What's Up Yukon December 11

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All Northern. All Fun.

Don’t Tell Grandma!

Experience the evolution of comfort food

A heartfelt goodbye to a Yukon legend

Forget dinner and a movie; here’s a real Yukon date night

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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

Lessons the Ocean Taught Me

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hen I was 16 years old I went to Hawaii with my family. We stayed in a modest but clean hotel with easy access to the beach.

Because I hadn’t spent much time by the ocean I was hesitant to try surfing, but bodyboarding seemed learnable so I made haste for the beachside rental shop and picked up some equipment.

A bodyboard is a small, somewhat rectangular floatation device that functions similarly to a surfboard; the boarder paddles out into the ocean and waits for a wave of suitable size to make an appearance. Then he faces the beach and propels himself in that direction while the wave approaches from the rear. If the boarder generates sufficient momentum the wave picks him up and sends him hurdling towards land in a rush of euphoria.

I had a limited grasp of these concepts as I took to the water for the first time. And I had absolutely no frame of reference with which to determine the size and power of the waves I was playing in; I would later learn that the beach was almost closed that day due to dangerously high waves.

So I headed out into the water with my bodyboard tethered to my ankle and my pale Yukon skin

glowing like a beacon — alerting fellow beach-goers that I was a tourist in the truest sense of the word.

Predictably, I had limited success. Instead, I just bobbed around incompetently, and for the most part, that suited me fine.

Until a wave thundered down on my oblivious head.

I clearly remember the look of concern on my father’s face as he shouted my name. And then I was under.

The Pacific Ocean was exactly as indifferent to me as it would be to a piece of driftwood; and it turned my body into a rag doll, scraping me against its rocky floor before releasing its pressure and allowing me to drift upwards.

When my head crested the waterline I had exactly enough time for one breath before the next wave pounded my powerless flesh back from whence it came.

It is the closest I have ever come to death.

Maybe I was able to scream for help, I don’t remember. Regardless, on one of my brief trips to the surface a savior arrived in the form of a local Hawaiian kid who instructed me to latch onto his back. Once attached, he paddled me into shore, where I slithered onto the sand, threw up, passed

out, and woke up with a firetruckred sunburn.

This experience profoundly affected me because it was the first time I was forced to acknowledge how little the world cared whether I lived or died.

Since then, I usually try to ignore this lesson; I usually undertake projects and hang around people who make me feel significant; I usually find this makes me happy(ish).

But when the pressure of building and maintaining my own sense of importance becomes too much to bear, it’s helpful to remember that day in Hawaii; sometimes reminding oneself of one’s fundamental insignificance is exactly what one needs to get a good night’s sleep.

~ Correction ~ In the November 27 issue of What’s Up Yukon we published a “French Toast” article that we credited to our former columnist Virginie Hamel. In fact, the story was written by the wonderful and talented Genevieve Doyon.

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Running’s His Medicine

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Development Games

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aribou Legs has a home now, in Whitehorse. He’s lived here for about three months. He runs everyday, and he works with youth.

He’s currently organizing a jigging marathon for New Years Eve; he’ll invest the money raised on his next runs — he’s going to Inuvik, where he’ll do four youth workshops, and then run on the Beauford Delta — the ice roads — in January. After that he’ll run on the Demptster Highway, from Inuvik to Fort McPherson, which he thinks is about 180 km. After that, he’ll be back in Whitehorse to train for the Arctic Ultra Marathon, 400 miles, from Whitehorse to Dawson, from February 8 to 21.

It’s the toughest run in the world.

“I’m excited to challenge the Europeans.”

Caribou Legs rubs his hands together when he says that he’s going into the marathon with the mindset, “I’m going to win.”

He’s got lots of gas left in his tank.

An old man told Caribou Legs to start running when he was released from jail. He was a mentor, a sweat ceremony leader from the Plains. He told Caribou Legs to do what he did when he was a kid.

Caribou Legs couldn’t remember what he did when he was a kid.

The old man said he ran.

Caribou Legs listened. It was a turning point in his life. He started running in parks. He was six weeks sober when he ran his first halfmarathon; he came 743 out of 5000 runners.

Each year he got better. Eventually he could run a marathon in under three hours. He came 46th in a half marathon in 2012.

“I’m always running.”

Running gave him his voice, and “it’s my duty to share my voice.” Caribou Legs talks to youth.

He tells them the truth.

“Sometimes they don’t want to hear the truth.”

Caribou Legs wants to teach young people to speak with a different language. They don’t know how to live. He hears a lot of cruelty in the way some youth talk, especially about women. He tells them not to be disturbed by negative facts. A lot of the youth are damaged, and he tells them that they’re responsible for their own lives.

Caribou Legs can tell some of the kids don’t listen; their minds are already closed. But that’s okay.

“Everyone has their own time.”

He connects with kids by telling them his own story. They ask him, “How do you go from smoking crack to being an athlete?”

He tells them that running’s his medicine; it treats his character defects in a good way.

“I need it.”

He tells the kids to find what they need to do, and then do it.

It’s up to them.

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Inside Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Caribou Legs.......................... 3 Bigway.................................. 5 Didee and Didoo..................... 5 Klondike Korner...................... 7 Step Outside.......................... 9 From the Backcountry.............11 Gr8ful Spud..........................12 Portrait of a Yukoner..............14 Music for a Winters Eve............17 Travel Article........................18 Porcupine River.....................21 Living with Wildlife.................22 Yukon Date Night...................24 Up Ghost Creek......................25 Edible Yukon.........................26

Events Highlights.............................. 6 Whitehorse Listings................. 8 Community Listings................20 Active Interests.....................23

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Caribou Legs telling his stories in Tim Hortons He tells them he used to be unteachable. In high school he started doing drugs heavily. When he was 22 he left Inuvik for Vancouver. He worked for a construction company until crack made him unreliable.

He started living on the street, and he engaged in all kinds of risky behaviour to maintain his addiction.

He went to jail a few times, the longest stretch being three months.

Caribou Legs said he wasn’t happy, and the “biggest motivation for change is pain.”

His brother died from HIV in Vancouver. Along with the advice of the old man, this was another turning point for Caribou Legs. He didn’t want to suffer anymore.

When he started running, Caribou Legs turned his pain into joy, optimism, and hope.

“I learned what it felt like to have desire.”

He tells the kids he went to AA, to NA, and other spiritual things.

“Running and helping others is my cause now. And so far so good.”

The New Years Eve jigging marathon will be at the xx potlatch house. It will go from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. There will be door prizes, and prizes for the best jiggers.

Meagan Deuling is the assistant editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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Zen and the Art of the Grocer

Grocery shopping is at human scale at Bigway Foods

by Marianne Darragh

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ore than a decade after Whitehorse entered the big-box era, it’s great to see a few of the unsung heroes of the local grocery trade getting some love, with recent attention in the media that highlights the joys of shopping at Riverside Grocery Store, the Deli, and Candy’s Fruit Stand.

Recently I added Bigway Foods in Copper Ridge to my route when stalking a pound of butter and litre of milk that doesn’t expire tomorrow — items that have been mysteriously elusive downtown lately.

On visits to Vancouver and Toronto, my idea of sightseeing is gawking wistfully at the bounty of the small grocery stores, with their careful displays and sometimes-eccentric offerings, customized for the surrounding neighbourhood. Whitehorse stores have usually been well-stocked enough for me, but I’ve taken for granted the absence of niceties like visually appealing presentation, and even, well, cleanliness, in the mainstream supermarkets.

We seem willing to have our smiles turned upside down by the time we reach the exit, if we think we’re saving a few dollars.

