Thursdays Recreation Center 8:30 AM Mondays Co-ed Softball 6:15 PM Recreation Centre Sunny Sport Activity Days 5:30 PM Wednesdays Tina Freake -994-2375 Pop by the ball field Lorne Mountain Community Center Soccer, Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM. Seniors for a friendly game of ball. Coordinated by Slacklines, Lacrosse, Tennis, Mt. Biking, Complex Jodi Boyd.

Skateboarding, Frisbee, Badminton, After school sports 3:30 PM Teslin School Youth Group Rec Centre 994-2375 Orienteering, Parachute, Soft Balls, Yoga, gym farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Rubber Chickens and Basketball...we have Iyengar Yoga 5:30 PM Teslin School Gym Saturdays it all! richard@yogawhitehorse.ca ends May 1st Co-ed Softball 2:00 PM Recreation Centre Thursdays Pop by the ball field for a friendly game of Stroller Mama’s 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre ball. Coordinated by Jodi Boyd.

Sun, Aug 11 Community Dog Show 1:00 teslinrec@northwestel.net PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Sundays Saturday Sun, Aug 11 Potluck BBQ 3:00 PM Little Faro Sunday Church Service 11:00 AM Stroller Mama’s 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre Lakers Playground in New Constabulary Faro Bible Chapel All are welcome.Pastor teslinrec@northwestel.net 660-4999 Ted Baker 994-2442

Thursdays

Teslin

Marsh Lake

Mondays

Fridays

Dinner at the Jackalope Marsh Lake Community Centre every Fri, Steak/ Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Reservations welcome: 660-4999 Tuesdays

South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Parents and Preschoolers Tuesdays Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994- social time.

North of 60 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community 2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Centre 660-4999 North of 60 - Socialize, play Primary Ball Skills 12:30 Del Van Gorder games, meet neighbours!

School 994-2760 K – 3 Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 (Grades 9-12) Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Weekdays Daily Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon. Community Access Program 1:00 PM The Fridays 9:30 AM Town walking tour “Then and Early Bird Lane swim 6:30 AM Dawson City ca Drop In Centre Now” - with two interpreters! How has Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Badminton 7:00 PM Recreation Centre 994Wednesdays Dawson changed? Or not?

2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Public Swim 9:00 AM Dawson City Pool Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 9:30 AM S.S Keno The fleet’s smallest 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca PM The Drop In Centre paddlewheeler was the first and last glimpse Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool Pajama Bingo 5:00 PM Drop in Center Best of civilization for Dawson each season.

993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Fridays dressed wins a radio bingo package, runner 11:30 AM “Hike with Robert Service” Tour Public Swim 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden up wins a prize!

Hike the same trails Service did up to a 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike Soccer - Elementary School ages 7:00 PM viewpoint above town with his famous verses Saturdays

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Under 15 years School Gym along the way Hatha Yoga with Joanne 9:00 AM KIAC Soccer - High School/Adult 8:00 PM 1:00 PM Strange things done - with two Sundays Artists’ Market 11:00 AM Community Events School Gym

interpreters! How has Dawson changed?

Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Shelter Check out work by local artists, or Drop In Sewing 7:00 PM Mayo Drop In Or not?

Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 sell your own wares.

Centre 996-2251. Bring your sewing projects 1:00 PM “Life and poetry of Robert Tuesdays Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool or come to learn how to bead Service” Tour including a peek in his cute Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca little cabin!

Thursdays School Terice 668-6631 Youth Radio Broadcasting 12:00 PM 1:30 PM Before the Rush program Test Traditional Lunch 12:00 PM The Drop In Tuesdays your prospecting skills and find out about life Sundays

Centre

Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn before Dawson was a town!

Artists’ Market 11:00 AM Community Events Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 2:30 PM Commissioner’s Residence Make Shelter Check out work by local artists, or Centre pressed flower cards, the way Martha Black sell your own wares.

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Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Wednesdays 2:30 PM Palace Grand Theatre guided tour 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Centre Mun Ku - Craft Afternoons 1:00 PM Mun 7:00 PM Guided town tour: “Strange Yoga with Jo 5:00 PM Robert Service Dinner & A Movie Night 5:30 PM Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Things Done” The truth really is strange.

School Community Hall Mun Ku Games Nights 1:00 PM Mun Ku Sunday - Thursday Mondays

Teen Drop in Gym 7:30 PM School Gym 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca 3:30 “The Greatest Klondiker Contest” Early Bird Lane swim 6:30 AM Dawson City Saturdays

Junction Community Market 3:00 PM Log Palace Grand Theatre Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Church Lawn, Alaska Highway Locally grown Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In until Sun, Aug 11 EH TO ZED KIAC Sok Public Swim 9:00 AM Dawson City Pool Centre foods and more.

Cinema installation 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Mondays

until Sept 2 “Dawson As They Saw It” Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool 6:45 PM Old Da Ku Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Photo Exhibit Harrington’s Store 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Campfire talks 7:00 PM Da Ku daku@cafn.ca Centre Fri Aug 9th & Sat Aug 10 Gillian Campbell Hӓn Language Bingo! 2:00 PM Learn a Thursdays Gold Rush Revue 7:00 PM Palace Grand little of the language of our land *subject to Tuesdays Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:30 AM Mun Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 Tue, Aug 13 Grow-A-Row 1:00 PM 3:00 availability Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca PM Community Garden Help us plant and Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM TH Hall PM The Drop In Centre Southern Tutchone Classes 4:30 PM Da take care of our garden plot and then spend 993-5370 Sewing Night 7:00 PM The Drop In Centre Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca some time in the playground.Children under Public Swim 6:30 PM Dawson City Pool Fitness Classes Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM 5,please bring a parent.

993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Old Da Ku Thu, Aug 15 Authors on Eigth 12:00 AM Tuesdays Thursdays Jack London Cabin KVA (867) 993-5575 A Early Bird Lane swim 6:30 AM Dawson City Adult soccer 7:30 School Gym Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM tribute to the world famous writers who have Pool 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Saturdays Youth Centre immortalized the Klondike Gold Rush. Share Public Swim 9:00 AM Dawson City Pool Campfire talks 7:00 PM Da Ku daku@cafn.ca Mondays your literary talent in the writing contest!

993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca Mondays Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Public Swim 1:15 PM Dawson City Pool Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Saniz at 966-3238 993-7412 poolmanager@cityofdawson.ca 6:45 PM Old Da Ku

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Glee Club 1:00 PM DVG School (All grades) 994-2760 Youth T-Ball: 6:15 PM 7:30 PM Recreation Centre Youth ages 4 to 8 are welcome to pop by the ball field for a friendly game.

Coordinated by Jodi Boyd.

Dawson City

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Golden Horn

Haines Junction

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Six Mile River Resort

Sundays

Seniors Carpet Bowling 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net

Mondays

Brownies and Girl Guides 5:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net Crafts and games afternoons 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net

Tuesdays

Parents & Tots playtime 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net Stroller Mama’s 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net 5km Run/Walk/Nordic Walk 5:45 PM Teslin Rec Centre

Watson Lake

Thu, Aug 8 Watson Lake School Council Meeting 7:00 PM Watson Lake Secondary School Library Open to the Public

Wednesdays

Senior Day (60+) 10:00 AM Drop in Board games, cards, bowling, curling, tea and coffee Weight Room 8:00 am - 11:30 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Southbound 11:40 PM

Thursdays

Weight Room 8:00 am - 11:30 PM WL Rec Centre Squash Club 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Northbound 11:20 PM

Fridays

Weight Room 8:00 am - 11:30 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Southbound 11:40 PM

Saturdays

Weight Room 10:00 am - 6:00 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Northbound 11:20 PM Watson Lake Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Wye Lake Cabin Produce, baking, cooking, crafts, eggs, etc - anything made or grown.

Mondays Weight Room 8:00 am - 11:30 PM WL Rec Centre Squash Club 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Southbound 11:40 PM

Tuesdays

Weight Room 8:00 am - 11:30 PM WL Rec Centre Girl’s Night Out Ages 12+ meet at WL Rec Centre 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 7-9pm.

Teen Night Ages 12+ meet at WL Rec Centre 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7-9pm.

Greyhound Northbound 11:20 PM

SOCIETY OF YUKON BIRDS OBSERVATORIES Fundraiser Dinner

Saturday August 10Th * Halibut Louise, rice and vegetable * with Informative talks, and a silent Auction *2 seatings 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM Live Music & a raffle for a Fishing Charter, with BIG FISH YUKON CHARTER

• Cabins l RV sites with hook-ups l Heritage site l Fishing charters • Fishing licenses l Off sales l Small conveniences Fully Licensed Riverfront Restaurant - OPEN 11 to 8 pm daily, closed at lunch on Mondays Located at Tagish Bridge on trophy fishing waters Owned & operated by Mitch & Doug, previous owners of Bocelli’s Pizzeria & Finney’s Fish & Chips

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Highlights Athletics Yukon

August 13, 20 Fun Run/Walk

F.H. Collins parking lot Start Time: 6:00 pm Run or walk a 2.5 or 5 Km Don White 633-5671

August 10 Long Lake Triathlon

Long Lake (out the Wickstrom Road).