The first time I entered Bigway Foods I gasped — definitely not my normal reaction. Coming in from a grey day, my eyes were dazzled by the bright blocks of colour from cereal boxes on shelves to the right and meticulous rows of oranges, apples, and greens to the left.

Familiarity with the store has increased my appreciation for the high standards they maintain. I haven’t yet found a neglected display or fruit or vegetable past its prime. Goods are lined up as scrupulously on the shelves as Carson the butler of Downton Abbey sets the dinner tables — and Carson uses a ruler to check for alignment.

You might not be able to stock up with months of supplies at Bigway, but it offers a reasonable variety of goods and something extra, such as organic and glutenfree products, Yukon-grown produce, and a whimsical selection of hot sauce.

As for cost, it’s generally understood that small outlets are pricier than the big box stores, but that’s not true for everything.

I was surprised to find out butter and milk cost the same at Bigway as downtown, and in season, fruit was usually similar in price to Candy’s Fruit Stand and Extra Foods As for other items: if something costs 80 cents more at another store, but is never available, savings are a moot point.

But mostly I like Bigway for the same reason I like Riverside Groceries, the Deli, Mac’s Fireweed Books, Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters, the Chocolate Claim, and a host of other small but mighty stores that ride the waves of the Yukon’s economy; some industrious elf seems to love the grocery business, and that’s what keeps it ticking like a Swiss watch. I don’t

know what that does for the bottom line, but it creates a pleasing atmosphere.

Also, sometimes when they wash the floor, it smells like real lemons.

Marianne Darragh is normally inspired by the DVD shelf at the Whitehorse Public Library.

This week her inspiration was grocery stores. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Groceries come in Technicolor at Bigway Foods in Copper Ridge

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Chubbles was the best now we lay her down to rest.

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

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First Nations Craft Fair 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School

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Tr’ondek Hwech’in Last Minute Christmas Bazaar 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Building 1242 Front Street December 11-22

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Change is Always Challenging M y son came home from work a few weeks ago with a sad look of his

face.

When we asked what tragedy had befallen him he replied, “They’ve torn down my playground.”

Well, it was true; the Robert Service School got some new playground equipment this fall.

Why this fall instead of during the summer when it would have made more sense? That’s a question that will have to go to the government folk in charge of construction tenders, but it’s a timing issue I’ve seldom seen them get right in any of the three rural communities where I taught.

I can understand him getting nostalgic about the slides and climbing equipment. After all, he still has the cast after he broke his arm out there in elementary school, so it’s watching a little piece of his childhood being ripped out of the ground, broken up, and hauled away.

I felt it a little bit, myself.

That’s where I did playground duty for years, before the high school and elementary school timetables diverged too much for that.

In my case, though, it’s the second time I’ve seen it happen.

The gear that was just replaced was installed after the new school was opened in 1989. Prior to that, the current playground was occupied by what is now the Robert Service Annex of the Westmark Inn, just about a block down the street.

Change is rarely easy.

Back in the 1987, some people were very disturbed when the dyke was created to protect the town from another flood. There had been many floods, the most recent and worst having been in 1979, and you would have thought everyone would have welcomed the safety, but there were people who felt that having an unobstructed view

Photo: Dan Davidson of the Yukon River was preferable to protection from it.

In the 1990s, Parks Canada went full bore into renovating the Commissioner’s Residence, to have it ready for tours during our centennial years. The ground floor became a magnificent display of early 20th century official opulence.

The project included restoring the building to the colours it had had during its peak years, when George and Martha Black were in residence.

Gold with white trim was the

restored colour scheme. However, the building had been a rather nondescript white and grey for years and there were folks who thought it had always been that way; there was grumbling.

There’s still grumbling about our indoor pool, which has a season that extends from sometime in May until about the end of September, depending on how soon the weather turns really cold. It is a vast improvement over the outdoor pool that served the town for decades, but was rarely open

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New playground — The newly installed metal equipment at the Robert Service School has replaced the older wooden structure that was all the rage in the 1980s After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Whitehorse Events Art Shows

until Fri, Dec 19 “The Last Minute” by John Boivin Hilltop Bistro Yukon College 335-9231 Opening October 2. John participated in the national ‘Art Battle’ this year, representing Yukon in the speed painting competition. This exhibit showcases some of the completed works from his summer of intense practice for the event. until Wed, Dec 24 YAAW’s Christmas Group Show 11:00 AM Yukon Artists @ Work 393 4848 annual Christmas Group Show, featuring new small works by member artists until Mon, Jan 5 Christmas Group Show Yukon Artists @ Work until Sun, Feb 1 A Yukon Snapshot: photos and home movies 1946-1978 by Rolf Hougen Arts Underground 867-6674080 ext 22 A historical art show until Sat, Feb 21 MAJISKI + MORVITZ Yukon Arts Centre “North of Myth” by Joyce Majiski “Alchemy of Collaboration” by Zea Morvitz

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Wed, Dec 10 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers Wed, Dec 10 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Dec 10 Fawn Fritzen & Daniel Janke 6:00 PM Wheelhouse Restaurant 456-2982 Live Jazz Music Wed, Dec 10 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 3339315 Wed, Dec 10 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Dec 10 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Dec 11 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Dec 11 Joe Loutchen & Friends 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Dec 11 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867668-4500 Thu, Dec 11 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Thursday, classic rock at its finest Thu, Dec 11 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Thu, Dec 11 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Dec 12 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Dec 12 Black Iron Blossom 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Dec 12 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fri, Dec 12 DJ Durdy Kurdy 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sat, Dec 13 Fraser Canyon 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Dec 13 J. Robert Cooke & Band 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Dec 13 Sing for Dad Fundraiser 8:00 PM Club 867 so this father, Terry Wagantall, can spend Christmas with his wife & children as his battle with cancer continues...

Sat, Dec 13 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Dec 13 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Mon, Dec 15 Music For A Winter’s Eve 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre F.H. Collins Grade 8 Bands All-City Jazz Band Junior & Senior Concert Bands Mon, Dec 15 All City Band “Music for a Winters Eve” 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre FHC Grade 8 & Advanced Band, Jazz Band,Senior & Junior Concert Bands, Mon, Dec 15 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Dec 16 Music For A Winter’s Eve 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Porter Creek Grade 8 Band, All-City Jazz Band, Junior & Senior Concert Bands Tue, Dec 16 All City Band “Music for a Winters Eve” 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre PCSS Beginning Band, Jazz Band, Senior & Junior Concert Bands Tue, Dec 16 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Wed, Dec 17 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers

Wed, Dec 17 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Dec 17 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 3339315 Wed, Dec 17 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Dec 17 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Dec 18 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Dec 18 Joe Loutchen & Friends 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Dec 18 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867668-4500 Thu, Dec 18 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Thursday, classic rock at its finest Thu, Dec 18 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Thu, Dec 18 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Dec 19 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Dec 19 Singalong Messiah 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church The Messiah Chorale, directed by Rachel Grantham, presents Handel’s Messiah. Guest artists include Michael B. Marino, tenor, Morgan Traynor, mezzo-soprano and Jana Holesworth, soprano.

Fri, Dec 19 Speed Control 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Dec 19 Christmas homecoming for university & college students 8:00 PM Club 867 DJKJ will be rockin’ the house to welcome all our students home in style!

Fri, Dec 19 DJKJ 9:00 PM Club 867 DjKj will be rocking CLUB 867 every second Friday Fri, Dec 19 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Dec 20 Singalong Messiah 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church The Messiah Chorale, directed by Rachel Grantham, presents Handel’s Messiah. Guest artists include Michael B. Marino, tenor, Morgan Traynor, mezzo-soprano and Jana Holesworth, soprano.