Race Orientation: 10:00am Race Start: 10:30 am 1.0 km swim, 15.5 km mountain bike ride and 6 km run.

August 19 RUN WILD

Run Wild at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve!

The 5km family fun run/walk is a fundraiser for wildlife research, rehabilitation and education.

Registration: 9:30 to 10:15 AM Race start time: 10:30 AM

Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse

Free Drop-In Youth Centre for kids ages 11 to 18 Wednesday to Saturday, 3 to 9 pm.

Supper served daily at 6:00

August 20-23 Yukon Tennis Territorial Championships Tennis tournament, adults and juniors, singles and doubles

Available Light Cinema

Business Forum page

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In the Focus Gallery/ Edge Gallery: from the Vault Archival Gold: Favourites

Thurs, Aug 22 at YAC

>> in the Hougen Heritage Gallery: YUKON ARCHIVES

DIR. GORO MIYAZAKI, 2011, JAPAN, 91 MIN

Exhibi�on closes January 26, 2013

Ode to Tea

The new animated film from Studio Ghibli ( Spirited Away, Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle ) is a beautiful nostalgia piece about a teenage girl coming of age in 1960s Japan. The English-language version features the voices of Gillian Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Howard and Aubrey Plaza.

Open Studio Sessions

(YAS members >> Ceramic Open Studioshow) Sessions << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm per hour 31st Closes$5August >> Acrylic Pain�ng Open Studio << with Neil Graham every first and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session

In the Hougen Heritage Gallery:

9pm Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Paved with Stories:

DIR. POULL BRIEN, 2012, USA, 75 MIN

To register call: 867-667-4080 Email: recep�on@artsunderground.ca

Starting off on his 62nd birthday, this inspiring doc follows the extraordinary journey of singer Charles Bradley during the electrifying and transformative months leading up to the release of his debut album No Time for Dreaming —a rebirth of classic 1960s soul.

The history of the street names in downtown Whitehorse.

MacBride Museum Showing Aug-Oct

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7pm From up on Poppy Hill

Farmers Markets

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Exhibi�ons Upcoming ExhibitionS:

>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS “How Does it Felt”

Saturdays 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Community Events Shelter on Front Street

Haines Junction

Wednesdays 3pm-7pm Log Church Lawn, Alaska Hwy

Watson Lake Saturdays 3pm - 7pm Wye Lake Cabin 1

Whitehorse Thursdays 3pm - 8pm Shipyard Park

Arts in the

Kids Summer Camps Clay for Kids

It’s that time of year again…

2013 Arts in the Park

Summer Festival

Lepage Park Weekdays at Noon & Wednesday evenings

Wednesday, August 7th Noon Show

– Helene Beaulieu –

armed with a banjo, ukulele and her trusty guitar, Helene entrances young and old alike in both official languages.

Instructor: Patrick Royle Date: August 12th to 16th Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ages:8-12 Cost: $285 plus GST For more information please contact Arts Underground at 667-4080 orreception@artsunderground.ca

7 PM Show

– TBA –

Thursday, August 8th – Claire Ness –

the inimitable Claire Ness returns to our stage in a somewhat more adult mode… who knows what’s gonna happen next?

Friday, August 9th – Grande Finale! –

This is it…. The last show... (sniffle, sob)… stay tuned to see what we pack into the last hour…

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

THE NATURAL & THE MANUFACTURED Paul Griffin (Sackville, NB), Sarah Fuller (Banff, BC), & Robert Bringhurst (Quadra Island, BC) August 15 – September 20, 2013 Opening Reception:

Thursday August 15

Artist Talks: Friday August 16 Lecture: Saturday August 17 Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 5 pm Location: Located on the corner of 2

Dan Sokolowski July 18 - Aug 11, 2013 An exhibition of photographs, digital video and 16mm film.

Gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday, 3 - 7pm Location: The Yukon School of Visual Arts, Queen & 3rd

DAWSON CITYS’ ARTIST MARKET

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And if you’ve got story ideas or a column idea you’d like to pitch, let us know.

Check out work by local artists, or sell your own wares. The Market happens every Saturday in July and August, 11 am - 3:30 pm in the Community Events Shelter on Front Street.

Email: market@kiac.ca Call, or visit KIAC on Princess and Second to register or for more info.

Tel:(867) 993-5005 Fax: (867) 993-5838 Website: www.kiac.ca

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Wed, Aug 7 Culture and Archeology Hike With Greg Hare 10:00 AM Meet at Miles Canyon Bridge hikes@ycs.yk.ca yukonconservation.org 668-5678 Go back in time as Archeologist Greg Hare leads a free hike from Miles Canyon to Canyon City.