Sat, Dec 20 Speed Control 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Dec 20 Winter Solstice Concert 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre For many years in Whitehorse, the Winter Solstice was synonymous with the Longest Night musical performances created by Daniel Janke. We have asked Daniel to return this season to curate and perform in an evening of music with very special guests from the Canadian music scene. Daniel is currently developing the program and we are excited to reveal the details as they become available.

Sat, Dec 20 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Dec 20 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Dec 21 House Cats 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Thu, Dec 11 Introduction to Felting 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Using industrial felting needles, you will learn to sculpt and shape wool roving into beautiful felted wool acorn ornaments.

Thu, Dec 11 12-Days of Christmas Market The Old Fire Hall Yukon food and locally made gifts Fri, Dec 12 Comedy Night at The Guild 8:00 PM The Guild Hall we’re cracking open the theatre and having a good ole comedy night right on the set of Dedication Fri, Dec 12 Strong Women take the Lead!

YEU Human Rights Speaker Series 12:00 PM Yukon Employees’ Union Hall 8676672331 four strong Yukon women will share their wisdom and strength Fri, Dec 12 Rah Raw Play Readings 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallry 393-2676 Sat, Dec 13 First Nations Craft Fair 10:00 AM Elija Smith Elementary School 667-5992 Sat, Dec 13 Artful Things Gift Fair 11:00 AM Westmark Whitehorse Featuring glass, ceramics, jewelry, quilting, art cards and prints, baking and many more last minute hand-crafted gifts.

Sun, Dec 14 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Mon, Dec 15 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Wed, Dec 17 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Join us inside the Bridges Café Wed, Dec 17 Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish you public speaking in a fun and supportive environment! Guests are welcome to come and drop into our meetings at any time.

Wed, Dec 17 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Thu, Dec 18 TEENS: Express Yourself!

Draw, read, write, relax & mingle 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Sat, Dec 20 Dog Wash Fundraiser 10:00 AM The Feed Store Pet Junction All profit goes to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Sat, Dec 20 Dawson Christmas Feast TBA For more information please contact Council Administrator Andrea Moses at 993-7100 ext. 140 or toll-free 1-877-993-3400 ext. 140.

Sun, Dec 21 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Fri, Dec 12 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Dec 12 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Fri, Dec 12 Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Enjoy tickles, bounces, stories & songs! Ages: 6 - 24 months & caregiver(s) Register or drop in.

Free Fri, Dec 12 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Fri, Dec 12 Comic Book Art & Claymation Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Dec 13 Family Drop-in 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Dec 13 YEU Free Family Fun Skate 12:30 PM Canada Games Centre 6672331 No skates? No problem! Free skate rentals will be provided, along with hot chocolate and a holiday treat. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the Whitehorse Food Bank. Call us at 667-2331 for more information. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Sat, Dec 13 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Mon, Dec 15 Kids Art Exploration AfterSchool 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Dec 15 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Mon, Dec 15 All City Band “Music for a Winters Eve” 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre FHC Grade 8 & Advanced Band, Jazz Band,Senior & Junior Concert Bands, Tue, Dec 16 Cards/Games Drop-In 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Dec 16 Parent/Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Dec 16 All City Band “Music for a Winters Eve” 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre PCSS Beginning Band, Jazz Band, Senior & Junior Concert Bands Wed, Dec 17 Family Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Dec 17 Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 enjoy stories, music, finger plays and crafts, ages 2 - 4 yrs. & caregiver(s), Register or drop in. Free.

Wed, Dec 17 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Dec 17 Kids After-School Ball Pit Play & Games 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Dec 18 Cards & Games Drop-In 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Dec 18 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Monday-Friday Math Tutoring! 11:45 AM F.H. Collins Secondary Free peer tutoring will Thu, Dec 18 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) be available at lunchtime. It will be Monday 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and to Thursday from 11:45-12:15 . Please Girls Club. encourage your student to take advantage Thu, Dec 18 The Play’s the Thing Theatre of this to help him/her to be successful this Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of year.

Riverdale Wed, Dec 10 Family Drop-In 10:00 AM Fri, Nov 21 Christmas Group Show Yukon Thu, Dec 18 Kids’ Choir 6:15 PM Heart Of Heart Of Riverdale Artists @ Work Wed, Dec 10 Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Riverdale Wed, Dec 10 Spanish Conversation Group Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 enjoy Thu, Dec 18 Teen Choir 7:30 PM Heart Of 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration stories, music, finger plays and crafts, ages Riverdale Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Join us Fri, Dec 19 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart 2 - 4 yrs. & caregiver(s), Register or drop inside the Bridges Café Of Riverdale in. Free.

Wed, Dec 10 Housing & Homelessness; Fri, Dec 19 Young Explorer’s Preschool Wed, Dec 10 Boys and Girls Club Youth What’s at stake, what can we do? YEU Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) Human Rights Speaker Series 12:00 PM 667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Yukon Employees’ Union Hall 8676672331 the animal gallery together. Play games, Girls Club. we discuss the issues of homelessness and create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Wed, Dec 10 Kids After-School Ball Pit precarious Fri, Dec 19 Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Play & Games 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Dec 10 Northern Voices Whitehorse Public Library Enjoy tickles, Thu, Dec 11 Cards & Games Drop-In 1:30 Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867bounces, stories & songs! Ages: 6 - 24 PM Heart Of Riverdale 334-8654 Come and build your leadership Thu, Dec 11 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart months & caregiver(s) Register or drop in. skills, polish you public speaking in a fun Free Of Riverdale and supportive environment! Guests are Fri, Dec 19 Boys and Girls Club Youth Thu, Dec 11 Boys and Girls Club Youth welcome to come and drop into our meetings Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) at any time.

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Food, Yukon Farms. YEU Human Fri, Dec 19 Comic Book Art & Claymation Thu, Dec 11 The Play’s the Thing Theatre Rights Speaker Series 12:00 PM Yukon Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Employees’ Union Hall 8676672331 We’ll Riverdale Riverdale discuss food sovereignty, sustainable local Fri, Dec 19 FH, Last Day of School Before Thu, Dec 11 Whitehorse Christmas Feast food, accessibility, Yukon crops and more.

Christmas Break F.H. Collins Secondary 6:00 PM Yukon Inn Hosted by Tr’ondek Thu, Dec 11 TEENS: Express Yourself!

Sat, Dec 20 Boys and Girls Club Youth Hwech’in, Earlier in the day join us for our Draw, read, write, relax & mingle 3:30 PM Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) quarterly Chief & Council meeting at 12 Whitehorse Public Library 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and noon, also in the Fireside Room.

Thu, Dec 11 Whitehorse Christmas Feast Girls Club.

Thu, Dec 11 Kids’ Choir 6:15 PM Heart Of 6:00 PM Yukon Inn Hosted by Tr’ondek Sun, Dec 21 Family Games Drop-In 3:00 Riverdale Hwech’in, Earlier in the day join us for our PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Dec 11 Teen Choir 7:30 PM Heart Of quarterly Chief & Council meeting at 12 Riverdale noon, also in the Fireside Room.

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Thu, Dec 11 Introduction to Felting 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Using industrial felting needles, you will learn to sculpt and shape wool roving into beautiful felted wool acorn ornaments.

Sun, Dec 14 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Tue, Dec 16 YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 5:30 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Tue, Dec 16 Brave New Writing 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallry Writers bring pen and paper.

Write to prompts and follow themes; share your newly crafted words aloud. Espresso, tea, wine and beer available to purchase.

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Wed, Dec 17 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Sun, Dec 21 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Big Book Study Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group 6:00 PM B.Y.T.E. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC)

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

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leeping bags are available from $25 to $2500, depending on your needs and budget. They will all be satisfactory if used as intended, but none will work very well if used other than what they were made for.

Sleeping bags come in a couple of different shapes, a multitude of materials, and a variety of fairytale temperature usage guides.

The two sleeping bag shapes are mummy-type and rectangular, or barrel-shape. If you are not claustrophobic, the mummy bag has the advantage of being smaller and easier to stuff in a compact package. Beyond that, it also fits more tightly around your body, leaving less air space to be warmed up by the heat from your body. The rectangular bag fits more loosely and leaves more space to be warmed by you.

The rectangular bag is larger when packed but can be more comfortable if you are bothered by a lack of space.

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Two important thoughts about sleeping bag use: use a closed-cell foam under-pad to insulate you

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The ultimate sleeping bag is quite expensive , filled with premium down , and squishes down to a very small package for carrying. from the ground, which is always cold, and either wear or at least keep handy, a wool or fleece toque or balaclava. We lose up to 50 per cent of our body heat through an uncovered head, and that includes while you are in bed.

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The ultimate sleeping bag is quite expensive, filled with premium down, and squishes down to a very small package for carrying.

Pound for pound, down is the best sleeping bag or garment insulator.

Its extreme shortcoming is that it loses insulating ability if it gets wet; down is the best choice if you can keep it dry.

Manufactured fills go by many names, but original ones like Hollofill or Quallofill are good substitutes for down. They are somewhat bulky, but retain their insulating qualities even when subjected to moisture.

Cheap sleeping bags use different stitching methods than higher quality bags. In quality bags the down or manufactured fill is held in place by horizontal stitching and a system of baffles which keep the fill from settling or compacting. Lower priced bags use lower quality zippers and usually don’t have a filled baffle along the inside length of the zipper to keep the heat inside. Some matching bags have zippers that can be connected to make a double bag which is really only useful in warmer situations due to the drafty, large opening at the top.

A major consideration in purchasing a sleeping bag is the temperature rating assigned by the manufacturer. These people want to sell sleeping bags, so in most cases these ratings are extremely optimistic. A more expensive bag

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This 3-day course is for those who provide support services to individuals exposed to trauma material or who work with trauma survivors. The focus is Yukon-specific with an overview of historical traumas within the First Nation communities.

For safety reasons, this course is not recommended as a healing workshop as the information can be overwhelming and it is not intended to re-victimize survivors of trauma.

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This 1-day course is intended for anyone interested in learning more about Yukon First Nations and Self-Government. Develop a broader understanding and appreciation for the key events in Yukon First Nations distant and recent past, in a day that includes interactive activities, discussions and presentations by staff from the Yukon First Nations Initiative department at Yukon College. The instructors incorporate historical timelines, facts, personal stories, and activities for an engaging look at history and recent developments.

For more information on this course call: First Nations Initiatives @ 867.456.8582

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March 17-19, 2015 8:30am to 4:30pm CRN: 20486 $200 + gst Location: Yukon College Room C1440 (The Glass Class) RegistRation: Please call Admissions at 867.668.8710 and quote the Course Registration Number (CRN) WithdRaWal Policy: Please notify the Admissions Office, in person or by telephone, five business days prior to the course start date listed above to allow for a refund.

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Remembering Alex Van Bibber S ome people should live forever; I felt immense loss as I heard about Alex Van Bibber’s passing on November 26, 2014, at the age of 98.

I first heard about Alex Van Bibber when I came to Canada in 1985. I was living in Atlin and had not yet heard about all the amazing things he did for, and on, the land. Most people referred to him with a smile, noting what a great person he was — how fun he was to be around. Fun stories were told, like the twinkle in his eyes he never lost.

He was already old-in-years back then. I was 25; he was almost 70. But he never became old-atheart.

The last time I saw him was a few months ago; I ran into him at Whitehorse General Hospital. He was using a walker.

“It’s my legs, they don’t want to go anymore,” he said.

He still had that twinkle.

Over the years I often heard about him, not realizing I would become his neighbour when I moved to the Mendenhall subdivision in 1996. I am proud to say “neighbor”, which is, of course, a relative term around here. When I look in the direction of his house in Champagne, some 15 km from here, there is nothing in between our homes but bush. It is the land he lived on that I am blessed to call my backyard.

I do always look at the Champagne Aishihik people as having the inherent rights to this area, and Alex, for me, was their spokesperson. Initially, I would always ask him if I could walk a certain trail.

The last time we talked, there in the hospital, we spoke about a trail he takes to Granite Lake.

Today, I will write the particulars, as I remember them, of that conversation, because when I am ready to walk that trail, I won’t

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In honour of him, I promise I will do the hike next summer; he seemed eager for me to explore the area.

I found it very profound that everything Alex did was done with great care. He looked after everything he touched meticulously. He always acted with purpose.

A few years ago he was fixing up an old cabin with a family member, close to his recently deceased wife Sue’s cabin at Taye Lake. We sat down with them to share a drink and a laugh.

Actually, way back, before I lived in Mendenhall, I heard about

the trail to Taye Lake and looked forward to hiking it one day, not knowing I would travel it so often, by foot, bike, skidoo, and other vehicles.

Nowadays traffic on the Taye Lake road has greatly increased and it is falling apart. This is not necessarily a bad thing; it might turn back to a trail again.

I wonder now what Alex thought about that.

I asked him about the trails because he was totally open, and always keen to share the land without inhibitions.

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“Because it’s kickass comfort food,” he answers. “And people are grateful for good poutine. It’s hard to find.”

The quality of his poutine isn’t up for debate. The Gr8ful Spud got its start six months ago serving Whitehorse from the Towne and Mountain kitchen, where they established its reputation for specialized poutine. No longer at the T&M, the Gr8ful Spud now has its own home.

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“We’re your comfort food experts,” says Klippert.

“We’re a classy place, but not as classy as the ‘98,” he says, making a joke but also adding a serious note to our conversation.

The restaurant makes its home inside the River View Hotel, making the variably-reputed ‘98 bar a close neighbour.

“Some people are afraid to come here because of ‘98,” Klippert says. “But everyone’s friendly.”

Klippert’s executive chef Rob Stevenson echoes this sentiment.

“I get hugged to death when I go in there. There’s no one to hide from.”

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Felix and Astrid Vogt have been living in the Yukon for more than 20 years

By Laurence Lambin

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It’s a little one-room shack with hot water and electricity. Not exactly the bush life, but still.

This cabin belongs to a Swiss couple, Felix and Astrid Vogt, who have been living in the Yukon for more than 20 years. Thanks to them, traveling has never been so comfortable.

How I got in touch with Felix and Astrid in the first place, I can’t exactly remember. But I do remember they planned to go on a hunting trip somewhere north on the Dempster Highway during the first week of November. I was supposed to housesit at their place, but that never happened.

On Wednesday morning, Felix knocked at the cabin’s door. He and Astrid were taking me to Teslin for Claudia Huber’s Celebration of Life. Everybody knows the

story: Mathias and Claudia were home when an old grizzly bear broke into the house and took the poor woman’s life before she could make it out to the car. The Vogts were friends of the couple.

I did not know either Mathias or Claudia.

We were on our way to the Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre, driving slowly over the icy highway across the spruce covered country, and I was wondering if it made any sense for me to be part of this. Felix and Astrid had brought bread to the ceremony as a remembrance of their last meeting with Claudia at a summer beer festival.

I had nothing. No flowers, no food, no parting gift, not even memories of her. I was meeting Claudia’s path at a very desolate time and I wasn’t sure this was any reason to celebrate. Maybe I should’ve stayed in Whitehorse.

The Tlingit Heritage Centre was full. People were standing along the walls to be part of the celebration. One man was leading the Tlingit prayer. Eyes closed, his sight fixed far beyond the world, he chanted and counted on his fingers the repetitions. Two women stood by his side, echoing his voice. Some of us chanted alongside them, some kept silent, muted by sadness or grief.