Wed, Aug 7 Science Break: Let’s put dinosaurs in their place! 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca Earth’s history is loooooooooooooooooong! So long it’s hard to imagine, but we are going to try and put everything in place!

Wed, Aug 7 Wandering for Wolves 7:00 PM Takhini Arena Join Environment Yukon biologist Peter Knamiller for an evening of wolf discovery. We will try our voices at wolf howling.

Fri, Aug 9 Going Batty! 9:30 PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea. eby@gov.yk.ca Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat, and conservation with Environment Yukon biologts.

Sat, Aug 10 Long Lake Triathalon 10:00 AM Long Lake Rick Janowicz 668-2858 1km swim, 15.5km mountain bike and 6km run Sat, Aug 10 Circus Camp Workshops For Kids! 1:00 PM Annie Lake Road KM 1 Followed by Circus Fair at 4pm. With Circus Food, Busking, Magic Tricks,Face Painting, Stilts, Juggling, Live Music and more Sat, Aug 10 The Last Ice Age- Beringia Hike 2:00 PM Meet at Miles Canyon Bridge hikes@ycs.yk.ca yukonconservation.org 668-5678 Join a guest from the Beringia Interpretive Centre for a free hike to learn about the plants, animals and landforms from Beringia.

Sun, Aug 11 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Building Workshop 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler. kuhn@gov.yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca time to get ready for the atlatl golf challenge.

We’ll learn how to make atlatls and then get a chance to try them out!

Mon, Aug 12 Yukon Bird Club Presentation - Birds of Summer 1:30 PM MacBride Museum Presented by Ione Christensen and guest birder. For more info, call 633-2312 Tue, Aug 13 Mushroom Power Up 7:00 PM Gazebo at the end of Chadburn Lake road Name: Linea Eby Phone: 667 8291 email: linea.eby@gov.yk.ca Sam Skinner will lead this walk and talk about the biology and identification of Yukon Mushrooms.

Tue, Aug 13 Twoonie Race 7:00 PM . info@cmbcyukon.ca with Contagious Mountain Bike Club Wed, Aug 14 Paleo Sports: Atlatl Golf 3:00 PM Beringia Centre tyler.kuhn@gov. yk.ca beringia@gov.yk.ca Are you longing for a lazy afternoon of mini-golf? We have our own version here at Beringia. Come and give it a try!

Interpretive Hikes to Canyon City 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Bridge at Miles Canyon hikes@ycs.yk.ca (867)668-5678 Free historical nature hikes to Canyon City

Wednesdays

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga.

Lunch Drop-In. Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for

Weekdays

Second Opinion Society Drop-in Resource Centre 11:00 AM 304 Hawkins St 667-2037

Wednesdays

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The Yukon Wildlife Preserve Operating Society Board of Directors is seeking a new Director to fulfill the role of Treasurer.

With a couple hours a month you can contribute your expertise to a world-class institution. We are seeking a team player with experience in financial planning and accounting for a not-forprofit &/or charitable society. An expert knowledge of Simply Accounting would be an asset.

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Gr.8-12.

Box Lacrosse Drop-in 4:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary School 668-2840.

Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form, Part 2 6:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary Multi-Purpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034 This class focuses on the first 2nd section of the 103 Movement Hand Form Adult Biathlon Program 6:30 PM Biathalon Range Judy: 334-6726 or Vern 633-2297 Polarettes Adult/Teen Drop-in 7:00 PM Vanier School 867-668-4794 Yang Family Tai Chi Sword 7:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary Multi-Purpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034. This class studies the 67 movement Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan sword form. Students should know the traditional hand form.

Whitehorse Badminton Club Adults 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Yeu Fang Sharma 667-4219 Yukon Amateur Boxing Association Training Sessions 7:00 PM Avalanche Combat Arts Centre. Jess 335-3831 Table Tennis Drop in 7:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary School. Dave 668-3358

Crestview Ski Group 11:00 AM free Pine Forest Loop 633-2455 Table Tennis Club 1:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary School. Dave, 668-3358 Polarettes Family Drop-in 2:00 PM Vanier School 867-668-4794. Enjoy a fun afternoon of gymnastics experience.

Paddlers Abreast recreational paddling 2:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yoga with Sabu 4:00 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction.

Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 7:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome!

Thursdays

Mondays

Seniors Qigong and Yang Family Style 16 Movement Hand Form 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Jo-Ann Gates 6674531 This short tai chi form helps with relaxation, flexibility, balance and strength.

Ideal for beginners and experienced tai chi players. *resumes Jan 7th* Summertime Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Shipyards Park ttntaiji@pamboyde.ca / midnight@northwestel.net Tai chi chuan practise under the midnight sun Athletics Yukon Trail Run 6:30 PM Location varies Nancy 334-6576 Roller Girls Free Skate and Fresh Meat 6:30 PM Christ the King Elementary School juniorderby@yukonrollergirls.ca Co-Ed Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Soccer field Everybody is welcomed 336-0255 morrmic@hotmail. com Archery 7:00 PM Christ the King Elementary School. Les Johns, 667-7349.

New members welcome.

Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Public Access 7:00 PM on Gray Mountain Road range; officers on duty.

Polarettes Youth Drop-in 7:30 PM Vanier School 867-668-4794 between the ages of 10-14.

Ultimate Frisbee 9:00 PM Takhini Elementary Kris 333-9393

Fridays

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Lunch Drop-In. Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8-12 Punjabi Bhangra Dance 7:00 PM Family Literacy Centre Gurdeep 336-3344 a natural alternative to Cardio exercises, it requires energetic, rhythmic movements

Saturdays

Fencing for Youth and Adults 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary Tai Chi Group Practice 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Gym Janet Maclachlan 633-5287. An opportunity for more tai chi play.

Yoga with Sabu 10:00 AM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email

chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction.

Push Hands 11:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Gym Laura Beattie 456-7609. Tai chi partner work.

Scottish Country Dance Club 7:00 PM Pat 668-4976. No experience needed.

Drop-in Salsa and Merengue lessons 8:00 PM Leaping Feats 668-6517

Sundays

Seniors Qigong and Yang Family Style 16 Movement Hand Form 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Jo-Ann Gates 6674531 This short tai chi form helps with relaxation, flexibility, balance and strength.

Ideal for beginners and experienced tai chi players. *resumes Jan 7th* Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Lunch Drop-In. Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8 - 12 Yoga In The Alpine “Absolute Beginner” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@ northwestel.net. Instructor Erica. For beginners and those blessed with stiffness.

Yukon Amateur Boxing Association Training Sessions 7:00 PM Avalanche Combat Arts Centre. Jeff, 335-3831

Tuesdays

Yoga In The Alpine “Level 2” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@northwestel.net.

Instructor Erica.

Fun Run/Walk 6:00 PM F.H.Collins School Don 333-9202 Yang Family Tai Chi Hand Form Refinement 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Pam Boyde 633-6034. Hand Form Refinement is where students work on perfecting the movements of the Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form Introductory Yang Long Form (continued) 6:30 PM Takhini Elementary School Gym Laura Beattie 456-7609. An introduction to Yang Style tai chi chuan, the most popular style of tai chi practiced worldwide today *resumes Jan 8th.

Co-Ed Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Soccer field Everybody is welcomed 336-0255 morrmic@hotmail. com Archery 7:00 PM Christ the King Elementary School. Ron 456-2009. New members welcome.

Twoonie Race 7:00 PM info@cmbcyukon. ca with Contagious Mountain Bike Club alternating between the Chadburn Lake course and the Mt. Mac course

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Qigong for those with health concerns 10:00 AM Golden Age Centre Helene Dobrowolsky 668-3814. Qigong is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, health, and meditation. *resumes Jan 9th* Free Nutritious Lunches 12:00 noon Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre. For moms and kids up to age 8.

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga.

Lunch Drop-In. Wellness Wednesday 1:30 PM Second Opinion Society 667-2037. Learn practical skills for Mental Wellness.

Yoga In The Alpine “Level 1” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@northwestel.net.

Instructor Shannon.

Traditional Parenting Program: “Unfinished Projects Workshop” 6:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form, Part 2 6:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary Multi-Purpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034 This class focuses on the first 2nd section of the 103 Movement Hand Form Yang Family Tai Chi Sword (continued) 7:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary MultiPurpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034 Continued study of the 67 movement Traditional Yang Style Sword Form

Thursdays

Summertime Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Shipyards Park ttntaiji@pamboyde.ca / midnight@northwestel.net Tai chi chuan practise under the midnight sun Co-dependents Anonymous 7:00 PM

Whitehorse United Church Calvin 334-5863 Spiritual science/Waldorf/Anthropop group 7:30 PM Hillcrest Josef 335-2300 Weekly study group exploring Waldorf/ anthroposophy/spiritual science of R. Steiner, various topics. Free

Fridays

Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 noon Food Bank 667-4330. Free Hot Lunch for Women (children welcome).