There was also a little acoustic choir and a German prayer at one point.

We sang what we could, in one language or another, laughing at Mathias making monkey noises during the singing of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”.

After the songs, everybody silently lined up in front of the long table pushed against the wall.

Many had brought something to eat: caribou and moose stews, soups, smoked salmon, fried sal-

mon, bannock, sweets, cakes, and coffee. We filled our plates and started speaking again, whispering at first, and then laughing.

After, Felix and Astrid took me to their house in the Lewes Lake area, where I got to spend a few peaceful days. Felix showed me around while we were walking the dogs. They own 25 beautiful acres, covered with all kinds of spruce, pine, and birch. I spent most of my time there writing with Luna, their female husky, lying at my feet. To me, there is nothing more enjoyable than sitting at a table for hours, scratching on paper whatever is to be written. Whenever I needed a break, I stood up and looked outside the windows in the kitchen.

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northwest out of sight. Behind all this is the wilder Annie Lake and the beautiful Coast Mountain Range.

Or at least, I was told it’s beautiful.

I looked through the window long enough to see a bald eagle make its approach over the water and land on top of a narrow tree, bending the tip under its weight.

During the longer and longer winter evenings, all three of us spoke until the stars were up, drinking tea and enjoying the warmth of the wood burning in the fireplace.

Felix and Astrid have been mostly everywhere around. They have paddled the Porcupine River together all the way to Fort Yukon, and Astrid even paddled the Yukon River to Mountain Village on her own, back in ‘82.

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from Switzerland, it was to Alaska on a student Visa. Felix did an engineering masters degree there.

But it was only a matter of time before they would make the move to this side of the border. Like all old timers who live their dreams, they are scared to see things change. And who can blame them?

While I took the kettle out of the fire for the tenth time, Astrid told me about that party they were having on November 21: the “Celebration of Yukon Land and Water - A Real Yukon Party”. I

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I walked the dogs one last time in the darkness of the morning before Felix brought me back to his cabin in town. It was snowing outside. Winter was already covering the sidewalks up to my ankles. I was glad to be back to my little

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Bands on the Run

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W

hether you attend December 15 or 16, Keith Todd promises that Music for a Winter’s Eve will be “a magical, festive night of music.”

Todd is the musical director for the pre-Christmas presentation by the senior and junior concert bands from F.H. Collins and Porter Creek secondary schools, as well as the All-City Jazz Band.

“It’s kind of a band extravaganza. It’s a real mix of pieces.

It’s all upbeat, exciting. We’ve got lots of different styles represented,” he boasts.

This is Todd’s second Christmas outing with the All-City bands. As a music teacher at Porter Creek Secondary School, he shares musical directorship of the combined ensembles with Tristan Fox, his counterpart at F. H. Collins.

He and Fox were both teaching in British Columbia — Todd in Nelson, Fox in Prince Rupert — when they were hired through a joint process with the Department of Education and the non-profit AllCity Band Society.

“They were able to co-ordinate the schedule so that we could work together. It’s a unique situation for all of Canada, actually,” Todd says.

Todd admits the joint hire was a bit of gamble, but says it has worked out well.

“I think they put a lot of care and time into it. Fortunately, we get along. We actually have a great time together,” he says.

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In the end, Todd chose a program that includes two musical medleys.

“We’re doing a James Bond medley one night, and another night we’re doing a Chicago medley - the band Chicago,” he says.

“That one’s near and dear to

my heart, because I ‘m actually playing in a Chicago tribute band down south during the summer. I saw them live last spring and they were great. They’re still going hard.”

Apart from some traditional Christmas fare and a Hanukkah tribute by the junior band, the concerts will include a Cajun hoedown tune with “a really nice, fun kind of Cajun beat to it”, as well as a new take on the venerable Huron Carol, written by Vancouver composer Robert Buckley.

“It’s called ‘Fantasy on the

Huron Carol’ and it’s a fantastic piece. Lots of really nice moods and colours in it,” Todd says.

“It’s a beautiful tune. I would say it’s probably one of our nicest pieces.”

Todd considers himself fortunate to work with a group that includes both students and adults who range from their early 20s to about 75 years in age.

“There’s a lot of mentorship goes on. That’s the prime philosophy of our program. It’s great, especially for our younger players, to be part of a musical community like that,” he says.

“It raises the bar for the younger players. And for the older members, the mentoring is important.

I think they feel maybe a little bit more part of the organization when they’re able to do that.”

Todd says the performances will get Whitehorse audiences in a festive mood.

“We’re really proud of our groups this year. We’ve put some challenging music in front of them, and they’re not just playing it, they’re actually playing right to the music.”

Music for a Winter’s Eve will take place Monday, December 15 and Tuesday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Yukon Arts Centre.

Monday’s concert will feature the F. H. Collins Grade 8 band, while the Porter Creek Grade 8 band will be featured on Tuesday. Tickets are $7, available at the Yukon Arts Centre box office and Arts Underground.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who telecommutes to work from his home southeast of Whitehorse.

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When you work in the construction industry like my guy does, you don’t always get to pick your vacation season. Unfortunately, slow times are rarely when the weather is nice, so this year it turned out that vacation-time was November. Rather than flying off to somewhere warm we picked a winter road trip.

The most important part of the plan was to spend three-to four days at Liard Hot Springs, and another four-to-five days at Muncho Lake, both on the Alaska Highway, just a few hours south of Watson Lake.

Both of these are favourite places.

In the winter, the campground at the hot springs is closed, but the springs themselves, and the day use area, are still open.

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I love that in the winter there are no crowds. There are never more than one or two others sharing the pool with us. Our favourite time to visit in the winter is early in the morning. We don our headlamps and walk to the pool in the dark to watch the daybreak and the sunrise from the pool. At that time of day, with no one else around, the pool becomes our own personal winter oasis.

Road trips, especially in winter, must remain flexible. It was our first winter trip with the camper and we discovered that it struggles keeping itself warm at -10º C without the benefit of a plug-in and an electric heater, so our solution was to chase some warmer weather by heading south sooner than we expected.

We cut our stay at the hot springs to two nights (four bathing session), and instead of staying a few days at Muncho Lake we kept heading south. Because we only travel in the daylight hours, we still got to take some time to watch and photograph the wildlife of the park. We saw bison and

caribou, as well as sheep, and also to pine just a little for the times we have spent in the area in the fall and winter, hiking and ice climbing.

With the ease of winter travel to warmer places, we sometimes forget that some of the most stunning and rejuvenating destinations are much closer to home.

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Sat, Dec 13 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Dec 13 Tr’ondek Hwech’in Last Minute Christmas Bazaar 10:00 AM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Main Administration Office Proceeds go towards Moosehide Gathering 2016.

Sat, Dec 13 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Dec 13 Community Country Dance - Live Band with Caller! 6:30 PM Robert Service School Sat, Dec 13 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 9:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@ me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Sun, Dec 14 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Dec 15 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Dec 15 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Dec 15 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Mon, Dec 15 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 6:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Tue, Dec 16 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com

Wed, Dec 17 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Dec 17 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Dec 18 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 5:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Fri, Dec 19 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Dec 19 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Dec 19 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Dec 19 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Sat, Dec 20 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Dec 20 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Dec 20 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 9:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@ me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Sun, Dec 21 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381

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Tue, Dec 16 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey Tue, Dec 16 Kung Fu for teens and adults 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 martial arts for teens and adults Wed, Dec 17 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM Wed, Dec 10 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias J.V. Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Wed, Dec 17 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM Convention Centre geared towards children J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult.

Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Wed, Dec 17 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Thu, Dec 11 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch Thu, Dec 18 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM 11:00 AM Mun Ku Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Thu, Dec 11 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Thu, Dec 18 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Community School Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Sun, Dec 14 St Christopher’s Church Thu, Dec 18 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey Fri, Dec 19 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 Brabandere PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner Mon, Dec 15 Fitness Classes - Pilates & and a movie night Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Fri, Dec 19 Elementary drop in gym night Tue, Dec 16 Southern Tutchone Classes 5:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre gym night Tue, Dec 16 Takhini Family Game Night Fri, Dec 19 High School drop in gym night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Dec 17 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night for high school kids Convention Centre geared towards children Sun, Dec 21 St. Mary’s Church Service ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult.

Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746 Thu, Dec 18 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Dec 11 Adult Night at the Youth Centre Thu, Dec 18 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Community School Sun, Dec 14 St. Luke’s Church Service Sun, Dec 21 St Christopher’s Church 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Mon, Dec 15 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Brabandere Saniz 966-3238 Thu, Dec 18 Adult Night at the Youth Centre Wed, Dec 10 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Dec 21 St. Luke’s Church Service Mountain Community Centre Thu, Dec 11 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes

667-7083 Wed, Dec 10 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del All events held at the Tagish Community Fri, Dec 12 Learning Lions Van Gorder School Centre 399-3418 or 399-3407 Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Wed, Dec 10 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes AM Faro Community Library For Babies to Wed, Dec 10 Library and Treasures Thrift 667-7083 age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Mon, Dec 15 Women’s Self Care group 6:00 Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Dec 10 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Wed, Dec 10 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Free Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ Drop In, 6pm to 7pm – Guided Meditation with Community Centre 399-3418 faroyukon.ca Wed, Dec 10 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Ruth Lera and Yoga Sharing, 7pm to 8pm – Wed, Dec 10 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Into the kitchen for smoothies and raw treats, Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Del Van Gorder School 8pm to 9pm- Bring your running shoes, skates Thu, Dec 11 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Wed, Dec 10 Badminton 4:00 PM Faro Community Centre 399-3407 or skis for outside play Recreation Centre For more information: Wed, Dec 17 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Sat, Dec 13 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish gh_bad@live.ca Community Centre 399-3418 Mountain Community Centre Wed, Dec 10 Adult Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Thu, Dec 18 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Sat, Dec 13 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre equipment provided Tagish Community Centre Everyone is Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes if needed welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

667-7083 Thu, Dec 11 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 Tue, Dec 16 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Fri, Dec 19 Learning Lions PM Faro Recreation Centre Community Centre 399-3407 Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Thu, Dec 11 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes Wed, Dec 17 Library and Treasures Thrift Centre Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 667-7083 Fri, Dec 12 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Wed, Dec 17 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ Community Centre 399-3418 faroyukon.ca Wed, Dec 17 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Wed, Dec 10 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Fri, Dec 12 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Marsh Lake Community Association Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wed, Dec 17 Tagish Community Fri, Dec 12 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Dec 12 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.

Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon. ca Friday of each month ca Thu, Dec 18 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Fri, Dec 12 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Fri, Dec 12 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Marsh Lake Community Association Faro Recreation Centre Sat, Dec 13 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Sat, Dec 20 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Sun, Dec 14 Faro Church of Apostles Mass Community Association Community Centre 399-3418 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Dec 21 Pancake Breakfast! 10:00 AM Sat, Dec 13 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Sun, Dec 14 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Tagish Community Centre Once per month Lake Community Association Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with everyone welcome Sun, Dec 14 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 Mon, Dec 15 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del All welcome Van Gorder School Tue, Dec 16 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Wed, Dec 10 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 Tue, Dec 16 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Lake Community Association PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Dec 16 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Wed, Dec 10 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Tue, Dec 16 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Community Association Thu, Dec 11 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Gorder School Teslin School Wed, Dec 17 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Tue, Dec 16 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Sun, Dec 14 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 Marsh Lake Community Association Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth PM Teslin Rec Center Fri, Dec 19 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 Group.

Sun, Dec 14 St. Philip’s Church Service PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Dec 16 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church 667-7746 Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ Friday of each month Mon, Dec 15 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School faroyukon.ca Tue, Dec 16 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Fri, Dec 19 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Tue, Dec 16 Tai Chi Faro 6:30 PM Faro Teslin School Marsh Lake Community Association Recreation Centre With Lucy Moreira, Free Sat, Dec 20 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Wed, Dec 17 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 Drop In Meet at the Youth Lounge PM Teslin Seniors Complex Community Association Wed, Dec 17 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Wed, Dec 17 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Sat, Dec 20 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Van Gorder School Thu, Dec 18 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Lake Community Association Wed, Dec 17 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 Sun, Dec 21 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Teslin School AM Faro Community Library For Babies to Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 Sun, Dec 21 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided PM Teslin Rec Center All welcome Wed, Dec 17 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Wed, Dec 10 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM Thu, Dec 11 Help and Hope Drop in for Wed, Dec 17 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Del Van Gorder School Wed, Dec 10 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities Wed, Dec 17 Badminton 4:00 PM Faro J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym together!

Recreation Centre For more information: Wed, Dec 10 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Thu, Dec 11 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 gh_bad@live.ca Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Wed, Dec 17 Adult Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Thu, Dec 11 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Thu, Dec 11 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 Faro Recreation Centre equipment provided Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre if needed Thu, Dec 11 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Thu, Dec 11 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Thu, Dec 18 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Watson Lake Recreation Centre PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 11 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Sat, Dec 13 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Thu, Dec 18 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey Watson Lake Recreation Centre Centre Fri, Dec 12 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 Sat, Dec 13 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Fri, Dec 19 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner Watson Lake Recreation Centre Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ and a movie night Sun, Dec 14 St. John’s Church Service faroyukon.ca Fri, Dec 12 Elementary drop in gym night 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service 536Fri, Dec 19 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking 5:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in 2932 Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre gym night Mon, Dec 15 Help and Hope Drop in for 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Dec 12 High School drop in gym night Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Fri, Dec 19 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon. gym night for high school kids together! ca Sun, Dec 14 St. Mary’s Church Service Thu, Dec 18 Help and Hope Drop in for Fri, Dec 19 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746 Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Faro Recreation Centre Mon, Dec 15 Yoga in Mayo 7:00 PM Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities Sun, Dec 21 Faro Church of Apostles Mass Mayo Community Centre Yoga in the Mayo together!

10:00 AM Church of Apostles community hall, every Monday in the summer. Thu, Dec 18 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 Sun, Dec 21 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Tue, Dec 16 Boys’ basketball practice 12:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Come play Thu, Dec 18 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 basketball over lunch!

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Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Terice 668-6631 Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641

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Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- 6952. Under 15 years Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641

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Tue, Dec 16 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Tue, Dec 16 Under 12 Kung Fu 6:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 junior martial arts Tue, Dec 16 Drop in badminton 7:00 PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 drop in badminton

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Thu, Dec 18 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Dec 20 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Dec 20 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

Sun, Dec 21 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service 5362932

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Wed, Dec 10 Mask Making for Kids 5-12 3:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Dec 10 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre 6‐7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30‐8 pm Belay Check Wed, Dec 10 Holiday Wreath Creations 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Dec 10 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 11 Clay Ornament Classes 1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 11 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 11 Clay Ornament Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 11 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Fri, Dec 12 Movie Night at the National Park Service - Maleficent 7:00 PM Skagway Visitor Center with Angelina Jolie.

Fri, Dec 12 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Dec 13 Santa’s Workshop 10:00 AM Skagway Visitor Center Sat, Dec 13 Rock Wall Belay Classes 11:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 11‐12:30 pm Belay Instruction, 12:30‐1 pm Belay Check Sat, Dec 13 WP&YR Santa Train 11:00 AM Skagway White Pass Meet Santa and enjoy a scenic ride to Clifton.