Moms and Kids Summer Recreation Program 11:00 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre. Creative play activities and recreational programming for moms and kids up to age 8.

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga.

Lunch Drop-In. Narcotics Anonymous 7:00 PM Many Rivers Counselling & Support Services

Saturdays

Yoga with Sabu 10:00 AM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga, experienced professional instruction.

Sundays

Paddlers Abreast recreational paddling 2:00 PM Canada Games Centre Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 4:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome!

Yoga with Sabu 4:00 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga, experienced professional instruction.

Mondays

Sally & Sisters lunch Noon Food Bank 667-4330. Free Hot Lunch for Women (children welcome).

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga.

Lunch Drop-In.

Support Circle 4:30 PM Contact Heather 667-5724 or Joanne 667-8798 for details.

Support Circle for family and friends concerned about someone else’s drinking or drug use.

Yoga In The Alpine “Absolute Beginner” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@ northwestel.net Instructor Erica. For beginners and those blessed with stiffness.

SMART Recovery Meetings 7:00 PM Many Rivers Fireweed Family Room Larry 3344706. Self-empowering addiction recovery support group.

Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 PM 4071 4th ave. oayukon@gmail.com. Do you have a problem with food?

Yoga In The Alpine “CORE” 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery. wallymaltz@northwestel.net.

Instructor Erica.

Tuesdays

Support Group: Coping with Cancer Stress 12:00 PM Thomson CentreRiverside Room Join to learn and share ways of coping and reducing cancer related stress Yoga In The Alpine “Level 2” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery. wallymaltz@northwestel.net.

Instructor Erica.

Gam-Anon 7:30 PM Many Rivers Counselling & Support Services. 668-6466.

Support for families of compulsive gamblers.

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Step Outside with Larry Leigh

The Versatile Dutch Oven Th e Dutc h ov e n is a ca m p kitc h e n wizard .

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any camp cooking tasks can be done best with a cast-iron Dutch oven.

They also come in aluminum, which is much lighter to carry, but doesn’t work as well. Depending on your needs, various sizes are available. Having one or two different sizes will allow you to choose which is best for a given trip.

They are available with or without short legs; without legs you can cook with slightly less coals. Either version works well when you get used to it.

The Dutch oven comes with a heavy, tight fitting lid and some have a one inch lip around the edge so that hot coals can be placed on the lid to even out the heat supply while cooking, and especially for baking.

The lids usually come with a small knob or eyelet so they can be removed using a thick glove, stick or poker to check the progress of the meal. If the lid is flat it can double as an extra griddle for pancakes or bannock.

Similar to all cast-iron pots and pans, the Dutch oven should be cured before use. Coat the inside with cooking oil and heat at a medium/high temperature for an hour. To clean after each use,

burning — unless the coals are just too hot. If the heat appears to be too much, just lift the pot and rake out s o m e of the

scrape the inside and simmer with plain, non-soapy water, keeping the lid on.

Dry it thoroughly and then re-coat the interior and underside of the lid with more oil.

Wipe out the excess oil with a paper towel and it’s ready to go again.

The cast-iron spreads the heat out, avoiding hot spots, so the dish cooks evenly without

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coals to reduce the temperature.

With a little practice you’ll find the Dutch oven is great way to cook roasts, stews, and soups, and bake cakes, pies or bread.

There are many books on castiron cooking and as usual the internet has a multitude of tips and recipes.

Cast-iron is brittle and can easily break if dropped on a rock or other hard surface, so be kind to your Dutch oven and frying pans.

They are best packed together in a canvas bag or box, separate from your other camp kitchen items.

Dutch ovens and other cast-iron items are often available at garage sales or second hand stores. An older, well cared for one is a great buy, but even one with surface rust can be brought back to great condition with a little TLC.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself.

He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon.

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Frost to Frost... with Joan Norberg

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ll winter – and it was longer than usual – I dreamed of summer. I planned the gardens, ordered the seeds, and then waited and waited. Now it’s here and the garden is planted and growing. It has been doingwell and Al has kept it properly watered. Now almost everything is ready to pick. Especially the peas.

We usually have a substantial pea patch, but this year we added another variety and increased the seed for a type we already grew.

We have now taken our first harvest.

Nothing like the crisp, sweet, crunch of a sugar snap pea. The shelling looked good and tasted even better. The snow peas were a bit behind but that was okay, we had enough to do.

Things got very warm, and smoky with the forest fires, and it became greenhouse-like, just not as humid. That’s when it started to rain, but still, the sun would peak out every so often.