Sat, Dec 13 Yuletide Dinner & Masquerade Ball 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre lavish Italian dinner, live Aerial Tissu performance, music with Leg Up Hands Down Sun, Dec 14 Gift Tag & Card Making 1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Dec 14 Piano Sundays 1:00 PM Skagway Public Library Come to the library to listen or play...its the one time you won’t be shushed for making noise!

Sun, Dec 14 Skagway Holiday Bazaar & Carnival 12:00 PM Skagway School Baked goods, arts & crafts, handmade jewelry, natural beauty products, games for Kids and more.

Sun, Dec 14 Yuletide Breakfast Buffet 9:00 AM Elks Lodge Skagway Serving scrambled eggs, French toast, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, muffins, sweet breads, fruit, coffee, tea and juice.

Mon, Dec 15 Fused Glass Classes 1:00 PM 6th & Alaska Mon, Dec 15 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Dec 15 Fused Glass Classes 6:00 PM 6th & Alaska Mon, Dec 15 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Dec 16 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Dec 16 Beginner Friendly Climbing Night 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre This is for people that have been belay checked and want to practice their skills in a beginner environment! Gather your friends for a fun night out!

Tue, Dec 16 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Wed, Dec 17 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre 6‐7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30‐8 pm Belay Check Wed, Dec 17 Christmas Caroling 6:30 PM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway Wed, Dec 17 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 18 Popcorn & Berry Garlands for Kids 5-12 3:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 18 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Dec 18 Wild and Scenic Film Festival 7:00 PM AB Hall Thu, Dec 18 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Fri, Dec 19 Movie Night at the National Park Service - Guardians of the Galaxy 7:00 PM Skagway Visitor Center

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itting at a fish hole in the dark on the Porcupine River, in the Yukon at Old Crow in the fall, is not unusual.

Excitement stirs when the ice begins to freeze on the Porcupine River.

My friends and I begin to prepare ice augers, fishing lines, favourite fish hooks, and all-time baits.

We do a Christmas concert in our Gwitchin traditional way, our children wear nice clothes, and the biggest highlight is homemade

sewn boots, slippers.

My friends and I begin our sewing early during freeze up, so we can enjoy ice fishing while it is still suitable temperature to fish.

Fishing is one of many favourite sports.

Sitting at a fishing hole allows me to be in my own space; it allows me to concentrate on self, changes for self-betterment in all areas, and how I can have input into my community. I make small changes at a time. I gaze up and look at the beautiful universe and

thank the creator for a wonderful evening, and if I catch fish, I share it.

I come home refreshed, and happy I caught a fish. I cook the fish the way I like to enjoy it, and relax for a couple hours. At bedtime I sleep through the whole night. What a blessing.

Elizabeth Kaye is from Old Crow. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Up Ghost River Without a Paddle

by Doug Sack

Photos: courtesy of Penguin Random House

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hen Edmund Metatawabin’s (Ed) residential school memoir, Up Ghost River, jumped off the new-books shelf of the Yukon Public Library and landed in my book bag on top of Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe, I was tempted to blow my whistle and send him to the penalty box for obstruction.

I was hunting for some lighthearted reading material to take my mind off the shrinking days and growing nights and was happy to find the recent autobiographies of two of Canada’s greatest hockey legends, which I hoped would finally explain to me why Bobby never passed the puck and what Gordie used to sharpen his elbows.

The last thing I was looking for was a residential school summary of sexual abuse and other infamies, but Ed was in the bag where he remained while I learned that Bob’s book missed the net and Gord’s is a Cup-winning hat-trick.

Like most of my fellow red, white and blue Canadians (red neck, white skin, blue collar), who spend most of their lives working hard to stay ahead of the hungry wolf, I was aware that Canada was a horribly racist and narrow-minded country in the middle of the last century and our beloved forefathers and foremothers instigated many official policy blunders such as concentration camps for innocent Nissei in WWII and the outrageous institution of residential schools for the innocent children of Canada’s original inhabitants, to name just two monumental mistakes, but my knowledge and understanding of the horrid schools was only fueled by news stories and a couple of conversations with survivors who verified the stories were true and ugly.

Then, I started reading Ed’s book, and got so caught up in

Edmund Metatawabin, author of of Up Ghost River his story I lost the better part of two nights and a day before I concluded Up Ghost River might be one of the best-written books I’ve ever read and a lot more Canadian than reading about how retired hockey players blew (Orr) or saved (Howe) their money.

Although it’s impossible to say whether Ed or his ghost writer, Alexandra Shimo, a former Maclean’s editor who champions the environment, atrisk women, and native youth, is responsible for it, Up Ghost River changes voice three times in the course of spinning Ed’s yarn.

The Table of Contents has only two parts, before and after the systemic sexual abuse, but it’s actually a three-part book. When

he was a kid dumped into the St. Anne’s Catholic residential school in his home village on the banks of the Albany River in northern Ontario, the story is told in the voice of a young boy who doesn’t understand what is happening to him, or why, but he knows he doesn’t like it and it’s not right.

When he reaches young adulthood, marries a white blonde, has three children, and finally gets a university degree in between his losing struggle with alchoholism, the voice changes to that of a man who increasingly hates himself and finally loses the bottle. In this part of the book, you can’t help but pitying him because we’ve all known hopeless drunks and it’s no secret they have to help

themselves first before anyone else can do anything for them.

After his wife kicked him out of Ontario and he had many failed attempts at beating the booze the “white man’s way”, which was AA meetings, he went to Edmonton where some Cree elders were trying things like healing circles, sweat lodges and other traditional methods of making a drinker get back in touch with his roots.

It took ten months with many

setbacks but the thing that was blocking his recovery was denial.

He had never told anybody, especially his wife who never stopped loving him, about the repeated rapes of his teenage years, and when he finally confronted those realities, to his healer first then his wife, the floodgates opened up inside him and the third voice of the narrative emerged--a highly intelligent, mature man with a bone to pick for the thoughtless ogres, including Catholic nuns, who tormented his early years.

He reunited with his wife and children, went back to school and got a masters degree, amazed how easy studying was with no booze or drugs in the picture, then went back to the Albany River and got himself elected Chief by a landslide, and began changing all the things that were wrong.

That was 20 years ago and the things he has accomplished are there for all to read in this incredible book.

And if a good producer, editor, and scriptwriter ever get ahold of Ed’s story, they could make the greatest revenge movie of all-time, about a great man with a good sense of humour who rose above it all because he was right and the sovereign country called Canada was wrong. And the Catholic church should hang its head in shame and infamy for eternity.

I’d like to apologize to Ed Ten Sunrises for reading two hockey books before his.

And while all this was going on, I was sitting in movie theaters watching westerns and rooting for the cowboys.

It makes we want to stop writing...for now.

Doug Sack is a writer of diverse interestts. Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Active Interest Listings Wed, Nov 19 Whole Self Help 6:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-8360 Address all areas of your well being including physical, mental and emotional wellness.

This program is loaded with practical strategies, tips and ideas on how to enrich your life and nourish your whole person while keeping yourself a priority within the context of your busy lifestyle.

Wed, Dec 10 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Dec 10 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Dec 10 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form 6:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Wed, Dec 10 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Dec 10 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary For more information: gh_bad@live.ca Wed, Dec 10 Youth Gymnastics Drop In 7:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Wed, Dec 10 Yukon Roller Girls League Practice 8:30 PM Canada Games Centre Scrimmage Practice, all members welcome Thu, Dec 11 Seniors 55+ Yang Family Tai Chi 103 Movement Hand Form 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Thu, Dec 11 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 3354500 Thu, Dec 11 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School

Thu, Dec 11 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements. This class is for experienced taiji players only. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Thu, Dec 11 Fun With Tai Chi Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School Fri, Dec 12 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Dec 12 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Dec 13 YEU Free Family Fun Skate 12:30 PM Canada Games Centre 6672331 No skates? No problem! Free skate rentals will be provided, along with hot chocolate and a holiday treat. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the Whitehorse Food Bank. Call us at 667-2331 for more information. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Sun, Dec 14 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Dec 14 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary For more information: gh_bad@live.ca Mon, Dec 15 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Dec 15 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Dec 15 Yukon Roller Girls Team Practice 7:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 30 minutes off skate work followed

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Yukon Date Night

Who says a little moose blood isn’t romantic?

by Megan Skarnulis

M

y father has hunted for as long as I can remember.

This year he retired after 38 years as a fire fighter, so my husband and I were excited to organize his first fly-in hunting trip.

We have enjoyed fresh moose meat for the last three winters, so we were nearly positive it would be relatively easy to find a Yukon moose for my father to pull the trigger on. As an Ontarian, he has taken a number of deer, but never a moose; this was our top priority.

My dad took the task very seriously; he had camo boots, camo pants, a camo jacket, and a hat made of some sort of animal hide.

He insisted on hunting with a century-old Lee Enfield SMLE Mark III to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. He is a real traditionalist.

Me? Well, this was my first hunting trip, and to be honest my primary duty for the trip was to care for our one-and-a-half year old, who we carted along. So I came equipped with a pink down jacket, yellow rain pants, a teal raincoat, and many lightweight things to entertain a toddler in a remote location.

My husband’s equipment was somewhere between mine, and Old Faithful’s.

Regardless, for the first five days we hunted in the rain, shine, snow, and wind. Each morning either my husband or I would rise too early and patrol the lake searching for moose with my dad.

Five days. Nothing.

On the fifth afternoon my husband was getting discouraged, and my dad was starting to think about ripping apart the boat motor and rebuilding it. I was feeling a little cabin fever coming on, so I convinced my husband to take out the canoe with me. With no family living in the territory we never get a chance to go out paddling together sans toddler. We left our little munchkin with Camo Gramps, and set out for a recreational paddle.

As we left the camp I said to my husband, “Are you bringing

there, 800 metres across the lake, was the biggest Bull Moose I had ever seen.

Thus began our pursuit — me, in the stern, paddling, heart beating ceaselessly, and my husband watching the moose through the scope on his Weatherby .300 WSM. While my dad has always hunted in full camo, we pursued this moose in a bright red canoe wearing orange and yellow life jackets. To him, our calls represented a breeding opportunity. To us, he represented a winter of good food for our family.

We prevailed.

My husband shot the moose directly through his lungs, who then graciously used his last steps to walk out of the cold lake, and PHOTOS: courtesy of Megan Skarnulis die peacefully in the willows.

After shouts of joy, reality set p Sneaking a kiss on our Yukon Date Night in.

It was after 3:00 p.m. We had two pocketknives with us, and no when my conscience told me to what I was listening for. your rifle?” other skinning supplies. My hus“Yeah, sure, I guess” he re- turn around because I was startI asked my husband, “Do you band set to work with these two plied, still half asleep from a nap. ing to envision Camo Gramps at- hear that?” mini-knives, and I began soloing tempting a “No,” he replied, a little the canoe back to Grandpa Daycare.

I arrived, burst in the door, jumped for joy, screaming, “We Shot a moose!”

At this point, I fully intended to relieve my dad of his daycare duties, but he generously offered to continue to babysit so I could skin-out the moose with my husband.

I returned to the kill site in the powerboat still wearing, pink, yellow, purple, and many other non-camo colours, and we set to work on our moose.

Suddenly, we realized this was the first time, in a very long time, we had the opportunity to spend the evening together alone.

Ever since, when we have told the story of our moose over stews, and sausages with Elated over unconventional Grandpa says: “In retirement I plan to always be hunting, friends. roasts, We only refer to that grocery shopping fishing, or planning my next hunting or fishing trip” evening as our Yukon date night.

As for Camo Gramps, he did We paddled along enjoying the diaper change, my husband called snarky, wishing to return to nap- great; he even changed his first scenery, and soon found ourselves once more. ping. diaper in over 30 years.

Immediately, I heard a sound in these lovely little ponds along Yet, I continued to hear this the side of the lake. My husband resembling a bullfrog. I heard it, sound, and he heard nothing.

Megan Skarnulis appreciates called for moose a few times, and then again, and again; yet, be- Finally, we turned, paddled out a good date. Contact her via of course, we heard nothing. Just ing a novice hunter, I didn’t know from behind a landmass, and editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Edible Yukon with Kim Melton

Second Best Grilled-cheese Ever

A local twist on a childhood classic

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plant — my sources say that garlic uperlatives aside, I did just that has been de-scaped is better finish a pretty amazing sandfor storage, and scapes are deliwich. cious fresh, pickled, or used in any First, let me describe the crerecipe that calls for garlic; the flaation that, to date, is the pinnacle vour is a little milder. of my gustatory experience in the I then layered on some very realm of that iconic thing: the thin slivers of roast moose-heart, grilled-cheese sandwich. leftovers gleaned from my neighIt was consumed perhaps a bour, who confided that the heart month ago, when I dropped in on of a moose provides a very large my friend Lori, who is a dab hand meal, even for a family of four. in the bread-baking department.

I slowly caramelized an onion Her loaves have risen to new from our garden, adding it for heights of perfection, if I do say sweetness. The cheese componso myself, since I introduced her ent consisted of three generous to my sourdough starter. We call slices of goat milk, tome, semihim Earl. hard farmer-style cheese, that I On the day in question I was made back in July. I topped the treated — with a messy, toasty, whole thing with a thin drizzle of gooey delight, including homehot sauce from greenhouse-grown made olive levain (a light French pointy peppers. Just writing this sourdough) — to a sandwich conmakes me want another one. taining at least three kinds of So what is the point of this cheese, one of which was blue, play-by-play, if not to make you and thinly sliced crisp apples. jealous or hungry? Merely to Wow. show that something as plebeian So I’m not even going to try as the grilled-cheese sandwich and top that. But I was inspired to experiment — in keeping with our PHOTO: Kim Melton — which I recall from childhood as a compressed mass of industheme of Yukon origins — and am Almost any meal can become a showcase for local and wild foods — even the grilled-cheese sandwich. trial-style bread oozing pretty content with my bright orange cheese results. (or “cheese” slices if The bread, I’ll admit, you weren’t careful), was another welcome smothered in ketchup donation from Lori the 1) Ask around. Someone nearby probably has one squirreled away.

— can become a labour baker: A 90 per cent rye 2) If you want to start your own, simply mix equal parts water and flour in a bowl and leave on the counter, covered of love. And one that is loaf, à la Earl. with a towel to keep out flies and dust, until it starts to bubble. This may take a few days depending on what yeasts downright delicious.

I smeared it liberally you have. with a chickweed, cil3) Try using some of the starter in pancakes or bread, and feed the rest of the starter with water and flour. I like quite antro, and garlic scape a liquid starter. It may take weeks to get up to a full strength that will rise your bread as much as commercial yeast, Kim Melton is an pesto that had been but it’s worth it. enthusiastic forager hanging out in the 4) Store in an airtight jar in the fridge, and keep a backup in the freezer in case of emergencies. Every time you use and gardener, inspired freezer since August. it, take out half and feed the rest. by all things that Garlic scapes are the 5) Give your starter a name. make up good, local flower stalks that curl food. out of the top of the

~ Getting started with starter ~

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