So things didn’t cool off like usual.

The gardens stayed warm and wet. The geese loved it and there were puddles everywhere. The pig yards filled up where they had been digging and they now had true wallows to muck about in.

Thankfully it washed the smoke out of the air and made breathing easier. It filled up the pails under the barn eaves and a coffee cup thathad been left in the potato garden. And after four or five days the rain stopped. Amazingly, there are still puddles days later.

PHOTO: Joan Norberg We have sandy soil and very good drainage — sometimes too good. It took years of adding organic material to our first garden before it started to hold moisture longer than a night. We have added three new gardens since, but they haven’t received as much organic material so they will dry out

Our garden bursting with vegetables. to grow without water stress.

The potatoes can be hilled-up to hold moisture and some plants have already formed a canopy to help hold onto water. The peas will put the extra moisture into the pods that are fattening on the vine.

But after picking 19 rows of peas the thought of more can be overwhelming.

“All winter – and it was longer than usual – I dreamed of summer.”

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faster. But they haven’t yet.

I am not complaining. It takes a lot of energy to haul water from the creek to water our gardens, so the rain helped out tremendously. There will also be more than enough moisture for things

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Joan Norberg and her husband, Allan, run Grizzly Valley Farms.

You can find them with an abundance of vegetables at the Fireweed Community Market on Thursdays in Whitehorse.

Send her your questions at grizzlyvalleyfarms@hotmail.com

Need a hint...

This grey box would have been essential for any of the larger mining companies while sinking shafts or digging tunnels into the ground during the early Copper Belt mining days. This rectangular box is 11” by 4” by 11” (28cmx10cmx28) and has a hinged lid on top. A metal front clasp and metal handles kept it closed and easy to transport. It has a small crank on the right hand side and nylon cord wrapped together with the exposed wires at each end. Inside the box, there is a housing for the crank mechanism below. When wired correctly, this little box was able to move tonnes of rock in a single instant.

What is it?

Correct answers will be entered into a draw for a Yukon Historical & Museums Association Gift Basket Draw Date: August 21, 2013 See Facebook for answer and winner

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Edible Yukon with Kim Melton

Feast of Flowers

Yukon wildflowers are a delight for the eyes and the palate

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ave you ever been transfixed by northern lights soaring in shimmering skirts of greens and blues?

Watched mountain peaks glowing in the sun’s last rays? Been stopped in your tracks by a lone rosehip, deep red against the snow? In a land often painted with a backdrop of white, Northerners appreciate colour.

In the spring I always notice the fabulously named beardtongue first — six-inch stalks with rings of blue-bearded blossoms, swiftly followed by the tiny white flowers of the wild chickweeds, sturdy lupines, graceful lungwort and bright yellow cinquefoils.

The diversity explodes exponentially and July’s profusion of colours can be overwhelming to an eye accustomed to shades of white and blue.

Many of our wildflowers are not only beautiful, but delicious and nutritious as well. They provide a joyful, colourful contrast to equally tasty but less zesty winter fare (moose stew anyone?)

Like our summer, the blooming period for many plants is short and sweet: they demand that we put down our to-do lists and give attentive audience or we will miss the performance.

Some plants that I harvest as well as watch include wild roses, fireweed, red clover, and goldenrod.

The roses where I live have finished blooming, each blossom — on which I leave a single petal — giving way to a shiny hip. The lone petal is a flag of welcome for pollinators.

Fireweed has begun its slow

drained soils and often beautify disturbed ground. In contrast, goldenrod’s tight clusters of tiny flowers dot fields and open forests.

These flowers, as well as the much-maligned dandelion add life to salads and make beautiful garnishes on savoury dishes as well as desserts.

I like putting them in fruit popsicles.

They can also be used fresh or dried for teas, served iced on a hot summer afternoon, and used to brighten a grey winter day.

If you wish to dry your flowers, use a screen placed out of direct sunlight, with good air circulation.

Fireweed, left, goldenrod and rose blossoms add life to salads and make beautiful garnishes on savory dishes as well as desserts.

Iced Petal Tea 1 cup fresh edible flower petals (for example: 1/3 cup each rose, fireweed, goldenrod), plus a handful for garnish A handful of fresh wild mint leaves (optional) Fireweed honey water

Fireweed

Wild Rose

Goldenrod

Photos: Kim Melton blaze up each stalk, but if you wait for the whole thing to bloom at once you will wait in vain. Each patch can be revisited periodically

trefoil (three-leafed) foliage reminds me of Dr. Seuss and Horton Hears a Who. These plants all frequent well-

to harvest the open flowers.

Red clover patches buzz with bees so mind your fingers. Each flower popping out of the familiar

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Pour 1 litre of boiling water over flowers and mint and let steep until cool. Mix 1 tablespoon of fireweed honey in 1/4 cup hot water, then dilute with cold water to make 1 litre. Add to cooled tea and chill. When serving, toss fresh flower petals in each glass before pouring.

Kim Melton is an enthusiastic forager and gardener, inspired by all things that make up good, local food.

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IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO DAWSON City, YOU HAvEN’T SEEN THE YUKON. upcoming Events August 9-10 mushroom and lichen weekend at tombstone!

Take a trip up the Dempster for this fun-filled weekend with hikes, talks and family-friendly programming all about mushrooms and lichen! For more information contact tombstonecentre@gmail.com

9-10 gillian campbell live at the palace Grand

Gillian Campbell is a modern-day personification of the legendary Klondike Kate, the favourite saloon sweetheart of the Klondike Gold Rush!

Come out and enjoy risque humour, musical excellence, and sheer fun!

15-18 Yukon Riverside Arts Festival

This annual festival celebrates and perpetuates the artistic and cultural side of Dawson City. KIAC will be hosting a city wide gallery hop with over 25 venues, artist workshops, interactive displays, live music, the Print and Publishing Symposium and much more. For more infomation contact kiac@kiac.ca.

23-25 Weekend on the rocks

Drive up the Dempster to Tombstone Territorial Park and “rock out”!

Hike the fall-coloured trails with a natural interpreter and learn about the geology of the park. Fun for all ages! For more infomation contact tombstonecentre@gmail.com

september 1 The Great Klondike International Outhouse Race

Teams of 5 dress up an Outhouse (!?!?!) and race to the finish line. Cash prizes awarded to the fastest and best overall teams. Only in Dawson! for information contact KVA 993-5575

6-9 White ram Poker Tournament

It’s the tournament weekend that you’ve been waiting for! Show off your skills in limit, no-limit and freeze-out games in the largest (and fiercest) Texas Hold’Em Tournament in the North.

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August 15-18: Discovery Days weekend!!!

This long weekend, take the beautiful drive to Dawson City and DISCOVER why we love the Yukon! Bbqs, a parade, art and contestswhatever your interest, whatever your age-we have a jam-packed, fun-filled weekend in store for you! For more details and information please visit dawsoncity.ca.

come visit us: diamond tooth gerties

Come visit Canada’s first and friendliest gambling hall!

Open 7 days a week 7pm to 2am Starting June 15th Open Saturdays and Sundays 2pm to 2am! www.dawsoncity.ca

Whitehouse Cabins

Revel in a Klondike experience in a room with a view overlooking theYukon River! We offer a rustic setting within walking distance to town centre. Treat yourself to a luxurious stay with us! www.whitehousecabins.com

klondike Kate’s

Exciting new weekend packages! check out our new website www.klondikeKates.ca (867)993-6527

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Great location!

All rooms with bath, hi-def tv, phone with voice mail, fridge, coffee maker & 250mb internet/day.

Come dine in our restaurant, lounge or covered deck.

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Dawson City Museum

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peabody’s photo parlour

We boast the most comprehensive collection of artifacts in the entire Territory! Come experience the history of Dawson through our daily programs and demonstrations.

Don’t forget our narrow gauge locomotives! dawsonmuseum.ca

Ask for the GETAWAY rate or come in and see us in the lobby!

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) is an active centre of cultural and social energy. We invite you to explore our broad range of programming in the visual, media, literary and performing arts. www.kiac.ca

1-800-544-0920

Picture yourself in the Gold Rush!

Dress up, put on your best Klondike smile and pose for the camera.

Seating reservations are requested.

We also carry all your photography needs and unique artisan gifts.

(867) 993-5209

Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

bonanza gold motel & rv

Winner of the 2012 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award.

Your gateway to Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in heritage. We provide guided tours to share our perspective on the gold rush era. Our gift shop features hand-made First Nation products!

We have a story to tell, let us share it with you. www.trondek.ca

bombay peggy’s

Spoil yourself at the Yukon's only restored brothel! Our inn features the room of your dreams with plush bedding and modern amenities.

Our pub offers the top Yukon brews and the sassiest martini menu in town! bombaypeggys.com

dawsoncity.ca

GREAT COMFORT & QUALITY! 1-888-993-6789 bonanzagold.ca

triple j hotel

Open May-Sept New Annex Built 2013!

Cabins with Kitchenettes renovated in 2012!

Restaurant and Lounge Best patio in town Triplejhotel.com (867)-993-5323